The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 90, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1922 Page: 2 of 6
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PRISON SYSTEM
FOUND IN GOOD
SHAPE IN STATE
Investigation Reveals That
All Prison Plants are in
Excellent Condition is
Report
< By The Associated Press.)
WACO. Texas. Oct. 4.—Dr. J. T. Har-
rington of this city member of the
board of state penitentiary supervisors
has ja.«t returned from an inspection
trip covering all the penitentiary prop-
erties except the Shaw farm on Red
river and speaks enthusiastically of the
prospects on the farms.
His associates on the board were Mrs.
J. E. King of San Antonio and Homer
D. Wade of Fort Worth. Accompany-
ing this board wore the members of
the relocating committee appointed by
the legislature to select property with-
in seventy-five miles of Austin suitable
for the prison system and recommend
plans for concentrations of that sys-
tem thereon.
Dr. Harrington said his board had
nothing to do with the work of the re-
locating committee. It inspected the
pcnitentiarv property solely with u view
of ascertaining its condition und the
conditions under which the convicts
were managed. He was agreeably sur-
prised to find the prison system in such
good condition. The farms were all
clean and improvements were kept in
repair he reported and that crops were
fair and the system will pay expenses
this year and have a small surplus.
The farms in the Sugarland district
which were inundated by floods with
crops hashed away in May. will make a
better than average crop of cotton
though it was planted in June. He" es-
timated that the farms belonging to the
prison system in south Texas will pro-
duce 5000 hales of cotton.
Without reference to the plan to re-
move the penitentiary to some other lo-
cality. the hoard and the committee
were agreed that ihc operations of the
prison activities should be concentrated
that it was desirable for moral discip-
linary and economic reasons.
The relocating committee is composed
of Governor Neff.- Attorney General
Keeling and Land Commissioner Robi-
son. Relocation was not discussed dur-
ing the inspection trip.
"The penitentiary management spent
$40000 for poison this year and kept
the cotton growing" Dr. Harrington
said. "Had it not been for the poison
the leaf worm would have destroyed
the 2.000 acres of young cotton planted
after the overflow. It also kept the boll
weevils away. With the present man-
agement the penitentiary system can
not Only be made self-supporting but
can be made profitable. Notwithstanding
the overflow this year it will pay ex-
penses and in the years it escapes
overflows it can do better.”
The inmates are ns a rule in good
health. Dr. Harrington said. There were
few cases of sickness. • The camps
were kept in good sanitary condition
and at a result the nearly 4.000 pris-
oners had been practically free from
malaria and dengue. There had been
few cases of punishment. In one camp
of several hundred not a single prison-
er had been subject to that form of dis-
cipline. Dr. Harrington continued.
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COURT CRIMINAL
APPEALS HAS BIG
DOCKET OF USES
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t 11 v T!u* Associated i’rc*s.t
Al’Sl IN. Texas. Oct. I. The Texas
court of criminal appeals Monday open-
ed its winter term of nine months with
the heaviest docket it has ever faced.
Records of Olin Finger clerk of th.'
court show that 214 cases have been
filed with the court during the three-
months recess and in addition to th\*
number approximately 175 cases were
carried over from last term.
Thirty cases sire listed for submission
on Wednesday the first submission day
of the new term.
The 214 cases filed since adjournment
of the court were for 2t different
crimes. Violation of liquor laws leads
the list with 77 appeals and theft stand-
second with 19 appeals from felony con- I
victions; 42 appeals front misdemeanor '
convictions have been filed.
The number of appeals for each of-
fense follows: three 25 to 99-vear mur-
der convictions; one death sentence for j
murder; 3 life sentences for murder; 1
eight 5 to 25-year murder cases; 8 as- '
sault to murder; 2 seductions; ♦* rob-
beries: 2 manslaughter; 2 swindling; 1»
burglary; 1 homicide; 7 forgery; id |
rape; :* embezzlement; 2 arson; 2 per- .
jury; 1 pandering; 1 abortion; I in-
'ccstk ai.d 1 bribery.
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I.adies!—You are specially invited to
come in and make our store your head- ;
quarters while in town Trades I*ay and
inspect our dresses. Reduced to half
price. WN* tan save you money. Walker-
Bennett Ury Goods Co. Retail adv.
K. K. K. FEATURE FOR FAIR
ARII.KXK A Kn Kins Klan cere-
monial was plaeH on the program of
thf W >ai Tex a*. Fair which hn<i horse-
racing and oilier entertainments. A
C'ross l'lains-I’ioiieer oil Fields liny was
belli.
For Infant#
Invalid? <&
Children .
Food-Drink for All Aces-
Office fr F ountams.
dcrfcTAblet forms. Nourishing-No cooking.
••TAvoid laitationj aod Substitutes |
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JUAREZ GARRISON
HAS GOOD SUPPLY
OF NEW EQUIPMENT
i By The Associated Press.!
Klf |»ASt». Texas tM. I. Three inm-
dred of the br*t eipnppcd fisi al guard*
seen in Mexico since the time of Ina/..
are stationed miles from Juarex.
•eros- the line from Ml Paso ready to
j give battle to any bandit* or revolu-
! lionary force which might opcrute in this
section. In addition to this there are
Itttt guard* scattered along the bonier
who work out id Juarex. and in Juarex
there are .‘SiNt infantry men. The guard*
7o mile* from Juarex are stationed at
! ' ilia Ahuuiada. They have new suits.
1 leather legging* fine Aiuerk'au-made
hat.* and excellent arms.
| Juarex has always heeu an important
fort during .revolutionary Days and it
often liw* been said that the side which
control* it. com rid* tno*t of Mexico.
Knowing it* former importance in revolu-
tions. the Mexican government places in
i command of the .luarex garrison one
of its ablest generals always and one
| who has proved to be a staunch *up-
i purler of the men at the liea<l of the
government. The government n1*o usually
I extends him many courtesies. and sees
i that the force of soldiers under his com-
mand is w-e||-e)|uippi*l. is up to full
! '‘trcngih. ha* a good military imi.d. and
I the like.
CLAIM OIL BOOM
RIVAL OF GOLD
RUSH PERIODS
AN< HORACE Alaska Oct. 4.—
Announcement that big oil interests
will soon start drilling for oil in the
Cold Bay district of Alaska promis-
es to bring the thrilling scenes of
gold rush days to life again accord-
ing to men who have visited the
new fields recently. For this new
oil country say those who know
something of the hardships attend-
ant upon a stampede is probably
more rigorous than the wind swept
reaches surrounding Cape Nome.
The Barrens at Cold Bay offc»r no
shelter against the sweep of the
wind and the absence of fuel save
beach wood and parafine will add
l to the suffering of the prospectors
who plan to invade the country.
The uninviting prospect however
will not hold hack the adventurers
for already the regular steamers
i and launches plying between Seward
and Kodiak are booked to capacity
i weeks ahead. Of these the men en-
! tering from Alaska will have the ad-
vantage of being outfitted for an in-
j definite stay and already hardened
| to Lh» rigors of the northern win-
| ter.
i Rival interests have been shipping
! lumber and supplies into the district
i for some time and the erection of
mushroom towns is expected to soon
take place at several designated
points. Many of the promoters ac-
cording to those on the ground are
merely there* to make stake out of
the general conditions surrounding
the boom. Of tht* others who are
joining the rush some are only going
in for the adventure while a few will
seriously* attempt the exploitation of
the resources presumed to he there.
The announcement has served to
stimulate interest in other parts of
the territory and efforts are being
made to attract attention to discov-
eries made in the Anchorage and Su-
sitina Valleys.
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EXCESSIVE SMOKING
HARMFUL TO WOMEN
LONDON. Oct. 4.—The enormous
increase of cigarette smoking among
women says the medical correspond-
ent of the London Times. calls for
some protest by the medical pro-
fession. He declares the habit in
many in.-tantes is passing beyond a
pleasure and becoming a vice.
The absorption of nicotine which
is the danger element in the mat-
ter. the correspondent proceeds
“produces a condition of nervous dis-
tress wthich is frequently jliinful !
to observe. From lh:s proceed pal-!
pitations anil exhaustion and out- j
bursts of emotion. Woman's delicate 1
nervous organism was certainly not
intended to endure large doses of
this poison. Her functions as a I
mother cannot but be interfered with
whB n she indulges in it to excess.”
It is the habit of many English
women and girls to smoke cigarettes
in public and not a few may be seen
in restaurants and hotels smoking
long slender pipes. Women's orJ
ganizations and social improvement
societies have begun a crusade
against this "inelegant ami unwo-
manly practice.”
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for M O T H E R
Motfler will welcome this
practical Rust ('raft gift
with the verse on the hoe
cover. This Rust Craft
Knife and Scissors Sharp-
ener 50c. Other Ru*t
Craft Gilt Novelties 25i.
A> 93.00.
Holm’s Camera Art Shop
I’he Fifth Avenue Shop in Brownsville
WILL HOLD PAGEANT
OR PONCE DE LEON
LANDING IN FLORIDA
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ST. AUGUSTINE Fla.. Oct. 4.—
Time will turn backward several
; centuries next April 3 when Juan
i Ponce Knight of Leon at the head
! of a small band of Spanish chevaliers
and sailing in three caravels will
land on the beuth at St. Augustine
ami be greeted by thousands of In-
dians headed by the great Chief In-
cohonee.
This will mark the beginning of a
three-day historical pageant pre-
parations for which already have
been started by an executive com-
mittee. This pageant in the United
States’ oldest city will be one of the
most spectacular ever staged in Am-
erica. sponsors claim.
4pril 4 will be Ponce De Leon day
and will be featured by the landing
of the Spanish knight in his search
for the fountain of youth and later
a sham battle will take place be-
tween his men and the Indians. Old
Fort Marion and other landmarks
about St. Augustine will form a
background for this celebration.
The founding of St. Augustine.
September 8 1 by Don Pedro
Mcnendez de Aviles will be observed
on April 5 which will be Mcnendez
day.
St. Augustine will be under four
flags—Spanish. French. British and
American—on April 6. The trans-
fers of flags will be observed by
elaborate ceremonies. -
Costumes of French Spanish and
British soldiers of the sixteenth cen-
tury have been ordered and Florida
state troops will take part. Other
events to be pictured will be as cor-
rect historically as possible.
WAGE CUT WOULD
DEPRIVE POLICE
OF ALL PERFUME
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I Ry Tlu* Associated Tress •
PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti Oct. 4.
—A threatened strike of the capital’s
police force has been averted through
the intercession of the American
High Commissioner Brie. (Jen. John
H. Russell.
A ritmor that iheir pay was to be
1 reduced one dollar per month
I brought Haiti’s finest so their let-
ter to Commissioner Itussel ran to
j the dire alternative of being depriv-
I ed of their *’perfume. Utirdresser
and barber" or going out on strike.
The present pay the letter complain-
ed was so insufficient that it was
nece.-sary "we should have women
who give us food.” The letter end-
ed with the appeal “We hope. Gen-
eral that like a good father you
: will take pity on your devote 1 chil-
dren; we hope for justice for our
plaint in the presence of the whole
world."
An investigation was promptly or-
dered through General Douglas G.
McDougal Chief of the Gendarme-
rie under whom the police function.
This showed that the rumored re-
duction had originated in the mind
of a policeman who had been fined
one dollar for a dirty rifle. As to
the complaint about food it was
found that since the police hail been
placed on a balanced ration the
average gain in weight for the 230
members of the force had been nine
pounds in the first month.
Reassured^by the High Commis-
sioner the police are patrolling their
beats and regulating traffic well
coiffured and redolent with their
favorite brands of perfume and
Haiti's capital slumbers peacefully
at night.
Try A Classified Want Ad
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FORTY PER CENT OF
STUDENTS SUPPORT
SELVES IN COLLEGE
• By The Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Oct. 4. -Forty per
cent of the student body of Washing-
ton University is either entirely or par-
tially self-supporting according to u
survey made by the committee on rec-
ommendations of the school.
The committee also is making a car - j
vass of all students of the university to
learn what assistance is needed by
students who wish part time employ-
ment. The committee is seeking posi-
tions for these rtudcr.ts in order to hofp
them work their way through college
if they wish.
An effort is being made to place wom-
en students in homes a- companions
governesses or to do housework for
their room and board.
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Special for Trace- Say—-Any S4. $.'»
r.nd $»> hat in the bouse will be sold at
$3.50. in per cent discount on every
article of merchandise in the store.
The Fashion adv.
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SECOND CARUSO
RECORDS READY
TO RE RELEASED1
Among the new \ ictor releases for I
October is the second record by En-!
rico Caruso to be issued since his j
death. It is a secular record frpm
the opera “Salvador Rosa.'' by An-
tonio Carlos Gomez greatest of Bra-1
zilian composers.
Madame Amelitta Galli-Curci com-1
es next with Foster's "Old Folks at!
Home" which according to the Vic-
tor announcement “has been per-
sistently misused by those unable to
conceive melody for themselves.”
and is now presented in "the origin-;
al power of its homely feeling” just
as Foster wrote it.
“Vision Fugitive.” the vision of
Herod in “Herodiade” by Massanet i
is sung by Guiseppe do Luca; Mist-ha
Elman plays the andante movement!
from Lalo’s Symphone Espagnole;
Titto Ruffo sings “O Bright and
Fleeting Shadows.” from “Krnani;”
Hans Kindlcr violinccllist plays a
reverie; Tito Schipa sings "The
Dream." an aria from “Manon;”
Erika Morini plays “Valse Sentimei\-
talc" by Franz Schubcn-t and Rach-
maninoff plays his own arrangement
of Bizet’s minuet in “ I/Arlesienne."
In presenting "The Little Shawl of]
Blue" the Victor Record Company I
says; “From the chaos of so called
popular music with its crude rhym-
es nailed down to ‘boneshaker’ melo-
dies occasionally emerges a song of
simple clean modest sentiment.” !
“The Little Shawl of Blue" is sung I
by Rebuild Werrenrath.
“A daring and ingenius record"
LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS A VITAL ISSUE
SAYS NEW SENATOR
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I By The Associated Pre. .-.)
CARTERSVILLE. Ga.. Oct. 4. "A wo-
man who has lived to 87 and still re-
tains her opitmisia and h-r outlook for
human control in America cannot help
but realize that it is not so much a
question of laws to jroverr men and
women as it is a question of enforce-
ment." This was the statement made
today Ly Mrs. W. II. Felton the first
woman senator who succeeds Thomas
E. Wat; on.
Mrs. Felton said she would not strive
to win jrlory in statesmanship. “If I
can aid :n making mFTT and women live
cleaner sweeter ar.d more whole-sonic
lives 1 shall h«- satisfied" she said.
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describes Olga Saniaroff’s. playing of
a piano arrangement of “The Ridu
of the Valkyries” by Wagner.
There are 1*1 new dance combina-
tions on the Victor October list in
which the Benson Orchestra of Chi-
cago shares honor with Paul White-
man and his orchestra with four
numbers each. The Club Royal and
the Virginians have a number each.
Zcz Confrey and his orchestra and
the All-Star Trio eompletc the list.
Sousa’s Band plays two of the
March Ki.tgs records; Fanny Brice*
is heard in two characteristic num-
bers; and other appealing vocal
numbers are by Lambert Murphy
Olive Kline Elsie* Baker John Steel.
Charles Harrison Aileen Stanley the
Peerless Quartet Henry Burr and
Edna Brown.
Sure Relief v
FOR INDIGESTION
pa
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Hot water
ua Sure Relief
DELL-ANS .
25C and ?5c Packages everywhere
FREAKISH FAD OF
. FRENCH FEMALES
FINDS FOLLOWERS
(By The Associated Pro ».)
PARKS Oct. 4. ■Tin* ambition of the
ultrasmart Parisian woman this fall is
to have (ho completion of a Hindu
maiden hence many dusky hill'd women
have made their appearance in tin* well
known tea rooms and cabaret*. A close
inspection reveals the tact that these ^
women have laterally e own red themselves ^*4)
with a new ochre-eolored powder which *
gives the desired shade to the skins. To
I i; rry out the impre ssion the powder
also is applied to the hands and tho**c
portions of the form and neck which ^
are exposed.
The fad was first initiated by a few
actres.es. and immediately became pop-
ular with certain Pari inn women whose
day begins ai tea time and ends when
tin- bright lights of Mont Marti* go out.
The more conservative women how-
ever. protest agaim.t what they tailed
“outrageous desecration of a woman’s
•k n." and say the fad cannot last very
long. In the meantime tin* manufactur-
ers of the cosmetic* required to produce
the dusky effect are wondering if the
fad can be introduced in America and
an* planning now upon interesting the
women of New Yn.c.
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Why some people „
sleep Lightly". \
THE PRINCIPAL REASON is irritated nerves and tho
common cause of nerve-irritation is coffee and tea drink-
ing. Fur each c\:p of coffee or tea contains from one and one-
half to three grains of caffeine.
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Caffeine has a tendency to agitate the nervous system
v hen the nerves normally should be relaxed. The result is
that you fail to get the deep restful sleep that restores health
and vigor. ;
I' you have any idea that coffee or tea is injurious to your ^
health drink delicious Postum instead. Postum is the pure
ccren! beverage that helps the nervous system by permitting
ycu to get sound revitalizing sleep.
Serve this fragrant mealtime beverage. You and the
femilv v.rill surmised and pleased with its delicious coffec-
like flavor. And better health is worth while. . v
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