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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
VIVIANA EXPLAINS
FRENC VIEWPOINT
ON PREPARATIONS

-
NEW YORK, April 4. - Bene
Viviani, envoy extraordinary of the
French republic, ia the United States
presented strong statement Of his
country's claims for reparation from
Germany at lunshcon here Satur-
day in his honor by the Canadian and
American branches of the French al
lance. Jules Jusserand, French am
baSsador, and Stertane Lauzanne.
Partisan editor and member of the
French mission, were also guests Of
honor
France" said Mr. Viviani. wants
the amounts of reparations required
for economic rehabilitation in one of
her richest sections, the one that re-
presents one fifth Of her territory,
but which from an economic stand
point. represents one quarter to two
thirds Of her power and wealth"
eve want peace" continued NJ.
Vivani. 1--WE want nations to be-
come reconciled. but al the same
time, how can France help but feel
some bitterness when, At the end Of
two years she has received no pay
ment for reparation, when her in
dustries have been rehablitated
thru her own efforts, for which
much time is needed. ard when she
has lost ten departments, represent
ing one fifth Of her budget?"
NJ. Niviani closed his address with
a denunciation Of the propaganda
here directed against the allies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
5 MEXICANS EXECUTED
BY RURALES.F|RING SQUAD

Five MeXicans, followers of the
Cardenas brothers who were cap
tured by rurales south Of San Fer.
nando Saturday night, were courts
martialed that evening and put to
death by a firing squad at 4 a. N.
Sunday.
A report Of the executions was con.
firmed this afternoon by Consul Y.
NJ Nasquez. The consul said that
Gen, Rafael Cardenas was with the
five, but managed to escape. closely
pursued. He thought the capture Of
the surviving chieftan only matter
IF hours.
As in the case Of eGn. Algustin
Cardenas, who was taken at the
Puerto ranch last week. the prisoners
were given short shrift. General
Gomez, federal commander of the
area, has issued strict orders that all
persons found unlawfully bearing
arms in the border district be put to
death.
Rafael Cardenas. il was believed.
had been completely surrounded in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
BLAMES HIGH RENTS
FOR WAGE DEMANDS

CHICAGO, H., April 4. - High
rentals that offset decreases in the
cost of commodities, Secretary of
Labor Davis said Saturday were pri-
marily responsible for recent labor
disputes between packers and their
emplayes. Secretary Davis stopped
off here for a few hours on his way
to Moose Heart Illinois.
I'VE find" the secretary said,
"that the most dominant question
to contend with in the packers in
dustrial situation TO be the high
rates that are demanded in Chicago.
| think that a regulation of the rent
demand would serve materially to
lessen the labor aroubles existing in
the packing industries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
HARD|NG'S ASSENT GIVEN
TO KNOX PLAN REVIVAL

WASHINGTON, d c., April A.
President Harding is understood to
have approved the introduction of the
Knox peace resolution Immediately
after congress reconvenes next week.
Final decision has not been reach
ed, however, il was indicated by re
publican leaders, as to when it would
be pressed for adoption.
Hopes are said TO be entertained
in administration circles that defin-
ite progress toward a concord of ma
tions on new world peace program
would be possible soon. For that rea
son, a period of three months or so
might elapse before action was taken
kon the resolution by congress.
Some of Mr. Harding's advisers are
said to hold that, with the Knox reso-
luton pending, influence would be
exerted on the action and thought Of
other powers in their consideration of
peace questions which might be intro
duced. The natural influencve of the
debts owing to the United tSates
would be added to this, it was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
ELKS TO INSTALL
new OFFICERS AT
TONICHT'S SESSION

Discussion of improvements that
will be made in the Elks club rooms
together with the installation of new
officers, will be among the features
OF tonight's session in the clubroonis.
it was announced today by retiring
Exalted Ruler Del S. Perkins. The
lodge recently assisted its treasury
by the addition of $1,000, the pro-
ceeds of the carnival, almost the en-
tire amount to go into betterments
in the club rooms.
The new officvers TO be installed
tonight are:
A. Nj. Kent, exalted ruler,
Arthur c. Hipp, leading knight.
G, II, Byrnes. loyal knight.
Ira Webster, lecturing knight
j. A. Whitlock, tiler.
Mr.. Perkins was elected TO the
board of trustees, and he was also
elected delegate to the national con-
vention, which will be held in Los
Angeles this summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
Tariff Among Oldest and Most
Difficult of American Problems

WASHINGTON, April A. Many a
musty oddity Of forgotten tariff sta
tuteS has been turned up by search
Of the capitol archives This has dis
closed that the first congress assem-
blcd under the Constitution faced the
same problem a. will the siXty-seventh
when il meets a week hence.
The first tariff act was passed on
July 4, 1889. Its formal title state
ment of purpoSe-''for laying a duty
on goods, wares, and merchandise i'm
ported into the United States" car
ried a bluntncss which statesmen foI
the next hundred years were ID avoid.
~ " necessary for the support of
the government this first congress
said. for the charge of debts of the
United States and tor the encourage
rci.t and M otcCt.o" If manufacturers
tiiit duty bc aid upon goods, wares
ard mcIchandl-e imported"
II was just 100 years. the complla-
tion shows. before such a straightfor-
ward statement Of purpose about "en-
couraginr and protecting marufac-
turers" would be made again in an
import tax statute. though the pur-
pose was most evidently behind most
Of the scores of following acts. So
simple was the first bill that il re-
GI cd only two pages of the com
n,;tee print against more than 100
for the Payne -Aldrich act Of 1909
Too simple, il probably was, for q
year later-August 10, l790-con-
gress passed ian act making further
provisions for the paying Of debts OF
the United States"
More deftIy, the purpose Of the
next tariff bill az ii passed On March
?, 1892. was stated 70 be for the
raising of rarther sum Of money
for the protection of frontiers,
evading any remarks about protec
tion of industries Its duties were
increases, and one duty imposed was
ION coal, per bushel, four and one.
half cents"
Two years later the famous Tri
poll trouble arose and congress. OF
March 26. 1874 passed "An act Il
{ protect the commerce and seamen OF
the United States against the BarbarN
powers" This act slapped on gen.
! eral increase of l-2 and 10 pei
cent ad valorem duties The statute
stated itself to be temporary, for one
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04

II was called 'an act to reduce in
ternal taxation"
One or two measures designed al
reductions intervened, and then con-
gresS came back, after century TO
speak a. straightforward under Prcsi-
dent Mckinley. in 1897 as il had un-
der President Washington. The tar
iff labeled officially was "an act TO
encourage the industries of the Unit
ed States" The Payne-Aldrich law,
some sixteen years later. used almost
exactly the same words, while pre-
liminary drafts Of majority propos-
ais to come before the new congress
which meets a week hence indicate
that the Mckinley Washington pre-
cedent viii be respected again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
SHERIFF VANN HAD
A BUSY SUNDAY

Sheriff Narn returned Sunday
noon from several days trip to Cor
pus Christi and Wharton, Texas
bringing with him two prisoners,
one Of whom, picked up at Corpus
Christi. il chmargcd with theft.
while tha other. caught AT Wharton
is charged with cattle stealing.
Ire sheriff had concluded that his
WORK was over for the day. when
the telephone rang, calling him to
Harlingcn whore Mexican woman
had been shot in the leg. but not
seriously wounded. Julian Tacoma
was brought ID Brownsville and lod-
gcd in iail
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04

year, but the title proved to be too
good to be wasted. Year BY year,
after, clear up to 1918, congress re-
iteratcd it, laudable purpose, re-en-
acting its increased schedules, and
announced II was going after the
Barbary pirates with continuation
Of the tariff for another twelve
months.
In 1878, however, the nation went
to war with Great Britain, and in a
hasty and brief paragraph Of statute,
congress announced "an additional
duty of 100 per cent on all ptrma-
nent duties" To BE- collected for the
duration Of hostilites. The tax on
imported salt. incidentally got up to
20 cents pound.
This was about the end of the ear
In tariff era, according % the com
pilation. For the next forty years
most of the acts were labelled Ito re-
duce duties" This they plainly did,
for the salt tax was placed at 10
cents a bushel. Congress was fruit
ful Of cnactments Ito release from
duty iron prepared for railways
and the like.
Presidential proclamations reduc
cd schedules even further. One dated
February p, 1858. noted that ives
sclS and subjects of His Holiness the
Pope" were no longer TO be charged
higher customs rates, because reci-
procity with the holy see had been
arranged.
But the tariff came back with the
beginning Of the civil war Congress
on March ,. 1861, passed IAN act to
provide for payment Of outstanding
treasury notes" II was composed
of 26 pages Of tariff schedules. This
length forshadowed the modern era
With misplaced optimism, on July
IA. 1862, congress asserted it had
passed "an act increasing. temporar-
lily, the duties on imports" The sue
ceeding war enactmcnts took the
word temporary completely out Of
the congressional tax-laying vocabu-
larry
With the end Of the Civil war, acts
reducing import duties went into1f-
feet. but on March 3, 1883. when the
modern political controversy over
tariff was well under way, the title
was almost a. politely evaded az the
version about the Barbary pirates
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
Surely Ample Security.

housewife. hired Y darky ~ carry
three tons Of coal from the curb. A
little later the housewife discovered
that she had nu money except five
dollar bill. Calling the darky who
was about half through with the Job.
she asked him II W. could change the
bin So that he could got his pay.
Nom" he replied. II caint. But /
en- git II changed over at de grnc'ry
Sioe. The woman hcSi'atcd. trying
10 decide whether % take chance.
Don You worry. mi>SuS.~ the dnrky
assured her. "Ill come back wid de
change. An iu~i a. show you it's all
right. It'll 60 after il right now. and
leave this other Ton II coal aiu't car
ried in yet out IN the street as s'cur-
ity."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
GERMANY In PROTEST
AGAINST OCCUPATION
Rr The As.ociated rrcs.l J

GENEVA, April 4.--Germany has
sent another note TO the secretariat
of the league of nations protesting
the presence of French troops and cX-
ercise by them Of military jurisdic-
ton in the Saar territory. She con
siders these measures contrary to the
Versailles treaty and demands that
the protest be sent TO members Of the
league who. the note says, should de-
eide upon the question.
The protest has been transmitted
to the league council.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
ITALIAN COMMUNIST
LEADERS ARE TAKEN

GENOA, April AFTER search
6 BY the police along the Italian
Riviera and the seizure of letters,
showing relations with Italian anar-
chists, about 100 Russian. Hungar-
ian and Polish communists have beer
arrested. Large sums in gold were
found in their possession. The in
vestigation is being continuedw and
further arrests are believed 70 be i'm
ninent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
High Price Paid for Violin.

very hne violin nv Antnnius
Stradivati. known In the musical
world as the Muir Mackenzie Strad. /"
was sold for fl,700 at Messrs Puttick
and Simpsons. Dated 1894. the
"Strad' Is In excellent preservation.
Purchased from Mr. Harrison about
1896 by Lady Muir Mackenzie. II was
presented 10 sir John Muir Macken.
zie, and thus derived its modern title
This instrument was Of the longer
and earlier type. writes Daily
Chronicle representative, and Lord
Harrington sold one for $3.50 The
highest price paid for a "Strnd' Of
The grand pattern" was I 90. In
1911.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
An Art Contest

You do not quote as much poetry
In your speeches as you used TO-"
No said Senator Sorghum THE
last time quoted poetry the rival
orator got up and sang a song. My
managers insisted II was W ~ me
TO come back with a classic dance. 50
! gave up the competition and am now
relying on the simple statesmanlike
dignity OF plain prose-"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
ASKS INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTO%, y. c., April A.
A department Of justice investigation
Of alleged negro peoange in Jasper
county, Georgia. and other sections
Of the south was urged upon Presi-
dent Harding today by James John
son of New York. negro secretary Of
the national association for the adj
vancement Of the colored people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04

The following local weather observa
tions are supplied by Mrs. A. W. Reed
Unied States voluntary weather OBJ
server, and cover the 24-hour period
ended at z o'clock this morning:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight and Tuesday, unsettled
local ranis Tuesday; increasing south
erly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
VIENNA. April 4-The Austrian

VIENNA, AprlI THE Austrian
government has notified the Hungar
ian government that unless an early
hour is set for the departure Of
Charles the Austrian government will
cancel his safe conduct. This notifi-
caticn has evoked promise from
Hungary that the former emperor
Will leave that country within forty
eight hours from Sunday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
MEXICO DEPORTS
AMERICAN LABOR
ACITATOR |. GALE

MEXICO CITY, April 4. - Linn
Gale, American radical who was ar
rested here Friday night. has been
deported from Mexico thru Vera
Cruz, according to local press re-
ports. Some papers say he was
taken to Loredo. where he would be
turned over to the United States au-
thorities.
IL Is understood that two other
American radicals. who have been
active in soviet propaganda, will be
deported soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04

LONDON, April Confirmation
Of reports that the "little entente"
has threatened a military measure
against Hungary if Charles does not
leave that country before Thursday
are given in advices 10 Reuters Linn
tied. The advice states that an ul-
timatum to this effect was sent to
Hungary by Czecho Slovakia, Rou-
mania and Jugo Slavia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04

PARIS, April 4.-The Russian So
Wet government is taking measures
to allow foreign owners OF manufac-
turles in Russia to exploit their pro-
perties under regime similar to
that which has been established for
mines. according to a wireless from
Moscow. sent by the government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04
'HERE'SYOUR
CHARLES
NATIONS SAY

LONDON. April A Vienna dis
patch TO the Central News states that
the Swiss legation at the Austrian
capital has announced that former
emperor Charles will return 10 Switz-
erland today. The route he will take
is said 10 be unknown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-04

The Scotch board of agriculture
will establish station for testing all
seeds and plants and other expert
work.
The New York herald., 1921-11-30
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
INDEPENDENT STEEL
MERGER BY APRIL /
Youngstown. Inland and
Sheet and Tube to Unite.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Nov. 29.--James
]. Campbell. president of the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube Company, an
nounced to-day that a merger of that
company with the Inland Steel Company
and the Steel and Tube Company of
America is under negotiation and prob
ably will be completed about April l.,
1922. All are independent companies.
Mr.. Campbell returned from the South
to-day after cutting his holiday short
TO devote all his time to the proposed
merger. which he said would be an
EAST. West and Central States propo-
sition.'
About the first Of April will see
something definite in the matter" said
Mr. Campbell. There is no firm of at
torneys tat can work out n plan for n
steel merger The steel manufacturers
must work 1t out for themselves.
New York bankers and others have
approached US and the whole matter has
been thoroughly discussed. but nothing
defnite has been agreed on The matter
of shipments from a given centre is a
big item. We have a large number of
customers west of Chicago who could
be supplied from Chicago and the
products of the Youngstown plant could
be diverted elsewhere. All Of these
things could be done II n merger is ef-
fected. and the result would be in
creased economy and consequently in
creased and stabilized production"
The New York herald., 1921-11-30
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK
OF THE CITY d, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sps-
cial Meeting of the shareholders of The Sec
md National Bank OF the City of New York
Ill bo held at the banking house of said
.jsociation. No. $50 Fifth avenue. Borough
Of Manhattan. City OF New York. on Thurs
day, December 20. 1921. at ii o'clock A. ~,
for the purpose of voting upon the PROPOSE
tion that said Association go into liquidation
and be closed, and for the purpose OF ratity-
ing. approving and confirming any action
looking to such liquidation and to the sale or
the property and assets of said Association,
and the assumption OF Its liabilities. and any
agreements relating to such liquidation. sale
or assumption. which the Eoard OF Directors
may have taken or done. or which may have
been entered into. prior N. or which may bo
submitted for consideration al, said meeting.
or any adjournment thereof, end for the pur-
pose of authorizing the Bra~d Z rir ~
and officers of said Association to do all
such further acts and thing may ..,c-
essary or expedent to carry out and com
plete the liquidation, closing and dissolution
of said Association; and for the purpose OF
transacting such other and further buTness
a5 may properly come before said meeting,
any adjournment thereof.
Dated. New York. November 20. 1921.
by order OF the Board of Directors.
CHARLES w. CASE, Ca shier.
The New York herald., 1921-11-30
COTTON LIST OFFIN
IRREGULAR MARKET
IiverpoOl's Varied Action and
Confused Local Sentiment
Bearish Factors.

Irregular price movements marked
yesterdays dealings in cotton futuie es
and the result of several swings, upward
and downward. was a net loss OF IL to
81 points at the close. The market here
came under the influence very largely of
Liverpoors varied action. but was also
affected by confused sentiment in local
trade circles. Early Liverpool cables
were better than expected. but the Eng
lish markets reactionary action later
etors abroad failed TO consider seriously
the newest pink boil worm scare, which
accounted for the reaction here after the
market opened unchanged TO Is points
net higher All rallies seemed to meet
fresh selling pressure, but up to the final
half hour, when heavy selling from Wall
Street and the ring appeared suddenly.
the market resisted offerings well. In
The face of considerable pressure the list
advanced 10 to 80 points during the
early afternoon.
The discovery IF the pink boil worm
in Ellis county. Texas, was again the
topic for much discussion. 1t is egard, d
as not so serious now as 1t vii be sew
eral years hence. At the moment the
g ect of the scare is mostly sentimental
The quarantine established by the por.
OF New Orleans simply prohibits cotton
being shipped there for storage from
Texas. Oklahoma, New Mexico md
Arkansas. but does not prohibit ship
ments of cotton through that port for
eSpOrtatiOn abroad
The temperance of several December
notices resulted in scattered liq idatior
of that near position which made i,
relatively weak at times. December sold
| down to 1853. or 81 points lower thar
Monday. Many traders, however. thirk
that all those notices have passed into
| very strong hands and that December
will soon establish its premium over
| January and distant options.
The last half hour reaction. whic,
carried the market back to its lowest
forenoon level, was a reflection of weak.
ness in New Orleans and the selling oi
near months from that market. JUS
before the close nervous Wall Street
longs liquidated freely. leaving the mar.
ket rather unsettled at its finish.
~
The New York herald., 1921-11-30
WHEAT REACTS WITH
NOTHING TO BUOY 1T
Commission Houses Sell Freely
Minneapolis Said to Be
Seeking Canadian No. 1.

CHICAGO. Nov. 9,-Wheat declined
materially to-day largely by way of re-
action from the recent advance of more
than 12c. The close was unsettled, "a
to Sc. net lower, with December s1.119s
to S1.11% and May s1.15ss to s1.15k.
Corn lost 1h@1A to 1900. oats
finished unchanged to ,ac off and pro-
visions down 21s to 1oc.
Many traders in wheat took the posi-
tion that setback In values was to be
expected. as the technical position of the
market had been weakened by the big
advance of late. With such an opinion
current, selling by commission houses
became more general and considerable
liquidation of December holdings re-
suited. Bearish sentiment acquired
further impetus from advices telling of
general rain in Argentina. and from as
sertions that Minneapolis millers We're
seeking No. ] northern wheat in Canada.
with bids only l cent from n working
basis. Furthermore, resales of hard
winter wheat at Liverpool cents under
cost were announced, and it was said
Argentine wheat was being offered at
$1,27A C. l. T. Europe, against $1.31 a
1.31 II for United States wheat by way
of the Gulf of Mexico. No important
rally took place and the finish was at
about the lowest level of the day.
Corn was depressed by lack OF sup
port and by pred !ctions that colder
weather would bring about enlargement:
of receipts. Oats were better sustained
as result OF buying by elevator inter-
ests. Provisions averaged lower with
hogs.
The New York herald., 1921-11-30
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

New York City. N. ", November 23rd. 1921.
A Special Meeting of the Stockholders Of
he Rotary Index Co., Inc, will be held at
the office of the Company, at No 100 Broad.
way. in the City. County and State New
York. Borough of Manhattan. on the 9TH
day OF December. 1921, at IL o'clock noon,
Tor the purpose OF considering and voting
upon proposition to increase the number az
shares into which the capital stock shall be
ivided without Increasing the amount OF
ucn capital stock, so that hereafter such
capital stock shall be divided into t'ivo
hundred thousand GOO, ,00O) shares Of the pa
value OF One Dollar tSi.OO) each.
23rd. 1921.
- , IVAN BECKETT. President.
X. g. WIGAND. Secretary