davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

disc Arms, on Washington boule-
ward. They will remember me be-
cause gave the name of Edward
Hickman The room was the sec
ond apartment from the rear on the
right side, l forget the number.
He left Chicago and headed toward
Toledo, Cincinnati and other cities
in that district, but did not STOP
Il did not know just what I want
ed to do. After going through Pitts
burgh I picked up a member of the
Pennsylvania state police. You can
check on this, for he rode with me
more than 20 miles.
"He had been investigating case
and had left his horse behind, and
hailed me as 1 was driving along the
highway 1 had portable phone
graph, which I had to move over to
make room for him. I had dropped
the Missouri license plates on the
car, and had Michigan licenses from
a Ford car. told him I was from
Detroit, although 1 had never been
in Detroit He surprised me by say
ing that he had a brother VINO was
an officer in Detroit, and that he
had visited him several times. Fear
ing that he might learn that was
unfamiliar with Detroit I avoided
making any comments about the city
1--WE arrived at the town where the
barracks for the state troops are To-
Gated, QueenSburg, believe the name
was, town of 10000 or $4,000 inhab
itants He invited me to eat with
him. His name was O'Connell or
O'Donnell. He bought me a good
steak and before I left he took a
road map and spent Is minutes tell
ing me how to get to Philadelphia
He told me that if I returned that
way he would like to show me
through the barracks.
"I went to Philadelphia, but I did
not like the apartment or the one
way streets, so I went on to GettyS-
burg. / paid guide two or three
dollars to take me over the battle
fields
He then related how he had visit
ed Washington, D. c., Baltimore and
Jersey City, where he ferried to Man
haitian. He stayed in New York
three days at 324 west 54th street, or
west 58th street, where a sign say
ing Furnished rooms" was displayed.
He did not like New York and left
on the third day.
He said he had committed robber-
les in Kansas City, Chicago, Column
bus, Ohio, and st. Louis but did not
think that he had committed any in
the other towns he had passed
through. He doubled back, going
through Gettysburg again and into
West Virginia He lodged Pitts
burgh and headed for Columbus,
where he rented an apartment on
Broad street
"On October 81, I held up three
places in less than 80 minutes, and
think set a record for the town, !"
he said
There was good writeup about
me in the papers the next morn
ing. The next night I robbed two
places, and at one of them just
missed running into the chief of
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
HOPE ABANDONED
Continued From Page One)


had every confidence in Rear Ad-
miral Brumby, who has been in
charge OF the rescue and salvage
operations, the secretary announced
late in the day that he wished to
talk with him personally and see
if there was more the navy depart
ment could do.
81 refuse to believe that the men
are dead, until it has been proven, +"
he said. "As long as we can, carry
on over the spot where the submarine
went down, we will do SO, although we
must operate carefully in order not
tc take the lives OF the brave men
who are conducting diving opera
tions.'
While the secretary still chung to
his faint strand OF hope, there were
many who we're not so optimistic and
official Washington generally turned
it's attention today to checking up
for the determination OF blame and
to see whether adequate measures had
been taken to protect those on board.
Speaker LongWorth declared that a
congressional investigation might be-
come necessary, depending upon the
developments OF the next two weeks.
A navy board already has been ap-
pointed to BRING ou: al of the facts
in connection with the accident which
sent the ship to the bottom, and
demands are pending in congress for
Investigations by that branch of the
government, with especial reference
to the safety devices which are car-
ried by American underwater boats,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
IN JAIL CELL
Continued from, Page one)

When Andrew Cramer told officers
that he knew Hickman, he said that it
might have been last June that he
met him. He refused to say under
what circumstances.
''I don't know why he picks on me, %
Andrew said when he admitted that he
knew Hickman.
"It is impossible for me to have been
in on that killing as was right here
all the time It's almost too ridiculous
to talk about"
Another contradiction of Hickman's
implication of man and woman ac-
completes, was seen by officers in the
story of Edward Stelzreid fellow ten
ant of Hickman'S at the Bellevue Arms
apartment. Stelzreid described in de-
tail the movements of two men who
aided a third, declared to have been
recognized by him as similar in ap-
pearance to the kidnaper, in carrying
a suitcase and several bundles from
the side door of the apartment house
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
GUATEMALA
CONTINUED From Page one)


Y. W. c. A. girls schools and univer
sites and the Red Cross organizations,
in response to the invitation of the
Mexican women directing social and
educational work for girls.
Colonel Lindbergh was unable to say
how long he would stay in each Cen
tral American capital-it would depend
on circumstances and developments.
He anticipated nothing unusual in fly
ing conditions in his new tour. 1t is
probable he will follow the land route
along the Central American coast for
some distance, possibly as far as Yuca-
tan, before starting his flight to Cuba.
The first full day spent in Mexico
City was for Mrs. Evangeline L. Lind
bergh mostly a quiet home affair, the
only departure being luncheon at
the American embassy attended by all
the cabinet ministers and foreign am
bassadors at which she and Colonel
Lindbergh we're the honor guests.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

Jail at the time of the crime, caused
officers here to question whether the
youthful prisoner had created phan-
tom of the imagination to charge
with commission of the murder
While local officers were not in
clined to grill Hickman before the
arrival of Los Angeles officers, who
are due here tomorrow, they ques-
toned him concerning Andrew Cra-
mer, the man that was found in jail
in Los Angeles, and whom Hickman
said was the slayer who dismem
bered the body of the girl. While
Hickman was firm in reasserting his
original story and even gave addi-
tional details as to Cramhr's alleged
participation in the affair, question
ers believed that a slip made by
Hickman opened a way for interro-
cation by Los Angeles officers.
Hickman readily advanced the the
ory that the man he alleged was
his accomplice had taken the name
of Andrew Cramer and that he was
not the Andrew Cramer who is in
jail.
Hickman said just before being
locked up for the night that he would
be willing to plead guilty to kidnap-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
Mother mistaken In
Belief Son Had No.
Part In Girls Murder

KANSAS CITY, Dec. % P-Mrs.
Eva Hickman remained mistaken to-
night in her belief that her son, Will
liam Edward Hickman, had no part in
the killing of Marian Parker, Los An
geles school girl.
Learning that Andrew Cramer, nam
ed by Hickman as an accomp]ice in
the crime, had denied any part in the
killing, Mrs. Hickman said:
s'I still believe my boy when he says
somebody else did the killing. I know
he couldn't be guilty of that"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
HICKMAN LOSES

Continued from Page one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

One of the surken submarine Sis
Inflated crew of 40 is Frank Sni-
EEK, torpedoman. Married only
month ago, Snizek planned to
spend his Christmas furlough with
his bride in their Ridgefield Park,
N. j., home.
------~~----->--------~-~
Dispatch Telephones-81 and 50.
You'll find it in Dispatch want-ads,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
Hickman Reveals

CONTINUED From Page one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

detectives who had not lefs the place
more than two minutes before. 1t
would have been funny if 1 should
have run into him. .
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
Joyous Christmas
Continued From Page one)

NN1O11 1VsVVs I : O111 : 107O
quietly at the White House, but
there will be a festive note by the
unwrapping OF hundreds Of presents
which have come in from all parts
of the country. While these gifts
include mostly the handiwork OF
admirers of the President and Mrs.
Cooidgey there is also a large por-
ton of the White House kitchen
set aside for things for the table.
These include nine turkeys, brace
of partridges and large box OF
honey from the Black Hills
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
COLLEGE DEAN
ENDS LIFE
Kansas Enginee r n g
Professor Is Found
Dead in Office

LAWRENCE, Kan, Oct. 17.-(P)-
Dean Perley r. Walker Of the school
Of engineering and agriculture at
the University Of Kansas, shot and
killed himself in his office early to-
day. The body was discovered by a
Waterman.
Several letters to friends were
found on his desk, including one TO
Chancellor Lindley, which expressed
the hope the chancellor "would not
think / am too much of a coward"
Mrs. Walker said the dean spent
yesterday afternoon visiting friends
and late in the evening told her he
was going to his office to write let
tiers. She said he apparently was in
good health and that she knew of no
motive for his act.
Born in Embden, Maine, 50 years
ago, Dean Walker graduated from
the University of Maine in 1895. He
then obtained q masters degree at
Cornell. He came TO the University
of Kansas in 1905 and ten years lat
er was appointed head Of the school
of engineering. When the schools
Of agriculture and engineering were
placed under one administration, he
continued as dean.
He was recognized as ar authority
on water supply and had acted as
consulting engineer for many mu-
inequalities.
OF his immediate family. only the
widow survives. Two children are
buried here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
MARKETS
STOCKS


NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 17.-CR)-
Prices opened ir~regularly higher in
today's stock market. Cuchmans
Sons and Beachnut packing began the
day at new highs and initial gains
Of n point or more were registered
by Atlantic Coast line, Chicago
Great Western preferred and Nash
Motors. DUPONT opened off nearly
3 points and Norfolk and Western
and Phillips Petroleum were lower
at the outset.
The early rise was checked before
the end of the first half hour when
selling Of several prominent stocks
caused losses Of a point or so in such
leading issues as General Motors and
u. S. Steel. Remington Typewriter
quickly sold down 10 a new low for
the year and Commercial Solvents
was 2 Ia under Saturdays close.
Houston Oil soon sold down 2 81.
There vas little in the news over the
weekend on which to base speculat-
i've sentiment. In the early surge
upward, Air Reduction got up four
points and Pullman (old) six, while
Cushmans Sons eased its gain to
3 l-2. Several specialties had moved
up / to l 1-2 before the buying
slowed up. Foreign exchanges open
ed easy, demand sterling ruling
around $4.86 5-S and French francs
close 10 1892 Ia. Spanish pesetas
were four points lower, around
l722 1-2 cents at the outset.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
BISHOP MOORE
VISITSVALLEY
Delivers Sermons At
Local, Edinburg
Churches

Choosing as his text Verse III Of
Chapter 3 Of the First Corinthians,
John NJ. Moore, bishop Of the West
Texas Methodist conference, deliver
ed an address TO a capacity audience
at the local church Sunday morning.
The theme Of the bishops talk was
based on the fact that the only
foundation for man to lay is that Of
the teachings of Christ.
The bishop was introduced by j.
K. Loyett, presiding elder Of this
district. who has accompanied him
throughout the Valley on this visit
here. TIE church was filled by
church members and visitors for the
morning services, this being the first
time that a Methodist bishop has
ever delivered an address III Browns
vile.
Edinburg Methodists entertained
the bishop Sunday evening and he
delivered an address at that time in
the church there. Monday he will
talk in Raymondville and other near
BY towns before going back to his
home in Dallas where he will be on
hand for planning the opening Of the
West Texas annual conference that
will be held in Corpus Christi 0cto-
Der &c.
Rev. o. c. Crow and j. Z. Lovett
were up the Valley Monday with the
bishop. In his honor here Sunday a
dinner was given at the Hotel FL
Jardin at which about forty were
present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
POULTRY
SILVER
Delays Endanger
Air Mail Value

WEST BADEN. Ind, Oct. 17.-lF-
The mounting prestige and p~opulari-
~ of air mail in the east is endan-
gered by delay in sorting and dis
tributing this matter in the New
York post office, Harold II. Emmons
Of Detroit, Mich, complained in a
formal statement TO the postal serv-
ice committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States which
the committee in session here last
night took under Amusement.
Asserting that there was consider
able delay in the working" of mail
which 200 trains bring into New
York every morning. Emmons said
that "the air mail received the same
treatment with the result that its
delivery is delayed in and about
Few York City TO such an extent
that frequently il would have been
delivered earlier had il been sent by
regular mail"
Emmons urged that the committee
communicate with Postmaster Gen
eral New. wit ha view of having air
mail handled separately in the New
York postoffice. even II a special
clerk or clerks must be assigned 20
DO it."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. I7.-R)-
The cotton market opened easy at a
decline of IL TO 81 points under
liquidation or reselling by buyers Of
Saturday, who appeared to be in
fluenced by relatively easy Liver
pool cables, and a favorable view Of
over Sunday weather conditions in
the south.
December sold off to 20.G0 and
March TO 20.S6 or about 20 to 81
points below Saturdays closing quo
tations, but selling tapered off at
these figures, while trade buying
and covering caused rallies of s or
10 points from the lowest By the
end Of the first hour.
The market later became steady on
covering and buying which appeared
to be promoted by uncertainty re-
garding the tropical storm in the
vicinity Of Swan Island, moving
northeast and reports Of a generally
steady or firm spot basis in the
south. December sold up to 20.s4
and March to n .04 late in the fore
noon or within z to II points Of Sat
urday's close.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Cops D~isapprove
Of Celebration

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 17.@OPECel-
ebrations such as demoraiized the
downtown districts Saturday night
as an aftermath Of the Georgia Tech
victory over Alabama's Crimson
Tide, are not included in the sense
OF humor of the Atlanta police force.
"In other words" said First As
sistant Chief "A. Lamar Poole today,
sit is all very we'll for college boys
70 have their fun, but when il
TO wholesale and deliberate stoppage
of traffic and fragrant disregard of
every rule OF public courtesy, it is
quite another matter. There will be
no repetition Of Saturday nights
affair"
Saturdays celebration by the
Georgia Tech students conferred in
the business district and before il
was quelled IL was necessary to call
out the police reserves, the riot
squad arrived with tear bombs and
three companies Of the fire depnrt-
ment. Several tear bombs exploded
in the crowd dispersed the cele-
brants toward midnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
VALLEY Man
CONTINUED from page one.)

CONTINUED from page one.)
Der of Commerce said. He also as
serted that he would see the ques-
ton settled for the good Of the en-
tire state.
Nathan Adams pleaded for a just
settlement of the question. He said
a big electrical corporation was plan
ming on spending $3S. 100000 in the
development OF the Colorado river.
He ended his appeal with a motion
that the chair appoint a committee
consisting of one member from each
Of the several organizations. repre-
scented to hear "peace plans" and TO
arrive If possible at a solution Of the
water rights question. His motion
carried and the following were
named:
a. ]. wirtz. Colorado Improve
ment Association; John Middleton,
East Texas Chamber of Commerce:
Frank Robertson. Rio Grande Valley
Irrigated Districts Association; c. L.
Mccarthy, West Texas Chamber CT
Commerce: W. r. Anderson. South
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Held
FOR VICTIMS
OF AIR CRASH
Dan Antonio Seeks To
Regulate CONNER
cial Avia For
Safety

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Oct. IL
Tf7steps to provide some method
- flgid municipal control OF com
oial aviation in the vicinity of
Nh antonio were taken .oday by
wright, acting mayor, as prem
~Iae'Vhs Tor the funeral of five per-
sons Killed IN IN air crash here Sat
Crday were made.
wright announced that he was Sc
iecting a board Of flight experts to
investigate the disaster and Ia rec
ommend some method OF avoiding
future accidents.
The five persons, three men n
woman and a three and one-half
months old baby were killed when 4
passenger cabin monoplane crashed
5nhoItly after leaving the ground. I'd
~ t~ayanaugh, cashier Of 4 local
Dahk' had planned to take four gen
efations Of his family into the air
at once. The stunt was TO have
zen recorded in a feature story in
sunday newspapers.
.~avanaugh's grandmother, his
mother and his three and one-half
old baby, Nancy Katherine,
were 70 have represented the gem
esations. his grandmother was un-
N-Ht anu dL the last m
~ was impossible for his mother
70 make the trip so Cavanaugh TOOK
ms wife instead. W. b. Winburn, the
reporter who was to have written
the story accompanied the party TO
the field and was to have made the
1llght. Winburn sought 70 resign his
seat to a photographer who was
eager to make the flight, but Cav
hnaugh insisted that the reporter
accompany them.
After three unsuccessful attempts
60 get into the air. the plane finally
rose. Aviators at the field said that
the tail was dragging"
The monoplane started to make a
big circle around the field. but
stalled before il had travelled a
mile and nose dove. All Of the occu-
pants were killed. Funerals for the
victims will be held today. They are:
Buell. Clark. pilot Of the plane.
w. W. Winburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed r. C~avanaugh
and their infant daughter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
NEW ORLEANS r

NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct. I7.-tP,
The cotton market opened easier
owing to much lower Liverpool
cables than due. First trades show
ed losses of % to 26 points and
prices continued TO Ease off on a
denial from Washington of any price
predictions such as caused Satur-
days rally. December traded down
to 2O.S3. January to posi- and March
2l.00, or 20 TO SO points below Sat
urday's close.
Towards the end Of the first half
hour. prices rallied ten to IL points,
being supported BY a storm warning
for a hurricane off the Florida
coast.
A warning by the weather bureau
Of a tropical disturbance south of
Cuba and travelling northwest IN
duced considerable covering by nery-
Gus shorts and IN the late morning.
December and January sold UP TO
2l.l9 compared with 2O.75. and 20.77,
respectively. the early lows. At noon
the market was steady near the highs
and 3 20 ) points above Saturdays
close.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Injured Football
Men Recovering

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 17.-H1-
Four members of a Galveston foot
ball team who were injured when
their automobile overturned on the
highway between Goose Creek and
Galveston Sunday, were said at a
hospital here Monday 10 be recover
ing.
W. w. Richards, who was believed
10 be seriously injured, attendants
said, was suffering from a wrenched
back. John ]. Sykes, Jr.. sustained a
brokNa left shoulder while Joe Stan
toms neck was strained and Pete
Cosselli was bruised.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17

NEW YORK, n. T., Oct. IT,
R-Fear OF knives Is the reason
assigned BY a six-foot butcher
for strangling the woman he loved.
Harry Gilmore was in jail to-
day, having confessed that he
killed Mrs. Helen Brandon because
she terrorized him by implements
or the sort he cut meat with every
day.
They had come. he said, from
Washington five weeks ago on the
understanding that he would sup
port her in return for her services
in keeping house for him, Mrs.
Brandon deserving her husband
and taking her eight year old son,
Bill with her.
But Gilmore said the woman had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
San Antonio Man
Held In Shaving

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Oct. 17.-tR
Houston Blanton, son Of former
Judge W. II. BIanton, Monday faced
a formal charge Of murder IN con-
nection with the fatal shooting Sat-
urday night of Fred B. Phillips.
Blanton gave himself up shortly
after the shooting which occurred in
a meat market, officers asid.
Mrs. Phillips sat outside the store
in an automobile within earshot Of
the shooting. Her husband had gone
in to purchase a roast for Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Report Of
neana Wedding

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct. 17.-F7
Under instructions from his gov
eminent. the Rumanian minister
here today issued a sweeping denial
of reports that Princess Ileana had
eloped with a naval officer.
Declaring he has been INSTRUCTED
to give a formal and emphatic de-
NAL" TO the Tumors, he said that
Princess Ileana is staying with her
mother, "whose constant companion
she has been since the death Of King
Ferdinand, and has never left Ru-
mania since her return from her trip
to the United States last fall"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Moody Will Attend
Bankers Convention

HOUSTON, Texas R1-Governor
Dan Moody has wired the committee
IN charge OF arrangements that he
and Mrs. Moody will come TO Hous-
ton October "a for the opening ses-
sion Of the American Banke's As
ISOLATION.
Governor Moody is on the program
70 extend the official greetings of
Texas to the 1000 bankers who are
expected 10 be present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Resident ofEl
Jardin Is Dead

Mrs. Margaret Matthew, age So,
wife Of William Matthew, FL Jardin
farmer, died at the Mercy hospital
here Sunday night at $3.50.
Besides her husband she Is sur
vived by two sons by a former a
riage, Byron and Phil Lawrence, and
five grandchildren The family came
kota.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 from the
Morris g. Kilcher Undertaking par
lor. and the Sacret Heart church.
Pallbearers are Oscar Cup, Fred
Martinall, Charles Lovinger, Ben
Hassling, T. A. Kinder and Gene
Richards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
Resignation Of
Johnson ACCEPTED

CHICAGO, Ill. Oct 17.-CPNThe
resignation of Byron Bancroft John
son. founder and president Of the
American League for 81 years, was
accepted today by the leagues board
Of directors.
Frank Navin, vice president of the
league, and head OF the Detroit club.
said he would take charge of the
leagues affairs until a meeting could
be called and Johnson's successor
elected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17

Texas Chamber OF Commerce; j. G..
Darlington, Guadalupe River I'm
provement Association; II. II. Hardin.
Trinity River Association; Leonard
Tillotson, Brazos River Association;
Byron Johnson. Pease River Associa-
ton; Clarence Wharton. Rice Grow
ers and South Texas organizations;
c. II. Clark, Texas Consolidated As
sociationi j. L. Starley, Pecos Valley
Association.
After an executive session, the
committee will report back 10 the
all-state committee late this after
noon.