Laredo Weekly Times from Laredo, Texas (2024)

as a a to of is the the has they regiment a In intensive a 3. Tuesday's Dally. FRIENDLY RELATIONS. As a result of the "entent established by President and Governor Neff through their interof courtesies at the time of change their respective inaugurations, a co.dition of reciprocity has been brought about that is gratifying to the people of both countries. For years past it has been preetically impossible to secure the return of accused persons from Mexico, no matter what the offense with which they were charged.

The lapsing of the treaty between the two countries of the seasons urged, and was one sometimes no reason at all was given -merely flat refusal, People accused of serious crimes committed on the American side of the border were seen walking about in perfect freedom in Mexican towns, and in one case where a revolting murder was committed, the murderer was given shelter in Nuevo Laredo. When Governor Hobby conferred with President Carranza it was promthat this condition should be alised but nevertheless the very next tered, for extradition was refused request by the Mexican officials. Recently the Travis county grand indicted Lon D. Morgan, former Jury chief clerk of the treasury department at Austin, for embezzlement el Morgan got away to state funds. Mexico, and officials immediately got touch with the Mexican authorities, in As a result, Morgan was brought back from the Mexican capital yesterday, and was turned over to Texas officers aLt the boundary monument on the bridge.

This news era promises much for continuance of friendly relations bethe two countries, and will be tween for recognition by a strong argument our federal government, Indeed, the Texas state government is already on record as favoring the recognition of government as tending the Obregon bring about a great advance in the to industry and commerce of both tries. During the disorders of the past few years in Mexico a great many people came to look upon that country as a safe refuge from pursuit the part of the American officer true, however, in The contrary was of offenses committed by indose dividuals in Mexico, for upon their arrival here they were promptly in arrest, unless the offenses placed for which they were "wanted" were purely political. Our country went to a' great deal of trouble to break up filibustering gangs, not because they were dangerto ourselves, but because the isous turbance of relations between the two undesirable. countries was The embargo on the shipment ammunition to Mexico also operated to aid the government in power, although it could do 110 8000 to our country and was really working hardship on American manufacturers and exporters who had an opportunity to make considerable money out of the traffic. government has In every way our shown a desire to meet the Mexican government more than half WILY in the endeavor to re- establish friendly relations, and It is encouraging and gratifying to find disposition on the part of the present Mexican government to respond to our overtures.

As soon our government recogniesz the new Mexican governmentwhich it now appears will hot lie much longer delayed- now extradition treaty undoubtedly will be arranged and accepted, and then we feel certain that criminals or may fugitives from the law will not find A sate refuge across the border. It 18 a consummation devoutly he desired, for while we are willing who reto apprehend criminals and return them to their fuge here own country for Judicial proceedings. we have been under the necessity of refusing to consider requests for extradition because our own requests ignored, evasively answered or were the promises made were not kept. It looks as If Mexico had real government, after all the long years of interregnum when neither the de facto nor the de jure government had any semblance of power, AN EXPECTED VERDICT. 'The verdict of the jury in the trial Hatfield and associates for the of Sid killing of Albert Felts was to have been expected, The significant de scription of the town place where life is held lightly by all." shows how the people of that section viewed the killing of ten men, some of them the assailants.

It 18 no necessary to review the history of the case. The disturbers of the peace were those sworn to uphold it, the mayor, the chief of pollee and others who were determined to get rid of all "foreigners," as they term in that section anyone not native to the community. The people In that section are noted for two things; their willingness to kill for the slightest cause, and their defiance of the law 88 something which they did not make and do not propose to abide by. Before the Civil War the people of the mountains lived in a primitive fashion. They resented the introdue tion of new customs, they opposed the "invasion" of people who lived ditterently and who tried to bring in the respect for the law which has characterized the Anglo-Saxon race in all parts of the world, and other methods failed they killed without it the slightest compunction.

They quarreled amongst themselves, and as a family quarrel is always worse. than OILE betweeu their fends reached the strangers, where no man could call his point life his own. And despite the gradual changes in customs brought about by the disand the working of valuable covery coal deposits and the consequent wealth brought to that region, the dominant traits of the mountaineers underwent slight change, They still killed for a fancied grievance and they resented any attempt to change their ways. From the evidence, adduced it seems imposible for anyone to belleve that the mayor and the chief of police were not the aggressors in the battle that ended in the killing of the mayor, as well as of the chief of the detectives hired to protect company property. The declaration that some fifteen or twenty detectives were imported to overawe five thousand miners of a class that fought for sheer love of fighting is ridiculous, The chief counsel for the defense says the verdict was to have been expected and that it means "that the private guard system in West Virginia has been on trial and has been condemned." Rather, the lawless people of West Virginia, who have been stirred up to take the law into their own nands have been tried and condemned by public, opinion, and it means that private capital has no rights which the people of the stamp of Sid Hatfield are bound to respect.

It 19 not a tight between capital and labor: it is not a question of the union or the closed shop; it is merely a question whether a few people, determined to retain their old lawless ways, shall be able to kill at their own will without interference by the forces of law and order. in one sense, it gives a black eye to union labor, for the general opin-4 ion is that the killing of the deterlives backed and approved by the organizers who had been so active bringing about the establishment in unions in section where employers and employees had gotten along for many years without any However, union labor was not on trial in this now famous case, nor WaS there any question as to the right of the employers to maintain the open shop. The question was plain. Is lawless element, represented by the mayor of a mining town and his chief killer, the chief of police, to de permitted to murder those whom they dislike, although the victims of the slavers were really representing law and order in oposition to lawlessness? Judging from the outcome of the first trial, those to follow under the Same Indictment would seem to have 110 show of succeeding. And it be years before the "coming of the FORT McINTOSH NOTES.

The Post swimming pool has been closed for several days and will be again about Wednesday, The goneral cleaning up and having du painting and with the Jew coat of white paint will be more inviting than ever the hot days. during In well played game yesterday won their second straight Company game by beating Company A by the close score of 4 to Corporal Wright of Company was the hero, poling out homer in the last Inning and winning the game. Company has been playing in hard Mack but Saturday won from Company by a large score and win makes them strong contenders for the flag. The new manual on Rifle Marksmanship has been received and con- taina some very instructive matter, This manual will take the place of Small Arms Firing Manual present and will he adopted in the present school that subject. A number of the old Army books are heing superceded by new publications; among them 18 the Courts Martial Manual and a new Army Regulations la being printed and should be received any The rifle instruction that been given to the men of the took on new life this week when the gallery range practice started.

This practice is always interesting the man can gain some idea of his ability as a shot by the results of his scores on the gallery range. The soldier fires the regulation rifle with reduced charge on a seventy-five foot range and the target is in proportion to the distance. As the new regulatiens require a company to qualify 80 cent of the company, every effort per being made to so instruct the men that they will qualify, The weekly concert will be given Wednesday evening and the program of numbers will be given in tomorrow's column. These concerts are being well attended by the people of the city and they are cordially invited to come out. The concert starts at 7:30 and is over by 8:30 p.

m. TIMES WANT ADS. 1 Money Makers OFFERS SAFE INVESTMENTS IN BUYING CERTIFICATES Beginning Tomorrow, "March Certificate Week" on at Postoffice; Laredo People Should Investigate. Beginning tomorrow, the next ten here will be known as "March days Certificate Week," according to Postmaster Worsham, This period has been specially set aside by the local postal authorities for the convenience and benefit of patrons and residents. "We want everyone here to get at to acquaint himself with opportunity the new $25 and $100 Registered Treasury Savings Certificates which may be bad at the postoffice," said Postmaster Worsham today.

"For their own good, too few people know that they can salt away $20.70 in a twenty-five dollar Government security, yielding them compound interest -the 'get-ahead' kind of interest. There is also the $100 Registered! Treasury Savings Certificate. The owner of every certificate has his ownershop registered in it at the time of purchase. It is loss, theft and depreciation proof." "I am also glad to announce that any patrons of the office may bring their Liberty Bond or Victory Note interest coupons to the postotfice and exchange them for thrift stamps or interest-bearing war savings stamps," he announced, Records of the local postoffice show that a considerable number of people are saving their money these days and that government savings securi ties issued by Uncle Sam are getting Inore and more popular. 'The local postoffice can take care of investments from twenty five cents 10 $1,000.

4 FOR RENT. The Villegas Swimming Pool for the searon of 1921. A good opportunity for someone. National Motor corner Flores Avenue and Houston St 3-19 tr, 4 JUDGE MULLALLY'S PATIENCE OVERTAXED BY ATTORNEYS He Gives Them to Understand That in Future No Jury Civil Case Be Set Until They Ready for Trial. District Judge J.

F. Mullally made an important ruling this morning in district court as to the future method of setting jury cases in his court, and the rule adopted will no doubt be appreciated by the jurors oL Webb county. A civil case which had been pending in district court for about three years was called for trial, it having been set for trial before a Jury at the beginning of the present term. When the case was called and a jury conposed of some twen four men were in attendance upon the court the attorneys for some of the parties to tile suit filed new pleadings in the case. raising new questions of law.

The time required to discuss the issues raised by the new pleadings prevented the case from going to trial before the jury, which was discharged until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Judge Mullally stated from the bench that in future 110 jury case would be set for trial until all pleadings and exceptions had been passed upon by the court He stated that it WAS a great expense to the county to keep twenty four men on pay jurors while the lawyers were discussing the law of the case which could have been settled before the case was set for trial before a He also stated that it put the jurors themselves to great inconvenience in being called from their business only to be told to return from day to day, Judge Mullally stated that he wished all members of the bar to take notice of his ruling. as the rule would be strictly enforced in the future. TOM WHITE MAKING RECORD AS COMING FISTIC ARTIST Laredo Boy Who Left Here With Milmo Rifles for "Over There' Fights Draw With Galveston Pug. The following item from the Galveston News of March 19 will be of interest to the many friends of Tom White, a former Laredo boy, who left here with the Milmo Rifles when they were called into service in 1917: "While there were some who claimed that their favorites had the best of the affair, it was the consensus of opinion of the boxing tans attending the Kid Flake Tom White fight at Texas City last night that the bout was a good draw, Flake having the best of the earlier part of the bout and White the latter rounds.

No decision was given by Referee Fred Heideman. was seven pounds or more heavier than Flake and succeeded in wearing the latter down and no doubt would have won had the match gone few rounds more. In the Inst round, after Flake had apparently tired, White waded in and attempted to secure a knockout to make up for the earlier rounds, but the Galveston boy managed to stave off his assaulta, although the body blows of the Texas City youth had telling effect." Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities. 500. per month.

COPIOUS RAINS LAST NIGHT WAS A GODSEND TO STOCKMEN FROM ONE TO SIX INCHES FELL NORTH AND EAST OF HERE. Hebbronville Got Nearly Six Inches of Rain, While Encinal Reports Inch and Half; Other Reports. The protracted drouth in this immediate section of Texas was broken last night and in the early hours of this morning by heavy rains, and albough the. precipitat.on in Laredo proper aggregated only a little over halt inch--or .59 of an inch--the rain in all directions from this city was very heavy, averaging from one inch or more to the northward to almost six inches to the eastward along the Texas Mexican railway line. Along the I.

-The present session of the grand jury is making a record for the finding of bills of indictment--but then they had the material to work on. As will be seen by consulting the list of indictments, very few of those indicted are Laredo residents; nearly all of the guilty ones are outsiders. -The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will sell Easter eggs at 50c a dozen. These are fresh country eggs. Please phone your orders to Mrs.

A. E. McCulloch, phone 1116 3-21-6t. -Cut flowers and floral offerings. Green, the florist.

Phone Crockett 4107. Avenue at 8th San Antonio, Texas. 2-3-tr. Do you desire comfort? Use electric lights and fans. 4-24-tf.

-We paint automoblies; also make auto tops. Fidel Cantu, Phone 202. 6-15 tr. -Will W. Gregg, Notary Public, at Times office; residence 812 Farragut street.

Residence phone 348. 4-27-tt. -If it 19 neat and accurate job printing that you want send your orders to The Times job department. Expert workmanship and the best of materials. 1-2-tL HAVE LOCATED IN THIS CITY AND ENGAGED IN BUSINESS Brock Bros.

Engineering Co. Take Over International Garage and Have Established Business Here. Brock Bros. Engineering me chanical and electrical engineers, with branch houses at Dallas, San Antonio and Breckenridge, have established business in Laredo, taking over the International Garage 011 Farragut street west of the Stowers Furniture Co. store, where they will do a general mechanical and electrical engineering business.

L. B. Smith will be connected with the concern and will have charge of the garage department which the company will also conduct. PROBATE COURT IS AT WORK AND GRINDING ON BUSINESS Two Matters Came Up for Consideration at Session Yesterday and Were Acted Upon by Court. The regular session of the probate court of Webb county was convened at the county courthouse yesterday morning and during the day the following matters were disposed of: In the matter of the estate of Leonardo Arispe deceased; the applicatin of Donato Guerra administrator, to fill final papers was granted.

In the matter of the guardianship of the estate of Refugio Benavides, a person of unsound mind; the application for a guardian was dismissed. WOMEN'S JUSTICE BELL Suffragists of Philadelphia are determined that the women's "Justice" bell shall remain at the Cradle of Liberty. City hall officials are equally determined that it shall not. This photograph shows the bell in Independence Square. Harry T.

Baxter, chief of the bureau of city property, says there 1s no chance in the world for the "Justice" bell to be placed in Indepedence hall, as it ig in no way connected with American independence. When the Tape Wrote "30." Years ago, when a newspaper man finished his article, he wrote which signified to editor and printer the end had been reached. When a newspaper man was spoken of as "30," It meant he was dead. Many active securities after the drastic decline in last year held their ground around the level of 30. These Included A.

I. Anaconda, Central Leather, Smelters, Kelly. Springfield, Writing Paper preferred, Goodrich, Inspiration, Vanadiyn and Replolge. Soma Wall street men familiar with old newspaper parlance wondered' whether the tape was writing on the bear market. And apparently It Post-Intelligencer.

Not Bad Month to Be Born. Persons born between April 19 and May 20, when the sun 1s in Taurus, are liable to have a strong will, to be courageous, and generous. They think a great deal of appearance, and love the good things of life. They lose their tempers easily unless given their own way. The men espectally are domineering and selfish unless principles to the contrary were stilled in youth.

One Comfort, Anyhow. Pitt- Which do you prefer, comedy or tragedy? Stall--That depends. Comedy, If the actor: are up to their parts; otherwise, trage, y. There 18 so much solid comfort 11 seeing them kill each other off, BATHTUB CENSUS. By Associated Press.

Austin, Texas, March 22. -Bathtub census returns came to light today. In 1883 information shows there were 58.3 persons for each bathtub in Texas, according to Dr Manton M. Carriek, state health officer Latest figures, he said, show that tubs have increased until the average is 6.7 per sons for each. "This increase in the number of bathtubs is a good indication of the advances that have been made in matters of personal hygiene," said Dr.

Carrick. "Bathing used to be a weekly chore, something to be endured. Within the memory of many people still living is the recollection of what happened when the bathtub was first introduced. It was lambasted as a menace to democratic simplicity and a danger to health. An ordinance was introduced in Philadelphia--and almost passed to prohibit bathing between November and March.

Bo3ton made bathing unlawful except on medical advice. Virginia imposed a tax on bathtub owners of $30 a year. All because the bathtub was new and the public resents a novelty. "But today we realize that not only is cleanliness next to godliness, but it is essential to health as well. Not only does it contribute to our good looks to remove the dust and perspiration from our bodies, but it does much to eliminate the danger of contracting diseases.

For dust carries and harbors germs and these germs, if allowed to remain on our persons, will often lead to serious illness." The Pneumonia Month. March is a typical pneumonia month and usually gives a high rate of mortality for the disease. After a long and hard winter, the system loses much of its resistance and people grow careless. When every cold, no matter how slight, is given prompt and intelligent attention, there is much less danger of pneumonia. It should be borne in mind that pneumonia is a germ disease and breeds in the throat.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an expectorant and cleans out the germ ladened mucus and not only cures a cold but prevents its resulting In pneumonia. It is pleasant to take. Children take it willingly. FUNERAL OF MRS. GILMORE TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING Large Number of Friends of Departed One Attended Services at Chapel and Then at the Grave.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ella Riggs Gilmore, wife of W. H. Gilmore, who died at her home here yesterday morning, took place from the Jackson Undertaking Chapel this morning at 10 o'clock, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. M.

K. Fred of the Methodist church and being attended by a large number of friends of the family. Many beautiful floral tributes were also sent to the chapel by sorrowing friends. The interment took place in the Odd Fellows plot in the city cemetery and the following acted as active pallbearers: J. N.

Worsham, John L. Dannelley, Walter Knopp, Maurice Didieu, J. E. Trout and J. A.

Burnett. A LAREDO HIGH AFTER SCALPS MEETS CO. NEXT SATURDAY On April 9 the Corpus Christi High School Team Comes Here to Meet Laredo High; Game April 16. The fast Laredo High School team is out after the scalps of other teanis and hopes to wrest laurels from many teams during the season just starting. beginning with a game on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Company of the Seventeenth Infanttry Caliche Park.

On Saturday, April 6 the fast Corpus Christi High School team will come here to meet the Laredo High School team, and on the following Saturday, April 16, the Laredo team will play a return game with the Corpus team on their home diamond. The games between the two high schools promise exciting contests. Attention Elks! There will be a regular meeting of Laredo Lodge, No. 1018. B.

P. O. Elks, this evening at 8:30. A. B.

MULLER, Secretary. Hemstitching. We have added a hemstitching machine to do work for the public. Bring your hemstitchi.g to us. Singer Sewing Machine Company, 1212 Lincola street.

3-18-6t. WAR ORPHANS. By Associated Press. Berlin, March 22. There are 3.000,- 000 war orphans in Germany accord ing to official figures.

They are being given state and local care but it said they form a large percentage of more than 1,000,000 children 111 Germany being aided by foreign relief workers. TODAY'S EVENTS. law." day. Five hundredth anniversary of the battle of Anjou, which turned the tide of success against he English in heir attempted conquest of France. Rt.

Rev. Michael J. Hoban, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Scranton, celebrates the twenty fifth anniversary of his consecration today. Miss Anna Gordon, president of the National W. C.

T. leaves today for South America as part of her task of making a world-wide survey of the liquor situation. Representatives of the National AR sociation of Window Glass Workers and the National Association of Window Glass Manufacturers are to confer at Cleveland today in another cffort to reach an agreement 011 working conditions. PHONOGRAPHS IN SCHOOL. By Associated Press.

El Paso, Texas, March of El Paso's sixteen schools have phonographs of some sort in them. Each has a supply of records used for teaching the children to appreelate good music. School children have recently contributed enough money to buy six volumes of a musical dictionary, The volumes are sent around to the various schools to be studied. Some of the schools are conducting contesta to see which children can tell the names and composers of a certain number of pieces played on the instruments. Many of the pupils less than 10 years old have told who wrote a score of the best operas as soon as they hear a few measures played.

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