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got no sense a-tall?" A second later
 and he sprang to his feet, unable to
 remain motionless any longer as
 the drumming under the table grew feeble and more feeble. Rushing to the woman's side, he tilted her head back and gazed at
 her ghastly face. The eyes uplifted
 to his grew glassy even as he looked "a rattle in her throat-and all
 was over.
 Copyright, D. Appleton & Co., What secret has died on the lips ios Mrs. Lawrence? Tomorrow Thorne finds a clue.
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Chapter 20
A NEW MYSTERY

Soon after the woman in blue had departed, Thorne arrived at Oak lands. He swung toward the house, but instead of approaching it when in sight of the building, left the walk and crossed the lawn, bearing to the left.
 As he circled a clump of bushes he, caught sight of a wheel chair being slowly propelled parallel with the house. The ever attentive Miss Kline was not there and Thorne, close enough 10 see Elsa's hands on the wheels, noted the deXterty with which she maneuvered the chair to her liking
 Instead of going either straight around the house, or turning back toward Thorne and continuing in that direction, she faced her chair toward the row of windows and them. By the movement of her right hand, Thorne could tell she was checking them off counting slowly and every now and then pausing to refer to a piece of paper in her lap.
 His interest thoroughly aroused, the detective approached her noise lessly. Some uncanny intuition of another's presence caused her to glance up and she tucked the chart inside her coat. The movement dis lodged the small writing pad, it skipped off her knee and fell unno- ticed on the turf as Thorne accost- ed her.
 What attracts you especially in the architecture of Oaklands?" he inquired. lifting his hat. Its spa ciousness?"
 "Vastness is better word" she responded quickly. Frankly, MT. Therne, I shouldn't care to live in So large a house; it isn't my idea O. home"
 Thorne ran his eyes swiftly over the mansion before them. Those dormer windows" he began softly, 'in the third floor what do they open into?"
 T don't know" shrugging her shoulders. q cannot roam upward, Mr. Thorne," touching her chair. why not" with a covert glance at him, "see for yourself?"
 I will" Thorne took out his cigarette case and offered it to her, You won't smoEe?" as she waved it away. Then may I?" he select ed a cigarette and, after lighting it, l.; bo, back, it's yours
 She eyed him in surprise, with touch of disdain. Surely you don't think I count match boXes-'
 But this particular one" turning is over; with it's red-tip and blue topped matches, is unusual; in fact I've only seen matches like it in Dr. Kane's bill folder"
 Let me see the box" Elsa strengthened up and regarded it with interest. "Dr. Kane asked permission to smoke during our talk. He must have left the box il my room. for I remember now, he used his own matches-''
 And took away three in his bill lolder, Nlln QuleC persistence. 'tWhy, Miss Chase?"
 Again she shrugged her shoul- ders. 'I cannot account for a mans vagaries," shortly. why waste time over trifles, Mir Thorne?"
 Life is made up of trifles," he retorted. Tell me, have you any news of Jack Winslow's where abouts?"
 Elsa eyed him steadily. None" She sighed deeply. "Oh, MT Thorne, you have disappointed me-" she murmured. T have asked about you, learned such wonderful things of your career and yet you do noth- ing in clearing up this terrible tangle!"
 Have just a little patience" Thorne thrust his hands in his pockets and gazed down at the ground and the white writing pad caught his eye. Obviously she had dropped it.
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Just then hand fell on his shoulder and Winslow's pleasant voice sounded in his ear.
 Well, well. Why didn't Lam bert tell me you had come?" he eX- claimed. Elsa. don't you think it too cold for you to finger here any | longer? Come in the house, both Of you"
 AS they progressed forward Thorne dropped back and, unseen by either Winslow or Elsa, pock- eted the small scratch pad. Inside the front door Miss Kline met them and wheeled Elsa down the hall to- ward her bedroom.
 1 No news?" inquired Winslow, as the two women disappeared out of hearing distance. Thorne shook his head and the older man whiten- ed to his lips. T cannot understand Thorne, that Jack has met with some motor accident?"
 The police would hear of 1t if he had" Thorne replied. "A de- scription of Jack Winslow has been sent broadcast to every precinct and hosptal.' Thorne bent closer and lowered his voice. Does Jack take dope?"
 Winslow recoiled, his face ashen. Good God, mol"
 50 far as you know" Thorne took a short turn about the hall. There, sir, I didn't mean to upset ycu' as Winslow raised tragic eyes to his. Dismiss what l said from your mind" and he added moro briskly: Gan I go up to your third floor?"
 "Certainly.' Winsow came out or his daze and led the way to the elevator. Part of the great attic vas unfinished, although boarded over. Winsow went ahead, open ing the doors of different store rooms, some filled with empty trunks; one, which he unlocked with due caution, had cases of pre- war whiskey and champagne, while still others contained discarded or damaged furniture. A door at the north end of the attic refused to open as Winslow turned the knob and he looked in some perpleXity at the detective.
 This is Jacks private sanctum," he explained. He has all his junk UP here. He did lot of experi- renting with chemicals at one time, and so discolored and stained the porcelain tubs and washstand in his bathroom, that Julia insisted that he fit out place up here, where he could be as uptidy as he wished But it's never kept locked. I don't understand" and he shook the door vigorously in his effort to open it.
 Thorne laid a restraining hand on his shoulder. No good doing that" he advised. See, there is a new lock-recently put in"
 What shall we do?" questioned WinsIow eagerly.
 Thorne strengthened up. Lets go to Jacks room." An hour later Thorne admitted himself paffled as he stood once more in the middle oi Jacks room and Sazed slowly around. In no possible or impossi- ble place had he found any key that would fit the lock on the door or the room in that attic; nor had he located one clew as to Jacks whereabouts.
 May l use your telephone?" he asked.
 It took several minutes to get police headquarters. Thorne in structed the sergeant to tell h. spector Mitchell, then out of the building, to come as quickly as pos sible to Oaklands and to bring a locksmith with him.
 Why did not Jack Winslow come forth and proclaim his innocence of any participation in the murder of
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Special Notice

Martha Washington Council, D. of 4. meet this evening at 7:30. at the Jr. O. U. A. M. hall, to take action on the death of Albert J. CarsWell. -advt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18
SAN BENITOAN
GOLF WINNER

With the close OF the Fashion
shop tournament at the Brownsville
country club yesterday afternoon.
the score Of 133 shot by B. Goolsby
Of San Benito stood UP, and today
he stands the winner Of first place.
Goolsby had handicap Of 20.
On the heels of Goolsby came A.
d. Dickinson, Jr., OF Brownsville.
who turned in a card showing a
net score OF 135 with a handicap
of "a. to take second place.
Augustine Celaya's score OF 1877,
took third place. with z. J. Tucker
taking fourth with l43. Celaya had
q handicap of %.
Chief J.. M. George and Charles
Pickett leading golfers Of the local
course were not able to compete
with the high handicappers when
they got hot, each shooting q i48
for the 50 holes. Chief George had
a handicap Of four and Pickett a
five.
This tournament marks the be-
ginning Of a number to be staged
over the local course, the next being
set for August 31-September !. This
win be a town tournament. 1t viii
be followed by the ]. Dcrfman meet
ing. one sponsored by the Merchants
National bank and the ]. G. Penney
company later In the fall, the reg
ular club tournament being set for
September 8.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. lS-tR
Defeating efforts OF workmen to
halt the heavy flow Of Kissing gas
and spouting oil. the G. O. Julian
Oil and Royalty company number
2 Houser which broke loose In a
residential section Of the city yes
terday, continued to flow undated
today.
A break developed below the Gel
lar when the well was shut in after
flowing its initial "a hours. menac-
ing a dozen nearby oil wells and q
score of residences and small bust
ness houses.
A score of families nearby left
their homes as the fumss settled
about them Fires of nearby drill
ing wells were extinguished quick
~. Althoug a fire zone ha not
been established. streets about the
well we're blocked and traffic de-
toured yer seldom used streets In
the vicinity.
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4 ACCIDENTS
SEND RIDERS
TO HOSPITAL
Eighteen Are Injured
In Wrecks OF
Two Days

Highway NO. II claimed another
victim over the weekend. this time
a small child seven months old, end
sent six others to the Mercedes hos
pital. Near Brownsville. q second
wreck resulted I'm four being rushed
to the Mercy hospital
A third accident three miles r-th
Of Raymondville about 10 p. m- re
suited in seven persons injured, a.
car busEed up. and another badly
damaged.
Elizabeth Owens. 7-mcnthg old
daughter OF MI. and Mrs. c. T.
Ovens. Edcouch. was Instantly killed
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STAGE IS SET
FOR FLIGHT
TO CHICAGO
Fliers Arriving To
Take Off Here
Tuesday

The Brownsville to Chicago air
race will start from the local mu-
nicipal airport at e:01 Tuesday
morning, according to Dick Allen,
derby manager.
Doubt was at first entertained
as to there being enough entrants
10 continue with the race, but Mr..
Allen said Monday morning that
the race win start, and will start
on time.
Five entries are necessary before
the race wills start, and the man
aver, who arrived in Brownsville
Saturday, feels confident that this
number win be entered To date.
three have already signified their
intentions to enter, and have ar
rived IN Brownsville already. More
are expected Monday afternoon.
Jack Livingston, winner OF the
Class 3 event last year from Los
Angeles to New York is already in
the city. and Earl Roland. Wichita
Falls. winner of the ClasA A event
in 1923 will arrive here this after
noon. AL Mooney, another pilot OF
international fame, will also be on
hand.
A pilots meeting Is scheduled for
Monday Afternoon at 4 O'Clock at
the chamber Of commerce building.
Mr.. AlSn explained. at this gath
ering, participants in the race will
receive detailed information as TO
Their ules and regulations, and
will be free to ask questions.
Col. II. K. Gilmore, manager OF
the local airport, has been named
as referee and will handle all de-
tails Of the race In Brownsville. He
will also make arrangements to
handle the ~contesting planes while
here.
Completed details win be worked
cN today, and the complete list Of
entrants will be released tonight,
when entry list is closed.
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when the Owens car cclIEded with
one belonging TO Mr.. and Mrs. W.
+. Simms. also Of Edcouch, betweers
Bixby and La FerIa nc 2:I5 Sunday
afternoon.
Vara SImms, Mr.. SImHn's sister,
and T.. r. 5imms, the later OK Wes-
laco. were both occupants OF the
second car, T.. R. Simms driving.
All six were rushed to the hospital
In Mercedes. where they were given
medical treatment. Injuries were
reported as minor.
skull Crushed
Elizabeth Owens was killed IA
stantly. however, her skull being
crushed In the collision. III was said
that the car in which she was ID
ing turned over and Ca half
times. The body Is being held AZ the
Stotler mortuary.
The second wreck Sunday hap
pened on the Boca Chica highway
about five miles from Brownsville
when "a large sedan driven hy ~. G.
Vittitoe, Brownsville, owner or the
Junkin Apartments, collided with a
second car driven by Joe Leftwich.
employe Of the Brownsville post
office.
Occupants of the vittitoe car were
Mary Vittitoe. II. E. Arnold or Hous-
ton. Mr.. vittitoe's nephew, a friend
from Houston named Fondrnu end
Mr.. Vittitoe. In the second car were
Joe Leftwicr and Id. II. Brooks.
Three I'm Hospital
Brooks received several cuts end
bruises about the skull, -Leftwirh
suffered q fractured jaw and cIts
on the head and neck. and MIR. Wit
titoe was hurt about the head and on
the left arm. Mary Vittitoe was
also cut, but was given medical
treatment ant the hospital and re-.
leased. The other three are still IN
the Mercy hospital.
The accident occurred about a
o'clock Sunday afternoon, and al
though deputy sheriff R. G. Delaney
Is Investigating the ease, the exact
cause or the collision has not sen
determined. It happened on the
bridge that spans the drainage ditch
on the Boca Chica highway five
CONTINUED on page 7)
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The Greater st. Louis touched
ground al Lambert-St Louis field
at 6:39:30 4. m. Is. 8. To yester-
day after having spent CAT hours,
70 minutes and 80 seconds cruising
over the field. They lacked but 81
Ia minutes Of having been al0ft
n days. Their new record exceeds
that OF John and Kenneth Hunter
by 80 hours and AZ minutes, but
lacks 352 hours, 81 minutes and 30
seconds OF the f1iers' goal OF 1000.
Machine Missing
The end OF the flight. the only
comeback endurance flight On rec
ord. was abrupt and unexpected.
Between q and 3 a. III. mechanics
heard the first break In the smooth
song Of the motor.
shes missing" they said.
From then on until dawn the
missing kept UP and at 6:15 q. III.
the fliers radioed that the crank
case was broken, two cylinders were
missing and oil was spraying over
the ship. Before % special police
detail could arrive the plane began
sweeping In wide circles. and at
6.39:30 the record breaking craft
touched ground i'm n perfect three
point landing.
Only about 400 persons witnessed
.(Cout1nued on Page TWU1
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HEALTH MEET
Mosquito Campaign May
Be Opened i'm County

At Harlingen today a meeting was
to be held at 2 O'Clock looking to O.
general cleanup campaign Tor
Cameron county following the hot
summer Months, and the approach
Of the time for fall tourists.
Out OF this meeting. IL was said,
that q mosquito fight will be in
augurated and federal aid may be
asked to help eradicate this pest
Mosquitoes have not been found
to be more numerous than before,
but those watching the health OF
the county as q whole feel that
everything possible should be done
to maintain the reputation Of VAL
ley for high health standards.
At the meeting today at Harlin-
gen, IL was said plans for q cleanup
campaign will be discussed and prob
ably decided upon
Brownsville city circles have
agreed to join forces In this general
cleanup move.
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Burn When
Auto Strikes Tree

vEEDERSBURG, Ind, Aug. ID
R,-Two young women and a young
man we're burned to death when an
automobile caught fire after collid-
ing with a tree along "a highu ~
four miles south Of here early today.
The dead are: Julia May Eckhart,
10, Of Buck Greek; Opal Heinlach,
10. OF Frankfort. and Blaze Metzger,
Of Lafayette.
Truman Cline, OF Camden, N
fourth passenger In the car. was
severely burned and Is In a critical
condition.
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Good Will Caravan Ariues

A goodwill tour, composed of
prominent business men and city
officials of San Antonio. arrived In
the Valley by automobile Monday
morning. stopping first in Edinburg.
where the San Antonio men met
with chamber Of commerce officials
and city officers.
A dinner In McAllen was schedul-
ed for noon, which Is to be follow
ed by a banquet in Hariingen Mon
day night, to be held at the Reese
VII Mond with directors Of the
Harlingen Chamber Of Commerce,
and the mayor as guests. It Is TO
start at q. p. n.
Tuesday, the good will tourists
viii meet with the San Benito city
officials, including chamber OF
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Thousands Visit
Boca Chica Beach

A total Of 3,506 passengers and
Dol cars visited the Boca Chica
beach Sunday, according to figures
in the office OF County Engineer
w. o. Washington.
Of this total. 665 ears passed over
the toll bridge to the island beach.
Check was kept from II .. m.
Saturday night TO midnight Sunday
In arriving at these figures.
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Students Killed In
Planes Collision

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 18.-tP-
Two students Of the Advanced Fly
ing School. Kelly Field, lost their
lives in an aerial collision during
attack maneuvers at a 200-foot al
titude near Ven Ormy today.
They were: Donald Dewitt Camp
bell, %, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George @. Campbell. OF Anadarko.
Okla, and Cadet Robert Lee Scott.
20, son OF MI. and Mrs. Hugh
Scott. OF Bethany. Ill
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commerce men, and they plan to
attend the Rotary cub meeting
there Tuesday noon.
Tuesday afternoon the party will
arrive in Brownsville. and will be
hosts OF Brownsville officials In
Matamoros at Z p. m
The local chamber OF commerce
has planned an entertainment pro-
gram for Wednesday, which In
cludes a tour OF this section and
q trip TO Boca Chica. The San An
tonic men will return In time TO
meet with the local Rotary club
Wednesday at n o'clock.
The delegation consists Of . men,
bers. headed by Porter "A. Whaley.
secretary Of the San Antonio Cham
Der OF Commerce.
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Teacher Is
Killed In Crash

AUSTIN. Aug. i8-P-Miss Mary
Fiegel. teacher in the Austin high
school for more than ten years, was
killed yesterday in an automobile
accident at Port Huron. Mich. ac-
cording TO messages received by re-
latives here today.
Walter Fiegel. her brother, was
advised that Miss F1egel Vas In a
car with her sister. Dorothy and a
sister-in-iaw. Lorraine Fiegel, and
Mrs. Fiegel's infant daughter. Her
sister-in-law also was killed, and
Dorothy was seriously injured.
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Former Judge Faces
Charge of Forgery

FREDERICKSBURG. Tex. Aug.
~fS-lR-Charged with forgery and
embezzlement. Max Blum. go. for
mer Gillespie county judge. faced
arraignment al the August term Of
district court to convene here today.
A grand jury several months ago
returned nine indictments against
Blum. whose father. Balthasar Blum,
for many years was Gillespie coun-
ty tax assessors
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HOUSTON. Aug. l8-tPl- John
Grada. %. suburban drug store OPP
orator, was fatally shot yesterday at
his store when a pistol In the hands
Of Nike CASTILLO, %. was discharged.
In a statement TO police CASTILLO
said the weapon was fired accident
ally as he was exhibiting 1t TO
friends. CASTILLO was charged with
murder.
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Mexican Aviator
Escapes Plane Crash

MEXICO CITY, Aug. l8.]FE
A San Luis Potosi dispatch to
Excelsior today said that Arnulfo
Cortes, who was Col. Roberto Fier-
ro's mechanic on his nonstop
flight from New York to Mexico
City recently. escaped unhurt when
his plane was destroyed there yes
terday.
A wing collapsed while In the
air. Cortes. who IS q pilot, was
making a tour OF the country.
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Land After CAT Hours
Missing Engine Causes O'Brine and jackson
To Return to Earth After II Days

ST. LOUIS, Aug. is-tF-Dale Jackson and Forest OBrtne were back
to earth today after completing the longest sustained fght, in history.
Conflicting versions Of what brought the sturdy moncplane. Greater st.
Louis. back to ground we're given by the fiers and their manager.
The pilots said they landed because OF a break In the crankcase OF the
motor.
william Pickens. manager or jackson and oBrine, said they landed
because Of lack Of financial returns.
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Woman Charged In
Husbands Shooting

HOUSTON, Aug. 18-tPl- Mrs.
Maxine Jones was held In jail here
today charged with assault to muir
der In connection with the shooting
of her husband, w. p. Jones. 81.
taxi driver, who was near death In
a hospital. Jones was shot Saturday
after an argument.
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Brownsville Man
Undergoes Operation

w. +. Pendergraft was reported to
be resting well at Mercy hospital
Monday following an operation for
appendicitis. He underwent the op-
Grafton Saturday evening.
Pendergraft is manager OF the
Port Isabel Yacht club
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Added to the accidents already
reported. five others were report
ed injured in Weslaco. Arthur
Marshall. manager or the WeSlnc0
cold storage plant. was the most
serious OF these, with two ribs and
the small bone In his left arm
broken.
Marshall was injured when he
stepped out from behind his own
car In front OF the post office Mon
day morning and was struck by an
automobile driven by ROLAND
Carr.
Four others, Jesus Herrera. Flor
entino DequeZ, Marquette Descerez
and Maria Garcia. are in the hos
pital with minor injuries received
In a collision Sunday.
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REPORT IS AWAITED

WASHINGTON, Aug. i8.-tF9N
As the White House awaited word
from governors OF drought stricken
states on the progress in forming
their relief organizations, the
weather bureau today reported
beneficial rains In wide areas dur
ing the past twenty1four hours and
predicted further precipitation.
President Hoover returned from
his camp in Virginia after review
ing the drought situation with Sec
rotary Hyde and Chairman Legge
Of the farm board. With the excep-
ton or the designation OF former
Governor Byrd Of Virginia as head
Of the organization from that state
none OF the governors had reported.
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ASTORIA. Ore, Aug. 18.-tPl-
Jack II. Kalpan. 10. and his sister.
Celia, q, Portland, were killed
near here yesterday when a tree
four feet In diameter fell on their
automobile as they drove along the
highway.
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Moody Asks Libel Freedom
Governor Wishes Jim Would Let Papers Print
Things He Can Tell From Record

Denomination and campaign appeals rared forth again today as
forces aligned with Ross Sterling OF Houston and James Z. Ferguson
prepared to do battle In the final week OF campaigning before Satur-
days run-off election to decide the democratic gubernatoial nomina-
ton.
West Texas, which went almost solidly for Senator Clint Small In the
first primary. was their battle-ground last week as Sterling and Fergu-
son. the latter speaking for the candidacy Of his wife. Mrs. Miriam A