The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 200, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1922 Page: 1 of 4
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Polls are Open Until 7 p. m.—Vote for Both Good Roads Bonds
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I THE BROW NSVILLE HERALD IS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE VALLEY RECEIVING THE DISPATCHES OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I
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VOL. XXVIII No. 200 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SATURDAY EVENIN G JANUARY 14.1922. FOUR PAGES TODAY ESTABLISHED 1*03
VOTING TODAY
ON BONDS IS
STARTED LATE
Some Precincts In City 4re
Not Opened By Judges
Until Nearly Noon
As a result of the polling places
in most cf the wards of the city of
Brownsville opening at n late houi
this morning a very light vote had
been polled in mc.t of the precincts
in the city up to an early hour this
afternoon. Some did not open until
nearly 11 o'clock.
Opposition to the bond issues
which has developed in the last two
or three days resulted in increased
Interest among the supporters of
both the county anad district plans
with the result that it was predicted
that one of the l: rgest votes given J
a bond issue in Brownsville in some
time would be cast. Supporters of
the issues cere becoming increasing-
ly active during the carlv afternoon i
hours in n i effort to get out as *
large a favorable vote a< possible
“While we are confidently e\- ■
peetlng that both projects will re-
ceive the endorsement of the vot
ers it is essential that every per
son entitle I to a vote come out and !
vote before the polls close thir
evening.” said 'County Judge Oscar 1
r Dancy todav in an appeal to th*.
rupporters of the issue net to fail I
to register thrir vote. **Evcrv vot* J
is needed.” continued the count v
judge. “Tt is dangerous for am- \
me to fail to go to the polls s:mply
because they believe the issues
•will carry. Bond issues are often
defeated in that v y."
While el*ct'ons rre h*‘ing hel*l
throughout the countv todav on the
bond issue. onlv mild interest is be-
ing manifested in the precincts out-
side of the citv of Brownsville and
its immediate vicinity owin" to the |
fact that most of the opposition that
has arisen has mnn:fc«tcd itself in
the proposed Road District No. 3 in j
which the city of Brownsv;lle is j
located.
COUNTY MEDICOS IN
SESSION HERE NAME
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
The Cameron County Medical So- -
ciety met in Brownsville at .*> o'clock
Friday evening for the purpose of
transacting routine business and
electing officers for the ensuing
year the election resulting as fol-
lows :
Dr. C. M. Cash Br. San Benito
president.
Dr. H. M. Nicholson Harlingen
vice-presiuent.
Dr. W. J. Vinsant San Benito;
secretary and treasurer.
These and Dr. A. Puma re jo and
Dr. J. J. Triblc of Brownsville com
pose the hoard of directors for th-
year.
Three new members were admit-
ted Dr. Nichobon Dr. E. G. Mor-
r.s of San Benilo and Dr. W. O.
Brown of San Benito.
Dr. W. E. Spivey of Brown-ville
w;.s elected delegate to the* annual
convention of the State Medical As-
sociation. Dr. J. A. Hockaday of
Point Isabel was elected alternate.
It was announced that the coun-
ty society recently was granted in
corporation papers by the secretary
of state. The organisation has no
capital stock. The incorporators
were Dr. O. V. Lawrence. Dr. Spi-
vey Dr. Cash. Dr J. A. Hockaday
and Dr. H. K. Loow.
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DRESS MODELS COPIED
DRESSMAKER INSTALLS A
FINGER PRINTING SYSTEM
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS. Jan. 14—The finger
print system has been adopted by
a leading dressmaker of Paris to
prevent her customers from copy-
ing her models and selling them.
Every model that she produces will
hereafter bear her sign -tore hei
finger print and a number that will
Unable the model to be traced to
the person who purchased it4
POSSES AT MERCEDES
PURSUE MEN WHO SHOT
AND KILLED A FARMER
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. Texas .Ian. 14—J. j
W. Minner a farmer residing about |
four miles northwest of Mercedes j
was shot in cold blood al ten o'clock i
lest night by two Mexicans whom
he had found prowling around his
place.
According to accounts given by
members of his family M inner
heard hoof heats in the yard in the
rear of his house and taking his pis-
tol in hand left the house by the
hack door. Accosting the men who
were on horseback with the words.
“What do you want boys?*’ he was
answered by a fusilade of pistol j
shots fired as afterward! ascertain-
ed from automatic pistols calibre |
forty-five. The first shot entered j
one eye passed through the bridge
of the nose ami through the other
eye completely blinding him so that
he was unable (o fire in self de- ;
fense. Three other shots were fir- :
ed by the marauders two taking
effect in the abdomen and one in j
the loft hand. Minncr died at his .
KEMAL PASHA.
TURK LEADER
IS MURDERED
Mtjr Tin* Associated Press)
LONDON Jan. 1 1 Mustapha
Kcmal Pasha Turkish nationalist
leader has been murdered says an
Exchange dispatch from Constanti-
nople today quoting a report from
Angora
SHREVEPORT LAWYER
DEFENDER VAGRANTS
VICTIM OF KIDNAPERS
rHv Th«* A"*'h iaii'il Press!
SHREVEPORT. La. Jan. 14—
Harold Mulks lawyer for two al-
leged I. W. W. members recently
convicted of vagrancy who was
kidnaped last night by two unmask-
ed men and placed aboard a west-
bound Katy train is at Gteenwood
according to official reports here
today.
f’v The Associated Press i
MARSHALL Texas. Jan. 14 -No j
(race had been found at noon today
of Harold Mulks t lie Shreveport
lawyer who was kidnapped last .
night. Reports from Waskom said
he hdd not b -n seen there.
MEAT PACKER STRIKE
IN NEW YORK AT END
fP.v The Associated Press)
.NEW YORK N. Y . Jan. 14—
Termination of the strike against
?t\ local meat packing firms allied
with the western packers was an- |
nounced today bv Pendleton Dud-
ley. eastern director of the Institute
oT Meat Packers who said he re-
ceived a communication announcing
the caliing off of tne strike from
John Kennedy pre ident of the
American Meat Cutters Butchers
& Workmen’s 1’nion of New York j
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FEWER DIVORCE MORE WED
(Rv The Associated Press)
EL PASO Tcxns. Jan. 14—Few-
i er divorces more marriages are
shown by records in El Paso county
for the pest year. A lotal of
2.011 couples obtained licenses to
wed and only T>22 entered divorce
proceedings.
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home about an hour after the
shooting but positively described
his assailants before passing away.
He was between fifty and sixty
years of age and is survived by n
wife and daughter.
The men as identified by him
ar.* well known in the community
and further identification is ex-
pected to be made easy by the fad
that both were riding horses of dis-
tinctive* color one a sorrel mid the*
other a roan.
Peace officers rangers soldiers
and citizens po.ws are scouring the
bruth between the railroad nad the
river and a cordon of guards has
been placed along the river bank in
an effort to keep the marauders
from making good their escape to
the Mexican side. It has been re-
ported that two suspicious charact-
ers were encountered by several
members of one posse early Satur
day morning on the shore of Llano
Grande Lake. Shots were exchang-
ed after which the Mexicans took to
the hru4i outdistancing their pur-
suers.
As the relations between the
dead man and the Mexicans of tfm
community have always been most \
friendly it is thought that there
was no especial r.nimus entertained
by the maraud is against their vic-
tim but that they fired to keep
from being apprehended while steal-
ing.
The fact that a sack containing
automobile curtains and other mis-
cellaneous articles was found early
Saturday morning on the premises
seems to bear out this theory. Con- :
«id« ruble petty thieving has been go-
ing on for some time in the inline- i
diate neighborhood of Friday
night’s tragedy and there is no
doubt but that the two Mexicans
figuring in tiie murder wore mem-
bers of an organized gang of pet-
ty marauders.
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“BROKE” YEAR AGO
MEXIA MAN IS NOW
RATED MILLIONAIRE
' I!y ’I'lip AiHiN'intril |‘ri***l
MEXIA Tex. Jan. 14.—“Broke' j
one year ago. J. K. Hughes of Bel!
county is now a millionaire. He
has just refused an offer of over
a million dollars for a oO-acre tract
in the Mcxia oil pool.
Hughes it is said came to Mcxia
with just $4.7.">. He hail anything
but a brilliant beginning but
through the courage of his wife it
is said he stuck and now is presi- ;
•lent of an oil company.
MEN’S CLOTHING WILL
RE SOBER IN GENERAL
EFFECT COMING YEAR
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NEW YORK N. Y. Jan. 14 —
Men’s clothing the coming year will
be for the most part sober as to
general effects but will reflect
something of the atmosphere of the
ball room. A statement by the Na-
tional Association of Retail Cloth-
ing Designers indicates that the
trousers will be de-igned along
straighter lines with larger knees
and wider bottoms. The spirit of
the times shows the trend toward
adoptioa by men of all ages of styles
typical of and accepted by the young-
er generation the statement says.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tonig'it and Sunday fair; warm-
er; l'ght to moderate south to west
winds.
When You Buy
:
do you purchase any kind of product? Or do you pre-
pare for wise buying by reading the Brownsville Herald
advertisements and selecting the article that will do
you the most good?
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WILL HAYS TO
RETIRE WHITE
HOUSE STATES
Postmaster General Confers
With Harding Today In
Respect to New Job
tBy Tin* Associat'd lhr*#)
WASHINGTON 1>. C„ Jan. 14-
Anr.ounecmont t4V.1t Postmaster
General Hays shortly will retire
from the cabinet was made today
ly the White House. Hays confer-
red with the president today in res-
pect to the offer made him by mo- j
tion picture producers to become
the head of their national organiza- .
tion.
After a forty minute conference
with the postmaster general. Pres-
ident Harding said he could not
well interpose an objection to Hays’
resignation to become head of the
National Association 'of Motion Pie-
tur« Producers and Distributors.
The President personally gave
out the following statement:
“The postmaster general and I
have been dis< u.-sing at considerable
length the proposal made to him to
become head of the Nuti< mil Asso-
ciation of Motion Picture Producers
and Distributors. If the arrange- 1
raent proves to be when the do- I
tails are worked out what it seems
to be I cant ot well interpose any
objection to Mr. Hays retiring from 1
the cabinet to* take up a work that !
ia so imnortant. It is too great an
opportunity for helpful service for
rim to refuse.
“I will be more than sorry to
have him retire from t.he cabinet
where be has already made so fine i
a record but we agreed to look up-
on the situation from the broadesl
viewpoint and seek the highest pub-
lic good.”
Hays* statement says: “With the
president’s consent 1 have decided
to undertake the work suggested
by the National Association of Mo-
tion Picture Producers and Distrib-
utors. No contract haj been ex
ecu teil as yet. I am assuming of
course that a satisfactory contract
will be possible and one that wiP
make certain the carrying out of
High purposes contemplated by this
greet ipdustry.”
The postmaster g* ncral in dis-
cussing the matter said that nc
date for bis retirement has been de-
rided upon.
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MEMORIAL BUILDING
AT WASHINGTON IS
URGED BY HARDING
ll!' Tin* F'rt'ssi
WASHINGTON H. (’.. .Ian. 11-
Krcction in Washington of a nation-
al memorial building commemorat-
ing (he American forces in the
World War anti complying wit?
the wish of George Washington for
a great educational institution hrre
Is endorsed hv President Harding
m a letter to all state governors and
commissioners of the District o!
Columbia urging official participa-
tion of the states in the project.
HIDALGO’S CALICHE
ROAD PROGRESSING
Good progress is being made in
the construction of about thirty-
f:ve miles of caliche highway be-
tween Edinburg. Hidalgo county
and the Brooks county line accord-
ing to Marshall White sub-con
tractor of Brownsville. About fif-
teen miles of the road !»cs been gi"-
en its first cor ting of caliche a
type of limestone material found
in that section and said to be ex-
cellent for road construction. It is
expected that the road v ill he com
Dieted between Edinburg and the
Brooks county lir.e sometime in
May unions -weather interferes.
CHARGES “IRRELEVANT*
U’v TUA -illtcl |'rM«l
WAUKEGAN 111.. Jan. 14.—At-
torneys for Governor Small and Ver-
non Curtis charged with conspiracy
to embezzle state funds today ask-
ed Judge Edwards to strike out
Darts of the state’s bill of particu-
lars as “irrelevant and scandalous.”
County Judge Estimates
it Will Permit New Work
at About $30000 a Mile
For the purpose of stimulating
county and state road improvement
along its lines President J. S. Pyeatt
of the Gulf Coast Lines announces
in a telegram to County Judge Oscar 1
C. Dancy today that the railroad will
reduce the freight rate on road ma-
terials twenty per cent the new rate
to be effective just as soon as au-
thority can be obtained and the tar-
iffs issued.
Judge Dancy said that this reduc-
tion means that the county will be
able to complete the state highway
in Cameron county at a cost of
around $30000 a mile same typo
of construction as the existing sec-
Columbus Born in
«4-
Portugal Was Not
<4
Genoan Discovers
(Pv The Associated Press>
LISBON Jan. 14—Christopher
Columbus discoverer of America
was born in Portugal the Portuguese
Academy of Science was told by
Patrocinic Ribeira a member. It
has been an historically accepted
fact that Columbus was born at
Genoa.
The statement of Ribiera conics !
on the heels of an announcement
by the Right Reverend Soto on his
arrival in New Yoik recently that
Columbus war. a Jew but hid the j
fact because of t.he deportation ot
his people from Spain.
POLICE CLEAN-UP IN
HOUSTON AS RESULT
MEXIA MARTIAL LAW
• Pv Tb«* Associated Press i
HOUSTON Tex.. Jan. 14.—The
police had more than seventy-five'
persons in custody this morning for
investigation following the whole- i
sale clean-up staged last night. May-
or Holcombe said he did not want
“undesirables’* from Mexia to come
here. The police are arresting all
persons who apparently have noth-
ing to uo
ONLY WOMAN TRUANT
OFFICER AT AMARILLO
i Pv the AsH«M-iated Prexsi
AMARILLO Texas Jan. 14
Amarillo makes the claim to the
only woman truant officer in Texas j
Mrs. Charles Warren was appoint-
ed to the position to enforce the
1 exas compulsory school attend- \
ante law in this citv at a regular
| meeting of the school board last
night.
Back up Judge Dancy'* brave fight
1 for good road*. Vote for both
county and district bond issurn.
Voting booths are open until 7 p. m.
lions and which it around $10000 a
mile cheaper than the earlier con-
struction.. This reduction includes
some work already done. Most of
this reduction will be permitted by
the reduced freight rate according
to the county judge.
Mr. Pyeatt's telegram dated yes-
terday but which was not received
by Judge Dancy until today reads:
"For your information Gulf
Coast Lines has decided to make
a reduction in rate on sand gravel
and crushed stone for road-making
purposes when consigned to and
freight is paid by county or state
officers of approximately twenty
per cent effective as soon as the
necessary authority can be ob-
tained and tariffs issued. This
will make the rate on these com-
modities for the purpose stated
only 15 per cent above the rate in
effect August 25 1920. In view
of the fact that this reduction is
being made when movement of
traffic in general is at lowest ebb
and our railroad is unable to earn
oven its fixed charges we hope
it will be appreciated stimulate
county and state road improve-
ment and be of material help to
territory tributary to and served
by our lines.’
Judge Dancy said that as the re-
sult of a long conference a few days
ago with W. J. Doyle industrial and
land commissioner for the Gulf
Coast Lines he had been expecting
this message Friday morning which
had it been received then he said
would have been news of tremend-
ous importance on the eve of the
election. Judge Dancy said he had
been working for some time in an
endeavor to secure this reduction on
road materials.
In a statement the county judge
said:
"This means that after grading up
Highway No. 12 out of the automo-
bile license funds as we are now
doing outside of bridges—and the
main bridge work is completed—that
we could in my opinion build the
same type of road as we are now
building for around $30000 per
mile. However I favor a wider and
better roadi—a major highway. I
want to go on record as saying that
I know Mr. Doyle did everything He
possibly could in the matter not
only with regard to getting the re-
duction but to get the news to me
yesterday. The same applies to Mr.
Pyeatt and I want to publicly thank
these gentlemen for making this re-
duction possible. Freight is the big-
gest expense in road building and
this means tens of thousands of do!-
'ars saved to the county.’’
WANT TO TRY GERMANS
ilty The Asso iated Press'
NEW YORK. N. Y. Jan. 14
Surrender of Germans charged with
offenses in connection with the
war to the allies form trial was re-
commended in two resolutions adopt
ed by the inter-allied commission on
war crimes made public today.
Doughboys Were lgnortint of
Danger on Transport Crook
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MEXIA CEMETERY IS
NOT ON MARKET AS
PLACE FOR OIL WELLS
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CPv Tli** Associated 1’ressi
MEXIA Tex. Jan. 14.—Owners
of plots in the cemetery here have
refused to permit drilling operations j
in the burial grounds despite the
fact that there are two oil wells on
either side within a few hundred
feet. The cemetery lots are owned i
by many families and few consent- 1
od to disinterring the graves despite
the claim that the property Is valu-
able enough to warrant moving it.
(Ity The Ass.M-intcl Press)
NEW U>Rk N. Y. Jan. 14—A
thousand doughboys returning from
Oermany on the transport Crook
learned today for the first time
that the ship sprung a leak Tues-
day and had been in drnger from
great gales. “Not a crap game
stopped” v.as the smiling comment
of Captain Frank Koppa as the
Crook was being lashed to the pier.
The transport St. Mihiel which had
been dispatched to her assistance
accompanied her up the bay.
VIVIANI REFUSES JOB
I Hv The Ass.»eiftetl Pressi
PARIS Jan. 14—Former Pres-
ident Poincare asked former Pres-
micr Viviani to accept the post of
minister of justice. Viviani refus-
ed it was announced today.
PARLIAMENT OF
SO. OF IRELAND
RATIFIES PACT
Provisional Government Is
Organized; DeValera and
Supporters Absent
IP.y The Associated Press I
DUBLIN Ireland. .Ian. 14.—The
Anglo-Irish treaty creating the Irish
Free State was unanimously rati-
fied today by the south of Ireland
parliament. DeValera and his sup-
porters. who opposed the treaty in
jhe dail were absent.
A provisional government wa#
constituted eomprising Michael Col-
Jins William t'os grave Kamon Dug-
gan P. J. Hogen Finian Lynch
Joseph McGrath Prof. John Mac-
Nelli ami K. Even O’Higgins.
The parliament inet under clause*
! in the treaty which made member*
of the southern Irish parliament
elected under the government of Ire-
} land act" of 1920 the body which
should ratify the treaty and take
measures toward constituting a pro-
visional government.
SITUATION IS QUIET
AT MEXIA; SOLDIERS
NOT ON THE STREETS
I Hv T*>e Associated Press*)
MEXIA Tex.. Jan. 14.—The situ-
ation was quiet here today. Only
rangers and policemen were seen on
the streets.
With the plan of co-operation be-
' tween the Texas military authori-
ties and the ‘local police completed
for a “clton-up” campaign against
undesirables rangers today continu-
ed to search for illicit liquor ven-
dors. Several additions were sent
to the detention camp.
—
i AUSTIN. Tex. Jan. 14. —Tent
equipment for the detention camp
for prisoners was shipped to Mexia
this morning by the adjutant gen-
eral's department. No orders for
other troops to be in readiness to
move to Mexia have been issued by
the department nor are such orders
anticipated by department officers.
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DALLAS BALL CLUB S
OWNERSHIP CONTEST
REACHES NEW STAGE
(|tjr The A«*oeiated Press*
DALLAS Tex. Jan. 14.—Injunc-
j tion proceedings filed here last night
brought a new issue into the owner-
ship of the Dallas club of the Texas
League a dispute which threatens
to affect today’s conference of the
| Texas League at Houston.
I Mandatory proceedings seeking to
. force Hassell to sell the franchise
to Ike Sablesky and Walter Morris
are set for hearing today before
Judge E. B. Muse.
HOUSTON Tex. Jan. 14.—Serv-
ice on Doak Roberts president of
the Texas League and various club
presidents in connection with the
j Hassell injunction was obtained in
Houston this morning after the mag-
nates gathered here for the annual
; midwinter meeting. A few minutes
after President Roberts had been
served he went into conference with
John F. Murphy a Dallas attorney
representing the Patterson-Hasaell
interests. Efforts will be made to
straighten the tangle that now per-
plexes the entire circuit. In the
event a schedule is not adopted in
Houston today or Aomfcrrow that
matter will go over until the club
presidents go to Dallas to answer
the summon*
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MEXIA CRUDE GOES UP
HOUSTON Tex. Jan. 4. — The
Humble Oil & Refining Co. today ad-
vanced the price of Mexia light crude
25 cents a barrel making the posted
price cf Mexia crude $1.25.
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BASEBALL MAGNATE DIES
PHILADELPHIA Jan. 14.—Ben-
jamin P. Shibe president of the
i Philadelphia American League base-
! ball club died today.
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