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CANDIDATES IN

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the Texas legislature requiring navi-
cation commissioners TO be elected
Faction"
There Is a faction in Harlingen
which desires TO abandon the plan
to cut a channel through Padre
Island and bring deep water 70 near
Harlingen on the Arroyo Colorado"
Chambers said Friday. This fac
ton Is seeking to Dust Mr.. George
and myself because we are known
to be friends 10 that proposal"
1T Is III intention 70 complete
the survey nov being made OF the
n-onosed channel and the cut
a4pgugh Padre Island and then
take 1t to the people Of the district
for final decision. This plan was
endorsed by a mass meeting Of the
citizens Of the district"
Favor Barge Canal
Chambers contended the faction
represented by Howell and Goetzke
favored dredging a barge channel
up the arroyo and connecting with
the i~ntercoastal canal when that
waterway is extended south Of Cor
pus Christi.
Howell and Goetzke in an inter
view said they proposed to lower the
tax rate Of the district, to invest the
funds Of the district in interest
bearing, easily convertible bonds
and to publish a complete detailed
financial statement of receipts and
disbursements by the district.
Chambers said the plan to invest
the funds Of the district in bonds
would be found to be in violation OF
the law.
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DEFENSE IN

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but she maintained that at the time
OF the second trip Williams was
gone.
The courtroom, adjoining CORR
doris and stairways were packed.
LuiSa Garcia put fire into Will
liams' trial late Thursday afternoon
when she testified that West and
Hernandez had come TO the hotel
and that a fight followed. West and
Hernandez, she said, wanted some
girls to 60 on a party with them TO
a farm but they refused because OF
fear and because the two officers
were intoxicated.
At midnight they returned to the
hotel and West displayed a gun and
in drunken levity explained that
that was what he USED with women
who did not comply with his re-
quests. The girl repeatedly said she
was afraid OF West, afraid Of his
family.
Miss Garcia was another power
for prosecution. On defense cross
examination she volunteered the
statement that Bismark, Pope and
Dan Valdez. defense attorneys, az
vised her what TO say when she ap-
peared before the grand Iury. Dis
trict Attorney Bobbitt had her re-
peat the statement while defense
moved It's chairs and the audience
smiled.
Tells Of Party
Buck Hood, companion of Will
liams during the fatal night, jan
uary Is. again told OF the party in
Nuevo Laredo. their return TO this
side and to the Commercial hote:,
his leaving williams in front part
Of the house while he went TO an
other part. his return in ten min
utes TO find Williams gone. He de-
MED hearing anything resembling q
fight.
Elisa McCloud told Of the officers
coming TO the hotel. She heard no
unusual noises, she said. Hoods
testimony told Of a letter from Miss
Dorothy Johnson addressed 10 Will
liams which was opened here ana
which disclosed that Miss Johnson's
father knew OF and objected 10 their
relations.
SweIter In Court
A sultry afternoon in the natural
ly hot Rio Grande border town was
not enough to keep away from the
trial throngs Of persons interested
in the trial and its outcome. Every
face was toward the stand and
cu.etness allowed each word OF wit
nesses called to be distinctly heard.
The fans droned in the courtroom
as the thermometer was at 101 de-
grees and the State Of Texas con-
tinued its fight TO see that Justice
was done to the alleged murderers
Of Harry B. Williams. a youth from
the northland whose uncalled for
death has startled two nations.
wrecked an Indiana home. torn up
peace officer force Of a city and
written in bic letters the name Of
Robert lee Bobbitt. whose activi-
ties as district attorney led 10 the
indictment of West nc Hernandez.
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KANSAS MOB
HUNTS NEGRO
Sheriff Spirits Prisoner
Away; Crowd Leaves;
Woman Involved

PARSONS. Kans.. June 25.-lP-
a mob Of about 100 persons motored
from Chetopa to Oswego early to-
day in an attempt TO obtain posses
sion of U. r. Smith. 46. negro, who
had been held in the county jail on
charges involving q white woman.
Sheriff Alfred Coad az Oswego
received advice5 Of the intention Of
the mob and had spirited the negro
to an unknown hiding place. When
the leaders Of the band were told
Smith was not in the jail the mob
disbanded.
Smith was arrested in Chetopa
Yesterday on charges i~nstigated BY
G. T.. King. King said he returned
home suddenly. late Wednesday
night ana found the negro in the
house with his wife. Smith was
charged with adultery.
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GOLF STORM

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ing and were stuck fast in the sand.
Captain Wallace l.. Reed, Of the
Coast Guard station reported. No
one was injured when the cars were
trapped and a number Of persons
on the island reported they were
having a fine time.
John r. Peavy Of Mission, who has
spent the past four days on the
island with a party OF ten persons.
told The Herald in q long distance
telephone conversation that he and
his party were having the time OF
their lives and that they felt no I'M
easiness. They had been out in the
Peggy, gasoline launch. that morn
ing, he said. Others in the party
r members of the Peevy family.
Roy Z. Harrell and family and
David Wood.
Barometer Low
The barometer at the local wealth
er bureau station stood at 29.72 at
4 a. m. Friday and had rsen 10 1880
by IL a. m. This is low for this time
Of year, according to Schnurbusch
normal being about 1890.
Captain Reed reported his barom-
eter was down to 1855 ut 4 a. m.
and that 1t had gone up to 2e.TO at
noon.
Light showers were reported all
along the coast as far as Pensacola.
Fla. and 20 inches had fell in
Brownsville at noon with showers
continuing. Los Indios. river sta
ton. in Its report to the weather bu-
reau said there was no rain there
and none had heen reported from
other points In the Valley.
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STRONG OPENS
FEATURE MART
Outburst of Strength With
Big Blocks Changing
Hands Start Day

NEW YORK. June 28.-CP-The
stock market opened with an out
burst Of strength. Several blocks Of
1000 to 10000 shares changed
hands. with initial gains of a point
or more quite common. Engineers
public service opened with q block
OF 10000 shares at so. up / Ia. Mis-
souri-KanSas-TeXas with a block Of
5000 shares at IS. up ! and a new
high record, American and Foreign
Power with a block of 5000 shares
at lis ga, up /. and National Power
and Light with a block OF 5000
shares at 81 IL. I'D ! ga. and a
new high record. Dupont showed
an initial gain OF 3 points, Thinker
Roller Bearing 2 1-2 and Sharon
Steel hoop l IA az AZ. a new high.
Early buying orders were distrib-
uted over a fairly broad list, but
putlic utilities continued 20 &C.
cupy n Of the most prominent
roles. Railroad shares were rather
slow in getting started.
Continental Oil Of Delaware
opened at IS. which corresponds
with the closing price yesterday Of
Maryland for which IL is ex-
changeable share for share. Cont
mental closed yesterday at % after
having sold as much as IA points
below its real market value.
Commonwealth Power scared
nearly 10 points. Allis Chalr.t7N
climbed 6 1-2 points, General Elec-
trio 4 to a new high at $40 1-2 and
Westinghouse Electric, Eastman
Kodak and Greene Cananea Cop
per sold 3 a more points higher.
Allegheny Corp. opened with a
block of 10000 shares at 81.
Foreign exchanges opened firm.
with cables unchanged at s465.
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Valley

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to make the first flight-40 from
one man in San Antonio.
The cachet. bearing an actual
picture Of the plane to be used in
the flight, reads:
"Commemorating the first flight
inaugurating the international air
express service between Browns
vile, Tampico and Mexico City
July first, 1929"
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Registration And
Tax In One Bill
Is Declared Valid

AUSTIN, June %. Up Lieut..
Gov. Barry Miller held today that
gasoline and automobile registration
taxation could be embodied IN a
single bill, paving the way for con-
sideration by the senate Of q sub
stitute measure by Senator w. A.
Williamson, San Antonio. propos-
ing a fifty per cent reduction in
passenger a fee and a four cent
gasoline tax.
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Forecast Boosts
Wheat Prices Up
After Uneasy Open

CHICAGO. June 28.-CP-Influ-
erced by estimates that Canada
would harvest 100000 900 bushels
less spring wheat than last year.
wheat prices advanced today after
an irregular start. Opening So off
to 1-8 up. wheat afterward scored
pronounced gains all around. Corn.
oats and provisions were likewise
firmer. with corn starting Ia to
3-4c higher. and subsequently con-
tinuing upgrade.
Wheat closed unsettled. ? lac to
&c net higher. corr SAC to l lac Up.
cats lac 10 1-2 to 5-5c advanced.
and provisions unchanged to a rise
Of tic.
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TWO KILLED IN AUTO
CRASH NEAR

MUSKOGEE. Okla. June PIP
Two persons we're killed and two
others injured seriously today in an
automobile wreck south Of Warner,
Muskogee county.
The dead were Armey Lee
Rhodes. IS. Of Boynton. an oil man.
and Muriel Voss, 10 year old son
Of MI. and Mrs. James Voss, also
Of Boynton.
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DONNA MAN DIES

DONNA. June 28-Funeral serv-
ices have been held here for Ven
turo Benitez Hinojosa, so, who died
Wednesday. The decedent is sur
vived by his wife. Julia G. de Benz
teZ. eight children. jose, Ventura
Manuela, Timoteo. Elidia, Consuelo
Aubin and Guadalup; two sisters
fedora and Librada BeniteZ. and
three brothers, Felix. Juan and Mi
guel.
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LOS ANGELES. June 28.-iP-
Seven hours and IA minutes after
he had landed here. establishing a
new nonstop tranScontinental
flight record from New York to Los
Angeles. Captain Frank Hawkes.
, took off again this morning in an
! effort tc break his own mark for
"a west-east cross-continent aerial
dash.
Hawkes. flew from Roosevelt field
Ito Metropolitan airport In 10 hours,
} 10 minutes and 80 seconds yester-
day. shattering the mark Of "a
hours, 81 minutes set last year BY
| Captain c. B. D.. Collyer and Harry
Tucker.
Under the program which Hawks
had outlined for himself he expect
ed TO take off again after about an
hour and a half and fly back to
New York in about IA hours. thus
crossing the continent twice in IS
hours.
Trouble Of several kinds which
appeared in Hawks plane while me-
chanics were grooming ii for the
return flight prevented him from
taking off on schedule. First the
stabilizer had TO be repaired Then
. leak in the carburetor was found
70 be irreparble and a new one had
70 be obtained.
When Hawkes. took off for New
york at 3:37:47 a. m. he was out
for speed. declaring he would be
an New York in IA hours.
I'm going to fly high. perhaps
$4,000 feet, and give her all she's
got" he said. MY course will be
the same as the westward flight.
fine more important cities in the
line Of flight being Flagstaff. ,Ariz..
AIbuouerque. wichita, st. Louis.
Terre Haute. Columbus and Pitts
nurgh."
II Hawkes. reaches New York IN
"a hours he will have flown from
there to Los Angeles and return in
. little more than 20 hours. and
viii have smashed his previous rec
Nd OF IS hours. q minutes. SO sec
l1hds for the tranScontinental
course from west to east. Such a
schedule would bring him to the At
iantic coast goal at 9:37 p. m, east
ern daylight time.
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City Briefs

Cameramen Here. II Britton.
Fox news camerarian. and Barney
Berliner OF Merto-G oldwyn-Mayer
were in the city Friday morning. TO
be here for the take-off of the
Nicholas Beasley plane for Winni-
peg. They also will stay over to
make pictures Of the visit Of the
Mexican officials to Fort Brown
GiIfside Casino and Hotel. Point
Isabel. Come TO the seashore where
the cool breezes blow. Spend a week
end with pleasure.-Adv. so.
To Make Trip-Miss Catherine
Worley will leave this afternoon hy
rail for Colorado on q vacation "trip.
To New York-Mrs. Peggy Braun
will leave tonight by rail for Ne"
York.
Vacation Trip-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
X. Aziz plan to leave Monday on an
extended trip to the Pacific coast
Gulfside Casino. Point Isabel; no.
tel accommodations. beach cottages.
scheduled boat service; special rates
to parties. Phone "a. Point Isabel,
for reservations.-Adv 80.
In New Office-The office Of the
Bishop print shop has been moved
70 adjoining space in the Spivey-
Rowalski building. The move vas
made TO allow for installation Of
new equipment.
To Hold CIinie-A city clinic will
be held az 10 a. N. Saturday at the
CITY hall by city and county health
officers.
Stolen Car Found-A Chevrolet
coach belonging to Ed Box. stolen
Wednesday night from in front Of
the Elks hall was found between
Trenton street and the railroad
track Thursday. II was stripped
Of five tires and a battery. No ar-
rests have been made.
Sheriff RrtrFl-Sheriff Frank
Brown, who has been out or the
city for the past few days on a trip
70 San Antonio and Austin. re-
turned Thursday night. it was an
nounced from the sheriff's depart
mant Friday morning. Why the
trip was made was not made
known.
The Semi-Annua! Sale Is now on
at the Popular Store-Adv. e.
Coiley to Leave-R. r. Colley,
secretary Of the Elks club. will leave
tonight for Rockport. Mass. where
he will spend the next two months
on a vacation. sgt. w. w. Bell will
act as secretary during the absence
OF Colley, II was announced Friday.
Ladies Dresses and shoes at low
prices during the Semi-Annual Sale
at the Popular Store.-Adv. %.
Good Bathing and Fishing, good
dining. good dancing. good rooms.
coed fresh water showers, good boat
service. Everything for your con-
venience at Gulfside Casino. Point
Isabel-Adv. 30.
Mems Suits greatly reduced for
the Semi-Annual Sale at the Pop
ular store.-Adv. "a.
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HOLDS ~LEASEHOLDER
NEED NOT PRODUCE

AUSTIN. June 25-lP-Failure
ri the holder Of an oil and gas lease
~ explore reasonably the lease
premises and TO produce the Oil
when discovered does not give the
landowner a right to forfeit and
cancel the lease, the supreme court
held today.
THE same principle Of law was in
voIved in two cases. the w. T. Wag-
rnner Estate rs. S.gler Oil company
End the Mon-Tex Oil company vs..
Poteet.
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EXAMINING TRIAL
AT POINT A

Examining trial for Ramon Vega
before Justice of the Peace Brown,
scheduled to be held at Point Isabel
Friday was postponed when County
Attorney Hall was unable TO make
the trip because Of rain.
Vega is in Jail on a charge Of
assault with intent to murder, as
the result Of an alteration last
Saturday night in which Maria
VassueZ, said to be Vegas sweet
heart. was slashed and seriously
wounded with q razor.
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RULES CITIES HAVE
CHIT TO SELL ICE

AUSTIN. June %. -(P-H Home
rule cities have the right to build
plants for the manufacture Of ice
and sell It. the supreme court held
today In answering a certified cues-
ton submitted in the Ease OF City
Of Denton vs.. Denton Home Ice
company.
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QUIET GAINS
STIR COTTON
Rains And Steady Cables
Responsible For Rise;
Market Quiet

NEW ORLEANS, June 2S.-tF-
The cotton market opened quiet at
an advance Of / to 3 points. Rela-
lively steady cables seemed re-
sponsible for the advance. There
was further buying on rains and
October traded up to 1880 and De-
cember 1859. or 2 to 3 points net
up. Later the market turned cas-
Ter. October declined to 15.45 and
Decmbr 1853. or 5 to 6 points
down from the highs. At the end
of the first hour the market was
quiet and at or near the lows.
The market later improved under
a demand prompted by. prospects
for unwelcome rains in South Texas
and a bullish private Texas crop re-
port. The demand DEVELOPED a
scarcity OF contracts and October
traded up 10 1883 and December
1872, or 8 TO 9 points above the
early lows. July sold up 9 points tc
1880. At mid-session the market
was rather quiet but near the top.
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LIVERPOOL q

LIVERPOOL, June 28.-P-Cot-
ton-spot quiet; lower; American
strict good middling lib: good
middling 1913; strict middling
1888; middling 1898; strict low
middling 1908: low middling e.73:
strict good ordinary 9.33: good or
binary 893. Sales 1000 bales. 1900
American. Receipts 5000. American
Receipts 5000. American 1900. Flu
lures closed quiet and steady.
July 9.91: October 9.ea: December
9.se; January $50; March 9.94:
eos.
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ROOSEVELT FIELD. ~. y. June
%. -(P1-T The monoplane Three
Musketeers" was crawling through a
heavy fog over Long Island today in
a quest for a new endurance refuel-
ing flight mark. with its crew un-
mindful Of the tragedy which befell
The Answer" Viola Gentry's plane
which took off last night ~ another
assault on the record.
Martin Jensen. pilot Of the Three
Musketeers. saw The Answer disap-
pear into the fog, however. and In a
note dropped TO the flying field
asked What happened TO Viola?
Saw her disappear at low altitude.
Am worried"
The Three Musketeers was re-
fueled at z a. m. The operation was
carried on 1000 feet in the air as
the two ships were forced to climb
above the fog bank.
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X. G.. CASH GRAIN

KANSAS CITY. June 28-tP-
Wheat: No. . dark hard. s1.08 IL:
No. 2 hard $1,000 1.19: No. ? red
$l.18. July s1O6 IL: Sept. SllO
1-8: Dec S115. Corn: No. 2 white
91@91 1-4c; No. ? yellow goa 92c:
No. 2 mixed S76S7 10. July 81
1-2c; Sept. 90 1-2c: Dec. az sac.
Oats No. 2 white nominally 46G 47c.
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PILOT DIES

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oline was running low but there was
enough in the tanks to last two
hours. The note described a fog
bank as about 80 feet thick.
A clock in the plane. broken in
the crash, had stopped at CHS
o'clock.
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~. ".

NEW YORK. June 28.-P-The
cotton market opened steady at an
advance Of 5 points to a decline OF 3
points. No further May motives
were reported. and near months
we're relatively firm on some trade
buying and covering which sent the
price Of July I'D to 1925 or about IL
points net higher. On selling en-
couraged by relatively easy cables
prices worked 3 or 4 points below
yesterdays closing quotations right
after the call. Later the market
was quiet and fairly steady within
a point or two either way Of yester-
days closing figures exceDt for July
which held the early advance.
At midday July was selling al
1924. or IL points net higher. while
later months we're within a point
or two Of Yesterdays closing quo
tations with December holding
around 1886.
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y. o. COTTON OPEN

NEW ORLEANS. June 28.-CP-
Cotton opened steady. Jan. I87l-
aSked; Mar. 15.89-asked: Nav
l8.e8-asked; July 1874: oct. I849:
Dec. 1853.
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II. G RONDS

NEW YORK. June 28.-tP-Gov-
eminent bonds: Liberty 3 ID. 32-47
1861: first 4 IA 500; fourth 4 IA
$99.l2: treasury 4 IA, 47-52. S107.18;
As. 44-E.. S1G328.
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POULTRY

CHICAGO. June 2s.-lP-Poul-
try: easier; fowls 2 1-2: springs 40:
broilers "a; ROSTERS 20; turkeys %
@30; ducks 1000; spring ducks
Is; geese IS: spring geese IS.
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HAWKS TRYING
l4-HOUR HOP
In Air In Attempt to Shat
ter New York to Los
Angeles Mark

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ. June
25.-P-Capt Hawks on his re-
turn flight to New York passed
over Albuquerque at 9:27 a. m,
mountain standard time. He was
flying ssiftly at an altitude Of
about 5000 feet.
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n. Y. OPEN

NEW YORK. June 2S.-P-Cot-
ton opened steady. July. 1913:
Oct. 1850: Dec. 1884: Jan. 1896;
Mar. 1900.
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LIVESTOCK

FORT WORTH, June 2s.-tP1-
Hogs: 1000; 10c 10 15c higher; tor
slO.S5; better 179-225 pounds raj
hogs S10.75 n 1895: desirable 1920
pound truck hogs Sl0.00Ql0.25.
Cattle and calves: 1900; very
quiet: common slaughter steers So
range; cows up TO S9-25; others So;
bulls S6.50G8.O0; light vealerS
$3.50: heavy calves $11.
Sheep: 1000; steady; wetherS
$725: yearlings $40; feeder year
lings SITS 10 $5.50.
CHICAGO, June 25.-(P)-Hogs
1900: Is to CSC higher; top 11.40:
packing sows 9.25 to 1910. Pigs,
1925 to 1125.
Cattle: 1900. Calves: 500. Steady.
top 1865; slaughter steers. good
and choice 950-l500 lbs 13!O09l5.65;
cows. good and choice $50 TO 400:
vealers milk-fed) good and choice
1900 to 1915.
Sheep: 1000; strong 10 TO Csc
higher; 1915 to 1485: ewes, $50 to
6.75.
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GiIfside Casino and Hotel. Point
Isabel. Come to the seashore where
the cool breezes blow. Spend a week
end with pleasure.-Adv. 80.
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To Make Trip-Miss Catherine
Worley will leave this afternoon by
rail for Colorado on q vacation trip.
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To New York-Mrs. Peggy Braun
will leave tonight by rail for New
York.
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Vacation Trip-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
x. Aziz plan to leave Monday on an
extended trip to the Pacific coast
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Stolen Car Fonnd-A Chevrolet
coach belonging to Ed Box. stolen
Wednesday night from in front Of
the Elks hall was found between
Trenton street and the railroad
track Thursday. II was stripped
Of five tires and a battery. No ar
rests have been made.
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To Held Clinie-A city clinic will
be held az 10 a. m. Saturday at the
CITY hall by city and county health
officers.