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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
NO SPECIAL SESSION
SAYS THE GOVERNOR
Hobby Replies. of Query of
American Legion Officer
on This Subject
lRv The Assncinfed Press

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23.-In re-
ply to a representative Of the state
organization of the American Legion
Governor Hobby recently stated that
he saw no prospect for a special ses-
sion Of the legislature.
The governors letter said in part
81 do not know Of the existence of
an extraordinary condition such as
contemplated in the constitution for
the calling of a special session, which
in my judgment there is reason TO be-
lieve the legislature can remedy.
"The school teacher problem is up
to the people Of Texas in the form of
a constitutional amendment to re-
move the limit Of taxation for school
purposes in local school districts. If
this amendment is carried it will be
within the power of each and every
school district Of Texas to deal with
the low salary teacher problem and
alleviate that menace TO our schools
during the next term.
''The amendment is to be voted on
in November and, in my judgment, it
is fortunate that the amendment is
to be acted upon during the crisis in
the educational affairs of Texas. The
issue is squarely before those most
vitally concerned, the people of Tex
as, who are in position to act more
effectively than the legislature.
"The constitutional limit Of ad va
loren and school taxes which the
state can impose has been reached,
therefore the legislature could only
attempt to deal with the situation, if
assembled, by imposing heavy load
of special taxes. 1t is my judgment
that If the legislature was called by
me, in view Of the heavy burden al
ready upon the people, it would not
find favor among the legislature and
the people who pay the bill to impose
these additional taxes. Nothing,
therefore. would result from the cali
ing of the legislature except the
heavy cost thereof to the state.
81 am writing you Of the situation
as it exists at present, which, Of
course, you will bear in mind is sub
iect TO change at any time should
cause arise which in my judgment
would make it necessary to call n spe.
cial session"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
GAMBLING ALLOWED FOR
AID OF MEXICAN TOWN
Application for License Based
On Pretext OF Poverty

LAREDO. Texas. Feb. 2S--Permis-
sion has been granted the town or
Tacubaya. in the federal district OK
Mexico. to license gambling houses so
that "the municipalities share of the
proceeds can be applied 10 IT. depleted
treasury" according 70 El Universal
Of Mexico City.
The federal government granted
the towns petition. which was based
"on the pretext Of poverty. and a
prospective financial crisis" !" the news
paper said. on condition that federal
Inspector be permitted 10 inspect the
delivery Of the city's share OF the
gains.
Everybody" the newspaper adds,
'knows the game permitted i nothing
but vertical roulette. on which tre-
mcndous sums are vagered."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
HOOVEROPPOSES
PACTS GOING IN
CAMPAIGN
Does Not Believe Ratifica,s ::
Should Become Issue
i'm Elections

BALTIMORE, Md. Feb. 23.-Her-
bert Hoover. addressing Johns Hop
kins University today. declared his
opposition to making ratification or
the treaty with Germany an issue 1T
the presidential campaign. He insist
ed that injection Of arguments for
and against the reservations would
"obscure our pressing domestic issues
BY conflict over a question in whicn
the country already has made up it,
mind. Ny impression i there i no
party credit in this position"
Hope for immediate ratification of
the treaty rested. Hoover said, in the
acceptance by the lesser reservation
lists Of the proposals Of the mild res
ervationists. Those two combined,
he said, could secure ratification.
The present danger Europe y fac
ing, Hoover said. j. not 81 much =
revolutionary cataclvsm as ~ steady
degeneration of standard Of living
and slow decay Of the forces of sta
bility"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
CHARGES WILSON IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
RATIFICATION DELAY

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23.--De-
claring the republican party 'will wei.
come responsibility Of Americanizing
the peace treaty" Senator Harding at
a rally of state republicans held Presi.
dent Wilson responsible for the SEN
ate's delay in ratifying the treaty.
Essentially alone, he negotiated
the surrender of American nationality
and still essentially alone, one in q
hundred millions, he blocks its fina
disposition" Harding said
While democratic senators from Tho
south generally supported the presi
dent in this stand. Harding said, the
people of the south are for protecting
Americas rights.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
RESERVE BOARD WILL
EXERT ITS POWER TO
RESTORE SITUATION

WASHINGTON. ID. G., Feb 2S.-
Determination Of the federal reserve
board to exert the full power Of the
reserve banking system 70 regulate
the control OF the credit situation. n
course designed 70 aid commerce and
industry in restoring the pre-war
equilibrium, was disclosed in the
boards annual report. II said the
board in prepared to "test the ability
Of the system 10 check expansion and
to induce healthy liquidation.'
Warning ~ given the country that
it must guard against too rapid de-
flation as remedies employed - cor
rect initiation might create conditions
worse than the ipflation itself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
RELATIONS With
SOVIET RUSSIA
RECEIVESFAVOR
British and Italian Premiers
Favor 1t, But French Pre-
mier Is in No Hurry
OBy The 4 ,spciated Press)

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Premiers
Lloyd George and Nitti are believed
to favor resumption Of relations with
soviet Russia, although Premier Mil
lerand is not inclined to agree to i'm
mediate action, according to the Daily
Mail. 1t says this problem must be
considered by the supreme council of
the allies at the sessions begun today.
1t Is maintained by the Chronicle that
"aIl candid minds must recognize
that as 70 anti-bolshevik organization
exists any longer, soviet Russia is
now Russia"
Since there is not to be war with
Russia, said the Daily News, there
must be peace. "By what right" the
newspaper says, docs handful of
politicians condemn their democracies
to needless hardships and the democ-
racy of Russia to hardships fourfold
more acute by prohibiting the natural
and beneficial exchange of needed
commodities?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
AZ GERMAN CANNON In
WORKING ORDER FOUND
Officers in "Cits" Attempted
to Keep Out World Police

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 23.-Thc
Berlingske Tiende Fleusburg cores
pondent states the international COM
mission has discovered forty-two
German cannon and ten machine guns
in working order on Sylt Island, off
Schleswig- Holstein. Officers com
manding the batteries, the correspon.
dent says, were dressed in civilian
clothes and had forbidden the inter
national police to enter their terri
tory after 10 o'clock at night. II is
said that British troops will replace
the Germans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
Discuss Waste Of Gas.

WASHINGTON ID. c., Feb. 23.-
Suggestions regarding the best meth
DDS of preventing waste of natural
gas were considered today by the nat
ural gas conservation committee ap-
pointed last week by Secretary Lane.
Mayor Wozencraft Of Dallas was
among those attending.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
$500 REWARD OFFERED
FOR MEN DEAD OR ALIVE

RENO, New, Feb. 23.-Rewards
of S3500 were offered today for the
capture. dead or alive, Of the ban
dts who yesterday killed Constable
A. l.. st. Clair at Deeth, New, and
mortally wounded Deputy Sheriff
George Requa. The officers were
shot while engaged in a running bat
tie with the men who had robbed the
commissary of the Union Land and
Cattle company nj Deeth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
20 YEAR OLD TEXAN HAS
NEVER SEEN CENSUS MAN,
WANTS TO LOOK AT HIM

FL PASO, Tex, Feb. 23.-W. A.
Miner, forty years resident of FL
Paso, has never met census enumer-
ator ard would like to see what one
Of the animals" looks like. In let
ter to the FL Paso Chamber Of Com
merce Mr., Miner said:
Having lived in the state Of Texas
since May 10, 1s49, and in the city
of FL Paso since Feb. 4, 1880, and
never met a census taker. would be
real glad to meet one of the animals
to see what it looks like"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
TURKEY RETENTION
OF C0NSTANTINOPLE
OPPOSED BY CHURCH
nv The Associated Pressl

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Protests
against the Turks retaining hold upon
Constantinople, was made in several
churches here. The subject continues
to be conspicuously featured in the
newspapers in England. A number
Of the most prominent people in the
country, including the Archbishops of
York and Canterbury memoralized
Premier Lloyd George earnestly op-
posing a policy which will leave Con-
stantinople in Turkish hands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23

HeyaIds Paper Shipment is
NOaU En- Route From NeiU York

that unloading of this shipment will
be expedited for shipment to Browns.
vile. In the meantime The Herald
is forced to conserve its limited sup
ply of paper on hand in order that ne
publications may be missed, and
trusts that the public will bear with
it until the shipment arrives. The
Herald has endeavored to get a lin
ited supply from almost every pape,
in Texas using the same paper, with.
out success, all papers being short OF
supply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
PHILIPPINE REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE GENERAL WOOD

MANILA, p. L., Feb. 23.-Major
General Leonard Wood was endorsed
as republican candidate for president
and a platform urging postponement
Of withdrawal Of American sover-
eighty over the Philippine Islands un-
til the masses of Filipinos are able to
safely exercise the franchise was
adopted at the republican insular con-
vention Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
RELIEVE WOMAN OF HER
DIAMONDS, AND POLITELY
APOLOGIZE FOR ROBBERY

DALLAS. Texas, Feb. 23.-While
pedestrians passed near by, two po-
lite robbers took $2,4O0 in diamonds
from Mrs. +. X. McKelvey here last
night on downtown street. They
DOTTED their hats and apologized for
inconveniencing her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23

The Herald has received notice
from the international Paper Com
pany, New York City, that its long
expected shipment Of paper has been
loaded en- the Steamship Elvia, which
sailed from New York City last
Thursday, following the lifting of the
Southern Pacific embargo between
that city and Galveston on account
of the lifting of the dockworkers
strike in the latter city. The paper
should reach Galveston about Friday,
and the publishers have been assured
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
BODY OF PEARY LAID
TO REST TODAY WITH
ALL MILITARY HONOR
nlN The Assncinted Pressl

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 23.-
The body of Rear Admiral Robert
Peary, discoverer of the North Pole,
was laid to rest in Arlington National
Cemetery today /ith full naval and
military honors. High government
officials and diplomatic corps were
present. The casket was carried to
the cemetery on gun timber, draped
in the national flag which Peary
raised at the North Pole.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
10000 Miners on Strike.

PORT WALES, Feb. 23.-ThirIy
thousand miners struck today in the
collieries of the Rhonday Valley, the
shutdown being almost complete.
They struck 10 enforce demands for
the dismissal Of a check weighman to
whom they objected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
FRESH REVOLUTION IS
THREATENING IN MEXICO"
tRy The Associated Press)

FL PASO, Tex, Feb. 23.--A fresh
revolution threatens Mexico as the
result of the coming political cleo
tions, according ii FL Excelsior, one
of the leading Mexico City newspa-
pers. "To judge by the indications,
there is not left the slightest hope
that the coming elections assure the
riunph Of democracy. Nay, not even
the public peace it seems to be as
sured by the approaching declaration
of the people," the paper says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
PRESIDENTS PROPOSAL
ASSAILED BY UNION MEN

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 23.-
The presidents proposal for settle
ment of the railroad wage controversy
and compromise railroad bill was Bit
terly assailed in the conference of
railroad union officials discussing the
presidents agreement for policy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
BLUE SUNDAYS CONTINUE
In Fl. WORTH, ANNOUNCES
Drug Stores Are Closed Fol-
lowing Movie Agitation

FORI WORTH. Tex, h FeD- %
Blue Sundays continue Ia Fort
Worth, it was announced by Sheriff
Clark following the closing yesterday
evening Of the drug stores. lnvok-
ing the blue laws followed minis
ters' campaign To close Sunday shows.
These were shut down yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
WILSON'S REJOINDER TO
GO TO EUROPE TONIGHT

WASHINGTON, y. C.. Feb. "a
The presidents rejoinder to the en-
tcnte premiers ON the Airiatic ques-
tion IL expected tO he en route to
Europe tonight. Mo forecast OF its
contents was given out
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
OUELL WHISKEY
INSURRECTION,
TRIP'SOBJECT
Federal Prohibition Director
and Six Armed Aides on
Way to North Michigan
OPy The Associated rress)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Major
A. j. Dalrymple, federal prohibition
director for the central states, with
six armed aides, is en- route to Iron
county, in upper Michigan, to qucll
what revenue agents regard as an i'm
oipient whiskey insurrection. Dalrym-
pie informed Washington that Iron
county is in open revolt against fed
eral authority. He said that county
officials took from the federal agent
a quantity Of wine he had confiscat-
ed.
Major Dalrymple planned to have
force cf approximately eighty g.
ficers assist him in cleaning up the
county, he said. composed Of prohib,-
ton agents and state constabulary.
Plans for the departure Of Dalrym-
pie and his armed aids apparently
were upset as they had not left up
to noon.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Major
Dalrymple was notified that tele-
graphic authorization for him to lead
an armed ed'expedition into Iron county
has been sent from Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 2S.-Mrs- Ida
OFT went to trial III the district court
Monday for killing her husband on =
crowded street here December ~.
The court overruIed a motion of the
defense for continuance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
NAVY WANTS 500 MEN.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2l.-Gov-
ernor Hobby has issued proclama-
ton at the request Of the navy de-
partment, calling upon 500 Texas
men to enlist i'm the navy during
February and March, to fill vacancies
caused by the discharge nf men who
enlisted for the duration Of the wHr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
2 SAILORS SCALDED
TODEATH, PIPE ON
DESTROYER BURSTS


SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 23.-Two
sailors were scalded to death and two
others seriously burned when steam
pipe on the United States destroyer
Kitty burst while the vessel was on
speed run near here Saturday The
dead are Clarence Lambeth and Clar-
ence LanZell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
RATIFICATION WOMAN
SUFFRAGE EXPECTED

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Feb. 25.
Ratification of the federal woman
suffrage amendment is expected by
n special session Of the legislature,
convened today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-23
FOUR AGED WOMEN BURNED

LYNN, Mass, Feb. 23.-Four in
mates Of the Lynn Home fir Aged
Women burned to death today in a
fire that destroyed the building.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-27

In addition to the food station the
Red Cross established a first aid
room in the laboratory, where they
attended to slight burns and took
care of the men overcome by the
fire, bringing relief to all those need
ing it. At about three-thirty in the
afternoon one of the big tanks near
the laboratory got on fire and the
girls were forced to fee from their
stations at the laboratory and gate
house, and make their permanent
station at the school house in
Maurer. This happened so suddenly
that the girls had to work very fast
to get all their things over to the
school house before they were de-
stroyed by fire.
The girls worked, wonderfully.
making trip afe strip here and
there, serving the men with about
nifty gallons OF coffee, twenty gall
Ions of soup and thousands of sand
wiches. They worked in shifts, the
second shift coming on at about s
O'Clock and working till long past
midnight, everything happening
without a hitch. The work done by
the local Red Cross and especially
the Red Cross Motor Corps was
splendid and they proved by their
hard work yesterday in the time Of
need, the necessity of having a Red
Cross in this city and what a val
liable asset they are.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-27
FIRE FIGHTERS, AIDED BY RED CROSS WOMEN,
BATTLE With FLAMES FOR SO HOURS; SEVERAL
HURT; ARPLANES AID IN COMBATING BLAZE
Mayor Praises Firemen
And Red Cross Women

Mayor Frank Dorsey today out the following state
concerning the big Barber Asphalt Paving Company ire
and the work of the iremen and the Red Cross:
Il visited the fire during the day end found depart
ment working with the system of machine but they were
greatly handicapped in their work because the buildings of
the plant covered mostly all of the ground and left drive
openings for the fire apparatus and the company
had pumping equipment the fremen had to depend
regular water pressure which not sufficient fight fire of
this nature.
It is the opinion of Chief Nixon of the department that
they could have the the of the fire when
first started that they could have controlled it. The chief
reported that he had all the companies the blaze with
the exception of the Lincoln Engine Company which left
to the city The Lncons had this responsibility alone
for short time only later the Washngons sent back
also TO keep the city covered
with all the handicaps and disadvantages, if the men
not real fremen they would have become discouraged
the mayor sad but they stood by the fire worked
face of defeat, they deserve lot of credit
1.-The Red Cross is to be commended the mayor conn-
ued on the service rendered the remen and the city
when the blaze at its height BY serving coffee soup
and sandwiches to the tired and attending the
and wounds of the injured they did keep up the
morale of the department. -
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-27
FIRE THAT RAZED BARBER 90. PLANE
STILL BLAZING; DAMAGE IN MILLIONS
EVENT
IN CIVIC DRIVE
Get Together Dinner Will be
Held at the Packer House
on Thursday Night.

The second big get-together affair
in connection with the reorganiza-
ton campaign of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held at the New
Packer House on Thursday night,
September 80, at GAS o'clock. It
will be an all-for-Perth Amboy din
ner. Invitations were sent out Sat-
urday afternoon to more than 1000
persons whose names are on the
prospect list. The out of town
speaker will be w. Warren Giles, a
notable speaker of New Jersey, who
is particularly interested in commun-
ity questions. There will be other
speakers and community singing.
THE concentration of effort of all
men and women toward the win
ming of the war was amazing in the
thoroughness with which the spirit
of cooperation and service was de-
veloped," said the Rev. w. p. Can't
well, rector of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic church, this morning. "The
war is past. We now face the vital
questions of adjustment. What we
did toward winning the war, we
should also be able to do toward
the promotion of the welfare of
Perth Amboy. /, therefore, most
heartily endorse the proposal to ex
pand the Perth Amboy Chamber of
Commerce into a community wide
organization utilizing the spirit of
cooperation and service for the ben
eft of the city,"
A committee of well known citi-
zens has been named. 1t includes
wome n as we'll as men. Headed by
Mayor Frank Dorsey. it is as follows:
Chris Anderson, r. r. Anderson, +.
l.. Antisell, Ferdinand Andrews, the
Rev. S. Balogh, G. w. Barnekov,
William II. Black. Chris Borup, Jo-
seph Brimlow. G.. w. Brook, Senator
Thomas Brown. f. L. Brown, Joseph
Bruck, the Rev. w. p. Cantwell,
C. G. Christensen, Thomas Christie
pher, ]. ]. Clark, J. L. Clevenger, G.
H. Coates, the Rev. A. Cohen, Har-
ry Conard, ID. v. Connors, John
Coyne, I. r. Grouse, the Rev. Jo-
seph Czaplinsky, the Rev. s. r.
Dixon, NJ. ]. Dahl, d. Dobbs. John
Doyle, Jacob Duenwald, Herman Ell
lis, f. ". Eskesen, H. M. Eyerkus,
DR.. G. w. Fithian, Peter Floersch,
j. ]. Flynn. A. B. Fox, e. q. Fraser.
John Fritzinger.
Rev. Colombino Galassi, Rev. G..
Ganss, B. M. Cannon. Z. NJ. Gard
ner, Max Gibian, r. s. Gill, Jacob
Goldberger, E. E. Gridley. w. H,
Griswold. Rev. Francis Gross. C. w.
Hansen, John Hanson. Sr., Rev. H.
L. Hatchman, F. w. Hilker, DR.. +.
C. Henry. A. ]. Hollenbach, C. c.
Hommann. Fritz Hoyler. A. K. Jen-
sen, Rev. N. w. Jones. n. Julian. d.
G.. Kaufman, ]. w. Kelly, L. Kem-
eny, Rev. S. Kjaer. E. J. Kleinhans,
Rev. A. l.. Kreyling. Rev. p. Kus-
tan, r. N. Laing, Earl Lake, Nor
gan Larson, Harry Levine, r. /.
Levine, Adrian Lyon.
(COntinued ON mage 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-27
NarrOw Escape For Women
When Flames Spread to Relief
Station At Big Plant Fire

The Red Cross of this city proved
their real worth yesterday at the
disastrous fire which nearly destroy
ed the entire plant of the Barber
Asphalt Paving Company. At about
II o'clock Mrs. Charles Seguine,
captain of the local Red Cross Motor
Corps, went out to the fire, and up
on seeing that immediate assistance
was needed. hurried back to this
city to make arrangements to meet
the needs of the men who were so
nobly trying to stop the spreading
flames. Up until this time the wives
of the plant managers had been
working hard preparing and serving
sandwiches and coffee to the men.
Their supplies were giving out and
Captain Seguine had one of the
local merchants open his store for
coffee, had a caterer prepare it and
sandwiches were made. Captain
Seguine opened up her own home
as a soup station.
By this time the motor corps girls
were ready and trip after trip was
made between this city and Maurer
to bring food and hot coffee TO the
fire fighters.
The laboratory which was about
the only building outside of the
gate house left standing. was used
as the food station while coffee was
served at the gate house.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-27
GIRL TRIES To
KILL HERSELF
Girl Gives Failure of Her Par
ents to Furnish Her Good
Clothes, Reason for Act.

The failure of her family to fur
nish her with money and clothes
was given by Helen Genkowitz. SIX
teen years old. of $50 Donald ave-
nue., as the cause of her attempted
suicide by jumping off the dock at
the foot of Caledonia Park about
1880 o'clock last night. She was
rescued by Patrolman Michael Fitz-
patrick. The officer took her to the
city hospital. where her condition
is reported as not serious.
The police officer had spent some
time in watching the girl, and was
right at the dock as she jumped off.
When the officer yelled to the girl to
come to shore. she was up to her
waist in the water. but Immediately
complied with his orders. Upon
coming into shore she told the po-
liceman she wanted to die.