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this way about young Bob" thew are
not unimpressed by the taunts al
ready rampant about a La Toilette
dynasty" and "a crown price" IT
is acknowledged that the conserva.-
tive opposition would be able to make
pretty potent use of such arguments
against the son and heir Of the fallen
chief. Young Bob"
himself is said to estimate this fac
tor at its full worth. It may be
that his hesitancy to become an
aVowed candidate springs from such
considerations.
Is Seasoned Politician,
Yet, he is far more seasoned poll
tician than his years suggest. And
his knowledge of the game may tell
him that If some member of the La
Toilette family does rot make hay
while the sun of sympathy is shin
Ing, 1t may turn out to be too late
to harvest the crop. Public senti-
ment in Wisconsin is about as ca
PRECIOUS as anywhere else. 1t was
invincibly loyal to Robert Marion a
Toilette while he lived, but 1t is a
question how long the sentiment can
be capitalized by his heirs. The iron
is hot now. 1t can be struck to ad-
vantage by any La Toilette, but not
II the striking is delayed.
Gov. Blaine undoubtedly means to
be Senator some time. He is a GER
tain rival for Senator Lenroot's seat
next year, but knows he will have a.
FAR tougher fight to win 1t than if
ne could run this year with the syn-
pathetic La Toilette sentiment fresh
ana packing him. Blaine, like Len
Progressives who have achieved high
office, owes his place and power TO
La toilette. But in later-day times
the governor somewhat fell from
grace. He was not nearly SO close
TO the Progressive leader as Herman
l.. Ekern, the present attorney gen
eral of Wisconsin, between whom and
Blaine something approaching enmitv
has recently existed.
La Toilette Opposed Blaine.
In their feud La Toilette sided with
the attorney general, rather than with
the governor. If La Toilette could
have designated his political heir. If
would undoubtedly have been Ekern.
and not Blaine. It is in the cards
that Ekern is to be the Progressive
candidate for governor in 1925, and
the same frame-up gives young Rob-
his fathers place and to Gov. Blaine
Senator Lenroots seat.
II muddle prevails in the Prorres-
sive camp, it exists to an almost
greater extent in the conservative,
or so-called regular Republican camp
instead Of presenting united front
in the form of one candidate to CON
test the. special election primary with
Young Bob" or some other La Fol.
lette man, already fuo ronea~,,o+,,,.
rivals are in. the field. One is former
Gov. Frank E.. McGovern, and the
other is former State Senator Roy P.
Wilcox. Wilcox is the Republican who
incurred the undying hostility of the
La Toilette forces in 1918 by seeur-
ing the passage IN the Wisconsin
Legislature Of a joint resolution of
censure for Senator La Follette's at
titude on the war. If Both McGovern
and Wilcox go into the primary
against a single Progressive candidate.
the conservative forces will be hope
lessly split, and both the primary and
the succeeding special election will
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degenerate into a walkaway for the
La Toilette outfit.
SDlit Wjdeus


The regular Republicans, under the
guise of a State executive committee.
have been in convention at Oshkosh
this week. Both the McGovern and
wilcox hats were pitched into the
ring while the Oshkosh meeting was in
progress, the intention of each being
to secure an expression that would
look like an official Endorsement But
the net result, to the qualification of
the Progressives, has been to reveal
strife in the conservative camp
Meantime Republican regulars are
accusing Gov. Blaine of sparring for
time in order to embarrass them.
They charge him with the intention
of holding up a special election until
the eleventh hour, so that, under the
law. there would be less than a fort
night in which to make g. Statewide
campaign for a conservative candi-
date
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Quakes Felt in Chile.

SANTIAGO. Chile, July OP.-Two
mild earth shocks were felt here at
11:20 o'clock last night.
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the motors, for the severe weather
came upon us within a few hours with
a temperature hitherto unknown in
May.
Everything a mechanic could think
of-and that means a good deal-was
tried, but still the N-25's engines
baked. Over the mess table, three
times a day, there was talk in Eng
lish, Norwegian and German about
motor troubles. We primed the en-
gines with ether, we tried castor oil
in generous doses, we mixed the
water with glycerin.
Then suddenly one day a week later
the engines responded as smoothly as
If nothing had ever been wrong. The
mechanics shrugged shoulders and ex-
planned that the metal had become
acclimated" and would behave per-
fectly henceforth. We wondered what
would happen If these same engines,
heated by eight hours of steady driv-
Ing toward the Pole. should contract
with the cold during the party's land
ing and refuse to turn over when the
time came for them to start home
ward. A great deal of the time and
energy Of the two mechanics who flew
northward with Amundsen and Ellis
worth, together with a considerable
portion of their precious supply of
gasoline, was taken up in nursing the
engines during their long delay at
latitude S744
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FRANCE APPROVES
DEBT MISSION TO
US. THIS SUMMER

Continued from First Page1
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STAYS HUSBAND
AND TRIES SUICIDE
Montgomery County Woman
Prevented by Father
From Killing Self.
Special Dispatch to f,he Star.

Specldl Dlspatcn 10 Inc star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 3.-SIaurice
Z. Purdum, a young farmer, was shot
and killed by his wife while in bed
about o'clock this morning, the
woman then slashing her throat. Her
father snatched from her grasp the
razor of her husband, which she pro-
cured from a drawer after using a
shotgun to take his life. She will
recover.
Webster Watkins, the father, who
notified Sheriff Plummer, Chief Of
Police Aud and other Rockville Off
cialS, said the couple lived at his
home, and that his daughter had been
in a highly nervous condition for
some time. His room adjoined that Of
the Purdums. He was awakened by
the gunshot.
Overpowers Young Wife.
Watkins broke through the door as
his daughter opened the razor and
began hacking herself Quickly over
and called to other members of the
household, who came to his assistance
and kept Mrs. Purdum under re-
straint until officers arrived from
Rockville.
The husband had been shot through
the neck and was dead. He was %
years old, while his wife is %. Pur-
DUN was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
James Purdum, who are well known
in the communities of Cedar Grove
and Clarksburg, between which two
places the families lived Montgom-
cry County officials began prepara-
tions for sending the young woman
to an asylum for the insane.
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WISCONSIN IN CHAOS
OVER SENATORSHIP
UNTIL BLAINE ACTS

Continued from First Pase1
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Big Party Necessary.

The numerical size Of the group of
personnel required to mother" an
expedition such as that which Amund-
sen and Ellsworth launched into the
Arctic is somewhat terrifying to the
layman's mind. More than so persons
were brought to the Spitzbergen base
by the expedition, including the six
flyers. their mechanics and caretakers,
the meteorologists and the crews of
the memberships, Hobby and Farm.
Copyright 1925, by North American News
paper Alliance. All rights reserved.)
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$50, 900, 900 FIRM
OF BROKERS FAILS;
HAD OFFICES HERE

CONTINUED from First Page)
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SCIENTIFIC OUTFIT
VAS BEST EYER TAKEN TO ARCTIC
Tiny Sounding apparatus
and Sun Compass
Invaluable.
Planes Motors Needed to
Be AccIimated for
Starting.

BY JAMES ID. WHARTON,
Special Correspondent of The Star
and the North American Newspaper
Alliance with the Amundsen- Els
worth Polar Expedition.
Evening star., 1925-07-03

1t was on the morning of Nav 4
that Feucht's tests showed something
wrong with the motors of the N-25.
None of our five mechanics and two
pilots could find out exactly what was
wrong. The forward motor simply
would not start without an unreason-
able amount of persuasion, while the
rear motor would not turn at all. The
sudden cold was blamed rather than
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Altogether the situation may be con-
sidered as progressing, and if Belgium
and France will only see that their
own credit situation will De vastly i'm
proved by a prompt settlement it is
expected here that trade relations
with Europe will be stimulated The
American economic situation would
thus be assisted through a better tax
law and an increase in power to pur-
chase European products.
(Copyright 1921
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
TOURIST KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
NEAR MERCEDES
Banker Of Nacona, Here
On Land Excursion,
Is Pinned Under Car;
Man Hurt at Donna
Especial to The Herald.l


MERCEDES, Texas, Aug. 19.-N. J.
Howard, 68, pioneer bank director and
owner of rich farming land at Nacona,
Texas, was killed almost instantly early
last night on the highway just east of
here when the automobile in which he
was riding turned over. Five other oc-
cupants Of the car escaped with only
minor bruises.
The car, driven by Robert Denker of
Alamo, is the property of G. H. Swallow
of that place and was being used to
carry members of homeseekers party
on sightseeing trip over the Valley.
Others in the car were Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Robinson, Mr.. Hood and Mrs. Darling
ton, all Of the same neghborhood near
Bowie, Texas.
The accident happened when the driver
started to leave the pavement and make
short detour into this place around
construction work being done on the
road. The car went into d big hole cut
out by the contractor in making large
approach to bridge and rolled over one
and half times stopping on tie right
side with Mr.. Howard's body pinned un-
derneath. The top on the car preyented
other members of the party from being
injured.
The hole at the side of the road was
marked only with brush, according to
witnesses and lights Of car coming
into the highway from the detour blind
ed Denker just as he made the turn.
Two other accidents were reported at
the same place later in the night. None
Of the occupants of these cars were
seriously injured.
Mr.. Howard was alive when taken
from under the car but died as the Mer-
cedes hospital was reached. The body
was prepared. for burial by Fl. Statler,
and was forwarded to Nacona this after
noon.
Mr.. Howard leaves several children,
according to reports. His wife is dead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
BELGIAN DEBT
SETTLEMENT
Is PERFECTED
Little Nation is Favored
In Terms Approved by
Coolidge; Interest Re-
mitted in Part
fBy The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 19.-Bear-
ing the personal approval of President
Coolidge, terms for funding the Belgian
worked out by the debt commissioners
Of the two countries after negotiations
of unusual brevity.
Little more than week was required
to bring about accord on the program of
repayment of the little Kingdoms debt
which was fixed at $417,7 100000 as of
June Is, 1925.
The funding plan, agreed upon late
yesterday came in the same month
which eleven years ago marked the
opening Of the world war.
The terms provide for a remission Of
interest on the $17l 100000 loaned prior
sion of interest on $246,OOO borrowed
for reconstruction work.
The agreement, subject to ratification
by the American congress and the Bel
gian government, was described as rec
ognizing by the United States a
"weighty moral obligation as a re-
suit of assurances given the little
kingdom by President Wilson at the
time of the Versailles peace conference
and ALSO the right of Belgium to par
ticular and special treatment by this
nation. The terms call for complete
payment within 62 years.
No Interest On Pre-Armistice Loan
The $171, 100000 loaned during the
time of actual fighting with Germany is
to be paid free of all accrued or future
interest.
of S246, 100000 was fixed at 3 1-2 per
cent. The Americans agreed to forego
q part of the interest on this amount for
the first ten years and arbitrary
amounts we're established bringing a re-
duction Of nearly $5,O00,000.
The Belgians insisted during the
negotiations that the -armistice loan
should be considered a debt by Germany
to the United States because such pro-
posal "was accepted by President Will
son at the peace conference" The Am
orleans, however, refused TO accept this
arrangement, but declared that while
no legal obligation rests upon the
United States from foreign countries"
The funding program in consequence
laid down for the pre-armistice debt a
schedule of repayments calling fol
Belgium to pay $1,O0O,OO0 in 1926 and
the same amount in 1927, with
increases in each Of the next few
years until 1912 when the annual pay
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
AIR TARGET HIT
IN 5 SECONDS
Mark is inally Located
In Tests Being Con-
Quoted by Army
(By the Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.- Completing
Tilden on.the Long Island side of outer
Tilden on the lLong Island side of outer
New York harbor, coast artillery guns
have brought down an enemy" bomber
eight seconds after firing started. Two
batteries were trained on the sleeve
shaped target representing an enemy
plane and towed by Martin bomber
yesterday. Sixty eight rounds of am
munition we're fired during the few sec
onds and the target came fluttering
to the ground pierced by several q
the three inch shells.
Searchlights illuminated the skies for
miles when the tests were concluded
after dark. In ten flights over the
land batteries the target was towed by
first plane at an altitude of 5000 to 5000
feet was hit twice. No hits were scored
on the target pulled by the second
plane.
Continuous radio communications was
maintained between the planes and the
fort.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
APPLICATION FOR
INJUNCTION DENIED
(By the Associated Press)

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 19.-Judge
Ewing Boyd, in district court today de-
MED an injunction application filed yes
terday by Attorney General Dan Moody,
against the Sherman and Youmans con-
struction company, road contractors, to
restrain their using state owned equip
ment on private contracts.
Judge Boyd held in effect, that the
contracting firm and the state highway
department have a contract, and that II
the contract is not carried out complete
ly the state can file suit fors damages.
This situation, he said, preluded the ne
cessity Off an injunction.
A member ofthe contracting firm
stated here Saturday night that he had
used one piece of state owned machinery
on contract in the city, but had sub
stituted equipment of his own, In bet
tr condition for work on the state main
tenanee contract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
He Delayed Operation To
Cast Flood Control Vote

lance carry him to his local polling
place in order that ne might vote for
the project. But after he had cast
his vote the ambulance did not take
him to his home.
He was taken from the voting place
to the Valley Baptist hospital and a
few moments later was on the operat-
ing table where his appendix was
removed He is resting we'll as pos
sible today following a very serious
operation.
And he wears smile for he has been
told his vote helped win the election.
Mr. Hirons is one of the owners OF
the Black Diamond bus line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
issue CARRIES
BY 700 VOTES;
CONTINUE WORK
Bond Record Being Pre-
pared; Work Done on
Plans for Levees in
Cameron County

Cameron county voted fol
flood control yesterday by vote
of 3489 to %, or 120 to l votes,
with one box missing.
No report has been received
from Rangelville, box with AS
votes strength.
This gives the bond election
a victory by a margin Of more
than 70 votes, and removes the
last possible barrier to the sue
cess of flood control. A vote of
2724 was needed for the bonds
to win.
1--WE are more than we'll satisfied
with the result of the election" County
Judge Oscar G. Dancy said, land will
start on the work that remains. This
work includes completing the records
for the bonding attorneys, issuing the
bonds, selling them, completing plans
for the flood control work, and letting
the contract"
All Cameron county turned out yes
terday to help IN bringing about sue
cess of the bond election. Many pre-
cints termed in an almost unanimous
vote and one preinct did register 100
per cent in favor of the issue.
Reports from 21 preincts termed in by
$3.50 last night assured the success of
the issue. Reports from % Of the 29
precincts in the county give the issue
total Of 3489 votes.
Harbert Davenport, attorney who has
been working on the flood ontrol pro-
ject, will prepare the records for the
bonding attorneys, Wood and Oakley, at
Chiago and these attorneys will pre-
pa1e the final, complete records and
approve the bonds after they are issued
The bonds will probably be issued the
second Monday in September, Judge
Dancy said.
The bonds will then be sold, although
the exact date of sale has not been de-
termined. In communications sent out
form the county to bond buyers. Judge
Dancy has intimated that the sale may
take. place September 10, although nc
exact date has been set.
The monumental task Of making COM
plete flood control plans and specifi-
cations for the work is being continued
by the engineers of the county, under
the supervisions of County Engineer
w. Q. Washington Erd Consulting Eng.
w. E. Anderson, of San Benito. The
preliminary survey work is still being
done, and will probably be completed in
q short time.
1t is expected that the final completed
plans yill be ready by January l. These
plans will include the North floodway
the Arroyo Colorado floodway, and the
Rancho Viejo iesaca floodway.
These plans swill call for series o.
protecting levees which will not only
bring safety from overflows of the Rit
Grande to Valley homes, but will make
available as farm land thousands OF
acres of land which has heretofore beer
subject to floods annually and of NJ
value as citrus lands.
Many other details of the work ye
remain to be done, such as securini
right-of- ways across the land to be Gu
but levees, etc, but these will be work
tConnnued on Pege Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
THE WEATHER

brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday, probably
with local showers.
East Texas: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. except probably showers
on extreme west coast. Light to moder-
ate northeast to southeast winds on the
coast.
Weather Conditions
Except for few, light, very widely
scattered showers, the weather was gen.
orally fair to clear throughout the Unit
ed States since last report. Temper
atures continued abnormally high prac-
ticaily throughout the great central
valleys and the eotton belt
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 100 at Fort
Worth to IS ct Brownsville and Calves
ton. !. 81. --s.---.-.-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
THE DEAD

(Bv The Associated Press.)
NEWPORT, X. l., Aug. I9.-Followinp
IS the list of dead and missing in the
Mackinac disaster:
Dead:
Celia Shea, LonsdaIe. r. I.
Dolores ~Mulvey, Pawtucket, r. L.
Josephine Valade, Pawtucket, r. /.
Mike Baquas, New York City.
Henry Dickinson, Pawtucket.
: John M. Hunter, Pawtucket.
Helena JansOn, Pawtucket.
Olga Weckart, Providence.
Ernest Hopkins, Pawtucket.
Anna Caldwell, Pawtucket.
r. Dondareff, Address unknown.
John MOffatt, Pawtucket.
John Mccarthy, Pawtucket.
Mrs. James Mccarthy, Pawtucket.
Mildred Mccarthy, Pawtucket.
+. I. Brenner, Riverside r. /.
Joseph Levalley, Central Falls, r. I.
Elmer Whitaker, Pawtucket.
Charlotte Landers, Attleborom, Mass.
GLADYS Gyat, 'AttlebOro, Mass.
Joseph Jellison. Central Falls.
William F. Smith. Pawtucket.
Ora Darigue, Pawtucket.
Eimira BregerOn, Pawtucket.
Winifred HOpwOOd, Central Falls.
Mrs. Anna Morris, East Providence.
Arthur PartingtOn, Pawtucket.
Catherine OCte, Pawtucket.
Delma JansOn, Pawtucket.
Mrs. James O'Neal, Central Falls.
Thomas A. Mcconnell, Pawtucket.
Irene BOurke, Pawtucket.
Francis McElroy, Pawtucket.
MISSING:
David Burns, Pawtucket, policeman.
Early today there were 33 injured at
the naval hospital. Naval physicians
said several and perhaps all of these
patients might die. Only two cases OF
The 13 at the Newport hospital were
serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
Salesman Injured In
Wreck Near Donna
Especial 70 The Herald.l

tR'P'-'-IsfI 20
DONNA, Texas, Aug. 19-W. F. Wise,
travelling salesman of San Antonio, was
seriously injured near here yesterday
afternoon when an automobile belong
ing tc Stanley Dodd Of San Benito
skidded on the wet pavement and turned
upside down landing on the top. Mr..
Dodd. member of the firm of Dodd
and Wedegartner, was not injured
Mr.. Wise, whose side was crushed
IN the wreck, was taken to the McAllen
hospital this morning for an xray in an
effort to ceterming the extent of his in
juries.
The car skidded completely around on
the wet pavement before turning over.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
Election Overwhelming Flood Control Victor
DRIVER TRIES AUTO ON
WAVES AT WASHINGTON
X X y
BEACH; FAILS TO RIDE

If boat will travel on water, why
shouldn't an automobile?
A driver took his powerful automo-
bile down to Washingtons beach re-
Gently to enjoy the surf bathing, and
other features there, decided that
there was only one way to find out
to try it.
The several passengers of the car
aided in putting up the side curtains
and locking the vehicle tightly against
the floy of waves against it.
When all was ready the driver
backed the big car off short dis
tance, and "opened it up" plunging
ott into the surf until the enine
stopped and the automobile was al
most covered by water. The passen-
gers dismounted and returned to the
shore.
The latest report was that team
of horses and other forces were being
used in an effort to get the automo-
bile back to shore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
Body of Aged Texan
Found, Gun Nearby

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Aug. 19-The
body of Charles Borene, 64, of Fort
Worth. was found on the lawn of the
Wichita county court house today with
bullet hole over the heart. revolver
rested in the grass about Is inches from
his right hand. His shirt was powder
burned.
Hundreds Of persons had passed along
not suspecting the man dead. Finally
a caretaker went to arouse what he be-
lieved a sleeping man and discovered
him dead.
A letter found on the body told of the
loss of life time savings in oil invest
mentS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
Brownsville Party
Reach Wisconsin

Mrs. E. X. Goodrich and sons, George
and Robert and daughter, Mildred, ar
rived in Bloomington, Wis, Saturday
evening, after delightful automobile
drive through Texas, Arkansas, Illinois
and part Of Wisconsin Mrs. Goodrich
reports the roads in excellent condition,
approximately two thousand miles were
covered in, six days. Stops were made
at Hot Springs, Little Rock, Ark, and
Illinois points.
Mrs. Goodrich and the children will
remain in Wisconsin visiting her father,
Frank Newman, and other relatives and
expect to return by the middle of Sep
tember.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-19
RAILROAD VALUED

WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug ia
valuation of $6,O7O,OOO was tentatively
fixed today by the interstate commerce
commission on the property of the Pan
handle and Santa Fe railroad. The cor
poration's capitalization is $7,815,297
and its property investment account is
$5,036,933.