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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
MERCEDES


PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Heff and two
daughters have arrived here from
a trip in North Texas, and a visit
with relatives and friends in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe r. Day have as
their guests their niece and nephew,
Vera and Carol Simms of Lufkin,
Texas. Mr.. and Mrs. Sims will
move to the Valley IN q few
weeks.
Mrs. Ed Herring and son, Byron,
left Saturday for Dallas where By
school this year. Mrs. Herring Will
spend severa days IN San Antonio
on her return home.
Henry Tolson. Sr., has returned 70
Fort Worth. after a visit here with
his sons. Harry, Ray and Art.
Gerald Elliff. Harry Elliff and j.
+. McClane Of Houston. who are IN
the Valley on a hunting trip we're
guests here in the home Of MT. and
Mrs. ". w. falkland this week.
Mrs. G. b. Buck Of Topek~ kans,
who has been visiting her daughter
in San Antonio. spent several days
here the past week with her sons,
Bob and L. $. Buck.
Mrs. Joe Brooks spent several
DAYS this week in Brownsville, a
guest in the home Of Miss Mary
Brooks.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charlie Hupp have
returned from a three weeks vaca-
ton in points in Missouri.
Mrs. A. W. Dale and children,
Elizabeth and Albert of Falfurrias.
have returned to their home after
a visit here in the home Of Mrs.
Dale's sister. Mrs. r. l.. Thomas.
Mrs. Hattie Coy arrived this week
for a visit here with Mrs. A. VI.
Miller. Mrs. Coy, who lives In
Brownsville has just returned from
a three months stay IN Boerne,
kerrville and San Antonio.
Miss Mary Frances Haynes left
this week for Dallas where she will
attend the Southern Methodist uni
versity.
Rev. and Mrs. A. Bartling have as
their guest Mrs. Bartiing's sister,
Miss Clara MaroSe Of 81. Louis, for
an Indefinite stay.
Mrs. q. W.. Metcalf and children,
Glenn and Gayle. Of San Antonio,
are guests here in the home Of Mrs.
Metcalfs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. c.
Bates
Mrs. r. r. Barton and daughter
Ruth. left this week for California
for a visit with relatives
Mrs 0rlan Ferguson left this
week for her home in Beaumont. aft
cr a visit here in the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. H. (. Hager.
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CLAIMS NEGRO
EQUALITY NOT
BATTLE issue
X. Hallarn Asserts
Prohibition Is Sole
Question Before the
Southern Voters

The claim that negro equality il
not an issue in the campaign "
made hy DR.. =. N. Hallam, leader 81
the Hocser democrats in the 9th
senatorial district. in an open let
ter to Judge r. w. Seabury. reply.
ing to recent criticism by Judge Sea.
bury of the address made By DR.
Hallam at Harrington. Following is
the text Of DR.. HailaTn's letter.
am In receipt of your very cour-
teous letter Of nth inst, which was
also published In the Brownsville
Herald. ! have given il somewhat
careful attention. ~ becomes one
whose sincere ignorance il being 80
kindly corrected. ! certainly appre-
cIate the fact while admitting my
ignorance you were sufficiently mag
unanimous as to concede its sim
cerity.
Permit me first 70 say that in MS
speech As delivered AZ Harrington, the
"~bugaboO of negro equality" was
not mentioned 40 all. While I had
this point in my notes, IL was over
looked. But in giving the reporter
of the Herald an interview at his
request. and simply an outline of
the main points Of my address. I
did mention il. but not in Just the
form he had il in the Herald.
called attention TO the fact that New
York had on its statutes "A law Civ
inE negroes in that state the same
privileges in hotels, restaurants, and
public conveyances as whites: but
the point / made was that Tam
many, Of which Mr.. Smith is the
head. is as guilty Of practicing negro
equality in that city as You claim
Mr.. Hoover 70 be in his department.
shall offer the proof Of this later
on
Make Issue "Bugaboo-
IN referring to this in the first
paragraph Of your letter, you quote
me as saying THE democratic PARTY
IN the South al trying to make a
bugaboo out of Secretary Hoover's
well known views on negro equality
First let me say that it is not the
democratic party in the South that
~ attempting 20 use to negro equal
M huEaboo 10 scare the people into
supporting MIR. Smith. but leaders
like yourself who would infIame the
minds Of the people Of the South -
as to blind them on the real issue
of this campaign. prohibition, which
Smith. Raskob and their wet repub-
lican allies have forced on the dry
southern democrats.
You. not /. use the words "Secre-
tary Hoover's well-known views on
negro equality" thereby asserting
BY implication that his ~weIl-krown
views favor social equality. Ger
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'HARGILL.


PERSONALS
Mrs. G. c. Beck was a business
visitor in Edinburg Thursday.
b. G. PEBBLES was a business Wis
itor in Raymondville Tuesday.
Miss Rhea Lancaster Of McAllcn
Is spending the week end with home
folks al Hargill.
Mrs. w. Z. Holt returned last
week from a visit to her old home
and relatives at Direks. Ark.
Floyd Henderson was among the
visitors in Edinburg Wednesday.
Little Wayne Bonham was given q
birthday party BY his parents Tues
day. Among the guests were a
number or his playmates. After
Games were played an were treated
to refreshments Of lemonade and
cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Buoy who have
been visiting in Tennessee and
West Texas have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. W. Bonham we're
shopping in Edinburg Thursday.
Sidney G. Lakeland was a bus
mess visitor In Elsa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Houts and
daughter Miss Maude returned from
a months visit 10 old friends and
relatives at Frederick. Okla. Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. PEBBLES were
visitors in Falfurrias Thursday. Mr..
PEBBLES returning and Mrs. PEBBLES
going with her uncle to San Angelo
for q weeks visit.
Miss Stella Geren spent last
weekend in Edinburg visiting her
sister. Miss Ora. and friends.
Miss Dorety Heacock Of Edin-
burg was the guest Of Miss Stella
Geren at her home in Hargill Thurs
day.
Miss Ora A. Geren Of Edinburr is
spending a weeks vacation with her
parents and sister in HargiII.
Horace R~easonover. Willary coun-
ty deputy sheriff and game warden.
was a HargilI visitor Friday. but not
on official business.
Miss Stella Geren left Saturday
for Abilene. Texas. where she will
re-enter Simmons university on
Sept 25. Enroute she will stop
over at Houston for a short visit
with her friend. Miss 10 Brewer.
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Comings, GoingS
OF Local People

Mrs. r. B. Creager has just re-
turned after a week or more spent
in Dallas and Austin visiting rela-
tives. x.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle l.. Walker and
SONS. Glen and Curtis. Of San Be-
nito, were Sunday guests Of the
Chas. A. Reil family in Brownsville.
Mrs. Joe Brooks was here from
Mercedes over the weekend with
Miss Mary Brooks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
SANTA


fEkSUNALS
Mrs. Swanson and daughter, Mar
ietta, and grand daughter. Anna
NAY who have been visiting Mrs
Swanson's sister. Mrs. r. III. Rowe
and family. left Friday evening fol-
their home in New Orleans, La.
Mrs. J.. r. Mock and Mrs. H. r.
Kaiser were Brownsville visitors
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. &. G. Persorious
were visitors in Brownsville Satur-
day and sunday.
r. n. Shipley left Tuesday eve
ming for d few days visit with
relatives In Prosper. Texas.
NJ. Bushnell was here from Rio
Hondo Thursday evening.
S. II. McLain and N. Bushnell
were Brownsville visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art McLain and Mr..
and Mrs Leonard McLain and two
children Of San Antonio came We'd
nesday TO visit 5. II. McLain and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. H%argraves and
daughter Tommy Lou we're visitors
in Neslaco Saturday evening
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
HARLINGEN COUPLE MARRIED

N. 3. House and Miss Ncttie Coun-
Gil. both Of Harlingen. were married
Sunday at the home Of the Rev. Her.
bet McDerm0tt in Donna.
They will make their home at SIS
East Taylor street. Harrington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
TlK--INGEN
nnNnR Miss HATHAMAY

The Business and Professional
Nomen's club held their social eve
ming On Thursday night 1t the Won
ans building. honoring Miss Allie
Hathaway. Guests FOR seven tables
enjoyed bridge. or forty-two. with
high score going 20 Miss Rowe and
low TO Mrs. Charles Brown. The
prizes won were later presented 20
Miss Allie Hathaway. an October
bride-to-be. Ice cream and cake were
served after the games. Little Flor
ence Shander. in a dainty blue
dress, in kewpie style. appeared,
pulling a little wagon, decorated in
blue, presenting IL 10 the honoree,
who found il contained a kitchen
shower. with many useful articles
for housekeeping.
ATTEND CONVENTION
Mesdames +. +. S~wertfager. Dom
na: q. A. Manghan. W. II. Halbert.
Corpus Christi: Bertha McMasters,
1T. Worth: were guests Of Mrs. j.
G. Myrick Thursday and Friday
while in Harlingen attending the
Terth district convention Of the
Christian church. Missionary lie
Grand Pace conducting the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
Crops In chihuahua
Are Reported Good
lBy Trens Agencx.l

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 24.-Reports
to the Department of Industry. Com.
merce and Labor from Sierra Madre
district Of the State Of Chihuahur
state that crops are in excellent
shape there due 20 recent rains and
q good harvest Is expected. About
1900 tons Of beans and $500 tons oi
corn are predicted and $50 tons Of
potatoes from the BustilIos district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
Bleeding Gums Healed

The sight Of sore gums is sicken-
lng. Reliable dentists often report
the successful use or Leto's Pyor-
rhea Remedy On their very worst
-ases IL you will get q bottle and
use A. directed druggists will return
money If it fails. Eagle Pharmacy,
Tnc.-Adv. e;
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ATTENp C%oNYENTIoN
SEBASTIAN
MISSIONARY MEET

MISSIONARY MEET
The Woman's Missionary Society
met at the home Of Mrs. b. c. Stall
lin0s Wednesday afternoon. The
meeting vas called to order by the
president. Mrs. Bourne, after which
an interesting program was given
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24

The junior high school girls h-1e
organized a Valley ball team. They
have one Of the best surfaced courts
Of the county. The boys who have
been playing baseball are lining up
their work for basket ball. The
outlook is good for a splendid team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24

The Parent-Teacher's association
Of Olmito held its first meeting Of
the new school year Tuesday after
noon az $3.50. The annual subject
Of safety" was the subject Of the
program. The following phases
were discussed: Safety in the Home
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
OLMITO


SCOUTS WIGWAM
The Boy Scouts who have been
very active for the past few months
are constructing a wigwam which
will be used as a meeting place for
the troops.
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by Mrs. Lloyd Parker; Safety in the
School. BY J. II. Diltx; Safety in the
Nation. By Mrs. NJ. e. Terrell. Miss
Matte G. Head and Miss Katherine
Tut furnished the music for the
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Mrs. II. Yturria
Entertains

Mrs. II. Yturria entertained a
number Of the young girls and
smaller children Saturday afternoon
with q party for her two little
daughters. Leonora and Nena. The
older girls formed six tables Of
bunco, while the smaller children
spent the afternoon playing games
such as piEning the tail on the
donkey. Balloons and favors were
distributed, producing q great deal
Of merriment.
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West-G0odrich wedding, z a. m.
ut the Episcopal church
Brown and Gold initiation.
Hi-Lo Bridge club with Mrs.
William Smith.
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followed By a social hour. DeIic
ious refreshments Of tea and cak'
were served by the hostess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19

weeks West Indian hurricane was
veerinE toward the Virginia Cnpes,
Florida today checked "a reported
known death list Of ESQ. casualties
in the thousands and nm emergency
requiring military aid and immediate
relief.
For the first time since Sunday.
when the hurricane struck the MAIN
land south Of West Palm Beach,
comprehensive figures on the dead,
and official computation Of damage
were becoming available.
P~refacing his estimate with the
statement that @this storm can't be
exaggerated" Howard Selby, chair
man or Palm Beach County Red
Cross committee, last night said the
death toll i'm the county alone,
would range around 400, and that
damage would be S25, O00. 900. Sen
ator Joe T. Robinson. democratic
vice presidential nominee, who left
the area last night after donating
use OF his private car. said damage
estimated between SIS. ZOO. 900 and
$780, ZOO, 900.
Lake Area Suffered
But out Of the border towns Of
Lake Okeecaobee came word Of the
greatest loss of life. the missing re-
ported by various relief committees
ranging around 800. The hurricane
swept up a huge wave in the lake,
which overran the countryside along
the eastern shore, from Okeechobeo
City TO the north, 20 Belleglade on
the southern tip. The list nv verK-
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FATALITIES

Continued from page one.)
year-old brother, Bacon Point.
Elizabeth Mae McLendon, "a, Ba-
com Point.
T.. r. Schlechter, Chosen.
Irma Schlechter. Chosen
Flora Farr, West Palm Beach.
Mrs. Julia White. rs Delray.
John Anderson Blalock. 46, native
Of Cumberland county, Tenn.
Fitzpatrick, Identification incom-
plete, elderly man, died West Palm
Beach hospital.
Two unidentified white persons,
Belle Glad.
Infant son. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Nelms. Kelsey City.
Six negroes at Pahokee.
Three negroes at Del Ray.
"A negro boy nc Dcerfield.
The list OF known missing includ-
ed:
Mrs. w. w. Britto. Pahokee.
Mr.. Bagley, husband Of Mrs. Julia
Bagley, Chosen.
/. ". Leatherman. farmer, Chosen.
Ralph Cherry and family. Torrey
w. ID. Williams his wife and
daughter, Chosen.
A Mrs. Dawn, Chosen.
Walter +. Van Eyck, farmer, and
his wife, Chosen.
Mrs. Z. +. Schlechter. Chosen.
Esther Schlechter, s, Chosen.
John Buchanan, Chosen.
James Loaercswe, Chosen.
William Snow, Chosen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
Coathangers To
Be Replaced By
New Air Feature

A new Wednesday midnight fea-
ture which is 10 replace the old Coat
hangers program az radiophone
KWWG will be inaugurated tonight.
The new feature is 70 be informa-
tive and yet will retain the local color
atmosphere.
Tom Barber. known as the border
~troubadour. and Ramon Martinez
and Jesus Carrillo, who play and sing
Mexican and Spanish selections, will
furnish the local color while Bob
Crabb will give informative and in
teresting talks and stories about the
Valley and Brownsville, it IL an
n0unced..
A new stunt in announcing II
10 be done while soft guitar music
and faint clicking Of castancts is
done in the background 50 as to
obtain the Mexican border atmo-
sphere.
Crabb Is to do all evening an
nouncing from the station, II has
been announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
Guard Policing
Porto Rico Towns

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept ~
-Pg-With reports OF o riotlng
current, nine companies OF the FOR
70 Rican national guard today were
noticing % towns Of the island. Inc
ruardsmen were called out by Gov
ernor Horace NJ. Towner after re-
ports became prevalent that IN sew
eral towns devastated by the tropical
hurricane starving people a storm
ed and looted stores.
Instructions were also issued 70
q VOLUNTEER reserve officers 70 pro-
ceed throughout the island, deliver
ing emergency supplies, informing
the inhabitants Of relief plans and
surveying the needs.
Governor Towner in a radio mes
sage To the war department. last
night stated there W. mo disorder
anywhere and there was absolute
III no necessity for martial law.")
Food Riots Increase
Henry Nj. Baker, national director
az disaster relief Of the American
Red Cross stated food riots were in
creasing. Mayors of a dozen towns
in appealing for aid, informed him
that the people Of their towns would
mob them il they returned empty
handed. They begged for something,
either money or food, to take back
with them. The mayors said their
people were in n desperate plight
and were plunged in despair because
or lack or relief.
Mr.. Baker arrived with five g.
s~istants on United States destroy
er Gilmer and they at once plunged
into the work Of organizing relief
measures.
Four Commit Suicide
With about one-third of the island
heard from the list Of known dead
stood at 314. Relief parties found.
however, that reports which came
through from various sections tend
ed TO confirm first estimates Of a
death toll of 1000 and a property
loss Of $1O0, O00, 900.
San Juan police found evidence Of
the prevalence Of the grief and de-
spair in a sudden wave Of suicides.
Within "a hours four persons killed
themselves and four others attempt
ed to take their own lives.
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K. {. Live Stock
Tone Unsettled d:
Down to-

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 19.-tF-
Hogs: 5000: mostly Csc lower; tor
$3.50 on choice 225-235 lbs: butch
ers. medium to choice 25O-35O lbs.
Sl1-50@l2.50; 200-25O lbs. Sf1.70G
1906. 10000 lbs. Sl1.4OG12.55.
lS0-l60 lbs. $1O.75G12.0O.
Cattle: 1000, calves 1.500; choice
fed steers steady; other classes
weak TO 25c lower slaughter steers.
good and choice 130O-I5O0 lbs. sl3.75
@l7-S5; 1100-1300 lbs. Sl3.750isO0:
950-l1O0 lbs. S13.75NlSoO: fed wear
ilngs, good choice 750-95O lbs. STA
GlS; heifers, good and choice $50
lbs. down S13.O0N14.75: cows. rood
and choice SS.s5Gi2.225: vealers
tmilk-fcd) medium to choice sg.50G
100; stocker and feeder steers.
good and choice (all weights) SIT
ali.
sheep: $4,000; lambs steady 10
Toe higher; sheep steady; lambs.
goods and choice zoe lbs. down.
$l2.5OGl3.75: ewes. medium to
choice (15o lbs. DOWN s4.25G6.75.
CHICAGO. Sept. 19.zP-Hogs:
$4,000; 15-25c lower; few 1920;
butchers, mdeium to choice 250-35O
Ml3.I0; 10000 lbs. Sl1.25d13.10:
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BELIEVE MORE

Continued from page one.)
pair of shoes identified a. hav-
ing belonged 70 boys Of . to IL years.
First positive evidence OF the cor
pus deliciti" in the investigation
came in the Identification of bones
dug up on the farm as being human
bones.
Los Angeles psychologists report
ed some of the bones uncovered on
the farm were ankle. finger, leg and
skull bones of Juvenile human beings.
Belief that young Northcott might
have resorted 20 feminine dress a. a
disguise was based on reports from
Canada and on the story Of the
youths father, Cyrus G. Northcott.
that his son had worn dresses and
passed a. a girl until he reached his
teens.
Mrs. Northcott and "her daughter
we're reported seen IN Saskatoon.
Sasks yesterday morning.
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less in the county. (Palm Beach
county embraces most or the east
coast area and Okeechobee Lake sec
tions affected by the Storm
THE estimated damage Of Palm
Beach county, placed yesterday. &C
SIS. 600 900, now ~ near $4,000, 600.
Sanitary conditions in the lake
regions are terrible, although con-
ditions along the coast are fairly
good. In the lake region two com-
panies of state national guard troops
arrived last night and are on duty.
The sections around Pahokee and
Canal Point are under military con-
troll.
"Clothing, especially shoes, are
badly needed"
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Damage Reports
Over II. 8. Mount

WEST PALM BEACH, Sept. 10
tP-Reports or loss Of life and prop
erty damage mounted rapidly today
IS Red Cross Workers from out
lying sections OF Palm Beach county
related to headquarters here condi-
tons in this winter resort section
that was swept by the tropical hur-
ricane Sunday night.
Reports of workers submitted to
Howard Selby, chairman Of the Red
Cross Palm Beach committee, state
that approximately 400 lives had
been lost in Palm Beach county.
mostly In the lowland sections in
the vicinity Of Lake Okeechobee.
Property damage was placed at
SIS 900 900 and the number Of home
less SCARED into thousands. Condi-
tions around the county we're re-
ported as "deplorable" BY Red Cross
officials who characterized the hur-
ricane a. the worst that has hit this
section in years..
In the outlying backwoods section.
in the vicinity Of Lake Okeechobee
City, Belle Glade and Canal Point,
reports indicated conditions there
were de~plorable, with bodies of the
drowned floating around on the
waters that flooded that section
When the dykes Of Lake O~keechobee
broke last Sunday night.
Bodies found in the lake regions
were buried a. soon as they were
recovered and there was no way of
checking the actual casualty list ex-
cept through reports made IN Red
Cross headquarters. Fifty bodies.
mostly from around Belle Glade
were buried in West Palm Beach
yesterday. Thirty-four were negroes.
Am5ulances and trucks rolled
through water often over the run
ming boards, bringing out the injured
and dead and evacuating the home
less. From O~keechobee City came
word that the Seaboard Airline rail
way had brought a relief train. with
physicians. nurses. food embalmers
baskets. clothing and medical sun
plies. Boats were despatched to out
lying points 70 check on reports Of
disaster.
Many OF the refugees. scores ar
whom were injured, were brought
70 West Palm Beach for medical
treatment and food and shelter. The
hospitals, hotels and churches were
filled with destitute persons. More
than $500 refugees were cared for
NJ the Red Cross headquarters yes
terday and scores we're being brought
in hourly.
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flea bv competent authorities row
ever. wns s2 identified dead
Governor Kohn Martin authorized
military units t0 proceed into Co.
stricken areas, from Tampa Area
AVA other points, instructing AdIl-
fnnt General NJ. B. Collins TO confer
with the Red Cross nc West Palm
Beach and use his troops ccordingiv'
The United States army co-operal.
ed 10 the extent Of sending l'VvV
army cots from the Fourth CORPS
Area Headquarters at Fort
son. Ca, and seven disaster reis.
workers we're moving into = west
Palm Beach area from the Wasnlng-
ton offices on the Red Cross
Serums Needed
Typhoid and other serums vera
badly needed, particularly in MAJ
O~keechobee section where sanitary
conditions were extremely serious
Relief workers sent in from Mama
reported that 150 bodies had been
counted south of Pahokeer and only
III had been moved into town due to
poor facilities.
Apparently serious conditions OBJ
tanned in Florida only at a. POINT
and the eastern shore Of Ike Okee~
chobee and in the Palm Beach areas
which embraced Pompano. Deerfieids
Del Ray, Boynton, Lake WORTH anc
smaller adjoining communities. Cen
trail Florida escaped harm Of serious
nature when the disturbance turned
Monday somewhere east of Tampa
nd struck toward Jacksonville
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G.. ID. Arlnistead
Is Dead at s. A.

SAN ANTONIO. Sept. 19.-fR-
George ID. Armistead. 81. San Antonio
newspaper mar and former post
master Of this city. died at his home
here today. He had been i'll since
June.
Armistead, who had served on the
staff Of the San Antonio Express as
staff correspondent and political
writer, was postmaster of San An
tonic during the Wilson administra-
ton. He was a member OF the
Texas delegation which swung the
tide toward Wilson in the memorable
convention at Baltimore in 1912, un-
der Governor Pat NJ. Neff, Armistead
served as a member Of the state high
way commission.