davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Nogales international., 1928-09-18
VOTE RECEIVED BY
PCT. COMMITTEEMAN

Following is the vote received
by Democratic precinct commit
teemen elected n Nogales Pre-
cinct No. l at Tuesdays primary:
Frank NJ. Lynch 545, Charles L.
Hardy 541, James V. Robins 536,
Fhil Herold 536, Craig Pottinger
531, E. D. Miller SEQ, w. F.
Chenoweth 497.
F. F. Daley of Phoenix, Ari-
zona manager of Warren Brothers,
bitulith C concern; and j. G. John,4
ston of Oakland, vice president of
Warrer Constructor Company,
are here for the opening of paw
ing bids ton ght.
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sex and for universal equality than did
she.
n X Y
THE daughter Of poor. upstate
New York farmer named Bennett,
Mrs. Lockwood early began teaching
school, marrying when 10 years of age
a MIR. McNall. promising farmer who
soon thereafter contracted tuberculosis
and died five years later, leaving her
widow with an infant daughter, Lura.
Necessity compelled her again TO seek
employment and she returned 10 teacn~
ing school for living, meanwhile grad
uating from Genesee College In June.
1857 Tnstructing classes was never TO
her liking. Her heart and mind were
continually set upon getting thorough
knowledge OF the law with view
toward praeticing before the courts,
and IL was this ardent desire That
brought her 10 Washington, where she
could see the Nations chief Legislative
body making, shaping and debating bills
covering the great problems OF the Gay.
She arrived In Washington In FeDru"
airy, 1886 from OWego, New YORK, WIN
few dollars and only her personality ana
her education IN recommend her, She
soon found IL necessary 10 oplhhi EN-
ployment, which she did In instmcting
IN a ladies school She was not q
nan-hatcr, and twice demonstrated
this, for in 1868 she again married,
this time To Rev. Ezekiel Lockwood OF
this city, who was for some years after.
ward an invalid upon her hands. and
died in 1877.
When Mrs. Lockwood came here the
law schools Of the city were closed 10
women, but she saw tao reason why thep
should be, and forthwith proceeded 70
try TO matTicuIate, but without avail
Finally, la 1870, when u well known
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suitable, legal work and will have a
softening and refining influence on the
criminal classes Of the city Of ST. Louis,
and the attaches OF the court. There
should be more appointments Of the
same sort.
If women In the States are not per-
mitted 10 vote. there Is no law against
their being voted for, aud II elected,
filling the highest office In the gift Of
the people.
Two Of the present political par
! ties which have candidates In the field
believe in woman suffrage. II would
have been we'll had some of the candi-
dates been Woman. There is no use In
attempting 70 avoid the Inevitable
The Republican party, claiming 10
be the party OF progress, has little else
| but insult for women, when they APP
Deaz before its conventions and ask
/ for recognition. Mote, for instance, the
/ resolution on woman suffrage presented
/ 10 their convention on the 5th Of June
1T is quite time that we had our
own party: our own platform, and our
own nominees.
/ We shall never have equal rights
! until We take them, nor respect until
!. We command it. Act up 10 your con-
| victions Of justice and right, and you
cannot 90 far wrong Yours truly,
"BELVA A, LOCKWOOD"
Mrs. Lockwood WAS q strong, forceful
woman, not the kind imbued with tin
fallacioug idea that woman Is superior
10 man, but Of the type then seeking
only equal privileges in the Land ri
the free and the home OF the brave
with the men of our country, entrusted
alone with it's Government SINCE tins be.
ginning of the Republic. No Womar
ever put up a Drawer fight than did she
aud no woman ever did more iOf heI
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said in Tshansana, and was about to
speak to the Makosi when their servants
took me-
And how came you to be lying in
this place that all men fear because of
the tree magic?" inquired Carnac.
II am the guardian of the tree" re-
piled the man with quiet dignity.
SOP" returned Carnac. We'll, since
it Is the Law that the guardian must
bear the guilt of his charge. you are
held for Indictment to murder and STIR
ring up the country
The shot told. The man thought for
a moment Then:
''Hakosi." he said. "hear my word. for
it is the truth. am descendant Of
the hereditary doctors. and completed
my. training year ago. But times are
lean, and 1t is not easy, though all men
want mutt tmagicl, to get payment.
Many time have reversed the charm,
visiting debtors with the most unpleas-
ant punishments.
"One day. while I was seeking medi-
cines in this place, my dog found the
hole which / saw the 'Nkosi enter just
nowhere q smile went around the
listening group-"and disappeared and
did not come back, though heard him
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tional explanations first. Somebody, 1t
seemed to us, was working conjuring-
trick. But as the closest inspection re-
vealed nothing. We had to admit that 1t
was very clever one. We had in
cluded a good length of picket-rope in
our travelling gear. but though we care
fully examined every inch of the trees
surface, We could only find such small
openings as might be made by
squirrel.
n
A S We stood talking over the matter,
sorely puzzled. We heard something
that stimulated our energies to fever
point. From almost under our feet
there sounded heavy ''plonk" a
big stone falling into a, deep well. In
mediately after that something else
happened.
Dandy and were casting about in
the high grass and scrub on the side
of the tree away from the open space
already described. when suddenly my
share of the world seemed to melt away
and down I went-into big holel
1t was only matter of perhaps
seven-foot drop on to a soft bottom,
but even that can be sufficiently start
ling. had just begun to explain to
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Great One. who alone decides such
wcighty matters?"
| "Barena," fa,tered the youth, Il
we-have never heard the name"
"Madolena," ordered Carnac. shortly,
take these men away and put the irons
on"
! Both prisoners found their tongue.
| "Bavena." Stammered the spokesman,
| glancing fearfully round and sinking his
| voice, "it is true that he--it-~has no
name. for it was the tree--the magic
tree that Sings
The prisoners were removed and, sit
ting in Danbys spacious living hut, the
| four of us-including old Madonela, who
souatted on the floor-pooled our in
formation.
1T was about year ago now since the
l. runlor first reached lis of Inysteri-
Gus tree that sang" prescribed potions
and philtreS and pronounced augurieS in
the manner OF the traditional or2cleS.
| We had treated IS as one Of the thou
cand-and-one native legends one STUN
bl2S upon and discusses, at most, with
an occasional joking reference.
But unlike others, this particular
miracle had acquired increased prestige
with the passage of time until now
such references to 1t were no longer
popular among the nasives-were met.
III fact with a frankly hostile stare.
1t was practically hlonitshWa (taooo).
For some time there had been signs
of new spirit abroad among the people
of the Observation-Disclosures. too. of an
evil influence at work. Nothing ceiinite:
hint here, look there, Intangible
but menacing.
The statement of PitSeng WIS the
last piece of evidence. Prom a COM
paratively harmless ritual. the Sing
ing Tree" had now become a sinister
arbit2r of life and death.
The prisoners were recalled. Carnac
turned in his chair to address them.
Listen. you'll" he said, stcrnly. we
| have decided that being young. and
| fools at that, you shall not be handed
over to the governmsnt-Sut you shall
show us the Tree that Sings"
The two turned to each other in
SpcechlcSs CONSERVATION.
otherwise" continued C2rnac bend
ing forward and fixing them with his
| peculiar dark eyes. you will be old men
before you go free"
Two gasps of terror were the only
answer.
We sent the two prisoners a little
/ III aQfdl1CEs Will d1l tSCVfb Ol udt1fC
constables in plain clothes dressed
native fashion, and started on our
march into the Bushveld, the eXpedi-
ton being marred by the silent and
Sullen reserve which took the place of
the usual pleasant greetings on the part
of those we met-an eloquent sign of
impending trouble 1t was at noon on
the second day that we arrived at
our objective.
The Singing Tree stood in the heart
of one of those thick patches of forest
that alternate with open rolling country
along the banks of the Balule (Olifants)
River
It was huge "cream-of tartar" tree,
silver harked, with great fieshy
branches, and it Stoed at the crook of
a sharp bend in the river. into which
some of its roots protruded On the
landward side, a small grassy glade
formed what was evidently the audi
ence-chamber'
Now, even in country teeming with
"magic'-or, at any rate, many mex
plicable phenomena--one exhausts "a
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my angry retort. Send down that
rope Where did you think VASE"
The opening above. We discovered,
had been cleverly hidden with reeds
placed across it and covered with turf
and leaves Lower down, wooden bar
had been firmly fixed from side to side
of the hole 1t was reeds and rubble
falling across this. forming kind OF
false bottom. that had given way under
my weight and let me through into
the water.
IN spite of the fact, insisted on by
Il the native police-excepting Ma
donela, who preserved a dignified neu-
trality--that such place must be
populated by witches of the worst kind.
we decided that there was something
about my accidental discovery that
called for investigation. We were busy
making the necessary arrangements,
when another distraction occurred.
Three of the native police made
sudden dash into the bush. and re-
turned it'll a strange native-a young
man wio seemed quite unperturbed at
his capture.
II am Matsibitsi, son Of 'Mbube," he
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Dandy that 1t was probably forgotten
gamepit. when something else collapsed,
and continued my downward journey
abruptly, amid shower of sand and
rubble had just time to notice that
the sides of my narrow prison widened
suddenly into black nothingness. and
then, with a booming splash, I struck
water
Scrambling to my feet, found my
self standing in a sort of cave of un-
known dimensions, shaped like de-
canter, the neck of which was the
narrow, almost vertical tunnel through
which had fallen. and now just out
of reach above my head. Outside the
circle of dim light. cast from above, in
which stood. there was blank dark
ness all round, out of which from
somewhere close by came the LAP
lap Of deep water.
Thoughts of the Iairs of prehistoric
reptiles and crocodiles larders crowded
intentionally into my mind and was
very glad To see the upper half of Dan
by investigating the hole through which
/ had fallen.
"Hullol Are you there, old chap" he
inquired, solicitously.
"Of course I'm here, you fooli" was
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it was manitestly apparent that the
women could not forg CT be denied the
rights no reasonable man could deny
them.
Back III the early sos Mrs Lock
wood rode the firSt tricycle. brought
To this city. and for awhile her APP
pearance on the machine created 4
sensation here wherever she went
Judge job Barnard tells an amusing
story OF Mrs Lockwood, when she was
trying u case before Chief Justice
Cartier It seems sha was the attor-
ney for he persona. reprezeg tative Of
q deeedent and In her argument be-
came quite earnest and IN a high voice
said. as Judge Barnard relates, THAT
II the court should decide contrary To
the principles for which she was CONF
tending, the deceased would get ND out
OF hia grave to protest against IT," At
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this point the chief justice raised his
hand gently. and said Never mind,
Mrs Lockwood. never mind: he won't
set out"
For upward of 40 years she lived and
practiced law at ole + street north
west. bat, at the time of her death,
which took place at George Washing
ton Hospital, IN May. 1917. she was
living at S04 Indiana avenue north
vast Her descendants included at
least one grandson. p, l.. 0rmes, then
reSidmg here, AT the time OF her
aeAtn, Mrs, lockwood was 81 years old
-
4 MOTHER notable woman Of a few
wears hse.s, and who was. besides,
spectacular ana conspicuous. was pr,
MARY H. Walker, who made frequent
visits 10 this city for q number Of
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crying in the dark So as I greatly
valued the dog, made a rope of Mtwazi
"a creeping plarD and rescued him. 1t
was after that" concluded the man,
with apparent inconsequence, that the
magic tree began to sing. 1 will show
the Makosi its secret"
Our arrangements were soon made
rope, matches, arms, electric torch.
Let him go first, boys" said Dandy.
IT don't want any of his unpleasant
punishments falling on mel!
Matsibitsi, hanging by his hands TO
the cross-bar, already mentioned, swung
himself into the cave out of sight.
IF the Hakosi will follow me-" came
his voice from the gloom. they VIII
land almost clear of the water"
In another minute we stood side by
side on a narrow, sandy beach tnab
shelved sharply into deep water. Black
ripples Tapped at our feet. -.
BY the light of the torch IL was CD
vious what had taken place. Ine cui
rent of the river. in rounding the Deno'
had eroded a hollow under the mgn
bank. the height above water ieVei CSiIls
accounted for by the gradual 1aIilng
away of the sandy roof. Tough, mat
ted roots reinforced the sides and CELL
ing of the cave.
The opening by which We had enter
ed was. of course. the lair OF some
large animal-probably an ant bear
encroached upon by the extension m
land Of the cave and, therefore, aoan-
doned.
The atmosphere was sitting; there
was a smell of animals, decay ana
musk, the latter suggestive OF croco-
dies. In reply to a question our guide
| told us that the only other entrance
was from the river. about two feet be-
| low the water level.
| At the far side of the hollow Matsl-
| bitsi now indicated a grass rope, with
| loops at intervals of about IL lnches.
Ladder" remarked Carnac.
I was the last to go up, and for
minute or so I understood the feelings
| Of people who earn a living by clean
| ing factory chimneys. Putting out my
/ hand once. to stop the rope from SPIN
| ming. touched, not earth, but wood
| soft and rotten.
"WELCoME to the magician's Lair
w came Danby's voice from the
| dim circle of light overhead. and l
squeezed in beside the others. onto
stout staging of bush poles built across
| the diameter of a circular wooden
| shaft
We were inside the great tree!
Suddenly ray of daylight HUM
| mated the scene.
Behold the mouth OF the Singing
Tree, Makosi!'' Matsibitsi spoke with
the pride of the inventor.
The light shone through an opening
less than six inches square, cut through
the trunk right under the shadow OF
a big branch which projected hori-
zontally toward the clearing. Through
the opening could be seen the heads of
the native constabies, some II feet
below.
Something snapped shut, leaving us
| in black darkness. and by means of the
| torch we saw that the mouth had
been closed by tiny shutter Of goat
skin. cleverly glimmed over on the out
| side with silvery bark. No wonder we
| had missed 1t in our first examination
/ of the treel
Matsibitsi nlodestly admitted the au-
| thorship of the whole scheme.
| Those who would not pay for mutt
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The uncanny experience herewith
related happened when the author
was a member of the British South
African Police. He has signed an al
fidayit as &c ..ls,o truth of every incl
dent in this strange, exciting ma
ratiVe
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THE nesrest Washington City ever
cane u furnishing . President
for the United states was way
back IN 1884 and again IN 1888.
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T%wo figures slid from the dense
bush. Slipped like snakes over the
camp fence, and melted into the
deem shadow thrown by the hut.
They crouched for a moment
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vice Of General Houston. This re-
suited in the defeat, surrender and
massacre of DR.. Grant, Fannin and
their men by General Urria's army
invading Texas from Matsmoros.
After the defeat Of Santa Anna on
the field Of San Jacinto. the Mexican
army in Texas. not with Santa An
ma, were permitted to return to Mex
leo by the way of Mstamoros. fol-
lowed by the Texas army under
General Rusk.
Then in 1912 was the tragedy Of
the Somerville expedition and the
Mier prisoners.
When General Taylor landed at
Corpus Christi and marched with
the United States army 10 the Rio
Grande. rrecipitating war between
Mexico and the United -tates, his
army was accompanied by newspaper
correspondents and for the first time
every incident of the country and
the battles Of Palo Alto and Resaca
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grant. These lands were mostly va
cant or used as immense cattle
ranches prior to the Mexican war
with the United States.
When the Texas revolution broke
out Matamoros was a considerable
city and rendezvous Of some Of the
forces against the revolving provinces
of Texas. IL was a garrison city
and probably the largest and richest
on the Rio Grande accessible to the
Texas colonies. II was q base Of
supplies for the garrison of Goliad
and San Antonio. then in possession
of Mexico. For that reason aftefhe
seige and fall Of San AntQ DE
Bexar in December 1925 Cen
ersl Cos had been peIn1ed under
parole 70 return to kexico via La
redo, the ambitious and imprudent
scheme of DIR. Gra and Colonies
Johnson and mih, to capture Mata-
moros. wG6rmed against the ad-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-12
Schools May Be Used
For Olympic Housing

AMSTERDAM, Holland. (F1-"Mass
hiileting' IN sehoolhouses and other
public buildings may be resorted to
for accommodation Of the influx OF
visitors expected for the Olympic
games in August. Shius also play
> part in the housing plans.
Representatives of the Netherlands
Olympic committee, the municipality
pr Amsterdam, the Netherlands Rail-
Ways, the Netherlands Tourist Of
flee and the Society Of Hotel Keep
Prs, Restsuranteurs and Cafe Own
ers, at . meeting under the chair
knanship Of Prince Hendrix. took
bteps TO meet the emergency.
Three divisions were decided cpon
IN the matter Of work-the housing
pf those taking part in the games.
which Is in the hands of the Olympic
committee the housing Of foreign
spectators and consideration Of lie
kroposals for ~mass billstins.s
a plan for housing q certain 81.
eeutnge Of the visitors on Dutch
Ind foreign ships has been favor
pbly received and arrangements are
beins made 20 that end.
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and the Confederate troops took pos
session Of all these army posts and
forts early in 1863
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de- Ia Palma are graphically de-
srribed. This was the beginning Of
Fort Brown and Brownsviiie-
The Rio Grande as the boundary
line between Mexico and Texas us
established by the treaty Of Guads-
lupe Hidslgo OF date February =
lS46-
Since then the United States has
established and g~arrisoned forts at
Brownsville and kinggold barracks or
Rio Grande City. Brownsville grew
as a trading point for the scattering
population along the river banks and
the ranches contiguous, but 1t was
isolated from the balance Of Texas
for many years.
In 1919 came the discovery Of
gold in California and tine rush 20
this new Eldorado along every avail
able route. a portion of these ar
gonats selected the water route to
Point Isabel and Brazos Santiago
and thence with their stores and
equipment sailed up the Rio Grand-
as far ~ n~avigable BY light draft
water crafts and then proceeded on
the Mexican side Of the rfver as
far as FL Paso or chihuahua and
then to the Pacific. There is a very
interesting account Of one Of these
trips entitled Western Journal b.
Audubon and his was an ambitious
scheme starting from New York but
soon after going up the river from
Brownsville, the party was stricken
by the cholers. causing many deaths
and some desertions. only a part o.
them preserved and finally reached
the gold coast.
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ment of this oatline. "a apurnr
I'm The Herald next snndar
Judge HARDWOOD carries VALLEY
history down 10 the beginning ~
the present development.
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Then came the great Civil War
and both Brownsville and Mata-
moros again came into prominence
and remained 20. In fact this period
has been less exhausted by his
torians than any Of the interesting
periods. There are a number Of rea-
sons for this. The first task Of the
citizens Of Texas after she seeded
was TO capture or obtain tEe peace
full evzcuat.ons of all forts and army
posts Of the federal government.
which had been established in va
rious parts Of the state for the pro-
lection Of the border land against
Indian depredations. This was done
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In the third and last install
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de Ia Palma are graphically de-
scribed. This was the beginning OF
Fort Brown and Brownsville
The Washington times., 1928-01-19
BILLIARD PLAY
OPENS MONDAY

Because of the failure of the
new table on which the pocket
billiard championship tournament Is
to be played at the Mayfair Parlors,
the series of 100 point games for
the District of Columbia title will
not start until Monday at o'clock
Play had originally been scheduled
to begin tonight.
Manager Harry Clarkson reports
the cream of local talent has
entered this interesting event for
which heavy cash prizes have been
offered, including $50 for the
winner, $25 for the player winning
the second largest number Of
games. SIS for third place and SO
for fourth. Twenty-Five dollars
will be awarded for high run.
The Washington times., 1928-01-19
Charlie Metropolis Signs
To Meet Joe Turner

Charlie Metropoulis, Greek Olyna-
pic winner in the middleweight
class who has appeared here in
several matches three years ago,
has signed to wrestIe doe Turner
a finish match, best two out OF three
falls, at the Arcadia Monday night.
Metropolis defeated Joe Turner,
John Ellis and Pink Gardner on the
local mat in his last appearance
here and Ii one Of the cleverest
wrestlers ever seen in action IN
this section.
The Washington times., 1928-01-19
CORNELL IS.
LEADING

NEW YORK, Jan. IL IA close
race Is forecast IN the Eastern Inter
collegiate League today as the resuit
of unexpected strength shown last
night by the Columbia and Pernsyi-
yania uuintets. Penn defeated
Princeton. us to 23. C0lunbia, after
seven straight defeats, won III first
game 81 the season BY nosing out
Yale. "A to 23.
Cornell now holds undispUted
possession Of first place ~ are-
suit Of PrincetOn'a defeat.
Dutch Rieger, CoIunbia's versa
tile athletic star, Gagged nine goals
against Yale. Schaaf, Penn guard.
tailed IA points IN the last period 70
defeat Princeton 1t was the first
home basketball game the Tigers had
lost to Penn since 1924.
The league Standing:
The Washington times., 1928-01-19

Last season, on more than one
occasion. Marberry complained that
he wanted to be a starting pitcher,
not d relief Finger. However, con.
ditions hardly allowed that so he
toiIed on, sharing relief duties with
the brilliant Braxton.
This season, with BraxtCn again
available and with sad Sam" Jones
q possible relief hurler, the giant
Texan may reach the goal OF his
desire and become one Of the start
Ing pitchers, taking his turn. To
do 70. however, he will have hard
work ahead Of him at Tampa and
on this account may begin working
out with the newcomers on Febru-
AIRY 20.