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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LEGAL NOTICE

Office Of the Collector Of Customs.
Port of Brownsville. Texas. Decem-
Der s. 1928. Notice is hereby given
that on December /. 1928. there was
seized near La Paloma. Texas, from
Andres Aguilar and Pedro Herman
deg. for violation Of Sec. 593 Tariff
Act 1922 and Sec. 5000 r. s.. one %
Dodge Automobile. Motor No. Alba
sic. Serial No. A62-37s. Anyone
claiming the above described auto
mobile will file claim with RE with
in twenty t2Ol davs from the date Of
this notice. otherwise ] will sell the
automobile at public auction at the
United States customhouse. Browns
vile. Texas. on Monday. December
%. 1928. at 10 o'clock a. m.
Wm. NEALE. Dy. Collector.
i2-$-if-ls-3t-3s4n
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| KILLED AND ONE
INJURED IN CRASH

HOUSTON. Dec. 4.-Pl-Joseph
"A. C~harbonnet. as, OF Houston. for
mer New Orleans furniture dealer.
was killed. and W. s. Rase and j.
L. Julian Of Houston were seriously
injured when three automobiles col
lided at a street intersection here
today. Each man occupied a differ
ent automobile. Julian suffered a
probable fractured skull and Rase
was thought 10 have received inter
nal injuries.
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LAST RITES HELD FOR
PLANE CRASH VICTIM

SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 4.-tP)-Fu
neral services for Willis Washburn.
y, yC-l who went to death wit
RS employer. Homer ID. Ballard, *
millionaire, San Antonio capitalist;
Matthew Watson. president of the
Sunbeam Aerial corporation. and two
others in the crash of a plane at
Spur. were held here today.
Mrs. W. b. Washburn, the young
mans mother, will leave with the
body tomorrow night for Bangor,
Maine, where burial will take place.
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French Woman,
Ex-Husband Held
In Big Swindle

PARIS. Dec. 4.-LPl-Madame
Marthe Hanau, -. and her former
husband, Lazare Block. were arrest
ed today and taken before an exam
ming magistrate on charges Of
swindling investors Of sums report
ed to total nearly 500, GOO. 900 francs
$50, 000. 000). Most of the victims
are stated to be small investors.
Madame Hanau was described bv
newspapers today as a woman Of re-
markable intelligence and activity
who boosted Of her american bust
ness methods"
The CASE is making n great stir
and will be the subject of an inter
~pellation in the chamber Of deputieS.
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STATE u. d. c. OPENS
TEXAS MEET TO-DAY

WACO, Tex, Dec. 4.-(P-Routine
business marked opening sessions Of
the United Daughter. Of the Con-
federacy at the Texas convention
here today.
With Mrs. Forrest H. Farley, pres
ident, in charge. reports were made
by the program, rules and regula-
tions and transportation committees.
Two l%uncheons. one in honor OF the
executive board and honorary mem
bers, and the other for all delegates
we're given at noon.
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Nominations Are
Sent to Senate

WASHINGTON. Dec. A. Up 800
President Coolidge forwarded to the
senate today a long list Of nomina-
tions for officers appointed during
the congressional recess, including
that of J. Reuben Clark, Jr., of Utah,
TO be under-secretary of state.
other nominations we're:
III. Theodore Tate. Of Tennessee
10 be treasurer OF the United States,
John ". Pole Of Ohio, to be comp
t%roller Of the currency.
W. s. Culbertson. of Kansas, to
be ambassador 10 Chile.
Sherman j. Lowell of New York,
TO be a member Of the tariff COM
mission for n term Of IL years.
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IN OUR VALLEY
CONTINUED from page one.)

CONTINUED from page one.)
Inquiries that relate to rather
large projects.
THE BIG THING ahead Of the
city Is. OF course, the authorization
Of the bond issue.
After that wo can fight about the
details as much as our hearts may
desire, so long as there is no delay
in execution of the plans.
Thus far little il any opposition
to the bond issue has developed.
Houston followed the ~tortuous
course or a bayou in develo ping its
channel to the sea. Going some
fifty miles.
Brownsville's plan is for a straight
channel that will be less than sew
enteen miles in length.
And IL it gets a sixteen foot chan
mel. there will Is immediate plans
for continuing on to a5 and perhaps
80 feet.
JUST A FEW DAYS ago
ment was made that the Campbell
soup people had contracted for 200
carloads of Valley carrots this sea-
son.
To be used in putting up canned
soups.
Now comes a report that the Van
Camp firm, also me of soups
and other canned goods, are plan
ming to use Valley products.
May buy quantities Of Valley vege-
tables to be put I'D in the form Of
sauer kraut.
The Valley is ready and willing to
sell its products to all corners. The
more the merrier. Particularly if
the prices paid will leave a fair
margin Of profit to the grower.
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u. S.
WELCOME, GIL SAYS

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 4.-(P-
President Portes Gil has informed a
group of Americans headed by DR..
A. d. Lloyd. geologist Of Fort Worth,
Texas. that the doors Of Mexica un-
der his administration will be wide
open to American investment.
He said that Mexico welcomed
foreign capital when invested in &C
cordance .ith Mexican laws, and
would give CAPITALISTS full guaran-
tees.
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Beevile Men To
Tried In Corpus

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. Dec. A.
R-Robert Lothringer and Ralph
Whitenton, Of Beeville, must stand
trial in Corpus Christi where they
are alleged TO have shot E. c. Young
to death as he lay on a bed in p
hospital.
Judge A. W. Cunningham over
ruled a motion for a change Of
venue last night. The two defend
ants are BARRIERS in Beevi..e. Mo-
ton filed indicated a plea Of insan-
ity might be made.
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FRANCE DENIES u. S.
RETURN

PARIS, Dec. 4.@tP)-France today
officially refused the request Of the
United States for e~xtradition Of III.
NJ. Blackmer, missing oil case wit
ness.
The extradition had been asked on
the strength of an indictment re-
turned in Denver which accused Mr..
B~lackmer Of making false income tax
returns.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-tPg-The cot
ton market opened steady at un-
changed prices TO an advance Of )
points, with active months selling s
to 9 points net higher on trade buy
ing, covering and some local buying
encouraged by relatively steady
Liverpool cables. The bulge met
further realizing or liquidation, how
ever. while there was some southern
selling. BY the end cf the first half
hour the market had eased off 70
Poll for January and POLO for MAY
or back to about Yesterdays closing
quotations.
Reaction from the opening ad-
vance carried the market off to zoos
for January and zoos for May or
about 5 to 8 points net lower. but
demand increased on n scale down
with Wall Street n considerable
BUYER. Prices steadied later.
The market at midday was 8 20
Is points net higher with January
selling around 20.22.
Futures closed steady. . to 16
points higher. Spot quiet; mid
ding 20.45.
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President Gil
Names Secretary

CTrens Agency. to Herald by Radio.l
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 4.-Enrique
Malanche Torres has been appointed
personal private secretary to Presi-
dent Emilio Portes Gil. replacing
Senorita Soledad Gonzalez. who held
that position with President Gales.
Lieut.. Col. Augustin Gonzalez Cas-
treion has been designated as sec
ond in command Of the presidential
staff. He i a qualified aviation pi-
lnt
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NOTED PHYSICIAN OF
X TO BE BURIED

WACO. Dec. 4.-(P-0ne Of the
states outstanding physicians was
brought home here today to be
buried.
DR.. Garland r. Foscue. 6S. who
served as president Of the State Med
zeal association and had held other
posts including the state counselor
ship to the National Medical associa-
ton, died in Dallas last night.
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COTTON

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 4.-CP-Cotton
spot quiet: lower; American strict
good middling 11.49; good middling
HOO; strict middling 1889: mid
ding 1863: strict low midiling
1914; strict good ordinary a.94:
good ordinary 9.6i. Sales 6.OaO
bales. 1000 American. Receipts o.
600. American 1860. Futures closed
quiet: Dec. 1885; Jan. 1887: March
1888; May 1912; July 1888; Oct.
1912.
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TALK WITH
COOLIDGE ON DAM

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.--tP)-Sen-
ators Johnson Of California and
Phipps of Colorado, conferred with
President Coolidge today on the en-
gineers' survey of the Boulder Dam
project.
Later Johnson said he would call
the bill up tomorrow and try "a hold
il before the senate.
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A ENUMERATED

MARSHALL, Tex, Dec. 4.-tP-
Joel Hunt. head football coach of
the College Of Marshall. and former
Texas A. & NJ. college star. and
Frank Greasy. athletic director, have
been exonerated by the executive
committee Of the Texas junior col
lege conference 81 ehsrgs that thew
knowingly used Ineligible men in
conference games
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Talk of Contest
Only Propaganda,
Montgomery Says

AUSTIN, Tex. Dec. 4.-(P)-State
Representative ". r. Montgomery Of
Edinburg, candidate for speaker of
the house Of representatives. charged
in n statement today that talk of Q
contest of his reelection sis purely
political propaganda. ~emanating from
Hidalgo county, intended solely TO af-
feet my race for the speakership.'
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RIVER yOLCA OyERFLoWs

MOSCOW, Dee. 4.-(P-The river
Volga today overlooked its banks in
the n~eighborhood Of Astrakahan and
% villages were submerged as a
storm swept the Caspian sea. People
took refuge in boats and on the roofs
Of buildings. Many houses were de-
stroyed and herds Of cattle drowned.
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Worth Hogs
Down; Cattle and
Sheep.Are Steady

FORT WORTH. Dec. 4.-tP-
Hogs: 1900; Is and Csc lower: de-
sirable iso-22o lbs. s.25 and $50.
packing sows 7-5O and 500.
Cattle and calves: $500: ~
stock steady to strong; good CATE
fed steers 1900; cake-on-ErasserS
1925; desirable heifers HOO; GOOD
fat yearlings 1900 and 1925; fsr|
cows SIS: bulls CTS: calves GOOD
70 choice heavies 1875.
SIheep: 100; steady: good wv
choice fat lambs 1900: choice WI.
wethers sou.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. l-EP-Vos.
$4,000; 10Ii5c lower; ton SSs5 =,
choice 225-260 lbs; butchers. ma5
um 20 choice 25O-350 lbs. S.1ngSt+.
2O0-250 lbs. s.OOns.45; 100 ZOO Ih.
T.S5mS.i0; 130-l6O lbs. -.tN1-g p-.
packing sows 7.O0TS.00.
Cattle: 10000; calves: 2n00.
steady 10 Csc lower; steers goo5
and choice i3O0-15O0 lbs. li.-51ts.
l100-1300 lbs. ll.75Gl6.25: 95O-iIn6
lbs. l2.O0Gl6.T5; fed yearlinrr go.
choice 750-950 lbs. 2.25Tl6.-u. Eniri
ers. good and choice $50 lbs. dov
1l-5OMl5.00; cows. good ana chnir.
1850 1850; v~ealers Cmilk fed wr5
um to choice s.50Gl3.5O; s,ocker s-I
feeder steers, good and choice Jan.
weights) 10.25GI2.O0.
Sheep: 1000; steady 20 l0c hi-tA
cr; top fed lambs $3.50: lambs. r1-
and choice t92 lbs. down. YIN N \.
1886 ewes. medium Nv choice rl5
lbs. DOWN 5.25M7.1O.
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San BENITO

CONTINUED from page one.l
ing the permit 10 build the bridge.
Zenor said. If il Is secured prompt
~. work on the structure is to be
started early in January and il ~ e
pected to bme completed within two
months.
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FoPFIcN ExCUaNcF

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-CP-Foreign
exchanges easy: Great Britain de-
mand asa SIS: cables ASS 1-2l 60-day
bills on banks $50 3-i. France de-
mand 800 l-2: cables 800 81. Italy
demand 5.23 1-2; Belgium 1899 10;
Germany $3.50; Tokyo 1890; Mon
treal 1884 IS.
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NO NEW CARDINALS

ROME. Dec. 4.-tP-Official an
nouncement was made at the Vatican
today that the forthcoming consist
DRY vii he secret only'-meaning
that ~ . cardinals will be created
al had been expected.
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POULTRY

CHICAGO. Dec. Ar Poultry
firm; fowls 20G25 10: springs &c 1-2:
ROSTERS 90; turkeys 25G30; ducks II
M22; geese 90.
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DIES

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec. 4.-P-
John D. Sage, 81. president of the
Union Central Life Insurance COM
pany. died here today after an ILL
ness Of about a week.
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RITTER AM EGGS

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-tP1-Butter I'M
changed.
Eggs higher: extra firsts fSnf49;
firsts 40M47; ordinary firsts 3OG3S;
refrigerator extras 80; refrigerator
firsts 80 1-2G31.
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CASH GRAIN

KANSAS CITY. Dec. RI
Wheat: No. . dark hard I1g
No. ? hard Ill 1-46l20: NJ y
l-35; Dec. 100 3-s; MAY r.ff a
July 1.i6 Ia.
Corn: No. 2 white. norirauv "
l-2Nsl 1-2; No. . yellow Sg: MI
mixed. nominaily. SCNst: Dee .
Ia; May So rs; July IS.
Oats; No. . white. n~ominally. /.
G50.
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RONDS

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-tP-GovA
ernmnet bonds close: Liberty 2 In
1920; lst A las 1OO.1f: 4th Z AN
10O.22: Treasury a. LOT.
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CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-P-Call
money strong; high l0; low M; rul-
ing rate q: closing bin 10; mixed
collateral 5000 days a; as months
s 1901; prime mercantile paper
3 1-5@5 1-2. Bankers a~cceptances
unchanged.
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KELLOGG TREATY is
PUT BEFORE SENATE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-iP,-The
Kellogg anti-var treaty was submit
ted TO the senate for ratification to-
day BY President Coolidge.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. -
Spot cotton closed steady. ia points
up. Sales 1921; low middling 1883.
middling 19.49; good middlir- 1889;
receipts 17,4i7; stock 356,54l.
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CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-lF-whaat.
NO. ? hard 1-2l 81; No. \ h-rI
lit.
Corn: No. 4 mixed so 1-2Tst 1--.
No. 3 yellow s4Gs5.
Oats: No. 2 white 49Gi-2: No. {
white 80.
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6 6 6

IL a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
u Is the most speedy emedy known
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Interest Cemteys On Mellon At G. O. p Meet
Herald Starts Fund
For Family OF Slain
officer As Memorial

Sheriff Horace Johnson Oh Har
sacrifice In the line Of duty shot
endavong make arrest he
and avenged himself and the
law he represented
He answered the duty the class
with whom he had 20 deahe border smugge ruth
less life who know that IL they ay
officer the south side o the Rio Grand Few miles distant OIL
a safe refuge.
officer the border knew
the deadly menace with unfaing hero
ism He he that his activities
enemity Of the awless elements
Of Grandc. but this did deter him.
entire border has benefited
During the he
has served as peace officer especially when
he deputy performed has been
border Of criminals have
before the bar Of justice result OF his activities
who made possible
the high civilization Of which the entire
Valley proud
debt the Of Horace Johnson
be fitting that the people
officer expression Of their gratitude and
and appreciation for the
service Horace the border country
view The Brownsville Herald calls the
contribute memorial fund to be
gallant officer be used
This would slight token of appreciation
Johnson rendered the border country and
beeayed family the high
whc held throughout the Valley.
Herald list with contribution Of $50. Sub
b The Herald the and
published daily All
be mailed deposited The Herald
office acknowledgement will be made through The Herald
HERALD D....................... $1,000
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OPEN HEARING
AT HARLINCEN
Conference on 'Bulged
Pack Is Held Mon
day Morning

HARLINGEN. June lI-Samples OF
"bulged packs" of Valley vegetables
were exhibited at the city hall here
Monday morning in connection with
the hearing on vegetable rates which
opened with an informal conference
at 0 a. m. Monday.
Between 40 and so shippers. repre-
sentatives of carriers. growers and
others interested were present when
the conference opened. VIM. B. Bar
tell of Washington. director of the
bureau of service of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. presided.
That a determined effort will be
made 10 eliminate the "bulged pack
and establish standard packs and
uniform weights for all Valley vege-
table shipments was indicated early
in the conference. That a "bulged
pack" is unnecessary. and that il rep
resents a loss TO the grower. shipper
and carriers was generally conceded
by all present.
The formal hearing will start be-
fore Director Bartell at . o'clock
Tuesday morning at the Harlingen
city hall. and evidence taken at the
hearing will be submitted to the In
terstate Commerce Commission for a
decision.
The informal conference Monday
was called for the purpose of clear
ing the atmosphere. according TO
James A. Watson. special representa-
tive Of the commission. who has been
in the VALLEY five months investi-
eating shipping weights of Valley
vegetables. Shippers and carrier
representatives expressed the opin-
ion that an understanding would be
attained during the dav and that the
effort 20 establish uniform weights
and mack would be successful.
The hearing on the weight question
will probably be concluded Tuesday
or Wednesday. and will be followed
by a hearing on seed potato rates
and reparations on bcets and carrots,
the reparation case being brought by
Hidalgo county shippers. The !. G. G.
representatives expect to be in the
Valley until Friday or Saturday.
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six hundred miles south 70 Mel
bourne.
This was announced today by Cap
tain Charles KinFsford- Smith and
Charles Ulm, Australian pilots Of
the plane, after they had declared
their intention Of flying around the
world.
Brisbane and Sydney have paid
III cir respects to the four fliers who
Pioneered an airway between Ameri-
ca and Australia. The Americans,
Harry W. Lyon and James Warner,
navigator and radio operator, re-
spectively. OF the tri-motorcd plane,
ore 10 gain their share OF the hon
crs in the southern city.
Lyon plans to fly back to sgd
ney on Thursday and sail for the
United States. Nothing definite has
cren said about Warmers plans
Sydney forgot work yesterday and
spent the day with the four fliers.
: civic reception was held at the
city hall. Hundreds Of persons who
were unable To gain admittance TO
the hall cheered the airmen on their
arrival at the place.
Warner and his celebrated Panama
nat again figured as interesting side
lights Of the Sydney visit. When
Warner and his three companions
arrived at Mascod aerodrome Sunday
the radioman was so enthusiastically
greeted by the jostling crowd that
he lost his hat. He appeared wor-
ried over the loss but managed 20
face the crowd smiling and barehead-
ed. The headgear was eventually
restored to him.
Today the civic commissioner re-
quested that Warner favor the Aus
tralian commonwealth with a remem-
brance-his cherished panama. This
the radioman did amid loud cheers.
Captain kingsford-Smith announc-
Cd that he and Ulm intended TO fly
the Southern Cross around the
world and that the start would be
made from Sydney in a few days.
They have not made il clear whether
they intend proceeding on this jour
nty from Melbourne or return 10
Sydney.
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shot FOLLOWS
GOODBYE
TO HIS Wife
Worker In Firm Here
Leaves Two Notes
To Wife; Funeral to
Be Held I'm Yoakum

Funeral services for Harry DauE-
las Renfro, %. who was found dead
Sunday in his room at Sixth and
Madison street from gunshot
wound in his left side. was % be
held in Yoakum Monday afternoon.
The body was sent TO that city
from the Burt r. Hinkley Funeral
Home Sunday night and was accom-
panied by his wife. Mrs. Ccrynn
Renfro, and her mother, Mrs. Nora
L. HollingswOrth.
He was a native Of Yoakum and
had only lived in Brownsville m few
weeks. During his residence here ne
was employed by the Alamo Iron
Works as a billing clerk.
Renfro entered the bath room at
his home shortly before noon Sun
day, and called goodbye 10 hir
wife and mother.
Hearing a pistol shot, the two
women rushed into the room. Rem
fro was found lying on the floor or
the room with 3S-calibre pistol Nv
his side. IL was believed death was
instantaneous.
Judge J. Webb, following an in
quest, gave "A verdict of Suicide
with "A firearm."
Before his death, Renfro wrote one
complete note and another that was
only partly finished. Both we're ad-
dressed 70 his wife, whom he called
lover girl"
In the completed note. Renfro re-
ferred to his "undying love" for his
wife.
n realize though that you are not
happy,' the note said, "and I fear
that ! will b. unable 10 earn a Iiv-
ing for you. / have been sick for
months now, lover girl, and see no
chance for me. ! am a failure. Do
not blame yourself for this. lover
girl 4 know after il w all over
that you will find a man that will
treat you right and make you
happy"
The unfinished note was similar 10
the one which was completed. Tt
told Of his love for his wife but gave
no intimation of the act he contem-
plated
II ~ said that Renfro had been in
iii health for a number of years
He is survived BY his wife, Mrs.
Corynn Renfro Of Brownsville; his
father, {. A. Renfro; his mother.
Mrs. Pearl Renfro. and three sisters
and one brother, all of Yoakum.
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PENNSYLVANIA
TOGO HOOVER,
FRIENDS AVER
Treasury Secretary Is
Said to Have Ex-
pressed Wish to End
Parley Quickly
BY BYRON PRICE
Associated Press Staff Writer

KANSAS CITY. June 1l.-(Pl-A
gigantic whirlpool Of speculation and
nervous expectancy gripped the as
sembiing republicans today, center
ing about Mellon of Pennsylvania
and sweeping with fury against the
bouncing craft in which the political
enemies Of Herbert Hoover have
chosen to seek common fortune.
With the opening Of the conven-
tion less than twenty-four hours
sway. and Secretary Mellon speeding
toward Kansas City with his un-
pledged and vastly important Penn
sylvania delegation Of 70, the Hover
leaders and some of the best of Mr..
MELONS personal friends declared il
was as sure as anything could be in
politics that the Pennsylyanians
would 20 to Hoover on the opening
hallot. That almost certainly would
nominate him.
The treasury secretary was quoted
as having expressed a determination
to have it all over quickly. This
right or might not mean that all
possibility of a Pennsylvania vote
for Coolidge or even a delaying COM
plimentary vote for Mellon himself,
has disappeared. But the very strong
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