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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
DOCTORS TRY
LAST RESORT
OF MEDICINE
Hoover Refused Last
Farewell To Friend
OF Cabinet

WASHINGTON. Nov. ls-CPl-
Word from the bedside or secret
airy Good at u a. m, today was
that recovery was impossible and
his death was expected moment
arily.
Physicians in IN desperate effort
TO prOlong the stricken cabinet Of
ficer's life, administered oxygen to-
day.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Good and their
two sons waited in a room close
by. The elder or the boys, James
Jr., arrived In Washington Satur-
day night from Evanston, Illinois.
where he A. student at North
western University. 10 serious has
been his fathers condition he has
been unable 10 recognize him.
Hoover Denied Visit
President Hoover was denied u
second visit TO the bedside OF his
cabinet advisor. After returning
from church yesterday, the Chief
Executive asked If he could see MIR.
Good, but was told by physicians
that In view or the patients con
dition such a visit would be in
advisable.
The Chief Executives own per-
sonal physician, lieutenant com.
mander Joel r.. Boone, has been in
ceSSant In his attendance upon the
Secretary. Mr.. Good has also had
the constant attendance OF one of
his brother cabinet members. Sc
cretary Wilbur of the Interior de-
partment, an emminent physician.
III addition colonel William II. Kel-
Ter, noted army surgen, who per-
formed the operation. and staff
physicians OF Walter Reed hOspit-
al have been always at hans.
Stricken Tuesday
Secretary Good was stricken
Tuesday night and was rushed to
the hospital by Secretary Wilbur
and DR.. Boone. After a consuita-
ton, an operation for gangrenUus
perforEting appendicitis was order
Cd Tor the following morning.
Unexpected and serious obstacles
were encountered In the course w
the operation. The appendix was
in much lower position than i'm
usual and excision was extremely
difficult. The patient was lkader
the ether for nearly am hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Woman May Die Of
Gas Blast Injury

BELLEVUE. Tex, Nov. 18-fP)-
Burns and shock suffered by j. II.
Redin. go, and his wife. so, when
gas-filled room in their house
exploded as match was lighted
may prove fatal TO Mrs. Redin.
Redin lighted the match to To-
cate the electric light switch when
the couple returned home from
church last night. Accumulated gas
ignited. and the explosion blew the
man and his wife into the yard
Flames destroyed the house.
lieved responsible for the accumu-
lation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

REDWOOD CITY. Calf, Nov. 1s
-Sheriffs officers announced
here today that Ira Kirk, 80, who
confessed Saturday he slew Clara
Bceke, 80. San Francisco school
teacher, because OF her refusal to
wed him, admitted today he had
been married to four women In the
past fifteen years and legally sep
arated from only one.
AS disclosed by Sheriff J. n Nc
Grath, Kirke's admissions follow
IN 1915, married Miss Ethel
Cherry at Breckenridge, Tex. She
divorced him later for misconduct
In 1924. marr4ied Miss Ethel
Stoneman at Breckenridge and de-
serted her a few months later.
In 1925. married Miss Ethel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Berger Plans Trial
For Two Killings

CANADIAN, Tex. Nov. 18-CP,-
Two OF the Berger murder cases
which District Attorney John "A.
Holmes planned to try before he
was asSaSSinatedlaSt Sept. 13 will 60
to trial in the term Of court open
ing here today.
A special venire Of 20 men was
called TO report today for the trial
Of Charlie Hale. charged with the
murder of Ray Martin.
The same venire is to be called
for the trial OF Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
c. Scott. charged with murder for
the Staying Of Mrs. Bonnie Turner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Pasadena Fireman
Forgets Wrench

PASADENA. Calf. Nov. 18-tPl
Bells rangl Men rushed madly
aboutl Siren screamed Pedestrians
ran for their livesl Brakes screech-
es as a mighty ten-ton truck
thundered to stop before a burn
ing building.
And then:
II forgot the wrench" blushed
fire mechanic w. c. Trepp, with
which to turn on the hydrant."
Three buildings were DESTROYED
and three more damaged before
another wrench was found.
Today city manager r.. ". OrbI-
son had before him a request from
the fire chief Ernest +. Coop, that
fire captain w. l.. Hildreth be tried
on an inefficiency charge and that
Trepp be denoted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
FOUND DEAD IN GARAGE

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa. Nov. lB-
-CP)-Mrs. Bert Rugh. 35, her son
George. a and daughter. Alicebert,
5. were killed by mOnoxide gas IN
their automobile in the Rugh ga
rage today.
When neighbors found the bodies
the motor OF the car was running
and the garage choked with gaso-
line smoke.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Eighteen Drowned
As Freighter Sinks

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 18-R R-
Special dispatches from Progreso,
Yucatan, today said twelve pas
sengers and six Of the crew had
drowned in the sinking Of the
freighter vessel VillahermoSa which
Saturday night was reported on the
sand off Chiltepec bar. No details
were given.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
.1 QUARTERS OPENED

The Citizens" ticket in the
coming city election established
headquarters Monday morning In
the M. ]. Garcia building on 18th
street.
Miss Teresa Tamayo. secretary
of the organization. plans to be on
duty at the headquarters from now
until election time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
Woman Winner
Of Deer Trophy
Special to the HERALD

Especial 70 the HeraIoJ
EDINBURG. Nov. l8-What is
believed To b. ahe first buck
killed in the Valley this season
by a woman was brought down
Sunday afternoon by Mrs. Walter
Weatherby. Mrs. Weatherby was
hunting on a ranch north of
Edinburg. The animal had six
points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal mnierriu-
Rical conditions:
High tsA4.+aar..r+...4a# N@MH M MAs
Low s..s.sssYa.ssAs... 4MM@ #A Wl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Fair tonight and Tuesday with mo-
derate temperature. Light TO mo-
derate winds mostly nOrtherlv ON
the west coast.
For East Texas: Fair tonight and
Tuesday; colder I'm northwest pOr-
ton tonight; probably frost TN east
and south portions nearly to the
coast except I'm the Lower RIO
Grande Valley. Light I'd moderate
northerly to eaSterly winds On the
coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
I'm the river during the next 1AW
days.
Sunday, November nth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-18

No Equal Every Contractor
Uses or Wants Them
Inspect Our Stock
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville - Corpus Christi
San Antonio 60 Houston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
No Red Tape

Jordan's finance themselves
on deferred payments. Our
new sales plan eliminates
embarrassment and red
tape.
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Callan of New York. Mrs. Robert Bruce
Emerson, Mrs. Joseph A. Hayden, Mrs.
Gardner T. Orme, Mrs. John w. Price,
Mrs. Theodore H. Tiller, Mrs. Charles
j. Williamson and Mrs. Alison Waller.
Others who attended the breakfast,
many of them entertaining guests, were
Mrs. George S. Gibbs, DR.. Louise Taylor
Jones, president of the Women's Ma
tional Medical Association: Miss Louise
Worden, Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw. Mrs.
Ernest Billiard, Miss Frances A. Walk
err. Mrs. David Mccarthy, Mrs. Paul
Johnson, Mrs. I. C. Hanscom, Miss G. M.
Breed, Mrs. Shepard. Mrs. Turin B.
Boone, Mrs. Bealor, Miss Marie c. Red
fern, Mrs. A. H. Binyon, Miss Mary
Mitzer, Miss Katharine Jacobs, Miss
Bessie Palm, Mrs. Valentine Winters,
Mrs. W. A. Applegate, Miss Florence
Long, Mrs. Gordon Asher. Mrs. A. M. D.
Mccormick, Mrs. Julia H. Briscoe, Miss
Katherine Wisner, Miss Bertha Berg
man, Mrs. Marshall Wilson OF Hagers-
town, Mrs. w. F. Ruckman Miss Hop
kins, Mrs. A. B. Reed, Mrs. Paul Myron
Linebarger, Mrs Z. j. Battle, Mrs. Dan
lei B. Banks, Mrs Lucy Page STEELE. Mrs.
Byron M. Caples and Mrs S. G. Ander-
son.
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Helen Stuart orinith and Mr.. Wallace

Helen Stuart Grifith and Mr.. wallace
W. Wright.
The general committee Is headed by
the president of the society, Representa-
tive Joseph r. Deal, while the pageant
committee is headed by Mrs. Lena
Epperly Macdonald, queen of sponsors,
and includes Miss Frances Carter
Linfoot. maid of sponsors, representing
the District of Columbia, and the fol-
lowing sponsors in the order named,
representing the 10 congressional dis
tricts of Virginia: Miss Lillian v. Morris,
Miss Douglas Ross, Miss Lillian B.
Fleming, Miss Alyce Slemp, Miss Ann
Graves MCGUIRE, Miss Lucy G. Hodges,
Miss Hilda E. Neister, Miss Virginia S.
Faust, Miss Elsie Hartman and Miss
Anne L. Hubbard.
Two past presidents of the society,
Mr.. F. c. Baggarly and Mr.. j. Cloyd
Byars, together with Mrs. Maud Howell
Smith, compose the entertainment COM
mittee. The recently elected officers of
the society to manage its affairs are:
Representative Joseph T. Deal presi-
dent; Mr. Thomas Slator Settle, first
vice president; Mr.. Alfred p. Thorn,
second vice president; Mr.. r. Page
Irving, third vice president; Mr.. Fred
P: Myers, treasurer; Miss Frances C.
Linfoot, secretary. and Mr.. j. w. SOM
merville, financial secretary.
The executive council includes the
above named officers and Miss Elsie
Hartman, Capt. william G.. Harvey, jr.;
Mr.. Fielding M. Lewis, DR.. Henry Taylor
Miller and MIR. G. Dudley Shreve.
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Virginia State Society
Costume Party Tonight.

The committee of sponsors Of the So
ciety of Virginia met Wednesday night
and perfected the final arrangements
for the fifth annual Colonial costume
ball and Colonial pageant to be given
by the society this evening in the ball
room of the Willard Hotel. This annual
entertainment, given by the Virginians
on the anniversary of the birth of
Washington, is one of the most colorful
events of the year, and always includes
pageant or tableau featuring a par
ticular event in the Colonial life of the
State.
Among the special features of the
evening will be pantomime pageant of
the marriage of Pocahontas. The 10
sponsors of the society and the queen
and maid of sponsors, in Colonial cos
tune, will be included in the ensemble
The characters in the pageant wiz be
impersonated as follows: Pocahontas,
Miss Ann Graves Mcclure; John Rolf.
Mr. James G.. Duke; Rev. Alexander
Whitaker, DR.. Albert S. Davidson; Gov.
Thomas Dale, Mr.. Fielding M. Lewis;
Lord Delaware, Mr.. Thomas Slator
Settle; Lady Delaware, Mrs. Richard A.
Allen; Chief Opachisto, brother of
Powhatar. Mr. Fred P. Myers. Brothers
of Pocahontas, NantaquaS and Acco-
tink, will be impersonated. respectively,
by Mr.. Jack Crofts and Mr.. H. r. Cow
ington. MFR. Randolph Barbee, Mrs.
Fielding M Lewis, Mr.. j. L. Rodgers
and Mrs. Robert Whitehearst will i'm
personate other distinguished guests
who were present at the marriage of
the Indian princess.
In connection with the pageant, Miss
Rose Pollio-Jarman. soloist, accom-
panied by Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner
Coombs, will render THE Indian Love
Call'' and "By the Waters of Min
netonka." Mr. Jack Crofts of Wyoming
will entertain the society with a real
Indian dance. The evenings entertain
ment will be interspersed with special
dance numbers by talent from the
studios of Miss Helen Griffith, which will
include Miss Nancy Hall, Miss Maurine
Stuart. Miss Katherine Slaughter Miss
Jean Marie Weaver, Miss Mary Beth
Adams, Miss Adele Whiteside, Miss
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tive Mary T. Norton of New Jersey
were honor guests of Mrs. Guyer wife
| of Representative Ulysses S. Guyer oil
Kansas, who was hostess at two tables
for the event and whose other guests
were Mrs. Guy Z. Campbell, Mrs
Thomas c.. Cochran, Mrs. Frank
| Crowther, Mrs. William ]. Driver, Mrs
John N. Sandlin, Mrs. Harry @. Can
| field, Mrs. Heartsill Ragon, Mrs. w. v
Gregory, Mrs Malcolm C.. Tarver. Mrs
| Victor S. II. Houston, Mrs. Pedro Cue
vara, Mrs. George Behrens, Mrs. Pau
Haworth. Mrs. L. S. williams, Mrs
Frank r. NORWOOD and Miss Dale
| Wynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe
were hosts to a party which included
Representative Henry st. George Tucker
of Virginia. Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews
Mrs. Joseph E. Washington, Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Barbour of Fairfax, Va;
MFR. and Mrs. Henry Clay Carpenter
and Mr.. John H. Storer.
Mrs. Gardner, wife of Representative
Frank Gardner of Indiana, was hostess
to company which included Mrs.
Arthur H. Greenwood, Mrs David Hogg
and Mrs James p. Buchanan, wives of
Representatives; Mrs. A. e. B. Stephens,
widow of the late Representative Steph-
ems of Ohio, and Mrs. Harry Creager Of
Washington, Ind
Miss Emmeline S. Whitcomb had as
her guests at her table Mrs. Charles
Stuart Alden, Mrs. Richard Fitzpatrick
Ledyard, Mrs. Clarence Cary, DR.. Minna
c. Denton, DR. Louise Mcdaniel Browne,
Mrs. Paul z. Howe and Mrs. George p.
Eiermier.
Mrs Edna M Colman, past national
president of the National League of
American Pen Women. had as her
guests Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg and
Mrs Helen Rowland, famous American
woman humorist. Others at this table
for which Mrs. Colman was sponsor
were Mrs. Homer Hoch, Mrs. Montague
Irwin of Chicago, Mrs. Cline E. Chip
man. Mrs. Walter G. Davis. Mrs. Grace
Porter Hopkins and Mrs. John A.
Caughey.
Nine WI, wife of DR.. Chao-Chu WI,
Minister designate from China to the
United States, was guest of Miss Mary
Temple, whose other guests were Mrs.
S. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs. Harry G.
Ransley, Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, Mrs
William Fitch Kelley, Nine. Roso, Mrs.
Frank b. Freyer, Mrs william Wheatley
and Miss Callie Doyle.
Mrs. Aaron D. Newman, president of
the local branch of Pen Women, was
hostess at the table taken by group of
officers and members of the branch.
Others at this table were Mrs. E.
Richard Gasch, Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher, Mrs. Anne c. Manchester, Mrs.
Bertha Taylor Voorhorst. Mrs. Florence
Barnes, Mrs. Dean Cherrier, Miss Jean
Stephenson. Miss Alpharetta Smith and
Mrs. Minnie Briggs and her guests, Mrs
Charles Riordon and Mrs. j. S. Boyd
Mrs. SADIE Catharine Coles, State vice
president for Virginia, was sponsor for
Virginia table, her guests including
Mrs. Harry r. Green of Winchester, Va;
Mrs. Albert l.. Young of Lyon Village,
Mrs. u. b. White. Mrs William B. Davis.
Mrs. L. Lee Combs, Miss Carolyn c.
Cries and Miss BeSs Cries.
Miss Jessie Dell, United States Civil
Service Commissioner, was the guest of
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson at a table for
which Mrs. Nicholson was sponsor.
Among others at this table were Mrs
William E. Hull, Mrs. Charles Augustus
Hawley Mrs. Harry x. Daugherty, Mrs.
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Pen Women's League Gives
Second Celebrity Breakfast.


The National League of American
Pen Women achieved another notable
success today in its third celebrity
breakfast, in the Willard Hotel, for the
benefit of the Memorial Clubhouse of
the league. A brilliant program was
presented before a large audience COM
posed of prominent members of the or
ganization and of Washington society.
Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson, first vice
president of the league, presided in the
absence of the national president, Mrs.
Bonnie Busch, who was detained by her
illness in her home in Miami. Fla.
After making her address OF welcome,
DR.. Atkeson introduced Mrs. Swain
Reed, chairman of the breakfast, who
took charge Of the program.
The speakers were Maj. Gen. Charles
p. Summerall, chief of staff of the
United States Army, who aroused en-
thusiaSm by his discussion of the Key
to Washington's Greatness; Mrs. Larz
Anderson, who gave some Interesting
experiences of her African trip; Miss
Mathilda Eiker. who discussed, from the
viewpoint of the sculptor. Sculpture in
Washington" Mr.. H. Leroy Lewis,
baritone, and Miss Mary Pearson. So
prano, gave a musical program which
was warmly received by the audience
Others at the speakers table were Mrs.
Daniel G. Chace, national recording
secretary of the league; Mrs. Faber
Stevenson. national treasurer; Mrs.
Eugene Collister, national historian;
Mrs William F. Dennis, State vice
president for Kentucky: Miss Elizabeth
Mallott Barnes State vice president for
the District of Columbia: Mrs. SADIE
Catharine Coles, State vice president
for Virginia. and Mrs. James v. Ben
nett, daughter of Mr.. ETH.
Nine. Simopoulos. wife of the Min
lister of Greece: Mrs Edward Everett
Gam, sister of Senator Curtis, and
Frau Lohmann, wife of the secretary of
the German embassy. were the ranking
guests of Mrs. John w. Bennett and
her daughter, Miss Patricia Poe Ben
nett, who also had with them in their
party Mrs. Francois Berger Moran,
Mrs. Albert w. Swain, Mrs. George
Tully Vaughan and Mrs. c. w. Allen.
Representative Florence p. Kahn of
California, Representative Katherine
Langley of Kentucky and Representa-
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SOCIETY
CONTINUED From Eighteenth Page

Edward A. Ostermann and Capt.
Archie F. Howard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22

Mr.. Ashton Devereaux was host to a
company of IL at the Club Chantecler
supper dance last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22

The annual Washingtofl's birthday
anniversary dance of Alpha Chapter of
Chi Psi Sorority will be held this eve
ming in the home of Miss Alice Rich
rnond, at 5000 Twenty-second street
northeast, and will be strictly informal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22

Mrs. Harry S. Ridgely, whose term as
regent of American Liberty Chapter, D.
A. R., will expire in May. will give a
tea in honor of Mrs. Fletcher Hobart
and members of her chapter in her
home on Lenox street tomorrow after
noon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-21
BOY LOSES FINGER
 SEPARATING DOGS
Big Canine Runs Amuck in Bristol, Biting Other Dogs
fsperial 70 the Uera'dr

Bristol, March 1.-Two dogs were badly chewed up, boys finger bit ten off and all Of upper Park stree thrown into scene Of turmoil a' noon today when large ltallan buiidog ran amuch,
 According 10 the information given the police, the massive animal, owned hy pomenic Di Pietro Of sS Tulip strre:. selected the rabbit dog owned by Tony Rammanello of Park street as Ihe first victim and a.t.r chewing that animal up badly. c,ntrryi his attack on fox hound owned by Joseph I. Driscoll Of e29 Park street. The Driscoll dog was lalIy bitten about the neck and head.
 : bastino hi Pietro. 15 year old sou Of pomenic. in attempting to separate ths dogs, had the little finger of his right hand bitten off d the first joint. He was taken 10 the Bristol hospital for treatment.
 Detective Sergeant Daniel McCIA- licuddy and Officer AlNie Brault re- sponded to the call of Park street residents for assistance and ascer- ta!ning the facts. turned the case over 10 Dog Warden Thomas Ryan, vho placed the Di Pietro dog ln the pound. The owners of Inc dog will he given an opportunity 10 recite inc facts 10 the prosecuting attor- ney Friday morning.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-21
''Tom" Linder, IT,, Wins
 Wrestling ChampiOnship

Thomas Linder. Jr.. son of Chair man Thomas Iinder of the board of assessors. and Mrs. Linder, was the winner of the l15-pound inter-col- legiatc freshman wrestling cham pionship in the games staged at Harvard yesterday. Although ha has been active in athletics all through his school carees, Lind dar did not take up wrestling until he entered Harvard .ast fall.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-21
Hit and Run Driver
 Convicted in Cambridge

Cambridge. Mass. March 2l P,- William F. King, a7. of Cambridge was found guilty of manslaughter in East Cambridge court today for the death of Mrs. Mary J. Carroll, p. of Arlington. who was struck by an automobile on the night of March ,. \ jury returned sealed verdict last night.
 The automobile which struck Mrs. Carroll sped away after the accident but d license plate which fell from the car ena abled police 10 trace il. King. denying that he was the driN. CT Of the car. asserted that the auto mobile had been stolen.
 In addition 10 manslaughter, King was found guilty of three violations of the motor vehicle laws. He will be sentenced later.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-21
BOARD 0F H, & H, C0.
 ENLARGED BY TWO
(Continued from First Page)
are as follows:

are as follows:
 Hart X Cooley Co.,, Inc. Norman P. Cooley, president and treasurer: William II. Hart. secretary; direc- tors, the foregoing and George F, lNrt. J.. II. Cooper. NJ, $. Hart, Stanley Hart, J. II. Robinson. +. W. Blanchard. l.. x. Stanley. $. T. Goss.
 Hart X Cooley Mfg. Co: l.. w. Blanchard, president: William H. Hart. vice president: F. C. Twich-ii treasurer: F. r, Usher, secretary; directors, the foregoing with the eH- ception of r. P, l'sher and Howard s. Hart x P. Cooley. H. $. Covell .Grorse F. Nightingale, H. w. Maier E1NooI $. Johnson.
 Hart X Hutchinson Mfg Co: NJ. $ Hart. chairman of board l.. c TWichell. pre- Sident; Stanley Hart vice president: William II. Hat. treasurer; Logan F. Page, vice prosi- dent and secretary; directors. the foregoing and H. s. Hart. x. P. Cooley T. s. Hart, Maurice c. StcuIn and Edward $. Twchcll
New Britain herald., 1929-03-21

Frcnch newspapers today appear el with heavy black mourning bor- ders. All carried long biograp phics and expectations Of the dead lead er with seryid expressions of sorro" and conviction Of national loss
 One pointed out that although the rarshars only son. Rene Foch, vas killed at the beginning Of the war. ns name would not die, The mar sNaIs son-in-law. Colonel Fournler has already obtained the authorlzs- ton of the minister of justice for his four children to bear his name and that Of their grandfather in addition,
 Gaston Doumergue. president of France. arrived as representative ot the French people, The French ,rresident hurried to console Mime, Foah and then vas admitted 10 the bedside. He remained there just nine minutes.
 One O. the earliest visitors was the nlarshaI's younger brother, the Josuit Father German Toch, who got up from hIs own sicfbed 10 pray s.- the rnarshafs bier. Tall and thin, nj. face working with motion. the priest trayersed the courtyard at the i-.rh home slowly assisted by q ruupanion priest and police officers IT,. Was taken Immediately to the d.3th room.
 News Kept from Brother
 I'pr haI1FG 2 hrOt r death Father Ger1uain was not told Of it for fear O. the effect it would have upon him. Finally however the news vas conveyed 10 him and he Iusisted on making the trip 10 the bt.r
 The crowd outside the gates grew quickly from several hundred at g.Gp when the flag WAS hoisted 10 half mast 10 more than thousand py Il o'clock. Police were kept busy s.opping al except official vehicles. 4 long queue formed, with it's mem hers standing bareheaded and in si- leUce.
 General Persn.n-, attired in black cutaNay coat and black tie. seemed embarrassed by the throng al the gtt's. He hurried inside but remain cd only few nlnutcs. As he as l.a,ing he vas joined by Marshal j.vautey who had also paid his respects 10 the dead leader. They met Marshal Pctain al the gateway as they loft.
 Tiger Comes Alone
 ClcWcnccau, The Tiger" sat all
New Britain herald., 1929-03-21
Coolidge Thanks Girl, If,
 Who Wrote Poem of Him

Taunton, Mass. March .l lPl- X poem entitled Calvin Coolidge" which she wrote for St. Nicholas magazine has brought Miss Thoreau Raymond. II, letter of praise from the subject of her verse. The let ter read:
 My dear young lady:
 ''Ftrmit me 10 thank you for the poem in St. Nicholas. not because 1t is about me or because 1 feel