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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
TEXAS CHASE
FOR PENNANT
HOTLYPLAYED
Spuds Go Into Top BY
Beating the Bluffs;
Houston, Bears and
Cats All Are Close

~ 4AG AAo0O&AaGGd LCGE
The battle for first place in the
Texas league continues with four
clubs, Wichita Falls. Houston, San
Antonio, and Fort Worth, INDUCING
in give and take practices that allow
slight advantage for any one.
After a days absence from il, the
Spudders jumped back into leader
ship Monday by defeating Houston,
4 20 2, in a furious game featured by
the good pitching Of Steengrafe and
the hard hitting of Outfielders Eldred
and jenkins.
Fort Worth moved into third place
by defeating Beaumont, 6 TO 5, in ten
innings, while San Antonio was losing
to Shreveport by a 5 to 3 score.
Both Cats and Exporters hit the
ball hard. but premier swatting hon
ors we're claimed by Joe Bonowitz
who parked the ball in the tenth
after Beaumont had knotted the count
in the ninth with a two-run rally in
which Petrie and Phillips hit dou-
bles.
The Sports won from San Antonio
by virtue of a five-run lead acquired
in the first inning when Hinkle blew
up and retired in favor Of Andy
Messenger.
Waco defeated Dallas. S to 8, when
the Steers found Bo Molenda, the
northern football star, unhittable in
the pinches and the Cubs found the
slants to Cliff Jackson to their liking.
Dallas started scoring in the first
with a couple of runs, but Waco got
a tally in their half Of the same in
ming and sewed things up with six
more in the third.
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Edinburg Scouts
Mission Rotary
Program Feature

MISSION. May 15.-Troop . OF the
Edinburg Boy Scouts gave an excel
lent r before the Rotarians
NJ their Monday luncheon, the troor
being in charge OF Robert Lyon OF
the Edinburg school faculty. They
gave a lesson on AmericaniZation.
with "Stars and Stripes" from the
first rattlesnake adorned specimen
up TO the flag Of Soday. A course
Of instruction was given on the
proper respect TO be shown the flag,
and a number Of "don'ts' were emu
merated.
AT the conclusion Of the flag drill
the scouts gave an exhibition of knot
tying. One Of the scouts played sew
eral selections on the accordion.
The. last number on the program
was a talk by John L. Gay. Of San
Juan. Porto Rico, who gave a birds
eve view Of his island in a very in
teresting way. Mr.. and Mrs. Gay are
Valley visitors for a time from their
island home.
The local Rotarians have a rec
ord OF one hundred per cent attend
ance for the past meeting. and in
tend to make an attempt to continue
this for at least the present month.
Visitors were Rev. G.. d. Peake. To-
cal minister; Robert Lyon, Fred
Garcia. Eustacio Guitterez, Paul Es-
pera, Lupe de Ia Cara, Romero
Rues. Lupe CARA. Manuel Rosales,
all of Edinburg; John l.. Gay, San
Juan. p. r. and +. s. Woolsey, Nc
Allen. T.. r. Voss, Dallas.
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Edinburg Musicians
Appear In Mission

MISSION, May 15.-An excellent
program was given at the First
Methodist church here Sunday eve
ming by the members of the Edin-
burg junior college glee club under
the direction of 2. f. Hurt, faculty
member Of the school OF music. The
program consisted Of sacred music
and an inspirational talk given by
Mr.. Hurt, in which he stressed the
influence Of good music on the
masses, and especially on the young
people, during the age Of Adde'S
cence.
Miss Emma Gene Baker. Edinburg
artist, daughter Of A. Y. Baker. sang
two beautiful selections, and Mr..
Hurt gave several violin solos ac-
companied by Miss Baker.
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Payne Holding
Marathon Lead

ASHTABULA, Ohio. May 15.-(P-
c. c. "Cross Country" Pyle's blistered
bunions hit the pavement from here
today for Erie, Pa, IS miles east
ward and another day nearer New
York and the final terminus Of the
longest trek ever attempted by a
group OF athletes.
Andrew Payne, Claremore. Okla,
who has covered the 2s45.1 miles
from Los Angeles in ~469:39:10 to
hold first place in the field Of IS.
blazed the trail from Arrowhead
yesterday with John Salo, Passaic,
n. j., who holds second place, 81
hours, 40 minutes and q seconds be-
hind him. Both covered the Ali
in 5:50:4s, thirty-seven minutes,
81 seconds ahead of Phillip Granville,
Hamilton. Ont, and Louis Perella,
Albany, N. ", who tied for third.
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GARNER
MEET FRIDAY
Hidalgo County VIII
Take Steps Toward
Organization

McALLEN, May 15.-Friends OF
Congressman John n. Garner from
all parts Of the Valley will be here
Friday night 10 assist in the organi-
zation Of a Hidalgo county Garner
for-congress club. Invitations have
been sent out to II. b. Galbraith OF
eron county organization, and other
officers of the Cameron county club
A call for a general mass meeting
Of voters has been issued by o. r.
Archer. who Is active in o~rganiza-
tion work. and indications are that
every precinct in Hidalgo county
will be represented.
Petitions were circulated this week
and hundreds OF signatures secured,
those circulating petitions reporting
that Garner sentiment is apparently
overwhelming in all parts OF the
county.
No definite plan for organization
has been announced, but leaders in
the movement are approving the
plan adopted by Cameron county.
This consists Of a central committee
composed Of a man and woman from
each commissioner precinct, and or
CARNATIONS in each voting precinct
composed of a man and woman who
function as chairmen and who or
ganize their own precinct committees
and are responsible to the central
committee for the vote Of their re-
spective precincts.
Garner supporters are confident
the veteran congressman will receive
his usual majority in Hidalgo county,
but point out that organization is
necessary in order to get every Gar
ner vote to the polls thereby secur-
ing a majority that will be impress
sive.
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Local c. of To
Aid San Benito
Secure Meeting

The Brownsville Chamber of Com
merce is TO aid in every way possible
the San Benito chamber in the fight
Of the latter for the 1929 Retail Mer-
chants association convention. G. c,
Richardson, manager here, %announc-
ed Tuesday.
On May 20. the day on which the
convention city is to be selected, a
wire is to be sent 70 Roy z. Clark,
of the San Benito merchants body,
at the convention city, adding
Brownsville's bid 10 that Of San Be
nito for next years meeting Of the
group.
Other chambers Of commerce in
the Valley have pledged themselves
to do likewise, Mr.. Richardson said.
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Plan Opening
For Auditorium
In Harlingen
Especial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN, May 15.-Residents
of all parts Of the Valley will be in
vited TO participate in the formal
opening of the Harlingen municipal
auditorium, according to tentative
plans for the opening being worked
out here.
Construction work on the building
is practically completed. and il is ex-
pected that the opening will be held
early in June. The exact nature Of
the entertainment has not been an
nounced.
The S125, 900 auditorium. which has
a seating capacity of 5000. is located
IN the fair grounds, which were pur-
chased from the fair association last
year. II was first used for the 47th
district Rotary convention here last
month.
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Cowboy Willis
To Fight May 20

LOS ANGELES. May 15.-(P-
Joe Anderson, Covington, KY, middle
weight and Cowboy" Jack Willis.
Texas slugger, have been matched to
fight ten rounds at the Olympic audi
forum here May %.
Anderson, now at his home in Cow
ington, has been on the disabled list
since his meeting here last February
with Phil Krug. He injured his hand
in the bout, but Hayden Wadhams,
matchmaker. said Anderson was now
in good shape.
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Jack Johnson To
Fight K. c. Negro

KANSAS CITY, Kas., May 15.-tPA
Seeking another chance to prove
not seriously affected the footwork
and punching power that carried him
to the worlds heavyweight champion
ship, Jack Johnson will meet Big
Bill Hartwell, Kansas City, No, here
tonight over the ten round route.
In the first bout Of his announced
comeback campaign. Johnson recently
was knocked out by Bearcat Wright,
Omaha negro.
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Won Porat to Face
Hard Foe In Dorval

CHICAGO, May 15.-(R-The Nor
wegian heavyweight threat, Otto Won
Porat. expects TO meet the most Sc
we're test Of his American invasion
when he trades punches with Napo-
leon Jack Dorval Of Emporia, Pa, in
a scheduled ten round bout tonight.
Both are hard right hand punchers.
and both have predicted early knock
out victories. Won Porat is a slight
~favorite.
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SUMMARY

The weather has been mostly
cloudy and unsettled during the last
two 70 three days practically
throughout Texas and the immediate
northwestern states, with more or
less general rains in the region
named. In the southeastern, eastern
and far western states the weather
has been mostly fair during the
same period. Temperatures were
near the seasonal average in most
sections of the country this morn
ing.
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Mandell, McLarnin
End Grind for Bout

NEW YORK. May 15.-tP)-Sammy
Mandell and Jimmy McLarnin have
ended active training for their IS
round lightweight championship bout
at the Polo Grounds Thursday night.
The Rockford Sheik" and his Pa
cific coast challenger put in a siren
uous day yesterday and then laid
aside the gloves until they Chamber
through the ropes at the baseball
park on Thursday.
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BALLAST A

SAN BENITO, May 15.-Many car
loads Of earth and gravel are being
hauled into this city, and used in inn
proving the tracks OF the Missouri
Pacific in San Benito. Crossings al
ready have been improved. and now
the tracks are being leveled and i'm
proved.
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Day in Congress
(By the Associated Press)

by the Associated Press)
Tuesday:
Senate proceeds with tax bill and
merchant marine conference report
as house approaches vote or Cooper
Halves prison labor bill.
Senate campaigns fund committee
examines Hoover workers.
Coal inquiry resumes before sen-
ate interstate commerce committee
with C. B. Heiserman, counsel for
PENNSYLVANIA railroad. on stand.
House agricultural committee
holds hearing on Burtness bill for
protein certification Of wheat.
Strong bill amending federal re-
serve act before house banking CON-
mittee.
State department reorganization
measure faces house foreign affairs
committee.
House rules committee considers
legislative status Of Boulder Canyon
Dam bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
HOW
ARE STANDING
(By the Associated Press)
(Including Games sf May i4)
NATIONAL

tby n Associated fressJ
Uncluding Games of May i4)
NATIONAL
Bstting-Grantham, Pirates, AGO.
Runs-Douthit, Cards, q.
Runs batted in-Frisch, Cards, q.
Hits Dcuthit, Cards, 4s.
Doubles-Traynor, Pirates, IL.
Triples-L. Waner, Pirates, s.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Robins, 6.
Stolen Bases-Frisck. Cards. 2.
Pitching-Lucas, Reds, won 9
lost /.
AMERICAN
Batting-Kress, Browns, AGO.
Runs-Ruth, Yanks, 81.
Runs batted in-Meusel, Yanks, Is
Hits-Rice. Tigers, III.
Doubles-Meusel, Yanks, 13.
Triples-Rice, Senators, Regain
Red Sox, 8.
Homers-Ruth, Yanks, 9.
Stolen bases-Barrett. White Sox
McNeely, Browns, s.
Pitching-Pipgras, Ysnks, won s
lost O.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
MONDAYS Results

Chicago 8, New York 2.
Brooklyn z, Pittsburgh s.
st. Louis 4, Boston 8.
Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 4.
Tuesdays Schedule
Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
McG raw, Hit BY Auto,
Forced to Use Cane

CHICAGO, May 15.-(P1-John Nc
Graw, veteran manager of the New
York Giants, was hobbling about with
the aid Of a cane today as the re-
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suit Of o near serious accident after
the Cubs-Giants gam yesterday.
McGraw was crossing a traffic-iam-
med street In front of WriRley field
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15

First figures lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
40 s a. m; fourth, precipitation last
% hours.
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when his right leg was clipped Nv NM
automobile. No bones were broknr
but the leg was severely bruised.
The driver OF the chr was not held.
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Standings
TEXAS LEAGUE

Wichita Falls 4, Houston ..
Fort Worth s, Beaumont 5.
Waco s, Dallas 8.
Shreveport 5, San Antonio 3.
Tuesdays Schedule
Wichita Falls at Houston.
Fort Worth at Beaumont.
Shreveport at San Antonio.
Dallas nj Warn-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Mondays Results
New York Y, Detroit 5.
Philadelphia 8. Cleveland 8.
Boston 8, st. Louis 2.
Washington 4, Chicago 2.
Tuesdays Schedule
st. Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
TO ORGANIZE
FOR CAMPAIGN
Chamber Of
Directors Hold Port
Meet Tonight

Directors Of the Brownsville cham
Der of Commerce will meet at the
chamber of commerce building al
7:i5 o'clock Tuesday evening 70 COM
plete campaign plans relative to the
carrying Of the So. 600 navigation
district bond issue Ia be presented
70 the vote % the people on Deem
Der ~.
Funds Ia re derived from the pro-
posed issue will be used in the COM
pletion Of a deep water channel from
BRACES Santiago Pass 10 a point in III
Jardin. 4 few miles from the heart
OF this city's business section.
Three thousand port campaign but
tons have already arrived and will
w distributed ~ port supporters
throughout the proposed district inn
mediately, according to G. {. Rich
ardson. manager Of the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce.
Directors of the chamber ~ com
merce will take an active part in the
campaign in favor Of the bond issue
and il il believed that \ number Of
nublic gatherings will Ne staged dur-
ing the next two weeks.
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WALES RACING
DEATH TO HIS
FATHERS Bed
King Georges Chance
For Recovery Are
Said Slight; Bulletin
Unassuring

LEAD ADD WALES RACES-6-pl
BOULOGNE. France. Dee. LII
The Prince OF Wales. starting on
the last lap OF his 6,000-miie dash
from equatorial Africa to England.
left BOulogne for Folkstone nc 1910
p. m. aboard the regular mailboat
Biarritz.
LONDON Dee. H. lPl The
Prince Of Wales was making a rec
Ord-breaking dash across Europe to-
day on the last lap Of his swift jour
ncy from Equatorial Africa To the
bedside Of King George in London
where his majesty's physicians were
waging a fight against death.
The heir apparent TO the throne
was expected in London at 1880
O'Clock tonight. fully twelve hours in
advance Of the best time previously
estimated.
Racing steadily toward BOulogne
with all the facilities or three
tries. Italy, Switzerland and France
placed at his disposal. the Prince
this afternoon was speeding across
France.
He left Brindisti. Italy al 1880 p.
m, yesterday after taking just sew
en- minutes 20 transfer from the
British cruiser Enterprise 20 a spe-
cial train placed Al his disposal by
Crown Prince Humbert Of Italy.
Stanley Baldwin. prime minister,
hurricdly left the house Of COM
mons this afternoon for Dover where
he will meet the Prince or Wales.
The premier departed after making
a brief speech.
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Worth Live
Stock Generally
Steady to Down

FORT WORTH. Dec. 1i.-lP1-
Hogs: 900; steady TO l0c lower. tor
s.45. for good to choice light but
chers: fat pigs 6.5O@7.5o.
Cattle and calves: $500: steady
slaughter calves s.756ll. so; fat cows
$50 and above: sausage bulls $50
n6.S5; choice heavy stock steer
calves up to 1925: good TO choice
slaughter calves 1850 and 1925.
sheep: 400; steady; fat lambs
1900: fat wethers 500.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. ii.@Rl-
Hogs: $4,000; steady TO 15c lower;
top 1885 on choice 230-250 lbs:
butchers. medium 10 choice 250-35n
lbs. 7.9O6S.35: 20O-250 lbs. lisa
SIS: 10000 lbs. 7.s0Gs.3o; i30-iso
lbs. T.50GS.20.
Cattle 1900: calves, 1000, stea-
dy 10 Csc lower; slaughter steers.
good and choice l300-1500 lbs. $50
Ml6.00. 1100MI300 lbs. 11.5OGl6.2s
95O-l1O0 lbs. 1l.75Ms.T6: fed yearI-
ings, good choice 10000 1850: heif-
eys good and choice $50 lbs. down
ll.00Nl4.75; cows, gnod aod choice
5000 1880; vealers Cmilk fed med
um 70 choice S..OM13.00.
Sheep: 1000: lambs steady ~
strong; sheep steady; lambs. good
and choice 1220T13.50; medium 1850
Ml2.50; ewes. medium ~ choice ClHn
lbs. down 6.75GT.lG.
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IN OUR VALLEY

Continued from page one.)
section. on the north side Of The
river.
Az the country developed W the
past twenty years IL spread into a
Valley activity.
And then il returned ~ lis early
phase-that ~ : Brownsville activ-
ity. in at least its financing sense.
GOVERNOR DAN MOODY evil
IDENTIFY has been q pupil as well AZ
a hunting companion ~ Sheriff Lu-
Their Snow Of Willacy county
Comes a newspaper story from
Laredo. credited 10 Snow. that the
governor roped his first Texas Wild
cat in a tree on the r. s. Sterling
ranch. near Laredo.
Sheriff Snow Is attaining nation
wide fame because Of his ability in
roping Texas wild animals. espe-
cially cats Of various hues and cries
but always wild ones.
The governor seems to have wit
messed some performances Of the
Willacy county sheriff. and decided
20 try the game himself.
With success, as indicated from
the Laredo dispatch.
q
ADALBERTO LONGORIA II 4 on
structive force in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
A~dalberto il a student w the Nell
ne Schunior high school, IN western
Hidalgo county.
He is especially interested in the
vocational agriculture branches
taught in his school
He went into competitions in the
Mid-Winter Fair at Harlingen.
Out Of a possible TOO points IA
made 1890. defeating 81 other con.
t~estants. His success was in entom
oiory- poultry and citrus fruit judr.
inr.
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URGES Chile,
j. 5. AMITY
Pres. Ibanez Talks Be-
fore Hoover's Good
VIII Party

SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. i1. tPf-
Replying ~ a formal welcome by
President lbancz today at a lunch
con in the national palace. Presi-
dcnt-Elect Hoover declared there
was abundant reason why friendship
end understanding between the Unit
ed States and Chile should be deep
ly rooted in the hearts Of the neo-
ple of both nations.
He said that or both sides there
was the common history OF the la
Dor Of building in a new world q nyw
form of government founded upon =
new conception of human rights:
subjugation az the wilderness: de-
velopment Of economic life through
the application Of the great discov-
cries NJ science and an effort to lift
the moral and cultural levels az the
two countries.
The festivities celebrating this
goodwill visit included a luncheon
III the presidential palace arranged
~ President Ihanez for Mr.. Hoover
Members Of the Chilean cabinet
and Immediate members Of the Hoov-
cr party were invited to III.
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STILL

Continued from page one.l
10 the scene. and IL was standing by
today. Three tugs were also keeping
a ceaseless vigil.
Hand pumps were being used 20
keep down the water which poured
through a huge hole IN the liners
bottom and n big rem in her side
Part of the rent in her hull. was
being patched with mattresses. in an
effort 70 stem the rush Of the sea.
The Celtic was carried on the
rocks which lie off Roches Poin.
Lighthouse By q 70-mile gale. co
violent was the storm that the pilot
was not able 10 get aboard and the
captain tried 10 make his anchorage
during a iull in the storm. The liner
was almost in safe waters when a
violent gust swung her upon the
rocks with n crash which shook the
ship.
LONDON. Dec. 1i.-P-A Lloyd's
report says a further attempt t0
float the liner Celtic. on the rocks
az the entrance 10 Cork harbor. with
the carly morning tide today was not
successful.
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YOUNG GIRLS

CONTINUED from mage one.l
ing about II o'clock Monday morn
ing.
Photo Identified
Police already were seeking the
men for questioning in connection
with q double murder IN which two
Young married women were beaten
TO death on a lonely road near here
several weeks ago. Monday morn
ing vi. Nj. Brake. who with his com
p%arior. was held up On a lonely
road last November. identified a
photograph Of Aldredge in the
rogues gallery as his attackcr. One
NJ the men victimized sunday morn
ing also picked out the photoc-ap
~ Aldredge. Learning that the men
had gone 70 Oklahoma. police set out
~ drive 10 Caddo. in search WI
them. Thirty minutes after leaving
the police station. however. they ran
into their men. who were returning
from Oklahoma.
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New Orleans to
Houston Air Line
To Start Jan. 3

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. il.-N,-
Airplanc mail and passenger service
from New Orleans west. via Beau
mont to Houston, as an additional
link in the nationwide system will
be inaugurated January %. il was
announced today BY Victor r. Girl
ma. traffic manager Of the st. Tam
many-Gulf Coast Anyways. Inc. hold
ers Of the contract for carrying mail
between New Orleans and the Mexi-
can border.
The route will be extended later
to some point on the border. desig-
mated by the post office department,
Mr.. Grima said.
Direct connection will be made at
the New Orleans terminal with ex-
isting schedules to Mobile. Bir-
mingham. Atlanta. New YORK. and
Boston.
The National Geographic Survey
estimated that when connections Ill
timately are made to Mexico City
the air route from Boston % the
Mexican capital will be the longest
in North America, $500 miles.
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STOCK PRICES
CLOSE STRONG
$780,
600 Shares Sold
During Day

NEW YORK, Dec. ii,-lT,-Ths
rally IN stock prices was resumed at
the opening or today's market under
the leadership Of Radio. which open
ed ) l-2 points higher. Packard
Motors opened with a block Of 10000
shares AZ l45 "a. up 4 points. Among
the score or 20 issues to show early
gains Of a point or two were Missouri
Pacific common, Westinghouse Elec-
tTic. Nash and Hudson Motors, Ken
necott. Standard Oil Of New Jersey.
Consolidated Gas and Sears Roebuck.
With commission house comment
leaning strongly TO the theory that a
technical rally was in order, the stock
market gave "A good account az itself
IN the early trading.
Motors were well bought in antici-
patton Of the usual pre-automobile
show buliish demonstration IN that
group. Oils also attracted a large
following despite the recent cut IN
gasoline prices IN the middle west.
with Atlantic Refining. Mexican sea
board. and Standard Oil or New York
leading the advance.
Merchandising shares apparently
were not affected by predictions in
some quarters that Christmas budgets
may have 20 Ne revised downward ~
a result Of the recent drastic decline
in stock prices. Interstate Depart
ment stores recorded an early gain "
Z points.
A. VI. Byers and international
Nickel quackly ran IN 3 points and
Coty. Montgomery-Wsr ard. st. LOU.
Southwestern and Purity Baking sold
? to 2 points higher.
Foreign exchanges opened firm
with cables quoted at Sass 3-ls.
The closing was strong. Sales an
proximated 3.R00.0n0.