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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-03
G. TOPORCER'S
CASE NOW UP
Minor League Gathering At
Chattanooga Also To Act
On Southworth

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. 3
-tP1-The baseball fate Of George
Toporcer. bespectacled infielder Of
the Rochester club of the Internal
tional league today rested with sew
en- Of the eight members Of the
National Board Of Arbitration. min
or league baseballS highest tribun-
al.
The former st. Louis Cardinal
came TO have his day in court. ac-
companled by his manager. Billy
SOuthworth. who also stands as an
appellant before the Board. South
worth Is asking 10 be relieved OF
a fine OF $500.
Toporcer's plight is more serious.
He stands sentenced By M. II. Sex
ton, president of the National AS
ISOLATION OF Baseball Leagues. min
or league organization. 70 Suspen-
sion for one year from participa-
ton in organized baseball, In ad-
dition to a fine OF $500 imposed
last October during the playing Of
the Little World Series" between
Rochester and Kansas City.
Elected
Toporcer was elected from a game
at Rochester after objection to a
called third strike. emphasized by
lurid language. Later charges Of
melting the crowd were preferred,
and Toporcer's suspension follow
ed. Southworth's punishment came
OH charges OF failing to restrain
the player.
The two players in appealing 20
the Board from the presidents
decision. represent that they were
on hunting trips. out of commun-
ication with the baseball world and
did not receive the notice TO ap-
pear TO answer the charges.
Meetings Of the board act as n
curtain raiser for the annual con-
vention of the National association.
opening tomorrow. Baseball men
from far and near continued to
reach Chattanooga TO participate In
the general deliberations. and ner-
haps TO make a few trades OF play
ers.
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3PLAYERS
GET HONORS
t4Battle Of Grapefruit
Or Tonent Also To
Be Selected

MERCEDES. Dec. 3-The ALL
Valley football squad viii be named
here Tuesday evening and its OPP
ponents in the Battle Of Grape
fruit" selected.
This highly important work win be
done by a Joint meeting Of the VAL
lev Coaches and Officials associa-
ton and representatives Of the VAL
ley Chamber of Commerce Secre-
taries. The session will be staged
at Mercedes high school.
Representatives of every n OF the
ssB" high school teams in the VAL
ley are expected to be present. All
officials who have worked in six or
more games also are urged to be
On hand.
The All-Valley squad will be COM
posed Of 80 players. They will be Sc
lected BY a vote. The coaching staff
of each b" team will have the
right to select a squad. as viii each
official who has worked in six or
more games. The composite Of these
selections will make up the squad
which will represent the Valley New
Years.
A number Of outstanding teams
OF the state have indicated that they
would like To come here for the
game. Corsicana is regarded as
the team most likely to be selected.
The North Texans have run up a
good record and would be able 10
furnish the locals with plenty Of
Of opposition.
Coach Dutch" Rektorik viii have
charge Of the All-VaIley aggregation.
He viii select his first string and
his coaching assistants. The eleven
will get into training in the near
future.
Other important details concern
ing the fray also r expected to be
cleared away at the meeting Tues
dav evening.
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Lots of Pep Shown by Screaming Eagles as They Begin Practice
HAGEN TRIES COME BACK
In GOLF TOURNAMENT
BY PAUL b. ZIMMERMAN

Associated Press Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 3-tRE
walter Hagen. five times winner Of
the Professional Golfers assocIa-
ton title. today attempted a come
back on the HilIcrest country club
course where yesterday he stumb-
led through SO holes Of medal play
and all but failed to finish among
the thirty-two qualifIers.
Only the Official hand OF the as
ISOLATION. which last night ordered
the name Of Lighthouse" Harry
Cooper struck from the list of those
who had earned the right 20 enter
today's opening match play. saved
Sir Walter" from continuing the
playoff for one OF the last two
places. This vas halted last night
as darkness enveloped the fourth
green.
Cooper Out
Alex Pirie. president Of the r.
q. a., ruled Cooper out on grounds
he did not qualify in his regional
trials. The decision automatically
placed Hagen, Henri Cuici Of Mill
River, Conn. and Bill Melhorn,
New York. among those to COM
pete In today's first round.
The trio had tied with AL Hough-
ton. Rockville. Md, and Waldo
Crowder. Skirtland, Ohio. with
cards OF 149. but the Rockville pro-
fessional was removed from the
contenders OF the first hole of
elimination play, while Crowder
dropped out on the fourth.
Glaring irregularities In the great
Haig's putting wer responsible FOR
the showing. which saw him among
re t~ail-enders for the first time
in many years OF p. @. A. play. To-
day he faced Bob Shave, Of Aurora.
Ohio. who qualified well I'D In the
list with las.
Morrison In Front
While Hagen's chances were
swinging in the balance. Fred Nor
rison OF Los Angeles was stroking
his way to a great 1876. four points
better than Lea DiegeI, defending
champion. The tall MidWick coun-
try club professional turned in a
par II for his morning round. but
came back with a startling SIS 20 &c.
q competitive course record in his
superb squirt to lead in the IS holes
o. medal play DiegeTs 40 placed
him second, with Gene Sarazen.
Fresh Meadow. ~. ", John Golden.
Paterson, N. j., and Tony Manero.
New York. finishing in a tie for
third. one stroke behind the title
holder from Aqua Caliente.
Because Of his remarkable show
ing yesterday. Morrison rose 20 the
heights as a potential candidate
Tor "Larruping Leo's'' crown. but
Joe Kirkwood. PHILADELPHIA profess
sional. who qualified with a lat.
planned to give him a tough match
today because OF his superior tour
nament experience.
FavOrite Fails
Diegel. who displayed a steady
confident brand of golf will have
his right TO the title tested bv y
O.. Hart, Wheeling, w. va who
finished with lat yesterday.
FOR the most part the favorftes
survived the medal play. The major
upset saw Ed Dudley, Wilmington
Del, member OF the RYDER CI,n
team fail to qualify by one point
Iom kerrcgan. New York. also
was among tho missing ~ TIC
tourney moved into its second dav
as 0 result Of 4 l42 card.
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fluffy Now Wants
Talkative Sharkey

CHICAGO. Dec. 3-tP= Jerry
fluffy" Griffith, conqueror of Pau
limo Uzcudun, yearns TO conquer
Jack Sharkey.
The Sioux City, Iowa, heavy
weight said today he would refuse
to box Johnny Risko In Madison
Square Garden, New York. Deem
Der 81. unless assured the winner
would get the assignment TO engage
Sharkey in the Miami bout in Feb
ruary.
Griffith says he does not fear
Risko. He defeated him before on
a foul. but was outpointing him up
to the time the Illegal blow was
delivered.
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GGnTS LAST

(By The Associated PressI

NEW YORK.-Joe Banovic 1,,,
hampton. N. Y. ~outpojnted IA,
Oiln. Brooklyn. ~. r., QO). ANDY
Dlvodi. New York. stopped Jaskie
Phillips. Toronto. 90.
PHILADELPHIA. - BENNY Pass
Philadelphia, stopped Jose Mar
tinez, Spain, "a. Phil zwick. CIeve-
land, ~outpointed Joe Marciente
New York, (10).
TOPEKA, Kas.-Big Sid Terris
North Carolina. knocked out Pan
Rector. Los Angeles. %.
CHICAGO. - Danny belmont
Chicago, knocked out Harry Kahn
Milwaukee, co.. Willie P~eIIiQrini
Chicago. outpointed Pal Moore
Chicago. t8).
TORONTO. Ont.-Willie Davies
Cnarleroi, Pa, outpointed Eugene
Huat. France. uO).
NEW ORLEANS.-Eddie uKid-
Wolfe. Memphis. Tenn, outpointed
Jose Estrada, Mexico, OOl.
Observation-Disclosures Athcr-
ton, Indianapolis. outpointed Amag-
taSio Voquero. Panama. O0). John
ny Semas. Bermuda, knocked onf
Buzz Carlin, Jeffersonville. Ind
90.
TRENTON. N. J.-Young Terry
Trenton. knocked out Pete PetrolIe
Fargo. N. D.. (4).
MINNEAPOLIS. - Emil paIuso
New York, outpointed Jackie Shar-
key, Minneapolis, QOD. JOHNNY
Ryan. Milwaukee. outpointed Tom
my Shaddon, Omaha, Nebr., QO).
Britt German. Minneapolis. knock
Cd out Eskimo Cratic, Dead Horse,
Alaska, "a.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 3-(P1@Charles
Arthur (The Great) Shires viii
encounter no difficulty in obtain
ing opponents when he makes his
debut as a professional boxer.
In fact, Charles Arthur would
hardly have time to look after his
basketball duties, If he agreed to
meet all who have applied to pro-
moter Jim Mullen Tor the assign
ment Of fighting him.
Don Murray. captain and tackle
Of the Chicago Bears pro football
team, and Merle Hogue. Chicago
Cardinal tackle. have put in ear
nest bids for bouts with Charles
Arthur. In addition, a great num-
Der Of policemen, firemen and day
laborers have placed challenges
with Mullen.
ShireS. who is training for his
first appearance against any op-
ponent TO be named by Mullen, Is
characteriSticaliy confident.
I'm getting into shape" he
said. and Ill knock a lot OF those
buns bc~w-legged."
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ALL-EASTERN
SQUAD NAMED
Pittsburgh And Yale Place
Three Men Each On
Mythical Team

NEW YORK. Dec 3-R1-PittS-
burg and Yale, with three represent
atives apiece, win the Lions share
Of honors on the All-Eastern foot
ball eleven for 1929 named by a
consensus of sports writer's polled
BY the Associated Press.
In the first team lineup is only
one survivor of last years all-star
array-Keener eagle Of the Army.
The West Point red head who play
ed sterling football all season on a
losing team held his halfback post
against as brilliant a bevy Of backs
as ever trod the eastern gridirons.
Selections:
First Team Second Team
DonchesS, Pitts. .Nemecke. N. Y. Y.
Left End
Wakeman, Cornell. .Douds, w. g. J.
Left Tackle
Creme, Yale....... .Dlmelo, Pitts,
Left Guard
Ben Tjcknor, Har.. .Siano, Fordhanl
Center
Montgomery, Pitts. ellison, Col
Right Guard
Vincent, Yale. Mooney Georgetown
Right Tackle
Douglas, Har.. ....... BOoma, Dart.
Right End
Booth, Yale. Wood, Harvard
Quarter Back
Uansa. Pitts. $500. Hinkle, Bucknell
Left Half Back
eagle, Army. Hart, Colgate
Right Half Back
MarsterS, Dart. Parkinson. Pitts.
Full Back
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t@HHa Tie HERALD SPORTS SECTION eHuza
knights Of Columbus
Install Officers

MISSION. Dec. 3.-District Denu-
ty Jolly was here from Corpus
Christi last week In his capacity 0f
installing officers for the knights
or Columbus. installing into Office
the following: Herbert Melch,
Grand Knight: Chas. Thompson.
deputy Grand knight: "A. r. volz,
Chancellor; Fred BurruSs warden;
". j. CavaSOs. treasurer, XIV. Car
eta. financial secretary: Joe HrfI-
man. lecturer. The Knights OF Col
umbuS have a very fiourisning
lodge here
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TO f.
ON GRID

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Dec.3-R-
A Nebraskan, Milan Creighton, viii
lead Arkansas on the Gridiron next
year. Creighton was elected captain
OF the 1890 team last night mt a
special banquet for the team. Ber-
nard Uptmoor of Fort Worth was
elected sub-captain. Both men will
be seniors next year.
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Frog Quint Already
Bearing Down Hard

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. SIP
Laying aside cleats and moleskins.
Texas Christian University athlet-
IS under Coach Francis Schmidt
already are at work on what they
hope will be O Southwest confer
ence championship basketball team.
AT least seven members Of Sch
midtis championship football team
viii contend for places on the baS-
ketball squad. Practice started yes
terday.
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Three Rifle Shots
Net Ten-P Point Buch
Especial 10 The Heraldl

EDINBURG. Dec. 3-Juck Hor-
ner, local merchant. brought in a
l0-point buck Sunday. The animal
was killed about 40 miles northwe N
Of Edinburg, with three shots from
n 30 calihre rifle.
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Officials: Referee, Gebbert; Scor-
e. and Timer, Dempsey.
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vi. G. Troop Beats
Band Quint, 37-17
c.. % BEATS SPT

M. c.. TROOP BEATS SPT.
The machine gun troop basket
ball quint OF Fort Brown stuck to
It's winning ways Monday night by
soundly trouncing the band 37-17.
The game was hampered by the
cold winds that blew across the
court.
Re. RYAN q O q q q q
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Today there are eight possible
state high football champions. Sat
urday night there win be only four.
barring ties.
The most important game or the
week. so far as the Valley Is con-
cerned. is the Brownsville Port Ar
thur tilt at Houston Saturday af-
ternoon. The Screaming Eagles OF
the border are being followed close
ly by the entire state. Playing their
first year as a class "A" organiza-
ton, they crashed through beauti-
fully 10 make a runaway out Of
the district No. 8 race. They have
ri up 308 points to opponents is.
Jackets Look Strong
In the Port Arthur Yellow Jack
cts, they will be meeting the run-
ners-up for the state title last ga
son. According TO reports, the Gulf
side aggregation is exactly the same
as last years nachine. Here the
Eagles WIN get n real test OF their
soaring power, according to Coach
Doug FeSsenden. Port Arthur Is
40 points better than any team We
have played in the district this sea-
son." Fessenden said after return
ing here from Houston.
The Amarillo Breckenridge clash
Is generally regarded as the tough
est game Of the week by sport
scrlbes over the state. Both towns
have powerful clubs and either Of
them Is likely to be a finalist. Play
ing on their home grounds. the
Brock Buckaroos may have a slight
edge over the Golden Sandstone.
Three Repeat
Waco will be a favorite to top
pie Central Of Fort Worth. Paul
Tvson's elevens have always been
extremely difficult to beat In their
own back lot. and Central does not
look like an outstanding eleven.
The first game Of the week viii
find Marshall doing battle IN Den
ten. OF the two teams. Denton has
tho more impressive record.
Three or the district champions
have repeated. coping the crown
for the second year. These are AM
arillo. Marshall and Port Arthur.
According to Fessenden. the yell
low Jackets had five regulars on
the bench last year when Abilene
beat them for the state title.
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HIGH SCHOOL y.
RACE NARROWS
K j g h { District Champions
Clash Friday And
Saturday
STATE RACE
Friday
Marshall at Denton.
Saturday
Brownsville MIS-. Port Arthur at
Houston.
Amarillo nc Breckenridge.
Central Fort WORTH at Waco.
STATE RACE
FRIDAY

Amarillo nj Breckenridge.
Central Fort WORTH at Waco.
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SCHENECTADY. N. Y Miss
Helen Howe. artists model. has
been married 10 Anthony Gianelli,
musician. in Howe Cavern. The
bride Is "a Ereat-granddaughter of
the Howe for whom the cavern
YVES named
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thus enabled to mortgage their fu-
turc earnings for the purchase on
the installment plan. Of houses. auto
mobiles. radios, jewelry and clothes.
agriculture and those engaged in
II have been profoundly influenced
BY these developments. Farmers
and their families wish they might
have the same comforts. pleasures
and diversions enjoyed by all who
dwell IN towns and cities.
But in increasing their produc-
ton and disposing ~ their output
farmers are entirely outside the
charmed circle Of urban business.
The smoothly working economic ma
chine Of modern manufacturing and
merchandising goes into reverse with
n jolt when agriculture is reached.
Farmers do not make more ny spend
Ing more. II production OF crops Il
increased only very slightly prices
may drop TO the point where total
receipts for the big crop may be
much less than has been obtained
FOR a short crop. There il no as
signing Of quotas Of wheat, cotton,
beef and pork 70 each city and town
at prices covering production and
sales cost and q nice margin for all
who handle them; and no sales con-
f%ererces 70 devise ways to make EN-
take EN-
And 50 In November. 1898. the
combined price Of all farm products
was only 80 per CEN above the aver
age for five years previous 10 Aug
ust. 1914. az contrasetd with an in
crease of l5i per cent In factory
wages IN New York. The purchasing
power Of = unit OF farm products
during the same month was ~ per
cen below the average Of the five
years before the world a as con-
trasted with an increase OF S. per
cent in the purchasing power or
wages.
Through this era or great indus
trial prosperity, agriculture, no
longer counted as an industry. con-
tinues its struggle 20 survive the
effects Of the period Of comparative
prosperity IL enjoyed while the var
was in progress and for a stormy
time thereafter. Nothing has been
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done about ft, largely because farm
ers have always heretofore had
something TO mortgage. They could
increase the mortgage or the land
and Thus obtain funds with which 10
piece out the inadequate compara-
tive returns from the sale OF farm
products.
-But speculation in land. until
forced liquidation occurs, results IN
increased fixed charges upon the
production Of crops and livestock.
Interest charges upon land bought
at inflated speculative values n
interest on mortgage debts created
to cover the excess OF farm expen-
ditures over farm receipts 20 right
along with the land. When these are
| Joined hy steadily increasing X
ton and magnified by diminishing
purchasing power or farm products
there can be no rural growth, devel-
opment and improvement Farm
mortgage indebtedness has reached
the point where funds to supplement
annual production returns cannot 50
readily ~ heretofore be obtained
through increasing the mortgage
debt. That Indebtedness is being
reduced now in many instances
through liquidation, and nothing is
left with which to improve the farm
property.
"If farmers had been without
something to mortgage. they too
might have followed the examples
Of capital and labor and thus avoid
ed being forced into the position Of
artificial economic disadvantage UNI
der which all. in any way dependent
upon agriculture. are laboring-
Labor is entitled to what IL has
because it went after IL and got II.
! Agriculture will gain title to better
things only as il goes after and gets
them. If every farm family in 1929
! would spend less than ii makes, the
relative position Of agriculture would
be improved many times more than
10 will be benefited by whatever
legislation il likely to be enacted.
That il the starting point and from
ID alone can come whatever endur-
Ing benefit that will improve the
! situation"
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1928 wages Of factory employees
were two per cent higher than eight
years before. Contrast that with
the fact that incomes Of farm fami-
lies in 1925 were 81 per cent lower
than they we're in 1920.
IF farmers had maintained in
1928 the position they held in 1920,
their incomes IN 1923 would have
been 40 per cent larger than they
were. Ia the aggregate. farmers in
comes in 1925 would have been in
creased $3,6i6, 900 ,000-or $j12 to
the farm.
Salaries Increase
Previous to the great increase in
wages which followed the beginning
If the world war. laborers generally
had nothing to mortgage. When their
wages would not buy what they and
their families desired. they went on
strike, effectively exerted their po-
litical influence, and obtained agree
ments and legislation %insuring great
~ increased compensation. Tney oh
tanned a higher standard Of living
for themselves and their families
and. having thus definitely estab-
lishcd an apparently permanent high
or scale Of wages, found themselves
Al last with something to mortgage.
installment buying then developed
az a way Of disposing NJ the increas-
ing products II industry. and made
possible a few more whirls around
the circle.
"In November. 1928. New York fac
tory wages were 1874 per cent higher
than the average for 1910 20 1914.
And despite increased prices. the
purchasing power Of wages was -
per cent higher than the average for
l9iO-l9if.
Throughout the same period cap
ital invested in public service great
IN improved it. position and mer-
chandising sustained. by most ap-
p~caling advertising and stimulated
By superior salesmanship, developed
amazingly. With il came astound-
ing growth Of centers Of trade and
better wages for those engaged in
the sundry processes OF distribution.
These workers in turn developed
higher standards Of living and. are
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INCOME TAX
FACTS

WHO. Single persons who had
net income Of $500 or more or
gross income Of 5000 or more
and married couple who had
net income Of $500 ar more ~
gross income OF $1,000 or more
must file returns.
WHEN? The filing period ends
March Is. 1929.
WHERE7 Collector Of inter-
nal for the district in
which the person lives or has his
principal place Of business.
HOWE Instructions on Forms
i0tA and 1910.
WHAT? One and one-half per
cent normal tax on the first
$4,000 in excess Of the personal
exemption and credits. Three per
cent normal tax on the next 81
600. Five per cent normal tax
On the balance NJ net income
Surtax On net income In excess
Of $4,000.
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FARM FALURE
IS BLAMED ON
BAD BUSINESS
Agricultural Workers
In Houston Farley
Addressed BY Kan
sas Bank Head

HOUSTON. Tex. Feb. 5.-tP-A
large proportion Of the wealth ere
ated annually from the soil ultimate
W enriches the city instead Of de-
veloping and improving of
the country and most failures in
farming are on the business rather
Than the scientific side. John Fields.
vice-president Of the Federal Land
bank At Wichita. Kas.. said in an
address prepared for delivery here
Today.
Discussing the agricultural situa-
ton At the opening session ~ The
thirtieth annual convention or the
Association OF Southern Agricultural
Workers, SIR. Fields IN his paper
contrasted conditions Of organized
iabor and unprganized farmers, as
Fertin- agriculture would gain title
% better things only after il goes
after them.
As evidence that the labor group
has been able through organization
md legislation 20 retain tho favor
ihle position n gained during the
var and Immediately thereafter
continued the address. Contemplate
he fact that during the crop year Of
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Mission Scouts
To Begin Program

SFeclA 10 Inc nNEaiuJ
MISSION, Feb. 5.-Observance M
Boy Scout week is scheduled to be-
Gin here Wednesday, with interest
ing programs arranged daily until
February IL.
Feature or the week will be the
father and son banquet at which faith
err will be guests Of their sons at
a dinner to be given Thursday night
at the junior high school. On Friday
night all Scouts with their parents
will join in a program to be given
at the Wilson school auditorium,
stereoptican slides TO feature. a
tenderfCot investiture ceremony and
an Indian ring ceremony are sched-
uled.
On February III the Scouts will en-
terrain nj the weekly luncheon ~ the
Rotary club.
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YOUR INCOME TAX

Income tax returns are required Of
every single person whose net in
come for the taxable year 1928 was
81 500 or more; every married per-
son, living with husband or wife,
whose net income was $500 or
more. and every person. single or
married. whose gross income was
$1,000 or more. regardless Of net in
come.
Husband and wife. living together.
must include the income Of each in
a single joint return. or each must
file n separate return showing the
income Of each. In the return OF