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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-26

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Cloudy and unsettled tonight, We'd
nesday partly cloudy. Light I'D mod
crate northerly winds ON the west
coast.
For East TexaS: Cloudy and un-
settled tonight. Wednesday partly
cloudy. Light 10 moderate ncrtherly
winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-26
DEATH CLAIMS
DOAK ROBERTS
Texas League Magnate To
Be Buried Wednesday
At Corsicana

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 26-tF)-The
body Of J. Doak Roberts, president
Of the Texas league. who died here
yesterday. was returned To Corsi-
cana, his old hometown, today for
funeral there Wednesday. 1t was
accompanied by his widow and son
and by a host OF men interested
in baseball and other sports who
had known Roberts fin his 20 years
or prominence in sport circles OF
the state.
Messages or coincidence, not only
TO the family. but TO the organiza-
ton which he headed and the sport
which ne helped to develop poured
into Dallas last night when news
OF Roberts death reached the state
and nation. John w. Martin, pre-
sident of the Southern Association.
was one Of the first % send express
sions Of sympathy Martin said
Roberts death was a great loss to
his friends and to the game. Club
owners OF the Texas league and or
other smaller leagues in which Rob-
erts had taken an interest at one
time or another added their words
of coincidence.
Won Eight Pennant;
Roberts died OF a kidney affec-
ti0n which had bothered him for
some time. During the last year he
had turned the affairs Of the league
over TO j. Alvin Gardner of Wich-
ita Falls. executive president
and to William B. Ruggles. league
SECRETARY, while he fought to con-
quer the illness that several times
brought him very close TO death
At the last meeting Of the league
here he had so far recovered II
seemed probable he would be able
to Continue his duties. "A relapse
suffered last week, however. forced
him back to his bed, and he grew
steadily worse.
Roberts was the only club own
er who had won, or shared IN
eight Texas league flags. He had
owned clubs at Ccrsicana. Temple
Cleburne and Houston. For mora
than a quarter OF a century he had
been the schedule maker for the
Texas league and had given small
er nearby leagues the benefit oi
his advice, serving one year as pre-
sident Of the Texas Oklahoma lea
que.
Trained Many Stars
"A brilliant roster Of stars, head
ed by Iris Speaker, developed un-
der Roberts management, but he
used to gain the greatest pleasure
In telling how the two most lam
Gus players he ever owned escaped
him. Ty Cobb. who once belonged
to Roberts, was told not TO report
because OF an epidemic I'm his Sec
ton. Rogers Hornsby did not be.
come a member OF Robert team
because Roberts had been told b,
scouts Hornsby could not Kilt.
Roberts was elected head OF tht
Texas league at the end OF thl
1920 season and held that positioI
until the time or his death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-26

Insure the Family Silver
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-26

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meterolO-
Rical conditions:
High ....... 1921 a. m.: 2.l8 w. m
Low ...... TIT n. m.: 8.l4 y. n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-26
RIVER FORECAST

There will be very little change in
the river stages during the next "a
hours.
Flood Present na-Hr. 74-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-26

Cylinders

Ccmpleta Line
Quick Service
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville - Corpus ChrlHtE
San Antonio - Houston
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Appeal to Men Through
Vanity and Vainglory

Almost every woman has something
about her which. carefully nustured,
will make her seem desirable-not, OF
course, to every man In her world, but
to one or two. The charm, which may
be anything from piquant conversation
to good cooking, will find appreciation
somewhere II 1t be well displayed.
Men are appealed to through their
vanity and yalnglory even more easily
than women, which means thnt most
men would rather be seen about with
a woman who patiently did credit to
their own powers Of fascination than
with the worthiest creature In the
world II she had no means Of making
the beholders envy them.
"There may be men who dislike
mere fiirtation,' and coldly ignore a
woman who attracts them, but you
will have to look for them In mon
asterIes and other retired places. They
are not of this world.
"a man likes to look upon a woman
as one who is subject to a hundred
weaknesses and follies, and yet re-
mains at heart a staunch friend, a
really good Sort
"a man falls In love with woman
who helps him to appear at his best"
1.-THE Technique Of the Love Affair.""
by Gentlewoman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Moles Long Cherished
as Marks of Beauty

For centuries, it would seem, moles
have been considered a real mark of
beauty. The truth of the matter is,
Of course, that some people with moles
are ravishingly lovely to look at, and
some are as ugly as they can be.
Wyatt, poet and artist of the court
Of Henry VIII, says of Anne Boleyn,
Likewise there were said to be upon
certain parts of her body small moles,
incident to the clearest compilations.
Certain 1t is that Anne Boleyn had
a lovely complexion and the courtiers
of the time referred to her as fresh
and young"
Santa Teresa's three moles have
come down In history and so far from
being looked upon as a blemish on
her beautiful face, they were consid-
cred a contribution to her beauty. The
blographer leaves nothing to our i'm
agination and tells us that "she had
three moles on her left cheek which
became her much-one below the
bridge of the nose, another between
her nose and mouth and third below
her mouth"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19

This letter being typed by Miss Bell
ioiH appear Simultaneously In far dis.
tdnt cities.
The telephone typewriter, a modern
mechanical device. enables one to write
letters and other communications
which appear simultaneously in one or
more distant cities. This service, the
use OF which is being extended rapidly,
now includes 1850 installations reach.
ing every state In the Union with
connections to Canada and Cuba. More
than 245,000 miles Of telephone wire
are used In the operation Of this sys.
TEN.
Practically every business Is repre-.
sented among telephone typewriter
subscribers, according to officials Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele.
phone Company. Prominent among
the users Of this service are newspaper
press associations, financial and brok.
erage firms, and large manufacturers
with plants located at widely sep.
arated points. The telephone type
writer service is such that communi
cations transmitted from one office
may be duplicated in one or more Of
fees in other cities. These machines
with efficient operation transmit about
forty words minute, but In the course
Of an eight-hour day many OF the sub
scribers to the service handle from
10000 to $4,000 words over a single
installation, although the full capacity
Of the service is much larger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Tongue Twisters Ever
Bob Up to Harrass Us

We all had sad experiences during
the war disentangling word forms and
their pronunciation, as we strove to
keep track Of events In the Near East,
instance Lwow, Pryepolye and Prisec-
nice, which were by no means the
worst. And now from another direc-
ton our eyes and ears are newly as
sailed. namely, from out Honolulu
way, where an interisland transport
company has had its vessels baptized
and christened with names that ought
to wear raffia skirts, so perfectly do
they harmonic with luke" music
The eastern European words suf-
fered from too many scrambled con-
sonants, those of Hawaii from
superfuity of oleginous vowels. When
you make your next trip to the former
Sandwich islands you may have the
option Of travelling on board the Hua-
lalai, the Himuula, the Haleakuln and
the Waleleele. We will back that last
name for the vowel championship.
Seven letters out of nine are Of the
softer sex.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Butterfly Has Heart
That Beats Backward

The butterfly, Immemorially the
symbol Of Inconsistency, has a heart
that often beats backward, Prof. II.
Gerould of Dartmouth college told the
American Society of biologists. He
has dissected numbers Of these insects,
and has demonstrated this strange be-
havior many times. The heart of an
insect is In its back instead Of its
chest, and consists merely of an en-
lafgement In, long blood vessel, much
like the bulb in the middle Of rubber
syringe tube A beat will start ut its
rear end and travel forward, squeez-
ing the blood ahead Of it. After re-
peating this several times, the heart
will pause, and then a beat will start
at the forward end, sending the blood
In the opposite direction. Occasionally
the beat will start In the middle. send
Ing the blood both ways. 1t eems to
make no difference to the butterfly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Skates of Bones Used
in Ancient Britain

Skates were not always made of
iron or steel. According to Fitzsteph-
ems "History of England" it was Gus
tomary for young men in the Twelfth
century to fasten the leg bones of
animals under their feet by means of
thongs and slide on the ice, pushing
themselves along by means Of an iron.
shod pole. Specimens Of the print
tive skates have been found from time
to time in the marshy fields near
London.
Just who invented skating is not
known. Holland, with its extensive
water surfaces, is sometimes looked
upon as the birthplace Of the sport.
But the Twelfth-century bone imple-
ments are said to indicate that there
were some followers of the sport in
England before the Dutch spread 1t
abroad in the Thirteenth century. In
Twelfth-century England the skaters
on bone are said to have jousted at
each other as In a tournament
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Faults of Old Are

Methinks our souls in old age are
subject to more troublesome maladies
and imperfectlons than In youth;
said the same when young, when
was reproached with the want Of
beard; and l say so now. when my
gray hairs give me some authority.
We call the difficulty of our humors,
and the disrelish of present things,
wisdom; but, In truth, we do not so
much forsake vices as we change
them and, In my opinion, for worse !;
besides foolish and feeble pride, an
lmpertinent pratlng. forward and I'M
socIable humors, superstition, and
ridiculous desire of riches when we
have lost the use Of them, ! find
therein more envy, injustice and NAL
ice; age imprlnts more wrinkles on
the mind than 1t does on the face |;
and souls are never, or very rarely,
seen, that, in growing old, do not
smell sour and Observation-Disclosures.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Shysters Hung Around
Courts $500 Years Ago

Shysters hung around the courts Of
$500 years ago and made promises to
'fix" cases for trembling clients just
as 1t is alleged they do today. A tab
let exhumSd with others from the rec
ords of an Assyrlan palace of justice
that droned through drowsy after
moons Of 1900 B. G. tells of poor
woman going to court and complaining
that she had given government
agent" one sheep as a bride to take
care of her lawsuit. lie failed to keep
his promise Of protection and when
pressed about It struck the woman,
kept the sheep and compelled her to
pay six mlnas in bronze, stating that
this was an additional fee for his
services. The decision of the court on
her case is missing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
A Review of Reviews

Measuring backward by the breadth
Of one or more centuries, 1923 was
notable for the number of its memorial
observances.
Men of letters seem to have claimed
most of such attention during the
past IL months, while music, art,
philosophy, statecraft and exploration
each have been singly represented in
the list. By means of general Observ-
ance, or by more or less restricted at
tention, the people have been brought
to recall the achievements of John
Bunyan, Ibsen, Jules Verne, Tolstoy,
George Meredith, Edmund Burke, Will
liam Tyndale, Captain Cook, Francisco
Goya, Dante, Gabriel Rossetti, Franz
Schubert and Oliver Goldsmith.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Travel Affected
By Telephone Use
Railroad Report Shows That
Efficient Communication
Methods Reduce Neces-
sity For Travel

Since the beginning of the world,
transportation and communication
have been two important factors in
the march of progress. The first In.
dication that efficient communication
methods had in any way affected the
operation of transportation utilities
came with the recent announcement Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad that during
1928 its passenger traffic had fallen off
to a marked degree. Among other
factors given as a reason for this de-
crease in travel were "the greater
ease of communication by telephone;
the more general use of the telegraph;
and faster mail schedules, including
air mail. All Of these In greater or
less degree have had a tendency to
reduce the necessity for rail travel"
the report shows.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Elowaps nm leeharoa

The top of an iceberg is the last
place one would look for garden, or
indeed any sort Of vegetation, but
strangely enough, plants blossom and
flourish upon these mighty glaciers.
The reason for this is the fact that
very often moss attaches Itself when
the berg is at rest. This moss decays
and forms II crude kind of earth. Birds
flying across deposit dandelion and
buttercup seeds and soon almost what
might be termed meadows come into
being on the top Of the glaciers dur
ing the brief northern summer.
The brilliant red poppy grows every
where among the ice and snow during
that period Of the year
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Fever Carried by Goats

Malta fever, or, more technically,
undulant fever, epidemic along the
Mediterranean coasts, particularly on
the Island of Malta, is carried by
goats. It Is common in the United
States, principally in Texas. where
goats are raised. Recently Dr. Ed
ward Francis contracted the disease.
He also was victim of rabbit fever"
(tularemia), named after Tulare cOun-
ty, Calf, where, in 1910, 1t was first
Identified. Doctor Francis isolated the
germ of the latter, and the ailment is
known among the medical profession
as Francis disease.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Learned Societies

The American Council of Learned
Societies consists of the following so
cieties: American Philosophical socI-
ETY., American Academy Of Arts and
Sciences, American Antiquarian soci,
ETY., American Oriental society, Amer.
lean Pathological association. Archie
illogical Institute Of America. Modern
Language Association of America
American Historical association, Amer
lean Economic association. American
Philosophical association. American
Political Science dissertation, American
Sociological society. Linguistic Society
of America, History Of Science so
ciety aud Medieval Academy Of Amer,
lea.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19

Some ot the fish found at depth
Of about lO,Ww feet by one deep-sea
expedition rcsenblcd the fossil species
In the rocks II the Mcznzuic era, when
the cnrth's atmosphere was dense with
carbon. These fish in many cases had
special means of collecting light. Some
possessed enormous eyes OCCUPYING
nearly the whole side of the head and
some were supplied with telescope or
gans. Others carried their light on
their heads In a manner similar to
that of The glow worm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
The Solar Year

The exact length of the solar year,
or the time taken by the earth to COM
plete one revolution around The sun,
is 1855. 24224 days This Is slightly less
than 1854 days or the average length
year would be II every fourth year
were leap year. To approximate to
this exact length, therefore, only 81
leap years are provided for In each
400 years this is accomplished by hav.
ing only 365 days In such years as
1900, 21OO and 1900 and 1906 days In
1000, which is exactly devlslble by
400.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"Just wien Tia You expect TO be able
to pay something Oh this .bllli" de
mandcd the collector
well" replied wilkins. Il have
three more instnllments on the car
and II, after | get Them Off. don't
have to pay for repairs or new tires.
! may he able to give yon something
on H."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19

A couple of cute young ladies who
were visiting western city decided
that they would go horseback riding,
we are told, and the head groom asked
one Of them whether she would prefer
the fiat English saddle or the western
saddle with horn. 1.-THE fiat saddle"
said the young thing, because we
aren't going to ride in any traffic and
won't need a horn."-New Yorker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
WEIGHS Half of Worlds Gold

More than half of the gold produced
in the world is now passed through
the weighing rooms of a refinery at
Germiston, near johannesburg South
Africa. Unrefned blocks of the yell
low metal are placed on scales in
dust-proof cases by the official weigh
er to be recorded before going to the
refining plants. Latest available fig
ures show that of nearly S400,000,000
worth of gold produced in the world
in a year s20OOOO,O0O comes from the
Transyaal
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
How to Be Better

Some one once said that pretending
that the people can be better off than
they are, Is sheer radicalism.
There never was more nonsense ut
tered In an equal number of words.
The people can be better nff than they
are; this should be their aim, their
religion And all they need do to be
better of is to behave better; work
more, save more, earn the respect Of
their neighbors; be more honorable,
polite and efrective.-E. w. Howe's
Monthly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
That Was All

There had been a burglary, and
police-inspector was making list Of
the things that had been stolen.
"Ten spoons, six forks, clock, and
four vases" repeated the officer. MS he
finished writing In his notebook
Correct" replied the housekeeper.
The inspector paused, his pencil
poised In the air.
Nov" he said, you're sure there's
nothing else missingf"
"No, nothing else" was the reply
barring the man who took them"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
First PolyRlot Bible

The first complete polyglot Bible
was the Comprehension printed At the
expense Of Cardinal Ximenes pub.
lished between 1912 and 1917 at Com.
plutum near Madrid. Spain II con.
tanned the Septuagint, the vulgate,
the Old Testament in Hebrew. the
Greek New Testament. and the Tar
gum of OnkelOs on the Pentateuch
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
They All Dol

A mother who had been explaining
the meaning of turning over a new
leaf to her small son found him teas
ing his little sister.
"Bobbie," she said, reproachfully,
Il thought you were going to turn
over a new leaf?'
$50 | did, mummy, but II got
crumpledl"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19

"What will hccoinr II that eminent
person to whom YOU referred Ms
lame duck'?"
His talent and experience, will be
highly capitalized" answered senator
Sorghum Instead Of lame duck he
egg"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
II Didn't Work

He-Sal. aren't yGu the fellow who
told me the only way tn learn amy.
thing was by hc-lnL.ng nj the bnftomf
He-Y-yCs
He Well i'm here to live you
sock In the oy"-I've been learning to
swim. Life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Pardonable Pride

"YDu have swayed the opinions OF
the multitude! :" said the admiring
friend
Il did better Ihun that, answered
Senator Sorghum Il managed to ex
press myself In way that secured
unlimited hnaur IA mrking"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
A Sliaht MISUNDERSTANDING

whats the chatter2" inquired
grandfather.
~ am trying to recite the Greek
alphabet" answered the schOolboy.
"I'm glad to hear it. | thought you
were practicing the chorus of a new
popular song"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Comprehensive Opinion

"What is youI positive opinion
about -T
Friend" rejoined Senator Sorghum.
you need go no further My opinion
AT this time about positive opinion Is
that It is likely to he somewhat risky
business
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Remembrance

ave enjoyed hearing you speak," re-
marked the loyal constituent
Gould you remember anything {
said?" inquired Senator Sorghum.
"Oh, yes Several of your humorous
anecdotes we have remembered through
long years past"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
ENTIRELY Different

"A parachute looks, like an umbrella.
"It's very dTcrttI, said the avi
tor. "No sensible a:rmnn permits him
self tc be embarrassed In an emei
gcncy by The discovery that he has
icnl his pa,nrhutr So - friend"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
FARM

FOR SALE, RENT OR EXCHANGE
BY owner, with percentage to any one
assisting me with the disposal of this 200
acre farm; 1855 acres in cultivation. in
GLIDING 5-acre orchard in full bearing; in
good state Of cultivation well fenced
and watered, with plenty Of timber and
wood abundance Of convenient buildings !;
convenient to churches. schools, stores, etc. ,
at Laytonsvile. Brookeville, ETC.: "a of
a mile from improved roads and 8 to rail.
road. Address.
J. W. BENSON.
Rockville, Maryland.
jan lift Phone iO5-w
CELL FRUIT
~ Trees and ornamentals
We have an opening in this section for a
full or part time representative. Cash
commission paid weekly.
TITUS NURSERY CO.,
july l5-3t Wanesboro. Va.
FoR SALE I, , ,.o,,,,.. Mic. . ,,,o,...
house and one acre Of land adjoining.
located on the Rockville Travilah pike.
near the latter town.
VERNON McCROSSlN,
mar 2S-lm' Travilah, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
NoR5ECK GARAGE.

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts,
automobile repairing, tires. tubes and
accessories.
u'o ana stationary electric plants service,
n rostoffice address. Rockville, Md. R. F.
rhone' Sandy Spring 1l6 F IA; resi-
dence' Sandy Spring ll6 F21.
c. f. FORD. Proprietor.
Successor TO Donald Bowie.
l6-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-19
Service Record
Cause For Boasts
Telephone Employees Proud
of Long Years With
Organization

T.. + Sharp, Of Baltimore. rcceiring
twenty-five D,G service emblem from
General Plant Manager Talbot.
Employees generally are proud OF
ing service records in fact, in many
rganlzations they boast OF 1t.
In Maryland. Virginia. West Viz
;inia aud the District OF Columbia
erritory served by the Chesapeake
md Potomac Telephone Company and
associated companies, there are many
telephone employees with long record,
If service A recent report compiled
oy company officials shows that 2.S7,
employees have five years or more
service; l,lSS, ten years; $50, fifteen
years; 81, twenty years; 262, twenty
five years; and "a have been thirty.five
years or longer with the system.