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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-19
sHERlFF,s SALE.

BY virtue of writ OF fieri facias.
directed to. the Sheriff of Atlantic
County, issued out of the New Jersey
Court of Chancery. win be sold at
public ysndie ON
Thursday the Fourth Day Of August,
Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty Seven,
at two o'clock daylight saving time)
in the afternoon OF said day. in the
Board OF Cilo4en Freelinlflers ASSEMBLY
Room, on Thu 8 yenth Floor. Guar
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By YEP

and demands against the estate OF the
said decedent, within six months from
tnls date, or they viii be forever bar
red fr0m prosecuting or recovering the
same against the subscriber.
DORSEY LIE cOMPTF.
Executor
Louis D. Champion. Proctor,
Atlantic City, n. J.
Mays Landing. N. j.,
July 6th, 1927.
PRS fee. $3.50. 9tsJ
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sHEHlFF's SALE

| BY virtue of writ of fieri facias.
| directed to the Sheriff OF Atlantic
Connty Enrult Court van be spld Al
public yendue on
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-19

BY virtue of writ Of fierf facias.di-
rected to the Sheriff OF Atlartle
County circuit toirf, Win be anld 1t
public YenAAes ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
MISSION MAN
TOBEBURIED
Last Rites For Ray
Ferguson Set For
Wednesday
Especial To The HeraId.N

MISSION, Dec. 20.-Funeral serv-
ices for Ray Ferguson, who died ut
his home here about midnight Mon
day, are to be held from the family
home at 3 p. m. Wednesday with Rev.
Chas. Nixon Of the local Methodist
church. and Rev. q. u. Peake, Pres
byterian, officiating. IEterment will
be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
The thirty-year-old son of Willard
Ferguson leaves a wife. n son, Will
lard Ray Ferguson. his parents, and a
sister, Miss Norma Ferguson, all Of
whom live here.
Death came as n result OF poison
ing. according 10 Drs- T. r. Burnett
and 7. J. Caldwell, who attended Mr..
Ferguson before death.
The deceased had lost an eye In an
aviation accident at San Antonio some
time ago and physicians had ex-
pressed fear that he would lose the
sight Of the remaining eye. Only
two weeks ago n daughter. Annie
Laurie, died and Mr. Ferguson had
been very despondent since that time,
friends said
The young man had beer engaged
in the automobile business here with
his father and was beloved by all who
knew him.
Pallbearers had not been named
early to-day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
PLANE HALTS
FLIGHT AFTER
GEAR STRIPS
Mrs. Lindbergh Will
Spend Night in Tul-
ga; Gales and Obre-
gon Fly

ST. LOUIS, NO., Dec. 20.-(R)-
The Detroit-to-Mexico City flight Of
Mrs. Evangeline L. Lindbergh,
was delayed today because Of a
stripped gear in the Ford tri-motor-
ed plane carrying her. Repairs were
expected to be completed by noon.
The revised plan was to fly to
Tulsa, Okla, today with a stop at
Springfield, Mo. II was decided not
to attempt to reach San Antonio by
nightfall.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2O.-lP,-
President Gales and former Pres
ident Obregon today made separate
flights with Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh, American air hero, at
the stick of commercial plane
loaned for the trips.
President Gales and General
Obregon were each in the air about
25 minutes.
The president. making his first
flight, went up first.
General Obregon, who is the only
candidate left in the field for next
years presidential election, went up
Immediately after the president.
Both Gales and Obregon, prob
ably the two most powerful men in
ali Mexico, expressed great pleasure
IN the flight and said that they had
complete confidence in the Ameri-
can airman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Clouds Prevent
Freeze Damage

Low hanging clouds and misting
rain prevented a freeze in the Val
ley Monday night, according to re-
ports received in Brownsville Tues
day, which indicate that the ther-
mometer did not drop to freezing
point mt any place in this section.
Cloudy weather and slowly rising
temperature Is predicted for Tues
day night and Wednesday, indicating
that the "norther" which struck the
Valley Saturday night has spent its
force,
Weather forecasts from New Or
leans Monday stated that the tenn
peratui> in the Valley would drop 70
around 80 Monday night, and the
weather wise declare that q freeze
would have been inevitable IL the
mantle Of lDw-lying clouds had brok-
en- away.
Citrus and vegetable growers
throughout the Valley were prepag-
ing Monday afternoon for q lard
frost. Smndge pots and orthard
heaters were distributed in many OF
the citrus groves, and vegetable
growers were irrigating. In the mp
per part Of the Valley, where there
was pactieally 40 rain Saturday
night. the temperature dropped 20
around 81, but in the lower part the
minimum was %.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

Will Rogers Premier Hmm0Yist Rushing Home For
Christmas Takes Time To Drop a FetU Wise Cracks

stop made on the trip from Mata-
morcs to Fort Brown field was for
n short inspection Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce building. "One
place the Valley has il on Cali
fornia and that is pretty girls"
he declared after Misses Malvinia
Garibay and Doris Faulk. en-
ployes of the local chamber, had
been presented.
The big DeHaviland plane that
Capt. John l. Moore, Kelley Field,
had brought here a few hours
earlier was all in readiness, and
preparations for a quick getaway
were at once begun. Capt. Moore
had been sent here by army Off
cials at the special request of
Mr.. Rogers, who has a strong
liking for the army aviator.
The humorist was at once hus-
tied into a pair Of fur-lined COW
erals and muluks. "All ] needs a
dog team and I'd know ! was in
Alaska in this weather" he chat
tered as he struggled into lis
heavy garments.
Seriously, though, Brownsville
and Matamoros are the logical
ports of entry into both countries
for an international air service. I
believe Charlie (Col. Lindbergh)
thinks so too" he continued be-
tween wise cracks.
Still in a serious vein he con-
graduated Col. W. T. Johnston,
commander at Fort Brown on the
beauty of the local army post
one Of the most beautiful he
had ever seen, he declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

Flying against time in order TO
be back in Beverly Hills before
Christmas, Will Rogers, American
unofficial goodwill ambassador
and pre-. 'er humorist, paid a
brief visl 10 Brownsville Mon
day. He landed in Matamoros at
2:23 .. m, and took the air
again from Fort Brown at $3.50
o'clock in an army plane piloted by
Capt. John /. Moore, crack pilot Of
Kelly Field.
Wise-cracking continually from
the time he landed until he hop
ped off, Rogers expressed gratifi-
cation at being back in the
United States.
A reception committee COM
posed Of prominent citizens of the
town, old friends and schoolmates
and relatives of Mr.. Rogers
waited two hours in the chill OF
the worst northern Of the year
for the distinguished visitor to
arrive.
"This must be a great country
down here-you have so many
Oklahomans," he declared shortly
before he started the journey to
San Antonio.
He planned to make the latter
city Monday night and continue
the trip back to Beverly Hills
Tuesday. 81 want to get back to
California where they have some
weather" he declared. "Also /
mean to visit Los Angeles soon
and learn to speak Spanish
can't do IL in Mexico City; they
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
CIVIC GROUP
NAMES HEADS
Ed Downs Heads San
Benito Group; Lud-
den Named ". p.
Especial to The HeraId)

SAN BENIT0, Dec. 20.-An elee-
tion of officers featured the initial
meeting of the newly organized board
Of city development held here Mon
day night. Ed Downs, was named
president, while Frank c. Ludden,
was elected first vice president and
Frank S. Robertson, second vice
president.
The old board OF directors Of the
changer Of commerce, which has Civ
en- way 10 the new organization, com
posed Of j. II. Koontz, James C..
Bowie. John T. Lomax, and ]. b. Sym
onds, was retained.
The meeting went on record as
wishing to investigate the feasibility
Of raising valuations in the local
water district in order to obtain
funds, for road building, and appoint
ed a committee for that purpose.
This committee is composed of John
q. Louthan, Sam Spears and Frank
Robertson, and will make a report at
the next meeting Of the organization,
which will be early in January.
J. r. Bell, secretary of the organi-
zation. was authorized to appoint a
committee to thresh out the subject
Of establishing Valley office in
San Antonio. This body will be ap-
pointed within the next day or two,.
Mr.. Bell declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
five OTHERS
REPORTED TO
Be INJURED
Flames Start on Ship
In San Diego Har-
Dor But Are Extin-
guished by Crew

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. 2o.-CR
Two men were reported to have
been killed and five injured in a
terrific explosion that occurred
aboard the United States navy air
plane carrier Langley here this
morning.
Fire broke out after the explosion
and the navy tug Koko and the San
Diego fire boat Bill Kettner were
dispatched to the scene. The crew
Of the Langley promptly started
fighting the flames with steam and
extinguished the fire before the
Koko and fireboat arrived.
Ambulances were rushed to the
waterfront from the naval hospital,
but thirty minutes after the ex-
plosion none of the injured had been
brought ashore.
At naval headquarters il was
stated that no details Of the ex-
plosion had been received other
than that two men had been killed
and five injured. Naval officers ex-
pressed the belief that the explo-
sion was from gasoline stored on
the Langley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

The party shiveringlv stood by
while Captain Moore repacked the
chute.
People from upper Valley towns
braved the cold in order TO JOIN
with Brownsville in extending the
wecoming hand of good fellow
ship to the former mayor OK Bev-
erly Hills. The party reached the
Matamoros landing field shortly
after 12 o'clock and after wait
ing more than an hour q telegram
was brought over by Harry Num-,
stating that the visitor would not
be in until 2:30 o'clock
A hurried trip back to town for
lunch was made and most Of the
party reached the field again IN
time to see the expected plane
drop to earth.
Among the delegation was Mrs.
J. !. Coursey Of Harlingen, who
went TO school with Rogers and
knew him until he left the home
village of Claremore to make his
mark in the world. She RECALLED
those present with stories Of the
humorist's precociousness during
the years his father. "Uncle
Clem" Rogers, was trying to keep
him in school.
She told mt length Of the Sc
verify which his teachers always
greeted the sallies that have since
become famous all around the
world.
"He hasn't changed a bit." she
declared after Rogers had recog-
niEed her and tested regarding
Continued on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
GET PREMIUM
ONROADBONDS
Second Million Sold
To Eastern Syndi-
cate of Buyers

The second million Of Cameron
county's s6.OO0.OoO bond issue was
sold Monday to a syndicate Of buy
ers at a premium ef S2,027.5o. The
syndicate was composed Of Cald-
well & Co. Of Nashville, Tenn,
Ryan, Sutherland 4 Co. OF Toledo.
Ohio; Brown, Crummer & Co. Of
Dallas, and American First Trust
Co. Of Oklahoma City.
The county is 70 pay the cost Of
delivery TO Toledo, Ohio, which will
be approximately $3.50.
Four bids were submitted. One
bid which offered premium of
$500 had to be rejected as the bid
ders provided that the third million
should not be sold before Decem-
Der /. 1898, which would completely
halt the highway program
Another syndicate composed OF
W. K. Terry & Co. of Toledo;
Prudden a Co. Of Toledo; Title
Guarantee and Trust Co. OF Toledo;
We'll, Roth a Irving Co., and Sea-
songood a Mayer Of Cincinnati, and
Hall e. Hall Of Temple, Texas, bid
SLABS. A third syndicate con-
posed OF Hanchette Bond Co. and
Garrett a Co. Of Dallas bid Siy275.
The lowest bid was that Of A. T.
Bell q Co, who offered a premium
Of $3.50.
Il am disappointed with the
small premium we received for these
bonds" Judge Daney said, -but II
IN impossible TO sell them mt the
prices they would otherwise bring
because four millions Of other bonds
are to follow.
"The best bid. which was thrown
out Rs irregular. provided that we
could not deliver the third million
until December I, 1928, which was
impossible for the court 10 consider
Under the agreement the county il
not to place the third million on the
market prior 10 May /, 1925, and
unless there In a change In the form
Of organization OF four water dist.
ricts. il Is not likely there will bs
q third million placed on the mar.
ket- However, ] anticipate no trou.
bic on this score. and feel sure the
county will have the cooperation Of
the water districts.
The only other business before
the court was the appointment OF
q constable to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the killiRg Of II. j. Hnrrison
near Rio Hondo. r. ID. Brown ual
rendered the appoiutmsnL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

officially connected with the soviet
are being hustled out and soviet
commercial places closed down.
Taste Chinese Hatred
At Canton, this was accompanied by
revolving bloodshed. Soviet repre-
sentatives in Hankow we're given
barely 45 hours to leave after being
rounded up early last Friday morning
and marched bound through the
street, some Of them still in their
night clothes. Tomorrow has been
set as the limit of departure from
Shanghai.
Thus death, and indignities have
been visited upon the Russians who
for the past three years were the ac-
credited brains Of the nationalist
movement.
Quitting the scenes Of their former
triumphs they have tasted the Chi
nese hatred which they are said 10
have been responsible for turning
against other foreigners throughout
the Chinese revolution up to now.
5000 Slain
The absence Of anti-foreign feeling.
except against the soviet, Ia note
worthy. During the events OF last
week not single foreign casualty ex-
cept Russian was reported.
The latest official foreign reports
enable one 10 make a fairly accurate
estimate or the costs Of Canton's
orgy.
At least 5000 persons are believed
TO have been killed. The communists,
who seized the city December IL,
killed 1000, while the anti-reds in re-
capturing the city two days later
killed 1000.
At least eight Russians were ere
cuted in short order after being ig-
ANONYMOUSLY paraded.
End Not In Sight
The material damage at Canton u
generally estimated nc twenty million
dollars, Mexican. Entire blocks were
burned, including the bank Of China
building. When other losses due "a
the looting Of both reds and anti-reds
Ia added to this, the total will prob
ably be doubled.
The end In not In sight. The mill
tarists who are in control ut present
are unagreed among themselves.
General Chang Fak-Wei In the out.
standing figure among them. The
entire group has been denounced by
the Marking nationalists regime
which has ordered q punitive expedi-
tion against Canton. Further fight.
ing Is probable and the population IL
still paniekg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20

was rammed by the coast
guard destroyer Par sing
off this harbor last N1r-
day.
As the salvage crew impatiently
awaited better sea conditions to re
new diving operations, Captain
Ernest r. King, in charge of this
department Of the work said there
was but little hope that any OF
these imprisoned men would be
taken out alive.
On the surface a rescue fleet rode
out the storm or hugged port help
less TO intervene.
IL was hours since 1t. Graham
Newell Fitch. leader of that des.
perate band. had tapped out a mes
sage to the outside world, a mes
sage that naval officers feared "a
answer. This message at 4:45 p. m.
yesterday was:
"Is there any hope?"
Men Give Names
Laborously, by hammer, the sia
spelled their names and for the first
time it was definitely known whom
the possible survivors were OF the
forty men who had left on a trial
cruise which ended last Saturday
when the submarine was rammed BY
the coast guard destroyer Paulding-
Beside Fitch they were:
Frank Snizek. torpedo man
Ridgefield Park. N. J.
Russell A. Crabb, torpedo man
San Diego, Calf.
Roger Leslie Short, torpedo man
Boonville. Mo.
Joseph L. Stevens, seaman, Provi-
denee. X. i.
George Pelnar, seaman, South
Omaha, Nebraska.
Fitch made his home al New Lon
don, ConE.
Life Limit Nears End
The signals were picked up by Z
companion underseas craft, the SIS
on its oscillator. Then silence un'
til Sis o'clock this morning wher
faint tar pings we're heard but car
ried no code message. IL was be
lieved that the six men were too
weak to rap out on the side OF ths
vessel the orderly messages in thu
international code which had beer
received on previous days.
A life time limit Of early tenor
row morning was fixed by Lieuten'
ant Charles L. Momsen, navy sub
marine expert, at Washington. HI
said that abnormal discharge Of car
bon dioxiGe from the imprisoned si,
would bring death in SIT hour
from the time Of the crash whiea
was at S:S7 D. m. Saturday. Thii
limit would expire about Z n. m. to
morrew.
III the torpedo men know how u
get air out OK the torpedoes the meE
might live $50 hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Local Resident
dies I4ora Todav

J. c. Shoop, ~, died st the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. @. g. Cooling.
about four miles out ON the highway
this morinR at . o'clock He iH re-
ported 70 have been In poor health
for some time.
The deceased has been a resident
Of the Valley for the last three years
and IL survived by his wife and hin
daughter. Mrs. Cooling He and hiH
family are members OK the Presby-
terian church.
Funeral arrangements had not been
made at 1880 p. M. today. The body
will be at the Morris-Kilcher funeral
parlors until the funeral plans arc
made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Two Unidentified
Bodies Are Found

GALENA. Ill. Dec. 20.--tF1-2O.--s
R)-The bodies Of two unidentified
men, tied together. were found in
TapIey's wood, eight miles east or,
Galena today. Indications were that
they had been murdered last night.
Each was between 35 and 3s years OK
age.
A machinists' union card made out
20 Harold McGrath. Dubuque, Ia-. was
found in the clothing or one of the
men, and two letters addressed to
McGFath were discovered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
30 MINUTES OF
WISECRACKING

Will Rogers said:
President Gales Is good
bull fighter; they all are
That's all they do, that and
throw 'em.
Ask the Chamber Of Com
meree to send me some litera-
ture-I want 10 see what they
can have to say about this
weather.
Mexico has one good graft
that / wish we had in the Unit
ed States, and that is shooting
off presidential candidates.
I've been gone three weeks
who're the Democrats gonna
ran for president, anyway?
What's the matter with this
thing? (When his plane did not
start readily Has the Cham
Der Of Commerce been tamper-
ing with IL I'm order to get
THE hotel a customer for the
night.
/ wanna get back to Los An
geles and learn Spanish-can't
do IL I'm Mexico City; too many
Gringoes there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
OuSted by
China In Bloody
Week; Kill 5000

PEKING, China, Dec. 20.-tP)-Out
of the bloody turmoil of Canton's
terrible week has emerged the salient
fact that South China, or the portion
calling itself nationalist, has rup-
tured relations with the soviet as vio-
lently and completely as possible
without the actual decoration of war.
Indeed, Il appears that IL armed
conflict were geographically possible,
the two nations would be ct each
others throats.
From the entire Yangtze valley
and TO the south of it, all Russians
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Hope for SIX on
81 Dims; Seas
Prevent Rescue

sounds heard from within the sunken submarine S
at eleven o'clock today but these not signals Off
of the submarine Ss sister ship of the ated craft
said 1t appeared to those the surface that the surv
of the S4 making vain efforts in their be-
half.
Meantime weather condition continued to render
attempts impossible. Wind and at that hour
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Remus Case In
Hands of jury

CINCINNATI. o.. Dec. 2O.-lP-
George Remus' hope for an outright
acquittal Of the charge Of first de-
gree murder for Staying his estranged
wife, Imogene, was dashed today
when Judge Chester H. Shook. decreed
that the best Remus could hope for
would be aequittal on the sole ground
Of insanity.
The case went TO the jury at fR:a9
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Endurance Flight
Ends at 49 Hours

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Dec. 20.
--tHl-After remaining in the air
forty-nine and one half hours in an
attempt TO break the worlds record
for an endurance flight, the tri-
motored monoplane spirit of CAL
ifornia" was forced down at Mills
Field here today on account VI an
exhaused fuel supply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Mother Cheers
Son ON Sub S-4

!. NEW LONDON, Conn. Dee. 90
R-A message from the neither
and the wife Of Lieutenant Graham
n. Fitch. one Of the six men in the
torpedo compartment Of the S-4 was
acknowledged this morning after IL
Continued or psge twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Teacher Hurt As Car
Overturns Near Death

SAN ANGELO. Ter, Dee. 20.-LF
-kiss Frances WhatIey. teacher At
Texas Tech. was still In a serious
condition here today from injuries
suffered Saturday when a coupe
in which she was riding overturned.
Relatives kaFa bean aammeneds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Boiler Blast Fatal
To Two Trainmen

WARREN. Pa, Dee. 2D.-tPS-
Two trainmen we're killed in the
Pennsylvania Railroad yards here
today when the boiler Of a loco
motive blew up. The dead are: I'd
MeaEer. az Erie, engineer, and his
hrsnsD. - YET pnldsztifiss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Two Inch Snow Falls
In Texas Oil Field

SAN ANGELO, Tex. Dee. 2o.-CP-
A white Christmas in the oil fields
with about two inches Of snow on
the ground and more falling.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
Mexico Bribe Plot
Probers Get Surprise

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dee. 60
Ri-A meeting Of the special senate
committee investigating charges Of
d 900 Mexican fund for four
United States senator's. was sudden
ly called today 20 hear a surprise
witneAH.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
IUnGE GEnRGE nL

Judge y. G. George has been con-
fined 70 his home i'm West Browns
vile several days with q severe cold
which threatened TO develop into
pnsnmonia- His physician reported
Tuesday that there was some inn
proFsment and that his condition is
noe serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-20
uNDERGoEs OPERATION

Miss Alicia Soils. daughter Of a
physician in Rio Grmnde City. has
undergone n minor operation mt the
Mercy hnNpital- She ia reported 60
- EeePysEinE EapidlZs /.