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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03

IN OUR
TOWN

nut at Fort Brown the United States
government has quite splendiG
piece OF property-something like 365
acres. Among its attractions is cres.
cent-shaped lake.
There are nice drives, splendid trees
ground for golf links, it is more than
likely.
Something like dozen years ago
just before the Mexican revolution, the
war department, deciding there was no
further need for Fort Brown, turned
the property over to the interior de-
partment.
The interior department held it for
several years, surveyed it, cut it up
into city lots and was about to sell the
property at auction, when it became
necessary for the war department to
re-occupy and rehabilitate the army
post.
Some of these days, perhaps in the
not so distant future, the United States
government may decide to abandon this
property as an army post.
Which recalls recent Intellectual agi.
tation for city park for Brownsville.
Should the government abandon the
army post, why not make an effort to
have the property decided to the city
of Brownsville as a park, provided the
city will agree to maintain it adequate
ly as such.
II the government will not give it to
the city of Brownsville, then perhaps
it would sell it to the city at mini
mum price.
At least it is something worth think
ing about. Perhaps those most interest,
ed in park for Brownsville will stow
this suggestion away in their minds and
when the time comes, act upon the sug-
gestion. Fort Brown already is one
of the most attractive spots in Browns
Vile. 1t wouldn't be difficult, and pos
sibly not excessively expensive to place
it in shape as a real park.
In another month and half. the
Lower Rio Grande Valley will entertain
a crowd of advertising men who will at
tend the international convention at
Houston.
Some five thousand delegates are ex-
pected at Houston, and efforts are be.
ing made to bring at least 400 of them
on tour of the Valley. They will spend
about two days in this section.
These are men who should not 60
away with a bad impression of our Val
ley cities.
So we should dress up for the occa-
sion.
In Brownsville there are many places
sadly in need of cleaning up. Out on
Elizabeth street vacant properties have
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Explorer Finds Hygienic
Monkey IN Malay JMngLeS

fifteen inches high and looking when
full grown precisely like the toy.
Even smaller is the vest pocket
deer, which measured seven inches
from horn to hoof.
There is lizard that flips off it's
tail at will.
There is a plant so sensitive that
it flattens itself against the ground
when one stamps near it, but yet so
strong that it resists the fiercest ty-
phoons.
There is the hygienic monkey, so
careful of his health that after every
meal and before going to bed at
night he repairs to the nearest stream
and brushes his teeth with the aid Of
the first finger of his right hand.
There is the bird which sleeps up
side down.
""But then," Mr.. Wells concluded.
everything is upside down in the
Malay jungles. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
Only 20 Britishers
Sign for Ad Club Trip
(By The Associated Press }

LONDON. April 3-Only twenty Brit
ish advertising men have signed up for
the trip to the United States late in
April to attend the annual convention
of the Associated advertising clubs Of
the World at Houston. Texas
There has been great deal of drum
beating and trumpet blowing in an eff
fort to stir more British publicity peo
pie to repay the visit that 1000 Ameri-
can advertising men made to London
last year. but local advertisin. club Of
ficials say it is doubtful whether more
than 25 will go.
The expense entailed on the Hous.
ton trip, especially at this busy season
of the year, is declared by the organ
izers as responsible for the smallnes>
of the delegation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
INJUNCTION STOPS
ship Line SALE
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April "a
temporary injunction blocking sale of
the shipping boards California Orient
l.ne was ISSUED today by Justice Hitz
of the District of Columbia supreme
court.
The injunction was issued on petition
of the Pacific Mail company, which now
operates the line and which was an un-
successful bidder for its purchase
against the Dollar interests.
In its petition the Pacific Mail COM
pany contended that the boards decision
to sell the five vessels to the Dollar
company, decided on after a bitter row
among board members and by majority
of one, was illegal for many reasons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
Clementel Replaced
In France as Result
Of Financial Policy
(By The Associated Press

PARIS, April 3-Senator Anatole De Monzes acceptance
the finance ministry to succeed Ceente announced hi
morning in the senate President Doumergue signed deere
appointing him to the post at a. m.
Senator De Monze has always advocated retaining
embassy at the Vatican thus being opposition this question
to Premier Herro and his socialist supporters who attach hg
Importance to the question of aboishng the embassy.
De Monzie said he had accepted the office cononay tn
governments to compromise the question
Vatican embassy.
The compromise believed be along the lines extend
ing the powers of representatives the Vat
to France The government while opposing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
(By The Associated Press. J


HUNTSVILLE. Tex, April 3.-Certain
phases Of the murder in the Dallas coun-
ty Jail outbreak on October 26. 1928,
Of Willis Champion, assistant county
jailer, were cleared up by Sidney j.
Welk just before he went to the cleo
trio chair in the state penitentiary
here early today.
Welk told Sheriff Schuyler Marshall
of Dallas that it cost $1,000 to smuggle
two pistols and quantity of ANN UNI
tion into the Jail. He named a number
of persons who, he said were in the
plot but, failed to name still another
person whom Sheriff Marshall believed
to have been implicated.
With almost his last words he denied
any knowledge that the person Sheriff
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
Sister OF Whitney Weds
Young Cornell Student

,go he gave it $1,0O0.O00 building
for a memorial to Mr.. Straight. She
and Mr.. Elmhirst met at Cornell.
where he taught English to pay his
tuition.
Mrs. Straight is a daughter of the
late William c. Whitney, secretary Of
the navy during the Cleveland admin
istration. Her first husband, whom
she married in 1911. was newspaper
correspondent during the Russo-Jap-
anese war, representative Of Amer
lean bankers in China and an exec
utive in the state department. He
died in Paris in 1918. Mr.. and Mrs.
Straight had three children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
(By The Associated Fress.) }

NEW YORK, N. ", April 3.-Fish
that flirt and climb trees, monkeys
that brush their teeth after every
meal, and birds that sleep upside
down, are few of the animals de-
scribed last night by Carveth Wells,
explorer, in lecture reciting his six
years of adventure in the jungles of
the Malay peninsula.
The tree climbing fish comes out of
the water to play on the beach,
When you tickle its tummy it
swells up with air and bounces about
for sheer happiness, said Mr.. Wells.
Another finny freak is the flirting
fish, the only swimming animal known
to have genuine wink. This coquet-
tish creature is known as the periop-
thalIpus schloserii, which is Greek
for feye winker."
MD Wells told Of live Teddy bear,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 3.-The
government will appeal from the deci-
sion of the supreme court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. quashing indictments
returned against Albert B. FALL Edward
L. Doheny, Harry +. Sinclair and Ed
ward L. Doheny. Jr., in the oil reserve
cases
This anrorrrement was made today
by United tSates District Attorney
Gordon after trlenhone conversation
with Owen J. Roberts Of special gov
ernment oil counsel at Philadelphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
CHAPMAN CASE TO JURY

HARTFORD, Conn.,. April 3.-The
case against Gerald Chapman. mail loot
er, accused of the murder of a police
man in a New Britain store robbery,
was given to the jury this afternoon.
The court explained that the jury could
return any one of four verdicts against
Chapman, first or second degree MUIR
der, manslaughter, or acquittal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
fBy The Associated Press,

oy T TIE ASSCCIaCEU fTeSS.J
NEW YORK. N. Y, April 3.-Mrs.
Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight,
widow of Willard D. Straight and sis
ter of Harry Payne Whitney, today
becomes the bride of Leonard X. Elm
hirst, graduate of Oxford university
and the agricultural school of Cor
nell. She is 38 and he 81.
While Mrs. Straight is one Of the
wealthiest women in the country, Mr..
Elmhirst has no fortune and is COM
paratively little known.
Since the death of her first hus-
band Mrs. Straight has been interest
ed in Cornell university. Two years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-03
HOLLAND HAS FIRE LOSS

HOLLAND, Texas, April 3.-Fire loss
of about S55,0O0 was caused here early
today when four store buildings in the
main business district burned.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
BY WILLIAM BIRD.

How far will American foreign pol
icy follow American investments in
Europe? In other words, how far
does the flag follow the dollar?
This, in the opinion of eminent
American banking authorities who
have been abroad negotiating the ba-
sis of future American relations with
Europe, is the most acute problem
the American Nation will, have to de-
eide in the years Immediately ahead.
America today has 50 much sur
plus investment money" said one
American banker, that the banks are
finding it difficult to place it in the
United States at 2 per cent, and yet
before this money will go abroad,
even into apparently safe invest
ments, it demands to per cent.
This wide difference represents moth
ing but insurance against loss. In
other words, the American investor
who is satisfied with per cent on a
cocksure thing regards the best
European paper as so risky as to re-
quire a. 5 to 6 per cent insurance pre-
mium'
The reason for this, In the opinion
of the same person, is not so much
the intrinsic unsoundness of European
placement as uncertainty as to the
attitude the United States will take
politically In event any European
country defaults. Which means that,
in American banking estimation, Eu-
rope is q good field for investment
so far as ability to pay is concerned,
but there Is uncertainty about Eu-
ropes Willingness to pay without
haggling what she owes
The rate for European loans would
fall tomorrow from to per cent
if Americas political situation were
such that the investor felt reason
ably certain the Government would
back him UP in case of default or
threatened default" the banker add
ed.
But as yet, unfortunately, there is
no sign of any such attitude. Yet
this has always been the traditional
attitude of the British empire and is
responsible for Great Britain's tre-
mendous financial power today, which.
Evening star., 1925-02-08

equanimity. Rather has there been
the greatest suspicion in view of
Frances extension of political inf1u-
ence in the smaller nations of eastern
Europe and Frances offensive and
defensive agreements with lesser
powers, notably the little entente.
England has persistently viewed with
alarm Frances maintenance of tre-
mendous standing armies and extern
sion of Frances air fleets. England
rather would have had France pursue
more moderate and less provocative
courses against Germany. England
has regarded offensive and defensive
agreements between France and the
smaller countries with apprehension,
owing to tremendous racial and po-
litical hatreds running counter cur
rent among the peoples of eastern
Europe, all of which, at any juncture,
might plunge France into struggles
of far-reaching proportions. At least
they could do no other than disturb
the general equilibrium of the con-
tinent at a time when thoughts
should be directed toward recon-
structive processes.
Repeatedly during critical hours
French governments have been prone
TO remind England that Britain had
failed to act upon the security pledge
promised by Lloyd George. Repeated
ly England has lodged the issue, be-
cause of dominion opposition.
Promise Again Made.
Now with France and Germany once
more at odds and with anything likely
to grow out of continued dissention,
just at a time when it appeared that
sane heads and careful hands would
set Europe on the high road to COM
plete economic. financial and social
recovery, England, it is declared, has
Evening star., 1925-02-08

tered by the French government to
pave the way for internal support in
resisting payment of international
wartime obligations. But events have
proven that America Will go no fur
ther in the question of security for
France. as the temper of the Ameri-
can people is not such as to permit 1t
now, If ever.
England's Position Differs.
The position of England, on the
other hand, is different. England is
too closely bound up with conti-
mental problems to witness continued
occasioned by per-
petuated differences between France
and Germany. A hundred and one
other continental settlements of minor
nature, now giving promise of grow
ing into ma jor questions, prevail, and
their settlement is contingent upon
understanding and future good will
of France and Germany. Premiers
Lloyd George, Baldwin and Macdonald
all have striven at various times to
bring France and Germany into line.
That they have not gone further in
pledging Britain to perpetuation of
peace is due to the vigorous and per-
sistent opposition of the British do
to certain proposed settle
ments, most notably the protocol to
the League of Nations committing the
British empire to apply its resources
in settlement of any and all problems
that may arise on the continent re-
gardless of whether British interests
were at stake. Naturally, with the
composition of the British empire
being as il is, there has been great
hesitancy and some equivocation in
British policy.
Britain at no time has viewed French
actions in regard to Germany with
Evening star., 1925-02-08
i. S. Failure to Back Loans
Abroad Costs Europe High

despite its war debts, is stronger than
America s.
American banks and investors have
already ventured very far in Eu-
ropean investments, largely because
our money surplus is SO large that
Europe can get loans on much better
terms than the facts of the situation
warrant. We can only hope and pray
that we shall come out all right. We
would feel much safer if the gov
ernment. by it's foreign policy, would
back us up"
The same banker is watching with
interest Frances efforts to stabilize
its currency. He believes the principal
obstacle to this is the French in
vestors own tendency to fee from
the franc at the slightest sign of in
stability.
Foreign speculation may, at one
time or another, have had a depress-
ing effect on the franc. but there are
enough solid assets in France to back
all the currency now outstanding If
holders of French bonds would stand
solidly behind it. Unfortunately they
themselves do not feel confident enough
to do this, and the result is
that nowhere is there so much pes
simism concerning Frances future as
in France itself
Evening star., 1925-02-08
BY HARDEN COLFAx.

The price OF gasoline, already one
third higher in many localities than
1t was 80 days ago, is destined to rise
to still greater heights in spectacular
proaches, in the view of leading
factors in oil activities. With the
promising Wortham pool in Texas
virtually collapsed, no new source to
take it's place is in sight. Prices will
step up rapidly, the trade believes
almost as unit, until new gushers,
unfound to date. drag it down.
The writer recently went into the
innermost circles of the oil industry
in New York with these questions on
his lips:
why is the price Of gasoline so
high? What are the reasons for its
recent sensational advances? What
is the prospect for the Spring and
Summer"
Expert Explains Advance.
He was given his answer in the
form of a statement over which some
four hours were spent in preparation.
The man who replied is International
ly known as an oil expert. He con-
sented to make the statement only on
the correspondents promise that his
name and connection would not be
revealed. Here is what he says and
what the trade, almost without excep-
ton, indorses:
THE boom in general business,
stimulated consumption and buying,
good weather in gasoline consuming
territory and a rapid change in the
supply and demand position of the
oil industry account for the rise in
crude oil and gasoline prices. For
many months prices of crude oil and
of gasoline have been on beloW-coSt
basis, due to overproductfon and
competition. The oil industry was in
the throes of prolonged liquidation,
and prices were dragging on the bot
tom when the change in general busi-
ness conditions occurred.
Looking at the oil situation itself
specifically, the recent advances In
the price of gasoline are due primarily
to the increase in the price of crude
oil, caused by competitive struggle
among reflners and great purchasing
companies to obtain a current produc-
tion of oil sufficient to meet their
present and probable future demands.
In addition, the relationship of the
demand to the supply of gasoline has
vastly improved in the past few
months from the industry's stand
point.
Big Pool Declines.
The situation has also been pro-
foundly influenced by the violent
decline in the newly found Wortham
pool. in Texas. A month ago pre-
dictions were current In oil circles
that this field would produce 275,000
barrels OF oil per day by the middle
Of February. It did attain 1877 900
barrels Per. day on January u. bat
Evening star., 1925-02-08
New German Cruiser
Christened Emden

The first unit of the German Repub-
lican Navy has been launched at Will
helmshaven. She is light cruiser
named Emden, after the famous raider
which did so much damage among
shipping in the Pacific and Indian
Oceans during the war until she met
her fate in duel with the Australian
cruiser Sydney.
christened by Frau Won Muller, the
widow of the first Emden'S com
mander, in the presence of many
members of the old ships original
crew. The new cruiser is Of 5000 tons
displacement and will have eight
six-inch guns.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
FURTHER PRICE BOOST
in GASOLINE EXPECTED
Decline of Workman Pool Is One Factor.
Heavy Demand Cuts Into Surplus
StOcks-Crude Oil Advances.

since that time it's decline has been
precipitant despite the drilling of
many more new wells The field is
now producing only $4,000 barrels
per day.
For many months the demand for
gasoline and petroleum products has
been strong. Fuel oil, constituting
in volume approximately one-half of
all the crude oil produced in this
country, has been steadily advancing
in price. In the Summer of 1924 it
was selling for as low as 73 cents
per barrel at the Independent re-
fineries in the midcontinent field
Despite a subsequent decline in crude,
fuel oil continued to advance, and
before the recent increases in crude
oil prices fuel oil had attained a
level of s1.35 per barrel, or more
than the posted prices of the highest
grade of midcontinent crude oil. Pre-
miums over posted prices were COM
mon. In all parts of the country
fuel oil was strong and in great
demand
Surplus Is Used.
'"The official Government report
containing the statistics. of produc-
ton and consumption of crude oil
and petroleum products shows the
profound change which has been
taking place in the relationship of
supply to demand. Not long ago the
oil industry had difficulty in taking
care of surplus oil. However, the
bulletin of the United States Geo
logical Survey shows that in Decem-
Der, 1924, 6,762,000 barrels of crude
oil, or more than 100000 barrels per
day, were withdrawn from pipe line
and tank farm storage
This draft on stocks, the Survey
states, was the greatest ever record
eo Tor any month. 1t was the culmi-
nation of drafts on pipe line stocks
tnat started in October and that prob
aoly Will be continued. An even
greater significance is the fact that
Of this total more than $500, 900 bar
reis represented drafts on crude oil
stocks in the midcontinent field,
Which is the area on which the, coun-
try depends primarily for its gasoline
supply.
although the quantity of gasoline
IN storage at refineries on January
iast was larger than it had been
at any previous new year, 1t was
smaller In relation to the consump-
ton than 1T had been at any time
on the hrst OF the year since 1920.
In Kansas and Oklahoma, the heart
of the gasoline producing field, the
stocks OF gasoline in the hands of
refineries January ] was smaller in
relation to shipments than it has
been at that season of the year for
several years. For three years re-
f1ners in this field have been suffer-
ing from overproduction Of varying
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Evening star., 1925-02-08
ny DAVID LAWRENCE.

Americas withdrawal from the
opium conference was a dramatic ef-
fort to arouse the public opinion of
the world against the materialism
which permits the trade and revenue
made out of opium production to
block humanitarian movement.
There was nothing sudden about
the decision of President Coolidge in
approving the recommendation of
Stephen G. Porter, head of the Amer
lean delegation, that the United
States withdraw. The step has long
been inevitable, the only question
Evening star., 1925-02-08

to be deduced from these circumstances
is that the present duel between Ger
many and France. if it went to it's ulti-
mate limits-that is, If 1t finally pro-
duced a new war-could not be set
tied between France and Germany
alone, would inevitably involve most
Of Europe and mean general con-
fagration equal in proportions to and
probably more terrible in circum
stances than the last
Therefore it is manifest that the su
preme European task is to find some
fashion of terminating the present
Franco-German situation which shall
be accepted by both. And at the moment
two solutions are plainly discoverable
The first is the guarantee of French Sc
curity by the British, which might or
might not suffice to satisfy the French
and lead them to abandon their position
on the Rhine and their championship of
the existing order in Europe, and the
second is the adoption by the British of
the protocol recently adopted at Geneva,
which would commit the British, along
with all member nations. to the defense
of any country attacked by any other
without regard for the provisions of
compulsory arbitration included in the
protocol.
Some Suggested Courses.
The first solution, if it may be re-
garded as a solution, which l ven
ture to doubt, would amount to an
exclusive regional agreement. to a
British guarantee of France and Bel
gium against Germany. 1t might at
the same time exclude any possibility
of British participation in war, re-
sulting from French commitments to
Poland or Czechoslovakia. And in
this way it might provide tacit con-
sent to German recovery of lost terri
tory in the east at the expense of
Poland, or to the annexation of Aus
tria. But it is manifest that so far
from insuring peace it might lead to
war, for Poland would defend her
self and Germany be led to increase
her own military strength to limits
which would certainly disquiet the
French.
AS a result it seems to me unmis-
taxable that any real escape from the
present Franco German situation,
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