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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
STATE POLITICS HOLD
CENTER STAGE ON EVE
Of PRIMARY ELECTION
tEy The Associated Press.l


DALLAS. Texas. July .5-Three
candidaies for the democratic nomination
for United States senator from Texas.
nine for the nomination for governor
ami more than thirty others fnr vari0n~
state offices in addition tp governor wilt
close their campaigns tonight The first
dcinocrati primary will bc held tuin0r-
row and viii eliminate all bet two for
each office where there are more than
two candidates. HI ease of three or
more candidates NJ onr gets majority
he will hr nominated. If none go n
majority thc twc high men will hr voted
upon again August ~. The candidates
for senator are Senator Morris Shep-
pard. John i. Maddox Harris county.
and Fred M. Davis. Austin.
Most interest rrntrr- in thr race WI
EuhrrnHFlrial candidates. The km kluA
klAn ia-ua Niil hr rather sharply drawn
as Felix Robertson NJ Dallas IN said tu
have the Endorsement II the klan and
in the last few speeches Of his campaign
specifically said he waS glad to have N.
M least three of RnbertSoH'S opponents
irr openly anti-klAn. and uthyrS have
more ur lrSS agreed Ol issues involving
lower taxation. Y cnomy in state gov
,rnmenl. better educational facilities and
business administrations.
There i~ considerable interest Ia the
ra,r hv Mrs Miriam Ferguson. wife w
Iim Ferguson. former governor f0r thr
nomination tOr governor. Mr. Ferguson
unlimited hi> oNn name ~ 4 candidate.
but because of having been impeached
when h.. was governor was unable "a
Eff IN on ihr ballot. Mrs FerguSun's
mamie was placed on tAr lst. ana her
husband ha- Been actively campaigning
tur hcr and -hr hA~ been active herself.
/ ~ the first time a woman has run for
governor in Texas.
beside Mrs Ferguson and Judge Rob-
criSon rhr candidates fnr governor are
I.snrh Davidson Houston. former lieu
tenant governor T WI Davidson. Mar
shall. present lieutenant governor: State
senator \. 4. Collins. Dallas: w. T..
iope. state representative. Corpus
Christi. Doe Hurkett state senator East
land GrurA- M. Dixon. Houston. and
N hpnia~ lp- larlrn. adintanf general.
-Four mrnt Are running for the nOmi
nation of lieutenant governor.
The campaign by ". 4. Edwards Of
denton was unique IN that he travelled
in All parts oa ihc state bmt never made
~ public speech during rhe ampnign. Ilr
Worked tD 4rr thr VOTERS personally and
talk tn them Individually lii opponents
ure Wallace Malone. TArrant County:
John Il. Mccall. Bcaumont. and Barry
Miller. Dallas
HI. Nh Terrell. fur state treasurer. and
MN MI III MarrA for superintendent nf
public instruction have WV opposition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
BROWNSVILLE GIRL
INJURED IN FALL
FROM MOVING CAR

Ccnsusl0 Gucrra. i5-vea- cld daurh
ter ol raulo Guerro, member W TINY
Internatic-al Boundary commission
broke her right jaw, lest a number of
teeth AID suffered bruises about the
body when she fell OF OF moving au-
tomob.le or Elizabeth street near the
hiah school about $50 pm. Thursday.
According To reports, she hal been sit
ting On the door of the automobile
when N swIng crcn and threw her 10
the pavement. Her knees struck the road
and threw her body on the face. The IN
pact left he- unconscious.
The waa picked rp few seconds a.
ter ths accident " Thurmord Kinder and
yB.llie Spivcy of Brownsville who tork
ier 10 the residence Of Dr. "A. G. I'sdil-
Ia. She IS expected to recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
FLEMING APPOINTED
IMMIGRATION SERVICE

MISSION. Texas. July a5.-Dolph
FLEMING. resident OF Mission for the
aast year has been appointed a member
% the immigration service nder the
nrw appropriation bill. Mr.. Fleming har
been employed b ythe Mission Motor
Company during his stay in Mission and
has severed his connection with that or
eaaization and will make his home in
Brownsviiie-
Ar- Fleming rAs n one time tecn N
member Of the state ran gers AMI he
work that w j. entering upon NJ this
time is similar to this past service with
the state
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
PERSIAN GOVERNMENT
INVESTIGATES DEATH
OF AMERICAN CONSUL

WASHINGTON, July 25.AThe state
department has been inforn<i in ca-
blcgfam from the Persian minister M
foreign affairs that the Per- i'm govern
ment il pressing IT, investigation af ihn
purpose of fulfilling its duties in re-
gard 10 punishmen. Of htc guilty per-
sons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
TICK ERADICATION
fBy The Assoc .ated rrcssl

FORT WORTH. Texas. Julv ~
Tick eradication work was carried on
IN lG0 COMMITTEES of Texas last month. ae-
cnrding 70 records of the Bureau II AMI
mal Industry ana fhe Live Sto Sanitary
Commission WA Texas working in 60
operation. Ill fhe total work done IN thu
two agencies 1.i~u.r> head w livestock
We're dipped or Inspected tn the sv~-
fematic work 1T. 2T6 head Of coffle
were Dipped or inspected on 1.i51 herds.
Final clfan-up work Slowing np because
nf it~ effectiveness shows an7 4G9 head
"f clitlc W. .ul herds dipped or IN
Spcttpd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
ITALIAN AVIATOR
IS PREPARING FOR
NORTH POLE TRIP

PISA. italy. July 25.-Eicut. IoratscIi
Italian aviator. hoped OF today for "
flight tc the vicinity VI Spitzbcrren iu
preparation for the proposed Nrfh
Pole air expedition next year. tie Will
q yto Mafseilles. Lausanne. Rotterdam
rd Lonron and then follow the route of
he American round-the- world flyers
when they start for Grctnian u
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
Official Weather Reports


Brownsville and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and somewhat cooler tonight and Sal
ur,lay: possibly local showers saturday
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
local thunderShowerS in north portion
this afternoon Or tonight: cooler IN north
portion tonight: Saturday partly closi,ly
Light "a moderate variable winds on the
coast, mostly north.
Weather Conditions.
Widely scattered showers occurred IA
the cotton belt within the last ~ hours.
over two inches ~ rain WAS reported
from Oklahoma City. showers were re-
ported also from New Mexico. Colorado.
The Great Lakes region. and from The
far northeastern states. The northwest
ern high pressure area has advanced
southeaStMard somewhat. and il attended
bv lower temperatures from the Plains
states eastward across the great central
valleys. and Southward into the northern
cotton belt states. In the middle and
eastern Gulf states temperatures were
Still high his morning
The highest temperature yesterday ~
Texas stations ranged from lu- az Fort
Worth 10 s. at Amarillo and Corpus
Christi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
APPROPRIATE WRIsKEY

NEW YORK. Jalv -. About 500
cases NJ imported whirkcv. deposited on
tofhaway Esaah IaSl night. presumably
hy hnotlrEgrrS from Rum Row. were ap-
rropriated and carried off BY bungalow
dwelers along the beach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25

~ 7 &c N'FTfTTIT|U fTt -
AUSTIN, TEXAS. July -. "A succe ssoi
ID the late N. IN. FuElcr. of Marshall. as
secretary t0 the state highway commits.
sion ~ ~ TX considered at the regular
meeting III the commission next Monday
A number Of applications for the posi-.
tion are on file. Mr.. FuGler died sud
denly last Sunday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
KANSAS CITY MAN
ARRA[GNED COURT
CHARGE OF FRAUD

KANSAS CITY. july -. Louis OgIcs-
by. 2l. Dallas vas arraigned III the
United States commissioners office late
yesterday on charge Of using the mails
% defrard IN connection with Texas Oil
deals.
I!e pleaded not guilty and his hearing
was set for August ?. IN le.ault of
bond he was taken to Jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
Believe Rebels
Strong Enough
Hold Sac PauIO

BUENOS AIRES. July 25.-The snl-
preston is growing stronger here daily
that tae Brazilian edlal forces be-
sieFirg Sac Paulo are meeting s1ch for
mi1ahie resistance that lhe capture III
The city is far frcm being ia event ".
the immediate fture.
II il becoming clear from scraps or
Information reaching mere from one
sen.cc and another that the fighting be-
tween the ederal troops and the rebels
mas resolved itself ntr trench w1ffar,
similar To that on THE western front
during the European conflict The al-
vsnfes made by the federal troops are
reported in official Communications to
nave been relatively small in regard to
distance. This j. believed to signify at
most the capurc 81 first line trenches
cr'y
The rebels main denfcnscs Ire ra-
ported to have been Constructed under
tn direction of former Italian ana Ger
man officers who served in the Europ-
can war and who have been residing NJ
Sac Paulo. These dtfcnsss Ire drscrii-
ca IL most formi liable ara uf i charar
ter that would require the heaviest ar.
sillers to shattgr
Indications are that the fcterai
troops east and north are consilcgah,p
distaara from Sac rauln be IN the
south have taken some suburbs and are
we!i within bombardinr distance vi the
city. Artillery appears u have been us-
"a freely in the past several days and 81
is feared that the city must have suf-
fcred heavily despite the announced pur-
pose of the federal commnn Ter IN do
everything possible ~ avoid excessive
damage.
Reports that 70 persons were killed IL
the Api ,la theatre in Sac PaGio con
irms rumors that the death list in $40
Palio Is rising and indicates that shtels
have been falling IN the center NJ tho
city where the theatre i5 located.
SANTOS. Brazil. Jlly a5.-An official
rovcsrmen. communique issued last
night says:
Since yesterday our left wing has
made an nppreciable advance. taxing
many prisoners. Advantageous posi-
tions al Villa Mariana and Pariso have
been occupied. Our artillery. preparing
for infantry action .dislodged redoubis
Of the rebels, who are losing ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
FILIPINO ELECTROCUTED

OSSINING. " T.. July 25 Eulogio
Lozado. Filipino was put to death in
the electric chair at Sing Sing prison
last night for the murder of Miss Blos-
som Martin. whom he stranEled to death
a year ago IN the home of n New York
physician, BY whom both were employ
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25

Man Issue Up
Interest IN the addresses reached the
highest pcint when the candidates for
county attorney were called upon. a.
the Klan issue was. sure of cmirg ur
at this point. Claude r.. Carter made thc
Klan the chief iss III MS talk. an
challenged his opponents 70 dcclar,
themselves either for or against the
Klan.
he was followed by y. N. Greenwood
who made an address stating that he dia
not think the Klan was an issue ANA "
not feel that he should antaron.zc alN
group in the county. as ~ intended to
serve all the people. if elected. lie de
clard. however that II anybody was con
sidarinr voting or him VT THU belief
that they could corrol him after h;a
election they would bt disappointed. as
he was going 70 he controlled by no
81 ups. cliqGts or clans.
r. T. Yates followed. stating that he
had made a house To- house NJ mpaign. III
declared he believes Ne has tn prOrai
qualifications for the office. ana askat
the audience for ILL., rrort.
A. VI. Kent sp, ke last IN this race. ana
took definite stan. against tho p-in
cipics 81 the klan. in answer 20 the chal
lcrge by Mr. Carter. although be staten
in doing sc that ha saw TIKI reason VIII,
the klan or any certain group Cf per
sons should w nade IN issue in a poll
teal race. He read letter stating thar
he has never been connected with the
Kan. and is rot in sympathy with the
principles Of such secret organizations.
fauIA Ani Lewis
The meeting was closed hy the ad
ifcsse9 III the two candidates for rep
rcscrtative. II. l.. Faux and A. l.. Lewis
AIr. Faulk stated that the main issue o.,
the campaign was flood control for
Famcron county. and that il 20 IN not
be secured without state tax remission.
ne pledged hi-=sif W support these two
Lewis had failed to secure either. and
had. in the last two or three debates, de-
clarcI that tax remission Hill is un.
Institutional. hence, he could not be en-
trusted with securing tax remission. ac-
tori.rg to N- Faulk. NJ he naturally
svo Ia not advoestc 4 law which he be-
Il iefea contrary 70 the constitution. IL
stated THAI i. Hr. Lewis gees to the leg
stature. Cameron county viii not secure
fax remission and flood control.
Mr. Lewis answered IN stating in sub
staaec that he believed ii flood c-ntrui.
bat differed fIon Mr. Faux on the
method 81 getting it. lie declared that
.ax remission hills. such as the one in
passed in behalf cf Hiialco county. are
unconstitutional. and the only way in
watch to se- VI flood control IN through
I'll appropriation from congress. similar
% tn relief given people living along
the Mississippi river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25

LONDON, July 25.-Gcrmany 5 parti-
c.p.tion ia the inter-ailisd r,paration
conference here will be discussed I'd Che
next rlcnAry session Monday afternoon
ANA II iriaIs believe the delegates Will
dc ide w avite Berlin to slnl repre-
sntatives To London immediately.
The bankers and financial experts Of
the conference are still deadloeAed over
the q estion III security for thg propos
cd German loan. but official and unof IN
cial negotiations on the subject were
beng continued today. A British sp0kcs-
man said there was restrained conf
dence that a formula for adja1giag DE-
faults and applying penalties under the
Dawes rian would ~ acceptable 70 the
bankers ANA to Premier HcTrict would Le
found during the Weekend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
LEOPOLD HAD
CONSIDERED
KILLING SELF
Witness Declares One Of Muir
derefs Intended Commit
.lg Suicide if Caught Al
ter Crime
Tlr THO Associated I'ress.l

CIV Tho Associated preSS.)
CHICAGO. July 25.-Naihan Ieopli
planned to take his own life in the
event of his being caught in the police
n nanet which was spread FOR the muir
defcrs NJ young Robert Franks Detec-
tire Sergeant William Cros testified
the defendant told him on May 81. a
few hours after his confession TO the
crime.
Crot was called by The state today in
che hearing before chief Justice John
R. ravrrlv which is wv determine the
penalty of Leopold ma Richard Loeb
and the kidaaping and murder of Rob
@ Franks.
Leopold told Crot he had carried a
package of harmless looking headache
powders" one y (which was plugged
with srN-hninr.
The young man told the officer fcw
hours after his introduction 10 the
states attorney, the witness said. that
he planned 20 take the poison loaded
powder in the event that things bc-
gan t0 look bad fur him.
second mention 0f suicide was made
by Leopold 70 Sergeant Johnson, Cr0t-s
partner Johnson testified
II had him by the arm and he told
me he wouldn't run. said Johnson. He
added 'if though ! could. | would TIN
to escape"
Ihe first suicide plan was frustrated
hy the sudden taking Of Leopold from
his home at night for mere Informal
questioning" by the states attorney IL
a downtown hotel. the defendant told
Sergeant trot, thc latter said.
CHICAGO. y iv 15.-Tka wgavinn wv.
flimsy threads " eircumstantis., c,i-
dence into tie finely mesned web .tf.h
Loeb guilty NJ fhe kidrapiar .nl YH.tler
of Robert Franks. WA recuuntrl aav
hv witnesses who helped asi-sr the
wealthy young college students W. ~thl
mercy sc the court.
Police Officers. newspaqer rsrertets
and iriend III one of tha bows acre
called bg thr state in The hrarina before
Judge John R Cayerly to telI of tha
first hint of suspicion directed aaain4.
the pair and WI the development w tnc
chain Of aceusive evidence which lei
eventually to the confession and guilty
pleas
Howard MAYER. N Chicago ntwsnapcr
reporter and st dent os tHa University
of Chicago with INV tive defendants.
tolj y. Loeb's efforts two dars after tbe
mlrdcr Of young Franks to give him a
SCOOP" hy suggesting the probable
course M the lianancrs IN collecting thc
ransom money from Jacob Franks fath
N.Y. wv thr slain NV.
Don't ..sr rnv name in this story
Loeb explained II another rcnortcr
whom he had civen a shot tin.~
Ioeb's cue IA him on NAV DR. Naver
drug store WIN which tn- rnr.nr, lnitar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
COOPER RE-APPoIHTED

WASHINGTON. Jrly 80 Robert A.
Cooper NJ SpnIh Carolina was reap
pointed hy President Coolidge today as
a member of the federal farm board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25

closed doors. without giving those peo-
ple affected the right 40 he heard. an
promised II elected. 10 see this did not
occur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25
PIPE AND CASING

All sizea and kinda In stock, for
prompt shipment at right prices
Send us your orders
ALAMO IRON WORKS
San Antoine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-25

IL 10 IS n. p. Fairbanks Morse
and Kreuger Atlas Oil Engines
in stock. Centrifugal Pumps.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-16

Never qquarrel before compeny
and two's company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-16
COMMON GREEN WORM
NOW WORRIES FARMERS

VALD0STA, July 16.-Tha
cryen worm which is doing a con-
siderable amount of damage to cot
ton through this section Is classified
us the regular green cotton worm
which has always been prevalent to
moderate extent. The specimens
brought to the city were shown to
Mr.. Lee Worsham, former state
entomoligist, Saturday and classi-
fled However, it is declared these
worms are to be found in larger
numbers this year than usual and as
a result are doing a considerable
amount of damage. Mr.. Worsham,
who has been in Alabama for some
time, reports that these worms are
doing big damage to the crop in
that state. Calcium arsenate con-
trols them to a limited extent, but
is not a sure remedy for this pest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-16

Screven per cent manages
1 per cent of farmers planning to'
use poison. fiflsii vs. ~ 81 '.t..'
Spalding-5 per cent damage:
40 to 80 per cent Of farmers will
ing to use poison; two weeks OF
rain.
Stephens-Slight damage 90
per cent of acreage to be poison
ed; raining but poison effective
between showers.
Telfair-D Damage less than 10
per cent; per cent of crop is beng
poisoned; rain since July l.
Tift-Two per cent damage; rs
to 80 per cent of crop will be poi5-
oned; heavy rains.
Troup-Light damage; about 80
per cent of farmers using poison;
rains frequent.
Walker Damage negligible;
about 80 per cent will poison;
weather good.
Washingtgon-Rather small dam
age; SO per cent ready to APPLY
poison; too much rain.
Ware-12 1-2 per cent damage;
80 1-3 per cent of farmers will
poison; weather bad.
Worth-Ten per cent damage;
70 to rs per cent of acreage will
be poisoned; no weather damaged.
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day recently.
Liberty-About 10 per cent dam
age; 60 per cent to be poisoned ;
recently too much rain.
Lincoln-Ten per cent damage
80 per cent to be poisoned; July
weather unfavorable.
Macon-Most fields have 10 per
cent infestation; 80 per cent or
more Of acreage will be poisoned
rains daily in July but poison is Eff
fective.
will receive poison; wetETAOt -
Madison-One per cent damage
90 to 100 per cent acreage will re-
ceive poison; wet weather has set
in.
McDuffie-Less than 10 PEE
cent damage; not more than l per
cent of farmers planning to pois-
on; rain daily in July.
Monroe-Very slight damage
90 per cent of farmers will use
poison; heavy and frequent rams
in July.
Muscogge and Harris than
l per cent damage; about 20 pei
cent of acreage to be poisoned; toe
much rain recently.
Probably Is per cent
damage; 40 per cent of farmers
will use poison; local rains anC
cloudy.
Putnam-Two to 5 per cent dam
age; about 95 per cent of acreage
will receive poison; crop late an'
too much rain.
Richmond-Lrss than 10 pc.
cent damage; 80 to 80 per cent o
acreage. to receive poison; to-
much rain.
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COLQUITT FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE

MOULTRIE, July Stepping
+ up on the back porch of an aban-
doned house near Cool Springs
Sunday morning, Alex Weeks, Col
quit county farmer, committed
suicide. He used an old and rusty
pocket knife. The depths of the
dependency which drove him to end
his own life were revealed by a
mote that he left and by the courage
that he displayed in accomplishing
his purpose 1t was stated that the
man slashed his throat in seven diff
ferent places, before feeling that
the injuries were sufficient to bring
death.
The blood soaked knife with
which he had accomplished the act
was lying on the crimson-stained
floor.
Near by was Weeks suit case. In
it note was found. 1t bore no adj
dress. In his final message Weeks
explained that he had lived long
enough and that nothing remained
for him in life. The note also con
tanned some words of advice to mis-
only child-a grown son. The boy
was urged to "do right and get
right, if you are not now in that
condition"
Mr.. Weeks is said to have been
Respondent for several months His
wife died a number of years ago.
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WEEWL DAMAGE TO !.
DATE IS REPORTED

Continued From Page One.)
70 per cent will be poisoned; daily
heavy rains.
Butts-Slight damage; about &C
per cent will be poisoned too much
rain.
Brooks-Ten per cent damage
25 per cent will be poisoned; daily
heavy rain.
Carroll-Slight damage but gen
eral; so per cent of crop will be
poisoned; weather favorable SO far.
Chatham Extremely slight
damage; 80 per cent will be pois-
ned; too much rain.
Clarke--About 10 per cent dam
aged; so per cent of crop will be
poisoned; fairly favorable weather.
Cobb-Slight but increasing
damage. About $50 per Gent Of
crop will receive poison; rains fire.
quent.
Coffee Damage becoming
heavy. Ten per cent Will be pcis-
oned. Excessive rain.
Colquitt-Not over 5 per cent
damage. About so per cent OF
crop to receive poison; weather
good in most of the county.
Decatur-Practically nod am
age; 80 to 80 per cent of farm
ers ready to apply poison; unfavor
able weather.
Dodge-Slight damage; about Il
per cent of farmers will use pois
on; weather unfavorable.
/ Decatul-Practically no dam
Dsagherty-About 2 per CEN
darlage; about 70 per cent of acre
age ready TO be poisoned; lower
part Of county too wet, upper par
has been dry.
Elbert-Damage negligible, ao
over per cent; 80 to 90 per cen
of crop will be poisoned; too mucI
rain over most of county.
Fayettu-Damage slight except
in spots; so per cent has been pois-
oned and 95 per cent will be pois-
oned when necessary.
Floyd-Damage negligible; Sc
per cent will poison when necessary
weather good up to time of report
Fulton - Damage practically
non; 95 per cent ready to poison
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-16

Window panos last much longel
if kept away from baseball games.