The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 285, Ed. 1 Monday, April 14, 1924 Page: 2 of 6
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D. A. R. ANNUAL
CONGRESS OPEN
AT WASHINGTON
Appeal For Law Enforcement
Made at 38rd Congress
Daughters of American Re-
volution
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. April II. Appeal for
law enforcement p rtiiularly with re-
gard to prohibition am! for fa th in the
government was mad today by \Trj.
Anthony Way?;.- Cook. t> et idcnt general
in her annual me: age to th -bird con-
tinental congress o> the Daughters of
the Revolution.
Th- congress assembled in the con-
tinental memorial hall ht r- for .a week'-
session uith about 2.non delegate - pres-
ent from practically every state will
hear President Coolidge this evening.
The French Ami-.-- ih»r Jules J. .Jussi i
and. and the Br ti-h Atnb; s-ador S r
Ksme Howard also will speak. Presi-
dent Coolidge’s a ldrts-; will be broad-
cast by radio.
Eliction of the presitl nt general does
not t ke ph.ee th y.ar but eight vice
presidents general will be elected liter
in th- week.
Mrs. Crok urg'*d the women of ‘h
nation to exercise their t ight of i.ffrage
end make them-‘Ives ••--porsi'. e ■„ the
character of th govt mn -nt. fed *al.
state and local. Sh. n-lvo-at 1 th- fos-
tering of pr.triofl-n through edurati n
as one of the ret 1- of the day aril re-
marked that “et t-j< | irticular mo-
ment of o'! n to- i !••<-. w ht n w sire
i>eset wi!h nssaeft u|"n our trust ir.
public offici. Is it s well f< r us to re-
new our leliefs t the deep weds of
old faiths."
•* Wc must see to it." -h said. “that
we won * n are ••• • iv* .<or ' ■■uctiv- 'o’c-
for clear think nr nt' clean living n
communities. V • ! * of otir nit yn*
voted in the r’c idi-nti i! leetd.n o#
1920. A -till srt> 11 'i’ti>bi*r 1 <..■ V . tr*
in the congres onal ? ti *«f 1922. Do
you realiz* that th* - fact- indie: ted a
government of the m .iority by th mi
nerity? To be derelict out duty i- to
permit the Ignorant and th deprave! **
have a decisive vote in forming poh'i
opinion.
“Women e at' ■ '..i ‘1 -
greate«f trile-’oti ■ i!-- r * f* W: y of f- r
political Independ"-* I” few noth*
we shall again >> to th po l- to
htdp select th* pilot under who
ance we fe*d th*' shin of si te will 1 <• •
be steered for th- next f< ur vt r -. I.et
US not won wit" won!-; -t u« be *!<■
liberate i out choice of orr.d d:.** -
Expressing tin opinion that the IS; 1
amendment would never be epe:»l 'tl.
Mrs. Cook declared loyal resp ct *> r
that amendment w « the duty o! every
citizen.
Referring to “the .bvioti- miltinli*
ty of government '■< . d-. bureaus an*1
combi Ths*or « wdth the pt \ r< • f offici
sotveillnnr of ti e -it a and ' i* ac
tivities." she added:
“We seem to be living in a c nival
of restrain <1 ftcetl.it" ant! s* *li‘:ot: •
whispei ing.”
Mr-. Cook told th ti*'leg <- ti at in-
in'gration would 1* the nt* -t pre-sinr
pro. lem before cot urt whfi ix lor*
islrtior. was euartt d. ml : Ivor .‘ed a
restrictive law. wit it » i 1 prevent the
admission of great r.itabi r* of southern
Europeans wi *■> sh .i*l w-u'd her*: in
congested center * and co* -titute ti u: n
ger spot in tl ■ bndv tic. Sh* urg*‘d
sn adequate army and an adequat'’ navy
as a guaranty of national P* g with
honor an.! tit cl t "he counti\ requi -
ed a metchant • ar itt* f t" it subsid;.
would be nt t • t v.
HIGHWAY WORK IN
HIDALGO COUNTY
IS PROGRESSING
MISSION. T. • • -. Aj ti 1 1. Wo k of
prop: ring the gtade for the hiphw v l> -
tw en Mis- .*ii r.nd M Allen i propress-
fnp nicely. Th.s work wii • started about
a year upo and th first preliminary
gta<1e* est li>' <d. Th ilirt work has
bei n reple< tcd since tl t time bir th?
concret iiridpe anil culv.-rt- have he. t
put in and th r* ad hr. I. en epered t<*
traffic it’ th ;t «t * i- for hout one
month. Wo k on the larP“ hv dr:.- over
the main r no! anio ti: ■ I. g way de-
layed th'1 ot nine of t’ s road f. r tra'-
fic f«»r sever..! months at d now that
the dirt work - pro-? < nr attain the
road i* continutd c «ed to *ra fic. 1 he
distance I etw • en McAllen and Missi t
by the main highway is appro irately
!> miles but th detour- that are ne.e-
sary. makes the distance bout S miles.
The cnti'c st-ctch n‘ hiphway from
Mission to \\ . -I o . I ..! - cut ui> hy
the new state highw \ and detour prac-
tically the entire dit nee h tween the -e
places are nc» nr--. Wit1 i- the n xt
30 to 00 days th<- tr* •> h from Pharr to
Alamo should he or red c.1 po-s ly
on into Dornu. W > i- processing a-
lonp the entii s. • <.p from t -> pre'im-
innry er <le *o tl uuit g of the i -
ment top prepar to:v t. the laying o'
the tarvta -u1fate
With t* <* comp" to n ■ • e ' i v "ei
the Arroyo a! V -t de- - ■■ it-. 1 from
Mercedes to the < -micron county !;r«
will he fin shed. Th: st-et h * ?• Har-
lingen to Meree.it i ves nprovir tel”
lfi mile of th to n -lc Mi-don a
hard surfaced highway. With the nm-
plttinn of the Horn. to Pham t.atl n
additional 12 mi!. - will he -id tl.
McAU.FN K1 Hol.D HAKBF* i'K
j McALLKN. Texas. April 11 Tn
stimulate inter*- t in n:"vl. • -'.’p
drive startetl here las w . k •!:•• Ve\V
left B. P. O. F. No 1
rue across the riv r at Reyno *. M. • no
last Friday. The affa was a b g uc-
cess and was well at*.■• tied > y F!k*
ftom all over th» upper Valley.
Peine stung by n *>ce i* coa- tiered
good for the rheumatism. Peinp etunp
by a quack doctor is considered had.
Lands Trout as Well as Office
f '!fn t§* i ' i
The poor fish though in the hands of the Department of .Tu'tlrp haft
Ihong Mi-i'io.' n that lie's going into the department of the interior
nailan Fi-ke Stone newly appoint*-1 attorney general presents positive
creed herewith that U U r.o n.«aa tishermaa.. He Lax the evidence
British Will Not 'Tolerate
i Bolshevik Propaganda From
Soviet Delegates in England
_____ f ■ -
< Hv Thi Assoc.ated Press)
Id »XIH>.\\ ' li i •
ltii>-iafi i n'ifi” in • wa • 1 > aii'i'
way today when Premier Mardonahl
took the <i|i|ioi'iunity to warn 11m• -ovier
ilelou.itos again-t engaging in llol-hei ik
propagaini in Kltglatid during tlio |»r« ■
out iiegotiatioti'. wini a at" certain • '*
. xti'ini ovoi many wi"l.'.
The ialH.i premier a '.nm d hi' Rear-
t InijIR M
Man* and nlmitly told th"in that his gov-
ernment would not touiiionuu< • propa
g;.n*Ia of any sort trom tlio !»U"iati
\ i-itors.
I’lio j•!*<■ ii■ i**r*> statement w. ' '<>no
what ti'iii|>orod and made more a»«oj>*
at.to when iio poitt'ed out that in wa-
not domat.ding anythin* 11 m tin- llu*
sin ns ho would Hot demand from any
Imlitiial nit--im vi'iling thi' mitniry.
The [lo'iuii'f mail*' i: a" 1‘lain to M.
Kakov-ky ■ 11 t in' *it 'o r U< s« t.s •!« 1 •—
gato» that at th*- fii •! indi atioti of f’«*t-
shevik |irti|iu;ttmltt method-. with v.iimh
In a' a veteran -o* iali i i- very fa-
■ . It
t iat !*' wnttkl i.< i ailed.
Mr. Maodotiald. win* c; ih-d In • "li
f1-intogether at iim foroiRtt office
win to tin* delegate* yvi!! strive !<• t oaoh
a -ot: h'lio i.t ot t: • nut standing <pe-»e<us
lo t v.••••u tin1 two . oirorio-. joined w .'ii
\|. fiak is*'i '. In id • l tin- '• i • ’ del.
Ration in out lining tin work to lo* U"i> ■
The I’.ri i'li inn m’i • r i \| l.lin«'d
that th meeting wa ."tin the
ii:- *« ut to I -iroigti Minister I < <»> i -
oltorin granting »>\\>' !« -s.a toi c
ti<o !o jure. The *onfori'tti •. lo -aid.
was a i otii|>loini'tit of that in i and in to
wise altorod the fa< t that tilt t ogni*
tioti which had licoft granted was un-
qualified.
mo mi'tidu • ion of the I'.i-t I-* Iat ion-
ship <>f the two eniinti ■ •* Mo ! reti:
stated l'.tnl to l>o considered a- well as
t ho pom of "I relation- <>t tlio future.
M. Knkcv-ky. replying. Ian: -If - tl 1 • -
on the tin tuo of the ftllttre pe.n . *f
Kitr<>|ie and t h<* 11• • • • - -.• \ I•»r disannti-
|.f nt. incidentally reforritiR -yinpathei-
i* ally to the Imagin' .<f Nations. !!•■ •
Min d th I’.rit . tint' iPt'-ia de-ired
lose tinatn ial and ioiimn rii.il relation
w ith thi' < Hint ' All tin out '(.atiiiim.
ipte-tioiis itielndin;: tin dehl ipm-lioti he
.. a id. must he s**t t led. and the old treaties
_
(By The A - oriated Pres*)
LONDON. April li Tin fit t ----ion
of the con ferentc culled t>* settle the
cut-funding que -tions li- tween Or at
Britain and soviet Ku. -i . is being held
t.ni:ty at the foreign office • ■ Premie
It; in - \ Mat dona id pn-:l t
Today’.-. » eeting is to »• more or 1 as
ceremonious th * a**tu *! busin.-- not be-
ginning until tom* rt *w.
According to tin Daily Telegraph the
soviet delegation in two set; of in-
struct ions. on. of a formal n; tire ftoro
the Moscow governi. ont ;rd the >>th.r
from th' communist .ntci nation-le. The
latter the paper says stresses i iaong
other tilings th-.t no tie- tv m .st be con-
tlud d uni* st vety favo able to the so-
viets. but that every effort be m tde to
strengthen the exist it g tie between Me -
cow ami the eo ittc.u:tist organisations in
(li*-at Britain.
It is st tid Tom th* same sourc- that
the communist intcrnationsle warned
the delegates that the British potivc
we e not to le trust*.i nn.l that whil-
asking pretectien against conn r revo-
lution; iris - the tie # gat* - hould them-
selves organize a guard *>f t t r commu-
nist fri
Policemen detailed t . f*-.-u■■ * *1 ;1
members of th* delegation while
• London are. accordirg to th Daily
M: il. effici s recent'y cr.gag tl in
j tracking down Bolshevist prop gnndist*
here.
Police were poster! throughout the
Whitehall district and the vicinity of
Dowr ng street wh r th • c n'crencc
hi grin.
A memor ndum hr. been si r‘ f■> th
nr. *e- by a number f leading London
bankers setting forth th.- <*.•■• thm- ttr
■ler which in their opinion. R- -a’s
{credit urn b restor.d Th- Times -ay'
the ! u.randum is lucid ■ d Irre
(bl • and should greatly strengthen the
hand- of the government ;o the stiffi-
cuit negotiations.
T-p 1: horit*- Daily Herald cal’s th
tnetnrrandum “astonishing" and do-
cb.rcs;
GERMAN ENGINEERS i
BREAK RECORD FOR
GLIDING CONTEST
(!{-• The A ' ici .te! Prfsi)
y i riTCr \ It 1 Vt'u t mbcrg. April I —
\m«.1 li ter s- h:t teen given to the
I 11•!imr rente:-. *> i« held in th Khone |
VI. in - lati in August l>\ the rccot i- I
v- Ivic*t• two *.etmatt -ngiii era recently j
|<-i i i - l «il n a f ight from Sind* Ifingel j
j *u Heulell i g. These men M Schr nk
ti l V. Von I.anp-ol'il f. U-ed .1 gilder
equipp .1 with motet developing oiilv \
seven-ninths <<f one horse pew r. They
flew 7a miles and attained a height of
J feet and were in the air for two
hout.i and two minut s. I
i h i aid to le a new world’s record
fo two p “ enger g!.d r equipped w.th
motor. lb. erg neer cl; nits it is a tec
ord f« r height distance and duration
oi flight.
— —--44 —
POOR DRINK ALCOHOL
BECAUSE OF HIGH COST |
j. OF SCOTCH LIQUORS
(By Til" v sorts*! <1 B e- )
F.IMNUI RdH. Apiil 11. Th pi ..ret
c]„ • ” Smt'nnd i-oC'Ur iiifr dtna-
tured : Icohol i” ir crea quantities.
I <|ic to * lew cii-' i nipnred w.th other
I aii eho'ic ! vt i 'lies.
A ' • I I;. the a*-! ' J ' eff ct • fr in
this |i ; • I:. Se letary for hot.tlatnl
A f - . h. proi ■ ii that a»tt -M •*.
1 all iictliyl; d spirit except that
used fot f rniiure polish will he so
tr at <1 they carrot he used lor beverajr-
es.
A I mum '..id I pislation would he in
traduced « early as possible to dcs.l
w.th di - tr ihution of : pi ts for u>e in
furniture polish.
«* --
UVIMIITK <11 \AIB\SS\l*OH IMKS
<!tv The Associntcd Press •
BFRNF Switzerland. April II. News
wns iece ved from Venice today «■! the
-udderi ut.ilh of Mi" Fdith Airne* drew
i ld-st tin jrlit r of Joseph Grew for-
mer American minister to Switzerland
recently appointed under sectctary of
state.
-»♦-
W ■ cr join the ('hints army. The
Chine'** do not build monuments to
i; wai h< loo*.
REPUBLICAN
PARTY FACES
PROBLEMS
Party Conference Today to
Determine Course in Meet-
ing Momentous Questions
of Policy
(By The A soc.at •<! Preys)
WASHINGTON. April 11 'I • Mill*III IMP*
i|!tesliuns ittifmillI "ig* mi ':•! ion
publicans of ill.. *«•!!.it** today when they
w111 into party eouferen e to discus-
i . ours.- .f a. l ion.
Their principal tusk w.i* presented
I l.y the pending Japanese cx< hi' on
.inieudiuent m the senate immigral on
!»;;i on which an agreement w;s -..Hilts'
1.1. sj-iie the feeling of leader' that whet .
i er they decided to support or opp<> •
ill .proposal it would he adopted when it
rea< Iieil a vote.
Ill addition they had before them I lie
issue* developing from 1‘residerii t ....!
idgc's vigorous protest again-t iln* tren*i
nl tlv investigation of the internal re»
entie l.itreati. v. hi Ii lifl* In ought (lie
'UO'tion <d all senate investigation* ot
| executive depart tiie.it * into sharp • ■ ■ -1
I with an open breach between the cham-
ber and the White House tin .it..
An Min t problem pressing for e.n
' snleration wn* the matter of m ••• > dea
I for soldier lioiitt* or revenue legislation
and behind that fay the crowded coudi
lion ..ii the al* udrii generally with farm
relief and other important measures r.
tjUiring attention.
The Japanese exelusi.nl amendment
similar t«> pr. visions of iIm: John-- :.
• ill. j'.isse.l Saturday by the hoif*»V. " to
.v•*r f..r action until this week. A be
p.-opos'iU wer. made the hu*!* V' *'
strong prole I fr< a. Ambassador llan»
Jiara last week but the house voted
about I to I for the bill im■orpot ..'ing
th. 'to and **natc leaders hay.* indicated
that l! ey expe. ted the iimcudlii'-nt to ii.
adopt ed.
I trgaui/.at ion republicans already bavi
j made clear their stand with I’resideut
! t'.M.iidge on tlo investigai inn 'te tio i
i and Imve It* gut! :t coitliter-nflen>>VP
against the tletiio rafie republican in i.
gent loalitiou which i* assailing tin
prr - id*•ti* s position. Senator \\at*«.n
of Indiana. "republican vv In el-loM >«■
and Chairman «*f the committee inv* *t i
gating tue internal revenue bureau bn*
given m.:he that lie intends to press im
I ait'.hi cii his resolution .ailing for <i -
! h< ■arge of tell 'Ollimittee. while d< II '
j i rati leader-ire pte|>ar'in|> • > s.-ck
1 adoption <>f a resolnlioti ant hot i/ang tin
! • llliill.itt ee to etllploy i 0111'. I ill I lie sell
1 ale’s . \ pet»*c.
A« • epta’i. •• of the detiio rati r> « *!a
ti. ll Would etlillde till committee to g*.
forwatd with the latis sponsored n;
S> li ttof Comet its. t • ihlh-itn. Mieleg tn
1 chief engineer ill the Ili.llter of ein
pj.»y merit a* "special prose utor” • • f
I'run is J. Ileuey ..f California. S.-tni’ot
t’oiizeiis* p: op.is.il liieh was ;o ■ *
by the ommiltec |.y a vote ..f .'! to -
formed t||c Im of I’r.-'id.'llt < ..oiaigi
protest It;.I S.IJtor Wilts..II ihi.rgeil
tti.it the plan ot iginat.-.I with Governor
I ’in. hot of |*..|itisy Iv nia and that it
meant endless ■ d'-'l fit* ’ i ve ” ilives igil
ti..ii .entered *hscfv <*n ; 11** prohibit ...
unit. The whole plan he 'aid. was nan
ed |re»it|e||t I 'ooiaige.
The *r!iu:. f tin lice . Mltl itt. Iltl * I-
ported l.-.’ii the revenue and bonus I*1
blit had not d< ide.l ov.-f th* W’-ek eti.l
which to t>ut f rvvsird. I»ifft*reme ot
opinion exists is t.. 11;advisability o!
pla ing one »♦-..■ id ' the other. '>>m<
.-..lit..tidin'; for d'»p..s ’ :t' «>*>ti as |*-.ss
ible of tile tax tusl. iioti n.eastire >> a-
to get i’ into . ..tit let... with*.it* delay
whil" oiliers argue utt tin I *m - u '
timi shoui.l be *et !«.1 t-.> g v*- a .barer
idea oi the eo'llit.g I'eve'iu. lice !*.
••
San Krnnci-ro husband claim h*
didn't know hi- w fe put a divorce. You
just can't ke.'p track of these women.
QUEEN
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