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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Man Judged
Guilty Torch Murder

FORT WORTH. Tex. Feb. liz. UP
Third man TO be assessed the
maximum p~enitentiaTy sentence In
connection with the torch Staying
Of Roy Hawthorne here July 26. A,
W.. Stanley. 3d.. was convicted or
murder last night and was given a
99-year sentence by a jury In GRIM
inal district court. The jury DELHI
Grated n hour.
Hawthorne's blazing body was
found In a pasture near Lake
Worth.
Herbert "A. Stanley. 30. son OF al
Il. Stanley, and Hugh David HOP
Toe Butler previously were given
sentences OF 90 years each for the
killing. James Lloyd CasStevens, 4
fourth defendant, remains 10 be
tried. He was indicted for acces-
sorry to murder. the maximum pen
atty for which would be five years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Severance Granted
Bank Robbery Trial

PAMPA. Feb. l~8-tP-CharEcd
with robbing the Alanreed State
Bank. Roy Stephenson went t0 trial
here today with two young appoint
ed attorneys. Tom Wade and Ar
thur iced defending him. ROY
McGee. indicted jointly with Ste
phenson. was granted IN severance
and will be tried later.
District Attorney Raymond ALI
red said Stephenson would bB
tried for robbery. rather than rob-
berry with firearms. 10 avoid the
calling of "a special venire. Stephen
son Is also under indictment for
assault TO kill Jim Bryant. CUSTOM
e. or the bank who was wounded
H. the holdup. Bryant win appear
as a witness later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

ISTANBUL. Feb. l3-tP- Seven
peasants were buried alive yester-
day in a snow avalanche IN the
mountains OF eastern Turkey near
Malatia. Rescuers found their bod
les.
II was feared also today that sew
eral farmers travelling between the
villages OF Ortakeuy and Boulane
had been lost in a blizzard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Officer Is
Mardi Cras King

GALVESTON, TEX. Feb. l8-fF1
Lieut.. O. "A. Swafford. naval hydro
graphic officer here, was crowned
King Frivolous XIV and Miss Aline
Byrne. member OF q prominent
Galveston family. queen. of the
Galveston Mardi Gras last night.
Norma Sterling. daughter OF Gov
ernor and Mrs. Ross Sterling. was
present as Grand Duchess OF Tex
as.
after the coronation, the Eener-
al public danced &C a masked ball
In the city auditorium and mem
bers OF the court were guests at the
Queens ball at U hoted on the
leach
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. l8AP1-
Corporal j. a. Mcdonald. OF Bos-
ton. member OF the United States
marine corps assigned to the bat
tleship Wyoming here for Mardi
Gras was fatally stabbed early to-
DAY on the street near police head
quarters by an unidentified negro
who escaped An artery IN one wrist
was severed. Mcdonald died at
Charity hospital. He was "a years
old.
Mcdonald, walking with Private
Alton Suit or wilkes Barre. Pa.
was said b. witnesses to have been
slashed when he halted to repri-
mand the negro who had brushed
against him
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
GOOD HUMOR
FIESTA over
Brilliant Ball Brings the
Carnival To Close
Tuesday Night

Bringing the second annual Good
Humor Festival to a successful and
brilliant close. a grand ball was
held III MatamoroS at the Teatro
Reforma Tuesday night, attended BY
the largest number Of Matamoros
and Valley citizens yet TO gather at
such a function.
The Teatro Reforma was elabor-
ately decorated. and music for the
occasion was furnished BY three or
chestras. which we're on the large
stage and played consecutively.
The ball started at 8 o'clock. and
lasted until 3 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. Both international
bridges remained open all night.
Decorations consisted OF banners
and streamers and many large
Japanese lanterns hanging fi0m the
ceiling. One orchestra was dressed
In Chinese costume. another in
black and white prisoners dress,
and the third. <.om Fort Brown,
was In military uniform.
Officials who have been sponsor
ing the Good Humor carnival stat
ed Wednesday that the fiesta was
highly satisfactory from . every
viewpoint. and that immediate stems
we're to be taken TO arrange def
mite plans for the third annual car
nival to be held next year.
The 1882 Good Humor festival Is
going to be the most elaborate. most
expensive and most popular ever
held" officials optimisticalIy pre-
dicted today. 1t is planned to put
entire charge or next years fiesta
in the hands OF an experiences
professional man who has worked
up similar activities in other cities.
mainly in Monterrey. Tampico and
Mexico City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Doug Paralyzes
Manila Business

MANILA. r. T.. Feb. l8-tPl-
Dougles Fairbanks, motion picture
actor. virtually paralyzed business
along the waterfront today when
ne arrived aboard the liner Bedgen-
land.
Almost all the workers left their
jobs 10 get a glimpse of him.
"A crowd estimated az 1000 per-
sons jammed the pier while anoth-
er huge throng lined the streets
outside.
Members OF the crowd carried
him to a waiting automobile, al
most a quarter OF a mile away. ond
put him on top OF it rather than
inside, SO the waiting fans could
better see him.
Fairbanks is enroute TO Siam
where he. will hunt and photograph
big game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Favorable Report Civ.
en- Despite Hoover
D~isapproval
POCKET VETO
To Be Avoided BY Quick
Action In Senate
On Bill

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. P-
Overriding the expressed opposi-
ton of President Hoover. the SEN
ate finance committee approved the
veterans loan bill today without
change.
Quick senate action was looked
for. The presidents views were
given in a letter TO Chairman Smoot
and read to the committee. He
went on record as fearing the legis-
lation will not only nullify the
benefits TO the veteran but inflict
injury to the country as a whole"
Within an hour, the committee
voted Is to 3 for the house measure
after rejecting a substitute.
Democrats voted solidly for the
bill as passed by the house.
Six republicans. led by Senator
Watson, the party leader. joined In
support of the house bill after the
futile attempt to substitute II.
Those voting against the bill
were Chairman Smoot and Senators
Reed OF Pennsylvania and Bingham
Of Connecticut. both republicans.
Those for the measure we're: Re-
publicans. Watson. Shortridge, Cou-
zens, Keyes. LaFollette and Thorn
as Of Idaho. Democrats. Simmons,
Harrison, George, Walsh. MaSsa-
chusetts: Barley. Thomas Of Ok
lahoma and Connally.
Senator King. democrat. Utah,
withheld his vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-(R-
President Hoover today informed
the senate finance committee on
his serious objections TO the vet
Grams loan relief bill.
The presidents views we're IN a
letter to Chairman Smoot. For
warding OF the letter became known
as hearings by the committee were
just starting on the house measure.
Senator Harrison. democrat. Mis-
SiSSippi, asked Chairman Smoot
after the letter was read IL he
thought President Hoover would
veto the bill.
II think he will" said Smoot.
Senator Reed said that Is a
fair Interpretation Of his letter"
Under Secretary Mills OF the
treasury came TO the capitol with
Veterans Administrator Hines.
Would Cost Billion
Senator Reed. republican, Penn
sylvania. asked what proportion or
veterans would exercise their right
10 borrow so per cent OF the bonus
certificates.
General Hines said III employ
ment conditions continue as now
we should be prepared to take care
or IS per cent OF the veterans
That means 2.550. 900 veterans
Continued on Page Ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

IBy Staff CORRESPONDENT
PORT ISABEL. Feb. I8.-Plans
for the formation Of a service club
at Port Isabel are expected 10 be
worked out at a meeting 70 be held
at the Yacht Club here on Thurs
day night.
President and ecretaries @ all
three San Benito service clubs
have been asked to attend the meet
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

Materially increasing Browns
ville's reputation as a summer resort
and insuring a large increase In
summer tourist traffic to the Valley.
the Southern Pacific announced
Wednesday that special summer
tourist fares had been authorized
from every Texas point to Browns
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
To Open Padre
Island Channel

CORPUS CHRITI. Feb. 16-fF1
!. G.. Burr OF the state game COM
mission will come here tomorrow
to make a survey for opening a
channel across Padre Island. The
channel Will relieve the salinitv
OF Laguna Madre and Baffin's bay
and keep the excess salt from
killing fish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
MARKETS AT
"A GLANCE


NEW YORK:
Stocks irregular. leaders rise
2 10 ) points before late falter-
ing.
Bonds steady: tone improves
but trading dull.
Curb firm: utilities rally.
Foreign exchanges firm.
continentals advance.
Cotton higher. firm foreign
markets and unfavorable trade
adviceS.
Sugar steady: trade support.
Coffee lower; European sell
ing.
CHICAGOs
Wheat barely steady, benH-
fetal rains southwest.
Corn barely steady: bearish
weather forecast.
Cattle lower
Hogs lower
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Mathis Fire Does
$4,000 Damage

CORPUS CHRISTI. Feb. 1s-tPl
Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused last night when five build
ings ere burned at Mathis. 10
miles west OF Corpus Christi Or
igin Of the blaze was unknown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
Fisherman browns

CORPUS CHRISTI. Feb. i8-
1P-Funeral services we're planned
today for q. r. Gonzales. fisherman
drowned IN Laguna Madre Friday
night. His body was found yes
terday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy, probably fog
gy near coast; fair: not much
change in temperature. Light to
moderate winds mostly northerly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

AS this column has pointed out
before. the best defense is a crack
erjack offense. and We are develop
ing that.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

III an effort to help the cotton
farmer OF the state. a bill has been
introduced IN the Texas legisla-
ture levying a tax Of 5 cents per
pound on all jute products sold in
the state, to which bill Cameron
county potato growers are most de-
cidedly opposed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

Granting Of excursion rates TO the
Valley should and will encourage
residents of Texas to visit the Val
ley. 10 the mutual benefit Of the
visitor and the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

Henry Guerra OF McAllen has the
contract for clearing 500 acres III
the Adams Gardens development.
Undoubtedly a full half Of the
cleared land il HidaIgo county was
rid OF its mesquite and cactus By
Henry Guerra, not In person. Of
course. but as a contractor who In
the early DAYS employed ~grubbing
crews whose numbers ran Up into
the thousands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

Willacy county onion growers.
many Of them. will not know that
they owe q hearty vote Of thanks
70 w. z. McDavitt or Brownsville.
J. +. Bell and Brown White Of San
Benito. In particular. and To many
another Valley shipper and COM
mercial secretary who worked hard
and long IN the effort to have the
higher rates on vegetable imports
imposed. an effort which was ably
seconded by Congressman John N.
Garner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

The local chamber OF commerce.
waging its campaign to let Texas
know the Valley. has accomplished
a definite good for the Valley and
for Brownsville. Texans take their
vacations IN the summer time. and
Texans can find in the Valley a
summer climate superior 10 that Of
many OF the resorts popular among
Texans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

We are getting on the offensive
going out and getting things for
the Valley. accomplishing some for
ward steps. For such a long time
10 seemed as II We were constantly
on the defensive. seeking 70 protect
ourselves and our section against
all kinds Of attacks and diScrimina-
tons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

Foreign interests. hit By the new
rates, are not resting content. and
hearings are 10 be held very soon
in Washington before the Tariff
Commission, az which they will pre-
sent their arguments IN favor OF
slicing down the protection given
Valley and Florida growers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18
SCHROEDER ASKS CLEMENCY
IN OUR
VALLEY

First definite step looking to-
ward the establishment OF the VAL
lev as a summer resort has been
taken. After several years Of effort
on the part Of G.. G. Richardson
OF the Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce. the Southern Pacific and
the Missouri Pacific. word was re-
ceived late yesterday that summer
tourist rates have been granted
from all Texas points, going into
effect on May 13.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-18

Local potato growers are for n
most part also cotton growers. an
as such are certainly willing To Sc
any step taken which will promoi
the use OF cotton and thus hel
raice the price Of the staple. The
objection to the bill is that II wi
force them to pay a tax for usir
the usual sort OF potato sack
which arc made from iute product
and which cannot be made TO giN
satisfaction when made Of cotto
materials.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-02

either captain or pilot OF the Josephine
which loaded with supplies for Terry's
column, went up the river and passed
the Far West going down. The jose
phine met Terry and his men as they
came down the Big Horn after the
Custer disaster to reorganize the troops
at the mouth of that river and assisted
in different movements of the troops
inpreparing for the campaigns against
the hostile Indians which followed.
A writer In the Drover's Journal in
1879 describes a trip which he had
just completed frim Bismarck to Fort
Benton in the Josephine in which he
especially commends the accommoda-
lions and services offered on the Coul-
son line Of steamers OF which the
Josephine was one. He speaks of the
line making preparations to take care
Of the cattle trade and says so head
we're brought down On the Josephine.
A resolution of thanks to Captain
voolfolk and other officers on the boat
is appended. The boat had left Bis
marck on the evening of June "a and
reached Fort Benton on July S.
Mrs. voolfolk had made some river
trips in 1878 but the trip in 1880 was
the first as far as Fort Benton. She
left st. Louis on the steamer Nellie
Peck" named for the daughter Of Col
onel H. A. Peck of the firm Of Durfee
g. Peck, traders or the upper river.
Colonel Peck's widow, her daughter,
and her attorneys daughter were on
board, going to Sioux City. In all there
were about As passengers on board,
some of them from as far east as Penn
sylvania. Most of them were bound
for Montana, which they all regarded
as "the promised land" The river was
low, and the trip rather tedious as
the boat often did not make more than
so miles q day. Stops were frequently
made to leave freight. Because of the
boats slowness, Mrs. voolfolk and
Mrs. Peck left the boat a Nebraska
City and went on to Sioux City by rail.
After Joining Captain voolfolk on
the General Meade at Sioux City, sew
eral short trips were made as far as
Fort Pierre with freight for govern
ment posts and for the Black Hills.
When the river started to rise, they
started for Fort Benton with freight
for all military posts and for 1. G.
Baker and T. C. Power. There were
also on board Is or 80 passengers for
Montana points.
At Vermillion, S. D., the clerk OF
the boat went up town and was mar
ried. The deck crew heard about it
and when the couple appeared, a tar
paulin had been laid for them to walk
on and they were greeted with whistles,
bells and horns. The bride, a charm
ing young woman, went up the river
with her husband.
When Fort Buford was reached, flour
and bacon was landed for the Indians.
They had been promised coffee, sugar
and tobacco also but these were being
brought by the Nellie Peck" The
Indians were angry because the coffee
and tobacco was not on board, and it
looked as if the agent was In for
trouble. There were a few soldiers at
the post and. they advised the captain
to continue at once and to anchor in
the middle of the river If the boat
was stopped at night. The pilot house
was barricaded and other precautions
taken but no attack was made. 1t was
with great relief, however, when safe
distance was put between the boat and
the Indians.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-02

ties to learn about river traf1c and
believes that she is the only woman
who ever piloted a boat within the
confines of Montana.
On the trip up the river in 1880, T. ].
Anderson, the boats pilot and an ex-
perienced river man, frequently gave
the captains wife lessons In plotting
and as she was eager to learn, she
often went to the pilot house, where
under the pilots tutelage and observa-
ton, she would take a turn at the
wheel.
When the boat arrived at Fort Ben
ton, the boat was tied up to the land
ing at the I. G.. Baker warehouse and
most of the crew including the pilot
went ashore. But when the men were
ready to start unloading, it was dis
covered that merchandise designed for
the T. c. Power landing had been
loaded nearest the runways and must
be unloaded first.
Mrs. voolfolk was in the pilot house
and the engineers called up through
| the tubes and wanted to know if she
could bring the boat around and bring
1t to the Power landing. Although she
had never undertaken to pilot the boat
alone before, she felt sure of her abili-
ty to do so and brought 1t around In
approved style.
Captain voolfolk vas a nephew OF
Captains Charles and William Baker
who had q boat line at st. Louis and
he started to pilot boats On the lower
Missouri as early as 1868, going as fan
as Sioux City. His first trip up the
Missouri to Fort Benton was with the
E. H. Durfee about 1875.
When In 1876 the Ear West" COM
manded by Captain Grant Marsh, went
up the Big Horn river with Terry's
troops and later took Reno's wounded
to Bismarck, Captain Voolfolk wa.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-02
MAN KILLS SELF
NEAR GERALDINE
BODY FOUND IN GRANARY BY
CHOUTEAU COUNTY FARMER;
VERDICT is SUICIDE

Tho body Of Charley Dickey, 40,
was found In q granary on h
O'Reiley place 10 miles northwest OF
Geraldine near the Fort Benton
Geraldine highway. Ted O'Reiley
and = hired man went to the granary
to clean It and the body was found.
Authorities were notified and the
body was removed to Fort Benton
by Coroner A. o. Baumann and
Sheriff Oscar Marty.
Clyde Core had expected q distant
relative, whom he had never seen, to
arrive last January to be employed on
his farm. Mr.. Core had made inquiry
of Station Agent Merkel about that
time II q stranger had arrived and 1t
was stated a man had gotten of the
evening train from Great Falls about
the first Of February. The stranger
was seen by other residents who d.
rected him to the Core farm. AS he
never arrived the incident was for
gotten until the discovery recently. A
letter from Mr.. Core in the dead mans
pocket aided In Identification. To veri-
fly the identity q description was tele-
graphed to relatives in Missouri. An
aunt wrote that Mr.. Dickey had pur-
chased q ticket at st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan.
Is for Billings and nothing had been
heard from him since.
On the body was found $50 in cash,
the letter from Mr.. Core and a bottle
Of poison.
A verdict Of suicide was given by the
coroner. Mr.. Dickey had been ar in
mate Of the Ohio insane institution
and had escaped.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-02

to have the money divided among the
officers but the captains wife protest
ed against the plan. The money was
sent to the family and she received
a grateful letter from the mans wife
after her return home.
At Milk river those on the boat had
an unusual sight of a waterspout. See
ing the heavy cloud, the boat was tied
up. The rain could be seen at a dis
lance accompanied with a fearful roar
ing. AS the storm came with a rush,
the water from Milk river shot out far
into the Missouri. Other streams came
up from the rains, making easy travel
for the boat.
Indians AWere numerous along the
river in 1880 and they always focked
down to the river when the boat landed
at the reservations. From Yankton up
most of them had blankets, but at the
Fort Peck reservation the adults had
little on but breech clouts while the
children ran up and down the banks,
entirely naked, while they shouted at
the sight OF the incoming boat.
On board going down the river was
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-02

After going to Fort Benton. the boat
came back to Cow Island and took .
load of freight brought up that far by
larger ships, on a second trip to Ben
ton. The boat then piled between Cow
Island and the Coal Banks until about
the first of September.
On the trip up the river, one of the
deck hands was drowned. There had
been much gambling among the deck
crew and this man had won several
hundred dollars according to Mrs.
Draper. He had put the money In the
boats bank and had given Mrs. Draper
his wife's address and asked her to
see that she got the money if any,
thing happened to him. That same
night he disappeared and there were
circumstances to lead to the belief that
he had been killed and thrown over
board by the deck hands in an effort
to get the money. The clerk wished
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-02

Funeral services for Joe Butch, 81,
who died recently, were held at the
home of his s0n-in-law, Walter Clark,
one mile west of Frazer. Butch, known
In his earlier years as Chamberlain,
was one Of the most popular old-timers
in northeastern Montana.
Butch was an early-day Indian fight
err, frontiersman and Civil war vet
cram, who lived IN northern Montana
for more than IS years, having come
up the Missouri in early steamboat
days as q soldier and adventurer.
The funeral was marked by full mill
tary rites and burial was at Frazer.
Butch is survived by two daughters,
Mrs Rosie Looking and Mrs. Josephine
Clark, both of Frazer, and several
grandchildren.