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New Britain herald., 1925-09-08

ImplorinC workers 10 resist 10 the last effort any attempt to re duce wages. he said the systematic effort Of employers 10 reduc" wages st this time is one or the most un- fortunate things that has been un- dertaken in this country since the war. "A short-sichtod policy look ing 10 the greatest possible reduc- ton now as result cf extensive un- employment 7ill surely breed dis
New Britain herald., 1925-09-08

LOST gold watch chain, between South Main St, and Church St, Finder kindly return 10 Angelo Pulcin kensington, Conn, ReWa d.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-08

LOST Sunday, pair of glasses with bi- focal lenses shell rims and gold bows, Reward. Phone 429-12
New Britain herald., 1925-09-08
Florist
Lost and Found

NICE CARNATIONs-sl a dog. Very fine towera Sandallies Greenhouse. 2lS Oak St. Tel. 2643-12.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-08
AUTOMOTIVE
Auto and Truck Agenci

ACME TRUCKs- saief and Service. Erie. son Moto, Sales, I'll South Maip et- phuns S7U
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
EDEON'S SON WEEDS
GIRL in CAMBRIDGE
CBy The Associated Press.)

" CAMBRIDGE. Mass. April 25.-
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor. saw
his son, Theodore Miller Edison mar
ried today to Miss Anna Maria Oster-
hout of Cambridge, with Appleton
Chapel, Harvard University as the
place of ceremony. Bishop William r.
Anderson Of the Methodist Episcopal
church acting president of Boston uni
versity, performed the marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ford and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Firestone sat with the
groom's father and mother. Professor
Winthrop J. v. Osterhout, Of Harvard,
father of the bride. gave her in mar
riage. Charles Edison. of Orange. N.
J., brother Of the groom. was best man,
and Miss Olga Osterhout was her sis
ter's maid of honor. A
A reception at the home Of Profess
sor and Mrs. Osterhout followed the
wedding. The immediate plans of the
Edisons were not disclosed but il was
announced that they would be Eat
home" after September ] at their resi-
dence in East Orange, N. J.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
BOOK MUDDLE
BACK IN.COURTS
Text Publishers Seek to
Sue Mars on Repudia-
ton of Contracts
fBv The Associated Press )


AUSTIN, Tex, April 25.-With the
filing of two petitions for leave to file
mandamus suits against the state sup
erintendent of public instruction, S. NJ
N. Marrs, to force recognition of text
book contracts repudiated by the state
board of education the entire text book
problem was thrown back into the
courts for settlement.
The petitins were filed late this af-
ternoon in the supreme court by w. A
Keeling, former attorney general on be-
half Of w. H. Wheeler and Co, and by
" L. Brooks tf Austin. representing
Charles Scribners Sons, both companies
of Chicago
These two suits are expected to be
the first quota of several suits, each
representing company involved in the
text book repudiation> The contracts
thrown out. which Represented the en-
sion in December, are estimated al
$1,500,000.
The petitions assert the contracts are
valid and cannot be rescinded by the
board of education land they seek to
force Superintendent Marrs to recog-
nize the contracts.
Wheeler and company had been
awarded contracts for four supple
mentary readers, for the fourth to sew
enth grades inclusive, for a period OF
six years. The Scribners' contract call
ed for five grammars, also for six
year period.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
ClOMdb1lyst DAMAGES
!, Dallas County TOlUn;
n Inch Rain Falls

+ force of deputies are patrolling the
area. Some deputies are in boats.
Various reservoirs are reported over
flowing or filling rapidly. Billions Of
gallons of water are reported pouring
into the three dams across Elm Fork
of the Trinity river. White Rock Lake
and Bachman's dam, the last being az
the flood stage at five o'clock. Trinity
river is expected to be at flood bank
here by Sunday morning.
Three small bridges on the Denton
interurban line were washed out, dis
patchers reported Service on the Sher-
man-Denison line was interrupted when
IL power line poles keeled over, snap
ping the trolley line in several places.
When the coudburst came at Letot,
several persons rushed to the recently
completed brick building owned by j. F.
Fugitt, who was there with his family.
Shortly after the roof collapsed and the
foundation gave way, before the rush
of the waters. All escaped serious in
jury.
Aubrey Simon's store was washed
short distance down Joe's creek and the
Fugitt filling station was completely
washed away A woman and three chill
dren were rescued bv two men from an
anton ob;le as it was swept off high
way. Another man abandoned his truck
as the walls Of the Fugitt building col
lopsed and destroyed the machine.
Dallas fire fighting apparatus was
rushed to Letot. Firemen extricated per
sons imprisoned in the debris and res
cued many who were waterbound in
their flooded homes. Highway connec-
tion to Greenville was severed late in
the afternoon, except by way of Farm
ersville. bus line operator said to-
night. The rain was especially heavy at
Rockwall, Royce City, Burros, Rowlett
and through to Greenvile. More than
1.50 inches Of rain was reported at Fort
Worth early tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
GERMANS TO PICK
PRESIDENT TODAY
(By The Associated Press.) J

BERLIN, April 25. The voters
throughout Germany will decide tomor-
row who shall be the next president of
the republic. DR.. Wilhelm Marx, rep
resenting the republican bloc Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, candidate of
the nationalists, and Ernst Thaelmann
communist party are the nominees
Thaelmann is considered a negligible
quantity, SO that the real contest is be
tween Won Hindenburg and Marx
Unless DR.. Marx scores lead Of at
least three or four million votes, the
cause Of democracy in Germany will,
in the opinion of the leaders Of the lib
eral parties, have suffered severe set
back. They admit that they will be sat
isfied with a safe margin in the former
chancellor's favor, but nevertheless
realize that heavy poll for Won Hin
denburg means definite CO. ordination Of
pronounced anti-republican sentiment
and that it will inevitably leave German
internal politics in state Of turmoil
and ferment for an indefinite period.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
Torrents Break Drouth
In Central Texas
(By The Associated Press.)


SAN ANGELO, Texas, April -25.-The
drouth was Broken in Sterling county
at dusk today by downpour that turn
ed dry ravines into rushing torrents,
washed away two houses on the out
skirt of Sterling City, did considerable
damage to property and sent a wall
of water down the North Concho river
that was midway between Sterling City
and Water Valley at 9 tonight and due
to arrive here at daybreak Sunday morn
ing All telephone connections are out
between this city and Sterling and only
the most meager details have gotten
through. The unconfirmed reports CIV
en- by the Sterling City telephone oper-
ator were that the residences of Water
Allen and Lem Latham had been washed
away. No lives We're lost. These houses
are on the edge of dry ravine four
blocks from the court house at Sterling
City.
The rain in San Anoelo was but a
tenth of an inch, but Coke county got a
downpour estimated at better than an
inch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
MAN SLAIN in
DALLAS, NEGRO
ATTACKS WOMAN
Manager of Dallas Firm
Shot Down and Com
panion Beaten; Black
Assailant Escapes
lBy The Associated Press .li

DALLAS, Texas, April 25.-Larry
Mlstead, %, was shot and killed to-
night by negro highwayman who held
him up as he sat in an automobile with
a woman companion in Vickery Place.
The woman was Mrs. Mabel Berry of
Austin.
According to Mrs. Berry's statement
to the officers, the negro ordered Mil
stead out of the car and then shot him,
killing him instantly. Leaving the body
on the sidewalk, he returned to the car
and drove away to another neighbor-
mood in East Dallas. During the drive,
the woman said, the negro cursed her
and told her that 1.-The white folks
killed my father and mother and | am
going to kill as many white folks as I
can before my turn comes
The negro beat her over the head
with his fists and with the pistol until
she was unconscious, she said, and left
her lying in road. When she srecov-
cred consciousness she made her way to
a house and related her experience.
mo trace of the assailant has been
found tonight.
Mrs. Berry was here visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. R. Bedell. 1t was in
front of Mrs. Bedell's home that the
killing occurred.
Mr.. Millstead came to Dallas from
Washington, d. c., about a year ago TO
take charge Of the district agency for
typewriter concern. He was well known
in Dallas and Fort Worth, having train
ed as an aviator in the latter city dur
ing the war.
He is survived by his parents and q
sister who reside in Washington.
Milstead is the second Dallas man to
meet death at the hands of negro high
waymen within two weeks. On the
night of April II Ryan Adkins was held
up by two negroes as he was driving
woman companion hear Southern
Methodist university. He was forced
out of his car robbed and beaten over
the head with a pistol, resulting in his
death shortly after. His companion was
then assaulted and the car driven into a
ditch and wrecked Several negroes
were, arrested on suspicion but no
charges have been filed in the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
RUM
RUNNER CAUGHT
Smartly Dressed Woman
Taken With Loaded
Car Near Beaumont
fBy The Associated Press.)

BEAUMONT, Tex, April 25.-A fem
mime rum runner, attractive of appear
ance and accompanied by bull terrier
and pearl handled revolver. was
brought into this city by prohibition
agents today following the seizure OF
her coupe and 1876 quarts of liquor at
Burrows ferry, Newton parish, today
She gave the name of Mrs. Edna Clay.
ton. %. and said she was bound for Dal-
las from New Orleans. Her husband
she says, is Dallas tailor.
Her arrest by federal officers follow
ed series of mishaps experienced she
said, between New Orleans and the Tex
as line, getting off to bad start by
wrecking her car shortly after load
ing" she encountered enroute the typ
ical touring luck of woman. she says.
Friday night she slept in the car in the
woods, fearing to stop at hotel.
When first approached by the Off
GERS she denied that her car contain
ed whiskey, stating she was on her
way to Dallas to visit relatives. Later,
however. when the officers threatened
to break into her coupe she confessed
to the cargo and pleaded for clemency
stating lit was every cent she had in
the world.
ed in a smart tailored suit, with tan
hose and shoes to match. The revolver,
she told officers, was for hi-jackers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
NAVAL BATTLE
ETSUNDERWAY
Efforts to Land Troops
In Maneuvers of Fleet
Are Reported
By The Associated Press)

HONOLULU, April 25.-The belief
was expressed unofficialy at Pearl
Harbor naval headquarters this after,
noon that major engagement" be
tween attacking naval forces and de-
Tending land forces was in progress in
the channel between the islands of
Molokai and Lanai, as one of the mock
battles incident to the maneuvers here
of the United States fleet.
The grand fleet is understood to be
making an Effort to land forces on Molo-
kai and Lanai. while the "black' high
command is attempting to locate the
airplane carrier Langley and put her
out, of action before the fleet can
launch the proposed gigantic air at.
tack on Oahu. cente1ing on Pearl har-
Dor.
This would leave the fleet without an
air offensive except such as provided by
the 35 scouting planes carried by the
eleven battleships.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
MEXICO WILL
CLOSE SALOONS
IN OIL FIELDS
Report Received Here as
Standard Oil Co. Di-
rectors Pass Through
After Mexico Trip

President Plutarco Elias Gales oi
the republic of Mexico has issued an
order prohibiting the sale Of intoxcat-
ing liquors in the oil districts of Mex
leo, according to report reaching here
along with the directors of the Standard
Oil Co. of Indiana, who were in Browns
vile last night for few minutes on
their way east after visit to Tampico
Mexico City, Monterrey and other Mex
leo cities.
1t is known that Colonel Robert w
Stewart, chairman of the board Of di--
fectors of the Standard Oil company
which recently bought out the Pan AM
erican Petroleum & Transportation Co.,
of which Edward Doheny was the head,
at figure of $25O.00O. 900, and Presi-
dent Gales held a conference at Mon
terrey. 1t is believd that the reported
prohibitory measures in oil districts
came as result of this conference.
The directors of the Standard Oil
CO., and allied oil corporations left Chi
eago on April II, reaching the City O..
Mexico on April 21, and will reach Chi
cago again on April %.
Those in the special Pullman car
which passed through Brownsville last
night are Colonel Robert W. Stewart
chairman of the board of directors OF
the Standard Oil Co., of Indiana; w. NJ
Burton, presidents; Beaumont Parks and
Allen Jackson, vice presidents; E. G.
Serbert. vice president. secretary and
treasurer; Edward j. Bullock. director
of purchases Robert NJ. McElroy, di-
rector of traffic; John B. Clark, vice
president; Joe Novello, secretary to
the chairman of the board; Fred W..
Wicket. chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the Pan American Petroleum
& Transportation Co. From New York
there were in the party, Harold Walk
er, vice president of the Pan American
etroleum & Transportation Co.; j. j..
McKeever, assistant to the president of
the Pan American Petroleum Trans
portation Co. Mr.. Wicket is also
president of the Dixie Oil .Co.
The directors of the Standard Oil
Co.. made the trip to Mexico to look
over business Affairs there. and to look
at the newly acquired properties in
Mexico. This company is now the most
powerful foreign interest in the repub'
lie of Mexico from a financial point of
view, az the holdings of the Pan Amer
lean were the most extensive of any oil
company in Mexico.
Mr.. McElroy, who is handling the
business arrangements of the party on
the tour, said last night when inter
viewed here, that the trip had no par
ticular significance. other than a visit
of the directors of the company to their
new property in Mexico He refused tc
give the names Of members of the par
ty. which were secured later. and said
that no important business was tran
sacted in Mexico on the trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26

great artists and their "very own
song"
And when that day arrives the not
ed singer will think back and remem-
Der when only just few years before
she was a student in the high school
at Brownsville and how on one event
ful night at a benefit concert for the
American Legion she startled the au-
dience with the sweetness. the power
and the beauty of her splendid
though not highly trained voice sing
ing that same thrush song which
seemed to fit her personality and
voice as though it were written for
her. The singer will remember the
wonderful trip to- Houston, financed
by the liberal Rotarians of Browns
vile. when she appeared before the
best artists in that city and how all
of them pronounced her voice a mar
Continued from Page One)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
SEVENTY PER CENT
OF POTATOES GONE

With close to 700 cars Of potatoes
shipped, it is estimated that 70 per cent
ow the crop this year has already NOV
ed. and that the remainder of the crop
will be moved in short time, accord
ing to reports from growers and buyers
yesterday.
Potatoes yesterday went up again
bringing the price now up to S275 a
hundredweight, cash track; and $500 a
hundredweight, usual terms Potato
movement is still heavy, with most of
the crop coming from Brownsville, San
Benito, Harlingen and other points in
Cameron county.
The bean crop is no longer on the
market, most of the crop having been
harvested before the price started drop.
ping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
HUMBLE CO. BUYS
REGAIN COUNTY OIL
(By The Associated Press.)

SAN ANGELO, Texas, April 25.-The
Texon Oil and Land Company and its
subsidiaries have contracted to deliver
to the Humble Oil and Refining COM
pany, in tank cars at Santa Rita, 2
1871 500 barrels of Reagan county oil
during the year beginning May Is it was
announced tonight by Frank Pickrell,
Texon vice president and general man.
ager.
The price will be based on the mid
continent market and will be practically
the same at which oil is being delivered
to the Reagan county purchasing COM
pany for movement through the Hum
ble's recently completed pipe line from
Kemper to Canyon, connecting there
with a Humble main line to the Gulf.
At prevailing prices, the figure would be
SO q barrel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
ALL MEETINGS
AREFORBIDDEN
BY BULGARIA
Publications Gems ore d
During Military Rule;
Banker Arrested on
Communist Charge
fBy The Associated Iress.)

SOFIA, April 25.-All political party
meetings throughout Bulgaria have been
forbidden until further notice by an
order issued by General Lazareff, COM
mander of the Sofia garrison.
All newspapers and periodicals are to
be censored during the period of martial
law in Bulgaria.
The Sofia director of the French
Banque Generate, Kordff, has been ar
rested and charged with transferring
money to communist conspirators.
The polise state they seized Is pack
aces containing about 5000 dinars each,
because the money was intended for
communist agents. "a dinar is about
20 cents).
Further arrests have been made as a
result of information obtained govern
ment AGENTS who declare that leaders
of the left wing peasants party were
to form new Bulgarian ministry after
a revolution. 1t is stated that Captain
Attanasoff was to minister of war and
Pertrini the new premier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
(By The Associated Press.

DALLAS, Tex, April 25--An unesti-
mated amount of damage was done to-
day by cloudburst which inundated
the greater part of North Dallas coun-
ty. Breaking first at noon over Elm
Fork, where huge clouds remained for
hours the cloudburst finally swept down
on the little village of Letot. several
miles north of Dallas, wrecked two
stores. paralyzed interurban traffic to
Denton, Sherman and Denison, wrecked
automobiles and trucks and endangered
the lives of more than 25 persons The
precipitation varied from 1.15 inches at
Dallas to IA inches at Letot within two
hours. Tonight the precipitation is
general.
No lives have been reported lost.
Damage at Letot is estimated at $780,
900. Livestock losses are expected tn
be large.
Sheriff Schuyler Marshall and his
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
PROBE STARTED OF
FURNITURE TRUST
fRy The Associated Pres.A

CSHICAGO. H.. April 25.-Folowing
the arrival in Chicago of two assistant
attorney generals yesterday in connec-
tion with a nation wide investigation by
the government of an alleged furniture
trust" it became known today that
two hundred and fifty subpoenas for
furniture men from all sections of the
country had been issued by Federal
Judge George A. Carpenter. The in
vestigation of the furniture trade is
expected to bring in the neighborhood
of fifteen hundred witnesses to Chicago,
and books and records of manufactur-
ers, jobbers. wholesale and retail deal
ers suspected of price fixing, division Of
territory and other acts in violation of
the Sherman Antitrust law have been
ordered brought here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
YOUTH HELD FOR
ATTACKING GIRL
(By-The Associated Press.l y

Day, arrested in Cass county yesterday
on charge Of attempting to assault
a young white woman at the home Of
her father near Avinger, who was taken
to the Bowie county Jail at Boston
early in the afternoon for safe keeping.
later was removed to the Lamar county
Jail at Paris. According to Cass county
officers, Day. who N II years old, con-
fessed that he had entered the house
with the intention of assault. Screams
Of the woman awakened her father, on
whose appearance Day fled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
Officer Fails to Pay
Alimony, Faces Trial
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 25.-
What was said to be precedent was
set today when Secretary Wilbur on re,
commendation of judge advocate gen
eral ordered the court martial of Lieut..
Commander Earl P. Huff, medical corps
of Ada, Ohio, on charges of conduct
unbecoming an officer for failing to
pay alimony to his former wife under a
decree of divorce of the California
courts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
Song GiyP To Haze O,Um
Melody IN Days OF Fame

Nellie Melba and Tosti's "Good-
bye"
Marcella Sembrich and the beauti-
full Strauss song.
Adalina Patti and "The Last Rose
of Summer
Caruso and IRE Paglicco.
Mary Garden and the Louisa aria
De puis lie Jour"
Synonymous.
Every great artist has had his town
composition every singer his lone
song"
And some day it will be Cornelia
Hoyt Anzualda and the '3The Thrush"
in the minds of the people of America
and Europe. The great singer An
zualda and Cadman's II Hear
Thrush at Eve" will be inseparably
linked in the minds of the music low
ing public as are the names Of other
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
Favors Entry of
Il. S. IN World Tribunal

are still enough international regu
lations to make such court work
able. For this purpose, he added. he
believed thoroughly in the efforts se
codify and extend the principles nf
international law.
Opposition to American participa-
in a world court, he thought, was due
to misunderstanding of the powers OF
such a tribunal The question to be
submitted he said, would be judi
cial" points. such as violations of
we'll known international principles.
Pointing out that the United States
and England have for the last 10
yeah settled all differences by
diplomacy, Secretary Kellogg said that
he believed that within short time
problems which in the past have been
considered ample excuse for war will
be settled peaceably.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
OFFICERS GRAFTERS,
DETROIT JUDGE SAYS

DETROIT, Mich, April 25.-Seathing-
ly denouncing conditions of graft, cor
ruption and extravagances which he said
he found in city departments and which
cost Detroit taxpayers hundreds of
thousands of dollars, Judge Frank Muir
ply of recorders court, representing
the findings of his oneman grand jury
inquiry into city affairs, tonight recon-
mended the issuance of warrants for
I9 persons on charges ranging from
conspiracy and embezzlement to larceny.
letter to Prosecuting Attorney Rob-
ert Toms accompanying the report di-
rected the prosecutor to prepare the
warrants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-26
Fund Raised to Aid
Island Osteopaths

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 25.-A
fund of nearly $1,000 to assist osteo-
paths of Galveston, to establish their
legal rights of entrance to a hospital
there was raised today by contributions
from osteopaths attending the twenty
fifth annual convention of the Texas
Osteopathic association. The two day
day session was brought to a close this
afternoon.
Papers on treatment and diagnosis
were given by several eminent osteo-
paths as a part of the program. DR.. j.
N. Waggoner. chief lecturer in surgery
at the Kirksvlle Osteopathc college,
Kirksville, Mo-, was the principal speak