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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-05
LATE BULLETINS
HOUSE PASSES WORKS CONSTRUCTION BILL

HOUSE PASSES WORKS CONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON Dec. authorize
the proceed with the
to
would authorize Si0!00o,0o0
HEALTH AUTHORITIES WARN AGAINST EPIDEMIC
California and $4,000 the whole
Health Service today physicians health especially
yglant 70 forestal another widespread epidemic
CADET s. A. PLANE CRASH
SAN ANTONIO. Dec 5-P-Cadc Philip Atkinson killed q
Brooks Field when his fell
sives live at Ashcvillc y. G.
MORE INDICTMENTS SEEN IN BEXAR ELECTION
SAN ANTONIO, Dee. 5tF1-Additonal n
with the November election
Wednesday the Nnetyfourth district which yesterday
indictments
Charles Ramirez and Elmer
investigation More than 20
OKLAHOMA
C0NINGT0N, Okla 5PMrs
IN destroyed here today
SENATE GROUP DELAYS KELLOGG PACT CONSIDERATION
WASHINGTON.
deferred today by the foreign relations
Kellogg
policy
position TO the treaty has appeared
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need OF j. 5.
FOR l929TOLD
BY PRESIDENT
Secretary Mellon Re-
ports Business of
1928 Almost Equal
To Year Before

WASHINGTON. Dee. 5.-tPl-Con-
gress had graphically called to its at
tention today that the United States
rs almost four billion dollar coun-
try.
In its first real business meeting
Of the session 1T received from Presi-
dent Coolidge the annual budget call
ing for expenditures Of S3,7SO.7Ig,647
during the next fiscal year. and be-
fore the membership could open their
eyes the treasury and postoffice de-
partments put in joint claims for
Sl,ll6,615.3S9 rs their share.
Considerably. Secretary Mellon
handed IN his annual report which
pictures business az the end Of the
last fiscal year as only 3 per cent
below that Of the previous twelve
months. despite drag in November
and December of 1927.
The congres sional air was murkv
with figures as the house and senate
got down TO business, but the voice
Of President Coolidge for govern
ment economy made itself evident to
those who would appropriate govern
ment funds. The president warned
that "it is clear that we cannot as
sumo any great additional expendi-
lures without jeopardizing' the pres
ent favorable outlook.
The size Of the national require
ments did not keep the senate and
house busy very long. hcwvcr. The
budget. Secretary Melons report and
the treasury postoffice bin were laid
aside for later and more detailed
consideration, while some other
things were brought out.
The senate foreign relations com
mittce decided 70 defer for the mo-
ment any action Of tn Kllogg treaty
calling on the nations to renounce
Continued on page two.)
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TEXASCRASH
INJURIES l6
M. P. Hits Street Car
In Houston; 5 Sc
riously Hurt

HOUSTON. Dec. 5.-tPi-Sixteen
persons were injured. five seriously.
when Missouri Pacific switch en-
gine struck street car here TODAY.
Most Of the injured were Mexicans
or negroes.
More than 80 other occupants of
the street car escaped serious in
jury. The car was demolished. The
switch engine was backing around a
blind curve.
Most seriously injured were Jacob
Levie. SO, broken right leg and in
ternal injuries; Eula Johson. negro
woman, broken left leg; Mary But
Ter, negro woman. broken right leg:
Hanna Bass. broken right leg and
internal Injuries. and Martin Lopez,
., internal injuries.
man who said he saw the acci-
dent asserted the car stopped before
going upon the track. and then re-
sumed its course.
About the time ID was on the track.
the engine suddenly appeared from
behind the building. he said. and the
crash followed.
Members OF the switch engine
crew said they gave the customary
whistle blast for the crossing and
were ringing the engine bell.
W. Il. Simms, motorman, dug from
the debris, was cut on the forehead
but was otherwise uninjured.
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ADAMS TRIAL
TOBAREHUCE
BETSON VOTE
Mystery of Wager In
Which Dallas Bank
er Was Slain Is Up
As | Juror Picked

DALLAS, Dec. 5.-tPl-Indications
that the murder trial Of v. Ray Ad-
ans, Bartlett farmer and accused
slayer Of orvilIe Il. Mathews, Dallas
bank employe. would bare election
bets totaling surprising sums on the
Connally-Mayfield senatorial race
stood out in bold relief today as
counsel questioned veniremen in Sc
lecting n jury.
The dispute between the Bartlett
man and Mathews arose over 81 900
wager between Adams and Ben G..
Richards. purported leader Of the
klan in Dallas county and a strong
supporter of Senator Earle b. May
field. From the quizzing of venire-
men regarding their acquaintance
around Bartlett and friendship with
acknowledged Dallas county political
leaders, il seemed certain TODAY that
much of the testimony would center
around this issue.
The mystery OF what became or
the $4,000 said TO have been put up
by Adams and Richards promised
also TO furnish one Of the highlights
Of the trial.
Moving slowly in preliminary de-
tails, attorneys had accomplished
little today in the selection OF the
jury. From 20 men questioned. only
one was found suitable TO sit an Il
member or the jury.
The Juror who brought the total
number to eight. was j. p. Galley.
Grand Prairie gin builder. Galley
was found acceptable to both the
prosecution and defense after n que
ry from a defense attorney asking IL
the juror had any opinion as to whe-
ther Adams was right or wrong in
attempting 70 collect the bet. had
aroused storm Of protests from the
state.
Early in the day the special venire
of 200 men summoned for service IN
the case was exhausted and 75 9TH
ers- members Of regular panel.
were ushered into the court room.
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SEN. DUPONT
RESICNSPOST
Resignation of Promi-
nent Scion Due to
Ill Health

WILMINGTON. Del. Dec. 5.-lP.-
I. $. Senator 7. Coleman Dupont of
Delaware has resigned his scat IN the
seat in the senate because Of his
health.
The resignation was made known
today BY Governor Robinson who
said he had received a copy Of the
letter az resignation which the SEN
ator had sent 20 Vice President
Dawes.
Senator Dupont is recuperating
from long illness az his country
place near Cambridge. Nd.
Mr.. Dupont. a republican. became a
senator in 1921 when appointed bv
Governor William u. Denney 10 sue
ceed Josiah Wolcott. democrat, re-
signed. Senator Dupont was n can
didate for election in 1922 hut was
defeated hv Thomas +. Bayard.
democrat lie was again 4 candidate
in 1924 and was elected.
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here TO
GET SHELTER
FROM MEXICO
Manager of English
Firm Says Plant to
Be Built If Bonds
For Harbor Voted

Possibility Of the erection of an
ore smelter here 70 cost at least
100000 loomed Wednesday follow
ing visit TO this city by Charles L..
Bradbury, general manager Of the
Republican Mining and Metal COM
pany. Ltd, Of Wadley, San Luis Po-
toSi. Mexico.
Bradley came here for the cx-
pressed purpose Of investigating the
possibilities Of deep water port for
this city and the establishment Of
an ore smclter on a site along the
proposed deep water channel.
In announcing the purpose Of his
visit Bradley declared that his COM
pany, an English concern, had dis
covered that they could establish a
smelter along the Texas border and
haul ore across Mexico by rail TO il,
smelt the ore and ship IL from a
United States port cheaper than
from Mexico.
Naturally Brownsville would be
the logical site for the smeltcr
should this city be successful in the
attempt TO get deep water" he said
In Bradbury's opinion. Brownsville
is so strategically located that a
deep water port here would draw
Continued on page ninel
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ASKSFULLEST
USEOF WATER
WAYS IN U.S..
Rivers and Harbors
Group Is Urged By
Sec. Davis to Keep
Up Port Work

WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-tri -
Opening session Of the national
rivers and harbors congress was
told by Secretary Davis of the war
department today that the nations
needs require coordinated use OF ev-
cry form Of transportation and that
the waterways should be used TO
their fullest possibilities.
"The water-borne commerce In
1927 was over 500,000.0O0 tons he
said. THE increase has been steady
with resulting benefits 70 the
country in reducing its freight bill.
On domestic commerce alone the
savings have been estimated at
S500000,O00 annually. We have seen
great developments in our water
way program. Railroads are reach
ing a high state Of efficiency. We
have thousands OF miles Of improK-
ed highways. We are developing
air transportation.
But these transport agencies op-
Grating alone will soon become in
adequate 10 handle economically
our commerce. We must plan, not
for next year alone, but for the
next decade. the next half century.
Our improved harbors provide ade-
quate facilities for a much larger
foreign and coastwise trade than at
present. Hundreds Of miles Of i'm
proved inland waterways have been
added 10 the network and other
promising waterways are being COM
pleted"
Separation of the corps OF engi-
neers Of the army from it5 import
ant peace-time duties of developing
Continued on page ninc)
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CANADA PRESENTS
HARDEST PROBLEM

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-lPi-Li-
quor smuggling over the Canadian
border. in the opinion Of Prohibition
Commissioner Doran. presents the
most serious problem in dry law en-
forccment today. To correct " ~
suggests n revision of the Canadian
liquor treaty 10 prevent Canada
from clearing liquor cargoes To this
country.
pr. Doran made this statement be-
fore house appropriations sub
committee at hearings. made public
today. on the treasury supply bill.
The commissioner said that not
withstanding the fact that the coast
guard has operated 10 break up
nearby rum-rows. there is still
large movement III liquor into the
United States from European ports.
the French island of st. Pierre, and
from some Central American and
Mexican ports. The largest uuanti-
", however he said. comes in from
Continued On page ninc.)
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Budget Asks Almost Four Billion For Year
YOUNG CHICAGO
X X x
GIRLS ADOPTED
4 + \
BY MARCHIONESS

CHICAGO. Dec. S. tPl The
door Of English nobility has opened
for two little Chicago girls, Mar
joric and Isabelle Meuser, whose
adoption by the Marchioness Hunt
ley of Orton Hall, Peterborough,
England. will make them heirs to
an estate of several millions.
Until yesterday Marjorie and
Isabelle. who are eight and ten
years old, led the lives Of thou
sands of other Chicago girls
minus wealth and social position.
Their father had died in February.
For ten months they had lived
with their stepmother, Mrs. Louise
Mcuser.
Today they left for the glamour
of English society life because
their great aunt, the marchioness,
expressed desire to adopt them.
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| Killed Him..
Girl Quotes Man
In Corpus Case

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, e. 8
Ri-Immediately after two men mad
gone into a hospital room there +.
q. Young was killed while helpless
from an appendicitis operation.
three shots were fired and Robert
Lothringer walked from the room.
handed pistol to nurse and said:
Call the sheriff: ! killed him."
nurse testified today AZ Lothringer's
trial for murder.
The nurse. Mrs. Sophie Sosrhin.
said Lothringer repeated this state
ment several times, and her testi-
mony was corroborated by Miss An
ME Sugarek. Gladys Houser AMI Mrs.
Lynette Hayes. also nurses in the
sanitsrium where Young was killed
on the night Of Sept. 5.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy and much colder tonight:
lowest temperature ranging from ~
70 A degrees; Thursday cloudy 10
partly cloudy and continued cold.
Moderate and occasional fresh
northerly winds on the west coast,
diminishing Thursday.
For East Texas: Generally fair IN
interior, mostly cloudy on the coast
tonight and Thursday: colder to-
night with temperature below frec--
ing in north and freezing nearly 10
the coast; continued cold Thursday.
Moderate north 10 northeast winds
on the coast becoming light Thurs
day.
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Philadelphia Now
After Gamblers

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 5.-tPD-A
special grand jury which has been
investigating bootlegging and police
corruption today was under instruc-
tIons from the court 10 ascertain
how many gambling houses had been
operating with police protection this
year.
The order was given after Judge
Edwin o. Lewis had heard testimony
from DR.. Thomas ("English Tom
MY Gilchrist. narcotic peddler and
gambler, and Charles r. Toomey.
defaulting bank official. who are
serving prison terms.
Gilchrist named Max Mayer, mer-
camille appraiser and republican or
anization ward leader. az one Of his
nine partners in a gambling house.
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Move TO
Delay Shipping
Citrus TO NOU. I

tion and citrus cleanup; and on an
other move launched by shippers
and packers.
The plan announced by Mr.. Bell
following a conference with Z. a..
Hoidalc, chief of the force Of fed
eral men in the Valley TO enforce
the citrus fruit fly reguia ions. Is
70 conduct q NaIley-wide cleanup Of
secondary fruits, IN an effort TO
bring about an extension Of the
shipping season.
Would Change Sean
The other movement seeks to de-
lay the date for starting shipping.
Hence the two would result in re-
Stricting the movement OF citrus
fruit until November j. instead Of
October l as now; and would extend
il until April 1 instead Of March
/ as 1t the present time.
While we have MT been prom
ised any definite change in the
citrus shipping season to permit the
movement TO extend through March.
Mr.. Hoidale indicated to me that
tho principal objection ut the pres
ent time 10 recommending such
change is the fact that there are
still many secondary host fruit trees
in the Valley. and the fruit on these
would he almost ready 70 ripen at
the end Of the citrus shipping sea
son. should the season be moved 70
April j." Mr.. Bell said.
fIoidale Promises Aid
"Mr. Hoidale said that If this sec
ondary fruit is all tafrcTa<out that
he sees no reason why an extension
Of the time should not be recon-
mended." Mr.. Bell continued. "Mr
Hoidale would not say positively
what length OF time could be rcco l.
mneded. but indicated that if the
people Of the Valley unite on clean
ing out the little secondary fruit
that rs left IN the Valley now. he
will do what is in his power to help
them
Mr.. Bell mentioned that the work
Continued on page nine)
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REPRIEvEs MRS. lie BoUEF

BATON ROUGE, La. Dec. 5.--tPi
-Governor Huey r. Long today
grnated a rcpricve until January ,
for Mrs. Ada Bonner lie Bouef and
DR.. Thomas r.. Dreher. sentenced 70
hang for the murder Of the woman's
husband. The hangings had been set
for December 81. but in response 70
pleas against hangings during the
Christmas season. the governor
agreed to a po1ponemenL
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38TO44SEEN
FOR TONIGHT
over VALLEY
Edge of Texas Cold
est Wave to Touch
Here; To Continue
Cold Thursday

With distinctly wintry tang in
the cloud-laden Valley skies We'd
nesday, U. s. Meteorologist w. j.
Schnurbusch forecast an abrupt drop
in temperature to about 3S to a. de-
grees Wednesday night and Thurs
day.
The cold wave sweeping down from
the north was well on its way over
Texas. Frost was predicted almost
TO the coast
Amarillo in the Texas panhandle
was shivering while the mercury in
dicated a temperature Of Is degrees
at q. m. Wednesday. Other repre-
sentative temperatures were Dallas
81, Austin 30. San Antonio a., Cor
pus Christi So and Brownsville 81.
Overcoats were in evidence here
Wednesday and the stores were do
ing business in stoves and fuels. A
run on gas heaters and meter con-
ncctions were reported by the Rio
Grande Valley Gas company.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Dec. s.
RD-Wichita Falls and northwest
Texas were in the grip OF the cold
est weather Of the season today aft
er the mercury had taken a decided
drop during the preceding 10 hours.
Minimum temperature here was 81
degrees.
Skies were clear in the panhandle.
Texline reported temperature Of 20
degrees. and Amarillo and Childress
80 degrees.
SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 5.-(P)-A
norther which threatens freezing
weather before tomorrow morning.
brought an overnight drop Of 43 de-
grecs 70 San Antonio today. The
thermometer stood az az az a. NJ.
today.
DENVER. Dec. 5.-tPs-The cold
wave which has centercd over the
Rocky Mountain region for the past
two days and which plunged Mon
tana into Arctic weather. with the
temperature in one section of the
state reaching as degrees below zero,
apparently was broken today.
Chinook, Montana. which had re-
ported an unofficial temperature of
as below yesterday and Havre. with
an official recording of 80 degrees
under the zero mark. today welcomed
relatively mild temperatures around
zero.
Montana. New Mexico. Nebraska,
Kansas. Idaho and Utah were prom
ised warmer weather.
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POWERFUL COMBINES
ARE SMUGGLING

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-(Pl-Fol-
lowing the indictment at Buffalo. N.
Y, by federal grand jury OF more
than a score Of Canadian distillers
and brewers, the treasury depart
ment announced that Investigations
disclosed that powerful combina-
tons were engaged In the snug
Cling traffic.
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BUFFALO, y. Y, Dec. 5-(FD-Federa authorities to-
day endeavoring to locate several American boot
eggers indicted by the federal grand jury here in
ton with the governments to stop the flow of liquor
from Canada into the United States.
Although thirty Canadians, many Of them prominent
the liquor export business among those indicted
for conspiracy to smuggle liquor into the United States
the indictments it stated today federal circles
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MAIL PILOTS FLYING
$4,000 MILES A DAY

WASHINGTON. Dee. 5.-lPl-The
network of airmaiI lines in the
United States has beer extended un-
til the postal service fliers traverse
touch sixty-five million persons.
". Irving Glover, second assist
ant postmaster general, testifying
before the house rostoffice appro-
priatiors subcommittee. explained
also that number Of additional
lines were being contemplated with
the probability that service would be
started on them before the begin
ming Of the next fiscal year.
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FINGRPRINT IuBIBERS

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 5-LPl-The
finger printing and photographing
OF all persons arrested by federal
prohibition agents and the question
ing by police OF all persons arrested
for drunkenness as 10 the source
Of their supply Of liquor were new
weapons called into use Nv the au-
thorities today in their war against
booalerging.
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CAN'T STOP TRAFFIC,
OTTAWA DECLARES

TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 5.-CF,-A
dispatch from Ottawa to the Toronto
Telegram today quoted unnamed Of
fieials Of the National Revenue De-
partment as saying $50 long as duty
is paid when the merchandise comes
out Of bond, we cannot stop the eN-
port Of liquor 70 the United States
or anywhere else"
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BY n. G.. STILWELL, Jr.
(Staff CorrespundenD

SAN BENITO. Dec. 5.--A series
Of shifts and changes in citrus
shipping rules md regulations
touching on both the fruit fly re-
strictions and the green fruit re-
strictions seem likely in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley in view Of de-
velopments during the past few
davs.
These developments centered
around move launched by j. +.
Bell. chairman Of the Valley COM
mittee on citrus fruit fly eradica-
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INFECTION IN
KINGS LUNG
is RENEWED
English Sovereign's
PLY sicians Hold
Consultation; New
Body Signs Papers

LONDON, Dec. 5.--tPi-Lord Daw-
son Of Penn returned TO Bucking-
ham Palace shortly after p. ~.
today 70 join his colleague. Sir
Stanley Hewett. IN a consultation
concerning the kings condition.
Lord Dawson remained about an
hour. The queen and Princess Mary,
soon after the doctors visit, went
out for their usual Afternoon motor
ride.
An anxious public learned today
when a medical bulletin was issued
that His Majesty was suffering
from renewed activity of the l. fec
tion in his chest. Previously an i'm
provement in this condition had
been reported. but today's tuiletin
states that this was what had caus-
ed the disturbing rise in his tenn
perature noted yesterday.
There was n measure OF relief "a
the popular mind. however, in the
announcement that there were rca-
sons for hoping that this rccrude-
Scence was being moderated and
also that the night had been a fair
ly comfortable one for the king.
There was nothing specific in the
morning bulleting regarding his
temperature. Nor was anything said
as 20 how his heart was reacting TO
the long strain Of illress.
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little or nothing unless
the men named set foot on
United States soil.
Among the Canadians indicted are
Harry &. Hatch chairman Of the
board Of directors of Goodcrham
and Worts. Ltd, Toronto. and of the
Hiram Walker company Of Windsor.
Ont, Edward I. Sandem, president
Of the Taylor and Bate Brewery. ST.
GATHERINGS, Ont. Herbert &. Hatch
and Larry J. McGuinncss, members
Of the liquor brokerage firm Of
Hatch and McGuinness.
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PeacemakerDies
Victim Of Bomb

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 5.-tP,-
The smiling peacemakerr Of the
st. Paul underworld, the "Dapper
Danny" Hogan who said he didn't
have an enemy in the world, lay
last night and watched surgeons am
putste his right leg, shattered by a
bomb.
And then no died.
Earlier in the day Hogan. n res
taurant proprietor who long has
been known as n mediator IN gang
disputes. stepped on the starter Of
his automobile. A dynamite bomb
had been placed under the floor
board OF the car. and the touch on
the starter button exploded IL.
ROCKFORD. ILL.,, Dec. 5.--(Pi--
The trial Of Paul Reed for the
death Of Vernon PLACER. killed last
July when a bomb exploded in his
car. h=d opened today before jury
willing to inflict the death penalty
If the state can prove murder.
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WASHINGTON. Dee. 6.-tPl-Pres-
ident Coolidge sent 70 the senate to-
day the nomination of Frank NJ. Sur
face Of Maine to be assistant direc-
tor Of the bureau NJ foreign ana do
mestic commerce.
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Wholesale Haul
Is Promised Bv
Treasury Heads

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-(P-Treasury officials
announced today that the investigation into liquor
smuggling from Canada expected to result in the
indictment of 200 booteggers, smugglers and Can
adan distillers and brewers
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RIVER FORECAST

There viii he no material change
~ the river during the next few
days.
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TIDE TABLE

High and low tide me- Point f-abe!
tomorrow. under normal meteoroloEi-
cal conditions:
High ..... 1907 p. m: lass n. m.
Low ...... 6:45 a m; 6:49 Y. W.
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LONDON. Dec. 5.-tP,-Letter
patent under the great seal, in con-
nection with yesterdays appoint
ment Of six counsellors Of state.
have been sealed and today Queen
Mary. the Duke Of York. and Prem
ier Baldwin. members OF the com
mission. signed various documents
which had accumulated during King
Georges illness.