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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
QUAKE SHAKES
CITIESOF JAPAN
Water Supply Cut Off
and Streets Flooded
as Natives Flee
tBy The As ociated Press>

TOXIC. Aug. l3-An earthquake
which shook western Hondo and Skikoku
this morning forced residents to flee
from their homes IN several towns.
Earthquakes, described as fairly
severe" also were reported in the Kobe,
Osaka and Nacoya districts. Reports
from NaEo yesterday Say that the wat.
cr mains there were broken. cutting eff
the water supply and flooding the
streets. No cas- alties have been ra-
ported The disturbances were alarm
ng the citizcnry.
Nagoya is the sixth largest and ono Of
the not prosperous cities in Japan. II
by located in Dwarf province. with 43n.-
600 population. 4, i- about loo mil Is
from Osaka Bay. whore Kobe and Osa-
ka. the other cities IN the earthquake
fault are located.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Girl Admits Seeing
Sweetheart SlavHer
Rival and Hide BODY

ia>t night and confessed that ~ choked
Miss Haber. when She refused w release
him from promise ~ marry her lie
told the sheriff that he lured her into the
country.
About an hour after he had con
feSSrd the sheriff stated. Miss Mckinney
came into his office and voluntarily ad-
miited that She was with Zupkc when the
crime was committed She said that
Iupke came u her house With Miss
Raber in hi> ear last "Wednesday evening
and that The three drove "a the desnlate
spot where the body was found last sun
day.
After /upke had choked Miss Raher
for some time and IL was discovered She
was dead. Miss Mckinney said She helped
10 hide the body.
The murdered woman WAS soon to
have become mother. She blamed
Zupke for her condition. and recently
sw0re out warrant against him. asking
that officers withhold itS service until
she could make final effort 10 compel
Inpke to marry her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

east from Brownsville. no Improvement
having been made along this stretch up
to this time. according % -. a. O'Bricn.
president Of the company.
The car of steel which arrived will be
used ia replacing the light steel now in
the track Rails will continue To arrive
+. and the work will continue until twelve
track miles Of rail win have arrived.
which will be sufficient 10 repla g all IL
The light steel now ia the track. Mr..
O'Brien said.
\ sufficient quantity of ties to fun
tie the line froml Brownsville to Point
la>bel and place il in first class condition
viii begin arriving the first 81 next week
Work on thc entire project wiil bc
pushed with view tn having the railway
rebuilt by the time the channels are COM
pleted in compliance with guarantees
given the United States Board IL Army
Engineers ~ y. 4. O'Rrrn. president II
the Ria Grandc Railway
Equipment IL being shipped here from
east Texas. and IL first grade material
The work Of repairing the road bed will
be completed aS soon ~ possible. and the
new ties put in ~ fast ~ they arrive.
Work on the inner channel ~ nearing
completion. aud il progressing much
more rapidly now that the dredge il out
where the water IL deeper. and where
less digging H. me e~Sary. The dredging
Of the outer channel will follow the
completion Of the inner channel, and
when all Of this work y completed, the
railroad will be ready for operation Oh 4
standard basis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Thursday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday: somewhat unsettled IN north
and extreme east portions Light Ia
moderate variable winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions.
Generally fair 10 partly cloudy weather
prevailed in the cotton belt during the
last ~ hours except for scattered show
ers in the CarolinaS. Florida. oklahoma.
and few very light showers IN northern
Texas showers We're reported also
from Kansas. Nebraska. Iowa. and the
were lower throughout the eastern half
Of the cotton belt this morning. some
what higher over the far Northwest and
remained practically stationary else
where in the country.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 100 nj San
Antonio to 30 at Amarillo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Presbyterian Society
To Give Bazaar Tonight

\ bazaar nj which tamaleS. ice cream.
cake and hand work will be sold. i 90 be
given by the Euuice club of the Mexican
Presbyterian church this evening in a
room On jefferson street between sixth
and seventh streets, next door 20 the
church building.
The proceeds of the bazaar will be
used u help pay the expenses Of semi
nary students studying for the ministry.
This same society presented a Spanish
play several weeks ago and realized
about 500. which was used for the same
purpose
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Lightning Fires Oil
Tank at Corsicana

CORSICANA. Texas, Aug l3-Ligh,-
ming today set fire To $4,000 barrel
tank Of oil On the Magnolia petroleum
company tank farm three miles south
east Of CorsicaRa and the tank wa,
blazing fiercely n II o'clock. Heavy
rain was falling ~ the time, breaking
heat wave and dro CHIT III Navarro
county. Streets here were flooded.
Magnolia company officials said the
tark was full Of oil and that the loss
would BE- approximately 100000. Five
other tanks on the fern are said u -
IN no immediate danger as the Flames
up to this afternoon had been confined
to the enc struck by lightning How
ever Z large crew q men has been rush.
"a ~ the farm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
STEAMERS PASSENGERS
AND CREW TERRORIZED
BY BOA CONSTRUCTORS

NEW YORK. Aug l3.- Seven lO-foot
hoa constructors. whn escaped from their
cages kept thirty two members of the
crrE. eight passengers and monkeys
MacIwa ANA ">crcJmcrs" on the steam
ship Bolivar awake and arivc for four
days during the voyage from Columbia.
Captain l.. J.. Long said upon arrival IF
tie >trIm,r today
The escape VI thc snakes became
known when the Gagged scrcamrrs Z"
tropical birds. objected to the reptiles
efforts to dryuur them. Their ~hrill
warnings brought quick assistance.
The reptiles br,' 1 loose during 4
heavy storm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
YOAKUM OPPOSES
RAILROAD MERGER

Opposition to the proposed merger Of
the Missouri Pacific. Gulf Coast lines
and I.-G. ". on the grounds that IL
would not ~ to the best interest of
the Rio Grande Delta nor 10 the best
interest Of the state was contained in a
letter received Tuesday by Sheriff Sam
Robertson from Il. F. Yoak N.
Mr.. Yoakum. who was instrumental In
bringing the first railroad to the Delta,
and who has been active in Delta afr
fairs for a quarter century, il at pre-
sent interested 4 in several projects in
this part or the state. as well as being
Delta land owner. Tie has entered a
petition objecting 10 the merger. n
his letter 10 Colonel Robertson, Mr..
YCakum says:
"If and in the event the Gulf Coast
lines should become under the owner
ship OF the Missouri Pacific. which com
rany would also own the I.G. NJ. IN
would defeat any prospects Of the line
between Brownsville and Tampico. That
interest would not want two lines 70
Mexico. in fact they would oppose the
construction. much less encor rage ii. 7"
II was pointed out in the letter that
the main interests IF the Missouri Pa
cific are centered IL the west. ard IL.
the wheat shipments from the central
west IN the event the company ~
granted permission to absor bthe Gulf
Coast lines and I.-G. NJ. il will mean mn
further rail developments in the way Of
4 line through the Delta on iton Mexico.
II was said IN the letter.
Sheriff Robertson and Mr.. Yoaknu
worked together on early railroad pro-
iects in the Delta. ard have frequently
been associated since then. Col0rnl
Robertson also expressed disapproval
Of the proposed merger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
CRUISER
SUDAN;
SLOOP ENROUTE
Troops Engaged in Dis
turbance to Be Recall
ed; Machinery and
Autos Destroyed
tBy The Associated Press.l

LONDON, Aug. l3.-In connection
with the trouble in the Sudan, the adj
miralty has ordered the battleship Marl-
boro gh To leave cara, Dalmatia. for
Alexandria. The light cruiser Weym-
cuth, enroute for Colombo, Ceylon. was
ordered 10 Port Sudan, where she ar
rived yesterday and the sloop clematis
is on her way fer the same port.
LONDON, Aug. l3.-An emergency
dispatch from Cairo today says that ac-
cordlng 70 the local press the Egyptian
government has decided to recall to
Egypt the railway battalion which
caused the disturbance at Atbara."
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug. 13.-An
official communique issued today re-
garding tht Atbara affair says the sol
diers Of the Egyptian railway battalion
committed considerable sabotage within
tn railway works. destroying automo-
biles and machinery with long iron bars
ard setting fire to the railway offices.
They refused 70 respond to the mod
Grating counsels Of their commanding
officers and the senior officials OF the
Sudan railways. it is declared. A court
Of inquiry has been established.
Il appears, according to the communi-
que. that the order to fire was given
by lieutenant who instructed d sub
jcct 70 make the men fire over the
heads Of the Egyptian soldiers who were
attacking them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Posse Trails Bandits
Who Robbed Dice Game

PITTSBURGH, Aug ia posse
searched nearby hills through last night
for trace Of bandits who Yesterday raid
cd dice game at Milvale. near here.
held up and robbed approximately fif-
ty and shot 70 death one who tried 70
escape. Police arrested Charles Steele,
San Francisco. whom they found hid
ing in the vicinity. They claim he was
one Of the five bandits who are believ-
ei 10 have obtained cash and jewelry
totaling $4,000 The dead man was iden-
titled as James Nezevieh, Of McKees
Rocks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Mexico Resumes
FuU Relations
With Russians

MOSCOW. Aug. l3.-Full diplomatic
relations between Mexico and Soviet
Russia have been resumed as the result
of negotiations carried On by rcprcsen-
tatiyes Of the TWO countries in Berlin.
5. s pestkgovky, who as d Polish
2 number Of years. has been appointed
Soviet representative il Mexico while
Prof Basilio Nadillo. present Mexican
envoy in Norway, is assigned to Mos
cow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Horse Stung to Death
By Bees; Owner Hurt

RANDOLPH, Kansas. Aug. ia
horse ridden "a work and tied 20 q tree
while his owner. Andy Homan. was AZ
work. was stung to death by bees that
swarmed down upon him from the
branches Of the tree here yesterday.
The man rushed 70 the animals aid, but
was driven back hy the irate insects,
which severely stung him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Por Arthur Refinery
Worker Found Slain

PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Aug. l3.-The
body W II. a. Modplin. stillman of the
Texas company. was found III his gar
age Late Tuesday afternoon with q pis-
tol beside IT, tie had had financial
troubles. his relatives s1id.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
GRANT RESIGNS

WASHINGTON. An g13-.The resiC-
nation of Major Lo1is r. Grant. mana
ger Of the Twelfth district United
States Veteran bureau. comprising the
states ~ California. Nevada and Ariz-
ona. with HEADQUARTERS at San Fran
cisco. was accepted today by Director
Hines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
$4,000 Drown In Floods Sweeping Wide Area In China
First Car Rails For
Rio Grande Railway
Arrives Here TODAY

One more milestone in the progress of
the Rio Grande was reached this morn
ing when the first ear of heavy steel
rails to be used in standardizing the sio
';rande Railway from here 10 Point
Isabel arrived IN Brownsville.
Yesterday morning force of teams
and men started work on widening the
roadbed along miles Six. seven and eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
MILLIONS LEFT
HOMELESS AS
WATERS RISE
Thousands of Refugees
Reaching Pekin From
Lowlands; Many Cit
les Are Destroyed
Rv The Assorintcd Press. J

SHANGHAI. Aug. l3.-Millions have
been rendered homeless and al least
50.000 persons have been drowned in
devastating floods which are sweeping
widespread areas Of China. submerging
tens Of thousands Of villages. Thous-
ands Of refugees are pouring into Pekin.
L is impossible TO get even an approxi-
mate estimate OF the fatalities. but So,
600 IN said tc be a conservative csti-
mate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
(By The Associated preSs.)

BENTON HARBOR. Mich. Aug. II.
FLORENCE Mckinney. ~ year old sweet
heart of Emi /upke. confessed murderer
Of Cora May Raher. has confessed that
She Witnessed the killing Of her rival for
Xupkc'S affections. ami helped hide the
body, according 10 Sheriff George Bridge
man. Zupkr and the girl occupied adj
joining cells in the county jail today.
Zupke. the sheriff said broke down
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Rain REPORTED
IN COTTON BELT
Cotton Crop Conditions
Show Slight Change
for Better

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Crop and
weather conditions during the week end
ga Yesterday summarized hy the depart
ment IF agriculture shows considerable
ram tall IN the northern portions of the
cotton belt and showers uuevenly dis
tribuicd in the southeast. III the central
and west gulf sections including the
Southern portions If Arkansas and Okla
honia. only a few local areas received
considerable rain fan and fair drought
continued generally. There was Nv
marked change in the general condition
ot cotton IN the Eastern. Central north
crn and northwestern portions of the
belt where progress was mostly fair H.
very good. but the continued absence nf
rain intensified the need for moisture i'll
other portions of the belle
Cotton made fair To- very good growth
whore recent rains have fallen in ex-
trcmc western ana northwestern Texas.
hUi the crop generally deterioriatcd else
where. although the condition of the
early planted was still fair. There were
increasing complaints of shedding. pre-
mature opening and blooming ~ the top.
Further deterioration was reported also
from northern Louisiana with lilantS
small and making little lrowth.
FORT WORTH Texas. Aug. "a
Timely rains fell over large area ~
Northwest and North Texas early this
morning. according ~ messages received
here. The precipitation extended a. far
north a> III Reno. Okla. Northwest 10
Clarendon west of AllSap. Southwest u
Granbury and Northeast "a sherman.
AMARILLO. Tex. Aug. H. Although
there were considerable electrical dis
turbance. only one one -hundredih Of an
inch uf rain fen here hast night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Spot Cotton
NEW ORLEANS SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 13.-Spot cot
ton steady at revised quotations. l23
points down. Sales on the spot l23
bales: to arrive 200; low middling
1896: middling 27.2l; good middling
27 90; receipts 1866; stock 1864.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

NEW YORK. Aug. 13...-Coton futures
closed easy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

DALLAS, Aug. l3.-Middling cotton
1885; Houston 2s.7O; Galveston 29.lO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 13.-Cottor
futures closed steady at net declines Of
IL 70 Us points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

Cotton dropped on the local market
today for the first time in weeks, the
price going from % 10 $3.50 A general
drop in cotton followed announcement
Of rains in Texas.
Cotton close-New oYrk. October 27.17
to 26.40. December 26.70 to 2626. New
Orleans - October 2G.40; December
26.43.
A total " slightly more than 1900
bales were ginned in Brownsville by
noon today. according to reports from
gins here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

AMARILLO. Tex. Aug. Although
there were considerable electrical dis
turbance. only one -hundrcdth Of an
inch az rain fen here hast night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13
Alamo Concrete Carts

Easy 10 handle-Wrll balanced.
Large Wheels-lsuilt Strong.
Built for Service and Satisfaction
ALAMO IRON WORKS
San Aatonfo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-13

ia to Is h. p. Fairbanks Morse
and kreuger Atlas Oil Engines
In stock. Centrifugal Pumps.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-12-06
VOTING SCANDAL
 IN PORTO RICO;
 WORKERS CLUBBED

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. o-The | Porto Rican elections, on November 4 : last proved to be an orgy of coercion, violence, intimidation and fraud. Government officials afforded no protection to workers, who were club bed by police, driven from the polling places and in some instances held on the plantations, so they could not vote
 The powerful workers party, officially listed as Socialist party, formed coala- ton with a group of constitutionalists. The coalition went before the people with program of economic and poli- tical reforms based on the United States constitution.
 Opposed to this coalition were the Union and Republican parties, repre- senting the tobacco, sugar, shipping and other powerful economic interests in the
 island. This group supported Felix Cordova Dav1la as resident commits sioner from Porto Rico to the United States congress. Mr. Davi1a was re- elected as a result of one of the most scandalous elections in the history of the United States
 During election day large numbers of telegrans of protest were received by Santiago Iglesias, president of the Por- to Rico, federation of labor and mem Der of the Porto Rican senate. These telegrams urged that Governor Towner be called upon to protect the people from thuggery by the police and cleo ton officials
 At Manata the poll inspectors for the Union Republican group opened ballots while the police looked on. Several times during the day the ballot box was examined, despite protests by the workers.
 At Loiza the chief of police and other officials threatened members of the workers party At Anasco the workers were clubbed from the voting booths.
 At other places workers were inn prisoned, thrown out of the voting booths, cIubbed by police and held on the plantations until after the polls were closed.
 Thousands of hungry, barefooted pea sants walked two and three hours from the country to the Acities to vote. In many cases they were held in line, and the polls were closed.
 The workers and constitutionalists have formed joint committee to pro- test to the American people against this outrage on democracy. The protest will be laid before President Coolidge, the American congress, the American Fed eration of Labor and the American peo- pie generally.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-12-06
Unusual Award

Olympia, Dec. 6.-The state supreme court has ruled that worker suffering from appendicitis, contracted during emp1oymnet, is entitled to compensa ton. The employe was struck by a small block of wood which had cofne in contact with "a whirling saw. Eleven days later the workers appendix was removed and found in an infamed condition
 The claim was disallowed by tho state department of labor and indus tries on the ground that the claimants S condition was not the result of an ac- cident within the meaning of the com pensation act. The supreme court ruled that the preponderance of evil dence was conclusive that the ailment could be caused in this manner.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-12-06
AS THE WORKER SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest of Important Events of the Week, Here
 and Abroad.

Samuel Gompers reelected president of American Federation of Labor i; Federation pledged to fight wage cuts ]; labor party and recognition of Soviet Russia opposed.
 Five persons killed in hotel fire at Plymouth, Pa.
 National Founders Association at tacks Child Labor Amendment :
 High Berlin officials accused of forg- ing important Soviet documents signed Zimovieff
 Chlorine gas cure for whooping cough, says report of chief of Chemi- cal Warfare Service.
 Reasons of State" cited by London court for concealing name of Oriental Prince blackmailed for $75OOOO
 New York Central Railroad opens new cutoff south of Albany
 New York State Board of Parole de- cides to parole w. H. Anderson, for mer anti-sa1oon league chief, Dec. 24.
 Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of Egyptian army, assassinated; Egyptian govern ment pays indemnity when threatened by Great Britain.
 Chairman of rules committee of House says bill increasing letter car riers' pay will become law at short session of Congress.
 Plans for big art and music school
 T Ix- Mayor Hylan.
 Mexican Confederation of Labor condemns interference by Moscow in Mexican labor movement
 Lancaster Mills, at Clinton, Mass, proposes wage cut.
 American Federation of Labor con vention opposes modification of Jap anese exclusion law.
 Florence King Harding, widow of President Harding, dies at Marion. O.
 British government repudiates Rus sian treaties negotiated by Premier Macdonald holds Zinovieff letter au- thentic.
 Msocow papers report increase of outbreaks against Soviets.
 French Senate and Chamber author ize government to borrow $1O0,O0O,OOO in United States; loan is quickly over subscribed.
 Brookhart, progressive Republican senator from Iowa. declared elected by 755 votes.
 Charles NJ Schwab predicts nation "is due for its greatest period of pros perity."
 National Grange, said to represent nearly 100000 farmers, votes against Child Labor Amendment
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-12-06

It IS estimated that since cleo tion the speculators in Wall Street have cleaned up over THREE BILLION dollars in 1n- creased stock prices This is huge profit to make on the speculators' slush fund invest ment before election.
 Chances are that they did not contribute over fifteen millions to the recent campaign, and three billions is very good interest on their political investment. It is ONLY 100000 PER CENT. in a few weeksl Some of them did not have enough money to buy sfocks so they borrowed money at ? per cent annual interest while the farmers and workers pay at least 6 per cent. for money on farms and homes.
 This increased market value will infate industrial and railroad stocks to a point where more dividends will have to be slapped on to pay them This increase in
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-12-06
Law Aids Landlords:
 Why Not Tenants?

Washington, Nov. 29-If a govern ment has the power to eject a tenant for non-payment of rent 1t should with hold the unfair and unreasonable exer- else of such power when demanded by prohteering landlords.
 This reasoning Is presented by com mittee representing organized tenants III this city who are resisting these land lords
 Congress may prevent United States officials from being the active instru- ments of injustice and extortion States may similarly so act There have been too many instances where laws has been all instrument for executing the will of the callous, the hard and the unjust upon the victims of circumstance" the tenants say.
 It Is declared that 1t Is within the right of the legislature to prohibit the court to exercise jurisdiction in eviction cases where such eviction Is manifestiy unfair and unjust under the reasonable standard of an enlightened modern pub lie opinion"
 In the fight against these gouging landlords 1t is shown that values of apartments have been boosted to double and treble their market value and rent als are now demanded on these fictitious figures.