Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 276, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1919 Page: 1 of 10
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All Amendments in Saturday’s Election are Worthy of Your Full Support _
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"vOL. XXV. .\n. 27(1 TEN PAGES BROWNSVILLETEXAS FRIDAY EVENING MAY 23. 1919. ESTABLISHED 1893.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE AND PROHIBITION j
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Texas Voters Will Decide on tour Changes in State Constitution
Discharged Soldiers Who Are Otherwise Qualified Can Vote
Without Having Paid Poll Tax—Polls Open at 8 O'clock and
•j Close at 7 P. M.—Suffragists Establish Headquarters Here.
Four amendments to the constitution of
the state two of extreme importance will
be accepted or rejected by the voters of
Texas Saturday. . Prohibition and equal
suffrage are the two main issues.
Polls in Cameron county will be opened
at 8 o’clock in the morning and close at 7
o’clock. Every qualified voter should cast
his ballot.
Discharged soldiers who have lived in the
state at least one year and in the county
six months as bona fide residents before
going into the army or since b*ing dis-
charged from it are eligible to vote on
presenting their discharges to the election
judges. They do not have to have paid
their poll tax; otherwise the conditions are
the same for them as for a civilian voter.
The first of the four amendments pro-
hibits the manufacture and sale in Texas
of all inloxi rating liquors except for me-
dicinal scientific and sacramental purpos-
es.
The second grants tothe women of Texas
the right to vote in all elections on equal
terms with men
The third amendment provides for in-
creasing the salary of the governor of Tex-
as from $4000 to $10000 a year.
The fourth amendment gives the legis-
lature power to give or lend the credit of
the state for the purpose of assisting citi-
zens. heads of families to buy and improve
their homes. This applies to heads of fam-
ilies who actually live in the homes for the
purchase or improvement of which they de-
sire to borrow money from the state and
only to those who have lived in the state
for more than two years.
Thq full text of the four amendments
was published for the information of vot-
ers on page six of the Herald for Thurs-
day afternoon. May 22.
If you wish to vote for an amendment
scratch the paragraph headed “Against the ^
Amendment.”
The presiding judges of th^ounty pre-
cinct are:
No.l—Point Isabel. Hay S. Waite.
No. 2.—San Rafael. Dave Odom.
No- 3.—Blalak's J. P. Cotingham.
No. 4.—Las Yeseas F. Glaevecke.
No. 5.—Villa Nueva Placido Vera.
No. 6.—Bncantada. E. Keller.
No. 7.—Santa Maria Mafias Villareal.
No. 9.—Harlingen Frank Brown.
No. 10.—San Benito G. G. Henson.
No. 11.—San Benito F. W Long.
No. 12.—Rio Hondo J. L. Walters.
No. 13.—Las Coyotes Luciano Charez.
No 14.—Lyford. D. G. Osborne.
No. 15.—Raymondville. W. H. Head.
No. 16.—City. Ira Webster.
No. 17—City J. H. Monroe-
No. 18.—City A. B. Cole.
No. 19.—City Manuel Besteiro.
SWITZERLAND IS LOSING
CONFIDENCE IN LEAGUE
SAYS SWISS NEWSPAPER
(Br The AsK'K-iiited Pr«***i
BERNE May 23.—The Zurich New Ga-
zette says that confidence in Switzerland
in the League of Nations ts diminishing as a
result of the peace conference note asking
if the Swiss are ready to establish a more
severe blockade against Germany. It says
the note is a smashing blow against self
determination by small nations.
2S00 AIRPLANES DELIVERED
TO U. S. SINCE ARMISTICE
10000 Airplane Engines Also Put
Up by U. S. Manufacturers.
<By The Aseuciar*-«I Pressi
WASHINGTON I>. C. May 23.—Since
the armistice was signed twenty-five hun-
dred airplanes and ten thousand airplane
engines have been delivered by American
manufacturers.
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THE WEATHER
Tonight and Saturday unsettled;
probably local thunder showers; mod*
• ■•rate to fresh southerly winds.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
Tin- following arc the local weather ob-
servation* for the L't hour period ending
at 7 a. m. today and which are supplied
bv Mrs. A \V\ |{c«.d I nitStates volun-
teer weather observer at Brownsville:
Maximum temperature.87.00
Minimum temperature.7f».00
Barometric pressure.20 76
Temperature at Noon Today. . . .86.00
DREAMLAND—Pearl White in “The
Lightning Raider.”
DITTMANN—Rotary Vodevil.
QUEEN—Charlotte Walker in “Ev-
ery Mother’s Son.”
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COPY OF
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR Prohibition.
AGAINST Prohibition.
FOR the Amendment to Section 2 Ar-
ticle 6 of the Constitution of the
State of Texas providing qualifi-
cations for male and female voters.
AGAINST the Amendment to Section 2
Article 6 of the Constitution of the
State of Texas providing qualifica-
tions for male and female voters.
FOR the Amendment to Section 5 of Ar-
ticle IV of the Constitution of the
State of Texas in regard to the sal-
ary of the Governor of the State of
Texas.
AGAINST the Amendment to Section 5
of Article IV of the Constitution of
the State of Texas in regard to the
salary of the Governor of the Stafe
of Texas.
FOR the Amendment to Section 50 Ar-
ticle 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Texas providing that the
Legislature shall have power to give
or lend or authorize the giving or
lending of the credit of the State for
the purpose of assisting citizens who
are heads of families to acquire or
improve their homes.
AGAINST the Amendment to Section
50 Article 3 of the Constitution of
the State of Texas providing that
the legislature shall have power to
give or lend or authorize the giving
or lending of the credit of the State
for the purpose of assisting citizens
who are heads of families to acquire
or improve their homes.
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No- 20.—City H. C. Cowen.
No. 21—City Geo. II. Champion.
Suffragist* Open Headquarters.
Brownsville workers for equal suffrage
will open and maintain headquarters Satur-
day at the Eajrlefont Eleventh and Eliza-
beth streets it was announced by Miss
Anna Kelly. Cameron county chairman of
the Texas Equal Suffrage Association.
There wifi be no challengers at the polls
for the suffrage interests since only quali-
fied voters can act as challengers but
workers will be stationed near the polling
places outside the 100-foot limit to remind
voters to vote “For” and scratch “Airainsl”
on the second amendment. Other commit-
teewomen will telephone voters to remind
them they are expected to cast a vote in
favor of the amendment. Instruction* to I
the workers will be issued from headquar-
ters.
GOVERNMENT SECRET AGENT
INDICTED FOR INTIMIDATION
flU The Associated !’r«**s. I
SACRAMENTO Cali. May 23.- Ethel
I.oar former head waitress at a hotel and
agent for the government intelligence hu
reau was indicted today on a charge of
writing an intimidatig letter to Coverror
Stephens threatening to dynamite the ex-
ecutive mansion just two weeks before the
mansion was dynamited.
CABLE SHIP REPORTS IT
S/1 W RED LIGHT OF AIR
SHIP ON HAWKER COURSE
I Hr Tl**» Aesndftted Press'
LONDON May 23.—The cable ship
Faraday reported seeing the red lights
of an airplane early Monday between
Kngland and Newfoundland near ilaw-
ker’s course.
(By The Aas'dated Press!
LONDON May 23.—The Daily Mail
announces that it intends to divide 10-
000 pounds among the heirs of Aviators
Hawker and McKenzie if they lost their
lives atempting a flight across the At-
latic. This will not interfere with the
term* of the contest which is still open.
SHERMAN BITTERLY
CRITICISES WILSON
ON PEACE CONDUCT
Denounces League as Attempt at
Nations’ Parliament Control-
led by an Oligarchy.
WILL END SOVEREIGNTY
i |U The Associated I'nmt
| WASHINGTON. I). <’. May 23.—The
attack on the League of Nations begun in
the senate today by Senator Sherman of
Illinois bitterly criticizing the president for
the conduct of the peace negotiations and
denouncing the league as an attempt to set
up a parliament of nations controlled by an
oligarchy.
Senator Sherman said the national sov- ‘
ereignty would disappear. Doomed with a
course of broken facts and shameless from
inception to birth he predicted the league
.would become a gigantic firebrand fori
world conflagration. He charged that Pres-
ident Wilson broke faith with China. Pol-
and and Italy yielded to (ireat Britain and
tried to subvert the fundamental laws of
the republic.
Senator Sherman made his address in a;
resolution declaring it was the sense of the!
senate that the league covenant he sep-
arate from peace when considered by the 1
senate. He charged the two had been in- !
terwoven for the deliberate purpose of se-
curing votes for the former.
“The American people have not yet
fully measured the unparalleled and atroc-
ious character of the assault by the au-
thors of the league on American govern-
ment and institutions” he said.
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CHINESE DELEGATION COMES
TO DECISION TO SIGN PACT
However Reservation is Made as
to Kioa-Chau and Shantung.
I H\ Tli* Associat'd Pressi
PARIS. May 23 The Chinese delefra-
tion to the peace conference reached a de-
cision to sitrn the treaty of peace with res-
ervation relative to Kiao Chau and Shan-
tung which will preserve Chinese rights
and not affect the treaty.
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EAGLE PASS Texas May 23.—Adju-
tant General Harley and Colonels Chapa
and Webb of San Antonio are here today
conferring with Governor Mireles of Coa-
huila on the international situation.
YOUR ECONOMIC STATUS IS RESULT
OF YOUR NATION’S BEHAVIOR IS
Y TO NOTE OF COUNT RANTZAU
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(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS May 23.—Germany’s economic status under the terms of the peace treaty
is the result of her own behavior particularly through the ruthless submarine war-
fare the allies informed Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau in answer to his note on
economic questions. The allied answer points out that the German plea is exaggerated
and ignores the fundamental considerations which led to the imposition of the terms.
The allies answered that the loss through the German submarine campaign to world
shipping was thirteen million tons and the allies’ proposal makes Germany repay only
four millions. The reply says that German agriculture is in better shape than Pol-
land Belgium and northern France.
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS May 23.—The German note from Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau regarding
the economic effect of the peace treaty was made public today. It says the dimuni-
tion of her products and the economic depression caused by the loss of her colonies
and merchant fleet Germany will be unable to import a sufficient quantity of raw
material condemning an enormous part of German industry to destruction. There is
also a possibility that agricultural production would decrease and Germany soon
would be unable to give bread and work to numerous millions of her inhabitants.
He said “the execution of the conditions of peace would bring about the loss of
several million persons in Germany. The catastrophe would be quick in coming about
as the health of the population has been broken down during the war by the blockade.”
KAHN WILL DEMAND
RETURN HOME SOON
OF ARMY OVERSEAS
(By The Associated Press*
WASHINGTON D. C. May 23—The
early withdrawal of the entire American
army from Europe will be demanded by
Congressman Kahn of California chair-
man of the house military committee when
he speaks on his two-month investigations
into the conditions of the American expe-
ditionary forces. A peace time army of
100.000 men and universal military train-
ing will be among his recommendations.
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FLIGHT PREVENTED BY ROUGH SEA
(By The Associated Press I
WASHINGTON D. C. May 23—A
rough sea again prevented the resumption
of the flight of the NC-4.
(By The Associated Press.»
..PUNTA DELGADO May 23—High
winds and a choppy sea today caused the
postponement of the flight of the NC-4
to Lisbon until Saturday
SENATE PASSES
DEFICIENCY BILL
WITHOUT CHAN i
< lit 17m* An'inti'll
WASHINGTON I>. C. May 23—The
senate passed without amendment or de-
bate a deficiency appropriation bill passed J
by the house yesterday carrying forty-five
million dollars for war risk allotments to
the families of soldiers and sailors and for!
dependents of Civil War veterans.
The measure now' goes to the president ‘
and its approval will make delayed May
allotments immediately payable and also
will provide funds for the June first allot-
ment. A4 the request of Republican lead-
er Lodge the senate passed a measure in
three minutes that unanimous consent for I
immediate consideration be given after the
bill is received from the house.
Passage by the house late Thursday of a 1
deficiency bill providing urgent appropria-
tions of $45044500 for war risk allow-
ances to soldiers’ and sailors’ families and
civil war pensioners made another speed
record in the house.
The measure hastily reported by the ap-
propriations committee authorizes appro-
priations of $39625000 for allowances
due May 1 and June 1 to about 700000
families of soldiers sailors and marines
$3000000 for delayed civil war pensions
land $2429500 for administration of the
war risk insurance bureau. It was passed
i without a dissenting vote after consider-
able partisan discussion republicans and
democrats making counter charges of re-
sponsibility for delay in payment of the
family allowances.
i H» Tin* Antixial**d I'ri’*n
WASHINGTON. D. <\. May 23—The
house republicans today continued their
program of rushing through important
money measures by repor*in:r out of the
committee $ 15000.000 for the Indian af-
fairs appropriations bill and obtaining the
unanimous consent for inmiedint; consider-
ation
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!—i er>iiiii|' mct-nug his son Warren whom Secretary linker took over to Europe. 2—Detachment of the
Finnish legion with sleighs ami reindeer on the march against the holslieviki. S—New photograph of Rear Admiral
Sims who has been working for the Victory loan since his return from abroad.
CONCESSIONS MADE TO GERMANS IN
SOME PORTIONS OF PEACE TREATY
(By The Associated Press.)
Concessions on some points in the peace treaty have been made to the Germans
by the peace conference. Slight modifications were made in the terms of the Saar
Valley award and the terms regarding reparation. The question of the future admin-
istration of Turkey is taking much time and the powers appear to desire that the
United States assume the position of its mandatory. President Wilson was advised by
former Ambassador Morgenthau that the administration of Constantinople Anatolia
and Armenia should be combined in the hands of a single power.
RAYMONDVILLE WILL SHOW
BROWNSVILLE REAL CROPS
Invites People to Go Up From Here and See What That Section if
Accomplishing—Gity Development Board Arrange Trip for
Thursday Morning—Everyone Welcome.
Raymondville invites Brownsville to|
come up and see what the northeastern |
comer of the Magic Valley is doing. In I
response to the invitation a Brownsville del
egation will go to Raymondville Wednesday!
morning on the 6 o’clock train returning
at noon the same day.
The delegation will be self-selected. Any
one in Brownsville who wishes to partake
of Raymondville’s hospitality may join the
party by telephoning the Board of City De-
velopment before 7 o’clock Tuesday eve-
ning. The Board of City Development
wants a large delegation to go: to have a
handful only would reflect on Brownsville.
In this case whatever is worth doing at all
is worth doing right.
“Our section has suffered so long with
adverse conditions that there is an impres-
sion abroad that the people of this section
are to be pitied” said C. H. Pease presi-
dent of the Raymondville State Bank in
his letter of invitation addressed to W T.
! Burnett secretary of the Board of City De-
■ velopment. “The real facts and the real
possibilities of our section are not realized
by the outside world nor even by the peo-
ple of the Valley.
“We have to show at the present time a
crop that I fee! confident is without equal
in the Valley when the cost of production
is taken into consideration. If we could
only let the people see the country as it is
today I believe it would be of inestimable
value to us and would be a liberal educa-
tion for a great many well-meaning people
of thia Valley.
“I am going to extend an invitation in
behalf of Raymondville to your club and
to every citizen of Brownsville to make us
a visit at some specified time in the near
future. In order to save as much time as
possible you can come up on the morning
train and we will provide a sandwich lunch
to be eaten en route and will have autos
waiting to take your party around the
farming section and return you to the sta-
tion in time to take the train back which
leaves at ten o'clock.”
“Will you take this up immediately and
see if you cannot organize a large crowd
to come up. I think we can show you some-
thing that will make your eyes stick out.
I think we will have time to cover not only
. the Raymondville section but the Lyford
| section as well."
VOTERS REMEMBER—
THAT four constitutional amendments conic before
you on May 24th.
THAT you cross out the items you do not want.
THAT voters must be able to read and write the
English language and prepare their ballots with-
out assistance except in case of physical disability.
THAT the Suffrage Amendment carries with it a
full citizenship clause that will do away with the
first-paper-voter.
THA I the leading women all over the state have en-
dorsed equal suffrage and are working for it.
THAT man may vote without having paid poll tax
if he was not a resident of the state when poll tax
was levied and has been in the state a year and in
the county six months.
THAT the other amendments concern the govern-
or’s salary prohibition and farmers' loans.
THAT it is your duty to exercise your right to vote
—and VOTE.
ELLA POMEROY. DONNA TEXAS.
Chairman 23rd Sen. Dist.
Texas Equal Suffrage Association.
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