The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 238, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 1924 Page: 5 of 8
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SENATE MARKS
TIME ON CASE
OF DAUGHERTY
Oil Probe Committee Con-
tinues Investigation*^* of
Telegrams Sent to Prin-
cipals in Oil Scandal
fBy The Ai-jrs'd Pr ** ‘
WASHINGTON*. Feb. 21. The oil
tea idal tod:;}- had re ch-d auo-her p r*
id Cl' su»per...*« with b nuns tic devel-
opments rf patently imgmrdiug b h nd
the seen’s.
Neither the White H'>uie no- Attor-
ney General Drnghcrty han given any
irti nmtic i of xht tranjbr.d it the
f'lies c.f conf re.nc?:« he ly I’rt.ti.i r.l
( ooiidge yesterday and Inal night over
Mr. Daucrhettv’s retention in office but
the opinion w:;s h*id in some qoiirters
that a ccfini.e dscl.nrr.tioi one way rr
another could li> .cpcctc-1 a any mo-
ment.
The senate planned to confine its srs-
: ion tedaj- to the mem rial exereis s tr»
I’residint liar ing. putt ng off until to-
morrow consideration of th- r srlution
of Senator Whn r deniocr: t. Montana
for an investigation of Mr. l>aughefty*s
ndninistr ti a. Expectancy in renal-*
eire’es th t th** matter of the attorney
gen* ral’a retirement m gl t so-.n I - dar-
iiied was seen by some hv.v. . r in :h*
action of Senators l.*> *» of Ms sachu-
<tf.s. republican lea er. and Mos* r-’-
publican. New H: mpshire in blocking
unanimous ecm* ni to take up the reso-
lution yesterday and forcing it over un-
d<r th* rules.
I he c> I cor.)mittr? me -t.i'g twhm
closed dour* again tu la;' cmtinued to
delv* into the records <f th Western
Union an I Petal Telegr; ph companies
to > (termin'* whether government offi-
cials or any one connect* <1 with the In-
•' irv eommnitieat* d w • It Fi-.v ri Mc-
Lean publisher of th * Wash ngt*u» Post
Albeit II. Fail oi others involved . ftor
questions arise as to the source of the
*I090.ii loan obtained by Kill.
Copies of about 100 telegrams were
. ubmitl?yesttrday in respon e to the 1
committee’s subpoena calling for the
records tf mess pea sent f:om Washing-
ton to McLean or Fall at Palm Beach
and to Fall at New Orleans between
December 20 and January 20. Most of
those examined aie understool to have
bee i addre sed to the publisher and I
signed by cmp-loyes h re. The commit-
tee cons der**d them in executive session
t*» select those that might be pertin nt :
t* the inqui’y rid later in tract cl the
telegraph company to present others to-
« a> particulaily any that w re sent to
Fall E. L. Doh ny or J. W. Zcvely per-
sonal counsel .or Harry F. Sinclair at
New Orbcn- prior to Doheny’s die-
clos.re that he had Joi ned Fall
0*iO.
Th** committee is not expected t < re-
sume its public hearing until .t has com-
pletetl examination of all telegrams
sought :.nd in* rted in the r cord that it
selects for the purpose.
After that t k i . fini htd u is
thought that McLc n w 11 l*' among she 1
fir. t witness is culled 1 nator Walsh
demon at Montana lc < tr in t1 c in-
*iuiry hiving not.fied hii counsel Wil-1
ton J. Lambert that the committee (
Would rtquirc the jresenc. <f the pub-!
lisher ruing the latter part of th ;
week. S*. nator Walsh said h kn w of t
no j r« mi e of immunity for MtLe n.
Plans for the* insti ution of curt
procc -dings. meanwhile have progress- j
ed to a point where announcement can i
be made of th - intentions ct the g »v- (
••rninent s special c**iui 1 Atic** Pome- |
r?ne and Owen J. Roberts. Mr. Pome* |
rene swA *1 after a confer ncc with the
gfeerIdem yester ay th.it the prelimina- j
ry werk had advanced sufficiently to
promise* an early in .ication of the ini-
tial mov s in the long court battle* that
will i suit from the inquiry.
WEEK UNFAVORABLE
FOR FARM WORK IN
SOUTH REPORT SAYS
• ilr Tim Associated !’•••*«)
WA.UIINV.TxfW Fib. 27.—Thu week
«*> : n g ycstei T.n w.s generally cold
cloudy wet and unfavorable «u era
v«ik through..tit the «• <c> ptiug
Flotilla according 10 ih<» w • kly sum-
in. ry of the dep rtn en «>f agriculture
t< d; y. Vs ry little plowing or . h r piep-
i pi • • • • . . '.v p ssible :
it In Il I "
.immediate fiulf c a--f <!i>» . : an a
r>rn wi seeled. Fro t extend >1
south ; tiie cer.trcl «J-v ion <•
. .
r
fliri'S in >u;t;
ride for early planted corn and c tt >n.
Some improvement w. s noted in wh** ;
:n Oklahoma. Th> jm* ding f spring
oat made good progress in western Ok
laboma. Fo.r rice laid was being pre-
pared in Utititnt.
The wee the r v. s also unfav wal le for
grewth of il> plai ted Irak in the
* -uth although th gen ral con it ion
v:: s st 11 good in Texas.
NRGRO AKKRSUD : OK MURDER
LUFKIN Tex.. . b. 27. One negro
is in j. II and offir.is are eor.tinu n'T
their search tor the sltyer of Ar 1%
Sulser manager •»;’ a tuia r company
comm tsaty live miles scuih of here.
Ful er w.s si : ’«v - g o when hr
r siste ublKiiy at ih. wn*n try I:.
r;ght. A negro b y who witne.o 1 ;V
kiLing could not i tntity th '.nn in
j-ti! i nd se-ten for suspect* continued.
Vg JW-ry-iHounH
i BREAKS THAT GOLD!
I Hr.; s Cl a cars XJronudc Quinjr: v.ill |a
i bt cak your cold in one day. Taken
lj promptly it prevent! cckla la grippe
i and pneumonia. Demand red box
I bearing Kin. Hill’s portrait. A!!
jdrj^giats. _ _ lYxccaOc.
j
CASCARA ^.QUININE
V.UdU't^’ j4 ^fcinoir. UlCd.
^ W Ur •» 1)
funeral Ceremony of Murdered Girl
J’he body of Louise Lawson beautiful music student murdered in New York City was brought back to her
*<ocu*t town of Airaredo. Tex. for burial. There ceremony wits held in which nil the i<>wiu>oeoi>le |*a.m-ir i rj
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
i Showing Very Slight Change
-
(Bw The A < Press!
]- Al'S'l l.N. Texas 2*. Fruit a^d
' v»g< laliit* marl i ts in tli* week <»!* F**b
ra.ri 1 > -liU v. > *e generaMy (miurnl by
l»r‘ es that showed but little Image hut
j which carried iti their t tie an uiat **r<ir-
it« •»: «••• -ii.e- <\hi ji nettle for «aiittoils
trailing affording to the e*i «»;•'ra; i\«•
>tat t* and federal market new vervi* e
at ihi- |m..;.:. 'I *• ni« v< .tent it it- .
was getter; My l»r'* I. in all times. :tl-
(though t; i t and light rains inward tie*
t lose tf J.e weak v cr* restricting f.f-
I tors. The summary ontlnues:
! “C’ahhage. sjiaa h. beet .ml carrot-
moved in increasing volume and a inn b
j wider distribution was noted throughout
the mil ml Si. i es. t’ah'a.'.e market-
| were generally dull nrd the Tex * Flat
I Hit 1: type offered in hulk j »i »*•«! f*r
front SI." to k7i per ton. with m *M wale*
made on a ran <• of $ l"*-.'*o. At loading
' ..ftin •» gi oxvers re t-ivrti upward of Sis
a tan f*>r ibetr v. :ur*tib» als deliveriHl the
platform and harlot operator* roiled
j I elk of the flat and round types for
' >*:.• I to >'27 a ton on a usual terms basic
fob. Spinach was wanted at South
Texas loading stations fc* from >!M to
>’1 < <* |.*>r bushel f .»• ear!thIs cash track
j with a few *lcs up to S!.l*h and mm
•mining markets rang'd from SI."at to
si.To with o -isim il spurts to >i.'.t<4» and
$227* in the far eastern mar'." T *
demand for beet* and carrots in con-
suming markets was not overly strong
but in these markets as at holding fa-
te*ns of the !. w er Ift » tlratulc V..l|»*v
there was a wat iifnl y c ion <•1 by
the trade v. kbit -av- d the trading from
being dull tlmwrs r cdved 7«- per
bit !;el delivered piitfonn for their car-
rots and 1*1 t’ti p- r bushel f*.r f ret i
straight ears of the forcer rolled for
*N‘e to .“-1* 0 per ' it-! e| and of the lattei
for $127 on n usual term fob !»-’-i- ■
.lobbing markets of tie* midwest handle? j
bit bcls of be**; v for fr ■ i $ I ..TO t >‘2.77. <
the Pittsburgh i*'..rl t mainfaitiing a j
pl.entli. fie.uly SUIT. F.trro!• <*n t'c-
same ha- is moved for $1..'"UM.77 tic* 1 j
**In wholesale market of the state i
retailers pun l.need me-«<i|.in« hi * com-
modities as f ilovvs: Ftittlifitoirer iin-
iriitminl 1.7 ib. I iggphtn 1 » l>.:
tJrnpefrmt OU-.j CO !*--x; I «•: t*t e .Ml
«'.!» «}■ /.. I.e.ol ; Mustard 7 -MM* do*
bunches; Onions green tin st* ■ do*.!
bunches; I’ep|»er** 1.7 IT ! 2* lb: Mw.-et !
P*»"atu<* S.J tut ;; r.<t crate. Stc-llnl
S**;.ni*h <». 1 p'lnuP l : ’ . ib; red ;>
• ;Me 17 2t*e lb."
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“PH UK"’ ni.ONDPS PHOMEN \I>E
(By The Associate i Pres >
I MAN'LA. I . :’7. Local t. Vi **.:
have commenttd up- n the many teem .
1 b« r < of the artil’eiy c p*. 1!. S. A. . * n
on the sir ct . of Manila t - cciilly with
strikingly blond* hair.
! Inquiries were in;; Ir an it develop' I i
that tlirw me# have be a. er-grpm in t
i shifting i mmuaii but < i th* II*-* k.
t.r cri-Vt f-!a:ci. h foil. at (V
entrance tu M 'a IF ia known and
that the picri* acid in th • explosive* had
turned th? ir ha r as ytLow as a qa r-
j a a tine flag.
CHARACTER TELLS
THE STORY! !
People throughout i a- country aro
giving more thought to hygiene and to
the purity of remedies ou the mark: t
but no one doubt-* the purity of Doctor
Pierce* vegetable mcdicit!-- f r they
have been favorably known for over
fifty years that everyone know * they are *
just what they are claim 1 to In . The -e
medicines are the r» -tilt of long re. ear.!.
by a well-known physician. IS. Y Ph n *
M. !>.. "Vho compounded them front
health-giving herbs and roots long used
in sickness l>v the Indians Dr. Pierce's
reputation r* a Pad in r and honored
citizen of Buffalo. i» a sufficient -uarnn-
tee for the noritv of that *»den i <1 tonic'
and blood p.rfhr tP- CMden Medical
Discovery. : t' * -■ Ml; 'ns> n.-rve
tonic and hvM.-i- f r wot- en’s
ailment a. Dr Pi-re."- t iv« : it • Prescrip-
tion. Send lit* for tr-al 44. r t «!d 1* to
1 l)r. Pierce’s Invalids Hotel buffalo N.Y. j
LEAVENWORTH K.-unas F. b. 27.—
K.tcnurag* <| by the pro ;}»«.•« t of < r!y
’ freedom. t!o remaining forty of 22!
military prisoners in tin* federal p*n-
I itentiary her** were railed today before
the special clemency board appointed by
tin* war department to review their
j eases.
.Major Janie: N't n .fi**ld and Major F.
K «o* . memb' t of the board planned
t>» complete their hearings at tie* pri-
j son today and to resume them tomor-
row ai the United Stut.es disciplinary
barracks at Fort Leavenworth.
BAND CONCERT AT
FT. BROWN TONIGHT
Following I the jj.gr im ft r the con-
cert to by h i lend to.light by lb 12th
i * avalry ik.i.d at the For Ittown Land
I stand:
J 1. March. “Thunder and 111.Fucik
| 2. Overture “Figaro*.* We do M
z.irt.
!. Selection “Erminie" 1 r bow ki.
I. W. !;». “ Mo uLf-.In c.n the Ni!y* H rig
5. election “Naughty .M ti* tf».“ Her
I srt.
fi. Fox Trot “1! . of Sunny I .dy"
t*i apla: n.
«• -
ENGLAND MAY ADVANCE
BIG CREDIT TO RUSSIA
(By Th«* A.*sreiat<d Prerst
I ON I'M IN*. »■’ • *. 1!| The governkte *
is ••««(•. i.|ee.;i. ft . Ti**ltje *'i lliivllhee
'arg.* er*»di* • an-1 '• si: -t I -an t • fit. ir
>t r* < **» traction work there according
in Ike n«*v. (
An ir.*| - j • i iki.* c.v'iunH. iIh'.i - aal.
i ihtit nil the na.teri.i's i* ;pi be 1 ot^ t
in tire t Urilaio t * i.i-Ig relieve tin* on
• inj l**yriettt here.
——..- —•• -.
LIVE UP SEARCH f 0 ft WOMAN
I Ttv The A .< ; >t>d I**-.--* )
VllAKI M. T ...t . I *. J I!«» <•
I hiding Mr* drtr: • K«w . ting ot* < **»•**••». *
was virtually i. ■ni:;*k>r I imlai b. s**:ir* V- J
Il:„ p.rlii w Ito have keen I'.lllliili"
*luialnlit*** Itiver ir..iotas f ••* I h • vvolii.m
vi In* disappear* 1 front iter In-M • S:*i.d n.
' In* If** a it'd in vviiie!:. u"tb * »* ;it I.
a.n* do I::r. d s’ bad lo* a w>.< ic l and
that she vv >1.1*t .> ino'tti *
Fur C»u.*ira“tn d—i\»int.np of 'urti
lure .tpjdy at Car.:*-* (]:» ito FtirniUiM
** si f •! 'V j t A•: v
FLEFO-LOBCE bout
FINANCIAL FAILURE
{!iv The *. l*r< t
f r.’aVS Itii.-t 27 Although
But * < s Aii appear! l*» have r lie i ox
iitf a .*! to Firpo !.*«!;"• Lout
i «*■'! uirLi v (•'{» irtfol to be a
( :• iu > I r *!ttte. it i". 1 .id the |in tmn-
• .if u'uttii’?f i’ i t!i ir run!iart
' tit m t • * iry llir* ugh thu
t< r I ». a iiiii- .o !-" illa the Ital
mi t.» w and Firpu on March
. N
I1 1 • * *i* < trie; it is l.eliwe i then
is tittles lik ih« d that the pr-tp 1
LC'iv <n ipo atol Quei.t n Bom ■
ro ftoj ‘I • fiiii ii he: . y\i* i.'l.t w II
t hi*l*l hi re as it will piebi'ly L<* < if
fir • ' t » ft id any p i in ter willing l i
st j»e it.
Ali:?’I. WES Mil TAX C01.I.BCTOKS
( I!‘y T! e ' <u-i.ite«] I'rrss I
| BVf.iiAlt Fell. 27 Tin Bril: h air
f ree < •><» t. e<i « i id in the col*
l» ct •* i of ; . . rrordintr to the Daily
■ i'-ert' eo iespond* i.t. Bee ntly om *
j i. ! ii ch of* i u id to p::y am! an a my
| force ai<!ed by aiipl. ins wm sent
gainst th a The chirfii paid up after
< net iving « / r punishment
I
Georgia Lady Says She
Grown Stronger by Taking
Carclui — Thoroughly Con-
vinced of Its Merits.
Clyaitville Ga.—In a statement
which she pave at l<cr home on It. F.
1). 1 here Mi . ’i’. A. Copeland said:
“I have 1 believe avoided a' good
deal of miTcring by the use of Canlui
i am thoroughly convinced that it
has been t.f great benefit to me.
“Before the bir:h of two of my
children. I grew so weak and nervous
1 could handy go and suffered . . .
! had a f. ic d vvl; i told me of Canlui
«o the next time when 1 grew sc weak
and run-down I 1 • ga:; to use it. I
u. • 1 it three month.;. 1 grew stronger
and le ncrvoin. The baby was
t r< : ger and a bettor baby ’ and 1
r.v.liy bedi ve it wa. because 1 built
up mv strength with this splendid
tonic."
Canlui h as lorn in successful use
for more than forty y^ars. Thousands
of women have written to toll of the
b ntdicial results obtained by taking
» idui. and to recommend it toothers.
It is a mild harmless purely vege-
t big medicinal jn :.r: *ion—a prod-
uct of pi r tic.it experience * ntific
■n. t! -al * n phaimuceuth al skill.
F>.’!d tvervwhere. KC-iui)
CHILDREN CRY FOR “CASTOR1A”
Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages
Mother! FI teller’s Caetoria loin
b.„ in use for over 30 years as a
]»!• is nit harrrless substitute for
Cantor Oil. Par* >ricf Teething Drops
ai;*! Soothing Syrup-*. Contains no
narcotics. Proven directions arc on
each pack.t'c. Physicians everywhere
recommend it. The kind you have
always bought bears signature of
— . !
EAT AT THE
• fipjoslte Travelers Hotel
M;w — SANITARY — GOOD SERVICE
Arcerarsa Girl Waitresses
Spr iy! Chicken Dinner Sundays -60c
Evnr.Y'iuiNfi c;ooi» to i:*„t
Fcr Te:Ly ni; o ar i ooih in :*is E/;po3:*ion
Rcyev an:! GalleJ/3
11 cubi y an Vs a r d Hu dmi\yz
Peril: me.3—Powiiera-r-Cosme=Icq
t
Cisneros Drug Store
!»AV IMIOKF .".31 MOlir I»l!ONE KU w.
DUFFY SHOT WIFE
IN CHICAGO HOME
WITNESS ASSERTS
rilHWCO. Fid*. 27. The mv ery
» .i r*•milling the death- of John Huffy
whose I oi'v wus foil* •! in a Know-hank
Ht Argo. ill. lust Friday twelve hour;
lo'ore the I* ul* of ki« wife May indie
1I.\ley J mflv. was f nutt] in their npnrl-
i; ent. was partly disspelb-d today iim • ?*•>
r* .!t of u statement (•> the pcdirr l*y
WflliiUti Kngidke tin ns o. inte of huffy. I
Hal ! *• ««< pierent when Ihiffy killed I
hi wife ilitring a ijiinrre).
|Vr *us ijitesih'li.**| I v the |M*liee had
t< 11 of KageJk •*< tis-4i« ii>tion with huffy |
riul a i h Mr. and M r; la I. Horton Mid
M>-. itikI Mrs. Fred i’irti . under tir-
r« f in New Orleans in ei imeetim v. i ii
11 * 4* kdirig . \\ hr-n :irr» ud early to-
day. Mngelke wi. ■> preparing to leave
t !il< ago
Amoniing to his story huffy sled :i•»*!
t iMioJ In. wife *n We Ini sdny night two
liavs I efoie her is*d. v\a- found by po-
Ii * u < n '' •‘•king elm ; to t’i«* lay r *>f
I i*r hi: h; ml. huffy threatened him
v i ll death and for ed him to nunum
v.i.It him for 2-1 hours. Ilngelke aaga.
la.ter huff) left him an I joined a g.in-t
with wl o:u lie ilrove inv.iy u ; n si’ito-
i i« MI* a fen Items before hi.) body was
fill Ini. ueeMrdibg to Hngeliie' slati-nient.
The shooting of Mrs. huffy *■«•*•*!rred !
after she huffy and Kngidke had l>*-**n
drinking. Kng-lhe said.
-M-
V/e Ktiy ati kinds of s* eond hand
c* d . Cari in tlgvito Furniture O*.
Kin- esjiors. Ktii ami Washington.-—Adv.
SENATOR REED DENIES
CHARGE MADE BY LONG
tlly The A 4 Pr'M)
IIANXIPA!.. Mu. IV*. r».ilw!
."‘iHfi-i Si**:.i»*'r Jttute* \ It*** *!. Hjieakiiiit
i:» Ike I ill i«I'Ml «'i hi* • u > fur the
uVui'M rati-' nun: in it km for jiresiklent at
n into l.ii- heri (IrlioiiB <*<l a*> * «IM«|Miv»*
I ‘
I*
» '-ns.
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itoiiiiiiittl«>n.
ffir I Ilf ih I
Carter Citrus Treesl
Performance Record ‘‘Pedigreed” I
Citrus Trees
100 i Stand Guaranteed I
ORNAMENTAL PALMS 10c PER FOOT I
LAKE VIEW ORCHARD AND NURSERY
0 Kg
Mercedes Texas I
MileO North 1 W est I
* %
phone courteous
6 grocery
SERVICE
Groce rV5-
Enouncing
New Meat Department
Owing to the constant demand at our store for fresh
meats we have added a high class meat department.
This department will be conducted along the same gen-
eral lines of high quality and service which has so pop-
ularized our grocery business.
We will handle Swift's complete line of fresh and cured
meats the quality of which is undisputed.
VEAL
Loin or round steak the pound.25c
( in ip-. ........... 20c
Rump roast boneless tlie pound.. .. . 20c
Shoulder steak or roast the pound. 20c
Stew meat the pound . . . .. 15c
PORK
< In»ps the |><>mul. 25c
Roast the pound. 25c
Shoulder roast honeless the pound. 20c
Spare ribs the pound . . 20c
BEEF
T-bone steak the pound . .. 25c
Loin steak the pound. 25c
I'rime rib roast the pound. 25c
Shoulder or No. 7 steak. 20c
Ril> stew the pound. 15c
('buck the pound. 15c
Liver the pound. 15c
!trains per set. 15c
I SWIFT'S
■ PREMIUM
HAM
i . Sliced to suit
choice cuts
the pound
Order your meats along with your groceries by
using our well known number 66
DELIVERY SERVICE WITHOUT EXTRA COST
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