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“WHITEY’ WALKER, MODERN
VERSION OF FRONTIER BAD
MAN, BACK IN TEXAS JAIL
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By RAYMOND BROOKS
AUSTIN. Sept. 11. — Gov. Dan
Moody has extradited to Texas
"Whltey" Walker, modern version
ef the frontier Wild Bill Hickock.
Ace Pendleton and Sam Bass, all
in one.
When law finally vanquished one
of the most notorious bank robbers
and man-killers since the days of
Bass, William Jennings Bryan
Walker, who called himself a
' white, square-shooter,” sands out
In bold relief against the colorful
background of wild western history.
Walker is accused of three mur
ders in Texas, diamond thefts in
two counties and burglary in an
other, and of bank robbery in
Oklahoma. He is awaiting trial for
murder in Hutchinson county, aft
er Texas won custody of the man
while other states clamored for
him.
The western bad man was taken
by the law when he matched his
skill with officers in New York
City.
Walker was born in Bell county.
California Growers
Against Citrus Law
DALLAS, Sept. 11.—The new cit
rus fruit law, passed by a recent,
session of the Texas legislature re
quiring that between September 1
and December 15 oi each year ev
ery box cf such fruit, whether pro
duced in Texas or shipped into the
state, shall undergo inspection for ;
its maturity and sugar content and j
shall bear a 2 l-2c stamp as evi
dence of such inspection and to de
fray the cost of such inspection,
apparently does not set well with
the Mutual Orange Distributors of {
California.
This week they addressed the fol- ,
lowing letter to their agents in
Texas, who in turn passed the mes
sage along to their customers:
“With reference to the Texas Cit
rus law which provides for the reg
istration of all distributors and
jobbing houses that handel citrus I
fruits and provides also that all
citrus fruits offered for sale be
tween the dates of September 1 and
December 15, both dates being in
clusive, shall be accompanied by a
stamp evidencing the maturity of
the fruit and payment of a box tax
of 2 l-2c, please be advised that the
citrus fruit shipped by the Mutual
Orange Distributors to Texas, is to
be considered interstate commerce
until ownership of the fruit passes
to the customer. The responsibility ;
for seeing that the stamp is affixed j
shall rest with the jobber or pur
chaser and must be at his expense.
It is up to the purchaser to assure
himself that the fruit will pass stale
inspection and meet the require
ments of the Texas law. It is not i
our policy to ship to Texas any- j
thing that in our judgment will not !
meet Texas requirements, neverth- j
less the responsibility rests with the
Texas authorities and you as our j
agents will therefore caution pros- |
pective purchasers that they mus‘ j
assure themselves that the fruit
meets the Texas requirements. In
other words, we cannot assume any
responsibility for fruit failing to
meet the Texas requlreme ts and
since any car becomes the property
cf the purchaser as soon as J,e
bulk ts broken we will not assume
any responsibility whatever for
for trouble that may arise after
sales have been consummated."
The Intent of the law as designed
was that the shipper would be re
quired to pay the tax, which will
average to around $10 per car, or
2 l-2c per box. The sugar content
under the Texas law is said to be 2
per cent higher than It Is either* in
Florida or California.
Wichita Fall* Man
Buys Raymond Home
RAYMONDVILLE. Sept. !1. —
Fred Raymond, son of tl «. man for
whom the town of Raynioncville is
named, has just completed the sale
of his home place known as the
Felepeno ranch about fire miles east
of RaymondvtUe.
This ranch comprises 2705 acres,
with 900 acres cleared. Bailey Ken
ley of Wichita Falls, the purchaser,
states that he will Immediately be
gin the clearing of the balance of
the ranch and put It Into orchards.
Possession is to be given October
1, and the Raymond family will
move to the Engelman club bouse
two miles east of town while they
are clearing land for their new
home on a 517-acre tract on the
main highway east of town, which
will be cleared. Plans are being
drawn for a $20,000 home of Span
ish design.
Telephone System
Adds Substations
The work of the telephone com
pany which will increase its capa
city by some 1100 sub-stations, is
going ahead rapidly, according to
Ed Mockbce. manager. New cables
are being stretched into the central
office from all parts of the city.
Central office equipment to take
care of the additional facilities is
being planned also.
This is one of the largest steps
forward taken by the local ex
change in many years.
Caldwell Manager
Of Speech Contest
Dean S. A. Caldwell of the
Brownsville Junior colleg* has been
named district manager of extem
poraneous speech contests that are
fo be conducted during the coming
year in district No. 26. Texas inter
scholastir league.
This announcement has come
from Roy Bedichek. league bureau
chief.
Supt J. L. Stamba gh of Pharr -
San Juan-Alamo is director gen
eral of the district.
la a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
tk if the soak speedy re Beds known.
at the little town of Rogers, 35
years ago.
In Pendleton Gang
He grew up to be known as Bryan
".Talker, but nicknamed Whitey. Ke
become one of the aces of the Ace
Pendleton gang.
Texas officers believe Walker is
one of the men involved in the
shooting of three peace officers at
Borger, Hutchinson county, in
March. 1927, in the final outrage
against the law that sent half the
Texas ranger force there to finally
clean up lawlessness in the oil
town * hell hole.”
One of the men alleged to have
been the victim of Walker and his
gang was Policeman Coke Buch
anan of Borger. Shortly after
Buchanan was shot down. Deputies
Pat Kenyon and A. L. Terry also
were shot to death near Borger.
Whitey Walker was on bond, un
der charges of Jewelry store rob
beries in Temple and Hillsboro and
Port Worth. He had twice been to
prison. He was traced to Borger,
through a check-up of his associates
and when he was in Oklahoma a
member of the Matthew Kimes-Ray
Terrell-Ace Pendleton band of out
laws.
After Buchanan and Deputies
Terry and Kenyon had been shot
down at Borger, the people of the
county called for rangers. Capts.
Tom Hickman and Bill Sterling and !
the Austin headquarters company1
of rangers were sent to Borger and
the clean-up started.
The Kimes-Terrell-Walker gang
skipped out before the rangers ar
rived.
Walker Caught
Walker was caught and made
bond in Kenyon's slaying. As his
jury was being selected for trial, he
skipped out. Terrell and Kimes;
were at liberty for months, but fi
nally were caught.
Walker evaded the officers for
nearly two years. He recently was
captured in New York City and was |
returned to Colorado, where he was 1
wanted in connection with the La
mar bank holdup and murder of
four men. Colorado officers fail- j
ed to connect him with the crime,
and Oklahoma and Texas put in
their claims for the man. Texa^'
requisition was honored, and when
officers took Walker and brought
him back to Texas, they found he
had a pistol strapped to his leg. •
that he had worn all the tune he
was being held in Colorado. He
explained he would have used i! j
to resist being taken to Oklahoma
Terrell and Kimes had been con- j
victed in Oklahoma, and he appar
ently did not wish to Join his old
associates.
Awaiting Trial in Texas
So. he is back to his old trail
In Texas, this time safely in Jail,
awaiting trial on charges in the
three killings and trial on othci
charges.
This is the chronicle of the 36
year-old central Texas boy who
seemingly was misplaced out of the
lurid history of the lawless fron
tier period as a hang-over specimen
of the men who gave Texas in the
years gone by its reputation for
bad bandits and merciless mur
derers
^ -~ —
Personals_
H. A. Milton Is here from 8t.
Louis.
Karl Kargelin is a visitor In the
! city.
I E. F. Dunkle, of Orange, came in
! Tuesday.
1 O. W. Seale and A. L. Becker are
I here from Houston.
! F. J. Johnson left Tuesday mom
! ing for Tampico.
I A. W. Simmons is here from
Houston.
L. F. Sabin, of 8an Antonio, is
here.
L. A. Gayou left for Mexico City
} by plane Tuesday. Gayou. who is
a boxer, has been in New York
arranging bookings.
C. R. Titus took passage by plane
1 for Tampico Tuesday,
i Sol Bramberg of Galveston, is
here from Houston.
H. W. Grimes, of Newark is in
town.
Mr and Mrs G M. Stephens, of
Beeville, are in town.
A. C. Chatfleld is here from
Houston.
PERMIT IS LET FOR
5-ROOM RESIDENCE
Permit was let Tuesday for the
erection of a five room residence in
Victoria Heights by Miss Elizabeth
Graham. The building is to be of
frame construction, with textone
finish Inside, and will be located
on Garfield. It is to cost about
$2900. The contract has been let to
J. E. Graham.
MEXICO ROAD 1
WORK RUSHED
Highway Linking Tampico
With U. S. Will Be
Started Soon
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 10.—Con
struction of the highway from Ciu
dad Victoria, capital of the state
of Tamaulipas, and the border city
Matamoros is progressing at the
rate of 25 kilometers a month, ac
cording to Robert T. Sparks, assist
ant construction superintendent of
the B. W. Kuhn Co., which is build
ing the road.
Assuming the rood will wind
around major natural obstructions
the total length of the thorough
fare will be about 200 kilometers,
and It will be ready for traffic In
April.
Tampico, famous as a gulf port
and as a banana center, will be
linked with the United States by
highway by the beginning of the j
year, according to the Tampico I
Tribune.
Work will be begun late this
month on a road from Tampico to
Limon, state of Tamaulipas. which i
is connected by highway to Ciu
dad Victoria. A portion of the na- j
tional highway is already open.
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by Elsie de Wolfe
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