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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Mostly
clordy and somewhat unsettled tonight
and Saturday.
Esst Texas: Cloudy and somewhat
unsettled tonight and Saturday. Moder-
ate to fresh southerly winds on the
coast
Weather Conditions
Except for light scattered preeipita-
tio, on the south Atlantic coast, IN MIN
resota and North Dakota, and on the
Pacific coast, the weather continued
gererally fair to partly cloudy through
out the country during the last "a hours-
There was general rise IN temperature
pra tically throughout the country re-
sultinp in mild, spring-like weather IN
the southern states at the morning OBJ
servntion.
The lowest temperature last night at
Tewas stations ranged from AZ at Am
arillo to 65 at Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
M'CEEORDERS
CUT IN STATE
RANGER FORCE
Move Will Result in Re-
duction of Expense to
Texas, Adjutant Cen
eral Declares
(Rv The Associated Pressl

AUSTIN Tex, Feb 20.-The state
ranger force was reduced from 81 mem
bers to % today on orders of Adjutant
General Mark McGee The cut follows
the administration policy of retrench-
ment and reduces the ranger pay roll
about $2500 a month.
The cut means the discharge of 2l
privates, one captain and one sergeant,
leaving 28 members, including five cap
tains Captain J. W. Aldrich, quarter
master, is retained. Names Of those
dropped are to be announced after they
have received notice, perhaps late to-
day.
This reduction is to be followed by
other changes and perhaps further re-
ductions within a few days, General
McGee said
A new policy in the work of the rang
ers also was announced. In the future
they will be sent out over the state
only on request of county officials, ex-
.cept in unusual cases where the adjutant
general and the governor believe the
situation demands that the Initiative be
taken by them.
Most Of the remaining force will be
used on the border. The company which
has been maintained at San Antonio
during part of former Governor Neff's
administration to enforce liquor laws,
ic a bo transferred and the difficulties
which have followed from the presence
of rangers in that city are to be no
more.
General McGee said he hoped the
Legislature would pass a pending bill
pei mitting increase of the force to fifty
men in emergencies.
Former service men are to be given
preference in applicatiins for positions
as rangers where ability is equal, Gen
eral McGee said.
This change has no connection with
the San Antonio injunction suit in
which the ranger law was held invalid,
McGee said. The rangers, he explained,
have been performing duties without
pay since the injunction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
DELINQUENT. TAX
ROLL APPROVED
Park Question Dropped;
City Police to Get
New Auto

Approval Of the delinqueit tax rolls
In the city Of Brownsville, and a mu-
tual agreement on the part of the COM
mlsslonels to postpone indefinitely any
action on the proposal to purchase the
Fitch, Lomax d Henson site for a city
park were matters acted on at a meet
ing of the board of city commissioners
this morning
The commission brought up the mat
ter of passing on second and final read
ing bill giving the Rio Grande railway
franchise to extend lines along the
streets in the neighborhood Of the old
rice mill. Action on this matter will be
taken at an executive session of the
city commission to be held Monday or
Tuesday of next week, the matter being
postponed until advertisements of the
opposed ordinance can be run. l.. J.
Bourne, representing the Sugarland
railway, and the Rio Grande Railway,
was present.
City Health Officer DR.. W. f.
Spivey, and City Attorney H. B. Gal
'hraith talked over with the commission
the feasibility of waging a war to clean
up the city in the matter Of enforcing
the statute relating to sewer cOnnec~
tons. After receiving the promise OF
support of the commissioners in carry
ing out any ordinance, the city health
officer, and city attorney announced
that the serving of notices will be start
ed at once.
Letting Of a contract for the re-roof-
ing of the city hall was put off until the
city engineer can confer with a repre-
sentative of the Southern Radio Cor
poration Of San Antonio concerning the
best kind of rofing for a radio station.
Mayor A. B. Cole signed the agree
ment mutually releasing the city OF
Brownsville and w. L. Pearson Co.,
from the terms Of the paving contract
signed last November. Discussion or
raising salaries of some of the city
employees came up at the meeting, but
no final action was taken.
II was moved and seconded that the
city advertise for new automobile Tor
the police department, the bids to in
clude price on the present automobile
Of the police to be taken in as part pay
rient on the new vehicle.
The delinquent tax roll represents
several months of work on the part or
L. O'Bryan. formerly county auditor.
The roll was approved by City Collector
6. Benavides This roll will make pos
sible forceable collection of taxes in the
opinion of City Attorney Galbraith.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
ATTORNEYU uses
OFFICE AGAINST
HIM, SAYS JIM
Official Denies Opinion
That Second Inpeach-
ment Court Could
Clear Ex-Governor
(By The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb. 20.-"The war is
on and | don't know where it is going
to end, was the reply of James E.
Ferguson today to the statement of At
torney General Dan Moody denying
that he had given Mr.. Ferguson a verb.
al opinion that a second impeachment
court would be legal.
He charged that the attorney general
''was using the weight Of his great Of
flee against US in the fight we are
making for our lives"
The attorney general and the husband
Of the governor fell into heated con-
troversy through the medium Of the
newspapers today over statements Mr..
Moody is purported to have made in
the governors, office sometime ago in
reference to an impeachment court to
clear Mr.. Ferguson of the senate judg-
ment of 1917.
Statement Denied
Last Saturday Mr.. Ferguson told
newspapermen he had been assured by
Moody that the impeachment court
would be legal. At the request Of Mr..
Moody and upon his assurance that
there had been a misunderstanding on
the part of Ferguson as to what was
said, the former governors statement
was not published
Mr. Ferguson reiterated his statement
last Wednesday and it was published.
In reply Mr.. Moody issued statement
that Mr.. Ferguson had misqpoted him
and that what he really said was that
the impeachment court would have at
least as much logic behind it as the
amnesty bill now in the house.
Today Mr.. Ferguson charged that he
had been "mistreated" by the press be-
cause his original statement was not
used He declared to newspaper men
that he would stand responsible for his
own statements and the attorney gen.
cral could take care of his own.
1t was explained that the reason the
original statement from Mr.. Ferguson
was not used at the time was because
the correspondents desired to verify
both statements and to avoid, if pOss-
ible what gave promise of being
heated controversy.
Fight For Life
I'VE are fighting the strong COM
bination of the Butte press aligned with
Moody and his crowd, and we are fight
ing for our lives, said Mr.. Ferguson.
They are attempting to deny US and
the people our rights and my statements
about the matter should be given full
publicity and they should not first be
submitted to the attorney general.
when ! give out statements for pub
lication that is my business. We can
take care Of this end of it, let the at
torney general take care Of his.
The attorney general rendered an
opinion on the amnesty bill which is a
Continued on page %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Truck Markets
TODAY Via ros, n'ya' n4er. Radio
(Texas Warehouse and Markets
Department.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 20.-Carlot ship
ments of fruits and vegetables-Spin-
ach, Texas, "a; Virginia, 6; others, 2;
South Carolina, IL. Cabbage, Texas,
81; Florida, II; South Carolina, /; New
York, AZ; Wisconsin, 8; others, z.
Mixed vegetables, Texas, 81; others, al:
total, SO. Grapefruit Texas, 5; total.
144. Sweet potatoes, Texas, ]; total,
l25. Lettuce. Texas, 6; total, l51.
Onions, Texas, 1; total, Is. Tomatoes,
Texas, 2; total, 27.
Shipments by districts or origin.
Texas-Cabbage, Laredo, 1; Lower VAL
ley; SO; carrots, Lower Valley, 2; beets,
Lower Valley, 2; Spinach, Laredo, II;
Lower Valley, a; Winter Garden, 3.
Shipping point nformation-Spinach,
Laredo and Asherton, steady, mostly
SO cents. carlots, cash track to growers;
20 cents usual terms. Cabbage, San
Benito, wagonloads. $S to $40 ton cash
to growers; carlots track, $12 to S15.
Valley beets and carrots, wire orders,
s1.00 to $500; mostly $3.50 to $500.
Cabbage-Kansas City, steady. un-
changed; Chicago, steady, unchanged;
Cincinnati. steady, $40 ton; Fort Worth,
weak, unchanged; Detroit. steady, 81 90
to 1925; Pittsburgh, unsettled, no. Tex
as: Minneapolis, steady, unchanged.
Spinach-Kans.as City. steady, un-
changed; Chicago steady. mostly SIPS
to s1.40; Cincinnati, dull, mostly $500;
Baltimore. dull, s2.25 to $2.75; Detroit,
dull. s1.00 to s1.20; Denver. dull. most
ly sl.25; New York, steady, unchanged;
Boston, firm, mostly $1.70; Philsdel-
Continued on Page Twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
VALUABLE ART
PIECES STOLEN
lNCALFORNIA
Collection Worth Half
Million Believed to Be
in Hands of Interna-
tional Criminals
fRv Tho Associated Press. J

~ y" ASSOcl1ted Press
IOLLfWOOD. Calf. Feb. 2O-Re
raisa"n"e paintings and other art treas
II 2S valued ut nearly half million dol
lalS. missing from the Hollywood home
cf German art collector. were being
sough. br police and private detectives
here to law
Martin Weinschenck. president Of the
Danzig. Germany, firm Of NJ Wen
scherck and company. owner Of the Stol-
en- collection, discovered the loss when
he returned to his home from Catalina
Islands last night he told police.
TIE thieves also obtained he said, old
laces vared at $4,000 and other at
objects, but left behind them practically
as valuable a collection of paintings
and other treasures as they had taken.
Some of the objects left behind were
destroyed or damaged by the careless
ness or haste of the looters.
white marble Christ lay shattered
to bits where it had fallen; one canvass
lay on the flor with the mark of
shoe imprinted on it.
Investigators advanced two theories
of the theft. One was that the paint
ings and other valuables were taken by
thieves hired by Q private collector will,
ing to go to any length to obtain them
for his own collection. The other was
that an international band of criminals
familiar with the value Of the collec-
tiOn and the practical impossbility Of
dispoSing of it without revealing their
guilt. plan to hold the loot until the in
surance company involved is willing to
offer a mo questions asked" reward
for the return of the paintings.
An English company is said to have
insured the stolen canvasses for an ag.
gregate Of $2l6000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Upham to Have Quiet
Funeral at Chicago
(Bv The Associated Prnss.)

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 20.-The body of
Frederick w. Upham, former treasurer
of the republican national committee,
which arrived here last night from
Palm Beach, Fla, where he died Sunday,
will repose in mausoleum after the
simple funeral services today at St.
Chrysostom's church. Burial will be at
Ripon, Wis, his birth place.
Personal friends Of Mr.. Upham were
named as active pail bearers. There
were no honorary pail bearers or flow
ers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Christy's Model to
Wed Artists Nephew
(Rv The Associated Press.O

NEW YORK, n. ", Feb. 20.-Dorothy
Knapp, model for Howard Chahdief
Christy, noted for his portrayal o.
feminine beauty, is to marry Fehner
Chandler, nephew of the artist.
Fehner Chandler met her four years
ago when she was posing at his uncle's
studio.
Miss Knapp, selected by the artist as
the shapliest girl in New York won the
prize in his professional class in the
Atlantic CITY beauty contest in 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20

'Or longer III majority OF tne Shippers
agree.
This meeting was called at meet
ing held Wednesday night, when 130
farmers met in Mercedes, and appointed
a committee to confer with the shippers
and buyers relative to some action to
hold up the price of cabbage Those
present at the meeting will report back
to their various communities, and cab
bage cutting and shipping will be stop
ped until the price goes up from So,
where it is now, to $15 ton.
No farmer will cut cabbage unless he
has a sale for it, with the stipulated
price of SIS ton and no buyer will ac-
cept cabbage unless it is U. S. Stan
dard No. |, and unless he has an order
which will enable him to pay SIS ton
for it.
J. P. Dawson, chairman of the farm
ers' committee, presided at the meet
ing at which about 35 persons were
present. Charles ID. Shirley, U. S. in
spector of fruits and vegetables, eX
planned the grading to them, and after
some discussion, in which it was point
ed out that grading of cabbage had been
unsatisfactory lin some respects last
year because the cabbage was graded
in cars, it was decided among the ship
pers that all cabbage would be graded.
The shippers will stand the expense Of
grading cabbage, and the grading will
be done in the wagons.
1t was decided that farmers today,
will visit the shippers who were not
present, and will inform them of the
decision to grade the cabbage, and to
ship only U. S. No. /, seeking their CO.
operation.
Meetings of the farmers in different
communities of the Valley have been
called for tonight, and at these meetings
the farmers will be urged to back the
agreement of shippers to have all cab
bage graded, and to ship only the best
grade. Farmers and shippers in this
manner plan to work for better grade
of cabbage.
The farmers pointed out that the ma
jorty of the Valley buyers are friends
Of the farmers, and that it is the fly-by-
night buyers, who come in when the
market is booming, clean up, and get
Oue "hOh ~ uioPo, arc 1iiO
of farmers.
The farmers committee at the meet
ing was composed Of J. P. Dawson, Mer-
cedes; Louis H. Alsmeyer, San Benito;
M. P. Gregory, Harlingen; Peter Bent
sen, Mission; and j. H. Christner, Wes-
laco. Members Of the buyers commit
tee inclde W. E. McDavitt, Browns
vile; Louis Witte, of the Alexander
Marketing Co.; 7. A. Rodgers, McAllen;
E. w. Vertries, Donna, representing the
Holling- Man Produce Co.; E. M. Schu-
macker, of the firm Of Schumacher &
Dublin, Harlingen.
The fact was brought out last night
by Mr.. McDavitt that Wisconsin has
only 40 cars of cabbage left, and New
York has about 1000, which is consid-
cred light for this time of the year.
Wisconsin will be through with cabbage
shipments soon, which should open the
midwest market to the Valley. Florida
shipments are reported light, according
to kilograms received today by Mr.. Nc
Davitt.
The buyers committee will confer
with other growers and secure their CO.
operation in the new move; the farmers
will secure backing tonight, and gen
eral meeting will be held in Mercedes
Saturday afternoon to report progress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Communist Uprising
Rumor Stirs Bulgaria
(Rv The Associated Press J

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 2O.-Anxiety
has been caused here by a statement IN
the Moscow Izvestia, soviet newspaper,
that four million rubles in gold have
been sent to the Balkans to promote an
anti-bourgeois uprising this spring, the
efforts to be concentrated in Bulgaria
and Greece.
Other disturbing circumstances IN the
'ost two davs have been stories in the
Belgrade press of anarchist uprisings
and bloodshed in Bulgarian centers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
SEED CRUSHINCS
SHOW INCREASE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 90 Cot
ton seed crushed during the six months
neriod August l to January 81 totalled
2.242,325 tons compared with 2,402,o4o
for the same period. a year ago and cot
ton seed on hand at mills January 81
totalled 898,671 tons compared with
57s,37S a year ago, the census bureau
today announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
REMAINS OF WINGED
REPTILE DISCOVERED

GILMER, Tex, Feb. 20.-The fos-
sill of what appears to have been
a winged reptile have been found
at Ore, Texas, and excavation is
continuing for more of the re-
mains. The remains found show
them to have been of something
like ten feet long, possibly nine
or ten inches in diameter and short
wings near the head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Santa Fe Seeks to
Build in West Texas

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2O.-An
application for permission to construct
sixty five miles of new line. starting at
Doud. Texas. and running due west to
Cochran county, was filed before me
interstate commerce commission today
bv the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F'e
The South Plains and Santa Fe, SUBJ
sidiary of the system, is to undertake
tho actual construction work, if per-
mission is granted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Growers, Buyers Agree
to Reduce Shipments
Cabbage From Valley

Farmers of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley will not cut any more cabbage
that is not United States No. l, stan
dard, and that cannot be sold for at
least SIS, according to an agreement
reached at a meeting of a. committee
"t farmers, and shippers last night in
the grammar school building in Mer-
codes. Th ; decision becomes effective
Monday, Feb. %, and lasts for one week
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
BLAST TRAPS SO
INDIANA MINERS
(Bv The Associated Press.)

SULLIVAN, Ind, Feb. 2O.-The fate
of so miners entrapped by blast in the
CITY coal company mine near here was
unknown at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
Two unidentified dead had been taken
from the mine at that hour and three
men seriously injured had been rescued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
GARNER SUFFERING
PNEUMONIA ATTACK
fBv The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. 20
REPRESENTATIVE Garner of Texas, who
i suffering from pneumonia at his
hotel here, was said to be somewhat
improved after a more comfortable
nights rest. The crisis of his illness
has not ben reached.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
Option Offer Made
On |. G.. N. Securities
(Rv The Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 20.-H olders
of adjustment bonds of the Interna-
tional Great Northern Railroad COM
pany have received another offer from
William H. Williams, chairman of the
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico railway
company, to guarantee interest at the
annual rate of four per cent, provided
they grant him an option to buy the
bonds at IS until January l, 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
DOUBLES STOCK

AUSTIN, Texas Feb. 20-The Humble
Pi~a Tira companv has doubled it's capi-
tai stock. according to an amendment
to its charter filed todav- An increase
from s12,OOO,OOO to $24,0O0,Oo0 was
voted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20

IN OUR
VALLEY
THE Texas legislature is scheduled
= TO visit the Lower Rio Grande Val

AcAdS ltRlSldLure is ScheduleQ
= TO visit the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley.
The solons will leave Austin the even
ing of Friday, February 27, will prob
ably have breakfast at Corpus Christi
Saturday morning, February %, and will
arrive in the Valley during the same
day. They will remain here Saturday
night, Sunday and Monday, celebrating
Texas independence Day-March Pin
the Valley.
Texas Legislators always are glad of
an opportunity to visit the Valley. And
we are glad that they always accept
these invitations, for there are many
things that we wish to show them The
Lower Rio Grande Valley, into the de-
velopment of which many millions of
dollars have been poured. needs the
support of the state to reach its destiny.
There is, of course, selfish motive
in having the Legislature come here.
Cameron county wants flood control,
wants TO work along this line with Hi
dalgo county. And to bring about
flood control, we are asking the legisla-
ture to remit a certain per cent of our
taxes for period of 25 years.
The Incorporated towns of Cameron
county and the seven water improve
ment districts are to be the legislatures
hosts, but as we understand it, the
itinerary calls for tour of all the
Valley.
The Texas senate accepted the in
vitatiOn by unanimous vOte-accepted it
with a whoop as it were. And Senator
Parr handled the matter in the inter
est Of Cameron county.
Let's all put on our best clothes and
greet the Legislators when they come
They're all Texans, remember and real
fellows to the last man, even if some
times they do make a mistake.
News, news. railroad news; here and
there, everywhere, news, news, railroad
news.
W. T. Eldridge told a newspaper re-
porter in Brownsville a few days ago,
when aswed whether he proposed TO con
meet the Valley and San Antonio by a
direct line: I'm going to do my darnd
est
And, judging from news dispatches
from Austin, that is exactly what Mr..
Eldridge is doing.
The Herald recently began the pub
lication, in it's classified columns, of a
notice by the Rio Grande Railway Com
pan, that it will have a stockholders
meeting on March l6 for the purpose Of
con nsidering amending the charter Of the
company.
While no announcement has been
made of the character of the proposed
amendment, it is generally believed that
the stockholders will be asked to au-
thorize increase of the capital stock
and extension of the line, in accord
with Mr.. Eldridge's plan for the ex-
tension from Brownsville, to a connec-
on the San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf rail
road.
Aud right on the heels of the Eldridge
announcement come rumors from HI
dalgo county that Southern Pacific sur
veyors are in the field in the northern
part Of that county, laying lines in con-
nection with the long rumOred proposal
to extend the San Antonio & Aransas
Pass south from Falfurrias into the
Valley. provided the Interstate Com
merce Commission approves the appli
cation of the Southern Pacific to
quire the Sap.
According to Hidalgo county news
papers, the Southern Pacific would ex-
Continued on page %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
GERMAN STUDENT DIES
X X X
IN DUEL WITH SWORDS
x x X
FOR SCHOOL FRATERNITY
(By The Associated Press }

FRANKFORT, Germany, Feb. 20
Richard Hall. president Of the Nation
alist students fraternity of Frankfort
University was killed today ii a duel
with swords fought on behalf Of the
honor Of his fraternity. He had CON
sidered the Fraternity insulted ~ his
adversary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
MARX RESIGNS

BERLIN. Feb. 20.-Dr. Wilhelm Marx,
premier Of Prussia, and the cabinet he
headed resigned today after failing to
obtain q vote Of confidence in the diet
The vote stood 218 yes, 221 no.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20
DEFEAT CHILD LABOR

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 20-The lower
house of the Michigan Legislature to-
day voted 81 to "a to reject the pro
posed federal child labor amendment
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-20

/ 1-2 to Is h. p. Fairbanks Morse and
Kreuger Atlas Oil Engines in stock
Centrifugal Pumps.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
RENTALS
Wanted to Rent

We are renting houses fast and need
both furnished and unfurnished in all
sections of town, give US a trial at yours.
RICHEY. CASEY &c GRAGG,
CT. 1l25. 32l n. st. Marys st.