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Evening star., 1931-04-10
FISHING BOAT WRECKED
Crew of FOUR Marooned on Island
Near Alaska.

JUNEAU. Alaska, April 10 P)-The
disappearance of the fishing boat Mon
roe on a voyage from Seward to Juneau
was solved today with receipt here Of a
message saying the craft had been
wrecked and the four men aboard ma
rocned on Wingham Island.
The message said the Monroe ground
ed on a reef on the southeast end Of
Wingham Island March 81. Capt. o.
p. Brown and his crew Of three men
reached shore safely and have been
staying at a fox ranch on the island.
Evening star., 1931-04-10
TURFMAN DIVORCED
Mrs. Vera Crofton Wins Decree
From Head of Jockey Club.

SAN DIEGO. Calf, April 10 (R.-
Mrs Vera Crofton had obtained di-
vorce today from James n. Crofton,
president Of the Aqua Caliente Jockey
Club. Mrs. Crofton told Superior Judge
c. N. Andrews, Crofton had been IN
different to her two years. Her maid
testified Crofton was irritable. A prop
erty settlement was made out Of court.
Evening star., 1931-04-10
AUTO EXPORTS GAIN
February Shipments $17,2O1, eli,
Against January's $15,4 5,4so,4s

Automotive exports from the United
States in February showed an increase
for the first time in many months.
The Commerce Departments automo-
tive division said yesterday shipments
of automobiles and trucks to foreign
countries were valued at $17,20l, ell, an
increase Of IL per cent over 15,4BO, ,4S7
for January. The February, 1880, ex-
ports were valued at $32, 2,784,1 I'm
ports during February totaled 452,6I4,
compared with $39, ,163 in January.
Evening star., 1931-04-10
OTHO H. v. TALBOT
DIES AT ROCKVILLE
Death Comes Suddenly From
Heart Attack Due to
Acute Indigestion.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 10.-Otho
H. w. Talbot of the Rockville law firm
of Talbot & Prettyman, died suddenly
Evening star., 1931-04-10

In Uganda Is found the biggest lake
in Africa, the highest range Of noun
tains, the densest forest, the Oldest
kingdom and the most enlightened
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Was PIONEER
ON DIAMONDS
Colorful Warrior Broke. Up
Famous "Black Sox"
AT Chicago

EAGLE RIVER, Wis, Oct. 20
R1-BaSebal's old Roman 5 dead.
Charles A. Comiskey, 73-year-old
owner Of the Chicago White Sox
OF the American league, died early
today at his camp refuge here.
He had been in failing health
several months. He rallied. how
ever, when his club won the city
series with the Chicago Cubs OF
the National. Shortly aftcrward,
however, he began slowly sinking
toward death.
The colorful old warrior whose
life story was synonymous OF the
rise OF professional baseball in
America had taken refuge during
his declining days in the quiet fast
ness Of his forest tract here. His
home stood out in its spacious
beauty against acres Of untouched
wilderness.
ComiSkey's body will be forward
ed TO Chicago where the "Old
Roman" wrought his achievements.
Comiskey. who fought for every
point because through bitter ex-
perience / early learned that one
lost decision may mean the loss OF
a pennant." began life on the sand
lots OF Milwaukee. His father. a
politician. wanted to make a plumb
er out OF him: but Charles Albert
insisted on sneaking off 70 the III
provised diamonds TO play third
base at $50 a month.
After having built up the Sox
from the beginning OF the American
league into an organization known
the world over. the battling odd
Roman" caused a sensation when
in 1920 he wrecked his machine on
finding that the 1919 World Series
had been thrown to the Cincinnati
club.
The White Sox never quite re-
covered from their 1920 slump. but
TO the end OF his days. the "OId
Roman" fought on, hopefully. IN
tlringly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
HARD FIGHTS
In BIG TEN
Wisconsin, Minnesota Game
Expected to be Classic
OF Week

CHICAGO. Oct. 26. LP-The wes-
tern conference gridiron champion
ship situation has been whitfield
down 10 four indicated teams and
next Saturday probably will see the
select group reduced 10 two
The most interesting engagement
on the weeks schedule. both as
a battle and as II concerns the
championship race. will be the tradi
tional wisconsin Minnesota game at
Minneapolis. Neither has been de-
feated IN conference competition and
they appear as evenly matched as
any pair in the league.
Other Big Ten contests will bring
Illinois and Northwestern together
at Evanston, Purdue will meet Chi
cago's hapless Maroons al Chicago.
and Ohio State will meet Indiana.
which has not been beaten, on the
HOLSTERS field.
About the only surprises register
ed last week were the sizes Of scores.
Northwestern did just about as eX-
pected In removing the Ohio State
menace, 10 to o. Michigan surpass-
ed all expectations BY crushing
Illinois. IS to 0. Indiana. accorded
a mild edge over Chicago. battered
the Maroons into q state OF help
lessness and made off with a 80 10
6 victory. Minnesota was favored 70
take care Of Iowa. but not by such
margin as "a 10 o..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
KANSAS STATE
LOOMING BIG
M'MiIIin's Aggies To Play
West Virginia This
Week

KANSAS CITY oct. 26. ~
Kansas state and is sophomore
rambling Ralph Graham OF FL
dorado, RanS.. crushed onward IN
quest or the Big Six football title
Saturday with Nebraska and Iowa
state college III close pursuit.
The defending champion Kansas
University Jayhawkers and The
Oklahoma SooneSr. 1890 runner-up.
were in last place with Missouri,
each with two defeats In the con-
ference.
30 McMillin's AggieS, who made
Oklahoma their third conference
victim. IA 70 O. at Manhattan last
Saturday. play an int~orSectlonAl
game with West Virginia n Nor
gantown this weekend. Nebraska
meets Missouri at Columbia and
Iowa State engages Oklahoma nc
Norman. The Jayhawkers enter
tain the Oklahoma AggieS.
Nebraska found Kansas touchy.
but there was no Jayhawk scoring
punch and the HuskerS wonf 8 70
o.
Coach George Y. Veenker made
an impressive debut In Big SIX
competition when Iowa ended "A
string or conference defeats eG-
tending back to 1928 by defeating
Missouri, 20 70 q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Robbins Circus
Has Comedians

Making two laughs grow where
one grew before is the task OF more
than SO clowns with the Robbins
circus coming to Brownsville Nov.
4. afternoon and night, AZ the show
lot on Attn and ST. Francis.
Not only do the clowns enjoy
their work, but thousands OF pa
irons find mutual congeniality and
relaxation in the peculiar stunts
Of the big and little joeys.
The clowns wen have a com
plete band and leader OF their
own which will be heard under the
big top during the performances
and the hilarious half a hundred"
are featured continuously from
start to finish.
Robbins circus is also featuring
as an added attraction Rex, the
famous motion picture dog. who
has been seen in such photoplays
as Away North" Call Of the
Woods. up the River and Dan
ger" He will appear twice daily
with his company Of Hollywood
players in scenes from his recent
pictures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
7. CONFERENCE
RACE TICHTENS
Simmons, Southwestern
And Austin Are
Unbeaten

DALLAS, Oct. rs. -R-Texas
conference football leaders today
were nearing a crucial spot in their
1891 grid campaigns.
The three leading elevens, South
Western u, Simmons U. and Aus
tin College, will be called on TO
defend their positions Friday.
For Southwestern and Simmons,
Friday is fraught with dangers.
The Pirates and the Cowboys drew
last season, 1913. Both climbed TO
the top at the expense Of the st.
Edwards University Saints.
Austin College defeated Howard
Payne to gain the top. The Austin
eleven has a game with st. Edwards
Friday.
Southwestern and Simmons lost
last week. The Pirates were beaten
is 70 z by the San Marcos Teach
ers. while the Horned Frogs OF
Texas Christian University eked
out a s TO 0 victory over the Cow
boys.
Howard Payne, supreme in the
Texas conference for three seasons,
and whose continuity OF victories
was shattered recently by Austin
College. will meet Trinity u. in
Brentwood Friday. Trinity tied
st. Edwards last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
S. California
Leading Field

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-HJ-
A football season that has barely
passed the halfway mark found
Southern California perched at
the top today in the battle for
Pacific coast conference honors
with every indication they would
win the 1881 championship.
The Trojans posted their fourth
conference victory by snatching a
60 game from CALIFORNIA; Bears
Saturday.
Without a game scheduled for
next Saturday, the Trojans will
have two weeks TO prepare for
their Nov. 7 contest with Stanford.
Stanford stock dropped somewhat
following Saturdays ~scoreless tie
with Washington, a team defeated
earlier in the season by Oregon
Next Saturday, Stanford will meet
the University OF California at Los
Angeles.
The only other conference en-
gagement listed for next Saturday
will pit Oregon State against
Washington State, at Portland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
S. NJ. u. Among
1. Nation Best
CIV The Associated Press

Davis and Elkins College OF Elk
ins, W. va. leads the national list
OF indicated football teams with
six straight victories to her credit
and an imposing point total OF
253. far more than any rival.
The West Virginians also share.
with four others. the honor OF hav-
ing at uncrossed goal line. Others
in this class are Tennessee. Tulane.
Southern or Florida, and Bowling
Green or Ohio.
There are AZ teams IN the coun-
try still unbeaten although IL OF
these have been tied at least once.
Southern Methodist ranks thir-
teenth in the national list. although
the Mustangs we're tied with Is
other teams AZ 5 games won and
none lost. s. NJ. u. has scored 100
points against rs By opponents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Gar Wood Fails To
Break Boat Record

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-(P)-Gar
Woods attempt to set a new speed
boat record has ended in partial
failure.
The veteran Detroit sportsman
piloted his Miss America TX at an
announced average speed OF 104.019
miles an hour, in the two one-mile
daSheS up and down the Harlem
river to better the previous Amer
lean record. But he fell far short
Of Keye Don's record Of ll0.223 set
on Lake Garda in Italy earlier this
year.
Woods time exceeded the best
previous American mark OF 1->.256
held by himself, but there was con-
siderable doubt whether official
recognition OF yesterdays perform
nee would be forthcoming. Times
were not recorded electrically.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
7. |. A. A. Leaders Are Facing
Hard Contests For This Week

and Texas A. & T., pacing the
eastern division, were undefeated.
but we're faced by crucial contests
this weekend.
Abilene's wildcats and West Tex
as Teachers college, runner-up in
1880 we're booked for an engage
ment in Abilene Friday night. sam
Houston was scheduled to return
to San Marcos ~: a game with
Southwest Texas Teachers.
The Javelinas meet the Sui Ross
Loboes in Corpus Christi in a non
conference contest. Sui Ross gave
the i. l. A. A. something 70 think
about last week when 1t defeated
Daniel Baker IL 10 0.
North Texas Teachers College,
recognized as a power OF the Il. /.
A. A., will open It's 1881 conference
campaign against the Stephen r.
Austin Teachers College in Nacog-
doches Saturday. The Eagles scored
a 6 TO 0 victory over the Abilene
Christian college in a non-confer-
ence flash last week.
Two other r. i. a. A. teams tri-
umphed in non-conference play last
week. The san Marcos Teachers
handed their arch-rivals. the
Southwestern University Pirates. a
le to 7 drubbing, and the West Tex
as Teachers scored a s to 0 victory
over Phillips University Of Enid,
Okla.
Sam Houston's 6 10 0 triumph over
the luckless East Texas Lions last
week showed the Bearkats not so
strong as they wer7 in 1880.
r. I. "A. A. standing:
Ear.arD ItvfcfOn-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Shipment Arrives

Today there arrived in Browns
vile a shipment Of thorobred
Poland China bred gifts and boars
purchased last week by three
prominent local ranchers. Ygnacio
Cara, OF the Cara Hardware
company. Herman Yturria, Of the
Yturria Land and Cattle company.
and Protasio Guerra Of M-tamoros.
Approaching the opportunity OF
marketing cheap corn through the
medium Of livestock, these ranch
erS have decided 70 engage IN the
hog business on a substantial scale.
With that object in mind they &C
companied Mr.. w. III. Howard. local
hog expert, 10 points near San An
tonic where selections we're made
out or about 1000 hogs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
SATURDAYS FOOTBALL STARS

(By The Associated Press
Vernon Smith. Georgia-Snatch-
ed pass over goal line, kicked the
point, forced a Vanderbilt safety
to account for all his teams nine
points.
Bud Parker. Yale-Grabbed kick
off and ran SO yards for . touch
down 10 tie Army. 6-6.
Earl Sparkling. Southern Califor-
nia-Scored only touchdown o.
game with California on ancient
end around play.
Pug Rentner and Ollie Olson,
Neutrality-suspicious. ran 40 yards
for touchdown and latter kicked
field goal to beat Ohio State, 100.
Marchemont Schwartz and Nike
Koken. Notre Dame-Their accurate
passing beat Pittsburgh. 25-l2.
Jack Orchard. Harvard Scored
three touchdowns against Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
OWERFUL I'M. u. ELEVEN TO TAKE ON TEXAS SATURDAY
Chicago's Old Roman of Baseball, is Dead
lntersectional Contests
Are In Order This Week

clude Michigan OF the Big Ten
Oregon OF the Pacific Coast con-
ference, Colorado College from the
Rocky Mountain conference. Vir-
ginia from the Southern confer
ence, Kansas State from the Big
Six and Mississippi College from
the Southern intercollegiate A. A..
The midwest boasts all the
other outstanding interSectional
games Of the weekend with SYRIA
cuse travelling to East Lansing for
a game with Michigan State and
George Washington playing Iowa
at Iowa City. On Friday night. the
University OF Mississippi tackles
Marquette at Milwaukee, Loyola Of
New Orleans plays Detroit at De-
troit and the Haskell Indians meet
Creighton at Omaha.
AS for the big time" conferences,
here's the way their championship
races line up at present.
Southern conference. Georgia,
Tulane and Tennessee still lead the
parade and apparently no other
outfit possibly can win the title.
Georgia plays Florida In the out
standing game this week. while
Tulane and Tennessee should win
fairly easily from the Mississippi
AggieS and Duke respectively.
Pacific coast: Southern Califor-
MIA, with four successive confer
encc wins. is idle this week. WASH
ington State meets Oregon State
and Stanford clashes with u. OF
California at Los Angeles.
Southwest: The most important
contest brings together Southern
Methodist and Texas. Southern
Methodist is the leader with two
wins and no losses. Texas, defend
ing champion. lost its only confer
ence start TO Rice. Texas Christian.
with one victory and no defeats,
should add another against Ark
anSas. Texas Aggies play Centen-
airy.
Big Six: Nebraska, with two vic
tories. should 20 into a tie with
Kansas State by beating Missouri.
Oklahoma and Iowa State hook up
in another conference duel. Kan
Sas battles Oklahoma "A. e. ".
Rocky Mountain: The champion
Utah eleven clashes with COLORADO
Aggies, conquerors OF Colorado IT,.
in the outstanding game. Brigham
Young and Colorado Teachers and
Western State and Denver are
matched in other conference
games. Montana State meets Mon
tana.
Big Ten: Northwestern. the IA
vorite, should win from Illinois
easily and Purdue looks much
stronger than Chicago. wisconsin
Minnesota and Ohio state Indiana
games, however. should furnish
closer competition.
East: Traditional battles between
yarmouth and Yale, Cornell and
Columbia. Pitt and Penn State
and Brown and Holy Cross.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Bob Monnett Tops
Nations Scoring
ING Assoclated Pos


Although both were held score
less Saturday. Bob Monnett OF
Michigan State and Louis Bush or
Massachusetts, State retain their
lead over the field in the race for
national individual football scor-
ing honors.
Monnett's II touchdowns and IS
points after touchdown gi-es him
the national lead by a single point
over Bush who has tailed SO points
on Is touchdowns and five points
after touchdown.
The leader in each OF the ma
TONS nine major groups Of con-
ferences follows:
M~idwest-Monett, Michigan State
81.
East-Bush, Massachusetts, State
SO.
Rocky Mt.-Christensen. Utah. So.
South-Brewer, Duke. so.
Pacific-Mhler. Southern Calf,
AZ.
Big Ten Matbarham, Okla.
Aggies, 30.
Big Six-Graham, kansas State.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Special Train
Being Planned

The Schreiner Institute game IN
San Antonio Friday night will bc the
toughest competition the Scorpions
have encountered since their conflict
with st. Mary's University here last
year.
There Is lots or interest behind
the Valley college club and the
Missouri Pacific hopes 10 run n spe-
cial TO San Antonio for this contest
II 100 passengers are obtained. a
rate or $40 will be made for the
round trip. Anyone planning 20 at
tend the game should get In touch
with w. B. George at the M. p.
Ticket office.
III 100 passengers are obtained. a
tanned. there will be n special round
trip rate or $1,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct. 26-UP-An-
other heavy slate Of intersectional
games overshadows purely domestic
arguments on this weeks football
slate. And once more the east gets
more than its share Of intersec-
tional combat with games involv-
ing seven major teams.
Notre Dame, after its smashing
25-l2 victory over Pittsburgh,
comes east for a tusSle with Car
negie Tech at Pittsburgh and a
Rambler victory seems a foregone
conclusion.
Other invades of the east in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
TIGER GAME r

Brownsville high will not play
Mercedes this week. despite early
scheduling to that effect. The game
vas tentatively set early in the sea-
son, but the Mercedes contract prov
ed unsatisfactory to local authori-
ties.
The Tiger school heads offered
SIS for the game IN Mercedes. This
clash. likewise. would conflict with
the B. j. C.-Schreiner game IN San
Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Grid Star Near Death

NEW HAVEN, Conn, October e.
Up Cadet Richard Brimsley
Sheridan Of Augusta, Ga, right
end on the arr\r football team. re-
manned near death today with a
broken neck suffered in the Yale
Army game.
The New Haven hospital reported
there was practically no change in
the condition OF the cadet since
he was hurried to the institution
from the Yale Bowl Saturday. The
feeble spark Of life in Sheridan
was being sustained by a respira-
tor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
RIYOLI-SAN RENITO

Picture VIII Rogers Is a nattily-
tailored suit, a gaTdenia in his but
ton-hole and his famous bangs
slicked back Immediately with
pomade. Impossible, you say?
Not at all. Believe It or not. that
Is exactly what he wears In his lat
est Fox starring comedy. young AS
You Feel" which opened yesterday
at the Rivoli Theatre, San Benito.
And what's more. this Is but n Of
the five different fashionable cos
TUNES he wears.
The picture IS as ultra-modern as
tomorrow's news. and Is IN many
WAYS the best thing the famous wit
and philosopher has ever done Tor
the screen.
Fiji Dorsay Is his chosen compan-
ion for the hilarious escapades In
which he proves TO his sons that a
man i never too old TO enjoy him.
self and that age is merely a matter
of how one feelA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Colorado Aggies
To Play Utah U.

DENVER. Oct. 26. Up The
path Of Utah University's Indians
toward a fourth consecutive Rocky
Mountain conference football
championship was blocked today by
the Colorado Aggies.
The Aggies and Utah will settle
the 1881 championship over on the
Utes' field this week.
Utah did the expected in pinning
Denver with a As to 0 decision
Saturday. but the Colorado Ag-
gies' 10 to 6 victory over the uni
versity was the biggest upset in
the Rockies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26

DALLAS, Oct. 26-lPJ- Three
Texas intercollegiate Athletic as
ISOLATION football teams were I'M
defeated today as the 1881 grid
campaign moved into its fifth
week.
Sam Houston Teachers. 1880
champions. Abilene Christian Col
lege, leader in the western division,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
Heeney Back

NEW YORK, Oct. 26-P- Old
Tom Heeney. the New Zealand
blacksmith who was Gene Tunney's
last opponent. returns 10 the ring
wars tonight in a ten round bout
at the St. Nicholas arena here
against Giacomo BergomaS. big
Italian.
Heeney took a bad beating from
Tunney three years ago but he still
car give the lesser heavyweights
Of competition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-26
~-HARLINGEN

The Four HorSemen OF Notre
Dame are in action again. This
time they are seen on the talking
screen as prominent members Of
the cast with Lew Ayres in The
Spirit of Notre Dame" showing at
the Arcadia theatre (Harlingen)
today and Tuesday.
The Spirit Of Notre Dame tells
the story Of a young boy Uew
Ayres) who enters Notre Dame and
becomes a famous halfba *. In his
senior year, however. Ayres, in
order to add strength to the all
around power of the team, is rel
egated to the position OF block
er" in the backfield. There is a
climax of spectacular power in
which Ayres and the Four Horse
men figure prominently.