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VOL. XXIX No. 357. BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERN1 X )N JUNE 30 1923. FOUR PAGES TODAY ESTABLISHED 1893
FINAL SESSION
CITRUS SCHOOL
>• IS HELD TODAY
Large Audiences Greeting
Citrus Experts at Meeting*
. in Hidalgo County Towns.
1 Much Interest Shown
MERCEDES Texas June —Thi
final tension of the Valley < itru»
Schools which included three dayn iti j
Cameron county and thieo dayn in Ili- I
dalgo county are being held thin at- !
tcrnoon. All the experts with the ex- I
reption of Dr. Ernest Barber of New
Orleans are attending.
DONNA Texas June Despite a
light drizzle which fell Friday and the
threatening clouds which l ung over the
town a crowd of nearly 100 packed the
parish house of the Methodist church
at Donna for the second day of the Hi-
dalgo county citrus schools. Some grow-
ers who hed attended the first meeting
at McAllen came to the meeting at j
# Donna also but the majority of those
prezent were from the other side of
the county. Because of the danger to
orchards no field work was held at the
Donna school.
Diacans Fertilizers.
Discussion of fertilizer problems
featured the gathering here with Pr.
W. W. Yothers of Orlando F'lorrda de-
livering a lecture on the subject and
Mj| A. W. Kalbfleisch of Mercedes a large
^ grower reporting to the school his ac-
tual experience with the use of fer-
tilizer. He recommended the use of
several fertilizers for which he fur-
nished formulas.
Some of the most stubborn soil prob-
lems met by the citrus growers in th*
Valley were described by Mr. Kalb-
fleisch. He declared that the great va-
riety of soils in the Valley make the
use of any one kind of fertilizer n
one-sided affair. I^yss than 400 feet
away from one kind of soil the speak-
er asserted could be found soil of cn
tirely different composition and which
as a result reacted differently to wa-
tering and fertilizers.
The experiment station which is to
be erected in the Valley will be one of
the greatest aids in this direction he
^ said. With their facilities for analy-
W sing soils they will be able to recom-
mend to the growers the right kind of
fertilizer to use. •
mill neip in - trees 10 urn*.
“You’vs got to help the trees te
grow” Mr. Kalhfleisch emphasized i
“Either you're going to let the tree die
in the course of time or else you're
going to increase its production and
quality. If you Veep drawing on the
soil and not putting any nourishment
back in the form of fertiliser your soil
will soon 'play out.’ It’s Just like having
money in a hank. If you continue to
draw without putting any money in. it i
won't he long before there will lie j
nothing for you to draw on." Tfie nec-
essity for the use of humus bemuse
the “fertilixcr absolutely will not be
able to accomplish its best work with- I
£ out it” was also stressed by the speak-
er.
“One of the greatest things which
has ever come to the Valley." was the |
way Mr. Kalbftetsch described the rit- |
ros schools. “They mean more to the j
growers than lots of other things which
get more attention. I for one. am glad
to have them here and am willing to
admit that I've learned a great deal at
this school."
Many Subjects Taken t'p.
Fruitflies. Argentine ants and plant
scale were discussed in Dr. Barber's
address. County agent J. W. Kirkpat-
« rick opened the meeting with a f- w
words of welcome to the growers. A.
m P. Swallow extension service man
▼h spoke for a short time on the meaning
of the citrus schools and explained that
for the schools to be continued enough
interest must he shown by the farmets.
That “plants should be given an op-
portunity to help themselves in re-
sisting disease” was one of the im-
portant points stressed by Dr. K. W.
Halstead in his lecture on citrus dis-
eases at the morning meeting. This
ran be done he explained by “the as-
sistance of judicious r< ot stork < -
tion varietal selection planting cul
tivation fertilization and irrigation
In so far as conditions will permit."
The question of environment »•«-
brought up by the speuker who stated
that “as the effect of environmental
conditions the general health status
and peculiar physical properties that
L animals bear towards disease has been
generally recognired it can In- stated
that in the same way a plant's environ-
ment has much to do with its behavior
growth end disease resistant powers."
Immediately following bis adderss. | >r.
Barber left for Brownsville where lie
will spend Saturday. He is to depnit
Saturday afternoon ur Sunday morn i
lug for New Orleans.
Bersotial enthusiasm. .1. A. Hickman. |
president of the l-ower -Itio Orami'- j
Valley Citrus Growers' exchange told i
the ineeliug Is one of th- most impor
taut factors in the production of a g«md I
quality fruit and consequently in fin- |
building up of the citrus industry and in i
making the Valley one of the most itu- j
portant citrus suppliers of the nation.
I “With proper care there will be less
trouble in bring’ing up a good orchard
than there is in the raising of a call
Page crop" Mr. Hickman assured his
audience.
The extreme importance of shipping
out'only good qnalin was atraaaai by
the speaker. “In picking." lie staled
-the outward appearance of the fruit
tiegins to be made. All pickers should
wear gloves because the pricking of
the fruit skin leads to early decay j
Weds Prince
Mrs. Wendell Phillips noted war
worker of New York City has Just
announced her recent marriago to
Prince Nicolas Vladimir von der i
Llppo-Lippskl a pago to tho lato
czar of Russia whom she met ‘
eight years ago.
ninTbmIs 1
KILLED TODAY IN|
bomb explosion;
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(By The Associated Press.)
DUKSSKI.IIORK June JO. Nine Bel-
gian soldiers were killed today l>y the
explosion of a time bomb in a passenger
train carrying Belgian soldiers on leave
hack to Belgium from th Ituhi. M i- J
than twenty-five soldiers were wounii- •
cd.
The explosion is regarded in milita-
ry circles here as the German reply to
the stiffening of th<- occupation regula-
tions in the Pclgian gone sine-- the kill- t
ine of two Belgian soldiers at Marl re- |
cently. I
It is thought here that the explosion 1
was carried out by the same orgamza- {
lion that arrang'd the explosion that j
k;lle»l two (i< ruins in the waiting room
at M iesl-aden this week. i
RAINS HAVE NOT j
INJURED COTTON 1
GROWERS DECLARE;:
_ iv
The miip of ihe pa*t week have not .
tijttreil the rollon crop. but have proved |
if benefit in many localities. growers
is*ert. In the i|ry land section* the rains
lave been vi ry beneficial and will |>rac
licalfy assure a record-breaking* crop
ihe grower* declaring that the dry land I
i-otton will eipial that of the irrigated t
*ii tion* this year. Imth in iptality and j v
production per acre. Very little •
weevil infestation i* reported ami dam- ( '
»ge In th«' army or leaf worm has In n j ]
reduced to a irtiniiiitiin hy poisoning.
“Heller prospect* for a bumper nil - !
ton crop were never seen in T* xih" a
Harlingen farmer statetl thi* morning. 1 '
••Of course there t* always a |m**i I
hility of storm or rain damage but that j
is now thi only tiling that rail prevent t
the picking of the bigi-et crop jcvcr 1 '
produced on a similar acreage in Texas. ; *
The cotton is fruiting so heavily that
many of the new -’puirc* are faling off -
the stalk being unable to tiiiiirish *1 i
much fruit. t tld cotton growers state t
that they never saw more ideal eon- >•
ilitintis and these conditions are uniform '
ail over the Valley the dry land cmintry 1
included. The Valley is due to tuijoy
mi era of the greatest prosperity it ever t
rxperiem io|. is my prediction." "*s
I'armer* are getting' their Miiiplit" for
the cotton picking season which will
start by July It*. a ml practically every
gin in the Valley is ready to start op-
erating. Sevcnd gins have already made
Iriul runs on new cotton ami seven or
eight bale* of the new crop have been
ginned.
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DEATH PENALTY
AFFIRMED TODAY
AUSTIN Texas. June :SU. Th- d ath
penalty against Melvin Johnson if I.ib-
i rty county for the murder of Lucinda
Daniels in November 1921. was af-
firmed hy the court of criminal appeals
today when the second motion for a
r< hearing was overruled. •
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DIES FROM ACCIDENT
AMARILLO Texa . June 30. Edgar
D. Holloway. 2X who suffered a frac-
tured skull in an automobile accident
here Sunday night died here yesterday
Furlheruiore tin- fruit should be dipped.
Fruit parked otherwise will not keep
for any length of time and will in the
* nd he instrumental bi giving mir \ alley
fruit a had name which it does not de
serve.”
Some very important advice in con-
nection with the preparation of oil
emulsions win included in the lecture
by I >r. \V. W. Yotbers of Mrlando. Fla. I
"Don't prune your tree* too much” was
also one of the cautions |*r. Vothers !
urged. "Head y-ottr trees about Id
inchis prune a little § here it i* tie -es-
*nrv and let nature take its course.
F.veyy limb you cut away mean* *o much
fruit prevented from growing.”
t itrtis ranker wa* discussed by Dr.
Hal Halstead.
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Situation in Oklahoma
County Again Muddled;
Mobilizing Guardsmen
(By The Associated Press.)
HENKYKTTA. Okl;*. Jim ;j«. The
handful if >tati- troops on duty in that
portion nf Okmulgee county remain
iiig under martial law was augm tiji i
today when a company of national
guardsmen •vert* mobilized in Okmul-
gee last night and came heie in motor
rucks.
An ndvertts* nient in a local ncwsp«-
iu*r yesterday announcing two I ctures
lo l>e delivered Sunday by Kcv. *"or
ieliu> Bowles a Henryetta minister
>n the situation in Okmulgc” county.
• suiting from the proclamation of mur-
al law is le lieved to he responsible
air the unexpected orders sending
mops here. The ad vert i- merit was
igntd by Bowles and declared that
’RESIDENT ENJOYS
JEST AT NATIONAL
’ARK IN MOUNTAINS
tits The Associated press i
oaiimnek oateway m m . .tun-
it. * Arriving here about 7 this morn
ng. President Harding Mis. Harding
nd their part* immediately went into
lie Yellowstone National Park for a
un-day vi»it and rest from sp* hmal.-
ug. and for the enjoyment of Nature's
lenders.
Most f today and Sunday will he d-
oted to motoring about the park in
meb the same iminu r it' the thousands
f other Anieriimi citizens who \i'it the
ark each year.
ilLVER FOUND IN
ABANDONED WELL
l It* The Associated Press.I
El. PASO Ti xiis. June :t«t. Searching
he residence of Mrs. Eluetcria <1. de I
•elgado at 17(tr Juarez street ( hihua- |
iu:i City for arms and ammunition be-
ieved to have been stolid there during
h>- revolutionary days fiscal guards
n m Juarez discovered fifi loirs of sil-
er. with an estimated value of J2N.000 I
n an abandoned well. Mrs. Delgado is
tie mother-in-law of (General Ffarcis-
o Castro 1831 Myrtle avenue. El Paso
tho began his military career in the
‘orfirio Diaz army.
Federal authorities in Juarez and
hihuiihiiH City are attempting to din-
over w-hr> the owner of the silver mas
e. Their only elues is a series of nuns
< rs --tamped in the bars. Th general
ras in Mexico < itv today.
1 the county had “hern imposed upon tty
a self appointed committee the gov-
ernor and the lawbs element.”
The chief of police ami the sheriff’s
efforts to dissuade the minister rrom
his intention to speak h id proved un
i ava ling and tha! th' y believed the
military force hotild be -tiengt hened
t tn pri vi nt the meeting-. They art said
I to have told th*' adjutant general that
i they feared untoward results if tin
meeting . are permitted.
Troops numbering about fifty ar-
rived before daybreak and encamped
near the city hall. The lii-tur s an-
nounced were to be delivered by
llowles at the church i f which he is th*
pastor.
• 11 \ The A ski a-in ted I’res*. I
OKLAHOMA CITY June 30 After
lifting ma i ti.il law from Okniulge-
county v. :th th' exception .of a ten mile
area around the city of Henryctta Gov-
ernor Walti n yesterday turned his at
tention toward Ottawa county in the
northwestern part of Oklahoma win re
several nights ago a miner wa reported
seized nt Pilcher hy a masked hand and
subjected to tin operation.
National guard troops irlieved In Ot:
mulgec county wetc being held Jn
readiness for pos-iblc duty in Ottawa
county. The governor said he w uld
not decide what action he would take
with regard to the situation in the
latter county until receipt of an offi-
cial report.
George Thompson 39 year old miner
i in a Miami hospital a- the result of
an operation alleged to have been pre-
formed upon him by members of a
mob at I’ilcher. Thompson had been
acquitted on a charge brought hy a
girl. Thompson’s condition is said to
Indicate that a man f .m.lijir with sur-
gi ry wielded the knife.
GOVERNOR NEFF AND
PARTY LEAVE TODAY
ON CANAL ZONE TRIP
i Hi The Associated Press*)
NEW OK LEAN'S La. June ' 30. Th
party of West Texas business men
headed hy Governor Neff left her t»
day on the steamer Zara pa of the Uni-
ted Kiuit company for Havana and the
I'anal Zone. The trip is made under th‘-
auspico of West Texas f’hamber of
Commerce to promote better business
relation- between Texas and Latin- i
American countries. The party will
teturn <n July 17.
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WO MORE BALES ARE
GINNED AT WESLACO
WESLACO Texs June .10. The We*- '
ini Gin Co. announces that they have
inncl two inure hales of eoMon t h i -
reek. The cotton came from the field-
f A P. Thomas who produced most
f the cotton for the first hale of the
921 • season.
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SEVEN GERMANS SENTENCE!!
MAYENCE Jun- in Seven tier
ian» were sentenced to death hv a|
Veneh court martial for • nhotajre. i
'he court condemned another man to
ienal servitude for life and still an-
ther l'> five years imprisonment or the
nine charire.
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Official Weather Reportt
Rrownavill# and vicinity: Partly
loudy toniirht and Sunday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy toniirht:
urmrr In east and southeast pm!ions
>xcept the wi st cm >1. Sunday partly
•loudy to unsettled; warmer in inter
or. Lipht to fresh southeast to south
vinda on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Th#« hnrnmotrii* nrcsstiii' win IHOlfcr
HILLES ASSERTS !
HENRY FORD ONLY
“MERE BAG GOLD”
• It' rile Associated I'roO
N'KW YCI'K. June :tn The rlwll"B
to the presidency of llenry Ford “ a
mere bag of gold” would tie bowing
down to Mammon • harks |t 11 ill its
yrpuMiran natii nnl committeeman
from New York declared in a printed
statement in the New Yolk World to-
day.
VOTER URGED TO
SUPPORT HIGHWAY
AMENDMENT IN JULY
< Itv The A —ocijited Press)
MALI.AS Texas Jane t.'t A resolu-
tion urging the vitcrs of Texas to
adopt tin- proposed * constitutional
amendment centralizing the cnnttol of
the state highway system was passed
today by the county judges and county
commission! rs assoeition who are in
convention here. The vote on the res
elution wa- *12 to 27. Th- amendment
wilt* he voted on July2H.
A A ..w
itely high this morning over the
•rn half of the country and off the
icrth Pacific coast and moderately
i>w ever the Rocky Mountain region.
Phis pressure distribution has been at-
erded by moderately heavy shower*
vithin the last 21 hours over extreme
luith' rn Texas and by light scatter-
'd showers from the Texas Panhandle
rorthward across the Plains states in-
ti Canada.
Temperature changes were mostly un-
mpnrtant and the reading* were gen-
•rallv rear or slightly below the sen-
.enable average this morning. The
lighest temp* rature yesterday at Tex-
ts stations ranged from 1*2 at San An-
nnin to H2 at Amarillo.
I .oral Weather Data
tarometer 7 p.m. yesterday ... 21*.W
Aerometer 7 a.m. totlay . 20.(Ml
remperature highest yesterday .. Kf>.
Pemperature 2 p.m. yesterday 82.
remperature 4 p.m. yesterday . . 82.
remperature 7 p.m. yesterday .. 85.
remperature lowest last night . 74.
rempt rature 7 a.m. toda" ...... 75.
Pemperature 10 a.m. today . 88.
Penipeiature 12:20 today . 89.
Humidity 7 p.nt. yesterday (pet) 70.
Humidity 7 a.m. toddy (pet). 99.
Humid ty 12:80 today (pet).... 54.
Precipitation 7 p.nt. yesterday 1 .*50
Precipitation 7 n.m. today . 0.00
rota! rainfall this month. 1.98
Wind ldirer anti vel.) 7 p in.SF-4
Wind t direr ami vel.) 7 a.m.SE-1
Weather 7 p.m. yesterday .. pt. rldv.
Weoather 7 a.m. today . clear
Sun sets today . 7:2t»
Sun rises tomorrow . 5:41
HICKMAN MAKES
TALK AT DONNA
IWINN.X. Texas. June .'Mi .1. \
Mil kman. president of I In- l.nve'i Kin
Orandf Valiev films I {rowers’ ex-
i luinge who is attending as a le< Hirer
l In* Hidalgo ei mill v eilnis seliol here
iidilr* veil the weekly meeting of the [
11..mm Hotnry fluh at noon Kridiy.
’I’ll** bright Iirospeet s nf the future in |
the Valiev films imlii*trv were tol«| li.v
Mr. Ili< kliian. lie described the work
iiignf the i*ji hange in ohlnillillg belter
I price* for \ alley products ami products
an I praised tin* citrus school* ami the
i men w ho are comltieiing them.
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ENGLAND WILL TAKE
NO ACTION REGARDING
SHIP LIQUOR SEIZURE
LONDON. June 30. Andrew W. M l- i
Ion American secretary of the treas-
| ury who arrived in England last »ven-
ing on the Majestic told newspaper-
men toady that the Americun govern*I
ment had no intention of relaxing its
attitude regarding confiscation of
liquor supplies aboard incoming vea-
' sels. He added that he saw no solution
J of the problem until Congress met.
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Advises 10000
^ S'
Dr. O. Latham Hatcher recently I
elected president of lltc Southern I
Women'* Kiliu.i6i.mil Alliance at)
Richmond. Va . will I*- the vnca-1
ti.tn.it advisor to to.ooo Voulborn
Hilt.
TYPHOONRAGES
IN PHILIPPINES
HEAVY DAMAGES
• My The Associated Press.I
MANILA P. I. June-TO.—Manila
is today in the grip of a typhoon
whieh began raging last night and
lh* rity was Hooded today many of
the streets loing under water. The
ra nfall in the past 21 hours was
92 millimeters.
The residence of Cnvrrnor lim-
eral Wood was flooded and (iener*
al Wood who is visiting the pro**
inres was expected hark today hut
is held up by the storm. Canoes are
being used for transportation
through the streets of the cllv.
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SPLAWN ADVOCATES
RAIL CONSOLIDATION
PUNS OF THE). C.C.
_
* lt\ Tli* A«*t| Press.)
tvi i:u. Texas. .1 mu* .'Mi. Amend j
iih-iii of tin- federal trnu-poriaiion act
so a- in relieve the Interstate Cntu* i
merer t‘<iniini"inii nf iiN ilutv nf |tre- [
paring a plan • f railroad consolidation
ami uuthorixing consolidation In appli- *
lali'in In llie interstate Imily was sag- I
C sled hi l»t. Waller Splawn nf the i
stale railroad commission in nu mlress
before an open meeting of the Tyler
lintarj «lub here tonight.
I>r. Splawn expressed belief iliat rail-
road I'onsoltilation will be one of the
prominent issues in the next presi-
dential campaign and one of the out-
sianding pmld’ins to confront the next
eniigYi*—i. lie said the American pnldii j
rapidly is inking notiee of the aeiinn
of iln* interstate eonimissioii in its move
toward i-niiso illation.
Splawn explained Ilia' Texas wnulil
C* I four —\ — Ii*iii— ini'ler tin* l«*ulalive
proposal. lie favored elimination of
the l'ri«is»-Katj- group entirely declar-
ing it is objectionable.
••t'oiigress has in mind improvement
of tin- w lii'li* i raus|Hirtaf i<m situia.ioii
when it provi.-b - fur consolidation.”
Splawn said. •• Whether or not that aim
is realized will depend upon the wisdom
of the plan finalli prepared l>> the In-
lerslale t'oinineri-e 4'oinniissioii. Sm-h
a plan as that tentatively proposed
would not apprecialdy change the sitiia-
tion in Texas except to eliminate «*om-
petitioii.
"No materiiil saving can he expected
from eoiisuliilalion which would not lie
offset b\ increases ill exp<ti*e«. ILail-
road consoliilation i- lOntrniv to the
convidioiiK of the average American
w ho places m firm reliance upon compe-
tition to regulate business.”
4'oniinissioiicr Splawn. who has made
an extensive siitdx of the cou-oliilation
plan is of iln- opinion that any con-
soli lai ion should he gradual and pro-
gressive rather than immediate and
precipitate. lie represented the slate
commission nf the recent Fort Worth
hearing on tin* consolidation proposal
ntnl expressed nposiliou to ilia plan.
FOUR NAVY MEN ARE)
KILLED WHEN BAILERS
3N DESTROYER EXPLODE
i|t\ The Assoiinted Press •
NEWPORT. R. I June »». Thv des-
troyer Williamson returned here today j
with four dead and four injured after
an explosion in the engine room while
the vessel whs at sea. The boat took
position off the navy hospital where
the injur'd ami the bodies of the dead j
were brought ashore.
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ORDERS LAND RESTORED
(Itv The Aasoeiated pcea* i
CHIHI AHUA CITY. Mexico. June
30. News from Mexico City received j
h> re yesterday says that President Oh- j
legon has ordered restoration to the
Corralitos company of all its land ex- !
preprinted near Casas Grande* regard- i
ing sueh expropriations as useless anil !
unlawful because there are not eonugh ;
people ready to cultivate the lands •
taken from the Corralitos grant.
Ships Filled With Aliens
Waiting off Atlantic Coast
Ports for Lifting of Ban
(By The Associatfd Press.)
NEW ioltk. June .10.—Sixteen
ships the rail* limd with thou-
sand* of alien* who have forsaken
their homeland* today waited out-
side Ambrose light ship for mid-
night. when thr) will make a dash
for quarantine with admittance to
the I’nited Slate* of their immi-
grant passengers as their goal.
Heart breaking scenes are ex-
pected by the immigration official*
as many of the immigrants who
hope to gain entry to the I'nitci!
Stat s under the July quota face
deportation because of the excess
number* of their respective na-
I onalitie*.
IMMIGRATIONMEN
EXPECT RUSH OF
WORK NEXT WEEK
The coining week promises to be n
busy one for tlie local itumigration offi-
cials. .Monday will be the first day of
the new quota. a> provided by the im-
migration laws and hundreds of Euro-
pean aliens ure waiting at Monterrey
or at border point - to secure admission
in the I'nifcd States. There will be a
big rush all along the border to get into
the 1'tiited States with the first of the
new quota and every alien must be sub-
jected to a rigorous examination befor •
admission i* granted.
The immigration law provide* tliaj no
European alien may be admitted to the
I'uitod States from Mexico unless they
have resided in that country two years
thereby barring the more recent immi-
grants to that country. Many of the
European* who have been employed iu
the oil fields are reported to lie oil
their way to this country owing to th-*
unemployment situation and the general
business depression in Mexican indus-
trial centers.
ADVOCATES USE
GOLDEN RULE IN
HILL BUSINESS
I By The Associated Press.)
NE WYORK. June 30. A Pry goods
commission business controlled solely
by the principle of the Golden Rule in
which profit making will not he the
primary consideration was launched
here by Fisher C. B. Bailey it was
learned today.
Bailey has taken offices here and has
sent out circulars to the southern cot-
ton mills in which he expressed the
conviction that the Inrge majority of
humanity is honest and that a business
enterprise conducted along altruistic
lines is quite possible. The circular
said that employes should set raise or
lower their own salaries and that the
mills shall sit the commissions they
will pay.
WIFE TRADE GETS
KANSAS CITY MAN
INTO DEEP TROUBLE
KANSAS PITY. Mo.. June .‘Ml The
suggest ion that lie and Ira Anderson
trade wives »a« taken too seriously ac-
cording lo information furnished l*v
Allen Michaels of nklahotua City to the
Itcpartinent „f Justice. The informa-
tion led to the arrest here of Ander-
son nr.d Michael'* wife and Anderson i*
being held under the Mann net.
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ORANGE OIL HELD
IS SWEPT BY FLAMES;
13 BUILDINGS BURNED
ItllAIMONT. Texas. June .'SO. -
Orange Field a village fifteen miles
«*h*i of here was practically destroyed
by fire this morning. Thirteen building*
were lost and the •lanieg'e is estimat'd
at j.Vi.taat. The fire started in a tailor
shop when the pressing machine ldaz«d
up after an employer had inadvertently
poured gasoline on the flames.
nui.n new ru n house
RROWNWOOD Texas. June JO.—
Plan* are under way by the Brown-
wood country club for the erection of a
new club house to cost $:P)000. The
organization now has property valued
at $45000 including a lake covering
45 acres.
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TO FIX PICKERS' PAY
I MINNA. Texas. June TSIt.—Fixing of
standard rates to lie paid for cotton
pickers and other farm hands for the
cotton season will be one of the im-
portant subjects to be discussed at a
county wide meeting of farmers to he
held at the high school here next Tues-
day night.
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{ATTEMPT WRECK
OF TROOP TRAIN
IS DISCOVERED
(By The As.-ociated Press.)
SYDNEY Nova Scotia. June .'Ml.—An
attempt to wreck the train which
(•roiight troops today from Halifax to
prevent a rernreuee of last night's riot-
ing among the striking employees of the
British Empire Seel t’or|M>ration was
discovered half an hour before the train
arrived with ti.10 troops.
SYDNEY N. S. June 30.—Rioting
among striking steel workers at the
plant of the British Empire Steel cor-
poration reached such proportions last
night that police were unable to keep
control. The arrival of troops from
Halifax were expected hourly.
TREASURY DEPT.
REORGANIZATION
NOW INTO EFFECT
(Bv The Associated Preaa.i
WASHINGTON. D. C-. June .TO.—Re-
organisation within the Treasury De-
partment. witii the shifting of aeveral
more important bureaus was provided
in the regulations issued today and
will heroine effective at midnight to-
night.
It became known this morning that
Assistant Secretary Edward ('Itffnrd.
whose jurisdiction will he materially
changed under the reorganisation is to
resign.
Friends insisted that Clifford's de-
cision to resign was in no way con-
nected with the reorganisation of the
department.
REFUSE MANDAMUS
APPLICATION OF
J NBOOKCO.
• av The Associated Frees.>
AUSTIN. Texas. June 30.—The su-
preme court today denied the man-
damus application of the American
Bock Company seeking to compel State
Superintendent Marrs to recognise tnt
alleged text book contracts held by
the company.
The action involves contracts award-
ed by the text book commission in
December.
GOMPERS ASSAILS
HARDING’S LABOR
SPEECH AT HELENA
(Ry The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. I>. C.. June 3ft —
Statements made bv President Harding
in his labor speech at Helena. Mont.
yesterday. were assailed today If?
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of tabor who de-
clared that “labor requires more than
speech to balance against the acts that
have gone before."
Gonipers said that he believed the
president is sincere in not wanting the
unions destroyed blit fhe unions them-
selves “have saved the day in spite of
the in spite of the official acts of some
•>f the president's leading officials and
advisers."
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TURKEY WILL SEIZE
ALL GREEK VESSELS
t (By The Associated Pres*.)
LONDON. June 30.—Tha Turkish au-
thorities have notified the allies that
all Greek vessels coming to Constanti-
nople will he seised according to an
j Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Con*
' stantinople.
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NEGRO IS GIVEN
I DEATH SENTENCE
(By The Associated Press.)
DALLAS. Texas. June 30.—-Blaine
Dyer. « negro was sentenced to death
for the 'laving ofj. O. Gibson motor-
cycle officer. h.v a jury here today.
Gibson was shot when he discovered tha
negro rolling a drug atore.
HAS HIGH WINDMILL
LITTLEFIELD Texas. June 80.—
What is claimed to be the highest
windmill in the state is located on a
ranch near here owned by J. P. White.
The mill is built on a wooden tower
118 feet high. Water is lifted front •
thirty-foot well. The mill is located in
a canyon to which is attributed tha
reason for the extreme height of thp
towar *
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