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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
METHODISTS DOWN
SAINTS "A TO 80
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, Feb. l2.-The Har-
lingen Methodists quint proved con-
clusively here last night shas II was
the cream OF the lover bracket
churn Of the Valley Amateur BaS-
ketball league. The Prayer Boys
stepped into the fast moving Sec
ond-place Saints and when the gal
looping and chunking exhibition had
come to an end. the score stood a.
30 in favor OF the visitors.
In view Of their victory, l: Is now
probable that the Methodists will
run through their entire schedule OF
"a games without a single reverse.
Goddard and Armstrong OF the
Methodists had their eyes on the
basket. roping IA and II, respective
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
Bambino May Worry
Major Loop Pitchers

CHICAGO, Feb. l2@P-Take Il
from President Ernest s. Barnard OF
the American league, Babe Ruth Is
going TO worry a lot Of pitchers II
he comes to terms with the Yankees.
Babe Is In such great trim that
he Is q certainty 70 have another
banner year and a big crop Of home
runs" barnard said following his
return from Florida. "He is in prime
condition because Of his faithful and
rigorous training"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
American Loop Jumps
Omen Annual School

CHICAGO. Feb. l2-R-Tne
American leagues annual two day
class for its umpires opened today
under the tutelage Of President 5.
Barnard.
Barnard has prepared q good LIST
OF what not to dos for his staff.
SO as to preclude possibilities OF dis
agreements especially in UNIQUE
cases. Mistakes Of last season also
were to be discussed and pointed
out.
All twelve arbiters Of the junior
circuit. including Tommy Connolly,
who has recovered from the illness
that kept him out Of many games
last season, gathered for the classes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
SCORPIONS DEFEAT
SEBASTIAN 1918
fsnecial to The Herald.)

SEBASTIAN. Feb. l2.-The Sc
bastian uuint In the Valley Amateur
basketball league vas beaten out OF
third place in the lover bracket
STANDINGS bv a heart breaking one
point margin Tuesday evening.
IN administering the 1918 defeat.
THE Brownsville Junior COLLEGE
Scorpions automatically moved into
undisputed possession Of third place
in the lower bracket.
The game was tight and hard
fought all the way. The teams only
a few points separted at any time
during the game
\ we were certainly lucky to take
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12

NEW YORK. Feb. l2-Pl-The
Brooklyn Robins have made their
first important move toward
strengthening their team by buying
two star infielders, Gordon Slade
and Neal Finn, from Mission Of the
Pacific Coast league. The Robins
paid S85,000 in cash and a player TO
be named later for the youngsters.
it was learned yesterday. Finn lis a
shortstop and Slade the second
baseman Of a combination famed for
making double plays.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
Bronc. S Scorpion
Game Called Off

The basketball game which was
20 have been played here We'd
nesday night between the Edtn-
burg Junior college and the
Brownsville Junior college has
been postponed.
This was done due to the death
Of the mother Of one Of the
Edinburg players.
The four-game series will be
resumed next Wednesday, ac-
oording to present plans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
'BASTIAN IS
BEATEN 1918
Harlingen Methodists Down
San Benito; Edinburg
Wins Easily
VALLEY AMATEURS
Tuesday Results

Tuesday Results
At San Benito: Harrington Meth
odists "A, San Benito 80.
At Harrington: Model Laundry
80: Foraker's 81.
At Sebastian: Sebastian ID; B.
j. G. 10.
At Fort Brown: Fl. Brown Is,
Rio Hondo &c.
Friday Schedule
San Benito at Harrington Meth
bdists.
Sebastian at Model Laundry.
Foraker's at 3. j. G.
Fort Brown at Rio Hondo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
CLEANERS DOWN
FORAKER'S 1927
Especial to The Herald)

10 1AC ALCIU40J
HARLINGEN. Feb. l2.-The
Model Laundry Cleaners Of Browns
vile continue to climb the per-
centagc column in the Valley Anna
teur Basketball league as a result
Of their 1927 victory over the Fora
ker quint OF this city here Tuesday
afternoon.
The Cleaners have been going
strong Of late. and this Is the sec
ord game in which they took the
measure Of the Harrington Dudes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

TONIGHT, two important ath-
letic meetings r scheduled. Cam
eron county high school basketball
chiefs will meet in San Benito to
make final arrangements for the
tournament TO be conducted at
Brownsville Friday and Saturday.
AL teams which are to enter the
tournament should have a repres-
entative at the San Benito session.
The schedule will be arranged. Of
ficials selected. and other business
transacted.
BASEBALL is the subject Of the
other gathering which will be held
at the Harlingen City hall. 1t Is
the purpose of this gathering TO
determine whether the Valley wants
q league for the coming season.
Baseball men from all parts of this
section are invited in order to sound
out the general feeling. It is believed
that a Semi-pro league playing Sun
0Ay aAAA AACAAAAs vail AAA& @NGA4A
from the meeting tonight.
ANOTHER effort will be made
this season to organize a ID" pro
league in the Valley. a loud roar
Of ballyhoo was set UP last season
for a similar loop but the project
dwindled away TO a nub. Not enough
interest was shown. Eventually pro-
ieSsional ball will get another fling
in the Valley. but the time is net
yet. Any town Of less than $4,000
population has a hard time support
ing a d" club.
It. WINNINGHAM. Edinburg Fire
man forward, probably led all scor-
ers III the Valley Amateur Basketball
league last night when ne roped 81
points against Progre5o. He is GER
tain 10 be M OF the outstanding
players in the championship round
robin.
OTHER high scorers last night
include A. Wlnaingham. Goddard,
Armstrong. Gabbert and Laurent.
It's too bad that the reports OF the
games have net been turred into the
league statistician Is the constitu-
ticn provided FOR. Under it. the
statisrlcian was ID have q complete
box OF every game played. n the
teams had complied with the rules.
dope would be available on the high
scoring race between individual
players.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12

WITH The uuQeIedteO OIaCkcL
leaders, Edinhurg and Harrington
MethodistS winning, 1t remained for
the Brownsville junior college
Scorpions to furnish the thrill of the
evening Tuesday in the Valley ANA
teur league.
The Scorpions nosed out Sebastian
1918 in a hard fought game 70 take
over undisputed possession OF third
place in the lower bracket. Sebas-
tan. recognized as enc OF the
strongest clubs in either bracket,
sunk 70 fifth place as the result Of
he defeat.
There is a possibility Of the
Scorpions nosing out the San Benito
Saints, In second place the Saints
who were defeated by the
Harlingen Methodists Tuesday
night, meet the same aggregation
Friday night.
In the upper bracket, everything
went off a ia dope, the four leading
clubs walloping the lesser lights.
There was no change in the stand
sngs.
The Model Laundry pulled up In
the lower bracket by virtue OF its
30-27 victory over Foraker's-
The Cleaners r now IN fourth
place. Fort Brown missed their
best opportunity Of the year 10
break into the win column. when
she went down 1918 before Rio
Hondo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
NEW COACH

NEW YORK. Feb. 12-lP-Peter
j. Noonan. former big league catch
er who ended his major league ca
reer In Joplin. has been signed as
head baseball coach sc Manhattan
university.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12

the series from Sebastian. for those
boys are plenty good" Coach Cal
Surtees Of the Scorps said follow
ing the game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
GROWS RICH STEALING SHEEP

ABERDEEN. Scoltnd.- Roderick
Boles, alleged TO have grown wealthy
from stealing sheep. was detected
at last and sent to prison.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12
u INIT . ~ .. y u
'ort Brown at Rio Hondc.

Tuesday Results
At Edinburg: Edinburg Is, Prog
Eeso 10.
At Edcouch: Edcouch 5; Donna
At Pharr: Pharr So; Raymond
vile 8.
At McAllen: McAllen IS; Mer-
cedes 5.
Friday Schedule
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at Ray
mondville.
Edcouch at Mercedes.
Edinburg at Progreso.
McAllen at Donna.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-12

tubes. All druggists.
To Mothers -
MusferoIe is also
made in T1ilder
form for babies
and small chill
drcn. AskforC Chill
dren's MlsteroIe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
NURSE DIPLOMAS
GIVEN 1890 CLASS
a5 Young Women Graduate From
Emergency Hospital Train
ing School.

Thtrty-0ve young women were
swarded diplomas last night ct the
graduation exercises Of the 1890 class Of
nurses Of Emergency Hospital In the
Nurses Home. The diplomas were pre.
sented By Woodbury. Blair, president OF
the board Of directors.
Nurses 90 . class were praised By H.
wood Street, director Of the Commit
nifty Chest. In the principal address.
lie said the young women had exceIlent
opportunities TO become worthwhile
public servants. He appealed to them
70 live up to the traditions Of their
calling.
Prizes were presented to the students
with the best grades by Mrs. Herbert
Slocum. president Of the Women's
Board. Those honored were Mrs. Leta
Fox Of the third year class, Miss Inga
Colby of the second year class and Miss
Deborah Daniel Of the first year class.
Those winning diplomas were:
Misses Margaret Butler Cornell,
kathleen Gertrude Creel. Barbara Lee
EDWARDS, Christine Virginia Crist,
Louise Gilbert Gore, Virginia Randolph
Mayors. Aline Strother Raper, Muriel
Edwina Reynolds, Edna Louise Roelke,
Leta Ryan Fox, Frances Elizabeth
Wannamaker, Catherine Anne Abbatic-
chic, Gladys Imogene Beck, Louella
Jane Bowersock. Gladys Amelia Buck,
Mary Bernice Carpenter, Esther May
Eshelman. Mary Ann Evans, Margaret
Reed French, Tressa Oleta Funk, Ruby
Ann Grimes, Marye Jones, Eva Kessler,
Loretta Adele Lynch, Mary Tfelma
Meckley, Eunice Mae Myers. Maud
Katheryn Plat, Amy Chloe Richardson,
Christine Robinson, Dorothy Robinson,
Margaret Gallagher Saxman, Anna
Beverly Sinclair, Frances Marian VIII
hams, Phyllis Joanna Winters and Mar
garet Isabella Yeinget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
GEN. RUGGLES GIVEN
LEAVE FOR VOYAGE
Assistant Chief of Ordnance Gets
Permission to Visit Foreign Coun-
tries-0ficers Transferred.

Brig. Gen. c. l.. Ruggles, assistant
chief OF ordnance of the Army, has been
granted leave of absence for 2 months
and ~ days, with permission to visit
foreign countries; Brig. Gen. H. w.
Butner has been detailed as a member
OF the Army classification board in seS-
sion in this city; Col p. c. Hutton,
Medical Corps, has been transferred
from San Francisco to Chicago; Col. B.
r. Wade, Infantry, from Newark, N. j.,
to Fort Sam Houston, Tex; Maj. John
Mather, Ordnance Department, from
Rock Island, I'LL, to Fort Hayes Ohio;
Maj. j. I. Muir, Infantry, from the Army
War College to Fort ScreVen, Ca: Mai.
Harrison Herman, Cavalry, from New
York City TO Langley Fl Id, Va. Col.
E. 7. Conley, Adjutant Generals Depart
ment, from the War Department to
Baltimore: CoheF r. Brown. Infantry,
Col. James Nadal, Infantry, from
Brooklyn, N. " to Fort Smiling, Mimi,
Capt. II. E. Fraile, adjutant generals de-
partment, from the War Department to
Fort Hayes, Ohio; Capt. G. H. Anderson,
infantry, from Fort George G. Meade,
Md, to the French Tank School at YER
sailes; First Lieut.. L. H. Maddocks, Sig
nal Corps, from the War Department to
the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, Paris,
France; First Lieut.. X. F. Hartford, En-
gineers, from Spartanburg, S. c., to the
1lth Engineers, at Granada, Nicaragua;
First Lieut.. e. G. Plank, Engineers, from
Granada, Nicaragua, to Boise, Idaho;
Capt. p. T. Walsh, Coast Artillery, from
Fort Monroe, Va, to Hawaii; Capt. H.
s. MacKirdy, Coast Artillery, from Ha-
wall TO Fort Monroe, Va; Capt. w. H.
Joiner, Ordnance, from Frankford Ar
senal, Pa, to the War Department;
Capt. H. B. Hoyt, Infantry, from Fort
George @. Meade. Md, TO Camden, N.
j.; Capt. F. w. Arnold, Quartermaster
Corps, from the Panama Canal Zone
to his home for retirement. The resig-
nation OF Capt. James r. Gill, Jr., Medi-
cal Corps, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
has been accepted by the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
new ITALIAN NAVAL
BUDGET INCREASED
Program Said Not to Change
Hope of Resuming Arms
Negotiations.

BY the Associated Press F.
ROME, May ga new Italian ma
val construction budget Of ST., 49s. 600
an increase over the previous budget
OF $l2,750, 000--waS announced yester.
day simultaneously with a statement
that the program did not change Italy's
disposition to resume negotiations for
reduction of armament.
The program. involving $50, 000, 900 in
| new construction, was announced in the
Chamber of Deputies by Admiral ST.
rtann, minister of the navy,
The agreements for which we hoped
nave not been reached" he said, in re-
ferring to'the London Naval Conference,
but the possibilities of reopening ne
gotiations have not disappeared. This
years naval program modifies in no
respect these possibilities"
Tonnage About Same.
! Admiral Sirianni said the total ton
mage projected for 1890 was not much
different from that of 1929, although
preponderance had been given subma-
rines, which are weapons of defense.
The program aims at the construction
OF enough submarines to give Italy 80
effective undersea craft, one 10,000-ton
| cruiser, two 5,089-ton cruisers and four
] 1,240-ton destroyers.
The minister said that in the techn'
! cal side Of warship building Italy mao
! become so efficient that construction
was now matter of months and not
years, whereas previously two year
were required to build a cruiser, tn
new cruiser Fiume took only one yec
and the. cruiser cara 10 months.
Man Power Needed.
In Conclusion he said that the value
OF navy was not measured only In
mechanical power, but by the power
OF brave men and fiourishing youth in
spired by faith and an ideal.
! These are the only forces giving life
to arms, and In this domain none can
contest our rank" he said
The chamber greeted the speech with
a long ovation, hailing Premier Mus
solini and shouting long live the
Navy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
DRY TALK ENDED
FOR THIS SESSION
Senator BIaine'S Announce
ment Seen as End of Pro-
hibition Discussion.
ny the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although prohibition discussions con-
tinued undated in congressional circles,
there is now but little prospect for O
definite Senate battle on this issue at
the present session.
This was the general opinion on
Capitol Hill today following the an
nouncement OF Senator Blaine. inde-
pendent Republican, Wisconsin, that he
resolution for the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment until there Is
an opportunity for hearings.
When the measure was introduced sew
eral months ago dry leaders expressed q
willingness to permit it to come to q
vote. It was expected this would bring
the first direct showdown on the prohi-
bition issue in several years.
win Fight at Next Session.
Blaine said he would have no time
for hearings before adjournment be-
cause of other pressing duties. He is
planning, however, to 60 ahead with the
measure when Congress convenes next
December.
The Senate lobby committee is pre-
pairing to bring its investigation Of
organizations prominently Identified
with the wet-dry issue to an early
conclusion. Bishop James Cannon of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
and the head of its temperance board
will be examined next Tuesday and at
the end of his testimony Chairman
Caraway plans to adjourn the hearings.
The committee has investigated the
Association against the Prohibition
Amendment, the Anti-Saloon League,
the Board of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and has received q
statement of contributions and ex-
penditures from the Federal Council of
Churches Of Christ In America.
Dry Polls Watched.
Both vets and drys in the Senate
are Rttentively watching nationwide
polls on prohibition and other indica-
tons OF public sentiment. Two prom
inent drys, Senator Jones, Republican,
Washington, end Senator Walsh, Demo-
crat, Montana, announced this week
that II prohibition referenda are con-
Quoted in their States they will abide
by the results.
Each asserted his own views had not
changed and that he was not ndvocat-
ing referenda be held. Jones announce
ment came after the Washington State
Republican convention had adopted Q
vet platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Graduation exercises, Lewis Hotel
Training School, cabinet room of the
Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Card party, Woman's Benefit Asso-
citation, club house, 1850 Massachusetts
avenue, $3.50 pm.
Lecture. What Is TheosophyP"
United Lodge of Theosophists, Hill
Building, Seventeenth and I streets,
8:15 pm.
Meeting, Conduit Road Citizens As
ISOLATION, st. Davids Parish Hall,
pm.
Graduation exercises, Army School of
Nursing, formal garden, Army Medical
Center, $3.50 pm.
FUTURE.
Luncheon. Congressional Country
Club committee, cabinet room Of the
Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 1880 pm.
Breakfast, Beta Gamma Phi Sorority,
Chinese room of the Mayfiower Hotel,
tomorrow morning.
Meeting and dinner, Naval Academy
class of 1905 garden of the Mayflower
Hotel, tomorrow, $50 pm.
Chicken dinner the Wanderlusters,
club house, Franklin Park, Va, tomor-
row, $50 pm.
Garden party, District Sunshine and
Community Society, home Of Mrs. L.
H. Meyers. 12l Hesketh street, Chevy
Chase, Md, Monday noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
PORTUGAL CELEBRATES

LISBON. May 20 (R.-Portugal yes
terday was vibrant with natioral hcli-
day celebrating the fourth anniversary
of the pacific establishment of military
dictatorship by the Portuguese army.
Lisbon was fag-decked. Many bands
played In the squares and the streets
were lined with thousands of joyful citi-
Gems, as glittering soldiery passed In q
long parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
TRIES SUICIDE IN CELL
Prisoner Found Suspended From
Door Cut Down by Officer.

James G. Graves, 36-year-old col
ored barber of 1888 v street attempted
to hang himself in cell at No.
station yesterday two hours after being
taken into custody by Policeman p. z.
Ambrose on technical charge of in
vestigation.
Tearing his shirt into strips and then
knotting it into a rope, Graves hung
himself On a cell door, but was cut
down by Policeman Fred r. Rabbi when
the latter made a chance visit through
the cell tier. The colored man was
taken to Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
Seminary Head Seriously Ill.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May 20
Rl.-Dr. r. T. Gillespie. president OF
ously Ill at a Charlottesville hospital.
He came here to attend the sessions OF
the Southern Presbyterian General AS
sembly. DR.. Gillespie suffered a throat
infection earlier in the Spring, friends
said, which for a time threatened his
life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
COMPANY DISSOLVED
Assets of Congress Hall Hotel Firm
Ordered Distributed.

Dissolution of the Congress Hall
Hotel Co. was authorized yesterday by
Justice Alfred A. Wheat, who directed
the National Metropolitan Bank, the
receiver for the company, to distribute
the assets among the stockholders. The
Congress Hall Hotel was located in the
area needed for the addition to the
House ONCE Building and was pur-
chased by the Government It had
been the home of a number of Sena-
tors and members of the House of Rep
TeSentatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
Air Depot Site Chosen.

The War Department recommended
that Congress authorize acceptance of
a site at Almeda, Calf, for the West
Coast air depot now located at Rockwell
Field, Coronado, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
CONTRACT AWARDED
Naval Academy Chapel to Be
Treated for Acoustics,

The Bureau of Yards and Docks,
Navy Department, today announced the
award Of a contract for $17,9S0 to John
II. Hampshire, Inc, of Baltimore, Md,
for acoustical treatment of the chapel
at the Naval Academy. This was one Of
. group of contracts awarded totaling
$123,448 for public works of the Navy
The Navy authorized the expenditure
Of $50, 494 for improving the naval am
munitiop depot at Hawthorne, New, and
S22,974 for improving the Marine Corps
parade base at San Diego, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29

Section Is. Annuities granted under
the terms OF this act shall be due and
payable in monthly installments on the
nrSt business day of the month follow
Ing the month or other period for which
the annuity shall have accrued; and
payment Of all Annuities, refunds and
allowances granted hereunder shall be
made by checks drawn and issued by the
disbursing clerk for the payment of PEN
slons in such form and manner and
with such safeguards as shall be pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29

The voters back home have various ideas on what
their Congressman can do for them. They write him
no less than 100 letters day. SO we fnd that he,
and his secretary and clerks are busy on many and
sundry tasks not mentioned In the Constitution We
will ask q service, tool Just how does this great
legislative machine called Congress run?" We learn
that question has no simple answer. To under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
DeductiogA and Donations.

1925, there shall be deducted and with
hc'd firm the basic salary, pay or COM
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room Of the President" situated in the Senate wing
of the Capitol
In the evening shadow of the Capitol, stand two
pillared buildings. In one committee rooms and
Offices for the Senators. The other Is for the House.
We enter a subway which opens into the Capitol and
in minute ind ourselves in the lobby Of the House
once Building The House has adjourned for the
day. let visit our Representative in his office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29

Graduation exercises, Lewis Hotel
Training School, cabinet room Of the
Willard Hotel, 8 pm.