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MELONS MOVE
/THIGH SPEED!
Supply Ample to Meet De
mand Caused By Heat,
Gregory Declares
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'Special to Tha Heraid'
, FORT WORTH, June 27—A car
i load of watermelons was shipped
from some point In the United
States every minute and a half day
and night during the week ending
June 22. says M. C. Gregory, local
representative of the United States
department of agriculture news bu-!
reau service, in his weekly review of
the fruit and vegetable markets of
the nation.
High temperatures throughout the '
nation created a heavy demand for
the melons and other juicy fruits,
the review declares, but the unus
ually large supply caused a decline
in prices. The total supply of mel
ons this year has been two ana
f a half times that of the early part
‘t of last season.
The review continues:
I First shipments of pears for the
season were reported in California
five cars last week. C:terry move
j ment from western states increased
to 170 cars: the cherry season was
I beginning in Idaho. For the same
period last year, about 385 cars of
f cherries were shipped. Grapes were
slowly getting under way in Cali
fornia. Texas and Florida, with a
i total of 30 cars for the weex. Move
ment of plums and prunes amount
ed to 300 cars, but orange shipments
dropped to 1900, However, the sup
ply of oranges was about three times
greater than a year ago. Lemons
required 815 cars, in addition to im
ports. Cabbage movement decreased
to 475 cars, compared with 760 the
week before. Combined forwara:ng.»
of 31 fruits and vegetables Increased
sharply to 25.185 cars and were 2900
heavier than during late June. 1928
Melons Move Fast
The outstanding feature in fruits
mnd vegetables last veer, was the
very heavy movement of water
melons. About 7200 cars were ship
ped, compared with 3270 the preced
ing seven days and about 2900 cars
* during the same period in 1928
Fourth of July markets probably will
be well supplied with mc-ons. The
Florida season was waning and only
1330 cars came from that state, but
Georgia Increased sharply to 4400
and Texas to 850 cars. Imperial
Valley of California shipped 520
cars. The melon season opened In 1
South Carolina. Cash track prices
were lower in southern Georgia at
<115-250 per carload of 24-30 lb.
Tom Watsons with Dixie Belles!
•ringing $125-165. The southern
exas f. o. b. market was dull and
raggy with the price range lowpr !
t 40-70c bulk per 100 lbs. Peak
ovement in the Stockdale-Belle
lle section of Texas is exoected
, *ound July 1. In sntte of libera;
»PDlies in city markets, nrices wvre
\ istained General jobbing range
i n Florida and Georgia Tom Wat
f /ins was $350-550 per carload, or
40-75c on unit basis. Dixie Belles
ranged slightlv lower.
Virginia Potatoes Leading
Partly because of rainy weather
j which hindered digging and loading.
T’e movement of new notatoes fror
W Carolina and Norfolk section
,Of#lrginia fell far below the local
| esftmates. but shinments from east
, tm shore of Virginia were exceeding
'mil forecasts. The North Carolina
f. o. b. market was weak and lower
at $2.75 ner cloth ton barrel of enn
blers. Demand was good on the
eastern shore: after heing as low as
$300. the market there closed at
$3.30-3 40 per barrel. Eastern shore
shipments Increased ranidly to 272*
cars, but Norfolk district started
only 560 and North Carolina onlv
575 cars to market. Movement from
Oklahoma had Increased to 630 cars
for the seven dar period Much of
the Oklahoma stock is showing poor
condition, and shinning point prices
have not been very satisfactory
Fire
Screens
Beautiful hand carved
pearl inlaid and hand
painted designs. They
add greatly to the
1 charm of any room.
Special
Friday and
Saturday
I • Only
1 $25.00 values—
$19.75
$29.50 value?—
$22.95
$37.50 values—
$27.95
thave a very limited
unt of these beau
("fiful new firescreens
so make your selection
early.
/ Your inspection of these
smart screens will re
veal surprising values. >j
Texas forwardings dropped to about
75 cars, and Arkansas shipped 95.
California’s total was 135. The po
tato season opened in Kentucky
Combined movement of new pota
toes was 4900 compared with 7035
a year ago. A general Jobbing range
of $3.00-4.25 per barrel prevaiiec on
arrivals from eastern states, while
sacked stock from central producing
sections ruled $1.75-3.00 per 100 lbs
The Chicago carload market was
lower on south central Bliss tri
umphs at $1.65-1.75 per 100 lbs. be
cause of the dirty and inferior con
dition of many arrivals.
Old potato shipments had de
creased to 740 cars, as against 340
during the same week last season,
shippers in northern Maine were
trying to get 60c per 100 lbs. for
their remaining supplies of sacked
Green Mountains and the f. o. b.
price of round whites In Wiscon
sin was as low as 50c. Poor stock
from Wisconsin was bringing only
35-50c in the Chicago carlot market.
Good Tomato Season
Quality of Mississippi tomatoes
this season was exceptionally good,
and returns to growers were quite
favorable. Yields ran much heavier
than expected. Indications are that
Mississippi will ship at least 4000
cars for the season. Movement had
dropped to 730 the past week, and
eastern Texas shipped onlv 620.
South Carolina increased to 100 cars.
Combined forwardings were only
1570 cars, or about one-rourth less
than the preceding week. During
, the same period last season. 2420
cars of tomatoes moved to market.
Considerable speculation has oc
cured in the eastern Texas deal this
year. Prices recently w_re as low
as $1.65-175 per lug box at shipping
points, but the week closed at a level
of $2.25. A wide range of $1.00-2.75
prevailed in consuming centers
Mississippi tomatoes also advanced
from low mark of 85c per four bas
ket crate to an f. o. b. range of
$1 10-1.15. City dealers quoted this
stock at 90c to $1.25. Six basket
crates from South Carolina sold
mostly at $2 00-3.00. As the season
closes in Mississippi and Texas the
next centers of interest will be west
ern Tennessee and Arkansas.
Onion Markets Firm
The week's movement of domestic
onions was limited to 440 cars. Tex
as decreased to 150 and southern
California to 110 cars. Northern
California's output increased to 123
while the central part of the state
shipped 45 cars of onions. Yellow
Bermudas from California held at
$1 75-2.25 per crate in city markets
nnd Crystal Wax stock from either
California or Texas brought $2.00
2.50. Texas Yellow Bermudas rutca
$1.50-2.00. Sacked Creols from
Louisiana sold at $2 25-2.40 ner 100
lbs. in Chicago. Boston quoted im
ported Egyptian onions at $4.00 per
110 lb. sack. Light shipments were
coming from Spain. Main crop on
ions probably will be delayed. *=
growing conditions in many states
are not very favorable.
Letture Shipments Increase
Forwardings of central California
lettuce increased to 650 cars, com
pared with 275 a year ago. Move
ment from Washington decreased to
lbO cars, but was still twice as beavv
as during late June. 1928. The Colo
rado lettuce season was getting un
der way. Combined shipments of
this product were 820 cars, as
against 365 during the same week
last summer.
Some ordinary stock was moving
from the Salinas-Watsonville dis
trict of California, so that the f o b
*here declin«*d from ton of
$3 00 to a range of' $2.50-2.65 per
crate of four to five dozen heads
2somewhat lower at
$4 00-6.50 per crate of California or
Washington stock. Crates of two
dozen heads of Big Boston lettuce
from Orance county. New Yo*-k
sold at $1.00-2 00 compared with re
ceints from New Jersey at 50c to
SI .50.
Tacr Day Will Be
Staged Saturday
By Charity Order
The Volunteers of America will
stage their' annual "Heart Tag
Day” sale on the streets of Browns
ville Saturday.. It has been an
nounced by Cant. W. H. Workman.
The money obtained In this drive
will be set aside for needv mothers
j end children. Capt. Workman saws
The Volunteers are getting pre
pared for the winter rush.
; pared for the winter rush.
Girls will sell the heart-shaped
tags In the business district
throughout Saturday.
The Volunteers home, which at
Dresent is caring for about 20 needv.
I i* located at 802 Elizabeth street.
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Examining Trial
In Slashing Case
To Be Held Friday
County Attomev M. R. Hall will
go to Point Isabel Friday afternoon
to the examining trial of Ramon
Vega, who last Saturday night was
brought to 1a.il here after a cutting
scrape which resulted in serious In
juries to Maria Vasquez. said to be
Veea s sweetheart
HaU Thursday v.as preparing to
iile a charge of assault with intent
to murder.
The hearing will be before Jus
tice of the Peace Brown.
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| Intentions Filed j
There was one notice of intention
to wed filed in the office of the
county clerk Thursday morning as
i follows:
Lilian Adams and T. A. Johnston
of San Bentio.
There were no intentions filed
Wednesday afternoon and no mar
riage licenses were issued the past
24 hours.
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PARKED CAR STOLEN
ON DOWNTOWN STREET
A light coach was stolen from In
front of the Elks hall Wednesday
night when the owner of the car.
Ed Box. left it at 8:30 p. m. to go
into the club rooms.
He returned about two hours later
to find that someone had taken the
cer. Constable John Martin began
to work on the case at once, but
no trace of the machine nad been
reported Thursday.
Rum Chaser Drive
In Lake Territory
Lowers “Galtonage”
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With augmented enforcement crews, the I'nited States is reduc
| in* the flew of liquor frem Canada . Above is a boat of the customs
border patrol at Detroit; below is shown a speedboat hein* loaded
! with liquor on the Canadian side. The map shows f.ve Canadian port*
from which, says the customs serv ice, 75 per cent of the Canadian
liquor clears for the I’nited States.
DETROIT. June 27.—(^—Across
the Detroit river, that turgid boun
dary line between a drink of liquor
and a drink of water—legally
speaking—297.047 gallons of alco
holic beverages were cleared from
Canadian to United States ports—
la«t March.
In April, the liauor flow’ consist
; ed of 178.560 gallons. In May it
was 172.472 gallons.
! The big drop in exports, in the
> face of more propitious weather for
; navigating the river, tells the story
i of the beginning of the present con
centrated move to make the boun
dary unsafe for rum runners.
The present push is divided
among three specific arms of the
government service, with E. R. Nor
wood of the customs service coordi
nating the effort.
In the customs service are 159
men. manning 20 fast boats. On
land is an augmented force of pro
hibition agents and increased num
bers cf automobiles for their use.
On the water, coast guard beats
armed with one-pounders and
small speedboats of the customs
border patrol, endeavoring to cre
ate .i blockade that rum runners
will find Impossible to penetrate.
'Pull up and be searched.” fre
quently is heard on the Detroit riv
er as the border patrol agents greet
small craft. If the occupants of the
craft are peacefully engaged they
usually submit to the search. If
there is liquor aboard a fight some
timer. ensues. The task cf the dry
patrol is made anything but easy
by the fact that it cannot operate
in Canadian waters. The interna
tional boundary line passes through
the Detroit river and at no point1
is the river much more than a mile
in width. In most place it is even
narrower, and always half of it is
recognized as Canadian territory.
Although the border patrol in the
Detroit district is charged with pa
trolling approximately 100 miles of
coast line from Port Huron to the
mouth of Lake Erie its big mb lies
in the approximately 17 ni’rs of
Detroit river front from Lake St.
Clair to Lake Erie.
Along this front on the Canadian
side are the several so-called "Bor
i der Cities” end not a few liauor
; loading docks. On the Michigan
. side is the long Det-oit waterfront
I with cores of boat wells, docks and
| ether lending places.
Farther up are such communi
j ties as Ecorse. Wyandotte and
I Trenton, making uo what is known
i in Detroit as the “Dow n Rive- sec
i tion.” The shore line at Ecorse,
some of it marshy and com- of It
lined with boat houses, has been th"
scene of much rum running and
not a few clashes between the
smugglers and the prohibition en
forcement aeents.
Figures for Canadian liquor
clearances from the ports cf Sand
i wich. Windsor. Walkervilie, Som
bra and Sarnia to the United
; Stales for the last year have been
1 compiled by the customs service
and they tell a story cf Increasing
j “gallonage” until the customs' arm
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was strengthened and able to bring
a normal force into action. Seventy
five per cent o! the liquor consign
ed tp the United States from Can
ana clears these «>orts, says the cus
toms service.
TV/O DEAD IN BLAST
AT MINNESOTA PLANT
DULUTH. Minn.. June 27.—^—
Two men were fatally injured and
five less seriously hurt in an ex
plosion and tire at the Diamond
Calk and Horre^hoe company. The
dead were Richard Johnson, 33. and
Helge Liljegren. 26.
The explosion late yesterday is
believed to have been caused when
rumc.s from fuel oil. being trans
ferred from a railroad tank car
to teaks under the assembly room
of the factory, ignited.
LETTER OF THANKS
SENT TO CHAIRMAN
Charles Burton, chairman of the
chamber cf commerce aviation com
mittee has received a very compli
mentary' letter from Major S. W.
Fitzgerald, commander, air corps,
on the reception and treatment of
student flyers who came here on
cross-ccuntry flights the past tw’o
Saturdays and spent the nights.
The letter expresses th? major's
appreciation of the hospitality ex
tended the personnel of the flight
and says that the students and in
structors on the flights were unani
mous in their praise of the interest
displayed and courtesies extended
by Brownsville citizens.
DIVES TO DEATH IN BEER
MUNICH —Otto Pfaelzer dived in
to a vat of beer and was drowned.
SHOT on HALF-SHOT?
CHICAGO—Henry Jorgens heard
an auto backfire, reeled up to a po
liceman and asked: "Am I shot or
half-shot? " The judge told him the
next morning.
QUICK WAY TO END
LIVER TROUBLES
Free Proof!
Nothin?: else known to medical
science acts so quickly and surely
—and yet so gently—as Dodson’s
Levertone. to regulate balky liver
and bowels; to purge the system of
the poisonous waste which makes
people headachy, bilious, weak;
with coated tongue, bad breath, no
appetite or energy. Thousands sav
they have tried everything and
never found its equal. You can
prove its merit for vouiself. Just
v rito Sterling Products. Wheeling.
W. Va . for a FP.EE sample bottle.
Do it today.
TASTES GOOD - ACTS QUICK
Jones Transfer &Stora?e Co.fnc.
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Distributing, Storing, Moving, Crating
and Shipping
Daily motor Freight and Express Service
between all Valley points
Bonded Warehouses at
Harlingen — Edinburg — Brownsville
Phone 3 Phone 3 P hone 787
DAWSON LEADS
EARLY GOLFERS
Illinois Amateur Shoots 75
To Lead First Leg of
National Meet
WINGED FOOT COUNTRY
CLUB. MAMARONECK. N. Y.. June
27.—(AV- George Dawson, amateur
from the Glen Oak Country club.
Illinois, took an early lead over the
field in the first eighteen holes of
play in the national open golf
championship today. Dawson shot
a fine 75 to lead the early finishers.
Vincent Eldred. Westview. Pa..
33-40—78; Eugene F. Larkin. Che
vey Chase. Md.. 45-38—84; <x> Geo.
Dawson. Chicago. 38-37—75: Lew
Gold beck. Bala. Pa., 38-44—82; Bob
MacDonald. Chicago. HI.. 39-43—82;
Arthur H. Andrews. Davenport. Ia.,
36-40—76; Willie MacFarlane,
; Tuckahoe, N. Y., 40-39—79; <kx>
! Ira L. Couch. Lake Forest 111., 45-37
—82: Kean Donnelly. Philmont. Pa..
40-38—78; George M. Crist. Roches
ter. N. .Y. 41-37—78: James Foulls.
Hinsdale. 111., 42-30-81.
WINGED FOOT COUNTRY
CLUB. MAMARONECK. N. Y.. June
27.—Scores 'inc first 18 holes
of play In the national open golf
championship follow: (x Indicates
amateuri fx) Roland MacKenzie,
Columbia. C. C., Md.. 36-42-78. Wal
ly Chamberlain. Chicago. 44-45-89.
Harry Cooper. Buffalo. New York
38-40—78. Irvin Ottrnan, Louisville.
Ky., 40-40—80.
COFFIN BURNS
GOSPORT. Eng —When a vault
In Holy Trinity church was opened
a coffin placed there in 1830 burst
into flames and was consumed.
MEXICO BANS
' U. S. FLYERS
Attempt to Cross Mexico In
Flight to Canal Zone
Frowned On
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SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June 27.—
(flV-Two Kelly Field fliers who are
attemptinc to fly a service plane
from San Antonio to France Field.
Canal Zone, and return will end
their flight at Washington unless
the Mexican government relents In
its refusal permission to fly across
the southern republic, it was an
nounced at Kelly Field today.
Lieutenants Westside T Larsen
and Lawrence J. Carr, who took
■ off from the local field Wednesday
on the 6,441 mile flight in en A-3
attack plane were at Selfridge,
Mich., this morning and were ex
pected to proceed directly to Wash
ington where they will confer with
Major General James E. Fechet,
I chief of the air corps regarding the
attitude of the Mexican govern
ment.
No reasons for the refusal were
given in the telegram which was
received at the field here and the
two fliers were ordered to proceed
to Washington. The flight was au
thorized by General Fechet several
days ago.
BURNS SELF TO DEATH
ST. LOUIS. Mo—Mrs. Sarah
Searles burned herself to death In
a closet.
Greater London has nearly as
manv inhabitants as all of Belgium.
There are 7.850.000 in London and
7 875.000 in Belgium
TAKE THK ELEVATOR TO THK FLOOR OK FASHION -*4
Drastic Reductions in All fj
Departments Friday 1
Dresses in Three Groupes ]|
Chiffon, Flat Crepes, Rajahs, Yo San
Dresses up to I Dresses up to Dresses from
$18.50 $29.50 $29.50 to $49.50 |
$9.85 $14.95 1-3 OFF |f
[ Other Second Floor Summer Millinery
Special? Reductions
75c Hand made Porto Rican gowns, special. 59c 1alurs Up to 95c
^ $1.19 Pajamas, of cotton crepe, special ... 98c Group 2—Values up to
p $6.50 Ladies’ Bathing Suites, special.$5.00 $7.50 .. $1.95
$5.00 to $7.50 Pure Silk Teds, slightly, Gr0U*V\7r^ a!UeS UP t0*2 q*
H soiled, special . $1.95 *8-50 * *!.! $2 95
$2.50 Bloomers, in crepe and Jersey Silk, $10.00 $3.95
M't tial . $1.98 Group 5—Values up to
$5.00 Corselettes, discontinued numbers in $12.00.$4.95
Gossards and H and W, special.$3.49 A11 Hats S15>00 and o ’er at
$3.50 Corselettes, special.$1.95 | 1-2 PRICE
|= Other Specials On First Floor 5
Hosiery
45c Woman's Rayon Silk Hose, pointed
heel, special. 39c
$1.00 Women's Pure Silk Seamless Hose,
pointed heel, special. 66c
$1.95 and $1.50 Hose, odds and ends
of our stock, special.$1.00
$1.25 Extra special Onyx No. 300,
New, silk to top, special.$1.19
$2.50 Genuine Onyx Hose, special.$1.95
$3.50 Propper very sheer chiffon hose,
special . $1.95
25c and 35c Children’s Socks, Ipswich
make, special. 15c
35c and 39c Children's Socks, Ipswich
make, special. 19c
25c Women’s Lisle Thread Hose,
white only, special. 15c
Wash Go
98c Everfast Linen, yard wide, all colors,
special . 79c
75c Ravslip, yard wide, for slips, special. 49c
$1.25 Everfast Printed Eponge,
new patterns, special. 79c
59c Everfast Printed Suitings, special ... 39c
45c Printed Fruit of Loom, new
patterns, special ., 35c
35c Flaxcns, new stylings, 40 inches
wide, special. 29c
75c Light O’Day Rayons, new
patterns, special . 59c
29c Japanese Crepes, solid colors, special 15c
35c Wash-and-rede Crepes, fancy
patterns, special . 19c
35c Serpentine Crepas, for Kimonas,
special . 19c
35c Kiddie Cloth, washes and wears,
special . 19c
50c and 35c Lingerie Cloths, special .... 24c
25c Lingerie Cloths, special. 15c
25c Indian Head, bleached and yard
wide, special (Short lengths) . 15c
18c Truth Sheeting, bleached, yard wide,
special, 8 yards for.$1.00
18 Pajama Checks, yard wide,
special. 9 yards for.$1.00
Miscellaneous Specials
39c Kotex. regular size, special ..33c
5c Coats White Thread, 7 spools .™...25c
bilks
$4.95 Mallinson's Early American Series Prints.
Special ......—--$3.49
$4.95 Mallinson’s Pussy Willow Prints.
Special ___ _$3.49
$4.50 Ruff Silk, 54 inches wide. Special.$2.95
$3.95 54-inch Flat Crepe, peach only. Special.$2.49
$3.00 54-inch Flat Crepe, mais only. Special.$1.98
$1.95 Printed Crepe, 40 inches wide. Special $1.29
$1.50 40-inch Georgettes, all shades. Special 98c
$1.50 Crepe de Chines. 40 inches wide. Special 98c
$1.95 Flat Crepes, all shades, 40 inches wide.
Special . 81.59
$2.95 Printed Flat Crepes, 40 inches wide.
Special $1.95
$3.50 Moire Silk, for coats, 40 inches wide.
Special $1.95
$1.19 Silk Radium, yard wide. Special 98c
Pure All-Silk Pongee, 12 monime. Special, a
yard 35c
Towels, Sheets, Bedspreads
24c—Extra Special—Large and full weight Turk
* ish Towel _ 24c
45c Turkish Towels, large size. Special_29c
49c West Point Turkish Towels. Special_...39c
75c West Point Turkish Towels. Special..59c
98c West Point Turkish Towels. Special_79c
$1.25 West Point Turkish Towels. Special_98c
15c Turkish Towels. Special .—..10c
18c Cannon Huck Towels. Special___12 l-2c
15c Cannon Huck Towels. Special.„10c
25c Soft Spun Huck Towels, 18x36. Special.15c
$1.15 Hemstitched Belvedere Sheets, 81x80.
Special . _95c
$1.75 Garza Sheets. 81x99, hemmed. Special $1.29
$1.75 Wear Well Sheets, 81x99, hemmed.
Special . $1.29
35c Wear Well Pillow Cases. Special_29c
$5.95 Rayon Bedspreads, 84x108. Special$4.95
$6.50 Rayon Bedspreads, 72x108. SpeciaL. $4.95
$5.00 Rayon Bedspreads. 84x108. Special... $3.95
Sale of Hat Boxes
$5.95 Hat Boxes, of patent enamel. Special $3.95
$7.50 Hat Boxes, of patent enamel, well finished.
Special __ $4.95
Xo Approval
| j Cash
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