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Evening star., 1923-10-10

Overheard in the lobby of the
White House executive Offices:
First Citizen-John Hays Hammond
would make an ideal ambassador to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
MUST IMPRESS NECESSITY
OF FLOOD CONTROL UPON
MEMBERS OF OFLEGISLATURE

Every influence of the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley will have to get behind
the reclamation district special measure
to secure its passage ii Governor Nefi
calls another special session was the
comment yesterday Of J. T. Canales. who
devoted much time % preparation and
promotion of the reclamation dis,ric.
plan. Il believe there will be figh.
made IN both the house and sena g to
defeat the special measure. and as il II
the only means ~ which the Valley ear
be unified for flood control work. !
would suggest that Valley residents
keep in ouch with representatives and
senators with whom they are acauaint-
ed and impress upon them the vital I'm
portanee Of this measure to Valley in
tercsts."
General confidence Is expressed in
Cameron. .dalro ard Willacy coun les
that the Valley representatives and
Senator parr will make hard fight to
secure the passage Of the measure. SEN
J a'or Parr has ALWAYS denoted consider
able in crest in the Valleys problems
and has given the assurance that he
would support any feasible plan to Sc
cure flood control, and in view of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

Nallcy-wide endorsement given the rec
lama;ion district plan. his supper and
influence in the senate should be count
ed upon 10 assist in passing the special
act.
Every community in the Valley
should bring all possible influences %
hear 70 secure the passage OF the spec
i'll measure" Mr.. Clnales added. "If
we are 10 wait for two or more years
no on. can tell what damage the flood
waters will accomplish. and there Is no
logical reasor why there should be de
lay. Ba' IL the Valley Is 10 get FLOOD
control now. IL il un "a the Valley peo
pie to show some interest and to i'm
press upon the legislature that he spec
inl measure is of grca. importa Ne 20
the Valley"
There was some objection % the orr.
inal outline OF he hill ir Hidalgo corn
~ on the ground that Hidalgo county
had already arrangcd 20 finance flood
control plans through remission o'
state taxes. bu the completed bill
which provides that any county raising
furds through the rem'ssion of state
axes Or o.herw SC. viii receive fu''
c-edi for The same. completely removes
all objections ON this score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
WITHHOLDING
OF TAX SUITS
RECOMMENDED
County Commissioner Court
Suggests That Suits be
Held up Pending Harvest
Cotton Crop

That the institution Of suits at the
present time for the cotlsciion Of de-
hnquent state. county and drainage
taxes would be an unnecessary hard
ship upen the farmers and business men
OF CAMERON county. was the view ex-
pressed by the county commissioner's
court az It's meeting yesterday. All
phases Of the financial situation In rhe
county was discussed. and II was the
unanimous verdict that to institute suits
AZ the present time would merely add
court costs to the taxes without So
curing the payment yof any appreciable
amount "f those taxes now delinquent.
and that by waiting until the cotton crop
n mrrkcfsd the taxes rnnld BE- collected
without placing this additional burden
upon the delinquents.
The following resolution was passed.
setting forth the courts views and re-
Communications in connection with the
matter:
IL appearing to the Court that II IL to
be best interest Of the county that there
be prepared delinquent tax rou show
ing all Delinquent State. County and
Drainage District Taxes down to ami
including the year 1923:
1T j. ordered BY the court that the
tax collector be- and he is directed 10
al .ns~ prepare such complied roll. his
compensation therefor 10 BE- a. pro-
vid-,! By law.
II further appearing to the Court
iisaf al this tim. the farmers of Cam
eron County are engaged in the growing
If an unprecedented cotton crop and
that 10 finance said crop l. taxing tho
farmers as well as business men to the
utmost and that until said crop il grown.
harvested ami marketed. tha: said farm
ers and business men will not be ablr
10 pay delinquent taxes and II further
appearing to the Court that 10 file tar
suits at this particular time will sim
ply result in III. addition of costs
amounting from six dollars up i'm each
ease without any direct immediate r~-
suits 10 the county:
1T is therefore recommended that M
new Tax suits for taxes due. the state.
county or Drainage Districts Nos. .
or !; be- filed prior 10 September. 1879.
and that after said peri"d- that M tax
suit be filed until notice of such in
tended filE: b. mailed 10 all delinquent
taxpayers who's. address IL known. 81
least twenty days before the filing Of
such suit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
DE FREYCINET,
OLD PREMIER OF
FRANCE IS DEAD
tBy The Associated rress)

PARIS. May Former Premier De
Frcyc:net. known a. :. he grand olh man
of France" u deed. As Vice President
or the Council of Ministers and Seer
re.ary of state in the War Ministry
formed by Arsiidc Brand, in October
1915. II. Dc Ffeyrinet. n,n in his eighty
seventh year. enjoyed the distinction ..
being the only member Of the govern
mcnt who had also participated IN ihr
governmen. during the Franco rru : an
War of ls7O-7l, when he was chief OF
the military cabinet under Gambct a.
Thus he helped pilot the French ship
Of state i'll two great wars wi the
Germans. and in the interim Of more
than forty years he held portfolios in
numerous cabinets. carrying out great
scheme for the ate ownership Of the
French railways and rs Min .ster Of
War. in the early nineties. establishing
three years system or obligatory mii-
tary service. organizing the FrencI
General Staff. increasing and strength
ening he number of fo-tresscs o. t:ie
frontiers, and improving french arm.
and ammunition. II was IN no sm.ll de-
gree that French was indebted 10 de
rn-ed % check the German invasion in
1914.
He was born ~ Folk. N the depart
ment of Arieqe. November II. 1928. son
of Louis Clard de Siulces Se Frcycinet
a nav gatcr aad savrnt. and Ne himself
began his career as 4 scent re man. At
an early age he wrote such books rs
e, Treaiiee ~ Rafional Mechanics "A
Study Of Infinitesimal Analysis and
The Mathematical Theory of Railroad
Gradients. book VIII ch are or the
shelves Of the New York Pebble Libra
~ today and he won \ h'ph rcput ton
- q mning and railroad engineer =
was traffic MANAGER Of the Southern
RI lroad of France whca he was only
TWEEN weight years Old. and had srca-
practical success in carrying out his
ideas of railroad management. which
were widely copied. He was sen; on n
number Of special scientific mis- oas;
when the Franco PrnsSian War began.
he had just completed IN cconom'c
study % indus rial ! fc in Europe. pir.
ticuarly with view to reducing a. ia
~ possible the part played ~ womsn
and children in factory work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
San Benitans
Capture Two
Monster Fish

SAN BENITO. Texas. May I5.-The
quartet that leats the record for bigger
and better fish which was hung ~ Sat
ur,iay ni2hr and Sunday morning hy
Zen Hardin. Lance Harris. West Wil-
kinson and I. M Paris must cateh u
whale. The men named caught one
June fish have been caught in other
seasons al The mouth Of the III" Grandc
hui the catching of two an one expcdi-
iion j. believed Ia set record.
The giant fish were caught on half
inch rope hand made hooks and bats If
gar. Each hook has baite;l with II five
pound gar. The party went down ~
the mouth of the river Saturday might,
and pGt ont lines after ;hry had rlugh.
the gar on smaller riss near the san
dunes.
The big fish were caught in The deep
channel of the river between the sand
dunes and the outer edge nf the beach IN
approximately 20 feet ~ water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

MEXICO CITY. May -. "-.'nerc err
be no compromises on the Fundamental
principles eSscnt al % Internal onal
business" declared Charles H. Warrea.
speaking yesterday for the United
States delegation at the inaugural -.
sion Of the r.iNcd consmissi wh .ch
had before il the task of crdcavorng
10 bring about n resumption of friend =
~ relations between McN.yo and The
United States.
ITO do so" continued Mr.. Warren.
as only 10 invite q situation THAI will
preven the economic cooperation which
will he bencf cal for the Two countries.
We are here 10 prove that the United
States wants to he = good ne ahhor 70
Mexico ard are only I'm. oaS 70 bring
about condition wE.ch VIII make Ia :
possible
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
SAM FORDYCE IN
LEAD IN VALLEY
TRUCK SHIPMENTS

HARIINGEN. Texas. May 15--val-
ley truck shipments on Monday iotalled
twenty eight ears with ssyen Valley
towns shipping. or the total number of
ears shipped the onion movement was
practically one-half of the total move
meni there being twelve ears leave the
Vallev-eleven Of which were shipped
by Sam Fordyce: Brownsville ranked
second in the number ~ ears with
six ears IT, her credit while San
four ears each. No tomatoes were
shpped on Monday.
Shipments were as follows: Sam
Fordyce shipped eleven ears If onions;
McAllen shipped one ear Of onions:
San Renito shipped one ear Of beans
and three ears of mixed vegetables;
Iharr shipped one ear ~ corn: Mercedes
shipped one ear cf Mixed vegetables and
three cars of bects AMI carrots: la
Faria shipped one car ~ mixed vegc-
tables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
FOWLER APPOINTED
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER
OF CURRENCY TODAY

WASHINGTON. ID. G. May i5.--W:llis
J. Fowler, who entered the government
service from Fort Wayne. Ind. in 1886.
as a $500 year clerk. was today ap-
pointed first deputy comptroller Of the
currency. and Joseph McIntosh. forme,-
of Chicago. now director Of finance Of
the emergency flee. corporation. has
been named deputy contolier in charge
Of the agricultural credit corporations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
BANDITS WANT
TO
GIVE ASSURANCE
tRv The Associated Presa.)

tRv The Associated Presa.l
SHANGHAI, May i5.-unless the
foreign diplomatic representatives
guarantee by tonight that the
Chinese government will carry out
all the terms fixed by the Chinese
bandits. the foreigners held cap
tive will he executed. the father Of
William Lcnfers and an aged priest.
who have conferred with the bandit
chief. reported to the American Con-
sui ut Licheng today.
The chief Of the badits told the
priest that the pledges Of the
Chinese officials meant nothing to
the bandits. hence the word Of the
foreign diplomats must also be Civ
en-.
4 commission Of foreign officers
has been created tn further protect
life and property. The commission
will investigate the measures taken
by the Peking government to pro-
tect the Chinese railroads frcm a
recurrence Of the outrages similar
to that al Linchenx.
WASHINGTON. ID. &. May, Is
The demand that the Chinese gov
ernment take immediate steps to
guard the principal government
railways. especially the Tientsing-
Puckow aud Pekin--Hankow lines.
hss been made BY the diplomatic
corps at Peking.
TIESTSIN. MAY I5.-..mer.can
troops. called out Sunday will be
prepared to guard railway property.
following reports received from
the American military headquart-
crs that a battle was In progress
between Chinese troops and brig
ands. at Tangshan. fifty miles west
Of here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

COLORADO Texas May 15Sevenen dead
which
checkup today shows following which Mitchell
quarter of nile wide and : thirty m long.
left
the wind sufficient by the roots and miles of e
from the
of killed of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
MARKETING COMPANY
WILL REOPEN OFFICE

San RENITO. TeSa<. May l5.--R--
opening "f IL VALLEY j.bbinx dcpartmc4sr
which was discontinued more than \
year ag" was announced today bs th-
Alexander Marketing cctfrany, one of
the oldest produce skipping concerns
ofefariny In The Valley.
L. :. Witte. local manager returned
Sunday from visit 10 Texas distribnr
ing -rntrrs where h. completed arrange
ments f"r purchase ~ fruits and pro-
'luer. MIR. wit'e will bc assisted In the
management II the jobbinx department
~ u. q. Eubanks who has been con-
nected with the Alexander Marketing
company here for several yesra
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
SPRAYING BILL
dies ON SENATE
CALENDAR TODAY

A telegram received by the Her
aid srom Senator Archie Parr 1T 3
o'clock this afternoon. stated that
the compulsory spraying bill had
not reached the senate in time for
passage at this session The bill
passed the lower house last Thurs
day. but is understood not to have
been reported by the senate commit
tee. The extra session will adjourn
this evening. with the bill still On
the calendar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville ard vicinity: Fair tonight
and Wednesday: cooler
Eas Texas: Fair and colder toni, vt
Wednesday fair: colder in east portion
Modcrrtc to fresh northwest winds on
the coast,
Weather Conditions
A disturbance of marked intensity
and great area. with cen crs OF mini
mum pressure over Illirois and the cx-
treme Lower Rio Grande Valley. was
the dominating feature OF this moIr-
ing's weather map. IL was attended hy
cloudy and very unset led conditions
throughout the great Central Valleys
causing general rains within the last
% hours. ranging from light 20 exces-
sive. from the "Rockies" nearly to he
Atlantic coast and sou.hward well into
Texas. Numerous thundcrstorms and
severe local wind storms occurred in
many places in the interior of the
coun ry. Little Rock. Ark. reported ;.22
inches of rain. and from one TO two
inches occurred nj many other sta
tions
This disturbance ~ followed hy 4
"hiph" Of considerable intensity. AND
uHscasonnbly low temperatures through
out he Northwest. II was below frcez-
ing in Montana and down 20 frcez ng at
Denver. Cello. with snow storm raging
a the latter place at time Of the morn
ing observation. In fact rain or snow
was general over the northern Rocky
Mountain sta'cs. Heavy frost occurred
in northern New Mexico.
The lowest temperature l9g' nigh a,
Tcvas stations ranged from if Ut Am
arillo 10 - AZ Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
MANY BANKERS
ATTENDING THE
DALLAS MEETING

DALLAS. Texas. My l5.--Morc than
a thousand bankers from virtually
every state were in attendance wher
the thr.y-nin'h annual convention OF
the Texas Bankers Assccia ion rae h"rr
today. A number of lankc~s ere also
here from other states 20 discuss w III
Texas the problems confronting the on
rineers of the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

Comfy. France. Ny IL. Six per
sons including two Americans were
killed in the wreck ~ 4 passenger air
planc on the Paris London route yes.er-
day afternoon at the village Of Mon
scurs. One Of the Amer rcans wa :.au-
renee Won Post Schwah. of New York.
and he ether j. believed to hive been
Miss Juanita Bates Of New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
SUGAR men WILL
PROTEST. ACTIVITY
OF The GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK. May l5.-Plans for q
mass meeting in protest against the
continued attacks on the sugar trade
by government officials IL understoodA
!. is said to have been discussed at
secret meeting held this morning on the
floor Of the New York Coffee and Su-
gar Exchange. II is reported that
meeting will he held tomorrow In the
Wall Stree district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
Heavy Snow Fall
at Denver Today
Follows Hot Wave

DENVER. Colo. May l5.-Dcnver
today faced driving snow storm
which gave promise Of attaining
considerable depth before night.
The temperature Is around the
freezing roint.
The snow storm. which started
esrly this morning. followed several
days OF very warm weather.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
WIDOW OF SENATOR DIES

Tu0NpcG.- Tsa M NJ. -,or'-
ms +. Watson( w'io- cf ~" 49, ''T''~'
c'a,es Senator Thom"s +. Watson. of
-, - h~~ home here at II
O'Clock last night from an attack OF
acute diabetes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
Local Weather Data


Barometer 7 nm. Yesterday ... %
Barometer am. today ........ .oGI
Temperature hifhest yesterday . -.
Temperature , m. yesterday So
Tcmpcrn 'rrn pr. yesterday .... 81.
Temperature n.n. Yesterday -.
Tcmpcra'rrc lowest l"st night .. -.
""rncra.,re Tam. today .. u.
Temrrra rre 10 r.m. today ... 81.
-e'nrerature 1890 TODAY .. 90
Humidity : pm. yes erday (pct) -.
Humidity a-ns. today (pctl ... 90.
Hrmiditv 12:3a today tpctl ~ %.
prec pitnt;on pm. Yesterday W. o.0l
prac pi,a.ion .ri 'odav ....... oal
Wind (direc end ven : pm. ... S-lt
wind fdirec and ven am. ..... Y .
Wea her pm. yesterday ..... clear
Weather am. today .......... clear
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
Give Mexico Assurance
People of u. S. Desire
No Special Advantage:
(Dy The Associated Pres.p

i5.-The is
advantages Mexico through the has
desire with
public according made by Charles Warren Wash
delegate the conference address opening
I'VE equipped with friendly intentions hoping bring
cordial
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

STR0DER BILL
IS SUBJECT OF
CONTROVERSY
(Ev The Associated Press


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WIZ am i'ai"ih HI'n"rizihs the "ni-
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represent state "iii-1aiS ~ th" ;"Nt book
hl2aii"h. -" r"~"l'ii '"n wnS adopted
hF .'he senhi"-
AUSTIN. Texas. May l5.-The house
late yesterday rejected the coniereAc.
report on he Coffee gross production
oil tax and asked for the appo. ntment
of another committee. The vote was 81
10 81.
Representative Bcrsicv. a m.nor y
tee. moved that the oil tax report be
not adopted. This was subs itu.ed H.
Representative Patterson, majority
member. who asked adoption. but his
motion was tabled. - to &C.
Concurrence in senG amendments
10 the supplemental school aid appro-
pr.gt.on. reduced from sG.ol0.0J0 20
81 900. 900 for the next two years, and
the rural school aid Gu; from $4,000 900
10 s. Oo1. 600 for the same prrsod. was
refused by he kouse and free confer
, ence committees appointed. The hou.,
concurred. however. in senate amend
men,s to the Pope textbook bill. which
would allow the textbook commission %
use It's discretion in extending old CON
tracts or awarding new ones. and the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
20 DEAD, MANY INJURED
IN TEXAS AND ARKANSAS
STORMS; HOT SPRINGS HIT
CBv the Associated Press)

ABILENE. Tex. May lsWith the death list Of known dead
standing today the injured containing
hundred Of which Mitchell
yesterday will half million the
Of least forty lives Many the hospitals mortaly
injured. Nest Of the injured areM Mexcans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
tBv he Associated PreSsl

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May ia tele-
gram received here from the manager
OF the Western Union office ut Hot
Springs this morning said that so far
as known no lives have been lost, but
he Marquette hotel and a number of
nearby buildings had been destroyed.
No estimate Of the property damage in
that city is available, A cloud burst is
believed TO have occurred in the noun
tans shortly before dusk yes erday.
and coursed rapidly into the valley be-
tween the hills at whose feet the city
neStles.
The supply Of food has been cut off
from the ci Y, and the famous health
resort now has no communicable, with
the rest of the world. according to mea
gre information received here. Fire is
reported TO have broken out in various
parts of he city and before the fire
men. who were impeded by the high
waters. could bring il under control an
entire business block was destroyed.
The Marquette and the Grand Rapids
hotels. both famous hostelr.es. are re-
por ed to have burned.
The first reports stated that seven
teen lives had been lost in the flood ard
five. The newspaper and telegraph Of
fices are reported % he invaded with
he flood waters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

arriving by every train to assist in
caring for the many injured.
Today every church. hotel and home
in the city are housing the homeless
and food and shelter are being offered
everywhere. The tornado stricken coua-
try people are receiving he care Of
ioci ors and nurses are being rushr.
here from Swectwater. Big Springs. Abb
lene and other places nearby.
Three members os family were
burned "a death in b fire which des-
;roycd a home near here today. The
dead are T. \. Hurley and his son
Ernest and daughter Gcnoyievr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. May ID
Frarm.nin'.- r.rortS received nv the
Little ro,k Democrat from Hot Springs
had been heavy loss Of life in that city
hal been exaggerated. Erf on. report
that there are from six to eight person
dead as u result of last nights storm
still persists.
The Marquette hotel il a nile If -harr
"a bricks a report fr.in Hot Springs
this afternnn stated. aud Il number of
stores were also destroyed. represent
ing fire loss of $.5n.c6 The onl,
bniding left in the Marpuette Hotel
block il the Citizens National Bank
The city j. without street ear. electric
or gas S.rvi,-e. All III. public utility
plants. including the telegraph office.
were flooded and put out of commission.
Hot Springs j. today endeavoring "a
extricate itself from the debris and ruin
left hy ihe food and fire last night
which wrecked the business district.
The property damage iS expected to run
into millions. hut the death list II not
expected a. exceed four.
Serious floods along the White river
are an icipated from last nights tor
renti~l rains. according to a forecast
issued today by the weather bureau sta
tion here. The White river this morn
ing was two feet above flood stage a.
Batesville. and stage Of three feet
above flood stage j. predicted ut New
port by Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15

ST. LOUIS. Mo. May t5.-Henry
Rakr- director Of disrster relief Of he
Southwestern division OF the Red Cross
end W. A. Tucker. field representative.
departed today for Hot Springs. and
hope to reach he flood stricken town
by midnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
(By The Associated Press,

DENTON. Texas. May Ia hail
storm yesterday did great damage to
crops in the northwestern part of this
county. according To- reports re eived
this morning from farmers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
ABIIENE. Texas. Nav l5-The habit

Of early rising. which is ingrained in
the Texas character. saved many ives
when the tornado ruck Mitchell coun-
~ yesterday morning. Near Lorraine
the storm struck about 4 o'clock in the
mornin~ but most Of the farmers were
rp and had ample warning Of the
orm's approach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
Alamo Concrete Carts

Easy to handle-Wcll balanced.
Large Wheels-Built Strong.
Built for Service and Satisfsctieu
ALAMO IRON WORKS
San Antonio