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To the sheriff or any constable OF
Cameron COMMUNICATING:
You arc hereby commanded to sum
mon Ed Boone, p. G.. Hill, and the
unknown heirs and legal representa-
tives Of the said p. G. ELL. deceased,
by making publication OF this Cita-
tlon once in each week for four
successive weeks previous to the re-
turn day hereof, IN some newspape
published in your county, II there
be q newspaper published therein,
but II not. then in any newspaper
published in the 103rd Judicial Dis
trlct; but If there be no ewspa
published in said Judicial District.
then IN a newspaper published in the
nearest District to said 103rd Judi
cIal District. to appear at the next
regular term of the District Court
Of Cameron Couny, to be holden At
the Courthouse thereof. in Browns
vile, on the third Monday in July.
a. ID. 1928. the same being the I6th
day OF July, A. d. 1928. then and
tnere 70 answer an amended petition
Ilied IN said Court on the 18th da,
OF June, A. d. 1928, in a suit. num-
bered on the docket OF said Court
10. f44S, wherein John Gregg Il
plaintiff. and Ed Boone, o. N. Jave.
+. 9. Hill. and the unknown heirs
ana legal representatives Of the said
l.. u. Hill. deceased, are defendants
ana said petition alleging that the
defendants, Ed Boone, p. q. Hill. the
unknown heirs of p. G.. Hill, and q
~. Jaye are asserting a lien On cer-
tam property conveyed by Jennie X.
Norley to the plaintiff herein. AZ
august 10th, 1927, py virtue Of :
purported abstract of judgment which
IS recorded in Vol. (, Gage ~. az H.
abstract Of judgment records of Cam
eron county. Texas; that said a.
stract Of judgment lien is void. and
plaintiff seeks to nave the cIopd 80
moved. caused by It's REGARDING a.
TINS county; that the property in
vowed is fully described in the deed
from Jennie X. Morley and husband
W. n. Morley to john Gregg. dated
August 30th, 1927, recorded in tbe
Texas. V"'S'
Plaintiff prays judgment clear;,g
her title OF the cloud cast on Il hs,
the purported abstract Of Judgment.
AoT costs or suit and general relief.
hereln fail not. bnt have before
ssld court, at its aforesaid next req
uiar term. this writ with your re-
urn thereon. showing now YOU have
executed the same.
Given under my hand and the seal
OF said court at office in Browns
ynie' Texas, this the 18th day or
June, A. ID. 1928. "
Jno- p. Seaman. Clerk 1O3rd
district Court, Cameron
County, Texas.
(seal) uspu'y'
6-I9- On o. y n. on.-
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candidates asking my vote until my
mind is made up.
This place is full Of people. 1t
looks Us though the rest of the
United States is empty and every
body Ia here. The streets are SO
packed that IL one took q deep
breath there would be n traffic jam.
! made the rounds OF all hotels
but they were full. The managers
were sorry but they didn't know I
was coming. Being a LIBERAL minded
delegate. | came here without any
reservations OF any kind.
However. ! used nv influence and
my town marshal badge and finally
landed the last pool table on Twelfth
street. IL seems I will nave to sleep
on u with two gentlemen whom !
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Robert Yznaga
Funeral Sunday

LA FERIA, June l3.-FuneraI
services were held in the Catholic
church here Sunday evening mt q
o'clock for Robert NJ. Yznaga, son Of
the late G. G. Yznaga, who died Sat-
urday, June Q, nc the Harlingen hos
pital, death being caused by intes-
final trouble. He had been i'll but
a few days.
Deceased was born on a farm
north Of La Feria and had resided IN
this community al his life. Inter-
terrs
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FOR RENT: Offices over Piggly Wig
gly. Brownsville. Inquire at Browns
Vile store. Fog
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals addressed 70 the
COMMISSIONER Court Of Cameron
County, for construction IF the
roads listed below will be received
at the office Of the County Auditor
at Brownsville, Texas, until 10 a. m.
Thursday, June 21st, 1928, and
then publicly opened and read.
Description of Work To Be Done
-A--Concrete Pavement On
AS. Old Alice Road from State
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TRUCKS WANTED
Trucks for concrete batch
haul. Apply r. p. McElwrath
Co.. Lyford. Texas,
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BY MARSHAL OTEY WALKER
Special Central Press Correspondent
for The Herald and Delegate 20
Republican Convention

KANSAS CITY. No, June 10
Well, here | am, special delegate
from the Old Home Town. to help
select the republican candidate for
president.
The editor of Tie Brownsville
Herald has kindly asked me 10 write
the inside stuff Of what goes on in
the convention since y, in my import
ant position. will be in on all the
private goings on.
| arrived here today and hurried
through the depot. not making my
self known. as | hate demonstrations
and do not want to be bothered by
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Help Wanted

WANTED AT OMEGA barber,
first chair job for good man. Must
be an experienced man in this line.
No boozeheads or students need ap-
ply. Union shop. American Barber
Shop, La Feria, Texas. Frs
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Train Information


MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
No ITO Houston. San Antonio. $500
O. m.
No. ls-ro Houston. San Antonio. St
No. is-From ST. Louis. San Antonio
Second No. 15-From San Antonio and
Houston. s:lO a. IN.
No. il-From San Antonio and Hous-
Ion. s:55 .. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
No. 3ls-From Houston. San Antonio.
b:4b o. m.
No. SOTO Houston. San Antonio.
$3.50 y. m.
NATIONAL LINES OF MEXICO
(Matamoros Station)
No. is2-To Monterrey. Mexico City.
e:S0 n m.
No. lsI-From Mexico City. Monterrey.
$3.50 .. m.
RIO GRANDE RAILWAY
To Point Isabel. $3.50 n. m.
From Point Isabel. 4 .. N.
BLACK DIAMOND BUS LINES
Cars to Mission on the hour every hour.
s a m 10 s .. m, and ut 1880 a. m. $3.50
y. m. z 80 p. m and Q p. m
To Point Isabel. 8 o. m. IL m. and 4
.. m.
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Political.
Announcements


Under this heading viii be published
the names Of candidates for public office.
The fees for announcement viii be as
followss
For district offices. ........ $500
For county offices 200
For Justice Of the peace. ...sl5-0o
Fer precinct offices. 1890. $500
Names Of candidates viii be carried in
tho announcement column until the July
primary.
The Brownsville Herald Is authorized TO
make the following announeemsnts Of
candidates subject TO the democratic rri-
mary In July:
FOR CONGRESS
Sid Hardin.
kF0R DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
d. s. Purl. Corpus Christi.
FOR SHERIFF
II. H. (Boh) Johnson
G. G. (Gibl Henson.
Duncan S. Wright
w. Frank Brown.
C. A. (Mike) Manahsn
S. NJ. Jester.
L. G.. Nichols.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
NJ. r. Hall tre-eleetion).
+. w. Moran.
COUNTY TREASURER:
Mrs. A. W. Cooke, reelection.
Mrs. o. L. Hipp.
FOR CONSTABLE
z. J. Hanna, Justice Precinct No.
2, Brownsville.
John Martini; reelection; Justice
precinct No. 2, Brownsville.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Pre-
cinct No. 2
Sam II. Bell. Jr.
Geo. Champion.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT:
r. A. Woodbridge, Sio Hondo.
Mrs. W. +. (Bill) Jones.
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NATIONAL LINES OF MEXICO

RIO cRANDE RAILWAY
To Point Isabel. 1850 a. m.
From Point Isabel. 4 D. N.
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WANTED-Good machinist. Apply
Newman Machine Shop. on Eighth
street between Levee and ST. Charles.
Fig
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Situation Wanted

PUBLIC STENoGRAPHIC work
Mrs. w. G. Haddon, offices Foster
Moothart Company, ground floor Gro
mack Building. Correspondence, legal,
etc. Reasonable prices. E-223
EXPERIENCED lady s-tenographer
and office assistant desires position.
Speaks, reads and writes Spanish,
fluently. Address D-242. care Herald.
D-242
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COTTON CROP
FUTURE LIES
IN WEATHER
Present Indi c cations
Point to Serious
Loss But Sun Will
Save, Indicated
By n. G sTILwELL. Jr.
Staff Correxnonderf

MERCEDES. June 8. - Damage Ia
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and
particularly to this section from the
recent so-called storms will depend
10. a large extent upon the weather
during the next few weeks. accord
ing TO growers in and around this
section.
But the growers are pretty well
decided on one thing-that very
much more rain will mean practically
no cotton az all in some parts OF
the Valley.
During the past week almost 10
inches of rain has fallen in sections
of Hidaigo county. between Edin-
burg and the Rio Grande. around
Mercedes. Weslaco and down to La
Feria. and west as far as McAllen.
The rainfall in Cameron county
has been lighter.
There are cotton farms near here
which had water standing on them
Tuesday. following ne downpour
Monday night. The ground Is so
thoroughly soaked that il is almost
impossible for anything to hold a
foundation. Barns. garages. signs,
telephone poles. and trees of many
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GRADUATE
FROM ACADEMY
Entertainment to End
Commencement for
Incarnate Word

Five graduates az TIE academic de-
partnent and one graduate or the
music department az the Villa Maria
Academy received their diplomas 90
the graduation exercises mt Jeane de
Mattel hall. Villa Maria. Tuesday
night.
The clagS consisted cf Amanda
Cavazoy. Elisa Crixcll. Frederick
klciber. Consuelo Samano and Lyn-
dali Yoder. who graduated from the
academic department. and Della j.
Salinas. graduate of the music de-
nartmenf.
Jeane do mattel hall was filled to
capacity with friends and relatives
of graduates. the various numbers On
the program being we'll received.
Following the exercises the Gradu-
ates were rendered = reception AND
showered with congratulations.
The Villa Maria Academy is con-
Quoted hv the sisters of the order
Of the Incarnate Word and Blessed
Sacrament. who also conduct the
convent on 81. Charles street. This
was the seventv-fifth annual com
mencement or the In~carnate Word
schools. the convent having been the
first educational institution on the
lower border.
An impressive address 10 the grad
yates was delivered by Rev. Jean n.
Friron. pastor of he Sacred Heart
church. Those participating in the
program IN addition "a the graduates
were Maria Caldercni. Eva Garcia
Trevino. Sophia Kowalski ard Aye
life Coholini.
The commencement exercises will
close Wednesday night with am en-
tertainment at the Queen theater.
starting at Sis. i'm which pupils of
all grades will participate. The pro-
gram includes n four-act play. "Ths
Charity Pupil" and numerous piano.
orchestra and vocal numbers.
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NOTICE is HEREBY given that the
regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Rio Grande Railway
Company will be held in its general
offices At Brownsville, Texas, at 10
o'clock a. m, June 9th, 1928; and
that the regular annual meeting of
the directors will be held Immediately
upon adjournment Of the meeting Of
stockholders. W. A. Ellington. secre-
tary. E-15
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT


LNOMAE
Notice Is hereby given that on the
goth day Of June, 1928 at 1000 o'clock
q. m. at the door Of the Freight De-
pot Of the St. Louis, Brownsville G.
Mexico Railway Company in Browns
vile. Texas, said company will sell ut
Public Auction to the highest bidder,
in accordance with Article 726 Of
Texas Revised Statutes, for cash, the
following property now held BY said
railroad company and unclaimed:
Nine crates boat patterns shipped on
or about the End day of August. 1927,
by Pioneer Boat Pattern Co. at Bay
City, Mich, TO q. Everson and un-
claimed by said consignee.
Notice is further given that pro-
ceeds Of said sale will be applied for
payment Of freight and other ex-
penses provided in said statute.
Witness my hand at Brownsville,
Texas, this the 2lst day of May. 1928.
S. MORSE.
Agent, St. L. 3. a NJ, Railway Co.
5-22-29-6-5-12-19-5t-301e
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals addressed to the
Commissioners Court of Cameron
County. for construction IF the
roads listed below will be received
at the office OF the County Auditor
at Brownsville. Texas, until 10 a. m,
on Thursday, June 21sr, 1928, and
then publicly opened and read.
Description of Work To Be Done
-A.-Concrete Pavement On
AS. Old Alice Road from State
Highway No. 100 to the San Jose
Ranch Road. approximately &C
miles.
Az. Paroles Line Road from
State Highway No. 100 to the San
Jose Ranch Road. approximately 4.C
miles.
A-lO. Blue Town and Military
Roads from end Of present concrete
pavement on Blue Town Road, II
miles south of La Feria, via Blue
Town and Santa Maria to the HidaI-
go County line, approximately g.
miles.
Ali. Briggs Road from Harlin.
gen-Rio Hondo Road ~northward, ap.
proximately 2.5 miles.
ALP. South Line Wilson Tract
Road, from State Highway No. 96
via Beheimer Corner and Primers
to Tanberg's Corner, approximately
SO miles.
Alb. CONTESTANTS Rosa ant
Santa Rosa West Roads from
Combes via Santa Rosa to the Hi.
dalgo County line, approximately
80 miless.
ALA. Military Road West from
Brownsville City Limits to West Line
Commissioner Precinct No. 2, an.
proximately "a miles.
Ais. Southwest Road from Browns.
Vile City Limits 10 South Point, ap.
proximately To miles.
B.-Grading and Structures On
B-23. Pennsylvania Avenue Road
from San Benito River-Road 10 Ia
Paloma road, approximately @!
miles.
B-24. Oscar Williams Road from
State Highway No. ~ northward an.
proximately 80 miles.
BIS. Military Road from the San
5enito River-Road to Los Indios, an.
proximately so miless.
B-26. Line IN" Road from State
Highway No. IL to the San jose
Ranch Road, approximately 90
miles.
B-27. FresnaI Road from San Be-.
nito-Rio Hondo Road to the East
Browne Tract Boulevard approx.
mately 2.5 miles.
Detail plans and specifications and
other information for each road ~
be improved may be obtained at the
office Of w. o. Washington, county
engineer. in the court house al
Brownsville, Texas.
"A certified check for five per cent
of the amount Of bid, made payable
TO the order Of Oscar c. Dancy
County Judge Of Cameron COUNTY
must accompany each proposal AZ 4
guaranty that the bidder, IL sue
cessful, will enter into contract and
furnish bond in accordance with
specifications.
The right il reserved by the
COMMISSIONER Court 10 reject any
and all proposals and 10 waive tech
nicalities.
Proposals must be submitted IN
sealed envelopes and marked IBID
for Construction Of Roads"
}. J. BISHOP,
County Auditor of Cameron County.
Dated this 22nd day of May, 1928.
5-23-30-6-6-13-<t-S0O1
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NATIONAL LINES or MEXICO

RIO GRANDE RAILWAY
To Point Isabel. $3.50 a. m.
From Point Isabel. 4 p. NJ.
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San Benitans Attend
Conventions of Clubs
lSnecinl 70 The HernlAl

SAN BENITO. June 6.-Two San
Benito men have left for the North
10 attend conventions of service
clubs. the latest 70 leave being I. ".
jolly. Jr.. who left Tuesday night
for Seattle. Wash. 70 represent the
San Benito Kiwanis club at the in
ternational convention.
Mr.. jolly was accompanied as far
as Kerrville bY Mrs. Jolly and their
little son.
Frank &. Ludden. president of the
San Benito Rotary club. has gone
20 Minneapolis. 90 represent the To-
cal club at the international Rotary
convention.
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San Benito lay Get
Business College
Especial TO The Herald)

SAN BENIT0. June 6.-If a suit
able location can Be found here. q
business college will be opened in
San Benito by G. ". Brown. for
merly Of Corpus Christi. and who
recently purchased several business
colleges in the Valley.
Mr.. Brown made this
ment uron his visit here this week.
to look over several proposed sites
for the college.
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NOTICE

The Commissioners Court OF Cam
eron County, Texas, will and
sit as a Board Of Equalization on
Monday, the 18th day OF June. A. D.
1928, at 0 o'clock. A. NJ. to receive
all the assessment lists and books Of
q A. Cowden, Tex Assessor Of Cam
eron County. for the year 1928. for
inspection. correction or equalization
and approval.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
tire Commissioners Court of Gamer
on County. Texas, this the 4th day Of
June. A. ID. 1928.
(SEAL) RI. n. SEAGO.
County Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
OF the Commissioners Court Of Cam
eron County. Texas.
6-5-ls-t4t-303Q
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Political
announcement

AA4Ak0
Under this heading viii be published
che names Of candidates for public office.
The fees for announcement will be rs
follows:
For district offices. ....... $500
For county offices. ........t25.O
For justice OF the peace. $500
For precinct offices. .......fi5.00
Names of candidates will be carried In
the announcement column until the July
primary.
The Brownsville Herald Is authorized 10
make the following announcements Of
candidates subject to the democratic pri-
mary in July:
FOR CONGRESS
Sid Hardin.
~EpR SHERIFF
r. II. CBob) johnson
G.. G.. tGib) Henson.
Duncan 5. Wright
w. Frank Brown.
c. A. (Mike) ManshEn
S. NJ. Jester.
L. G.. Nichols.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
NJ. r. Hall (re-election).
+. W. Moran.
FOR CONSTABLE
z. j. Hanna, Justice Precinct No.
2. Brownsville.
John Martin; reelection; justice
precinct No. 9. Brownsville.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Pre-
cinct No. p
Sam II. Bell. Jr.
Geo. Champion.
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FOR SALE-Used coal oil. gasoline
and electric stoves and water heat
ers. Also one used gas range with
four burners. automatic lighter. bsk-
ing and broilinR ovens. Rio Grands
Valley Gas Appliance Co.. opposite
postoffice. C-s4
HOT WATER TANK and heater; law
etory; electric fan. 9i2 Levee st.
Phone 72. Fill
Buy or Exchange
WANTED TO BUY or lease-One
ice cream cabinet, 8 or 8 hole. See
Costas Lukas, 7th and Tyler streets.
Harrington, Texas. F-29
REAL ESTATE
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Train Information

MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
No. ITO Houston. San Antonio. 500
n. m.
No. le-To Houston. San Antonio. 81.
No. i5-From ST. Louis. San Antonio
Houston. 7:55 q. m.
Second No. 1S-From San Antonio and
Houston. $40 A. m.
No 1i-From San Antonio and Hous-
ton. e:55 .. m
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
No. 3ie-From Houston. San Antonio
e.4b q. m.
No. SOTO Houston. San Antonio.
$3.50 .. m
NATIONAL LINES or MEXICO
(Matannoros Stationl
No I32-To Monterrey. Mexico City.
No. isI-From Mexico City. Monterrey.
$3.50 .. m.
RIO CRANDE RAILWAY
To Point Isabel. 1870 a. m.
From Point Isabel. 4 p. M.
BLACK DIAMOND BUS LINES
Cars to Mission on the hour every hour.
6 q m. TO 6 p. m. and at T:50 G. N. $3.50
y. m. $50 p. m. and 9 .. m
To Point Isabel. 8 a m. ~ a. and 4
.. m.
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BUSINESS opportunity for man
or woman TO work for next sixty
days. Experience unnecessary.
House-to-house canvassing for
leading Valley firm. Write Box
T6, care Brownsville Herald.
Evening star., 1928-03-21
WEATHER AND CABLES
SEND COTTON DOWN
Market Steadies on Buying Caused
by Indication Of Delayed
Farm Work.

EV shs Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE cotton
market opened barely steady today al
a decline Of 5 20 Il points, active
months soon showing net losses Of II
to q points under realizing or Lquica-
ton ny recent buyers Influenced By
rather indifferent Liverpool cables and
o favorable yiew Of the weather map.
Indications of delayed farm WORK In
the weekly report OF the Weather Bu-
reau however. brought in some buying
a. the decline also q moderate demand
from houses with Liverpool and Conti-
mental trade connections. which absorb
e6 the early offerings and steadied the
market toward the END of the first hour.
Private cables said hedge selling had
been absorbed py trade calling and local
buying is Liverpool. with freer buying
OF cotton cloths for India account
Offerings were comparatively light
after the early selling had run It's
course. and the market became flrmeg
prices making new nigh ground for
the present movement on covering
Some further trade buying and re
rewe6 demand from commission houses
Mzy. sold Up % 1885 and October u
1909. making net advances Of 20 II
po3nw b2gt prices we're q few points
Of from the bes, a. midday under
realizing
Evening star., 1928-03-21
COTTON GOODS STEADY.

NEW YORK, March ~ fSpeciaD
Cotton goods markets were quiet t0aay
st unchanged prieek. Print cloths were
nlieied ~ ~ for B4x60s, and ~ 6ss for
669T2s. The raW silk markets Was
ci0s1a.
Evening star., 1928-03-21
Wall Street Briefs

u. S. STEEL CORPORATION
steel industry is operating at an in
creased average of nearly 81 per cent
OF capacity, compared with 83 per cent
a week ago and 82i2 per cent two
weeks ago, due chiefly to larger
activities of independent companies,
Ingot output Of the u. s. Steel Cor
poration's subsidiaries is slightly above
SSis per cent. shade below that
figure week ago. Two weeks ago the
rate was nearly 80 per cent. Bethlehem
Steel is operating almost at 81 per cent.
TEXAS CORPORATION. - jacques
Vinmont and Thomas A. O'Donnell,
officials of California Petroleum Co,
which was acquired recently by the
Texas Corporation. today were elected
directors Of the Texas Corporation at
the annual meeting to fill vacancies.
George G. Allen also was elected TO the
board. succeeding w w. Bruce Other
directors were reelected. followed by
the reelection OF officers.
MOUNTAIN g. GULF OIL.--Moun-
tain e. Gulf Oil declared an extra
dividend of 48 cents. with the regular
quarterly of ? cents. payable April Is
TO stock OF record April 2.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Co. has contract from the City of st.
Louis for street lighting improvement
amounting to $2,25o000 This is the
fourth contract awarded by the city in
Its $4,000. 900 street-lighting project.
COLLINS g. AIKMAN. N.-Collins 81
Aikman. textile fabrics. received
from General Motors in Febru-
airy the largest orders in its history.
Large orders also have been booked
with Chrysler More than so per cent
OF the company's output goes to Cen
eral Motors.
Evening star., 1928-03-21
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, March II Up).--Bar
silver. STA Mexican dollars, 43Ia.