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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
WEATHER OUTLOOK

WASHINGTON. u. G.. Dec. IS
(P,-Weather outlook for week be-
ginning Monday: West Gulf States:
Fair except at beginning and latter
part when rains are probable. tenn
peratures mostly normal to some
what above.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
CHARGE FEDERAL PATRONAGE BEING SOLD
Starr County Ships
z Cars English Peas

RIO GRANDE CITY. Tex. Dec
1S.-The largest shipment Of Eng
iish peas ever to leave the Valley
was grown on the Ratcliff plan
tation, Starr county.
Two solid car loads of a splcn-
did variety were shipped this
week.
Ratcliff Bros. are the owners Of
one Of the largest irrigated farms
in the Rio Grande Valley, and OPP
crate their own pumping plant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Ages Sets No Barrier
for LOUe or Jealousy

Both plaintiff and defendant
were said to be 20 years old and
Mrs. Lewis age was given a. over
so years. Lewis and his wife had
lived together happily for 80
years. the complaint recitcs. until
last October. when Mrs. Lewis de-
serted tine home due to the al
legged vaccinations Of Watson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 1s.-
Rl-Time sets no barriers against
either love or jealousy, Clyde 81
Lewis demonstrated yesterday
when he filed suit for 100000
against y. III. Watson. charging
alienation or Mrs. Lewis affec-
tions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Especial to The Herald)

Especial to The Herald)
DONNA, Tex, Dec. 1S.-Two men
and one woman lost their lives in ac-
cidents which occurred in Hidalgo
county Wedn esday.
Mrs. lara May Plant, age %, wife
Of Riley Plant, Donna real estate
dealer. was killed in an automobile
accident on the highway west of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

PARIS, Dec. lS--tPl Mrs. Eliza--
beth Wrentmore Harrison OF Berk-
ley, California, has filed suit for di-
vorcc from Francis Burton Harrison.
former governor general OF the Phil
ippine Islands, on the grounds OF
abandonment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18

PARIS. Dec. lS.-iPl-Foreign Min
lister Brands position in French
public opinion will be slightly low
cred. Lucien Romier writes in the
Figaro, by the downfall of the Marx
Stressemann cabinet in Germany.
This il presumably based on the
close contact between NJ. BRAND and
DIR. Stressemann in their plans for
bcttering Franco German relations.
Berlin dispatches. however. state that
StresSemann was not seriously at
tackled during the reichstaE debate
and that il WIS believed the fall Of
the government would not affect
Germany's foreign policy.)
GENEVA. Switzerland. Dec. ls.-
(Pl-League Of Nations circles be
lieve that DIR. Gustav Stressemann
foreign minister in the Marx cabi-
net. which was overthrown yesterday
in Berlin, will be member Of any
new ministerial combination that will
be formed
Information received here from
Berlin indicates that DIR. Stresseman
is likely 70 meet Premier Mussolini
at some Italian port while enroute
for his six weeks visit to Egypt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Rain tonight and
probably Sunday; slowly rising tenn
perature. Light to moderate norther-
ly winds on the west coast, probably
becoming southeasterly Sunday.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
and Sunday with local rains; rising
temperature. Light to moderate
north to southeast winds on the
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Accidents Take
Toll = LiUeS IN
HdalgOCOMmty

Donna late Wednesday night, Juan
Salinas. age 80, a cattle herder, was
drowned in the Edinburg canal near
Flanagan's store between Pharr and
Edinburg Wednesday afternoon. and
and unidentified lahorer yas fatally
injured when he fell through a grav-
ell car used on the Southern Pacific
construction north of Edinburg. The
latter died Thursday morning in the
McAllen hospital when placed on the
operating table
Three persons were injured in the
accident in which Mrs. Plant was
killed, Mr.. Plant receiving slight in
Juries, as did also Harry Gray of Nc
Allen and Miss Ona Yaw, who were
in the car when Il skidded on the wet
pavement and went into the ditch
The car was completely wrecked. and
the members Of the party were found
scattered over a distance of 80 feet
from the highway. Gray was taken
TO the McAllen hospital and Miss Yaw
was moved to the Mercedes hospital
Both were able TO return to their
homes Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plant came to ths
Valley recently from Cuba. The
home of Mrs. Plants parents is in
Hedley. Texas. to which place the
body was sent for burial.
EDINBURG, Texas, Dec. Is.-Ar
unknow Mexican, about % years oi
age. was fatally injured when he
fell through a Southern Pacific rail.
way gravel car on the new line in
Edinburg about Z O'Clock Wednesday
evening.
He was rushed to hospital at Nc
Allen where he died on the operat-
ing table
His left leg was broken in two
places causing great loss Of blood
This is the first accident that has
proved fatal since the Southern Pa
cific started their lines from Fal-
furrias to Edinburg.
EDINBURG, Texas, Dec 1s.-Wil-
liam De Baum found the body of
Juan Salinas. 30 years old. Wednes-
day p. m. in a canal about 1l-2
miles south of Flanagan's store on
the south highway.
The body was about 100 yards
from the main highway. Apparent
" the man had been dead several
hours when found. II is believed
he was herding cattle when ne fell
into the canal.
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River Forecast

4 River Forecast
+ There will be a slight to moderate
rise in the river from Rio Grande
City down during the next "a to As
4 hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
LITH UANIAN
CRISIS ENDED

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-tPl-The cri-
sis caused yesterday by the military
coup d'etat directed by General Sme-
tona has come to an end, says mes
sage received today from kovno by
the Lithuanian legation.
The message stated that President
Grinius, after accepting the resigna-
tion of the Slezevicius cabinet. re-
sumed his normal duties in Kovno.
He has appointed Prof. Valdemaras
premier and minister of foreign af-
fairs, and other nationalists as mem
bers of the new cabinet.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. 49,
(Pl-An overnight report from
American consul Heingartner at
Kovno, capitol of Lithunia said
that quiet prevailed there fol-
lowing the military coup which
overthrow the Lithunian govern
ment. The message added, however,
that reports were current that the
labor unions were preparing a re-
volt against the military regime.
AMEND BILL
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. 18.-
tPi-Amendment Of the alien nrop-
erty bill to prevent Grover g. Berg
doll, the draft evader. from bene-
fitting under its settlement terms.
was agreed to today by the ways
and means committee. which draft
! ed the measure. !
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18

DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present "a Hr. ~ Hr
Stage Stage CHING. Rain
Evening star., 1926-04-13
Soc Parlor Broom
Special, 3Sc

Made of selected
corn. four string.
medium weight.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
Serving Trays
Special, $l.W

Nick ell plated
frame. with vari-
Gus decorated mats.
glass bottom. size
13x1S inches.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
Sl.79 S-Foot Porch
Gate, Special, S1.49

Made of well sea.
sOned lumber. ad.
Unstable style. me-
dunn height.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
Dinner Pail Epic

The open shop in churches now is
ratsin' quite a smelly row. Episcopals
is SEEM red. because the Roman Ro.
Ia sed, the hitch-up which that church
did frame amt good accordin' TO the
game. In fact, tho 30 years had run,
with fruit Of daughter and son, the
marriage wuz just one big stall, and
they was never wed a-tall.N
So bishop Manning tears his hair
and all Episcopalians swear, asayin'
that the Roman craft Just otta stay on
It's own raft, and honor marital con.
strictions instedda grabbin jurisdic,
lions. fx
This opon shop viii play the hell,
II folks can never really tell what
they has got for preachers fee, true
wedlock or adultery.
II gives my pagan mind sum shocks
to soc sky-prots swappin knocks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09

MINNEAPOLIS, Doc. r. Modern
civilization has brotno upon society
more evils than the Ichurches have
been able to cure. This is simply an
explanation Of crime waves, goddess
theory, dirty drama, sex obsessions,
and profiteering," said DR.. S. Parkes
Cadman Of the Federal Council OF
Churches, calmly passing by modern
criminology, behaviorism, the mechan-
istic theory Of conduct. and the econo-
mic Interpretation OF history, with
nearly everything else that pertains
to modern thot.
Here are some gleanings from his
talk:
The success OF prohibition will de.
rend on the churches ability 20 edu.
cate the individual conscience.
The majority Of "inHlligent' people
Will admit that chr tianity is the
only hope Of cure n social and in
dustrial evils
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
NEGRO HOUSECLEANER WINS AWARD
FOR OIL PAINTINGS; OTHERS GET
PRIZES FROM HARMON FOUNDATION

won with an original plan of adapting
rural school programs TO needs of
Negroes in country districts in the
Southern States. Arthur A. Schom.
burg, so, Of New York, was second
for his collection Of literary material
on Negro life and history.
The well.known poet, Countee Gull
len, rs, New York, took first prize in
literature for his volume Of poems,
Color" The second award went to
another well-known writer. James
Weldon Johnson, New York, for edi-
torial work on Negro spirituals.
In business, the first award went to
c. c. Spaulding, Durham. N. c., for
work in developing a life insurance
company for Negroes and other flnan-
cial enterprises. A building con.
tractor, A. A. Alexander, Des Moines,
Iowa, came second.
In religion, Max Yergan, "a, Raleigh,
N. c., won first award. with the sec
ond going to Bishop John Hurst. SO,
Baltimore.
The single award OF $500 for the
person. white or. colored, making an
outstanding contribution toward rela.
lions between the two races was given
to VIII w. Alexander. 40, OF Atlanta,
Ca, executive director OF tho com.
mission on interracial cooperation.
The jury in the department 81 music
held that no original creative work
was submitted worthy OF an award.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec. THE Harmo
Foundation announces the first of a
series OF annual awards to Negroes OF
American residence for outstanding
creative work during the past year, in
various departments Of activity. Juries
OF fvec specialists in the type Of work
being considered, passed on the en-
tries in each division.
In fine arts, the first award went
20 Palmer G. Hayden, a housecleaning
jobber in Greenwich Village. for FIVE
oil paintings OF water scenes. While
making HIS living doing odd work in
general cleaning he has devoted his
spare time for several years to paint
ing. and previous TO this award his
work was unknown except to a small
group OF friends. Hayden was born
IN Whitewater, Va, Is 33 years old, and
lives at 20 Greenwich avenue, New
York. The second award in this class
went to Hale Woodruff, 20, OF indian
apolis, for five paintings.
James c. Evans, 90, of Miami, Fla,
won IN the field Of science for two
theses for a degree from Massachu.
setts Institute Of Technology. The
second prize was won by w. A. Daniel,
81. Atlanta. Ca, for a social study,
"rhe Education OF the Negro Minis
ter"
In education, middle-age walked
away from youth. Virginia Estelle
Randolph. 81, OF Hanover county, Va,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
DR. CADMAN, OF FEDERAL COUNCIL OF
CHURCHES, TELLS WHAT Ais US ALL

The fault with the League of Ma
tons is that nations have not kept
step with the individuals noble zeal
and devotion and the league has, had
TO endure "the relentless opposition
and studied neglect of many states.
men and political bodies processing
Christianity"
The worlds deepest need is not 20
iitics, nor democracy. but religion
which, with a slight variation would
meet Mussolini's approval.
The clergymen who are preaching
the doctrine Of repentance are doing
better service for church and state
than those giving their time ito this
or that reform"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
Books for the
Workers Shelf

PROGRESS AND ERTY, by
I. Henry George. 211 pages. Pub
lished by Vanguard Press, Inc, 80
Fifth Ave-, New York City. so cents.
The long-held tradition of the family
of Henry George that no abridgment
of his writings should be permitted
was abandoned short time ago, and
a somewhat condensed form OF Prog
ress and Poverty" was prepared. 1t is
this abridgment which has now been
re-issued by the Vanguard Press in a
cheaper edition. There can be no
doubt that this will lead to wider
reading Of his works.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
Next Tuesday Is an Important Day
for Coal Miners

Tuesday members of the United Mine Workers Of
largest the American labor movement will
for of candidates for the leading Offices of the organ
izaton.
years the membership has not elected
that the Lewis machine has perpeuate
itself in Office thru methods which make Ware OF Pennsylvania and
Smith of Illinois green with envy.
To the present day. President Lewis has never dared as
provided by union publish the tabulated
list of votes cast in the last election by local unions There have
been statements made in moments OF personal conversation
by of the Lewis machine the effect that
defeated voysey who until the last election
known outside of his subdsrict
the last election possible for
the all three anthracite districts bloc
giving the left wing something like 100000 the
the file becomes
apparent
and disguised his destructive policies The union
mas 100000 moreduring the last two years Of
his rule.
Decisive sections like Virginia
hourhng with minimum membership of 100000 has
Kentucky Tennessee and western Pennsylvania
practically unorganized
In the anthracite companies following the signing of
ammed the threats of the miners by the Lewis
openly challenging the union without effective
reply being made by the Lewis machine
company refuses let officials collect
property the Glen Alden posts notices
nouncing ninehour day.
Under the administration the produced in union
dropped rs 80 cent of the total
ducion.
The Jacksonville agreement expires spring the union
either strike surrender.
Unless the nonunion miners producing per the
brought strike with the union the operators
will bury avalanche Of nonunion coal
Trucking deserving striking miners in West Virginia and
PENNSYLVANIA the Lewis machine has lost the confidence
thousands Of former members of the union.
of the United Mine Workers has become
life of the union which next spring has to get
support of he fields if it is TO win.
Lewis must jugge the and slip into
again the struggle delegates the
the fight the union spite of Lewis and
the coal barOns.
The backbone of the labor
m not be beaten.
Tuesday such against the Lewis policy of desruc
ton that the whole labor will know that
the coal miners honest militant leader
that represented by John BrOphy William Stevenson
and who head the "Save the Union" ticket
1t future of the whole labor movement for the
next period depends upon the result of the election in the
miners union Tuesday
With years bitter bloody struggle for
the building the coal miners will not shrk their
responsibility
The Nome nugget., 1926-04-03
,CHIRoPRaCTOR MARSHAL CONVICTED
 OF MuRDER OF NNNA DIETRICH

PHILADEIPHIA. March 26. GM)-David Mar slnl, chiropi.ctor, convicted by trial ,''rs of second d, gree murder for kin, Ann, Dietrich last January the verdict carries from ten mprisonmen, in the State peni,cniary. IL will be mcml.rt. by Nugget rtsuirs that Janiar, pull. lisrd m account Q the crime, which is herewith published in order 10 rfreslen the nind and for the benefit of those who of the details:
 David Marshal, a rhrnpraetor. confessed that lie dismemtered the bod, of Anna May D,rich aged :s3 Marshal sobbing and nnnrryed first denied that he slew her. and declares. she took poison his office after a wealthy New Yorker had Jrt.i her.
 Marshal n half hour before confessed when he viewed the face of Anna sad "I wish she could speak she would tell you that am guItless." Marshall taken to Media where. the bod, was found Thur <iay after being taken his office via Wood Heg- hts overlooking il ravnc where .,nnas head found sntu''la, wc'gs under railroad tr.stic the cloth ing Anna bought last Tuesday, when she was ~t seen. was found under the ,r.stl.- yesterday.
 Marshal told District ittornr, Taylor after ail examination lasting four hours "I want you to pro- mise me you will take care of my wife and chi,i did il. hut don't know why. became frantic with fear, met ,hc girl Tuesday night side my onlcc s" said she didn't we'll told her to go to III, "fir" and lie down. then tu get something t, eat after w'i. hack io ti. office and found her unconscious in the bathroom NJ here [ worked on her until di,s.
 Marshall known onro of .tnnas admirers and under suspicion since railroad br.. ko man said Inc throw |, bundle at ra,lois trrst. and rum Blood stans hacksi,w pieces of bloody newspaper found in MarsIaII's office.
 After bcin. g,iIird almost c"n.inuo,s, for thr. ty hours. Marshall confessed that I. strui,gIeI Miss Dietrich before 'Iismemcring her hoy after an ar gnment in which the attempted to e,tnrt tioncy form him.
The Nome nugget., 1926-04-03
STANDARD OH. co CEASES
 DRILLING AT COLD RAY

Seward, March 26 tAr)-rhe Standard Oil Company drilling operations at Gold Ra, ceased on March 1Oih. il reported here ycster,ia, upon the arrival of the mail st,ynrr Starr from the Westward moved (" Kanalak and the buildings are to be torn down, II" shipping instructions have yet been re- criyed at Cold IsaN. It is believed the company will move to the East Field, miles northeast of kanaak, where the structure reported to be more favorable If ihis is nladn the ontft would necessarily have to be rontcd thru Kanaiak.
 The company was actively engaged in drilling at the depth of five thousand thirty five feet when five h"ndr,sl and fifty feet of casing was lost by |, cave in The Standard company have been drilling in this section for three More men are being added to payroll as 1t is expected to take four months to mOva as there Is thousand feet of casing in h removed from the holes.
 The East Field comprises the Solomon and Rear Domes, where has been stated previously oil will be struck at depth of four thousand feet less than in the abandoned Lee claim No. 1. Among the claim owners fin the East Field are l.. v Ray, mayor of Seward; H. 8. Baldstrom, Mr. Bauer. w. W, French. engineer of steamer Gcrdon, and Earl Grammer ,, Anchorage It fs also rumorei that Standard (.il Company will form subsidiary company at Co |: Bay and will ask for liberal terms from the govern. mflt, meaning smaller royalty
The Nome nugget., 1926-04-03
SAID ALLIES WE'RE FIGHTING OUR WAR

WASHINGTON. April :s, tNJ-Derogator, rc- ni:rkS q home abroad concerning forts in the erc3,t var drew sharp from Reed, republican renn>, Iv,mia who veteran. senator Join>on republican ,f talirorma, replying he statement t,i.c. republican Nc.y Jersey that ;l.c Allies tight war uniI the United able 10 get il: l.ari q, taltd that tiIn Mites fighting their antI the. EN- pctiitionary Forces finally tables jahn- son in his vigorous and e:,u>ie said app tfontl, that the remarks Of the debate grew nj the situation into which Winston Churchill the Brit isii Chancellor u the Eychrqucr himself in. Johnson declared that ha resented IIe tIks ''of men the speaking of attitude the stating that this devoted itself morally of making
The Nome nugget., 1926-04-03
HOUSE IMPEACHES JUDGE ENGLISH

WASHINGTON, April 3. (Ar)-Amid turmoil and confusion yesterday the House imIsscil Judge En- glish of the Eastern District of Illinois by of 3O6 O2. what termed "high mistIrmcanors'' fin office, and unless he resigns English stand triai before the S.mmc accounts. ln,luccn,cn to vote ut the end of il three days debate which cmiminatcsi in fist fight. Garrett tn" 'lrnno- cratic floor leader of Tennessee. wanted rrcon,mt the rcsOn' ion the Judiciary Committee to hcar ad tlitioaI testimony hut upon motion it rejected by n vote of 40 to 275 Rankcn democrat from Mississ- ipTe, dcnandtxi Il quorum call. Mills republican of New York urged that the demand b, pressed, the MisSssippian insisted and Mills walked across the aisle to apprehcnd Rankin and said fits a damn mean thing to keep twenty herc.' Rankin interrupt cd saying "Nlcct your side of the House., Sak ing ht- fist the New Yorker who replsl 'you cant insult you dirty cuntrmptahc scouircI." Rankin then started towards Mills but Dnughton d, mocrn from North Carolina, intervencL, Rankin started to say vile epthet, hut he subsequent, explained and immediately announced he would withdraw the mark adding. "I won't call any white man that"
The Nome nugget., 1926-04-03
LOCAL NEWS
COnrt Notes

On Monday Joseph Hebert was fined by Judge Lomen to go days in Jail and $500 for having been con- victed of having liquor in his pos session.
 The jury after being out for some time brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of Zida Lane and not guilty in the case of Mir Swedeman. Judge Lomen fined the young damsel $500 and 30 days in jail.
 District Attorney Harrison asked that the case against Swedeman for obstrueting justice be dismissed as it being based on the same evidence as in the case against Lane and Swedeman in which he was acquitt- ed. he thought 1t unlikely con viction could he secured. which re- quest was granted.
 The Court thereupon excused the jury from further service until the Fall term. which he stated would be about the middle of September. d which time the members of the fury would be notified.
The Nome nugget., 1926-04-03
LOCAL NEWS

Next Tuesday. April 9th is the city and school board election and il would be :, good thing for every body within tlse incorporate limits of the city 10 turn out and vote. thus showing bv the large vote that Nome's population is moi dwindlne as Il good many people think il is. There was only a little over 20" citizens registered out of popula- tion of 1560, it is not very gratify- ing when other cities in Alaska wire for the elefsion returns to have to write down r black and white that 50 and so only received 10O or POO votes ont ot population as above stated, il is I good advertisement for aAN city when it's people turn out in force and show hy their mum hers d big vote east Up until Wed nesday evening ii was impossible to tell who was running pr would run Petitions Were freely circulated for ne present lHaNnf lu run hEaln aS well as numerous other petitions which were finally withdrawn he fore being filed. When the smoke cleared away it was found that NJ
 lacobsgaard had withdrawn his pc litiun for Mayor, thus leaving two for mayor. namely T. Lellmann ir. and Miss Emily Morgan. the latter decided Friday to withdraw her name from lie contest. thus leav- ing MT Lehman the cnly aspirant For the council the following peti- tions were filed with the city clerk Al. Pangman. Alvin Poison, M JacobEgaard and Charles Mason there are four councilmen to be elected and as they have no opposi tion they will slide through Ia vie tory. with out any money being is really tu easy for Jake. and to bad for thr newspaper man Mrs Sarah Crooks is the only aspiranl for th" vacancy on the school board City Clerk Grimm. City Attorney O'Neill. City Treasurer Wright are he only asprants for their respec- tive offices for reelection