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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26
State Railroad Commission
Recommends Permit to Build
Railroad from Sam Fordyce

AUSTIN, Texas Nov. 26.-A
line cf the Rio railway Sam
Fordyee, through Rio Craaae City,
recommended today BY The railroad
The accommodation comm be forward
ed Immediately the interstate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

BEAUMONT. Texas. 1Sov. 26--Ira
Tgolf, age -. was instantly killed yes
tetday when the automobile in which
w vas driving was overturned near
Kirhyville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26
RUN SCHOONER
uses MACHINE
GUN ON CUTTER

NEW York. Nov. 26.--The crew Of the
rum-laden British schooner Tomakn
captured yesterday off the New Jersey
coast, threatened the coastruard off
GERS who boarded her, and made Am at-
tempt 20 dash TO sen after firing her
machine guns ~ the cutters from the
Seneca and Lexington, the coast guard
vessels which effected her capture.
These facts were brought out i'm Mn
official report made today to the col
lector of the port who was investigating
the alleged British registry cf the cap
tured schooner. whose seizure. II was
reported from London. might bring N
formal protest from the British gov
ernment
NEW YORK, Nov 26.--The British
auxiliary schooner Tomako most ad-
ventuiou Of the rum carrying craft on
the Atlantic fell into the hands of
coast guards early Sunday. after being
fired upon six miles off Seabright, NJ
j. I'm her hold was found William
X Rummy Bill'') Mccoy, characterized
by the government agents as the "rum
smuggler king A machine gun was
captured On the schooner and another
was tossed overheard by the rum run
ners, their captors said.
The coast guard cutters Seneca and
Lexington, operating ON information
furnished hy treasury department spe-
Gial agents that the Tomako was i5ff
Seabright. lying close III 70 dispose NY
200 cases of whiskey all that remained
ct 1920 case cargo shipped recently i'm
the Bahamas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26

The pressure was moderately low this
morning from the Gulf Of Mexico north
ward to the Great Lakes, relatively high
off the south Atlantic coast. and moder
ately high ever nearly All the the west
crn half cf the country. There was con-
siderable cloudiness at the morning OBJ
scfvation over TIE eastern one-third Of
the United States, with light to moder-
ate rains within the last 81 hours over q
narrow belt reaching from Corpus
Christi. Texas, to Pittsburgh, Pa. Else
where the weather was generally tair.
Temperatures were about normal 70
above normal over the eastern half of
the countiy and in the vicinity Of the
Gulf OF Mexico coast, and generally sub
normal throughout the western half Of
the United States but not unseasonably
low
The lowest temperature last night AZ
Texas stations ranged from 81 al Am
arillo to 10 az Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 26.--Li-
qnor imported for the holiday
reason. j. blamed BY tEc police for
the death yesterday % five men and
the sending of many others 10 hos
pitfalls in critical condition
The Deaths increased he fatali-
ties attributed By the authorities 20
poison whiskey 10 eight in the last
seven days
Central riy hospitals today treat
Cd scores o. persons who had been
picked up on the streets uncon-
stiouS trcm whiskey which some az
them said had been sold 90 them by
boof'eggers A. imported Many
said they had taken only one or two
drinks before losing consciousness
Oxygen ras saved the lives Of nj
lersf dozen at one hospital. phy-
sicians said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26
Official Weather Reports

Brownsville and vicinity: Cloudy and
unsettled tonight and Tuesday. probab-
Is with rain near coast tai saf:eraooa
and tonight; colder.
East Texas: Fair and colder tonight;
frost in interior. Tuesday, patty
cloudy; warmer except in southeast
portion. Moderate northcrly to eastcrly
winds on the coast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26
Seven Deaths in Week
from Poisoned Liquor
Reported at Pittsbmyg


PITTSBURGH. "a. Nov. De-
Seven deaths during the past week
were caused by poisoned liquor. put
on the market 20 supply the prc-l ul-
iday demand. brought united action
from the city. county and federal
authorities to-day.
Tha seasonal demand. police say.
i resulted i'm the hoo leggers
working overtime shifts 10 prepare
liquor with the kick" supplied nv
mcdicated alcohol. They also state
that much Of the liquor recently
captured shows evidence that il was
made from hastily distilled mash
with high per cent or fuseI Oil or
from synthetic combinations
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26
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how To save On tiis ir@n W'ilgls
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 26.-Poison
liquor caused five deaths here yes
terday. and sent score 0f other
drinkers 20 the hospital seriously
iii. Three Of those who died were
picked npo TIE street in an uncor-
scious condition. and the otter two
were fourd in their homes. one dead
and the other unconscious.
Cider saloons. cigar stores. and
either "bIind tigers" supplied the
poison liquor the police assert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-26

IN to Is b. p. Fairbanks Morss
and Kreuger Atlas Oil Engines
in stock. Centrifugal Pumps.
W. H. Putegnst Co
, 1923-02-11

OF Sioux who were charging up to
take the bridge. Lieutenant Col
Inns and four men were killed in
this fight, and nearly all of the bal
ance were more or less wounded
though none mortally. The escape
Of any of them was little short of
miraculous.
As soon as the Cheyenne came
out of their ambush, all the men
upon or near the bridge had run as
fas as they could to help their COM.
rades, whom they knew would o
be striving to get back to the TIA
ton. They had gotten about half
- way over the bottom.land, when
the detail came rushing down the
hill, and the Indians. seeing the
footmen coming. were deferred from
further pursuit. Lieutenant Brit
ney and the party with him, as
soon as they saw the C%heyennes
charge, turned from the bluff and
ran to the bridge as fast as they
could, and they were just in time.
From the deep gulch East Of the
bridge, about five hundred Sioux
had been lying in ambush, and as
soon as the Cheyennes reached the
top of the bluff, they came charg.
ing out to take the bridge, but Sec
ing Britney and the men with him.
and some achievements that came
over the bridge, pouring in the
shot so lively from carbine. and re.
volver, and the other Indians firing
so high when shooting at soldiers
who were coming owe the bluff.
and having the Sioux in exact
range, a good many of the latter
were hit, andit got so hot for them
that they could not stand the pres.
sure, but turned tail and fell back
into the gulch again about as fast
as they had come out.
, 1923-02-11

If they had succeeded in their OBJ
ject OF taking the bridge, they
v1uld have probably killed all OF
the balance of Collins party and
about fifteen or twenty others on
the bottom-land going to their re-
lief and would then, very likely have
captured h station also. As soon
as the Sioux were driven back from
the bridge. the wounded men were
sent to the station to have their
wounds dressed and such other care
as they required. The Indians
were moving about on the bluff
where the fighting was going on
with Collins party, threatening tho
men who had fallen, If there was
any life left in any of them; and IL
dead, in scalping and otherwise
managing their bodies in every con-
ceivable manner. One of the men
had fallen on tile edge of the bluff.
just as the boys were coming down
h hill, fully 4 thousand yards
up to his body and commenced
shooting arrows into it. After fir
ing four or five arrows the Indian
dismounted, took his tomahawk and
commenced to hack him with it.
The boys ut the bridge were very
much excited about this, and some
of them wanted to rush up and
save the body from further mutiIa-
ton. but under the circumstances it
probably would have resulted in
the killing and wounding of several
more, without doing any good and
they We're forbidden to undertake it.
After the fight the Indians were
still seen on the bluff but parties
, 1923-02-11
Monument Marks Spot on Yellowstone
Highway Where Lieut.. Caspar Collins
Was Killed in Battle With Sioux
Problem Of How 10 Protect Travellers Over Old
Oregon Trail in Early Days One with Which
US. Government Had Many Difficulties.

and up onto the bluff in the direc-
ton in which our men had gone.
The instant they reachNl the top of
the bluff, from behind every sand.
hill and out of every hollow, In
dams appeared. and all with the
one object of charging on the detail
and annihilating them before they
could get back to the bridge and
friends again. As soon as the dc.
tail realized the situation, they re-
tracted their steps with all possible
speed. 1t was not more than a
couple of minutes before the In
dams We're all around them as
thick as bees. In fact, so many of
them were on all sides. that they
did not dare to use their firearms
and bows and arrows for fear of
shooting their own men, but used
their lances. tomahawks, and
spears, and even tried to pull the
boys off their horses by main force.
The boys kept together in two
ranks, d~ischargins their carbines
with deadly effect into the crowd
on their right and left; then not
having time to reload, took their
revolvers and kept up the shooting.
A boy Of about seventeen belong
ing to Company 1 of the Eleventh
kansas, had what was called a
"muley' or "pepper-boX-' revolver,
the hammer being on the under side
OF the weapon, and by pulling the
trigger the hammer would raise the
piece, revolve to the next charge,
and theO tho hammer yrn,,t1 FoIt 49,,
the cap and fire IT. A big Indian
struck the boy over the head with
his spear, trying to stun him, but
the horses were moving so rapidly
that it did not injure the boy very
much. The youngster pointed his
pepper.boX at the Indian; the In
dian, with n sardonic grin on his
swarthy face, exclaimed, Ugh! no
good?' and tried TO grab the boy by
the arm n pull him off his horse.
Just at that instant the revolver
went off and shot the Indian
through the breast. His grin
changed to a look of painful aston
ishment, as he fell forward on his
pony's neck and wheeled out of the
fight.
Indians Fired From Rear.
1t did not take long for the detail
to reach the edge of the bluff, and
as Don as they got there the In
dams on the right and left wheeled
out of the way, and from the rear
they poured out such a volley from
their guns and revolvers that for a
little while it reminded one of Wi
.. T---I- -. ~. ---- 49,
fields. But the soldiers were going
very rapidly down hill and the In
dams, in their alarm. fired so high
that they hurt them but very little,
but did considerable harm Il a lot
, 1923-02-11

so nobly. yet unavailinsly. fought.
killed with the train had belonged
to Company II of the Eleventh
Kansas. and It vas always con-
sidered the best company in the reg
iment when there was any real
fighting to be done, and yet, up 70
this time. the company had escaped
with fewer fatalities than any
other company in the regime mt. 1t
seemed so much harder to bear to
think that after three fighting
against the rebels they were ord.
cred out on the plains to fight In
dams. and now. when the orders
were out for their return home.
where they were to he mustered
out, they were to be ruthlessly
slaughtered. We have the ~consola-
ton OF knowing that they died with
their faces to the foe. and that in
death. as in their three years SER
vice. they sustained the proud rep
utation gained by this regiment of
always doing its duty. no matter
what odds were pittcd against
them .
About two days later the Sixth
Michigan Cavalry came to relieve
US at the bridge. and we marched
for home without further molesta-
ton.
on November q. 1865, Major Cen.
eral Pope issued an order that TIE
military post at Platte Bridge be
known as Fort Caspar in honor of
Lieutenant Caspnr Collins. who lost
his life while calamity attacking in
superior force of Indians at this
nlnCn.n ~
, 1923-02-11
RI CASPAR SCENE F GREAT INDIAN FIGHTING IN Is

of them were noticed to be going
off in a northwesterly direction all
the morning. about noon the rest of
them disappeared. About three
O'Clock in the afternoon the post
noticed a body of men coming from
the east the direction of the Deer
Creek station. TThey proved to be
Company K with the ammunition.
The men gave them a hearty recep-
ton. and as soon as they had rest
cd n few minutes they, in company
with a detachment of Company I
started on the trail of the Indians.
1t was soon. ascertained that the
saVages were in full retreat. and
then the command was ordered to
h spot where the wagon train had
made such a gallant fight.
Bodies Horribly MutiIated
"On arriving there a horrible
sight net our gaze. says Drew.
"Twentyone dead soldiers were ly-
ing on the ground, stripped naked
and mangled in every conceivable
way. l noticed n poor fellow with
n wagon tire across his bowels. and
from appearances, it had been heat
cd redhot and then aid upon him
while still alive. so that the red
devils might gloat over the torture
they We're inflicting before the
breath of life had entirely left his
body. From the appearance Of the
other bodies I believe he was the
only one tortured. and therefore l
believe he vas the only n left
alive at the time they captured the
train. Every n of them were
scalped. but the Indians had left
the scalps lying around on the
, 1923-02-11

seven men killed, eleven or twelve
wounded and ono missing. We
presumed the missing man was
killed but we could not find his
body. 1t may have been possible
that the Indians captured him and
carried him away to torture at n
of their villages.
station, and next morning We went
out and buried u fellow heroes in
the ground upon which they had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
The Old Mechanic Saws !:

by degrees motordom is wakir
UP. I see little evidences Of it right
here In my own shop, and il leads me
to predict that within a few years
dark ages in motoring.
Just look at the way We break in
new ears. IL a motorist happens to
be lucky enough to get a machine de
Hvered to him by freight he makes
believe he ~ driving the car below
twenty five miles an hour for the first
thousand miles. He has a fool notion
that It's the speed of the car that
counts, whereas It's the speed of the
engine. So when he sails through
traffic uphill in second speed at eigh-
teen miles an hour, he's running the
same risk as when driving thirty five
miles an hour in high The engines
runnin' just as fast
Then there's the strain of drivin'
slow in high ST Smith thought he
was pamperiu' his new engine by
taking it easy up these mills, and all
the while he was Strainin' il. |
know; replaced burned bearing.
What we'll have to come to is this:
jack up the new car. set er in high
and let her run AT twenty miles an
hour for a thousand miles. We me
chanics often run an engine after
we've overhauled ii, but lacking up
the car has the advantage of giVin'
the engine Somethin to do besides
runnin' itself. We just broke in ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Did You Know

That sudden stalling of the engine
after starting is an indication OF
overlooking the cylinders with gas?
An engine will balk when 1t is fed
too much gas quite as quickly as IT
viii stall when starved. Drivers VINO
take the preeaution Of turning over
their engines by hand before using
the starter each morning. as a means
OF saving the battery often find that
the stalling follows starting. This is
due to excessive choking of the en-
CINE, or excessive cranking. or both.
II sometimes is necessary to open the
let cocks to liberate the excess gas;
but waiting a few moments usually
will answer the purpose. Drivers
who crank over their engines can
avoid this trouble by pushing i'm the
choker just before using the starter.
If the choker has been out while
cranking by hand the engine is
bound to be flooded with gas if the
choke is left out when the starter is
used and the ignition switched on.
when you're looking for 81 good
place to hive dinner rOnd iS often
the shortest distance between two
"jOiRts.~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
EnoYmHpa Power Waste,

There is much talk these days about
the enormous waste Of gasoline by
American car owners, bot 1t doesn't
go far enough. II fails to produce
results. becxuse the real reason for
the bulk Of this fuel waste is seldom
discussed. The power which all car
owners wastc-whieh, In turn. serves
to waste gasoline-is momentum.
One manufacturer with new type
of transmission Believes that the
average car ought to coast onethird
OF it's annual mileage. This means
that approximately 1895 millions gall
Ions of the $500 million gallons used
by car owners In the United States In
1922 ought to be still in storage or
manufacturer means Is that millions
Of gallons Of gasoline are wasted In
the work of compromising for the
enormous amount of momentum
wasted.
Momentum is power. True. mo-
mentum won't take a car up a hill,
but 1t will take IL part way, In traf-
fic il can often be used to propel the
car for an entire city block. conf
pletely fulfilling every requirement
the wasteful method of using engine
power to speed up the car and then
wastes brake lining to kill the extra
momentum which he did not need
Every time a driver is obliged to
use his brakes he's wasting power.
When power is wasted extra fuel
must bs used to make up for it.
Doubtless when driver applies his
brakes he rs thinking Of the amount
of brake lining he is wasting. not
the gasoline wasted through dissipat-
ing the momentum. IF drivers would
realize that Ii costs them so much
for gasoline every time they stop by
applying the brakes more cars would
come to a standstfIl through natural
dissipation of momentum due to
roasting to the stopping point with
the clutch disengaged. To estimate
the great power OF momentum it only
is necessary to note the extra burden
does not get q good start" at the
bottom of hill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Keep Expense Record.

:, The motorist who doesn't keep any
record of his car expenses stands to
lose in variety of ways. but now
he's out of luck anew. These gas
taxes which he has been paying in
many states may be deducted from
his income. The same with state IL
cense fees. These are state taxes,
and are accordingly deductable.
Where the car is used for business
the cost of ordinary upkeep charges
and fuel is deductable, since II Is an
expense of running the business.
Where the car Is used for both bust
ness and pleasure the cost should. OF
course. ne apporttoned. But all this
Is like the Greek language to the car
owner who simply pays out and never
keeps Il record OF expenses. To those
who keep records in a ha1f-hearted
way. or who think II might be advis-
able to try, this should be sufficient
incentive to- get out the little red
memo book II isn't anything at all
when you do it i'm installments.
Copyright. 1923. by the UlImsn Feature Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
y
Speed and Chains.

Chains have their legitimate use.
but. as usual drivers find ways Of
OVERRIDING II. The latest is the habit
of driving too fast when chain equip
ped. Even the chain manufacturers
don't advertise that their article will
guarantee motorists against acct
dents, but drivers seem TO have a no
ton that the chains justify greater
simply make the normal speed Of the
car for wet weather safe. If fifteen
10 twenty miles an hour Is the limit
for wet weather driving. the chains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Fender Improvement.

These husky reinforced tenders on
taxis are food for thought. Tenders
are a real protection TO the car. but
they are not strong enough. They
are expensive, often difficult to re-
move and not so easily repaired after
a smash. new idea Is to cover
tenders with an outer shell which
can be easily and inexpensively re-
placed after collision. the main
body of the fender being strong
enough for a truck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

will make their speed practically
safe But II the driver clips off thirty
miles per hour or over he must re-
member that in event Of need for a
quick stop conditions are about the
same as though he were caught going
twenty miles per hour without chain
protection. Too much confidence in
chains is like getting careless with
the gasoline 5ust because there's "A
fire cXtinguiSher i'm the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Comes Nore Trouhfe.

Now that South African company
is planning TO manufacture and mar
ket a motor fuel from prickley pears
the poor motorist will soon be having
another annual worry. Each spring
he'll have to have the seeds removed
from his engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Marketing New Models.

Every time factory announces
new model the motorist wonders why
the new product isn't Immediately
seen in large numbers around the
streets of his own locality. He for
gets that all the dealers for the par
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

new car this way, and I'm here to
tell you that that car is going to out
last any car around here that's
broken in by actual driving. 1t would
pay you to try IT with your next
ear"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-06

Notice is. hereby given that the
undersigned, c. f. Coggins, ON the
18th day of October, 1928, at his
place of business, State Street, El
Centre, Imperial County, Califor-
mia, will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder the following
described property: One 1925 Case
tractor Engine No. 6348, the same
being the property of one M. Sasaki,
for the purpose of satisfying a
claim by the undersigned in the
sum of 1880 for material and la
Dor on said tractor furnished to
said NJ. Sasaki at the undersigned s
place of business, together with
costs of sale.
Said sale will be made in accor-
dance with the provisions of Sec
tions 3O51 and 1852 of the Calitor
mia Civil Code. Oct. Il. at % Il. III.
G. F. COGGINS,
Dated Octobcr 6, 1928.
Clio
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-06
MethOdists Enjoy Pot
Luck Supper, Reception

The pot luck supper and recep-
ton for Rev. and Mrs. Arthur f..
Schultz which was held in the social
hall of the Methodist church last
night was attended by about 12j
people, who enjoyed Il delightful
evening.
The tables ON which the supper
was served were attractively dec
Grated with fall flowers. After d
delicious menu to which the Ladies
Aid contributed the coffee and des-
Sert, Rev. and Mrs. Schultz receiv-
ed the greetings of their friends
who assured them of their>pleasure
at Rev. Schultz re-appointment
for the coming year.
y program consisting of numbers
by the Hatch orchestra, an address
of welcome to the pastor by w. w.
McEuen, a response by Rev. Schultz,
several readings by Miss Dorothy
Barnhart, two oboe solos by Horace
Williams and double violin number
by Mrs. Horace Williams was much
cniOved.