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FOREIGN EXCLAIMED

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-RJ-For-
eign exchanges mixed. Quotations
lin cents):
Great Britain. demand 4s4 1I-l6:
cables ass l-l6; 60-day bills on
banks $50 1915. France. demand
500 5-l6; cables $50 Gle. Italy,
demand 5.22 SIS; Belgium $50; Ger
many 23s1 10; Tokyo 1913; Mon
treal 100.0l 9-16.
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Wheat and Oats
Gain AS Corn Is
Off at Chicago

CHICAGO, Sept. I9.zP-Rainy
weather in Canada unfavorable for
the crop movement tended 20 lift
wheat values today in early dealings.
Liverpool wheat quotations were
firmer. Chicago wheat later scored
advances all around. Corn showed
a general advance. Provisions we're
easier.
Wheat closed firm rs 20 3-s net
higher. corr Is off to 10 up. oats
showing 4 10 5 gain. and provisions
unchanged 10 27 cents donn.
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HOOVER Club

CONTINUED from page one-l
cision to replace no OF the 20 repun-
Iiran presidential electors with
Hoover democrats has Ind VA tena-
pncv to bring over many democrats
~ active support az Hoover -
Curtis"
The following rallys are TO %
held: Santa Rosa. Sept. 2s; ~ jar
din. Oct. 81; San Benito, Oct IT, 49,
Fcria, Oct. 19. Eio Hundo, Oct zoi
Brownsville. Oct. 26T Los Fresnoau
oct. 30. ana HarlinEen. Nov =
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ATLANTIC CITY DAMAGED

ATLANTIC CITY. N. ". Sept. IN.
-0Pl-Portions Of the inlet section
were flooded, trees were %uprooted.
signs and wires torn from their fast
enings and windows smashed by the
tail-end Of the West Indian hurri-
cane which has been flashing this
city during the past eighteen
hours. The wind. which attained a
maximum velocity OF 70 miles per
hour at 1889 a. m. today had drop
ped to sixty miles an hour at noon.
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FATALITIES IN
CONTINUED from page one.)

CONTINUED from page one.)
Cross relief workers were in COM
mand Of the situation, fighting
against time 10 save the needy.
The coast Of Maryland, delaware
and New Jersey all felt the force
az the storm today, mountainous
seas and winds from so to more
than 20 miles an hour being report
cd
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CHICAGO, Sept. l9.-fP-Buttcr
lower; creamery extras 4f; standards
AS IL; extra firsts i5d45 IL; firsts
1904; seconds 4lG42 i-2.
Eggs unchanged.
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PHILADELPHIA HIT

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 19.-lP1-
The tropical hurricane swept over
Philadelphia today but in greatly
diminished force. Il brought rain
but little serious damage.
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C0TTnNSEFn an

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. l9.-lP-
C~ottonseed oil closed steady: prime
summer yellow $40. nrime crude
7.S7 1-2-S.0O; JAM 500: Feb. 600;
March 9.04; April Ola: May CPS:
Sept. SIS; Oct. $50; Nov. SIS; Dec.
500.
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RITTTFR All EGGS

CHICAGO. Sept. l9.-R1-Butter
lower; creamery extras 46: stand
ards 45 -; extra firsts 45M45 ~;
firsts 1904; seconds 41G42 IL.
Eggs unchanged.
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WEEPING SLAYER DOOMED

ADMINISTRATORS Galkis. who
wcpt constantly during his trial for
murder. was convicted and sentenced
TO death, but may 20 blind before he
is executed.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19--tP1-The
cotton market opened easy at q de-
cline Of . 10 Ill points under "a re-
newal Of recent selling, which sent
the price Of December off 70 1871
and March TO 1920, or about 8 to
~ points net lower and into new
low ground for the present move
ment.
Selling was promoted by easy
Liverpool cables and reports Of IA
vorable weather in the South out
side the storm area, combined with
reiterated talk Of an easier SPOT
basis and rumors that cotton mi<ht
be bought here for delivery next
month. Decline brought in incr1as-
Ell trade buying and covering. how
ever. and prices showed rallies 10
about Yesterdays closing figures by
the end of the first hour.
Trade buying and selling caused
rallies Of 10 or II points from the
early decline. October sold up to
1T.43 and March To 17.43, on a couple
OF points above yesterdays closing
quotations. but this bulge met renew
ed offerings. said 20 came largely
from the south. and prices soon
weakened again. At midday, active
months were about s TO u points
net lower, October selling off to
1871.
Futures closed firm, 27M30 points
higher; SPOT steady; %middIing 1895.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Fl-Poul-
try alive weak; fowls 1sG2G: springs
"a IL; ROSTERS ~; spring ducks
"a; geese 2i.
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NEW YORK, Sept. l9.-(P-Call
money uneven; high s 10; low a:
ruling rate z; time loans firmer;
mixed collateral 60-9O days I'll: AS
months n; prime mercantile paper
5M5 -. Bankers a%cceptances IN
changd.
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LIBERTY BONDS

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-tP-Lib-
erty bonds closed: Liberty 3 lbs
9S.17; 1st 4 las 1912; 4th 4 las
lob; Treasury 4 LIS lil.2; A.
1866.
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ATLANTIC sEAnoARp SWEET

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-fH9-A
northeast gale az nearly hurricane
force dashed the Atlantic seaboard
today.
This storm. the tail end Of the
West Indian hurricane that swept
Florida and the West Indies. vas
listed BY the weather bureau as
Extremely dangerous" 10 shipping.
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PARIS. Sept. 19.-(APl-The
tropical hurricane took a toll Of
$50 lives in Guadalupe, French
West Indies. the minister Of col
onies announced today after re-
ceiving IN official report from
the governor Of the dependency
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COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 19.-tP1-Spot
good business done: lower; Ameri-
can strict good middling 1928; good
middling 1908; strict middiling 9-93:
middling 9.7S; strict low middlinR
9.5S. low middling g.38; strict good
ordinary Sis: good ordinary SIS;
Sales 5000 bales. $500 American. Re-
ceipts ! 1000, American 5000; Fut-
ures cloced quiet. Sept. 9.25; Oct.
$40; Jan. 500; March 9.03; May
9.05; July 9.O5.
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TEXAS SPOT CLOSE
DALLAS. Sept H. lHl -Spn5
1870; Houston l7.25; Galveston
I7.G5.
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protection which was given in the
form Of a timber revetment.
The wave wash in Laguna Madrc
would not be as NJ as in Gal
weston Bay, and both e~mbankment
protection and maintenance would
cost less.
The maintenance cost Of the Jet
ties should be- very small IL they
are built 50 ~ 10 prevent the stone
settling into the sand.
Channel Across Padre Island
This portion IN In the land lying
between the Gulf Of Mexico and La
guna Madre. The character Of ma
terial 70 be moved IL probably very
similar TO that which win be en-
countered in the Laguna, except that
there may be more sand on top. It
will be advisable to place the dredg-
cd material several hundred feet
back from the cut.
For estimating the cozt or this
portion Of the work, the island has
been assumed a mile wide with an
elevation Of eight feet II its highest
part and gradual sand slopes to this
height.
The slopes Of all dredged cuts
have been taken as one-third wheth-
er above or below water. II is the
experience Of the Houston Ship
Channel that slopes sleeper than this
will not maintain themselves, and
it is much cheaper TO make the
slopes permanent, If possible, on the
first cut.
Channel Across Laguna Madre
Between Padre Island and june
tion Of North and South routes.
In making the dree(d cut across
the Laguna Madre, il will be better
TO place the material removed from
the channel on b0eh sides Of the cut
than to put it on one side only. One
advantage of the double one of bank
will be the protection against refill
ing Of the channel which will be thus
given. If one side should be left
open, there will he q tendency for
the currents produced by wind and
tide TO bring in sand and silt from
this side. A double line for deposit
OF the dredged material may serve ~
a slight windbrake in case Of strong
cross winds.
The entertainments should be set
back at least 800 feet from the edge
Of the channel, for the purpose of
affording easier passage for vessels,
to diminish the danger from filling,
IL the lower portion Of the outside
slopes are not protected against
wave wash and the embankment al
lowed to wash down and also to per-
nit rsore economical widening of
the channel should this be desired at
some future date. The reason why
the greater width between cmbank-
ments will facilitate the passage of
vessels IL that In a narrow channel
the vessel pushes a large wave or
water in front Of it which tries to
run past the boat 20 the point be-
hind IL where the water Is lower.
This wave always increases the re-
~sistance to the boats progress and
T=sselmen describe the effect BY
saying that the boat has to 60 up
hill can not be steered and it Is
necessary to slow down in order to
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thence easterly BY a n~ortheastefly
line to the Laguna Madre ana the
other southerly to a point near
Point Isabel 70 which Il IS hoped
by the people Of Brownsville that
the federal government will bring
deem water when IL establishes a
port behind Brazos Santiago Pass.
Arroyo Must BE Utilized
IT IL regarded as impracticable to
estimate q waterway from Harlin-
gen 70 deem water without utilizing
the Arrovo Colorado for az least
the first IS miles. measured in a
straight line. for any route which
max be considered. for the country
immediately on the east Of the city
lies at too high an elevation 10 per-
NIT a 16-foot waterway to be con-
structed through the land ut q
practicable cost.~
The Arroyo Colorado. offers the
only feasible route through this
high land and must be followed for
the western portion Of any line Sc
lected. Some Of its bends are too
sharp to permit passage by vessels
Of a size to make use of a channel
10 feet in depth and will have 70
be given n larger radius. II will
be advisable to entirely remove the
two large bends in the lower course
Of the Arrovo. This can readily
be done by making the short cut
offs necessary through the east
land. Bends having a radius OF
curvature Of less than 1000 feet
should be eased off TO permit the
passage Of larra boats.
vt win be preferable both on
account Of the saving Of time or
vessel passage and also cost Of
construction to carry the route no
further north than necessary and
to leave the line Of the Arroyo be-
fore it reaches the delta. thence
having the lines in such direction
that II will miss the high ridges, OF
which there are several in this part
az the country. From the point
where IL will intersect the probable
line Of the intracoastal channel. If
that waterway should ever be estab-
lished between Corpus Christi Bay
and Point Isabel. the TIVE routes
diverge.
1.-THE route to the Gulf Of Mex
icos nursues "A course a little to the
north Of east across La9una Madre
and Padre island. reaching deep
water in the Gulf Of Mexico at a
distance If eight miles. In this
report this is termed the Northern
Route.
"The route via Point Isabel fol-
lows a direction to the east of
south following the general line Of
the short for 20 miles 20 the lower
end of the Laguna and then turns
easterly for a further distance Of
four miles 20 Point Isabel. This
has been called the Southern
Route.
In describing the routes. il will
probably be simplest 70 consider
them from deep water towards Har-
lingen. and the Point Isabel route
will be considered first.
Southern Route
Point Isabel to junction Of routes.
"This portion involves no other
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give the water D. the advance wave
an opportunity to flow past This ~
the reason why large vessels u
not proceed at full speed in = canal.
These entertainments should have,
III possible, three hundred feet OF
clear opening through them, 50 as
to permit the movement Of tide back
and forth. IL would probably be bet
ter to make this space In three OPEN
ings, so located as to best distribute
the flow. but IL II should be desirable
for any reason there would doubtless
be no objection to providing the dis
tance in six openings. The larger
openings would be more efficient on
account Of the reduced friction 10
water flow and they would involve
less maintenance cost, both on ac-
count OF the reduction OK number Of
places where filling Of the channel
would occur, and also on account Of
the fact that there would be only six
sides 70 secure against scour instead
Of the larger number with the smaller
width Of openings.
Would Prescribe Opening
1t is likely that the chiefs Of en-
Rineers Of the United States army
iii issuing the permit TO make the cut
across the Laguna will prescribe the
amount Of opening which must be
given and also the location Of the
gaps.
The entertainments which are
thrown up on each side Of the cut
will, unless protection be provided,
be gradually worn away on the out
side by wave-wash, and this wearing
away will continue until the embank-
ments are brought down TO about one
foot below low water at which eleva-
tion they will remain. As the wearing
away occurs on the outside Of the en-
bankments, the material removed will
not find its way into the channel but
be spread over the bottom Of the La
guna until the water covers the site,
after which some Of IL will gradually
be carried into the dredged cut and
occasional maintenance will then be-
gin to be necessary.
The ordinary depth Of the Laguna
at that part at which the channel
would cross Ii believed TO be about
two feet, although il is possible that
pockets Of three feet might be en-
countered- The caves in such shall
low depths will not be large enough
to do much damage TO even a light
protection, although they would be
sufficient to gradually eat away an
earthen or sandy embankment, es-
pecially when recently made. The
wave action which the protection
given to the embankment should be
designed to resist is, if funds are
sufficient, that which will occur az
times or occasional heavy storms
which raise the water surface Of the
Laguna several feet. As far as can
be ascertained, the highest storm
level which has occurred in the part
Of the Laguna which would be crossed
by the proposed channel was ten and
a half feet, while storm tides as high
as eight feet have occurred several
times during the remembrance Of per-
sons living In the county. Waves uh-
der these circumstances can do con-
siderable damage and would require
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work thIa dredging. The line
should follow as closely as -ossible
that considered hy the United States
engineers as best suited for the
Tntracoastal canal in preparing their
report upon that proposed waterway.
They followed the western coast
line fairly closely probably for the
double purpose Of making the wa
terway accessible without having 70
construct late Ii to communities
which may te established.
Northern Route
sThe first rurtion OK the northern
route 70 be considered will be the
entrance from the Gulf Of Mexico
and the ~iettie1 extending seward
from Padre land which must he
built to protest it. The i~etties, if
built 10 the rs foot depth, can be
easily extended at anv time. II might
be good judgment to build the let
ties at first to the depth OF Is
feet only. pending the development
Of over the route. leaving
the extension to follow when the
growing justifics il and
the finances Of the district renders
il easier. OF this question the
commissioners must be the judges"
QUOTING again directly from the
report: Comparison OF north and
south routes. From the junction of
the two routes. the channel TO Har-
lingen Is one ard the same. conse-
auently n difference which ex-
lists between them must lie in the
relative advantages and disad-
vantages az the two lines from the
sea to this uoint.
The exposure to weather would
be the same bv either route.
II it should be proposed to revet
the outside of the embankment
against wave wash in Lnguna Madre,
the difference between the two
routes becomes quite marked. On the
southern route the riprap would
have 70 be used for the entire dis
lance Of "a miles on the outside Of
the east embankment only, and for
this work ~ miles would probably
cost So per lineal foot, and IL miles
81 per lineal foot or a total Of $780,
loo. On the northern route the rip-
rap would be used for probably four
niles on the outside Of both the
north and south entertainments at a
cost OF about So per Iineal foot, CT
a tota OF SS4.480.
Maintenance High
In maintenance the additional is
miles Of dredged channel on the
southern route would make this line
the more expensive after construc-
ton.
Riprap has not been used upon the
Houston Ship Channel across Cal
weston Bay, and the cmbankmants
have been permitted 20 wash down.
This dredged cut is in a general d.
rection parable. to that Of tidal flow
and the maintenance costs have nv
craged about $500 per mile Of chan
mel yearly. II was found almost i'm
possible to keep the Texas City
Channel, which crossed the line of
tidal flow, open continuously without
providing its embankment with a
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n your funds available may not
and probably will not permit the
Strengthening Of the Arroyo as pro-
sided in this report which / have
just made. but they will permit the
dredging Of the shoals 10 the end
that YOU will have a serviceable
channel. IL Is also 70 be taken into
account that the maintenance Of a
~nine-foot channel across the island
will be practically nothing for some
time.
IN regard to the I6 foot ehanne:
designed 20 accommodate the very
largest boats Of that depth. Cen
eral Beach's estimates are as fol.
lows:
If the Navigation District should
obtain q price Of nine cents Der
cubic yard for the dredging work.
the estimate cost would BE-:
Southern route to Point
Isabel .S2.499 .030
Northern route through
Padre Island ............ 1855 500
Jetties to Is feet depth. 726.6O0
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W~NW"AHAFA
The southern route becomes
slightly cheaper at this rate, owing
20 the fact that all the work on
this line shares in the reduction Of
price while the cost Of the jetties on
the northern line remains fixed.
This small difference in the cost
OF construction will be more than
offset BY the increased cost Of
maintenance on the southern route,
due 20 its greater length"
General Beach explained to the
navigation chairman in this connec-
tion that the cost Of a channel 70
accommodate the shorter rs foot
boats would be materially less and
the work might be done for $780,
600. depending upon the price for
the dredging. AS regards this. I
am quoting him directly As fol-
lows:
an developing q waterway i6
feet deep from Harlingen to the
Gulf Of Mexico. two general routes
present themselves, both following
The Arroso Colorado to a point
about 20 miles northeast OF the city.
measured in a straight line, and
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their son and brother. Or J. D. Ste
phens and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". ". Csrrothers
we're Sunday visitors of relatives IN
Harlingene.
Mrs. II. A. Coultas called Monday
afternoon on Mrs. W. NJ. Lick and
daughter, Helen, of MeMrcedes.
Mrs. ID. 4. Kirgan. Mrs. Ben r
Waters and r. G. Waters left Tues
da %moryning for San Antonio.
Earl Clark returned Tuesday TO
Kingsville, after spending a day with
his family here.
S. 5. McCord and daughter Of Cor
pus Christi were visitors here. Mr..
McCord spent Saturday night NJ the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. J.. E. Mont
gomery and Miss McCord with n
friend in Donna.
Rev. VIM. LeMay was a business
visitor in Brownsville Tuesday.
Mrs. r. A. Mauck il attending her
daughter, Mrs. J. X. Scott Of Pharr.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. y. Stone and Mr..
and Mrs. Monte Stone and daughters
were Harlingen visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. G. +. Clark and Mrs. j. III.
Beasley were McAllen shoppers Mon
day.
Mrs. r. +. Stevens and children
visited Tuesday with her mother,
Mrs. NJ. T.. Irons, Of Mercedes.
r. Z. Burt and X. r. Alexander Of
Simsboro arc here on business and
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score holder. Mrs. Ralph Bray, low;
Mrs, L. G. Moody Of wesiaco was
the only out-of-town guest.
MUSIC CLUB
Mrs. Z. I. Stewart and Mrs. Smcot
were hostesses to the Mission Music
club membership Friday, the club,
however, meeting At the home OF
dy road conditions in the country.
Mrs. Henricksoa was the leader
for the day, discussing the lesson
from a very interesting standpoint,
and was assisted by Mesdsmes Har-
din and Polhemus. Mrs. Hardin gave
two selections, one from THE Mes
sish" and one from Elijah" accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. DIM
mick. Mrs. Polhemus SAM a solo,
accompanied at the piino by Mrs. II.
T.. Smith. A social hour was en-
joyed ut the close Of the program.
GIRL RESERVES
The regular meeting Of the Girl
Reserves last Thursday evening in
cluded the luncheon session. which is
held bi-weekly. Miss Florella Salter
took charge of the business session.
at the completion Of which Mrs. Es-
Their Hart, Valley secretary, gave q
talk. She advised the girls OF n
change in the Valley Y. w. c. A.
plans, making adjustment in the
way of having Miss Hooking taking
entire charge of the work in the
Lower Valley, with Mrs. Hart in
charge at this point. the change be-
ing made because of the large terri
tory, in which the secretaries must
serve. At the close Of the address
Of Mrs. Hart. Miss Margaret Potter
conducted a program Of games and
other smusements.
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
The local school assembly on Mon
day vas in charge OF Miss Saucer.
with the high fifth grade. and Miss
Mary Ferguson acting master Of
ceremonies. A class feature was
that Of q number Of girls giving an
overall dance" followed by a num-
Der Of songs. The seventh and
eighth grade each put on a 'style
show" by way Of acquainting the pa
irons Of the work done by those
classes during the past season. which
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Melden, q well known minister and
educator in the Methodist church for
many years, and his wife. who is
we'll known here also. will spend tho
coming holiday vacation ut the home
OF their son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. NJ. Melden here, sfterward
going to their home in Oakland.
which has been made ready for their
coming.