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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-24

All these years The Herald has been leader in
Valley development, keeping Valley folks informed
Of World, Valley and state news. In fact The Herald
carries more national, more state and more Valley
news and more special features than any other news
paper.
Many important events will take place in 1880 and
you can get this informant by reading The Herald.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
WEST AND SOUTH
PAST HIGH MARK
IN FLU CASES

WASHINGTON, Jan. . TcIr.
graphic reports to the United States
public health service indicated to
dav that the influenza epidemic has
passed it's peak in western and
southern states.
Decreases in new cases for the
wccl ending Dee, 20, wcr' shown
bv reports from % states. Total
cases listed i'm the official reports
were 90.0G0 for that area compared
with total of 16S,O0o in tn, prrNI-
GUS week.
While encouraged by this drop
in new eases. health service officials
warned that the epidemic had yet
to reach its full effect in the cast
ern srahoard states. Reports from
New England states showed slight
increases, Whi'e other eastern states
sr' get to report.
Among states which h.ve arradN
reported, Iowa leads with an csti.
matted total Of g7uuD new eases for
last week. bat this compared wj,h
an estimate Of $4,000 cases in the
week prrccdiug Kansas reported
u.95&.
Reports ON pneumonia @nd influ-
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Entries Available
ln Pig Contest

Entries for the Ill pig club CON
test, which started last week. viii
be open lut.l The middle % january,
according to y. +. Creighton, assist
ant farm advisor. who has charge Of
this work. Noung people interested
in club work are asked to get in
touch with their local leaders or
with Creighton. in order to Ct u
good start for the coming season :
work.
G. \. Garner is leader Of III ,lHb
work in FL Centre and Mrs l.. q,
Goar has charge of the Melolaud
group.
club leaders are already looking
forward to the conference which is
to h1 held at Davis February Is.
Quite Il few valley men and women
are planning to bc in attendance.
Sometime during February a meet
inc of the county III club leaders
j. to be held when cub rules viii
be discussed and possibly revised.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
MONIES
M&kfsas. A4,ks,2faikdl.ssStAM1

"Companionatc Marriage" found
ed on the startling book 10y Judg'
Ben Lindsey, is the attraction at tn
West Coast Imperial Theatre to-
night.
This film has been almost rs wide
~ discussed as the book, and has Il
read message for all.
Any who are expecting something
risguc will be disappointed, rs, ac-
cordinI 10 advance announcements,
the entire picture is clean cut and
deals with a question which has At
tractcd the attention of the hest
minds in the country, in a whole
some and respectable manner
There is keen human interest
throughout the picture, and the ar-
ton is rapid. An excellent cas- las
been scIcctcd for accompaniment"
Marriage
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ISSUE OF STOCK
SHOWS DECREASE

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. =
Authorization TO issue stock. bonds
and notes agGregating $14S.o29,33G.-
3 was given public utilities and
common carriers operating in Cali.
fornia during 1928, the State Rail.
road Commission announced.
The past year 5 authorization fig
ure was considerably below that Of
the previous year, which totalcd
$262. }193.95.
Gas and electric companies, ac-
cording TO the commission 5 an.
nouncemcnt. were granted permits
sion to issue securities valued at
500 .162 10000 during the past year
Telephone companies were next in
line with $44. .S2j 10000.
The commission s analysis shows
the greatest decrease in value of
securities as compared with 1927
came in the authorization given
gas and electric companies to issue
securities for additions and better
mcnts.
In most cases. according to the
commission. electric companies
found it necessary to continue with
construction Of generating faciliti $
10 the extent that characterized for
mcr years.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Cost Accounting
Records Ready

Poultry and turkey raisers of I'M
pcrial county are advised by u. f..
Creighton, assistant county farm ad
visor, that cost account records may
he obtained by calling at the farm
advisor 5 office in the courthouse.
Cost accounts were kept by Il num-
Der Of poultry raiscrs this past sea
son, vino are enthusiastic over the
project and have expressed their
desire To keep accounts again tbs
year.
The records or accounts are kept
throughout the y2,u, at the end OF
the 12-mouth period being handed
in to Creighton, who summarizes
them. Considerable Valuable data i,
obtained from thi, system and aids
the farmer in finding out whore hi
profit comes from and how to pre-
vent losses. Further information on
the subject may be obtained by
calling at th' farm adr:#,rH ot
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
HEAVY TRADING
PREVAILS UPON
STOCK EXCHANGE
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NEW YORN. Jan. WA.
Street gaze a rousing welcome TO
the nov year today with huge
buH Administration on the stock eN-
change. Opening transactions wer"
sharply higher and the impressive"
behavior q high grade issues lihr
General Electric. General Motors
and Union Carbide brought in "a
FLOOD Of buyinL nr.'rs from al see
rionS # Tie county.
Profit taking mad. is appearances
in the carly afternoon and many Of
the initial gTins w.rc cancelled.
hut later drop in call money TO
~ percent from t'o renewal ra-r
ot > percent. brought forth heavy
buying in speculative issues. The
closing deals were marked hy huoE-
anov In many sections OF the list.
Closing prices i'm most issues Were
around their best ct the day.
General Electric made 10 scnsa-
tiourl srurt at the close to % Il
points higher. Profit taking caused
reccsSions from the highs in many
sections OF the lisj
TIE close WIS steady.
S4i,S for the session were tho
large, 81 for any Single day since tn"
staIt of the December reaction,
totaling 5.4J8.Glo shares. against
4.sS7700 shares on Monday and Is,
$4,000 shares on Dee. :, the largest
previous recent high.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
GREER ASSERTS
PAPERS MISSING
FROM HIS TRUNK

\ small trunk containing docu-
lnents used in the Federal Trade
commission : investigation Of the
power trusts opposition to the Colo
rado river project was tampcred
with after it was shipped from
Washington. y. g., by +. W. Greer,
Imperial Irrigation district publicity
nam. 70 his home at INLAND, Greer
auumucc1 hero today.
One check for 600 nadc out to
p prominent eastern editor by an
electric railway company and con
tanned in Grccr's trunks with other
Documents regarding the Boulder
dau fight and documents regarding
tho Colorado river project were
found when the trunk arrived here
today Greer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Wednesday, January 2, 1929

enza mortality last week from 80 of
the IS cities on the commerce de.
gpartmont IS list showed 1,4l4 deaths
as compared with 2,47l FOR the
previous week.
OF the deaths reported for the
week ending December %, 5l3 wcrc
from influenza and 9ol from pncu-
monia.
Among the cities reporting were
the following: Atlanta, Ga, 10;
birmingham, Ala., Is; Chicago, $50;
Dallas, Tex, 80; Denver Colo, A;
Dcs Moinos, l&; Duluth, Mimi, .;
Kansas city, Kan, 8; Louisville, -;
Milwaukee,, Wis, 46; Nashville
Tenn, 10; New Orleans, 80; Port-
land, Orc, %; st. Louis, II; Sat
Lake City, /; San Antonio, Tex, g.;
San Diego, Calf. .; San Francisco,
20
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
BREAKFAST OF
JUNIOR CHAMBER
WELL ATTENDED

Despite the fact shat it followed
So closely the holiday season, tbs
mornings broakf~,t of the junior
division Of the chamber ot COM
m,rcc was WrlI attended. Prcside1N
Everett Christian presided
An informal report was presented,
indicating that th" New Years EN'
trolic OF the juniors. held at the
West Coast Impalial theatre oil
Monday evening, Vas a success, ~.
tistlrally and Financially. The
theatre was filled almost to cana.
city, and the performance provided
~ the juniors won the appreciation
cf an wlu attpndr; MrsarS, Clans.
~utcr and Erickson headed the scv-
cral committees Which had the Nea
Years eve program and tiuancin-
itr Charge, and th.y >ver. accorded
~. I".. .fa-f .u tut .u>.aN. Il
t.r .h. >u..
-. <. t... ia #s.fr - aa
H.r... a.. -a.yt b.S ~
- ttt D.. ~ Ell t''a'
rr n#l* .. 4aaeriaI Naaey
,-.- roads. ils Spoke of the good
ver. which il he~g done, and tn
results bong achieved. in th' plant
ing - >ead for .ta Young trees
vnir1 are next Eyar 70 he di>tri-
lata for setting out along tie
county $ thofouehfarus.
tuaouHc .meut was mad" That t.s
1a,.e speaking class, which =
Eanctianinr so successfully. vii
meet on Thursday evening of this
w ELK. instead OF tie usual Tuesday.
Tho meetings are leld Al the office
If the VALLEY Lumber Company.
Fourth and State streets. and com
wence promptly at $50 o'clock. Dr.
George \. Hartman directs tbt
classes, and Thursday ; subject
viii be "Civic "ld Countryside
Tree Planting Az increasing nun
ber Of students are attending tlas
weekly classes, and nr. Harrmaa
states that he feds much encouraged
and gratified II The good which
) apparently heing accomplished.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
TRAINING COURSE
TO Be HELD FOR
SCOUT LEADERS

Plans FOR Scout Leaders Train
ing Course in the Impcrial-N Yuma
council beginning january :, are be
in. completed by :. L. McCrory,
30, Scout executive. The first scs-
SION will be in CalcXico Monday
evening at lockwood auditorim;
in El Centre january 5 Mt the Meth
cd,>, social hall; i'm Yuma january 9
a. tie high school and in Brawlcy
January lo, at Wcstsidc grammar
school,
Tler' arc six sessions in all, and
on. session a week for six success
size weeks will hc conducted in each
,f the above named places. Each
week. sessions VIII by identical in
different towns 50 that anyone
missing lesson i'm his home town
ran attend al another place.
McCrory stated emphat.ea.IE TO.
dsE that rr IN. assumes 9nN "h.t-a-
.san - ae.-s, . s.aa;ra-faz ae rs
sis)au. in at-ud.ng thc c.a9S". The
work ,o.t, astlin-. although la be-
he,c~ il advisable that ,tery enc
attending have the j." IIardbeok for
S,outmastcr anI "llandbook for
Boys" in his library. ~ these two
books are to hc used in the course.
Sessions W.ll open promptly at
80 and close at ga. This is the
first course in a five year training
program outlined ny. and 70 be con-
dao-cd uudcr the direction Of the
Eat'aal Camcil BOY Scouts Of
America.
similar courses were conducted
her, several wears ago, with q total
enrolment II ia and an average
attendance of - El Centro'S en-
ro1lmcur was &&. and average at I
tendance 90 while the enrolment
a- Yuma was - with l. aS the
average attendance. Enrolment for
other towns included: Brawley, -
and Caloxico 10
Anyone interested in this work !
may obtain further information
from McCrory at his office in the |
court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Radio Company
Loses In Court

WASHINGTON. Jan. >. The
United States supreme court today
denied the Radio Corporation of
America a rchearing Of its refusal TO
review lower court decision hold
ing the company has violated the
Clayton antitrust law in It's con
tracts requiring other radio manu-
tacturcrs TO use its radio tubes
Independent radio men have ask
I'd the federal radio commission TO
oancel the K. e. \. hroddcaSting Ii
ccnscs on the ground that the radio
law prohibits q violator Of anti
trust laws from receiving a radio
license.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Supply Ship Goes
Back To Coast
Confined From Page y

-hc Question Narl and c1uised in
that position long enough for the
pilot to dcteymin. 1ind and mir cur
rents.
Through a large opening in the
floor Of the supply ships cabin, two
men lower the fuel hose 10 the
monoplanc crew. Although the two
crafts fly only about l. or 20
feet apart the entire to foot tabc
is used as q preventative against
brcabagc if the planes should enter
on air pocket and the hose tighten
suddenly rs the result of drop.
Every Detail Planned
such break IS not expected as
the Question Mark and its fuel plane
are flown So near each other
that air pockets or other rough
places wII have the samc effect IN
t.-asIiHs .rt tbe 3is;aGo. h.t#..n
tLsm thus Kept the same.
Ta prevent dust ana o-h.9 -,re.-a
PARTICLES getting into the nozzle ana
hose and entering tie "a rr#u.e
plane : tanks. the ua. IL IS enea~ {
in 2 cloth bag while rot IN uSa. T.e
hose is thoroughly flushed he
fore transfers are made and between
exchanges Of oil and gasoline, 70
keep the fluids from mixing.
Gate and pressure valves Of the
latest design have been installed in
the Douglas cabin so that all fuel
transfers may be made with tic
least possible loss Of time. Planes
FLYING so close together are CON,
stantly in danger of crash owing
TO the extremely changeable nature
Of the atmosphere.
An army pursuit plane, with the
sides of the fuselage painted black
so that messages may be written
upon ii with white chalk, is station,
ed with the supply ship.
If the ground crew desires TO com,
municate with the men in the Ques-
tion Mark, the pursuit plane IS
taken aloft with the message. Other
information regarding the flight Is
given to the aviators in the en-
dura1ce craft in that manner.
Oil may either be sent through
the tube from the Douglas to the
monoplane, or in five gallon cylindri-
cal cans lowered through the cabin
floor of the supply ship.
If the cans are used they are
filled with the fluid and heated with
specially prepared torches before be-
ing taken aloft.
Besides Lieut.. Moon the supply
ship and ground crew IS composed
Of Lieuts. Hopkins and Softer. who
viii handle the fuel hose; Lieut..
Keefer, pilot Of the parsuit message
plane, and three soldiers, who COM
pose the ground force proper. The
soldiers are Scrgts. Chance and
Montana and Corp. White. Techni-
clan Duthic and Joe Sehoct, are in
charge Of supplies.
May Come Here
Lieut.. Moon said the mon1nIane's
engines win use about zoe gallons Of
gasoline daily ard that viii require
about three contacts evory -
hours with fuel ship. In event 1t
is necessary to make transfer at
night, landing gear lights On the
DouulaS will be used.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Sinclair Objects
TO Federal Plan
Ry United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-HaFTN
objected today to a pro
posaI of government counsel that
the supreme court consider the en-.
tire senate contrlrpt ease against
him. instead Of only five questions
# law certified by the District o.
Columbia court Of Appeals.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Act On Kellogg
Treaty First

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-An
a4rgpmrrt to allow vote OIL latifi-
r%tiep of til, Kellogg peace treaty
ahead ef the navy cruiser bill wa
reached TODAY by seuatc leaders.
Chairman Hale of the nnvol n.
fairs committee and Chairman Borah
Of the foreign relations committee
reached. a definite understanding oa
precedence rf the two measures, il
WAS learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Suit
Is Continued
by United Press Leased Wire

los ANGELES, Jam. 2.-IrIaI o.
a ~l7.50o suit against Aimee Semplc
MrThnrsou was continued today
until tomorrow dua to illness O.
counsel for \. +. Lcight, architect
and plaintiff. Lrighr charges that
the evangelist failed to pay him th"
amount after she Lad directed him.
90 draft plans for a "Lightbousc
and certain additions to AuGclu>
Temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
SUPREME COURT RULES
ON INSURANCE TAX CASE
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2-The 1921
revenue law provision levyIn- the
federal inheritance tax on life in
surancc policies payable to specified
bcnefieiaries is not q direct unap-
portioned lax and therefore consti-
;utional. the L. ;. supreme court de-
-idcd today. The same provision Of
law was enacted in the 1924, 1926
and 1928 revenue acts.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
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THE WEATHER
ny United Press Leased Wire

For Southern California-far TO-
night and Thursday; slightly warm
cr east portion tonight, gentle west
orly winds
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Bank Quotations

\ canucry II tullertou OranEr
county, viii put up 1000 tons q.
spinach, beginning February /.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02
Stanford To Get
Gift OF Million

NEW YORK. Jan. , Leland
Stanford University Of Falo Altc,
Calif.. and the aI-uniycr-i'y club
,f N,w York, are TO receive - oo0,-
0oa each and an equal share 81 tn
residue of the cstaeo Of tn" n,tc
George Alfred Law ne, well huown
rruro'pgi>-, under tAe terms ef lis
viii, filed here today.
Lawrence was a graduate of Lc-
land stanford University and had
made lis home in New YORK for ID
number Of wears.
\ train Of - cars, carrying 12S
tractors, reached AIbe"ta, Canada,
TD..nt
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-02

Five hundred pounds Of Acal'
cotton seed from the Co2chclla Var
ley recently reached Lima, Peru.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-23
NJ 4 n I,
n ENDsHIS
LIFE

Informed two weeks ag0 hy physi.
clans that hls cease was hopeless,
Maurice Edward Bowden, "a, I'll
more than i year. went 10 his home
in the 500 block Of q st. N. f..
where he was found dead early
today 6f gas poisoning.
Rudolph Hurnback step-son.
discovered gas flowing from Mr..
Bowden's room at a. m. He
called the fire rescue squad which
gave first aid.
DIR. =. f. Collins. of Casually
Hospital. pronounced the nlan dead.
Mr. Bowden is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Amelia Rowden: BY b
son. Edward Bowden. OF No.
Truck Company Of the Distric.
Fire Department: by three dangll-
tiers. Mrs. Lena Burgess. Mrs. Lula
Daugherty and Mrs. Grace Golden.
str0th. and by two step.sOns,
Rudolph and william Hornback.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-23
Coolidge Reinstates
Clerk Injured III 1918

BY an Executive order, President
Coolidge yesterday cut the red taps
which barred Arthur J. Dahn. Of
Dubuque, Iowa. from reinstatement
as clerk In the Railway Mail
Service. The order directed that
Dahn go hack to work.
Dahn has just recovered from
Injuries IN railroad wreck in 1918,
in which three other clerks lost
their lives.
The Civil Service Commission
ruled that Dahn's eligibility for re-.
instatement expired five years from
the date his name was dropped
from the rolls in 1921. but the
Presidents order connternands the
ruling Of the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-23
RESCUERS NEAR.
ENDANGERED
SHIPS
CONTINUED from First Pase)

Continued from First Pase)
the President Harrison would reach
the Dannedaiis at about dawn today
and that the America hoped to locate
the Florida soon afterward
IN message to the offices Of the
United States line here. Captain
Fried stated that the Florida was
bsing swept by heavy seas, with one
ok her ''teboats stove in. The first
call from the Florida said:
''Rudder gone. Heavy seas. Need
immediate assistance" CAPTAIN
Fried replied the AmerIca would be
there BY dawn.
May Be Lost
Little was known concerning the
condition Of the Dannedaike. The
tanker's SOS was brief:
1--WE are sinking. Help
Shortly before o'clock last eve
ming the Radio Marine Cooperation
intercepted message from the
tanlxe. to the resident Harrison,
asking when the liner would reach
the scene ,aptain Guthrie replied
that he hoped t. be there BY dawn
this morning at the latest.
The 75-nnile gale which swept the
Atlantic greatly retarded the speed
scf the President Harrison. however.
IN 4 message to the Dollar line Of.
ices here, Captain Guthrie stated
fhat thA vessel was battling tre-
lnendous seas late yesterday ana
was practically hove to.
The freighter TeesDridGe was pro-
eaeding from England to Canada.
Hopa that the Teesbridge can sur.
vive the wild storm that has ragged
over the Newfoundland banks, was
practicallv given up today. She
had given her position as 1881
! north latitude and 41:00 west long
itude. The opinion was expressed
that no disabled ship the size of
the little Teeshridge could possibly
survivA 4 storm OF the proportions
81 that which has been raging or
the Newfoundland coast.
The DannedailSe Is owned BY
Charles Kurr and Company OF
phila delphia. She was bound from
Beaumont. Texas. TO Ghent, Bel
GUM. and dispIaces 4 800 tons. The
vessel Is 54l IeeG l0uS ana 70 LssI
beam. She gave her position IN
the 8 o IS message ais 59:s7 west
longitude and 37:56 north latitude.
The Florida Is owned by A. q.
Rosasto of Genoa, Italy and dis
places 1900 tons. She gave her
position as sS.5 north latitude,
6l.02 west longitude. She left Pen.
sacola, Fla, on January 10 for.
italy.
ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland, Jan. 23
stI.N.S J. Hope for the rescue Of the
SIS men of the crew CT the British
traighter Teesbridge was abandoned
here today
Radio messages received AZ Cape
Race from the Belgian steamer Cal
easier and the Atlantic transport
freishter Maine indicated that they
had abandoned their search for the
British brighter. The Calcasier and
the Maine had been searching lor
signs Of the Teesbridge since re-
eeiving an SOS from that vessel
stating she was helpless in raging
seas, with her matches gone and
stolsehold flooded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-23
NURDE R Laid TO
CRAIG 1T
HEARING
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counsel for Craig. that the man
had made written statement.
Mr.. Bremner asked the courts per.
mission to examine this statement
1T Ills leisure and the request was
granted.
Coroner James NJ Whitfield was
called next. He told Of making an
examination of LiggOn's body Mon.
day. The only evidences Of YiO-.
lence found on the corpse. he
stated, were on his head. There
were several wounds here, he de.
clared as IL he had been struck
more than once.
There was d cut In the scalp
about two inches long in the top
or the llead, but the skull was not
hroken underneath this lacertation.
There were several other cuts in
the right side above the ear. Under
these cuts the AiSnII WAS cracked.
there being three definite lines Of
fracture. One OF these extended
twO-thirds Of the way across the.
skull, the coroner testified:
In ansWer To queries from Corn
EncnwealtIl Attorney Satterfield, Dr..
Whitfield said L.iggon had appar.
entity been struck several heavy
blows on the right side Of the.
head with blunt instrument. He
gave It as his opinion that the
blows might have been delivered
nv q left.haRded persons facing the
victim, or by 4 right-handed man
standing behind Iiggon. He could
not say whether the features alone
would have been enough to cause
death, but he stated that they
would certainly have stunned or
dazed the victim to such an ex-
tent that. IL thrown into watre
afterwards, he could not have
made consciuos. effort to rescue
himself.
Il can say definitely" the eoro.
Iler wound Mp. that death was
due 10 violence"
Mr.. Bremner then took the Wit
ness, but contented himself with
asking about the condition of the
lungs
DIR. Whitfield could not say that,
in his examination Monday, there
vas any evidence Of death by drown
nag.