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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
STATEALLOWS
CAMERON $500
!, TOFINISH ROAD
Appropriation viii Result in
Work Starting on Building
Across w. B'viIle Lake

The state highway commission. AZ
It's regular monthly melting this week
appropriated $9500 to State Highway
No. IL In Cameron county for the
purpose of completing a gap in the
concrete road between the present
southern terminus of the highway
and the city limits.
Under the direction of County En-
gineer w. o. Washington survey OF
the route for the extension of the
road to the city limits has been com
pleted. II will cross the east end Of
the West Brownsville lake. passing
the residence Of r. 4. Holland, reach.
ing the city limits at a point near
jefferson street. The city has already
tentativeley agreed to build a first
class street to connect with the high.
way at whatever point it strikes the
city limits, il was understood some
weeks ago when the matter came up.
The extension TO the city limits
viii probably be under construction
at an early date, as the county's por-
tion Of the s19. 900 the work will cost
Ia also available.
Other appropriations made by the
highway commission were:
Guadalupe County. 5000 addi-
tionai on highway No. 8; McCulloch
County $1,700 additional on high.
way No. o: Matagorda County. 81
900 on highway No. 12; Navarro
County. $4,000 on highway No. a.;
Wichita County. 100000 on high
way No. 2; Milan County. 500. 600
on bridge over the Brazos on high
way No. 40, between Milan n and
Robertson counties; Mason County,
$33.500 on highway No. o. from
Mason to McCulIoch Country line;
Angelina County, $37,500 additional
on highway No. So. from Lufkin
south to Polk County line; Kendall
County. $4,000 on highway No. Q.
from Bexar County to Boerne. for
completing present project; Lamar
County, s15O,OO0 additional for ex-
tending concrete road and providing
gravel on ends Of highways No. and
10; Potter County, $4,000 addition
al on highway No. north; Hill Coun-
ty. $33,91 additional on highway No.
IA in Itasca district, for improving
bituminous topping: Coleman Coun-
fy, $73.593 additional on highway
No. %; Houston County, 5000 ad-
ditional on highway No. 21; Nueces
County, $4,000 on highway No. IL,
from Bishop to Kleberg County line;
Brooks County, $4,000 on highway
NO. IL, from Falfurrias to Kleberg
County line to complete gap; Hen
derson County, $4,000 on highway
No. 10 for gravel surfacing; Bowie
and Cass counties, S37.500 addition
al for bridge on highways Nos. l and
g over Sulphur River between Bow
ie ard Cass counties; Travis County
$50, 10000 on highways Nos. 20-A and
90; Hays County. $4,000 on high
way No. 29-A; Hunt County, $780,
600 additional on present project;
Smith County, 100000 additional
on highway No 81; Howard County
$4,000 on highway No. IL; Coke
County, s1S.5O0 on bridge on high
way No. 4 Chambers County, $4,000
on highway No. 35. Cameron County
$500 on highway No. IL, to COM
pete concrete gap at Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
L.&C.N.PUTSTO
WORK 600 MEN
Who STRUCK

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 25-Fifty
trainmen Of the international &
Great Northern railroad i'm Houston
and six hundred on the line who
walked out October % were put back
to work this morning under orders Of
the federal court.
The men go on thirty day proba-
tion. Officers said they were unable
TO state whether any Of the men who
replaced the strikers will be retained.
Some new men in the local yards were
given permanent places and twenty
five to thirty quit today, II was stat
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
STOCK AND BOND MAN
ARRESTED AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Nov. 25-An
Associated Press dispatch from New
York Tuesday reporting warning
from the New York Stock Exchange
Of evidence OF forged obligations of
the French government le dto the ar
rest Of George Holiday, bankrupt
stock and bond broker, and two other
men in connection with counterfeit
million and half dollars In certifi-
Gates of the French government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
KU KLUX PARADE BE-
FOR 10000 AT ABILENE

ABILENE, Texas, Nov. "a
crowd estimated at 10000 people
last night saw the first parade Of
Ku Klux KIan men in west Texas
Several hundred white robbed fig
ures filed silently down long lanes
OF spectators. The town was plung-
ed in complete darkness. relieved
only by the rosy gIp-e Of the flaming
cross and the fIambeaux.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
NEICHBORS AFTER HIS
GOAT, BUT HE GOES TO
COURT TO FIGHT 1T OUT

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Nov. 25-Sixteen
neighbors who complained that his
pet goat made the district often
sive within a radius Of half block
cannot get the goat Of DR.. Mark
White who announced. in response
10 a court order that he get rid Of
the animal, that he will contest the
action. While said he kept the goat
for experimental purposes, careful
" bathing il once a week and that
mean, disagreeable and disgrunted
neighbors" will not make him give
II up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
PAPER WOULD KNOW
WHY SPAIN Is NOT in

MADRID, Spain, Nov. -. r DIS
cussing editorially the Washington con
ference. El Debate today asks why Spain
as excluded from the conference as its
r4sults will be Of the utmost Importance
a. that country. II argues that the
United States has become the financial
center Of the world and Is trying e. Sc
cure the political predominance e. -hu-
rniliata Europe
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
ORDINANCE F0RBIDDING
JOINT WORSHIP VETOED
BY MAYOR OF ATLANTA

ATLANTA. Ga. Nov 80. Major James
". Key vetoed an ordinance passed by
the city council Monday forhidding joint
worship of whites ard negroes ia Atlanta
churches The mayors veto message
declared that the ordinance ~will and
does invade that whi'.h il n matter ot
conscience with great many people and
woull cause great desl more trouble and
irritation than il would allay-"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
EXTRA TERRITORIAL
RIGHTS FOR CHINA up

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Nov. -. -
The appointment 0f "A subcommittee
headed BY Senator Lodge Of the American
delegation tO consider the question If
extra territorial rights for China was
authorized today by the Pacific far east
ern committee If the Washington confer
ence. The belief wnS expressed generally
that the rights could not be given up i'm
mediately in view of conditions in China
but abolition should come promptly ~
compatible with the present situation and
progress in China.
Chinese delegations presented Il state
ment strongly urging the abolishmcnt and
extra territorial rights.
The committee upon reaching n general
agreement. authorized the appointment
Of q subcommittee which also will work
out the details Of the surrender hy powers
" their rights. The task viii include
consideration Of a number ~ treaties and
for that reason time will he required for
accomplishment NJ the predetermined.
The committee of nine powers also took
up the question If Chinese postal and
discussed details in that connection until
I o'clock when. II decided that the COM
mittee would conclude the sitting for the
dag and resume tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. Us
Belief was gaining ground today
among foreign delegations that the
armament conference night ad-
journ the first fortnight In December
to give time for the delegates to 90
home for Christmas. Some members
Of delegations have already secured
passage aboard the Aquitania sailing
from New York December l3.
MADRID Spain, Nov 25-Discuss-
ing editorialFy the Washington cno-
ference, FL Debate. today asks why
Spain was excluded from the confer
ence as It's results will be OF the ut
most Importance to that country. II
argues that the United States has be-
come the financial center Of the
world and l. trying to secure the pol
itical predominance to "humiliate
Europe"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
SAYS AMERICANS WILL
LIVE 100 YEARS WHEN
153 HAVE GONE BEYOND
(Ry The Associated Pressl

NEW YORK. y. Y. Nov. -. One
hundred AMI fifty-three wears from now
health conditions Ill the United States
will he So good that the average person
will live n hundred years. according ~
Red Cross statistical experts. They
claim that an upward trend in life has
bern in evidence many years. statistics
for the sixteenth century showing the
span IT life to be Il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25

and 10 the amount Of $4,000 for
the proposed sewage disposal inn
provement, authorized at n recent
city election. The ordinances fix
the dating Of the bonds rs Of Jan
uary 2. 1922. When publication
has been completed as required by
the laws, the record of the bonds
will be taken before the attorney
general for approval. After appro-
val they will he printed and sent
to the state comptroller for regis
trstion. which will complete all de-
tails preliminary 10 their sale. 1t
was expected that the record viii
be ready for inspection by the at
torey general by the middle Of Dec
emher.
Present at the meeting were Mayor
Cole, Commissioners Cobolini, Den
nett. and Kowalski, and City Man.
ager George Grupe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
new ORLEANS
tied Up TODAY
BY DOCK STRIKE

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 25--
The port of New Orleans was CON-
pietely tied up today when from
$4,000 to $4,000 cargo leaders and
handlers walked out on a strike in
sympathy with the screwmen who
walked out Monday About seventy
ships are awaiting cargoes. The pub
lie cotton warehouse and ten priv
ate warehouses are closed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
HOUSTON OFFERS WORK
FOR ALL WHO WANT lit

HOUSTON. Texas. Nov. 25--The
city today offered employment TO
all who sought ID. Two hundred
men applied before noon for work
in the Park. The employment was
the first move III the city's cam
paign to give a job to every man
willing I'd take IL. or 70 suggest
forcibly the long trail for those un-
willing to work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
SNEEzE POWDERS USED
BY WOMEN COMMUNISTS
In PRUSSIAN LANDTAG

BERLIN, Nov. 25-Women COM
munist members Of the Prussian
landtag, angered by cheating during
vote. threw sneeze powder bombs
containing foul smelling gas in
the chamber. Afterwards they lit
pipes and cigarettes and blew smoke
clouds into the face Of the president
Of the body who had ordered men,
berS TO cease smoking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
JAPANESE CROWN
PRINCE is NAMED
REGENT OF JAP AN

TOXIC. Japan, Nov. 25-Crown
Prince Hirohito has been design
ated regent Of Japan. The recent
tour Of the rown prince In
Europe is generally understood to
have been the first step in the ar
rangement for him to conduct the
empire because of the continued
illness Of the emperor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
MESSAGE is
NEW DISTANCE RECORD I;
WALES TO AUSTRALIA
tBy The Associated rressl

LONDON, Nov. 25-Announce-
ment was made here last night by the
Marconi Company Of the successful
sending for the first time Of series
Of test messages by wireless from
Carnarvon. Wales. direct to Austria
liza.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 25-Ernest
Wadsworth Longfellow. rs. artist and
last surviving son Of the poet Long
fellow, died here yesterday after a
protracted illness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
FOR SMALLER HOUSE.

FRYAN. Texas. Nov. 21 Represent
atives Quad ~ III paso and Rountree ~
Rrazos IN a joint statement here today
favored the smaller legislature move
mert with 4 limit ~ sixty-two members
in the house
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
DIES OF GUN WOUND

lBy The Associated lreSsl
BALLINGER. TeVas. Nov. 25--
ID. MI. HilIvard. cashier nf the First
National Bank Of Winters. died last
night Of gunshot wounds received
Tuesday while hunting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25

LONDON. Nov. 24-Marquis Cur
zon RI kedleston, British secretary
~ state for foreign affairs, speaking
a. luncheon today. declared II
France pursued an isolated and in-
dividual policy or her own she will
not IN the long run injure Germany
and she viii fail 10 protect herself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
ARBUCKLE WITNESS
TO co ON THE STAND

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Nov. %
DIR. +. Nj. RumweIl will be placed
on the stand in the Arhuckle trial
today To testify that Miss Rappe ex-
onerated Arbuckie a. To responsible
lity for the fatal injuries. defense
counsel announced.
DR. Rumwell was the first physi-
clan to give detailed attntion to Miss
Rappe after the party. according to
counsel, and Runwcl will testify
that when hp asked her the cause Of
the injury she reclied: III CUES i
was a bit intoxicated"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
BRAND SAILS TODAY

(Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK. n. Y. Nov. 25-Aris-
tide BRAND. premie rof France. was
a passenger on the steamship Paris
sailing today for Havre.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
irish WARFARE
RESUMPTION IS
ACCESSIBILITY
Negotiations as to Peace at
Grave Stage Disorders
Again i'm Belfast \

LONDON, Nov. 25--As Premier
Craig Of Ulster went into conference
with Premier Lloyd George today it
was admitted officially that the Irish
peace negotiations have reached q
grave and critical stage.
A prominent member Of the Sim
Fein bore this out. THE situation
Is too serious for talk" he said
The interview lasted ar hour.
Lloyd George was unable tO give
Ulster assurance that Sim Fein adj
NIT the point Of allegiance 10 the
king as the king or Ireland. II ap--
pears that if the Sim Fein main
tain their attitude the negotiations
will be broken off with resumption
Of warfare am immediate possibility
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
SPOT COTTON

Middlng. Houston 1~r: Galveston.
1S.4Oc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25

The following weather observa-
tions, covering the 24-hour period
ending al Z a. m. today, are report
ed by Mrs. A. W. Reed, United
States voluntary weather observer;
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight and Saturday partly
cloudy; light to moderate, variable
winds becoming southerly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25

BELFAST. ireland. Nov. 25--
Considerable forces of troops and
special police arrived here today to
assist in quelling disorders The
death list in the series Of outbreaks
reached twenty-seven last night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25

LONDON, Nov. 25-Sir James
Craig, Ulster premier, last night, sent
a message 70 the government at Bel
fast urging defensive measures
against the "dastahrdly outrages up
on loyalists no matter how severe the
proclamation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
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The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Shipmasters Before the Mast Now

many cases possessing dependent families,
are forced to draw on their savings and to
take whatever offers, however painful 1t be
to their pride Where their treatment of
their subordinates has been rough in their
days of command, they are almost certain
to be subjected to an unenviable batting.
Another factor which bears upon the job
shortage is the fact that crews do not change
with the frequency of old. A sailor Is usual
ly asked at the end of q voyage II he desires
TO sign on for the next voyage. This request
IL being answered nowadays in the affirma-
tive, and such man usually receives pref
erence when the time for signing the articles
for the new voyage arrives
Able seamen would perhaps have better
chance to get work suited to their attain
ments IL they were not so bent on getting
work on Government owned and subsidized
vessels. These vessels are still run on the
three watch system, which among sailor
folk is known as -four on and eight Off"
This means three shifts of men and an eight
alternated with eight hours rest. The old
system was -four on. four off," and the one
which prevails on the vessels Of all other
nations and on private owned vessels flying
the American flag
Once the plant was that there are not
enough American born seamen. To-day
there are hosts of them. The drive OF the
navy and the merchant marine for recruits
made landlubbers into seamen In wholesale
quantities When business is dull everybody
suffers, but the poor sailor is one Of the
first to be hit.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

ence, taking jobs as deck boys and ordinary
seamen.
The youngster whose fancy leads him
down to the shipping has no opportunity
worth mentioning with these experienced
jobs. Sometimes n Job In the pantry or IN
the mess falls his way, but there, too, COM
petition is keen, and II he gets the JOB it
is because he is there when the others, dis
couraged, have gone away.
The foreign seaman is up against It even
harder He is handicapped by his national
ity, n handicap which he has to face even
in the offices OF the private American ship
lines. At the Seamen's Church Institute
they can be seen any day in force, but there
are never enough jobs to go round.
There are other ways OF getting jobs than
standing about offices. A man get n
ship by tramping along the waterfront ask
ing shippers, "How-about and whereabout
and how soon do you go?" But IL is
wearisome task. There are numerous pri-
vate shipping agents who represent private
lines and, In addition, sign crews for sailing
at n standstill. An interesting feature is
the fact that no sailing ship goes a-begging
for sailors these days The amount OF sail
ing tonnage anoat, however, is decreasing,
so that even this type of Job is scarce.
These are the conditions that breed beach,
combers. There are probably more sailors
sponging on their comrades to-day than
there have been in many years. Particularly
pathetic is tho plight of the licensed men
who. accustomed to large earnings, and in
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

are to be met with everywhere, always on
the backs Of important state functionaries,
who received them as. part of their re-
muneration.
Clothes, as Moscow has proved, do not
wear out. They. can be mended and patched
ad infinitum. The chief caste distinctions
then become marked, not by elegance or
comfort. but by the skill with which old
garments are kept presentable. I attended
concert in Moscow and scrutinized the
clothing of the audience, trying to learn
how men and women living in what on all
sides is claimed as the most exhaustive
penury could still put up such fairly well
groomed appearance. closer inspection
showed the makeshift nature of it all.
Good looking hats were merely old straws,
ingeniously sewed with bits of bright cloth
for pattern. Dresses had been made over
to conform to the current styles abroad,
and as for shoes they fortunately could not
be seen
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

this state of fullness they hustle and bound
along their tracks with the speed Of ex-
press trains.
Just why automobiles and electric cars
must fly in Moscow will always be battling.
1t. surely must be for the thrill Of motion,
not for hurrys sake. For they are the
only objects endowed with alacrity in the
capital of the slowest governmental ap.
paratus and Of the most procrastinating
race in Europe. Fortunately there are not
many of these mad vehicles in Moscow, for
all Russia has only 5000 automobiles in
running order (out of a total of 100000
ana only a few car lines are operating.
Such persons as are making money can
afford the one-horse shays, which clatter
slowly along the rough pavements, and
which, despite the faded fittings and
lethargic progress, are relatively expensive,
costing from $4,000 to $4,000 rubles trip.
The rest of Moscow walks, walks hours
each day to and from work, to and from
the markets, to and from the houses Of
friends, walks in bare feet, in sandals with
out socks, in high military boots, mostly
malformed through too much service.
Poverty as seen in Moscow is remarkably
general and is not set off, even after months
of free trade and the accumulation of quite
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Fabulous Profits of Trade
No Longer Need Be Concealed

Now that Tree trade has come to stay, it
is hard to believe that the absence of spec
tacular luxury will be long maintained
Plenty of spectators" had grown wealthy
from commerce before it became legal, only
they feared to show themselves because of
the police. The profits Of trade now are
said to be fabulous in many instances, and
it Is certain that handsome private equi-
pages, and great menages with lackeys in
uniform, and the other evidences of Mos
cows earlier commercial prosperity will
soon be seen again.
Yet the beginnings of high living are
still somewhat cramped. One cannot nav
more than 100000 rubles Qess than $1.5O)
for the best dinner in the Arbat, and even a
generous glass of imported vine costs only
$4,000. The prettiest tea room, near the
Tverskaya, demands only $4,000 for real
coffee and dainty luncheon sandwiches and
salad. A ticket to concert costs 5000 to
5000. Dozens after dozens of shops are
opening but they are not yet filled with
that abundance of rich things which denote
a luxurious life.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Famine as an Issue
Has Not Affected BoIsheviks

] do not pretend to be an authority on
the famine or TO know as much about IL as
Kalenin. the president of the Soviet Re.
public. Kalenin was a peasant before he
became metal worker and as the peasant
president" he is renowned for his profound
knowledge of rural psychology and his SUI
perior wisdom in dealing with It, He re.
Gently completed trip through the famine
area, taken in his special train, with the
company OF one hundred Government Off.
cials. On This Journey he talked to the
peasants boldly, challenged them TO produce
their reserves and save themselves by co.
operation. And when he returned to Mos.
COW he wrote n long newspaper article,
which gave the impression that the voiga
situation might be saved without much for.
eign aid, and that matters already were
pretty we'll in hand
But | have 1t on quite as good authority
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

TIME slump in American export trade
has virtually smashed the sacred
dividing lines of the seattle his
torc gap between a man and an officer.
Captains, engineers and mates, men who
possess licenses and who in their day have
occupied positions of command, are going
to sea In subordinate positions.
An oil tanker cleared the other day with
three licensed captains aboard In addition
to the man on the bridge, in the position Of
quartermasters. There are several cases on
record of mates who have shipped as boz
suns and able seamen. Engineers take jobs
as coal passers and oilers, not suenly, but
with beaming faces.
At any time it is not uncommon TO find
men who have been empowered to command
hard at work in the forecastle, but these are
cases where the individual was deprived OF
his license through misbehavior of some
lsind--drunkenness, cargo broaching. &c.
The American able seaman finds himself
in q sad plight. Not only have wages been
materially reduced and the two watch sys-
tenn been restored, but ships are difficult to
find. Dozens Of men may be seen Iounging
hopefully IN the Shipping Board employ
ment office, day in, day out No matter
what the job, they snatch at It, Countless
are the instances Of able seamen. sailing ship
men, with years of before the mast expert