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nate paid to John T. King. late re-
publican national committeeman
from Connecticut. were exchanged
for bonds Of smaller denomination
~ an attorney in the alien property
custodian's office.
Merton gave the bonds 70 King as
part or a commission OF $441 900
for rushing through the alien prop
erty custodian's office in 1921. the
claim of the Societe Suisse Pour
Vuleus de Metaux on S7.O0O.O0O Of
shares OF the American Metal Com
pany. Miller at that time was alien
property custodian.
Regina Mullen the girl witness.
who was clerk In the federal re-
serve bank at Philadelphia. testified
that on February 8. 1923. Vincent
Carroll. Philadelphia lawyer. at that
time employed bv Miller. who was
alien property custodian. presented
Liberty bonds A0004320l an d
B00043202 ut the Federal Reserve
Bank and exchanged them for
twenty $1,000 bonds.
Under cross examination by Will
liam Rsnd. counsel for Miller, Miss
Mullen was asked IL the series were
lettefed 70 G. After she replied that
they did. Rand stipulated that they
ended a f. In confusion and en-
barrassment. Miss Mullen broke
down and began to weep. She was
excused 70 compose herself.
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BANK
BANDITS Held
Posses Trail Exon
victs After Leaving
Mountains

WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Sept. %.
-fPl-Ray Love. alias A. L. Fore and
L. A. Watson, said to be ex-convicts,
we're arrested here early today by
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Wichita
Falls Officers after a search lead
ing into three states, for pair who
held up and looted bank at Alma,
Arkansas. OF. s4.976. September "a.
Arkansas officers left Immediately
with the men for Alma. A small
touring car was seized. and $444 in
cash was taken from them.
A posse after the Alma robbery
September II lost the trail in the
foothills of the Ozark mountains.
Lost Monday. the pair left the noun
tains and their trail was picked up
at Fort Smith.
Travelling by bus to McAllester,
Oklahoma, the men bought a small
touring car and started for Wichita
Falls, where one Of the two arrested
has relatives.
Love is said by officers to BE an
cx-convict % tha Oklahoma reni-
tentiary at McAlIester, and Watson
Of the Arkansas prison at Little
Rock.
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VALLEY TOWNS
help FLORIDA
Contributions Made to
Fund for Sufferers
In Storm

Brownsville citizens had given
sl0O in contributions towards the
Florida storm sufferers fund up until
nocn today. according 10 reports
available from the organizations ac-
cepting such contributions. Other
Valley towns also were busy raising
money.
The Rio Grande Chapter Of the Red
Cross had raised 5000 in Browns
vile and this is being wired 10
Florida this afternoon, according 10
q. T.. Dodd, chairman Of the chapter.
Mr.. Dodd urges everyone to make his
contribution as large and as soon as
possible. Such contributions through
the Red Cross may be made BY de-
posting the money with any banker
in the city
Yesterday at noon the Rotary Club
voted approximately $50 at its
regular weekly luncheon and this il
being sent 70 Florida clubs for use
as they see fit in helping to alleviate
suffering there. This was club
contribution. not individual.
The A. r. & A. VI. lodge raised $50
at a meeting and this is being sent
to the Florida grand lodge to be dis
tributed in a similar way.
There are $4,000 homeless. many
thousands injured and countless
others destitute as the result Of n
storm which swept various parts of
the peninsula. Money is needed to
save many lives in the balance for
lack OF food and other necessities.
The Kiwanis Club was collecting
money for the sufferers at its lunch
con today but the amount collected
had not been totaled before The Her
aid went TO press.
In Hidalgo county the work is
going on under the direction Of Fl. B.
Seav. Several hundred dollars have
b-en raised a. result But exact
figures were not available.
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.kEAHY WANTS
VENUECHANCE
Huge Crowd Fills Live
Oak Court When
Case Called

GEORGE WEST. Texas, Sept. 23.-
Pl-Change Of venue was asked
Thursday morning BY defense attor-
neys when the case of Harry j,
Leahy, charged with murder in con-
nection with the Staying of DR.. J. A.
Ramsey Of Mathis was called in 36th
District Court. Judge T. vi. Cox
recessed court until l p. m. to give
the state time to file an answer TO
the defense motion.
Intense prejudice against the de-
fendant. the fact that he was ar
rested for the crime before the body
was discovered and that he is not n
resident Of Love Oak county were
the allegations made BY the motion
for a change Of venue.
The largest court crowd in the his
tory of Live Oak county assembled
to witness the trial. Excitement as
10 the outcome Of the trial was mt
high pitch.
Heavily guarded by rangers and
deputy sheriffs. Leahy was taken be-
fore the bar shortly after noon.
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PREACHER WANTS ALL
r n +
SERMONS DESTROYED
Il = =
AFTER HE is BURIED

EXTER, Eng.-The deathbed
will made by Rev. Henry Wal
ter McGrath, for many years
preacher at Pershare. Welbor-
ough and Exter, has provided
his friends and acquaintances
with a mystery they cannot
solve.
The preacher, who left an es-
tate worth s35O,000 directed that
all his seHmons be destroyed inn
mediately upon his death. but
failed TO give any reason for
such action.
He also directed that his body
be inferred with plainness and
privacy" but requested his ex-
ecutors not to select any ceme-
terry around London or Exter.
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FOUND GUILTY OF
SHOOTING OFFICER

SALLISAw. Okla, Sept. 23.--(Pl--
The jury trying George Kimes for
the murder Of Perry Chuculate. dep
uty sheriff, in district court here.
returned a verdict of manslaughter
today. The verdict carries with il
sentence Of % years in the state
penitentiary.
Sentence will be pronounced Mon
day morning. George Kimes' broth
er, Mathew, who also faces a murder
charge in connection with Chuchu-
late's death, will be tried today.
Cchuhulate was shot when he at
tempted to arrest the brothers fol-
lowing the robbery CT two banks at
Covington, Okla.
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Wellington Sells
Its Electric Plant

WELLINGTON. Texas. Sept 23.--
AT an election this month the citi-
zens of Wellington in Collingsworth
County voted to turn thu electric
light and power business in that
city over to the Central Power and
Light Company Out of 2S5 votes
cast on the proposal to sell the plant
340 were in favor of the sale.
A program Of expansion and i'm
provcment Of the service II to be
started M onsc.
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Woman Found Dead
In Front Of Hotel

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 23.-tPl-
A young woman. believed TO be Mrs.
Eugene Welsch. 23, was found dead
on the sidewalk in front OF down
town apartment hotel here today.
Police are investigating whether
she fell or was pushed from her
~a~ond stcry window. Robert Rag
land. 25, Proprietor Of a taxicab
company. which held for question
ing. He was said to have been with
the young woman late last night
Letters found indicated she was
separated from her husband One
was from her mother, Mrs. John
Hinckle. Miami. Florida and another
from her mohter In law. Mrs. =. w.
Welsch. IInt Springs. Ark.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-tP)-
A cotton crop of l5.s10.O00 bales Of
200 pounds gross were indicated by
the September Is condition Of the
crop which was 59.5 percent of nor
NAL, the Department of Agriculture
announced today.
Upon the preliminary estimated
area remaining for harvest. 47,207 900
acres. the indicated crop would ap-
rroximate a yield of 1000 pounds of
lint cotton per acre.
A crop Of f5.166.000 bales was indi-
Gated by the September 1 condition
which was 69.6 per cent Of a normal,
approximating yield Of 1886
pounds per acre. Last years .produc
ton was 16.103.679 bales the Sep
tember rs condition was 53.s and the
acre yield 1872 pounds. The condi-
tion on September 10 and Indicated
production. by states. follow:
Virginia. condition 65 percent and
production $1,000 bales; North Caro-
lima, 90 and 1.l99.00O: South Caro-
lima, IS and 1.n57.0n0: Georgia, SC
and 100000: Florida. IS and &c.
600; Missouri. 81 and 213.0O0: Ten
nessee. 81 and $4,000; Alabama. So
and 1900; Mississippi, 62 and
1.40l 900: Louis is and 637 900:
Texas. 81 and ., $1,000: Oklahoma.
So and 1,664,00 Arkansas, 50 and
/ .2s6 600; New Mexico, 90 and TO-
600: Arizona. 81 and 100000: Cali
fornia. % and i22 1000; all others. 50
and $4,000; Lower California (Old
>Mexico). % and $4,000 0atter not in
cluded in United States total).
Range forecasts indicating mini
mum and faximum crop under GER
tain conditions were omitted in to-
days report and will not be issued
during the remainder Of the season.
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TELECRAMS FROM
AIMEE ARE FOUND

Los ANGELES, Sept. 23.--tP)-
kilograms purporting to have been
signed by Aimee Semple Mcpherson
and her mother. Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, and others addressed to the
missing radio man, in the Angelus
temple kidnapping case, Kenneth G..
Ormiston. at a San Francisco hotel
were found by county detectives here
today in the rooms Of DR.. A. NJ.
Waters. who committed suicide Sep
tember l.
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THURSDAY NIGHT

6 y. m.--Gecrge Desha, Hawaiian
songs.
$3.50 p. m.-Miss Lydia Hernandez,
piano solos; Pelayo Qu.ntana, Span
ish songs.
. p. m.--John McCleary. violinist.
9:15 p. m.-Dave DeKorte, bari
tone solos.
$3.50 y. m--Phil McNair. guitar.
1901 a. m.-Danre program
FRIDAY
10 a. m.-Cotton market.
IL m. Miss Winifred Heath, popu-
lar piano solos. River and weather
bulletins.
g p. m--Lazaro Mandrujano, vio-
8 r. m.-Lazaro Mandrupano. vio-
lin; and Jesus Villa guitar; in Mexi-
can music program. Weather and
river reports.
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REPORT ON U.S..
RESERVATIONS

GENEVA. Switzerland. Sept. 23.-
(Pl-The World Court delegate con-
ference today adopted its committees
report concerning acceptance Of the
American reservations to- member
ship in the court and then adjourned.
The conference voted to give meni-
bers or the court the right If they
saw fit later, to withdraw their APP
proval of the American reservations
concerning. adoption of Amendments
TO the court statutes and concerning
the question OF asking advisory
opinions o. the court
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Attorney From
Miller'S Office
Exchanged Bonds

NEW YORK. Sept. e3.-tP,-A
weeping girl gave testimony today IN
the conspiracy trial Of Harry MI.
Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller
that led 10 the introduction of evil
dence 70 show that two liberty loan
bonds. with vnlur of $4,000. that
Richard Merton. German metal mag
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-23
Boosts Original
Surplus Estimate

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-(P)-
Increasing tax receipts flooding in
TO the treasury impelled Secretary
Mellon today to boost his original
estimate of sis5.OOO.OO0 surplus for
this fiscal year.
He was unwilling to predict what
the eventual surplus might be. how
ever, and maintained II was too early
to talk of tax reduction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-23
SIX KILLED in
FRENCH WRECK

PARIS. Sept. 23.-tP)-The Lyons
Express was in collision today just
outside the Hericy station Of the
Paris Montereau line. AT least six
persons were killed and IS injured.
report that one of the dead was
an American appeared to be un-
founded. SIX bodies have been re-
covered and three others are re.
ported beneath the wreckage.
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ROSENTHALS BODY
Is BROUGHT TOU.S.

LAREDO. Texas. Sept ?3.-fP1-
The body Of Jacob Rosenthal, bus
mess man Of New York. murdered
by Mexican bandits near Cuarne-
vaca some days ago, arrived in La
redo this morning accompanied BY
his son-in-law. Joseph Ruff. Of New
York. and proceeded northward on
the morning train.
The body will reach New York Citv
Sunday morning. the funeral party
being joined enroHte hy Mrs. Rosen-
thai,
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NEW YORK. Sept. 23--tHp- Res
cue4of a woman and three men from
the shipwreeked yacht. the Advances.
off Castle island. was reported to-|
day by Captain ~. W.FSparr. of the
Panama C0mpany's fraiEhtar. Quay
alniI.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Fair TO partly cloudy
and continued warm tonight and
probably Friday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday. Light TO fresh
southerly winds on the coast.
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BULLETIN NOTE--AlI numbers
moved up until Dempsey-Tnnney
bout IN over. Fight starts mt about
8 o'clock.
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DEATH LIST AT MOOREHAVEN PASSES lO(
Fight Returns

WILL BE MEGAPHONED
AT The Herald building, beginning about
z o'clock Thursday night.
The ringside story of the Dempsey -Tunney
match, as it Is being fought
No charge. The public is welcome.
Washington Street Side
Herald Building
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GOVERNMENT
REPORT HITS
MARKET HARD
New Orleans Reports
Break of IS to 80
! Points Upon Receipt
OF Estimate

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-tRl-Cot-
ton prices broke more than 81 a
bale to the lowest levels in several
years today when the government
crop report showed l5.8i0.O00 bales,
which was far ahead Of expecta-
tions.
October contracts sold at 1870
r~7ts a pound and January at
15.O5.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-tPD-
The government cotton crop report
making the condition 5s.5 and in
dicating n yield OF 15,sl0.000 bales
was a surprise to even those bear
ishly inclined. prices breaking IS
20 80 points or $3.50 n bale from
the levels just before the report.
The decline compared with> the
HIGHS Of the morning was approx
imately SIS bale. October at the
lowest traded mt lass and Deeem-
her nj l4.90. Trading following the
report was excited.
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The river will continue 10 fall
slowly MI along,
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NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-tP,-Sel-
ling orders from all parts Of the
world poured into the cotton mar
ket here today following the gov
eminent estimate Of n l5,s10,000
bale crop. forcing prices down
$3.50 . bale to the lowest level in
several years.
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accommodations. hundreds spent q
sleepless night or sought repose in
any available spot, preparatory to
joining the rush toward the turn
stiles at $500 p. m.
The wealth and society OF the ma
tion were well represented IN the
gathering throngs. Governors, sena-
tors, congressman, mayors, captains,
OF industry, men and women whose
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept 2l.-CPl-
The application for an injunction 70
stop the Dsmpsey-Tunney fight to-
night was dismissed this morning by
the unanimous opinion OF the judges
in common pleas court.
The courts decision moved the
last legal obstacle confronting the
bout.
Two injunction suits brought By B.
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LASTOBSTACLE
TO BIG BATTLE
Is ELIMINATED
Injunction Seeking To
Stop Championship
Fight Refused By
Court

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 23.--tPl
With the legal atmosphere
CLEARED by the dismissal of all in
junction moves and the weather
clearing after a morning of inter
mittent showers. the Dempsey
Tunney heavyweight championship
battle apparently had hurdled al
Of Its eleventh hour obstacles.
At D. m-. the sun came out "a
dry the dampened rows of seats at
the Sesqui-Cenfennial ..radium.
scene Of tonight's battle. and warm
the multitude of fans making up
the most spectacular jam that ever
accompanied a sporting event any
where.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07
SEPTEMBER 4 AND S WILL BE
WONDERFUL DAYS FOR THE
CHICAGO POLICE

Chicago's police track and field
champions Of 1925 are taking strenu-
Gus workouts these days preparing
themselves for the battle to retain their
titles at the fifth annual Police Field
Days, September 4 and 5, in Soldiers
Field. The proceeds Of the tournament
will be devoted to the care of widows
and orphans of policemen killed in the
line Of duty.
The keenest kind of rivalry is shown
in all Of the SO districts and, according
to Everett c. Brown, head of the
events committee, several new records
are sure to be established in this year s
competition. There will be more spec
tacular features than last year. E. G.
Delaporte and Major Bauder, drill
master of the department, have ar
ranged a program which will equal a
ten-ring circus. There will be chariot
races, push ball on foot, bicycle races,
tug Of war and the standard list Of
track events.
The mounted men will stage series
of roman races, pyramid races with
thirteen men mounted on seven horses
rescue race, and the Police Derby
with twenty Of the feetest horses COM
peting. Motorcycle men will stage
their thrilling motorcycle polo game
which proved such sensation last
year. One thousand policemen will
also present a mass physical drill.
Prizes consisting of radio sets, gold
watches, chests Of silver and merchan-
disc donated by business men and
firms will be awarded the winners.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07
CLEVELAND READY TO HOUSE
BUSINESS LEAGUE
DELEGATES

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.-Ade-
quate arrangements for lodging, board
and other accommodations for dele
gates and visitors attending the
twenty-seventh annual meeting of the
National Negro Business League which
convenes in Cleveland, Ohio, August
IS, 10 and 20, have been made accord
ing to word received here from the
housing committee of the convention
city.
Delegates and visitors who plan to
attend the meeting are urged to write
Immediately to the chairman, Housing
Committee, care Director of Conven-
ton Activities, Convention Headquar-
tiers, 23lo East 55th street, Cleveland,
Ohio, stating the accommodations de-
sired. Cleveland with its spacious
hotels, comfortable club houses and
hospitable homes is prepared to well
come the host of business men and
women who are expected to attend the
session. Lodging may be secured at
the rate of $3.50 per day.
The convention headquarters are
centrally located and easily accessible
from all railroad stations either by
taxicabs or trolley cars. Delegates are
expected to register at headquarters
where they will be assigned to their
place of lodging. The Housing Com
n1ittee has made careful selection Of
places for the delegates to stop.
"A railroad rate Of fare and a half
has been granted on the certificate
plan to delegates and dependent mem
bers Of their families who attend the
meeting. This reduction is effective
only provided $50 or more delegates
are in attendance. All persons attend
ing the convention are urged to re-
quest a return certificate when pur-
chasing their tickets.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07
BULLETIN No. 6S-PROTECT;
ING MESSENGERS
BY Chief Of Police Morgan A. Collins

Never send messenger carrying
money or securities from your place Of
business without proper escort.
If the messenger is on foot always
have the escort follow at distance of
not less than ten feet where he can
observe the movements of suspicious
persons.
Messengers should carry money or
securities in a pouch suspended from
the left shoulder concealed under the
coat or garment.
Instruct escorts to change route
every day and to double back occasion
ally to observe whether or not they
are being Swallowed.
Payrolls should always be guarded
by an escort. Always remember that
the police department will furnish on
request suitable escort to protect
money, securities or valuable property.
Escorts and guards should be pro-
ficient in the use of firearms. If in
experienced, instruction win be given
at police revolver ranges without cost.
Help us to protect you We are al
ways at your service. An ounce Of
prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07

made Of heavy wooden materials which
have solid color on one side and plaid
or figured design on the reverse side.
These materials do not require lining
and they are finished ut border Of hem,
sleeves and fronts with binding OF tho
solid colored material or braid. Tho
cape Ia made detachable no that IL. too,
can be reversed. A double net OF but
tons II used In front since each side
requires buttons. Thus the two oppo-
site buttons ire sewed ON with the
same thread.
One Of the above-descrtbed cape
coats recently seen was navy blue ON
one side and red, green and blue plaid
mixture on the opposite side. When
worn with the plaid side out It made
a startlingly pretty sports coat and
when reversed It made an appropriate
street wrap. The cape was bound In
navy blue serge and the buttons ON
the plaid side were red and on the
blue side, black bone.
Even jumper frocks often use a
square or rounded rear cape which
begins at the shoulder seams and ends
at or just below the normal waistline.
Often the capelet IL lined In a soft,
contrasting shade of silk as In the case
Of a dove-blue frock with orchid-lined
capelet.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07
Necklet, Newest Novelty,
Is Worn Like Bracelet

Necklets are the newest things In
the necklace line. They are wide
bands Of antique gold finish which ft
about the neck as bracelet fits the
wrist. Most Of them are from 18 to
131h inches In circumference. They
are not flexible but are firm rounded
bands of from one-quarter to one-half
inch In width. There are narrower
necklets which are worn three at
time to match the three narrow wrist
bracelets.
Crystal chokers are being worn for
evening purposes with crystal-beaded
frocks. Flexible collars Of rhine
stones are also worn with rhinestoned
evening frocks. Sometimes wide
rhinestone bands In design effect ara
seen. Rings for evening time are made
Of fligree and have large stones In
imitation Of topaz, amethyst, ruby.
emerald or aquamarine I'm accordance
with the color Of ones gown.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07
VIOLATIONS OF i'm CROW
LAW REPORTED; MAYOR
TAKES ACTION
preston News Servicel

AEIcSLOu NEWS ScEVCcJ
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 6.-VioIa-
tons Of the Jim Crow law on Jackson
vile street cars have been reported to
Mayor Alsop, who has instructed Po-
lice Inspector w. B. Cahoon to see
that the violations are stopped.
White residents of the city have
charged in their complaints that Ne
groes are ignoring the sections desig-
mated for white patrons, and that the
practice is prevalent on many lines.
All policemen, whether on duty OF
of, were ordered to pay strict atten-
ton to the observance of the law. They
were instructed to take the number
of the street car, and of the operator,
allowing such alleged violations, max
ing reports to headquarters.
The broad ax., 1926-08-07
Cape-Coat Liked
for Spring Wear
Takes Place of Straight
Lined Garment of Pre-
vious Seasons.

Cape-coats WIN be numerous thin
spring. due to the fact that they Rre
becoming to most figures and to the
fact that women are wanting some
thing other than straight-lined coats
Of previous seasons.
There will be many models OF pastel
hued wooden materials ag well IN tat
fetas, corded silks and moirss In dark
colors. Also there win be street frockD
with cape attachments.
The young girl win find the cape
dress or wrap extremely becoming be-
cause Of Its youthfulness. The matron
viii like its slenderixing effect. Capes
that reach between the hip-line and
the knee are more becoming to the
matron than the more popular hip
lengths.
The cape-coat Is one that the seam
stress can make quite as well az the
tailor since carefully fitted shoulders
and armholes are Invariably concealed
under the cape. Many new models are