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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
RIVER RISE Is REPORTED


A rise in the river at Rio Grande
Eity Of eleven feet is reported in United
States weather bureau adviccs from : an
Antonio today, which gives the stage
there at fifteen feet. Fourteen feet is
normal there.
\. McAllen also reports a rise Of eleven
feet. and still rising.
The river has risen six feet at
Brownsville in the past twenty-four
hours.
soakers. Crops are IN prime condition.
Too much rain from now on will bc had
for cotton"
Storms all along the Rio Grande from
here to Eagle Pass IN the past two days
are indicated in news dispatches Ae-
eording to reports reaching San Antonio
last night, a severe storm resembling "a
tornado in its intensity struck Eagle
Pass at o'clock last night. One ware
hoasr was blown down and several small
buildings wrecked. Four inches of rain
fell. flooding the streets, and light wires
were blown down. leaving the town in
darkness.
Friday night a storm that struck Lar
edo blew down the United States army
radio towers al Fort Mcintosh, and did
considerable damage in the city. Several
persons are reported to have been SER
iously injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
SUSTAIN OKLAHOMA COURTS
fBy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. II. G.. May IL
The supreme court today in the ease
brought M 10y the Pierce Oil Corpora
tion against the Phoenix Refining Com
rany sustained the courts Of Oklahoma
which held that tie corporation commits
sion of that state could be authorized by
the state statutes to compel the Pierce
corporation to transport through its
pipeline oil intended for the Phoenix com
pauy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
IS KILLED, over
70 HURT, TRAM.
FELL IN CANYON.
Qiy The Associated Pressl

MEXICO CITY. May 15- Thirteen
persons were Killed and more than sew
enty Injured to-day when a tram carrying
holiday crowd VAS ,aiamlted into 4
deep canyon near Santa ne. adjacent 10
here. after cnlifling with another car 90
top Of hill No Americans we're in the
rar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
REP. HILL WANTS U.S..
PRO COMMISSIONER
REMOVED FROM JOB

WASHINGTON, u. g.. Nav 10. - Sec
retary Mellon was asked today by Rep
resentative Hill. republican. or Mary
land TO order the removal from office
of Prohibition Commissioner Haynes or
who ever else in his office was respons-
ible for the recent press bulletin which
Hill declared constituted "official APP
proval of the application of lynch law
to the suppression OF liquor violations. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
AMERICAN COOPERATION
ASKED In INVESTIGATION
OF TURKISH ATROCITIES

LONDON. May Is. Great Britain
has asked the cooperation Of The United
States and Italy in investigating recent
atrocities BY the Turks on Christian
miners in Asia Minor. reported by the
American. Relief Administration recently,
it was announced in the house Of com
mons today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
CAN SEIZE LIQUOR
(By The Associated Prcss)

tBy The AssOclaten Trcss1
WASHINGTON. u. C., May -. -- The
supreme court held today that liquor.
while within the boundaries of the United
States en- route from one foreign port
TO another can be seized under the
national prohibition act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
Shipping Season Virtually
At Close i'm Lower Valley;
Bean Market is Stagnant

With the bean market virtually stan
nant. shippers refusing ~ quote rri,,-
TO farmers. with practically no tomatoes
10 be shipped the winter vegetable sea-
sou IN the Lower Rio Grande Valley is
virtually at an end today, according 10
local shippers. ~
Ten express refrigerator cars are on
the way for distribution among the va
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
INVITE u. S. TO NEW ECONOMIC MEETING
Express Agent illustrates
Spectacular Train Robbery


TUCSON. Ariz.. May 1J-Exprcss
MAsscl ger Stewart early today frli--
traicd a spectacular attempt ~ eight
masked bandits 10 rob the Chicago. Rcck
Island * Pacific. Golden State Limited,
bound from Chicago TO Los Angeles. lie
killed one ~ the bandits aud apparent
ly wounded "A second. lie routed the
band empty handed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The civil
service commission yesterday set June
10 as the date for holding seven Texas
third-claSs postmaster examinations.
The Offices 10 hc filled ard the salaries
are: Como $1Tpn. Corsby $1,000. Fort
Stockton $1,000. Lafcria $llOO. Iavcrnia
SlJoo. New Castle SlS00, New Waverly
81 I'M
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
Chile and Peru
Join to Compose
Border Trouble
tBy The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May 10
Chile aud Peru. esirangcd for forty years
hy the dispute over Tacna Arica. joined
here to-day il new effort to compose
their differences and remove the pro-
blcm OF the Pacific as a source Of inter-
national friction in IAtn-America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15

After making an overland trip % San
Antonio. during which he was stranded
without gasoline in the stretch cf heavy
sand between Falfurrias and Edinhnrg.
Jake Ruttcnburg. returned 10 Browns
Vile today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
At EDINBURG. TOO
lSrecIal to Ihe Iiernld }

EDINRI RG Texas. May Whose
Little Bride Arc You?" II the numc Of
the senior class play which viii ~ pre-
sentcd by the graduating class of the
Edinburg high school at the high school
auditorium. Wednesday. May II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
JAPAN GOES FOR RIcE STORAGE


TOXIC. May 1J-The Department ~
Agriculture and Commerce will csiah-
lish National Rice Warehouses To store
rice So aS to ensure proper regulation
a. demand aud supply. The project il
% ~ completed in five years al cost
II 3.3pO. 600 yen. Warehouses in Toxic
and Osaka each Of 10000 kohu capacity.
vii be built first
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
FUR SHIPMENTS HEAVY
fBv The Associated Pressl

yLADIvOSToK. May 10 Several
heavy shipments of valuable furs have
recently passed through IIarbin from
Soviet Russia and the Far Eastern Re
public for expectation. One shipmcnt
consisted of three carloads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
WARNS or ANTHRAX

EDINGURG. Texas. Amy 1j-Dr. w.
w ITtzmnn county veterinarian today
issued warning concerning the cattle
"harbon. lie urged preventive meas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
(By The Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, j.. g.. May i5-a
Communication from American Ambas-
sador Childs reporting that the United
States had been invited To participate in
newly planned economic conference u.
The Hague. was received today at the
state department. but officials indicates,
that no immediate determination regard
ilg il would be reached
The impression given by officials was
that tho question probably would tie ms
cnSscd nj tomorrow's cabinet meeting
and some action might follow on the Ia.
vitatior-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
EAGLE PASS RECOVERING
CBy The Associated Presa>

(By The Associated Prcssl
EAGL EPASS. Texas. May 10. - Eagle
Pass was recovering today from what
was described as one Of the most Se-
we're windstorms on record In this Sec
tion. The twister caused much damage.
turaa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
THE HAGUE IS !.
SELECTED FOR
JUNE ASSEMBLY
Conference at Genoa is Re-
ported in Accord With the
New Conference Plan
tBylThe Associated Press)

GENOA. May 13-The political sub
commission Of the economic conference
today unanimously approved mn agree
ment reached yesterday among the con
vening powers a. hold another meeting
at The Hague beginning Jupe - to fur
thcr examine the Russian question.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
(By The Associated Press)

GENOA. Italy. Nav Is. - Lloyd George
announced today that he had handed 20
American Ambassador Child copy OF
the proposal for the commission To sit
at The Hague to discuss Russian affairs.
lie said this was done so that the United
States would BE- fully advised In case
Russia accepts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
KATY SHOPS TO OPERATE

nENISON. Texas, May ll-All local
shops of The Katy will continue work
this month and probably will remain in
operation throughout the remainder of
the year. Mechanical Superintendent
Tut announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
Poor Business Conditions

to stint your usual buying-to practice senseless
Economics = is to help bring about poor business
dons. from which all will suffer. 1t is time for sanity
not for following the impulses of fear and basees appre
hension.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
NEARLY Z inches
OF RAINFALL IN
B'VILLE SUNDAY.

A total Of los inches Of rain fell in
Brownsville and the immediate area be-
ginning at 3:l5 o'clock Sunday morning.
and reports today from other parts Of
the Valley indicate that the rainfall was
fairly general.
The precipitation early Sunday amount
Cd to i.s6 inches. and the skies cleared
early in the morning, the day remaining
fair. Late last night another thunder
and lightning storm came Up from the
north the additional precipitation re-
corded, according 10 the United States
weather bureau station here. being IL
of an inch.
4 dispatch 70 The Herald from Hidal-
20 county today says:
Hidalgo county rot its third rain in
three days last night. All three were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight and Tuesday cloudy. probably
local Shoers; light a. moderate north
easterly Winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
Track Gives Way,
Train Derailed;
One Woman Hurt
H.v The Assaciaf.d Prcss.) J

WACO. Texas. May 1J-When tn-
northbound Katy passenger number :
reached n cut a quarter OF mile south
way and five ears. including two bag
gage. a day coach and a pullman. turn
ed over. Mrs. Sterling &. Robertson Of
San nAtonio was injured, but reported
not seriously.
Another train was made up here and
the passengers sent north
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
tBy The Associated Pressl

ABILENE. Texas. May Is. - West
bound Texas 4 Pacific number IL. from
Fort Worth To Cisco, went into the ditch
near Santo 100 miles east of here this
morning. killing one man and injuring
two, according TO information here The
man killed was bridge watchman, IL
is said. Engineer Hicks and Fireman
Schmidt. both of Fort Worth, were in
jured, the latter possibly fatally.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15

The following weather observations,
covering the 24-hour period ending at
a. m. today. are reported by Mrs. A. W.
Reed, United States voluntary weather
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
INV The Associnted Prcssl

FORT WORTH. Tets. May ia.
II. t;ill Of Wcatherford. passenger on
the westbound Texas X Pacific train
wrecked at Santo. was instantly killed,
according ~ Information received here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-15
Wire and Nails

Your orders Shipped Same Day
As Received. Prices Right
ALAMO IRON WORKS
San Antonio
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

joining room, left on her errand. She
was seen to go to her bag, drop one
OF the slides into 1t and pick up an
other slide with the hymn book.
Three Of tho plates upon develop
ment showed the thumb print and no
spirit photograph, the fourth showed
a spirit photograph. but no thumb
print!
The tests definitely disprove the au-
thenticlty Of so-called spirit photo
graphs and prove trickery on the part
Of mediums.
AS a result challenge dny medium
to submit to my tests and produce
genuine spirit photographs.
In considering spiritua.istic phen-
omena, 1t Is necessary TO bear in
mind some Of the known facts. First
and foremost is the fact that seances
take place IN the dark-and the alb
sence OF light is absolutely neces-
sary for the success Of trickery.
There may be honest mediums. no
doubt. who are seekers after truth.
But the majority Of mediums get an
easy living out OF spiritualism, and the
more remarkable the phenomena they
can produce the bigger the following
they will have. They must produce
phenomena to please their patrons
and II they cannot produce the effects
honestly they will do so dishonestly.
The majority OF mediums are con-
Jurers, some are clumsy. some are
very skilled. Some submit to tests by
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE FRAUDSAn Actres

much more wonderful arc those every
day phenomena-the voices issuing
from telephone and the beautiful
melodies that come from the disc Of
the phonograph.
At the present time spiritualistic
circles are much excited over the phe-
nomena produced by a Polish medium,
Franck KluslSi, who Is said to material
lie spirit hands and feet, and. by In
ducing the spirits TO dip their hands
and feet in molten wax, to obtain wax
rnoulds. The hands and other mem
bers are said TO dematerialize and leave
wax Impressions behind.
Spiritualists are always asserting
that il a conJurer could do half what
a medium does he would be abnormally
clever. Personally ! am not only able
to do as much as any known medium
does, but ! can also do considerably
more.
My sons latest mystery in connec-
ton with spirit photography should
open the eyes OF those who believe in
spirit photographs and in the wax inn
pressions that spirits are said to leave
behind. At present he is producing
phenomena more wonderful than any
medium has ever produced at any
seance.
Any member Of the audience Is at
liberty to bring his own plates to the
performance. and l give my word of
honor that these plates are not tam
pered with IN any way. The owner of
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

great and overwhelming In everything
he does. These three things arc OBJ
vious 10 any one who has seen os
many Of his productions az ! have
even II they have been less intimately
onnected with the rehearsing period.
Mr.. Belasco can, and does, take an
inferior play and actors who have no
claim TO special inspiration, and makes
something PROFOUNDLY interesting out
OF these ingredients--a terrific tour
de force" admittedly; but such a law
ishness Of genius and beauty on such
poor material is sometimes chatting.
one longs for the tremendous achieve-
ment he could make-does make
whenever he chooses worthy sub
stances 60 work on.
Basil Dean always and rosolutely
refuses TO handle any but what he
believes TO be tho best material. both
literary and histrionlc. available any
where at the time and for his particu-
lar purposes. For this one must nee,ls
respect him, however much one may
dlsagee with his judgment IN one or
the other.
In both men there Is an enormous
proportion OF the eternal child (Which
IS ono OF the great charms az so many
artIsts). Their work Is " each W
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

them to prepare a special packet OF
plates for the experiments, plates
marked in such way that 1t was i'm
possible to substitute others for them
without discovery. The makers even
tually exposed the plates to X-rays SO
that four plates when developed in
the ordinary way would show one
fourth of their trade mark, q lion
rampant, and when these plates were
put In their proper order the whole
design would appear. Four moro
plates were treated in the same way
and six Of these prepared plates were
made up for the test.
The evidence OF Mr.. Price concern
ing the experiment is fully set forth
In his pamphlet, "Cold Light on Spir-
itualistic Phenomena" He placed two
plates in the dark slide IN the dark
room, and while he was doing up the
remaining plates he saw Mr.. Hope
turn away and put the dark slide to
his left breast pocket. Afterward
the medium handed Mr.. Price slide,
and they went to take the photo
graphs.
Mr.. Price. however. had taken the
precaution OF marking the slide he
had loaded, and when he looked at
the slide Mr.. Hope had handed back
to him, he found 1t was not the one he
had marked. The two plates were ex-
posed, and when they were developed
there was so-called spirit photo
graph on one, but the X-ray design
was missing!
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
trickery.

the plates may keep his eyes on them
all the time. He may load them into
the slides and develop them in the
dark room.
With the ordinary medium the sitter
has to fix an appointment some time
ahead II he wishes to obtain spirit pho
tographs. The interval will allow a
medium time TO prepare the extra"
The mediums also say that they prefer
two In order to magnetic them.
We allow any members of the audi
encasto write on cards any names Of
the illustrious dead, any one who is
known to fame-poets, statesmen.
authors, generals--it does not matter;
the audience has all history to choose
from. A member OF the audience may
then select one of these cards, and
Capt. Olive Maskelyne not only takes
photograph of the departed spirit
but he also induces the spirit to make
audience and leave II behind as proof
that he or she has actually material
ized and dematerialiEed again.
The sitter develops his own plates
and gets his extra" along with a pho
tograph OF himself. The audience can
themselves recognize the photograph
OF the departed spirit" and the wax
mask the spirit" has left behind.
DO not claim. however, that the
photographs or masks have any su-
pernaturai origin. admit that they
are due to clever trickery. but how We
call up the spirits. take their photo
graphs and induce them TO make wax
masks Of themselves leave spirit
ualists and other TO guess.
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

being roped to their chairs, yet gull
tars sound, rapping Is heard, lights
appear, and the medium is found ap-
parently still securely roped at the end
Of the seance. Such a medium is an
expert in escaping from ropes. and he
produces all the effects himself or
gets confederates 20 help him. The
guitar that is passed around for ex-
animation seems all right, but in real
ity It contains a secret chamber
wherein diaphanous material that viii
serve as a robe for "spirit5' I. hidden.
Some of the Tricks
OF Mediums Exposed
Slate writing and pictures drawn on
states are managed by substituting
specially prepared states for those ex-
amined by the persons taking part In
seance. Messages are written In
acids which do not show whom the
slate is cleaned or with q wet sponge,
yet become visible when the states
are dry.
A common spirit messase trick In 70
ask the sitter TO clean OF number
OF states on both sides. The states
are handed to the sitter for cleaning
one at a time and then handed back
to the medium. Say that there are
four states. The sitter certainly
cleans four slates. but he Is not aware
that he cleans one OF the states twice
The medium deftly shifts the position
Of the prepared slate and when the
sitter thinks all are cleaned the states
are thrown on tho carpet. After a
time they are lifted and a message IL
found on ono. So spirit writing gains
adherents!
Mediums help each other 20 an as
tonishlng degree by passing on In
formation concerning the people In
terested in spiritualism. When visit
ing the homes of spirituaiists the me-
diums take secret copies OF photo
graphs from the family albums, and
these provide them with the neces-
sary spirit photographs sor future
use.
So closely do mediums keep in touch
with one another that II well known
person IN spiritualistic circles happens
to be visiting some place abroad they
will post all the information concern
ing that person TO the best known me-
dunn In the place.
The spiritualist visits the medium
as a matter Of course. and the medium,
who has never seen the sitter before.
astounds the latter by his accurate In
formation. Thus the sitter is hood
winked and the wonderful powers oi
the medium lauded to the skies.
could write a book about the simple
and effective methods of fraudulent
mediums and still leave much unsaid
The so-called spirit voices heard In
trumpet speaking are human voices
due solely 20 trickery, and within the
last few months flash lamps carried by
sceptics have moro than once revealed
the speakers in the very act OF taking
into the trumpet. SO far as this phase
OF spirltualism is concerned. have no
doubt that IL a spirit is able TO speak
in the dark Il will also DO able to speak
In the light. The voices in trumpet
speaking arc looked upon by spiritual
ist1 as wonderful, yet these same
spirituall.s do not recognize how
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
Nevil Maskelyne, Famous Magician,
Cites Cases Where London Medi-
ums Were Exposed and How They
Worked - Says Conjurers Can
Outdo Them With Camera and in
Seance- Conan Doyle Deceived

powers are Insignificant compared
with some persons can put forward
for tests. These will submit to tests
in nude state in full daylight. They
can be searched thoroughly and
nothing will be found They can, if
desired. be locked in safe, and when
the safe is opened they will be found
holding a gold watch or something
similar. They will go further and
repeat the tests before scientists, un-
der their very eyes.
In their case the stomach viii be
seen to undergo the same contractions
made by person trying to vomit, and
in the end they will take the watch or
knife from the mouth. You could
not possibly find anything on these
people If you searched them for
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
An Actress Discusses Methods
of David BeIQScO and Basil Dean

so hard to leave oneself In their hands.
Though even then. ono cannot quite
abolish those internal questionings-
as to the mere mans rightness assail
own instinct is TO be followed. Doubts
as to the mere mans righness assail
ones artistic consciousness-and, be 1t
said. even with the greatest, they arc
sometimes justified! That IS one of
the actors many but sorest trialSl Is
II harder for the actor to have COM
piete confidence IN his director-or for
the director to command the conf
dence Of his actor? I don't know.
All OF which brings US back to the
entirely different methods Of Mr.. Be
lasco and Mr.. Dean in conducting their
rehearsals.
Mr.. Belasco Is bound TO his en-
cling, gentle way OF directing no
less by his desire to get the best of
the actors oltn feelings and ideas out
OF him-than by his natural, human
kindliness. Mr. Dean, having to over
ride and destroy a great deal OF the
initiative Of his players-and TO re-
place their inclinations with his per-
feet artistic conceptions (Which, un-
fortunately, are often uncongenial TO
them), turns equally naturally to the
more brutal acknowledgements
his directions freely with sarcasm and
humorous imitations-often painful
and humiliating to the object of them.
On the other hand, Mr.. Belasco,
when he does lose his temper, is a
terrible force indeed (well may all his
underlings cover abjectly at such
times). while Mr.. Dean. being. in a
continual state Of seIni-enragement,
well under control, is by no means so
ewe-inspirinG. when the loss OF temper
is complete.
There is no one in all the theatrical
world who is such a marvellous direc-
tor of actresses as Mr.. Belasco. sup