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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
STOCKSSHOW
new ADVANCE
Prices Res Up
ward Trend In
Monday Trades

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-H1-Stock
prices resumed their upward move
ment at the opening Of today's mar
ket. National Bellas Hess jumped
Is points ~ the first sale to a new
high record at 220. international
Cement advanced l IL b. a new top
at "a IL. Greene Canauea and Hud-
son Motors showed initial gains OF
a point each.
There was no news over the week
end to influence the price move
mnt. Because Of the absence OF
many tradres over the holiday, early
trading was relatively light. There
were but u few large blocks, one OF
the most important being a sale Of
1900 shares Of Sears Kcebuck AZ
I75, a gain Of 9 t-2 points. Amer
lean international was quickly bid
up 8 points TO a new high record at
1d3. Mathieson Alkali, "A. NJ. Byers
and Columbia G~raphophone recorded
early gains Of 2 to 3 points.
Food. drug and chain stores were
in fairly brisk demand. Early gains
Of a point or more were recorded
by Lehn a. Fink, Lambert, Beechnut,
kroger. American Sugar Refining,
Coca Cola and several others.
Rubber shares continued the adj
vance begun last week with Good
rich and Goodyear in the forefront
Of the rally.
There were q few soft Rpots. Mid
land Steel Products preferred broke
: 81 points, Nash Motors dropped
/ ~ end Consolidated Gas l..
Foreign exchanges opened firm.
with cables quoted slightly higher
al Sass 70.
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N. 0. COTTON !
OPENS STEADY
Holds 5 to s Points
Gain in Face. OF
Realizing

NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 24.-tR-
The cotton market opened steady -
response 10 better Liverpool cables
than due and although trading was
inactive due to tomorrow's holiday
initial trades showed gains of nearly
80 cents a bale.
January sold up 70 1880 and
March 1888, or 3 points net up but
the market met = furry OF rcaliz-
ing towards the end OF the first half
hour absorbing the offerings on set
backs Of . 10 . points with January
easing to 1913 and March 1885, or
? 70 5 points net up.
The market remained steady for
the rest Of the morning. Prices were
sustained BY the comparatively
large exports for the day and fur
Their encouraging textile report. Tc-
fore noon January sold up 10 1884
and March 1859. OK s. TO 10 points
net IN.
Another sustaining influence dur
ing the morning was the strength of
the December position which closed
out NJ Don MT 1852. or a premium Of
. points over January.
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NEW YORK CoTTON

NE WfURk, Dee. 2I%lFy-Cotton
opened ? 20 z points higher in re-
sponse 10 relatively firm cables, W.
ing to some near month liquidation
incident 10 the circulation Of De-
cember notices estimated nc about
$500 bales. December sold off TO
20.27 during the early trading or
about 6 points net lower shortly aft
or the opening and later months sag
ged in sympathy although they held
a point or two above Saturdays clos
ing quotations at the end Of the
first half hour.
Final evening-up Of December
commitments occupied the greater
part Of the trades attention during
the morning. After selling off 90
20.23. or 10 POINTS net lower, De-
cember rallied to 20.42 or Q points
net higher on covering. Later de-
l~iveries also firmed up after early
setbacks with March advancing from
20.15 to 2O.22. The last ale of De-
cember was at 20.41 and trading in
that delivery ended at midday. Lat
er months at that time were 0 to IL
points net higher.
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Live Stock Price
Shows Some Gain
Stanley

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.|QP)-Hogs:
81 1000; 25640c higher; top $500 for
choice 60 I'd weights; butchers, me-
dunn 70 choice 250-300 lbs s.65@9.00;
2OO-250 lbs S.65@9.00; 5000 lbs $50
I9.00; 130-160 lbs S.OO1S.25; pigs,
mediJm TO choice 9-l30 lbs 7.50GS.50.
Cattle and calves: 1000; fed steers
and ycarlings soc higher; most fat
steers 12.G0G14.0O; slaughter steers,
good and choice 1300-1500 lbs 1920
1925; 1100-130 lbs 13.25Gl6.50; $50
100 lbs 13.00H17.00; fed yearlings,
good and choice, $50 lbs down, 1915
AI3.75; cows, good and choice s.25M
1850; bulls, good and choice (beefl
9.25@1i.25; v~ealers Cmilk fed, good
and choice 13.O0@15.O0; stocker and
feeder steers. good and choice 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24

A Brownsville t5mmittee laid this
proposition before the chairman Of
the rivers and harbors committee OF
the house and before the army en-
g~ineers, and a survey and report by
the district engineer was ordered.
Major Milo T. Fox held a hearing In
Brownsville, at which the PROPOSAL
was fully considered.
Representatives Of the proposed
san Benito-Point Isabel district sug-
gested a slight shift IN the course
81 the inner channel as proposed in
the adopted project, the proposed
shift being toward the South. in or
der to move the turning basin from
the exposed position at the end Of
the wharf-head, practically in the
middle OF the Laguna Madre, to a
landlocked position 10 the s1uth Of
the town or Point Isabel.
Discusses Understanding
IN the conferences OF the proposed
San Benito-Point Isabel district and
the proposed Brownsville district
which preceded the formation of
the districts IL was and Is my i'm
preston that the following general
understanding was had:
If the United States engineers rec
ommed he change in the course of
the inner channel, as proposed by
Brownsville, then the Brownsville
district was to stand the entire ex-
pense Of meeting the government
requirements. without any contribu-
ton from the San Benito-Point 1sa-
bel district; the latter district, un-
der such circumstances, to, az its
own expense, connect with the Braz-
a. Santiago Pass, or some appropri-
ate point on the inner channel to
ward Brownsville, and construct its
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representing each and everiom-
munity in the entire Low -
Grande Valley, went TO Wasfton
and appeared before the bel OF
army engineers in united SUP OF
this project. After the endhich
he had unitedly sought had LOB
tanned. local difficulties anfivl-
sions began to arise. Larsfeas
IL the Lower Rio Grande ~ re-
fused TO take the steps neeef -
nut themselves in position leet
their just share Of governing =
quirements.
Harrington became ambiuofr =
-. ~ bar own and entiretan-
doned the Brazos Santi9oint
Isabel project. / note frofent
press dispatches that the Hgen
navigation district has filefeti-
tam seeking the abandonmef a
government Of the Brazos tago-
Point Isabel project and tfans-
fer Of the proposed $1,000, ufpro-
priation and the $4,000 ften-
ance fund per year to the fgen
proiect. II is my opinion TINS
Harlingen petition need .fe US
serious concern.
Area Narrowed Do7
With the area apparen1liing
10 contribute towards the fg OF
the governmental retnents
greatly reduced and narrofoWn'
Brownsville and contiguferrl-
tory proposed to stand fntire
expense Of meeting the = iental
requirements. provided thfse OF
the proposed inuer channfang.
ed SO as to run direcp @aro
Brownsville across thehguna
Madre, there connecting wehan-
mel across the mainland point
near the city limits Of fviile.
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Woman Coming
Here Thought on
Tanker Aground

Christmas will be a time or sus-
pense for one Brownsville family as
a result " a tanker going aground
off Tampico, Mexico.
Mrs. j.. p. Warren and daughter.
Marian, are supposed TO cc aboard
the Mevania, which went aground last
Friday.
They we're to. board the ship and
come 20 Tampico from Progreso and
then TO travel BY rail to Brownsville
70 spend the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Stafford. Mrs. Warren's
parents. She had been in Mexico
with her husband.
While those aboard the tanker are
not believed 70 be In any immediate
danger there will be "A feeling OF
III until those on board have
landed safely. II has been impossible
to reach them 30 far on account of
the rough seas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
JAPS OBSERVE CHRISTMAS

TOKYO, Dec. 24.--tPl-This mons
Christian capital is celebrating Chris
tendom's great fete this year to mn
unprecedented extent. This is due
partly 10 the fact that December 20
will Be observed BY the nation as ths
anniversary of the death IN 1926 OF
Emperor Yoshihito, but also because
the Japanese have adopted the occi-
dental day as an occasion for gifi
giving. The words christmas" and
Santa Claus" have become common
in Japanese speech.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2i.AF7-Noon-
closing: Cotton spot dull; higher;
American strict good middling I1.4s;
good middling 1l.06; strict middling
1886: middling 1856: strict low mid
ding 1OAt: low middling 1915;
strict g,,od ordinary 9.96; good ordi-
nary $50. Sales 1000 bales. l.l-1
American. Receipts 1900. Ameri-
can 1890. Futures steady: Dee.
1913; Jan. 10.Al: March 1916; May
1919. July 10.4G; October 1923.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
HOSPITAL SLAYER TO
SERVE 11-YEAR TERM

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas, Dee. "a.
7P6Convicted Of murder for the
Staying Of h. q. Young as he lay in
a hospital bed here recovering from
an operation for appendicitis, Rob-
ert Lothringer today withdrew his
motion for a new trial and accepted
an ll-year sentence.
The case against r. G.. w%hittenton,
indicted jointly with L~othringer.
which was 10 be tried Jan. s. was
passed until the April term of court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
COURT ORDER
OF NO EFFECT,
Says CREACER
Discusses Location of
Channel Cros sin g
Cuna Madre; Re-
tells Recent Events

r. b. Crcager. VINO Monday tender
ed his resignation to the board ot
county commissioners as the coan-
TVS representative in port matters,
also issued n lengthy statement
bearing on the general port situation
In the county.
Mr.. Creagcr criticized the passage
of a resolution by the county COM
missioners putting the c0urt on rec !
| ord as favoring no expenditure o.
( Brownsville navigation distrlc1
funds except within the district. lie
declared that the order was Of no
effect, and would not stand up IN
der existing statutes.
His statement 10 the newspapers
of the county follows:
> I am very much gratified az the
results OF last Saturdays election
By an overwhelming majority the
Brownsville navigation district wa
created and authorized to issue 81
900, 900 in bonds. On next SATURDAY
the voters OF the proposed San pc
nito-Point Isabel navigation district
decide the question Of bringing that
district into existence anG autrsc re-
ing the issuance by it Of bonds 70
h amount Of $4,000 0 ! earnestly
hope that the proponents OF THIS as
trict will be successful, and l Pc
1ieve they viii.
Can Meet Requirements
We must put ourselves n POSITION
70 meet the governments relu,,e
ments with reference 10 a NalieS
port, and IL Is only through the or
r~anization Of these districts that We
can do so. -,
The present status Is Just this;
The rivers and harbors bill. intro
dueed in the house at the last reg
ular session and now pending ~ TINS
present short session, includes th'
prazos Santiago-Port Isabel project
This project provides 70. an appfo
priation OF a lump sum Of Sl.O0O,Vo
and an annual maintenance Iund o
$4,000 by the United States gov
eminent. this conditioned upon ioes
interests meeting the following con
ditions:
First: Delivery OF 100000 in cas-
20 the government 20 be added ~ IN
eIOO0.OO0 sought TO be appropriated
Second: Purchase and delivery I
the United States government Q
title 70 the tips of the two islandi
Padre and Brazos; and,
Third: The purchase and denver
Go the United States government :
title 10 a small parcel of land J
the town Of Point Isabel.
Outlines Project
The project as adopted propos'
&he completion of the j%etties, q
dredging of the channel between, a.
the construction Of an inner eha
nel from Brazos Santiago aero
rsquna Madre to a turning basin
be constructed at the wharf-head
Point Isabel.
This is the project which un
recently. had the entire ard undivi
ed support Of the Lower Rio Gran
Valley. M.
Last spring. = large commit''
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24

AUSTIN, Dec. 24.-P1-Authorities
are withholding a verdict in the death
OF Lawrence Lumsden, former Uni
versity Of Texas student found shot
to death Saturday. until they can es-
tublish the ownership and history Of
n bloodstsined car which they have
located. No indications were given
that the car has been connected with
Lumsden's death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
WHEAT

CHICAGO, Dec. 24-tP-Persist-
est hearish reports regarding big
supplies Of wheat 20 come from the
southern hemisphere rave something
Of n downward trend to wheat prices
early today. On the other hand, the
actual amount of wheat o. ocean
passage showed decided curtailment.
Opening unchanged to Lie lower,
wheat declined 2 little all around.
Corn, pats and provisions likewise
were easier. with corn starting IN
changed e. rs off. end subsequently,
undergoing q slight general setback.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
HOPE COUPLE STILL ALIVE

GRAND CANYON, Ariz.. Dec. a.
A1-Hope still Is maintained here
that some tract OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Hyde, honeymoon adventurous
who disappeared while travelling
down the Colorado river in a home
made scow, would be found BY the
two searching parties which have
been scanning the river in the Vi
cinity Of Diamond Greek canyon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
FIRST FIJI A

TEXARKANA, Dec. 24.-tFD-The
first death from the current influ-
enza epidemic here occurred last
night when Howell C. RunnelIs, 80,
succumbed TO pneumonia, which de-
veloped from an attack o FLU. He
was a son Of the late Howell w.
Runnels. a former Tcxarkana mayor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dee. 2f.-Hl-for-
eign exchanges steady.
Great Britain. demand 4s4 "a;
cables ass 1872; 60-day bills on
banks $50 3-4.
France, demand S.ei II; cables
3.9f 9-ls.
Italy, demand 5.23 IS; Belgium
1891; Germany 1881 10; Tokyo
45.75; Montreal 1916 9-l6.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24

CHICAGO, Dee. 24-tP-Poultrl
steady; fowls 26c; springs 29@30c;
ROSTERS 20c; turkeys 25G30c; ducks
Zici geese FL 1-2c.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
RITTER AM EcES

CHICAGO. Dee. 24.-lP-Butter
lower; creamery extras 80; stand
ards IS: extra ffrsts 47G47 IL;
firsts 45G46; seconds d3Gi4 IL.
Eggs i,wer: extra firsts 40G41;
firsts S7G39: ordinary firsts 30G
IS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
DRY PASS JOB l INSPECTED BY
 MAJ. ELLIOTT
Report on West Coast lm- ' provement Project Is
 Being Prepared

The preliminary Investigation of the proposed Dry Pass, west coast of Prince of Wales Island, improvement. has been completed and a compilation of report on the project is now in process of completion. according to Major Malcolm Elliott, U. s. District Engineer, who returned yesterday. after a personal inspection of the route of the contemplated work.
 He also inspected Wrangel Narrows and visited Ketchikan making the trip from Petersburg via the west coast with M. D Williams, District Engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads.
 The work at Wrangell Narrows is approaching completion, said Major Elliott. A few items re- main to be cleaned up on four shoals in the Narrows before the original contract is completed. As soon as this is done. the contrac tor will move north to shoal nun. Der two at Petersburg to begin redredging.
 Construction of beacon founda. tions for the Lighthouse Service is in progress and one of them is 75 percent completed, Major Elliott added. Steel cylinders 15 feet in diameter, sunk to bedrock and filled with concrete are be. ing used.
 Major Elliott will leave later this week for Chilkoot Barracks to inspect the water supply sys, tenn there, returning in time tc leave for Seward on the steamer Yukon next week. sa
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
EXCURSlONlSTS MAY STAY AT NEW INN;
 BALL TEAM PICKED

The new Whitehorse Inn. built this spring in the interior city, is to be opened Saturday for the accommodation of the excursion ists who are leaving here on the Alma Friday morning, said a cable received from w. c. Blan- chard of Skagway, by w. S. Puilen.
 Up-to-date in every detail, the Inn has a number of rooms with bath, while all rooms are equip ped with hot and cold water, the communication said.
 Eleven local men who have signified their intentions of mak- ing the trip have been named by Fred Cameron. as members of the baseball nine which will represent Juneau in the series to be played in Whitehorse.
 Jim Manning and Pick" Gun ningham are expected to do most of the mound duty for the locals, while Blake is the man who is slated to stand behind the big stick.
 Other ball tossers named by Cameron include: Grummett, Scott, P. Schmitz, Nello, Botelho, Watts, Jernberg, Vale and Jung. Any other local willow wielders intending to make the White horse trip should. see Cameron immediately, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
HEARINGS ON POWER
 SITE COMPLETED AT
 FIRST CITY RECENTLY

Hearings over the disputed Swan Lake power site in Carrol Inlet near Ketchikan were con cluded last week before Judge J w. Kehoe of that city, it was an nounced today by Asst Distric Forester B. F. Heintzleman wht attended the hearings and re- turned here yesterday. The re cords have been forwarded to the General Land Office at Washing ton for final decision.
 The site is included in thr water project embraced by tenn porary development granted las year to the Zellerbach interest. by the Federal Power Commis sion. An adverse claim to il was filed by J. T. Jones, of Ia coma, who claimed the land or the shores of the lake and in tho valley below the lake under oc cupancy rights alleged to havt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
LIEUT.. NOTES LEAVES

Lieut.. J. R. Moves, of the Al aska Road Commissions field force, left last night for Seward cnroute to Fairbanks. He will spend several weeks in that dis trict and on the Richardson doing engineering work and later proceed to Nome for a survey of Nome harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
MOTION ovERRuLED

A motion for new trial in the ease of Ingvold varnes vs. the Yangste Insurance Company was overruled by Judge G ]. .4omen n the U. S. District Court yes terday afternoon. The court sign d a judgment, in accordance with the verdict of the, jury, ,or the sum. of s2,O0O, to be paid the plaintiff. M
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
BUICK CAR RELEASED

Tn the. case of the U. 8. ys. One Buick Sedan Automobile, J. l. Connors, claimant, which came ID in, the U. s, District Court yesterday afternoon, Judge c J.
 4omen ordered that the car be released upon the filing of pro- per bond.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
NEW CLERK ARRIVES
 AT JUNEAU-Y0UNG STORE

Oliver M. Olson. manager of the Juneau Young Hardware Com pany, announced today that an addition has been made to the stan of clerks. M w. Potter, an experienced hardware maa, ar rived from the south on the steamer Aleutian and was on the job. this morning waiting on the trade at the Juneau u-Young store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
DAHL GETS DECISION

Judge G. ]. Lomen decided in favor of M. B.. Dahl, libcllant, in the Gladstone adminalty case and signed the findings, and issued a decree and order of sale, in the U. s. District Court early this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
MRS. GEoRcE HERE

Mrs. Martin George, mother of Wallis S. George of Juneau, came north on the Aleutian yesterday ,or several months visit here. She has been making her home with relatives in Astoria.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
M'GREGoRs LEAVE

Mir. and Mrs. Neil c. Mac Gregor and their two children returned to their home in Pet ersburg on the steamer Alaska this morning. m
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
GOES TO KETcH1KAN

Attorney General John Rust gard left today for Ketchikan on the steamer Alaska on off cial business. He expected to return here in a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23

been purchased from d holder of Indian claims. s
 At the hearings last. week, the Forest Service, which is seeking to clear up the matter to prevent any. cloud on the Zellerbach per init, was represented by w. F. Staley of Portland, Oregon,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
CANNERY WORKER IN
 HOSPITAL

Peter Johnson. employee of the Astoria and Puget, Sound Pack ng Company at Excursion Inlet, entered st. Ann's. Hospital yes erday afternoon with a slight injury to the side. ,t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
RuzIcH IN HOSPITAL

Frank Ruzich, of Funter Bay, entered St. Ann's Hospital late yesterday with an infected hand.
Evening star., 1928-06-06
BOUNDARY PARLEY
URGED BY KELLOGG
Secretary Suggests Honduran.
Guatemalan Dispute Be Aired
Before Tribunal,
ny the AseocIaied pre...

BY the Associated Press.
The suggestion that the centuries -old
boundary controversy between Hon
duras and Guatemala be submitted to
arbitration by the international Cen
trai American tribunal established In
1928 has been made TO those couu-
tries by Secretary Kellogg.
A communication, transmitted by the
American Ministers TO Guatemala and
Honduras To the ministers for foreign
affairs OF those governments yester-
day, was made public at the State De-
partment today In IL Secretary Kel-
logg suggested that the tribunal be
fully empowered to Ak common
boundary between me countries, taking
into consideration The political eco
nomic and commercial interests OF both
states
This move Is understood 10 have
been taken by Secretary Kellogg In
view of the failure OF efforts 10 fix
provisional boundary carried on
through the mediation of Roy r. pa
Wis, United States Minister to Costa
Rica.
Secretary Kellogg's letter suggested
that the tribunal be empowered 10 fix
a common boundary between the eoun-
tries, determine the amount OF COM
pensation. II any, TO be paid by either
party. and that the decisions be con-
elusive and binding. Under the pro-
posal the mixed commission would be
reconvened for the drawing up and
lhe signing OF the protocol,
Evening star., 1928-06-06
TWO SEARCHES IN VAIN.
lee Breaker Finds No Trace; Alpinists'
Hunt Futile.

KINGS BAY, 6pitzbergen. June (A'l.
The ice-breaker Braganza, which to-
day, was of North Cape, North East
Land, found no clue 10 Mobile along the
northern coast Of West Spitzbergen
The ship found messages indicating
another expedition seeking the Italia
had been unsuccessful. This expedition
Of four Alpinists guided by hunter
named Kremer took an easterly course
overland from Kings Bay.
Another wide territory will be explored
by Capt. Sora and four Alpine troops
who were landed by the Braganza on
New Friesland. This peninsula sepa-
rates Wide Fjord from Hinlopen Strait.
The Soviet meteorological station In
Siberia and two other Siberian stations
reported hearing what was believed "a
be an sos from the Italia The trawler
Loutchinsk, of the Murman coast. re-
ported hearing calls believed TO be from
the airship,
Conrad Careone, an Italian OF ProVi-
dence. n. l.. thinks that radio operators
misinterpreted one work in a message
received In Sweden and believed 10
bear on the fate OF the Italia. The mes
sage was reported 10 be Italia Mobile
s. o s.. Kingsbay east radio Bordeaux -
Careone suggests the last word should
have been read "Bordo." an Italian
word meaning "all well on board"