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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
MAY ATTACK GROSS
RECEIPTS TAX LAW
(By the Associated Press)

AUSTIN. Tex, July 27.-Constitution-
ality of the Texas gross receipts tax
law may be attacked, a letter received
from the General American Tank Corpo-
ration, Chicago, by W. Gregory Hatcher,
state treasurer, indicated Saturday. The
corporation paid its gross receipts tax
for the quarter ending June 30 OF -63.45
under protest.
Payment of the tax was protested be-
cause the corporation believes the gross
receipts tax law by virtue Of this tax,
as imposed, is unconstitutional In
payment Of the tax the corporation does
not surrender its remedies at law in the
event an attack is made on the validity
of the act, the letter said.
About $5000,000 revenue annually is
received by the state through this tax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Fair to
partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; cooler tonight in extreme
north portion. Light to moderate south
erly winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Scattered showers occurred within
the last "a hours in the Atlantic coast
states, Alabama, Mississippi, and Ten
nessee; also light, widely scattered
showers were reported from Oklahoma,
the Texas Panhandle, New Mexico, and
from the north-central states Temper
atu'es we're considerably below the
seasonal average in the northwestern
: states this morning. but practically nor
NAL elsewhere in the country.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from l04 at Fort
Worth TO 86 at Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Mrs. Ferguson Wires
Sympathy to Mrs. Bryan
fRv Tho Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Tex, July Ex-Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson today sent the fol-
lowing message to Mrs. William Jen-
nings Bryan at Dayton, Tenn, ex-
pressing coincidence over the death Of
William Jennings Bryan:
with deep regret. | learned of the
passing of the great commoner, Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who has been
such a vital factor in the political and
religious life of our nation, and who
fought for the teachings of Jesus
Christ to the end. He was loved and
admired throughout all Texas. Permit
me to extend to you the heartfelt sym
pathy Of this state,"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
TOBURY Slain
MAN TUESDAY
Body of San Angelo Bus
Driver Shipped to
Fort Worth
(By The Associated Press.)

FORT WORTH, Tex, July 27.-Fun-
eral services for Kirtley (Noisy) Wat
son, 81, teaming contractor and bus
line driver of Big Lake and San Angelo.
Killed Saturday night at Big Lake when
shot by Graham Burnett, former Reag-
an county deputy sheriff will be held
Tuesday morning in Fort Worth.
The body arrived early Monday from
San Angelo. Funeral services will be
held at the home of his mother, Mrs
Watson Allen.
Watson, known over West Hexas by
the nickname NOISY" was shot and in
stantly killed in the rear Of the recrea-
tion hall Of Colonel Brooke. The kill
ing was the first at Big Lake since the
Reagan county oil field began to develop
in May 1928
Watson and Burnett had engaged in a
fist fight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
HARLINCEN TO
PAY FULBRICHT
Fee Earned by Houston
Attorney Unpaid Val
ley Obligation

To The Herald: Some four or five
years ago the Valley Chamber of Com
fierce. at the instigation of the San Be-
nito District Chamber of Commerce, en-
ployed Fulbright e. Crooker, Houston
attorneys. to file suit against the st. L.
B. & NJ. Railway for the purpose of hav
ing the Robstown differential removed
or remedied Mr. Fulbright personally
conducted the suit, the results of which
proved entirely satisfactory to the Val
ley at that time, in that sufficient re
ductions in various commodity classes
were granted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission to permit the saving
of many hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to Valley shippers.
The total fees and expenses of the
suit amounted to $4,000, of which San
Benito contributed $1,000 and Browns
vile s1,500, leaving an unpaid balance
of $500 from other Valley towns due
Mr.. Fulbright.
few months ago DR.. r. NJ. Minter
of McAllen endeavored to secure this
balance from various towns, but met
with such little success that the matter
was dropped, and it remains as it was.
President Lloyd H. Thompson Of the
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce and
the directors of that body have inter-
ested themselves in so far as Harlin-
gems pro rata share is concerned and
are determined that Harlingens part of
this obligation against the Valley shall
be paid, and with that in mind Mr.. Full
bright was asked to advise what the
| = III
records of the Valley Chamber of Com
merce at that time to indicate how the
amount was assessed against each town.
| In his reply TO the Harlingen Cham
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
fBv The Associated Press>

DAYTON. Tenn. July 27.-WilIiam
Jennings Bryan, who many years ago
as the Boy Orator of the Platte" with
the Gross of Gold" speech won dem
ocratic presidential nomination and a
lasting place before the American pub
lic is dead
The end came yesterday afternoon
while the r"mmoner was sleeping in the
house of Rickard Rogers. which had
been assigned him during his stay here.
when he came for the Scopes trial. DR..
W. F. Thomson and DR.. A. c. Boyles,
who examined the body stated death was
caused by hemorrhage Of the brain, re-
sulting in apoplexy. He was IS years
Old
James Mccartney, family chauffeur,
was sent by Mrs. Bryan at 4:30 D. m. to
wake her husband. Mccartney shook
Mr.. Bryan twice in an attempt to arouse
him and then noticed he was not breath
ing
Rushing to the home of A. B. An
drews, neighbor, the chauffeur called
for physicians, who reached the home
within few minutes. After an examin-
alton the doctors said Mr.. Bryan prob
ably had been dead thirty or forty min
utes before they arrived
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed early today but Mrs. Bryan
indicated the body would be inferred in
Arlington cemetery, az Mr.. Bryan, who
was a colonel in the Spanish American
war, several times had expressed a de-
sire to be buried there
Had Strenuous Program
The commoner had been living under
a strenuous program since he came here
three weeks ago to assist in the prosecu-
tion of John T. Scopes, found guilty of
violating Tennessee's anti-evolution law.
He appeared in excellent health, how
ever. and was planning to launch a great
campaign this week in behalf of funda-
mentalism.
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
HERALD SENDS WORD
OF BRYAN'S DEATH

Upon receipt Of a telegram from the
Associated Press last night, the Herald
Immediately notified their agencies in
other Valley cities Of the death Of the
Commoner.
Churches in Brownsville were noti-
fled although some Of the congrega-
tions had been dismissed from the night
service before the notice was received
by the Herald. The Methodist congre-
cation was called back just as members
started to leave, and notified of the
death of Bryan by Rev o. C. Crow,
pastor.
The Herald furnished people of
Brownsville with an extra this morn
ing giving the details of Bryan's death,
and short history of his life and ac-
complishments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
CARS DAMAGED, NO
One HURT WRECK
Especial To The Herald.)

EDINBURG, Tex, July 27-Three
mobiles We're damaged in an acci-
dent on the highway a short distance
out from Edinburg'in the direction Of
Pharr Sunday afternoon, no one being
injured in the collision.
A light coupe struck light truck,
and the third car collided with these
two just as they left the highway, the
truck being turned over, and the other
cars smashed up some.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
BRYAN TO REST IN ARL| L|MGT0N
FUGITIVE rs YEARS
ARRESTED IN TEXAS

AUSTIN. Tex, July 27.--After rs
years as fugitive, Will Jones,
alias j. b. Jones. is on his way
back to Whitfield county, Georgia,
to face an indictment charging
murder Of VIM. Hannah, who was
killed September 23, 1899 He is
going in the custody of C. p. Ham
nah, son of the dead man; Geo1ge
c. Glenn, and Walter Cleckler.
The end of more than a qu;eter
of a century's search came today
when Governor Miriam A. Fergu-
son honored the requisition for the
extradition. Of Jones by Governor
Clifford Walker of Georgia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Band Concerts to Begin
Earlier at Fort Brown

Time of the concert at Fort Brown by
the Twelfth Cavalry band has been
changed from 1880 to p. m according
to an announcement Of Director Geo. A.
Horton. The program for tonight,
which will begin at the earlier hour,
follows:
1. March, The Show Boy, Huff.
2. Overture, The King Pin, Taylor.
3. Selection, The Shotgun, Luders
a. Double Number (a) A Cyclone in
Darktown, Barnard; OBJ shadowland,
Gilbert.
5. Waltz, Dreams of Childhood, Wald-
teufel
6. Tromboneology, Shoutin' Liza
Trombone, Fillmore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
MAN RETURNED HERE

Roy Collins returned to Brownsville
today with A. c. Lowry, wanted here
on charges of passing worthless checks.
Lowry was arrested in Beaumont re-
Gently by officers there who were fur
nished a description Of the man by
Sheriff Sam Robertson. He is charged
with passing worthless checks to the
amount Of about $100.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
BUttled For God And
America, WneASSeytS
(By The Associated Press J

DAYTON Tenn, July 27-SpeaKmg Of her husbands DEATH
Mrs William Jennings Bryan today said:
- My husband and often used talk about should
done in such event He wanted be Arlington
could be arranged 1t his wish and think proper and
lifting Tor ne batted for America and he for the
God OF his fathers, courageously, unafraid.
Oh SO wanted him to be left for years There
are things that he needed He was writing his
memoirs The world needs his memoirs They told Of tho great
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Body OfCO,,l,,lOneytO
Be Sent to Capital
WOyLdMOMYuS Death
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, d. c., July PA spot high on the slope OF
Arlington overlooking the Capitol and the monument erected
died Maine tentatively selected today
the burial William Jennings Bryan who died yesterday
at Dayton, Tenn.
The funeral party which will include the widow and escort
Of Dayton friends expected reach the national capital early
Thursday.
Mrs Bryan has accepted the offer Of special from the
Southern Railway Company along whose line the funeral train
will from Dayton to Washington Tie combination
observation and Pullman will be taken Chat
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
FAITH AND FAILURE
BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

T DON'T remember much about chem
istry. | had it in my junior year in
college, met with good many disas-
ters of glassware ana chemicals. and
passed the course after the ordinary
amount Of mental struggle A few
formulate linger in my memory. but
these are not connected with any sclen-
tihc interest which ! might have. but
rather with Undergraduate escapades
made vivid and exciting because Of the
Introduction of chemical accessories.
do. however. remember my profps-
scr of chemistry and the fact that he
WAS q man of faith He believed alb
solutely in the principles which he
tried five times a week to elucidate to
US. CrucibieS and test tubes filled
with liquids that should have mingled
with the utmost friendiiueSs might be
blown into flinders IN unexpected ex-
ploSions salts might fail 10 crystalline
and regular phenomena refuse TO oc.
cur his faith was mistaken: failure
did not undermine its foundations
The experiment. has failed. he
used 70 say, but the principle remains
the same"
l have recalled the expression often.
"What good does 1t do 10 De hon
estF" Ber,on asked me st the end 81
the semester II wrote my reports
without assistance. performed my
own experiments. and wrote the
examination absolutely on the square.
but ! got the lowest grade ia the class.
don't waDt Is crab. bur the man
who sat next 90 me aid nnt do one of
his experiments honestly ana rode
through the whole examination. Now
he's Boosting that bis grade Is 35 per
cent higher than mine Il looks 10 me
that whenever you're honest you lose
ont
Welt Trepae3 ~this was 5ust once
when the experiment faaea bar re
principles e truth ANA honesty hayen't
changed al nH and .heir value : not
les>eue3. Keep Il rn ana yga1l seg
In the end lt eaae, for happiness
In the eld sunday booi library
which ratroriEea when was >maH
boy there were many stores ~ ysr
tuous. boneSt yourts. which read
witb easerne>s aaE interest Ard
never was fsits followed hv failure
Always virtue had It's reward slVsys
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

1 the experiment was successful: ALWAYS
the good little boy got the gold watch
or The shetland pony or the beautiful
New Testament with his name on the
cover. In real life it Is not always so
Sometimes virtue must be its own re
ward; sometimes faith must. for
time az least face a bitter defeat
My neighbor and I. the last summer
OF the World war were discussing the
big drive on the western French front
Our hearts were in it, for our friends
were there, and we were watching the
papers daily with a holding Of the
breath and a choking at the throat for
the names that might be in the casual
ty lists.
We've got to win. he said. IF
we are defeated in this battle. I shan
never enter a church again; I shall
never believe In God, for if we lose.
there IS no God.
fortunately perhaps. his faith was
NOT called upon 10 stand the test. We
won. and he rejoiced, praised God. and
IS going 70 church occasionally still.
But his challenge IS not fair one
1t Is not reasonable that ones faitb
should always be pinned to success
In fact the greatest test of faith is
failure.
was talking recently to friend
Of mine who has helped as many
Young people ii financial trouble as
any one else know. know tbat
many ot these have imposed on him
have ignored their obligations. and
have broken faith with him sadly.
7 should think you would never
trust ans one again" I said 70 him
referring tie an especially annoying
experience with iuE-autude which he
had recently gone through.
Failure Is simply means 81
strengthening eae's faith. he ren1ea
7 believe Is human nature. want
70 help Young men I'm not going n
lose fa.-a r. The world even if SCORE
~ men are dishonest with me-. Tbs
ms 'ar.se aG pcs depended or
3oa WIS thoroughly good fellow.
hls na--- eorS would have said SCI lis
t4u..r waHl8 have confirmed Ire orsn-
'9n Iie ha5 performed lis 5atr. as
ar IS e understood &. = cod and
g ma1. He rad gone eeen farther
TEAM mere Gaty and, accord 3re ia hp
Han standards be was entitled to
some eons.ae-atl.s hy lis Creator
- is4t western Sevszaper uasaal
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

15-Neither
IA boys name, shortened
2O-TO be guilty of wrong
22-Fifty-twO (ROman numeraIsl
23-The autd content OF a plant
26-3.I4I6 29-An isle in a river
30--Liberatea
31-LOss impairment of the sense Of
smell
32-The title for married woman
33-Same as above
35-MOVing 36-A dessert
37-PRrt of the verb "tO be"
3S-in such manner
4O-A Bumeral
"a kind OF turtle
44-Th0se who strike
47--NntiVe metallic compound
4S-Demure
49--An opening into which anything IA
fitted
51-One of number
53--Artlcles of mems clothing
55--A docking place
56-A serpent
5S-Am0unt tahbr0 GO-Wrath
GA SUNK used in naming certain
hydrocarbons
85--That Is Latin nbbr1
GA Roman bronze coin
The solution will appear in next issue.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

a NDREWS was eighteen uta,
= came TO our community He s.+
been brought up with more 9ar
binary suictness, and str8as 5Iy h.
had accepted as his own the min
ciples which his father and ma.4a.
had taught him. He believed IN b.,
esty, and truth and moral recfiuae
He lived along for the fryr ,vo
years I knew him quietly. in Ia
cent and orderly way. doing his worn
regularly and well and living 4 vbaa
some happy life. 1t was Thankgg.vB,
day, he told me, afterward and 49,
ing far away from home. he was r-s,.
less and homesick. Griggs came In,o
his room, older and more experienced
than Andrews.
Lets go down town and see what
we can pick up" he said 'cYoDu
stagnate if you don't see a little o,
real life. Andrews"
And Andrews went and saw what
some are pleased to call fife" h
took a chance" and awakened
few days later to the realization that
he was the victim Of deadly disease
that made him shudder when he
thought of the possibilities. and be-
fore a month he had suffered zen.
eral stroke of paralysis That was
ten years ago. and he has never
walked since. and he never viii.
/ visited him a few months ago and
saw him wheeled about helpless BY
his gray-haired patient mother There
is no hope for him, no outlook.
Il hear the whistles blow in -hs
morning that call the other fellows
to work." he said to me. Il see The
men going by to some active employ.
ment while lie here like log. alive.
but helpless. | read of what is going
or in the world, but I'm never to he
a part of it. Hell, If there is q hgll.
will never be worse than this. And al
the time mother sits by, patient. never
uttering a word of blame bur the
pain and disappointment Of it eating
her heart out"
What was there to say? I had a
letter from him few days age
1T will be ten years or the twenty.
second of December" he wrote since
| have walked, and I'm thirty years
old. What l have suffered and what
my parents have suffered only Goa
knows. Often you have a chance q
talk to young fellows. Won't you reI
them about me sometimes and sg
that for the qualification of every eva
passion they'll always have to pay
the price?"
And so I'm telling you.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
THE BLUE CIRCLE

tered into, he must work a month to
pay off the obligation imposed by that
advance In other words. he was a
fixture here. He could not leave.
His eyes had closed and he had al
most lost Consciousness when he
heard a noise in the hall. 1t was not
the familiar thump, nor was It the
equally abhorrent sound of crawling.
Il was the sound Of foOtsteps-light
and running There was also the
sound Of hurried, excited breathing
and Of a rap on his door He sprang
out of bed and fastened to open II,
disturbed yet treasured by the rap
Il was alarmed but it was normal. He
threw open the door and stared In
credulously. Verify Campbell stood
before MIN In the darkness. He could
not see her. but he knew her even be
fore she spoke to him in a voice
hushed and terrified.
"Oh. Mr. Renshaw," she gasped
please come with me quickly!
can't find either jerks or James
and something dreadful has happened
TO grandfather r
Renshaw nodded and stepped back
into his room.
zone moment" he said. land / will
be with you"
He thrust his feet into slippers and
pulled a dressing gown over bis pa
jamas, knotting the cords OF the robe
as he rejoined her. He had to run to
catch up with her Having summoned
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

ALONG
LIES TRAIL
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men, University Of Illi,oi.
'''' .
PAYING THE PRICE

III
&c. 1895. Western Newspaper J.r.--
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
MEETING SUCCESS
MODESTLY

WE COULD scarcely live IN he
w same neighborho0d with Turner
after he beat the local record at huss-
ing corn and got his name III the
weekly paper After that he knew
everything
There is story with which most
students of history are familiar q
man who in a political crisis made
a wonderful speech that stirred MS
listeners and held them hreaIaFss'
and ultimately moved them 70 action
that vitality concerned the nation iae
news of his brilliancy and Dir power
spread over all the country aH| i vas
whispered that a new leader nag
arisen, a bright political star Ha5
burst into flame. But be Vas never
heard from again, never atte@rte.
second oratorical fight was aoMH T.
place all the rest of his life lie Ha'
shot all his ammunition on ,oe 's'
round and was sent 70 the r+af
He was afterwards aiWuEs aes
however, always held himself a.
from the common herd, could ar
quite forget that he had for
hour been recognized as -
When Paul was a freshman
Iege he wrote theme for -
Instructor which drew q grade @
and which came back to h.n
comment scrawled across I
real talent. Material c'eFes.F
died" 1t was an immature
boyish effort dealing with
ing. and petting parties and
complications incident to
Iescence. and for want 81
tenal at hand. II was
the college magazine
many another commonplace
From that time on Fa
literary Bolshevist WhateN
Of orthodox religion De
The thought Of mid-Viert
ture and principles ma,
laughter
All this religious stu6
admitted Its a sort
stition which doesn't aa
blooded men
OF course not
And all this time
Christian religion at
was responsible fer tts
which gave linn comfort
aon anu freedom heca
was Using il coa
aged n3 unfor-una.
where sanitary ecndtt
are required. where t-e
open to everyone who ~
is living In the bess
world-ana because i
Perhaps TIE worst
happened 10 Pas WIS
structor gave him the
pretty hard Il st4aa.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
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3-TO lament
6-rhe prickly envelope of "A fruit
e-sOuth America 1I-Steyys
I4--Regrets 1g-Tbe Sun
IA class of animals deIfed in a
primitive religion
1S-An American poet
1B-Those who distribute cards
2i--fhe star Ursa MinOriS
24-Popuiar name for "A New York on
cial
25-rhe Assam kilkNOrm
27-ro VentiIate 2S-SOdium (abbr.)
&9-Equnl division of landed property
$50 pass away
3+-A measure of energy
86--A hole la the ground
37-Writtcn votes
S0--A railroad In the United Stntes
4i--That thing
81 point of the compass
43-BOne lRnat) 45-wftbfn
4d--A public school In England
4S-An island off the west coast Of Asia
Minor
5O--fhe hair on the neck of an Hnimal
52-Makcs "A speech
6f-BeinE duh and SpirifIeSs
57--Condifiun of affecting "a large group
in the same community at the
same time AmfuiCuib
59-A note In the diatonfc scnIe
6i--NegetahIeS
62-An African tree bearing fragrant
flowers
o"-ENist GA clergyman
Guaranteeing
6S-EYer tcOntractionD
69-rO choose for once
50-A point of the compass
Vertical
IA means Of addressing "A gentleman
AN artists stand
3-A sent of learning
4--Ruthenium tsymboD
"a triyalent metallic element
ito lament --Abox.
S-To parse over again
"a drinking mug IO-Tilxe
ia Tibctan gazeIie
IA call for help
IA ribbed material
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
How TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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