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men who die either from natural
causes or from accident while II, ac-
tive service or after retirement.
There are no paid officers, and from
the beginning the association has
been conducted without overhead ex-
pense.
Each year committee representing
the police and fire departments, and
representatives Of the various civic
organizations, is appointed to arrange
the details Of the parade and ball
game. The committee in charge OF
this years affair is composed Of the
following: Odell s. Smith, Chairman:
Rudolph Jose, vice chairman; Harry
r. Almond, secretary; Maj. Edwin 3.
Hesse. treasurer: DR.. Frank e. Gibson.
Isaac Cans. Charles w. Darr, Martin
A. Leese. Edward J. Murphy, Charles
J. Waters. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Chief
George s. Watson. Lieut.. Nina Van
Wrinkle. Lieut.. Howard s. Fisk, Can't.
Charles Demonet. DR.. A. N. MacDon-
aid. w. Pearce Rayner.s. Samuel J.
Prescott, Maj. Daniel j. Donovan. Ed.
ward r. Pearce, Assistant Snpt.
Henry G. Pratt, Inspector H. J. Stoll,
Lieut.. o. r. Monkey. Lieut.. Michael j.
Ready, Sergt. A. j. Bargagni, Sergt. D.
+. Sullivan, Robert l.. Pritchard, Chief
A. j. Sullivan. retired; Harry NJ. Luck.
EFT and Inspector w. 8. Shelby.
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PROMOTIONS GIVEN
TWO HIGH OFFICERS
Brig. Gen. John M. Jenkins Is
EIevated-C0I. H. ].
Hatch Advanced.

Brig. Gen. John NJ. Jenkins, recently
in command of Fort d. A. Russell,
Wyo., and now in the Orient on leave
of absence, yesterday was promoted
to the grade of major general, and
Col. Henry j. Hatch, Coast Artillery
Corps, at San Francisco as instructor
of the California National Guard. was
promoted to the grade of brigadier
general.
Gen. Jenkins is from South Carolina
and was graduated from the Military
Academy in 1887. During the World
War he commanded the 30th Infantry
of the Sd Division in the Meuse-
Argonne offensive, and was gased
three times in action. He was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross for
extraordinary heroism near Cunel.
France. October IA, 1918, where he
personally led a reconnaissance patrol
through an area raked by high ex-
plosives, gas shells and machine gun
fire. Previously he had served sue
cessively in Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines. In 1913 he took part
in the Bagsak expedition against the
Jolo Moros in the Philippines, and in
1916-1917 he commanded the LIST
Alabama Infantry Brigade on the
MCAASoli boL uCA' A1C las ASiu w iSduo
rank in the Regular Army since
August, 1923.
Gen. Hatch served in the World War
first with the 7th Provisional Regi-
ment of Heavy Artillery, then on Gen.
Pershings staff as chief of the Heavy
Artillery Section and afterward com.
manded the Railway Artillery of the
Second Army. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross and the
French Legion of Honor. Since his
return from France he has served at
the War Department, at Fort Casey,
WASH; at Los Angeles, at Fort Mon.
roe, Va, and at the Army War
College. He is from Michigan and
was appointed second lieutenant Of
Artillery from civil life in July, 1898
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
FLOATS FOR FIREMEN'S PARADE
Community Efforts Promise Success for
Tomorrow Event Preceding Big
Base Ball Game.

The feminine influence has pene-
trated far into the confines of the Fire
Department.
All day yesterday, at various engine
and truck houses, women Of the re-
spective communities gathered in un-
accustomed surroundings and made
paper flowers, arranging them on
floats In preparation for the annual
firefghters' parade tomorrow, which
will serve as prelude to the base ball
game between the police and fire teams
for the benefit of the widows and or
phans Of members Of the services.
Presence of the women, many Of
them accompanied by little girls
anxious to help, too, and in most in
stances by groups of small boys will
ing and eager to run errands for their
neighborhood heroes, the firemen. rep
resented the desire Of the various COM
munities to make the parade success.
1t will be, in effect, community
pageant, many hands aiding In Great
ing floats which promise to perplex
the judges when it comes to selecting
the prettiest.
No. Engine Company, on Massa.
chusetts avenue between Fourth and
Fifth streets, resembled a crepe-paper
flower shop yesterday morning. Capt.
J. Sullivan sat in the midst of roses
and vari-hued streamers and acted as
host to the women who visited the
engine house and aided in decking
No. 6's big float with flowers while
the men Of the company lugged lad
ders about and did the heavy work.
For once the cuspidors, bright and
shiny, remained bright and shiny and
the firefighters looked as though they
were on dress parade.
Last of Fire Horses.
A memory of yesterday was af-
forded at No. Ii Truck Company, on
Florida avenue between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets northeast, by
steamer. covered with flowers by
the women, which tomorrow VIII be
drawn by the famous equine trio,
tom, Gene and Barney" last of the
fire horses, who will be recalled for
the day from honorable retirement
at Blue Plains, and will once again
pull the apparatus down the Avenue.
Fireman Dwyer of No. Engine
Company, who used to drive the big
dappled grays, will hold the reins
once again. while Fireman Neumeyer
of No. rs Engine Company, once at
tached to "Old Eighteen's steamer"
will again occupy the front seat A
little girl will be perched above their
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Man Completes 50-Day Fast.

SOUTHEND-ON-SE England, Sep
TENDER R.-Ricardo Sacco is
claimed to have completed a fast Of
so days.
Sacco, who has something of a rep
utation as faster in Great Britain,
was sealed in a cabinet of wood and
glass on July is at the Casino here.
1t is asserted that he subsisted on
six bottles of lemonade daily. He lost
80 pounds in weight and is almost
too weak to1nove. ......-
He will Nave meal consisting of
chicken broth tonight.
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DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Mary A. collingsworth Was
Lifelong Resident Of City.

years old. wife Of William Robert Col
lingsworth, and lifelong resident of
this city, died at her home, FOL Flor.
ida avenue northeast, yesterday after
4 long illness. She was member of
the Ladies of the Golden Eagle.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by son L. Earl Collingsworth; a
daughter, Miss Florence Ceilings
worth, and brother. Detective
Charles E. Warfield, member of the
District narcotic squad.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Rev. E. c. Primm will
officiate. Interment will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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heads. The steamer, comparatively
small, was the center of attraction
yesterday, although the handsome big
float prepared by the men Of No. Is
truck was nearing completion. Capt.
G. F. Sullivan commands the company.
The canine mascot of No. Engine
Company, on North Carolina avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets
southeast. by breed bulldog, by name
al" and by disposition a friend to
all men, occupied the spotlight at the
engine house yesterday. The dog,
seemingly. sensing the excitement in
cident to the decoration of the floats,
cavOrted around, mutely begging for
something to do.
Finally one of the men stuck a
basket in his mouth, and straightway
he went about the neighborhood COL
Letting flowers, bringing basketful
after basketful back in safety. Capt.
Thomas Buckley commands dog and
company.
Boys Assist Workers.
Boys of the neighborhood pitched in
with vim yesterday morning at No.
nue. between Thirteenth and Four
Vulnerable errands and aiding the wom-
en- and girls of the vicinity in pre-
pairing an unusually elaborate float.
Capt. William Nally acted as host of
the occasion and everybody hoped
that no alarm would sound.
Other companies, too, fell under
feminine sway. Many of the men per-
formed their accustomed duties with
extra alertness under the eyes Of their
wives, come to aid in the parade prep
arations, while the good will of the
city toward the department was evi.
denced by the volunteer workers Of
both sexes who visited the various
houses and the gifts of decorative
materials sent in by firms and individ-
uals.
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GIRL, 8, SAILS FOR PARIS.
Takes Doll as Chaperon on Visit
to Grandparents.

NEW YORK, September 8, @.-
Chaperoned only by a doll as large
as herself. the youngest passenger
sailing today on the French liner
Paris was Miss Muriel Moore, years
old, Of San FranciSco. She will visit
her grandparents, who, she said, have
farm near Paris.
Muriel's father is a Seattle business
man and her mother is a French
woman resident in San Francisco.
When she stepped aboard the Paris
10 mothers offered to adopt her on the
spot, but Muriel, deftly powdering the
nose Of her "chaperon," insisted that
she could take care of herself.
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PLANE SOUGHT OFF COAST
Cutter Reports Hearing Motor sc
Miles From Seagirt Light.

NEW YORK. September 8, R.-
Coast Guard officials today were puz-
zled by receipt of wireless message
from the cutter Gresham, reporting
that an airplane motor had been
heard aloft about 80 miles out at sea
from the Sea Girt light off New Jer.
sey this afternoon.
Lieut.. r. w. Buckalew. commanding
the Gresham. said the sound seemed
to travel in a circle" but that no
plane was sighted because of the low
visibility due to fog.
The Gresham was ordered to cruise
in the vicinity.
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BENTON, ILL.,. September @.-
Syford Payne, SO, a farmer near here.
was killed late today by lightning
while walking on the State highway
near the Franklin County line.
Charles Doreys. companion. was
knocked down by the bolt. but was
not seriously injured.
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Slow Club Founder
Pulls a Fast One
And Elopes at IL

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 3.-Miss
Olive Potter, II years old. who a
few months ago organized "Slow
Club" whose announced object was
to promote sociability among young
folks without petting and drinking,
pulled a fast one today. She tele-
phoned her parents that she had
eloped to Crown Point, Ind, and
married William O'Donnell of Chi
cage. Her club is defunct.
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Mai. Low Reassigned,

Maj. Bruce A. Low, Quartermaster
Corps Reserve, Of this city, has been
assigned to duty at the Munitions
Building in connection with military
procurement activities.
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Federal EMPLOYEES
TO LAUNCH ATTACK
ON ACTS OF BOARD

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DELINQUENT TAX
NOTICES WILL BE
MAILED THIS WEEK

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OF the nine turbine pumps at the
Dalecarlia plant. only six will be run
in service, three being maintained as
standby pumps, in case any Of the
other six fail at any time for any rea-
son. While these pumps will be run
from bought current while being put
in commission, II is expected that the
new electric plant on the riverside
near the District line will be ready for
service about the middle of this month.
There will be sufficient surplus water
coming down the two conduits to sup.
ply the city and furnish enough for
water power to turn the turbine gen.
orators, which will produce all the cur.
rent which the new system will use
ut a minimum Of cost.
The old conduit between Great Falls
and the District line was drained
some months ago. and given thor
ough overhauling. This work has
been completed so that the city has
two supply lines running from Great
Falls. The two have been so con-
structed, in the building Of the new
plant, that II a break occurs in either
of them, the water may be switched
over to the other and around the
break, at several places along the line.
People may observe these bypass
gates in the Conduit road, between
the District line and Great. Falls, the
Incorporating mechanisms being
erected in the islands constructed in
Conduit road.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

spotted with blood where her hus-
band had struck her nose. In blind
fear she burned the dress and went
TO the city and her bridge party.
She only did this because sfn had
promised 70 70. and 1t seemed thar
it was the next thing 70 do.
She did not 20 home hat night;
she stayed with her friend and went
shopping the next day. She had made
this engagement with her mother
and was afraid to 40 anything else.
She did not know her hui and was
dead. Indeed. she bought a Christ
mas gift for him.
When the police found her, they
told her that her husband was dead,
and she. of her own accord, wrote
out the confession, because she could
not talk.
Every policeman and prosecuting
attorney viii understand that one OF
the hardest things 20 procure from
a suspected murderer Is q writer
confession.
II Am Afraid
This girl was afraid not to write
what she had done.
Then she sank back into her ncga
tive. futile self. and only o..ce in 4
while has shown signs Of fear.
She seems TO be waiting for What
each day viii bring forth. GrimIy
she is wondering why that hammer
was under her hand at that mo.
ment, when blind with fear, she
struck at her husband.
II it had not been there. her hus.
band would be alive today.
And SO she sits IN silence, hei
blue eyes narrowed with fear, hel
mouth drawn IN pain. and when cues
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
AE. : Years

Editors Note: Hardly a more
compelling human interest story IN
years has appeared than the confes-
sion Of Mrs. Nelma West, p, a mere
slip az 4 girl, that she had welded
a hammer on her six-foot husband,
II. Edward West, %. Of Perry, o.
Ever since Vests body was found
and his wife arrested and charged
with his murder, the question
why" has been asked again and
again. Correspondents from all owe
the nation have tried to interview
the young woman's lawyer, to ret a
word as to his defense, 70 get the
reason behind the tragedy.
This has been accomplished for
Central Press by Idah McGlone Glib
son. one Of the most noted news
paper writer's in the world. Her
story follows. II Is the story of Mrs.
Vests life as told to her lawyer.
Francis ~. Poulson, and in turn told
exclusively 10 Mrs. Gibson. This re-
markable document Of a young
couples tragedy has been authorized
BY Mr.. Poulson-and indicates the
defense in the trial to come. II is
the C~efcnse's sidc.)
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the pain Of which she has had much,
and she often asked herself why she
was Trailer than the fun-loving out
door girls and boys about her.
AT III. she confided 10 a friend
that she was always afraid to meet
the young men whom she saw in
the ordinary everyday work or the
business world. but she was even
more afraid not 10 see them.
Loved Pleasure
She had a pleasure loving heart,
but through this consuming fear, she
was alone. and il was not until she
was II hat she had a sweetheart.
She had previously never met a man
who had interested her enough TO
make her forget her fear Of him.
Then at a picnic she met Edward
vest. No two people could differ
more in temperament, temper, ply
sioue or mind.
The West family came from old
English stock. highly respectable. and
high respected, well to do; yes, even
wealthy in tho eyes Of their neigh
bors and friends or the county, but
from tradition holding 10 the old
fcudal law Of from father 10 the eld-
est SUM- anu LUNAt NAS AhE gNAnk-
est in the family.
Edward West had, all his life, suf-
fcred from jealousy. and although as
4 rule he was good natured. at
times he would suffer sudden fits Of
rage that would make him an en-
tirely different personality.
ElOped
Fate brought these two young per
sons together, and after their clope-
ment and marriage. nature left them
10 work out their own destiny. With
the mating, natures law was salts
fled.
Very soon the young wife found
out her great mistake. Her husband
was entirely different from what she
had thought. He would have fits or
depression when he would say and
do things SO cruel. that she threat
cned many times to leave him.
She probably was no more I'M
happy than he. for she was not a
good housekecper, she loved gaiety
and young people. and he objected 70
her city friends and even jealousy
opened her mail. AT times he struck
her IN anger. hut she III her pride did
not tell Of her u%nhappiness and de-
spair.
One day. 70 her great JOY. some az
her young married women friends in
Cleveland asked her 10 Join them in
n bridge club. and her husband gave
his consent TO her going. even said
he would take her and bring her
home. But on the day or the first
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
RY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
staff Writer for Central Press and
Brownsville Herald

GAINESVILLE. O.. Dee. EFF
love is the greatest constructive
agent that Is known u the world,
then fear il TIE most destructive.
] found this out today when the
story Of the hammer murder Of Ed
ward West. as told by his widow. Vel
ma West. sc~lf-confessed murdereress.
~ her attorney. was related 70 me
by the attorney, Francis W. Poulson.
Nelma West sits in a cell N fail
az gainesville wondering "WHY?"
One who sees her II reminded or
a frightened bird who seems mex
pliclbly calm and quite and uncon-
ccrncd, until something shows ii that
the fearful menace is coming nearer.
Always Afraid
This Is the story told me By the
defense attorney:
All her life. Nelma West has Suf-
fercd from devasting fear. From the
time she was three years old. she
has been afraid. At that time. she
was q timid but beautiful little crca-
ture, whose greatest charm wss the
questioning Of her blue eyes.
soon after y az the judges had
declared that she was the winner Of
2 chlldren's beauty prize. she found
chat fear always stalked IN her lit
tie world. She was afraid OF illness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
Valley Potatoes
Free of Insects
Special 70 The HeraldN

SAN BENITO. Dec. o6.-There Is
no potato tuber moth or any other
potato insect IN Cameron county. ac-
cordinE 70 Henry Aismeyer, Cameron
county farm agent, who made the
statement following the publication
~ a report from Utah reporting that
that state had placed AZ embargo on
Texas potatoes and tomatoes.
There are no host plants on which
ID can thrive the county agent said.
Several hot summe months follow
the harvesting Of the spring potato
crop. Ne explained. ana the potato
bugs which do exist before the spuds
are dug out have no chance TO sur
vivc.
The new Utah regulations require
2 certificate signed by an Inspector
declaring the potatoes came from an
unaffected area and Aismcyer SAYS
that this will not affect the Valley
because similar restrictions in other
states 20 which potatoes are being
shipped are being complied with cas-
ily.
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COLD STORAGE
DISCUSSED IN
OPEN LETTER
Central Power Co. VIII
Provide Facilities as
Needed, Manager
Declares

The Central Power and Light
Company. which is now erecting an
ice plant on the McDavitt tract in
the northern part Of the city, has
not abandoned its plan to erect a
cold storage plant here. according 10
IN open letter directed to Mayor a.
B. Cole and the city commission by
Frank G. Ludden OF san Benito, dis
trict manager Tor the company. Ihe
plant will be erected on either the
McDavitt site or on the Tenth street
property owned By IA company.
In the letter 10 Mayor Cole anu
the city commission Mr.. Ludcen
stated:
In order that there may be no
chance Tor a Misunderstanding re-
garding u efforts TO construct an
additional ice plant in Brownsville,
we believe il desirable 10 give you
the facts IN the case. step by step. as
we encountered them.
AT the offset We had in view two
obligations TO fulfill in Brownsville:
First, 10 provide an ice manufactur-
ing plant on the Southern Pacific
road, which will enable Us 70 ship
= ~ AtA e NNAAAA ~
between EdInburg and Brownsville,
for the use Of vegetable shippers.
Second. there was indicated a need
for cold storage facilities AZ Browns
vile, which We sought TO supply
either in connection with he new
plant or through the use Of space
available at our existing plant.
Our first object was TO secure the
railway site at the intersection Of
the Southern Pacific and Missouri
Pacific Lines near the Southern Pa
cific depot. However. due 10 the en-
T0achment on the main yards area,
the railway company did not feel
justified in giving US this tract. We
then took under consideration Block
22s. which was the nearest 10 the
desired location. the Railway Com
pany felt we could be accommodated.
"Our further negotiations determ-
incd the fact that we could not pur-
chase this land ard thus necessi-
tatcd our making permanent Invest
ments on leased property, which Is
undesirable TO our trustees for the
security holders and caused us TO
endeavor to purchase land across
the street from the yards. but which
we failed to accomplish due 10 in
ability to secure title.
Select McDavitt Site
"After getting ready 70 proceed, We
had our attention called 20 the NC
Davitt tract, which gave US an oppor-
tunity TO load ice on three lines Of
.railroad and seemed 70 offer ship
ping facilities of such importance
70 US. that we made immediate i'm
vestigation.
"Having in mind the fact that che
greater portion Of our shippers ice
is al present used az the McDavitt
packing sheds. thus neceSsitating
transporting this ice across the city,
and due TO the further fact that tRe
car icing facilities at the Tenth
street plant are unsatisfactory 20 the
Missouri Pacific on account ~ the
small traekage space available for re-
frigerator cars. the new site seemed
to offer means ~ eliminating AT
of our difficulties with regard 10 the
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aaRH

Velma West. Of Perry. O.. self
confessed slayer Of her husband,
is shown above at the age Of
three and seventeen, and today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

confessed slayer Of her husband,
is shown above az the ages Of
three and seventeen, and today.
meeting. she found that he had sud
denly changed his mind. he would
not let her 70, and IN INK argument
about il he struck her ana made
her nose bleed.
Utterly despairing. she left the
room, telling herself hat this was
the last straw. he followed her up
stairs and renewed the quarrel until
she said that she would leave nIUl.
He answered that he would kill her
before he would let her 20.
The Murder
He came toward her. Step by srcp,
she drew back until she was stopped
by a table at the further side or
the room. Her cropping hand fell on
a claw hammer which was lying
there. This she had been using that
day in putting Up some cords IN t5e
closet.
Don't come any ncarer or iii
strike" she said Historically, pois.
ing the hammer above her head.
Her fear gave her a fictitious
strength. ~lmplicably, he made N
other step and the hammer de-
scended.
The man recoiled. but recovered
and she struck again. Still, he rails.
Ell his body. but each time with les
strength as the pitiless weapon de
scended. AT last he did not rise.
The girl watched him move con.
vulsively and then half unconscious
In she took tho flimsy cord and hount
him. She had n crazy idea that sh'
would keep him from following her.
What did she do thcn,
Call the police ard tell her story
Or leave her husband then and there
as was perfectly natural?
Went 10 Party
She was afraid 20 bring the 10
lice into the quarrel. As in n dream
she tore off her dress which WA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
LATE APPLE

WINCHESTER. Va-Eastern apple
growers who pack their product late
in the season obtain the best results
~ both common and cold storage.
Most producers allow their apples 10
stay on the tree as lo~g as they
ere holding firmly and there IS no
danger Of freezing. The matured
fruit docs not soften as rapidly rs
apples picked early for storage. or
packed and held IN the orchards.