The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 180, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 1923 Page: 1 of 6
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Pumping Machinery ! ^ «;• w -i j
t 1 * *• 13 h. P. Fairbanks Morse WFe *n* NaU j
• *ni Kreuger Atlas Oil Kngines Your orders Shipped Same Day
in stock. Centrifugal Pun»pa. A* Received. Prices Right
W. H. Pulegnat Co alamo iron works
San Aatonio. lease.
\(>L. XXIX. No. 180. >\YA*SY1 LLE. TEXAS. \\ KDXESDAY ATI EkX< h >X j.WTAKY o. 1923. SIX l*A< iES T< >|)AY ESTABL1SI1 ED 1893
URGE ACREAGE
OF COTTON FOR
ELJARDIN PLAN
Community Meeting Hears
Opinions of Various Ex-
perts on Cotton Growing
and Marketing
All previous re*nt*ds of eottoti plan*
iug in the lirowlisvilb* s«». ti<>ti of the
\alley will be broken this year if the
opinions expressed at tlte >omiiiuiutv
meeting in Kl Jarditi la*t i glit are to
h«* taken as a niterica. There were
1'W prisons present at the meeting most
of whom were farmers tml they were
unanimously of the opinion that a big
•ottoti acreage would prove Itigldx prilit
able this season.
Many of t!««* Kl Jardin farmers ar.
from the north end ami are mu familiar
with all the details of eottnn growing
und the meeting was called prinipalh
for the pnr|Mise of securing advice from
III* n who are wr it nn|liaiiiird w ith every
pha.sr* nt the industry. S t\ Tucker
who has probably been ill closer ton* h
With the rollon industry in tin* Valley
lor a longer pined than any other
Valley resident gave a very interesting j
talk. He gave the farmers the benefit
of Li-- extensive experience pointing out
mistake* that have been made in the;
\ alley aud ti nt have been :■!
taiiied. lie assured them facilities at the
Hrownsvllie gin would be found ample
to meet the demand "reateil 1> the in
ei eu 1 d Mileage alld ilia! tile owners I i
the giu raiuld lo* re led 11].on to give
the la inei s all possible inopeiaiwii in
making the crop a highly profitable
one.
J. S. Sanders of I .a K**ria gave a
Very interesting talk on cotton g. owing
ei opt. anting early plauting to escape tin*
ravage* of the cotton boll vv*i\il as weil
a- s«iruiti| the advantage of tin* early
market. He advised planting hy the
c.iridic «.f February. lie also gave v»!t»
hide information on hid! w» i*v i control
and • vhihiteif a patented loll weevil • .it
flier which he believes vve! prove if
va*i’e in the Vail*' to eradu a;** the earl;
V *•! V
4. W. l itMeirg. u i ej.resent a1 ive of
ttie Texas Farm Itnreuu t‘oii<;i Mat-
ko'i .g A- o« ’;it »tl gave en ■•ip'ine of
the plans of tlo association ai i rv iiumi * -
of Kl .lardin ft;<-m**rs igVied to ’mark**:
their ctop> tfro.iuli the i• 111•* i
Wiil Make Variety Test*.
The suggestion was r ad* that seed
dealer* in I*rownsvilie 'tip dj 11 * farm
ers ol Kl Jardiu with li«. .ii.yi*- of
cotton sod !'• tie used in a viv iety test
wii-h will be cond*ivt*-d on fi.e different
forms. This suggestion wu» a*** epied
by the lOsilers. win* offensl to supply
tell bushels of seed instead of tiv**.
Three varieties the Webber sold y the
l*eoples 1. e <V Manufacturing » «• 11*-»*
Heft sold by Meltnvitt Itms.. and Actla.
sold by 11:•• Spritigei Seed * •• vnll )o
planted on most Kl .lardin faro - this
year. These varieties have be* it select**! (
after exhaustive investigation by tin*
i|i-tt!**r.s und have proven wdl adapt'd
t*» Valley * ooditious. Ka* h of the *•
VMiieJii s v\ iff be given a thorough tex*
and future pluming on the t»ii*-t will do
pen.! largelv ‘ipoii the results.
Large Acreage in County.
In till* nilll's*' of I lie diseiissioll at
tent ion wiis •■ailed to .lie fa t the irs
muse in acreage will *>•• general over
tlie ismnty. li-timm**- mad*' n- ■
ports re< « Ive t from the water iiis*.ri*’t •
stated that the 4’ituierori comm tortoii
ocrvape xvott'd be approximately .'viiti
a- ouiit-ared with Jft.t"st in ItfJJ. Tie ;
aerenge in the !*rown*-v ill* -«• iji»i; will
|»e im-reased from "."illli to approxi-
mately S.lltHI. uecordtlig lb’ estimate. •
A few minutes were devoted to di-
ru-ni! of tin- bloom corn sitna ion. lull
the general opinion among the I aimer-
upeat ed to lavor istti*n tatli*' than
btiHiineorn. owing to t.ie overhead **\-
pelk.se of the luttei el'*p No d* ibt VV j: >
expie-s«*d that it wnuid prove a profit
able erofi this year but Hie tendeiiiy
of the brnomeorti market to fin- male
'to extremes wa- en»|.hns.xis|. ami -mine
f1.til».e‘l tin- a<‘. i-abitiiy of going to the
expense of building shell- and tbre-her-
for one crop.
TWELVE PRISONERS
RELEASED AFTER 30
DAYS IN COUNTY JAIL
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Twelve prisoners were rele from
the rou ity jail yesterday nfti t they had
nerved sentences of thirty da's and ha*' !
taken the pauper*’ oath b* ior* baited
S a'es Commissioner flood- ch.
All these prisoner.- were jfiv n fines
of from Sis to F-’oft a» the In-t teim of 1
federal court f**t having *;.ritoiis li-
quor in their possession. All of them !
served thir*v days in the ja l and were
brought before tJ. S. Cnmaii -doner |
Cloodrich ve-tetday by I S- M •• ba! IT
R Jeffi -ds a d ri lea »d after they had
tjiken the paupers' oath th t they were
unable now to pay th** f m*.
The prisoners w* re: Mar.a Farrias
givi ■ a thirty day - r.tenee; .le-m . IV-
r» z. Pablo N’o* * la. presiti-.no Muroz.
Frane sco Vi^nreal. Pominro. H**rnnn-
dez. Manuel <'* no Man ml At smen-
tb r. Mose M »r a Vn-ipie/. K lunrdo
Valle and Ju«n buna
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DISTRICT COURT CONVENES
I'iv il I»»ntr'et t'otirt for tin* Twenty-
Kiuhth jiiifteiol district eunveimd in the
ri.u**t leei-e ibis morning end th** worl
of • efti"g * lie d**« km wa- taken in*
\ -ix weeks tert'i will be held with
Jildre Hopkins presi'linc and a niimbei
nf prises nut*ibt lltftii itioitv of innMilrr
able iia|a>rtauve vvill be taken up.
Select Famous Chemist
to Lead Fight Against
Boll Weevil in South
NEW T ORK. Jan. 3.— Dr. Alillrr Rc« »r Hutchinson former chief
engineer of the Thomas A. Edison laboratories has been selected to
lead the new crusade against the cotton boll weevil throughout the
cotton beit.
I he post was tender:* ! f*r. Hutchinson by the American Cotton As-
sociation. w: i« h h.w undertaken to ra.sr a iund of $2.5000 JO to fight
the weevil.
If■ Hutchmjf .. i.'.id th.* p;*i;.crpaI ammunition cf the campaign would
be calcium ir ‘r.n!i*. and th.’ bri-v s'ctiou cf th** South in which
cotton is ra.soJ w 11 be the battleground against th • pest.
A I faci'ili*** .f the l . S. Department of Agriculture will bn used
in conperai: n With the i liort ol the American Cotton Association to
c-rr.dic a.e .he cottar bol! weevil.
S1111 Dodging
drover Cleveland I'erttdoll. no-
te! ion draft dodvr r is now be-
ing hunted by federal agent*
following report- tl at he has
landed :u a i’aeilie eoa t port.
IN PAST 11 YEARS
W.lSUIVt.T«»\ !• »'. Jan :: \*
*>tniin|v ..f mere lieu* a «ntarter loHioi
«' '! .l- !.y M'» i|;;t. « »i' » V \
>••»' - t. • dm Mipreme e.Mir? <1 — • o-
! jttii «|et |ee in l!ll|. vet* -l.ttW'll lutiflt
.11 I lie M-nate oil in\ (•-• ieatie»
\ I'. 11**1* ft. *'*■'(•. • t !•'*•[ of « e.lf
pofatieii. ;i|]w'(i''*i| l»ef**r«‘ llie seual*
iinitiol':!* niP ! - -uleomt «ii ? »>«• * *>*u1 lei inn
Hi** in utry.
MEREST MOVE
COTTON MILLS
TO THE SOUTH
1 • i he A so* Jl'e.f I’ll )
I.OS ft l\ A|a*s . .1 ;■ a ■; \ in..vi*
l.ii-pf • I f '. *■ N't ii i .I. a t;*l i • *f * tiji in|• Is
interests l.i s.lit*• •*!ii |. in ii*
Will ill’! lit ill e*e*il i • ■ * 1111 til'll Ii
(•Ian* lies *| «. i*ni*st |i:i\iii» |it*iiti ipal
|*l.*llll s ill i !i is e« t ini;
I mill at i- in.- that a ni'mier of
new inanut!i> tnnng units timtitt •«) in
N* vt 1.4’X III triers iaa< •.* nl.| i i.. see
til’ll* • e it* lie • -;t || * os xl ' ell ail* ||*l
'at't.i|*i-s iii ! In* v. ii. kill; Ii..uis nilitu
I* law. til. W'ajje si iiles. I;1\ I II! •* s au!
e \e|:i|it i< Iis.
HARLINGEN POLICE
REPORT SERIES OF
PETTY ROBBERIES
t^peeial t« The H**r»M)
HAftI.INtJFA'. Texat. Jan. ;{ Hur!ir>
*.*• :i 4 it * to *f! \ - t<*«| by a i* i" i * - nf jn*t *
tv m»|iI*«i i** ilu'inr ih** |ia L three
n jib’* Tin Seen** r Sen c< Statin wa-
re!b< d ef -iv tin* t.inl tubes ;u*»f a
l»«? j spark |tlut*.- t nrUoti <inta»fe w«s
ret.■ f .< veral email article* n jew*
ee i bad * \ mit iif ter* w.itcbi * taken
Ohi ef t hi SC . nillie *fnt '*as |e.| .’ a
i*t»!lott> «if cMtioftne a* il another I«>«t the
barrels tiiat if w»* *:*ken tti.
Hornet;me Sunday n rht a yearling wrts
killiil about four ’tr'e. mrfh of towr
m il the *. ui i|i:ii> tel * tak. • Tran ef
the t re robhety hu*.• been fi*utui anil
:i'i nrrt s' * expected.
Governor Smith Advocates
Modification Permitting
Light Wine and Peer Sale
' Ttv Tie A snein«rtl Press.)
Al.llAXl V. V. Jan :i.—governor
Alfred K. Smith. in hiv message to
the legislature todav recommend-
I
| Official Weather Reports j
Brown iviih- n*d vicinity: Fair and
slight!; \vnrni’ i tonight; Thur-daj ;r>
crci ru cloud ne*s a if w.irrm r
I*: t Texan Fair tonight w.th rising
temperature; Thursday partly cloudy to
cloudy and wan i'*r. I ight to moderate
variable winds trt the coast Itee-un eg
sou t her |y.
Weather < onditiona
A «1 • oj» in t mp* r:.tur« /a; g eg fron
II t«i 21 degrees occurred over south-
ern T. '.t- sine • y-iterilr morning
nod n !*-s von- fall northward io the
I’pper I nk' s A modern*** r so in te*i-
peratute occuri I ovot th'* Southeas -
rrn and Eu-tetn slates over the far
Southwest and Pla’eau region aid a
i«! --.dor* hlc ri e **v< i the northern
Rocky M mntam rig on and the Cana-
dian Northwest. Tempera*uve * are gen-
i-ially he low fi«e*iitg how* ver. from
th** “Rock *■>" to the Mississippi River
and in Western Texas. Ugh: frost w..>
i.t.oit.d from lloii'to*:
Precipitation has hoen general in the
1’iulf State* front Galv> ston eastward
and in th** South Atlantic States with
amounts ranging from Jigh* to heavy.;
Mod**fatel h**avy rain occurred a!«o <>n
the m>r*h Pacific coast and I'gh* -cat- |
•••ted rains or snow in the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys n’-d in North l*ako- j
*i Elsewhere :h- weather ha been
generally fair.
The lowest temperature la t night at
!'<••»> Citrons range*1 from 21 a’ Am
arilto and El Pa o to IT at Brownsville.
local Weather llata
Barometer 7 p ni. yesterday 30.10
Barometer 7 a.m. today . :ift.:V2
Temp«*ratuie highest y*>sterday 7.'*.
Temperature 7 p.m. yesterda.v *»*>.
Tempera*me lowest Inst night 17.
Temperatute 7 a.m. today IT.
I Temperature 12;">n todav *»l.
Humidity 7 p.m. yesterday * pet > 41.
: Humi«li*y 7 a.m. today < pet » .77
Hiiniiditv Urdtl *odav i pet * ... IK.
I * r« ■ . pit at ion 7 p.m. vsterday n.no
. f*«*cipit*t • «nt 7 a.m today 0 •*»
; Wind i direr and v>d I 7 p m. N !2
i Wind i die*-*- j**nl veil 7 a m. NW ;*
VVca'her 7 p m ye t4 »**a rt*>** !v
! Weather 7 a m. today . char
‘sun se*« today . a ‘ 2
Sun rises tom'f>w . . .. . 7 JH
I 1
*the | «ss;»ge of a resolution urg-
mg that legislative machinery he
set in mvtion at Washington to
bring alMiut a constitutional amend-
ment permitting the in arm I actu re
ar.d sale of light wines and l»eer.
The governor il*« recommended
the init*at<on of federal constitu-
tional amendment rciiuiring sub-
mission to the |>eo|>le instead of
the legi-Intures of the respective
stales all proposals to amend the
lederal constitution.
VALLEY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TO MEET
HERE FRIDAY JAN. 5
A'I important meet ip of the \ alley
tT.anther ol‘ f'nmmi tre will he held it
Brownsville a! the count* court mom
on Ftidrv Jeneary i lit II o'clock ««•
ceding to ani-ouncmert icce'vvil ihi-
moining from O. S V. Ross of Sat
Juan secic'iir" of the organization.
One of the most important matter:*
to come up before th** meeting will h«<
th«* pr«ttio~ul of iioicnding the rn*'ititu
tion to create f.iur vice-presidents ir
p’licc of tvo. a- at present. th<‘*e vice
presidents tn have charge of all rvecu
five work in th«* Valley. The prnnosi
* ion of ineorpor at ing the Valley Cham
her of Commerce without cap tal stock
which was eons .dot <*(| at the last meet
t:*.«r tv’ll a!'i* he given further consul
e ration.
The Valley < hatnher of Cornmerc*
has cnihitiou* pin*-.* for Valiev progrev
and development duerg the nmi i tig
year and many of these plans will he
taken up a? the meeting.
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•NICK CARTER” ROBBER.
I MR | VVi I 11 Te\ . Jan. Th*
•lest sergeant at the police *tntioll |ier«‘
look*'.| up in utu"7‘-ti etit vv h**li it eoin-
plaiiiniit. niter telling of being robbed of
:i“ hi* s|u;ct easli by tvv«i elite letn-lil*
*h "U hill»d***ttle etir lit I o'clock
tic* t • *i lung g.-\c his naiue a* Xi* k
*cter.
CAN OPERATE TO MARCH !.
SAX AVCIlt tt Jan. .'! Th. t lri«*nt
r"il-«*Hd lots hnr*-l\ rimif^i funds to op-
•" ■••I* tin* ‘I *lal h I. Receiver Ketnpet
told the <■•i||ferep"e her** for|**y in n p|i*tt
fm niil ill m li'|hj|iintioii lie *jiid the
line wol oiued uii> plan.
DAMAGED LAST
NIGHT BY FIR E
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I hi- A- octeted Pie* i
J» ALLAS. Texes Jan. J. One child i- |
* -ling and one woman i> slightly in- j
joied and propelty valued at $.'.r*0t.
lo>t as a result of a file which do
tioycd tht ma. t dormitory for hoys at
tile Buck; i*i Orphans ilotne si\ miles j
outii ot hei«- last night the origin o.
the tile has not been determined.
1 isink Mil 1 toy. itgi-ii > is missing his
absence being hm-hIhI in a chm-k made
tti.s morning
1 w" hundred a'd s:\ty-six Kov. occu-
[Mill the dormitory and ail have been'
accounted for except McKIroy. Mis j
Hi - i Hum|ms>. ’tic a-~ istti*^ ma* ron
received several had cuts when she!
smasheil ill the gla-s of a i'i>m| to reach j
a telephone and icport the tire.
The home is maintained by the Hut1 ^
list churches of the state.
J M«- dire tots III the home will meet i
this at rel iiixiil to plan the imii'.e«(iate
• ••nsi i m t ;i.|i i.t temporary ijiiaiters.
EXPECTING 3500
MOTOR VEHICLE
LICENSES IN 1923
A total ot 7"‘l motor o l s lo have
l*ee|| registered lo dale ji -orii I’g to
t hniiin ey !*• id. assistant tax mile im
and a ng i i'll j. expected the iMtter
i art ot this moiith. as the total regis
tration oi vclii-|t-s will probably t cm h
the •..*’i*ti murk
I In- t • * t si I i’-g* st i-.it-on for tin- pgst yi-ar
vi' H.llNI uutnino'dlea. t rinks tractors
ill!'! ‘ r.lilet Site e a large Humber of
iiu*11|11< ijes hnw lo-ei ‘* i^> into the
• • nitty. *tiis M ini'll w id he increased
v tli tow ia*mu <■! all classes ot
motor v chii les
i or*y -fi»> • bauff*•; s li- ease w • r<-
issiitsl during ’in- past year and Vs
at iieeiiat .. *| I i jy six dealers
s-*i ttre 1 -' i*.I- e . ‘is sell illltiiMotll'rs
I Igllfi -X ti.e Tax i nibs ' et' if’.ie .|«iig
' I I • !• w ere 7 As I: .*ife’» in the
• otintr i
* t'xi '-i-s siotoi vetlii !• in#- urged
' • leg -’ *1' eariy n - |mi 1 ii.- Al tei
lie IrtM day .latoiniv a fine of Jf»
.*• • * l i v. tii i *• • barged oil a I licenses
’it'*' lot fr< it and mir are given
>*:’ w ill eye.y registration aid will l-e
tin I• -i mo : -Inn and sea- -.
li s County le«1-i;ed 'I..Tl It it tftesi .
i i.ll’-s alld expei-’s to o*e ad of tiicin
' lit i-w-ets are a k-*d lo secure ap
I'i’.ii ii blanks from gat ages and »•.
Ill * la : -1 fill '••'■ile • otic I g* Up to I lie
tax < oiiertoi s offi *• in older t.i la ili- *
tale tla- Sis ’ II" Ilf rile |i I || sr
CAVALRY TROOP
ARRIVES AT MER
ROUGE LA. TODAY
ftV 'I In- \ i>» a'ed Prats)
MASTIC* *l\ l.a J.in The .Imming*
• •.ivn!' > troop of the l.ottitii'n:! national;
guar-l t-i :«. hed M* r -''.iiigi- this morning
and went into < amp.
I w as atni. ini' d that no important
'tepi 11 connect ion with 'he \| >r. lioitsr
kidnapping investigation would be t;«k‘-r
ant'd the tioop's hot vi s ert .e lilts after
noon.
I *:• <1*1 Was expiated III New t I balls
from M»ifon Rouge to lay to • ■otife with
ih< at'oi io y geii<o a) t ■ -ga i‘ '■* g ♦ It<• tn-xt
-tep in the e\i * told i<>n pi m ceding s. The
attorney g<*nerai said the i e.pii* it ion
pap* ts .. it siiffit U-nt an I the Mar*
land g •vritor’s objo-'inn wn> anti i-
p.ite.l |1». said the slat*- s evidence wa«
wholly eita t'lfstantinl.
A dispatch front It; Itimote said the
t!u» attorn. \ fur Mr It. M McKoin in
die t.-d that he would n-k f<«i a writ of
hat in- roip’is if Governor Parker con
ented to tite pronosal for Ins vohinta
r> return to Louisiana.
DYNAMITE DESTROYS
NEGRO RESTAURANT
IN TENNESSEE TOWN
j -
1 B\ The Associated Press>
MAT I irrttWN Tettn . .Inn A
negro restaurant was blow n up by «h n;t
mil. last niyfct ami completely rei.i.dish-
ed b.ti n.i one wits injured.
Th<’ dynamiting followed the shooting
Saturday ni:.h* of Itepnty Sheriff John t
Oaklex. aged lij. by t’layt <n AVintmt.
■tged soil of t.eulge Wintotl. whom
• *ak!e\ an.I the • -i> y marshall were seek •
:’.g to a'Test.
Oakley dh <1 this uiornil-g. t'lay ton
\Vmton was shot fitit was '-.'moved us
teiday to the jail at l.<'banoti owing to
the high feeling
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NO FREE SEED IS
i CONGRESS DECISION
WASHINGTON. Jan. :t t'onjrresa to-
day passed an agricultural appropria-
tion hill carrying $tM.it't>.jft.T. The mo-
tion seek ini' in include sfAtt.inMi for free
-••id d< tr fu* hi was thrown out on a
point of or.let by Blanton of Texi s.
EXECUTE FOUR REBELS
I i in I a i\. Jan. .‘i \ ilis-nateh from .
| the |»i'!dm correspondent of the livening
Standard -ays the four rebels reeeiifh
j acres' e.| ill the Tralee district* were
<•>... I't.al by the I'ree S'ate today T heir
i-;tm»•" nre given n> Mathew '|or<ute..
'• liopias hevane. fornelibh t'ato-j and
I let taut (.1*1 utinor.
i
Mer Rouge
Above i« J. K. Skipworth.
Morehouse Pnri:ji leader who
lii' t organized the bund which is
charged with responsibility for
the murder of Watt Daniels and
T. R. Richards.
TRIAL OF MRS.
KNOX IS CALLED
FOR TOMORROW
»My Th* A o< at* I I’re O
SAN’ AI *11 STINK Tix.i* .Ian. ;t.
Tl •• examining tr a! of Mr*. Lillian
Knox. widow of If ram Knox the
wealthy lumberman whom she i* chare
til with slaving ha* been postponed u--'.
til •oit orrmv morning at Hemphill. This
action »:i< out of respect to.the memory
ot forn ei court\ judge of Sabine coui.
ty whose t ody was found 1 i*t r ght in
a licid iiem hi* home .it He in pit II. A
suic’de verdict vij. returned tiy h coro-
ner’* jury.
District Attar- -y Adan and Attorney
Minton attorney for Mr*. Knox agreed
to t* •• po'tponement The examining
tnn! i* expected lo be a long di.iwn out
aft ir a--d another arrest i* considered
very prulm ili in connect ion with the 1
murder.
J . gv Arnold tetired M iuiav a*
county judge. H wa* fif'*\ year* of age
and had been in dl li«•«I»li for some
time.
Hi the \ *'im- atod |'ri s«j
IIIAlfill! I.. Te •:«*. Jan. rt. The ex* -
aminirg trial of Mrs. L II an Knox was
I‘ .run here th * morning alter a sudden
change of pin* * The state will altemp*
to prove that sh» ordered a blacK
mourning drt before the death of '
Knox it indicated.
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DONNA HEATER GETS
BLUE RIBBON AT THE
A. & M. EXHIBITION
I
*
S? e|«in ■ A- !Vek-y. ma’uil'ac* urei * an-*
§
Hi atcr. h id .• I ater on exhibition a*
■I ' A- 'I S dll pc a g I: I* u 11 UI a 1 exh'bit
'•hi i • it a traded considerable atten
*’•>« and wa* the recipient of the blue
ribbon.
\ I I’ii'*'. piufi s-or if horticulture
a* the \ A- 'I. ( allege in a letter to
the mniPifictU’ei' stated -The orchard
heater you *0 k ndly sent u> by ex-
pr •*> for the horti«*ultural *how and for ■
permanent exhibit reached us in good
'hope. The judgi? g committee awarded
lb' "> blue ribbon in the oil limiter
> i*'- I .mi ettcloiing herewith tin* rib-
bon"
SEARCH INSTITUTED
FOR MISSION MAN
.fi'hn I titr of Mission is hcint; looked
foi m RiownsvdV. Mio'or and other
nearhy cities aft r his failure to re
appear a* his home in Mission following
the Cbr- buns holidays.
The report was received hy T. N
AMevn. nost adjutant of the American
f eg ion hire who ha- beer asked hv !
i he p..-t a.Mutant of the I.egin^ at Mis-
sion to make all efforts to locate the
lost man. I.utit is reported '* have left
Mission to spend Christmas here. No 1
alarm «» felt when he d d not return
bn one or two days hut when he failed *
♦»* appear after New Year’s a scarrh
was instil iited.
S<> far no trace of hail has been
found. The latest leport is that he wa«
veen lute Christmas day. hut since that
time no one ran he found who has se< n j
him.
PENSION INCREASE
VETOED BY HARDING
f rt>* Ttso A seriated
\SHINfiTON. Jan. :t. The nursitni
•'ill providing f«r increase ip pen-
on tor • ivil end Mexican War veter-
a"s was vetoed hv President Harding.
President I larding deelarisl that in-
i r**:is«sl expenditures iuvolvsl would!
lUlloltnt I.I -Il.Ilessne s. — He also oil
ice!ri| to the - loose provision for pen-
sioning w idou s "
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TRAIN WRECK Toil. 21
t Fit The A ssoejnf e*| press I
t AI.flARA. A'horta. Jan. T. Twenty-
one i a songer* were injured none »er-
tonslv. rlii'n the Canadian Pacific rail- -
«.i’s train No. 2. the Vancouver-Mon-
treal express l*f* the ra Is one ni5|“ west
o1 Rassann AlhertitT early Monday. I
1 h*ae cttrtt commerce. first class and.
tourists toppled into the ditch.
ANOTHER DEADLOCK IN
PREMIERS' CONFERENCE
ANTICIPATED IN PARIS
(By The Associated Press.) i
PARIS. Jan. British aiu) French
plans seemed almost hopelessly diver-
gent when the premiers' conference was
resumed todiiy. The cabinet council of
Fiench ministers instructed Premier i
Poincare to move the adoption of the ;
French reparations plans a.- the mini* I
mum acceptable to France and in the
NAVIGATION
AT C. CHRIST!
t'ORprs t IIRISTI. Texas. Jan. :t. j
t Meeting v esterda af'ernoon a» a tern-.
! porarv hoard ot navigation commission* !
er*. the member- of the comm 'siotu-rs’|
couit of Nueces county and the city
commistoners of ( it pus t 'hristi v.|*c.
ted Robert i'r.scoll of Bishop. John \\
Kellam of Robstown and Walter F. Tt-
•..••n of • oipu- (. hristi a* the three men
who will compose the board of naviga-
tion commiMtom r* which will direct
the affairs of the Nueces county naviga* j
t on district. The compensation of the e •
men ft\<d at *1 a year each.
The selection of Mr. Driscoll and Mr. i
Keitam to be ni *mbers ..f the hoard |
w.is made unanimously by the county ’
and city commissioners while the s... 1
lection of Mr. Timon was made by a ■
vote of i) to 1. B. Met am of Petro-
nila. was named against Mr. Timon.
a-d those voting for him were County
1 Tniniissioner* Kinca-t Barkley Ben D '
Lee and F. V Arnini. Those voting hr
favor of Mr. rinton were .Mayor I*. (1.
l.o.cn ski old and t i t y * Mtitmssioners
W. W rhar>man W.lhani Shely. D. A
Segt .( and H. N. i arter. and County
* omimss o ei T. M Lawrence.
Before the navigat on d .strict elec
tion was held last October the county
cominift.s oReis' court and the city coun-
cil of t orpus Chnsti acting as a tem- .
porarv board until a p» rmam-nt board
of navigation commissioners could he '
appo.rt.d. met aid. in ord**r that tb.» ‘
people trrghi kn w ..I to appoint
Mr. Driscoll. Mr. Kellam and C. K
* oleman of t orpus * hristi as members
of the navigation board if Nueces '
county voted a navrgit.on district.
FINANCES COUNTY
SCHOOLS IN SORRY
PLIGHT IS REPORT
The state is four months behind with
if- money for county teacher* County t
Superintendent P. I>. Kennamer -aid to-
day. and some action must be taken to '
relieve the situation.
This was the chief topic of discussion >
at the meeting of state teachers and
educators held in Houston some time
ago that is. some action whereby im-
mediate r< i.ef can be obtained for the »
situation in countv schools.
The Cameron county school board of
director* have been hot rowing money
from hi;nk* anil paying the teachers.
Through th-s ae* ion the teachers are
not behind in their pay to any great
extent. However this cannot go on much
longer as the money must be repaid j
Some net ’on niu>t he taken ar-d the
state is urged continuously to forward ;
money to m -et the situation.
BANK’S CASE AGAINST
PRISON BOARD SET FOR
JAN. 17 AT GALVESTON
. „
< *t' 7 'i • Associated press 1
.\ I SJIY Texas fan. :t. The lie* r inn
on the state - in inner ion atipln atiion iii
•It'" Houston Fv httnge National Hank'*
ease ag:iir-t the -tiif•• pri-on Istard to
'••■event further m-iion until the appeal
has been <|<- ideal lm- I>••••!i sei by agree I
tneiit for .limitary 17 «t tinIvest on. ii
wa- anti.oineetl today.
I It*1 -nit involves the recovery of ap
pr.'ximai»-Jj SlPj.iaat -aid to be dm
the bank on lorn-.
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COUNTERFEIT MONEY
VIENNA. .Fan. T Twelve men
nui-f of them printers have been
arrested by the Budapest police
charged with counterfeiting five ten
and fifty dollar notes to the amount
of $40000. The greater part of this
counterfeit money is said to have
been put in circulation in the United
States. The police art* making at-1
tempts to trace the gang's confed-
erates abroad.
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THREE BROTHERS BROWN
VVAII.I'I.Kt*. Maui. T II. J„n .7.
Three brothers. James. Samuel and Mi- j
guel keani. w*» rr drowned hero ystcr-
«!»v. Miguel we- waked ..ff a rock by
a high wave and Samuel wa* -wept away
in attempting to rescue him. James |
seeing hi- brother*' pl ght sprang in-
to the water to save them. A hrother-
in law was nrepating to leap into the
water in a final rescue attempt when
Samuel who was tin U.-t of the three;
hro‘h«r to drown warned him to re
main on *hure.
i
••vent the plan i» not accepted Premier
Poincare was directed to ask the con-
ference to register formally a lack of
agreement among the allien.
Ror m Law the British premier plan-
ned to speak this afternoon and will
tell Poincare that the British are will-
ing to discuss the French plan if the
Brit «h and olhc* plans were discussed
at the same time. If Premier Poincare
"hould refuse to do this. Bor.ar Law is
expected •«> announce that the British
«*«• no n*-ed of further conference.
Premier Poincare -aid after the cab-
inet meeting that the British plan dis-
pleased everybody including the French
Italians and Belgians and that the pro
posul that the Ba^k of Fnglund put its
ha ds on the gold left there by the
allie- as --curily for loans was alarm-
ing.
Prein < r Poincare expected to an-
nounce that the British plan demands
that France givr up every guarantee »h«
has that any arrangement adopted be
carried out hy Germany and al o that
tin- scheme practically makes Germany
arbitrator in qut-Funs that may coma
up concerning par nent of her own
debt".
1 lie prime ministers «c France
Great i itain end Belgium and Marquis
I'-Ha Tnrrettn fur Italr. euicrg'.M |»-c
evening in a gloomy mo.»| from rhe firsc
short -essiou of ibe premier’s council
«-s«l|e»| to solve the reparation* complex.
They were well ntgb h.qieless of agree-
tmuit and n embers «*f their delegations
talked of the conferen e brcaklrtg up in
two day*.
’Ilf meeting of priteier* am- a • o»t-
tinuation of the posmoned Ia>nd>>n cihi-
fete-ee; it ha- borne little fruit thu* far.
I’ten tier Honar Law remarked tlMM awing
to public opinion in Frutn e and Great
Bi itain. an agreement would be moat
diffo-tilt. it not impossible.
M. de l.istyie. the French finance
r n:s|er. who va- with F'-emier I’oin-
care in the meetit:g -aid extending’ hi*
arms:
Kngland ami France *re as far apart
:‘s ' .at lie immediately proceeded
to Flvsee Palace to consult with l’vesi-
drpt Miderand. after which a cabinet
••••tin d v is summoned *<> meet tomorrow
utorning.
1 he Belgian arrl Italian delegate* ex-
pic-s-d d<<*may a' the un yielding p«»-
silions tuk* 11 up by Fe)intent Hoeitr |j*w
and IVimwre each with die meditated
su..port of their •-a bitter*..
The Frem-h. British and Italian plan*
were laid before the council. The Brit*
i-li in 1 Frem h a>e alii. jn flxi„t or.
nuin reparations at it to* a I of .10.000.
laattaio s.dd marks and similar at*.»
(inanetat control .f Germany. They a*"*
in dire r imposition on the question
• *f penabie . Fram e t f„r taking
so i ailed productive t‘ >arnnt«cs in the
U.’iineland and the Huhr. while Great
Britain wonid occupy German territory
beyoml the present Zone only on sonic
future default and with “unanimous**
t on sen t of the allies.
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RACE RIOT FEARED
AT SAPULPA OKLA.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS
t Mv Th* Associated |*res*.|
SAP’ LPA. Ok!:.. Jan. 3. Precaution-
aca-ti't pes<ihlc race trouble here over
the slaving of o-ie policeman and the
woundi" g of ano*h> r h>- a band of ne-
erees were continued today although
it is believed the crisis ha.- passed.
1 he search for Kd Glass is being con-
tinued. It is believed he is the leader of
the band responsible for the mu;der.
hour houses belonging to (Hass wer*
burned yesterday.
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TAXES COMING IN
SLOW IS REPORT
OF TAX COLLECTOR
Aetna! t.n collection* nude on th*
t.iur ..f the fount* hr (‘minty Tax t*.»|.
lector .1. .1. ho* were smaller tbia tear
than usual. Mr. In* -aid ..day but' the
total amount is c*t>e.re.| to be larger.
A large number of statements were is-
sued and will be heard from before the
last of the month.
Mr. F •'* said ia* collection* in this
district are also *n nil but asserted that
property owners take advantage of the
tune allowance ami will begin paying
their taxes Inter in the month.
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FUNERAL OF MANUEL
HINOJOSA YESTERDAY
Mnunci Hinojosa aged 4*. who died
Monday afternoon of tuberculoid*. ««<
bur ed yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
in the city cemetery funeral service*
bei-p held in the Church of the Immac-
ulate Concepcion.
I be b ■> «. take-free. •.. Hitikl. v
• nt "wnsvilfp
.. .0 aM (5 halves
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