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TORONTO SWIMMER IN MONEY IN |. A.;
 GETS S1,000 WIGHT
WINNER OF CATALINA ISLAND CHANNEL RAGE CANNOT GO
 HOME

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. "A. {P)-George Young of Toronto, the boy swimmer and winner of the s25, 900 Wrigley prize for swimming the Catalina Island channel, is appearing nightly at Los Angeles movie thea fra at s1,OOO a night, and cannot go home now as he had planned.
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INJURED IN BED

NEW YORK, Jan. "A. (P)-Charlie Chaplin may be confined to his bed for a period of two weeks or more be- cause of the nervous breakdown brought about by the divorce suit filed against him by his wife. His condi- ton has been further complicated by loss of blood suffered when he was in- iured while tossing nervously imme. diately following his collapse.
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PROHIBITION IN ]. 5.
 IS MORE EFFECTIVE.

LONDON, Jan. 24. (P)-Prohibition in the United States is becoming more effective to a marked degree and with in not many years will be a complete success This is the opinion of, Brit ish officials who point to the decline in the amount of liquor exported by Great Britain in 1926 as shown by fig ures just announced.
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FAMILY OF SIX KILLED

ROCKFORD, H., Jan. A. (P)-Six of family of seven were killed when a Milwaukee and St. Paul train hit all automobile yesterday. Helen Knight, aged 13, the only one to escape, was thrown into the arms of the locomo- tive engineer, landing uninjured.
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MA PARDONS 3,518 CONV|CTS DURING
 TERM OF OFFICE
DAN MOODY, K. K. K. cRUSHER, NEW GOVERNOR, IS NOW ON
 THE JOB

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. A. (P)-Miri- am A. Ferguson, famous as "Ma" Ferguson, Governor of Texas, will serve the last day of her term today. She will surrender her place Tues day to Dan Moody, the crusher of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas
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.LOM|sK| TAXES DECISION
 FROM TIGER FLOWERS

WRIGLEY FIELD, LOS ANGELES, Jan. "A. (P)-Lomiski took ten round decision from Flowers in a fight characterized by missing of both men. Lomiski missed less, and iabs and swings that landed did more dam age to Flowers who weighed 167, Lo- miski 1641-2.
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COBB OFFERED $25,oo0

BALTIMORE, Jan. 24 (P)-Jack Dunn, president of the Baltimore Ori- oles of the International League, of fered Cobb 5000 to play with that club this year.
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DENIES ACCUSATION, LODGE

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 24.(E) James A. Flaherty supreme head of the Knights of Columbus in a statement says accusations made that the Knights of Columbus are seeking to embroil the United States and Mexico in war are incredible nonsense.
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ANNOUNCEMENT PLEASES

CHICAGO, Jan. A. (P-Speaker
 said: Both Ty Cobb and I are very much pleased over the announcement that the American League club owners are relieving Johnson of his duties"
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TECUMSEY, Okla, Jan. "A. {

IECU MOE1, OkId., JaH' IT. NTJ
 Twenty prisoners escaped from the Pottawatomie county jail after two men sawed their way to freedom, overpowered the pailer and unlocked the other cells. Seventeen refused to leave jail after freedom was offered. Three of the escapes were recaptured.
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JAPAN SENDING DESTRoYERs

TOXIC, Jan. "A. (P)-Japan made the first military move in the Chinese situation. The Navy Department an- nounced that four destroyers left the Sasebo naval station for China merely as a precautionary measure"
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MARK ACCEPTS JOB

BERLIN, Jan. 24 (P-Chancellor Marx accepted President Hinden- burg's mandate to attempt Middle Party coalition and consulted with Liberal leaders Wirth and BraunS.
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BILLIARD CHAMP DEFEATED

NEW YORK, Jan. "A. (R-Erwin Rudolph of Chicago won the worlds pocket billiard championship, coming from behind and defeating Ralph Greenleaf by 450 to 384.
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HONG KONG, Jan. "A. (P-The departure of Punjab troops for Shang hai represented the commencement of the British quota for defense ot Shanghai in accordance with an agree, ment with the United States, France and Japan.
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Mrs. Carl E. Orlander, wife of the local councilman and one of the lead ing business men of the city, depart ed for the States on the s. s. Ala meda where she will spend the next few months.
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joined the ranks of antiforegn agtators in Canton yes
 erday and addressed street crowds while small bands of soldiers displayed banners opposing foreigners Speech es and parades outward manifestations of change in the demeanor on the part of the Chinese.
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GET BIC MEAT CONTRACTS

LONDON, Jan. A. (P-American meat packers were awarded con- tracts for fifteen million tins of beef to be used by the British army
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BRITISH SOLDIERS EMBARK

HONG KONG, Jan. 24. P)-Three companies of Indian British soldiers were ordered to embark for Shang- hai tomorrow.
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This dispatch is the first indication that the powers have so completely considered the possibility of Shanghai being attacked.
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TWO STEAMERS CHARTERED

CALCUTTA, Ind, Jan. A. P-A newspaper statement says that the government has chartered two steam CTS to convey troops to China. An unconfirmed report says troops from Ghansi will embark soon.
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Japan Makes First Move Sends Four
 Ships To China

MERELY. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AN NOUNCES NAVY DEPARTMENT-YOUN GIL AGTTATORS IN CANTON-BRITISH SOLDIERS EMBARK
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could scarcely make Dick believe It
when she told him. Aunt Lulu was
not old: she was only middle-aged.
Uncle Ed had been her guardian and
had married her when she was 16 as
the easiest way Of looking after her.
Next day Hally and Dick found
that instead Of entertaining Aunt
Lulu, she was determined that she
should entertain them. There was
no doubt she had money. plenty of
it. And she knew how to spend 1t.
Within a week she and Hally were
fast friends. Hally found great en-
joyment in Aunt Lulu's society.
Sometimes she seemed almost as
young as Hally was, and they
laughed together like two school
girls, especially when Hally pre-
sented the portrait Of the Aunt Lulu
she had expected.
II haven't any real folks Of my
own since Ed died." Aunt Lulu said.
THAT was why l was suddenly taken
with a desire to see you. Ed always
planned to bring me back home, as he
called it, but after he got so old and
tired he felt that he could be more
comfortable where he was. Then,
too. his copper mine turned out to be
a dead failure. I sometimes think 1t
hastened his death. But I had a little
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into her cheeks. She was too happy,
Just sitting there beside Dick.
A moment later this happiness blew
away as before a mighty wind upon
which, as upon wings, rushed q new
Joy so marvellous that she wept lest 1t
find her unworthy. Dick had asked
her to be his wife.
It was not until some three months
later that Hally remembered Aunt
Lulu. She and Dick were married,
living in tiny apartment. Evenings
he worked at his lessons while she
sat embroidering beside him. They
were so happy in their love and com.
panionship that Hally came near for
thought of Aunt Lulu conjunction
stabbed her. Straightway she wrote
the incest letter of which she was
capable, sending snapshots Of "the
family" as she called herself and
Dick.
A few weeks following Hally re.
ceived a special delivery letter from
Aunt Lulu! She was coming East
coming to visit her young folks-com.
ing at once.
A cloud passed over the sun for
Haliy. She did not know anything
about Aunt Lulu save what her
mother had been able to gather from
those brief, infrequent letters. She
had vague idea, without knowing
how she had come by it. that Aunt
Lulu was big and coarse. Where
would she put big woman in an
apartment which was barely large
enough for the two Of them as it
was?
Dick laughed when Hally told him
what they must expect.
"Well." he said, "wen Just have to.
make the best Of 1t. dear. Give her
our room. Make her comfortable"
II will. But, Dick, isn't 1t odd, her
coming to us? She never saw me:
she never saw my mother. essen. In
a way she hasn't the slightest claim
on us. Uncle Ed was dads uncle, you
know, not his brother"
II see. Yes. 1t is odd, but odd peo-
pie do queer things sometimes. There
was my grandfather. He had money
and my brother was named after him.
We used to think joey pretty lucky,
but poor Joe never saw q penny Of
grandfather's money" He chuckled.
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money Of my own. It was o good
thing that had, and that kept it"
Gradully Hally pieced ont the story
Of Aunt Lulu's lonely life. Bereft.
she had married too young an old man
who had been kind to her, the only
friend she had. She had been denied
everything-romance, love. happiness.
In her middle age she was settling
down into dull existence.
Hally could not have It 30. One
night she gave a dinner party for four
and invited Mr.. Hallman-Mr. Hall.
man of the silk department. He was
about Aunt Lulu's age--a fine. genial
gentleman and a widower, who sadly
needed q wife. Haiiy, you see, was
trying her hand at match making.
And she succeeded. With fiuttering
heart she saw happiness dawn for
those two dear people. She was to
stay until Spring. Neither was she
surprised when little later Aunt Lulu
announced her intention of staying
altogether as Mr.. Hallman's wife.
When Dick finally went to tech,
Hally went to stay with the Hallmans.
She stayed there until Dick returned,
a full-fiedged craftsman. No one ex.
cept her mother had ever been so
good to Hally, and SO when the baby
came Hally named her after Aunt
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composurs to dispense the customary
hospitality. She led Aunt Lulu
within. pulled forward the winged
chair and asked her to take off her
things. But Aunt Lulu shook her head.
mot this time. ! can stay only a
short time. I'm really very tired
after INV journey--the longest have
ever taken. ] got in at . last
night"
"But why didn't you wire us?"
Hally asked. I'VE would have met
YOU"
mot at the unearthly hour. I've
too much respect for peoples slumber
to haul them out Of bed in the mid
die of the night. Besides. kwas going
to the hotel anyway. It's the King
ston, very nice place. I have the
incest suite. But you will see it to-
morrow. You and your husband
must come to take Sunday luncheon
with me-
Hally, fiuttered. tried incoherently
to say that they had expected her to
stay with them, Aunt Lulu laughed.
"You must have misunderstood my
meaning, dear, but no wonder, I'm
very poor letter writer. How coy 1t
looks here. And how pretty you
are!"
It was all very bewildering. Hally
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Grandfather got married again when
he was past 80 and willed everything
to his bride Of 81"
Hally drew o deep breath.
do you know what think, Dick?
I think Aunt Lulu hasn't any money
at all. ! think she's poor and-and
wants somebody to look after her In
her old age"
That's what I think" Dick ac-
knowledged. "Well-let's forget her
until she actually arrives. Time to
worry them"
Hally made all the preparations
possible for the approaching guest.
At least II was cold weather and one
could bear bit Of crowding better
now than when 1t was torrid. The
only trouble was Aunt Lulu did not
announce the time Of her arrival.
One afternoon the door bell rang
and when Hally opened the door she
found herself looking into the fresh.
round face or q plump little woman
stylishly clad from top to toe in
dusky brown.
You are Hally. SUPPOSE" the
woman said. Her pretty eyes
laughed. How do you do? I am
your Aunt Lulu"
1t couldn't be possible. Somehow
Hally managed to keep sufncient
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= \LLY had inherited her from
her mother. who had first pos
/ sessed Aunt Lulu. Poor, fret.
4 led little Mrs. Marsh had
loved to talk about her Uncle
widow-how rich she was ana
Dssible II was that a part, at
If those riches would come TO
ultimately. Uncle Ed had made
money in some sort of a mine.
or copper-Mrs. Marsh had
been sure which. She strove to
40 friendly relations with Uncle
widow, writing her and sending
little gifts once q year or 80.
Lulu wrote the briefest letter.
wise she remained impenetrable.
ION her mother died Hally took
he correspondence with Aunt
] It was likely to prove bur.
tor Hally was beset with anxiety.
= mothers prolonged sickness had
- the last of their money, besides
mS a few debts which Hally must
.. The girl was obliged to leave
",l and take a position in a store.
y < UP he. dreams of success for
- reality. She did not ask Aunt
~ for help. She told her nothing
Nr that her mother had oled. III
4, tour months before Aunt Lulu
erred and then her letter was lit.
more than a note of correspond
V that time Dick had appeared in
liy's life. Dick worked in the same
g and studied evenings. He was
'Hd to be a craftsman, and when
~ looked into his clear. gray eyes
knew that he had will enough
II courage enough and brains
ugh to attain his goal. 1t seemed
'nrssible that anybody 50 fine as
',!l could come to her. But he did.
nd she adored him. Why, the first
"ment she saw him she knew that
great window had opened to her
on which was never to close.
KS personality produced just that
ct Of emerging vista, freedom and
"erous light In her gray existence.
one Summer afternoon she and Dick
ked out to the lakes edge and sat
, bench gazing upon that misty
'la The breeze stirred her uncov-
Il fair hair and whipped the color
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| Corn-free Feet
In Few Minutes

Why hobble around with painful.
aching corns and foot-callouses
when you can get rid Of them easily
and quickly with one treatment Of
Shur.Off. This amazing new rem
edy stops all pain the instant it is
applied: positively will not irritate
or affect healthy skin. but so quick.
ly softens the corn or callous that
in q few minutes you can easily
take II out--root and all. Why use
old.time preparations which so
often irritate and require several
days. treatment? Get Shur.Off at
Peoples Drug Stores (all over town.
or any other good druggist, follow
the simple directions and enjoy
real foot-comfort at once.--Adver.
tisement.
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Lulu. Not Lulu" ~ Il happened,
but Louise Marie, which was the real
name Of the woman who had been
Uncle Eds widow.
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Handbag Specials

Attractive and unusual bags of snake
grain calfskin leather, in pretty combina-
tons of silver and colors. Reduced to u
the original price, ranging from $ll.s0 to
$3.50. Now $5.75 ia. $o.z5.
Pouch Bags of high-grade feathers, in
variety of sizes, styles and colors. Regu-
larry $4.95 and $so5 values. Special at
$3.oS.
Main Floor
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Photographer Makes
German Skirts Long

BERLIN RJ-Short skirts caused
troubled minds at the jubilee celebra-
ton Of the archdiocese Of F~reiburg,
Baden. recently.
The function, presided over By the
archbishop, was attended by the papal
nuncio, a host Of high eccIeslastics
and also BY the state president Of
Baden and the mayor of Freiburg, the
latter with their wives clad in the
latest summer dresses, and the com
pany were photographed together.
Il so happened that a few days be-
fore the archbishop had written q
strong pastoral letter conforming the
immortality" Of present day fashions.
Great was his CONSERVATION wien on
the day following the jubilee celebra-
ton he saw the photographs which
had already been put up for sale.
They showed what he had o noticed
before; knee length skirts. low cat
blouses and bare arms in the midst
Of priestly robes. Orders were inn
mediately issued 20 cell In all the
offending pictures. The photogra-
pher, however, was equal 10 the oc-
casion- The next day the pictures
were on sale again.
Limbs and necks were decentIv
yelled. The retouching artis1 had
done his work, and all was well.
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Mail Coach Passes;
As Germans Deplore

BERLIN tF1-Germany's last mail
coach has gone into the discard. The
onward march Of the automobile
spelled the doom Of this institution.
The last mail coach served a num-
Der Of villages in the Province 81
Hanover. II was nearly a century
old and considered a curiosity. II
was regularly pointed out 10 tour
lists, and treated BY the populace with
q feeling almost of reverence.
Its disappearance was keenly re-
GREETED by the old folk in the villages
which It served to link up. They do
not take kindly 10 the noisy. odorifer-
GUS, high powered automobile which
has taken its place.
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Good Roads To Aid
Valley, Says Higgins

Development OF good roads for the
state Of Texas and other states bor-
derinx on the coast Of the Gulf o.
Mexico, in order to augment the at-
traction of tourists 0 his part Of the
country, will be discussed at the first
annual convention Of the South Tex
as Chamber Of Commerce in Browns
willie next Monday and Tuesday NOV
IA and l5) when some $1,000 persons
from all parts Of the state gather 1or
the meeting.
Judge W. O. Higgins Of Houston,
president Of the Gulf States Good
Roads Association, an authority on
the highways Of the United States
and q speaker OF prominence, will de-
liver an address or "Gult Coast
Roads," as one Of the features q
the convention.
Many road projects, including sew
eral tourist loops" along coast OF
Texas, and loops which will join the
large cities Of South Texas with the
military highway along the Mexican
border By way of practically every
town in South Texas. are TO be
brought up for discussion.
All parts Of South Texas are vitality
interested in the highways 70 be dis
cussed and action on which i now
being taken through community ef-
fort in the instances Of the smaller
projects, the union Of several coun-
ties in others, and the concerted e.
: fort Of all South Texas in still 9th.
ers.
The Military Highway. eventually
10 connect Brownsville, through La
redo and FL Faso, with San Diego and
the West, over first class paved
roads, will be one OF the large pro
jects to be discussed. The project:
Of intcrlacing of this highway. with
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Millions Of Fish
Victims of Flood

BERLIN tPl-For decades to come
the fishermen on the North Sea in
the region around Brenerhaven must
expect but meager catches. Millions
Of fish have died, many Of them
weighing ms much ms eight pounds.
The appalling death rate among
fish is an aftermath q the summer
floods. II is assumed that much hay
Was dragged down into the river beds
Of streams like the Weser, Geeste.
Oste. as the floods subsidized. There
IL rotted and filled the streams with
poisonous bacilli.
The catastrophe first manifested
itself in the fact that the fish came
70 the surface
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OVER SCORE OF
new TOWNS ON
new RAILWAYS
Extension Of vi. p. and
s. p. Lines Followed
BY Era of Town
Building in Valley

Over thirty townsites, many Of
which are already thriving little
cities serving large and immensely
productive territories, have been
opered in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley in the past two years on the
extensions Of the Missouri Pacific
adm Southern Pacific railroads.
This rapid accession TO the num-
Der Of Valley towns has been FOL
lowed BY intensive development q
immense acreages which are expect
ed to show a very material increase
in the agricultural tonnage moved
from the Valley this season.
In the irrigated section OF the
Valley there is now no farm lanes
more than five miles from q snip
ping point, and practically all snip
ping points have been plated as
townsites. Though Of some OF these
townsites no extensive building pro-
grams have been inaugurated, all
provide shipping facilities which
which will be utilized by the Valley
farmers this season.
The majority Of the townsites are
on the various extensions IN HI
dalVo county, and Cameron = VII
lacy counties break about even II
the number Of new towns, though
the extensions of the San Benito
a Rio Grande Valley Railway
(Spiderweb) will about equalize the
number between Hidalgo and Cam
cron counties.
New Towns On .. y.
The extension of the Southern
Pacific from F~alfurrias 70 Browns
willie has been followed by the de-
velopment Of thousands Of acres
which prior TO the building Of this
road were too far from market 70
warrant clearing and development
on an extensive scale. Fourteen
townsites have been plated IN HI
dalQo and Cameron counties on the
Southern Pacific Lines and several
Of these have already grown "a
thriving market centers.
Dix. Linn, Solino. Hampton, A.
sonia. new townsites on the South
ern Pacific between Edinburg and
the north line Of Hidalgo county, are
located IN n rapidly developing un-
irrigated section. While these
towns have not developed beyond
the loading point stage, they vii
eventually serve a territory that vii
produce a large tonnage.
From Edinburg 10 Harrington The
townsitcs on the Southern Pacific
include San Carlos. La Blanca, Elsa
Edcouch, La Villa, Valencia, Santa
Rosa, and Primera, all Of which
serve large territories In the irri-
gated section. Elsa. Edcouch, Sants
Rosa we're important shipping points
last season and are now listed among
the progressive little cities Of the
Valley. Considerable building Is
underway in all these towns. Scores
or new business firms have been es-
tablished, chambers Of commerce or
ganized. and the civic progress has
been remarkable considering the
brief time they have been In exist
cnce.
Between Harrington and Browns
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Don't Change Horse Bets,
Bad Luck States JOcky

revealed that az a recent rair, he was
ready 10 bet on a II TO 2 shot. But
a friend told him that the horse
wasn't winning that day. He changed
the bet. The horse won.
Other saperstitions of the race
track are.
II a horse whinnies you're going TO
have company.
II the left side Of your nose itches,
you're going TO have company.
II a broom falls across the door.
you're going to have unexpected
company .
All or which proves that Jockeys
and horse-handlers are socially in
clined, says Wilkinson.
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HARLiNGEN, Nov. 12.-what's the
biggest superstition on racetrackss
That question was answered here
today, when II was revealed that
jockeys, horse-handlers. owners, any
body connected with the Sport Of
Kings" believe that one should not
change his mind in betting.
Its like this" quoth J. ". Viii
kinson. Ii5-pound jockey for Dave
Brian Of Houston, who has sent his
string to the races at the Valley Mid
Winter Fair, November q to Deem
Der 1, IF you start to the betting
ring with your mind set on one horse
10 win. don't change it-you1l re-
greet it."
Concrete illustration was furnished
by another member Of the party, who
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loaded from wagons much the sane
fashion that wheat ia unlosdsd at
elevators, and then will bn carried
20 the thresher room. "a storage room
Is built in connection 70 care Tor
products during rush seasons. The
plant viii be In operation within sew
eral weeks. W
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the loops from San Antonio. Houston,
Laredo and Corpus Christi, will be
outlined for the delegates at the
meeting
How South Texas can to best ad-
vantage use these roads not only as
economical conveniences for the
movement Of products and the culti-
walton Of a closer regional cooper
alton but for the advertising Of these
facilities To draw the heavy auto
mobile tourist traffic in this direc-
ton. will come up 1t the convention.