Brownsville herald. [volume], June 27, 1929, Page THREE, Image 3

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PANHANDLE
rHERO BURIED
Body of Billy Dixon, Indian
Fighter Moved To
New Grave
fiORGER. Texas. June 27.—OP—
Fifty-four years ago today a wind
bitten plainsman, who. with 27
comrades, had been besieged for
two days by a band of 700 Indians,
drew a careful bead on his long
barrelled buffalo gun and toppled a
bronzed warrior who stcvd outlined,
defiantly, upon a cap rock 1200
away.
| The remarkable accuracy of Billy
Dixon on that day broke the spirit
'of the attacking aborigines and. in
all probability, saved the lives of the
j little band of buffalo hunters. Med
icine men had assured the Indians
j they were immune from white
« men s bullets, but Dixon’s marks
* manship shattered the illusion.
Will Make Shrine
"j Today, at the famous adobe walls
fortress, 25 miles from here, im
* oressive ceremonies will mark the
. interment of Dixon at the site of
| his noted achievement. The body
• ->f the great Indian fighter, who
• died In 1913 and was buried at Tex
! ine. was disinterred yesterday and
tscorted here by Boy Scouts of the
I ocal Adobe Walls camp His tomb.
' .ltuated within the i.lmost obliter
ated walls of the old Fortress, is
J 'xpected to become n shrine for
. .Vest Texans,
J Prominent Masons from all over
rhe Panhandle, many of whom as
sisted in burial rites for Dixon 16
' cars ago, will be present for to-1
lay’s ceremonies. Many old-time I
, friends and associates who credit
j Dixon with having saved the south
Swest for the white man. were ex
pected to pay tribute to his memory.
Details of the Adobe Walls fight
lave become folklore in the Pan- j
‘rnndle. It was estimated that at!
’east 700 Comanches. Kiowas and
| Cheyennes comprised the war party
1 that attacked the buffalo hunters,
launch 30 Charges
Made brave by the incantations
; f their medicine men. w'ho pro
L ounc?d a charm upon the war- J
*ors that was supposed to surround |
I '.eir bodies with an Achillean Im
munity. the Indians launched some!
I if) charges on the first day of the |
H Utie. They were mowed down by
I iie 28 marksmen behind the adobe1
f imparts. On the second day there j
;ere about a dozen assaults, with;
I e results.
’Purlng the second night the med-1
3 le men produced their entire bagi
I tricks, and before dawn they as
R sd the braves that this time it i
Idn’t fail.
*siring to test the efficacy of
latest charm one of the war- [
\ *s stepped boldly into full view'1
1 the beleaguered hunters three-!
tbarters rtf a mile distant. He drop- '
>#d. Bt/reed by Dixon's bullet, and
’ |p dfiiefs decided to retire.
•fhree defenders were killed dur-1
ug the two-day fight and were
buried within the walls of the fort.
I Valley Secretaries
’Bake Up Matter of
State Fair Exhibits
^Special to The Herald'
HARLINGEN. June 27 -The
move to arrange a Valley exhibit at'
the State Pair at Dallas in order
to show the products of this sec
tion *4i comparison to those of
Florida and California. Is being
urned over to chamber of com
nerce secretaries of the Valley, ac- j
ording to John T. Floore. manager
of the Vajley Pair.
Floore has been in communica- ;
tlon with officials of the fair at i
Dallas, and has discussed the mat- <
ter with some chamber of com
merce secretaries. He said todav!
that the matter has been turned
over to the chambers of commerce,
and If they decide to place an ex- j
hiblt at Dallas, county agents will
be asked to aid them
. The California and Florida ex
hibits represent expenditures of
I Vmsands of dollar*. F'oore said
WEATHER SUMMARY
| Heavy rains occurred again over
Vmthern Alabama and light to
Moderate general rains throughout |
he southeastern states within the
24 hours, while scattered show
K were reported also from the
!! i.rth-central states and the Great
kkes region. Fair to clear wea
ker continued throughout the
lestern states. Temperatures were
tactically seasonable throughout
he country this morning
WEATHER BULLETIN
{First figure lowest temperature
it night: second, highest tempera
re yesterday: third, wind velocity
/ 8 a. m.: fourth, rainfall oast 24
f urs.
* ilene. 74 W f? ttn
marillo .. 66 94 — .00
Mlanta . 68 76 — 22
ajstln • 66 92 — .00
Eton . 62 80 10 .00
IROWNSVILLE 72 89 — .00
ihicago . 62 72 —
Corpus Christi .. 74 90 — .00
Dallas . 20 88 — .00
Del Rio . 20 92 — .00
Denver .. 58 92 — .00
Detroit . 58 74 — .02
Dodge City. 66 90 — .00
PI Paso ....••••• 28 102 12 .00
Port Smith .... 64 82 — .00
Galvestir 26 R4 — .oo
Helen 52 76 12 .00
Huror 56 <4 12 .00
.lacks, 72 84 - .42
Kan* 6o 82 — .01
Louis fill? 82 - on
Memphis 68 8<f — .00
Miami , 78 84 10 .06
Montgomerv .... 72 *6 .16
Sew Orleans .... 26 84 — .18
SorthYpiitte ‘.W 56 92 - Z
Set™.:* a ~ s
Phoenix . '1 1
Pittsburgh . 5fi .8 on
ct Louis «•••••*
S p^u . -58 24 - 1 82
iSlt^Lak* City .. ® 84 _ oo
I San Antonio — 33 “ ~ £
Santa .. 80 Z Z
Sheridan.. 52 £ _ TO
•22^.::::: 24 88 — .u
Vicksburg . JO Z Jo
IwtUiston . Z 08
4 Wilmington.n 80 ~ -08
Ex-Senator Slated
As Game Board Head
" sL -_
(Special to The Herald»
AUSTIN. June 27 —The manager
plan,” widely in use by cities as the
most efficient administrative meth
od yet devised, will be applied to
the state game department Sept. I.
when the new six-member game
commission is appointed by Gov.
Moody.
Former Sen A. E. Wood of Austin
is known to be scheduled for ap
pointment as chairman of the com
mission. Sen. Wood has seen act.ve
in sponsoring legislation dealing
with the game department. A new
era of effective cooperation with
the “every-day” type of hunter and
fisherman, has been promised. The
department, already one of wide
operation and extensive organiza
tion. will set about in a big way, ac
cording to plans which now are be
ing formed, to carry out its main
purposes of propagating game and
stocking sections of the state with
game that will live and multiply,
and stocking Texas streams witn
bass and other fish.
Texas, in future will have better
hunting and fishing than m the
past, under the broad scope of con
servation and propagation planned
by the game commiss:on.
Texas will escape complaints of
sportsmen in other states that its
game department is "run for the
benefit of the rich sportsman and
the game preserve owners" it has
been declared by sponsors of the
new law.
Will J. Tucker, present game com
missioner. will be made executive
secretary, in charge of administra
tion of the department it has be
come known. Outstanding men frorj
every section of the state will be
named on the commission This
commission, headed by former Sen.
Wood, will outline and formulate
policies. Precisely as a city man
ager, Commissioner Tucker will car
ry out these policies, and will run
the department. He will have ex
clusive charge of employing assist
ants and wardens.
The department has over $350,000
surplus now. and its move extend
ed collection of hunting and fishing
license fees will give it much money
to spend in propagation and increase
of game and fish. Its new policies
have been declared to have the full
support of sportsmen's organiza
tions such as the Izaak Walton
leagues.
Meeting to Plan
Scout Encampment
To Be Held Soon
• *!« ...
(Special to The Herald'
HARLINGEN. June 27 —A Val
lev-wide scout meeting is to be
held here in the near future tc
launch definite plans for the an
nual scout encampment at Camp
Perry, on the Arroyo Colorado. Tom
Murray announced here today.
Murray. Valley scout executive. Is
making the rounds in the Valley
this week, arranging some prelim
inaries for the encampment. He
said that indications point to a rec
ord encamoment in every way. with
close to a thousand boys in prospect
for the camp if accommodations
can be arranged for them.
The encampment will start Au
gust 7. and last for 10 days, as in
the past.
HOMESEEKER VISITORS
TOTAL 150 THIS WEEK
<Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN. June 27 —Traffic
in homeseekers propped to a total
of approximately 150 this week, the
Southern Pacific brinetnc 50 pros
pective home owners, and the Mis
souri Pacific 100.
EAST RUTHERFORD. N. J
This is about two gentlemen of Ve
rona. Robert ' Steel and Charles
Robinson from that New Jersey
town were unexpected callers on
Frank Wynstr here. Frank, up
stairs. heard a great noise. Down
stairs he found an automobile in the
dining room, passengers and all. It
had crashed in.
A. E. WOOD
Troop Returns After
Month’s Practice On
Fort Ringgold Range
Troop A, 12th cavalry, arrived at
Fort Brown at 7 a. m. today, after
an absence of a month spent on the
rifle range at Fort Ringgold.
The troop came down the military
highway, camping last night at Lois
Indios. The troops left Los Indios
at 3 a. m. in order to avoid the heat.
The troop's qualification firing
was 99 plus per cent, only slightly
under the record of Troop B. which
returned to Fort Brown with 100
per cent. -
GAMBLING LID
CLAMPED DOWN
* I
_
Almazan Orders All Border
Military Chiefs to En
force Law*
j
All gambling is to be stopped in
Mexican towns along the .United j
States border under a presidential
decree and the military forces of
that country have been Instructed
to enforce that decree. General j
Juan A. Almazan is informing mill- 1
tary commanders along the border.
General Almazan. commander of j
the Sixth division. Mexican army, at i
present is in Nuevo Laredo, but has j
visited several other points along,
the border.
“The terms of this decree will be
strictly enforced and all military
commanders have been ordered to
see that gambling in all forms is
absolutely prohibited.” the general
said Tuesday night.
EDINBURG GINS SIX
BALES OF COTTON
*StK*cial to The Herald >
EDINBURG, Jure 27.—Six bales
of cotton had been ginned here
Wednesday night, with -prospects
that many acres of the crop will be
open by July 10 and that all gins
will be running full speed by that
time.
The six bales were ginned here
as follows: Planters Gin. 2; Cotton
Belt Gin company, 2; Valley Gin
1; Farmers Gin. 1.
BABY CREMATED BY ERROR
HENDON, Eng.—A firm of under
takers was fined for cremating the
body of a baby by mistake for that
I of an adult.
—
Take one home today
Thp family trill May
H'm I he hPMt purr hasp
you rould harp madr
The Coca-Cola 6-Box. All ready for
you at- your grocer's, to pick up and
. carry home. The handy-sizc family
package for parties or picnics—for all
occasions when you want a whole
some, delicious, refreshing drink.
That's when Coca-Cola never fails to
come across w'ith the whole answer.
It strikes out thirst and brings you
that cool, happy after-sense of re
freshment. A pure drink of natural
i
flavors, prepared with an art that
comes only from a lifetime of
practice,
L se the box to return the empty bot
tles and get your rebate.
BROWNSVILLE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
*
Over 8 Million a Day— it had to be good to get where it is I
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serve you. plete satisfaction
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79c
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85c Knitted suits in plain col- Cretonne Printed Silk.
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-Kotex” regular 45c with round or V neck. Ev- cnmplomcn,s >'our ?uit
pae age. now prv one reduced from the deie'
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Lamps, now— #
79c Pajamas
8 o’Clock Dress
ettes
79c
In styles that preserve
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Dresses that feel and
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them guaran- V
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Pumps. Oxfords, Straps; patent leather in black
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%
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Cotton Fabrics
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. 20c
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# 42c
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\ 33c
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27c
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42c
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53c
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42c
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35c
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85c
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98c
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$1.69 Allen-A Silk Hose
98c
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Si^
$2.49 Allen-A Hose, spe
cial—
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At Reduced Prices
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Group No. 1—
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$1.49 Children’s Pantie Dresses, sizes 2 to 6 years—
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98c Infants’ Broadcloth Rompers, each—
79c
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