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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Seven Dead In
Crossing Crash

DELTA. Utah. Oct. s.-(P)-Unfa-
miliarity with a new automobile or
the part of the driver was believed
by officers here today to be spo
sible for a collision with a passenger
train yesterday afternoon which COS,
the lives Of Orson Erickson, his wife
and five children.
Waving TO the engine crew OF ,
Salt Lake and Los Angeles passenger
tram, Erickson drove beside the rail
road track and then pulled up at the
crossing as the train approached. al
u neared. the automobile ran on 4,
the track and stopped.
The body Of the eldest Of three
daughters was found afterward in
the machine. Those of Mr.. and Mr.
Erickson. their sons and two Other
daughters, were badly mangled be-
meath the wheels of the train.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
O.. COTTON
OPENS STEADY
Liquidation In Ad-
vance of Govern
ment Report

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. s.-P1-The
cotton market opened steady in re-
Spouse TO higher Liverpool cables
than expected. The initial gain ex-
tended to 1923 for December and
1918 for January and 1898 for
March, or s TO . points above Satur-
days close.
There was some final liquidation IN
advance Of the government report
and before this was absorbed the
early gain had been lost and Decem-
Der traded off TO 1909. January 1907
and March i7.9S, or 10 20 ia points
under the opening and 4 to 3 points
below the previous close.
The liquidation persisted on
small scale during most Of the trad
ing before business was suspended
for reception Of the government re
port. At that time December trad
ed at 1898. January 1895 and March
1889, or Is to 6 points under Sat
urday's close. The report showet
an indicated yield somewhat smaller
than expected. December shot uI
to 1882, January 1900 and March
1873, or 81 TO Sc points aobye the
%pre-bureau lows.
Later profit-taking developed ard
around noon prices had slipped bach
IA to is points from the highs.
Cotton futures closed steady a
net advance Of 80 to Al points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Law FIRM IN
CONTINUED from pare one.)

CONTINUED from pare one.)
IS said to be n of the finest struc-
lures in the city.
with the exception of six offices
on the Elizabeth street end Of the
building. the Seabury. George and
Taylor firm will occupy the entire
second floor.
On the ground floor there are spa
ces for five separate stores.
Elevator space has been provided
IN the building but no elevator will
be installed until the additional
floors are added. Volney W. TAYLOR
member Of the firm, announced Mon
day.
The law firm started moving into
the new building Saturday. the last
load being taken out shortly after
noon Monday.
Old offices OF the firm were an
the fourth floor Of the State National
Bank building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
CROWD Sees
LEGION OFF
Approximately ESQ On
Special Train to
Convention CITY

approximately 200 persons were or
hand Sunday night to witness the ex-
hibition drill of the bugle and drum
corps and bid bon voyage to the 81
members of the Brownsville Ameri-
can Legion Post who filled two Pull
mans and overlooked into a third
which were attached to the "Ameri-
can Legion" special which pulled ont
from the Missouri Pacific station here
at Sis o'clock Sunday night for San
Antonio, scene Of the national con
vention Of the organization, which
was to open with a bang. Monday.
Aside from the Brownsville Legion
mares, the special was scheduled to
pick up a Pullman each from Harlin-
gen. Mercedes, Weslaco. Donna and
Edinburg, the latter also carrying
Mission Legionnaires.
Leo Waldschmidt, passenger and
ticket agent of the lines in Browns
vile, estimated that fully $50 lie.
gionnaires would be carried to the
convention city on the special.
Aside from the number booked on
the special train, fully $50 Valley
members of the organization dove
overland to San Antonio, il is esti.
mated.
Upon arrival Of the train Monday
morning, the Valley Legionnaires
we're 10 organize for a parade
through the downtown section. Those
who had not made the trip on the
special had been given instruction
TO meet the train when ii pulled up
At the Missouri Pacific station IN
order that they might join in the
march.
Headquarters for Valley Legion
naires have been established at the
Crockett hotel and this section Of
Texas is expected to be put on the
map by the 500 members Of the Val
ley organization who will take part
in the convention activities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
BOND SET
Continued from page one.l

Continued from page one.1
Estes parked his car across the road
on the outskirts Of San Benito.
The San Benito police officer
jumped on the running board Of my
car" he said "as . stopped for d
boulevard stop sign at the town.
principal street intersection. His
gun was drawn as he jumped on the
side of the car and all | said 10 hin,
was that he didn't need to point that
gun at me-
The way the story was first writ
ten up II had me painted as a desper.
ate bandit, which I am not.
AT the bridge here. | understood
the customs officer TO tell me to driv,
on but he says that he told me 10
drive up TO the curb and stop. | had
no intention of running away from,
him"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
CRAWLS TO HELP
y = y
AFTER BLASTING
y = y
HIS ARMS, EYES

NACoGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. s.
-Pl-Crawling through the woods
and calling for help, although both
arms had been torn off at the ell
bows and both his eyes had been
put out by an exploding dynamite
cartridge, John NJ. Williamson, IS,
finally got help, but not in time to
save his life. He died Saturday
night on an operating table at
Cushing.
Williams was several miles from
his home at Cushing. % miles
west of here, when the dynamite
cartridge exploded. He crawled
through the underbrush and shout
cd for help until a passerby heard
him and took him to a Cushing
surgeon.
He j. survived by his widow and
several children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Jefferds Lands
Large Jewish

Harold Jefferds. United States
deputy marshal, landed a 6l-pound
Jew fish Sunday while fishing in La
guna Madre opposite the Fernandez
summer home on BRACES Island.
The marshal was a member OF a
fishing party composed Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Jefferds and Praiedis
CavaZos.
Fishing Is getting good down on
the coast now that the water has
begun TO clear" he said. THE road
to Boca Chica is also good with the
exception of about a half mile
stretch at the end of the pavement
which is badly in need Of dragging"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
M. Passenger
Train Is Run, In
Sections Monday

The San Antonio section or Mon
day mornings Missouri Pacific pas
senger train arrived here M d sec
ond section Gt 1915 a. MI, two hours
and 70 minutes behind regular
schedule.
Under ordinary conditions. the
san Antonio Pullmans are picked
up by the regular passenger train
AZ Odem and brought on into
Brownsville, arriving here al 1855
J. m.
Due to n late start from San An
tonic caused by a necessary wait 10
allow special American Legion con-
v%ention trains to clear the track.
this section was forced to make the
run as a second section train.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Dem Retires For
LaFoIette Vote

MILWAUKEE. Oct. s.-LP,-Fx.
pressing belief that his progressive
republican opponent. Senator Rob
ert NJ. LaFollette sis Just as much
IN favor Of the legislative program
for which Gov. Smith stands Is |
am" Michael X. Reilly, the demo
cratic nominee. today announced his
withdrawal from the race.
Mr.. Reilly. former congressman
who was nominated at the Septem-
Der primary without opposition. will
ask that his name be stricken from
the November election ballot. That
would leave Senator LaFollette with
out opposition from the democrats
who are openly seeking the support
of the progressive republicans for
their presidential and gubernatorial
candidates. Alfred Smith and AL
Schmederman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Larry Semon Of
lsovies Is Dead

NICT0RVILLE, Cal, Oct. s.-(Pl-
Larry Semon, motion picture come
dian, died here today.
The screen actor first became i'll
several months ago after staging a
long and losing battle against finan-
cial i'll fortune. A rev weeks ago he
left his Los Angeles home and came
players have recovered their health.
He was suffering from a nervous
breakdown. A few days age he con
tracted double pneumonia.
His wife, Dorothy Swan. screen
actress, and her mother. Mrs. Nancy
Smith, attended him during his ill
ness.
Semon was born in West Point
Miss, thirty-nine years ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
2 Men Held In School
Girls Disappearance

PORT ARTHUR. Texas. Oct. s.
PI-Two young white men were held
in the city Jail today in connection
with the disappearance Of two Port
Arthur high school girls. Leona Roy.
-, and Evelyn Cannon. IA, The
girls have been missing since Fridar
when they were last seen on their
way to sch2ol.
kidnapping charges will likely be
filed against the two prisoners to-
day, police said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Report Condition of
S. c. Tuc'-er Serious

The condition Of s. G. Tucker.
Brownsville pioneer. who has been
III several months. was reported very
critical Monday morning BY attend
ing physicians.
Mr.. Tucker has been in poor health
nearly two years, his condition grad
ually growing worse. For several
weeks he has been confined to his
bed. reports from the home Monday
indicating that little hope is held
out for his recovery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Flying Club Head
Killed In era sh

CINCINNATI, Oct. s.-CPl-Theo-
dore r. Hunter. 2S, president of the
Cincinnati Flying club was critically
injured and his pilot was killed when
the plane in which he was taking a
flying lesson crashed At the club
field near Newton yesterday.
Lowell r. Donnely. 80. OF Cincinnati
the pilot was dead when taken from
the wreckage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
San Berito Child
Breaks Arm in Fall

SAN BENIT0, Oct. s.-Virginia
Boiling. two and a half year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Boil
ing. suffered a broken arm Sunday
when she fell from the family car
while il was parked in front OF the
home. The child was playing inside
OF the automobile when the door
swung open and she fell to the side.
walk.
Mr.. Boiling. n member of San Be.
nito's famous Forty and Eight quar-.
tet, went to San Antonio for the lie
gion convention last night when doc.
tors assured the father that his
daughters injury was not serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Pair Jailed Here On
Dean Law Indictment

Jose Dominguez and Alexandra
Martinez. both Of Point Isabel, were
lodged in Jail here Monday on a
charge Of violating the Dean Act.
They were arrested at Point Isabel
earlier in the day by Chief Deputy
Sheriff George Miller.
Indictments were returned against
the men by the last grand jury
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Hoover-Curtis
Club Will Meet

Preparations we're going forward
Monday for one Of the most eIabor-
ate Hoover-Curtis club meetings vet
70 be staged in this section. The
meeting is 70 be held NJ s O'Clock
Tuesday evening at the Fl Jardin
schoolhouse.
Prominent members OF the organi-
zation, including Brownsville. II
Jardin and San Benito people. are
scheduled to talk before the as
sembly.
John I. Lomax Of San Benito is
chairman of the body and Carlos G..
watson is its secretary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08

general approached il. Stepping
through a group of officers around
him Pershing gave his old chauf-
feur a long handshake and shifted
his heavy overcoat to enable him to
throw his arm around Pollards
shoulders. Other prominent people
who arrived on Pershing's train
were Mai. Georges Scapini, war
blinded member Of the French cham
Der OF deputies, Mai. General Henry
T. Allen. commander Of the forces
Of occupation and Major General
Frank Parker. assistant chief Of
staff Of the army.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
COTTON

LIVERPOOL, oct. s.-lFI-CIosIng
cotton spot good business done;
prices lower; American strict good
good middling 1l.0i; good mildl.ng
1879; strict middling 1859; mid
ding 1854; strict low middlIrg
1929; low middling 1909; strict
good ordinary 9.S9; good ordinary
9.59. Sales 5000 bales. including
$500 American. No receipts. Flu
lures closed Oct. 1917; Jan. 9.9s;
March 9.97; May 9.95; July 9-9i.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
MARKETS AT
A GLANCE
New York

New York
Stocks Irregular; Allied Chemical
gains n dozen points.
Bonds firm; Andes Is at new high.
Foreign exchanges mixed; pescta
az new 1925 low.
Cotton higher; bullish government
report.
Sugar steady; improved spot stu
alton.
Coffee quiet and irregular.
Chicago
Wheat lower. large visible serply.
Corn declined; increased receipts.
Cattle strong to higher.
Hogs lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
DENY HICKMAN APPEAL.

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-LP-WiI-
liam Edward Hickman Of Los An.
geles. Calf. under sentence Of dea.h
on October 10 for the murder OF
Marion Parker. a ~I2-year-old school
girl. was today denied an appeal 10
the supreme court by Justice Suth-
erland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
BABY BOY BORN MONDAY

A IL pound baby boy was born 70
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. K~ingsbury. Sew
enth and Monroe streets. at 4:3O
O'Clock Monday morning. Kingsbury
i one Of the oldest employees in the
cameron county engineers office.
Both mother and boy were reported
doing nicely Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Z YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-PD-The
cotton opened steady NJ an advance
Of 4 10 10 points on trade buying anc
covering. but soon eased under n re-
newal Of liquidation which appeared
to be accompanied by some southern
hedging. December sold off from
1888 to 1870 by TIE end of the first
half hour, with the general market
showing net declines Of about , TO 3
points.
There was a squirt Of liquidati,n
Just before publication of the gov
eminent report which sent the price
of December contracts off TO 1851,
q points net lower. There was a
jump Of about so TO 90 points in
prices after its publication. De-
cember sold up 10 l94l. 80 points
from the low level OF the mornlnE
and So points above YESTERDAYS clos.
ing quotations. with heavy realizing
sales readily absorbed. The volume
OF business tapered off around this
figure ard the market was quieter
ut midday with prices showing re-
actions Of Q or 10 points from their
best levels.
Futures closed barely steady, 35G
30 points higher. Spot quiet, mad
ding 1915.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Fort Worth Hogs,
Cattle Go Lower;
Sheep Are Steady

FORT WORTH, Oct. s.-(P)-
Hogs: zoo: l5025c lower; top 1885,
for good to choice go ID. butchers;
bulk desirable 165-23O 10. hogs $40
@10.00; truck top 1910.
Cattle and calves: 5000, 2,7OO
calves; slaughter steers mostly l5G
25c lower: top weiEhty cake feds
1875; rrassers around 1880 good
fat cows $50: heavy bulls 500;
slaughter calves steady; heavies 70
packers mostlf 1000. down.
Sheep: 5000; steady wetherl
500; fat yearlinEs 1000.
KANSAS CITY. oct. S-lPi-HoEs +:
5000; mostly 25E 35c lower; tor
1910 on choice 2-5-24O lbs. but
chers. medium 70 choice 25O-S5u
lbs. 10000 1865; 20O-250 lbs. l0.1oG
1910; 10000 lbs. 9.5OGlO.G1; 130-
100 lbs. S.T5G10.25.
Cattle: $4,000; calves: 5000;
killing classes steady to 25c higher;
slaughter steers. good and choice
l300-1500 lbs. lS.O0Gl7.00; 11O0-
1900 lbs. 13.OOG17.25; 95O-1lO0 lbs.
l300-1500 lbs. 13.00G17.OO; 100
choice 750-950 lbs. l3.OOG17.25;
heifers. good and choice $50 lbs.
down 12.00G16.25; cows. good and
choice s.35Gl1.75: v~ealers Cmilk
fedl medium 70 choice s.00Gl4.50.
Sheep: $4,000; bids slightly low
en-; lambs. good and choice tg2 lbs
DOWN ll.75GI3.O0; ewes. medium 70
choice ESQ lbs. DOWN 4.00G6.50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
ORF

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-IPl-F0rcirn
exchanges steady; quotations Cin
cents):
Great Britain, demand Asa SIS;
cables asa 1892; G0-day bills On banks
$50 1915. France. demand $50 10;
cables 800 81. Italy, demand 5.2S;
Tokyo 1856; Montreal 1O0.0I 9-16.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
0n

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s.-P,-Cot-
tonsced oil closed steady. Prime sum
mer yellow $40. prime crude S.l2 To-
s-25- Pan. 9.25; Feb. 9.35: Mar $40:
Apr $50; May $50; Oct. els; Nov.
9.ls; Dec. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
BITTER Y Fees

CHICAGO, Oct. s.-P)-Butter
lower; creamery extras IS IL:
standards IS 1-2; seconds Al 1-2G42.
Eggs unchanged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
POULTRY


CHICAGO, Oct. s.-P-Poultrv
easy; fowls 20G24c; springs 20 liz
12a lie; ROSTERS 10 1-2c; turkeys
25G3Oc; ducks 21c; geese zoe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
SPOT COTTON
CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s.-0F-
spot cotton closed steady Al
points w. Sales 4.010; low mid
ding l7-15; middling 1855: good
mlddling 1900; receipts 1862;
stock 155.s79.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-P,-Cot-
ton Of this years growth einned prior
70 October / totalled 4.961.032 bales
counting round bales as half bales.
the census bureau announced today.
This compares with 5.a44,T30 for
1927 and 5.643.l3a for 1926.
GinninCs prior to October | BY
states follow: Alabama 335.754.
Arizona 17,l5s: Arkansas 362.221;
California 1922; Florida 1l.25l:
Georgia 3Cs.sss9; Louisiana 3T0.727:
Mississippi 5sl.392: North Carolina
6o.342: Oklahoma 26s.l27. South
Carolina 120.e54; Texas 2.42e. 04S:
Missouri 1888; New Mexico 6.12a:
Tennessee 6A.757; Virginia 969;
other states 22s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
COTTON GAINS
tContinued from pare one

CONTINUED from page ore.)
$4,000: Texas 1881. 900: Oklahoma
4.630,000; Arkansas 3.45s. 900: New
Mexico 100000; Arizona 5000:
California 22i 900; other states
$1,000.
The total Abandonment after July I
was 30 per cent leaving 44.9i6, 900
acres for harvest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-tP-CalI
money easier; all loans s 10: closing
Dld 3 l.2 time loans firm, mixed
collateral 5000 days Z IA; as
months 7 "a; prime mercantile paper
Bankers ac~ceptsnces: 80 DAYS. so
days go days 4 5-SG4 1-2; q months
= 5-iGi 5-o; SO months 5M4 rs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08

NEW YORK. Oct. s.-tP-Thir-
teen men were dead today. presum-
ably Of alcoholic poisoning, with 81
other persons in Manhattan and
Brooklyn hospitals suffering from
the same complaint. Police said i
was the largest weekend toll from
that cause since New Years.
DR.. Charles Norris. chief medical
examiner. ascribed the unusually
heavy death toll TO the l~ncrease in
the number Of private stills in the
slum districts and the spread of the
habit of drinking smoke" or raw
alcohol. Most of the dead and
many of those in hospitals came
from the lower East Side.
Smoke" the name being derived
from a chemical which is introduced
10 soften the burning effect on the
throat and which gives the alcohol
a smoky appearance. is distilled out
Of corn mash, potatoes, fruit, and
so on. Or. Norris said. and sells for
from 5 to 10 cents a drink.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
l7DEAD,57ILL;;
LIQUOR POISON
Record Set Over Week
End In New York;
Blame Smoke

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-tH1-
Four deaths, believed by the po-
lice 10 be due to alcoholism,
were reported today, making a
total of II in New York ove the
weekend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
III. =. RnNnS

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-lP-Unitsd
States bonds: Liberty 3 1-2s \ : 1n-
9TH 4 lbs 1912; treasury a. \ III
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Prices of Grain
Generally Lower
On Chicago Mart

CHICAGO. Oct. s.-(Rl-Unlooked
for advances in wheat quotations AZ
Liverpool, helped give the wheat
market here an early swing upward
today. Liverpool stocks of wheat
were reported as being rapidly re-
duced with no offerings obtainable
except at higher prices. Opening
Use 10 1c up. Chicago wheat later
reacted somewhat. but then rose
higher. Corn and oats were easier.
with corr starting at 3-sG1-2c de-
cline TO Use gain. and consequently
roceding all around. Provisions av-
eraged lower.
Wheat closed heavy. "a 10 1c net
lower. corn 5-Sc to 1 3-Sc down
oats is to 1-2c off. and provisions
varying from l5c decline 70 a rise
Oh 55M57c.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
CASH GRAIN

@~h2AA ~
KANSAS CITY, Oct. s.-LF-
Wheat: No. ? dark hard lis; No.
3 NORMALLY 1.10Gl.3l; No. 2 hard
Ill "a lie; No. 3, I.07G1.13 IL:
No. 2 red lao; No. 3, 1871; Dec.
LIZ SIS; May 1.19 1-2.
Corn: No. 2 white 100 1-2; No. 3
nominally 80 1-2G1.Oo: No. 2 yell
low nominally 1.O0dI.OO 1-2: No. 8
nominally 80 1-261.O0; No. . mixed
90 a 80 IL: No. 3, eI l-2; Dec.
IS Is; May so Is.
Oats: No. 2 white nominally 44d
20; No. 3 nominally 1904.
CHICAGO, Oct. s.-(P-Wheat:
No. ? hard 1.2lG1.22 10; No. ,
northern spring liz IL.
Corn: No. ? mixed % IL: Nc. 2
yellow 1.056l.O6 IL.
Oats: No. ? white "A I-2T45 "a;
no 4 white 39G42 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-31
Concrete Approaches to
Stables Not Extensive

On most barns there is a little ramp
or incline leading to the door. When
this is made of wood it rots out
quickly and goes to pieces and is for
ever giving trouble. The way to avoid
this is to build the approach of con-
crete. 1t can be very easily done and
at very little expense.
Remove all the old wood stills and
supports; then excavate a little so
that when the concrete is finished it
will be about six inches thick. Use
planks at the sides for forms, hold
ing them in place with stakes, driven
in on the outside.
Use a fairly rich mixture Of con-
crete, say one part of cement, one and
one-half part of sand and three parts
of broken stone or well assorted grav-
ell. Mix it up thoroughly to a medi-
ium consistency, put it in place, strike
it off with straight edge and then
smooth it down somewhat with a
wood float. Do not use a steel float
as that will put polish on the con-
crete and make it very slippery. In
deed it is better to leave it fairly
rough as the horses can get a much
better footing on it.
If possible, do not allow heavy
weights to come upon it until it has
cured for week or ten days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-31
Fortunes Reaped
BY Humble Hands

George Carver, who was born into
slavery in this country many years
ago and was kidnapped by raiders and
exchanged shortly afterward for a
horse worth about $500, discovered
many products derivable from simple
substances. From the peanut he OBJ
tanned 167 distinct products, and from
the sweet potato 100 products. He pro-
duced 300 dyes from dandelion, vari-
Gus trees and shrubs, onion skins and
wood ashes, as well as paints and
stains from the red clay of Alabama.
A story of fortune accumulated by
the thrifty habits OF coOlie was I'M
folded in the Calcutta high court. An
action was brought by the administra-
tor general of Bengal in the case of d
man named Dobey, who died without
heirs and left property worth S125,-
600. Dobey as a laborer never earned
more than 8 cents a day. His first
purchase of property was mud house
on the outskirts of Calcutta, for which
he paid 60 rupees $500. This he sold
at a profit of 400 per cent, and there
after, by careful investment in land
and properties, he continued to add to
his wealth until, at his death, he left
fortune in the amount mentioned In
the court proceedings.