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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-02
KNEW OF NO LAW
AGAINST MURDER

NEW YORK. n. T.. March a. Mrs.
Puirtto SaludcS, on trial charged
with the Staying os Oscar Martcliierc.
m insurance broker. declared on the
stand today that she had never heard
Of any Law against murder and was
not interested In the matter.
When asked II he knew to-day il
was wrong TO kill Msrtellicre she re-
piled that she did not know she had
killed him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-02
new EQUIPMENT
EORDERED FOR
FIRE FIGHTING
Order Placed Today for New
La France Fire Truck Sim
liar to One Now Owned by
City Fire Department

The efficiency Of Brownsvlle.s fire
fighting apparatus will be practically
doubled when the new American La
France fire engine, contracted for this
morning by the city commission. arrives
and Is added TO the present equipment
in the way OF fire trucks.
The bid Of the American La France
company of Sl2.750 for an eigh;-cyliadcr
pumpcr was accepted by the commits
sion. The good service which the en-
gine in use has rendered. served the
commission a. proof Of the quality o.
these engines, as the Brownsville fire
engine has been in use constantly foi
five years and has never failed to
serve the city.
The new pumper will be ordered i'm
medisteiy from the factory at Elrira
Now York. and viii be put into com
mission as soon as II arrives. Il will
have many new features which the
truck possessed by the city does not
have. among them being pneumatic tires
and other improvements. The truck will
be eight-cylinder. 75o gallon capacity
per minute, the same capacity as the
one used now. and larger than any other
truck in the Valley.
In purchasing this truck. Brownsville
IS carrying out her plan Of staEdardiz-
ing fire equipment. Standard equip
mont IL being installed all over the Z az
ley. so that in case of big fire in any
city. the other fire departments will
he able 10 render aid. An association
has been formed in the Valley "a fam
sliarize firemen in one city with the
equipment and apparatus in other cities.
In order that this aid might be more
valuable.
May Purchase Ladder Truck.
Fire and Police Commissioner 4. l..
tcLtion Of the city 10 purchase a ladder
truck in the near future. Mr.. kowalski
said that the purchase OF this truck
will reduce the key rate in Brownsville
from 32 10 %. which will save Browns
Vile citizens approximately S6.oo0 IN osse
year on the sloo.a0o which goes out of
the city annually for insurance on prop
criy. This reduction will pey for ~"
additional equipment in a short time,
and will give Brownsville much lower
rate than any other city in the Valley.
This city already has the lowest key
rate in the Valley. Mercedes being the
next lowest with 60 cents and the o.hef
cities ranging between 90 and 90 This
lcw key rate Is due TO the adequate fire
protection Brownsville has.
The meeting adjourned after an ex-
ecutive session. without taking any ac-
tion on the acceptance of the Fairbanks
Morse engines at the light and power
plant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-02

Brownsville aud vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday: warmer tonight
Eas. Texas: Increasing cioudIness and
warmer tonight; Saturday partly CLOUDY
to cloudy; cooler in northwest portion
Moderate to fresh southcfiy winds On
the coast.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
WILL NOT ENTER
RACE, FORD
AYERS
Has No Desire to Become Next
President, Auto King
Says.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 1S.-
Henry Ford will not be a candidate
for the Presidency in 1924, he de-
cIared here today. Ford had been
conducting a three-day search In
Western Massachusetts towns for
additions to his collection Of
antiques.
"I have no desire to be President
Of the United States" he said. II
am too much occupied with my own
affairs to become the next President
and 1 do not intend to run. All
this talk you hear about my name
being associated with the Presi-
dency is newspaper talk. There is
nothing in it,"
Referring to the Ku Klux Khan
Ford said:
II never belonged to any organ
ization and never intend to. / think
the Ku Klux Khan is un-American
and If I join any organization it
would be one that would not re-
quire me to wear a mask"
The Washington times., 1923-06-18

Miss Stanberger's Dismissal
From Service RECOMMENDED ]
by Trial Board.

The Police Trial Hard today
recommended the removal from
service Of Miss Helen "A. Stan
berger, policewoman who was
tried Saturday on charges Of will
full disobedience of orders.
The charges grew out of com
plant made to Major Daniel Sulli-
van, superintendent of police, by
Commissioner James F. Oyster.
Commissioner Oyster reported
that Miss Stanberger disobeyed
his orders by failing to appear at
his office after summons by him.
Other Women Testify.
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle. chief
of the women's bureau, and Miss
Helen G. Scofield, who has charge
OF the office at the women's bureau,
before the trial board.
Miss Scofield testified that she
transmitted an order to Miss STAN
berger to appear in Commissioner
Oysters office at a certain time sew
eral weeks ago. Mrs. Van Wrinkle
testified that Miss Stanberger by
silence at a conference in Commits
sioner Oysters office admitted she
received the order and understood It..
Allowed 10 Days.
Commissioner Oyster asked Miss
Schofield to come to his office after
he had received complaints about
her from two New Jersey women.
She was told to appear at his office
at 10 o'clock in the morning. She
did not appear until l o'clock in
the. afternoon, testimony at the trial
showed.
Miss Stanberger will be given ten
days in which to appeal her case
to the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
Society Bud Organizes
100000 Movie Co.
So She Can Act

NEW YORK, June 18.-The
ambition of seventeen-year-old
Mrs. James v. Converse, twin
sister of Mrs. Reginald Wander
belt, to become movie star has
led her to form her own moving
picture company. 1t will be
known as the Thelma Morgan
Picture Corporation, it was an
nounced today, capitalized at
100000.
81 have wanted to go into mo-
ton pictures for quite while"
the youthful society leader said.
"I have never acted any parts
seriously, but l am just crazy
about moving pictures"
Recently Mrs. Converse had a
small part in Enemies Of
Women"
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
iris SPEAKER s
INDIANS ARE
HERE
Walter Johnson Will Try to Get
First Scalp for
Criffmen.
iNTERisTIoNAL NEMs REEI
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Walter Johnson will attempt to-
day to turn back the Cleveland In
dams in the first game of the
series and thus do his part toward
pulling his creaking outfit out of
the cellar. The veteran singer Is
capable of pitching brilliantly at
times Today may be one Of his
good days. In that case the In
dams will have to be very. very
good to win.
Stan Coveleskie. iris Speakers
veteran spitballer, is expected to
be ,Johnson's opponent. Covey is
the best pitcher in the Cleveland
stable and, to make matters more
interesting. usually defeats the
Griffs.
The Indians are the last Western
outfit to visit the Capital. They
will be here four days. On Friday
the Griffs open their second series
in Philadelphia, returning here for
game with the Mackmen next
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
81 & Asr
KILLS WIFE
WOUNDS
FOUR
Youth Shoots Himself With
Shotgun After Separation,
Near Hagerstown, Ma

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, June 1ee-
Concealed in a clump of bushes
along a roadside, Roy Smith,
twenty, of Woodsboro, Nd, today
shot and killed his nineteen-year-
old wife, seriously wounded her
father, two sisters, and another
girl, and then committed suicide,
according to the. police.
Separated for Week.
The boy had been separated from
his wife for a week. He lay in
wait for the party accompanying
the Rev. j. A. Saxton in a carriage
and opened fire as they APP
preached. The minister's eleven
year-old daughter was wounded.
Smith then ran TO a wheat field
where he sent a bullet through his
brain.
The wounded are Harry wilhide,
father of Mrs. Smith; Mildred Will
hide, sixteen. and Beatrice Wilhide,
her sisters, and Frances Saxton,
eleven, daughter of the minister.
ElOped Last March.
Smith jumped out Of the bushes.
according to the authorities, and
fired with a shotgun. The first
charge killed the wife. Reloading
the gun he fired again when others
were wounded.
A posse of mountain folk found
Smiths body later.
According to the police the tragedy
followed an elopement of the couple
last March. Parents of both par
ties objected to the match. Mrs.
Smith, it was said, contemplated
q divorce.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
TRADE BODIES INVITE
CONVENTIONS TO D. C..

The Washington Chamber of
Commerce and the Washington
Board of Trade have both extended
invitations to the American Peony
Association and the Civil Service
Commissioners of the United States
and Canada to hold conventions In
Washington.
william GUIDE, prominent Wash
ington florist suggested to the
bodies that they invite the Peony
Association to hold their 1925 con-
vention in this city while John p:
DOYLE, secretary of the U. s: Civil
Service Commission. requested that
the invitations be dispatched to the
latter organization which is now
meeting New York city.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
IS
OUT At POLLS
TO-DAY
Bitter Primary Fight Centers
Around G. o. p. Nominal
ton for Senator.
By WILLIAM HARD.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June
With a look of panied and
puzzled anxiety on it's face, the
Republican party of Minnesota
today is saying: "Eeenie, meenie,
meynie, mo-" around circle of
eight candidates to see which one
of them is to go out and try to
thrash the farmer-labor candidate
in the approaching Minnesota
United States Senatorial election,
while the whole nation watches.
Republicans Scared.
Candor compels statement
which is more important than any
of the personalities or any Of the
alleged issues here prevalent. The
Republican party here is scared.
The Farmer-Labor party is feeling It's
oats and hurting defiances. Mathe-
matically, when the votes are count
ed in the election next month. the
Republican party may feel better.
Psychologically today the political
parties of Minnesota in their one,
two, three order are: One, the Far
er-Labor party; two, the Republi-
can party; three-and a bad three,
so bad as hardly really to be in
the money at all-the Democratic
party.
The three men who are running
for the Farmer-Labor Senatorial
nomina ton have been speaking
amicably from the same platform.
gFyE-
''the interests" and against tine
gamblers" and against Big Biz
and so on.
The eight Republican candidates
who today approach the Republi-
can Senatorial primary in order TO
win the honor of saving Minnesota
and the nation from Rural Revolu.
tionary Radicalism" are as various
as. the colors in the whole possible
range Of all possible political par.
ties put together.
Governor Is Running.
At one end there is the blind
Congressman. Tom Schall, about
whom a leading Republican party
manager here said to this writer
that he would just as soon vote
for Socialist as for Tom Schall."
At the other end there is the
present governor Of Minnesota, J
A. o. Preus, on whose behalf in
former years the leading business
interests Of Minnesota have raised
campaign funds amounting to many
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars.
Similarly, for another contrast
the list Of Republican candidates
includes Ex-Governor BurnQuist, who
during his term Of office was a
| Continued on Page 2, Column a.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
MAN BADLY BURNED BY
FIRE IN AUTOMOBILE

Found suffering from burns as
he stood near his burning auto
mobile near Silver Spring, Md. yes
terday morning, Harvey B. Caffrey.
1901 Colorado avenue northwest,
was removed to Walter Reed hos
pital for treatment and later to
Emergency Hospital. He suffered
injuries on the face, hands and
knees.
Ernest M. Clarke, of Silver Spring.
found Caffrey. placed him in an
automobile and made hurried run
to the hospital. At Emergency Hos
pital it was said today that he Is
improving and that his injuries
will not provte fatal.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
FOUR
MONTHS
" I To
SERVE
Mas Formally Committed Z
SanitaFiuln at Rehest of
Wife and Uncle.

BY INTERNATIONAL HOWb 6CEy1GCs
STAMFORD, Conn.,, June 3D.
Formal steps will be taken by the
local probate district cour., it was
announced today, to secure the re-
turn to sanitarium here OF
Draper NJ. Daugherty, son OF At
torney General Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty, who fled Sunday morning
after being picked up by . party
in a New York automobile. Daugh-
erty was formally committed for
six months on April % last after
a probate court hearing.
Dodged His Attendants.
Daugherty was walking with two
attendants outside the sanitarium
grounds Sunday morning when an
automobile bearing New YORK u.
cense drew up. Daugherty lodged
his attendants, and leaped into the
car, which sped away.
The machine is believed 70 nave
headed in the direction Of New
York.
Daugherty voluntarily entered the
sanitarium April rs. Two days
later he was formally committed
for a period Of not less than four
months nor more than a year by
Judge Floyd Bartam in the probate
court at Stamford.
Wife Asked Commitment.
The proceedings were instituted
on the application Of Jean B.
Daugherty, his wife, and M. 8.
Daugherty, uncle.
During the commitment proceed
ings, physicians testified that
Daugherty's health had been i'm
paired through habitual drinking.
DIR. Robertson said today that
Daugherty's recent condition had
been of the best and he was under
the impression that he was to re.
main in the institution until fully
recovered. Therefore, no strict
watch had been kept on Daugherty
on his usual exercise walks.
DIR. Robertson said that the at
tendant had made no effort to halt
the patient when he entered the
automobile. Daugherty had been
quietly talking to his friends in the
machine. standing to one side, the
attendant said.
Fails to Say GOod-by.
Suddenly Daugherty opened the
door of the car, jumped in, and the
driver whirled away. DIR. Robert
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
N. A. BLAKE ENTERTAINS
"Y" BOYS IN COUNTRY

Twenty-eight members Of the boys
of the Y. M. G. A were
recently entertained at the home of
Nelson M. Blake, assistant director
of religious education, at Hyatts-
Vile, Md.
1t was the annual outing given by
Blake to the "Y'' boys. A big din
ner topped off day Of athletics,
swimming and other sports.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
SIR HENRY PRIMROSE
TRIES TO TAKE HIS LIFE

LONDON, June 18.-The Right
Honorable Sir Henry Primrose, a
cousin Of Lord Rosebery and for
merly' conspicuous in high public
offices, was found in Kensington
Gardens, London, mortally wounded.
A revolver lay beside him, and a
letter found in his pocket declared
the intention of Sir Henry to COM
NIT suicide. He had been i'll for a
considerable time.
Sir Henry Primrose was born in
1S46. He entered the treasury in
1869 and served for a time as secre-
tary to Gladstone. He was chair
man of the Pacific cable board,
1907-14, and also chairman of the
board Of customs prior to that. His
grandfather was the fourth Earl of
Rosebery.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
TINES BOYS BAND TO
PLAY AT TWO GAMES

Two important engagements have
been booked this week by the Car
rier Boys Band of The Washington
Times and The Washington Herald
On Thursday they will play at the
benefit baseball game between
Washington and Cleveland at the
American League Park for the Boys
Club, and on Saturday they will vie
with the crack Almas Temple Band
when they appear at the benefit
Shrine-Grotto baseball game at the
Georgia avenue diamond.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
SECRETARY WORK ORDERS
SALE OF OREGON CANAL

Secretary of the Interior Work
today authorized the sale of the
Keno and Ankney canals in Oregon
to the California; Oregon Power Com
pany for $120.620.
The power company plans to spend
e750,000 in developing water power
for local use in Oregon, 1t was an
nounced. The canals are located in
the Klamach irrigation projects.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
BRITISH DESTROYER SEXES
ARMED TURK TRANSPORT

LONDON, June 1S.-A British de-
stroyer has seized a Turkish trans
port in the Sea of Marmora carry
ing guns to Thrace, said a news
this afternoon.
The Turks have an army in
Thrace. They were reported to be
nassing their Thracian troops
along the Bulgarian frontier after
the Bulgarian revolution.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
GERMANY PROTESTS RUHR
KILLINGS TO WASHINGTON

The German Embassy was In
structed today to officially call the
attention of the United States Gov
eminent to recent killings Of Ger
man civilians in the Ruhr by SOL
diers Of the French army of occupa-
ton.
The German protest will be pre-
scented to the State Department late
this afternoon. No action will be
requested of this Government, &C.
cording to officials of the embassy.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
D. w. DAVIS WILL HEAD
RECLAMATION SERVICE

Secretary of the Interior Work,
today abolished the office of Di.
rector OF the Reclamation Service
and created the post of Commits
sioner of Reclamation.
HE appointed d. w. Davis, for
mer governor of Idaho, as the new
fectiVe July 1.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
CHARLES w. PUGSLEY GIVES
UP AGRICULTURE POST

Charles w. Pugsley, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture, today re-
signed his post to become president
of the South Dakota College OF
Agriculture.
The resignation is effective Sep
TENDER /. His home Is in Lin.
coin, Neb.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
BOARD OF TRADE ADDS
200 MEMBERS IN YEAR

George Pitt, chairman of the
membership committee of the Wash
ington Board of Trade, has called
meeting for tomorrow afternoon at
1910 o'clock in the board rooms.
He announces that 200 members
have been added to the roster by his
committee SO far this year.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
FRENCH SEEING FOOD
SENT TO RUHR WORKERS

BERLIN, June 1S.-French troops
are selling food stuffs donated for
the aid of German workers in the
Ruhr according to a Wolff Bureau
dispatch from Leunen today.
Many French railways workers
with their families are arriving at
Dortmund and Langendreer.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
| IAN s
FLEE FOR
LIVES
Mt. Aetna Pours Lava From
Four crafers Villages
Are Threatened.

CATANIA, Italy, June 1sr
Eruption Of the volcano Modnt
Aetna grew more violent this aft
ernoon. threatening the villages
of Castiglione and Linguagiossa
Residents of both places have He'd.
Destroys All In Path.
At latest reports the lava was
only about half mile distant.
Molten lava was pouring from
four craters in a steady stream 800
yards wide, which advanced at the
rate of 300 yards an hour, destroy.
ing everything in its path.
LONDON, June ia river OF
molten lava from Mount Aetna
has cut off communication be-
tween Messina and Catania, said a
Central News dispatch from Rome
late today. The population is in
flight and the roads are filled
with vehicles.
Village Is Surrounded.
LONDON, June 1S.-An uncon-
firmed report reached Rome from
Naples this afternoon that Lingua-
glossa, a community of $4,000 souls,
has been totally destroyed by molten
lava from Mt. Aetna. said an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Rome this evening.
A portion of Cerro was said TO
nave been wiped out also. The flow
of lava continues.
A later Central News dispatch said
that lava had begun to surround
Linguaglossa and that houses were
collapsing.
Explosions and showers of flaming
embers from the crater caused much
excitement among the residents of
Messia, but the authorities assured
them they were safe.
Linguaglossa lies twenty-thrce
miles north of Catania and has q
population of about $4,000.
A later Exchange Telegraph dis
patch said that q fifth fissure had
opened up in the crater and a
stream of lava was soon belching
forth to reinforce the flaming river
already flowing down the mountain
side.
Troops were dispatched In the
direction Of Linguaglossa with motor
Sc1A . ~ cAO IAO POOPIC III IIICLI
Up to the time the Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch had been filed in
Rome, no loss of life had been re.
ported nor. had official confirmation
been received that Linguaglossa was
destroyed.
Advices from Catania described
pitiful scenes in the region of the
volcano. especially in Linguaglossa,
where terror-stricken women, clasp
ing babies in their arms, rushed into
churches to pray for safety.
The Fascist are aiding in the
rescue work and government funds
have been placed at the disposal of
the refugees.
Mount Etna is one of the most
famous volcanoes in the world,
lying In Northeastern Sicily near
the coast. The summit is 1O,755
feet above the sea level and the
base of the mountain has a circum-
ference OF ninety miles The main
crater is 1870 feet wide and 825
feet deep.
There have been eighty canital
eruptions since AIS b C. Begin.
ming in 1892 an eruption lasted a
whole year.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
Meet to Discuss Excursion.

A meeting Of the committee on the
1928 excursion of the Washington
Chamber of Sommerce, which will
be held next month, takes place in
the chambers rooms today, Chair
man w F. Van Reuth announces.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18

Export of grain and flour from
the principal ports of the United
States showed decrease Of 1888,
500 bushels during the week ended
June 16 over the preceding week, the
Department Of Commerce announced
this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
YECoS SECURE $4,000
BY CRACKING THREE SAFES

TOLEDO. June 1s.--Yeggs today
blew two safes and looted a third
In the office of the b. r. Baker
Company. Toledo's largest store.
escaping with SIS .000-$15, 900 in
cash and $4,000 in Liberty bonds.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
c. and o. to Take Over Stock.

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today authorized the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad to assume
1871 900 worth of Elkhorn Pinney
Coal Company's car trust certift.
= Gates.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18
THE WEATHER.

Fair and continued warm
tonight and Tuesday; Gentle
Southern winds.
The Washington times., 1923-06-18

Suddenly Daugherty opened the
door of the car, Jumped in, and the
driver whirled away. DIR. Robert
Evening star., 1923-12-10
Department of Labor
Approprtstion for 1924.

Approprtst tIon for 1924 ATE, ,s38. 90
Budgest estimate for 1925 G. .102 1901
The principal differences between
the appropriation for 1924 and the
budget estimate for 1925 are de-
creases: From s3.s0o.o0o to s3.221.050
for expenses OF regulating immigra-
:,on: from s60s,1ao to $561.56o for
miscellaneous expenses of the bureau
of naturalization; from $S5.00e to
s12,000 for general expenses, chill
dren's bureau: and from $1,242,140 to
tl,007 ,092.5I for promotion of the well
fare and hygiene of maternity and
infancy, childrens bureau. for the
reason that it is estimated by the
children's bureau that only $1.007.-
0e2.s1 will be required to match con-
tributions which will be made by
those states which have accepted the
terms of the law, and an increase
from $I9s,SS0 to $215.oo0 for salaries
in the bureau OF labor statistics
The amount the budget estimates
for salaries in the Office OF the Sec
retary of Labor includes salaries for
the nineteen employees who haye
heretofore been serving on detail
from the bureaus of the department
Corresponding decreases are esti-
mated in appropriations for bureaus
from which such details have been
made.