San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 135, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1917 Page: 3 of 14
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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS:
HiSDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1017.
EXODUS OF MEXICANS
A SERIOUS MATTER
ALONG THE BORDER
BrownHvilK* Man llitldH < onference
With (Jovernor on the
Subject.
UNLESS IT IS STOPPED
PRODUCERS WIU- SUFFER
Btaff special to The Kiprmn.
AUSTIN. Te*.. May H. Uwreme Bat«»
uf Brownitvllln arrived Imro "l,lllVl.(nr,."'0
purpose of having h «*oiiforrn''/' witn »i«v_
rrnor Ferguson and laying before ultu tn
serious Hltiiatlon that in bolnjc epeatf«l
among I lie farmer*, ranchman and
trial interests generally l>y thp wholessl
exodus of Mexican laborers and artisans
from Texas to Merico. Mr. Hates urgd
that tbo Governor should Issue a prods
matlon reassuring these people that tney
h|V() nothing to fear by reinulnlng In this
state and country: that they are Wetter off
here than they will t»« In their native land.
"1,'nless something In done l«» atop inis
remarkable emlgatlon I don't know what
thn prodiicf.ru of South Texan and even
extending far Into North Texan will do
for laborers." Mr. Bates said.
"The Mexicans—men, women and dill
dren—are treking back to Mexico by the
thousands. The migration 1h not confined
to any particular section. It Is apparently
a concerted move engineered from central
headquarter* «»r a general understanding.
The offects are already beginning to
seriously felt In farming communities of
I ho Rio Grande Valley and adjacent terri-
tory all the way from Hrownsvlllfl to KJ
Palo. Great numbers of these roligulded
people are leaving San Antonio, Austin and
more Interior towns ami localities, mi
bound for the other side of the Kb* Grande.
"The Mei'i-aus in Texas should be in-
formed by an authoritative source that they
are In no diuiger of conscription, In the
first place, M»cv will not be taken Into the
army because they can perform more valu
able service at. home, upon the farms, upon
the railroad", upon the ranches and In
whatever other line of labor they may m»
employed. In the It^eond place, only per
sons who can read and write the Mugllsh
language will he taken Into any branch
of the army.
"A large percentage of those who ar"
leaving belong to tills class. It Is also
true that manv others have resided In this
country for perhaps many years and are
eligible for army nervlce, but they will
not be conscripted for the reason (is I
Just stated. They will be needed to add
to our production
"Another thing that Is causing the exodus
Is the fears which many Mexicans In tic*
border region entertain of the proposed In
crease of the State lunger or home guard
force. They should be Informed that they
have nothing to fear from this source.
"With prospects favorable for a largo
yield of various kinds of crops In all thai
bis scope of Texas where Mexicans have
been for several years the principal labor-
ers. the depleting of tblH supply of help nt
this time may cause very grave conse-
quences."
X'IIcm Cured In fl to 14 Days,
Druggists refund money If PAZn ()INT«
MKN'T falls. First application relieves. 60c,
(Adv.)
UNION LABOR STANDS
BEHIND UNITED STATES
IN ITS HOUR OF NEED
Keynote of Opening Solution of the
Texas Stutc Council of
Carpenter*,
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES WERE
THE FEATURE OF THE DAY
The ICxprcsi Austin Hiimiu,
AI STIN, Texas, May 11. -Patriotic ad-
dresses featured the opening session of the
thirteenth annual convention of the Texas
state Council of Carpenters here today,
which was attended by approximately one
hundred delegates from various parts of
Ii.o State. The keynote of all speeches was
that organized labor has the right and tlio
will t(» Ntiiud by the Government in the
piescnt crisis, Impressions were given that
labor should hold forcibly for the contin-
uation of the laws that have been passed
picvloiisly by the National Congress and
State Legislature.
Fdward Cunningham of Bridgeport, pres-
ident of the State Federation of Labor, pre»
soled over the convention and spoke upon
tin relationship of unionism to world w.ir,
declaring that the same patriotic spirit of
self preservation which caused the organ-
ization of labor unions will support the
t lilted States in Its hour of need and that
tlx patriotism of the laboring man Is us
free to check tyranny abroad as It Is to
•iirest the petty domestic tyrant.
THE FULL-CREW BILL
FINALLY DISPOSED OF
Put to Sletiii in the House by u Vote
of til Nays to 10
Ayes.
stuff Hpoclal to The Kxuresi.
Al'STIN. T«x,, May II Filial wnd »"•
verse disposition was made uf the "full
crew" bill by the House tin morning.
While there was little hope on t)ic part of
the supporters ot' the measure Unit It could
muster enough votes to brim about if<
consideration upon the floor H was tkeclded
to make the effort. The motion was made
by Harry Miller of Pallas and it was de
fen ted by H-l nays ami m ;m t h«» fact
that the war condition Is rei|iilrlng the
service of every available railroad train
mail, at home and abroad, made the pro
posed addition of an extra brakemiin »'»
every train of more than -i*i> curs an
uudeslrnble proposition at tlii-» time, as
viewed by manv member* of the Leglsbi
lure. Aside from this, the bill was strongly
opposed beo'tnse It was deemed unnecessary
and as plaHng unjust hardship unon the
railroads, even were Hicm* normal times.
The House this morning passeii finally :i
general act extending for another two years
the time in which railroads shall complete
their respective lines and extensions under
the provisions of their charters The spe-
cial purpose of this law Is to give the l\nn
mis Cltv, Mexico orient an opportunity
to fulfill Its •oiitract fur building .1 branch
Mne from San Augeto to Sonora, a olsiance
of seventy-two miles, it was stutc,1 by Hep-
lesentatlve H. M. iMldley of Fl I'aso, who
had charge of the measure,
GUARD BILL PASSES HOUSE
Necessary Vote for Immediate Effect Is
Lucking, However.
The Kxpres4 Austin Murium.
AI STIN, Tex., May t4 The Hanger
In nie guard bill was passed finally by the
House this afternoon, but the necessary
two thirds vote to put It Into Immediate
effect was lacking. While the details of
tin plan for orgsnlxlng the new military
protective force for service in the border
cuiiiities were not rovlded for In the bill,
tl'ey will be worked out by the Governor
11ml Adjutant General. It is understood
thai the recruiting will not be eonfltiea
t*. the counties In which the men are lo
h" stationed, The Governor will appoint
11.« captains ami to these men will be led
largely the selection of the men who are
to comprise the different companies.
When the entire force Is organised the
iG'poitlonim nt of the companies or detach
11 ents t" the different border towns and
<•< nun unities will be made. There will be
In 1 eg 11 lar pay service only part of the
p. en. Tbo remainder will lie held In re-
serve upon the ranches or other places of
nnployinent subject to any emergency call
that may be sent out for them for active
/11. * .■ *
duty.
l ire Dutiiug* 980.
The roof of the house at 107 West El-
mini Street «11 light fire last, night from
the stink to 11 gas heater which had bo
came overheated. The bouse was damaged
to the extent o' about thirty dollars. Fire
men nut the fire out with chemicals be-
fore it got a good start.
Delicious
L
THE way you like it, exactly—thick, savory—butter
melting on top; tender and juicy. It's "toasted,"isn't
it (of coursc you call it broiled).
You wouldn't want it raw, would you? Cer.tain-ly NOT1
And for cxactly .the same reason you'll like Lucky Strike Cigarettes.
The Burley tobacco—it's toasted. Puts in a new flavor, and seals it in—
that's what toasting does to Burley tobacco.
A new. creation in cigarettes
New, different—there is no other cigarette with this new toasted flavor.
\ ou can compare it to your morning toast when it's buttered hot.
LUCKY STRIKE is the real Burley cigarette," too—another entirely
new idea. You^know Burley tobacco — you've been pouring it out
of green, blue and red tin boxes for years. Now get the Burley flavor—
toasted—in a cigarctte, and join the LUCKY STRIKE smoke circle today.
It's toasted
How to open
the package
Instead of breaking the seal
and tearing open the entire
top of the package tear off
part of the top only.
Cigarettes in paper pack-
ages of twenty are carried
more handily this way, and
keep better; less likely to
spill into your pocket. It's
easy to do and worth doing.
f0 f If yw fahr 4m nt carry
tha, Mid $1 for a cutoa •(
<i ^ _ 10 packiin to Tkt Amricta
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Barber
Shop
Third
Floor
The Most Numerous Styles of
Wash Suits Are at Washer's
Our popular Wash Suit Section has never
featured an unpopular model—that's a great
record.
See the wonderful values we are offering
at $1.00 up.
p EADY with summer rompers in hundreds of pat-
** terns and dozens of cool colors—55c up.
New
Windsor
Ties
.imSltllY 4NI '.inwi
WASHER BROS. CO.
New
Black
Straws
TRUE BILLS ARE RETURNED
Federal (irand Jury Returns Eight
Indictments.
Eight liiillctmeiitK were returned In the
final report of the grand Jury of the Fed-
erul Court..
One of the bills was against R. II. Han-
sell, charged with falsely representing
himself to be an officer and employe of
the United States, in the Indictment It
slates that the defaudant obtained one
hundred dollars about December '-"J. with
"Intent to defraud L. B. Edison bv assuni
ln« and pretending to he an officer and
employe of the United States."
Albert Messer was indicted on a charge
of theft of property of the United States.
It Is alleged in the Indictment that the
defendant about March 'J'J, did "take and
steal certain property of the United States,
to-wit, twelve wagon load A of woo(J,'
which was for use of the military depart-
ment of the United States.
Charged with theft of property of the
United States and applying property to
his own use, a bill was returned against
Alfred Archambault. It Is stated in the
Indictment that Archambault did "take
one pair (if tin snips, three twelve-Inch
saw blades, one piece of fiber, one hack
saw frame, one screw driver, one set of
Mossburg sockets and wrench und one
Stilson wrench."
J. E. I'arker, charged with theft of prop-
erty of military reservation of the United
States, was indicted. In the indictment It
Is set forth that I'arker took some barber
tools consisting of razors and other ar-
ticles which were the personal property of
members of Company F, First Regiment
Engineers, for wnom Parker was acting
as barber.
I IV K I'l l \l> (it'ILTY
Money Fines und .Fall Sentence Given by
Federal Court.
Five pleas of guilty were entered yes-
terday 111 the Federal Court. They \\iere
as follows: Peter L. Dudqk. charged with
embezzlement of Postofflce fuuos. fined
$27»5.1»i and sentenced to six months in
the Bexar County Jail; U. H. Russell,
charged with falsely representing himself
as an officer of the United States, sen-
tenced to one year and one day in the
penitentiary; Ivan Mann, charged with
theft of properly of the United States,
sentenced to thirty days in jail; William
1 . Bowers, charged with theft of property
of the United States, sentenced to sixty
days in jail, and Arthur C. Pierce, charged
with theft of property of the United States,
sentenced to sixty days in Jail.
DIES SI l)l)KNLY
Mariano Lerhiiga Suecnmbi Shortly After
\rriviiiK at llonpital.
Mariano Ucchugn, 1127 North Lareuo
Street, tiled at the joint hospital ten
minutes after 1,1s arrival there In a city
•mbul.iuce yesterday morning. The ambu-
lance had been summoned by the proprietor
of h piano store at San Saba and Mon-
terey Streets who stated that the man had-
just entered there and requested permission
to lie down and rest, saying that he was
ill. An examination at the joint hospital
failed to show any traces of foul play in
the death <-f Lechuga, though relatives of
the man at first suspected something of
the sort because of the sudden Illness und
death. The bodv Is being held by the
Ludwlg Undertaking Company pending
funeral arrangements.
Stolen Blcyelen Recovered.
Fifteen bicycles of all the colors of the
rainbow have been recovered by the city
detectives In a three-day bicycle campaign.
Some of the wheels were almost new. hav-
ing been stolen from a local hardware
store Ifss than a week ago and were used
but little in the interim. City Detective
Semmelman has for some lime advocated
new laws that will require each owner of
a bicycle to pay a city tax, have front
and rear lights on his machine and have
in his possession at all times a registered
number which will show him to be tha
legitimate owner of the bicycle In his keep-
ing.
Tenders Place to Colonel Ball.
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., May 14. Governor Fergd*
son today tendered lo Thomas H. Ball of
Houston thr appointment as a member of
the State |'oiiueil of Defense.
THE EFFICIENCY TEST
IB Fully Met by llood's Sariaparilla and
Peptlron Pills,
Because of what It contains, of the way
it is made and of the record it has
achieved, Hood's Sarsaparllla is warmly
recommended to you for rheumatism, ca-
tarrh, scrofula, eczema and other troubles
arising from Impure blood or low statu
of the system.
In cases that are radically anemic and
nervous marked by paleness, thin flesh,
sleeplessness, nerve exhaustion, the power
of Hood's Sarsaparllla is greatly increased
by Peptlron Pills, the new pepsin, nux and
iron tonic. These two medicines make
the strongest combination course of treat-
ment for the blood and nerves of which
we have any knowledge.
Flue results follow this course of treat-
ment take Hood's Sarsaparllla regularly
before meals, Peptlron Pills after meals.
Thousands of families are taking these
medicines. Let your family take them,
too. (let them now. fAdv.)
Aa
Have your teeth
examined by your
dentist and then
ask him about
CATO
Anti-Pyorrhea Tooth Pasta
H
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What a pity U|i
sKe doesn't know thati
would clear her
"She would be a pretty girl, if h
wasn't for that pimply, blotchy complex-
ion I" But the regular use of Rcsinol
Soap, aided at first by a little Resinol
Ointment, would probably make it clear,
freih and charming. If a poor ikin is
four handicap, begin using Resinol
Soap and see how quickly it improves.
Resinol Soap and Resinol
Ointment are aold by all drug*
fisti. For free tarn pica of
each, write to Dept. 4-N, Rafr
inn I, Baltimore, Md.
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