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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23

$2.5o-2.75. Denver: Showing, 8 de-
grees. Arrived 6 Texas, on track 4
cars. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady. Texas
round type bulk per cwt. $2-25-2.50,
mostly $3.50; Kansas City: Cloudy,
Is degrees. Arrived i Texas, / Wis
cousin, on track 8 cars. Supplies
liberal. demand slow, market dull on
new stock, weaker on old stock. Tex
as round and flat types crates and
bulk per cwt. s~1.75-2.00; Fl. Worth:
Cloudy, 80 degrees ARRIVED l Tex
as, on track 2 cars. Supplies moder-
ate, demand slow. market dull. In
mixed cars, Fl. Worth basis, Texas
round type bulk per cwt. mostly
S1.25.
Carrots: Chicago: Arrived 8 Cali
fornia, 0 Texas, on track 10 cars.
Supplies light, demand good, market
about steady. Texas bushels 1885,
200. California crates best stock
$500, few higher; St. Louis: Arrived
8 Texas, on track 6 cars. Supplies
moderate, demand slow. market dull,
Texas bushels $1.50-1.65, few best,
$1.75; Boston,: Arrived 8 Texas, on
sAaCA cars. supplies m~Oderate, de-
mand moderate, market firm for
good stock. Texas crates s2.75-3.0O,
mostly $500; Philadelphia: Arrived 2
Texas, on track 4 cars. Supplies mod.
crate, market firm. Texas crates
.S3.O0-3-25; bushels fair quality and
condition s1.50-1.75; New York: Ar
rived 2 California. ] Michigan, 5 New
York, 8 Texas. New supplies moder-
ate, demand moderate. market firm.
California crates S4.00-4.50, few
$500. Texas crates $3.O0-3.50: Kan
sas City: Arrived / Texas, 1 Califor-
MIA, on track 2 cars. Supplies moder-
ate, demand slow, market steady.
Texas bushels molly SITS, crates
mostly s2.25; Pittsburgh: Arrived 8
Texas. Supplies moderate, demand
slow. market firm. Texas bushels
mostly $500: crates mostly $500.
few sS.25; Cincinnati: Arriv1 2
Texas. on track 8 cars. Supplies
moderate. demand moderate. market
steady. Texas bushels s1.75-2.OO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
SLAYER GIVEN
TERM
Find Mesquite Banker
Guilty of Killing
Jack Kimball

DALLAS, Tex, Fe6. 2s.-R-Un-
needing his plea that he shot be-
cause he feared for his life after
having been found in a hotel room
with another mans wife. a jury here
last night found John Lawrence,
Mesquite banker and former mayor,
guilty Of the murder Of Jack Kim
bell and fixed his punishment at 80
years Imprisonment.
Lawrence, who showed no emotion
when the verdict was read, gave no.
tice of appeal. His wife and mother
sobbed aloud while friends who had
helped elect him mayor of Mesquite
three times shook his hand before
he was led back to Jail.
Testimony offered at the trial was
TO the effect that Kimbell was shot
in the back while fleeing from
Lawrence, who had obtained a gun
from his bank after q fight with
Kimbell and two Of his brothers on
the square Mt Mesquite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
Mcmillan Defense To
Be Other Mans Acts

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Pt-De-
tense attorneys in the trial Of DR..
Charles NJ. Mcmillan today sum
moned witnesses in an avowed effort
to prove that another person had
greater motives for killing Mrs.
Amelia Appleby, wealthy widow. than
did the former Texas physician.
Jerry Giesler, chief Of McMillan's
counsel, declared he had in readi-
hess witnesses who could testify that
another man had a powerful mo-
tive that might have induced him to
commit murder" He declared the
police were called at one time to
stop a quarrel between Mrs. Appleby
and the "other man."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
STOCK CHATTER

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Accumula-
ton of buying orders over the Holt
day prompted by the recovery ex-
hibited by the market Tuesday caused
IN uprush of prices ct the opening
Of the stock market today. Montana
Power continued its march upward,
reaching 162. General Electric,
Fleischman, United Drug, Allied
Chemical, Montgomery Ward and
Gold Dust also were substantially
higher, the last mentioned starting
the day with a gain Of 3 points.
Buying of numerous speciality Is
sues continued, but at a more mod
crate pace. Recognized leaders such
as General Motors and u. S. Steel
however, were carried up a point oil
so. Victor talking machine issues
were extensively accumulated, reach
ing new record levels. Copper stocks
moved upward in the early hour
Greene Cananes, Anaconda and
Calumet & Arizona gaining / to
points. Standard plate glass pre-.
ferred, which almost doubled ~
value Tuesday, rose further to Sf/k2
Railroads were irregular in the<2arly
dealings despite poor car loadings
which ran behind those Of the pre-
eeding week as well as the year be.
fore. Chesapeake and Ohio preferred
soon were up a point or so, but Mis-.
souri, Paific had q loss of about as
much. American Railway Express
which had a bad slump on Tuesday
soon sold down 4 points more. Oils
showed little early activity, despite
some predictions Of better earnings
in the first quarter Of 1928.
Foreign exchanges were firm al
the outset with sterling cables
around Sass.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
Indy Conferring
On Future Plans

DETROIT, Feb. 23.-(R-An an
swer to the ever present question of
what Col. Lindbergh proposes to do
next, may hinge on a conference to-
day between the transatlantic flier,
business men an dMajor Thomas G.
Lanphier Of Selfridge Field.
Although rumor has linked Major
Lanphier, flight commander ut the
army air base, and the flying colonel
with a reported new air transporta-
tion project between Chicago and
New York, with Detroit, Buffalo and
Ithaca, N. Y, as terminals. vertical
ton was not forthcoming.
Lindbergh refused to discuss the
report. L~anphier said that as he was
still in the United States army, he
was prevented from taking part in
private enterprise.
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IN our VALLEY

CONTINUED from page one.)
suggests higher wages for farm la
Dor.
Perhaps the Saturday Evening
Post writer will suggest how the
farmer is going to pay higher wages
SO long as the Saturday Evening
Post type Of folks in the East refuse
to pay higher prices for u pro-
ducts.
STORM WARNING, says the wea.
Their bureau today.
Forecast is for weather around the
freezing point by Friday morning.
OF course, the Valley expects to
have weather changes, and expects to
have cold weather.
But it does not expect to be forced
to witness weather that will serious
ly harm the wonderful potato, bean
and tomato crops that are showing
up ut this time.
The season is well advanced, which
lessons the chances for really ser
ious weather.
BUT, enen, you " q tell.
THE HERALD owes an apology 70
Its readers who were interested in
the report Of the Edinburg Junior
college musical entertainment Mon.
day night at Brownsville high school
Several large photographs appear
ed in connection with the entertain
ment.
On Tuesday afternoon there was q
photograph In The Herald Of Miss
Imogene Baker OF Edinburg, the nc.
companist. who played a group Of
piano solos.
There was q story Of the enter
tainment that was scheduled to run
alongside the cut. The report was
written by Mrs. Beulah Irving of
Brownsville.
In some way the report, in tyne,
became separated from the cut and
this was not delivered until after the
paper had gone to press, but too late
to catch the up-valley edition.
The error vas csught in time to
make over" for the most Of the
Brownsville edition.
So, on Sunday, The Herald will
again carry the report.
Sorry about it all, awfully sorry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
Fort Worth Man
Gets Harrington
e. ofC. Position

HARLiNGEN, Feb. 23.-Myron
Ward Of Fort Worth and formerly
assistant manager Of the chamber
of m here, was elected sec
rotary Of the Harlingen chamber Of
commerce, at q meeting Of the board
Of directors Of that body shortly be-
fore noon Thursday. Mr.. Ward In
to come here to assume his new du-
ties ut the earliest possible moment,
1t was said following the meeting.
The new secretary succeeds George
Toolan, who recently announced that
his connections with the organization
had been severed, following a four
year term Of office. Future plans of
Mr.. Toolan have not been announced.
The office was closed for q time,
but was recently re-opened under the
management Of . young lady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23

man in Central Park and the family
and another governess corroboxstst
this. The man was known to them
only as "Dr."
Al blue sedan, similar to the cne
which the cdr" took Miss Browx
riding on her days off was sseH
near the spot where the wcraAz
was found. Miss Mary Brown 4
niece, who identified tho murdered
woman. said that on Monday she talk
Cd with her aunt "a abort time aftef
she quit her place with the Gillespie
family and that no mention was
made Of thst fact or Of . trip to Cali.
fornia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
Helms Trial Room Is
Shifted Due to Cold

EASTLAND, Tex, Feb. 23.-P4-
Because Of inadequate heat, the trial
Of Henry Helms. charged with rob
berry by firearms Of the First Ma
tional bang Of Cisco, today was tarns.
ferred from the auditorium Of the
city hall to a smaller room in the
same building.
Testimony was begun late yester-
day after the twelfth juror was Sc
lected. Alex Spears, cashier OF the
Cisco bank, was the first witness FOL
the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
PLAN CONTEMPT CLEANUP

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-[Pt-A
sweeping. cleanup Of all persons in
volved In the Burns-Fall contempt
case, for which Harry F. Sinclair and
his associates we're convicted, was
decided upon today by District At
torney Gordon who said he would ask
attachments for Edward J. Kidwell,
Jr., alleged talkative juror and every
detective that took part in shadowing
the Fall-Sinclair oil jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
Bomber Would
Marry Victim

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-[P1-
Hiram Reed, on trial for planting a
bomb in a schoolhouse stove, stood
ready today to propose marriage to
Miss lila Bradfrd, the schol teacher
sweetheart whose features we're per-
manently Scared by the bomb ex-
plosion. The state has charged that
Reed placed the bomb in the stove to
kill Miss Bradford and thus avoid
marriage and fatherhood.
Reeds attorney announced that he
would ask permission of Judge Hayes
todav to make his marriage proposal
to Miss Bradford in open court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
PARADE "FOXn SKELETON

LUS ANGELESr Feb. 1o.-HT-IH IT
insanity skeleton in the Hickman
family closet today was under sum
mons to show itself in court again
as relatives Of the young killer gath
cred to add their bit in defending
him against the charge Of numbering
c. Ivy Toms, suburban druggist
Hickman, who has pleaded "noI
guilty" and mot guilty by reason o.
insanity" in this case, is being tried
jointly with Welby Hunt, his DO!
holdup partner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-tP-The
cotton market opened firm at an ad-
vance of 9 to IS points on buying
promoted by relatively firm Liver
pool cables and apparent lack of fur
Their rain in West Texas.
Trade buying, covering and COM
mission house demand were supplied
by realizing, and the market eased
off to 1880 for May and 1877 for
October, or within 6 or ! points Of
last Tuesdays closing quotations.
There was further March liquidation
in anticipation Of notices tomorrow
which may have had rather an IN
settling effect on sentiment, al
though spot houses continued to buy
March against sales of later de-
liveries.
The market eased later under con-
tinued near month liquidation, COM
bined with some local selling which
may have been promoted by private
reports of over-holiday rains in
Texas. May contracts eased off 70
1925 and October to 1915 or about
10 to ~ points from the opening quo
tations and within 2 or 3 points or
last Tuesdays closing prices. The
market was quiet and within a point
or two or the lowest at midday.
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POLICE SEEK

Continued from page cne.)
months. She resigned on Monday,
after telling her employers she was
Withdrawing $1,000 In cash and $4,000
In bonds from q New York bank and
going to Pasadena, CAL, to see q sick
sister. voubz$ycBnke
sister: One Of the Gillespie children
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
OIL WINS

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23.-PNA
temporary injunction restraining the
Humble Oil company from laying a
crude oil loading pipe line into gulf
waters near Corpus Christi was dis
solved Thursday by the Third court
Of civil appeals here. reversing q
Travis county district courts de-
cision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
CUT v PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-tP1-Ma-
teriall producing the administrations
new warship construction program,
the house naval committee today de-
cided to authorize the construction Of
10 cruisers and one aircraft carrier
as against the II war vessels re-
quested by Secretary Wilbur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
A Y FOUND Guilty

MIDLAND, Texas, Feb. 23.-CP-H.
W.. Haynie today was found guilty
and sentenced to Is years in the pen
itentiary for the Staying Of John
Lane in q Stanton cafe on March
2s, 1915. The jury deliberated 10
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
To SEEK NEW TRIAL

FORT WORTH, Feb. 2s.-(P-Mo
ton for new trial for Robert Me-
Kinley, IS, who late last night was
given a seven-year sentence fol
killing his s~tepfather, William l.
Holloway, near Mansfield last Au'
gust, was expected to be filed today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
TO AIR CHURCH FIGHT

fractional differences in the Pente-
costal church Of Texarkana, which
resulting in the ~stabbing of one
preacher and the imprisonment of
another, will be aired in recorders
court here Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23

AMARILLO, Tex, Feb. 23.-(PH
Tex Thornton, oil and gas we'll fire
fighter, left here early today for
Corpus Christi to renew his battle
against a fire in RACIAL No. z mt
White Point.
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COMPRESSOR TO
CONTINUED from pare one.)

Continued from page one.)
ne family. She declared she had
asked the evangelist whether a muir
lerer would find peace in heaven
md when pressed for details by Par
lue, took the guilt upon herself to
ave her mothers name.
Mrs. Gatlin added that she had
made the confession only upon the
preachers word, given with a Bible
pver his heart" that he would not
repeat It. The murder was in July
II last year, and Mrs. Petty died
lome months later.
TWINS DIE SAME DAY
BERLIN.-Frau Emma Wirsch and
ler twin sister, 50 years old, died
he same day, n in Berlin, the
jther. ~ Munich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
NEW ORLEANS +

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23.@(P1-
The cotton market opened steady to-
day, in sympathy with better Liver
pool advices and relative firmness OF
that market during the double holt
day here. First trades showed gains
Of 8 to 0 points, but the market
soon turned easy, on favorable wea-
Their over the belt and a rather
bearish weekly weather and CROP re-
port.
March traded off to 1871, May 1902
and July 1903, 8 to Is points off
from the opening and / to 5 points
under the previous close. At the end
Of the first half hour the market
was steady and prices were a shade
above the lowest.
The decline extended to 1882 for
March p points below the early
highs. This was due probably to
liquidation in advance of the first
notice day for that month which is
tomorrow.
May dropped to 1875 and July 1899,
IL to 16 points below the highs and
5 to 10 points under Mondays close.
Additional buying on the favorable
weekly report was responsible for
the decline in these positions.
Near noon the market was quiet
but steadier and prices had rallied
8 to 2 points from the lows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-P1-Poultry
alive weaker; fowls 23@24 springs
22G2s; turkeys 25G2s; roosters 20;
ducks 22G2s; geese 1920.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
BUTTER n EGGS

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-tP-Butter
higher; creamery extras 46c; stan
dards AZ LIE; extra firsts AGO
45c: firsts AZ 1908 1-2c; seconds
39@41 1-2c. Eggs higher; firsts 2s
@2s LIE; ordinary firsts etc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-tFEPotatces
stronger; Wisconsin sacked round
whites s2.ooG2.1; Idaho sacked rus
sets Burbanks sz.15@z25: Flsrida
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nAEy A QUEEN

SIDNEY, NJ. 8. w.-The first baby
born on Gomai Island. now . yesrl
| old, has been voted queen oi
Gomai.n
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The Markets


crates Bliss TriEmphs No. 1 s2.50Q
2.75; Cuba Bliss Tirumphs So.
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LIVE STOCK

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 23.-[Hb-
Hog-Receipts 900 head; market
slow; top IS; packing sows 5000
SIS; stock pigs s6.5067-25.
Cattle-Receipts $500 head, calves
500; fed steers opening slow; mar
ket steady; fat cows strong to 15c
higher; vealers and calves un-
changed; stockers and feeders weak;
early sales fed steers s11.O0 G12 .75;
latter price paid for weighty clipped
horned fed Texans; choice veaiers
81.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; market
higher; top wooded lambs $3.50;
clippers 1910; choice yearling
wethers s1s.75; Fat ewes downward
from 1925.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-23
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.|tF-Cold
weather over the domestic winter
wheat belt together with reports of
food scarcity in Central Europe led
to early higher prices for wheat to-
day. Better conditions for the corn
crop movement tended to Ease down
the corn market.
Opening 3-s to ! 3-sc up, wheat
later scored additional gains. Corn
started at Lac decline to 3-sc ad-
vance. and subsequently underwent a
moderate general setback. Oats were
firm. Provisions slanted downward.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-20
Williams Back
On Trojan Team
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Nov. 20. - Don
Williams has recovered from his re-
cent siege of influenza, bringing a
great amount of joy to Southern
California since he certainly will be
in condition for the day when Knutc
Rocknc brings his Notrc Dame Irish
here.
Williams will work with the Tro.
jams in all practice sessions and
probably will play at lcast for a
brief spell against Idaho Saturday.
Marshall Dufficld, who stepped into
Williams shoes in big way against
Washington state, will call signals
through the major. portion of the
game.
Under present plans, Coach How
ard Jones intends TO work his rcgu-
lars only for few minutes against
Idaho. If his irrrguarS arc capable
of taking the Nandals he prefers not
TO risk injuries to his stars.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-20
Castro Fined On
Liquor Charge

David Castro, 50 years old, ar
rested Sunday by local police ON a
charge of possessing Intoxicating
liquor, was sentenced by Police
Judge Perkins this morning to pay
a fine of 800 or spend fifty days
in Jail.
J. Singh, g. years old, lioltvillc
farmer, who was arrested last night
by Officer {, l.. Roscnqucst on an
intoXication charge was sentenced to
pay "A fine of $25 or spend II and a
half days in Jail.
S. Robinson of 5jl Park avenue
was sentenced to pay a fine of SO
or spend thirty-scvcn and half
days in Jail on reckless driving
charge. The sentence was suspended
on condition he repair a light post
which he was said to have damaged
with his automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-20

HOLTYILLE
(Press Staff Correspondent)

tFreSS Staf1 CorreSpondent)
HOLTNILLE, Nov. 20.-Thc Colt
Dinner given at the Civic Center
last Thursday evening was quite a
success. Plans were made for the
winter program.
Mr.. and Mrs. MCGOWAN have re-
turned to Holtvillc to spend the win
ter. They are welcomed back by
their many friends.
Jack Jones gave a delightful par
ty last Saturday afternoon in honor
of his eighth birthday. Those pres
ent werc Russell Peck, Owen
Weeks, Billy Holmes, Billy Ham
mond, Marvin Walker, Clark Ban
merit, Gayle Rogers, Claudia Ruth
Acker and Waldinc Peck. Misses
Dorothy Joe Acker and Audinc
Rogers entertained.
Miss Oneida McNarma of Indiana
has been the guest of Mrs. Ollie
Stewart the past week. Miss Ne
Marina is an old friend of Mrs.
Stewart.
The Junior Play, "Patty Makes
Things Hum" to be given Decem-
Der IA is now being rchearsed. The
cast of characters are: Patty, Ruth
Gallatin; Mrs. Green, Irmadean
Simpson; Hyacinth, Marie Edwards
Miss Braithway, Dorothy Hamilton
Miss Dunbar, Luella Hart; Mrs.
Smith, Thompson Lee Peck; Mr..
Green, Delbert Chambers; Mr.
Smith, Martin Casey; Captain
Braithway, Glenn Bovec; Captain
Little, Carrell Sharp.
The girls indoor game with Cal
exico last Friday ended with the
score 90 to IA in our favor, while
our football boys were not so for
tunatc. Next Friday both girls in
door and boys football teams will
The games promise to be interesting
so don t miss them.
Emma Hughes. who on account of
illness has not been able to attend
school this year. plans to start very
soon. She will be a member of the
Senior class
Miss Waller $ Sunday school class,
tue ouhg Icopic or the BaptlSt
church, are to have a candy sale
next Saturday.
\ group of the Juniors of the
IIoltvillc Union high school plan to
attend the play given by thc Jun
iors of the Imperial high school next
Friday. The name of the play is
"Flo's Beau
The four year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Veal was run over by
a car driven by Dave Ncncill Sunday
afternoon. The accident occurred
on the highway near Wcbbers Gro
Gerry. The child was taken to the
Holtvillc hospital. 1t is thought he
would recover soon.
Tom Potts has returned from his
trip north and is ready for business
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-20

PRACTICAL NURSING at your
]-Hmo or hospital. 7I2 Olive.
Phone 39f. cots
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-20
Stanford Weak
For Big Game
By United Press Lenscd Wire

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov.
|20.-Four days before the annual big
game with California, but there was
|anything but a rosy outlook for the
cardinal eleven, for the first time
in three years not rated as the fay
|oritc.
Coach Pop Warner declared ga
dccidcd Improvement over the Santa
CLARA and Washington showings wat
necessary for his charges to win. "
His attitude was reflected ycstcr.
Clay in n stiff workout of Flcish-
hacker at quarter, Hoffman at full
Baud Sims and Wilton at halves on
forward pass defense, which stood
out in the past two games as the
big weakness of Stanford.