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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-04-10
limos NALOS NEXICANOS EXPL LOTAN la NISERIA
Y YLA|CNORANCIA De LOSENICRADOS EN- LAREDO
Los aterrorlzan con
persecuClones ma
gin arlas y les
arrancan todo
su dinero

Persona iatereSaGa, con un simple
interes patriotico. en- Saber de ma
nera cierta ' clara, cua. eS IA suerte.
cualeS las aventuras, cuales las cir
cunsrancias, cue eSperan. de este Ia
do del Rio Bravo. a los hombreS de
labor que vieaen de Mexico, nos pro
porciona los intereSanteS datoS que
en- esta information aparecen, Y que
muestran. de manera incontrastable.
Guam desgraciada aventura es esa
en- que los braceroS de nuestro pals Sc
embarcan. cuando abandcnan nues-
tras rancheriaS. para ven!r a. eXtran
Zero tras de promesas irrealizadas
siempre.
La exploitation. el engaho, Ia vio-
lencia. el tenor. el horror 10 desco--
cido: todo 10 sufren los peones meX-
canos de este exodo inacabable, ape
mas llegan cabe Ia corriente fangosa
del Bravo.
A BoRDO
El paso a territorio americana, Sc
hace a espaldas de las autoridades
de immigration americanas. y meNl--
canaS.
A dos tres millas del puente, in
ternacional. estan los muelleS,' de
extranas Y pintorescas empresas ma
vieras. cuvas unidades son un esquife
sin mas tripulacion que un remero
que tiene tantas fuerzas en- los bra
zos. como manerias en- el r1istico ma
gin.
Los grupos de fugitivos, estan. des-
de que llegan a Nuevo Laredo, hasta
que arriban al embarcadero clandes-
tino. bajo el onofrofismo de los CO.
votes del exodo. verdaderoS trafican-
tes de carne humana, como los ne
greros de antano.
FL paSo a Jerritorio americana. a
bordo de la lancha ''de matrlcula'
mexicana, cuesta tres pesos por cabe-
"a, tres pesos pagados, al riguroso
contado. algunas horas antes de Ia
salida.
Pero no eS ESQ TODD: los barque-
ros hacen yer a los emigrantes cue
estan violando la ley, que no es posi-
BILE burlar Ia vigilancia de los adua-
neros, que no suelen 'diStrarse' CO.
mo no sean llamados por el tintenear
de las monedaS de orc; asi pues, 81
no quieren correr el pehgro &c ser
detenidos, llevados la carcel me
tidos de soldados, cada uno de ellos
tiene que dar IN peso mas, para 'eI
empleado." es decir. un peso para ase-
gurar Ia complicidad del aduanero.
Despues. a embarcarse, dar tum-
bos. entire las sombras, en- la corrlen-
te del Bravo, y atracar, despues de
algunos minutes en- Ia ribera ameri-
cana. en- un afenal girls, Ell un mato-
rral espeso, lejos de toda huella de
poblaci6n.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-04-10

7.i.crrma Esn,c.ai pa,- Ii PRENS.A
NOGALES. Arizona, Abril S.-yna
Ge las diflcultades que ha naoido pa
"a el arrerlo de Ia huelga de los trc-
nistas la constituye el snicidio de ia
me, Temple, superinteadente de Sur
pacitico en- el Es ado de Sonora.
Temple Sc suicide el microbes en-
la estaci6n de Empalmc, cerca de-!
puerto de Guaymas, seEdn 10 lnd!-
can notlc:as pioEGmerte conflrna-
das que Sc recibieron en- Nogales
anoche. Sc cree que James Temple
Sc suicidara al yer el fracaso de los
esfuerzos que hizo para impedlr Ia
huelga de los trenistas Y a causa de
las dificultades con que tropezo con
los huelguistas. con las autorldades
V aun con la propia empresa.
Hoy en- la tarde Sc dijo en- Noga-
les. Sonora. que habia grandes espe-
ranzas de que Sc reanudara el trafl-
co de trenes entire Nogales, HermosI-
llo ' Guaymas, diciendoSe que tanto
el gobierao local de Sonora como el
gobierno de Carranza estaban dis
puestos incautarse de los ferocarri-
les, el segundo con Ell proposito de
estar en- condiciones de mover libre-
mente a las tropas que esta acumu-
lando en- Guaymas Y en- el Estado de
Sinaloa.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-04-10
ESA DECLARATION HIlO A QUIENES FUEROH
4 ENTREVISTARLO, Il GENERAL ADOL-
70 De la HUERIA
FL CORONEL RANDOLPH
ESTUDIA FL ASUNTO
DO LuGAR Il SUICIDE DEL AMERICANA
JAMES TEMPLE Ia DIFICULTAD De
UN PRONTO ARREGL0

T.,eg,rma Es1seizl pare Il PEENSA.
NOGALES. Arizona, Abrll g
"El arreglo de Ia huelga de los tre-
nistas del Ferrocarril Sur Pacifico en-
Ell -Estado de Sonora esta en- manoS
del Coronel Epes Randolph. Presl-
dente de la empresa ferrocarrllera
citada Y esperamos que tai arreglo
Sc de a conocer hoy" Tai dijo el go
bernador Adolfo de la Huerta los
representantes dc los peri0dicos
cuando estos fueron a entrevistarlo
en- el caro- especial en- que e. gober-
nador hizU su viaje Ia frontera.
De Ia Huerta manifesto. ademas,
que 81 en- el curse del dia no Sc re-
solvia en- alguna forma la huelga de
los trenistas, el gobierno del Estado
de Sonora Sc hara cargo del ferro-
carril Y reanudara el trafico. para
evitar la perdida de cientos de miles
de pesos a productores, almacenistas
G importadores tanto de Mexico como
de los Estados Unidos.
y en- ese case. preguntaron los
periodiStas,-:sern soldados los que
Sc cncarguen de manejar los trenes?
oh, ro.-contest6 el Gobernador
de la Huerta. Seran los propios huel
yuistas los que coupe el gobierno
para restablecer el servicio de paSa-
jeros Y de carga.
Agrego el Gobernador que anteS,
de que los trenistas resolvieran decla-
rar Ia huelga el sabado pasado, le die
ron aviso de la intencion que tenlan
Y de las razones en- que Sc fundaban
para abandonar el trabajo declaran-
dose en- huelga, expresando que Sc
ponian incondicionalmente las or
denes del gobierno 81 este procuraba
allanar las dificultades Y satisfacer
sus demandas.
De Ia Huerta dijo que en- el caso
de que el gobierno de Sonora Sc IN
caute de los ferrocarriles, los huel--
guistas que Sc encarguen del maneio
de los trenes Y en- general todos los
obreros que prestan suS evlclos para
Ia reanudacion del trafico, perclblran
el sueldo que demandan de Ia COM
pafiia V trabajaran unicamente ei nu-
nero de horas que imponen Ia EN-
DreSa.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-04-10

directories de otras uniones de en-
p!eados de ferrocarrileros.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-04-10
LIBROS EN- ESPANOL

Compre usted sus libros en- espa-
mol Ia Casa Editorial Lozano, 11S
n. Santa Rosa Ave, San Antonio,
Texas. Es la mas barata
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-04-10

lPass = Ia octsvs PlanS,
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
FRANK ANDREWS DIES
 FROM BULLET WOUNDS
We'll Known Here Among Clothing Merchants-Shot
 Highwaymen in Robbery.

Frank, Andrews, one of the city's most prominent clothing men of quar- ter of a, century ago and a personal friend of many of the older clothing men of New Britain. died Saturday night in the Stamford hospital of bullet wounds. received in an at tempted highway robbery the preced- ing week He was 51 years of age and married. While in this city he was employed at different times in the C. J. White store then conducted in the Y. M. C. A. building; the Hart ford One Price store, which occupied the present site of the Newark Shoe company, and the clothing. establish ment conducted by Daniel Krause.
 Since leaving New Britain and moving to Stamford, Andrews was engaged in collection work. It was while he was making a tour of his territory that the highway robbers, three in number and previously ap- prised of the fact that he had :; con siderable amount of cash on his per son. attempted to take his money. He was dragged. when he resisted. to the home of one of the trio at 37 Min now street, Stamford, and while there he was shot.
 The three men involved in the shooting are: Charles Neileranut, aged 36. of 69 Hawthorne street; Ben nie Lobeniki. aged 3S. also of 6S Hawthorne street; Roman Howoro- wicz. aged 26, of 37 Minnow street, in Stamford. The first named is be- heved to be the one responsible for Andrews death. He is q boarder at the home of Lobeniki. who is also i Implicated, while the third is the owner of the home in which the ac- tuul shooting took place.
 Awaiting cOrOner'S inquest, the men are being held by the Stamford s,,lt lthorities and will face charges to- i morrow morning.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
PROSECUTION SHOWS ;
 NEWBERRY,S METHOD TO GET ELECTION
MISS EMILY KNOWLES ID BE ADMITTED TODAY Young English War Worker Gains Entrance to
 This Country.
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Now Ic. E, tcn. ..-MlS S. Cora NJ. lsiand today to copDicte .o.mahlies for t7" admission to this country Of Miss Emily Knowles. the English war worker who N;lz detained with j1er bnhy on the way to join Mrs. spi!1er and her hus.'Un,i. Lieutenant Po:ley f. Spillcr. whom she met at ;L cam p in England while he was trainin.. 10 be an ttv;ijor and shr Was u men, oc.. ot the Wolueu's auxiliary service.
 Mrs. Spikcr was accompanied ny GuN $. Spiker. brother Of tho lieu tenant. who has offered tC marry Miss Knowles. and her lawyer, Henjan} in I<it3Sch5t~in. They took e $l.0O0 Liberty Boud to t':c isi&n,l to deposit ;.:s required by tt:: Department Of Labor. for tIlG admiss Oil of Miss Knowles and her baby 10 lhe country Mrs Will;an K. B;,t;erspy. of Fall River. Mass; Mr. and Mrs. Battcrsoy were expected 10 arrive here late to- day and to take the 20-year-ol1 ] mother and tho child back to Fall River with them.
 Guy Spiker said he had come here today to marry Miss Knowles if she would consent. If she accepted his: proposal. he said, he would ask the imm igrAtion authorities 10 place the English girl temporarily in the care oi his sister-in-laW.
 II want to say" he added. that I am doing this on my own initiative. [ do nothing as a matter of tradition. I'm an American, born here, and my family before me was born here. l wish to marry this girl and if she will consent it will make me one of the happiest men in the world. I will marry her today if it can be arr ranged, and if it cannot be. I will marry her at any time. have had abundant time to consider what l am doing and I believe it right"
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
 TO MEET TROLLEYMEfJ
Public Meeting Will Be Held With Officials in Attendance - New
 schedule, Not in Effect Today

As a result of the past weeks agi- taton for better trolley service, Chairman F. R. GilDatric of the com mon council railroad committee has assure 1 Alderman Angelo PaOnessa that hat committee will ask officials of the Connecticut company to come here for a public meeting this week. The chairman has been in commun- ic;ltion with officials at the New HaN- on office but as yet has not sent out his call for com mit1c& session.
 No new developments on Alderman PaoncsSa's $ jitneN proposition arc re- ported today. Manager |. L. I;eards- ley of the trolley copanN'S local office called on the aldermen Sat urdny night and discussed the matter pro and con. The iitnev-buS was shown Mir. Beardsley, Paoness;t said. to prove that there was backing to his state 1nents. Trolleys on the North Stanley and Berlin lines were reported to be running on the 10-Ilinutc schedule, instead of the ha;f hour schedule, to- day. and making the complete round trip. instead of the half trip as WAS promised by the officials last week.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
DENY POOR CONDITIONS
Authorities at Ellis Island Fail to Find '.DepIorable" Situation Among DcpOrtccS' Families,

New York. Feb. 2.-Authorlties at Ellis Island today denied Knowledge of ''depIorable'' conditions among families of extremists deported on the Buford now held in deportation pro ccedings as charged by the American womens committee which announces if will make efforts in Washington to have these dependents assisted
 "J know of nobody deported on the 3uford W no was actually married ac- cortling to the laws of the various states of this country, said Percy \. Baker. superintendent at the island ..There may have been some who claimed that they were married but l do not believe they could have pro duced any proof. Anyhow I know of nothing in the inlmigratiCn laws that provides that marriage shali relieve any alien from deportation.
 Of the more than 300 persons sent to the island after raids last month only two have claimed at hearings be- fore immjg jgration inspect 0rS that ThCT were married MT. Baker said. Most of them have refused to answer any questions at all and obout half of them have been released on bail.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
MISJUDGED SITUATION
Uolicc Commissioner Curtis Refused Offer of State Guard Assistance, EoSton Mayor Says.

Boston, Feb. 2.-Mayor Peters, in his annual address today. said Police Comm ssoner Edwin U. Curtis had miaiudgcd the situation surrounding the strike of the policemen last Sep tenn DOT. when s1 ware of rioting and footing followed the walkout O the officers.
 On the day preceding the plight of the strike. tn. mayor said. he aslial the commissioner whether il would not be wise to have the state Guard motilized.
 "Poiice Comm i.s'ioncr Curtis stated in no uncertain terms that he did not wish their aid at that tlme, the mayor said The governor also pointed oi1t to me plainly that no one had authority to interfere with the police com m issioner. l had no alter native but to give the police comnis- sioner chance to dem onstrate whether he had adequately provided for the situation. The events of that night demonstrated that he had mis- judged it.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
Carpenters Strike When
 Wage Demands Are Refused

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 2.--FoUr hundred union carpenters in the Springfield district, which includes Chicopes, Wcsttield and smaller near by places. went on strike today fol lowing refusal of employers to grant an increase ir wages from 85 to 90 cents an hour negotiations for which have been on for several months. Of ticcrs of the recently formed building Trades Employers association say the increase cannot be granted, as to do so would rendar void a recent agree ment with building crafts increasing wages April 1, with no increases un- til that time The carpenters dis scented from the general wage agree mcnt which would give them 9o c"nt ts an hour April first where as thcy a 5k- ed for $1 effective on that date
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
Bank Presidents Trousers
 Articles For Legal Decision

Chicago, Feb. 2.-The U. s. district court will be ask ed tu decide Whether the trousers of Charles \. Thomas, Chicago bank president are d vehicle and if they are, whether they should .ne conilscaled by the government and sold at auction.
 Mr Thomas Was arrested SaturdaS night in a cabaret when he produced a bottle of liquor from his hip pocket and concocted high balls for himself and three companions. Federal pro hibition agents who made the arrest maintain the use of the hip pocket to carry, liquor makes MT. Thomas trousers q vehicle within the meaning of the dry law and that the garment is subject to seizure and sale. MT. Thomas. who was refused bail amt has been in jai; since Saturday night, will be taken before q |. :. cofniniS- si0ner today. He is president ol the Commonwealth Trust and security Co. Decision in the case will affect carries oI hip pocket iiasks through out the country.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
HARTFORD POLICE
 PUZZLED BY LAW
Have Carried Out Part of the Vol stead Act. But Find No Author
 ity for Trial.

Hartford, Feb. 2.-Whether IS men arrested by the police Saturday night in ;4 raid on Jacob Blum'S saloon at Front and Tatlcott streets, and booked for violation of the prohibition law would stand trial in both city police court and in the federal court had not been determined up to 1 O clock this afternoon. Judge Edward l.. Smith, L. S. district attorney, will in any case try Jacob Blum, proprietor of the place, and Feliz Manilia, his bartender under the provisions of the NOlstead act.
 which provides that complaint shall be made to agents of the department of justice that liquor has been sold constitutes the stum bling block so far as the state court is concerned. Cn- der that act the police apparently have no right to prosecute, but mere ly to assist in making arrests. No en- 10rcement machinery for the eigh- te6nth ann ndInent has been set up by the Connecticut legislature in the be- lief of counsel for Blum and Manilia.
 In the meantime the cases against the two principals and the other 46 day hy Judge Creedon in police court to allow the state time to prepare it's @ SC if it wants to. Blum and Manila are out on $500 b~ndS each, B of the men are out on bonds of Sl00 each. and the other 23 have been released on 1lt ir own recOg gniZance.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
CITY HALL ESTIMATE
 SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Commission Asks S50,200, S30,000 of Which is For
 Vault For Town Clerk.

Tenants of the various offices in city hall will be well cared for if the budget of estimate compiled by the city hall commission and given out by Clerk William G. Dunn, today, is accepted and appropriation made. The commission asks for $50,200 as com pared to $11, 800 requested when the board of finance and taxation last took up the matter Of estimates.
 While the increase is perhaps the highest yet offered to the finance commission, in it's ordinary expenses been economically handled. Should the board of finance and taxation ap- prove it, the office Of the town and city clerk will have a S30.O00 addi- tion to the present vault constructed. The office is sorely in need of such an addition as the. present quarters are altogether inadequate, officials say. During no calendar year since it's es- tablishment has the number of legal papers offered for record been as high as that of last year and indica- lions are that another banner year in the real estate market. is at hand. while legal documents keep coming into the office, daily. ..
 The installing of a new electric elevator at a cost Of $6,000 is in cluded in the estimates. The income has been increased $1,400 bringing the figure to S17,5nO.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
STATE CONVENTION
American Legion Posts to Gather in Hartford for the Establishment Of State Department.

Hartford, Feb 2.-TO discuss plans for q state department of the Amer ican Legion in Conn ecticut for han ding matters relative to War risk ill- Surance, vocational training and cont penSation and k kindred matters of in tereSt to former service men and to launch an active campaign 10 obtain at once for former service men and their dependent relatives the benefits of the War Rif act. q special state conference. with representa- ton from all posts of the Am erican Legion in Connecticut will be held in the Hart ford Chamber of Commerce auditor ium Saturday. February 21.
 There also will be held on the same day a special constitutional conven- ton of the Connecticut department t.o amend the department constitution to conform to the new ma ationa1 consti- tuition.
 Each of the so posts in the state will be entitled to send to the con ference and convention two delegates who will will be. preferably. the nos. commander and post war risk insur- ance officer
 Governor Holcomb and Mayor Ein- selIa. of Hartford, have been invited to speak.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
Search Continues For
 Missing Prisoners

lEsslNinl. N. l.. F|ch. -.--E' Nrly guards were searching the yard and buildings of Sing Sing prison today for perciv:.l M"Donough and Alfred Trjetllant}er. Brooklyn street car ban ,its who disappeared just before supper time yesterday and have not been seen since. Major LANcs. the warden. is convinced that the men are runreultCl somewhere Ill the prison as it careful examination of the prison walls and the ice on the Hudson river which flows past the prison has not revealed any footprints in the snow.
 McDonough was serving 40 year term and Fricdlander one of IS years. Both were convicted of holding up street cars in remote sections of Brooklyn and Rhode Island and rob ping the passengers at the point of re- EQlVcrS.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
COMPANY WILL. ENPIAI
Electric Light Patrons Receive
 Relative tc New Rates.

Patrons Of the Connecticut and Power company receivedat lowing notice in their mails too To Our Customers:
 \ few of our customers Ina pressed dissa tisfaction regarii new lighting rates.
 We are asking all who do T derstand the rates to feel free. upon uS for an explanation justnent. If you wish to ha thvr exploration of o2i" new r havc any compla :n< cou -crl2ill application to your s@vvice V please write us at our Now Brt' fee or cali '1p t~ierhonc Nc stating yo1,~ nar1v. st~oet a.tir# the reason tor vour d:ssaIis,
 The Connecticut Lil
 Tower Corlpa
New Britain herald., 1920-02-02
BELIEVES CONSENT
 WILL BE UNANIMOl
But If It Is Opposed, Mas
 chusetts' Leader Will 4 Suspension of RuleI Many Senators Absent.

Washington, Feb 2-C.ouuts the democratic move to take up| peace treaty again in the senateI publican leaders today gave nt that they would formally ask to U the treaty up for debate next Mon one day earlier than the dem oc had decided on.
 The development was resarde- practically assuring another long riod of discussion.
 In giving the notice in the sd Senator Lodge, republican leader, he would first ask unanirn ous corI to proceed to consideration of treaty with reserva tions.
 T trust" he added, that uI nous consent certainly will be gl In case it is not 1 shall make the essary motion to suspend the rulI
 The announcement apparently the democrats by surprise and tn : publican leader was asked to r, it. Senator Ashurst, dem ocrat, zona. then asked?
 Why withhold it so long, Wh{ move to take it up tomorrow o next day?''
 Senators Absent.
 T have given the matter consi tiou." replied Senator Lodge. '' senatCrs arc absent and | des,i wait until they return.
 Tn view of the notice given viously by democratic leaders they would move to take up the Tuesday of next week. it was pr, ed that little opposition would op from any quarter.
 towns in Connecticut on the WI
 Democratic and republican Ie are understood to be preparing vations to offer as soon as the again is before the senate. In quarters it was predicted that of the points at issue soon wi eliminated by an agreement O basis of the work done by the nal bipartisan compromise col tee. The possibility that open q would facilitate argument on a K. and the Monroe doctrine hoy was regarded by many senator remote
 The democrats already had nounced they would make a s motion Tuesday of next week.
 Believe It WiIl Pass.
 Tn the form proposed by Ss Lodge, the motion will require 2 thirds ma jority but the genera diction was more than that m would support il. Not only thos favor ratification in some forf some of the treaty's irreconc foes are ready to vote to reopa debate.
 Should Senator Lodges motto however, the motion of the cratic leaders the following da be in such form that only a m; would be necessary to pass party leaders say. The dem contend that no suspension 0 rules would he necessary to ta the treaty and that position is ed 10 be upheld by Vice Pre MarslatE On appeal from hh sion a majority only would be 10 sustain him.