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unhurt except for the eye discolor-
alton caused. he said. by a blow
from one Of the kidnaptrs' fists. He
told a story Of imprisonment on a
farm and had a good word to say
for the man and woman who were
his iailcrs. His principal point.
which he repeatedly emphasized dur
ing the hours Of questioning BY
Sheriff Margraf. was that he wanted
70 20 home 'and see my mama"
Was Hit IN Eye
"They hit me over the head ard
in the eye when they dragged me
into their car" Billy said, rcciting
details Of the kidnapping September
8 They kept telling me 70 shut
up, and when | hollered anyway, he
hit me-"
-The men who kidnapped me were
Italians he said. The man and
woman to whose farm they took me
were French. couldn't understand
what the farm people said, but
can understand Italian. The farm
ers treated me all right. There
was a little boy there, and We play
cd together. Once l got away, but
they caught me-"
The boys release came after po-
lice mad announced that their in
vestigation was drawing a close net
about the extortionists.
Was Released
Billy said the two men who had
kidnapped him as he was starting
home from school two weeks ago
turned him loose last night They
put him in an automobile and drove
for half an hour, he said. They
stopped and one Of the men gave
him a $l0 bill.
Walk straight ahead" the man
told him. until you come to a
streetcar track. Get on the car and
tell the conductor you want 10 70
Continued on page two)
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HOOVER
PLANS MEETS
VIII Campaign County
In Inter1c. or the
G. 0. p. Ticket

The Cameron County Hoover-for-
President club will begin its cam
paign on behalf Of the republican
presidential nominee with an initial
meeting to he held in Santa Rosa
SEPTEMBER Is. according 10 Carlos q,
Watson, secretary Of the organiza-
tion.
Eight meetings are to be held IN
the county. the final rally being
staged November =.
Plans for the campaign were out
lined at a meeting Of the directors
Of the club held in Brownsville
Tuesday afternoon and attended
by Mrs. G. II. More. X. e. Morris.
John T. Lomax. +. A. Monsees. Jesse
bennett. and Watson.
The plans call for vigorous
campaign on the part of the club
in an effort to carry the county into
the republican column in respect 70
the presidential nominees
William :. West will ne the prin-
cipal speaker at the Santa Rosa
rally. Club speakers for the other
meetings have not yet been chosen,
ii ~ said.
"The campaign Is to be waged on
non-partisan basis and the trend
in this county il strongly toward
Hoover" Watson said. "Recent de-
cision TO replace 10 OF the 20 rcpub-
lican presidential electors with
Hoover democrats has had tend
ency ~ bring over manv democrats
to active support or Hoover and
Curtis"
The following rallys are to be
held: Santa Rosa. Sept. 2S. I'll Jar
din. Oct 3: San Benito. Oct. II: Ia
Feria. Oct. 10: Flo Hondo. Oct. %:
Brownsville. Oct. IS: Los FresnoS
Oct. 80. and Harlingcn. Nov. ..
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San Benito BOYS
Arm Is Crushed
AsAutO Hits Him

SAN BENITO. Sept. ia crushed
arm that had TO be operated on for
removal Of splintered bone. was sus-
tanned by Homer Orcutt. Jr.. as the
result Of being hit BY an unidentified
mosorist Tuesday evening near the
west city limits OF San Benito.
Orcutt and several other youths
were playing together about sun
down when the accident occurred.
The motorist halted and carried the
boy 20 the side of the road and. evi-
IDENTIFY thinking that the lad was not
seriously injured, got into his ear
and drove away. A search is being
made for the driver.
Oreutt was later taken to the hos
pital where the spIintercd bones were
removed.
He is the 12-year-old son of a tour
ist camp and service station operator.
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German Flier On
Flight to Japan

BERLIN. Sept. ls.-tPl-Actinr as
co-pilot. Baron Ehrenfried Gunther
Won Huenefeld hoped off at 1:52
A. n. today. hoping to reach Tokyo
IN eight days. With him were Carl
Indcr. Swedish pilot. and Paul Lend
erich. mechanic.
The baron. who travelled 10 Amer
Ica ~ "a passenger ln the trans-At-
lantic plane Bremen. rose from VA
sick bed some time ago 20 join an
aviation school. lie remained there
for few weeks 10 obtain an inter
mediate flying certificate which en-
abled him 70 act ~ second pilot on
the present flight. The journey y
being made in the Europa. . sister
ship or the Bremen.
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Brochet Funeral
ToBe Held TODAY

MERCEDES. Sept 10. Funeral
services for William Brochet, who
died at his home in this city Tues
day after an illness OF six weeks,
were to be held at $3.50 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon from the Stotler
mortuary, Rev. Cortling officiating.
Brochet was a prominent business
man Of this city ard was owner Of
the Mercedes Creamery. He was born
in Illinois and came to Mercedes
about IL years ago.
tie Is survived BY six children:
George. Carmie. Martin. Erie and
Elsa, all Of Mercedes, and q married
daughter now living in Illinois.
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Smith Endorses
.M'Nary Farm Aid
Plan in Address

OMAHA. Sept. 9.-tPl-Govern-
or Smith left Omaha at 9:37 a. m,
today for Oklahoma City where to-
morrow night he will deliver the
second speech Of his two weeks
campaign in the middle and far
west.
The long special train carrying the
democratic presidential nominee
will not reach Oklahoma City until
a. MI. tomorrow. Eight stops
were scheduled in Nebraska, ard
Kansas.
By II. HAROLD OLIVER
tAssociated Press staff Writer)
OHAMA. Neb., Sept. l9-lPi-With
a flat declaration that he favors the
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and Equipment for Sale, ETC. He can get
farm help, buy or sell stock, poultry and
produce through them. The small adver-
tiser's market place is in the Want Ads.
Read at night-answered in the morning.
Phone 8.
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WEEPING SLAYER DOOMED

ATHENS. Galkis. who
u constantly during his trial for
der. was convicted and sentenced
cath. but mcy 90 blind before he
secuted
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DONCASTER, Eng.-J. n. BowdIer
and Mrs. Muriel Laddington. elopers
departed from Canada. have returned
here for trial.
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High and low tide nt Point Isabel
cal conditions:
High .............1 12 midnight
L"N 1850 4--a.-..44.+-.+r A+AD n- Hi.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Fair and continued warm tonight
and Thursday.
For East Texas. Generally fair tn-
night and Thursday; somewhat
warmer in north portion tonight. and
in west and north portions Thurs
day.
Light ~ moderate northerly uD
easterly winds on the coast.
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The Farmer

can use the Want Ad
pages of this paper to
considerable advantage.
Herein are listed EARNS
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The river viii remain practically
stationary from Mission down during
the next q hours.
Flood Present 1f-Hr. 2i-Hr.
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ALAMO IRON WORKS
Brownsville Corpus Christi
Sam Antonio - Houston
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Cotton Yield
In Texas VIII
Show Big Gain

Cotton production in Texas will be
100000 bales according 70 the Sep
TENDER 4 estimate Of the department
"a agriculture. The production in the
state was ASA, 900 bales in 1927, o.
$4,000 in 1926; 4,l63,0 900 In 1925, and
4,949,000 in 1924.
In the southern area production is
estimated at-660 900 bales as compar-
ed with $4,000 ginned in 1927. The
only section Of the state where the
crop will fall below that OF last year
Ia in the northwest area which has
an estimated production on $4,000
bales against 1.029, 600 ir 1927. The
condition or the crop was placed at
81 per cent as compared with IS per
cent on the same date last year. The
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Crowds Thrilled
By Bull Fight At
ReynOsa Sunday

REYNOSA, Mex, Sept. 10.-DeSpite
a threat Of rain. hundreds Of Valley
residents and upstaters attended the
bull fight in this city Sunday after
noon which was one of the most
thrilling ever staged here, being ac-
centuated BY the narrow escape Of
Ricardo Romero Freq, Mexico City's
premier matador, when he slipped
and fell in the path Of a charging
Malpaso bull.
Fred escaped with minor abrasions
on the head and a slight cut on the
left leg. The leg Of his trousers
were badly tori where the bull
hooked his horns as he passed over
the matador in a dash for q torreador
who had come 10 his rescue.
Both Sidney Franklin, the only
American matador in the world, and
Freq demonstrated their abilities u
the satisfaction Of the crowd that
had gathered to witness the fight.
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As From McAllen to
Leave For College

McALLEN, Sept IO.-Maintaining
its popularity in McAllen. the Univer-
sity Of Texas leads all other colleges
in the number Of local students who
will leave next week TO enter college.
A census recently made shows that
IS McAllen students will enter col
lege this year. The colleges which
will be attended By the McAllen stu
dents and the number for each fol-
lows: University Of Texas 10; Edin-
burg College a; Baylor College 3: T.
G. U. 3; San Marcos Teachers Coll
lege. Kidd Key. Oklahoma State Uni
versity, Rice Institute, +. p. C. at
Milford. and Schriner two each: A.
and NJ. S NJ u, Assembly training
school at Richmond. Va. G. i. A. at
Denton, Trinity University, Ouachita
College Al Arkadelphia, Ark, Curry
School OF Expression al Boston, Mass,
and Notre Dame will receive one each
from McAller.
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HOOVER GETS
COODPICTURE
OF SITUATION
C. o. p. Nominee Sur
prise to Friends
With knowledge of
Race I'm States

WASHINGTON, Sept. l0.-F-
Herbert Hoover il disclosing TO cali
ers q knowledge Of political condi-
lions in various states which have
surprised many Of them both in its
details and its broad grasp Of the
possible effects Of the unusual cross
currents az work In this campaign.
While Ne never talks for puhica-
ton a. 10 his own beliefs concern
inr the outcome Of the election. u
is known he has c~ard-indexed the
states in his own mind and a pre-
sent concisely and with a wealth Of
detail the fundamental reasons for
his confidence in winning in one
place and for his opinion that he
will trail his democratic opponent
in another.
Pleased with West
As time goes on the republican
presidential candidates satisfaction
with the situation in the west grows
and he apparently entertains serious
doubts now about only three states
in that section-Missouri, Arizona
and Montana. in his view the re-
fusaI az Nathan C. Frank or Il,
Louis, defeated for the republican
senatorial nomination, TO run ~ an
independent candidate for the senate
has improved the situation in Mis-
souri,.
While no one connected with re-
publican headquarters will even in
finite that Hoover entertains q be-
lief that he can break the solid
south in November. the republican
candidate has been giving more and
moro attention 70 that section and
the party organizations have been
strengthened in some Of the states
and supplemental ones organized
elsewhere. as in Mississippi.
Has Eye On Texas
Just at the present time, the re-
publican candidate has his eyes cen
tered on Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia and Mississippi. but he also
il observing the situations that are
developing in Texas, Florida and Al
ALBANIA. Especially optimistic re-
ports have been brought to him from
the Lone Star state. where some dem
ocratic leaders have bolted their ma
tional ticket, and he has been told
that he has an opportunity in North
Carolina, where the anti-Smith
groups appear To be most active, and
Through the electrical device,
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NEW YORK. Sept. 10-Precedents
are great things-especially IN pol.-
tics. In that lneSact science tradl-
ton plays an important part, until
some revolutionist, mild or otherwise,
m along TO set new presidents
and thus pave the way for more ira
lition.
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former
governor Of Wyoming, Is just such 4
person. She broke the ice 50 10
speak, in the direction Of attaining
high public office for her sex. Other
woman had held public office before
her. but she went them n better
and became the first Woman inaug-
arated as governor Of a state.
High in Her Party
Just rs Mrs. Mabel Walker Willie
brandt. assistant attorney general Of
the United States, is conceded the
outstanding woman OF the republican
party. so Mrs. Ross. who is directing
the activities Of the women IN the
democratic campaign headquarters
here. is looked 10 By the women OF
the democratic party. Both are hlgn
in the councils of their respective
parties.
Mrs. Ross Is direct. emphatic and
efficient. You get that impression
as you sit opposite her watching her
carefully choosing her words. They
come now, clear, concise, and with
a ring OF complete sincerity. No five
dollar words, hut simple and con-
vincing.
There are no especial difficulties
d woman meets in office" says she
sTh~A ~ 49, wrnmn ehmn N4nm fnmn ~
entering public life. Ny own cas-
proves It. / represented the minor
ity in my state when in office
Wyoming being normally republican
but that didn't make any differ
ence. IL is just as easy for a woman
as a man, to establish administrative
harmony. There was opposition, Of
course. but there Is always opposi-
tior-that's part Of the game.
Women have a great future. and
not in politics alone. They are prov
ing their worth in almost every line
of e~ndeavor."
A Woman President
At the democratic convention IN
Houston. Tex, in June. the name or
Mrs. Ross WIS brought before the
conclave as a vice presidential pos
sibility. There were many who be-
.ieved she'd make a good team-mate
for Smith. "But ! didn't seek the
honor" she declares.
"les. we'll have a woman presi-
dent some day. Probably not for a
while. but il will come" And she
sits rery straight in her swivel chair
looking out upon Broadway-this
woman who is smashing and
setting, presidents.
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Pact Not Party
Issue" Kellogg

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-tP-Sec-
rotary Of State Frank u. kellogg
landed AZ 1850 a. m. today from the
United Stats liner Lcviathan on his
return from Paris where he signed
the peace pact which bears his name
for the United States.
The secretary read a prepared
statement to the reporters who met
him on the liner. IL follows:
II do not think the treaty for the
remuneration OF war should be made
a party issue. either in the cam
paign or in the senate and I cannot
conceive that il will be. 1t is an
international matter Of worldwide
importance. The promotion of WORLD
peace is an ideal common to all
civilizations II is not the pre-
rogative Of any one country or any
one group within a country. The
treaty was signed hy fifteen nations
and thirty more have already sig
rificd their intention 10 adhere to
II. There is every indication that
II viii be accepted by every ma
tion in the world"
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To Start Dredging
On Canal Entrance

PORT ARTHUR. Texas. Sept. 10.
|Pp-Dredging in the mouth Of the
Port Arthur canal at Sabine Pass il
expected 70 get under way soon, ii
y announced By Major r. WI. Clark,
United States engineer in charge OF
the Sabine district.
The entrance to the canal will be
dredged to a width Of 200 feet. The
project is separate from that Of the
canal itself, but appropriations have
also been set aside for dredging Of
the Sabine-Neches canal. This IN
held up pending decision % the war
department on construction 0f a
bridge across the canal al Port Ar
thur.
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c. OF c. MAN
GIVEN PRAISE
Farmers Send Regrets
To Bailey, Weslaco,
Who Is Leaving

Especial to The Heraldl
wESLAc0, Sept. 10.-Farmers of
the Weslaco community appreciate
the valuable service rendered by 1.
T.. Bailey and will feel keeniy the
loss OF the local chamber Of COM
merce official. they have told him
in an open letter.
Mr.. Bailey has resigned at Nes-
laco and has accepted a like posi-
ton at Hearne, Texas. He will take
over the new position Sept. Is.
The letter in part follows:
Assuming that we have your per-
mission, we make reference to a
few Of the special accomplishments
wrought by you in our behalf, be-
cause we deem it proper for yoa to
know that we are cognizant Of your
worthwhile efforts in the interest
Of the farmers of this community
and Of the Rio Grande Valley gen
orally. We enumcrate, viz:
you secured for the Valley the
work Of the State Live Stock Sani-
tary Commission, in making tests
and Kidding the entire Valley Of
cattle infested with tuberculosis.
This work removed from our midst
a real ena and gave the dairy
business a strong boost. During
this work thirteen carloads Of in
fectec cattle were shipped out Of
the Valley and they sold for over
$4,000, for slaughter purposes,
which amount Eas saved to their
owners.
"Your active work in advising
with the farmers, and in helping to
put over the hard surfaced road
building program in the Weslaco
district was a service which will
bear fruit for many years. We re-
call that You assisted in procuring
the special act. BY the state Iegisla-
ture. whereby this road district was
created. that you worked diligently
for the passage Of the bond issue,
and have attended practically all OF
the road committee meetings.
"You have been a strong advocate
Of cooperative marketing and your
experience and special training az
an agriculturist have been very valu.
able. Last year the farmers mar
kcted successfully and profitably
quite a volume Of farm products,
comparatively. through Mercedes
With this record Of achievement as
an example the "Weslaco Unit of the
Rio Grande Valley Vegetable Grow
ers Association" has been organized
and we think that IL Is a tremend-
GUS step in the direction OF prog
ress. This il another connection in
which you will be remembered.
your special agricultural training
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TRIP MAPPED
FOR SMITH TO
LAST WEEKS
Palatial Train of IL
Coaches to Carry
Dem Nominee Over
Loop of Is States

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. io.-P-Tn
another week Governor Smith will
leave for the west TO start his active
campaign for the presidency.
Before he turns 70 Rochester Oc-
tober ] to attend the democratic
state convention the democratic
PRESIDENTS nominee will travel on
an ~eleven-car, deliberately equipped
special train, will swing into thirteen
states, many Of which he has never
visited before, and only one Of which
-Oklahoma-was carried by his
party in the 1924 presidential race.
In six Of the commonwealth
Nebraska. oklahoma, Colorado, Non
tana, Minnesota and Wisconsin-he
will deliver campaign addresses, the
last being set for Wisconsin, the
only state the late Senator Robert
M. LaF0llette, running on an inde-
pendent presidential ticket, carried
four years ago.
Because il is difficult for him to
sleep on trains, Governor Smith will
do much Of his travelling in. the day
time. His two weeks schedule, sub
ject to change, il announced a. fol-
lows:
Train leaves New York City at
6:15 p. m, eastern standard time,
Sunday, September f6, arriving Al
bany Il 9:40 p. m, TO take on Gov
ernor Smith and party, including
about 40 newsp-S 2rmen, and depart
ing at 1850 p. m.
Monday, September 17-arrive
Chicago over New York Centra-in
yardS-7:15 p. m, depart over Chr
cago and Northwestern $3.50 p. m
Tuesday, September lS-Arrive
Omaha $3.50 a. m. Speech at night.
Wednesday, September l9-Leave
Omaha over Chicago, Rock Island 4
Pacific 10 q. m.
Thursday. September 20 - Arrive
Oklahoma City 10 a. m, speech -
night.
Friday. September 21-Leave Ok
lahoma City over Santa Fe, 10:5O a.
m, arrive Newton, Kas., 3:45 p. m.
Arrive Dodge City. Kas.. s ?. m,
leave Is minutes later.
Saturday, September 22-Arrive
La Junta, Colo- 1918 a. nj leave
1880 a. M, arrive Denver 1850 q. m.
speech at night.
SUNDAY. Sentember 23-Leave Dem
YER over Burlington 1880 q. M Ar
rive Cheyenne, Wyo- 1880 p m
Leave $3.50 D. n.
Monday. September % Arrive
Billings, Mont. $3.50 a. n. Leave
over Northern Pacific 8 a. m. Ar
rive Helena 3 p. m. speech al night.
Tuesday, September 25 Leave
Helena, time not yet scheduled. 90 as
to depart from Butte az ? p. m, ar
rive Bozeman $40 p. m, cave 8 ?. m.
Wednesday, September 26-Ar-ive
Bismarck, n. D., 1880 a. n. Leave
l p. m. Arrive Fargo 6 p. m. Leave
Z Z. m.
Thursday. September 27-Arrive
Minneapolis. Mimi, early in morn
ing. Speech az night 40 st. Paul.
Friday. September 2S-Leave Min
neapolis owe Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul 1880 a. m. Arrive Milwau-
kee $3.50 p. m.
Saturday. September 29-Speech at
night at Milwaukee.
waukee at noon. Arrive Chicago
Sunday, September 30-Leave Mill
yards p. m. Leave over New
York Central 8 r. M.
Monday, October ARRIVE Ro-
chester, n. y. 9:40 a. m.
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First figure lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third. wind velocity
at s a. m; fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
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DickeyfH Old Reliable I'VE Wafga
relierer sun and wind burned eyes
Doesn't hurt. All druRRists.-Adv. ~
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Corpus Christi Has
Big Building Boom

CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. 1O-R-
Actual building permits issued In Cor
pus Christi for the first eight months
Of 1925 totaled S4,562, 935.
A survey Of the Corpus Christi
chamber of commerce shows that dur
ing the eight months 373 new homes.
$50 commercial additions, and rs
new buildings were constructed.
Building projects under way include
a History hotel, and a nine-story Of
flee bunlding.
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Disturbances Of slight TO moderate
intensities were central this morn
ing over the far. Southwest and over
the upper Mississippi valley. while
barometric pressure was moderately
high ~ the sme time over the east
ern states. General rains have az.
Cured within the last as hours over
most Of Texas. and scattered show
ers in other sections Of the country.
Temperatures were unseasonablv
high this morning in the Ohio and
middle Mississippi valleys, and
above normal practically throughout
the eastern two-thirds Of the coun-
try Unseasonably cool weather
prevailed in the far Northwest.
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McAlIen Citizens
Ask Paid
For By Warrants

McALLEN, Sept. 10.-Purchase Of a
site for a municipal airport with city
warrants is urged in a petition ad-
dressed to the McAllen commissioners
and which is reported to bear sigma
lures 0 fthe largest tax payers Of the
city.
The land. which Is TO be purchased,
already has been approved by a de-
partmcnt Of Inspector as
being suitable for the construction Of
a Class A airport.
Members Of the airport commit
tee. named several months ago by the
chamber Of commerce. believed favor
able action will result.
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estimated yield per acre ia 1876
pounds The estimated average yield
for aii states ~ 1893 pounds per acre.
California with a22 pounds. leading,
Admitted States crop of lA.A3a.O00
bales iA indicated by che co.'s per cent
condition. Production Ia 1927 WA
1855 900 bales; in 1926 17,077.000
in 1925 l6,I04.000; in 1924, 1905
600; in 1925. 10, 140,00O bales.
States in which a crop in excess or
4 ZOO. 900 bales In estimated include
Texas Georgia, Mississippi. Oklahoma
and Arkansas