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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
NO POISON TRACE
/. Is FOUND IN BODY
(By The Associated Press.)

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec, Pinot q
trace Of poison was found in the ~viscera
Of Mrs. Annie Lou Edwards, by B. b.
Ross, state chemist. according to a re-
port made to solicitor Ben Perry and
made public here today. Mrs. EDWARDS
was mysteriously slain in her home De-
cember 2. DR.. George T.. Edwards, hus-
band Of the woman, is under indict-
mr I charged with murder.
The examination was made at the re-
que, or the solicitor who obtained con-
sent of the woman's family. Exhunla-
ton of the bd'y at Montgomery Is days
after the woman's death was shrouded
in secrecy. At the time Of the killing
it was stated the woman died from eff
fects of a blow on the head after an
anaesthetic had been given her. Re-
ports reaching the solicitor that the
woman might have been poisoned was
said to have caused the states action in
the matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24

"Oh, Mama. it's eyes close and
OPEN" said a tiny little girl last night
in thrills Of happiness ever her first
doll, handed out from the Rotary club
Christmas tree. And she was just one
of the thousand little tots that express
ed happiness over the Christmas pre-
sents furnished by Rotarians.
Children crowded the site Of the
Christmas tree long before the opening
hour of the affair. Hundreds of them
were en- the ground by nightfall, sur
veying the tree and the many boxes
with an air Of intense expectation.
Some of the more venturesome made
their way onto the platform to examine
the happiness in store for them.
At 1880 Rev. E. =. Day opened the
Christmas program with a short pray
er. He was followed by Homer L.
Fitch. chairman If the Rotary Club
Christmas tree committee, who announ-
ced the purpose Of holding the tree, in
order that happiness coming at Christ
mas tim may be divided with those
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
CONTROVERSY
ON FRENCH DDRES
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 24.-An
inclination in some quarters to make g
diplomatic incident out of the White
House comment yesterday on Ambassa-
dor Jusserand's recent public address
on the French debt led to a White House
statement today disclaiming any inten-
ton of initiating a controversy.
The formal statement was issued at
ter a conference between President
Coolidge and Secretary Hughes and had
reference 10 an authorized version OF
the presidents views given out infor-
mally at the White House yesterday.
According to that version Mr.. Cool
idqe saw no reason why the American
government should take notice Of Am
bassador Jusserand's public statement
that France desired a moratorium and
felt that the ambassador had chosen to
make his suggestion in a speech address
ed to the American public despite The
fact that the American debt commissicr
is the proper agency to deal with sucf
questions. $
Today's statement follows:
III was said at the White House to
day that il was well understood tina
Ambassador Jusserand had made known
his views to Secretary Mellon as Z
| French debt some time ago and tina
his views to Secretary Mellon as to III
French debt some time ago and tina
this was communicated to the commits
sion.
Nothing TO the contrary has befI
given out at the White House. TIL
| comment of yesterday was simply a re
fusal to discuss in any way a recent ad
| dress of Ambassador Jusserand."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
GOLFERS Wife
TO Be HELD ON
POISON CHARGE
Candy Sent to Husbands
Son by Former Mar
riage Found to Con-
tain Drug, Is Claim
BY The Associated Press.

CLEAN, N. Y, Dec. PA warrant
charging Mrs. Hilma Ensminger of Co
lumbia, Miss, second wife of George H.
Ensminger, a professional golfer. with
attempted murder IN the sending OF
poison candy through the mails, today
is on it's way to the sheriff Of Marion
county, Mississippi. Miss Harrie.
Moser of this place is in q critical con-
dtion from eating the candy. Wrapped
in a package containing Christmas
greetings, the candy was sent as a gift
to George f. Ensminger, Jr., who is the
six year old son of Ensminger by his di-
vorced wife. The boy lives here with
Miss Mosier, who is his grant aunt.
Dt,ials that the candy contained
poison Have been made at Columbia by
Mrs. Ensminger. She said the candy
had been prepared by herself and 4
cook. There was some rat poison ia the
kitchen, she said, but she was positive
none Of it had been mixed with the
candy.
Merry Christmas and love- read a
note in the package. Would have
sent more candy but it didn't harden;
will send more tomorrow In the pack
age besides the candy were a police
mans uniform for the boy, a box of
paints and a fig.
The warrant for Mrs. Ensmiugers
arrest was issued after an investigation
by local authorities. City Bacteriolo-
gist Garen said that an examination of
the candy and the fig revealed that they
contained small flakes of poison. He
said a tablet poison evidently had been
shaved into small pieces and distributed
in the delicasies-
Ensminger is in Gulfport, Miss, ae-
cording to word received here. He was
divorced from, his first wife last June.
She now ives here with Miss Mosier and
the boy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
Man Seriously Burned
When Gas Explodes as
Auto Is Being Filled

Zeferino Ruiz of this city was seri-
ously burned last night at 10 o'clock
when gasoline being poured into his
automobile exploded, resulting in pain
full burns.
A physicians report this morning is
that Ruiz rested we'll during the night,
and that he will probably recover, al
though the burns are deep and extend
over a large part of his body.
Ruiz drove up to the Tourist Auto
Supply CO., filling station, near the
tourist camp north of West Brownsville.
and his car was filled with gasoline.
There was a WACO sheet over the We
hicle to protect it from the slight mist.
Ruiz asked for an exhaust pipe wrench
and crawled under the car.
Soon after he went under the vehicle
to tighten the exhaust pipe, the gasoline
caught fine. Due to the fact that there
was only a small amount of gasoline in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24

rthe IAN: it did not explode, but the
flames covered the man untcr the We
hicle.
A call was sent in to he Brownsville
Fl e departing t, and the puinper truck
made a run out TO the tourist camp.
VIXEN the truck arrived, the obile
wa specifically demolished by flames.
Ruiz was taken to the Cisneros Drug
tore in Brownsville, and his burns were
tended there by DR.. A. G.. padilLa, who
was summo- e2. The man WIS then
taken to his home.
He will probably ecovcr, although
rs burns are serious DR.. Padilla said
this morning. The barns extend over
most Of hi sarms, aeck and chest, and
re severe in many Places.
No c of the o. her occupants~-of the
automobile, which contained the vie
and mother, and several children Of
Ruiz. were injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
IN OUR
VALLEY

a BUNCH of keys dropped in a
IA Matamoros establishment las.
night have been turned ovsr to TIL"
Herald in the hope that the owner will
call for them. The owner must pos
s4ss a flivver. for one of the KEYS will
start that sort Of a machine.
And this reminds The Herald that it
has several punches of keys on hand.
advertised at various times but the
owners Of which lave never called for
them. If the owners of lost keys will
visit. The Herald office, they may be
able to identify their property. The
older punches were found in Browns
vile.
Come early, and please fall in line.
Your turn to examine the keys will
come in time.
Railroad men spent hours Friday
night and Saturday morning, it is re-
vealed, looking for a railroad passen-
ger train which was thought to have
disappeared somewhere between Browns
willie and Houston.
Wires, heavily coated with ice, had
broken down on the. north end, and
no trace Of the train couM be found.
Men were sent out along the track at
numerous places, expecting to find the
twelve coaches and engine horribly
wrecked. Division points. where motive
power was available. did not dare send
out train to look for the missing pas
senger, fearing a possible crash.
The train was due to leave Houston at
1895 Friday night. Saturday night it
was learned here that it had never left
the terminal in that city. A capsized
locomotive had blocked the track.
From Saturday until 10 a. m. today
The Herald's leased wire was inactive.
That's why the news seemed so skinny.
A. brief news report was received
over the Western Union wires, but
there was so much delay in transmission
between. Brownsville and Dallas that the
news editor tore his hair wondering
how in blue blazes he was going to
make up a first page with nothing to
&rok with.
But many other. papers were in a SIM
liar and even worse predicament. The
big newspapers of Houston have been
going to press with but brief news from
the outside world. Corpus Christi
papers, until yesterday, were in even
worse way.
1t was only a temporary condition. The
Herald will join everybody tomorrow
in observing a holiday, and Friday ev-
erythtng will again pc normal.
There is one consolation. These
~"spells" are widely separated.
II 4 y
A Point Isabel man whispered TO US
that it showed Sunday at that coast
tow'n-a fall of two inches. Well, any
thing can happen there. we now be-
lie We. Last summer they told us about
\. fish Jumping out of the water and
Knocking three people out of a boat.
Little Miss Margaret Monroe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Monroe and
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
day. She lost a little brown purse con-
tanning 4 Christmas shopping list and
81 in currency.
But her worry was not of long dura-
ton. A. K. Boyles found the purse on
tie street, brought it to The Herald and
AN advertisement was inserted. Mrs.
Monroe read the ad in The Herald about
1880 Wednesday afte1,oon, and soon
Miss Monroe was on her way to recover
her property. Christmas %shoppin" was
then resumed.
Mr.. Stovall was unable to locate Mr..
Boyles to thank him, and asked The
Herald to express his appreciation for
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
Cold Extends Over
All Parts Of State

DALLAS, Tex. Dec. 24.-Texas was
in the grip of another cold wave today
with still lower temperatures forecast
for Thursday by the local weather sta
ton. 1t was showing today in portions
Of west Texas and the Panhandle. The
thermometer stood at % degrees above
zero at Dallas and the forecaster said
"the merccry would not really begin to
drop until tonight or Thursday morn,
ing 1t will not be quite SO cold as
the wave last week, according to the
prediction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
NO PAPER THURSDAY

In accordance with its custom,
The Herald will not issue a paper
Thursday, Christmas Day. All EN-
ployes will be given a full holiday.
The Herald force works 3G4 days
in the year. A paper is issued
every day, two days being crowded
into the one beginning Saturday
morning and ending anywhere
from 2 to 4 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. They are entitled to at least
one day.
So The Herald wishes every one
A MERRY CHRISTMAS-and well
be back with you Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
CATTLE LOSS A

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 24.-Cattle less
IN the Houston territory as a result OF
the week end sic t and ice storm Is es-
timated at ST. 8 500. The estimate was
made by Henry Fox. Houston banker,
after a consult: ton with persons who
have been making a study of the situa-
ton It's estimated that 81, 500 head of
cattle persisted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
Bandits Loot Entire
North Texas Town
(Ry The Associated Press-l

FORT WORTH. Tex. Dec. 24.-The
bank and practically every store in
Paradise, Wise. county, were looted
sometime last night, according to word
received here this morning. he BAN
dts are believed to be the same ones
who ransacked and burned Valley View
last week.
The amount of .the loot secured az
Paradise has not yet been determined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
No Extra Officers
For Holiday Booze
(Bv The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Prohibition
officials will depend upon their present
staff agents to cope with any seasonal
increase in the liquar trade, f. c. Vel
lowley. chief of general agents, today
said. No additional men will be employ
ed during the Christmas and New Year
period, he declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
Soviet Fails to Get
Russian u. S. Churches
(By The Associated Press

NEW YORK.N. Y, Dec. 24.-Thc at
tempt of the Soviet church of Russia
to take over control of the Russian
Orthodox church and it's properties here
failed today when State Supreme Court
Justice Ford upheld the claim Of the
metropolitan PIaton ~Rajtesvensky to the
leadership of the Russian-Greek catho-
lie church in North America and the
Aleutian Island.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
COLD WIND HURTS
), CALIFORNIA FRUIT
nv The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. PA
nj rtheast wind that reached a velocity
Of SIS miles and hour at San Pedro Har-
Dor has played havoc with some ship
ping there today and in the interior it
left its mark on the ran and lemon
groves in damaged trees and bruised
fruit,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
No Christmas Pardons
This Year, Neff Says

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 24-Governo-
Neff has announced that he has not
planned to grant any Christmas par
dons. He will not issue a Christmas
proclamation, he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-24
OMNIBUS BILL SIGNED

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Dee. 24.-PreS-
ident Coolidge today signed the omnibus
pension bill granting pensions TO Q
number of individuals who have served
in the armed forces of the country.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
ERA OF PEACE BELIEVED
NEARER IN MACEDONIA

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924.
SOFIA, May 24.-It is reported that
Todor Alexandroff and Gen. Prologue
rolf, Macedonian revolutionary chiefs,
recently held a meeting in Vienna with
the object of obtaining the viewpoint of
Stephan Radtch, the Croatian peasant
leader. regarding the future activities
of the revolutionary organization.
The correspondent learns that the
result of the deliberations was a de-
cision that evolutionary rather than
revolutionary methods should presently
be employed. With this end in view,
publicity propaganda campaign abroad
and Alexandroff and Protogueroff may
visit the principal European countries
and possibly America.
The reasons prompting the Mace
domains to come to this decision are
sympathizers, and partly development
of the internal situation in Jugo-
slavia, for when the elections take
place I'm Jugoslavia probably the vete-
ran Pashitch will again return to
power, as the prospective coalition be-
tween the Croats and Democrats under
Davidvitch has suffered a severe set
back owing to Raditch's pronounce
ment in favor of re-establishment of
the republic.
Nevertheless If during the elections
governmental terrorism is employed in
Macedonia, Alexandroff's followers may
get out, of hand and cause trouble.
They are well supplied with funds and
certain elements hint at future collabo-
ration with the bolshevists, who would
be delighted to assist in stirring up
trouble in the Balkans.
Evening star., 1924-05-25

Caillaux to become a parliamentary
candidate, and reinstatement of dis
charged railway strikers. These are
bolic gestures" But they do not con-
stitute a governing policy. AS far as
policy Is concerned, France is in the
thickest fog.
Sees European Uncertainty.
Meanwhile the rest of Europe is so
full of indecision that it is more than
ever necessary for France to know
which way she is going. The Belgian
ministers are feverishly fitting from
one European capital to another, while
official Brussels declarations and For
eign Minister Jaspar's latest speech are
full of contradictions. Italy Is at
tempting to link the war debt ques-
tion to the Dawes report, which does
not say a word about war debts. Mus
solinis diplomatic activity, MacDon-
AIDS parliamentary difficulties and
careful feeling of the way in foreign
policy, and, finally, German party ne
gotiations toward the formation of a
new government which is bound to be
Nationalist, whatever else it may be
all this makes an exceedingly COM
plicated game and requires that the
player who expects to win, know ex-
actly what he is doing and do it ener-
getically.
Add to this that passage Of the
bonus bill scarcely makes 1t easier
for European nations to discuss finan-
ejal questions with Washington.
The situation is full of pitfalls, and
Evening star., 1924-05-25
England Pins Faith on HerriOt
To Lead Europe Into Ne,U Era
British Hail Accession of Intelligent Liberal to Po,ver
in France Big Step TOWARD Var Issues
Settlement.

tions of the new scheme can only
be settled by disinterested judgment.
1t is important that Germany
should not misunderstood the new
temper of French policy. If the Ma
tionalists assume that 1t means weak
ness, and act on that assumption, the
present more hopeful outlook lnevit-
ably will be darkened. But the in
fluence of England will be invaluable
in preventing such a fatal misinter-
probation.
Hitherto the situation has been
triangular and England's position
to Poincare's policy and yet anxious
for Germany not to escape her just
Indebtedness. Now, with reasonable
ideas operating in France, Mr.. Mac
Donald's course as intermediary Is
expected to be much simplified.
A great storm is raging in the con-
servative party in respect to an In
terview with Stanley Baldwin, pub
lished in Tory newspaper, in which
the former prime minister was rep
resented as making attacks on Lords
Birk enhead and Beaverbrook and
other Tories. Mr.. Baldwin has issued
a guarded disclaimer, but the event
has led to furious recriminations
within the party which Is bitterly
divided on the protectionist issue.
A secondary cause of the disruption
is the determination of the old guard
of the party never to have Lord Birk-
ennea0 Dack IN ltS ranks. Iney nave
never forgotten his desertion of Ul-
ster on the home rule question. Lord
Beaverbrook, his great press ally, Is
equally distrusted by official Tories
Future Leader Discussed.
Meanwhile. there is much discus
sion as to the future leadership of
the Liberals. Herbert Asquith is
aging, and the problem of succession
is open. Two claimants are obvious.
Lloyd George and Simon. The latter
was ASquith's lieutenant throughout
the great rupture with Lloyd George.
but his popular gifts are small. Lloyd
George now is reconciled to the Lib
erals and is making speeches which
are recovering his old place in the
party. Much hostility to him fingers,
but his political genius is so an
rivaled that the writer expects to
see him win hands down. This
would mean the end of possibility of
an accommodation between the Lib
eral and Labor parties.
Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr.. Macdonald
were formerly friends, but they now
are bitterly opposed. This should
mean that the next election, when
ever il comes, should restore the
Conservatives to power.
Copyright 1924
Evening star., 1924-05-25

Germany today that if American in
fiuence is strongly on the side of
orderly anti-socialist elements in
continental politics and that its in
f1uence is exercised, not only through
private loans but also through the
American governments handling of
the international debt, a settlement
may easily be decisive.
Although this influence Is de-
nounced as unwarranted by the So
cialist press and some Liberal or
gans, this criticism is not general,
because most Europeans realize that
America has a perfect right to with
hold financial support if she believes
there is danger of a disorderly gov
ernment or confiscatory policies. just
as a private investor would decline to
put money into corporation which
he deemed unsound.
But passage of the bonus bill al
ready raises considerable apprehen-
sion as to how much longer the
American administration can con-
tinue to sit on the lid on the debt
question, no matter how European
debtors may behave themselves.
This apprehension doubtless ac-
counts for the otherwise uneXplain-
able fall in the franc in the last few
days despite the Banque de Frances
enormous sacrifices of foreign Sc
curities.
Copyright, 1924.)
Evening star., 1924-05-25
BY A. G.. GARDINER.

By Radio to The Star.
LONDON, May 24-Great cheerful
ness. prevails in political circles here
at the improved European prospects.
Edouard Herriot's probable success
sion to the French premiership has
given much confidence. He has many
personal friends in this country and
is known to be a statesman of en-
lightened and liberal intelligence.
His achievements as mayor Of Lyons
have given him a European reputa-
tion as leader of the municipal idea,
and the fact that he is practically a
newcomer in the field of international
he being uncompromised by the past.
Views Reasonable.
Mr.. Herriots personal views about
Germany are eminently reasonable.
He will not hesitate to break with
the obstinate, irreconcilable policy OF
NJ. Poincare and pursue a more hope
full line of peaceful settlement and
reconciliation.
The writer understands that NJ.
Herriot would desire uneQuivocal ad-
mission of Germany to the league OF
nations and to have the question OF
security settled under sanctions OF
the league.
This means frank acceptance of
the Dawes scheme. with all it's i'm
plications. NJ. Herriot's strong card
will be that this will prevent a ten
denoy toward isolation of France and
bring 1t into the general current or
European sentiment and sympathy.
The French people are not most con-
cerned at the extent to which the
Poincare policy has left the country
suspected and unfriended. instability
of the franc is regarded as a symp-
tom of this growing friendliness.
If NJ. Herriot can restore confidence
in French Intentions he will lead
Europe out of the wilderness in which
it has wandered for ten years. The
writer has reason to believe that
France under this inspiration will
be disposed, and even eager, to sur
render domination and control of the
new reparations policy to impartial
hands.
Both Want America.
The preference of both London and
Paris is likely to be for an Amer
lean mind at the helm of this vast
business Responsible minds In
Paris realize that the delicate ques-
ton whether Germany is making an
honest attempt to fulfill the condl-
Evening star., 1924-05-25

Of the Radical-SociAlist party. M.
Millerand already has had numerous
interviews with NJ. Herriot and Paul
Painleve, and SO has Premier Poin-
care, but since the Poincare govern
ment cannot quit until parliament
convenes, these talks necessarily are
informal, which is considerable
drawback.
But from the very fact of Herriot's
conversations with M. Millerand, 1t is
evident that he opposes those in the
party who demand Millerand's resig-
nation.
Questions Source Of Power.
AS for policies, there is no pre-
else information. M. Herriot merely
declared: II am of the Cartel des
Gauches and will follow it's policy
and no other" But this appears to be
rather a rash statement, for the Car
tel des Gauches included the Social
ist party. The majority seems deter
mined not to permit Socialist parti-
in the new cabinet. Thus we
last week: Where will the Radicals
at the right or the left? This fun
damental uncertainty Is what makes
Frances future policy so obscure.
Scarcely any further advance has
been made than the measure men
toned last week, namely, general
which would permit NJ.