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! SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHrLANDER JOHNSON.
Swinging AIOng.

@AAvAA8s
We're swinging along in the starlight
And counting the days as they 60.
The giant suns beam with far light
On the way this old Earth has to 20.
And this is what keeps us from being
down-hearted;
We always come back to the place where
we started
The storms will ere long be abating.
AS we're journeying on through the
sky.
Meath the snow there's a violet waiting
Like the smile that displaces a sigh.
From sorrows or Joys we have never
quite parted.
We always get back to the place where
we started.
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Texas Guinan, who greets a night club
customer with Hello, sucker" found
that she had been named by promoters
of perilous investment on sucker list"
Merry repartee cannot forever be one
sided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09

In arrangements for his cabinet.
President-elect Hoover conducts a
magnificent guessing contest without
the trouble of awarding prizes outside OF
the usual secretarial concentrations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09

Steam railways are avoided by Col.
Lindbergh. So are automobiles. The
kind of travel to which person Is
accustomed always impresses him as
safest.
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After his visit to Mr.. Hoover, Mr..
Smoot came promptly into enjoyment of
the congressional regard always COM
manded by good listener.
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Cameramen hold AL Smith UP to
attention as the only prominent Demo-
crat who wears perpetual and con-
vincing smile.
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Pride Coeth Before a Fall.

From the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader.
The quickest way to bring a snowfall.
we have learned, Is to write something
pointing with pride to its absence.
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Efforts to regulate speculation may
discover some way to take care Of money
which does not know what to do with
itself.
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When a crook wants money he sets
out in broad daylight and helps himself.
He Is making the 'go-getter" idea a
trifie tiresome.
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She Makes 'em Spin, Too.

From the HUNTINGTON Advertiser.
You can say this In defense of the
modern girl-she dearly loves the spin
ming wheels.
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The Line-up,

To few Of us the skill Is lent
For music finely made,
And some of us must be content
To march in the parade.
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DO you enjoy the theater?"
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ghum. There is curious relief in
hearing a lot Of violent language that
I would like to use in my own business
If I dared"
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Peculiar Fascination.

Peculiar Fascination.
Are women happy in politics."
Some of us are" declared Miss Cay
enne. There is always peculiar fas-
cination in finding something new to
worry about" e.
"A sense of humor," said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, may inislead itself.
There are few things more melancholy
than q feeble jest"
Selfish Attitude.
I have a feeling Of regret
When Mother lights a cigarette.
I mean no sermons and no jokes
I just don't like the brand she smokes
"It dom skeer me none to pass a
graveyard" said Uncle Eben. What
rs afraid of Is dat some day won't be
able to pass 1t. but will have to 80 In
ct de gate"
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"The fine thing abodt the bitterness
of such q campaign as we had last Fall, "
states the Columbus Ohio State Journal,
lis that 1t soon dies out" The Salina
journal maintains that the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09

Maristan Chapman, author Of "The
Happy Mountain" was born in Chat
tanooga near the mountains which form
the setting Of her novel. Her childhood
was passed in the various parishes of
her clergyman father and she helped
teach in q Blue Ridge mission school
while she was still girl. During the
World War she had many experiences
In Europe, was secretary to a member OF
Parliament, lectured in war training
schools and did nursing, then married
an engineer. The mountains of Ten
nessee drew her back, and In recent
years she and her husband have ex-
plored the South In q house car built
by themselves. 'The Happy Mountain"
Is her first novel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18

There were 10 gridders out In
uniform within the confines Of
Tucker field Tuesday afternoon.
This Is believed to be the largest
aggregation ever gathered together
in the history OF the local school
system.
Twenty-three high school Eagles
went through their PAGES under
Coach Douglas FesSenden. Twenty
two Junior college Scorpions con-
tinued their hard labors under
Coach Calvin Surtees. The high
school b" team turned out Is
strong for Soc Plato.
The Eagles are continuing to
smooth up their play. The work
consists to a large degree Of play
running. Fessenden is striving for
the machine like quality which
marked the undefeated aggregG-
ton he turned out last season.
Pushes Colsegians
Surtees. with a game q little
more than a week off. Is continuing
to push the c~ollegians rapidly
ahead. The contest will be played
with San Benito high at San Benito
September 20. the day previous 70
the Brownsville Harnngen contest
to be staged at Harlingen- He has
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18
caches Endorse Val1ey-Up-State Post Season Game
out the decision in their own game
against the Phlllies.

out the decision iii their own game
against the Phillies-
In the first game Hal Carlson
permitted the Robins 70 Il I'D q
lead of 6 20 0 in a single inning.
the third, and the Cubs made /.
closely only because Dazzy Vance
had one KIN his worst days cf the
season. The Bruins assaulted the
strike-out king for three runs I'm
the fourth and for four more in the
fifth. and approached TO within n
hit Of the pennant only TO see Ed
die Moore single with the bases
filled in the ninth I'd give the Rob-
TINS an q to 7 decision.
Mike CvergrOs took over the
pitching after Carlson had been
flattened, but himself gave way 70
Sheriff Blake Just before Moore de-
llvered his winning blow. The de-
feat was charged t0 Nike INV Tie put
THE men OH base.
Guy Bush was knocked from the
box by five Robin III in the first
half Of the nightcap. and Hal
Carlson gave way to a pinch bats
man i'm the seventh when the Cubs
pulled lid tO IA tie. Art Nehf was
shaky III the eighth, and Pat Ma
lone rushed To the rescue, only 70
deliver a home run ball TO Babe
Herman with the bases filled. The
Cubs picked up one NOV in the
ninth, but the Robins won . 10 ~
The Pirates defeated the Phillies
in the getaway game III 10 ", and
did ii Oh eleven hits against sixteen
piled UP by the Pills.
Remaining National league clubs
were idle. due 70 dllbleheaders In
St. Louis and Cincinnati last sun
dav.
The Red 50x gave Young Let
Walsh of Chicago u bad afternoon
70 win 6 To 4, and Washington won
the opener from Detroit I to /.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18
70 CRIDDERS OUT TUESDAY
FOR TUCKER FIELD PRACTICE

a number OF good prospects on his
squad. Pipkin Is perhaps the most
finished back in the Valley. He
will call SigrHls for the Scorpions.
Lebowitz Of San Benito, and San
tos Ceyanes and Fritz Ball, both OF
Brownsville, comprise the remand
er Of the backfield as 1t Is tenta-
lively lined up at present.
In the line he has two powerful
men in Buster" Monsees, guard,
and Atkins, tackle. Both OF the
Martin Comets. Callan and Dudley,
who played with the Ell Jardin Co
NETS last year. also are working in
the line. Cuellar is holding down
the center post and Powell has one
Of the tackles. Surtees has not set
tied on any Of his players rs yet,
but this was the way his eleven
stacked up Tuesday.
New Prospect
Weber, a new prospect Of Mar
Joni Ill, came out Tuesday as did
Kenneth CPickles) Clark. former
Eagle. Chick" Horton may enter
the junior college. it Is said.
Soc" Plato's b" has plenty Of
backfield material. 1t lines up as
follows: Wilson. Cara, Todd.
Sanchez, Guzman, Bennett. Baker
Villarreal, Smith and Taylor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18
BIBLE TO Use
NEBRASKA FISH
First Year Huskies Will Boil.
ster Varsity; s. NJ. u.
Game Will Test IL

LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. l8.-R-
Nebraska freshmen gridSters-the
boys who will uphold Cornhuskcr
football prestige in the next four
years-wiil not be sighted in a pro-
gram outlined by the new head
coach, Dana X. Bible.
There will be a regular freshman
squad, and in addition an intra-
mural league for the others. AS q
player in the league shows ability
he will be transferred to the regu-
lar yearling squad; if a squad
member needs more experience OF
fails TO play UP TO standard, he
will be "farmed out" TO the league
Two games were down for the
freshmen this year under a new
Big Six ruling. Missouri will be
played at Lincoln and Oklahoma 4,
Norman.
Stiff Competition
But while the freshmen coaching
staff is drilling huskier football into
the high school stars. Bible and his
assistants have a more vital task
They must mold a Cornhusker team
to defend the Big Six title and
maintain Nebraska's excellent rec
ord in intersectional conflicts.
The first three games on the
schedule bring the Cornhusker:
against three strong teams from
other sections-Southern Methodist
Syracuse and Pitt. Then the Big
Six schedule begins with Missouri
Husker nemesis for the three sea-
sons preceding 1923. and continues
straight through against Kansas
Oklahoma. Kansas Aggies and
Iowa State with only me open date
=. vi. II. Test Game
Nebraska this year hasn't Blue
Howell, all-conference fullback
whom many critics thought de-
served all-American rating. It Wi.
miss the entire center Of the line
Ted James. center and Elmer Holm
and Dan McMullen guards. Three
tackles, another guard, a reserve
center. an end and a quarterback
of last years team also were lost
by graduation or ineligibility.
Coach Bible, an exponent Of th5
open game. does not plan TO dc
away with the favorite Cornhuskei
plays OF the past seasons-plays
which pounded at the opposing
line until 1t was shattered wide
open. He will use both styles. anc
a team from the state he left tC
direct Nebraska football-Southerr
Methodist at Dallas, Tex.-will d
the first to test out the results ol
his teaching.
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SECRETARIES
TO HEAR PLAN
School Heads Also Favor
Game; Kitchens Inter-
prets Rules

MERCEDES, Sept. IS.-The all
Valley p~ost-season football game
with some outstanding upstate
team. vas formally endorsed by the
Valley Coaches and Officials as
ISOLATION in session here Tuesday
evening. and II was decided 70 put
the matter before the Valley Cham
Der Of Commerce secretaries ct
their next session.
The coaches propose to select the
team, coach il and place 1t on the
field the day OF the game. They
would have the Valley secretaries
finance and otherwise arrange for
the contest. The chamber Of CON-
merce heads have not been ap-
preached on the subject. but Ben
Epstein, leader Of the movement,
says he believes they will view ii
IN a favorable light. The publicity
surrounding the game would mean
much 10 this section. ne said.
Meet With Secretaries
Forrest <. Grove, president Of the
reaches body. Is to name a COM
mittee to meet with the secretaries
al their next meeting.
During the past week. the coach
es have approached their superin-
tendents on the game, and the ma
Jority Of them reported that the
school heads were In accord with
the plan.
Bishop Clements. secretary treas
urer, reported that the post sea-
son game would nc. affect the par
Elephants eligibility. He wired the
interscholastic league headquarters
Tor q ruling and this was their an
swer.
Clements also is TO furnish a
qualified speaker for the next
meeting to be held in Harlingen
September "a. During the evening,
he also upbraided the tin horn
gambler. Sheriff Frank Brown OF
Cameron county has given Glenn
ents assurance that he will aid In
making examples Of this type.
Coach Red" Kitchens read and
interpreted the new rules.
About IS coaches and officials
were present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18
Flashes Of Life

I'd yAHe ASSOCidJeu fTeASl
NEWARK, NJ. J.-Having sold his
department store. Louis BamberFer
has given 81 .019.00 to 235 employees.
In 10 minutes he handed out checks
from $20C to $4,000. Names OF re-
cipients were withheld from pub
LEGATION so they would not be both
cred by high pressure statesmen
NEW YORR-Stacks OF $50 gold
pieces totaling S3,750.O00 were
transported from La Paz. Bolivia,
to africa, Chile. in a freight a
with n man watching the treas
ure. 1t came TO Brooklyn on the
steamship Santa Maria. III was
III the ships strong box under
heavy guard. Armed men and ar
mored trucks met IL at the pier
and transferred it a couple Of miles
to a bank.
TARRYTOWN. Nv. "a contest
over $1,000 has been won BY John
ID. Rockefeller. Jr., by five feet. The
village Of North Tarrytown must
refund him the amount in back
taxes on his children's recreation
building. Surveyors determined it
was just beyond the village line.
HASBROUCK Heights. ". j.
William Schaffer, in his way, is
stronger than two airplanes. He
hitched himself TO a pair, the mo-
tors were started. and he kept the
planes from moving. He Is a pro-
fessional strong man.
NEW YORR.-Among city detec-
tives commended by the police CON-
missioner for meritorious conduct Is
Thomas p. Tunney, brother Of
Gene.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18
TEAMS MAY FIND
RAYMONDVILLE BEAR CATS
HARD FIGHTERS ON GRID

horn" cheap-sport gambler. He
drew a word picture of a narrow
minded chump waving a bottle in
one hand and q S. bill In the
other. High school games are not
the place for such fellows. Clements
said. He had the assurances Of
Sheriff Frank Brown Of Cameron
county that examples would be
made Of persons Of this type, the
secretary said.
Coach RED" Kitchens OF Mer-
cedes went over the new rulings
Il was again brought out that the
most important change was the
dead ball" ruling. Although he
said nothing about Ii. we saw VII
sions Of passes, passes and more
passes as he hurriedly brushed over
this ruling.
Now we believe we know why
Ogan. the McAllen mentor, has
gained the name Of Cowboy"
Throughout the session Tuesday
evening, he spoke in terms of
"hosses." Almost every time he
had occasion TO comment, he drew
in a figure Of speech concerning
horses. When Ogan approached his
principal about the post-season
game, the school head asked him
What do you think you we're hired
for?"
so I just figured it was my boss
to ride" Ogan said. Cowboy"
you should come ddm TO some OF
our horse shows held regularly At
Fort Brown. or perhaps join the
Harrington polo club.
The Donna independent nine got
into action q little late, but they
have been frisking along in great
style ever since. Sunday they
hoped on the San Benito AztecS
to the lifting measure of go. Cava-
EOS had his Starts sQuirming over
the platter in good style. Waitman,
now at the head Of the Aztecs,
turned in a fair performance but
could ont head Dick Hornbuckle'5
crew. McCauley, Magee and Gar
rett were the big guns with the
willow for the DONATES.
One OF the best trays ever staged
in the South will be on tap Friday
at New Orleans when Tommy Can
zoneri and Eddie Wolfe tangle up.
At least that is the appearance at
present. Wolfe has toppled over his
last IS opponents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18
Major League Leaders
INCLUDING Games OF Sept. I'D
(By Associated Press

uncludlng Games or Sept. I'D
(By Associated Press
National:
Batting-ODoul, Phillies, 1872.
Runs-Hornsby, Cubs. las.
Runs batted in-Wilson, Cubs,
l49.
Hits-ODoul, Phillies, 226.
Doubles-FIederick, Robins, 50.
Triples-L. Waner, Pirates, 10.
Homers-Klein. Phillies; Wilson,
Cubs; OFT. Giants, 80.
Stolen bases-Cuyler. Cubs. 80.
Pitching-Bush. Cubs, won IS,
lost 8.
American:
Batting-Simmons, Athletics, .367.
Runs-Gehringer, Tigers. 123.
Runs batted i~n-SimmonS, Ath-
letics, la.
HitS-Simmons, Athletics, 100.
Doubles-Manush. Browns, Al.
Triples-Miller. Athletics; Fon-
SEGA, Indians, IA.
Homers-Ruth. Yanks. A.
Stolen bases-Gehringer, Tigers,
IS.
Pitching-Grove, Athletics, won
20. lost 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-18

RAYMONDvILLE. Sept. Ia
With practice having been In pro-
gress for more than a week, the
Raymondville high school Bear Cats
with Coach Paul Tanksley at the
helm, are fast rounding into shape
and r giving promise Of furnish
ing stiff opposition for Valley teams
later In the season.
Twenty-eight men are reporting
for daily practice sessions and at
the present the principal weakness
seems to be the lack Of weight in
the line. but this apparent weakness
Is partly nullified by the fact that
practically all Of the men slated for
line positions are fast and shifty.
The line viii be built around
Captain Beatty McCharen. the 165
pound center, who Is rated as one
Of the best pivot men in the Valley
He Is playing his fourth year and
indications are that this season will
be his best. For the guard posi-
tons, Ballard. Bob McCharen and
CisneroS are strong contenders
with the first two likely to see most
OF the service according to present
indications.
Two Good Ends
At the tackle positions Buoy and
Durham seem to have the edge but
with Brook crowding them closely
and showing up well in practice
they will have a hard time holding
their places. In Garcia and Evans
at the end positions, Tanksley has
two ends who are expected to be an
offensive threat as pass receivers
as well as aiding in stopping Of
fensive threats. Lee Cook Is show
ing up we'll at this position but ne
has not been out for practice Ions
enough for his ability TO be correct
ly measured. Tie line from end &c
end will likely average upwards OF
$50 pounds In weight.
Behind the line. the Bear Cats
have Shraeder. a veteran OF past
seasons at quarterback. and Cook
at fullback. Both of these men are
fast and Cook bids fair to become
\ OF the hest punte-s In the dis
trict this season. Most Of the pass
ing will probably be done by Marsh
a recruit. who Is also showine
much promise as a broken field
runner. Lindahl and Glover are
two others who are candidates lol
backfield positions and they are
demonstrating that they have a lo'
az ability to recommend them
The Schedule
The Raymondville Bear Cats open
their season September goth IN q
game with Donna at Raymondville
T~henceforth their schedule i o.
follows:
Sept. 27-Lyford at Raymond
vile.
Oct. ls.-Pharr-San Juan o.
Pharr-San Juan.
Oct. 25-Mercedes az Mercedes.
Nov. 1-Weslaco at Weslaco.
Nov. 15-Brownsville at Ray
mondville.
Nov. 22-San Benito at San Be
nito.