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city, by destroying it Russia has
incurred an enormous loss. only
one thousand of the houses are
left standing. The troops have
found supplies and goods. He has
there is?) plenty of meat, and
brandy from France. You must
not go to the trouble of writing
through the Commissioners, for
they only arrive 10 days after the
cOuriers. 1t is a needless and I'M
Seemly restraint. You will write
only when you have something to
say. What you tell me of poor
Lucet (?) grieves me. He was a
good man, / sincerely pity his wife.
OdieI mon bien. Nap.
Moscow, September 18th, (1812)
PRACTICALLY nothing re-
l. manned untouched but the
Kremlin, in which the Emperor
had taken up his abode; the an
Gent palace Of the Cars, with its
half Oriental, half Slavonic archi-
lecture, was full of lofty memories.
Napoleon was as much moved by
the sight of the throne of Peter
the Great as he had been when
in 1906 he visited the study of
Frederick the Great at PotSdan.
But the whirling flames of the
burning city at one time made it
impossible to remain at the
Kremlin. Not without danger was
the Emperor at last induced to
leave this fiery furnace. He took
refuge at the castle of Petrowsky.
His letter of Sept. 20 is dated from
Donna:
Mon annie, / am on my way to
take up my winter quarters, the
weather is splendid, but it can
not later. Moscow being burned
to the ground and not being a
military position with regard to
my Interior designs, shall have
it abandoned. / shall withdraw
the garrison / have left there. My
health is good, my affairs are go
ing well. Prince Beauvau was
wounded in the thigh by lance
thrust, he is faring well and was
never in any danger; have his
mother informed of this by some
one of his friends. The occur
renee took place in a vanguard
Skirmish with the COssacks. My
health is good, be cheerful and
kiss the little King three times
for me. Tout a tot. Nap.
Desna, September goth 1812).
The very same day, the fire
having abated, Napoleon was
back at the Kremlin, whence a
further letter is sent off, to be
followed by several others. He
makes a show of optimism: 1.-THE
weather is fine, we have shot so
many of the incendiaries, that
they have deSisted. My health is
very good"
Mon annie, I have received your
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seems to know any synonym
for it"
A FTER several months as a
IA Senate page, Master Jimmy
Young, the smallest Of the corps,
says his experience has not caused
him to change his mind about be-
ing an aviator. From what he has
seen of politics and politicians so
far, he still believes flying much
more satisfying occupation.
The recent automobile report by
the NRA and the Labor Statistics
Bureau by no means concludes the
survey of the industry. The two
agencies have still to complete a
study of the profits of the motor
makers. This is expected in a few
weeks. For over an hour,
Pennsylvania's "Puddler Jim"
Davis had harangued a practi-
cally empty Senate with a pre-
pared speech. A woman in the
visitors gallery adjoining the press
section finally leaned over, whis-
pered to a correspondent: when
is something going to happen
around here" Chicago's
Democratic Rep. Michael L. Igoe
believes in safety first. In receipt
of a five-pound box of candy from
an anonymous donor, he offered
a piece to a caller. When he had
finished it with no disastrous
effects, Igoe helped himself.
The main lobby of the Depart
ment of Commerce building now
displays two lighthouse lamps
continually alight. The exhibit is
the idea of Lighthouse Commits
sioner George Putnam who be-
heves a little discreet publicity will
help his service.
1885. BY United Featurs
Ex-nlsrata
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auEnough
BY
WESIBR0OK PEGLER

IT is an artistic misfortune that Mr. Bill Davenport
l. of Golfers Weekly is not reporter daily
newspaper now that plan is afoot to remove from
City Hall Park New York the famous statue of civic
virtue otherwise known the tough guy. 1t Mr..
Davenport who, in series of daily pieces in the old
Herald named civic virtue the tough guy at the time
of the unwilling in 1922 and created a worldwide
fame for work of stone-c cutting which might other
wise have been undistingushed.
Assigned to cover the unwilling as a routine Job
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Questions and Answers

Q-what is the usual method of calculating the
number Of words in a manuscript?
A-Afultiply the average number Of words in
line by the average number OF lines on a page and
multiply the product by the number Of pages.
o-what is the value of the Philippine peso in
our money.
Atty cents.
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of work. Mr.. Davenport stood on
the steps of the New York City Hall
with John F. Hylan, the Mayor,
otherwise known as Red Mike or
Michael the Red, and. in mis-
chievous spirit, suggested to Mr..
Hylan that the statue was an af-
front to American womanhood
He is stepping on a lady" Mr.
Davenport said. In fact, he is
stepping on two ladies, and the
ladies are supposed to represent vice
and corruption. They look like nice,
clean American girls to me. Are
you going to stand for that?"
Mr.. Hylan said he would inquire
into the matter and Mr. Davennnr.t
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! COVER THE WORLD
By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON history
'
Nations and "oulaw Statea the
with the League Bolivia against Paraguay
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DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND

I-By DreO Pearson and Robert S. AUen--1
WASHINGTON R. Richberg very unhappy
w talking 1esgning friends who call
him he nveig with much bitterness against his
of the
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of its members a war against all.
And, having officially branded
Paraguay as the aggressor, it is in
duty bound to go to the aid of
Bolivia, the victim.
At the very least the League
would appear to be bound to back
Bolivia with money, munitions and
other war necessities while, at the
same time, doing everything with
in its power to prevent such things
reaching Paraguay.
PARAGUAY, in recent months,
L has been marching from
victory to victory. Bolivia has
seemed doomed. Indeed these
factors may have been decisive,
leading one to accept the Leagues
proposal and the other to turn it
down and quit the League in
stead.
Should Paraguay now press its
advantage on the field of battle,
and defeat Bolivia despite the
Leagues assistance, the Leagues
prestige would suffer one of it's
biggest blows.
Japan successfully def1ed the
League after her seizure of Man
churia in 1881. But the League
never declared Japan the agrees
sor. It merely used its good Offices
to try to settle the conflict be-
tween Nippon and China. 1t
never went beyond refusing to
recognize as independent the
puppet state which Japan set up.
The Leagues next step in the
Chaco will depend largely on the
United States and the South
American neighbors of Paraguay
and Bolivia. Without their aid,
either active or passive, the
League can not blockade the state
it has now declared outlaw. Both
Paraguay and Bolivia are land
locked. Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Uruguay and Peru are chiefly
concerned.
Without at least some under
standing with Washington, any
drastic interference in South
America on the part of Europe
might be regarded here as COM
ing close to an infringement on
the Monroe Doctrine.
T Asst fall the League invited
- the United States and Brazil
to help restore peace in the Chaco.
The United States refused, de-
spite its concern for the peace Of
that area. There is still great fear
in certain circles here lest this
country in some way be tricked
into associating itself too form
ally with the League.
The war in the Chaco has been
in progress nearly five years. At
first there we're merely border
clashes. In 1882 the conflict be-
gan in earnest but it was not
made official for two years after
that. It is extremely bloody.
More than a dozen efforts to
make peace have failed. A COM
mission of Cancellation md in
quiry sat in Washington as far
back as 1929. Another conference
was held in BuenoS Aires.
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And likewise. according to this calculation, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and Huey Long might engage IN
such q punitive campaign against each other IN 1896
that any cOlorless Republican could slip IN. ana
when one begins 10 talk about cOlorless Republicans
il does seem as If 1t might be possible TO revive the
old familiar phrase Who but HoOver?"
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ChestertOnian paradox Dut a posi-
bility based upon political expert
ence. Il perhaps best can be ex-
planned in terms Of the race track
Several seasons ago the two crack
thoroughbreds Of the year met in a
stake race. Their proves fright
ened away all contenders except
one added starter, a no-account
horse named Jim Dandy. Even in
three-horse field you could get as
good as a hundred to one against
jim Dandy. And yet he scampered
home as an easy winner because the
two favorites raced each other
drunk and Keeling in the first six
furlongs. jim Dandy won on his
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II Seems bM
BY
Haywood BROIN

HERBERT HOOVERS recent hint that he would
Il Il like 70 run again on a sound money platform
vas greeted in the beginning with derision. But in
punching the bag with some Of the prognOstcators
down IN Washington I find a few who think that
this time the ex-President is much more slrewd
than usual
1886 think that Mr. HOOver's weakness IS his great
potential strength. This. they say is not mere
, 1935-08-21
Detroit Seeking
Louis-Baer Bout

NEW YORK. Aug. Il. PD-Thls
Joe Louis-Max Baer fight must
loom as q pretty piece OF f~isticuffs
the way the different cities are
bidding for 1t.
Indications are that the bout
will take place at the Polo Grounds
in New York Sept. "a. but Detroit,
he home town Of the Brown Bomb
er. has made an offer that Is max
ing Promoter Mike Jacobs sit back
ano take notice.
Frederic II. Schader announced
that q group Of prominent Detroit
citizens would bid $500, 900 to bring
the attraction % Detroit. The fight
would be staged nc Navin Field
with accommodations arranged for
IS 900 persons.
Jacobs was IN q huddle with the
New York State Athletic commits
sion Tuesday. nc the latter's re-
quest. He asked time to consider
the matter more and said that
after going further into the de-
tails Wednesday he probably would
make a final decision Thursday.
Asked IL Chicago was still being
considered as a site. Jacobs said.
Chicago still Is a possible site,
along with Detroit. Both have made
attractive offers and will be given
full consideration, although there
are strong reasons to influence mold
ing the fight right here LII New
York"
, 1935-08-21
Kiwanis, Elks
Play Wednesday

The KiwaniS club. runner-up TO
the pennant-winning Yankees last
season, will MAKE an effort TO get
out Of the Brownsville Playground
Ball League cellar Wednesday
night when II collides with Sam
Lesser's Elk aggregation on the
36th diamond.
The Kiwis were hard hit by re-
organization and by the loss Of
Frank Critz, their star hurler who
moved to Corpus Christi. They
dropped their opening game to the
Pan-American Flyers 1873 and
their second went to Fort Brown
1873. "Wednesday night will mark
their third start Of the current
season.
The Elks also have gotten off to
a poor start, winning one out OF
three. They were beaten III the
seasons opener by the Yankees 1879.
came back TO whip Goodyear 5-3
and then went down before the un-
beaten Eagles 1913.
The Friday night game will
bring together the Eagles and Edel-
stems. The Eagles have won three
straight, taking Goodyear 1872.
Pan-American CO and Elks 1919.
The Eagles are believed to be the
club which viii be a real stumbling
block for the Fort Brown YankS.
, 1935-08-21
'PORTERS BEAT
MISSIONS 4-3


The Beaumont Exporters saved
their Texas League lead Tuesday
night by putting across four runs
In the eighth inning 10 defeat san
Antonio, 4 TO 3, while the second
place Oklahoma City Indians made
four score In the opening frame
TO beat T1llsa-Also by a 4 to 3 score.
The Exporters were peaceful for
seven innings. Then they ratified out
five hits. including q double, for
four runs In the eighth. George Mills
held the Exporters TO four hits, all
harmless. until the eighth inning.
Red Phillips allowed the Missions
six hits. five OF them In the second
and third innings for three runs
Not q Mission registered a blow
eff Red In the last six frames.
Oklahoma Cityis Indians went to
work IN dead earnest I'm the opener
and put across their four runs that
sailed the game away. The oilers
battered Evans for nine hits while
the Tribe made two errors. but the
Oilers never could run In more than
che tally I'm an inning.
The Dallas Steers finished sweep
ing q series and extended their win
ming streak to half q dozen IN q row
by whipping the Galveston BUGS, 5 TO
3. al Baker, who has won eight
games I'm hts last 10 starts. won his
fifth contest IN succession. "A be-
lated rally I'm the ninth after two
we're down gave the Herd a scare.
but Baker. who bested Eddie Cole
and Jack Jakucki. eased out Of the
hole.
Fort Worth lost another game and
thereby too a firmer held on the
cellar position. The Houston Bluffs
walked away with q IS 70 9 victory
TO make q clean sweep OF a two-game
series. Henry Pippen went the route
for the Bluffs and Lee Grissom toiled
for the losers.
, 1935-08-21
Doubles Play
Nearing Close

BROOKLINE. Mass, Aug. 81. R1-
The entire membership OF the Inflated
II. s Davis Cup team will be N par
AIDE Wednesday when half OF the
National Doubles tennis survivors
clash in the third round play.
Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van
Pvn. the internatiOralists who held
the Nation team title back in 1881
and were runners-up last year, Will
engage Robert Uefty) Bryan Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, and John Nc
Diarmid Of Fort Worth. Texas.
Don Bulge and Gene Mako, a pair
Il Californian youngsters selected
for this years Davis Cup service, take
on sam Lee and Henry Prusoff Of
Seattle.
Thursday the ether second-round
victors will return to the tennis front
with Roderick Mcneil Of Czchoslo-
vakia and Enrique Maier OF Spain,
last OF the foreign threats. moving
against Frank Shields and Frank
Parker last weeks Newport casino
victcrs and Gregory Mangin and
Berkley Bell engaging Wilmer Hines
OF Columbia. s. O.. and Henry Culley
D. Santa Barbara. Calf.
Tuesdays women's national
doubles play ended with Freda
James and Kay Stammers. the top
seeded British Wiehtman Cup play
ers, In the quarter-finals and lead
ing the field by a bracket.
While they mark time wednesday,
the defending champions. Helen ia
cobs and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Faby-
an. will take on Mrs. Betty Corbiere
OF Southbcro and Mrs. G. r. Nab
lev OF Brookline.
, 1935-08-21
Yesterdays al

- -
John Conlan. White Sox. and
Jimmy Foxx. Athle--cs - Conlan's
seven hits accounted for SIX runs
IN double defeat or As rs Foxx hit
two homers and drove In five Of
eight runs scored by Athletics.
willis Hudlin, Indians-Held SEN
atcrs I'm check with seven hits.
Julius Solters. Browns. and Joe
Crcnin, Red Sox-Former hit single,
double ana homer In first game.
and Single and triple IN nivhtcap.
Cronin drove In thsee rurS with
three hits In second game.
Joe Medw1ck and John Rothrock.
Cards-Hit one homer each and
drove In five OF teams SIX runs
Jim Weaver. Pirates-Blanked
Dodgers with five hits.
Hank Leiber and Travis jackson.
Giants-Leiber's home run tied
score and Jackson's since brought
in winning run IN tenth in victory
over Reds.
Lefty Gomez. Yankees-Fine re-
lief pitching thruttled Tigers.
, 1935-08-21
Grid Prospects Are
Dull At Mercedes

MERCEDES. Aug. 20.-Coach Fl
L. Schmalzried has returned 20
Mercedes after a summers vacation
and will start on his tenth year as
coach Of the Mercedes football
team. With the return OF only four
lettermen this year, Schmalzried
states the outlook for the year was
far from good. There are about rs
possible players to draw from.
The lettermen are: Captain Bon
ner. Gordon Pylant. Barnes and
Brave. Members Of last years squad
include Boiler, Jones. L. ulv w,
8. Vasquez. Timpkin. B. Irby,
Sachtleben and =. Schwarz.
Five Mercedes contests will be
played at home this season. The
schedule follows:
Sept. 20-Mercedes nc Brownsville.
Sept. 27-Santa Rosa az Mercedes.
Oct. 4-Weslaco nc Mercedes.
Oct. 11-Mercedes at 8. Benito.
Oct. 10-McAllen at Mercedes.
Act. 25-Open.
Nov. donna nc Mercedes.
Nov. 8-La Joya nc Mercedes.
Nov. 15-P.-S. ia. nc Mercedes
Nov. z2-Mercedes &C Mission.
, 1935-08-21
LEADS
MINOR LOOPS
But Eckhardt Likely To
Win Batting Title
Again

DURHAM. N. c.. Aug. 81. Up
The deadline Is closing in on in
fielder Chet Labs OF Fort Wayne.
and unless the injured Three-I lea
que smuggling star returns to the line
up within the week. he will lose the
batting championship CT the minor
leagues.
Labs average Of .427 stands him
first for the trophy awarded the top
hitter Of the minors. and since he is
a first-year player he would also
win the trophy cup for the best bat
ting rookie CT the year.
oscar Eckhardt Of the Missions
stands by with .412. ready TO cop
the title If Laabs falls out, while
Charley Harig Of washington in the
Penn State Association, with 1886,
Is in line for the rookie award.
League leaders. compiled from lat
est available averages. ire listed be-
low:
Labs. Fort Wayne, Three-1 AIT;
Eckhardt. Mission. Pacific Coast,
.4l2: Terrell, Richmond. Piedmont,
1896: Carter, L~eakseille. Bis-State,
1888: Harig. washington Penn State
.386: Arlett. Minneapolis. Ann. AS
sociaticn, 1928.
Warren. Beatrice. Nebraska State.
.379: T. Cooper. Rogers. Arkansas
state. .376; Puccinelli. Baltimore In
ternatinoal. .376: Wasdell. GAINESVILLE
Middle Atlantic. .373: Dean. Opelou-
sas, Evangeline. .371; Peploskf,
Scranton. New York-Penn 1858.
Pyle, Tyler, West Dixie. .366: T..
Browne Little Rock. Southern. .S61:
Catchings, Muskogee. western AS
ISOLATION. .356: Cole. Americas.
Georgia-Fla.. 1855; Harper, f Dora
do. East Dixie. .355: Epps Cedar
Rapids western. .346: Koch. Fargo
Moorhead. Northern. .343; Tauby.
Dallas. Texas. 1888.
, 1935-08-21

HARLTNGEN. Aug. 11.-Charges
OF horse theft and criminal assault
alike drew bonds or $1,000 In Judge
VIII G. Fields court Tuesday. jose
Iral. charged with stealing "a paint
horse from Domingo Flores. was
bound over to the district court
under $1,000 bond.
Celestino Martinez. charged with
assault. was bound over under the
same bond. The young mother and
ner child were IN court for the hear
ing. Martinez appeared In the uni
form Of q CCC camp from which he
was brought to face the charges
here.
, 1935-08-21
WATER EVENTS
UP WEDNESDAY
San Benito Winners to Be
Eligible For State
a. a. II. Meet

SAN BENTTO, Aug. IL The
swimming and diving meet TO De
held at the Rotary Pool Wednesday
night will be conducted under reg
ulations OF the "A. "A. u. and the
winners viii be permitted TO par
ticipate in the state meet TO be held
in San Antonio Labor Day, accord
ing TO Mrs. r. A. Plummer, pool
manager.
she said that as far as she has
been able TO determine, this viii be
the first official meet to be held
in the Valley since she came TO
this section five years ago.
Timing viii be as accurate rs
possible and every regulation OF the
amateur athletic union observed in
oruer that every winner may qualify
FOR the state meet. Mrs. Plummer
Is OF the opinion that a number OF
Valley swimmers and divers would
be able To make a good showing IN
the state meet.
Silver trophies win 20 to the win
ners OF the meet with ribbons to
others placing.
There will be four age divisions
In the meet. Swimming events tor
persons under is years will be Is,
40 and so yards and for older per-
sons the distances viii be 50, 100
and 220 yards.
The meet will open at 7:30 o'clock
and entries will be taken up to 5
o'clock. Many have already been
received from all over the Valley.
Besides the swimming and div
IMP events. there will be q matched
water polo game.
Officials chosen for the meet are
l. II. Warburton, master OF cere-
monies; Pete FL. Smith. secretary;
r. "A. Ewing Billy Myrick. Gene
Wade and DR.. L. r. Olmstead,
judges: Roy Stephenson, starter.
, 1935-08-21
Indians Play Improved
Baseball for O'WeiH

II games. losing six and tying one.
They have won six Of their last
seven encounters
They are about q half game be-
hind the Chicago White Sox and
the Boston Red Sox. which are in a
virtual tie for third place.
The Indians capitalized on two
fumbles and a wild throw Tn the
opening stanza TO defeat the Wash
ington Senators "A Tuesday.
The Yankees made up in meas
ure for indignities they have suf-
fered at the hands OF Schoolboy
Rowe by betting the big fellow off
the mound in the third inning to
defeat the Detroit Tigers 6-5. The
Tigers now lead the Yanks by six
games.
Ben Chapman got q homer for
the Yanks in a first inning rally
and Hank Greenberg got his S2nd
OF the season off Johnny Allen as
the Tigers counted four times In
the sixth.
DIQMAANH AEN o0A RRnN
The Browns poked their heads
out OF the cellar long enough 10
take the first game Of the double
header from the Red Sox 8-6, then
they lost the second 7-3 IS three
hurlers allowed IA hits
Little Jocko Conlan hit safely
seven times in eight times at bat,
twice for two bases, as the Chicago
White Sox nosed ahead OF the Red
Sox for third place by defeating
the Athletics in both ends Of a
doubleheader, 1874 and ia.
The Giants were forced TO 60 ten
innings to gain a 6-5 verdict over
the Cincinnati Reds. They went
into the eighth with the core Al
and then Parmalee blew up for the
fourth straight game in which he
has started as two runs went across
the plate.
AL Smith followed Parmalee 20
the clubhouse when he gave up the
tying run and Fuel Moore was call
ed to duty. Hubbel finished the
game when Moore walked two in
the ninth.
After the Reds had scored once
IA the tenth, Hank Lieber hit q
homer and Jackson drove IN Critz
with the winning tally.
The Cardinals beat the Boston
Braves 6-5 as Joe Medwick and
Jack Rothrock each hit a homer
with a man on base. Wally Berger
scored one for the Braves.
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated
the Brooklyn Dodgers pa as Jim
Weaver o~utpointed Tom Zachary
In a mound duel. each allowing
five hits.
, 1935-08-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Tuesdays Results
ST. Louis 6: Boston 5.
Pittsburgh 2: Brooklyn o.
Cincinnati s: New York o.
Chicago rain
Games wednesday
st. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati nc New York.
Chicago nj Philadelphia.