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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

Brooklyn. June 25-Ferdie schupp, former Cardinal southpaw, made a sue cessful debut with Brooklyn today. the Robins winning from Boston. to 1. Wheat and Griffith gave Brooklyn her runs with circuit drives over the right field fence. Manager Mitchell of the Braves was elected from the field for disputing de- cisint, hu Irrt,nire n,IaN Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Ketona Beats Woodstock

ketona, June 25.-(Special. )-The ketona team gave the visiting Wood tertainment by defeating them by score of 16 to 4 The game wa. featured by the brilliant twirling or Clay, the dminuitive southpaw for ketona, who not only let the Wood stcckers down with six well scat tered hits, but also famed eight Of his opponents.
 Score: R. H. E. ketona ..........16 IS 2 Woodstock ...... 2
 Batteries: Clay and Beadow: Richie. W. McElroy and J. McElroy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Ala.-Tenn. League
TRI-CIJIEs ON RAMPAGE

Sheffield, June 25=(Special) )-The Tri-Cities went on batting ram page today. securing 17 hits and making only one error. Bachelor, for the visitors, was knocked out in the second, being relieved by Rus sell The final score was 13 to 4.
 In the fourth rain threatened. and the Twins stalled. but the umpire h. sisted on playing.
 Sccre; R. H. F.. Albany ......120 900 100-4 4 Sheffield .....151 400 02*-13 Y l
 Batteries-Bachelor Russell and Johnson: Lange and Nathan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
FLORIDA STATE LEAGu

At Raleigh B. High Point 2. At Winston-Salem 3, Danville Q. Al Greensboro 10. Durham o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
SCHUPP MAKES A
 FINE DEBUT WITH NATIONAL CHAMPS
Wheat and Griffith Score the Dodgers Runs With
 HomerS Over Fence
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results Chicago 6. Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 9. Boston 1. New York 9-i7, Philadelphia 4-a. St. Louis 72 Pittsburg 4-5.
 Games Today Cincinnati at St. Louis. Pittsburg at Chicago. Boston at Brooklyn. No other game scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

outfield. and Schang made wild throw. Babe Ruth made his twenty sixth homer in the fifth, with Fewster on. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
PeIs, Lnst ScOre

The Merced river, in California, IS devoid of fish above the falls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Totals .......42 17 Is 27 @Batted for Bancroft in ninth.

.Batted for Keenan in ninth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
ROTARIANS WILL
ADDRESS STUDENTS

A series Of vocational talks by Ro-
tarians Of the Brownsville club before
thes tudent body Of the high school
beginning Friday of this week and
continuing twice a week from now
until the close Of school, was an
nounced today by President Del 5.
Perkins. The talks are to be made up
on the invitation of Superintendent
7. J. Yoe of the public schools.
The talks AT the high school will be
on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. during
the assembly period from | until :2G
O'Clock in the afternoon, each rotar-
ian to discuss his own vocation as a
prospective life work for any member
Of the any student body who may de
sire TO undertake it or TO be Informed
on il. I'm addition to these talks there
will be one talk each week until the
close Of the year before the school
TEACHERS, these ealkS to be on Wed.
nesday- afternoons.
Some twenty Rotarians have been
appointed To make the talks, while
others are being asked Ia volunteer
20 make talks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
HARDING WILL
Aid AMERICAN
HELDBY RUSS
President To Take Up Case
Of Captain In Bolshe-
vik Prison
Ry rha Associated Press

WASHINGTON April l3.-Presi-
lent Harding today promised dele
CATION from Alabama 10 take up pei
sona.iy with Secretary Hughes the
case of Captain Emmett Fitzpatrick of
Uniontown, Ala. who is being held a
prisoner w Russian bolshcviki. The
delegation asked ne president to in.
tercede in behala of the prisoner and
to "bta'A his release.
Capt. Fitzpatrick was captured BY
the bolSheiki last October while serv-
nag "a captain in the American Red
Cross in South Russia with WrangelS
-rmy. lie has been sentenced TO TWEEN
ty years at hard iahor on a charge 81
taking up arms against the bolsheviki
and acting as a secret agent of the
American government Fitzpatrick i
one Of number of Americans held
in prisons in Russia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
Ell PASO TURNS
TO BEE CULTURE
NV The Assnc1nted PressI

Ell PASO, Texas,-El Paso county
has $500 bee stands and each stand
has swarm Of bees. The value Of the
honey amounts TO about $4,000 a
year, according to figures of the FL
Paso County Bee Keepers association
There are about AL the bees in the
county that -Gn be supported AT pres
ent, the ASSOCIATION announced. and
for this reason the members have
started clover planting campaign
10 get thr bees something to live on
and work with. The members said that
sweet clover y an ~xcellent fertilizer
for he lrJ # land an the Rio Grande
valley and Tia: II also ;e an excellent
food frr bees Sweet clover will grow
in aIkali hands even where alfalfa will
not grow they contend and it will pro
ducc 4 fine class Of tecd FOR COWS,
y ro,> -,ud hog uhh f,r IhC silo.
A zee hive and clover patch on
every farm in FL Paso county is the
ass oc atoms slogan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
BRITISH STRIKE PARLEyS
FAIL, MEN ARE CALLED OUT
Government Serves Notice That
1t VIII Protect Workers
At All Costs
lRy The Assnciated Preasl

LONDON, April 14-Great Bri-
tain's triple alliance of labor will
call its members from their posts at
10 o'clock Friday night, IL was an
nounced here today. The decision fol-
lowed the inability of the national
miners federation to reach an agree
ment with the mine owners and the
government for a settlement OF the
miners strike which began April 1
1t has been estimated that, il the
strike Is called, nearly four millions
Of persons will be idle in England nm
a result. Other labor organizations
may become involved i'm the contro-
versy, as many other unions have
sent applications 10 join the strike.
All London newspapers today
dwelt upon the injury that has re-
suited to the nation as a result of the
continued uncertainty in the indus
trial situation. The Times and the
Morning Post pointed out that Il IN
not the actual amount Of wages that
Is disputed but it is question of the
national control Of profits and indus
tries that j. at stake.
The Morning Post emphasized the
alleged fact that hidden subversive
forces are behind the whole move
ment The miners demands must be
resisted at all costs"
The government today issued the
following statement:
In event Of the threatened ex-
tension Of the stoppage OF work, the
government wishes TO make clear
that it will use its fullest powers 10
protect workers who remain at work
In any services essential to the life
Of the community. In any settle
ment which may be reached, the gov
ernment will support the position of
the workers remaining at work not
to be prejudiced compared TO their
positions before stoppage."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
TELLS ROTARY
OF new OIL
DEVELOPMENT
Jesse Dennet In Address To
Club Discusses Nearby
Mexican Fields

Announcement by Jesse bennett of
the receipt of confidential informa-
ton that at least ten great oil de-
elopment concerns are at work or pre-
pairing to work in thc district between
Matamoros and Tampico, and that
producing companies are beginning to
look more and more toward this terri
tory because of its .Oximity to the
American border proved an interest
ing feature of today's meeting of the
Rotary club.
Mr.. Dennett's announcement was
made in connection with a brief talk
i'm which he urged Brownsville EIer-
chants 10 give more attention to the
trade available on the Mexican side
Of the river. and urged the building
of a good road between Matamoros
and Tampico. He told of the congested
rail conditions at Laredo which have
resulted in many automobiles being
sent to Tampico overland. going the
Brownsville and Matamoros route. In
many cases the trip is made in twenty
three hours travelin. time, he said.
Mr.. bennett was particularly en-
thusiastic over the prospective oil de-
velopment in the neighboring Mexi-
can territory, and said that two high
Standard Oil company officials had
recently passed through Brownsville
anu evidenced much interest in this
nrouoSed deVplonnlent
There il no lack of active interest
in the -Tampico railroad
line" Mr.. bennett said. Il know that
at least three important Mexican of
ficials have recently been here and in
Matamoros on this project
1--WE must not sleep on our trade
rights" Mr.. bennett said. There Is
business there for Us. We must 90 af-
ter it. am sure Of this because have
had great deal Of it myself"
Jack Hott urged Rotarians TO at
tend a meeting at Harlingen tomor-
row at which important action il ex-
pected to be taken on the Pont Isabel
railroad proposition.
"This proposition is not dead by
any MEANS" he declared. 1T is more
encouraging than it has been at any
time in the past three months Mana
ger J. J. Elliot of the Rio Grande
Growers Exchange, has informed US
that his organization Of 1900 farmers,
Is strongly behind this proposition,
and that everything that can be done
to put it over VIII be done"
Burt Hinkley was the baby mem
Der at today's meeting Of the Rotary
club, and as such was presented with
a small bottle of milk, which he dis
posed of. His efforts TO make an ad-
dress were literally applauded, in Ro-
tartan "initiation" fashion.
The weekly loot was won by Albert
Browne.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
NO.ACTION
YET ON DEBS
CASE HARDING
President Declines To Par
den Espionage Act Pris-
oners AT This Time
IEv The ASSnrinfph pressl

WASHINGTON, April 13-Pres-
ident Harding told delegation
which called on him today to urge
the release Of Eugene v. Debs and
other prisoners convicted under the
war time espionage act that he could
not accord general amnesty to such
prisoners until a state Of peace has
been declared.
The president today approved a
list of twelve new major generals
and 26 new brigadiers prepared by
Secretary Weeks Of the war depart
ment. The list will be presented "a
congress soon.
Clarence X. Edwards, commander
Of the 26th New England National
Guard division in France, heads the
list of major generals. His name
did not appear on the list sent to
Congress by President Wilson, con-
firmation of which is being held up
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
POLES THRONC
OFFICESFOR
PASSPORTS
Crowds Eager To Get To
America Before Legis-
lation Shuts Them Out


WARSAW, April l3-Crowds Of
from 1000 TO 5000 persons have
been besieging daily the wise bureau
of the American consulate here to
obtain the consul's wise of their pass
ports to the United State. For
months there have been large mum
bers of applicants waiting the bu-
reau every morning, but since the
latter part of February the crowds
have increased, owing to the vague
and disturbing rumors which have
been circulated throughout Poland Of
restrictive legislation pending in the
United States Congress.
Herded together BY Relatives or
Organizations endeavoring to get per-
mission for these persons to enter
an American port before the rum
ored legislation became effective. the
hopeful emigrants invaded Warsaw
by every train. They were mostly
women and children. They care not
only from various parts Of Poland
some Of them were refugees from
the Ukraine and other nearby parts
of Russia.
Unable 20 cDtai1 acc ,nudatioue n
iodEinE houses Or hotels owing u the
crowded conlit,o1 Of the city. mary
Of them made their headquarters in
the raj road station where they
slept upon the floors or on benches
or chairs.
The number IF vises granted BY
the Americans here is about 200 a
day. This is much less than former
~ and the reduction il due to the
Polish passport frauds uncovered
sometime ago and also 10 the fre
qucnt presentation Of fraudulent do
cuments of Identification.
For timc il was possible to pur-
chase counterfeit Polish passport
for "A few dollars, but most of the
ringleaders of this fraudulent plan
have been arrested and are await
ing tria' in the Polish courts.
Hundreds of Ukrainian passports
have been sold recently in Lemberg
and in other cities of the new re
nublits Of Central Europe for few
dollars each to refugees from Rus
s;a eager to reach the United States
consulates on the ground that there
is no organized Ukrainian govern
ment
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
BRITON DECLARES
FUTURE DEFENSE
IS in AIR CRAFT
Iv The Assna.Inted pressl y

LONDON, April l2-Admiral Sir
Percy Scott. commander of the aerial
defense Of London in the world war,
has no use for battle-ships. He be
lieves the British navy would be bet
ter off if it spent the L40,000,000
intended for battleship construction
in research and providing newer
weapon cf warfare.
"The late war" Sir Percy said,
Showed that the only safe policy as
regards battleships was to stow them
away as far a. possible from the
enemy. If we 90 10 war now with
France | do not think our battle
ships will be safe unless we cons
truct harbor to contain them in
Iceland.
Personally" continued Sir Percy,
in a newspaper interview, Il am full
ly in accord with Rear Admiral Ad-
air when he said that we ought not
to spend one penny on battleships,
but whatever money we may ave 10
spare should be laid out on research
work. Rear Admiral Adair told the
House Of Commons that if we built
new battleships we should also have
to provide new bases at great cost
at Halifax, Bermuda and Jamaica, on
the West Coast OF Canada. in New
Guinea. and at Singapore. | say this
nation. with the income tax at six
shillings in the pound. cannot afford
this huge expenditure. when nobody
can tell me what we are going 10 do
with these battleships when we get
them.
'In the first few hours Of the
next war Playmouth. Dover and even
London. may be reduced 10 ashes un
less we are prepared with an ade-
auate counter TO the fleets Of air
planes that would attack u. 1t seems
TO me. therefore. nothing but PLAIN
common sense that we should spend,
what only we can spare, not on bat
tleships that are no good AZ the
midshipman said, but in providing
| the very best we can buy of the new
| er weapons that VIII count III lhe
war of the future"
Speaking Of the latest develop
ments in death dealing instruments.
Sir Percy explained the principles
of the new Davis gun. which fires
from both ends and with which he
said all American airplanes were to
be armed II would be possible for
an airplane to carry II inch gun
and fire at battleships from 10000
feet up. Battleships could have no
protection against such weapons.
Speaking Of the progress that had
been made in planning aerial attacks
on warships, Sir Percy said. in an in
terview in the Evening Standard (:
"It il no secret now-every man in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
WOULD KEEP STARS
AND STRIPES over
RHINE FRONTIER

PARIS. April 12-The Duchess
de Rohan. urges American women
and the United States government.
to let the American soldiers remain
on the Rhine. The Duchess, with other
members of the Comite France Ame-
rique, were guests Of General Hen
ry I. Allen at Coblenz February I5.
when the troops celebrated the an
niversary of the day American SOL
diers took their place on the Allied
front a. an American army. She
tells of her trip in the March num-
Der of France-Etats- Unis. the COM
mittee's magazine.
my JOY j. profound she SAYS
in her diary Of the trip. Ito see the
American flag on Ehrenbreitstein
and do hope it will remain there a
very long time for the security, not
only Of my own country but OF Eur
ope and all the lovers Of liberty and
humanity.
yet, il is a fact which feel even
more keenly than ! did before. that
the Germans respect only force and
power and that the United States is
the only people they fear, knowing
perfectly that. il il were needful.
they would come again a. numerous
as possible. But do hope that the
government of the United States and
our dear sisters. the American wom-
en-. will understand the necessity OF
leaving the troops on the Rhine 10
prevent mischief. II is easier TO keep
them here and much less expensive
than sending them back and having
the trouble Of sending later many,
many more to Europe.
THE American troops" she says,
"are magnificent. The men are tall
and handsome. They walk majestic
ally and with great regularity never
one behind the other. II is wonder
full 10 see them parading."
During the review. she says. The
Marquise de Rochambcau and | were
80 enthusiastic that we asked per-
mission TO have the honor of kiss
ing the American flag
And in closing the Duchess ex-
claims: America III this war has
been the wall separating domination
and justice. ambition and hum
anity. She has been our Providence.a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
BOATS ARRIVAL GAVE
VERA CRUZ A SCARE

MEXICO CITY, April 13-The
fear of United States Intervention
which is always apparent in Mexico
was illustrated recently when an inn
aginative correspondent in Vera
Cruz advised his Mexico City news
paper that "a fleet of American YES
sells, most of them cruisers formi-
dably armed, has just anchored off
this port
The correspondent added that at
the time his dispatch was filed it wa
too dark TO identify the vessels de
finitely but that ''the entire city Of
Vera Cruz i in a frenzy Of excite
ment over this entrance Of United
States warships into our waters"
II was later discovered, however
that the much feared armada consist
cd Of six small boats recently pur
chased BY the Mexican government
from Great Britain for merchant
marine service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
JAZZ FURNITURE
GIVES A BRITON
UNEASY MOMENTS
Lnv The NSsnciarnd rrrsSl

LONDON, April 13-"Jazz" fur
niture. clothing and wall paper were
desired by Sir Charles c. Allen in an
address before the first National
( Furnishing Trades convention here.
English furniture has ranked so
high in the estimation of the world
that one wonders how it comes that
in il at this moment a disease j. de-
veloping Of the Jazz type" he said.
"Will the public buy the jazz
types Of clothing material we see
offered for sale, and the far worse
things one finds printed and in wall
papers in the wholesale stores? Jazz
of all kinds is like rubbish of all
kinds; it is not likely to last long.
Il have recently been shown
great quantities of materials Of most
unharmonious color and crude de-
sign,' he said. things which might
suitably be exhibited in very dark
cellar rather than in the light of day
or in our homes. | was assured
dressmakers were buying them large.
ly. What home should be like to
match such clothing | do not care to
think.
"It makes me devoutly trust that
skirts of such materials will be nc
thing like so long as they are today.
The human form will certainly oc.
casionally be better TO look upon
than these monstrosities.' They are
products Of a dangerously decadent
movement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
CAMERON FARMERS
MEET AT HARLINGEN

Clinton B. Harris of the Texas
Farm Bureau, will present the bureau
federation plan to countrywide
meeting of farmers at Harlingen at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, ac
cording to announcement today by
County Agent Richardson
Each community in the rounty Is
expected TO be represented b. several
persons, some of whom will be asked
to speak upon conditions in other
states where they have seen the
method at work.
The proposed federation is one Of
the most important farmer move
ments now under way. The plan TO be
discussed tomorrow contemplates link
ing Cameron county with the state
and national farm federations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
NOTED MISSIONARY DIES

TOXIC, April 13-Rev J. c.
Brand, for 3 years missionary in
Japan for the American Baptist Mis-
sion Society, died at his home in To
kio after an illness Of a year. Born
n Scotland ~ years ago. Mr. Brand
went 10 the United States while a
young man and came out to Japan
to work in the mission fled in 1890.
Most Of his work was done in Toxic
where he founded the Shiba Baptist
Church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
KNOX SUBMITS
PEACE IN
THE SENATE
Pennsylvania Again Offers
Resolution Vetoed By
President Wilson

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Sena-
tor Knox of Pennsylvania today in
tToduced in the senate his resolution
to end the state Of war beaween the
United States and Germany.
The measure is similar TO that
passd by the last congress and vetoed
by President Wilson.
The resolution which would also
end the state of war with Austria. was
Immediately referred TO the foreign
relations committee without discus.
sion. II would provide that American
rights under the treaty Of ersailles be
reserved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
MEXICOPUTS
RESTRAINT ON
PASSPORTS
Order Believed To Be In Re-
taliation For American
Restrictions

New complications were reached
in the passport situation today when
the Mexican consulate here received
telegraphic instructions from the
consul generals office at FL Paso
not to issue any more passports to
foreigners.
Although no official explanation
of the order has been received, it is
supposed TO be an expression of re-
sentiment on the part of the Mexican
government al what is considered an
unfair discrimination against the ma
tionals of that 'countryfin orders re-
Gently issued from Washington
These orders permitted Americans
to leave the country and return with
out passports, but insisted that for
eigners must have them before they
can be admitted at the various points.
The practical effect of this order.
80 far as il related to this border.
was to give Americans the right To
go and come at will but to deny the
same right 10 the Mexicans. In de-
fault Of instructions 10 the contrary,
Mexican consulates have been re-
ceiving the applications of Americans
for permits to pass the Mexican bor-
der patrols.
The new order stops this. The To-
cal consulate announced today that il
would continue to wise old passports
or any card or document coming
from the proper American authOri-
ties. but would not issue new ones.
Consul Vasquez expressed himself,
however, as extremely anxious to
clear up the situation and il il un-
derstood that he has wired FL Paso
for furfhp Instructions
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-13
RAILROAD BOND
MEETING THURSDAY

What promises TO be one of the
most important meetings ever held in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley j. cal
led for 1890 O'Clock tomorrow
morning at Harlingen, at which the
question of re establishment of rail
and water transportation will be dis
cussed by representatives Of every
community Of the Valley with the
trustees for the majority of stock of
the Rio Grande Railway 1t is under
stood that the principal purpose Of
the meeting is to devise ways and
means for the immediate improve
ment of the Rio Grande Railway and
the construction of the terminals as
approved by the United States Army
Engineers.
At meeting held in Harlngen
last Monday, almost every communi-
ty III the Valley was represented and
announced ready to begin an inten-
sive drive for the necessary funds
with which to finance the propos-
ed Improvement and it was the
unanimous opinion Of those who at
tend the meeting that the undertak
ing upon which the future of the
Valley was absolutely dependent,
could and would be carried TO an i'm
mediate successful conclusion.
Those who expect to attend this
meeting from Brownsville, and there
should be large delegation, will
have 10 90 on the $50 o'clock train
tomorrow morning as the road be
tween Brownsville and San Beni-
to j. reported in bad condition as a
result Of the late rains