BOARD TO HOME COTTON CROP
if iife Wit Buuunsuilk Hcrfilu
—Two youthful Swiss aviators, Os
car Kaesar and Kurt Luescher, took
off from Juncal, near here, at 7:30
a. m. <1:30 a. m. E. S. T.) In an at
tempt to make a westward crossing
of the Atlantic to New York.
They considered It doubtful they
could reach the American metrop
olis without refuelir- and planned
to strike first for Halifax. Nova
Scotia, probably stopping there for
more petrol. It was their intention
to fly by the Azores, not attempting
to land but returning to Portugal if
their fuel consumption was too
heavy.
Secret Flight
The plane was a Farman mono
plane of French construction, bear
ing on its fuselage near its 230- l
horsepower motor the name
“Jungsch-Weizerland," or “Young
Switzerland.** It was similar to that
used by the Frenchmen. Bailly and
Reginensi. which recently flew from
Paris to Saigon. French Indo China.
The two aviators, with a third.
Alfred Tschopp. flew here last Sat
urday from Le Bourget. France,
stopping twice en route. Previotvsly
they had flown to Le Bourget,
France, from Zurich. Switzerland.
They landed at . lberca airdrome
with so little ostentation It was two
days before residents generally were
acquainted either with their pres
ence or their intention to begin
here a transatlantic flight. They
conducted their preparations for
their flight In secret.
May Return
They carried a vacuum bottle fill
ed with coffee, a quantity of milk.
15 sandwiches, some eggs and choc
olate. They also had with them an
apparatus to distill sea water.
The course laid out from Lisbon
to Halifax, via Azores, was some
thing in excess of 3.000 miles, of
which about 950 miles represented
the flight to Horta. It wca their
first intention to land in the Azores
if they found their fuel supply
would be insufficient for the ven
ture. but when the government in
formed them the landing field there
was not In shape for them to come
('own. thev announced they would
return if that contingency arose.
Saskatchewan Area
Swept by Flames
LLOYD MINSTER. Sask.. Ang. 19.
—(fP)—Fire which started early to
day was sweeping this town’s bus
iness area, and before eight a. m.,
had destroyed a dozen buildings, in
cluding two banks. The water sup
ply was short and the pressure In
adequate. Two hotels were burned,
but the guests escaped.
SPEED PLANE WILL
ENTER CUP RACES
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Aug. 19.——
Decision to send the Mercury racer.
Lieut. Alford J. Williams’ tiny but
powerful plane, abroad this week to
compete in the Schneider cup races
without any further tests here was
announced at the Naval Academy
today.
MORE TAX MEETINGS
NECESSARY FOR RATE
AUSTIN, Aug. 19.—(JP)—Another
series of meetings this week will be
necessary before the state rate tax
for the year can be made known
to tax collectors of the counties.
The collecting period opens October
1st.
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Late Bulletins
CALEXIO. Calif. Aug. 10.—
—Led by Miss Marvel Crosson,
eighteen fliers in the Santa Mon
Ica-Cleveland women’s air derby,
passed over here about 8 a. in. to
day in their flight to Phoenix,
Aria.. View Yuma. Aria. A ship
flown by Claire Fahy of Los An
geles was forced down by a leaky
gasoline tank. Mrs. Famy said she
would leave as soon as repairs
could be completed.
FARM BODY TO
HIKE LOAN TO
90 PER CENT
_
Cooperative Associa
tions Gain Financial
Advances After Con
ferences.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19— UPl —
The federal farm board announced
today it had tentatively agreed to
make "certain financial advances"
to cotton cooperative associations to
assist In the movement of this year’s
crop.
This decision was reached, the
board said, as a result of a number
of conferences with officials of the
American cotton growers exchange.
"These associations.” the board
announcement said, "are now able
to obtain loans from the fdereal in
termediate credit banks to the
amount of 65 per cent of the value !
of the cotton.
Loan 25 Per Tent
"The federal farm board proposes
to loan an additional 25 per cent—
a total of 90 per cent for the two
government agencies—on cotton on
which a definite value has been fixed
by hedging in the future markets.
"The total volume of advances of
this sort to be made bv the federal
farm board will be limltd only by
th actual requirements of the cot
ton cooperative associations. It is
expected th** sum Involved for this
year’s marketing operations will run
somewhere between $5,000,000 and
$in ooo 000.
"The effect of the secondary loan
by the federal farm board, the an
nouncement continued, “will be to
permit the cooperative association
to make final settlement with the
member growers when the latter de
sires to sell his cotton without forc
ing that cotton onto the market at
a time when buyers may already be
over supplied.
What Growers Want
"From the federal intermediate
banks and the federal farm board,
the association will receive advances
equal to 90 per cent of the fixed
value. To this amount the cotton
associations will add ten per cent
from their own capital reserve: will
navy in full the grower who is in
distress and must have monev. and
will at the same time be able to ,
merchandise the cotton in an or
derly Jfcshion as the sninning mills
of the world require it ”
Carl Williams of Oklahoma, pre
senting cotton interests on the
board, in commenting on the an
nouncement. said. “This is Just ex
actly what the cotton growers
want.”
The board, he said, was ready and
willing to go as far as the cotton
growers might want on such a ba
sis.
TEXAS BUREAU HAD
ARRANGED- MARKETING
DALLAS. Texas. Aug 19.—(**»—
While the Texas Farm Bureau Cot
ton association had made arrange
ments for financing movement and
markoting of that part of the 1928
Texas cotton crop it controls, the
Farmers Marketing association of
America Immediately planned to ask
the feder •' farm board to advance
$10,000,000 for the marketing of the
cotton held by the Farm Market as
sociation membership, it was an
nounced here today.
Harry Williams, secretary-treas
urer of the Texas Farm Bureau Cot
ton association, said his group was
entitled to a material loan from the
farm board, due to the fact that the
farm bureau association owns and
operates numerous cotton gins and
warehouses, and has physical pro
perties that would warrant a large
loan. . .
"We have already arranged for
financing this year’s crop, and for
that reason do not find it neces
sary to ask federal aid at this time,”
he said.
W. B. Yean’, presldetn of the
Farmers Marketing association of
America, said his organization was
determined that the cotton growers
of the south shall have a debermi
nlnt voice in the price of cotton.
"It is not probable that wc will
even attempt to co-operate with the
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton associ
ation. which group is not interested
in setting the crop price.” he added.
FOUR FINED ON
DRUNK CHARGES
Four men were fined $16.50 each
Monday morning on charges of be
ing drunk and disorderly conduct by
Justice of the Peace B. L. Cain.
The men pleaded guilty.
HEARDOOM OF DAUGHTER’S SLAYER
Associated Pres* Photo
Dr. and Mrs Melvin T. Hix of Bradenton. Fla., are shown leaving the
courthouse at Columbus, Ohio, after hearing the Jury find Dr. James
H. Snook guilty of slaying their daughter.
OFFICERS FIND
DRY’S DRY SPOT
TO BE ‘ALL WET’
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.— (A*) —
Whether dry Is wet Is a matter
for court decision.
Some one phoned the Des
Vlaines street police station that
‘‘This dry is all wet,” and Detec
tives went over to Albert Dry’s
V . A V >» « » V, UlOUIUHViVtMl
that it was a beer flat
I’m a dry.” said Dry. 'and this
is a dry place. Anyone who says |
differently is all wet.”
"Dry up." said the detective,
dryly, "and come with us for a j
drive.”
HOUSTON MAN !
IS DEAD HERE
Succumbs to Attack of Acute
Indigestion at
El Jardin
Ned A. Eppes. 46. president of the
Gulf Concrete r*ipe company, with
plants located in Houston and
Brownsville died suddenly Monday
at 5 a. m. at El Jardin hotel from
an attack of acute indigestion. He
was dead when Dr. Harry Loew,
summoned immediately when he
became ill. reached the hotel room
Mr. Eppes came to Brownsville
Friday on a business trip accom
panied by his wife, who was the
only other occupant of the room
at the time of his death. Illness
came suddenly and lasted only a
few minutes. Eppes* body will be
(Continued on rare seven.)
FUNERAL SET
FOR FARMER
Body of Guadalupe Corona
Found Floating in
Rio Giande
^Special to The Herald)
MATAMOIfDS. Aug. 19—Funeral
services were to be held late Mon
day for Guadalupe Corona. 45,
farmer on the Pahuachal ranch,
whose body was found floating in
the Rio Grande by friends Sunday.
The body was taken frem the
river at Las Rusial ranch, about
eight miles up the river from this
city. Death was due to accidental
drowning, according to a verdict
rendered by Coroner Jesus Rojas
following an inquest.
Corona, who was about 45 years
old and who is survived bv his wife
and four children, left his home
eight davs before his body was
found. A search was mqde for him
but only his clothes were found in
the brush near the river.
The spot where the body was
found Sunday is on the adjoining
ranch and only a short distance
from his home. The body was bad
ly decomposed and apparently had
been in the water m re than a week,
Rojas said. There were no-, marks
of violence or anything to indicate
foul play, the official said.
IDENTITY OF WOMAN
SUICIDE IS SOUGHT
DALLAS. Texas. Aug. 19 — Author
ities today were seeking to identify
the body of a well-dressed middle
aged woman found in a creek here.
A tentative verdict of suicide was
returned because there was suffici
ent water in the lungs to cause
death, and there were no indica
tions of violence.
SUN GOD CIRCLES MADISON,
HEADS TOWARD MINNEAPOLIS
MADISON. Wis. Aug. 19.—f/P>—
The endurance plane, ' Spokane Sun
God,” piloted by Lieut. Nick Mamer
and Art Walker, circled over Mad
ison at 11:10 a. m. today, dropped a
note, and headed for St. Paul,
where it will refuel.
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y.,
Aug. 19—'The airplane Sun
God was neaded back toward Spo
kane today after refueling here at
the eastern turning point of its
trans-continental non-stop round
trip flight.
The plane, piloted by B. Mamer
and Art Walker, arrived over this
field at 3:45 p. m.. eastern standard
.time yesterday, having been in the
i
air 66 hours and 47 minutes since
it left Spokane at 5;58 p. m., Pa
ficic time. Thursday. It had cover
ed 3.600 miles.
The fliers, who are seeking to es
tablish a distance record for air re
fuelled flight hovered over the field
two hours, taking on gas. oil. food
and other supplies, then turned
westward toward Cleveland, the
next refueling point.
The fliers dropped notes over the
field, in one of which they expressed
their delight at arriving over Ne*
York and declared they were tempt
ed to land here. They also dropped
a mer-age of greeting sent to Mayoi
James J. Walker from Mayor James
Rolph of 8ai| Francisco.
PICKETS KEEP
WORKERSFROM
COTTON MILLS
Superintendent Badly
Beaten Wrth Clubs
and Blackjacks of
1,600 Strikers.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., Aug.
19.—(7P)—Asheville national
guardsmen were ordered mo
bilized today for duty at
Marion, N. €., where 1,600
strikers at the Clinchfield
cotton mills refused to per
mit 400 non-union men to go
to work. The troops were
called out by N. A- Town
send, representative of Gov.
ernor O. Max Gardner at th4
scene.
MARION, N. C.. Aug. 19.—