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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-19
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IMMIGRATION
+, MEASURE FRI.
Bill Now Ready for Confer
ence Between Two Hous-
es; Japanese Press Open
! ly Hostile
(By The Associated Pressl

WASHINGTONAp April l9.-Ihe senate
md house immigration bills were ready
or conference today with indications OF
IN early agreement Although differing
at "A number o fpoints, the Asiatic eX-
N lusion and other provisions embodying
IL Important changes in policy are sub
n .sntially the same.
"a The house passed its bill last Satur-
neLy by majority Of more than TO !.
'ei 4 the senate acted last night. 60 TO
}. Both chambers made their decision
with respect TO japanese exclusion after
Ambassador Hanhara's letter defining
the "gentlemen's agreement and warn
| ing Of grave consequences had been
forwarded to congress by Secretary
Hughes. who with President Coolidge.
5iad consistently opposed enactment Of
such provision. II has been suggested
that the president might veto the
measure when it is submitted 10 him but
some congressional leaders have pderict-
ed that h evil give it his approval.
Differences in phraseology in the
kAsiatic exclusion and other provisions,
n the opinion Of parliamentary observ-
.ers, present an opportunity for consider
.ablc modification while the final draft
lis being worked out in conference. No
| Sign has been given. however. to indi-
|cate the points OF divergence At which
|either chamber may be expected TO re-
|cede toward compromise.
A provision fixing te immigration
quota at 2 per cent on the basis Of the
800 census figures. as compared with
g per cent Of the 1910 census figures IN
the expiring law. are contained in both
bills. but exemptions for relatives Of
citizens and skilled labor and their fam.
lilies, approved By the house, were not
adopted by the senate.
TOXIC. April 19.--Editorials in the
morning newspapers referring 70 Amer
ica's japanese exclusion legislation ran
between the conservative Chugai Shog
yo's moderate and hopeful plea for self
restraint and the Jingo Yamato's insist
ence for forceful action.
Midway between the conservative and
radical expressions. the Asahi says:
"Amcrica must bear the responsibility
>7f><he virtual notification Of the four
treaty and also the re-
versal ,f<the ~orlds tendency toward
peace. ThM cha nge is not only to
japan. but t0>& "olored races.
A notable natiof5r 70 .,ist. writing
in the Kokumin, urge Nngress
of the colored races AT Tok M
necessarily for military al but
for economic cooperation to maintain
their interests"
TOXIC. April 19.-Amcrican Ann
bnssador Woods and Foreign Minister
Matsui conferred for an hour today.
While the results of their conversation
were not divulgcd. there is reason TO be-
lieve Baron AIatsui sought counsel con
ccrning methods Of approaching the
situation growing out Of American lcgS-
lation to exclude japanese and of making
il clear to congress that Japan did not
intend anything in the nature of Il
threat of interference in American do
mpstic affairs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-19
Oil Committee Switches to
California Reserve Lease
to DOhemy IN Probe Today

what production III the reserve might
be.
Turning 20 naval reserve No T.. Sem
ator Walsh also developed from the wit
ness that the 81 per cent royalty paid
by the Doheny interests to the govern
ment applied 70 a phenomenal field"
In small section of that reserve.
Sweeping his pencil over "A large map
Of the 10000 acres in the whole re-
serve, Senator Walsh asked if any one
would consent 70 pay a royalty Of 81
per cent on such an area.
Not unless w ~ crazy said Tar
bell.
Senator Walsh remarked that Leslie
VI. Shaw. former secretary Of the
treasury. had been making statements
in public addresses that Doheny was
paying II per cent royalty on his leas-
C..
Tarhcll said no one could tell now
whether the Doheny or Sinclair lease
would prove the more profitable % the
government; that only the actual pro
duction Of oil could furnish the answer
to that. On the present shaving in
Teapot Dome, he said il ,sould appear
that the Doheny contract would prove
the more profitable. This was due 70
the fact. ne said. that the California
fields are more productive and furnish
more -gushcr~ wells
Senator Walsh brought out that not
single lease for oil wells in naval re-
serve No. in California and No. 3 IN
Wyoming had been issued prior to the
Harding administration.
-Al ~ the leases were in naval re-
serve No. ri the witness said.
Senator Walsh displayed map Of
that reserve.
What are the possibilities Of pre-
serving this reserve in view Of the
checker board arrangement az private
and government lands ?r asked Senator
Walsh.
None al an" Tarbell said "The
government land had To be operated
when the private land owners began
operation"
CHEYENNE. April l9-Thc Mammoth
Oh company's answer % the govern
ments suit for annulment az the cor
poration's lease On the Teapot Dome
naval oil reserve. filed in federal
court today. makes denial az all charges
Of collusion and fraud contained in the
governments bill of equity. II asserts
that the lease on the reserve ~ legal
and valid
The answer contains % sections. each
" which refers IN q corresponding sec
tion Of the governments bill. Numcr-
Gus sections admit allegations set forth
in the corresponding sections OF the
governments bill. but allegations at
tacking the validity Of the Sinclair cor
porations's lease are denied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
30 INDICTMENTS FACE MEMBERS
 OF DEFUNCT FIRM
Wagner And Company Of ficials Are Sought On
 Bucketing Charges

NEW YORK, April 3.-Detectives left for Chicago tonight with bench war rants in search of four men against whom a grand jury today returned 30 indictments for bucketing orders of the New York Stock exchange firm of F. W. Wagner & Co.,, which closed its offices in 41 cities ill December, 1921, and failed for $10,000,000.
 The bench warrants named Emil W. Wagner, directing head of the firm i; Frank W. Donaldson, manager of it's main office at Chicago; Charles A. Johnson, manager of it's New York branches, and Ernest Tietjens, chief financial adviser.
 Before it's failure, the company was one of the most active brokerage firms in America. It had membership in the New York Stock exchange, the New York Cotton exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
 With a main office in Chicago and two branches ill New York, it operated in 39 other big cities in the nation. It's private wire system was noted. Two years before the house failed it's dis tributed among it's employees $500, 900 in Christmas bonuses.
 The indictments charge that heads of the firms swindled its customers by trading against them through a system of 12 house accounts"
 Colossal sums were alleged to have passed through these accounts. Investi- gators for the district and federal at- torneys were reported to have told the grand jury that in two years of delv- ing through as many of the firms rec ords as they could find they were un- able even to estimate the extent of it's transactions. One house account alone was "short" $20,00O,000 at one time, they testified.
 Authorities declared that records most valuable to the prosecution were missing. Detectives who went to Chi cago to investigate reports that some of the firms ledgers had been de stroyed returned saying the records had been sold for junk and transformed into paper plup.
 There were 30 complaints against heads of the bankrupt brokerage firm men and women in all walks of life a patent lawyer, the president of an ice company, theatrical producer, a brother of an assistant district attor- ney, a motion picture actress, jeweler and several of the firms own employees.
 The Armours in Chicago and Charles Chaplin were said to have been cus- toners of the bankrupts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
AMERICAN ESCAPES FROM VILLAS, GANG
T. G. Mackenzie Reaches Parral
 After Fifty-Mile Walk

FL PASO, Tex, April 3.-Thomas George Mackenzie, general manager of the Compania Agricola of Chihuahua, escaped from Hipolito Villas bandit gang Monday night and has arrived in Parral, friends here were advised by telegraph today.
 I. N. Thacker. head of the hydro electric company's Fl Paso offices, re- ceived the following telegram from Mir. Mackenzie:
 Escaped Monday, walked 50 miles and caught train at San Rosario, went to Parral."
 Mir. Mackenzie was captured in Jan uary when Hipolito Villa first took the field and has been a prisoner with the bandit forces since then. A demand that a ransom of 50,000 pesos be paid for his release was made by Villa. Au- thorities attempted then to get in touch with the rebels in an effort to effect the release of Mr. Mackenzie, but failed because Villa was closely pursued by federal troops,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
SCHOOL GIRLS
 SAID TO AID
 BOOTLEGGERS


 LOUISVILLE, Ky. April B. Charges of P. Green Miller. federal prohibition agent for Kentucky and Tennessee. that Louisville high school girls are cutting classes and using their automobiles in illicit transportation of liquor for boot leggers, brought quick denial to- day from s. B. Tinsley, principal.
 Mir. Miller, who withheld names, asserted that a group of girls are op- erating for wealthy bootleggers on a salary basis.
 Mir. Tinsley said he did not believe it and called upon Mir. Miller to give the most definite information regarding this matter" in justice to the girls and to the Louisville board of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
} ARE BURNED AS SANITARIUM
 IS FIRE SWEPT
Broad Oaks Hospital At Morganton, N. C., Is
 Scene Of Tragedy

MORGANTON, N. C., April B. Three patients lost their lives and one other probably was fatally burned in a fire which early today partially de. stroyed Broad Oaks sanitarium, at an estimated loss of approximately $25, ,OO0
 The dead
 John P. Green, Charlotte, N. C., con- tractor.
 Mrs. Isabela Hereford, Union, W. Va.
 Mrs. Julia Hamilton, Jacksonville, Fla.
 Mrs, Cornelia Gains, a patient from Georgia, was so badly burned that at the local hospital to which she was taken, it was said tonight that she had slight chance of recovery.
 The fire, of undetermined origin, al- ready had made considerable headway when it was discovered by the night watchman, and it spread so rapidly through the frame structure that it was only through the heroic efforts of doc tors, nurses, patients, attendants and the local volunteer fire company that most of the 42 patients were rescued uninjured.
 Green, who had been in the sani tarium about four weeks, died tonight from burns he received while engaged in rescue work According to wit. nesses he made repeated trips into the blazing building and carried to safety at least three women patients before he collapsed, helpless, in a corridor.
 The body of Mrs. Hereford, who had been smothered to death, was found after the fire had been extinguished Mrs. Hamilton was trapped in her room and burned to death.
 The other inmates of the institution were removed to the state hospital near by. The main part of the building was not damaged, only the north and east wings being burned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
LUMBER COMPANY
 TOTAL FIRE LOSS
Estes Ensley Branch Burns With
 $75,OOO Damage

Fire of undetermined origin Thurs day night completely destroyed the Ensley mill of the Estes Lumber com pany, causing a loss of approximately $75,000, according to an estimate by Thornton Estes, president of the com pany.
 The fire which destroyed the entire plant, including over 100000 feet of lumber, started at o'clock and was extinguished at F o'clock after stren- uous work by the Ensley fire depart ment. The blaze was discovered by the night watchman, and is stated to have gained considerable headway be- fore an alarm was turned in.
 The plant is located at Twenty ninth street and Avenue B. The loss is completely covered by insurance, Mir. Estes said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
.PERSHING IS HOME
 FROM FRANCE VISIT
Chief Of Staff Declares Eu-
 rOpean Situation Improving

NEW YORK, April 3.-General John J. Pershing, chief of staff of the United States army, returned today on the steamship George Washington from France, where he has been since last October occupied mainly in writing his memoirs of the World war.
 The situation in Europe is improv- ing, he said, adding that his observa- tiOns were circumscribed by the small area in which he spent his vacation. Most of the time he was along the Ri veria, but he visited the battlefields and inspected the American cemeteries.
 General Pershing said he was con vinced the Dawes committee would turn out something very constructive and very beneficial" to the reparation situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04

he was sent on "wild goose chase to New York, presumably to handle a commercial matter there and that on his arrival be found Rafael Zubaran company who asked him to act as a so-between ill the purchase of arms.
 Stirs AnglOan Colony
 The case has created sensation in the Anglo American colony here as Bailey is prominent socially as well as a leading business man of the city. He is director of the American club, and belongs to all the important for eign organization here. Mexican of ficials declare that his arrest has revealed widespread plot among British subjects here to aid the rebel cause.
 The government has charged the Aguila Oil company an important British concern owned by Lord Cow dray, with aiding the rebellion, assert ing that the company loaned money to the rebels and also gave the De La Huerta forces the use of some of their tank steamers.
 The prosecuting attorney promises further sensational disclosures when Bailey appears again Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
COTTON SHIPPERS
 FORM ASSOCIATION
Proposed Organization To In-
 clude All States Of Belt

HOUSTON, Texas, April 3.-The Southern Cotton Shippers association to include all cotton growing states, was tentatively formed here today. The proposed organization would embody several state groups, including the Tex as Cotton association, the Oklahoma State Cotton exchange and the Arkan- sas Cotton Trade association.
 Among purposes would be fostering of fair play in trade relations, elimina- tlon of misunderstanding between southern spinners and buyers of raw cotton, reduction of handling costs, and ultimate decrease in the margin between producer and consumer.
 H. M. Bennett Of the Arkansas asso- citation was chosen tentative chairman and R. c. Dickerson of the Texas as- sOciatiOn tentative secretary. Sessions will continue Friday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
DELAY IS URGED IN ENFORCEMENT
 OF SECTION 2S
Shippers Seek Postpone ment Till 1925, While
 Thompson Objects

WASHINGTON, April 3. - En. forcement of Section 28 of the mer- chant marine act, which would pro- vide for preferential railroad freight rates on products carried in Ameri' can vessels, was opposed and advo- cated before the house merchant ma rine committee today.
 Representatives of shipping inter ests indorsed a resolution introduced in the house today by Representative Newton. Republican, Minnesota, to de- fer enforcement of the section to July 1, 1925, instead of May 20, 1924, as ordered by the interstate commerce commission. Commissioner Thompson of the shipping board, opposed the resolution and also the bill, previously introduced by MT. Newton, which would make enforcement by the com mission of the section optional instead of mandatory.
 Opponents of the section declared enforcement would discriminate in fa- vor of some ports at the expense of others, as the shipping board did not have sufficient tonnage to handle ex- portable produce. Commissioner Thompson contended that the board did have sufficient tonnage to handle consignments to ports that would be affected by the commissions order.
 Thompson Opposes Delay
 MT. Thompson said postponing en- forcement, as advocated by shipping interests, pending an investigation of the effect the section might have on commerce, would not be satisfactory. If we don't get the benefit of Section 2S," MT. Thompson said, "before the new fiscal year goes into effect there will be forced reduction in operation of American flag ships"
 George H. Ingalls,, vice president of the New York Central railroad, testi- flying as an individual, declared opera tion of the sections provision would tend to divert much freight over Ca nadian railroads, even if adequate American tonnage were available. He said an exporter would prefer port, even if rates were the same, where he was not compelled to use only Ameri- can ships.
 William c. Dufour, representing in- dependent fruit interests, said the ship ping board did not have sufficient ton. mage nor the kind of vessels needed for all commerce.
 Sees WallOp At South
 John $. Burchmore, Chicago, repre- senting the National Industrial Traffic League, testified that if Section 2S be- comes operative, it would Ideal an aw- full wallOp" to South Atlantic and gulf port cities. He did not believe there was "a single American shipping in- terest" that wanted the sections pro- visions in operation, as it would "be staggering blow" to American ship pers.
 Wilbur Larue, representing the Bos- ton, Mass, and Charleston, s. C., as- sociations of commerce, testified the ef- feet of Section 2S on a port would be the difference between export and do- nestle rates. In some instances, he said the difference between the domestic rates to New York and southern cities IS as high as 70 cents. This, he said, would make southern exporters pay a 75-cent penalty, if they should use for eign vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
BRITISH INTERESTS ACCUSED
 OF AIDING HUERTA REBELS
Plot Alleged In Trial Of Eugene Bailey, Charged
 With Being Revolutionary Spy

MEXICO CITY, April 3-Sensa- tional charges that British interests were backing the De La Huerta revolu- ton have developed in the trial of Eugene Bailey, prominent British busi- ness man here, who is under arrest charged with being secret rebel agent
 It is charged that while the United States was supporting President Ob- greon and permitting arms shipments to the federals the powerful British armament house of Vickers limited was arranging to sell De La Huerta 30000.- 900 cartridges, 50000 rifles and also machine guns.
 Twenty-Five per cent of the purchase price was to be paid in cash, it is alleged, and the balance was to go on De La Huertas note
 Documents Shown
 The charges were made Thursday when certain documents were intro- duced at the trial. It was said that the documents had been taken from Sir George Thurston, who had ap- pointed Bailey as a representative of Viekers limited here.
 Bailey contends that he was an vic tim of men higher up. He asserts that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
WIFE GUSTS MATE;
 UPHELD BY COURT
Husband Is EnjOined From En.
 tering House

LONDON, April 3.--A mans home is his wife's castle, provided she holds the deed, the London court of appeal has decided.
 Arthur David Shipman tried to pre- vent his wifi efrom sending him out into the cold. In the chancery court the wife proved that the house was hers and claimed that Shipman's conduct made it impossible for her to live with him.
 Rejecting the husbands plea that as he was still husband he was entitled to live in the house, the court granted Mrs. Shipman an injunction prevent ing the husband from entering.
 The court of appeal upheld the de- cisiOn without calling on the wife's at- torneys for argument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
DOPED, NOT DRUNK,
 IS DELEGATES PLEA
Virginia Legislator Explains Ar rest To Fellow Committeeman

RICHMOND, Va, April 3.-Charges that he was "doped" and not drunk when arrested last night were made in formal statement today by Delegate Bragg of Brunswick county, a member of the special legislative committee in- vestigating the department of game and inland fisheries.
 The statement was made before the committee and although it was accepted by the members it was not placed in the record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
NAH JONG, RADIO
 NOW ON TAX LIST
But Senate Committee Removes
 Candy Levy

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Taxes on nah jong and radio sets were voted into the revenue bill tonight by the Senate finance committee which at the same time approved the reduction in autOmO- bile taxes and repeal of the candy tax voted by the House.
 The gift tax and increase in the es- tate tax rates voted by the House, however, were knocked out of the bill. The present estate tax rates were re- stored, but provision was made for a change in the brackets to which they would apply so that the revenue in- crease of $12,OOO,OOO which would have resulted in the House increase would be affected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
MINER SHOT DOWN /
 IN KENTUCKY FIELD
Eviction Notices Posted By Com pany Believed Cause Of Trouble

PINEvILLE, Ky, April 3.-one man was killed and one other was known to have been wounded when miners of the Liberty Coal and Coke company at Straight Creek were fired upon late today, reports here say.
 George Lucas, from across the line in Virginia, was killed instantly. Ed ward Dishman, Exter, Va, was brought to q hospital here with bullet wound in his leg. Only two men were be- heved to have been struck. It was esti- mated riflemen fired 500 shots from the mountainside.
 Eviction notices recently had been posted to all residents of the Liberty company's mining camps who refused to work under the present scale. The company obtained an injunction this week prohibiting interference with mine operations or molestation of company emplOyeS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
BARGE LINE PLANS ASSURED FAIR TRIAL
Reorganization Commits sion Contemplate Re-
 tentiOn After Switch
PROPONENTS CLAIM
 DECISIVE VICTORY
Political Influences Believed Thwarted By Provisions Of
 Proposed Bill
WASHINGTON BUREAU)


 WASHINGTON, D. C., April B. Following the report of this bureau that the plan for recognizing the va rious departments ot the government contemplated the transferance of inland waterways from the war department to the department of commerce, it devel- ops today that the bill, when submit ted, will contain a provision that such transferance shall not take place until Colonel T. Q. Ashburn shall have reach cd the age of retirement from active service.
 Has Two Years More
 Colonel Ashburn, who is head of in- land waterways navigation, will be suh- Ject to retirement within two years.
 The provision relating to Colonel Ashburn was injected as a result of persistent effort by friends of the War rior barge line service. These friends regarded Colonel Ashburn as a warm supporter of the Warrior enterprise, and one determined to see the experi- ment tried out to the greatest possible extent.
 There was fear that if the Warrior was transferred to the department of commerce before Colonel Ashburn was entitled to retire from active service in the war department, his successor might prove amenable to the desire of cer- tain influential politicians who are anx- ious that the Warrior be removed from the protection of the government.
 May Be Retained
 Under the plan, as involved in the proposed legislation, Colonel Ashburn, on retiring from the war department, will take charge of the Warrior and Mississippi when those streams are un- Ter the department of commerce.
 The report of the joint commission on reorganization has not been made public. The above facts, however, are obtained from an authoritative source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-04
OKLAHOMA OFFICIAL
 FOUND NOT GUILTY
Whitehurst Acquitted On Nine
 Counts By Senate Court

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April g. John A. Whitehurst, president of the state board of agriculture, late today was acquitted by the Senate court of impeachment on all nine articles con tained in the charges alleging general incompetency, neglect of duty and moral turpitude, filed by the House board of managers.
 Article 6, charging diversion of funds to pay certain employees of the state board of agriculture after the accounts under which they first were employed, had been exhausted, received the clos est vote, the ballot showing 19 for con yiction and 20 for acquittal.