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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-22
TEXANS IN THE
BIG LEAGUES
EACH DAY

Al SIMMONS, Athletics from
Shreveport: UP nine times. five runs,
eight hits including two homers and
two doubles, drove in five runs, Six
chances.
WILCEY MOORE, Yankees from
Fort Worth: relieved Shcrid against
Athletics in first game allowed 4
hits In two innings. Not up. NO
chances.
BILL SHORES, Athletics from
Waco. relieved against Yankees in
second game allowing 5 hits IN 2 in
ninFS.
CEDRIC BURST. Yankees from
Beaumont. Relieved Ruth In field.
one chance.
PHIL TODT. Red Sox from San
Antonio: up four times. One run,
one Init. q home rum, drove iii run,
nine chances.
CHARLEY BERRY, Red SoX from
Dallas. up four times. one run, one
hit. drove in run. One chance.
SAM WEST, Senators from Ro-
chester. Tex: It'd three times, no
AA4NN- tive tA41A.AF1H
FRED MAR3ERRN, Senators
from Athens: won from Red Sox sd.
pulled in eiChth for pinch batters,
allowed seven hits in 8 innings. Up
once. one run. no hit. NO chances.
ROGERS HCRNSBy. Cubs from
Denison: 90. Ip three times, no hits.
Five chances.
nike CVENGROS, Cubs from
Wichita Falls: Started against Pr
rates and allowed three hits In 2-3
inning, walked one, charged with
loss.
CLAUDE JONNARD. Cubs from
Wichita Falls: relieved Cvengros. al
lowed 10 hits In 8 1-3 innings. Up
three times. no hits. One chance.
FRED LEACH. Giants from Beau
mont: up six times, two runs. three
hits. two doubles and homer, batted
il three runs. One chance.
ANDY COHEN. Giants from
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ARTY MODESTLY
= = y
ANNOUNCES HE'S
= = 4
TO GET HOMERS

CHICAGO, June 22.-Pl-Art
Shires. who has had plenty Of ups
and downs since joining the White
SOX, has discovered d method OF
getting more ups.
He is going TO get more extra
base hits.
Mo use OF a great hitter like
me getting himself n flock Of
skinny singles Shires informed
the world over radio. You never
get your name in the headlines
with singles. It's distance the
public wants. From now on I'm
aiming for the next county. I'm
going out after those home runs"
Come out and raZze me" he
urged his audience. You'll 60
away cheering me when I slam
them against these bleachers. /
sure can hit that ball and I'm not
50 bad around first base either"
Since Shires returned TO Man
ager Lena Blackburne's good
graces. he has been hitting bril-
liantlv.
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Ruth Snatches Fat
From Fire, Winning
Second WithHomer

slants by a score Of ii 10 ! and were
headed along the victory trail 10 the
second with an edge az 3 TO 2 when
the Babe became the Babe again
His eleventh and twelfth home runs
converted a ? to 3 Yankee deficit
into an 8 to 3 advantage at the fin
ish, and the champions held on sew
en- and one-half games behind the
Athletics. just where they were be-
fore hostilities were begun.
The manipulations Of Messrs
Higgins and MEG illicuddy cleared
the pitching situation somewhat Tor
the rest Of the series.
The tall tactician now must call
upon Walberg, Rommel and either
Quinn r some lesser light in the
remaining games, with the chances
favoring Walbert and Rommel for
duty today. Higgins looks TO Pip
gras. Heimach and Wells, with the
first two presumably on deck foi
this afternoon and Wells in reserve
for the single fray tomorrow.
Large Crowd
The crowd Of 66.l45 paid customers
surpassed every known record for q
weekday game, opening barred but
world series included. Another ca
pacity gathering was in prospect to-
day and undoubtedly a third VII
appear tomorrow.
Washington shaded Boston 10y
5 TO 4 in the only other American
league game scheduled yesterday.
In the National league. the Giants
again made merry at the expense
Of the Phillies, IL 10 ). and 50 pulled
themselves to within three games OF
the lead. which changed hands. The
Pirates attended to this little shit
in fortune by slamming the Cubs
IA TO 3. to give Burleigh Crime:
his eleventh victory Of the season
BROOKLYN had to wait fifteen in
nings to earn a decision over the
Braves, Z to 3.
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INDIAN RACES
PLAINS PONY

PECOS. Tex. June 22.-P-The
speed and endurance of man was
pitted against those Of an animal
today as a gruelling 1O0-mile race
between an Indian and a thorough
bred West Texas ranch horse began
here.
Promptly at $50 a. m. while
thousands Of persons watched. An
drew Chimony. Zuni Indian from a
New Mexico reservation. started a
a with General" a blueblooded
horse from the Y-6 ranch of West
Texas reputed to have the greatest
stamina and speed Of any Of his
breed on the western plains.
The Indian record for the 100
mile race was II hours and 80 min
utes. and Chimony planned a des-
perate effort 10 shatter it. A one
mile track was laid out here on
grounds OF the PecoS rodSo. in con-
nection with which the race was
run. and accurate check Of the
progress and conditions Of the man
and horse was planned.
Both the Indian and the horse
trained for many months in prep
Rration for the race. and before the
starters gun sent them on their way
were pronounced TO be in excellent
condition. While betting odds ar
first favored the horse. at the last
minute they shifted in favor Of
Chimony. principally because Of the
warm weather which experience on
the hot planes Of the West has
proven man is better able TO with
stand than animals.
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Waco: I'D six times, one run, two
hits one a double, drove in run.
Seven chances.
PINKEY WHITNEY, Phillies from
San Antonio High: TIP three times,
two runs. two hits. n a homer.
Three chances.
HAROLD ELLIOTT, Phillies from
Waco: relieved Miller and allowed
no hits in 1-3. not up. NO chances.
HOMER PELL. Phillles from
Houston, pinch batted and failed.
GEORGE HARPER. Braves from
Fort Worth: 10 six times, one hit,
a triple, drove in two runs. Five
chances.
HEINIE MUELLER. Braves from
Houston. Pinch batted and failed.
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Yankee Schedule
Game With Mexican
Army Nine Sunday

The Brownsville Yankees. newly
Ecrmed nine composed Of Fort
Brown players, will play the 43rd
Mexican cavalry team at $3.50 o. III.
Sunday on the latter's field. II has
been announced by NJ. Navarro.
manager Of the locals.
Most of the men on the Yankee
aggregation performed last year
with the Brownsville American
Legion Valley champion nine.
The Yankees will lineup IS fol-
lows Sunday: Bednarz. ID: Deditz.
IF; WAGNER. 3b: Sofko. IS; Saline.
2b: Sage. Ct: Young. {; Lifts. II,
and Schaffner. D. Others On the
roster include Crist. Dodman.
Spensky and Henry.
All players connected with the
team are amateurs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-22
Yale Closes Season
With Victory Over
Harvard's Oarsmen

NEW LONDON. Conn. June o.
P-By sweeping the annual re-
gatta on the Thames river with her
ancient vimson rivals. Yale has
closed the athletic year of 1929
with an impressive record Of con-
quest over Harvard.
AS the SlimaH to the big blue
parade. the Eli oarsmen rOwed to
three victories yesterday. capturing
the classic four-mile varsity race by
a good four and a half lengths. TO
make their contribution 10 previous
Yale trfumphs in hockey. basketball,
track and baseball. Out Of the dual
rivalry. Harvard's football victory
last fall loomed as the brightest
achievement. to stand with lesser
conquests in tennis and polo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-22
Criggs Turns Down
Columbia Coachship
To Stay 1T Sherman

DALLAS. Tex, June 22.-tP-
Cecil GriFEs. Texas league umpire,
recently turned down a position as
backfield coach at Columbia uni
versity, ~preferring to remain at
Austin college, Sherman, as ath-
letic director.
GriEgs is rated by many c0mpe-
tent judges as the greatest football
player ever produced in Texas. Tic
was a backfield star at Austin COL
leeg and Dallas university. He
played 10 years OF professional
football and was one OF the biggest
drawing cards IN the East. later
coaching a professional eleven.
formed nine composed Of Fort
Trappers in northern Minnesota
had a profitable winter. netting
$500 in 1tasfa county alone.
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CBy the Associated Press

tBy the Associated freSSD
There was today for the first
time this year what you might cali
an honest TO goodness first division
in the Texas league derby. Four
northern clubs were firmly estab-
lished in the upper apartments, and
the chances were they would not be
evicted for some time to come.
The four cities Of the north
country turned back the visiting
firemen on every front yesterday.
III was a gala day, what with big
welcoming crowds and paroles. The
Spudders. back from their mission
airy work in the south OF the cir
cult. I'm which they converted 10 out
Of Il. received the biggest hand
from the home folks. They slaugh-
tered Waco Is 10 3.
Even SO. the Spuds failed 10 gain
an inch or Dallas. which chung to
its game and a half lead by cooling
the Exporters 10 to 2. In their
opener. Shreveport remained on
the Spudders' heels by downing the
Bluffs. 10 TO 3. and Fort Worth
pushed more securely into the ton
flieht at the expense Of San An
tonic. Is 20 ;.
Hurting Poor
Pitching was particularly poor for
the day. with one noteworthy ex-
ception. The veteran Whitley Glaz-
ner who tolls for the Indians linn
tied the Exporters to five blows
in the series opener. Outside OF
that. the hits ran into two figures.
Even Jude Tate. who never pro-
feSsed 10 be a pitcher, tried his
hand for San Antonio toward the
last.
Some p%rodiFious batting bv CouI-
try Davis and Irwin Jeffries fea-
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Hat Makers VIII
Play Matam
Here Sunday A. vi.

The Brownsville Hat Makers and
the 43rd regimental nine of Mata-
moros will tangle on the Palm
Courts diamond at 10 a. IN. Sunday
in a return game.
Last Sunday the Hat Makers
trimmed the Tigers 4-3 in II frames
for the city title and later in the day
dropped a game to the Matamoros
players. The locals will be out for
revenge.
Martinez and Aldape will be the
Hatters battery. The Matamoros
uut-and-take combination has not
been announced but il is probable
that Mejia will be on the mound for
them.
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Walkup's Record AS
Finishing Hurler
Broken BY Indians

FORT WORTH. Tex, June 22-
R-Jimmv Walkup's remarkable
record Of finishing every game ne
started in the Texas league this
wear was broken when he was taken
out for a pinch hitter in the sew
enth inning Of Thursdays game az
San Antonio. Previously the Cat
southDaw had hurled l6 complete
complete games.
Walkup and Dick Moudy, San
Antonio curver who opposed him
that day. played back lot ball
against each other when they were
kids IN Havana, Ark. This was the
first time they had met on the
professional diamond.
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BLoated Northeners
Forget Manners and
Whip Their Guests

tured the Steer assault on the two
Beaumont aces, Estill and Hanson.
Jeffries,w no has hit better than
500 for the last two weeks, cracked
two triples that scored three men
and counted once himself. The
Herd scored seven runs after two
were out In the first inning.
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LEFTY GROVE

Robert Moses Lefty) Grove held
the smuggling firm az Ruth and co.
10 seven scattered hits and one run
Friday for his 18th victory out Of
II starts. The count was ILL. The
ball blasting Bambino obtained not
one hit off Groves screwing slants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-22
By The Associated Press.)

The decision, If any, to be reach
ed in the current crucial series at
the Yankee Stadium was postponed
FOR at least twenty-four hours yes
terday by that doddering invalid,
George Herman Ruth. The post
ponement was effected by the aban-
don with which Mr.. Ruth caressed
two offerings sent up TO the plate in
the second game by Master William
Shores. apprentice Athletic right
handler and suspected rescuer of
George Earnshaw, starting pitcher.
The Athletics had won the first
game behind Bob Groves puZzling
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47TH LATONIA DERBY
WILL BE RUN TODAY

LATONIA. Ky. June 22.-lPl-The
for~ty-seventh running OF the La
tonia derby at a mile and a half
today offered n purse Of $4,000
added TO a small field OF three-year-
olds competing in the feature event
Of the Covington tracks spring
meeting.
One Of the favorites was African.
r. T. Wilson'S Olambala colt which
ran second to Blue Larkspur in the
Belmont.
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FIGHTS LAST


ERIE. Pa.-TOny Fuente. Los
Angeles. Knocked out Sandy Sci
fert. Pittsburgh. C5l. Billy Jones,
Philadelphia. outpolrtrd Rosy no
sales. Cleveland. GU.
DIES MONIES. Ia-Ray McPeck.
Columbus. O. ou%tpointed Jack Her
man. Cleveland. O. Cl0l. Tommy
Carulla. Kansas City. U~utpcintrd
Ernie North. Waterloo. IA. r1l.
SAN DIEGO, Cal-LOng Tom
Hawkins. San Diego, stopped Seal
Harris, Chicago. an.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-22

Who fired the final shot Of The
Civil vrar9 Benton Queen If Wes-
ton. w. va. saws he did-at Anpo-
matox Courthouse. Va, April ?.
1861
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AMERICAN LEAGJE
FridaE's EeSnltS

Philadelphia l1-3. New York Is.
Washington S. Boston 4.
only games scheduled.
Saturdays Schedule
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at New York. two games.
Chicago az ST. Louis.
Boston al Washington. two games.
Standing of the Cinhx
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THE CLUBS
TEXAS LEAGUE
Fridays Results

Shreveport 10. Houston }.
Dallas 10. Beaumont ?.
Wichita Falls is. Waco 81
Fort Worth Is. san Antonio ).
Saturdays Schedule
Houston at Shreveport.
Beaumont st Dallas.
Waco ct Wichita Falls.
San Antonio az Fort Worth.
--A.-- - - EMnhn
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NATIONAL
Friday'S Results

HUN \ NE0NINN
New York II. Philadelphia 5.
Brooklyn z. Boston 3
Pittsburgh IL. Chicago 3.
Only games scheduled.
Saturdays Schedule
Brooklyn at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
New York AZ Philadelphia.
Standing ~ the Climbs
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DALLAS
MAY BREAK RECORD

DALLAS. June 22-F-T the
Steers maintain theIr position a-
OF near the top cf the pernant pro-
cession. Dallas r. almost certain tu
set a new Texas league attendance
record. In its first % home games
the herd drew $1,000 customer
with 56 vet 10 h. played. I'M would
not be surprising it attendance
passes the 100000 mark.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-22

Gasoline in Spain Is sold by the
quart. costing from 3 t0 l2 cents
for q fourth Cf m gallon.
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NOTED TEXAS RANGER CAPTAIN
MAY STACK ARMS" AND QUIT

AUSTIN. Nov. Capt. Frank
Hamer, most famous %manhunter OF
the renowned Texas rangers. is
considering stacking arms and
leaving the force in which he has
served nearly rs years. his friends
have learned.
Apparently offered q place else
where that appeals to him Capt.
Hamer has kept his plans in the
adamentine secrecy that has made
him the most enigmatic and I'M
approachable OF the modern men
Of iron nerves and bIue-steel en-
blems OF the law.
Wounded Many Times
Capt. Hamer has kept his youth
full figure, but has grown heavier
during the years from the occasional
slug of lead a understanding OPP
ponent has thrown into his husky
body. Report that has grown into
legend. says he has been wounded
BY gunShot nearly 20 times. With
out legend. he is known to be the
most fearless or the long line OF
liard-fighting rangers, one or the
hest shots. and a man with a mind
that somehow penetrates the most
amazing and battling crimes.
lie has served in Investigation Of
rnany Of the greatest crime cases.
down to the present Investigation OF
the assination of Dist. Atty. John
a. Holmes ut Berger. Ills EXPLOITS
on the Mexican border were n
chaDter TO Themselves. His irves-
tigeticn not long eco broke ID IN
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alleged statewide chain Of automo-
bile theIt activities.
Capt. hRmer mas disclosed no
thing OF the source from winch the
CID O his services was reputed to
have come. He has not said what
ne intends doing; but it Is known
that in time past large organiza-
tions that needed men TO hold forth
Tor them against the lawless have
eagerly sought his services.
Capt. Hamer was not reappointed
ranger captain aU first III the two
year term Of Gov. Miriam "A. Fer
guson. But within a short time
he was back In the harness in COM
mand Of headquarters ranger com
pany at Austin. the flying squad
ron that Is called into emergency
cases throughout the state.
One of the true stories of kss
career is that Capt. Hamer once
notified Austin police that the Han
cock opera house would be robbed
on 2 specified NIGHT. wen see
about it," the officers promised.
And the theatre was robbed by
burglars VIII Got away with several
hundred dollars on the very NIGHT
about which he had neen arned.
How many gun battles he has
had. how manv hundreds o. sns-
poets and criminals he has arrested.
arc others subjects that Capt. Hamer
has refused to discuss. He takes
his "Texas" gun. a single action as
caiihre Colt revolver with him on
all his duties. Recently he missed
n dime half an inch ne % Yards
with his pistol while 'practicing up
~ Bcr@er.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-04
MILK SUPPLY
RATED HIGH


ASTIN, Nov. 4.=CP-Ratinrs
o. milk supply OF 50 Texas cities
following a milk survey conducted
comparatively with the state depart
ment Of health were issued here BY
Milton NJ. Miller, milk specialist or
the United States public health SER
vice, through the Texas health de-
partment. The city OF F~redericks-
burg, Gillespie county, was the only
one with q perfect score OF 100 per
cent. The report said that scores
above 80 were very creditable. +"
Following are the ratings, as an
nounced:
Abilene. 81; Amarillo, "a: Aran-
sas Pass, SO; Austin, "a; Beaumont,
IS; Bolton, So; Berger, 81; Breck-
enTIdge, 90; Brownsville, 81; Bryan,
95; Cleburne, "a: Corpus Christi.
90; Crystal City. 81; Cuero, 90;
Corslcana, 96; Donna, T6; Del Rio.
g.; Eastland, 81; Edinburg, 81; Fort
Worth. o.; Fredericksburg, 100;
Galveston. 90; Graham. 78; Green
vile, II; Harrington, SO; Houston,
Sc; Jacksonville, 90; jefferson, 96;
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Kerrville. 80; Laredo, G.; Lubbock.
90; Lufkin. 81; La Feria. %; Long
view, 81; Mclean, So; Mineral Wells,
90; Mercedes, 81: McAllen. IS: Mar
lin, 81; Marshall, IS: MexIa. 90;
Nacogdoches, S6; Port Arthur, 81;
Pamua, 9S; Pharr. 80; Paris. 70;
Ranger, OF; San Antonio, 96, Sweet
water, So; san Benito, 81; San
Juan, 60; Sint0n. SO; Tyler. 80;
Texarkana. IS; Uvalde. 79; Waco.
81; Wichita Falls. So; Weslaco, 80.
Cities receiving highest rating on
pasteurizing plants were Lubbock,
Graham, Texarkana, Pampa and
Mineral Wells. Greatest percent
age OF city milk pasteurized was at
Amarillo, Wichita Falls and Fort
Worth. Best grades OF milk going
to pasteurizing plants was found at
San Antonio. Amarillo, Abilene,
Breckenridge, Graham. Lubbock,
San Angelo, SWeetWater. Harling-
en-, San Benito. Fort Worth. Fred
ericksburg, Austin, Marshall and
Texarkana.
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NO AIR DEATHS
IN WEEK OCT. 8
Total Of IS Killed In Texas
In Accidents Of Other
Nature

AUSTIN, Nov. AForty-five peo-
PIE paid with their lives the weeks
Toll OF traffic accidents for the
week OF Oct. 8-l5. according TO the
report Of the Texas Council OF
Sa1ety. In addition, 286 persons
were seriously injured.
This meant that people were kill
81 az the rate OF 6 IL q day dur
ing the week. which was still half
= man below the rate OF ' a
Gay killed throughout the year.
Automobile accidents took IL OF
ne % lives and caused injury TO
AoS y or the 236 persons record
GO In the accident toll for the
week. Airplanes again held a per-
feet score.
Causes OF accidents eer listed as
follows.
The Washington times., 1929-01-31
PILOT
SAVED BY
CHUTE

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 Q.N.S, 1.-The
Caterpillar Club has 4 new mem.
ber today in the person Of Jack
story, airmail pilot, who last night
during a binding snow storm
tucked pouch Of valuable mail
under his arm and stepped into
darkness. 5000 feet in the air.
The dramatic leap was made near
Davenport, Iowa. when Story =
plane, en- route from Kansas City 10
Chicago, became disabled in the
blizzard. The plane. with its wings
weighted down with ice, could no
longer be controlled.
Shutting off his motor, Story
seized sack of special mail,
out on one of the wings and
stepped into iriky space. His para
chute gave him a safe landing. The
abandoned plane has not been To-
Gated, according to late reports to
the Chicago airport.
story completed the trip to Chi.
cago by train.
The daring pilot was awaited here
by many fiiers who hailed him as
the newest member of the Cater
pillar Club, an organization OF
airmail pilots who have been forced
to desert planes In the air.
Col. Charles Al IindberEI. who
thrice saved himself by similar
leaps, is the most distinguished
member of the club.
story. whose home is at Kansas.
City, is "A years old and married.
The Washington times., 1929-01-31
KIDNAPPED Girl
SOUGHT BY
300
phoso y Intsrnallonal

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 81
Il is. More than 500 men conlbing
two counties today had found no
trace 81 little Edith May Dierdorf,
1o.year.old news girl, beiieyed to
have been kidnapped.
The only clue thus far uncovered
vas the bloodstained newspaper bag
De the girl. found on the Dixie High
way near Paxton, Ind
The girl was unusually pretty and
large for her age,
Clarence Brother Terre Haute gro-
Ger, has identified ! picture of the
girl as the child who bought chewing
gum at his store Sunday at noon
and rode away with man IN an
automobile.
The Washington times., 1929-01-31
NAVY Bill
TO WAIT
AWHILE
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
InternationaI News Service

AUABEuNl10Hht 1NSWh sCSENhC0 a
The Administratio s new cruiser
Bill, assured OF enactment, was
sidstracked temporarily in the Sen
ate to-day to permit action on the
much-delayed Independent offices
appropriation bill.
The cruiser advocates We're not
alarmed, since an agreement limit.
ing debate after Monday will insure
enactment of the cruiser bin early
next week. Al poll has shown the
bill will be enacted on the final
roll.caH by an overwhelming vote.
The Administration, however, has
urged prompt action on remaining
appropriation bills In order to clean
up the regular program of Con-
gress. The agricultural appropria-
tion bill, carrying $I45,729. 900 for
j the Department OF Agriculture, was
enacted late yesterday. while the
independent offices, the War De-
partment and District OF Columbia
bills are pending.
Two more have yet to be enacted
BY the House the naval and the
legislative bills, the latter provid.
ing the money for Congress itself /
Work Near Completion
Once these appropriation bills
have been enacted. Congress- work
will be concluded, except for minor
matters.
The cruiser measure was given
great impetus by Senator James Al.
Reed CD Of Missouri, making one
OF the closing speeches Of his
Senatorial career. Reed laInbasted
pacifists and irternationalists de-
cIariflg peace treaties would not
protect American interests or Amer
lean commerce. and that great
modern Navy was needed as q
measure Of urgent national defense.