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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
WILL NOT PERMIT
SOVlETS TO BACK
AWAY FROM NOTES

LONDON, May 14.-In British official
circles the reply Of the Russian soviet
government 4, the British note Is con-
sidcred rs avoid ng q rup .ure while the
British government Is ready to discuss
the disputed matters with q credited en-.
voy Of the soviets.
Lord Curzon seems determined 70
main ain the points raised in the Brit
ish note and will not tolerate long dis
cursive explanations from Moscow, II
Is indicated.
MOSCOW. May 14.-Soviet .Hussia's
note 10 Great Britain. the text of which
was given ont today. n couched in the
most conciliatory terms. and expresses
surprilze at the ultimatum- 1t proposes
a conference M time and place to be
arranged with England. M which re-
sponsible representatives Of both gov
ernments sholl discuss not only the dis
puted secondary questions raised in fhe
British note. but shall also regularixe
full ythc relations between the British
and soviet governments.
The note set forth what II declares
are certain errors in the British charges
with regard 70 propaganda BY Russia
in the east. While admitting that Rus
sia naturally sent money to Russian
representatives in Persia. II says that
The British are over suspicious in think
ing that Russia has no use for money
in the east other than for propaganda.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14

COLORADO CITY, Texas. MAY IA
Ih- property and crop damage will toia
millions Of dollars. according to obser
vers. Many or the dead and injured are
children. The tornado was accompanied
BY severe hail storm, and heavy rain
The deep mud in the dcvas .atcd area
makes rescue work extremely difficult
ABILENE. Texas. May 1l.-Th.
fwister first struck the Spade rancl
about seven miles south of Colorado
City. moving in n nortbeasterly direc.
tion. IL passed through the outskirt.
~ the little town If Lorraine. and
swept path two hundred yards wide
and about four miles long.
report received from Colorado
Texas. at noon states that the sanitar.
ium there j. filled with the victims Of
the storm. About two hundred per-
sons were hurt. the report states
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
CHARTER GRANTED
FOR GIN COMPAN Y
OF HARLINCEN MEN

HARLINGEN, Texas. May ll.-Loeal
business men and farmers of the Har-
lingen district have been granted :
charter by the secretary Of state for the
Peoples Gin Company, Incorporated. The
new company is TO have : paid II eapt-
tai Of $4,000. Officers hnve been elect
ed and the following Harlingen business
men elected: s. Finley Ewing. president;
Sam Salisbury. vicc-president; ,. =. Al
derdice, secretary. The board Of diree-
tors will be composed of five men % -
chosen BY the stockholders, I'll of
whom arc local business men and farm
ers.
The company will perate m eight.
sand gin which Is now being erected
on East street just south of the Farm
ers' Gin. The building II almost eon-
pleted and the machinery has been ship
ped and will arrive in ample time for
installation before the cotton season
opens.
"Most OF the cotton raised Ia the Har.
lingen irrigation district last year had
to be rinned in neighborinR towns b.
cause OF the inability 81 the gins here
to take care Of il ALL" Mr.. Ewing states.
"and this condition will be eliminated IL
the fu.ure as the gin We are building
will he ample to take care Of thr sur
plus, even with the increased yield"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14

Brownsville and vicinity: Mostly
cloudy and unsettled tonight and Tues
day. possibly local showers: little change
in temperature. Strong southerly winds.
East Texas: Unsettled tonight with
scattered showers; cooler in extreme
northwest portion. Tuesday cloudy with
scattered showers in east por sion; cooler
except in sou shcast portion. Fresh to
strong southerly winds on the coast
shifting TO westerly and subsiding Tues
day.
Southeast Storm Warnings are dis
played on the Texas Coast.
Weather Conditions
The barometric pressure was low
from northern Mexico northward across
the United States well into Canada,
with ccnters Of minimum pressure over
Manitoba, Canada. and southeastern
New Mexico. Roswell. New Mexico, re-
ported the barometer 2940 inches THE
morning. Pressure was high over The
northeastern portion of the country,
and relatively high over the far Nor,h-
west This pressure distribution was at
tended by much cloudiness throughout
the cotton belt, strong southerly winds
over the west Gulf states, and wide.y
scattered showers within the last "a
hours throughout the United States.
Temperatures were about seasonable
to above normal in the cotton belt, but
sub-normal over the New England
states, the middle Plains states, ard the
Plateau region, and rather low over the
Canadian Northwest.
The lowest temperature las. night at
Texas stations ranged from 90 at Am
arillo to 78 at Brownsville.
Mt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
Work on Mercy Hospital
Will be Resumed at Once;
Full Amount is Deposited

Work will be is
pected will
This the result of the
asked to raise its of THE
pon of the project The
credit of the committee the
result This raised through
leading and substantial citizens who
with the understanding
raised before the The
by the Merchants National Bank.
although be by
lie subscription otherwise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
FEDERAL court
|CONVENES HERE
FOR May TERM
Grand Jury Inpanelled This
Morning. Many Continued
Cases on Docket to Be
Cleaned up During Term

Liquor smuggling, bootleRging and
smuggling Of aliens will predominatc On
the calendar Of the May term Of federal
court which convened this afternoon
with Judge J. c. Hutchescn, Jr., OF
Houston. presiding. Officer OF the
court arrived in Brownsville Saturday
and Sunday for the term. Judge Hutchs-
son arriving on the noon train and con-
vening court at 2 o'clock.
The court will be in session two
weeks. and m effort will be made q
clean up the large number OF continued
cases on the docket. The docket now
consists Of SO cases, 46 of which are
liquor cases on criminal information
and there is also long list Of liqnef
smuggling, boo Logging and smuggling
Of aliens cases TO 20 to the grand
jury. which was impanelled this morn
ing.
Following is the list Of grand and
petit jurors drawn for the term.
Grand Jurors
J. s. Rowe. Brownsville; X. e. Wae-
ner. Brownsville; Edward 8. King. MeF-
cedes; Manuel Bestiero, Br0wnsvilles
Milton Pupkin, San Beni.e; w. II. Ford.
Brownsville; G. c. Buckle. San Benito;
Frank Grove. McAllcn; s. l. Gill. Ray
mondvillc: Encarnacion Gutierrez, No
ma: r. L. Savage. San Juan; J. B.
James. Harlingen: r. B. Guerra. Rio
Grande City; G. B. TONNE. Raymond-
vile: w. G. Lanec. Brownsville; +. c.
Downs. Alamo; J. O. Ward, Mercedes:
J. X. Roberts, Harlingen: J. i. Sim
mons. Rio Grande City; H. B. Parker.
Brownsville; L. X. Brooks. Rio Crando
City; G. valle.. Rio Granda City; = =.
Hooks, Alamo: l.. n. Marcello,, nissiea:
w. II. Baxter, Weslaco: John Waite.
Mission: John w. Griffin, Brownsville:
s. +. Melton. Pharr.
Petit Jurors
J. N. Taylor, Brownsville; =. r.. Har-
rison. Brownsville; Arthur McMillen.
San Benito; Angus. de u Pena. Rio
Carnde City; Charles Ball. Edinburgh
Charles volz, Mission; w. Drummond.
Mission: John p. Sewell. Mercedes
John Caldwell. McAllen: Frank Doynos
Rio Grande City; +. Y. Stephenson.
Brownsville; J. c. Atkinson. Harlingen;
r. M. Lytxen. San Juan; Van Williams.
Pharr; r. G. Umland. Edinburg; Ben
Brooks. Jr.; Mercedes: Morgan Olson.
Alamo: w. r. Drake. San Benito; Sher-
wood Bishop. Brownsville; }. G. Barnett
Harlineen: NJ. A. Clover, Alamo; w. -
Mills. Brownsville; Ed Jamerson. Dom
ma; Porfirio Gonzales, vivoras; J. =.
Monroe Brownsville; Claude Nseys
Brownsville: X. G. Roberts, San Benitos
John +. Coffee. Brownsville; A. 8. Pike
Weslaco: r. ID. Barnes, Alamo; Fivian
Garza. Roma; Ralph Agar, San Benitol
w. 4. Robinctt. Rio Grande City; G. L.1
Cloetta, Brownsville; "A. A. Lindahls
Raymondville: John Baker, Harlingen:
John +. Rutledgc. Brownsville; p. :.
McNair. Brownsville; Harry Ridgeways
Donna.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
Mines
MAY STOP RUHR
COAL SHIPPING
tBv The Associated press)

nUESSELDORF. May ll-Fioa ing
mines. similar 10 those used BY the
Germans during the war. are being
brought into play in efforts to hinder
the coal and coke transportation from
the Ruhr. i. was announced today by
the French authorities here
AZ Ruhrert. one of the largest in
land ports in tho world. efforts were
made today 10 des roy the gates of the
canal. but the mine exploded premature
~. The damage done was slight. but
much resentment was aroused BY the
attempt % destroy the means Of ship
ping through the Rhine canals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
I, ALLIANCE OPENS
I" MEETING IN ROME

ROME. May 1.-THE ninth congress
Of the international woman suffrage al
liance opened here today with delgafcs
representing forty nations. Italy was
represented by 100 delegates.
Royal Commissioners Signor Cremo-
nesi and Premier Mussolini delivered the
welcoming addresses. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. president Of the alliance.
in her address said We do not come 10
Rome this year to hold our ninth con
gress as timid suppliants for small
favors. The majority Of us are enfran-
chised. We are part Of the collective
rulers Of nations
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
TORNADO KILLS 30 AT COLORADO. TEXAS
CHINESE PIRATES
CAPTURE FOREIGN
ship PASSENGERS
Wv The A~s"riaiei Press,

HoNGKuNG. May European
passengers werc-ampnr the number ter
rorizcd. and robbed when he Chinese
steamer Taishun was seized Saturday
near Swatow by pirates. who. disguised
as passengers. surprised and ovcrcame
the crew. The ship was in possession Of
the pirates nearly twcnty-four hours.
They finally left the vessel yesterday
near the mou h Of a creek. transferring
70 junk merchandise. money and other
loo. amounting 20 approximately s6D.-
600. Most Of the passengers lost all
their money and personal effects.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14

once, SO that work on the hospital
may not be delayed any longer.
J. +. Walsh. contractor for the
hospital construction, who resides
at Mission. was communicated with
by phone this morning and will ar
rive tomorrow morning, ready to be-
gin work at once and push the build
ing to completion as rapidly as pos
sible The work yet TO be done in
cludes painting, laying Of most of
the flooring, and the installation of
the plumbing and electric wiring.
Everybody feels happy over the
prospect Of such an early compile
tion Of the hospital. and general con
gratulations were being exchanged
today over this solution Of the
problem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14

HENRIETTA. Texas, May Ia
Wichita connty boys were given N
opportunity to win . start in the
hog business last week when loc1l
business men gave away twelve pure
bred pigs to winners in : pig judg-
ing contest The contest was under
direction Of T. B. Lewis, county
agent, and was open 70 III boys u
the county
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
|RAlWAYUNIONS
STARTING DRIVE
FORMOREWACES

CHICAGO. Ill May 1.-THE United
States Labor Board resumed func Joining
again today. facing a report from rail-
road labor circles indicating concert
81 drive By the unions for m increase
IN wages that may total $3.50. 100000 or
more annually.
Since April Is. he data on which the
terms Of three members expired, the
board has been unable to render further
decisions on the disputes pending be-
fore il. as the vacancies on the board
had not been filled until Friday BY
President Harding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
CONSUMPTION
SHOWS SLIGHT FALL
UNDER MARCH REPORT

WASHINGTON. j.. g.. May H.
Cotton consumed during the month of
April amounted 10 5TI .:;96 bales If lint
and y. 1872 linterS. as compared with
G23 100 bales Of lint and 5l.1iJ lintcrs
in March of this year. and il3..Jug bales
of lint and ~. 2ST linters IN April Of
last year. the census bureau announced
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
WOMAN KILLED BY
!, AUTOMOBILE, CAR
(" DRIVER ESCAPES

BRNKENRIDGE. Texas. May IL
Mrs. Martha Orvis. age a.. Of Arkansas
City. Kansas. was instantly killed. and
her daughter. Mrs. II. l.. Garner. age 40.
was seriously hurt last night when
struck by nm automobile while crossing
the street. Officers say they have no
clue TO the identity Of the ear driver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
AWAITING TOOLS AT POTASH TEST

MIDLAND, Texas. May 14-work on
he potash test at Odessa has been sus
pended while the crew j. awaiting tools
made necessary from recently replacing
the shot-core-drill with cable tools. The
change Is temporary while the red beds
are being encountered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
RECOVER TWELFTH
BODY FROM BURNING
OIL WELL; TWO MORE
fEv The Associated Press.O

CCRSICANA. Texas. May ta.-The
twelfth body was recovered from
near the burning Hughes -Mckie
oil well today. and the workers who
succeeded in securing Il state that
they were able to see two more
bodies still nearer the well.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
MAKE REPORT ON
APRIL EXPORTS
fRv the Associated Pres.N

WASHINGTON. II. g.. May 1i-Ex-
ports from the United States during
April amounted 10 ssi1.00W as com
pared with S3iS.I69.O00 during April.
1872. II was announced today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
MEAGER REPORTS FROM
STORM AREA STATE so
DEAD, over 100 HURT

IBy The Associated PressJ
BIG SPRINGS, Texas, May 4.-Fifty per-
sons were killed and about one hundred were
injured three miles from Colorado, Texas,
when a tornado swept this section Of the state,
according to meager, unconfirmed reports
telephoned here today. Since the news was
received communication has been cut off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14

COLORADO, Texas, May l4.-Eight bod
les OF persons killed in the tornado near here
this morning have been brought here, and it
IS reported that several bodies are on their
way here Twelve persons have been count
cd dead. Persons doing relief work reported
that the dead and injured were being found at
almost every scattered farm and ranch dwell
ing for many miles southeast Of here Only
sight damage was done at this pace.
ABILENE, Texas May l4-Joe Richburn
and two children were killed and a large num-
Der OF residents of this section were injured as
the result Of tornado which struck the Spade
ranch, south of Colorado, Texas, and moved
path twenty-five miles long across the coun-
try last night. AT Westbrook Mrs w. S.
Shelton was killed and her two children are
not expected to live.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
.PATMAN BILL
IS PASSED BY
LOWER HOUSE
Occupation Taxes on Express
Companies and Public
Utilities Will be Increased
by Measure

AUSTIN. Texas. May 1.-THE Pat
man bill increasing the occupation taxes
neNrresS companies. public utilities
and wholesale dealers in oil, TO-DAY was
finally passed hy the house. The Coffee
gross oil production bill WAS also voted
out by conference committee today. the
taxation rate being fixed al two per
cent. Four II the five senate members
and three of the five house members
signed the joint committee report which
fixed The rate al two per cent
Emphatic opposition 10 any proposal.
contract or scheme which tends toward
a return 70 the kease system for prison
er> was expressed in a resolution re-
ported - the senate today III. the
penIteniiary committe a. a substitute.
for the Murphy resolution. which was
rcp"rf.d adversely The substitute
resolution dcnounces tentative con
tracts which are reported to have been
made Nv the prison commission for
working The inmates of the prnif-ntiary
~ shirt factories or in the iron mines
~ East Texas.
AUSTIN. Texas. Nav 1i.-State
treasurer NJ. n. Terrell today stated
hr will send letter 10 the legislature
today notifying IL that hc will not
cash warrants under the contracts let
BY the state textbook commission las,
December until the book ,controver.l-
haS been settled in the courts. The
treasurer j. the only state official who
has not taken official cognizance of the
resolutions adopted in both houses on
the textbook question
Representative baldwin was prepar-
mig resolution which probably vii b.
introduced authorizing the appointment
of attorneys 20 represent state officials
IN the textbook cont ntrov.rSy.
Attorney General Keeling Saturday
declined 10 uphold the recommendations
Of the joint legislative committee and 10
institute suits to anHui th. contracts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-14
Alamo Concrete Carts

Easy to handle-Well balanced
Large Wheels-Built Strong.
Built for Service and Satisfaetisn
ALAMO IRON WORKS
San AatesIe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
LUIS FIRPO BOXES
 BURKE NEXT YEAR

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.-Luis' Angel Firpo and Martin Burke will fight in New Orleans some time next March, it is understood in pugilistic circles. Buenos Aires advices last night quoted Firpo as stating his New York representative had closed with a New Orleans promoter for the bout.
 Domonick Tortorich. a local pro- moter signed Firpo and Burke for a bout here last July and Burke came south to train for the fight but Firpo went to Cuba and Mexico and returned to New York. Ring followers have it that the bout was cancelled at the order sof Tex Rick ard because a the time there was some fear the Irishman might up- set plans for the. Dempsey Firpo bat tie. Sincle Firpo's showing against Dempsey, however, the experts seem to agree Firpo can beat Burke and the match has been given the off cial o. K Burke, who has been anxious to get in the ring with the South American, regards the out come differently and fight fans here expect to witness battle along the line of those of several decades ago when New Orleans and the adjoining when New Orleans and the adjoining battles in the game.
 Tortorich Is expected to stage the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
RICHARD WILL PUT
 ON BIG RING SHOW

NEW YORK, Dec.J 2O.-Several heavyweight young men who have been good little boys all year will receive socks filled with jingle bells and singing birdies at Tex Rickard' s Yuletide numbers rodeo in Madison Square Garden Friday night. A doz- en deserving heavies have beer in- vited to participate in the tableau which will be entitled Tt is better to give than receive"
 The carnival of the tumble Tom mics is. an annual phenomenon of the New York sport world. It brings to- gether unempo1yed blackSmithS, freight t-handlers and teameros. and usually cures them of their ambitions to be prize fighters. AS most of them obtain jobs and go to work after one experience in the ring, the occasion is Regarded as benefit to society.
 T can't work because I'm delicate" said one of the fighters in an ex- elusive Interview Thursday afternoon at 3:S5:09.
 After you get some experience going down in your fight with this tough guy, we'll get you nice soft job as an elevator man." MT. Rick ard promised.
 MT. Rickard is serving rubber aprons to all stockholders within the first 20 rows Friday night. This refinement was decided upon in view of a distressing incident in last years show when two heavies spat- tered each other over wide radius. and caused several divorces. It seems that when the ringsiders ar rived home their respective shippers saw the red marks on their bollec shirt-fronts and mistook these san sanguinary souvenirs for feminine liD-rO1lSe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
CONNIE MACK WILL COLLECT VETERANS AS BUILDING
Mascart Breaks Hand On BeIgian's Head In
 Bout

PARIS, Dec. 20.-Henri Hebrans, the Belgian featherweight, is being hailed in France sporting circles to- day as probably the hardest headed fighter known to the ring. It de- veloped overnight that Edouard Mascart of Paris, who won the Flu ropean feitherweight title by de- feating Hebrans on points here Tuesday night, broke his right hand in the third round of the fight with Hebrans in landing blow on the Belgian's head. The doctors have prescribed two months vacation from ring activities for Mascart, while the maimed member is heal ing.
 Contact with Hebrans' cranium had already cost Eugene Criqui, the featherweight champion, and caused his temporary and permanent retire. ment from the ring, Criqui having shattered his left hand some time ago in a bout with Bebrans.
 Mascart and Criqui are one in de- claring Hebrans' head is harder than that of any pugilist they. have eyer ever met. Some one has explained this by the story that one of the most popular sports among lusty lads in Liege, Hebrans' home, is a game of trying to split an inch board by putting it with the hear after a short run. Hebrans' is declared to have been champion of Liege at that gen tie game before he took up pugilism as 8 career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-21
Soccer Team Gets In Reuolution; Not Game

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2o-They went to Mexico from Guatemala to play soccer football and basketball, bumped into a revolution and found themselves in New Orleans today. That was the story told by score of amateur athletes from Guatemala, herefas guests of President Obregon of Mexico, who spent most of the day besieging the offices of the United Fruit company and every other shipping concern in the city in the hope they might find trans portation back to Central America.
 The athletes reached Mexico City December and had played only four games of their schedule when Adolfo de la Huerta launched his rebellion at Vera Cruz. The visitors were scheduled to play at Guadalajara but when fighting began in the vicinity of that city, the great feat was called off and with it the athletic event. The Obregon government could not send the Quatemalans home directly from Mexico City so it put them aboard a train for New Orleans through Laredo, Tex.
 The party is in charge of Carlos Palma, an attache of the foreign re- lations department of Guatemala.