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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-03
Order to Benefit

Father Nieuwland's discovery Of
synthetic rubber, which would mean
a fortune to another man, will not
enrich the priest a penny. As a
priest in the Roman Catholic con-
%gregation of the Holy Cross, what
ever accrues from his discovery will
go to the order because Of his or
dination VOW Of poverty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
TRACK STARS
OUT TONIGHT
Meadowbrook Meet At
Philadelphia Draws
Many Aces

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 12.=FD-
Some Of the country's outstanding
athletes gathered here today for
the annual Meadowhrook track and
field meet tonight.
Seraphin Martin, holder OF the
worlds record for 800 meters; RAY
Conger, Illinois "A. G. speed king:
DR.. Paul Martin, Switzerland: Ed
die Blake. Boston "A. A.: John Bren-
nan, New York "A. c.: Gene Vanzke,
Swedish-American. "A. CT: Frank
Nordell, ~. Y. IT,. and Nelson Greer.
Rice Institute. r among the fast
steppers expected TO compete in the
annual meet at the arena.
Colleges that will send their best
indoor performers into the relays
and distance events are the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. Harvard. New
York University. Georgetown. Penn
State. Princeton. University Of
Maryland. Union. St. Johns College
of Brooklyn and Franklin and
Marshall.
Stella Walsh Of Cleveland. worlds
fastest girl Splinter. heads the list
Of feminine entries. which also in
clude Harriet Matthews. Meadow
brook star: Alice Monk. Newark
Women's club, and Jean Smiley,
Phlladelphia's star high Jumper.
Thirty events are on the night
program. Several hundred high
school athletes will compete In the
afternoon MS a prelude to the
Meadowbrook meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
MOORES And
MORE MOORES

CHICAGO. Feb. Ia P- The
more Moores able to stick with ma
jor league baseball clubs next sea
son. the more moaning by baseball
writer's.
Seven MooreS arc under contract.
And that's not the worst or it.
three Of them are James Moore.
They are Pitcher James Stanford
Moore OF the Chicago White Sox:
Outfielder James william Moore OF
the Athletics, and Outfielder James
Gregg Moore Of the New York
Giants.
More Moores are: Pitcher VII
cey William Moore. Boston Red
Sox: Pitcher William Austin Moore.
Brooklyn; Outfielder Randolph
Moore. Boston Braves. and Outfield-
er John Moore Of the Cubs.
II the White Sox had hung on TO
their Moores. they would have James
william. and Randolph. in addition
to James Stanford. the two former
having worked for Charles Com
iskev at one time or another.
The Moores themselves may be-
come a~pprehensive at the possibility
Of confusion in the official aver
aRes-so II doesn't look as though
any more Moores will make II mer-
rier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
BY CHARLES w.


CHICAGO. Feb. l2-tPY-Charles
Dryden. first and perhaps the
greatest OF all baseball humorists,
Is dead.
The man who originated nearly
81. the expressions used in writing
baseball today, passed on yesterday
ir his modest little cottage in
Ocean Springs, Miss. after being
a hopeless paralytic for ten years.
He was about II years old.
Dryden, who worked on Chicago,
San Francisco. and New York pa
perS. until about fifteen years ago,
became famous for the unique
manner in which he reported base
ball games. He always built his
stories around an incident which
struck him as humorous. He was
nationally recognized as one who
could pick q nickname for a base
ball player and make il stick, and
make the baseball players like him.
He was the first 70 call Frank
Chance. late manager OF the fam
Gus Cub team OF 1905, the Peerless
Leader" He was the first to call
q baseball park a ball yard He
hung the name Big Moose on Ed
Walsh, the famous White Sox
pitcher. and once wrote OF Walsh
&C the only man in the world who
could strut standing still"
All "A Joke
Dryden regarded baseball as a
huge joke, and always wrote humor-
ously or the games. While employ
ed in New York twenty five or
thirty years ago the late John T..
Brush. then owner or the New
York Giants. took exception to the
tacetious way in which Dryden
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
Did You Know

Douglas Fairbanks runs I'D steps
to keep In condition Eddie
Rickenbacker, war ace and former
dirt track ace driver, Is head OF
the Indianapolis Speedway Nick
Altrock's fun making partner is a
Jew . Grover Alexander insisted
upon his own method Of training
: . Dempsey gets at least $1,000 a
night as referee OF his barnstorm-
ing trips j. jess Willard sold real
estate Alderman. Chicago, A.
G. Splinter. has different arm ac-
ton than any other runner swings
his arms sideways The chan
that started to drive a golf bail
across the U. $. failed because he
lost too many balls Proceeds
from football support the other
branches OF athletics in most
schools Reginald Denny not
only took leather pusher parts but
could lick anyone In Hollywood In
the ring Art ShireS failed ca ex-
cite Hollywood Judge Lands
issued orders that his boys must
not take hotel towels ON their
spring training trips but still lets
them steal bases Diamond Ball
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
T.C. u. MEET
SET MAR. IA
High Schools and Junior
College Events
Listed

FORT WORTH, FEB. H. Texas
Christian University will be host
TO some 900 athletes from the var
ious high schools. junior colleges.
colleges and universities OF the
Southwest March ia mt the ninth
annual Southwestern Exposition
Track and Field meet. 10 be held
In the old Frog stadium.
Preliminaries for the track and
field events will begin at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. The National
Collegiate Athletic Association rules
will be used IN the college and
university divisions, and the Texas
Interscholastic League rules will
govern the high school division.
Gold. silver and bronze trophies
will be given for ~first-second and
third place for each event in each
division. In the relay events silver
loving cups will be given the win
ming teams. and gold trophies Will
be given individual members OF
each team.
Silver cups will be given to the
team winning In each OF the four
divisions. and to the pentathlon
winner in the municipal division
viii 90 a gold watch for first place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
How Doctors Treat :
Colds and Coughs

proven their superiority in the
prompt relief Of colds and coughs
due TO colds.
One OF two Calotabs at bedtime
with q glass Of sweet milk or wa
ter. No salts necessary. No nausea
nor the slightest interference with
your eating. work or pleasure. Next
morning the congestion has subsid-
ed. your cold or cough is relieved.
your system Is thoroughly purified
and you are feeling fine with a
hearty appetite for breakfast. Eat
what you wish-no danger.
Get a family package on Calotabs,
containing full directions. only thir-
ty-fiTe cents. Trial size, ten cents.
AT any drug store. tadv.J
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
Bus Line Hearing
Will Open Friday


HARLINGEN. Feb. 12.-Mark
Marshall. Lon Smith and Judge c.
". Terrell OF the Texas Railroad
Commission are expected To be in
Harlingen Friday morning to hold
a hearing on four proposed bus
lines in the Valley.
The Black Diamond line proposes
10 operate from Mercedes to
Brownsville via Santa Maria. Los
Indios and San Pedro.
G.. "A. Nietert would run buses
between Brownsville and Boca
Chica.
"A bus line from Mission 70
Brownsville over the military road Is
proposed.
w. L. Allison has applied for a
permanent certificate to operate a
Glass A line between Raymondville
and Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
Dryden, Premier Humorist Of
The Baseball World, Is Dead

described a ball game, and had
him barred from the ball park.
That made no difference to Dry
cen. He climbed a telegraph pole
outside the park and proceeded 20
report the games day after day
while perched atop one OF the
cross bars. Finally Brush relented
and Dryden was lister admitted TO
the park.
Dryden became a writer through
no desire Of his own. He was an
iron moulder in Monmouth. Ill. and
while working in a foundry wrote
amusing incidents that came to
his mind. A friend, reading some
CT Dryden's sketches. advised him
To quit the iron moulding business
and become an author. Dryden
wrote several humorous books. one
Of which was entitled ION and off
the bread wagon" II was a story
Of his own personal experiences.
Later he wrote a story OF the sea.
after he had been shanghaied off
the docks OF San Francisco, and
forced on a trip around the world.
The Start
When Dryden decided to become
a writer he went 10 San Francisco.
He hung around a newspaper Of
flee and when a big fire broke out
and there being no regular report
ers available. Dryden was assigned
I'd the job. He wrote an amusing
story about the fire. negiecting to
mention that several firemen had
been killed, but the story made
such a hit with the editors that
Dryden was given a permanent
job.
Dryden was one OF the unique
characters OF the newspaper world.
Until a few years before illness
forced him into retirement. he al
ways wrote his copy IN longhand.
Then when he decided TO use the
typewriter, he laboriousIy began to
peck out his story with two fingers.
When he finished his story nc
would throw II over 70 the sports
editor saying, heres anotneS piece
about those silly eggs"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

Medical writer's agree that the i'm
portant point in the treatment Of
a cold, or cough due TO q cold, IS
70 relieve the congestion in the nose
and throat. thereby preventing seri-
Gus complications which may follow
a neglected cold. To stop this con-
gestion calomel was the accepted
and standard remedy until Calotabs,
the improved calomel compound
tablet was introduced.
Now that science has robbed calo-
mel OF It's nausea and danger, max
ing II pleasant to take and perfect
Nv safe for general use. Over forty
million CalOtabs are consumed In
the ". =. yearly with only the most
pleasant and satisfactory results.
I'm millions Of homes Calotabs have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
BETTER A WIFE WITH BRAINS
YOUNG MAN

LONDON-It Is the folly OF many
a young man that he selects n wife
who car cook and tidy up the
house. and who will look on him
as her superior. instead or choosing
a wife with brains. according to
DR.. George "A. Dorsey scientist and
psychologist.
Many a marriage would be more
successful II the young man had
selected as his wife q girl who
could equal his intelligence and who
could talk TO him Interestingly and
give him a lift in difficult business
matters once in a while. according
to the authority.
The brainlesS wife is liable 70
drag a man down because she leans
on him too heavily" Dr.. Dorsey re-
marks. "She cannot manage the
house properly: she constantly
wants her husbands attention:
trivial things make her whine or
give way 10 tears: she has no COM
prehension OF her responsibilities.
When her husband is discouraged or
worried. she doesn't know how 70
help. II takes brains TO do that"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
KIWANIS HEADS
TOSAN ANTONIO
Valley Service Club Men
On Program Of
Conference
CBy Staff correspondent

HARLINGEN. Feb. 12.-Eyes Of
Valley Kiwanis will be centered
on San Antonio FRIDAY where the
divisional conference will be held
and at which plans for bringing
tile Texas-O Oklahoma district con-
vention to this section will be work
Cd out.
A large number Of Valley XII
wanians. some OF them on the pro-
gram, were either on their way
or preparing TO leave Thursday
night for the conference /.
ID. w. Day. president Of the Har-
lingen club, was scheduled to lead
the singing and make a talk on
bringing the convention 70 the VAL
ley, at the conference and p. M.
Holland, past president Of the local
club, was on the program for a talk
on Administration OF a KiwaniS
Club by the President
r.. Fl. Fackelman. president OF
the Raymcndville club, Is due to
talk Oh Maintaining Members In
Your Local Club
Extension OF Riwanis in Divis-
Ion No. q" IS 10 be discussed by
Luther Hghes. past president or the
Weslaco club.
M. A. Bansbach. secretary az
Brownsville, Is on the program 10
explain the duties OF a secretary.
A former resident OF the Valley,
Rev. Francis NJ. Davis. now OF San
Antonio. will discuss The Under
privileged Child" and v. II. Mertz,
past president at San Benito, is on
the program to discuss Relation
ship Between the Farmer and the
City Man"
Another Valley man. p. S. Devine,
president o fthe Pharr club, is sche-
duled 70 talk on Inter club Rela-
TONS" and Nix Harrington. imme-
date past president at Mercedes,
has the topic, How to Secure 100
Per Cent Attendance"
Lieut.. Gov. w. A. Rasco or
Brownsville and Rev. Sterling
Fisher OF the same city also will
participate in the program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
OPPOSE FORCED
INSURANCELAW
Hidalgo County Off ers
Protest Compulsory
School Insurance
Especial To The Hcraldl


EDTNBURG. FEB. l2.=Thn Hi-
dalgO county commissioners cnur.
wired Senator Archie III. Parr anl
Representative H. LII. Leonard. Iatr
Tuesday urging them t0 OPPOSE
House Bill MOL IBl. IA hiIl making
insurance un public school build
tnES Cd the amount rf fn per cent
of the value cf the building man
datOry.
The bin was introduced in thn
house or representatives INV Rem
reseHtative Cox of Mexia. Tt pro-
poses 70 make mandatory that ev-
cry school district TN Texas, both
common and independent. carry
IRE Insurance. tornado insurance,
wind storm insurance and hail in
surance. on every public school
building in the state. and states
that the insurance must be carried
IN the amount OF sixty per cent
OF the cost or value Of the building.
communications were also sent
to Parr and Leonard by Mrs. Fred
II Wright. county superintendent.
Carl i. II. Baker. president OF the
~~~AAt D|aAA 81 AAeAtNn AnQ UAM-
er members OF the board. and H.
~ Miles. president of EdinburE
college.
"A hearing OH the bin is sched-
ulcd for four o'clock Friday. Feb
ruary III. at which time Edinbur-
educators and the commissioners
court expect Leonard and Parr t1
protest against tha proposal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
Fruit Institute
Meet Scheduled

WESLACO. Feb. 12.-The regular
session OF the Fruit and Vegetable
Growers institute will be held Fri
day night. February Is. at 7:45 p
m. az the Stephen r. Austin school
r. Weslaco.
s. W. Clark OF the VALLEY Ex-
pertinent Station. will talk CO
Control Of Citrus Insects" and
NJ. H. Ford OF the U. S. Dept. OF
Agriculture will talk on Method
and requirements OF cleaning ur
groves when the season comes to
a close"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
GIRL Is INJURED
(Bv staff Correspondent

tbN CORRESPONDENT.
SAN BENITO. Feb. IL. - When
mules hitched to a cabbage wagon
at the c. S. Pugslev farm about
four miles east Of here suddenly
backed up. the wheels passed ever
Juanita Garcia. 8. and caused her
to sustain a fractured thigh and
gashes on her head. Her scalp was
torn loose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

NEW PLYMOUTH, N. z, Feb. r.
-P-At a sports meet here today
the American. Rothert. put a shot
40 feet and 6 Is inches. establish
inr a ncW New Zealand record.
George Simpson won the final
100 yard dash In ? as seconds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
$ 1,9I1T
By SPEED WALLACE
worlds Fastest Baseball Runncrl

tWurtn'S EnSGe@t b1Stp@M n1AAncEI
FOOTBALL Is an institution in
almost every high school, vet few
players know what actual speed
they make In taking the ball down
the field. Coaches do not believe
the fastest runner Is always the
best player. but he will admit speed
PLAYS an important part In the
game. The name of Dick Kerr
means nothing here but UP north
there is a high school very proud
Of this boy. Last season 10 fell up
on the writer 70 find the fastest
high school football runner and
present him q cup. Much interest
was shown in this contest. yet some
held back saying that speed was
no factor in football. They no
doubt came from the old-school
where only "luck and CUTS are
featured. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
TRACK
SQUADS WORK
Scorpions, Eagles And
Juniors Training
Under Brite

With prospects for "a successful
season looming. approximately 30
track candidates. including the
junior college, high school and
junior high. are working out under
Coach Ben Brite here each after
noon.
The coach Is now busy lining up
meets for his thinly clads and the
youngsters are working hard. The
Junior college SCORPIONS have re-
ceived an invitation 10 the annual
San Jactnto event in San Antonio.
They also expect 70 enter the Texas
relays and have received an in
vitation to the Rice relays, which
evidently are to be revived this
season. Southern Methodist uni
yefsity will likely stage a similar
meet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

PARIS-Panama All Brown. New
York cutpointed Nick BenSa,
France, I0).
SAN FRANCISCO-Kid Capley.
San Rafael. Calf. o~utpointed Bob
by Vincent. Ardmore. Okla. d0).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT

IbV The ASSOCIATED FTesS.I
At Fayetteville. Ark: ST. Loui
U. 30; University Of Arkansas 80.
Brentwood: John Tarleton col.
lece 20: Daniel Baker college 81.
Denton: Texas A. a. I. Kings
ville) 20: Denton Teachers 80.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

The smallest distance that has
been measured ~ that between
atoms tn graphite. the black Lead
used In pencils, measuring about
six hillionth of am inch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

- - N - @
N : :
The
Sports
Spade
81 Hal EUsTACE


DECISION AS 10 how the Valley
Basketball league play-off will be
conducted will be reached at q
meeting Of managers to be staged
at the Harlingen high school az
$50 D. m. Monday night. This ses-
sion has been called early BY Presi-
dent SPITE Clarke in order 10 al
low all who wish to attend the ses-
sion and also the Saints Method
ist game to be played az $3.50 that
night on the Harrington high gym
nasium. Managers Of other lower
bracket clubs who have games that
night will have the option OF Q
ing their games UP to TUESDAY
night. Clarke has announced.
whether two teams. one team or no
team shall represent the Valley al
the State Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton tournament in Fort Worth VIII
be decided at this time.
THE MAKEUP Of the South
Texas Interscholastic "A" districts
since the reformation into six
teen districts has been announced
as follows: No. ~9-Csehurne, Cor
sicana, Hillsboro. Temple, Waco,
Waxahachie. No. 10-Athens. Luf-
kin, Nacogdoches Palestine. Tyler.
No. l1-El Paso high schools. Fa-
bens. Ysleta. No. l2-=5an Antonio
high schools, Kerrville, Austin. NO
13-Houston high schools and Sry-
an. NO. 14-Beaumont. Galveston
Goose Creek, Port Arthur. No 10
Corpus Christi, Laredo, RobstoWiA.
No. l6-Brownsville, Harlingen and
other Valley schools.
IT is PRESUMED that as In the
past. the winner Of No. l6 will play
the winner OF No. IS; No. IA will play
No. 10; No. u will play No. IL; ano
No. 10 will play No. 3. Then lo-lo
ulavs 1913 and 1911 plays 1913.
The winners OF this contest VIII then
play for the state semi-finals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

Modern science SAYS that the
apple contains Juices which enable
Va 10 derive the best value from
other food We cat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

Parsley Is said to have come
from Egypt, and mythology tells
uS that 10 was used 70 adorn the
head OF Hercules
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

Nobel. founder nf the Nobel
prizes. owed his treat fortune to
the discovery of dynamite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

Games THURSDAY
Sebastian at Brownsville.
Harrington at TT. Brown.
Ra3 Hondo at San Benito.
P4lmera off.
Games Friday
r. Falnggold at Edcouch.
E1lnsurg at Edin. j. G.
McAllen at La Blanca.
Progreso off.
Officials
Brownsville-Pipkin.
Fcrt Brown-Pipkin.
San Benito-Ncwman.
Edinburg-Ballew.
La Blanca-Rowe.
Although there appears TO be
little fireworks in store the re-
mainder Of this week in the Rio
Grande Valley basketball league,
the p~yrotechnics will break forth
next week in flaming hues. Lead
ership in both the lower and up
per brackets will definitely be
decided. If the dope pans out &C
cording to specifications.
~ Monday night the San Benitc
Saints will call on the Harlingev
Methodists in the third and decid-
ing fray as TO which OF the clubs
shall be referred 10 as uncle IN
the lower bracket. They have spl.
che game each anf this third game
will definitely determine which club
will wear the lower bracket crown
Each previous encounter was a thrill
er that the fans will long remember.
The Methodists took the .irst fray
at Harlingen by a three point
margin. The Saints took the sec
ond at San Benito 1890 after a
five minute extra period. The
Harrington high gymnasium will
likely be packed and TANNED fol
their third encounter. This crucial
contest will get under way at 3 p. m
Monday night at the Harlinger
high gymnasium.
Tuesday night there viii be a
test Of strength IN the upper brack-
ct when Edcouch pays her respects
to the McAllen tossers. The Mon
itors are virtually tied with the
Edinburg firemen for the upper
bracket leadership and they cannot
afford to drop a decision 10 Ed
couch. Wednesday these same clubs
will meet at Edcouch 70 play over
a protested encounter.
The bracket championships viii
be up in the middle Of the fence
this coming week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

or known as Kitten Ball in parts iS
taking the country bv storm \.
Most all miniature golf lots are be-
ing plowed ltd and put back I'd DO
tatOes Young lady. Miss Mel
zlik0va II or CzechoSluyakIa. holds
the 30 meter record at V Is Sec
ondS Johnny WeissmuIler turn
ed professional The Marathon
Race Is 20 miles. 385 yards long.