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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
OLD TIMERS
TODAY
v CRAVATH


A tip to motorists: In passing
through the small town Of Laguna
Beach. Cal. which looks over the
western shore out onto the broad,
turbulent Pacific ocean, do not
speed
"Heavy-footed" drivers, dashing
through Laguna Beach. are apt TO
be caught and brought before Jus
tice Of the Peace Cravath. If Cra-
vath doesn't fine you he might sell
you some real estate, for the pillar
or the law is also Real Estate
Agent Cravath.
The only times one may speed
safely through Laguna Beach is
when Justice Cravath Is in Los An
geles playing with the Old Timers
club and swinging a mea bat In
some benefit game or other.
Cravath is none other than
Gavvy Cravath-Cactus Cravath.
as his one-time friends and foes
Of the National league knew him.
AS outfielder with the Phillies.
Cravath was something Of a slug
ger. He pounded four-ply hits IN
the early days Of the reign Of Babe
Ruth as king Of clouters. Owing to
the tremendous stick work Of the
Bambino. American league followers
paid little attention TO Gavvy's do
ings. but he led the National league
for several years in heavy slug
ging.
Cravath has plenty OF baseball
company each winter in Laguna.
Jimmy Austin. former infield star
Of the st. Louis Browns and now
a Brown coach. winters there. and
George Sisler also pays an annual
visit TO the Beach.
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tag and recommended most highly.
He was, they said, a big league
pitcher who would burn down q
class A circuit and round out the
niftiest mound staff I'm the league.
He was received by the Steer boss
with open arms and told to rest up
a couple Of days when he would be
turned loose on the unsuspecting.
Yesterday "a the day, and
George was sent In to squelch the
Beaumont Exporters, thereby frus-
trating the Spudders. who continue
to wax fat on the Waco Cubs. The
only hitch came from the Exporters,
who refused to take the Sergeant's
big league record seriously and
smacked his offerings with much
gusto. Connally was driven TO his
first Texas league shower in some
seven years. and Hen Hardaway
staggered out the remaining in
nings. The score was 10 to 3.
Meanwhile. the Spudders display
cd no signs of ~slackening their ter
rifle pace. Their 5 TO 4 triumph
over the Cubs yesterday was their
thirteenth win in fourteen starts.
Shreveport's dazzling young team
gives every indication of reEaining
its equilibrium since invading
Houston.
TINY Owens limited the Bisons TO
eight hits yesterday as his COM
rades pounded two or Frank Sny-
der's hurlers for a 10 to 3 decision.
San Antonio's savage batting at
tack OF the two previous days was
ouelled BY the righthand shoots OF
Charlie Sullivan as the Panthers
squared their series with the tribe.
8 TO 5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
9-Year-O Old Girl
Is Being Coached
For Golfing Title

DEL MONTE. Cal. June 20.-0P
The play time OF life Is being used
to mould a 9-year-old girl into the
ways Of golf with the women's
championship as her goal.
Little Clara Calender, not much
taller than one of the clubs she
swings, has been practicing steadily
for two years. Her father. Eliot
Calender. professional. is her teach
er and the winding fairways of
the Monterey Peninsula Country
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
G GAME STRONG
IN MINNESOTA COLONY

MINNESOTA. MINI. June 20
tPl-Belgians who colonized here q
generation ago brought along their
national game. rolly-bolly. a sort OF
third cousin Of horseshoe pitching
and bowling. and It holds the fav-
orite's place today. despite the
ballyhoo given football, golf and
baseball.
During the summer plans Of the
colony call for several "groote prys-
belling." which is. literally. great
prize bowling" events climaxed BY
awarding of trophies and other tok-
ems TO the most skillful.
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GOLFERS
TO DECIDE TITLE

NEVADA. La. June Cop
Golfers who play the game back
wards. as far as most people are
concerned. will exhibit their PROV
eSs when the Iowa left-handed golf
r association holds its annual
tournament here, June "a. Is and rs.
Joe Johnson. state southpaw
champion. viii defend his left-hand-
I'd crown.
Iowa Is the only state with =
left-handed association. 1t is four
bears cid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
LACK OF HANDICAPS
HAMPERING r

Failure OF local golfers 70 turn
IN their scores is hampering plans
for a local tournament. members
Of the golfing committe Of the
Country club have announced.
The scores are wanted so Off
cial handicaps can be worked our.
These are essential to tournament
play.
The planned local tourney is in
preparation for Monterrey and Ls-
redo meets.
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HOG CALLER is
4 X y
ANNOUNCER FOR
y X y
KANS. CITY BLUES

KANSAS CITY. June 20.-tF7-
Kansas City's baseball fans are
entertained by a champion hog
caller who announces batteries
as a sideline.
He is Hughie Henry who bel
lows the lineups for home games
Of the Kansas City Blues.
Henry. who was official an
nouncer at Young Stribling's
Miami training camp last winter.
is the leading hog caller at the
Kansas City stockyards.
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FIGHTS LAST
&HNeGHT1A

by The Associated Press
MONTREAL7Jackie Cohen. New
York. won On foul from Andre
Routis. worlds featherweight cham
pion, C6)-non-title.
DAVENPORT. Ia.-Tuffy Griffith.
Sioux City. Ia. knocked out Johnnie
Kruger, San Francisco. (2).
ST. LOUIS-Jackie Fields. Los
Angeles. knocked out Jack Horner,
st. Louis. a..
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club course. her outdoor class room.
Two hours practice after school
is the routine under when Clara
has changed from an awkward lit
tie girl to one whose straight shots
and noticeable form lromise 70
graduate her with the degree OF a
golfing celebrity. Her progress was
outlined sharply during the recent
Del Monte women's championship
when she shot 81. 54-I09. a score
that put her In the van Of many
Of her elders who have been play
ing for years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results
New York Is. Boston 2.
Detroit 8. Cleveland .; called In sew
enth, darkness.
st. Louis 5. Chicago 2.
Only games scheduled.
Thursdays Schedule
Detroit at Cleveland.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Boston at Washington.
Only games scheduled.
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zH@a Tie BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION a@nlE

IN the finals Of 1923 ard C---- -arE
this year 20 conquer hIia j-rt Via
OF Hot Springs.
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SICK KING WINS PRIZE

NORWICH. Eng-Ring Georges
entry won first prize for thorough
bred stations In tho local horse
show.
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ConnaLy Loses for
Steers as Spudders
Defeat Cubs 5 to 4
tRy The Associated Press

Mt Stock, pilot Of The Dallas Steers, gambled on George Connaly
yesterday and lost his shirt. He lost. in fact. all but one-half game Of
the lead which the Mavericks hold over the enervescent Spudders OF the
Texas league pinnacle.
The sergeant reported to Stock the other day. trailing a sizeable price
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. June 20.
-Fl-Penn State loses IS letter
winners IN ~ VARSITY sports through
graduation this year.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results

Boston 6-9. BROOKLYN 20.
Chicago Tell. St. Louis ID.
New York l5-i2. Philadelphia ia-6.
Pittsburgh 6. Cincinnati s.
Thursdays Schedule
Brooklyn at Boston.
New York az Philadelphia
st. Louis ct Chicago.
Only games scheduled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

WALKS 3 MILES AT los
LONDON-John Z. Taylor OF
Hillside. Kent. walked three miles
on his l05th birthday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

The
TEXAS LEAGUE
wednesdays Results
The Gu d

, hcodhb1
Shreveport 10. Houston ).
Wichita Falls 3. Waco 4.
Beaumont 10. Dallas 2.
Fort Worth 8. San Antonio s.
Thursdays Schedule
Shreveport ut Houston.
Dallas at Beaumont.
wichita Falls at Waco.
Fort Worth AZ San Antonio.
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Stars
Of the
Road

That's ~
STAR TIRES are
proving to be!
Ask the owner
of a STAR, let
him show you how
it's PERFO r NJ
ING!
See how slow
the tread a
even after thou
sands of miles of
terrific use!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

TALK
OF pigeons

Speaking Of pigeons
A new sport is looming over the
horizon in the Valley. 1t Is pigeon
racing. This is a form OF sport
little understood outside OF its inn
mediate following. But take an
honest-to-goodneSs. d-in-t h c
wool pigeon racer and he is incur
able. AS a general rule he Is a one
sport man. He wouldn't give a plug
ged dime for a season ticket TO the
Yankee stadium, but would sit up
all night waiting for a hominS bird
to come into the cote. He may
have a hard time remembering his
grandmother's maternal name, but
can rattle off his birds pedigrees
by note. This game has long been
worked down to an exact science
Stop watches and automatic record
ing machines note the arrival OF
homing pigeons.
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T. w. Mcqueen Of Mercedes Is
probably the only owner Of a cote
in the Valley. Mcqueen now Is
trying out a flock OF young pige-
Ons with short flights within a
200-mile radius OF this section.
Some OF his older stock recently
made fast time back to the VAL
ley after being released mt Austin.
The homing instinct In these trim
filters brings them back over al
most increditabIe distances.
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Other Sizes in Proportion
SIX Play
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20

Even nj this late time. rumcrs
OF a four-city league In the Valley
continue 70 persist. Professional
baseball Is expected TO make q de-
termined bid for rs-entry into the
Valley next season. For the pres
eut we have some fast amateur
mines I'm operation. What they
lack In ability, they make up In
enthusiasm.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

for purposes of espionage, and as an example of this MT. Rowan cites one firm which manufactured ventilators for ships. By virtue of its foreign sub- sidy this firm was able to underbid American firms on Navy contracts, with the result that it was awarded the contract to install ventilating sys- tems on many American ships of war. Shortly after this work was under taken the foreign power was supplied. through its firm in America, with com- plete interior plans of every ship in which it installed a ventilator!
 But America is far from unpro- tected in this "war" on the sinister frontier. There are approximately five thousand American spies operat ing in foreign lands, and although they are not all military spies this great system would, in case of war, consti- ute one of Amerca's chief arms of defense.
 Industrial spies are Amerca's chiet recourse on the sinister frontier" Experts declare that several large American banking firms and manufac- turers have more espionage agents on their payrols than many governments. The reasons for this can be easily ex. plained. With millions of dollars in the balance every day it is often of the greatest importance for a great indus trialist to know, even few hours ahead of his rival, of a contemplated action on the part of foreign power. He must know immediately of any foreign situation which might threaten his industrial holdings or interests abroad. In case of war private espion- age systems are taken over by the Government.
 The Government espionage agent operates alone His Government may train him and try to give him conf. dence, but once he takes the field he is absolutely on his own. If he is caught his Government must repudiate him It must declare that it never heard of him.
 So much for the spy during peace times. But when the clarion call to war rings through land his difficulties are multiplied million times He i'm mediately leaps into a place of the first importance. The suicide of spy postponed the World War for one year As MT. Rowan tells it:
 "One afternoon of early Spring in Vienna in the year 1918 four Aus trian staff officers stood at the door of an anteroom listening and waiting with tragic intensity. They were lis tening for a revolver shot. and when they heard it their tension diminished.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03
NA ILLIONS of Americans. contem-

NN ILLIONS of Americans, contem- wv plating the spirit of peace which
 is abroad in the land, will be surprised to learn that below the ap- parently tranquil surface of interna- tional relations there is being waged a fierce conflict. The struggle is one of espionage governmental and indus trial.
 The mysterious movements of in dustrial espionage systems do not pres age the propinquity of armed interna- tional conflict, but every powerful Gov ernment of today is keeping a close watch on the industrial spy systems of its nationals.
 The average layman, very properly concerned with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" never dreams of the fascinating drama which is being enacted every day. So important is it, however, that experts describe the es. pionage struggle as the sinister from tier" and some glimpse of its amazing qualifications is given by Richard Will mer Rowan, author and student of espionage,
 Mr. Rowan was connected with the United States Intelligence Service dur ing the World War. He has devoted large part of his life to a study of spies and spying, and he has incorporated much of the data which he collected in Spy and Counter Spy" book which he completed recently. Much of the material for this article has been taken from this volume and subSe- Quent interview which the writer had with MT. Rowan.
 In times of peace there are approxi- mately one thousand bona fide spies and espionage agents operating in the United States. For the most part they are resident agents" who pass as au- thentic American citizens and are not suspected of spying even by their most trusted friends.
 Those who operate for foreign gov. ernments, on military service, overlook no opportunity to view military demon strations in America Faced with the task of securing important govern. mental secrets, such as the chemical composition of new gases, they are ready to invade even the sacred con fines of the Army and Navy Building at Washington, and so exact are their operations that fragments of gas shells, fired during tests in America, are known to have appeared in foreign military headquarters within a week after the tests!
 Certain firms in the United States are subsidized by foreign governments
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03
The Above Interesting Document Is a Model Plan for Spy Operations Used by One European Country

Their gravity of expression did not. The senior, colonel, opened the door and the others filed in after him. Hud died in an armchair by the window they found the man who had fired the shot. His uniform bore the insignia of the general staff. An army service revolver lay at his feet. He was dead. and by suicide had averted for one year. precious to the Austro-Hungarian command, a declaration of war against Russia.
 "The officer who committed suicide was Colonel Redl, attached in an i'm portant capacity to the military secret service of the Austro-Hungarian em- pire. He had been in charge of coun- ter-espionage and had betrayed his country. Colonel Zubowitz. the Rus sian military attache. had been bribing him over period of years, and if Redl were tried by court-martial and the evidence Tn the case published, war with Russia appeared inevitable. Zubo- witz was given six hours to get across the frontier. The staff officers waited upon Redl to see that he thoroughly understood the situation his treachery had provoked One of them. a crack pistol shot. had been chosen to dis patch him if his own courage ebbed prematurelyP'
 One woman spy, Mata Hari, is credited by the French with causing them to lose sixteen transports and sup ply ships during the war, and another female spy, known only as Made moiselle le Docteur, organized one of the most important branches of Ger man espionage. Le Docteur was, per haps. the coldest and most effective of all espionage heads during the World War
 One of her subordinates, receiving report from one of her spies, failed to act upon the information. He may have thought it spurious. or he may simply have been careless. In any event. his failure to act cost Germany victory. Upon learning of this Made moiselle |e Docteur simply sent for her subordinate When he reached her Berlin headquarters she calmly pre- sented to him an army service revolver on trayl The implication was plain and he followed her suggestion, killing himself
 Something of this womans ruthless ness is seen in her method of ridding her service of ineffective or treacher- ous agents. If she suspected that one of her spies was false she immediately sent him instructions in such a way that the officials of the country in which
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

caught by the Entt nte AIIleS, 5 although numbers of their clev- crest agents were assigned to the task Only a few members of the German general staff knew her true identity. So far as is known she is still alive.
 Mata Hari, on the other hand, was not so successful as was Madamoiselle
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

sssz '&''- former was, none the
 less, a reSourteful and clever spy. She had a charming and magnetic personality, which was soft ened by d touch of eastern mysticism, and she relied heavily upon her Seduc- tiveness to accomplish her ends.
 Through her personal charms she wheedled secrets of the greatest i'm portance from high French authorities, and she used the same means to for ward her secrets to Berlin. For the most part this precious information,
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

They IeTt her so deep m the cave that her cries for help could not be heard. The entrance to the cavern was blocked with a huge boulder. Months later searching party found her skeleton. Beside it was the chain that had held her and the marks of campfire. And close to what had once been her hand was photograph of Savroff and a note which read:
 "They chained me to the rock. They left a candle, crust of bread and a little water. They convicted me with out trial"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

he was working w ould is over t h e m. T his, 0 f course, put the en-
 emy on the spy's trail - he was ar rested. and even- tually shot. Thus Mademoiselle le Doc teur dealt with in- competents. She her self was nev CT
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

WOuIu XIII Mddellne and Savrof even if it took them a lifetime to do it.
 These officers, laying their plans carefully, caught Savrof first. It was said that his enemies tortured him before shooting him to death. Madeline escap d, crossed the frontier and sought refuge in Rumania. She was afraid to stay in one place for any length of time be- cause her enemies were con stantly at her heels.
 Finally she reached the vil- lage of Hotin, in the Carpathian mountains, where she lived quietly, wearing the Rumanian peasant costume. But she still carried photos of Savroff and discriminating letters with her. Working quietly, but with deadly persistence, the officers of the Wrangel forces tracked her down and kidnapped.
 She was bound and gagged and taken to cave in the mountains beyond the village. There her enemies took the gag from her mouth and chained her to nearby boulder. From the mute evidence found later police officials were able to pie ture that scene where the un- fortunate and beautiful girl faced her relentless accusers and hegced in vain for her life
New Britain herald., 1929-07-03

tlonary forces or
 Wrangel and Deni- kine. T h V were very successful in fearing the plans of the " white " armies and are said to have contributed largely to the intlic- ton of sev crushing defeats on the counter-revolu- tionary forces. Be- cause of that several high-caste officers of the Wrangel army banded together and swore { h a t they ,,-o,,l1 Jill MoSe1ipo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

to the maestro, who smiled amiably and
explained that the case was to be put
in his bathroom. He recommends 1t
highly as a restorative gargle for a
wearied voice.
Hollywood took the blow standing
and iotted down the name of the min
eral water on its we'll known cuff.
They'll try that one when DR.. Rein
hardt is safely back in his castle making
good plays once more in the reliable
European fashion.
The doctor has spent the first week
of his Hollywood stay-at a salary that
makes me apoplectic even to consider
leisurely watching the motion picture
technique as it is followed in Holly
wood, getting acquainted with the topog-
raphy of the country, refusing lunch
con and dinner invitations from eager
stars with yawning guest books and
leaning toward exclusive autographs,
and looking at movies.
I forgot to say, Max Reinhardt has
had virtually no time in his life thus
far to see motion pictures.
Hollywood is providing him with a
few experiences. Nothing in life is one
sided He is teaching Hollywood just
how genius puts it over on prac-
teal business man.
(Copyright, 1929. by North American
Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

offered us a third room, which, she
explained, was fraught with tender
memories. number of her family had
died within its precincts and she par
ticularly remembered the last moments
of a dear aunt who passed away right
over on that there bed / am willing to
give YOU" Rows of muSty books stood
in an ancient cabinet and the walls
were adorned with IkenesSes of people
long since gone.
Fatigue overcame any desire to pro-
test and we lay down to pleasant
dreams. We we're awakened shortly
afterward by the odor of escaping gas
and upon investigation found that the
Jet leaked All attempts to stem the
flow were fruitleSs.
The lady was again called and we at
last made our way to an open porch for
the night. Luckily. we told the gov
ernor of great State about our diff
Guilty and he invited us to share his
sleeping quarters. Visitors to Washing
ton will not experience such inconyen-
fences.
We had performed favor for him
once when he was trying to make the
grade. Arriving in town later in life,
he desired to show his appreciation.