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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-09
Connie Plead Bankruptcy

Liabilities of S2e6.173 and assets
of Sl20 are listed in voluntary
bankruptcy petition filed in federal
court by Carl L. Zimmerman, An
derson. His wife, Mrs. Edna zim-
norman. filed a similar petition,
listing liabilities of S276,174 and as
sets of 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-09
MAN SAVED FROM WELL
AFTER WALL CAVES IN
COnnersvilIe Worker Imprisoned
Six Hours Suffers Injuries.

Six Hours Suffers Injuries.
81 United Press
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. Feb. g.
Raymond Ziegler, 80, is in a
hospital here today after being inn
prisoned six hours in a we'll by a
cave-in of bricks and earth. He
had gone to the bottom of the well
to repair a pipe connection.
Other workmen heard his screams
and found that about eight feet of
the well had been filled by the
cave-in. The entombed mans voice
was plainly heard. Due to fear
of additional cave-ins rescue work
was slow.
Fellow workers, aided by the fire
department, and ziegler himself.
the debris was removed from about
his feet and legs.
He sustained a broken arm and
numerous cuts and bruises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-09
Senate bills passed:

S. B. 154. Holmes. Adams and Cravens
Extending the statute of limitations on
felonies. including forgeries. from two to
i've years. Passed: Ayes, %; Noes, 10.
S. B. $50. Rowley-Providing for salary
increasesN of o1scisls at La Porte. Passed:
Ayes 80: Noes, 2.
S. B. IS. Southworth-Providing that
liens must be settled from sale of con-
fiscsted liquor cars and preventing sheriff
from securing exorbitant seizure fees.
Passed: Ayes, SO; Noes, 0.
S. B. 126. Gray-Authorizing sale of
coal land held in trust by life tenant
with remainder men Gin some other person.
Passed: Ayes. 81; Noes. 1.
S. B. los. Gray-Permitting proSecu-
tors in criminal cases to comment on
failure of defendant to testify. Passed:
Ayes, 81; Noes, l.
H. ]. R. 1. Mrs. zimmerman-Urging
congress to authorize widening of channel
of Wabash river, as provided in measure
now pending in congress. Passed: Ayes.
~; Noes. 0.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-09
House bills on third reading :

H B. 81. Ferguson of Anen-Authorizing
junior colleges in Fl. Wayne on petition
o. $500 taxpayers. Passed: Ayes, 80;
Noes. l.
B. B. oil. Misener-Permitting Michigan
City to establish sanitary district. Passed:
Ayes. SO; Noes. Q.
h B ia. Zimmerman-Setting second
Friday in April as Arbor day. Passed;
AYES. 81; noes. o.
H. B. 81. Bernhardt, Bouchard and
Clavert-Providing means whereby prop
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-09
House bills Indefinitely post
pOned::

H. B. 81. Kistler-Making owners of
dogs liable for damage to livestock and
fowl by dog. County and township re-
port.
H. B. 10. Batchelor-Providing for
appeals to county courts on appeals from
decisions by state tax board and high
way commission. Judiciary A report.
H. B. 22s. Lee, and Chamberlain--Re-
quiring coal mine operators to maintain
washhouses at mines and imposing penalty
for failure to do so. Mines and mining
report.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
Personals

q. c.. Moore and j. T. Stiff came
n Monday from San Antonio.
G. G. Smiley, Of New Orleans. ar
rived Monday, and is a guest at FL
Jardin hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. w. Dawley. OF
Dallas are visiting in the city.
Z. r. Clark, Of San Antonio. was
here Sunday.
Joseph w. Fitzwilliams is here
from Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. McDermott. of
Corpus Christi, T here on business,
They are accompanied by Miss Eve
lyn Deake, of Corpus Christi.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Smith of Hous-
ton. are here.
G. J. Robinson came in from Mer-
Ida, Yucatan, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Blundell are
guests at FL Jardin hotel. They are
here from Lockhart.
+. NJ. Lee and family are here
from Dallas.
Misses Annette and Mary Cot
field and G. p. Tirado are here from
Wichita Falls, and are guests at e.
Jardln Motel.
G. B. Brown was here from Kings
vile Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Kock. Rex
Logan and Mrs. Claire Johnston
made a party here from San Anto-
MO over the weekend.
q. s. McRoberts. of San Antonio.
H. here.
A. G. Dulling. OF San Antonio. Is
here on business. and is a guest at
the Travellers.
MIR. and Mrs. John Scott. Of wes-
laco. are in Brownsville for a few
days and are guests at the Traevl-
ers. Mr.. Scott is working on the
new telephone directory.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gaedecke. Of
Austin. came in Monday morning.
X. L. Kosse and son. Of Alvin, are
guests at the Travellers.
G. Sandoval is here from San An
tonic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Continued From Page 81
against him in the cool rushing
darkness. He must really he in
love with me--a little bit. Or he
wouldn't have said that" she fig
ured.
The Lollypop Inn was small and
white. 1t had a green single roof
and green shutters. There were
green pine trees ali around 1t, and
a white picket fence along the
front O. It's broad green lawn.
Il can't imagine anything wicked
ever happening in this place" Chat
ty declared, walking up the steps 70
the wide porch that starry night in
May. 1T looks just like somebody's
sweet little country house, Dave"
The food was the kind of food
that would have been served in al
most any farm house in America,
too. The same kind of fried chick
en- that they had had the night be-
fore. The same kind Of fried pota-
toes and deep-dish apple pie cover
ed with thick. rich cream.
And you can get the same sort
Of gin here that you can in any
low-down speakeasy in town, too
Dave said gTimly, when he and
Chatty were having their coffee.
He pulled ont his watch and look
ed at l..
Its half past nine" he went or.
IN another hour this place will DC
waking up-and by twelve things
will be moving pretty fast. It's no
place for a nice girl then, believe
me-"
All the way home they talked
about prohibition. and Chatty kept
wondering what he would think "
her If he knew that she had a
young brother who sold liquor to
kind OF people who came out TO the
Lollypop Inn late at night and
made things move pretty fast"
But when tn a drew up to the
curb in the shadow Of the maple
tree in front of the Upton street
apartment, Chatty forgot all about
Pud and all about her other worries
and fears. For Dave took her in his
arms, Just as he had taken her IL
them the night before, and he kiss
ed her again.
You're the sweetest thing o.
earth" he said to her huskily, as
they went up the stairs to the sec
ond floor landing. And there ne
kissed her again.
How CAN life be so wonderful
all Of a sudden?" Chatty asked her
self, lying awake in bed for a long
time that night.
II was not until she was ready
for work the next morning that she
missed her handbag.
And then she spent five minutes
hunting all over the flat for it be-
fore she remembered that she had
tucked 1t into a corner of Dave
Jordan's Pride Of America the night
before.
The thought made her 60 cold
ana sick all over ... Suppose he had
opened il. and found that torn diary
OF Agnes Kerfcrd's in it, Her name
was written in 1t, too, Chatty re-
membered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Sherwood's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
s. I. Byers OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. III. Blackwell
OF Nacodoches. parents Of Mrs. L.
o. Robbis and her sister. Miss Beu-
lah Blackwell. are spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Roo
bins.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. cambridge and
daughter Mary Winifred and son
Billy left Wednesday for their home
in Marion Illinois after having
spent three weeks here identifying
their home east Of town which they
expect 10 occupy as soon as they
can close out their business in Ill
Mrs. K. II. Burton left Tuesday
for Kerrville where she will spend O
week before returning with her SON
Lewis, who has spent the past eight
weeks there in Camp 3 Stewart.
Mary Jean and Eddie Byrd are
spending the week with Mrs. A. j.
ShLbert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
CAPITOL

Miss Bow learned a number OF
strange expressions characteristic OF
the sawdust lot when she was with
the circus unit shooting scenes OF
Dangerous Curves" now showing al
the Capitol. Every day when she en-
tered the set for her routine before
the camera and microphones. she
gave the fellow troupers a big thrill
BY r~emarking, as she passed inside
"All right. brother" This is circus
slang for I'm with the show"
In Dangerous Curves" the poppy
red head gets away from her flap
per queen roles and dons the span
giles Of q bareback rider and the
motley Of a clown. Richard Arlen
her leading man. portrays a tlgni
wire walker. David Newell and Kay
Francis are other members OF the
featured supporting cast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
VALLEY STORE
MOVING STOCK
Goods Rushed Into Remod-
eled Structure For
Opening

HARLINGEN, Aug. I3.-While
femodeling work on the Brumley
department store building here Is
nearing completion, stock is being
moved into the structure, and prep
arati0ns for the opening a-c being
rushed.
The stock Is being moved under
the direction Of w. c. Brumley.
owner Of the Brumley stores at Ed
lnburg, Raymondville and Harlin-
gen.
The building formerly used for
the johnson storage garage, and
belonging 10 William Johnson of
this city is being remodeled sor the
new department store.
The structure is being finished
with q large, attractive display
front, offering space for displaying
q considerable quantity Of mer-
chandise.
The interior is finished i at
tractive colors, with q balcony
around the walls.
Fixtures are being put in place
now, and considerable stock has
been received and is being arranged
while the staff Of the store is be-
ing assembled and other
ions made for the opening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

"Oh. I hope he hasn't opened it,
Chatty found herself actually pray
ing that he hadn't, all the way
down town.
But he was nowhere in sight
when she opened the door Of the
office at half past eight.
She took off her things and sat
down at her switchboard TO wait for
him.
After a minute or two she heard
the squeak Of a door opening be-
mind her. and swung around 70 SEC
If it were Dave coming in.
But it was not Dave. II was Ag-
mes Herford. She had opened the
door of her own small office. and
she was coming across the big room
to Chatty. In her hands was a
small black-covered book.
Look" she gasped. My daryl
Somebody's torn out part Of it, You
were here late on Monday night.
The night / lest my desk key. You
know? Did you see anybody 90 into
my Officer"
Chatty shook her smooth. little
golden head. Il didn't see a soul.
she answered. as calmly as If she
were telling the truth.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
FAIR REMITTANCE
IS REARRANGED
Ii
Traffic AT Mid Winter Show
VIII Be Handled At
Two Gates

HARLINGEN, Aug. 13.-With the
completion OF paving on a new road
TO the Valley Mid-Winter fair. nc
the west entrance. wogx on "a new
arrangement for the entrances win
be started. John IT. Floore, man
ager. announced.
The county Is paving n highway
which passes the west side or the
fair grounds. and which will fur
nish two main entrances to the
structure. making II much easier 90
handle traffic.
In this connection Floore said
turnstiles are TO be purchased aad
placed at the entrance. and that
automobiles will no longer be per-
mitted to enter the grounds.
The same prices as last year, so
cents and Is cents. will prevail. ana
one turnstile for each will be pur-
chased for each entrance. with an
other for persons having passes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
, MOHE \
aSiDEllGH1SE


The combination Of Dorothy Mac
kaill and Jack Mulhall in q cinema
offering has come to mean SO much
that the producers cannot "Separ-
ate" the two screen lovers.
Ordinarily, give film patrons
these two First National players and
a good plot. and they're happy. Con-
sidering the fact that Children OF
the Ritz" their latest vehicle. which
is showing today at the Texas the
alter. is Cornell Woolrich's celebrat-
ed $4,000 prize. magazine-serial-
original-story plot. it would seem
that that gives the picture every
thing"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
RIyoLI- SAN BENITO

Last nights Audience as the
Rivoli theater. San Benito uproar-
iously acclaimed "On With the
SHOW" the first 100 per cent natural
color. talking, singing. dancing pic
ture a Warner Bros. Vitaphone pro-
duction Gin technicolor.)
The cast includes such
favorites as Betty Compson. Ar
thur Lake. Sally O'Neil. Joe E,
Brown. Louise Fazenda, Ethel Wa
tiers. William Blackwell. Fairbanks
Twins. Sam Hardy. Lee Moran,
Wheeler Oakman, Harry Gribbon,
Thomas Jefferson. Harmony En-
perors' Quartet and a dancing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

beauty chorus of one hundred.
"On with the Show" ends a four
day engagement at the Rivoli, We'd
neSday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Stranger Lewis. deposed as
heavyweight champion, doesn't
mind appearing in semi-windup
bouts these days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Walter Hagen and Horton Smith,
on an exhiA.tion tour. m playing
to big crowds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Demand for Case county corr
liquor fell off when j. W. Harrell
at Atlanta started the report and
furnished proof that three trees had
been seen to float up into the air
and sail off at a speed that made
them seem like airplanes. Careful
investigation showed that a small
whirlwind tornado had uprooted the
trees, carrying them along together
several feet up in the air and out
OF sight Of those who saw them as
cend.
On the Hufstutler ranch at Mills
county is a saddle used by Tom
Hufstutler 70 years ago that bears
evidence OF the letters fights with
Indians. The saddle has a big hole
in the pommel. and an arrowhead
that was driven into the saddle
when shot by an Indian at Hufs-
tutler from ambush The arrow
went through H~ufstutler's leg and
buried itself in the saddle, and af-
ter the man OUTRAGED the Indians,
he broke the arrow into. withdraw
ing 1t from his leg without extri-
eating the stone tip from the sad
die leather.
West Texas still grows the finest
snakes in the country, according to
Charles Wyatt of Deadman creek.
near Abiline. He has just killed a
rattler four ct nine inches long,
the biggest he has seen in Is years.
Joe Livesay and Jack Griffith
arrested on a charge Of stealing o
car, broke jail and escaped in the
same car they were charged with
taking. But they left their families,
who had been AIRED for by charity
organizations after their arrest.
Marcus Snyder, New Mexico
ranchman, read of his own purport-
ed murder when he visited FL Paso.
The newspapers reported a fatal
gun battle on his ranch. and listed
him as a victim. There wasn't any
battle, he said. He credited the
exaggerated" report Of his death to
his enemies.
Dee McHaney of Longview has
been acclaimed as a hero for saw
ing the lives OF r. 5. Wyche and
Wyche's daughter from drowning.
DR.. +. <. Osborn. mayor Of Nc
Allen, has been selected by his city
as its most distinguished citizen.
The distinguished citizen nomina-
ton was sponsored by the McAllen
American Legion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

DR.. +. <. Osborn. mayor Of Nc
Allen, has been selected by his city
as its most distinguished citizen.
The distinguished citizen nominal
ton was sponsored by the McAllen
American Legion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Dee McHaney of Longview has
been acclaimed as a hero for saw
ing the lives OF r. 5. Wyche and
Wyche's daughter from drowning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
Did Know?

Did you know that your carrier boy is in business for
y himself?
Did you know that he buys his papers outright at so
much a copy and his profit is the difference between what
he collects from you and the price he pays for each papern
9 Did you know that he stands his own losses, keeps his
own books, maintains his own delivery equipment Ca
bicyc1e) and is in every sense a real business man?
y Did you know that he knows it is to his interest to
render satisfactory service to his subscribers, because a
satisfied subscriber is a permanent subscriber and per-
manent subscribers are profitable?
Did you know he is always on the lookout for rev
subscribers, seeking new business, anxious to enlarge his
subscription list for the more subscribers he has, the more
money he makes, and he is in business to make money?
Did you know he appreciates your consideration,
your subscription and your friendly interest in him?
Wei he does, because he is your Carrier Boy.
GR Bi1amasltllk Aeraa0
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
TEXAS ToPIc

Trees Race Airplane-Indians
Leave Mark-Biggest Snake
Handy Chariot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
Continued From Page 81
~ BEATRICE BURTON.

ises. ceNrnAL eREss Assft INe- eLEyELANo. oAlo. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13
WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kennedy en-
tertained the Wednesday Night club
at their home on West Rodriguez
avenue with bridge.
High honors won by Mrs.
Scott, a box Of Sweet Orchid pow
ders and BY DR.. III. A. White, q
pen and pencil set.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

West Texas still grows the finest
snakes in the country, according to
Charles Wyatt of Deadman creek.
near Abiline. He has just killed q
rattler four ct nine inches long,
the biggest he has seen in IS years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-13

Joe Livesay and Jack Griffith,
arrested on a charge Of stealing O
car. broke jail and escaped in the
same car they were charged with
taking. But they left their families,
who had been AIRED for by charity
organizations after their arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
This Complete Story Greatly Diff
fering From Others of the @. Henry
Memorial Selections Rated One of
the Best Pieces Of Short Fiction Published
During the. Past Year-I Is W1rItten by
Nan W/ho Studied His Subject for
Many Years; Is a Tale Which Nh
Hold You to the Oery Last Word.

sprang again in his eyes. And as he held the
fagot nearer so that the beams played in the
elephants eyes and on his coat, the mahout
sat down and was still, lest the gods observe
his good luck. and. being jealous. turn it into
evil
The coat was not pinEy dark, as is usual in
baby elephants. 1t was distinctly Hght-colored
only q few degrees darker than white.
The man understood at once. In the ele-
plants, as well as In all other breeds an albino
is sometimes born Such creatures are bought
at fabulous prices by the Malay and Siamese
princes, to whom white elephant Is the
greatest treasure that q king can possess.
Muztagh was o long way from being an
albino, yet tendency In that direction had
bleached his hide. And the man knew that
on the morrow Dugan Sahib would pay him
a lifetime's earnings for the little wabbly calf,
whose welcome had been the wild cries Of the
tuskers in the jungle.
Littie A6uxtagh (which means white Noun
tain IN an ancient tongue) did not enjoy his
babyhood ct al. He was born with the memory
Of jungle kingdoms and the life in the ele-
plant lines almost killed him with dullness.
Mostly his mother was kept chained IN the
lines. and every day Langur Dass the lowcaste
hillman In Dugan's employ, grlibbed grass for
her In the valleys. All night long, except the
regular four hours Of sleep, he would hear her
grumble and rumble and mutter discomfort
that her little son shared with her. s
"Oh, little restless one," Langur Dass would
saw "thou and tlnat Old COW thv mother and
I have one heaft betweei us we Know The
h,rn,rg- - ,,rderstand va threeIn go
n MAS tr1,e -tlat Tanrur Dass understood
more ~ the wavs az tire forest neople than
.anv other hiiln,sr, 4, the encampnent. :. F,ue
his caste Vac low and he vas t,runken and
careless ana iaxy beyond words. and the hunters
had mostly only scorn for him. They called
him Langur after gray-bearded breed Of
monkeys along the slopes OF the HimAlayAs.
rather suspectang he was cursed with evil
spirits, for Why should any sane man have
such mad IDEAS as to the rights Of elephants?
He never wanted to join in the sriyes-which
was q strange thing indeed for q man raised
In the hills Perhaps he was afraid-but pet
they could remember q certain day In the
q bamboo thickets when . great, Wild buffalo
had charged their camp and Langur Dass acted
IS fear were something he had never heard
Of and knew nothing whichever about
One day they asked him about 1t. Tel uA
speaks truth. thou art brother to many u,onkey-
folk. and who knows. the jungle better than
thou or they None but the n0nkey-1oak and
thou cauge talk with my lord the elephant.
Hail; We have seen thee do 1t, EAnguI Dass.
How is ie that when We 60 hunting. thou art
afraid TO conner" t@s.. 7. ss'sNs.s 49,.
Langur looked ct them out of his dull eyes.
and evaded their question just Is long As he
- L. -. 49, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

when NTi,xtaeh mas nine ,,,~ ,,nofl,ar ma. .oia
!. $1,000 ,...-... = 80. S;....,.
AtoaA s
province. Lutte Muztaen sew ner marcn away
between two ts,slcerx-doun the 1ono eyenhant
tran into the valley and the shadow.
watch the little one closely tonight" Dugan
Sahfb said to his lnahout. So when they had
led him back and forth along the lines they
down tightly. They we're horselaair ropes, far
beyond the strength Of any normal S-year-old
elephant to break Then they went to the
nuts and to their women and left him to shift
restlessly from foot TO foot, and think.
Probably he would have been satisfied with
thinking, for Muztagh did not know his
strength; and thought he was securely tied.
The incident that upset the nahcut,s plans
was simply that the Wild elephants tr,,n,peted
again from the rhills .,-..s.s. ....-. sa:,f9
MuztaRl heard the sound. long drawn and
strange from the silence Of the tunrle. ne
grew motionless. The great ears pricked for
ward the whipping tan stood stil. It was
cali never 70 be denied The blood was leaping
in his great veins Ss, 1850 4yf,s .r-..;,.4
He suddenly rocked forward with al his
~tre.,otl, 1,n vox,a nys,,, tsolf h,,y,,y,eSa and
.cstl,, $780, ei,s,, - 10000
IN siIenee ont aunonrs - huts ma snoboiv
would believe how silently "a elephant can
move when he sees mt. ,ssse t...'.
There Was NO Thick jungle here-iust soft
grass huts approaching dark fringe that was
. the jungle. None Of the n,ahouts was awake
10 see him. No voice called him hack.. -: The
farAss rave wav "a hiIn,oo tl,icEets - sroelI
Of the huts 3 the WiId. bevitchifir = perfuines
az tl,e S,i,ele - X --.T : --3r
1SoStagh;s reception Was cordial from the
very iafst. The afsat bulls OF tn. herd stood
staii and lifted their ears WHEN thew hard rim
Rr,ntanr IN the nm. nat he siii,red ar,GOf63sl
them and was foreot{en g once. nav 'hal,s 10
deaiinae With TIE nriSeee AZ Nalav ana ssian,
and al Meht-colored coat ;neant nothinr
WFateEer 10 them. u, q. .sgg y =
: re was Z eo.SSnaet medium dad herA-vast
males nSothers oi-noai6 elenhants ior,g- iegge.,