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VOL. XXX. Xo. 218. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 7. 1924. SIX PALES TODAY ESTABLISHED 1893
ORIAL PLAN
FOR WILSON NOT
DECIDED
Final Resting Place May be
in North Transept of the
Washington Cathedral
Now Nearing Completion
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Wrapped inj
I he glory of death Woodrow Wilson
has found sanctuary under the towering
arches of Washington CatJhedrnJ a<s-
«tainted by his < ouutry nieu anti the world.
!!»• was laid to eternal rest in the
silent vault with only solemn simple
rites of religious service as was his
wish often spoken to the stirrowing
widow who today sought again to take
up life's burdens with an aching sense
of loss in her heart.
Before her still is tin* task of de-
ciding where shall be tbe final resting
place of her honored husband. For
mouths probably he will lie in the vault
to which he wits . oiiiinittetl yesterday
just us lug III ttiiue slowly over the ua
ilou’s capital but a greater memorial
will tine day be reared for him to show
tlie honor in which men held him.
The tlead war president had given
thought to tbe place where lie would rest
in death ami it will be within the Ids
triet tif Columbia that his ultimate tomb
will be set. That has already been tie
< itletl by Mrs. Wilson in an ortlance w ith
hi* wish alt bough the place where the
11tilth shall be erected is still to be se-
lected.
Above the vault where lie* the casket
that contains his body the cathedral
stricture has reach etl the point in
building where the transepts north and
south are next to he constructed. The
north transept by tradition in Kngland
and the I’llited States n the transept
of statesmen where those may lie who
gave greut service to their countrymen
in the ■ ivil walks of national life.
I'laus have been formed for the build-
ing of an adequate memorial to Wood-
low Wilson in that transept of that ca-
thedral beneath which he now rests. He
will be placed just where the massive
northern wall of tbe nave and the west-
ern bulk of the transept will join.
A* the plan now runs the tomb will be
built into the wall of the cathedral itself
j'tld the casket so tenderly placed yester-
day in the chapel Vault will be seahsl
within its stones enclosure forever.
Within tlie transept on the main floor of
the cathedral a fitting memorial would
be set as the inner fa e of the tomb.
Mrs. Wilson lots not as yet assented to
this plan. Site lias agreed that since lie
lived for eight long years in Washington
as president and came from the White
House only to make his home in the
••if y. it is in Washington or at least
within the lines of the Pistriet of
4'olutuliia that be shoiidl lie huried. So
far as closest ffiends are aware how-
ever she has not as yet had the time
or the oarage to select the spot.
The projects for a suitable memorial
to Woodrow Wilson haw lieeti discussed
within the last few days by those who
were his friends and followers in the
days of his friendship. There arc many
divergent views among them which have
not yet shown signs of crystallizing into
» definite plan. Senators from his native
ntate of Virginia have urged that his
I>ndy should lie on Virginia soil while
fnom Princeton has come a claim that
he should go hack in death to the s Im-
lasiie scenes there of his early triumphs.
Perhaps there will come from all this
discussion a movement to erect to his
memory at some appropriate pin e a
memorial .that is not also a tomb as tin*
Washington monument and the l.iiicnln
memorial park in Washinfton the respect
and admiration of the nation for great
men who are buried elsewhere.
Put that is a i|uestion which only
lime ami the development of opinion can
answer. I‘util a decision is readied
the man who led the American people
through the great war and who played a
masterful part in the shaping of world
history will sleep in pea e where he
lies today with iiaught to mark his rest
iug place hut a marble tablet saying that
here lies Woodrow Wilson. twenty*
eig'uth president of the I'nitcd States.
Official Weather Reports i
_______ «
Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight
and Friday; not much change in tem-
perature.
Ka?t Texas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday; somewhat unsettl d in south
poition; warmer in interior Ftiday.
Light to moderate east to southeast
winds on the coast.
Weather Condition*
Pressure still continues modorat ly
high across the central portion of the
United State- and relatively low over
the northeastern and far western stat *•
Mostly cl* udy and unsettled weather
prevailed throughout the country at the
morning observation but precipitation
•luring the last 24 hours was almost ng
ligibL except in the Pacific coa t stat'*
where moderately heavy amounts oc-
curred. Temperatures had risen consider-
ably from Ttxas and Louisiana north
waid to the Canadian border with no
important changes elsewh re. however.
The freezing line reached well into the
*o«th*rn states and heavy to killing
frosts were report d fr^nt Mobile and
Jacksonville re-pectively
The lowest temperature last night at
Texas stations ranged from 30 at A
arillo to 59 at Brownaville.
Statement by Sergeant
at Arms in the Mayfield
Case Brings Reprimand
fBv The Associated Preset
WASHINGTON Id.. 7. A public
reprimand of Hume Giaves a de|* ty
sergeant et arms of the senate for
slat me its sail to have b n made with
icgard to tht* Mayfield election c ts *
w. s is ued today l.y Chairman Spencer
of the senate < lotions committee.
In a slat* m nt purported to h ive been
issued by Mr. Grave.' at San Anti ni"
last week it was d< H ired th co.idit on
of th ballots in the M -yficld IN* kly j
smatoiial election weir* in such eon i
tioi and so many w< re mi sing that the
s nate would piobuhly call tor u new
election.
Tht> statement was issued l.y S rut
tor Spacer:
“My attention h is be. n railed to
the statements which a deputy - 4- :ii.l
at anus of the Unit *1 State* senate ha
made regarding irregularities which h*
claims were f und by him in conn <
tion with the ballot boxes in Texes in
which h* was eni| h yod sole’y. With t:
eoni|ianiun r pre enting the *•: her si«l •. j
to eolle*-t and fmwar I to th United
States |>m toff c* for Lraiismi sion to
the sergeant :.t arms.
“Any such remittents are entir !>• out
of place and outside the duties • ' *li
deputy s. rgeant at arms in the matter.
“I very much regret any att mpt t-
prejudice any way this ea c which must
I. decided entirely by the evide ic a' I
jit is submitted in th • prisoner of both
parties before th regularly t onstitu*
«*l committee of the senate an ! goss'p
of th kind to which my attention ha.*
ben called cannot b* too sever ly r.-p- j
timanded.”
Mr. Graves is a Texas man and was
appointed u- a representative of Georg
K. II. Peildv who is cunt sti ig the
electi* n of Senator Mayfield democrat.
Texas.
Senator Sp peer sail bis woik of g<
tin ring the ballots in the 11*22 «lee
t ion was about coinj let and th.'
oth- rwise hi either would be removut
or st verely rt pt imanded.
TO ENCOURAGE
COOPERATIVE j
MARKET PLAN
(By The A s. elated !’r* ss)
WASHINGTON Feb. 7. A hop. that
“every encouragement" Will be given
the cooperative mark.ting movement j
was exp’es. d today by President t ool
idge in a men -urc to the national c in- j
cil of farmers' cooperative marketing
association in th « pening session of a j
three-day me ting hire.
The president ad.'ed there also was
a n-ed for organization of urban con-
sumers “to give lik. benefits" and d
dared a close worki ig arangement ho
tw ea the e two groups is the id .1
toward which present iconomic ef
forts should be diiected.
“I have many times .Uoh.rtd my c n-|
viction that the development of a pow
erful coop rative movement in this
country is one of the ne«ds of thi- p< r
iod of economic readjustment said th<-
president. “Much hn been accomplish
d along thi- line in many American
communiti. s hut it cannct be said tha.
the cooperative idea has found a very
firm lodgment in the actual practice of
the great majority of the American
p ople. Y< t the example of its a van
tages set before u- in this countly are ;
so numerous and impressive otic can i
not but wish every encourag- nu it mat ;
b extended to such organization* like;
vein own which are seeking to est rb j
1 isis a cooperative purpos and spirit
“ K.-i ecially in regard to agricultun i
when a consider how a high a price to j
consumer pavs in proportion to th.
price the producer rec* ives. we can not
out fed here is a great opportunity for |
kcivie to both the eonrumi rg and pro-
ducing g-oup of the public.
“We are all included in one or the
< th-r of these group an I most of u j
I in both of them. In the long run. we will
all l»e b tiered if we can Ics-en th but j
den-'orne cost <f convtying our nice.; |
sarii-s from the produc-r to the con
i sumer."
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Numerous j
! aspects of th agricultural situation will j
I he considered during the three day j
ire- tine of the second annual confer
; nc > of the national council of farmers'
eo<prativc associations which began
heie today with a m s age «r m Pfesi
dent Coolirge. “gre-tings from con- j
i cress from Senator Caj per of Kansa .
i and an addr -s* hy former Cover tor
Lowden of Illinois. Rob rt W. Bine
ham. Louisville. Ky.. publisher who is
I chnimnn of the c* uncil opened th con
- fert nee. which is being attended by del*
.pat s from 2rt rtat s represent ire in-
!t lets in 24 agticulturml commodities.
The opening day’s program was
marked hy a discussion of the coopera-
tive marketing policy of the American
i Bankers’ A*ociati<n. transportation
prohl ms and qu?:tiens of crop mort
gages farm tenancy and inlerstat co
operation among cooperative associa-
tions The speakers included James G.
Store piesid nt of th Burby Tohaco-
eo Grower*’ Association; Carl Williams
president of the American Cotton
Growers’ Exchange and Thomas E-
Wright general manager of the N-w
York Canning Couporations A;st<cia-
tion.
Head 01 Government
I
I’r* u’ent Alvaro Ohre^on of
Mexico whose fortes a re expected
to occupy port of Vera 1 ruz Sat*
unlay.
BILL PROPOSED
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WASHINGTON K« b. 7. A now iiit-nsi- =
tir tl« d to l»tiiift relief to mean j
wh a ..tiinpeiit cr till > tent has re-
- ulte i from aitt ieuH ut.tl depri s.«io i was
prujM- • <| today by Senator Bursum r*
publican New Mexico. Hi- bill pro-
vide- for the transfer of $nOt»iMI.<Mt.u
from th war finance onporation to the
cttmptioll r of the currency for u -> in
: tabilizitifr bank and trust companies j
and restoring public confidence in bank I
inpr in - tit ut *«• n. i:i the affected section.!
The comptroller would be authoi izrd
to make loan- not only to maintain th
stability of . olv.-nt hank ' and trust .
companies but bo aid in |htw-r> ppmrftnri
of institutions clued urin*' or subse
<|ucnt to I5*2.» whenever in h: judi; ]
meiit such action "is in the interest of!
the community to b. -«tv <1 ami can !>•■ j
accomplish'si upon a safe and « Imit i
basis. Loans to stockholder "for the
purpose of rep' irintt the impaitmerit of
capital tucks” a'.o would be permit
ted and deposit could be ma • in the
«olv nt in titulion.- when deem d ad vis- j
able.
MEMBERS OF LEGION
CONDEMN ATTITUDE
MILWAUKEE MAYOR
—.—
MILWAUKEE F.h. 7. Declaring ll •
Mayor Moan*s attitude concerning Wood-
row Wilson does not r -present the true]
Am rica i sentiment of Milwaukee John
J. W iher city ci< *k. will a k the Fran;.
Stoelt munn po. t of the American l.cpion
to adopt ton ip lit a resolution t -lining I
M tyor Moan’s refusal to participate in'
national moorninp nudisgracc to Mil j
wrukee.”
Mr. W i he i ’ r« rotation score t Ti
mayor for his. refusal to sign the reso-
lution of > ondolc ir- adopted In* the \
e* innton r« uneil and Alderman t’ha’dcs
Sehad for hi- icfu al to st md when
I*i :::dent t'oreoran of the council ask
ed for a ri ing vot of rondoli tin* to Mi .
Wil on.
Deelurimr th.t Mayor Moan’s action
c instituted a stigma upon Wisconsin not
justified hy th real attitu e prev iltag
in this state the Kiw. ni dull at Spar
ta Wii. adopted a resolution eond* inn
ing the attitude **f Milwatik e’s mayor
The Milwaukee county chapter of na-
tional American moth *r also pint ogl-
ed against the attitud of Milwaukee’s
inavnr.
1*FUS
TWO INJURED IN WRECK
I’OltT VVOltTIl. Fel*. 7 Fred Pv
r<>u of Mineral Wells and Fred Boswell
of < ’•dumhiis. tin.. injured in the Texas
and Pacific railroad freight wreck five
miles east of Weatherford yesterday
were reported improved in the Weather-
ford sanitarium today.
HEADQUARTE R S
OF HUERTISTAS
NOW IN TUXPAM
Entire Rebel Headquarters
Moved From Vera Cruz to
Famous Gull Oil Port
Monday
YRRA <’RrZ Feb. 7.— General Adol-
fo de la iluerta lias moved the capital
of his de facto government to 'lux
pain going to that port accompanied
by Ins .t»ff on the Aguila Oil I'um
pany boat. All revolutionary force?
left the city Monday g dug by way of
the Isthmus railway.
The two rebel gunboats have left the
harbor for Tuxpam. There were few
cast s of looting yesterday and the cus-
toms house telegraph offices and other
public building are do < d Few hu i
ties* hoti -it are open iri the city. The
American wai hip I£ichii.ond rides at
anchor in the harbor and is reported
to have given the city official us ur
a nee that it will aid in suppressing any
lawlessness.
Federal forces are not expected to
occupy the city until Saturday owing
to the necessity of repairing the rail-
road. which was torn up by the reiolu
tionists. before the federal troops can
be moved from < ordnva. The federal*
have advanced as far as Nuvio. and are
engaged in repairing the railway.
The foreign office yesterday announ-
ced that Vera « t ux would be declared
an open port as soon as the troops en-
tered and the city placed under the
federal government officials.
I he capture of Nuvio was reported
officially by Genera! Pablo Macias Rt-i
gon. After two hours of fighting the
insurgents retreated from the town
leaving twenty- even dead and 100 were
taken prisoners.
Three hundred rebels under General
Fernando Reyes attacked a federal
force at San Andre in the state of
Puebla but were defeated leaving nine
dead. The insurgents retreated into the
hills.
1 Bv The A • eclated Press)
NFW YORK. Feb. 7. The Huerta
forces have evacuated Puerto Mexico
according to authoritative reports just
m Y**v*ai. hcie. fr * y j
NKW OKI FANS Feb. 7. The Mexi
can consulate her* has no information «
to the where:-to uts of the fleeing A Nil
f«d I i Huerta but in the event h* sailed !
<»n the Tabasco the v s e| on which h
placed his brggage during tile latter
days of January the con ulate belt -ves
he s hi.a-bd for N w Orleans.
Reports r. that the revolutionary
lead-r fled on an Aguila Oil G-nip my >
ve el. if that is correct his d stina-
tion wa Tuxpam. V* ra I’rux.
However it is be I ievi *•! here in Mex-
ican circles that the insurrectionist
g«v • out the information that h was on
the Aguila company vessel *<i baffle
pursuers. That vessel is Knglish own d
and could not he molested. But. in the
event he is mtually on th Tabu co. a
Mexican v •- -el. he could he seii- d bv
the Bravo a Mexican gunboat in Aineri
can waters now.
SAN ANTONIO T xras Feb. 7. The
port of V ra Cruz could h * taken and
lost s mimhor «*f times without changing i
the revolutionary situation according to
a telegram addressed today t<> Sulvn
dor Vizearra acting agent here for Adol
fo de la llti rta. by Alvarez d d Castil
lo minis! r cf foreign relations at
VV ashi igt«.n of the «i«- facto government.
A Can lation of the telegram follows:
“The M-xican revolution i ju t on
t ring upon its most important st age.
I shall not disclose the n \t movement
The revolution is not for the sake o*
I taking Vera Cruz. That port can 1»
tak n and lost 12 dozen times without
chr aging the situation. IVbr gon is doom-
e . It'-nort from th City of Mexico are
intended jr mislead the American. The
revolution i going fotward to triumph.
Ilin ■ will h important news soon."
FRANCE REPLIES
TO GERMAN NOTE
tRv The Associated Press!
1‘AltIS. Feb. 7 France has replied
to the Herman note protesting against
France’s attitude in the Itavarinu I'alati
male hv reiterating that the French gov
eminent is resolved not to interfere in
onfrovrMcs hctweti the i lerman in oe-
eilpid territories ami that it will decline
li tab*’ note of allcguion* by tJermuny
not supporte«| by proof*.
Philadelphia Police Make
Raid on Big Liquor Stock
After Butler Demands Action
flic The Associated <
PHILADELPHIA. Feb 7.— Philadel-
phia's “biggest bootlegger” was raided
early today and liquor valued at more
than ${0.iMK» seized.
A few hours after Director Hutler
had charged 100 city detectives with
treachery graft and inefficiency and
told them he knew of the existence of
a “bootleg king"' with a fabulous stock
police raided an old warehouse in the
downtown section and placed its store
of liquor under guard.
The store house police said was
rented by Jacob Carton formerly a
Philadelphia brewer but at present a
resident of Atlantic City. Carton de-
clared that the entire stock was in his
I
possession before the passage of the
prohibition amendment and that his
possession before the passage of the
would come to Philadelphia today to
protest the action of the police.
Police declared that they were sure
the place had been in operation as a
distributing center for hootleg liquor
as neighbors said trucks had been com-
ing and going continuously before the ;
Butler regime. Search of the place the ;
police said revealed a bottling plant in
perfect running order thousands of
labels for many brands of liquor. 500
barrels of beer 80 cases of whiskey
fifty 5-gallon jars of brandy 65 cases j
of gin 33 barrels of assorted liquors
and a Urge store of wines.
I ;
COMMITTEE TO ABANDON
ALL EFFORT TO QUESTION;
FORM I SECRETARY FALL
(15v The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Feb. 7. Further efforts to question A. B Fall central figure
in the seriate oil investigation were abandoned today by the oil committee.
The decision was reached upon advice of the special government council
in the oil cases Silas K. Strawtl and Atlei* Pomerene. They recommended against
permitting Mr. Fall to testify unless he waived immunity.
The committee will resume its investigation tomorrow hut Senator Walsh
has not yet determined which of the score ami more of witnesses for whom
i uhpoenas have been issued will be culled.
Among new witnesses summoned are Frank O. W et more of the First Nation-
al Bank of Chicago ami President Melden Traylor of the First Tru t and Savings I
Hank < hicago who are expected to give information concerning the sale by
former Secretary Fall of the Albuquerque (N. M.) Journal to Carl C. Magee.
Fred G. Honfils publisher of the Herr i r I * olo.) Pont has requested he be
heard and has informed Senaotr Wal h he has information of first importance.
Thomas Johnson foreman of Mr. Fall's ? « # Mexico ranch will be ready to
OF TAX MEASURE
BEFORE HOUSE
—r
<l!v T In* A'•social **d I'reas )
WASHINGTON Fell. 7. The new rr\
enue hit! pr« viding fur a complete r vi-
sion of fe ’era) taxes ami f< r u 25 per
c nt reduction in the 102-i income taxes
wa. favorably tepo'ted 1. * the hou-e to \
day by th • ways and in ans committee.
The vote was 15 to 3 eight of the
It democrat* on the c< mmittee voting
“pr sent” with the announcement they i
opposed inrom tax rates fixed by the |
republicans i. j rival** of the lines liig* j
nest* -I by secretary Mellon but they did
not wish to delay r porting the hill.
The Mellon income tax rat** adopted
by the committee provide* for a reduc-
tion from four to three percent in the |
normal tax on the first $4.000000 of
nit income and from eight per cent to
mx per cent on the remainder of the
net income. The maximum surtax tate
was reduced from fifty per cent to ‘_5
per cent on incomes of $100000 ami
over ^nd was begun at one per c.*r*t on
Tlet {iconics of $1(1.000 instead tf at
$6000.
The revenue measure provi.l s for a
saving to the tax payer of about S>.‘If.O-
non.ooii annually based on the revenue
receipts of 1PiI and for about
iHMi.ooo in income taxes payable this
year on IP&t incomes.
Opening the debate on the constitu-
tional amendment against the tax free
securities. Chairman Snell of the rules
committee urged passage of the resolu-
tion which would require a two third*
vote. He pointed out that the federal
government is now losing income from
approximately $ 11.000000.000 invested
in tax free municipal county and state
bonds.
Representative Pott. North Carolina
ranking democrat on the rules commit-
tee. attacked the measure >>n the ground
that it invaded tates rights. He said
the legislation was "loaded with de-
struction for the agricultural communi-
ties.”
WASHINGTON Feb. 7. The house
today begun consideration of the con-
stitutional amendment to prohibit the
issuance of tax-exempt securities a fea-
ture of the tax revision scheme sug-
gested by Secretary Mellon while the
house ways and means committee had
before it for formal ratification the
new revenue hill which includes a new
schedule of tax rates and a provision to
cut lPiKt income taxes payable this
year by l!f* per cent.
Fight hours of debate was allowed for
the amendment resolution under a spe-
cial rule adopted by the rules romniit-
(Continued on Page .*!)
DETROIT MAN ADMITS
KILLING GIRL WHOSE
BODY FOUND IN CREEK
HU Th* Associated l’re*».>
( ANTON. O. Feb. 1 “That’s the girl
1 kill cried Joseph Fierce 31 of |
Detroit last nitrht a he gazed upon the
body «f Ml** Florence Nitzman 19 yi ar
old t« lephone operator which was found j
in a shallow creek last Friday.
Pierce was a rest d in Wooster yester-
day. He was taken to an undertaking e
tahlishincnt where Mis Nitzman'* body
has te i n since its discovery. He collaps.
ed whil being taken from the morgu •
to the police station.
After questioning Pierce police said j
there is no connection U tw en th* mur !
!er of Mi'* Nitzman and th slaying of
Mi s ltuth Hunter another Canton girl
whose body was found on a lonely road
near here early in January. Pierce told
th-* offic rs that he was not acquainted j
with Mis Nitzman. He said h rhok*d j
the girl when she fought him. He said
he attacked her after sh» left a street
car on hi r way hum? from work. The i
he described how he dragg *d her body
to the creek some distance away.
“Before I threw the body into th •
wati r I put four tones in her bloom
ers so she would sink.” Pierc told the
police. “I watched the body sink in the
wat t and then I sat down on the bank-
I don’t knew how long I sat there
thinking and ’ said to myself: *Ge< I
didn’t want to kill that girl."
When first qu.stioned Pierce said he
was a’one when he attacked Mis* NPz
man. Lnt*»r he sr.id then was another
man with him. He furnished the police
a description of hit all.ged accomplice.
testify tomorrow and a number of
Ht orb brokers also are under subpoena.
K. f.. Dobeny the California oil oper-
ator ha notified the senate oil com-
mittee that instead of the $250000 he
recently estimated his interests had
paid W. <i. McAdoo’s law firm the
amount actually paid so far is $155000
including annual fee of $2.1000 to Mr.
MeAdou In in elf.
In a letter on the subject sent to
Chairman I.enroot Mr. ltoheny added
none of the money or any other pay-
ments ever had been given the Mr.Vloo
firm with regard to “any mater relat-
ing to the contracts and leases which
have been under investigation by your
committee”
W ithout discussion the senate adopt- i
ed today the Walsh resolution direct-
ing the interior department to move for
the recovery of the section of the Elk
Hills naval reserve in California held
by the Standard oil company of Cali-
fornia.
Also without debate the senate adopt ]
ed another resolution affirming the
authority of its oil committee to pro- [
feed with its investigation. The juris- j
diction of the committee had been chal-
lenged by Albert B. Fall former sec-
retary of the interior in his refusal to
testify before the committee last Sat-
urday.
l'aitisan policies was injected again
today into the senate debate on the oil
lease.
After Senator Walsh had read a
newspaper editorial suggesting Pres-
ident foolidge ask Secretary Denby and
Attorney General Daugherty for their;
resignations. Senator Willis republican j
Ohio read from the proceedings of the
11*20 democratic national convention
the speech in which Edward I». Doheny
was placed in nomination for the vice-
presidency.
Senator Harrison democrat Missis-
sippi. declared he knew Doheny had 5
voted the republican ticket in that year
because the democratic presidential j
candidate announced he would not use j
the military forces of the United I
i States til protect "oil speculators in
Mex ico.'*
"I would like to inquire** said Sen-!
ator <iI:i —. democrat Yirgini:4 if there
was any reference in that nominating
speech to the skill of the proposed can-
didate in bribing republican cabinet of-
f icers.**
*Bv The Associated Press)
NEW YOKE Feb. 7.—Officials of the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans-
port company announced today that the ]
drilling of new wells in naval reserve j
| number 1. Elk Hills. California would i
; be suspended until the controversy over
the leasing of the property had been j
j settled.
WILL INVESTIGATE
CASES OE NEGROES
IN HOUSTON RIOTS
(By The Associated Press) i
WASHINGTON Feb. 7.— Inv stigalion j
hy th- war department of the cases of j
M members of the 21th Infantry (ne-
gro) imptiaoa hI in Leavenworth peni-
tentiary for participation in the Hous-
ton Texas riots of 1UI7 was prom is "d j
by President Coolidge today t• • a del-
egation of negroes who aske I cl< money
for these imprisoned men.
The delegat ion h .aded by James Wel-
don John on r-eeretaiy ol th Nation-
al Association for the Advancement of
Colored People prese tted a petition |
sign'd by more than 120000 they said I
asking for ex cutive clemency.
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Neff To Address Anti
Saloon League Meeting
AUSTIN Texas Feb. 7.—B fore leav-
ing late last night for Chicago where ho
is to speak Saturday Governor Pat M.
Neff announced h would sp»ak in San
Antonio Su idajr afternoon February 17
i t an anti-saloon league mass m eting.
1 he meeting is to be held in Travis Park
Methodist church.
The governor had plann d to leave
for th ■ north today hut ha te ie I his
d partu**e because of storm conditions
in the central west which are reported
to he slowing up t rav« I.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
ELDORADO Ark. Feb. 7.—Mrs. J. W.
Hughes was burned to death and pro- !
perty valued at $f»0000 was destroyed j
in a fire which swept the Hughes j
building a two story frame structure
and damaged several other buildings on j
the west side of Main Street between
sixth and seventh streets here early
today.
i
HONOR MEMORY
WAR PRESIDENT
IN BROWNSVILLE
Rev. Father Crumley and
Harbert Davenport Deliver
Addresses at High School
Auditorium
In solemn tm«l reverent spirit a large
assembly gal|jere<| in the spacious stidi-
toriuni of the Itrowiisville high school
yesterday afternoon at I o’clock to en-
gug'e in memorial service for Wood-
row Wil sou. A large jeiriruit of the
dead chief sliiml on an easel draped
with the national flag at one side of the
'rostrum. Seats on the rostrum were
occupied by speakers of the orcasota in-
cluding Mr. S. C. Tucker president of I
the city school board. Harbert Haven-
port. Key. Peter Crumley of St. I.ouia
ami Rev. R C. Crow pastor of tti#
Methodist < hurrh who offered the open-
ing invocation ffev. Father Frigoti
<*f the Sacred Heart church and Super-
intendent T. .1. \ <»e of the *ify schools
who conducted the exercises. Prof. Ira
Horton and the organist. Miss Cavazos.
The entire high school was seated
in the front row* of the auditorium Mr.
Yoe explaining that this was intended
primarily as a memorial on the part
oi the school for the deceased leader
ullhoiigh he wax glad to welcome an
many citizen* as wished to participate.
Miss Cavazos n* organist rendered
softly Chopin's Funeral March as the
students filed in.
Opening the exercises. Superintendent
Y«e spoke reverently of the departed
American leader. There hud been three
great crises in the history of the Amer-
ican people be said and Hod bad raised
up a noble worthy leader for their
< uuiitrjr in each instance: Washington
who led his country victoriously through
the dark days of the great American
Revolution; Lincoln who piloted the
• ountry stusessfully tbrougfh the stormy
years of th«» Civil War; Wil son. who
guided America through the great peril-
ous World War to a glorious victory.
America has cause indeed to honor this
great triumvirate and it is fit and
proper that th. hearts and minds of the
school children of the laud should be im-
pressed with the greatness of these three
foremost figures o*f American history
he said ami added a brief but fervent
expression of praise for the third great
leader whom they were gathered to
honor this day.
Itev. Mr. Crowe then offered the in-
vocation. n prayer that this people might
learn tk«> lesson of true greatness from
the life of him whom the nation mourned
this day. The prayer was eloquent with
thanks for the life of President Wilson
for his leadership during the nation’*
great time of trial and it closed with a
petition that the man who stands today
in his place at the helm of the ship of
state also may he blessed with the wis-
dom and the courage aud strength to
meet the great problem* that confront
hint and to lead his country worthily and
efficiently.
Here followed Mr. Wilson’s favorite
by mil. "I.ead. Kindly Light.” snug softly
and reverently by Mr. Ira Horton.
"Wilson the man" watt the subject as-
signed to President S. C. Tucker of the
school hoard. Taking it as his part to
introduce the subject of Wilson’s life
work rather than to make an oration
Mr. Tucker spoke briefly. He touched
upon the early foundation of Wilson’s
life as the son of a Presbyterian min-
ister. He believed that the many fine
qualities of manhood' and upright char-
acter that distinguished Wilson were
due to his early training lie that min-
isterial home. For Woodrow Wilson
the speaker went on to point out
was all his lif. tin earnest and sincere
Christian lie followed always that old
Christian custom of asking the blessing
at meals in his home aud he daily read
his i’ible for guidance and inspiration.
His university edu at ion gave to tbe
country as its leader a gifted scholar—
probably the best educated of auy who
ever held the office of president aud one
of the greatest scholars of his time.
His great feats of statesmanship and
of leadership throughout his career Mr.
Tucker left for other speakers hut paid
reverent tribute to the departed leader
as the lover of peace to whom never-
theless it fell to conduct his people
through the stormy trials of the greatest
war lh». world has evet* known through-
out which he gave every ounce of hi*
energy every moment of his lime every
thought of his mind. until victory
crowned our fight. He spoke of Wil-
son's lontinued zeal for the cause of
democracy and for the future peace ami
happiness of mankind to which he gave
his remaining strength suet reding the
fiery ordeal of war and which finally
sapped his strength and caused his phys-
ical break-down making him also one
of the casualties of the Ureal War a*
much so as though he had laid down bis
life in battle. And throughout all thi*
time of trial Wilson had still lived the
consistent life of the Christian gentle
man.
Wilson the Statesman was described
(Foiltinned on page two.)
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TAXES DRIVE A PARIS
MERCHANT TO SUICIDE
(Be TW Associated Preaa.1
PARIS Feb. 7.—tieorgea Elachoff.
a merchant committed Buiclde by
jumping off the Arc de Triomphe.
A letter in hia pocket aaid he aaid
had been "crushed to earth" by ex-
ceaaive taxation.
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