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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
Ell PAS0 Wins
LEGION MEET
Laredo Man Elected Chief
OF Texas Organization
For Coming Year

AUSTIN, Sept. +P-The 18th
convention Of the Texas depart
ment OF the American Legion was
history today after Of the most
successful sessions in the history OF
the organization. Approximately
1000 delegates registered for the
meeting which opened Monday.
About 40 per cent more than ever
had attended a state convention.
Politics played a prominent part
in the program yesterday with not
" contested elections for several
offices and for the 1881 convention
city.
Hal Brennan Of Laredo. one Of
the first members OF the Legion
in Texas. was elected commander
over Or. w. J. Danforth Of Fort
Worth. Brennan was q top sergeant
in a tank company IN the A. E. F..
IS vice president Of the Laredo
Chamber of Commerce and chair
man Of the board OF deacons OF the
Christian church.
I'll Paso Wins Meet
Fl Paso won out for the 1891 con-
vention city over Mineral Wells oy
a wide margin when Corpus Christi
withdrew from the ace in favor
OF FL Paso. Galveston and Waco
also entered the competition with
the latter changing its vote at the
last minute for FL Paso.
Brennan will succeed Ernest c
Cox of Corsicana. as commander.
One Of the highspots Of yester-
DAYS program was the address by
Senator Tom Connaliv IN which he
scored the government for NEGLECT
ing to meet obligations 70 World
war veterans. Connally stated that
he was in favor OF giving disabled
~ex-service men medical and finan-
cial aid even though their ailments
were not incurred in actual war
service.
Bob Hill OF Groesbeck was elected
chaplain in a hot race With Rabbi
Salvadc-1e Schwab OF Wichita Falls.
Rev. Fr. Dan Lanning OF Beeville
is the retiring chaplain.
w. F. SDiegel OF Port Arthur
was elected treasurer: Jose Hill Of
Dallas. judge advocate: Jack Lutz
Of San Antonio. serpeant-at-arms
and Herman G. Mani OF Sar An
tonic. historian.
Brownsville Disqualified
Mrs. +. Fl. Carpenter was re-
elected president Of the women's
auxiliary. The following were elect
ed vice presidents: Mrs. N. A. Ham
ilton OF Dallas. Mrs. Miles WATSON
Of Texas City, Mrs. f. II. Roach o
Taylor: Mrs. J.. Russell Muse OF
Fort Worth and Mrs. Tillman Jones
Of Post. Mrs. G. J. Austin CT San
Antonio was chosen secretary-treas-
urer: hrs. William "A. Wyatt Of
San Marcos. historian, and Mrs. c
r. West Of Paris. chaplain. Mrs. II
Grady Kinsclving Of CORPUS Christi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
Weslaco Robberies
Believed Solved

WESLACO, Sept. 4.-The mys-
terry OF three rohberieS at the home
OF M. +. Armstrong during the
past year was believed solved We'd
nesday with the confession OF
Tomas Perales, captured in Har-
lingen after a long chase by Wes-
laco officers.
Wearing apparel and N watch be-
lieved TO have been taken by Per-
aIes from the Armstrong home al
the most recent robbery. on Sun
day night. was recovered. as vel
as some Of the spoils taken pre-
vi0usly.
Jewelry said by Perales TO have
been taken from a Harrington home
was also recovered. but the mar
refused to say where he had OBJ
tanned II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04

was elected national committee
woman.
Vice commanders elected by the
Legion we're: o. G. Neville Of Bon
ham; T. ID. Kimbro OF Center; Or.
Ivey S.ansell Of san Antonio;
Clyde Haden Of Graham and George
(. Broome Of Amarillo. Delegates ct
large to the national convention
will be Brennan, Cox. Claude "
Birkhead Of San Antonio: y. A.
Rossiter Of Houston: Scott Read Of
G~roesbeck and adjutant general
Robert L. Robertson.
The Brownsville post drum md
bugle corps won the championship
flag but the Austin entry was
selected as the official department
drum and buFle corps when
Brownsville was disqualified. Sweet
water won the band contest and
was DESIGNATED the official band o.
the Texas department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
FRENCH ship

CONTINUED From Page One)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
THE VALLEY
PARADE

M. r. Hall OF Brownsville, county
attorney, threading his way through
San Benito traffic.
volmer c. Roberts. former San
Benitan, plotting a new model
Dodge for which he Is dealer,
through Harrington streets.
Victor Fl. Mertz presiding over
the Capitol Bowling Alleys. San
Benito. his right arm still IN a sling
following a recent fall.
Harlingen's most indomitable
golfer. c. z. Henderson, at the
municipal course caddy house. En-
tered in the forthcoming tourna-
ment although he has only one
hand with which TO play.
z. G. Bennett. Harrington fire
chief and local manager for the G.
p. and l.. back from a vacation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04

T-T"-sTT 10 TII"
SAN BENITO. Sept. 4-Thomas
Gay. three-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Gay Of San Benito. IS
reported resting well at Mercy hos
pital. Brownsville. following an
emergency operation for append
icitis. II had been hoped TO delay
the operation until the child was
older but the case reached a critic
Al stage and an immediate opera
ton was imperative.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
Funeral Services
For Accident Victim

SAN BENITO. Sept. Follow
ing funeral services az 3 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at the Bap-
list -hurch IN Harlingen. for Mrs
Virginia Adair. interment was had
IN Mont Meta Burial Park here
Rev. w. W. Lee conducted the
services and Mittanck was in
charge.
Surviving relatives include her
husband and ten children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Nv Greatest Thrill In SPORT
An Interuie,O With
WILLIAM T. TILDEN. Ii
Worlds Foremost Tennis Player

over our heads, was the plane, its en-
CINE gone suddenly dead, gliding Graz
lily to earth. 1t crashed not 100 yards
behind the stands, but so intense was
the interest in the match itself that
less than 200 people by actual count
left to view the wreck.
81 saw the helpless gestures of the
pilot and photographer as the plane
glided past me, and heard the sicken-
ing, splintering crash. But no one
seemed to move.
''There all about me, were the same
breathless, expectant, packed masses
of humanity, awaiting the outcome of
the struggle for the national tennis
crown. l had to go on as if nothing
had happened, as though my hand
and heart had not been unsteadied in
the least.
with a great effort l managed to
continue play and to pull out the set,
making the score 81 in my favor.
"Then came the intermission. Back
in the dressing room several kind
friends poured out the CORY details of
the accident. Both pilot and photog-
rapher had been killed and the ma
chine was a mass of splinters and
twisted metal. They omitted nothing,
in their full and lurid descriptions.
81 tried not to let all this unnerve
me and upset my game, for Johnston
is not the sort of opponent ever to let
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Now Easy Task to Lubricate
Windshield on an Automobile

Windshield wipers on automobiles
are usually rather difficult to lubricate,
owing to the fact that they are fitted
to the windshield directly Under the
top, where it is impossible to use an
oil can. Without oil, however, the
leather washer or packing on the pis-
ton inside of the wiper becomes hard
and dry, and in a short time leaks air,
so that the wiper works sluggishly or
becomes entirely imperative. A good
method of avoiding this trouble is
shown in the drawing. Two teaspoon
fuls of very light oil are poured into
a small container, such as deep
saucer or a fruit jar lid. The air
hose is disconnected from the nipple
on the cylinder, and siX-inch length
of tubing substituted. Open the air
valve, and move the wiper to the ex-
IRENE right, until the valve clicks.
Then more the wiper to the second
position which Is about three-quarters
to the extreme left. At this point,
the tube is submerged in the oil and
the wiper is then given a quick move
ment to the right until it is vertical,
as in the third position. Then the
tube is withdrawn from the oil. If
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Winter Car Trouble Is
Caused by Bad Battery

Even under the most favorable con-
ditions, the BATTER OF car undergoes
considerable punishment during the
winter period, according to a
bulletin issued by the mechan-
zeal first aid department of the Chi
cago Motor club. 1t behooves every
car owner, therefore, to inspect it now
and to effect necessary repairs.
The records of the Chicago Motor
club indicate that a goodly share of
winter trouble is caused primarily by
lack of knowledge on the part of the
car owner, and secondarily by the
battery.
ParadoXically, battery must be
kept fully charged during the cold
weather, when the drain upon it. as a
result of difficult starting, is greatest.
If 1t is not fully, or nearly fully
charged, it is likely to freeze. The
manner in which to keep it in sucn
condition is to set the generator so
it will charge at rate between II
and IA amperes when the lights are
off and the car is running at % or 80
miles per hour, and, TO use the starter
and lights as sparingly as possible.
The distributor assembly and spark
plugs play a greater part in starting
a motor than many car owners sus-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
INTERESTING sQUIBs OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF SPORTS

pocket and removes it only when he
gets on base.
Formal evening clothes were adopt
ed by many who attended the initial
night baseball game between the Sc
attic and Hollywood clubs.
The Dartmouth stadium has been
equipped with loud speakers and spec
tatOrs enjoy descriptions of the play
while the game is in progress in the
Hanover stadium.
A Chinese amateur football eleven
is planning a tour of the world. The
team will consist of the best players
from clubs in Shanghai, North China,
HongkOng and Singapore.
Four sons of former professional
baseball players are now connected
with the Yankees-Bill Dickey, Ben
Chapman, Bob Walsh and Fred
Walker.
There are four Mcnamara boys on
New York university's football squad
this fall. but they're not related. Paul,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Expect to Reconstruct
Medieval Fighting Shin

The hull of observation-disclosures.
old Swedish warship, armed with
heavy iron guns, recently discovered
on the bottom of the Riddarholms
canal, in the heart of Stockholm, has
been pumped dry and raised to the
surface. Archeologists who have ex-
amined the relic believe it to be the
oldest war vessel from the medieval
period so far discovered, says the
San Francisco Chronicle.
1t is built of oak, low and slender
in type, and seems to be direct de-
scendant of the Viking ships, which
were among the swiftest and most
SeawOrthy boats ever constructed.
Close by the ancient guns have been
found round cannon balls of stone.
lead and iron, and some iron pow
der chambers for the breech-loading
guns of that period. Several cone
shaped pieces of hollow wood also
have been brought to light, partly
loaded with small pieces of flint and
stone, which may have been primi-
tive case-shOt prOjectiles for close
range firing.
Below the deck, which is partly
broken down, other interesting OBJ
jects belonging to the equipment of
the ship have been found. The work
Of recovering the vessel is difficult,
but the hull itself is so well pre-
served that it may be possible to re-
construct the ship with it's armament
and rigging fairly complete.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21

pect. After summer of considerable
touring, it is probable that the breaker
points are somewhat pitted. If so,
they should be dressed" or polished,
preferably on an Oilstone.
The spark plugs should be checked,
not only for deposits of carbon or
thick, gummy oil but for the width
of the spark gap, as well. If the
plugs are caked with carbon or oil, it
is advisable to purchase a new set.
The width of the gap varies with diff
ferent ignition systems, but generally
the gap should be approximately the
thickness of a dime.
The insulation of cables and wiring
should be scanned, and if it is not in
first-clasS condition the connection
should be replaced by a new length.
Breaks in the insulation are likely to
cause short circuits and possibly set
the car on fire, to say nothing of get
ting wet and perhaps shorting the
ignition system.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21

a center; Martin, back; Bob, back,
and Bill, a back, are good prospects.
Lewis L. Lacy, star of the English
polo team, travels from his home in
Buenos Aires to Spain nearly every
spring to play polo with the king.
According to scouts in the big
leagues, there are fewer good young
baseball players in the United States
than ever before.
We are happy to see the midget
game craze has not swept everything
before it, and that the larger bowling
balls are still heavy as an adult horse.
Thornton Lee, southpaw pitcher, ad-
vanced rapidly in 1890 He started
with Tampa and was sold to New Or
leans and the Pelicans then sold him
to Cleveland.
Five former title holders failed to
qualify in the recent United States
amateur golf ournament-Harrison
r. Johnston, Chick Evans, S. David
son Heron, Jess Guilford and Max
MarstOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Keynote of College
Athletics Is DUTY

The keynote of college athletics is
duty" declares Sir Henry Thornton,
former Vanderbilt coach, who is now
president of the Canadian National
railroad. DUTY to your teammates,
duty to the team itself, duty to your
alma mater. There stands in every
aspect of college life -eminently
the cry to duty.
"The same thing has been found
upon military fields in times of great
crisis. Wellington said that the bat
tie Of Waterloo was won upon the
football field of Elton and Harrow, Mel
son, at Trafalgar, flew at the masthead
Of his ship, England expects every
man to do his duty and the result
of that battle-indeed the result of all
battles-has been that recognition o.
duty which is characteristic of atb
letic teams'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Motorists Will Spend
Millions for Alcohol

During VIM it is estimated that
American motor car owners will use
appro -inatelv one-third of the entire
alcohol output o. the United States to
guard aga 1st lie ravages of frozen
radiators. This does not include the
various other anti-freeze compounds
used by W: 'r-cooled cars.
An investigation discloses that ap-
proximately 30O0O,00O gallons of alcO-
hol will be poured into radiators dur
ing the winter months. Placing the
average cost Of alcohol at 81 gallon
reveals that $4,000, 00C will be spent
by motorists on this one item alone.
1t is believed that car owners en-
ploying other types of anti-freeze solu
tions will bring the total expenditure
to nearly S60,O00,00O.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21

Night football won't make any hit
with those who go to night school.
A golf score is about the only thing
that becomes more worthless the high
er it goes above par.
Prof. Seldom Rose, faculty director
of athletics at Yale, was star pitch
er for the Eli baseball team 20 years
age
The New York Velodrome, home of
bicycle racing, will be rebuilt of con-
crete. Fire destroyed the old struc-
ture.
II is estimated that the American
people spend close to $70,0O0,0O0 an
nually for admissions to baseball
games.
Whether a student shall major In
basketball, football or mere roofing,
depends to large extent on what the
coach says.
Aesie0 Luque, Brooklyn pitcher, al
y-Ass b1.s With tbs glove in his back
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21

down or show a weakness for break.
But the match seemed to have jinX,
for in the middle of the fourth set,
when l was again beginning to lead,
the skies opened and it began to pour.
1T was only a short shower, but
Johnston, refreshed, came back and
won the fourth set, squaring the sets
at two all and running out the match
to five sets. YEARLY and warily we
battled for the last set, which l final
ly won, and with it my first national
title.
'But not even the winning of the
crown itself afforded the breathless
thrill of that third set, when, racquet
poised to serve, | heard the airplane
stop dead directly above me, saw the
certain doom of the two men, and
knew that, whatever happened, must
go on with the battle against one of
the worlds best tennis players and
Quickest fighters.
"Yes, that moment, without ques-
ton, was my biggest thrill"
GO by Public Ledger Company
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Muscular Pains Frequently
Due to Congestion

When you have Rheumatic or Mus.
cular Pains in the back, chest or limbs
try this simple treatment. Congestion
Qack of blood flow is the usual cause
OF pains in the muscular tissues. Hoffs'
Liniment powerful stimulant brings a
quick flow of blood to the painful area.
relieving congestion and resulting pain.
Get bottle of Hofs' Liniment and
apply it with brisk rubbing. Then apply
a cloth saturated with the liniment to
the painful area and in a few minutes
you will feel the warming and stimulat-
ing effect of this powerful liniment.
1t you do not get relief in 80 minutes
your druggist will refund the purchase
price. Large 8 ounce bottles cost only
60 cents. If your druggist cannot supply
you, just send so cents to the Goodrich
Gamble Company, Saint Paul, Mime
sofa, and it will be sent postpaid by
return mail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
BAYER@DAsPIRIN

will be there at six-thirty; so, hon.
est, you've got to do something about
it." The aStOniShed guard turned
and addressed the packed mob wait
ing for the next train to pull in.
Now, listen here, folks" he said,
this little lady's got company COM
ing at six-thirty, and she's gotta
cook biscuits, and here it is almost
six O'Clock, so she's gotta get on this
next train, see?" The equally aston
ished mob opened up an aisle in
open-mouthed amazement and the
little gal from the South paraded
into the car without brushing q
ShOulder.-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
SWEETEN ACID
STOMACH THIS
PLEASANT WAY

When there's distress two hours
after eating-heartburn, indigestion,
gas-suspect excess acid.
The best way to correct this is
with an alkali. Physicians prescribe
Phillips Milk of Magnesia.
A spoonful of Phillips Milk. Of
Magnesia in a glass of water neu-
traIlzes many times it's volume in
excess acid; and does it at once. To
try it is to be through with crude
methods forever.
Be sure to get genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia. All drugstores
have the generous 25c and SOC
bottles. Full directions in package.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Appeal That Won Even
Hardened New Workers

A girl from the South, who had
been in New York two days, was ex-
periencing her first encounter with
the late afternoon jam on the Bronx
subway express. After trying vainly
to battle her way into one of the
trains, she went to guard and said :
Listen here, mister. I've been try
ing for fifteen minutes to get on one
of these trains, and it's almost six
o'clock, and we've got company COM
ing for dinner, SO of course I've got
to cook biscuits and the company
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
EretfuI DAYS
Restless NIGHTS
-. give child Castoris

+ USSY, fretful, can't sleep, won't
eat. :. 1t isn't always easy to find
just where the trouble is with a
young child. 1t may be a stomach
upset; it may be sluggish bowels.
But when little tongues are
coated and there is even a slight
suspicion of bad breath-it's time
for Castoria!
Castoria, you know, is a pure
vegetable preparation especially
made for babies and children. When
Baby cries with collie or is fretful
because of constipation, Castoria
brings quick comfort, and, with
relief from pain, soothes him to
restful sleep. For older children
up through all the school years,
Castoria is equally effective in
helping to right irregularities. Just
give it in larger doses. What a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Mats Farm Mcleod

Jim Mcleod, the Mats rookie in
fielder, has been farmed to the Louis
Vile club of the American association
on a 24-hour recall, President Griffith
announces. Louisville. leading the as
ISOLATION, through injuries is short of
intielders and informed Griffith that
Mcleod would be played regularly.
The Nat president believes that steady
play with championship club in the
minors is more beneficial to the
rookie than sitting on the Washington
BENCH Washington Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
1t Pays to Look After
Appearance of New Car

1t pays to look after a new car; sec
ond-hand value is greatly affected by
appearance, and if you start right
away with a new car. cleaning it reg
ularly, subsequent operations do not
involve such hard labor as if left for
weeks without polishing. Then, after
seasons use, the car will still have
Its pristine appearance, and the owner
will realize that the cleaning was
worth while. With any kind of finish
it is the best plan, if facilities are
available, to wash the car down be,
fore it is garaged, when it has beer
out in the rain or driven over wet
be removed easily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Petrified Tree Stump

While blasting out a lodge al
Moose River, Maine, a road commits.
siOner blew out a large fragment OF
rock which had in the center the
well-defined remains of an ancient
stump that had become almost Who'll
ly petrified, small pieces of the wood
being easily picked out of the stone.
The wood appeared to be a knot,
which in some remote age had soIidi,
fed as the sandstone formation in
which it was found gradually hard
ened into a concrete mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
AUTOMOBILE HINTS
oo-ooooo-ooooOooo-ooo-

The price of tires is down, so 1t
can't be that expense that makes the
brakes screech.
Far too many motorists think the
best good-roads movement is about so
or 60 miles an hour
Nothing takes the joy out of life
sooner than a freshly oiled road, just
after the car has been washed and
polished.
Motorists who do their own valve
grinding should be sure none of the
compound falls into the cylinders. 1t
is an abrasive.
That probably isn't true, about a
near-sighted lady in the suburbs find
ing midget motor car in the alley
and setting out a saucer of milk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21

Bill Tiiden. champion and who
had beaten me in three sets the year
before.
More than 1900 tense spectators
jammed the stands to watch the old
favorite and the new contender battle
in the center court. Overhead an air
plane, taking photographs of the
event, drummed necessarily, the drone
of the motor being almost the only
sound in that hushed Enclosure.
1.-THE score stood at set all, with me
leading 81 in the third set.
Suddenly, in the middle of the
game, just as / raised my racquet to
serve. 1 looked up, and there, directly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Many Essentials
About Modern Car

Do you know that oil consump-
ton while driving at so to 65
miles an hour is more than
twice the amount consumed at
80 miles an hour?
That an automobile, running
at average speed pumps from
$50 to 200 gallons of Oil hourly?
That the oil in the crankcase
is completely circulated through
the engines oiling system from
100 to 80 times every hour?
That the content of crankcase
is pumped through the oil filter
10 to Is times an hour?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21

The serious overemphasis of college
football threatens to kill it as sport
In five years. according to Bill Roper,
head coach at Princeton university.
Roper, who is completing his last
year as coach of the Tiger football
team. attacked the present game on
three counts-spring and early fall
practice, night games and too much
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-21
Ammonia in Drinking Water

A new use for ammonia is in treat
ing water in combination with chIor-
inc. To insure proper bactericidaI
action an excess of chlorine is usual
ly added and the water thus treated
has a noticeable and rather unpleas-
ant taste. If ammonia is added to
the chlorine, forming chIOramine, the