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New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
Injunction Shuts Off
 All Electric Service

Norwich, Conn.,, Dec. 13 Rl-An injunction restraining the Ashland Cotton company of Jewett City from furnishing or delivering electric cur rent and using the streets of the borough of Jewett City for It's wires to the company's tenement houses was issued today by Judge Charles B. Waller in common pleas court here.
 The injunction is brought in con- nection with $2,000 damage action by the borough of Jewett City against the Ashland Cotton com- pany.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
ANOTHER DISAPPEARANCE
London Stirred By Peculiar Absenta
 tiOn of Miss Grove.

London. Dec. 13 LR Another
 mysterious disappearance In England is announced. Miss Una Grove, 20- year old daughter of the late Sir
 Eyre Grove, permanent under-secre- tary of the foreign office until his death last year, left home Saturday morning to visit a friend. Since then nothing has been heard from her. Miss Grove Is said to have suffer- ed from a nervous disorder since her father died.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13

HERE'S predicament for you! It's just about the worst predicament that could be imagined
 Old Santa Claus is crying Help! Help.'
 You can see his trouble at glance, of course,
 Hows Santa going to find his from the North Pole to your housethe pretty, snowbanketed little house in the center being considered yours for the moment
 It's against the law understand for Santa to any
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13

nes As he winds his way down toward the center he must go through open gates.
 Get your pencil and how much help you give him.
 You'll before you have gone very far that it's rather bang problem But keep at it, and eventually you'll arrive at the foot of the ladder.
 When you get through check your solution with the one which appears in the Herald tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
MANY LIVES LOST
 IN SHIP WRECKS
One Sinks 0iI China and An-
 other 0H Chile

Shanghai, Dec. 13 Pl-With all foreigners aboard the steamer Lien Shing, which sank yesterday after striking Amherst Rocks, 64 miles out of here, accounted for and bod ies of eight of the 150 Chinese pas sengers recovered. search was con- tinued today for more than 80 na- tive passengers reported missing. Twenty-Five Chinese drowned when q life boat upset
 Mrs. Cora Sutton Castle, an au- thor, wife of a San Francisco sur geon, was among the passengers rescued. Mrs. Castle, who attended Columbia and Minnesota universi- ties, and is known as world trav- cler and social welfare worker, lost notes and manuscripts representing five years work.
 There were 2S7 aboard the Lien Shing when it struck, including a number of foreign women and chil- in arms.
 It is known that the ship was off it's course instead of being thrust onto the rocks by a tremendous un- dercurrent or storm.
 Buenos Aires, Dec. 13 tPl-Sixty- seven men of the crew of the Chil- can transport Arauco were drowned today when the vessel sank at Lota, Chile. during a violent storm, says despatch from Santiago to La Nacion.
 There were 96 men aboard the ship when it sank. of whom 29 were saved. Eight bodies have been re- covered.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
PIA!NVI|IE NEWS
(Continued from Page Seven)

quested to be present, as several i'm portant matters are to be discussed.
 Notes
 The town plan commission will meet this evening to examine the building code proposed by the Chamber of Commerce.
 Arthur C. Hart left last evening for Raleigh, \. C., where he will visit his son, Miles A. Hart. He plans to stay through the winter months.
 The Advent church has formed a basketball team which will practice Wednesday night in the John Jen- nings school gymnasium in Bristol.
 A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quinlan of For estville avenue.
 The Martha Rebekahs will give a public social and whist in Odd Eel lows hall at 8 o'clock this evening.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary 10 Brock Barnes post, American Legion, will present a motion picture, "The Blue Eagle,' tonight and tomorrow night at the Community theater. The proceeds will be used for purchasing gifts for disabled war veterans.
 The entertainment committee of the fire department will meet at $ o'clock tonight.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13

Lost On East Main street Wednesday night, poclletbook con- Return to Bordeau's barber shop.
 For sale, Baldwin apples, hand picked, Sl.25 bushel.-Advt.
 For rent or for sale-SiX room house. 165 Main St, Plainville, Ct. All improvements. on trolley line. Phone 51-2 Plainville.-Advt.
 For Rent-Five-roo bungalow, all improvements. Tel. 16-2.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13

tinue until after New Years.
 The local setback club are ar ranging for a game with Kensington Thursday evening. The home club has yet to win their first game.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13

c. c. Anderson of Kcnsington is now handling the Famous Millbrook ice cream.--advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
BRISTOL NEWS
(Continued from Page Seven)

and R. Durant, '2S Co Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
 (1Sth Century Melody (d) Adeste Fidels
 Part II 1. (a) Stroll Trough Cairo ............ J. J. Derwin (b) Popular Songs
 Banjo Club ?. (a) Entrance and March of the Peers from "Iolanthe," ........ Sir Arthur Sullivan (b) Lotus Flower ...... ...... Robert Schumann (c) Summer Evening (Student Song of Finland) Solo by L. P. Ross, '2S (d) Hand Organ Man .... ....... Van Othegraven
 Glee Club 3. Quartet, Messrs. Chappell, Ross, Griggs and Sinclair 1. (a) Indian Syncopation =. ................ Bassett (b) Southern Medley Arranged by J. J. Derwin
 Banjo Club 2. Mountain Songs of North Caro- lima
 (a) Little Mawhee w Arranged by NJ. Bartholomew, '0TS (b) Grandma Grunts Arranged by M. Bartholomew, '07S
 Glee Club 3. Old Man Noah
 (Traditional Chanty) Arrangeod by NJ. Bartholomew. '07S
 Glee Club 4. Hawaiian Trio Messrs. Abbott, Robertson and
 Sterrett !. Bright College Years
 H. s. Durant, 'S1
 Glee Club
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
Endces Win by Point Margin

The New Departure basketball team was forced to extend itself 10 the limit on the floor of the local high school gym last Saturday eve ming in order to down the Meriden Insilicos and when the final whistle was blown they were leading the visitors by one point, the score be- ing 26 to j. At the end of the first half the score was Is all, both teams being so evenly matched.
 Malcolm, left forward for the Endees, was high point scorer for hi team with q total of lS while Mandell for the visitors accounted for l ? of his teams points The New Departure team will play q return engagement In Meriden on next Thursday evening, December 18th,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13
The summary :
inSilcos
Compouncc Commandcry Meeting

Score, half time, 16 all: referee, Waters; time, two 20 minute peri ods.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-13

The regular meeting of Com bounce Commandery of the Golden Cross vii lbe held at Red Mems hall at s o'clock this evening" There will be nomination and election of officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
CHINESE Hold
U.S.CAPTAIN
Bandits Take Officer
on Tour in Yunnan
Province

PEkING. May 20.-Captain Thomas
J. Belts of the American army. at-
tachcd 10 the American legation here,
is captive in the hands Of bandits
in Yunnan province. in one of the
most inaccessible parts Of China. the
legation was informed today. lie il
native Of Maryland.
Efforts were made ut once to COM
municatc BY wireless with Yunnan- Flu,
capitol of the province. but the lega-
tion still has only the meagerest in
formation. News Of Captain Belts
plight was received in an official tel
egram from the consul at Yunnan-Fu
who had been informed by an un-
named foreigner at Tungchuan, in
Northeastern Yunnan.
The American army officer was
made captive May ~, the consul re-
ported, at Laitowpo. so miles south
Of Tungchun. In accordance with
the practice of permitting Officers
assigned to Peking TO study the
language to add to their experience
by inland journeys, he had been
authorized to make a trip across
Yunnan. in extreme southwestern
China, to the Yangtze river over a
route which has no railroad and is
little travelled by foreigners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
new RAnACT
BECOMESLAW
Labor Board Abolish
ed by Bill Coolidge
Signed Today

WASHINGTON, ID. g.. May 20
The Watson Parker railway labor
act. abolishihg the railroad labor
board and substituting new system
of handling railway labor disputes
was signed today by President Coal
idge.
In a public statement, he described
the new law AZ lodging "a far
larger measure of responsibility for
amicable relations upon the industry
ITSELF
lie added, however. that the pro.
vision for adjustment OF problems
within the industry, without inter
vention Of the government, does not
imply THAT the railways have by
undertaking this self government in
the smallest fashion relieved them
selves Of their responsibility to the
public at large, but rather they have
increased their responsibility by vir-
tue of the self government which
this act imposes upon them
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
HAYNES VICTOR
IN INJUNCTION
AT EDINBURC.
Court Dissolves Order
Removing Powers as
Mayor of Mercedes
in Hearing Today
Especial To The Herald.l

EDINBURG. Texas. May 20.-The
temporary injunction restraining
J. r. Haynes from acting as mayor
OF Mercedes was dissolved this morn
ing at hearing held in the civil
district court here with Judge J. T..
Leslie on the bench.
The injunction had been granted
on plea Of Johnnie Jones. opponent
of Mr.. Haynes in recent municipal
election in which Jones received a
majority of is votes, according to
unofficial count.
The hearing held this morning
was to decide if the injunction
should be made permanent.
The petition on which the original
court order was entered made the
plea that the city commission had
failed 70 meet and canvass the re-
turn OF the election within the time
specified BY law.
The city commission met several
times to canvass the returns but
failed to get quorum Of members
AZ any Of the meetings.
The action Of the court here this
morning restores the powers Of Mr..
Haynes as mayor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20

GAS IS MADE
BY GERMANY
Bernstorff Proposes
to Arms Farley that
Planes be Not Used
in Future Battles
tBy The Associated Press.D


GENEVA. Switzerland, May co.
Concrete proposals to forbid the use
of airplanes and poison gas in war
fare and suppress heavy artillery
and tanks were put forward by Ger
many today Mt the session Of the
preparatory disarmament commits
sion. The proposals were prcscated
by Count Won Bernstorff, former
ambassador to the United States.
Answering illusions to Germany's
industrial strength. which would
have to be taken into account when
Gcrmany's ncighbors were asked 60
disarm. Count Won Bernstorff de-
clared:
II don't want to evoke memories
Of the past. but history has demon
stratci the impossibility OF trans
forming our industrial equipment
into implements OF war. primarily
because our factories are so near
the frontier that they can be de-
stroyed at the very outset Of a war. "
Count Won Bcrnstorff complained
that number Of delegates to the
conference scmcd to approach the
problem with a view 10 discovering
why nations should not disarm rath-
er than to finding reasons why they
Continued on Page %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
FRENCHDEBT
PACT ISJUST.
SAYS MELLON
Secretary of Treasury
Defends Settlement
to House Ways and
Means Committee

WASHINGTON. ID. G., May co.
The French debt settlement was de-
scribcd today by Secretary Mellon to
the house ways and means committee
as "fair both to the American tax
payer and to the French people," Ii
represents Frances capacity to pay.
Mr.. Mellon said, and he predicted
that when France has concluded debt
settlements with England as well as
this country it will be able to stauiI-
ize its currency.
The appearance of the secretary of
the debt commission. before the
committee today marked the first
step in the legislative consideration
of the French and Jugo-SIayian debt
pacts, which the administration
hopes to have approved by congress
at this session.
Mr.. Mellon pointed out that the
settlement provides for total pay
ment by France OF $6,s47.67i, f02 over
period of sixty-two years on its
original loan from this country of
s3,340, 100000. with payment starting
at $30,000.000 and graduating up TO
$l25. 100000 annually which will be
paid for the last IS pears.
ITO insist on too heavy payments
in the early years." the secretary de-
clared, might well jeopardize the ac-
complishment of those reforms es-
sential to Frances economic and fl
nancial rehabilitation.
France is at present not able to
set apart large sums to be trans
ferred abroad as payments of her ex-
ternal debts. Despite great efforts
she has not yet fully repaired the
losses in man power and pr. pcrty
caused by the war. Her domestic
debt has reached enormous proper
tions, her currency is inflated and II
Continued on Page 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20

by Naval Radio to The Hernll
from VI. y. and Texas AErlcuitWr
Departments

Potato shipments Wednesday: Tex
as SO. Louisiant 34. Florida iD5. Ala
bama GO. Maine 1884, Michigan 6l.
South Carolina rs. all others f55,
total for country 723.
Tomato shipments Wednesday .
Texas 40. California Y. Florida 1Uf,
total 14S.
r.. y. b. potatoes Wednesday, I:
Hastings, Fla, Steady. Demand limit
ed. Cars \. o. b. usual terms double
head barrels spalding Rose U. $. No.
Is $3.50, No. 2's $3.50 -S7.e0. mostly
500. few rolled unsold-
Potato markets Thursday; Chicago
--45 cars arrived. l6l on track. market
weak. Texas and Louisiana sacked
per cwt s5.75-s6.00. few s6.25. Cincin-
nati-Weakcr. Texas sacked per cwf,
500. Kansas City Weaker. Tex
as and Louisiana sacked per cwt H6.k0|
Fort Worth--About steady. TexAA
sacked per cwt. ". - No. Is $500 N
$3.50.
Tomato markets Thursday: Chicago
Slightly weaker. Texas 4's tufn-
ing and wrapped S2.OO-s2.25. lN#n
$4.25-$4.bO. Kansas City--LnKS rH.
packed $3.50. crates $3.50. Fort worth
Continued on Page q
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
FRANCEPLANS
AIDTOFRANC
Resources of Nation
to be Used to Halt
Value Decline
(By The Associated Press.)

PARIS. May 20s-Thc government
announced through Finance Minister
Peret at the conclusion Of cabinet
council today that IL had decided to
use ever resource to support the
franc, which has been steadily de-
clining.
The cabinet examined all aspects
OF the exchange situation in the two
hours and half Of it's sitting. NJ.
Peret said. The necessity for acting
firmly and energetically was recog-
nized and IL was unanimously decided
that there should be no hesitation in
employing all the resources Of the
public credit to defend the franc.
The cabinet agreed ttlat the pres
ent decline of the franc was not
justified by the internal situation. II
was necessary above all, to take
technical measures among which M.
Perct mentioned the creation of d
clearing house for exchange trans
actions, to cooperate with brokers'
In other words. France has decided
to take the offensive as the most ef-
fertive defense against further col
lapse OF the franc.
II Is aasserted in reliable financial
ccnters, though not officially COR
federated, that the ministers discus
sed advisability Of Throwing the
remaining $50. 100000 OF the Morgan
loan Of March. 1924. into the breach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
VALLEY MAN
HIT BY TRAIN
Chas. Voght, San Ben
ito, is Hurt at
Rio Hondo
Especial to The Herald.)


RIO HONDO. Tex, May 20.-Chas.
Voght. IS. Of San Benito. had a mar
row escape from death yesterday
afternoon when a truck he was driv-
ing was struck by train and he
was hurled 80 feet from the track.
Mr.. Voght suffered severe bruises
all over his body but no bones were
broken.
The truck was thrown about 90
feet and was completely demolished.
The accident occurred on the main
crossing here Of the s. II. a X. q. NJ
railroad about 4 p. m the train being
on its regular schedule. according to
witnesses. The cause Of the accident
was not known.
Mr.. Voght was taken 10 the Val
ley Baptist hospital in Harlingen fol-
Towing the accident and reports from
there this morning are TO the effect
that he Is resting we'll
Mr. Voght is member Of the firm
of Voght and Son. who conduct a
general transfer business at San Be-
nito and the truck. which belonged %
the firm. was loaded with strips Of
lumber such as are used by shippers
20 fasten crates Of vegetables in ears.
The strips were being brought to Rio
Hondo for the Alexander Marketing
Co
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Fair to partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; not much
change in temperature.
For East Texas: Fair tonight; I;
warmer in northwest portion: Fri
day increasing cloudiness. Light to
moderate northerly to easterly winds
on the coast, probably becoming
southerly Friday.
Weather Conditions
The weather was mostly fair to
clear throughout the United States
at the morning observation, except
cloudy and unsettled in the south
eastern states and along the At
lantic coast. Showers occurred with
In the last "a hours along most Of
the Texas coast. and light to mod
crate rains throughout the eastern
half of. the cotton belt and in the
Atlantic coast states. Temperatures
were generally above the seasonal av-
erage over the western half Of the
country at the morning observation.
and somewhat sub-normal from Tex
as asd Louisiana northcastward to
the Great Lakes region. ~
The lowest temperature last night
Mt Texas stations ranged from "a at
Amarillo to IS At Brownsville and Gal
weston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
FISHERLEADS
FOR GOVERNOR
Wares Candid ate in
Pennsylvania Race
Now Second

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, 20.-John 5.
Fisher, candidate of the Mellon
Pepper forces, took the lead today
from Edward Z. Beidelman, who had
the support Of Congressman William
:. Ware, for the republican gubcrna-
torial nomination. With returns
from 3S3 districts missing, from
Tuesdays voting. Fisher was 5,946
ahead. The vote was:
Fisher 609.862; Beidelman 603.9i6.
Philadelphia gave Ware a plurality
OF 22O.92S over Senator Pepper.
With 625 districts in the state miss
ing today, Ware had lead of 9s,592,
the vote being:
Ware 5s3.s39; Pepper sS5,247; Gov
ernor Pinchot 3i0.296.
The fight for the democratic GU
bernatorial nomination was close.
Figures from 5,1i2 district showed
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell leading
Judge Samuel G. Shull by 5.52i, with
William II. Porter third.
The vote was:
Bonniwell 1850; Shull 1905;
Porter 37,145.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
800 Houses Destroyed
In Effort to Get
Rebels, is Report
(By The Associated Press. }

LONDON, May 20.--More than 500
civilians and about 100 rebels and
90 French have been killed in a
bombardment by the French forces
of the Midan quarter Of the city Of
Damascus, says dispatch to the
Daily Express. Three hundred houses
were destroyed.
While there has been no confirma-
tion of the dispatch, which was dated
May o. IL has occasioned consider
able surprise as il was thought that
the troubles in the city between the
French and the Druse tribesmcn had
Gained down under the civilian ad-
ministrations headed by NJ. Jouvenel,
French high commissioner for Syria.
The latest bombardment Is said 10
have been announced May III rs a
comparatively small affair. involving
the deaths of about fifty Druse re-
bells.
The trouble began May when the
Druse rebels attacked French mill
tary posts, killing or capturing 2S
soldiers at Bob-Mousalla. The raid
crs took refuge in the Midan, or
southern section of Damascus
The French commander ordered a
bombardmcnt Of the quarter, after
giving the inhabitants an hour to get
outside the range Of his guns. Either
few people tok advantage of the op-
portunity or the time was insufii-
cient, shells, bullets or falling houses
killing more than GOO persons, includ-
ing women and children.
Before the bonbardment, 1000
French troops surrounded the quarter
which had $4,000 inhabitants. They
demanded that the inhabitants sur
render the rebels.
The inhabitants said that they were
without arms and unable to comply
but invited the French TO come in
and capture the rebels.
Because the rebels were barricaded
the French commander thought that
entry into the quarter would mean
serious sacrifice to his soldiers.
When the time was up, the French
opened upon Midan with twelve three
inch, four howitzcrs and dozen air
planes. The bombardment lasted Is
hours.
General panic followed, women and
children ran aimiessly through the
streets, falling victims to bursting
shells or collapsing houses.
The male inhabitants Of the quar-
ter Joined the rebels in combating
the French. During the lombard
ment. 40 rebels escaped through the
French lines into the open country.
and were Joined by several hundred
persons of the lombard section. who
desired revenge against the French.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
DAVIDSON TO
VISIT VALLEY
Candidate to Arrive
May rs; to Make
Many Speeches
Especial To The Herald


RAYMONDVILLE. Tex, May 20.-
Lynch Davidson, candidate for gov
ernor, will arrive in Raymondville
Wednesday morning. May 26. for a
campaign tour of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. it was announced to-
day by S. l.. Gill Of RaymondiIle.
Outlining plans for Mr.. Davidson's
stay in the Valley. Mr.. Gill said IL
Is planned to drive from Raymond
vile to Harlingen. where there will
be a lunch for him. He will deliver
a short address at San Bcnitc at 3
o'clock, going on to Brownsville
where he will make a speech mt 3
o'clock, Wednesday night. May 26.
The speech will probably be at the
county courthouse.
Thursday, May 27. it is planned to
drive up the Valley, making La
Feria at 8 a. m, Mercedes at 10. Wes-
laco for lunch, Donna mt 2:30 p. m,
Pharr at 5. spending the night at Nc
Allen, where he will make a speech
at 3 o'clock.
On Friday the party will 20 to Mis-
sion. and probably to Rio Grande City,
and viii probably have lunch at
Sharyland. expecting to reach Edin-
burg at o'clock where. he will de-
liver an address. then back to Ray
mondville where he expects to make
a speech at s o'clock, leaving there
at 9:23 o'clock for Kingsville to
keep an engagement there Saturday,
the 29th.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
French Kill 62O IN New
Damascus BOnbUydmemt
FRENCH WOMEN
FLIRT FOR CAUSE

PARIS, May 20.-"French
wives are coquettes 10 keep
their husbands" This II the
declaration Of Nine. Hortense
Larrcter in book she has writ
ten to defend her Partisan SIS
ters' dress and appearance. I'VE
know that the women who might
tempt our husbands must be
smart and gay. So we are smart
and gay ourselves. We are
firmly determined 10 keep our
husbands. OF course we are
jealous. Every woman who.
wants tc keep her husbands
love is jealous. Why not ad-
NIT it?v
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
BICLIQUOR HAUL
MADE AT WESLACO

Two men. two horses, n mule, three
saddles and an assortment Of liquor
comprising one of the biggest hauls
that has been made in some time,
was reported to the border patrol of
flee IN Brownsville Thursday morn
ing by Dan Pullin, customs officer,
who was assisted in the arrests BY J.
p. and j. II. Cottingham, patrol in
spectors-
The haul was made Tuesday night
between Wcslaco and the river. Two
aliens. Martin Sanchez and Pedro
Vargas. are in Jail at Edinburc. The
booze captured included 12s bottles
of the better sort of liquors such as
sognac and tequila, 45 bottles of beer
and ten gallons Of mescal in goat
skins.