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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
5000 men MARCH
in PROTEST TO
LABOR RULING
Try The ASSOCIATED Fress,

RACINE w. Va, Aug. 25-A
crowd estimated at between 5000
and 5000 reached here this morning
from Marmet where they had been
in camp. Many Of them said they
are marching to Mingo county where
martial law had been declared sever
al months ago by Governor Morgan
and was still in force They were ap-
paretly without leaders and starg-
gled into town although they sue
ceedcd in maintaining fairy com
pact body and held 20 the highway?
They stated that number Of ex-
service men were with them. II was
learned that the majority If the
miners were determined to protest
against Wat they termed ''thc mine
guard system"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

CLAIMS MUST
Be in BY SEPT

Secretary Blanton Of the Retail
Merchants Association, who has been
actively engaged in securing action
on large volume of freight over
claims for the business men Of
Brownsville and the Valley. announ-
ces that all claims existing prior TO
March |. 1920. the date upon which
government control Of the railroads
ceased. must be filed prior to Sent
ember /, September I, has been fix
ed as the limitation for all claims
arising during the period Of govern
meEt control, and he expresses the
opinion that it may be impossible
10 secure adjustments on such claims
il they are not filed prior to that
date.
II IL known that many such Claims
exist in the Valley, and he urges that
they be presented and filed for ad-
Justment. If this is not done. the
holders will probably be forced 10
pocket the losses" Of the over
charges.
Mr.. Blanton states that the volume
OF claims being brought to him il in
cleasing rapidly, and now occupies
a large portion Of his time. They
are brought from all parts Of the
Valley. by business men and farmers
who have been over-chGrgco. Re
Gently Brownsville merchant re-
covered $430 on freight charges on
two cars Of merchandise; ten far
mers recovered over 5000 on chip
mcnts Of houschold goods, and many
smaller overcharges have been ad-
justed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
MENNONITESOF
CANADA ON Way
TOMEXICOHOME
Fifty Thousand Families OF
Mennonite Cult Will Pass
Through Ell Paso
lRy The Associated pressl

Ell PASO, Texas, Aug. 25-El Pa
80 Chamber. Of Commerce working
with Mexican immigration officials
and leaders Of the Mennonite min
ssters Of Canada, have completed ar
arrangements for 100000 Mennonitcs
70 pass through I'll Paso this fall on
their way TO make their new homes
in Chihuahua and Durango.
The Mennoites said they were dis
satisfied with their homes in Canada
and have arranged to plant their CO.
iony nthe Mexican states.
Their lands in Canada have been
sold and concessions have been made
with the Mexican government for
them to move TO Mexico. They will
pass through the United States in
bond--50, 900 families, about 200,-
600 persons-in groups numbering
several hundred at time. according
to the chamber OF commerce.
The Mexican railroads will give
transportation for them practically
for nothing and have made other val
liable concessions to get them locat-
ed.
The Mennonites have their own
schools and teach their children their
own religion. They went to Canada in
1872. leaving their European homes.
For years they did well. but recently
they allege, they have been ordered
to take up arms for their country like
other Canadians and to send their
children to provincial schools. Jail
sentences and heavy fines have re-
suited. they say, Now they seek
more peaceful lives in Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

Mercedes meeting. and general con
fidence is expressed that means for
raising the shortage and starting
government work on the channel will
he devised.
Practically all Of the towns had the
major portion Of their quota rails
ed at one time, the money having
been returned 10 the original owners
during the delay arising from tho
necessity Of providing means for the
Standardization Of the Rio Grande
Railway. In view Of this fact. il has
been pointed out. those who made the
original contributions 10 the fund
and 70 whom the money was returned
should now be wiling to return the
money to the fund when the culmi
nation Of the harbor project i IN
sight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
Count
URGES REVIVAL
OF MILITARISM
Says Germany "Must Train
Children to Use Rifle
and Sword"
(By The Associated I'ressl

BERLIN, Aug. 25-Creat crowds
locked eoldly on while thousands Of
soldiers who fought nj the world war
marched in review before General
Ludendorf, Prince Eitel Friedrich,
General Won Der Colz and Count
Walderzec at tie old Berlin stadium
Wednesday afternoon. The redicais
characterized The denomination as
"monarehistic" attempt to review
the dying war spirit. Walderzec was
the principal speaker and declared
There will again come a day when
we will stand together for the Kaiser
and the Fsuherland. Hatred will
guard Germany. We must train cur
children to handle the rifle and
sword. So long as Germans suffer
under foreign yoke and the French
stand guard on tie Rhine We must
prepare for revenge"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

WASHINGTON, u. a.. Aug. Is
Urgent appeals for federal troops 10
restore order and prevent further law
lesness on the part Of striking miners
in the Mingo coal fields Of West Vir-
ginia. was received today by the war
Department from Governor Morgan
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lures Of TINS bill. They were written
III the Treasury Department and
only an expert knows. And your
Treasury Department always looks
out for the rich man.
"lou lost your nerve about re-
peal;ng the excess profits taxes for
1921 and made it 1922 The mil
lionaire contributors TO your cam
paign fund had shock when that
news was flashed.
"Thcre is nothing in this bill for
the masses. Ii was written for the
benefit Of the wealthy. We are
going to have record vote on it,
! am sorry for you when your cons
tituents ask you next year why you
didn't bring their taxes down while
reducing those Of the men who made
millions during the war.
''Mr. Fordney wept here a few
months ago while speaking Of the
MANNED. HELPLESS, disabled men who
came back from France. Nothing
was too good for them. But the Bo-
nus bill is sidctracked,, while you re-
peal the excess profits taxes and the
higher surtaxes on incomes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

"The harbor proposition has now
reached its crucial stage" remarked
one Of the Brownsville leaders in the
deep water movement this morning.
"The fund must be completed and
completed quickly. Government
work on the harbor cannot be started
until the fund il complete. and il
we are to have any relief from ex-
tortionate frenght rates at an early
date. il can only be secured through
harbor at Point Isabel, Work on
the Rio Grande railway standardiza
.ion is well under way, but that win
avail US nothing unless the shortage
in the channel fund Is made good
and the government work On the
harbor started"
Much interest is being manifested
in the towns Of the Valley in the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
JEALOUSY AND ACID
DANGEROUS MIXTURE

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. z5-Jess
Hassell, president Of the Dallas base
bal club Of the Texas League and a
young woman companion were badly
burned with acid early this morning
when, according to the police, Mrs.
Hasseii poured acid upon them after
she alleges she found them together
at the baseball park. Mrs. Hassell
was arrested and arraigned in just
ice court upon the charge Of MAIN
INC.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
MERCEDES MEETING WILL
BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
TO VALLEY DEvELO LOPEMENT

The meeting to be held at the En-
pire Theatre in Mercedes Friday aft
ernoon at 80 o'clock will be largely
attended by the deep water boosters
of the county, according to informa-
tion received at the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce. Plans for
raising the shortage existing in the
channel fund. amounting to $32, PAS
"a. will be discussed from every angle
and determined effort made to Sc
cure the full quotas in the various
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
NUMBER In HOUSE
NEARLY DOUBLED
n,y The Associated rrcsSl

AUSTIN. Texas. Aug, 25-The
report Of the free conference com
mittee on the representative rehis-
tricting bill was adopted today BY the
house The bill a. finally enacted be
comes effective ninety days after
adjournment, providing it j. approx
ed by the governor. The number Of
representatives has been increased
from lao to $50.
Both branches Of the legislature
adjourned sine die at noon today.
No quorum was present in either
branch. there being but few mem
bcrs in the house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
DELEGATES TO LEGION
CONVENTION NAMED

The meeting Of the John Hanson
Post Of the American Legion. held
AT. the Chamber Of Commerce last
night. was well attended. The inn
portant business Of the meeting was
the selection ot delegates 10 a.ten !
the state convention 10 bc held nj FL
Paso, and the following were named
Harbert Daveport, III. b. Galbraith,
DIR. N. 4. Dutro, Del s. Perkins, J.
A. Leighton, J. A. Pfeffer, X. l..
Faulk and Harry Slavitscheck.
The Legion members also passed
q reslution congratulating the milf
tary authorities upon the activity
being displayed in securing the con-
viction Of draft dcserters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
Try The Associated Press,

HOWDFN. Eag. AIr. ..5-NJr
man Walker ne sol. Amsrican So.
vivor nf the zR-3, toda~ .a,.. d. Inc
Associated Press tie first ci-crns-
tantial account Of RE accident which
destroyed the great super-dlrigible
and every American member Of the
crew with the exception Of himself
He stated that Immediately after the
dirigible collapsed he found that the
parachutes had been taken by mem
bers of the English crew, and in com
pany with three Englishmen he
climbed out on the fabric Of the
airship toward the tail cup. lie was
clinging to a support when the ship
struck the water and jumped out,
landing in shallow water and clear
of the wreckage. Walker was seen
at the Howden sirdome near Hull,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
Especial to The Herald)

NEW YORK Aug. The pick of
American lighter than air naval
fliers were among the officers who
perishsd when the ZR2 was wrecked
according to aeronautical authorities
here today. They declared that the
six officers and ten men from the
United States navy, who died in the
tragedy. represented the best Ameri-
can knowledge in the construction
and operation Of dirigibles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
VILLA FOLLOWERS IN
REVOLT: CHIEF ASKS
GOVERNMENT FOR AID
U'y The Associated l-rrsSl

Ell PASO, Texas. Aug. 25-Fran-
cisco Villa is reported to have fled
from his ranch al Canutillo 10 Pa
rral TO enlist the aid Of the Mclean
government n cucllin.. rcvt Y
among his followers, according to a
Mexican armv officer who returned
today to Juarez from Parral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
TEXAN ONLY AMERICAN
SURVIVOR OF D|R|GIBLE|
DISASTER IN ENGLAND.
(By The Associated Press)

25Only American, Norman
twnkng
drgibly into a-ghastly tragedy.
Divers from Hull began today examining
Of
dgbe and its precipitation the Humber
dlodged Of
greatest might be
disspa night,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

communities Of the Valley. Browns
vile will be represented by approx
imately twenty-five business men and
assurances have been received from
other points that they will be repre-
sented by large delegations.
A statement compiled today by
John Gregg. r. Nj. Lamberton and
). G. Tucker, trsutees Of the chan
nei fund. show the following condi-
ton Of the fund in the various towns
of the Valley:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

NEW YORK, Aug. 25-The ZR-2
disaster could have been easily avoid
ed by the use of helium, a non-in-
flamable gas, according to a state
ment made today by President Wood
house Of the Aerial League Of Amer
lea.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

The wreckage fell only two hund-
red feet from the shore and the six
gondolas in which the personnel was
riding sank Immediately to the bot
tom of the Humber river. The men
in the Gondolas. it is believed, had
little chance TO escape after the di-
rigible struck the water, as the height
of the engines and machinery quick
ly carried the ruined structure down.
Harbor officials today expressed
doubt that many of the bodies would
be recovered unless they were held
fast nthe wreckage or imprisoned in
the sunken gondolas. They said they
feared that the swift current Of the
Humber river combined with the tide
would carry them away Large guam
titles of wreckage were found this
morning strewn along the shores of
the river above the point where the
dirigible struck. having been carried
up the river by the tide.
The first diver to 90 down his
morning failed to find anything mat
erial, his work having been greatly
hampered by the wreckage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight and Friday and Friday;
generally fair, light southerly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-25

ItaI WIN. ZI.UUU.UU u. I1I N
Less Overpayments
Net Shortage
The New York herald., 1921-11-21
STUPEFIED BY DRINK,
DIESIN SHIP BLAZE.
Engineer Who Replaces Man
Killed in Fight Loses Life
on First Day.
SHIP BOARD HULL SAVED
Previous Mortality Traced to
Quarrel Over Liquor Car
ried From England.

william II. Ffnnigan. who succeeded
to the command of the engine room OF
the United States Steamship Company's
freighter Half Moon on Saturday. when
the chief engineer. Charles Burch. was
killed In a fight with another officer,
was burned to death yesterday in his
bunk. After an investigation the police
of Rosebanl, s. l.. where the boat is
lying, said they believed he died wniie
In a stupor caused by medicated alcohol.
The Half Moon. owned by the United
States Shipping Board. was saved from
serious damage by the work of the fire
brigade Smoke drifting through the
open window Of Finnigans room at
tracted the attention of William Asecls.
a sailor. who sounded the alarm.
By the time the fire brigade got to
work. the assistant engineers room was
blazing so badly that the men found u
impossible to get through the door and
drag out Finnigan. It is believed he
was dead when The fire was discovered.
After the flames were extinguished his
body was removed and taken to the
Staten Island morgue
Capt. William Hamilton then inspected
the wreck Of the bunk. The police said
Capt. Hamilton found an empty bottle
that had contained medicated alcohol.
Members of the crew said the engineer
had been seen entering the room with a
cigarette in his mouth. The conclusion
was he fell asleep while smoking and
that the lighted cigarette dropped on the
mattress.
The death OF Burch, the chief en-
gineer, also was due to the possession
Of liquor, It was alleged. He was re-
ported to have sold a quantity Of whis-
key brought over from Liverpool, and
then to have demanded some from
Ernest DureZ. second assistant engineer.
A fight followed, and Burch fell from
the bridge to the deck.
Durez. who was arrested on a charge
OF homicide, was arraigned and held in
$4,000 bail. He will have a hearing
tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1921-11-21
SHIP FIRED AT SEA,
COY. REILLY ABOARD
Continued from First Page.

these gentlemen that the discomfort in
the island was fomented by only a small
fraction of the Porto Ricans. who want
to divorce the island completely from
America. They will send committee
later to Washington to protest against
the present Porto Rican administration
The Governors commissioners said
that as a whole the people Of the island
were the most loyal Americans they
ever had seen. They said the Governor
had made three official trips through, the
island and had been greeted with great
friendliness. About 1000 Porto Ricans
gave the Governors party farewell
when they sailed from San Juan. The
Governors administration had been in
dorsed by the Republican and the So
cialist-Labor parties and the committee
of the Unionists and the business men
of the island were In favor of continuing
under American rule. The Governor
and his commissioners will confer with
President Harding at Washington. Later
the Governor will so on business trip
to his home in Kansas City.
None Of the commissioners would ven-
ture an opinion as to the origin of the
fire. but they admitted that the minority
opposition to the Governor and the poll
cies of the United States was bitter.
The distinct impression Of some Of the
ships officers is that the are had been
smoldering from the moment the little
liner departed from San Juan and that
IL was not due to spontaneous combus-
tion," but to something less mysterious,
possibly n fire bomb deliberately placed
in part of the cargo.
The New York herald., 1921-11-21

VIII H. Hays. Postmaster-Genera
added another humanizing touch TO the
postal system yesterday when he an
aounced that hereafter postmasters
throughout the United States will place
the machinery and facilities of their Of
fices at the disposal OF persons search
ing for lost relatives and friends. This
is a radical departure from previous
postal methods. as heretofore the large
fund of Information which the post Of
fees have concerning names and ad-
dresses has been kept confidential.
Mr.. Hays's announcement says he is
inaugurating the new idea because he
wants to bring the post Office nearer the
people and make 1t more human. He
fnstructs the postmasters. however. that
they are not to interfere with private
affairs or make the post offices collec-
tion agencies. but, on the contrary, are
to make careful investigation of every
demand on their services before giving
assistance. In the Postal Bulletin. un-
der the caption of THE Post Ofiice the
The New York herald., 1921-11-21
HANNA'S SONS SETTLE
WITH WOMAN, IS REPORT
Miss EUans's Aunt Wouldn't
Be Surprised, She Says.

It was reported yesterday in White
Plains, where the will of Dan r. Hanna
was filed for probate recently. that Mr..
Hanna's sons, who are the executors,
will have effected settlement with Miss
June Avis Evans who is mentioned In
the marginal notes of the will and who
is said to have been engaged to Mr..
Hanna at the time of his death.
This report could not be verified at
White Plains, but in Chicago Miss
Evans's aunt, Mrs. William Evans, said
it would not surprise her if a settlement
was made. She had not heard from her
niece.
The question of probating the will
has been set by Surrogate George A.
Slater for November 30. Several at
torneys In Cleveland have sent for
certified copies of the WILL but did not
say whom they represented
The New York herald., 1921-11-21

an army and point to the frontier OF
Canada and the United States as an ex-
ample, we reply that IL we had the Ca
nadians for neighbors. instead Of the
Germans, we would not need any fortifi-
cations. either"
The Marshal, also in French, said he
was delighted with his reception IN
America and especially pleased to dine
with his compatriots. II see here many
from Alsace and Lorraine" he said.
They have my profound gratitude. I
die happy because our country is liber-
ated. We have lived to see the black
page torn from the book"
Among those present were CASTOR Lie
bert, Consul General of France; Gen.
Desticker. the Marshal's chief of staff |;
Charles Bertrand, French Deputy; Col.
Francis E. Drake, Col. De Lancey
Kountze, Felix Wildenstein, Eugene
Amiot and Stephen Lauzanne. Albert
Blum, president of the association, pre-
sided.
Five thousand French and American
flags in the hands Of 5000 cheering ex-
friends fluttered a frantic welcome to
Marshal Foch as he entered the Hippo
drome. The big theatre rang with the
noise Of a crowd who few minutes be-
fore had maintained absolute silence IN
respect for their dead.
There were addresses by Hanford
MacNider, national commander of the
American Legion; Ogden l.. Mills.
chairman of the meeting, and Martin
w. Littleton; a prayer by Bishop Charles
Brent and singing by the Peoples Chorus
of a thousand voices, assisted by many
other organizations, but the big moment
of the reception came when the Marshal
himself rose to speak.
In his own language, Marshal Foch,
pausing at each paragraph that an in
terpreter might repeat his words, gave
the Am sr'ican Legion men advice about
the application of the lessons of the
war to the problems of the future of
this country. He urged that the Legion
in it's future policies devote the same
careful calculation of factors, the same
conscientious planning and study to
it's decisions as was devoted by the
allied commanders to the capture OF
an objective at the cost of lives. Speak
ing of the two countries, he said their
most powerful cement was the blood
of the two peoples spilled on the same
battlefields since the birth of the United
States.
From the Hippodrome Marshal Foch
/ and his party motored direct to the
/ Pennsylvania station, where the Gen.
! eralissimo Immediately retired to his
private car, which left the station al
12:15, bound for Washington. which
will be reached at $50 this morning
Before leaving he expressed his won
der and delight concerning his enter
tainment here.
According to the itinerary issued by
the American Legion yesterday. the Mar
shall viii make the tour through the fol-
lowing principal cities:
Washington, Richmond. Harrisburg
Chicago. Minneapolis. st. Paul. Bismarck
! Billings, Butte Spokane, Seattle. Port
| land, San Francisco. Los Angeles, tn,
| Grand Canyon. Houston, New Orleans
| Montgomery, Atlanta, Spartanburg
| Charlotte, New York. West Point. OF
tawa. Montreal. Quebec. Springfield ant
back to New York. He is scheduled tc
sail for France on the liner Paris on De-
cember IA. That means that he viii
make this terrific circuit in twenty-five
days.
The New York herald., 1921-11-21
MORALITY OF EXTREME
SKINNY UP TO COURTS
Chicago Cabaret Dancers
Taken in Wholesale Raids.

CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-The courts will be
asked to decide whether dancing the
"shirrsmy'' IN extreme form is illegal in
Chicago as a result Of a series of raids
conducted by the police early to-day. it
was announced at the State Attorneys
office. A score of cabarets. gambling
houses and saloons were invaded by the
police I'm the most concerted drive
launched against them in many months.
At the Entertainers Cafe. a South Side
establishment. frequented by both whites
and negroes. the proprietor and several
inmates were arrested. In their prosecu-
ton will come the test to determine the
"shimmys" legality, it was said, for 1t
Ia planned TO prosecute them under a
seldom invoked law. which makes any
person producing or taking part in an
immoral dance subject to $200 fine or
one years Imprisonment.
The New York herald., 1921-11-21
POSTAL CONFIDENCES TO AID
IN SEARCH FOR MISSING FOLK
Hays Instructs Posmasters to Place All Information
at Disposal of Relatives-Is Another Step in
Humanizing of the Department

Port or Missing Men," Mr.. Hays pub
fishes this notice:
"It is my wish that the machinery
of the postal service be placed at the
disposal of those searching for loved
ones who have dropped from sight.
Every year thousands in this country
are reported missing--children, young
men. young women. husbands and wives
some never to be heard OF again by
their distressed friends and families
The Post Office Department, with its
organized facilities reaching into every
corner Of the land, may be Of practical
service to the distressed Therefore
they are willingly offered for this pur-
pose. There is no intention of interfer-
ence with private affairs or to act as a
collection agency. Postmasters will
scrutinize and investigate carefully each
case reported to them, and when con-
vinced of its genuineness will make such
inquiries of other postmasters as the
circumstances may warrant and advise
the interested relative or friend"