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VETS TO CARRY FIGHT
ON DRY RATIFICATION
IN FOURTEEN STATES
Attack VIII Be Made Where Popu-
lar Vote is Required on
All Amendments.
SpoIal Nphn SlAfi CournpOminnt ~ Tho
Evenlng World

SpoIA rrHn Slafi Coucnpominnt ~ Tho
Evening Wofldl
WASHINGTON, Feb. g. Forces op-
posed 10 the Federal Prohibition
Amendment will NJ once file refer
cudum petitions in fourteen Statcs
whore popular vote Is required on
All amendments. This course has bccn
definitely determined by the attorneys
OF the dlstillcrs organization
The proclamation Of Acting Sccfc-
tary of state Polk embraced only FIX
States, the exact number required by
law. OF this number Arkansas, Ne
hrasl,a, Maine Colorado Idaho, oh O,
Missouri California, Washington ans
Oregon, Utah. New Mexico and
Arizona have constitutions providing
for q popular vote before Federal
Amendments can be ratified.
The ohio constitution had a spocil ,
provision, according TO authorities.
that no amendments ratified 10y inc
State Assembly can become operative
until ninety days after the state Log
islaturc has adjourned. The LCgisla
ture of ohio is still in session.
Thoush they may not he able To d ,
feat the operations OF the Fedora
amendment, attorneys tor the HquoJ
men feel that they have chance tS
cause delay by judicial procedure alon,
the lines indicated which will hc su"
hcient to enable the liquor men TO dis
pose Of their stock without gr"a
/ financial loss
The plan TO raise $1,000 rYnt
TO fight prohibition has PRACTICAL!
been abandoned. The distlllevs are no
disposed to underWrite 10 tris oNtcn
their chances Of defeating the Fedora
amendment But they intend to asser
their rights under the Constitution an
test the legality of the hastily pro
claimed Federal amendment.
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WILSON SCHEDULED TO SAIL FOR HOME ON FEB. IA

nople. the GrD,k Premier niaInI.---I
That if ottoman Sovereignty were
suppressed. the natural solution
yould be to dIlot Constantnoplc ana
Is vilayet to Greece. with internal
isonal guarantees for the free navi-
cation Of the Dirdancllcs. II the
Society of Nations became q reality,
The Premier suggested that the in
t,rnational importance ~ Constant
nople might make advisable tho in
fernationalization OF the city under
the protection OF tho society. which
should select the governor
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-02-03
FORMER POLICEMAN HELD.
Accused of swindIiuE Poor Resi-
dents OF Harlem,

Giovanni Scottl. thirty-slx yeo"s old OF
No. 23l Fast l05th Street, Until last
spring a patrolman at the Fast l04th
Precinct. was held this morning by
Magistrate simpson in the Harlem Po-
lice Court in sl,lOO bail for obtaining
money by false pretenses.
Scott is charged by number OF poor
residents in Harlem between East l04th
and 10th Street, Of having mulcLed them
of sums ranging from 25 cents to 81
under the pretense that he YAs col
lectlng for the Red Cross that he was
a military policeman and that he was a
Provost Guard. Scott was policeman
for four years.
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~ the Infantry units, has been as
signed to early convoy home. the war
Department announced to-day. In the
division are California, Nevada, Utah,
Colorado. Arizona and New Meyico
national guardsmen.
Other units assigned to convoy
priority we're 93d and l0Sd Aero
Sauadrons l03d Trench Motar Bat
terry (2Sth Division): 334th Field Ar
tillery s7th DIVISION; 10th Field
Artillery Brigade Advance School De-
tachment Both Regiment Coast Ar
tillcry; SS6th Machine Dun Battalion
,l,th p.F.4..UJ,
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KIEV TAKEN BY BOLSHEVIKl;
UKRAINE CAPITAL MOVED

WARSAW. Friday, Jan, 81 tAssocl-
ated Press) -Klev has been taken bv
Bolshcvist troops, Gen. Petlura's troops
partially going over to the enemy.
The Ukraine Government has been
moved from Kiev to Winntza. TO the
southwest. Railway communication
with Klev is cut OFF at Kovel where
there is a body OF German troops at
tempting to keep order among disor-
derly Germans who are retiring from
Ukraine.
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New work soldiers NrriNr ~ New
purt News.

NEWPORT N11NS Va. I,n.
Two thousand troops ucludus 80 sick
md wounded vrrr l,rdrd hero TO-
dly from the transport $us1Uohanrn.
which sailed Nnm So NhIir,. Jam H.
casual ,omp,u,. upuard were N,w
York and ONO two each, I'urs,'vpnIo.
llunoig. Idaho. Missouri and Gcorsin.
one each
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MEMORIAL NOTICES.

a, /, ---~-->---->-->--
IN airplans accident IA
France, Dec. 81, l9lS, Capt. HOBART
AMORH HARE BAKER, Short momori Il
services win be held at Trinity Church.
Princeton, n, Jr Wednesday. Feb. o,
at 3.l5 +. VI, Friends are cordially In
vited 70 attcnd Trains to PrinCC;, u
leave Pennsylvania station 1l,I2. II
and 1.2f, arriving Princeton 100. l.AS
ana 2,5T, respectively Returning trlius
leave prncatan- 2.R7- A-sk ana g "
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DIED.

CAMPBELL.-ARCIuB CAMPBELL.
Services at THE FUNERAL CHURCH,
Broadway, Goth st., Tuesday. lO.S0
4. NJ.
DU BoIS.-FRED A. DUBOIS
Lying In state at THE FUNERAL
CHURCH, Broadway. Goth 81. Drank
Campbell's).
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LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS.

LOST fl7TlT In SaS n taM 1f1T1T 6S6f A.,
marAed b. VI. NJ, tag h., MOntgUmsry NanJ
Iee Co return ia u, Slth st.. reward
LOST-Gold Natrh and chain In taxi being driy "a
to-day from N Az. and I'D A. 70 23d n i.rry
about 1890 A. NJ, RewSh. Room r. 20 J..
42d 81.
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WOUNDED TWICE, NEW YORK
MAN DEPLoREs "oUIET TIME"

MAN DEPlORES "QUlET TIME"
Tho SamarndI dooked at the Bush
Terminal piers and the wounded and
7ick men aboard we're started toward
Camp Merritt An Of tho c1suals
arc men no have been under nre on
the battlefront
Cornelius MctiDwin ~ No le52
Amsterdam Avenue. who used IN be-
u Third Avenue mOtorman. WAS nc
~ the few disappointed men on board.
lie went to France with the gg6th
Machine Gun Battalion, expecting ad.
venture aud excitement, he said, cnly
10 have the war interrupted by the
armiBticc before he had AN upr1r-
IN the Tout sector. McGowan was
wounded by explosive shell fragments
which pierced his arm and struck him
in hve places ON the back. MCGOWAN
had to stay In the hospital until Sept.
10. when he went into action IN the
Argonnc, and part OF his Jaw, includ-
ing ten teeth, was shot away.
Sergt Major Irving Liner, No. 800
East 18th Street Of the First Battal-
ion. a0sth Infantry. which won fame
as the Lost Battalion" also was a
passenger on the Samarindl. lie
fought all through the campaign and
was not Knocked out" until Nov. Is.
| four days after the armlstlcc was
| signed, when he was taken to the
hospital suffering from ptomaino
poisoning.
Robert Manson. No. l44 Haywood
Street, Brooklyn, Company n, 3OSth,
was wounded in the hand during the
four days the battalion was lost
in the Argonnc.
James Mcmahon. No. Cos Washing
ton street, OF Company B, lG5th In
fantry Gold 69th New York;. was
gasscd with mustard at Chateau
Thierry July l6. lie promised the
doctors to be careful, hut the Ger
mans tried other gas varieties and
MoMahon's share Of the war ended
Aug. 6
Edward Lopez, No. ~ East IOtl
street, Company II, lGjth, was gaascd
at hacau-Thierry July s.
Max Markowitz, No. 5s2 BccI
street, Company II. l14th infantry
* recovering from a wound in hi,
hand, where he wa shot at NcrduI
o Oct T.,
II IL Il sad homecoming Tor a
lcas, one OF the men on the trans
port Andrew Ernst waRoncr, 3oGt'
Infantry, No. 326 knickcrbockor Ave
nue. Brooklyn, Is being sent homo ~
discharge, because his father an
three brothers died from inhucnz
while hc was overseas and hc ls com
ing back to care for two little brother
who are all alone in the world hr
for him.
Lieut.. 4. p, Mathews, lOSth Ma
chine Gun Battalion, Scranton, Pa,
, lamong the casuals because he mi,
, took his road while travelling throus
the Argonne sector on motorcyrl
p, rode straight into the German limo
and spent two months in Gcrma
PRISON camp.
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pany. 32ls' Infantry: shot IN back at
st Mihicl Sept. 20
Jacob Haun. Evergreen, l.. l.. Com
pany I. 3ljth Infantry; shot IN leg ut
81 Mihiol sept -
Antonio Marino, No. 493 East l3Nth
Street. Company A, Slith Infantry,
was shot al 81. Mihiel Sept 2G
Edward Keller. No. 1876 Washington
Avenue Brooklyn, Company X, 3l3th
Infantry, shot at Vcrdun Sept. 80.
Charles Goldman, No. 10 BerSon
street. Brooklyn, Company II, S06th
infantry. wounded in tho hand. face
and head IN the battle Of tho McuSo,
Nov. 4
Jack Fisher, Company NJ, aosth In
fantry has a shot wound in his arm,
incurred at Vcrdun. Aug. ls
william Lubotsky, No. $50 Madison
street, Brooklyn. Medical Detachment
3ljth Infantry, gasacd while carrying
wounded men, under fire. in the Ar
gonnC. Sept. %.
OTHER TRANSPORTS DUE IN
PORT THIS WEEK.
Just when Port OF Embarliation
officers were beginning TO feel n little
uncosincss concerning the transport
Hampden and the twenty casuals
who left Bordeaux with her on Jan.
| the Hampdcn was scheduled TO
arrive thirteen days ago-word came
| Il 81 H.
fore nlghtfan, 1t was explained that
the Hampton had put in at bermuda.
! leaving there Jan. aS.
The transports Absocon, WITH
twonty-thrCo casual officers. and
Brcmerton, with a like number were
also on the schedule for to- day.
On the list for tomorrow the larg-
est number OF men will he brought in
hy the Cedric. 3,5o7, and tho Henry
II. Mallory l,7j5 men.
on the Cedric from Brest. are: i4tn
and Goth Regiments OF Coast ArtiIl-
cry. Casual Company No. 22i for
Illinois. 1873 casual officers. fou,
nurses, fifteen civilians.
Among other passengers the Henry
II Mallory, scheduled to arrive last
Friday, but delayed by a stop at the
Azores, Is bringing the 327th Field
Artillery complete. two casual COM
sick and wounded.
, Tho EasteTner, scheduled for to-
morrow, has Ave casuals on board.
Wednesdays list calls for the arri.
, val of the DuCa d'Aosta, with l,7T6
the Zacapa, with l2i, and III Sol, will
p 55 troops,
The Duca d'Aosta's passengers in
cluic the 33lst Field Artillery. com
u plcte, detachments from the S33d an
33yth Field Artilories and I29 casuu
u officers.
On the Zloapa are six officers an
u seven men at the 37th Brigade Coas
Artillery seventy three casual off
" GERS, civilians, nurses ana bed-ridde
patients
III Sol brings six casual officers an
forty-nine civilians.
The hlttlcship Connecticut and IN
British transport Celtic arrived yes
terduy with moro than 1000 troop
Il on the Celtic were the only offcr
Il sive gas troops OF the American eJ
& peditionary force. who were ava
more than a year, and who did muC
to turn the tide in favor OF Il
II Allies. Thoy are known as the l
h Gas Regiment, siNty-siX officers ar
At 1869 men. All praised the work
the 27th and nth Divisions, Ne
" York troops,
i 40TH DIVISION COMING.
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4OTH DIVISION COMING.

WASHlNGToN. Feb, s--Most of thc
iO,h Division, Including practically al
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NEW YORK TROOPS
HOME ON z SHIPS;
1900 MEN HERE
Fleet Bringing 10000 Soldiers
This Week-Agamcmnon
And Samarinda In.

Thirty-twu hundred American sol
dicrs reached Ncw York to-day. the
vanguard of 10000 mon who are due
homo from France This week Nearly
three thousand of these, including
many New Yorl, men. came into port
this afternoon On the transport
on the Agcmmcmnou other umls
rived earlier n the day with 25S
clsuals. including three officers aud
iiS men IN Casual Company 80. $40.
Tho Eifty-frst Coast Artillery
Corps. regular army. with i625 r'cn
and ~ officers. was the principal unit
on the Agcmmouon. Other units
aboard were Base Hospital No. .. 9s
officers and 81 men, two casual ccm.
piuics of New Workers tplallmg i3l
men, ~ casual officers. including %
Idyiaturs, and $50 sick and wounded. u.
whom 1870 were bedriddcu. Tho total
was 2.9l1 Tho Aglmcmuon docked at
0 IIObokCn at . o'clock
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swift 4 Company's sales Of Beef in New
York city for the week ending Saturday,
Feb, l., avenged as follows. Domestic
Beef l7f0 eents.-Adyt,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
GOVERNOR OF NEUVO
LEON LIVED HERE
J. M. Garcia, Reported Elect
ed, Lived in Brownsville
Four Years Ago.

Juan Nj. Garcia, who four years
ago resided In Brownsville for sew
eral months, Is elected governor Of
the Mexican state Of Neuvo Leon.
The first telegraphic dispatch re-
ceived i'm Laredo on the result of the
election and from there sent to the
press says that Garcia's triumph is
assured. according to the Information
of Gel Progreso" which supported
the candidacy Of the former mayor
OF Monterrey Garcia received eighty
percent of the votes cast, the dis
patch says, the remainder being di-
vided between four other candidates
Alfredo Perez, Marciano Gonzales,
Pablo "A. de Ia Garza and Jose Il.
Santos.
Alfredo Perez is also known here.
He was formerly collector of Gus
toms in Matamoros.
In general the election in Monter-
rey was pacific. One man was killed
and several wounded. Sympathizers
Of the military candidates.are blamed
by "El Progreso" for thee occur
rences.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
BROWNSVILLE BANKER
NAMED ON COMMITTEE
A. Ashheim to Serve on Con-
stitution and Bylaws.

A. Asheim, vice president and cash
icr of the State Bank and Trust Com
pany has been appointed a member
Of the standing committee on con-
stitution and bylaws of the Texas
State Bankers Association. The ap-
pointment was announced following
the recent bankers convention at
Galveston. The chairman Of the COM
mittee is p. A. Murray, president of
the Levy Bank and Trust Co., Of Vic
toria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
MANY ATTEND TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR 5. S. WORK
Ministers and Others From
Western Texas Attend.
Obs The AssocIated Presal

DALLAS, Texas, June 11.-Scores
of ministers and Sunday School work
ers from all sections Of the South
west were gathered at Dallas today
to attend the Western Training
School for Sunday School Worners,
which opened at Southern Methodist
University and will continue through
June 20
The faculty of the school was
drawn from New York, Chicago. st.
Louis, Nashville, Atlanta and the Uni
vcrsity. The school was formulated
by the General Sunday School Board,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
from headquarters at Nashville.
Tenn.
During the same period there will
be in session at the Southern Metho-
dist University here the regular sum
mer meeting of the School of Theolo
gy and the Preachers Summer As
sembly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11

DOUGLASS. Ariz.. June 11--Jose
TabeIloro. alias Jose Maria Suarez,
leader OF the band Of twenty-five ban
dts which raided Cananea, Sonoro,
Mexico. early in May, made COM
plete confession to the civil officers
before Ne was executed nc Cananea
Monday night. II was learned today.
He is said to have confessed that he
personally killed the chief Of police
Of Cananea. who with four Of his
men lost their lives during the BAN
dit rail. -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
U. S. |. 5. Man IS
WITNESS in THE
FORD 7RB TRIAL
Inspector in Charge Reynolds
Says the Original ''Plan Of
San Diego" Disappeared.
TELLS ABOUT RAIDS

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, June
lie. p. Reynolds of Brownsville,
Inspector in charge Of the United
States immigration service on that
part Of the border, was among Tues.
days border witnesses in the Ford.
Chicago libel suit trial. Mr.. Reynolds
testified in regard to the "Plan Of
San Diego"
Attorney Alfred Lucking. repre-
senting Mr. Ford. as a translation of
the plan was about to be Offered in
evidence. objected on the ground that
Federal judge and Federal dis
trict attorney in Texas had invcsti-
gated the whole plot and found it
trivial, and, for the further reason
that counsel for the plaintiff had no
time to examine it. Judge Tucker
instructed that the subject be skipped
until Mr. Lucking has studied il. 1t
appeared in the testimony of Mr..
Reynolds that the original copy taken
from Basilio Ramos had disappeared
and ho had never been able to trace
il. MIR. Reynolds testified that Mexi-
can raids into Amer;ran tarr;sorv ~.
came more ffeauent after discovery
Of the aIlcsed plot.
Mr.. Reynolds said that the Rro,ynr.
vile district stretched five hpndred
miles along the Ria crande n 1a1S
he estimated that this stretch WAS
Guarded nv about . Oo0 soldiers III,
IL to17 when tha Nat;onal ryarJ
w.s noh;,;vaa 49, rrr,ha~ - !,
eraaxad Il ~ ma - =
H. told ~ RAILROAD tya;, which
xsaa wresled ~ Me,;c.n bsrd,ts wbc
;rvaa.d Ta~.s oet,,I,.r IL ra1S ~
s.;d -, ~ ,.as-a..,cw, ,.,ra rnhhaJ
..a .h~a. - F.~~ .r 10 ,.ore ,,.r,,s,a
"a -, 49,. s,,,,,o,s - Il. afs; m
s;., s.,,-.,,s - tass;f;oa ~ ,aI,,ad
tn thr,,r.r,s 80 Mex;csns .nd Iearn'
- <h.s ~a..s;.sa.t ..as ~twan.,,., nnt;
Au.~-:r.- | s. '..s..s.. 49,. H.. III ~ |.
.aa.,.,sa 4. @as,s had . n.rso,.,, a.
>*~f"<ff 50 -et>'f $500 -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11

RAIL ANDWIRE COMMUNICATION
WITH MONTEREY IS SEVERED

in
OF
still reaching Brownsville today
from what considered reliable
Of
morn
l. impossible today gain details Of the trouble Monterrey
and been completely The train
Mmo for left Tuesday but
only far Reynosa, where Il turned back.
just what the trouble Of how far Of that
miles of trouble
in
he fromR
late Tuesday
today that federal offiesrs and probably mill
fiidaigo,
for an ation N
No have
Auaizn, rebel
holding
The Associa
Tex, Juneu for Of have
and have clean
wardJua . infornssion here. .-#
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
BLUE RIDGE BLUES A
FEATURE OF CONCERT

sI've Got the Blue Ridge Blues" il
a feature of the program for the
Sixteenth Cavalry band at Fort
Brown at o'clock tonight, according
10 the numbers announced today by
BandIcader Rech as selected for the
occasion. The program follows:
L. March. "White Eagle.
"A. Dupont
2. Overture, "Inspiration. I.
al Hayes
3. "The Waltz We Love "A. Vacsey
5. A La Carcion Doncillita
b. Turkestan tOrientaD
6. Patrol. "The Passing Caravan. =
National Anthem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
ELIHU ROOT HAD
COPY OF TREATY.
WEEKS

WASHINGTON. ID. q. June H.
Elihu Root former secretary OF state,
voluntarily appearing before the SEN
ate foreign relations committee in
vestigating how copies Of the peace
treaty reached private interests I'm
New York. testified ne had copy
several weeks. given him by Henry
DAWSON of the Morgan firm. Sena-
tor Lodge said copy was shown him
by Mr.. Root. Dawson stated he
brought copy TO America but that "
was never read by anyone except
himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
30 PER CENT Of
|KEYMEN LEAVE
JOBS IN CHICAGO
Kansas City, Baltimore and
Other Places Say Strike
is Without Effect. NJ
TEXAS FEELS EFFECT


CHICAGO, ILL.,. June 1.-The 4 nat
iuQwidc strike or union commercial
teIegraphcrs, called by 8. j. Konen-
kamp. international president, became
effective at o'clock today Com
panies against which the strike was
called include the Western Union and
American telegraph & Telephone
Companies.
The Western Union comedies thirty
per cent out here, but reports from
other large cities indicate the strike
order was not generally obeyed- Kan
sas City, ST. Louis, Baltimore, De-
troit telegraph officials claim the
strike was without effect.
The Beard OF Trade announced
the Postal business was curtailed yes
terday.
Dallas and Fort Worth report the
Postal service seriously handicapped,
but the Western Union M not affect
ed San Antonio report that only
four out Of seventy operator quit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
BROWNSVILLE CONTRACTOR IS
AWARDED HALF MILLION DOLLAR
CONTRACTOR ARMY BUILDINGS

contracts Ior tne construction OF
app,oA''na'e,s s'oo'ooo "of'h on
army post pu''u'ngs from browns
rnie 70 Roma were AWARDED 70 ~. y.
Anta,;a Manda~ M NJ "lsv', r;t.h -. na
r;sh.s ~ ,ahar o,ls Tha r,,.ss..
rent : h,,.;n. tha r,.,.~;al
r, 80
. ,.ar.,.a ~ ~ p-a,';,,. .as5l sOns'a.' s: sssi
wei r.;,, sta~t !. - e.as ..a ' --a ~, =
t;n,,a a.,,~~s:~...,,. ~.a
~ ~P''' - ''' ea
Az Fort brown, Mr.. FITCH VIII build
- Officers quarters, 8 barracks, 3
mess buildings, 4 lavatorics, 9 non
commissioned officers quarters, one
nay sneu ana TWO warehouses;. New
ouiiulngs at san Benito. Mercedes
McAhen, Sam fordyce, La 6rueiIa,
toeeMeen oam Foruyce and kio
nralue ,i'yp' rcrt h,nggoid ana
contraet ~ - '''''e
yha h;,s. ;.. ...,,
c.. r~--,s. -. - 49, ! go ~ :,
g ysa' ,,,. ""e'e -, =, ~ "''"
" vs''.f cummings "ie - ~ ou'i''
.o'''P,e'e Amy p''s.' .ofe n'hssoiu
= - '''se '''se Di'sA paiiaehs' All
's''.a eo'''' ~ s'o" = iia'he'
MT. Fitch, who returned from San
Antonio Wednesday at noon, states
that the bidding on group "a" his
part OF the $5,50o,0U0 contract for
border posts, was extremely close
there was only 5000 between his bid
and that Of Weston and Kroegcr Of
San Antonio, who got the four other
units, b. c. ID. and +, all the way up
the border. Group B, Laredo and
Eagle Pass viii probably be sublet to
the Sumner Sollitt Co. Of Chicago.
Contracts for the plumbing were
sublet by Mr. Fitch to the w. H. Put
egnat Co., OF Brownsville. John
otarck' manager of tins company, ac-
eompanied mr. fitch 70 san Antonio-
MIR. Fitch figured his estimates
asone' mostly after ne arrived In San
antonio Wnen ne round that his
eohpet'eors were using naiI dozen
es'iinators apiece, working out their
figures. ne Tell 70 wondering whether
ne might not have made some grave
mistake IN dong ms own figuring.
uhen lhe pids were opened ne found
there there was only $4,000 difference
between ms contract and the nearest
70 ms figure. on the rest OF the work
the variation IN bids ran as high as
Szoo'ovV. Besides Mr.. Fitch and Wes-
ton and hroeger other bidders were: !:
Mckenzie Construction Company,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
r. MINOR, AN AMERICAN
NEWSPAPERMAN, IS LOST,
A SEARCH is REQUESTED

PARIS, June 11.-Colonel House.
member of the American peace dele
cation, has been asked to investigate
the disappearance of Robert Minor,
a newspaper correspondent and car
toonist who was taken from his hotel,
presumably by French officials. Min
or's disappearance followed his at
tendance at Syndicalist Railway
Employees meeting. His trunk Is still
at the hotel, but papers have been re-
moved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
OBJECTIONS TO
LEAGUE MADE Up
BELIEF OF Walsh

WASHINGTON, ID. G., June H.
Asserting that opponents Of the Lea
que Of Nations trumped up many un-
supportable objections, Senator
Walsh Of Montana, democrat, defend
ed the covenant against charges that
il subverts the American constitution.
Walsh declared that the arguments
are founded on theories long since
disproved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
SERVICE CROSSES FOR \
TEXANS ARE ANNOUNCED
Winnsboro and Friday Man
Recipients Of Honor.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June IL
The war department announced today
that distinguished service crosses
have been awarded to Privates Lor-
EMO @. Coates Of Winnsboro. Texas,
and Arthur NJ. Courtney OF Friday,
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-06-11
WOMAN SPY SUICIDES
WHEN JAILED; HAD A
FALSE U. S. PASSPORT

GENEVA, June 11.-Dora Charl-
ton, "a, an alleged spy travelling with
a false American passport. committed
suicide Monday when arrested. She
made frequent trips between Italy
and Germany through Switzerland
during the war and it is alleged OBJ
tanned important military informa-
tion.