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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY
AnsweredEdison's S
Questionnaire,and
Marries an Edison

NEW YORK, n. ", Jan. 81
When Thomas Edison formulated his
famous and much abused question
naire last February ne had no idea
that the only man who would ans
wer it correctly would win his way
into the Edison family, but such l.
the case. Samuel Halsey of New
ark, n. j.. will tonight marry Miss
Charlotte Hawkins, sis.er-in-law of
Charles Edison. son of the inventor.
Halsey, manager of the Edison
concern Of .Ais city, was one of the
first TO get the famous question
naire. Instead Of ridiculing It he
answered il, listing correct answers
TO each question and was given
grade of Al by the inventor him
self. He was given a job of jug
Cling figures in the Edison factory,
but soon was promoted to chief of
the personnel staff where he met
Miss Hawkins.
After Halsey won the position and
promotion to manager Of the Ed
son plant where Miss Hawkins was
employed as a welfare worker he
formed his own questionnairs, with
but one question. Miss Hawkirs
graded him AL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
BLOC LEADER
IS NOMINATED
TO THE BENCH

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81
President Harding today sent to the
senate the nomination of Senator
enyon Of Iowa, leader OF. the SEN
ate agricultural bloc to be judge Of
the eighth circuit court. Senator
Kenyon announced that he would ac-
cept. The senate confirmed tho
nomination.
Senator Kenyon in an informal
statement issued upon receipt #
his nomination by the senate, ex-
pressed appreciation Of the pres
idcnt's action which he said wolld
enable hun to achieve his ambition
ito serve on the federal bench
The senate soon after receiving
the nomination confirmed il in open
executive session, an honor rarely
paid nominees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
Cabbage Mart Today
(Sup3lied Daily by u. s. Bureau of
Markets, San Benito)
Shipments Yesterday.
United States, 81 cars.
,,,-n~ yr,ll ~ -


Lower Valley, 6 cars.
Shipping Point Information.
San Benito and Nearby Paints
Haulings very light on account of
condition of the market. Practical
ly no wire inquiries. Demand limit
ed; market weak; very few sales.
Carloads, f. O. b. usual terms, S25
per ton.
Rochester, N. Y.-Weather cold
and clear, growing warmer. Very
light wire inquiries. Demand limit
ed; movement limited; market dull !;
carloads, f. o. b. usual terms, almost
too few sales to establish a market,
S32 to $33 per ton.
Terminal Markets Today
Chicago-Weather SO degrees and
cloudy. Nine cars arrived, AZ on
track. Sales to jobbers-Old stock !:
Demand and movement moderate; !;
market steady; Wisconsin and New
York Danish style, bulk per ton, $3s
to SAP; new stock, demand and move
ment draggy, market steady; Texas
100-lb. crates, $2.75 to So.
Kansas Weather 35 degrees,
cloudy. One car arrived, on track.
Demand and movement moderate; /;
market dull. New stock: Texas
bulk. per cwt., $3.50 to s2.75.
St. Weather Al degrees,
clear. Five cars arrived, 20 on track.
Demand and movement slow. market
weak. New stock: Texas, bulk per
ton, $35 to $40, mostly under $40.
Carlot Shipments for u. S. Saturday
and Sunday.
Alabama, =; California, 10; Flor
ida. 50; Louisiana, 2; Michigan, 81
New York, 33; Texas, so; Pennsyl-
vania, 2; Wisconsin, l6; total, $50.
Lower Valley Shipments Saturday
and Sunday.
Baton Rouge, 2; Birmingham, 6;
FL Paso, 2; Enid. /; Fort Worth, 3;
Houston, 20 (mostly for diversion) /;
Kansas City, /; London, Canada, /;
Memphis. 2; Muskogee, L; Ottawa,
Canada, 1; st. Louis, 3; St. Paul. / /;
Salina. Kan, /; Shreveport, /; To
peka, /.
Loading Points Saturday-Sunday.
Alamo, 2; Brownsville, 2; Donna
q; Harlingen, q; La Feria, |; Mer-
cedes. 4; Olmito, /; Pharr, /; Spi-
der Web points, II; San Juan, 2:
Weslaco. s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
go Police Battle Barricaded
Negro Who Injured 4 Persons

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 3l-Sixty
patrolmen armed with riot guns
battled for mora than an hour early
today against a negro. Barricaded
in his home in the south end he
shot and seriously wounded two pa
trolmen, a negro and negress and
set fire to a bed on which an in
fant lay. He later surrendered un-
injured when dozen policemen
broke down a door 10 the house
Shouts of "lynch him. were heard
and the crowd fought to get at him
bat the officers fastened him to a
patrol wagon. The trouble started
when the negro elected a womal
tenant and fired several shots At
her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
NO DIFFICULTIES EXIST

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3l-''No
difficulties exist between the Mcx-
lean government and the Gus.c'>,a-
Ian government, and although our
administration has not yet recog-
nized the new Guatemalan regime
the relations between the two peo-
PIES cro as cordial as ever said
President Obregon in taiEmg with
tie newspaper correspondent today.
The president laughingly dismissed
rumors of war between Mexico and
Guatemala as absurd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
OHIO WOMAN IS
CANDIDATE FOR
Seat In SENATE.
Is One of First in America
to Aspire to Place in the
United States Senate
OBy The Associated Press, ,

CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. :;l.-Mrs. Nir.
gina II. Green. for ten years member Of
the Cleveland board nf education and its
present senior member. has announced
ter candidacy for election as United
States senator from Ohio. the first wo-
man IN this state and one OF the first
In AIneric;t 20 aspire 20 senatorial seat.
She will run as an independent with no
party affiliations.
Her announcement of Ter candidacy
was brief. being simply that the seating
of Senator Truman II. Newherry oi
Michigan hy the senate impcllrd her Ia
run from Ohio this year as the protest
of women against the purchase of a seat
"a the highest tribunal in America"
My candidacy il the protest Of wo-
man against The prevailing system Of de-
uaIching the electorate. a protest against
the use of money in buyirE seats n the
senate" she declared, america must
not allow chairs in the senate to 10
hcught and sold to the highest bidder. A.
elections are now run. American govern
mcnt is not representative government.
The senators do not represent the pco-
pie. They represent the influences be
hind the great wealth thar put them l..
the senate"
Mrs. Green plans % ronduct her cam
pulEI IIPih Hti E'liif- WEI bNFlN'f a.
The details If the campaign and will know
every cent that is expended in furthering
riy candidacy and election" she said.
Mrs. Green declared that she would
not hc Il candidate at the primaries but
her name would go on the ballot hy peti-
tion. She has always been a leader III
Cuyahoga county democratic womrn's ac-
tiviticS.
Mrs Green il the widow of the late
Arnold Green. prominent attorney and a
ptwer in the democratic party years ago.
She is an accomplished linguist and
public speaker. She has been in "A public
position here since 1912. when she was
elected member Of the Beard of Educa-
ton. On the occasion Of her third elec-
.irn. she lei the ticket
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
URGE AN IMMEDIATE
PASSAGE OF THE U. S.
BONUS LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Jan. 31.-Im-
MEDIATE passage of bonus legislation was
urged to-day n; a hearing of the house
WAYS and means committee by represent
ativcS of the war veterans organizations
Pressed by Representative John
Garner Of Texas for suggestions on
how the bonus payments would be
financed, Daniel Steck Of Iowa, le-
gislat've representative of the
American Legion, declared the vet
Grams preferred 20 leave the matter
TO congress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
Ov The Associated Press.)

Il
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81
While the city began the burial of
its dead today, district authoriti.s
pushed he investigation into the
Knickerbocker disaster. Action i'm
the senate anl rouse investigation
Of the cata-trrIi,e is awaited.
Recheck CT the dsath toll In the
Knickerbocker disaster by the police
today showed the final total, out-
side Of expected deaths of injured
which il now three, probably will
be reduced To ninety seven from the
total Of los carried yesteray OF
the 1873 injured 62 remain. in hos
pitals today. A dozen are reported
IN critical condition. Edward II
Shhughnessy of Chicago, second
assistant postmaster general, is said
to ne still improving.
Officials Of three foreign govern
ments, in statements expressed sor-
row over the tragedy. They were
Baron Shidehara, the Japanese am
bassodor; NJ. Sarraut, head of the
French delegation to the arms con-
ference, and Minister Brun of Dem
mark. The Gridiron club, at q spe-
cial meeting, adopted resolutions or
respect for two Of its members-C.
@. Brainerd, Washington correspon-
dent of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
and Lewis w. Strayer, correspon-
dent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, who
lost their lives in the crash. The
club also adopted a resolution cali
ing for an investigation Of the dis
aStpr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
CITY COMMISSION
GIVES UNTIL FEB.
28 TO PAY TAXES

A brief session Of the board Of
city commissioners Monday after
noon extended until February % the
time for the payment Of city prop
erty taxes. The action took the form
of a resolution, which means that
property taxes not paid will not 10
on the delinquent list until the first
day Of March. The order does not
apply to poll tax payments, the time
for which closes with the closing of
the collectors office at the city hall
at midnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
OF PRETTY
POSTMISTRESS IS
IN HANDS OF JURY

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 81
The fate of Mrs. Bernice Valance,
pretty Texas postmistress, accused
of killing her former fiance, Floyd
Barham at Memphis, Texas, is in the
hands of jury at Memphis today.
The arguments ended last night.
Mrs. Valance j. now postmistress az
Palaska. AT the time Of the killing
Barham was in Memphis and had
just obtained a marriage license to
wed another girl. Mrs. Valance
claimed her own life was threatened
by Barham and that she lost her
reason when she encountered him on
the streets Of Memphis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
BAPTIST COMMITTEE
INVESTIGATES BAYLOR

WACO. Texas: July :;f.-1'hc commit
tee annointcd hy the Raptist General
Convention last month t. investigate the
charge ~ hcrctical do, .rincs taught III
TantiSt schools met here today and be-
gan investigation of Havlor university.
The committee goes ~ R"lton to invcSii-
gate Eavlor Female College after com
piciing it's work here.
The committee is composed Of T.
V. Neal, chairman, of FL Paso; NJ.
NJ. Wolfe. secretary. of Houston I;
+. +. Lyon Of San Angelo, q. L.
Gates Of Mckinney, G. L. Powers Of
Wichita Falls, J. NJ Edmonds Of
Hamlin and c. NJ. Valdwell Of
Breckenridge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
STRIKE OUT SECTION

WASHINGTON. II. q. Jan. 3l.-Thr
revision of the allied debt refunding bill
which would have given the debt com
mission authority Ito adjust and set.le
all claims the United States had here
after or NAV have against any foreign
government" was struck ont today in
lie senate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
FORT WORTH BEGINS
ANNEXATION OF ITS
POPULOUS SUBURBS
Try The Associated Press.)

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 81
The first step in Fort Worth's plan
for annexing suburbs was taken to-
day when the city commission took
in Polytechnic with a population of
900 Under a recent state stat
ute it is only necessary for the city
to pass an ordinance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
WEST TEXAS CATTLE
SURVIVE BLIZZARD

FORT WORTH, Texas Jan. 81
West Texas cattle survived the
hast night with small. loss
Is. according TO reports received
today. Moisture which has snce
been falling benefited rarges and
replenished the stock water supply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
QUAKE OF GREATEST
INTENSITY RES|STERED
CRy The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81
An earthquake Of the greatest in
tensity, probably $500 miles south
of Washington, was registered early
today at the Georgetown seismo-
graphical observatory. The earth
quake began at 8:25, and ten min
utes later the tremors became so
pronounced as to throw the regis
tering needle off the scale. The
machines were still registering at
10 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
Crv The Associated Press

NEW YORK, n. Y. Jan. s.
Biologists in New York, seeking to
locate the earthquake which today
shattered seismographs in various
parts of the United States, estimated
that the shock originated along the
west coast of South America, some
where between the Panama canal
zone and Ecuador.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
BOY MAKES His ESCAPE

WACO, Texas, Jan 31-One Of
the three boys arrested here on a
burglary charge. wanted in Missis-
sippi, escaped from the city prison
last night just before sheriff ar
rived to take them back. The boy
is 10 years old. The sheriff re-
turned with the other two last
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31

"a e0s6A VI VIZ pun ieA I@AtlHlS
were issued Monday by County Tax
Collector James J. Fox bringing
the total to 2745 for the entire
county.
Brownsville precincts, including
Ell Jardin and Media Luna, regarded
as city precincts, have been issued
total of 961 poll tax receipts. not
including exemptions, which will be
over LOG, leading all towns in the
county. San Benito precincts have
been issued total of 616 receipts
while Harlingen precincts furnish a
close third with total of COS re-
ceipts issued. The La Feria pre-
cinct, fourth in point of numbers.
has been issued 172 receipts.
Monday was the banner day of
the season in the rush for poll tax
receipts, and while the collectors Of
flee was busy all day today, attaches
said that the rush was not so great
as it was yesterday. They estimated
that well over 5000 poll tax receipts
will have been issued by the time
the work is closed tonight Some
estimated the total might run around
5000, which would be the heaviest
figure in the history of the county,
even during the days before the
passage of the law requiring all per-
sons to mark their own ballots.
Payments by precincts follow:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
WASHINGTON
BEGINS BURIAL
OF 81 VICTIMS
Authorities Push Investiga-
tion Into Collapse of the
Knickerbocker Theater I,
fRv The Associated Press. \

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81
Ninety-seven persons, according to
the final official list issued today by
the District of Columbia authorities,
lost their lives in the collapse Of the
knickerbocker theater on Saturday
nigh. Any additions, it was said.
will result from the fatal termination
of injuries sustained by other vic
Tins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight and Wednesday, rain;
SOL ewnat warmer tonight; moderate
to fresh southeast winds.

The following weather observa-
tions, covering the 2i-hour period
ending ut z a. m. today. are report
ei bv Mrs. A. w. Reed. United
States voluntary weather observer:
Maximum temperature ..57
Minimum temperature .......52
Temperature at noon today. go
Barometer. .....-.. .5o.Uo
Precipitation, g Of an inch yester-
day and today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE

Pv The Associated Press
LONDON. Jan. 31.-The Lawn Tennis
Association announced today that the
British Isles have challenged America Tor
the Davis cup.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
FRANCE is EXPECTED
TO JOIN CONFERENCE

iBN Inc ASSOClated IrcsS.)
PARIS, Jan. 31-The fact that
the matter Of the Genoa program Is
being allowed to lie dormant seems
to be taken, in political quarters
here to meal that the French gov,
crnment reg; rds French participal
ton in the Genoa conference as
foregone conclusion.
The French viewpoint as
scope of the conference rest
conditions clearly set forth
mes that nothing bearing
questions settled by the, :,
Versailles shall be disl
reparations shall not q
discussions, and that
no talk Of treaty "A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
CITY of Brownsville.

!. A total Of 692 poll tax receipts
and 110 exemption certificates had
been issued by City Cashier S. |.
Benavides up to noon today, with
the expectation that the number viii
have gone beyond 900 before the
close of the day.
By wards, payments have been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
A dDertiSed Merchandise

costs less than the other kinds because creates de-
mand and thereby sells much faster enabling the
chant to turn" his stock often during the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-31
POLL TAXES TO
GO WELL over
5000 IS BELIEF
6l5 Receipts Issued Monday
By Collector, Bringing
Total to 2745

Tax Collector J. J. Fox an
nounced today that his office at
the courthouse will be open until
midnight tonight, for the payment
OF poll taxes. Poll tax receipts
and exemption certificates will
be issued until that hour.
Announcement was made at the
city hall this afternoon that the
city tax collectors office will be
open until midnight for the pay
ment of city poll taxes, the city
taking the same action in this re-
spect rs the county tax collector.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-21
RUM IN AUTOMOBILE TANKS
Havana chauffeurs Said to Dc Using
1t because II ls Cheaper
Than Gasoline.

A report In the Scientific American
has II that the taxicahs OF IIavann
are running on what our forefuthers
knew as rum-though of the dena-
lured variety. They are using II be-
cause 1t is 30 per cent cheaper than
gasoline, and 1t is the product OF
hlackstrap molasses, which Is Just
now drug on the market. This by
product of cane sugar Is overlooking
the storage tanks; by turning IL into
automobile fuel, taxi rates have been
cut, the minimum now being 20 cents.
This cut is said to have been author.
lied by the mayor ut the request OF
the cabmcn themselves, who hope by
this means to popuarlze this mode of
travel
Tic Sunerabundunce OF blucksirap
moaSscs has given them their oppor-
tunity and everybody and his wife
are riding in state Jamaica, too, Is
planning nm installation near Kings.
ton for the conversion of rum into
Industrial alcohol. The first consign.
mcnt to be treated would he one of
S00,o00 gallons, the spirits being
shipped to Canada and elsewhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements

Apples Of all kinds. Checkerline. "+@
Plenty OF fresh oysters at Estes.
Grapefruit and oranges. Checker.
line "h@
Checkerline Market will be closed
I'll days Xmas. 40"
Lolls, see the large display at the
New York store.
Cream cheese, snappy cheese, pi-
mento cheese, sage cheese and Main
cheese. Chckerline Market. v"T
Christmas flavors and Christmas
colors in Harwood's ice cream bricks.
Order now, Tel. 474. 25t4
Order blue points for Christmas at
Estes.
X Wanted BY f. q. Waist company
three girls for flat lock machine, two
for facing machine, and one girl for
button sewing machine. 21t6
The Bennington Girls club will
have Christmas party at the club
rooms Friday evening at 1880. All the
club members are asked TO bring 10
cent gift TO exchange,
There are many exciting scenes in
, "a Splendid Lie In fact this pic
ture is replete with thrills, action, ex-
element and plot. You'll enjoy it,
Earte Theatre, today.
Leave your fish order at Estes to-
night, tel. 7l5.
Brussel sprouts, cauliflower. sweet
/ potatoes, lettuce, peppers, cranber
ries, squash, mushrooms, spinach. TO.
matoes, bunch onions, radishes. AT
the Checkerline Market. -"
Theodore Carpenter, a student at
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology in Boston Is at home for the
Christmas recess with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Carpenter
J Holly wrcaths and loose holly at
Estes.
An ideal Xmas fift---Violin outfit
consisting Of good violin, ebony trim
mings, keratol shaped case, bow, extra
set of fine strings, rosin. and chinrest,
complete for $500 AT Noveck's.
s26t2
Wallace Nutting's new book, Yer.
mont Beautiful" illustrated with hun.
dreds OF beautiful reproductions of
his famous photographs is the most
popular gift book this season. 1t is
on sale at Griswold's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-21
FEW APOSTLE SPOONS LEFT
Only Two Complete Sets Of Ancient
British Plate Are Known TO Be
in Existence.

The most ancient piece Of hall-
marked British plate in existence is
the spoon.
In tie reign Of Edward ", the
spoon Is mentioned in English lltera-
lure Apostle spoons came into fash
ion during Edward VS. time and be-
came very fashionable as christening
presents.
Untll the time OF the commonwealth
il became the custom for well-to-d0
godfalhers and godmothers to give
child complete set of these spoons,
or less, according 10 their means.
With the poorer classes the child very
often got only one silver spoon. with
figure Of his patron saint or that OF
the giver.
There are only two complete sets
Of thirteen apostle spoons in existence
now. one Is owned by the Gold
smiths company and the other Is In
The possession OF Corpus Christi col
Iege, Cambridge.
In both these sets Our Lord Is rep
resented, hut not Judas Iscarlot; his
place is taken in one set by Paul and
in the other by Matthew.
The oldest hall-marked apostle
spoon that is known to be in existence
was made in 1893.
II does not seem 10 be the fashion
to present them any more at christen
!ngs. The custom dwinded at the
time Of the Puritans, who were great
imagebrcakers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-21
Columbus With a snY.uiats.

Tie medieval painter who in pic
ture OF the cruc!ixion OF Christ repre-.
scented Roman soldier armed with a
blundcrbuss must have descendant
In the British post office department.
According to nn indignant writer In
the bulletin de In Socletc Astrcno.
mlque de France" the English govern
ment FOR its possession of Saint Kits
or Saint Christopher one Of the West
India Islands, has provided stamp
showing Christopher Columbus survey
In the horizon through Spy-glasS.
But Christopher Columbus dlscov.
cred America In 1902, while the spy
glass was not invented until lis years
afterward. But what JOY that stamp
luust he to collectors
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-21
Letter Oddly Recovered.

The chief distributor of old clothes
for refugees in Rodoslo a young woln-
IN from Tennessee. received two bales
OF clothing through the relief com
mission in Constantinople from her
home town. A few days after the
distribution a man appeared at the
relief station with letter which he
gave the young woman. TO her COM
plete establishment she found it was n
letter that had been written to her
father in Tennessee. twenty years ago.
and the refugee. clothed from the "old
clothes bag from America" had found
1t In his trousers pocket.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-21
A BAD COLD BREAKS
IN A FEW HOURS
pape's Cold Compound" Acts Quick
Costs Little, and Never
Sickens

In n few hours your cold is gone.
head and nose clear. no feverishness,
headache, or stuifed.up feeling. Drug
gists here guarantee these pleasant
tablets to break up a cold or thu
grippe quicker than nasty quinine.
They never make you sick or uncom-
Portable Buy box of "pape's Cold
Compound for a few cents and get
rid Of your cold right now. Advertise
ment.