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VOL XXVI. NO. 293. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUNE II. 1920. ESTABLISHED 1893
OPEN SHOPPERS
SUPPORT HOBBY
INTROOPORDER
Action in Sending National
Guards to Galveston is
Justified They Think.
i l\ TV \ tel |*i
CSAI.VKSTON i. as. June 11
The Open Shop A -•« lion om hir
dred strong or animj lure la i
night telegraphed the lieutenant
govern* r and the sp« aker of th - hoi
appi < \ ra t ‘. * i'
perilling troops to (»a’ve-lon. So
are loading and the situation i quit**.
AFFAIRS WHICH LED
TO TROOP DISPATCH
TO BE LOOKED INTO
l liy Th*- As oil I l*r> ss i
AUSTIN. Texas. June 11. \ rso
Million |. v* if** • -*> u tin :* opointnu'nL «
a eonm 'ttee of three “to inquire into
the condition of affirs which led tli •
govorrui" semi tr.oo- In (lalvest >n
will ho offer* 1 in tlu In a by Re; *<
sontativ Malone of Tarrant and
Brady and Bon. < n of 'on they
raid today. A inula? i< dution \va.-
(iefated in 1 hi- -emit c
Tho federal hortcultural hoard re-
newed (he t' real t * \. *tn Iraw fed
oral aid and < I re a qu r nil no if
a sati fac tory pi? k l oll worm hll
not passed.
lit’ The Aski.i i-iii’tj I'rr* )
AUSTIN T« lut
hill app'-opi iat ing $100.<MM» to *1»*f *•?v
the national guar 's (ialv> ston ox
penso pas e<l the- h use today by toe
required majority to make the money
immediately available.
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WANTED GOOD RAZOR TO
SLASH HIS THROAT WITH
Turned Down $2.25 One and
Bought $4.50 Slasher.
i P> Tin* \ i. nit* ! I'ri
TKX \RK \\A. Texas. June 11.
“Let me link at **on:cthing a little
better” a I ranger >aid to a clerk in
a local i re wi n had -hown him some
razor- priced at ■_'*». A few min-
ute' lat r the strati: <t paid $4 **>0 for
a ra''it a id we I * 1 <>ut of :n st< re.
Less than half an hour later th •
stranger with the newly purchase!
razoi in hi? hand. >ti." red from his
room in a local hot ! with his throat
sla hed in an uttcmot to end his life.
Still later at H e tv> pital tin m.i
who jpne In nun as H
of laurel:.' S. « .. l Apn -~ed t'-g ‘t
that he hud attempted to end I t' life
hut declined to g >e i< n for h - ac-
tion.
• •
WESTERN COWBOYS TO
RIDE RANGE IN CHINA
Montana Battle Cry Will Be
Heard in the Orient.
I t'\ I In A" ii i' II’’ - 1
llF.M’NA Mont.. June H». Pow-
der liiver'’ “let Vr buck” thc*Tiat
tie i ry that carried tin Montana figh1
ire; men througn the late war. soon
w ill he heat -1 in th. 1: nil ft }
tail' and pagodas.
Fred Barton in the old days a
cow puncher on the M tana plait -
who inni
lies of racing cattle in China was
here organizing a p; rty of old time
punchers who are due to ride in the
C -lestial Umpire where Barton ha-
large cattle interest'.
According to Barton the nu’h 1-
of herding and tattle raising in China
not up to the general star lar i of
the West and few modern method? in
that country will put the cattle rap-
ing business on the plane it should oc-
cupy.
\ number of ol I riders have signe l
with Barton and will leave soon.
P- -7-
__
TV night and Saturday partly cloudy
11CItt to moderate »outhea*t wind*.
ii Mavimum temperature .p.t.O.T
Minimum temperature.?l.tm
Bart metric pressure .30.04
Temperature at noon today ...91.00
PROPERTY SEIZED BY
MEXICO GOVERNMENT
ALL TO BE RETURNED
I Itx Tie \- Press»
MKX1CO CITY. Mexico June 11.
Ml property seized by the govern-
'merit during previous administration;
will be returned on the simple presen
tot ion of title to the property confis
< ati d according to newspaper report
oue'inir Salvador Alvarado actin
« cretary of the treasury.
LOF IT DIRECTORS
ARE CHOSEN TODAY
Polls Close at 6 o’clock and
Count Will Be Made by
Committee Tonight.
Fifteen directors for th*- Chamber
of Commerce are being chosen by a
direct vote of the membership of the
organization. Uallots which were
mailed out Wed tie day. are reaching
the < lumber of Commerce headquar-
ters by mail and in person today and
the election c« mmittee will meet at
the rooms at 7:110 o’clock tonight to
canvass the returns. Th:rtv men have
nominated and from these the
fifteen will he chosen The first eight
will serve two years and the other
seven will serve one year.
The new board of directors will he
called together for their first meet-
ing and for organization on Monday
morning. At this time they will elect
the president and other officer of
| the organization and also condder
the '' atter of filling the office of sec-
retary-manager.
The final of the group meetings
was held o* W Inesdjiy r ight. The
a; surrs to the “thought survey" ques-
tions are being filled and tabulated
and the information contained in
them will be used it. laying the foun-
dation for the future work of the or-
ganization.
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A NATIONWIDE HUNT
FOR COUGHLIN BABE
IS ASKED BY MOTHER
»IT> The A -- ■ ' ini .! !*• • 1
NORRISTOWN. I’a. June 11.
Met her- and childicn throughout the
country were appealed to hy the
mother if the thirteen months old
Blakely Coughlin kidnapped in Penn-
sylvania nine days ago and thought
found in Dallas to he lp find the baby.
1 he pol.ce derided that the Dnlln
baby i: n<t Blakely Coughlin.
“If (here is a Grange bahy in your
neighborhood {dense eh please find
nut who he said the appeal “for
he may be my child.”
OKLAHOMA GRAIN CROP
NOT IN PF.ST DANGER
• IU ’I he ' -•* iati d
DKIAIIOMA CITY. Okln.. June
II. H ■ eraH rrnn of Oklahoma i
■ >* endangered by p« sis whatever
havoe they may hi doing among erop-
• f other state- ii eordi ig to report-
i >i: r . eeti - ot Oklahoma giv-
en out by the state department of ag-
1 riculture.
Re pi rts indicate that the crop in
Oklahoma may be lighter than u. ual
but he blame - net to be laid against
the In prev »u-. years the Ho«-
inn fly prairie dogs and other pest -
have made big inroads in the grain
fields hut this ear farmers have
either exterminated them at the start
r they did not appear during the
spring.
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FIVE NF.W BANKS HAVE
BEEN ISSUED PERMITS
1 t!> '||.» A "••■'Mil'll I’ressl
S r 1N. !.i - June ! 1 . Per-
mit. to ‘n I u- . e s in Texas have he -n
gnu ;• i b\ the state banking beard to
fiv new bank- ;ts follows:
Bri-a-blu- State Bank. Broaddus
San '■ivu-tine county capital stock
; $2000 fh
I rst Guaranty State Bank of San-
ger Deaton . unty. capit I $30-000.
Guaranty State Bank of Copper.g
Grove. Corvell county capital $;.5.00C
Farmers” ami Merchants’ Statu
Bank of Iredell Bosque county capi-
tal. $40000.
First Guaranty State • Bank ol
Medicine Mound. Hardeman county
tcapital $15000.
Air Service A7ew York to Boston
'I he New 1 "ik Boston aero service has started. Miss Helen Mac-
l.ean and th* pilot. Harp Rogers in the flying boat just before the
start. 'I he service will operate a fleet of 15 six-passenger flying
boats. (Copyrighted Underwood & Underwood.)
RECLA MA TION LEGIST A TION
WILL BE URGED AGAIN AT
NEXT SESSION OF CONGRESS
< S|«f‘< ini l<i The I (eral<| i
It XYMONDVILLK. Texas June 11.
W hile congress which has ju-t eon
< luded its >. -ion t*»«»k no final action
in eonneetion with the proposed legis-
lation looking to the reclamation and
irrigation » f lands in the west inter-
est in this matter will not he pi rmitted
to lair it was announced by H.
Pea-v chairman of the Lower Riu
Grande Valley Project Conferenc
Committee which has in hand the
matter of the gravity canal.
Governor William Spry of Boise
Idaho president of the We t'-rn States
K t ‘uniation A"i»t nation who ha
hi en m Washington on matter- relat-
ing to the reclamation legislation has
sent Mi. Pease .• copy of the following
letter sent o t ongressman John X.
Garm r of thi district being an ap-
preciation f the emigres man’s ef-
forts. The letter follows:
Honorable John NT. Garner.
. Cnited States House of Representa-
tive s
| Washington I). C.
My I»ear Mr. Garner:
Be for * leaving for home a? 1 ex
pect to do about the time you adjourn
I want to avail myself of the oppor-
tunity of expressing my Appreciation
j for your attitude toward the work of
general reclamation of our waste
lands throughout the country. I very
much enjoyed my conferences with
you and the position you have taken
in your efforts to further the develop-
ment'of this most essential part of our
usources and I sincerely wish there
were more such rrmn as yourself in
rongres who Would take the broad
i vision that you have taken looking
toward our country’s welfare. I ap-
preciate fully the work you have dune
land hope to he able to co-operate with
you further upon your return to
Washington.
With very best wishes for your
success 1 am.
Yours very sincen ly
WILLIAM SPRY.
Major Richard K. Burgess who
has been representing Texas in these
' matters al-o write- Mr. Pease saying
that when congress meets in the fall it
is hoped to advance some practicable
ideas. He says.
“Xour letter concerning the Ford-
ney bill reached the office while I was
again absent hence the delay in an-
swering it.
i “Of course with the adjournment
| of congrcs - today all effort to get
[any irrigation legislation at this ses-
jsion fails but 1 sincerely hope that
when congress meets in the fall we
shall he able to launch some practic-
able plan which promises better results
than any of the makeshifts which have
been one after another taken up and
discarded since our January meeting.
“I am enclosing you a copy of Sen-
ate bill No. 4272. by Borah which is
the latest effort in the way of soldier
| relief along the lines of land settle-
ment and reclamation. This .like all
the other bills is too narrow to cover
the purposes we have in mind. The
only pre-ent consolation 1 get out of
tiie situation is that alert interest is
kept awake in Washington concern-
ing this legislation and congress ought
to be ready to grapple the subject id
an intelligent way when it reconvenes.
!
BIG STINGAREE PULLS
YOUNGSTER INTO GULF
—
Robert Se\ton 12 years old of
I Brownsville was pulled into the
j(iulf of Mexico at Point Isabel Thurs-
day when a stingaree got hold of his
[fishing hook and started traveling to-
ward Cuba. The youngster was not
dragged far before he got control of
the situation landed the ferocious
[stingaree and now has a portion of
his tail as a memento of the occasion.
Harry I. Sexton his father and
Harold Sextonbrother were with
him at the time. They returned to
Brownsville last night after several
[ days on the coast.
| The stingaree dragged the hoy
about seventy feet into the water
and the youngster was up to his neck
when the tug of war ende 1. with
Robert the victor. He was then ren-
dered some assistance by his compan-
ions.
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MRS. CATT REELECTED
HEAD OF WORLD LEAGUE
' Rv Tin* As'o« iat»*il Pn-ss)
GENEVA June 11.— Mrs. C arrie
Chapman Catt was unanimously re-
elected president of the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance today. Sh>*
Agreed to accept the office it was
announced despite her declaration in
a speech yesterday that she felt com-
pelled to retire.
WO J LOWDEN AND
JOHNSON NAMES ARE
BEFORE CONVENTION
Demonstrations Lasting About 40
Minutes Follow Presentation
of the Candidates
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO III.. June 11.- Nominated by Governor Allen of Kansas
seconded by Frank Knox of New Hampshire and Mrs. Douglas Robinson
of New York the candidacy of Major General Leonard Wood was placed
before th*- republican convention today.
At the conclusion of the nominating spccph thousands of many colored
turkey feathers were loosed from the ceiling and floated down over the del-
egates. The inevitable procession led by th** Minnesota delegation started
with women among the marchers for the first time.
The convention managers saw- prospects for a long session as the dem-
onstraton went on. They guessed that the supporters of other candidates
would try to outdo tb*• Wood people with delayed balloting resulting. The
demonstration lasted forty minutes which the chairman threatened to clear
the galleries.
When Askansas was called that state yielded to Illinois for the nom- |
ination of Governor Lowden. Rodenburg of Illinois took the platform and
.delivered the address.
Mrs. Robinson was still in mourning for her brother. Colonel Roose-
velt when she took the platform the first woman ever to second a nom-
ination in a national political convention. She got a rousing ovation. She
decalred she wanted Wood for president “not because he was my brother’s
friend but because he is his type of man.”
Rodenburg got the greatest applause when he come to praise of Lowden
as a business man an administrator of ability in economic and social lines.
The question of naming a candidate for vice-president is interwoven
with the results of the presidential rare. Political consideration based on
the part of the country from which the two candidates hail always influences
the vice presidential selection. As a rule it has been the custom to pick
a man for the strength he will add to the ticket at the crucial point so
leaders are not inclined to try to cross the vice presidential bridge until
they knok what river they want to cross.
By 12140 o’clock today the three most mentioned candidates. Wood
Lowden and Johnson had been presented to the republican national con-
vention.
I he demonstration following the conclusion of the nominating speech
for Lowden lasted 42 minutes and was followed by Charles S. Wheeler of
California nominating Johnson. He got cheers when he referred to the
VS ilson administration as a royal family and VS illiani McAdoo as the erown
Prince bu! jeers and guffaws when he referred to Johnson as having an in-
adequate campaign fund.
CHICAGO. III. June 11.—Wheeler
concluded his speech nominating
Johnson at 1:16 o’clock when an-
other big demonstration started with
Johnson supporters seemingly deter-
mined to make it last as long as the
demonstrations for Wood and Low-
den.
Forcing the convention along at ex-
press speed to make up for time lost
on the treaty issue efforts were
made to hold the demonstrations down
to a minimum of one seconding
speech. The effort was to reach a
ballot before adjournment tonight.
All nominating speakers got a
ready response from the convention.
The number of delegates taking
part in each demonstration tallied
fairly close! y with the number claim-
ed by each of the big three.
The second woman to he called to
the platform for a second speech was
Mrs. Fletcher Dobbins of Chicago
who supported the Illinois candidate.
Louden whose supporters made the
slogan “a business man for presi-
dent. Governor Morrow of Kentucky
made a brief Louden address.
CHICAGO III. June 1 1. The ani-
mosities of the platform battle swept
away the delegates to the republi-
can convention gathered early today
to name a presidential candidate who
would receive the highest honors still
on the lap of the gods. Wood John-
son and Lowden expressed confi-
dence hut the balance of power is
with the five hundred uninstructed
delegates. Lodge said he did not ex-
pect to reach the balloting on vice-
presidency before Saturday.
It remained for the first ballot to
reveal any decivise drift of sentiment
among the rank and file of the party.
First on the program was the nom-
inating speeches. The convention met
at tt o’clock to get these out of the
way. Seconding speeches were lim-
ited to two five-minute addresses.
This rule was expected to bring the
first ballot bv mid-afternoon.
The Johnson demon«ftration was
quieted after thirty minutes when
Representative Schall. the blind con-
gressman from Minnesota began sec-
onding Johnson’s nomination. Schall
was led to the platform by his little
hoy and was given an outburst of ap-
plause. At 2:15 Congressman Gil-
lett started to nominate Calvin Cool
CONVENTION HAD BUSY
EVENING ON THURSDAY
< I*v Till* Associated f’r<*ss>
CHICAGO 111. June 11.—Senator
Lodge called the convention to order
at 4:40 Thursday afternoon. The roll
call of states for nominations of
members of the national committee
most of whom already had been se-
lected and announced began. The
first rumpus came when Georgia was
called and the name of Henry Lin-
coln Johnson a negro was presented.
Senator Lodge ruled that the dispute
could be taken up later.
The platform committee finished
its work at 4:45 and started for the
hall. The resolutions committee ar-
rived on the stag** with rh<* platform
at 7 minutes after 6 o’clock. The
crowd realizing that the waiting per-
iod was over cheered. The lengthy
platform was then presented.
It recognized the justice of col-
lective bargaining but denied the
right to strike against the govern-
ment.
The republicans adopted the plat-
form as presented and adjourned un-
til It qi’clock today.
The treaty plank calls for agree-
ment among the nations to preserve
world peace which the League of Na-
tions covenant “signally failed” to
accomplish. It declares the covenant
repudiates the policies of Washing-
ton and Monroe and deplores Wil-
son’s “unfortunate insistence upon
having his own way.” It approves
the action of senators who opposed
the covenant.
The foreign relations platform de-
clares the republican party able to
fulfill our world obligations without
sacrificing our national honor.”
It declares the “ineffective policy
of the present administration in Mex-
ican matters largely responsible for
continued loss of American lives in
that country. It said the United
States should not recognize any Mex-
ican government unless it is responsi-
ble and willing to guarantee the safe-
ty of lives and property of Americans
and correct pa.-t wrongs.
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MAY DIVIDE LEAGUE SEASON
FORT WORTH. Texas June 11.—
movement has been started in the
Texas League to divide the season as
last year. Fort Worth is now far in
front of the race.
GOMPERS PLACE
AS PRESIDENT IS
UP FOR CONTEST
• *
Conservative Wing of A. F. of
L. Contests With Faction
Headed by Duncan.
illy The I'rnwl
MONTREAL June II.—The con-
servative wing of the American Fed-
eration of Labor is threatened by the
progressive element headed by James
Duncan of Seattle who yesterday
overthrew two majority reports of
the organization committee ami pre-
pared again to contest Gompers’ pow-
er. The progressives seek the release
of political prisoners recognition of
the Russian soviet government. The
conservatives prodict Gompers’ return
will restore the conservatives to pow-
er.
COMBERS CONDEMNS THE
G. 0. P. LABOR PLATFORM
l |t> Tin* Associated Press)
Montreal June 11.—The republi-
can labor plank condemned by Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federaticn of Labor today.
Gompers referred especially to that
section of the plank providing for set-
tlement of public utilities strikes by
tribunals similar to the Cummings
bill.
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CANDIDATES MAKING
SELVES SCARCE AS
BALLOTING BEGINS
«Ity The AnurniitHl Press*
CHICAGO 111. June 11.—For the
first time since the convention began
presidential candidates are missing
from the floor. Dr. Butler of New
York gave his proxy to a woman.
Governor Sproul announced that he
would return to his hotel when the
balloting started. Johnson’s friends
did not expect their candidate.
ABANDONMENT OF SPA
CONFAB IS PLANNED
_
(By The As««tcii»t"d rr**ss*
' LONDON June 11.—Possibility of
[the abandonment of the Spa confer-
ence is being discussed in European
capitals.
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DALLAS C. OF C. PLANS
COOPERATIVE BUREAU
Proposes to Improve Working
Conditions in City.
tlty The Associated I’rc-sst
DALLAS Texas June II. The
Dallas chambc r of commerce plan
the establishment of an in lustrics co-
j operative bureau for the purna e of
improvi-g working coa litions.
Under the tentative pla"s the bu-
reau will serve as a clearing house
thre ugh which employers will coac’uct
their employment. A practical voca-
tional guidance program includ-
vocationnl guidanqj* pro•Tam includ-
ing a required physical examination
will he included in the work of the
bureau. Those found physically un
fit or in poor health will he placed in
positions v here they w ill n »t leterior-
ate and where their disability will not
j prove a handicap or will be given
j medical treatment to correct tehir de-
fects.
Services will also be tendered to
j employes who need financial a-d bv
putting them in touch with reliable
financial agent and helping th ni
stay clear of "loan sharks.”
C. J. Crampton vocational training
director who announced the proposed
plan said that the bureau w-11 devote
as much effc rt to the welfare of em-
ployes as it does to the i"tere::t of em-
ployers.
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3.000 DELEGATES REGISTER
« Hr Tlif Assoc intc-d Press!
DALLAS Texas June 11.— Nearly
three thousand delegates to the thirty-
first annual convention of the Texas
Uhristian Endeavor to be held in Dal-
las June 9 to 13 have registered with
W. R<»y Breg southwestern secretary
who predicted that the convention
will be the largest in the history of
the Texas union.
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