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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
COUNTY GETS
STATEAIDON
NORTH ROAD
No Answer Given By
Commission on Bar
reda Point Isabel
Project

Although they were given no
promises Of aid on the matter which
took them to Austin-the Barreda-
Point Isabel highway Valley
delegation which conferred with the
state highway commission Monday
returned TO the Wiley Tuesday
with verbal assurance fhat the
state will pay half the cost of grad
ing. permanent structures and 4
causewav on the highway from Har-
lingen 70 the Willacy county line.
The announcement was made Tues
DAY by County Judge Oscar c. Danoy
who headed the Cameron county
delegation to the capital.
The delegation went primarily, II
was announced here. 10 seek aid "a
the extent Of S350.00O. or half. on
the paving Of the road from Bar
reda 70 Point Isabel. The highway
commission could give no satisfac-
tion to the county NJ this time
Judge Dancy reported on his return
The Valley delegation also con-
ferred with state officials in other
departments on the fruit ny situa-
tion in this section.
4 ne 1ameTOn county utiekatiOE ~
the meeting included County Judge
Dancy. County Attorney Harry L
Faulk. both Of Brownsville: County
Commissioner A. V. Logan Of Sar
Benito. County Commissioner J. =
Baughn. and Mayor s. Finley wing
Of Harlingen. and T. Z. Tyrrell. rep
resenting the coast section. All re-
turned Tuesday with the exception
OF Mr.. Tvrrell.
No estimate was made by the
county judge on the coast Of earth
work and structures on the road
north 10 the Willacy county line
The highway commission previously
rnid half the cost NJ the earth work
and structures on the Barreda-P Point
Isabel road. this amounting 10 some
$50 1000.
The delegation from Cameron
county also secured assurance tnni
members Of the highway commits.
zion will come t. the Valley section
in the near future, and look over
the roads here. The commission made
similar promise several months
sgo, but so far have rot carried II
out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
VALLEY MAN
shot In Head
Billy Miller, McAllen,
Dies Today; In
quest to be Held
Especial to The Herald)

McALLEN. Tex. July 19.-BiiIy
Miller. 2s, radiator man of this city,
died Tuesday at the McAllen hospital
from a gunshot wound. in the head.
No inquest had been held late
Tuesday afternoon, according TO jus
tice Of the peace reports.
Miller and his wife were recently
separated.
According to Information furnish
McAIlen police. the man bid his
family and friends farewell early
Sunday morning.
He told friends Saturday that he
was "going on his last spree" ac-
cording 10 police reports.
The bullet entered his right TEN
PIE and emerged through the top Of
his head. lie war found on
Eighteenth avenue. and taken to tie
hospital where he died Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
new STORE
IS ANNOUNCED
Morris Edelstein To
Erect Building in
Harlingen

Morris Edelstein. proprietor Of
Edelstein's. Brownsville and Meal
I'm furniture house. announced Tues
day that negotiations have been con
cludcd for establishment of store
in Harlingen and erection Of build
ing for the firms exclusive use
there.
The deal for the lease OF the
structure was closed with John :.
Price of Chicago, ownei of a lot so
by lA0 feet, located on Van Buren
street. Harllngen, one block east OF
the ReeSeW il-Mond hotel and Op-
posite the new Moore hotel.
The structure. preliminary exca-
vations for which will start Wednes-
day. Mr.. Edelstein announced. Will
be three stories in height. with a
mczzanine floor The building will
be modern throughout. Of Spanish
architecture. and with liberal blown
stone trimmings featuring the front
of the structure.
The building will cost about 500
900
Mr. Edelstein stated that the build
ers expect that the structure will be
ready for occupancy in about three
months. or about the middle of
October.
Stocks for the Harlingen store al
ready have been bought, and will be
on hand in time for the opening. Mr..
Eide elstein stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
CONSUL BELIEVES
ATTACKER RADICAL

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Juir lg.-fH1
William =. Chapman, American
eensul at Puerto Mexico, who was
shot and seriously wounded Sunday
By an intruder in his home. has in
formed the American embassy in
Mexico City that he believes his as.
sailant was an anarchist.
Please convey 70 President Gales
ny appreciation Of his personal in
auiry through the military com
mander a. 70 NV health and hiS
urgent orders that local authorities
appTenend the anarchists chapman
telegraphed to Charge SchoenfaId
His message said that the attack
on him hal aroused renentmrnt
among The people of Puerto Mexiro
ard added.
"All day yesterday and until 10.
Ter midnight one after another ard
In ErouP. they called 10 learn INV
condition. ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
MISSING MANS
BODY Is FOUND

EDINBURG. Tex, Jliy l9.-Thc
body Of Sartinio Padi. who last
was seen on July 7 when he report
ed for work on the Southern Pacific
r.ght-ofway, was found here Mon
day evening.
George Pars, a Southern Pacific
employe, found the body which was
identified by fellow workman who
recognized the hat and shoes. Pat
Haley. justice Of the peace, held an
inquest and gave verdict of death
from unknown causes. The body
was buried where IL was found.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
Texas Woman to Oppose
Mayfield For Congress

AUSTIN. Texas. July 19.-tP'-
Mrs. Minnie Fisher cunningham.
Galveston. secretary of the national
democratic women's executive COM
mittee intends 70 run for the United
States senate in 1928. opposing
Earle r. Mayfield of Austin. IT,
cumberi. ii IVES learned TODAY.
Mrs Cunningham j. known - the
foremost Texas aEitator Tor worn
ans Suffe-a aEc ard WIS one of the
y nfatn wnn gn~rtaS -fn 'i~-. -r
" ss-i -'D-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
Docket Is Called
In District Court

Judge A. VI. Kent called the docket
in the l03rd judicial district court
here Tuesday morning.
Court opened on Monday but he
decided not 20 call the docket until
csday when all lawyers must he
preser; anyway for appearance cas-
cS.
This term Of court will last two
weeks Thete will he no jury eases
tried ur any others without the
agreement of lawyers on both sides.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19

Her friends are said 70 believe
she Will amass a huge feminine vote.
;Ed that she is BY far the most pow
crtul woman politician in Texas.
Mrs Cunaingkam's entry adds 10
what 4 regarded Is an interesting
nnlitlral development since former
Governor n. y. Colqlit 0f Dallas IT,
another avowea candidate against
Aayfieid. AT least two other have
been smoke OF a. probable contend
ets. g-1 Governor Dan NEEDY h4s
nrt rafi thai ~ ail nr- ~ --rrrw
senators ss-.Fsrts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
r. M. A. Secretaries
To Meet at McAllen

McALLEN. Texas. July Ia Secre-
taries Of Valley Merchants Associa-
tious will meet In regular quarterly
session az the McColl's club house
Friday evening. July p Presidents
and directors AZ the Valley oriyaniz4-
tions also will be present at the
meeting Friday night
Speakers will he present, who will
deliver talks on pertinent subjcts III
tn oiganiEation. az the banquet thai
u 10 he served
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
Picnic Planned By
Bosque County People

Rescue couny people living in the
Valley. numbering more than one
hundred. will hold their annual all
arv picnic 40 Lake olmito Friday:
IuIy % All people who have lived
- Rosaue county are invited 20 at
tend with well-fiiled baskets. Nav
80 desiring 70 know more about
the arrangements can secure lnioF
nation from J. W. Stevenson y
brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
Man In Victoria
Section Here Dies

Candelario Vega. IS. died Monday
night at his home in the Victoria
Heights section and was burned
Tuesday at noon III the old city cem
ctary. He leaves a wife and two
children and a brother, Julio Vega
Funeral arrangements were made
III KiIrher's Funeral parlors-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19

NEW ORLEANS. La. July 49,. IN
The New Orleans States says today
that local leaders Of the Mexican
revolutionary junta have received IN
formation from the state of Ncia
Cruz that the uprising there was
primarily one of federal troops on
garrison duty who had been ordered
to different sections OF the repub-
lie TO get them away from the revo-
lutionary centers with which they
weie sympathetic.
The leaders Of this junta Ia New
Orleans" the States says, "inrlud-
ing an exiled diplomat. an eXilcL
Mexican congress. say thFt their
confidential reports from Mexico
show five generals and thrre thous-
and armed men in open revolution A.
the state of Vera Cruz.
"Thty are cncamped IN the noun
tains back of Cordoba. near JalaFa
and flom Cordoba south toward Te
huantepec. The generals command
ing them are given "a General Kur.
zain, General Ridal Tenario. General
Miguel Alaman. General Cervantcs
and General Lagunes. All except
General Alaman were military Itad-
ers in the Adolfo de la Huerta rcvo-
luton of 1928
'lt is pointed out by the revolu-
tionary junta leaders here that the
Vera Cruz outbreak followed close
on the heels Of visit 10 the state
of Vera Cruz BY Arnulfo Gomez.
candidate for the presidency In Or
position to the Calles-ObreEon fac
tion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday. Light vari-
able winds on the coast, mostly
northerly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
RIVER FORECAST

There vii NJ \ Sigh. rist in III,
lowe. portion az the river iuring tai
\ Il -s ,a AZ hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19

DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present 20 Hr. - Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-19
Jnntd States 5000
Armed Men im Open
'PO iticdI Revolution

MEXICO CITY. July I'D The
an armed political uprising in the
state of Vera Cruz have been sup
pressed and that federal troops are
IN control Of the situation.
No details were available today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Sues to Recover
Wages Judgment

An action seeking judgment 10
he sum Of s499.@J was filed at the
sounty clerk 5 office this morning
~ r. H. Bull against Ralph Me
3room, Houston Nc Broom and 4 J.
Pruett, through Vaughn Thomp-
ION, attorney.
According to the complaint the
plaintiff was awarded s4l0 65 on
Aug. u, 1926 as compensation
snder the Workmen : Compensat
on Act Of the State or Calf.
,rnia, against the defendant Psuett.
\ judgement against Pruett was
obtained by the plaintiff iii super
OF court on January 20. 1927. and
u June an execution of the Judge
nent was granted by the court with
remission 10 levy upon properties.
1leged to tr owned by The defend
at Pruett.
Ii was later held that the pro
1erties in question had been taken
yer by Ralph McRroom and Hous-
on Me Broom. In the new com
5iaint the plaintiff charges that
hese properties are not legally in
he possession OF the McBrooms and
i seeks the right to levy upon
hem to the extent Of the judgement
Sked
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13

: mer, who prefers to raise crops
which arc practically certain Of
bringing in conservative but
I steady prnfit rather tnaa taking
the greater risks along with the pos
sibihties of big though brief re
, turns, face 20 face with the old pro
bltm Of keeping MS farm hands al
work on the farm. "When man
has made SO a do during the
packing season. he declared 1;
is hard to keep him on the farm al
- DAY even though the work is
steady
Horne Sees Prosperity
D, c Home of the Pacific South.
west Trust and Savings Bank gave
cut the following interview:
Using the volume Of business and
farm prices as an index the cur
rent position of the Imperial Val
ley is quite satisfactory. During the
last six months We have seen an in,
crease in the prices of SUch staple
farm products as barley, corn, wheat
and cotton from 10 per cent to %
per cent and in the case Of cotton
shout 10 per cent. This increase can
hot fail to be reflected in the busin-
css Of the valley.
Live stock prices are strong for
beef and hogs, with an abundance
If feed and this will Increase our
summer and fan feeding. While has
i not as high 1T local points as It
should be there is an indication of
steady prices that return profit
dairy industry is satisfactory, with
steady urices that return 4 profit
10 the dairyman who has 4 herd of
COWS ON good production. This in
and brings i'll more than three mil
lion dollars year.
While our melon dead has not
made profit for all growers and
shippers il has brought large returns
to those who had early shipments.
The drop in prices was undoubtedly
due to overprUduction and the melon
growers must work ont some plan for
cooperative reduction in acreage
With high freight rates and long
hauls the growers and shippers of
melons must find some common
ground for limiting production OF
cut the cost of production.
Labor has been we'll employed al
good wages and this wage has gone
iato all classes of trade. The dis
tribution of three or four million
dollars Of wages among our mer.
chants has kept business up to
normal in most lines. There have
been some complaints On collections
but this is largely sectional.
If bank deposits are barometer
Of business volume there is some
slight betterment in conditions now
over Il year ago. The four branches
Of the Pacific Southwest Bank IN
the valley showed an increase Of
about Il quarter of million dollars
and other banks likely sho" the
same Improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Court Hears
Traffic Cases

Six traffic case were filed in
Judge l. Mayfieid 5 court BY the
traffic department this morning and
up to noon thee appearances had
been made. Fines totaling $35 were
imposed and one ease dismissed.
Carlos f. Ainsice, prosecuting at
torney of Mexica!i was among the
defendants. He was charged with
reckless driving and according to
the complaint was travelling down
the Mountain Springs grade at an
excessive speed. y fine of $25 was
imposed.
4 fine of $40 was pronounced in
4 speeding case while the ease dis
missed in which Joe Enz was the de
t,ndant, doctors statement was
produced to show that at the time,
the defendant was hurrying to the
'tfice OF the physician with pat
lent.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Women Pay Fines
In Police Court

SIX colorel women paid SO eacl
10 obtain their freedom i'll police
curt this morning after entering
pleas of guilty to charges of va
Iraucy. The women were rounded
up by Patrolmen Campbell and Ros
inquest when they made a round Of
the East Side in an effort 10 rid
the city of undcsirablcs.
They are: Willicmae Brown, 90;
Alteen Haskins, %. Ethel Clark,
SO; Helen Crag, %; Lille Jones, -
and Esther Walters, -
The women all posted bail in the
sum OF $50 following their arrests
last night. The judge in pronounc
ing sentence imposed a fine Of
400 each or 100 days III the county
Jail bat suspended $50 OF the fine
during the period of their good be
havior.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Nc. 1907
NOTICE Or TRUSTEE s SALE

WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust
dated March 9th, 1920, recorded
April 10 1920, in Book l61 of Deeds,
at page l and following, records of
Imperial County. State of Califor.
MIA, to which record reference is
hereby made, Geo ID. Natthiessen,
a single man, did grant and convey
the property therein and hereinaft-
er described to Pioneer Abstract 4
Title Guaranty Company, a corpora
ten, as Trustee, to secure, among
other thjngS, tie payment of ono
promiSSory note for 100000 in
favor Of John :. Cameron, aud other
sums Of money advanced ami in
tereSt thereon. and,
WHEREAS, there has been de-
fault III the payment of principal
due under the terms of said note ans
trust deed. and in the payment Of
interest from and after March 9.
1923, according to the terms of said
note and Trust Deed, and by reason
of such default an the payments as
stated, said John s. Cameron. the
owner and ne Ter of said note, and
Trust Daed. IN accordance with the
provisions thereof. on March eth,
1927, exercised his option and de.
dared the full amount of the in
debtedness secured by said Trust
Deed immediately due ard payable,
there being the total sum Of
$4,000 principal now due and un-
paid and, interest from and after
March 8, 1923, ut seven per cent
per annum, payable semi annually,
and
WHEREAS. in accordance with
the provisions of Section 1924 of
the Civil Code of the State of Cali
fornia, said John s. Cameron. the
owner and holder of said note and
Trust Deed, on March -, 1927
c"ueed to be recorded in the office
of the comfy recorder of said I'm
ncrial comfy, Il notice of such de
fault in the payments as stated, and
Of his election to cause the property
Described in said Trust Deed to b"
sold in accordance with the provi-
SionS thereof to satisfy said obli-
cation. which notice of default and
election to sell was duly recorded in
Book III of Official Records. at
poco 425. in the office of the coun-
ty Recorder Of said County, and,
WHEREAS, said Trust Deed pro-
Nides that If there is "A apfault in
the payment of any of the sums Sc
cured thereby, upon application of
the holder of said note the trustee
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Bank Clearings
Hit High Spot
:ank clcarings $704.937.74.

EbdHk tItUTlHSS - O1 .SO - t.
This statement carried III the
upper right hand corner Of yester
days issue of The Press, caused
considerable comment about the
city. While the clearings in FL Cen
tro have a daily average Of a little
better than 100000 they seldom
reach the figures marked up yes
terdaN.
Fred Gianola of the Pank o.
Italy quickly explained the reason
fer the fluctuation.
1t was simply matter of
handling the business of the lmper
ial Irrigation District, he said
The second installment Of tan
was due this week and checks and
drafts in huge amounts were hand
led through tie banks as 4 result.
The bank official also explained
the manner in which the clearing,
are handled in this city There is ut
clearing house here and Us Il result
each bank prepares its own state
ment on clearings. The clearings re
late to only such checks handled
daily through the banks which ar,
drawn on one Of the banks located
here. 1t means in short that :,
much business has been done here
daily through checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Local Bankers
Say Conditions
Nearly Normal
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If the ultimate profit Ut loss which
the marketing Of the crop may
bring THIS 2ays"!! Is practically
ali put back into circulation almost
immediately and finds it> wav into
the cotfe4> of almost every business
III the community. The circulation
OF actual cash cannot but react
favorablY on the general prosper
ity Of the community where ii re
wolves.
Osborne estimated that there are
approximately three million dollars
on deposit in the FL Centre banks
at the present time, an increase Of
about a half a million dollars over
the usual amount on deposit here.
Holt Is Optimistic
At the FL Centre Branch of the
Bank Of Italy. Holt WAS equally op.
timiStir. ''Of course Imperial Val.
ley is prosperous he said ANY
community that can supply the
markets Of TIE United States with
the variety u produce that goes out
from here cannot bc otht rWisc.
With statistics apparently at lis
tongues end Holt said: There were
about II loo cars Of cantaloupes
shipped from the Imperial Valley
III June at an average price of
l.62 II per crate, +. 0. b. here. In
Nay 1890 crates went out thai;
brought in an average of $50 per
crate. JUly viii probably show ship
ments Of about l7.C00 crates. :
When questioned as to other lmper-
ial Valley crops Holt said that the
watermelon crop was apparently
making u good profit and that the
outlook for grapes seemed TO De
Ncly good. though the crop might be
somewhat light this year. Barley.
Holt said. is worth about one hall
a, much again as il WAS last year,
and corn is high.
In speaking of the labor situat-
ion, Holt said that packers and
craters We're receiving on an aver
age Of SO per day for their work.
= The only difficulty. with such
high wages, he pointed out, is
that it brings the year around far,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
Wednesday, July Is, 1927

shall give notice and sell so much
of the property as shall be neces-
sary to satisfy the indebtedness Sc
cured thereby, and,
WHEREAS, said John 8. Cameron
by reason of the default in the pay
merits as stated, has requested the
PIONEER ABSTRACT AND TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY to give no
tice and to sell said property, or so
much thereof as shall be necessary
to sell to pay the indebtedness Sc
cured and expenses incurred neces-
sary to the execution Of said trust,
NOW, THEREFORE, Notice is
hereby given that the PIONEER
ABSTRACT AND TITLE GUAR
ANTY COMPANY, by virtue of the
authority vested in it as trustee,
will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in gold coin
of the United States, on the Goth
day of July. 1927, at the hour of
10 q. IN. Of said day. at the northern
front entrance of the office Of the
Pioneer Title Insurance & Trust
Company, $50 Main Street, in the
CITY of FL Centre. County of I'm.
perial, State of California, all the
interest conveyed to it by said Trust
Deed in and to all Of the following
described property. situate in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, towit:
The South half of Tract
Forty-two (+2) in Township
Fifteen 1O South. Range
Thirteen OBJ East s. B. NJ,
according to United States Gov
proved March Is, 1909, and on
file in the United States Land
OFFICE at Los Angeles, Califor.
MIA.
TOGETHER with 80 shares
of the Capital Stock Of lmper-
ial Water Company No. l, or so
much thereof as shall be neccs
sary 10 pay the total amount of
the principal, interest, advances,
charges and costs due and I'M
paid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
PIONEER ABSTRACT AND TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY has duly
authorized this notice bv the sig
nature of it's Wee President. at
tested by it's Assistant Secretary.
who has affixed the corporate seal
Mt FL Centre, California, this 5th
day of July, 1927.
PIONEER ABSTRACT AND TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY.
Pv W. W. McEuen, Vice President
Bv j. s. Cameron, Asst. Secretary
Corporate Seal I II q
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-13
116ll-Dept. !
SUMMONS
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
Countv of imperial

County Of Imperial
James Edward Rnsanbalm, PLAINTIFF
VS.:
Ethel L. Rosanbalm, Defendant.
The People Of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greeting to Ethel l..
Rosanbalm, Defendant.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint In
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial state OF
California, within ten DAYS after
the aer,lca or YOU of this Summons
IL served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And YOU are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said Plalntiff
will take Judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the com
nlaint. as arising upon contract, or
he will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and seal
Of the Superior Court of the Coun'
w of Imperial State Of California
this 10th day of Nav, 1927.
G. G.. MOUSSEAU, Clerk.
Bv C. f. Williford, Deputy Clerk
(SEAL)
Utlev & Nuffer, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
+ % 90 j Is 20 q A 3 10 II