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LVELAND (Continued From Page 1) Slight will be spent. While in Mid land, the aerial visitors were guests • of the Midland Rotary club at a luncheon. Mrs. Keith Miller of Australia Also was delayed at Pecos by a broken gasoline gauge. With the exception of Miss Barnes, all of the other 16 entrants had checked in at Pecos. Later, Louise Thaden. Ruth El der. Vera Walker, Neva Paris, Mar garet PerTy, Ruth Miller and Mary Von Mack landed at the Midland airport In the order named. ________ Guard Planes Extensive* preparations to guard the planes against sabotage, hints of which have arisen at other points along the route already covered, have been made at Fort Worth. Special police and watchmen have been detailed by airport officials Mrs. Louise McPhet ridge Thaden of Pittsburgh held her lead in the heavy plane class with an elapsed time of 6 hours. 48 minutes and 31 .seconds. In the light plane division Mrs. Phoebe Omlie of Memphis. Tenn., was in first place. Her elapsed time was 8 hours. 35 min utes and 24 seconds. The orange monoplane of Miss Earhart. pioneer woman transatlantic flier, was the first to land here from Douglas. Ariz„ and as a result was the first on the line at the take off. Miss Fahy Angry The planes were under guard here last night following rumors of sabotage in connection with acci dents to ships in the race. Derby officials ordered that the guards be stationed here and at all control points on the remauider of the flight The plane of Claire Fahy, of Lo6 Angeles, was forced cut at Calexico, Calif., with broken wing struts and a leaky gasoline tank. Bobbie Trout, also of Los Angeles, withdrew after she smashed a landing gear at Ai godonez. Mexico. Miss Thea Rasche, German flier, found "foreign mat A ter" in her gasoline tank but con tinued in the race after the tank had been inspected and cleaned. Miss Marvel Crosson. was killed in a crash. Miss Fahy reiterated in Los An geles last night that her plane had been tampered with. She said her husband, Herbert J. Fahy. test pilot, had told the district attorney in San Bernardino, who is investigating sabotage charges that "no stranded wire in the world would have brok en unless it had been tampered with." Fahy alleged the wing wires of his wife's plane were weakened with acid. Official Standings Official standings in elapsed time to El Paso follow: Heavy planes: Louise McPhetndge Thaden, Pittsburgh. 6:48:31. Gladvs O’Donnell, Long Beach, Calif.. 7:91:8. Amelia Earhart. Boston. 7:19'47. Ruth Nichols. Rye, N. Y , 7:23:26. Florence Lowe Barnes. San Ma Tino, Calif.. 7:26:34. Ruth Elder. Los Angeles. 8:41:2. Blanche Noyes, Cleveland. 8:57: 35 Mary Elizabeth Von Mack, De troit. 9:12:30. Neva Paris. Great Neck. L. I., 9: 21:01. Margaret Berry, Los Angeles. 9: 64:45. Opal Kunz, New York, 12:01:46. Vera Dawn Walker. Los Angeles, 14:19:57. May Haizlip, Kansas Cltq. 7:11:44 g unofficial). ~hea Rasche, Germany, 9:59:15 (unofficial). ^ight planes: Phoebe Omlie. Memphis. 8:35:24. Edith Foltz. Portias*!, Ore . 9:51: I 30. ^ Mrs. Keith Miller, Australia, 18; 31:58. Girl Dies from Wreck Injuries HOUSTON. Aug. 22—oP*—Miss Victoria Van Benthuysen of Gal veston. one of 14 persons injured in a collision between a sedan and a truck near Galveston last night, died in a hospital here today. WOULD OUST MANAGER OF FREEPORT COMPANY NEW YORK. Aug 22 (P>—A group of bunkers, hearted by John Williams and company of Rich mond. Va.. haa started a movement to oust the present management of the Freeport, Texas company un less it permits stockholders to make an examination of the company's records and properties, it was learn rd today. A call has been sent to stockholders at the instance of suggesting that a special meeting be held in Wilnungton Sept. 17. I II ■mi . DOG ENTRIES AT RIO RICO FOR TONIGHT Following are the entries in' Thursday evenings races at the Rio Rico Kennel club. The track u located across the Rio Grande IT miles south of Mercedes. Firat race, 3-16: Little Tuffy, Ada Hughes, Miss Josephine, Texas Rap. Actor Boy, Annie Laurie, Theda Newvil’ , Miss Mercedes. Second race 1-4: Midgette Art, John Kirby. Fair Competition, Prides Imp, Keno. Play Me, Deu ;o, Irish Pal. Third race, 1-4: Eagle Eye, Belch, Lindy Lou. She Bubble* Plain Jane. Burk Jrowniield. Lous Actor, Good Revenge. Fourth raev, 3-16: Deckless Raf), Hidalgo. White Lightning. Humming Bird, Miracle Las.-. Gladiator Girl, Friendly Lad, Plnkey Joe. Fifth race futurity: Red Ar row. Fly Hawk, Joe Jarbro. Col onel McRay, MeOowns Lucky. Garland Buck, Silver Queen, Lady Draft. Sixth race, 3-l«: Fawn Rest, La Paloma. Draft, Margie Buck. Melksham Helen. Lena D, Red Bird. Sporting Chance. Seventh race, 1*4: Miss Ar cadian Buck. Bullet loe. Art Mo gul, Teas Blue Bonnett, James Fortune. Han some Art, Cranky Wade. Lous Visitor. Eight race. 1-4 hurdle: Foxle Frosty. Dark"! Steam, Much jl Mustard, Reckless Radio. Merry | Lugler, Dynamite Dick, Qover I nor FTa cis, Jack Higgins. LATE MARKET REPORT I TSUCK MOVEMENT—STOCKS—COTTON—6RAIN-UVE8T0GK--POULTRY—SGGS mam i ■ ■■■ — ■ ' ■" 1 ■ ■■ " ....— ". * ... ... ■ ■ '■*. BULLISH TREND | OPENS MARKET Induatri&ls Mount to New High Record Prices In Early Trading NEW YORT, Aug. 22—</P>—The stock market opened today with further bullish demonstration. In the rails and high priced indus trials. Westlngho^se Electric op ened with a block of 5,000 shares, up 3 1-4 points to a record price. Commercial Investment Trust mounted to 2 5-8 and Atchison 2 points. Among issues opening 1 to 1 3-4 points higher were U. S. Steel, Montgomery Ward, International Harvester, International Telephone. Air Reduction and Northern Paci fic. Commercial solvents was an isolated soft spot, losing 4 1-2 points. The fact that the Bank of Eng land made no change in its discount rate of 5 1-2 per cent, sentiment in London having improved with the importation of about $5,000,000 in gold from Australia, was seized upon by operators for the advance as a bullish development. General Electric ran up nearly 7 points, and Westinghouse Electric extended Its gain to more than 5 points, touching a new record price at 262. Renewed buying came into the utilities, coppers and oils. Gillette Safety Razor and Wool worth rose about 3 points to record prices, and U. S. Steel gained nearly 4 points. Commercial Investment Trust, Eastman Kodak. Interna ticnal Harvester. American Can, American Rolling Mill, and Ameri can and Foreign Power were Did up 2 or 3 points in the first half hour. General Motors, Radio, Tone and Webster, Texas Corp., Pennsylvania railroad, American Smelting and Public Service of New Jersey were among the issues rising a point or more. Commercial solvents quick ly rallied, making up its early loss and registering a gain of a couple of points. American Telephone sagged a couple of points, but also rallied. Allis Chalmers slid back about 4 points. Foreign exchanges opened steady, with cables ruling at $4.84 13-16. The closing was firm. Total sales approximated 3,600,000 shares. Wheat Rallies On Better Sales Rumor CHICAGO. Aug. 27.—<;r>— With Liverpool much lower than expect ed. wheat here underwent fiesh early downturns today, but then rallied completely in connection i with better buying. Notice was tak- J en ol gubernatorial appeals to Min nesota and North Dakota i rmers ! to hold wheat back from market at present. Opening 3-4c to 2 1-8c down. Chi cago wheat subsequently rerovered to yesterday s clo*slng level, corn and oats were relatively firm, corn starting 13c to 1 3-8c off, and later showing gains. Provisions tended upward. — CHICAGO WHEAT CHICAGO. Aug. 22.—<A*>—Wheat: I No. 3 red $1.26; No. 4 yellow hard $123. Corn: No. 4 yellow $102; sample grade yellow 98c. Oats: No. 2 while 43 1-2*44c; No. 3 white 41 1-4*42 3-4c. FORT WORTH CASH GRAIN FORT WORTH. Aug. 22—Light ! offerings of all grains were well ab sorbed today with especially good demand for cash wheat on the Fort Worth market. Ordinary wheat lost half a cent, while premiums for high proteins reduced one and one half cents. Export grains: Exporters bid as follow*, basis delivered Texas gulf i por 1 No. 1 ordinary export and No. 1 soft red mixed wheat $126* 1.27; No 2 barley 66* 67c. Milling wheat: Mills bid as fol lows, basis delivered Texas common points: No. 1 ordinary hard $1.28* 1 29; 13 per cent protein $1.30* 1.31: 14 per cent $1.341? 1.35; 15 per cent $1.38*139: 16 per cent $1.42*1.43 Coarse grains: Dealers’ bids and : offers on other grains as follows, basis delivered Texas gulf ports: Corn: No. 2 mixed $1 03*1.04: No. I 2 white $1.0511107; No. 2 yellow : $1 10-*f i 12. ' Oats: No. 2 red oats 55 1-2*56 l-2c; No. 3 white delivered Texas group one nolnts 52 1-2 * 53 l-2c Barley: No. 2 In fair demand at 66 * 67c Sorghums: Better demand No. 2 milo per 100 pounds $168^172: No. 3 kaffir $1.58*1.62 No sorghum heads offered. 1 ■ ■”■■■ LIVESTOCK j FORT WORTH, Aug. 22.—{JPh Hogs: 1,534; rail hogs 15020c high- i er: truck hogs steady to 10c tlgher; rail hogs $10.700 10.95; better grades 18O240-lb. truck hogs $10.00010.25; packing sows $7.7508.50. Cattle and calves: 5.700, includ ing 2.100 calves; steady; common grassers value $7.00 range; desirable grassers $9.50; cows ur to $8.00; butcher grades $6.00 range; stock calves $11.50 and above; short year ling weights at $12.00; other heavy averages $11.00 and hss. Sheep; 700; truck lambs $11,000 1150. CHICAGO. Aug. 22—UP— Hogs; 18,000; 10 to 15c higher; top $11.60 packing sows $8 75 0 9 50. Cattle: 6.500: calves: 2.000; slight ly better market on most killing classes; slaughter steers, good and choice 1300-1500 lbs. $12.75016.85; yearlings, good and choice 750-950 lbs. $12,750 16.50; cows, good and choice. $8 25 0 12; vealers (milk-fed)1 good and choice $15017.50 Sheep: 20 000: steady to 25e low er: lambs $13013.65; ewes $4 50® 6.25 KANSAS CITY. Aug. 22.—W— Hogs: 4.500 ; 240 lbs. down 25®35c higher; weightier kinds 100 25c higher; top $11.25 on choice 170® 210 lbs.; packing sow’s $8 0009.15. Cattle: 1.300; calves: 300: steady to strong: slaughter steers good and choice 950-1,500 lbs. $11.75016.25; fed yearlings, good and choice 750 950 lbs. $11.75016.00; cows, good and choice $7 50010.75; vealers (milk fed* medium to choice $8.00®13.50; stocker and feeder steers, good and choice (all weights* $9.75012.75 Sheep: 4.000; lambs fully steady; sheep steady; lambs $11.75013.20; ewes $4.500 6.00. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—For eign exchanges irregular. Great Britain, demand $4.84 3-3; cables $4.84 13-16: 60-day bills on banks $4.79 9-16. France, demand $3.91 3-16; Italy $5.22 7-16; Belgium $13.88 1-2; Ger many $23 78; Tokyo $46.60; Mon treal $99.46 7-8. CALL V1NEY NEW YORK. Aug. 22.—UP—Call money easy: hi£h 7; low 6: ruling rate 7; close 6. Time loans steady; 30 days 8 3 4-9; 60-90 days 8 3-4-9; 4-6 months 8 3-4-9. Prime commercial paper 6-6 1-4. Bankers' acceptances unchanged POULTRY CHICAGO. Aug. 22.—v/Pi—Poultry easy; fowls 28; springs 28; broilers 35; roasters 21; turkeys 20 to 30; ducks 18 to 21; spring geese 19. BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO. Aug. 22.—up*—Butter steady; creamery extras 41 1-2; standards 41 1-2; extra firsts 40 1-2 to 41; firsts 39 to 40; seconds 37 to 38 1-2 Eggs unsettled, unchanged. Baby Boy Born.—Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Caribay, Sr., have been notified of the birth of an eight pound son to ?*r. and Mrs. Fran cisco Caribay. Jr., at Mercedes, the baby was born /. .g. 17. Mother and baby are doing well. r—•——•—— EARLY COTTON TRADES GAIN Market Opens Steady In Response to Relatively Higher Cables NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.—</P>— The cotton market opened steady in response to relatively higher ca bles. Initial trades showed gains of 4 to 9 points. Prices continued to advance under buying stimulated by absence of rain in the We*t Tex as drought section. October sold up to 18.42. December 18.68 and Janu ary 18.72. or 12 to 13 points above yesterday's close. At the end of the first hour the market was steady and at the Aighs. The market gradually improved on buying based on the drought. Octo ber advanced tto 18.45. Dec. 18.72 and Jan 18 73. or 14 to 16 points over yesterday's close. Near mid-session the market en countered selling on hope the trop ical disturbance nof reported head ing for the Yucatan channel would bring rain to the western drought section. Prices receded about 6 points from the highs but the under tone remained steady. N. O. COTTON FUTURES CLOSE NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.—</FV- j Cotton futures closed steady at net j advance of 11 to 13 points: Prev. High Low Close. Close.! Jan . 18 73 18 63 18.72 18.59 i Mar .......18 89 18 87 18 89 18.76 May .19 01 18 92 18.99 18.84 Oct. .18.45 18.32 18.40 18 29 Dec.18.72 18.59 18.37 18 56 | Opening: Jan. 18.68: March! 18 82-b; May 18 96; Oct 18 33: Dee 1862 N. O. COTTONSEED CLOSE NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.—0P>- j Cottonseed oil closed steady; prime j summer yellow $8.15; prime crude i $7.50. Jan. $845; *>b. ${,.52: March $8 65; Aug. $8.25; Sept. $8 30; Oct $8.30; Nov. $8 35; Dec $8 40. N. O. SPOTS NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.—<4*>— Spot cotton closed steady. 12 points un. Sales 1.589. Low middling 17 01; middling 18.51; good middling' 19.06; receipts 1.134; stock 42.459. TEXAS SPOTS DALLAS. Aug. 22.— -Pf—Spot cot-! ton 17.80: Houston 18 40; Galveston 18 50. NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. Aug. 22.—The cotton market opened steady at an advance of 1 to 11 points in response to relative steady cables and reports of continued dry weather In Texas Prices sagged off several points, but offerings wer» absorbed by cov ering and local buying with prices showing net advances of 12 to 14 points at the end of the first half hour. December after selling at 18.71 at the start, reached to 18.64 and later held aroui 18.75. Uncertainty as to weather devel ] opments seemed to restrict business later, as traders were supposed to be waiting for ^ome clearer indica tion of relief from drought condi tions in the southwest. The mar ket worked up to 18.80 for Decem ber late in tne forenoon on cover . I I CANDY ! I Delicious candies always kept on ice | .... fresh and pure. t Harry’s Cigar Stores No. 1 — Merchant* Bank Bldg. | No. 2 —1113 Levee i Phone 840 r “ ** I | ■ ‘ 1 -Je,t J' ..-J t't:*"zzOU’..."“ iUi.— a Established 1867 i WM. D. CLEVELAND and SONS WHOLESALE GROCERS And COTTON FACTORS HOUSTON SAN BENITO VICTORIA CORPUS CHR1STI FREE STORAGE FOR THIRTY DAYS ON COTTON STORED IN HOUSTON A SMALL CHARGE OF 135 CENTS PER BALE PER MONTH FOR STORAGE AND INSURANCE AFTER THIRTY DAYS REASONABLE ADVANCES AT SIX PER CENT. CONSIGNMENTS AND INQUIRIES SOLICITED FOUR BOMBERS TO COME HERE Kelley Field Orders 36 Emergency Rations From Fort Brown Four United States army bomb ing planes were expected to arrive at the municipal airport here at noon Thursday after taking off from Kelley Field. A telegram indi cated they would arrive at that time. although the information was in definite. The bombers, under command of, Lieut. Ward F. Robinson, are en route to Guatemala City. No in formation was available here as to how long the planes would remain in Brownsville. A radiogram was received at Fort Brown late Wednesday from KWly Field instructing military authori ties at the local post to Issue 36 emergency rations to Lieut. Davis. The post authorities did not know whether this had any connection with the flight of the bombers. The message said Lieut. Davis would land at the local port at noon Thursday. - Mother of 8 to Han? in Canada MONTREAL. Aug. 22. —Mrs. Mary Viau 43-year-old mother of eight children, today was in the Jail at Hull. Que., where she will be hanged tomorrow for the mur der of her husband. She collapsed yesterday, when she was removed to Hull from the Fullum street jail for women where she had been confined for three months awaiting execution. Philibert LeFebvre, convicted with Mrs. Viau as her partner in the crime, was in the same Jail, also sentenced to death. lng with prices at mid-day showing net advances of 16 to 18 points. Futures closed steady. 14 to 18 points higher. Spot quiet; mid dling 18 65. V Y. FUTURES CLOSE NEW YORK. Aug. 22Cot ton futures closed: Prev High. Low Cloce Close. Jan.18.64 18 87 18.82 18 84 Mar.19.00 18.85 19 90 18 32 May .19.10 18.95 19.09 18 92 Oct. old ...18.52 18.44 18 40 18 30 Oct. sew .. 18.4P 18 33 18 44 18.30 Dec. ..'.....18 80 18.61 18.76 18 62 Opening: Jan. 18 69 March 18 86: Mav 18 95; Oct. old 18.36b: Oct new 18.38; Dec. 18.70. V. Y. COTTONSEED CLOSE NEW YORK. Aug. 22 (/P.—Cot tonseed oil closed firm; Prime sum mer yellow 900: prime crude 750; Jan. 946; Feb. 948; Mar. 961; Aug. 900; Sept. 930; Dec 941: Sales 3,400. LIVERPOOL SPOTS LIVERPOOL. Aug. 22.—i/Pi—Cot tony fair demand: lower; Amer ican strict good nr.cidhng 11.08; good middling 10 68; strict middling 10.43: middling 10.28: strict low middling 10.03: low middling 9.73: strict good ordinary 9.33; good or dinary 8.93. Sales 8.00 bales. 4.200 American. Receipts 6,000, American 1.600. Futures closed steady; Octo ber 9.88; December 9.861 January 9887; March 9.92; May 9.96; JJuly 9.96. HARLINGEN CALLS ELECTION FOR VOTE ON 4 AMENDMENTS I iSpecial to The Herald) HARLINGEN. Aug. 22—Citizens of Harlingen on Oct. 5 will vote on four proposed amendments to the, city charter, a special election for that date having been called Wed nesday night by the city commis sion. The amendments include one lim iting the warrant-issuing power of the commission, one fixing a salary limit for that body, one creating a " 1 Immigration Will Be Chamber Meet Topic j Immigration questions will not be i taken up by Valley chambers of I commerce until the regular August ' meeting, according to G. C. Rich ardson. Brownsville secretary, who stated that the meeting previously announced for Friday evening in Brownsville would not be called. Th* date and place of the Aug ust meeting will be fixed Thursday evening at the banquet at McAllen and as this conference will be haki within the next week, it was not considered necessary to have a spe-1 cial meeting It is expected that definite action leading to the solution of the immi gration problem in the Valley will be outlmed when the matter comes up. The suggestion of sending a rep- ; resentative to Weshington to inves tigate the situation will be consid-1 ered. Th? matter of asking commit-1 sioners’ courts of Valley counties to j appropriate fundr for an Immigra tion bureau and the employment of an attorney to represent Mexicans residing here legally will also be dis cussed. ; Skeet Club Seek* Shoots For Sunday The Brownsville Skeet club Thursday was seeking to arrange shoots with Donna and Edinburg teams at those cities for Sunday ... shoot already has been arranged wit hthe Donnaites, but the Edin burg contest has not been definitely signed. The local gunners hoped to ar range to shoot Donna teams in the morning and Edinburg teams in th efternoon. This would be the first contest between the locals and Ed inburg They have met Donna. state team champions, six times better. Believe Policeman Killed By Maniac MONTGOMERY. Ala. Aug.—UP A policeman was shot to death and another seriously wounded in what : apparently was an attack by a man iac as they patrolled a beat near | the downtown area here today. Joseph Dodson Choate, 26, was arrested at the scene of the attack ■ after calmly informing officers tha> he did “it all.” He had Wrights pistol in his pocket w’hen he was [taken into custody. He was docket - j ed as a "suspect.” Visits in Valley.—J. H. Posner of San Antonio, who has many friends In the Valley. w*as a visitor In : Brownsville Wednesday. Posner ' will be connected with Dr. C. W McCarty this winter in sale "f land around Brownsville and Harlingen park board and one providing for1 recall election on petition of 20 per j cent of the voters. A petition which was circulated Wednesday asking that the cm commission order paving of all streets in the fair grounds was not presented at the commission meet ing. Those interested in the peti tion explained they had insuffieie*'1 time to properly circulate the paper. The petition will be presented ut the next meeting of the city rulers. j Intention* Filed j Fred M. Ashley and Grace Ewing, Tomas Lon orio and Ramona Gon zales. M. A. Hernandez and Eater Olivares. Severando Soldiva and Marla Dominguez. Manual Vlllaraal and Elvira Robles and Ricardo S. Solis and Concepcion Sibron « Marriage licenses acre Issued to Rudolfo Cuellar and Maria de Je sus Solas. Celestlno Rocha and Bal* domera Urvanoo. 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