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VOL. XXX, Xo. 279. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY AITERX't >< >X, Al’RI L X, 1924. SIX PAGES TODAY ESTABLISHED 1893
Truck Shipments from Valley
Pass 7000 Car Mark; Movement
Was Heavy During Past Week'
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- HAKl.INtiKN. Texas, April *. Val
ley trick shipments during the past
w eek totaled xttx , ur* of which number
tlieie Wert* 51# cars of cabbage, list cars
of mixed vegetables and 11*1 cars of
beets and carrots in mixed car load
lots and in solid car loads. The abba;:* !
shipments for the week wore good and!
ma average of h# cars daily was main
tained throughout the week. llrowns
\itte shipped out on Saturday the first
«ar.s of Valley potatoes. The movement
of tlii* commodity will tegiu in <|iiautit«'
during' the next ten days.
Shipments for the season to date
totaled T.trj? car* as agairi't l.xtM car*
to the same date a year ago. This total
shows an increase of approximately lint
per rent over the previous year’' ship
ping. The i abhage shipments showed
slightly better than two t• • on** of th*'
beet anti carrot movement for tin* s«a
sou utid win over one-half *»t the t• »t•» 1
there being 2.*75 cars of cabbage rolled
The beets ami carrot movement ranked
second in the total number of rni'j
shipped with 1.702 ears and the mixed
vegetable shipments came third with 1.
III cars. The citrus fruit indust
came thitd with 112 ears. This ship
ment compares favorably with the *liip
meat for 1!*22. I.cttucc ranked next in
line with only M car* loaded out. I he
other vegetables showed lighter 'hip
.ping, there being' 12 cars of beans. 11 ;
* ttrs of potatoes, ltt cars spina It. 11
cars turnip', l cars cabbage p.ant*.
Prices received thi* year hav< been
the best ever received. taken a* an i
average for th*’ season. Tin* a ■ *agi
movement ha> probably pa*sed the peak
mark; hut there remains probably 2 >»•"
cars to be shipped before the season
• loses. As cnltbagc, beets and carrot'
and mixed vegetable sliipnitiet * begin I*
dwindle, which will I*** in the text ten
days to two weeks, the shipments will
be strengthened by the movement of the
potato crop and the bean and tomato
crop*- It is estimated that there will be
about PMI «ars uf potatoes shipped ti'*iii
the Valley, t tiiaiu shipments will also I
begin in the 1'pper Valley during tic
next four week* and tin* shipment* of
the present truck season will not close
probably before the latter part of May
Mercedes claimed the bad for th*
week by moving 117 <ars while the We*
I a co movement totaled 115 cars. 1 hi* is
the large*! diffcrcti e etween ship
Uieut* of the two places ilerdig the '•*«
son for a given period. I Mima claim *
honors for shipping the largest numlicr i
H place ill the
* jll't passed
radi ally one.
its of cabbage
Host came up
ercedes •■! .••»
of lit '-11' t>
ow*t ,J"'
t* and carve * ■
Itrow ns\ 11•*•
• ping t he fit >t 1
« nr oi lit*w .
(•Iiiiito moved t! i nr* of ca1 ■ I»•1 ~a* *• -
• nr* of mixed. Kurredo umi.-dj'« nr* <»t
cabbage and mixed. Sait l’cnito 1:1..
is car* of abbag.r 1=« • »'- "f :""1
• <rH of beet* U,4id . at tot* and !«>""s
" ).|."g the San Ketiito nnd Un* t.niadc
Valley ra!,'."»»d <hi|i|ied , :,r> '
bnge. llarliugeu during the week
shipped IK ears of ah'uige. «ar* >•»
,„lv.-d and 1 <ar of be- nnd
Stuart Place mine forward with _’l <ar
of cabling.‘ and Combed moved ' .v -
for the week. I .a Kerin *hi|i|» I >7 car
of mixed vegetable*, and t -at- o|
bag- and t of I.. and . arrots.
moved i» total of 117 ' or* whi. a
were divided a* follows; * •"'
I.ts and carrots in solid «r»l mixed
load bit*. :il cars of mixed vegelii' b-*
and car* of :iUllage. The total "is
laio shipment* of lift cat* were divided
a* follows; fat car* of I.I* nnd carrot'.
ftll cars of cabbage and >' cat * «f mixed ;
vegetable*. Itonna tuived s- ••tt* it :l '
bag.*. It car* of mixed vegetable* and
b cars ..f beet- and carrot*. Alarm,
move.) 77 cars of ♦'•• bage. •* 1 at*
beets and carrot* mid t < at«>f mix* ■ I ,
vegetable*. Pharr moved -■» 11' *'
.abbage. ear* of mixed vgev’ile* ami’
1 ear of I.ts and carrots. San Juan
•limped during the week I- cat* ot • -.
bag’.* during the week. McAllen mo'-'
US ears of cabbage arid the Shat- in:
farmers rolled _*7 ar* f«r the period
Mission enine forward with -•-• cars •♦
c;l l*H^c. (I iJir** i'l ; * * * i • ! ' ,1*‘
,1 ears of mixed vegetables.
Sipmenis for the next ten days to two
weeks will probably bold at about the
same figure tint after that tinu ">l!
gin to dwindle t*. probably nb«»ut •
dady. These shipment' will continue
ale.irt tlie same length of time and 'hen
the final gradual falling off will set in
about May 1.
PASSENGER PLANES
SERVING DRINKS
PRESENT PROBLEM
By The A* I’Cia'cl Prc *V
LONDON. Ai<; i 1 t» -It reported that
♦he passenger nit plane- between Man
rhe ter and Belfast inch carry ft slot
machine frcr.i which p i**engers can
w.thdraw a small bottle of whiskey, one
of soda water nnd a gin-* for 2 shill
ing . six pence.
The licensing authfii it i«* arc trying
to figure out when it vvill be legal to
operate this refreshment dispensing de
Iviee wh.ther on the ground, in the air.
or nt what point on the flight, and ao
REVENUE BILL
IS REPORTED
BY COMMITTEE
Strictly Party Vote Cast in
Committee on New Tax
Measure Reported Favor
ably to Senate
WASHINGTON. April ,H. Tin- icvcnar
hill was ordered favorably reported to
the senate today by the finance coin*
mittee.
It provides, a repotted. foi a retroac
tive n duct ion o 25 per cent on lt»22 tn
rorne taxes which are payable this year;
permanent revision of the income tax i
rates in accoidance with the plan of
Secretary Mellon; a special reduction
af 25 jer cent in taxes on earned .n
fornea; and repeal of many of the mis
cellaneous and excise taxe .
The scope of tax reduction w .s nnr
rowed, however, from that provided iy!
the house l-i 11. warning of a tic. s(jr> de
ficit under its term having tnreert re
toration of seine of the llane"
la-is stricken out during house tonsM
L-ration of the meastfre.
The measure w. s ordered reporter! on
a strictly party vote, 1* to 7. I) mocrals
announced thiir opposition v. ,.s base?
1 »n the Mellon income rates schedule
carried by the hill.
The committee will he called 1 ither
tomorrow or Thursday to take up the
soldier lonus hill. Chairman Smoot
said. He predicted that not more than
three days w II ,.e required to g t a re
port on the bill. The chairman does not i
expect to call the tax bill up for con- I
sidcation in th" senate before th
middle of next week.
As framed by the committee. Mr.
Smoot, rstimatr I the tax hill would f.iHj
by ?bpo! raising suff.eient lev
enue to meet the regular government |
expense* in the first year of its ope-*
at on. This estimate did not take into
account, he added, special appro; ria
tion bills which might he pas cd by
congress this session, including th
bonus bill which it ert tut
would require an expenditure of Sill"*,
000.000, the first year.
The d inner..ts have served not'-ce
•hey will propose sever I h nge fa
chedui" -. part ieularU n* ’ -
Mellon income tax rate vote :
■ • ■
place of the I.*e:'.'worth compronil e
rate adopted by the house.
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MARTIAL LAW TO
PROTECT JEWS IN
ROUMANIA ORDERED
(By The Associated Put s)
BP'TIAKK'T. April s. M rtml law
has Keen declared hy the government j
as a result of the continued anti-J-'w-i-t j
outrage . Several regiment* of troops
ere called to aid the police mair tain
orde and a dash at the I nivers ty he j
tween the soldiers and anti-Semiti
students ended in the enforced t-vacu- ;
ation of th students.
The r': turhanc started about t• ri
days ago in connection with the t'i 1
of eight Rumanian -tuient- charge!
with conspiring to kill several cabinet
ministers and prominent J< wj. Th. h
student were later acquitted.
(By The Associated Press )
t ZKIINOWITZ. Rumania. April 8. —
Ant.-Jewish tlislut ance.s h ve hi eti
continuous since Thur day. Th«at'*s
cares and restaurants have been invad
ed. windows smn. hed and Jewish 1
guests and pas ershy attacked. Thtf po
lice with tin assistance of a group o*
Jewish students arc gradually restor
ing order.
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Official Weather Reports I
Brownsville and vicinity: Mostly
■ 1>only and somewhat unsettled tonignt
and Wednesday; not nin h change in
’ empernt ure.
I'.a»t Texas; M.•>».: I»• cloudy and un
settled folliglit and At *dl|esd.iy: ooh'r S|
I north portion tonight, cooler in inferior
Wednesday. Mode- ate to fre-ll soi'tll
I We«t winds oil the i-o:|st.
Weather Conditions.
Partly cloud' to «1 >ud> weather with
moderate temperature prevailed over the
cotton belt thi' tnortiing. hut without
am | re ipitation shu-e last report. I n
sitth-d weather prevailed over t ««*•
north central and nor: Inrtst n-n »’ati t
i with scattered rains, and general fair
weather over western districts. Tent
perature readings were rather low thr
umming1 **' * r the t'an.dian Northwest
'and in the lower tJreat Lakes reg'ojt,
hut had limderated pradi ally every
w her,, else.
The lowest temperature list night at
Texas stations ranged from at Ani.n
illo to BT nt Brownsville.
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NATIONAL INTEREST TURNS TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS
11
BILL BEFORE
HOUSE TODAY
(lly TI’O Associated I'ri - )
WASHINGTON'. April N. • I’.ini'
toward a vote on the Johnson imniigr.
tioii I ill which may Pome hi fore tin end
of the week, the house toil ay u- timed
consideration of th” measure under an
greemerit which calls for o nclu.-ion of
general dei>. t hy 11 o'clock tonight. ,
Thi- means a night session. I
In a nice with the senate, which ha*
n immigration ! II of it. own diff t
ing materially, from the house men tire,
the latter chamber went into sc -.ion at
11 a.m., an hour ea Her than u-u.il. I
Opponents ”f the Johnson hill ..although I
. dmitting th y were out riunibe'cd eon- 1
tinued their onslaught, declaring its
provisions for a two per cent quota
!•: ed o’: the |ny» cen u disc: . inntei?
against prospective Inniig acts from j
southern and southe tern Huroj. in
favor of th' se : r*»m the not them and ,
northwestern p-’t of the continent.
The till is de-igned to sui>plant the
pre.cnt :i per rent immigration I w
based on the ly|ll census which ex
pile: June .'it* next.
ALBANIA HONORS
TWO AMERICANS
SLAIN BY BANDITS
( By The A >c ted I’re 1
TIUANA, AM at.in. Ajril h. All the
shops wire closed today out of : r-ncrt
to Kohert Lewi-. ' oh-mun and Georg ‘ f
B. I Long. Americans s’riii hy I in
dit.- on tie road between Scut .i . ad j
th" carit.il Sunday. The car transporting
the lodi*s of th victims wit -'alutedi
upon it- arrival ly crowd including'
nv:nt notable.'1.
The national s. - ;*t* iy suspended it'
session !or five minute a mark of 1
respect and there w - a popular mani
festation of r....ipatli\ before th* An.it
ican legation .
RAIL MEN BEGIN
STATE WIDE MEET
AMARILLO TODAY
(By The A -neiated Pic - G
AMARILLO. Tex.. April H. A state
wide eonvemtion of •pllig Four” ral
rond men ofiened her today with - • |»- i
a rate meetings of engincr-. coidu-tor i.
firemen and engim men and trainmen, j
Later thi organizations will hold a*
general meeting to discuss legislation
and other matters of interest to the
brotherhoods, according to the pro
gram.
Wiiliatn G. M Ad< >. candidate for tin
democratic presidential nninination, i
scheduled to add re • a joint e :on of
the rad men tomorrow night.
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MANY RAIL MATTERS
COME BEFORE TEXAS
RAILROAD COMMISSION
(By The Associated Prc<s)
A1STIX. Ti'wi'. April s. Tin- Aptil
tlin i.i t iif the Texas Railroad i "i-iini" a
e* nt r* ills a mi tube r of unit lei's ot mi
portan-e. hearing' in which are set to
start this Week.
Among the mn«.t im|»*»rT:int • a • .
tin apjili n: nti nf Unit’ t'oa»t hues for
|M'rillis'io# 'n pitl'iTlII'e the 'to - >f the
I nt crnat iminl I ircat Nort hern railnm*..
Till' In irmg starte«l Monday. i»; |m>.
linn ftnin te t; i|iiarti i in T • \;t' ■
ll* Velnpi i| In llie propo'i-d ti an- ef.
wbi ll W onhl |t!tlee eotitl'nl nf ntie n| llie
suite's nhlest and longest minis in tile
hands nf till < • It If t "ils I sX'telll. I e
charge ha been tnaile j'ltil llenietl lllllt
thi ileal would ••, i in i mi I •* neee-'arv com
|ietiti»>n to the tletrinient nf it number
of cities. !
A matter of ei|tittl importance is tin
:i|i|il i at ion nt the Live Stock Traffi* a
'in mi inti in t ni l \\ n t li for a readjust
mcnt ot live stock rates on Ive 't"i k in
etirlot'iis between point* in |e\:t' i*
"unjust, reasonable, unduly prejudicial
Mid ill'll minatoryThe H"" tatiou
asks that in lieu of rates now enforced
the i nttitiiissioii adopt the settle of rates
ill effect on Mill 1. litis, increased tin
to exceed 25 per i cut with a maximum
increase of seven icnts a hundred
pounds. This cU'c A ttlso docketed for j
April s
Regulations g<nert ug tin planning of
' lumber iu tratt'i . dis|>osition of orcr-i
i loaded cars mi the tlulf. t"tdt*rado atul|
I Santa !’c Railway. the Pat handle aitdi
Satit. 1'c and the Rio (itaildc. 1.1 Pll*o
and Santa I e roads, rates on fire i lay
a;d fmigl.t l cm** i lalms are among ot her
cia'ters for i onsideration at ti ts sitting.
\ | ' . I\ 1 'I
n and Orient Railway for an indefinite
, gtei)M«MI nt ! vc 'tnek rate itn r.-a- Wf
i granted I'ehriiary —4 Mata It ati'l
j September 11. l!Ci. which expired
Man It ::i and were again extended «••
I May 1. nl'o is docketed to be beard tins
week.
I
rwo SONS OF DE
LA HUERTA ENTER
TEXAS COLLEGE
(Bv The A - sociated Pres*)
APS1 |\\ Texas. April H.- Two sons
if Adolfo de la Ilu-ian. Mexican revo
utmriary Fader, are student tod.ty at
st. f-.d a till s Catholic Colli .', he.e. They
irrived ye-terday, accompanu d hy theiri
nothcr. Mr . de la Hocita after a two
loins' stay r. turned to San Antonio j
where she i said to e making h r
home.
CHARGE LAXITY
IN PROSECUTION
IIQUOR CASES
Daugherty Committee Hears
More Testimony on Failure
• to Prosecute Liquor Law
Violations
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(By The Associated Pres )
WASHINGTON*. April a. Continuing
is imjuiiy into the prohibition sit a
l ion in Illinois, th >* n at«- Daugherty
committce today heatil further charges
nf lax enforcement t;d “protection by
federal ; nil state official .
Brii F. A in tr- ng. a prohibition J
;:g nt wlpo testif ed at yc-lerday's si
-ion. «g in was on the land. One of
his complaints w.. that the “we tern ■
h» wcry e >c“ was nolle p o -ed on or
det-s from the depattin* nt of justice in
Wa h’iig*nn although the local investi
gator believed the ease should be
pri..
Aimstror g said h ind other age'ts
had seized lx half bar:els of th ee per
rent leer from 'he 1 rewery and recom
- tab d j - osi-eution. \\ O. Potter. United
States atto ney of K'i*t St. Louis. wit
ne s : aid. told him he had insttuctiori'
‘ran the department to drop the case
and that was done.
If was stated by the err.tary of the
I.rewery company ,.t the time. Arm*
- long added, that a “offer in
in office most <>f the time. He express
ed the opinion that * line had b en k pt
in by the republican administration
because the Chic go brewery ting “felt
th-y could handle t'h rii t ’line.”
Speaking of injunction piuceed ngs
settlement had keen accepted by the
: overnment.
The witness told also of failure to
... in th. Garden City Br.vverv
ease r.d nf effort made to remove I 'm
enfoirement ae nt bicau e he vv.. Id
not “ top having' lii|tior at saloons
“they” did not want prosecuted.
Aim trorg ■ timat.d tliat he had r.
pot ted on I'imi to I aim ca i- *, but had
never been railed a- a vvitnes in a
criminal cu e until si xnionths ago. The
i--i «s *or the most patt went through
vv.th “small fine .** the witness said.
A ked who the federal prosecutor
wa- in lb-. . Armstrong aid that
I n t d S' •< - Di-tiirt Attorney ' lim
at ( hii-ago. a democratic ho'dove . w
h: ttd’i d by Spe i.il Assistant Atto ney
Get -ra! Middleka ff at.d hi- as istnnt.
August Km' \rn strong s.;d th. h. I
(Cont ingi d on Pag • f>)
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“Hidden Hand” Charged in
Merger Hearing; Pyeatt on
Stand Before Commission
f Hy The A e clated Press)
AI ST|\. Texas. April v t.eperal
• •It 1 <• of tin I till I fin* iopa I lileut \ It
tliern railroad will not In- maintained at
Palf'piH* unless the law reipiire*
under tfe proposed merger ot that road
with the Half t'oa't l.ine-. President i
.1. S Pxe.ttt. declared at tin- hearing I
fori- tin- Texas railroad Minimi • -inn. 11 ■
said tin president* nffiee of tin- I * •. V
I* now at Houston and xxoitld not be
ri-niox i-d if it • «>i:lii In- avoided M. in
tenutii •- of a complete 'ft iif officials
Palest in,, w i | depend on xxiiat the hixx r*
• i<i. If
from Palestine would in- a violation ofj
pri-cnt statute*, it ha* ••• n maintained.!
Kfforts to di-cox. r xvlmt nttorm-x
allege i- tin "hidden hand" l*a k of t o
proposal to consolidate tin- Inti mation
nl-tire.t No. •lie'ii railroad xx t Ii tin
t‘*-a'l I .i’ll--, xx* ere mad' at lodax lie. i i
iug on 11 - •- proposition before tin* I exa*
ruilioad < onnni'-ioii
I taler i|iiesl inning IIX .ledge Vi'lie
Phillip', representIng a group of those'
opposed to the merger. President .1 s
Pxea• i <-t the tiulf l.itn -
of the Stock of ili* lilies XVa* owned IIV I
U \ 11 IS
ami lotiipanx ami Potter mid «tty j
all of the c lii'itlg N'ew York ill :
»c rests, lint he denied any knowledge
that tin- llarriumn interests or mix other
railroad xxa* n intro! of the t.ulf lit*
lie sa id lie didn't know what xx a* in,
the mind' of the hanker*. xxb**ti asked;
what U "X p! oposed to • In w i t il tile lie-,
.if:* i- the in• i _•*i ami when ipi* ’ om d a* i
to what the banker* had to do xx f Ii j
replied that they represent certain |
group of Io.klii'lier* a* agent*.
.\sktd whether there were nu' w*-]
got iat ion* pending t•>i pii»*• h *• of hi -
oxx ii line, he declared there had '.eetii
••gossip for ten*.'ears** almtil pun hasing j
tbi t. iff i lies, hut that he knew i*f no I
pre-ell! Ill gol iat loll*.
\t tempts Were Iniide to have the wit
tie.*- tell what eom|*etition hi* line* ex
pect to meet by the merger and a is*11
xvlint they intended to do xxith the ot - J
fi ml* and offices of the l-ti. V If**.
*aid sim * fit*' I ti, N. i' the he*! r**a*l
for tin Mexican liii'ities*. *im «• i' g*""*
lo l.arc*|o. in his opinion the l** *t M cxeaa.
gat*■ wax. the merger would gix*- the eotu
liined r**:*d* the strong* »t po*si -le hid
for Mexican business.
- foil inr-1i strengthen vntir t-*-i
ti.tji tii *|* *t l*ox i ng the ompet it i**n of the
I ii V i* that it ?” askeil Judge
Ptiillip*.
• We xx ill strengthen **itr position >•>
making one strong railroad *x*teni * * 111
of tin- txxo," Mr. Px ea tt replied.
*• | lo x oil exp*' t to make til*' off ' >1*
, i tIo I *• N figurehead- in • -otubining
the gi tteral off * •■* of the txxo roads?
-We expect to colilplx xvitti tli* lax' '
tli*- xx itti*-'s ati'W ered Judge Phillips - id
tfii* xxa* vague, hi;' tile witness main
tained it wa* a g*>***l answer. "I in hi
' ging a *otiT it." he *uid.
IV all «pie*tions a* to what the pnr*
• ha-itig road's int•■»!»i«»n* are concerning
removal of the head **fti ••* of the I
\ I' . — i * fl«-111 I'x eat t replied that tin x
i xp* * t■ 1 to otnpl.x xxith the statnti*.
■ which prevent rituoxal **t tin- *>t! *
from Pali-slim- II* *ai*l the <*ffi* • - of
the Ixxii lines in !l*'l|stoli *-mid l*e c’t'i
. I lined ami I hat a great saving, pcihap
s'jis* i tit* ;. x» if. could l*< imnii i "in
liijicd terminal operations in ll*ui*t**ii.
H« - a thi - phj steal • onsol d«l •
could be effected without t|c*t rox ing th"
I* gal id* tit lx of tIn 1 < ■ V
Simmons Again on Stand
in Valley Land Hearing
Letters And Other Data on
s
Alleged Land Frauds are
Brought Out in Hearing
Today
\VAS|||\i;T"\. April V Ru*!i l*
* in.oh*, chief postal in*f»«% lor. was ill -
terrogat*‘il by Iienrge \ 11 II. Jr.. i’i
I|oii*ti>ii. i..till'd for |{ IV Creag* r of
Itrov. ii'viilc. Tcmi*. republican natmal
committeeiiiuti. at today’* session nf the
senate committee invc*tigniting alleged
land fraud* in tIn* Lower Rio Craud*
Valley.
Mr. Iliil brought out by i|iie*tiotiing
Simmons tImt a relatively small number
of omplnint* received by the |tos|offj e
departnienl referreil t•» a district attor
ney and of these but a few result in in
dictment* and fewer 'till in convictions.
Letters front .1 M. Collin- of aKu*as
jCty. .Mo. who. Hill siiid. i* a discharged
land agent formerly working in the Ui<*
Ciande Valiev. were read into »!»•* re,
ord. These letter*, he maintained, show
e.l that tile letter* of complaint sent !•>
the j.ost.iffice department were **i11
spireil" by < ollin*.
I In,. ,,f these leeft * from C*.llins. dat
..I Kansas fit June _•<». lif.’l. and ad
dressed to Mr* Mary Huffman. Mission,
Texas, read:
"Referring to your letter of :lie 1-»tli.
iti the*e matter* ! tinve engaged my *e|(
a very prominent firm of lawyer* in tin
. it \ t . investigate the*e ca*es for them
This firm has had considerable busim
against at least one of these 1 *■ xa- loni
imnie*. It ha* I.. very successful
^ They know the i ir> atmstance* untie
• which these 'til*-' are made, and they
j know w the rotiutx ami tin* lands iti*
j VI*I»<||. The Jlllr-e of their knowledge of
these matter^ and their 'funding with
. til. I-Olirts I hex hav,. hell «l It if «• t III l\ Ml. -
i ei's»fid. so far. iii getting Ini. k for pctip'.
their notes, and in s .me . uses. the most
i.,' their money.
“It is possible I may he in your vi
cinity in fore long and if you fee! you
are further interested will he glad to
have you wi te me. and have your
friend write me a-out the matter.
“I will he glad in make a special trip
1 to your place if you can get enough
cases together to j.stitv it.
“I*. S. I w*>u!il advise you to pay no
I more on your notes and sen I me the
rncmbcis. location and who you pur
chased your land from.”
A letter ; long similar lie.. < w. - writ
ten to Allen Jones at St. Lawrence. S.
under date ot June 2d. 11*21.
Senator Heflin, demoetat, A ahum -,
declared th-t there would nut aff>ct th<
truth, if fraud existed. S ramons agdetd.
Hill proceeded to show that * oilin'
i had bee*, sued on J..n •>. 11*21. by t rea
ger and C. 11. Swallow and judgment
had been obtained for $1'MK)0 by de
fault. ('r»ager’s attorney read a iett.-;
from fotmer Chief Justice of th. Su
prente Couit of Tex t . Nelson Phillips,
a d< tnocr. t. to Chairman More of the
committee, saying that friends of rea
ger had suggested that he put in the
reci. d hi> estim .te <>f * rtager s char
acter and stand.ng.
“It is hut a plea ure for me to g.ve
my opinion of him. the letter continu
ed. ‘"I am aware of th* atti.ck that i«
(Continued m prtp.e ft)
WEEKS OUTLINES
CLAIMS ACTIONS
OF DEPARTMENT
4 Itv Th** A - so-i«fco Pr»«« )
WASHINGTON. April H. VA r dc
p rtnrcnt |«r■ c dure dating bark to the
Wil-on admini-t ration, followed f ad
justing claims of war time contract j
with u rer ft manufacturers, w out
lined at length today in a statement by
Secret r> \A eek-.
While tl st ternent contained no di
re t trfe ence to allegation* of fr.ud
or reported failure by the government
to pros cute claim - against, a ire aft
manufacture.s. ;- charged by witne-se
hefore the senate Ilaugi crty invi stiga- .
ting con.- <itti .. it was ued “.n \ iew !
of the n i under st ufiding that appears,
to ex.-t gene’ i!y to the j rr er.t tut
us of th« aircraft service war contracts
row- under inve tigation.
“At the t of the eh: nge < f admin
istrations in% M»rch, lt*21." the state
ment said. “ the a.r se vice claims
• oard had virtually completed it- work i
of passing upon war da,ms. In connec
tion with th. settlement <>: th* remain
ing ca.es wh ch wa re taken up after I
hud u 'Uittol the office of secretary of
war. attention wa- di:< • ted to s <vr. • T I
■
which had been mad* by ti • prior ad
ministration.”
RIVAS MURDER
CASE MAY GO
TO JURY TODAY
The state had complete*! its ca e. and
th, defens- te-tirrmny w .- pr cticully
completed at noon today, in th* .1* •*'
Rivas mu*der ease, : n*l the **;;-e will
probably go to the jury th,- afternoon.
Kiv, i- d rt:* d with having k.lled l.i
i.r* to Salinas in Rmwnsvill in 11*22.
Saii•: • was t > n f! i.. ‘, th tr•■e-f :
front **f St. Joseph * dlttr**.
Corfli* • ng t* -tim* \\ *■ *;e w tt **- -
e was t ’ * * ■ f< atur of fie testimony in
t :,i * •’ • t
• t .,te atte- p* • I * * prove that I! v.i - fol
lowed Salin: front a dance r at* th
freight depot, where th* two iu* • it a!
an altercation, and shot him down,
without provocation. Hefcnre witr.-si*
t«* tifit'd that Sal.ii - attempted t*>
kill Riv: . nd t at the latter »h< in
t -cl! ti* f« n- . Kye witnesses to the
crime to t f ed ’* «Iiffc **ti• stor.es. lie
tails of a difficulty hetwe* n th tw<>
| men at the dance, prior to the killing
w a told by evernI v: t * < •
Aft r c* * i*b 1 * I iy. «•?
a jury to hear th, case started t 1:30
vest** day n'ternnon, and ore. pied the
entire aft moon • < r**n. The court a*!
I jotrined at 1:30 when the jury was com
pleted. and t .ikiay ,. ' . ::n.«*i-.;. d.d n**t
st rt until the morning e> ion this
morning.
It is possible t* at a night session of
court may be mens ary to conclude the
ca* ( it: time f*>r i* t > g to * he jtfrjf to
night.
Only one other capita) i sc i- ret for
third nt the present terr;i of court, and
| this will It tak.n up probably at the
conch -ion of the Kiv:. ca e.
PENNSYLVANIA STREAMS
OVERFLOW
r Ry The A*, cerate 1 Press)
S* ’HAN’T* *\ Pa.. April V A force
of set *ml hiindci’il men, motor irit k •.
sti'iinslioi**1>* aii'i rutiles w • rk<•* 1 todav
i to swing lire i-«>nr*e of ih*' sw*»!l*'n laoh
aw.Hina Kiv*-r which ye-tr'd.-iv brok
mlo ih* l*odge ipine of til*1 • Ib'ti Allien
*\>al company .mil Hooded ho other rr
llmicite eollieriee that lolitir t mider
, ni' M!*id SM *t! .lorn - ami Arthur M*n
I g.m. tain*' work*'!*-, are mi"ii:g rtriil he
i lieverl dead.
COOLIDGE IN ■
LEAD PRIMARY
RETURNS SHOW
Cooiidge Leads Hiram John
son by Big Vote in Mich
igan Primary Election;
Ford Leads Ferris
DETROIT. April 8. Mir m Johnson,
who tarried Michigan in the 1920 pres
ident . I election primary liy a plurality
of more t* an 14,000 today trailed Calvin
Cool *,500 vota
a shown ly returns from 1.783 of
M rhig&n's 2.890 precincts were tabu
late.1 in Monday’ primary. Apptoxi
rsi itely one-thid of the state’s rtgis
tere I voter east ballot.*, the return*
indicated.
Henry Ford h\* a lead of 2.719 over
I n:*.ed St te Senator Wood’ridge N.
F. in the contest for preferment on
t • d* i • otic ticket. The returns were
:rotn 1.711 precincts.
The c! e contest b'tween Ford and
1 rr: h -if t’allel n the ra'e for a
place on the democratic national com
m..;-' ... two wo an candidates, ”* s. Hitsi
• It. ' ' ■ i and Mr Ev. lyn S. Mer
hon I eing septir ted by only 250
vote Two committeemen are to be se
lect* d at d William A. t om lock appar
a afe lead f"r one place on
the committee.
.1 • David »n i- far in fiont of bit
'.wo opponent* f« r election to the single
p I a i e on the repu! lie n national eom
ri1 T* I' u! A. Martin and Frank A.
Ra-ch trailing in th t erd* r.
DETROIT, April 8. Returns from
2 oof out of 2.890 precincts in the
tale in Monday’s president al primary
show: < oolidge (R) 113,371; Johnson
I! 1 .3. sit. 1.
Ret n - Ton 1 966 pr- rincts give, for
f re ident: Ford D) 29.116; Ferris (D)
25.716.
Illinois Primaries Today.
CHICAGO. April ** Inlrmt in tot
li-iial politic" (enters today on the
! ii'iumn in which I‘resident
t j;i><| Si • rii'-r lliram .1 oliii"Oil of
t'alifornia. make their bid fi>r »itty one
iti'i i:.iti in the repnhlh mi tiiitiotml con
vention. Overshadowing the presiden
tial ii nti ~t it -tati interest, however, is
tie ... liovernir I.en Small
::inl Tlmrlow «; K'sington. state sen -
i‘or. for the re|Mildienti gubernatorial
nomitta’ m . wlii' h h;i" developed possibly
'hi hitti-ri "t fa. Tnisial struggles in the
"fate's history.
U l ain <■ Ml Adoo. unopposed for the
dr: m ni1 I'ti'- drnt in I prcferric-e i" ill
u” i * I; involved in (!:•• "hnrpest division
it t'-e drmoirati ranks in re*-eut years.
\ I 11 ! I'f a vow ei! Mi'Adon d»'le
• - '• i»i*j "«*d y a soliil array of non
i Hi t • hr* d'dcgatr" o|i*Ully pledged to
l.i |e; di t "lli|i of tb'orge K. I’tetinall.
state ih tiiorrati chieftain. The fight.
I I - In \. 11 *::*!1\ every important plan*
1 m t! r statr tick'*'.
NI• -«l■ if M t'nriu.'k. I * nit ed States s**n
itoi i* o|i|.ii-ia| for renomiiiation In four
[ia: di> * es ' hi" c.itupltigll took e
. j" I t form* •. governor t'hnrles
S I'll t'.ii id Ni.stun Jenkins. <tindi
w
I (Otl.
It tli denim rati. senatorial contest
■ ■ a • ■ i. A A
s 'agiie. the I’.n -tinati i hoi e. and form
W Ilium Sic*
K 'Its. r; 'fling tin- MeAdoo hanner.
l ir e * amlidai i s. four of them openly
: ha'tli'.g again"; the -regulars" seek the
d< i rat iioinit alien f >r governor,
l ight witn and loer have complicated
the ronti *t b> injection of a second ini*
1 portatit issue for tin- voter*.
CHIfAtlO, April —Intense faction
al: m in the Illinois primaries nppear
I id i .rly in the 1 allot ing today In com
p! t; fmt pulling places. The atre-t
j of th«* • r.titc hoard of one Chicago pr*
. inct was ordered where it w;.s charged
that persons using fictitious name*
w • e acting a judges and clerk .
Other ttist nee- of unailthifrizcd per
sons attempting to act an judges and
clerks were reported.
Nebraska Primary Election.
OMAHA, \pril * President Calvin
t’oopdge and Senator lliram W. Johnson
uf California, i" in a statewide primary
today ari "•■•-king Nebraska's indorsc
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