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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
BRITISH Kill
TEN EGYPTIANS
Troops Sent to Aid of
Sudan Garrison Fol
lowing Clash
nx Tic As.nrinled Prcss.l

LONDON. Arg. 12-Tcn Egyptian
soldiers were killed and nine wounded
III collision with British troops at
Bara following disturbances in whic-
Egyptian troops attacked the British
with bricks at their barracks. says an
exchange telegraph dispatch from Cairo
under yesterdays date.
LONDON. Aug. l2-Thc British gov
ernment has sent battalion of troops
10 reinforce the British garrison in the
Sudan as the ult Of clash between
Egyptian and British soldiers NJ Athara.
following disturbances in which the
Egyptian troops are said 10 have> at
tackled the British With bricks az their
barracks
According TO British official dispatch
cs the trouble started at Atbara Satur-
day when military cadets who paradcd
with rifles. refused 20 give up their
arms upon returning 20 their school
The cadets were surrounded and arrest
cd BY British troops.
Yesterday the Egyptian railway bat
TALON at Athara made q demonstration
after which the Egyptian soldiers were
confined 70 their barracks from which
they attempted TO escape.
When they attacked the British troops
with bricks and other missiles the Brit,
ish soldiers fired rpon them, causing
nineteen casualtief.
= minor demonstration at Port Sudan
was dispersed without trouble.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
PLAN COTTON
STALK CLEANUP
Meeting Called for We'd
nesday in County
Agents Office

whether farmers III the Rio Grande
- TIA viii clean UP the cotton fields
after the present crop is harvested will
ho decided at Y meeting of farmers
called for tomorrow afternoon IN the
office Of ourty Agent Loui. II. AIS
meyer In San Bcnito. The meeting will
he held at o'clock.
County Agent Alsmcycr said today
that he has asked M least one farmer
from every community in the county
and has requested that these farmers
bring others with them. At this meet
ing the question Of conducting n clean
y campaign for the cotton stalks Of
the county will be talked over. and
decision reached I'VE are either go-
ing 10 put on successful campaign
and clean them all an. or are we going
20 start il. i" Mr.. Alsmeyer said this af-
tcrnoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Wednesday.
East Texas: Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday: warmer in northwest portion
"Wednesday. Light Ia moderate variable
winds on the coast
Weather Conditions.
General rains occurred within the last
~ hours from the middle Mississippi and
the Ohio Valleys eastward "a Shc At
lantic coast, while scattered showers
were reported from the lower Mississippi
Valley and from the Plateau region
Elsewhere in the country the weather
was generally fair To partly cloudy. II
was cooler this morning from the middle
Mississippi Valley northea>tward 10 the
New England states. and warmcr
throughout the northwest.
The highest temperature Yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from i02 at Fort
Worth 10 - nj Amarillo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
FHers To Hop
off ThurSdayH
Weather Good
LRr The A. sncintcd rressl

REkJANIk, Iceland. Aug. I2-The
Gertrui Rask, Danish supply ship of
the American round -thc-v0rld aviators,
arrived last night m Angmasalik On the
east coast of Greenland. Major Clarence
h. Crumrirc reported this morning.
The supply ship which broke free
yesterday from icr pack in which il
had been Imprisoned since last Tues
day. found the harhor Of AngmaEsalik
clear cf ica and weather conditions gen
orally improved.
On receiving the news from the Ger
trud Rask, Lieut.. Lowell If. Smith,
commander of thu flight announced that
he and Lieut.. Eric II. Nelson wo IN
leave Reykiavik on the next lap Of their
trip On Thursday if weather permitted
the take off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12

or even to come back on the following
day and continue counting. ~ they did
at some of the Harrington boxes. The
boxes should be or such size that
ounting Of ballots can be coinplci I'd
soon after voting j. over
Judge Dancy pointed ont that in order
To- do this il il necessary To rcorganizc
the voting precincts. Although the plan
a. outlined j. not final il will probably
be accepted by the commissioners court
at It's meeting here Saturday.
Seven More Boxes
The new plan calls fer q voting bnX
and precinct ~ Stuart Place. one "A
Wilson tract. two east Of lIarlingen, one
more ia Brownsville. and another box
at san Bcnito. One additional box will
BE- added. prohably AT San Beniio 81
llurlingcn. raising the total number ~
voting precincts ia the county from -,
the present number 10 20.
The additional brownsville box viii 10
IN the district near Precincts IL. II and
-. and will take some of the votes from
each of these precincts. II has been
Continued on page -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Freedom For Man Cleared
By Confession Is Sought

husband il viii be considered absolute
vcrification Of Vidrino's confession
which was made just before he was
hanged al Willie Platte. La. last week.
Sheriff Helton was in receipt Of a let
ter from Smith Tuesday morning i'm
which X was asked that he use his in-
fluenec IN obtaining Smiths release at
once. The sheriff promptly replied TO
the effect that evidence in his hands
would be sent 70 the governor and that
he intended 70 work just as hard for
yo-r release as | ever did for the con-
viction of a man ! believed guilty"
Smith, who has served over year cf
his Is year sentence said in his letter
that he holds no malice toward any Of
those who were active in securing his
conviction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
ARKANSAS, OHIO
VOTING TODAY
Klan Question Before
Citizens of Both
States
Uly The Associaied Press!

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Aug. 12.-Arkan-
sas democracy went 20 the polls today
to nominate the party's candidates for
state and county offices from governor
70 constable.
The voters cast their ballots for a
fun state ticket with the exception of
United States senator Senator Joe 7.
Robinson, minority leader in the SEN
ate. had no opposition and was declared
the nominee Of his party by the state
committee.
The choice FOR governor was made
from a field Of six candidates each Of
whom predicted victory.
There were two or more candiiates
for each of the other state offices with
contests IN four congressional districts.
Injection of the ku kluv Klan issue
into the pubernatorial contest focused
attention on the men who would sue
cecd Governor L. q. McRac.
Lee CaScort finally won the Khan
endorsement. which was pledged to him
publicly yesterday in paid advertise
ment in a local newspaper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
(Hy The Associated Prcss1

ORANGE, Texas, Aug. 12.-Thc writ
ten confession Of Erzcbe Nidrnc to the
murder Of Lee Duke, Orange taxi driv-
er for which Frank Smith or Beaumont
Is now serving a prison term is in the
hands Of Sheriff W Helton and this
together with other evidence said 70 be
- the hands OF the sheriff will be for
warded to Governor Ncff within a few
days with a request that Smith BE re-
leased.
A watch, said by Vidrine in his con
fession to have been taken from the
body Of Duke. ia held NY Sheriff Helton.
This il to be shown to the widow Of Lee
Duke to be identified IL the watch II
identified by her as that Of her dead
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Bulgaria Raising Army
Balkan Powers Assert

PARIS. Aug. f2-Thc Greek. Jugo-
Slavia and Rumania governments. after
exchanging views on the situation in
Bulgaria, consider it necessary. La Mat
in's Belgrade correspondent says. to
draw the attention If the allies to al
legged violation of the treaty If Neuilly
rs the Bulgarian government. which H.
alleged 20 have enrolled 1000 volun-
tccrs.
The three governments are informed.
according ~ the dispatch. that the cx-
istiuE regime III Bulgaria Is .uenaced by
troubles likely - ~ fomcnted hy the
agrarians and communists. which fact.
however. they declare. ought no. to
justify Violation W TIE treaty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Seven Draw Fines
In Justice Courl

Justice of the Peace Brown showed
little mercy on law violators yesterday.
seven ~ them being ringci II and fined
for violation Of as many statutes, laws
end ordinances
on" man was fined FOR di7orderIy con
duct. two more for operating motor vc-
hiclcs with improper lights. one for u.s.
ing abusive language in the presence of
ladies, two for careless driving and one
for disturbing the peace. The two care
less drivers were fined 81 and costs
tho disturber of the peace was fined
SO. the prrpntrator of disorierly con
duct was fined 81. and the remaining
were fined 81 and costs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12

WILBuRToN, Okla. Aug. I2.-Am-
bushed on their way home from work
yesterday evening five non-union work
ers ~ The Bull Hill coal mine. Is miles
east of here, were shot and one serious
~ wounded BY unknown nmen hidden
IN underbrush.
AS the men. the first Of 4 larger
party Of miners who had just compIct.
ed the DAYS shift. started Ivy cross
small creek near the mine which ha,
been operated On non-union basis for
several weeks, they were met with 4
few bullets which moved them down
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
FAT CHAUFFEURS
BARRED IN GERMANY;
RUNTS IN DEMAND
INV TIE Associated Press !

BERLIN. Aug. l2.-Fat chauffeurs
are not in demand here. any longer,
owing 20 the high price of gasoline.
There was time during the initiation
period when every German owacr Of
private ear took particular pride in
having a sleek, round faced driver.
but nowadays with gasoline az 50 per
gallon, even the wealthy have seen
fit t1 reduce running expenses.
Short. Slim chauffcurs about the
size and weight Of jockeys. are most
in demand, cca Sc small cars of the
runabout 4 pc are popular and "A large
driver would take up all the seating
capacity, leaving no place for the
owner himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
MEETING
Is HELD MONDAY

"A large number NJ Brownsville resi-
dents stnblcd III the district court
room az the county court house last
night to hear an address, NV Judge n. B
Sray of Dallas. who spoke IN behalf of
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson. candidate for the
office Of governor of Texas.
In his talk Judge Scay pointed out the
mead Tor more ccnromical administra-
tion Of the governments business. end
declared that this was one Of the planhe
i'm tho Ferguson platform A Ferguson
club was organized at the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
II Forest Fires Bafy1,in9:
National Parks MeuUced

are fighting a forest fire which has
burned in the San Jacinto mountains
fer the last week.
ln Oregon Che situation within the
Witt Mountains national forest and
adjoining timber ASST med a serious as
pect when five new fires were reported.
n Washington forest fires in North.
ern Whatco and Kittias counties and
Rainier and Chelan national forcsts
were reported
Power and telephone lines. including
lines of the Associated Press vert pat
out cf commission fer q few hours yes
terday when the forest fire near the
Nevada California state line jumped the
Trlckee river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
KLAN AND ANTI-KLAN
FACTIONS IN OHIO
NEGOTIATE TREATY

NILES. Ohio. Aug. l. What is be-
lieved 20 be the first agreement ever
signed between the ku Klux Klan and
anti-klan factions was reached here
yesterday as elimination Of sere.
Of clashes which have occrrred here re-
Gently since May ..
The agreement provides that both
sides forget their differences. and
bury the hatchct" rs means of pro.
noting peace IN the community. y
was signed by members ~ the Klan
and Knights Of the Flaming Circle. an
anti-Klan organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Ford to Sell Coal
AS Retail Dealer
Ulv The Associated Press. :

DULUTH. Mimi, Aug. t2.-The inten-
tion of Henry Ford 10 ro into the re-
tail coal bUSiucs. in Duluth and the
Twin Cities, selling coaI from His own
Kentucky mines, brought here ~ his
own dock in his ships through his own
retail office. was announced here today
hy >. VI. u. Mayo. chief engineer of
the Ford Motor company, when he ar
rived in Duluth on the Benson Ford.
the first Ford boat to enter the har-
Dor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Voting Precincts of
Cameron County
To be Reorganized
Commissioners Court Decides to Increase Number
of Precincts From e to 80 in Order to Facilitate
; Counting of Votes Brownsville to Get One Ad-
ditional Polling Place

The counting Of ballots in Cameron
county democratic primaries will be made
much easier in the future. and the public
may know soon after the closing of polls
who Is elected according 10 "A decision If
the commissioners court yesterday after
noon. which provides for Il reorganization
of the voting precincts Of the county
This work will be carried out At The next
meeting Of the court, Saturday of this
week
MANY Of the voting boxes in the
rounty are too large" County Judge
Oscar &. Dancy said today. The cleo
tion judges are forced ia work far into the
night, as they did in some boxes here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
lEr The Assncinied Press !

SAN FRANCIS %, Aug. Eleven
major forest fires blazing in California.
Nevada. Oregon and Washington today
continued "a burn into virgin timber and
one was eating its way along the scenic
banks of the Mcrced river towards Vel
lowstcne National park
The Mcrced river fire. which vas five
miles from Fl Portal entrance to the
Yosemite VALLEY. this morning was be-
ing fought by 200 civilians and $50
convicts from road camp nearby The
fire already has burned over 1000
acres, including 1850 heavily timbered
lands in the Sierra National forest.
AT Riverside, Gait, ono hundred men
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Spot Cotton

cotton ~ still bringing % on the local
market. with rise in price over the
country. Ginning here is slowing No.
according to reports this morning. ~ the
cotton ~ coming IN slower. Reports are: /:
New York October close 3S.f5. De-
cemhcr close. 3TSG.
New Orleans October close 21.54
December close. .T.1S.
Houston Suot 2g.S1
Galveston spot 3035.
New York Spot 5000
New Orleans spot t-2S.I.
Local spot-2a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Lisbon Radicals Fail
In Attempt to Revolt

LISBON. Aug. 12.-An abortivc at-
tempt was made last evening to bring
aho~t q radical communist revolt here.
4 few bombs were thrown hut caused
70 damage and several persons were
arrested
The police and military are row in
control Of the city and conditions are
normal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
klan and Dry Law
Before Ohio Voters
IRv 1he Assncfntcd rrcz.N

COLUMBUS. Ohio. A =. l2.-With the
KU Klux Klan and prohibition enforce
mcnt the dominant issues in the re-
publican campaign. members rf the
two dominant parties today were vot-
ing 10 nominate state congrc ssional and
county candidates.
Confined on page %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
OKLAHOMA MINERS SHOT FROM AMBUSH
DAUGHTER FIRST;
ma AND GRANDMA
HAVE HAIR BOBBED
cry The Associa,cG Press,

tBy The Assoc,aicG FrcssJ
WASHINGTON. Aug. r. First,
Miss Sylvia Smith King, 20. had her
hair bobbcd.
Then her mother. Nv. Cora Smith
King, 50, submitted TO the same
treatment.
Yesterday her grandmother. Mrs.
Emma Barnes Smith. 80, sat Ia the
same chair.
For moment only. as the shears
began their work, 80 felt The mis-
givinGs alien 70 20 or cvtn 50.
'Tm only doing il, She admouish-
cd her daughter and grand daughter.
because you insisted il would make
me more comfortable"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
DAVIS SOUNDS
BATTLECRYF FOR
DEMOCRAT RACE
Candidate Prepares for
Intensive Drive Over
Country After Accept
ing Nomination

Editors Note-Summaries Of Sen
ator Waisns notification speech and
Mr.. Davis acceptance will be found on
pgc Six Of this i.suel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
RAIN IN PANHANDLE

FORT WORTH, Aug. IA heavy
rain fell last night IN Carson county,
according to message this morning
from Panhandle City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
DEMOCRATIC MEETING

n meeting of the Democratic Exec
utivc committee has been called for ten
o'clock Thursday morning IN the office
Of county chairman. Y. W. Scabury, "a
prepare the runoff ballots.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
American leaque

NEW YORK. Aug. L. New York
- Louis game postponed; rain: game
tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Today's Games
National League.

PIlILADELPIIIA. Aug. Il. Pitts
burgh Philadelphia postponed: rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
National Leauue.

BOSTON. Aug. l. Chicago Boston
postponed rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12
Alamo Concrete Carts

Easy to handle Wen balanced.
Large Whesis--l;uili strong.
Built for Service and Satisfaction
ALAMO IRON wORKS
San Antoufo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-12

III to is h. p. Fairbanks Morse
and kreuger Atlas Oil Engines
In stock. Centrifugal Pumps.
W. H. Putegnat Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
MONTFORT

Joe PobOlOSky received word from
his sister, Mrs. Anthony Chrishinski,
Mcmillan, Wis, stating that her hus-
band fell from a load of wood, was
kicked in the head and the wagon
passedover his body. Nine stitches
were taken in the wound in his head.
Charles Nehls, an old and highly
respected citizen of Dry Bone, passed
away at his home Wednesday even
inc, June IS, after suffering the past
wear with cancer of the face. He
leaves wife and several children to
mourn his death. The funeral was
held Saturday from st. Anthony
church, Highland.
George Williams, a former resident
of Linden, is in a serious condition
in a hospital in Milwaukee. Almost
four weeks ago his wife and son came
from Hurley, Wis, to Milwaukee with
him for medical treatment, as he was
afflicted with sugar diabetes and gan
creme in his foot. They delayed the
operation until Saturday, hoping to
save his life by first getting the sugar
out of his system. Mrs. Williams, in
a letter Monday, says they took his
lee off. and that it is $3.50 whether
or not he will live.
VIM. SINNERS, driving an Olds, and
young son of Harry Biddick and
two other Livingston boys, in Ford,
came together at Frank Bowers cor
ner Saturday afternoon. The Olds had
a wheel put out of commission and
the Ford was badly damaged. The
Biddick boy went to the hospital
where 4 stitches were taken in his
arm. he receiving the injury when he
was thrown through the windshield.
A Eustice boy from Preston was
knocked off his horse and required
medical treatment when car ran in
TO the horse he was riding on the
highway Wednesday evening. The
driver of the car did not stop.-Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
FENNIMORE

Geo. Bowers, who has been employ
ed in a bakery at Madison ana VIZ
has been in the bakery business Ior
the past several years has rentea the
north nart of the Brintnall oullolns
and is now preparing it for bekeL!
which he expects to have open 10 TIC
public about July first.
Prof. Ray B. Pallett, who grauu-
ates from the U. w. this week, mas mas
secured a $4,000 a year position WIN
the Milwaukee County AgrlculIuIal
College at Wauwatosa and VIII nd Iye
charge of the poultry department: ne
also received fiattering offers from
universities. Ray will make good III
his new capacity. = obout
Uncle Dan Donnan stood II ao Iit
Vas long as possible this spring pu o
Thursday morning the lure OF tne
river was too strong. So ne pac I.sI
his better half, the old rod ana me lile
and a few other necessities INTO t4e e
raIiahIe old Essex and speedea "
Kilhourn where he had the satlsIact-
ton of irving out the old faVorlIe
fishing holes with which ne was So 81
familiar. Nobody else on the TIVE 81
caught any fish, but Dan manaseu ~
gat . few fine pike each day IN splle
Of the extremely high water that Jusl
about obIiterated his favorlte castlns
places-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

State of Wisconsin, in County Court for
Grant County-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Henry Leibfried ST., De-
ceased.
An order having been entered for the
appointment of Anacet Leibfried and
George Leibfried, of the town of Potosi, in
the County of Grant and State of Wiscon-
sin, as the Executors of the Estate of Hen
ry Leibfried, Sr late of said town of Po-
tosi in said Grant county Wisconsin, de-
ceased,
Notice is Hereby Given, That at the
special term of said court to be held at
the court house in the City of Lancaster,
County of Grant and State of Wisconsin,
on the fourth Tuesday of October A. D.,
1924 there will be heard, considered and
adjusted all claims against said Henry
Leibfried, ST., deceased.
And Notice is Hereby Further Given,
That all such claims for examination and
allowance must be presented to said Coun-
ty Court at the Court House in the City
of Lancaster, in said County and State, on
before the 18th day of October, A. D.
1924, or be barred.
Dated June 10Th, 1924.
BY the court: E. B. GOODsELL, Judge.
Brennan &c Carthew, Attorneys for Execu-
tors. 1903
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
SHULLSBURG

The road from here to Dubuque is
far better in Lafayette than in Grant
county. The change for the worse is
very noticeable Immediately upon
crossing the county line, about two
miles west of Benton. A neat sign in
forms the motorist that he is about to
enter Grant county, but he doesn't
need to look at the sign on subse-
quent trips; he knows by the feel"
Fred V. Stephan and wife were
very pleasantly surprised by the band
boys last Thursday night, who SER
enaded them at their home on Truth
street. Fred is manager of the band,
and the boys presented the newly
weds with an electric fiat iron to
smooth lifes way.-Pick & Cad.