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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
MINERS FACING
CRISIS in new
WAGE QUESTION


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 13-
When the international convention Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
rcconyenes in Indianapolis on next
Tuesday. February IL the two thousand
delegates will bc confronted with sit
uation regarded as being perhaps the
been called on 10 meet in the history
OF the miners union. according to Off
GERS of the union here who claim that
rne operators of the central compcti.
i've bituminous field have announced
their flat refusal to meet with the min
-rs ia joint conference for the nego-
rintion Of new wage agreement to
take the place If the present contract
which expires on March 81.
The convention will bc put to the
task of formulating IA policy for the
unca to follow in view of this situa-
ton. union leaders announce.
The United Mine Workers say IN a
statement issued at International head
quarters here: The operators already
have refused to meet with the miners
In joint conference for the purpose Of
working out an agreement 10 take the
place Of the one that expires on March.
II. Ii is evident that the coal operat-
"rs are deliberately laying their plans
to force n miners strike upon the
American public. And they are doing
this in order that they may again gouge
the public by boosting the price Of
roai.
1t will be very interesting for the
public to watch the trend Of coal prices
frum now on. Every advance in the
price means millions of dollars addition
al profit 10 the coal companies, and
that is what they are playing for II IS
safe prediction that when this thing
in all over the coal companies will have
cleaned ny an additional SJOO,OOO.OOu
IN profits by means or this unholy
gouge Of the coal consumers pocket
book. The miners will not be a. blame
for this. They have tried with all Of
their power to have the operators meet
them in joint conference SO that a new
wage agreement might be signed. but
the operators have refused
When the BiiuminouS Commission
handed down its decision in the coal
strike case Of 1919 the President Of the
United States commanded miners and
operators 10 write that decision into a
contract. In the agreement signed by
. both sides was the following clause:
Resolved. that an interstate joint
conference be held prior to April /,
1922; the time and place for holding
such meeting To be referred To n COM
mittec o. two operators and two mem
hers from each state herein represented
together with the international officers
or the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea
''But the operators have notified the
miners that they will not meet with
them. asp rovided in that agreement
They nave escaped their agreement as
completely and as effectively aS the
Kaiser ever scrappcd IA treaty. Their
refusal can he explained on no other
basis than they are determined "a bring
on n strike that will cause coal prices
10 shoot skyward When coal prices
advance the miners must not ~ held
responsible for il. The miners ar'
ready and anxious to meet with the
opcratorS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
BANDITS LOOT HOTEL
AT ST. L0US, TAKE
100000; JEWELRY
uPv TIE AssociateI Prcss.l

ST. LOUIS. No. Feb. 13.-Jewelry es-
timated by the hotel management as
valued at 100000 was obtained BY ban
dts who early today looted the safety
deposit boxes at the Washington, hotel.
The night clerk was compelled to open
the safe at the point Of revolver
The bandits also obtained nearly
slO$OO in cash and more than $1,000 IN
checks in the cash drawer. They escaped
after compelling the clerk and the eie-
vator operator to lie on the floor
One guest. the wife Of local banker
estimated her losses at $4,000.
Carl Zork. who was involved in the
baseball scandal but later was eXoner-
ated, resided in the hotel. His losses
were $3.50. Tw bandits looted the boxes
while one guarded the elevator
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
MAYOR OF TOWN in
MICHOACAN REBELS
With 80 FOLLOWERS
rrv Tho Associated PreSs.)

MEXICO CITY, Feb. l3.-The muni-
cipal president Of PatzeiAro, state cf
Michoacan, and thirty followers revolt
ed against the state government. No
casualties are reported, although al
though the revolutionists began the
movement with cries Of death to Mu-
gica."
Francisco Mugica, governor OF Micho-
acan, seized the offices in July. 1920.
prior 10 the installation of the ObregoR
government in Mexico City.
II was said in official circles here to-
day that the unrising is purely local
and not directed against the central gov
ernment. The war office continues OPP
timistic in regard to uprisings, assert
ing they are Of minor Importance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
Cabbage Mart Today
(SuppIied by U. s. Bureau of Markets
San BenitO)

Shipments Saturday.
United States, % cars.
Lower Valley, 10 cars.
Shipments Sunday.
United States, "a cars.
Lower Valley. car.
Shipping Point Information.
San Benito and Nearby Points-Prac-
tically no hauling on account of the con-
dtion Of the market; practically no wire
inquiry ;too fed sales TO establish mar
ket.
Rochester, n. Y-Wcather cool and
clear Practically no wire inquiry; de-
mand poor. movement slow; too few
sales to establish a market; some ship
ments consigned.
Terminal Markets Today.
Chicago-Weather 3 degrees, clear
Thirty cars arrived. 6s on track. Sales
10 jobbers-Old stock: Demand slow;
market weak; no sales reported. New
stock-Demand and movement slow;
market dull; Texas 10O-lb. crates, s.
to $3.50, mostly S2-25.
Kansas City-Weather 3 degrees and
clear. Four cars arrived, Z on track
Supplies heavy; demand and movement
slow; market dull; Texas bulk per cwt-
mostly 81.
st. Louis-Weather IL degrees, clear
Nine cars arrived. 10 on track; demand
and movement light; market dull; few
sales; Texas bulk per ton. $40 10 S45.
Pittsburg, Pa Weather 80 de.
grees. snow. Eight cars arrived. De
mand and movement slow; market un-
settled. New stock: Texas, bulk pei
ton, $4s to $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
SAYS CHINESE DON'T
SMOKE OPIUM AS MUCH
AS OTHER N. Y. RACES
fRv the Associated Pressl

NEW YORK. N. ". Feb. lS.-OPium
smoking II proportionatcly less Preva-
lent among the Chinese than other races
in New York. DR.. Carleton Simon. sPe-
cial deputy police commissioner In
charge Of the narcotic division, de-
clared at a banquet of the Hip Sing
Tong in Chinatown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
PETITIONS OUT AT
0KMULCEE DEMAND
JUDGE TO RESIGN

OkAIl LGE. Okla. Feb. IL Petitions
demanding the resignation Of Superior
Court Judge Christopher following his
dismissal Of the grand jury Thursday
before il had completed its invcstiga-
tiuu into the affairs of the defunct
Bank If Commerce were circulated here
TODAY.
The petition demands the immediate
resignation Of Christopher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
MARY MILES MINTER
in STATEMENT. SAYS
TOLD 'ALL SHE KNEW
CR- ~ ,ss,ci.tc.l rrcss !

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 1S.-Mary
Miles Minter issued a Statement here
today through her. attorney. declaring
that she told the Investigators ~all she
knew" Of the life of William Desmond
Taylor. She said she was unable to.con-
ceive how any person could voluntarily
harm Taylor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
GOV. NEFF DISCUSSES
EXTENSION MARTIAL
LAW in LIMESTONE
CRr The Associnted Press J

tion of extending martial law 10 in
cude all Of l.imestcne county and also
whether local afficcrs who are now un-
der martial law will ~ suprlantcd by
military officers was the subject of a
conference al the governors office this
morning.
Present were Governor Neff. Attorney
General Keeling. Assistant Attorneys
General Smith and Stone, General Jacob
Wolters, Adjutant General Barton, and
Major Machen, chief prosecuting officer
Of the military forces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13

refused admittancc hy the inscrutable
Swiss guards.
The pope appeared pale. ill-at-ease.
and nervous a. he emerged from the
chapel Of the holy sacrcment seated
high in the pontifical chair hut as the
ceremony proceeded. his face became
flushed. beads of prespiration standing
out on his forehead when 4 few min
utes after midday. Cardinal LeGa. III the
absence Cf Cardinal Bisclti. dean of the
cardinal dcacons. placed the marvellous
ly jeweled tiara on the pontiff's head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
SMOKING BY GIRLS AT
SCHOOL BANNED, ROOMS
TOO SMALL, is REASON
nv The Associated Press !

NEW YORK, y. v. Feb. l3.-Smoking
by graduate girl students in the teach
ers' college az Columbia University il
banned for architectural, rather than
moral, grounds. according to Margaret
Fitzpatrick, president Of the student body.
"The girls here smoke; We all do"
she added, "but we do not do il in the
hall--the rooms are too small"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
AMERICAN COUP Is
PLANNED AGAINST
IRELAND, WARNING
break from cover.


LONDON. Feb. IL Michael Collins.
head Of the provisional government of
ireland, sent "A cahlcgram warning of an
American coup d'etat which b. declared
IS planned against the Irish government
SAYS a Dublin dispatch today To the
London Press A>snciaiinn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
CROWN FORCES y
EVACUATION AT
DUBLIN HALTED

DUBLIN. Ireland, Feb. l3.-EvacuRtien
BY British troops and other military
forces from Dublin was unexpectedly
suspended today X is thought the sus-
pension Is due to events in Ulster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
UNIVERSITY STUDENT
DIES DURING CLASS
rpv The Ass~e-arei pre<s !

AUSTIN. Texas. Feb. l3.--Joo Beatty
Sparks, a student at the University Of
Texas. fell dead this morning while at
tending class. Sparks came to, the uni
yc,sit, from Dinero. Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13

BELFAST, Ireland. Feb. l3.-Begin-
ming tonight. the curfew will be reim-
posed. Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon
eight persons have been killed since
Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
POSTMASTER AT MExIA

CIV The Associated lrcSSl
WASIIl\t;Tb\. - ~. Feb. l.;
President Harding today nominated Isa-
dorr Newman ~ ~ postmaster al Mex
in. Texas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
WILL PROBE KILLING

TEXARKANA, Texas. Feb. 13.-Judge
Turner Of Bowie county announced that
= grand jury Investigation will be made
- the killing Saturday night. Of N. B.
Norman. a negro. who was taken from a
deputy and shot to death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13

WIlU, the IDWtNI I
amounted TO "a
600. 900 from ID
Imports IN j
600 as against ,
month, and $50
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13

The following weather observa-
tions, covering the 24-hour period
ending at z a. m. today, are report
ed by Mrs. "A. w. Reed, United
States voluntary weather observer:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight partly cloudy, colder; Tues
day partly cloudy, moderate northerly
to easterly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
BAYLOR TRUSTEES TO
CONSIDER REBUILDING

WACO, Tex, Feb. l3.-Local trustee
Of Baylor University held a session Su'
day night and decided 10 invite the
ecutive board of the Baptist gen
convention 20 meet in Waco to tab
tion On rebuilding si the c+aErro6g.
tended 10 meet AZ Fort Worth
to the emergency was asly m
here. valley.
LOWEST ExPoRrns.
WASHINGTON. J -
ports in January lS.
a -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
An A advertisement

Of any piece Of merchandise letter Of inroduc
ton. Your customer will know what he wants and be
ready o buy when he reaches your
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-13
LOWEST EXPORTAi'

(By the Assoc
WASHINGTON, J
ports in January Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
MAY SUE FOR ANNULMENT
OF CHORUS GIRL WEDDING

BY the Associated Press.
NEW York, March 14.-Annulment
may be sought of the marriage in
Milford. Conn, last week of Geneva
Mitchell. seventeen-year-old Broad
way chorus girl. to Robert Savage
twenty. wealthy scholboy, who is
preparing for Yale.
s. w. Rice, the girls grandfather
stated today that her mother. Mrs.
Verna Mitchell. probably would start
an action this week to have the cere-
.mony set aside on the ground that
both parties We're under age.
Mr.. Rice also confirmed a report
that the young couple separated Iast
Saturday night and that the next day
Savage started for La Jolla,, Calf,
to see his mother.
It's a mystery to us why Geneva
ever married him." said Mr.. Rice.
1.-The day after they We're married ."
uncle of hers accompanied her to
Young SavageS apartment in his
hotel for dinner, Wnen she told HIM
she didn't think she cared enough for
him to live with him.
Miss Mitchell, according to the re.
port of the separation. i..lu~eu -, =
age to see her to her grandfather 8
apartment. where she had been max
ing her home. even after her mar
riage, and when they reached the
door. handed him her wedding ring.
declaring she didn't want it any
longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
FEDERATED WOMEN
FAVOR DISTRICT VOTE
Action Supports Poindexter Meas
ure-Wou1d Abolish Capital
Punishment.

Resolutions favoring national rep
resentation for the District by suf-
frage and representation in Congress
and the electoral college were adopt
ed by the Federation of Women's
Clubs at a meeting yesterday at the
Grace Dodge Hotel The resolutions
were introduced by Mrs. Anna Hend-
ley of the Anthony League. 1t was
pointed out that this action supports
the Poiadexter bill, which does not
advocate a change in the present
commission form of government for
the District.
The federation also adopted a res
olution requesting that changes be
made in the organic law so that ap-
propriationS for the community CEN
ter department will be included in
the District appropriation bill, IN
stead of being provided annually by
resolution was presented by Mrs. T..
&. Snyder, chairman OF the COM
munity center committee.
The movement to abolish capital
punishment in the District was in
dorsed by the federation. Subse-
to President Harding. who is in F'lori-
da, urging him to commute the death
sentence of John McHenry, who is
to be hanged at the District Jail Fri
day, to life Imprisonment.
On motion of Mrs. Lucy r. Swanton,
the federation voted to request the con-
ferees on the District appropriation bill
to retain IN the measure the present
items for Fairgrounds, educational pur-
poses and the establishment of an in
situation for feebleminded. The fed
Grafton then Endorsed the campaign of
club women in the south, which is de-
signed to discourage American women
and children living on the Mexican bor-
der from attending bull fights in Next
co. Attendance of American women
and children at these bull fights was
described as demoraliZing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
DENIES REORGANIZlNG
COMMITTEE REPORTED
Representative Moore Points Out
Misrepresentation and Declares
No Progress Was Made.

Confirmation of an article several
weeks ago In The Sunday Star that
the departmental reorganization pro-
gram had been held up in cabinet con-
sional committee has never considered
any one Of the many shifts of bureaus.
commissions or divisions or service
involved was given in tho HOUSE yes
terday by Representativ II. Walton
joint committee.
When the forest service item in the
Agricultural appropriation bill came
up Representative Moore quoted an
article from a Washington morning
newspaper on the subject Of reorgani-
cation, with particular reference to
the proposed transfer Of the forest
service from the Department of Agr1-
culture to the Interior Department.
He said:
:"rhe writer Of the editorial IL
under q Misrepresentation in assum-
ing that the joint committee has
made any report whatever relative to
the transfer of the forest service or
relative TO any other matter that IL
within its province.
ut could not have made any report
because it has never taken up any
Of the many questions that have been
talked of-as likely to be considered.
1t could not have made any report
because 1t has never had any meeting
TO take up anu zeal WIN any OF
those numerous questions.
las has been said here more than
once, the committee, having been Gre
ated by the last Congress, selected as
its chairman the gentleman appoint
ed by the President to cooperate in
its work. following which action
there has been but one meeting of
! the committee, and that occurred in
June, and the only business trans
acted at that meeting was to receive
! a letter from the President saying he
| would be glad to submit suggestions
Ito the committee for its considera-
ton, and a reply directed to be sent
to the President saying that the COM
mittee would be glad to receive and
consider his suggestions
! Since that meettssg was held in
June not only has no meeting taken
place. but the committee has not been
| in contact with it's chairman. There
fore, I repeat that no committee re-
port has been formulated and SUBJ
mitted to the President If there Is
anything in the nature of a report
| that has been gotten up 1t is the
product of the chairman Of the COM
! mittee acting apart from the COM
mittee and independently of it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
M'HENRY FAMILY
ALLEGED INSANE
81 ss1s.Ss1S sSSs sAs~
: Affidavits Filed in Attempt to
Save Boy From
GaII0WS.

In 4 further effort to save John Nc
Henry, convicted slayer of two Wash
ingtonians, from the gallows, VIII ere
he is sentenced to hang Friday MORN
ing, afiidavits have been filed wi It'll
the Department of Justice concerning
the alleged mental condition Of the
family in an attempt to establish the
plea of insanity.
The affidavits allege that the boys
grandmother sinSane. that his SIS
ter. Il girl fourteen years of age, has
the mind of a child of six. and that
the mother, Mrs. Mary Rice. who is
here from New London, Conn, in a
final attempt to save her sons life.
has been adjudged by an associate
pSychiatrist of st. EliZabeth's Hos
pital to have the mind of child of
ten, and, at most, not above twelve
years of age.
President Harding, who, on his
vacation trip to Florida. denied a
reprieve in the case, allowing 1t to
rest as the court had decreed. Is not
expected to arrive in Washing ton on
return until some time Friday or
Saturday. The hour of the execution
is set for early Friday morning.
,E While it was learned that it would
" be possible for the acting attorney
general to communicate by wire with
, President Harding should the Depart
T: ment of Justice judge the additional
evidence warranted such action, it
! was understood that officials of the
department showed no indication of
a change Of attitude in the case.
z Sar- ~ McComas Hawken, attorney
for McHenry said this morning he felt
sure that when the powers that he
had considered the additional evil
dence they would not permit the
hanging of a boy whom the artOr-
ney believes to be insane
, II do not see how Christian nation
can put this boy to death. said MIR.
Hawken, charging that the hanging
would ne plot on this nation, !,
blot on civilization"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
BIG CROWD AT LAYMEN'S
MIDDAY LENTEN SERVICE

Despite the Indictment weather, DR..
Howard Kelly. noted Johns Hopkins
surgeon, attracted a record crowd to
the laymen's midday Lenten services
at Keith's Theater today.
DIR. w. Sinclair Bowen and twenty
three other Washington physicians were
on the stage. Rev. j. Noble Pierce
pronounced benediction.
DR.. Kelly spoke on What Is
Truth"
He said: thine changes from year
to year, as greater discoveries In 1t
are made. Civilization changes and
alters standards of law. dress and
morals. All things change, and what
is truth today is proven false tomor-
row, with the single exception of the
word of God. That man who regu-
lates his life, his morals and his bust
ness principles by the Bible alone is
the only man sure of the truth Of his
principles"
The speaker tomorrow will be Col.
John Temple Graves. Meetings every
day except Saturday. No collections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
SENATE BILL PROVIDES
TUBERCULOSIS SCHOOL

Under a bill introduced today by
Senator Phipps of Colorado, the District
Commissioners are authorized and di-
rected to erect a building for. the care
of tubercular pupils on the so-called
Cpshur street tract, already owned by
the government.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
erection of such a school is carried in
a deficiency bill. approved June is, 1921.
Under Senator Piipps bill the Dis
select a site for the school in the Upshur
street tract,
The bill was introduced by request OF
- DiStrin. Cr-,ru'cs'~-o-s ~"~"'r--
whom an injunction has been obtained
prohipitlng starting building Of the
school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14

Large assortment of
genuine pin seal fooled
leather, calf alligator,
vachette leather and a
number of other leath-
ers. All beautifully lined.
Also a few large size
broken bottom bags.
Can be used for shop
ping. Leather lined.
Values $4.98 up to $3.50.
At sos.
Palais ROyal-Main Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
THIEF STEALS COLLECTION,

WHEELING. W. Va, March a.
While the congregation of st. James
Lutheran Church, one Of the most
fashionable in this city. worshiped
last evening, within square of
central police station. a thief entered
the church Office, rified the safe and
helped himself to the evenings col
lection. estimated at about $125.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
Easter Cards and
Novelties, Sc to ST.

In an interesting assortment.
In just that particular style you
desire for that particular person.
Buy them now and you will not
forget later.
Palais Royal-Main Floor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-11
BANK ROBBERS GET
$4,000 IN TEXAS
$4,000 in Gold and $4,000
in Bonds. Besides Jewelry,
Obtained I'm Loot.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 10
Twenty thousand dollars in gold,
silver and currency and $4,000 in
state and county road bonds. to-
gether with iewelry worth several
thousand dollars. was stolen when
FIVE bandits robbed the New Braun
fels state bank. 80 miles north OF
here. Friday afternoon and escaped
in an automobile.
Every article Of any amount OF
va lue was taken. The lOoting Of the
bank took place within the space OF
five minutes and no shot was fired
The little town did not know Of the
most daring robbery in the history
OF south Texas until the three bank
employees rushed out and gave the
alarm The bank is located on the
public square and the streets were
occupied by the usual number OF pc
destrians. Hundreds OF New Braun
fels men and boys were assembled in
one posse FIVE minutes after the rob-
berry and. armed with every possible
weapon. followed the trail OF the
robber car. which sped nOrthward
toward the mountains.
Two airplanes with newly commits
stoned san Antonio aerial police
took off" with the call for help and
arrived at New Braunfels within a
few minutes.