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The New York herald., 1921-12-02
Ask Lower steel Rntes.

The Bridge Builders and Structural
Steel Society OF Pittsburgh has sent to
railway associations and Government
officials copies OF resolutions demanding
prompt revision of freight rates and
asserting that elimination OF Govern
nent interference Is necessary IN per-
nit steam ca rriers to operate with suf-
icbsnt freedom to meet changing eco
omic conditions. investigation by the
,ocety. II Is declared. discloses that
'reight charges amount to 40 per cent.
Of the present selling price of structural
steel. and that fabricated steel Is selling
at more than 80 per cent. more than It's
1914 price. while its freight rates are up
more than 100 per cent.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
REsIGN FRoM UNION PACIFIC.

O'to 81 Kahn and Mortimer +. schiff
= tho banking firm OF Kuhn. Loeb q
Co. have resigned as directors Of tho
Union Pacific Railroad Comrany. In
onformlty With sect'on 10 OF tho Clay
on act. which provides that no person
shall be director OF q railroad md
II the same time q director OF another
'ompany with which the road has deal.
ings with resrect 70 equipment. sup.
lies or securitiea.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec i.--Prices Of securities
traded In In the london Stock Exchange
to-da, were steady Quotations at the
close OF trading follow;
Bar silver 3Tssd an ounoe.
Bar gold, 1923. "a.
Discount rates Short bills. 3A per cent !:
three months bills. 3% per cent.
Two and one-hali per cent coneois. 4sN.
British 8 per cent. war loan, SsM.
British ~ per cent. wer loan, SiA.
DE Beers NM.
Rand Mlnes, 2n.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
Cutr Preferred pividends.

The Wheeling Steel Corporation re-
luced yesterday the quarterly dividend
N it's and 3 classes of preferred
took. according to Pittsburgh des-
tches. On the class stock the dis
pursement was cut from 2ls per cent to
z per cent and on the class B stock
rom 2 per cent to per cent. Both
dividends are payable on January 2.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
Sea rs-R Oe buck snies.

The sales OF Sears. Roebuck a Co. in
November aggregated SIC. ls6. 495. In con-
rast to s25.555. SOC In November 1920. In
2 he first eleven months OF this year
their sales we're $i6Os34.099. In contrast
period.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Money In Demand.

Time money loaned yesterday In mod
crate quantity at 5 per cent. but de-
mand for II was tight Call money re-
new ed In the New York Stock Exchange
at per cent. dipped TO AZ per cent.
to meet competition OF the outside mar
ket and then rose to 5ia per cent. al
which the supply, was scarce. In the
outside marker the minimum was IA
per cent. and the maximum 5la per
cent. Bids OF "a per cent for time
money against Government securities
failed to bring out any offers from
banks lower than 5 per cent
The New York herald., 1921-12-02

The report Of the California Petrol
orrn CORPORATION for nine months ended
with Sertember shows n surplus OF So
o9o.233. after depreciation. derletIon
and taxes. or s9.42 share earned or
the common stock after deduction OF
rreferred dividends and provision for 70.
dcmrtlon OF preferred stock and bonds
of subsidiary corn~anies. Gross carr
ings were ss-s3.1S9 and operating ex
renses s2.27s.2Os. The inai surplus
was sf,40f.asG
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
crsToM nousr RncEIprs.

The receipts FOR duties ~ the Custom
Fouse Yesterday wore siO25.eaa es OF
rNich 1927 i26 Sc was fOr merchendisp
withdrawn from bonded werenouscs, and
s7es,772.so for recsnt importauons.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
OIL Production Incrensss.

The daily gross crude oil production
In the United States during the week
ended on November % was 1927. $50
barrels. In contrast 20 t.2o4.1sO In the
preceding week. according to the Ameri-
can Petroleum Institutes weekly re-
port
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
SEARS noEBucK DIVIDEND.

CHICAGO Dec. SCARS. Roebuck a
o. annornced to-day the regular quar-
eriy dividend Of s1.T5 a share on Its
referred stock. payable on January
TO It's shareholders Of record on Deoem-
bar m
The New York herald., 1921-12-02

PARIS. Doc. i.--Prices OF securities
traded IN to-day In the Paris Bourse
moved irregularly Quotations at the
close of the trading were as follows.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
sOuTu AMERICA.

s2ss Rio de Janeiro. cents rnilrei-;
nernand .....f2.O0 t3 1915 ~ s2n
C~''@~ 80 'aN 1875 t2.7h
42.45 Buoros Aires. cents peso:
" 's1aud ..... " '1% 32.3Th H2.pO
c.nios .s2a0 a2.5o 1900
'o3 AZ rrruruay, centp q dollar:
Demand 49,. Gs 97ik 6s3Th az e2k
Cables ....... Ga 1874 $3.50 d7.TS
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
CANADA.
CALIFORNIA PErE SURPLUS.

~ov ve-b f,,~A " "~rt~esI, sot 2s prp.
MUM a 81 900: Montreal funds In New York.
S3.g2 diecourt a 81 .o00
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS

LoHpoN. Dec. THE weekly state
trent OF the Bank OF England shows the
following changes:
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
deem

THURSDAY, DECEMBER /. 1924.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
1921.

,ar to date. l54,sos.521A
The New York herald., 1921-12-02

AdvsAo.s % ststs. oo.ooo,oOo trance.
The New York herald., 1921-12-02
1920. 1919.
2OO. .Ol4O09K 292,263.0o2

Open High Low Clos Net
The New York herald., 1921-12-02

---I02i --0I ~Closing.@ IDfv., / K
Heh low. / BID. Ask. In s. Sales
The New York herald., 1921-12-02

ent las, week. is.ss per cent. Rate Of dis.
cunt per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
COUNTY HEALTH
PLAN REJECTED
BY THE COURT

The county commissioners court
this afternoon rejected the proposal
of the state health department to
contribute $4,000 towards the up
keep of a county health bureau if
the county would provide an equal
amount Lack Of the necessary funds
was given as the reading.
The decision was made after the
plan had been warmly approved by
several speakers. including ID. Alex
p. Harrison Of the state department
Miss c. Mccormick, division super
intendent of the Red Cross. Mrs. r.
+. Holland fthe public health nurs'
in~ ~socia'ion, and S. G. Tucker.
When the visitors had vinisched
Commissioners Bell, Logan and
Weems and County Judge Dancy
went into executive session on the
matter. At its conclusion they an
nounced they regretted that it would
be impossible ofind the money at
this time. They said they hoped to b0
able to make such an arrangement
next year
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
MEXICAN Line
BUYSS2 new
ENGINES here
Three-day Conference OF
Rail c lief Has To Do
With Equipment Deal

The three day conference. -ua.ef
railroad heads in Brownsville and
Matamoros, which was ended this
afternoon, resulted in the purchase
Of 50 locomotive from ne Illinois
Central railway by the Mexican
National Lines. News OF the pur-
chase was confirmed BY President
Pyeatt o fthe Gulf Coast Lines and
Director General Perez of the Mex-i
can lines
The eighty-two, engines. in addi-
tional to the nine Others already
taken over vii make a total of 81
new locomotives AIDED to the Mexi-
can system.
This addition, coming At a time
when the Mexican roa Is ars taJly
congested with freight for the want
of adequate equipment. J. expected
to mean big increase in the trans
portation activities of The southern
republic.
The Illinois Central was represent
ed in the conferences by c. NJ. Kit
tie Sr. Vive- president of that system.
Mr.. Pyeatt categorically denied
reports that the present conferences
had to do with new routing arrange
mcnts or immediate building work
for new Mexican lines.
He sal dthat, in al probability, the
S2 new locomotives would be deliver
ed TO Mexico by way of Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
SEES AMERICA AND
ALLIES GETTING
CLOSER TOGETHER

LONDON, April 23--Closer asso-
citation in the postwar problems be-
tween the United States and the al
lied nations Is seen by the Liver
pool Post in the exchange OF notes
between Washington and Berlin. The
newspaper says:
president Harding's reply to
Germany Il regarded here as sign
that the United States is ready TO
abandon its attitude Of aloofness to
wards European affairs.
Although ii would not be neces-
sary for the United States to submit
reasonable proposals from Germany
10 the allies. there could 20 IDLY
be no happier channel Of com luni-
cations, since it would undoubtedly
induce a closer association than hither
70 has existed between the lies and
the United tSates in dea' " with the
problems arising from the var
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
VISITING RAILROAD
MEN ARE HONORED

Francisco Perez, director of the
National Lines of Mexico, was the
honored guest at a dinner given at
the Country Club lasct evening BY
a number Of friends While the party
was composed principally of rail
road officials, railroad matters were
east TO the winds for the time be
ing, the subjects discussed being e
a lighter vain which made the even
ing one Of real pleasure ard rest.
Among those present were Fran
cisco Perez, director general of the
National Lines of Mexico; J. S. Gar
cia, general superintendent and C.
II. Morales, superintendent Of ma
chinery and motive power and +. p.
De Howoys. general agent at New
York City. Of the same system; J.
$. Pyeatt, president Of the Gulf
Coast Lines, and J. A. Brown, gen
eral freight agent at Houston; G. NJ.
Kittlc, Sr -presidan of the iii
linois Central and NJ. l.. Costley gen
eral freight at New Orleans of the
same system together with Will
West, w III. Mason, Jr., John @.
Fernandez A. s. Gimble and +. 7.
Reynolds Of this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
zap, Bone of American and jap
Contention Is But q Tiny Spot

uated for communication with Jap
an, China, the Philippines, the
Dutch East Indies and New Guinea
and that it was a convenient station
on the trans-Pacific route via Homo.
lulu to San Francisco.
Suiting action to desire the Ger.
man gunboat lltis. in that year, rails
ed the German flag on Yap and
other islands. II created considerable
excitement in Mairii and an appeal
was made to the Vatican with the re.
suit that the Poue decided in favor
Of Spanish soye-nlEnty. Fourteen
years later. after the Spanish-Ameri.
can War, Spain sold the Carolines,
including zap and the Pelew and all
Of the Marianne (Ladrone) Islands
except Guam, 10 Germany for
S4,2OO.O00. The United States had
acquired Guam from Spain in 1898.
Ii is 800 miles from YaD.
The Importance Of Zap and Guam
as cable bases is shown by the fact
that today an all-American cable
runs from San Francisco via Homo
lulu. Guam and Manila to Shang.
hai, while from Guam another cable,
the southern part under American
control, the northern under Japan
ese goes direct to Yokahoma, Tho
former German cable runs from
Guam to zap whence one line goes
on 70 Shanghai. and other from zap
TO Menado. in the Dutch East Indies
The Yap- Guam cable. it is said, was
of great service to Americans as il
gave the main alternative to the
Guam Manila cable for communica-
tion with China.
When the great war began, Jap
ancse naval forces seized the La
drone, Pclcw and Caroline Islands,
including zap, and held them until
Jap was made their mandatory.
Germany. in accepting the Treaty
Of Versailles, renounced her cables
in the Far East in favor of the AL.
lied and Associated powers and the
final ALLEGATION of them among the
powers is the object of the Inter
national Communications Confer
ence which is to be resumed in
Washington at an early date.
Aside from its tactical advantage
in the Pacific, the island which has
caused such an international diplo-
matte stir. is not much Of posses
sion. II has a population Of 100 or
500 Malays. A volcanic pile which
many years ago poked its nose out
Of the oceans depths, zap at inter
wales since, has been visited by
earthquakes and other upheavals of
nature. The latest seismic disturb
ance was in December 1920 when.
following a storm Of great intensity
severe shocks were felt for three or
four days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
RUSS PEASANTS START
new ANTI-SOV|ET WAR

STOCKHOLM, April 23.-An or
ganized rebellion against the soviet
government of Russia is growing
with renewed force in Ukraine, ac
cording to telegram received today
from Petrograd.
Peasants engaged in the revolt
have taken many towns between the
Dnieper and Dniester rivers, where
the movement is most pronounced.
They are reported to be engaged
in operations intended to force the
bolsheviki in the eastward to the left
bank of the Dnieper.
The peasants are commanded by
General Makno. who has been operat
ing IN the district south OF Karkhov,
and have torn up the railway line
running between Moscow and the
Crimea.
The bolsheviki have concentrated
troops in the districts of omel and
Rechitza, north of kiev. where they
have driven back the rebels. In the
neighborhood of Smolensk, north
west of Moscow, they have begun a
campaign of terrorism. 1t is reported
they have executed 1000 persons in
the last few days.
The rebellion is said to be spread
ing through Karkhtov and Polesia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
MEXICO SENDS
LINN A. GALE
BACK TOU.S.
Try The Associated PressD

LAREDO, Texas, April 23-Linn
A. Gale, who is wanted in this coun-
try on charges Of being a draft
evader and for violation Of the Es-
pionage act, was turned over to mi-
litary authorities at Fort McIntost.
last night after his deportion from
Mexico. Gale declared that Presi-
dent Obregon had no right to turn
him over to United States authori-
ties, and if he were imprisoned he
would 90 on hunger strike until
released by the authorities or by
death.
He also said Obregon should have
permitted him to 60 to some neutral
country. Gale has been in Mexico
since 1917, when fled to escape the
draft. Officials at Fort Mcintosh are
awaiting word from Washington in
regard othe disposition if the pri-
soner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
HELD ON SMUGGLING CHARGE

f.. II. Parker Of the Department of
Justice and r. ID. Brown Of the Gus
toms service arrested a man who said
MS name was Emile Ledoux this morn
ing, having in his possession ten cans
Of morphine, weighing ten ounces
each. Ledoux was leaving for Calves
TON on the early morning train. He
was placed in the county Jail in de-
fault Of $500 bond. He will be taken
before U. s. Commissioner Goodrich
Monday for examination.
Ledoux says he is Frenchman,
and sailor hy trade, though at pres
ent time he was running rooming
Eouse in Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
- ~---
RAILROAD ANSWER MONDAY

FORT WORTH. Texas. april %
The counter report Of the Texas Pa
cific, following reflections Of wage
cuts by the employees, will be deliver
ed to the brotherhood committee in
Dallas next Monday. according To
Secretary ID. c. Huge Of the unions
here today. The rejection has been
laid before Federal Judge Foster in
New Orleans and X Il understood his
decision will be laid before the men
Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23

PARIS, April %. - Consideration
Of the German governments not 10
the United States was completed at
meeting Of the German cabinet last
night, according to a message receiv-
ed here from Berlin. Party leaders
later met Constantine Fehrenbach.
the chancellor. to near a report from
Dr. Walter Simons the foreign min
lister. md tU express opinions OF the
note stint t. President Harding.
Cs;n-an::. instead either Gf agree
ifsq ~ refusing tu tranStc' ia in
reserve in the Reichsbank to occupied
territory in the Rheinland. rs the MI
lied reparations commission directed,
has offered an agreement not 70 ex-
port or jermit the expectation OF gold
from Germany before Oca. l next.
The reply to the allied commission
was delivered today. signed by Dr.
Won Oertzen, for the war burdens
commission. 1t pointed out that re-
movtl of the Reichhsbank gold would
further depreciate German exchanges
and Furthermore that the gold reserve
was not directly under the control OF
tire ministry of finance ut was pri-
vate proDerty.
The note contended that the trans
fer would net serve as reparatiOns
payments, as the commission seemed
TO think, because the depreciating in
exchange rcSulteing would cause
general economic weakening of Ger
many.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
VALLEY BOY
SCOUT COUNCIL
ISORCANIzED

Representative men from every
Town IN the Valley met in Harrington
yesterday for the purpose of putting
the Boy Scout movement in the Val
ley on an organized basis. Browns
vile was represented by Jack Rowe,
Lawrence Olmstead, Rev. S. Dixon.
and Dave Young.
"A. G. Dunn OF Dallas. Texas. who ~
the deputy regional executive of the
scouts in this section, and who has
been in Brownsville and other towns
in the vicinity for the past month in
the interest Of scouting, explained the
purpose and organization Of a local
council.
A soon a. he had finished the
meeting got dawn to business and as
a result the Boy Scouts of this section
are sure Of success in anything they
undertake. The council was formally
organized and the following Officers
and chairman elected:
r. Nj. Minter of McAllen. presi-
dent; Geo. Toolan Of San Benito, vice
president; A. j.. Ress of Edinburg
vice president; +. l.. Finn of Mission,
treasurer; M. l.. Kridler Of MsAllen.
secretary; Jack Rowe Of Brownsville,
chairman Of organization committee
Dick Gaines of San Juan, chairman of
finance committee; j. Nj. McLeese Of
Weslaco. chairman Of publicity com
mittee; J. +. Haincs Of Mercedes,
chairman of camping committee; j.
B. Challes Of Harlingen, chairman Of
civic committee; Rev. S. Dixon Of
Brownsville chairman of leadership
and training committee. The court
Of honor are. Hood Hill Of Pharr. DR..
J. r. Osborne Of Mercedes, Homer
Fitch of Brownsville, II. f.. Bennett
of Mercedes, Billy Leverman of Ala
mo, "A. l.. Brooks Of Harlingen, Nj. N.
McIlhenny Of Edinburg. +. f. Wright
of Rio Hondo. Lawrence 0lmstead of
Brownsville. S. l.. Gill Of Raymond
vile. r. b. Creager of Brownsville
was elected As the member Of the
national council.
The organization is to be known as
the Rio Grande Valley Council. Boy
Scouts Of America. It's purpose IL To
control scouting in the Valley and 10
give aid. financial and otherwise to
further the scout movement. One of
the first things the council has In mind
is the construction Of a permanent
camp on the coast for the use Of the
various troops during the summer. Nh
Minter, the president Of the council
when speaking of the meeting after
wards said. I'VE have started this
thing now and we intend to put ii over
with bang"
X. NJ. Lamber of Brownsville was
elected scout commissioner.
There are now two troops Of scouts
organized in Brownsville and one OF
more in each Of the valley towns
With the added stimulus Of properly
organized council the scout movement
will take on new life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23

American opposition TO japanese
mandatories in the Far East is not
confined 10 the Island Of zap but,
rs indicated on February 2l, 1921,
in the note of former Secretary of
State Colby to the League OF Ma
tions, TO all Of the islands ir the
Pacific Ocean north of the equator
which formerly belonged TO Germ
any. These "gems of tho oriental
seas" Of which Zap II one. aggregate
127 and are comprised in four
groups, namely the Carolines with
62, the Marshall with 32 the Marian
ne Tor Ladrone) with Is ard the
Pelew with eight. The form kind
of strategic semi-cireie around the
Philippines.
While chief interest in the discus
sions Of the Allied communications
Conference. which began in Wash
irgton on October 8, 1929, 10 deter
mine the ALLEGATION of THESE islands.
has centered ~ Yap bv r.ason of
its Importance as 4 cable station. the
problem Of zap is overhadowch by
the larger international. aspect OF
the control of al the l27 islands
The contention of the United States
department Of State has been that
Yap should be ''internationalized'
The Allied Communications Con
ference, attended by representative
Of the five Allied powers, becoming
deadlock in February 1921, the
questions were referred TO the For
eign Relations Committee of the
United States Senate. Date Of the
resumption Of the conference has not
been announced.
Opposition to Japan's mandate
over Yap. expressed BY MIR. Colby 10
the President and members of the
Council Of the League of Nations,
included the declaration that zap
constituted an indispensable part Of
any scheme or practical arrange
ment Of cable communication in the
Pacific and that its free and un-
hampered use should not be hamp-
cred or controlled by any one pow
err" Under the mandatory, agreed
to by France and England. 'fcll
power Of administration and legIs-
lation' over Yap was vested III the
Toxic government aud zap was TO he
considered "an integral part Of the
Empire Of Japan Aaciher objection
BY the United States j. that il sees
in the Yap sitlat;ol The possibility
of a foreign nation exercising a
censorship over its 20 rmunicatlons
To Europe and Asia.
The fact that the former German
operated cable from Shanghai, Chi
ma, which passes through Nap was
taken over by Japan and its oriental
terminus removed TO Toxic was an
other occasion for the American
protest. Control over Zap by Japan
was granted BY the Paris peace con-
ference on May z, 1919 when il
was decided that the mandate for
the Pacific islands north of the
equator formerly belonging to Ger
many should be awarded to the To-
kio government and the mandate for
those south Of the equator to Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
1t is not generally known that the
Island of zap was originally called
Guap or Wap. cognomen given by
Spanish navigators, who discovered
II in the 10Th century. Until 1855
Yap, like all other of the Carolines
was owned by Spain. Germany nj
this time east covetous ewes upon
Yap, realizing that it was well sit
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
BU2LESON TAXES TRIP

NEW YORK. April 23-Albert s.
Burleson, former postmaster gener-
al, who now registers as 4 cotton
planter, Austin. Texas" is listed as
a passenger aboard the steamship
iceland sailing today for Antwerp.
He said he would visit Germany.
France, Italy, Spain, Greece and
Czecho -Slovakia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
GERMAN CABINET SHAKEN
OVER HARDING NOTE

BERLIN, April 2.3 - A cabinet
crisis appears imminent here as a re-
suit Of discomfort aroused by the
governments failure to consult tha
Reichstag before asking President
Harding TO mediate between Ger
many and the allies relative to rep
arations.
The position of DIR. Walter Simcns.
foreign minister, II particularly inn
periled.
LONDON, April 23. Germany
has sent to Washington a reply TO
the American note rejecting the role
of arbitrator for the reparations
question between Germany and the
allies, says Central news dispatch
from Berlin. The terms Of the note
sent to resident Harding had not
been divulged to party leaders up to
noon todaq.
Leading politicians are declared 20
have been angry because members OF
the cabinet did not consult them be-
fore the original communication was
sent to Washington
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-23
BEEVILLE AIRPLANE
CRASH is FATAL

BEEVfLLE. T"<as, Arr, 23--
Forrest Alton Reese &C this city was
fr'r''-- i-''nrc' r-d lTe-rv Fall. also
Of Beev;l,s, sevcr'y hurt whan an
airplane fell with them a. the far
ern ,nds yesterday Reese was T .ot
Ynf Hall passerRe-. Rerss died three.
/. rs srter ths accident.