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Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
One Texas County Jail
Never Has Had Prisoner

Gail, Texas-During the 80 years
that Gail has been the county seat
of Borden county only one person
has ever been convicted of a felony
in the county and he was given a
suspended sentence. The court
here has never sentenced a man to
the penitentiary or even to the
county Jail.
Although the jail has stood in
the courthouse yard for many years
it has been used only as a place
to store various kinds of products.
This situation may be changed soon,
however, for the reason that at
the recent session of the grand jury
indictments against three persons
were returned.
They were charged with minor Of
fenses and there is much specula-
tion among the people of the county
as to whether the accused persons
will be convicted and given Jail SEN
tenceS.
Some of the other remarkable
facts which apply TO Borden county
are that it has no railroad, that
there is not a preacher within its
confines and that neither is there
a physician. The only justice of
the peace in the county is G. w.
Taylor, seventy-five, and he has al
ways found business so slack that
his regular employment is as a cow
boy ON a ranch near Gail. -~'-
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
OFFER FRAUDULENT STOCK
Warming Against Brokers and Pro-
moters Offering Ford Stock

A warning against fraudulent
brokers and promoters who are Of
fering stock in foreign Ford motor
companies was issued today by the
Better Business Bureau of Detroit,
in conjunction with the National
Better Business Bureau and affili-
ated offices throughout the United
States and Canada. Relying on
the goodwill and integrity of the
Ford name, thousands of persons
throughout the country have pur-
chased stocks which either turned
out to be spurious or were not de-
livered at all, the warning said.
There is no way of estimating the
financial loss involved. There are
a number of fraudulent concerns
in various parts of the country
that represent themselves as brok-
erage houses and that offer stocks
in various foreign Ford compan-
ies," the statement from the Bet
ter Business Bureau said. "Sev-
eral of these companies sell on the
partial payment plan. They offer
stock for stipulated down payment
and a fixed sum per month. Be
fore the final payment becomes
due and before the stock is deliv-
cred to the purchaser, the COM
pany goes out of business and its
officers disappear only to begin op-
erations at another location and
under another name. Stocks OF
the Ford Motor Company of Eng
land, Ltd, and the Ford Motor
Company of France are listed on
the New York Curb market and
the prices at which they are cur
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02

rently selling are printed in the
financial pages of the newspapers.
Nevertheless many persons are be-
ing led by unscrupulous brokers to
pay far in excess of the market
prices. The majority of stock
brokers, of course, are honest. Our
warning is directed solely against
the fraudulent concerns that carry
on their fleeing of the public un-
der the guise of reputable con-
Germs. Anyone contemplating the
purchase of stocks should first
consult his local Better Business
Bureau"
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
She Fails to Get Auto
for Her Unbobbed Hair

Detroit, Mich.-The glory and
beauty of Mrs. F. A. Wickert's un-
bobbed hair will have to be, like
virtue, their own reward. Mrs,
Wickert, whose home is in Lincoln,
Wash, had heard that Henry Ford
who likes the old fashioned things,
would give one of his automobiles
to any woman who had not cut or
bobbed her hair up to 1880. Mrs.
Wickert hadn't, and she wrote a
Dearborn newspaper asking for In.
structions on how to get her car.
The paper answered, telling her
the story was just another myth.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Tilted Girl Hangs Self in
Church as Rival Weds

Bekecsaba, Hungary. - As re
venge on a man who Tilted her,
Anna Ioerino, a Bekecsaba girl,
hanged herself from the balcony of
the church in which the unfaithful
lover was being married to another
girl. Her body and a note explain.
ing the reasons for killing herself
were discovered by the wedding
guests as they left the church.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Duty

An Indiana business man who is
cranky about his food distressed
his wife by setting his cup Of coffee
in the platter of butter.
"What do you mean by doing
a trick lik. that?' inquired the
wife.
Il am only carrying ont an In
junction of humanity. It'a the duty
Of the strong to support tile weak"
replied the aggrieved husband
Indianapolis Star.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Old Newspaper Comics
Best Sellers in China

Seattle.-Merchants in the Orient,
short of wrapping paper last year,
purchased thousands of tons of
old editions of New York, Bos-
ton, Chicago and Philadelphia news
papers. Almost overnight a new in.
dustry was born. Enterprising deal
ers sorted through the papers and
salvaged all the rotogravure and
comic sections. These. bound In
attractive Chinese covers. are be.
ing sold in large cities over there
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Lands 365-Pound Turtle at Bowers

A resident of Reading, awhile
fishing at Bowers recently caught
turtle weighing 365 pounds. So
large was the turtle that the party
catching it sent for his truck to
come to Bowers so he could carry
it home. After showing his catch
to his many friends he presented
the monster turtle to Hershey the
chocolate magnate.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Dog Raids Are Menace
to Canadian Cattle

Lethbridge, Alberta. = Stringent
law enforcement measures have
partially checked widespread cat
tie rustling, but have failed to cur
tail dog raids on southern Alberta
herds. These raids resulted in IS
cattle being killed in the Carston
district alone.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Longest Concrete Bridge

The bridge crossing the Seine at
st. Pierre du Vauvray, France, is
built of concrete. From end TO
end the span is ~ feet-the longest
bridge of the kind in the world.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Why Postmen Get Gray

Columbia, Ind. A letter on
which was written an address, two
notes of the musical scale and the
words Columbus. Ind.," was re-
Gently delivered TO #. B. Sharp.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
First American Mint

The first Colonial mint building
was located in 1877 on Washington
street, Boston, with Joshua With
erie, a cOppersmith, as mintmaster.
Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
Horse Routs Bear
From His Pasture

Middleton, n. Y.-While a
horse was feeding in a pas
ture near Hortonville, Sulli-
van county, a big black bear
came leisurely into the field.
The moment the horse
caught sight of Bruin he de-
cided the bear was not one
with whom he desired to as
sociate and forthwith went
for the bear, kicking and BIT
ing the animal. When last
seen the bear was making
haste for the woods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-17
WEST JOLTS EAST
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, July 17.-Proof OF
the rise of the Missouri Valley in ten
mis- is evidenced by the roster of the
quarter finalistS in today's program OF
the twenty-f1rst annual National Clay
Courts Tennis Tournament.
Three of the eight survivors are from
the Missouri Valley area, and at least
one will enter the semi-finals. as the
draw brings together two OF the trio
Harris Coggeshall, Des Moines, and
Coggeshall and Wray Brown, st.
Louis, the third of the valley players,
advanced at the expense of the East in
flercely contested five-set struggles, and
each eliminated players ranked higher
in the Nation and given better SEEDED
positions.
Coggeshall won from Julius Seligson
of New York, ranked No. IA, in the first
match SeligSon played in the tourna-
ment, defaults having advanced him
through two rounds. Brown and Frank
Shields battled through IS games in
five sets, the ST. Louis veteran taking
the fifth, 1914, to cinch the match.
One of the three Eastern representa-
tives still in singles competition must
LOSE today as Herbert L. Bowman of
New York is paired with J. Gilbert Hall,
Orange, N. j. The other Eastern rep
resentative will meet the Southern
when Frederic Mercur OF Harrisburg,
Pa, takes the court with Bryan Grant;
jr:,. of Atlanta, Ga. Brown Is pared
with Bruce Barnes, Austin, Tex.
A seeded doubles team dropped out
Yesterday with hardly a murmur when
Kark Kammann and Fred Josties OF ST.
Louis, seeded No. 8, bowed before an
unseeded team. B. Adoue, Dallas. ana
Bruce Barnes-in straight sets. OF the
i've other teams who advanced to the
uuarter-finals, one was from the Pa
cific Coast, Stanley Almquist and Sher-
man Lockwood of California, and an
other California team, Ted Easton and
Larry Hall, was deprived OF chance 10
play because of the long Shields-BroWn
match. Shields was too fatigued to
take the court for doubles and his part
ner, Emmett Pare of Dayton, Ohio,
played single late in the day.
Doubles matches today:
Wray Brown Coggeshall VS.. John
Barr-James Quick, Dallas; Fred Roger,
Chicago-Louis Thalheimer, Dallas, VS..
winner of the second-round match be-
tween George j. Jennings-George j.
O'Connell, Chicago, and Gustave Boeh-
mer-Tedd Eggman, st. Louis; Lockwood
and Almquist VS.. winners second-round
match between EaSton- Hall and Shields
Pare; BarneS-Adoue VS.. Mercur-HaH.
The defending doubles team Is stiu In
competition, Mercur and Hall, but the
1929 singles winner. Pare was elm
mated in straight sets yesterday by
Grant.
st. Louis representatives have an
they will make strong plea
for the 1881 tournament.
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C0NSIDINE, MANGAN
AGAIN NET VICTORS

Bob Considine, who paired with Tom
Mangan to win the Middle Atlantic ten
mis- doubles title yesterday. will have an
other partner in the public parks tour
nament starting Saturday.
He viii team with Dolly Mitchell
whom he defeated recently in the final
of the District singles. Mangan is in
eligible for the tournament, due to his
membership in club that sponsors
tennis.
Considine and Mangan defeated 'Jo-
seph Rutley and owen Howenstein in
the Middle Atlantic final, at Congress
sional Country Club. Go, 60, 6-3.
1t was their fifth consecutive champion
ship triumph since the Spring Of last
year.
The champions were on top of their
game and won yesterday with ease.
Howenstein and Rutley took probably
the worst beating of their doubles ca
reer. They put up fight here and
there, but never were able TO sustain
1t long.
AS a result Of their victory, Consi-
dine and Mangan will represent the
Middle Atlantic Association in the
national doubles. to be played in Bos-
ton August Is.
The point score of yesterdays match:
FIRST SET.
iS8ssniRsiMan 49, f-is-S
SECOND SET.
GS9s5a.es M !sasisa fsstsEiss-SS
THIRD SET.
Ss SRsiaiHsii nRass9 saddsSasEsEEs
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
BY W, r. McCALLUM-

hole, the first time that hole has been
made in two strokes, and Bob Whalen
pulled a big iron out of his bag on
the eleventh few days back and sank
his shot for an eagle 2 on that hole.
But little George Diffenbaugh is the
real fair-haired gent at Congressional.
Having gotten back his putting stroke,
which has been missing for several
months, the little pro played the first
is nothing more nor less than under
par.
With more than SO Washingtonians
scheduled to play today in the qualify
ing round of the tourney, they, as well
as the stars from other cities, had
something to shoot at in the form of a
gallant 20, turned in yesterday by Alex
M. Knapp, the tall star of the Baltimore
Country Club, who seems to be about
the best there is in golf about the Monu-
mental City.
Alex went out yesterday over that
hard-baked golf course and after shoot
ing the first nine in mediocre 81, sud-
IDENTIFY went wild and shot O flock of
brides to hole the last nine In 80 strokes.
That last nine at Maryland does not
have a par hole in it, either, so
Knapp picked up three brides while he
was Scorchtng the airea0y burned fatr-
ways.
The veteran Albert r. Mckenzie of
Columbia, who used to cut quite figure
in the Baltimore Journeys, shot fine
card of 76 to qualify easily enough for
the first flight, no matter what the rest
of the field may shoot today. Evert
L. Bono of Columbia registered 70, the
same figure shot by j. A. Cox of Argyle.
w. Carlton Evans of Columbia had rs.
Scores of the other WaShingtonians
who played yesterday were:
M. E. Oliveri. Argyle, 81; G. w. Stod-
gyle, "a; Col. L. w. Heron, Columbia,
IS; o. j. De Moll, Columbia, SO; w. B.
Legge, jr Chevy Chase, SO. Scores were
not turned in by Louis Mackall, Chevy
Chase, and DR.. r. T. West, Columbia.
Legge shot three balls out Of bounds on
the eighteenth hole.
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assessor Of a swing said by
r his tutor to be one of the
4 snroothest in amateur golf about
Washington. the tall and slen-
der John I. Tierney, who learned the
game Of golf at the Congressional
Country Club. is looked upon by Sandy
Armour as one of the coming young
sters in the game about the District
of Columbia. Tierney, according to
Armour, has in him the making of
first-class golfer, both from the me-
chanical and the mental side, for the
youngster, in addition to being a fine
swinger, has fine temperament.
Armour has several pupils at Con-
gressional who are rapidly picking up
the game and give promise Of going
somewhere in golf. Tierney is one of
them. Another Is Luther Steward, jr.,
who Is in the final of the Spring
Handicap turney at Congressional, and
there are several other youngsters who
may be going somewhere in golf.
Watch Tierney swing" the Con-
gressional pro says, land watch him
wait for that clubhead. and watch him
a way, of that of Jones, but, of course,
he hasn't the power that Jones has.
Power. however, will come later, and
meantime John must concentrate on
hitting the ball all the time and hit
ting it straight"
Tierney has shot the congressional
coruse in rs and usually is lowering
around the 80 mark, which makes MN
a tough nut to crack for any but the
recognized stars of the club. InaSmuch
as the youngster still has some distance
to go before he reaches maturity, Armour
has hopes that his pupil will improve
greatly In the next year or two, and that
he will be a real challenge to the Huftys,
the Nolans, and the .Murphys, who today
have things their own way at Congress
sional.
Over at Washington young Tommy
Webb, the stalwart son of DR.. T. ID.
Webb, has Just served notice that ne Is
rounding onto the game he always has
been capable of playing. Last year
Tommy was a good prospect, but TINS
year his game has steadied down, and he
seldom now is over II Day before yes
terday he shot the Washington course
in II strokes, and yesterday, with his
father and q number Of other Washing
ton golfers, he journeyed down to An
difficult course in rs. That IS included
a 81 on the last nine, where he was over
par on two holes and played all the
others exactly in par figures.
The boys are kicking up a good deal
of dust out at Indian Spring in the
ringer competition, which Is being played
by the club golfers during June, July
and August -Four players have made
eagle IS on the lengthy par 5 seventh
hole, which really is nothing more than
a par for long hitter. However par,
is S and therefore must be an eagle.
Those who made eagles on the
seventh are: DR.. Larry Otell, j. William
Harvey, jr.; Perry B. Hoover and j. j.
Oulahan. AS might be. expected, they
all are long hitters. The big thrill Of
t. j.. ringer tournament, however, has
come to Elliott Spicer and Bob Whalen.
Spicer sank a spade mashie shot the
other day for an eagle 2 on the first
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RECORD OF SERIES TO DATE.
YOUNG COAST PLAYER
BEATS NET FAVORITE


BY the Associated Press.
BROOKLINE, Mass, July 17.-An 18-
year-old junior high school youngster,
Jack Tidball of Los Angeles, was in the
quarter finals of the thirty eighth
Longwood Bowl mems tennis singles
today after he had defeated the veteran,
e. w. Fiebleman of New York, who was
top seeded. Tedball won in three
straight sets yesterday. Today he meets
Richard Murphy, Utica, N. Y.
Other matches today are those be-
tween Clifford Suffer, intercollegiate
champion, and Ted Burwell, Charlotte,
N. c.; Eddie Jacobs, Baltimore, and
Barry Wood, Boston, and Sidney Wood,
New York, and Keith Gledhill, Santa
Barbara. Calf.
Two of the seeded doubles teams
were defeated yesterday, during which
16 first and second round matches
were run off. The California pair Of
Gledhill and Ellsworth Vines, Pasadena,
and the team of David Jones, New
York, and Murphy failed to survive.
The eight seeded players in the wom-
ems invitation singles, with Mrs. I A.
Harper, San Francisco, top seeded,
reached the quarter-finals, and the
favored doubles teams survived the
opening round matches.
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ITS CleanCut Victory for Yankee Net Team Over Italians

Walter Thrall, former Potomac Boat
Club oarsman.
It Is expected that five crews will be
sent into the Middle States events by
the Orange and Black.
A senior quad, junior eight, junior
quad and intermediate gig crews are
being formed, while an intermediate
quad is to be added within few days.
Mike Shuman Benjamin Minor and.
the Bell brothers. Lewis and Parke, are
being used in the senior quad often
enough by Thrall to be regarded as
regulars while Shuman, Louis Hoy,
Paul Howard and Magnus Bales are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-17

Professional billiard players are paid
as much as $275 week and q per.
centage of the gate money.
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McSHEEHY, 0CIP0WICH
WIN SWIMMING TITLES

REVERE, Mass, July IL CP).-Joan
McSheehy. Whitinsville. Mass, SWIM
ming the backstroke all the way, won
the national junior half-mile title in
Is minutes Is As seconds last night.
John Osipowich, Worcester, Mass,
successfully defended his national jun
ior mems one-mile event in IS minutes
LIS seconds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-17

working In the intermediate gig
The junior quad is at present made
up Of Carter Backus, Julian Whitestone,
Jim Trout and Hardy Gensmere.
A variety of combinations have been
employed in the junior eight-oared
shell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-17
WEETAM0E, ENTERPRISE
AGAIN CAPTURE RACES

NEWPORT, r. T., July 17.-weetamoe
and Enterprise, once more sailing IN
light to moderate breezes in the ninth
day of trial racing of here yesterday,
led their respective opponents, Yankee
and Whirlwind, home by comfortable
margins.
AS a result, Weetamoe remains the
only boat that has been undefeated In
the observation series to date.
The results:
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CREW GRIND BEGUN
BY OLD DOMINIONS

ALEXANDRIA. Va. July 17.-Train-
ing for the Middle States Regatta Asso-
citation shell races, which will be held
here on Labor day, has been started in
earnest by rowing candidates Of the Old
Dominion Boat Club.
Thirty oarsmen, including q number
of veterans, are drilling under Coach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-17
HELEN JACOBS ACTIVE.

NEW YORK, July II R.-Helen
Jacobs Americas No. 2 ranking woman
tennis player, returns from her foreign
conquests tomorrow to Immediately
plunge into active preparation for the
national singles championship, to be
played at Forest Hills, August 1928.
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AMERICAN PLAYERS
IN FINE CONDITION
Allison Meets Stefani and
Lott Plays De Morpurgo
in Opening Matches.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
H ARTS, July 17.-Wilmer
- Allison, Texas boy who
beat the world cham
= pion, Henri Cochet, at
Wimbledon, will play Georgia
de Stefani of the Italian Davis
Cup team in the opening sin
giles match of the interzone
finals at Roland Garros Sta
dunn tomorrow. 1t will start at
2:30 pm. $3.50 am. E. S. IT,.
George Lott, also of the
American team, will meet Hum
berto de Morpurgo, captain Of
the Italian team, in the second
singles match at pm. 90 am.
E. S. To.
Drawing for the two matches
took place at noon today at the
headquarters of the Racing
Club of France.
Neither Americans nor Ital-
ianS have yet designated a dou-
bleS team, but will choose them
tomorrow.
The third days play, Sunday,
will be a reverse of the open
ing singles, Lott starting against
De Stefani and Allison playing
the final match with De Nor
purge.
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VETERAN, Y0UNGSTER
GOLF FINAL CERTAIN
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE battle for
the women'S Western Golf Association
championship will be fought tomorrow
between veteran and a youngster.
Either Mrs. Lee Mida or Mrs. Melvin
Jones, who today were paired in the
upper bracket semi-final, will represent
experience, while June Beebe and
Rena Nelson were out to gain the right
to represent youth.
Mrs. Mida yesterday advanced by
defeating Mrs. Lillian zech, and 5.
while Mrs. Jones scored an impressive
6 and victory over Mrs. j. H. Indtg,
shooting a new course record of "a.
Miss Beebe had to go to the final
green to defeat Virginia Ingram, and
Miss Nelson went into the penultimate
round by 4-and-3 victory over Helen
Professional billiard players are paid
as much as S275 q week and q per-
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round tie at Stade Roland Gar
roS, starting tomorrow. Capt.
Fitz-Eugene Dixon has put his
men through a stiff course of
practice. Long workouts, mornings
and afternoons, have been the or
der.
Each day Dixon would send his regu-
lars against Kozeluh and his alterIiates,
Gregory and Mangin, for hard singles
play. Then the team of KoZeluh and
Mangin would work out in doubles
against the two regular pairs, Allison
and Van Ryn, Lott and Doeg.
1 have watched the past few days
practice critically and worked out with
the boys in singles matches and am
greatly impressed by the splendid con-
dition of the team, both mentally and
physically. Dixon has his team not
only hitting the ball well, but full Of
confidence and fighting spirit.
Allison Carries Brunt.
Wilmer Allison is carrying the brunt
Of the American burden and he seems
in perfect condition to do so. He had
a long workout with Karel Kozeluh on
Tuesday in which he seemed to be
hitting hard and with fine control He
was working on his ground strokes and
seemed to be gaining in control of them
so that he should be ready to meet
Morpurgos greatest attack.
George Lott has twice had long work.
outs with me and I was greatly i'm
pressed by his great pace and soundnesS
off the ground.
Lott is playing better here on the hard
courts than he did at Wimbledon and Is
showing a distinct improvement over
any tennis he has ever shown in France
He seems in perfect mental and physical
trim for the matches and have great
confidence in him to win both his
singles matches.
John Van Ryn has been concentrating
on doubles with Allison and they are
playing the same magnificent tennis
that won them the Wimbledon doubles
title. ] look to see both Allison and
Lott decisively defeate Stefani, and Al
liSon and Van Ryn to win the doubles.
Morpurgo'S si1glesare doubtful matches,
but it would not surprise me to see both
our boys beat him. The worst we can
expect is a 80 victory, while would
not call SO win great surprise.
Light Workout Today.
Dixon plans to hold an easy workout
for the team today, not more than one
session, and that only for the men who
wish to play. Pierre Gillou has been
chosen referee of the Italian tie. The
center court, which has been soft and
dry the last few days, will be taken
out of play on Thursday and put into
perfect condition for the matches.
Everything points to fine tennis, with
every indication for clean-cut victory
for the United States. If Morpurgo can
be beaten on the first day of play I
look to see the United States win all five
matches, for it will break the heart Of
the italian team.
(Copyright, 1880. by the North American
Newspaper Ailiance.)