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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
S. p. Officials Guests
of Edinburg Rotary
Especial to The Herald)

EDINBURG, Tex, July 4.-The Edin-
burg Rotary Club had as it's guests
Thursday party of officials of the
Southern Pacific lines consisting Of
H. M. Lull, chief engineer Of the lines
Harry Parker, assistant engineer, who
is in charge Of the survey of the pro-
posed extension Of the Southern Pacific
from Falfurrias to Edinburg and Geo. F
Chamberlain. Mr.. Lull stated in a talk
to the club that the Southern Pacific
was only waiting for the necessary GER
tificate of public convenience from the
Interstate Commerce Commission to be
granted before beginning the actual con
struction on the extension.
He said it was the hope of the South
ern Pacific to have trains in operation
! over this extension at an early date
as all preliminary surveying and other
work is being done so that as soon as
the certificate is granted, construction
can start.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
VANDALS WORKING
IN STRIKE ZONE
fRv The Associated Press.)

SYDNEY, N. s., July 4.-Plentifully
supplied with liquor seized in a raid on
customs house, vandals have started
anew their depredations in the Cape
Breton district where 10000 United
mine workers are on strike against the
British Empire Steel company.
Incendiarism, loOting and assaults,
which was Eopped for time with ar
rival of 500 or more troops and organi-
zation Of special union police are again
causing concern. Within the last "a
hours three company buildings have
been burned.
A band Of masked men entered the
residence of the collector of customs
and forced him to unlock the customs
house. carrying away 43 kegs of rum re
Gently seized. Union officials have
said that the plentiful supply of liquor
was in part responsible for the disor-
ders
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
BAPTTSTS FIGHT
STANDARD OIL
Separate Missionary So.
ciety Planned by Fun
damentalists
(Bv The Associated Press I,

SEATTLE. Wash, July 4-Defeated
all parts of the United States and Cam
majority vote of moderniSt delegates
fundamentalists attending the Northern
Baptist convention held session in the
Presbyterian church here last night to
discuss the question::
"Shall the Baptist denomination be-
come the religious department of the
Standard Oil company"
Reference to the Standard Oil com
pany contained in the call for the meet,
ing was not made the subject of extend
ed discussion during the session.
General opposition to modernist
views of Rev. Harry E. Fosdick, minis
ter of a New York Baptist church, en-.
dowed by members of the Rockefeller
family, brought the reference to Stand
ard Oil company.
The melting which was sponsored BY
the National organization Of the. Bap.
tist Union. resolved to- take steps to-
ward organizing a new missionary so
ciety based upon fundamental princi
pies The organization meeting Of the
proposed society will be held in Chicag,
next October and fundamentalists from
all parts oft he United States and Can
ada will be invited.
A dramatic touch was added to th'
modernists meeting when the pastor o
the Presbyterian church in which it wa
held, DIR. Mark A. Matthews, deliveret
an impromptu address in which he laud
ed the efforts of the fundamentalists
saying:
"Your fight is my fight. Your nick
name is Baptist. My nickname is Pres
| byterian, but our surname is member
! ship in the body of Christ. The battl
is on and will not end until Chris
comes again"
The fundamentalists in a carefull
worded statement made clear that tn
division in missionary endeavors propos
ed "must not be interpreted as a frs
step toward separation from the Bap
tist denomination.
| Rev. ]. Frank Norris. editor of tn
Searchlight, Fort Worth. Texas, said tn
! fundamentalists would attempt to driv
out the 'modernist element from tn
main body of the church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
ARMY MUSTER
PLANS TESTED
over NATION
Almost Every Commu-
nifty in Country Has
Part in End Defense
Day Test Programs
fRv The Associated Press.N

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 4-The
three part army of the United States
was undergoing today in association with
Fourth of July celebrations all over the
country the second test of plans made
for mastering the army in event of war.
Unit commanders in the regular army,
national guard and organized reserves
were putting into effect their own plans
for assembling their units as they would
il actually called to the cOlors.
Practically every large community in
the country and even towns and villages,
and in some cases little more than gross
road settlements. had part in the
days muster. Out of this decentralzed
stock taking process the war department
will receive before tomorrow reports
giving general picture of the response
made by the country to this second
effort to find a practical way to test
national defense plans and at the same
time impress upon the country as
whole the meaning and significance OF
the new military policy adopted in
1926. - s+-ssNe
While there were more than 100000
rious branches in the reOrganized army
in the test last September, war depart
ment officials had no method of pre-
dieting what the total would be today.
They were confident. however, that even
should the total fall far short of the
September figures. enough new data as
to the status of individual units of all
three components of the army would be
produced to insure sound and practical
DEVELOPMENT Of the next stage of their
planning.
Because of the historic significance of
July A, special stress was laid in war
department instructions upon the pa
triotic demonstration aspect of the mus
ter. without any doubt many millions
of ciizens will participate and the ag-
gregate attendance is expected to equal
or exceed the figure of 100000 par
ticipants in the exercises last Septem-
ber
On the basis of reports of last Sept
ember and those to be filed after to-
davis muster, the war department VIII
review the whole question OF testing It's
plans and subject for congressional ap-
proval probably during the winter sea-
son definite program to cover future
defense tests. President Coolidge has
indicated to the department that 1t must
seek authority of congress If IT feels
that some form Of annual inspection and
stock taking in connection with de-
tense plans is necessary.
With the president and many cabinet
officers out Of town and all government
departments except the war depart
ment closed over the Fourth Of July,
Washington's contribution was confined
TO patriotic exercises in the dayhgn'
hours and with plans for the musterlng
of regular, reserve and national guaro
units being carried out by the un''
groups at their headquarters. Ihere
was no attempt to duplicate the MILL
tarv parade of last September.
n the war department of all Officers
were on duty in uniform and the eivlllan
nersonnel necessary for the functionins
of aepartment machinery for test pur-
noses also was retained despite the hoii-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
BENEVOLENT SOURDOUGH
TO BE BURIED IN BOX
X X X
MADE OF BAR HE OWNED

NOME, Alaska, July 3-Because Of
a coffin shortage in Nome brought on
by diphthefia epidemic deaths last
winter, Barney Gibson 50, sourdough
of Dawson, Yukon river, Nome and
Teller gold rush fame, will be buried
in a handmade coffin fashioned from
the mahogany bar Of the Gold saloon
in Dawson, of which he was proprietor
once upon time.
Gibney died here Saturday after
an illness Of 3 years. He was born
in Plattsburgh, N. Y, and was known
as one of the most benevolent men of
the Northland. He preserved the bar
when prohibition put the establish
ment out of business and expressed
the wish that it be made into a coffin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
MANY EVENTS PICK
FOURTH TO HAPPEN

Considering the fact that
the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was signed on
July 4, it is highly proper
to regard that day as an
important one in the ma
tron' s life.
But for some reason or
other a good many other
fairly noteworthy events in
American history have fall
en- on July 4. Here are a
few:
1676-Exactly 100 years
before the signing, impor-
tant reform legislation look
ing toward the complete lib
erty that was eventually
gained by Washington was
completed by the Virginia
assembly.
1754-Col. George Wash
ington, an officer in the
French and Indian war, met
defeat at the hands of a SUI
perior force Of French at
Fort Necessity.
1871 CORVALLIS evacu-
ated Williamsburg, Va, the
beginning of the colonists
final victory.
1826-John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson, second
and third presidents, died
within a few hours of each
other.
1831-James Monroe, au-
thor of the famous doctrine
that bears his name, passed
away.
1845-T Texas voted for
annexation to the United
States.
1916 California's inde-
pendence of Mexico de-
clared by Fremont and fol-
lowers.
1863-The turning point
in the Civil War. Vicksburg
fell to Grant, while Lee,
crushed the day before at
Gettysburg, fell back into
Virginia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
JOHN N. GARNER TO
VISIT VALLEY SOON

Congressman John N. Garner, his
wife and their son, Tully Garner, and
wife and baby, will arrive in Browns
vile some time early next week from
Laredo and Hebbronville, where they
have been. E
Congressman Garner was in Laredo
yesterday, and left there last night for
Hebbronville, where he was scheduled
to be the principal speaker at Fourth
Of July celebration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04

caught between a metal ceiling
and joists, and a rubber tubing
and funnel were used to give her
water.
Work Of rescue proceeded slowly.
Only one wall, which stood next to q
lot where excavation was inproeress,
fell but others were expected to totter
any moment. Heavy beams and rafters
cangled over the workemns heads as
they dug in the debris for victims.
Screams Of those caught beneath the
brick and wood could be heard by fire
men and doctors as they pried their way
through the wreckage. From hole
about 20 feet deep in the basement
could be heard cries Of womens voices.
One man was taken out alive only after
physicians had amputated two of his
fingers in order to free him from his
trap. He laughed and smoked cigar
ette while they operated. The cries of
a woman sent firemen to three other
men but they were unable to find the
one who directed them. Another woman
was heard screaming but before she
could be rescued firemen said it would
Continued from page ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
MANY DIE AS bu|L DING FALLS
Eight Bodies Found
Following Cdue-ln of
Boston Dancing Club
(By The Associated Press)

BOSTON, Mass July Am number persons
buried beneath the wreckage of vetoy building early
today when wall Of the Pckwick Club anght dancing
on Beach street, collapsed
The building formerly the Dreyfus Hotel Bostons
Chinatown in the south end
Police estimated o'clock this morning least
eight persons had lost their lives in the collapse of wall of the
club Today unidentified girl taken from the
workers reported seeing the bodies
five in the wrekage believed others would found
as the work of clearing away the brick proceeded
The first body be identified that Patrolman
Holoran He found by old friend Patroman Sylvester
Murphy. Rescuers were unable to his body.
For several hours efforts to reach woman
whose cries could be heard She talk and told them
her name Edith Jordan of Somerve suburb She
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
Waco Youth browns
In River Near City
fBv The Associated Press }

WACO, Tex, July 4.-Lionel Davis,
18, was drowned in the Bosque river
today. With his father, mother, bro
theirs and sisters, he had gone to the
river three miles from Waco for a
fourth of July outing. He was drown
ed while taking an early morning
plunge. He called for help but went
down for the last time before other
members of, the party could reach him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
ARREST MAN AFTER
THEFT OF CHICKENS
fSpecial To The Herald.0

STUART PLACE, Texas, July A
man named Baker, who gives his home
as Calhoun county, Texas, is being held
on charge of burglary in connection
with the theft Of some chickens from
H. c. West of Stuart Place.
Mr.. West reported the theft to the
sheriff, who arrested the man attempt
ing to sell chickens at Los Fresnos. The
chickens were identified, and 81 of them
returned to the owner, although the
other half hundred are still missing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
SEWER LINES BEING
CONNECTED in DONNA
Especial to the Herald.)

DONNA, Tex. July 4.-More han
5000 feet Of pipe for the new ever
system for Donna has been laid and the
work will be continued until the town
has been fully piped by the Chaplin Paw
ing Company under the local direction
of Construction Engineer Smith.
Some of the pipe is being laid as deep
as IL feet.
This work is the first part of consid-
cradle civic Improvements being done by
the city. Complete new water system
is to be installed and the streets are to
be paved, bond issue for which has beer
sold and contracts let.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04

an opportunity to register Two ball games,
bathing girl revue and the dedication of a new
swimming pool, number of speeches and
barbecue dinner are other events scheduled
Two Gulf Coast Lines trains, one composed
largely of the original equipment which made
the first run into the Valley on July 4, 1904,
and manned by some of the original crew, the
other train Of the latest mOGern equipment,
have been attracting a great deal of attention.
In McAllen three-day rodeo, with outstand
ing stars and some unusual and thrilling feats,
is drawing to close with big crowd enjoying
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04

street. FOIOW1Hg tne paraue, reserve Objects
registered at the post.
The Brownsville Valley League team this
afternoon will play crack team from Beeville
the first of a three-day series of ball games as
part of the celebration Of the day being staged
here
In addition to these major celebrations many
smaller ones are being held throughout the Val
ley by church organizations and lodges and
hundreds OF people are thronging the beaches
and enjoying days outing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
M'ALLEN MAN DIES
FROM BULLET WOUND
fsneeial to the Herald.)

McALLEN, Tex, July A. L. jones'
a~oom corn buyer of this city dleo
Thrrsaav night in the McAllen hospitai
-, n;stol shot in the chest, below
the heart, the wound peing seii
flicted. .tf.;rs i
Dependency over financial affairs Is
believed to have caused the fatai shoo.
;ng Mr.. Jones is survived by ms
mother and five young children ms
homa was formerly in Liberal, Kansas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
French Gold Basis Loan
Gets Deputies Approval
(gv The Associated Press

PARIS. July 4.-The council of min
isters today approved the conditions for
the new gold basis loan to be issued u
exchange for the National defense
bonds which fall due. this year. The
terms will appear in the official journal
on Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
EDUCATOR DIES

LAFAYETTE. Ind, July 4.-Dr. Percy
Norton Evans, head Of the chemistry
department Purdue for 25 years, died at
his home in West Lafayette lyast night
DR.. Evans had been in failing health
for several months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
Business Pauses AS
Citizens Celebrate Birth of
Nation; 149 Years Today

ID OCULAR business has paused to-
IN day while the citizens from one
end of the Valley to the other are cele-
brating the one hundred and forty ninth
birthday of the nation-the signing OF
the Declaration Of independence at Old
Town Hall, Philadelphia, July A, l776.
San Bento, bedecked with flags and
bunting in an elaborate manner, is host
to thousands in regulation Fourth of
July program which opened early this
morning with band concert on the
streets to greet the first arrivals. A
Defense Day parade followed and every
man and woman present is being given
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
LIVERPOOL SPOTS

LIVERPOOL, July 4.-Cotton spot
dull; prices steady. Strictly good mid
ding 14.22; good middling 1892; strict
ly middling 1857; middling 13.42; strict
" low middling 1902; low middlins
1862; strictly good ordinary 1922; good
ordinary 1852. Sales 1000 bales includ-
ing 700 American; receipts 2lOO, all Am
erican.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04
THE WEATHER

Rrownville and vicinity Partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday.
East Texas: Tonight and sunday paf'-
IL cloudy. probably local thunder snow
a,s In north portion Light to moderate
southerly winds on the coast.
west Texas: Tonight and SUNDAY
partly cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-04

real western entertainment. Other fea
lures Of the day s celebration have
commemorated the birthday Of Uncle
Sam
In Matamoros this afternoon Sidney
Franklin, the only American bull fighter,
is matching his skill against that of one
of the noted matadors Of Mexico in kill
ing four Malpaso bulls for the enter
tainment of another throng.
The military forces, under command
of Col, John M. Morgan, this morning
paraded out Washington street here, re-
turning to Fort Brown down Elizabeth
The Washington times., 1925-02-20
MOST USEFUL TRUNK IN THE WORLD.

by an inch-the elephants aim
was good and the old bucket went
rattling off and never stopped
until it bumped into a fence.
IT didn't do anything to that
fellow" said Bobby, looking the
very picture of detection.
That elephant got burnt" said
Bunny. Bobby said the peanuts
were hot, but the elephant evi-
IDENTIFY thought they were too hot
for his throat. That's the reason
he fired the bucket at Bobby"
oh" gasped Bobby. II am
sorry"
Cant that elephant do lot Of
things with his trunk, thought"
asked Bobby.
Indeed he can" said I. And
I will tell you why. That trunk
is combination of an upper lip
and nose and in 1t are fifty thou
sand muscles, so that it can use
it as we could our arms"
Suppose Babe Ruth had fifty
thousand muscles in his arm"
murmured Bobby, throwing an
imaginary ball with his own little
chubby arm.
The Washington times., 1925-02-20
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In the one cHARLE3AL.REto.Altt4t
world are the things they see and
feel and smell and taste, the
world that you, call reality.
In the child's other world are
the things the child constructs
in its own mind, builds from the
fragments Of its own limited ex-
perience, peoples with the crear
lures of It's unrestrained fancy.
the world Of Imagination, the
world Of Make-Believe-the world
that the psychologists speak Of
as the world of phantasy.
There is nothing moro pathetic
than to see a child with a vivid
world of phantasy dominated by
sordid parents without imagina-
ton, who have no idea of the
reality of things that cannot be
classified as hills or hollows,
fields or flowers, clothes or cab
bage, prunes or potatoes.
Such a child born to such
parents is born to martyrdom.
The intelligent parent recog-
nizes in the Age of Make-Believe
the most valuable opportunity
for the fashionilIg of character.
The child who comes to you
with vivid stories OF bears and
lions and tigers and fairies and
gnomes, or of beings in human
guise, as actually seen, is not
telling falsehoods, but simply re-
ducing to words phantasies that
are built out Of material, gen.
orally absurd enough. that you
have furnished In nursery tales.
Don't, reprimand a child for
telling a phantasy for q truth, as
you understand q truth.
Teach your child that there is
a world of actual things and
world of imagined things. teach
her-I have cherished niece in
mind ais I write-tl1at it is all
right to. imagine things as beauti-
The Washington times., 1925-02-20

<<"HE circus is coming to
town" shouted Bobby
one day as he ran into
the house almost breathless.
''When?" I asked.
"In three weeks" said Bobby.
Now of course you know cir
Gus Is really much more interest.
ing in a small town than it is in
a big city, and to get up early
and see; the tents put up is a
real treat.
Everything was in readiness
for the feeHing Of the animals,
performers and workers in this
fascinating moving town-for that
Is what a circus is. The advance
agent had been around buying
hay and food and provisions
weeks before. Here it was all
delivered.
We wandered around and look
ed at the cages and then walked
over to the place where the
elephants were kept. They had
just finished raising the big poles
and helping to move around big
wagons. Now they were eating
their light breakfast Of a few
bales of hay.
I'm going to give this big fel.
low some peanuts said Bobby,
and he ran off to the peanut man
who was busy roasting his pea
nuts to sell at the afternoon per-
formance.
Back Bobby ran with the red
hot" peanuts in bag.
"When!" said Bobby. They're
hot all right
And as it happened Bobby was
not the only one who thought
they were hot.
i will tell you why, Bobby held
the peanuts out to the elephant
which he had cosen to feed The
big beast took one deftly with
that little sharp end of his trunk,
lifted 1t up a%i tossed it down
his throat.
Then he quickly stretched his
trunk and reached for the water
in the bucket nearby. Down into
the water he plunged his trunk,
sucked up a long draught, which
nearly enptied the bucket, and
then quickly squirted it down his
throat.
Then what do you think he
did? That elephant reached
again for the bucket, lifted 1t
with his trunk and threw it
straight at Bobby.
Bobby ducked and only escaped
The Washington times., 1925-02-20
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Breakine an Enaaaement

Breaking an Engagement
~ EAR MISS FAIRFAX:
7 am twenty.eight Ny
- fiancee is two years my
junior. I have known her since
school days and have been en-
gagged fifteen months.
Every time approach the sub
ject of marriage she states that
her financial support il required
at home.
Her parents, both living, own
their own home and maintain a
motor car. Also two other chill
dren contribute to the upkcep Of
the home.
My fiancee refuses to have
hope chest. She says its my duty
to furnish home.
My wage is forty-seven dollars
a week. / have a bank balance
large enough to furnish a home.
I have thought seriously of dis
continuing my engagement because
of our disagreements. Kindly give
me your opinion. TROUBLED.
r WOULDN'T have any argu-
ment over the hope chest IL I
were you. Most engaged girls
like to collect household linen for
use in the home they hope later
to establish. But this is entirely
a matter Of personal taste.
Have serious, affectionate talk
with your fiancee on the subject
of your marriage. If you and she
love each other. you'll not wrangle
over petty financial details. But
on the other hand she should not
: have become engaged to you un-
less she intends to marry you and
start a home OF her own. Unless
she is willing to do this within a
reasonable time you should be
justified If you think it best In
breaking the engagement.