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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-04


group Of bills were opposed. Some
of these passed one branch Of the
Legislature with the help Of the en-
ployers' Hobbies, especially the bills
to break down the eight-hour law and
prevailing rate of wages law, to abol-
ish the State Industrial Board and
substitute Judicial and professional
tribunals with labor Representatives
debarred.
Fifteen bills favored BY labor were
signed by Governor Smith, among
the more important of which was that
no minor under Is shall be employed
more than eight hours day for A
hours a week and permitting labor
unions to purchase group life insur-
anee. Gov. Smith vetoed a bill to
establish a 54-hour week in place of
the present 4S-hour week for women
Proud of States Laws
In this connection review was
made of the labor legislation passed
in the State Of New York which puts
it in the front rank Of progressive
communities in the United States. The
most effective labor laws were passed
in the last Is years. In a factory fire
in Newark November rs, 1910, As
girls were killed and so or more in
jured. Four months later, March 25,
1911, the terrible Triangle factory
fire in New York City killed 14s per-
sons, mainly women. From these
tragedies date the modern legislation
Of the State.
Within few days the bill creating
the factory investigating commission
was passed at Albany. It's chairman
was Justice Wagner, then senator;
its vice chairman was Gov. Smith,
then an assemblyman; Samuel Com
pers was member, and other nota-l
bles. In 1913 the Legislature passed
a code of industrial law that put New
York ahead of all other States in the
Union in its efforts to protect work
ing men, women and children.
Protection by Laws
The laws included a modern system
of fire prevention and inspection, re-
striction of the labor Of women and
children, prohibition of factory night
work for women and children, raising
educational qualifications for employ
ment certificates, regulation of tene-
ment house work, safeguards against
lead poisoning and better administra-
ton of the Labor Department.
One of the great champions of labor
was former Gov. Martin H. Glynn,
whose service to the movement was
recalled to the delegates in memoir
ial offered from the executive council
on his death, which occurred the day
after the passing Of his friend, Sam
uel Gompers. It was due to his un-
firing and enthusiastic efforts that
the Workmen's Compensation Law
was passed in 1918.
To Amend Law
Among the aims of hte Federation
for 1926 is the amendment of this
law to establish the State insurance
fund as the only form of workmen's
compensation in the State. This has
been fought bitterly by the insurance
companies with a huge slush fund
and paid lobbyists in every session
of the Legislature.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-04

William Short, president of the
tate Federation of Labor, has sent
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-04
ROBERT zIEGLER, JR. NOW
IN OAEHURST SANTARIUM

Robert, Jr., little son Of Robert
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-04
ABERDEEN LABOR BOOTH
ATTRACTS BIG CROWDS

(Continued from Page onel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
HOTEL PROSPECT
PLEASES CORPUS

Corpus Christi is happy with
Brownsville over the prospects for
fire fotel here as evidenced by
the following editorial from the
Caller:
Good News For Us Too
Brownsville, who has looked
with some degree of envy at Cor
pus Christi hotels, is all enthused
over the prospect Of new hotel
there. From all accounts, Browns
Vile needs II. We can all feel
elated if she gets it.
Hotels are pretty accurate ba-
rometcrs of progress. The town
Of modern, adequate hotels is
likely to be a town that's getting
some place, and getting there in
hurry.
One Of the best evidences Of
Corpus Christi's new lease on life
is the activity being shown by hotel
owne:s, who are greatly increasing
their facilities to meet a demand
that is sure to come, and. at the
same time, to hasten I'll at demand.
A new, upto-datc hotel at
Brownsville won't hurt Corpus
Christi in the least. If more visit
ors come TO Brownsville-and
new hotel will help to attract
therl-make no mistake about it,
more visitors will come to Cor
pu3 Christi. There's plenty Of
room for all Of US to grow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
The WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday, possibly
showers: not much change in tempera-
ture.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday; probably showers in south
portion. Moderate easterly to souther-
ly winds on the coast.
weather Conditions
Partly cloudy to cloudy weather pre-
vailed over most of the country at the
morning observation. Light, local pre-
cipitstion occurred in Tennessee, Ken
tucky. Missouri Pennsylvania, and IN
the New England states since last re-
port. It was colder in most southern
and eastern states this morning, ana
somewhat warmer throughout the west
ern half of the United States. Tempera-
ture readings were below the seasonal
average. however, throughout the north
ern two-thirds of the country. An
other "high" attended by severely cold
weather appeared over the Canadian
Northwest this morning.
The lowest temperature last night at
Texas stations ranged from 32 at ANA
r;llo to 20 at Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
Man HELDON
POISON CHARGE
Woman Insured in Fav-
or of Companion in
Kansas City
fBy The Associated Press.)

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 12-
.Charfged in dying statement by Mrs
Dora Gage. So. Of Atchison. Kansas
with having given her poison so that
he could collect insurance policies which
she had assigned to him, Roy NJ Turn
er 25, was being held here today for
Investigation
Mrs. Gage died at hospital yester-
day shortly after she had been found
in her hotel room writhing in pain on
the floor. Turner, an Atchison real es-
tate dealer and former University Of
Kansas football player, who came to
Kansas City yesterday with Mrs. Gage
was in the room when hotel employees
the woman asserted that Turner gave
her bottle which he told her contain
ed corn whiskey. She said he threw
the bottle out the window after she
had swallowed drink. Mrs. Gage was
immediately stricken.
Turner denied to police that he had
poisoned Mrs Gage but he would not
sign statement. He said he had two
bottles Of corn whiskey yesterday which
he bought in St. Joseph, Mo. Both
drank from one bottle and later Mrs
Gage drank from the second bottle
Turner said. She complained the lin~
tasted bitter. he continued. Sampling
the second bottle without swallowing
the liquor, Turner said he found it bit
ter and threw both bottles out the win
dow
Turner said he held $1,000 in insurance
rolicies on Mrs Cages life. explaininp
that he had sold her farm and was
holding the policies as security for
notes she had given him.
Turner was under Investigation in
1929 following the drowning Of his
bride Of five months when a canoe
which the two were riding capSized ir
the Cottonwood river near Fmporia
Kansas. There were no witnesses to
the accident.
After hearing the coroner's jury re-
turned vordict of accidental death. It
was brought out that Turner would
caive STOOD in insurance which his
wife carried.
A chemical analysis of the contents
of Mrs. Cages stomach was ordered b,
the county coroner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
CHAMBERLAIN
GIVES BRITISH
SECURlTYSTAND
Provinces Find League
Pact Unsuitable Lead
er Tells Meeting of
Powers at Geneva
(Rv The Associated Press)

GENEVA. March 12.-Speaking to a
chamber so closely packed that there
was scarcely breathing space, Austen
Chamberlain, British secretary for for
eign affairs. delivered his long heraIded
security and disarmament before the
council OF the league of nations today.
One of the most important features
of the address, which outlined the Brit.
ish objections to the protocol was add
ed at the last minute. 1t was that teIe-
grarhic communication with the British
domnions showed that Canada Aus
tralia, New Zealand, the Union of South
Africa and India were also unable to
accept the protocol. Mr.. Chamberlain
said he was not vet in possession of
the views of the Irish Free State.
After emphasizing the sympathy that
existed throughout the British empire
with any effort to improve the inter,
national machinery for world peace the
secretary said that successive admins
trations in Great Britain, with the full
approval of tho self governing domn-
ions not only had in theory favored ar.
btration, which was one Of the fea-
lures Of the protocol. but had practiceo
it. They had not only preached dis
armament but had actually disarmed to
the limiA of national safety.
They had taken full share in Great
ing and supporting the league of ma
tons and permanent court Of interna-
tional justice, while the immense sacr'
ices they had made in the cause Of
general security were matters Of re-
cent history
If, therefore. continued Mr.. Chamber
lain, after consulting her dominions
and India, England saw insupcrable OBJ
jections to signing and ratifying the
protocol in its present share. this was
not because she felt herself out OF
harmony with the purposes the protocol
was intended to serve or was opposed
in principle to plans for clarifying the
meaning of the league of nations OF
strengthening its provisions.
Amendment and interpretations NAV
IN themselves be desirable" added the
British foreign secretary, "but his
maiesty's government cannot believe
that the protocol as it stands provides
suitable method of attempting that
task"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
Hotel important Step
In Development Here
Fernandez Points Out

The signing Of the contract for the
erection in Brownsville of tourist
hotel by Lee B. James and A. ID.
Dickinson is. next to the coming here 20
years ago of the railroad, the most i'm
portsnt event that has taken place in
connection with the Brownsville of the
future"
This opinion was expressed today by
John g. Fernandez, member Of the cit
liens committee that had in charge the
matter of securing the hotel for
Brownsville.
The next move is, of course, to be
the collection of the bonus of S65 ,OOO
and this work will commence at once, :"
Mr.. Fernandez said.
The citizens committee is composed
Of John Gregg, S. c. Tucker, A. B. Cole,
w. B. Clint, j. B. Lindsey, A. Wayne
Wood, R. B. Creager, J. B. Scott, and Mr..
Fernandez.
The bonus was raised about year
ago and was in the amount Of SOS 900
The amount is understood to be in the
form of notes, which are made payable
within 30 days of demand. committee
consisting of E. J. Tucker, j. B. Lindsey
and A. II. Fernandez has been formed
on the collection matters, and letters
notifying the contributors to the fund
that the contract has been made for
erection Of a hotel Of $50 rooms and
that the notes are now payable, are to
be in the mails tonight.
James and Dickinson have deposited
the sum of $4,000 as an evidence of
good faith, and in addition they will,
within so days, supply bond in salts
factory amount to further insure the
carrying out Of the contract, it was an
nounced today.
We have not yet considered th,,
matter of site for the hotel" Mr..
James said. This will come up in good
time. We are going to build the finest
hotel possible, and the plans will be
made with an eye to beauty and attrac-
tiveness as well as to comfort for. the
guests. Mr.. Dickinson and myself are
of the opinion that it will not cost any
more to erect a building of architectural
beauty than to erect plain building.
Our architect is a man who has made
a speciality of nlanning attractive build
ngs. and he will have ample opportunity
to test his craftsmanship on this struc-
ture. He will leave for Florida in a
few DAYS. We will follow the best ideas
Of that state. which has some of the
finest tourist hotel structures in Am
erica.
"The next important thing is a first
class road to the coast" Mr.. James said.
1T is nv oninion that this same com
mittee that has acted in the hotel mat
ter should take up this matter 1t is
imnortant that we make it easv for
visitors to reach the beaches in the
Gulf"
Mr.. James said that if everything
moves along as expected. the hotel
should be ready for opening within an
other year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
Truck Markets
Today Y, 1.s, s',.' n.... radio
(Texas Warehouse and Markets
Department.


AUSTIN, Texas, March 12.-Carlot
shipments of fruits and vegetables
pinach, Texas. Az; Virginia, 8; South
Carolina. 8; others, 5; cabbage, Texas.
SO; loridFa, 81; South Carolina, 5; New
York 26; Wisconsin, o; others. 8: mix
ed vegetables, Texas. So; others, So;
total 116; lettuce Texas. 1; total, 36; /;
beets, Texas, 1; carrots, Texas, 10; mix
ed beets and carrots Texas, "a grape
fruit. Texas. 2; total, 1873; onions, Tex
as, 2; total, 56.
Shipments by districts or origin, Tex
as-Beets. Lower Valley, i; cabbage.
Lower Valley. 50; Winter Garden, 1;
carrots, Lower Valley. 10; spinach. La.
redo. "a; upper coast 5; Winter GAR
den 20; mixed beets and carrots, Lower
Valley, "a.
Shipping point nformation-Spinach.
unsettled. 80 to 40 cents cash track: 40
to so cents terms; cabbage. weaker.
agonloadws to growers, s6 to SO ton
according to quality; cash track, car
loads. SO to $40 ton; usual terms. $40
to s12; beets and carrots. unchanged.
Cabbage-Kansas City, five Texas,
IL track, steady, $500; Chicago, seven
Texas, Is others, 40 track, steady, $500
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
ROUSEDELAYS
AMNESTY VOTE
Amendment Offered to
Defeat Object Of Bill;
Speeches Loom
CIV The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN. Texas, March PA move
I'd amend the amnesty bill, so that it
"shall not condone, vindicate or act as
justification of any acts heretofore
committed" by an impeached governor,
was made today when the bill came up
for final passage in the house.
The amendment was offered by Rep
resentative j. M. Purdue Of Gilmer and
Immediately Representative Ruben
Loftin of Henrietta, floor manager of
the proponents of amnesty, raised the
point of order
Speaker Satterwhite announced he
would pass the point Of order to the
house for decision, but Mr.. Loftin with
drew his point of order, and moved to
table the amendment.
Even then consideration of the bill
was delayed, for just as Mr. Purdue
prepared to speak in defense Of his
amendment. he was interrupted for a
Joint legislative session to hear Mrs. O.
ID. Oliphant. national president of the
Auxiliary of the American Legion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
0kLAH0MANS SLAYER SUSPECTS
SAN ANTONIAN JAILED
X x X
IN VACCINATION FIGHT is
X X X
STILL ON HUNGER STRIKE
(By The Associated Press.)

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March H.
Sam P. Lemly, fighting city ordi-
nance. went into the second day Of
his hunger strike today fully deter
mined te forego food until he is re-
leased from Jail. He was placed in
Jail for failure to pay fines, assess
ed for sending his s-children to school
unvaccinated.
mo thank you" he replied as
lunch was offered him bv the turn
key shortly before noon today.
For forty hours he has not eaten.
His wife and five little children
visited him last night in his cell.
Today two of his children, Irene
ard Stella May, packed their dinner
pals and went to school unvaccinat-
cd Lemly's refusal to submit his
children to vaccination has caused
city officials to scratch their heads
for weeks. and now with n mass
meeting iil~nned for Friday night in
Lemly's behalf they are in quandary
what to do.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
.RANCHERS TO Be
HELDF0R DEATH
OF RICH INDIANS
Mysterious Deaths Of
Several Osages Near
Pawhuska, Okla, Are
Probed by u. S.
(By The Associated Press.)


PAWHUSKA, Okla, March 12.-With
subpoenas issued for a dozen persons
to appear before court of inquiry
today to offer testimony in connection
with the death of several Usage Indians
and white lawyer In the fall and sum-
ner Of 1922, officers said they expected
arrests Of several prominent ranehers
to follow within "a hours.
A half dozen conferences were held
here yesterday by J. Berry King, assist
ant state attorney general, who with the
assistance of Eustice Smith, a repre-
sentative Of the department Of justice,
is conducting the investigation.
Court sessions will be private.
Several deaths of wealthy Usage In
dians in 1922 led officers to believe that
a gang" was responsible for the MUIR
ders.
Anna Brown, said to be a wealthy
Indian girl was found shot to death
in the spring Of 1922. A short time
later Henry Roam, another Indian, said
to be related to Anna Brown, was
killed. Later the home of w. E. Smith,
Usage Indian, was dynamited and Smith,
his wife and maid were killed. Smith
was also said to be relative Of Anna
Brown. A doctor living near Smith was
shot and killed shortly after the dyna-
miting.
Charles Whitehorse and an Indian
girl were slain later and an attorney,
w. w. Vaughn, was killed in a mysteri-
Gus fall from the back of train while
enroute to Pawhuska on business in con-
nection with an Usage Indian estate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
HOMgk1tOn Statement on
German Monarch Deyided

thinkable at this moment. Our pre-
sent aim is the consolidation of Ger
many internally and monarchy is
our only final goal, realizable years
hence.
''We hope that the presidential sit
uation may so develop as to create
conditions by which stepping over
into monarchial form will cause as
little comment as monarchy in Eng
gland or Belgium causes today. The
German people absolutely want some
one with authority at the head. to
whom they can look up. No matter
how great the power Of the president
may be he will never satisfy the SEN
timenr Of the German people for
crowned head with certain halo
about him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
ROTARY HONORS
VALLEY MEMBER
Sid Hardin Is District
Director; Convention
Ends

Sid Hardin, of Mission, received the
trict governors of the state Rotary
club at the two-day session just con-
chosen head of District No. AZ. one OF
the three districts into which the old
District No. 13 has been divided.
Mr.. Hardin first gained fame in Ro-
tary circles at the San Francisco con-
vention a few years ago when the Mis-
sion club, of which he was president,
was found to have the best attendance
record in the United States. Attend
ance had been perfect for more than a
year.
Election Of the district governors
who succeeded to the territory presided
over last year by Harry Rogers of Sal
Antonio will take place at the 1925 in
ternational meeting at Cleveland.
Although divided into three groups,
the convention went on record as ia
vorng tri-district meetings each year.
Other resolutions adopted favored the
support of the campaign now being
waged in Texas to reduce grade cross
ing casualties and resolutions of thanks
to local interests and visiting interna-
tional officers and committee members.
The Amarillo club won the Calves
ton attendance trophy, for the third
consecutive time, which makes this cur
the permanent property Of the club
A resolution to place the name of Harry
Rogers, district governor. of San Anto-
Mo. in nomination for a national di-
rectorship was passed at the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
COURT BILL TO Be
BROUGHT UP TODAY

The court bill providing for a separ-
ate district civil court for Cameron and
Willacy counties is scheduled to come
up in the house this afternoon. accord
ing to Harbert Davenport. local attor-
ney who is member of the committee
appointed to arrange for passage Of the
billl.- The measure was expected to be
brought up yesterday on the floor Of
the house, but was put off until today
According to reports from Austin
where .. X. Wells, local attorney, and
A. M. Kent. county attorney are at
the present time in the interest Of the
bill, Mr.. Kent is being boosted for The
position as district judge. The ap-
pontment of district Judge will be
made by Governor Ferguson, in case
the bill passes the house as it is ex-
pected to do.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
DR.. CHINA'S
MAN0F DESTINY,
DIESATPEKINC
Leader Was Identified
With All Public Life
of Country; Opposed
Central Government
(By The Associated Press.)

PEKING, March 12.-Dr. Sun Vat Sen,
upon whose head the Manchu dynasty
fixed price of 100000 when Dr. Sun
was campaigning for a republic in
China, died here today from cancer Of
the liver. He was So years old
Called "China's man Of destiny" by
many, Dr. Sun was identified with al
most every phase of public life in his
country. He was first president of the
republic created in 1912, and in recent
years he had maintained an administra-
ton, styled the southern government
Of China, at Canton. In his declining
years he opposed the central govern
ment at Peking. DR.. Sun was stricken
when he arrived here late in January as
a delegate to a conference having for
it's purpose the unification of China.
At his death bed DR.. Sun was sur
rounded by members of his family and
several leaders in the Sun Vat Sen
party, who were attracted to Peking by
the approaching death of their leader.
Il want to be embalmed like my friend
Lenine, the Russian leader" said Dr.
Sun just before he died He asked also
that he be buried at Nanking, where he
first served as president.
The body was sent to the Rockefeller
been cabed to Moscow for casket
similar to that used for the burial of
Lenine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
Sea Wrecks Drove EmUOy
From Service, Wife Says

the experience disabled her for sew
eral months and produced in her mind
a dread Of the sea that made ocean
travel for her an ordeal
year after the Lusitsnia disaster
she was married to Mr.. Riddle.
"Soon after our marriage" said
Mrs Riddle, "It became necessary for
us to go abroad, in spite Of my dis
taste for sea voyaging. On the trip
from England to Iceland boiler
blew up aboard our ship. On the way
back the vessel burned at its pier in
Norway. The two experiences. link
ed with the Lusitania horror greatly
deepened my distrust of the ocean"
However. when Mr.. Riddle was ap-
pointed ambassador to Argentina she
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
WARREN'S NAME
RETURNED TOSENATE
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., March H.
President Coolidge threw down the
gauntlet to his opponents in the senate
today by again submitting the nomi-
nation of Charles B. Warren to be at
torney general.
Senator Walsh, a democrat, Montana,
said today be questioned the legality Of
again bringing the Warren nomination
to the senate. He predicted that the
democrats would vote solidly against
confirmation and said he was prepared
to continue his fight against it on the
floor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
WHEELER CASE SET

GREAT FALLS, Montana, March ~.
The case of the United States against
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana,
charged in grand jury indictment with
having accepted employment in mat
ter in which the United States held
interest after his election as United
States senator, was set down by Judge
c. N Pray today for trial in the United
States court here April 16.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
(By The Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 12.-
Mrs. John Wallace Riddle. wife Of the
United States ambassador to Argen-
tina, whose resignation was accepted
yesterday by. President Coolidge, has
explained from her home at Farming
ton. Conn. how a series Of sea mis-
haps which she experienced was the
cause of her husbands retirement
from foreign diplomatic service.
Mrs. Riddle, then Miss Pope. was
passenger on the Lusitania when it
was hit by a German torpedo off the
, coast of Ireland in 1915. Among the
1893 victims Of the disaster were her
two travelling companions. Mrs. Rid
die was thrown unconscious into the
water but she survived. The shock of