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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
BLAZE IN TAR
PLANT HURTS 10;
FIVE MISSING
Blast in Retort Wrecks
Pensacola Factory;
Loss Estimated by Of
ficials at 100000
BY The Associated Press.)

PENSACOLA, Fla, Jan. q
With the known dead numbering
twelve, ten injured in hospitals
and five workmen missing. fire
men continued tonight to battle
flames which resulted today
when a fire retort at the, New
port Tar and Turpentine COM
pany exploded with the expecta-
tion that the bodies Of the miss
ing would be recovered from the
ruins.
Firemen reported they could
see three bodies behind bar
rier of flame in the unit where
the explosion occurred. 1t was
believed several of those who
are missing may have been trap
ped by smaller explosions in
some of the other burning units.
Fire officials extmated the damage TO
the property at 100000
The blast. which game, a little more
than an hour after the plant opened to
day, demolished one unit Of the large
plant in which twenty-five men were
working. Flames spread in the resinous
premises soon engulfed other units.
Some of those who were injured were
believed to have been standing near the
unit which exploded and were caught
before they could flee to safety.
The cause of the explosion was un-
determined tonight. MANY Of those
killed were badly mutilatcd and some of
the bodies arc still in the burning unit.
1t will probably be impossible to re-
move them tonight, officials said.
Many Of those killed were badly man
clcd BY the explosion and burned be-
yond recognition.
The known dead are;
Warren Edridge. Bay Minctte. Ala.
Edward Eldridge. Bay Mincttc. Ala.
Sid NJ. Baggett, Pensacola.
Walter Watson. Pensacola.
III. M Hummac. Pensacola.
L. /. Calhoun, Pensacola.
G.. Carter Pensacola.
Charles Hunter, Pensacola.
$. G. Faulk. Pensacola.
Robert Whitcomb White. Pensacola.
Frank Moran. negro. Pensacola.
An unidentified negro.
The injured are;
=. Daniels, Tom Payne, W. J. Jones.
Charles Hammac. q. d. Adcock, s. A.
Stockman negro. all seriously injured.
and Charles Allison and Peter Amer.
son. severely but not dangerously in
jured.
All available doctors were called to
assist in attending the founded. rho
were rushed to hospitals
Search was continuing for the miss
ing men and fircmen worked fnrioasly
to subdue the flames in order to Fracn
the interior Of the buildings where the
missing men were believed to have been
caught in the blaze.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
HUGE DOPE Ring
Seen IN CHICAGO
Several Medicos Expect,
ed to be Held in Mil
lion Dollar Plot

CHICAGO. III. Jan. 2.Federal in
vestigatorS tonight indicated tho arrest
Of several Chicago physicians may be
expected soon as the result of their in
vestigations Of a Sl.o00000 international
narcotic ring.
Two men arc under arrest and fed
eral agents arc hunting for others and
for the cache where they are confident
narcotics valued at hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars are concealed.
The men under arrest are william
Mouzakiotis. a peddler. and Dr. jack
Moses. The former was held to the
federal grand jury in bonds Of $4,000
and the latter in bonds Of $4,000 on
charges Of violating the federal mar
cotc act.
Federal agents spent most Of yes
terday searching the house of Mouzaki-
otis and in the basement found many
tunnels. In some Of these they found
liquor and still which they seized and
in other found containers believed to
have held narcotics. quantity of mar
cotics was seized but the agents said
that they were unable to find the main
cache.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
MOODY ACTS in
STEPHENSON
Military Necessity De.
mands Road, Says in
|. &. &. Intervention
CBv The Associated Press \

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 2--Assertinr
material interests of the state and mil
ltary necessities Of tho United States
would be served, Attorney General Dar'
Moody has intervened before the inter
state commerce commission IL favor OF
the application Of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railway 70 extend from
Falfurrias into tho Rio Grandc Valley
proper The application is opposed BY
the Missouri Pacific The San Antonio
ana AransaS Pass is unit Of the Sou
thern Pacific
The brief filed by Moody recites the
area to be served is of immense size,
with large and rapidly growing pop
ulatlon, and "of great present Of far
greater potential population, productiv-
ity and wealth
thin the past 10 wears. taxable
values in the territory proposed to be
served have increased MANIFOLD. this
resulting from a. large growth in pop
ulation
IT the past season. more than H.
600 carloads Of fruits and vegetables
were shipped from the Rio Grande Val
ley TO consuming points. Taking into
consideration the acreage already plant
cd and the potential yield. it il certain
that with the construction and opera
tion of the new lines Of railroad ad-
ditional acreage will be pianted and
It may be anticipated that the citrus
fruit shipments will in few years
equal or surpass those Of Florida. which
IN 1924 amounted to approximately Co.
600 cars
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never he found getting the mail out
of the box.
The man was arrested bv F. III.
Ellis. postoffice inspector. at Corpus
Christi. According to information
sent to III. p. Black, Houston pOstof-
flee inspector, Richey prepared large
number of circulars and mailed them
to postmaster throughout South Tex
as. The circulars offered subscrip-
tions to three well known magazines
and Christmas turkey to all who
mailed him a dollar. To the post
masters he offered a box of Rio
Grande Valley grapefruit or oranges
as special premium for distributing
the circulars to their patrons
The circulars were sent out about
December and the turkeys were to
be delivered Dec. II. The purpose OF
the low rates. the circular said, was TO
enable the publisher to get a mailing
list for d trade bulletin issued by his
producing concern. Some of the post
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Mercedes Baby Wins Prize
as First Born of Ne1U Year

lsidor Garza wins the honor Of be-
ing the Valleys first 1926 baby.
The little boy was ushered into the
world at Mercedes at 80 Friday
morning, January !. which gives him
the title Of the years first baby in
the Valley, and also brings to the baby
number of valuable present from
Brownsville business corners.
The lucky baby is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Juan Pablo Garza of Mer
cedes
Four certificates of birth were re-
ceived at The Herald in the first baby
contest. The second baby Of the new
year was the baby girl of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luis Alamia of West Browns
vile, born at $3.50 a. m, January L.
Next in the order of time is Jose
Charles, son of Mr.. and Mrs Jose NJ.
Charles, born at 6:30 a. m, January L.
From Mission comes the report of
the birth of baby girl to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. W. Dooley of that city at
1:05 a. M, January 3 Her name is
Marvel Deem Dooley.
Due to the fact that wire commun-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Man Promising Christmas
Turkeys IS Held for Fraud

Valley people who waited expect
antly for the arrival of Christmas
turkey along with subscriptions to
three magazines. which they were 10
receive "all for dollar" see a so
luton to the mystery surrounding
their disappointment in the arrest at
Corpus Christi of J. VI. Richey, alias
the T. J. Johnson who is alleged to
have sent out the turkey offers.
Richey is held on charges of using
mails to defraud He Is alleged
to have operated a fictitious farmers
produce concern, and magazine agen
cy in the vicinity Of Corpus, and is
understood to have operated out of a
point near San Benito for a time.
Federal officers hunted for Richey
in the Valley, expressing the belief
that he mailed some of his circulars
out from San Benito. He IL reported
to have secured his. mail there for
some time, getting it from box in
the postoffice. evidently at an hour
when no one was near, as he could
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
CITY PLANNING
COLLECTION OF
ALL 'b TAXES
Nc Redemption Equity
Exists Here, Belief Of
Attorneys; Return to
Cash Basis Sought

In the opinion of County Attorney
H. L. Faulk, and City Attorney II. +.
Galbraith, based on decision in q re
cent case in Houston, no equity OF re-
demption exists in the case Of Browns
willie city property taken for failure TO
pay taxes, Mr.. Galbraith said yesterday.
This information. coupled with the
fact that the city plans TO make no cN-
tension Of time for payment Of taxes
past January 81 in an effort to collect
all taxes and place the city on cash
basis. makes It important that taxes
be paid before that date, Mr.. Galbraith
said.
Suit will be instituted in cases where
taxes are not paid, Mr.. Galbraith said,
and once property is taken for failure
to pay taxes. the owner will have no re
course to the redemption which is al
lowed in failure to pay county and state
taxes.
The city proposes to intervene in all
cases Of delinquent tax suits filed by
the county on property which is in the
city" Mr.. Galbraith said. The city in
many cases will probably pay the coun
ty and state taxes, after Judgment is Sc
cured, and take the property, in which
case it would belong to tie city. with
out the necessity Of holding il for two
years during which time original owner
has right Of redemption under county
and state tax provisions.
1T has been held in water district
cases that there is no equity Of redemp
tion in land taken for failure to pa-
taxes, and that such land can be sold by
l(nrt innnd n parr Tmn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
WOMEN HELD in
LOUISIANA SLAYINC

ALEXANDRIA. La. Jan. Mrs.
Gladys Stone, Of Dallas. Tex, and Mrs.
Earl Willis Of Memphis. Tenn. have
been placed under bonds of $1,000 each
for their appearance in court mate
rial witnesses in the Staying Of William
TT. Ratcliff. in North Alexandria on the
night or December %. Sheriff Downs
said today
Robert NJ Wilmington is being held
in the parish jail charged in the coron-
er's jury verdict with killing Ratcliff
at the home Of Mrs. Glenn Young. No
request has been filed by attorneys for
Wilmington for preliminary hearing.
The order for the women to be taken
into custody to be bonded was issued by
Judge L. L. Hooe, Of district court. at
the request of Cleveland Dear, distric.
attorney
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03

ication to all parts Of the Valley was
not possible during parts of Friday
and Saturday. the time for receiving
reports at The Herald office on the
first baby of the year was extended
from D. m Saturday to p. m. of
that day in order that reports that
might have been mailed would be re-
ceived in time
The mail brought more reports, but
none that were earlier than that sent
in by the parents Of Isidro Cara.
The presents, which include SO
savings account, a baby "koop.
blankets, shoes. sweaters. presents for
the parents of the baby and other
articles. including jewelry, will be
forwarded to the parents of the baby
at the earliest moment, and Isidro
Cara will be rewarded for being the
first baby born in the Rio Grande
Valley in the year 1926.
Report was received here of the
birth Of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Clark of Harlingen at o'clock
Friday night, January H. She was
named Edna
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Southwest Texas TO See
Next Real BOOm'-- Hurley
Former Shipping Board
Chief Says Texas
to Beat Florida
Nv The Associated PreyS.)

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Jan. q
S"uthwc~t Tevay j. destined 20 expert.
cnrc '-rcat real estate Development III
the opinion If Edwnrd ~ Hurley. for
'r ch";rmrn of 'he shipping board
He declared here today that II will ox-
N ~" lrridu boom.
Nr. Hurley IS here or a holiday viir
and before rcturnin~ "a his nom" III
Chicago he will visit Corpus Christi
with a view 10 makiri. survey %! 20
""S'rinl and real estate conditions
there
rs bccame intcreSte n Florida reLI
estate ami has realized ~ Hi holHil Y:
in hat state BclirviNr that Tovas
will be The scene OF The next big real
estate boom he came here u invest
gate. The real estate boom. Mr.. Hur-
ley asserted. is following the coast linr
Southwest Texas. he saws. ~ in line Nth
the Development activities and he be-
lieyes it viii strike the Texas coast at
Corpus Christi.
Texas will experience period Of
real estate and industrial Development
far exceeding that Of Florida" was his
prediction.
deep port az Corpus Christi is 4
necessity and will come soon il the
people Of this section Of the state 10
after it, Hurley asserted
The thing to DO II to get the port. :"
Hurley declared. The cargoes will
take care OF themselves. Once deep wa
ter is obtained At Corpus Christi. moth
ing can stop the flow Of exports and
imports Deep water Ut Corpus Christi
would serve as an outlet for the ey-
ports Of al this section Of Texas and
imports would naturally come in return
cargocs.
Mr., Hurley pointed out that it was
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Texas Leads Ali States
in Values of Farm Crops

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 2-Texas again leads all
states in the value Of for 1925 The department of
agriculture today announced this state total at S79933O
600. based December prices Iowa was second with
Sl77,O0l 900 and California third with S469, ,359 OOO
Department figures gave S381O713,OOO as the value
for the grain and showed large deficit in the price
of the corn crop which placed al 81 956,326O0O as
compared with S22706i 900 in 1924 The total value of
all crops given $96l5.jSS.0O0.
Other southern states crops valued follows:
Virginia Sl63,522,000 West Virginia S73.7 900;
North Carolina S3l8.66l 000 South Carolina S172 POI OOO
Georgia S23i,231 000 Florida 105.6O6 OO0 Missouri
S32O $4,000; Kansas S3Ol $4,000; Kentucky SI95525
600: Tennessee S977l9 5000: Alabama s23267 900; Mis-
Sissippi S217i 900: Louisiana S161 432 600; Oklahoma
S3lS.05900O; Arkansas 1925. 5000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
GARAGE WORKER
GIVEN BEATING
Man Who Aided in Raid
on Still Left Naked in
Oregon Snow
CBy The Associated Press. J

BAKER, Ore. Jan. 1.-Two men, with
their faces disguised by blackening,
entered garage owned ~ Deputy
Sheriff Arthur Romageau ut Hunting
ton, Ore, early today, seized Retta
Miglorette, an employe, and drove away
with him in an automobile. AT point
two miles from town they took him two
hundred wards into the sage brush.
knocked him down. beat him. toro his
c'othing from his body and left him
entirely naked in the snow. They then
drove away.
The att"ck followed raid on a moon
shine still near Huntington last Tues
day in which Deputy Sheriff RomageauX
was badly injured by an explosion.
Miglorette took part in the raid.
After the attack upon him. Miglorettc
made his way to an abandoned house
where he found an old shirt and some
gunny sacks. He wrapped the sacks
about his feet aud walked back to town.
His injuries are not serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
ARRESTS MADE FOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

The first arrests for failure to have
1926 license. or a headlight certificate,
were made last night. Deputy sheriff D.
II. Ferguson at Harlingen reporting
more than dozen arrests up until mid
night. and others being made over the
county. w
Automobile owners are given until
January by the sheriff to secure 1925
Licenses. This allows them to drive In
the DAYTIME only IL car is operated
at night without 1926 license. the
driver must have A headlight certificate.
issued in the past 80 davs. or he will
be cited to appear before justice of
the peace, and will be prosecuted for
violation of the traffic laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Oil Well Driller Shot;
Mother-in-Law 10 Held

WICHITA FALLS. Texas. Jan. 2.--4
Jeff Wells. 80. an oil well driller, was
fatally shot at the home of his mother
in-law. Mrs. o. f. Mix, here about eight
o'clock Saturday night. lie died in an
ambulance while enroute to a hospital.
Mrs. Mix was taken into custody and
is being held for investigation by the
district attorney.
The shooting Is said to have been the
outcome of quarrel between Wells and
mis- wife, Mrs Bertha Wells. from whom
ne had been separated for several
months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Week Of Prayer To Be
Observed Over World

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Univcrsal
observance Of a week Of PRAYER will
commence tomorrow with Christmas the
world over participating in a general
program Of meditation. thanksgiving,
confession and PRAYER The world wide
call for PRAYER vc"t Observance was IS
sued by the worlds evangelical alli-
ancc. and ARRANGEMENTS in this country
are in CHARGE Of the federal council Of
churches
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
II dead IN FLORIDA FIRE
FT. WORTH CHIEF ORDERS
SHAPELY GIRL 'HIKERS'
r X
SELLING SUBS TO QUIT
fRv The Associated rress.l

FORT WORTH, Texas. Jan q
Shapely girls in hiking to~s telling
glibly Of a coast-to-coast tour for
educational purposes have been or
dercd out Of Fort Worth after blar-
neying the chief of police out Of Il
letter they used rs a recommendation
and hundreds Of citizens out Of a
dollar Or more for magazine sub
scriptions.
The only part IF the sales talk that
was true, the chief explained, was
that tho money was for "cducai onal 7"
purposes. but it was the victim who
was being educated and 40. thc girls.
The open ROADSTER without t0p or
windshield, in which thr Young wom-
en- were alleged 10 be journcyjng
proved entirely mythical, wy the
Shect-writrrs. 20 tho number NJ thirty
or more, were travelling BY train and
stopping ONLY in the principal cities,
under direction Of male crew man
ager, and two assistants. the chief de
clarcd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
PARNELL CANDIDATE

AUSTIN. Texas. Jan. Il. d. Parnell
Wichita Falls, announced he will be a
candidate for reelection in the demo
cratic primaries next July as state SEN
ator from the 23rd district. He said,
his platform would be announced in
due time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
THE WEATHER

EAST TEXAS: Sunday cloudy, rain in
northeast; Monday partly cloudy to
cloudy; light to fresh southerly winds
on the coast,
WEST TEXAS: Sunday and Monday
partly cloudy.
LOUISIANA: Sunday unsettled. oc-
casional rain; Monday partly cloudy to
cloudy.
ARKANSAS; Sunday and Monday un-
settled, prohobly rain.
OKLAHOMA: Sunday occasional
rams; Monday partly cloudy to cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Influential Citizens
Plotted Rich Indian
Slayings, Paper Says
CBv The Associated Press }


OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Jan. ,.
Stony silence from federal authorities
greeted the publication today by the
Oklahoma City Times OF story declar-
ing near at hand solution to the mss-
terry that for more than two years has
hung over the deaths or a score Of
wealthy Usage Indians.
The Times said the arrest Of several
men. some Of them prominent was ex-
pectcd within As hours.
This was denied Immediately by At
torncy General George Y. short. who
has been actively allied with the fed
eral authorities in lengthy investi-
cation Of an alleged murder ring held
responsible for the deaths.
NO one from this office IS going
10 Pawhuska within twcnty-four hours
and positively do not know Of any ar
rests expected within the Is hours men
toned" nc declared. Pawhuska is the
capital Of the Usage nation.
He declined to talk further and fed
eral agents merely smiled and remark
cd that the Times has carried Scvera!
previous stories, some wide Of the mark
and others surprisingly accurate.
The story published today declares
that prisoner in the federal penitcnti
AIRY ar Lenvcnworth has confessed TO
participation in several Of the murders
and has implicated a number Of persons
in the Usage country.
He is represented as having given in
vcstigators their main lead in uncover
ing a conspiracy which it is alleged was
aimed at the annihilation of complete
family with 4 S2,0O0,000 fortune AZ the
stake
Jury To Probe Mystery
The five deaths, now attributed to the
murder ring, occurred about four years
ago.
There were stories Of king Of the
hills, a rich ranchman whose land har-
bored criminals who went forth to kill
at his bidding in return for refuge
from the law. The story was laughed at
by authorities at Pawhuska but today
the Times quotes the Leavcnworth pris-
oner as saying he was hired by rich
ranchman" to dynamite house in
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-14
.BOBBED LAWYER
PLEADS BEFORE
SUPREME COURT
MISS EFFIE KNOWLES OF
MIAMI SETS PRECEDENT
IN CHAMBER OF STATE
TRIBUNAL

TALLAHASSEE, July H..
Women's advancement in the af-
fairs of the world has reached
new fields of Florida. A bobbed-
haired attorney argued a case be-
fore the state supreme court.
The lawyer was Miss Effie
Knowles, Miami She represented
the defense in the case Of the state
versus 7. Il. Fuller. The latter
was sentenced to life imprison-
ment last December for the shoot
ing at Miami of Homer Bnrdick.
Miss Knowles, a native of Key
West. was admitted to the Florida
bar last March.
The argument, delivered before
division A Of the court, composed
Of Chief Justice Armstead Brown
and Judges W. Fl. Ellis and L. w.
Stram, marked the first time in
the history of Florida court pro-
ceedings that a woman has APP
peaFed before the supreme bench,
according to Justice ]. B. Whit
field, dean of the court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-14
PROGRAM FOR
SCHOOL WORK
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
At UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA
fIly Anaoelaaea Isrenm1

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July IA.
summer conference of
teachers Of vocational agriculture
of Florida will be held at the Uni
.versity of Florida. August to Is,
T.. w. Garris, state supervisor Of
vocational agriculture, announced.
Plans will be taken up at the
conference for d program Of work
for the coming school term, Mr..
Garris said.
R. d. Maltby, Of the Washing
tor Federal Board. win be on hand
to help with the conference, in
addition To Professor j. d. Gee,
.o tS UniyeHats and I'M. Garris.
Several speakers win be on the
program.
There are approximately IS
teachers Of vocational agriculture
in the state.
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seriel "a. aIaaa4

Serfel No. 0ISG34
Department OF the Interior, u.
Land Office at Gainesville, Fla
june l2,.t926s
NOTICE is hereby given that
Kittie Roberts. OF Ramrod Key.
Florida. who. on March %. 1921
made Homestead Entry. Nc.
OIs634. for Lots 6 and q, Section IS.
md Lot 2. Section ~. Township sc
s., Range 20 e.. Tallahassee Merit
dian. has filed notice OF Intention
To make Communication Proof. to es-
fab.ish claim 10 the land above de-
seribed, before Clerk Circuit Court,
at Key West, Florida, on the cath
day of July, 1926.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Edward Raviin. OF Ramr0d
Key, Florida.
Albert Henry Gross. Of Ramrod
Key, Florida.
q W Drnmmond. OF Ramrod
iSey. FIGrida.
Ruth bryan Drummond. OF Ram
GEORGE {. GROIN.
JHnel4-20t Register.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-14

vor Of the Liberties. The
Liberties scored ! runs in the
ainth inning asslss lhe final
scoEs 10
Head, Of tic Liberties, al
lowed 5 hits while Maxine, Of the
Coast Guards, allowed 8 hits.
Tomorrow the Coast Guards
play the Marines at 200 p. M.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-14

National League
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-14

Chicago at Washington.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-14
cHILD,s EAR KICKED OFF

HARRINGTON, III. While
picking flowers in field S-year-
old Joan Edwards was kicked in
the head BY q horse, her ear be-
ing torn off.