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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
N ALLEN MAN
TESTIFIES IN
N.Y.INQUlRY
CBy The Associated PressN

NEW YORK. July II William NJ.
Potter # McAllen. Texas. former As.
si>tant treasurer Of the State Anti
SALOON league. appeared H. "A volun-
tary but unwilling witness before
the grand jury here yesterday. and was
reported "a have added his corrobora
tion 10 the story on which Assistant
District Attorney Pccora i seeking the
Indictment of William IT, Anderson.
league superintendent. for exlortion
forgery and grand larceny.
Potter was reported to have gone cx-
haustively into the financial affairs OF
the league. confirming the testimony oi
@. Rertsall Phillips. former solicitor
for the league. that Anderson had
collected n fifty fifty split" on Phil.
lips commission and ordered the books
faisified TO cover up the transaction.
Referring 10 the books il was under
stood he pointed out the places where
he had charged up to Phillips expense
account payment of $500 made 10
Anderson.
II IL on this alleged transaction that
the charges of extorion and forgery are
based The grand larceny charge il
based on COLLECTION by Anderson Of
2i.I00 for publicity" the nature If
which he had refused 10 divuIge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
CHEVROLET CAR.
WILL BE- GIVEN
ON TRADES DAY
Five Passenger Chevrolet
Touring Car to be Award
ed as Prize on Trades Day,
Tuesday, August 7

a five passenger Chevrolet touring
car. valued at S527.l7. Will be the
prize awarded at the next Trades Day.
Tuesday. August Z. according to an an
nouncement made this morning by the
Trades Day committee. The car is now
on exhibition at the Stevenson Motor
Co, show roomSn Levee street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth. and each Sat
urday will be displayed on the streets.
This Chevrolet touring ear is fully
equipped with starter and electric
lights connected to the battery; has
the barrel type headlights with legal
lenses, speedometer. oil pressure
gauge. ammeter. dcmountablc rims. tire
carriers. double adjustable windshield.
with complete tool equipment. 1t will
be prize any resident Of the Valley
would desire to obtain.
Holders Of Trade Day tickets should
bear in mind that any one of the 1929
tickets may secure this car. The fact
chat ear was given away on the first
Trades Day does not eliminate tickets
issued prior to that date. All tickets
viii be good until the last Trades Day
in September.
The first Trades Day was decided
success" member Of the committee
stated when announcing that Chev
rolet.car would be the prize for the
second Trades Day, land the commit
tee is determined to make the second
Trades Day an even greater success. II
is an expensive proposition to pur-
chase d Chevrolet car to be given away
as a Trade Day prize. but we are con
fident that the people Of the Valley
will appreciate II.
Brownsville stores are preparing 70
offer splendid bargains for the second
Trades Day." he continued The
Trades Day will come near the close Of
the cotton picking season. at time
when every resident of the Valley will
be ready to purchase early fall sup
plies and the Brownsville merchants
are offering them line of goods at
prices which cannot fail 10 prove very
attractive.
Practically all the leading stores oi
the city are new issuing Trades Day
Tickets with each cash purchase of one
dollar. and Valley residents are urged
10 secure good supply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
PRAISES WORK OF
GOVERNOR DE- LARA
in VICTORIA, mex.

+. III. Wedegartner OF the firm OF
Dodds & Wedegartner Of San Benito.
contractors, arrived home this week
from vivtoria, lamps, Mexico, where
he spent several days looking over var
ious projects in which his firm is in
terested.
Mr.. Wedegartner reports that won
derful progress has been made in Vic
toria in the past two years, and that IL
is destined to become one of the most
modern cities In eastern Mexico. The
efforts OF Governor de Lara to secure
adequate educational facilities and the
general progressive policy Of his ad-
ministration was highly praised by Mr.
Wedegartner. who stated that the ag-
ricultural college recently opened in
Victoria IL one Of the finest institu-
tions Of its kind in the republic.
In addition to the building Of q
number Of schools In the state OF
Tamaulipas. Governor de Lara is now
planning on an extensive paving and
and road building program in both
Tampico and Victoria and the installa-
tiop Of thoroughly modern water
system in the latter city. the water
supply to be obtained from one Of the
mountain streams in close proximity to
the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
open BIDS FOR
HIDALCOC COUNTY
ROAD PROJECTS
Contract For Remaining Pro-
jects will Not be Awarded
Until Plans Approved by
Federal Department

Bids for the construction of the three
remaining projects in Hidalgo county
were opened by the commissioners
court yesterday i'm Edinburg. but no
awards will be made until notice IL re-
ceived from the Federal Highway De
partment that the plans on the project
have been approved. The plans were
only recently submitted To the federal
departmnt but engineers who have ex-
amined them state that they are excep-
tionally well prepared and no delay IL
anticipated in securing federal approval.
All three Of the projects will receive
federal and state aid.
The three projects upon which bids
were received and opened are a. follows:
Project No. 374--From the Cameron
county line 10 Val verde-13.76 miles
to be constructed Of 6-inch reinforced
concrete with one inch rock asphalt
topping.
Project No. 3T5-Pharr to Mamie.
about three miles west Of Mission-96
miles--to be constructed Of 6-inch re-
inforced concrete, with one inch rock
asphalt topping.
Project No. 376-From Mamie to
constructed Of gravel Il inches I'm depth.
According to the plans all projects are
to be Is feet in width with ample
shoulder
Project No. 3O1-From Edinburg to
Val Verde. approximately IA miles, il
now under construction. This project
has 6-inch gravel and crushed base
with a 2-inch hot mixed asphalt topping.
Contractors submitting bids on hiI
the projects were w. T.. Pierson II
Company of Houston. Smith Bros. Inc,
Of Dallas. +. Il. McElwrath of Corsicana.
and the womack Construction Com
pany bid together. Dodds x Wedegart-
ner Of San Benito presented q bid on all
projects with the exception Of the gravel
construction from Mamie to the Starr
county line. and w. w. vann of Mer-
ceies offered a bid on the gravel high
wy only.
ht4,stion Of the Ills was started i'm
mediately s@eer<hs hing, but 10 an
nouncement Of the successful bidder or
figures pertaining to the bids will be
obtainable until the plans have been
approved BY the federal highway depart
ment.
Engineers who attended the opening
of bids expressed the opinion. however
that W. J.. Pierson & Company, who
have the contract for the Edinburg- Val
Verde project under construction.
would Be awarded the contract for aii
three projects. with the exception Of
some Of the bridge work. The figures
of w. l.. Pierson 4 Company are re
ported to be far below their nearest
competitors. Dodds " wedesartner.
il Is believed. viii be awarded part Of
the bridge contracts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
GENERAL STRIKE
MAY Be CALLED
ON West COAST
(By The Associated Press.

Los ANGELES. Calf. July ia
five-day general strike by the member.
of the marine transport branch of the
Industrial Workers Of the World was
called to begin at the Los Angeles har.
bor this morning by a meeting of long
shoremen. said to number 1900, held
last night.
The strike Is designed as a protes,
against the conviction in the Los An
geles Superior Court yesterday OF q
members of the Industrial Workers OF
the World who were charged with Grim
inal syndicalism, and sentenced to from
one to fourteen years in the San Quen-
tin penitentiary.
Predictions were made at the meet
ing that the loggers in the Norshwes,
forests would join in the strike, and q
similar movement is planned on the At
lantic coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12

ficers of shop crafts concerned in
the strike. Theoretically the strike
is still in progress.
The shopmen left their posts on
July /, 1922, when the railroad la
Dor board ordered a cut in wages,
and returned to work in September
on basis of what is known as the
Baltimore agreement. which was en-
tered into by thirty-one of the maj
or railroads. The agreement left
the question of seniority. the main
bone Of contention after the first
month of the strike, to commits
sion to decide. and the shopmen took
the cut in wages ordered by the
board.
Judge Wilk.rson in making the in
junction permanent said that il seemed
almost incredible that warfare Of the
kind described in the record If this
ease should have been wagcd in this
country"
lie said that the strike was more than
a controversy between the employer and
employee. the manifest purpose being
showed that part of the purpose Of those
engaged in the combination was To carry
on the strike by assaults and acts Of
violence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
DISTRICT MEDICAL
SOCIETY TO MEET
AT AUSTIN TODAY

AUSTIN. Texas. July L.. The
Seventh District Medical Society ~
Texas will meet here today in annual
convention. Technical subjects will be
discussed throughout thr day vhirh will
be closed with picnic and barbecue
given hy local members.
The women's auxiliary If the society
will be in session today also.
Included on the program are the. fol
lowing: Drs. Sam Key. Austin: =
Clark. Austin: John II. Martin. George
town: Dudley Jackson. San Antonio;
W. NJ. Bassctt. San Antonio: X. III
Real. Fort Worth; John r. Moore
Houston: q. Y. Brindley. Temple: Bu-
ford Weller. Austin: Joe Wooten. Aus
tin; Rex X. Ross. San Antonio; Rabuu
T. Wilson. Temple: Dalton Richardson
Austin. and Frank &C. Gregg. Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
FIVE KILLED AND THIRTY
INJURED IN DISASTER IN
BIRMINGHAM IRON MINE
(By The Associated Press }

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July i2. Five
men were killed and thir;yfivc injured.
seven seriously. when u train IL trip
cars carrying the morning shift OF
miners to work, parted in slope Mime
No. l, of the Sloss. Sheffield Iron and
Steel Company, near Bessemcr. Ala.
according TO reports compiled from hos
pital lists and morgues. to which the
injured and dead were removed immed
lately after the disaster. The dead and
injured are all negroes.
The men were 1900 feet under ground
when the train coupling broke. accord
ing to reports received at the mine.
Twelve ears were loosened. and were
hurled unchecked the remaining SOC
feet to the bottom Of the mine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
DEPUTY SHERIFFS
ARE INDICTED ON
WHIPPING CHARGES
(By The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. July H.
Two deputy sheriffs and one city mar
shall of Caddo county were indicted
yesterday by special grand jury a.
Anardarko. on charge in connection
with the whipping of John Biddle in
September. 1922, according to an an
nouncement made today by W. II. Nc
Kenzie, assistant state attorney gener-
al.
Mckenzie said that three men were
indicted on n charge of conspiracy grow
ing ont of the alleged removal Of the
records of the ku klux klan from the
jurisdiction Of the district court
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
PRESIDENT HARDING
BECOMES MEMBER OF
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
Try The Associated Press.)

ABOARD TRANSPORT HENDER-
son. July 12--President Harding has
bound himself by oath never to mistreat
either dog or horse. the obligation
being part of the oath taken by the
president at Skagway. Alaska. when he
became a member ~ the Arctic Brother
hood which was organized in 1899 by
protectors.
The president today is on the open
waters ~ the Pacific. having passed
through the icy straits of Cross Sand
into the Gulf If Alaska. He il en-
route to Seward. Alaska. where he Is
due Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
Ship Lines Start
.ActiontoSecure
ForfeitedLiauor

NEW YORK. July f2.-The French
line and other steamship companies have
started action to receiver the liquor
seized by prohibition officials from yes
sells entering American ports. il was
said today at prohibition headquarters.
A proposal has been submitted to the
French embassy through which pego-
tiations vii be carried ON. The plan
would allow the ships to draw on liquor
now stored in government warehouses
for medicinal purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
FURNISH SHIPS TO
MOVE COTTON CROP

WASHINGTON, D. c. July f2.-Addi.
tienai tonnage will be placed in the
Gulf service during the coming cotton
season. the shipping board announced
today. with a view Of improving the
facilities affording exporters Of cot
ton for moving the commodity in Amer
lea nships.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
IS BALES GINNED UP TO NOON.

RAYMONDvTLLE. Texas. July i2.-
Sixty-five bales Of cotton were ginned
here up to noon today. Three gins are
operating in willacy county and the
fourth will be running in week
There are approximately $4,000 acres of
cotton almost ready 90 be ginned. The
crop is in splendid condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
FOUND NOT GUILTY

SEYMOUR. Texas. July f2.-After
being ont only - minutes. the jury this
morning acquitted &. II. Berry of the
charge of murder in connected with the
shooting of Wood Barton. n son-in-law
nf John eBnl Sneed. n was reported
that only one ballot was taken. Berry.
his wife and mother and six children
were i'm the court room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
Cotton Rush on in North
Part of County, Harlingen
Gins 1O1 Bales Wednesday

July 12Cotton continues to
steady
a of
continue under the steadily
During the day Wednesday
ginncd at the three Hsrngen made folowcndcrson
Garrett Gin 81 baes Peoples 22 bales and the Valley Gin
~ bales This number double
ned Tuesday when
somewhat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
REVOLUTIONARY IN PARAGUAY

BrENOS AIRES. July 12.-Revolu-
fionists attacked Asuncion capital of
Paraguay. about noon Monday. The
fighting lasted until Tuesday afternoon,
when the revolutionists were put 20
flight by government troops. Seventy
were killed and 100 wounded in the
battle, according to the official report.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
HEAT CAUSES DEATH
OF WOMAN ON TRAIN
fBy The Associated Press.

DENTON. Texas. July IA woman.
identified rs Mary Hill. age 30. Of Che
cotah. Texas. died on the Katy train
near here last night. The body was re-
moved from the train here. Excessive
heat is believed to have caused her
death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
NOT PERMIT LIQUOR SALES

WINNIPEG. Man. July IA bin
10 make legal the sale Of light wines
and beer with meals in hotels was
crushed ~ voters of Manitoba yester-
day. the same voters who, less than
three weeks ago. gave an overwhelming
majority in favor of government sale
Of Intoxicating liquors. The vote yes
terday was about two tn one against
the bill sponsored by hotel men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville and vicinity Fair to-
night. Friday partly cloudy.
East Texas Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday. Light 10 moderate south
erly winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions.
Scattered showers occurred since last
report from FL PaS". Texas. ncrthwnrd
across the Plains states and along the
eastern Rocky Mountain slope into
Canada. Showers were reported also
from the middle Mississippi Valley, some
"f the middle Atlantic states. and from
Florida. Temperatures still continue
abnormaliy high over the greater por-
'ion "f the country east cf the
Rockies
The highest readings Yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from nj at
Abilene and Fort Worth To NJ M Gal
weston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
RnSs MURDER CASE SET
w The Associated Press. \

ABILENE, Texas. July 12.-Tbs
cases Of Tom Ross and Milt Good. on
charges OF the murder of III. r. Robert
son at Seminole last April. viii be SET
for trial September 10. ut Abilene, the
district attorney announced today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
TRAIN HIYs AUYo

PLATTSBURG. N. T., July IL
Three motorists were killed late yestsr.
day afternoon at Wolcott's crossing,
near here. when an automobile was
struck BY Delaware and Hudson rail-
road express train. The dead are:
Joseph Prouff. 81. Of Moriah; his son.
Amos. 13. and Wilbur Kearnes, 30, OF
Port Henry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
AMBASSADORS HEAR
PREPARATIONS TALK
I'm BRITISH HOUSE

LONDON. July 12.-Count de Saint
Aulaire. the French ambassador. was
in the front row Of the house Of COM
mons today TO hear Premier Baldwin.
make u statement on the reparations
question. With him were Baron Mon
cheur. Belgian ambassador. the Italian
and German ambassadors and DR.. Bones.
the foreign minister Of Czecho- Slovakia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
WANT RATES REVISED
tBy The Associated Press

AUSTIN. Texas. July l2.-An appli-
cation for a general revision OF the rates
and concentration rules on wool and mo-
hair has ben filed with the railroad COM
mission by Texas railroads. A hearing
was set for September IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
RELIEF FROM HEAT
PROMISED TODAY BY
WEATHER FORECASTER

CHICAGO. Ill. July 12.--Relief from
the heat which continued yesterday in
various sections OF the country was
promised today BY the weather fore
caster. who predicted that local thun-
dcrshowers would lower the tempera-
ture in the affected areas.
Texarkana, with los degrees, was the
hottest point in the United States yes
terday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
REPUBLICANS MAY
MEET AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Republican
national convention will be held at
Chicago next June IL Fred Uptam. ns-
tional treasurer makes such . request
Of the national executive committee. y.
L. Babler. committeeman from Mis-
souri. said at q conference u national
committeemen. state ehsirnsa and r.
publican leaders Of seven states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
LONDON HAS i7s.423 PET DOGS

LONDON. July l2.-Dog licenses
in London added 66.l62 pounds to
the municipal exchequer during the
last year. There were 176,423 IL
censes taken out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
AGAINST RAIL STRIKERS
GRANTED IN U. S. COURT
(By The Associated Prrss)

obtained by the United States federal
Railway Employees
OF Others
them
the hopmen
in
history litigation affects
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-12
nv TIL. Associated PrcssD

FORT WORTH. Texas. July Il
Henrietta. Texas. experienced maxi
mum temperature ~ los degrees yester-
day. according to the official government
report There were two heat prostra-
,ions IN Fort Worth yesterday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-07-26
THE NON-ADvERTISERs LEAD
IN THE BUSINESS FAILURES

The advertising expert. Floyd W
Parsons, recently declared and prov
ed that it pays to advertise. Mr.. Par
sons pointed out the fact that eighty
four per cent of failures in the recent
business depression were firms that
failed to advertise. No wholesale or
retail concern producing or selling
what enters into general consumption,
can hope to succeed in business if ii
fails systematically and continuously
to keep its products before the pub
lie.
Mr.. Parsons went step further
He condemned the attempt on the
part of a great many firms to OBJ
tain free that which they should pay
for. He laid down the principle that
what is worth having is worth paying
for. Whatever it paid for can be
controlled. that is. it can be made to
say what will best result in patron
age. Mr.. Parsons is an advocate OF
purchased space as against the free
publicity,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-07-26
SMALL TOWN HUMOR AND
PHILOSOPHY
By Buck Camphell

A lone-distance telephone message
will make you feel short.
The he vamp is said to be the most
dangerous of the species.
Quit worrying if you want to get
rid of that woebegone appearance.
Drink our brand of home brew and
you will never drink any other.
Did you ever notice that the other
fellow may have a lot of friends as
well as yourself?
They call girl flapper when she
bobs her hair and when a man lets
his grow they call him crank.
Everybody likes you so long as they
can use you.
There are men who would rather
lose SIS than see their neighbors make
$40.
When the landlord has the rent in
his pocket it is easv for him to forget
the leak in the roof.
Getting married is like buying an
automobile. the up-keep is greater
than the first expense.
The fellow who is so alfred good
that wings are beginning to show on
him will bear little watching.
If you try to tell the truth about
your fishing trip YOU will not find
anyone that will believe you; so what's
the use?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-07-26
RADICALISM IN POOR SOIL

Pouring in the brainest and most
jealous red-card and literature ped
dlers from the middle west. the In
dustrial Workers had hard shedding
in the sawmills and lumber camps
they attacked. With wages advanc-
ing and working conditions improving
there is cold disregard for the I. w.
w. radicals in the western states that
are becoming conservative for the in
dustrial development. Not a single
complete and successful shutdown of
any industry was accomplished. and
very few of the revolutionary agitat-
ors were even favored with a Jail SEN
tence unless thev attempted violence:
Illiterates and unassimilated for
eigners can no longer lead the masses
of American working men. who do
not stand for the loud explosive talk.
the bitter bark and denunciation Of
big business. 1t must be admitted
that the I. w. w. are under brainy
leadership at headquarters, that
counsels against force. sabotsm and
bootlegging as weapons along with
the torch and nicketing. Given more
favorable conditions. such as nom
employment on large scale, low
wages, bad working conditions, busi-
ness prostration. and there is no tell