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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-23
CONDITIONS SET
FOR RECOGNITION


tyontinusd from rage OnoJ
though Ohrcgon desires recogni-
lion of lbc United States. he vii
probably not seek i 90 The cost
of being swept from the presi-
dcucy by acceding 10 demands
which may give opportunity Tor
hi. political opponents az home To-
charge that hc had yielded to the
Americans
Analyst, Of reports to the Naic
department are said to have ind.
Gated That The radical elements
and palilical malconienis would
make his act their excuse FOR rc
ucWcd opposition
The radicul element has been
gaining strength and has iu Min
i.icr. Dalie. and DE ia llucria, of
Ohrepnns cabinct it IS said at
least sympathetic support
a failure 90 sign an agreement
with tho United States, upon the
olhet baud would bring 90 Ohre
eou. ii !, believed. almost as se
rious danger. SINCE there b. am
uih,f party comprising many OF
thc OLD aniitarranga revolution
avs lenders. who ave displeascd
with ibe present trend ol Che col.
mini,iraiiuu as we'll as number.
uf conservative business incn ond
bose identified with past admin
istraiion. iu Mexico. who, through
agents here. have niimaicd their
willingness TO agree 20 The Amer
lean demands
The situation IN McXico has
been made more complex. reports
have indicated hy the unbalauc-
ine of Industrial conditions The
railroads recently Idle as The rc.
suit cot strike. had NOT resumed
full operations and thousands of
iou. of freight are said Co he
awaiting movement Nearly ali
ihr smclters are reported Goo he
closed and only about . per uni
of ihe mines are being operated
And the number Of unemployed
throughout The country has beer,
estimated a about 100000
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-23
TRUCK CONCEALS
STORE OF LIQUOR

continues ftou pnro pnel
native uf Mexico The men were
piurcd ln ih, pan ard the truck was
sddcd io the assets of auto supplies 81
the prohibition enforcement depart
mcnt of the government
About tho nnme time the eiiy mar.
sinai made the hnul al Rohsiown cus-
toms Officers made another DRAG at
n, bhronylllc. taking in ax men aud
5000 bottles uf tcuuiin 'rhc men were
operating ON horseback. riding through
mo country with sacks containing feed
fur their horses. The feed proved 10
ho genuine. hign-caiihcr tciQuiia.worth
anywhere from Sia1 CAB $500 "a hottie
Tho men are held iu JAIN az Hebron
willie awaiting arrival ~ United states
Marshal Sharpe tn convey them to the
Corpus Christi jain.
Immediately following the arrest of
lhe six men Ht Hebhronvllle Hn Amer
DEAN was arrested 90 Sandin with goo
BOTTLES OF tequilu len his possession
The man claimed Go be- on has way to
san Antonio when arrested He was
brought tu Corpus Christi and is in
mu awaiting results from appeals to
frends for bond The man gave the
namc Of T. q Peel
Court officials do not know Just how
io fguo that the nearer the term ~
court approaches the greater tho nc-
urity on She part Of Illegal dispcners
of liquor becomes The records SHOW
O. burger number ~ arrests made and a
greater amount Of Illegal goods oon-
flscaed tho past two weeks than for a
muoh longer period prior 10 that
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GAS COMPANY
ACTION UP TODAY


and asserting nn altitude ~ such a.
threatening nature fhat The properties
of Tho company we're ln imminent dan.
eei of ounfaontlan aud deHtruction
etc. N forced to- maintain Na present
intrs Tor dlatrlhuiioh
~ thu hearing today CITY Attorney
Tayiof viii represent che city council
and viii hp Joined in lhn litigation hy
G0fdnn nuono aud Russell savage. ro.
tanned hY ihn oitlffnH committed Il
was over the siHufuuH pfnis 3 ~ the
citisUnF in maaa mer;inx assembled
that ga" city council repealed I'm ord.
nance paHaed iu FIRST reading author
lflnH thr rtH company iO increase ire
ratra q" $3.50 This ordinance WINS
PASSED bN the ciiY council shortly
after ihr frpofi " 49, Aohuoh had been
reviewed ard accepted hy tho city ruuu
cn in which report hn incfenas 90
nl was recommended The survey
nudo hf ~ Nrhnrh was uudtfat0ud
iu have been agreed tu by the city
rYunrl Hnd The gaH company. cHrh a..
nHNinE ta nru rate of thn expense. and
Co. abide hf results Aiiufntta npuun
inr ihe rHso on hr1finr ioday are aan.
ruiuv uf defrHiine tho rffogtr 90 nb.
lAlH ID permanent iNiuurilon
Viewed nom legal standpoint "a
dissolution OF ihr temporary restrain.
iuE order aud refusal of permanent
Injunction viii not affect The right TO-
phnrHp whatever ratios are deutod on
the part of abe rnr company. but the
luh ~ ruN.riinf rate boo excess ~
81 lN may hiring nn further nNrufia
Toms rne city Tuunrii md inr ior1i
H1a company hnvo been leo litigation
lnd contention ever Hiurp ihp luafiu.
iiun on ih' rHs cnmulntH plant but
up iu ihr present thfo has been 40
decisive victory far either side
Another ulvii action 500 fuf today.
bar tu he taken un nt poo definite hour.
H tns action brought hy " " Tesrv
a co ~ DHiina nralnst fhe CITY ~
Arpnsas posa rhia b. sn action by
plaintiffs tn force the citv az Arsnsaa
fHHs io redeem an irsur uf bonds pure
chased Boy plaintiff Tho CITY ~
hrnnsns rnaa hHr filed a motion for
dismisenl This motion is to Boz inken
ur today n Do o1n Do reached uuun the
Gookei
The mhior portion ~ the courrs time
VIII hT nhen up with liquor yinnt JON
c1sos during ihr term WIN The az
copilou ~ twenty four applications for
citizenship which are yet Tor thr morn
ing session. practically nli tho docket
oHrcT are against honilcgrrrH nnd iiir.
Hallv possessing Huuur MnAi 600 iiauor
cases Involve tho possession selling or
holding NJ wmuFRiod Mexican goods
mainly iruuila
During ihr hat few days federal
Officers in the customs service have
oonfiHcatod almost 1000 bottles ~ To-.
uuiia. and prior 90 that time ANA since
lhsi term of court there has been taken
In probably 1900 bottles
win the large volume u business
confroniiur the court u b. believed the
docket viii boo pretty well cleared
within three or four dnyn. ns federal
tribunals work Fact and % BE- not In.
Frequent Tor cnso. wherein are heavy
fines and penitcn,inry sentences To- be
disposed Of al the rate ~ eight or ton
ln hour Most ~ the liquor offenders
4re new CROP. hut n Few ~ the ola
gunra who have been before the court
before are shown on the docket
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Scout Rally Will
Arrange for Camp

a BOY scout rally u an troops viii
be held al Artesien mark tonight az so
fof the purpose of icarnins how many
Scouts are COINS 10 the Boy Scout
camp. which viii commence next
Thursday and continue for ten days.
headquarters viii hc established in a
t.nt iu the uark iris afternoon. whore
Scouts may report and sign an FOR inc
camp and receive INSTRUCTIONS ns 90
what they must take Vith hem All
scoun are ordered 90 report regardless
Of whether then intend 20 participate
In the camp
The BOY Scout hand will hold itu
regular Monday nighi rehcnrs.d az the
park and not al the Scout headuuar-
ters All Scout officials are suxioug
Co. sro every Boy Scout in Corpus
Christi turn out tonight and heln 90
make this tho largest Scout rally ever
held Uniforms are 90 hc worn
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-23
WMys-Ooerland
Makes Substantial
Price Reduction

Heavy reductions IN tho price ~
Overland ana WHY'S knight aufninu.
biica VIII be- made w tho Wings-
overland Co. June according 10 the
announcement made hy Robert ~.
Norton. local dealer fur the overland
ana Willyf Knight autofnrhilea.
Str Norton says that since "a has
learned ~ The proposed reduction. he
has hooked orders fur rovsn now over.
lands at the reduced pricN. fuf doiv
ofy after June + ~ aala be- could
mot very we'll arcesf rdepa Du the
present price haais ne fice u ths
reduction so hN h,d i4ien otdafr f0f
delivery nfio June . io insure prompt
ffiiftrrN Dr. auun aH ihe new price
went into effect.
90 dlseuasins The action ~ The will
iiF overland Company ir she matter uf
price reduction. Mr. Norton osld ihst
y vas his opinion that The msnufa,-
'ufcts would icHe large sums ns there
hHH been nu dnDilne iu the price ~ INV
waterfall ot lehei and hat lhe Large
fsdu'iion hsinr mnde could only bo
Justified hy Increased production and
Increased demand
Walter = nryHlff WIN is considered
one ~ the beet automobile production
executives in The United States favs
AZ horton. iH nov personally ln
charge ~ the entiir WnlYn. overland
NiHri Hrn hHr 'nnurrd uncesrinrlv fof
months fffreilng economies that wouid
make &c possible tu ufnlurr cars ui n
minimum roW without ln any way
cutting the quality ur workmanship
and that while Mf hrfHier had ssl.-
ctDhod Boz making iarer cute in price
ihaf ihr Wlifs. overland people could
only continue manufacturing ON
profitable basis through heavy ln.
crease Boz production
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-23
AUSTIN CHAMBER
ENDORSES PORT
tcontInned ,lan rnre -

nHit fui many years past
The development OF these ports viii
stimulate io O. marvellous extent thu
agricultural and manufacturing inter-
eHte ol tho state Of Texas ana wiz add
untold value To- che wealth ~ this
sfnfr
lhe above conditions are especially
ufr of routhwcm Texas This por-
zion Of rcsas for distance uf several
hundred mlles haH no decp water port
Tho establishment of such port az
Corpus Christi viii bring about more
snpid development ~ every resource
n ihr sroat territory ~ southwest
t'sns whose resources up 10 tho pres
eni time have hardly been touched.
"ii Wundvrhch. Vice president. In.
inetfiai Bureau
W. q Ions. Secretary"
Adopted Mny co. 1921.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-23
CATHOLIC oAUoHTERs
OPEN stats CONVENTION

IV The Associated Press
GALVESTON Texas May ~ The
Texas branch 20 ths Catholic naugh
tcfs 81 America formerly the naugh
tors ~ Isabella. opened its third an
nuni state convention with a high mass
at 81 Mafyr Cathedral here this morn
lne business scHsonH ~ the meeting
nrr 60 begin tomorrow morning
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standard time was adopted by The
Emitted states in 1928
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AGENTS SEIZE
THREE BREWERIES
lconlInusd dom pare onel

fConiinusd from Pare One)
licfsfrldt Brewing company Thorn
Ton. 600 This action followed nn order
ISSUED hy Judge * NJ Lands yes1er-
day rrstrn.nins two brcWcrirs ~ ju-
i--' 49, from further business "a
was alleged that they had been selling
"'cai" beer in Chicago
Iht uow r1idF were regarded H4
HWifcgnt because thop were madr ns
representative ~ ihr Internal r,vp+
nue wan only eirht prohibition
agents lefJ ln Chicago This was ilkrn
ua au indication thni mon from other
government departments Were iuRinH
un che labh az enforcing prohibition
Nrtl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
GibbOney Disliked
Trip That Cost Life


Continued from Page One
Of recovery Of the bodies all will be
brought to the United States for in
termcnt. the body Of Mr.. Gibboncy to
be brought here.
Mrs. Shriver Heard First
First news of the tragedy came to
Mrs. Shriver, wife Of Frank W. Shriver.
at her home in Highland Park. She
Immediately communicated with De
tective BROMLEY, Of Mr.. Gibboney ,
Philadelphia office. and he, in turn,
wired the department of state in Wash
ington. Confirmation by Acting Sec
retary Davis followed. and representa-
tives OF the Tropical Products Co. have
been cablcd to send full details of the
drowning, with advices as to whether
the bodies were recovered.
The drowning Of the four men. all Of
whom were virtually Philadelphians,
created a sensation here. Gibboncy's
long career as a public figure--a career
in which he reached the crest at the time
he was a candidate for the nayoralty
and which started its decline after sew
eral political defeats, with his eclipse
as a dominant public factor developing
with his alliance with the recent Grover
Bergdoll unsavory mess - ended in
scenes of his early triumphs.
The history of John Markley climaxed
in the smashing of the International
Lumber and Development CO., and the
Imprisonment of Markley in the Eastern
Penitentiary. But Markley always be.
lieyed in his Mexican venture, even
If the means of tOtation were doubt
full. and he was evidently trying to
make good" on his oft repeated asscr-
tion that the Mexican holdings were
highly valuable and could be made to
give return that would compensate
the one time international supporters
for their losses. He died while irving
to make this assertion reality.
Lawrence Markley, son Of John II.
Narkley, was not so well known to
Phladelphans. He was still in his
twenties when the family, after the
father had served his term Of impris.
Onment and had been released. removed
to Elmhurst, Ill. But he was fully con
vcrsant with the possibilities Of the
Mexican venture, and he was in that
codatry the greater part of the time
sinro reorganization of the old Inter
national as the Tropical Products Co.
was affected. lie believed, as did his
father, that under new name and new
management and new methods the
property could be recouped, and the
stigma of his fathers connection with
the first financial smash could be re
moved. He died trying to make this
belief a reality.
Believed in Project
Frank w. Shriycr, for years a Phil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
WOMEN IMMIGRANTS FREED
Mother Hunting Husband Released
With Daughter and Son

Immigration officers at Gloucester
City yesterday received word from
Washington to release under bond Mrs.
Dora Fciugold and her twenty one
year daughter, Chajc, and her nine
yrur.old son. IoaaC. who came here
three weeks ago in search Of the hus-
buud and father, Naftula Fcingold
who is believed TO be in Chicago. The
latter cam" to this country nearly ten
Years ago, aud the family has not heard
from him for eight years, but they came
to America 10 search for him. \
brother Of the husband. who lives in
Detroit has promised to provide bond
for the three.
There arc Gfty.throp Chinese scamcn
still in the Gloucester City detention
house, and within two weeks they are
likely to be on their way back to China.
They were among the 40 arrested a,
ship drNcrtrrs Mt Chester shpyards two
month, ago. The others have been rc-
leased under $1,000 bail TO appear when
All were given permission ruI
rrship as seamen, but only three have
taken advantage Of tho order, because
they want too high wages and too much
money in advance.
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Harding Is Silent
on Plan of Knox
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
treaties which now bring international
questions Of n justiciablc nature before
the court and international disputes Of
q political character before the com.
missions which the Knox plan calls for
The big question at issue is inst how
much and just what sort Of an HSso-
ciaton Of nations we should have.
Once this is disposed Of. there wOu,d
probably be no great difficulty in OBJ
tanning the two thirds vote which would
set the court TO function and provide
for the appointment OF commissions
when required.
At any rate that would be easier
than inducing two thirds of the Senate
to agree upon any form of International
organization. Mr.. Harding is going to
have his trnnblcs in obtaining two
thirds vote. either for a new aSSoca
tion having permanent organization or
for one taSPd upon the existing league.
The majority Of the Republicans in
the Senate appear TO be against him il
he is headed in the direction of any
formal organization of the world out.
side of an international court of JUS
ticc Moreover. il has always been
doubtful how many Democrat votes h.
could obtain for any plan which involves
either abandoning tn" League of Ma.
tions or greatly modifying it, And
without Democrat votes Mr.. Hardin.
cannot succeed. even if he should have
all the Republican votes in the Senate.
unless he goes along with NJ: Knox.
OF course. if Mr.. Harding persists in
working toward a forma association Of
nations and not Il mere declaration Of
Il common purpose among the nations.
much Of the Republican support in the
Senate will break away from the Knox
plan and come to him. As President he
will have all the pre~tig" and power Of
a new executive controlling much pat
BUT he is facing definite party
resistance in til" Senate, some OF which
cannot be broken down
The Senate majority has put q seri-
Gus obstacle in his path and pointed
to him an easy way around it. He j.
waiting to see what the public says.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
VICTORY FOR PALMYRA. N. J.
Town Forces Recognition in Name
Of Ferry Line

Residents Of Palmyra, y. j.. won a
victory today when directors OF the
company which will operate ferry
system between Tarony and PALMYRA
agreed that it would be known as tho
mar"ny Palmyra ferry, and not the
Tar"uy RilPrI0n ferry.
l. was iir,t proposed to operate tho
ferry service between Tacony and Riy.
rrr"n. ltvrrt"n residents objected 10
having thoir pretty river front dospOiIcJ
by ferry slip.
Then III" men behind the project do
nld"a I" huv" tn" ferry operate between
IH""nY aud PaImlra. but the name of
FaronN tiyertou Wa> retained. chiefly
n"rHi>" vunl imTortant >tockhoders
H''d in liiNrrrou and desired the ad
vrrr.rinG which Ia" ferry maine would
g,vr.
There O., h""u rivalry between these
'"" Jrr~rl towns, and residents Of Pal
Ira protested 50 vigorously again,, "A
P"H.'ra l".r, >ory.r" bearing the uaun
%. it""rrn'r r,ar the directors decided TO
rl"u,' tic naur.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
Jury of Girls From
StetsOn Hat Fdctoru
Sits in Judgment on
Best Last Lines
AIDdh Bushnell, J.,
Wins AUdrd of ONE
HUNDRED DOL
LARS for Eight
Words

Today's limerick prize was AWARDED
BY . jury Of eleven girls from yariou,
departments OF the J. u. Stetson hat
factory, at Fifth street and Mont gonlcr,
avenue. a photograph Of the jury vii
be found on the back page.
Mondays prize winner IS heinz
chosen by a Jury Of girls in the $. B. &
y. w. Fleisher yarn factory. al
twenty sixth and Reed streets. Their
verdict and n picture Of the jury will
be published on Monday.
Hats of TO the hattcrs. today. fans,
Up in the big factory Of the ! II.
Stetson Co. at Fifth street and Mont
romery avenue. they picked out eleven
girls from various departments and this
Jury sat in Judgment on Limerick No.
12-the one about the New Years res
olutions.
We all got together in one Of the big
rooms and passed around the printed
slips containing the ten best last lines
received and, after due consideration,
the girls cast their ballots for the one
they liked best
The winner was
Alyah Bushnell, Jr.. 222 Mather ave.
nue., JenkintOvn; office, 02o Filbert
street
The limerick, as completed by Mr.
Bushnell, follows:
Noio ,cc como TO the happy New Year.
And the limerickerS al rGRf to hear
What RCw leaf pog re turning.
What old habit spurnn0--
,r" SIRE reformed Sony wife thinks
I'm queer"
The other nine lines submitted to the
jury were:
But our spirits are dead--where's the
bier?--l.ouis Cooper. 220S Arctic ave
nue., Atlantic City.
Being wed. I've no single idea
Frederick ToulSon. ~ West Logan
street, Germantown.
Since we passed around BarlcyCOrn's
bier--A. 6. NJ. Chandler. Box 14T.
Fort Washington. Pa
just say Iolstead: the rest will be
clear-GeorgC II. Howell. II South
Fourth street.
Pm Vol steadily turning down beer
Lionel Grant. 80 Richmond street.
We're clear. dear. mere near beers
dread cheer. William Carpenter. 600
Market street.
Or are you yearning for a blue law
career?-CyruS l.. Trompetter. 1888
Airdrie street.
Swear on swearing oT's where /
swear W lIIlAIH . NOlDN. D''-U W dltOl
avenue.
III drink like fisi-watcr clear
w. Dunseath. 2531 Morgan Boulevard,
Fairview. \. J.
Mr.. Bushnell'S line was chosen on the
first ballot. with five votes. There were
two votes for Mr.. Trompetter and one
each for Mr.. Carpenter. Mr.. Colby. Mr.. |
Cooper and Mr.. Chandler. The jury |
consisted Of
-
street; shipping department.
Miss Blanche Knapp. l:jiG North
Dover street trimming department.
Miss Edna Stricker. 2S36 North Mar .
shall street trimming department.
Miss Anna Gaul, 2Jl7 North Sixth
street: trimming department.
Miss Lillian Alderman. 3444 North .
Front street box department.
Miss Pauline MuRrma. 13l West .
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wilson MAYCALLN n
FORD|SARMAMENT.
Summons for international Cor.
ference Would Be Based on n
Act of 1916 IN
WOULD APPEAL TO ALLIES

washington, Jan. 1.-Defipite stems
to crystalline the apparent sentiment r.
inc United States. Great Britain and
rance in favor Of disarmament arc
Delns considered by President Wilson
Inc PRESIDENT, 1t was understood TO
uay' Is thinking OF calling an intorna
'ional conference on disarmament. the
authority for which was granted IN the
naval bill of 1916, but which has not
been exercised. -.
Norman III. Davis, under secretary
OIL state, passed more than an hour
yesterday comforting at tho White House
and Immediately afterward was c,osetcd
hor an equally long period with Renr
Auiniral Robert Il. Coontz. chief OF
nS naval operations aud acting secretary
=, tne navy in the absence of Josephus
The belief was expressed in admins,
tin iia.'oh circles Yesterday that the reac.
L.Ti La,;, ,nurVad 70 the proposal for naval
this the opportune moment for such % n
movement, and that the Official world
IN London and Toxic would welcome
tue cnance to convert into deeds the
present suggestion through the medium
81 an otlcial invitation from the United
otS.es Government for such action.
=, Ihe act of 1915 under which the
PRESIDENT Is empowered to call confer.
epce on disarmament was not quite in
elusive enough to reach the goal which
the lenders of many nations are now
discussing, as IL provided rather for
recommendations than actual regula.
tions for the limitation Of armament, Il
Is believed that to carry through the
present program action by the respec-
tive legislative bodies Of the countries
concerned an interchange Of treaties
would be required.