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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
CRAFT RAMMED,
Is MEN DROWN
Fishing Boat Is Sunk in
Collision With Tusca-
MIA East of Halifax
(hy The Assqciated PressO

GLOUCESTER, Mass, June 29-Fif
teen men were drowned and nine other
members Of the crew Of the fishing
schooner Rex of this port, rescued,
when the boat was sunk in a collision
with the CunarI Anchor Line steamer
TUscan'a 200 nil - east of Halifax YES
terday.
Beyond the meager message received
by the ships owners from the Anchor
Line reporting the disaster, no word has
come to amplify the details
The Tuscania which struck the little
fishing craft during fog reported her
self standing by, searching for possible
survivors and bodies. The master Of the
sunken vessel, Thomas Downey of
Lowell. was picked up dead
Officials of the Fred l.. Davis com.
pany, owner Of the Rex, believe many Of
their ships crew were killed below deck
in their hunks, and that others, stunned
by crashing timbers, drowned before
they could recover consciousness.
The Tuscania, which cleared Liverpool
for Mex York june % was due to dock to-
day but it Use expected that her arrival
will be considerably delayed by the
search she is maing at the scene of tn,
disaster
The Rex sailed from Gloucester OF
June IL and was returning laden will
halibut at the time of the accident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
Severe Shocks i'm Los Angeles
Fail to Damage Buildings

LOS ANGELES Calf June 29A earthquake rocked
Los Angeles at 6 43 o'clock this morning
Downtown buildings swayed considerably but the movement
slow and and there indications Of damage
although the motion continued for than minute
The earthquake continued intervals but all slow
steady yet extremely movements The remos felt
far north Newha 81 miles according to tel
phone reports.
The tremors continuing at 6 56 O'clock
The earthquakes felt unusual severity Mojave
and lancaster Antelope Valley hundred miles north of here
according operators Of the Angeles bureau Of power and
light system
Bakersfield Oxnard and Santa Barbara the north and Col
on to the all reported to the Southern Pacific dis
pacheS here that they reports damage
into the Southern Pacific officers here
The center disturbance seemed Angeles the
north, preliminary telephone telegraph Indicated
Ventura reported that the there Clocks
stopped by the remors in Los Angeles Ell Cenro reported
that the tremors not felt in the Imperial Valley
Western Union and Pacific telephone and telegraph
of Ventura the direction Barbara
earthquake and hour later the companies reported that they
not able to establish communication with Santa Barbara
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
CHARLIE CHAPLIN, JR.,
4. y j.
GREETS WORLD WITHOUT
CANE OR DUCK SHUTTLE
(By The Associated Press.)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, June 90
A Charlie Chaplin without Timber
cane, without a duck shuttle or over
sized shoes, monopolized lmdom's lime
light today. He was Charles Spencer
Chaplin, Jr., weight 6 "a pounds, born
at the Chaplin mansion here just before
breakfast yesterday. His mother, who
was formerly Lita Gray, the elder Chap
Inns leading woman and who became the
comedians wife at the little Mexican
town Of Empalme last November, was
said to be resting comfortably
His father gave no interviews to the
press but his great grandfather, William
Curry, divulged that the famous film
portrayor of comic embarrassment had
paced the floor and nibbled his finger
nails like countless other expectant
fathers ani had exclaimed when the
babe finally was shown 10 him:
1T looks like me-.
The attending physician, DR.. James F.
Halloran, who also helped Mrs Chaplin
into the world about II years ago, de-
scribed her son as lone of the most
perfectly formed babies | have even
seen"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
MAN IS SLAIN
IN MATAMOROS
Knife Thrusts in Aldo
men fatal; Officers
Hunting Motive

Matamoros officers are hunting for
motive behind the murder in that
city yesterday afternoon Of a man named
Mendez, age about 35, who died half an
hour after he had received two dagger
thrusts in the stomach.
AnotSer man, named Davila, and
known IA "El Giro" is being held by
officers in that city for the murder
Davlia formerly lived in Brownsville,
but has lived in Matamoros for the past
few years.
The killing took place In a saloon
across the street from the city market
Of Matamoros, about $3.50 yesterday
afternoon. According to the reports
received here Mendez was in the bar
room, sitting at table sleeping. He
had his head on the table, and was half
recined in his chair
II believe I'll wake this man up, 7
the other man is credited as saying, and
two fatal thrusts in the stomach with
a dagger followed.
Mendez was rushed to a drug store,
and medical aid secured, although he
died in half an hour. Officers who
were called to the scene arrested Da-
villa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29

IN OUR
VALLEY.

THE Houston and San Antonio news
l. papers reaching the Lower Ric
Grande Valley Sunday morning "showed
up themselves when arrived in the
Valley without a word on the earth
quake that struck Montana and adjoin-
ing states at 6:2O O'Clock Saturday
night.
These newspapers all claim to be
morning newspapers. Yet their read
ers were given not one word on the
phenomenon.
The Brownsville Herald Sunday morn
ing carried a. complete story on the
earthquake.
All these big city newspapers were
Houston newspaper was printed about
o'clock Saturday night, the other was
printed about o'clock.
One San Antonio Sunday morning
paper is printed at 7:45 Saturday night.
The other about o'clock.
The newspaper reading public in ex-
treme South Texas is being constantly
finn -flammed by the big city dailies
that carry what is known as post-date
edit ons.
Congratulations are in order for
Brownsville.
The city is soon to have a chamber
of commerce in woodworking order.
Brownsville has elected G.. G. Rich
ardson of Cisco, Texas, as manager of
its Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Richardson expects to take charge
of the chamber some time between July
Is and August /.
The Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce. which is financed by two mill
tax levied by the city government, has
world of things to do.
There are many projects ahead Of the
city that nothing but a well-organized
chamber of commerce can undertake to
carry ahead to success.
Mr. Richardson will have plenty Of
opportunity in The City of Opportun-
ity" to put to use the ability that his
friends in West Texas believe he has.
Brownsville will be left far behind in
the Valleys march of progress unless
cur citizens give Mr.. Richardson and
the Chamber of Commerce their whole
hearted support.
Let's back up the Chamber of Com
merce and Mr.. Richardson in the things
they will set out to do.
The annual citrus schools of the
Lo 'rr K . q, ande Valley have come to
a close after a very successful session.
there is much to be learned in the
Valley about citrus fruit production,
and these annual schools are certain to
be a great help to the tree owners.
Each year new experiences are en-
countered that are some times puzzling.
One by one, they can be threshed out at
the schools, experiences exchanged, and
solutions found.
1t seems that interest in these
CONTINUED on Page 3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Fair to part
ly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
East Texas: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday; continued warm. Light
to moderate southerly winds on the
coast.
Weather Conditions
General rains occurred within the last
"a hours in the Atlantic coast states
and in the middle Mississippi Valley and
scattered showers in the Plateau region
and in Louisiana. Temperatures were
above normal in the Rocky Mountain
region, somewhat below normal in the
north central states. and seasonable else
where in the country.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 100 at Fort
Worth and Palestine to 80 at Corpus
Christi and Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
Perfect Crime Planners
To Face Felony Charges

The law student, apparently pos
sessed of more practical mind than
Baker, is responding to their predic-
ament more philosophically and says
he still expects to do big things.
81 am willing to shoulder the
blame for the whole occurrence-the
experiment that failed-if that will
free Bliss and allow him to go to
Europe to pursue his studies," said
Crawford. Now is the psychological
moment for him. He has won a schol-
arship at Prague. 1t may mean his
whole life. As for me, it does not
matter. | will do great things yet"
An attempt to compare their try
for a perfect crime" with that of
Loeb and leopold was resented by
Crawford. Theirs was not, could
not have been perfect crime" said
Crawford, assuming the attitude Of
a lecturing professor, for it was
based on human violence, on the ac-
tual killing of a human being"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
Four Dead Removed From
Ruins Of Santa Barbara
10 FATAL QUAKES HIT
WORLD IN Is YEARS

Nineteen major earth
quakes and eruptions have
caused loss of life and prop
erty in various parts of the
world in the last quarter of
a century. Only one of these
was in the United States.
The larger disasters of
nature follow:
San Francisco. Calf,
April IS, 1906; ASP lives
lost, S35O,OOO.OOO in prop
erty loss; 265,000 persons
made homeless.
Japan, near Tokyo and
Yokohama, Sept. |. 1923;
$4,000 dead and missing,
100000 injured; $4,000
homes destroyed.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan.
IA, 1907; LOO lives lost;
S25.0O0.000 in property
damage.
Sicily and Calabria, Dec.
2S, 1908; 76,4S3 lives lost;
100000 persons made
homeless.
Central Italy, Jan. 13,
1915; 29,978 lives lost;
AEeZzanO destroyed.
China, Dec. Is, 1920;
100000 lives lost, ten cities
destroyed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
Boy With Broken Skull
Plays for Hours; Dies

DALLAS, Texas, June 29.-After play
ing several hours Sunday with his skull
fractured, John Lee Wright, Jr, 13,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee Wright
of Dallas, died yesterday afternoon. The
injury was caused by a six foot fall
from sewer pipe, on which the boy
was playing with other children while
on the way home from church. His
head struck rock in a ditch. Appar-
emily he was only stunned and con-
tinued playing. About 2 p. m. he be-
came uncon scious and died an hour
later The body was sent to Galveston
for burial,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
SAN JUAN TO SEND
OUT FIRST PROGRAM

San Juan is booked to send out
Tuesday nights program over the
Brownsville radio. This is the first
time that San Juan has been heard
over the station here. A number
of interesting musical selections. a
talk by a member of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of San Juan, and
some readings are on the program.
Fort Gay March. Orchestra.
Fagneta Overture. Orchestra.
Address. Member Of Chamber Of
Commerce.
Piano trio "To Battle and Vic
tory" Ruth Chambers, Dorothy
Chambers, Dorothy Harris.
Vocal solos (a) Because They
All Love You; OBJ Rock-a-by
MY Baby Blues" Mrs. Harry Nor
ris.
Reading (a) "Penrod and the
Asapetida Boy; Little Boy
Snake" Mildred Reichert.
Violin solo (a) "Romanza," by
ENeTSOles tDt Oiu iAut
Mary Temple.
American Boy March. Margar-
ct Waltz, Silly Night, serenade;
Ironclsd, March. Orchestra.
Violin Duet, It'll My Dreams
Come True" Dorothy Chambers.
Dorothy Harris.
Piano solo (a) Autumn. by
Chaminade; (b) "The Dancing
DOLL" by Poldini, Leonore Nc
Combs.
Reading "The Oak Tree and The
Ivy; Eugene Field, Maybel Han
cock.
Vocal duet, "The Merry Zinge-
rellas. Ruby Motley and Mary
Temple.
Piano duet, SThe Witches
Flight" Leonore McCombs and
Mary Temple.
Clovernook. Schottish; Peerless,
March; Ole South, Medley; Go
Galop. Orchestra.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
tBy The Associated Press.)

by Inc ASSOCIATED fTeSS.J
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June %
Russell Crawford and Bliss Baker,
both university students, whose at
tempt to extort $4,000 from Colonel
ID. G. Jackling, millionaire mining
man, as an experiment to test the
machinery of the law" met with fail
ure here last Friday, approached po-
lice court today on two felony charges
attempted extortion and sending
threatening letter with intent to ex-
tort. A letter was sent to Colonel
Jackling threatening to kiinap and
inoculate with poisonous germs the
colonels wife unless the demand for
money was met.
Crawford, law student and said
to be the master mind" of the plot,
made detailed confession and Of
fered 10 assume full responsibility
for the act and allow his nartrer to
pursue his studies in Eureoe, police
said,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
Harlingen Woman
Run Over by Auto

A Mrs Purcell of Harlngen was Sc
riously injured late Saturday in an ac-
cident on the streets of Harlingen, when
light touring car ran over her, as she
was crossing street.
She was taken to the Harlngen hos
pital. and it was believed that her leg
was broken, although examination re-
vealed that her injuries consisted only
of severe bruises, with a possibility Of
internal injuries.
Mrs Purcell was taken to her home in
Harlingen from the hospital yesterday,
and today was reported to be resting
well.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
Bursting Water Mains Flood
Streets of Santa Barbara

SAN FRANCISCO Caf June 29-The Associated Oil Com
received lines Maria report that
many large buildings in Santa Barbara had been leveed'
In Los Angeles the shocks enough to sway down.
town buildings.
Later advices said the Gibraltar da part of Santa
water SYSTEM broke and emptied Garlic Hotel according
to report split in two and then collapsed.
Centre reported that the earthquake not felt in the
(Conipued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
South California,
Los Angeles Rock
In Severe Shocks
(By The Associated Press)


SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June 29.-Four
persons are known to have been killed and from
100 to 800 were injured in the earthquake that
shook this city at 6:45 a. m. this morning, dam
aging practically all structures in the city and
wreckine several of the largest buildings.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June 29.-Santa
Barbara, the picturesque little city perched high
above the ocean in Southern California, suffered
disaster, the extent of which has not been deter
mined late this morning, in an earthquake which
was general over Southern California shortly
before a. M. but apparently struck lightly in
other towns.
Communication with Santa Barbara was cut
off Immediately after the shocks, but meager re-
ports, filtering into San Francisco and Los An
geles within the next two hours, said that most
of the buildings State street had been destroyed OF
them the famous Arlington Hotel leading h0stelry.
Two reported destroyed the Garlic House
and big beach hotel
Santa BarbaraS hotels usually not crowded this time OF
winter the big yet there brisk influx OF
tourists the year around The population is about 10000
eported by these.
is feared that there be considerable loss Of fe
tcuar the of the Arlington Hotel of whose walls
collapsed like eggshe.
the quake tremendous which rushed
in the bay and flooded the owands
The largest building in the city, the Granada block whsood
the shock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
AMERICAN PROS WIN

GLEN EAGLES, Scotland, June 90
Macdonald Smith and Joe Kirkwood,
American professional golfers. defeat
ed the British pair, George Duncan and
Abe Mitchell, two up and one to play, in
a SO holue match over, the Glen Eagles
course today. The Aneticans were two
down at the end Of the first round
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
U.S.. NET.STARS WIN
ALL-ENCLAND EVENT

WIMBLEDON. England June 20
Lawrence B. Rice Of Boston and Charles
S. Garland of Pittsburgh, defeated the
Indian pair S. NJ Hadi and S. NJ. Jac
obs, in the doubles of the All-England
tennis classic today 4-6, rs, Ga, 4-6,
6-2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
BODY FOIrNn

COLLEGE STATION. Tex. June 20
The body Of Thaddus Grout, %, son of
Professor and Mrs. George H. Grout of
A. and NJ. college who was drowned in
the Brazos river near here was recover
ed early today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29

SHCthS tndi started saturday evening
= have been received
HELENA, Mont, June 29.-Residents
of the Gallatin Valley. the apparent
center of the earthquake which shook
four states Saturday night and yester
day, fastidiously remained out in the
wide open spaces today looking back at
about 100000 worth of ruins-the ag-
gregate cost Of the temblor.
It was whimsical earthquake. No
one was killed. Nearly a score Of build
ings cracked and fell. There were
half dozen landslides. A crevice extend
ing at irregular intervals from Manhat-.
tan to Three Forks, a distance Of ten
miles, remains as one of the scars caus-
ed by the quake. The Lombard tunnel
of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad suffered cave in and an ava
lanche at Deer Park covered 500 feet
of railroad track eanrby, leaving it
buried under earth and rock 100 feet
deep. This was caused when a cliff
800 feet high, toppled and fell.
Railroad officials announced that 2OO0
labofers would be put to work clearing
the tracks and the tunnel
The three trains which were hemmed
in Saturday night by the avalanches
were released today. The Milwaukee
railroads Chicago Seattle flyer, the
Olympian, was able to go on its way
last night under a re-routing arrange
ment. Another train was moved and
passengers on third train were trans
ferred to other coaches and moved
The quakes began about 6:22 O'Clock
Saturday. Thousands of persons in
Butte, Great Falls, Billings, Livingston.
Missoula, Helena and other cities and
towns were thrown into near panic
and rushed clear of buildings. The
shocks continued INTERIM ittently until
we'll after ten o'clock. Yesterday there
were slight occurrences at Three Forks,
White Sulphur Springs and Anaconda
GREAT FALLS, Mont, June 90
Great Falls was visited with its fourth
| earthquake in 80 hours at 2:30 this
morning. Houses were shaken by the
quake which lasted several seconds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29
TEMBL0R that
SHOOK STATES
COST s5M,oO0
Whims C al Earthquake
Saturday Did M u c h
D g e; No Lives
Lost; Trains Released
(Bv The associated Press. F,

HELENA Mont, June 29.-Helena
people were awakened at 2:20 this
morning by an earthquake shock that
lasted seven seconds. No reports of
damage by the latest Of a series of
shocks that started Saturday evening
have been received.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-29

Great Falls was visited with its fourth
earthquake in 80 hours at 2:3O this
morning. Houses were shaken by the
quake which lasted several seconds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

detailed to slip him the necessary let
ter Of Introduction surrepitiously.
TT took twenty-five limousines to
4 carry the mountain of flowers that
accompanied the deceased bootlegger
to the grave. The dead man has four
brothers-all handy with the gat. A
policeman standing on a street cor
ner reading the headline which an
nounced the murder. wait until the
four brothers get into action" he
chuckled with evident satisfaction.
Several city officials were visible at
the hooch merchants funeral who had
a large following among the Italians
Such is respect for law in this big
city. It is joke until a worker gets
caught in its tolls.
A N actress offered a trained chin
4 4 panzee for use in the fight be-
tween the evolutionists and their op-
ponents in Dayton, Tenn. This is a
reflection on William Jennings Bryan.
Isn't one monkey sufficient? Bringing
such geological specimen to any
place disgraced by the presence Of the
perennial presidential candidate is
like bringing booze to Bermuda. That
Dayton mixes business with its desire
to satisfy its avatistic craving for see
ing people punished, is shown when a
public meeting of indignant citizens
protested against the announced in
tention of Chattanooga school teach
ers to court indictment for the same
offense that brought Professor Scopes
into the tolls Of the law and William
Jennings Bryan onto the front page.
THE Daytonians declared that un-
= less the Chattanoogans desisted,
they would boycott the hostile city.
The people of Chattanooga. might
come and watch the proceedings and
in the happy event of the young teach
er being burned at the stake, a repre-
sentative of the competing burg might
be allowed the privilege of pouring
the oil on the faggots or applying the
lighted torch. At mass meeting, a
Dayton barber assaulted an evolution
list because the latter held that man
sprung from a lower order of family
life. The barber took it as a personal
insult. We have not seen the BARRIERS
picture, but he probably needs shave
and haircut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

between June and August 10, pro-
vided similar agreements are made
for the rest of the industry, with a
total OF ten million spindles.
Manufacturers are signifyinng their
intention to reduce production by
signing pledge cards sent out by the
editor of the Southern Textile Bulle.
tin. The Yarn Spinners' Association
says its action follows decisions OF the
National Association OF Cotton Manu-
facturers Association--of which Nor
gan Butler. son OF the United States
senator from Massachusetts, Is presi-
dent.
That this organized conspiracy to
reduce production and thereby raise
prices to the consumer may be a yio-
lation OF the Sherman antitrust law
Is subject that has been carefully
considered by manufactunrers' attor-
neys, but the consensus OF opinion IL
that the Coolidge administration win
not intsrfsre with ths plsa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
HUMPHREY, COOLIDGE REACTIONARY,
UPSETS FAKE GAME OF FAIRNESS"
PLAYED BY u. S. TRADE COMMISSION

WESTINGHOUSE much anxiety
has ben created in the republican
strongnolas in the west because by
the rule of secrecy and refusal Of in
vestisation which Commissioner Huluph-
rey has brot into force in the federal
trade commission, that President
Coolidge is now worried over its out.
come. Particularly is the executive
alarmed at the declaration by Sen.
Borah that he favors Sen. Norris plan
Of abolishing the commission rather
than permit It to be used to protect
the brigands of big business
Accordingly, the White House has
begun to leak rumors that Coolidge
will take CD the whole issue Of fed
eral trade commission policy before
congress shall have a chico 10 pe-
gin debate On Humphrey perform
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
ASK COLLEGE ATHLETES TO SCAB
ON BUILDING LABORERS IN BOSTON

BOSTON. Mass.-Stars of the grid
irons, the baseball diamonds and the
running tracks of Harvard and other
New England colleges and universi-
ties will be sought as strikebreakers
to replace the building laborers who
are striking for few cents an hour
more in Greater Boston.
So Colonel William H. Root, presi-
dent Of the Building Trades Employ
ers Association announces. He thinks
the college athletes will be glad to
earn summer money at the rates Of
65 and 70 cents an hour that fail to
satisfy workers with families to sup
port.
Steps to head OF the employers at
tempt will be made. University cam
puses will be circurlarized by union