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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Erande Valley: Mostly cloudy, unset
ned, and cooler tonight; Wednesday
Probably fair and cool. arA's ~.
For East Texas: Fair tonight; cooler
/, east and south portions; Wednesday
hir. Moderate to fresh northerly winds
n the coast, decreasing tonight II
Weather Conditions. Vpn'o!'
Barometric pressure was moderately
this morning over the Rocky Noun
In and Plains states, attended by fair
clear weather and normal temper
&ures: and moderately low over British
1olumbia and the Ohio Valley, with
loudly and unsettled conditions through
e the states east of the Mississippi
liver. Rains occurred since last re-
'ort in Alabama, Georgia, and the Ohio
kalley. and SHOWS in the Great Lakes
eeion. Temperatures were unseason-
Xiv high in the Canadian Northwest
his morning.
kThe lowest temperature last night
Texas stations ranged from 80 at
lmarillo to so at Corpus Christk y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09

Primary destinations, Texas vegeta-
bles reported Monday: Cabbage
ton 8; mixed vegetables-Amarilio l,
Houston /, st. Louis 8, Chicago l.. Jer-
sey City 1; lettuce-by express Jersey
City 1, Philadelphia 1. t4
Carlot shipments entire United States
for Monday: Cabbage Alabama !, Lou
isiana 1, Michigan 2, New York %, Ore
gon 2, S. Carolina 8, Virginia l., Wis
consin 10, Texas, a. Total, ST.; mixed
getables-Californi 10, Colorado $.
Indiana l. Louisiana 10, New Jersey 4,
New York 2, Pennsylvania 1, Texas o;
by express, Virginia /. Total 81; let-
tuce-Arizona /, California 1O1, Texas,
by express, 2. Total, 104.
Passings at Houston date: Cabbage
Chicago 2, Toronto 2, one each Mon
treal, Boston, Ft. Worth, Nashville,
Memphis, Macon.
Shipments point information for Mon
day, Feb. 8: Cabbage-Lower Rio Gram
de Valley points of Texas: Haulings
moderate, moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand slow, market slightly weaker,
carloads f. o. b. usual terms, bulk per
ton, flat Dutch type, $50. Wagonloads
cash to growers, $40. Rochester, N. X.
and nearby points-Demand moderate.
market fairly steady. Carloads I. q. b.
usual terms. Bulk per ton, Danish type,
Continued on Page TWo.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
ROADS DISCARD
|. c. c. MERGER
PLAN OVER US.
More Than 100 Lines to
Combine in Dozen Big
Systems Operating lO,-
600 to 10000 Miles
(Rv The Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb 9-Recent
adoption of plans to fuse the st. Louis
San Francisco, and Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railways into single sys-
TEN is another step toward discarding
the tentative grouping proposals of the
interstate commerce commissions con-
solidation plan, which will remake the
country's railroad map.
Negotiations are well advanced for
combining more than a hundred lead
ing lines into a dozen or more great svs
tens, most of which will have proper
ties valued in excess of billion dollars
and operate between 10000 and 10000
miles of track. Their completion awaits
largely the formation of definite con-
gressional policy and the decision of the
comm ssion on the proposed $1,000, ,000,-
600 Nickel Plate unification.
Plans have ben quietly worked out
which recognize financial and geograph-
ical relations and the normal flow of
traffic. In some parts of the United
States, such as the southwest, the rail
roads have undergone a considerable
shifting of control. In the northwest
little actual progress has been made
toward linking the so-caleld grangers.
Developments indicate that seventeen
large systems may eventually take their
place in the general railroad scheme as
compared with the nineteen originally
suggested by the commission.
Five Lines To Span East
Five great railroads will span the
eastern trunk line territory. Heading
these systems will be the New York
Central Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, and Nickel Plate railroads, which
now are competing for the acquisition
of the prosperous anthracite coal car
riers.
Little thought so far has been given
to grouping of the New England
roads, but the present financial recov-
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
BANDIT SLAIN,
TWO WOUNDED
in GUN BATTLE
Confederate of Men on
Way to Penitentiary
Are Freed by Pals; Re-
taken in Chase
(Bv The Associated Press }

CHADWICK, H., Feb. 9.--One bandit
is dead, one dying, a third is wounded
and two others are in custody after a
gunfight near here today. The quintet
including Alfred Fairfield and Frank
Sawyer, were fleeing after an escape
from two Clinton, Iowa, deputy sheriffs
this morning.
The gun fight terminated spectac-
liar flight across the Mississippi river
from Clinton. Iowa. where three con
federates Of Fairfield and Sawyer held
-wo deputy sheriffs while the prisoners
rode away in an automobile.
The two were being returned to Jail
after receiving a sentence Of from one
TO 25 years in prison for payroll rob
berry. AS if by arrangement, Fairfield
and Sawyer calmly stepped into the
automobile while their three friends kept
the officers under guard. After the
two departed. the trio of confederates
leaped into another automobile as the
deputies fired. One of the rescuers
was wounded.
They obtained good lead upon their
pursuers and were well into Illinois be-
fore the chase was organized.
GERS in surrounding counties organized
posses and had the bandits hemmed ir
in less than two hours.
Receiving word Of the approach Of
the bandits, the posse started westward
to intercept them.
About two and half miles west OF
Chadwick the fleeing bandits car was
seen.
The road was blocked. As the bandit
party arrived. one jumped out Of the
machine and opened fire. Roy Hartman
a posseman. returned the fire. The
bandit dropped dead The others jump
ed out and started shooting. The pos
se's volley mortaly wounded another
bandit.
The remaining three surrendered
Fairfield and Sawyer were unhurt.
Death Of the wounded bandit was ex
pected momentarly authorities reported
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
NEGRO HANG;
town IS QUIET
Tear Gas Holds Mob of
1000 as Girl Attack
er is Being Tried
fRv The Associated PressA

GEORGETOWN, Del, Feb. 9.-The
populace of this county seat, which
yesterday caused Delaware national
guardsmen to use tear gas during the
trial of Marry Butler, 81 year old ne
gro, had quieted down today.
Butler, who assaulted II year old FL
nora Steinmetz, was convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged in the Jail yard
here February 2 f. The jury deliberated
eight minutes
During the trial 1000 persons seeth-
ed about barricaded court yard, at one
time demanding that the authorities
surrender the negro and at other times
charging the barbed wire entanglements
about the court house in vain efforts
to get to the negro.
Scores of tear gas bombs, scattered
in the throng by state militiamen on
the ground and from the court house
roof. drove the crowd back
Men and women, inflamed by the
story of Buffers attack on the girl, had
vowed that justice would be served
With the speedy conviction and sen
tence. passion subsidized and the prison
er was taken to the Newcastle work
house, near Wilmington, without dem
onstration
The militiamen dismantled the ma
chine guns which had bristled from the
court house roof and from sand bag
nests erected in the circular park il
front The barbed wire barricade was
taken down and the guardsmen left.
Butler himself was the only witness
for the defense. He admitted having
attacked Elnora in her home at Bridge
vile, near here January q while her
parents were gone for the day He con
fessed to having beaten her with board
to still her cries and having taken her
to a nearby timber plot, where she was
found by her parents, semi-conscious
and bleeding from skull wounds. She
is in a hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
EXAMINING TRIAL
In SHOOTING SET

Examining trial for Francisco Ma
drano, young Point Isabel fisherman
held for investigation in Connection with
the shooting Of his wife at Point Isabel
Sunday night, is scheduled to be held
this afternoon before Justice of the
Peace George B. Brown
The wounded girl, Mrs. Manuel Ma
drano, is still in a critical condition in
the Mercy hospital, it was reported at
noon today, and it is not known whe-
ther she will survive the wound eaus-
ed by one of the two bullets which en-
tered her. body,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
REHEARINC IS
REFUSED SMALL
Illinois Court Directs
Former Governor To
Account for Funds

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 9..-Reaf-
firming its previous decision, the su-
preme court Of Illinois today denied q
rehearing and directed Governor Len
Small to account for $1.110.0OO interest
money alleged withheld by him while
state treasurer in 1917 and 1918. 1t
was a divided decision, two justices re-
peating their original dissention.
The court held in its previous deci-
sion that Governor Small, the late Sena-
tor E. C. Curtis and " c. Curtis with
drew more than $3O,OOO,OOO from the
state treasury for investments and re-
investments in packers notes, and that
none of the resulting interest money
was paid into the treasury.
Today's court action exhausts the
governors last alternative. He must
account. 1t ends another phase of his
troublous career as Illinois chief exec
utive. In 1921 and 1922 he was indict-
ed, tried and acquitted Of a criminal
charge of conspiracy, based on the same
evidence used in the suit for an &C
counting.
Governor Small and his advisers evi-
IDENTIFY expected an adverse decision.
Their organization has already start
ed to raise fund by popular subscrip-
tion to relieve the governor of a per-
sonal accounting, the necessity for
which he laid to political persecution. "
Governor Small's continued incum-
bency as chief executive and his right
of appeal to the United States supreme
court were questions brought to the
fore by the decision. Anti-administra-
tion leaders have contended that he is
ineligible for office under the state
constitution.
"A question left for the master in
chancery to determine is the exact am
cunt collected by the governor from the
banks and the packers and the sum paid
into the treasury. The court holds him
liable for the difference. Attorneys
have stated that it would be possible
for the amount to be reported to the
circuit court within sixty days and a
final decree entered by May L., =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
BAPTIST MEETING
AT M'ALLEN OPENS

McALLEN, Texas, Feb. 9.-The South
west Texas Baptist Pastors and Lay
mems conference opened here this
morning for a three-day program, the
third day Of which will be spent in see-
ing the Valley, including trip of the
200 delegates here all the way to
Brownsville.
The program today opened with de-
votional by Rev. C. w. Orrick of Sim
ton, Texas, followed by a talk by Dr.
F. S. Groner Of Dallas on Southwest
Texas as a Mission Field" A business
session followed.
The Wednesday program includes a
number of talks and discussions, in
which pastors from all parts of the
state will take part, and on Thursday
the tour Of the Valley will be made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
MAN GETS Is YEARS
FOR ATTACKING Girl

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. George
W. McNeal, 32, was sentenced to 25
years in the state penitentiary on con
viction by a jury in the Fifty eighth
district court yesterday evening of as
sauling an eleven year old girl two
years ago. McNeal at a previous trial
was given the death penalty, this being
later remanded for retrial by the state
court of criminal appeals. Attorneys
for McNeal indicaed an appeal would be
asked in case new trial is not granted,
though no formal action had been taken
today. s4sF i...h.,nf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
ENGLAND FLOODED.
RAINS CONTINUING

LONDON, Feb. "a large part of
England again is under water. The
floods in some portions of the country
exceed those Of January. Out of the
past % days there has been only one
day without rain.
Virtually every river nthe midland
and southern districts has overflowed
it's banks. Many thousands of acres
of ground and parts of several towns
are flooded, stopping street car traffic
The weather indications continue to be
for rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
Matamoros Celebration
Shown Here in Movies

A fifteenIminute moving picture film
of. the Matamoros Centennial celebration
had its premier in Brownsville today
when the event was thrown on the
screen by the Queen theatre.
The film was viewed by President S.
C. Tucker of the Chamber of Commerce,
Manager G. c. Richardson and Mrs.
Richardson and a dozen other invited
guests.
The film was excellent throughout. II
will be shown here and in Matamoros
The photography was done by Pho
tographer Wild of the Fox Film News,
who also did the editing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
SPANISH FLIERS ON
II. Z. LAST LECOF TRIP
CBy Tho Associated press.)

.(By Tho Associated Press.)
4 RIO. JANEIRO, Feb. 9-Commander
Ramon Franco, who has flown from
Palos, Spain, hoped off today at 1921
a. m. for Buenos Aires. The distance
to Buenos Aires is 1882 miles. He ex-
pected to stop at Montevideo, Uruguay.
after flight of 1900 miles, to take
gas.
Buenos Aires is the end of the flight
which was organized to link Spain with
the Americas by air as Columbus did
across the seas. Starting at Palos,
Spain, the Plus Ultra, the seaplane
used by Franco and his companions, will
havef lown 6,232 miles when it arrives
at Buenos Airesu ge.asn. b.fA -. 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09

FLAGMAN KILLED WHILE
= X 81
ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE
= y y
BOY FROM TRAIN WHEELS
CIV The Associated Press J

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb al
ander Dunn, 68 year old crossing
watchman at Takhoma Park. a Wash
ington suburb, lost his life today in
a heroic but futile effort to save
that Of 9 year old Alexander Gregory.
Both were crushed to death by the
locomotive of the Capital limited, a
Baltimore and Ohio train.
The boy had wandered onto the
tracks and was not seen by Dunn un-
til the train was almost upon him.
The watchman made a frantic attempt
at rescue but was not quick enough
to brush the lad out of danger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
Coolidge Refuses TO
Call Strike PUYIey
as Asked by Senate
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON d. c., Feb 9The appealed to Presi-
dent Coolidge today to seek solution of the anthracite
but the request answered almost diatey
reeraton at the White House of the president policy Of
The vote for adoption 54 2 Friday the SEN
ate refused 48 to 28 to take the and the following
day it repeated the refusal, 43 to SO.
Twenty six republicans twenty democrats and the one
farmer labor voted for the resolution while republicans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-09
TRUCK MARKETS

BY Naval Radio to The Herald from
U. 8. and Texas Agriculture Depart
ments.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12
BROWN BEAR GIVES FAIRBANKS MINERS
 SURPRISE IN MINE

Finding a live, fighting, brown bear at the bottom of a 60-foot shaft was the experience of Arthur Hill, oldtimer of the Fairbanks district, when he and his partner, James Cos grove, returned to Big Eldorado creek recently to resume their pros pecting. They had sunk the shaft some time previously anl had re- turned to clean out the muck and water, preparatory to a resumption of sinking.
 Hill went down in the bucket, dressed in a slicker to protect him. self from the dripping walls of the shaft. After having reached the bottom he was about to reach for the tools which he had taken down with him in the bucket, when he received a cuff from an unseen enemy. Turn ing to investigate the attack, he was embraced by a brown bear. Hill had become accustomed to the dark ness of the shaft by this time and could see the bear distinctly. He made a desperate grab for the bell rope and climbed into the bucket as Gosgrove began hoisting; the slicker was left with the bear-all except the collar.
 The bear. of course, had fallen into the shaft, and the mud and wa ter at the bottom had permitted 2 safe landing at the bottom, for ex- animation made by the miners. af- ter they had shot the intruder and hoisted him to the surface, showed that no bones had been broken in the fall. And it was apparent that the bear had not been imprisoned long, for he was in fine condition.
 The execution was accomplished by Hill descending to a point just o'lt of reach of the animal and open ing fire with a rifle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12
JOEL WING WRITES
 OF TRIP INTO CASSIAR

Rev. H. P. Corser recently re- ceived the following interesting let ter from Joel Wing who left Wran- gell for the Cassiar in May. Dear MT. Corser:
 By the time you have received this letter you may wondered why you did not receive one before, but we just arrived at our mine two days ago. that is, it took us from ? A. NJ, May 13, until ? P. NJ, June ', to travel from Wrangell to Quartz Creek, about 352 miles.
 We bought a horse at Telegraph Creek and used it on our trip from Nc Danes Post to Quartz Creek. Harvey returned to the Post yester- day for perhaps the last trip by any of Us unless for mail. as Le Que. a Chinaman, is going to pack the rest of our provisions, luggage and pipe on the horse.
 We went by auto eighteen miles from Telegraph Creek three days af- ter we arrived there. We camped at that place-Ward's Hill, and then went on with the H. B.'s caterpil- lars. The first day we made eight and one-half miles. I walked all the way. All the rest of the 73 miles to the head of the lake I walked about half of the way because of bad roads. We were delayed at that point nine days waiting for a man to get his boat in working order
 From Me Danes Post there are 30 miles that we had to walk. The first t day on the trail we made Is miles from 1 P. M. to P. M. and the next day we made the remaining 1 ? miles form A. NJ. to 2 P. NJ. or the 30 miles in 13 hours.
 Walter and I were the only ones who didn't have sore feet. in fact, l Walter didn't seem tired at all, but | believe me, I was tired when I | reached the first days stopping place and the next day at Quartz Creek. The last three miles I was so tired I had to rest every once in awhile Part of the trouble was due to the fact that I had set out in the morning with my maekinaw on and got too warm.
 About two miles from Quartz Creek Dad turned over the gun to Harvey who went on ahead. After we had gone on about mile more Dad and I heard a moose not more than twenty or thirty feet from the trail We didn't see it. but it would have been no good to try to trail it, because Harvey was about a half mile ahead However. we had plenty of meat when We got home for MT. c. Irvine, who has been living in our cabin since last fall, had quite bit of meat. He had killed a moose about week ago, not more than 30 yards from our cabin.
 Yesterday I went back the trail about a mile hoping might see a
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12
Joseph Jackson Likes Clearwater

Writing from the Dease lake re- zion Joe Jackson. famed locally as the discoYerer of the riches of the Texas Creek section. states that he is doing fine in the new placer re- zion and believes he is going to make a success on the four placer claims he has secured on Bridge Creek, fork of the Clearwater river Joe states that the ground along the creek is good but high water was a deterrent to mining and little could be done until the low water periol arrives later in the season.
 His claims are very favorably sit uated for turning the stream which will permit operation to be eontin- ued without danger of hindrance from the water. Working alone Joe finds it hard to accomplish much in the line of development work but says at the worst he believes he can pan out enough for a winter grub stake in one months time when the water Is low.
 .T have been prospecting my ground in a lot of places" he writes, "and have got fairly good colors in every pan. Even a long way from the creek. wap Up in the high banks, it pans pretty good. think that on low water I can show el in S10 to S15 a day by myself. I don't think I will have any trouble in getting some one interested in the property this winter. but if I don't III be pretty well prepared to work it myself next summer. A party named Toms has bought four claims just above mel have 5-6-7 and below discovery and his are 1-2-3-4. He will start to work on it soon and is going to put on a S5O,00O plant. I have had a pretty good offer for my claims but told him I would decide later on.
 q have just had word from some fellows I came on the boat with to Telegraph Creek and they have loea- ted some big silver-lead properties about 75 miles from here on the Sti- kline river and they want me to go down there and I expect to go and see what they have. If 1t looks as good as they say I may stake some ground, but you can bet I am not going to stake any more quartz claims unless they look very big.
 T expect to be in Hyder next spring to look after my ground on Texas Creek and then I hope to show you some of the real stuff got here. I am sending enclosed a sample of this gold so you can see what it is like"
 The gold in question closely re- sembles that of the Fairbanks dis trict It is bright and little worn, and distinctly "shotty.' with a lem on sheen and little sign of oxidation. -Hyder Miner
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12

moose. I say hoping, but at times I almost feared I might see one. would have shot at it, but l was afraid if I did see one I might just wound it enough to madden it and then I'd be in fix.
 Thus far my idea of the Cassiar is not half bad. The worst thing is. of course the bad roads and poor transportation. You should have seen the kind of mud holes that the caterpillars pulled the freight wag- ons through. Those "cats' sure are wonderful machines. They are slow but sure."
 There are many rocks on the grounds but with 12 inch pipe at the intake and g inch at the giant with 8, 4, and 5 inch nozzles we can get rid of a good many rocks, this summer. The largest ones have to be rolled or moved by human force.
 s&$&&#aA*&&%
 JOEL WING.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12
COW MOOSE MAKES HOME
 AROUND HUNTERS CABIN

For two years now. moose cow has been making her winter home in the fields adjoining the hunting lodge at Shilak, of Henry Lucas and George Nelson, licensed guides anl big game hunters. So each fall now the partners lay in supply of feed, the most of it native, for the anil nal. The COW surprised them last fall for she came home with calf. In the spring they both left and now they are wondering, especially Nell son, whether they will return for he has become very much attached to them. He hopes some hunter has not taken a shot at them for during the winter months thy afford much amusement by their antics, in par ticular, when the phonograph is played. As many times as he has tried he has thus far been unable to lay a hand on the COW which other wise is quite tame.-Seward Gate way.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12
JUST WHY MAIL ORDER
 HOUSES GET BUSINESS

Any "home merchant" who isn't awake and fails to tell the people about his wares, should read this startling statement, made by the manager fo a big Chicago mail. or der house: We have bureau whose duty it is to read the country papers There is not paper of any consequence in our territory that we do not get. The bureau looks over these papers and when we find town where the merchants do not advertise in the local papers, we inn mediately flood that section with literature. It always brings results far in excess of the same effort put forth in territories where the local merchants use the local papers"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-12

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