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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
CORPUS GOLFERS
ARRIVE IN CITY
FOR TOURNAMENT

beginning this afternoon mt the coun-
try club links. one of the biggest golf
tournaments ever held in South Texas
will be held. A team If 10 picked play
ers from the Corpus Christi Golf and
Country Club arrived here nj noon today
10 take part in the bi-city tournament
meeting players from the local club
in q total If - mtaches.
The play began this afternoon ut
o'clock. and will continue through sun
day. 4 handsome trophy has been se.
cured for the winner in the tournament
The Corpus Christi players are strong
aggregation but the Brownsville clut
also has some strong players. and the
play is expected 10 be unusually close.
II j. planned to send team from
Brownsville 70 Corpus Christi for re-
turn tournament. and il Is possible that
this bi-city play may become nm an.
nual affair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
Representatives National
Woman's Party Gathering
Today at Seneca Falls, N. Y.

SENECA FALLS. y. a.. July III
All Of Seneca Falls turned out last even
ing To- welcome the officers and Found
ers cf the National Woman's Party M
the opening Of their three day anniver-
sary meeting and conference. Many Of
the lchding citizens or Seneca Falls are
the grandsons and granddaughters Of the
little group Of pioneers who held the
first Womans Right convention here in
1SiS The greeting given 10 the Wo-
mons Party was enthuiastic. Fall
Street had been decorated IN adanvce
with the purple. white and gold coIors Of
the Party. and the banks Of the Seneca
River were prepared in holiday fashion
for the official reception. In the recep-
tion line were DIR. VIM. NJ Toilette. VIII
lagc President. and the other public Of
ficials. with the presidents If all the
wamen's clubs.
Mrs. Oliver III. 4. Belmont. President
of the Woman's Party formally opened
the conference. Mrs. Belmont said in
part: In Seneca Falls we stand on
consecratsd ground. the birth place Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
CAPTAIN W. 7. VANN
ARRIVES Home; MAY
BECOME MOVIE STAR

Captain W. T. Vann. former Sheriff
of Cameron county. arrived home last
night from Austin, where he has been
looking after business affairs since the
adjournment of the legislative session.
and will remain in Brownsville week
or ten days.
Captain Vann mas received much pub
licity from the newspapers AZ the state
in connection with reports that he has
bee noffered contracts by several NOV
ing picture concerns, and stated this
morning that he will leave in week OF
two for Los Angeles TO look over the
situation before closing q contract. Sew
eral very flattering offers have been
e ndc q him to enter the movies, Cap
tain Nann stated. but he has not dcfin-
itely decided whether he will accept
any Of them. and will make no decision
until he returns from the Pacific coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
.JUAREz GAMING
HOUSES PLAN TO
EXTEND SCOPE

Ell PASO. Texas, July 2i.-Gsmbline
on big scale. including many varieties
of games of chance, is to be opened
publicly in Juarez in the near future
according to city officials. All forms OF
public gambling closed six months ago
but slot machines have been ordered
and put back in operation in saloons
cabarets and other places.
Negotiations are on to get the state
and federal governments approval OF
gambling. IL is reported.
Juarez across the line from here. il
making extensive street improveme Is
II is paving a loop connecting with II
Paso streets. These improvements will
cost 100000. according to Alderman
Pedro c. Badillo. and the city has only
$4,000 to expend. So gambling, off.
cials hope. will be permitted. Great re-
turns come in from that source, it is
known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
Tests OF WATER
IN Brownsville
SECTIONNOTBAD
Reports Show That Water in
!. Only Two Resacas Badly
Polluted. Canal Water
! Tests are Excellent

Tests Of water from the resacas. and
canals In the Brownsville section, made
by the State Health Department. show
that while most of the samples sub
mNted ranged from slightly polluted to
very pure, there are some rcsacas in
which the pollution has reached stage
which makes II a menace to public health.
The water In the canals around
RfownsviIle and extending TO the Los
Frcsn0s district Is excellent. according
10 the report. very slight pollution be-
ing shown in the various samples sub
mittcd by the Brownsville health off.
GERS. Samples taken from the lake mt
Southmost Plantation. the source of
water supply for the plantation. showed
that this water was almost perfect. the
pollution being so slight that only u
trace was found. Samples taken from
the Resaca de In Guerra. beyond the
Chas. Burns farm. tested Al. accord
ing To the report. and other samples
from that resaca indicated very light
pollution. the water being excellent for
all purposes. Samples from the Country
Club resacs made very good test. with
the exception Of the samples taken in
close proximity to the bathing places.
The report which is causing city of
ficials the most concern il that ON
samples taken from the City resaca.
Numerous samples Of water from this
rcsaca were sent in for testing. and
practically all Of them showed AN alarm
ine state of pollution. all samples rang
ing from badly polluted 30 extremely
polluted. Samples were secured at
o. wneios1x vssts.fa aIxu.~ fts.. tk. ..,
health officers being determined to SEE
cure q report on the general condition of
the entire resaca in proximity TO the
city. Samples taken from The Resaca de
Ia Grulls. near the red bridge i'm FL
Jardin. Indicate that resaca il also
dangerously polluted. though not to the
same extent as the City resaca. The
water from the Estero. south of the
railroad tracks tested well. indicating
very little pollution. and health officers
express the opinion that IL can in no
way be classed as q source Of disease.
Tests Of canal water. showed that the
water from the West Brownsville and
Los Fresnos Canals contained less
pollution than the samples from the
canals In FL Jardin. the samples from
the former being almost perfect. and the
FL Jsrdin samples being very good.
Health officers state that the tests
prove the canal water i not the source
Of any disease or infection.
The utmost care should be exercised
wherever water from the resacas or
lakes is used. health officers state. and
the water should always be boiled when
intended for home use.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
NO SPECIAL SESSION OF
CONGRESS WILL BE CALLED,
PRESIDENT HARDING SAYS

ON Z. S. STEAMSHIP HENDERSON,
July 2l.-president Harding can be de-
cared positively to have no intention of
calling congress into special session in
advance Of the regular December meet
ing While the president has made no
direct statement in this connection.
those among the party who reflect his
views say he has no idea of needing
the demand for an extra session made
ty Senator Brookhart, Republican. OF
Iowa.
The presidential party i now en-
route from Cordova 20 Sitka, where the
president will spend tomorrow before
bidding Alaska farewell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
FORT BROWN AND RIO
HONDO TEAMS TO PLAY
AT FT. BROWN SUNDAY

While the Brownsville Tigers are
playing at San Benito tomorrow the
Rio Hondo nine will engage the Fort
Brown team in game on the Fort
Brown diamond. In spite of the fact
that several Of the Fort Brown men
are playing with teams in the Valley
League, the Fort Brown team Is a
strong aggregation. Several good play
ers have been secured from the re-
cruits just received at Fort Brown, one
Of them. Grain. having played semi
pro baseball in Philadelphia.
The Fort Brown team beat Rio Hon.
do last Saturday at Rio Hondo. in a
IL inning game. the final score being
9-s. An admission Of 25 cents will be
charged town people for tomorrow's
game. and it Is announced that park
ing place for cars will be provided. The
game will start ut $3.50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight
and Sunday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; probably local thundc rshowers
i'm south portion. Light to moderate
southerly winds on the coast
Scattered showers, mostly very light.
occurred since last report in the cotton
belt, New Mexico. Colorado. Utah. and
Montana. with fair weather elsewhere.
Temperatures were unusually high
this morning in the great central val
icys. the southern Lake region. in the
middle and north Atlantic states. and in
the Plateau region. while sub-normal
temperatures prevailed over the east
Gulf states.
The highest readings yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from ~ at San
Antonio to 81 mt Amarillo and Calves
tom.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
PREPARE TO IRRIGATE
LATE PLANTED COTTON

Several cotton growers in the Browns
Vile section, who had late planted cot
ton which was badly damaged by the
ravagcs Of the leaf worm. state they
are preparing to irrigate their late
planted acreage with the object Of
growing a late crop.
The acreage Of late cotton is not ex-
tensivc. but growers report that prac-
tically all Of it was badly damaged by
the leaf worms. the young bolls being
attacked by the pests a. well as the
leaves Of the plant. The worms have
practically disappeared. and they hold
the opinion that the second crop will
not be injured by either leaf worms or
boil weevls.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
STATE WILL TAKE
OVER IMPROPERLY
MAINTAINED ROADS

AUSTIN. Texas. July 21.-Steps to
take over state highways that have
not been sufficiently maintained
10 meet federal requirements have
been taken by the state highway
commission and work of state super
vision will begin In tho near future.
II was announced by highway Off
cials. State supervision of such
highways was authorized by an act
Of the recent legislature.
The attorney general has been
askcd to construe the law on super
vision regarding financing of the
highways.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
TO START WORK.
ON VALLEY HIGH
VOLTAGE LINES
Poles and Material on Ground
for Lines From Central
Power Plant. Weslaco to
be Made Sub-Station

WESLACO. Texas. July Frank G.
Luddcn. manager Of the electric sales
and service department of the Valley
Electric & Ice Company. was in Wesla-
co recently in company with an engin-
eer of the concern. Mr.. Ludden stated
that Weslaco would be chosen for the
Companys sub-Station on the high volt
age line which is being built from Mis-
sion TO San Benito. The sub-station will
be the point where the "stcp-down =
will be taken. That is. from Harlingen
to this point; the line will carry $4,000
volts. after passing through the sub.
station the voltage will be cut down to
1900
The poles and materials are now ~
the ground. and within few das s
lincmen will begin the strnging OF
wire. The central power plant will be
located at Harlingen. with sub power
stations at other points.
II is the plan Of the company to main
tain service that is perfect. and the
substations will always be ready with
reserve power should any thing hap.
pen at the central plant. As soon as the
high voltage line II completed to Don
ma, the present transmission line be.
tween that city and Wcslaco will bs
dismantled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
DALLAS ROBBER TRIES
TO CHOKE HIS VICTIM
I'm Thr Nssncinted rrrss.l J

DALLAS. Texas. July 2l.-The cry
ing Of baby awakened by the strug-
giles cf its mother. Mrs. Myrtle Wor-
than. with man. who was attempting
10 choke her in bed last night fright
cned away the intruder. Mrs. Wortham
told the police this morning. Robbery
is believed to have been the motive for
the man entering the house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
SIR JAMES CRAIG MAY
RESIGN AS PREMIER
OF ULSTER DISTRICT
nv The Associated Press.

BELFAST. Ireland. July 2l.- Il is
persistently rumored here that Sir
James Craig. will resign as premier Of
Ulster. according to the Irish News. a
nationalist newspaper. The reports are
based on the absence of the premier
from Belfast last week for the Orange
Dc monstrations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
UGLY CUNMEN GET
BLAME FOR HERRIN
COAL Mine TROUBLE
fBy The Associated Press.)

SPRINGFIELD. H.. July 21.-Thc
ugly countenance Of an American gun
man was today blamed for the IIerr<n
calamity in brief by President Frank
Harrington Of the Illinois Mines Work
ers. with the United States Coal Com
mission. in answer to brief filed by the
National Coal Association.
This is the first expression from the
miners president regarding the Eierrin
affair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
"SWAMP GIRLS"
FAMILY TO ASK
FOR LENIENCY
(By The Associated Press)

NASSAU. Wis. July 2I.-Members Of
the family of Mary Lawanda are ex-
pected to appear in court when the girl
Is arraigned in connection with the
club attack on her stepmother. Mrs
Walter Lawando, and rs kfor lcniency.
according to an oponion among county
officials today. She had not furnished
bail for $500 today. The girl hid in
the swamp near her home for eight days
following the attack.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
coRsICANA KHAN TO PARADE

CORSlCANA. Texas, July H.-Ac-
cording TO n paid advertisement car
ricd IN local newspaper yesterday and
signed by the Korsikana khan No. 55.
realm of Texas. the local organization
Of the klansmen. assisted by klansmcn.
will stage spectacular parade Sat-
u,day night at 9;l5 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21

DALLAS. Texas. July H.--"We will
have 5000 extra empty cars by sep
tember !. to handle the cotton crop IN
our territory" said II. r. McGee Of
Denisnn. general manager Of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas Texas railway. yesterday
ut the conclusion Of conference OF
KATY operating and traffic officials.
we have plenty Of engines and. with the
extra ears arranged. for. will be able
a. give better service In the handling Of
crops this year than we have ever been
able to give heretofore" McGee said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21

MERCEDES. Texas. July 2i.-The
poles and wire for the construction OF
the high power transmission line from
San Benito to Mission have arrived and
been distributed at various points along
the route, and work is expected 10 be
started on the actual construction at
least within the next thirty days.
G. b. Neiswanger Of Dallas arrived
in the Valley last week and made trip
along the right-of-way OF the transmits
sion line i'm company with A. Hobson
Of the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company. They worked out the various
plans in conjunction with each other
To provide for the interference Of stat
ie interference which would otherwise
he set up in the telephone lines. Mr..
Neiswangcr was formerly chief cngin-
Ger of the Texas Light 4 Power Com
pany and was in charge of the construc-
tion Of over thousand miles Of trans
mission lines in North Texas. He will
he consulting engineer on the power
plant installation rs well as line con-
struction in the Valley.
The construction crew of the Val
lev Electric & Ice Company at present
is al San Bcnito putting up lines for
street lights.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
BRITISH Note
ERECEIVED BY
FRENCH TODAY
fBy The Associated Press !

PARIS. July 2i.-The British note
on reparations was received by the
French foreign office today, but the
knowledge of the notes contents is linn.
tied to small group Of officials. each
of whom has promised 70 keep the in.
formation to himself, the French gov
ernment having given its word Of hoaoi
to observe secrecy until the British
government has agreed to publication
Of the note.
WASHINGTON, u. {. July 2i.-The
British note on reparations, which was
sent to the allied capitals. was dcliv-
cred to the Washington government to-
day ms matter Of information The
officials in the state department. said
they would not make public the con.
tents Of the note and that ii was sub
ject that could not be discussed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER CAUGHT

One alleged bootltgger was caught
last night by Deputies Collins and Can
tu. the only arrest made yesterday.
About one gallon Of mescal was found
in the mans possession. He gave his
name as Manuel Flores.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
NEWS DISPATCHES TO
HERALD DELAYED
BY WIRE TROUBLES

Owing to telegraph wire troubles
about noon TO-DAY, a large portion Of
the Associated Press news mas not
errived and the Herald IL forced
to 70 TO press with its telegraph
news greatly curtailed.
This is the first time in over q
year that the telegraph service to
the Herald has been delayed or i'm
paired In any way by line troubles
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
AMERICAN AND TURK
REPRESENTATIVE ARE
In CONFERENCE TODAY
(By The Associated Press,

LAUSANNE. July 2l.-Repcatcd con-
fcrcnces between Joseph Grow the
AmcrHan minister to Switzerland. and
lsmet Pasha. the Turkish foreign min
ister. In regard to American and Turk
ish exports. do not appear to have ad-
vanced the settlement of the disputed
points in the proposed Turco-Amcrican
treaty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
GIRL KIDNAPPED ON
STREETS OF DALLAS
(By The Associated Press }

DALLAS. Txas, July 2i.-Mrs. Marie
Keller. age 10. Spanish girl was seiz-
ed by two men on the street herelast
night and thrown into waiting auto
mobile and carried to an isolated spot
on the road south of Dallas, accord
ing to a report made to the police. The
blowing out Of tire gave the girl an
opportunity to escape and she was
brought to Dallas by passing motorist
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
DENTON MAN DIES

BILENE. Texas. July 2l.--John Ed
wards, 81. former county and district
clerk of Denton county and well known
In that section Of the state. died here
yesterday. The body was sent to Den
ton for burial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-21
GASOLINE GOES
DOWN TO Il CTS.
in NORTH TEXAS
Oil Companies and Independ-
ents Engage in War at Dal-
las which Sends Gasoline
Prices Downward

DALLAS. Texas. July 2i.-Thr low
est retail price for gasoline in Dallas
in years was reached M noon yesterday
in the thick Of d local gasoline rate war.
when one filling station. supplied BY the
Humble Oil and Refining Company. hung
out sign:
Eleven cents.
In 1913 il was recalled. n coupon :
price Of nine cents gallon was posted
here.
For several days the filling station
where the new cut was made yesterday
had been selling gasoline at IL cents d
ton" according to the manager.
"Some companies here retail their gas
at two different prices he said "A
cash price and coupon price are
quoted. the latter being two cents lower
than the cash price. We have come
down To meet this competition.
The Magnolia Petroleum company an
nounced reduction from 15c 20 lie
a gallon late Thursday. Friday morn
ing the Humble and Gulf companies
made the same reduction. Several inde-
pendent companies are still maintaining
a price If IL cents.
4 drop of two cents was reported this
morning by Brownsville gasoline dealers.
gasoline now selling at II cents here.
Several expressed the opinion that the
fight now waged in the northern part Of
the state between the companies and
the independent dealers may result in q
further reduction. and predicted that the
nri..s. MnIllh 90 hrlnM ID cents
Evening star., 1923-03-15
MRS. FLORA FREUND
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Born in Warsaw Eighty.Four Years
Ago, She Came to America at
Age Of twenty-five.

Mrs. Flora Freund, eighty four
years old, died at Emergency Hos
pital yesterday. following an illness
Of three weeks.
Mrs. Freund was born in Warsaw
and came to this country about sixty
two years ago. She had resided at
the home Of one OF her sons, Abe
Freund, 1880 Sth street Her husband
died fourteen years ago. Besides her
son Abe, another son, Isadore Freund
and a daughter. Mrs. Minnie Sklar,
all residents of this city. survive her.
Funeral services will be held at her
late residence tomorrow morning at
1890 o'clock. Rev. Abram Simon will
officiate and interment will be in the
AdaS Israel cemetery.
Evening star., 1923-03-15
THEN 1T WILL BE TOO LATE TO
SECURE ADVANTAGES OF

You goodly sum of money, and secure tn
of your choice, terms suit your
exact convenience.
Evening star., 1923-03-15
HIT
BY PEACE LEAGUE
Mrs. La Toilette Tells Dele
oates New Act Gives Pow
/. er to MiIitaristS.

Repesl of DANGEROUS provisions OF
the Army reorganization act Of 1920
Is being planned by the Woman's In
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom, Mrs. Robert La Toilette told
delegates to the annual conference
Of the league at the opening of the
second days sessions, at the Grace
Dodge Hotel today.
The Objectionable provisions, she
said, include the transferring Of the
control of the Army. heretofore ex-
ercised by Congress, to the general
staff, which puts the policy Of the
nation. insofar as it relates to mill
itarization, into the relentless grip
OF the war machine" She declared
that Congress and the people can in
fluence that policy until the law Is
repealed by withholding appropria-
tons.
Despotism II Feared.
Miss Amy Woods. national secretary
morning, declared that the national
defense act wrought SO radical "a
change Of system that every citizen
OF the United States should know the
outstanding features of the law" She
quoted Senator George E. Chamberlain's
analysis of 1t. made before the Sen
ate military affairs committee, as fol-
lows:
Nearly all of the control hereto
fore exercised by Congress over the
Army Is to be transferred. theoreti-
cally to the President, but practf-
cally to the chief of staff-however.
foot the bills. 1t specifically gives
60 the President unlimited authority
'as he may deem necessary. to pre-
scribe the number, character nomen-
clature and strength of the many
different organizations into which the
four arms of the service are or may
be divided. Infantry. Cavalry. Field
Artillery and Coast Artillery. 1t
spells one-man dominance, stan
despotism and militarsm to de-
gree never surpassed in the palmiest
days OF the great general staff OF the
German army"
Editor to Speak.
Todays entire program was con.
cerned with the national situation.
Lewis S. Gannett. associate editor OF
the Nation, is expected to furnish q
few oratorical bombshells late this
afternoon in his talk On American
Imperialism"
On the program also is Mrs. Marion
Craig Wentworth. author of War
Brides" who is presenting the league
with a reading Of her pageant. The
Dreamers."
Tonights feature will be a mass
meeting at the New Masonic Temple.
18th street and New York avenue,
when Miss Maud Royden will deliver
an address entitled, Can We Set the
World in Order"
Tomorrow's session will be devoted
to closed business meeting cf the
league, after which the sessions will
end for another year.
Glorification of war in school text
books was criticized yesterday after
noon by Harold r. Peat known as
"'Private Peat" Canadian soldier and
author who spoke to a large audience
At the New Masonic Temple
Possibly you may have to go to