BOARD TO HOME COTTON CROP if iife Wit Buuunsuilk Hcrfilu —Judge Henry L. Scar lett continued today’s hearing on a motion for a new trial for Dr. Jas. H. Snook until tomorrow. A motion for a continuance was filed by de fense attorneys who claimed they Had been given insufficient time to prepare. SWISS AVIATORS IN SURPRISE HOP OVER ATLANTIC Flyers Get Away from Spanish Field with Lit tle Preparation and Attract Little Attention; Route Via Azores. LISBON, Portugal. Aug. 19.—UP)—A wireless message from ahe Ger man steamer Werra this afternoon reported sighting the Swiss airplane "Young Switzerland" about 175 miles due west of Lisbond headed towards the west. The steamer, bound for Brazil from Oporto, did not give the time. ——-X - RHINELAND TO BE EVACUATED Announce British Will With draw Troops on Sep tember 1 THE HAGUE. Aug. 19.—

—Au thoritative announcement was made tonight that British soldiers will begin leaving the Rhineland on September first. During the day Foreign Minister Stresemann Of Germany and Prem ier Briand of France had another interview regarding evacuation of the Rhineland. The French prem ier gave no date for the final lib eration of the third zone. Representatives of the four pow ers interested in the occupation met later. But as the committee of jur ists had not yet reported concerning the legal aspects of the committee of conciliation, they adjourned un til Wednesday. Tariff Bill Slated For Denis’ Approval WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.— ( —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. f ' — ™ Ml— »■»■! 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.—— One man was badly beaten, and several others sustained bruises, when 1 600 strikers at the Clinch Held cotton mill here today pre vented four hundred non-union men from returning to work in the mill. The disorders occurred at 5:15 a. m., when pickets are alleged to have attacked the advance guard of workers attempting to enter the mill. Superintendent Beaten Nat A. Townsend, executive coun selor to Governor O. Max Gardner, who was sent to Marlon Saturday by the governor to watch the situ ation. telephoned Major Fugent P. Coston of Asheville to mobilize the Asheville national guard forces and come at once. Superintendent Henderson of the mill was badly beaten with black jacks and clubs wleled by strikers and strike sympathizers on picket duty. Albert Hoffman, organizer for the union textile workers of America, who has been counselling peaci^ at tepipted to prevent trouble, but he was hooted down. The strike at Marion has been on about six weeks. DALLAS PAPER MOVES INTO NEW QUARTERS DALLAS. Texas. Aug. 19—