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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

fBy The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2S.-Pois-
onous liquor was held responsible
for the deaths or SIS persons In
this city during the present year. In
q statement published by Deputy
Coroner Frank Paul today.
-This city II wide Open" he con-
timed. "so-called liquor IN being
sold openly on the corners. You
can buy all you want. But most or
II u poisonous. You can't buy the
pre-war fquor for no cne will sell
II. They may call II imported stuff
but most or ID N either moonshinc.
denatured or colorcd alcohol. and
In poisonous
To guard against an old-fashoned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
Young Will Serve On
Reparations Committee

NEW YORK. Dec. aS.-0wcn ID.
Young. directors chairman If the Gen
eral Electric company. today officially
ann0unt cd his acceptance Of The invi-
fation of the PREPARATIONS commission 20
serve with Brig General Charles q.
Dawes as American representatives on
the first committee ~ consider bal
ancing Of Germany's budget.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
MEXICO SENATE
HAS RATIFIED
CONVENTIONS
Claims Conventions, Nego-
tiated at Mixed Confer
ence, Ratified by Vote Of
AZ to 5

MEXICO CITY. Dec. ~. -- The
Mexican senate yesterday ratified the
special United States Mexican claims
convention by vote Of ~ 10 .. The
general calims convention was approved
as a whole 3S against one.
The senate then adjourned. leaving
the discussion Of article b. article ~
The general convention until another
session.
The greatest opposition against the
conventions has been against article nine
Of the general convention which oppo-
nents claim ciscriminates i'm favor Of citi-
zcns Of the United States.
The claims conventions between the
United States and Mexico. framed at a
mixed conference in Mexico City last
summer. were signed simultaneously at
Washington and the Mexican capital ON
September :.
The general claims convention for a
commission 10 Sit in Washington to deal
entirely with property losses suffered
by the citizens of either country sine
July 4. 1865. The special claims con
vcntion sets up commission In Mexico
City ~ deal with American claims for
property damage and loss of lives in the
period from November 20, 1910, 10 May
~, 1920
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-The two
claims conventions with Mexico we're
sent 10 the senate by President Coolidge
early i'm December and they now are
pending before the foreign relations
committee. Action j. expected saon- af.
ter the holiday recess ends January =.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
FAKE OIL STOCK
PROMOTER PROVES
HE HAS THE HABIT

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.--W. G. Aggers.
said by the police 10 have been fined
recently at Fort Worth. Texas. after
he had been implicated with DIR. r.
A. Cook and others In oil stock
deals. Is In Jail here. charged with
swindIing Mrs. Ora Lightner Frost.
wealthy patroness Of a girls well
fare club. out Of Sl.0Oe by selling
her alleged fake oil stocks.
The police said the transaction
had nothing 10 do with DIR. Cooks
Texas operations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
MANUFACTURES
OF MELLON TAX
BILL GIVEN OUT
Garner Wins Fight in Com
mittee to Make Principal
Provisions Of Tax Measure
Public

WASHINGTON, Dec. Reversing
its previous policy the house ways and
means committee today made public the
new revenue bill in the form il was sent
to the capitol by Secretary Mellon.
The text contains few changes from
the outline Of the bill which has been
publicly announced M the treasury. II
follows Mr.. Melons proposals. for n
sweeping revision Of administrative pro-
visions To prevent tax dodging. includes
provision for a board Of - tax apprais-
ers TO act a. court Of appeals in dis
puted eases and makes detailed provision
for the tax reductions advocated by the
secretary.
A fight for publicity for the measure
was conducted i'm n subcommittee meet
ing yesterday BY representative Garner
of Texas. the ranking democratic mem
ber. AT that time Chairman Green and
other majority members insisted that the
rexf should be held in confidence as a
courtesy to Mr.. Mellon. Inasmuch az the
principal provisions already have been
published. however. Mr.. Green decided
today that there was no necessity for
further Withholding publication.
terday's session until after the first Of
the first Of the year. when the full com
mittee again will take up consideration
of the measure.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 2S.-The queS-
tion of maintaining customary secrecy
about details of the treasury tax bill
win confront Of the house ways and
means committee when they resume
consideration 1le 49, Is8fe
The sub committee. which has been
studying administrative provisions a the
bin suspended it, work yesterday until
next Thursday after an exchange be-
tween republicans and democratic mem
bers over the pledge Of secrecy. Repre-
sentative Garner of Texas. ranking
democrat Of the ways and means COM
mittee. charged that the republicans are
deliberately withholding details of the
measure from the public 10 promote
propaganda" In it's favor. hut the ma
joriiy members. including Chairman
Green. insisted upon adherence to the
practice Of keeping such details secret
during committee consideration Of treas
ury proposals.
Mr.. Garner declared the essential
features Of the bin had been made public
by Secretary Mellon and that copies had
leaked into the possession Of certain
individuals aud he expressed ne opinicn
that the republicans were insisting on
the secrecy rule because they feared that
If the details of the measure were known
to the taxpayers. some OF them would
not be so active in It's behalf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
COLORADO MAN TO
HEAD COMMISSION

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Henry G.
Hall Of Colorado. will become chairman
Of the interstate commerce commission
on January l for year.
An announcement from the commits
sion today said that in the method Of
selecting the chairman by rotation.
Commissioner Hall would succeed
Chairman Meyer, who has served dur
ing 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
Johnson To Make Fight
For Southern Delegates

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-IIiram
Johnson intends 10 contest with Pres
ident Coolidge for southern delegates 10
the Cleveland convention lie announc-
"a today that he would entsr the Ala
bama primary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
ObregonAnnouncesRevolt
Will be Put Down Before
Latter Part of January
(Rv The Associated Pressl

be
Jais
roOp firn o q
of the
the entire republic will
den Obregon declaring 10
When questioned whether
lent tsaid:
There win those responsible
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
DRY GOODS DEALER SUICIDES


PITTSBURG, Kans. Dec. 2S.--Leo
Frclich. principal owner and manager OF
a large dry goods store here. killed him
self with revolver In his room here
today "A nervous breakdown j. attribu-
ted by friends rs the cause Of the sui
eide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
HUGE FUND FOR RELIEF

ROME, Dee. 2s.-Thc beneficcnce of
thr Holy See toward relief work in cen
tral Europe ..as reached total Of more
than $3,Oo1.o00. according to the Trib-
une.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

revolt.
The president received n delegation
Of striking electricians from Tampico
and later announced he had ordered
the department Of industry and com
merce 70 take over the electric plant
at Tampico and operate II for the gov
ernment.
AUSTIN. Texas. December 2S--
An amnesty of 15 days has been
granted 90 Mexican revolutionary gem
erals by President Obregon. according
10 j. l.. SchIeimer. who arrived here TO-
day from Mexico City. ID confer with
Governor Pat M. Neff ~ representa-
tive from the Mexican president Mr..
Schleimer stand he was not at liberty
"a disclose his mission.
SthIeimcr stated President Obregon
had offered the generals pardon If they
laid down their arms within L. days from
December -, but that II they had not
compiled within that time they would "
hanged a. they were captured. Yhe en-
voy left Mexico City Monday night. he
said. arriving In Austin this morning.
Mexico City was tranquil. showing mo
signs that revolution was i'm progress,
he declared. His home il in Nogaies,
Arizona.
VERA CRUZ, Dee. 2S.--Almost coin
cident with news on the victory Df
rebel troops under General Rafael nuei-
m over federals commanded by Gen.
eral Cardenas i'm battle near Irapuato,
Guanajuato. insurgent headquarters
here received word that the Oregon
ista forces had abandoned the city or
PuebIa from which she rebels with
drew for strategic reasons" several
days ago.
The decision Of the federals 10 eva
cuate Puebla. it IN said. was taken I'm
consequence of the defeat the loyalists
sustained at Chignahuapan, a railway
town about sixty miles to the north.
Rebel troops advancing over the Mex
lean railway line in accordance with
the general plan 70 prevent President
Obregon from moving troops nc Pue-
bla and Apizaco 90 the western front,
met and defeated federals from the
latter town, il is reported, the victory
being facilitated by the detection or
the major part Of the federals.
Ah1n ~ NHN&4G@ nGIE 1NMk the Tt4Et4
have gained important ground In both
the western and Vera Cruz fronts. They
are also said to have occupied Man
zanillo, an important west coast point
in C0lima.
General Estrada, commander of the
revolutionary forces in western Mex
leo, reports that General Ruena routed
the 1000 federals under General Car
denas and made prisoners or Cardenas
who was wounded. and 500 or his men,
and captured about 1000 rifles. The
engagement, the report says, lasted
from 2 o'clock i'm the afternoon WED
nesday) until dawn next morning"
General Pauline Navarro. the federal
chief Of staff was killed.
General Buelna informed his chief,
General Estrada, or the annihilati0n Of
the G1st. 50th and G5th federal reRi-
ments- More than 200 of the prisoners
were wounded.
Rebel headquarters here announces
that revolutionists have succeeded In
preventing the tederals from landing re-
Inducements Al ManzanlIIn (which has
come into the hands on the rebels de-
spite protection given by the federal
gunbcat Progreso.~
MEXICO CITY. Dec 28.--Prelimin-
arv SkirmiShinr incident ~ fha haofn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
ship PROBLEM
INVESTIGATED
BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. Dee. 2S.-president
Coolidge u taking advantage of kssened
pressure Of public affairs due "a the con-
grcsSional recess and the absence Of
many officials from Washington for the
holidays To devise solution Of the long
vexing merchant marine problem.
Nearly half Of the Presidents en-
gagementS this week have conf erned the
shipping problem which has resolved IL
self for the present into three phases.
0nc j. the selection Of a new chairman
Of the shipping board which has been
made ne e~sary hy adverse action of the
senate commerce committe on the nom
nation of Edward l.. Farley Of Chicago.
now chairman Of the board Another
i the formulation Of definite policy for
operation OF the government owned mer
chant marine. and the third il settle
ment of the question OF the extension Of
the coaSt-wise shipping laws If the
Philippines.
The necessity for action in The near
future in the matter Of new shipping
board chairman, was made greater ny the
request presented 10 the president yes
terday by Mr.. Farley for withdrawal OF
his pending nomination and by the an
nonnccd intention Of Mr.. Farley TO resign
at one the recess appointment under
which will comply with Mr.. Farley's re-
quest.
Taking cognizancc Of the consideration
being given to the coastwise question
Mannel Roxas. speaker OF the Philip
pine House of Representatives and head
cf the special Philippine independence
mission. issued statement declaring
~thc unyieldns opposition Of our people
10 this measure"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
]. VESCONCEOS
MAY ENTER RACE
FOR PRESIDENT

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 27.--(Delay-
sd)-Proposing Jose vasconceios.
minister df public instruction az a
compromise candidate. de Ia nuer-
ta congressman are reported to have
consent for the withdrawal or his
consent for the withdraw of his
candidacy upon the condition that
assent 10 Jac proposal be given by
General Gales. also candidate. and
President Obregon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-E. Y.
Clarke. formerly high in the councils OF
the kn klux Khan. has been attempting
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28
Philadelphia Reports
HedUy Death Toll From
Drinking POisOnLiqMOy

New Year celebration here with new
fashioned liquors, Coroner William
X knight viii pIacard the city with
posters sAowinv photographs Or the
bodies or victims or poisonous bev-
cragcs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Extcnsion of
the coastwise shipping laws tc the Phil
ippincs, separation Of the emergency
fleet corporation fiom the shipping
board, compulsory cooperation between
American railfcads and shipping and a
survey Of the needs for permanent
merchant marine were recommended 70
President Coolidge today hy Chairman
Jones Of the senate commerce commit
tee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.--Twelve
more victims of holiday bootleg liq-
nor were admi Aed 20 Bellevue hos
pital during the night. making .
total or IO7 persons attended "A the
hospital since Christmas eve FOR
alcoholic poisoning.
Five wcmen were among the new
patients Nine deaths from alco-
holic poisoning already have been
reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

MEXICO CITY. Dee. 2S.--Prelimin-
ary skirmishing. incident 10 the begin
Continued on Page A.
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revolt
The president received delegation
Of striking electricians from Tampico
and later announced he had ordered
the department Of industry and com
merce 70 take over the electric plant
at Tampico and operate II for the gov
ernmcnt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-28

IL to Is b. p. Fairbanks Morse
and Kreuger Atlas OIL Engines
a stock. Centrifugal Pumps.
W. H. Putegnat Co
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
SET WAGE OF
FRUIT WORKER
Highlands Fruit Growers
Adopt Scale for Apple
Harvest

At mass meeting of Highlands
fruit growers held at the club house
Monday night a wage scale for fruit
harvest workers was adopted and all
growers of this district are invited
to cooperate in maintaining it.
The following maximum scale was
agreed upon: Common labor in or
chards, 25 to 35 cents per hour; ap-
pie picking, 4 cents per box; small or.
chard contracts which includes max
ing box, asserting, packing, liddine
and stamping, Is cents per box.
The managers of the Big Y, the
Kennewick Supply & Storage COM
pany, and the Kennewick- -Richland
Fruit Growers company have agreed
upon the following scale for ware
house work: Common labor, 25 to S5
cents per hour; packing, cents per
box; box making or lidding, 85 to
95 cents per hundred.
In the main these prices are the
same as those adopted by the Traffic
association at Yakima.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
PLANS FOR HAY
PROGRESSING
Indications Are Good For
Ninety Per Cent of Val
ley Tonnage

L. A. Hunt, temporary secretary of
the Northwest Hay association, has
issued the following statement re-
garding the progress of the organiza-
tion campaign.
The organization committee are
highly elated at the response that is
being received from growers in the
present sign-up campaign.
Local committees were in the field
for two days last week and in every
district reports indicate that nearly
90 per cent of the growers will sign
up.
Hay is now selling at $40 to $11
per ton and apparently considerable
tonnage will move at this figure. Cost
of production is generally estimated at
about $3.50 per ton. 1t is easily seen
that at these prices the growers must
loss oney.
At the recent State Grange meet
ing dairymen freely expressed them
selves as willing to purchase on a
basis of SIS valley points. Then why
the difference? The growers realize
that organization is the only answer.
The committee is glad to learn that
the ghost of the old Washington as
sociation will be no real hindrance to
the new association. Farmers gener-
ally realize that the old association
was plan developed by a few local
people without experience, and who
acted without expert advice.
At that time the state exercised
no legal supervision of cooperative
associations and any plan no matter
how visionary was permissible. At
the present time Washington has a
stringent cooperative law and an able
director to see that it is enforced. The
present plan was prepared by expert
enced men with the best expert ad-
wise available in the United States
and has the O.. X. of the Washington
department. There is no similarity
in the two plans whatever.
The organization committee have
opened temporary offices in the Clogg
building in Yakima, but as there is
already developing considerable riv-
airy from other towns for the loca-
tion of the main office, no definite
location will be chosen until the per-
manent board takes possession.
The board of ten directors will be
elected in proportion to the tonnage
signed up and the growers should be
planning now who will act as their
director
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
OF COURSE TT
MAY BE DONE
But Sofar Not Even Cour,
ier-Reporter Can Down
Saffordites

1t simply can't be done. The Cour-
ier-Reporter has made noble effort
in its columns to defeat the Stafford
ties. But they are still on top with
a string of seven straight wins and
no loses. With the assistance of the
other teams this paper has come close
to bringing the leaders pure luck
down to normalcy but sofar it has
failed. 1t may yet be done. They
play the Johnsonians Monday evening.
Friday evening the Saffordites fin
ished first as per program, trimming
the Gascoigners IL to 8, and Monday
they did it to the Smithies, as per
smother horseshoe, 6 to 4. The real
game of the season, however, was
played last evening when the Gas
5coigners shut out the Johnsonfans 8
to 0. = If either of these teams played
half so good game against the SAT-
fordites there would be nothing to it.
But they don't. Continued next
weekly.
The standinp.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
TWENTY-FIVE
CARS OF SPUDS
Three-Rivers Growers Have
Nearly Half Of Early
Crop Shipped

Today's shipments will bring the
total tonnage of early potatoes hand
led by the 3-Rivers Growers associa-
ton to 25 cars. Manager Lee n.
Lampson estimates that this is nearly
half of this years crop of the early
varieties.
The market which took decided
slump at the opening of the season
has strengthened and the price of $40
a ton +. o. b. Kennewick has been OBJ
tained for all but one car which was
sold for $35 ton. This car was load
ed with sacked spuds while the others
were shipped in lugs. This will bring
to a close the lug shipping season and
the remainder of the crop will be
marketed in new sacks bearing the
associations label.
The acreage of the district is re-
duced this year, the yield is fair and
the price much better than last.
While the 3-Rivers association is
busy with potatoes the Yakima Valley
F'ruitgrowers' association is moving
a considerable quantity of mixed soft
fruits and early apples. The second
mixed car is being loaded today. 1t
Will contain early apples, apricots,
peaches, plums, and prunes. The Big
Y has shipped two straight cars of
Yellow Transparent apples and will
have third car out the last of this
week or the first of next.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
ELECTRIC STORM
GIVES THRILLS
Mjddle Westerners are Treated /
Some Back Home" SEN
sations

A lot of people who hail from the
u;ddle West were given all the thrills
= !. midsummer trip "back home"
..rlv Tuesday morning when the
or.t electrical storm ever seen in
xsnnewick, came to town. According
: ns,,.rs renort. next day lightning struck in
G s,.r,body's back yard and the thun-
asr,s crash raised the roofs. roc How
tle Or no damage. ro,
s'e ~. :. 4 TKennewick Valley Telephone
Germany = reports that several phones
eOIpsn' g tp~n and valley were put out Of
nommission n 'uau and the 2. 2. % : /. had a
cO .actsd transformer or two. - :, .
wrTessS Tee : I. Cox home received one Of
The .+ Z. : cslls. M Here the lightning
the e,1ss, the ..fety fuses from the top Of Of
the tslephons, e. and doen. ssa''s One piece Of
met meta vss driven thru the date 4se pap appo o.
Z .,.s sa,sdeso .;ae i the room but no serious
damage was done
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
BANK ROBBER
GIVEN SENTENCE
C. L. Potter Gets from Five to Twen-
ty-Fiye Years for White
Bluffs Job

c. l.. Potter, twice convicted for at
tempted robbery of the White Bluffs
bank, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Truax to five TO % years in the
state penitentiary.
Potter, with John Morrison and
John Burke, were convicted in the
superior court in March 1922. The
three men were granted new trial
and Potter was again convicted last
Saturday. Morrison and Burke re-
Gently escaped from the Franklin
county Jail, while Potter refused to
accompany his associates.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
GROWERS GET FINAL
ASPARAGUS CHECKS
Associations Average for Season was
Better than Dollar and
Half

Members of the 3-Rivers Growers
association this week received their
last checks on the asparagus pools
The seasons average price was s151
net to the association with a handlino
chaorge of 15k cents.
All together the asparagus cron
was most satisfactory. The shipn;na
Season was long, the acreage far lare
er than ever before and the nr;co
good. In fact there is satisfaction ~,
around as dealers at the other ana
VI the line are well pleased with +ho
quality of the local grass and tboro
were very few demands for ad;ns.
ments. uss-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-07-12
|FALLON BRIDGE
CONTRACT LET
Spokane Firm to Build Steel
Structure Over Yakima
River

Contract for the construction of the
Fallon bridge over the Yakima river
on the Inland Empire highway west Of
Richland, was awarded to c. L. Grav-
es, of Spokane, Tuesday when the bids
were opened at Olympia. The Graves
bid was $55,945. The job involves the
erection of two 18O-foot steel spans
and two 3O-foot concrete approaches,
the completed structure to replace the
old wooden bridge now in use.
Root & Hefferman, of Pasco, were
given the contract for crushing 5000
cubic yards of rock to be used for
surfacing the Inland Empire highway
in this county,, The rock is to be
crushed at new basalt quarry which
the state is opening on the hillside
near the intersection Of the highway
and the Hanford road. The Pasco
firm is to receive $1,000 for the job.
The contract provides that the rock
is to be put through re-crusher and
Mr.. Root is in Kennewick today to
confer with Commissioners Briggs
and Allard in the hope that some plan
may be worked out, whereby the equip
ment can be used for county work af-
ter the state contract is finished.
Commissioner Allard says he is de-
sirous of surfacing with finely crush
ed rock the Hanford road from its
intersection with the Highway to the
Grosscup bridges.
Altogether six highway and bridge
contracts were let, among them one
for resurfacing with crushed rock 6.3
miles of the Inland Empire highway
between Pomona and Selah in Yakima
county.