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TROOPS WILL
FIGHT FIRES
Ordered to Aid of 2,000
Combatting Blazes In
Northwest
SEATTLE, Aug. 17.—C^P)—Federal
troops today were under orders to
go to the aid of an army of 2,000
fire fighters who have been waging
a losing battle against the wide
spread flames devastating the for
ests of the Pacific Northwest states
for several weeks.
As the result of appeals to the
war department, Major General
John L. Hines, commanding officer
of the ninth army corps area, in
structed the commanding officer at
Port Lewis, Wash., to give such aid
as possible to Federal Forest Super
visor C. M. Granger at Portland,
Ore .
If all available federal troops in
Washington state were called out.)
the fire fighting army would be
augmented by about 4.000 men.
Granger announced he would visit
the ravaged district in the Chelan
forest of Washington and call for
federal assistance there if the situa
tion warranted.
Pear was expressed here that two
men had been trapped in the Che
lan fire and burned to death.
More than 50.000 acres had been
burned over in Chelan. Okanogan
and Perry counties of Washington
Ex-Prisoner Given
Full Citizenship
AU8TIN. Aug. 17.—<>F>—Full re
storation oi citizenship was granted
today by Governor Moody to Leon
ard Elkins, convicted in Navarro
county in 1927 of violation of the
prohibition law and sentenced to a
pne year term.
Ten day furloughs were allowed
by the governor to C. E. Washburn,
convicted in Haskell county for
felonious theft and given a two
year sentence and Henry Loftis.
convicted in Hill county of violation
of the prohibition law. Loftis Is
serving a one year term.
The furloughs were granted on
account of serious Illness of both
the prisoners’ wives.
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GEOLOGISTS AND SKELETON THEY FOUND
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Above is the vertebrae of the 30-foot fossil uncovered by Austin col
lege geologists. Below, left to right, are the geologists who made the
discovery: J. B. Moorman, head of Austin College geology depart
ment; Billy Wharton of Sherman and Sam Hill of San Antonio.
PREHISTORICREPTILE FOUND
AT SHERMAN BY GEOLOGISTS
(Special to The Herald)
SHERMAN, Tex., Aug. 17.—The
bones of a yet unidentified reptile
of the Mesozoic era, a four-footed
creature more than thirty feet in
length who lived hundreds of thou
sands. perhaps millions of years
ago, have been discovered in the
creek-bed of a tributary of Choctaw
creek, a few miles northeast of
Sherman.
Prof. J. B. Moorman, head of the
geology department cf Austin col
lege. assisted by P. S. Wharton and
Sam Hill, members of one of his
geology classes, have been in charge
if the disinterment of the bones.
Starting July 30, the geologists
worked four afternoons and one
noming, carefully unearthing the
petrified bones.
A portion of the reptile's back
jone, almost thirty feet in length,
vas four d. Parts of the pectoral
ind pelvic girdles, a number of ribs
ind some unidentified bones were
ilso found. The head was not
bund. The tip of the tail was also
nissing but the prints of some ver
ebrate which had been washed
iway, perhaps many hundreds rf
housands of years ago. were le.t I
n the rock, and it was estimated
hat the reptile was perhaps many
eet longer than the thirty feet of
ictuai vertabrae which were found.
Not Identified
The creature has not yet been
dentified, states Prof. Moorman
lowever. there seems no doubt in
lis mind that the bones are that
>f a reptile which walked on four
eet, and which was possibly a ter
■estrial herbiverous animal.
Professor Moorman left Monday
or Washington. D. C.. with pot
ions of the skeleton. He plans o !
ittempt an identification of the
animal with the assistance of au
thorities at the Smithsonian Insti
tution. If such an animal has beer,
discovered before, he says, the iden
tification will not be difficult. Tf
such has not been found its identi
fication will require an unusual
amount of time and work.
Huge Skeleton
Mere than seventy vertebrae were
found imbedded in the rock. The
largest of these measured 3 3-16
inches in length, 3 12-16 Inches In
width and 3 2-16 inches in breadth
Dorsal spines were as long as 6 1-2
inches. Ribs were found to be as
T\uch as 18 inches in length; 1 11-16
inches wide at the top, 12-16 inches
wide at the bottom and having a
breadth of 12-16 Inches at the top.
The skeleton was lying in a semi
circular position. Its back wras
curved so that the head and tail
were brought close together. Many
of the bones were crushed and
twisted, showing enormous pressure
to have had Its effect before the
petrification was complete.
Found by Seouts
The location of the fossil was first
discovered more than a month ago;
by a group of Boy Scouts under the
leadership of Clifford Dinsmore,
who found a number of vertebrae
to be showing In the rock of a dry
creekbed. The scouts reported the
discovery to Mr. Moorman. Think
ing that the boys had perhaps dis
covered the remains of some mod
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era animal, no immediate investiga
tion was made. The first attempt
to discover the nature of the fossil
was made July 30 when Professor
Moorman. Wharton and Hill visited
the location.
Within a short time after the
three had started digging more
bones were found, and it was real
ized that the skeleton was of an un
usual and extremely interesting
type. Permission to excavate was
obtained and with the assistance of
other members of the geology class
the removal of the skeleton from its
ancient grave was begun.
The Mesozoic reptiles comprised a
great variety of forms both as re
gards shape and size. They lived
in a time when they were at once
the most characteristic and power
ful creatures. So far as is known
the first true reptiles appeared in
the Permain, the latter part of the
Paleozoic era, which next preceded
the Mesozoic era.
Morrow Family
Enroute to U. S.
Mexico err.', Aug.
More than 100 t lends and members
of the embassy rtaff today bade
farewell to Ambassador Dwight W
Morrow. Mrs. Morrow and their
daughter. Miss Constance, who left
for the United States, where the
American envi to Mexico will
spend an extended vacation.
Ambassador Morrow’s p i v a t c
railway car is due in New York next
Wednesday afternoon.
McCraw Re-elected
Head of Attorneys
WACO. Tex.. Aug. 17.—(fr—Wil
liam McCraw of Dallas was reelect
ed president of the Texas District
and County Attorneys association
and Fort Worth selected as next
year’s meeting place at the close
of the two-day session here today.
R. L. Stuart of Fort Worth was
elected vice president. Wayne Som
erville of Wichita Falls, secretary,
and John Taylor of Marshall treas
urer.
ILLINOIS U. MAN
VISITS G. W. GOTKE
Dr. J. Van Horn, professor of ro
mance languages at the University
of Illinois, who has been teaching
at the University of Texas during
thp summer, will spend Sunuday as
the guest of Supt. G. W. Gotke of
the Brownsville public school sys
tem. The educator will come here
by rail.
Dr. Van Horn is coming here pri
marily to view historic places in
Matamoros. He was here earlier In
the summer.
GILL NAMED AS
‘OUTSTANDING’
Chosen in Raymondville’s
Citizen Contest By Amer
ican Legion Post
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, Aug. 17.—La
mar Gill was chosen as Raymond
vllle’s outstanding citizen and was
presented with the certificate at
the meeting of the Raymondvllle
post of the American Legion at the
county court house Friday evening.
Preceding this feature of the
meeting, a report of the recent vet
erans' conference in Raymondvllle
was given, which included 14 claims
considered and 34 toher claims or
troubles receiving attention.
Delegates Instructed
Final Instructions were given to
the delegates and alternates for the
state convention in Port Arthur
August 26. 27 and 28. Five dele
gates, V. Sabin. S. L. GUI. L. O
Robbins. J. E. Johnson, and George
B. Calder. with H. V. Standley. C. O.
Harris. R. F. Robinson, W. C. Gil
bert and Ben Carroll as alternates,
were elected to attend. About 14
others signified their intention c*f
attending for the purpose of Grip
ing advance the candidate of state
chaplain, L. A. Bonone for national
chaplain.
County Attorney Roger Robinson
then took the floor and presented
the citizens’ certificates to Lamar
GUI.
In advancing the name of Mr.
Gill as the outstanding citizen of
Raymondvllle. the Klwanis club
i mentioned: His active participa
tion in chamber of commerce tvork;
his influence of thi Spanish speak
ing population of the city; work as
chairman of th* WiUacy county
scout board: efforts in organization
of the Episcopal church: work in
legion: and publicity gained for the
city by him through a wide ac
quaintanceship.
Generosity Praised
The chamber of commerce rec
ommended his candidacy by reason
of “his high intellectual attain
ments; years o’ labor for develop
ment of Raymondville and Willacy
county, generosity to those in need;
and his pride i the present great
ness of this section and his faith in
the future.
The Raymondville Woman’s club
stated that to them he “qualifies
as a friend to mar:, interested in
the growth of the community, lib
eral, public spirited, and friend to
future citizen, the 'Boy Scouts.’ ”
Harlingen Promotes
Forming Boys’ Zuave
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Aug. 17.—Boys in
this city between the ages of 17 and
19 are asked to register at the
chamber of commerce office Mon
day if they would be interested in
the formation of a zuave, or acro
batic drill, organization here, My
ron F. Ward, secretary, announced.
Ward expressed the belief that
such an organization would prove
of interest. He suggested uniforms
for members, such as military or
ganizations might use, and said If
other towns hari teams, inter-city
competition could be arranged.
A meeting is to be held soon if i
enough register.
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VIENNA.—Fraulein August Lor
berg sat before a mirror to fire s
bullet Into her brain.
70-FOOT WHALE
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DRAWS CROWDS
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OF SIGHTSEERS
PORT O'CONNOR. T«.. Aug. 17.
—(JP)—This part of Texas Is having
a “whale” of a time and the end is
not yet.
Today persons from far and
near flocked to a point on Mata
gorda Island just west of the coast
guard lighthouse where a whale
measuring about 70 feet in length
got stranded in shallow water while
chasing a school of redfish.
The Redfish, thousands of them,
escaped, but the whale couldn’t nav
igate in the shallow water, and to
morrow excursion boats are to take
sightseers from Port Lavaca and
Port O’Connor to see the big fish.
Two shrimp boats were rigged up
today and cables attached to the
whale, but the motors were unable
to pull the fish.
This afternoon the whale was In
water about five feet deep. It died
after becoming stranded.
POLLARD HEADS
HEALTH GROUP
County Anti - Tuberculosis
Society Formed A! San
Benito Meeting
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(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, Aug. 17—The
Cameron county anti-tuberculosis
society was formed at a meeting
held here Friday night in the cham
ber of commerce offices, Dr. A. J
Pollard of Harlingen being selected
as president of the organization.
A report was made at the meet
ing by Dr. B. M. Primer of the coun
ty health unit, showing a survey
made recently revealed that only
about five per cent of the tubercu
losis cases in the county received
hospital or sanitorlum treatment.
The organization will seek to rem
edy this.
A constitution and by-laws were
adopted, and other officers elected
as follows: Mrs. A. F. Parker, La
Feria, first vice president; Dr. Geo
D. Beech, Rio Hondo, second vice
president; Mrs. V’. H. Pattee. Point
Isabel, third vice president; Mrs. R
S. Rach, Santa iosa, fourth vice
president; Dr. B. M. Primer, secre
tary; Mrs. E. B. Reed. San Benito
treasurer; H. H. Banker. Browns
ville. auditor; drs. J. I. Coursey,
Harlingen, parliamentarian.
L. E. Bracey, executive secretary
of the Texas '^ublic Health associa
tion, talked to the meeting on the
prospective work of his association,
and talked also of contracts for the
sale of Christmas seals.
HOUSTON BAYOU
BRIDGE APPROVED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. *>—
The war department has approved
plans of the Galveston. Harrisburg
and San Antonio Railway company
for a bridge across Buffalo bayou at
Port Houston. Texas.
ORDERLINESS MARKS EARLY
CAMPAIGNING OF MEXICO’S
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 17.—<*V
With the general elections for selec
tion of provisional President Por
tes Gil's successor three months off.
campaigning by the two principal
nominees is in full swing and has
been marked by a degree of order
liness well in keeping with the pres
ident's recent declarations that the
government is determined to pre
serve peace during the electioneer
ing and subsequent voting.
While Jose Vasconcelos. anti-re
electionist party nominee, is swing
ing through the north, Pascual Or
tiz Rubio, national revolutionary
party standard bearer, is touring
INTERFERENCE WITH '
JITNEYS PROTESTED
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 17.—<4V
Judge Mark M. Boatner in civil
district court today signed an or
der citing T. Semmes Wamsley. act
ing mayor and Theodore Ray. sup
erintendent of police, to appear m
court Thursday to show cause why
a temporary restraining order
should not be issued against police
interfering with “free ride*’ Jitneys
in the street car strike.
central Mexico. Both candidate*
have been favored with large turn
outs, and the only complaint of Im
portance has been voiced by Vas
concelos, who alleges his political
enemies have been strewln gtacks
along the roads over which his au
tomobile party travels.
Ortiz Rubio /as paraded through
the streets of Celaya Guanajuato
upon his arrival ' ;ere. passing un
der triumphal r -chea to the central
plaza where he delivered an address
in which he declared the national
revolutionary party program is
based on the principles championed
by Pres. Francisco I. Madero. “the
generous and high minded practices
of Gen. Alvaro Obregon” and "the
firm revolutionary policy of Gen
Plutarco Ellas Calles.”
A crowd estimated at 15.000 per
sons greeted Vasconcelos when he
arrived at Saltillo, Coahuila. and
flowers and confetti were thrown
upon him from second-floor bal
conies as he wa. escorted through
the streets to the Mercado Juarez,
where he made a speech stressing
the "truly revolutionary” platform
he will stand on in case he is elect
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