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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Ill Had Eczema

I'd simply wash IL away with that
soothing liquid. DID ID Prescription The
first drops Instantly stop that awful itch
We cannot absolutely guarantee cure
every time but we do say this. II tho first
bot tie does not relieve YOU. II will not cost
YOU IA cent Try u. II. Soap. too. II will
keep your skin healthy Wcstfnll Drug
Co. 2O6 W Main 81 ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12

workmeu who refused TO strike and any
s,rikcbrcakcr, II wishes The rules Of
the company remain unchanged
Eighty two percent of
the gasoline pump, used in Illinois
garages have been giving short meas
urs the federal bureau OF weights re-
ports, The shortage has cost the au-
iomobilc public Slm0NO year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Crew OF Bark Saved.

LONDON, Oct IA Reuter- dis
patch from ChuStiania announce, the
sinking OF the Norwegian steamer Birk.
NJ rs tons. The crew was saved
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Charge German Works.

Up these steps the companies chosen
for the assault Sprang ON the signal,
spreading out in open formation and
dashed forward IN sections toward the
German works which had previously
been almos' battered out OF existence
by the French guns IN artillery cur
tain OF fire had been started hy the
Germans To prevent the arrival OF
French rc,niorccmcnts but lis effect OH
the French troops was almost nil
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Want Ads Get Results

Business opportunities and houses for
sale and 10 rent will be most widely
read " ad,cr,isei in the Wan, Ad'
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Get a 10 Cent Box Of
"CaSCaretS" for Your
Liver and Bowels.

Tonight sure Take Ca,eares and
cnio, the incest ocutlc,t liver and
bowel cleansing YOU c,ct experienced
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FRENCHMEN COOL
WHILE AWAITING
co OVER ORDER


WITH THE FRENCH ARMIESIN
FRANCE Oct t. lFrom a staff cor
respondent ot the Associated Press. via
Parts) There wa, tense excitement
but no furry on the French front lu.,
before the assault delivered Tuesday
lhc men stood 10 their arms coully
they looked 10 'hc brccchc, OF their
miles loaded their magazines. looscncd
bavunc', n the ,Cahhard,, liked the
straps OF their steel helmets and tight
ened their belts, some OF them sat
down with their back, against the side
OF the trench writing what might be-
their last message, home while waiting
for the word 10 go oycn' There was
no hesitation when TIN, word came
The men with conidcDcc, all their
muscles taut clamhcrcd over. Spraug
forward and gained tho ground they
had been sent 10 win
French Work Fast.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Pres, had the opportunity OF being IN
the midst oi the movement oi prep
aratou m the French Inc Somewhere
south of 'hc SOmme The first I'm,
trcuChc, here were two to three hur
drcd yards apart The French with
great rapldity dug approach trenches,
Uglaglng forward fifty tp/cigh,y wards,
where they were jorucd by trench
known as tho taking oil. parallel
From this running still further out,
Saps were cut leading toward the Ger.
man lines These Saps were occupied
by listening ScntnelS and armorcd ma
chine gun placements From the bot
tom OF the taking of parallcm steps
were out into the earth which led TO the
level ground
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
l0c Machine Needles, 7c

Crowey's sewing machine needle, half dozen
assorted Sizes IN tubes Zoe value at 7C
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12

Domcstics and cooks will find excel
lent positions b. advertising in the
Want Ads.
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Warmer Knit Underluear-
Excellent Munsing- Wear

Not only wOmen but hdrenstha girls.
to
underwear cerantyt quantity
models OF mill architecture of cleanliness and Mr. Ford tn
OF the that
dev0u practical adhrns
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10c Snap Fasteners, 7c
White and hlaCl,-,mall sizes only These
are the standard l0c mdkcs-at IT,
Csc Girdle Forms, l9c
Ihuy dr, AN ,ilc,-Whtr and hla,. Sold
..u'. AZ .. Special ~.
Corticelli Silk, CSC dozen
The III. pools, 100 yard, each Special dur.
ug this sale At vs., dozen
&c Needle, Sc
CroWlcys gold eyed nccdlc,, all sizes, 81
papers at Sc during thl, sale
Hooks and Eyes
White and black, all ,i1cs-Sc grade Sc. Box
lSc lOc grade Il, box 40c.
Pins, 3 Papers 10c
Sc Steel pins at papers for lOc. Full count
800 pins The best sizes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
PAY YOUR PAVING
TAXES AT NOON

For the convenience Of the public
paving and grading taxes from now
until the first Of September may be
paid during the noon nour.
City Clerk Reynolds made the fol-
lowing statement this morning:
For the convenience of all who de-
sire TO pay their paving and grading
taxes, especially the busy working,
men. my office will be open contiilu-
ously from s a. m to 6 p. m. each day.
beginning Monday, August 2lst, and
continuing until the first day Of Sep
tember, including the noon hour
"All interested property owners who
have paving or grading taxes levied
against their lots should bear in mind
that there are only ten more days in
which to pay such taxes without PEN
atty Of Is per cent being added"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
MRS. PAxToN's FUNERAL

Funeral services for Mrs Minnie
Paxton, who died Monday morning.
were held yesterday afternoon at the
Epworth Methodist church. The Yeo-
mon and Royal Neighbors, of which
orders the deceased was a member,
attended in a body and the numerous
floral tributes were mute but elo-
quent testimonies Of the high regard
in which Mrs Paxton was held.
3 Mrs. Paxtons maiden name was Min
nie A. Humphrey daughter of Abram
and Lucinda Humphrey, and she was
born on Sept. 10, 1867 in Clarified,
Pennsylvania She married VIM. A.
Paxton on November 25, 1885, in Pied
mont W. Va She had joined the
Episcopal church in her girlhood. Mr.
and Mrs. Paxton came to Nickerson,
Kansas, in October 1890, and lived
there and at Newton till 1911, when
they removed to Chickasha in July.
Mrs. Paxton left her mother still liv-
ing in Arvada, Colorado and brothers.
William Humphrey Of Tolo, Oregon.
Maurice and Bert of Quay, Colorado.
and Dudley of Denver, Colorado, and
sisters. Mrs. Edith Cowdrick of Pitts
burg, Pa, Mrs. Anna Smith Of Belle
vue, Ohio Mrs. Nellie Akerman Of I'll
tusville, Florida. and Mrs. Hattie L.
Wilson Of Arvada, Colorado. Her
children living are L. A. Paxton Of
Forsythe. Montana, Mrs Elsie NJ. Lent
of Brewston, Washington, Mrs. Grace
A. Griffith of Clovis, New Mexico,
Chester H. Paxton Of e. S. army. and
Maurice d. Paxton of Chiekasha. Her
husband, VIM. H. Paxton Of Chicka-
sha. survives her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
Bert Jones, Well Known Character About
Town, Identified by One Of Broom
Corn Workers
HELD UP TWELVE
men WITH PISTOLS
Jones Arrested on Minor Charge and Lies
in Jail Awaiting Trial in Police
Court Monday

Accused during the progress Of his
trial Of having been one Of the two
men who held up twelve broom corn
"Johnnies" in the Rock Island yards
Thursday night, Bert Jones, self-con.
fessed gambler, had hearing in the
police court this morning on the dou-
Bile charge of vagrancy and Of carry
ing a gun. His case Mas continued
until . o'clock Monday morning.
Later information available respect
ing the robbery reveals case Of hold
up seldom equalled in this country.
One Of the Witnesses in the case
against Bert Jones was Chester Good
win. who testified that he recognized
the prisoner as one OF two men who,
with revolvers, held .p a dozen men
from the broom corn fields who were
about to mount Rock Island freight
train, lining the men up against q
fence The holdups forced, the men e
line up IN the face Of the muzzles Of
the guns and deliver what remained of
their wages. Goodwin claims to have
lost $l4 while the total loss to the
victims was in excess Of 500.
Goodwin declared that he was not
mistaken in the man as he looked at
him well during the holdup.
Bert. without being questioned. vol
unteered the information that he was
gambler. His pal, Joe Moore, was
also arrested on the charge Of vagran-
cy and both cases were continued un-
iii Monday
Judge Holding Is defending Jones,
who was arrested by Officer Elston
at questionable place last night.
Moore was placed under arrest tna
morning
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
COLLEGE AN
Elk A MPLE
OF SUCCESS

i've heard Of The wonderful succesa
Of the Oklahoma College for woYnen
in half the towns Of Oklahoma. ana
thought I'd run down and see Il I
could discover some OF your secrets
Of success, Prof Il. A. Collins OF Ste
phens College and Conservatory OF
Music, Of Columbia, MO. said as no
introduced himself to President Aus-
tin in his office Thursday.
The Missouri educator has been
travelling over Oklahoma for the past
two months working IN the interests
cf the Missouri school, "And hear
noth'ng. anywhere. but talk Of the pho
.romenaI success Of the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women" he declared "A
large part Of my work has been Ia rho
eastern part Of the state. / heard Of
1he school go much that just took a
couple Of days off and ran over 10 see
really what you were doing.
y have never seen anything like Il. =
he declared, as he finished look ag
through the records Of the school.
showing both what had been she ea-
rollment during the past year and
what the number Of students who had
be<n turned away on account CT lack
ct dormitory accommodations. nc
won't take many years OF the kin1 Of
advancement OF the past two yeais
,a.'ii Chickasha viii have one Of tho
'eading schools IN this entire soun-
west
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
FUTURE TO
TELL STORY
OF CEMENT
Impossible to Compute Value Of Oil Find
Until Well is Pumped Dry and
Sands Fully Tested

Until 500 feet Of water has been
pumped out Of the well at Cement
where a showing Of Oil was made on
Wednesday the value OF the find will
not be indicated to any degree Of GER
tainty, according to the driller, who
communicated with the Daily Express
over long distance, and of Chickasha
parties who visited the well immedi-
ately following the reported strike.
Among the local people who went to
Cement on Thursday were L. G. Hut
son and Dr.. Ambrister. Mr.. Hutson
upon his return stated that until the
removal of the water in the well and
a subsequent test Of the sands it would
be impossible to estimate what the
showing will be.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
"SAMM
DWYER Is
ON THE JOB
Motorcycle Cop Takes Oath Of Office and
is Now Engaged in Regulating
Auto Traffic

The motorcycle cop is now on his
Job. Sammy Dwyer, who has : good
record of three years in the fire de-
partment to his credit. took his oath
Of office before City Treasurer Clark
this morning and entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties today. He might
as well have been working since the
day OF his appointment for the moral
effect was shown in the decrease in
speeding which has been observed
since favorable action was taken in
the matter on Thursday night.
He gave bond in the sum Of $500
this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19

AT the county Democratic conyen'
tion to be held in Chickasha next Tues
day definite plans will be made for
one Of the most active speaking politi-
cal campaigns which has ever been
waged in Grady county. Although the
line Of action has not BEEN fully out
lined the local voters are promised
thrills not only by Chickasha talent
but by the oratory of several state
speakers Of note who viii be furnish.
ed by the state central committee.
The meeting on Tuesday win be call
Ell 10 order at . o'clock by the newly
elected chairman Of the county central
Democratic committee which win con
vene an shour earlier 70 perfect ar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19

communication save the government
wireless is still down south of here.
Army officials are anxiously awaiting
details Of the damage created by the
hurricane at Brownsville and other
camps on the lower Rio Grande. Lat
est reports indicated that many tents
are down and supplies damaged, the
storm ahating without loss Of life.
Corpus Christi appears to have
borne the brunt Of the storm. The
last reports said 75lmile wind has
demolished the cottages at that resort,
A l20-mile wind was expected at mid
night No lives are reported lost. The
greatest fear is felt for gulf shipping.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19

BY United Press.
Washington, August Thirty-ono
railway presidents, after night de.
voted more to an informal discussion
than to sleep, determined today not to
accept President Wilson's proposal for
settlement or the controversy with
their employees. They complained that
they could moi yield the principle
Of arbitration
President Wilson today let II be
known that he is determined not to
let tbs situation get away from him
There is some talk that he will appeal
to directors of the railroads and 10
some Of the greatest financial interests
which back them. A more likely plan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
REVIVAL AT NORGE.

Rev. H. P Haley. pastor Of the Sec
ond Baptist church here and Of the
church at Norge. reports great interest
and large measure Of success at the
protracted revival service at Norge,
which is being conducted by Elder A.
B. Campbell of Lindsay. Several con
versions have followed Elder Camp
bells expounding Of the scriptures and
nine additions to the church have
been recorded up to date.
Dinner win be served on the grounds
tomorrow. followed by baptizing at
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Brother J. NJ. Kinds will occupy thz
Second Baptist pulpit here tomorrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
GRADY COUNTY PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW DRY WEATHER

]. w. Brown Of Elk City, formerly
Of Chickasha, is spending the day with
his friends here and looking after bus
mess matters. "You people in Grady
county do not know what real dry
weather is, said he. @in comparison
with those experiencing the drouth
around Elk City. However veil have
a little feed stuff. a reasonable amount
OF stsest and a little corn in the low
land. NJ corn on the upland simply
perished
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
CHICKASHA
is WINNER
in TOURNEY

in the golf tourney at III Reno yes
terday participated in by twelve Of
the premier players OF each Of the two
towns, chicSasha came out winner by
the slender margin Of two points. Dur
ing the day the local players were
royalty entertained by the El Reno
Country club members and they came
home declaring that they had had "the
time Of their lives
Capt. Murray, who had an 'off day
on his own account, was deeply disap-
pointed in the performance Of some Of
his men and came home with the an
nouncement that he would sell n N.
smith. Jr., and r, Il. slusher to some
bush league. He stated however, that
he had refused to entertain an offer
Of $4,000 for Ben Johnson.
The Chickasha team scored l6 points
while El Reno registered A. The
scores OF the contending players, the
Chickasha men appearing First in the
list, were as follows:
Blackburne 0, Gillette .
Ford Witherspoon 3, Higgins 9.
II. T, Witherspoon 0, Rice ?.
Fl. N. Smith o Libby 9.
r. ". Murray 0, Penner 2.
n. RI. Williams, Jr., 2, LeVan I
f. l.. Slusher 0, Allison ?.
Or. Bond 3, Randall 0.
b. NJ .cayaness 0, Watson 3.
w. c. Harwell 2, Hooker J.
Ben johnson 8, shuttee 0.
f. NJ Frey 3. Funk 0.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
WILL WAGE ACTIVE
SPEAKING CAMPAIGN
in GRADY COUNTY
Grady County Democrats Will Hold
Convention Next Tuesday to Perfect
Plans for Coming County, State
and National Contest

rangements for the convention On
that day the term of Chairman L. G.
Hutson win have expired
A large attendance is expected at
the convention on Tuesday. over 300
were at the last meeting. one delegate
being selected by each voting precinct
for every ten votes which We're cast
for county judge in the previous cleo
ton.
Chairman Hutson stated today that
the idea Of the committee is to lay out
plan for an active speaking campaign
to be conducted from now until the
election.
1--WE will arrange for rallies not only
in this county. but also for particiaa-
ton in big rally at Oklahoma City
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
New l6-Inch Gun Outranges Famous Ger
man AZ Ceniimeter, Blasting Great
Holes in BreasIwOrks
BRITISH MAKE
IMPORTANT GAINS
Rapid Advance Made Along Practically
the Whole Of the SOmme Front;
Italian Liner Summarized
BY United press.

BY United Press.
London August 19.-British 16-inch
Howitzers, outranging the famous AZ
centimeter guns, are playing an inn
portant part in the allied advance on
both sides Of the Somme river. Their
presence was first revealed in today's
dispatches from the French front.
These new guns are capable Of throw
ing a shell weighing nearly a ton every
two minutes. These monsters are
blasting treat holes in the German
works and are leveling fortified vil-
lagos.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
LEAVES RUIN
IN WAKE
Million Dollar Property Damage But
Only Ten Known Dead in Storm
that Sweeps from Rio Grande
to AransaS Pass

BY United Press
Galveston, Tex, Aug l9.- The hur
ricane that struck the South Texas
coast late yesterday left ruin in its
wake from the Rio Grande to Arkansas
Pass. All land wires are down and
there is little available news obtain
able by wireless.
The latest reports show the storm tc
be following the Rio Grande river and
striking the army camps It was cen
tered on Del Rio shortly before noon.
A million dollar property damage is
reported and great destruction OF
crops is believed to be done but the
only known loss Of life IS ten sailors
who we're drowned when small
steamer, the "Pilot Boy" was wrecked
on bar off Port Arkansas late yester-
day. Several larger vessels are believ-
ed to have heen in the path of the
storm. Fear is expressed for the safe
iy Of the 1000 ton ship Fort Morgan"
which is thirty hours overdue from
Puerto de Mexico. She carried a crew
of twenty-three but the number Of pas
sengers is unknown A fishing fleet
Off the Campeche banks is also not
reported. The big steamship "Nicara-
qua" has been ashore Off Padre island
for some time and is reported to be
broken up.
Reports from Corpus Christi indi-
cate that that city sustained the great
est damage Of any Of the gulf ports
Every cottage facing the gulf has been
demolished and thousand-foot pleas
nre pier wrecked. The inhabitants
fled to the high bluffs west OF the city
and no loss of lives is reported. The
storm then passed inland to the
Brownsville district where 10000 sol
diers were encamped Tents We're
levelled and perishable supplies were
exposed to the deluge Of the rain.
Corpus Christi Badly Hit.
BY United Press.
San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 19-All
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
PRESIDENTS
REJECT PLAN
Refuse to Accept President Wilson's
Proposal for Settlement of Strike
But President Stands Pat on
Eight Hour Day

however will be the formation Of an
entirely new proposition TO present to
both Sides
President Stands Pat
President Wilson, III an informal
statement respecting his proposal for
the settlement Of the threatened rail-
road strike, indicates his intention TO
stand pat on the proposition that an
eight hour day be granted to railroad
employees.
The statement was issued after lh6
railroad presidents had told President
Wilson that they continued 70 stand
for arbitration.
President Wilson today summoned
additional western presidents to WASH
ington.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
TWENTY CENT GAS
AT WICHITA FALLS

eTwenty cent gasoline has been pre-
vailing at Wichita Falls for about two
months" said w II Coureier' who
was called here by the death Of his
grandmother. "a year ago gasoline
sold at around twelve eel its and then
shot up to about twenty-eIgAt. There
are four oil refineries in and around
Wichita Falls. which may account Tor
the carly reduction in price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
BALL GAME
SUNDAY
Apachss and Local Teams Have Each
Won Single Game and Tomorrow VIII
Decide Best Two in Three

The Apache ball team IS comiEs 10
chickasha sunday for the third rauo
piayed between chess two teams. The
ci u game Apache has lost this season
Nas to Chickasha and The ouiy game
Ch9ckasha has Jos. was % Al'athc. nnl
i,r game sunaaV wiz be PLAYED lor
ne best two oas oi three. Both team
viii. have a g I inn up and confident
n winning Ba-Nt's viii b. Haas
ans Dayton I1, .hlrkesfn Schneiber.
gcf and Ha rs foi Arache. A big
Isl Oh Of Apache fans arc c7sa'nE over
L. see the gams
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
PAYING UP
PAVING
GRADE TAX
JIIy Presents Total $S, 500 and City (lefE
Reynolds Has Collected 81 ,O9O.O3 Paw
mg and $l45 Grading Tax in 3 Days

Paving and grading collections have
been good, according to the reports Of
city officials. Today City Treasurer
Clark is transmitting to headquarters
in Ohio drafts totalling about $500,
representing paving and grading col
lections during the month of July
About $1,000 Of this was collected by
the county treasurer and the remain
der by the city clerk.
City Clerk Reynolds reported brisk
collections in the past three days, to
talling S1,O9S.9s on paving taxes ana
s145 on grading taxes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
British Make Gains.

BY United Press.
London, August l9.-The British
made important gains along practical
ly the whole Of the Somme front last
night. They advanced half mile be-
tween Ovilleres and Thiepval today.
They also made gains along a six mile
front between Ovilleres and Guile
mont today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
DANGER IN GRASS FIRES.

The fire department has been called
out twice in the last twenty-four hours
to put out grass fires. one at 80 yes
ter,iay afternoon on Eighth and Dako-
ia streets and the other at 2.i0 this
afternoon on Ninth and Washington
avenues. Chief Gattis desires to warn
all citizens against the danger Of grass
sres.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
FoR UNLAwFuL POSSESSION

Deputy United States Marshal Jim
Dillon has arrested Charles Harris,
whom he found driving from Yerden
to Chickasha with two barrels Of beer
in his possession.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
Last Phone Message.

BY United Press.
Sinton, Tex, Aug. l9.--The last tel
ephone fessage which was received
from Corpus Christi, twenty-five miles
south Of here, at II o'clock last night,
said: Things are mighty bad. A
boat has been sunk in the harbor.'
A large gin and several small build
ings were demolished here. The San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railroad is
open only as far south as here. The
tracks are covered with debris for sew
eral miles to the north also.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-19
Wireless Station out.

By United Press.
San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 19.-The ra-
dio station at Fort Sam Houston IS
out Of commission and no report has
been received from Corpus Christi or
Brownsville since last night.