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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-22

seven raiding parties from the Of
flee Of federal attorney Emory X.
Buckner. who started out ut mid
night.
Among the places closed were
some of the most glittering centers
Of New oYrk night life. including
Texas Guinan's 800 club.
Federal authorities said the
raids were designed to forestall
plans Of the club owners for wet
parties during the coming holidays
Confiscated liquor half filled .
police station
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(By The Associated Press)

Fewer players saw serviSe in the
American League during the 1926
season than the year previous. There
were 243 players entered in the 1926
box scores, while a year before 2Gi
got their names in the records. This
season 90 of the registered players
were pitchers or classed ms such, as
compared with 102 players who were
listed as twirlers in 1925.
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Christmas Tree
Thursday Morning

The pupils of st. Joseph's Col
lege will hold their annual Christ
mas tree Thursday morning at 9
o'clock at the school. Preceding the
arrival of Santa Claus. impersonated
by one of the older boys of the
school, the pupils will gather around
the tree and take part in a program
Of carol singing. The Christmas va
cation for the students will begin
Thursday and last until Jan. 3.
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'Ayid' Christmas Forecast
For Citizens Of Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Tex, Dec. 22.-(R-
Christmas will be very arid in Lub-
book from all appearances. Twenty
two persons, including one bust
ness man. are peeping from behind
the bars in the county bastile this
moyniiN as, a result Of dry crns-
sade launched here early last
night by county and city officers,
and q large quantity Of evidence
was taken.
Hotels of the city today are
without negro porters. except from
new recruits. Five of the prin-
cipaI hostelries were included n
the raid that vas the most 6Woep-
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Confessed Bank
Bandit ScUHeyS
Loot tOfHOld-Mp

CLARINDA, Iowa, Dec. 22.-lPp-
Search was being made today for
$4,000 in currency which James
Hairston, native of Texas, claims
he scattered because he feared II
would connect him with a Texas banl;
robbery in which he now admits u
part.
The other young men, who Hair
ston claims were his companions in
the $1,000 hold-up of an Odell, Tex
as, bank, last Saturday are in jail
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Denison Sustains
Heavy Fire Loss

DENtSON. Tex. Dec. 22.-tPl-
Three one story frame store build
ings, including the stock. Of the
horeheart Hardware store, Franks
Grocery and Carver Grocery were
destroyed by fire Mt HagerDan, ~
miles west Of here. last midnight.
The loss was estimated at $4,000.
A call for fire equipment was made
to Denison,-hnt on account OF muddy
roads due to rains. aid could not be
piypn
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Galveston Gets Big
Cotton Warehouse

GALVESTON. Texas, Dec. 22.--lm
Work on new cotton storage
warehouse OF l25.000 bales capacity
will<begin here within sixty days. ac-
cording to announcement made to-
day b. the Galveston Cotton Com
press and Warehouse Company az
which W. L. Moody is president.
The plant will cost 100000 and
will bring Galveston's total cotton
storage capacity to over l,650.O0O
bales.
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Alleged Rum Runner
Is Closely Watched

GALVESTON. Tex, Dec. 22.-tP,-
The Coast Guard cutter Comanche
returned to port this morning after
keeping surveillance for several days
over the Honduran schooner Canaan,
suspected rum runner. off Freeport.
1t. Commander w. A. Benham,
commander of the Comanche, de-
clined to comment on the results Of
the cruise. From other sources itswas
learned that The schooner sailed yes
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Will Investigate
Nicaragua Claims

WASHINGTON. n. C.. Dec. 22.-
Pl-The senate today directed its
foreign relation seommittee to in
quire exhaastively into American re-
lations with the Diaz government Of
Nicaragua with view Of assisting IN
establishing a regime of law and or
der in the Central American repub-
lie
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WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST

WEATHER. FOKHAST
For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday; no decided
change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
and warmer tonight; Thursday
cloudy; warmer /. in northeast. and
colder in extreme northwest portion.
Moderate to fresh southerly winds
on the coast.
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Los ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 22lsFt
Three men. masked and armed. IT,
day held up Olympic Auditorium and
escaped with $4,000.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
HELD TO
Be ELECTED AS
IOWA SENATOR
,(By Dispatch A. P. Wire!

WASHINGTON, saarch 15-The sem
ate subcommittee Investigating the
Brookhart-Stecl1 senatorial contest
today reported formally to the full
committee that Daniel S. Steck, DEM
ocrat, had received plurality Of
votes over Senator Brookhart, re-
publican, and should be seated.
The subcommittee was unanimous
in it's conclusions that Steck had
received a plurality, but Senator
George democrat, Georgia, differed
from the other members on some de-
tails.
The report held that Steck had a
plurality of 1920 votes, under the
committee rule that the intent Of
the voters should be the deciding
factor in election contests, and that,
regardless of the, intent of the voters,
Steck would have plurality of rs
ballots.
After Senator Caraway, democrat,
Arkansas, who drafted the report,
announced that the entire committee
would meet at p.- m. tomorrow to
reject or accept the sub committees
recomne ndations and prepare a re-
port to the senate.
after the sub committees hearing
had been closed" said Senator Cara
way, Senator Brookhart appeared
three times before the committee and
raised the point that ballots from 67
per cent should be thrown out be-
cause they reached here in unsealed
sacks, which were enclosed in sealed
mail pouches. Investigation by the
committee disclosed that only two of
the mail pouches were unsealed and
the committee held that they were
broken in transit.
Later Senator Brookhart request
ed the committee to reject the Off
cial count in five precincts because
the number of ballots did not agree
with the official report He ne
elected to mention that this also
prevailed in 1856 other precincts.
"Following the rule of the COM
mittee and L think of the senate,
that the intent of the voter should
govern, Steck has a plurality of 1920
votes, but if the rule of the COM
mittee was not followed he would
still have a plurality of rs. We
would have to cross the rules to
keep Brookhart in his seat"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
LEAGUE CRISIS
KEY NOW Held
BY BRAZILIANS

GENEVA, March 15.-BraziI held
the key to the league of nations
crisis tonight. With amazing swift
ness the focus of interest of the big
political drama being enacted AT
at Geneva has shifted from War
saw to Rio Janeiro, and apparently
the only obstacle impeding solution
of the council controversy is Brazil's
insistence that she will vote against
Germany for election to the league,
and what is vastly more important,
against Germany for a permanent
seat in the council.
An urgent cablegram has been sent
to the Brazilian capital embodying
an earnest appeal from the league
council that the Rio Janeiro gov
ernment modify the instructions
heretofore binding on Senior Mello
Franco, and authorize him to vote
for Germany. This appeal was trans
mitted through Mello Franco.
A special meeting of representa-
tives of LATINA American states was
convoked to discuss the situation
created by the Brazilian attitude,
which was that Brazil would veto
the election of Germany to the coun-
Gil unless she herself got a perna
nent place. The delegates of Latin
American countries attended the
meeting which adopted a resolu-
tion that Germany's election to the
league was particularly a European
question and that American had no
right to prevent it. The sense OF
the meeting was that, although the
Latin American did mot wish to
pass 0 Brazirs candidacy for a per-
manent seat, they were unanimous
in holding that the exercise of the
right of veto against Germany did
not have the approval of the other
Both Sweden and Czecho- -Slovakia
have agreed to sacrifice their nom
permanent seats in the council in
lorder to permit the immediate cleo
zion of Poland to one of the va
cancies thus created. Such was the
big development today in the Polish
aspect of the crisis and it opens
the way for the settlement of the
problem which for the past four
days has endangered the Locarno
accords and even the whole league.
Both Germany and France in a
spirit of compromise have accepted
this plan. Poland's friends feel con-
vinced they can elect her and that
when Germany takes her seat In the
council she will find Poland there
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

Ihe only cltleS Wnere Inere Is IkeN
ly to be stringent action, Governor
Bay remarked, are those where the
inclined to fanatical and Sonora does
not embrace such places as far as
has been ascertained.
Commenting on reports circulated
from Hermosillo, the capital of So
nora, recently, that one of the
schools in that state which is main
tanned by Bishop John Navarette of
the Sonora diocese of the Catholic
church, would be closed, the governor
stated that an Inspector had visited
that institution and found no secular
instruction being given there. Both
the Catholic and Protestant churches
in Sonora are conducting themselves
within the general provisions of the
constitutional law on religious mats
ters, Governor Bay added, and for
that reason the problem in his state
is an easy one.
During his discussion of the relig-
ious problem in Mexico at present,
Governor Bay declared that the gov
tain churches and denominations is
not aimed simply at foreign minis
ters and priests now in that country,
but at any clergy VINO are attempt
ing to gain too much political con-
troll or who may desire TO stir up
agitation against the present Meli-
can government. If he is ordered by
President Gales to take definite ac~
tion against the clergy in the state
of Sonora was limited to 80 priests
to do so under the existing consti-
tuition, Governor Bay remarked.
According to the law of 1918 on
religious projects in Mexico, the state
of Sonora was limited to 80 priects
according, the governor stated, and
that number has not been exceeded.
Despite article 27, the mining sit
uation as far as Americans are con-
cerned in Mexico, remains just about
the same as it always has been and
no trouble is anticipated in that
field, according to Governor Bay.
The agricultural conditions in the
southern sections of Mexico are ex-
cellent this year, the chief executive
of Sonora stated, and larger crops
than ever are to be expected. There
is a great future for Mexican agri-
culture, he believes, and the farmers
are working hard with hopes of the
greatest harvest ever gained.
Asked about the proposed govern
ment which was reached once be-
tween Douglas folks and the govern
ment of Sonora in regard to the
building of a road between Aqua
Prieta and Cananea, Governor Bay
stated that he would be willing to
cooperate in that project at any
suitable time.
About $500 pesos which had been
raised by the state of Sonora gov
ernment for that work was deemed
insufficient with which to start con-
struction, Governor Bay added, and
since the city council of Aqua Prieta
asked that the money be used for
schools, it was so applied. The
agreement as originally made would
have had Douglas and Aqua Prieta
each donate certain percentage to-
ward the building of the road, the
Agua Prieta share to come principal
(continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
HOUSE PASSES
RADIO CONTROL
BILL 2l8-l24
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

WAsHTNGTON, March 15.-The
first big piece of radio control legis-
lation to receive approval of eithe"
branch of congress was passed today
by the house and sent to the senate.
The votes was 218 to 124.
1t was embodied in the White bill,
designed to create federal radio
commission of five members to CO.
operate with Secretary Hoover IN
keeping order in the air, where
broadcasting and other forms OF
wireless in the past have operated
in some instances with great confu-
sion.
The bill provides for issuances of
station and operators licenses by
the secretary of commerce. Opposi-
ton to it centered about the con-
tentions of some members that no
machinery was provided that would
insure against radio monopoly and
that it gave the secretary too much
power.
Only one major amendment was
added to the committee draft OF the
bill, This change, proposed by Rep
resentative Davis, democrat, Tenn
essee, struck out a provision to give
the commerce department the power
to remit fines imposed for infrac-
ton of radio regulations.
The five members of the radio
commission would be appointed
from five zones to be established.
Operators who were refused licenses
would have hte right to appeal to
the district of Columbia court of ap-
peads 1t was stipulated that the
president should have power to close
any station during war cor other
emergency"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

Colin Harris, representative OF
the Mccain advertising agency with
western headquarters in Los An
geles, will speak on the possibilities
and program of the Ideal Climate
club of Douglas, following dinner
to be served at the Gadsden hotel
dining room Thursday night at
O'Clock sharp.
Places will be laid for about goo
guests including the members OF
the Kiwanis club, Mayor A. e. Hin
ton and the city council, directors
and members of the Douglas Chamber
of Commerce and Mines and MEM
bers of the Douglas Business Mems
Protective association as well as for
other local citizens interested and
for subscribers to the clubs fund
campaign.
Immediately following the agency
mans talk, which will deal with
progress made by climate clubs In
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
300 to Attend Banquet GiUen
To Hear Address ON Means for
Advertising City and Climate

other cities, shown both by stats :
tics and charts, a board of directors
for the Douglas Ideal Climate club
will be named, J. w. Tardy, present
head of that organization announces
AS McCann's agency has handled
the advertising for the Climate club
of Tucson and has been successful
in similar work in Phoenix and Ell
Paso 1T is believed that Harris will
be able to outline the method Of
procedure to be followed here.
Reservations for the dinner should
be made either with A. A. Sundin
by teIephoning 600 or with L. A..
Herring at the local chamber OF
commerce office, before Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
1t is aimed to choose from 20 To
25 directors who will have the tasl>
Of electing the officers of the local
ideal climate club AS this dinner
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
SUPREME COURT
REFUSES HELP
FOR CHAP PMAN
nv nisnatch 4 p. .Yir,1


WASHINGTON, March 15.-The su-
preme court today refused to step
between Gerald Chapman and the
gallows,
With a two-word verdict the high
est tribunal swept aside all hope OF
relief in the quarter fo rthe notorious
offender against state and national
laws who after three reprieves is
under sentence in Connecticut to die
for murder three weeks from to-
morrow.
The court merely wrote petition
denied" at the end of the long re-
'cital of technical objections on which
Chapman's counsel had sought to
bring the whole question of his
status up for review.
(Continued Oh Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
RETTER MONDAY

PLYMOUTH, VT, March 15.-Col-
onel John c. Coolidge was better
today The presidents aged father.
who had been failing gradually since
last Thursday when he suffered a
sinking spell, surprised his physician
and neighbors today by an un-
expected rally. He was able to greet
his pastor, the Rev. John White, OF
Sherburne, and was brighter and
more cheerful than for days.
Coincidental with the better news
from the sick room, it became
known that Major J. F. Coupal, per-
sonal physical nto the president,
might be summoned here for con-
sultation. 1t was said that DR.. AL
bert M. Cram, of Briddgewater, the
family physician, planned to tele-
phone Major Coupal tomorrow to
come to Plymouth.
An early morning report from the
Coolidge farm house said that the
colonel had rested comfortably dur
ing the night and was brighter than
usual. Shortly after noon, DIR. Cram
issued his daily bulletin, the first
cheering announcement for several
days.
Colonel Coolidge has passed a very
comfortable night and seems much
more cheerful this morning." tn .
bulletin said. "TIe was able to greet
his pastor, Rev. John White of Sher-
burne. with q handshake and smile.
His heart rate is near normal and
his temperature and respiration nor
NAL He has taken q littGl more
nourishment and there seems to be
no cause for immediate apprehen'
slon."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

witnesses were examined before the
grand jury was recessed today until
April /.
The indictments lists 165 overt acts
and connects them with an alleged
bootleg alcohol conspiracy.
Handling of rs carloads of pure
grain alcohol aggregating $4,000
gallons is described in 80 of the
overt acts. Sixty-one Of the separate
allegations recite the contents of
telephone calls and kilograms alleged
to have been used in the Illicit traf-
fic The remaining overt acts deal
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES
PAY INCREASE FOR JUDGES
Vby IIHpdVVII n + NIIOJ
w NACHTNGTON A March 15-S

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Salary
increases for federal judges were
approved today by the senate judic-
iary committee in reporting a bill by
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri The
salary of the chief justice would be
increased from $4,000 to $4,000. AS
sociate justices of the supreme court
swould get $4,000 instead of $14,5OO;
circuit judges $4,000 instead of $500.
and district judges $r2,5OO instead of
$500,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

Fifteen minutes after the indict-
ment was returned, Harry Volpe'
Providence, r. l., one of those in
dicted and who was largely respon-
sitle for the investigation, entered
plea of guilty before Federal
Judge Paul Jones. He was released
on personal bond of $4,000. Sentence
was deferred
There will be additional indict-
ments, United States Attorney A. e.
Bernstein declared. He estimated
that the total number of defendants
ultimately would exceed 200.
The case has cost the government
between $4,000 and $125,O0O it was
estimated. Three hundred and fifty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE ARRIVES

MEXICO CITY, March 15.-The Most
Rev. George j. Caruana, promoted
to the archbishop of Sebaste and ap-
pointed apostolic delegate to the
Antilles and Mexico, has arrived in
Mexico City. Previously apostolic
delegates have been credited to Mex
leo exclusively. Bishop Caruana will
have his permanent residence at
Havana travelling from there through
out the Antilles and Mexico.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
INCoME TAX Z MILLs

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 15.-In-
cluded in today's mail to the inter
nal revenue collector was a sworn
statement of annual income from a
railway employe of Ell Reno, which
minus all deductions, showed the
exact amount of seven mills due the
government. A penny accompanied
the returns.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
OF
COL. COOLIDGE
YET UNCHANGED

PLYMOUTH, VT, March 15-The
condition of Colonel John c. Coolidge
remained unchanged tonight a bull
-letin issued shortly after o'clock
said. The presidents father, who
rallied today after several days of
falling strength was said to be
resting comfortably.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

The vote in the Douglas Dispatch
poll on the prohibition law now
totals 522, with 1913 votes having
been cast Monday. Some ballots,
which were sent in without names,
or which bore names or addresses
that do not properly check-up, have
been thrown out and are not counted.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
NO RELIGIOUS CRISIS
IN SONORA, DECLARES.
GOVERNOR ALEJO BAY.

"There is no religious crisis in the state of Sonora
and the state there does not anticipate be-
ing forced to close any churches depor any of the
clergy at the present time" Governor Aeo Bay of that
political entity declared in interview with the Doug
las Dispatch in Aqua Prieta Monday night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
PROTEST WILL

PARIS, Tex, March 15.-Contest
against probate of the will of Will
ia nj. Mcdonald, poineer Paris citi-
zen, providing for bequest IF more
than $1,0OO,000 to the University OF
Texas for an astronomical observa,
tory, was filed here today by rela-
tives who were granted lesser por-
tions of the estate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
ADDITIONAL REPORT
WILL BRING TOTAL
TO 200 INDICTMENTS
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CLEVELAND, O., March 15.-C Conspiracy to vio-
late the national prohibition law is charged against liz
persons in IL large cities of the country in an indict
ent returned by the federal grand jury here today
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16
VETS HOLDING
LEAD IN j. 5.
DRY LAW POLL

CLEVELAND, O., Mar.
Is. = Incomplete returns
from Al states and the Dis
trict of Columbia in the ma
tional prohibition referen-
dunn showed that a grand
total Of 753,649 ballots had
been counted and that Of
this number 622,42O were
for prohibition modifica-
tion or repeal, as against
1929 dry votes.
Seven states have thus far failed
to report on the referendum and the
returns from some of the reported
states are still incomplete.
The smallest vote yet reported
came from Alabama, where 10 votes
for enforcement, 81 for repeal and
rs for modification were received.
The largest vote yet reported came
from Colorado, where 1882 were
received. California, on the face of
incomplete returns, came next, with
1O7, 1893. Both of these states voted
heavily for beer and wine and repeal
of the law.
Three states reporting, Kansas,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
returned majorities in favor of pro-
hihition From q tota1 vote of 261
reported in Kansas, 251 were for en-
forcement. In North Carolina All
dry votes were received, against 383
for repeal and modification com
bined. South Carolina returned 1905
dry ballots, against 237 votes for re-
peal and for modification.
The vote reported thus far follows;
PrOhi- Re- MOdifi-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-16

NEW YORK, March 15.-
Copper quiet; electrolytic
14H @14A. Silver 657s.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-26
SOnerS Point News
BY Il. VAN SYCKEI.
BY Il. VAN STCKEL

returned home, after being enter.
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller
Mrs. Paul c. Bartlett motored to
Philadelphia and visited the Sesqui
Mrs. Robert Graighead is hay
ing the interior of hcr summer res
idence renovated and decorated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnold are
entertaining Mr. and MIS-. Frank
Cuberson and daughter, of Jersey
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopes, Of Ham
monitor, visited Mr., and Mrs. Sam
uel Anthony over the weekend.
Mrs William Fally and children
have returned from Philadelphia
where they have been visiting rel
Jatives.
Roy Black is erecting a store
and two apartments on the Shore
road near Maple avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-26
Ghost Party Enjoyed.

A ghost party was held at the
home of Mrs. Edmund Eliason,
when ghost stories were told and
ghostly games were played Re
freshmentS were served by the hos
tess. Those attending were Mrs.
Robert Thurlow, Miss Sylvia Thur
low, Miss Anna Thurlow, Miss
Mary Thurlow, Mrs. Herman Hop
kins, Miss Lidie Hopkins, Mis-;
Dorothy Mcdaniel, Miss Lillian
Mcdaniel, Miss Ada Layton, Mrs.
Andrew Cajka, Mrs. Harry Kelson
Miss Mildred Haufleur, Miss CLARA
Higbee, Mrs. Edmund Eliason Miss
Ruth Ellison, Buddy Eliason, Bur
nett Wiegan, John Lover and Rev.
K. G.. Phillips.