davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1928-03-27

The police court yesterday tried the
case of alleged violation of the traffic
rules by Mr.. Daniel Joseph, car Cal, re-
ported by patrolman Nc Gregor for speed
ing, we mean for exceeding the speed
limit, on Hospital Street, a day last week.
Judge Stakemann returned a verdict OF
guilty and imposed fine of So. 90. The
case which was defended by attorney
jackson will be appealed.
For the information O. those who may
he interested it is stated that the bands
will render their periodical concerts on
week nights instead Of Sunday nights
wife the merry 90 round is r%unnin2 on
Sunday evenings, in view Of the few
people to take advantage Of both. The
other way gives some public attraction
at least two nights a week.
Mails close for the States via SIS. Fort
st. George" at 500 o'clock this after
noon.
A shipment of live cattle yesterday
stirred up some excitement when one OF
the refractory steers got away and dash
ed up King Street. Of course in this
dead place anything creates diversion
even certain kinds Of danger, but for the
sake of small children who may happen
to he on the street just after school some
proper restraint should be placed on WIG
bulIocks having the street Tor them
selves. Some time ago an order was is
sud and enforced to require that cattle
be transported in a special way. We as
sumo this had in mind not alone the com
folt Of the animal but the safety Of peo-
pie who have rights on the public street
same as the cattle.
The schur. Resolution" sailed for St.
Thomas yesterday afternoon on heg usual
trip carrying the outgoing mail and pas
, 1928-03-27
LOCAL

Passengers desiring to sail for New
York by the 5. S. 7Maraval'. due at
Frederik 3ted on or about April 2nd, are
advised to make special bookings at the
agency as early as possible.
, 1928-03-27

The schur Resolution" sailed for St.
Thomas yesterday afternoon on heE usual
trip carrying the outgoing mail and pas
senger, UrIa Heyliger,
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new EVIDENCE
UNCOVERED IN
GIRL SLAYINC
Police Seek to Place
Fatal Attack on Z
Year Old Girl At
Door of Chauffeur

TOLEDO, O., April 30.-tP)-New
evidence. the nature Of which police
declined to reveal. aided attempts to-
day to fasten the blame for the abb
duction and staying of Dorothy
Sielagowski, z, upon 26-year-old
chauffeur, arrested last night. His
name was withheld.
DIR. Edmund A. Puilinski, a DEN
tist, determined from an examination
of the victims body that the slayer
had a missing front tooth, Coroner
Frank G. kreft said. A chart of the
mans teeth was made and turned
over to Inspector Of detectives, Jer-
ry Buck.
Buck declined to discuss the evi-
dence against the chauffeur but il
was reported that his teeth CORE
spond with the chart made by the
dentist. He was also reported to be
familiar with the layout Of the Stella
gowski home. This was important
the police said. for the slayer an.
parently had a pass key to the
house and knew exactly the room
where Dorothy and ner three sisters
Stella, Is, Leona, S. and Caroline, 9
were sleeping.
Discovery of the missing tooth
virtually absolved a young man, TAX.
en- into custody yesterday. because
Of his acquaintace with the Stella.
gowski family.
The child was abducted from her
home early yesterday, criminally as.
saulted and 20 minutes later her
body was thrown upon a porch
across the street from her parents
home.
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DROWNED Man
IS IDENTIFIED
Mystery of Disappear
ance Solved, Hous-
ton Police Say

HOUSTON, May 30-(P)-The man
whose body was found in a lake IL
mileg from Humble Tuesday was j.
Harvey Mathes. 81, formerly OF
Memphis, Tenn, according to Tice
wilkins and Kirk Irwin. city detect
ives, who worked for several weeks
trying to find the man when he dis
appeared in February. A tax receipt
IN the dead mans pockets establish
ed his identity.
Mathes disappeared on February
"a after telling his -oommate "Pm
tired. I'm going to kill myself"
mat was the information obtained
oy the detectives in February.
Ihe dead man lived in Houston for
years, going under The name of j.
n. Jones. the detectives said. When
ne was reported missing, his brother,
ben = Mathis. president of the
Matnes Brothers Insurance company
Oh Memphis came here and STAYED
for several weeks TO search far ths
missing man.
The brother told officers that Har-
vey Mathes disappeared from Mem
pms 20 years ago and after seeking
information about his whereabouts
LOT several years his family gave
nim up for dead. Shortly before his
disappearance they heaerd he was in
Houston and the brother car,e here
TO look for him. Mathes had dis
appeared before his brother arrived
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SCHOOL Head
HERE RESIGNS,
REPORTS SAY
Superintendent For s
Years In Browns
vile; Gave Start to
Junior College

Thos. J. Yoe has resigned as su-
perintendent of the Brownsville city
schools and will accept the superin-
tendency of the San Benito schools.
according to unconfirmed reports
Wednesday morning. IL is understood
the resignation of Mr.. Yoe was ten
dered at a meeting of the school
board Tuesday night.
The reports assigned no specific
reason for the resignation.
Mr.. Yoe has served as superintend-
ent of the Brownsville schools eight
years, and has been reelected each
year by unanimous vote Of the school
t0ard. He was instrumental in
launching the junior college here, and
mas been prominently identified with
she development Of the school sys-
TEN.
Some friction developed in the
schools in the 1926-27 term. but the
past term has been marked BY ex-
cellent cooperation in every depart
ment. IL is believed this had nothing
to do with his resignation.
The rumor which spread with great
rapidity Wednesday morning was re
ceived with considerable surprise by
patrons Of the Brownsville school, as
1t was generally understood that Mr.
Yoe had definitely decided to remain
in Brownsville.
Several years ago Mr.. Yoe pur-
chased acreage just north CT Browns
Vile upon which he recently COM
pleted a modern home.
During the years he has served as
head OF the school system. the
schools have made rapid progress
The junior high school and several
ward schools have been erected, the
old grammar school remodeled, and
the new senior high and junior college
completed during his tenure as head
Of the local schools.
II. q. Harris, superintendent of
schools at San Benito for Is months,
rendered his resignation to the San
Benito school board Friday, May is,
and was accepted. Mr.. Harris having
decided to retire permanently from
school work. The board voted an
expression Of appreciation for the
work Mr.. Harris had done in the
schools, commencing his ability.
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RUSSIA HEARS
ITALIA, RADIO
STATION SAYS
Calls Intercepted BY
Station Near Mani
la Reported to Indi-
cate Ship Found

MANILA, May 3O.-tF)-Ths pr4|
vate radio station operator at Fort
Mckinley near Manila asserted thae
il intercepted n message at 1880 TO-
night from station AF2BQ, vladi-
vostok reading:
Mobile, heard your transmitter On.
about thirty meters. Please 70
ahead" g
The message, purportedly Cd
dressed 10 the commander OF Tho
missing dirigible Italia I'm the polar
region, was very faint.
Copyright, 1923, by The Associated
Press).
KINGS BAY, SPITZBERGEN, May
30.-The base ship Citta Di MiIan0
arrived at Kings Bay at midnight
unsuccessful in her efforts to OBJ
tian even a faint trace OF the miss
ing diriEible Italia and her crew Of
eighteen men.
The sturdy ship which was buffet
ed by heavy winds and ice foes fM
the polar sea off the northernmost
part Of Spitzbergen will 70 north
again 10 renew the search when tha
sealer Hobby arrives from Norway
carrying Lieutenant Luetzow Holm
and hydro-airplane i'm which thu
Norwegian fiiers viii reconnoitro thm
region In which the Italia may have
come down.
The Citta Di Mlano definitely
spiked reports published yesterday
that seal hunting ice cutter steam.
ship had received what was thought
10 be signals from Amsterdam Island
from the Italia. No sealer on AM
sterdam Island heard any such sig
nal. IL was stated.
The crew of the Citta Di Milanm
said they had not seen anything OF
interest on their trip TO the north in
search of the missing dirigible. The
ship reached nearly so degrees lati-
tude but soon encountered the lee
edge and finally had to turn back
near Cape Barren, north OF Vogel-
sang Island The vessel will 20 south
70 Advent Bay and lcefjord, where
she will bunker In preparation for
her return trip 70 the north. IL was
showing today and the cold was in
tense.
NAPLES. Italy, May S0.-P-
Cardinal Ascalesi has ordered three
days of special prayer throughout
the archdiocese for the rescue az
General Umberto Mobile and hiR
crew OF the missing dirigible Italia.
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NOVICE TAKES
INDIANAPOLIS
SPEEDCLASSIC
Lou Moore of Holly
wood Takes Second
Place Before Huge
Crowd at Track

INDIANAPOLIS. May S0.-(Pl-
Lou Meyer, a % year cid novice
driver Of Los Angeles, won the 500
mile automobile race at the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway today, thrill
ing a record breaking crowd Of 1885,
600 to 100000.
Lou Moore of Hollywood, Calf,
was second.
SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, May 30.
-lP)-W ith record breaking crowd
Of $4,000 to 10000 looking on.
Jimmy Gleason, a youthful Phila-
delphia driver, was leading the 500
mile automobile race at the Indian
anolis motor speedway today when the
half way mark was reached.
Gleason covered the 25Q-miles in
2:25:43.63, an average of 1O2.932 miles
an hour, smashing the track record
for the distance hung up by Peter
dc Paolo in 1925.
Anthony Gullato was second with
Lou Moore third and George Souders,
winner OF the 1927 event, fourth.
Leon Duray of Los Angeles, the
favorite who set terrific pace from
the start, leading expect for few
seconds for the first 162 miles, had
dropped back Of the first ten. He lost
the lead when he was forced 10 stop
TO take on fuel and change tires.
Before the half way mark was
reached seven of the original twenty
nine starters were listed as out of
the race. Two of the favorites, Cliff
Woodbury. Of Chicago, veteran
driver, and Cliff Bergere Of Los An
glees, were among the Withdrawals.
In the first $50 miles, Duray had
won $500 in lap prizes with Jimmy
Gleason earning $4,000. They got
500 for every lap of the race they
lead.
Gullota was hanging on to the lead
by a slim margin at 450 miles with
Gleason chasing him a quarter Of a
mile back. Meyers was third. The
time was 4:sS:64. an average OF
100.449 miles an hour.
Gleason went back into the lead at
452 miles by cutting loose with a
terrific burst of speed.
Lou Meyer pushed Gleason out of
the lead at 467 miles, with Gleason
dropping back into second place. As
the finish neared IL appeared TO be
anybody's race.
Duray. one Of the trio Of favorites
after setting a dizzy pace in the
early stages Of the race. was forced
to quit on his 330th mile when his
motor stuck.
BY the time 400 miles had been
clicked off, Gullota had disposed
Gleason as the leader, going to the
| front.
Earl Devore. a racing veteran
smashed into the north wall during
a light rain but escaped injury. The
gas tank of his car was smashed
forcing him out of the race at 40i
miles.
At 800 miles the speed had in
creased with Gleason leading, Lou
Meyer second and Gullota third.
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UmknO1Un Soldier GiUem
HOmOYS In Brownsville;
Nation Observing Day

With flags at half mast Wednes-
day morning. Brownsville paid trib-
ute to the memory of the soldier who
lies in an unnamed grave. Veterans
pinned medals TO their breasts and
swapped yarns Of the days that were
endless Nightmares of hate and
strife. Banks, the postoffice and
many business houses were closed
during the day.
The official ceremony in memory
Of the Unknown Soldier was jointly
carried through by the American
Legion and Fort Brown. and began
with a parade at . o'clock which
started from the Elizabeth street
entrance to the army post. The
Twelfth cavalry band, mounted, led
the procession with Parade Marshal
Captain II. v. Scanlan next in line
followed by two troops Of cavalry.
The next unit was the Spanish
American war veterans, then the
entire membership of John Hanson
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addressed the audience briefly. re-
counting the glorious deeds of those
who died for their country.
The ceremony at the gun ended
with the cavalry troops giving the
sabre salute and w. II. Kiekel plac-
ing the wretah on the gun. Led by
the band. the procession moved out
Of the park down Levee street to
Seventh, thence TO the cemetery
where short services were held in
memory Of John Walton. q member
of John Hanson Post who died sew
eral months ago.
At the post the day was observed
with the raising of the flag to full
mast at IL o'clock accompanied by
appropriate airs, and the immediate
appropriate air by the band. and the
immediate lowering to half mast.
where il remained for an hour. At 12
room, the flag was run up again 70
full mast and the national salute of
q guns fired. The band gave another
Continued or page eight
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Post. and a contingent Of Boy
Scouts. The parade turned west
on Thirteenth TO Levee. then right
to the park at the Missouri Pacific
depot. The foot marchers formed in
ranks by the field gun in the park
which was surrounded with white
crosses and small United States
flags. The two cavalry troops faced
the cannon from the rear.
The ceremonies in the park were
directed by Henry SHELTON, post
commander, who spoke TO the as
sembled audience of onlookers and
participants, of the portent Of Me-
mortal Day. His address was brief
and ended with the command to
hear the prayer Of the chaplain.
Captain I. L. BENEFITS prayer was
delivered amid impressive silence
maintained by a large audience with
barred heads. The band played a
short religious selection, and Cap
tain Scanlan stepped forward and
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LATE BULLETINS
sxIco FLIER on MExIcALI-MExIco crrY HOE


MEXICALL Lower California May 30EMaior Roberto Fierro
Mexican air off 1907 m,
southeast airplane flight Mex
about said he
doverth
ROAD
TYLER May 30The body Of T. H. WILSON, S. Of Gains county
today the Jim highway three miles north
indicat
whic did not STOP
DIRIGIBLE LOS ANGELES ON WAY HOME
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 30-The dirgbe
3ai flying field
3.tF9-One killed
damaged early today when Baltimore
passenger half
deraled at swic
LAUDED BEAUMONT
3OP-Stuart r. Smith of Beaumont
that people" esteem the executive highly than
crucial at the
convention.
CASE TO GRAND JURY MONDAY
30-lP-The Williamson
the
Monday afternoon officials
|town Wednesday.
LOUGHRAN BARELY MAKES CLASS
YORK 30-tF-Tommy the light
limit boutto
sealed exactly
&LstEn
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LIKES WIFE BUT
y T. =
LOVES ANOTHER,
= Z y
WOMAN CHARGES

LOS ANGELES. Calf, May 30
Pl-Although VIM. Proctor Man
ming Van Heusen, a member of the
wealthy collar manufacturing COM
pany. liked his wife very well. she
complained in her divorce suit on
file here today, he liked a certain
Ruth" twice as well.
"I'd give my life for Irene. but
7 would give two lives for Ruth"
the wife, Mrs. Irene Frazier Van
Heusen, quoted him as saying.
She also accused him Of being
found in the company of a dress
maker, the latter being only partly
clothed at the time.
Declaring her husband has an in
come Of 81 500 a month, Mrs. Van
Heusen asked alimony and custody
of the three children.
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pated in the two-hour riot. Police
Captain James J. White called in
reserves from the outlying dis
tricts TO whom is issued the order.
send them to bed, or 10 the hos
pital. or bring them here"
The students arrested were:
Gordon b. Tweedy, son 70 Prof.
II. H. Tweedy of the Yale Divini-
ty school; Herbert Stanley Con-
nell, New York City: Daniel T..
Moore, New Haven; Daniel Goth,
Middletown. Conn; Holland B..
Williams Of New York City; Ham
Elton Allen, Oneida, N. "
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LINDY ON FLIGHT
INTO CALIFORNIA
+ e =
STOPS IN TEXAS

AMARILLO. Texas, May 3d.
R)-Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh,
making a survey Of the proposed
train-plane passenger route from
coast to coast. landed at Bivins
field here shortly after a. m. for
fuel. He took off half an hour
later. presumably for Clovis, N. NJ.
WICHITA, Kas., May 30.-CP)-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, ac-
companied in his Ryan monoplane
by Colonel Henry Breckenridge
and by Major Thomas Lanphier Of
Detroit, took off from the Wichi-
Ia air port at 3 o'clock this morn
ing.
II was not known here whether
his destination was Denver or
Clovis, N. NJ.
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Yale Stdents 90 Rampage Battle Police When SIX Are
Held for Directing To Sewer Machine Disturbing SIu,beys

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 80.
--CP}-Two hundred Yale students.
Hurting bricks and fruit, stormed
police police headquarters early
today in an effort to rescue six Of
their comrades who had been ar
rested, but were unable to break
through the ranks of fifty police
men massed before the entrance.
Bricks were thrown through the
windows of the office of the chief
Of police in one Of the worst stu
dent riots known In this city.
Mere than 800 students PARTED
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Flight Officer
Burns to Death;
Partner Escapes

DOUGLAS. Ariz., May s0.-tPp-
Captain B. ". Baucom Of the army
aviation corps and commanders of a
squadron Of three planes enroute
from San Antonio TO March Field.
Calf, was burned to death at S:40
o'clock this morning as he made a
forced landing four miles northwest
of Douglas.
A companion. Lieutenant, r. J. Kar-
bach was thrown from the plane just
before it hit the ground and escaped
with injuries that arc not expected to
prove fatal. AS the airplane struck
the ground il was overturned by an
obstruction, the gas tank exploding
and setting fire to the machine.
Captain Baucom was caught In the
blaze before he could free himself
from a life belt.
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VALLEY URGES
need FOR BUS
MAILSERVICE
Favorable Recommen-
dation May Be Made
By Gaines Follow
ing Meeting Here

Establishment az bus mail service
throughout the Valley TO supplant
the present rail service is essential
70 handle the intra-Valley business,
$. NJ. Gaines of Fort Worth, divi-
sion superintendent of railway mail
service. was informed at a Valley
wide meeting at the federal court
room Tuesday night.
Mr.. Gaines indicated that he would
present 10 the department recon-
mendations that such supplemental
service be established. and requested
that the business interests of the
various localities Immediately pro-
vide information which could be used
in presenting the matter to the de-
partment.
Mr.. Gaines was sent to the Valley
upon the request If G.. W. bennett,
Brownsville postmaster and the Val
ley secretaries, arriving Monday
morning. He has made q thorough
survey of the Valley situation. and
will leave for Fort Worth Wednes-
day night to prepare his report.
Action by the department may be
taken within the next thirty days.
Proposals Received
Temporary proposals for handling
Valley first class fail by motor We
hicle were received Wednesday by
Mr.. Gaines. and these will be sub
mitted to the department. in the
event favorable action is taken a
temporary contract will be made ~
the government, and later bids will
be called and a regular four-year
contract made.
The practicability Of delivering "a
all Valley towns was discussed at
some length. and il is understood
that proposals submitted today were
Of a nature which will make il pos
Continued on page two.)
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and send them to their romos. As
a street car passed. some one
pulled the trolley pole from the
wire; a patroIman grabbed a stu
dent and started him towards
headquarters and the riot was on.
The students closed in on the
police nj an attempt to rescue the
studens and another Of their num-
ber vas arrested during the en-
suing battle. The students arm
ed themselves with bricks from a
nearby street construction Job
and stcrmed headquarters In
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Bill Smith Granted
STAY of Execution

AUSTIN, May 30.-tPl-A 30-day
stay will be granted Bill Smith,
sentenced TO be electrocuted early
Friday for the killing Of sheriff and
his deputy in Fisher county, Govern
or Moody said Wednesday.
Physicians, examining Smiths men
tai condition requested additional
time. the governor said.
Juan Flores and Lawrence Daven-
port also are to go to the chair early
Friday. Both were convicted for
murder.
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The trouble started when a sew
er machine. working in the street,
disturbed the slumbers of stu
dents in Fayerweather and Wright
Halls. Some one hurled q bottle
which crashed against the machine
and the next minute students from
nearly every window laid down a
barrage of glassware. A rush for
the campus then started and soon
SEQ men lined the streets.
"A flying squad was sent from
police headquarters and Dean
Clarence Mendell appeared in an
attempt 20 paeify the ring leadsrs
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last desperate attempt to release
their comrades. But the police
reserves had arrived and during
the melee In front az headquar-
ters. four more students were ar
rested.
The police were pelted with old
fruit and eggs. Bricks were hurl-
ed through the windows Of the
office Of the chief OF police before
the officers got the upper hand
and started a march to the cam
pus. The students were herded
through the campus gates which
were then locked
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Report z Lives
Lost In Colorado

SALIDA, Colo. Nay 30.- R,-Two
lives have been lost and lowlands or
this section were inundated by
floodwaters Of the Arkansas river
reported today 70 5e NJ the highest
stage in several years. Collapse OF
temporary bridge on which they
were standing cost the lives or two
unidentified persons today. VoIun-
teer residents worked for hours to
construct temporary dyke OF sand
bags to protect the city's water sup
ply from the flood. Melting snow
in the mountains and heavy recent
rains caused the high waters.
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Plane Seeks to Make
Durance Flight Mark

SANTA ANNA, Cal, May 30.-(Pl
The massive Zenith monoplane
Albatross, carrying two pilots and a
mechanic. and weighted down with
1900 gallons or gasoline, took off
from an airport near here at 2 a. m.
today for another try at the world's
flight duration record
r. O. ID. Sullivan and l.. q. Sulli-
van. both of San Diego. were the
pilots and Sol Piegel OF Santa Anna
the mechanic.
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DIRIGIRLE ARRIVES

PITTSBURGH. Pa. May 3O.-CP)-
The navy dirigible Los Angeles ar.
rived at Bettis field McKeesport
shortly before l .. M. eastern day.
light saving time todav, after cruis.
ing from Lakehurst, N. j., TO be or
hand for the national elimination
balloon races. The huge craft cir.
cled the field, watched by large
crowds