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The Washington times., 1928-04-02

Today West looks all an out.
fielder should be In the field and
ON the bases but at the plate he
shows signs Of. being bat-shy.
Unless he makes q big improve
ment I'm his work during these
coming seven games with the
Giants he may find Lovely"
Barnes playing center field on
the opening day 'of the cam
paign.
The Washington times., 1928-04-02

The Seagram Stable Of Water
loo, Ontario, which led the list
or Canadian money winning es-
Establishments last year witt the
fine mark Of $54 ,022. Is quar-.
tered at PiInIic0 and win van
whatever horses Trainer Bring
lOe desires to race down 20 this
course ON the days they are
scheduled to start.
The Washington times., 1928-04-02

washington bOwIeFs are mo-
torious prOcrastinatOrs in tho
matter Of. entering tournaments.
"A majority wait until the dead
line Is at hand. Usually the
time limit Ii extended.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
HIGH WILL
HOLD GRADUATING
PROGRAM MAY II

Or. u. W. Lawrence, president ~
the Brownsville board of education,
will award the diplomas to the gradu-
ating class Of the junior high school
at the commencement exercises 10
be held in their auditorium Thurs
day evening, May ~. The four hon.
or students, Gail McDavitt. Kermit
Cromack, Lucie Brulay. and Marie
Workman, named in the order ~
their ranking, will be on the pro-
gram.
Detailed numbers are as follows:.
Professional.
Invocation, Rev. O. G. Grow.
Chorus, "Come Where the Blue
Bells Ring" (Brackett)-Senior girls.
Glass welcome, second honor-Ker-
NIT Cromack.
Glass c%olors, third h~onor-Lueis
Brulay.
Violin solo. "Bolero," CBurleiEh)--
Miss Margaret Fox; Adelaide For.
accompanist.
Class flower. fourth honor-Maris
Workman.
Class appreciation, first honor
Gail McDavitt.
Chorus. whispering IN the Wood
land" (Ritter)-Class OF 1928.
Awarding diplomas-Dr. o. v. Law
renee. president Brownsville board
Of education.
Presentation Of class to senior
high sehool-W. L. Dodson, l.. N.
Fertsch.
Awarding attendance certifieates-
Supt. r. J. Voc.
Junior high school chorus-Eradu-
ates.
ReceSsional.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
REGARDLESS OF
RUMOR, SINCLAIR
Is YET DIRECTOR

NEW YORK. May I7.-R-Ha-y
+. Sinclair, chairman OF the Acard
Of Sinclair Consolidated OIL ecrnparv
today rs reelected 9 director nj thu
annual meeting OF stockholders.
Reports had been current in wall
street for several weeks that central
Of the company lad been acquired
In the open market BY outside N.
terests, and that Mr.. Sinclair's ~.
election would be opposed because o.
developments In the u. s. senate -
vestigation Of oil reserves, but roth.
ing Of this nature arose at the meet
ing. Mr.. Sinclair's vote, however
was not ms large ms that for other
directors, all Of whom were re-eIert-
ed. The vote east for Mr.. Sinclair
represented 2,752.005 shares. wills
votes for other directors were 2.75E.-
64S shares each.
Refinery runs in the first tou-
months this year increased is par
cent to 10.54s,00o barrels. Mr.. Sin
clair reported. Gasoline production
gained 1925 per cent to ISL, 2l6,D10
gallons and gasoline sales increased
"a per cent to PSI. 757, 900 gallons
compared with the same first four
months Of 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17

San Antonio and that club traded
him to Houston.
Joe Walker. at fira, comes from
DanvilIe, Of the Thrte-Eye league.
For three consecutive years he was
judged the most valuable player TO
his team az Danville.
Carey Selph, at second. is another
bit Of air from the Syracuse team.
Heinie Soluble. II short, was tried
out BY the Cardinals last season and
then passed down & the Houston
club.
Eddie Hook. continuing at third
base, is credited with being the fast
est man in the Texas league.
In left field the political visitors
who nave followed the National
league doings will recognize an old
familiar figure in Ray Powell. The
latter roamed the outfield for the
Boston Braves from 1915 to 1924, and
has been with Houston ever since.
George Watkins, with Beaumont
under option from Houston most Of
last season. is in center.
Red Worthington, with Syracuse
last season. plays right.
And to help him behind the plate
Manager Snyder has Rubber JON
nard, formerly PhilIy backstop, who
also anne via the Cardinals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
IS
ROTARY TOPIC
; Million Yards Of
Dirt Moved In Ell
Jardin, Club Told

More than 100000 cubic yards of
dirt have been removed in the con-
struction of 145 miles of drainage
bitches under the FL Jsrdin 100000
drainage program, Ernest G. Myers,
consulting engineer for the work.
told the Brownsville Rotary club
Wednesday.
Mr.. Myers said that the program
is nearing completion, and that the
concluding work will comprise from
$4,000 TO 100000 worth Of cement
lining for canals in sections where
II has been found advisable TO use
cement lining. Contract for this
work has ben let, he said. and IL
will start in about two weeks.
A feature OF the meeting was the
presentation of two numbers by the
children's primary Red Band" Of
the West Brownsville ward school.
Some thirty children. using triangles.
snare drums and other instruments,
were directed by little Hurt Batsell,
Jr, the band director"
The program for the day vss in
charge of G. Z. Dodd. and the school
number was introduced by Thomas J..
zoe. Miss Hazel Kirk. is teacher. Of
the class and trained the children.
IL was announced that the next
ladies night" will take the form Of
q weiner roast, and will De held at
Olmito lake Friday night. May Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
Rv NORMAN e. BROWN

Nv 1H
HOUSTON. Tex. May IA pros
pective pennant-winnlng baseball
team is one Of the sport attractions
this city hopes 10 offer the thousands
Of visitors who will swarm the city
during the democratic national on
vention.
Frank Snyder. former major league
catching star, hopes 10 give the city
the Texas league bunting while the
city Is giving-as IL firmly believes
il will-the next president to the
United States.
Houston finished tn "a last season.
Snyder is serving his first year as
pilot Of the B~uffaloes. This is, incl
dentally, his first year out Of the
majors after a long # not a hectic
career.
The team has been strengthened
materially since last season, due
principally to the fact that II Is one
Of the chain-store teams owned by
the st. Louis Cardinals.
Two of the Bluffs pitching aces
come direct from the Syracuse team
of last year-Cardinal owned They
are Bill Hallahan, who won 10 games
for the Syracuse club and Frank
Barnes, another s%outhrlw.
Kenneth Penner, Highlander, who
won 20 games for the Houston team
last season, continues with the team.
Carleton, with the clUb last season,
and Lindsey, tried out by the Pirates
during the spring, complete the
pitching staff.
Lindsey spent most of last year
with San Antonio, ~ the Texas
league. The Pirates returned him TO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
LOOMS in
KIDNAPPING CASE:
VICTIMS QUIZZED

WASHINGTON, May 1t.-OP-An
arrest by Montgomery county, Md,
police was said to be imminent today
in connection with the attack a week
ago on Leonard w. Kcpbart, 36-year
old agriculture department agrono-
mist, and the abduction in Kephart's
car of E. Peroival Wilson, Washing
ton bank official.
Kephart, an expert IN clover in
Vestigations, was attacSed while driv-
ing through soldiers lone grounds
enroute to his department, and was
left unconscious in the road after be-
ing stripped of most of his clothes.
Wilson later was Addicted in KEEP
hart's car, but frightened off his
captor after being driven a nile from
his home.
The two men were brought to-
gether for the second time last night,
this time in a police station. They
were questioned for more than two
hours and Kephart required the as
sistance of several friends when he
left the building.
Wilson was asked in Kephart's
presence, IL he could iCentify his abb
ductor. He mentioned the same de-
scription he gave the night he was
spirited away at the point of a
pistol and was told by his abductor
that the experience was going to be
something new.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
M'ALLEN JUNIOR
HIGH WILL Give
PROGRAM MONDAY

Final exercises Of the graduating
class Of the MeAllen junior high
school will be held IN the school
auditorium Monday. May q. accord
ing to announcements from the
school.
A detailed program for the eve
ming Is as follows:
Professional. Miss Hulda Walden.
Invocation, Grady Timmons.
S~alutatory. Billy Pagel.
Glass n
Piano duet. Katherine and Jose
rhine Pse.
Glass address, Mrs. D. N. Smith,
state president Texas Parent-Teach-
er association.
Song. senior high school glee club.
Presentation Of class. J. Wesley
Taylor. principal.
Awards, Superintendent J. d.
Bramlee.
valedictory. Gilbert Garcia.
Benediction, DR.. Judd B. Holt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
POLICE HOLD TWO
MORE SAN BENIT0
BOYS FOR THEFTS
Especial to The Herald)

A1HENAaA " 1hG hNh
SAN BENITO. May 1.-Two boys,
both under Is years Of age, arrest
ed by Chief Of Police Arthur Gools-
by here Tuesday night brings the 80
tai number of San Benito youths
facing similar charges to even. all
captured within he past ten days.
The boys arrested Tuesday are
said to have confessed to breaking
into the Valley Electric company
any stealing a quantity Of brass
and TO burglarizing the Alexander
Marketing company for several
boxes Of candies and other meg
chandise.
Both will be ..7ken 10 Brownsville
Wednesday afternoon or Tuesday
morning for a hearing before Judge
o. C.. Dancy in juvenile court.
Five boys are already in Jail at
the county seat waiting 70 be taken
to the reform school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
Mrs. Evans Case
Gets New Trial

AUSTIN, Texas. Nay I7.-P)-
The statement Of facts in Mrs. S. a..
Evans aggravated assault case tried
in Cameron county might leave ONE
doubt as 10 whether The triaI actual
IN was for assault Or adultry. the
court OF criminal appeals observed
Wednesday in reversing and remand
ing the case for new trial. Mrs.
Evans was sentenced = four months
in jail IN connection with a fight with
Mrs. J.. NJ. Ball during which Mrs.
Ball was shot with a pistol.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
Indicted Man Bonded
On Conspiracy Case

AUSTIN. Tex. May Il. ~APl-Bail
OF s.. 200 was granted by the court
Of criminal appeals Wednesday to
J.. II. Dumas who was indicted for
conspiracy to murder by the Upton
county grand jury investigating
charges Of State Ranger Captain
Frank Hamer that would-be bank
robbers have been lured TO their
deaths by persons interested in col
lecting the State Bankers %associa-
tons $1,000 reward.
CHICAGO. May 17.-tP)-Two ne
gro children. three and two years
old. respectively, were burned to
death last night in a fire which for
a time threatened a large section OF
the village of Argo. a suburb.
The fire originated in a building In
which the children were sleeping,
spreading to destroy three frame
buildings occupied by several fam
lilies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
LOCAL MAN, Hit
BY CAR TUESDAY,
CONFINED TO BED

Harris Alexander, president Of the
Alexander Tire company here, is con
fined to bed at his home at Eliza
Ieth street and Palm boulevard We'd
resday, suffering from severe bruises
sustained when he was run down by
an automobile in front OF the Travel
ers hotel Tuesday afternoon.
The accident occurred as Mr.. Alex
ander was crossing the street. He
was struck by the machine, a truck,
and knocked to the pavement, suffer-
ing severe bruises about the lower
limbs.
He was removed TO his home and is
under the care Of DR.. +. n. Elsa
man. No arrests were made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
Mission To Sell
First Million of
Bonds Thursday

MISSION. May 1f.-Much interest
has been indicated by bond houses in
the sale of the first s .000.0 900 of the
Mission road district 81 100000 bond
issue, which will be held at Edinburg
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. May
II. A good premium for the bonds is
predicted.
At the election last month the
bonds carried by a vote Of GOT to 81.
and the decisive majority is expected
to materially increase the price the
district will receive.
A number of representatives Of
bond houses have been here since the
election looking over the district 10
ascertain the values back Of the
bonds, and several have indicated
they consider the bonds "gilt-edged"
in every respect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
APPEALS COURT

AUSTIN, May 17.-lPJ-Proceed-
ings in the court Of criminal APP
peals today included: Reversed and
remanded: Mrs. $. A. Evans, Cam
eron county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17

ATHENS.-Gas bombs thrown BY
the police quickly ended a riot of
striking workmen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
Stop That Itching

Use Blue Star Soap ms n cleanser
then apply Blue Star Remedy for
Eczema, itch, letter, ringworm,
poison oak, dandrusf, ehildren's
sores, cracked hands, sore feet, and
most forms of itching skin diseases.
1t kills germs, stops the itching,
usually restoring the skin 70 health.
Soap 25c. Blue Star Remedy $1.00.
Ask your druggist.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
PLANE CRASHES

AKYAB, Burma, May 1f.@CP1-Cap-
tain Pelletier D'oisy. flying from
Paris to Tokyo crashed when landing
on the race course today. He was
not injured. but two mechanics were
hurt. The airplane was badly dam
aged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
Columbia President
Resting In Hospital

NEW YORK. May F.-(P-Dr.
Nicholas hurry Butler. SIS. president
Of Columbia University. was in st.
Luke's hospital today for a few days
rest on the advice Of his physician,
after an attack OF acute indigestion.
DR.. Butler was taken i'll last night
n, dinner and was taken Immediately
to the hospital. He lad not been
feeling we'll for several days, having
had to cancel several engagements.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
&C. GIVEN
CITRUS Rate
Supplements Expected
In Valley BY Last
Of the Week


Complete information relative "a
me new rates on Valley citrus fruit.
which will 20 into effect November
., VIII be received by Valley shippers
the latter part of this week. accord
ing 70 kilograms received in Browns
vile Monday.
supplement to the citrus fruit
rate, upon which all southwestern
roads have agreed, a filed with
the interstate Commerce Commission
friday Of last week. and will be avail
able Ter mailing the last Of this
week. The state railroad Commits
SION Monday approved the new rates.
whether Florida will permit the
new rate TO 60 into effect without
TEST has not been ascertained. but
valley shippers are confident there
VIII be no trouble from that source.
as they point out that the new rates
granted Florida arc subject 10 at
tack, and that the rate agreed upon
~ southwestern roads merely places
valley citrus upon parity with the
florida product to principal destina-
tions. and gives the Valley some adj
vantage where distance to destina-
lions is less.
As all carriers interested have
agreed to the new rate, no action
can be taken By the Interstate Com
merce Commission unless \ formal
protest is filed. il was stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
Los FRESNOS
TALKSHARBOR
Meet Held for Discus
sion of Entering
District

LOS FRESNOS, Tex. Oct. 3d.
More than forty citizens OF Los Fres-
nos community braved the rains
Monday night to attend the chamber
Of meeting 10 hear reports
on the Brownsville and San Benito
navigation districts.
Mr.. Goats vice-president OF the
chamber presided.
Delegations of San Benito men. in
GLIDING Judge John q. Louthan. l..
Il. Zenor, j. II. Crawford and others,
and Brownsville men including II. al.
Rosenthal, president Of the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce. Judge
II. l.. Yates and others, attended the
meeting.
The meeting heard Judge Yates re-
count the developments IN the Point
Isabel harbor situation that lead up
10 the decision TO form the Browns
Vile navigation district. IL also
heard Judge Louthan explain the
plans and purposes Of the San Benito
district.
Following these reports on the dis
%tricts, the chairman announced that
the meeting would take no action at
this time. but that consideration by
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
100000 TO
SEE EXHIBIT
Valley-Wide Booth at
Houston Show Is
Hit With Crowd

Approximately 1000, 900 persons
will view the Nalley-wide exhibit
booth at the South Texas Industrial
Exposition at Houston before that
show closes Sunday night. according
to an estimate made BY q. 9. Rich
ardson. manager OF the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce, who has Just
returned from the Bayou City.
Richardson declared that 10000
persons viewed the exhibit on the
opening night. Saturday, and that
100. 900 visited the booth Sunday.
Grapefruit" Brownsville's coal
black baby democratic burro is put
ting the kick in the exposition, it is
said.
The national democratic convention
hall in which the show j. being held
has been opened to him and he has
been given carte blanc.
"He roams at will over that i'm
mense building and il you want to
find him all you have to do is mount
a chair and look over the building.
Where you see a large crowd gath
cred and all looking down and laugh
ing. that's where Grapefruit is"
Richardson said.
The little burro is equipped with a
set Of the harness worn BY n Of
the burros that represented this city
at the national democratic meet.
Grapefruit" paid a formal visit to
the editorial rooms of the Houston
Post-Dispatch and Chronicle Monday
and was muchly photographed by
both papers.
The real Of the gigantic hall is the
setting for the agricultural exhibits,
Richardson stated, and there are Is
Texas counties. including the Lower
Rio Grande Valley, represented
Color scheme Of the Valley booth
IS blue and gold and it was decorated
by a professional decorator. II is
the prettiest at the exposition, Rich
arGson stated.
In the back ground Of the booth is
a large bench covered with No. 46
grapefruit and on each side Of the
center of the booth are two pyramids,
one containing So and the other 81
grapefruit. in the center Of the
booth are approximately 200 bottles
OF canned citrus products.
Sage palm seed are also on exhibit
in the Valley booth and attracting
wide attention. These seeds were
furnished by Harvey Stiles Of
Brownsville.
The booth II now in charge or j..
". Osborne secretary OF the Donna
Chamber Of Commerce.
Grapefruit" this city's show bur
ro, will be presented 10 the Houston
municipal ZOO az the end Of the ex-
position, Richardson stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
BITTEN
BYSQUIRREL
Fl. Worth People Take
Rabies Treatment
After Rampage

FORT WORTH. oct. 30.-iPl-
Five Fort Worth residents will begin
undergoing treatment for rabies to-
day FOR bites received from a pet
squirrel which went on a rampage
Saturday. An analysis showed the
animal was afflicted with rabies.
The squirrel had been a pet for
three years Of Mr.. and Mrs. IT. M.
Agee. Saturday It gnawed out Of
its cage, bit Mrs. Howard Treason,
and got inside her clothes. Mrs.
Agee heard screams NJ her neighbor.
and was bitten when she reached for
the pet.
Running through n fence. the an
imal attacked Mrs. u. ". Lusk and
then leaped another fence to bury its
teeth in the arms Of ID. p. Powell.
Louis TABLET. elderly man who rec
ognized the squared ~ Mrs. Ages
pet, sought 70 capture III. The SOUR
rel jumped on his chest and began
tearing off his shirt ard undershirt.
TABLET choked the animal To death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
EDITORS
Meet NOV. Il
Valley Newspaper Men
Aiding San Benito
In Preparations


SAN BENITO. Oct. 30.-N it'll the
date of the state convention of the
Texas Editorial association less than
a month off, the program is being
worked out here by J. r. Bell, sec
rotary Of the San Benito Chamber
Of Commerce. in cooperation with
newspaper men Of the Valley.
K. c. Lowry of Mission and p. f..
Montgomery Of McAllen. two Of the
most active in bringing the
ton to the Valley again this year.
are working with Mr.. Bell in o%utlin-
ing the program.
While definite dates have not been
arranged for the various barbecues
and dinners. Mr.. Bell said that the
editors would be taken to various
parts Of the Valley for several occa-
sions Of this nature. including one
or two banquets in Matamorcs.
The editors from all parts Of the
state will assemble in San Benitu
Nov. 27 and will spend three days
in this city, and visiting other
parts OF the Valley. The third day
is to be spent largely at the Valley
Fair. as the editors arc to be guests
Of the fair on that day.
This is the third time that the
Texas editors have chosen the VAL
ley for their state convention. the
convention having been held at
Brownsville three years ago, and at
McAllen last year.
About $50 editors are expected az
the convention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
BARSDOWN ON
FRUIT
Department Lacks APP
preparation to En-
force Law

AUSTIN. Texas. Oct. 3o.-The bars
are down for citrus fruits TO move
into Texas from outside points. re-
CARELESS Of sugar contents.
House Bill No. So. passed By the
last session Of the Texas Legislature.
provided for a penalty of not less
than $500 or By Imprisonment not
TO exceed six months. or both at the
discretion Of the court, for anyone
70 ship grapefruit into Texas which
did not show a sugar content Of 10
per cent. or oranges with a sugar
content Of : per cent between Sep
TENDER l and December Is Of each
year.
The passage az the bill carried
with il an appropriation for the
making Of inspections, but Governor
Moody vetoed the money part Of the
program.
Recently. Commissioner Of Agri-
culture George b. Terrell announced
that the Jaw was 70 be enforced and
parties from the outside would be
punished IL they shipped citrus
fruit into Texas which did not meet
the Texas requirements for sugar
contents. This announcement for
the time being practically cut off the
movement Of Florida grapefruit into
Texas. as shippers in that state did
not wan to run afoul of the Texas
law, their sugar requirement for cit
q fruits being somewhat lower
than the Texas requirements. A
few cars Of grapefruit were brought
into Texas in advance Of the Texas
grapefruit movement. but large ship
pers withheld shipments, being
afraid Of complications.
Last week Commissioned Terrell
was visited By several az the larger
receivers OF grapefruit. together
with their attorneys. and following
their appeal Mr.. Terrell decided not
20 undertake to enforce the rules and
regulations for this year. He said.
however, that he would make some
tests Of his own and give the matter
some further consideration in view
Of the ~inadequacy Of the legislation.
lie further said a bill will be pro
posed in the neNt legislature 20
make the Texas law practical and
effective.