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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Funeral Services
For Blast Victim
lSpecial % The Heralil

MCALLEN, Nov. 20-Funeral SER
vices for Marion Walsh, p, who
died OF burnE received In a gas ex-
plosion here late Monday, were held
at $50 a. m. Wednesday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic church here.
Remains viii be inferred at Mission.
Walsh was injured when he struck
a match to light q cigaret while
taking a bath Monday evening. An
open gas Jet had filled the room with
gas. which iginited from the match.
The young man was severely burn
ed and died soon afte he was taken
to the hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Usage Cowboy Gets
Sentence OF Life

PAWHUSKA. Okla. Nov. 20-tPl-
John Ramsey. COWBOY Of the Usage
hills country, was convicted the sec-
ond time today Of the murder OF
Henry Roam. Usage Indian. and sen
fenced to life Imprisonment by a
jury in federal court.
Ramsey was accused OF Staying the
Indian at the instigation Of William
X. Hale, so-called Cattle king Of
the Usage hills" SO Hale might COL
lect $4,000 insurance which he held
on Roan's life.
Ramsey has faced three juries OIL
the charge. The first disagreed. The
second found him and Hale guilty.
but Ramsey was granted a new
trial. Hale, who is serving a life SEN
tence for the murder, was brought
from prison to testify for Ramsey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20-P1-
Cotton had a steady opening here
today in sympathy with favorable
cables. Opening trades showed gains
Of 1 to 4 points. As the stock mar
ket opened firmer and a generally
good demand for spots was report
ed the market continued 20 improve
on fair trade buying. December ad-
yanced to 17.6i. January to 17.75 and
March 20 1902, which was Q TO IL
points above yesterdays close.
Toward the end of the first prices
eased 4 to 5 points from the top on
realizing and some selling on less
favorable cotton goods news.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20

Especial To The Herald)
RAYMONDfILLE, Nov. 20-The
Retail Merchants association Is
planning a banquet To be given at
the Tourist hotel December 8. Mem
bers OF the Raymcndville chamber
or commerce have been given an
urgent invitation to be present. The
main speaker Of the evening win be
Walter Z. Long. manager Of the
Austin Chamber Of Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Eagles Take Train
For Austin Contest

A large group OF fans. including
the bugie and rum corps. will see
the Brownsville Eagles off for their
Austin game Wednesday evening.
The train viii leave the Missouri
Pacific station at 8 p m.
The bugle and drum corps will
give a demonstration and high
school students are exectedp to hold
a pen rallv just before the train
departs. The Austin game Friday
will be for the district champion
ship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
City Briefs

Daughter BoSn.-Mr. and Mrs.
Cheuncey S. Reid, 1927 West Eliza
beth, announce the birth Of q daugh-
ter, Lucy Ann, Sunday morning at
Mercy hospital. The baby weighs
eight and three-quarter pounds.
Legion Ofifcials.-Joe Lindaberry
IS to serve as sergeant-at-arms Tor
the local American Legion post this
year, and Edmund Levy Is to be
historian. Vincent Stevenson is e
member Of the turkey-sh0oting COM
mittee
West Banker <Meet-The West
Banker Civic club Is to meet with
Mrs. Joe Kowalsk, at 4 p. m.
League to Meet-The Civic Lea
que viii meet Thursday at 3 D.. m.
at the chamber Of commerce.
Visit0r.-Chief of Police Librado
Salinas Of Matamoros was a visitor
IN Brownsville Wednesday.
Returns-Encountering bad wea-
ther, the Monterrey-bOund Corpor-
acton Aeronautica de Transporta-
tes returned to the Brownsville mum
icipal airport Wednesday morning.
Elks Meet-Several are scheduled
10 be initiated into the Elks lodge
at the regular meeting OF the or
~ganization Wednesday afternoon.
To Repair Ship-Major Bernard
Law. traffic manager for the G. "A,
I. lines, is due in at the interna-
tional nirp 90 Thursday with a
Lockl,eed Vega ship for repairs.
On BuSiness.-Max Curtis, travel
ling passenger agent for the MK&T
IN San Antonio. was in the city
Wednesday, looking after business
TO Tamp:c0.-L. F. Kahle, engi-
neer for T-anscontinental oil comp
any, left for Tampico "Wednesday
morning. w. L F. Nuttall, a geogo-
gist. also went down 10 Tampico
by the Mexican aviation company
plane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Day In Congress



Wednesday:
Senate continues tariff debate.
Senate lobby committee hears Fred
I. Kent, New York banker.
Senate agriculture subcommittee
begins investigation OF cotton ex-
changes.
Tuesday:
Senate heard cotton schedule Oh
tariff bill denounced by coalition,
cut rates to existing law levels.
Adjournment was sought by sen
ate leaders with apparently enough
votes In sight for weeks recess be-
fore regular session.
Senate lobby committee heard j.
II. Carroll ten about Cuban sugar
situation and Queen Marie's visit
here in 1926.
Secretary Mellon reported to SEN
ate there was decreased volume OF
dry law cases under larger prohibit
ton staff.
Senator Helm, democrat, Alaba-
ma, introduced resolution for in
vestigation Of New York stock ex-
change.
Senate completed committee
amendments TO cotton tariff sche-
dule at tight session, went on with
flax, hemp and jute rates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Richardson Back
From &C. Meet

G. G. Richardson, secretary OF the
chamber OF commerce, returned
Tuesday evening from Corpus
Christi, where ne attended the an
nual convention Of the South Texas
Chamber OF Commerce.
He was accompanied BY Harvey
Nuckols, VINO took fourth place in
the My Home Town" public speak
ing contest, representing Browns
vile.
Richardson expressed himself as
very well pleased with the tone OF
the convention. He also stated he
considered the idea OF the district
convention adopted at Corpus
Christi an improvement yer the
plan Of an annual convention OF
The entire section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
VALLEY MEET
ASKED FRIDAY
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENTTO, Nov. pa definite
report on the proposed Valley bur-
eau on immigration will be made
next Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Harrington.
A large representation Is asked by
j. z. Bell of the San Antonio Cham
Der Of Commerce. as this matter is
held Of import to the entire Valley.
The meeting Will be in the auditor
ium. and the report comes from
the committee of five appointed at
a previous meeting-to bring recon-
mendations for passage.
II Is planned in this way TO work
out this problem now causing so
much comment in South Texas.
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CONTINUE From Page One.)

figured in most discussions Of the
warrants, was another sore spot
touched during the meeting. Cobo-
lini mentioning 1t in recounting the
debts. Hipp demanded why he
brought up the street sweeper at
every meeting, to the exclusion OF
everything else.
After Cole put his proposition.
the meeting was adjourned, rs both
Cobolini and Starck refused to dis
cuss 1t. Burt Hinklev. ST., was abb
sent from the session, and Hipp
stood with Cole in the discussion.
A resolution that at the next
meeting. Dec. 6, City Manager A.
z. MundGy will be instructed to
call for bids on the printing Of
ballots for the election Dec. 10. and
petitions for place on the ballot
may be filed up to 10 a. m. on Dec.
&.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Girl Bride Free Of
B~ootlegging Charge

T~EXARKANA, Ark, Nov 20-P-
Reconciliation with her father and
q promise to follow his orders in tie
future today had saved Mrs. Clyde
Little. 19-year-old bride,
from trial on charges Of bootlegging.
Charges against her in federal
court here were not pressed yester-
day, cleaning the courts docket Of
the so-called women bootlegger''
cases. The only pending cases are
women who have pleaded guilty and
are TO be sentenced December 30.
and two against whom charges have
been indefinitely continued.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
TOday'S Markets

turns in Chicago wheat values to-
day.
Opening Il TO &c off, Chicago
wheat afterward underwent sharp
additional doWnturns, Corn, oats
and provisions were also easier, with
corn starting a. " 10 IN decline and
subsequently receding further.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Grapefruit Leads
Valley Shipping

Grapefruit led the produce ship
ments from the Valley on Tuesday.
with a total of 80 cars, n over the
Missouri Pacific lines, and 3 over
the Southern Pacific. One car Of
oranges was shipped over the Miss
ouri Pacific, and three cars OF mix
ed fruit. Six cars Of vegetables, most
ly beets, tomatoes and mustard, were
shipped over the two lines. A total
of 1912 cars of fruit haze been sent
out during the season, and TIA cars
Of vegetables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Nov. 20-Pj-Cot-
ton opened steady at an advance Of
3 to z points with active months
showing net advances Of 10 10 ~
points on a continuation OF yester-
days buying promoted by fairly
steady cables, reports Of a steady
stock market and a bullish weekly
weather report.
This advance carried January up
TO 17.7G and May to 1884. or about
100 TO los points above low levels
Of last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Death Of "Voodo"
Slayer Confirmed

AUSTIN. Nov. 20-F1-The court
OF criminal appeals today affirmed
the death sentence Of Bishop Adams,
negro "voodoo'' doctor. alleged 10
have slashed to death William
Glober, Austin grocery man, in Feb
ruary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
Baby browns In
Irrigation Ditch

NDpEIIlI ID IIIG I1tIdIIJ
SAN BENITO, Nov. 20-Juan
Gonzales, twO-year-old baby, was
found drowned IN an irrigation ca
nal near Lantana late Tuesday al
ternoon by the boys parents.
"A pullmOtor was rusned from San
BeniJo, but efforts to revive the
baby failed.
Members Of the family said the
baby had been playing beside the
canal. They missed him and began
a search. The body was found II
the water some time later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-20
MOB LYNCHES
BANK ROBBER
Marshall Ratliff Dies At
End Of Rope In
Eastland

Impatient at the laws delay and en-
ragged over the condemned mans
latest crime. EaStland citizens last
night took Marshall Ratliff, Cisco
Santa Claus bank bandit. from his
cell and hanged him with q stout
grass rope. to a telephone cable,
200 yards from the jail.
Two years ago Ratliff, dressed as
q Santa Claus, participated in a
bank holdup in which two officers
and one Of his companions were
killed. Monday. after feigning para
lysis and winning the sympathy Of
his keepers, he attempted q jail
break, shooting and seriously wound
ing deputy Tom Jones, veteran
peace officer. Last night 200 men
overpowered his jailer. entered Rat
lifts cell, dragged him TO a we'll
lighted business street and lynched
him. His only covering was q band
age around his head, protection for
wounds suffered Monday in his at
tempted break for liberty.
Ratliff was held in the Eastland
jail pending a sanity hearing. ask
ed for By his aged mother, who as
serted her son had lost his mind
while awaiting his execution In the
death cell ut Huntsville state prison.
He seemed both physically and men
tally incapable when brought here
a feigned stroke Of paralysis having
been added to his alleged mental
disabilities. Food had been brought
to his cell, and a jailer guided 1t TO
his mouth
Thousand Gather
Discovery by the townspeople of
Eastland, who still remembered the
deaths Of Chief of Police c.. E. Bed
ford and officer George Carmichael
in the battle with the bandits at
the nearby town Of Cisco two years
before. that Ratliff was pretending
and hiding his time for a break
brought their anger to a climax.
All yesterday afternoon they gath
cred In little groups about the town
and muttered about the injustice OF
Jones shooting which physicians
said would probably prove fatal.
We've waited long enough" they
said. Last night a few people in
front Of the jail early In the even
ing had Swelled to nearly a th0us-
and at $50 o clock. Officers stood
helpless, unable to remove the pris-
oner, unwilling to harm the citizens
Of EaStland.
At about 8 O'Clock, some 200 men
led the way. They slipped into a
side door of the jail and asked for
the man. Jailer Gilborn refused u
give him up. Then they overpowered
Gilborn, took his keycs, and got Rat
iiff.
Stripped Of Clothing
The bandit had been stripped OF
his clothing when he was brought
down stairs. He was dragged in the
direction Of the public square, but
the crowd would not wait to go those
few blocks. About 200 yards from the
jail a strong telephone cable was
pointed out. a rope was flung across
IL. A moose in 0ne end was put
around Ratliff's neck, a dozen strong
men on the other end Of the rope
bent their weight, and Ratliff was
jerked from the ground.
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Stripped of Clothing
Intentions Filed

Mayne G.. Miller and Letha Cum
rnings, San Benito.
Marriage license issued: Victor
Vecerra and Ofelia Torres.
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. 20EP9-Heavy
selling here and relative weakness
Of wheat at Liverpool and Buenos
Aires led 20 decided early down
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Continued from page ID

his captors for a moment. pushed
through the crowd. got back into
the building and forced the invad-
erS outside. No sooner had he done
that than a larger number swarm
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Visitors Defeated By
 Local Hi

The local high school team met me Ketchikan town basketball team in Sons of Norway Hall last Friday evening. The strength of the visit ing aggregation was an unknown casntity so Coaches Ames and War !:t.;d put their best team forward with the exception of Harold Runstad who was under the weather with the flu"
 As game it was hardley warm Cr for the local team. They did not have to extend themselves at any time. While the visitors showed a lack of teamwork and knowledge Df the game and it's rules. Tn the sa- cond half of the game the visitors were able to make only one point ard that a free throw on called foul. The final score being 36 to s.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Traps Not Hampered
 Says Gamer

J. F. Toman, operator of a cannery in the Cook Inlet country declares in an interview that prohibition of traps would not hamper his opera tions. He would simply put enough gear into the water and get enough men to operate said gear to insure getting the salmon to get up his pack.
 That means greater employment for Alaska's population, greater spending power and much stimula- ton to local business. This would mean greater freight and passenger traffic and Seattle would benefit to & greater extent than she realizes.
 Why not few more cannerymen like Toman? And more business men to appreciate real Alaska Boosting?
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Dole Out Free Smokes

The gasoline dealers, independent dealers of Portland have been wag- ,g a rate war for the past several weeks. The price of gasoline drop ped from 25 cents the gallon to IT and 20 cents. Some of the retail dealers feeling that they were not getting their share of the sales cut to 151a cents the gallon and then handed out prize packages of cigar ettes or cigars to the motorists who purchased five gallons of fuel.
 The end nf the war was in sight as a meeting of some 600 dealers was called for the purpose of con- sinering plans to end the fight.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Girls are Naughty Ones

Out of nearly 29,OO0 juvenile de- llnauency cases reported during the past year, 27 per cent were ungov- ernable or beyond parental control ahile only per cent of the boys were in the same class.
 In the character of the offenses there considerable difference. The boys were generally guilty of steal ing of acts of carelessness or mis- chief while the girls were charged with truancy, running away from lome and more serious transgress- ions according to the Federal Child rcn's Bureau.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
RADIO CLUB ORGANIZED AT
 KETCHIKAN

The groundwork of a construct tive program of betterment of To- cal radio reception was laid re- gently when nearly 50 Ketchikan ra- dio fans gathered in the office of the Citizens Light, Power and Wa ter Company.
 The meeting was called to order by R. Hall, who was elected temper ary chairman E. D. Ryus was chosen temporary secretary and Ar thur Bryant, temporary treasurer, pending a regular election of officers after the club articles have been drawn.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
NO. 27
To Close Open Port of
 Prince Rupert

The port of Prince Rupert will be closed to the halibut fishermen If the Ketchikan citizens, Alaska steam ship companies, trans-continental railways and trans-Pacific steamship companies have their way at the next session of Congress.
 MT. Talbot of Talbot and Spauld- tug, Ketchikan is on his way east to attend the convention of the Ann erjcan Legion convention after which lie will continue to Washington to "ppear before Congress advocating a three cent tariff on halibut entering the United States by way of Prince Rupert.
 The Ketchikan Chamber of Com merce, N R. Walker, defeated Dem ccratic senatorial candidate, George F. Grigsby, defeated Democratic can didate for Delegate to Congress and other Ketchikan politicians are con- certed in their support of a high tariff to divert fish shipments away from Prince Rupert to American ports.
 Delegate Sutherland was able to defeat the previous attempt to put a .ariff on halibut through the infu- ence of the late Senator Lodge. A sip in the schemes of the plunder- onnd and Senator Lodges knowl- edge of the senate rules defeated the previous effort. It is generally be- lieved that with all interests lined ur in favor of the tariff, the fisher men and other Alaskans will have mighty little choice in the matter.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Dr. Marquis Ill

Dr. John A. Marquis, General Sec retary of the Board of National Mis- sions of the Presbyterian Church was taken i'll in Vienna this sum- mer while enroute to the conference of the World Alliance for Interna- tional Friendship through the Churches at Geneva, returned to his home late in November He was granted a six months leave of ab- sence for recuperation and rest.
 Dr. Marquis is we'll known in this Division, having made several trips U cover the work in this field.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
"Office Upstairs

Died in Craig, Colorado recently Dr. B. A. Arbogast at the age of 84 years. He spurned the new fangled inventions of modern civilization, the telephone, the automobile and what not. His faithful horse was h:s means of locomotion in that dis trtct where he cared for the cowboy and the pioneer.
 He charged nothing for his ser vices. He accepted free will offer ings which might be a sack of four. spuds or other foods and grains.
 His people and patients used a snow blow to forge a trail of several miles thru deep snow to his cabin where he was buried.
 He was a graduate of Ohio Medi- cal College at Cincinnatti of the class of 1883 and later studied in Berlin.
 On his grave should be a stone "rr. B. A. Arbogast, Office Upstairs"
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Indian Question Arises

Puget Sound fishermen are tangl- ing with the Indian Bureau thru the United States Courts. The govern ment is making effort to keep cer- tain companies from anchoring in the Quillayute River which it con- tends is a part of the Quillayute Re- s5rvation. It charges that these companies carry on trade with the Indians without permit from the Indian Department and the posting of a $1O,00O bond.
 Defense counsel contends that the Quillayute River is navigable and not part of the reservation 1n which case they claim permit is not needed.
 The Port of Angeles intervened II the suit, seeking to establish the riv CT as being navigable water anc therefore it's interests would be jaopardized and hampered by ths prevention of, traffic on the river.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Chain Store Opens In
 Petersburg

H. l.. Reed of Ketchikan arrived in Petersburg on the Northwestern. Hc has just completed arrangements in Juneau whereby he has the Pig gly Wiggly Chain Stores in operation and is here making arrangements to enter this field.
 The store will be in the Hogue erd Tveten store building and will be operated as other of the chain stores of this company Fixtures have been ordered from the east and will be here as soon as trans portation will permit.
 This makes the third store of this ccmpany's chain in Alaska. The other two being in Ketchikan and Juneau.
 As is customary with this com pany on entering any town, it is of fering stock in the company to resi- dents. This in order to give the store local ownership to large e1 tent.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Schedule Speeds Up

The winter doldrums are passing Signs of this is the adding of vessels 10 the Alaska run by the Alaska Steamship Company beginning the 18th of the month when the freight CT Tanana, will go on the run. On tue 23rd of next month the Aleu- tian will be put on the Alaska run again with the. Alameda, Northwes- teln, Latouche and Tanana. On the second of March the steamer Alaska returns to the Alaska traffic.
 The migratory birds of Seattle begin their treckke to Alaska about the first of March.
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
Starts Five-DaY Week

Henry Ford has declared that a SIX day-week for the machines is al right but five days is sufficient for a..y of his men to labor. All of his rlsnts are going on complete five day working basis but the mahcines will be employed the full six days.
 $39,OOO,OOO year is thereby add ed to the payroll and increase in car production 175O cars--7,OOO to S,75O per day. 3O,OOo additional men will be employed to do this. With tais innovation will also end the graveyard shift' in the Ford plants
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
The PuIpmills Are Still
 Coming

When the political Vampire and other propogandist sheets of the plunderbund tell us the pulp mills are coming we shout the praises of the Forestry Bureau with fingers crossed. The following from the American Press is our reason.
 "The past month has been one of conferences in the ncwsprint indus try. The newsprint manufacturers got together in Montreal and agreed to curb production. The premiers of Quebec and Ontario attended the secret barley at which the agree ment was reached Premier Tasch- ereau, of Quebec, made this state ment to the press: '"The paper man. 1 ufacturers have been holding con- ] ferences for week, and when we met this morning they had reached ] an agreement to which practically every paper manufacturer had sub- scribed When we met they inform cd us that they had come to an agreement which they believed would stabilize the price of paper, and put an end to the present diffi- cult situation. We were very glad to hear that, and we promised them, MT. Ferguson and myself, the full cooperation of the governments of Quebec and Ontario to see that ev-
 cry party to that contract would Hive up to 1t. The gentlemen whom we met this morning are business
 men, all familiar with the condi- tion of their industry, and they be- llieye that they have found solu- ton which will bring good results That being so, both governments
 are absolutely satisfied, and, re reat 1t, we will cooperate with the , paper manufacturers to see that
 they live up to their agreement"
The Alaskan., 1929-01-18
GREAT NORTHERN OPENS
 GREAT TUNNEL

The Great Northern opened the worlds fifth longest tunnel last week. The tunnel which is thru the Cascades took three years to com- p!ete and shortens the route by nine miles. Simultaneously with the open irg of the tunnel, 75 miles of the Great Northern route was electrified thru the Cascades, changing over from steam to electricity.