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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-03

CHICAGO, H., April 3.-A white
Easter, a wet Easter, or cold
Easter, or combinations Of the
three, faced those sections Of the
country which have been buffetcd
the last week by series of extra
ordinary spring storms.
After a Saturday of rain and
some snow, the Eastern half Of the
country looked forward to clear
Sunday, but with enough chill in
the air to call for light overccats
as an adjunct to Easter finery.
"A less favorable prospect faced
the western areas, where cloudy
skies, cold weather. rain and snow
we're listed as Easter possibilities.
Today the precipitation likely will
be confined to limited area. in
clueing Michigan and Eastern
Indiana, but by Sunday, the west
ern portion of the middle plains
area viii participate in the down
fall.
But whether snow falls, most Of
the central districts will experience
a white Easter, as the snowfalls Of
the last few days have covered the
territory with mantle Of white.
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DIR. WORK TO
GET FIGURES
Secretary of Interior
Will Inform Self
on Valley
Especial 10 The Herald-l

SAN BENlTo. Texas. April 3.-Dr.
Hubert Work. member Of President
Coolidge's cabinet and head Of the
department Of the interior, will on
his Forthcoming visit 20 the Valley
Inform himself fully as to the coun-
try. as 70 water resources. acrcage
under irrigation and subject to irri-
cation. according 10 letter from DR..
Elwood Mead. commissioner OF the
reclamation service, TO W. +. Ander-
son Of San BenIto.
Mr.. Anderson II n member OF Pres
ident Coolidge's commission on the
equitable distribution Of the waters
OF the Rio Grande. Of which commits
sion DIR. Mead is chairman
DR.. Mead announced that he will
leave Washington April IS. reaching
Dallas on April 1S. Ee expects 20
reach the Valley sore three days
before DR.. Work, who will arrive
April 25 or 26. Or. Mead will assem-
BILE all possible information in ad-
vance Of the arrival Of DR.. Work, SO
as to have it in readiness for the
cabinet member on his arrival. DR..
Work plans to remain in the Valley
one or two days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-03
White, Wet, Cold Easter
is Predicted for Country

now giving way to dingy grey.
From n most optimistic reading
Of the weather forecasts il was APP
parent that in a number Of places
milady's new spring garments
would be veiled from public view.
A smart umbrella will obscure the
view Of her stylish new hat,
water proof or gay colored slicker
will cover her new suit, or cape
coat and dress, and galoshes will
envelope her fashionable new shoes
of lizard skin, or grey or biege kid.
The Easter millinery, seemingly
Intentionally, will meet the needs
of the season One Of the favored
styles is smart waterproof felt,
with downturning brim that will
shed water, its only ornament
rubber flower. A bright scarf to
lend the necessary touch Of color
to the costume, will be of rubber
also--of the sort used on beaches
last summer to tie around the
bathing caps The new -slicker-
umbrellas. which will afford pro-
lection from rude blasts as we'll
as from rain, will be carried BY
many.
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THE WEATHER
OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORTS

ofEstf&AL w El4h HEN fAEsf Otkfo
For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Cloudy to partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday; colder to-
night. continued cool Sunday.
For East Texas: Fair tonight;
colder in south portion; freezing IN
north portion; frost to the coast cx-
cept the Lower Rio Grandc Valley /;
Sunday increasing cloudiness; some
what warmer except in the southeast
portion. Moderate 10 fresh northerly
winds on the coast.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
The barometric pressure was mod
erately high this morning from the
Canadian Northwest to Texas, and
low over the far western states and
over the Great Lakes. This pressure
distribution has caused mostly cloudy
and unsettled weather practically
throughout the country. Rains oc-
CURED within the last "a hours In
south Texas, the middle Gulf states,
Tennessee, and the Ohio Valley; and
rain or snow in the region of the
Great Lakes and in some of the north
western states. 1t was much colder
from central Texas to the Ohio Val
ley this morning, but warmer over
the southeastern states and in the
Plateau region.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from "a at
Amarillo to 62 along the coast.
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SURPRISE AND REGRET

GENEVA, April 3.-News that
President Coolidge opposes American
participation i'm the proposed Geneva
conference on the senate's world
court reservation caused surprise and
regret in the league Of nations
circles.
The league has not been Informed
OF Mr.. Coclidge's attitude other than
through the press dispatches, but il
il said that should the United States
decline to send representative to
Geneva in September the conference
will be held anyway.
II Is admitted that some states
may decline 20 follow the suggestion
of the league council which summon
ed the conference, and negotiate di-
rectly with Washington regarding
~the American reservations. The
Continued on Page ID
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us. DECLINES
TOTAKEPART
/, IN SESSIONS
Note to That Effect to
be Forwarded by
Secretary Keliog g
Early Next Week

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April IA
note declining the league of nation
invitation to the world court confer
ence Al Geneva will be forwarded ear
ly next week by Secretary Kellogg
Instead Of meeting other nations in
conference to discuss the American
reservations to the court, the United
States will continue direct negotia-
tions on that subject directly with
the signatores to the court protocol.
Dispatches saying that surprise
had been caused in Washington by
action of the league in sending a cir
cular letter TO court members asking
them to be represented at the con-
ference, meanwhile, have brought cx-
pressions of astonishment from Of
ficials at Geneva. The sending out
of the invitations they explained, was
merely routine compliance with the
league cohnciFs decision to arrange
a round table discussion Of the reser-
vations.
The suggestion in the letter that
court members, in replying to com
munications from the Lifted States
laying before them the senate re-
solutions indicate "the difficulty OF
proceeding by way Of mere ex-
change of notes and the need of a
general agreement they added, was
quoted from Sir Austen Chamber
lain's report on the subject unani-
ously adopted by the council.
IL is, of course, possible that some
unexpected development might cause
:, ,he president TO change his mind
oN 1t the Geneva conference, but at
.lt none cit he sees no reason to alter
the method of direct negotiations
with the As court members initiated
by the state department to determine
whether the United States shall enter
the court under the senate resera-
tions. They require no explanations,
he feels, and besides, the senate IT,
self voted in favor Of such proceed
ure.
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u. 6. Commissioner
Is Found Hanging

SAVANNAH. Ca. April 3.-Thc
body of United States Commissioner
Richard NJ. Lester was found hanging
from the transom over his office door
in the Savannah Bank and Trust
company building here today.
Lester, police said, was seen last
night entering the building with a
coiled rope in his hands. but made
no explanation to friends who saw
him. lie was the son of Daniel B.
Lester, lawyer and oil man OF Sa-
vannah and Oklahoma City, Okla
homa.
After an investigation the coroner
announced Lester had committed sui
eide.
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CHAPMAN'SLAST
HOPE IS CLOSED

HARTFORD. Cong.s April q =
Judge Jewell R. Jennings destroyed
Gerald Chapman's last hope Of cs-
capingg the gallows Monday night
through court action by ruling this
afternoon that the new evidence pre-
scntcd by his attorneys today was
not worthy Of hearing in a formal
motion for new trial.
Chapman's only chance now lies in
the board Of pardons or an exccu-
tive deprieve.
Judge Jennings said ne would see
the governor this afternoon and talk
the case over.
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GIANT BREAD |
COMBINE TO |
BE REDUCED
Decree is Entered with
Consent of Accused
Corpo r a tions; Is
Sweeping \

BALTIMORE. Md. April s. The
Ward food products corporation, in
corporatcd under Maryland laws with
an assessed capitalization OF two bill
lion. is ordered to dissolve within
thirty days and surrender its charter
toth@ state, under a consent decree
issued by Judge Morris a. sopcr, ia
federal district court today.
The decree provides also that the
capital stock or the General Baking
cornsration shall be decreased and or
ders complete separation Of the Ward
2aking corporation, the General Bak-
it.E corporation and the Continental
Baking corporation.
The decree IL the outgrowth OF
petition in equity filed by the gov
eminent against seven corporations
and eight individuals last February,
alleging a "hugh combination i'm the
baking industry" answers filed on
March "a and April by the accused
corporations and individuals uniform
ly denied the government allegations.
declaring q monopoly as described to
be rendered iFnpracticable by the ma
ture Of the industry.
The cases never came to trial and
today's decree, entered with the con-
sent and knowledge of the accused
corporations. Is expected 20 end the
litigation. II follows conferences he
tween department OF justice officials
and counsel for the corporation Of
the alleged "bread trust.-
The decree was regarded i'm federal
court and by departments Of justice
agents as one of the most sweeping
ever entered in an antitrust case.
Specifically, in addition to completes
dissoluation Of the Ward Food Pro-
ducts corporation, the decree pro-
vides for the following:
Reduction Of class "a nonvoting
stock Of the General Baking corpora
tion from 100000 shares TO 2.O0O.-
600 shares. the corporation being en-
joined. pending such action, from is
suing any OF the 100000 shares to
be cancelled.
Certification ~ counsel to the
court that William b. Ward haz
completely liquidated his holdings
100000 shares-in the capital vot-
ing stock Of the general Baking cor
poration.
Increase Of the number OF direct
ors of the General Baking corpora
tion from three to seven.
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Five Killed, 100
Injured;
of Theatre Falls

tors belonged to the laboring class in
one oft ne poorest wards.
The theater was fully illuminated
when the balcony suddenly collapsed
and fell upon the spectators below.
This illumination in an interval of
the showing of the film presumably
prevented the disaster from reaching
greater proportions.
Although fi.s did not follow the
collapse Of the balcony, the fircmen
rescued many PERSONS from the de-
bris. Terror s'-:rlan women whose
children were MISSING shriekcd aloud.
There was panic. One woman became
insane over the disappearance Of her
child. The proprietor Of the theater
was arrested but qu.cki. released. The
officials declared that he was not re-
sponsiblc for oyercrowding. A muni-
cipal official stationed in the theaier
as an inspector. disappeared after the
catastrophe. He is likely to be charg-
cd with responsibility for the disas-
ter.
Some Of the injured in hospitals
are in grave condition.
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Wet CHIEFS
REARRANCINC
THEIR PLANS
Refusal to SUNNI on
Witnesses Causes
Development of New
Hearing Program
fBy the associated Press }

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. April 3.-Wct
leaders were busy today re-arranEing
their plans for the start OF the SEN
ate prohibition hearings Monday in
view of the judiciary sub-commit-
tees refusal 70 summon witnesses
other than Government officials and
the addition Of new administration
bill for tightening Volstead act re-
strictions to the subjecE matter to
be discussed.
The modification forces have been
allotted the first week Of the hearings
10 present their case and aad asked
the committee to call a number Of
city and state officials and others 10
testify. The drays will have the Sec
ond week, and are expected TO urge
favorable report on the drastic pro-
hibition law amendments recommend
ed by Assistant Secretary Andrews of
the treasury instead Of the liberali-
zation measures on which the hear
ings were originally based.
Two Permits For Wine
Mr.. Andrews, meanwhile. has issued
two permits for manufacture and sale
of n medical wine which was in use
for such purposes in pre-prohibition
days. The names Of the recipients OF
the permits were not announced. but
ii was asserted that. like the NAL;
tonic for which permits were recent
ly granted, too much Of the medici-
nal wine probably would result in i'll
ness for any person ambitious to test
its properties as a beverage.
The action Of the judiciary sub
committee in refusing TO subpoena
witnesses was described by Senator
Edge. republican, New Jersey. one OF
the authors Of the modification bills
To be considered. as an effort to pre-
vent the vets "from presenting valu-
able information"
Chairman Means and Senator
Walsh, democrat Of Montana. held
that the action was in line with long
Established practice OF requiring pro
poncnts and opponents Of Legislation
to supply their own witnesses nj
hearings, but Senator Edge contcndet
that ''when one recalls the witnesses
subpoenaed in past Investigations or
matters in no way rs important" the
committees decision "will surely pro
woke speculation" William IT, Stay.
ton. chairman of the joint Legislative
committee, representing the Associa
tion against the prohibition amend
ment, the American federation Of La
Dor. The constitutional liberty lea.
que Of Massachusetts and the modcra-
tion leagae. Inc. announced that, de
spite the decision. his organization
would produce an adequate number OF
civilian witnesses.
"Thc subcommittee had given u:
to understand that it would subpoe-
ma all the witnesses we wished TO cal
TO testify to the evils Of the VolsteaC
law and the remedy for the corrcc
tion Of these eviis,' ne said. ''In nc
cordance with this understanding
we filed with the committee on Wed
nesday list Of the witnesses we de
sired to have called.
ave were informed that this lis
iof witnesses had been put in tht
lhands of prominent prohibition lob
byist in this city. Thereupon, th'
lcommittee met again and decided, b,
"A vote of to /, Senator Reed, (demo
crat Of Missouri) dissenting, TO sub
poena no other witnesses than govern
mcnt employees and officials"
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ENDS EXPENSIVE LITIGATION

NEW YORK. ". w., April 3. - The
consent decree issued i'm Baltimore
today ordering separation OF sew
eral large baking companies was ac-
ccpted because IL relieved all of
an annoying and expensive litiga-
tion-' George q. Barber. chairman Of
the board OF the Continental Baking
corporation, announced in n state
ment.
I'm the answers of all dissentors.
both corporate and Individual" ne
said. "cach denied the existence Of
any such combination"
He said that the Ward Food Pro-
ducts corporation, which was order
ed dissolved In the decree, was not
designed to combine several baking
companies but 10 bring into own
ownership various complementary.
non-competitive enterprises BY the
decree this plan is abandoned
Disposition Of security required In
the decree has already been made,
he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-03
LOPEZ Fate
IS With JURY
Charged With Staying
One Who Saved Him
From Arrest

The fate of Justine Lopez, Jr.. rests
in the hands OF jury for the second
time in little more than half year
today.
His trial in the district criminal
court Of Cameron county ended Just
before noon Saturday cn a charge Of
having slain jose Rodriguez, a bus
driver. a citizen Of Mexico. Oh Sep
tember I. 1925. He vas tried n DC
tobcr and a hung jury resulted max
ing this the second tine he hes fl.el
the charge.
Lopez went on trial Friday after
noon, the morning having been taken
up with selection Of a jury. Testi-
mony was presented during the .rial
by a MatamorOs policeman and own
CIR of the jitney in which Lopez was
driven 10 the American side. They
testified that Lopez had been drink
ing and that he was just about to be
arrested for being di--rdcrly when
the bus driver volunteered to tame
him 10 the American side OF the river
and prevent his getting into trouble.
The Mexican authorities agreed and
Lopez was taken home. Lopez enter
ed his home but failed TO re-appcar
to pay cab fare. The driver went up
TO the door where the shooting il
alleged to have occurred. The de-
fendant claimed that the bus driver
had opened the door and was starting
after him in the house but the prose
cution had as an exhibit screen
door with several small holes in it.
II was claimed that these were bullet
holes.
A rifle alleged to have been used IN
the shooting also was presented.
Lopez was former employe Of the
Miller hotel in Brownsville.
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La FeYiU Winner IN
Junior Meet Today;
Contests Are Close

La Feria schools won the Cameron
county junior interscholastic league
track meet in Brownsville Saturday
morning with q total Of 38 l-2
points.
\ Erownsvillc's juniors ran them u
close race and finished with 81 1-6
points.
Stuart Place had II Is points,
Wilson Tarct 4. Santa Rosa ., San
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new THEATRE
IN WILLACY
$4,000 Movie House
To Be Erected
By Gill
Especial 10 The Hcrala.l

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas. April 3d.
This city Is to have $4,000 theater
in the near future, it was announced
here today. and plans and specifica-
tions are being made at the present
time.
The two story brick theater build
ing will be owned by S. L. Gill, de-
veloper and land man of Raymond
vile. Plans are being drawn by
Ssebbins a. Waters, architects Of Wcs-
Iaco, and will be completed soon.
The lower floor of the building
will house two small stores, in addi-
tion to the theater, while the second
floor will be used entirely for the
theater.
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Benito and Harlingen 1. San
Benito last year won the junior
meet.
Brownsville senior high won first
place in boys tennis and the junior
high won second place. Browns
vile won both the singles and dou-
bles IN the girls tennis by default,
no other schools entering.
Brownsville high school also won
both the boys and girls debate
championship. The boys defeated
the San Benito team Friday night
and the girls defeated the Harling-
en- team. The Brownsville boys drew
a bye Friday afternoon in the pre-
liminaries and the San Benito boys
eliminated HarHingen. The Harlin-
gen girls drew bye Friday after
noon and the Brownsville girls first
eliminated San Bcnito in the after
noon and then eliminated Harlingen
at night.
Brownsville girls were first in
the voliey ball tournament with
Santa Rosa coming second.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-03
SCHOOL POLLS
TO CLOSE 6P. M.

A light vote was being cast in the
school board election in Brownsville
today. The polls. waich opened mt 8
o'clock this morning at the city hall,
will close at o'clack this evening.
s. c. Tucker. president of the
board. r. b. CrcaGer and Sherwood
Bishop. are candidates for re-elec-
tion. Only their names appear on
the ballot, and 50 far as known there
Is no opposition.
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Fire Department Has
z Calls in One Hour

Brownsville's fire department had
two calls within less than an hour
of each other Friday night but no
=erious blaze was found in either in
stance.
At little after o'clock the first
call came in from Fort Brown
where there was small fire in the
skating rink. 1t Immediately was
extinguished with only slight dam
age to the structure. by the Fort
Brown department
The other call. to Polk and Fiji
teenth street. proved a false alarm
with no evidences Of 4 blaze any
where.
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Brownsville Passes
Day Without Arrest

Brownsville was through fooling by
April 9, this year, police records
show.
Not single arrest was made all
day Friday or Friday night by city,
county or federal Officers. The rec
ords at all three headquarters were
clean at the end Of the day.
The city is the only department
that has no prisoner in jail at the
present time. Federal officers have
six in The Jail. immigration officers
have SO and the county has 55, max
ing total Of 81.
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FLYER FATALLY INJURED

ABILENE, Texas, April 3.-George
Mcconnell was perhaps fatally in
jurcd at Stamford this morning when
a wing of the airplane he was pilot
ing brushed the city standpipe and
crashed to the ground. Teddy Smith,
youthful passenger, was slightly hurt.
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81, He Refuses to be
Baked by Weather

CHICAGO. H.. April 8. - Snow
storms mean nothing to the oldest
living ggaduate Of Amherst college
and one of Chicago's loop workers.
During the storm he reported to his
offi1e every morning at $3.50. Al
though 81 years old, Josiah n. Read
isactiye. He graduated from the
college in 1856.
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Grain Elevator At
Beaumont is Burned

BEAUMONT, Texas, April s.-Esti-
mated loss Of 100000 was suffered
by the Josey-Mller Grain company
when their elevator here was destroy
ed by fire this morning following
dust explosion. The blast which caus-
ted the fire was heard for several
blocks. The loss was fully covered
by assurance.
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FREED OF REBELS

BEIRUT. Syria, April 3.-Hermon
Ridge has been completely freed Of
the rebels, who suffered heavy losses.
according 10 French advices received
today. The French lost ten killed.
Mount Hermon is about forty miles
southwest Of Damascus. IL was in
this region. centering about the town
Of Kouneitra that the French yester-
day opened their long heralded Of
fensie against the Druse tribesmen.
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US. COURT DECREE BREAKS FOOD MERGER
1000 CHEEPING CHICKS
T. r. ~
TOO MUCH FOR HIM, so
X X X
HE LEAVES THE FARM
fRy The Associated Prrssl

SAND POINT Idaho. April a.
George Sanders, 81. a Lightning
creek rancher. has disappeared and
neiEhbors are looking after his
thousand baby chicks and awaiting
a consignment OF another thousand.
Sanders left note saying the
incessant "cheep" OF the infant
poultry was threatening him with
insanity. The prospect Of another
thousand was too much, and he
asked his neighbors to see that
they were fed.
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FORECAST FOR WEEK

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April a.
Weather outlook for the week begin-
ming Monday.
WEST GULF STATES: Generally
fair first part and period of show
ers middle or latter; temperature be-
low normal Monday; warmer Tuesday
and probably colder again near end.
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WHITES BEAR OLD
NEGRO TO GRAVE

PINE BLUFF. Ark, April 3.-Dea-
cons Of the First Baptist church here
served as pail bearers and Dr. $. u.
Tull. pastor of the church, conducted
tho services M the funeral Of Lloyd
Green. aged negro and cx-slavc, yes
terAay.
The negro had served as janitor OF
the church for more than n quarter
Of century.
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$500 NOT ENOUGH
NV fhr Associated Frcx4.l \

CHICAGO. ILL.,. April a.--All allow
ance or $500 e. month IN not enough
to support four children and herself
so Mrs. Gertrude +. EiseE ~ asking
for more In bill for separate
maintenance. she charges her hus-
band, q wealthy wine dealer, with
cruelty.