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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Once Pretty Girl Spy for
South Dies IN NelU York

Southland as 'Miss Ginger" only as
an agnostic who had no fear Of death,
smoked innumerable cigarettes and
boasted Of the fourteen bonafide pro-
posals she had spurned when a south
ern belle and confederate spy
Baer produced a sheaf of letters
from Miss Moon to him dating back
to 1902. She told of carrying NOR
phine and dispatches through the,
union lines and twice wheedling her
captors into releasing her with mere
" warning. She wrote that she
was first arrested in Cincinnati in
1868 by c. Remper, one time General
Grants chief of staff. The letter is
replete with the names of federal
officers who yielded to her charms
and let her go.
''She died as much rebel as ever,
Continued from Page 0ne)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
(By the Associated Press)


SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept 15-
More than 700 delegates attending the
insurance commissioners fire marshals'
convention here, tonight will hear Col
onel Mitchell, eighth corps area air of
ficer, discuss problems of the air ser
vice.
Mitchell will appear at an owl
rcast" to be given in honor of the del
egates by the Southwestern Life Un-
derwriters' association. Every state in
the Union is represented by the dele
gates. Approximately 1000 Feserva-
tions have been made for the banquet
which will be held on the roof of 10
cal hotel.
Colonel Mitchell's name does not ap-
pear on the program, as those in charge
of the "owl roast" are saving his
speech as the surprise of the evenings
entertainment.
When shown an Associated Press
dispatch from Washington, indicating
he would appear before the special air
craft inquiry board appointed by Presi-
dent Coolidge, Colonel Mitchell said:
"That's just the chance | want"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
State Officials Freed
After Auto Hit Youth

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. Is
James Thompson, state tick inspector,
was released under bond of $500 fol-
lowing habeas corpus proceedings this
morning after he had been arrested on
charge of running down Ernest Alva-
rado, II. pedestrian, with his automo
bile. After his car struck the boy
mob formed and but for the speedy ar
rival of police, Thompson may have suf-
fered injuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
(By the Associated Press)

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. ia
daredevil Confederate spy when
lovely girl in her teens Miss Virginia
B. Moon. 81. died here friendless and
alone, in her dark Greenwich village
apartment.
Her death was brought to light
yesterday by W. J. Baer, an elderly,
artist friend, who read death no
tice describing her as a veteran act
ress. His Investigation resulted in
the revelation that Miss Moon was
found dead last Friday by Miss Mar
tha Sawyers, a Texas stained glass
designer. who lived on the first floor.
The body was cremated Sunday and
friends will send the ashes to her
home in Memphis. Tenn.
Miss Sawyers said she knew the
woman who was known to half of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
(By the Associated Press)

by the Associated TTeSS
HONOLULU, Sept. 15.-Commander
John Rodgers and his valiant crew of
rescued aviators today approached
community luncheon under the aus
pices of the Chamber of Commerce to
receive added honors from this mid
Pacific community.
Governor Wallace R. harrington
was ready, at the conclusion of the
meal, to present each Of the birdmen
with gold watch suitably engraved.
The governor, in making the presen
tation, is acting for the Honolulu
chapter of the National Aeronautieal
society of which he is president,
At the governors mansioH the
doors were open to welcome the air
men at reception given by the'chief
. executive after the luncheon to hon.
or captain John" and his flying
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. light to fresh southeriy
winds on the coast
Weather Conditions
The weather continued mostly cloudy
and unsettled over the eastern two
thirds of the United States since last
report. with numerous local rains in
the region named Temperatures also
continued above the seasonal average
practically throughout the region be-
tween the Rocky Mountains and the
Atlantic coast.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 90 at Fort
Worth to 72 at Amarillo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Hearing on Rate Hike
Plea to End Tomorrow
(By the Associated Press)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-Adjourn-
ment of the present interstate COM
merce commission hearing on the west
ern carriers petition for five per
cent freight rate increase and the gen
eral hearing on rates under the Hoch-
Smith congressional resolution will be
taken late tomorrow. After hearings
in St. Paul, Denver, San Francisco and
Dallas. the double inquiry will close at
a final hearing to begin at Kansas City
Mo-, on December IA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Valley to Welcome
700 Insurance Men
From San Antonio

Seven hundred insurance delegates
are expected in Brownsville tomorrow
afternoon following tour Of the VAL
ley.
An elaborate entertainment program,
which will start with breakfast at Sha-
ryland, and include an automobile drive
throughout the length Of the Valley, is
included.
Closing the program will be "a bull
fight in Matamoros, followed by ban
quet in the bull ring of that city.
The delegates are coming here from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
ARPRobERSFo
HAVEFREEREIN
(By the Associated Press)

WASHINGTON D. c., Sept. Is
President Coolidge will give his aircraft
investigation board free hand as to
the witnesses to be summoned and the
course Of procedure to be followed.
Acceptances have not yet been receiv-
ed from all Of the nine men asked to
serve, but the executive is confident
that all of them will accept.
Mr.. Coolidge feels that the board
must decide for itself whether its hear
ings are to be open to the public but
sees no argument against open sessions
unless perhaps at some time in the in
vestigation the board should consider
confidential plans for the national de-
fense.
The policy to be pursued in this
course, he thinks, can be best decided
by the board after it has convened and
organized.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept 15.-
Criticism Of the appointment on the
presidential aircraft inquiry board OF
Howard E. Coffin of Detroit, was voiced
in a letter to President Coolidge made
public today by the American Society
for Promotion of Avia6on.
The letter signed by Thomas L. Hill.
president of the society. after congratu-
lating the president upon the naming Of
the special board, asserted that in Mr..
Hills opinion the "presence Uf one
member, Mr.. Howard E. Coffin, will
breed nfistrust in the minds of the pub
lie, and to a great extent defeat the
purpose for which the board was crea-
ted"
Mr.. Hill declared the Hughes air< It
investigation Of 1918-19 had force the
resignation" of Mr.. Coffin from the
aircraft board of which he was chair
man, and "caused the indictment Of
men associated with him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 15.-New
York City's electoratel goes to the polls
today to end with it's ballots a most
stirring and far reaching primary cam
paign.
On the surface today's balloting is
merely an expression of republican and
democratic voters in choosing their
mayoralty and local candidates for the
election November 3. Underneath, how
ever, in the minds of many is a struggle
between two powerful figures, one a gov
ernor and one publisher, for the lead
ership of New York's state democracy,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15

mates who leave for the mainland on
Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cali, Sept Is
Plans were underway in San Francis
co today to celebrate when Command
er John Rodgers and his four heroic
companions set foot on the main
land here on September "a.
When word was-flashed here that
the PN-9 number ] crew, which drift
ed about off the Hawaiian coast for
nine days would leave Honolulu on
Friday for San Francisco, the dia
mond jubilee committee, just eonclud-
ing celebration commemorating Cal
ifornias seventy-fifth anniversary
of entrance to statehood, reorganized
itself for another epochal celebration
the triumph of the airmen in reach
ing Honolulu alive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Mrs. Meharg, Secretary
OF State Seriously Ill
(By The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15.-Mrs. En-
ma Grigsby Meharg, secretary of state,
was removed from her residence to a
hospital today where she will undergo
an operation. Her condition is report
ed critical.
MIS-. Meharg underwent an operation
in the spring for removal of gallstones
and it was reported the aiment had re
Cured.
Her husband is reported on his way
to Austin from his home in Plainview.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Publicist Gets Aid
of California Paper

FRESNO, Calf, Sept. 15.-The Fres-
no Morning Republican in today's issue
announced editorially that it favored
Chester H. Rowell, noted publicist, for
United States senator. Mr.. Rowell for
merIv was a member of the United
States shipping board and of the Cal
ifornia railroad. commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Aged Farmer is Found
Dead on Track at Sealy

SEALY. Tex, Sept 15.-Max Ludwig.
So, well-to-do farmer of this section was
found dead beside the Santa Fe railroad
track at Peters. six miles north OF
here today. His head had been severad
from his body. He lived in the neigh
borhood of Peters and it is supposed he
was walking to Sealy when his death
occurred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15

San Antonio, where they are attending
the insurance commi ssioners-fire mar
shals' convention, with a number Of fea-
lures on the program in that city.
They will leave Brownsville tomorrow
night at 1880, after returning from
Matamoros. A visit around Browns
vile will be made before the trip across
the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
SECURITY PACT NOT SET

PARIS, Sept. 15.-Eoreign Minister
BRAND informed the French cabinet to-
Gay that the time and place for the Sc
curity conference with the Germans
had not yet been arranged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15

EXTINGUISHER RESTORES SIGHT.
ANDERSON, Ind, Struck in the eye
by a fluid from a fire extinguisher,
Charles Hudson has recovered sight lost
rs years ago in an accident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-15
Plan H0n0ys for Hawai-
FHeYS at Luncheon Today

mates who leave for the mainland on
Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
|PRESBYTERIAL
OPENS FRIDAY
Delegates Expected at
Gathering From All
Valley Cities

More than a hundred guests from
FresDyterlan churches in all parts of
the valley are expected at the meeting
here tomorrow of District No. 1. Of the
West Texas Presbyterial, composed of
the auxiliaries of the PRESBYTERIAN
churches Of the Valley. This meetie
IS the annual spring meeting of the
women.
The principal speaker at this meeting
VIII be Mrs. Hart Mussbey of Kingsville
wnlie report of the Del Rio Presby-
terIal will be given by Mrs. E. p. Day,
who represented the Valley there.
The program of the meeting follows
Morning session. opening at 10 o'clock:
Hymn, "Come Thou Almight King in.
vocation, Rev. E. P. Day; Welcome,
Mrs. G. L. Jessup; Response Miss L.
Mary Cowgirl; Devotional, Mrs. L. E.
Snavely; Vocal Solo. Mrs. G. E. Dodd; /;
talk, christian Community Service. -
Mrs. E. B. Wilmer; duet, "Tho Your
Sins be as Scarlet" j. A. Russell and
H. II. Banker; paper. "Our Response
bility for Our Young People, Mrs. w.
H. Foster :.
Afternoon program, starting at 1:3a
Hymn, Faith of Our Fathers" pray
er. Mrs. Weimer; reports from auxi-
haries; music, Brownsville Music club;
address. Mrs. Hart Mussey; solo. Mrs
Cleve Tandy; offering, business, hymn.
God be With You Till we Meet Again, .
adjournment.
Officers of the Brownsville auxiliary
are: Mrs. George Smith. president; Mrs.
L. K. Morris, vice president; Mrs G.
H. Gay. secretary; Mrs. H. H. Banker.
treasurer; Mrs. r. Mathers. chairman,
Circle No. /; Mrs. S. w. Brewer, chair
man, Circle No. 2; Mrs. Chauncey Reid,
chairman, Circle No. 3.
The reception committee is composed
Of Mrs. E. P. Day. Mrs. George Smith.
and Mrs. Hurt Batsell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
Extension of Road
To Panama Proposed

HOUSTON, Texas, hpril 23.-Exten-
sion of the Bankhead National high
way to Mexico City and to Panama was
proposed by Benneham Cameron of
Raleigh, S. c., president of the Bank
head highway association at its meeting
here today in conjunction with the
convention of the United States good
roads association.
When we reach Texas" he told the
gathering, we want our branch down
to Laredo to be extended to the City of
Mexico and when we reach Arizona we
want our branch extended from Nogales
to the Mexican capital so that the City
of Mexico can reach either the Atlantic
or the Pacific coasts. Now, then,
urge that the central American people
build up to the City of Mexico and join
them Thus we would have a great
Western hemisphere connected up with
longitudinal highways from near the
north pole to the point far behind the
equator"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
THE WEATHER


Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy and con-
tinued warm tonight and Friday. Gentle
to fresh southeast to south winds on
the coast.
Weather Conditions
The disturbance which was central
over Colorado yesterday morning moved
northward an was central over eastern
Montana this morning. Rains occurred
within the last "a hours from north
west Texas and Oklahoma northward to
the Canadian border, and rain or snow
over most of the Rocky Mountain. re-
gion. 1t was much colder in the south
ern Rocky Mountain states and the
Texas Panhandle this morning, and
WARMER throughout the eastern half
of the country.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from SO at
Amarillo to ~ along the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
SCHOOLS HERE
Will OBSERVE
PATRONS DAY
Many arents Expected
to Visit Classrooms in
Brownsville; Plan An
nual Event

Children in the Brownsville publi,
schools will take to their parents TO-DAY
written invitations to visit the school.
tomorrow, which has been designated
by Supt. Thomas J. Yoe as Patrons da,
at the schools
The parents and patrons of tn.
schools will be welcome at any tim,
during the day. Visitors will be take,
into the rooms where children are a
work. and in the words of Mr.. Yoe. will
see the schools in "their working cloth
es y"
Children in the schools will conduct
visitors to the various rooms durine
the day.
Most Of the schools rooms in Browns
vile public schools will keep a visitors
book during the day, in which all per-
sons who visit the school will be asked
to register The Parent Teacher asso.
citation has offered flag or picture to
the room at the grammar school which
has the most names on its visitors
book at the close of the day.
The Fourth Ward school has also been
offered prize by the Parent Teacher
association. to to the room having
most visitors.
Mr. Yoe said this affair would be
made an annual event, for the purpose
of bringing the parents into closer
touch with children, and in order that
parents might see the work that is car
ried on in schools. All visitors are
welcome.
Mr.. Yoe has outlined some of the rea-
sons why parents should visit the
schools. and some of the things that
they will observe. His outline follows |:
Reasons Parents Should Visit
the Schools
To keep in touch with the work OF
their children.
To encourage the teachers.
To get first-hand information about
the work of the schools.
To show their willingness to cooper,
ate with the administrations of the
school.
For the moral effect it will have on
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
Truck Markets
- OO0 Fort Brown

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23.-Carlot
shipments of fruits an vegetables for
Wednesday Spinach, Texas, 0; Vir-
ginia, 27; others, A cabbage, Texas. o;
Florida, 0; South Carolina, Il; New York,
o; Wisconsin, o; others, rs; mixed
vegetables, Texas, 40; others, Ill; total.
160; beets, Texas, 2; carrots Texas, 2;
mixed beets and carrots, Texas, 10;
grapefruit, Texas. 4; total, 81; string
beans, Texas. %; total, 100; potatoes,
Texas, 81; total, TAG.
Shipments by districts or origin, Tex
as-Laredo, beets, i; Lower Valley,
beets, 2; cabbage, 5; carrots, 2; beets
and carrots, 16.
Shipping point neutrality-suspicious.
steadier, $3.50 usual terms; string
beans, steady, SIPS; onions, Laredo,
stronger, cash track. S1.25 to $1.50;
whites, S1.50 to $1.65.
Onions-Kansas. City, eight Texas,
nine track, steady. $l.50 to Sits; whites.
$500 to 1925; st. Louis, nine Texas,
48 track, steady yellows.-$1.65 to s1.75;
whites. s2.25: Cincinnati, two Texas,
one others, Is track, stronger, yellow,
s1.57 to SITS: whites, 1925; to $3.50;
Detroit, two Texas, IL track. stronger,
s1.75 to $1.S5; whites, $3.50; Phila-
delphia four Texas. II track, steady,
sl.65 to $500; white. $1.55 to s1.85;
Pittsburgh, three Texas. seven others.
stronger, yellows. $3.50 to $500; whites,
s22O to $3.50; Baltimore, no arrivals,
nine track unchanged. $500 to 1925.
Potatoes-Kansas City, % others, IS
track. weaker, $500: Chicago. 81 others,
191 track, weaker. Floridas, SIS barrel:
St. Louis. five Texas, five others 25
track. steady, 1915: Cincinnati. one
Texas, three others. Az track. weaker,
Continued On Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
LOlUdem Sees Rise In Cost
OfLiuimg-U Urges Farm Aid

port favoring more extensive use of
radiocasting by newspapers. Possible
tew methods of newspaper distribu-
tion in case postal rates became ex-
orbitant were also suggested.
Prompt steps to stimulate news
print production in the northwest
and in Alaska because of the pro-
posed Canadian embargo on ea port
Of pulp-wood was urged in a report
charging Canadian manufacturers
with trying to "gain further control
of our paper market"
The open shop committee reported
that its work during 1924 had been
along the lines of strike prevention,
rather than in handling them after
walkouts had taken place. Establish
ment of printing trade schools to sup
ply the demand for printers was urg-
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
WOUNDED OFFICER
PRESENTED WATCH

When James P. Cottingham, Jr., U. S.
border patrol inspector, was crawling
through brush and weeds just before
the encounter in which he was nearly
fatally wounded, he lost his watch.
While he was critically ill, Jim men.
toned the fact, and his comrades in the
immigration service remembered.
Before the wounded officer had start
ed on the road to recovery, it had been
decided here that another watch should
replace the lost one, in case Cottingham
got we'll.
And Tow that he is able to walk, and
his complete recovery is only a question
of time, Cottingham has been presented
with a S125 watch, the present of the
entire immigration force along the
border. The watch is engraved with
the~name of the officer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
COLLINS BODY
REMOVEDFROM
CAVERN GRAVE
Boulder on Foot Found
to Weigh Less Than
100 Pounds; Cave-in
Follows Recovery
fBy The Associated PrassA


CAVE CITY, KY, April o.
Floyd Collins body today was
free from the underground trap
where he met slow death two
months ago.
AS the sun rose over The cav
ernous hills Of Barren county
this morning its early rays re-
vealed a lone guard standing
sentinel over the mouth of Sand
Cave, at the bottom Of whose
7O-foot pit rested the body of
the dead cave explorer, free at
last from the rock shackle that
fell on him on January 80 and
held him till death relieved him
after IL days Of suffering.
Late yesterday miners engaged in a
second effort to release his body from
the fastness of the cave, succeeded in
tunneling under huge limestone rock
in the path of new lateral from the
seventy foot level and came upon the
body. Instead of encountering mann
moth rock supposed to be pinning the
body they found stone Of only rs to
100 pounds weight across his ankles.
Morsels of food. rope, chisels and ham,
mers carried to him during the early
days of his entrapment were found by
|. his side. 1t was the work of but
short time to clear away debris and
soon afterward the miners drew the
body to safety at the foot of the shaft.
Their efforts beat possible disaster
only by few seconds, for almost i'm
mediately after the body had been with
drawn to safety. the lateral where they
had been working and where the cave
explorer died, collapsed caved in and
slid hundred feet below into dark
pit. This substantiated Collins re-
marks to rescuers who crawled to him
in the early days Of his imprisonment
that a deep pit was right behind him.
The body, according to w. H. Hunt.
engineer in charge of the work, was in
good condition, kept so by the damp
ness and low underground temperature
Of the deep cavernous earth formation.
1t will be wrapped in cotton to prevent
exposure to the air and hoiSted to the
surface today.
Although final funeral arrangements
have not been announced. the body will
lie in state for few days at the Bap-
tist church here and then be buried on
a hill above Crystal Cave, another cav
ern discovered by Collins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
PACKERS CONSENT
DECREE SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 23.-The
consent decree by which the big five
Chicago meat packers agreed to divorce
themselves from unrelated lines of busi-
ness was ordered suspended today by
Justice Bailey in the District of Col
umbia supreme court.
The action. was taken after Justice
Bailey had denied a motion of Swift
and company and Armour and company
OF vacate the decree entirely.
In suspending operation of the decree
for an indefinite time, Justice Bailey
acted upon motion of the California Co.
operative Canneries which intervened as
a party, at interest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23

FIERY CROSSES BURNED
OVER DES MONIES CAUSE
X X *
DELUGE OF FIRE ALARMS

DES MONIES, Iowa, April 23-The
simultaneous burning here last night
of-fiery crosses in various parts of
the city including the state capital
grounds aroused in one section a
number of negroes who threatened
the lives of two alleged Ku Klux Klan
policemen, and resulted in fire alarms
that kept the fire department busy
answering calls from residents who
feared burning embers. carried by
high winds. would cause damage. One
negro was arrested.
The demonstration was said to be
an attempt by the Klan to arouse in
terest in a membership campaign.
Crosses We're burned on the flagpole
of the municipal building which
houses police headquarters, on the
courthouse grounds and at practically
every school in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-23
MRS. COOLIDGE TO GET
GRAND PIANO SHIPPED
X X X
TO HER BY AIR ROUTE


MINEOLA, N. Y, April pa bi-
plane, loaded with two baby grand
pianos and carrying six men, left
Roosevelt field today for Washing
ton.
One Of the pianos was consigned
TO Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and was to be
delivered to her secrtary at Boiling
Field where the plane was scheduled
20 land at noon. The second instru-
ment was for Washington piano
dealer.
Colonel Harold Courtney, president
OF the General Airways, Inc, who was
aboard the plane, said that the COM
pany plans to operate an aerial
freight line between Boston and St.
Paul, Minnesota.