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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Chicago Prettiest Woman
Slayer is Found Not Guilty
Testifies Slain Man Was In
toxicated and Forced Way
Into Her Apartment; Was
q Years Old
iBy The Associated Press)

CHICAGO. May 24.-Mrs Beulah An
nan. 70. declared by the police to be
Chicago's prettiest woman slayer. WAS
found not guilty of the murder of mr-
ry kalstedt tonight by jury. all mem-
bers Of which were requ red BY the
prosecutors to declare they could not be
influenced by pretty face.
Mrs. Amman appeared overcome by
cmotiin, rushed to her husband. Albert
Amman, an automobile mechanic, and
kissed him, then smiled nj the jurors
and thanked them.
Mrs. AMMAN shot and killed Harry
kalstedt in her apartment here several
months ago. The young woman. who
came here from Owensboro, KY. testi-
fy ng in her own defense today. claim
ed that kalstcdt was intoxicated and
that she shot him after he forced him
self into her apartment and tried to at
tack her.
Mrs. AMMAN denied the states conten-
tion that she played a phonograph for
several hours after the staying and be-
fore she called her husband and told him
what she had done.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25

RADIO TELEPHONE
SERVICE PLANNED
tBy The Associated press)

LONDON. Nav 2i.-In the hope of
establishing satisfactory radio tele-
phonic serv ce between Great Britain
and America, the committee which has
been working on the subjcct-since April
1923. has recommended that the govern
ment install in the new giant station at
II II Morton. an experimental 200 kilo-
watt telephone valve transmitting plant
similar to that used in America in sue
cessful telephony to Europe.
An official announcement regarding
this development. says i is hoped cx-
periments will show it possible to con-
meet telephone subscribers in London
with New Workers under favorable at
mospheric conditions and " II also pro-
vide the data necessary for determining
to what extent il is possible it is to es-
tabl sh reliable two way commercial
service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
CLAIMS DISCOVERY
OF NEW DEATH RAY
;Bv The Associated Press,

LONDON. Nay 2i.-Dr. r. +. Wall.
lecturer in electrical research IN Shcf-
field University, claims to have disco.-
crcd 4 death ray IIc has applied for
patent covering means for transmit
nr electrical energy in any direction
without the use of any intermediate
transmission wires"
DIR. Wall expressed the belief that his
invention will be capable of destroy ng
life, stopping airplanes in flight aad
bringing motor ears to a standstill, al
though he has not made tests On . large
scale as yet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25

ASSAIL
YOUNG slain
Two Others Wounded in
Fight With Policemen;
Believed to be Men Who
Attacked Dry Raider

lIERRlN, III. May Officers to-
night were endeavoring to determine
whether Jack Skelcher. ~ an alleged
Gangster killed here today in rcvol-
yer fight with colstabulary, was one Of
the three or four men who attempted
late yesterday To assassinate s. Clean
YoUrg, Ku kux klan liquor raider,
n1-r OkaWville. M. An inquest was or
dcrcd late today.
Skclebcr's companion. wounded in
the right lcr az he tried to escape. was
taken 20 q local hospital whore he said
his name was Brown" but refused to
make statement Skelchcr himself
died an hour after ne was shot withoL>
h,viug talked.
SEclchcr IN said to havc been an enc
my Of Young. He was captured in one. of
the Herrin liquor raids directed by
Young and WAS among those indicted in
connection with the February in which
Constable Caesar eagle was killed and
a deputy sheriff wounded.
The touring car driven By Skclcher
and Brown" IVES Of the same make as
the one from which oung's assailants
fired.
The revolver fire began when mem
bcrs Of the constabulary. a klan coa-
trollei organization, attempted TO stor
curtaincd car as il reached the wc~i
city limits about 1880 am. travel
AZ a high speed. A fusillade Of shots
came from the car. according to reports
end The officers returned the fire
There were about 30 shots in all. None
Of tho officers was wounded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
AVIATORS
TELLPERILS
OF FLIGHT
Lap Of Journey Completed
Worst of Flight; Japanese
Honor American World
Fliers
Ny The Associatcd Prcss.)

TOXIC. May "a American nv ators
were guests this afternoon at a recep-
tion given by the American Association
of Toxic. which the entire American
commun Is attended. They were pre-
sented with silver cigarette eases suit
ably engraved.
Tonight the aviators were entertained
~ a reception given by the naval and
military attaches of the Amer can en-
bassy. which the foreign community at
tended virtually en- masse.
The great fight aviators had with the
terrible weather which they encountered
is wildly described by Lieut. Lowell II.
Smith. acting commander.
Its been one battle after another"
he said "One continual fight to keep
the a rplanes from being damaged by
the terrific weather through which we
have gone. We knew that the trans
Pacific leg would be the worst Of our
flight. II was ten times worse than we
expected.
Fog. snow. hail. rain. wind and more
fog conspircd together TO prevent us
from cross ne the Pacific The natives
in the Aleutian islands said it was the
worst winter and spring in ten years.
We believed them.
Naturally we are glad this leg S
over. although we never doubted that
we would come through. We are con
fidcnt than ever that we will come
through The rest ~ the trip. by COM
parison. should be easy sailing. II
VIII be easier 10 cross the Atlantic
where better cond tions arc assured.
The worst leg of the flight was be-
tween Sitka and Seward, even worse
than the hop from Attu island to Para
mashiru with its forced landing on
Bcring island. From tka to Seward
we cut wind and snow al the way. see
ing hardly anything of the water below
We were guided only by following the
line Of the breakers along the shore
which were visible through the snow
Undoubtedly the bleakcst stopp ng
place was Attn island. barren and snow
covered even in mid May The island
was then inhabited by only one man
and thirty seven wohcn. the rest Of the
men being away on other islands for
the fox hunting season.
For nearly month we lived n dcs-
olate surroundings. in isolated trading
posts, on board revenue cutters, coast
guard boats and American dcstroyers.
out of touch with civilization. with
out newspapers since we left Seattle
and only bits of the world news by
radio.
From me air those northern islands
and seas are strange and weird pictures
all VII &c and blue"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Claims Shoots Is Year Oil
Wife Accidentally, Then
Kills Baby With AK to Hide
Crime
CBy The A. ssociated Prcss)

INDEPtNDTNCE kans.. MAY -.
Harley Ecttcr. II year oil farmer. p,cad
guilty here tonight to thc murder of his
is year-old wife and baby giI. whose
rhatrrd hndic, we're found last Monday
night il 4 burning barn en the Etter
farm.
Ettcr wa. given n lifr sentence on
each Of two murder charges.
The slayer cNonrrntvd hi~ IN year oid
brother. Ted. of any connection with ihr
killings Murder charges were filed
to-day against thc boy upon rcconimcn-
da,ion II lhc coruucr's jury.
Ettcr was brought IL Independence
secretly tonight from 'he Cherokee
county jain at Columbia. Kansas. where
he confessed this afternoon ~ Mont
gomers county officials.
spirited into town IN ,hr officers "a
avert possible mob violence thr prisoner
was taken to the county jtil IL waived
preliminary hearing and was then fakeu
khack ~ District Judge W. \. lirldtcn
where IN 4 brief court session. hr entered
pleas ~ guilty.
Sentence WAS gni, Ills pronounced ans
The prisoner WAS hurried ia q motor ga
To the state peuiicn'iary "a Lansing.
Enter confessed That he shot his VIE
with rifle but H. declared y 20 To- ag
,id.ntal. IIc asserted thar hc had me-
,tarrelrd with her. although his le'l M
Il known tc have yurSci trouble hr;Wce
,he tvo on several occasions.
lie admitted having killed ihe ch'l
with M axc IN fold blood.
In the confession. Eitcr said TINT Z"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
BLAME NEGRO
FOR ATTACK
ON FAMILY
CBy The Associated Prc-s)

WANAHACHIE. Tex, May 2I.-Eoy
Murray 30. farmer of Milford and his
wife and two children were in a hospi-
tai here ton ght boz @ serious condition
suffering from wounds which Murray
told officers were made by two negroes.
Mlrrays throat was cut by razor AMI
the wounds of thc others apparently
were inflicted with an axe. a ncighhor
found the members &c thc Murray fam
ily ir their blood STA ned rooms.
There was evidence Of a struggle and
an exc and razor were found on the
floor. Murray regaincd consciousness
only short time and told officers that
the @ssailauts were negroes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
PRESENTS PENSION PLAN
8v fNe AssociHted Pro. y
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich May /.

'N-~'FNI''FFU
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. May ,I--
WIZ H. Hays, former postmaster gen
erai presented new pension plan for
ministers. missionaries and all accredited
workers Of the denomination nj the gen
erai assembly Of the Presbyterian chure Il
Of the United States of Arneri a here
today. The plan. which il the product
OF years work by n special lay com-
miitec. Of which Hays il chairman. was
adopted unanimously by the assembly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
MRS. PENNYBACkER GOES EAST
'By The Associated Pressl

AUSTIN, Texas, May 2i.-Mrs. Percy.
v. Pcnnybackar OF Austin. chairman Of
the citizenship committee Of the gcncr-
al federation of womcn's clubs. has
ben called 20 New York to attend a con-
ference of women conccrting "A world
move mcnt for peace. The conference
will be composed Of two delegations
from each national organization Of
women. II Is headed by Mrs. CARR,
Chapman Gait OF New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Colorado Democratic
Delegates Uninstructed d
(By The Associated Press

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. May
2l-Coiorado democrats will send an
uninstructed delegation Of sixteen with
a voting power If l. 10 the national
convention in New York City next
month. II was de- ided tonight when the
delegates 10 the state convention here
voted To adjourn without bringing the
question of instruction before the az
scmhly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Life Sentence is Given
Slayer Wife and Child

discharged accidentally. bullet striking
hi, wife IN the back aud killing hcr in-
stantly. The ballet PASSED on through
the front door. ne said. 10 hide the
killing cf hi> wife hc said. hr decided
to kiil ihe bahy and thru dispose 81 both
bodies a burning them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
BANKER DIES
(By The Associated Pre-

(By The Associated Press)
BRECKENRIDGE. Texas. May a.
Glenn Russell, cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of breckenridge, former
mayor and prominent churchman. drop
ped dead on the Breckenridge Country
Club golf course late today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
YALE rRACk TEAM TRIUMPHs
fbv rne Assocraten pressl

CAMBRIDGE. s.lss. MAY 2l.-Yale'
track team triumrhed over Harvard fo7
the eighteenth time in their Slst annual
meet held today I'D the stadium. TAX
ing 7a l2 points to IIarvari's Gi 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Official Weather Reports

cloudy; showers in the coast. warmer
IN north portion; Monday unsettled
w~'m@r
West Texas: Sunday partly cloudy.
warmer in north portion; Monday partly
cloudy 20 cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
APPEAL FILED IN MURDER CASE
(By The Associated PresD

tBy Inc Associated PTcssD
AUSTIN. May oi.-The appeal Of r.
g. Nancil If Fort Worth. sentenced to
- years imprisonment on 4 charge Of
numbering his baby November II. 1g2 !.
was filed today in the court Of criminal
appeals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Local Weather Data.

barometer 4 u. m Yesterday ... H.Ii
Temperature highest Yesterday y. -.
temperature : r. m. yesterday So.
Temperature ! =. IN. yesterday ..,s'.
Temperature . y. IN. Yesterday y. -.
Humidity y. m. yesterday tpcta :. a.
Precipitation : y. M. yesterday y. u.W
Total rainfall this month . 10
Wind ,dircc. \ vcll = y. IN. 49,. S-ll
Weather y. m. Yesterday .. cloudy
Sun sets today ............. 1:1l
sun rises tomorrow ... 80
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
CHINESE BANDITS KILL AMERICA
Committee Approves u S. World Court Membership
CABBAGE is CABBAGE
BUT is MORE SO IN
RIO GRANDE VALLEY

DONNA. Tx May :i.-"Mr. Hugh
Fate arrived in Donna on the oh day
&c ScntCmbCr, 1928. going on;o ten
arrcs Just outside The city limits,
which had badly grown up to weeds.
lie went onto this and eat the weeds.
plcwed il up and, among other things.
pu; in five acres of cabbage, from
which he harvested little over ~
tons to the acre. which he marketed
at an average price Of S26.33 per ton.
or Si13.9i per acre"
This story was stnt Ia The Herald
n challenge 10 a hest cabbage
story" published several DAYS ago.
which reported farmer near Mis-
sion "a sing IL tons of cabbage TO
:hc acre. with total return o:
SifI.2S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25

Many ensloo1s = oooo4 - c.
your order. Our stoek = ~ oece
All sizes, shapes end tiods. NJ
are headquarters.
AlAMo IRON woRko
Saa Aatoapo.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
CEMENT PLANT SOLD
Edwards-Fyfe Machinery Purchased
will be Moved to Yakima

. The equipment of the Edwards
Fyfe Cement plant in this city has
been sold to the Yakima Cement Pro-
ducts company. Work of dismantling
the plant was started Monday and
the machinery will be moved to Yak
ina. The local company retains the
stock of cement pipe now in the yard.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
PROMISES
FIRST CLASS STORE
SAYS He Will Have Thoroughly Stock
ed and Equipped General
Department Store

To operate the most complete and
best stocked and equipped general de-
partment store in Kennewick is the
ambition of Gus Neuman, who recent
ly purchased the Home Grocery and
consolidated its stocks with those of
his own grocery department.
An archway has been cut through,
connecting the room formerly occu-
pied by the Home Grocery and Neu-
mans Department store. All of the
grocery stocks have been moved into
the east room allowing room for addi-
tional stocks of drygoods, notions,
mems and women's furnishings and
crockery. Mems clothing and ladies
coats and dresses will be stocked rs
new lines and the crockery depart
ment materially enlarged.
On the grocery side the brands OF
high class groceries formerly carried
by the Home Grocery will be contin-
ued by Mr.. Neuman.
Repairs and alterations of the
building are still in progress and j:
will be another weel before new
stocks are in place and the store
thoroughly completed.
Mrs. John Beiderweiden, of the
Highlands has been added to the
sales force in the enlarged store.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
JURY AWARDS
MANN DAMAGES
Orchestra Manager Allowed
Part of Claim Against
Fair Association ....

Monday and Tuesday We're busy
days in Justice Staser's court. Most
of the day Monday was occupied with
the suit Of E. II. Mann VS.. c. c.
Williams and f. F. Beste as agents
of the Kennewick Fair association.
The action followed misunderstand-
ing over the hiring of an orchestra
to play in Badger Canyon at the re-
cent fair.
Mann claimed that as manager Of
Kerman's orchestra he had negotiat-
ed with Williams and Beste to play
for the Badger Canyon dance the two
nights of the fair, at the rate of $50
per night. He testified that when he
arrived here with his orchestra from
Spokane Friday evening, he found
that local orchestra had been en-
gagged. He sued for 500 damages
and costs.
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Beste admit
that they hired Kerman's orchestra
but claim that the orchestra was to
furnish music during the afternoon
and evening of both days, that neith-
er Mr.. Mann nor the orchestra was
in the city when the fair opened and
that at four o'clock in the afternoon
of the first day they engaged a local
orchestra to play the engagement.
They also claim that the orchestra
which Mr.. Mann brought to Kenne-
wick was not in fact Kerman's or
chestra but that Herman, leader of
the orchestra was at that time play
ing an engagement in Ellensburg.
After considerable deliberation the
jury found for Mr.. Mann in the sum
of $40 and directed that each party
pay its own costs. 1t is understood
the fair association will appeal the
case to the superior court.
Phil G. Warnock was counsel for
Mr.. Mann in the action while H. C.
MacBean, of the firm of Moulton
e. Jeffrey appeared for the defend
ants.
A jury in the same court Tuesday
forenoon decided the case Of Mrs.
Ruth Pardini VS. Fred Pardini, an ac-
tion which grew out of the injury to
milk cow on the Pardini Brothers
ranch several months ago. The jury
quickly held that the suit was the re-
suit of family quarrel and the plain
tiff was not entitled to damages. Mr..
Warnock was plaintiffs attorney and
M. M. Moulton attorney for defen-
dant.
The case of Thurston VS.. Packwood
set for Tuesday afternoon was set
tied out of court. Thurston had caus-
/, ed the arrest of Mr.. Packwood on
the charge that Packwood used lam
guage intended to provoke an as
sault. He charged that among un-
complimentary things Packwood had
called him skunk. There was nc
loud talking in thee case, however
as both men are deaf, and all the tall,
which passed between the two mer
was by hand.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
MONTHLY AUCTIONS

Public Sale TO be Conducted From
Back Porch at Price & Lincoln's
vern Price who has whole head
full of fertile ideas to pep things up
is this week advertising new one
in Price & Lincoln's Dope Sheet. He
says it's going to be sort of quiet
fall and winter SO he proposes to
create a little excitment the first Sat
urday of each month by holding a
public auction from the back porch
of. the Price & Lincoln store. The
first auction will be held Saturday,
October a. H. S. Hughes of Hover
has been engaged as auctioneer.
Mr.. Price invites all the people
hereabouts to list anything they wish
to sell from farm to tea cup
with him and he will do his best to
find a buyer at the auctions. In no
instance will a commission of more
than 3 per cent be charged for the
selling service.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
IF CONGRESS
MAKES CHOICE
Procedure in Case No Pres
idential Candidate Re-
ceives Majority

The. public in general seems to
have very hazy idea of the proceed
ure to be followed in the event there
is no election for president on No
vember a because of the failure of
any candidate to receive majority
of the electoral votes. Everybody ap-
parently knows that in that event the
selection of president is up to con-
gress but there is a wide difference
of opinion as to how congress is to
proceed to elect.
The procedure is set forth in the
twelfth amendment to the constitu-
ton as follows: the per-
son having the greatest number of
votes for president shall be the pres
ident, if such number be a majority
of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed; and if no person have such
majority, then from the persons hav-
ing the highest numbers, not exceed
ing three on the list of those voted
for as president, the house of. repre-
sentatives shall choose Immediately
by ballot, the president. But in choos-
ing the president, the votes shall be
taken by states, the representation
from each state having one vote; a
quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of member from two-thirds of
the states, and majority of all the
states shall be necessary to choice.
"And if the house of representa-
tives shall not choose president,
whenever the right of choice shall
devolve upon them, before the fourth
day of March next following, then
the vice-president shall act as pres
ident, as in the case of death or
other constitutional disability of the
president.
"The person having the greatest
number of votes as vice president,
shall be the vice president, if such
number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and
if no person have a majority, then
from the two highest numbers on the
list, the senate shall choose the vice
president; quorum for the purpose
shall consist of two-thirds of the
whole number of senators, and ma
jority of the whole number shall be
necessary to a choice"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
CLASS SCRAP Nv.
THIS AFTERNOON
Freshmen and Sophomores
To Contest for Annual
High School Honors

This afternoon beginning at two
o'clock on the high school campus,
the sophomores and freshman will
stage their annual class scrap. Fol-
lowing the recent custom the con-
test for class supremacy will be sup
ervised by upper classmen and MEM
bers of the faculty.
There will be schedule of eight
contests ending with the tug of war
across the irrigation canal. Rules
governing this last event require all
hands to stay with the rope until one
side or the other have been pulle'l
through the canal. The two teams
are to be selected by weight. The
new freshman class is rated as not
only one of the largest in numbers
but one of the snappiest that has en-
tered high school in recent years.
The prediction is that the sophs are
going to have their hands full this
afternoon.
Kennewick's high school football
team will get its first real action
Saturday afternoon of this week
when they go to Hermiston to play
the high school there. Seward, FL
lott and Anderson of last years first
string is the neucleus around which
Coach Farnsworth is building this
years team. He has lot of promis-
ing material in the freshman class
but experienced players are rather
scarce. The coach is making no big
promises for this season but expects
to lay the foundation for rafting
good team the following year. The
team this year will be heavy aver
aging close to 160 pounds to the man.
Other games scheduled are, Sun
nyside at Sunnyside, October a; Free
water here, October 10; Prosser at
Prosser, October IL; Pendleton here
October %; and as usual the two
games with Pasco Armistice and
Thanksgiving Days. The Armistice
Day game will be played here and the
Thanksgiving game in Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25
MILLER TRADES HIS
8O-ACRE ORCHARD
Largest Orchard in This District is
Exchanged for Seattle Apart
ment House

One of the largest real estate
transactions reported in this COM
munity for many years was closed
this week when Alex Miller traded
his S0-acre orchard for an apartment
house in Seattle.
The orchard, the largest under in
dividual ownership in the Kennewick
district, is on the highlands just west
of the city. It is set chiefly to Wine
sap and Rome Beauty apples, with
some D'Anjou pears. The trees are
nine years old.
It is understood that the new own
ers Of the orchard will subdivide ii
and offer it for sale in small tracts.
j. p. Miller, brother of the form
er owner, who has had charge Of the
orchard expects soon to move to his
own place south of the city.