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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
JAPAN CAN'T
EMBROLL
WITHBRITAIN
Geddes Says Pact Does Not
InUole War Ouer Orient
al Matters
(By The Assuclared Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nav r.
Possibility that Great Britain might
be drawn into conflict with the Uni
ted States through the medium Of the
existing Anglo-Japanese alliance was
denied by Sir Auckland Geddes, Brit
ish ambassador to the United States,
in a speech here last night to mem
,ers Of the st. Andrew society and
The knife and fork club.
Such rumors, he declared, were
he work of "'the whisperers, the
broken men and by broken men
mean the Germans"
"The Anglo-Iapanese treaty, said
Sir Auckland, was originally design
ID to prevent Russian and German
aggression in the Far East. When
hat treaty was ratified in 1911 it was
specifically provided that there
should be exempted from its workings
any nation with whom either Great
Britain or Japan had a general ar
5itration treaty. Such a treaty was
irawn up between Great Britain and
he United States, but failed of rat
ification by your senate. But in or
Ter TO obviate any possibility of being
irawn into conflict with the United
States on any ground whatever, we
then drew up the peace commission
reaty,' providing for arbitration be
tween Great Britain and the United
States before any form of force
should be employed. That treaty
stands today in black and white, but,
in the face Of 1t, the whisperers have
made them believe, both here and in
mys country. there is a possibility Of
conflict between your country and
nine. through the operation of an
Anglo-Japanese alliance. II is not
true.
1T il the constant aim of these
roken men, against whom We strove
n war, 10 set the nations recently
llied and associated at odds with
lne another, to tell Englishmen that
he United States IL not doing her
hare. to tell you that England has
sinister designs against you. They
are trying to do the same thing "a
ALLEVIATE France from Us and from
YOU. But so long as the British and
American nations are united in world
affairs the whisperers know they have
no chance to again destroy the peace
OF the world.
"There j. no possibility of Great
Britain being brought into conflict
with the United States through the
medium Of Japan"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
SILEHA REVOLT
SITUATION EASIER
ORy The Associated Pre@s;

LONDON. May 1.-THE interven-
tion of the Whitsun holiday brought
about a slight easing OF the tension
in the Silesia crisis. No new devel-
opment was reported today and ap-
parently nothing further has been
decided upon with reference 10 the
meeting on the supreme council,
which probably will not be held be
fore next week. as the debate In the
French chamber is expected to oc-
cupy several days.
The view held in London II that
the delay will serve a useful pur-
pose in allaying passion on both side
and providing a more favorable A..
mosphere for calm discussion when
the council meets. Moreover, it is
believed that the French premier,
Mr.. Llyod Georges speech 20 as
sumo a strong, patriotic attitude,
which would assure him a biz vote OK
confidence that otherwis" would be
somewhat doubtful, sine ne French
press had attributed he diplo-
macy Of the British pr ne minister
defeat of the French ~ for inn
mediate occupation Of tbs Ruhr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
CONSIDERATION OF
new BISHOP IS
SET FOR JUNE IA

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. May IL
-Mlonsgnor T.. II. Ledvina bishop elect
II the Roman Catholic dioccs ~ Corpus
Christi will he consccrcated here June
~ al the convcnlual church 81 Mary Of
the Woods al y a. IN
The conservation ceremonies viii he
conducted hy the Right Rev. Joseph
D. Ven. bishop ~ Alexandria. and the
Right Rev. Joseph i. Lynch. bishop OF
iHlas. Tie conservation sermon vii ~
r'feached hy the Right Rev Francis G.
kcllcp. president ~ thc Catholic Church
Extension of which Bishop I.edvina has
Chartland. bishop "f indianapolis. as
sisted PM th" Right Rev. Cornelius Van
=anIZations ~ the diuccsc have received
'lrrry aud uftircrs W various church or
invitations a. attend the ceremony.
Following the conservation. the bi.hop.
II IN understood viii devote his atten-
rion 10 calling M matters If detail in
connection with the impnrtant work In
which he hrs hern engaged recently and
will arrive in Corpus Christi To assume
INC duties w his new office about the
middle If July.
For several years Monsignor Iedvina
In been engaged actively In extension
work for tho Catholic churrh being vice
president of the Catholic Extension So
cirtv NJ the United States III Amrrira
with headquarters at Chicn~n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
MRS. ROBERTSON
MAKES MAIDEN
CONGRESS SPEECH

WASHINGTON. j.. g.. May Il. -
Flushing ike a ba>hfui sch ~ girl. Miss
Alice NJ Robertson If Oklahoma yes
terday made her first sf"erh Ia tn
House. Sic engaged in dri ~" aft"
Representative Mondell. republican lead
er. declared the ~ ler''l government hai
a little park IN Oklahoma which il la
been trying to get rid Of for several
years.
Miss Robertson asked the name of
the tract and when told u was I'lat'
National Park. she inquired Of Mr.
Mondcll II hc knew how il had beer
ramed lie admitted h. did not know
She told him Z vas named for the late
Senator rlatt 80 Come ticut. one ~ th'
best friends If the Indians of Oklahoma
ever had
The white haired woman senator de-
livered brief speech in praise of Scna-
tor Platt. Wien she walked back a. her
scat. she was applauded ~ members -
the house
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
ship MOVEMENT
NEARLY NORMAL
DESPITE STRIKE

WASHINGTON, May IL 80 Ship
ping board records. officials said yes
terday, showed that sailings Of gov
ernment-owned craft during the first
two weeks Of May practically were
normal. During that time. II was said
between 80 and 100 shipping board
vessels cleared from the American
ports, compared with approximately
SO during the first week Of April.
William s. Brown, president of the
Marine Engineers Beneficial associa-
ton, declared that independent ship
operators were offering the chief en-
gineers. members Of the association.
wages running as high as $4,000 for
ten months. despite the ruling OF
board Chairman Benson Of the ship
ling board that wages would be re-
luced 3 per cent. Mr. Brown said
hat the operators presumably would
Day the government scale. with the
addition in the form Of extras"
Andrtrs Furuseth. president Of the
international Seamer's union. sad
hat injunctions against picketing by
,triking seamen have been issued at
ne instance of the shipping board
n Baltimore, Norfolk and New Or
cans, and from Baltimore south 300
len are in prison for picketing or on
.harges Of disturbing the peace. Some
of the men have been fined, Mr.. Fur
lsteh said, but have refused to pay
fines
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
COURT MAKES
INCOME TAX
DEFINITIONS
ReUenue Department Con.
tentions Sustained
in Ruling :.
sRv The Assnclarec fressj


WASHINGTON, May. Through
decisions of the supreme court yes
terday the government won two i'm
portant victories in the controver
sizes involving Interpretation of in
, come tax provisions of the revenu,
acts Of 1915 and 1917.
Increased value of capital asse
could not be added to invested ca
pita' the court ruled in the appea
Of the Labelle Iron Works" an Ohio
concern, from a ruling by treasur,
officials, but. on the contrary the
profits of the corporation on which
the taxes were to be assessed.
In the other decision the court
ruled that inheritance or succession
taxes paiG 10 state could not be
deducted from the met estate" tax
ed under the revenue act.
The Lab Iron Works suit was
characterized by a high government
official as ''he most important legal
suit affecting federal finances TO
arise in several decades
The specific point at issue was
whether ore lands on Mesabi range
of Minnesota, purchased for $780,
900 prior to 1904 could be returned
by the iron company at a new va
luation of S10,0O0,000 in 1907, the
increase being covered by stock
issue and carried under invested
capital.
Hundreds Of millions of dollars in
taxes hung upon the decision, there
being but few partnerships Of cor
porations which did not have on
their books an item showing material
sums resulting from appreciated
value of capital assets.
The inheritance tax case was
brought to the supreme court by
executors. fthe estate of the late
j.. Harsen Purdy Of New York.
No less than five states had col
iected taxes on the turnover of por-
tons of the estate within their Jur-
isdiction and the executors claimed
hat all these sums should be deduct
"a before federal taxes on the met
estate" could be computed legally.
Refusal of tax collectors TO agree TO
this contention was upheld by the
court, and today by the supreme
court.
The met estate contemplated in
the act, the opinion said. was the en-
tire residue remaining 20 be. distri-
buted after the immediat-. charges
such as funeral expenses and debts
had been met. Impositions Of the
federal tax did not interfere with
the right of the state to contrcl the
property within It's borders, the
court ruled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
Cult REVIVED
when PRIESTS
Are ARRESTED
Strange Doings OF Myste-
Tous Omotoky Brought
Back To Public Mind
(By The Associated Pressl

TOXIC, May 1.-THE sudden ar
rest of three priests who presided ov-
er the mysterious japanese cult
known as Omotokyo, founded by ar
elderly woman named Deguchi, has
again brought into public notice this
religion which aroused interest
throughout the Empire because it is
regarded as strange mixture OF
extreme chauvinism and revolution
airy radicalism.
Many extraordinary reports have
recently been circulated concerning
the mysterious influence of the cult
For instance, some people attribut
ed the recent curios murder Of 9
| wealthy Osaka business man whilS
he was travelling in a train from To
kio TO that city. as an act of ven.
geance Of Omotokyo.
Many wealthy people who became
interested in the cult are alleged to
have been forced TO make large con
tributions. and 1t is even charged
that some people who obtained in
innate knowledge Of the secrets Of
the re- 'igion mysteriously disappear
ed. Some who went 70 Ayabe. small
village. in the province Of Tamba
kyoto prefecture. where l. located
the headquarters of the religion. for
the purpose Of detecting the real m
ture and scope Of the cult have
failed 70 return and are entirely un-
accounted for.
The charge upon which the thres
priests were recently arrested is un
known and the Japanese newspapers
have been forbidden to publish any
news concerning the arrest A gir'
Of IA, Naohi Deguchi. the daughter
Of the founder II supposed 20 be the
presiding priestess Of the temples and
ii is declared that other priests have
explained the disappearance Of their
leaders BY telling the OmOtokyC
wcrshippers that they have been hid
den by some unseen deity III accord
ance with divine Will.
One Of the attributes Of the tenn
pie AT Ayabe was profeSsed to b,
a sacred well in the compound of tbs
temple and this water was supposed
to come from spring Of holy origin
Mining engineers from Kobe work
ING on a concession near the TEN
pie uncovered two big water pipes
which fed the well from a nearby
pond. The engineers will eXcavaJe
the ground Of subterranean hal
below the famous golden pavilion
Of the temple. The story j. that the
founder Of the cult buried million
yen worth Of pure gold in the floo,
Of the temple and that ten carpent
ers who were employed in the cons
truction Of the hall never returned
10 their homes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR SOLDIER WHO
DIED IN PANAMA

The body of Leonardo Navariio. a
Prpwrsv.llc soldier who died in Panama.
viii arrive "a Brownsville On the noon
train tomorrow. Arrangements are &C
ias made Tor a military funeral. with
h-.~ial ir the city cemetery.
Commander DUtr0 ~ the local a
merriam Legion today issued = reInesE
~ MI I.cgionnaires 70 assemble at the
Chamber of Commerce at 40 y. IN.
The funeral vii take tarcal TSprog. n
The funeral Will take place nj , o'clock
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
HAWAIIN SUGAR SLOW
OBy The Associated Press

HONOLULU. T. H.. May II. -
Hawaii's outbut of sugar for 1921 i
behind schedule, according TO experts
in sugar circles and steamship men
whose business it j. TO transport the
raw product TO the mainland. On the
first Of April the Hawiian sugar out
put was 100000 tons behind the
shipping schedule Of the same date
last year, according to estimates.
The winter pineapple pack also II
below the usual figure and the steam
ship companies are anticipating heavy
congestion when the sugar shipments
begin 10 pick up and the big pine
apple season gets into full swing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
BOND CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEES BUSY
NO FINAL EFFORT

-Four committees Of the Chamber of
Commerce are hard at work today wind
ing up the campaign for the collection Of
subscriptions 10 the Rio Grande railway
bond issue. The committees Nere report
ed a. finding their work rather slow but
progressing. iss the main. satisfactorily.
''Df course We would like 10 see the
money come in little faster" Manager
Jack Holt of the Chamber ~ Commerce
said this afternoon. but We realize that
all big things are not done IN a day"
lie declared that. of the original
Sl9l. 900. S177.90S.5S already had been
paid IN. Small additions 10 the collec.
lions are reported as filtering in in the
Upper Valley which on Saturday night
Nas only some $500 short of its full
luota.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
MEXICO DEPORTS
TWO AMERICANS

MEXICO CITY. May 17.-Frank
Seamon.. alleged to be- an American
agitator. another American. whose
name was unannounced. and two
Spaniards. were expelled from Mexi-
co last night on the ground that they
were "pernicious foreigners. The
charge was preferred a a result OF
their participation in the Radical in
vasion Of the Chamber Of Deputies
last week. A new order issued BY
President 0bregen forbids demon
strations in Government buildings,
and churches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
over 100000 in
MILITARY FORCES
OF new POLAND

WASHINGTON. May II. TT France
and Poland lead by large majorities th'
other continental nations in military ef
fectives now under arms. according q
British statistics received here toda.
in official circles. The table follows
Austria. 10000: Belgium. 10J.0O
Bulgaria. $1,000: Czecho- Slovakia. 147
cc0s Denmark. 15.I99: Finland. 5000
France. S09.652; Germany. 100000
Greece. 10000: Hungary. 35.OO0: Italy
800 900; the Netherlands. II 400: ans
Poland. 6c0,OO0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
LABOR LEADERS
CALL FOR UNITED
POLITICAL WORK
Rv The AssSciateo Pressl

GALVESTON, Tex, May IT. A
call for unity among trades unions
was sounded by leaders before the
opening sessions of the Twenty
fourth annual convention Of the Texas
State Federation of Labor here today.
THAT man is your enemy and a
traitor to the American wage Garner"
asserted George II. Slater, president
Of the organization, "who says you
will ever attain industrial indepen-
dence before you cultivate political
INTELLIGENCE"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
ASKS ZONE BANS
FOR BOIL WORMS
THROUGH TEXAS

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE es-
tablishment Of non-cotton zones in the
pink boil worm areas Of West Texas
and New Mexiso was recommended
today to Secretary Wallace by con-
ference of Representatives from the
cotton growing states, meeting here.
The also recommended that Mex
ico be asked TO cooperate in the cam
paign by establishing similar zones.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
NEFF INVITES
PRYOR TOQUIT
PRISON BOARD
Governor Says Commission
ers Is Hostile To Exc
cutiUe

AUSTIN, Texas, MAJ IL. Gov
ernor Neff has asked W. G. Pryor, q
member of the board Of Prison Com
missioners for his resignation. He
did so in letter sent him last Satur-
day. The Governor stated in hsi Let
ter:
"'The best interests of the state
will be served by you rendering tc
me your resignation as a prison com
missioner"
"The work in Il penitentiary can
better be carried < by having the
prison commission entirely in har-
mony with my administration. You
are not in sympathetic touch with me
personally, politically, or officially.
You are out of harmony with my
ideas of public service.
"Your permitting me to name some
well qualified person to your position
will place the responsibility of the
success or the failure of the peniten-
tiary system on my administration,
where it belongs. There are things
happening in the penitentiary which
ought not to happen. 1t is of deep con-
cern to me that an institution is con-
trolled in part by those not in sym
pathy with my plans and who predic-
ted the failure of my administration. :"
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, May H.
When told today that the Governor
asked his resignation, w. c. Pryor.
member of the State Prison Commits
sion, remarked: That's all right with
me-. He refused any other comment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
BLAIR'S NAME APPROVED.

WASHINGTON. Lay IL The
senate finance committee TO-DAY or
dered favorable report on the nom
nation of David ii. Blaire Of North
"arolina 10 be commissioner of the
internal revenue. The report was
ordered without a roll call vote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
ADMIRERS INJURE
NINE. CURIOtS HAND

NEW YORK, May IT, Madame
CURES hand has been shaken so
much. bv admirers since her arrival
here that she is now wearing il ban
daged and her friends have barred all
handshakes for the time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
FINAL CENSUS REPORT.

WASHINGTON, May II. IT. Final
statistics placing the total population
Of continental. United Safes at 105.-
710. $40. were>submitted today to
Speaker GiIIett by Director Stendl
of the Census Bureau.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
RAILROAD MEN HERE

Ill. y Williams. district passenger a.
gent for the Gnlf. Colorado rnd Santa
Re railway company. and G. T.. Short
ridge. travelling passenger agent for the
Missouri Pacific railroad company. are
Ia the city today on business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
COULDN'T BRING WIFE
~ FhH ASS"rIatef Press

WASHINGTON. May IT .rien reSi
dents ~ rhc United States have no right
Z" demand the aamittance of relatives.
the supreme court ruled in effect yeSter-
day when il upheld n denial If admission
"a the bride Of n Chinese.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
SILVERWARE WORTH
$4,000 STOLEN

DALLAS, Texas, May Ia -Detec-
tives are today Investigating the rob
berry Of silverware valued at $4,000
from the home Of Mrs. Electra Wag
goner Wharton here last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17

Roy Campbell who to-day was nom
mated nj Washington a. -niMrtor ~
customs fur the San Antonio ctiStnm~
Iisfrift. IL we'll known ia the Lower ri"
Grandc Valley. MIR. Campbell ~ Z" about
fnur verrs agn nnrratrl nr" -atl n~
plant and vegetable packing shed at San
Benito and at other points III that part
of the Valley. lie later removed tn Lar
edo where he engaged ia the onion com
mis- sion business.
Mr.. Campbell was supp"rtci for the
post ~ collector uf customs hy X. IL.
Creager ~ Brownsville and r. f. Srnhcy
80 San Antonio. Congressman Wurzba u
= San Antonin supported Captain ".
Kyle of San Antonio. former intelligence
officer for the snutherr department ~
the United States army.
TIE San Antonio district incIuleS
Prnwn~ri IN. and all ports between this
city and Laredo and all ports letween
Laredo and Eagle Pass and NJ the coast
To- Corpus Christi. II will ais" have sup
crvision over Rrazos d. Santiago when
that port j. opened.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight and Wednesday Partly cl"Udy
Light a. mo Ierate southeasterly winds
The following local weather OBJ
rervations are supplied by Mrs a.
w. Reed. United States voluntary
weather observer. and cover the "a
hour r~~iod ~~Aed at O'Clock this
Maximum. 81.
Minimum. "a.
Barometer 20 OF.
Current temperature, 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17

AUSTIN, Texas, May l7.-Gover-
nor Neff today granted three full
pardons and restoration to citizenship
to w. S. Scrivner, confessed accom-
plice to the Dallas post office rob
berry, and an escaped convict The
pardons were mailed TO District 49,
torney Hughes at Abilene today where
Albert l.. Rowan the alleged master
mind in the robbery goes to trial for
the murder Of G. III. Street, N post
office employee killed in the robbery
The pardons were not signed by
Governor Neff until early today when
Secretary Walthall carried them 70
the Governors mansion for his sig
nature. Walthall then returned with
them and exhibited them to newspa-
per men at the capitol. He also
exhibited copies Of the Governors
reasons for pardons. The Governor
remains at the bedside of his mother
who Is critically i'll.
Scrivner's pardon is first granted
by Governor Neff. In granting IL
he pointed out that Scrivner has been
convicted in the Federal Court for
completely in a post office robbery.
but has not been sentenced. He also
said that Disctrict Attorney Maury
Hughes of Dallas had assured him
Gas one officer to another" that me
has a confession from Scrivner that
will convict him Of another felony
which carries life sentence and that
the District Attorney assured him
Scrivner will plead guilty TO this Of
fense with the view Of accepting th0
punishment of life imprisonment
He is satisfied that Scrivner viii
not escape confinement by reason
those pardons which the governor
readily granted them. He said "To
refuse would be to close the mouth OF
one who is alleged to know facts in
noted murder trial..
Scrivner. shortly before the post
office robbery, escaped from the
state penitentiary, where he had been
sentenced 70 serve fifty years for
highway robbery. He confessed COM
plicity in the postal hold-up and was
the governments chief witness in the
federal court, where Rowan and Ben
Luna were sentenced TO twenty-five
years. Scrivner was then found
guilty by jury. but the court with
held sentence temporarily 50 he could
be used as a witness in the state
courts against Rowan on trial for
murder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
NEFF FREES SCR|vNER
( FOR TRIAL OF ROWAN

ABILENE, Texas, May l7.-When
the second day Of the trial Of Albert
Rowan opened in the district court
here today, the first witness placed
on the stand by the State was w. .
Scrivner, chief witness Of the State
and co-defendant Of Rowan's in the
post office robbery trial
The defense attempted to prevent
Scrivner's testimony but was over
ruled by Judge Ely. who said that Tx
it later developed that Scrivner was
an incompetent witness, his testimony
would be withdrawn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-17
ROY CAMPBELL
NAMED CUSTOMS
COLLECTOR HERE
fRr The A.snrlated rrrss.l'

WASHINGTON. MAY II. Roy tump-
bell of Laredo. Texas wGs nominated
today ~ the president 10 be collector "f
customs far the customs district NJ 80.
headquarters az san Antoni".