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crowd had double-crossed him. A shooting
was inevitable and naturally some one got
hurt. One of the Rangers was killed with the
opening shot. Sam Bass fired and Dick Ware,
the Ranger, promptly went into action. He
sent fatal bullet into the chest Of one of the
gang and turned his attention toward Sam, and
though he was virtually blinded by the outlaws
shot, he gave Sam wounds that brought his
death three days later.
For years the Big Bend country of the Upper
Rio Grande was the hiding place for the worst
criminals of the State, and it was the Rangers
who ferreted them out of their rendezvous.
Virtually all of the oil fields of Texas have
had their martial-!aW days, their Ranger
clean-ups, and there is constant vigilance along
the Rio Grande for the border of Texas can
become a bloody border in very short time.
In 1925 it looked as if the Rangers would
range no more" for the question of the con-
stitutionality of maintaining a Ranger force
came up. Rangers at that period had been
"overZealous" for dry agents had been too sue
cesSful in arreSting SmugglerS to suit many
people Then Rangers had a few natural
enemies, the local officers who resented inter-
ference by outsiders who hated the insinuation
that they were unable to handle a disturbance.
They made rather formidable protest against
the Rangers whose right of existence was
dragged through the courts and for while
it seemed "the colorful organization was bound
to 60" Texas was aroused, and even in the
East, where the fame of the Rangers had
grown as their prowess was repeated in stories,
now friends turned up.
But Texas decided the Ranger organization
was not illegal. Sentiment was too strongly
against their going. Texas saw what would
happen to the State. The laWeSS element did
not wait for decision to be handed down; it
became hopefully energetic. Bandits on the
border promoted their own interests. The
conditions became alarming that Mark
MCGEE adjutant general ordered Capt. Wright
and his men to stay in the saddle, although
this was a violation of the injunction. And
it was the sort of thing the Rangers had been
used to-going ahead and doing their duty in
the face of danger and opposition.
During the legal controversy records were
brought forth, and every record was to the
credit of the Ranger. 1t found there were
far more calls for the Rangers than could be
answered; that often weeks elapsed during
which every Ranger was on duty, not one In
reserve headquarters, and no mob ever had
taken prisoner away from the Rangers. The
constitution maintaining Ranger force was
validated.
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Sentiment SaUeS TEXAS Rangers

THE Rangers philosophy is best expressed by
| Capt Bill Mcdonald one of the States
most noted Rangers.
No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps
a-coming," is McDonads explanation for the
reputation the Rangers have in Texas today.
He believes that efficient familiarity with
shooting irons is necessary, but his best often
sive weapon is determination and the realiza-
ton that right is on his side.
Mcdonald is the chief actor in the classic
Ranger story in Texas. You'll hear it in San
Antoine or Amarillo
A town official in Texas found a large-sized<
riot about to drive him out of Office. He
appealed to the adjutant general to send
Rangers.
When Bill Mcdonald swung from the train
as it pulled into Dallas the official yelled:
What the? Just one Ranger?"
We'll, you got just one riot, amt yeu?" said
Mcdonald, and in two hours the turbulence
over. The riot had occurred when the city
had enforced the anti-prize- fight ordinance
Considerable money had been bet and the
promoters threatened mass action. They forgot
Bill Mcdonald was a one-man army whose
traditions for carrying on are as sacred as
those of the marines. There was no prize
fight in Dallas
THE Rangers do the job" says an Austin
official Texas suffers political complex the
same as other States but believe the Rangers
have escaped its blight better than any other
group. There have been attempts to spoil the
morale of this group, but you can see how
difficult it is to shake off the tradition handed
down by the Alamo and the greatest hero of the
Southwest-Davy Crockett"
Copyright. 1922
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an me? What kin of dons is dis, anyhow"
She say dat she pier dat you an me gifts
married, an Ibis up dere."
ME lib up to dat spook place Not dis
chile!"
Gunboat hesitated He did not relish the
idea of staying in the gloomy mansion by him.
self
"Well?" she said "Is you or amt you goin'
to lib dere? Here Abs ready to take de job, an
here you is weavn round tryin' to make up
yo' mind. Says is you or amt you?"
"Ah is" said Gunboat desperately.
UNBOAT moved his few possessions up to
1.-THE Oaks" that Saturday. and he also,
without Rosettas knowledge, asked and won
permission to keep pig on the place. Then
he transferred the tiny Pansy to a good sized
pen back of the barn, and took Rosetta to see
her In her new quarters.
Rosetta looked at him with softening eyes.
She was on the point of saying something,
which might or might not have been important
to Gunboat, when she interrupted by
Irresistible Jackson.
That erstWhile favored swain had no inten-
ton OF leaving a clear field for Gunboat Now
he appeared around the end OF the barn with
paper parcel in his hand and an ingratiating
smile upon his black face. "Ah thought Aid
drop by an see hoWS you maxim 1t, Rosetta,
he informed her. ignoring Gunboat. you amt
plannin' on stayin' here nights, is you, Miss
RoSetta?"
mot mel" said Rosetta emphaticaly. But
Gunboat here, he's goin to stay. He amt
scairt of de ha'nt," she added, with a look of
admiration in his direction
Irresistible was piqued.
"He amt stayed, yit," he suggested mean
ingly.
Irresistible strolled off with Rosetta, leaving
Gunboat hot with defeat
That evening, Gunboat entered the
shadowy barn, there a stealthy rustic in
the hayloft above him. and ominous, slow
rapping which rooted him where he stood.
Suddenly weird glow lit up the loft, and
there, outlined against the light, was sheeted
figure which moved rapidly toward him.
With yell Gunboat leaped backward.
Then he stopped.
Flames were leaping up from the tinder-dry
hay. The mysterious thing climbing hastily
down the ladder from the loft. The shroud it
wore billowed up and beneath it there were
trousered legs.
Gunboat growled in his throat with rage He
ran after the ghost, which seemingly I'M
accustomed TO the hampering breadths of its
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shroud. He caught up with it. And he felled
it with his slugging, mauling fists
The glare of the fire lit up the countryside.
Warned by the flames the Blaines and their
neighbors rallied to Gunboat's aid. The Hollow
folk gathered to watch and enjoy the spectacle.
Gunboat worked on The barn was doomed;
but there were bags Of feed, tools, many things
to be saved. He was here, there, and every
where
Praise de Lawd!" shouted old Nanny
Cindy. Praise de Lawd TO- Gunboat"
"Amen!" chorused the excited blacks.
The flames broke through the roof. The walls
were beginning to totter
Gunboat staggered out, his great chest heAy-
ing with the strain of his exertions.
"Gunboat!" shouted Mr.. Blaine, come away.
It isn't safe. What started this fire anyway
"A-good fo' nothin'-piece of trash-wrap-
ped up in sheet" gasped Gunboat.
"Lawdy!' calculated Nanny Cindy. "a
spook done set de place afire."
Amt no spook a-tall. All done smash him
down wild nah fists an lay him out ober dere."
The crowd surged toward the limp figure on
the ground. Some one snatched the sheet away
It's dat Jackson-man" shrilled Nanny
Cindy. Amt All said he was a no count,
sneakin' piece of black trash?"
"Gunboat! Gunboat!'
Some Juggling at him frantically. He
swung about YEARLY. 1t Rosetta.
Save Pansy" she shrieked at him. de fire
is burnin' her up. Nah Gawd, don't let po'
little PanSy roast alibe!"
Gunboat looked off to where the walls of the
barn swayed dangerously in the rush of the
flames He hesitated.
Then he broke into a stumbling run. He
lunged across the yard past the weaving flames.
They scared his flesh with their hot breath.
He reached the pen. But the terrified Pansy
eluded his grasp. He must step into the pen
to get her.
DE walls fallin',' shrieked Rosetta, Wild
eyed with fear Come 'way-ye-ow-"
Slowly the wall swung out With mighty
leap Gunboat cleared the pen, the tiny bit of
pinkish- white pork-f1esh held tight in his arms.
The burning tmbers missed him as they fell;
but the flames reached out to lick at his flap
ping trouser-legs. 4
He reached the crowd. Willing hands beat
out the flames. Pansy squirmed safe in her
mistress arms.
Nah mani" sobbed Rosetta. Praise de
Lawd fo' nah mani Amt no sneakn Jackson
trash cher goin' to set his foot me agin.
Tried to do nah man dirt. OATS what he done.
Lef' nah man to walk through fire. Halleluiah!
Praise de Lawd fo' what's man! Praise
de Lawd fo' Gunboat!"
Copyright 1922
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Fast Ginning Hurts C0tt0n
Copyright. 1922

COMPLAINTS from foreign buyers that
~ American cotton was not of as good
quality as formerly has led to research by
Department of Agriculture experts into the
reasons. They found the answer of ex-<
haustive research to be in the ginning meth
DDS. Long staple cotton, for instance was
found to suffer from too rapid operation of
the gin and the practice of running under
full speed resulted in rough cotton and
shorter staple, resulting in the finished
product being graded four grades lower than
it should have been because of its original
high quality.
In other cases, cotton was found to have
been picked too green, the resultant moisture
bringing about undesirable conditions in the
cotton Cotton picked after a rain and not
properly prepared also was found to have
been fed into the gins with unsatisfactory
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leading I'D to- She was rather pleased She
was fond of Gunboat. Maybe he wasn't snck
dresser like Irresistible, and maybe MS 4ee'
were huge still the white folks all liked hin'
and the colored folks all had good WORD lor
him. But she had no intention of making tne
proposal too easy for him.
All All. Well de fac Is Rosetta
ALI All"
Gunboat swallowed hard, and rolled his eyes
until the frightened whites shone out start
lingly He had never dreamed 1t would De SO
hard to say the simple words "Ah loves you,
Rosetta" He made another desperate atteihp'
to put his thoughts into words.
Rosetta lost patience with this long drawn
out roundabout wooing. The "Yas, money,
which had been hanging ready at her tongues
end for the past few minutes began to taSte
bit sour. ~
she demanded belligerently. Say what you
got to say an don't be gee-hawin' dis way
an dat, lax an OF mule
Gunboat, thus prodded rushed recklessly
into speech.
well, All wants to ak you will you.
Well. it's dis-a-way. Mis- Blaine up 10 oe
Oaks wants a married couple to take care
of her place dis Summah, an All thought
maybe you an me could git married an
sol" snapped the disillusioned woman. $50
you jist wants to marry me SOS to git job up
to Mis- Blaine's. Is dat it?" For 1t had flashed
upon her that Gunboat had spoken no WORD OF
love-
"It amt dat way a-tall, Rosetta, Deed an
All declare 1t amt. Fo' de Lawd Rosetta, An
loves"
Don't you talk to me of love, you Nggahl"
shouted Rosetta bouncing to her feet in indig-
nation. Take yo big feet off my place
Comm here an ba'gainin at me to git you
a job! Ahn handle you if All catches you
round here ag'in. CITY,
Dejectedly he fed, and presently sitting on
a bale of hay In front of Mason's feed store,
he mulled over his troubles.
1 1EANWHILE Rosetta had begun to regret
iT' her violent fare-up As Gunboat had
suspected, Rosetta was in need of work, more
especially since now there was ravenous little
Pansy to be fed She wondered whether 1t
might not be to her advantage to seek out
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nah pig now, you needn't bodder to come bacK
in mawin'."
Irresistible Jackson uttered loud guffaw. 1t
amused him to look on at Gunboat's discom-
future.
r UNBOAT took a slow, menacing step in
~ ITesistible's. direction, which had the
effect of suddenly choking off the guffaw.
Then with a keen eye out for Gunboat's next
move Irresistible rubbed his hands uneasiy
over his knees and rose with heavy dignity.
"AhIl be steppin along now, All guess.
Ah'll be back in the mawnin' to build that
little pigpen for yuh, Miss Rosetta"
"Ha-ha- ha!' roared Gunboat HE uses his
had TO to dribe nail in, maybe"
The uncomfortable Mr. Jackson beat hasty
retreat, and Gunboat suddenly sobered at the
look of admiration in the eyes of the efficient
Rosetta as she watched the retreating Mr.
Jackson, nervously turned in her direction
Women care for money only? 1t never entered
his mind that the willingness to do them
personal favor, however trivial was worth more
to them-to Rosetta-than all the jobs and
money he could offer.
1t puzzled him-this solicitude Rosetta was
evincing for mere pig. She paid no attention
to Gunboat, but fused about much as the
proverbial hen with one chick.
"Ah wish dere was some nice green grass to
put her in," she complained, mOurnfully cycling
the sun-frizzled weeds among which Pansy
was roofing. Desc weeds is so dusty All
'fraid PansyH sneeze her po little self to def"
We'll, den you'll hab to eat your Thanks
gibin' dinner in July stead of November"
hazarded Gunboat.
Shut yo big mouth" Rosetta snapped at
him. "Ah amt goin' to eat little Pansy. Not
if All stables fuSt. Pete Hall had a oil SOW
wild litter to up an die on him; an he sol
me Pansy real cheap; an All a-figgerin'
TO hab her TO Thanksgbin; but den she was
so cute an pink All didn't hab de heart to; SO
Abs jist goin' to keep her, an raise her up.
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1uIlDOdJ anu LII
quire further into
t his prospective
job.
In qui r ing for
Gunboat now and
then of those she
met, she walked
through the moon
lit Hollow, and
came upon the re-
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Her scheme worked perfectly. Gunboat,
seeing her approaching got awkwardly to his
feet, and called out to her beseechingly.
Rosetta, you amt mad at me, honey, is
you? Deed an All was on'y tryin' to fix it
up SOS we could git married"
What kin of JOB is dis, up to de 'Oaks'?"
she demanded.
Gunboat explained in detail.
Didn't you say Mis- Blaine wants a married
couple. an DOW YOU says she list wants Won
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are of THEM
are old and worn his shoes not in good condition. But
you notice two medals his breast souvenirs presented
to him by generous Government. If you ask how he
got them he is not enthusiastic but he says smiling:
'They don't get my family any food"
One medal" that he wears is the DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE CROSS. The department records show that
he got it. private in the army for rescuing his COM
manding officer under fire within 40 meters of the
German machine guns. He has wife and child has
been three years without work. and if the Government
doesn't pay his bonus give him chance to work. the
tax gatherer will soon gather in his home.
A man from New York came to WASHINGTON to see if
the Government really meant it when it talked about
gratitude. He has had work since last September
his wife and children are "campng with relatives"
The home in which he lived has been taken from hem
and he says "the $500 I would get as bonus would
come in plenty handy"
Another man, from Illinois, graduate of North
western University certified public accountant walks
around helping to pile up the straw and do odd jobs
about the veterans camp wearing shoes with holes in
the soes that allow the stockings to touch the ground
Elmer Jensen leader of five hundred and fifty-three
from Salt Lake City, says that all his men are out
of work, slxtyfve per cent married, has eight
children. The Government might tell him:
I'm these hard times man ought not to HAVE eight
chldren'
But it did not hesitate about taking him over to
Europe, without asking whether he ought to go or not
While the proudest and richest country in the world
fixes up its tax bills, votes billion or two billions
ages through its gigantic Reconstruction fund.- money
to be used to reconstruct the mistakes of high finan
cer the that fought in the war sleep out of doors
on straw when it is not raining crowd into empty,
cheeress buildings when rains, wash themselves in
the Potomac River in barrels commit acts of vo-
lence, respect the flag that flies above their camp
They hope that the Government that can give a
thousand millions to reconstruction committee to help
disabled banks and hundreds of millions to help rail
roads in difficulties will decide that it can afford at
least to pay the soldiers their bonus or else give them
work.
Not to provide jobs for these soldiers in gigantic
public construction program not to pay these soldiers
the money to which they entitled, not to relieve
their distress and that of their wives and children
BRUTAL DISGRACE and the country should not
endure it.
To this subject this and other newspapers owned by
William Randolph Hearst will return, continuing to
The Washington times., 1932-06-08

The Washington Times on behalf Of its readers
demands for every veteran his bonus or job
It is time for the Government of the United Sates
richest in the world to stop it's shy-shaying methods
concerning American soldiers.
It is not necessary at this late date to date the
service rendered to their country by the soldiers.
Heaven knows how presidents, governors editors,
politicians and cergymen have talked enough about it,
What these men did for the United States, the sacri
fces that they were forced to make, well-known
The question now is WHAT is THE UNITED
STATES GOING TO DO FOR THE MEN THAT 1T
SENT TO EUROPE WITH PROMISES OF NEVER
DYING GRATITUDE?
Thousands of men, formerly in the Army, out
of work and IN ABSOLUTE WANT marching
Washington to learn whether their Governments
promises will hold water, and whether the word
"GRATITUDE" is to be found only in the dictionary,
now that the war is
These men do not want anybody's charity, not even
that of the Government, served by them. They DO
want and entitled to chance to make living BY
WORK. If the Government cannot find work for them
to do they entitled at least to payment of the bonus
which the Government them and must pay
eventually, and which represents NO CHARITY but
recognition of the fact that these entitled to
payment Tor lost opportunity and sacr1ces IN the war
THIS NEWSPAPER DEMANDS ON BEHALF OF THE
VETERANS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLY THEM
WITH JOBS OR PAY THEM THE BONUS, NOW.
1t ought not to be necessary for any veteran to walk
ride freight hundreds or thousands of miles
from home to the Capitol at Washington to get simple
justice from the Government.
The ask only a chance to live, and they are
entitled to it. Many of them already in Washington
have offered to work for dollar day. if no better
job could be found but one-dollar-a-day jobs are
not Forthcoming.
There has been much talk about "inflaton failure to
balance the budget "danger to the gold standard lack
OF confidence in Europe, and Heaven knows what be-
sides, if the soldiers bonus should be paid.
There was no such talk when this country plunged
into war; started by other nations and sent into the
Army the men that now ask for just treatment.
AS it is unnecessary to recall the services rendered
by the soldiers should be unnecessary to recall the
Government attitude toward money expenditures when
the on.
We talk of balancing the budget" or limitation
OF the dollar" or of "what Europe will think"
We did not bother about those things when we we're
shipping to Europe three millions of the men that now
demand just treatment.
Our Government spent money at the rate of ten billion
dollars year. We had billions to lend to every country
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Jobs and In Want. They
heir Government Should Take
in Europe we ran the Nation into debt by than
TWENTY THOUSAND MILLION DOLLARS with
out moments hesitation in order to help foreign
governments with that not ours for which
not responsible, which was in way
to
The recent history of this country proves that the
United States can spend the money WHEN 1T WANTS
TO SPEND THE MONEY while veterans of that
in which Uncle Sam poured out his billions freely
neglected. If the Government refuses to pay to the
soldiers the bonus that is due them, that will be BE-
CAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT
TO PAY.
What disgrace that men that gave their time,
sacrificed their opportunities, risked their lives should
now be sleeping straw in sheds here, eating thin,
poorly made cabbage soup and told repeatedly in the
newspapers, official authority:
1--WE are very hard up we cannot feed you five
thousand much longer. We expect you to get out
of here as soon as possible"
r r r
We were able to feed three millions of the same
soldiers in Europe for the benefit of other countries
We able to ship three millions of them across
the ocean, paying British ship gigantic for
CARRYING OUR MEN TO DEFEND THEM.
We we're able to lend ten thousand million dollars to
foreign countries to help them in their fighting, billions
that WE SHALL NOT GET BACK.
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What disgrace to say that Nation that could afford
ten billions for foreigners and fortyve billions for
cannot find two billions to save from want the
veterans for whom work cannot be found. THE
THESE MEN THEIR BONUS TO ENABLE THEM
TO LIVE, OR FIND JOBS THAT WILL SUPPORT
THEM.
What sort of men ARE they, gathered here and
warned by this rich Government that they must get
out possible because it is difficult to feed
them and their presence is a menace of some kind
of violence?"
Are they not worthy men, do they deserve the mis-
fortunes that have fallen upon them and compel them
against their will to demand at least decent considera
tion from Government that promised much?
They NOT unworthy men that lie on the straw
here and eat that thin cabbage soup, supplied in such
nggardly fashion
Take one, at random, Joseph T. Angelo, from Cam
den, N. J. He wears a whistle around his neck and
blows when he wants others to help him get the straw
together and fix up the beds.
When he blows his whistle they come for they respect
him. though his Government seems not to respect
him.
The Washington times., 1932-06-08
THE BONUS, OR A JOB


Making War; Time
Are NOU Want They Took of
Government, TheirGOv ShOuIdT eCareOf
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in Europe, we the Nation into debt by than
TWENTY THOUSAND MILLION DOLLARS with
out moments hesitation in order to help foreign
governments with war that not ours for which
were not responsible, war which was in no way
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