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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-21
TRUST BOUGHT & E

Washington. May 21.-(F-An at
tempt by the Power Trust" to buy
the press Of the nation was charged
In the senate today by Senator Nor
ris. Republican. Nebraska, IN review
ing testimony In the federal trade
commission Inquiry into newspaper
investments by the International Pa
per and Power company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-21

An internal parasite named COG.
cophagus guerneyi. introduced intx
Cal'fornie from Australia last year.
mas attacked as many Is 50 per cent
q the mealy bugs In some orcharda.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-21

NEXT: Nom Ross, matchmaker.
Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
DIVISION OF

CONTINUED from page onc.)
Tow water blow Of the river or to the
flow as il will be regulated by stor-
age. In this connection the Boulder
dam recently authorized BY congress
comes into the picture Of the inter
national water controversy.
international Reservoir
On the Rio Grande there has been
q rapid growth of irrigation taking
place both on the Mexican and Amer
lean sides Of the river.
The Tia Juana az times Is a bed Of
dry sand with no water flowing on
the surface. Its intermittent dis
charge is so valuable that Mexico is
planning. and has begun, the con-
struction Of storage and diversion
works which coSt between ~sIi.000.c00
and sl6.00O.00 Q 10 complete.
On the American side Of the boun-
dairy the city Of San Diego is vitality
concerned in securing an agreement
that will enable IL 10 build n rescr-
voir in the channel Of the TIC Juana
river on the boundary. one crd in
Mexico and the other in the United
States. so as 20 store the run-off
fron the American tributaries.
The Mexican members OF the Inter
national water commission are: Gus
tsyo r. Serano. chairman; ITnscio
Lopez Bancalari and Fortunate Dozal.
The American chairman Is DR.. Ell
wood Mead, head Of the bureau Of
reclamation of the department OF thu
interior with W. r. Anderson ana
General Lansing ". Beech as the 9th
or TIVE commissioners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
MONTGOMERY GIVEN
OF FRIENDS

EDINBURG. Feb. ia new an
gle to the Hidalgo county political
controversy was presented here %
dav when democratic leaders an
nounced that a resolution. said TO be
signed by $500 democratic voters Of
the county, endorsing the action Of
the lower house in seating Repre-
sentative W. r. Montgomery, would
be filed with the legislature this
week.
This Is d counter resolution 10 the
petition prepared by the Hidalgo
County Good Government league,
which Is expected to be presented TO
the legislature this week. The
league petition calls for an inyesti-
cation Of the general election bal
Iots ard Is accompanied By an open
letter calling on Representative w.
Montgomery to resign. The league
petition is said 10 have been signed
BY $40 qualified voters Of the
county.
Administration leaders here said
there were Al automobiles In the
q that left Tuesday morning
carrying Coed Government league
leaders and members to Austin. IL
IA understood the caravan will reach
Austin Wednesday afternoon.
Following is the text Of the rcso-
luton which il expected to be pre-
sented in the lower house BY the
democratic leaders of the county:
etc the Honorable Speaker and
Members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives-
awe, the undersigned citizens Of
Hidalgo county. Texas. feeling
agrieved at the actions Of certain
Observation-Disclosures and Hoo
YER democrats. who have. without
justification, attempted 10 prevent
the seating or our representative,
the Hon. W. ". Montgomery, desire
10 offer our hearty endorsement CT
the action of your honorable body
in dealing with this situation We
have the highest regard for Mr.
Montgomery and respect him for his
rcntesl honesty. his ability and bis
integrity. We sincerely regret that
a bunch Of disgruntled agitato-s
have seen fit TO appear before YOU
in an effort 20 discredit the fair
name OF our county by such an IN
warranted and unscruplous attack
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Woman Accused
OF Staying Five
Young Children

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. Feb. I3.@Fl-
Mrs. Ethel Lewis, 49-year-old Eau
Claire, Mich, woman. and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. 0kel Gorham, %. Of Do
wagiac, Mich, were held in the Ber-
rien county Jail here today following
charges BY the daughter that her
mother killed three Of her children
and two Of her own during the past
- years.
Wallace Lewis, husband of Mrs.
Lewis and s~tepfather Of Mrs. Cor
ham, also was held. He denied any
knowledge Of the plot which result
ed, Mrs. GOrham said. IN the deaths
or three Of her five babies born
since 1923, and the Staying Of two
of Mrs. Lewis children while she
was married to Henry Ford, a Big
Rapids. Mich. farmer.
investigation was begun last night
when Dowagiac authorities asked
Berrien county officials 10 institute
= quiz into the death Sunday Of
Clarence Wesley Gorham, aged rs
months His death occurred at the
Lewis home IN Eau Claire under cir
cumstances which officials said were
suspicious. 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Mail BOXES
Held NEEDED
Carrier Extension Is
Dependent, p. O.
Here Rules

All residents within the new dis
trict for extension OF carrier mail
service are urged 20 obtain their mail
boxes and have them I'm place by
Postmaster wv. q. bennett. who points
out the service IS TO start Friday
morning.
The mail carrier extension includes
paved streets Am Victoria Heights and
West Brownsville, and mail will bg
delivered 10 all residents In the paved
streets OF these sections. Nail boxes
are obligatory. bennett says, and un-
less they are provided the postmaster
may NJ his pleasure, withdraw the
privilege.
~Of course 7 intend 20 have the
mail delivered 20 all residences.
whether having mail boxes OF not.
for the time being az least" said Dem
nett. lin order 10 give all an orpar-
tunity 60 obtain such boxes. Alter
a certain time. unless such mail boxes
are placed in position. \ may with
draw the carrier. except TO residences
having the boxes"
III the service proves satisfactory,
and ms further streets ARE paved. the
route will Nv extended. For the pres
emit one additional carrier will be
provided with an automobile in order
TO facilitate the work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Advertising Worth
Is In Constant Use.
Business Men Told


MERCEDES, req. &c. ". Sal
ly, a member Of the Merchants Ser
vice Division OF the National Cash
Register company Of Dayton. Ohio.
spoke before the Retail Merchant
Of the Valley at a meeting held here
Monday night az the American Leg
ion hall. following q banquet which
was attended by members from Ne
Allen, Edinburg. Donna, weslaco.
Mercedes and La Feria.
Advertising and scientific sales
manship were stressed by the speak
er. Mr.. Sully declared THAI IS per
cent OF all the merchandise sold in
the United States is sold by IS per
cent Of the total number ar retail
merchandising establishments Mr..
Sully gave his hearers advice on
many points in salesmanship and
store management to aid them in
being listed in the % per cent
group. Charts. drawings and statis-
tical reports. together with his v
wide observations were used to
point his remarks.
He stated that spasmodic adver-
Using IL Of little value for the re-
tail merchant, and declared that the
retailers great need is TO sppre-
ciate the value Of consistent adver-
Using.
He stressed reliance on absolute
facts in making sales, and a code
Of courtesy for store workers. BY
means of drawings and charts the
speakers points were clearly illus
trated.
H.. T. Scott. vice president az the
local Retail Merchants. which In
cludes La Feria. Mercedes, Weslaco
and Donna, presided at the meet
ing.
II. II. Kern made a talk on the
workings or the industrial bank
which II operated In connection with
the association.
Music was furnished by Mrs. W.
II. Carlisle and NJ. L. Woodbridge,
which was composed of voice num-
bers and vi,lin solos Mrs. John
Ashton was the pianist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
STOCKS GAIN
AT OPENING
Buying of Copper Is
Feature of First
Hour Trade

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-(Pl-Early
buying " copper featured rcsumD
ton ~ the upward price movement
~ the opening of today's stock mar
ket, Greene Cnane showed an in
ittal gain OF 5 IL points. Kennecott
advanced 2, and Magma 1. A block of
10000 shares of Nevada Copper
changed hands AZ so. up SIS, and a
new high record. New York Central
advanced 3 points on the first sale.
and Bethlehem Steel. Westinghouse
Electric, Coty and U. S. Steel COM
MOS climbed 2 points or more in the
first outburst of buying.
Merger Of the Electric Bond a
Share company and the Electric Bond
& Share Securities corporation
brought fresh buying into the public
utility group American Power e.
Light quickly ran up 4 i-2 points,
International Telephone 4 and Ma
tionai Power & Light and Columbia
Gas a. Electric 3 each.
One block of $4,000 shares Of Ana
conda Copper changed hands at
134 1-2 followed by a further advance
to 1874 7-e, up 2 points and a new high
record. Despite reports OF a further
increase in crude oil production, a
block of $4,000 shares of Sinclair
changed hands at Al l-2, ID Ia, and
Barnsdall A moved up more than a
point.
Radio told stock ran up s points,
Johns Manville Q and u. s. Realty 5.
st. Joseph lead and National Bellas
Hess sold 4 points higher and Allied
Chemical and Westinghouse Electric,
recorded early gains of 3 points.
St Louis Southwestern, with a Q
point gain, assumed leadership Of
the rail group.
Foreign exchanges opened firm,
with cables 1882 of a cent higher at
S4.S5 1882.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
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Continued from Page one.)
from, Belize, British Honduras.
Friends had believed he would ar
rive here as early as las D. m, and
a crowd. including United States
Ambassador Noble Judah and Mrs.
Judah, waited for hours for him
there.
Word of his engagement had pre-
coded him and he apparently knew
il. He jumped from the cockpit Of
his amphibian airplane nth a shy
grin and faced reporters with the
comment:
well, you know all about it, and
! have nothing to say"
Lettering over the route from Be-
lie here. and difficulty in take-off
from Cozumel Island. east Of Quin-
tana Roo. Mexico, were given By
Colonel Lindbergh, and Colonel John
Hambleton, who accompanied him,
as reasons for his delayed arrival
here.
An intermediate stop al La Fe.
Cuba, for fuel also delayed them,
with the result that more than 10
hours were consumed in the 6O0-
mile flight from Belize here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
POLICE guard

Continued from page ope.l
Those 10 President Gales threaten
ed kidnapping Of his daughter. Ernes-
tina. who is Mrs. Thomas y. Robin
son, wife Of an American.
A detective left at the scene of
the dynamiting of the presidential
special train Sunday morning con-
cluded his investigation and put
three persons under arrest Their
names were not disclosed. Forty
nine women and 10 men arrested
Saturday at the funeral of Jose de
Leon Torsl. assassin Of General
Oregon, were turned over by police
70 the governor Of the federal dis
trirt.
The three men arrested and or
dered deported for proc atholic ut
terance are Alberto Custaparo. hor-
orary consul Of Bolivia nj Ciudad
Lcrdo. Durango; Edward ~Thungben,
Swede. Mexico City. charging with
staging a public manifestation at
Tcral's funeral. and Andsouiles Gis-
como, Italian. charged with publics-
ton OF a book entitled Martyrs OF
Catholicism Their property will
be subject to confiscaticn under the
new policy inaugurated by Presi-
dent Portes Gil.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Funds Mixed In
County Statement

Cameron county had S~594.222.7i in
bank balances on January ]. instead
Of $4,000. as shown in the quarterly
statement Of the county published IN
The Brownsville Herald Tuesday.
The error was due to t~ransporta-
ton II heads for the Bark Bal
ances" and Deposits IN Transit
columns. The deposits in transit
amounted 70 $4,000.
Bankers and others will under
rtsnd that il was merely a typo
graphical error J. J. Bishop. county
auditor. said. but there may be
others who would not understand IL.
To show a deposit in transit for
practically every fund in the county
instead Of a bank balance Is some
thing Of an innovation"
The quarterly statement ~ the
financial condition az the county for
the period from October 81. 1923 70
January 81. 1929, was published on
page five Of The Herald Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13

Continued from Page One.1
enee, broken only finally with the
remark:
All you can say on such points
Is mere guess work. / think your
guess will be good il you say the
time is not yet fixed
Gales Pleased
News of the engagement-which
had been often rumored-spread
quickly over the city and every
where IL was presumed that the
wedding would take place III this
capital. May or June was given In
usually authoritative sources as the
time
Former President Gales, who well
coined Colonel Lindbergh az Val
buena field al the completion or his
goodwill flight from Washington
hat enieared him to Mexicans. aid:
This is a great pleasure 10 me.
As YOU know. ! am very fond Of both
or these young people. a. Mexico
has been the scene or their romance
! sincerely hope they will he mar
ried in this country.
Gttu1 hAHE+Afu
Certainly their own people can
not hold them nearer their hearts
and wish them more happiness than
We Mexicans. These two families
and these two Young people are very
dear TO US. They have our best
wishes for. and I know they will
have. a happy married life"
Miss Morrow. who arrived with
her mother yesterday from the Unit
ed States. after a seventeen hour
delay at the scene Of the dvnamitins
Of the presidential special Sunday
in Cuanajuato. was extended fclici-
tations BY = small group OF irti-
mates who dined at the embassy last
night.
In view Of the announcement OF
the engagement Mexicans look for
two visits shortly. nj from Colonel
Lindhergh himself. and he other
from his mother. Mrs. Evangeline
Lindbergh. Mrs. Lindberrh left
Constantinople a few days ago.
where she taught chemistry in the
Ameri. y College for the United
States. 10 Is presumed her some
what early return was made in view
OF her sons approaching marriage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
CLAIM AGENTS
open SESSION
Majority of Delegates
Are Due To Arrive
On Thursday

A number OF early arrivals we're
registered at local hotels Wednes-
day morning for the annual conyen-
tion OF the Southwestern Claim
Agents. association. first business
s~ession of which is to in
the afternoon. The convention is 10
last three days and approximately $50
are expected 4 attend.
An appeal for automobiles to take
Tire visitors on a tour of the Valley
friday morning has been made by
q. Z. Richardson, manager of the
local chamber Of commerce. Other
towns also are expected to furnish
cars. but the great majority must be
tanned here il is said.
On the tour up the Valley various
TOW MS will be visited and the claim
agents will inspect packing sheds
along the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroads. AT noon
they will be guests az a luncheon az
Weslseo, returning here for a ban
quet at Matsmoros that night.
The session converting Wednesday
afternoon is expected to We devoted
mainly 70 organization, appointment
Of committees and reports, ii Is I'm
derstood. The main delegation is
expected to arrive Thursday MORN
Ing, coming from the national con-
vention recently held in Dallas.
States in the southwestern a~ssoci-
alton include Texas. Louisiana, Ok
lshoma and New Mexico and a num-
Der Of claim agents from these
states are expected TO arrive Thurs
day. Following the business session
the delegates, Valley shippers and
their wives will be guests Thursday
night at a banquet at the FL Jardin
OF the Southern Pacific and Missouri
Pacific railways.
Officers of the Southwestern as
ISOLATION expected to be present for
b convention include III. NJ. Moors,
Southern Pacific, New Orleans, chair
man; j. A. Parker, St. Louis and
Southwestern of Texas; ]. T. Gal
laspy, secretary. Fort Worth and
Denver. Fort Worth.
Program for the business session
Thursday Is as follows:
Subject No. Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables from Southwest Texas
Points: (a) Containers, loading etc,
~. ". Cooper, leader; +. Z. Jones,
alternate; OBJ Transit handling, in
spection, sampling, etc, w. S. Jen-
sen, leader; @. c. Richmond, alter
nate; fc) Destination conditions,
recoopering, salvage. notations on
freight bills, etc, r. w. B. Humes.
leader; ]. X. Lowell, alternate; (d)
Investigation and adjustment Of
eIaims r. II. Maloan, leader; 3. NJ.
Heath, alternate.
Subject No. carload Damage,
Handling in Southwestern Conference
Territory:
(a) What has been done. and what
further can be done. r. L. Truitt;
Obi The situation from a national
standpoint. Joe Marshall; (c) Rough
handling in yards and terminals, c.
G.. Webb.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
COTTON Dull
AT OPENING
Steady With Fluctua.
tons Narrow And
Little Trade

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. i3.-tP)-
The Gotten market vas extremely
dull in early trading and prices fluc-
tuated within a range or only 3
points The opening was fairly
steady.
Values rallied after the start to
1887 for March. 1915 for May and
July 1881 or 2 points e. Mondays
close but prices eased back 5 points
from the early highs Towards the
end Of the first hour the market re-
covered 2 to 4 points of the loss
trading to levels about parallel with
the previous close.
The market ruled quiet but steady
all morning. March traded to 1899,
May 1852 and July 1855. or 4 to 6
points above the previous close.
At noon the market was we'll main
tanned with prices only 2 to 4 points
under the highs and 4 points above
the previous close.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
K. c. Hogs Go Up;
Other Kinds Are
Generally Even

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 13.-tP)-
Hogs: 10000; 10@l5c higher; top
5000 on 190-250 lbs.
Cattle: 5000: calves: 600: steady;
slaughter steers, good and choice
l3e0-l500 lbs. 10.75Gl3.75: 1100-1300
lbs. 10.T5Gl4.00; 95e-l100 lbs. 1915
@l4.00: heifers, good and choice
$50 lbs. down 9.75Ii2.50; cows,
good and choice s.0O69.75; vealers
milk fed medium to choice $500
1880.
Sheep; 5000; lambs steady; sheep
weak; lambs. good and choice (92
lbs. down. i5.25Ml6.25; ewes, me-
dunn to choice Cl50 lbs. down. TBS
@a.25.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Coolidge Soon
Decide Naval
Measure Action

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-tFp-
President Coolidge expects 60 reach
a decision on the naval construction
bill. proposing the building OF rs
cruisers and one aircraft carrier
within a day or two
Since the measure was given final
congressional approval IL has been
submitted "a the bureau or the bud
ret for estimates OF necessary sppro-
pristions. The bureau has recon-
mended that q small and u~nspecified
amount Ne set aside for use under
The bill during the present fiscal year
and n sum of S45. 100000 or sSn.rnu..
non he appropriated for use IN the fis-
cal year ending June 3. 1880. Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13

Texas crates s2.5oas.0o. few high
as S3-25.
St. Louis: Arrived S Texas, on
track 8 cars Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market slightly
stronger. Texas bushels slack pack
sl.50G.l.60; crates $22542-75- most
~ $3.50; sacked per cwt- $2-25G2-50.
Rockers carlot sales St. Louis basis,
Texas sacked per cwt. l car S2-25.
Philadelphis: Arrived ] California.
i Texas, on track IS cars. Supplies
liberal. demand moderate market
slightly stronger. Texas crates 1915
M3.00. bushels quality and condl-
ton poor s100Gl.15. New York
bushel baskets washed S2z5.
Chicago: Arrived 2 California, .
Texas. on track 27 cars. Supplies
moderate. denisnd and trading mod
crate. market steady. California
crates s2.75l3-00, few higher, off
color $3.50. Texas crates s2Gz25,
mostly $500.
New York: Arrived I California.
. Texas. Supplies moderate demand
moderate. market steady. Texas
crates s22sG2.7s; bushels sf-25G
IT. few sstreet sales high as -
Bermuda bnshel crates SIPS. Flor
ida celery crates si25GI-50-
Philadelphia Arrived 4 Texas. on
track rs ears. Supplies liberal. de-
mant slow. market steady. Texas
crates Se625o, few x175s b--hcis
ordia1-r fi.eS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Plan VISIT TO
tContinucd from mage one

CONTINUED from page one.)
Of the election, returns Of which gave
Leslie a few more votes than Griffin.
There were a number or women in
the party.
While capitol employees and stenc-
graphers went 10 the windows to look
at the demonstration, members Of
the house and senate, working on
their respective calendars. paid little
or no attention to what was going on.
When the noon recess am the Wis
itors had left the grounds.
In his petition Smith stated that
he desires "only a fair hearing Of the
testimony. and trial Of the cause, so
that il may be determined who re-
ceived the largest number of legal
votes" adding:
"Mr. Montgomery should not object
to such a hearing; your petitioner
Graves it,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Fort Worth Live
Stock Is STEADY
In All Classes

FORT WORTH. Feb. I3.-tPl-
Hogs: 1900; steady; bulk desirable
iT5-250 ID. truck hogs e.4069.75.
Cattle and Calves: 2.100; steady;
slaughter steers 9-00M10.s5; fat
yesrlings up to 12-25, others ll.50.
loss and less; cows 500 and S.25;
bulls $50; heavy calves 1i.25 and
less.
Sheep: 100; steady; medium to
good weighty wooded fat lambs 1900
and 1925; shorn fat lambs 14.25.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-tPD-The
cotton market opened steady at an
advance Of 5 points to a decline Of
5 points.
Active months sold about 2 to 3
points net lower right after the call,
but there was considerable buying.
After easing off from 20.12 to 20.0s.
May rallied to 20.07. The general
market was steady and within a point
or two Of Mondays closing quota
tions at the end Of the first half
hour.
Business was only moderately sc-
tive later in the morning, but pri-
ces held steady. May sold up to 1911
and the new October contract to
1850, or about 3 10 a points net
higher on covering. There also SEEM
ed to be some trade buying and a
little commission house demand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Is IDEAL MATE

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hair. The colonel is ~ years old,
than six feet tall, and a
blonde. Both are Presbyterians.
At Smith college, Northampton,
Mass. from which she was Tradu-
ated last year. Miss Morrow was one
OF the most popular girls Of her
class. Besides showing a decided
aptitude for her studies, she was
prominent in many social and extra
c%urricular activities.
She wrote the Ivy day fer
her class and a senior song as we'll.
She was a member of the manuscript
club, the International Relations
club and the Alpha fraternity. and
was an usher nc the junior prom.
Her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Cutter
Morrow, is a trustee Of the coll
lege.
Although known as a studious
young woman. Anne il less "a than
her sister. Elizabeth. a few years
her elder. who Is n teacher NJ the
exclusive Dwight school for girls a.,
Engelwood. Anne is said hv friends
to be fond OF attractive clothes and
to have a greater interest in people
than books.
Rumors that Colonel Linchergh
was interested in the Morrow girls
persisted almost from the time he
first met them a year ago on his
first good will flight 10 Mexico. But
even members Of the Morrow fam
ily professed not to knew which Of
the girls it might be. Generally he
was seen with them together, and
both had made flights with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindbergh need not
worry about the wolf az the door.
The Lone Eagle hoped to fortune
as we'll as fame when he made his
flight to Paris, although he has de-
clined many offers Of a financial
nature. and Mr.. Morrow was a part
ner In J. r. Morgan & Co. before he
became ambassador.