The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 16, 1922 Page: 1 of 6
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Pumping Machinery
Ml tellk. p Fairbanks Morse
and Krtoger Atlas Oil Engines
in stock. Centrifugal Pumps.
W. H. Potegnat Co.
VOL. XXIX No. 41. ‘ BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERX<X)N AUGUST 16 1922. SIX PAGES TODAY ESTABLISHED 1893
U.S. OFFICERS
TAKE KILLER OF
MEXICAN GUARD
Subject of Turkey Now Held
at Rio Grande City Await-
ing Deportation Warrant.
Will be Deported
Jacoho Hashun. a Syrian or Turkish
national is being held by the federal
o.i.ctis at K.o Grande t tty upon the
charge of having killed Carlos Hinojosa
a Mexican customs guard near San
M guel Sunday night. Application has
been sent to Washington for a deporta-
tion wanaiil a no the Syrian will bo
turned over to the Mexican authorities
as soon as it arrives.
Carlos Hinjosa a customs guard with
headquarters at Carmargo. caught Has- .
bun and u Mexican named Nutiviuud
Gonzalez attempting to smuggle ten
cases of tequila across the river neat
Giuilu. between Mission and Kio Grande
t it\ Sunday evening. As the Mexican
liver guards on that section of the bor-
der have been co-operating with the
Tailed Stales officials in an effort to
pi event smuggling. Hinojosa took the
two men into custody and confiscated
the liquor. He started to lake them
to San Miguel with the intention of turn-
ing them over to the authorities at ihul
point hut when about a mile from the
town the Syrian succeeding in getting
the customs man off h<s guard aid
stabbed him nine times with a large
pocket knife inflicting wounds which
will doubtless prove fatal. The smugglers
then made their escape to the Ameri-
can side of the river.
llinojosn wax lound in the road a
few minutes after the stabbing and
was aide to tell who had committed the
crime and stated they had crosed the j
nver. At .'I o'clock Monday afternoon I
Mexican officials informed the immigra-
tion officials at Rio Grande City of
tin- ufiuir and Customx Officer I>. A.
Urn Ion mid mounted immigration of-
fit* c> M. (\ Smith. Roy Harrell and
Jo'se Ferry Jr. started for the Grulla
rum h where the two men were though!"
to he located. On way they met K. li.
I’arker spec al agent of the department
of the justice und Harold Jefferds l’. S.
marshal from Hi ownsville and the
party proceeded to the Giullu ranch
where their men were located. Gonaalez
nt the home of his father und linsbun at f
the home of Gonzalez' brother.
When taken before the federal author-i
itiex at Rio Grande City the Syrian t
assumed the full responsibility and as ;
there wax no evidence to hold Gonzalez
tin a smuggling charge the latter was
l elensed.
Mexican offic:als in the Camargo dis-
trict have highly commended the celerity
with which the American officers se-
cured the men. and us soon as the de-
poitation warrant is received from j
Washington Hushun will he turned over
to the Mexican authorities. Hasbun ha'
been a re' dent of Mexico for e ghteen
years operating a small store on the
Mexican side of the river opposite the
Giullu ranch and authorities on both
sides of the river have been under the
impression for some time that he wax
extensively engaged in liquor snvjgg! ng
Mexican officials in the Camargo di>-
trict have been cooperating very ef-
fectively with American officials in the
attempt to suppress liquor smuggling
and it is the general impression that
the Syrian has been one of the leaders
of the contraba. distos operating in that
section.
FOURTEEN MEXICAN !
CONVICTS ESCAPE !
FROM STATE FARM
llorsToV Atte. It!- Four
teen Mexhau convicts escaped from the
Clements State Farm in llrnxoria cwun-
ty last night aii-onling to report*- ic-
ceivcii toil :n Iix s'stt** officials. 1 ’os .
have been secured ami the country is
bring scoured in every direction. It 4
expected that most of tin- nnni.i. xx d
he recaptured.
WANTS ARRANGEMENTS
FOR ARBITRATION IN
ALL DISAGREEMENTS
(Bv The Associated Pre«0
ST HU'IS. \|n. Ang. 10 \ demand
for the inclusion of an arhitratioti ar-
rangement in any agreement reached
must he made l*y the conference Friday
of the fllinow cosl operators and min- ]
er*. IV. .f. (Cavanaugh. president of tin
«dkil ooerators association of tin- fifth I
ami ninth districts annoim-cd today.
OPERATORS CLAIM VICTORY
ST lOI’IS. M-*.. Aug 10. The hi •
luminous coal operators of the country
have won a decisive victory as a result
of the 1'nited Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca who have been contending for a four
4tsfe agreemnt signing an agreement
with individual operators at the Cleve-
land meeting. W K. Kavanatigh. presi-
dent of the coal operators association of
the fifth ami ninth districts in Illinois
declared last night.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight and Thursday partly cloudy
light easterly to southerly wind*.
Maximum tempera*n-e.1?
Minimum Temperature . ‘.‘I
llaroiueter .■Jtl*'*1
SAM ROBERTSON MAKES
STATEMENT TO PUBLIC
! _ I1
In view of the fact that there are many statements being cir-
culated as to my private life and at the request of a number of
my friends 1 have decided to make public the following:
I i.m over fifty years of age. As a young man I worked much
in construction camps and among a rough class of people: I had
the usual number of difficulties that might be expected under the
circumstances. I sowed the usual crop of wild oats that the aver- |
age American boy sows in such environment and do not claim
that I was much worse or better than the average at that time
of my life.
borne twenty-tive years ago 1 met my wile then Miss Adete
W’edegartner. Soon after forming her acquaintance ! resolved to
win her love if I could and to be a better man. Such good resolu-
tions are doutbless always inspired by love. The first thing i did
however was to tell her and her people of all my moral delin-
quencies. She seemed to think I might live down my past bad
record and was willing to give me a chance to do so. After ‘hat
we were engaged and were married more than twenty-two years
ago. Like all of us who have been married I promised her at
the altar to be faithful to her and to hei* only so long a . we both
should live. Without presuming to boast of my morality 1 can
truthfully say without reservation in the presence of my Creator
and all others 1 kept that vow. She died less than a year ago and
since her der.th my life has been an open book in San Benito.
1 make the above statement because it is true and 1 make it for
the reason that some have charged that my life has been an im-
moral one.
Respectfully yours
SAM ROBERTSON
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STATE MUST TAKE LEAD
IF CONSERVATION TO DE
SECURED SAYS TAYLOR
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REPUBLICANS
TO HOLD HO |
CONVENTIONS
Call Issued for Legislative
and Judicial Conventions
to be Held in Brownsville
August 26
falls have l>e*»n issued by !». f Mot*
ris. republican county chairman <>f fa in-
ert >n county and also chairnian of the
77th legislative district and the 'JMli ju- j
di ial district. for two conventions to be |
held in the city hall at Itrownsvillo.
'lalurtb v. August I’ttth. for the uurpose
of nominating a republican candidate for
representative to the state legislature
front this district and a candidate for
district judge of tli#‘ _»Sfh judicial ills- 1
Irh t. The call is being sent broadcast !
over the «listri#"fs a ml it is expect •"#)
that the convention will he attended i#y
a representative ImmIv of republican l-»a I-
••rs from all parts of south Texas.
Tin' convention proposes to place can-
didates in the fi#‘hl I i oppos#* the • I• n- |
• mmin i. n«‘miiH"<*s. A. II.cw is of llat lin-
g< n. who i- ih«" democratic #-eii lidate t'■
the b’gisla'ure and tmlge A. \V. •'•in- j
ningliaiu. also a resident «»f Harlingen
who is the democrat'!- Candida'" f ir li-
trict j;ulgc. Ar this convention it
also pro|His#‘d f• • dis#"t|ss 11»«• advisability ]
of following flic lend <»f Hidalgo county
and place complete county iickci* mi »*•••
field in every county i*i south Texas ac-
cording to repuhlican leaders.
■ lit* Uti|*l!lt+*«k> si'IdH'l ill Jit V ||•»«*.•» <•«» | |
venti«»n* will I•»» tin* first republicans |
nominated for legislative or jthlieial i< ■-
wit ions in this ilistrit for ninny years.
Republican lender* state thill milch i**
terest is being taken in renublicnii p»||.
ties this year in the southern par* of
the stilt.* ninl a large attendance is . u-
tici patc<| ai tlo* .-on vent ion to le ii«*.»
here on tlo* 2t*th.
COAL OPERATORS OF
SOUTHWEST ARE NOT
BOUND BY ACTION
t F5v The Associated Press I
K Ws vs cmr m . Ana l« t> .-
-•on! operator* of the southwest will not
•>e l.oiin | l.y tlo* agreement * rea**hefl at
Cleveland. and th**d rawing of the wage
s a'e agreement will in no way affeet
tlo* Kalis-s Missouri Oklahoma and
Arkansas i-oal fields according to Ha rr>
I aylor. president of the Southwestern 1
Operators Association. This statenicr* 1
was made to a representative of the As-
sociated l*r**s«. this tr .rtiinr
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SPOT COTTON MARKET
PAI.LAS 1 ex.. Aujr. H— Pallas 20.25:
Houston. 20..TO: Galveston. 20.<0.
W’ACO. Texas. Aug. 1(5.— “If the con-
servation of Texas flood waters ever
comes the state must take the lead and
not wait for some modern miracle to
tiring itt“ I lean Taylor of the school of
engineering at the State I’niversity told j
the engineers and others gathered here
to consider flood control and reclama
non plans at the call of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce.
“The conservation of flood waters is j
mu batn ally a state proldeni rather than
a problem for local districts ami if Tex- i
as does not solve it uo1mm1\ else will j
Three l>ig problems of conservation con-
front the siate reclamation of the rich
dry land in the arid west by getting it
vet; reclamation of swaiup laud in east
Texas by getting it dry. and tt..ou too
trot throughout the state.**
The meeting is attended by scores of
engineers representing *yery part of the >
state and much enthusiasm in the pur- j
pose of the meeting is being shown.
TWO ARE KILLED j
WHEN PASSENGER
TRAINS COLLIDE
(By The Associated Press!
ST. Id UTS. Mo. Aug Hi. An engi-
neer and fireman are known In have
been killed IimIuv ill the collision of rw*>
Frisen passenger trains «t lloritie. Mo. i
:t.-» miles south west of here. The two
train* are the fu>iest and most np-to-
date in the I'ris <• service. I.eiug No. sill
from Memphis to Si. I.miis au.l No. si*
front St. Minis to Tennessee points.
A relief train i* being sent from Sr.
I.otlis lull definite details of the wreck
liave not lieen received.
I Inline is the junction point of the
Frisco and the Missouri l'a- ific seven
i.tiles south of Sulphur Springs. Mo.. |
where the wreck > f a Missouri I*:i• ifi<
passetiger train on the night of August
"» caused the death of ill persons.
ROTARY CLUB WILL
FURNISH FLOAT FOR
MERCEDES PARADE
A trade talk hy George Hillyer fur-
nihsed the main part of the program
at the Ro'ary Club luncheon today at :
the Manhattan banquet room. Mr. Hill- ‘
ver spoke on cement anil concrete mix-
ing and foundation*. The talk was inter-
esting and showed many new points
in concrete building.
It was decided a! the banquet today
to put a float in the Mercedes parade
and a committee is to be named to ar-
range for decorating the float and hav-
ing it ready hy labor day. Other matters
discussed at the banquet were routine
husniess.
VALENTINO GOES TO N. Y.
CHICAGO. Ah*. Hi KodoV-h Yalen
tino. travel stained and wearng a sliiek’s
heard which served to i-onceal l«i* iden-
tity. arrived in Chicago vesterdm and
departed for New Y<>rk. in a d.isli mi-
Winifred lludnnt. whom he ncirried n
M»-*.i •> «(• ■>’ra* months before ner depar-
ture f.>r Kurope.
Many a Pointer
on careful buying is contained in The Herald advertise-
ments every day. To buy carefully and economically
watch the advertisements faithfully.
SAYS FERGUSON
WANTS TO ’BOUT
FACE ON LIQUOR
Mayfield Charges Former
Governor is Trying to Run
Away From Liquor Plank
in First Primary Platform
MIXF.ltAl. WKI.I.S. TVxh*. At.-. US.
4 Targes i|iat negroes voted in
the Itexar comity denioi rutie piMum*
election of July S2 former Ciovertmr
lames K. Ferguson. his second primary
nppotienl whom Mayfield led l»y .‘[-l.taai
votes in the first election was made hy
itailroad Fotnniissloner Kiilt1 It. May*
field h«*re last night.
Mr. Mayfield charged Ferguson with
n change of front on the liapior issue.
In the first campaign lie declared the
former Texas governor u>e«| the light
wines and beer plank in order to get
ii to the second primary. Imt is now
running away from tin* proposition h>
declaring lit* is opposed to the open sa-
loon.
• I am expecting turn in a short time
to declare outright for prol«ihition."
Mayfield said amid laughter of It - an
dim e. "and it may not lie long until lie
is found up in liu't Texas making pro-
hibition speeches under the direction of
the Anti Saloon Dengue."
••In the campaign *' Mr. Mayfield de-
clared. "two flags have been raised the
one while and the other black. The
most important issues are clearly drawn.
'Hie white flag which stands for ••••ii
struct ion. is crirrii-d by me. and the black
fiag. which stands for destruction is
carried by .lim Ferguson. The voters
have the opportunity „ ranging them-
selves muter *be flag of their chniee."
\fr Mayfield dm ussed the transport:!
lion question. and pledged his best ef-
forts to repeal of the Ksell-Cuiilinilifc
«• t.
'Ir. Mayfield will speak in Temple
Tlimwlai night and Wiim Friday night.
Want to Know How
Much Liquor Uncle
Sam Has Dispensed
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. I». Aug 10.
Resolutions calling upon the Fnited
States shipping Imard to inform the
hotter where and how milch liquor it had
bought for sab* on Amcri an ships sin
prohibition became effective wet c intro-
duced today l>\ t'oiigt essman Gallivan.
democrat of .Ma'Sin hu cits at.d Con-
gressman Itreumin republican of Micln
gait.
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FARM BUREAU WILL
EXTEND ITS LABOR
SERVICE TO FARMS
(By The Associated Press)
FORT WORTH. Texas. Aug l‘i. The
labor of the Farm Bureau Division of
the Fnited States Dipaitment of Agri-
culture will he extended to the cotton
raisers it was announced today Ht tin-
local office of the Bureau. Heretofore
the procuring of farm labor has been
extended only to the grain growing
districts.
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CAVALRY UNITS OF
NATIONAL GUARD GO
INTO CAMP TODAY
AI’STIN Tcxh*. Aug. 1<> -The annual
encampment of *he cavalry unit? of the
Texas Natioral Guard opened at Camp
Mahry today. All of the seventeen
units which compose the ofith and the
112th Cavalry comprising a thousand
men. are expected before n>ghf. Special
train* r.re hr'rp ’>g the troops t«* Austin
and the encampment will continue until
August dn. Intensive tra:n»ng similar to
that given the infantry will feature
the work of the cavalry.
Sx hundred mount? have been ?ent
to the ramp a"d s>x regular cavalry of-
ficer* from Fort Sam Houston in nd-
d:t:on to Colonel Adams reported at
the camp todav to art a* instructor?.
FALLS TO DEATH
fPv The ^«seeia*ed Pres?)
1*0* t HIAIHt St’MIVGS Col.. Not 1 *».
Falling almost 200 feet from the tovil.
of Sentinel rock in north Cheyenne
ernvoii. Ifltf yesterday -f'erno'in. Kltno
AHison 10. tlro*»iie<| to hi? death at the
feet of hi* mother. Mrs *{. )’. Alliaon.
a summer visitor from Shreveport. I.a.
! Will Give Congress Chance
ito Solve Industrial Tangle
_
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D. C. Aug. 16.—President Harding in his message
i to congress tomorrow wil! present the position of the government with
reference to existing industrial troubles particularly the railroad
strike. Arrangements for the president’s appearance were completed
at a conference between the executive and Ser-ator Lodge the re-
publican leader.
The belief was expressed in some quarters prior to the conference
that the president might delay the presentation of his message until
it is determined if tho mediation efforts of the train service Brother-
hood chiefs in tomorrow's conference with the executives’ committee
is successful in establishing some plan for settlement of the strike.
Senator Lodge is reported to have found the president fully determined
to go before congress at the earliest possible moment.
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Flies Home Rather
Than Risk Delays
of Rail Traveling
SAN ANTONIO Texan Auk. lfi.—
Bather than risk tram delays under
the present schedules. Lieutenant
Westsid T. Larsen a Kelley Field
aviator today obtained permission
from the War Department lo fly
to his home in San Franc iaco for a
visit. He expect* to reach San
Diego Calif. late today making the
trip in a one-dax flight with sto»>*
at El Paso and Nogales. The dis-
lance from Kelly Field to San Diego
is 11 DO miles.
NO TRAINS RUN
WEST OF SANTA
I
I;1 %.tptmn^11 m.■*»»? 1 .t« 1 I |m 1 ^pppri™■ ;|II»jj| I
I Bv The Associated Press!
ai rti Oi i:!:«.»• i\ m . .\ lK. m.
No trail.s wote moved west of Silltn I e
last night l*e«ui'*o of the trouble at «»al- *
lop. three trail* continental train- arriv-
ing during the night from Las Vega*
being held here. Official* are hopeful
that the tialhip situation xxill In* clear.**!
today as renrcsetitaiivn* of the national
officer* of tin* Brotherhood of Trainmen
are here today for a conference with the
represent;! tive* of tiie Brotherhood at
(•nllufi.
LARGE CROWD MEETS
LASATER AT DAIRY
METING IN MISSION
—
MISSION'. Texas. A>ig Id. A crowd J
of *1*0111 l.*a* farmers nml business men
mei Imre la*.t night to hear IM t’. I.as-
I ater dis no his dairy plans for the Val-
ley. Several speakers beside Mr. I .as-
aier addresseil the meeting ami milcli
enthusiasm has been aroused in this
| section of the V’alley over the plans f >r
ilairy extension. Many of the Mission
• farmers have announced Mint they are
going to ae ure dairy cattle as soon as
possible ami Mission will endeavor to
take a leading place among the Valley
communities in rItik industry.
. Mr. I.iisaier left last night f*»r his
| home at Falfurrias. but it is understiwid
j he will return to the Valley again in a
• few days and orgtinisn'inn* will be per-
• footed to carry on the work in all part*
of Mo* Valley.
i » .
WILL ASK TOWNS TO
BID FOR LOCATION
TEACHERS ASSEMBLY
I Rv The Associated Press*
FORT WORTH. Texas. AuC. 10.—The
special comwttee of the Texas State
Teachers' Asoc aton appointed to select
I permanent headquarter* for the orjrani-
: ration announced today that they would
issue a ireneral invitation to the Cham-
bers of Commerce of Texas to h;n for
•he location of the headquarters for the
Association. Final action on the loca-
* on of the headquarters is to he re-
commended at the 1922 convention of
the association which will he held in
November.
STRIKE BATTLE
FORT SMITH. Ark. V..;. 10 A
battle between iriards strikers nod men
employed :n the Mi"nii’-t railway
vnrds at Van Run n. *ix miles west of
here is in progress p.- online *<> r-e-
sare* received here. Police and other
officers are on the wav to the scene.
i
SOLDIERS JOIN
KLAN AT CAMP
MEADE CLAM
i'ai.timiwk. m«l a..*. w. s.v.mhi
s of ill*- I'niiiil SiaN-s in tin hi
ratii|i Mi'Wii* nr** sjiiil t* Inn*1 l»«*«*n
aini'tiK tin* rM in I iila i •** iiiiliatnl In I !*•*
Kti Klu* Klan hi a h}***«'I m-nlar n| **ii air
••*T*imnny ai Il«*nii*ii. Marylmiil. Iasi
night.
Ai-a-nrilinx i*< ri*t>«»rl» of tlt*» affair t
»o|ili**rs ar*- sai*l to liav*1 ink*1!! off ili**ir
iinifoni.s ami wore i*ivilian rloihes ;n tli»■
ceremony. |i is |■|•|Mll't<lll that tlt**r*> lias
t*«>**n iiun-li Klan |ii- t|iagiiiiila at tin* i limp
r*fc**nfl>. ami tliui main soliliets ilfciilm
to join for tin1 ••fun of wearing a white
night gown anil ll••conlin|c gliosis. “
So far as I'oiilil l**» asi'*irtain*i<l at arm .
hemlqinirters here. suhlier* have not
lo**1!! forMtlilen to join tlo* Klan.
INQUIRIES FOR RENT
FARMS COMING FROM
NO. TEXAS FARMERS
In.|iiiri«*s for rent farms in t'tis s#y-
i'iiii of the Valley are coming in almost
daily. «>—ording to K A. Monsees. win*
is engaged in the real estate business. 1
Mill who heretofore lots eonf’ned liis ef-
forts almost exclusively to l he sale of
lands.
Mr. Monsees says that he never be-
fore experienced ao'-li n -cii'-rnl ileineiel
for rent lands in the Valley and at t rib
uies ii to the advertising the Valley has
received through the cotton crop pro-
duced this year. “There are thoiMl'els
of acres of idle farm lands around i
Itrownsville." lit* said "and very little of
it is listed for lease. | believe if the
owners would list it a large volume of
this land could be leased and would be
producing something for the owner as
we|| as adding to the wealth of this sec-
tion of the Valley. There is a large
acreage of idle land in this section which
could be devoted to raising cotton.
Cotton growers froln the northern
part of the state are coming to the Val-
iev in large numbers for the purpose of
either leasing or purchasing cotton
lands. The big cotton crop the Valley
•HU produce and the fact that it rb'.ivs
hns the first new cotton on the .nurt*«r
giving it the advantage of the high
prices which almost invariable pr*vai
when ... stocks of the |ue/*oi|s
season run I >vv. makes tlm Valley a very
attractive locution for the cotton grow
er. The poor crops in the northern part
of Texas the past three years have re
suited in many of the growers looking
for more profitable locations and the
Valley he* attracted many of them.
In order to accommodate the demand
for cotton lands the owner* of idle
farm* should list them and give the nor-
thern growers an opportunity to lease
them and place them under cultivation.
LEAVE NEW YORK ON
AIR TRIP TO RIVER
AMAZON 8000 MILES
N'l'W YORK. Aug. Ifl Tin* giant air
••miner llampiio (’nrrrio. piloted hv
l.ieiiteriani Waller Ifinton. hooped off
at the Hudson river today for Rorkaway
on the official ‘tart of it* flight of H..HIM
mtlex to the river A mason iu South
America
AVERT STRIKE IN CANADA
MOXTKKA!.. fan.. Aug. 10 The
tlireatened atrike nf .‘57.IMI slmpmen on
'l/e I ’anadiatt r: ilwav wn* temoo*aril>
averted la't night when the pre^identM
of the fnnniliitn National Grand Trunk
and fanadinn Paeifir te'egraphed Pre-
mier W. I*. Markenrie King that the
wage rut of JlfttO.IMSI would lie reacitid-
ed.
SENATE WORKS
FAST TO CLOSE
UP TARIFF BILL
Oil Schedule is Subject of
Considerable Debate To-
day. Bill Ready for Con-
ference Saturday
(By The Associated PimO
WASHINGTON. I». Aug. HI—
Tariff duties on crude petroleum and
crude oil mi- advocated i<«lit> by Sena-
tor Harreld. republican of Oklahoma
a* the only means of protecting the in-
dependent producer* of the I nited
States against what he described as a
monopoly by the Standard * »il company
K. I.. Itohent and the Koval Hutch Shell
t til company. In renewing his charges
of last August. Harreld declared that
the Standard < til company and the I to-
benny company had acquired very valu-
able holdings in t'alifornia and Wyoming
and the Standard of Indiana had acquir-
ed ninety per rent of the stock of the
Midwest ICefining company.
Senator Harreld also asserted that
during the past year when oil prices had
reached their lowest point the monop.
olisi* had succeeded in purchasing the
holdings of mam independent oper.it >r»
ill praetn ally forced sales at n very
Kiimll percentage of ilieir it<dial value.
Il<* charger) t lint the three eoinpflliies
named liml a monopoly on the production
of oil in Mexico amt tokl llie senate that
it was their poliry to eharge all that
the tariff would hear. fnnaerpiently the
pt Ice would not he tiffeeled hv the tar-
iff duties proposed iii the measure. Sen-
ator llarretd argued that the tariff
w-mld bring to the government a huge
volume of revenue and nl the same
lime protect the independent producer.
The Marreld amendment to impose a
tariff duty of .'».*• rents per barrel on
petroleum ami J.”i cents per barrel on
fuel oil UHs rejected In N Vole of 1.* to
!».
Free 7ones at American ports wherein
crude imported products may be con-
verted for report without poyment of
duties is to he provided for in an amend-
ment to the tariff bill which was ap-
proved in the seriate today without a
roll call.
Uepresenlalioita disapproving tile su-
gar import duties of the administration
tariff hill are said to liaie been made
to the state department by the t'ohaii
legation.
Hundreds of committee recommenda-
tion*. some of which upset decision*
reached previously by the senate aft-
er long discussion were approved dur-
ing tlie ten hour session yesterday.
About one hundred of the amend-
ments cons dered were reported l>y the
finance committee majority when the
senate convened.
The committee majority proposed a
ten per cent cut in the 45 per cent
duty previously fixed on incandescent
electric light bulbs hut the senate on
mutton of Senator Jones democrat.
New Mexico slushed the duty to 20
per cent.
On recommendation of the committee
the duty on tanning extracts was cut
from 25 per cent to 15 per cent and
that on chalk was increased from 25
p« r cent to .'SO per cent. The duty on
perfumes tooth paste and other toilet
preparations containing alcohol was
put up from 40 c a pound and 00 per
cent ad valorem to 40e a pound and
70 per cent ad valorem. The house
iat« of HO per cent on articles not
containing alcohol was advanced to 75
per cent.
On harness valued at more than $75
a set and saddles valued at more than
$40 each with parts except metal for
both a duty of 35 per cent was voted.
All harness and saddles had been trans-
ferred to the free list after the san-
ate voted down the duty on hides and
leathers last week.
Other duties approved include 90 per
cent ad valorem on laces; 75 per cent
‘ on embroideries and not less than Htl
1 per cent on cotton lace window cur-
tains nettings pillow shams and bed
spreads. A duty of 20 per cent was
fixed on photographic cameras and
these rates on motion picture films:
Sensitized but not exposed. 4-10 of
Ic a lineal foot; exposed but not de-
veloped. 2c a lineal foot; exposed and
developed. 3c a lin.-al foot.
BOY WILL SERVE LIFE
i TERM IN PENITENTIARY
"
FORT H'OUTIf Texas An*. HI —
Houston I'pton. 17 year old boy who
was i-onvieled of the murder of his
sweetheart (iladya Solletnan. at I.ock-
ney. Texas last winter has agreed to
serve the !Ht yenr sentence imposed hr
the jury in the trial held Inst week hi*
attorney announced today. I'pton i*
i n’so itemised of the murder of Nell I’m-
be’ son. but he win not be tried upon
this charge.
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