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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
Galveston Wins Tax
Remission Fight In
house On Ne1U Rule

tion to hold that a two thirds vote was
necessary, the attic orney general had
held this not necessary in the Galveston
BILL
Representative Bowd ,Farrar insisted
that the ruling Of the attorney general
must ., ~pheld by the courts to be le
gal.
The bill which now goes to the gov
ernor for approval, grants ten years ad-
ditional remission from September l..
1928, estimated at S1,5OO,OOO. The
money will be used to raise the grade
Of the western end of the city to the
level of new protective seawall to be
erected by Galveston county.
The argument for the bill was closed
by Representatives Norman G. Kittrell
and j. w. Hall of Houston. They declar-
ed the remission would help. all Texas
K.ttrell reminded the representatives
that $17,0OO,OOO in property had been
destroyed in the storm of 1900.
A storm of protest was invoked imme-
diately after the Galveston bill was
called up by Repre- Hall.
Representative w. D. McFarlane Of
Graham launched an attack on the
ground there would be unlimited calls
for further tax remissions should the
state grant the Galveston appeal. He
charged Galveston lobby" was work
ing for the bill.
Judge Norman G. Ketrell of Houston
answered this charge by reminding the
house that several years ago Galveston
asked permission to raise its tax limit
and bonded Indebtedness over the con-
stitutional limit and the request was
refused by the voters.
THAT is the reason they are here,
he said. They were forced to come
when, you refused them the right to
help themselves"
Representative E. c. Gray of Higgins
termed the remission donation and
suggested that Galveston be made to
pay four per cent interest
Eugene Blount, Of Nacogdoches,
chairman Of the appropriations commit
tee, declared that aid to Galveston is
helping the entire state, because should
the port not be helped, there would be
increased charges, should Texas prod
ucts be forced to move through New
Orleans
The house passed a senate resolution
by Witt refusing any appropriation for
state parks, and placing the state on
record as not being willing to accept a
park unless provisions are made for
their upkeep by city, county or other
state subdivision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
YOUNG SISTER
SERIOUSLY HURT
MAN ARRESTED
Victim With Throat Cut
Escapes, Gives Alarm
of Murder; Ready for
Chair, Assailant Says
fRv The Associated Press.)


LA GRANGE, Texas, Feb. a.
Miss Valeria Zapalas, II, school
girl here, was shot to death and
her sister, Minnie, Is, was at
tackled and seriously injured on
highway eight miles from La
Grange about 9 o'clock last
night.
The two girls had gone for a ride
WITH a man unknown in Lagrange, ac-
cording to the meager details that the
younger sister was able to give After
driving several miles from town he at
tackled them. shooting the older girl
and siashing the throat Of the younger,
she said. The younger escaped, how.
ever, and made her way to farm house
where she gave the alarm.
La Grange officers were notified and
Immediately set out in search Of the
girls assailant. They finally caught up
with the coupe he was driving, firing
several shots into it to bring him to- a
halt
The man fled from the car and took
refuse behind barn. After firing q
few shots. his gun being empty he sur
rendered. He was brought to La Grange.
| The elder girls body was found in the
car. The prisoner and body were rush.
ed to La Grange. The man refused to
talk about the crime, but told officers
that he was ready for the lectric chair.
The younger girl was taken to a hos
| pital where she is in critical condi-
| tion.
The younger girls clothing was vir-
tually torn from her body, she had been
slashed with knife and beaten with
the butt end of pistol. Her sister was
killed in attempting to protect her, she
stated. The elder sisters body was
found in the roadway near where the
crime was committed
The man held said he was the son
of DIR. William Langhorn of Chappeli
Hill, prominent and we'll to do resi-
dent of that place. The younger Lang
horn, it is understood, had been engaged
in farming, his father having large
holdings of land in the Chappell Hill
neighborhood.
The slain girl and her sister are the
daughters of Henry Zapalac, butcher
here. The family have lived in La
Grange for forty years and is well
thought of.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
STRANGER STAYS LA GRANGE GIRL
BROWNSVILLE FOLKS ARE
INDIFFERENT AS TO END
* 4 X
OF WORLD THIS WEEK

Little mourning on general scale
is being done in Brownsville
The daily run of business-work,
pleasure, pain, sorrow, typing, grubbng,
trying to think, sweating, is going on. as
before.
And all this in snite OF the fact that
somebody out in California announces
that the world is going to come to an
end Friday.
In the words Of one local pessimist
the world has come to an end too many
times. At least twice a year for the
past half dozen centuries, or back to I
time beyond which the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary, the orbit
has been destroyed at least twice :
year by soothsayers and prophets And
it's still here.
Probably for this reason, no change
is being made in the daily run of living
along the border. The view of resigned
patience of the California society which
is going to destroy the world Friday is
replaced here by an attitude of abso-
Lutte Indifference of persons who think
the world is going to be here Saturday
morning in time for them to start to
work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
Senate Has Bill to
License Chiropractors

AUSTIN. Tex, Feb. 4.-The senate had
before it today a favorable committee
report on the bill of Senator Archie
Parr of Benavfdes to license chiroprac-
tors.
1t was preceded by a public hearing
last night. F. r. Margett Of Denver
told the committee that chiropractors
"needed the Parr law to elevate our pro-
fession and root out the weeds from
our garden" He objected to applicants
for admission to practice the profession
being examined by board composed Of
regular practitioners. because, he said,
they had ALREADY prejudiced the profess
sion. He would have the governor
name board whose members would be
in sympathy with the profession.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04

willing to do all in their power. This
gave me courage.
Monday night was a night Of
agony. Ny foot paine awfully. 1t
felt like it was going to break off.
If I as much as wiggled toe pains
shot through me. | don't know how
long it was before my brother came
in with something to eat, but it seem
ed ages. l drank some whiskey and it
warmed me up lot. could talk for
while, but it wasn't long before / was
unconscious or asleep, don't know
which
TUESDAY morning. / thought to
myself, -four days down here and no
nearer freedom than was the first
day. How will it end? Will get out
Or I couldn't think Of it. have
faced death before. 1t doesn't fright
en- me. But it is so long. Oh, God, be
merciful.
Tuesday night | felt better than at
any time since was caught. ! wae
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04

Sunday attempt after attempt to
save me failed. / began to lose con-
fidence. l prayed continually. Some
times l would be in stupor. could
hear people coming in, but they seem
ed far away. | could hear voices but
| could not remember what was said.
Sunday night l slept some. i dream
ed of angels and | awoke praying.
Monday was the first day when strang-
ers came back. kept working
around whenever l felt strong enough,
thinking ! could twist myself free.
But each time j could hear peb-
bles falling into the deep hole right
behind me. 1t caused me to shudder,
| kept thinking what would happen if
the rock above me would fall. / kept
trying to drive my mind to something
else, but it wasn't any use. How
could 1? You've been here and you
know-you know why. / couldn't do
fnuch to help those who eamesto help
jine, but knew lot of people were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
Man Pinned IN Gaze Believes Prayers WiH Be Answered

don't know. But I felt better when
! awoke.
"'Surely,' | thought mo man was
ever trapped like this | prayed as
hard as could. ! begged God to send
help to me. Finally / heard a voice
and it sounded better than anything
/ ever heard | called back and got
an answer and found it was Jewell
Esters. He couldn't get to me, but
before long Clyde Hester came back to
me. He told me it was Saturday. |
told Clyde to get word to my bro
theirs, Homer and Marshall and my
father.
my broehers came Saturday after
noon and saw how / was fixed. They
tried to dig me out but couldn't
Saturday night felt better. A
blanket had been brought to me and
it helped to keep out the cold. was
numb all over but felt warmer after
I was covered. | couldn't move and
was getting awfully weak.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Fair and
warmer tonight and Thursday.
East Texas: Fair tonight; warmer
except in extreme northwest portion;
Thursday fair; warmer in northeast and
southwest portions. Light to moderate
east to south winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Fair weather with rising temperature
prevailed throughout the western two
thirds Of the United States since last
report, except for scattered precipita-
ton in the Pacific coast states. Over
the east ern states it was partly cloudy
to cloudy and rather cool, but moder-
ating.
The lkwest temperature last night at
Texas sAntions ranged from 3S at AM
arilio I'd 81 1t Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
FORBES SENTENCED
TO SERVE 2 YEARS
(Bv The Associated Press.

CHICAGO. H.. Feb. 4.-Charles r.
Forbes, former director of the veterans
bureau, and John w. Thompson. wealthy
St. Louis contractor today were SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment t.
Leavenworth penitentiary and $4,000
fines by Federal Judge George A. Car
penter.
They were found guilty by jury Jan
uary 80 of conspiracy to defraud the
government nthe ALLEGATION of veterans
hospital contracts and received the max
imum sentence.
The court granted 30 day stay OF
sentence for the filing of an appeal and
defense counsel indicated the case
would be Immediately appealed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
HARLINCEN HOTEL
MAY BE ENLARGED
Especial to the Herald.) }

Especial 70 tne HefaIu.J
HARLINGEN, Texas, Feb. Al. M.
Longfellow is in Bristow, Okla, today,
where he went Friday to consult with
parties interested in the construction
of new 100000 hotel in this city, ac-
cording to word received here today
1t is considered probable that the orig
inal plans will be enlarged materially
and instead of three story semifire
proof building there will be built a five
of six story building which, will be fire
proof and Of Spanish architecture.
Definite announcement of the specific
plans and the date on which construc-
tion will begin will be made upon the
return of Mr.. Longfellow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
Houston Man Offers
Aid to Cave Victim

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. Al. B. Ten
nison, wealthy Houstonian, last night
wired Homer Collins. brother of Floyd
Collins, who is pinioned in narrow
cave at Cave City, KY, that he, woulo
add $500 to the reward for any surgeon
who will amputate the leg of the inn
prsoned man and free him.
Tennson says he knows no member
of the Collins family and that his offer
was prompted by sympathy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
New Orleans Mayor
Loses in Election
fBv The Associated Press }

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb 4 With
only one precinct out. Martha Erhrman
had lead of $3.50 over Paul Malonty
in the election held here Yesterday for
mayor. Andrew McShane. incum bent,
was far in the rear. Tabnlations by
the New Orleans Item have Be hrmsn
36,319; Maloney 33,169; McSaane 4436.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
Mexico Envoy to u. S.
To Leave Friday
(By The Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4-Senor Don
Manuel c. Teller. the new Mexican am
bassador to the United States will leave
here Friday evening for Washington to
assume his duties, it is officially ar
nounced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
1000 Negro Colonists
Barred From Mexico
(By The Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY. Feb. Am applica
tion received on behalf of 1000 negro
families who proposed to emigrate from
the United States and colonize, in Mex
leo has been rejected by the interior de-
apartment, admission of the party to
Mexico being denied.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04
SMALL BABY DIES

SHERMAN. Tex. Feb. 4.-Katherine
Anne Maxwell, infant daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Maxwell of this city, who
weighed only thirty one ounces at birth
seven days ago, died this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-02-04

N to IL h. p. Fairbanks Morse and
Afeuger Atlas Oil Engines in stock.
Centrifugal Pumps.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
Ewell & Child, Attorneys-at- Law
Notice of Tax Ditch
Hearing.

Notice is hereby given that Elihu
T. Wilkerson, Henry w. Lambertson,
and Charles S. Chesser, Ditch Commits
sioners appointed by the County Com
missioners of Worcester County, Md,
on the petition of William H. Lang
and others, to lay out a ditch or
bitches for the purpose of draining
swamp and low grounds in the First
Election District in Worcester Coun-
ty, Maryland, same being in the
neighborhood of the intersection of the
State stone road which leads out of
Pocomoke City towards Stockton and
the dirt county road leading from Bos-
tons Schoolhouse by the way of the
Jacob II .Covington Farm and other
lands referred to in said petition, have
made their report and return and that
the County Commissioners of Worces-
ter County, Maryland, on Tuesday,
September 20, 1925, at the hour of
two o'clock P. NJ, in the office of said
Commissioners, in the Court House at
Snow Hill, Worcester County, Mary
land, will hear objections to such re-
port and return at which time they
will correct, ratify and confirm, or
reject the same.
The County Commissioners of Wor-
cester County by
JOHN w. MUMFORD,
President.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
To Whom 1t May Concern

The Mayor and Council of POGO
moke City have received the following
application for building permit from
Mr.. Ounce Ashburn:
To erect building to be used as a
garage and office as we'll as a show
room.
Location = Northeast corner Front
and Vine Streets.
CHARACTERISTICS room for Auto.
Ex. and repairs for machines.
Material - Concrete block building
with Stag roof.
Size and Height-30 X 60 with IL
fl. corner post.
Contractor and Builder:-Applicant.
The Mayor and Council, at their
regular meeting next Monday night,
September 7th, will hear any COM
plant that may be offered in connec-
ton with this matter.
w. E. HALL, Mayor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
Babe Ruth, Highest Salaried
Ball Player, Fined $4,000
Continued from Page ~

These two teams will probably con-
stitute the class in college football in
this State. Of the others, Hopkins,
Mt. st. Mary's, Washington, st.
johns, Loyola, and Blue Ridge, will
line up in the order named, so far
as gridiron ability is concerned.
Hopkins has generally played Sec
ond fiddle to Maryland University and
if Western Maryland comes up to ex-
pectation she will probably force the
Baltimore institution to be content
with third place. Mt. st. Mary's has
proven her ability in the past to take
the measure of Washington and ST..
Johns, although the former admins
tered singing defeat last year to
the Catholics. Washington had a
good team last year and also conquer
ed her old rival st. Johns; but what
ever athletic ability the Eastern
Shoremen have shown, has been in
connection with base ball and basket
ball. st. Johns has slumped wonder
fully along all lines fathletics, and
it has been several years since any
line could be drawn on her seasons
work. She is problematical. There
has been some talk of abolishing in
ter-collegiate contests and Of making
all athletics intra-mural. Whether
that will be done is not known. 10y
ola and Blue Ridge have taken up
football only recently and that sport
remains to be developed in these insti-
tutions.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
A Word Of Grateful Appreciation

We take this means of reaching
our many friends and relatives, with
message of heartfelt appreciation
for the kindnesses, the courtesies and
the ministries of love shown us at the
time of the death of our dear boy, Os-
car, who so suddenly departed this
life. Your tokens of sympathy and
expressions of coincidence have been
meaningful to us beyond the power
of words to express. You have help
ed us to carry our grief and to bear
our sorrow. The manifold Grace of
God and friendships sympathy, so
beautifully and so fittingly expressed,
have brought into our hearts and into
our homes a power of fragrance that
have rested and refreshed our tired
bodies, cheered our dropping spirits
and heartened and sustained our bur-
dened souls. With hearts full of graft
tude and love, we say, "Thank You.
May the Lord bless each of you in the
life that now is, and reward you all
III that hitch is to come.
w. V. Taylor, Wife and Children.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
BEAVER DAM NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith and family
spent the week end at Ocean City.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. f. Redden had as
their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hill and daughter, of Easton,
Miss Marion Eely, and Mrs. Geneva
Bunting.
Mr.. Calvin Tull and son, Calvin,
Mrs. Grover Tull and daughter, Eliza
beth and Miss Bessie Tull made a
business trip to Salisbury Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. White Tull spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Tull.
Mrs. Carrie Taylor has been on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Townsend and
family were visitors at Stockton on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Landlord spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Tyndall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Taylor, Mrs.
Mary Givans and Miss Ruby Town
send, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kelley
spent Thursday at Keller, Va.
Mrs. Geneva Bunting, of Pocomoke
City, is spending some time with Mrs.
L. F. Redden.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05

Ordered that the sale made and re-
ported by L. Paul Ewell, Attorney
named for foreclosure in a mortgage
from Samue ii. Trader and Mary j.
Trader, his wife, to Clarence w.
Blades for the sale of the real estate
in the above cause described, be rati-
fled and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 25th day of September, 1925,
provided a copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper printed in
Worcester County, Maryland, once in
each of three successive weeks be-
fore the 21st day of September, 1925.
Report states the amount of sale to
be $3500.00.
SUE M. COLLINS, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
SUE M. COLLINS, Clerk.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05

Miss Hattie Bonneville left this
week for Connecticut, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Churchill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
Ewell & Child, Solicitors.
ORDER NISI.

l.. Paul Ewell, attorney named for
foreclosure in mortgage from Sam
uel j. Trader and Mary j. Trader, his
wife, to Clarence w. Blades, ex parte.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05

In the Circuit Court for Worcestel
County, Maryland. In Equity. No
3431 Chancery.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04

had been hidden in the underbrush, and
it had closed on the ankle of Prices young
brother. Then Price believed, it is said,
he was marked for death. He thought
that the trap had been meant for him.
After that Price never left his hut. All
day long and most of the night he sat
peering out of his window with his shot
gun across his knees. Always waiting
waiting for the death he believed was
lurking near him.
For nearly month longer nothing hap
pened. Price was just beginning to hope
that his punishment might be finished,
when one night, about midnight, there was
loud report outside his hut; all the glass
in his window-pane was shattered, and the
wall beside his bed was sprayed with the
bullets of a shotgun.
The simple Conch folk do not talk much
about their neighbors, and as to what hap
pened to Lorsch from that time on they
are dlscreetly but politely silent. Only
once after that--so they say-was he ever
seen in the market place. He was bag
gard and unshaven. He went up to old man
Granger and said something to him.
Granger spoke to him pleasantly, and "was
sorry he had not been feeling WE'LL"
Lorsch, it seemed, wanted to say some
thing else, but the old man nodded pleas
antly and turned his back on him. Lorsch
left the market and went unsteadily along
the path toward his hut That was the
last anybody ever saw of him.
IL the supreme penalty provided in the
unwritten law of the swamps was inflict-
ed on Lorsch--there is not a single mem
Der of the tribe who would tell you so.
Secrecy in such matters is another un-
written law with them.
They only say that the most ancient
of their punishments may have been Wis
tied upon him. If it was, Lorsch was
forced to walk far into the swamp.
There, for three nights and three DAYS.
he was left tied down to the ground, ut
terly unprotected from the innumerable
insects and the mosquitoes which infest
that damp place. Then, on the third
night, if insanity had not released him
from his agony, sharp stake was driven
through his heart, and to the stake was
fixed the white flag with Conch shell
painted on it.
Whether Lorsch really did meet this
dreadful fate no one knows, except, per-
haps, the vultures, which, il has been noted
circle around certain spot in the swamp
all day long.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04

nothing happened. Then one morning a
large boulder roared down the side of the
cliff, missing him only by few feet,
showerng him with dust and gravel as
it passed. Again it might have been acci-
dental. But whether it was or not, Price
knew that he had escaped being crushed
to death by only second or two.
The mere fact that he was not sure
that old man Granger had passed the sem
tence of death upon him made his sus-
pense and torture the more unbearable.
The fact that he couldn't find out, without
confessing his guilt, made it worse. He
became haunted man, always feeling, as
he walked along the narrow paths, that
death in some form was likely at any
moment to leap out at him.
1t was when he was in particularly
nervous state that he started TO go to
bed one night and found big, diamond
back rattlesnake coiled among his bed
clothes Screaming frantically, he called
his brother, Ben, and between them they
managed to kill the snake, but coming as
a climax to so many terrors, it nearly
drove Lorsch insane. All that night he
babbled deliriously and Historically, re-
peating over and over again that he was
dying.