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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
CITRUS SCHOOL
SESSIONS ARE
DRAWING CARD
Will Open in This Coun-
ty Tomorrow After 3
Days in Hidalgo; Spe-
cialists on Program

The citrus fruit schools of the Val
ley open in Cameron county tomorrow,
the first school being at La Fera.
The three days of holding citrus fruit
schools in Hidalgo county will come to
a close tonight, with the night session of
the school at Mercedes, which is being
well attended today.
The opening day Of the citrus fruit
schools was at the Sharyland packing
plant. where talks were made by A. P
Swallow, horticulturist Of the A. & NJ.
Extension department. a. K. Short, for
merly agronomist Of the Extension de-
partment, and now with the Sears &
Roebuck agricultural foundation, and
Valley persons.
Drainage, spraying Of citrus fruit,
and cover crops have been the three
chief topics Of discussion at these
schools, it was reported today by per-
sons attending. and eac.l has been dis
cussed thoroughly. Talks by farmers
and citrus growers who have experiment
ed with the various kinds of cover crops
were made at the school, in which the
value of these crops were brought out
with emphasis placed on the need of sell
ecting a crop which is not SUBJECT t.
root rot. in order that the citrus trees
will not be injured.
Drainage has secured its proper
amount Of discussion at the schools, and
its Importance in keeping Valley soil IL
good shape has been brought out.
Spraying as the only method Of con-
troll of many of the insect pests of cit
rus has been discussed, and the grow
ers have been shown its necessity and
methods of spraying in the field de-
monstrations, which are proving to be
the feature of the present series OF
meetings.
The program for Cameron cOunty's
three days of citrus fruit schools as an
nounced by County Agent Louis II. Ais
meyer, shows that A. P. Swallow. and
A. X. Short will also appear before peo-
ple of this county H. H. Whipple, OF
Los Fresnos, Henry L. Alsmeyer OF
Santa Rosa. Jamie Heron. and others
will appear on the program.
The first meeting will be held at the
La Feria High school building. the sec
ond at the Rio Hondo high school Fri
day. and the final meeting of the series
will be in Brownsville at the county
court house. Saturday of this week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24

Faiman, however, he painted
as vulture, a quack doctor, the
lowest of the species, and utterly
unworthy of belief.
1t was CHARLES c. Faiman. proprietor
of the National University of Sciences,
who said he gave Shepherd typhoid
germs and taught him how to use them
to murder William Nelson McClintock
for the $1,000,000 estate he had willed to
Shepherd.
Prosecution Of Shepherd was attacked
by Stewart as forced by power behind
the scenes. and he took Robert E. Grove,
the states attorney and Stewards for
mer chief, severely to task for permit
ting himself to be made a catspaw in
will fight.
Shaking his fist within foot OF
Groves face, Stewart demanded to know
why Faiman's diploma mill" had not
been closed, and said he would leave
the prosecutors explanation to his con-
stituents.
Stewart talked for thirty minutes af-
ter George lE. German, first assistant
states attorney, had concluded the pro-
cution's opening jury plea. demand for
the death penalty.
The defense cOunseps speech was m
terrupted by the noon recess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
FARABEE, NOTED
SCIENTIST, dies
Was Leading Explorer
of Unknown Regions
Of South America

WASHINGTON, Pa, June 24.-Dr.
William Curtis Farabee, well known
scientist, died at his home here today
after an extended illness.
DR.. William Curtis Farabee was re-
warded by scientists as one Of the
worlds greatest authorities on South
America and in Theodore Roosevelt's
book on South America the late presi-
dent characterized him as the leading
explorer of that continent. DR.. Fara-
bee began his South American explor-
ations in 1906, when he headed the DR..
Milhau- Harvard expedition. He spent
three years exploring little known sec
tions of Peru and for time was a
which determined the boundary line be-
tween Peru and Ecuador
In 1912 when the University Museum
Of Philadelphia began its South Am
arican work, DR.. Farabee became cur
ator Of the American section Of the mu-
scum year later he started on a
three year expedition in the northern
parts Of the Guianas and Peru, during
which he penetrated country never be-
fore visited by white men, found
three unknown tribes and explored a
vast territory north of the Amazon river.
The objects he obtained from the ma
tives and from archaeological work gave
the University Museum the finest col
lection of South American material in
the world
Lack of provisions together with the
hardships of the trip made the explorer
an easy victim of fever and when he
emerged from the jungle he was re
| moved to a hospital at Georgetown.
the capital Of British Guiana. He spen
several months in the Barbados recup-
Grating and it was there he met Roose
velt and the two became close friends.
After the armistice President Wilson
appointed DIR. FaraHee as expert OF
ethnology for the peace conference anC
| he accompanied the Wilson party t
France on the steamship George Wash
| ington.
DR.. Farabee returned to Peru for ths
University Museum in 1922 and pene
| trated one of the most remote section:
of the country. He again fell a victim
to the climate and fever. He was giver
refuge and care by an Indian and later
| a wealthy native made a perilous tril
| in an automobile to- bring Farabee t
his home. Later he reeuperated on tn
island Of Juan Fernandez, where Robin
son Crusoe lived.
| DR.. ~Farabee was born at Washington
Pa, February z, 1863, where he receive,
his early education in the public schools
| He was graduated from Magnesium
College and took his doctors degree a
| Harvard.
DR.. Farabee married Miss Sylvia Ma
inilla Holdren Of Macarthur, o.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
FERGUSON ACCEPTS
PAT NEFF'S DENIAL
(By The Associated Press.)

WACO. Tex, June 24-Denial by ex.
Governor Pat M. Neff in Chicago, yes
terday. of statement sent from that
city to an Austin newspaper, in which
he was credited with saying that "the
Ferguson administration is due to come
to an untimey end" is accepted by
Former Governor James E. Ferguson.
While here today to attend a meeting
of the state democratic executive COM
mttee. Mr.. Ferguson said:
Il have no reason for not accepting
Mr. Neff'S word that he did not make
the statements attributed to him. since
his denial is in contrast to an alleged
interview with him. sent to an Austin
newspaper by man | do not know and
never even heard Of.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
WESLACO REPEATS
ON RADIO STATION

Weslaco will duplicate her sue
cessful program of last month over
the station here Thursday night, as
shown by the list of musicians in
cluded on the program announced
through c. L. Jessup. director.
The program follows:
Instrumental trio, banjo. guitar,
mandolin. H. Solether. Ed Olson,
Bynum Fixes.
Vocal solo. Mrs Earl Savage.
Piano solo, Carl Moeller.
Advertising Addres, Ralph Love.
Piano and banjo, Carl Moeller.
Ed Olson.
Vocal solo, Mrs. G. I. Haven.
Instrumental trio. II. Solether,
Ed Olson, Bynum Fixes.
Vocal solo, H. Raymond Mills.
Quartette, Methodist Church.
Mrs. Lois Many, Mrs. Erwin, Frank
Yoder. Len Holland.
Piano solo, Mrs. Forest Powell.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Helen Shepherd
Jones.
Instrumental trio. H. Solether,
Ed Olson. Bynum Fixes.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Earl Savage.
Violin and piano, Ed Olson, Carl
Moeller.
Vocal solo, Mrs. c. I. Haven.
Instrumental trio. H. Solether,
Ed Olson, Bynum Fixes.
Vocal solo, III. Raymond Mills.
Marimbaphone solo. Frank Yoder.
Vocal solo. Mrs. Carl Moeller.
Male quartette, Methodist church.
Instrumental trio. H. Solether,
Ed Olson, Bynum Fixes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
Situation Serious, Say
Canton Dispatches
fBy The Associated Pressa

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 24.-Over-
night dispatches from Canton. new hot
bed Of Chinese anti-foreign agitators,
picture a seli6us situation. Apparent
ly alarmed by yesterdays outbreak in
which excited Chinese exchanged shots
with the guards around the foreign set
tlement on Shameen island, the author
tiles are sending defenseless civilians
from the trouble zone. A British
steamer carrying 500 women and chill
dren arrived at Hong Kong from Sha
meen this morning. The American gun
boat Helena is proceeding to Canton
from Hong Kong.
The situation at Annoy, north of Hong
Kong, is also reported increasingl.
grave due to the persistent anti-foreign
propaganda in circulation there. De-
spite assurances from the Chinese au-
thorities that the unruly elements can
be kept in hand, the American, British
and Japanese consuls have requested
their governments to send warships.
Disturbances are also feared at Pc
king on the occasion of the dragon fes-
are reported taking precautions to meet
any violent movement.
Detailed accounts of yesterdays
shooting at Canton show that the anti
foreign demonstration was compar-
atively peaceful until one section of
the parading Chinese began firing from
the Bund toward Shameen., A French
merchant was killed and British ma
rine and three civilians wounded.
British and French marines immedi-
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
Texas Church HuylS Def
At FOsdick Congregation

much less Baptist church, putting
to shame even our modern Unitarians,
in their gross departure from the
word of God.
The local congregation, calling upon
all true Baptists North as we'll as
South to join it, declared that the
New York church "has defied all the
declarations of the sacred faith of
Baptists, openly declaring for mutt
lated Bible which would leave it
scarcely respectable record Of past
mythology, utterly denying every doc
trine that would make the Bible Of
any use whatever to the saving of a
lost soul or in leading a lost sinner
to higher life of morals"
The resolution announces a resolve
to earnestly and with every fiber
of our conscientious being to protest
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
FRIENDS SEEK
BODIESOF PAIR
IN LAKE HURON
Father of Two and For
mer Household Maid
Are believed Drowned;
Note Left by Girl
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
FORESTER, Michigan, June "a
Friends and relatives today continued
their search along the Lake Huron shore
for the bodies of Charles Kirkpatrick,
S5, of McGregor and Ruby Bopra, IT,,
a former maid at the Kirkpatrick home,
who disappeared Saturday, leaving
notes saying they intended TO die to-
gether, because Of the hopelessness Of
their love.
A note signed Charlie and Ruby"
was found in a boathouse here yester-
day short distance from the spot
where Kirkpatrick's abandoned automo-
bile stood. The note in the girls hand
writing was plea for forgiveness and
told of the entanglements that led to
the decision to die.
We tried so hard to go straight, :"
the note said. We learned to love
each other until it was almost impos-
into the church we thought that would
help US. Finally l went to Detroit to
go to work and plan for the coming of
our baby and save our name and let
Charlie stay with his family.
II was so sick down there all the
time that | wrote my lover telling him
all. We decided to meet and after talk
ing things over this is the outcome-die
together"
Kirkpatrick is the father of two boys,
13 and 10 years old, respectively, and
of a girl two years old. Mrs. Kirk
patrick is reported from McGregor as
pIostlated and firm in the belief that
the bodies of the two will be found in
the lake.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
BUYSON :
LEVEE STREET
Riverfront Garage to Be
Replaced With Mod
-ern Brick

Announcement was made today of the
purchase of the Riverfront garage pro-
perty at Levee and Thirteenth streets
by ]. B. Scott. The property was for
merly owned by Jesse bennett.
The amount involved was not made
public.
Following the purchase Mr.. Scott said
that he will at once begin the demoli-
tion of most of the present building to
be replaced by modern brick garage
structure. The building will be one
story in height. 1t will face 100 feet
on Levee street, Sc feet on Thirteenth
street, and one 25-foot section at the
souht side Of the building will extend
back to the alley, distance of 12O feet.
The structures to be rebuilt are
among the oldest buildings on lower
Levee street. some of them dating back
to the days of steamboat operation on
the Rio Grande.
The building is expected to cost about
$4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
(By The Associated Press.

(By The Associated Press.)
LONE OAK, Texas, June PA def
has been hurled by the Lone Oak
Baptist congregation at the great
Park Avenue church of New York,
which recently called to IT'S pulpit,
DIR. Harry Emerson Fosdick, modern
ist. The local congregation, in a re-
solution adopted by the church, de-
clared it has waited in vain for some
larger church to speak out, but fail
ing to hear any objection, has taken
it upon itself to call upon all Baptist
to wash their hands" of this "attack
upon our religion"
The resolution declares that the
Park Avenue church no longer can
be counted Baptist church, having
"gone so far as to depart from the
teachings of the word of God, scarce
ly leaving respectable Arian church
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
Love Potion Brings Death
To Woman; Youth Is Held

the hospital. .r-.ter he made his state
ment to the police, During was beaten
up by Wheeler, detectives say. Mrs.
Eleanor During, owner of real estate
development with which her son was
associated, said she had pleaded with
Mrs. Wheeler to let her boy alone.
During is 25 years old
Friends Of Mfs. Wheeler said she
had expressed a desire to break off
the friendship and that she told an
acquaintance:
This is the las. time Pm going to
meet Maurice. for I'm going to break
away from his infl ie lce."
MrA Wheeler, was 80 years old and
had been married IL years. A daugh-
ter by a previous marriage is II
~years old.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
(By The Associated Press.)


HACKENSACK, N. j., June "a
Maurice During, a young real estate
dealer of Harrington Park, N. j., is
accused of murder as the result of
the death of Mrs. Ethel Wheeler from
a drug which I'M years gone by has
been known as "love potion" but
which has legitimate uses. Mrs.
Wheeler, wife Of Herbert Wheeler, fur
buyer for New York department
store died in hospital at Englewood,
N. J., Monday.
In a roadhouse at COytesville Sat-
urday night During dropped powder
obtained from a druggist friend in
Mrs. Wheeler's drink. he told police.
Mrs. Wheeler collapsed quickly and
was driven from the roadhouse to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
M'MILLAN BOAT TO
CARRY RADIO SET
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. d. c., June 24.-Af-
ter the navy department had threatened
today to withdraw from participation in
the Macmillan Arctic expedition. the Ma
tional Geographic Society, joint sponsor
Of the undertaking, announced that an
agreemnt had been reached and the ex-
ploration would be carried through as
planned.
The navy insisted on the installation
on the Peary, one Of the ships of the
expedition of navy long wave radio ap-
padatus, which had been left behind. II
rushed the euipment north to Sydney By
the destroyer Putnam to be put aboard
the Peary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
First Bale of Season
Cinned at San Benito

SAN BENITO, Tex, June 24.-San
Benito's first bale of the 1925 cotton
crop was ginned Monday by the Valley
Gin Co. and was bought by that firm
for 80 cents per pound.
The bale was grown by Gumisindo
Garcia in the Las Yescas section east OF
the Browne tract and weighed coo
pounds. Merchants here are raising a
liberal purse to be donated to the grow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
BRITISH POLO TEAM
LOSES TO u. S. ARMY
(By The Associated Press. }

LONDON, June 24.-The United
States army polo team won its second
match against the British army team at
Hurlingham club today, six goals to
four, thereby retaining the interna-
tional military champion ship won at
Meadowbrook last year.
America won the first Of the three
game series last Saturday goals to
a. The final match will be played at
Hurlingham on Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
YECGS GET BIG GEM
HAUL in new YORK
(By The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 24-Two
robbers held up the diamond store of
Marcus Feldman in the theatrical dis
trict today and escaped with diamonds
said to be worth between $150,000 and
100000. The robbers, with pistols
drawn, entered the store and tied up
tive clerks on duty. They ransacked
the counters, piling diamonds and
jewelry into bag.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
Harlingen District
Buys Big Sand Pump
(Special To The Herald.) J

HARLINGEN, Texas, June PA
$4,000 sand pump has been ordered and
will be installed at the Harlingen pump
ing plant to keep the pumps free of
sand according to an announcement of
Manager Bobo of the water district.
The recent floods added consider
ably to the sand bank at the pumps
here, Mr.. Bobo says, and the plant is
safer from destruction by highwaters
than ever before.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
" omen and Children
Flee as Quarters at
Canton Are Attacked
(By The Associated Pressl

CANTON June 24-Several Europeans killed and
other wounded today when fighting broke between Chinese
gtato and residents Of Shamee the foreign concession here
Women and children fleeing the u S. S. Nashville
leave for Hong Kong tonight The situation extremely
serious The break today after the demonstrators fired
the direction of Shameen yesterday, killing noncombatant
Frenchman Paque and njurng of Customs
Edwards and G. Mure chemist The latter shot in the
Edwards wounded in the knee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
SLAIN IN CHINA RIOTS
Believe Fni11an and
Hang Shepherd, Plea
of Defense Counsel
(By The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Ill., June 24-Beleve and hang his client
daboica potter deserving fate discredit that
testimony and free him victim of equally dabolc conspr
acy the strange plea of William Scott Stewart chief Of
Tense counsel for William Darling Shepherd, today
If you gentlemen think this defendant and talked
with Fama hang him shouted Stewart of
argument He ddn have any business talking with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
CHILD'S CRY SAVES
WOMAN FROM NEGRO
(Ry The Associated PressO

DALLAS, Texas, June 24.-Cries of
child in her sleep frightened a negro
who had seized Mrs. Mary E. Starke,
SO, in her bed early today and he ran
from the house without harming her.
She was awakened by a noise in her
room cried oct in her sleep then and
the negro ran.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24
WOMAN CONVICTED

Ell PASO, Texas, June PANTS.
Elaine Wheaton was found guilty of
forgery and sentenced to term of two
years by jury in district court that
reported today after being deadlocked
for nearly two days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-24

1t is impossible for foresee the
outcome of the present trouble,
which apparently will last for
some time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-02

of Berkerekul Vera would come alone.
She was known as the Mysterious Hun
tress." Her game, it appears, was always
young man.
Her appearance in these places became
familiar. The natives of the town knew
her well by sight, although few dared to
speak to her.
At certain hour, when entertaining
friends from out of town, they would look
at their watches and say:
"Now, look. 1t is 1890. At IL o'clock
the Mysterious Huntress' comes in"
The friends from out of town would
Immediately ask:
"And who can the Mysterious Huntress'
be-"
The explanation would always be the
same:
''Let me tell you: The Mysterious Hun
tress' is a Roumanian widow, a perfect
beauty, and very rich. She has been de-
ceived in love twice, each time by a hus
band, one who stayed with her year, an
other for about half that time.
"Since those days she seems very
strange She comes into town looking for
young men. When she finds one she takes
him to her house. And after a while she
comes in looking for another. =
"Some men remain with her for a week
some less than that and some more,
She has never picked out any boy wi.o
comes from this'town. They are all men
from out of town.
"And they never come here again after
she has had them. | am told she tells them
to leave the country and never come near
her again-and they obey"
That is the impression that Vera would
give. Night after night she would come
into the night places at a fixed hour. Her
eyes would wander around the room.
Every once in a while she would catch
sight of young man whose looks would
strike her fancy.
Her face would remain impassive. Once
every five minutes she would allow her
eyes to rest on the young man she had
marked.
Finally the glare of her brown eyes
would fix him. He could no longer resist
her. When she would arise to leave he
would feel that he simply had to follow
her. Her last look toward him had con-
demned him to this
Outside she would turn to him and say:
you are a stranger here?"
The man would answer Eyes" The
woman always knew anyhow.
She would then ask:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-02

they knew that death was coming upon
them, but, like the knights in the Venus
berg, they were powerless to flee.
In face of tie overwhelming proof,
Madame Renczi at last broke down and
confessed her crimes. The police magis-
Crate, a hardened official, was nearly
overcome as he went through the terrible
list of crimes with which this young woman
had afflicted the world almost since child
hood
"Why did you kill all these human be-
ings?" he asked.
"They were men," she answered. 81
could not endure the thought that they
would ever put their arms around another
woman after they had embraced me-"
1t was shown that the woman was pos
sessed by the passion of jealousy to de-
gree never before recorded.
But" the Judge stammered, ''yOu also
murdered your own SON."
"He had threatened to betray me-" said
Madame Renczi. "He was a man, too.
Soon he would have held another woman
in his arms"
Madame Renczi was born in Bucharest,
Roumania, and remained there till the age
of ten. At about that period her father
decided to go to Jugo-Slavia, then called
Serbia, where a property inherited from
an uncle who had recently died offered
him an opportunity to build up a home.
So Vera followed her father to Berke-
rekul.
One day dog that had been given Vera
was found dead in the garden. Her father
n bv 4,