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VOL. XIV.
FINAL EDITION.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, Jl'LY 17, 1924.
KOl'R PAGES.
NO. 100.
Democrats Organizing For
November's Ballot Battle
For the First Time Since 1912 Democrats Laying Plans to
( nn-lrnct National Political Machine Which Will In- ('.<>
orriinated with State Organizations ill Section Union
Hy itOKERT T. SMALL
<C??yrtjht. IW? ?* Till Atfvanca)
New York. July 16. ? The Democrats have undertaken the
building of a National political machine for the first time since
1012.
With the exception of the con
trol exercised over it by Wood
row \\ ilson, the party has had
no organization for the past 12
years.
Nominally there has been a na
tional committee, but it has seldom
functioned. In the campaign of four
yearn auo it was virtually of no aid
whatever to the Presidential candi
date James M. Cox. It seemed lack
?n>; in financial and all other re
sources. Governor Cox fouuht the
battle of 1920 practically alone.
Wherever he went ? and he trav
ersed the country from one end to
the other ? the members of his party
were astounded Ht the complete lack
of direction in Democratic affairs.
This year it is claimed all this Is
voinu to be changed. The break
down in 19 20 was ascribed largely
to the lack of funds. The Demo
crats were penniless at the start of
the campaign and in debt at the fin
ish. The breakdown aloO was attri
buted in some quarters to the fact
that the Democrats had for eight
years placed their destiny complete
ly In the hands of one man ? I'resl
dtnt Wilson. Mr. Wilson never was
much of a believer in' party organi
zation^ ns such and he did little or
nothins to keep the national Demo
cratic machine intact. Democrats
generally were willing to accept Mr
Wilson as their dictator. Then came
bis collapse and for the campaign of
four years ago organization was'all
but completely lacking.
Mr. Wilson did comparatively lit
tle to foster even the state organiza
tions or his party. Notably he flaunt
ed Tammany Hall here in New York
City and also Ignored Charley Mur
phy in matters of stale patronage.
One reason for the enmity held bv
the -late lender of Tamnianv Hall
against William Olblis McA'd'oo was
the latter's activity in saying where
the Federal offices in New York
state should go. Tammany's feeling
was so bitter In the matter Mr. Mc
Adoo realized he could never be New
York's choice for the Democratic
nomination and lie moved away to
California where the political atmos
phere was not only rriendlv. hut
wildly enthusiastic. The friends of
Mr. Murphy, however, still formed
an antf-McAdon bloc and declared
more than once at the recent con
vention that the late President's son
in-law should not pass.
The (ask of building before the
Democrats Is an enormous one and
that Is why John W. Davis, the can
didate. Is thinking of advising a
change 1n the Democratic form of or
ganization. He realises the burden
will be too heavy for one man. There
Is too much ground to cover. There
fore, in addition to the National
chairman, yet to he chosen, there
will he a sort of board of directors
In touch with headquarters, with re
gional directors scattered through
out the country.
The lEepubllcans adopted the form
of organization in 1!>20 but are gen
erally discarding it as unnecessary
this year. I'nder the regional plan
one man has general supervision of
the campaign in five or si* adjacent
stages. Rome of tile Republican
"b?st minds" were not satisfied with
the scheme and felt that better re
suits were to he obtained by leaving
each state organization supreme In
Its own territory and subject only to
the general "advice and consent" of
the National Committee and the can
dldate.
There Is so much work to be done
by the Democrats, however, that It is
felt regional assistance not only Is
needed, but will he welcomed by ttie
sagging state machines.
Mr. Davis Is going to call upon
the "very best minds" of the party
In each state. He has been prom
ised co-operation all along the line.
Prominent tnen like Governor Co* in
Ohio are to he asked to lend a hand
at the wheel and under their Influ
ence It Is believed the state organ
izations can be revived for National
duty.
Democrats are to he urged every
where to put forth their best men
for slate offices this year so that the
National ticket may have the benefit
of every favoring local Influence.
in this connection great pressure
Is being brought to hear upon Al
Smith to run for a third term as
governor of New York. Mr. Smith Is
reluctant to do so. He feels he has
given many of his best years to the
f? i/.i T?r,?"8 capacities and that
it is time for him to resume his own
business affairs so as to lay up some
thing against the proverbial rainy
"dfafilli" talking of
drafting him. however, for no oth
. *tanda out for the place and
certainly no other man could he of
ticket "" h,,|p '? National
. wm ^deavor to
I..I.1 .ill1" r,r* " ,hp primary
dldlfeL r1'' P*rm,t "electing can
didate. for Con?rea*. both Rouse and
KING'S PARTNER
MAKES GETAWAY
Alleged Accomplice in Slay
ing of Major McLeary
Leaves South (Carolina
Town Ahead of Posse.
I Bjr Ih? Auflflllrd PrfM )
I nion, S. C.. July 17. ? A search
ing party led by Major W. H. Wil
liams of the Department of J ustlce.
trFTT? on a doul>Te~ mission. first, to
And the body of Major Samuel H.
McLeary. slain a fortnight aco, and.
second, to arrest the accomplice in
his murder, arrived at I'nion tli^s
tnorninu and left soon afterward for
Lockhart on information that the
second man wanted had gone to that
place.
With the party was Mortimer j
Kin:., who is alleged to have con
fessed that he and another man |
killed the Army officer on July 2.
after they had been given a lift in
McLeary *s automobile, and who was
to direct the party to the spot cm
a lonely roadside near Camden. S. j
C.. where, according to King',* con
fession. he and his accomplice bur-;
led McLeary's body.
Kinu is said to have named Frank ?
Harrold. aged 22. as his accomplice, j
Asheville, July 17. ? Mortimer II
King of Canton. North arollna. la** |
night confessed to the slaying of Ma |
Jor Samuel H. MeLearv, missii.gl
Anny Officer, who was last seen in i
Raleigh.
He said that the killing took place'
near Cheraw. South Carolina, and
the body was buried there.
His confession implicates a con
federate who Is being sought by the
authorities. King told his story af
ter- a vhtrt Identified as^Felonglt.g
to the Major was found in Kings
home. The officers started with him!
early today to the scene of the crime
to find the body.
KINGS MOI XTAIT IS W ASIIF.D
WITH l.OOO (GALLONS IIKKIt
Gastonla, July 17. ? Kings Moun
tain was washed with a thousand
gallons of beer when Deputy Sheriff
Miles Khyne and OfTicers Clyde Rob
inson and O. T. Sams found a r.O-Kal
lon copper still surrounded ' by nu
merous hogsheads of beer on the
side of the mountain. They imme
diately poured the beer out of the
hogsheads, strew r>0 gallons of
blackberries, which they also found
by the still, all over the ground, and
destroyed the still. Tin- blackber
ries were to be used for making
brandy, the officers .fftid.
STATE REPUBLICANS
ARE HOLDING MEET
Durham, July 17. ? A meeting of
North Carolina Republican leaders
Is being held here today to plan'
the campaign, for the November ele< ?
tions.
AMERICAN FLIERS v
WILL REST A WEEK
London July 17. ? The American
round the world filers will rest hero
a week before leaving on their Journ
ey across the Atlantic.
TWO MEN killed by
PREMATURE BLAST
Andrews, C,. July 17. ? Walk
er MHJuIre and Wilbur risp of M o n '
vule Lumber Company at Fountain
were killed yesterday by a prema
ture blast of dynamite.
JAPS JUMP TARIFF
TO 100 PER CENT
'?? Til AMMfil*! Pr# Ml
Tokyo, July 17. ? Hoth houses o.
the Imperial Diet passed today tile
Government bill raising the tariff on
about 250 articles classed as luxu
ries to an ad valorem duty of 100
per cent.
BIMTISH AVIATOK
IS LONG OVERDUE
Toklo. July 17. ? A Stuart McLar
en. British round the world filer,
long orerdue at Paramashlru Inland,
had not been located early today an.!
destroyers were searching for him.
Senate. They want to get their full
strength In the Held. Mr. Davis Is
an organizer of no mean ability him
self and hla energy and directing
force will be behind all of the ag
gressive campaign plans.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
IN BHVZII.1W HE VOLT
j ? iBl'Tlli Aicociiird PrfTiT
Montevideo. I ' ru u iiiiy . July 17. -
JFiuhllnu b?tw??n Brazilian toverfi
J men I forces and tnsurivct ionfsis all
ISao Paulo is continuing without
[marked advantage to ?itlnr side. ac
cording to authoritative advice *
here.
Recent arrivals from Santos de
clared that the port is virtually
clmmd andthe situation extremely
grave.
STILL NO TKAC.E OF
A. STUAKT McLARKN
ill* Hie Auoclilril Fivu.!
Tokio, July 17. ? No trace of A.
Stuart McLaren. British aviator ov
erdue at Para Masliiru Island, and
his companions in a round tin- world
Hiulit, had been found up m* " !i
o'clock tonight, more than ?3 hours
after hp was due.
(iirrs ROAR HKNTKNCK FOR
AHHAii/r in raijugh <XH*I(T
Raleigh. July 17. ? Six months or.
the roads was the sentence imposed
upon Rufus Bagwell, young man of
this city, when he was tried yester
day for assault with deadly weapon
at the News and Observer. In thJ
building of that paper last Saturday.
Bagwell said that he remembered
very little about the affair while i*
was brought out at the trial mat
Marcoon had done nothing to war
rant the attack.
Dallie Johnson, recent employe ?
j of the News and Observer, was fine I
$5 for appearing late as a witness.
FIVE ADDITIONS TO
EMIN COLLEGE KAt riJVl
Kfou College, July 17. ? The Twines
| of five new additions to the facuPy
of Kloji College were announced
the office of the institution here yes
terday. These bring the Lot?l of:
new faculty members to nine. The
five teachers were announced as fid
lows:
Mis* Pauline Nelson. Raleigh, vio-l
lin department; Miss Mary Scully.
Pittsburgh. Pa. department of ex
pression and physical culture; Mis;
Lil.j Newman, Kion. art department;
Simon A. Bennett. Merom. Indiana,
[department of Christian Education;
land Mrs. J. E. Warren. Lurav. Vir
ginia. matron and nurse for the West
dormitory.
DIVINE AMI MERCHANT
ARE HALED IN fflt ltT
High Point. July 17. ? Reverend!
Thomas Carrick and Milton Silver,
divine and merchant respectively of
this city, were called before Judge
Hedgecock in city court here on war
rants sworn out by the city health
department charging violation of
I the health ordinance. The cltv health
[officials claimed that the minister
land the merchant had failed to. keep
the weeds cleared from vacant lots
which they owned.
POIIT COMMISSION
LEASES A It MY 1$ VSE
Washington, July 17. ? The Port
I'tilities Commission of Charleston,
South Carolina, was yesterday given
I a five year lease of the Army Bast*
there consisting of docks piers, ware
houses. and other properties con
structed during the war.
DELANEY MAY BE
IN I'ltELIMIN VltlES
Ity MIR PI.AV
Cwvrlfhl. I174. I* Th? Advarr*
New York City. July 17. Plans
are on foot to make at least
one of the features of 1 1 1 ? pre
liminary bill to the Tuniiey-Carpen
|ti?T battle 11 n ii sua 1 1 lly interesting.
| Jimmy Johnston, the promoter of
(ho Polo Grounds Athletic Clul
says he will put on Jinuuy Delaney
of St. Paul If a suitable opponent
CHn be found.
Delnney has fought mainly in the
West and New Yorkers who have |
heard about him are curious to see
if he si7.es up to spec! flea t Ions.
Jimmy Is a fine fellow and a good
friend. The morning of the Shelby
fight, where Delnney had been work I
Ing as one of Gibbons sparring pari-,
ners. a tall dark man In cow punche.*
clothes approached one of our lead i
ing exponents of ring criticism. 1 1 1? I
had a German sheep dog on a leash.
He would sell the dog for ten dol
lars he said. It looked Ike a good
bargain and the ring expert paid ov
er the money and took the dog. the
puncher retaining the leash. Hardly
had the purcha*er started to walk t?.
[the telegraph office, his hand upon
the scruff of his new companion's
neck than the cow puncher whistled.
The dog broke away, returned to hli
former owner and both disappeared
on the run. The Broadway scribe
enlisted the services of Jimmy Do
laney and the two combed Shelby]
with blood In their eyes. But neith
er hide nor hair of dog or salesman!
(was ever found.
COTTO.f MARKLCT
I New York. July 17. ? Spot cotton
closed steady today. 00 points ad
vance. Mldling 32.35. Cotton fu
tures were ax follows: July 31.36.
'October 26.55. December 25.77, Jan
uary 25 .*7. March 25. *9.
j iNew York. July 17. ? Cotton fu
tures opened today at the following
levels: July 30 50. Oct 25. 95. Dec
25.12, Jan 24 97. March 25 20.
BANKERS PRAISE
-WORK OF JOB
raslnt rS of I .il\ ?' Tin-re Hif
! l iiiancial Institution. Speak I
j i>1 (.liumlirr uf ( -iim nirrrr.
Klizubeth City's hanks art- nuioi.tr
the ittronKPsi backers and supportet .
of Kliza belli City's Chamber of <H?m
I merce and every one of them is
supporting I'ri'Hitlem .M. Leigh She* p
in his effort to induce Secretary It.
C. Job to roconRidi'r bis resignation
uiitl save the -Chamber of Commerce
from the at least temporary collap.-e
that would follow that resignation.
President Sheep has letters frotu
the Savings Hank & Trust Compstuy.
the Carolina Banking & Trust
Company and the First and Citizens
National setting forth Hih attitude
of these Institutions toward tin [
Klizubeth City Chamber of Com- j
merce:
Mere is a letter from M. If. Jone: .
Cashier of the First At Citizens
National:
"Mr. M. Leigh Sheeep. President.
"Elizabeth City Chamber of Com
merce.
Elizabeth City. N. C.
"Dear .Mr. Sheep:
"This Rank Is in touch with the
commercial pulse of communities of
every character all over the- country
and It is on the basis of this exper
ience that we appraise the value of
such an agency as the Chamber of
Commerce. We have been so thor
oughly convinced of the important*'
of surh an organization for this city
and section that we have backed our
Judgment with fourteen montbei
sliips in the local Chamber of Com
merce for the hank and its jifficera.
"Tlie City is a community made ui
or commercial enterprises, which a1
wavs concentrate for the benefit of j
certain economic advantages. Thus
the community as a commercial
whole becomes a business enterprise
Itself, seeking by organized effort to
maintain these economic advantage-*
and promote others. Hut In th'.?
function the community is helpless
without organization. The Cham
ber of Commerce is tin only effective
agency for such organization. No
I business cun successfully function
without an executive. The Cliamb .?
of Commerce Ik the communitv exec
utive.
"The community Is in itself a busi
ness. Its advantages, as well as !???
products, must be sold to other com
munities. Its assets must be kept
In action and conserved. Its influ
ence must be promoted and properly
directed. It is the only effective
way to handle a number of things
effecting the individual citizen and
the community as a whole. Trans
portation and rate problems have
furnished some good examples o<
tills. Community progress benefit <
th?- Individual citizen and his busi
ness. We have recently seen
some very definite benefits from
the organized activities of our Cham
ber of Commerce through its tactful
and energetic Secretary, nnd tr
could be nothing short of n calami. y
for this work to collapse now.
"Yours very tml v.
"M. If. JONKS. Cashier."
Here again is a letter from ( ? . If. }
Little, cashier of the Carolina flank- .
itig A- Trust Company:
"Mr. M. Leigh Sheep. President,
"Chamber of Commerce.
"Kliza belli City. N. C.
"Dea r. Sir: -
"in replv to your question, does
Klizabeth City need the Chamber of |
Commerce? the answer can be state !
In one word. 'Yes.' To those who (
have kept in close touch with what |
the Chamber of Commerce has ac
tually accomplished for this city
and the community it would not he I
necessary to call any especial atten-j
tlon to any one particular achieve- [
nient. However, there are a few I
outstanding results which seem to!
me will bear repeating In order to
fully establish the fact that Kliza
beiii City cannot nfford at this par
ticular time to lose the efficient I
work being done by the Chomhcr of
Commerce.
"Had It not been for the Chamber
of Commerce I doubt whether we
would have made any progreas to
ward getting Route no selected as!
the official route for the Inter-coast- 1
al Hlghwav. I doubt whether or not j
the agricultural Interests of this sec-]
tlon would have had the advantage
of the potato marketing reports. I i
doubt whether the securing of the
1 fi - foot highway through Chowan.
Perquimans. Pasquotank and Cam
den counties would have been ac
complished without Its aid.
"With the present status of the
Dismal Swamp Canal purchase and
the securing of the Chowan River
Bridge, can we afford to allow the
organization which has been the
prime supporter of these activities.!
cease to exist? It has the data in j
hand and Mr. Job. your efficient sec- f
retary. has the materls) already
gathered with which to carry on the
fight, and 1 consider it would be a
very severe loss to the city and com
munity Tor the Chamber of Com
merce to cesse functioning at this
time. We sincerely hope you will
have the loyal support of this com
munity In your endeavor to carry on.
"Yours verv truly.
"O. R. LITTLE. Csshler.
"Carolina Ranking it Trust Co."
Jul v 17th. 1924.
H. O. Kramer, cashier of the 8av
WOMAN llj:\IU> IIEAK
\v\i kim; on i>< >i<< :ii
reported iii some lime in- Currituc;
County mail.- a visit i?i tin* fields and
days uko. J. T. Gri-jjury ?> f Shaw
born f.ir^l noticed ihMiwk> in Ins
field aiul traced them hark throtmh
emu .lll-t w.i i ? r i:? ? ? . ? .1
patches belonging to John Duncan
and others 10 the yarii of J. (I. Dun
can where the hear nosed ahout con
siderably.
When Mr. Gregory -arrived fol
lowing the tracks Mrs. Danran r ?
inc inhered to have heard the hear on
| her (torch the night before* hat ?t
tlx* time she thouuht it was a
doir. At one place he was soon to
have passed over a five foot w.r ?
I fence. The tracks crossed the road
I to G? or*;'1 ISratldy's field and into
the (J rent Swamp. On the other
I side the tracks emerged from Hun
Swamp.
It is reported that hears are be
coming quite venturesome in the vl
Icinity of fllddlo and that they have
made inroads into the corn fields
there in some cases destroying en
tire rows of young corn.
\(? I.M KNSK OKKKMIKIIS \|(K
IIKHMIK 1 1 Mt 'OltDK.It THtltSDAY
Failure of motor vehicles to se
cure license- continues to
furnish most of the grist of the re
corder's court.- The following, sub
mittlng Thursday morning, were let
I Off by Trial Justice Spence with the
costs: W. M. lVrkins, colored truck
driver for W. 1*. Duff, and l.ucian It.
Morrisett'c.
Willie Small was likewise let off
| with the costs for parking too near
a lire ping when he left his car at
the curb to attend the Tolhert tent
show Wednesday night.
iOltV REFERENDUM
FAILURE AT POLLS:
I llegina. Saskatchewan. July 17. -I
, The prohibition referendum met with
defeat at the polls here yesterday.
SEEK CHANGE RULES
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Chicago. July 17 "Concerted action
by the Democratic National Commi'-I
tee from a number of Western anij
Southern states, in an endeavor to
make both the unit rule and the two
thirds rule inoperative in f ature
National conventions, had advanced
today to a stage of informal Inter
change of views on the subject, a
member of the committee revealed
this morning. i
0E VALEItA AND STACK
HAVE BEEN RELEASED I
London. July 17. ? Eainonn d?
Valera and Austin Stack. Irish Re
publicans leaders, have been released
from prison by Free State authori
ties.
CLAIMS ItECOlM) I Olt
THE BIGGEST DRUM
One of the largest and perhaps
the largest drum fish ever cauuhl by
an Elizabeth City fisherman was
brought back to tins city and hung
up for exhibition in front of Mitch
ell's Thursday morning. The large
drum was ratight by Oliver r. C ; i I - |
i?ert at Cobb's Inlet on the Eastern
Shore. It weighs 52 pounds and Is
four feet long.
Four lar *? drttm were caught on
tiie trip to Cobb's Inlet. In the J
party were Mr. Gilbert. A. If. Iloutz, j
Kenneth Houtz and lliilie Iloutz |
Mr. Gilbert landed the record I
breaker in about ?!f? minutes Tues
day morning. He had lost sotue
weight when he was weighed as he !
had been out of the water two dnys. j
The big drum put up a mngniflcenf j
fight, according to Mr. Gilbert.
There has been considerable riv
alry among local drum fishermen and |
a number of them admitted this!
morning that Mr. Gilbert for the
present has an advantage in having
caught the Idggest drum.
?
Si'Kt l\l. TKItM rol ler IN
I'KIHJ! IM V\S fOI NTV
Hertford. July 17. ? Governor
Morrison has Issued an order direct
ing that a special term of Superior
Court be held for one. weekln Per-*
quintans County, beginning Monday.
August 11. Judge Devin will pre
side. The term Is only for the trial
of civil cases, and no grand Jury
will he empaneled.
Ings flank & Trust Company writes
as follows:
"Mr. M. Leigh Sheep, Pres.,
"Chamber of Commerce.
"City.
"Dear Mr. Sheep:
"We are thoroughly convinced |
that the Chamber of Commerce is
doing more for the community at the
present time, than ever before. 1 *n - !
der the very capable management of
R. C. Job, numerous projects of su-j
preme importance are aolng forward'
to successful completion.
"To lose Job at this time, would j
be an Irreparable loss to the com- 1
munlty. We will cheerfully aid In
any effort to further the Interest of
the Chamber of Commerce.
?'Yours very truly,
"H. O KRAMER.
"Vice Prss. and Cashier," i
July 17, 1 1 S4.
WILLIAMS VISITS
TEXAS OIL FIELDS
l{r)Mirt* interesting Trip In.
ehnliiiK Vieu of W li;ii I- It.
lli^ol Cotton lirlti
oil Karth.
?(??turning from a trip in lli? i.'l
/lt'lda ui 4<>>irtH uitil Aiex in*. J oh ii T
Williams of this city reports a pleas
ant and i in ere?ti tig trip. as well
one that afforded liiin opportunity
to Twin at first hand what he b. -
lievus to be valuable information
about the oil fields of the regions
he visited.
"1 left Klizaheth I'lty." says Mr.
W illiams, "ou Saturday, June iiH, ar
riving a I Greensboro on Sunday
June 29. From there I motored r?
Winston-Salem and from Winstoi.
Salem to High Point, where. wii\
*lr. Hall of the George M. Hall
Syndicate, 1 boarded the train on the
night of June 2!? for New Orleans,
whieh we reached Monday night aim
arrived at San Antonio. Texas on the
night following. Our trip was a da>
trip from Atlanta to within luu
miles of New Orleans, and to my
_niind the 4-ottou crop of the eiHTiv
territory between these points is
very poor, with the exception of the
crop in that section lying in au.i
around Montgomery. Alabama.
"Ketween New Orleans and San
Antonio a region which we tra
versed by the route of the Southern
Pacific tin the Sunset Kxprcss which
Is ferried over tin* Mississippi River.
I noticed considerable rice, but thi.
crop too appears to he very poor. Sii
W,r cane is another Important crop
hi this section, and I saw consider
able sugar cam* acreage under con
struction. I was informed that pris
on labor Is used in the cultivation
of this crop.
"From San Antonio we motored
over a radius of J G 0 ? miles on the
Meridian Highway to a point within
27 miles of Austin. Texas, which af
forded tue tin* opportunity of seeing
the greatest fariuinu section, from
the standpoint of acreage in any one
field, that I have ever bad the pleas
Jire_of observing, I have photouraphs
of a cotton Held which is reputed to
consist of r?0.000 acres, showing sev
en views of tills vast territory all
taken from one point. This vast
acreage of cotton is located, between
Fentress and San Marcos. The first
cotton mill in Tevas is also situated
on the Meridian Highway at New
Iiraunfals. which operates 24 hours
daily, three shifts of employer*,
j Through this territory, which has the
I appearance of a very wealthy and
I highly developed area, I was advised
that the land ranged from $150 to
|$2.r?o per acre.
"Returning from this section to
San Antonio, we-left enrly the morn
ing of July the 4th. on a southwest
course, to the oil field which Mr.
I Hall and associates are developing.
While there was some farming the
greater portion of Ibis section Is glv
<*n over to cattle ranches. Tuesday
evening we motored to Kagle Pass,
which is ? Ul-ooiles diet nnf. ? passing'
through seven ranches with only
two houses between the town sites
| of La Pryor and llnule Pass, which
| Is situated on thi- Rio Grand River.
The >fHlnlnc of the Fourth we had
dinner in peilro Metros, wiileh is the
capital of Cohuila State, Mexico, a
town of approximately ".(>.000 pen
pie. The International llrldge at Ibis
i point was washed away in the flood
some three years since, and nothing
now remains except the piers. At
fires* nt they have a temporary bridge
which is known as the Temporary In
ternational llrldge. fin" could read
ily appreciate that the Mexicans
have no trouble whatsoever from
the Klghfeenth Amendment. We had
til*- phasim- of placing our feet on
the rail of the bridge while drinking
our lemonade. We spent the night
In Kagle Pass, returning lo the oil
field Saturday morning and return
ing to San Antonio Saturday niKht.
leaving San Antonio Sunday morn
ing II: 30 a. in. on the Sunset Limit
ed, which made but one stop for
passengers from Ran Antonio to New
Orleans, a dlstanee of 573 miles.
This train Is reputed to he the fast
est long distance train In the world,
making an averngo schedule of HO
miles per hour from San Francisco
to New Orleans, a distance of 2.400
miles.
* l.Tl?ltgd thc LuU"K field with
Mr. Hall and his associates. ? field
which has developed In the past 12
months and at this time there are
several hundred 'wells producing,
j there photographs of which I have
and I will be pleased to show to anv
one who may b# Interested In the
development of the liquid wealth.
There are many lakes or reservoirs
of oil In this field and the tankage
and cars cannot keep pace with the
production. I have the photograph
of fine well In particular flowing Into
a reservoir which Is owned hy the
Magnolia Company, which makes 2.
i .'100 barrels per day. and this Is hut
ion* of the many hundred wells flow
ing In that aectlon.
"I wish to state that I would he
J pleased to ahow any one th? photo
i gra phs of the farming district, the
! great cotton fields above referred to
(and the oil field belching out Its
black gold."
KI-YKIIH ItKACH HltOt GH
Hrough. F.ngland. July 17 Three
American round .tfie world flyeri
arrived here today from Croydoa.