The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1921 Page: 2 of 10
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THE MERIDIAN TRIBUNE
II. S. OPENS WHY TO
RECOGNIZE MEXICO
Status of property prior to
constitution of 1917 to
be protected.
NOW IN HANDSOF OBREGON
Text of Proposed Pact Automatically
Bringing Recognition Presented
By Summerlin.
Washington.—The United States
government has proposed to the Mexi-|
can people that the two nations enter
into a treaty of commerce and amity*
such as will stabilize their relations
and terminate the protracted period
of mutual distrust.
The treaty, now the subject of ne-
gotiations between the two govern^
•ments, would embody assurances byj
'Mexico to safeguard American prop-'
erty rights, establish a claims com-
mission to settle losses of life and
property, provide for settlement of
boundary matters, and finally, would
include conventional stipulations as to
commerce and reciprocal rights in
both countries.
In announcing its advances the
state department made it clear it was
talking to Mexico as a nation and not
alone to the Obregon regime. The
question of recognition would be
subordinate, the administration be-
lieves. It hopes for an immediate
restoration of cordial relations with
Mexico and is willing to negotiate
the treaty in question with Obregon
if he will abide by the provisions
suggested. If Obregon refuses to ac-
cept the suggested terms this gov-
ernment will simply wait until there
"is a government in Mexico willing tc
bind itself to the discharge of pri-
mary international obligations."
The whole difficulty in the path of
a satisfactory settlement is embraced
in the Mexican constitution of 1917
This declared that sub-surface re-
sources were the property of the na-
tion. The nationalization clause was
aimed at the oil wealth of the country
and it applied retroactively would be
tantamount to confiscation of proper
ty acquired by Americans previous to
1917. That the laws permitted of
such retroactive application , was
shown in the executive decrees issued
b ythe late President Carranza and
supporting the policy of confiscation.
The American state department
looks at the situation this way:
1. If Mexico proposes to confiscate
American property, this government
will not stand by and permit it.
2. If Mexico says the objectionable
laws are not intended for confisca-
tory application, this government be-
lieves Mexico should enter solemn ob-
ligation as a condition to the reestab-
lishment of friendly intercourse.
In short, when it appears that there
is a government in Mexico willing to
ibind( itself to the discharge of pri-
mary international obligations, con-
currently with that act its recogni-
tion will take place. This government
desires immediate and cordial rela-
tions, of mutual helpfulness, and
simply wishes that the basis of inter-
national intercourse should be prop-
erly maintained.
Accordingly on the 27th of May,
last, Mr. Summerlin, American charge
d'affaires at Mexico City, presented to
^neral Obregon a proposed treaty
the matters to which refer-
ence has b'ee^*m-a(^e
RACE WITH TIME LOST
BY 5,000 IMMIGRANTS
'talians seeking to reach
america before bars go
up in distress.
New York.—Five thousand immi-
grants, most of them from Italy, are
imprisoned on ships in New York
harbor,- losers in their race against
time to get here before the new im-
migration restrictions became effec-
tive.
"Unless they are started back to
Italy soon, or the government per-
mits them to come ashore, some of
these people are going to die on the
ships/' said Fred A. Wallis, commis-
sioner of immigration in command at
Dllis Island.
"The instructions we received are
iefinite. We have on the island now
more than enough Italians to equal
the June quota from Italy under a new
law which admits only 3 per cent per
year of the total number of Italians
resident in America in 1920. We have
no further instructions and no alter-
native but to obey the law literally."
The commissioner said that the
Italian steamship companies, knowing
the law was to become effective on
June 3, deliberately encouraged immi-
grants to take the chance of beating
the barrier. The ships sailed in a
race to get here before Friday. Some
got here in time but three ships, car-
rying 5,000 Italians, most of them
with but a few dollars cash and their
baggage, did not make the Ambrose
lightship until Friday morning.
"We would have no authority to re-
ceive and feed these people at gov-
ernment expense when they are not
even eligible as this month's immi-
grants," the commissioner continued,
"but even if the government decided
to do it, for humanitarian motives, we
couldn't receive them because we
haven't the room. The island is jam-
med."
Secretary of Labor Davis is coming
here from Washington on a special
train, wearing all the executive au-
thority there is to wear under the law,
hoping to solve the difficulty.
SUBMARINE MEETS FATE
OF ITS SEVEN VICTIMS
U. S. Navy Craft's Gunfire Sinks Gerr
man Undersea Boat in Lake
Michigan.
Chicago.—The German submarine
U-97 was sunk at 11 o'clock Tuesday
morning in Lake Michigan, some
thirty miles off Chicago, by the four-
inch guns of the U. S. S. Wilmette.
The sinking was under the direction
of Captain Wurtzbaugii, under a pro-
vision of the treaty of Versailles.
Two hundred naval reservists from
Indiana and Illinois took part in the
action. The submarine had previous-
ly been stripped of all removable ma-
chinery and brass parts.
This was thq submarine that toured
the Great Lakes during the Victory
loan campaign. It had a record of
having sunk seven allied ships. The
sole remainder of Kaiserdom was a
coat of arms of Germany painted on
one of the masts.
JACK BEAU NEW HEAD
OF TEXAS ELECTRIC
Elected to Succeed J. F. Strickland
By Board of Directors.
Dallas.—Jack Beall was elected
president of the Texas Electric rail-
way Monday at a meeting of-the board
of directors, at the inteiurban build-
ing. He succeeds J. F. Strickland,
who died May 21. N. A. McMillian of
St. Louis was chosen to fill the newly
created position of chairman of the
board and Mr. Beall, C. G. Comegys
of McKinney and Burr Martin were
elected to the board of directors.
Mr. Beall, a brother-in-law of Mr.
Strickland, has been connected with
the Texas Electric railway for the
last six years as a member of the
firm of Templeton, Beall, Williams &
Callaway, general attorneys for the
road.
In 1896 Mr. Beall received the
democratic nomination to congress
from the Dallas district. He served
as a member of congress until March
4, 1915, when he voluntarily resigned
to take over his duties, in the legal
department of the Texas Electric rail-
way.
RELIEF IS NOW BEING
RUSHED TO PUEBLO
western steel city is swept
by a raging torment;
heavy loss of life
Washington.—■ President Harding
has issued a request to the people of
the United States to assist by contri-
buting to the American Red Cross in
rendering aid to the people of Pueblo,
Colo., because of flood conditions.
The text of the president's appeal
follows:
"To the people of the United States:
"Overwhelming disaster has come
to the people of Pueblo, and surround-
ing districts. Realization of their
sufferings now, and in the days to
come, prompts me to issue an urgent
request to all whose sympathies are
awakened to assist the labors of the
American Red Cross, which has
quickly organized to deal with the
first great need and will stand by un-
til homes and 'home life can be re-
established. Contributions may be
sent at once through the office of
any chapter, or directly to Red Cross
headquarters at Washington, for use
in the stricken territory.
"Warren G. Harding."
Pueblo, Colo. — Lives of 500 men,
women and children were snuffed out
here when floods swept down from
the mountains in this city Friday
night.
One hundred and ninety nine bod-
ies have been received and are in
the improvised morgues. Hundreds
of survivors viewed the corpses in an
effort to identify the dead. Seach for
the dead continues under the direction
of military and civil authorities.
Damage from the flood and fires
which followed was estimated at least
$10,'000,000.
Refugees all being cared for in mu-
nicipal buildings. Many are without
adequate clothing. Food is being
doled out in small quantities to wom-
en and children. Military guards
were ordered to shoot looters on sight.
Rescue work is carried on under
greatest difficulties. The light plant
was put out of commission with the
first flood of waters and relief work-
ers were forced to work in darkness.
State News
33 CONVICTS ESCAPE
FROM STATE FARM
Brazoria, TexS^Thirty-one con-
victs, prisoners on the Cfeaignts state
prison farm, were still at large ^fin^
day following escape of 33 convicts
Sunday.
The escape was the second- whole-
sale delivery of prisoners from the
prison system within a month, more
tha n40 escaping from Huntsville last
month.
The fugitives were reported fleeing
in all directions in Brazoria county.
Eight men were reported seen to-
gether, headed for Bay City.
Escape was made by sawing their
way out of a frame guard building.
A hole was sawed in the floor.
D'enver, Colo.—The death list in
the Pueblo flood will exceel 200, ac-
cording to reports reaching here from
the stricken steel city of the west.
Appeals for help were brought by
C. R. Railsback, a railroad agent, who
^as named to carry the news to the
outside world.
The city is in dire need of food and
clothing.
There were two separate cloud-
bursts. The first, although it swelled
the little Arkansas river to a stream
miles wide, did not do such great dam-
age. It broke at 7 p. m.
The people were warned and were
able to flee to safety.
They were starting to venture back
to their homes at 10 p. m., when a
second flood was let loose from the
skies.
This came without warning and
with a suddenness that caught many
unprepared.
Buildings Washed Away
Buildings were washed away before
the tide, which was said to have been
at least six feet high.
Large buildings, where many had
taken refuge, were carried away.
Fires broke out as the water started
to go down. Flames lighted up the
skies.
As the refugees gathered in the
buildings still standing they suffered
greatly from the intense cold which
followed the deluge.
Water stood ten feet high in the
business section. The torrent of water
carried bodies of the dead down Ma-in
street, while the crowds of refugees
gatlTe^d in buildings, looked on heli>-
lessly. ~ ' -
Many campers who at this time of
the year gather in the mountains from
all parts of the country were believed
drowned. Camps usually made in val-
leys near streams undoubtedly proved
death traps for many.
Editors Given Banquet At Waco.
Waco, Texas.—One hundred and
sixty-five members of the Texas Press
Association, traveling in special sleep-
their way to McAllen to attend their
annual meeting, arrived here Tuesday
ers out of Dallas and Fort Worth, on
at noon. -They were met at the depot
'by President C. H. Ruebeck and direc-
tors -of the Young Men's Business
League, and that organization gave
the editors a luncheon at the. Hotel
Raleigh, at which Mr. Ruebeck way
toastmaster.
Democrats Lose Disarmament Fight.
Washington.—A fight was made by
house democrats Tuesday to save the
policy of naval disarmament as ex-
pressed in the Borah amendment to
the naval appropriation bill, but the
bill was; sent to conference commit-
tee without instructions to the house
members on this or any other feature
of difference between the houses.
Representative Gardner 'of Texas,
acting for the house democrats, was
unsuccessful in securing premise of
£he republicEfn leaders to returii;x
a ... "Sets
Texas Boys Win European Trip.
Washington.—A trip to Europe is
ihe reward of three Texas boys, who
were winners of the live stock judg-
ing contest last October at the South-
eastern Fair held in Atlanta. The
Texas trio includes Gilbert Weiting,
Marl in; Jack Turner, Hillsboro, and
Alva Devnam of Lamesa. They will
be accompanied by County -Agent H.
B. Ross of Marlin, State Agent H. H.
Williamson of Texas, and A. B. Hill,
chief of the state's relations service
of the department of agriculture.
TEXAS LEGISLATORE IS
SCORED BY WESTERNERS
That Governor Neff will submit the
truck taxing bill, at the special ses-
sion of the legislature is understood
tc have been promised by him.
Lon Poage, 35- years old, living one
mile north of May, Brown county,
was instantly killed last week by
lightning while chopping cotton.
The nurses' home to be construct-
ed by the city at Parkland hospital,
Dallas, will cost more than $100,000,
according to bids opened by Mayor
Aldredge.
The Temple State Bank, which
closed its doors May 5, may be re-
opened under entirely new manage-
ment and new name if plans afoot by
stockholders bear fruit.
The election in Stamford for a
special tax of 75c for maintenance
of the schools of the Stamford coun-
ty line independent district carried
by a substantial majority.
At a regular meeting of the Rural
Letter Carriers' association of Lamar
county it was decided with only one
dissenting vote to stay out of the
American Federation of Labor.
The Security State Bank of Cooper
opened its doors for business last
week. This is a guaranty fund bank
and has taken over the assets of the
defunct Farmers' National Bank.
The postoffice at Pittsburg has just
been equipped with new all steel
fixtures. The lobby space has been
enlarged and the number of loclr
boxes is considerably increased.
Boy Scouts of Amarillo have been
added to the city police force as
traffic officers. From 8 to 12 boys
will work during the week, directing
traffic on the main business cop
ners.
J. V. Griffith was appointed jus-
tice of the peace at Lancaster at a
special session of the Dallas county
commissioners' court last week. He
succeeds Frank Griffin, who died re-
cently.
The chamber of commerce of Ter-
rell ■ has decided to hold a county
fair in Terrell this fall. The matter
has been liberally discussed by cit
izens and generally approved by the
oeople.
Miss Annie Wolfe of Bee county,
(vho received her B. S. degree from
the College of Industrial Arts, has
been appointed assistant home dem-
onstration agent for Denton county
for the summer.
A. W. Birdwell, for a number of
years a resident of Tyler, but more
recently dean of the faculty of South-
western Texas State Normal, has
been elected president of the Norma?
College at Nacogdoches, Texas.
The resignation of W. T. Allen, as-
sistant United States district attor-
ney, has been tendered to District
Attorney Zweifel, according to an-
nouncement. The resignation wil)
become effective early in June.
At a meeting of the school board
at Anna last week Professor W. L.
Roper was re-elected superintendent
of the Anna school. This is the
fourteenth time Mr. Roper has been
elected superintendent of the school.
Under the direction of the Denison
chamber of commerce, a very com-
modious camp ground has been com-
p'kfiuA -'nf''.'v.rk at the north-
ern edge of "the city limits, where
tourists will find every convenience
possible for their benefit and pleas<
ures.
' A. E. Brady, who has been busi-
ness secretary of the Dallas Y. M.
C. A. for four years, will sail for
Europe about June 15 to take up
Y. M. C. A. work in Berlin and in
Russia.
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine
Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during 21 years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacld.—
Adv.
Not in the Wholesale Line.
Anxious Mother—Yes, Mrs. Roxley,
the fact is that I have three daugh-
ters I want to see settled in life. Is
this friend of yours a marrying man?
Mr. Roxley^-Not to any great ex-
tent. I'm afraid he wouldn't care
about taking more than one of them.—
Boston Transcript.
16799
DIED
in New York City alone from kid®
ney trouble last year. Don't allow
yourself to become a victim by
neglecting pains and aches. Guar<$
against this trouble by taking
COLD MEDAL
If You Have a Pain
try Vacher-Balm. Keep it handy, and
avoid imitations.—Adv.
Leather Furniture.
It is said that to wash a leather
chair in milk will make it look new.
Go over it once, as more will make
it look white.
The world's standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles. (
Holland's National Remedy sinew 1696»
All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the namo Gold Medal on every bos
and accept no imitation
Details Desired.
"He pressed his cheek to hers,
color left her cheek."
"You mean he rubbed it off?"
The
As One Raised
From Dead
STOMACH PAINS GONE
Eatonic Made Him Well
"After suffering ten long months*
with stomach pains, I have takenu
Eatonic and am now without any p^lEb
whatever. Am one raised from the
dead," writes A. Percifield.
Thousands of stomach sufferers re-
port wonderful relief. Their troubles
is too much acidity and gas whicfe
Eatonic quickly takes up and carries*
out, restoring the stomach to as
healthy, active condition. Always car-
ry a few Eatonics, take one after eat-
ing, fpod will digest well—you will
feel fine. Big box costs only a trill*
with your druggist's guarantee.
To Be Washed.
"What do you think of the elephant,
Bud?" "Glad I haven't got ears like
that." '
Nothing seems to please a gossip so
much as a telling situation.
What to Take for
constipation;
[CARTER'S
STTLE
tVER
PILLS
Take a good dose of Carter's Little Liver Pills
—then take 2 or 3 for a few nights after. They
cleanse your system of all waste matter and
Regulate Your Bowels. Mild—as easy to
take as sugar. Genuine bear signature—
Small Pill. Small Dose. Small Price.
FOR 50.YEAR5
- Not Spring Fever
|MESSMlfk^ But Malaria
^HIII TAUir ^ CAUSES THAT LAZY
V*niJUL lUlHlW TIRED FEELING.
WARDS OFF MALARIA AND RESTORES STRENGTH. TRY IT.
If not sold by your druggist, write Arthur Peter & Co., Louisville, Ky«.
WAS FAMILIAR WITH CHR0M0
Santa Fe To Let Out 405.
Galveston, Texas. — Approximately
405 men will be laid off at the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway shops,
Cleburne, effective Saturday night,
June 4, according to a statement made
by Vice President and General Mana-
ger Pettibone.
Pecos River Flood Damages Railroads
Pecos, Texas.—With a spread of
water 1,200 feet wide and in 'some
places three to five feet deep, over the
tracks of the Texas & Pacific railroad,
and with the Pecos river spreading
out from its banks and covering the
Santa Fe tracks north of here, Pecos
is cut off from railroad traffic from
the north and west, after one of the
heaviest rainfalls in the history of
this county. The rain, estimated at
nearly two 'inches, fell late Saturday
.light.
San Angelo. Texas.—Acts of com-
mission and omission by national and
state legislatures were scored Friday
in a mass meeting at Barnhart of rep-
resentatives from a half dozen west
Texas towns.
Resolutions prepared by Howard B.
Cox of< Ozona, Dr. A. Helbing of Barn-
hart and W .0. Alexander of Eldorado
favored a law authorizing the sale of
university and school lands from
which counties now get no tax reve-
nues,, the repeal of the truck bill, the
redisricting of Texas, the passage by
the legislature and signature by the
governor of another west Texas agri-
cultural and mechanical measure and
the passage by congress of the French-
Capper pure fabrics bill, compelling
cloth manufacturers to label their
goods to show the per cent of shoddy
used, thus protecting the public from
clothes made of all wool rags instead
of virgin fabrics.
Mrs. Newly Rich Somewhat Too Anx-
ious to Air Her Knowledge,
and Her Ignorance.
Harvey Maitland Watts, a Philadel-
phia art critic, said at a dinner in Rit-
tenliouse square:
"The ignorance of the new rich in
art matters is quite incredible. The
wife of a new rich profiteer was buy-
ing pictures in a Walnut street shop
the other day. After she had bought
a number of costly pictures she said:
" 'Now show me something a little
cheaper for the back liall. It's dark
there.'
"The salesman brought out another
picture.
" 'This, madam,' he said, 'is only a
"hromo, and we could let you have it
for'neMly nothing.'
"The new Ticli lady nodded in a
sage way. — -
" 'Yes, of course,' she said, 'Chromo
is a struggling and obscure artist,
and he can't expect to command good
prices till he makes a popular hit, can
he?' "
BIRDS AS STREET CLEANERS
Harding Advocates Cattle Loan Fund
Washington.—Advocacy of the use
of a federal fund of $50,000,000 by the
war finance corporation through the
federal reserve banks as fiscal agents,
for financing long-time cattle paper,
was announced by Governor Harding
of the federal reserve board on the
eve of his departure for a trip through
the cattle producing section of the
west and southwest. Mr. Harding left
for Des Moines, Cheyenne, Denver,
Albuquerque, El Paso, San Angelo,
San Antonio and Dallas.
Dallas county levee district, No.
3 will vote June 14 on a proposal to
issue an additional $114,000 of bonds
to complete its reclamation work.
The district now has $160,000 in
bonds outstanding, covering work
already done.
Work is under way in the construc-
tion of a new disposal plant for the
Pitfcburg sewerage system. Material
is being assembled for a new con-
crete settling tank for the water,
works.
Construction work on a big scale
on the Terrell interurban line is ex-
pected to begin in about a month.
The main contract probably will be
let by July, Richard Meriwether, in
charge of construction of the new
line, announces.
The Bowie county commissioners'
court let a contract for the building
of the line of good road from Red
Water, via Maud, to Sulphur river,
a distance of about eighteen miles.
The contract price is $210,000.
Work has commenced on complet-
/ng the King of Trails highway
through Bell county, contract for
which was awarded several weeks
ago. Bridges are to be built "and ex-
cavation work on these has also
started.
you
Culture and Cooking.
Critical Husband—Where did
get the recipe for this mess?
Cultured Wife (calmly) — When
speaking of the directions for prepar-
ing foods you should say "receipt."
WTlien referring to medicinal prepara-
tions you may, if you choose, use the
term "recipe" from the Latin "reci-
pere"—take.
Husband—I used the correct word,
then. This pudding is a dose.—Boston
Transcript.
Vultures Employed for the Purpose irv
Costa Rica, and Traveler Says
They Are Efficient.
Garbage collectors in Costa Rica en-
joy their occupation, because they eat:
what they find. In his book, "Sailing:
South," Philip S. Marden writes as fol-
lows :
"I was awakened on the first morn-
ing in town by a sound of wheels in.
the street below, and looked out. It
was an impressive sight. The garbage-
man was abroad on his scavenging:
rounds. Ahead of his open wagon*
walked in a -sober platoon four enor-
mous vultures, all in sable and main-
taining the chastened demeanor of un-
dertakers at an open grave. Behind
the wagon walked half a dozen other-
vultures similarly sedate. And around
the rim of the cart, perched in sol-
emn row, -ol&tr Mris-
of the same species and same somber-
hue. I would fain have immortalized?
the scene, but the camera, alas, wasn't
loaded. I began to understand why
the streets of San Jose, which leave-
much to be desired in other respects,,
are at least so notably clean. The^
zards attend to thatJ.'L.
No Workers.
"How many daughters has she?"
"Three. And not a dish washer
among them."
A long life without accomplishment
is but a row of numbers on a calen-
dar.
Let This Food
Help^fou to Health
Sound nourishment for body and brain
with no overloading and no tax upon the
digestion,is secured from
Grape=Nuts
It embodies the nutrition of the field
grains, and it makes for better health
and bodily efficiency.
Ready to serve—an ideal break-
fast or lunch "TheresaRe&soii
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