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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
BIG CROWDS AT
CELEBRATION
Matamoros Entertains
Thousands Of Visit
ors Thursday

MatamoroS entertained the largest
crowd IN the city's history yesterday.
AZ the tiHco ~ Mayo celebration.
which drew visitors from AN parts
of the Valley e. well w. from the
northern part of Tamaulipas. be-
tween 1000 and 5000 visitors taking
part in the days celebration.
Valley residents began arriving in
Browns Vile early in the morning.
crossing the river to spend the el-
tire day. By mid-afternoon a stream
~ cars Was entering the city fron
upper Valley points and consider
able delay was experienced IN get
ting across the bridge. each eur BE-
Ing Obliged ~ stop and pay the toll
charge. a large crew of collectors
was at the bridge 10 expedite this
work. but at times the string III ears
extended several blocks from thc
bridge. The same condition prevail
q on the return trip. many cars be-
Ing unable ~ cross to lhe American
side until an early hour this morn
ing. IL was estimated that az ore
time nearly Il thousand ears were
caught IN The jam which extended
from the bridge almost 10 the cen
ter vi Matamoros.
The street cars and ferry also en-
countcred considerable difficulty IN
handling the heavy volume VI traf-
fic, every boat Of the ferry com
pany being pressed into service to
bring the celebrants across the Rio
GTande.
The boxing matches were the at
traction for thousands W Valley
fight fans and other thousands at
tended the exposition or enjoyed the
musical programs and dancing. There
were no disorders in Matamoros dur
ing the day, the police force, with
the aid of federal troops maintaining
perfect order and assisting IN di-
rectinE the American visitors and
handling the heavy traffic
Matamoros hn. also prepared for
the entertainment of large crowd
this afternoon and evening. The star
attraction will ~ the military band
from Monterrey. rated a. one of the
finest musical organizations in the
southern republic, which will give
concerts both afternoon and evening
and will also provide the music fox
the dance
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
FAIL TO SHAKE
CRAY'SS STORY
Witness Sticks to De-
tails Under Grilling
Examination

NEW YORK. y. VI, May 6.-tPj--
Testimony was completed in the
Snyder murder trial today, and ad
juurnment was taken until Monday.
NEW YORK, N. III. May 6.-LFi-
The states denomination Of
Henry Judd ray. corset salesman.
charged with the murder Of Albert
Snyder. magazine art editor. ended
today
IN answer ~ all District Attor-
new Richard Newcomhe's questions,
Gray said that he and Mr. Ruth
Brown Snyder. his co-defendant. haH
joined in the attack that resulted I'LL
Mrs Snydcr's husbands death.
District Attorney Newcombe also
questioned Gray. and after New
combc sat down. Samuel Miller.
Gray's lawyer. took the witness for
redirect examination. which lasted
but three minutes. Gray then left
the stand.
He was dry eyed and calm
throughout although ~ had went
freely during his examination by his
own LAWYER.
Counsel for Mrs. Ruth snyder.
his co-defendant. pounded away in
the effort ~ break down Gray tes-
timony but the effort showed no ar
parent results
Counsel ior Mr.. SNYDER told re-
porters that the Queensvilla-e
housewife was to be put back IN the
witness stand in an attempt to re-
flute the story uf Gray.
Dana Wallace questioned Gray
about his income. which averaged
$4,000 year, and ahout his drink
ing, which Gray aid often exceed
~ half dozen drinks a day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Starr County Raises
$500 For Relief Work

RIO GRANDE CITY. May G.-Stnrr
county has raised her quota NJ Si0li
for the Mississippi flood sufferers
according 10 Mrs. Laurence X
Brooks, Red Cross chairman. Thr
response from practically every paft
of the county and all of the larger
ranches has been generous and
prompt, and collections are still
coming In.
Colonel II. ID. Thomas. i'm command
at Fort RinRRuld states that every
enlisted man paid twenty-five cents
ard every officer $i.OO into the
county fund. The army personnel
also contributed to the Rock Springs
relief fund from this county last
month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Nicaragua Civil.
WarEnds; s;Troops
Turning in Arms

MANAGUA. Me. May 6-LPj-
liberal and conservative factions.
the civil war ia Nicaragua appear
ed today 10 he AT I'm end.
While no definite peace settlement
has been reached. General M0ncada,
liberal, announced he was ready I'd
lay down his arms.
His decision followed an inter
view yesterday with Henry H. Slim
son, representative Of President
Coolidge. Peneral Moncada said IL
seemed quite certain that the Unit
ed States was prepared to take the
field against the liberals III fight
ing continued and that therefore ne
was prepared 10 order his troops ID
lay down their arms.
The liberals. General Moncada de-
clarcd, refused tO sign or consider
peace agreements containing the
provision that Atolfo Diaz tcoUsery
atlveD continue a. president, but
that since ID was established the
United States would force disarm-
amcnt of his men. he wa prepared
to advise them tn lay down their
arms IT, IN was useless % attempt tO
fight the United States.
Moncada prepared proclamation
requesting the liberals ID hand in
their arms and return ~ their
homes.
Conservative troops. hy order VI
Diaz. left for Tipitapa from the
Boaco region. To turn In their arms
to the United States marines.
The marines took UP positions
between the conservative and liberal
lines to receive the guns III both
armies. This was done 1t the re-
quest NJ the Diaz government ~
that proposed elections might be un-
hampcrcd by disorders. After u
certain period all persons hearin.
arms are to bc declared bandits ard
authorized constabulary and the
marines will proceed ~ disarm then.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
BAPTISTS TABLE
SPECIAL REPORT

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 6.-iPi-
Existence for another year az least
Of the education board Of tho South
ern Baptist Convention was assured
today when delegates approved. by
q close vote, q motion u table the
report az 4 special committee. ap-
pointed to consider recommendation
contained in the presidents annual
address
The Recommendation included ah-
olishmcnt VI both the education
hoard and hte hospital commission
from the financial program OF the
convention
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Red Cross Relief Fund
Nearly Eight Million

WARRINGTON. II. XIII. May 6.-tPi
The Red Cross flood relief fund
today reached total of $7.sl3.gOs
NIChSBURG. Miss. May G.-An
appropriation NJ 100000 for crop re-
habltatinn work ir the flooded area
nf Mississippi was made today hy
the Red Cross at conference Of
Red Cross and state officials attend
cd by Secretary Hoover
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Justice of Peace Job
Proves Remunerative

AUSTIN. Texas. May u. -tPl--The
10th legislature having boosted the
fees of certain Justices of the peace.
several members expect 20 set
about "a limit them IN the special
session.
case in point was described wv
senator n VI. FairrhiId of Lufkin. A
Texas justice. Nv said. held pre-
liminary hearings for a man charged
with embezzlement in 73 counts and
submitted bin AZ S5 case as
now allowed nv law.
Fairchild talked the matter over
with Senator Edgar Witt az Waco
and both agreed that something
should bc done. The senator frnnt
Lufkir probably will introduce VA
bill designed ~ correct such cons
ditions." H. said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Traffic on Highway
Heaviest on Record

The heaviest traffic ever raperI-
enred on the Valley highway was rr-
ported last night by Cameron coun-
~ traffic officers, who stated that
the stream WI cars tu and from
tinuef until after daylight
With the exception W. one collision
AZ San Benito iu which u young LADY
had her face rut hF windshield glass
there were nn serious accidents, the
officers keeping The conEeAted traf-
fic moving at steady pace Thoua-
aras ot cars from The upper part of
the Valley made the trip t0 Browns
Vile and Nata mnroA for the Clnco
de Mayo celebration
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Over $500 Donated
To Red Cross Fund

have been received by the Brown
Vile Chapter OF the American RTi
Crcss for flood relief work. q. E.-
Dodd. president of the chapter, re+
ported this morning. In addition tp
raising this fund Brownsville has
contributed three carloads Of pota
toes. Olmito one carload. and also N
quantity Of clothing has bean con
signed 10 the relief headquarter-.N
An effort IA being made to increase
the Brownsville contribution 10 $1,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
SAN BENITO BOYS
HURT in EXPLOSION

SAN RENITO. Tex. May Ga
mysterious explosion which occurred
Thursday afternoon when party VI
Young boys were melting SCRAP metal
AZ the Mexican part M the city se-
riously injured three of them. the
explosion also breaking several win
dows IN adjoining houses. Casrimcro
Cortcz. age ~. had both shin bones
broken and his brother. Nacio Cortez.
age =. and Lune Monte. age =. were
badly emit and bruised hy flying
metal
X is believed the boys had collect
"a metal scraps from the old soldier
camps near the city. and probably
picked up a small smell or some large
cartridge containing explosive. They
were crdeavoring to separate the
lead and copper ~ melting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
ALLEGES KIDNAPERS SECURE 100000
Lower Mississippi Crisis Near
Ban Cards for Women
In Hungarian Night
Club; Too Aggressive

BUDAPEST. May 6.-Hungari-
~ women are forbidden 10 play
cards any longer In night clubs.
by decree ~ the minister of the
interior.
They can't keep from fighting
when angry, he Ecneralizes.
His decree was issued after
some hair pulling by an actress
and the wife of public official
In a dispute over a bridge score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06

widow eligible to both pensions.
although me previously had been
denied one from the Confederate
fund because her last husband
WAS "a Yankee
Robinson Will start paying her
the stipulated sum Immediately
and also will reinState or the
Confederate iist the names of sew
erai rebels. previously barred
from Southern aid because or their
service with the national army III
Indian wars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Boy Scouts Enjoy
Outing on Arroyo

San tNIIU. TeN- May b--Ncs-
ley JlcohSou. saoutmAster of the
newly organized troop M RIo Hondo
Boy Scouts. h.kgd with the troop
"a Sizrr'- lake on the Arroyo fGr-
irg the week end. Camp wRs set up
and tests were made. trails were
hlszeG. swimming furnished the
prime n1i sport. The troop now has
30 hoys.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Warns Against Using
Oil to Start Fires

Renewed warnings against the use
ui kerosene oil ~ starting fires
have been issued ty J. IN. Guerra.
fire captain. as the result of u blaze
in the house ~ the intersection of
Ninth ari >t Francis Streets occu-
pied PVT Antonio nueta No damage
VAS done tn the house which Is own
ed hy ManutlA Ramirez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06

He told a federal arbitration hn4r
named ~ adjust differences be-
tween western roads and their
trainmen that bricklayers, chauf-
fears and teamsters had received
greater wage increases since the
world war thar conductors. hrak--
mer and YArdRen.
TIE trainmen Will close their
case tomorrow and the carriers.
starting Ncrtag, wfil p-eseHt thrr
fsnsur frr te-- H #t NH n
crease.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
REPORT DEFEAT
OF REBEL BAND

MEXICO CITY. Man E-iF Dcs-
patches from GuHdalnjmrA today said
the military C0mmardaHt Ut the
governor that about zoo rebels had
been killed in An encounter with
federal troops
The soldiers fell upon the band,
commanded hy former Colonel Cor
tes Aritz at JuachiIpa canyon in the
northern part WI JnlisrD.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Confederate and Federal
Pensions GiUen Widow

AUSTIN. Texas. May E-fF7i -
"A Texas wIfo~ whose first hus-
band wns killed fighting for the
Corfedcrary and whose second
died under the Union banner. ~ 20
NV allowed both federal ard Con-
fedtrate pensions. Director Robin
son 0f the romrtroller's pension
department says.
Assistant Attorney General Paul
D Page. Jr-. An " letter 20 Robin
srr interpreter "A Law passed hv
re lhth legieiatHre making the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
HOd Carriers Pay is
Higher Than Trdinmen

CHIC AGO. I'LL. MAY h.-aPi-
H0d carriers receive higher
daily wage than passenger con
ductors and Chicago street sweep
err are paid more money than pas
serger brakcmen. statistics quoted
AZ today's railroad wage hearing
here Indicated.
Il. III Smith. Fort Worth. gen
eral chairman M the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmer of the Texas
x Pacific virtually took Ut the
cav reading comparisons between
wages III tfninURE Anl 4t-&E
Urtcn workers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
San Benito Girls
Attend State Meet

SAN RENITO. Tex May 6-To
compete with other district winners
fo- state h0nors in the girls inter
scholastic debate. Alberta Brown
and Irene Dods0n are now in Austin.
The two girls. pupils of the San Be
nito High School wnn the county
and district hor0rs in the meets
held recently
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
Search Started For
Transatlantic Filler

DAhAR. West Africa. May s.--llP
Great anxiety is ftlt for the safe
IN Nj the French aviator Captain
Saint Roman ~hu left C. Lonfs,
senHrH'. yesterday morning for an
attempted rrars-AtiA.s4 fi1l. tr
r. sarrtHen. 5raxiI.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday with moderate
temperature
For East Texas: CLOUDY tonight.
scattered thundtrshowers in north
r=st portion. Saturday partly cloudy.
Moderate a. fresh southerly winds
on the coast
n~sfw RFxew pullafFu
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06

NEW YORK. y. ", May 6.-tPj-
Testimony was completed in the
Snyder murder trial today, and ad-
juurnment was taken until Monday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12

Our Conference held its sessions at
a critical moment, when the Chinese
Revolution is threatened by armed
imperialist intervention. Not far
from the meeting hall of the Confer
ence were stationed dozens of foreign
warships The first word spoken by
the Pan-Pacific Conference was in
support of the Chinese Revolution in
its struggle against imperialism. It's
first appeal ends with the slogans:
Down with the imperiaists, D." Down
with the reactionary militarists, 4"
"Oust the imperialist pirates from
China"
Fully conscious of the ever-growing
political and economic contradictions
in the East, and of the impending
danger Of a new imperialist war for
markets and sources of raw materials
and for new fields of investments, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
G. Ass ISSUES AND
SACCO-VANZETTI

State-an instrument for the sup
preston of the working class. The
justice of that State is class justice.
There is no democracy. There is only
the dictatorship of the capitalist
class. If that dictatorship with its
Justice" is to be abolished it can only
be done through the dictatorship of
the working class as in the Soviet
Union.
But the middle-class intellectuaIs
and liberals are afraid of these con-
illusions. They fear to admit the
reality of the class struggle even
after the Sacco and Vanzetti case.
They seek to prove that there was
miscarriage of justice" that the
Sacco-Vanzetti case was exceptional,
that Massachusetts was more brutal
than any other state, that the Puritan
withdrawing tradition was stronger
there, etc. The workers must reject
all such superficial and apologize ex-
plantations. These are explanations
which would reconcile US again to
class-collaboration. Put good men in
place of Thayer, or abolish the death
penalty, or revise the appeal system
of Massachusetts,, or do little tink-
ering of some other sort and the i'm
plication is there there will be no
repetition of the Sacco-Vanzetti case.
Some socialists, as a certain Rogoff
in the notorious New York Forward
has already written, state that Sacco
and Vanzetti were executed for no
reason of concern to the labor move
ment at all That the execution was
no issue of the labor movement. Just
as Renaudel, a prominent French So
cial Democrat, says: "The Sacco-Van-
zetti case, although it had no connec-
ton whatsoever with France"-the
anarchists or what is left of them in
New York have also voiced their OBJ
lection to class Interpretation of the
Sacco-Vanzetti case. Perhaps the
most hopeless, the silliest contribu-
ton made to the whole literature of
comment on the Sacco-V anzetti case
came from the anarchists organ,
Freie Arbeiter Stimme, in New York.
This sheet came to the conclusion that
such murders will go on practically
forever-or until there is Change
of heart" Nothing distinguishes this
anarchism from simple Christianity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12

(From THE Worker" Toronto)
1t is inevitable now that our class
brothers, Sacco and Vanzetti, have
been murdered by the American
Plutocracy, that there should be a
split between the liberal social demo-
cratic elements in the Boston Defence
Committee, under the direction of
Mary Donovan, and the Left Wing
Communist defence organizations in
New York. While we welcome the
support of middle-cIass clements in
the fight against big business, in the
fight against imperialism, or the
fight against class justice, we well
come their support but not their
leadership. If the middle class sub
ordinates itself to the class aims of
the proletariat, its support is accept
able, but when it seeks to subordinate
the proletariat to its own mulligan
comprehension we get the Social
Democratic Party.
At the present time it is the
favorite talking point of certain lib
erals that it was not only the work
ers but other classes in society who
sided with Sacco and Vanzetti. They
instance the Atlantic Monthly, the
New York World, etc. Their use of
the New York World has been little
dented by the fact that the same New
York World fired Haywood Broun,
one of it's column writer's, because he
insisted on talking about the case
a little more than was polite in re-
CARDS to Harvard University. The
aim behind this incessant quoting of
bourgeois support of the two muir
dered anarchists is clear. 1t is for
the purpose of saving the face of
class justice.
We Communists and the revolution
airy working class as whole have
correctly analysed the whole frame
up and murder of Sacco and Vanzetti
as class justice. We deny that there
is any such thing as an abstract and
impartial justice in the relations of
the capitalist class and the working
class. We deny Baldwin's contention
that the State is "our child" mean
ing the child of all of US, workers and
capitalists alike. The Sacco-Vanzetti
case has demonstrated for the thou
sandth time that the State of the
capitalist system is the Capitalist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12

may produce permanent cripples. Ex-
cept that, frequent bronchitis cases
and disposition to lung tuberculosis,
due to the mechanical influence and
irritation of the dust as such, are not
to be ignored.
Workers employed in industries
where mercury is used often become
affected with chronic mercurialism,
which consists of weakness, head
aches, pains in various parts of the
body, anemia, loss of weight, bone dis
ease, inflammations of the mouth, de-
cay of the teeth, fetid breath, dis
turbances of the digestion, tremors
and pains of the muscles of the arms,
legs and face, kidney trouble and al
buminuria, pallor, Oppressive state of
mind, inflammation of the skin and
eyes, asthma, paralysis of the limbs.
Mercury is used in the manufac-
ture of felt hats, barometers, thermo-
meters, in gliding and bronzing. max
ing cosmetics and hair dyes, rubber
manufacturing, making of antiseptics,
jewelry making, artificial flower coll
oring, cartridge making, in making
caps for the setting off of blastin@
powder, making electric light bulbs.
some paints, mirror making (although
less now, amalgam making, in the
extraction of gold and silver and, Of
course, in quicksilver mines.
Workers exposed to such hazards,
should work but four or six hours
daily, should be alternately shifted
to less risky divisions of the same
work, should keep very clean and de-
mand that the working place be kept
perfectly clean, light and airy, and be
provided with all the necessary conn
forts and all the modern devices to
remove dust, etc. They should avoid
tobacco, alcoholic beverages and over
eating.
There are many preventive cevTces
in all industries, but only few plants
are equipped with all that is necessary
for the workers safety and not many
are constructed correctly or kept in
really clean and sanitary condition.
The ignorance and neglect of the
workmen adds to the dangers.
Organized labor should have it's
own industrial health inspectors and
should enlighten and instruct it's men,
bers as to their rights and duties in
regard to industrial preventive meas
ures. 1t should fight energetically for
the proper Improvements and for fun
damental changes.--R. LIBER, M. D.,
DR.. p. H., New York.
Keen I'm the Sustaining Fund /
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12

trade union organizations of the
Pacific countries.
The Pan-Pacific Trade uni on
Secretariat requests all trade union
organizations to respond to its call
for close and permanent connections
between the trade union movements
of the different countries, and for the
coordination of all actions and the
exchange of experience.
We are sending you the Bulletins
of Proceedings and the resolutions and
decisions of the Pan-Pacific Trade
Union Conference, with the request
to popularize them among the trade
union membership, to discuss these
resolutions and decisions and then to
communicate the results to the Pan
Pacific Secretariat. address: P. O..
Box 65, Hankow, China.
The Secretariat requests all trade