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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Y. STOCKS IN
STRONG FINISH
Many Exceed Previous
Highs; Adams Ex-
press Exception

NEW YORK, May 14.-LRp-The
upward movement OF stock prices was
resumed when the New York stock
exchange reopened today after a two
day holiday. Kroger stores opened
4 points higher at % rs "a new high
record and initial gains of a point
or more were recorded by Atkinson.
General Electric and WHY'S over
land preferred. Houston oil opened
4 points higher and General Electric
3 while Case Threshirg dropped 3
points on the first sale. /,
There was little IN the weekend
news TO influence the price move
ment. Collins & Aiknan broke Z
points to a new low fer the year AZ
rs in reflection Of the passing Of the
dividend last Saturday.
Heavy speculation w8s resumed IN
the airplane stocks. Curtiss quickly
scared II sd points 20 a new high
at 154 ga and Wright moved up .
points on the first bulge Of buying.
The return from Europe Of Michael
j. Meehan, specialist In Radio COM
mon stock, was accomran ied BY an
other bullish demonstration in that
issue which carried il ur 4 IL points
to "A new record high nc 2lO. New
peak prices for the year or longer
also were registered by Chrysler
Motors, Bucyrus-Erie common and
convertible preferred. Riehfield Oil
Of California and Brunswick-Balke.
Sharp gains also took place in Con-
solidated Gas, Dupont, Pittsburgh
Coal and Sears Roebuck.
Foreign exchanges opened steady,
with sterling cables quoted slightly
higher around Sass 7-S2.
The closing was strong. Adams Elk.
press dropped 10 points in the final
hour. but other shares reflected the
swelling of the ranks Of operators for
the long account. "A number Of issues
rising in q spirited manner Packard
motor. corn PREDICTS refining. Kenne-
cot Copper and Anaconda were among
the well known stocks that surpassed
their previous high figures. Total
sales approximately Si,500, coo shares,
shares.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, May l4.@CPEThe
cotton market opened steady al a de-
cline Of Is to % points under gener-
Al selling inspired BY reports of good
rains in West Texas. and relatively
easy Liverpool cables. Initial offer
ings were fairly well taken by trade
buying and covering at the decline,
but selling continued, July contracts
easing off to 20.71 ard October 10
20.64. BY the end Of the first hour.
or about 81 20 40 points below Sat
urday's closing quotations.
There was another squirt Of sell
ing after publication Of the census
report showing domestic consumption
Of 525,15S bales for April compared
with 5s1,31s for March and 61S.379
for April last year.. Some falling off
in the consumption had been expect
ed but the figures evidently we're
lower than looked for. Prices de-
clined "a 20.62 for July and 2O.54 for
October. or 43 70 81 points net low
er. These prices seemed to bring
in more trade buying and covering,
however. and the market was stead
Ter at midday. with active months
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Six Black Hand
Letters Found By
Police On Corpse

CHICAGO, May 14-(P-Six black
hand letters were delivered 70 police
yesterday by a dead man.
IL was Gaetano Acct. liking Of the
blackmailers" and "The Muscler," 70
give him two of the descriptive
names supplied by police. His body.
with two bullets in il, was found
beside a lonely road near Harvard,
Illinois.
Tie blackhand letters were in one
of his pockets. They were address
ed to different persons and demand
ed money under threats Of death.
Most Of the intended recipients
were found by police to be in poor
circumstances.
Acci's Staying. police suggested.
probably was done by one Of Acci's
blackmail victims in revenge.
"They got him before we did.
said Lieut.. Paul Riccio of the black
hand squad. "We had a trap set
for him a week ago, but he escaped
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LEAKING BOAT
TOLL HEAVY IN
MAINE PARTY
Survivor Is Unnerved
And Unable to De-
tail Horrors of Ac-
cident on Sunday

LOCKWOOD, Maine, May 14.-CP,
Eight members Of a fishing party
from Brockton. Mass, and Sam Bud
am OF Greenville, Me-, were drown
Cd late yesterday when a m~otorboat
IN which Buddin was taking them to
Iomhegan Camps sprung a leak.
LIE engine stopped and the boat
1iiled with water and sank.
Chief Charles Daley Of the Brock
ton fire department. the ninth mem
Der Of the party from that city. was
the only person saved and he was
SO unnerved today from his expe-
rienee that he was unable 70 give a
detailed Narrative Of the catastro-
phe.
The party, which was composed Of
DR.. A. +. Peterson, Chief Charles
Daley of the fire department, DR..
David Bridgewood, John S~andberg.
Fred Dahlberg. DR.. Frank Moberg.
James Lays, Harry Howard and
Sheriff Earle p. Blake, all OF Brock
ton, Mass, and Sam Buddin OF
Greenville, driver Of the boat, left
Greenville about 4:4O yesterday aft
ernoon bound for the Tomhegan
camps.
According to the story told by
Daley when he reached shore. the
boat sprung a leak when about a
mile above Kineo towards Green
Vile and near Sandbar Island.
WASHINGTON, May IT'D
Pitched into the cold waters of the
Potomac when their gasoline launch
struck a snag in the river here, four
young girls and three men saved
their lives last night by swimming
70 a support of a railroad bridge
tifteen feet away and holding on
Tor nearly an hour until rescued.
trains running over the bridge
drowned out their cries for help and
hundreds Of Sunday motorists driv-
ing around the Potomac park speed
way were unaware of the ghivering
group in the river nearby. A wom-
an finally heard the cries and
started the rescue efforts.
FORT WORTH, Texas, May IA
R1-Funeral services were 10 be
held today for Charles A. Wheeler.
81, vice president Of the Acme laun-
dry, while the body Of J. Hill Cayce.
30, assistant cashier Of the CONT
mental bank, was being held pending
the arrival of T.latives from Nash
vile. Tenn. Both men were drown
ed Saturday night in Lake Worth.
They were fishing with three
other business men when the boat
overturned.
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Seacons In Houston
Mark Rival Buildings

HOUSTON. Texas.-P-Imitating
stars Is a spur to competition among
owners Of three Houston office build
ings.
Electric beacons on the 16-story
Carter building for years awed peo-
pie who looked up at them. In 1925
the Neils Esperson building rose n
block away to a height of % stories
and startled the spectators below
with a cupola OF flood lights. A
year later the Second National bank
bought the Carter building. added
six floors and erected on the roof
n 125-foot steel tower, which holds
aloft a circle of powerful lamps.
Now the owners of the new Bank
ers Mortgage company that
its 81 stores will be capped with bea-
cons rivaling a segment Of the milky
way.
The three buildings are in adjoin-
ing blocks.
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BUSES

Continued from page one)
this region. II is indicated, and Los
Olmos creek, near the Starr county
city is r~ampaging.
Cloudbursts on the h~eadNaters Of
tire ordinarily little creek have turn
ed that stream into a raging torrent
that is spreading over much of the
lowlands in the vicinity Of Rio
Grande City and in the town itself.
Three business houses, Magnolia and
Gulf gasoline supply cepots and the
offices OF the Rio Grande Bridge
company are flooded along with ap-
proximately 100 small residences in
the lower section Of the town. reports
here say.
Railway communication with the
town has been cut eff with the one
rail line between the town and Mis-
sion under six feet of water in
places while bridges and culverts
along the highway have been washed
cut and the road ITSELF is inundated
IN many places.
Three bridges on the road between
Rio Grande City and Laredo have
been washed out. il is said. while the
road between Roma and Sam Fordyce
is considered almost impossible.
No reports Of injuries have been
received here from any section Of
the Valley.
Working On Bridge
NorEmen on the new $350,0OO
Gateway bridge under construction
al the foot Of Fourteenth street here
were working frantically Monday in
an effort 70 get The structure in
condition "a withstand the shock Of
the expected rise. A crew of extra
men were placed on the bridge at
> n. m. and the noise OF the rivet-
ing machine made almost a continu-
Gus hum during the morning hours
The warning of the .oming rise had
been relayed 70 the officials by the
weather bureau.
The falsework which has been
practically supporting the structure
since IL was started several months
ago was hauled away, and Arthur
kinkade, office manager Of the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
company. builders. expressed the
opinion that the new bridge would be
ready for the shock when the flood
comes.
ENacEiN 0--S lncheS OF rain has
fallen IN Brownsville proper since
Saturday. records show. Reports
from every city in the upper Valley
indicate that the rainfall there was
ut least that much or more. Although
the downpour u believed 70 have
been of almost invaluable worth 70
the cotton crop. fear is expressed for
tomatoes in the event the sun comes
out strongly within the next day
or two.
The prediction Of Mr.. Schnurbusch.
however, was for more rains and un-
settled weather within the next few
days.
Rain Starts Saturday
The rain here began shortly after
dark Saturday night and was accom-
panied by the most vivid display Of
electrical forces seen here il many
years.
Reports from the vicinity of Edin-
burg and other Hidalgo county
towns were to the effect that wind
had accomplished some damage 10
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Chauffeur For
BergdoD Freed

PHILADELPHIA, May 14.-Pl-
Eugene StcCkgr. companion and
chauffeur for Grover &. Bergd0ll.
draft dodger and army deserter, was
today freed Of a sentence that had
been hanging over him for two years.
Stecker, an expert automobile me-
ch1nic, drove the automobile in
which Bergdoll fled ire country in
1890 and accompanied him to Ger
many. Stecker returned TO the
United States i'm 1925 surrendered
and pleaded guilty to conspiracy IN
aiding the escape.
Today government agents had
Stecker IN court and after at facts
we're laid before judge Dickinson he
imposed n sentence of two years 20
date from May ~. 1926.
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that region to young corn, and in
some instances cotton.
A total Of seven inches % rain
was reported from Laredo Saturday
night and Sunday with a bridge Of
the Texas-Mexican railway, six miles
to the east Of that city washed away
and many sections Of track under
water.
Employees or the county engineer
ing offices were scurrying over the
mud roads along the river bank as
best they could Monday surveying
the levees and trying to ascertain in
advance any weak spots.
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Wheat Unsteady
With Corn And
Oats On Decline

CHICAGO, May 14.-CP-With
rains reported in Nebraska and
showers forecast for all states ex-
cept North Dakota, wheat prices
averaged lower today in the early
dealings. Relative firmness of Liv-
erpool quotations, however, tended
to make the market mere Irregular.
Opening Use decline to 3-4c ad-
vance, Chicago wheat fluctuated rap
idly within a range of about 2 3-4c.
Corn was weak, starting unchanged
10 T-sc off, and later undergoing a
decided general drop. Oats were
easy. Provisions slanted downward.
Wheat closed unsettled at the same
as Saturdays finish 70 ] So decline,
corr 2 3-s to 2 7-s off, oats / 5-S TO
3 ID cents down and provisions
unchanged to a setback of IL cents.
CASH GRAIN
KANSAS CITY, May 14.@PE
Wheat: No. 2 hard 1.47 1-211.51 1-2;
No. 2 red nominally I.S4@1.s9; May
l45 IL; July 1.41 3-S; September
1.4l.
Corn: No. 2 white 81 1-2697 81;
No. ? yellow 1.o1 1-2@102 "a; close:
May 20 5-S; July 96 7-s; September
9S IA.
Oats: No. 2 white 81; No. 8 nomi-
nally 66667.
CHICAGO, May 14.-(P-Wheat:
No. 2 hard 1.54 IL; No. 3 northern
spring l.50.
Corn: No. 2 mixed les; No. 2 yell
low los f-4G106 3-4.
Oats: No. 2 white 6S 1-2G72 L.;
No. 3 white IS 1-2G7o IL.
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Filler Lost In
Fall to River

WASHINGTON, May 14.-lP-A
naval plane piloted by Lieut. +. r.
Buse Of Ridley PART, Pa, crashed
into the Potomac river here today
and no trace has been found Of the
flier.
Rescue squads from the Anacostia
air station located the wreckage of
the plane, but a search of adjoining
waters failed 10 reveal the flier. IL
was thought he was pinned IN the
plane when il sank.
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COME Home,
filters told
Germany Would Pay
Honor to Crew of
Ship Bremen

MILWAUKEE,, May 14.+CP-Just
before the German-Irish filters hop
ped off from st. Louis at 1:02 p. m.
today they received an official cable
from the German government urging
them TO Come home az once" as soon
as the American trip is completed.
IL urged the filters not TO extend
their visit any. Germany want to
honor YOU" was the reason for the
request.
HALIFAX, N. s., May l4.-P-Two
United States army planes ~cnroute
TO Labrador TO assist the transatlantic
m%onoplane Bremen in the resumption
Of her flight to New York came down
at Maitland, Hants county. shortly
after IL o'clock eastern daylight time
today, so miles short Of Pictou, their
announced destination.
Maitland IL at the head Of Cobequid
Bay, an inlet Of Minas Basin. The
plane had passed over Truro on their
way to Pictou when they were seen
10 turn about and make for Maitland.
ST. JOHN. N. b., May 14.-Pl-
Two United States army amphibian
planes enroute to the Labrador main
land 20 remove the monoplane Brem-
81 from its prison Of ice and snow
hoped off at 3 a. m. eastern daylight
saving time today for Pictou, N. S.
At Pictou the planes will refuel and
will then continue To Long Point.
Labrador, where Major General
Fechet has been informed the Brem-
has been removed.
The I've planes which flew from
Washington en- route for Greenly
Island to aid in the completion Of
the Bremen's Ireland-to-Ncw York
flight. found bad flying weather here
yesterday in addition TO difficulties
arising from the condition Of Lieut..
Muir Fairchild. threatened with ap-
pendicitis. His condition was not
regarded as serious.
Lieut.. Richard r. Cobb. an army
flier. in an amphibian, flew from
Boston with Lieut.. E!wood Quesada.
Of Boiling Field. Washington. 70 re-
lieve Lieut.. Fairchild so that the lat
ter could be sent home for treat
ment. Lieut.. Cobb planned to take
Fairchild today 10 Boston where
Major II. q. Davidson. commander Of
the Boiling Field airport. would take
him in a fast plane to Washington.
Mai. Davidson flew with Lieut.. Que
sada from Boiling Field to Washing
ton.
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Phone Co.
Head Faces Charges

HOUSTON. Tex, May 14.-tP-
W. d. Goodrich. former telephone
company manager. was in county
Jail Monday while his attorney was
preparing an application for a re-
duction Of the $4,000 bail fixed By
Judge Whit Boyd when Goodrich
was indicted on a charge OF embez-
element.
The embezzlement charge grew out
Of a series Of telephone company
stock transactions with various bus
mess and professional men Of Hous-
ton and Galveston.
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Texas Porkers
Drop 10 Cents;
Cattle Steady

FORT WORTH, Tex, May 14.-7
Hogs 2.400, 10 cents lower; tor
$50; packing sows 7.T5GS-25; killing
pigs 6.5067.75.
Cattle 1000; steady to strong;
slaughter steers 9.25@10.10; fat
yeariings 1910; fat COWS up TO e.25:
choice heifer cows 9.O0M9.75; butcher
cows 7.OO67.5O; bulls 7.50; slaughter
calves 11.25G11.60-
Sheen 400; steady: mixed aged
and two year old fat wethers 9.25;
choice t~wo-year-old fat wetherS 9.75;
fat lambs and yearlings 1900.
KANSAS CITY, May 14.-tPN-
Hogs 10000; uneven; 10c lower; top
$40 on 21OT240 lbs; butchers 250-35g
lbs s.9O69.6O; 200-250 lbs. 9.1O@9.70;
10000 lbs 9.O0@9.70; 13O-l6O lbs
S.00G9.40.
Cattle 10000; calves 100; fully
steady; slaughter steers 1.300-1 500
lbs 12.5OM14.25: 1,10D-I,300 lbs 12.40
Ml4.nO; 950-I.l00 lbs 12.25M14.00;
$50 lbs up s.75012.50; fed yearlings
75O-g5O lbs 11.s5@I4.00; heifers $50
lbs down 1I.50613.25; crowd good
and choice s.75M11.25; common and
medium 7.25Gs.75; (milk-fed) s.00@
400.
Sheen 10000; steady; sheep steady
10 soc lower; spring lambs good and
choice 16.50617.S5; medium 12.25Gf
1926; lambs good and choice coz lbs
DOWN. 14.00Mi5.00; MEDIUM 13.O0G
400; ewes medium 10 choice 6.5OM
$50.
CHICAGO. May 14.-H1AHoH
$1,000: mostly steady 10 15c lower;
top 1920 for one load scaling 210-
225 lbs; butchers 250-350 lbs $780,
10000; a00-250 lbs 9.40-10.20; 160-
200 lbs ~S.6O-10.20; 139-160 lbs 7.50-
9.s5.
Cattle $4,000; calves 500; trade
steady to weak; she stock firm;
slaughter steers 1300-1500 lbs 1926
1900: 1.10O-1.300 lbs 13.25-15.00;
95-1.1O0 lbs 13.00-15.00: $50 lbs IN
~9.5O-13.25; fed yearlings 7.50-9.50 lie
i2.75-14.50; heifers good and choice
1~2.50-l4.00; common and medium
S~.75-12.25; cows good and choice 300
1875; v~ealers milk fed good and
choice n.50-15.0O; medium 1850
11.h0.
Sheen $4,000: better grades clipped
lambs fully steady; lower grades
clipped kinds draggy. sc and more
lower: snring lambs good and choice
1~7.35-1s.35; medium 1~6.00-1T.35;
lambs good and choice % pounds
down 15.O0-16.60; medium 13.75-15.25.
ewes medium to choice $50 pounds
down 6.25-9.OO.
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Hoover Seeking
Trout Streams

wILLIAMSP0RT. Pa. MAY l4.-LP,
breaking away from politics and
dismissing the cares Of his office for
a few days. Secretary Of Commerce
Herbert Hoover today was trying to
lure the willy trout from streams in
Lycoming county.
Remaining in this city overnight,
after a motor trip from Washington,
Mr.. Hoover left for Ogontz Lodge
near Salladsburg. west Of the city,
there to remain for a few days as the
guest of Jay Cooke of Philadelphia.
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Negro Removed From
Jail By Mob Missing

GAINESVILLE. Ca, May 14.-LP)-
A group OF men forced entrance to
the jail here today and seized Henry
Hood. negro. arrested last night
charged with shooting Walter Merck.
10. No trace Of the negro rad been
found by police late this morning.
Merck was slightly wounded yes
terday after a collision between his
automobile and one containing sew
eral negroes. who fired on him with
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SEES MOODY DFIFCATF

TYLER. Tex, May l4.-tP-Cone
Johnson Of Tyler, state highway COM
missioner, here today predicted the
election Of Governor Dan Moody as
delegate at large 20 the national
democratic convention at Houston.
The opposition. if any to Governor
Moody's election. Mr.. Johnson said,
will come from the vets"
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CRASH VICTIM BETTER

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. May IA
tP-Dr. r. J.. Harris, B~urkburnett
physician who was seriously injured
when his automobile turned over
near Henrietta Sunday evening. was
reported resting well in a hospital
here Monday. The body Of Mrs.
Marris. who was instantly killed in
the accident was to be forwarded to
Fort Worth Monday evening.
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MARKETS AT
A GLANCE

(By The Associated Press, May 14)
New York:
Stocks, strong; airplane and other
leading shares at record prices.
Bonds. quiet; coppers and some n.
Y. fractions active.
Foreign exchanges, firm; sterling,
francs and lire higher; Yen rises 10
points.
Cotton, lower: bearish April con
sumption statistics.
Sugar, steady; trade support.
Coffee, firm; European buying.
Chicago:
Wheat, easy; good rain in spring
wheat belt.
Corn, weak; large receipts.
Cattle, irregular.
Hogs, steady to lower.
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Funeral Tomorrow
For Aged War Vet

"a NANTONIo, Tex, May 14.-tPl
Funeral services viii be held IIes-
L,v for CAPTAIN Walker Keith Bay
IT, so. Civil war veteran and re-
tired lawyer, who died at his resi-
dence Sunday. ],
Captain Baylor was the son oil
General John r. Baylor. and served
Il the Civil war under General o.
". Baylor, an uncle. The captain
was a nephew Of r.. Z. Z. Baylor
founder Of Baylor university.
Surviving are his widow MRS
Carrie Hardiman Baylor. and i've
daughters and three sons.
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OIL MAN DIES

INDEPENDENCE. Kans.. May a.
6P,-Word was received here of the
Ss,th today in Battle Greek. Mich,
af n c. Mcdonald Of Independence.
tormer president Of the Standard
0il company Of Kansas. He had
h.en in a sa~nitarium there for sew
pral months
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showing rallies of 9 or 10 points
from the lowest. Ga =.
Cotton futures closed STEADY, 30 70
% points lower; May 2l.UU-VTi spov
quiet; mdidlinR 21.55.
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San Benito Boy
Admits Burglary

GAN BENITO, May 14.-Confes-
sion that he robbed the home Of j.
r. Miller Of $50 and a watch has
been made by a 12-year-old boy cap
tured here Sunday. Arthur Goolsby.
chief of police announced Monday
morning.
The youth. who is being held in
the Jail here on a juvenile charge. IS
20 be taken to Brownsville Monday
afternoon for a hearing within the
next day or two before Judge o. G..
Dancy. in juvenile court. Mr.. Goois-
nv said.
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CAN'T TAX GAS TO u. S.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Pt-
Dealers cannot be required BY states
10 pay taxes on gasoline sold TO the
federal government. The supreme
court so held today in a case brought
by the Panhandle Oil company con-
testing the validity Of such tax in
Mississippi.
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POTATOES

CHICAGO. May 14.-(Pl-Potatoes
old stock weaker; Wisconsin sacked
round whites 1.29G1.A0: Minnesota
sacked round whites and Red river
Ohios 1.1OG1.3O; Washington sacked
russets 1.15GI.25. New stock slow;
Alabama. Louisiana. Texas sacked
bliss triumphs mostly 800: few 2s5.
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RITTER AND Fees

CHICAGO, May 14.-tPl-Butter
higher; creamery extras az 70;
standards 43; extra firsts AZ 1898;
firsts Al 34G42 IA; seconds 3sG41.
Eggs lower; firsts 29G29 Ia; ordi-
nary firsts 27G2s; storage packed
extras 81 1-2; firsts 81.
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TO PENSION MRS. WILSON

WASHINGTON, May 14.-CP)-A
bill to provide a $1,000 pension for
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was passed to-
day by the senate. Senator Swanson.
democrat. Virginia. urged passage Of
the measure which now goes to the
house. The pension would be in the
same amount as allowed the widow
of President Roosevelt.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, May 14.-tFECottcn
spot ouiet: American middling fair
l2.47: strict good middiing ~
food middling 11.72; strict nntddlin@
1882: middling 11.62; strict low MICS
ding 11.3T; low middling li-11s
strict good ordinary 1l!02; GOOD or
binary l0.72. Sales 5000 bales 4,OVO
American. Receipts 5000, American
700. Futures closed quiet; MAY lO;sSs
July 1896; September - Ocso1er
1854; December 1916 MArcn AV''ob
Nav 1927 1918.
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EXCHANGE MARKET FIRM

NEW YORK, Nav 14.-tPl-For-
eign exchanges firm; Great Britain
demand 4s7 rs; cables ass IA: 60
day bills on banks 4s4 3-s: France
demand 393 7-16; cables 1893 lie:
Italy demand 526 81; Belgium 1896:
Germany 1891; Tokyo 1910; Mon
treal 99.s9 1-16.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
POULTRY

CHICAGO, May l4.+CP-Poultry
alive easy; fowls 24G27; broilers IS
045; turkeys IS; ROSTERS is; ducks
Is; spring ducks %; geese IA.