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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
PARTY ENJOYS TRIP
TO BIRD REFUGE IN
THE LACUNA MADRE

After viewing the sights at Green or
Bird" Island, one would think that
the millincum was at hand, stated one
member Of Brownsville party that
has just returned from a trip to the
island. This island. situated about thir-
ty miles up the coast from Point Isabe:.
opposite the mouth Of the Arroyo Colo
RADIO, is an Audubon bird refuge, and In
one Of the wonder spots OF this section
Of the country. strange to say. however.
it is visited by comparatively few pee-
pie.
The party from here included T. w.
King. Of the highway department, Joe
kowalski Of the Borderland Hardfare
Company, Ed. Jameson Of Donna, DR..
Williams, and several others including
number Of boys. Permission for the
trip was secured from federal game
warden, R. d. Camp. who has charge Of
the island. The party went 70 Point
Isabel. and took a sailboat from that
point. The trip to the island takes four
to five hours, and the trip back re-
quires from eight to ten hours, depend
ing on the wind.
The most wonderful thing about the
island. n member Of the party stated.
was the tameness of the hundreds Of
varieties of birds. They were as tame
as chickens, and were quite gracious IN
permitting their pictures to be taken
at n distance Of only few feet. The
birds build their nests practically on
the ground, apparently without fear Of
molestation.
The flight Of the birds in early
morning and late in the evening u
continuous line. il was stated. Cranes.
herons, egrets and hundreds Of other
varieties Of sen birds build mere under
the protection Of the government. Mr..
Kowalski says that every boy should see
the island, and see what can b done
in the preservation Of the birds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
BLUE SKY MEASURE WILL
PROVE OF BENEFIT TO
ALL INVESTORS IN STATE

Articles of association or agree
ment must show amount of stock.
par value. price at which it is sold.
Assets and liabilities of the COM
pany must be detailed.
Requires filing Of copy Of all ad-
vertising matter that half of capital
stock be subscribed and paid in;
prohibits transaction Of business un-
der declaration Of trust or common
law trust.
Prevents merging, absorption or
transfer of property unless approved
by majority Of stockholders and by
secretary Of state.
Provides penalty where newspaper
or other publication carries advertis-
ing of fraudulent securities. stocks
and companies.
Prohibits brokers making loans on
stocks unless approved by the state
department.
Authorizes state administering Of
ficer to advertise concerning fraud
ulent securities.
The bill passed in the house by q
two third majority to make it effec-
tive Immediately but was not given
q record vote in the senate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
.SHRINER TO RAISE
FUND FOR BUILDING
ATA. & M. COLLEGE

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 2s.
Plans for the A. a. NJ. Masonic Club
building which is 20 be constructed near
the campus at a cost of $150,O00 by the
Shrine Council Of Texas, are being
rushed TO completion in the anticipa-
tion that funds for beginning the build
ing will be available by the first Of
next year.
At the meeting of the Council in
Wichita Falls last Saturday. eight Of
the nine Shrines pledged themselves TO
put over raise in the initiation fees
Of their Temples, the increase to 20 in
to the building fund Of the a. 4 NJ. Ma
sonic Club until such time rs 100000 is
provided. The initiation fee mt present
is SIS. An increase in the fall classes 20
500 would bring che treasury Of the
Club building fund some $4,000 il tine
average OF newly made Shriners Is con-
tinued during the coming year and the
100000 will be available by January
1925, at the outside. The Shrine Com
mttee Of which Walter d. Cline Of
Wichita Falls is chairman, believes that
the work can bo undertaken immediate
~ following the fall ceremonials.
Colonel Ike S. Ashburn. commandant
of the college Is chairman Of the local
building committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
STRIKE in RUHR
SPREADING FAST
REPORTS STATE
Night Of Terror Passed by
Residents Of Dortmund.
Many Killed or Hurt in
Fighting
fRv The Associated Press.)

ESSEN. May 2S.-The disorders
in the Ruhr district on account of
the strikes and the communist ac-
tivities appears to be centered
around Dortmund. where the in
habitants last night passed a night
of terror.
Workers and guards searched all
passersbys on the streets, ostensibly
for firearms, but many complained
that money and other valuables were
taken.
Numerous fights occurred during
the night and large number were
hurt. The communists and police
fought at a nearby mine where the
communists tried to induce the
pump men to leave so that the mine
would bt flooded. and i'm this fight
two police were killed and eleven
wounded. Two Of the communists
are known to have been killed and
many were wounded.
The strike is rapidly spreading in
the Rhineland. The steel workers
went out at Duisburg today and one
workman was killed and a number
wounded in a clash between the po-
lice and striking street car and gas
workers at Dusseldorf this morn
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
PLAN MORTGAGE
ON CERMANSFOR
PREPARATIONS
fRy The Associated Press.l

BERLIN. May 2S.-t;ermany'S new
reparations program. as now outlined
will rest primarily on nationwide real
estate mortgage. What promises 10 be-
come the greatest hypotheca:ion of land
in the history Of economics eventually
will encompass every square inch al
German soil which will be made 10 pay
tribute To Germany's former foes for a
period Of thirty years.
Five hundred million gold marks are
expected To come from this source an
nually during the first few years This
plan j. the most important point in the
program of the German League of In
dustrialistS a submitted 10 Chancellor
tuno for perusal ny the government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
Domestic COmcOctiOmS of
Liquor Most Dangerous, is
Vie,U COna,,aiSSiOneyHayueS

WASHINGTON. ID. c. May 2s.-How
the United States was dried up under
prohibition, despite the rum running
and bootlegging. was the subject Of O
statement today by Federal Commits.
sioner Haynes, who gave GU. figures
showing that the major imports of dis
titled spirits to nearby smuggling
sources altogether amounted to slightly
over one per cent of the pre- e-prohibition
American liquor Withdrawals.
Commissioner Haynes said it could
readily be seen that there is less oc-
casion to worry over the rIm flee, and
smugglers than over the domestic con-
coctions of fraudulent spirits. Stories
regarding large amounts Of liquor being
smugglcd into the United States are
very valuable to the bootleggers. he
stated. as they enable them to foist
their poisonous wares on the public rs
genuine imported stuff for which they
get fabulous prices, he declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday; little
change in temperature.
Eass Texas: Partly cloudy to cloudy
tonight and Tesday; probably scatter
ed thundershowers in northeast portion.
Moderate TO fresh southerly winds on
the coast.
Weather Conditions
The pressure was low this morning
over western Texas and the Canadian
Northwest, and relatively high over the
balance Of the country. This pressure
distribution has been attended by con
siderable cloudiness and unsettled
weather. particularly over the Central
and Southeastern states. Numerous
showers and thunderstorms occurred
within the last "a hours in the middle
Rocky Noun aims and Plains states. por-
tions of the great central valleys. and
throughout the eastern half Of the cot
ton belt. Temperatures were about sea-
sonable east of the Rockies" but ra-
ther low to the ives ward. particularly
in Nevada where il was beloU freezing
last night.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from SO ut San
Antonio TO 81 at Calves on.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
FIRST TRIAL In
OIL FRAUD CASE
TODAY

FORT WORTH, Texas, May %.
The trial of the defendants in the
General Lee Development Interests
case. the first oil promotion case
growing out of the recent govern
ment investigations Of companies OPP
Grating here, started in federal court
today.
The preliminaries were halted un-
til this afternoon on the request of
United States District Attorney
Zweifel in order to permit all six de-
PENDANTS to be present. The de-
PENDANTS this morning were II.
Schwarz, Charles Sherwin, Robert
Lee and Walter Marks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
SEVEN KILLED WHEN
AUTO AND STREET CAR
COLLIDE AT DETROIT

DETROIT, May 2s.-Seven persons
were killed here last night when an in
terurban car on the Detroit Pontiac
line hit an automobile at Woodward
avenue and the Is mile road. eight
miles north OF Detroit. None Of the dead
has been identified
The impact of the collision threw
the motor of the wrecked automobile
into a line OF machines passing along
tho road. wrcckine another machine.
The car following the second wrecked
automobile was thrown into the inter
urban. A number of persons in these
machines wero injured. Several were
removed TO hospitals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28

ASSERTS SHE IS
NOT CRIMINAL

TEGCCIGAIPA. Honduras. May %
A message declaring her innocence has
been received by the Associated Pres.
correspondent here from Clara Phillips
the convicted hammer murderess. who il
now en- route back 10 the United States
in charge Of American officers.
The message was sent from Puerto
Cortez just before the steamer Copan
sailed. The message stated that Clara
Phillips intended TO give the world "the
truth about the Alberta Meadows case.
and that she is innocent Of the lawful
crime for which was unjustly convicted
and the opportunity viii soon come for
me to prove it,
The Copan is expected to arrive in
New Orleans with the prisoner Thurs
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
RAILWAYS MEET
Requirement rs,
ASHTON SAYS
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, ID. c. May 2s.-The
railroads are not only meeting the max
imum transportation requirements or
shippers at present, X. II. Ashton,
president of the American Railway AS
sociation, declared today before the In
terstate Commerce Commission, but are
buying and repairing equipment on a
scale which guarantees their ability to
meet increasing requirements this fall
and winter.
The statement was made at hearing
during the commissions investigation
Of the adequacy of the railroads rolling
stock. Ashton said that the car short
age had practically disappeared, and
that the one difficulty confronting tAe
railroads at the present time. which Is
common to all industries, he said, is the
shortage Of labor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
CHILDREN WITNESS
DEATH OF FATHER

VALDOSTA. Georgia. May 28.-
Four small children witnessed the
killing of their father, c. A. Hunter,
farmer near Fargo. Ga. late yester-
day afternoon, by SANDY" Arm
strong a negro, while the farmer
with his wife and children were
strolling in the woods near their
home. accordin gto a report today.
A posse which started out last night
was reported at noon to be close on
the trail of the negro.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
LEADER
ADVISES CESSATION
OF CIVIL WARFARE


DUBLIN. May 2s.-A Document
addressed by Eamonn dc Valera to
all ranks in the republican army
calling for n discontinuance Of the
armed struggle. has been taken by
the Free State authorities from the
captured republican leader. il was
announced today.
The document. which was dated
May "a. says: THE republic can no
longer be defended successfully by
your arms, and further sacrifices
on your part would be unwise in
the national interests. Your efforts
and sacrifices will surely bear fruit.
You have saved the national honor
and kept open the road TO indepen-
dence. Laying aside your arms now
Is an act of patriotism as exalted
and pure as the valor in taking
them up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
BRITISH PREMIER
NAMES MINISTER
(By The Associated Press.,

LONDON. May 2S. - Sir Laming
Worihington Evans. secretary Of war in
the cabinet Of David Lloyd George. has
accepted the office Of postmaster gen
eral under Prime minister Stanley Bald
win. Evans was n member Of the group.
which included Austen Chamberlain.
which went into the wilderness" at the
time Of the conservative split which gave
Bonar Law the premiership. e.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
BANKS MAY QUIT vLADIvOsrOK

vLADIvOSTOK, May 2s.-The Soviet
government. in Us endeavor to collect
two per cent on all money brought into
the country. has demanded n consider
able sum from the Korean Bank. This
institution refuses payment. saying II
would rather close up in Vladivostok
and move to Harbin. The Yokohama
Specie Bank. faced with the same situ-
tion, Is said to be closing its accounts.
II the government persists in exactine
this percentage. Vladivostok will be
without foreign banking faciltes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
GERMANS HONOR vOLTAlRE
(By The Associated press)

BERLIN. May 2s.-voltaire is shar-
ing in the Frederick the Great revival
which is spreading all over Germany
The books Of the eccentric French phi
losopher who lived so long at Sam Sou
ci Palace. Potsdam. with Frederick tho
Great. are being offered in the book
shops along with :he works Of the ido-
ked Prussian king.
The general hatred of Frenchmen be
cause Of the Ruhr occupation apparent
ly does not extend to Voltaire, whose
portraits are freely exhibited beside
those Of Frederick the Great.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
ESCAPED CONVICT
SHOOTS AND KILLS
HOUSTON CO. DEPUTY

PALESTINE, Texas i. May 2s.--Jeff
English, deputy sheriff of Houston
county. who was shot late yesterday by
an escaped convict, believed to have
been Tom Davis, died at hospital here
early today.
Officers have been securing Houston
county for the convict who escaped from
the Ferguson farm on May "a. English
was sho: at Grapeland when he attempt
ed to arrest a man, a companion Of
Davis. who was also an escaped con-
Wet. This man vas arrested and jailed
at Grapeland last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
INDEPENDENT OIL
/. COMPANIES PLAN
= CONSOLIDATION

- MONIES, Iowa, May 2S.-Consol-
Aan<Dba OF n number Of independent oil
zeS]sp spanies operating in Iowa, Missouri.
sHansas, Nebraska and Colorado, is to
be consumated at meeting Of the d.
rectors Of the various concerns within
a few weeks, according to J. II. Howe,
president of the Manhattan Oil Cor
porations.
Howe is to be vice-president Of the
new holding company. which is to be
capitalized at Sl0.000.00O and incorpor-
ated in Delaware. The new company
will be known as the Climax Oil Com
pany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
wEATHER OUrLOOK FOR WEEK

For the West Gulf Sta.es: Partly
cloudy with scattered thundershowers;
temperature about normal.
For the Southern Rocky Mountain and
Plateau Regions: Generally fair. except
for widely scattered showers; tempera-
ture normal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
MANY HARVEST HANDS NEEDED

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 2S.-- IT
lea~r 100 harvest hands from the out
side will be needed in the central conn
ties of Oklahoma when wheat harvest
starts there about June IL. George +.
Tu<-ker. field director Of the Unite
States farm labor bureau. announced
herr today. Wages will be S3 10 - .
and lodging. Tucker said. Ira>r'' :"
day fur -hockers and 50 to SO day for
xaskers. in addition to board and Iod-
gine, Tucker said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
CLERK INDICTED FOR
EMBEzZLEMENT TAKES
LIFE BY POISONING

HOUSTON, Texas, May 2s.-William
Gammill, age 80, former rate clerk Of a
cotton firm here. who was indicted last
week on charges Of embezzlement. died
this morning from poisoning. A YER
diet OF suicide was returned by the
cofOner's jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
RUSSIAN CREW ON
AMERICAN SHIP is
REPORTED ON STRIKE

MANILA. p. |. May 2s--It has been
reported here tina. the Russian crew on
the American transport Merritt, en-
route from Manila to San Francisco,
with $40 Russian refugees on board
has gone on a strike and are holding
up the ship GOO miles from Olongaho.
The United States ship Harrison was
started from Corregidor Island with an
emergency crew of Filipinos to .ako the
place of the Russian crew.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28

ST. LOUIS. May ga partial check
today revealed that the five bandits
who held up the postmaster and postal
clerk at Staunton, L.. 40 miles north
east Of here Saturday evening. and
seized two mail pouches containing
currency for mine pay rolls, obtained
approximately $4,000. all in IS. $40
and and $50 bills. The money. which
was sent by the st. Louis Federal Re-
serve bank to Saunton when the hold
up occurred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
TRAIN HITS AUTO
KILLING ONE MAN

PALESTINE. Texas. May 2s.-J. l..
Dobbs. age 65, well-known saw mill
man died this morning as the resul. Of
injuries received when n passenger
train crashed into an automobile ut
Tucker. near here, late yesterday. Two
sons and his wife were also injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
COURT HOUSE BURNED

NEWPORT. Ind. May 2s.-Struck by
lightning during a terrific thunder
storm early Sunday morning. the Yer
million county court house here was
razed by fire. the total loss being es-
timatcd at 100000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
ACTRESS NAMED IN
FARRAR CASE HAS
BEEN INDICATED

NEW YORK, May 28-Suprems
court Justice Lehman today rendered
decision vindicating Miss Stella Lar
rimdfe, the young actress named BY
Geraldine Farrar A. one Of the several
Co. o-respcndents In hex suit FOR divorce
from Lou Tellegen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-28
GOVERNOR NEFF
WOULD COMPEL
prompt ACTION
Informs Legislators That All
Appropriation Bills will be
Vetoed if Revenue Meas
ures are Not Acted Upon
(By The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN. Texas. May 28-Unless
| some decisive, meaningful- action IN
taken by the legislature within the next
day or two toward meeting the discrep-
| ancy between the revenue and appro-
priations. Governor Neff will veto the
appropriation bills now before him, the
governor stated in his message TO the
legislature today.
The governor said tha. the third call
ed session had been meeting for thir-
teen days without action to meet the
prospective deficiency between the state
revenues and appropriations.
Oposition to the recommended tions
BY the joint ways and means committee
for adjournment Of the legislature this
week by passage Of the oil tax bill at
two and one-half per cent, the pipe
line tax measure. the sulphur tax bill.
reducing the emergency school appro-
priation from $4,000 to $4,000, 900, was
met today when the report was placed
before the senate members who were
not present when the repor. was agreed
upon Friday. The committee went into
session with view Of ironing out the
difficulties.
The senate passed the Darwin bill re-
appropriating funds for pink boll worm
eradication.
The house today went on record ag
opposed 10 the teaching OF Darwinism
as a true theory in the schools and COL
leges. the Stroder- -Dodd resolution be-
ing adopted by u vote Of 81 to Q.
fBy The Associated Press.l
AUSTIN. Texas, May 2s.-Members
Of the legislature last night expressed
hope that tho plans Of the joint ways
and means committee to end the ses-
sion this week would be successful IN
view Of the intention Of Governor Neff
to veto appropriation bills the middle
Of the week unless revenue measures
arc passed.
Representative Belt Of Gatesville, OF
the house leaders. who has conferred
with Governor Neff on the program.
expressed belief that the program will
be accepted and that the session can BE-
completed by next Saturday.
Tho senate began consideration OF
the revenue tax bills passed over from
the house. These bills include the Cusp
telephone tax bill, the Patman line tax
bill and Coffee oil tax bill. The latter
probably will not etaken up until
Tuesday. The house will have before 1t
several other revenue measures, includ-
ing the Lackey billboard tax, Pa.man
express tax and Wilmans divorce tar.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-07-05

action would be necessary in putting
over the cooperative marketing move
ment and stated that all should give it
their moral support.
Rev. Barton recalled the poverty
and suffering of the Southern Cotton
and Tobacco States caused by not Sc
curing the cost of production of their
commodities. He stated that remark
able relief had been given to the
Growers of the South by forming the
Cotton Growers Association. He
stated that these marketing associa-
tion Of the South had lifted the people
out of bondage and depression of
years standing.
Mr.. Passonneau states that the
Equity Farm Elevator and the Wheak
Growers Association of that section
are working together and that about
75 per cent to 85 per cent Of the
Wheat Growers Association.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-07-05
MARKET DIRECTOR SPEAKS
TO STRATTON STOCKHOLDERS

The 100 per cent Pooling Plan of
cooperative marketing is sound, ac-
cDrding to Mr.. Joseph Passoneau
Director of Markets. Mr.. Passonneau
assured the farmers that if they would
become members of the Wheat
Marketing Association and get suf-
ficient volume of wheat under control
and orderly market that wheat they
could eliminate the fluctuation that is
now caused by the future gambling
on wheat. Mr.. Passonneau further
stated that this great fluctation in the
wheat market is causing the financial
ruin of the farmers Of this country
and that the only possible way of
eliminating these great fluctuations, is
by extensive state and national organ
ization. Mr.. Passonneau assured the
farmers that the state office would
give them every possible support in
making their cooperative marketing
associations a complete success.
Rev. Barton and Father Muenich
also addressed the meeting. Father
Muenich very forcefully expressed his
opinion that only united effort by the
farmers would stabilize their industry
and that all factions must work to-
gether in harmony or success cannot
be attained by them. He further ex-
pressed the opinion that concentrated
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-07-05
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

N. F. Kraus of the north table,
was struck by lightning during the
storm last Monday evening. ME.
Kraus had been working about the
yard at his farm when the storm
came up and went into a small gran
ary in the east end Of the barn to be
out of the rain. Indications are that
the lightning struck the roof of the
building glancing down the rafter to
the granary. It was some time after
the bolt struck that Mr.. Kraus was
found by his wife, who was attracted
to the spot by his cries. He was SIT
ting upright and was in a semi-con-
scious condition, from which he raj
lied when spoken to.
Mrs. Kraus summoned neighbors
to her assistance and the patient
was removed to the house and Dr.
Patty was called. Mr.. Graus suffer-
ed intense pain during the night, but
has since been improving most en-
couragingly, although in a very weak
ened condition. He escaped being
burned badly, only few small marks
upon his forehead being left by tbs
flash. His head and eyes, are caus-
ing him considerable annoyance, but
it is hoped that their condition Win
rapidly change for the better.-Chap-
pell (Nebr.) Register.