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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-07

SAN ANTONIO. r xas. Feb. The
port NJ v I'll Cruz could w taken ana
lost number Of times without changing
the revolutionary situation. according w
Telegram addressed today 10 Saliva
dor Nizcarra. acting agent here FOR Adolf
~ d. IA Iiu rita. by Alvarez del Castil
70. minist cf foreign relations AZ
Washington of the de facto government
A tran lation Of the telegram follows:
The Mexican revolution IN just cn-
( ring upon its mast important stage
shall net disclose the M movement
The revolution is not for the sake o.
taking Vera Cruz. That port can ~
tax n and lost H. dozen times without
changing the situation. Obr gon j. doom
e Reports from IN. City Of Mexico are
intended TO miSlead he American. The
revolution going forward 70 triumph.
There will b important news soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-07

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. THE Mexi
can consulate her has no information as
10 the whereabouts of the fleeing Aiol-
fo Ma iIueria but in the event h. sailed
on the Tabasco. the = ssel on which W.
placed his baggage during the latter
days az January. the con ulate bell ives
he N headed for N Orleans
Reports ar, that the revolutionary
leader fled W an Aguila Oil Company
vessel. IL that is correct, his 4 stina-
tinn was TuNpam. Vera Cruz
However. il j. believed here in Mex
lean circles that the insurrccticni4ts
savs ont the information that h was on
the ATuila company vessel w haffle
rursuess That vessel il English own, y
and could not BE moleStcd. But. III the
event h. il actually on III Taha-co. Il
Mexican vessel. he could BE seiz. u Nv
ihc Bravo. MEXICAN gunboat IN Ameri-
can waters now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-07
CONSIDERATION
OF TAX. MEASURE
BEFORE HOUSE
CEv The Associated PressD

WASHINGTON. Feb. Z. The new rev
enue bill providing for complete VII
sion Of fe cral taxes and fer ~ per
nj reduction III the 1929 income taxes
wa favOrably reported tl the house tO-
day by the ways and m ans committee.
The vote was l5 to II. eight of the
II democrats on the committee voting
''pr sent" with the announcement they
opposed incom tax rates fixed hy the
republicans w. private vi the lines sug-
reStti I'M secretary Mellon but they did
not wish "a delay 2 porting the bill.
The Mellon income tax rate adopted
by the committee provides for a reduc-
ti0n from four To three percent in the
normal tax on the first $4.000.000 Of
MT income and frun eight PER cent ~
SIX per cent on the remainder Of the
net income. The maximum sIrtax rate
was reduced from fifty per cent 10 -
per cent on incomes of 100000 and
over and Was begun at one per cent on
nct incomes of $4,000 instead rf al
$4,000.
The revenue measure provides for a
saving ~ the tax payer of about S5.0,-
000.0oo annually based on the revenue
receipts of 1927 and for about S225.-
100000 i'm income taxes payable this
year on 1923 incomes.
Opening the debate on the constitu-
tional amendment against the tax free
securities. Chairman Smell of the rules
committee, urged passage of the rcsolu-
finn which would require two thirds
vote. lie pointed out that the federal
government is now losing income from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-07
CIV The \ ociAted Press)

NEW fOkk. Feb. The Huerta
forces have evacuated Puerto Mexico.
according To authoritative reports just
ieseiaeq here. -a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-07

Easy TO handle-Well balanced
Large Wheels-Built Strong.
Built for Service and Satisfaction
ALAMO IRON WORKS
San Antonio.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Striving to Stay the Blow Of Chinese H<

Shrill voiced and forcible, she or
dered her trembling family to get out
their boat. Expostulations mixed
with argument, preparations inter-
minable. and at the last moment the
interpreter deliberately got lost: Most
Of the night was passed searching for
him with flaring torches in incredibly
dirty interiors. He was discovered
at Last drinking burning chum-chum
In dark cafe, and dragged, half
dazed, on board the ancient boat.
Half the money was counted out to
the greedy claws of tho crone who
risked her menfolk's lives with
pIacidity. but thrilled to the CLEAN
OF silver coin. To be near the rest
of her price, she decided to come with
us, and with the dawn the raftlike
structure swung out into the raging
river.
The last stage Of our long journey
remains in my mind as a singing
paean of gray waters under gray
skies. With the crash of frail
boards and the swirl Of foam about
Us, We few down the great North
River. Sudden rocks spranE up at
our bows. waves opened to enguf
US, a silent crew nung themselves
desperately on the rudder. A howl
from the woman mixed with the
thunder OF the river as . shock flung
her full length on the drenched
boards, and. with every timber shud-
dering. we were hurled round bend
after bend till the wider reaches at
Lokchonghsien brought US a mo-
ments calm
Evening star., 1924-07-06

WHEN the storm eased for a while
our crew hammered frantically
TO repair the damage done by the
rapids or chin-chinned earnestly to
their familiar spirits. Then the
gorges took US again and we became
the plaything of the water god un-
leashed. We lay in the bottom of
our craft, and, with every muscle
tortured and aching, clung to bar and
board while the rapids flung us from
rock to rock, each avoided in one
thrilling second by swiftly turned
pole or rudder.
1t had taken seven days to pole
slowly up the river. We came down
In few mad hours and saw the
many-storied pagoda of Shiuchow
before the noon light had waned, ana
knew that our dream of scented
baths and culinary greed lay but a
days journey ahead.
The ambulance train quickened its
slow progress for our need, arriving
at Canton about six hours before It
was due, and thus we avoided the
minions of the law whom a rapidly
aging consul, conscious of having
grown gray hairs and wasted much
government money in our pursuit,
sent to arrest us on the platform.
By the time these minions were duti-
fully searching for the criminals who
had ventured inland without a pass
port these same criminals were de-
vouring hot battered toast on board
the largest and swiftest steamer of
the river feet,
iCopyrirht 1874
Evening star., 1924-07-06

This seance made such an impress
sion on my young mind that I asked
DR.. Gregorowitsch If could ever be
genuine medium. He said yes.
but that 1 was too young to under
take the experiments of the fully
matured.
Time Ned on, and in 1903 had ma
tured, studied. solved many mys-
teries. / was booked as the big fea-
mich. Bavaria, for Herr Direktor
Corty Althofr.
I had learned German in Milwau-
kee, SO it was possible for me to ad
dress my audience in milwaukee
German" Suddenly I saw a man get
up when I called for a committee.
He jumped upon the stage, rushing
to me with tears in his eyes. and en-
braced me in front of the audience.
1t was DR.. Gregorowitsch.
The audience couldn't understand
how a man like myself. just from
America, should happen to know one
of their local personages, but I ex-
planned to them that l had met this
man eleven years ago, which salts
fed everybody. 1 hope.
During my months engagement in
Munich I had many a chat with DIR.
GreEorowitsch. but now I knew the
secret of the tying up of a man for
stage purposes. He frankly admitted
that what he had passed off on me in
Milwaukee as genuine .spiritualism
was really accomplished by physical
dexterity alone, using the method OF
a Frenchman who played America as
far back as 1s74-Commander GAIA
neuve.
DR.. Gregorowitsch was the author
of several books on hypnotism. and
on one occasion he gave a demonstra-
tion of his pwers by hypnotizing a
group of people over the telephone.
While at the telephone in the Of
flee of the old Chicago Inter-Ocean he
is said to have hypnotized group OF
men and women in the Pabst build
ing. in Milwaukee. ninety-fve miles
away.
But that is very different from pro-
ducing spirit manifestations.
Like every other supposed medium
I have met. DR.. Gregorowitsch re-
sorted to downright trickery in his
seances, but he had the satisfaction
of fooling me until l learned the
secret of his trick.
1t has been a long time since I
have heard from the old fellow, but
I believe he is still alive somewhere
in Bavaria.
Evening star., 1924-07-06

and a gesture to Indicate that we
might go. But how?
The first thing was to find a boat.
and here at last those heavy rolls of
nickel coin helped US. A store boat
more or less mattered little to the
watchers on the bridge, and after an
argument which appeared intermin-
able we handed over most of the con-
tents Of our one dispatch case, to
which my companion had clung even
after she relinquished her treasured
flag, and were allowed to detach one
Of the oldest boats. Nobody helped
U.s.
We poled and pushed and tugged
it little way up from the bridge, and
realized as we labored how difficult
it would be to punt 1t up the rivers
swollen and rapid with SO much rain.
We told the interpreter to collect
a crew and to promise them anything
he liked. Then we crawled under the
curved roof, stretched out our weary
limbs and went to sleep.
4
NIHEN we woke up a few hours
w later the dawn was cold and
clear and we were in exactly the
same place. There was no sign of
coolie or even pole, and the hated
houses of Yunghinghsien, still
frowned at us across a few yards of
mud. All the interpreter said, when
roughly reused from sleep, was that
every abIe-bodied man. woman and
child was transporting the army
stores.
We never thought of breakfast that
morning, but set forth to search for
coolies. Practically by physical force
we collected a few feeble old men and
little boy attired only in a blue
sash. We added a few old women,
and then our crew was complete.
Any description Of that return jour
ney would be as tedious as the thing
itself. Our progress was infinitely
slow! We had come down the river
in three days. 1t took US six to go
back, though we worked all night
when he could find any one to pole US.
We stopped wherever we saw
houses to collect new recruits, If the
village were not entirely deserted,
and to drop our exhausted veterans.
We managed to buy rice and occa-
sionally an egg or two. The tide of
battle must have flowed away from
the river bank, for we heard no fir
ing. Thus, infinitely slow, we re-
turned to Chenchow, arriving late
one afternoon and disturbing all the
shuttered houses to ask for chairs.
The town was far emptier than on
our first visit, and long stream of
fugitives was still pouring from and
through it. The chairs had all been
Evening star., 1924-07-06

taken, and we had to wait q day
while a carpenter patched up two odd
structures for us. We took turns
but we always felt safer when
walking.
1t poured in torrents the whole OF
those three days, and the stone paths
were so slippery that sometimes the
bearers fell, tipping their burden into
a ditch that was generally a small
rivulet. After 1 had flown over a
bank into a very clinging rice field
stuck to my feet, and the exercise
probably saved me from rheumatism.
for we spent two nights. or parts of
nights, under leaking roofs in mol
some sheds. So great was the crowd
OF fugitiyes, all going south. that
every available shelter was instantly
appropriated.
We arrived at Ping-Shek the third
evening. and while my companion
took refuge in a particularly uninvit-
ing outhouse, went down to the
river to inquire about boats. Thank
goodness, it will be down river this
time!" + thought, as L looked across
a svir1ing torrent to an empty shore.
One very old boatman tottered to-
ward me. I tried to make him un-
derstand the urgency Of our need.
He almost lost his celestial calm in
horror at the idea. The river is in
food" he told US. The foreign
devils are mad. There is no boat on
all the waters"
TIE interpreter, now safe in his
own country, backed his argu-
ments. You look. see no boat him
turnee the first corner. One month
two months, you waitee here, and
then the liver velly nice"
1t was true: there was no sign Of
life on all that waste of water. Gone
junks that bear the salt of Human
south to the marts of KwAntung.
Gone were the heavy houseboats,
where whole families live by the
green reed banks. and even the black
fishing cormorants watched no more
for a gleam Of silver amidst the
swirl of foam.
This was contingency for which
we had not allowed, so, for the last
time, we turned to the dispatch case,
rapidly becoming lighter. Wealth OF
little coins was offered to any boat
man who would face the torrent. All
refused, and we were growing des-
perate, for Ping-Shek was frankly
hostile. and the merchant who had
sheltered US before now barred his
doors against US. when il APPEARED
that one womanes greed was greater
than her husbands fears.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
The Cowboys Outfit.

THE cowboys finery is most expen-
sive and he can spend quite a sum
on his outfit. 1t appears that there is
an establishment that deals exclu-
sively with stockmen and cowboys.
where hat costs from $12 to $50, and
pair Of trousers from SIS to a
figure that would stagger even the
reckless.
Several skilled workmen spend
weeks in making a saddle, mounting
1t with as much silver and other valu-
able metals as the purchaser may de-
mand 1t sometimes happens that the
cowboys saddle actually costs more
than the horse under it. Regular
stock saddles cost as much as SIS. II
the prospective purchaser wishes to
60 in for something fancy there is
practically no limit to the price he
may pay.
There are fifty pounds of leather in
a real cowboy saddle. fifty pounds of
leather wonderfully carved, stamped
straps and holsters depending from it
than 4 layman could count without
trying to learn their various uses. 1t
has been said that to q cowboy his
saddle Is "a dwelling wherein he eats,
works. sleeps and loafs."
A good everyday pair of spurs can
be had for SIS. but. of course, 1T is not
contended that they represent any
thing more than rough
article for heavy road work. A silver
spur with a monogram, such as would
set off, stamped leather boot.
comes much higher. In making an
estimate on a complete outfit it would
be safe to put down the cowboys
spurs at $40.
Chaps" are the wide affairs that
go on like a pair of overalls. Some
times they are of leather, with long
fringes, but il the rider is particular
ly fastidious as to hrs appearance he
will procure a pair of chaps of goat
skin. with hair unbarbered. Chaps
cost anywhere from SIS to SIS. +.
A hat Is a wonderful thing when
price is not a discouraging con nsidera-
tion. OF hand-stamped leather, with
silver fligree and buckle, it can he
made to weigh several pounds and to
cost several dollars q pound. 1t has
been said that no cowboy would deem
himself well dressed without at least
fve pounds OF hat.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Blueness of the Sky.

THE investigations of q French
L scientist incline him to the old
theory that the blueness Of the sky
is due to the color Of the atmos-
pheric oxygen, instead Of to suspended
dust. as most authorities have held
since Tyndall's celebrated expert
ments on the subject. The French
man has detailed his reasons in an
interesting way.
He classifies the explanation hith-
erto offered into two divisions: The
physical type. based chiefly on the
experiments of Tyndall on the illu-
mination of vapors, and the chem
ical type, more rarely advanced,
founded on the intrinsic color of the
components of the atmosphere. The
Frenchman criticizes the experiments
on which the physical theory Is
based and which are supported by
remarkable mathematical analysis
by Raleigh Of the reflection of light
from particles in turbid mediums
Such a medium may reflect an un-
usual proportion of waves of short
lengths, so that it will appear reddish
by transmitted light and blush by
reflected light. Besides this, the
plane of polarization in such a me-
dunn is situated as Tyndall's expert
ments indicate.
Now, the Frenchman, by absorbing
the blue rays of the sky, has, it ap-
pears. demonstrated that the polari-
zation of the sky's light is not a suf-
ficient proof of the optical origin OF
the blue, since he shows that other
rays are also .polarized. Rayleish's
theory would rather lead us to ex-
pect a violet color for the sky, which
experiments with a long tube con-
firm. Besides, the dust of all kinds
that renders the atmosphere turbid
does not rise higher than 1000 to
1000 miles, and the weight and cleo
trio state of the air make 1t impos-
sible for it's particles to remain at
rest and hastens their combination
into flakes.
Are the solar rays, then, reflected
by the gaseous molecules themselves?
Here enter the observations Of Soret,
which prove that this hypothesis has
no foundation, neither in the case Of
liquids nor in that of solids. The
Frenchman first mentioned has also
shown its falsity for gases. Another
authority has explained the illumip-
nation of the atmosphere by attrib-
uting it to layers of different densi-
ties, which intermingie, causing re-
fection and refraction of light rays
Finally, in the case of the atmos-
phere. the Frenchman explains, re-
lying on a calculation based on the
properties of oxygen in the liquid
state, the amount Of this gas con-
tained IN the air, without counting
the ozone and other bodies. will suf-
nee to give the medium a sufficiently
intense blue coloration to explain the
appearances that are observed at Off
ferent heights in the celestial vault.
The variations of intensity in the blue
and its thinning out in certain direc-
tions would be due to the dust which
was formerly thought capable of
causing its color. The sky is really
more blue where there 10 less dust in
the direction Of the visual ray.
Evening star., 1924-07-06

have shot somebody. something, but
was dragged back. There was a
struggle, in which I seemed to be an
other individual. The branch of a
tree cut my face; and then, looking
sand and blood on my shoe, and all
that seemed to matter in the world
was to rub it off, to hide it. in the
thick green grass.
ONLY toward night there was a stir
the sound of rare hoof beats
on the cobbles, bad news of a north
ern success. The interpreter displayed
unexpected energy. 1 do not know
what he did or whom he saw, but he
came back in the darkness saying
that we might go. Freedom pre-
sumably meant the approach of the
northern army and the possible
evacuation of Yunghinghsien, but we
did not wait to ask This time we
took no coolies and had no thought
of further advance. Carrying our
rugs and few other effects. we toiled
down to the river through a village
full of aimlessly -hurrying figures.
Lights flashed from open doors
Trains of figures carrying bundles
began to pour into the streets.
Wounded drifted in on footsore
ponies. Officers in sedan chairs were
hurried from temple and storehouse.
Merchants in rich silk mixed with
painted girls in satin coats. Peasant
women passed. burdened with long
boxes Of ammunition. Lanterns
swung and hared from shaking poles.
In the general panic no one took
any notice of us, and We gained the
river unmolested. but wondering why
the whole crowd was not pouring
down to the water highay. We un-
derstood as soon as we got there
there were no boats, Long ago ours
had been commandeered, and the few
others firmly moored to the floating
bridge were evidently used as store
rooms and bedrooms combined by the
soldiers who manned it.
Our first trouble was that in our
hurry we had asked for no written
permit. Money availed not. Back
went the interpreter to the House of
muiueTricSs ~hiAe we sAt III d oIi@Iie
on the wet shore and waited end
lessly. Nobody interfered with US.
Many people were despondently sit
ting on bundles in different places,
and the soldiery had other things to
think about. Finally, the interpreter
returned with a strip of paper bear
ing large characters and a seal. 1t
appeared to fill the army with sus-
picion. They regarded it from every
point of view, and finally handed it
back with q shrug of the shoulders
Evening star., 1924-07-06

EDITORS NOTE; In a pre-
cedlAG article In The Sunday
star Mrs. Forbes-now Mrs. A.
mixed to he the Leading woman
world, related the perils en-
countered and tae hardships
suffered by herself and another
EnRiiah woman I'm q daF1nE dash
into wnr-toYn China. Refused
q passp~rt by the British con-
sul at Canton. they stole forth
into the interior. with HankOw
aS their deHtinatfon. hrsf trav-
ShfuchOw, the base of the
southern army.
Thence they proceeded by
b0af. by n Afty-miie overland
journey In sedan ehair~, In .
driving rain through desOlnte.
M0untafnOus country, md again
by barge to the village Of
funEhinRksien. There further
DFoEress was prevented by =
barrier Of river -cssels.
For their protection the two
women had fmpovised Red
Cr0sa Aag md . Unisn jack.
Az their barge lay At Yang-
hfnEhsfen they observed long
rowS of stretchers being horne
In their direction, and suddenfy
realised that 1t was lnistaken
for . hoapital boat. And their
equipment consisted almost
wholly Of a few bnndaEes and
some toilet soap.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
BY ROSITA FORBES,

! UR boat was moored a short
I distance from the bank, so
! the wounded were laid, or
arranged themselves. in
Evening star., 1924-07-06

NHTH the flags attached to our
w chairs nuttering in the breeze,
We bore rapidly down on the aston
ished guard. He recovered enough
of his wits to challenge us. but be-
fore his officer could emerge from the
depths of the shed, where he was
drinking green tea. the little caval-
cade had passed on, waving with in
finite Importance our Inadequate doc
umsats.
Our coolies started to amble as
soon ~ We were out Of sight but at
Evening star., 1924-11-27
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
FUND IS UNDER WAY
Teams Report $6,725.50 Pledged
Since Campaign Opened in City
Last Monday.

At the first luncheon meeting since
the drive of the Catholic Charities of
Washington started Monday to raise
funds with which to do charitable
work during the ensuing year the
teams reported a total of $6,725.50
pledged The meeting was held yester-
day Afternoon at the City Club. and was
presided over by Arthur J. May
The executive committee leads in
the amount raised, with $3.50. The
following teams, with the names of
their chairmen, reported these
amounts today:
Team A. Mrs. NJ. F. Tally. $685.
team B. DR.. Mary c. Boland. $500;
team c. Miss C. J. Ready. $40: team
/. Harry r. Carroll. $3.50: team 3,
Michael Hester, $4s5: team 4. James
H. johnson. jr.. $685.: team 5. Robert
w. McChesney. s205: team Z. NJ. D.
Schaeffer. $40: team 8. Joseph D. Sui
livan. s340: team 8, Adam A. wesch-
Ter. $3.50; team 10, Raymond J. Wise.
s225
Team 2, headed by Robert E. Doyle,
and team 6. headed by Frederick j.
Rice, made no reports yesterday. The
drive is being continued and another
luncheon meeting to receive reports
will be held Friday.
Evening star., 1924-11-27
APPLIED CHRISTIANITY BASIS =
OF UNIVERSITY NOV UNDER Way
Institution Being Established, Unique in Methods,
Has Promise of Endo,Ufients Riualing Greatest
Educational Centers in america.

pense Of 81 900 above his tuition. His
family must pay $1,000. Here II q
total OF $4,000 a year for four years.
or $4,000 per student. $12.0oo.o0o for
1000 students. To give collegiate
training to young people OF America
on such plan would require budget
as large as that Of the National Gov
eminent
Trustees Of the colleges haye noe
yot been chosen, but some OF the uni
versity stewards, who direct affairs
Of all of the colleges, are: Frederick
w. Frost. counsel for a great rail-
way: William A. HARRISON. Pitts
burgh. Pa: Joseph NJ. Steele. 1bhila-
delphia; Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont
somery. Rochester. N. Y; DR.. Stephen
]. Corey. St. Louis. Mo-: DR.. F. H.
Knubel. president United Lutheran
Church: DR.. Howard A. Kelly, Balti-
more, Md: DR.. Bernard l. Bell. presi-
dent of St. Stephens College; DR..
Ira Landrith, Nashville. Tenn; DR..
William H. Foulkes. Cleveland, Ohio;
DR.. William I. Chamberlain. New
York; DR.. William Lowe Bryan, presi-
dent of Indiana State University. and
several well known New York. New
ark and Brooklyn business and pro-
fessional men.