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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-09
POLICE Chief
LITTLEPACE IS
| OF VICTIMS
Slayer Later TAX kes
Own Life While Of
ficers Scour City in
Search of Him

AUSTIN. Oct. 9.-tPl-Police Chief
J. y. Littlepage. two negroes and n
white carpenter. Joe Blunt. were IA
tally shot today by negro named
Alexander. who later committed sui.
eide while county and city authori-
tics were securing South Austin for
him.
The negro shot a negro woman,
Katherine Pyburn. and her daughter.
Llttlepage went after him and was
shot three times with shotgun,
dying shortly afterwErd in = hos
pital. On his flight. the negro shot
Blunt. who was said TO have been
working on a house nearby. Blunt
was about so years old
Chief Littlepage was 81 years of
age. He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Eta Fl. Littlepage. two sons
Smith ard Espie Littlepage Of Aus.
tin. and a daughter, .irs. Fed Rus
sell Of Houston.
Police said the negros name was
Armand Alexander. They were
about to close in on him in an out
lying residential district when he
managed to turn the long shotgun
against himself and pulled the trig-
ger. officers said.
Cause of the shooting Of the 9TH
er two negroes was not learned
Alexander IS believed to have been
temporarily deranged. thus account.
ing for the unprovoked shootin.. OF
Blum. who was struck in the chin.
Few details Of the shootings
could be learned Immediately.
After receiving news Of Chief Lit
tlepage's death, City Manager Adam
X. Johnson gave orders to city Off
GERS 10 shoot TO kill" He then
went home after his own deer rifle
70 join in the chase.
Chief Littlepage Joined the Austin
police department as detective
about II years ago, and with Ser
geant Sam y. Griffin, comprised the
detective department Of the city at
that time.
On January l, 1923, Littlepsge was
made chief of detectives, and four
months later was advanced to the
post Of sergeant Of police. He be
came chief Of police on May 4. 1924.
after the resignation Of Police Chief
James II. Rogers.
Jack Newman. assistant finger
print expert. was with Chief Little
page on the call after the negro. He
hurried to the hospital with the chief
when the latter was shot. and sum
moned his colleagues in pursuit Of
the negro.
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SAY Chief GOT
CARNES LOAN
Suit Filed to Collect
$4,000 From Former
Board Secretary

ATLANTA Ca, Oct. 9.-(P)-A
charge that Clinton S. Carnes, for
mer treasurer of the Southern Bsp-
tist Home Mission Board now held
in jail on three embezzlement indict.
ments. lent $4,000 to Or. r. ID. Gray
former secretary of the board, was
made in suit filed in superior court
here today. Wlater II. Brown.
Baptist layman. brought the suit
stating he sought TO conserve for the
mission board certain Of Carnes' rep
uted assets.
The suit also alleged that DR.. Ar.
thur J. Barton, present acting secre.
tary of the board, had borrowed
from Carnes "about twenty-five hun.
dred dollars" but added the petition.
er had been informed by the receiver
for CarneS' properties that this
money has been repaid. The petition
however, asks that Or. Barton be re
quired to produce notes and Other
evidence Of debt given by him q
Continued on page ten)
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IS
SOUGHT AFTER
PRIEST SLAIN


BEAUMONT, Texas. Oct. Sc
Although a grand jury was investi-
eating the possibility of a double
murder in the Staying of Father An
thony De Simone Of st. Joseph's
Catholic church here, and John Rose
7O-year-old bric-a-brac peddler, the
police believed today that Rose kill
ed the priest and himself.
The Rev. De Smone and Rose
were found in the minister's study.
Two bullets were in the churchman's
body and one had pierced the temple
Of the peddler. a close friend Of De
Simone, 10 whose church he ne
longed.
From an incoherent, badly mis-
spelled and rambling note found
among Roses effects. and the dis
covery that the pistol used m ths
killings was in possession OF Rose
Saturday, when the note was dated
officers formed the opinion that le
had intended taking his own life
Their theories did not seek 10 ex-
plain why the priest was Killed. un-
less accidentally in a scuffle or be-
cause he might have tried to dis
suade Rose from suicide.
The note used as a clue read:
Dear friend and all white people
GALL by myself presheat what you
all don for me in Beaumont.
That is faith to find me in this
place today. Ben all over v. :
carry the flag every place 20
Beaumont fall down for them.
Put this in paper for two munths
Ny insurance all paid up"
Officers thought Roses real name
was Rossi.
Several phases Of the case puzzled
officers.
One was the statement of the
Continued on page two.)
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BUSINESS MEN
URGE ESUPPORT
PORTPROJECT
Port Committee Rec
concentrations Civ.
en- Favorable Recep-
ton in City

~ am confident Brownsville will
finance the port and channel pro-
ject outlined Monday in the recon-
mendations Of the chamber of com.
merce port committee, and will pro-
vide the Valley with a deep water
port Of incalculable value to every
Valley interest" was the comment
of Mayor a. r. Cole Tuesday.
"The only assistance Brownsville
will ask of the rest OF the Valley
will he hest wishes and moral sup
port, the mayor continued.
II have always favored every
movement for deep water at Brazo.
Santiago. and have seen many sim
cere efforts fail in the past twenty
years. | now understand there II
but one way 20 secure deep water
and that is at the expense oi
Brownsville and immediate terri
tory. / have heard many complaints
in years past that some section.
we're selfish at the expense Of 9th.
ers. There can NJ no hint of sci.
fishness in this case. Brownsville
will finance the entire project and
the entire Valley will participate in
the benefits"
"A similar view was expressed BY
John @. Fernandez. chairman Of the
board of the State National Bank
III Brownsville and immediate ter.
ritory must pay the major part OF
the Brazos Santiago port project.
believe it advisable for the Browns.
Vile territory to vote Si.000.0O0 al.
ditional and bring the port TO within
a few miles of the ,ity." Mr.. Fer.
nandez said.
This will provide a better and
more convenient port for the
Brownsville section and the entire
Valley. and will also be far more
Continued On page tvo.l
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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany,
Oct. 9.-CP)-Last minute prepara-
tions for the departure Of the giant
dirigihle Graf Zeppelin on a flight
to the United States proceeded
swiftly today.
Although no definite announce
ment was made regarding the prob
ability that the dirigible will start
tomorrow. the dirigible's mails for
the United States were closed Z :
afternoon. The weighing in Of bag
gage also was started, each passen-
ger being allowed 20 Kilograms or
approximately IS pounds.
During the trip the Graf Zeppelin
will send on wave ength of 900
meters and 1920 meters and will re-
ceive on 1f3 and 500 kilocycles.
A provisional list OF passengers
subject to further amplification was
made public today. 1t includes Rob-
ert Reiner of Weehawkea. n. j., a
textile industrialist. end Frederick
Gilfillan. an American resident Of
Lucerre. Switzerland
Other passengers are Karl II. Won
Weigand. American newspaper man
Lady Grace Drummond Hay. English
society " man and writer: Robert
Hartmann. camera man: Rolf Brand.
journalist; Prof. Ludwig Dettmann,
an artist; Eritz Kleffel, a pen and
ink artist: Theodor Katyko, another
artist; Hans Meyers. Of the Ufa
Film company; Count Brandenstein
Zeppelin, son-in-law Of Count Zeppe-
lin; Herr Grezesiuski. Prussisn min
ister Of the interior: and Major Won
Brandenburg. aviation chief Of the
ministry Of transportation.
W. r. Leeds. Of the American
tinplate family. also is listed as a
passenger but his participation is
doubtful because of a recent ill
ness.
Each Of the passengers has beer
insured for 100000 marks (s14s.oo0)
in case of death and the sirship has
also been insured.
Dr. Eckener said the round trip TO
the United States would cost 400
Continued on page tvo)
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Order Issuance
Fourth Million
Highway Bonds

An order for the issuance of
series ~ road bonds. the fourth
million Of the s6.000.000 road bond
issue. was passed by the commits
sioners court Monday. The bonds
will be dated January ]. 1929. and
will probably be sold shortly after
that date.
Discussion Of the bond issue
brought out the fact that upon the
1925 valuations the additional mill
lion would require 20 cent rate
upon which the first tax Ill not
be payable until January, 1880.
County Judge o. G. Dancy expects
10 leave the latter part Of the week
for Austin 10 confer with the attor-
ney general relative 10 valuation
Of the series ID" bonds. Members
If the court expressed confidence
that the sale could be held eskly
neat year.
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fSCOre was 4 10 5.
First Inning. Yankees
Paschal UP. Sherdel warmed up
briefly. Strike one, called. Strike
two. called. This was a floater on
the outside corner. Ball one, out
side and low. Ball two, outside.
Foul. This was long drive into the
left field stands. Smith Smothered
Paschal's foul behind the plate.
Koenig up. Koenig stung a single
into left. Ruth up. Ball one. wide.
Strike one, called. Ball two, inside.
Ball two, inside. Ruth hit into n
double play. Bottomley taking Ruth's
grounder. touching first; the Car
dinal first baseman then threw to
Maranville. who touched ,<oenig as
he slid into the bag.
No runs, one hit, no errors, none
left.
First Inning. Cardinals
Orsatti up. Foul. strike one.
Strike two. called. This was a fast
ball on the outside corner. Ball
one. high. Ball two. outside. Ball
three. outside and low. Orsatti
struck out, taking a third called
strike with the wood on his shoul-
der. High up. Ball one. outside
High sent UP high fly. which Ruth
lost in the sun. High making two
bases on the hit. Frisch Gp. Strike
one. called. Ball one. outside. Foul
strike two. Ball two. outside. Ball
three, low and outside. Frisch fan
ned. swinging for third strike,
Bottomley up. Strike one. called
Strike two. swung. Ball one. low.
Ball two. inside. Ball three. high
the fourth pitching being high and
wide. Hafey up. Hoyt threw out
Hafey al first.
No runs, one hit. nc errors, two
left.
Second Inning. Yankees
Gehrig up. Ball one. inside. Ball
two. low outside. Ball three. out
side. Strike one. called. Gehrig was
tieketed To first. the fourth ball be-
ing low. Meusel up. Foul, strike
one. Ball one. outside. Foul strike
two. Meusel struck out. swing for
a third strike. Lazzeri up. Ball one.
lew. Strike one. swung. Strike two.
swung. Ball two, inside. Lazzeri
sent W a high one to Maranville.
Dugan up. Strike one, called. Frisch
took Dugan's towering fly.
No runs, no hits. no errors, one
left.
Second Tnning-Cardinals
Harper up: Strike one, called.
Harper went out, Lazzeri 10 Gehrig.
Smith up: Strike one. This was a
half speed curve ball; foul. a specta-
tor was hurt by foul in the upper
field stands. Smith got a single past
Lazzeri. Maranville up: Ball one.
inside; strike one. called; ball two.
Smith went out stealing, Bengough
to Koeuig. Maranville hit long lin
er into right for a two base hit.
Meusel was barely able to get his
hand on the ball. Sherdel up: Ball
one. low; strike one, swung. Sherdel
grounded out 10 Gehrig. unassisted.
No runs( two hits no errors, one
left on base.
Third Irning-Yankees
Bengough up: Strike one. called: I:
ball one. low; ball two. outside. low.
Bengough got long single to left.
Hoyt M: Hcyt sacrificed. Smith n
Rcttomley. Faschal up: High took
Continued or page Gn.J
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FINAL
EDITION
| m OUR
VALLEY

TOM HARDIN is an American ar
mail pilot.
He was pilot If the first mail
plane TO make the trip from Laredo
to Mexico City in the new border
service, flying to Mexico City from
San Antonio.
He declared that the Laredo Mex.
leo City route IS the most difficult
and dangerous in existence. accord
ing to a City Of Mexico dispatch
10 La Prensa. San Antonio.
And adds that there il not =
single route in the United State,
that offers as many difficulties.
Anyway, II is highly sporting
flying adventure for the most dar.
ing flyers.
In the meantime the San Antoni,
newspaper hears rumors that IN,
Mexico City-Tampico air mail soor
will be extended TO Matamoros.
When that is done IL is quite
likely that the u. s. sir mail line
projected from Washington on to
Atlanta, New Orleans and Houston
will be extended 70 the border.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO this writer
then a youth, got job in Browns
vile. A Job on newspaper. Or
The Herald. in fact.
His "run" included the offices Of
the Brownsville Commercial Club.
On lower Elizabeth street
There ne met L. A. Whitney, secre-
tary-manarer. now a resident II s.
Petersburg. Fla.
And r. G. Stegman. who passed
away later.
The latter had map. And h
had an organization. II was known
as the Bewnsvills Snip Channel
association. Located next to tho
commercial club.
IL proposed "a build ship chan
rel from Brownsville 70 Brazos San
tiago pass.
Conditions were not right. Th'
Valley was still young. The project
never got beyond the survey snc
formative stages.
II is that survey. largely. ant
maps prepared then that are the Ia
sis OF the present movement for
ship channel from Brownsville TO th'
coast.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT i
giving attention % the smaller cities
OF the country in allocating build
ing projects under the Slooooo,oO'
eight year program.
A dispatch from Washington state
that among the smaller cities y
Texas that will come into the PRO
gram are Hsrlingen. McAllen and Ssr
Benito.
These cities in 1925 were in whs
u known Is the $4,000 to s5o,00i
class IN postal receipts.
Since then they have gone int'
the $4,000 to $4,000 and above tha
figure, al least in the case Of Har
Iingen which expects to get ratins
as first class office.
TWENTY-FIVE MEMBERS Of th'
Woman's Advertising club II Hous
ton are planning a visit = the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
They will be accompanied on theii
tour by Mrs. Nac Wetzel of Ray
mondville. a member OF the orgsni
zation.
Other luncheon clubs have visite'
the Valley before. Houston and Sar
Antonio Rotarians. advertising mer
and others.
This will be the first tour by Z
voman's luncheon club.
The Valley certainly will do it'
best 70 entertain them.
SAN ANTONIO has in its midst
the American Legion.
Continued on Dsge ten.)
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SPORTSMAN'S PARK, St Louis Oct. 9--Babe Ruth
got his first second and third home Of the series
day while the Yankees took the fourth and deciding
from the ST. Louis Cardinals before small crowd of fans
estimated not to have numbered more than $4,000.
Cedric burst and Gehrig each added circuit couts
accounting for of the made by the The
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SPEED PLANS
FOR START OF
BIG ZEPPELIN
Mails for u. S. Closed
And Passengers Are
Loading Bagga g e;
Weather Studied

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany.
Oct. a.-(AP)-Announccmcnt was
made late today that the depar-
ture of the dirigibIe Graf Zeppe-
lin for the United States, sched-
uIed for tomorrow had been post
poned because Of adverse weather
prospects.
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RIVER FORECAST
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal mstsrolnEi-
cal conditions:
High ... 2:24 n. mi; 1881 r. a..
Low ...... 1923 = m. 500 ?. n.
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you want job. remember that the best
employers are constantly on the lookout
for up-and-coming workers who 'go after
and the best sign of go-getter is his
own ad run in the Situation Wanted Col
uns below. No matter what you do,
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WEATHER

For Brownsville ard the Valley.
Generally fair tonight and Wednss-
day; not much change in tempera-
ture.
For East Texas: Tonight and
Wednesday generally fair; not mach
change In temperature.
Light 10 moderate easterly 90
southerly winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will not ne any matcria,
change in the river stages during
the next % 10 as hours.
Flood Present 3i-Hr. sl-Hr.
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write a good ad
and sell your serv-
ices. Thousands of
employers a day to
see your ad.
: : =.
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Third Irninr-Yankees

Bengough up: Strike one. called;
ball one, low; ball two. outside. low.
BengouSh got a long single to left.
Hoyt M: Hcyt sacrificed. Smith ~
Rcttomley. Faschal up: High took
Continued Oh page &n.J
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-02
Federation Factor
in Music Promotion,
Delegates Are Told

Valley City, N. d., May 2.-(R-
The North Dakota Federation of
Music Clubs was classcd as 4 "pow-
erful factor in the promotion of
good music and in the development
Of good musicians in North Dakota"
by Mrs. c. c. Thay!r, Fargo, corre-
spending secretary Of the fedora
ton, who retired today as a men,
Der of the board of managers after
eight years Of active work.
AS corresponding secretary of
the federation" Mrs. Thayer said,
my position has Eeen such that
could watch the organization grow
from mere sprirkling Of clubs
throughout the state until it has
come to be the splendid organization
it is today--a powerful factor in the
promotion Of good music and for the
development of good musicians.
"Thc development Of our associa-
ton has been necessarily slow, and
when We began the work of promot-
ing good music for North Dakota,
we had a long, hard road ahead of
US. Looking back over the eight
years that l have been working with
the federation, it is great pleasure
to see how in the last few years it
has grown in leaps and bounds un-
til it has reached its present SCALE"
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to buy the telephone exchange at
Westhopc from the Westhope Tele-
phone. Light and Power company.
Permission to dismantle two
miles of rural telephone line in
Seiverat township was granted to
the Farmers Telephone company Of
Starkweather.
L. II. Baird, as receiver of the
American State Bank Of Burling-
ton, was authorized to sell the prop
erty of the Burlington Telephone
company to the Carpio Telephone
company.
Certificates were granted to the
Northern Light and Telephone COM
pany permitting it to furnish tele-
phone service at Hannaford. Luz
verne. Darcy, Pillsbury, Milton,
Osnabrook, Bathgate, Neche, Ham
ilton. Pisek, Fordville, Forest River,
Inkster, Grano, Tolley and Fingal.
Permission to construct and oper-
ate new pole line between Crosby
and the Montana state line was
granted to the Northwestern Bell
Telephone company.
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Bad Weather Keeps
Italia on Ground

Stolp, Germany, May 2.-tR-
Unfavorable weather over Spitz-
bergen today held the dirigible
Italia at Seddin airdrome and pre-
vented general Umberto Mobile
from flying to Kings bay, Spitz-
bergen, his base for north polar ex-
plorations.
The crew Of the dirigible remain
ed by the han"ar hoping to get off
on the 1,70-mile flight in the early
hours Of tomorrow.
Weather reports from Spitz-
ber-en said that strong head winds
with heavy snow and low hanging
clouds prevailed.
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Local ROtarians to
Attend Convention
at Superior, Wis.

Seven Rotarians Of the Bismarck
club will leave this evening for Su.
perior, Wis.,, to attend the two-day
conference Of ninth district Ro.
tarians which will open in that city
tomorrow. The following will
represent the local club:
Charles Winter, L. K. Thompson,
Dale Simon, George Humphr .ys, X.
S. Towne, Roy Bonham and Frank
Murphy. Mrs. Winter and Mrs.
Thompson will also attend the con-
vention.
More than 1000 Rotarians and
members of their families from
Minnesota and the Dakotas will ar
rive in Superior Thursday for the
conference. Several special trains
are bringing the guests from this
district Of Rotary.
Cornelius D. Garretson of Wilm-
ington, Del, . director Of Rotary
International, and Frank Mulholian
of Toledo, O., nationally known
speaker and q former president Of
Rotary International, will be lead
ing speakers at the meeting.
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More Than 200 Hurt
in Warsaw Fighting

Warsaw, Poland, May 2.-(F)-An
investigation today of ambulance
stations and hospitals reveal that
more than 200 persons were injured
in Yesterdays fighting between the
Socialists and communists. More
than 40 Of those injured had bullet
wounds. The others sustained
bruises and fractures.
The population of the capital IS
indignant over the annual trouble
between the two parties and It rs
being urged that in the future street
demonstrations on May day be pro-
hibited.
Police have arrested more than
500 persons. Six persons were kill
ed during the conflicts.
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crease rapidly in the fall-espscia

crease rapidly in the fall-especiaa
" if good crops are experience
throughout the state.
1--WE are selling some land ri91
along but the rush is over" Ell
NJ. w. Cox, bank official in charg|
Of land sales. 1--WE expect I'll
movement to increase again in tai
fall after the crops are. harvested.
Right now, Cox said, the bank d
closing the last of some 400 lease
Of land held by the bank. In mani
cases the lessers have contracts FL
the purchase of the land as soon d
they can raise the money and man
are hopeful that returns from thl|
years crop will give them enoug|
for a first payment. Each Of tl|
lease contracts provided that e
bank shall get one-fourth Of "a
crop produced on the land.
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Additional Markets
FARGO LIVESTOCK

Fargo, May 2.-(AP)-Cattle !:
Good steers 1900 to 1900; medium
steers 100 to 1900; fair steers $40
to HOO; plain steers 500 to 1000;
good heifers 1000 to 100; medium
heifers 900 to 1000; fair heifers
500 to 900: plain heifers ZOO to
500; good cows 8.25 to 9.25: med
ium cows 7.50 to 500; fair cows
CTS to 7.25; plain cows 600 to
$50; cutters 5.25 to SIS; good bulls
$50 to 500; medium bulls TOO to
7.50; common bulls $50 to TOO;
calves, top veal 1850 to 1850; Gull
veal 700 to 500; light heavy calves
900 to 1000; heavy calves 600 to
800; Gamer calves 500 to 600.
Sheep-Top lambs 1000 to 1900;
heavy lambs 400 to 1900: Gull
lambs 1900 to 1900; light ewes 900
to 1000; heavy ewes 700 to 900:
Gull ewes 800 to 600; bucks 600 to
800.
Hogs-150 to $50. s.25@e.5o; 1870
to 200, 9.00@9.50; 200 to 225, 9.25
@9.40; 225 to $50, 9.25@9.40; $50 to
300, 9.25@9.40; 800 to $50, $3.50
D.15.
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N. Y. Company to Sell
Securities in N. ID.

Permission to deal in securities vr
all kinds in North Dakota has been
issued by the state securities COM
mission to the Chase Securities cor
poration Of New York city.
The Big Bend Fur Farms Of Cole
harbor have been authorized to sell
IS shares of common stock, par
value 500.
The company plans to engage m
the business of raising foxes and
muskrats for their fur. It is said
to have leased a marsh near Cole
harbor in which the muskrats will
be placed.
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Light and Power Rate
Schedule Is Approved

Schedules Of wholesale combined
light and power rates, filed by the
Red River Power company with the
state railroad board and applicable
at Buxton, Cummings, Emerado,
Grand Forks, Hatton, Larimore,
Portland, Reynolds and Thompson,
have been approved by the state
regulatory body.
The Otter Tail Power company
has been authorized to issue $780,
900 Of bonds to be sold at par value.
J. w. Shenkel of La Moure was
authorized to operate motor
freight service in the vicinity of
that city.
William Clifford was authorized