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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; moderate
temperature.
East Texas: Unsettled tonight and
Friday, probably scattered showers
Light to moderate easterly winds on th'
coast.
Weather Conditions
Widely scattered showers occurred
in nearly all sections of the United
States within the last "a hours. In
southern Florida and north-central
Texas heavy to excessive rains fell,
Dallas, Texas, reporting 3.42 inches
Temperature have risen somewhat
practically throughout the country, but
readings were still below the seasonal
average this morning average this
morning in the northern half of the
United States.
The lowest temperature last night at
Texas stations ranged from So at Abil-
enc and Amarillo to 72 at Corpus
Christi and Galveston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
FORD sued FOR
Z MILLION ON
TRUST CHARGE
Revenue Agent of Miss
issippi Claims Dealer
Agreement Is Viola
ton of State Law

JACKSON. Miss, May T.
W. J. Miller, state revenue
agent, today filed in the chan
Gerry court of Kinds county here,
a suit against the Ford Motor
company charging a criminal
conspiracy to violate the anti
trust laws of Mississippi and
seeking to collect penalties to-
falling S12,000,00O.
All local Ford dealers in Mississippi
and the banking institutions with which
they transact business are made co de
PENDANTS and the state revenue agent
seeks to attach the funds of the Ford
Motr company on deposit in the sew
eraf banks to guarantee payment Of
penalties in event the suit is sustained
in the courts.
The bin of complaint is based on con-
tracts between the Ford Motor COM
pany and it's local dealers and alleges
that contracts violate the antitrust
laws of Mississippi; that they are in re-
straint of trade. inimical to the public
welfare. and constitute an unlawful and
criminal conspiracy
The bill also charges that the Forc
Motor company and its distributors fol-
this district, the Bluff City Motor com
pany Of Natchez, Miss. requires an
agreement with local dealers fixing
their sale price of Ford autom obiles,
that dealers are forced to sell to the
public cars at the exact price fixed in
this agreement.
The state also seeks writ of attach
ment against all railway lines in the
state, covering whatever Ford cars may
be in transit. Practically every bank
ing institution in the state is named as
cO-defendant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
HARLINCEN TO
IMPROVE CITY
$4,000 Bond Issue Pro
posed for Buildings,
Sewers, Streets
Especial To The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, Texas, May 7.-Har-
hngen is to have beautiful new city
hall, a city park with improvements,
sewer system extensions, and street
paving and improvement work, the paw
ing alone to cost approximately 100000
and the entire program of Improvement
and building to entail bond issue of
$22O,OOO.
Action on this matter was taken by
the city commission last night, when
that body decided to call bond cleo
ton for S22O,OOO, for the purpose Of
carrying out the program Of necessary
improvements.
improvements in Harlingen in the way
of installing an adequate sewer system
have been proposed heretofore, and have
come up for discussion in city com
mission meetings, where it was agreed
that the work should be done as soon
as the bonds could be voted and issued.
The commission decided to incorpor
ate a general program of Improvement
in the bond issue, and include a well
arranged city park, city hall, which
will also be used as fire station, sewer
system, drainage, and refunding Of pres
ent Indebtedness, and the building Of a
filtration plant. The paving work plan
ned will take almost half the bond is
sue.
1t was decided that a committee Of
Is Harlingen residents should be ap-
pointed to serve as charter commits
sion, and submit a new city charter.
This body of men will be named at a
meeting of the city council to be held
tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07

morning, and sat the price for the next
"a hours, setting it by market reports
and forecasts
The potatoes were not dug in tho
morning as scheduled because the
ground was still somewhat wet, and the
digging was put off until the after
noon. Potato growers started assem-
bling early in the afternoon, and in a
short time more than $50 were present.
In regard to the potatoes in the
sample plot. it was noted that some Of
the rows were almost entirely free from
disease, while others were scabby. There
was a slight difference in the degree of
disease prevalence, due. to the ground,
although most of the difference was
due to tn seed. it was decided.
Yield Varies
A large difference was also noted in
the yield. In three adjoining rows,
the yields were at the rate of 154
bushels per acre. 104 bushels per acre,
and 166 bushels per acre. The varia-
tion in seed planted was less than three
pounds.
The yield in the entire plot varied
from 13 pounds of potatoes, secured
from 18 1-2 pounds of Oklahoma seed
potatoes planted in the row, to 13l
pounds. This is at the rate of POI
bushels per acre.
The seed which produced the high
est was from Nebraska. Valley grown
seed showed healthy plant, but had
no potatoes. not even small ones. A
market increase in the yield of certi-
fled potatoes was also noted at the de-
monstration grounds
County Agent Alsmeyer said that q
car Of rejected potatoes yielded only
1873 bushels to the acre. This is far
below the general average, which was
1878 bushels per acre.
Discus Marketing
Following the study of kinds Of SEED
potatoes to plant, and other discussion
of the growing phase of potato culture,
County Agent Alsmeyer brought up the
question of some kind of an organiza-
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
NEGRO SUBJECT
Held DALLAS
Officers Believe Slayer
and Attacker of Wom-
an in Custody

DALLAS, Texas, May AFTER SEN
sational cross country race through the
suburbs Of Dallas today, a negro, be-
lieved by officers to be responsible for
outrages on motorists here, was cap
tured He is being grilled at the coun-
ty Jail.
Blood stained clothing which the
negro sent to tailor shop few days
after the murder of Larry Milstead and
the attack on his companion, Mrs. Mabel
Berry, on the night of April %, led to
his arrest.
While being questioned by Deputy
Sheriffs at a servants house in Vickery
place, the negro bolted and an exciting
race followed in which city and county
officers and citizens participated. The
negro was finally captured at White
Rock lake.
Search Of the negro's house disclosed
a raincoat which bore blood stains.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
TRUCK MARKETS
T0DAU Via Naval Radio
VIA Fort Brown

AUSTIN, Texas, May 7-Carlot ship
ments of fruits and vegetables-mixed
vegetables, Texas, 33; others, 1877; total,
ITO; beets, Texas, /; carrots, Texas, 12;
beets and carrots Texas, 8; canteloupes,
Texas, I; onions, Texas, 60; total, 80;
cucumbers Texas, 2; string beans, Tex
as, Il; totals, IS; potatoes, Texas, 20;
Florida 13; Alabama, 81; total, $685.
Shipments BY districts Of origin, Tex
as-Carrots, Laredo, |; beets, Lower
Valley, 1; carrots, Lower Valley, IL
beets and carrots, Lower Valley, 5.
Shipping point Potatoes,
Brownsville. about steady, asking $3.50
on telegraphic orders, few sales.
Onions-Kansas City, four Texas, two
track, stronger, yellows, $500; Chicago,
II Texas, one others, "a track, steady,
$500 to $3.15 for yeliows; $215 to $2.40
for whites; St. Louis, no arrivals, 40
track, firm, yellows, $500 to S2.25;
whites, 1925; Cincinnati, no arrivals,
one track, stronger, yellows $2.75 to
$500; whites $500 to $2.25; Detroit,
no arrivals, ii track, stronger, yellows.
$2.20; New York, one Texas, two others,
steady, yellows, $500 to $3.15; whites.
$3.50 to S2.75; Boston, two Texas, 13
others, A track stronger, yellows, $500
to s3.25; Philadelphia, one Texas. II
track, stronger. yellows, $3125; Pitts
burgh. seven Texas, firm, yellows, s2.15
to 1925.
Potatoes-Chicago, 78 others, 185
track, Florida barrels, $500 to s5.25;
St Louis. five Texas. 16 others, 80 track,
steady, s340 to $3.50; Chicago, nine
others, 80 track. weak. Florida barrels,
$500; Dallas. three others, four track,
$3.50 to s315; Fort Worth. two others,
six track, steady, 1920 to 1925.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
442 HOMESEEKERS
TOUR VALLEY LAND

Four hundred and forty-two home
seekers toured the Valley during the
first three days of this week, accord
ing to Ell A. Farr, district passenger
agent, who left here along with the
home seekers.
Although smaller than the number
that came to the Valley earlier in the
spring, this is large number of pros
pective residents at this time Of the
year.
The land parties we're: American
Land Co. one car, 25 persons, set out al
Stuart Place; Manley-Lamorere Co.
three cars. 81 persons, McColl spur;
McNear-Ladd Co, two cars. SO persons
Val Verde; Nick Doffing Co.. one car
25, Alamo; A. F. Parker Securities Co.
two cars, 81, La Feria; j. c. Engleman
Co., one car, 25 persons. Val VERDE;
Lone Star Land Co., one car. 20
Brownsville; Gulf Coast Securities 90:
two cars. 6s, Llano Grande; mixed COM
panies, three cars, rs persons, set out at
various points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07

legged leaders OF the gang is to
start in Chicago next week.
Federal agents have captured fake
stamps with a face value of $4,000 and
agents in Chicago, have seized several
of the cOunterfeting outfits. Head
quarters here have been advised that
confessions have been obtained in ten
or eleven cases.
Officials of the secret service said to-
day the gang had built up resource
full distributing organization BY which
the stamps were passed along through
friends Of the gangsters and cashed at
postoffices. Most Of the distributing
was done through headquarters in
Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Assistant
Chief Murphy. of the secret service, said
that those those indicted yesterday were
principally gang members who formed
the distributing end of the alleged con-
spiracy in Pittsburgh.
The governments hunt began last
November at which time counterfeit
savings stamps began appearing in sew
eral small Ohio and Pennsylvania
towns The trails led first into Cleve-
lnad. then to Pittsburgh and finally -
Chicago.
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PROPOSELIMIT
TOUSE OF GAS
u. S. Suggests Stopping
Exports of Poison
For Warfare
fBy The Associated Press.)


GENEVA, May 7.-Condemnation O.
the use Of poison gas and prohibition of
its expectation for war purposes is pro-
posed in new article of the draft con-
vention offered by Representative Theo-
dore +. Burtctn of Ohio. heading the AM
erican delegation, at today's session Of
the international conference for the
control of traffic in arms.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May THE
proposal for a prohibition upon eN
portation of poisonous gases for wal
use made by Chairman Theodore f.
Burton of the American delegation to
the Geneva conference on traffic in
arms, carries a step further the pur-
pose of the treaty framed by the Wash
ington arms conference and ratified by
all the five signatory governments ex-
cept France. Article five of that treaty
reads:
The use in war Of asphyxiating
poisonous or other gases and all analo-
gous liquids, materials or devices, hav-
ing been justly condemned by the gen
eral opinion Of the civilized world and
a prohibition of such use having been
declared in treaties TO which a maj jorlty
of the civilized powers are parties.
The signatory powers to the end
that this prohibition shall be univers-
ally accepted as a part of international
law, binding alike the conscience and
practice of nations, declare their assent
to such prohibition, agree to be bound
thereby as between themselves and in
vite all other civilized nations to ad-
here thereto.
The United States, Great Britain, Italy
and Spain have ratified this convention
but the ratification by France is await
ed to make it effective.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Potato Growers IN
valley Organized;
Rmstebeyg Is Head

A committee of farmers, named by
the farmers, will determine the price
of potatoes sold in the Valley in the
future, it was decided at the potato
meeting held on the demonstration plot
of County Agent Louis H. blsmeyer
near Olmito 1872 persons being present
at the meeting
Following the digging and examining
of the potatoes. and weighing Of the
produce of each Of the 27 rows. a dis
cussion was held in which cooperation
marketing was taken up, resulting in
the decision to appoint a committee
next year to set the price of potatoes,
and the farmers will sell only at this
price. The committee will meet every
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
SLAYER CONVICTED
BY LA GRANGE JURY

LA GRANGE, Tex, May 7.-W. N.
King. of Waller county was found guilty
of the killing of Otto Segers in Walle,
on December 5. 1922, by jury in dis
trict court here today. Punishment
was fixed at 25 years in the state peni-
tentiary.
The case, brought here on change Of
venue was on trial for the second time
the defendant having been found guilty
and sentenced to 25 years imprison-
ment at the previous hearing.
King and Segers. both about AZ years
old, were farmers residing near Waller
on adjoining farms. According to King
they had trouble over fence line and
some watermelons. The tragedy, how.
ever, led Immediately from the alleged
oursing of Kings children, according to
King.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Texas Women Holding
Many Public Offices

FORT WORTH, Texas, May THE
extent to which women have entertd the
field of state and county offices, until
late years almost exclusively domain
of man, is shown in the number of wom-
en- membersc Of the county and district
clerks association of Texas, which open
ed three day convention here today
Fully 40 per cent Of the clerks are wom-
en-. according to Mrs. G. Frank Coffey.
for seven years secretary and treasurer
of the organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
HINDENBURC
ELECTION VOID
SOCIALISTS
Official Protest Filed
Fails to Worry Ma
tionalists; Prepare for
Inauguration
(Ry The Associated Press.l

BERLIN, May 7.-Official protest
against the validity of the election of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg as presi-
dent of Germany. The socialists charge
many Irregularities and demand that
the election be declared void.
This action however does not sem to
worry the nationalists, who say it will
be difficult to prove that the circum-
stances were such to affect the result
Of the vote, in which Won Hindenburg
received a plurality Of 902,911.
The socialist paper Vorwaerts cites
as evidence, either Of intimidation or
fraud, the fact that the nationalists,
after the election published list of To-
calities in which every vote was re-
corded ff5r Won Hindenburg. 1t is in
conceivable, the paper says. that in a
country politically disunited, all the
votes in several localities should have
gone for one man.
The socialists assert that the elect
ors in numerous rural districts were
coerced into voting for the field
marshal. Because transparent instead
Of opaque envelops were used thus per-
mitting the election officials to see
which way the ballots were cast.
The protest, in the form Of plea
for an injunction, alleges that undue
pressure is being exerted upon the cleo
tion commission by the fixing of such
an early date as May IL for Won Hinden-
burg's inauguration, as the commission
is thus not afforded sufficient time to
canvass the returns.
Agitation also continues over the is
sue whether the republican flag shall be
retained or the old black. white and red
readopted. The republican reichbanner
organization has. refused to participate
in the nationalist covention, asserting
that the affair will be the occasion Of
monarchst demonstration.
The head Of the reichsbanner, Herr
Hoersng, in a manifesto saws Won
Hindenburg must and will deliver the
oath" on the republican flag which was
he said. fnsulted BY the nationalsts
during the recent CAMPAIGN.
With preliminary details for the in
centers on the attitude to be adopted by
the foreign governments.
AS the field marshal was on the list
of war culprits to be extradited, the al
lied governments must either decline to
congratulate him which would be felt as
an insult to the German nation, or else
tacitly forget that such list existed,
thereby taking further step in win
ing out the past. 1t is believed the
din1ono tic cnrnc will annpar in fn1i
force at the inauguration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Black Charges Offer
To Sell Carrier Job
(By The Associated Press y

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May 7.-Repre-
sentative Black, democrat. Texas, said
today he had requested the postoffice
department to investigate charges that
in a county in his district the repub-
lican chairman promised to obtain ap-
pointment of a rural mail carrier for
the payment of $780, According to his
information, Mr.. Black said, the money
was solicited on the ground that it
would go to the republican campaign
fund.
Pending action by the department, he
declined to name the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07

that the public had to depend large
ly on newspapers for its information
about glands, many accounts, he de-
clared, being misleading.
DR.. Llewelyn Barker of Baltimore
asserted that eff the SYMPTOMS that
have been attributed to all the glands
of the body were added up they
would total some 1O,007 ,O00 If this
were true, think of the magnitude of
the task of attempting to diagnose.
Departure of the life giving germ
from the human system does not ne
cessarily result in fastening old age.
the doctors were told by DR.. Charles
G. Stoddard of Cornell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Grass Cir Recovering
Sent Ont Into Sunshine

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May Jimmy
English, San Antonio's IL year old
grass girl" who was brought here
February 25 for the removal of an alb
scess in her lung caused by inhaling
a blade of grass four years ago, has
been taken into the country midst
sunlight, grass and flowers to aid
her recovery.
The operation was performed on
March 16, an ineisien being made in
the child's left side to drain the abb
scess and now it is left to nature to
complete the healing process.
Last Sunday she was transferred to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07

Ridge Farm. branch Of the childrens
hospital located on bluff above the
Mirimeck river. There the children,
as they become used to it. lie upon
beds with only the scantiest of cloth
ing while the sun beats down and the
wind blows across the secluded porch
Heliotherapy, healing by the suns
rays, is called baking" by Jimmie,
whose freckled face is quickly pro-
voked into a cheerful grin, when she
explains II go to school in the morn
ing. bake two hours, go to school
again and play until o'clock, then we
go to bed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
'Gla3aH Medicine VaImeless,
M0yO Tells Medical Meet

WASHINGTON, D. c., May T.
Skepticism as to the efficacy of So
called "gland" medicines was ex-
pressed by speakers at the conclud
ing session last night of the Con-
gress of American Physicians and
Surgeons during a discussion devoted
to the ductless gland. With few ex-
ceptions. it was said, such medicines
had been found yalueless.
The public has been "humbugged"
with impossible claims concerning
transportation of monkey and other
glands, DIR. William J. Mayo Of Ro-
chester, Mimi. told the congress, Of
which he is president. He regretted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Bandits Fight Off
Citizens; Rob Bank

HARTFORD CITY. Ind, May T.
Holding off residents of the town for
more than an hour with gunfire, bank
bandits. early today blew open the safe
at the Eaton State Bank, 8 miles south
of here, obtained $4,000 and escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
LEAVES FOR MALLEN

P. E. Montgomery, editor Of Monty's :
Monthly, who has been confined to his
room for three months on accodnt Of an
infected foot. has recovered sufficiently
to leave for his home at McAllen. Mr.
Montgomery is now able to get about
to some extent by the use of crutches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Nearly Million Tax II
Sought on Dodge Sale
fBy The Associated Press.)

DETROIT, Mich, May THE Detroit
board of assessors today fixed tax
able valuation of s45,OO0,OOO on the
money that accrued to the John F. Dodge
estate as its share in the sale Of Dodge
Brothers Inc. The tax, against which
representatives Of the trustees were to-
make formal protest late today, would
about to approximately 100000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
Many Jailed IN Plan
To Circulate Bogus
Government Stamps

WASHINGTON, D. c. May 7-One of the greatest conspir
aces for the counteetng of securities dscov
declared by officials here be involved in
the Indictment at Pittsburgh yesterday Of eight
teIfeiting charges.
Between forty and fifty under arrest i'll three
charges having and distributed fake
savings and strip stamps Trial of the al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
MEXICO BOARD HEAD NAMED

AUSTIN, Tex, May 7.-Dr. William
A. Keller, dean of the medical branch
of the University of Texas at Galveston.
was named president-elec of the state
medical association today to succeed
DIR. c. NJ. Rosser of. Dallas, who be-
comes president today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
SPOT CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS, La, May Spot
cotton closed quiet 20 points down.
Sales on the spot 359 bales; to arrive
none; low middlirE 22.O5; middline
22.05 middling % As; good middling
24.05; receipts 1415; stock 175.740.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
SENATOR HAS OPERATION

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 7.-Sen-
ator Nielsen p Spencer of Missouri was
operated upon today for hernia at Wal
ter Reed hospital here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
DIRIGIBLE FLIGHT DELAYED

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, May THE
return flight Of the United States navy
dirigible Los Angeles. scheduled for to-
day, was postponed until tomorsow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07

Bishop Zarate's pastoral letter was
quoted in Mexico City despatch yes
terday as asserting that the Mexican
government was guilty of theft in TAX
ing over the church buildings seized
by the Mexican Apostolic church.
The bishop is quoted as saying:
"We solemnly declare that we will
never submit to the governments au-
thority in church matters in which the
pope is only authority"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-07
MEXICO BISHOP
LETTER UPHELD
Pastoral Note Was Only
Statement of Doctrine,
Leaders Say
(Bv The Associated Press.)

MEXICO CITY, May 1.-THE arch
bishops and bishops of Mexico have de-
clared their support Of the statement
contained in the pastoral letter Of the
bishop Of Huejutla, Jose De Jesus Man
rique Zarate who has been cited to the
attorney general by the department Of
the interior for his alleged seditious
utterances.
Arch Bishop Mora Del Rio, of Mexico
City said the pastoral letter contained
only an explanation of the churehs doc
trine.