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COTTON MARKET
OPENS EASIER
Initial Trade* Unchanged to
Two Point* Down from
Saturday
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 26.—(**>—
The cotton market opened some
what easier despite relatively steady
cables. Initial trades were un
changed to 2 points down compared
with Saturday’s close. As New York
opened higher the local market ral
lied with Octooer selling up to 18.55.
December 18.84 and January 18.88.
or 6 to 9 points above Saturday's
Towards the end of the first hour
prospects for rain in the western
belt brought out hedge selling and
prices dropped back to levels a few
points under the previous close. The
undertone continued steady.
The market ruled quiet all morn
ing, and although the official fore
cast failed to substantiate early be
liefs of rains in the drought sec
tion prices cased a few points ad
ditional on lack of support and
hedge selling. Cctober traded down
to 18 42. December 1869 and Janu
ary 1876 or 12 to 15 points down
from the highs and 4 to 5 points
under Saturday's close. At mid
session the market was a rliadc
steadier and prices fluctuated
around Saturday's closing levels.
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. Aug. 26—<£*)—'The
Cotton market opened steady at an
advance of 1 to 12 points in response
to steady cables and reports of con
tinued dry weather in the south
The weather map seemed to afford
encouragement for expectation of
showers in the southwest and orices
eased off after early demand had
been supplied.
By the end of the first half hour
active months were about 3 to 6
points net lower under liquidation
and local selling while there was
also selling here for New Orleans
account. October sold off from
1861 to 18.45 and March from 19 13
to 19 10.
Reactions from the early advance
carried the market off to 18.42 for
October and 19.02 for March making
net declines for about 5 to 9 points.
The official forecast, however, fail
ed to encourage the ho|>e of show
ers in the southwest, and the mar
ket steadied later on covering.
Mid-day prices were about net
unchanged to 5 points higher with
October quoting,at 18.53 and March
at 19.11.
Futures closed steady. 2 to 8
points lower. Spot quiet middling
1865.
BI TTER AND EGGS
CHICAGO. Aug. 26.—OP)—Butter
firm ' eamery extras 42 l-2e; stan
dards 42c; extra firsts 41 41 l-2c:
firsts 3? 1-2^40 l-2c; seconds 37*6
38 l-2c.
Eggs firm: extra firsts 36 l-2c:
firsts 34 l-2^36e; ordinary firsts 30
(6 33 l-2c.
LIVERPOOL SPOTS
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 26.—</P>—Cot -
ton-spit fair Jemand: st dy Amer
ican strict good middling 11 17:
good middling 10.77; strict middling
10.57; midlllng 10.37; strict low
middling 1012: low middling 9R2:
strict good ordinary 942; good or
dinary 9.02. ales bales 3,700 Amer
ican. Receipts 1.000 American nil
Futures closed . .let: October 9.88;
Januarv 9 89: March 9 95; May
999; July 9.99
Valley Leads at
Telephone Meet
The Valley was the best repre
sented season at tl e two-day con
vention of the Texas Independent
Telephone association held at Cor
pus Friday and Saturday. Ed Mock
bee. local manager, stated after re
turning Sunday. There were ap
proximately 220 delegates at the
convention and 150 of thr- number
were from the Valley, Mcckbec as
serted.
Other locel supervisors attending
the meet were S P. Gabitsch. wire
chief and Mrs. M Carroll, chief op
erator.
J. C. Paxton of McAllen, general
manager cf the Rio Grande Valley
Telephone company, the opening
address on The Local Manager’s
Responsibilities" Olher Valley of
ficials making talks were Mrs.
Thelma Barber of San Benito. Miss
Cczy Tommc c* Ravrrondville and
Miss Anna M. Bell ol Harlingen.
COUNTY SCHOC!. BOARD
MEETING POST PONF.D
The nnnual meeting of the county
school board and trurtces. scheduled
for Wednesday, has been postponed
due to the f?<-( that the financial
statement cf Ve county denositorv
will net be available until Aug. 21.
It has been announced by Mrs. W.
R Jones, county superintendent
At this annual meeting work for
the coming year is outlined and the
board familiarizes itself with the
problem* before it.
Think Man Hurt in
Wreck Wil! Recover
• (Special to The Htraid>
M’ALLEN Aug. 26—Oscar Nel
son. 31. Corpus Christ! carpenter.
Is believed to be recovering from
Injuries received Saturday when his
ear skidded from the pavement
about two miles west of McAllen
and overturned into a ditch at the
side of the road, pinning him be
neath the machine.
Passing motorists lifted the au
tomobile from the man’s body and
rushed him to the McAllen muni
cipal] hospital, where his hurts were
pronounced se ,us. He sustained
a crushed chest and internal in
juries. Internal hemorrhages set in
Saturday night, but late Sunday
had not proved fatal. His condition
is still critical.
Nelson came to the Valley recent
ly in search of work having start
ed for another Valley town when
the accident occurred. His wife has
arrived at his bedside.
J
I LIVESTOCK I
KANSAS CITY, Auug. 26. WV
Hogs: 12 000 10625c lower; top $11,
25 on 170-210 lbs;, packing sows
8 00.ii925.
Cattle: 16.COO; Calves 2.00; steers
and yearlings .strong; she stockk
steady; slaughter steers, 950-1500 lbs.
12 00# 16.25; fed yearlings 750-950
lbs. 12.00# 16.00; cows 7 50610.75:
vealers 8.00# 13.50: stockker and
feeder steers 10.25# 13.00.
Sheep; lambs steady to 10c high
er; sheep steady: lambs 11.75^13.20;
ewes 4.006 5.50.
CHICAGO. Apg. 26.—<VPV—Hogs:
43.000; steady: top $12.00: packing
sows $8.6069.75: pigs 91C.0061125.
Cattle; 20.0':; calves: 3.000:
firm to higher; slaughter steers
good and choice 950-1.500 lbs. $13.00
617.00. good and choice $8.50#
12.00; vealers <mi!k-fed) good and
Choice $15.00# 17 50.
Sheep: '1,000; steady: lambs
$13.00# 14.00; ewes $4 50#6.00.
Wheat Falls on
Liverpool Report
CHICAGO. Aug 26.—(/PI—A weal:
i market at Liverpool started wheat
! downward on the Chicago board to
day and with scant export business
I reported, wheat sagged around 2c
! below Saturday’s close during the*
opening hour of trading.
The start was 7-8c to 2 l-8c low
er. Other grains were weak too.
com beginning irregular l-88c high
er to 3-4c lower and losing ground
afterward Oats were l-88c to l-2c
lower and provisions soft.
AVERAGEOVER
| 23 PER ROUND
Batscll Tops Field, Getting
Two Perfect 25s and
96 Total
(Special to The Herald >
DONNA. Arg. 26 —In one of the
best 3kcet shoots ever held In South
Texas, the Brownsville gunners
romped on Donna, state team
champions, here Sunday, besting
them by nine blras out of possible
six hundreds. This is the seventh
time the two teams have met and
marks the fifth victory for the
Brownsville aggregation.
The visitors made a totai score
of 557 out of a imssible 600, while
the locals obtain 548. Brownsville’s
average per round of 25 shots was
23.22 as compared to 22.83 for Don
na. These figures are by far the
best shot in competition in the Val
ley.
It was not a question of Donna
falling down ls much as it was one
of excellent shooting on the part
of the simon pure amateurs of
Brownsville. Four of them shot bet
ter than the best score turned in by
Donna.
Batsel* Best
Hurt Batsell crashed through for
high score making 96 out of a pos
sible 100. He obtained two perfect
rounds of 25. Second high man
was Harry Richardson who made
I ’ nigger talcu...” of 95. He was
1 tied by Wade, fellow teamsman.
Richardson, exponent of the art of
snap shooting" obtained n perfect
round of 25.
Walker placed third with a 93
Vincent Stevenson shared fourth
place with Decker. Beard and Ar
nold of Donna. They obtained 92 s.
Walker placed third with a 93.
Vincent Stevenson shared fourth
place with Decker. Beard and Ar
nold of Donna. They obtained 82's.
■ Brownsville is now dickering with
Fdlnburg for a shoot next Sunday.
The Edlnburgers have not entered
into the Valley competition as yet.
Rcor s Made
The scores Sunday follow:
Brownsville:
J. H Batsell .25 24 25 22—96
II. Richardson ....24 25 24 22—95
R. C. Wade .24 24 2.3 24—95
Walker .24 24 25 20—93
V. Stevenson .24 23 23 22—92
G. Leonard .23 21 23 19—8C
Totals ..
Donna:
Decker .22 22 25 23—92
Beard .24 22 23 23—92
E. W. Arnold .22 24 24 22—92
Weaver .23 23 23 22—91
: Anderson .23 21 23 24—91
Wilmonth .22 23 20 25—90
Totals .548
Speed Plane Will
Not Enter Races
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Aug. 26.—(jp>—
No further tests of the Mercury rac
er. the tiny seaplane with which
Lteut. Alford J. Williams, naval
Hired Pilot, hoped to enter the
3chreider cup races in England
next month, will hold the cup for
another year, following the with
drawal of the ilian entry today.
The announcement that the at
tempts to get the Mercury off the
water and into the air in time for
the races would be abandoned was
made Lieut. Commander John Pop
pen today, following three unsuc
cessful tries this eftemoon jJ Wil
liams after he had moved his base
of o{>erations from the naval acad
j amy here to Eastern Bay on the
western side of Kent island.
A new motor for the ship was
brought here from Philadelphia by
; truck, yesterday and will be in
stalled immediate' . Poppen said,
i and Williams will continue his at
tempt* to set a new three-kilomct
! er record.
| Intentions Filed j
! r
Frank Corkill and Rebecca Reyna.
Firmin Leal and Maria Louisa Ped
■ raza. Pablo Ramirez and Beatriz Es
cobedo. Norbeto Revas and Maria
Lovias. Gabriel Canales and Juani
t- Ramirez and Julio Coronado and
Alberta Ramos.
Marriage licenses issued: Tomas
Longoria and Ramona Gonzales.
Fred Marbly and Grace Ewing and
Marcos A. Hernandez and Ester
Olivares.
HIGH TREND
OPENS STOCK
Market Begins Week With
Prices Pointing Upward
and Buying Heavy
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.—<**>—The
stock market began the new week
today with prices still pointing up
ward. Heavy buying came into sev
eral of the t uilities and coppers at
the opening. A block of 5,000 shares
of southern California Edison was
taken at a record price of 88 3-4.
up 3 7-8, and a block of 6,000 shares
of American smelting at 120, up !
3-4 points. R. H. Macy mounted
i 2 1-2 points. American Can 1 point,
and New Haven Railroad 3-4 in U.
S. Steel, which slipped back 1-4
of a point. Rat’ > opened firm, up
1-4 of a point.
Considerable profit-taking came
into the market in the first houh.
with the buying of the copoers and
some of the Utilities and Rails ga
thering force.
Operations for the advance in
coppers were based on rumors of a
prospective increase in the red
metal prices. Greene Cananea lept
forward 8 points. American Smelt
ing 2 3-4 and Anaconda 2 1-2.
Communicatioon shares were a
gain strong. International Tele
phone. helped by reports of negot
iations in France, rose nearly 4
points to a new record price at
147 3-4. after a block of 7.500 shares
had been taken at 147 1-2.
Other shares to reach new high
records included Crucible Steel. U.
S. Industrial Alcohol. Warren Bros,
and Woolworth.
Soft spots included National Bis
cuit. off 2 3-4 points. Allis Chalmers
and Canadian Pacific, down 2 points,
and U. S. Steel. Bohn Aluminum.
American and Foreign power, and
Utilities power and light, which sag
ged 1 to 1 1-2 points.
Foreiim exctv*n<res opened steady
rjihle*; at 44 84 25-32.
The closing tone was strong, with
sales approximating 4.300.000 shares.
N. Y.- BONDS
NEW YORK. Aug. 26—(iP—Gov
ernment bonds: Liberty 3 1-2, 32
47. $97 12: first 4 1-4 $99: fourth
4 1-4 $99.4: treasury 4 1-4. 47-52.
, $106.28; 4s. 44-54, $103.1.
DEM'BEGIN
RATE PARLEY
Start Preparation of Fight
to Reduce Tariff
Items
-!
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26 —(Jfr—
Democrats of the senate finance
committee were called today to be
gin detailed preparation of the or
ganized effort (hey will undertake
in the senate next week to reduce
many rates in the pending tariff
bill and change administrative pro
visions.
Opposition to a large number. It
not most, of the provisions in the
bill as passed by the house and
modified by the finance committee
republicans has been clearly indi
cated. At the same time, demo
cratic leaders have been at pains
i to disavow any intention to conduct
a filibuster.
Latest assurance to that effect
has come from Senator Harrison
of Mississippi who asserted “c*dcr
ly, reasonable debate” and a “full
and frank discussion of every item
In the measure and a record vote
on the various Increases of present
duties and upon amendments
"would be demanded, but that no
filibuster would be attempted.
The bill is counted on by Repre
sentative Byrns of Tennessee, chair
man of the democratic national
; committee, to help his party in
crease its voting strength in next
! year's elections.
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estme port, to meet the emergency,
i landing part of their forces. They
were the battleship Barham, the
crusier Sussex, and the airplane
carrier Courgcous.
Throughout the fighting, which
has had its origin apparently in
controversies over Jewish use for
1 worship of the Wailing Wall, or left
wall in the remains of Solomon’s
1 temple, observers have noted the
:well armed, well-trained condition
of the Arabs and charges have been
made their attacks have had Inspir
ation in other than past racial an
imosities.
Zionist Meet
A meeting of the Zionist executive,
the agency of the world Zionist or
ganization for the upbuilding of the
Jewish national home in Pales
tine. was called for today to con
sider the situation which has arisen.
The Grand Mufti, head of the su
j preme council, was warned by the
! Palestine government Saturday he
' would be held responsible for any
| further riots.
General Rain Falls
Over Valiev Sunday
General rains in all parts of the
Valley from Rio Grande City to
; Browns\t!le were reported over
j Saturday and Sunday with Browns
ville receiving the heaviest recorded
on Sunday afternoon with 2.35
I inches.
The sharp downpour about 2 p.
m. kept many from the beaches at
Boca Chica and Point Isabel,
though showers extended only two
or three miles east of the city, and
roads the remainder of the dis
tance were dusty. •
Unofficial sports from Edinburg
fixed precipitation there at two
inches Saturday afternoon, while
San Benito reported .75 Saturday
i and .09 Sunday. Rio Grande City
had 1.15 inches Saturday.
Indications weer for locai show
‘ ers Monday night and Tuesday.
■4
MAN INDICTED
IN CAR DEATH
—
J. E Ladd, Charged After
Bov K«Ued, Fs Free on
Bond in Willacy
rspeoia lto The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. Aug. 26 —J. E
Ladd, indicted by the Willacy coun
ty grand Jury on a charge of neg
ligent homicide resulting from the
1 death of Joe Wian. 16-year-old boy.
i in an automobile accident last
spring, was released here Monday
on a $750 bond.
The indictment was returned
Saturday and Ladd was taken un
der arrest. His bond was set Sat
urday afternoon but was not made
until this morning Ladd Is em
ployed as a foreman with a local
1 paving contractor.
Winn was killed last fall while
returning to his home outside Ray
mondville about dusk. The boy
was attending school in Raymond -
vllle. where ht was one of the
most popular students in the in
stitution. Reports of the accident
which caused his death said the
boy was riding a bicycle along the
highway behind a horse-drawn ve
' hide. When he turned out to pass
this vehicle he was struck by an
automobile coming In the opposite
direction.
The case had been transferred to
county court for trial In Septem
ber.
Hearing for Jacinto Hinojosa, ar
raigned in district crimnal court
Saturday for violation of the liquor
law. after the heriff had raided
his home and ft md two bottles of
alleged whiskey and 50 bottles of
beer, is being held Monday ir.orning.
Kansas Aerial Wreck
Fatal to 3 Persons
zHOLTON. Kas , Aug. 26. </P>—
Two men were killed and a third
was injujred fatally in an airplane
crash here yesterday.
Bert Bartholiomew. 30. pilot, and
Robert M />re. 22. passenger, were
killed. Jack Kinkaid. 20. another
l>assenger, died a few hours after
the crash.
Spectatc.-s reported the plane
crashed after the pilot attempted
a left bank while only 100 feet above
the ground.
Man and Girl Hurt in
Ft. Worth Air Crash
FORT WORTH. Aug. 26. </P*—J.
L. Holdpn. 34. Fort Worth, and Miss
Nell Klnes. 18. of Dallas, were in
an infirmary today suffering from
injuries received when their plane
crashed north of Blrdville yester
day.
Miss Kine remained unconscious
today. She is a sister of Mrs.
Holden.
Holden was piloting the plane.
He was said to be an experienced
pilot.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Barometric pressure was relative
ly to moderately high throughout
the eastern two-thirds of the Unit
ed States this morning, and rela
tively low over the far Southwest
and the far Canadian Northwest.
Light to moderate general rains
occurred within the last 24 hours
in the southeastern states, and
moderate to heavy local showers oc
curred In extreme south Texas, and
at other widely scattered places
throughout the United States. Tem
peratures continue seasonable to
above normal practically through
out the country.
WEATHER BULLETIN
First figure lowest temperature
last night; '~cond. highest tempera
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24
hours.
Abilene . 72 94 — .00
Amarillo.68 92 — .00
Atlanta .61 86 — .03
Austin . 74 92 — .01
Boston . 62 78 — .00
BROWNSVILLE. 74 92 — 2.35
Chicago . 63 88 — .00
Corpus Christ! ..78 86 — .10
Dallas . 76 94 — .00
Del Rio. 74 92 — .00
Denver. 60 84 — .00
Detroit . 66 84 10 .00
Dodge City . 66 94 — .00
El Paso . 72 92 — .00
Fort Smith. 74 98 — .04
Galveston . 78 84 — .00
Helena . 60 88 — .00
Huron . 62 84 — .00
Jacksonville ..... 68 88 — .24
Kansas City .... 70 94 — 1.72
Louisville . 62 86 — .00
Memphis . 68 90 — .00
Miami . 76 86 — .16
Montgomery . 7 92 10 .00
New Orleans .... 70 90 — .82
New York. 66 82 — .00
North Platte ... 66 92 — .18
Oklahoma City . 74 93 — .00
Palestine . 72 92 — .00
Pensacola . 72 38 — .72
Phoenix . 78 92 — .00
Pittsburgh . 58 82 — .00
St. Louis . 74 92 — .00
St. Paul . 58 88 — .00
Salt Lake City ..70 90 — .00
1 San Antonio .... 74 90 — .JO
1 Santa Fe ....... 56 76 — .00
1 Sheridan . 52 82 — .00
Shreveport . 76 94 — .00
Tampa . 72 90 — .01
Vicksburg . 72 92 — .00
| Washington. 58 84 — .00
i Wllliston . 60 80 — .00
| wilminsiaa. 60 8*‘ — JM
MEXICAN AVIATION COMPANY
PLANS EXTENSION OF ITS UNE
By C. P. NUTTET
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
Mexico City. Aug. 26.—(>P)—The
SMexican Aviation company, which
ow operates In Mexico approxi
mately 2.500 miles of air mall, ex
press and passenger lines, and
which plans within a few months
to have a two-day all-land passen
ger line operating from Browns
ville. Texas, to the Panama canal
zone, has appropriated 864,000 pesos
for the purchase and Improvement
of landing fields.
This amount, approximately
$432,250 American, must be spent
within 120 days from July 15, and
the company announced that it
expected to "Use upwards of $500,030
in this work before the end of the
year.
The appropriation is so divided
that when spent the company will
own eight of the 11 landing Helds
which its plants now use. These
fields all will have hangar facili
ties excepting Hios; used only lor
emergency landings or short stops.
The company ,11 own fiel at
1 Vera Cruz. Tapachula. Tampico,
i San Geronimo. Villahermosa Cam
1 peche, San Antolin and luxpan.
Holdings Large
Only the central civil airport at
Mexico City, and the landing fields
at Minatitlan and Culdad del Car
men then will be unowned by the
company. The Central Civil air
i port, an immense perfectly hat
landing Held, sprang into existence
only a year ago when the govern
ment hastily scraped out a runway
in an old lake bed for Cant Emiut
Carranza's take-off to Washington
Now runways extend in all direc
tions on the Held, and some of them
I are well over a mile and a naif in
! length.
The landing field at Cuidad d»l ;
| Carmen, state of Campec,v\ In iar j
southeastern Mexico. Is a feaeral j
project lying along the beach of the
gulf of Mexico and Is almost un- 1
limited in its length.
The Held at Minatitlan. state of
Vera Cruz, is owned, like oractical- j
ly everything else in that town by
the Agulla Oil company, a British
concern, and is held in control by
that company for future develop
ment.
A large part t the company's ap
propriation for Improvements will
go toward construction of all-wea
ther runways, hangars and a pas
senger statlcn at the Centro 1 ClvP
ZEF FINISHES
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guard marched onto the field,
forming a human chain around the
sky conqueror during the mooring
work. Six naval planes circled
overhead as the big silvery ship
came to earth.
The nose of the newest trans-Pa
cific liner touched the mooring mast
at 5:35 a. m.
The first word from the passen
gers of the Zeppelin was from Lady
J Grace Drummond Hay of London.
*'I am so giad to be back in
America," she said.
Passengers disembarked at 5:55
o'clock. Flying tune of the Zeppe
lin for the 16,880 miles from Lake
hurst, fc. J., was computed at 233
hours and 35 minutes.
“A very marvelous trip, a won
der! ul experience,” was the com
ment of Sir Hubert Wilkins, Aus
tralian explorer and passenger.
Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander ol
) the Graf Zeppelin, who was ser
i ously ill for two days of the trip
; from Tokyo, was rushed by motor
! to a hotel. Arrangements had been
made to issue a statement, but t
written statement he had prepared
last night was lost as the wind tore
it from his hand while he leaned
from the control room gondola.
Those with whom Dr. Eckener
had talked said he was highly en
thusiastic over the success of the
trip and convinced it thus far had
demonstrated the commercial feasi
bility of lighter-than-air transpor
tation in ocean commerce.
ROUND-THE-WORLD LOG
<By the Associated Press)
(All times are eastern standard.)
Wednesday, Aug. 7:
10:39 p. m.—Left Lakehurst, N. J.,
for Friedrichshafen.
Saturday, Aug. 10:
7:33 a. m.—Landed at Fried
richshafen. completing trip of 4,200
miles in 55 hours, 24 minutes.
Wednesday, Aug. 14:
10:34 p. m.—Left Friedrichshafen
for Tokyo.
Monday, Aug. 19:
4:20 a. m.—Landed at Kasumi
gaura airport, completing trip of 6.
880 miles In 101 hours, 53 minutes.
Friday, Aug. 23:
1:13 a. m—Left Kasumigaura
for Los Angeles.
7:00 a. m.—Reported position 300
miles east of Tokyo after outriding
storm.
8 p. m.—Dr. Eckener radioed po
sition 1.300 miles from Kasum:
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airport. Together with appropila
tions made by the federal govern
ment the cost will total upwards of
$250,000 for this port alone.
Other Parts Improved
Looking to thj future the com
pany also will spend considerable
money in improving the airports at
Tuxpan, below Tampico; at Vera
Cruz* Sc.-. Geror* - o, state of Oax
aca; at San Antolln. Chipas and at
Tapachula. Chipas. which is on the
boundary of Mexico and Guate
mala.
It is along this route that the
company * >ects to have its three
and four-motor passenger and mail
planes flying nest ye-r to Panama.
The company .1 ready operates a
mail line to Tapachula, and expects
to ext nd this to Guatemala City
soon.
The present rlan is for planes to
fly from Brownsville to Guatemala
City in one ay and x> the Canal
■one the following day, thus af
fording the quickest route to the
canal and to connections with
South America, r nd over an all-land
route. With connections already
established the inaugural of this
line will bring New York within
three days and nights of the canal
zone. Two nights will be -pent on
trains. an<J i third will be spent
at Guatemala C' y.
Effect Far Reaching
Just what all this will n ean for
Mexico can te illustr' d by one
of the dome lines. _vavelers
now can go irom Durango to Ma
zatlan, important Pacific ; >rt, in
one hour and at a cost of $45. Pre
viously a rail trip of 950 miles, re
quiring nearly three days of travel,
and cr ting $75 was necessary
The airline dis.*.r;j is only 100
miles but it c. asses t!., 8ic a Ma
dre mountains, and direct land tar
vel is only possible afoot. Not even
burros can successfully cross direct
between the two points. For the
reason the railroad must circle hun
dreds of miles southward through
Guadalajara and then turn back
northward along the Pacific coast.
The trip by air was made possible
by the recent inaugural of the
Brownsville *o Mazatlan mall and
passenger line, which makes that
trip in one day. By rail the trip
can hardly be made under a week
Monterrey. Saltillo, Torreon and
Durango are the points touched en
route.
gaura, heading toward Aleutian
islands.
11 p. m— Radioed position 1.500
miles east of Tokyo, flying at alti
tude of 1,100 feet.
Saturday, Aug. 24:
4 a. m.—Position given as 170 east
43.20 north, or about 1,600 miles
from Kasumlgaura, flying in fog.
6 p. m.—Position given as 45.20
north, 166.20 west, approximately
2,800 miles from Tokyo.
9 p. m.—Position 46 degrees north
latitude, 161 degrees west longitude.
. This was as far northward as tho
airship traveled.
Sunday, Aug. 25:
1:25 a. m.—Position reported as
45.20 north. 154.00 west.
3 a. m.—Reported 44.20 north,
152.10 west, several degrees south
eastward of the position previously
reported.
2 p. m.—Reported position 44.20
north, 174.20 west.
9:02 p. m.—Sighted off Farralone
island.
9:25 p. m.—Arrived over Golden
Gate, circled San Francisco and
neighboring bay cities.
9:45 p. m.—Headed for Los An
geles.
Monday, Aug. 26:
4:16 a. m —Arrived over Los An
geles.
8:35 a. m.—Moored at municipal
airport, Los Angeles.
Lieut. T. G. W. Settle. N. S. N..
in charge of the landing operations,
will be an additional passenger to
Lakehurst.
The route to be followed will be
via El Paso. Kansas City, St. Louis,
Chicago, and Cleveland, if weather
conditions permit. An alternative
route considered is via El Paso, New
Orleans. Birmingham, Washington
and Baltimore.
It is desired to have the Zeppelin
fly over Cleveland during the na
tional air races if weather condi
tions permit.
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It’s Coo!
Harlingen
Lingerie Plastique by Bon Ton,
lour different styles. Mexican drawn
work. The Corset Shop. 1327 Elisa
beth. Adv. 27.
assistant traffic manager of the
Pan-American airways, spent Sun
day hera inspect 1: r the airport. He
left Monday for headquarters in
Mexico City. He was accompanied i
by R. D. Sundeil. division engineer.
Creager On Trip.—R. B. Creager
left by plane for Mexico City Sun
day.
Party Visits.—Mr and Mrs. E. H.
McReynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Rector, who have been spending
several days' vacation here, went to
Mexico City by plane 8unday on a
pleasure trip. McReynolds is pub
licity director for the Missouri Pa
cific lines.
Ask Information.—A request for
information in regard to housing
conditions, zoning and building in
spection has been received by the
chamber of corn nerce from the
Better Homes in America associa
tion. headed by Dr. Ray Lyman
Wilbur, and information is being
sent.
Returns Home.—Mrs. Roy W
Sloggett returned Sunday night
from Corpus Christi where she vis
ited her parents and other rela
tives.
Returns Home.—Mrs. W. L. Alex
ander left Brownsville Monday by
plane for her home in Tampico,
after a visit to northern points.
Mrs. J. Ingram will open physical
culture class at an early date. Call
1307-J.—adv.
LINGERIE PLASTIQUE by Bon
Ton. four different styles. Mexican
drawn work. The Corset Shop. 1327
Elizabeth. Adv. 27
Daughter.—Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Smith announce the birth of a
daughter at the Merry hospital Sat
urday morning. Mother and baby
are doing well. Mrs. Smith was
before her marriage. Miss Celia
Garza.
To Make Trip—Fred Kowalski, I
justice of the peace, and his family
will leave Tuesday by car on a va
cation trip that will take them to
Laredo and San Antonio. TTiey
plan to be gone for a week.
Inspects Holdings.—G. M. 8mith,
[ of Coleman, went by plane to Tam
pico to Inspect oil holdings with
which he is connected.
MARKET MOVE
VALIEY-WIDE
Various Growers AffiliaMy'
With $50,000,000 New
Corporation
HARLINGEN. Aug. 36.—Contract*
between various citrus and veget
able growers' association of the Rio
Grande Valley and the Federated
Fruit and Vegetable Growers. Inc.,
have been effected within the past
few weeks providing affiliation with
the new fifty million dollar corpor
ation. the United Growers of Amer
ica, according to announcement of
C. W. Gamer, the division mana
ger of the organlzatloon.
Member association signing con
tract so far include McAllen, Wes
laco. San Juan. Brownsville. Rio
Hondo and San Benito, while nego
tiations are pending with units
at Pharr. Alamo, Donna and Mis
sion
The Federated Fruit and Vege
table Growers. Inc., is the outstand
ing large scale federatioon of fruit
and vegetable associations, located
in every important shipping section
of the United States It was organ
ised eight years ago and was in
i strumental in obtaining the pass
age of the marketing act. On the
! federation's board are men stfio have
had a large part in shipping the
trend of through and development
of a national policy In cooperative
marketing, and they are working in
full accord with the declared poli
cies of the Federal Farm Board
Due to It* far-reaching member
ship and effective organisation, the
Federated Fruit and Vegetable
Growers. Inc.. Is abble to parttcioate
in the organisation of the $50,000,
000 United Growers of America, a
corporation which will advance the
growth and strength of all mem
bers by supnlying them with much
better marketing service. adfM
economies of operation, adeqtfite
credits and joint benefits from
more stabilized markets
According to leaders in the move
ment. It is hoped that all Valley
, bankers, business men and grow
1 ers will acquaint themselves with
| the workings and aims of this move
ment and lend support to the as
sociation. According to Its alms.
It presents an opportunity for grow
ers to become associated with a
national cooperative movement
wherebv they can consign their
nrodurts straight from the farm
Unto the actual consuming market
on a cooperative basis
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