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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-04
REPORTS MADE
ON DAMAGE TO
VALLEY CROPS
Injury 10 Citrus Is Still
Problematical in Some
Sections; Truck Loss
Temporary, Report

| In the opinion Of County Agenl
Louis II. Alsmeyer.s who reached
Brownsville late Saturday, after max
ing a partial survey Of tho county with
his brother. Henry Alsmeycr. Willy
Tirpit Of Harrington, and Fred Hale
horticultural aren't &C the Santa Fc
ted, and it is impossible to estimate
the exact amount in trims OF percent
age of limbs. fruit or trees, for the
trees that are frozen back may come
out in some instances, and they may be
damaged in others.
This committee. visited orchards and
nurseries at La Fcria, Stuart Place
Harlingen, Santa Rosa, and ether
points in the county. and will continue
the work later on, keeping actual rec
ords of the damage done. in order
that some benefit for tho Valley in
the matter Of experience may lie Sc
cured from the cold wave, even if some
damage is done TO the trees.
The lcmons and lines are hardest
hit" Mr. Alsmeyer said, although the
fruit on Grange trees is mora seriously
frozen than the grapefruit, probably
being due to the difference in size and
thickness of the peel
Wasson Reports
Belief that the damage to citrus
fruit in the Valley as a result Of the
recent cold wave is very slight, and
that damage TO cabbage, carrots and
turnips is spondngly small, witt
Il heavier damage en- the bcets, was
expressed by s. Dean Wasson, who is
! in the Valley in the interest Of the
Houston Post Dispatch. following trips
through the Valley, during which time
he talked with at least 100 persons
from Mission to Brownsville, according
to his statement made last night.
II did not find a single note Of pes
simism in the remarks Of any cf the
persons ! interviewed" Mr.. Wazson
said. Basing my judgment on the sc
| interviews, and what | actually saw in
the vegetable and citrus acrcages.
am satisfied the Valley can write off
| the damage from the recent cold snap
as being negligible.
| Light Truck Gone
produce in the lighter truck crops will
| be offset by the apparent better price
conditions in the SPRING" according to
| Mr.. Wasson. He pointed out that the
| bean crcp had been practically all har-
vested before the cold weather struck,
| but as to bets. estimated the damage
! at 25 to 80 per cent, due to the ahc,
that beets without tops cannot be Sold
on the market, and that those bects
on which the tops were frozen may he
too largu when the tops grow out, OF
| they may have been too small to stand
/ The freeze.
| cabbage is damaged to an extent
| Of about 25 per cent. according to
| mr. WATSON. Carrots arc not damag
| cd at all. and several seed houses re
port that farmers are buying seed and
getting ready to plant out their spring
vegetables. or to replant acreagcs on
which the crops have been frozen"
Mr.. Wasson mctioncd the fact that
much of the cotton ground is bein2
prepared now, and that prospects fol
Il good crop are bright.
Only about five per cent Of thu
nursery stock. and Of the orchard trt e.
| under two years old were destroyed b,
thc cold snap, and the damage to tn,
other trees was less, he said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-04
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Ass0clated Press.J
2 PARIS. Jan. 3.--The chemist Dement,
tsoux who worked with the late, Prof.
Curie and Madame Curie, died today in
y hospital, the victim Of a strange. lin
gering and agonizizg affection. caused
yby long continued Experimentation in
radium research, his case being not un-
like that Of Pref. Bergonie, who died
Yesterday in Bordea1r and that Of Dr.
Charles Valiant tn noted x-ray ex-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-04
THE WEATHER

Louisiana. East and West Texas: Sun
dav and Monday fair in the INTERIOR
mart cloudy, near coast, not much
change in temperature
Arkansas and Oklahoma: Sunday ana
Monday fair, not much change IN tenn
peraturc. -, ca.v
News Mexico. Arizona: Fair Suneay
.nd Monday, not much change IN tenn
perature.
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o,ls,ANA AUDITOR NAMED

RATION ROUGE, La, Jan. 3--ru-
oenc r. Lyons Of New Orleans today
was appointed state auditor by Gov
,ronr Fuqua to succeed the late justin
Denechaud. who died in New Orleans
q week ago.
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Truck Specialist
Estimates Losses

''Deccmbcr ~ to 23 the fall toma-
tees, snap beans, squash. peppers and
egg plant in the Lower Valley of
Texas were killed by The freeze, most
Of this had however, been harvested
before he low temperatures came on.
according to report by Charles
Continued on Page Two)
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Mississippi Man Isa
Sentences TO Hang
nv The Associated Press.)

MAGNOLIA, Miss, Jan. 3.Gcorgc
Mackic,- charged wit the murder last
August Of Mrs. William Bolian and Har-
ry Tarver on the Bolian farm, was
found guilty by a jury in circuit court
here today and was sentenced by Judge
Simmons to be hanged on February 6.
lContinued on Page Two
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'cach paying certain amount in pro
portion to the assessed valuation OF
the city or district or county, and the
money to be used in maintaining a lob
byiug group at Austin TO secure the
passage Of the bill, as well as to handle
other features of the proposition.
After preliminary matters were dis
posed of. including reading Of minutes
of meeting of the flood control com
mittecs of both iIidalgo and Cameron
counties, and Of :, subsequent meeting
of the Hidalgo county committee in
Edinburg, discussion OF the matter of
introducing the bill was brought up.
Confcrs With FauIk
j. T Canalcs. a member Of the flood
control committee. pointed out that he
had conferred with Harry Fauli. repre-
sentative from this county, on the
matter, and iha. such measures would
be taken as to secure the most re- pid
consideration of.the bill. This will in
clude tie introduction into the house
and senate of temporary bills, in order
10 hold place on the calendar. while
more tine Is secured n which To
draft the biz passage Of which is de-
sired, and which will be substituted
when the bill is called for onsideration
This motion was passed unanimously
following the passage Of a notion
recommending the employment Of Judge
G.. +. Gibson Of Austin TO draft The
bill, and secure its approval in the at
torney generals department. in which
department he was employed until re-
Dar
stlucicd to confer with Judge Gibson
on his charge for this service.
In short talk Judge Samuel Spears
Of San Benito declared that the state
Of Texas had made flood control all the
more imperative for Cameron county BY
granting tax remission 10 Hidalgo
county for the purpose Of securing
flood control in that county, as the
carrying out Of a flood control program
in Hidalgo county would naturally in
crease the burden thrown onto Cameron
county.
Outline Process
J. r.. Canales traced some Of the
steps that would have to be taken IN
securing the passage of the bill, ano
showed where the state would receive
more benefit than the measure cos'
in that the taxes would ultimately be
increased. due TO increased values
brought about by flood protection "
the county He emphasized the neces-
sity Of getting the cold facts ard put
ting them before the legislature III
order that the bill might go through on
it's merits.
The proposition was discussed iron
every possible angle in an open DIS
cussior, A motion was first intro
duced by Mr.. Canales stating that j
was the opinion Of the meeting thai
Judge Gibson should be employed tf
draft the bill, and authorizing Judge
Dancy to confer with him on the Zee
Another bill was introduced authoriz
ing the legal committee, OF Which Judge
Samuel Spears and J. T. Canales are
members, to draft substitute biils u
Represent Faulk and Senator Parr II
order that they might be entered ant
hold place on the calendar.
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Johnson's Offer For
Club Is Turned Dow
fBy The Associated Press J

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 3.--Wa1tcr
Johnson's cash offer of s3S5.000 to pur-
chase the Oakland baseball club was
flatly refused today by ]. Cal Ewing,
owner Of the clubs franchise in the
Pacific Coast league. II was under
stood that the Washington pitcher held
an option 10 buy the Oaks but the time
limit had expired, it was said. Ewing
informed johnson that the club was
no longer for sale.
Johnson said that he would return to
Reno tonight or tomorrow
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BASKETBALL. MEET

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan. 3.--lhc Ma
titnal A. A. IT, Basketball tournament
will be held here the week OF March y
according to DR.. J. A. Reilly, dir'e..f
OF athletics at the Kansas CITY Atm
lctic club.
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QUAKES RECORDED

MANILA. Jan. 3.-Four earth quakcs
Of moderate intensity were felt today
at Dumaguete and other towns Of
Oriental Negros, according to advicCs
received BY the weather bureau here.
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.GOYEROR TO VISIT

Garza Salinas. newly elected gov
crnor of the state Of Tamaulipas,sis
scheduled to pay a visit to the city of
Matamoros in the near fuure, accord
ing to report from Victoria, the
state capital
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BONUS REACHES TEXAS

TExARKANA, Tex, Jan. 3.-The first
bonus vouchers for ex-service men to
reach Texas were received at the rail-
way mail terminal here today, there be-
ing IL pouches Of vouchers for distri-
button to various Texas points. The
first bonus voucher to be delivered was
that Of u. G. Sparks, resident ot
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Statements "
Moore Declar

MONTICELLO. H., J.
man Allen Moore DEM
the charges against hin
Edna JAMES Scott in h,
the divorce suit filed u
Frank ID. Scott. Of Mic2
is contesting. He
mony q, tissue r6f
pcrtaincd TO himsel
denied Endorsement
and the stock cxch
=" The statements
ALL" he added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-04

Joseph SABBATH took undfN0Ddvisc
the husbands cross bill asking N
vorcc on grounds Of descrtion and n
ing Oscar Harmon. student in
college at which Journey is teachin
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HOUSE ONKST,
ENTERS SCOTT
DIVORCE TRIAL
Congress m a M Wife
Tells Of Big Gaming
Losses in 'Boar's
Nest;' Denies Charges
(By The Associated press.)

ALPENA, Mich, Jan. "a story Of
gambling, in which her husband parti-
cipatcd with other congressman in the
"BoaI's nest. on X. street in Wash
ington and other events. which, she
said marrcd her married life, ending In
separation from her husband. were
told from the witness stand today By
Mrs. Edna James Scott, in the hearing
for divorce brought by Congressman
Frank d. Scott, which Mrs. Scott is con-
testing.
Occupying the stand throughout to-
days hearing, Mrs. Scott gave full
account Of her married life. enumcrat-
ing instances in which she declared her
husband has shown coolncss toward
her and denying cmphatically that she
had ever been confidential with Mr.
Scotts secretary. Miss Jane Kennedy
Mis- Kennedy, on the stand yesterday
told CT numerous occasions when, she
said, Mrs. Scott had disclosed to her in
discretions which she had in turn told
her employer.
Before a courtroom crowded with
persons anxious to hear the story, Mrs
Scott told Of nights when Congressman
| Scott returned from playing caydSr 1liil1
! other congressman -~uiau0
nest" telling. s.
| bling losses.
| She testified
| Congressman
and other cong;
II saw the h;
Mrs. Scott con
crash would coI
(, Moore gave Mr..
| the Chicago std
terrified me. IL
only on the stod
| Of trip to Panama
| of congressman and
! |cipstcd,> Mrs. Scevt SAL
I'VE took the trip In n
lot Of liquor back. We
bic time with it because
which was under the bed il
Scott in the back and we E2d
it son end in the corner.
| worried to death and so werH
congressman aboard and
agreed that if we did noH
dom Of the port we wo
/ trunks overheard.
but we had it, an
brought to our apartni
ton, Mrs. Scott said.
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PR@ES{j
REFlA
fBy The ASS

by Il ne Assn
CHICAGO, ILL.,. N
Journey, wife CT II. q
Carolina college pro1
denied a divorce On
charging cruelty.
At the same time
Evening star., 1925-11-29

Amoskeag Heavy weight Domet Flannel
Night Robes, extra full cut sizes a inches
long made with military neck; new pat
terms; sizes Is to 20
Evening star., 1925-07-18

body threw an anvil into steam
turbine?
Why is it the ring gear. the rear
end and the universal joint always
happen to break when my wife was
driving?
What has been found to be the
primary cause for insanity among
traffic policemen?
Why are women the greatest con
tributors to the municipal fund for
broken lampposts?
Why is Traffic Director Eldridge
said to be considering the installation
of full-size, lifelike decoys resembling
a woman controlled automobile at in
tersections where he wants cross
traffic to come to a complete stop?
Why do Inspector Browns permit
examiners have a hunted look in their
eyes?
The association concludes it's state
ment with the suggestion that, grant
ing, for the sake of the argument
that woman drivers have less trouble
negotiating traffic than men have
perhaps IT is because traffic automati-
cally and spontaneously scatters for
safety when the familiar form of a
woman driver, with tilted bonnet and
grim countenance, heaveS into view.
Evening star., 1925-07-18

Woman automobile drivers are just
as competent, if not more so, than
men,
This statement is made by the
American Automobile Association af-
ter series of tests conducted by the
Institute of Government Research.
The two most important tests. the
speed with which the driver reacts TO
to danger and takes steps to avert it,
and the consistency with which the
driver responds in such a situation.
were participated in by student groups
selected from George Washington
University, special care being taken
that they averaged about the same
previous experience in driving.
There is no basis for the assertion
| that women are more liable to lose
their heads" the report says. 1T is
| largely a myth that society has fos
tered by playing up the idea that WON
en- are expected to be emotional
There is no physical reason why they
should be-"
Evening star., 1925-07-18
STATUS OF BELGIAN
MISSION ANNOUNCED
Members Named to Consider U. s.
Debt Coming Without Des-
ignated Leader.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, July 1S.-Foreign Min
lister Vandervelde announced that all
the members of the mission which is
soon to leave for the United States to
negotiate a settlement of the Belgian
war debt will be on an equal footing
1t previously had been understood that
NJ. Theunis. former premier and
finance minister, and later Baron Car
tier de Marchienne, the Belgian Am
bassador to the United States, would
head the mission.
Deputy Piregard, Socialist, speaking
in the chamber yesterday on the debt
question, declared: Those who know
the meaning of the words fair and un-
fair understand the surprise and bit
terness of the Belgians over repudia-
ton of President Wilson's signature.
The deputy recalled the speech of
the French Deputy Marin, in which it
was asserted that France and Belgium
were perhaps creditors of their cred
itor. NJ. Piregard remarked that IL
American States after the Civil War
repudiated debts due European cred
itors amounting to about 100, 900, 900
gold francs.
Evening star., 1925-07-18
"Sideswiped Husbands" Protest.

The above announcement brought
forth today a sharp retort from the
Amalgamated Association of Side
swiped Husbands, in which the find
ings of the Institute of Government
Research were arraigned caustically,
with intimations that the report was
colored by 'chivalry for the weaker
sex"
A series of poignant, pertinent ques-
tions" was flung direct into the hen
pecked countenances' of the experts
sponsoring Statements so manifestly
prejudiced" The association of hus-
bands, keeping their identity discreetly
veiled. want to know
Why taxicabs and busses give right
of way to nobody but woman drivers?
Why fender and bumper repair
shops are willing to spend huge sums
of money in encouraging more women
to drive automobiles?
Why, when woman driver wishes
to pass an automobile on an open
Evening star., 1925-07-18
HILL HEADS DIVISION.
Chief Petroleum Engineer
Charge of investigations.

Appointment of II. II. Hill, chief
petroleum engineer. as the head of
the petroleum division of the Bureau
of Mines, to have supervision of all
petroleum Investigations conducted
here and in the field, was announced
today by the bureau. Mr. Hill has
served as assistant chief petroleum
engineer for the past two years and
previously was supervisor of oil and
gas lease operations.
S. p. Kinney, assistant metallurgi.
cal chemist, with headquarters at
Pittsburgh, has been named super
vising metallurgist of the bureau, and
c. +. Sims, Observation-Disclosures. has
been named chief of the metallurgical
section at Pittsburgh. Z. d. Gard
ner will become acting superintend-
ent of the southwest experiment sta.
uon of the bureau, at Tucson, Ariz
on August
Evening star., 1925-07-18

Continued from First Page)
torney General A. T. Stewart pro-
nounced the decision glorious victory
for the State.
The taking of testimony from the
scientific witnesses proceeded far into
last night as, under the direction Of
Mr.. Darrow. a corps of court stenog-
raphers busted themselves in pre-
pairing the affidavits.
The Scopes trial has been a failure
from the concessionnaire's point of
view. Dozens of stands were erected
along the streets of the city in the
neighborhood of the courthouse. two
of them rearing their brown tent roofs
above the grass of the courthouse
lawn. One of these, barbecue stand,
behind which the beauty of the lawn
has been marred by a huge pit for
the preparation of the meats, has
not lost money, the owners say.
A few of the local concessions have
lost nothing. Built cheaply, there was
not any great investment required
for the construction of the stands, but
despite the small expenditure, many
of the men declare they have failed
to earn enough to authorize the in
VaStDne0t
Evening star., 1925-07-18

By the Associated Press.
DAYON, Tenn, July 1S.-Attorney
General A. r. Stewart, representing
the State of Tennessee in the prose
cution of John T. Scopes, may tell the
Stewards of South Carolina about the
Stewards in Tennessee. Mr.. Stewart
received today, through DR.. and Mrs.
II. B. Stewart, Fountain Inn, s. G., an
invitation TO attend the annual re-
union of the Walter Stewart Clan at
Fairview Presbyterian Church, Green
vile County, S. c. The reunion will
be held August 27, and the attorney
general said today that he hoped 10
be able to attend
The underworked jury in the
Scopes case was having full holi-
day today. Being a member OF the
Jury has not interfered seriously with
activities outside the courtroom. The
Jury has spent little time in court,
most of the proceedings being argu-
ments not for the members ears. The
Jury heard four witnesses TESTIFY for
the State, and DIR. Maynard NJ. Met
calf give his biographical sketch.
81 got here too late" were sad
words in Dayton today. Many per
sons, unaware of the recess over the
week end motored into the city to be
present as the case was tried in the
Rhea County courtroom.
Deprived of an opportunity TO hear
a debate of opposing counsel, the Visi-
tors looked at the courtroom, visited
the drug store where it started, and
wondered if every passing bareheaded
man was John Thomas Scopes, the
defendant.
Scopes apparently was not per
turbed by Judge Raulston's decision
TO keep scientific testimony out of
the case. He did not change express
sion as the judge read his decision,
and he was able to go swimming in
the afternoon. Scopes said today that
he has made no plans for his program
after the Scopes case" ends.
Around the council tables in the
Evening star., 1925-07-18
GIRLS CASE BATTLING.
Disappearance of Frances Sullivan
Still Unsolved.

Mystery of the disappearance Of
Miss Frances Sullivan, 1S-year-old
Eastern High School student, has not
been solved by the police of this city,
Montgomery County, Md, authorities
or relatives of the missing girl 1t
has been one week since she wrote
messages to her sister at her home,
1922 Tenth street northeast, and later
deposited her clothing on the river
bank near Rock Spring. Md, a suicide
note pinned to the bundle.
Then came reports from various
sources that the missing student had
been seen at different places garbed
In a sailor costume, but police think
they were mistaken in the identity.
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives.
yesterday issued another order to the
police TO make every effort 10 find
Miss Sullivan.
Evening star., 1925-07-18
FINDS WOMAN AUTO DRIVERS
EOUAL TO MALE OPERATORS
'Just as Competent, If Not More So,'' Is the Judg
n1ent of american Automobile association.
''Sides,Uiped Husbands'' Protest.

road, she blows the horn until the
dryer of the car in front, thinking
the fire engines are coming, moves
over to the ditch. And then says,
oh. I can't pass him, honey, you
drive nown'
Why Is 1t a woman driving a. car
always will do exactly what everybody
behind, in front and abreast of her
thinks she will not do?
Why is II a woman cannot learn to
shift gears without driving the car
in low speed at Is miles an hour. in
second at 25 and then goes into third
with a noise that sounds like some
Evening star., 1925-07-18
SLANDER OF FASCiSTS
CHARGED TO ENGINEER
Refused to Shake Hands With Of
fetal CT Government After
Street Fight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GENOA, Italy. July 1S.-Tt is re
ported the public prosecutor has Of
ficially charged Raffaele Rossetti ar.
engineer. with Outrageous slande1.
against the Fascist government. !" The.
charge follows a street fight in which
Rossetti engaged during arguments
about the trial at Florence of Prof.
Salvemini, accused of violating the
Fascist laws regulating newspapers.
A Fascist official met Rossetti after
the fight and expressed sympathy for
the latter. who was bleeding severely.
The official offered TO shake hands
but Rossetti refused, declaring: 'I
will not shake hands with an officia
of the Fascist government" The Of
fetal charges Of the prosecutor then
were made.
Evening star., 1925-07-18
CHURCH ADMITS DARROW.
Liberal Sect in Denver Honors
Scopes Defender.

DENVER, Colo, July Is P.-
Clarence Darrow yesterday was elect
ed to honorary membership in the
Liberal Church of Denver because Of
the part Darrow has played in the
defense of John Thomas Scopes.
In electing the Chicago lawyer the
church went on record as accepting
his theory of Christianity" The
church also sent Mr. Darrow a letter
expressing hope that the Scopes trial
would succeed in bringing about "the
early thoughts, now dormant in many
minds, that imbued the foundation of
progress in the American conscience. "
Evening star., 1925-07-18
SCOPES ATTORNEYS
RUSH AFFIDAVITS
FOR TRIAL RECORD

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-07-18
Fisher Body Co. Buys Rival.

DETROIT. July Is CP.-The Fisher
Body Corporation yesterday announced
the purchase of the Fleetwood Metal
Body Co., Fleetwood, Pa. No price
was announced. The shops will be
maintained at Fleetwood.