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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23

Hourly Sales on N. Y. Market.
II am. 46'.i00 ~ noon. S95.300
p.m.. 1.240.900 2p.m.. 1.49S.50O
Dividend rates as given in the above table
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations.
Inisss otherwise noted extra or special divi-
bends are not included
- Unit of trading less than 100 shares.
Partly extra. / Plus 20 in stock. Pay.
stneu In common stock . Plus ESQ al, IN
!! 3 Ten per cent in common stock. Davahle
20 quarterly. c Plus So in stock. d Pay.
stock. Plus Io9s in stock. Plus 1880
snare In stock Plus 81 share In spec'n,
STOCK; PAYABLE l4O Of q share quarterly
IN IN Lass a stock m Plus SO In stocks <
a Fartiy stock. D Plus SO in preferred STOCK.
n lus-one.half Of common stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
WASHINGTON GAS
MARKET LEADER
National Metropolitan Bank
Votes Extra Dividend of
! Per Cent.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Washington Gas Light stock stood
out prominently on the local exchange
today, opening at 1874 and advancing
during the session to 1914. The mar.
ket opened with sales of 70 shares or
Potomac Electric Power 51a per cent
preferred at 101%. Peoples Drug Stores
preferred came out today at ITO Tor
the first time in some weeks. While
Merchants Transfer & Storage pre-
ferred registered par and 400 shares
of National Mortgage & Investment
preferred sold at 81.
Two bank stocks appeared on the
board. five shares of Federal-American
National moving at 324 and Il shares
of Riggs National at $50 and 10 more
at 479. The bond market was quiet,
with Washington Gas, Railway &
Electric and Capital Traction issues
selling at recent levels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
RUBBER ADVANCES.

NEW YORK, June % (SpeciaD.-
Crude rubber. smoked ribbed sheets
advanced IN cents at today's noon
quotation of 3714 cents. This com
pares with Al cents a month ago and
44% cents a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
SURPLUS INCREASES.

NEW YORK, June % R).-May
surplus of the Western Maryland was
S198,0Ss. against S196.211 in May last
year, and for the five months this
year 81 .149, 533. against SS7S,S56 in the
same period of 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
INTERTYPE extra"

NEW YORK, June % R).-Inter-
type Corporation declared an extra
dividend of IS cents on the common
stock, with the Tegular quarterly OF
% cents, both payable August Is to
holders of record. August i.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
cved by PvatW Dneco

Abitibi Pow (5).
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| Adams Exp 10y.
Adv Rumley.
Ahumada 5000.
Air Reductn(t6)
Ajax Rubber.
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Am&Fo Pc pf(7)
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BarnsdallAt2h)
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Bayuk Cigars.
Bethlehem Steel
Beth Sti pf ID.
Blumenthal pr.
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Booth Fisheries.
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Money

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Service
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to render.
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values-and you'll
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Consult in confidence
manager of our Loan Dept.
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Botany c Mills A
Briggs Mfg t3).
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Bikn-Mn Tr "a.
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Bklyn UnGa.st5)
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Brunswick Ter.
Buff Roch&P f4)
Buff RIP pf t6).
Burns Bro (10).
Burns Br B t2).
Bush Terml(bS)
Bush Trim pf 90
Bush Ter de az,
Butte Cop (50c).
Butterick (g2)..
Dyer & Co.
Byers (righ IS. :.
By.Products t2)
Calf Packg(4)..
Calf Petrolt2)..
Callahan Zinc.
Calumet & Ar(6)
Can Dry tt2N).
Can Pacific t10).
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Case Threshgt6)
Cent Alloy CD.
Cent Leath.....
Cent Leather CTS
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Ches Corpn. ....
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| Chi & East Ill.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
TRUCK MARKET
ORGANIZATION
MOVE STARTED
Growers, Shippers And
Bankers Discuss Sit
uation AT Meeting
In Harlingen

HARLINGEN. Tex. Feb. s.-The
initial move toward tho formation ~
" Valley wide organization Of grow
ers. shippers and bankers in the in-
tsrest of the Valleys produce mar
market price for cabbage AZ the pres
ent time were takea at meeting Of
about III men held in the city hall
here yesterday afternoon.
The meeting Mns rD-ied Lv willard
Ferguson or Mission. and Mn. Fer
uns0n was elected chairman OF the
meeting. Most 0f those present were
farmers, with some bankers and pro-
duce shippers and buyers present.
After considerable discussion or ali
phases III the situation "A resolution
was passed providing for the ap-
pointment of committee by the
chairman which committee is to g.
lect Representatives from ali cities IN
the Valley tg meet as soon ~ pos
sihlc and attempt Cd work out some
means of bringing about better
cabbage price, and also work toward
thc formation Nj the permanent or
-anizntion.
A second meeting viii ~ held IN
the city hall here Monday afternoon
of next week III which time il is ex-
pectcd the question oi organization
will bc gone into more extensively.
AIT those ~ the gathering ex-
pressed the belief that the time has
come when some action must be TAX
CONTINUE on page twn)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Says DaMgheYty as
Attorney General
STOPPED TO Graft

NEW YORK, MI MI, Feb. B.-gFl-A
picture Of Harry NJ Daugherty VIVA an
attorney general who stopped 10
graft while sworn t0 enforce the
law, was sketrhcd today NV United
States Attorney Emory X. Buckncr in
his opening address at the trial 0f
Daugherty and Thomas WI. Miller.
former alien property custodian.
We will show you. Ruckner said
that Jess VI. Smith. who later com
mItted suicide In Daughcrty's Wash
inEtnn home. was his agent ln the
transfer of $7.DO0.000 M the assets
of the American Metal Company to
Richard Merton. German who came
over here and negotiated with John
n. King. who was republican ma
ti0nal committeeman until nc died
last June. for the return 0E that
cnemy-owned property.
We will show II. not nv Merton IN
testimony. for ~ will tell you he
paid money only to King and talked
only 10 King and Smith and Miller,
but by tracing some uf the S39l 900
Of liberty bonds. the very ones Mer-
ton gave to King. t0 the bank of
DauEherty's brother. Nal S Daurhcr-
tv. IN Washington Courthouse,
Ohio.
Buckncr's opening was punctured
with Interruptions by defense attor-
ncys.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Bill Will AID
SERVICE MEN
Planned to Facilitate
Borrowing on Ger
tIficates

WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Feb. 8.-tFl
"A half million former service men
who hold government life insurance
policies stand tp benefit by final
passage Of the Green bonus loan
ball. although its primary purpose IA
10 facilitate borrowing ON adjusted
compensation certificates.
Under the bill. interest profits
made on the compensation certifi-
cate loans would 10 70 q fund set up
to retire the governments life in
surance policies which. IN is intend
ed. will be reflected with lower in
surance premiums through dividend
declarations.
The Green bill authorizes the vet
crans' bureau to make loans On
bonus certificates at two per cent
interest IN excess of the current fed
cral discount rate which means that
the normal rate 10 loan seekers would
~ approximately six per cent.
in order ~ make these loans. the
treasury would advance SIS .n0O. 900 To
the veterans bureau. the bureau Civ
ing ns security nm equal amount Of
bonds IL holds 10 be converted from
war risk policies. The treasury
would bc authorized 10 charge the
veterans bureau four per cent in
tcrest.
Inasmuch as they receive = per cent
on loans and pay only four per cent
to the treasury. a two per cent pro-
fit would accrue which would De
turned into the government life in
surance fund.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
MAY REPEAL PART
IMMIGRATION LAW

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.--1Pi- RE-
peal of the national origin pro-
vision ~ the immigration laws Was
approved today hy the house immi-
grafton committee.
The committee ordered reported N
senate resolution tD defer for one
year the placing in effect m the
provision, together with an amend
ment proposing ita outright repeal.
The amendment would leave rrRuln-
tion of immigration upon the EXIST
ing quota basis.
Under the provision which the
committee proposes 10 repeal. the
quotas of admissible aliens would
~ based on percentage vf the totAl
number vi immigrants 0f the resprr-
tive nationalitics who entered the
United States between 1920 and
1920. The existing quota arrange
ncnt fixes these percentages upor
the number of each nationality re-.
ident in the United States ir $780,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Kills FRIEND
ON COLFLINKS
Police Puzzled By Act
Of Prominent Ohio
Business Man

Los ANGELES, Cal. Feb. S.-lPi n
The story ni 4 tragedy on the golf
links WAS woven today into the am
mails of the royal and ancient game
at Los Angeles AN police sought %
learn why Andrew Japkowsi. Toledo.
Ohio. automobile dealer shot and
probably fatally wounded hiS friend
and business partner. Cornelius J.
Callahan. also ~ Toledo. a. they
stood on the eighth green of the
Bellevue club links and then killed
himself
Mrs Jankowski who was with the
men and wh0 witnessed the shooting
was under the care of d physician
after having become hysterical and
unable 40 tell a coherent story.
Police believe Jankowski was seized
with flt nf temporary insanity. pre-
cipitatcd INV ar argument over the
rols cards
Mrs Jnrk ,wrki said her husband
flared into rage. cried cut that ne
was rcirr so kill her and drew a pis-
.tnl Callahan. she .ait lcancd he
tween her ani the angry husband III
the critical moment aHd dropped with
~ hnlic- IN his head
You've killed the hest friend
ever had. Mrs Jankcvski screamed.
III was then that hr turned the wca-
non an himself and sent bullet into
his temple
Ms Jankowski'T story was corrnb-
GRATED TILT u carrtakrr ~ the course
who said he saw Jankuwski Kill him
self
Iankcwski recently suffered 4 ncr-
Srus breakdown and came here with
his wife n month agn hoping ~ rr-
Eair hiS health.
Callahan accompanied tAem The
two friends frequently played golf
together wv physicians recommended
cu.iocr rxcrciHe for Eaakcwski.
Jankowski and Callahan had been
close friends and business associates
for several wears. The former WIS
president and general manager III Il
motor sales company in which the
latter was 4 heavy stcckhoIdeF
BESIDES kis widow Jankcwski
leaves u son. Andrew. Jr who lS in
st. Joseph Academy II Monroe. Mich
i0an.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
BAR ENDORSES
COURT ATLAW
Bill To Be Introduced
VIII Create New
Bench

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county ranr- nt lnw yn-nltas T-nn-
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08

By Naval Radio tO The Herald
from III. W. and Texas Agriculture
Departments

raFlpt shipments from entire Unit
cd States Monday. Feb. VI
Cabbage. Florida T. Louisiana -
Minnesota 2. New York 32. Pennayl-
vania \. Cabbage 4G. Wisconsin VI. &C.
tai VII 81 as cars Unreported Feb
f: Wisconsin a. total T. NJ care.
UnrepoftfA Feb. bth. Central Calf
I. Wisconsin NJ. total WI. S- cars
Beets: Texas Al. total U. ~ car.
Mixed hceta and carrots Texas Tr
total U. y. Y cars.
Spinach: South Carolina lD, Tex
As 24. total T E AJ cars.
Houston rasAinEs Feb. ~. Cab
haEu: Ht- LuuiH w. Chicago A. Luxor
Ark. A. Evansville ~. and each
Shreveport. Milwaukee, MuskpReeY
WeIsrh. Brooklyn. Jackson. Pccatello.
Edmonton. Tulsa. WulIa WalIa, New
York.
Beetr. Jersey City 2. Chicago AZ.
Carrots. Philadelphia 2
Raets ard carrots. Et Louis 3r
Chicago =. and each H0boken. Jer-
sev City Philadelphia. Schenectady
Toronto.
Mi. q. H. shipping point information
renCrted for Monday. Feb
Cabbage Lower Rio Grande VAL
iey points Warm. clear. HaulinEM
Continue cn page twn.t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Falls Is Stories;
Expected To Live

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. s-fFB--
Falling III stories down an elevator
shaft. A. D. Duprec. a.. Tuesday
perhaps saved his life by remark
able presence 0f mind
Tie was working on the fifteenth
floor of the new Dallas National
Bank Building. installing an cie-
vator Hc Slipped and fell through
the elevator shaft. but slackened his
sTced several times by catching onto
the sides of the floors a. ne went
down.
A scaffolding across the second
floor ended his fall.
hospital physicians said he hni a
decorated head and several broken
ribs. hut that he was not critically
hurt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
72l INJURED in
CRUSH AT FUNERAL

TOKYO. Feb. -iPt-Official po-
lire reports revealed that T2i per
sons were injured in the crush OF
a.0el.nND faithful subjects who
packed the streets cf Tokyo last
night and trday during the funeral
of the late Emperor Yoshihito.
Most w tn injuries were minor IN
character. although several were
serious and there were two deaths
The number or those who contract
cd pneumonia and influenza from
long hours pf waiting i'm the cold
streets is inestimahle
The four sacred oxen which were
uses t0 draw the gorgeous "a aafal.
que ar the dead monarch over the
four mile route from the impc ria
raiace to the funeral gardens have
hncE placed in one VIII the impcrial
PASTURES ~ live in ease for the *.
mAsnaer of their lives
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
s. p. Head Arrives
an Valley on Brief
Trip of Inspection

EDINBURG, Texas. Feb. "a. y.
Mcdonald of yew York. president Of
the Southern Pacific Lines in Tex
~ and Louisiana, arrived in Edin-
burg this morning. accompanied by
! party OF rail- and bank officials, To
make his first inspection Of the ter
ritory 10 be opened BY the South
crn Pacific extension from fHlfur-
ri1s and connecting branches 70 Me-
Allen and llidalg0 and 10 Harlingen
and Brownsville.
Acr0mp aying him on the special
train. which arrived here early this
morning, are James :. Alexander.
chairman 0f the board Of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce. New York.
and u member of the Southern Pa
cific's executive committee; also j.
Howard Audrey. vice president or
the National Bank Of Commerce,
New York. and former Texas banker.
Several members Of the various cx-
ecutive boards 0f the company are
also members of the party. which
made the trip from San Antonio to
the Valley in the special car Of the
late presid ent. vi. X. Scott.
The party will remain IN the VAL
ley onH dav. leaving Edinburg about
~ o'clock tonight. They will make
n trip over the Valley by automo-
bile. visiting all Valley towns ard
par; of the territory to be trayerscd
hy the VALLEY extensions. Their stops
NJ All points will bc brief. Mr.. Me-
Donald stated. They Will go through
~ Brownsville. but expect - re-
main III that city only 4 Few min
rites, returning to Edinburg early
in the evening.
This ~ the first trip President
Mcdonald ~ members of his party
iav made to the Valley, and they
we're very fayorahly impressed. Mr..
Mcdonald g. ted that he expected 20
return ia n few months and devote
more timc 70 the inspection of the
fContinned on Pare two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
OIL REFINERY
TOBECLOSED
American Company to
Shut Down Plant
AT Tarnpico

NEW YORK. NJ M. Feb. s.--fFl-
The refinery or the Transrontinental
Petroleum Company ~ Tampico,
Mexico. will bc closed down within
4 few days, ID was declared today ~
the offices " che Standard Oil com
panv NJ New Jersey of which the
Transcontinental ii subsidiary.
Because Of the enforced clrtail-
merit VI drilling new wells. due 20
cancellation or permits under the
Mexican oil laws, volume Of crude
oil has steadily dropped off and the
working force of the Tanpico plant
has been materially reduced.
The cnmpany's refinery III MatillaB
terminal, also In the Tampico dis
trict, was closed down several days
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Man Shot i'm Head
is Found in Field

SAN ANGELO, Texas. Feb e.-tP
The unidentified mnr found with
Il bullet wound in his head and un-
conscious early Monday, in the Llano
pasture north cf here. died INC mid
night at d local hospital The name.
J. Lux. WINS found IN the waiztband
0f hiS trousers
Powder burns were found on the
mans free. Offir - here are d.
yided between theories of murder
and suicide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Viii Add 66 Rooms
To Harlingen Hotel

HARLlNGEN. Eexas. Feb. e.--Ar
.eas; 81 rooms will b. added 70 Inc
Reese vii Mond hotel. according 70
az announcement made today ~ tne
owner D. j. Burk Both the fourth
and fifth stories viii he completed
AZ soon a. the work can be ar-
comnlished. he stated The fifth
floor. now used as roof garden.
Will he divided into rooms. bringing
the total for the hotel up TO lSl.
Ever since the opening or the
Reese Wil-Mond IL has had m cx-
cellent patronage. and the compile
ton NJ the additional rooms II
necessary "a handle the Increasing
demand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08

NAVY RECRUITING
STATION OPENED

The Navy Department has opened
recruiting station un the third
floor of the federal building. H- ".
Dale. The petty officer in charge,
who reported here this morning.
states that great results are expect
~ from this district.
This office. he states. was placed
here in recognition III the growth of
the Valley ind calls attention ~
the fact that recruiting stations ar
placed in only the most rornIous
sections cf the country.
Dale extends an invitation % the
nanv cx-servsrc men NJ this dis
t~ict n visit him 1t hi office and
declares himself az the service ".
anyone interested in the navy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Negro Arrested On
Old Murder Charge

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb H--tEr--GrAnd
jury investigation of murder charges
filed yesterday against Dick Stephen
son. Austin negro. in connection with
the Staying three years aTD of III. Nj.
Greer. wealthy grain man here. is be-
iieved to h. under way here.
The complaint against Stephenson
haS been sent To the grand jury
while the negro remains in the coun-
ty Jail
Greer was robbed and killed in
February. 1898. In hi feed store
here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Childress Hit BY
Hard Hail Storm

CHILDRESS. Texas. FEB. S.-fF,-
1hiltrcss and vicinity experienced VI
terrific hail storm last night. Hail
and torrents Of rain fell for 50 min
utes- The area of the storm was
about is miles wide. and 1t camc
from the southwest. extending into
Oklahoma
There Was 4 brilliant electrical
display, which came suddenly after Il
sultry day. Many automobile tops
were damaged There was an inai-
cation Of snow this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
WEATHER

For Brownsville ana the Lower Rio
Grarde Valley: Partly cloudy %
cloudy tonight and Wednesday, with
occasional rains and celzfpr WedneS-
day and considerable colder hy
Thursday morning. Light to mOdrr-
ate snutherly winds wv the vest coast
shifting 70 norsheriy late tonight o.
Wednesday and increasing.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
ard NednrSnn occasional rains III
south portion. colder tonight; cold
er in east and south portions We'd
nesdays. probably freezing i'm north
portion tonight and Wednesday. Mod
crate to fresh northerlF winds on the
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Order Release Of
Five Agrarians

Five aFrariansr arrested several
weeks ago IN connection with the raid
Oh the Ins RuciaH ranch, near Mata-
morOs. have been released upon or
drrs received from Mexico City, n
roTding to reports received In
Brownsville today.
III i'm understood that IA number of
large land 0rHerS in The Matamurva
section have appealed to the Mata-
moruA ccM Mmanlante for troops tp
protect their property. the appeal
being made after IL was learned the
agrarians had been discharged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08
Football Ambitions Made
Millionaire of HenSH0tU

Brown county. Texas, FOR $1,000
600. more or less. N the Texas
Company. The exact price will
be determined by RauEinxE of
fourteen producing wells. which
have averaged around 5000 and
1000 barrels daily.
Two weeks ago. HenHhaw sold n
block to thr Magnolia Petroleum
company fur s35.nDn.
He also has 0il property in Pc-
CO. and Crockett counties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-08

At his nursery THE peach trees
are also covered with blooms. and
have some small fruit or them. and
TIE ioquats. or Japanese plums. are
covered with an urusnuily heavy
rrop of fruit this year
Mr.. Stiiwrii also has d number
of bananas almost ready a. ripen.
some rf them being imported stock
from Brazil. sert to the Valley hy
the United States department oE
ugT;rultrre fcr eyrerirAataE rur-
poses.