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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
A. v. j. E. MEN
Open MEETING
All States in Division Repre-.
sented at Convention
Here Today

The annual convention Of the As.
ployes was opened at the Miller Hote
today with ten delegates present
The convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning. the prin-
cipal business of the morning ses
sion being devoted to organizing foI
the session which will continue sew
eral days. Sessions will be held each
morning at 10 o'clock and each af.
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
President Writ C. Welch of Dallas
calling the meeting to order, compli-
mented the assembly on its person
mel and said he believed they all were
men of mature judgment and that he
expected good results from the con-
vention.
]. III. Morford of Houston was
elected secretary of the convention.
On motion of III. p. Cullen of Dal-
las, it was ordered that rules ap-
plying to the general assembly be fol
lowed in this assembly.
Delegates representing the follow
ing offices registered: +. G. Beck,
San Antonio; j. B. Sauer, Dallas Mu'-
tiplex; Newt Wilson, Galveston; Nj.
c. Judd, Little Rock; ID. c. Torres,
Brownsville; III. p. Cullen, Dallas
Morse; w. B. Kendall, Dallas Com
mercial: J. L. Princhard, New Or
leans; J. H. Daugerty, Dallas Plant ;
]. II. Morford, Houston. These rep
resent 2l91 members.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Credentials an dRules-Iullen, Nor
ford and Princhard.
Constitution and Statutes-Beck,
Daukherty and Sauer.
Grievances. Appeals and Petitions
Cullen, Wilson, Morford.
Legislation and Labor Statistics-
Judd, Torres, Daugherty.
Pensions and Sick Benefits-Judd,
Wilson. Kendall.
Finance and Salaries-Princhar
Sauer, Judd.
Resolutions, Greetings and Loca-
ton Of Division Assembly-Beck,
'Frinchard and wilson.
Official Organ, Printing-Torres.
Kendall, Daugherty.
\ Press-Beck, Judd, Cullen.
Local Reports-Princhard, Sauer,
Kendall.
Subordinate Locals-Cullen, Nor
ford, Torres.
Group Insurance-Beck, Sauer,
Morford.
Western Union Stock-Daugherty,
Princhard, Kendall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
ANOTHER HELD
SCHROEDER
GIRLS MURDER
Lyford Justice Delivers Sus-
pect to Sheriff-is Held
on Theft Charge

The third arrest in connection
with the muredr Of Marie Schroeder,
a 15-year old school girl, near Rio
Hondo last February, was made yes
terday at Lyford by Justice of the
Peace w. p. Webb Of that town, who
turned his prisoner over to the Cam
eron county authorities, it was an
nounced today by Sheriff w. 7.
Vann.
The sheriff sal that JIs;'c, Webb
filed complaint against tn, msn
charging The theft OF some auto
mobile tires at Rio Hondo. Webb
gave no reason for his belief that
the man was connected with the muir
der OF the Schroeder gil, but the
Sheriff is investigating.
Two other men were arrest cd
some weeks after the girls atrocious
murder, and on account of the feel
ing that arose out Of tie murder IL
was found advisable to transfer
both men to the Bexar county jail
Ut GdIl fiubOilus WAtit bONh ~ Seia'
held, according to Mr.. Vann. They
will probably be brought back TO
Cameron county for trIa, az sne
coming term of the criminal district
court. which meets in Brownsville
on August 30.
The girl was found shot TO death,
her clothes torn from her body and
otherwise mistreated. in. some brush
about a mile from - town Of Rio
Hondo. She mad failed 1,etl~n hOme
the night before her body was found,
but her failure to come home did not
worry her relatives at the time be-
cause she frequently spent the night
with friends in San Benito. But
when she did not show up at school
the following day. search was ms
tituted by a posse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
HOUSE BILLS
FOR TAXATION
MEET DEATH
(By The Associated Press)

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. All house
bills proposing taxation of any nature
were killed outright by the house
committee on revenue and taxation
today when the committee, sitting
with full attendance of fifteen mem
bers, postponed indefinitely action
on all bills before the committee.
On motion of Senator Dudley, the
senate today refused to concur in
the house amendments to the ele-
emosynary appropriation bill and the
following free conference COM
mittec appointed: Senators Dudley,
Bledsoe, Hertzberg. Richards and
Wood. The committee will meet a
like committee from the house to ad-
Just differences.
The senate passed finally a bill
by page proposing an increase of the
state bank guaranty fund from 50,
100000 to $5,00O,000.
On a point of personal privilege,
Senator Doyle apologized for his re
marks yesterday, ''if they in any way
reflected on the American soldiers"
He favored cutting the national
guard appropriation yesterday and
referred to the guardsman as "tin
soldiers and to General Pershing as
the ''head Of the military aristocra-
cy." Today he said he did not apollo
gixe for his remarks about Pershing
saying that he was "the only soldier
that ever gained fame without having
fought battle"
He reiterated that he meant no.
reflection. on American soldiers, but
said they were the greatest fighters
the world ever had known.
A bill providing that apportion-
mcnts Of the available school fund be
made on a basis of actual attendance
of scholastics instead Of the scholas-
tic age passed to engrossment in the
senate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
nEy The Assncinted prcssl

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, OF Fifth avenue,
loomed today as a possible rival of
the Metropolitan Art Museum in pub
lie interest following cumulative dis
closures that showed the million dol
lar Gothic structure to be a veritable
treasure trove Of unipe sculpture
and wood carving.
The first discovery, made by a
newspaper last week, revealed a
brides entrance" Then followed
discovery Of a whole row Of 'avenue
types" little heads about the size Of
o fist, sculptured above the main
entrance. These included a mono
cled dandy. a man with dissolute
nose, and woman hcralded ;9 ''the
divorce"
Today the architects permitted to
become public chart Listing some
wood carvings in the interior Of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
45.O0O-ACRE WATER
DISTRICT TO NORTH
OF CITY IS PLANNED

r. B. Rentfro and "A. B. Cole OF
the law firm of Rentfro & Cole, who
organized the FL Jardin water dis
trict, are now engaged in plans pre-
liminary to the organization of one
Of the largest irrigation districts in
the Valley, to be located to the north
and northeast Of Brownsville.
The district, if plans under way 60
through, will consist of approximate
ly $4,000 acres, provided the farmers
located on the Los Fresnos tract en-
ter their lands. amounting to about
$4,000 acres into the scheme.
The proposition includes the pur-
chase of the pumping plants and can
al system of the Rio Grande Canal
Company, said to be one Of the best
in the Valley, an option on which has
been secured by Rentfro * Cole.
Owners of large tracts of land to
the east and south Of the Los Fresnos
district, extending east to the Rio
Grande railroad and south to within
about four miles OF Brownsville, and
which includes the old Ohio & Texas
plantation, have agreed to enter these
tracts, amounting to approximately
80. 900 acres. The most distant points
in the district will be from ten To
twelve miles from the river.
Regardless Of whether the Los
Fresnos people enter their lands into
the district, the district will be or
ganized, according TO Mr.. Rentfro,
and the canal lines operating through
the Los Fresnos district win be owned
by the district and water supply con-
tracts carried out. The Los Fresnos
people, however. arc considering the
proposition and holding meetings Tor
that purpose. Mr.. Rentfro and Mr..
Cole have already met with them sew
eral times.
The Rio Grande Canal Company
has two pumping plants, the first life
plant being located at Villanueva
about five miles up the river from
Brownsville, and the second lift near
Los Fresnos. The first lift plant con-
sists Of three 36-inch pumps. two
units of which have been installed in
the past year. Two units are includ-
ed in the second lift plant, each 80
inches in size, and which were in
installed about four years ago.
The main canals of the Rio Grande
Canal Company are said to have suf-
ficient capacity to handle the larger
volume Of water that will be needed
to water the proposed district, having
built with a view to extensions over n
larger area.
While consideration Of the amount
of the bond issue that will be neces-
sary has not as yet been given, Mr..
Rentfro estimates that it will REQUIRE
around a half million dollars to fin
ance the purchase of the present sys-
TEN and make extension into tho
land snot yet watered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
NEW CHURCH EDIFTCE IS
VERITABLE TREASURE IN
SCULPTURE AND CARVING

church. One carving, entitled "Pro-
hibition," deFicts "Bacchus" tumbled
from a keg By a woman with a spear.
Fallen from his outstretched hands
is a bunch Of grapes, While behind
the woman's figure il a single lemon
emblorlatic Of the soft drink"
Another carving slow. a Russian
bear receiving "sovietmedicine" from
two monkeys supposed to represent
Lcninc AMI Trotzky. a tnird shows
capital and labor in a death struggle.
Other figures represent progress.
depicting -irrlanes, automobiles. To-
coEotives and telephones. Promi-
nant in this group are two money
bags bearing tie initial ~. p. NJ"
Tie carving Hlso irc.ule a war
group in N-Eich trc nj ds Of Wood.
row Wilson crd a IN and E=ro-
Iean stcte5r en-, g .5 nd rulers
are shown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
WORK ON HIGHWAY
HALTED, REPORT
TO COUNTY JUDGE

Work on the Harlingcn end of the
concrete highway was halted today
by Contractor w. T. Montgomery, and
all men paid off. according to re-
pert reaching County Judge Oscar c.
Dancy this afternoon from San Be
nito and other sources. The con-
tractor, Judge Dancy said, did not ad-
wise the court of his action, II he has
stopped work.
"My understanding Is" Judge
Dancy said. "that the contractor is
claiming a long list Of grievances that
Gu minated in letter filed with the
court by County Engineer w. O.
Washington. Yesterday the court APP
proved the payment to the contractor
on an estimate of S2271.50 on the
Brownsville end and authorized a
voucher for the amount to be issued.
This was done after the court had
decided to hold up the payment until
Saturday and after l. r. Caruthers,
the contractors representative. had
assured US that certain objections
raised by Mr.. Washington were cor.
rected. or would be corrected.
II know Of no reason why Mr..
Montgomery has halted his work. If
il was on the question of the pay
ment of this voucher, that was dispos-
ed Of yesterday by the courts ac-
ton.
II understand Mr.. Montgomery
claims he will halt the work for ten
DAYS until the matter is Strengthened
out"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
KOREA'S FREEDOM HOPE
STRONGER THAN EVER

HONOLULU, 7. H., Aug. g
Korea's cope for freedom and abso-
lutte independence from japanese
rule Is stronger than ever, according
to DIR. Syngman Rhee, president Of
the norcan provisional republic, who
returned here recently 1rom the Far
Eat.
During a tour Of six months DR..
Rhee is said TO have penetrated
Korean territory despite japanese
r~licc vigilance and to have held con-
ferences withchis peoples leaders
In their homer land He goes from
here to Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
TEACHERSOF5
/, COUNTIES WILL
MEET SEPT.5--9
Valley Institute Reunited and
Will Gather in Browns
vile Next Month

The Rio Grande Valley Teachers
Institute, consisting Of the public
school teachers in Cameron, Hidalgo
Starr, Willacy and the new count,
of Kennedy, will meet in Brownsville
the week of September 5, it was an
nounced today by County Superin
tendent ID. Kennamer, who is nov
engaged in arranging the program
for the sessions.
Mr.. Kennamer estimated that
four hundred public school teachers
will be in attendance at the institute
which will be the largest yet held in
the Valley Attendance upon the
titute is compulsory upon the
teachers.
Arrangements to house and enter
tain the teachers were begun today
after a conference between Mr.. Ken
manner, and w. G. Whitman, preSi-
dent, and Jack Holt, manager of the
Chamber of Comerce, and 7. J. Yoei
city school superintendent.
Residents who have rooms that
can be made available for the week
will be asked to file this information
together with address and price, with
the Chamber of Commerce.
B. B. Cobb, superintendent of pub
lie schools at Waco, Texas, has been
elected leader of the institute, and
among the lecturers will be II. l..
Mcknight, formerly an instructor al
the A. and M. college. and now su-
perintendent of schools at Nacogdo
ches, and Miss Berta Lavender, La
tin expert of the University of Texas
There will also be a representative
from the tate department of educa-
tion.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley ms
titute has not met as sectional ms
tftute in more than two years, a
breakup, through a misunderstand-
ing, having occurred last year at
which time Cameron county held it,
institute in Brownsville, while Hidal-
20 and other counties went to Corpu
Christi. Last January the county
superintendents Of Cameron, Hidal-
go. Starr and Willacy met at Meal
len and succeeded in reuniting the
institute, a promise having been
made that the institute be held at
Brownsville.
"The superlntendents Of the coun-
ties included in the institute are
greatly pleased over the fact that
the institute has been reunited. We
are thus enabled to secure the ser
vices of more expert lecturers on va
rious topics, and at the same time
reduce the tuition cost to the
teachers attending the institute. We
hope to make this institute one OF
the most successful that has ever
been held in this section. Numeri-
cally, it will be larger than the Cor.
pus Christi institute we believe
Mr.. Kennamer said today.
The institute will be held in me
auditorium Of the Brownsville hign
school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
LARGEST PHONE CABLE
CROSSES DETROIT RIVER
Rv The Associated Prcss)

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 9-Wha'
is said to be the largest telephone
cable in the world was laid acros
Detroit river recently between De
troit and Windsor. Ont. making i
possible to conduct 500 conversations
simultaneously there between tho
United States and Canada.
Direct trunk line connections be
tween each of Detroit's Is central
offices and the offices Of the Cana
dian company are made possible, OBJ
waiting the need Of handling calls be
tween the two cities on a long dis
tance basis.
The new cable makes provision
for the growth Of both cities. 1t is
estimated il will take care Of De
troit's needs up TO population of
100000
The cable has 40S pairs Of wires,
is SIS inches in diameter and 5000
feet long and has an aggregate
weight Of 50,S70 pounds. II lies on
the river bed. 4s feet deep in places
City and telephone officials from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
SWEET BILL SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT TODAY

WASHINGTON, ID c.. Aug. o.
The Sweet bill. rcorganzing the gov
ernment service to the Veterans Of
the World War was signed today by
the president.
The president nominated Charles
r. Forbes of Washington state, now
director of war risk insurance to be
director of the new veterans bureau.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
POPE BEGINS RELIEF
MEASURES In EUROPE
fPv The Associated Pressl

ROME, Italy, Aug. 9.-Pope Ben
edict has instructed Cardinal Gas
parri to proceed Immediately to or-
eanize relief measures for the people
Of Europe. Casparri, who is papal
secretary Of state, has been directed
to lay the matter before the govern
ments Of the various nations for
"rrompt and efficacious action in
the name Of the Divine Redeemer
who cave His blood to make us all
brothers"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
CONCLUSIONS OF
LEAGUE ON ARMS
REDUCTION GIVEN

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 9.-In
connection with the disarmament con-
ference called hy President Harding.
steps have been taken to acquaint the
state department with the conclusions
reached by the reduction of arma-
ments commission of the League of
Nations. This announcement was made
by the League of Nations News Bu-
reau which adds that because of the
refusal of the department TO recog
nize the formal communications from
the league, steps had to be taken un-
officially.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
20 QUARTS OF WHISKEY
LISTED AS VALUELESS
CBy The Associated Prcs<)

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-The law is
the law. Although there are thous-
ands of thirsty Americans who would
pay ten dollars a quart for good old
Scotch, twenty quarts of whiskey
were listed as of mo value" when
the estate of Constant M. Bird, form
erly president of the Manhattan Saw
ings Institution was recently apprais-
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
PREMIERS REACH
COMMON GROUND
IN SILESIAN MATTER
fRv The Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 9.-Premier BRAND
and Premier Lloyd George decided nj
q private meeting upon q compromise
partition cf Upper Silesia, it was de-
elared today on good authority.
A compromise boundary line, 1t IS
understood, has ben drawn aPProxi-
mateIy as follows: Beginning west
Of Pless, on the vistula running west
cf Cleiwitz, west of Tost and Gross
treblitz, north to between Rosenberg
and Kreuzberg. thence to the frontier
cf northern Upper Silesia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
GARNER WANTS FULL
REPEAL SOME TAXES

to make further reductions in the to-
tai taxes.
Representative Garner of Texas,
ranking democratic member Of the
committe in the absence Of Congress
man Claude Kitchin, came out flat
ly today fer full repeal Of the trans
potation taxes and the so-called nui-
sance taxes and against any new or
increased taxes suggested by Secre-
tary Mellon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
PRESIDENT RETURNS
TO CAPITAL TODAY
Rv The hSsoriafcd Press J

WASHINGTON +. c.. Aug. g.
President and Ms Hard No returned
70 Washington :his morning after ar
absence of eleven days most of which
they spent as vacat:o- in the Whit
Mountains in Nsw Hampshire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
WIVES OF EX-MINISTERS
EMBROIDER UNDERWEAR
TO SUPPLEMENT PENSION
tBy The Associated Pressl

VIENNA, Aug 9-The wives or wi
dows Of AZ former ministers Of state
are supplcmenting their pensions or
other income by sewing and embroid-
cring underwear. The plan was ORR
ginated by the relief organization
for the middle classes which has
furnished means of earning money
to very large number Of Austrian
women.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
HONOR c. w. CONNER
nv The Associatcd Pressl

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. Al mum
icipal offices wereclosed here today
for the funeral Of w. G. Conner. a
former mayor and pioneer citizen of
Dallas who died last Thursday at
Long Beach, California.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
(By The Associated .'ress)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. o.
Having agreed on the elimination of
the soda fountain, ice cream and So
called luxury taxes, wearing apparel
and fifty per cent cut in the levy
on sporting goods, the republican
members of the house. ways and
means committe returned today to
the jo bof revenue revision, resolved
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09

PARIS. Aug. 9.-The allied sup
RENE council decided today not 10
send re nfcrccmeni5 to thu allied
troops in Upper Silesia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
Try The Associated prcss)

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. Q. -
Speeding to the assistance of the
steamship San Jose, ashore on Ascun-
cion Island reef, the destroyer For
auhar is expected to reach the scene
of the wreck this afternon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-09
ANOTHER ship
STRIKESREEF
ON west COAST
(By The Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO Calf. Aug. Q
A wireless early today reported
that the steamer S4h Jose which
struck San Pablo reef about fifteen
miles south Of San Diego last night,
is resting easily. There were thirty
three passengers and sixty-six mem
berS of the crew. One message stat M
ed that there was no panic on boa a..
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-02-24
SWANVILLE.

| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dolliber of Sears
| port were in town Feb. Is to attend the
funeral of her brother Mr.. o. B. Patter-
son.
Miss Annie M. Nickerson, who is en-
ployed in the City National Bank, Bel
fast, arrived home Feb. Is for two
weeks vacation.
Sixteen members of Comet Grange at
tended the Pomona at Monroe last Feb.
9th. The morning was perfect and all
spent most enjoyable day. An excellent
rendered. The next meeting will be held
with Northern Light Grange.
Miss Bernice Damn closed a six weeks
term of school in district No. Feb.
II. Those not late or absent during the
term were Gertrude and Avis Nickerson,
Scott Aderton, Milton Nickerson, Arthur
Brown and George Briggs. Avis Nicker-
son also had the honor of not missing
word in spelling
Mr.. Otis B. Patterson, who has been ill
for several months with cancer on the
jaw, passed away late February 10th,
a ged 70 years. He was a great sufferer,
but bore his suffering overwhelmingly.
He was the son of BENZ. and Mary
Brown Patterson. During the Civil War
he served in the 10Th Maine Regiment
and was member of E. M. Billings Post,
Monroe. A son and daughter, Edward
II. Patterson of Frankfort and Mrs. Fam
ME Fleet of Lynn, Mass, also three sis
tiers, Mrs. H. L Cunningham and Mrs R.
K. Marden of Swanville, and Mrs A. x.
Dolliber of Searsport survive Funeral
services were held Sunday, Feb 10, at
his late home, Rev. A. E. Wilson of Bel
fast officiating. Interment was in Green
Lawn Cemetery. Much sympathy is ex-
tended to the bereaved widow and her
aged sister, Miss Martha Nickerson, who
made her home with them.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-02-24
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There
is only one way to cure catarrhal deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
dy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
is inflamed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Circulars free. All Druggists, 75c.
F. j CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.