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dictator Acting under Alfonsos orders
he saw to it that the two officers were
summarily executed, without even the
consideration ordinarily shown victims
of a drum-head court martial in time
of war. Berenguer and his Monarchist
colleagues are now in Spanish prisons
awaiting their fate at the hands of the
Republican Responsibilities Commits
sion which passed judgment on Alfonso.
For Berenguer, at least, it is not the
first time he has faced death. II seems
as if the hand of fate is moving in his
case, Not many years ago, after the
Moroccan disasters in 1921, Gen. Beren-
guer was arrested, tried by military
court, and sentenced to death for hav-
ing been involved in the civil, political
and military scandals which caused
such frightful losses in wealth and
men in Spain's Riffian expeditions.
Capt. Galan, then a young officer, be-
lieving his chief was being sacrificed
by King Alfonso, penetrated the fortress
where he was confined and offered to
lead a small band to forcibly release
him. Later Gen. Primo de Rivera, as
dictator, illegally amnestied Berenguer,
only to see him again become the in
Strument of Alfonso when Rivera no
longer proved useful to the INTRIGUING
King THIN. to crown his checkcred
career. Berenguer did not raise finger
to save the life of the Young officer who
would have bafriended him.
1t was Alfonso's determination to
make an example" of some Republic
ans that caused him to insist upon
Galan's and HeTnandez's death At the
time there were around 5000 other Re-
publicans in Spanish jails. According
to the chief of police of Madrid, 80 per
cent of these were "intellectuals," any
one of whom was far more dangerous
to the monarchy than the two army
officers. Most of the men in the pres
ent Alcala Zamora government were
imprisoned at the time. However, 1t
was easier for Alfonso to use military
drum-head court than the civil or die
tatorial tribunals in creating "ex-
ampleS" calculated to strike fear in the
hearts of the revolutionaries.
Within a few hours of the time the
Jaca officers had given themselves up,
the court-martial had sentenced them
to death. The Berenguer cabinet met
Immediately to consider the sentence.
The ministers of interior, economy,
public works and public instruction OPP
posed the verdict and demanded Glenn
ency. Berenguer, close to King AL
fonso, beat down their pleas and nna!ly
the Judgment was confirmed. Ine
cabinet officials taen asked the premier
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welcomes after his record breaking
flights.
The pilots get the praise and the
man with the camera frequently doesn't
even get credit for the photographs
he took But if the mob that surges
around the pilot knew what sort of
thrills, excitement danger, hardship
and adventure there was in the pho
tographers job he might push the
pilot off the front page
A stricken liner sinks a hundred miles
at sea. A prison riot breaks upon a
Middle Western town. A forest fire
threatens dozen cities A swollen
river floods score OF counties. The
first man on the job is the flying pho
tographer, and the first picture you
see will have been taken from the
air This mans life is a bewildering
whirl of big cities and trackless jun
giles the sizzling heat of the tropics
and the numbing cold of the top layer
of the atmosphere.
He defles the laws of nature and lives
to tell about it. His Office is five, six or
seven miles above the earth-so high
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BY GASToN NERyAL.

n YEXT Thursday marks the 101st
M anniversary of the passing of
VI Simon Bolivar, the George
L Y Washington" of South America
On dntn ntA
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in the air that there is insufficient air
to breathe and not enough warmth to
keep him aliye-and should his man
made oxygen and heat faff he suffers
physical strains that sometimes result
in death. But his job makes him forget
the danger.
man named Russell was making
map over Pennsylvania few weeks
ago, and was kicking to himself that
life was SO monotonouS. His mapping
camera had an electric drive and he
was just sitting there holding it level
and wish he were back in Brooklyn
shooting a few holes of midget golf The
wind changed direction with some
abruptness and started blowing along
the same course that his plane was fol-
lowing. The plane, with the gale blow
ing under its tail started to Whiz along
at more than 200 miles an hour. The
cameras electric timing gear couldn't
keep up with it.
Russell yanked out the electric con-
nectlon, tWined his feet around a STAN
chion and began cranking film like
maniac. He had been over Harrisburg
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when the wind changed; exactly %
minutes later he was over Philadelphia,
with the map all finished and blisters
on his hands from cranking film
through the camera at breakneck
speed. About a week later Russelrs
partner, Capt. Robert A. Smith, wassin
the same ship. The wind played the
same trick, this time blowing directly
at the nose. There was no movement
at all. The plane just hung there for
more than half an hour, progressing
not a foot. The pilot was worried
about it. He was for landing then and
there. But Smith picked up a book
"a '>--'0 Z -" looking over the
~ ~ had
decided to move. When 1t did, he
--~.- ....~a wS.I Dack to
@O4->
This same Smith, ruddy, yellow
haired dynamo Of energy, is used to
having the unexpected happen, and it
doesn't bother him any more. He has
been flying with camera for the last
Is years-all over Europe and most of
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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= UPPOSE that instead of reading
this printed page you were
clinging to hard wooden bench
~ in a swaying airplane cabin.
You are swathed in leather
clothing, felt boots and fur-lined he'll
met There are great gauntlets on
your hands, making them look like the
forepaws of a black bear Up ahead
of you is the broad back of your pilot
BY your side is small row of instru-
ments The altimeter reads 1900
feet, and the temperature is 60 degrees
below zero.
Reconstruct such scene in your
mind and you have a picture of the
working conditions of the man who
holds the highest job in the world.
He is the aerial photographer; the
most misunderstood and generally
abused person in the whole flying game
He showed the aviation industry how
to make flying pay, and his was the
first flying job to graduate into the
realm of big business. But nobody
cars. He seldom gets his name in the
papers and never receives spectacular
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christened after leaders and martyrs of

christened after leaders and martyrs of
the revolution. But that is not all.
Posted In the Town Halls and public
buildings are official edicts informing
the people that the former King has been
found guilty of 1.-The most criminal acts
against the juridical order of his coun-
try" His property is all to be taken
over by the state. Dignities, titles and
rights accruing to the former king and
his kin are forever forfeit The republican
Cortes Is going ever farther than that.
Every government In the world which
has diplomatic relations with the new
republic Is to be officially notified of
Alfonso's status. The League of Nations
will get copy of the official decree.
As for Capt. Firmin Galan and Capt.
Garcia Hernandez i. their future
rests, sacure N the .haaxts OF their co,,n- :.
tzymen
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to present a decree of reprieve to the
King.
If thet is your wish" Berenguer told
them, Y shall do so, but remember the
same time we ask his majesty for a
reprieye we shall be presenting the
cabinets resignation, for the King GER
talnly VIII refuse mercy" Berenguer
tnen again convinced the majority of
his monarchist colleagues that this was
no Time 10 leave the country without a
government. They had pledged them
selves TO early elections and resignation
would nave meant another military die
tatorship which the King wanted an
excuse to establish. The throne was
tottering. Alfonso's back was to the
wall. He had announced: '"I was born
a KING and despite the efforts of these
Indians, shall die a king" (Alfonso
was born after his father had been as
sasSlnated and consequently was liter
ally uShered into the world with a
crown on his head. Indians is a word
OF approbrlum among Spaniards). But
even Berenguer's perSuaSiveness and
argument failed to win over one mem
Der OF his cabinet. the minister of pub
llc instruction, who insisted that his
disapproVal of the entire proceedings be
inscribed in the official minutes.
Capt Galan was shot within six
hour after his arrest. Not only thct,
but he was executed on Sunday, which
Is against all tradition and religious
custom in a Catholic country, where
even wartime executions are forbidden
en- the Sabbath. The act cost King
Alfonso more friends than anv one
thing he had done since he bolstered
up his shaky throne by breaking his
oath to defend the constitution. IT is
one thing the army will never forget
that Is, the lower rank and file.
The details of Capt. Galan's death.
as told the writer by an eyewitness
played an important part in formu-
lating the Cortes' sentence against Al
fonso. AS stated before, when thev
saw that the game was up, Galan and
Hernandez surrendered to the civil
authorities rather than shed needless
ly the blood of their troops. It would
have been easy for them to escana
across the Franco-Spanish frontier.
GalaL Disguised.
u am surrendering to the civil ALL
thorities because I am disgusted with
the military men, with whom I have
been associated in the movement 10
liberate Spain" Capt. Galan told the
mayor OF the small frontier village
II Will now show them that there are
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-25

Phone for Horluek's Danish Ice Cream and we will deliver. Candy Cottage.
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TERRITORY
 NEEDS LOTS PUBLICITY:
 APPROPRIATION SOUGHT

A resolution was read at Tues days Chamber of Commerce meeting from the Nome organi- zation in which the Far North ern body is petitioning Alas ka that an appropriation of $10,- 900 be set aside for publicity pur- pose among the various Alaska chambers of commerce.
 Efforts are also to be made with the view of having an Army plane squadron stationed in Alas ka.
 Charles Lechner was named a committee of one to arrange in- stalation of a telephone at the Seward aviation field. L. J. Chil- berg, energetic civic worker, agreed to build the housing for the instrument.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-25
SHOT, BUT REFUSED TO
 FALL: BANDIT LEAVES

DETROIT, Mar. 25. (P) U When a bandit ordered Earl Walker, De- troit filling station attendant, to put up his hands Walker did not comply ct once so the hcldup man fired at him.
 Walker, feeling jar on his chest, thought he was done for. Putting hs hand to the spot he found the bullet stuck in his vest. Watching Walker stand unhurt and pull the bullet apparently out of his pocket was too much for the bandit, who made his getaway without fur ther ceremony.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-25
SPEAKING TO FATHER"

" No you don't. You don't bunko my daughter" says MT. Picker ing to MT. Swinger in the Senior play, Speaking to Father" to be shown at the Libetry theater to- morrow night. However, MT. Swinger does bunco MT. Picker ing's daughter, Caroline, much to the confusion of Professor Bliss, the suitor, whom Mrs. Pick ering had chosen as prospec- tive husband for Caroline. Come and see how MT. Swinger ac- complishes this.
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EVERYTHING ALRIGHT
 BUT AGREE 10 SEPARATE

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 25. (P) III Billy Sunday, IT,, son of the evan gelist, and Mrs. Billy Sunday, Jr. III, have ceased living together, they said.
 It is merely trial separation, however, they said and divorce is not contemplated.
 Both said that there had been no martial difficulties. Mrs. Nina Sunday was married to Billy IT,, in Mexico City last year.
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The beet ice cream yet! Horluek's Danish Ice Cream. Candy Cottage, sole agent
 Two Hearts in Waltz Time,' one of the latest Brunswiek records at the Alaska Shop
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MERGER ANNOUNCED

LONDON, Mar. 24. (P The Col umbia Graphaphone Company was merged with Gramophone Com pany, subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America, to form an organization with nearly $30, 0,000,- 900 capital. The British company is thereby brot under control of the Radio Corporation.
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HUGE ESTATE

NEW YORK, Mar. 25. (R - The mystery surrounding the ultimate disposition of the Wendell fortune variously estimated from $1O,0OO,- 900 to $150.0O0,0OO was partially dispelled with word that 35 parts of the estate will go to the Flower Hospital. The estate is divided in to 200 parts.
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CONDEMNS INSURGENTS

WASHINGTON, Mar. 25. lHJ - Senator James Hamilton Lewis, democrat, condemned the republi- can insurgents and democrats who obstruct legislation in Congress be- cause it is proposed by a republic an president. Continuation of such tactics, he said, would result in failure to give people relief which they voted for or which the presi- dent. was authorized to execute.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-25
CAPTURE SLAYERS

HAWKING, China, Mar 24 (E)- The foreign office is Informed of the capture of the slayers of Mrs. Vera White and Mrs. Victoria Mil Ter. Provincial authorities report ed the capture but the names of the men were not given
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-25
REACH QUICK DECISION

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 25. P)- Just 35 minutes after the case was submitted to a jury of 10 men and two women they found Lou Took not guilty of the murder of Mrs. Rosetta.
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MARINES FOR RoADBuILDING

MARINES FOR ROADBUILDING
 PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 25. (P) - Major General Smedly Butler of- fers the suggestion that the United States should send it's marines to China as road builders and thus pave the way for the stimulation of trade relations between the two countries.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-25

CANVAS OR LEATHER If there is any canvas or leather work to be done bring 1t to the Seward Leather Works- We're equipped to make or repair.
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T Surrender Dear," beautiful new Bruns- wick record now at the Alaska Shop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
YOUTH CHARGED
In AUTO DEATH
Martin Crockett Faces Court
Over Fatal Injury Of
Valley Man

Charges Of negligent homicide
we're filed against Martin Crockett,
l6-year-old San Benito youth, here
Tuesday morning in connection
with the death Of A. c. Long,
farmer killed in a traffic accident
on the Military highway Saturday.
Charges were filed before Judge
"A. NJ. Kent Of the juvenile court
lsy County Attorney Marvin Hall.
This action followed a court Of
inquiry conducted before Justice Of
the Peace Frank w. Roberts at
ian Benito earlier in the morning.
Testimony at the court of inquiry
indicated that Long was walking
across the Military highway nj an
angle with his back 10 the ap-
preaching car when the fatal acct
dent occurred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
ALFRED BEGINS
UTILITY PROBE
Attorney General Says Gas
Rate Decrease Needed
Over State

AUSTIN, Aug. 4. PJ-Atty. Gen.
James ". Alfred revealed today that
his department had begun a s2r-
vey Of gas rates to Texas consumers
with a view TO forcing q reduction.
The survey will include production
and transportation costs, Alfred said.
News Of the survey was made pub
lie through a letter addressed TO
Grady Ship, secretary Of the Plain
view Chamber Of Commerce.
Shipp had asked whether the
South Plains Pipe Line company
could be classified as a common
carrier SO 1t could be required TO
deliver gas to the city.
we a buy gas and put VI own
distributing system IN here and sell
it much less If we could get it trans
ported down here" Shipp wired.
I'VE are not satisfied with our gas
rates"
Atty. Gen. Alfred in answering,
said the problem OF attempts 10 re-
duce gas rates "confronts practical
~ every city in the state"
Il have reached the conclusion"
he went on. that there should be a
general reduction Of rates through
out the entire state in line with the
reduced prices and values OF other
commodities and services. IL seems
to me that this is true Of all public
utilities services"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
FOUND
FLOATING IN
Rio CRANDE
Firemen Began Search
OF River
Saturday
CBy Staff Correspondent


DONNA, Aug. 4.-Members OF
the Donna fire department recover
ed the body OF Manuel Cano, l3-
year-old boy drowned north Of here
Saturday afternoon, at 4 a. m.
Tuesday morning at the Donna
pumping Dant.
The body was found floating in
shallow water near the plant, APP
proximately four miles from where
the youth was drowned.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed at noon Tuesday.
The youth was drowned Satur-
day afternoon when he, his father
and another relative went to the
Rio Grande to prepare a place for
watering horses. The elder men
we're working on the bank and
heard the boy call for help in the
river.
When they got to the banks the
boy had disappeared. The father
rushed into the water and got in
to difficulties himself and had 70
be rescued by the other man.
The alarm was turned in and
the Weslaco and Donna fire de-
partments and other persons con-
tinued the search until the body
was found this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Youth Starts Prosperity
Wave, Then Disappears

CHICAGO, Aug. 4-tR1- For a
time last night IL looked as though
a young man, without coat or hat
and with a novel under his arm,
had started a prosperity wave in
Chicago.
But today a group Of cooks, cab
starters, bootblacks. and others
were asking the police TO look
around for him. Nobody ceemed to
know just what would or could be
done with him II he is caught, but
the compliments were hoping 1t
would be plenty.
He ordered approximately 200
dinners, forty haircuts. forty shaves
forty shoe-shines and forty cabs
and then disappeared without pay
ing for the taxi he used to make
his exit from Chicago.
He appeared at two hotels, at
least. At the first he approached
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
STATE HIGHWAY
FUNDS READY
Military Road Money Posted
In Austin, Work Ready
To Begin

Actual work on the gaps In the
Military highway Will get under way
the immediate future with a mini
mum OF delay, County Judge .. G..
DanCy stated Tuesday.
Monday the state highway COM
mission set aside Sl26.965 for this
work. The Brownsville ard San Ben
ito precincts have split a like a.
mount for the work.
r. w. Briggs OF Briggs & Co, sue
cessful bidder on the contract, states
he expects to return the bond the
day he receives the contract and Will
be ready To begin work the day the
work order IS given.
The only work necessary 10 COM
pletion Of the road now is several
Tights-of-way. Juries Of view were
to clear up this angle Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04

the catering manager. William Kie-
fer and said:
Gould you serve about 125 din
ners an hour from now? It's a
board Of trade convention. How
much will 1t cost?"
They argued about the price and
finally reached an agreement.
Now he said. III go out and
get a deposit and the flowers"
Instead he went TO the barber
shop. 1t was time for the BARRIERS
TO 90 home, but the prospect Of for
ty shaves. kept them waiting. The
bootblacks stayed for the same
reason. Then the young man next
appeared at another hotel, where
he ordered more dinners. more
shaves. more shoe shines. That
done he rode by taxi to a depot
and bid Chicago adieu
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Nautilus Delayed

BERGEN, Norway, Aug. 4-F1-
Sir Hubert wilkins. who wants TO
GO 70 the North Pole in the sub
marine Nautilus, was delayed In his
getaway today when IN became
necessary 70 shift the fuel cargo.
taking half OF II off and loading IL
back again.
When that operation IS COM
pleted. the Nautilus will head into
the Arctic. She should reach the ice
barrier ten days after leaving Be--
gen. including one day at Tr0mSoo
and a stop for fuel at Kings Bay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Smoking Blamed
In Girls Death

PORT ARTHUR. Aug. A. Up
Miss Marie Stahl Ii dead today
because she smoked a cigaret.
While riding with friends Sun
day night. she was offered a smoke
and accepted. After several puffs
she held her arm out OF the car
window I'd flick the ashes away. a
truck vas parked at the curb and
as the a in which Miss Stahl
vas riding drove by toe closely. Miss
Stahl's arm was caught in the up
rights Of the truck and severed.
She died last night from shock
superimpOSed by loss or the arm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Sheriff Wounded

ENNIS. Aug. 4. pa shooting
ARRAY near here last night result
ed in the serious w~ounding Of
Deputy Sheriff w. f. Warren and
the death Of @. w. Williams. 40, a
negro.
Warren and Deputy Sheriff Al
bert Snipes, Of Bardgell, halted the
negro for investigation. The negro
allegedly began shooting and the
officers returned the fire. Three
bullets struck the negro.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 40
Preparing 10 enforce a promised
order from Gov. Murray shutting
down prorated oil wells OF Okla
homa, officers OF the national guard
III station here were being quietly
modified this afternoon.
Last week Gov. Murray stated
that he would order prorated wells
shut unless crude oil climbed to 81
per barrel by last Saturday night,
and would call the national guard
TO enforce the order IL necessary.
The price today remained mt 80
cents per barrel.
IL was believed most enforcement
activity would be in Oklahoma City
and Greater Seminole fields.
There was considerable Twftvity nj
the office OF Adjt. Gen. Charles II.
Barrett OF the national guard. and
employees worked through the noon
hour, telephoning officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Mayor Walker Sails

NEW YORK, Aug. 4. CP-Mayor
James J. Walker. in all his sar-
tOrial splendor and ready wit. wav-
ed a fond goodby TO thousands Of
admirers at the Bremen pier in
Brooklyn after midnight. and today
on his way to Germany.
Accompanied by his physician,
DR.. William Schroeder, Jr.. mayor
walker said he would 60 TO the
various German spas to regain his
health.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Control Banks

BERLIN. Aug. 4APD-The Ger
man government has decided to
place all banks under government
control, il was authoritatively
learned today.
Chancellor Bruening was expected
TO make an announcement 10 this
effect in a radio speech tonight
which Is to be broadcast through
out Europe and followed by an
English translation for a hookup
with the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Forests Burn

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. At
Fires were racing out OF control In
several northwestern forests today,
with a wind-swept blaze six miles
north of Newport. Wash, causing
the greatest danger.
The fire had travelled more than
l8 miles along a strip six miles
wide. crossing a divide between the
Pend Orielle river and Priest river
drainages. blocking roads and men
acing lookout stations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Dairy Employe Is
Slugged, Robbed

Juan Vera, employee Of the
Champion dairy on the Los Fresn0S
highway, was slugged and robbed
by two men at the Los FresnoS cut
off about 9 p. m. Monday night.
Then men took his horse, saddle,
hat and SO in change.
Vera was halted by the two men
who asked him for a cigaret. He
leaned over on his ffrse 20 hand
down the cigaret. One Of the men
hit him in the back Of the head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-04
Must Have Been
His Worst Enemy

IA gentleman stepped into the
police station. Obviously he had
something on his mind and he
had business 10 transact. The
visitor surveyed the gathering
and spluttered a few unintel-
hgible words. His teeth we're
missing.
How was that?" asked the
desk sergeant leaning forward.
The answer was ~deciphered 10
mean Where do 1 report a
theft?"
This" said the sergeant. is
the place
Well" the visitor declared as
emphatically as possible under
the circumstances. somebody
stole my teeth last night"