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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
''Ringo'' belt
 special.

It is not often that store has the good fortune to be able offer value such this in well known and well liked an article as ERingo'' belts. This low bust corset with elastic at top and with very long hp heavily bonedmade of handsome flesh color brocade with broad front steel and six hose porters.
 Sizes from 9 to 34, special at $295.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
Some new
 over blOuses.

arrival in waist section is crepe de chine over blouse-in black navy or brown neatly tailored with deep fringe at bottom.
 This strikngly pretty garment has already gained great with who know and appreciate novel and pretty waists, price $1O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
Fall suits for women.

showing that for real value should be of than usual interest to who appreciates beauty of lines, quality of material and careful tailoring.
 The coats modelled the popular long straight lnessome plainly and nicely tailored others set off with elaborate silk embroidered designs back and side panels done in self color.
 The Things good staunch and beautiful figured lining silks in color to harmonize contrast with the color of the garment.
 Materials gabardines and velour and the larger of these suits in the most wanted coors navy and brown.
 A choice offering at only $25.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
Swagger bags real beauties.

Genuine calf grey brown and tan-four distinct styles beautifully lined. All made with the long handles that distinguish the swagger bag and add to it's beauty and usefulness worth lot than the price asked-we believe you will agree-only $225.
 Main floor, ront
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
Mems oxford
 cleanup.

Here values for in brown calf plain oxfords English last dark brown ball strap oxfords-leather heels-brown calf plain oxfords toe-black vici kid with full broad toe and rubber heelsand black calf English last o2foros with leather heels.
 Broken in of the styles but your size and comfortable fit in style you to like these $7.5O to $9
 While they last, CE AA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
WOnen's new Fall gloves.

The gloves really rich and genteel in appear added to there intrinsic goodness and worth the pleasing prices which carry their appeal.
 One of the pleasing gloves for Fall in chamoisette gauntlet with strap wrist in white, beaver astic pom gee, brown and grey, $1. A 16 button chamoisette in white and brown is a style with strong appeal to the careful dresserthese are priced at only $1.50.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
Aviator Is Killed,
Machinist Injured
In 5OO-Foot Fall

SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 2S.-Lieu-
tenant George T. Roe, of Boston,
Mass, navy aviator, was killed, and
Chief Machinist's Mate James P.
Dudley, of Virginia, was seriously
injured, when the airplane in which
they were flying feel 500 feet and
struck on North island today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
ALABAMA To HONOR
WEARERS Of GRAY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May Is
Representative from every state in
the south that retired from the
United States government during the
war between the states will be pre-
sented Friday when the Confederate
White House will be dedicated here
as the shrine of the old south 1t
was announced here tonight by the
committee on arrangements.
The governor of every southern
state has been invited to be present
at the ceremony and several have
informed the committee that they
will attend if their duties do not
prevent.
A large number of Confederate
fighters will stand once again at at
tention in front of the home Of their
beloved mmander-in-chief, jeff
Davis. Hundreds of southern bellies
of the sixties and of the present once
again will make lovely it's parlors
and porches when the reception is
held Friday evening.
A few women of the south-daugh-
ters and granddaughters of those who
wore the grey-have worked and
fought with unceasing energy and un-
firing devotion and patience for the
preservation of this relic Of the old
south.
In 1919 this band of southern
women secured an appropriation from
the legislature of Alabama for the
purchase of a lot on which to pre-
serve the Confederate White House
It's opening Friday will be the cul-
mination of their campaign and the
reward of their work.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
William F. Moore Sets
Gun for Chicken Thief
And Gets Shot in Leg

Following an accident with a set
gun placed to shoot chicken thief.
William F. Moore. of 1919 Washing
ton street, is in the Georgia Baptist
hospital suffering from a severe
wound in the right leg. Mr.. Moore
is the father of Will 6. and James
F. Moore. well-known young At
lant4 attorneys.
Mr.. Moore had been bothered for
several months with thieves stealing
his chickens. SO on Friday evening
he set a shotgun inside the chicken
house vita an attachment so that
if an intruder should open the door
during the night he would get shot
in the leg.
Saturday morning at II o'clock
Mr. Moore went to show a neighbor,
H. A. Robertson, how he had rugged
up his set gun He thought he had
disconnected the apparatus which
fired the gun. but when he opened
the door of the chicken house his
own gun exploded and he fell
wounded seriously in the calf of his
right leg.
DR.. w. S. AIKEN. who was passing
the house. administered first aid. and
Mr. Moore was rushed to the Georgia
Baptist hospital. Physicians stated
Saturday afternoon that the limb
probably could be saved. Mr. Rob-
ertson, the neighbor, was injured
slightly in the hand by shot from
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
SHERIFF SLAIN BY
ALLEGED BLOCKADER

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 20
Sheriff A. G. Catron, of Walker
county, Ga, who was shot by an
alleged whisky runner on the side
of Lookout mountain, Saturday this
of Lookout mountain Saturday
at o'clock Saturday night.
The man who shot Sheriff .Catron
escaped in the darkness and although
Georgia officers are in possession
of his name, they decline to give it
out. Tonight posses were scouring
the mountains in the vicinity of
Cenchatt in an effort to apprehend
the slayer. The shooting occurred
when the sheriff and a party of
deputies found three men N posses
sion nf an automobile containing 40
gallons of whisky and attempted to
place them under arrest.
Feeling is high in Walker county
and some fear OF mob violence was
expressed by those in authority.
Sheriff Catron. accompanied by Dep
uty Sheriff Harmon and three special
deputies, left Lafayette Friday night
about midnight to make raid on
transrorters of whisky. About 3
o'clock this morning when the Of
ficers had reached a point near
Cenchatt, they found an automobile
on the side of the road.s Three men
were crouched on the running board,
two of whom fled, with the officers
in pursuit. Sheriff Catron and
Deputy Aoney approached to search
the car when the third man warned
them to stop. Adney threw his gun
on thte man, who quickly drew his
own revolver and wounded the dep
opened fire on thte man. and it is
body of Catron. AS Adney fell he
opened fire on thte man, and it is
believed that he was wounded.
Sheriff Catron was placed in a
machine and rushed TO Chattanooga
for treatment.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
7 Mules Confiscated
As Riders Are Charged
With Having Liquor

MO1JLTRIE, May 28.-J. o. Stew
art aad John Cobb, Colquitt countys
dry officers, arrested three white
men Friday afternoon and seized two
mules that they alleged were being
1sef to transport alcoholic beverages,
and j. A May. brothers. They are
being held in Jail, but it was ex-
pected that they would arrange bail
during the day.
Stewart and Cobb claim that when
they found the Mays brothers they
were riding the mules and carrying
beer from a swamp to a moonshine
still, which was later found. Two Of
the brothers were on one mule. a
legal fight over the mules is ex-
pectcd. The accused men said that
the animals were the property of
their father. 1t was also stated that
a local bank has a first mortgage on
them.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
"I'l Hang After All, ."
Escaped Man Admits

WOODSTOCK, Ont, May Is
well 1 guess I'll hang, after ALL"
Norman Garfield, condemned MUIR
derer, declared today as he sat in
the death cell here, following Sc
hours of liberty after a spectacular
escape from Jail.
Garfield, who will hang next
Thursday morning for the murder Of
BENJAMIN Johnson, fled from the Jail
after attacking the death watch and
robbing him of his keys when the
guard entered the cell for hat left
by the Rev. Mr.. Gaetz.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
W. U. Cable Ship
Gives Up Fight

WASHINGTON, May 28-The
Western Unions cable laying ship
which has been waiting off Miami.
Fla. for many months in the hope
of bringing ur the Barbados cable.
eft here tonight for New York, navy
department officials have been ad-
viSed.
The action indicates that the COM
pany has abandoned hone of obtain
ing the permission OF the federal
government to land the cable A
naval sub-chaser. which has been
standing guard over the ship since
it attempted to land the cable. de-
spite the refusal of former Presi-
dent Wilson to grant permission. is
accom- panying the vessel. it was !e-
ported to the department.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
S2OO.000,0DO PAID !
BY HUNS To ALLIES

PARIS, May 30.-Germany today
paid the allies $20O,000,O00 and
thereby met the first clause Ct the
recent allied ultimatum.
The money was paid over to the
allied reparations commission with
out ceremony. DR.. Wilhelm Mayer,
German ambassador here, carrying
the money in suitcase, unaccom--
panied by a guard, met the commits
sion and took it's receipt. 1t was
the biggest single financial transact
tion since the war.
The money was in the form of
twenty gold bonds of $4,000. 900
each. The papers bore the indorse-
ment of four Berlin banks. They
were brought here by couriers.
The reparations commission will
divide the money on a pre-ar: anged
basis, Belgium. under the peace
treaty having first claim to it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
Kills Wife, Then
ATTEMPTS Suicide

SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 28-Mrs.
Kathleen Cannon was dead here to-
cay and her husband, Albert Joseph
Cannon, dying. following a double
shooting at a local hotel.
Mrs. Cannon. according to the po-
lice, was walking along the street
returning to her home from work
when Cannon fired three shots from
a rifle in a second-story window.
She fell, dying. Cannon then drop
ped his rifle and shot himself with
a revolver. the police said. Accord
ing to officers. Cannon followed his
wife here from Texarkana, Texas,
where they had family trouble. They
leave four young children.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
One Killed, Score
Injured in Crash
OF Trolley Cars

BURLINGTON. N. J., May 30
One man was killed. woman is dy-
ing and more than score of others
were injured in a head-on collision
of trolley cars at Roebling. near
here today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-31
Done Thief Operates

ATHENS. Ga, May 2S.-A dope
thief appears to be at large in
Athens. Wednesday night some one
entered the office of DR.. E. K.
Wheels and scattered empty Walls
over the office floor The Walls look
ed as if they had been filled with
drugs. Only small am punt of mar
cotics was secured. the police say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
CHOLERA RUNS ITS
COURSE In VOLGA

SAMARA. Oct. 2T-ChoIera has
about run its course along the Vol
ga for this year and, a. the weather
grows cooler. is disappearing very
rapidly in spite Of the weakened con
dition Of the famine-stricken pop
ulation and the anniversary condition
Of impoverished refugees crowded
into camps where there is absolute
lack Of sanitary precautions.
Vital statistics are lacking but the
testimony Of medical men who have
wide knowledge Of health conditions
in the Volga district indicates that
the death rate among persons who
were taken with cholera ranged from
80 to 75 per cent. This was attri-
buted to the undernourished condi-
tion Of the population and lack Of
facilities to treat the malady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
Former Brownsville Editor
Achieves Pigs and Chickens

With smokehouse full Of canned
fruits, a yard full of chickens and
turkeys, seven hogs, two cows, the
finest of yellow yams ar . plenty of
corn and wheat, u. Fl. Cummins,
formerly editor of the Brownsville
Sentinel. has achieved the newspap-
erman's dream, bankers no more for
the rush and hurry and worry Of the
newspaper office, and il quite cont
ent with his newest field Of endeavor
that Of farmer at Clint, Texas,
near FL Paso.
Writing to The Herald. Mr.. Cum
Minis says:
II am fast becoming hick. Have
alfalfa, oats and wheat growing
nicely and am still breaking ground
for spring planting. A sample Of t.
c. Richardson's white clover is grow
ing.
Except for occasional skips in tk2
brain mechanism. am doing well
enough, and doubt if ever get back
into the newspaper game. Ten years
Of night and day work will get fel-
low. know, for | have tried it.
"With a smokehouse full of can
ned fruits, a yard full of chickens
and turkeys, seven hogs, two cows
the finest of yellow yams and plenty
Of corn and wheat can live without
some other things
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
PAGEANT DATE WILL
Be NOVEMBER lO,E
DECISION BY BOARD

r J. Yoe, chairman Of the board
arranging for the Founders Day"
pageant, announced today that il
has been decided to change the day
OF the proposed pageant from Arm
istice Day. November IL, to the day
preceding. November 10. The
change was made essential, Mr.
Yoe said, because Of is being neces-
sary for the Brownsville football
squad to 90 to Corpus Christi for a
championship game on Armistice
Day. and great many people ac-
tive in the pageant plans want to
attend the game.
November 10 IL the correct day
for the pageant" Mr.. Yoe said.
but the following day was select
ed locally SO that IL could be COM
bined with the Armistice Day cell
ebration and have all elements work
together for a worthwhile celebra-
ton"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
BROWNSVILLE HIGH TO
PLAY CORPUS NOV. IL

An eff"v. ID have corpus 'cs~i~fi
high school agree ~ play it, sched-
uled game win the Brownsville
elc~cn on November 10, instead Of
Armistice day, failed and announce
ment was made today bv Coach n.
A. Bullock Of the Brownsville high
that the game will be played in Cor
pus Christi Oh Armisticc Day This
is contingent on Corpus Christi de-
feating KingSvillc. regarded BY the
local team as certain.
Arrangements are being made. II
is understood, 10 secure special rail
road rates and special cars 70 take
the Brownsville team and rooters 70
Corpus Christi. Az many business
men. professional men and others
as will go are being urged to make
the trip. The district championship
for which Corpus Christi last year
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
ABOUT 600 MEN
ON GULF CAST
LINESAFFECTED
approximately rs Railroad
Workers al Brownsville
and Harlingen Included

approximately twenty-five men.
about eighteen of whom reside in
Brownsville, the others at Harlingen
will be affected by the order calling
the railroad strike for October so.
according to A. S. Gimble. general
agent here for the Gulf Coast Lines.
No brakemen or switchmen will be
affected, a. these two branches of
the Gulf Coast Lines service en-
ploye only negroes who are not in
the union.
Mr.. Gimble estimated that between
500 and 600 men on the Gulf Coast
Lines between Brownsville and New
Orleans. viii 90 out if the strike
occurs.
Among those that will be affected
here, Mr.. Gimble said, are two en-.
gineers and two conductors on the
branch line run; two yard engineers ;
two yard firemen; two branch line
firemen; two yardmasters; and pos
sibly two telegraph operators. all in
Brownsville, and ut Harlingen there
are two freight crews with total
Of six men. The remainder are made
up of extra men.
Mr.. Gimble said he il not advised
Of the railroad company's plans for
maintenance of service, but that adj
vertisem-nts are being inserted in
newspapers for men to replace those
going out in the event the strike oc-
ours. Such advertisements were
scheduled to appear in The Herald
today. simultaneously with advertise
ments in papers in other cities on the
line.
"We expect 10 be able to operate
passenger trains, at least said Mr..
Gimble. hut il the strike occurs it
isslikely that there will be great diff
ficulty in operating freight trains.
with all roads hunting for men il will
be impossible for any road to get
more than small percentage Of the
me. IL will need
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27

defeated Brownsville, j. the title
sought.
There are several other teams In
the district that have not met d~feat
but Corpus Christi is said 10 be the
strongest team in the district that
Brownsville will have to play. The
outcome of this Armistice Day con
test will in All probability determine
whether Brownsville will compete
for the state championship NJ Aus
tin this year.
Del Rio. southwest of San Anto-
Mo. is in this district and is among
the undcfeated teams. Owing to it,
distance from Brownsville II j. be-
ing urged that Del Rio and other
towns in that section b. placed in
another district. adding some other
towns this side of San Antonio in
their places in this district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
SCHOOL BOARD WILL
READVERTISE FOR
JUNIOR HIGH BIDS

Upon the request OF the Walker
Construction Company, who were
awarded the contract for 4. ection OF
the new junior high school. to be
released from their contract, the
school board fast night decided TO
receive new bids for erection Of the
building. Notices were authorized
today calling for bids to be submit
ted by 7:30 o'clock p. m.. November
7, at which time they will be consid-
cred az the boards office IN the city
hall.
Secretary Fred Starck of the
board said that several other bids
had been made when the contract
was awarded to the Walker firm.
and it is expected that ell contrac-
tors who submitted bids at that time
will make offers. with the exception
Of the Walker firm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
4TH CAVALRY ORDERED
TO FORT M'INTOSH

The Fourth United States cavalry,
scheduled to leave Fort Brown on
November I and To be replaced by
the Twelfth Cavalry, will have head
quarters at Fort Mcintosh. Laredo.
instead Of Fort Sam Houston, as at
first expected. Advice received at
Fort Brown state that the original
orders have been revised with Fort
Mcintosh in view as the regimental
headquarters. Remaining sections Of
the old Sixteenth. which Il being
merged into the Fourth. are now en-
route from Fort Sam Houston 10 La
redo to join the parent organiza-
ton.
The Twelfth Cavalry has reached
the lower part Of the border and is
expected at Fort Brown about Sun
day. Colonel Sedgwick Rice is in
command
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
PYEATT ASKS
COOPERATION
ALONG LINES
Says Gulf Coast Lines Has No
Quarrel With Its
Union Workers

I'VE have 40 controversy with our en-
ployes. and only have newspaper reports
Of the cause Of the strike says J. :.
Pyeatt. president of the Gulf Coast Lines.
In a letter addressed 70 commercial or
CARNATIONS along the Gulf Coast Lines.
i'm which he asks for their assistance
and cooperation. not in the operation Of
the lines but in the protection Of proper
ties aud protection of men who are will
ing 60 operate them.
The letter follows:
~while the Gulf Coast Lines has had no
official notification from the unions. We
cannot close our eyes 20 newspaper state
ments publishing a general strike or all
railroads in the United States by the so-
called Big Five Unions effective OctO-
her 80.
''Tt il the purpose of Gulf Coast lines
to continue the operation of its trains
so far as practicable. notwithstanding
this strike. and "a serve It's patrons in the
communities which il reaches. To do this
successfully. both official and public aid
will be required. 20 the extent of seeing
that the company's properties are eff
cie1tiy protected and that men who may
be employed TO operate our trains are not
molasted ~ the nerformance ~ their
duties Without vour cooneration sny
eff;c;art onerat;on ~ our trains win moi
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
SCHOOL CROWDED,
BOARD CONSIDERS
STEPS NECESSARY

MERCEDES, Tex, Oct. 27-The
school board of this place, of which
III. IT. Tidmore IL president. discus
sing plans to care for the large in
crease in the r-rollment Of the
schools There II now total enrol
ment of 1908 pupils in the Mercedes
schools. divided as follows: High
school and seventh grade. 207. Ame-
rican ward h0ol, 451; Mexican
ward school, 302, and the Heidelburg
school, 43- These are cared for mt
present in four buildings, one OF
which j. the magnificent $4,000
High School which has only recent
IN bee= completed. The problem be-
fore the board now Il to provide for
the increased Mexican enrolment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Oct. 27-
The resolution for expulsion from
the house or Representative Blanton
Of Texas was called up today by Re-
preventative Mondell. republican
leader. New efforts were started
today to have all factions agree on
a resolution Of censure.
There j. no indication, however,
that Mondell II willing to compro-
mise. In urging ccnsure republicans
and democrats insisted that the re-
solution they sought to offer would
not only be extremely severe itself,
hut would call for public rebuke Of
Blanton by Speaker Gillett.
While informal conferences are
underway Blanton declined state
ment. announcing that he would ans
wer charges that he caused the pub
ication Of obscene matter i'm the
Congressional Record later in the
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-27
FREIGHT EMBARGO
ON |. & c. N. ROAD
Is MODIFIED TODAY

PALESTINE. Tex, Ovt. 274Mo-
dification of the freight embargo on
the international & Great Northern
became effective today because Of
continued improvement in traffic
conditions, the general offices an
nounces. Representatives of the
strikers declared that their reports do
not agree with the railroads
Horace Booth, traffic manager,
said that restrictions were removed
except on local freight shipments.
Carloads and less will be accepted
for principal cities in Texas as well
as for connecting lines, including
Mexico, he said