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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23
Grains Lose
In Trading Today;
Provisions Same

CHICAGO. March 1s.-F-Dry
weather reports. especially west. and
predictions Of heavy sereage aban-
donmsnt. east. lifted wheat today 70
the highest prices yet touched BY the
july delivery Meanwhile. corn sell
inE although only a scattered sort,
proved sufficient 10 send the corn
market downward.
Starting unchanged 10 SIC higher,
wheat later showed advances ali
around. Corn unchanged to 3-Sc de-
cline and subsequently underwent a
general sag. Oats were easier. Pro-
visions likewise tended downgrade.
Wheat closed heavy, 5-8c TO I 5-8c
net lower. corn ! I-ac 20 I 7-6G2c
down, cats 3-Sc 10 4 l-1c off, and
provisions unchanged 10 a setback Of
zoe.
CASH GRAIN
KANSAS CITY. March 23.-fF-
Wheat No. 2 hard 1.5a; No. 2 RED
1.62; May $50 rs; July 1.2s.
Corn, No. 2 white e3G93 IA; No.
2 yellow 95; May 90 f-s; July "a 81;
September 96 3-8.
Oats, No. 2 white nOminally Goa
81; No. 8, IS L.
CHICAGO, March 2s.-Ft-Wheat
NO. 2 hard 1.42Gi.4S; NO. 4 mixed
lao IL.
Corn No. 3 mixed ss; No. . yellow
50 1-4G1O0 IL.
Oats No. 2 white So 1905; No. .
white 81 1-2660 1-2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

CHICAGO, March 2S.-LF--Butter
unsettled; extras 4s 81 to 40; stan
dards 40; extra firsts AZ i-2 TO As
Ia; firsts 46 1-2 to AZ; seconds a
to as.
Eggs, steady; first gathered firsts
~ Ia to "a liz; ordinary firsts 26
1-2; dirties rs; checks rs IL; stor-
age packed extras 20; storage packed
firsts 2S 1-2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-dF-For-
eien exchanges firm. Great Britain
demand 4.S7 10; cables ass la
60-day bills on banks asa SIG;
France demand 3.e3 Gle: cables
1888 1916. Italy demand 5.2S -.
Belgium 1898 1-2: Germany 2a.Sg
1-2: Tokyo 47.O5; Montreal 1G0.17
1916.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23
Worth Live
Stock Market Is
Steady to Strong

FORT WORTH. Mar. 15s-(E-
uovs 1900. steady; top 6.10s paek.
inr sows ans 10 TOO; killing piRs
~ T.ttlo nrd calves. 1.Oo0s hardly
enough on vale tp make m markets
rhDfrn f2D5-nound hnevHs 1885, cth-
wv daughter steer sales loss and
400. fnt yearlinNH 1900 fnt cows
I'D t0 s.0Df heavy slaughter calves
sheep 400: strong choice shcrr
feeder lambs 1925 TO 1855
KANSAS CITY. March z3.-tF-
Hogs $685. steady to strong stock
pirs steady, top $6.25; packing sowsr
S6-25m7.O0: stock pigs, $6.75@7.50.
Catties t0Os calves 10; supply Inc
sufficient to test Values medium
steers nt $t1.OD. butcher cows $T-15@
500: heiferB n.D0@ll.50-
Choice vealerH. $I0.O0@l2.00-
sheen 1000: steady TOD wunled
lambs SH6.75 others $1625@lb-65-
EAST II. LOUIS, Mar. 2S.-tFp-
Hogs 1880: Slow 160 70 22O-pourd
S.50as60; $50 to 260-pounds s-200
sac; pigs 5.50@6.5o; packing sows
Cattle ZOO; calves $50; about
steady. with vealerH csc higher my
1900: not enough steers, butcher
yearlings OK cutters tc warrant
comment: few cows upward tr %Dbaf
bulls 900 down.
Sheep 1000 virtually nothing oH
sale.
CHICAGO. Mar. 2S-#7-Hogs rs
600: uneven mostly strong TO 10
cents higher: spots 25 cents higher
on pirs. top $50 paid for choice
$50 to 2f0-pound weights; bulk lIo
"a 22o-pourd averages SIS TO SIS;
$50 to- 260-pounds SOS 10 S.S5i 2I0
~ 3dn-pourds 7-Sn 40 S-1u.
Cattle 1000: killing classes steady
10 strong. steers yearlingH and
lower grade she stock nctives best
fed steers 1885: mixed steers and
heifers 1875 down 40 1905 bulls
500 downward light vealers 1l-50
to 1850.
sheep 1000; steady % strong;
wool lambs 400 to 17.35; feeding
and shearing lambs unchanged.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. 23.-tP-
Cattle GOO: calves 200s steady. steer
ton 1900: plain short fed steers
1000 10 1856 good beef cows SIS
70 $50; heifers 1850 No 1905 veal
ton li.50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

LUBBOCK, Tex. March 23.-tF1-
Keith Martin. 5, son Of Ellis Martin,
cotton man here. Is in a hospital
here today recovering from effects Of
a rattlesnake bite. The boy was Bit
ten yesterday while playing. and was
given serum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

WASHINGIUN, Narch Z3.|HJ-
An amendment providing for a d.
vision between Arizona and Nevada
of any excess revenues derived from
the sale Of power developed at a
plant built under the Swinx-Johnson
Boulder Canyon bill. was adopted to-
day BY the house irrigation commit
tee. The vote was nine TO four.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

(Bv the Associated Press, Mar. Is
New York:
Stocks, strong; high priced shar'
buoyant.
Bonds, firm; American Telephone
and Telegraph 5 les nc 1928 peak
Foreign exchanges firm; Frencl
and Italian rates higher.
Cotton. easier: improved weather.
Sugar, steady; trade buying.
Coffee. declines; European selling
Chicago:
Wheat easy; improved outlool
Southwest.
Corn, lower; absence foreign de
mand.
Cattle. steady to strong.
Hogs, higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, March 23.-tP-
Cottonseed oil closed steady prime
summer yellow 925, prime crude S37
liz, March e36; April 1856; May 90;
June $50; July arc. August 9S1;
September $50. October $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

NEW YORK, March 23.--tPp-Call
money firmer All loans 4 ~; closing
bid 4 1-2 asked a "a. Time loans
firm: $3.50 days 4 1908 SIS: AS
months 4 5-8. Prime mercantile
paper 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

NEW YORK. March 23.-tFt-Unit-
ed States bonds Liberty 3 1-2s 1919
LIST 4 Ids 1929 3rd 4 las 1O0.14 4th
a las 103.1S treasury A las 1924.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

NEW ORLEANS. March 23.@PH
Spot cotton closed steady 10 points
down. Sales 17S5: low middling
1883; middlinR 1888; good middling
1878; receipts 1888; stock 430,T29.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

CHICAGO. March 23.5(Pl-Pota-
toes slow: Florida bliss triumphs in
crates No. I, $50 TO $40: Spaulding
Rose In barrels 1900; No. 2, 100;
Cuba bliss triumphs In crates 400.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

POULTRY
CHICAGO, March 23.-tFy-Poul-
try alive unchanged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. 23.-tP-
Cattle GOO: calves zoo; steady, steer
ton 1900: plain short fed steers
1000 10 10.50s good beef cows SIS
10 $50: heifers 1850 No 1905 veal
tor 1f.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Northern Troops
Resist Attacks
OF Nationalist

LONDON, May 25-Fighting was
believed proceeding today between
Northern and Southern Chinese
troops outside Peking with the fore
es of Chang TsoLin showing far
more resistance than had been ex-
pocted.
Last week as the Nationalist ar.
mics advanced on a double front
toward Peking and Tientsin, tho
fall of the Northern capital was
predicted momentarily.
Meager details of this major EN-
gagement between Northern and
Southern groups, however, indicated
Chang TsoLrn had maintained his
position.
Reports were current that in some
spots along the semi-eircular battle
front-which extends from Nankon
pass through Paotingfii-the Ma
tionalists We're retreating slightly.
Chang TsoLin always has insist.
ed he was working for Chinese uni-
ty and after the recent Tsinan ins
cident urged the Southern armies to
cease their attack and combine for
a unified China.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
BY CECIL OWEN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. May %. - Boul-
der Dam and Muscle Shoals, huge
power projects of interest to thou
sands in the west and south-have
been subjected TO a constant bar,
rage of propaganda by private util-
tiles interests, according to evidence
on file today in the federal trade
commission utilities investigation.
Hundreds of pieces of literature
attacking proposals for govern
ment operation of these projected
plants have been circulated to news
papers, Libraries, schools, colleges,
clubs, and even penitentiaries by
the utilities publicity organization.
Money has been spent with a
princely hand to fight the possibil-
" of government operation accord
ing to the evidence.
Conferences of western governors
have been watched carefully and eff
forts have been made to sway senti-
ment in western states against
Boulder dam development, evidence
disclosed Two former western
governors and Richard Washburn
Child, former ambassador to Italy,
were involved in this attempt.
Child received $500 for writing
a pamphlet opposing Boulder dam.
Payment to Merritt Meecham, for
mer New Mexico executive of $5299
for reporting on a governor s con
ference at Denver last December
was shown in records of the joint
committee. James n. Serugham,
former Nevada governor, was paid
5000 travelling expenses after Wis
it here to confer with Judge Ste
phen B. Davis, director of the com
mittee.
A large part of the $4,000
spent by the joint committee since
June last year went in the battle to
defeat the Swing-Johnson and Nor
ris- NORM bills. State utilities IN
formation bureaus also devoted part
of their funds to the circulation or
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
WE STILL MUST FIGHT
Half the battle won.


Imperial Valley may we'll rejoice at the good news
received this afternoon from Washington, ANNOUNCE
ing that the House of Representatives has passed
the SWing-Johnson bill for the construction of
Boulder Canyon dam.
After years of battling, facing the stiffest kind
ct competition from the power combine, Arizona's
objections, and the usual delays experienced by
every piece of national legislation, Phil Swing, our
own congressman from Ell Centre, his battle
with the support of loyal representatives from all
parts of the country and of all political faiths.
The victory in the House presages victory in the
Senate, if not at this present session. then next De-
cember when this same congress will reconvene.
Phil Swing has been deluged with kilograms of
all sorts in the years that have passed. He should
now be submerged under an avalanche of kilograms
Of congratulations from Imperial Valley.
No less deserving of praise is Senator Johnson,
who sticks to his guns in the Senate. Imperial Val
ley must stand by him until the fight is completely
won. He needs our encouragement and our loyal
give it to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
GOVERNMENT TO
TAKE ACTION IN
JULIAN OIL CASE
Presiding Judge Takes
Pains to Condemn Con-
duet of Prosecution.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May 25.-Fed-
eral investigation into the Julian
Petroleum Corporation failure has
reached such a point that the United
States grand jury may be asked to
return indictments early next week,
i was learned today.
Government agents have been
gathering data for more than a year
although action was withheld until
the conclusion Of the trial of S. G.
Lewis, former president of Julian,
and six other defendants, charged
with Wreeking the oil company.
The federal inquiry, I. 5. At
torney Sam McNabb said, centers
ON a possible misuse of the mails
in connection with the sale of over
issued stock. The more than 4,000,-
GOO shares over-issued in Julian
caused the tumble of that corpora
ton.
McNabb declared the federal case
was almost ready to present.
Superior Judge William G, Doran,
who presided at the trial of Lewis
and his co-defendants, joined in the
almost universal condemnation of
the manner in which the conspiracy
case was conducted.
Directing his attack at District
Attorney Asa keyes, Judge Doran
said that proper diligence on the
part of Keyes would have resulted
IN a different verdict.
Both Sides Critize
The jury was deprived of a
careful analysis of the state $
case Judge Doran wrote. Dis
trict Attorney Keyes attended ses-
Slons infrequently and his conclud-
ing argument was weak and brief.
" feel that due diligence would
have brought a different verdict,
at least in the cases of some of tho
defendants who were primSrily res
Fonsiblc for one of the most deplor-
able episodes in the history of this
county.
Previously members of the jury
and Julian stockholders made state.
Hents attacking the states method
Of presenting the ease.
In the face of this criticism.
keyes today still was considering
disnissing indictments against II
other defendants in the Julian
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
RECORDS SHOW UTILITIES SPEND
HUGE SUM AGAINST DAM BILL

anti -Bouldey dam booklets furnish
ed them by the National Electric
Light Association and the joint
committee.
kilograms Sent
How closely the n. f. l.. A. watch
es Congress was shown by tclc-
gram sent each state bureau by
George f. Oxley, publicity man for
the National association. In Janu-
ary, 1927, Oxlcy wired the % state
bureaus:
'Swing-Johnson bill for Boulder
Dam now i'll house rules committee.
Seriously Objectionable in present
form because it makes possible fed
eral government investment i'll con
struction and operation extremely
large electrical generating equip
ment, meaing government in power
business on enormous scale. This
would establish dangerous precedent
for future government generation
affecting entire industry. Urgent
ly necessary, important men in your
territory be made aware of situa-
ton. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
HUGE DIRICIBLE
MEETS TROUBLE
ON RETURN TRIP
tItaHa" Encounters Bad
Storms Causing Fears
For Its Safety.
by United Press Leased Wire

KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May
25-Twelvc hours overdue from her
triumphant cruise over the North
Pole, the dirigible Italia. fighting
her way back through Arctic
storms to her base here, was rapidly
cxhausting her fuel supply.
For several hours there had been
no radio message from the Italia.
She had been gone, at S n. M, near
ly - hours. At the outset, her
commander, General Umberto
Mobile had expected to be gone only
forty hours. This would have
brought the Italia back at mid
night.
1t was assumed here that the
Italia had encountered storm of
serious proportions and was making
Il detour TO get away from it.
There was a possibility that the
wireless was broken or that its
operator was needed in the flight
TO keep the Italia on her course, as
in previous ease.
In event the Italia was forced to
make an emergency landing, the
crew could survive for several
months, as she carried big food
reserve.
AS the hours passed the landing
force became alarmed. just what
amount of surplus fuel the ship had
aboard was not known. But mem
lers of the ground force said it
soon would be exhausted
General Umberto Mobile, the
Italia s commander radioed at 9 a.
m. that one of the big dirigible S
motors was disabled.
He said that he had turned north
ward, hoping to reach the Mossum
Islands.
The Italia 5 situation here was
regarded as critical and it was re-
ported that the wind over the Polar
area was increasing,
The base ship Citta de Milano was
Preparing late today to proceed
through the storm to the Italia 5
rescue.
BERLIN, May 25.-The news
paper Zictung Am Mittag today
published an untimed radio mcssgae
from General Umberto Mobile say
ing that because of head winds he
was heading his polar dirigible
Italia eastward.
This, Mobile said, would take him
above the territory east of the
twentieth meridian of longitude, or
northeast of Spitzbergen.
"All well, Mobile S message
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
MUSCLE
SHOALS
PASSES
Huge Southern Power
Project Approved by
Both Houses.
GOES TO PRESIDENT
Measure Wins After Fill
buster in Senate Broken
This Morning.
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Con.
grcssional action on the Muscle
shoals bill was completed today with
house adoption of the conference re
port and the measure now goes to
President Coolidge. The house vote
ras 21l to 1l6.
The senate approved the report
earlier today after session of more
than ~ hours.
The belief that President Coolidge
would veto the measure was eX.
pressed in house debate by Repre-
sentative Byers, Democrat, Ten
ncssce who opposed it because of
the Cove creek dam provision,
which he declared is Il "gross in
vasion Of the rights of Tennessee. -
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Four
Democrat senators were persuaded
to abandon their filibustcr against
the Muscle Shoals conference report
at 1l:40 n. IN. eastern standard
time today after they had held the
senate III continuous session for
more than 81 hours.
The senators were McKcllar, of
Tennessee; Tydings of Maryland;
King of Utah, and Blease of South
Carolina.
McKcllar and his three friends
were informed privately that Presi-
dent Coolidge would veto the bill
even if it were passed and there
fore, little excuse remained for
them to carry on their sensational
and weary parliamentary game.
As soon as the filibuster ended,
the senate adopted the Norris re-
port.
Coolidge Silent
McKellar s information was un-
derstood to have developed from the
action of Senator Curtis, Republr
can floor leader, who went to the
White House early this forenoon
with sleepy eyes to appeal to Mr..
Coolidge to say he should veto the
measure.
The United Press learned Mr.
Coolidge declined to commit himself
definitely saying the bin was the
business of the senate at this time,
not his. lie said, however he would
consider it upon its merits when and
if it came to him for his signature,
and Senator Curtis told opponents
of the bin he felt confident the
President would veto it.
The Norris report as adopted 45
to "a, provided that the Cove creek
dam should be constructed and that
only so much fertilizer be manu-
factured at Muscle Shoals as is ne
cessary for experimental purposes.
The revised bill now goes to the
house for action there before it can
be sent to the President for sigma
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
CITY REJOICES
AT NEWS ABOUT
BILLS PASSAGE

Five blasts of "Old Bertha fol
lowed by impromptu parade headed
by one of Ell Centro's fire trucks
acquainted residents of El Centre
at , o clock this afternoon with the
fact that the Swing johnson Beul
der Dam bill had been passed in the
House of Representatives of the
10th United States Congress.
The announcement of "Old Ber-
tha' was recognized by practically
all of the residents through pre-
arranged plan with the Imperial
Valley Press. AS soon as word was
received here over the United Press
wires of the bill's passage by the
station and "Old Bertha was
turned loose.
Crowds gathered about on street
corners and general holiday spirit
began to prevail throughout the
city.
The official staff of the Imperial
Irrigation District expressed its
great joy by joining in the inn
promptu parade and holding an in
formal meeting at the district of
fices at which the passage of the
bill was the chief discussion.
Ira Aten, director of the district,
had the following to say:
"This is one of the happiest mo-
ments of my life. l can hardly talk
| m too enthused At last after
years of struggle the tide of battle
has turned. The value to Imperial
Valley is beyond estimation and we
are holding high hopes for passage
of the bill by the Senate. Enact
ment by the House is a glorious rec
ord for Phil Swing"
Carlsbad, San Diego county, is
shipping large quantities of string
beans to Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
HUSBAND SAYS WIFES BODY
WAS CREMATED BY MISTAKE

complete investigation into the
alleged blunder of the hospital
attendants.
According to the charges
made by Phillips, ms wife died
Tuesday night and when he
went to claim her body Wednes-
day the hospital attempted to
turn over body that was not
Mrs. Phillips.
A mistake had been made, he
said, and as a result he receiv-
ed only The ashes of his wife.
Phillips declared he learned
that the body intended for ere
nation was that of Mrs. Clara
Cole Bell, who died at the coun-
ty farm.
Phillips said hospital authori-
ties explained the incident as
"a human error,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
GOVERNMENT COLLECTS FROM
CONTINENTAL TRADING GANG

clair and Colonel Robert w.
Stewart made from the deal.
They recently turned their
profits from the 1921 transac-
tion over to the Sinclair com
pany.
Mellon stated $1,39S,910 in
delinquent taxes were collect
ed from persons whose names
he declined to mention, and ad
ditional sums are expected to
be collected later.
The letter, addressed to
Chairman Hawley of the joint
congressional committee on in
ternal taxation, was in answer
to joint resolution adopted by
both houses after Mellon de-
clined to respond to a similar
senate resolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Bandits Rob
L. A. Officer

LOS ANGELES, May 25.- Most
often police must go looking for
crooks and that explains, perhaps,
why Officer II. w. Mack was sur
prised today by two holdup men
who took $50 in cash and a diamond
ring he valued at $3.50.
Mack reported to brother police
men that he "never had a chance -
tc defend himself. The two bandits
covered him with their guns and
forced him into a side alley where
they took his valuables, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Radio Company
Cited by Board

WASHINGTON, May 25.-A
complaint charging the Radio Corr
loration of America with unfair
competition was issued today by the
Federal Trade Commission.
The commission charged the
Radio concern with unfair practice
il requiring manufacturers of radio
sets to~use the corporation 5 tubes.
The corporation has 80 days in
which to reply.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
Mexican Ace
Finishes Trip

VAL BUENA FLYING FIELD,
Mexico City, May 25.-Emilio Car
rama, Mexican star aviator, landed
here at / :36 p. m. Eastern Standard
time today after nonstop flight
from San Diego, Calf. Captain
Carranza used the airplane in which
he hopes to fly from Mexico City
to Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
BY United press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
Los ANGELES, May o5.-A
grand jury investigation into
charges of Otto r. Phillips that
the body of his wife had been
cremated at the General hospi-
tai without his knowledge was
ordered today Dy District At
torney Asa Keyes.
LOS ANGELES, May 25. =
The mistake Of cremating the
body of Mrs. Flora Bell Phil
lips instead of that of an in
mate of the county farm was
charged to the General hospital
today by Otto r. Phillips.
Oscar Winburn, attorney for
Phillips, said he would go be-
fore the district attorney s Of
flee this afternoon seeking a
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-25
by United Press Lease Il Wire

WASHINGTON, May 25. -
The government has collected
more than $2,000,000 in income
taxes from those involved in
the questioned Continental
Trading Company oil deal, Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon
told the senate today in a let
ter.
Mellon stated James f. o.
Neill, former president of the
Prairie Oil 4 Gas Co., had paid
$151,304; Harry NJ. Blackmer,
former president of the Mid
west Refining Cobpany, $751;
597, and the Sinclair Crude Oil
Purchasing Co. 1908, 1874.
The latter figure represents
taxes on profits Harry +. Sin