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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
VALLEY CLOSE
TO GOAL in ITS
BOND CAMPAIGN
Most OF Cities Lack Only
Few Hundred Dollars
OF Totals

Jack Hott, manager Of the Chamber
ot Commerce and member Of the Rio
Grande railway bond campaign com
mittee said today that the campaign
workers are highly optimistic over
the outlook for a successful termina-
tion Of the effort. He sair he had
received the following reports from,
the Valley:
Edinburg and Raymondville over
the top.
Alamo about up. La Feria and Wes-
laco are both within 5000 of their a
mounts.
Pharr and San Juan lack about
$500 each.
MeAllen lacks about $3.50.
San Benito nearly over the top.
Mission. Donna and Mercedes are
hard AT work and report splendid pro-
gress.
Harlingen lacks about $1,000 with
j. j. Elliot ~ Mercedes and o. r.
Stuart working there
Work in Brownsville going along
splendidly under the direction of W.
G Whitman
Mr. Hott expressed the belief that
all Of the Valley towns Will now have
no trouble in raising their totals now
that they have dwindled to only a few
hundred dollars each.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

Americans in Tampico who are
familiar with the great trans-c con
tinental high ways now planned and
being built in the United States ana
particularly the King of Trails.
starting from Winnipeg, Canada, and
which terminates at Brownsville. are
enthusiastic over plans to eXterd
this great highway into Mexico from
Brownsville TO Tampico. according
TO Jesse bennett. who with Jose Y.
Cara. returned to Brownsville last
night from Tampico, having made
the trip both ways BY automobile.
State Highway No. -, which Is
now being Constructed out of
Brownsville toward San Benito and
Harlingen, Of concrete, is part Of this
system.
The proposed route from Browns
Vile and Matamoros to Tampico is
one Of the most beautiful and varied
in scenery ! have ever seen" said
Mr.. bennett. For some distance
down the coast IN little " wv raIe.
hut about sixty or seventy miles
from Tampico the tourist strlf
some very beautiful hills and val
levy.
The present road, when IL " dry,
j. very good and there are ro hai
stretches until the vicinity of lpl
pico where there Is considerable
sand II ~ estimated that IL would
cost about $4,000 mile to build W
very good highway from Brownsville
10 TaMpico.
"Of course. once the road ~ Tan
pico II built II Wy proposed to begin
agitation 10 continue 70 Mexico City.
There il a splendid road in oXiSto-
ence from Tampico 10 Tuxpam. q
distance of about fifty miles. The
route would then strike toward The
southwest, in the Pachuca country.
and thence to the capital. Such N
road would put Brownsvill within
AIS miles Of Mexico City and would
unquestionably make this the eros
sing point for one Of the worlds
most popular automobile tours"
Mr.. bennett took the proposition
up with prominent business men Of
Tampico who are heartily endorsing
the movement TO agitate the project
and who now are taking the matter
up with the Governor Lopez dc La
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
ALLIES DENY
new PROPOSAL
FROM SIMONS
Commission Today Complet-
ing Final Draf OF
Ulti atum
OBv The Associated Press.l

LONDON, May 4-Reports that
new German propositions relative to
reparations have been received,
which were current last night, we're
denied today by Louis Loucheur,
French minister Of the liberated re-
gions. By terms of the ultimatum up
on which the allies agreed yesterday
the Germans will have six days in
which t ocomply and it will de de-
livered TO them not later than Fri
day of this week
The drafting committee was busy
last night 20 that il could be pre-
sented to the council today and fin
ally passed upon. 1t will then be
handed TO the reparations commits
sion which, in turn, will transmit it
I oGermany.
The total sum which Germany will
be called upon to pay has been i'm
creased TO 6,750,000,000 pounds
sterling by the inclusion Of the sum
due Belgium on account Of her debts
10 the allies
Under the bonding scheme 10
guarantee the payment of 100000
900 pounds annually, plus 25 per
cent tax on German exports, 600,
10000 pounds in bonds will be Is
sued when the ultimatum expires Of
Germany accepts the terms. Bonds
To the amount of 900, 0,000,0 900
pounds will be issued in accordance
with German capacity TO pay. The
capacity will be guaged by the pro-
duet of % per cent on exports.
Besides the > per cent interest on
will be imposed on them TO form
a sinking fund. The amount require
ed for service bonds will be thus
$500, 100000 pounds.
Should the 100, 100000 pounds
annuity and per cent on German
exports amount TO more than the.
100000 pounds required for in
/ terest on the service bonds, TO be
issued Immediately and in Novem-
! ber. a sufficient amount OF the re-
naming bonds held in reserve wiz
be automatically issued in order t.
| absorb the balance.
There will also be an addition Of
per cent on German exports for
the purpose Of providing a fund 70
pay the interest on the bonds reid
i'm reserve. Interest of any bonds
paid off will continue for the pur-
pose Of the sinking fund. V 5 cal
culated that these bonds will be re-
deemed within 81 years from date
Of issue.
In no case, according to the plan,
will Germany be paying more than
per cent interest and ! per cent
sinking furd on the total debt OF
$3.50. 100000 pounds. These
amounts are to be charge on Ger
man customs or any othe revenue
that the reparations commiSsiOn +
prepared to accept.
The reparations comm ision VIII
receive the bonds and apportion them
among the allies in accordance with
the Brussels agreement. Each power
will dispose Of them or hold them a.
II DlpaSpS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
POP BOTTLE FAN
BOOST SODA CORT

Ell PASO.. Texas. May 4 Manu-
facturerS of soda water in I'll Paso
said that if the public wants to get
soda water back 70 former prices the
baseball fans will have 70 quit throw
ing bottles at the umpire.
The cost of glass bottles is one
Of their principle expenses, the manu-
facturers said. The cost Of bottle.
they said. IL more than the cost of its
contents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
MYSTERIOUS GRIP
FULL OF LIQUOR
lMv Tho .A..urlntnd rrr..l

Ell PASO. Texas. May A. Crowds
passed by all afternoon ana wonder
ed what was contained in a suitcase
sitting on a sidewalk near the bust
ness section Of the city. None picked
ii up until curiosity got the best Of
Evelyn White, ~ year Old school
girl. She opened the suitcase and
saw il contained - pint bottles ot
whisky.
Evelyn coIled her III year old bro
ther. Thco White. who carried the
suitcase to the federal building and
turned IT over 10 federal Officers.
The bow and girl are children az Mr..
and Mrs. H. NJ. White.
Nobody has claimed the suitcase.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
STUDENTS HEAR BUILDER

Another Of the series OF Rotarlan
talks before the pupils Of the high
school took place Tuesday afternoon,
the speaker being III. l.. Fitch, VINO
spoke On the building and construc-
ton business. Mr.. Fitch discussed
the relations Of the building 70 the
architect and 10 the engineers and
other classes of the building prOtcs-
SION. Another talk will take place
Friday afternoon, the speaker To be
J. NJ. Stein. who will discuss oppor-
tunItics offered III the editorial and
branches Of the news
paper business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
ONE DEAD; INJURED
PERHAPS FATALLY IN
ACCIDENT AT ALAMO

One killed, fatally injured and fourth hurt
automobile the outskirts Of Alamo
at o'clock morni
Watkins badly injured hospital McAlen. daughters
respectively TO the
al but died o
indicate
the approaching until they the sF
it. 1t believed that in hurry the Of the
auto was killed" the tracks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
JURY DISAGREES In
BOND THEFT TRIAL
ORy The Associated I'rcSsl

CHICAGO. May l.-Tht jury IN
the case Of William Dalton, l6-year-
old bank c,s.~k who stole S772,0OO ~
liberty bonds recently from the Nor
thern Trust company disagreed today
and was discharged after nearly
twenty-four hours Of delberation.
About half Of the jurors are said
w have favored acquittal Of the self
confessed bond thief.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

OPPLEN. Upper Silesia. May A. Jimmy
Organized forces estimated at 10000
have occupied all Of Upper Silesia
south of a line from kosel 10 Tarno-
WITT, with the occupation Of a few
larger towns. and are moving further
northward. acordicng TO information
supplied by 4 member of the inter
allied representation here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
BARNES SENTENCE AFFIRMED

AUSTIN, Texas. May 4-The fif-
ty-year sentence of III. w. Barnes OF
Tarrane county was affirmed i'm the
court Of criminal appeals today.
Barnes was convicted az killing
street car motorman in October.
1919. The evidence showed a robbery
motive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
FIVE YEARS FOR
KNOCKING OUT
3FRONT TEETH
nv The Assorrated Pressl

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1. knocking
out three Of w. X Choate's front
teeth and banging his head on a side
walk cost Horace Kieth Of Kaufman
county dearly.
His five-year sentence in the dis
trict court was affirmend by the court
Of criminal appeals today. The in
dictment was for knocking the teeth
out
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
MOTHERS IN TEXAS
FORM ASSOCIATI0E
nsy Tie .l~sn,intc,i Press

AUSTIN. Texas. May 4. TIL"
Mothers Memorial association To
Texas boys in the World War was
granted charter by thesccretarv
of state. The purpose Of the aszoc4l.
ton is To build and equip a soldiers
memorial hall at the University 81
Texas, to be used as a boarding house
and lodging place for male students.
Funds will be solicited for the cree
ton of the building. Headquarters
will be in San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
TEXAS FREIGHT RATE
MATTER REOPENED

WASHINGTON. Nav :. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission here today
ordered that the Texas state rate ease ~
rc"f'ened fer the purpose IT considering
the pr"prirty ~ The rates on cnIton lin
tiers in Texas. a hearing was fiNrd Tor
May before Examiner IIraly nt Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
ALLIES WARN
CREEKSOVER
ship SEARCH

CONSTANTINurl.E. MAY Al t;rrrcr
AMI the Sultan'S government have been
notified hy the allies that the neutrality
W Cuu~Iantin"rlr ami the Straits must To-
observed.
They we're also informed that they must
not attempt ~ rNrrrI>r rights WI search
or control over any allied merchant vrs-
sells. These steps we're taken in order
that u recurrence W. incidents similar
a. the search ~ Japanese vessel here
recently. may In aycrtrd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
KILLED WHEN AUTO
BACKS OFF BLUFF

FOKT WORTH. TeNas. MAY !. AZ
cidentally backing his auto of a bluff u"tr
puta"ur. Brsrur county. late Yesterday,
Earl fresh ~ Altus. Okla. was instantly
killed Five others were injured.
J, tourist chanced a. pass the lonely
SPOT and discovered the party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
NINETY MOROS
KILLED ina
SUNDAY FIGHT

MANILA. l.. l.. May 4. Ninety m"ros,
including the Maharaia linton. religious
fanatic leader were killed Sunday by a
detachment ~ Philippine constahuary in
nm rngag cement near Taglih island of
Sulu. some 600 miles from here. according
a. ndvicrs received here to-day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
MUST SETTLE
WORLD AFFAIRS
BANKERS SAYS
Declares Domestic Business
Awaits Adjustment OF
Relations
tBy The Associated Prassl

CLEVELAND, o. May 4-Worll
place, settlement of the German repa
rations, funding of Europe's debt 10
US and tariff and tax revisions must
come before a permanent ~evival Of
business can be had. J. y. Donavan,
of Bellingham, Washington told the
National Foreign Trade Council
members at their convention mere
today
He advocated the stabilization Of
exchange and the supplying of ca
pital so that foreign buyers. instead
of advancing money month before
a cargo is shipped, can issue accepg-
ances payable in three and six
months after delivery of the cargo.
I'VE are faced with adverse tar
ifs, with preferential duties b.
tween the members of a great empire
with exchange so dislocated that the
value of our dollar. so important 70
sound business at home. is an actual
detriment 10 our customers abroad.
said Mr.. Donovan, How shall this
condition be overcome so that a
foreign lumber merchant may buy 20
TO advantage in the United States?
"The great reserve forests of this
country are in the states of Wash
ington, and Oregon. They are the
most remote from the consuming cen
tiers. The freight-rate advances OF
August &c. 1920 were ill-advised,
destroyed the differential that had
gradually developed between the
West and the South. and caused the
closing of hundreds Of Pacific Coast
mills, the eror has now been par
tally corrected. but the necessity for
more water-borne business was
brought home to the western lumber
men.
''Some are seeking 10 regain their
Eastern markets by shipping through
Others seek 10 expand foreign TRADE.
although conditions are chaotic and
discourage. IL exchange can b.
stabilized and if banking machinery
supplies capital so that foreign cu,t-
omers, instead Of advancing money
months before a cargo is shipped can
issue acceptances payable in three
and six monthsh after delivery Of
cargo, business on world peace. set
tlement of German reparations,
funding of Europe's debt to US and
tariff and tax revisions based on
after-war conditions
at is a question Of credit for for
eign firms of estab shed ,reputa
ton through American banks who
will cash their aceptances at a rea-
sonable discount when endorsed by
the American Sc ler We have ths
lumber to sell; the world desires to
buy; the buyers is solvent, but has
neither cash nor goods Immediately
available for payment. His record
for honesty is good. He has paid in
the past; he will pay in the future.
How can We tide over the present
'Instead Of hampering our for
eign trade in lumber il should be
encouraged Lumber is crop for
sale even though il takes a hundred
years to grow. The older European
countries understand this. They con
serve, plant and sell There j. no oc-
casion for hysteria. Lumber for all
proper uses will be produced inde
finite'y with in our own borders for
"A reasonable price"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
GERMAN TEXTILE
MILLS PROSPERITY
Gpv Tl.r N.--- afcd rre~+l

GALVESTON. TeNas. Nav 4. -
Germanv's textile mills, either idle
during tho war ~ engaged in turning
out munitions. again arc hummine
with something like pre-war efficien-
cy. cotton export figures here indi-
cate. Duriug March. Germany pur-
chased l0l 7S9 bales of American
cotton. Of which 76,459 flowed thru
his por' Ianan. the second biggest
customer Cor the s-aple. took S7.03O
bales f~om he Tnr, States. ONLY
1850 ba'oe were handled through
this mort for rorts of the Japanese
empire.
Cotton ami wheat were the pria-
ciple oxnorte through Galveston dur
inc March. cotton hing valued AZ
S19.3J9.229 and wheat Ut Sl4.00s.-
o45. Resides Germany and Japan.
othev countries taking cotton from
this mort wCro: Bel ium 7S3 bales
France. pa. GOT: It@y 37.9S7; The
Nc hc'larl- $50: Norway. 1907
Grain. fS122: Sweden. $40; Switzer.
land 100: Frr'a0d. $500: Mexico
t00. ana prtsh India. 800 bales.
Great britain loi IN the purchase
NJ wheat. her total imports throu4h
Galveston amounting to 2.304,S67
bushels. Germany boughr l.297.713
bushels wnin ether countr - import
ni American wheat a. follows: Bel
gram. - .0th bushels. France, 6S5.-
NJ. Itc'.. I.b-S Gg+: = ne Ne herlands
{ - 900. and Spain. 30 El4 bushels
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

LAREDO. TeXas.-The people Of
Laredo will be asked soon to vote On
the issuance Of bonds for the con
struction of two more school build
ings and additions 10 present build
ings. The school tax for maintenance
is 10 cents on the 500 valuation and
TIE voters shall decide whether II
shall be increased.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

GALVESTON. Texas. Active
preparations for the three-day con
vention Of the Texas Eagles have
been begun by the Galveston aerie.
The Eagles meet here May 1917 and
-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

GALVESTON. Texas. - Imports
through ports Of the Galveston dis
trict during February were valued at
$l,375.552, according to figures at
the local customs house. OF this a
mount S6Gl 1888 was clasSed as duii.
able, with S7ll, ,G64 on the free list.
The figures show a gain Of approx.
mately 100000 over those of Jan
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
NEW YORK. Mnv !. .Lal

NEW YORK. Nav a. James A. Still
man. who yr~tcr lay resigned the prrsi-
dency of the City National Bank. to-day
resumed his fight for divorce from Mrs
Anne I'r1uart StiIlman IN vi, first If a
series of secret hearings today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
FRANCE OBSERVES
CENTENNIAL OF
NAPOLEON'S DEATH
lnr The Assnciated !-res.l

PARIS May I. France today began
two day observance ~ the centenary
Of the death of Napoleon Al $40 Thurs
dav afternoon i salyo of artillery at the
Invalidcs will mark the passing ~ the
century since the death nf the great war
rior and will close the exercises
4 memorial service was held today
m the Metre Dame cathedral. Cardinal
dubois archbishop ni Paris pr' sided and
4 great ihroug heard "a" famous requiem
mass NJ Rrrlinz. with more than 900 sin
gers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

JAMESTOWN. Island W 81 Helena.
Nav 4 The observance nf the 3unth
anniversary 81 NAPOLEON, death recalls
the fart that there are ~till three living
witnesses ~ tL" tulirrnr'> STAY here.
Two # them have reached thr age If lT0
and are still silent concerning their at-
quaintancc with the great soldier The
other. Just q little "vrr l3n- sill rr
pcats from time o. time the name ~t'cncr-
~ liouarart"
The first two are huge tort"iSrS which
shamblr IN POND iu Superior Park anal
the other FL little Nh gray rarrot. bc-
] nsing "a d sailor. Ilr is called Napoleon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04

The following local weather OBJ
servations are supplied by Mrs. A.
w. Reed United States voluntary
weath1r observer. and cover the "a
hour period ended at 2 o'clock :his
n1orning:
Maximum, SO
Minimum, 62.
/ Barometer. 30.0S.
/ Current temperature, 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-04
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight partly cloudy. ThursdaT
cloudy and warmer. Light To moder-
ate easterly winds.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-20
WOULD FOMENT
LABOR TROUBLE
Proposed Strike insurance Con-
demned as lnimical to
Workers.
UNION LEADER MAKES POINT
LEGISLATION 10 Curb Proposed Plan
VIII Be Sought, and ToiIers Urged
to Withdraw Patronage From
Companies Engaged In II

Organized labor views with appre-
hension the movement on the part OF
insurance companies to insure against
strikes, and unless there is legislation
to stop the practice labor will with
draw Its patronage from private COM
panies and urge state-controlled In
surance companies. Matthew Vol.
vice president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. said In a statement:
"Strike insurance will encourage
strikes" Mr.. Vol declared. ~"When an
employer 10 insured against strikes he
certainly will not be inclined to go far
In making concessions to his en-
ployees, however just their demands
may be.
"It would be to the interest of COM
panies selling strike Insurance to TO-
ment labor troubles In order to stam-
pede employers into taking out strike
insurance"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-20
Needle Wages to Be Cut.

The Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufac-
turers' association, comprising many
of the largest manufacturers in New
York Of women's wear as well as a
great number of smaller concerns, an
nounced, subsequent to its annual
meeting, that Ii had determined upon
policy of reduced wages, longer
hours and selective employment. This
policy, II is said, would be undertaken
In the interest Of the efficiency of the
industry, necessary to enable 1t to ex-
list and permit the sale of Its product
to the public at reasonable prices.
A preamble to the resolution en-
bodying the policy recited that the
workers had got many increases In
the past eighteen months, that the
workers instead of turning out a max
imum after the increases produced a
minimum. production thus having been
retarded instead of accelerated. and
that the emergency necessitating the
increases had passed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-20
Less Unemployment In Illinois.

Decided improvement In the EN-
ployment situation In Illinois through
March is disclosed In tabulation of
reports from the IL state free employ
ment offices made public by their gen.
eral advisory board.
Both applicants for positions and
jobs available increased In March over
the previous month, the board states.
On percentage basis, the state as
q whole showed that In March there
were 216.3 persons registered for every
100 jobs available, while In February
there were POLL.
Chicago showed even greater I'M
proyement. for the ratio of supply and
demand there for the month of Febru-
airy was 31S.2. while for March there
were only 275.4 persons registered for
every 100 jobs available.
The industrial classification which
showed the greatest Improvement was
metal and machinery"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-20
WILL SEEK WAGE INCREASE
Textile Workers Alleae That Manu-
faeturers Have Not Kept Faith
With Employees or Public.

Declaring that manufacturers have
not followed up their programs Of
sweeping wage reductions with sim
liar cuts in prices. textile unions of
Lawrence. Mass. plan to demand an
Increase in wages. The wages OF tex
tile operatives there. as In practically
all Of the New England textile CEN
tiers. we're reduced 22h per cent few
months ago.
Norman Ellis, secretary Of the New
Lawrence Textile council. said a date
would be set for a mass meeting OF
textile workers. at which, he said.
there would be decision as to what
is a reasonable amount Of increased
wages to be demanded In order to
keep pace with high living costs.
Delegates OF all local unions affiii-
ated with the United Textile Workers
decided to call this meeting. and II
was stated that the unions had not
protested the wage cut before In the
belief that manufacturers were at
tempting to get back to normal" But
this savingsi in wages. declare the union
leaders, has not been reflected In the
price of clothing. The textile coun-
ell claims that the mills are In more
prosperous condition than at any time
In the last IL months, and the wage
cut In referred to as ian inhuman act"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-20
Wages Cut in Britain.

In view of the reductions In wages
reported from America, the following
figures OF cuts In England may az
ford an interesting comparison. More
than $4,000 working people have been
affected by reductions which came into
effect last month.
The amount of money represented
10 100000 weekly. according to the La
Dor Gazette. The biggest wage cuts
occurred In the textile trades, where
e7S,000 working people suffered reduc-
lions. These included about 100000
wooden and worsted operatives In
Yorkshire and Lancashire.
The general reduction was eQuiva-
lent to IL per cent of their wages.
Since January, when the cost of living
really began to- fall. 1,8S9000 en-
ployees have had wage reductions rep
resenting f6S0,O00 a week.