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The Alaskan., 1929-05-17
KIDNAPPING FOR A MILLION

Three years ago, Sam Clark leditor of JIM JAM JEMS pub lished the following story of the footing of Barnett Jackson's es- tate. Last November, 1928, the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs investigated this same case, almost four years 1 later and the evidence introduc- ed substantiated the story as written by "Jim Jam Jems, Jr.'
 Clark Is now with Whiz Bang Bill, running another JIM JAM JEMS. The question this publi- cation asks is What will he say If he reads the Senate investiga- tions and the mass of evidence introduced to show the crooked ness of the Indian Bureau from reservation mules" to Burke recently deposed head of that Bureau.
 This Is a true tale of how a sleek adventures put the sigh" in siren and cashed in on it. slicker than an eel in a barrel of soap studs.
 But guardian O'Hornett also was on the job. When he learn ed that his incompetent ward had been kidnapped he started in pursuit and also notified the then Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Cato Sells, who sent an Inspector to assist in the cap ture. Habeas corpus proceed ings were instituted and finally the seductive Kate-then claim ing to be Mrs. Jackson Barnett returned to Oklahoma with her marital prize
 Tn the meantime an Inspector for the Indian Bureau, aided by a corps of detectives, delved in- to the past life of Mrs. Anna Laura Sturgis Lowe Barnette and filed 1t with the Indian Bu- reau. A copy of 1t is in our pos session. It's a corker. It traces the dame from her birth date to Kidnapping sortie. It de- scribes her two former marriag- es, her divorce from Sturgis and her annexation of the aged Lowe whom she mistakenly believed wealthy. It traces her move ments over a period of years thru a number of States from Oklahoma to New York. It in- i cludes the names of the hotels where she registered, the report of tn liaisons she made thru ne- gro bell boys, of her being or dered to leave various hotels and of her efforts to secure money from various parties. It details her relations with vari- ous men and of her securing money from them as a price for her silence. Over a term of years it details the movements and the doings of this tireleSs huntress of men and mazuma. It's a doc- ument packed full of human in- terest and replete with the wiles of a shreWd, daring and design ling Circe in her determined quest for the long green. The fact is it's so darned interesting that it's unprintable, But it Idoes brand Mrs. Anna Laura Sturgis Lowe Barnett as a very astute separator of money from befooled men.
 Shortly after this report was filled with Commissioner of h. dian Affairs, Cato Sells, he was Succeeded in office by Charles H. Burke and the money tempo shifted into high gear. Anna gracefully insinuated herself in to the good graces of Indian Af- fairs off1cialdom in spite of that damning report on file in the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
BOXERSPOINT
FOR BOUT AT
MIAMI BEACH
Sharkey Thrashes Out
Sparring Partners;
Stribling Is Doing
Regular Road Work

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. SIP
Jack sharkey today was prepared
for a strenuous session with his
sparrinR partners, while Young
Stribling, the Boston sailors adver-
sary in the projected battle Of
Flaminso Park hers February 81.
cast about for some way 10 get the
feel Of the breeze" In his face.
Strib will not "Ret the feel OF the
breeze BY peering over the cockpit
Of hiS airplane. for he was grounded
today by Promoter Jack Dempsey's
Injunction.
The Boston COB went through a
hard session yesterday for the cam
era men, and will appear in his ring
again tomorrow. Friday he will 20
to Tampa with Jack Dempsey TO
witness a boxing match. Sharkey
probably will referee one OF the
matches.
While StriblinF held Ia his night
~ program Of two and one-half
miles road work. his father
conferred with Johnny Buckley,
Sharkey's pilot. over a referee. No
selection is expected until shortly
before hostilities-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
JAPANESE and
AMERICANS IN
BILLIARD Lead
European Stars Whip
ped By Schae e r,
Cochran and Matsu-
yama in Tourney

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-(P)-The
first complete turn az the wheel in
the round robin tournament for the
worlds 1872 balkline billiard cham
pionship today found two Americans
and a Japanese tied for the lead.
Taking European opponents over
the hurdles with some difficulty in
yesterdays matches, Welker Coch-
ran, Of Hollywood, and young Jake
Schaefer, Of Chicago, forced their
way into a triple deadlock with Kir-
ney M~atsuyama for the pace-settiug
position. Each has won one match
and lost o Down in the cellar
are the three European stars-Edou-
ard Horemans of Belgium. the de-
Tending champion; Felix Grange, of
France, and Eric Hagenlacher, of
Germany.
Matsuyama started the European
debacle by trouncing Horemans in
the opening match Of the tourna-
ment on Monday night; Cochran
kept the ball rolling with a 4O0-2s3
triumph over Hagenlacher Yesterday
afternoon; Schaefer made it unani-
nous by coming from behind to whip
Grange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
a@ma Tie HERALD SPORTS SECTION Gmm4z
LOUCHRAN PUTS EMANUEL
OUT OF CHASE FOR TITLE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6.-(R1-Tom-
my Loughran, light heavyweight
champion and aspirant to the heavy
weight title, scored his second VIC
tory over Armand Emanuel last
night and whatever hopes the fight
ing law student may have held to
occupy the throne vacated by Gene
Tunney again faded.
Emanuel, however, looked good in
defeat and as upon the occasion of
their first battle in New York sev-
eral months ago, the decision was
given to the champion over the pro-
test of many of the fans. Those at
the ringside, however, were unani-
nous in backing up the verdict OF
Referee Abe Ross.
Loughrsn's greater experience
counted in the long run. They
fought at q gait at which only men
with the speed and skill that Lough-
ran and Emanuel possess can stand.
Upset in the seventh by a hard left
hook on the point of the jaw, and
o nthe short end in the eighth.
Loughrsn staged a furious finish IN
the remaining two rounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
BOXER KILLS
HIS OPPONENT
Young Welter Is Held
Following Death
OF Negro

SEATTLE. Feb. 6.-(RACecil Gey-
sci, 2i-year-old w~elterweight boxer
Of Seattle. was held today pending
an inquest into the death Of Eddie
Cartwright, negro w~elterweight Of
Portland. Ore. who died a few min
utes after having been knocked out
by Geysel last night.
The knockout blow did not cause
the death of the veteran, an autopsy
showed. II was the last Of q bat
terry Of punches TO the jaw from the
gloves of Geysel.
A hemorrhage. resulting from a
rupture Of arteries mt the base Of
the brain when Csrtwright's head
struck the canvas, caused his death.
Coroner William J. Jones reported.
The examination also revealed a dis
eased heart. which, consulting ply
sicians said. might have caused his
death from any form Of over-exer-
tion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
HGHTS LAST


by the Associated Press)
Los ANGELES.-Tommy Louzran.
Philadelphia. ~outpointed Armand
Emanuel, San Francisco, CfO). Joe
Lehman, Toledo, outpointed Tom
Patrick. Los Angeles, (6). Walter
Hoffman, Los Angeles. outpointed
Rocky Adams. Omaha. (D.
INDIANAPOLIS.-Lou Terry. ST.
Louis. outpointed Jimmy Borde.
France, C10l. Jackie London, Chi
eago. outpointed Windy Myers. Gin
cinnati. 90. Jackie Purvis, Kokomo,
Ind, ~outpointed Victor Ross. Gin
cinnsti. 80.
CLEVELAND. O-Jimmv Good
rich, Buffalo. outpointed Paul Pr
rome. Cleveland. (6).
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-Leroy Don
gan. Blytheville. Ark. ~outpointed
Irish Mickey Gill, Chicago, G0).
MINNEAPOLIS. - Dick Daniels,
Minneapolis. o%utpointed Irish Mickey
Gill. Chicago. (l0).
MINNEAPOLIS. - Dick Daniels,
Minneapolis, outpointed Del Fon-
tame. Winnipeg, C10) Tom Hood,
london, Eng, o%utpointed Roy Mich
a%elson. Minneapolis, 90. Bill Free
man, Minneapolis. ou%tpointed Jack
Mulvaney, Montreal, (6).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
BY ALAN J. GOULD
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Editor.)

When you start talking about ep-
ochs in sport and that sort Of thing.
how about the epoch that a young
man named Jones started on the links
of the Inwood Country club in 1928
as he beat Bobby Cruickshank for
the American Open golf champion
ship?
saw Bobby Jones-you may have
heard his name before-beat Cruick-
shank with one of the greatest iron
shots Of any championship affair and
thereby gain his first national title
five years ago on the flat, watery
Long Island links. / saw the great
Georgian, a trifle balder and stout
er, NOW down his opposition at Brae
Burn last September in n crushing
march to his fourth American anna
teur crown in five years.
II you don't think there's been an
epoch-making achievement within
these five years, look the record over.
Four national amateur champion
ships, two national open titles and
q brace of British open crowns rep
resent the conquest Of Atlanta's
fair haired boy. There's no one else
even close over this period, no one
player except Walter Hagen who
has captured any national title. Brit
ish or American, more than once in
that five year span.
The strange part Of IL is that
those who tramped behind Cruick-
shank and Jones in their 1928 play
off over the w~ind-swept Inwood links
had q pretty good bunch that il was
just q case of setting off the fire.
works. Bobby was the boy wonder,
acknowledged at Fl as a master shot
maker in a game where IL was only
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
LAST NIGHTS
BASKETBALL
by the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated Press)
At CALDWELL. Ida.-Collegs OF
Idaho Al; Idaho U. southern branch
81.
MOSCOW. Ida.-Idaho IS; Wash
ington State College 81.
WlCHITA.-Pittsburgh Teachers
~; Wichita IS.
SANFORD.-St. Irnatius so;
Stanford %.
NoRTHFIELp, Minn.-sto Olaf
AZ; Hamline Is.
ToPEKA.-ColleEe Of Emporis 80;
W~ashburn %.
NEWTON, Ksns.-Bethel SO;
Friends U. 20.
EUGENE.-oregon U. AZ; Mon
tsna 81.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo- Springfield
Teachers 90; Kirksville II.
G0LDEN.-Colorado U. 81; Colo.
RADIO Mines 26.
MILwAUKEE.-Notre Dame %;
Marquette II.
BLOOMINGTON. - Indiana so;
Northwestern 81.
COLLEGE STATIoN.-Texas A. &
VI. as: Southern Methodist u. 16.
FULTON. Mo.-Westminister a.:
Tarkio College So.
LEXINGTON. No. - Wentworth
10; Ksmper rs.
ST. PAUL.-MeAiester 81; st
Mary's 81.
NoRMAN-ok1shons q. AZ; okla.
hcna Aggies 20.
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&PORTS FORUM I:
- By Bishop Clements ,

the football squad will be in charge
OF his assistants Karow and James.
Texas University has n good
basketball team, everyone admits
that, even Jinx Tucker. the Waco
sports scribe. but no one will adj
NIT they are the equal of the Ar
Kansas R~azorbacks. What makes
this alleged superiority of the Raz-
orbacks over the Steers, Is, we are
told. the size of the players. The
Razorbacks are very tall, much
lengthier In height than the
Steers, and that makes the differ
ence The Arkansas quint hasn't
lost a game In three years, and on
more than occasion, players
Of their team have shot baskets
such fashion as to bevilder their
opponents. Coach Schmidt's quint
plays a passing game, keeping the
ball high in the air, thus taking
advantage of his six-fcoters.
Tony CanZoneri. the pride Of New
Orleans. is cunning to regain his
lost featherweight title fighter. To-
night he takes on Joey Sanger, in
the headliner Of n fistic bill in Chi
csgo- Tony was raised in New Or
leans. where he sold papers and
made shoes look brighter, with his
liquid and brush. when he was N kid.
New Orleans fans believe "their
Tonee" the best fighter in the
world. snd when the Wop paid q
visit 10 his home town in 1927, he
was feted as a conquerinE monarch.
"The Ramblin' Wreck from Geor-
gia Tech" Is still on the rampage.
Not content with winning the ma
tional football title. their basket
ball crew is now leading the Sou
thern conference. having won sew
en- straight games They are fol-
lowed in the percentage column by
Washington and Lee with four
wins and no defeats.
Lefty Hyndman's picture and his
good left arm, were left off the pic
ture in Sundays Herald, Of Henry
Sktlton's champion American Legion
baseball team of 1928 Hyndman was
out of town the day the picture was
taken. Lefty pitched some good ball
the Legion crew. and did a lot to
help them cop the title. Manager
Shelton Is undecided as to whether
they will have another team this
year or not.
II believe a league, along the
lines outlined by Guy Trent. would
be n going proposition In the VAL
ley" Mayor Sam Bolts. Of Harlin-
gen said last night. Every club
should he able to support a $500
per month payroll. ] understand
the Nebraska State league cleared
$4,000 under the anne plan. last
year." Mayor Bolts declared.
West Texas league is all set for
the coming season. At a meeting
last week d. L. Snodgrass of Cole
man was elected president. He takes
the place of W. r. Keeble. tempo
rary president, in lieu Of the ousted
Stevenson. If names mean anything.
then the West Texas league prexy
ought TO be a popular and success
full mogul. Snodgrass Is a familiar
baseball nsme-don't you know?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
BOSTON HOLDS
Up SCHEDULE
American League Sea-
son Depends On
Sunday Games

NEW YORK. Feb. 6=LP)-The
controversy over Sunday baseball in
Boston has delayed adoption Of the
National leagues schedule for 1929.
The schedule, providing for Sun
day games in the hub. was turned
over to President John NJ Heydler
BY the leagues club ovners IN an
nual schedule session yesterday. He
will declare il adopted as drawn up
if the Boston Braves finally are per-
mitted 10 play on Sunday or revise
IL IL such Is not the case.
The National league season will
open Tuesday. April is. five days
later than last year and close on
Sunday, October s, a week later than
a year ago. Opening games will find
the lineup as follows: New York at
Philadelphia; Brooklyn AZ Boston;
st. Louis AZ Cincinnati. and Pitts
burgh al Chicago.
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asts. Is enough to warrant them en-
tering the league.
This was in the form of a joint
resolution of Bert Epstein and L. B.
Winans of San Benito. and ". L.
Pendergraft, managing editor Of The
Brownsville Herald, and passed unan-
imously.
Representative citizens of the three
Cameron county towns, numbering
thirty, met, and il was expected that
Mission, McAllen, Weslaco, and Mer-
cedes, would be represented, and cit
liens of those towns had assured
the committee of last week that they
would be on hand for the meeting.
Sam Bolts, mayor of Harlingen.
called the meeting to order, and
called upon anyone present, so de-
string 70, express his views in re-
gard to the situation; whether TO
continue efforts toward organization
or TO call the proposition off.
Bert Epstein, L. B. Wynans, of
San Benito; Ben Epstein. Bob Hall,
Harrington; ". L. Pendergraft, 0. ".
Boston and Billy Burnett, of Browns
VILE, responded.
Mr.. Winans. one of the committee
members which toured the Valley
last week, in the interest of the or
ganization, said he could not believe
Hidalgo county towns were not in
terested, because of their absence.
and that he thought the best way
to 90 about getting these towns in
the league. would be by the method
proposed in the above resolution, and
this was the opinion of the other
speakers, and was approved by every
present.
Mr.. Boston pointed out that IL Hi
dalgo county wasn't interested, but
he believed they were. that another
league could be formed with the three
Cameron county towns. and towns up
the country, and his suggestion was
lsuded. However, il was pointed out
that an All-Valley league of six
leans would be the most feasible
plan, from a financial standpoint.
IL was a good meeting, lively and
full of pep, and everyone present,
declared ID his opinion that the Val
ley wanted baseball, and could sup
port a league similar to the one in
operation in Nebraska. known as the
State league. there. This plan calls
for q salary limit of $500 per month
for each club. with thirteen players.
The president, who is a paid execu-
tive, pays the players and umpires:
that Is, the money for these expen-
ses are sent TO the president, and he
attends to these duties, thus elimi-
mating an expense that would other
wise accrue to the different clubs.
= was very disappointed when the
Hidaigo county towns did not have
representatives at the meeting" Mr..
Burnett said this morning. The
Rio Grande Valley of the
South Texas Chamber of Commerce.
had been promised by citizens of
those towns that they would have
representatives at the meeting. "But
everything looks fine. now. and | be-
lieve under the plan outlined at last
nights meeting. that q Valley league
will be formed within the next few
days"
The committee to draw UP the
plan Of the league, is composed Of
the following:
Harrington: Ben Epstein and Roy
Housh.
San Benito: L. B. wynsns and
Bert Epstein.
Brownsville: Ben Proctor and
Bishop Clements. o. ". Boston,
Billy Burnett, Robin Pate, Harbert
Davenport. George Desha. W. l..
Pendergraft. and other Brownsville
fans, are to be asked to help along
this line.
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The Valley may have organized
baseball and it may not. II it doesn't
it won't be the fault of Cameron
county towns, who we're represent
ed 100 per cent at the meeting last
night in Harrington, for the purpose
of organizing a Class D league.
If the league isn't organized this
year, and especially after a number
of citizens have put in days in an
effort to get the league started, IL
may put baseball back years in the
Valley.
We had received a number Of tel
ephone calls from various fans in
Hidalgo county, and everyone were
interested in the league, and said
their respective towns would be re-
resented at the meeting-but they
didn't show up.
Ran into a number Of ball play
ers Of other years at Harrington
last night. Herman Bupp, who was
a member of the Sherman team of
the Texas Association in 1923, was
ut the meeting. Herman IL now
a full fledged Harlingen citizen.
and a league booster.
Brownsville, San Benito, Harlin-
gen, Kingsville, Corpus Christi and
either Sinton or Beeville might
form a league, was the expression
heard among those present. But II
would be much more interesting.
and not b~urdensome, financially, il
an all-Vslley league was formed, was
the verdict of the assemblage.
OIin Weller, Coach Plato's guard
on the high school basketball quint,
is looking better each game. DIN
has the knack of dribblinz the ball
up and down the field in cat-like
fashion, and what's more, can loop
the basket. In yesterdays game
with La Feria, Weller took the
ball under his own basket on sew
ersl occasions, and rushed Ii TO
his opponents hoop, and made his
goal.
Bob Myer. playing his first year
in the spangles Of a quint perform
er, was used at center BY Coach
Place, for a few games, but in the
game Monday night with R~angerville
the genial Junior college player was
shifted to guard-and he admits he
played a good game-and he did.
Well, Rice Institute got Jack
Mesgher as its football coach; the
only thing remaining for Neagher
TO do is to win the Southwest con-
ference title this coming season.
Believe ID or not. many fans de-
clared in the past that the st.
Eds coach was slated TO succeed
Knute Rockne al Notre Dame.
Spring football practice is sched-
uled to start at the Texas University
Monday of next week. Coach Little
field told the players and prospective
gridders, upon issuing the spring
training order, that the success of
the 1929 team depends to a great ex-
tent on the showing made in the
spring training. Coach Littlefield
is busy coaching the track team, and
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Committee
TO DRAW Up
, LOOP RULES
Harlingen Meet APP
points Group to Lay
Proposition Before
Hidalgo

Valley baseball fans met in called
meeting last night at Harrington, for
the purpose of organizing q Glass
d league in the Valley.
Three Cameron county towns an
ncunced rs ready TO enter the league,
that is, Brownsville, San Benito and
Harrington.
Hidalgo county was not represent
ed.
A committee Of two citizens from
each Of the Cameron county towns
with Guy Trent. Of San Benito, as
chairman, was formulated. and they
are to meet sometime this week, ut
the call of Chairman Trent, draw up
a constitution and bylaws of the
proposed league, and the chairman to
delegate some member of this COM
rnittse 10 get in touch with the diff
ferent Hidslgo county towns, lay the
proposition before them in writing,
and find out IL they are a interested
as enthusiasm and spirit shown by
citizens of those towns last week, to
q party Of Cameron county enthusi-
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Ruby Bennett and Elizabeth Cher
~ looped the basket for fifteen points
to win over La Feria girls Is 20 s.
The La Feria girls gave the locals
their stiffest opposition of the year
so far, and especially good was the
work Of Starkey and George at
guard. They did something no other
guards Rave been able TO do this
year-that is, hold Coach Valenta's
forwards to as few goals rs that of
yesterday.
The game was interesting from
start to finish, and the outcome Of
the game was in doubt practically
throughout.
Better teamwork, however. by the
locals, won owe the visitors.
Hughston and Pacheco at center,
distinguished themselves, as did Cab
Ter and Summers at guard.
Raymond at forward for La Feria
shot two baskets for La Feris, and
otherwise played a good game.
Lineups:
la Feria: Graham and Ashworth,
forwards; Cook and Dunlap, GEN.
tiers: Starkey and George, guards;
Noblett and Bishop, centers; Ray
mond. forward, and Larson, guard.
Brownsville: Bennett and z. Cher
nv, forwards; Hughston and Pacheco.
centers; Cabler and X. Cherry.
guards: Summers, guard; Barnes,
center.
Referee: Denwsy; T~imekeeper:
Irvine.
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D BLAZING tie
aSPORIS TRAIL

a question Of time before he would
crash through to the top. 10 just
happened that he chose Inwood for
the opening act Of the drama and
C~ruickshank as his unfortunate vic
tim.
The little Scotsman had made q
game fight, a sensational finish 70
tie Jones with PCS at the end Of the
regulation 72 holes. II was ironic
fate as we'll as fact that the same
sort of shot hat had given Cruick-
shank his tie on Saturday turned out
to be his undoing on Sunday on the
same hole, the 18th.
Through IL holes of the playoff
they were tied with a big Sabbath
crowd watching the nip and tuck
battle. From the 18th tee, Cruick-
shank, who had just caught his rival
to square the match at the 18th,
half-topped his drive, landing in the
rough behind q clump Of trees. Jones
was 100 yards longer, but in the
edge Of the rough. Cruickshank's
second shot was barely ahead Of
Jones' drive after cutting through
the leaves of a tree.
Aided BY a coed lie, the Georgian
used his midiron for one Of the
greatest shots OF the tournament. a
200-yard swipe that never wavered
from a direct line to the flag and
stopped about four feet from it.
C~ruickshank hooked his third to the
trap at the left of the green and
then walked over to congratulate
Jones after going Is feet past the
cup and missing the putt coming
back.
The final score vas rs to 7s. Bobby
was king and off on a long-distance
reign than since has failed to see
the year where he hasn't held Mt
least one or more national titles.
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Say Virginia u.
Seeks Morrison

WACO, Tex. Feb. 6.-(Pp-A spe-
cisl dispatch from Baltimore 10 the
Waco Times-Herald today said that
il is mo secret at the University of
Virginia at Charlottesville that the
athletic council Of that school is
angling for the services Of Ray
Morrison. head coach at Southern
Methodist University at Dallas"
DALLAS. Tex, Feb. 6@F1-Rsy
Morrison, Southern Methodist Uni
versity coach, would neither confirm
nor deny a report that the athletic
council Of the University of Vir-
ginia was seeking his services when
asked for a statement today regard
ing such an offer.