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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

Douglas Robinson, son of the assist ant secretary Of the navy. was at classes at Harvard university today, unaware that his family had started q search for him on report that he 1 was missing.
 While his father prepared to make an airplane flight from Washington to aid In the search for his son, and his mother, the former Helen Astor, who came to Boston last night, was making frantic efforts to find him, young Robinson was going about his daily routine after recovering from a slight illness.
 Robinson went to New York last Friday, it was explained, to see a doctor about sinus trouble. He had not wanted to worry his family and had not told them of his plans When his mother arrived last night she found he was gone and became worried The student, unaware that his mother was in town, returned to his Linden street rooming house last night.
 Efforts to locate Robinson when first reports of his disappearance" reached Cambridge were unavatling. Harvard authorities had heard noth- ing Of the case and at his rooming house a Miss Mooney. who conducts the place, refused to give newspapers any information. Other students roolning there were attending classes and the wonlan's refusal to talk added strength to the increasing number of rumors that were put into circulation as the story spread.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

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 Five times as absorbent IS otdi- nary cotton pads.
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 Package of F costs only few cents. Pro~es old ways a needless risk In fairness to yourself, t-y + 
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
MYSTERY ATTACHES IN ROBINSON CASE
Is Son Of Naval Secretary
 Missing or Not?

Cambridge, Mass. April ' -Mys, ttfy surrounded the reported disap. pearance today of Douglas Robin. son, son of the assistant secretary of the navy. a sophomore at Harvard college,
 Although it was said officially at Harvard college that he had been reported at his classes. no one could be found who had seen him. At his rooming house on Linden street, all information concerning his where abouts was refused, nor would Miss Malone, who manages the house, say whether he had been in his room last night or during the past few days.
 Earlier In the day she had re- ported he had gone 10 New York, but later refused to confirm or deny this statement. The university later received word that tho students father was leaving Washingt on by train, abandoning his earlier inten- ton 10 come by naval airplane, and would arrive at 10:l0 o'clock to- night Pending his arrival the au- thoritles said they prefer not to dis cuss the case further.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11

LOSESCASE
Sale of Seized Ger.
man Chemical Pat
ents Upheld

WASHINGTON. Oct. I1.--tP)-The
lost in the Supreme
Court today in the Chemical Foun-
dation case.
The court sustained the sale Of
seized German chemical and dye
patents, trade marks and copyrights,
TO the Chemical Foundation by the
alien property custodian.
The decision wrote the final chap
ter Of one of the largest and most
spectacular of the governments re-
covery suits. The highest court up
held the adverse decision rendered
aftr trial in the district court at
Wilmington, Delaware.
Sale of the patents 20 the Chemical
Foundation was ordered under the
administration of President Wilson,
while A. Mitchell Palmer was alien
property custodian. President Hard
ing directed that suit be filed for
cancellation of the transaction on
the ground that the price obtained
was inadequate, that the sale was
made without authority and for other
seasons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
FORBES TO Be
IN CITY MOST
OF WEDNESDAY
Plans Are Changed to
Give Writer Longer
Stay in Valley And
Meets Its Citizens

Not only will b. c. Forbes. inter
nationally known financial writer,
visit Brownsville Wednesday. but he
will spend most Of the day here u
Is announced By W. /. Pendergraft,
assistant manager Of the Chamber of
Commerce. who u in receipt Of n
telegram from q. r. Richardson, the
manager, 70 this effect. Mr. Richard
son was in San AntoaSo sunday. N
Mr.. Forbes will arrive IN the Val
ley Wednesday morning In a special
ear. furnished by courtesy Of the
Southern Pacific railroad He will
breakfast az the Reese Wil-Mond
Hotel in aHrlingen IL II expected
he will be met II the station in Har-
lingen and taken the remainder of
the way "a Brownsville in an auto
mobile. He will return as far as
McAllen in time for dinner in the
evening.
Asked To Meet Him
All the leading citizens Of the Val
ley are urged Nv Mr.. pendergraft
to meet Nr. Forbes st the dinner.
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TWO KILLED BY
GAS EXPLOSION

ENID, Okla, Oct 11.-Pl-Two
women were killed and three others
were injured, one Of them critically,
late yesterday, in an explosion at n
casing head gasoline plant in an oil
field, six miles southeast of Bill
lings. The dead: Miss Thelma Durkee,
IL, daughter of George Durkee of
Billings. Mrs. Gray Don Dodson, IL,
wife of the superintendent of the
plant.
The injured: Edna Powell, II, Inez
Clouse, IA, and Miss Margaret Dur
kee.
OF the injured Miss Powell II con-
sidered the most seriously burned.
The explosion occurred when the
group Of women was inspecting the
plant. II is claimed one Of the party
dropped a match to the cement floor
and that some one stepped on IL
causing a spark. The room had con-
siderable gasoline in it and the blast
followed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
BESIECEDCITY
ECONQUERED
Wuchang Finally Oc-
cupied After Long
Siege

HANKOW. Oct. IO.--tPl-(Delayed)
That tragic episode. the siege cf
Wuchang. is over and Chang kai-
Shek. commander in chief OF the
Red" Cantonese army has realized
his prediction Of some weeks ago that
he would celebrate the anniversary
Of the founding Of the Chinese re-
public. When Chang left Canton BE
made his prophesy and seizure Of
Wuchang has been the primary objec-
tive of his advance upon the iangtze.
The southerners occupied Wuchang
this morning and il is reported the
northern commanders Chen Kai-Mu
and Liu Yu-Chun;, who have been
holding the city. were made prisoners
after soldiers had thrown open the
gates admitting three thousand south
ern tropos.
The southerners found most
woe-begone populace. Blockaded for
weeks by the besiegers, the civilian
population has suffered a dire short
age Of rations as a result Of which
much suffering was reported. Num-
erous deaths in the city, many Of
them at first attributed to starvation,
are now said to have been due 70
other causes, principally to violence
suffered by women and children in
the mad rush to get to the rescue
boats sent by the Red Cross to take
as many persons as possible to
Hankow.
The Cantonese took Hankow some
time ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
9-INCH RAIN
CAUSESFLOOD
AT TEXARKANA
Lower Part of City is
Inundated With Wa
ter Reaching Depth
Of Seven Feet

TEXARKANA, Texas, Oct. H.
Cloudy skies were threatening this
morning to continue the downpour
which Saturday night and Sunday
morning gave Texarkana its heaviest
rainfall in forty-three years and
caused heavy damage to property and
loss of livestock. Fireman are pre-
pairing 70 meet any emergency in
case there is renewal of the
drenching rain which between D. M.
Saturday and a. m. Sunday totalled
9.25 inches in the city. according to
II. s. Brashier. weather observer. In
the lower sections Of the town resi-
dents are removing their furniture
and merchandise from their stores.
Ne lives were lost in the flood
which damaged considerable
amount Of furniture and merehan-
disc and drowned n number of head
of cattle and hogs. Residents arc
busy checking up on the property
loss, and pumping water from the
flooded easements. Twenty negroes
were carried to safety when the rain
fall made a lake of the negro section
of the city. In some places the
water reached depth of seven feet,
making il impossible for residents 10
leave their front doors.
Numerous buildings in the city are
flooded and water is being pumped
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Want COTTON
CONFERENCE
Suggest That Southern
Bankers Adopt Some
Definite Program

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 11.-CPD-A
South wide conference OF cotton
state bankers for the purpose of
devising means of bolstering up the
declining cotton prices through re-
duced acreage was advocated ut n
meeting of the New Orleans Clearing
House Association today.
Bankers in the cotton states will
be asked for their opinion as to the
advisability Of calling such meet
ing, the clearing house suggesting
that cotton growers be financed in
an effort to prevent flooding of the
market. but at the same time insist
ing upon a controlled acreage"
stipulated for next year.
L. NJ. Pool. president of the Marine
Bank and Trust Company and head
of the clearing house said there was
plenty Of money TO finance the cot
ton growers but that it would be n
mistake to finance growers who were
throwing all their cotton on the
market without an iron clad under
standing regarding a reduced acre
age for next year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
CHARGE WOMAN
MURDERED MAN
Bertram Woman Says
Her Life Had Been
Threatened

DALLAS. Tex. Oct. ll.-tF,-For-
NAL charges Of murder were files to-
day against Mrs. Hybernia Wilkinson.
IS, formerly of Bertram in connee-
tion with the fatal shooting Sunday
Of W. +. Ledbetter. 50. Of Bertram.
Burnet County. Ledbetter was shot
twice with a pistol as he started 20
enter a basement apartment IN south
east Dallas and disd hospital.
Mrs. Wilkinson was arrested.
The woman declared Ledbetter had
threatened her life and had forced his
attentions upon her. He threatened
to kill me If told my husband" she
said.
Officers said Ledbetter came 70
Dallas by motor car Sunday morning
from Bertram.
He Is survived by his widow and
four children.
Mrs. Wilkinson i the mother OF
three children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
COURT DISMISSES
BARGE Line CASE

WASHINGTON. Oct. 11.-CF)-Ed-
ward F. Goltra today was denied a
supreme court rehearing in the Mis-
sissipri barge line case.
The courts action leaves in effect
the decision handed down last term
under which the government was
sustained in cancelIing the contract
under which1a fleet Of tow boats and
harges had been leased TO Goltra for
operation on the Mississippi.
The cancellation had Been ordered
on the ground that Goltra, who is n
St. Louis business man and democrat
leader. was not rendering the river
service he had agreed to maintain.
At the time of the cancellation the
barges were forcibly seized by the
government, and this action was
sustained in subsequent court pro-
ceedings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
TRUSTEES BORROW
PRISON GUARD CAR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 11.--tP)-
Two Of the seven convicts who Sun
day borrowed guards car and
drove away from Harlem State prison
farm returned Sunday night. the
bookkeeper of the farm said Mon
day.
The two were Nick Pedro, sent up
from Harris county, and T.. G. Alex
ander, 81.
All the men were TRUSTEES. At
first it was not believed that they
we're planning to escape but when
they failed to return some hours
later, search was begun.
The men who still are at liberty
are: r. Fl. McClenan, 2l. Jim Dickley.
"a, ID. +. Law, Henry Ryle and Tom
Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-11
SHRINERS FETED
ON VALLEY VISIT

Visiting Alzafar Shriners from San
antonio. who PRESENTED minstrel in
San Benito Saturday night. were en-
tertained in Brownsville. Point Isa-
bel and M9tamoros Sunday.
Approximately 30 Of the Shriners
went 70 Point Isabel for a fish din
ner at noon. A supper was given in
Matamoros in the evening at which
there were 1873 persons present The
Shriners were Joined by Brownsville
and Valley Scottish Rite Masons at
the supper. General Cervera, COM
mander OF the army garrison in
Matamoros, Joined the party and was
present for two hours.
Cars were furnished the visitors
while they were in the city. They
are giving series of minstrel shows
for charity along the Texas Gulf
Coast south of Houston. Money for
their own entertainment comes from
'hcir own pockets and all profits
from the shows goes TO charity
They are PLAYING in Mercedes this
afternoon and in McAllen tonight.
Tomorrow night they will play in
Corpus Christi. in Yoakum Thursday.
and then viii return to San Antonio:
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opportunity Of welcoming home a
worlds champion baseball club.
The champ on crew il due 70 ar
rive at the home camp late today,
with plans going forward here for
their reception. Last nights bois-
ferrous celebration. which continued
into the late hours. is expected only
to rival the home coming festivities
that will be accorded the Red Birds
Jack Crosse, city registrar and chair
man of the committee which arranged
last Mondays demonstration when
the Cardinals brought the series
fight to home grounds, was making
plans today 10 protect the returning
batsmen from possible injury from
over-enthusiastic fans. II is possible.
Crosse intimated, that Hornsby and
hs men will debark from their train
at some point in Illinois and be
smuggled into town BY taxi cab.
" II would be murder 70 let the men
get off the train at Washington Ave
nue. or Union Station said Crosse.
Last weeks demonstration began
when the Cardinals left their special
train AZ the Washington avenue sta
tion.
tinge OF pathos traces st. Lou =
recollections Of the stirring days of
the series title fight, for more somber
thoughts recall that Hornsby must
go on 10 Austin, Texas. 20 attend his
mothers burial. He has announced
that he will take the first available
train for the Southwest after his ar
rival here.
The ludicrous element continues
apace. Numerous signs have made
their appearance, suggesting the ele-
vation Of Hornsby. Alexander, Thew
enow and other heroes of the club
70 positions Of honor from mayor to
president.
Last nights merry-making. how
ever. took its toll Of dead and in
jured. William Troll. Jr.. was killed
when he was brushed into the street
from the running board Of an auto
mobile, caught in n traffic Jam on a
downtown street. Four persons, in
cluding n policeman. were injured.
while mingling with the revelers. One,
n girl. was critically injured, when
she was thrown 10 The street from
the hood Of an autom lbile, where she
had been riding.
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INTIMATEREAL
OBJECT NOT TO
SERVE PUBLIC
Tallichet Cites Testi-
mony introduced I'm
Nj. P.'s Opposition tn
s. P. Extension

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 11.-tF)-
Conditional protest IN being made by
the Southern Pacific railway against
the application of the Missouri Pa
cific for permission from the Inter-
state Commerce Commission 10 build
a railroad extending between a point
near San Benito 70 a connection with
the Rio Grande railroad, northeast OF
Brownsville.
In answering the questionnaire.
which il is customary for the com
mission 10 send out In such cases TO
the railroads, the Southern Pacific
said in substance:
II the proposed line is being built
20 serve the public, there will be no
objection from US. However, IL this
u intended simply NJ "a fence against
further extension Of the Southern Pa
cific lines in the Rio Grande Valley,
we will object"
j.. I'll. Tallichet, general attorney
for the Southern Pacific, said tes-
timony submitted BY the Missouri Pa
cific in the present case appeared to
be different from that which the
Missouri Pacific advanced as an
argument against the extension now
being built by the Southern Pacific
from Falfurrias into the Valley and
from Edinburg 70 Harlingen. Hs
pointed out that when the Southern
Pacific extension case was before the
commission. the Missouri Pacific had
rnrFauTnN that tNnwA Wn1 rn nnrnw-
sity for another railroad in the VAL
ley-that the territory already was
well served.
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Soldiers Shoot Monster
Mexican Lion IN Brush

A monster Mexican lion, feet,
inches in length and weighing
314 pounds, was shot by SAINT
Johnson and Sam Queen Of Serv-
ice Troop, Twelfth Cavalry, early
Sunday morning in the brushland
northeast Of Rio Hondo along the
Arroyo Colorado. The animal il
the largest ever killed in this sec
tion. being equal in size to the
average Indian tiger.
The troopers went to Rio Hondo
Saturday night TO hunt wild cats
with their hounds. Shortly after
dark the dogs get on the trail OF
the beast. and for several hours
ran it through the dense brush.
The huge cat finally took refuge
in a large tree, and while the dogs
circled the tree the troopers got
within pistol range Johnson fired
at the big cat three times with his
49, caliber army revolver. every
bullet striking the animal. At the
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MEMORIAL FUND
DRIVE CONTINUED

SAN BENITO. Texas, Oct. 11.-Al-
though the entire $4,000 needed for
the San Benito American Legion
Memorial hall has not been raised,
the success of the project is assured,
said James G. Bowie, manager Of the
campaign being carried on in the city
to complete the campaign funds.
A meeting Of the general commit
tee which handled the drive is 10 be
held here this afternoon, and a re-
port will be made.
Mr.. Bowie said that the total Of
subscriptions now amounts to about
$4,000 or $4,000. and this with the
money raised by the Legion previ-
ously raised the total sum is about
$4,000. The questionscf raising the
additional $4,000 will be taken up
this afternoon.
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SANTA ROSA
MAN KILLED
Dies i'm Hospital Al
Harlingen After
Shooting
Y fSnecial to The Heraldl

HARLINGEN. Texas. Oct. IL
Pedro Reis or Santa Rosa died in the
Baptist Hospital at Harlingen last
night ~ the result Of bullet wounds
received in n gun fight AZ his home
shortly after o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Mercedes Torres was arrested by
Constable Billings in connection with
the shooting and has been brought
10 the Cameron county Jail in
Brownsville The arrest Of others -
believed to be pending. Torres
claims self defense. il is understood.
7ehe shooting occurred Mt Refs,
farm home near Santa Rosa and he
was Immediately rushed TO the hos
pital in Harlingen. An operation
was performed in an effort to save
his life but he passed away last
night.
A pistol was used by Reis' assail-
ant in this fight.
Little is known of the circumstan-
ces surrounding the shooting. AT
least a dozen persons are believed
To have been present at the time the
shooting occurred. According to the
little information available several
shots were exchanged in the battle.
How many participated in the fight
is not known.
Funeral services were TO be held
this afternoon for Refs. who is sur
vived BY his widow and five children
A hearing will be given Torres at
In Feria Friday, Joe Dewey, justice
the reace there. said this morning.
The hearing has been deferred until
more witnesses can be gathered to-.
gether. Torres in the meantime will
be held in the county Jail at Browns
willie
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first shct the cat jumped into the
air, ard charged the dogs. but two
well placed bullets from Johnson's
revolver finally killed IL.
The troopers had considerable
difficulty in getting the animal
out Of the brush. but finally got il
to Rio Hondo and brought IL on
10 Brownsville. AZ the Service
Troops headquarters IL was meas
ured and weighed. The skin of
the cat will be stuffed.
Several years ago Judge J. G..
George and a party Of hunters
from Brownsville killed n Mexican
lion feet o inches in length, but
the animal weighed only 149
pounds.
Sportsmen who have viewed the
big cat state that ii IL undoubtedly
thR largest Mexican Ion ever killed
on the border. and probably the
largest of its kind.
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WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Oct 1.-The
proposed extension Of the San Benito
4 Rio Grande railway in Cameron
county would have the effect Of al
most wholly cutting off the South
ern Pacific and any other railways,
which may seek TO enter the territory.
from any extension between Har-
lingen and Brownsville, w. R. Scott.
president OF the Southern Pacific
stated Saturday in reply to n ques-
tionnaire sent out by the Interstate
Commerce Commission The ques-
tionnaires were sent 70 all interested
RAILROADS following the filing of re-
cent application by the San Benito
& Rio Grande for permit to extend
itslines in n southeasterly direction
from San Benito.
President Scott's reply stated in
effect that while the extension would
serve 70 shorten the haul OF fresh
vegetables and fruit. il would be det-
rimental 10 other carriers and would
serve no area not now served by ex-
isting lines.
In reply to the questionnaire on tbs
application Of the &c. Louis. Browns
vile & Mexico railroad extension in
10 Cameron county. President Scott
stated the extension would be bene-
fetal.
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PRISON BOLTER
GIVEN PARDON

AUSTIN. Texas. Oct. 1l.-(Fi-Con-
ditional pardons have been granted
II. Whaling. alias Laurence Gallo
way, by Governor Miriam A. Fergu-
son. records IN the secretary OF state
office showed today.
Whaling with four others. includ-
ng Tom Ross and Milt Good. escaped
last fall from the Huntsville prison
After spending some time in a Dali
las hospital Whaling recently was re-
turned to the penitentiary. He was
sentenced from Dallas county.
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week Of the preliminary hearing
got under way today.
Information said 10 have been
gathered in The border country
about Douglas. Arizona. where
Mrs McPherson reappeared June
23, after 35 days absence from
Angelus Temple here. purported 10
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FrenZied Crowds
Celebrate Victory
of St. Louis Cards

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1l.-tPD-Hope
springing into reality when the Car
dinals' triumphant 3 to ? victory yes
terday over the New York Yankees
sent thousands upon thousands or
baseball-mad st. Louis fans into
hysterical frenzy Of celebrations and
today set their eyes toward the first
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TOyYemtidI Rams IN North Texas
More Evidence Closes Up
Gaps in Mcpherson Case

Los ANGELES, Oct. 1I.-tP)-
Newly discovered evidence, which
officials declare partly closes
big gap i'm the states case against
Aimee Semple McPherson. evangeI-
list. charged with criminal conspir-
acy, had the effect Of disrupting
the prosecutions program for pre-
scnting It's evidence as the third
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Kills One Robber
And Wounds Second

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Oct. 1i.-gE1
After being wounded in the neck
BY bullet early this morning when
he disregarded the command OF two
intruders TO his home 70 not move
and engaging them i'm hand to hand
scuffle. Otto "A. CIauss grabbed q
pistol from under his pollow. shot
one or the intruders 10 death and
possibly wounded the other. as a
trail or blood was found leading from
the house. The man killed In uni
dent fled.
Clauss' condition in not believed
serious