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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29

NEW YORK, N. r., Nov. 29-
Secret hrooding over memories Of
his experiences in the war, from
which NJ emerged one Of Americas
greatest individual heroes. was as
cribed today by friends and rela
tives of Lieutenant Colonel Charles
w. Wlittiesey as the cause Of his
taking his life Sunday while en-
route 70 Havana. Members OF his
family recalled incidents which.
pieced together. in the light Of bis
tragic death. might have been re-
cognized indications that his spirit
was downcast by recurrent memo
ries Of his brothers in arms who
died before his ewes in France The
last blow. they said. more trying
than the rest, was in Washington
when he took part in the funeral
services Of Americas Unknown Sol
der He returned from the capital
more depressed than ever.
WhisSlesey, 36 and unmarried.
lived in a bachelor apartment on
East 44th street When he appear
ed at breakfast Sunday morning he
brought a suitcase down from his
room. He did not say where he was
going, and his friends did not con
slider the circumstance unusual. be-
cause he was III The habit ~ making
weekend and business trips.
Colonel Whittlesey l. the son ~
Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Whittlesey
Of Pittsfield. Mass. He has two
brothers. Elisha Of Pittsficld and
Mclzar Of this city.
The crisp. laconic reply. You 90
10 hell" hurled into the teeth of 4
German officer who called on him
and his men to surrender. was the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
COL. WHITTLESEY, WAR
HERO, ENDS HIS LIFE

rhetorical battlefield classic which
brought Colonel Whittlesey into
fame over night.
Surrounded III the Arg0nne with
his command, the first battalion of
the 30Sth Infantry, 77th division.
WhittIcsey had been cut off for
four days without food on fresh wa
ter. All but ~ men had been kill
ed or wounded, AT dusk on Oct
ober 7, 1918. blindfuided German
bearing a white flag. crossed the
lines. He bore message asking
the Americans to surrender, 'sin
the name Of humanity"
a few hours later the messenger
had been sent back with Whittbi-
sey's reply an American advance
took place and all were rescued.
His exploit was rewarded by
President Wilson with the congres-
sional medal Of honor.
Some months after the armistice
the German officer who demanded
Whittlesey's surrender added to his
laurels by publishing statement
extolling the Americans courage
and determination.
John b. Pryuen. lawyer 10
whom messages from Captain Grant
II the Toloa were addressed. stated
tonight that he was Of the opinion
that Colonel WhittIesey had ended
his own life. Radio messages re-
lated that Colonel Whittlesey left
note for the captain. requesting
him 20 notify his parents in Pitts
field, Mass. and then disappeared
from the snip.
Pryucn stated that he believed
the Tragedy % be tie result Of a
mental strain which Colonel Whit
tlcsey had suffered ~ one of he
honorary pall-hearers AT the Armis-
ticc day reremonies mt Washington.
Robert y. Little. Of White x
Case. the law firm with which Col
oncl Whittlcsey had been associated
for some time, received a wireless
message from Captain Grant of the
Toloa. stating that the colonel hal
left a message for him regarding
some law papers. The note ended
with:
II will not return
Colonel Whittlescy had had so
much grief confronting him since
the war that | believe he could not
stand X any longer Little sail.
Because Of the prominence ne
corded him, widows and orphans
the country over wrote to him and
appealed to him in person. Mary
seemed merely to want his sympathy
for he was very tender-hearte.
man.
~ noticed change in him when
he came back from the unknown sol
dicr services. The fancrai ~ Ar
lingtcn seemed 70 be the climax to
all the sadness he went through"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
FIRST NOVEMBER FLOOD
IN 20 YEARS is NOTED

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 29-The
first November flood in more than
twenty years today l. sweeping down
the Ohio river from the upper reach
es OF the Monongahcla and the AilcE-
heny as the result Of almost con-
tinuous rainfall for several DAYS.
Scores Of persons in the lowlands on
the north side were taken from their
homes in boats by the police
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
TICK
QUARANTINE
LIFTED TODAY


AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29-By
proclamation of the governor the
quarantine against cattle tick was
lifted today III Approximately TWEEN
ty counties in Texas. These are
Blander, Blanco, Brazos, Edwards,
Fannin, Freestone Gregg Harrison,
Kendall. Kerr, Kimble, Lee, Morris,
Rains, Real, Red River. Robertson.
Smith. Titus. Travis. Upshur. VIII
hanson, Wood, that part OF Conan
che not in the free area. and parts
OF Milan, Leon and Anderson. The
lifting Of the state quarantine follow
ed the release Of the federal quar-
antine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
20 KILLED, THEATER
BUILDING COLLAPSES

NEW YORK, N. NJ. Nov. %
Fifteen or twenty workmen are be-
lieved 70 have been killed today
when a new thcater L. course of
construction At Bedford and Park
avenue, Brooklyn, collapsed, accord
ing to early police reports. R
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
TEXAS RANGERS GUARD
MILLIONS in BONDS

AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. 20 Two
Texas rangers. Captain r. w. Aid
rich and J. B. Wheatley. who guard
ed $4.500.000 worth Of watcrworks
irrigation bonds en- route 70 St.
Louis from Wichita Falls. returned
today. The rangers conveyed the
bonds to purchasers IL vt. Louis fol-
lowing request from Wichita Falls
for a guard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 0 1921
GRAPEFRUIT MEN
CALLED TO MEET

Albert II. Kalhfleisch. citrus
fruit grower of Mercedes, an
nounced today that a meeting Of
citrus fruit growers Of the Valley
will be he'd at the Empire. thea
ter in Mercedes at o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon, November 30.
The meeting is especially for those
who have much fruit to dispose Of,
according to MIR. Klabfleisch. who
urged that all growers attend the
meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
CURETON WILL TAKE
OATH AS JUSTICE

AUSTIN. Tex, Nov. &c. VT.
Cureton who succeeds Judge Nelson
Phillips n chief justice OF the Tex
as Supreme court, will take the oath
Of office Friday, X was announced
today. w. A. Keeling. acting attorney
general. win be sworn i'm at the same
time as attorney general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
Who
WASEXPELLED
CROSSES line
William Buckley Says He Was
Advised to Leave Mexico
"For His Own Safety"

LAREDO, Texas. Nov. 29-Wil-
liam r. Buckley, expelled from Mex
leo. arrived here today. He said
he was expelled on complaint OF the
Mexican minister Of foreign af-
fairs who advised him through
Charge Summerlin to 'leave the
country for his own safety
Buckley said he quit Mexico only
after second demand was made
upon him. Buckley declared that
Nc committed no act against the
Mexican government justifying his
expulsion.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29-Wil-
liam Buckley. president of the
American Association of Mexico,
forw hose arrest and expulsion the
Mexican government issued an or
der several weeks ago. was not
technically expelled under Article
80. II Is understood il will require
an authorization by the Mexican
president before he can return.
His journey to Laredo, however,
was with the full consent and knowl-
edge Of officials in Mexico City fol-
lowing five days stay in the
American embassy where he took
refuge 70 await developments under
the expulsion order.
His case caused much excitement
here where he was well known for
years as a business man. When he
arrived in Mexico City two weeks
ago IL WIS rumored that an order
for his arrest had been issued and
George II. Summerlin. American
charge. Immediately took up the case
with the foreign office. I'm the
meanwhile, a refugee in the embassy
Buckley communicated at length
with Washington officials but the
best information is that no instruc-
tions as 20 the course he should
pursue was received from them.
American Charge Summerlin was
told that Buckley would be deport-
ed because of his activity against
the present Mexican government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
SECRETARY WEEKS HAS
ORIGINAL WAY TO GET
RID OF WINTER COLD

WASHINGTON. r. G., Nov. %
Secretary of War Weeks has discover
ed Y novel cure. lie revealed his dis
covery upon his return from New
York where he witnessed the Army
and Navy football game.
II should not have gone up there"
he said, because | had bad cold.
Rain exposure n not expected 70
help IL. but after getting good
drench for several hours he cold
was suddenly and completely cured
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
WHISKEY IN BOX CAR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 29-The DO,
lice raided box car on a switch
track here last night and seized
thirty cases of bonded whiskey. No
arrests have been made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
NAVAL EXPERTS
OF BIG 5POST-
PONE HEARING
Powers Adopt Resolutions
Providing Giving Up Of
Chinese Rights
Especial 10 The HeraIdl

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov 29---
The meeting today W the big Five"
naval experts was postponed until
tomrrow mt the request Of one Of
the delegations.
Coincident with this, the first
meeting IN a week Of the committee
Of naval experts. the question of
sixty or seventy per cent ratio for
Japan, upon which there have been
nc indications Or an agreement. be-
comes the outstanding issue OF the
conference. Japan was seventy per
cent status.
WASHINGTON, ID. g.. Now 30
Nine powers i'm conference today
adopted resolutions providing for
REIMBURSEMENT of foreign extra ter
ritorial rights IN China. The reso-
luton provided for withdrawal ~
foreign courts should the interna-
tional commission which makes
study of Chinese laws and court
practice find the judiviaI system is
adequate.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Nov. 90
President Harding's suggestion FOR
continuing the conference of ma
tions is expected by administration
officials Ky become the subiect of
formal discussion before the present
conference ends The presidents
position ~ said 10 * that the new
association will not have the atti-
tude of an undermining agency for
the league
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
CHARLES sHEEHEY IS DEAD

SHERMAN, Texas. Nov.29--
Charles Sheehey. SO. for a quarter
Of century a prominent Texas
travelling salesman, died at his home
here early TODAY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
BRICK VENEER HOME
FOR ELIZABETH ST;
WORK ESTARTED

City Commissioner B. T.. Kowalski.
who recently sold his cottage on
Elizabeth street, near the corner Of
Elizabeth and Palm Boulevard, today
began the erection Of California
style bungalow on his property at
the corner Of Elizabeth and Palm
Boulevard. The bungalow will be
of brick veneer construction. with
a reimbursement. and all modern
improvements. 1t will cost about
$4,000. Mr. KowaIski said.
+. f. Jochen, local contractor,
has the contract for the work. lie
expects to complete the building in
abou. six weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight generally fair. warmer:
Wednesday generally fair. light to
gentle east 60 south winds.
The following weather ohserva-
uons, covering the 24-h0ur period
ending at n. nm. today. are report
cd nv Mrs. "A. w. Reed, United
States voluntary weather observer;
MaNimum temperature ....-. 100
minimum temperature ...-.- 1t
Barometer 3n.in
temperature Ut Noon .......- tD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-29

truction to be undertaken, and also
because the cost Of railroad trans
portation will be lower. Mr.. Colp Of
the Old Spanish Trail Association cal
led attention to the fact that here
after the highways must be eighteen
feet wide instead Of fifteen as Il the
case on the work now in existence.
There will be no more fifteen foot
construction" he said. ''the policy
now being for an eighteen foot as
the Standard
The state highway commission. Mr.
Dancy said. viii not commit itself any
further TO participation in highways,
as was the case formerly. but here
after viii pursue the policy Of await
ing the time when counties provide
themselves with necessary funds for
road construction. "The highway
funds Of the federal government no
longer are going a-begging." he said.
There are applications Of SO for
every 81 available"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31
c. A. Richardson, Owner
COZ. ROY DENNIS, Auctioneer.
j. NJ. Ryan, Clerk.
OBITUARY

Macomb, Mo-, March "a, 1921.
Mrs. Ellen Baker, wife of VIM.
Baker. Was born 1913, at Farm.
ington, Mo-, St. Francois county.
She protested a hope in Christ
in 1862, and lived a christian un-
til her death, which occurred on
March 20, 1921. Mother Baker
was 7S years, II months and II
days old, and we shall miss her,
tho our loss is her eternal gain.
departed in the faith of Jesus;
goodbye mother, until we meet.
Funeral was preached by Rev.
G. N. Findley at Macomb, Mo.
The body was laid to rest in the
Macomb cemetery. o, may the
Lord bless brother Baker and
all the family and relatives.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31
ASK AID FOR THE
SUFFERING ARMEN|ANS
Distinguished Names on Lenten
Sacrifice Appeal.

Major General Leonard Wood, U. S.
Army, is head Of a nationwide COM
mittec making an appeal for q lenten
sacrifice Offering for the relief of the
starving Christian populations of the
Near East, in behalf Of the Near East
Relief, l Madison avenue, New York
City.
in asking support of the work Of the
Near East Relief are: Andrew W.. Mel
lon, of Pittsburgh, secretary of the
treasury eX President William II. Taft
Frank A. Munsey; W. w. Atterbury Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad; Pres;-
dent John Grier Hibben,. Of Prince
ton University; DR.. Alexis Car
rel, of the Rockefeller Institute; Mrs.
Carrie Champman Gait, the suffrage
leader; Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robin
son, sister Of the late President RoOse-
welt; Newcomb Carlton, president of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany; John G. Shaffer, owner of the
Chicago Post and other newspapers;
DIR. Henry van Dyke; Miss Fl. f.
II. Ried; Miss Elizabeth Marbury;
Samuel Gompers and Warren s. Stone,
labor leaders; John G.. Milburn and
MOorfield Storey, of the American Bar
Association; Mary Garden; David
Belasco; Mrs. Medill Mccormick;
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president Of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. George Maynard Minor,
head Of the d. A. r.; Miss Anna A.
Gordon, head Of the w. G. II. IT,; Mrs.
Percy V. Pennybacker, of the League
Of Women Voters; Mrs. Philip North
Moore, president Of the National Coun-
Gil Of Women Miss Alice Stone Black
well; Mrs. George Horace Lorlmer, Of
Philadelphia Mrs. Mary Roberts Rine-
hart, the well known novelist /; Rupert
Hughes and Emerson Hough, authors;
Senator Reed Smoot, Of Utah; Cover
nor John NJ. Parker, Of Louisiana; DIR.
Frank NJ. McMurry, Of Teachers Col
lege, New York City; William G.
Bobbs, Of indianapolis; ]. Thomson
willing, the artist; Mrs. Cleveland II.
Dodge; Mrs. Henry MOrgenthau Mrs.
Edwin NJ. Buckley; Bishop elect VII.
liam T. Manning, OF New York; Mrs.
Stanley White; Mrs. william Nash
Read, Of Montgomery, Ala; Arthur
Brisbane; John s. Drum, San Francis
co; John Mcfarland, Labor leader.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31

Mr.. Weevil's overthrow. "Cal" de-
scends upon Mr.. Weevil from u bat
terry of horse-drawn machines, of
which 40 are shown in M spectacular
scene taken in early summer. Work
is shown in the departments labOra-
tories ut Tullulah, La, and in Wash.
ineton, d. c., where. the methods
which save cotton planters S2O,OO0,OOC
or more annually were devised.
One interesting feature is the labor
atory work by which bogus weevil OK
terminatOrs are detected. The second
part of the film, taken in the fall,
cotton fields with pickers gathering
the snowy bolls. Two or three con.
trasts are shown between fields where
calcium %arsenate dust has been np.
piled and adjoining rows which were
neglected. From actual experience
the saving to n 5,0OO-acre. planter IS
given at more than S64 m acre. The
film IS designed primarily for demon.
stration work in the South, and is
one Of about 800 films covering more
than 100 subjects showing different
phases of the work of the depart
ment. Copies Of the film may be
bought from the department by insti
tutions and organizations interested
in boil weevil determination. Its use
Is suggested for state agricultural
colleges, boards Of commerce, etc.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31

are volunteers serving with a high
purpose, and they do not recognize
hardship when they meet it.
They have had their opportunity to
withdraw with honor from the field Of
famine and d~esolation. They have re-
fused to leave, because they know that
their departure would mean death for
tens of thousands of women and chill
dren whom their efforts have kept
alive and whom they are determined
to save for II better future.
A dozen cables are on my desk from
various cCnters in Armenia, Anaiolia,
Cilicin and Syria pleading ~pIteously
for the lives Of hundreds of thousands
who are homeless: "SiXty-live thou
sand refugees Constantinople alone; y
'Refugees flocking into AlPppo;'
"Twenty thousand refugees at Ismid -
some hundred thousand people at
~AleXandrOpol will starve unless relief
Is provided :" "Refugees arriving from
Caucasus, escaping persecution, naked,
destitute! Urgent need to save most
Of them from death" 1.-TWO hundred
thousand starving between Kars and
AleXandropol! Severe winter adding
to distress"
Above all towers the mute appeal of
the more than 100000 little. children,
orphaned, homeless, whom these Amer
lean relief workers have saved and
whom we here at home must sustain
not only through the winter and
spring. but through the summer and
autumn as well. If we do not provide.
they perish And with them dies the
hope of n New Near East.
The Easter season Is herc-the sea
son that commentaries the Great Sac
rifce for mankind. America is known
ms n Christian nation. She Is also the
wealthlest nation that history has ever
known.
Can we really enjoy our wealth and
claim the name of Christian If we turn
a deaf ear to the appeal which General
Leonard Wood, in behalf of the Near
East Relief, has sent forth broadcast
for q Lcnten Sacrifice Offering to save
these little children in Bible Lands?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31

fered and are sttll suffering the hor.
rors of war.
Among the prominent members Of
General Woods Committee are Score
tary Of the Treasury Andrew w. Mel,
Ion. Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson.
sister Of the late President Roosevelt A.;
ex-President W. Fl. Taft, Mary Garden,
President John Grier IIihben of
Princeton University, Bishop-Elect VIII
liam L. Manning Of New York, DIR.
Henry van Dyke, David Belasco, Sam.
uel Gompers, Frank a. Munsey, Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs. Henry Nor.
genthau, John G. Milburn of the Amer
lean Bar Association, Miss Elizabeth
Marbury and Mrs. Medill Mccormick of
Chicago.
General Woods Appeal
As Chairman Of Special Committee
Of representative men and women Of
the country, charged with placing be-
fore the American people the desperate
need Of two and a half million Arme-
mans, the remnant Of the oldest Chris
kidH ualioHy "'oSc oullC'tHSS tnTCuyn
sixteen centuries seem to have brought
them no nearer peace, liberty or Sc
curity, | beg your personal co-opera.
ton and influence to forward an ap-
peal for a Lenten Sacrifice Offer 9 to
enable the Near East Relief to go on
with its work Of mercy.
Over one hundred thousand little
children who have been kept alive by
American generosity for the past three
years are absolutely dependent upon
the support which America gives them
through the Near East Relief.
feel that however many and how.
ever worthy the other appeals which
are being made to the great heart Of
America these days may be, this cry
from the little children of the land
where Christ gave his life for a
kind cannot remain unanswered.
viii you help to save this martyred
peopIe7
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31
MIXTURES TO KILL INSECTS
Combination of Gasoline, Crude Car.
boIic Acid and Plaster Paris
Is Effective.

A satisfactory homemade mixture
to kill lice on poultry consists of three
parts .of gasoline and one part of
crude carbolic acid with rs much pIas-
ter of paris as the liquids will mois-
ten.
The material is allowed to dry a
few hours and then placed in air.
tight containers. The mixture has
been tried out at the Ohio experiment
station.
The powder should not be mixed
or placed near a flame. 1t is n"ceS-
Sary to hold the fowl while busting
in order to work the dust into the
feathers thoroughly. Ten pounds of
the mixture will treat 80 mature
birds.
Mercurial ointment or "blue but
ter" has been found valuable for
killing head lice frequently found on
little chicks. Mercurinl ointment is Il
stiff substance, and should be mixed
with one or two parts vaSclinc to ap-
ply it easily.
A bit of the mixture the size Of Il
pea applied with the tip Of the finger
and rubbed into the feathers about
the head will destroy the lice. 1t
should not be used too freely.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31
PUBLIC SALE

| will sell to the highest bidder
at my farm, N miles east of
Norwood, known as the Woody
Bruton farm, Thursday, April
Z. 1921, commencing at 10 o'clock
al
head of horses-1 gray mare
8 yrs old, l bay horse coming 3
years old. 6 head of cows-1
spotted cow q Holstein, 5 years
old, be fresh in May; / roam COW
Holstein 5 yrs old; 1 black
COW q Holstein, 4 yrs old; 1 red
cow a Jersey, be fresh in May,
5 yrs old; 1 red COW 9 yrs old,
flush with milk; 1 red COW, z yrs
old; all milking now. 1 thoro.
bred Chester white SOW and 4
pigs. About $50 bushels of corn.
Farming Implements-1 three.
inch wagon in good shape; l disc
harrow, 2 turning plows, 1 dou.
BILE shovel, 1 set of wagon har.
ness good as new, l set of buggy
harness, l.good saddle, 1 set of
pillow harness. Household Goods
large range stove good as new,
heating stove, dresser, dining
table, 3 bedsteads and springs,
Washstand, 6 chairs. Other ar.
tlcles too numerous to mention.
TERMS-All sums Of $40 and IN
der, cash; on all sums over $40. 9
months credit will be given on bank
able note bearing 8 per cent interest
from date. No goods to be removed
until terms of sale have been COM
piled with.
c. A. Richardson, Owner
COZ. ROY DENNIS, A%uctioneer.
j. Nj. Ryan, Clerk.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-03-31
GEN. LEONARD WOOD
MAKES APPEAL FOR
NEAR EAST RELIEF
Says Two and a Half Million
Starving ArmenianS Need
Help at Once.

FIT. sheridan, M.-Major General
Leonard Wood. commanding the Sixth
Corps Area. has issued a Lentcn Sacri-
flee appeal for funds to save the Ar
menians from humiliation by starva-
tion and disease. Il feel that how
ever many and however worthy the
other appeals which are being made to
the great heart Of America these days
may be-" he says. this cry from the
little children cannot remain unan-
swered."
The Near East Relief, 1 Madison
venue New York City, which has
been charged by Congress with the
American relief work in the whole
Near East, has formed n special Len
ten Sacrifice Appeal Committee" of
which Major General Wood is chair.
man, Charles V. Nickery secretary and
Cleveland II. Dodge treasurer, to put
before the American people the des-
perate need of the Christian popula-
tons Of the Near East, who have SUI