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TEST MEXICO
DIVORCE
Chicago Man Arrested
on Bigamy Charge;
Wed in Texas

CHICAGO, IlI. March GA war
rant charging higamy based On 2
theory that divorces granted n Mex
leo are not recognized in the United
States, today re-opened tbs marital
troubles OF Edward Bucken. wealthy
member of the Chicago Board M
Trade. which his arrest AT Fort
Wayne. Ind, on complaint Of his first
wife. Mrs. Clara Buckcn. His second
wiie. Mrs. Ida r. Granger Bucken,
whom he married AT San Antonio.
Texas. shortly after securing d di-
vorce from his first wife in Mexico,
was with him At the time az the ar
rest.
While z bill for separate maInten-
ance filed by Mrs. Clara Bucken was
pending in superior court in Chicago.
Bucken secured divorce from her
in Mexico. Now the court will de-
eide whether she is entitled to sep
arute maintenance in view Of the fact
that her husband divorced her
Bucken was released on 81 600 bond
pending a hearing on an cNtradi.i5n
warrant.
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spuds more than IL hurt them. What
is needed right now. in the opinion
OF the growers and the trade. IL sun
shine. Potatoes have been bringing
6 cents cash 20 the grower per pound
and IL IN expected that there will ~
no letdown in this price for some
time. r. o. ~ prices on usual term
sales during the past week have been
z cents per pound Movements Of
potatoes have started out Of the Val
ley in light way. Less than car lots
started moving in a small way Thurs
day and gradually are getting hesv-
ier The first car Thursday was des-
tined 20 Kansas City and the othr,
for Fort Worth. The cars came from
the Olmito district.
The potato situation has shifted
again" says the report sent out by
the United States department of ag-
riculture. Instead or lighter plant
ings in the south, II now apears thai
early potato acreage will bc heavier
than last year. Following the report
Of low stocks Of old potatoes. grow
ers throughout the south apparently
felt that there should be q good mar
kct outlet for new potatoes and
paintings were rapidly increased over
the original intentions In place oi
an 5 per cent decrease from the 1925
acreage, As indicated month ago.
there now seems to ~ a net increase
OF 3 per cent in ten early states or a
total Of 21I.6+0 acres. Virginia IN
expected TO have more than one-third
of this total with acreage very much
like last years Florida's $4,000 acres
is an increase Of about per cent.
South and North Carolina show "
gain of one-fifth over lost season and
Alabama an increase of nearly 50 per
cent. CALIFORNIA; early paintings
probably are cne-fourth greater than
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DAWESSNILES.
KEARSPRAISE
Senator Says u. S. Saw
ed When Dawes
Headed Budget

WASHINGTON, ID. a., March 27.-
a broad smile spread over the face Of
Vice President Dawes today, when
during debate on an appropriation,
Senator King. Utah. in denouncing
the Coolidge economy as myth =,
culogizcd the presiding officer Of the
senate as a proven friend of economy.
Asserting that there was no decrease
" the annual governmental expendi-
lures under the present administra-
tion, but d yearly increase. Senator
King insisted that the president and
the head Of the budget were not as
economical as congress in keeping
down governmental expenditures.
Speaking directly To Vice President
Dawes, who was presiding. Senator
King added that when General Dawes
was in charge OF the budget there
was greater zeai fer economy than
now"
II the general was now at the head
Of the budget. he said, the estimates
for appropriations submitted by the
president would be smaller.
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dual TRAGEDY
GALVESTON
Two Bodies are Found
Lying on Sidewalk
IN Island City

GALVESTON, Tex, March 81
Further investigation into the deaths
Of Fred W. Arend, 45. and Sadie Cole
man, 40, assistant Y. ". c. a. matron.
was Folding up coroner's verdict
here tonight, while authorities have
evidence plainly Indicating that
Arend shot the woman and killed him
self because Of her refusals to marry
him.
The bodies Of the couple were found
lying on a sidewalk in the residence
section here early this afternoon.
The county attorneys office reveal
ca that the woman had complained
yesterday Of the attentions Of Arend,
with whom ahc said she had broken
their engagement five months ago.
She charged he threatened to kill her,
and county officials, summoning
Arcnd. extracted a promise from him
that he would cease To moIcst her, N
was stated.
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INTRACOASTAL
CANAL PLANS
FAVOREDHERE
Valley Secretaries go
on Record; Land
Locked Stretch of
Water Navigable
(special to The HeraIdl

MERCEDES, Texas, March 81
Secretaries Of the Rio Grande Valley
chambers OF commerce went on rec
ord as being in favor Of extending
the Intracoastal canal system from
Corpus Christi 70 the mouth OF the
Rio Grande and voted TO pledge all
possible support % the project
The house rivers and harbor COM
mittee adopted a survey in Washing
ton this week that included extension
Of the canal TO Point Isabel. furthest
point south on the Texas coast, where
il would connect with a similar water
way 10 reach the Tampico oil fields,
in Mexico.
The bill, il approved, would direct
the board OF army engineers 70 make
a survey from Corpus Christi through
Laguna Madre TO Point Isabel and
Of branch canal up the Arroyo Colo
RADIO 70 the Gulf Coast lines bridge
near Harl.ngen. Congressman John
n. Garner is lending his aid on these
projects.
Much Of the Texas coast is n land
ANNAtG rAAtANN NA HAlet ueiNW corpus
Christi that is believed to be capable
Of navigation. Statements were made
to the harbors committee. that a
juncture could be effected at or
near Point Isabel with a similar
canal contemplated along the Mexican
coast "a the Tampico region.
Nine-Foot Depth Adopted
The intracoastal canal has been
adopted on a nine-foot depth from
the Mississippi rs far rs Galveston
Bay. The committee has before II
proposal to authorize an appropria-
tion that would take the canal into
Corpus Christi as recommended by
the board Of army engineers. The
new survey would give an additional!
150 miles or more 10 the canal and
afford supplementary transporta-
tion route to and from the Rio
Grande Valley. The house committee
also adopted a survey for the Brazos
from Freeport harbor to Rosenberg.
This would connect with the harbor
canal also.
The secretaries also decided 70
print in phamphlet form the speech
delivered by George White. Iowa,
Davenport, investment banker over
the Brownsville municipal radio sta
tion, KWWG. q. Q. Richardson of
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6 KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO

CORUNA. Mich, March 27.-Six
persons were instantly He'd near
here this afternoon when their auto
mobile was struck by wcstbound
Grand Trunk passenger train. The
dead.
Roy Smith, driver of the car.
His aged mother. four children.
three girls and boy.
The party was en- route 20 Owcsso.
4 nearby town. where Mrs. Smith
worked. The automobile was wreck
cd and the bodies thrown several
hundred feet.
Henry T.. Willie, station agent, who
saw the accident from his post, de-
clared Smith drove the car directly
in front Of the train. apparently with
out noting is approach. The si5e
curtains were fastened. ne said.
Engineer Listenfeltz, in charge Of
the head engine Of the train. d double
header, declared he was unaware of
the automobile until he saw wreck
age flying after the crash.
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RADIO DEBATE
CONDlJCTEDON
PROQUESTN)N
Wayne 2. Wheeler and
Darrow Argue Every
Angle of Question
Fer Air Listeners

CHICAGO, H., March 27.-Wsyne
b. Wheeler. general counsel for the
anti-saloon league upheld prohibition
and Clarence Darrow, noted Chicago
attorney, attacked the eatife dry pro-
gram in radio debate tonight con
Quoted over WGN broadcasting sta
tion Of the Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Darrow maintained that the
prime pie Of prohibition is wrong both
from the legal and moral standpoint
alcng with the argument that the
ptople DO not want prohib tion and
an unpopular and oppressive law can
not be enforced.
Bootlegging, mOonshiHinE and law
violators are not the result Of pro
hibition but existed long before pro
hibition was even discussed. Mr..
Wheeler contendef
"NOt Crime.
"The use Of alcohol cannot be
classed as q crime, Mr. Darrow said.
=" II the people Of the United States
would vote on whether murder and
larceny are crimes, undoubtedly an
overwhelming majority would vote
'ycs'-but if they were asked if the
drinking OF alcohol is a crime, YOU
could not get fifty per cent of them
TO vote yes. The use Of alcohol is
not criminal and Il is only the abuse
Of it that offers any cause at cali
for legislative action. Quantity alone
is 70 be considered
More people die from eating too
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MORE Oils WELLS
ON TEXAS u. LAND
tBy The Associated Press,

AUSTIN, Texas, March 27.-Texas
university officials were pleased to-
day to learn that another oil field on
University of Texas land has been
opened with the well of Church and
Fields, being brought in Friday IN
Block 30, section 81, in Crane county.
Capacity Of the new wild eat we'll
has not been determined. The uni
versity owns $3.50 acres OF land in
this section az Crane and Upton
counties, about 81 miles north of its
OH producing lands in Reagan county.
Church and Fields Of Dallas, have
1890 acres under lease. and univer-
slty authorities have been informer
that an interest in the lease has been
sold the Magnolia Petroleum com
pany for $50O,0O0
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Former Officer Held
In Round Up of Gang

BALTIMORE, Md, March 27t-
Charles Gross. former Baltimore
policeman. was arrested tonight at
the request or New York authorities.
The arrest Is the second made here
in connection with the roundup OF the
Richard Reese Whittemore gang.
held responsible for long series Of
murders and robberies. Mrs. Elda
Unkelbach. wife Of one Of white
more's lieutenants, was arrested last
night.
Gross was one Of four men indicted
for the holdup Of j. W. Holtsman Of
the Broadway Savings bank, when
$4,000 was obtained.
Gross had never been brought to
trial. Simon Gilden, another member
of this quartet, was acquitted. He
later was found murdered IN a New
York street. The crime has been
charged 70 the Whittemore runmen.
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SEEK SLAYER OF
RAIL KEY WORKER
nv the Associated Pre.s.l

ELDORADO, Kans., March 81
Peace officers tonight renewed their
search for the slayer OF Thurlow W..
Mccullough. Santa Fe railroad tele-
grapher. who was killed in an 1T
tempted holdup of the Santa Fe sta
tion. recently, following the inability
Of Frank Marx, baggage man 70
identify either Of the suspects now
held. The men, Louis +. Hamilton Of
lola and Vernon Smith Of Dallas
Texas, are being held however, while
officers develop other clues.
Hamilton and Smith were arrested
in eoneetion with an attempt TO steal
an automobile
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Potatoes From
Valley Leading
Way to Market

News that Florida's potato crop has
been delayed and that Lower Rio
Grandc Valley spuds would have the
market to themselves until May at
least was the feature Of tie truck
situation this week.
Potatoes will begin moving in larg-
or lots during the coming week.
Beans also will get going bit
stronger and cabbage il expected 70
begin a decline after having reached
stage during he past week that
is regarded as the peak or production
for tie sesOn.
The slight potato movement during
the past week has been delayed by
wet and cold weather but ii i5 ex-
pected that the r>ins helped the
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YOE ELECTED
EDUCATIONAL
SOCIETY Head
Teachers Close Meet;
Dinner In Honor of
State Educators is
Closing Function
Especial to The Hcrald.l

MISSION. Texas. March 81 Thos.
y. Yoe. superintendent Of schools at
Brownsville. was elected president ~
the South Texas 1Educational associ-
alton which closed three day ses-
sion here Saturday with about 500
delegates in attendance. II. G. Baker
Of Edinburg was elected vice presi-
dent and Kingsville, Texas, was chos-
en- "a the next convention city The
next convention will be held a year
from now. President Voc will ap-
point a secretary in the convention
city.
George y. Terrell. commissioner OF
agriculture. and s. II. whiteley, rep
rcsenting President Bledsoe ~ the
Teachers College at Commerce, Texas.
were the principal speakers on the
Saturday program which was conclud-
ed az noon.
Commissioner Terrell spoke Nj the
extension Of education 20 the farmers
and the necessity for establishing
good rural schools
Compliments Valley.
Mr. Whitley complimentcd the
schools cf the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley. saying that they were the most
progressive in the state. The state is
beginning 70 look 10 the Valley for
leadership in high schools and gram
mar schools, he said.
DR.. II. =. Oberholtzer of Houston
also lectured. lie based his talk on
the ideal recitation.
Valley school supcrintendents gave
a banquet in honor RI State Superin-
tcndcnt s. VI N. Marrs and DR.. Obcr-
holtzcr at Mission Saturday night.
Both ar the honor guests made talks
Mr.. Oberholtzer speaking on financ-
ing schools and on teacher salaries.
at is impossible to maintain ris-
ing scale IF salaries any length of
time" he stated DR.. ObeIholtzer
stated that he favored basing salaries
On experience an 1rspail-.rE wv the
part Of the teacher sEI woC.d include
both heads
The number of credits az affilia-
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NURSES DEMAND BOBS.

CALGARY, Alta. March 27.-Thir-
AZ nurses IN training in the HOLY
Cross hospital in this city packed
their trunks ready to leave today be-
cause two or their classmates were
dismissed for bobbing their hair. The
two would have graduated in two
months.
The superintendent accused the
pair Of organizing a plot by which
the nurses in the school bobbed their
hair.
Physicians Of Calgary were expect
cd to ask leniency for all the girls.
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PLAN SURVEY OF ARROYO COLORADO
W0OdlOck Voting is
Secret as Senators
ROW Over Question

democrats that confirmed the nomi-
nation.
The senate wrangled over the qucs-
ton for more than two hours and
then voted, "a 70 30, against going
back into legislative session TO de-
eide the issue Of whether the vote On
confirmation should be made public
as usually is done in the cases Of
votes on highly controverted appoint
ments made by the president
Senators Mayficld and Sheppard w
Texas voted for going into legislative
session Senator Jones Of New Mex
leo was against H.
The vote 70 confirm Woodlock was
81 ~ ~, totaling l3 more than the
total volt on the question Of an exc
cutive session.
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DENIES BOND
in Usage Case
Defense Wages Hard
Battle; Comment is
Withheld

PAWHUSkA. Okla. March 27.-
The application of ". X. Hale and
John Ramsey for bail was denied by
District Judge Jesse J. Worton, OF
the district court late today after q
hearing which lasted an day.
District Judge Worton i'm announc-
ing his decision stated, in ~ much Wy
the case would come up in his coure
for trial. he would make no com-ent
on the evidence but would give his
decision without comment. He then
denied the application.
PAWHUSKA, Okla. March 81
Contradicting all testimony that
tends To connect them with the kill
ing OF two wealthy Usage Indians and
two white persons, W. X. Hale and
John Ramsey today waged a hard
battle in state district court here TO
obtain their release on bond.
Both Hale and Ramsey took the
stand during the hearing, which last
ed an day, and both were subjected to
severe examination by attorneys for
the state.
Hale admitted that he had met al
Spencer, leader OF a notorious band
Of bank and train robbers, as wit
nesses testified in his preliminary
hearing here several days ago, but
denied that he had ever approached
the outlaw with q proposition to com
NIT crime. The witnesses said
Spencer had declined to kill w. u.
Smith. who died as the result Of an
explosion that wrecked his home and
killed his Indian wife and 4 white
servant girl.
Fred Rowe, named by state wit
nesseS as an intermediary between
Hale and Spencer. admitted that he
had given road directions Il Spencer
and three other men at time when
IL was testified that he had brought
Hale and Spencer together, but he
denied that meeting took place az
that time.
Ramsey entered general denial OF
testimony against him and declared
that operatives Of the federal depart
mcnt ar justice had forced him 10
sign three confessions by duress. He
said no guns were used in obtaining
the confessions, but that the opera
tives had told him they had means
Of forcing him 70 sign. He signed
he said with the intention of later re-
pudiating the confessions.
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AgedD Doctor Arrested by
Aged Cop on old Charge

ASBURY PARK. Y. j., March 81.
Dir. Edwin Fl. OsbEldeston. 93-year-
old physician, was held today on
a warrant served by a 91-year-old
deputy sheriff charging him with
stealing horse and wagon in Cling
hamton. ". ". 40 years ago.
Osbaldeston spent last night in
jail and today pleaded not guilty.
He was paroled in custody Of his
counsel pending extradition pro-
ceedings.
Deputy Sheriff Black. an attache
Of Binghamton Law enforcement Of
fices for So years. who made the ar
rest, noted the aged surgeons rse-
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DENIES TAKING POISON.

Los ANGELES, Calf. March 81
Barbara Bennett, 2l. daughter az
Richard Bennett, actor. and herself
"a well known dancer denied tonight
that she had taker poison today with
suicidal intent
Miss Bennett was treated at the
receiving HOSPITAL after swallowing
small quantity Of poisonous antiscn-
tic.
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ture in an illustrated newspaper
story and came TO Asbury Park with
the yellowed documents which he
had guarded for almost half a cen
tury He claimed that Osbaldeston
under the name of Edwin Turner
was indicted and escaped Jail in
Utica in 1881 before trial
Osbaldeston served in the Cri-
mean war and for mans years was
in the British merchant marine SER
vice. He also spent a number OF
years in Australia.
The horse and wagon, valued at
$500, were recovered, the deputy
said,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-28

ORIEL. Russia, March PA
strike Of wives in the village Of
Verteyevka, province of Briansk.
has resulted in a complete victory.
the husbands signing a pledge to
accord them better treatment
Assembling with militant peas
ant housewife. Axenya Karaseva.
as their leader for the women.
they marched To the village school
where they drew up their ultima
tum.
When Madame Karaseva made a
speech In which she declared:
"We married women live under
harsh conditions. The men often
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Russian WiUeS on Strike
Hnbbies Promise Reform

beat Us. treating us like cattle. We
never hear kind word. We refuse
70 suffer these offenses longer.
Therefore we serve our husbands
with an ultimatum that we are
ready to be helpmates and compan-
ions but we demand that our rus
bands should not be 50 free with
their hands or abuse US with bad
words We shall not return to them
until they all sign this"
Realizing that the entire village
was against them, the husbands
agreed to mend their ways, walked
meekly to the platform and with
trembling hands signed the docu-
ment.
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fBy The Associated Prcss.D }

WASHINGTON, d. G., March 27.-
Repeated efforts To have the public
let on the deep secret Of how SEN
atcrs voted yesterday on the nomina-
tion or Thomas r. Woodlock, Of New
York, as a member Of the interstate
commerce commission, were blocked
today in the senate by practically the
same commission of republicans aud
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MUST SERVE 10 YEARS

SAN QUENTIN. Calf, March 27.-
Dorothy Ellingson, rs year old mat
ricide- must serve % years in San
Quentin prison. the board of directors
desided at meeting here today. II
IL the maximum sentence for the
crime for which the girl was
convicted.
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THE WEATHER
by the Associated Press.l

tBy the Associated Press.l
EAST TEXAS: Sunday and Mon
day unsettled, occasional rain; mod
crate to fresh easterly TO southerly
winds on the coast.
WEST TEXAS: Sunday local rains;
Monday partly cloudy, colder in north
portion.
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SHOALS LEASE CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, u. g.. March 81
Broad provisions of leasing contract
for Muscle Shoals will be drawn Nv
four cabinet officers authorized to
speak wor the administration.
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KWWG PROGRAM

Sunday, II a. M: Church services
by remote control.
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PREMIER BRATIANO
RESIGNS HIS POST
tBy Central Prcus.)

BUCHAREST. Roumania. March 27.
Premier Bratiano presented his
resignation TO King Ferdinand tonight
and the king accepted Il.
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Among the prominent persons on
board the steamship Leviathan when
she sailed from New York Sunday.
says the New York Times Of that
date, were Frank Andrews Of general
counsel Of the Missouri; Pacific rail
road. and II. NJ Garwood Of gen
eral counsel for the Southern Pa
cific railroad. They are accompanied
BY their wives. and will tour Europe
for n time.
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The Bratiano brothers, 7. G. Bra
tiano. as premier and Vintila. ms IL
nance minister. we're regarded for MI
long time as virtual dictators of Ru-
mania, within parliamentary forms
and they conducted their rule throur
the liberal party. The municipal ele
tions last February. however, brouf
a serious defeat to the liberals.
with u the prospective downfa4
the Bratianos.
Only week ago the finance
ter announced that the admit
tion would resign from off
March "a. when the governing
gal four years mandate expi
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ANOTHER GOLF DEA

NALSALL. Playing
goSf match ibis year, VIII
ton. = mine Instructor. dra
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-28

Nearly sl,500.o00 in hotel construc-
tion is planned or underway in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
For several years there has been
q demand for more hotels, and it ap-
pears the Valley is to have them.
Brownsville Is building s4oo, 900
CONTINUED on l'age %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-28
Plan To GREET
CARDINALS

A meeting Of the District of Co
lumbia Holy Name Society Union
has been called for tonight by
Cornelius Ford, president, to out.
line plans for the reception Of sew
eral foreign cardinals who attended
the Eucharistic Congress in Chi
cago last week and who are ex-
pected to visit the Capital within
the next few days.
While Cardinal Bonzano, papal
Iegate, Is expected to go to New
York as quickly as possible, It
Is believed that ne will stop off
in washington for a short time, at
least, to pay his respects to Presi-
dent Coolidge and to meet some
of the friends he made in Wash
fnEton during his term here as
apostolic delegate to the United
States.
Cardinals Piffl, Of Austria, Faul.
haber. Of Bavaria, and Reig y Casa
nova, OF Spain, are among the
prelates expected to visit Wash
ington, but the exact time of their
arrival is not yet known here.
Local councils Of the knights Of
Columbus also are expected to join
in reception plans.