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New Britain herald., 1926-10-20

By the Associated Press.
 New York-It will cost $I,O00 for a box close to Queen Marie at the Metropolitan Opera House next Sun day night. Mrs. Claus Spreckles and Ira Nelson Morris have paid 5000 for one jointly. A more distant view of royalty, but a better glimpse of Loie Fuller's ballet may be obtained in the orchestra for s25. The per formance is represented as for the benefit Of a war memorial In Wash .ington sponsored by Mrs. o. Critten- den Calhoun.
 Philadelphia--In the opinion of F. s. A. Scott, Glasgow bank officials, in expenditures on objects of luxury or in pure pleasure there has grown up q spirit of recklessness such as the world has never experienced.
 New York--Mrs. William K. Van derbilt 2nd has mortgaged her Fifth avenue home for s40,000i
 Berlin-Dr Otto Peltzer prefers s75 a month as a teacher of econom- lies and physical culture in the pub lie schools to $50, 000 for showing his speed as a middle distance runner in l the United States. He has rejected American offers. Whether they came from Mir. Pyle's sport trust is not disclosed.
 New York-John Whalen gives his entire time without salary to his duties as president Of the Bank of Washington Heights, which has de- poslts of s1o,00o,o0o.
 London-Arjun Lalshet, a Hindu millionaire, is spending much money trying to breed dogs in Boroda that won't eat meat He has bought a village and is experimenting by feed ling the dogs rice, wheat, milk and butter, barring cats and stopping up rat holes.
 New York-Latest quotations of presidential letters: Woodrow Will
 son so6; Theodore Roosevelt s27.50;
 Warren c. Harding $30. These prices were paid at an auction. New York - A s30.o00 diamond and pearl necklace seems destined
 to become the property of liar.
 lem negress shortly. She said she
 found it in the street and tried tc
 pawn it for s5. The police seized , it and have held it for nearly thc ] six months stipulated by regulation
 but no claimant has appeared. r Denver - Co- eds at Denver uni
 versity approve betting, a question
 naire showing they think it is nee
 essary in order to be popular. Chicago - Morals have no = grown higher as stockings hav' been rolled lower, in the view 0 @ Paul Meyer theatrical publisher
New Britain herald., 1926-10-20

damage to the cars.
 The infant son of MT. and Mrs Harold Johnson of Springfield. Mass, formerly of this city, died at birth yesterday morning at the Springfield hospital. Mrs. Johnson was formerly Miss Margaret Lewis, daughter of MT. and Mrs. B. w. Lewis of Harrison street.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-20

Charles Pratt, president of the Ma tional Probation society, urged that the system be made over into a true social service to aid the man leaving prison.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-20

Radio tests to determine the per mancncy of the earths crust will be conducted this fall by the lnterna- tional Astronomical Union.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-20
CUT PRICE OF GASOLINE

New York, Oct. 20 tR-The Standard Oil CO. of New Jersey to- day reduced it's ,ank wagon price Of gasoline one cent a gallon through out its territory. Except In North and South Carolina where the cut is one-half cent to 19 cents. Else where the new price is IS cents a gallon wholesale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
SmOOt Defends Surtax
Reduction in Opening
Debate on Senate Act

bill today Chairman Smoot of the fl
nance committee, in charge of the meas
ure, set February 10 as the date for the
final passage if tax reduction is to be
assured by March Is, when first income
tax installments are due.
Senator Smoot said ample time should
be given for debate but warned that
after passage of the measure by the
senate the bill must be sent to con-
ference for adjustment of differences
between the house and senate vith !"
further delay while new income blanks
must be printed.
The committee chairman discussed
principally the tax reducing points of
the bill, particularly those provisions
by which the committee under a COM
promise agreement of republicans and
democrats increased the amount of to-
tai reduction of $33O,OO0,00O provided
by the house bill to $352,000. 900.
Reductions in thei ncome taxes pro-
vided by the measure would amount to
s219,000,000 this year, Mr.. Smoot said,
which he divided as follows: Incomes
of less than $4,000 So, 100000; in
comes of $4,000 to $780, O0O-S46, ,30O,-
900; incomes in excess of 100000
$120,O00,000.
Pleads for Surtax Cut
Anticipating attacks on the gro .nds
that the new rates gave too much re
duction on incomes over 100000 by a
slash in the maximum surtax rate from
40 to 20 percent and not enough on in
comes between $4,000 and 100000,
Senator Smoot declared the principle
of ''sound economies was involved
which looked further than to the in
terest of any individual or group"
THE largest single source Of income
for those having incomes over 100000
Continued on Page Two.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Friday, probably with rain;
not much change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
cloudy tonight and Friday; local rains
except in northwest portion; colder to-
night in northwest portion; colder Fri
day except in southeast portion. Light
to moderate shifting winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
The barometric pressure was moder-
ately high this morning from the north
central states southwark to the Gulf of
Mexico, moderately low over the far
northwestern states and apparently over
northeastern Mexico, and low off the
New England coast. This pressure dis
tribution has resulted in generally fair
weather throughout the Rocky Noun
tain region and the great central val
leys. and unsettled conditions with pre-
cipitation in extreme southern Texas,
the northeastern states, the Great
Lakes region, and on the immediate
Pacific coast. 1t was much colder
throughout the north-eentral states and
the Great Lakes region this morning,
but warmer throughout the cotton belt
and the Plateau region.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from 28 at
FL Paso to 81 at Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
HICKMAN TALKS
in STORY TRIAL
Defense Effort to Ex-
clude Testimony is
Overruled
(Bv The Associated Press. J

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 28.-The defense
lost its attempt to exclude testimony of
Ranger Captain Tom Hickman today in
the trial of Yancey Story, charged with
robbery of the Krum bank. Judge G.
A. Pippen overruled objection Of defense
attorneys that the search warrant which
Captain Hickman used in the Story
ranch raid was invalid.
Basing argument on the newly enact
ed state search and seizure law, Attor-
ney W. w. Alcorn declared that if tes
timony of Hickman were admitted any
officer could search any home in the
state without search warrant"
In overruling the objection Judge Pip
pen said:
This is a new statute, and one of ut
most Importance to the people of the
state. Therefore | would prefer that
the court of appeals pass upon it."
1t was alleged that Hickman searched
the ranch without being accompanied
by Denton county peoce officers and
that the warrant was made out in the
name of the Yancey Story ranch, where
as the ranch now belonged to the three
children of one Litsey and was known
the "Litsey place" The names of
none of the children appeared on the
warrant the attorney said
When Captain Hickman took the stand
the defense endeavored to bring out
that goods found by Hickman on the
ranch possibly had been left by other
persons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
Cl'S ARRIVAL
IN MATAMOR0S
OPENSFESTIVAL
Rain Interferes With
First Program; Cover
nor Moves Capital for
Centennial

RAINY weather failed to interfere
with the carrying out of the first part
of Matamoros' centennial celebratlon,
which opened last night with the arriv-
al in Matamoros of Emilio Portes I'll,
governor of the state of Tamaulipas.
simultaneously with the arrival of
Governor Gil Matamoros became the
capital of Tamaulipas, which distinctisn
it will hold for the duration of the GEN.
tennial.
Governor Gil was met at the railway
station in Matamoros by virtually the
entire population of that city. The
crowd assembled early in the evening,
and thousands had crowded around the
station platform before the arrival of
the train. which was half an hour late.
After the reception at the station,
Governor Gil was escorted to the office
of the Matamoros mayor. He was ac-
companied by a group of military and
civil officials of Ma.amoros, and by a
committee of Brownsville men, repre-
senting the Chamber of Commerce and
other civic organizations of this city.
Tells of Administration
Following a welcome address deliv-
cred by Emiliano Fernandez, Matamoros
lawyer, Governor Gil made a short ad-
dress in which he expressed his pleas
ure at being the guest of the city.
Il am trying to give the people of
Tamaulipas an honest and businesslike
administration" the governor said.
1--WE have declared war on gamblers
and other law violators, and intend to
carry out our strict enforcement of the
laws in this respect, as in others.
81 am approached almost daily by
gambling interest who would like to
open up gambling again, but they all
receive a deaf ear. We have succeeded
in not only stopping gambling but in
the interior of the state, but have stop
ped it along the borders.
sour chief aim is to give the good
people of the state of Tamaulipas ar
administration which will be of great
est benefit to them, and will be hon
est and as efficient as we can make it.
Friendly Relations Lauded
The governor also expressed pleasure
at seeing the visitors from Brownsville
who came to be present at his recep
ton, and expressed pleasure at seeing
the friendly relations that exist be
tween the two cities, and between tn,
two countries. +,
Governor Gil came to Brownsville a
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
MANY ENTERING
POLITICAL RACE
Jones to Run for Asses
sor; Commissioners
Have Opposition

The political scene in Cameron coun-
tv is taking on more lively aspect with
several new announcements of candi-
dates for county offices, and with poll
tax payments increased to approximate
" 1900 by noon today, and line of per-
sons forming continuously in the tax
collectors office to pay taxes.
The latest announcement is that of j.
NJ. Jones. former county auditor, who
stated this morning that he will be a
candidate for the post of county tax
assessor, which office is now held by
d. A. Templeton. Mr.. Jones was for a
year employed in the tax collectors
office, and was assistant county audi
tor for two years, and county auditor
for two years, being replaced last year
by j. j. Bishop.
Every commissioner Of the county
commissioners court viii have opposi-
tion with the possible exception of
County Judge Oscar c. Dancy.
From San Benito comes the announce
ment that James A. Graham of that
city will be candidate for the COM
missioners court. running against the
present commissioner, Judge A. Y. Lo-
gan. Mr.. Graham made this announce
ment yesterday. He was county com.
missioner for six years, from 1915 un-
til 1922, and was a member of the court
at the time that the county highway
paving program was started.
John Hunter will probably be can
didate for commissioner in the
Brownsville district, running against
Sam Bell, the present commissioner.
Mr.. Hunter is a resident of Brownsville
and Ell Jardin, having been here for the
past three years.
At Harlingen Commissioner W. q.
Weems will be opposed by j. S. Baughn,
who has announced recently as can
didate for a commissioners post.
1t is reported that Commissioner
Constant LaRoche of Point Isabel will
have an opponent from the Los Fresnos
district, which is now included in the
, Point Isabel road precinct.
Judge Dancy said today that he was
practically certain that he will be a
candidate to succeed himself as county
Judge, although he does not expect to
announce until later date.
Interest in the race this year will
be general, with one Of the most hotly
contested races in the sheriff's race, in
which Frank Brown and former Sher-
iff w. T. Vann have already announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
old Boy Young in Heart
PAYS Off in Balm Suit

and Il am not a gay. lothario, but an
old boy with a young heart and too
much ambition"
Mr.. Caldwell testified he had pre-
viously tried to settle out of court
but Mrs. Shiras' attorney had demand
ed $4,000 for her and $500 attorneys
fees, which he considered too much.
Mrs. Helen Gibbons, Caldwell's
daughter, testified that she had OBJ
served Mrs. Shiras and her father on
a porch at her home in Bronxville and
that she noticed Mrs Shiras was sin
clined to 'petting'"
This was the second breach Of prom
ise suit brought against Mr.. Caldwell
since his marriage more than two
years to Miss Marion Taley Andrews,
school teacher of Westbrook, Maine.
The first was brought by Miss Zoe
M. Evans, manicurist, in Boston, for
100000 who said Caldwell had pro-
posed to her several months before
announcement of his engagement to
Miss Andrews.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
SEE SENSATION
IN 0SACE CASE
Attempt to Block Probe
to Get Bills, News
paper Says
(By The Associated Press.)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Jan. 28.-
The Oklahoma City Times SAYS today
that indictments are expected against
certain persons who have been attempt
ing to interfere with the governments
investigation of the alleged death con-
spiracy in the Usage country.
The federal grand jury that return
ed murder charges against w. X. Hale,
wealthy Usage county ranchman, and
John Ramsey, cowboy farmer, living
near Fairfax, is to be given much new
testimony when it reconvenes at Guth-
rie, February IL. it is said. Hale and
Ramsey were charged with the murder
of Henry Roam, an Indian. The news
paper declares that at that time a
prominent Pawhuska business man,
heretofore unmentioned is to be drawn
in the net.
Included in the new testimony, the
Times declares, is evidence that w. w.
Vaughn, Pawhuska attorney whose body
was found along the right t-of-way Of
the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad af-
ter he had been here to confer with an
Usage client, was killed in Oklahoma
City and his body carried onto the
sleeping car from which it was later
thrown.
Vaughn's client was George Bigheart,
who died the day after the conference.
He had been placed in the state univer-
sity hospital here by Hale and Ernest
Burkhart, the ranchman's nephew.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
M. P. and Affiliated
Lines Earn Surplus
(By The Associated Press.)

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-M Missouri Pa
cific railroad total operating revenues
for 1925, were $130,831,66 compared
with $123,647,723 for 1924, the previous
high record year, President T. w. Bald
win announced Wednesday. MI
Net railway operating income for the
year was $1S,0l3,O63, with surplus after
charges of S7,64s.207. as compared with
$6,503,217 surplus in 1924.
Total operating revenues Of the Gulf
Coast Lines affiliated with the Mis-
souri, Pacific, were $14,71S,818 in 1926,
compared with s14,25l,54 in 1924. Net
operating income was $3,755,85S and
surplus $2,514,l63
Total operating revenues of the In
ternational Great Northern also affili-
ated, were $17,083. TAB, in 1925, cem-
Jared with s16,90l ,447 in 1924. Net OPP
Grating income was $2,239,657 and sur
plus $447,587.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
(Bv The Associated Press J

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 28.-George
Brinton Caldwell 63 year old banker
and club man, who once wrote that he
was IAN old boy with a young heart, /"
has settled out of court the 100000
breach of promise suit brought against
him by Mrs. Clara Eola Shiras.
The suit was withdrawn suddenly
yesterday after adjournment of the
days hearing, during which Mr.. Cald
we'll had admitted that he did talk to
the plaintiff about marriage but only
in a general way. Attorneys refused
to confirm reports that $4,000 was the
amount of settlement.
Mrs. Shiras, divorced wife of Ralph
d. Shiras of Kansas City, had testi-
fled that the banker first proposed to
her after introducing himself on
train en- route from Chicago more
than two years ago. Yesterday let
ters from him were placed in evidence
in which he said Il think man can
change his mind as well as a woman
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
HIDALGO MANDAMUS
SUIT SET MONDAY

EDINBURG, Texas, Jan. 28.-Hearing
of the petition for a mandamus COM
pelling Cam Hill, county clerk, to al
low contestants of the Hidalgo county
$3,500,00O road bond issue to- examine
records Of the election is set for Mon
day morning, February /, in district
civil court here.
The petition was filed when a group
Of Hidalgo county citizens planning a
contest of the road bond issue election
claimed that they were denied access to
the poll list, and tot he records of the
election.
This hearing is being held preparatory
to a prosecution of the road bond con-
test. which has been filed with the dis
trict clerk here. Date has not been
set for the bond contest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
STEAMER CREW
FINALLY SAVED
BY ROOSEVELT
Is Drown When British
Freighter Founders in
; Worst Storm In Past
30 Years
CIV The Associated Press.) }

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 28.-The tour
days heroic struggle of the United
States liner President Roosevelt to res
cue the crew of the stricken British
freighter Antinoe in midAtlant:c mas
ended in triumph.
At midnight last night under
bright moon that lit up the sea, tntr-
teen remaining members of the crew
of 25 were rescued from the wallowing
freighter whose doom seemed imminent.
Twelve men had been rescued late
yesterday aftr the President Roosevelt
had stood by the freighter for more
than 72 hours in one of the most saw
age storms ever encountered in the
Atlantic.
Although the storm had been cheated
of the crew of the Antinoe, it took a
toll Of 25 lives when the British freigh-
ter Laristan foundered off Halifax
some time Tuesday night after the
North German Lloyd Liner Bremen had
succeeded in rescuing six men.
Brilliant though her exploit had
been. Captain George Fried and the crew
of the American vessel were grived ar
the loss of two of their comrades who
gave their lives Monday in a vain ef-
fort to carry succor to the Antlnoc.
The President Roosevelt lost half of
her ten life boats in saving the Anti
noes crew. The frail craft were smash
ed by heavy seas under the freighter's
! bow.
Thirty-six ships from New York, OF
bound for New York from other ports
are still in the stor marea. Four Others
! docked here yesterday, among them the
Leviathan. All were two days late
Captain Herbert Hartley of the Levia
than said the gale was the worst he hat
seen in 80 years.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 28.-Reports
that the Whit eStar Liner Olympic was
in distress were definitely set at rest
today by a wireless message received
from her commander by the Associated
Press. Timed at 1854 a. M, Green
| wich time, the message said:
"Olympic's position los miles wes'
of the Scilly islands. All well.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
Statistician Defends
Cotton Crop Reports
(Ry The Associated Press. !

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28.--Accuracy
of the United States cotton crop. fore
casts, which has been severely assailed
this season. has been verified by actual
ginnings, r.. H. Schultz, statistician, de-
clares in letter to Texas crop repor-
ters. r
He refers to the Texas forecast OF
August 16 which was 3.769,O00 bales.
The ginnings to January 10 were $685.
900 which Mrs Schultz calls to the atten- y
tion of those ywho believe the August
forecast was far too high.
The reportina service has been charg-
ed in congress land out with iniuring
the cotton business and forecasting too
large q yield.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 28.-
Charles B. Warren Of Detroit, former
ambassador to Mexico and head of the
American Mexican commission which
negotiated in 1923, the basis for the
recognition of Mexico by the United
States, has concluded series of con-
ferences with President Coolidge and
Secretary Kellogg relative to diplo-
matte controversy over the new Mex
lean anti-alien land and petroleum
acts.
Mr.. Warren was invited to Wash
ington after receipt of the Mexican
reply to the American protest against
retroactive features of the two acts.
Neither the American note nor the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
JURY DECIDES
SHOWS Fate
in Z BALLOTS
Texas Man who Confess
ed Decapitating Boy,
Burning Two Bodies
Says He Will Appeal
by The Associated Press. J

tDy ne Associated fTeS6.
STEPHENVILLE, Tex, Jan.
28.-F. M. Snow, on trial nine
days for the murder of his step
son, Bernie Connally. was given
the death penalty this morning.
The jury which received the case
late Wednesday, took two bal
lots. Snow announced he would
appeal.
SHOWS conviction closes for the pres
ent one of the most widely noted
cases in Texas criminal annals. The
finding of young Connally's head in
sack in a ruined cellar nearly two
months ago set the whole of Erath
county in an uproar until it was iden-
titled and Snow was arrested. Then
came Shows confession in which he
told of killing the boy but maintained
he did so in self defense. He offered to
take the officers to the top of Cedar
Point mountain and show them the
body. A midnight expedition left Fort
Worth and found the body where Snow
said they would find it.
AS the men gathered around the body,
Snow broke down and offered his most
startling confession Of all; he told of
the Staying of his wife, Mrs. Maggie
Snow and her mother, Mrs. 8. IA. Olds.
and Of destroying their bodies by burn
ing them in a fireplace.
In behalf Of Snow defense counsel
offered a plea Of insanity, withdraw
ing at the last moment the one Of self
defense. A number of physicians and
alienists testified that Snow was back
ward mentally, but he was not pro-
nouncedly unbalanced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
Oil Companies Seek
To Hold Up Bond Tax
lRv The Associated Press.l

CORSICANA, Texas, Jan. 28.-Sev-
eral oil companies operating in Navarro
county rendered tax payments here
Wednesday, less the amount due the
county in road bonds, but the payment
was refused on basis of ruling by the
state comptroller that the tax paw
ment could not be split. The companies
contended they did not want to pay
the road bond tax pending outcome of
the controversy over ruling of the su-
preme court in Archer county road dis
trict case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-28
Coolidge Discusses New
Mexico Laws With Warren

Mexican reply has been made public
but it is obvious that the interchange
has not cleared up the situation to the
satisfaction Of the Washington gov
ernment.
The former ambassador refused to
indicate today what advice he had
given concerning the next step Of the
Washington government ip its efforts
to protect the interests of Americans.
The state department also declined to
reveal the nature of the converse
tions with Mr.. Warren or the present
status of its plans for dealing with
the Mexican problem.
Despite this silence there is every
indication that further diplomatic
correspondence is in prospect.