The Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 155, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 17, 1923 Page: 2 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 23 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
-
t
Coach’s Psychology Stuff I TEXAS ROAD
GOOD ACTS
AT HANCOCK ^Ulget Over Says Houdini
FIGHTS RATE
A
lost four games this season and
He!
Psychologist
115
>y bald their stateuniversity
in the state of Jack Walton to a
The Great Game Today
A
Texas vs. Oklahoma
Y
4
#E
School of Mi
Coach Bridges la reported to be
HARRY HOUDINI
it the Katy go with the Union
Ific and the Cotton Belt with
the Southern Pacific. tnd that the
GILSTRAP, Halfback
Get 'Em Texas
both on psycholog la business and
the negative aide of epiritualism.
father
that he
eround the neck with his left hand.
in the face
ft
Eugene Barrow co
der of the
GET ’EM TEXAS
The efi-
not yet been at
1st Quarter
thin man' boyhood
Mr Norrts
2nd Quarter
YEA, TEXAS!
he held
services
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
A
Beat
Beat
SO TERRIBLY
TYNES
the
the
Sooners
Sooners
THAT
GAME
DEVELOP INTO
YEAR
PNEUMONIA
DOLLAR
OSCAR ECKHARDT, Halfback
1 Anni know
aruge..ergorote *
elM
Citizens State Bank
Nick Linz
At all aruualats—- Adv,
1
TOI ONLY GUARANTEE FUND BANK IN AUSTIN
Phones 2U2-7W
611 Congress
1
not
Take 7
GET 'EM TEXAS
F
FOUR QUARTERS MAKE A
FOUR QUARTERS MAKE A
FOUR QUARTERS MAKE A
The Final Count Is the Score of
All Four Quarters Added Up:
The Whistle Blows
The Score Is Made
. Cattai
Pr
It’s the Quarters that count. Deposit your Quarters
in our Savings Department—Watch them grow into
Dollars.
We are with you, “tooth and
nail’’—from start to finish
win or lose, and we can’t
lose for Gilstrap|md his team-
mates have been coached by
the peerless Stewart who
doesn’t know how to lose.
Real E
Tanl
Rock
Re
cted
here
THE AUSTIN AMERICAN, AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1923.
Excess Earnings
Case in Supreme
Court
never fm
piace of
WALTER WILCOX
The Store for Men
the Vanderbilt Coi
ing cocksureness.
meiately
told of rui
"The Six Musical Noses nt 1923"
carried an extensive tepertoire nt
g. —-1
"TJ 3a
MNBri
BOND ELECTION
MEETINGS SET
(Continued from Page 1. Col « >
DON'T KILL ME
PLEA OF MAN
(Continued from Page 1, Coi. 4.)
trotted on the Dallas field ertain
that they would add another Lng-
horn scalp to their string.
They were mistaken however, for
ft
5
agains the AW" will Alno be ii
the lair of an enemy-at College
—Mm.
While Austin will have a monop-
ol/ on wouthwestern footbanl in-
terest today, there win to othr
Roads
* Vali
l
tinned Ih
with the
nualif ed
BOM
the town
Wiver, th
tages wh
only to tl
ef rurn),
zenia t
teacher e
a elass I
nutoten
high orbs
' NEW
WEL
bulletin and will likey be
for speakers at the meett
next week
FHNTF
the verio
to mobile
has called off its
i Paso and
NORRIS LOSES
FIGHT
. «Conunuea nom Pag• 1. CoL •-)
l
same with Baylor
Ie Idle thie week.
he said. and hit hl
with his Fight.
Lather Bin prked
founqer sehaftner.
HAYIJ
WauM
cee
■......"
Houdini Tops Off
New Vaudeville
Program.
nite procrams for the vartoun meet-
Iago will likely am be available
■Mil early next week
The epint of education week will
be carried out la the programa to
to held at the achoola to ecoerdanoe j
HSmSmmbbm!
3
5
* Sugte
•* Aiwa*
■ the MA. a to i we I 3udg eft
me tar eontempt trom nother
! and • Palmer Brooke hitting
on dhe i Mm teat a man apt
tat to the rame at mtpa from
3
E
5
E
i
x. _ ___ against Norris
AUSTIN DEATHS
4 forgivenee t
be had aUa Rw -
wpue sabbine as on the
game admittedly stale, mentally and
physically bruised, but carrying in
itself and is the student body an out
and out spirit of fight and then
more night.
•Far Tease I wilL" euggeated
ames J
•tat m
Ehnmn 3
up me e
moue Tas
“My m
uqlimited
odraniorn
eempitshe
I bought
a |>pel lie.
hendache
belli my
aril a a
work a I
Tanise
deukuimta.
over 7 I
nHnudrnia.torucbnrsttmaiqu Shmeerzrmzr
awaase bad besa wipid treat Mas- 1 '
tin weheeia He admittea attacks ---------------------------
ms-.-EBACK ACHED
"Radero the pirth st ary MtUo
Btrl* states Mrs Cook, 1 was
down wieh my keck ana Mdse
My kaskte t had to turn me in
the bed I muftred teritj with
tal attitude aa it goes into the tune
counts as much as anything else.”
were in substance Houdini's words
Just bow l hart, tart my back
foil mu it was junt hajuine to-
gether ana puniina f mi i
■dbl etaM tMs ana m hus.
sr, sr- aw to get Cardu
SPLAWN GIVES
NEW. RAIL PLAN
(Continued from Page 1. Col- 7)
any plan that aa not give proper
ooaalderatlon to the present and
future greatness of the Texas uule
ports
Ma wad i
We Pay 4* interest
I
.■ax. ss,: “
the Bapinta the length ana brendta
of this state that lais uxa __
been retumed admtmance to qur com - !
All the boys fight hard today—Just as we “fight
hard” to give our customers the utmost in satis-
factory cleaning and pressing.
“orswrunrdavn tir"A.Eretne
v for the balkache I
srtt sss?tk
•I heipe to relseve, gently
MMr. meny symptom ad
trouble, 99 lt> tW above
ROCKD
Watched
anxiety du
between t
wells and
Capita! Ci
OH Co,‘s I
drilled in
Wednesday
and afterr
when it w
turning ou
ducer, aid
“quite" pal
first sand
Leach stat
well will ti
ducer as
"twins". N
latter are i
rels a day,
made and
Joe sterisl
begin imn
finished al
Althoug
ter-than-2
No. 1 Bald
had "tougl
No. 2 Bali
showing u
barrels a
drilled fou
No. 1, Pu
the well U
No. 1 U I
* atariaim m
These is
producers 1
dale field
drming ca
W. C. J
• Texas, to i
Louiaiana,
Herbert A
acres whi
the A. H
twin well
=—= - i61Prxchelon..
Yesterday two large audiences at tootoei
After a poverty strieken exist-
ence in his early years before he
became sccesatul, Houdini achiev-
ed fame throughout the world for
his achievement of the -impossi-
ble.” He is, however, no mere
vaudevinan.
Houdini would have been a
great lootball player had he had
time to outer thia field of sport.
Ho would make a promt football
coach today and aa the peycho-
logical adjunct of a coaching
etift he could build • team whom
mental attitude would keep it in
the winning fame.
It is easlly to bo drawn from
Houdini’s few brief statements
about the value of mental attitude
on the football field, expresned in
terse language as be hurried from
his hotel to his drossin* room at
the theater to prepare for the act
which on neeing skeptics gasp with
wonder, that Coach Stewart's argu-
ment about breeding over-confi-
dence is substantiated.
Longhorns Under Dogs Today
How Houdini's view on the psy-
chology Of the under dog works out
can be wit maned this afternoon at
Clark field when they go up against
the Oklahoma Sooners. In this
game the Longhorns are the under
dogs. Boro and mentally alsorgan-
lead as a congequence of thelr un-
impressive showing its alh st the
Baylor Bears, the Steels will go
against a team that has last year's
defeat at Norman to avenge
Coach Stewart has worked the
peycholopy stuff full union hours
this week, making epesches until
he ought to be heareo 1 he lent
At the lost minute he wins an
ally in Houdini, who is himself
no mean peychelogist-
to a restaurant to get a rifle. He
detailed the fight as it had been
told by other witnesses. ’ "
Several other witneaoea were in-
troducea during the morning and
early afternoon to complete Iha de-
tails of the state’s veraton of-ths
killing.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. — Tbs
recapture by the government under
the transportation act of 1920 of
excess railroad earnings was at-
tacked in the supreme court today
by the Dayton-Goose Creek Rail-
way company of Texas. The cage.
Solicitor General Back told the
court, presented the most impor-
tant question it probabty would
consider at the present term. The
oral argument is expected to be
concluded Monday.
Usa nt with Cardat, says that
■ Mb tag Olas has ever gone ter aa
mueh Mass —- — -
big trunk lines into
ports.
“FOR TEXAS I WILL 9
Behind Houdini's statements lies
the knowledge I of a master psy-
chologist. He has given much
study to psychology and the nega-
tive aide of spiritualism. In fact
he is one of the leading authorities
of America on both subjects.
prepare a lecture on the psychology shat,
of football to deliver to teams of ac
-t m "Aner one bMMs t was better
Itater- ena atter two bottles I was up.
abls to do my work. I took Ms
loose from the
mtepped bark
an important
The team's men-
Houdini la contemplating leaving
the vaudeville stare for the lecture
platform and baa prepared lectures
with the outline of observance of
the week .contained in the national
asmoclation bulletin.
•peakers will be present at each
meetings, however, Supt, Mc-
Callum said, to explain the school
bond issue proposition. The city
superintendent will tiawy Uy -
of the bend speakers at several of
the meetings.
"We could scarcely find a better
way of celebrating education week
than hy working in the interest of
thio tend, iesue which means the
maivation of Austin schools." Supt.
McCallum said yesterday.
recedine the tight and
Ung In to the right when
ip of men attack his
aHsod Lather Bell
Texas gulf
Han Antonio and Aranaaa Para
with the Texas Midland go with
whatever line the Frisco went to.
He also proposed that the Routh-
ern Pacific go with the Union Pa-
citie in the event the Berlingtoa
geta the San Franelsco-
Protect Porta.
He explained that Port Arthur
objects to the Kansas City Southern
going with the Southern Pacific.
All these conaolldaUona would take
de couehe and y seston at
md to aovtooo lung trebde
» Mfam ww with Creo:
m memieet amcnvery with
asUsp i it wooises and Mala
Maad memsrunes ana kite
Thursday illiteracy day, Friday
community day and Saturday physi-
cal educauon day. Topic aultaMs
to those division, are bugeested by
the National Paucauon nanodation
a long knife in his aldo. He (8chaft -
nori then left the fight and was
given medical aid
Ernest Orsak of sealy. testified
to havimg seen the start of the
fight, baw John Miller leave the
crowd of men fighting with Frua
Schaffner and go acroas the street
and fired a ehot at him, the wit-
noaa test Iflod Schatter-maa be
then stepped back and atumblina
half fell at the foot of John Miter
teller, he said, eelsod him by the
ahd. pulled bls head bate ana
peered into Ma face ana thou terted
li to t score By all that is rational
the northerners should loot their
fifth game today, but rationality
has little to do with football. The
game was first scheduled for Stu-
water but at the last moment an
Interesting offer tranafarred the
game to Ownby Oval, home of the
Mustangs.
Aggies Fear Rise. s
Today al Houston the Texaa Ag-
glsa meet Riee, the team AaM fears
in the same manner that Texas
fears AAM. The Rice students have
high hopes of defeating the Agules
and the AAM sludanta are In fear
of Rice, aay tboae who have been
at College Station this week. The
entire Farmer student body is mak-
ing the trip to Houston- Thia game
may prove to be the hardest fought
of any achedu led today.
Coach Bible Imo taken signal-call-
ing duty off his quarterback.
Knickerbocker, and has bein prac-
ticing for the Rico guns with Gill
directing the teem from a half-
back position. Gripon, the quarter-
back who led Rice to victory over
Texas in 1916, la playing subetitute
quarterback for AAM thia ysar.
At the Mat moment the Texas
ROCKD
total at 2
been mark
without th
and trade
noun Tha
done thia
l which ope
was perat
bed fonda
cotyon hai
camh into .
Iman the a
coa here
here <
A total <
In aight la
ginned he
mmerset F•
tot brinee
season, to
wlrh to 3
receipis. I
1923 seaso
above 8.00
9,000 befot
that much
turtn yard
Burena Aa
holding th
“st.
Gives Details
Commissioner Splawn proposed
that the Burlington to get the Fort
Worth and Denver and Alno the
Tegas and Brazos Valley, thus giv-
ing the Burlington an entry into the
Texas gulf ports.
He also proposed that the Frimo
line go to the Buglington or the
Chicago. Milwaukee add St. PauL
kettles ana I have as rar had any-
•• ds see aa murk good
have taken CarM twice
nssa. said that he waa in Hack,
berth's store, aercas ths street from
the scene of the gun battle and
that when the shoouing atarted he
want to the front door of the store.
The door was closed bo said and he
watched the fight through the
glass. He saw the flaahea from
the gun. saw a man whom he later
learned was the elder schettner
run past the etore holding hte hands
over the back of his bead, stooping
and heard him cry. "For Cbrtst a
sake, don't lull nee."
“Mamma. I got my man "wore
the words attibuted is Foster
Bsll. sns of ths deendagte on
trisl and • brother of Tommie
and Luther Bell, slain in the
fatal gun battle, as he greeted
hie mother at the Boll home tn
•ell vi l le.
This statement was made on hie
return from the Sealy fight in the
tooUmony yesterday afternoon
given by Mia. Frita Hoffman of
Belivine, a neighbor of the Bote at
the time of the tragedy
Footer Bell came in crying, the
witness testified, and the words
quoted were spoken as he greeted
his mother at the door.
"lan't it true that the words Fos-
ter Bell used that night were.
"Mamma, Luther died Uko a manr
Judge Mathis, head defense coun-
sel, naked the witnesa on cross ex-
amination.
“I didn't tear that," Mrs. Hoff-
man replied Mrs Hoffman maid
she was standing at ths front gals
of the house next dour when Fos-
ter returned.
Judge Mathis la a further cro-e
examination at the witness, ask. d
ter If she were not unfriendly wile
the Bell family.
Her •one Volunteered.
"During the war didn't you re-
monstrate with Mrs Bell for let-
ting all three of her sons volunteer
in the armyr
"Why, no air. I didn't do thatr"
the wiinens replied 1 had two sons
of my own In the American army,
and both of them volunteered."
The principal witness offered by
the slats st the morning meanion
yenterday was Ernat chatner,
!•-year-old son of Frita Schaffner,
and a brother of Robert Schaffner
both kited la the gun fight Youna
Sehaffner received an almost fatal
word may aorta*' -
For the moment it seemed he had
ewayed the convention to his side.
Tat what point he bad won taded
instantly with the dynamic aaaall-
ment from the lips of Dr. Lee Scar-
hraugh, voicing the demand that 1
do not beileve that IB war the man
under fire ought to dictate the
the country during the gridiron
training season
An example
One example of what over-con-
fidence can do for a team has al-
ready been concretely drawn this
season. That was the game at
Dallas between the Longhorns and
----------------- If the convention did not adopt his
by Csash glow art at Thursday
night's rally, has b seams the
watchwerd of the campue.
Determination seems to be about
the main mouir carried into today
game by the orange and white ban-
ners.
Today has teen - dtepnated as
homecoming day by untvereity a»
thorittes for Texas "exes" but had
* are expected to slightly cur-
___ the out-of-town attendance.
However, today's game, with giant
matchea against gisnt will draw
out Austin spectators as has no
otter game this lesson
Texas verus Okiahoma is far
ana away the biggest Clark field
attreetion sf the yssr. sll ether
big-time game being
foeign fields, first st _______
and then st Osiiss and Wase.
dores Oos-
Commodores
"1
found fatally hurt Monday oa ths year than ate did las "
hgh-a near ten. Woodward and It was the appearance at Rev, A.
Noevie are charged wih having T. Dougiasa, Hubbard City, am Ite
nra dawn and struck Hodges la an plattorm which brought the sen-
: swam eMil Both moa aro in jail sallow at the debate however, and
ghere, effectually carried the convendlo
games listed in the category of be-
ing interesting and important. 8MU
plays the Oklahoma Aggies in a
gams that is Important because it
will be the last opportunity to keep
the high-ateppine Methodists from
entering the Turkey day Hata un-
defeated. The Sooner Aggies have
Coach Stewart i under dogs made
giants battle
^o.t^ Si fLd*^sr here today
enontinith, “theromayrrracptobiantad ! (Continued from Pm. i Col. 2)
----- - --- ------------------- They win If Houdini
He might find it profitable also to and Stewart are Fight.
the Hancock ope house raw to
thetr complete satistaction that
die of next wook with some team In
order to keep the Bears from going
stale. Todajr-s card is finished out
with TCU against Howard Payne
at Brownwood. North Texas Normal
versus Went Texas Normal at Den-
ton and Southwestern siated aginat
the Centenary Gentleman at shreve-
’Today. gamea. already stewing a I
slackening in number, will be the
last atep toward the climax at Ite
neason less than two weeks sway
now. Flrat indications at the last-
mlnuts trenzy are cropping out
The situntjon io akin to that of
the staid businesa man who madly
chews up a dozen cigars through
a thrilling ninth Innin* baneban
rally and then mope his brow, mut-
terin* "Gosh never saw such a
game In my ute!" Again. It's tbs
same thing as anting on the edge
of the chair watching a eifin.rams
on the etace. action drtving forward
to the last moment when the
heroine is finally yascued from the
clutches of the unHerupulous •ecoun-
drel, virtue trfumpha, and the au-
dience complacently slumps •back
and becomes itself .gain a. it n la.
out at ths theatre ials the reality
at life again.
repeatedly that Texas will win
against the Aggies on Thanksgiv-
ing dsy if the Steers go against the
Farmers as ths under dogs. Hs
has also said time and again that
houid the Aggies be the under
dogs he tears for hla team's
chancss
Mental Attitude Counts
stas la the sid, when be rushed
late Ite fight to help his father Hs
testriea sa to hla movements Im-
OLD
ronsc
i. -etvie n
• year i
rigidrat
today Ml
nou min
$ ------------
------ . - __.. .terms at pease.* Ui
UAAa date melodier aad waa quitelepoke wtik ne ,,,,111
Erecesa The team, oomposed of K.V BCArbrougK"DDenlea to the
-YT'!?' • teMWRUod ta deny the 1right of
very pleasin* “muedicei ate« Norris to ndmittance
ne M “When a man Ufta his voice
Murder Charges yy .^7^
Filed After Crash re2a:
vunos, Texas. Nov a0—Ag00cg mitpspuht 'toutin’* the
Marge of mom |i has been filed by truth. My orthodoxy takes in integ-
=pedr Frank Hememagon agalnat rity. I aon believe rotien «is
nyan Norri end Bum Woodward In | aroduee good chickens I don't W-
aaaaaetlon with the desth at Jim I Have 11 old Baylor was rotten ah.
Hodee om Xgv. IK Hedges was would have 200 more at nd .a ta then
„gg„.“2NoSoap Better
ga.-iomc“,a -,ForYourSkin—
Tpumwua Heme Than Cuticura
....
Houdini is a genuine mystery man.
Tihuy laced in a strait- jacket
hla hands fastened behind him and
Ite whole buckled up hla back, this
master of the art of mystery, first
warning the audtence "to be ob-
eervant lest they some time need
p ths trick," by a few deft twists
s turned and tugged and rolled and
got himself free of the impediment
} in aa incredibly short time.
Tonight, accepting a challenge
of the Barker Motor company, Hou-
dini promices to escape from an
ordinary packing cans of heavy
lumber in which he baa been nailed
and roped by some of his myste-
rioua methods whieh defy detec-
E ■ tion.
Circus Stars Perform
“The Human Top” and the "In-
comparable Eaullibrist" did their
stuff every bit as good as they did
in ths good old days when they
were the star attraction of the
Rarnum - Bailey circus, and aux-
pended in midair by his teeth the
“Top" demonstrated how by con-
centration and • muscular effort he
had won his title.
Jack McLean. Just as hs said.
' waa “the best roller skater” on the
program, and when he finally suc-
ceeds tn inducing his partner.
Sarah, to “come up front” the two
spill some really 'Tunny fun "
Baraks costume* are novel, to say
the least and Jack’s appreciative
‘i comments brine much laughter.
“The Bison City Four" forms a
I unique and altogether outstanding
H vaudeville quartet. Dre med aa a
ll tramp, aa Italian, an Iriab poll ce-
ll man and a Londoner, these muei-
cians give every Mt as novel" a
ee ss they era a com-
Jack. Uis former act
I also brings la an element at humor
, as he cromses stage time and again
on him way to DInty Moore's for
a bowl at chiut
Otter Numbers Got Over
Coming from scveral seasons at
; eerrses on Broadway. Frank de
Yee has sows good “musteal ton
edy" which he is aided in putting
acmes by Eadle WMBs at the
piano
The town clowns, Orren end
Drew.- gave the sudjence more
than one purprime, beginning with
the stroducton of the “bantam
put the question to the house. Rev.
M A. Jenkins of Abilene rose to
the floor and facing Norris asked
for an amtmative answer to three
questions. "Will you publish lbs sd
dress you madhere tonight in
your Searchligh" Will you preach
a sermon next Bunday ronaeerat -
ing your church to tha work of Uto
conventionr Will you my 'I will
put my Ms into Ite comstruetive
work of Baptists and this shall be
written into tha record at thia con-
vention and if I deviate one Iola
therefrom thia year I shall expect
this convention to pubiish my ae-
tions to the world'
To an Norris replied "Tea.” but
his anwer availed nothin* la the
completion of the vote and the eon-
vention adjourned still holding the
Fort Worth minister outlawed
immediately prior to the adjourn-
ment. however, Norris staged a
master stroke in his appeal for for-
eivenees Jumping to the platform
he accepted the verdict at the oon:
vention Just rendered, but bekgea
that hla offer of co-opers ton be ac-
cepted: that he himaeif ba forgv.
en Thie the convention -bowe no
hesttaney in doing
Travis pooL Ametican legion, has
been asked by Supt Mcallum to
delegate s number at apeaksra from
the Americas legion to appear at
the meetine nex seek to speak do
the toptoe eBtogeoted.
Although the detoe of the meet-
Ingo Have been arranged in the
vafious echoola, the epeehsra have
the Uni m
- -a- op
>ard> AM
I rae< ST
! gins: M-
f Farmers’
« hkdale <
I heden
venton.- ’
Lo Figh
.Prtmary to the vole bebub for a
time retehed the convention. There
were motona ana cpunter mum
with Iadov Lattimore attempuing to
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 155, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 17, 1923, newspaper, November 17, 1923; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1526282/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .