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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
STUDENT GONE
FROM HOME 2
WEEKS FOUND
California Youth Is
Gagged, Beaten and
Left On Porch At
Home of Fiancee

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct 25.-tPl-
Craig Lewis. %. University Of Cali
fornia student. who has been mys-
teriously missing since Oct. :. was
found bound and gagged last night on
the porch Of his fiancee's home He
showed signs Of rough treatment, in
cludiug a welt on the side Of his
head. Police said he was 10 dazed to
give coherent account Of what had
happened 70 him.
Lewis fiancee. Miss June Cochran
found the student when she opened
the door to learn the cause OF n
noise. She said she found him with
his hands tied, gage in his mouth
and his shirt IN tattcrs.
"They rot me-" the girl said Lewis
muttered. II got away but they got
me again. They hit me. ! was given
plenty"
Lewis is the son Of r. H. Lewis. oil
operator at Huntington Beach. Calf.
Police were unable 10 construct
any theory about his disappearance
and return.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

EARLY FRIDAY;
READY TO DIE
Encouraging Message
Sent to Mother In
Austin By Slayer to
Die In Chair

AUSTIN. Oct. 25.-(P,-W. P.
Thursman. banker OF Decatur and a
relative of Bob Silver, Fort Worth
youth sentenced to electrocution
early Friday for fatal holdup, went
into conference with Governor
Moody early this afternoon in an
other plea for the young mans life.
Thurman was accompanied to the
governors office by State Railroad
Commissioner &. v. Terrell, whose
home also is in Decatur.
Thf governor said before the con-
ference that he has no right 70 say
whether wspapermen can he ad-
mittcd to the execution.
HUNTSVILLE. Texas. Oct. 25.-(Pl
Bob Silver is still hopeful that his
life will be saved.
He telegraphed his mother, Mrs.
Mary Louise Silver. al Austin. an en-
couraging telegram TO this effect
today. At the prison, however, and
almost in the same breath as his
hopeful statement, he said that. Z
necessary. he is ready to die.
Silver also said that just before
he stepped into the electric chair,
1VhNtuNl MWbNN .
he will have statement to make.
When asked for details Of the state
ment he continued that il would tex
press my faith in God and that | be
lieve my sins forgiven. II also will
be farewell to the world"
Prison Chaplain W. +. Miller
standing by Silver when the latter
made his declaration. cautioned the
sentenced man to put faith in
PRAYER"
Silver spent restless night.
Plans for the execution continue
to 60 forward. Warden r. r. Har-
rell called Governor Moody's office
at 10 o'clock this morning and said
preparations would be continued un-
less interrupted by executive elem
ency either in the form Of another
reprieye or commutation. He ex-
poets TO have final word from the
governor by y. m.
Silver was convicted Of the rob
berry and murder OF a Fort Worth
theater cashier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Aid FAMILY
OF MAN shot
BY OFFICERS
Dallas Police Collect
und For Children
Of w. p. Fletcher,
Slain In Gun Fight

DALLAS, Tex. Oct. 25.-tPl-One
of their number IN a hospital with
bullet wound in his arm as n result
Of a gun battle yesterday with W. II.
Fletcher. who was shot to death
members OF the police department to-
day started collecting a fund for
Fletcher's widow and two children.
The children. Jack, y. and Mary
Ruth. 81 need clothing and shoes. po-
lice said. and Mrs. Fletcher needs
money for food.
DALLAS. Oct. .5.--t4t-A grand
jury investigation was scheduled for
terday Of W. y. Fletcher, ~, in q
pistol battle, after Fletcher had
wounded a policeman who sought 20
question him.
Police went 70 the Fletcher home
upon a report that he Was threaten
ing his wife. Fletcher. an eight year
old daughter in his arms and his
small son beside him, drew his pistol
and opened fire On the officers.
wounding A. A. lvey, policeman. In
the arm.
Fletcher then fled into wooded
section near his home where a squad
Of police cornered and shot 10 out
with him. The fugitive fell with
bullet through his head and several
other wounds.
Police say that Fletcher seemed 70
want TO die and that he shouted.
You'll never take me alive Fletcher
was under liquor indictment Al the
time of the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
WOULD PLANT
FEWER TREES
20 to Acre Is About
Twice Too Many,
Says Lochrie

Seventy trees TO the acre. the
number usually planted in the Val
ley. Is too many by half. according
70 Geo. +. Lochric. real estate dealer
Of Raymondville.
Planting OF $50 TO the acre. as is
planned 5y a man at Laredo. would
be foolish. he believes.
Mr.. Lochrie writes The Herald as
follows:
] note il today's paper. under "our
valley. an item regarding a man
at Laredo planting grapefruit at the
rate Of $50 trees per acre and your
comment that We in the Valley plant
only 20 per acre. Now 20 trees to
the acre seems 70 be the custom
Some are planting more than that
number but very few are planting
less.
The man At Laredo plants four
times too many and the average
planter IN the Valley " planting
two times as many trees per "a
IS he should. You can 60 into any
orchard in the Valley that has been
out rs many rs or 10 years and you
will find the limbs interlocking and
IN many Instances the owners have
had to cut off the lower branches
to get through with their trucks and
spraying machinery.
In my own grove of 80 IL acres
which ! planted in the Edinburg dis
trict | have planted ir - trees
to the acre. or 35x3j. This looks
like an awful distance the first
three or four years but time will
convince the most skeptical that 50
feet is close enough and | believe
10 years hence the larger paintings
will be 30 feet. Oranges. OF course
can be planted much closer than
grapefruit. Too many people are In
clined 70 base their distance Of
planting bv the sizes the trees have
attained in California. We can not
do that here in the Valley as our
soil is not 70 be compared with the
unfertile sandy soils OF both Califor-
mia and Florida.
The nature Of the growth Of grape
fruit is more of a bush than an up
right growing tree and all OF the
first quality fruit is grown on the
lower limbs. Why not encourage
those limbs to extend rather than
to force them up. IL our trees will
grow together in 10 years what will
be the result in 100 years. Let u
look to the future. Don't be forccS
n cut half Of your trees out before
they have attained good bearing
age
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-CPl-The
Lockhecd-Vega monoplane Yankee
Doodle, holder OF the west to cast
transcontinental nonstop record was
presumably speeding westward today
IN an attempt to set new nonstop
record from New York 20 Los An
geles.
Capt. c. B. d. Collyer, who with
John Henry Mears holds the round
the world record, was at the con-
trolls and back in the passengers seat
was Harry Tucker. owner Of the
plane and a passenger on the planes
three other transcontinental flights.
The little cigar shaped, white
winged plane roared down the trans
Atlantic runway at Roosevelt Field
yesterday and took the air after a
run Of l.700 feet at i:lG:35 .. m. She
was loaded with $50 gallons Of gaso-
line, enough for 2f-hour flight, a
bag Of apples and two canteens Of
water.
Heading back over the same course
Col. Art Goebcl took when he piloted
the plane to transcontinental rec
ord Of Is hours and IS minutes from
Los Angeles 20 Curtiss Field. Collyer
and Tucker expected TO reach Mines
Field. Los Angeles, about noon to-
day. They did not expect TO beat the
Continued on page fourteenl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Boy Witness In
Liquor Case And
His Dad Killed

ABILENE, Tex, Oct. 25.-(P)-Offcers of West
Texas counties assisted by of citizens search
ing today for Bill Fritz, charged with murder for the say
ing of Dudley W. Hamilton and his Earle H. at their
home Rochester last night
murder charge filed against Fritz at Haskell
today by District Attorney Clyde GrsSom.
The fugitive under Indictment ia a liquor in
Haskell county in which Earle Hamilton 4 state wit
ness. Mrs. Hamilton said Fritz called At the Hamilton
home last night getting the father and out of bed
demand that the leave the country before the liquor
OF trial next Monday.
After conversation in which the elder Hamilton
said his would not leave. pistol showed against
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
HOOVER'SCRY
OF SOCIALISM
HIT BY Smith
Dem Nominee in Talk
At Boston Charges
Opponent Is Using
Meaningless Words

BOSTON. Oct. 25.-0Pi-Govern-
Or Alfred r. Smith and his party
left Boston AZ 1881 a. m, today
FOR New York City. They will stop
of az a number Of cities en- route.
BOSTON. Oct. 25.-lP.-Alfred r.
Smith has opened his final drive for
the presidency BY hitting back at
Herbert Hoover, who. he declares.
has described the democratic theory
Of public ownership and public de-
velopment as state socialism" and
at the same time used words "to
conceal rather than convey mean
ing"
Before shouting audience that
packed every foot of the Boston
Arena last night, the democratic
presidential nominee took issue with
the uttcrances Of his rival on the
questions Of water power. farm re-
lief and prohibition and declared the
time had come when the need az the
nation was leadership.
Today. the nominee turned his
face toward New York. where he will
arrive long after nightfall after
stops at Blackstone and Providence.
II. Il, Waterbury, Derby. Shelton.
New Haven, Bridgeport and South
Norwalk. Conn.
Greets Three Crowds
The governors overnight stav W.
Boston was almost one Of continI-
Gus shouting-except for the time
spent ia sleep. From the moment he
arrived until after Ne retired 70 his
room al a hotel after the nights
speech. he was the center Of cheer
ing crowd which goo police were
unable 10 hold.
His address at the Arena climavcd
full program and was made only
after the nominee had stopped en-
route at Mechanics and symphony
halls 10 greet for few minutes
crowds unable 70 jam into the other
structure.
He was introduced 10 the gather
ing. which filled every one Of the
10000 or more seats and packed all
available space in the aisles and cor
ners, by Mrs. Francis Wilson Sayrs.
daughter Of Woodrow Wilson. and
tears came to his eyes when she re-
ferred 70 him as the man Of whom
her father once had said:
Attacks Hoover
II believe he feels in an unusual
degree the impulses and compulsions
Of the nations and the worlds af-
fairs"
After wiping his eyes. the stand
ard bearer of the party Wilson twice
led to victory thanked the daughter
OF the last democrat TO sit in the
White House for her introduction,
and took as the text of his address
quotation from Herbert Hoover's
acceptance speech.
Eve shall use words IT, convey
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
TEXAS POSSES ON
TRAIL OF SLAYER
FHeyS Seek East West Record
UNCONV IN CING|
+ \ 4
STICkUP NOVICE
+ = +
GIVEN REBUK s

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-tPi-Emil
Dcscouronez is dIsgusted with the
bandit business. Victims, he
found last night. lack a fitting
sense Of cooperation. with a ten
dency even to downright rudeness.
He got gun and pointed it at
Frank Pasching. sir. Pasching. in
no mood for il, upbraided Descou-
ronez and then chased him half
dozen blocks until Descouronez
lost himself In Lincoln park.
IL was about this time that Des-
couronez decided men were an un-
fortunate choice for amateur rob-
bers, so he selected 10 rob Miss
Henrietta Walker.
lie pointed the pistol and gave
the regulation "hands up" COM
mand. Miss Walker looked At
Descouronez and broke forth in
laughter. She laughed and laughed
and laughed. Descouronez was
moved to complain.
You're being held up" ~ told
her. Whereupon Miss Walker
laughed some more. A policeman
came up 70 see what the laughter
was about. That's the end of the
story.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
COP
Sees CAPTORS
HOLD Up AUTO
Gets In Car to AXE
Drivers to Jail; Has
Pistol Taken But Is
Unframed

LANCASTER. Pa. Oct. 25.-tPi-
kidnapped in an automobile hy two
men and woman whom he was es-
corting to 4 police station and forced
70 witness the holdup Of another au-
tomobile State Patroiman Robert
Troup Of York today reported to his
headquarters here that he had been
left By his abductors outside Of Bal
timore. unharmed but relieved Of his
revolver.
Troup and another officer were one
Of seven pairs Of state highway pa
troll officers operating on the Lin
coin highway east az Lancaster last
night in campaign to enforce the
state regulations regarding head
lights.
They stopped a machine containing
two men and a woman and found that
none Of the occupants had drivers
license.
Troup then entered the machine.
and, preceded by the other highway
patrolman on a motorcycle, was pro-
ceedng toward the police station Mt
Lancaster. The officer on the motor
cycle looked around later TO discover
that the automobile had disappeared.
Three hours later. and about 35
miles frem the place where the car
in which Troup was riding disappear
ed. an automobile driven by William
Cameron, IS, accompanied by Miss
Adrienne Fite. both of Penn Hill, Pa.
was held up by the accopants Of an
other machine. Ono Of these. bran
dishing a revolver. and accompanied
by a man in uniform robbed Cam
eron and ordered him and his COM
panion out of their car. When CAM
eron remarked that it was strange
he was being held Up when an officer
was present the robbor said. that's
all right. am holding him up too.
and this is his gun
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

bus leaving at 2 and 10.30 O'Clock
Thursday morning. They visited
all the schools and aided bv an
interpreter. were guests AZ a
special program.
Members Of corresponding grades
we're TO come across from Mata-
moros Thursday afternoon and
visit school classes.
Friday the Mexican group cor
responding 70 the local high school
Is 10 visit schools and will be
guests at the Brownsville Donna
football contest.
The visits we're arranged hv Sur'.
q. w. Gotkc Of this city and Prof.
Emilio q. Cabsllcro of Mstsmoros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
~=----==H--H
MISTAKE IN LAW
MAY SAVE SILVER

AUSTIN. ct. 25.-CP)-The Law
limiting those who may attend a
prison execution might be construed
as forbidding that Bob Silver. Fort
Worth hold-up convict. be present
az the electrocution set for him early
Friday at Huntsville. II developed
here today.
The law names who may attend
and says none other No reference
Is made to the condeOmned man. On
Continued on page fourtcsn)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
LINDY HAS KILLED
FIRST DEER, REPORT

EAGLE PASS. Texas. Oct. 25.-t-P,
A dispatch 40 the Eagle Pass Daily
Guide from the Hal Mangum ranch
N Mexico, where Colonel Charles A.
Llndbergh went for p rest and a
hunt. said the flier killed his first
deer Yesterday. three hours after his
arrival.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
International Goodwill
Visits Made by Schools

A two-day interchange of inter-
national courtesies between the
Brownsville and Matamoros public
schools began Thursday when two
groups Of American school children
crossed the Rio Grande and at
tended a special program arranged
for them by Matamoros students.
Visits between the institutions
were arranged BY school heads as
part OF a goodwill week being
staged by the Matamoros public
schools. Better relations and under
standing between the two countries
are the object OF the event.
Members or the 5th and Str
grades made the trip In a school
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Utility Officers
Arrive In Valley

SAN RENITO, Oct. 25.--T. n. Ken
nedy, president of the Central Power
4 Light company IN Texas. and =. r.
Neiswanker. manager or the south
west Texas properties of the Central
Power 4 Light company with head
quarters in San Antonio. arrived IN
this citv Thursday morning 20 at
tend the formal opening of the new
filtration and water plant recently
constructed here.
The formal opening nf the plant
will he held ar O'Clock Thursday
night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
FIRST MIXED
CAR OF TRUCK
SHIPPED OUT


MERCEDES, Oct. 25.-The first
car of mixed vegetables for the
present season today is rolling TO
Philadelphia having been shipped
from here last night by express.
The car was loaded By the Mer-
cedes Vegetable CO. and contained
$50 crates Of eGg plant and so
crates of peppers.
The growers received 50 cents
per crate for the egg plant and 50
cents per crate for the peppers.
The outlook for the vegetable
season is unusually bright, ac-
cording to officers of the COM
pany. who say they expect prices
10 be good throughout the season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
MEN MISSING FROM
SHIP AGROUND FOUND

MONTREAL. Oct. 25.-tPD-A -eI.-
gram received today by Furnpss
Witty a. Co. Ltd. said that all Of
the crew Of the steamer Cairntorr
ashore near Capc Whittle. in the
Gulf Of st. Lawrence, had been ac-
counted for.
The telegram filed at Wolfe Cove.
Que, said that the mates boat, with
p men aboard. had landed there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
MAN ON MEXICAN GUN
BOAT IS HELD AS SPY

VERA CRUZ. Mex. Oct. 25.-lPi-
The strange antics of 4 man who
boarded tho Anahuac. flagship or the
Mexican battle fleet. from small
boat, picked M a pair Of binoculars
and without further ado scanned the
horizon, led 10 his arrest. Code writ
ing was found in his pocket and he
was detained under suspicion Of he-
ing rebel spy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
, CONvICTs GET FURLoUCH

AUSTIN. Tex. Oct. a5.-fP-O. Il.
Hill and Marshall Glover. inmates Of
the state pcnitentiary, were granted
ten-day furlough each by Cover
nor Moody todaq. In each instance
the leave was given to permit a visit
10 the bedside Of a sick mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

dudley Hamiiton'S breast.
and he fell dead when a shot
was fired. Mrs. Hamilton
said.
The boy then fled, his mother said.
and was shot twice. one bullet str.k-
inE him IN the shoulder and another
n the leg a. he attempted 10 run
into the house through rear door.
He died before doctor could ~
summoned.
The assailant fled i'm am automn-
bile and had not been caught ~ noon
today.
Records showed that Fritz hAd
been indicted for LIQUOR law viola
tions on several occasions and for
theft. cases against him dating as
far back r. 1920.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
SINCLAIR MAKES BOND

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-tPI-The
Sinclair Consolidated Oil corporation
concluded an arrangement with Ar
thur w. Cutten OF Chicago and asso-
ciatcs at a meeting of the board Of
directors today whereby the Cuttcn
interests will acquire substantial
inerest Of the corporations common
stock n was announced that Mr..
Cuttrn viii be elected 70 the board
Of directors al the next meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
WILKINS STARTS OUT
TO EXPLORE ANTARCTIC

MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay. Oct Is
.P.-Sir George Hubert wilkins to-
day was sailing south on the whaler
Hcktoria for new conquest Of polar
regions BY airnlanc. The Australia
airman and explorer. who last sum-
mer startled tho world hy flying
across north polar regions from Alas
IA 70 Snitzberren, was headed for
Deception Island There he will es-
tablish a base for exploration by air
of large spaces oF the Antarctic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Los FRESNOS
MAN INJURED
Train Hits Auto At
Grade Crossing In
Center Of Town

LOS FRESNOS. Oct. 25.-William
Sanders. 50. Los Frcsnos carpenter.
was seriously injured at 1850 o'clo.<
Thursday morning when 4 Southern
Pacific freight train struck an auto
mobile in which he was riding ~ il
stalled on crossing in the heart
Of this city.
A Thompson ambulance was called
and rushed the injured man % the
Valley Baptist hospital IN Harlingea.
where il was said that he would
probably recover.
He suffered severe body bruises.
broken ribs and possibly internal in
iurios. according to nr. Il. VI LctZc-
rich, attending physician.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
AUTO WRECK MILLS STUDENT

TUCSON. Ariz.. Oct. 25.-LPi--F.
Garry Nash. student at the Univer-
sity OF Arizona was killed here last
night in an automobile accident. Nash
recently entered the university here
rs a transfer student from the Uni
versity or Wisconsin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair and somewhat warmer tonight:
Friday Bartly cloudy with moderats
temperature. Light ~ moderate
northeast to southeast winds on tho
west coast.
For East Texas: Fair and xnna-
what warmer tonight; Friday partly
cloudy. Light "a moderate easterly
10 Southcrly winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
RIVER FORECAST

The river will remain practically
stationary at and above Rio Grarde
City. and continue 10 fall very slov
~ from Mission down during tis
next few days
Flood Present .a-Hr. ai-Hr.
L.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
PT.COLLYER
PLOTTING ship
FOR H. TUCKER
Craft Which Left N. Y.
Wednesday Sighted
Passing Albuqu r
que at 9 A. NJ.

ALBUQUERQUE, y. W., Oct.
25.-lPl-An airplane believed TO
be the Yankee Doodle passed
over Albuquerque at $40 a. m.
today. II flew about 500 feet
above the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorolozi-
cal conditions:
High .-..... l:45 q. m.; i:3S .. ~.
Low ......... $50 a. M; 7:i5 y. ~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-25
Concert to
Be Given
Sunday
Stutz Motor Car Company
to Broadcast Big
Program,
THE stutz Motor Company, in

THE Stutz Motor Company, in
Il conjunction with George NJ
Spindler, State distributor for Stutz
motor cars, will place on the air
Sunday, over station WFBM, Indi-
annapolis, from 6 to p. m, one Of
the most carefully prepared pro-
grams of symphony music and vocal
selections ever heard in this local
ity. The orchestra is under the
leadership of Earl Mounce, musical
director of WFBM. The arrange
ments have been made by George
Irish, former director Of the Indian
apolis Athletic Club orchestra.
Radio listeners within range OF
this station will be given an oppor-
tunity to compare this program with
those being broadcast over the Blue
and Red network from New York
and be accorded the pleasure OF
listening to the first symphony or
chesra ever organized in this city
for radio work. The Stutz Little
Symphony Orchestra is composed of
outstanding musicians, among them
being jeanette Orloff. concert mas
ter, and twenty-five other we'll
known artists. The following pieces
will be used: Four victims, one viola,
two cellos, two bass viols, one flute,
three clarinetS, one oboe, two
trumpetS, two trombones, two
French horns, two xylophoneS,
piano, drums, tympani, viabraphonc
The singers appearing on this
program are well known among re-
ligious circles. The double mixed
quartet is composed of Margaret
Ann Welsh and Florence Parkin
WEIGH, sopranos; Frank NusbaUm
and Floyd Chafee, tenors; Mildred
Johns and Catherine Morris, con-
traltos; Thomas Broadstreet and
Dewitt Talbert, bassos.
In presenting this program to
radio listeners, it is the intention
of the Stutz company to ascertain
if the radio public is interested III
good music rendered by capable In
dianapolis artists, and if so, they
ask their listeners to help support
this feature program by their con-
structive criticism and they will con-
tinue to give to their listeners a
program of this nature each Sunday
evening during the next year.
The March of the Black Hawks"
which will open and close the pro-
gram, was composed by George
Irish.
Fred Moskovitz, president of the
Stutz Motor Car Company. will give