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Oil Engines in stock. vnlm
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* telegraph wire carrying the COMPLETE NIGHT REPORT of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
VOL. XXVII. NO. 12. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON JULY JS 1920. ESTABLISHED 1893
FARMER-LABOR PARTY
ADOPTS PLATFORM AND
NOMINATES CANDIDATES
0‘
BELIEVES NEFF IS
RIGHT TYPE OF
MAN FOR OFFICE
Dr. Harrington Says Waco
Man Preeminently the Best
(or Governor’s Chair.
To The Herald:
Reviewing the list of the governors
of the state from 1876 to 181*8 the
citizens may just feel proud of th •
men selected to fill this high office.
Beginning with Richard Coke who
was later I'nited States senator a
man who redeemed Texas from *V; »-
.pet bag" rule and devoted the best
years of his lifc'tn the -ervice of the
.-fate; following that came “The Old
Alcalde" Governor Roberts whe.se
• stern and stable h putrilusm is still
referred to by those who knew him
during the days of his public service.
Followin him came Jdhn Ireland
“The Sage of Seguin." one of the
hright legal lights of the state who
made an enviable record as chief ex-
ecutive. He was followed by ^u!
Ross “The 14ttle Cavalryman.” :i> h s
old conuades in the Civil War affec-
tionately termed him. Fnder his ad-
ministration Texas made greater de-
velopment ami become better and
more enviably known perhaps than
during any other four years of its his-
.tcry. lie was ft Mowed by Jim Ilog-r.
a great lawyer and a great common-
er; a nign who had placed upon our
statutes many of the best laws which
now serve a a rule for th" conduct of
our peopl" following him. ctTTTie
Charlie Culberson who had been the
brilliant young attorney general of
the state undet Hogg and who is -till
serving the people in the I'nited
States senate.
These men were all intellectual
giants of splendid character arid by
their ability personality and integ-
rity commanded attention wherever
they went in this state or other
states and were pointed to with pride
by the citizenship of Texas.
From th;* close of Culberson's ad-
miniatiation to the present time we
have had six governors five of them
still living and a comparison of these
six with the six that preceded—all of
whom « xropt Senator Culberson are
now dead could not he made without
being too conspicuously personal.
I believe however that it is high
time that the citizens of Texas were
giving more thought and more atten-
tion to the men who occupy the posi-
tion of » hief executive of thi- state.
The right kind of man in the govern-
or’s chair has the power and it bo-
emose his duty to in u large measure
shape the policy and destinies of th<*
state during his administration. He
must he a strong nun intellectually
personally and morally to b<» able to
command the respect and support of
the legislature and of the people of
th** state. We need to get back in our
select to men of a high type; men
who would reflect credit upon the of-
fice. and not those who would be con-
spicuous chiefly from occupying the
(Continued on Page Four.)
WHITE. BLACK COTTON
PICKERS ON THE COAST
• lt» Tit* ••• iilcl I'rcs.l
CORPrS ( HRISTl. Texas. .Puly 15.
— White per ons and negroes from
throughout the s. uthwe.-t will be in
eluded in the cotton picking force in
tliis section th’s year reports to the
Rural landowner’ A -t»i 'a'.ion indi-
ea’e. Heretofore mos|f of the'labor
brought into the district to pick th-'
cotton cron has been Mexican.^ One
San Patricio county farmer recently
returned from a trio on which lie en-
listed *200 negro pickers.
Many replies to advertisements for
pickers the association announced
were from white men who sought to
geme to pi< k cotton and then obtain
a plot of ground to cultivate under
rental next war
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WEATHER
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy;
light variable winds.
Maximum temperature.95.00
Minimum temperature .75.00
Barometric pressure .30.10
Temperature at noon today. . . .97.00
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j CHICAGO III. July 15.—Th<
I! Farmer-Labor Party born of tin
| fusion of numerous political groups
!today has a platform and new candi
dates in the field for coming election
The convention adjourned when th.
work was completed at 4 o’clock the
morning.
Parley Park Christiansen a Salt
Lake attorney and Max S. Hayes n
'l Cleveland labor leader are the pre»i>
1 dential and vice-presidential nomi-
i nees.
The strength of the new movement
j remains to ^e seen. The first test
came today when a group of dissatis-
fied delegates formerly allied with
the Committee of 48 met to consider
putting out a.48 ticket.
Not all was harmony in the fusion
convention during the hours that the
platform and candidates were under
di eussion. The Forty-eighters carried
an unsuccessful fight against the so-
cialistic doctrines of the radical lr
borites to the floor in attempting to
[ f- ice their wishes by throats that I.a-
f< llette would not accept the laboi
platform. When the final platform
was adopted it was announced that
I.afollettc would not accept the nonii
nation under it and his name which
had been presented was withdrawn.
i Hv The \sKoi'int'*d Pr- ^si
CHICAGO. 111. July 15. Members
I of the Committee of 48 bolting from
(the Farmer-Labor party today vote*!
to stay in session and complete it -
world No program or forecast of the
work was announc ed. J. A. H. Hop-
kins chairman of the committee told
it he could not define the status of
i the body and suggested that it could
; name or endorse a candidate.
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HTH C AVALRY TO
FORT DES MOINES
FROM RINGGOLD
Regiment Now on Duty on the
Lower Border Will be
Relieved Announce.
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WASHINGTON. D. July 15.—
The Fourteenth United States Cavalry
which has been on Mexican border
duty for eight years will be relieved
and sent to Fort lies Moines. Iowa
tiie war derailment announced today.
14th In This District.
The Fourteenth United State* Cav-
alry. wnich has been ordered relieved
by war department and transferred
to Fort lie* Moines. Iowa is now sta-
tioned on the h wer border with head-
quarters at Fort Ringgold and with
detachments stationed at McAllen.
.Sam Fordyco and Roma patrolling
the border from the Arroyo del Tigre
!on the west to Dcntta on th« east.
iCoJonel Brown is in command. The
fourteenth tame to the border only
recently from San Antonio where i
lad been • ioned at Fort Sam Hous-
ton since 1 i» 1 I.
..
BOLL WEEVIL IS DOING
DAM.4GETN OKLAHOMA
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• fv 'I !i»» \--on i.i tprrMsi
OKI AIIOMA CITY Okla. July I'..
A few boll weevils have appear-* i
j«m cot It ii in the state and many plant-
!. t .* becei::;*>a infcato I with plant lice
iccoriimr t•> II. II. Schultz federal
I crop up. i* i;. (i r*; -hopper.' art* m-
va injr the v.e-tern e* until - of Okla-
Jhoinu. the report says and arc becom-
i iivjr so thick in the western cnuntie
.of Texas. « iniarron and Heaver the
■conJiti< n n; s become seri. us.
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WATER WILE BE OFF
FRIDAY MORNING IS
NOTICE GIVEN TODAY
City Manager George Grupe an-
nounced tbit afternoon that because
of necessary repairs to the water-
works plant the city's water supply
will be shut off from 8 o'clock Fri-
1 day morning until 1 o'clock Friday
I afternoon. Mr. Grune asked that con-
sumers supply themselves with the
amount of water necessary for use
during those hours.
Congratulations For Gov. Cox
Democratic nominee for president photojciaphed in his Dayton
Ohio office. The quantity of flovvcr> the nominee received tes
t-ify to hi popularity. (Copyright d Underwood & Underwood.)
American Yacht Leads
By Half in First Heat
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H’v Tin* A -is«*eiit**d |‘ros*s»
SANDY HOOK. N. Y.. July IS —
1 he American yacht Resolute lead the
English challenger Shamrock by a half
mile in the firrt heat c.f the first
American cup race in 17 year* at
11:30 (Texas time) when the sloops
had covered six miles of the thirty-
mile course in a blinding rain.
(Hr Tin- Astcil Ur. ss I
XEW \OKii. duty n.“ TT.rtrle <
Francis Adams. 2nd. the man at tin
w heel who will try to steer the Reso-
lute to victory in her first race in de-
fense of the America's t'up off Sandv
Hook today is characterized by ex-
perts as the premier American yachts I
man.
He has owned more than a score of
yacht and has sailed nearly 100. small
and larirc and some of these have
been the best boats of their cln.-s in I
America and the worl I.
Mr. Adams is treasurer of Harvard
University and a member of the cor-1
poration a director in many com-
panies and in personal charge of trust
estates amounting to many millions.
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First of Future Prices Quoted
For Nearly 3 Years Show
December at $2.72.
(lb Ti i* Ami' i:i|<'<1 i*r< -s»
< HUTACO III.. July 15.-Price
t irted U>\\;f r than exp* cted today foi
future deliveries «>f wheat the first
: h !•". jiudi- j f i nearly thre'*
yrurs. December delivery opened at
I '2 12 to $2.75.
Estimate by traders were that the
”ii ia! figures would he about $2 80.
Eager watching by the grain trad?
t» rcughou* the world attended the
j.’isun t»uo'i today of pre-war method.*
|<f dealt!*.? n wheat on the Chicago
| I nerd of Trade far the first tint"
s m e Au; u>t 2r>. 1917 when the got
i*-nmer»t a. Mimed control.
LENS-MINES ARE AGAIN
! PRODUCING SOME COAL
f Hy Tin' A s.icmti'il ITi's.-
LENS Fraree. July 1— For the
f rst time since the occupation of
1 Lens by the Germans coal has been
l brought up to the surface from one of
t the mines. Many of the mines are
still flooded but the pumping out
continues. Engineers in charge of
the work express the opinion that th •
exploitation of the upper workings of
[the mines will be resumed about the
I middle of 1921.
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HAWAII'S POPULATION
—
tltv The Assmiati'd I‘r*'sst
WASHINGTON. I). l\ July IS.—
The population of Hawaii is 255912
and that of Honolulu 83327 avoiding
to ceusua bureau figures today.
\ ears ago he became known fo yacht
ing associates under the nickname of
"Deacon” and some of them still call
him by that name.
Born at Quincy Mass he c»me of
a long list of sea-faring men and in-
herited a love for the* sea. He is
credited with calm judgment and a
high type of sportsmanship. His fath-
er used to take him ggUmgiu Bu.'v*
ItoHmr when* Re was a child and by
the time he w«* 12 years old he was
winning races with his small boats.
In those days he learned a lot about
the trick side of races for rules were
lax.
In later years Mr. Adams built and
sailed to victory many notable yacht®
most of which bore names composed
of seven letters with a double o such
ns the I'upoose Baboon Gossoon
Harpoon and Rooster.
He was at the wheel of the famous
Pilgrim when she sailed a race against
the Vigilant and Jubilee for the honor
of defending the America’s C'up ip
1893. He sent his brother George
mate of the Pilgrim to the leeward to
watc h'the jib sheets as the yacht drove
along in a smoky southwester. She
h eled so ban! that George soon stood
in water up to bis knees.
"Hey there. Deacon” he yelled
“its getting deep out here.”
"1 don’t rare if it comes up to your
neck you stay there till I ndl you to
come out.” replied Captain Charles.
But the Pilgrim was defeated.
There may he a happy omen in the
fact that Charles F. Adams years ago
blocked the aspirations of the* one
little Scotch cutter the Minerva
which radio to America and defeated
a number of American boats in 1890.
Her victories were regarded as omin-
ous and suggested to yachtsmen the
possibility that a larger boat of her
type would be sent to carry away the
America's Cur*. The Minerva was
sailed by Charlie Barr the famous
skipper who defended the cup as skip-
per of the Columbia in 1901 and the
Reliance in 1903. But Captain Adams
with b*® little Gossoon stopped th0
victorious career by winning two out
of three races.
Car ♦ r»iti Chr;st:anson. the profes-
sional ‘kipper of the Resolute has sail-
ei with Mr. Adams before. He was
ouarti rn:«®*er of the Pilgrim in the
race of T89JI and won Mr Adams’
approval I*;.’ going out on the gaff a
'!argprrus position to fasten a sail
that became loose while the race was
on.
PETRIFIED FISH FOUND
IN UTAH SO FFF.T I.ONG:
HMS ENCASED IN ROCKS
tFtv The Associated I’ress i
SAIT T.AKE riTY. Ftnh. July 15.
A monster netrified fish about HO
feet in le >"th has bene discovered en-
cased in the rocks in Garfield county
r*ah. about 70 milti* ea«t of F’anktiitch
be Sher’ff James GouHine of Gar-
field county and T. W. Smith of Salt
1 ake who have been prospecting in
that section.
Four years afro at practically the
same spot the fossil remains of a «riart
1 7*rd wore found. Gouldinir and Smith
! offered their find to the University
[of Utah.
GERMANS AGREE
TO DEMANDS OF
ALLIES ON COAL
Will Deliver Two Million
Tons Monthly—Three New
Conditions Included.
(By Tin* Associated Press)
SPA. Belgium July 15.—The Ger-
mans agreed to the allied demands for
delivery of two million ton* of coal
monthly with three new conditions
it is announced.
The conditions were that the Ger-1
man government is to have the di»-
tribution of Silesian coal or be al-
lotted 1.*>00000 tons monthly for
northern Germany instead of the
present allotment »>f 1200000 tons;
second that a mixed commission be
sent to Essen to examine food and
housing conditions; third that the al-
lies are asked to advance money to
provide a credit fur importing addi-
tional food for the entire German
population.
Foreign Minister Simons said he
acceded to the demands to prevent
tne sending of an ultimatum to Ger
many.
< I tv I'll.* Ass... i.lt.’.l 1’lCSHl
PARIS July 1 5. ^ Premiere Mil-
ler.rnd and I.loyd-George conferred
last night on the German acceptance
of the allied demands for coal de-
livery nan! » Havas dispatch add/ng
that yit* German acceptance is so
wrapped up with conditions as to
"'make it a subject tor caution.’
Minister Simons said this morning
that the German ministry in the de-
rision of the coal question had gone
the utmost limit and could do nothing
more so if th<‘ allied military leaders.
Marshal Koch and Marshal Wilson
wanted an invasion of Germany they
must have it.
STRIKE UNSETTLED
- AT TAMPICO MEX.
Oil Companies Inform Gov-
ernment Representatives
Will Not Compromise.
The strike situation at Tampico is
still unsettled according to R. B.
Boyd who spent last night in Browns-
ville on his way from Tampico to
Pittsburg. Pa. Mr. Boyd is associated
with the Oil Well Supply Company.
After reporting at the main office at |
Pittsburg he will enjoy a vacation for j
a few weeks before returning to Mex
ico.
"The oil companies met in coun- ]
cil with the government officials late
Saturday evening and advised the
government representatives that they
would make no compromises with the
laborers” he stated. "The present
government is in sympathy with the
laboring class” he continued. "How- J
ever the strikers represent a small |
per cent of the workers. Fully 80
per cent of them are anxious to I
work.” says Mr. Boyd.
The railroad from Tampico to Ln-
redo being out of commission Mr. i
Boyd was compelled to make the route
by way of Brownsvile.
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ARMY AIRPLANES IN
READINESS TO FLY
ACROSS TO ALASKA
l |lv Tli** \s««.. iat*Ml ITosn i
MINEOI.A N. Y. July IT.—Four
military airplanes lined up today
awaitin/ tin* signal to start them on
a 9 000 mile flitrht to Nome Alaska
and return. The expedition was or-
ganized to establish an aerial route
to Alaska for possible military use
and t > conduct an aerial survey of the.
territory traversed and will taxe ap-
proximately forty-five days.
Each plane tarries an army pilot1
a mechanician and an observer. Six-
teen stops have hPen provided th“
distance between stations ranurimr
from 200 to .'U»0 miles. The first stop;
is at Erie. Pennsylvania thence alonjr
the border of the United States to
Saskatoon Canada thence northward j
to Alaska.
75 BALES OF COTTON
GINNED AT LYFORD
. • j
fotton is coming in fast at Lyford.
Se /c nty-five bales were ginned up to
thi-' mrnoing and the number is ex-
pected to be increased to 100 by nightI
according to T. W. Stevenson who has
*ust returned from that town. Mr.
Stevenson says I.vford is averv busy
place at present being a fine opening
for cotton buyers; the cotton yards
[■were filled this morning.
REBELS REPULSED AFTER
FIVE HOUR FIGHT EARLY
WEDNESDAY AT MOHTEREY
CHIU CALLS UP 4
CLASSES AFTER
BOLIVIA REVOLT
Mobilization of Troops Under
Way as Result of Trou-
ble to the North.
(Pv 'I 1j«* A«h(m Press*
SANTIAGO. Chile. July 15.- Chile
has culled to the colors the militaryj
classes of 1915 to 1919 of the four
provinces of the country. It is un-
derstood the action is taken in view |
of the international situation arising]
in connection with the Bolivia revo-
lution.
Information received here indicates!
the call involves about 10000 men in.i
eluding the air force*.
Guarantees for the safety of 1 h»-
deposed Bolivian president and cabi-
net have been furnished by the pro-
visional government upon the request
of the United States minister to that
country according to advices to the
foreign office.
The Chilean representative said that
the provisional president informed
him that “the event of the republi-
cans did not signify any manner of
hostility toward Chile the new
regime’s aim being peace and friend-
ship with all countries particularly
with its neighbors and a friendly set-
tlement of all pending questions.”
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BOLSHEVIKI ACCEPT
CONDITIONS GIVEN
FOR AN ARMISTICE
t |T.r Tin* i
PARIS July IS—All condition* laid
down in the note sent to Moscow by
Premier Llovd George relative to an
armistice with Poland have been ac-
cepted by the Russian botsheviki gov-
ernment according to a Spa dispatch
to the Matin.
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ADVERTISING CLUB TO
BE ORGANIZED IN CITY
ADVERTISING CLUB ..
Advertisers ami those interested in
the various forms of advertising will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce at
5 o’clock this afternoon for the pur-
pose of organizing a branch in
Brownsville of the Associated Adver-
tising Club of America. S. Deane
Wasson of San Beinto director of the
*tate association is in Brownsville to
assist in the organization. About
twenty local advertisers have been in-
vit^d to attend this afternoon’s meet-
ing at which preliminary organization
will he perfected.
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TUG BOAT COMPANIES
DECLARE OPEN SHOP
<Hv The Automated
PORT ARTHI’R Tex. July 15.—
Four firms operating Port Arthur
tugboats declared open shop todayi
and began resuming service after a
twenty-four hour strike by firemen
and deckhands. Three tugboats be-
gan operation with non-union crews
and five others are assembling crews.;
Licensed mates masters and engin-l
eer* disapproved the strike and offer-
ed to work with any crews the owners
f urnished.
MEDICOS OF THREE
COUNTIES GATHER
HERE FOR MEETING
_ 'I
Thirty physician)* surgeons and!
specialists of the three border coun-
tie* Cameron Hidalgo and Starr are
expected to meet in Brownsville this
evening to attend a business session
of the Tri-County Medical Associa
tion. The meeting will be held at (5
o’clock in the banquet hail over the I
Manhattan Cafe starting with a din
ner. After the repast the session will
go in for the business of the occasion.!
Dr. E. E. Dickason president of the
Cameron county association will open
the meeting.
i
< Rv Tli** AiiMxIatoil I’rrxil
SAN ANTONIO. Tea.. July 15.—
The garrison at Nuevo Laredo defeat-
ed a rebel attack early today accord-
ing to information ranching hare
which said that four hundred men
were in the attacking forca undar
command of Ricardo Martinas. They
attacked at 8 o'clock. Three hundred
Obregonistas defended the town.
MEXICO CITvTjuly 15.—Monter-
rey the capital of the state of Nuevo
I.eon was attacked today (dispatch
probably filed Wednesday) by Gen-
eral Villarreal according to reports
receives! by tne war office. General
Pablo Gonzales former candidate for
the Mexican presidency is said to have
been responsible for the attack on
the city. General Arnulfo Gomez an 1
Porfirio Gonzales the military gov-
ernor of Nuevo I.eon are taking “the
necessary steps” against Pablo Gon-
zales at cording to a war office state-
ment.
General Calles anounced he had or-
dered the arrest of Pablo Gonzales
and directed that he be brought to
Mexico City for trial on a charge of
rebellion.
Rebels under General Yrinee Vil-
lareal at 1 o’clock Wednesday morn-
ing attacked the (iolfo railroad statio-i
at Monterrey and were repulsed after
a battle that raged through the early
hours of the morning until daylight
according to brief information reach-
ing Brownsville today. The attacking
force numbered about .'500 men.
The first attack was made on the
Golfo railroad station where a train-
load of federal soldiers with their
women and children were asleep. It
is reported that all the occupants of
the train including women and child-
ren were killed in the attack. After
securing possession of the station the
attacking band turned its attention to
the fedeial barracks and also on the
penitentiary from both of which
places they were repulsed.
According to the details reaching
here General Pablo Gonzales former
Carranza general and candidate for
president who recently retired dis-
appeared from his home in Monterrey
after the fighting took place. Gon-
zales’ residence was located about
midway between the penitentiary ati-1
the barracks. It was reported that
some of Gonzales’ former commund
were in the bund led by General Vil-
la) real.
General Jose Maria Rodriguez is
commander of tue troops in Monter-
rey under the direction of General
Porfirio Gonzales military governor
of the state.
Last reports w-ere that Monterrey
was quiet yesterday the rebels having
left the vicinity immediately* after
their repulse pursued by the reor-
ganized defensive forces.
A tramload of 250 troops left Mat-
amoros this morning for Monterrey to
reinforce the garrison there.
Train service between Monterrey
and Nuevo Laredo and also wire serv-
ice were still interrupted at last re-
ports.
< H.V The AssociftN-il Pre««l
LAREDO Tex. July 15.—News
was received at Nuevo I^redo that
from Monterrey to the border numer-
ous small parties have risen and de-
stroyed railroads and will/ probably
unite under Ricardo Gonzales who at-
tacked Nuevo Laredo today.
MALLORY LINE WILL
RESUME SERVICE TO
GALVESTON AND N.Y.
(ltv Tli# Awnx-inletl I’riss)
AUSTIN Tex. July 15.—Resump-
tion of New York-Cialveston service
by the Mallory steamships will com-
mence next week according to ad-
vices to Governor Hobby from offi-
cials of the company who Mild the
service will be with “as frequent sail-
ings as conditions will permit.” Of-
ficials said the service will bp con-
tinued as long as there is sufficient
traffic. The message was an answer
to the governor’s pr«4est against th«
suspension of traffic.
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THREE MEN AND BOY IN
BANK ROBBERY AT LEROY
rf»v The Aft«'M-i»ted Pre<*t)
WACO Texas July 15.—The Leroy
bany fifteen miles north of Waco
was robed last night by three men and
a boy who dug into the vault but did
not get into the safe. They obtained
$400. They cut all the wires leading
from the town.
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