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The Washington times., 1929-11-29
LIFE SH0RTENS
FOR ADULTS

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.--Instead of
being stretched to greater length,
1t now appears. according to the
Illinois Health Messenger, that
the life span of adults is being cut
short. Mortality rates in Illinois
emong persons more than 40
Hars old have increased about 10
Ter cent in 10 years. 1t says:
"At the same time the average
life span in general, or the life ex-
rectancy at birth, has increased
about a full year. A baby born in
1920 could look forward, on the
average, TO So years of life. One
born today may look forward to
SO years of life
The gain has resulted entirely
from saving child life. Infant NOR
taltty has decreased very notice
ably during the last decade. In
Illinois, for example, 106 infants
out Of every 1000 born alive in
1918 died before reaching / year
of age, but only 64 out of each
1000 died In 1923. This improve
n1ent made the average life span
increase, although mortality after
90 was increasing.
The reasons for the higher NOR
tality among the middle-aged are
many and complex. One important
cause Is the neglect of ordinary
precautions that people in that
age group ought always to observe.
When men begin to enlarge their
g1rth and women have to resort
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Son Sees Father
Kill His Mother

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-In q
drunken rage Joseph Kadzralka,
4306 Crystal st., stabbed his wife
to death and then fled.
The murder was described by
Matthew, a 13.year-old son. He
said he heard his mother scoId.
ing his father for drinking. Then
he saw his mother attacked, he
said.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Yale Students Accused
Of Cribbing in Sheffield

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. %
r. w. Everett, chairman of the
student council Of the Sheffield
Scientific School, charged In O
letter to the Yale News that
Yale students who take courses at
Sheffield are guilty of cribbing
in examinations. This situation,
he said, was due to the abolition
Of the honor system in the col.
lege and its retention In the sci
entific school.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29

heavily to cosmetics, the time is
ripe for medical advice about liv-
ing habits.
age 40, or thereabout, is the
turning point in life, when heart
disease, cancer, nephritiS and dia.
oetes begin to grow prominent. All
of these ailments may be haStened
by errors N diet. All of them are
subject to indefinite postpone
ment, if not actual prevention, by
the discovery and removal of con-
ditions favorable to their develop
ment.
Concentrating thought and &C.
ton on infant and child health
has reduced mortality among the
very young sufficiently during the
last decade to cause a general in
crease of one year in the life ex.
pectancy at birth. Similar results
would follow a concerted health
drive among people past 40.
Having an annual health inven-
tory and planning ones habits &C.
cordingly, would add tremendously
to the life span and cut down
enormously the present upward
trend of mortality among the
middle-aged."
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Sea Lions Bark Gives
Church Fire Alarm

HOWDEN, England, Nov. 3d.
A sea lion in a nearby menagerie
barked an alarm when the How.
zen Church caught fire, but three
village fire brigades could not
save the building.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Dog Provides Chicken
Dinner for Auto Driver

DELTA CENTER, Mich. Nov,
ga trained dog, a car and
chicken dinner. So it was here
recently when a car stopped
in front Of O farm house, the
driver opened the door and out
jumped the dog.
The dog circled the house
grabbed a chicken and jumped
back in the car. All were so
startled at the farm home that
no license number was obtained.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
$4,000 Fortune
~ Awaiting Youth

OWOSSO, Mich, Nov. 30.---
Charles William Allison, eighteen,
last heard of in Denver, is heir to
almost $4,000, left him by his
grandmother, Mrs. Ella Day VIII
liams, but no trace of him can be
found.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Court Clears State
In $500 600 Lob Loss

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. 90
The court of claims held that the
State of Illinois was not liable
for $5OO,OOO lost by the II. H.
Hall Company, contractors, in
construction Of State highways
2 and Is.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Mauretania, Repaired,
Continues on Voyage

NEW YORK, Nov. 90 G.N.SD
With two huge steel rivetted
patches on her bow, the liner
Mauretania was on the high seas
today bound for Europe, only "a
hours behind schedule despite her
collision with a car ferry in
New York bay late Wednesday
night.
One of the fastest repair jobs
in the history of this harbor
enabled the big Cunarder to sail
at midnight, last night.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29

Tomorrow the Banks of this city will mail
check for their Christmas Savings to every seventh
person in Washington, members of their Christmas
clubs.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
Individual Battinl

burg. The Gettysburg team arrived
yesterday in time to drill and looked
impressive. Coach Biff Jones. Of the
Army, Is hoping to be able 10 use
many substitutes during the game
in further search for q ostA@s line
combination.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

ulIu III buOSb carly udyS.
Il owe lot to Colonel Huston,
Huggins remarked, bit whimsically.
III it hadn't been for the colonel
probably would have been a bust"
why, what do you mean?" one
of the newspapermen asked. 1.-The
colonel was one man who never did
give you a break. He was always
panning YOU.
Hug grinned.
THAT'S Just it," he said. 1.-THE
colonel thought l was SO rotten, and
said so in so many columns OF
space so many times that nobody
expected anything from me. Even
the little things / happened to dc
right stood out like mountains. II
was one of those cases where bou
quet of roses was wrapped In every
crate of raspberries the coione
tossed"
Which, you'll have to admit, was
n rather unusual and unique view.
point. But q true one. though 1t
took q man of Hugs perspicuity
to dope it out.
Those first years in New York
were trying ones. Hug used to laugh
about some of his experiences later
though they were far from laughing
matters at the time.
There was the time, for instance
when Meusel and the Babe, a bit the
worse for an evening of merry max
ing, suddenly came upon Hug in tins
aisle of the club Pullman.
Meusel grabbed Hug by the head
and the Babe by the heels.
You're too little to be around a
tall club" Babe roared. We're go
ing to toss you off the train"
And they proceeded to make their
way down the aisle toward the door
Juggling the fighting little Hug be
tween them. Fortunately for their
own sakes and the sake OF the
Yankees, the colored porter hap
pened along and rescued Miller from
the two players.
The next day the two men were
contrite and apologetic. Hug talket
to them individually.
"You wouldn't really have tossed
me off that train, would you?" Hug
asked Bob.
"Sure, we would" Meusel deplied
Wed have thrown you off in
minute"
Hug. despite lot Of reports to
the contrary. always liked Meusel
and Bob's frankness was one OF
the things he liked most.
"T can always count on Bob t.
tell me what's what" Hug said
"If there's anything he doesn't lik'
he'll say so. II I had a whole
squad like him l wouldn't have
worry in the world"
Early in Hugs New York career
the players We're cutting up A DIT
breaking training rules and disport
ing themselves pretty freely in any
way they wished. Colonel Huston
then a part owner of the Yankees
was responsible for sending de
tectiye named Kelly on the roao
with the club to collect evidence
Kelly made friends Of the players
wished himself in on their parties
got pictures Of several of the free
and.easy affairs and finally wount
up by putting a dictapf1one in Car
Mays room to get verbal evidence
Of some of the goings on. -
And the funny part of 1t all was
that the players never once sus
pected Kelly, but placed all the
blame on Higgins and one of the
newspaper men.
That hurt Hug-mOre than any
thing that was ever thought or
said about him.
"I never went around spying or
a man in my life," Hug said
And I'm too old to start now.
don't need a detective with this
club. I'm not blind. know what's
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
NATIONAL LEAGI
ROYALS GAIN TIE
IN PIN LOOP

The two typewriter teams, Royal
and Underwood, went into a tie for
first place in the Office Equipment
duckpin league at the conclusion of
the second weeks competition. Each
team has won five games and lost
one.
During the weeks play Royal
swept its three-game series from the
Globe-Wernicke team, but the Under.
woods took the two out OF three
from the Coco Colas.
Generals and the Rem. Rand teams
are deadlocked for third place, each
having won four and dropped two.
The standings:
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
AS USE. YANkS
AS WARM-UP
Have yoB your irony today?

Have you your irony today?
II not, hasten to turn back the
hands of time and while hasten and
turning consider the New York
Yankees.
One year ago today the Yankees
defeated st. Louis in the second
game of the world series. making II
two in a row. Their entry into the
series was over a path strewn with
the bodies of adversaries they had
dubbed down without mercy. Most
prominent among the mangled vic
tins were the Philadelphia Athletics
who had their challenge for the pen.
nant answered by shameful defeat.
Today these same Yankees and
these same Athletics are playing,
and the Athletics, winners Of the
pennant and just on the eve of a
world series are hoping that rain
will not cancel their games with the
Yanks. For they want to use the
once-mighty champions as warm-ups
for their battles with the Cubs-use
IHe tSoil VI 4y-o dS
an exerciser.
The AS have been idle since
last Sunday. Mack is planning
to give all his pitchers a fling
at the Yanks to put the" in '''~-
the right shape for the first
game of the series on Axe
The Cubs have been playing along
all week. Yesterday they took an
other one from the Reds, this time
by to 3, after 10-innings. 1t was
Charley Roots nineteenth victory
of the season. The Cubs got 13 hits
and indicated by their play that
Tuesday will find them in keen
shape.
In the only other Major League
game, Chicago turned back Detroit,
IA to 6. Dutch Henry, released by
the Giants, by the waiver route,
twirled for the Sox, and did a neat
job.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

going on and IL they leave me
alone Ill handle it."
And once they did leave him
alone-he did handle 1t.
Many people figured Higgins was
lacking in sense Of humor. That's
bunk. He had a keen sense of
humor and in his own quiet way
got a great kick out of the thou.
sand-a nd-one little incidents that
occur during the regular playing
season.
He loved a funny story, too-but
he couldn't repeat one to save his
life. Mark Roth, Yankee secretary,
would purposely tell Hug funny
yarns with the suggestion that he
repeat them to the newspaper men.
Hug would always try it, too-but
somehow it wouldn't work.
He'd lose the point in the re-
peating, and then at the finish,
when the boys would sit with
dead pans and without SEM
blance Of a chuckle, Hug would
flee for help.
Hey, Mark" he would yell, that
story you told me is bunk, it
wouldn't get grin. Come back
here and help me OUT
Hug never played much in his
life. In recent years he took up
golf and 1t was the one game, aside
from baseball, in which he took q
deep and abiding interest. Small
and lacking in physical strength, he
had to use strategy to win his
games-and one of his best stunts
was to accuse an opponent of mis-
counting. Hug would continue the
argument until his opponent was
angered almost beyond words. Then
he would quietly withdraw and
leave the opponent fuming and
fussing to himself.
That stunt never saved me any
strokes but 1t always costs the
other fellow plenty" Hug would
say. !.
TO BE Continued MondayA
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
BREAKS AID
CHAMP To
SURVIVE
By George A. Simpson

They say it'll be Miller B.
Stevinson and John G. Shorey
in the Manor Club golf finals
this afternoon, but w. j. Cox
and M. A. "Mel" Shipley,
their opponents this morning,
are no foundlings on the golf
course.
Stevinson managed to beat Mar.
tin f. Mccarthy, Of Beaver Dam, j
and Q, in the second round yester.
day, but was extremely fortunate,
as the District amateur kingpin
himself admits. Stevinson will have
to show an improvement II he
doesn't want to take rebuff from
the Argyle lad.
Shipley and Cox are the dark
horses of the tournament and are
skillful golfers, too. They are un'
like STEVENSON and Shorey who live
and dream golf and spend many
hours in practice rounds. Shipley
and Cox. hardly have clubs in their
hands from one tournament to the
next.
ShipIe, Is the real surprise Of
the current tourney Mt Manor.
1t isn't often that Harry G.
Pitt is forced to bow to an
opponent over his home course.
but the Manor flash yielded to
the stronger game put forth by
ShipIey yesterday. Shipley had
medal round Of 73 and Pitt
couldn't match that brand.
Cox moved down two foes in
handy fashion. He put the skids to
Ray Farrell, of Manor. Z and S. in
the first round and then sent Lieut..
Comdr. J. T. Lynes crashing down
the toboggan with and 3 lick
ing.
Some golfers decry those trees
that fringe the narrow fairways at
Manor, but Miller B. Stevinson found
them a blessing in his match with
Mccarthy. Five times STEVENSON
benefited when his balls struck the
trees ana bounded back onto ad-
vantageous ground. Three times
misplayed shots hit the trees and
dropped back upon the green's and
twice wrong shots fell onto the fair
way after hitting the trees.
''I used to always think the other
fellow got all the breaks declared
Stevinson after the match with Nc
Carthy, but / don't mind saying
that the luck was mine today
Mccarthy outplayed StevinsOn
after the first four holes as the
Beaver Dam player was one UNI
der par for the rest of the dis
tance. Stevinson gained his mar
gin by winning the first four
holes. 1t was no disgrace then.
for Mccarthy, who has been
playing golf only about eighteen
months, to lose to the veteran.
j. B. Murphy, Of Columbia, missed
his cherished goal-a place In the
semi-finals. Murphy captured his
first round match from Lieut.. Comdr.
J. B. Pollard. United States Naval
Academy, and l, displaying a fine
game to beat the man who gained
the qualifying medal the previous
day with a Y. Murphy was then
bracketed with Johnny Shorey and
the crafty snotmaker of Bannock-
burn eliminated the Columbia player.
and 2. Murphy, however, was l up
at the turn, but couldn't maintain
his lead.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
Army Expects Hard
Game With Gettysburg
INDIVIDUAL BATTING

WEST POINT, n. Y. Oct. 3
Confident Of victory but expecting
no set-up. Arny's eleven waz to take
the field here today aEainst Gettys-
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

"I never went around spying on
a man in my life" Hug said.
And I'm too old to start now. /
don't need a detective with this
club. I'm not blind. I know what's
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

Which, you'll have to admit, was
n rather unusual and unique view.
point. But q true one. though 1t
took q man of Hugs perspicuity
to dope 1t out.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

That hurt Hug-mOre than any
thing that was ever thought or
said about him,
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

High team set-Royal 1929. Hight
team game-Royal. 564. High set
Higes. Royal. 3s5. High game-Higgs.
Royal. 146. High average-Higgs,
Royal. II.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
PLEY AND cox 'DARK HORSES IN GOLF
|HUCC|NS TOOK HUSTON
KNOCKS As BOOSTS
BY Ford G. Frick
(Chapter W

Only few weeks before his death on the last Western trip
matter Of fact), Miller Huggins punching the bag
with few of the newspaper men. Talk turned to Hugs
PRODUCTION New York and the difficulties that surrounded
him in those early days.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

No need for any WashingtOnian not
to have automobile transportation. The
great annual fall ''Round-up'' Of used
cars "breaks" In The Sunday Herald
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
NATURE AWAKES
MOCULS' EYES

Mother Nature, kindly old dame
that she Is, has been doing her best
lately to help the baseball moguls
make up their minds concerning the
shortening OF the baseball season,
The powers that be have been
talking quite bit Of late about clear.
ing up the schedule before or by
October and the weather that we've.
been having should go a long way
in showing them the wisdom in
such a course. In the past week or
SO what few games have been sched-.
ul<' have been largely rained out.
Had not rain prevailed the cold
would have made the stopping Of a
line drive job for the ice man.
The man, woman or child who
chose flannels as the baseball garb
made only one mistake-they should
have stipulated red as the color.
In addition to the weather,
football comes crashing into the
picture late i'm September and
the two hardly mix. An exam.
pie of how much interest base
ball attracts during the cold,
fag end of the season was beau.
tifully Illustrated at Cincinnati
the other day when some 457
fans paid to see the champion
Cubs battle the Redlegs.
OF yesterdays three scheduled
major league contests only one was
played - Chicago at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at New York and Wash.
in ton at Philadelphia were rained
out.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

ShipIe, Is the real surprise Of
the current tourney Mt Manor.
II isn't often that Harry G.
Pitt IL forced to bow to an
opponent over his home course.
but the Manor flash yielded to
the stronger game put forth by
ShipIey yesterday. Shipley had
d medal round of 73 and Pitt
couldn't match that brand.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
OPPOSE
NORTHERNS

The Northern Redbirds will face
the Seaman Gunners on the Silver
Spring field tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock in their opening game and
incidentally the first under the. di-
rection of their new coach. Louis
Brunnelle.
Having taken his new charges in
hand some weeks ago Brunnelle, for
mer Marine luminary and more re-
Gently field general for the Champion
Mohawks, is banking on the speed
of his youngsters to offset the weight
Of the much heavier sailor team. who
last Sunday in their opening game
took the measure of the highly
touted Virginia A. c. by 13 to Z
score.
Brunnelle has as his back
field material to choose from,
Dugan former GGnzaga flash,
Ault, former Central high light,
Briggs. late Apache star and for.
mer Dewitt Prep player. the i'm
mortal punter "HOOley" Gass and
his brother, Mike, Fox. former
st. John Prep School back, Lang
henry Of Eastern High fame and
Ormes. Brunnelle will himself
see action with the Redbirds In
addition to coaching, but it Is
doubtful if he will enter tomor.
rows lineup.
The Northern line has been
strengthened by the shifting of
Oliveri to guard from a backfield
position and the addition Of Dale, a
former Pennsylvania Prep School
tackle, Timmons, Fitzgerald, Healy
and Licarione from last years Win
ton team and the return of Black
head, star end with the 1927 North
ern team who did not see action last
year.
Tomorrow's game will see the
Inauguration of play on the North
errs' new gridiron at Georgia Avenue
and the District Line, where all home
games will be played.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
Personals

MI. and Mrs. Burl McAlister drove
down from Corpus Christi Thursday
morning.
"A. L. Becker Is here from Houston
and Is a guest at I'll Jardin.
r. Griffith is here from Dallas
r. B Rogers Of ST. Louis IS IN
town.
Nh. and Mrs. j. Slayden Gohson
of Houston. are visiting here.
3 c. Siever is here from san An
tonic.
H. NJ. Moore is a guest at e.
Jardin from Houston.
@. III. Merck and r g Chamber
lin OF san Antonio, came in We'd
nesday.
Guy Nurnelly Of Herlingen, spent
Wednesday here.
G. L. Pirtle Of San Antonio is in
the city.
H B weatherby Of Houston IS
here.
MY. and Mrs. r. o. Harrison. anc
Ben T. Harrison and family. al OF
DlA4aas a4f AA-AN GAAA EAN @aNE4N+4@
Az III Jardn.
a. o. Baker ar Shawnee. Okla
is viisting the Valley.
J. a. Handley is here from Wash
in1ton.
r 8 King IL III town.
WIN. Blake Of Houston Is here
locking after business.
II ID. McCartv and n. II. Alstead
are here from San Antonio.
H o. Eche"aray and NJ J. Nsc,os
came IL "Wednesday from Mex CO
City, and are registered 10 I'll Jar
din.
J J. Basher is here from Kansas
City.
Richard II. Yelton arrived Thurs
Gay from San Antonio.
Jimmie Rousseau and Edward
w e5erkehr arc here from Austin
MI. and Mrs. A. : witt. vi Chi
cago. r in town. stopping at the
Travellers.
Henry Lepidus is here from Cor
pus Christi.
>. E Boyssn Of san Antonio IL
here
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
LIGHT CITRUS
: CROP seen
Yield To Be Light in Calf
ornia and Florida, Is
Survey Conclusion
Especial to The Herald

4aA& &LGAaAAN
FORT WORTH. June l4-The
fruit crop will be substantially
smaller throughout the country
than usual if early indications are
borne out says M. c. Gregory, To-
cal representative OF the market
news service. United States depart
ment Of agriculture. in his weekly
review Of the fruit and vegetable
markets.
The condition of fruit. including
citrus. is particularly low in Florida
and California. he saws and con-
tinues. nowhere does the fruit crop
seem very heavy. The production
Of apples. peaches, citrus fruits.
prunes and grapes will probably be
below the average OF recent years.
His review follows in part:
Georgia paech shipments we're
rapidly increasing and the season
has opened in other southern states.
Sharp gains we're noted last week in
carlot movement of tomatoes. water
melons. cabbage. cantaloupes and
new potatoes. Strawberry ship
ments dropped very %noticeably. The
combined f~orwardings OF thrifty
fruits and vegetables increased to
22.2l0 cars. a gain Of 1000 over the
preceding week and 1000 more than
during the same period in 1923.
Price declines occurred for new
potatoes, melons and cantaloupes.
Tomato and cabbage values held