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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
R0TAR|ANS WANT
A KINDERGARTEN
APPOINT COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS
TO OBTAIN SlGNERS TO PETITION
NEXT MEETING is MONDAY.

Giving their unqualified endorsement To
the move to take advantage Of the newly
created kindergarten law and appointing
II committee to secure petitioners for the
establishment OF the law was the feature
Of todays Rotary club luncheon
The action was taken following the read
inc Of the law by Jack Rowe, who urged
that Brownsville take advantage of the
act which establishes kindergarten sup
ported bY state school funds upon the pre-
scntation of petition signed by twenty
five heads of families having children of
kindergarten age. The committee appoint
ed to secure petitioners j. composed Of
Jack Rowe, chairman, Ellis CLANCY. II. b.
Creager, DIR. T.. f.. Dickason and Ira Web
ster.
Next weeks luncheon was advanced
from Wednesday to Monday on account
of the expected visit of Lynn B. Milan,
governor Of this district. President ID. l..
Spero announced the membership of III. NJ.
Skclton, of the Brownsville Sentinel, who
he stated could not b. present today on
account of absence from the city.
Twcnty-one members and one guest,
Captain George Wie1oreck Of the Signal
corps, attended today'~ luncheon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
SEARCHING FOR
PINK BOIL WORM
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAN
IS SECURING THIS TERRITORY
FOR INDICATIONS OF 1T.

August Busck of the United States de-
partment of agriculture Mt Washington, ID.
c., is in Brownsville making Investigations
to determine whether or not the pink boil
worm can be found in this section of the
United States or in Mexico Mr. Busck
plans to make thorough investigation of
the cotton fields in the Valley and across
in Mexico.
According to Mr.. Busck, this worst of
enemies TO the cotton crop is only becom-
ing prevalent in Mexico, the pest 50 far
being confined to what j. known as the
Laguna section, around Torreon, which is
one of the most extensive cotton sections
in Mexico. So far no trace has been found
of the enemy in the United States.
The pink boil worm i said to be one
hundred percent worse than the variety
of this pest that has been IL problem Of
the cotton states almost since the Undue
tion of the industry. The pink boil worm,
according To Mr.. Busck, who has made a
thorough study of the insect and who j.
preparing a booklet regarding il, has
caused practical suspension OF cotton
growing in Hawaii, while in India and
Africa it takes about fifty percent of the
crop each year.
Mr. Busck plans to visit the cotton
fields around Donna and across the river,
commencing tomorrow. In the event the
worm j. found in any section a quaran-
tine will likely be established Mr.. Busck
has visited a number of cotton plantations
around Brownsville and Matamoros and
so far has found this section free from
the pest.
The United States government already
has in effect a quarantine against seed
coming from the Laguna district at Tor
reon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
OIL EXC|TEMENTAT
LYFORD FOLLOWS AN
INDICATION IN WELL

years. This morning persons at the well
discovered small drops of oil coming up
with the artesian water ut frequent inter-
walls, accompanied by little bubbles that
Indicated some gas.
The new spread quickly over the COM
munity, and soon there, was large crowd
of people gathered about the well watch
inc the bubbles of gas and the little drops
of what was surely oil coming out with
the pure water.
According 10 Mr.. Archer. the opinion
was that the easing in the artesian well
had become rusted at some place between
the surface and the bottom of the well, and
that the oil was dropping into the well
from the outside OF the easing through a
small hole. lie said that II seemed impos-
Sblc that the drops of oil could come from
any other source than natural one, as
there was no way in which it could have
reached the well.
At all events the community i expert
encng a thrill over this mornings discovJ
cry. and arrangements are being made al
ready 10 bring IN oil expert to Lyford to
make an examination of the oil that j.
coming up, and the surroundings in gem
eral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
ONE BOARD To
BUY FOR THE
ALL|ESPLAN
ONE man To
HAVEPOWER
fRy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 23.-Plans
for an allied purchasing board are being
drawn. 1t will include purchases for the
American army and navy estimated at ap-
proximately $3,5OO,OOO,OOO for the first
year Of the war The plan could give a
single commission a yearly purchasing
power of $4,000, 100000.
Indications are that this tremendous
purchasing power will be vested in one man
who will have under his command an army
of trained experts familiar with all Amer.
lean markets.
The program has progressed to the
stage where officials are said TO have in
mind the man for the place. All allies will
be included in the plan, even Japan.
An international agreement which will
make the plan effective will be ready for
the signatures OF the ambassadors in a
short time.
One man control j. probable to make
the spending of Americas war bill one
hundred per cent efficient
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
RECOMMEND MEN
FOR COMMISSION
ORDERS UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED TO NAME BOARD TO
RECOMMEND NON-COMS.

The non commissioned officers who have
been undergoing course of training in the
East Brownsville camp for several weeks
past are soon to complete their course and
many will receive commissions, il was un-
derstood today.
Orders are said TO have been received
at Fort Brown from the division headquar-
ters at Camp Wilson to designate board
to recommend for temporary appointment
the commissioned officers attending
the brigade training school The person
mel of the board has not been given out,
but all recommendations must be at the
district headquarters by the last day of
May.
These orders followed the recomenda
tion of eight infantry non commissioned
officers and three artillery non-commis
stoned officers or commissions.
There are about two hundred and sew
enty-five men at the training camp, and il
Is expected that nearly all of them will
be given opportunity to see what they can
stoned officers for commissions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23

Injuries 10 the two men consisted of a
badly fractured shoulder sustained by
Blanchard, and fractured leg BY the
helper. The two men were brought into
Brownsville late Tuesday afternoon.
The snakes apparently were 50 upset by
the unusual jostling, falling. rolling and
breaking of the boxes that such of those
a received their freedom did not stop to
attack the two injured men. but squirmed
through the mesquite, and in among the
rocks, where many of them have success
fully evaded capture by host of snake
catehers set to work by W. A. King.
At the time of the accident Blanchard
and the helper were returning to Browns
vile from the San Fernando district. nine
ty miles southwest of Matamoros, where
they spent a week gathering the results of
the spring drive of the snake ranchers of
that district. The truck with boxes piled
high over it struck n rock while rounding
q curve near Santa Teresa and toppled
over.
Blanchard reports that the spring crop
of snakes IN that section Of Mexico Is ex-
celent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Honor Serg. Smith
OF Signal Cor ps

SANANTONIO, Tex, May 23.-First
Glass Sergeant Herbert r. Simth, signal
corps, l. honorably mentioned in general
orders of the Southern department of re-
cent date for "having distinguished him
self in action"
Sergeant Smith took command of de-
tachment Of United States troops at Ojo
de Aqua, Tex, near Mission, October 2lst,
1915. resisting an attack BY Mexican
bandits, and although wounded four times
and thereby deprived of the use of his right
arm, did continue in command and by
words and actions so encourage the men,
bers Of this detachment a. TO insure a
successful resistance
The order i issued by command Of Gen.
eral Parker and i signed by Col. Malvern-
Hill Barnum, chief of staff, and Col. Omar
Bundy, adiutant general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Mission Makes First
Contribution Ranks
lSnecial IN The Herald.l

MISSION, Texas, May 23.-Nrission's
first contribution 70 the enlisted rank Of
the army j. in the person VI Eddie Hatch,
an engineer on the San Benito a. Rio
Ft. Sam Houston To enter the aviation
corps. The city has sent Messrs. Hood
Boone, Fred II. Morgan and Conan Wood
10 the officers reserve corps and Of these
Hood Boone has already been commission
cd captain. Myron Conway, another
Mission boy. who graduated at A. & NJ, as
cadet captain, is also at Leon Springs in
training, but it is understood that he will
20 to the regular army with the rank of
captain Immediately.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
One Applicant, And
He Is Turned Down

The first day Of the recruiting station,
which has been opened in the grand jury
room of the federal building has been bar
rem of results insofar as obtaining recruits
for the navy is concerned. Coxswain Sin
gletary, in charge of the station, said that
he had received only one applicant 80 lar
and that this applicant was not eligible on
account of not having completed his nat
uralization.
Mr.. Singletary will keep the office open
until Friday, when he will leave for Cor
pus Christi. Because the government
bringing departments are swamped with
work the local recruiting station has very
few posters and other forms of advertis-
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Sousa, Music Master
To Training Station
(By Associated Press. }

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 23.-John Phillip
Sousa. the great band master, is expected
To join the Great Lakes naval training sta
tion as musical director AT least that is
the Interpretation put on n telegram re-
ceived from him by John Alden Carpcn-
ter, composed as follows "Will be with
YOU Sunday. Letter follows
Mr. Carpenter recently observed that the
great camp of embryonic jaekies were in
need OF more music and tel,graphed To this
effect to Mr.. Sousa, where the reply wa>
prompt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23

Oil excitement struck the Lyford COM
munty squarey between the eyes this
morning according to a telephone message
TO the Herald this noon by T.. W. Archer,
a prominent merchant of that town.
The indications were first discovered in
Il flowing artesian well on the property
owned by a. ID. Struthers, located in the
heart of the town. The well i 1000 feet
deep and has been down seven or eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Belgium Is Assured
Russ Continuance

HAVRE, May 23.-Baron Beyens. the
Belgian foreign minister. today received a
telegram from Michael Tereschtenko, the
Russian foreign minister, in which he
greeted Belgium and declared Russia will
continue to pursue this war, not for the
purpose of conquest or envy, but To as
sure all nations the right TO shape their
own affairs and assure peace guarantee
ing against new attacks"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Report Mrs. Couch
Shot Is Denied

j. W. Couch Of the First National bank.
q cousin Of Mrs. Katherine Couch Of Pauls
Valley, Oklahoma, who was reported sew
eral days ago as having been shot as a
spy iii Germany, h received news that
Mrs. Couch has not been executed. Mr..
Couch said that his cousin j. in Germany,
however. lie knew Mrs. Couch well, hav-
ing attended school with her 1T West Sa-
lem, ILL.,, the home Of the Couch family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Attempt to Prevent
AdIer'S Execution
(By Associated Press.l

PETROGRAD, May 23.-The executive
committee of the Council of Workmen and
Soldiers delegates has decided to tele-
graph the socialist organization sof all
countries, especially Austria, urging ut
most efforts to prevent the execution of
DIR. Friedrich Adler, assassin of Premier
Stuargkh of Austria. The committee de-
scribes DIR. Adler as the champion of the
liberty of all peoples and of the idea of
universal peace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Fire DevaStateS
Hungarian Town

AMSTERDAM, May 23.-A Budapest
dispatch says the Hungarian town of Gy-
oenyoes has been devastated by fire. One
thousand houses were destroyed and two
hundred and forty are still on fire. Sew
eral thousand persons are homeless and
seven lives have been lost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Try Ranger on Charge
Of Numbering Sergeant

FL PASO, Tex. May 23.-The jury
which j. to try W. b. Sands, Texas
ranger, charged with the murder Of Ser
geant Owen Beirne of the United State;
army last September was complete when
court convened today and the taking of
testimony began. Sergeant Bcirnc was
killed on duty while trying to qucll dis
turbancc in saloon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
TAYLOR CASE is REVERSED.
tDv ASSOCIATED Press.J

AUSTIN, Tex, May 23.-The criminal
appeals court today reversed the case Of
+. B. Taylor, sentenced 10 five years on
conviction of killing Eugene BurIeson. Il
kinsman of Postmaster General Burleson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
HINDENbuRG
SEES ENEMY
DEFEAT HIS
FORCES AT
vILL|ERES

BY Associated Press Staff Correspondent.
ON THE FRENCH FRONT, May 23.-
General Won Hindenburg hmselg is under
stood to have witnessed the defeat which
the French yesterday inflicted on the
Germans near Mont Villieres. The French
woh important trenches and observation
points.
General Won IIindenburg's attacks were
made on the Aaisne front in the region
of the California plateau. The French
captured observation points dominating
the Ailetter Valley. Progress. was made
on the northern slopes Of the heights east
of Chevreux. Three lines of German
trenches east of Chevreux were captured
during the night. German counter at
tarkS failed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Church Union May
Not Be Accepted
(By Associated fress.1

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 23.-The
committee on overtures of the Presbyter-
ian church, South, today reported unfav-
orably on the reunion with the Presbyter-
ian Church, North. The assembly will vote
on the question late today.
The report said there is no demand in
the southern church for a reunion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Austrian Cabinet
And Premier Quit
tBy Associated Press)
LONDON. May 23.-An Amsterdam dis
patch says the Hungarian cabinet with
Count Tisza, premier, has resigned.

CBy Associated Press.)

AMSTERDAM, May 23.-A Budapest
telegram says that Count Tisza, who j.
pro German, submitted to the King Of
Hungary Frances reform proposal and on
the kings decision depends whether the
cabinet will resign.
Count Tisza, the dispatch says, is leav-
ING for Vienna, where he will be received
by the king
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
GERMANY'S REPLY SATISFACToR,
oBy Associated Prcss.)

MADRID, Spain. May 23-Premer
Prieto announced today that Germany's
reply to The Spanish protest over the sink '
ing of the steamship Patricio is satisfac-
tory. Germany promises to punish the sub
marine commanders who violate the Span
ish zone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Says Russian Army
Hit With Impotency

PETR0GRAD, May 23.-General Alexi-
eff, commander in-c chief of the army. to-
dny told the congress of the army and navy
that the Russian army today j. stricken
with impotency." lie cxhorted them to re-
store the vanished discipline.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
TWO MEN INJURED WHEN AUTO TRUCK LOADED
WITH SNAKES PLUNGES DOWNAN EMBANKMENT

An auto truck load Of snakes in boxes
plunged down twenty five foot embank
ment about thirty miles south Of Matamo-
moros, carrying III. &. Blanchard Of the
King snake farm of Brownsville and n
helper down with ii and plunging both the
men among the wrecked and partly wreck
cd boxes of rattlers and other reptiles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Artillery Regiment
For France FORMING

NEW YORK, n. T., May pa regi-
ment Of heavy artillery j. being organized
for service with the New York national
guard in accordance with the war depart
ment orders to Major General John +.
ORyan. The New York division is also
to have five additional machine gun COM
paniCs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Mann Is Opposed
To War Tax Bill
tBy Associated Fress.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 23.-With
final action on the 81 500, 100000 war tax
bill near, Republican Leader Mann aroused
applause on the republican side today when
he declared he would note vote for the
bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
MISSION PLANS To
ISOLATE SALOONS
Especial to The Herald }

MISSION, Texas, May 23.-The city
commissioners at their last regular meet
ing, introduced m ordinance requiring sa-
looms TO remove from the main streets OF
the city to more isolated streets. The
question is TO held over for discussion for
another week, after which time it is be-
leved that it will become a law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
King George Sees
US. Medical Unit
(By Associated Press }

LONDON, May 23.-The American med
zeal unit, under command of Major Harry
l.. Gilchrist, which reached England last
week, was received by King George today
at Buckingham palace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
ITALIANS NOW
IN u. S. FOR
WAR CONFAB
tRy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May %. - The
Italian war mission to the United States,
headed by Prince Udine, is here today for
war conferences. Crowds received the
Italians enthusiastically. They were re-
ceived by high officials and taken to JOS
eph Letters home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
TO CONSIDER FIRST FOOD BILL
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 23.-The
senate today gave unanimous consent for
the immediate consideration OF the first
food bill which deals with the stimulation
of production.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
SUNDAY FUN is HELD LEGAL.
I EN AssOrllted Frps.

DES MONIES, Iowa, May 23.-Muni-
cipal Judge Meyer today held that Sunday
baseball and Sunday theaters are legal
within the provisions of the so called ''blue
sky" laws of Iowa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23

SWEETWATER, Tex, May 23.-Eieh-
teen men have been jailed here for alleged
anti conscription activity in West Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
First War Wheat
Crop Is Starting
(By Associated Press.l

FORT WORTH, Tex, May %. - The
first Texas wheat was out yesterday,
starting harvest which will grow in vol
ume all over the country until this years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
MEXICO PROTEST
ON SUBS DENIED
(Ry Associnted Press. }

MEXICO CITY, May 23.-Emesto
Perez. head Of the foreign office, denies
that Mexico has protested to Germany
against submarines. An Amsterdam dis
patch yesterday said exactly the opposite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
J0FFRE REACHES
HIS OWN SHORES

PARIS, May 23.-Ficld Marshal Jofirc
and former Premier Niviana. members Of
the French commission to the United
States, reached Brcst, France, last night
from the United States.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., May 13.-Mar-
shall Joffre. Rene Niviani, and Others Of the
French mission. sailed from New York
May l5 unknown except TO few officials
and many American newspapers which
Loyalty kept the secret.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23

LONDON, May 23.-The second phase
of the great battles of Arras, Aisne and
Champagne has ended in the complete
failure of costly German efforts to stem
the tide of victory now settling against
them. The German key positions in
Northern France are now in great peril. A
lull is on, but resumption of operations
is soon expected
Ii is expected that following last nights
successes when the French captured oh
servation points in Moronvillieres and Cra-
onne regions General Petain will soon in
itiate an offensive along the Aisne and
Champagne fronts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
Southwestern Summary.

North Texas. generally clear. 80.
Central Texas. generally clear. J6.
East Texas, clear To part cloudy. JG.
Gulf Coast, generally clear. IL.
West Texas. generally clear. 81
Arkansas. clear. 40.
Louisiana. generally cloudy. 81.
Oklahoma. generally clear. 53.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-23
the WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf coast states and the
Magic valley is issued by the United
States Weather Bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight and Thursday fair light to mod
crate easterIy winds.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-08
DAYS OF DIZZINESS
Come to Hundreds of Chesterfield
People.

There are days of dizziness;
Spells of headache, languor, back
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains;
Often urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney ills.
Endorsed by residents of this vi
cinity.
w. T. Barnhill, retired farmer, of
Fleet St., Bennettsville, S. c., says
MY kidneys were out of order and ]
suffered from pains across my loins.
My head ached and had dizzy spells.
The '-idney secretions annoyed me by
passing too frequently. Doan's Kid
ney pill relieved me of the trouble. ."
Price SOC, at all Dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Barnhill had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. adv.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-08
CLIP THIS AND PIN
ON WIFE'S DRESSER
Cincinnati man tells how to shrivel up
corns or calluses SO they :.
lift off with fingers.

Ouch =? I! This kind of rough
talk will be heard less here in town If
people troubled with corns will follow
the simple advice of this Cincinnati
author.y, Y, who claims that few
drops of drug called freezone when
applied to a tender, aching corn or
hardened callus stops soreness at
once, and soon the corn or callus
dries up and lifts right off without
pain.
He says freezone dries Immediately
and never inflames or even irritates
the surrounding skin. A small bottle
of frezone will cost very little at any
drug store, but will positively remove
every hard or soft corn or callus from
ones feet. Millions of American
women will welcome this announce
ment since the Inauguration of high
heels. If your druggist dosn't have
freezone tell him to order small bot
tie for you.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-02-08

we are in receipt of letter from
the President of Clemson College ad-
vising that the Board of Trustees of
this college have decided that on ac-
count of the lack of finances they
would not be in position to locate an
experimental station in Chesterfield
county at this time, but when they did
decide to locate it they would adver
tlse the fact so that any and all
might make propositions who desire
TO do SO. We want the people of
Courthouse Township to keep this
matter in mind, as we intend to keep
after it until this station is located
somewhere in this county.