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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Cloudy, unsettled and
continued cold tonight and Tuesday;
lowest temperature tonight Is to "a de-
grees.
For East Texas: Unsettled tonight
and Tuesday probably snow and sleet
near the coast; temperatures IA to "a
degrees in southeast portion tonight.
except rs to "a degrees in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley; slowly rising tenn
perature Tuesday. Light to fresh north
erly to easterly winds on the coast.
The barometric pressure was. high
throughout the country east of the
Rockies this morning, attended by gen
orally fair weather and unseasonably
low temperatures practically throughout
the eastern two-thirds of the United
states Rain, sleet and snow occurred
over southern Texas during the last "a
hourS, and scattered SHOWS in Colorado
and wyoming. Below freezing temper
atures occurred throughout Texas last
night and throughout the balance of
the Gulf states except the southern half
Of Florida,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
CITRUS, TRUCK
CROP DAMAGE
is UNCERTAIN
Colder Temperature Is
Forecast for Tonight;
Tender Vegetables
Are Killed

The Rio Grande Valley IS in the grip
or ice and snow today, brought by the
cold north blasts which have been
sweeping the section since yesterday
afternoon.
Damage from the cold last night and
today, with a minimum temperature 40
far Of rs degrees, is problematieal. de-
pending upon the duration or the below
freezing temperature, and the nature
Of the moderation.
The weather started down rapidly
yesterday afternoon. soon after the
hard north wind struck, and neared the
freezing mark about sundown. At III
o'clock last night the mercury had drop
ped to 32 degrees.
At O'Clock this morning the temper
ature stood at 30 degrees. II slid two
more degrees BY o'clock this morn
ing. and was q at o'clock.
The lowest for the night was 26 de-
grees. at o'clock this morning, and
the temperature took a turn upward
from that time, going to q at Q O'Clock
and 2s at II o'clock.
AT o'clock this afternoon IL stood at
20
The wind averaged from. % to 30
miles an hour during the night, but
slowed down some around noon today.
Same az Last Year
Weather conditions were practically
the same last night and today through
out the Valley, w. J. Schnurbusch, me
teorologist here. says. Donna this
morning reported a minimum temper
ature Of 2G degrees, the same as
Brownsville, while that city and other
parts Of the upper Valley had about
the. same conditions Of snow and ice,
that Brownsville did.
Everything here is white with snow
and sleet, came the report today from
San Benito, which condition was about
the same in other sections.
The mercury went to rs degrees in
the cold spell which the Valley expert
enced about this time last year. At
that time the below freezing tempera-
ture continued over period Of 60 hours
and a few days later there was another
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
NATIONWIDE
COUNTERFEITER
BAND ARRESTED
Stocks and Bonds Print
ed, Distributed Over
u. S. and Canada Ac-
cording to Officials

NEW YORK, N. H., Dee. 2s.-Arrcst
Of five alleged 'lembcrs Of q counter
fciting band. whose operations included
tho printing and distribution Of fake
stock certificates and federal reserve
notes, was announced today by federal
agents. The gangs operations extended
into Canada and the Royal Mounted
Police assisted in the roundup.
secret service agents Of the treasury
department who made the arrests, said
all five men had confessed The agents
said the evidence they had gathered IN
the investigation, which started last
July, showed that countcrfeiting oper-
ations Of the band totallcd between
s35 600 and $4,000. Of this amount
S25. 900 in counterfeit bills was distrib-
uted in Canada.
Bills and notes were countcrfcited on
the federal reserve bank Of New York,
the American Exchange National Bank
OF this city and the Merchants and
Manufacturers National Bank Of New
ark, n. J.
The agents said they also found i'm
the possession Of Frank Wiegand, al
legged leader Of the hand. d steel plate
for the printing Of counterfeit stock
certificates Of the Northern Ohio
Traction and Light Company.
The band the federal agents charged
had retained two New York lawyers
to give them legal advice in their
counterfeitine operations.
The roundup was described rs The
most important arrests of counterfeit
ers in many months.
The prisoners are Wiegand, formerly
a jeweler, who lives in Elizabeth, n. ].
Irving Miller and Herman Bessen O.
Manhattan. and Abraham Weinstein, anc
Nathan Kraft Of the Bronx.
Continued on Page Twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
US. CETSPLAN
FOR arms MEET
Scope of League of Ma
tons Project Is
Being Studied
lBy The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON u. IL, Dec. 2S. Com
plete information as TO plans for the
preparatory commission on disarmament
in Geneva is now in the hands Of the
Washington government, documents
forwarded by Minister Hugh Gibson ut
Berne having been received during the
Christmas holidays.
The invitation from the council Of
the league of nations for American par
ticipaton in the work Of the commits
sion referred the Washington author
tiles to these documents for details as
to the composition Of the commission
and the projected scope Of its deliber-
ations.
While the documents are under study
ut the state department there is little
likelihood Of any definite section toward
formulation Of the American reply to
the invitation until Secretary kellogg
gets back from his Christmas trip to
his home in Minnesota. He il expected
to be at his desk after the first Of the
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
FLAMES SWEEP
TOWN IN TEXAS
Business District Of
Lorraine Quilted For
$4,000 Loss
lBy Nc Associatcd Press. }

ABILENE, Texas, Dec. 28.-The bust
ness district Of Lorraine sixty miles
west of here. was Quilted By flames over
the weekend. fire taking toll of ten
business houses and causing loss es-
timated ut more than 100000.
Firemen from Roscoe and Colorado
aided in subduing thc flames. A new
water system is being installed in Lo
raine, town Of about 1900 popula
tion and shortage Of water and a cold
north wind that kept the thermometer
near 10 degrees handicapped fire
fighters.
The office Of the weekly newspaper,
the Lorraine Leader, Dewdrop Inn, Ma
sonic hall, Deland garage, Lorraine
bakery, Crystal theater, Odd Fellows
hall, a garage, a mattress factory and
harness shop were destroyed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
BROWNSVILLE
WOMAN BADLY
HURT IN CRASH
Mrs. Roy Warren May
Lose Eye From Cuts
on Face; Hus b a n d
Also Injured
Especial to The Herald.l ,

HARLINGEN. Texas, Dee. 28.-Mr.
and Mrs Ray Warren Of Brownsville
are in the Valley Baptist hospital here
suffering from severe cuts and bruises
as the result of an automobile accident
near Harlingen early this morning.
Mr. Warren is not seriously hurt, but
Mrs Warren has several severe cuts on
the face, and it is feared that She will
lose the sight Of her eyes, il was report
ed from the hospital
The accident happened between | and
o'clock this morning about two miles
west Of Harlingen on the highway. The
automobile in which Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem were riding, and the heavy touring
car Of Houston Jones Of Pharr collided
on the highway Warren was riding in
a light sedan, which he was driving.
Mrs Houston Jones was driving the
large car in which she and her husband
were returning to Pharr from Harlin-
gen, while Mr. and Mrs Warren were
on the way back to Brownsville from
San Antonio, where they had been for
the Christmas holidays.
The accident was caused by the col
lecting of sleet and ice on the wind
shields, Deputy Sheriff ID. n. Ferguson.
who reported it, said. The drivers were
unable to see well through the ice, and
the vehicles slipped on the icy pave
ment, causing them to collide.
Neither Of the occupants Of the heav-
ier car were injured
Roy Warren is superintendent Of the
American National Insurance company,
with headquarters in Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
Florida, California
Hit; MercMvyGOeStO TO
20 IN Lower VnlIev
FRUIT IN FLORIDA
SUFFERS DAMAGE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla,
Dec. 28.-A. J. Mitchell,
United States meteOrolO-
gist here, stated today that
the temperatures in north
ern Florida had been low
enough to damage fruit and
advised that all fruit on
trees in this section be
picked today.
The weather will be cold
er tonight and Mr.. Mitchell
predicted that the freeze
which extended last night
to Alachua and Lake cOun-
ties would reach well into
central Florida. Jackson
vile had a temperature of
"a and Tallahassee 20 above
zero early today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
TEMPLE MAN TO Be
ON CONTROL BOARD
lRv The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas, Dee 2s.-Rov T..
Tenant Of Temple will become a mem
Der of the state board Of control Janu-
AIRY I, succeeding former State Senator
S. 3. Cowell, who has been member
for six years. Senator CoweI was ap-
pointed b. Governor Hobby and has be-
come blind in the service of the state.
He was four years chairman Of the SEN
ate appropriations committee. He is
moving his family to his old home at
Whitesboro, Grayson county
Tenant is expected to be sworn in
December 81. The board will immedi-
ately reorganize and elect chairman.
Dr. IT, II. Harrington, senior member,
is slated to be elected. r. B. Walthall,
the other member, has four years to
serve.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28

MOODY FILES SUIT
TOCANCEL CHARTER
tBy The Associated Press y

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2S.--Attorney
General Dan Moody today filed suit in
fifty third district court against the
Paul Process Development company, ".
X. Townes, president, asking annulment
Of charter.
Moody charged the corporation claim
ed through presentations that sum
amounting to 100000 were held BY the
company.
The corporation was formed April 20,
1925, for the purpose of operating
pump stations, rcfineries, etc" A pro-
cess for dehydration Of oil was also
owned by the corporation, il was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
Liner Sinks Freighter;
All on Board Rescued

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Dec, 2S.-In
heavy fog thirty miles north Of here the
Lady Cynthia, passenger liner, last
night rammed and sank the Cowichan
freighter The Cowichan sank in
eleven minutes from the clash. The
Cynthia picked up her Il passengers
and 81 crew.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
M'ALLEN VOTING ON
IRRIGATION BONDS

McALLEN. Texas, Dee. 28. Hidalgo
County Water Improvement District
No. today is voting at a special cleo
ton on a bond issue of $4,000. If the
issue is approved. the most extensive
system Of concreted lateral canals in
the Rio Grande Valley is to be con-
structed
Estimates prepared by engineers in
dicate $4,000 feet Of concrete canals
will cost $4,000 and the gates, bridges
and siphons $4,000,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
Indian Congress Hears
American Professor
lRv The Associated Press.A

CAMPORE. British India. Dec. 28.--
Professor Holmes of the University Of
Pennsylvania yesterday addressed the
Indian national congress which is hold
ing it's quarterly session here. He as
surcd his auditors Of American sym
pathy and support for the movement to-
ward freedom in India"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
MISS RUNGE DIES

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2S.-Miss Jo-
hanna Runge, 80, daughter of the late
Julius Runge Of Galveston. who in 1905
cornered the worlds cotton market, died
here last night of pneumonia. She was
employed in the adjutant generals de-
partment at the state house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
Nuevo Laredo Resort
Is Destroyed by Fire
BY The Associated Press y

LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 2S.-The Ca
ballo Blanco. or White Horse cafe, one
of the best known pleasure resorts in
Nhevo Laredo, was destroyed by fire
today. The brick building, fixtures.
dancing hall and large store of Ii
quor was consumed. Loss is estimated
at $4,000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
FOUR BURN TO DEATH

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 28.-George
Brown and three Of his sons perished
in fire which destroyed his home nine
miles west of Cabool, Texas county
early Sunday morning. The dead are
George Brown, A.; Carl Brown, "a: Ed
win Brown ~, and Marlow Brown Q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
FIRE THREATENS
MIAMI BAY FRONT

MIAMI Fla, Dec. 2s.--A fire broke
out in the Belcher Asphalt wharf Off
Miami bay front today, threatening ad-
joining harbor craft loaded with gsso-
line and building materials. Nearby OIL
cars also were endangered by the
blaze, which started in vats of tar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
BANKER SENTENCED

CLARION. Ia, Dec. 2S.E. J. ThOn1p-
son, assistant cashier Of the failed
Citizens State Bank Of Eagle Grove.
Iowa, today was sentenced 10 serve 20
years in state prison at Fort Madison
on plea Of guilty to a charge Of en-
bczzling more than $25O.eOO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
WEALTHY BRIDE HAS CAREER

NEW YORK-Mrs. Betsy Taipott,
Washington, society bride Of two
weeks, wife Of wealthy radio manu-
facturer. has a job on the editorial
staff Of magazine in order to have
2 career as well as a husband.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
COOLIDGE, SR. LOSES
Use OF RIGHT LEG
(By The Associated Press. y

VbF AHC NHoVVIdVtN 4V9H+T
PLYMOUTH, Vermont Dee. 28.-Col-
onel John c. Coolidge. father of the
president, was confined to his bed to-
day because he had lost the use of his
right LEG due to faulty circulation. Or.
Albert G. Cram Of Bridgewater, his per-
sonal physician, said his patients con
dition was not to be considered serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-28
TEMPERATURE Low
AT LAREDO, FL PASO
lBy The Associated Press.

LAREDO, Texas, Dec 2S.--With the
thermometer registering 22 at 0 a. N.
today snow began falling and CON
tinued for more than an hour. Laredo
was mantled with white for the first
time in seven years, the snow continu-
ing at intervals during the morning.
FL PASO, Texas, Dec 5.-EI Paso,
which averages about one snowfall each
winter, awoke this morning to find a
thin white blanket of flakes covering
the ground. The temperature dropped
to 20 degrees above zero last night
, 1925-05-08
PUBLICATION

IT is hereby brought to public not
4 ice that the sum eli Francs 292. 20,
interest accrued On the invested
capital OF their Majesties KING
HIlSIIAN he Ninth and QUEEN
L~U.SE'o Golden Wedding Mem
orial Funo for the benefit of worthy
INDECENT persons in st. CroiX, will
be available for distribution on May
70, 1925.
Applications containing the re-
QuIslte Information and duly certi-
fed, should be foIV arded to the I'M
designed On or before May 16 1925.
D%espatching Secretary's Office,
st. CroiN, Virgin Islands.
Il April, 1925.
g. r. SHAMbH
Despotchjug Sec%to1y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12
State House Chat

State Auditor and Mrs. Ebert d.
Hayford of Farmingdale are receiv-
ing congratulations upon the arrival
of ten pound SON last Tuesday
evening. The young man has been
named Donald Leroy Hayford.
State Librarian Henry e. Dun
mack will give the baccalaureate adj
dress at Oak Grove Seminary at 10
o'clock Saturday morning of this
week.
Adjutant General James W. Han
son left by automobile Thursday
afternoon for Pennington to visit in
the evening the Headquarters Com
pany of the First Battalion, 103rd
Maine Infantry.
Miss Anne X. Whalen of Eastport
arrived in the city yesterday after
noon for a few days visit with her
sister, Miss Margaret p. Whalen,
who is chief clerk in the department
of agriculture.
Commissioner F. p. Washburn of
the department Of agriculture at
tended a meeting Of Somerset Pomo-
ma Grange at Fairfield Center on
Tuesday evening of this week and
gave an address on the subject, AT
fractions of Maine Farm Life for
Young People" On Wednesday eve
ming, he gave an illustrated lecture
at q meeting of Wessaweskeag
Grange at South Thomastion, and
last evening he attended a meeting
of milk dealers of Portland and vicin-
ity to discuss the new Grade A milk
law.
Secretary CRUDE B. Cornish of the
charities and corrections board pass
ed Thursday at South Parish on bus
mess matters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12

Helena Hamlin, Eleanor McKenney
Head, May Ethellyn Hendsbee,
Thomas Joseph Karls, William Henry
Ketchum, Vaughn Herbert Ladd, Ada
Lillian Lynds, Nathalie Naomi
Holden, Percy ,Wendall Houle,
Charles Hannibal Hunter, Evelyn
vantone Mcnamara, Roy Hayden
McCray. Bradford Francis Morrill,,
Alice Mae Mute, Dominique Elias
Ouellette, Robert Josiah Smell, Lorna
Edna Stoutamyer, Richard Samuel
Stoutamyer, Nellie Madeline Simonds,
Erma Elizabeth Tetley, Shirley Emma
Ward, Phyllis Dawn Waldron, Bar
bara Annette Weston, George Mich
olson wellington, Ella Beatrice
Withee.
The graduates are divided as. fol-
lows in regard to courses: Classical
r. Adams, F. Bahr, v. Cooper, j.
Gavin, M. Glidden, E. Head, N. Hol-
den, T. Karls, B. Merrill, A. Mute,
l.. Stoutamyer, r. Stoutamyer, N. ST.
monds, E. Tetley, S. Ward. Com
mercial course-B. Bearor, L. Dubay,
B. Edgerly, G. Garrison, M. Hendsbee,
G. Hilton, C. Hunter, A. Lynds, p.
Waldron, G. Wellington, E. Withee.
General course-R. Delaware, P,
Golding, X. Harding, H. Hamlin, w
Ketchum, v. Ladd, E. Mcnamara, r.
McCray, D. Ouellette, r. Smell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12

the Orchestral Prophecy for Girls,
Kenneth Edward Harding; Prophecy
for Boys, Lorna Edna Stoutamyer;
Quartette, THE Beautiful Blue
Danube"-Strauss, Eleanor Head,
Marjorie Glidden, Barbara Weston,
Nellie Simonds; Glass Will, Erma
Elizabeth Tetley; Presentation of
Gifts to Girls, Roland Sylvester Del
aware; Presentation of Gifts to Boys,
Phyllis Dawn Waldron; Double Quar-
tette, Come Where the Lilies
Bloom; Valedictory Address, Nath-
allie Naomi Holden; Class Ode, Mar
jorie Rosamond Glidden; Comforting
Diplomas; Music by the Orchestra.
The class officers are President.
Reginald Adams; Vice President
Lawrence Dubay: Secretary. Erma
Tetley; Treasurer, Kenneth Harding.
The class motto, Where there's a
will, there's way. The class
flower, the rose. The class colors
are blue and gold.
The class roll is as follows: Regi-
nald Burns Adams. Frieda Elsie
Bahr. Bertelle Clifford Bearer,
Vaughn Stanley Cooper, Roland
Sylvester Delaware, Lawrence Philip
Dubay, Beryl Star Edgerly, John
Martin Gavin, George Lloyd Garri-
son, Marjorie Rosamond Glidden,
Kenneth Edward Harding, Hortense
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12

except Saturday, when they will close
at noon, beginning next Monday until
the first Of September. 1t has been
the custom during the months Of July
and August for the State departments
to close at o'clock in the afternoon.
1t was also decided that during the
period of the 4.30 o'clock closing the
employees in the big building would
have only one hour at noon for
luncheon instead Of an hour and a
half as at present.
A meeting will be held in a few
days when the proposition of closing
the departments at o'clock in the
afternoon for the months of July and
August will be considered. But if it
is decided to close at o'clock In the
afternoon, State employees will be ask
ed to 20 to work at $50 o'clock in the
morning, which would be half an hour
earlier than has been the custom for
many years.
1t is stated that majority of the
employees would rather have the pres
emit system remain. This system is to
go to work at s O'Clock in the morning
and stop at o'clock in the afternoon,
with an hour and half at noontlme
for luncheon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12

New York City and Boston for the
purpose OF selecting the important
Interstate roads which, after coor-
dination as between the various sec
tions, will be known as United States
Highways.
The selected routes will be desig-
mated by number and marked uni
formly in all states with a standard
marker. AS a basis for the selec-
ton of the routes, each state high
way department will present at the
meeting a map showing the routes
within the state which. in the opin-
ion of the department, should be
selected. The proposal to designate
important interstate roads and mark
them uniformly was initiated by the
American Association of State High
way officials at the annual meeting
of the association in San Francisco
In November 1924, when the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture was asked TO
name a joint board to consider the
matter.
There has been a feeling among
highway officials for some time that
a remedy should be found for the
present confused situation in respect
to interstate roads. Information was
presented at the recent meeting of
the joint board in Washington show
ing that overlapping of named routes
il common. There are few Of such
routes that are not coincident In part
with other routes. One well-known
route 1900 miles long overlaps other
routes for 20 percent Of its length.
Ten different routes are involved in
this overlapping and in places two or
three Of them coincide for many
miles.
At the regional meetings tentative
proposals with respect to the form
and color of warning and directional
signs for the interstate roads will be
presented to the state highway off,
Gals for consideration. 1t has been
tentatively decided to adopt a STAN
dard round sign for marking all rail-
road crossings and an octagonal
sign to indicate danger or stop. a
diamond shaped sign for caution or
slow, a square sign to indicate
'look" or attention and a rectangu-
national signs.
Recommendation with regard to
the Standardization of highway
signs have been made recently by a
number of national organizations,
including the American Association
Of State Highway Officials, the
Hoover State and Highway Safety
Conference, the sectional committee
on color code for highway signs of
the American Engineering Standards
Committee, the National Safety
Council. the U. 8. Bureau Of Stand
ards, the National Research Coun-
Gil. and the American Automobile
Association. As result Of the work
of the Joint Board on Interstate
Highways in cooperation with the
State Highway Departments 1t is an
ticipated that g. practical scheme,
taking into account all such recon-
mendations. will be evolved in the
near future, and applied, at least, to
the designated important interstate
highways.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-12

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Madison, Me-, June 1.-THE Com
mencement exercises of the Class of
1925 were held Thursday evening in
the Madison High school auditorium
before a large audience Of parents
and friends, practically every one OF
the five hundred seats being filled.
Admission was by ticket only, and
each of the thirty-seven members OF
the class We're allotted their proper
tional part of the tickets.
The stage at the front OF the au-
ditorium was prettily decorated with
evergreens, and long streamers OF
ribbon in which the colors of the
rainbow were represented. At the
front and suspended over the stage
in large letters in the class coiors
were IN. H. S., '25.'
The program was: Music (March)
Invocation: Music; Salutatory ad-
dress, 1.-THE Value of the Clavier,
Barbara Annette Weston; Essay
observation" Shirley Emma Ward;
Glass History, Alice Mae Mute;
Quartette. 1.-THE Rosary" Reginald
Adams, Percy Houle. Percy Golding'
Dominique Ouellette; Class Essay,
MYTHOLOGY" Eleanor McKenney
Head; Essay, forestry Service,
Dominique Elias Ouellette; Music by