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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
j. s. WOULD BE
PAID BY CERHAN
REP PARA'TIONS
Representative Refuses to
Accept Reduction for AM
erican Army Expenses on
Rhine

PARIS. March ~ Refusal ~ rh.
United - ties gnvcfrmrnt IN arrrrt M
reduri;"a in the bili fuf expenses nj 'hn
American army II occnation IS rhr
value ~ German ships seized in Anefi-
rsa ports Was presented rHA4t M thp al
lied Representatives conference hy Elliott
Wadsworih. assistant secretary III snr
treasury Reimbursement WI thn <1-n
Hih6tn expense iA twelve annual install
meniS on NJ possible German repara
tienS rayui.n's which ihe allies provp~ri
was arcrrfei IN principle. W VITA stated.
Wadswnrih rAdr n nian tia' the
American view WIS that ih- hil -hnHl
~ Eaid. .sud thai it was nsl ts he tir
concern WI fhr nifrl ~tstes whether M
should W. mel oRi uf German fcara'ion-
pasmcnt> st otherwise. The alliei rep-
r-~enfati,cS called m.'iuvg for tonor
row fn tl- ~ ynlr. anothar proposition
7" he eiYsn .o Wad~wnf.A ihnr~'.as.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
ENGINEERS HOLD
MEETINGS AT SAN
BENITO SATURDAY

tounty Engineer ". d. Washington
made the principal tHiE at the meeting
D the RIO Grande Chapter Of he Amer
lean Association Of Engineers held III
san Benito SATURDAY. MI the office Of the
sam H~nito Water Cnmnanv
Mr.. Washinesop spoke on III. Goa
st'uction of concrete roads and steps
necessary for the construction where
state and federal departments partici-
pate. Hc alsn touched many of the
smaller matters which enter into the
rons' uc'ion Of roads
r. H. Kiddcr was chosen 70 represent,
the Valley Chapter AZ the national meet
ing which viii ~ held ~ Norfolk. Win
ginia in Nay. Many of the Committees
which will function during The coming
w were appointed last night.
Fftecn engineers wee present: six
from san Reni'o; three from Mercedes;
81 from Harl;ngcn: ore from McAllen
and four from R-own n+viiie
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
warn GROWERS
FROST DAMAGE.
VERY PROBABLE.
Clear Weather Tonight and
Tuesday Morning May Re-.
suit in Considerable Dam
age TO Valley Crops

Warnings have hccn sent out ~ TIE
weather bureau 10 the effect that there
iS grave dagger Of serious frost damage
tonight IN all parts or the Lower Rio
Gtandc Valley. and farmers are ui red
% take All possible precautions. There
- every indicat on that the night will
br clear. 70 " followed ~ d clear day
tcinor ow. ANA III the wind d.c- down.
killing frosts nay be expected. The
tempe rs.trre ~ BROWNSVILLE dropped -
degrees IN three and onr-h"lf hoais
Sunday afternoon.
Temperatures last nigiI were below
freezing aS far south - Corpus Chris
N. and minimum of ~ was reached
at Brownsville ~ = o'clock this morning.
jncer favorable conditions this would
have b-en iow enough for light cst
formations. Their. hn~ been VERY little
rise an the temperature during the day.
The maximum was - AZ 1880 this
morning. bat NY noon II had dropped to
Al. rnd In now fluetuaiing between if
and H.
n would advise Valley people ~ take
every Drecaution nos BILE" Weather Oh
server Schnurhu~ch remarked this ar
telnoon. 4 would 10, ~ surprised y
the temperature dropped tons ght to the
lowest point reached this winter II r.
still too early 10 tell definitely what the
minimum viii ~. but everything indi-
Gates that below freezing temperatures
Will be recorded in all parts of the
Valley before tomorrow. II the sky re-
mains ovc east doubt w much damage
wilt hc done"
Farmers and business men in an parts
of the VALLEY wv" greatly worried over
what the night will bring forth Pfacti-
rally all the citrus groves are in bios
som. but K = believed the heaters will
prevent amy considerable damage 10 The
blossoms ~ trees. However. there are
thousands of acres of cstfcn Just
through The ground and large acreage
VI potatoes and c-ner vegetables which
heavy frost would damage materially.
According % many growers the cotton
w row ~ Il stage where even 4 liEht
freeze might nrcsasiiatc the rrpiantine
nj "a large acreage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
HAVEFUNDS FOR
COMPLETION OF.
new HICHV AY.
County Will Not be Elnbar-
rassed for Lack of Suffi-
cient Funds to Garry Out
Paved Highway Program

\ ruinnr has been circulated ia fh.
northern part of the county 10 the II
fecf that the county would moi have silf
Si,1"n; funds available for the com
pleii"n ~ the highway project. hnt tli !.
runior l. absolutely nnfounded. accord
ing Z" a statement made this morning
by County Judge pancy. There il ~
reason why the highway work should
moi be completed without della, caused
by financial diffi,ulties.~ IadSc pancx
stated. land the entire tranS-c.univ
highway from brownsville to the IIidagu
county iine will BE- completed a. s"on a.
the work can be done
Judge Dancy recently sent the follow
ing letter 10 the Harling-n Chamber al
Commerce explaining III detail the Ii
nancins Of the highway:
contract has been let 90 complete
the road from Brownsville 10 the Hid
aieo county line which with the paving
through San Renifo will make the longest
stretch Of concrete road in the state oi
Texas. This contrart is ia two sc tianS
The Brownsville San Benito section IL
known AS section r aud The contract j.
for $::53.1.,5.1i. The Harrington IA feria
section II q: and the contract i for S.s..-.
i,IS. III: total $6~l ..,u6 90. To this ". add
ten per cent for engineering and conlln
sensies. making total Of S1i93.1.:,9 ar
more than fifty thousand dollars less
than our original estimate
Right now after spending considerable
money we have sf29. .,;.,3.39 IN the bank
and bat srEall part If this ha> besn
received - as from The highway depart
ment At the beginning Of the eantrars
oar sssct> could be considered as fol
uows: Cash received from bonds sales
including accumulated interest Just
little over SiJo.uuU. The figares | hay.
before me ar. Si63 ssa.il but an
Sure that this j. just n little above tn.
figures. To this is 10 be- added Sinr.0p
allotted Ia ~ ont ~ the State Highway
Fund. or more properly speaking Fed
cral Aid. Now there has been allotted
Ia uS bat not available as Yet. Saon
"b more federal aid which will be avail
able on the first ~ next Iuly. bur il not
available al this Time. So YOU see We
have more than x150.DGn ~ assets with
which 70 -Ibllild the road The hishwa,
department. including th. bureau Of pub
lie roads at Forth Worth have approved
the contracts.
" MoaM sure take some tatariNs s.if
10 tear us M now. The $inunuu Of high
way men.y We have now allrttci oui ,f
the budget appropriation for l9...-.....
and the x.aO.Uo0 more will come out nf
the l.23-oI appropriation. 20 YOU see
we hav. $I.spUDO available or Sonn H. ~
available.
The actual work began al the lIidalgn
county ine some two or three weeks
bcfor. IL began a. this end but paving
hogan al this end for the reason that the
structures we're mt in al this end with
auto license moncS something Ike
year AK" and had hal plenty II time a.
settle. \ new paving nas hine i nm
loaded a. In Feria, material j. ordered
'and we expe,t the paving there ~ hegin
IN first of next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
EDENBORN Gets
TO
OPERATE ROAD

WASHINGTON. n ii. March m vii
lan Fdenhorn and the New Orleans &
louisiana Railway < Navigation Com
pany have heen Jointly authorized hy
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
take over and operate she Sherman
Shreveport K southern railway which
runs frf i-2 miles from Mckinney Tex
ns to Washom on the Louisiana TexaS
Fine. ~ m.rlv operated ty tile Katy.
Fdrnhorn wall convey TIE line to the
Louisiana Railway a Navigation Com
pany " Texas. ihe order aid for The
payment w s3.sfs 900 In bond. ~ the
Louisiana company.
The company proposes 20 operate into
Shreveport over the line or NickS-
burg M the Shreveport Pacific
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
wEArHER ouTLook FoR WEEK

For The West Gulf States: Rains Sun
dan night followed by generally fair.
e~eep, rains about Wednesday or Thurs
day; decidedly colder frst part Of week:
probably frost 20 Gulf coast and .-esz-
ing temperature in the interior. rising
ter'pcraturr middle OF week
For the Southern Rocky Mountain and
Plateau Regions: Abnormally cold begin
ming Of week followed hv rising temper
ature: colder again latter part of
week; generally fair. except probably
snow or rain about middle Of week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

brownsville and vicinity. sair a~d
colder tonight with heavy and killing
frost. probably freezing temperature ~
places: Tuesday fair and warmer
East Texas: Fair tonight: rising lem
pcrature evccr; IA southeast portion:
heavy and killing frost ~ the coast;
Tuesday fair and warmer. Light To md
crate noriherly 20 aa~te In winds na the
coast.
Weather Conditions
A strong high pressure area and de-
cided drop II temp, satnre over Texas
and the Central states has resulted ~
the coldest weather of record for
March in many places in the region
named At Des Moincs. Iowa. the tenn
pcratGrc was 10 degrees below zero at
o'clock this morning. and freezing
temperatures reached 20 the Texas
coast sonihward aimos; 10 Corpus
Christi Light rains occurred along. the
Texas coast during the last - hours.
and light 20 heavy rains over the bal
ance Of The Gulf States. and also along
the Atlantic scabo@rd rorthwasd a. New
York. SHOWS were general over the Gem
sral vallcvs
The lowest temperature las. Night III
Texas stations RANGED fsom li at Ann
arilio and Abilene 20 40 AZ brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
FEBRUARY BLIZZARD
HIT WEEVILS HARD

WASHTNt1fN. March Iy Tho F"h-
ruary blizzard wLi.h over~l,rcud most nf
tho cotton belt u believed 80 havr killed
a larg'. portion of boil weevil~ which had
gone into winter retirement and Il -
The opinion of the governments ento-
nolcgisfs that during tbe initial period
of production this year the cotton plant
ers will have good chance "f bottom
crop
n was pointed ont. however. hy the
department today that should weather
conditions Turing The coming Sra~,n he
unusually favorable for wcevil muiripli-
cation. abnormaily heavy damage might
occur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
DEAD SPOTS" in
ATMOSPHERE WILL
BE INVESTIGATED

WASHINGTON, u. G.. Mar. l9.-
The government scientists are trying
10 determine the cause Of "dead
spots" between number Of cities
i'm the United States which form
barriers To direct exchanges Of radio
messages Dr. j. r. Deliinger. chief
Of the radio division Of the bureau
of standards, sand THAT the most
plausible theory is the existence Of
radio activity in dead spots which
~ affects certain layers Of atmos-
pherc a. To render the transmission
Of radio waves impossible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
NEGRO SHOT AND
KILLED BY POSSE

NEW ORLEANS. La. March 10. VIII
tie Johnson. a NEGRO. was shot ard killed
hy fa mers near Bowie. La. after hav-
ine been Su~ronrd ded in a swamp by =
posse. ne had been pursued since last
Mondae when ~ shot a~d killed Robert
Sellers. a state conservation agent. at
Warcman La
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
MAY REVOKE PAROLE
WITHOUT A JUDICIAL
INQUIRY, COURT SAYS

WASHINGTON ID. o., Mar l9.---
The governor Of Texas has the pow
or to revoke n parole without ju-
dicial inquiry to determine whether
the terms upon which ii had been
granted have been violated. the su-
preme court held in case brought
by Jewel Redwine. The court af-
firmed the decision of the lower
court.
Redwirc. who was sentenced to
eighteen years for murder. was par
oiled by Governor Ncff in 1920. A
years later the governor revoked the
parole for reasons which he stated
were satisfactory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
ALLEGED MURDERER
GIVES HIMSELF UP
t'ssaI.i palug.os-y sVI 1Jl

BEAUMONT. Texas. Mar. ls. Eugene
A. Bourloa. whom the officers have
been seeking On charge III killing
John ". Nichols following quarrel al.
Loeb in Hardin county o. March 1. sar-
rendered 70 Sheriff Hicks of Non.gosn-
cry county ~ Conroe yesterday. the
sheriff announced. Sheriff Nelson OF
Hardin county took fHr prisoner 10
kourtxt today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
THREE ARE DROWNED.

IEt'N N>NII Ia. March ~ :
Trapped in closed automobile ihrpr
persons were drowned Snnda, afternoon
n freG.tisktown. five miles from here.
when their car hacked off ferry into
fhe Manongahela river The vi,tim,
We're Identified after the bodies we're re
covered from the snnkcn ear a Rock
Rllv and Mr. and AIRS. John Furajiar.
all ~ Mather. Greene r"unty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
BOB BATES TO BE
BROUGHT TO u. S.
SIDE OF RIVER

ltnh Fafe~ accused MI murder IN con-
ncciinn with the killing some time ago ~
Customs pfffeer Wallcn viii ~ dsporled
from f''edra~ \cgra~ Mexico. ~ n.l Rio
according tr a report *arrlrd ~ l.a
pren>a. SnaniSh language newspaper of
San Antonio.
I.air~ will hc escorted from the Pied
raS Negras iail. IN which he J. hein. held
IN confinement ~ pernisiuuS ,-haralfrr,
and win ~ taken ~ the middle ~ The
International bridge American anvhorI-
ties hav. hecn notified II this and will ~
~ hand ~ take him into cuStody. the
report states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
RAILWAYS APPLY
FOR PERMISSION
TO ISSUE BONDS

WASHINGTON, y a., Mar. ls---
Two subsidiaries of the Southern
railway. the Alabama < Great South
ern which seeks 10 issue $2.S50, 200
in new equipment trust certificates,
and the Cincinnati, New Orleans
a Texas aPcific, desiring To issue
$2.70o,0 900 in similar securities sp-
piled to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for the necessary
authority.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
DALLAS WOMEN
PROTECT HOMES
FROM BURGLARS

DALLAS. Texas. March ia Two D~l-
Lar women protected their homes from
rrowieIs lost night. according to reports
made TO the city police. Mrs. NJ. n. b..
erker shot twice Al "a man who entered
her home. and the police believe that
on Of the shot took effect Mrs. s.
Goodin fired twice III a man attempting
70 enter the hack door The proyler rss.
away. and nolice cxnrcss the opinion
that the bullet did not strike him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

The Indictment of Ellis was brought
about rs Robert sons rharge that the
former hsd fored him ~ leave biz homo
in bloomfield. New Jersey on the pre-
text thar he MAS wanted in New York on
the char=. ~ stealing property II rh-
British War Veterans a~~orinsion. In
stead If taking him ~ New York. how
over. Robert ~on charged that Ellis took
him wv i'oSt"r and tried w plar. him
aboard steamer bound for Encnn~ Aires.
in South America.
Mrs Mary Andrews. an amt with
whom Robertson lived obtained his w.
lease after complaining IT, the british
embassy AZ Washington. the>lry Jurney
former secretary ~ senator tuIberson.
was IN court today ready ~ testify in
Ellis behalf. hat declined 10 h- inter
viewed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
Send RANGERS
TOCORpUS
ELECTIONCASE;

AUSTIN. Texas. March 10. 4 de,aeh-
meH' 81 Texas rangers havc besn sen,
to Corpus Chrsti ~ AdJutamt General
Barter 70 handle any situation which
may ARISE during The court proceed.ncs
rom the contest III Tho general ei,c ctioa
results for sheriff ~ Nueres county.
AdJutant General narson stated that
be had been requested Wy local officials
TO send "a detachment ~ ranger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
SELECTING JURORS
FOR SECOND TRIAL
OF CONVICTED NEGRO

WACO. Texas. Marcn 10 Roy Mitch
'Arll. the negro convicted OF the murder
'df W r. Holt. and sentenced 10 death
went on trial today on the charge OF
killing Mrs. Ethel prnccanir. Hollis com
panion. Eight jurors were selected
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
BANKER SUICIDES.

NEWrIRt:. Ipr March II James
T. Allrn - yes1s. cld former drcr'"r
of sri,- Farmers State bank whis'h closed
its doors here y few months ag". com
riiti~i rrieiis -. biz home here sunday
by hanging himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
WINS FAR EAST BELT.

MANILA. y H. Marrh 10 RFiv
Tineie. Australian. won the flywcigii -
the Far East here $iiuasv nv defeating
F'rscn 'oncrrrian Filiirn. Tirnle re-
ccivcd the referee's decision at tho end
I 4 l5-r0und bout.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
SCHOOL BURNS.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. March H.
The Trades <<hnol building. housing I.
departments ~ ID. Western Virginia csl-
Irrsar. institute. u negro srhrci was de-
~fr.Yrsl bv fire early Sunday enfaiiing
y loss estimated at Ss20O00 ~ James
: I.akin. president of the state board
w control
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
FIRE DESTROYYTHREE
BUILDINC&M bENIS0N
NV The A.sxnlsSsNes..ai,. Y

fHv The As3Snisd Nress-Nis.
nENISON. TeyaYH4eAfar. ia
residential hotel. twdNfgsidences and
part Of church Nerss etroycd by
fire here this morning. and thirty
five persons only partially clad were
driven into the streets when the
temperature was around 15 degrees
above zero. The fire started from
the explosion Of boiler in the ho-
tel. and the damage is estimated at
$4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
PLANES ARRIVE
In PORTO RICO

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. March H.
The six Il. $. army airrlanes arrived
here ~ 1850 this morning. completing
theifkxaf tibN from San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
DALLAS WOMAN
BADLY BURNED

DALLAS. Texas March m Mrs.
Sarah Davidson. ngr 20. was severely
burned this morning when her clothing
caught fire from an open sa~ stove.
Her condition j. said to hr very serinnS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
Farrar Names
Core spondent
in Divorce Suit

NEW YORK. March ~. Lorna Amb-
lcr. wv Australian actress. was named
a. CORE spcrAert IN the divorce suit
which Geraldine Fafrar IN pressing
againS; her artos husband. Lou Tcllcn-
gen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

INDICTMENT
IS DISMISSED


NEW ARK. y. j.. Msrrh 1s.-
John y. Ellis. private detective. who
vas accused Of kidnapping Alex A.
Robertson a former gunner III the
British Royal Artillery. and suit
or for the hand of Mi - Mary Gull
bcr~on. daughter Of former Senator
tuIberson Of Texas. was freed today
BY the court.
The indictment was dismissed
when the court WAS told that Rob-
ertson rrtu cd 10 testify against
Ellis. declaring that he wished In
avoid the publicity which would at
tend the trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
Low Temperature Record
for Month of March for
50 Years Broken in North

'Ry The Associated Press1
WASHINGTON. ID. g.. March Is.--
Winters final blast. attended by "a
blizzard and near zero weather tenn
pcraturcS in the middle west. ~ilI
oserSprcad the east and south to-
night. but relief IL promised b.
Wedne sdas. the weather bureau re-
ports
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

Barometer pm. ycS-c day ~ 5nie
Barometer am. today . 1850
Temperature highest yesterday Ts
Tempe. ature : pm. yesterday .. 46
Temperature lowest last night 4D
Tempe raturc am. today .. a.
Temperature 1880 today .4.. ~
Humidity pm. yesterday pet S.
Hum dity am. today pcil ~ ~.
Ilumidii 1890 today trct) ..-. 2l
Ptecip tation 7 pm yesterday .0.0G
Precipitation am. today ..... u.0D
Total rainfall this month - 0.0g
Mind direc and veil Z r.m .-+ NJ
Wind tdirec and veil am. ... N-22
Weather 7 pm. yesterday cloudy
Weather am. today ~ cloudy.
sun sets today ..........+.-.. 6.ii
Sun rises tomorrow " s:3t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19
WEATHER BUREAU
ISSUES WARNING

Indications are for hcasy and kill
ing frost for the Icwer VALLEY to-
night. ard probably freezing tcmpera-
turc in places.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

CHICAGO. March la.- with onlv one
day intervening before the theoretical
arrival ~ spring. the entisc Mississippi.
valley from the Rocky Mountains est
ward from the fas northwest TO upper
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

KANSAS CITY. Mo. March n. A
coid v.ve that struck the southwest
Sunday brought temperatures w.lich In
MANY places were the lowest Of the win
Yer. Several districts reported the cold
ct March day since wrether records
have been kept Snow flnrries accom-
panied the cold wave.
AT III o'clock Sunday morning II was
one degree below zero here. 4 record for
the winter. Topeka. Kansas, rrrortd two
degrees below zero. the coolest weather
ever recorded by the weather bureau
there in the month Of March Tuisa.
Okla. reno. ted II degrecs above zero.
which J. $. Malone. firm agent there.
said might have damaged the early
reach cror. This was The lnwest temper
atGre IN Tulsa this winter. Arkasas re-
ported Temperatures below freezing.
Officials If the local weather bureau
said that the cold wave extended from
western Missouri and Arkansas west ~
the Rocky Mountains. The wheat crop,
they declared. was benefited by the
snow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

All records OF low temperatures
Tor the month of March for the past
fifty years have been broken al Dal-
Ia. Memphis. Little Rock. Kan A.
City and 81. Louis. the weather bu-
rcau announced this morning. Near
zero temperatures were reported
from man, points in the central and
south central states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

TYLER. Texas. March Ig.--The fruit
and truck growers az East Texas are
anNiously awaiting the ontcome Of the
cold wave The tempe eratrrc here was n
this morning. Fears are expressed that
thc garden crops and practically all to-
mato plants which havs heen placed in
The field have hrpH damaged seriously.
IN not killed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19

HOUSTON. Texas. March 1a "a. RI.
Schultz agricultural S'atisticinn for
Texas of the United States Bureau OF
Crop Estimates. said this morning that
~ would hr impossible ~ determine the
actual crop damage fcr several days liz
said thar AT tender vegetation and very
yourr animals had hecn killed where
the tempe fsfurr went below freezing.
Relief that ihr lower Eio ETantIs
Valley would escape TIE freeze and that
ihr rrnr~ wnl.lh nnt suffer was EXPRESSED
hy the weather hnrean nffirials here Ga
receipt ~ rrrsrfs that temperatures "a
ihr lower Valley had n"t dropped be-
INV ~ degrees
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-19


OMAHA. Nch.. March IN. The worst
blizzard since 1883 struck Nebraska Sun
day The temperature dropped TO nine
below zero M Omaha II n feared there
was loss of life IN the state. High
ways are blocked with snowdTifls
towns snowbouni and many trains stall
cn sncw-fillcd cuts
OKLAHOMA CITY. March 19. Dam
age ~ the Oklahoma peach crop alone
A. a result of nine degree temrrra-
tue registered SUNDAY will toto ap-
proximatrly s25oo.oDo, according To
John A. Whitrhnrst. president of the
state board Of agriculture. The loss 10
other crops j. inestimablc. he said. oats
probably suffered the worst OF the
grains.
F.Tlds were reported green over the
grca. part VI the state. IN the semi
monthly crop report made public w thc
agricultural board chief yesterday.
Peach buds were almost ready to burst
into bloom. Other frnits were damaged.
The day vas the coldtst " the winter
n this section according 70 the wealth
er observers