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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
Pomona Student
Glass Is Killed

Local Pomona College students.
who are home for vacation at pre-
sent. were shocked this morning to
learn of the death of Phillip Glass.
member of the freshman class at
Pomona, who was killed in an au-
tomobiln accident at San Angelo,
Texas, Tuesday.
Glass, who was n resident or
Corona. accomnanied Arthur Cool
ev Robert Nolder and Tex Maul".
all memhore of the Pomona fresii-
man football team. TO the lat'er s
home at San Antonio for the East
or vacation.
According to newspaper ae-s
counts of the accident. ihe car. IN
which the vouths were driving
ovortumed killing Glass instant'v
ond niuring his companions slight
lv.
William Dawson and Melvin
Kirr of this eitv, who are also
~,rmhcrs of the freshman class at
Pomona, stated today that G'ass
roomel in the same house with
.rom ond thev were dceplv griev'
~ ~ ,eorn ~ his death. Glass was
-,orn,,o~ with his fellow. students.
thcv eoia, and was looked unon ~
r,ro,o;e;uo material for the varsity
foothall team next fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
Kiwanis Ladies'
Night Delights

FL Centre KiwanianS and their
ladies had Wonderful time last
night when Ladies' Might was
observed by the club with Il dinner
dance at Masonic hall.
Over 80 couples sat down to Il
big chicken dinner served in the
dining room of the Masonic lodge,
with President Couch of the KiwaniS
club presiding. The dinner was en-
livened will, the usual hilarity of
the regular kiwanis luncheon in
cluding the Kiwanis songs which
have made the organization one OF
the most popular in the town.
Following dinner Wooda Blesy S
talented dancers, including Claire
Newkirk, Muriel Meadows, Harriet
Stafford, Jean Rogers. Helen Keller
and Lillian Mccormick, gave their
popular ''tintype' dance number
and several other specialitics.
A dance program lasting until at
ter midnight furnished the enter
tainment for the balance of the
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
BY JOHN MONTGOMERY
United Press staff Corresponds

WASHINGTON, April s. - r
press of North and South Ameri
are responsible for the future O
Pan American cordialitv, Prcsiden
Coolidge told the Pan American cor
grcss of journalists at their firs
meeting here TODAY.
Rcgrcttng the unfortunate lack
of information which has existed
in the newspapers of the two coun-
tries concerning conditions in the
other continent, the President fore
saw strong and lasting bond in
the improvement and expansion of
news services operating through the
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08

SAN Luis OBISPO. April 8. --
W. +. Sceber. 50, and his son Fr"d.
o.. were killoT when the second
hast demolished his home n quarter
of mile from 'hr tank farm.
Scchcr was killed Instantly anI
the son died shortly afterwards
from in iurics. a danghter. Doris.
-. wrs speeded to Los Angeles in
on nmhnlance fo- treatm""t at u
hosnital thero. Her condition was
scrions and she NOV die. :.. =,
Six Officials of tire il,iop OIL
corrnanv hnd h1rrow escapes froh
1"oh WHOM tho explosion shower.
cl 'hrrsands of harre,s rf boiling
oil onto warehouse in which they
were working. ..s
Dr. VI. 4. Gn,'rN. comphnv bhvsi'
cinn got c"t nf bis nntnIpohi'" md
under sheltcr = few seconds bcfor"
rontinr"d On nnro th'ce
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
AVA I 0RS
BACKBONE
CHILL VOID
Flew Far Beyond Point
Barrow Before Return
to Their Base.
THEY SAW NO LAND
Lived on Seal and Whale
Meat; Lost in Air for
Eight Hours.

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. April s.
Spirits of the members of the De-
troit Arctic xpedition-lOng de-
pressed by delays and mishaps--
were considerably higher today fol-
lowing the safe return from Point
Barrow of Captain George II. VIII
kins and Lieutenant Carl Benja.
min Eielson, aviators.
dissatisfied with reaching Bar
row safely, the flyers turned their
plane northward and flew $50 miles
in the direction of the North Pole
the route they will take when
they make their final dash in the
air.
They saw no land, but they stop.
ped at n number of places where
smooth ice made landing possible.
On the return trip the aviators
were lost in the air for eight hours
They finally found th"ir way ia
Circle City. Upon landing there
they discovered Il leaky oil line
The landing was made barely in
time, as but a gallon of gasolinc
was left.
A blizzard at Point Barrow held
up the plane there. Considerable
snow was encountered, and it was
impossible to again get the airplane
into the air. On the sixth day
about fifty Eskimos were able to
shovel the drifts clear.
The flyers complained that they
ran out of cigarets, and that Char
lie Bower, trader. could not supply
them. A Miss Wallace. California
writer who was spending the win
ter at Point Barrow, gave them q
package. thew said.
Captain wilkins brought back
supplies of Muctue, whale meat.
and OokehOok, seal meat, native
foods which the Polar aviatOrs ate
on the route.
When thev reached here both
FLYERS were dirty but happy. They
smiled with faces somewhat tam
ned bv the snow glare. \ crowd of
sourdouqhs erected them and helm
cd them null their plane, the Al
aSkan, from the muddy field.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
OMAN WITHOUT A
CGITMTRY, - DERBS
PICTURES SELF.
Once Fiery Leader of
Socialists Growing Old,
But Undaunted.
Rv MAX BUCKINGHAM
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


CHICAGO. Apfil S.--Eugene ".
Debs pictures himself inc bis retir-
ing vears as ''as man without a
country. - Goth conturv Philin
NolSon----it was revealed tod"v in y
letter written to n friend in Chi
cag0. - ~ N
Tho once fiery lea of th" So
cia,ist marty. manv fines Soc'"list
candidate for president of the Unit
od states. il rnstino IN Bcrmndr.
Advancin" opc hos ranidlv dmm"d
his eyes. his slender form is weak
cnin~: the voice thot once ran~ to
his "comrodcs' in clonnrnt ann"nls
for Socialist principles is cracking.
Now in solitude and virtual rc-
tircment on = troDical island in the
Atlantic, with only his wifc--k ath-
eric-as comnnnion, he looks back at
the land of his nativity. the scene Of
his MANY conflicts. aud fears that
henceforth he may be forced to
view the United States "from afar
through the wistful eyes of an un-
desirable alien.
The letter was addressed to "COm-
rade George r. KirkDatrick - cxecu-
tive secretary Of tho Socialist party.
II relates his difficulties with
American and British immirrntion
anthoritics since leaving the United
States. There IS not the least sug'
rcstion in the letter that Dcbs is re-
tracing even the slightest from his
Socialstic doctrine or would dis
avow the policies for which he sorv-
ed pcnitentiary sentences,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
LIGHTNING ALSO
FIRES TANKS AT
LA RREA STATION
Scores Are Driven From
Country Homes by the
Gaseous Smoke Pail
nv J7uItnd Press Leased Wire

ANAHEIM, Calf. April S.-Tho
Stewart tank farm of the Union
Oil company at Brea, near here, was
firod hv lightning today.
Two huge reservoirs. containing
80 600 barrels of oil each, We're i"-
rited by the initial explosion. and
the entirc field. one of California 5
LARGEST, was threatened.
Both reservoirs were fired stimuli
tancouS'v with az explosion that
wa- felt over y wide area.
Forr other big storage watts al.
iaccnt TO those already in flames,
were in imminent danger, and soy
cral tanks of smaller capacity were
endangered also.
TIE Stewart farm is nearly as
LARGE rs the hi" tank farm near San
Luis Obispo. which has been burn
inc since yesterday mornin" with a
loss of mnnv millions of dollars.
It IS Located between Anahcim
and SaYtn Ana, and is the storagr
Grounds for production from the
Br'a fields.
hammered by lack of fire fightinG
facilities which We're concentrated
at San Luis Obspo. where Union Oil
officials are Girectin" Il fight on the
biggest petroleum fire in history,
the blaze was gettino bcvond con
troll and threatened destruction of
26 tanks and reservoirs.
The Rrca fire started from light
ming within "a hours after the tank
farm blaze at San Luis Obispo 9ot
under way Yesterday morning in
similar fashion.
Rla7ing timbers were hrr'"d fo'
miles hv the explosion which fired
two huge reservoirs simultaneously,
Store fronts at Brca were smash
ed in by the burning timbers, and
house holders were severely jolted
by the blast.
Thousands of barrels of oil were
prmned franticallv from the bottom
of the blazing watts.
Welding crews stood near by ready
to diSmantlc other tanks in event
the flames sky-rockcted to adioin
inc reservoirs.
Residents adjacent to the tanl
farm were ordered ont. Boiling oi
was Showcrcd like rain within ;
| radius of several miles. cndangcr
| ing homes in the vicinity.
Scores Of volunteers were hastily
recruited here to aid in fightins
the blaze.
Fullerton and Anahcim sent spc
cial details IF Officers and men, an'
Union Oil company headquarters il
Los Angeles dispatched a spccia
train Of supplies and men.
Emergency first aid crews wcr
organized TO handle eases of injured
in the event there were further ex
plosions.
Damage will total $5,000,000, 4
least, according to estimates of loca
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
TERRIFIC
OIL BLAZE
INCREASES
Two More Huge Tanks
Explode Today, Wreck
ing Many Homes.
TWO MEN KILLED
Losses Will Reach Sum
of $2O,OO0,0OO; Blazing
Streams Spread.
TWO MEN KILLED

SAN LUIS OB1SPO, Cal,
Apri, SIT is difficult to imag-
ire the immense size of the six
huge reservoirs of the Union
Oil company's farm here. four
of which ave fire swept and the
other two doomed.
These tanks. aside from the
10 smaller containers which also
are either burning or expected
to catch fire shortly are circu-
lar il shape. Each is sol feet In
diameter, 90 feet 1-2 inches in
depth.
BY ccmpor'son. the University
CT California stadium. seatirg
approximately 10000, is 76n
feet long at its axis and 568
feet wian. or but s'ipht'y larger
AROUND at nppe- rim than each OF
The bvrntDo reservoirs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
Volley Ball Was
Fast Last Night

The vollev ball tournament had n
lively ending Yesterday evening, the
Southern Sierras getting first place.
kiwanis second, Rotarians third and
Legion fourth. The lineup was as
follows: Southern Sierras, Captain
Joe King, Bob Spears, Rooney Bak-
cr, Dick Gravendike. Emmett Gertz
and Glen Provost; Kwanis, Captain
Oliver Lingo, Bob Armstrong, Joe
Foss, Roy Rumscy, Ben Forney and
Pat Galsco; Rotarians, Captain Ar
thur Schultz, Wilson McEwing,
Howard Meyers, Bill Graham, John
Ross, Dorsey Whitelaw and John
House; Legion, Captain Red Nit
cheel, John Kepley, Al Towle, Ell
Law. Dale McCrory, Cohen and Lee
Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
PAN -AMERICANISM REQUIRES
FREE PRESS, SAYS COOLIDGE

mericnS and predicted nprfoot
Understanding between the nrmor-
MS nations of this hemisnhero
Nrough the medium of the press.
Someone has remarked there was
7 time when readers of our news
Hapcrs might have IMAGINED that
revolutions and volcanic disturbance
IS were the chief product of Latin
America President Coolidge dc.
clarcd. son the other hand, read
crs of Latin-Amcrican papers got
little idea of our national life from
the accounts of train wrecks, lynch
ings and divorces which it is said
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
Former L. A. Bank
Man Wounds Self

san FRANCISCO, April s.
With bullet near his heart, Cliff
ford T. Moon, former Los Angeles
bank officer. was near death TODAY
in the central emergency hosDital,
after shooting himself last night.
Moon disappeared from Los An
ocles last August. according to no
lice. He had been cashier of the
Security Trust and Savings bank
there. Going to Oakland several
months aoo, he started working as
special policeman.
"Wednesday n "Mr. Winston. -
called him by telephone. saying he
was from Los Angeles and wished
to see Moon. Moon then came to
San Francisco hotel and shot Him
self.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
PR0TECT|O
FROM FIRE
IS ASSURED
Definite Action by City
Council Last Night
Assures Relief.
MORE LIGHTS ALSO
Recrcational Center and
Wading Pool for Little
Ones Provided For.

Ecfinitc action to provide adc
GEatc fire protection for he east
side section Of FL Centre, and also
to permit the construction OF a wad-
ing pool and rccrcational center for
that section, was taken at the meet
ing of the citv council last night,
W hen TIE council accepted the offer
of FL Centre s school board to sell
to the city the parcel Of land on the
east side formerly used as the site
of the East Side school.
The Dropertv. known technically
as Block BIB. contains 900 square
feet of land and the board offered
il TO the citv for &2.400. navmcnt
TO be made in water furnished bv
the citv. The School board is at
nrcsost paving the citv anOroVimate-
w. $50 ner month fer watPr IN +h'G
sum viii he onplicd o~ainOt the
s" 400 until tn" cast side nro0nr'r'
las been raid for.
Comci'man Fnwcctt moved th"+
tho council accent the offer of tho
school hoard and the motion Was
seconded nv Conncilman Rice. he'"o
carried unanimously.
No New Prnnneitfcn
Tho onnnisition of the east sid"
school land is no pow proDnsition
With the citv cornci1. which has
been nttcwntino for over two vc""S
past 10 obtain the land from the
school board SO rs to nrovidc a wad.
mo nool for cast side --ounoStcrS
aud hermit of other civic improve
ncrts on the cast side. Provision
TO obtain the land was made in the
1926 BUDGET. brit until last ni"ht
y" aorccmcnt could he reached by
tho school board o"d the cnuncil.
As fnr beck rs 1900 the Press nd
vo"atc1 come n"ovision for east
side children during the summer.
Confined on page g
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
HEAVIEST SOUTHLAND APRIL
RAINFALL SINCE YEAR 1878
nv United p-~sa J.rRsed Wi~e

nv United P-ess J.eHs~d Wi-s
LOS ANGELES, April s.--Fres'
torrent Of rain fell in Southern
California today, increasing the
flood hazard and bringing the sea
son s total precipitation nearly ar
inch above normal for the entire
year.
At 9:30 n. m. the season s rain
fall for Los Angeles and vicinity
was 1910 inches. with n storm to-
tai of 7.34. Total precipitation
last wear was only 6.5l inches.
All April rain records since the
weather bureau for Southern Cali.
fornia was established here 4S years
ago were shattered by the late
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
SAN ANCrsrO TO PLAY
HOLLYWOOD TO-DAY IN RAIN

SAN FRANCISCO. Anrn S.-N-
though tho weather was threatening
This morning, George A. Putnam.
secretary Of the San Francisco Seals
club. announced the haschall game
between the Seals and the Holly
wood Stars would be hcl dthis aft
crnoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
JANE COWL NAMED
IN SUIT FILED BY
l.. A. THEATER MAN
By United Press Leased Wire

Dy Unitc" Freh" Lchaeu W.T."
LOS ANGELES, April s. - Jane
Cowl, noted actress, has been serv.
ed in New York with suit for
S4375. filed by Louis o. Macloon.
Pacific coast theatrical producer, it
was announced here today by the
latter's attorney, Milton Cohen.
Macloon claims he loaned that
amount to Miss Cowl in New York
year ago as an advance for ap-
pcaranccs on the coast under his di-
rection. She has refused to re-
turn the amount of the loan, he al
lcEeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
OFFICIALS CONFER
ON AGRICULTURE

SACRANENTO Calf. hnril ~
Agricultural officials of fdaho, ~
Guiding A. W. Y. X insr"as. COMMIT.
oioror, con forred vcotNrl"v with =.
" Vpcke, director ~ "''rieulip" sar
California. on Huaraniine stan' y
i7ntion md inspcctiop work. The
nartv plaps to leave this afternoon
for the San Joaquin Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08

ownpour.
Storage reservoirs were filled
With water, worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars for irrigation
purposes, and fruit and grain crops
we're benefited millions of dollars.
Two Are Drowned
Two persons were drowned by
''oodwaters. hundreds of homes
werc impcrillcd, rail and highway
traffic was dcmoralizcd in many
sections. and HIGH winds which ac'
companicd the delugc caused con-
siderable damaor to pronertv.
= Mrs. Maria Mobiles, 80 lost hc'
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
BEER" HEARINGS
M RE
HEATED EACH DAY
Drunkenness and Crime
Increase" Declares
Brennan Today.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, April 8. - The
prohibition law is a national sean
dal and it has increased drunken
ness, immortality, disrespect, corrup-
ton, murder, insanity, blindness and
crime in general, George f. Brcn-
nan, Democratic political leader Of
Chicago, told the senate prohibition
investigating committee today.
''The sensible, the honest thing
to do is to modify or repeal this un
enforceable statute and restore to
the states their rights in this field
of purely domestic legislation, he
said.
Brennan, one of the leaders in the
1924 khan fight before the Demo
cratic national convention and now
n candidate for the Democratic sen
atorial nomination in his state, was
the first witness at the opening of
the fourth day Of the senatorial in
Uuiry to ascertain facts on prohibi-
ion
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
More Drunkenness Now

The drys, he said, had promised
there would be an end to drunken
ness, crime and poverty when the
law was enacted.
'There is more drunkenness now
than before the banning of intoxi-
cants,' he said "Crimc wave fol.
lows crime wave. in one city after
another throughout the union. What
of th"<housands who have been kill
ed. blinded or crazcd by various con-
cotians that are being passed out
surfepii'iously under counterfeit
labels as bonded liquor or good
stuff!
IAN human experience proves the
futility of attempting to regulate
morals by statute.
1T would be perfectly ration
al step in prohibition enforcement
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Ethel Virgin O'Neil and Sol
Cohen. ioint recital, Academy
of Music.
Pvthian Sisters Temple No. II
meets. Davis hall.
Evangelistic service, State
Street Christian church.
Bruce Brown lectures. Il. A.
M. No. 100. Masonic hall.
"The Sea Beast Valley
thcater.
Rlks' dinner, GAS followed
by installation Of officers.
1.-THE Enchanted Hill,' Pal
ace theater.
Under Arizona Skics,'
Brunk's tent theater.
TOMORROW
Chamber of Commerce lun-
cheon, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
ln1erican Flyers Return After Daring Northlvard Flight
MUSSOLINI SAILS
FROM ITALY TODAY
AFTER SPEECH
Roars to Auditors that
Voice is Unaffected;
Facists Mobilize.
by United Press Leased Wire

ROME, April S.-psemier Musso-
l;ni, whose escape from death at the
hands of dcmented woman yester-
day threw all Italy into frenzy
of excitement. sailed for Tripoli.
The superficial wound inflicted in
the cartilage of the premier S nose
seemed not to discommode him.
Smiling above heaps of congratula-
tory messages from all over the
world. Mussolini completed prcpara-
tions for the departure.
The utmost precautions were taken
to prevent public disorders during
the ducc s absence.
The excitement caused by the
wOuld-be assassin s act kept the
crowds milling in the streets until
the small hours today.
Mussol;ui sailed aboard The dre'1
naught Cavonr, escorted by other
warshirs. off the North African
coast the italian navy will engage in
mancuvers. This African journey is
hailed by Fascists as inaugurating
Il new era of Italian colonial and
sea power.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
Express Their Loyalty

Enormous crowds gathered in
front of the Chigi palace today to
reaffirm their loyalty to the duce
and to express with cheers their
thanksgiving that he escaned death.
Srdden',- on nnearinn on a ha'-
oorv ahort +hn crow7 81 tsrnliUi
raised hi hond in thr Fascist So
lrtp tho at+itr7,, which he he'd as
S"med Yesterday moment before.
N'o1r+ cihsc" darchtor of the late
Lord Aehh"'rno, discharged a re
--~l'-or ~ his fo-o
"T WONT - hpar NV voice - roar
- N""sNh'; want to show vo"
'hot thn tono hoe not suffered the
SLIGHTEST chanre. can assure Won
that nv heart has not accelerated
its heating. Your cheers and your
presence in this sonarc mean that
the Fascist regime is solid in your
hearts, as before. I want no vio-
lo"cc committed, but desire You to
disband peacefully. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-08
Assassination Planned

Miss Gibson is believed to have
planned TO aSsassinate Mussolini n
wc"k aoo Sunday when he addressed
n Fascist mass meeting. A militia
officer then reported he had seen an
elderly woman actinp susniciOuslv.
In the room occupied by Miss Glib
son, the nolicc found n box of re-
volvcr bullets. There were also sew
cral Socialist booklets and hand
bills. It is believed the woman $
mind had been turned toward So
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Evening star., 1926-08-08
BURST Of BUYING
CARRIES STOCKS UP
General Motors Scars 3-8
Points to New Record High.
Average Near Top.
By the Associated Press


NEW YORK, August Another
sensational outburst of buying in Gen.
eral Motors. which scared 93s points
to q new record high for all time at
217, featured the resumption Of the
upward movement in todays stock
market. At the close the average OF
20 leading industrial issues was within
n point Of the highest level ever re-
corded, while the average Of 20 lead
ing rails was at the highest point
since 1918.
Despite the crippled wire service to
Western points, brokerage houses re-
ported a further expansion in public
participation, which was borne out by
the broadening demand for stocks.
Except for the publication of a few
semiannual earnings statements,
which compared favorably with those
Of the same period last year, there
were no new developments to account
for the brisk demand for stocks which
appeared to reflect a growing specu-
lative belief that current prosperity
in most lines would carry through un-
til the end Of the year. The relatively
small increase in stock exchange mem
bers' loans last month. in view Of the
marked increment in quoted values,
was regarded as q favorable omen,
and widely construed as an indication
that stocks had passed into strong
hands.
Pools were again active. particu-
larly in some of the low. priced indus
trials. New peak prices for the year,
or longer, were recorded by wide
assortment Of issues including Anal.
gamated Leather, BlOomfngdale, But
Evening star., 1926-08-08
WHEAT TRADE SLOW,
AWAITING REPORTS
Prices Ease a Little on News of
Better Crop Conditions in
the Northwest.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. August T. Wheat
traders gave evidence today OF DIS
position to go slow until Government
renor4s due next week are out both
at Washington and in Canada. Bet
ter Canadian crop conditions, cool
temperature and showers tended
meanwhile to ease wheat values down.
Closing quotations on wheat to-day
were unsettled at the same as yester-
davis finish TO IS lower, corn un-
changed to 81 off, oats showing u a$s
to ~ drop and provisions varying
from cents decline to rise OF ~
cents. ,1,
With wheat transactions largely
local in character, signs lhal tie
United States Wheat Vlsdoie suppls
total would be literally augmented on
Monday had only a. slight bear1sh ell
feet, despite Kansas City stocks alone
showing more than 100000 bushels
increase for the week. One reason
advanced for the relative steadlness
of the wheat market was the fact tnat
milling demand for cash wheat III lhe
leading centers is fairly good ana re-
ports from the Southwest in particular
indicated flour business is active.
Improvement in export bids for
cash wheat both here ana Ill tne
Southwest was noted, but the seaboard
failed to confirm any export buying OF
consequence. Prevailing opinion to-
day was the United States Govern
ment crop report to be issued after
the close on Tuesday will raise the
official July estimate on Winter wheat
to around 600,OO0,0 900 bushels, com
pared with SCI, 900, 900 bushels in July
Spring wheat is not expected to be
changed to any extent from the pre-
vious estimate of 20o,O00,00O bushels
Lower temperatures in the corn belt
with probable showers in Kansas and
Nebraska brought about a slight de-
cline in the corn market Hedging