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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-29

Hold did Fielding H. Yost, the
former coach of Michigan univer-
sity, get the nickname Of Hurry
Up" YOst?
He is said to have acquired the
nickname many years ago on &C
count of his hustling tactics with
his players. A favorite expression
of his was Come on, now. Hurry
up and get some more points"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-29
Daily Thought

The words of wise men are
heard in quiet more than the
cry Of him that ruleth among
fools.-Ecclesiastes 9:17.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-29

Silence is more eloquent than
words.-Carlyle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-29

A Little More to the Left
WET out of the whole muddle the
l. fact remains that here is a
radical killed by the compromise.
Long ago it was evident that Ram
say Macdonald made a fatal blum
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
Put Officers on Salary
Basis Atty General
After Probing

work. backed by the legislative in
quiry, has revealed the abuses.
Atty. Gen. Alfred has disclosed
that in justice courts in practically
every county. fees have been COL
lected without lawful authority.
Mr.. Alfred made a test OF
these practices lrlat prevail gener-
ally in many Of the justice courts.
In a case in a Travis county JUS
tice court. He found that in a
voluntary guilty plea case. in which
the accused person was not put on
bail nor committed to Jail. tina.
fees collected included: $50 for
making bond: 81 for commitment,
and 81 for release from jail.
The justice made this answer:
Il found this practice In effect
when I went into office. / am
told IL prevails everywhere.
IF the constables can make only
81 for the arrest -". the legal fee,
lin these guilty plea cases. then
they can't live on 1t. and most OF
them won't continue TO work. In
this particular instance. the con-
stable could have validated each
one Of those charges. had he not
been lenient and accommodated
the boy by letting him send out and
get the money TO pay his fine, in
stead OF promptly committing him
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

and forcing him either to stay In
jail or 70 execute the bond"
A court official has disclosed this
further wrinkle OF the justice rack
ct:
In cases where ignorant persons.
or those unfamiliar with court
house practices. have TO respond 10
a civil proceeding. a sheriff will
consult with him In the prepara-
ton OF witness lists. Here's a
good friend OF yours. we better get
him. hadn't we?" or better think
I'D some good friends to testify for
YOU" and the names OF as high as
40 witnesses will be listed. The
sheriff then proceeds 10 collect fees
Tor summons. and oftentimes mile
age, for these witnesses. and when
the trial Is over, 1t all comes I'D on
a bill OF costs.
When the governor appoints a
sheriff as his agent 10 bring a pris-
oner back on requisition. the Off
c then ceases to function as a
sheriff. and becomes legally an
agent OF the governor" as stated
in the requisition. AS such. he le-
gally Is entitled TO only what the
governor may pay him from a state
fund. But in numerous cases
Compt. Sheppard has uncovered
the sheriffs or officers have made
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. June 80. Up
The cotton market had an irreg-
ular opening today. first trades
showing 4 points up 10 4 down,
which however was better than due
or the poor Liverpool cables and
the fact that New York opened
easier, and the foreign new rela-
tive 10 the Hoover proposal was
not favorable.
Prices eased off after the start,
October trading down to i0.14 and
December TO 1887, or Is to IL
points under yesterdays close.
Near the end OF the first hour,
the market was steadier and had
rallied 3 to 4 points from the lows
on moderate trade buying"
The market ruled rather quiet
most OF the morning. Prices eased
off in sympathy with lower stocks
on a long liquidation due 10 I'M
certainty over the outcome Of the
international debt conversations.
october dropped to 1909 and De-
cember TO 1892. or Is TO "a points
down from the earlier highs and
20 to % points under yesterdays
close.
Later in the morning. prices raj
lied in sympathy with some i'm
provement in stocks and on trade
buying. recovering II to Is points
from the lows.
At m~id-session the market was
steady and tending upward slightly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

AUSTIN, June 30.-Of all the
unexpected things that should be
found carrying an illegal racket
with 1t Is the administration Of jus
tice. Yet justice itself Is now bear
ing the parasite Of a racket that is
costing the people Of Texas, In dis
coveries already made. what Atty.
Gen. James ". Alfred has declared
TO be at least $500. 900 a year in un-
lawful fees and charges.
Some OF these things, plainly
criminal in nature. tax the credul-
ity. They have been turned up and
exposed by five or six state agen-
cies. Since the legislature refused
to give the people a right to root
out the fee systen. into which ev-
cry abuse 50 far exposed has led. a
member OF the legislative COM
mittee which has investigated the
abuses and secured a special grand
jury TO start June % on criminal
aspects. has declared that the legis-
lature will provide a remedy-and'
and that very soon. The remedy,
he said. is this:
Put every official in Texas on
a straight salary: abolish the fee
system utterly"
The legislature found that court
house cliques. working with off,
Gals or ex-officials. had fraudu-
lently collected huge sums on forg-
ed witness fee certificates.
It found that sheriffs and ex-
sheriffs have improperly, and in
some cases criminally, collected
large sums for mileage not travel
ed. for multiple mileage Of numer-
Gus charges against a single ac-
cused person. for the summoning
of as many as 40 witnesses on a
single trip, with mileage charged
for each.
Atty. Gen. v. Alfred. Compt.
George II. Sheppard and Auditor
Moore Lynn have worked with the
legislature in these cases. and their
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
GUESS VERDICT
inks STUDENTS
Mexico Does Not Consider
Incident Closed, Says
Foreign Minister

MEXICO CITY. June 30. Up
The National University student
body published O strongly wofded
protest in today's newspapers con-
corning the acquittal Of Deputy
Sheriff W. T. Guess at Ardmore,
Okla, in the killing OF two Mex
lean youths.
In the name OF universal Justice
We energetically protest against the
lack OF equity or spirit Of honesty
shown by the jury OF Ardmore' and
the protest said: Once again YAM
zee imperialism, with the IMMUNITY
~ the strong and forgetting the
I'D red duty Of hospitality which
fapls on civilized countries. has
drenched American soil with noble
Mexican blood to satisfy a racial
passion.
Mexican students call 10 the
attention OF the world this farce
committed by pseudo justice and
unanimously protest against this
offense to their country"
Foreign Minister Genaro Estrada
In commenting last night on Guess
acquittal said IL would bring re-
prevail not only in Mexico. but also
In American public opinion. He said
Mexico could not consider the IN
cident closed.
Two hundred students paraded
In Pachuca yesterday in protest
against the acquittal. The demon
strators stopped before the offices
OF the American-owned Real del
Monte Mining Company and their
leaders delivered speeches suggest
ing a nationwide protest move
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

vfnces might organize for local
administrative purposes. TIE pres
ident would be elected for a term
OF six years by n majority Of the
senate and lower house In Joint
session.
The senate would be made up OF
240 members chosen equally among
the cultural, industrial and labor
entities" and the lower house would
consist OF 470 deputies elected by
popular suffrage.
Freedom OF speech. OF the 70
and Of assembly would be guar
anteed. No member OF the military,
church or nobility could be elected
to the presidency. War could not be
declared without the sanction OF
the assembly.
Mounting returns from Sundays
election confirmed the belief that
the conservative republican-social-
ist bloc had won a dominant major
ity of the seats in the assembly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
Religious Freedom, Title
Abolition Proposed For
Spain inNew Constitution

MADRID, June 30-CP)-A pro-
posed constitution providing for
universal suffrage. religious free
dom and abolition OF titles Of
nobility will be submitted to the
newly elected national assembly
when It convenes July IL.
The preliminary draft. as for
INFLATED by a government commits
sion. will first be passed on by the
cabinet. possibly this week.
1t s~tipulates that women shall be
allowed TO participate for the first
time in the election OF deputies.
that all creeds will be allowed to
religious freedom and that the
ancient distinctions OF aristocracy
shall be no more. The Catholic
church would become a corpora
ton and the state would hcve no
Official religion.
Supreme authority would be
vested In the republican govern
ment in Madrid although the pro-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, June 30-tP-
Stock prices dropped during the
first hour OF trading today, but
then set about reducing their de-
clines OF / to 4 points.
United states Steel went TO 80
ga, where it was off 2 l-2. before
the loss was cut in two. Bethle-
hem Steel. American Can. AT.r-
lean Telephone. pu Pont and Air
Reduction, down a couple of points
at their lows, also hardened. Rails
we're rather heavy. Eastman Kodak
and Auburn Auto dropped 4 and
Ingersoll Rand lost 10. J. I. Case
was a strong spot. Allied Chemical,
after yieldinf . l-2, rallied when
the regular dividend was declared.
Call money renewed at ! IL per
cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

the trips and come back. charging
TO the sheriffs' fee fund the ex-
pense account as the interstate
mileage rate. In other instances.
he has made such a charge to the
state line. The attorney general
has ruled that he cannot collect
mileage 70 the state line. or any
other fees except those allowed by
the governor. In such cases as
these.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
Purchase Right Of
WAY For New Line

PAMPA. June 80. ~ Action
OF Pampa business men yesterday
In posting a guarantee for the pur-
chase Of right-of-way and tcrmIn-
al property for the Fort Worth
and Denver railroad from the Gray
county line TO Pampa was taken to-
day 10 mean that rail officials
would Immediately begin work on
the new project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS A
WEATHER

Barometric pressure was relative
ly TO moderately high over the
eastern and far northwestern states
this morning. and moderately low
from Arizona northeastward to
s0uth-central Canada. Numerous
showers occurred in Texas and Few
Mexico during the last "a hours.
and Scattered showers in the Ohio
valley and in the far Northwest.
Temperatures continue unseason-
ably high practically throughout the
great central valleys.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 30-Pl-Grains
went downward early today. In
fluenced by weakness of stocks and
by Frances hating OF Hoover NOR
atorium plans. Rain In Canada and
suggestions Of a breakup in the
heat wave tended also to give an
advantage to bears.
Opening 3-8 to | cent off, wheat
afterward held near the initial
limits. Corn started at 3-8 decline
to IA advance and subsequently
receded all around.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
TODAY'S MARKETS

classes; most bids lower on steers:
early top yearlings 800: steers 600
1900 lhs NS No. -. eaO lbs $50 100
TOO; heifers. 550-S5o lis $50 to
gu, O-.S --t- .H-+. AN---.- -nA4k
fed 3-50-7.00, sJocEer ana feeder
steers.
Sheep 5000: lambs fully IS lower;
yearlings weak to IS lower: odd lot
sheep steady: top native lambs
good and choice. 30 lbs down 6.25-
735 ewes, medium to choice, $50
Is down l~.00-i.75.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
Suspended Sentence
In Murder Charge

TEXARKANA. Ark June 30.-A1
George Lloyd Baker, I'll. today
was at liberty under a two years
suspended sentence after pleading
guilty 10 n charge OF murder in
connection with the fatal shooting
Of his mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
CHICAGO SPUDS

CHICAGO, June 30-tPp-CU s.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes weak: trad
ing on sacked stuff very weak and
unsettled; barrels slow and dull;
carlots sacked per cTt.: Bliss Tri-
umphs in various southern states
mostly around 100: sound stock
l.l0-l.20: decayed so up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, June 30+P-Cot-
ton opened steady today. 6 to 10
points lower under overnight SELL
ing orders and liquidation combin-
ed with some foreign and local
selling.
July sold off to e.78 and Deem
Der to 1885 during the early trad
ing A.. making net declines OF l3 to
Is points but the selling then taper
ed off and there were rallies OF
several points from the lowest on
trade buying and covering. The
market was about Q TO 10 points net
lower at the end OF the first half
hour or so OF trading.
Early cables from Liverpool were
weak but prices there rallied later.
Private cables reported general
liquidation on the favorable wea-
Their and the French situation, abb
Sorbed BY covering and trade call
ing the Liverpool market. Larger
cloth sales for shipment TO China
and South America we're reported
in the Manchester market.
The rally from opening declines
was followed BY renewed weakness
later in the morning under CONT
nued liquidation which seemed to
be coupled with some foreign SELL
ing and probably local selling for a
reaction. The reports OF further
rains or showers in the southwest
were considered favorable. and
may have contributed to the decline
which carried July off to 9.76 and
Dec. TO 1882. Prices at midday,
however. were a few points up from
the lowest at net declines Of II TO
Is points. on reports of a steadier
tone in the stock market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

ONDER-EAT1Ne, rather than over-eating, can
cause headaches plenty of times. Empty stomachs,
which are over-active in acid secretions, quickly
cros-up the whole system If we don't give them
something to do. Don't pile in heavy, slow
digestins solids. But counterfeit stomach acidosis
with fruit acids and energy in pre-disested form.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

Ray Redding, popcorn grower OF
Nation. Ill, credits the radio and
invention Of an electric home corn
pepper with creating a revival OF
interest in corn-popping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
WEATHER

For East Texas: Partly cloudy
Tuesday night: scattered showers
In west portion: Wednesday partly
cloudy with scattered showers.
Light TO moderate easterly 70
southerly winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
BULLETIN

tFtrst figures. lowest tempera-
ture last night; second. highest
yesterday: third. wind velocity at
Q a. m: fourth. precipitation In
last "a hrs.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
v FORECAST

The river will continue TO rise
from above San Benito down,
reaching approximately half bank
full stages at San Benito and
Brownsville during the next IL to
10 hours. From Mission up there
will probably be no material
change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

The ounce of sugar in DR.. Pepper is instantly
disable without digestive effort. The fruit juice
sweetens up the stomach and makes your head be-
have. DR.. Pepper isn't medicine -. but something
far better, of which Nature heartily approves.
Don'twait for headaches to strike you. Keep feeLn'
fine -. ALL the time. Get yours ar 10, ? and 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

An owl with a 67-inch wing spread
was killed by Gilbert Brokaw. Col
dendale, Wash, farmer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
X. c. LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, June 80. Up
CU. S. d. A.)-Hogs $500; 40 d.
rect; around 1918 lower: top $500
on l5o-220 lbs: l40-250 lbs. $50 to
$50: 250-290 lbs. 900 to SIS; 200
$50 lbs. SIS to 6.10: packing sows
275-500 lbs 3.75-450: stock pigs, TO-
100 lbs. 700 TO 7.50.
Cattle $500: calves 1000: slow:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow. under normal Meteo-
BIOLOGICAL conditions:
High 6:55 a. m.
Low lO.Sl p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-20
Complete Harrison Program
Calls for Six Ring Tits

and Jack Brady, Detroit, well-known
welterweights, meeting in the main
event of ten sessions. Ringside de-
cisions will be given in all bouts.
Other boxers known to local fans
and listed for action are Willard
Brown, Indianapolis; Jimmy Neal,
Cincinnati; Pat Murphy, Danville,
Ill, and Dutch Battling, Morristown,
Ind. Negro middleweights, will clash
in one of the fours. They are Kid
Slaughter of Terre Haute and the
Alabama Kid of Birmingham. Ac-
ton viii start at $3.50 Tuesday. The
entire card follows:
Ten Rounds-Jackie Purvis, Kokomo. VS..
Jackie Brady Detroit; welterweights
Eight Rounds-Willard Brown, Indian
apolis. vs., Jimmy Neal. Cincinnati: junior
Welterweights.
Six Rounds-Pat Murphy DanviIle, I'LL.
VS.. Dutch Battling. Morristown; light
Six Rounds-Kid Slaughter. Terre
Haute. vs.. Alabama Kid, Birmingham;
Negro middleweights.
-Four. Rounds-Bud Zimmerman, Mt.
Carmel. Ill, VS.. Roy Nidy, Terre Haute;
junior lightweights.
Four. Rounds-Frank Rosenstein, Indi-
annapolis. VS.. Eddie Seibisch Cincinnati:
light heavyWeightS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-20

The field that totaled seventy
three Saturday, rose to ninety Sun
day night, with many city players
signing. officials of the I. w. G. A.
were confident a new state tourna-
ment attendance record would be
set. with at least 10 entrants.
Mrs. A. E. Bulson of Ft. Wayne,
defending champion, did not play
in the qualifying round today, but
exercised her right to take No. l
position in the field without play
inr
Miss Elizabeth Abbott fired a
steady 81 to take an early lead. She
had A going out, a 81 coming
home. Elizabeth Dunn, city cham
pion, ran into trouble on the tenth
hole, where she took IL, and fin
ished with a 90. Mrs. G. H. Nc
Caskey, 1880 runner-up, who took
Mrs. A. E. BuIson's place in the first
tI1reesome with Misses Abbott and
Dunn, had an 88.
That women's par is likely to get
some spankings this week was indi-
Gated Sunday during the final prac-
tice sessions. Miss Geraldine King
of Wabash, young star and late
entry came into town Sunday and
fired a 43 going out. She was bat
tering par as she came in late. An
other late entry who was playing
we'll was Mrs. j. C. Patten Of the
Indianapolis Country Club.
Following the qualifying round
today the players will be grouped
into flights of sixteen each for the
match play to begin Tuesday morn
ing at $3.50. A get-together dinner
is carded for tonight at at the
Avalon club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-20
Pugs in Ball
Park Battles
Due Tuesday

Fresh from ten-round decision
victory against Tiger Williams at
Fort Dodge, Cowboy Owen Phelps,
Arizona light heavy, who is to
trade punches with Charlie Belang-
er, Canadian star, at the baseball
park Thursday night, will arrive in
indianapolis Tuesday to complete
training. Belanger also win arrive
Tuesday.
Harry Dillon, the other Canadian
light heavy who is slated for twelve
rounds against the hitting
local youngster, Harold Anderson,
has arranged to do his tapering off
with Phelps, while Anderson will 90
through the PAGES with Belanger.
The Washington Athletic Club,
which is sponsoring the mitt car
n1val, the first of the season at
Washington Park, announces there
has been a heavy sale.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-20
BASEBALL CALENDAR

Second Camel
St Louis ......... 100 600 ool-7 Z 0
New York .......s coo 302 03"- 8 10 o
Blaeholder,. Coffman. Braxton and Young;
Gomez and Dickey.
Washington 1910. 900 o20 00'-2 /
Herring and Grabowski: Brown and Spen-
GER.
Twelve innings)
Cleveland 600 0o4 100 600 10 2
Boston ....... 202 010 600 DOL { II 5
Hudlin and Myatt: Russell. Moore and
Berry.
Philadelphia and Chicago not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(FirSt Game)
New York ........ 900 100 600 /
st. Louis ......... 600 200 0os-2 o
Huboeu and Hogan. Syl johnson and Man
cuso.
Second Camel
st. Louis ..f...... 900 600 Oo2-2 II 0
Berry and OiFarrell: Derringer and Wilson.
Chicago -. :..::..: Soii o0S 900 iSS-S Is &
Thurston and Lopez: Teachout. Bush. War
neke. Blake and Hartnett.
(First Camel
Benge Watt. Boienn and Mccurdy: 81 john
son. Benton. Frey and sukeforth.
Second Camel
e efhoianati d 5SS go sS5 22SS7 lS
Collins and Daviss: Ogden. Carroll and
ASby.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-20

to be at his best for the Saratoga
or Belmont Park meetings Mae,
who was shipped east Sunday prob
ably will start in the Travers and
Saratoga cup at Saratoga.
When Mate captured first prize
Of s75,65o in the Arlington Classic
he boosted his total winnings to
$685. and became the ninth big
gest money winner On American
turf. Mate is still $o5,540 short of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-20
By United Press

by OntteG Pfe8S
PARIS, July 20-With the United
States absent from the challenge
round for the first time since 1919
and the fifth time since Davis Cup
competition was initiated in 1900,
Great Britain remained today as the
lone threat to Frances reign as in
ternational tennis champion.
Great Britain which had not at
tanned the challenge round since
1919 and which has not won the
Davis Cup since 1912, qualified for
the match with France Sunday by
defeating the United States, three
matches to two, in the inter-zone
finals.
The defeat of the United States
was a stunning upset and resulted
from form reversal which gave
England victories in both Of the
final days singles matches. The
United States started the final days
play with a o-match-to-one adj
vantage.