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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
HEATING Wins
ONTARIO SWIM
New Yorker Glad He Beat
Vierkoetter But Cares Lit
tie About Prize

TORONTO. Ont, Aug. 3l.-tR-
Conqueror Of Lake Ontario's icy wa
tiers and Of 237 rivals as well. Ed
ward F. Heating Of New York was
satisfied today for he had evened
an old score with Ernest Vierkoet-
ire, German baker, now living IN
Toronto.
Victory in the fourth annual
Wrigley l5-mile swimming mara
thon here yesterday netted Heating
a cash award OF SIS 1000. but he
seemed to take more satisfaction out
OF the fact he had forced Vierkoet-
ter to be content with second place
and $1,000.
There has been bad feeling be-
tween Heating and Vierkoetter ever
since 1927 when the German
charged Heating had been "towed'
by his escorting boat in the Lake
George swim that year.
Heating, swimming the Is miles IN
8 hours. Is minutes, Is is seconds.
finished about 500 yards ahead OF
Vierkoetter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
mEs Tie HERALD SPORTS SECTION En@

league lead over Hack Wilson and
Melvin OFT. and incidentally helped
the PhIllies down the Braves, . tu
5 at Boston. &c. Louis and Cincin-
natl were not scheduled.
With the western clubs enjoying
an open date and the Yankees and
the Senators Tained out, the Ath-
letics and the Red Eox had tha
American league race TO themselves
The Macks celebrated by permitting
Jack Russell to hold them to seven
blows as the hustling BogtoneBg
picked up ten off the Messrg. Earn
shaw and Rommel To win On close
game. A To 2.
Earnshaw was seeking his twen-l
tieth victory, an occupation which,
has kept him busy for some time
now. The Athletics lost half a game
Of their lead, 70 course, but the
margin at nightfall last night new
ertheless was Is games.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
$4,000 To Winner
OF Hopeful Stakes

SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. H.
Aug. 3i.-LP-A purse Of more than
$4,000 awaited the winner OF Sara
toga's closing classic today-the
25th battle for the hopeful stakes.
In a field of IL great two-year-
olds, the Harry Payne Whitney en-
tries Of Whichone and Boojum were
odds-on favorites. Overnight odds
we're 3 to 5 Il the Whitney entry
with indications they would drop
lower in the event OF a fast track.
In the field were the Fair stable
entry OF Sarazen III and Desert
Light: the w. r. Coe entry Of
Caruso and Black Majesty: r. :.
Clark'S western filly. Galaday;
Chafee Earl's Jim Dandy. surprise
winner Of the Grand Union Hotel
stakes: Swinfield, Breeding Thru,
and Pricles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
SPUDS AGAIN
STRETCH LEAD
E3uffs Blow Chances BY
Dropping Tussle To
Shreveport

ANY last faint hopes that the
Spudders had tripped over theii
own bat bag and would not come
romping in with the second hall
title ust about expired with yester-
DAVIS contests, in which the leaders
extended their advantage over the
Bluffs to three and one-half games
It is noteworthy that the Spuo-
ders have the ability 70 come
through when pressed. with q SIX
game lead two weeks ago they MI
a slump that saw their advantage
wiped out almost over night. bul
the day that Houston tied them foT
the pinnacle they took q brace and
started a rally that has carried
them to five straight victories.
Spud Bats Hot
The leaders Wanted batting at
tack broke loose in all its fury yes
terday against the Cubs and ham
mered out a Is to IL decision after
defeat seemed almost certain. Hop
ping on White, the baby Bears held
an 8 to Q edge after three innings
Then the Spud wrecking crew go
busy on Thurman's delivery, send
ing him TO the baths, and finished
up on Lefty Stein.
The Bluffs lost ground when the
Sports downed them, 6 TO 3, IN q
smuggling duel that opened their Sc
rieS. The BiSons garnered IA hits
DIFF Wilbur Cooper, compared TO j:
credited to the Sports off Brown
and Rose, but could not bunch them
Neal Baker Right
Vic Frasier, Dallas rookie phenom
had his victory streak halted al
seven straight when the Exporter:
rocked him from the hill in seven
innings and trimmed the first hall
champs, z to ]. The setback practi-
caIly removed any Steer chances OF
repeating this half.
Neal Baker bested Rufus Meadows
in a slab duel at Fort Worth, the
Indians winning the first tilt Of
their transferred series, 3 TO !. The
ex-Longhorn would not let the cat:
hit out Of the infield. is putouts &C
crutng to Jim Riley, Tribe first
sacker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
Major League Leaders
INCLUDING Games Of August 30)
CBy The Associated Press
National

Qncluding Games of August 30)
(By The Associated Press
National
Batting-Herman, Robins, 1893.
Runs-Hornsby, Cubs, 123.
Runs batted in-Ott, Giants. l26.
H1ts-ODoul, Phillies, 1876.
Dcubles-Frederick. Robins, 43.
Triples-L. Waner. Pirates. is.
Homers-Klein, Phillies, "a.
Stolen baSes-Cuyler, Cubs. SO.
Pitching-Grimes, Pirates, won IL,
lost 3.
American
Batting-Foxx, Athletics, 1916.
Runs-Gehringer, Tigers. 100.
Runs batter i~n-Simmons, Ath-
letics, lbs.
Hits-Simmons. Athletics, 176.
DoubleS-Manush. Browns. 30.
Triples-Miller. Athletics, II.
Homers-Ruth, Yanks, 81.
Stolen bases-Gehringer. Tigers,
Il.
P~itching-Grove, Athletics. won
Is. lost 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
Midland, Coleman
Even In OFF

MIDLAND. Tex, Aug. 3l.-tP-
Shut out 4 TO 0 yesterday by Lefty
Harris alright pitching. the Mid
land Colts returned to their home
grounds today and rested in pre-
paration for the third game of the
West Texas league play off with
Coleman.
Each team has won a game in the
seven-game series. They will play
here Sunday and Monday and then
return TO Coleman for the fifth
game.
Harris pitched such alright ball
Midland hit twice in only one in
ming and got only five hits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
CARD ELEVEN
PLEASES COACH
Rektorik Says Brownsville
Game To BE Tough
Assignment

Especial 10 Inc defaldJ
HARLINGEN, Aug. 31.-AfteI
working his men for several days
Coach Dutch Rektorik of the Har-
lingen Cardinals said he is pleased
with the attitude Of his men. and
everything is running smoothly.
The coach would say little more
about his men or his prospects. de-
claring that he would rather let tht
actions OF his men on the field talR
for themselves. He said he felt thai
Harrington was tackling a big oroel
in meeting Brownsville IN the firs'
game Of the season, here on sep
TENDER q.
About 80 men are working oul
daily at the Fairpark football field
under guidance OF the new coacn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
OHIOANS TO MEET
IN PICNIC MONDAY
(Snecial tn The Herald)

VOptCIdI 10 Tie EtIdIuI
HARLINGEN, Aug. 81. - Former
residents Of the state os Ohio will
gather at Fairpark grounds Monday
for the annual picnic Of this organ
ization.
All former Orleans are urged to
bring a basket lunch, and take part
in the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
Lott And Doeg Are
Favorites to Win

SROOKIINE, Mass, Aug. 81
R1-George Lott, Jr., Of Chicago,
and John Doeg. Santa Monica,
Calf. were conceded an excellent
chance Of defeating Berkeley Bell
and Lewis N. White, Texas cham
pions, here today in the champion
ship round Of the 4Sth national
doubles tournament.
A year ago Lott teamed with
John +. Hennessey OF Indianapolis
10 defeat Gerald Patterson and
Jack Hawkes. Of Australia for the
national doubles title, and in 1927
the Chicago player and Doeg were
able to reach the semi-final .ound
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
Recommend Doubling
Sewage Plant Size
Especial 70 The HeraId)

0OptLIdI " TIE TftEdTUT
SAN BENITO, Aug. 31.--Increase
in the capacity Of the San Benito
sewage disposal plant to practically
double that at present Is recon-
mended by II. (. Eirod. engineer
who designed the present plant.
Cost of the additional plant would
be around $4,000. 1t is estimated.
Mr.. Elrod has a patent on several
| features Of the plant here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
HILL-LIFUR MATCH
is WOMEN'S FINAL

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. 3l.-tF9
Two courageous stalwarts Of fem
mime golf, Mrs. 0. S. Hill Of Kan
sas City and Mrs. .Gregg Lifur Of
Los Angeles. who have survived a
whitening gale Of upsets by their
brilliance. faced each other on the
historic Mayfield Country club links
today in the final 36-hole struggle
for the western women's champion
shin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
6GHTS LAST

(By the Associated Press)

EVANSVILLE-W. L. CYoung)
Stribling. Macon. Ga, outpointed
Joe Packo. Toledo u0).
SAN DIEGO. Calf.-Raymond
Montoya. San Diego featherweight,
and Santiago Gorilla. Los Angeles,
fought to a draw u0).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Fridays Results
Boston 4, Philadelphia 2.
Washington-New York, postponed,
rain.
SATURDAYS Schedule
Cleveland mt Chicago.
washington ut New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
n~Aw1It mt c. VnYf4m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Fridays Schedule

Brooklyn 2. New York J..
PhilAdelphia 9, Boston b.
Pittsburgh Is. Chicago o.
Only games scheduled.
Saturdays Schedule
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31

GLOUCE TER. Eng.-Chas. Fox.
aged go. has walked 100000 miles
on hikes taken just for pleasure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-31

@OF THE
TEXAS LEAGUE
Fridays Results

Shreveport 6. Houston J.
Beaumont z. Dallas /.
San Antonio 3. Fort Worth !.
Wichita Falls 10. Waco IL.
Saturdays Schedule
Shreveport nc Houston.
Dallas at Beaumont.
Wichita Falls nc Waco.
San Antonio nc Fort Worth.
4mmAfHm nF fhn EtrwhG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

only means of illumination was pro-
vided by a small oil lantern. Moreover
none Of the party had q watch. It be-
gan to rain. The boat started TO pitch
and roll, as the night waves slapped
heavily against its sides.
Luckily, there was cabin containing
two narrow benches, which, in pinch,
might be used as sleeping berths. A
careful survey failed to disclose any
bedding. Wet from the rain. the fisher
men took shelter In the restricted cabin
Somebody asked for deck Of cards OF
8 last weeks newspaper. There was
none.
ct wonder what my wife will say
said one of the men. modify. II told
her I'd be home early tonight"
you and me BOTH" said another one
One pesSimistic soul said: well,
you fellows are out of luck. Your wives
wouldn't believe you If you told them
where you spent the night. It's just
too bad, fellows"
The night advanced and the rain pat
tered heavily on the cabin roof. The
skipper was too tired to be bothered and
he went to sleep In the engine room.
1t seems he was single lad. The fish,
ermen became sleepy and sought repose
on the narrow shelves which passed for
hunks. Two of them contrived, by hold
ing on to each other, to stick to one
shelf. Another had a shelf to himself,
while the fourth made a bed on the
floor by piling up life preservers.
Each time large wave slapped the
craft there was a frenZied effort to
hold tight to keep from falling to the
floor. Once In awhile some one would
groan a complaint: take your feet
out of my face" The retort was usually:
How about yourself? Why don't you
remove your face from my feet?" And
so, through the long and weary watches
Of the night, the fishermen tossed, rolled
and complained.
Then it grew colder. There was no
moon, nor stars, and the time dragged
Unfortunately.
What will I tell the wife?" said one
Of the men, half asleep
The rain started again. The men
shivered. on in the distance, blinking
lights indicated the shore. Somewhere
hearts were light and Joy reigned.
Somewhere couples danced on mirrored
floors. The men woke I'D. Each asked
for smoke. None had one. They re-
clined again, each seeking desperately,
though vainly, to make himself COM
Portable. Was 1t midnight or near
morning? Nobody knew.
Awake again, some one asked who
suggested the party, and each passed
the buck.
At last a gray-blue dawn could be
seen crawling over the east, through O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

to give Mat Van Buren, q chance here
Some one 60 get him."
Van Buren, presently appeared In
court. He was so little that it seemed
like travesty for him to appear be.
fore serious court. But the Justice
explained the case and then turned II
over to him.
Let's see what you can do before a
jury" he said.
Word that little Mat Van Buren, was
going to argue In court spread through
the little town like wildfire. Idlers be.
gan to slip into the court room and
soon the place was jammed. Most OF
those present could hear q boyish voice
but they couldn't see its owner. The
justice, taking note Of the cranine
necks, interrupted the pleader.
Get up on the table, Mat" he said
You're so little nobody can see you"
Martin Van Buren, climbed up, as
told.
Now" said the court, beat you,
master"
And this is what the unabashed
youngster proceeded to do.
From then on he was the object Of q
respect few communities ever have
given mere boy. Years later, when
he was President Of the United States
Kinderhook residents who remembered
him as boy said, 81 always knew he
was going to climb up high"
Then they would add: But 1t was
too bad his wife, Hannah, didn't live to
GO to the White House with him."
fCopyriRht, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
GREAT TRTUMPHS OF CHILDREN
Van Buren, Mere Boy When He First Victoriou.ly
Argued Before Jury.
Up GLASS.

IT cannot be said that Martin Van
Buren, as a boy was ever inclined to
waver in his fancies. For instance ne
was only IL when he concluded tnat
pretty little Hannah HooS, also IL, was
the girl he would always love.
AS they walked home from school IN
the little Dutch village OF Kinderhook
on the Huson River, in Columbia
County. N. Y, he said: Hannah, when
we grow up, let's be man and wife
what do you Think"
And Hannah replied: II think like
you do, Martin"
Already Martin Van Buren, had had
serious thoughts about life. You
wouldn't have guessed that a little fel-
low could have such big ambitions
especially as he was only the son OF q
Dutch farmer. He wanted to be great
lawyer.
In 1876, when he was only IA, he
entered the Office of Francis Sylvester
to read law. In Undertook the inhab-
itants nodded their heads admiringly.
abraham Van Buren's boy. Mat, is
studying law with Mr.. sylvester. they
said, land he is only IA yet" Francis
Sylvester soon was telling the legal fra
ternity of Kinderhook about the incred-
ible cleverness of the student.
1.-THE boys going to travel far" he
said.
one day a case came up in court in
which Sylvester represented the de-
PENDANT. No lawyer could be found to
take the other side.
"Egad,' said the justice, well have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
BRAIN TESTS

In the paragraph which follows GER
tain words have been omitted. The OBJ
iect is to fill the blank spaces. In GER
tain cases a word other than the orig
inal may fill the bill, but II the para
graph is studied carefully the original
word should occur to the reader.
A perfect score OF correct words in
dicates high intelligence. The time
limit Is four minutes.
II made many other journeys to
900. ship and took away among other
things two or ....., bags
nails, two ...... three iron crows and
49,. great roll Of sheet lead. This
last ..... had to tear apart and carry
away $50. pieces, 1t was 49,. heavy
I had the $40. luck to find box OF
sugar $50. barrel Of fine flour. On
my twelfth voyage 800. found two OF
three razors ...... perfect edges, one
...... of large scissors, with some ten
or a dozen good ...... and forks. In
a drawer I found ...... money. oh
drug! I exclaimed, what art .....
good p"
After filing the spaces of this pas
sage from Robinson Crusoe," refer to
the list below.
Answers.
Missing words: the, three, of, or, a
had, in, so, good, and, ], with, pair
knives, some, thou, for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
Decline of Raised Checks.


There are two risks that still Turk
within your check book, and both may
be minimized II one Is careful and eau
tious. The first risk Is that of forgery
and the second is that Of ones checks
being raised. Neither risk Is as high
as it was some time ago.
OF course there Is nothing one can
do to prevent dishonest people from
forging. One can make 1t difficult for
them. First, by having ones checks
marked distinctively. Secondly. by
keeping ones checks bearing her sigma
ture out Of the hands Of people 0f a
suspicious sort.
Not quite forgery, but similar to 1t,
Is the person who gets a check that
has been signed without the figures or
amount of the check filled out. 1t is
inconceivable that any woman could
be so careless as to sign check in
that fashion, yet 1t has happened time
after time.
Raised checks, of course, are checks
whose amounts have been changed so
that the sums for which they are drawn
are increased. For example, the addi-
ton of a cipher increases a $40 check
to a 500 check.
Most banks today use q sort Of safety
paper on which 1t Is almost impossible
TO erase or scratch without detection.
OF course no bank will honor a check
that has been altered in any way. This
should be remembered when making
out check which you intend shall be
honored.
What happens when q check is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

raised? If a bank accepts q raised
check 1t is responsible for the loss IN
Cured. However, 1t will be up to you,
If the check is yours, to prove that It
has been raised. To avoid any din.
Guilty, make checks out in leglble
fashion, leaving no space for additions
or alterations.
Women of means must be more care
full about their checks than women in
moderate circumstances. They alone
have sufficient funds in the bank to
cover the raised amounts. One way to
prevent raising is for them to have
checks printed which limit the amount
of the check, as business houses often do.
There are check writing machines
which stamp figures in perforations.
making it next to impossible to raise
figures. Many of these machines are
small enough and reasonable enough IN
price to be suitable for the home.
Banks do their share to ward of the
forged and raised checks that OCCASION
ally come to them. Cooperation on
your part will do much to stamp out
the evil entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
aking and Using Up Beverages
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

mental to good beverages. What is
more, they result in saving many a
penny.
FIRST, let US consider the thrifty ways
of making coffee. When more Is made
than is required for meal, pour the
liquid of the grounds INTO tumbler,
and set one side until the next time the
beverage is to be made. Then put the
LIQUID coffee into the pot. add water,
and use less of the freshly ground
coffee. The amount needed to give the
usual strength must be gagged by the
quantity of leftover coffee used. Ex-
perience is the teacher in this.
The other housewife not only saves
the liquid coffee that Is left over. but she
yln-drieS the grounds. and when making
the beverage again she uses both. The
essence LETT in once used coffee is ex-
tracted by q second brewing. This
housewife is very particular about the
way she dries and treats the leftover
coffee grounds. She dries them as
quickly as strong sunlight will permit
or II the sun is not shining, as quickly
as radiator will dehydrate them.
Then she puts them in covered glass
jar. 1t is easy to understand that with
her double saving much less freshly
ground coffee Is required for the second
brewing. A third time the coffee is
made, It Is all freshly ground.
Both of these housewives use the
same thrifty method in the use of tea
They save all of the leftover beverage
for iced tea or for the foundation OF
fruit punches. In the punch the liquid
from canned fruits is added to the tea
and also the juice from fresh fruits,
when there is an excess left in a serving
dish. These fruit juices are saved sepa-
rately, Of course, and when the time
comes that an iced drink Is wanted
these women are pretty apt to be ready
to serve it without trouble.
There are many ways of using up left
over coffee In cooking, but these come
more under the heading of foods than
beverages. so htey are not mentioned
It is thrift in the use of coffee and ten
as beverages that Is under discussion
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
the YEN DRoFsD
nlrtQ IIAS nMRI

found themselves Topping helplessly
about on the deck. The men became so
interested in the sport that darkness
enveloped the water.
The skipper suggested putting into
port. The small gasoline engine began
to tarob its course toward-but that is
Just where the dificulty began. The
skipper stopped and took a sounding.
In fact, he took several soundings, but
couldn't locate his true position. There
were no navigation instruments on
board and only dim and distant lights
on shore indicated the correct direction.
The skipper made a few wild guesses
and then decided to call 1t a day. He
announced that 1t would be necessary
to anchor until daylight.
There was no food on board. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
Today in
Washington History
NJ DONALD A. CRAIG.

September 4, 1861.-The Federal pro-
peller gunboat Reliance, commanded by
Capt. Mygatt, arrived at the Navy Yard
this morning, bringing in tow a schooner
heavily laden with tobacco and other
valuable freight. captured a few days
ago on the lower Potomac River below
Port Tobacco Greek by the steamer
Yankee. The schooner is the Admit
lance OF Baltimore. She has black
hull with white belt and blue bot
tom.
A portion of the mainmast of the
schooner had been carried away. She
was in that condition when she was
found by the Yankee. On board her
were several passengers, who are being
held as prisoners.
The schooner lying in the channel
OF the Eastern Branch under guard
OF Marines. Her cargo Of tobacco in
hogsheads is on the deck covered with
canvas.
The Reliance, the Resolute and one
or two other Federal gunboats have
been busily engaged in destroying boats
and breaking up communication be-
tween Maryland and Virginia across the
lower Potomac River. The Reliance
reports all quiet along the shores and
with the Potomac flotilla. She left the
Navy Yard tonight to return to the
fiotilla with various packages for the
officers and men.
The steamer Baltimore, commanded
by Capt. Mitchell, arrived here this
morning from Old Point Comfort. She
made the trip in one night. Capt.
Mitchell reports that there was no
news Of Importance at Old Point when
he left. On his way he picked up, in
Chesapeake Bay, about 80 miles north
Of Newport News. four colored contra
bands" the property Of Confederate
officers, formerly planters in Gloucester
County, Va.
There are indications that the Con-
federateS are no longer in any consider
able force at Matthias Point, Va, on
the Potomac River below Washington.
Apparently the troops still there are
short of powder and lead. They are
firing missiles of various sorts from
their guns, but none Of them are lead.
Professor loves balloon was brought
from the Virginia side of the river over
the Alexander Aqueduct, today, to be
| reinflated at the Washington Gas
Works. Afterward, it was taken back
through Georgetown and over the
Aqueduct with Professor Lowe riding in
the car. 1t escaped in the first ward,
but did not go far before It was over
hauled. Tonight 1t Is at q considerable
elevation over Fort Corcoran on the
Virginia side Of the Potomac.