The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-17
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Mrs. Tribe, Ex-FolIies Girl,
Tells Of Long Hunt for
Little Phil"
BY WILLIAM PARKER,
CosunopcIltan. Nevv. servica.

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when I. started on my hazardous
mission to get Little Phil' Alguin
out Of Mexico In exchange for my
husbands release from the Los An
geles jail knew that success de-
pended on the weapons OF femininity.
because the various efforts police
and other officials had made were
Of no avail. /" said Mrs. Catherine
Uribe. former ''F'ollies'' and New
York Winter Garden dancer. In tell
bing the Cosmopolitan News Service
correspondent how she trailed the
alleged murderer.
About the only 'sleuthing' I had
ever done was on one occasion in
New York when tried to learn the
identity Of the man who had been
anonymously showering me with
thousands Or dollars worth 81 gifts.
This was the man who sent me
$4,000 in jewels as I was eating my
breakfast. AT various other times
he had sent me expensive baskets
OF fruit. Happening to be passing
one day the shop where the fruit was
purchased, impuIsively went in
ana talked with the manager. He
remembered the baskets OF fruit. but
said the orders had always come "a
him anonymously, q boy arriving
with the money. He told me that
once he had waited on q prominent
man who left an order for D basket
OF fruit to be sent me. The mana-
ger gave me the name OF this man.
Calls Up mir. So and SO.s'
When / arrived 1T my, apartment
in West End avenue telephoned "a
the man. His girl secretary an.
swered the phone. told her I
wanted to speak to Mr.. So and So On
personal matter. She switched the
call to his private office.
Hello, said the man.
Hello, / said. This 81 Miss .
Of the ziegfeld Follies. Are you the
FRINGE Charming who has sent me
80 many gifts?'
and embarrassment and the Re.
ceiver OF the phone was hung IN /
quickly. That liz as close al i ever
came to learning who nv Ir1vsterf-
GUS benefactor was. IS.
II take no personal pride in hay.-
ing had Alguin Gieported from
Mexico; II was, to me den1onstra-
ton of how effective women could
be if they would cooperate more
closely with public officials in civic
and criminal matters. Woman,s
place is not alone In the home, she
has. to my mind, a natural aptitude
for diplomacy.
When interviewed Governor
Enriquez. Of Chihuahua. he said to
me. in protest.
But, Mrs Tribe. You are asking
me to do something for you that I
have already refused the governors
OF Texas and California as well as
high police Officials Of Los Angeles
and Ell Paso.
"AIguin at this time was III the
prison at Chihuahua, having been
brought there for safe keeping after
two attempts had been made by
American police officials to kidnap
him from Juarez.
Cites Gravity Of Offense.
81 suppose, had / been less de-
termineds would have accepted
the word Of Governor Enriuuez as
final. had come too far 10 be
put off so easily. / continued to
talk with Governor Enriquez, tell
ing him that 1t was matter OF
national conscience for Mexico to
deport any man who had q Grim.
inal record elsewhere.
when left the governors office
did not feel that had made any
specific progress. The governor
had told me he did not want to
take the responsibility Of sending
Alguin across the border. He did
not say so, but surmised from
what he did say that Alguin had
developed into a Mexican political
problem.
"A few hours later I Heard a
rumor that Alguin would be more
or less secretly deported the next
morning. The train--the only north.
bound train from Chihuahua to the
border-leaves at o'clock in the
morning. Whether my talk with
the governor prompted this plan I
did not know. was determined.
though. to watch Alguin every mile
OF the way to Juarez.
-Four O'Clock the next morning
1t was bitter cold too-found me in
the crowded waiting room at the
Chihuahua station, lighted by smoky
coal oil lamps. It was packed to
suffocation with poems and whining
children.
Goes to Mexico City.
my long wait was fraught with
disappointment. Apparently some
thing had happened to change the
plan of the officials.
"Alguin was, shortly afterward,
sent to the federal prison at Mexico
City. On learning this / went to
Mexico City and talked with Presi-
dent Oregon. He seemed sur
prised that Alguin was still in
Mexico. I explained to him the
purpose of my mission. It was not
very long before Alguin was put
aboard q train for Tampico and
there placed aboard steamer en-.
route to Texas.
Although had been figurative.
ly on the trail Of Alguin for many
weeks, the first time / saw him was
at Ell Paso when he was brought
there by Chief of Police Oaks, of
Los Angeles. I hid in a taxicab
and watched them take him from
the train, one of his legs almost
dragging from the weight of the
Oregon boot and his hands shackled
together.
II suppose many people wonder
why have shown comma Ssion for