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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-21
IDENTITY OF
VICTIM STILL
is MYSTERY
Military, State Officers
Investigating at Fort
Sam Houston; Body
Being Held

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 2l.-
P,-A 22-year-old Fort Sam Hous-
ton soldier, questioned today in con-
nection with the murder of a young
girl whose body was found near
Fredericksburg yesterday. stoutly
denied any knowledge of the crime.
The man was held for further
questioning. His arrest followed a
report from Fredericksburg that a
Workmanship book, bearing a name
very similar to that of The soldier
had been found near the body. The
last name. as written IN the book was
almost identical with the soldiers
first name and the company desig-
nation, written in the book, was the
company TO which the soldier be-
longs.
Military police took the soldier TO
Camp Bulls this afternoon to give
him an opportunity to locate his
copy Of the book, which he said was
there.
Found In Grave
The girl, apparently about 13 years
old, is unknown in Fredericksburg
but citizens if that town saw a girl
resembling her drive north from
there about ten days ago with two
men. The men, they said, returned
without her.
The body was found in a shallow
grave by a hunter. All but a few
shreds Of her undergarments had
been burned. The intact portions
bore no identifying marks. Two
handkerchiefs, a half loaf Of bread
made in San Antonio and the marks
manship book were found IN the
vicinity.
The girl was about five feet four
inches in height and had red bobbed
hair. She wore a ring with a red
setting on her right hand. Physi-
clans said she had been attacked and
then brutality beaten about the head
and shoulders until she died.
EMILY WEIGH LOCATED
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Sept. 2l.-
R)-Emily Welch. reported missing
since September 13, is married to
Houghton Dilworth of Port Arthur
and the couple is now enjoying a
honeymoon at the home of the BRIDE
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Dilworth, at San Antonio, according
10 DR.. W. c. Welch Of Port Arthur,
father Of Emily. Alma Bell Loya,
reported missing with Mrs. Dilworth,
arrived at the nome of her parents
here last night as the bride of d. I.
Harrell Of this city. The wo cou-
Piles staged a double elopement.
AUSTIN. Texas, Sept. 2I.-(P)-R.
B. Walthall, member Of the state
board of control, today telegraphed
the state orphans home. Corsicana
and the girls training school,
Gainesville, TO determine whether
any missing inmate of either insti-
ution answers the description of the
body Of a II or 13-year-old girl
found yesterday in a shallow grave
near fredericksburg.
Since no family has reported such
child as absent. Mr.. walthall
thought that check Of the institu-
tions should be made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-21
Sheriff Captor
Suspects Freed

BROWNwOOD, Tex, Sept. 2l.-tF
Four suspects who had been arrest
ed yesterday in connection with the
kidnapping of Sheriff Fred White of
Brown county were released after
the Sheriff failed to identify them.
Posses of citizens and officers Of
Brown and surrounding counties con-
tinued last night and today 20
search for the four men who abducted
the sheriff and from whom he es-
capped during q gun battle early Tues
day. Suspicious characters here were
rounded up and required to give an
account OF their actions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-21
NrRsERYMEN MEET

GALVESTON. Tex, Sept 2l.-tFt-
The Southwestern Association Of
Nurserynen assembled in ninth an
nual convention here today with sew
sral hundred delsE4tes i atteadsasss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-21
MOREPLANES
IN AIR DERBY
Ballough Still Holding
Lead In Class "A
Contest

ABERDENE, S. n, Sept. 21.-(R
e. E. Ballough Of Chicago still
led the class A air derby TO Spokane
when the compulsory five minute
stops were made here today.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21
Montana Shooters
Win Special Awards
At National Meet

Special qualifications were awarded
eight of the IA members Of the Montana
national guard rifle team which went
to Camp Perry, o., to enter the national
rifle matches. In addition to the special
qualifications extended nine individual
medals were awarded the Montana men.
The team was composed Of Major Sol
Peterson, team captain, Helena; Lieu
tenants w. ]. Soper, Billings; ]. L. Steph-
ems, Froid; H. J. Almquist, Helena; Nell
son Story III, Bozeman. Captains L. E.
Bretzke, Glasgow; Carl E. Anderson, Kali
ispeIl, and Sergeants Norman BjoTneby,
Kalispell; G. r. Peters, coach, Sidney;
Leonard Green, Wilsall; Charles Landers
Helena; Fred Noyd, Whitehall; Ralph
Herrick, Sidney; Butler w. Jacobus, Cul-
bertson.
Expert qualifications were extended to
Lieutenants Almquist, Captain Ander-
son and Sergeant Bjorneby.
SharpshoOter qualifications were award
ed to Lieutenants Stephens and Story
and to SergeantS Landers and Herrick
Marksman qualification was won by
Sergeant Leonard Green.
Individual medals in the national rifle
association were won by the following
officers: Almquist, Bjorneby, Soper, Lam
ders, Herrick, Green, Anderson, Noyd and
Storey.
Following the close Of the shooting
match, certificates Of qualification as in
structors in craftsmanship were issued
to Captain Anderson, Lieutenants Aim
quist, SOper, Storey and Stevens and tC
Sergeants Noyd and BJorneby.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21
Brett Won Medal of Honor IN Montana
H Distinguished Officer of American Army Who Died in
W. Citation for Bravery While Fighting Indians On OFG

exposure and dashing bravery, cutting
off the Indian pony herd and greatly
Gripping the hoStiles while second lieu
tenant of the End cavalry"
And the same modesty which forbade
his ever talking about his exploits as
soldier led him to reply formally, when
distinguished service medal for his work
in France: 1T would please me more had
the citation recalled the magnificent
fighting Of this fine organization with a
token that each one who endured the
heart-breaking struggle might take home
with him.A it is, shall hold the medal
in trust and always consider 1t the de-
coration Of the 160th infantry brigade" Z"
Incidents Inscribed in Memory
To those who servtced under him in
France the death of General Brett will
recall many incidents which are inScrib-
ed indelibly, but only in memory. The
raw officers and men at Camp Lee,
drawn from the many pursuits of peace
full civilian life to the work Of soldiers
with the Both division Of the national
army, remember him as he came from
Hawaii, where he had been commanding
the 4th United States cavalry to his new
command of the 60th infantry brigade.
Second in command of the Both division
he took leading part in preparing that
organization for overseas service, and in
action in France he won general re-
cognition as the divisions most picture
esqUe and outstanding figure. His posts
of command were never far behind the
the front line. He never spared himself
any hardships in personally supervising
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21

the preparation and execution of COM
bat orders.
The story is told Of a night during
the first Argonne offensive when a high
ranking officer visited him in his dugout
in Nantillois, a ghost Of a village in ruins
and under constant shell fire. His troops
we're meeting stubborn resistance in the
bloody Bois de la Hesse, where constant
artillery and machine gun fire were in
flicting heavy casualties. The visiting
general had come from corps headquar-
ters to find why the advance was checked,
and both he and General Brett were V1S-
IDLY affected by the strain Of the tense
situation. The visiting general declared: {:
General, don't believe you know where
your front line is"
Holly ReSents ImputatiOn
General Brett, answering as hotly and
bringing down his clenched fist on the
shaky table before him, replied: Dam
NIT, sir, you put on your hat and come
with me and I'll show you where my
front line is. Say what you will to me,
sir, but never criticise in my presence
those gallant men Of mine who are dying
up there in the woods" "A few minutes
later the two gri2zled old soldiers were
shaking each other by the hand, and
when the visiting general left the d1mly
lit, gas-f1lled dugout he returned to corps
headquarters with the information that
If General Brett's troops were being held
up, there was reason for it.
But they were not held up often. 1t is
a matter of record that from Nov. 1 to
Nov. the Both division, with General
Brett commanding the assaulting bri-
| gade, moved forward for Is 5-8 miles in
an air line; that it always led; it cap
tured two Huns for every man wounded;
it captured one machine gun for every
man wounded; it captured one cannon
for every 10 men wounded, to say moth
/ ing of quantities of munitions and Other
stores, and it accomplished these results
/ of vast Importance to the success of the
general operation, with far smaller per
| centage of casualties than any other di
vision engaged"
Praised by Corps Commander
1t was during the drive of Novembe
that the commander Of the 1st American
army corps telegraphed to the division
THE corps commander is particular,
pleased with the persistent, intelligen
work accomplished by your division to
day. He is further desirous that his con
gratulations and appreciation reach Ger
Lloyd NJ. Brett, commanding the brigad
which bore the brunt Of the burden"
The division commander, Maj. Gen.
A. Cronkhite, in recommending Genera
Brett for promotion under date of NOV
6, 1913, paid him the following UNUSUAL
glowing tribute:
There can be no question whateve
as to his fitness for this advancement
both personally and professionally, an
7 there can likewise be no question tha
he has earned this advancement by
: long and honorable military recor
which, as far as I know, is not eXcelle
by that of any officer now on the activ
7 list in the service of the United States
7 General Brett, however, remained
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21

brevet Of major for gallantry in action
in the Santiago campaign. He then went
into the Philippine insurrection and par
ticipated in a number of sl1irmishes.
Commands Crack Troop
Following his tour of the Philippines
he came to Fort Myer, near Washington,
D. c., as a captain and later as a major
of cavalry. An exceptionally fine horse
man himself, he commanded for many
years the crack troop of cavalry which
annually represented the army at the
Madison Square Garden exhibitions. And
while at Fort Myer General Brett was
assigned to duty for the first time as
adjutant general of the District of Co
lumbia militia, to serve in that capacity
for five years, although the regular tour
of duty was four. He drafted the reor-
guard and received great credit for the
marked efficiency Of the citizen soldiery
at the national capitol
After leaving Washington, General
Brett served six years as superintendent
Of the Yellowstone national park, later
commanded a brigade of cavalry on the
Mexican border, and at the time Of the
outbreak of the World war was COM
manding the 4th cavalry in Hawaii
After the world war he was assigned tC
command of the 3rd cavalry and com
mandant of the post at Fort Myer.
Following his statutory retirement anc
previous to his appointment for the Sec
ond time as adjutant general Of th'
District of Columbia militia, Genera
Brett took an interest in and served a
national commander Of the Veteran
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21
Civil War Veteran
State Old Timer.
Passes I'm Butte

Frank Walters, 30, Civil war veteran
and pioneer Montana prospector, died in
Butte a few days ago. Death was due to
old age. The old man had made his home
at Pony for the last 40 years. Mr.. Walt
ers had been visiting friends in Butte
but a short time before his death.
Born in New York state June 18, 1845,
Mr.. Walters served in the Civil war when
but 16 years of age. After the war he
crossed the plains, settling in Kansas.
He was the first man to drive stage
from what is now Junction City, Kan, to
Colorado. Mr.. Walters was also a pony
express rider
After his days as a pony express rider.
Mr.. Walters moved to California and
later to Nevada. He went to Butte in
1871 and did placer mining on the hill"
From Butte he turned his attention to
other mining ventures and took part in
practically every gold rush in Montana.
Forty years ago he settled at Pony,
where he acquired many valuable claims
in the Madison county district. He was
we'll known to all old-time residents of
Sheridan, Virginia City and other Madi-
son county towns. Mr. Walters was also
one Of the first white men to learn of
the Custer massacre. He was in the vi
ctnity Of the battle ground, en- route to
DeadwoOd, S. D.
He has no known relatives and was
never married.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21

brigadier general throughout the war, to
retire after its close in his pre-War rank
Of colonel. He never discussed his fail
ure to receive a promotion which had
elevated other officers below him on the
army list.
Indulges in "reminiscences
But members Of his mess remember
one evening at dinner, long after the
armistice had been signed, when the gen.
eral was in a rarely reminiscent mood,
when he rode over the plains to the
west, fresh from West Point, in COM
mand of classmates going with him to
Join the first command under General
Miles. He named, one by one, the officers
who had ridden with him. Some Of them
were dead. Some had been retired. But
few were commanding divisions while
he still commanded brigade. On that
day 40 years before he had ranked them
all, but in the juggling of the promotion
list and the strings that are pulled here
and there sometimes in the army, they
80 years before had not yet been adj
mitted to West Point. That was as near
as he ever came to comment on his fail
ure to receive the two stars Of a major
general, which many army officers of
high and low rank contended he de-
served.
General Brett's service in France was
| officially recognized again on Oct. 80
| 1919 in general orders No. 18, issued by
! the division commander, which read
1T is his desire to officially express his
high appreciation ,of the exceptional
services rendered, and it gives him great
| pleasure to honorably mention Brig
Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, u. S. A, command
! ing the 160th infantry brigade, for spe-
| cial efficiency in the conduct Of his bri:
gade in the marked successful operations
resulting in the complete evacuation o.
the Danneveux sector, and in the opera
tiOnS in the BoiS deS Ogons."
In addition to his honors from hi
own country, General Brett was an Off
Ger of the Legion of Honor, and wa
awarded the Croix de Guerre with pain
from France, with a citation which re
cites that he made his brigade choic
unit through which he broke the stub
7 born resistance of the enemy in Octobe
t and November, 1913"
The last session of congress passed tn
Porter bill, promoting General Brett wit
!. others to the rank of brigadier genera
2 after he had been retired in his regula
army rank of colonel. The bill carrie
. the support of high ranking war depart
ment and army officials, including Gen
: eral Pershing, who testified as to Genera
y Brett's qualifications and asked for tn
passage of the bill as a reward for h.
r meritorious service.
= In addition to the Indian campaig
i under General Miles, General Brett pal
t ticipated in the Santiago campaign an
a was made provost marshal general
d that army He was selected to cOmman
the 200 picked men Of the America
e army to receive the surrender of Gener;
- Toral and his army and later the city
a Santiago. He was recommended fl
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21
Look at Tongue

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should always
be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of- sorts, half
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally-look, Mother! see if tongue
is coated. This is a sure sign that the
little stomach, liver and bowels are
clOgged with waste. When cross, irri-
table, feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad or has stomach ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat, full Of cold, give a tea
spoonful of California Fig Syrup" and
in a few hours all the constipated poi
son, undigested food and sour bile
gently moves out of the little bowels
without gripping, and you have a well,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless, ''fruity laxative" because
it never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love it's pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-21

The most beautiful limestone cavern
in the world, so miles east of Butte, in
jefferson county, closed to the public
for Is years because the national park
service has not provided a custodian,
will get the publicity it deserves and
will be open to inspection next season
if the joint efforts of half a dozen COM
mercial clubs and two tranScOntinentaI
railroads are availing.
Braving the first real snowstorm of
the season, $50 prominent citizens Of
western Montana made the trip to the
cavern recently upon the invitation OF
the Morrison Cave Development aSSOcia-
repaid them for the arduous trip, nearly
a mile of it on foot, visitors to the scenic
wonder declared.
In addition to the Montanans who
visited the cavern, L. L. Perrin of the
advertising department of the Northern
Pacific, made the trip and was enthusi-
astic in his praise Of Jefferson county
national monument officially known as
Lewis and Clark cavern, but better known
locally by its earlier name, Morrison cave.
Explorer Is Guide
D. A. Morrison, explorer of the cave in
the days when it was known to only
three or four persons, served as guide to
the party. Mr.. Morrison told of his earlier
explorations, when the trip through the
cavern was perilOus.
/ In May, 1911, the cave was set aside
by the government as a national monu-
ment and was given the name of the in
! trepid explorers whose names, with that
/ large in the annals Of Montana's dis
/ cOvery.
! For two seasons after the creation OF
| the national monument, hundreds O1
persons from Butte and nearby towns
! visited the cavern. Then VandalS anc
] cOI1Unnir-hI1nf6rC hogan fhf
beautiful stalactite and stalagnite for
nations, whose creation had required
scores of years by nature in her artistic
mood. Having no permanent custodian
Of the monument, the national parl
service closed the cave to visitors. So
for Is years, this cavern, pronounced b.
visitors from Belgium, Italy and Franct
as "the most beautiful limestone cav
in the world" has been sealed from tn
eyes Of the scientist and nature lover.
Want World to Know
The trip, staged by the Morrison Cav
Development association, was prelimi
nary to having a permanent. CUSTODIAN
, appointed by the federal park bureau
so the cavern may be made accessible t
: the thousands Of tourists visiting western
Montana every summer.
Under the guidance of D. A. Morrison
l and two others familiar with the cham
! bers and passages Of the subterranea
. wonder, the party of $50 spent thre
, hours in the cave.
1 Scenes of Rare Beauty
Underground halls with stalactite-hun
, ceilings, resembling grottoes fashioned b
S some divinely-inspired designer; altal
S with stalagmites Of delicate hue resem
f bling candles; passage-ways with lime
= stone-frosted walls delighted the visitor
o For more than a mile Of their under
f ground journey the large party marvele
= at the beauty of Lewis and Clark cavern
o "All Montana should be singing til
praise of this cavern" said Mr.. Peril
S as he viewed it's attractions. ''Nowhel
in America is there anything to equal it
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ing a shot, Ives walked up to him and
stepped on his foot. Folsom, knowing
the man to be Ives, said, too bad my
feet are so big-it's no wonder you
stepped on one" Ives said nothing, put
went a short distance away, turned
around and came back and 1ostled Fol-
som violently. Folsom was willing to
pass away the first affront, being able
to make an excuse for it, but when the
second was made, felt that no excuse
could be made for it-he felt that in
order to sustain his character as a man,
it was necessary for him to defend his
position, even if it cost him his life. He
Strengthened up and said to Ives: Nov,
don't want any trouble with you; all 1
ask is for you to let me alone" Ives
reached for his right hip pocket. That
meant in those days that he would draw
his siX-shooter and use it, and he was
reputed to be as quick on the trigger
as any man in the mountains, save Plum
mer alone. Quick as a flash, Folsom
reached for a billiard ball and flung 1T
at Ives, hitting him directly between the
eyes and knocking him cold. In the sa-
loon were road agents who rushed to
his assistance; they threw cold water on
him, trying to revive him. Friends Of
Folsom Immediately surrounded him and
pushed him out the back door. They
told him he would have to leave the
camp immediately; that If he didn't
cost a number Of lives. Friends told him
that there was a party at Nevada, about
a mile below Virginia City, which was
preparing to go upon hunt in the Gal
latin valley. This Folsom consented to
do and he left with the hunting party
on the next day. That party was gone
some weeks. The hunting party returned
to Nevada City on the very day Ives was
hanged, and Folsom was present at his
execution, concluded Mr.. Cook.
Folsom was not given to talking Of
himself, but one one day he was telling
number of his friends of the execution
Of Ives. Among his auditors was John
Wesley Dunham. one Of the early set
tiers of White Sulphur Springs. Said
Folsom: when the execution was about
to take place-when the crucial moment
had arrived which would test the power
of the miners who were in charge Of the
trial and that of the road agents-Cap-
tain Williams spoke to the men under
his command who were surrounding the
place Of execution and said: Men, atten-
tionl About facel Prepare to shoot!
and many in the crowd started to run
It was a veritable stampede. Just be-
fore Williams gave this order there were
half dozen fellows sitting on low out
building watching the proceedings. When
the order was given, prepare to shoot
/ you should have seen those fellows get
down off that building" Dunham said
Dave, we're you there" to which Fol-
som rejoined: yves, I have Just beer
telling you was there-yVere you there2'
and Wes replied: WAS I there? was
one Of the fellows that got down off thai
! building so quick"