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q last frantic appeal of Leahy's
lawyers for an injunction 10 stop
the execution on the grounds that
the Georgetown sanity verdict was
Invalid. The Waco judge refused to
act
The aged Mathis physician whom
Leahy was accused Of killing dis
appeared in May. 1926. Leahy was
not arrested until four months Ia
ter.
Martinez said he was hired By
Leahy to lure Or. Ramsey TO his
death. The Mexican claimed Leahy
made the doctor sign several pa
pers before torturing and killing
him. One Of these papers was a
deed TO the old Leahy ranch which
Dr.. Ramsey had acquired after a
mortgage foreclosure, 1t was con-
tended.
After the doctors disappearance.
Leahy allegedly had a contract
drawn and presented to his widow
agreeing to return the body OF DR..
Ramsey. dead or alive. within 10
months for 10000. He was assert
ed to have rejected the contract
when Mrs. Ramsey stipulated that
the time limit must be 10 davs and
her husband would have 70 be
brought back alive.
Leahy was tried first at George
west, where he was assessed a So
year sentence. His request for q
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z. S. Order. treasurer petty cash,
meter refunds, $227O0; 4. 8. Order
treasurer petty cash. petty cash.
S76.54: E. S. Order. treasurer petty
cash. petty cash, $33.45; the GarlocE
Packing Co, plant supplies, 1921;
General Electric Supply Co, cleo
trical supplies, SLIGO; Graybar
Elect>ic Co, electrical supplies.
$42.73; General Electric Supply
Corp, globes. S712S: Hicks Rubber
Co., tires and tubes. S57.82; Hicks
Rubber Co., tires and tubes. $500:
Lugmotor Corporation, Lugmotor
supplies. S705: Mason Transfer g.
Grain Co, drayage. plant, $4,000;
Mason Transfer s. Grain Co,
freight and drayage. $i2.27; Mason
Transfer g. Grain Co, freight and
drayage. Sl25.78; "A. w. Merriwea-
ther, labor on Studebaker, $3.50.
The Mathieson Alkali Works chem
icals, S162.69; II. 3. Russell, insur-
ance. SITS so; San Antonio Machine
& Supply Co., machinery supplies.
Si14.66: San Antonio Paper Co, pa
per. $685.; Shelton Bros, printing
S23.28; The Texas Company. gaso-
line and oil, $358.35; The Texas Co
gasoline and oil. $96.25: Vacuum Oil
Co., turbine oil, S36.27; Western
Union. service. airport, $1.14: West
ern Union. service. airport. $4.05;
Western Union. service. plant, SOS.
Total, S2,9l2.45.
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LEAHY ASKS BURIAL
IN GEORGETOWN

GEORGETOWN, Tex, Aug. q
OFF the request Of Harry j. Leahy
Is approved by his family. his body
will be buried here. This point had
not been definitely determined to-
day.
The request to be buried in
Georgetown was the reiteration or
one made the day Leahy a SEN
fenced to death in district cour:
here last February.
J. z. Cooper. president Of the
First National bank and ruling e.
der in the First Presbyterian
church. displayed an interest in the
spiritual welfare Of Leahy and sent
him church literature.
He was sent for by Leahy after
sentence had been pronounced and
requested to take charge Of his body
and have il buried in Georgetown,
adding that In after years the peo-
pie of Williamson county will think
different Of me from what they do
now"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
Fl. WORTH CASH GRAIN

FORT WORTH, Aug. 2.-,P-
Wheat prices on the Fort Worth
cash grain market followed the de-
cline in contract values today with
losses Of 3 to 4 cents, the biggest
reductions prevailing in export
grain. Corn also sagged badly, and
barley was in better demand. Es-
timated receipts: Wheat 80 cars,
corn 6, oats II, harley Is, Sorghums
10. hay S, and snapped corn ! car.
Export grain: Exporters bid as
follows, basis delivered Texas Gulf
ports: No. / ordinary export wheat
&c lower, 1.35Gl.36; No. soft red
mixed 3 1-2c lower. 1.35Gl.36; No.
2 barley n cent higher. 75G75.
Milling wheat: Mills bid as fol-
lows, basis delivered r. c. p. No. l
hard milling &c lower at l.37G1.3s:
Is per cent protein 141G142; II
per cent 1.45Q1.46; IS per cent las
@l.50; IS pc rcent 1.53Gl.54.
Dealers bids and offers on coarse
grains basis delivered T. c. p, as
follows:
Corn Sc lower; very slow: No. :
mixed 1.14G1.15; no. ? white l.194
100: No. 2 yellow i.20Gl.2l.
Oats: Demand good. unchanged.
Barley: Demand improved, one
cent higher; No. ?. 74q75.
Sorghums: Steady. unchanged.
Sorghum heads: Nominally IN
changed.
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PIONEER DIES
NEAR HOUSTON
ri. Baldwin Rice As Ma
Forged City Toward
Present Growth

HOUSTON. Aug. 2-(R-H. Bald
win Rice. SO. member OF o. the
most prominent pioneer families OF
Houston and former mayor. died
early today at his home at Nor
gan's Point near here after q long
illness.
He was first elected mayor In 1896
and was renamed In 1905, 1907, 1909
and 1911.
His regime as mayor always viii
be pointed out as the time when
Houston first forged ahead towari
metropolitan prosperity and growth.
He was known as the moving spirit
Of Houston's paving plan. He
bought the Taterworks for the city
and reouced the water rate from 40
&c Is cents.
While Rice was county commits
sloner the first highway In the
county was paved. He was one %
the original builders OF the ship
channel. working necessarily TO
bring the sea to Houston.
Rice vra a nephew of William
Marsh Rice. founder Of Rice Insti-
tute and who ranks next IN Hous-
tons hall Of faE-.e 70 General Sam
Houston. In 1901 he was appointed
administrator CT the William Marsh
Rice estate. out Of which grew the
Rice Institute Of today. one Of the
largest endowed colleges III the
world.
Rice was a delegate to the na-
tional democratic conventions IN
1900 and 1915. He was engaged IT.
the cattle business all Of his life but
he found time to become associated
with many Of the city's largest fl
nancial and industrial institutions.
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MARKETS Alta
GLANCE

New York
Stocks strong; American Tele-
phone and Telegraph jumps more
than 10 points.
Bonds irregular: American Tele-
pine convertible 4l-2s cross 200.
Curb mixed; Aluminium company
rose more than 20 points to new high
Foreign Exchanges easy; Sterl-
ing holds firm.
Cotton lower; bearish crop ad-
vices.
Sugar steady; trade support.
Coffee higher; improved Brazili-
an markets.
Chicago
Wheat weak; bearih sprivate crop
estimates.
Corn weak; beneficial rains Iowa.
Cattle steady.
Hogs steady TO lower.
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Grain Drops On
Weather Change

CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-CP-Wheat
and corr prices turned sharply
downward early today. influenced
by lower Liverpool wheat quota
tons and by rain and cooler wealth.
or In the corn belt. Private crop
estimates on wheat crop production
were about as expected. and we're
devoid of important market effect.
Opening ! i-3 TO ? ga lower. Chi
cago wheat later showeA some fur
Their setback. Corn started ! SO
TO 4 1-2 off. and subsequently held
near TO the initial range. Oats were
easier. Provisions also inclined
downward.
After an extreme fall Of 5i-3c
n bushel. wheat rallied somewhat
and closed nervous. 3 lac to &C un-
der yesterdays finish. Corn closed
SC to &c down, oats 1c to 1870 off,
and provisions unchanged at set
back OF 12115c.
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ISSUE ORDER
in WATER PLEA
Board Holds Franklin Must
Have Acre For. Acre
Storage
Especial to The Herald

AUSTIN, Aug. 2.-An order was
adopted by the board Of water en-
gineers Thursday on the j. T. Frank
lin application for permit to irri-
gate $1,000 acres Of land in Hidalgo
county. requiring one-acre foot Of
reservoir storage for each acre ir-
-iSated.
The application originally sought
pumping privileges without storage
but was amended TO include omse
storage. The permit was not issued
Wednesday and final action is be-
ing held upon 1t pending showing
to be made to the board Of water
engineers on feasibility Of the project
in engineering particulars.
Also. showing was to be made of
actual acreage TO be included. as
some landowners indicated their
purpose to stay out. No landowner
can be included agants his will.
board members said.
The Guerra interests, controlling
about 10000 acres of land which
Franklin applicants proposed TO in
clude in the irrigation project have
opposed inclusion, through their at
torney. +. w. Seabury, OF Browns
vile.
The board has not yet received O
ruling from the attorney general as
to priority Of the proposed permit
over existing permits secured since
Franklin's presentation three years
ago. The order issued Thursday re-
quires storage of so per cent Of the
water proposed to be taken from
the Rio Grande.
John A. Norris. chairman Of the
water board. said the Franklin
permit has not been granted. He
said the board issued a basic order
requiring so per cent storage as
condition for granting permit, then
directed that Franklin shall make
a showing OF feasibility and capa-
bility OF providing that storage be-
fore the permit will be issued. He
will have to satisfy us on several
particulars as to feasibility Of this
storage project" Norris said. He
also added that the permit cannot
be issued until 1t is found precisely
what acreage can be included. and
that no land owner can be brought
into the district against his will.
This was commended by Judge Sea-
bury, attorney for the Guerra dis
trict. in opposing the permit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
NATIVE OF CITY TO
BE BURIED FRIDAY

Mrs. Eloisa Aldape. aged 81, dtAf
at her home here at 1880 p,
Thursday. Funeral services Will I'D
held at $50 p. III. Friday at thd
Immaculate Conception church,
with intermcnt in the city Gene
terry. Mrs. Aldape was q native of
Brownsville. and had spent her n
tire life here. She leaves ona
Mrs. Guadalupe Cara, q
Brownsville resident. Cara hand
led the funeral arrangements.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
CABLES FAIL TO
BOOST COTTON
Market Opens at Decline of
From Two to Four
Points; Slight Rally

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-tFD-
Despite favorable Liverpool cables
the cotton market opened easy to-
day at a decline of ? to 4 points.
Although there was a slight rally
after the call the market turned
easy again under selling on fears
Of bearish private reports expected
to be issued during the day.
October traded down to 1894 and
December to 1911, or 10 TO IL points
under yesterdays close. At the end
of the first hour the market was
quiet and at the lows.
Rather extensive liquidation was
encountered as the morning pro-
crossed and prices continued to re-
cede. being helped materially on
the downgrade by favorable weather
and rather large private condition
averages. october sold down TO 1881
and December 1901. or % points be-
low Yesterdays close.
At mid session the market was
quiet and a few points above the
loss.
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MARKET RISES
DESPITE
Stocks Resume Advance
Over Federal Reserve
Transaction

NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Rl-DSre-
garding an increase Of $~52.00O,0OO
in federal reserve brokers loans TO
another new high record. the stock
market resumed its advance at the
opening today. Several large blocks
changed hands in the early trad
ing. General Electric opened with
a block Of 5000 shares at 3S9, up q
points and a new high record. and
Radio opened with a bloch Of TO-
600 shares at 81 3-5, up l. Ameri-
can Smelling, international Har-
vester and Gillette Safety Razor
opened ! to 2 points higher.
Wall street apparently found
some encouragement il the report
that the federal reserve had in
creased its purchases Of bills, max
ing more credit available. although
the total was relatively small. While
there is little hope of easy 0
tary conditions for some time TO
come, money brokers look for the
rate to drop below 10 per cent with
in the next few days, as contrasted
with a high Of u per cent yester-
day. Although federal reserve
brokers loans are at a new peak
Just under six billion dollars. many
traders expect the total to be much
higher before the bull movement
is definitely lower.
Strength Of the So-called Nor
gan stocks" had a cheerful effect on
speculative sentiment. American
Telephone advanced 2 IL points
to a new peak at 282 10, and u.
s. Steel common crossed 2l4 for the
first time this year. Westinghouse
Electric also moved into new high
ground.
John D. Ryan's optimistic state
ment on the copper outlook brought
fresh buying into the copper stocks.
Anaconda opened with a block OF
1900 shares at lib IA. up i. St.
Joseph Lead advanced 2 IL points.
Allied Chemical. Pacific Lighting
and Graphophone ell recorded early
gains of ? points Or more. while
New York Central. Radio. Mont
gomery-Ward, Union Pacific and u.
S. Industrial Alcohol advanced a
point or 50.
Atchison was one of the few soft
spots. dropping back ? points in the
early trading.
slate trading saw American Tel
ephone and Telegraph reach 2i9,
q jump OF II points. LaClede Gas
was up 20 points. Buffalo and Sus-
quehanna preferred II. while Atch-
ison, National Biscuit and Bob
aluminium rose 8 points each. The
closing was strong. Total sales ap-
proximated 4.0O0, 900 shares.
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National Chamber of
Agriculture Planned

BATON ROUGE. La. Aug. Up
Delegates 10 the American Insti-
tute of Cooperation. in session on
Louisiana State university campus
today turned their attention TO the
formation Of a national ~organiza-
ton Of farm cooperatives to serve
the farmer in the same manner in
which the United States Chamber
Of Commerce serves the business
man.
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X TOUR STARTS
TO CARLSBAD CAVERN

FORT WORTH. Aug. 2.-CRl-The
all-TeXas tour motorcade over the
Carlsbad Cavern route left here to-
day escorted by an official Car from
the Association Of Commerce and
two state highway motorcycle po-
lirp
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POSTPONE DRIVE
CELEBRATION

Festivities planned by the Amer
lean Legion TO mark the close OF
their membership drive at 5 p. m.
Saturday will not be held at that
time. out of respect TO John 3
Coffee. whose funeral is 10 take
place on Saturday afternoon. The
Bugle and Drum corps will turn out
for the funeral. and pay him Amer
lean Legion honors.
The membership drive is to close
at the scheduled time. but any OBJ
servance Will be postponed to a
later date. according to w. n. Kie-
kels commander Of the post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
STOP THAT ITCHING

Use Blue Star soap, then apply
Blue Star Remedy for Eczema. itch.
letter. ringworm, poison oak. dam
druff. chiioren's sores, cracked
hands. sore feet and most forms Of
itching skin diseases. It kills germs
stops itching. usually restoring the
Skin 20 health. Soap Csc: Blue Star
Remedy. sl.oO. Ask your druggist.
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Our Valley

Continued From Page One
every one here who Is in need or
disqualification or other relief"
Help Sabin spread the word. IL
is a worthy cause and one which
may mean the difference between
despair and happiness TO some hero
Of the World war.
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new trial was granted. 1t was held
at Georgetown in February. 1927.
and resulted in q verdict of death.
Leahy asked to be buried in the
town in which he was sentenced to
death.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-tPp-For-
eign exchanges easier: Great Bri-
tain in dollars, others in cents:
Great Britain. demand 464 ga;
cables 4.85 Ia: 60-day bills on
banks $50 lie.
France. demand 39l So: cables
3.9l 7-6.
Italy. demand 5.22 SD; cables 5.22
1916.
Demand: Belgium 1889 IL: Ger
many 1880; Austria l40o: Brazil
ll87; Tokyo 1890; Montreal e9.7S
l-8.
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BUTTER y EGGS

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-lP1--Butter
lower: receipts 10.937 tubs: cream
cry extras 40 i-2c: standards 40
1-2c: extra firsts Al n 42c: firsts 80
1900 1-2c; seconds 81 1888
l-2c.
Eggs lower; receipts 1924 cases:
extra firsts 32632 1-2c: firstS 3iT
81 l-2c: ordinary firsts 29d30 1-Sc.
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\. Y. CoTToNsEED CLOSE

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-tPi-Cot-
tonseed oil closed dull: prime sum-
mel yellow GAS; prime crude 750-775.
Jan. GIL: Feb. OIL: Mar. 962: Aug.
945: Sept. 958; Oct. 961; Nov. 900;
Dec. 9s5. sales 800.
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CALL MONEY

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-P-Call
money easier; 10 per cent all day.
Time loans steady: 80 days 8 ga :
9; 5000 days 8 81; 40 months 8
l-2 = ga.
Prime commercial paper 60 IA.
Bankers acceptarces unchanged.
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POULTRY

CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-tP1-Poultry
alive firm; receipt one car; fowls
28c; springs soc: broilers 26c: roost-
ers 21c: turkeys 20G SOC; ducks Is
620c: geese l5c: spring geese 21c.
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NEW WORK. AUG PIP

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-tPD-Cot-
ton opened steady at a decline OF
9 to % points under realizing and
some local or commission house
selling promoted by a feeling that
recent advances had eased the tech
meal position of ne market and
also by rather higher private crop
and condition figures. AT the end
of the first half hour. October con-
tracts had sold off to 1903 and
March to 1880, " about IA 10 10
points net lower, with the market
rather nervous I'd unsettled. = pri-
vate report placed the condition OF
the crop at 73.l and the indicated
yield at 15,740.0C0 bales.
Liverpool reported a quiet mar
ket with fluctuations due TO even
ing up in preparation for the holi-
DAYS. The market there viii ;
closed Saturday.
The market was easy late in the
morning under further liquidation,
with October selling off to 1892 ano
March to 1889, or about IS 70 p
points below yesterdays closing
quotations. Prices were at about
these figures at midday.
Another private report was issued.
placing the condition of the crop
at 70.2 and the indicated yield q;
I5,4I9, 900 bales.
Futures closed. easy. "a to AZ
points lower. Spot quiet; mid
ding 1885.
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n O. SPOTS CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2.-P)-
Spot cotton closed quiet, 81 points
down. sales 913: low middling 1893:
middling 1889; good middling
1884; receipts 2l3; stock 42,462.
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n. O. CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2.-tPi-
Cotton futures closed easier 1t net
declines Of 80 points:
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\. o. COTTONsEED CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-Pl-
Cottonseed oil closed easy; prime
summer yellow $40; prime crude.
750-775: Jan a65; Feb. s65; March
s75: Aug. $50: Sept. 855; Oct. 855;
Nov. $50; Dec. 665.
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TEXAS SPOTS

DALLAS. Aug. 2.-(P-Spot cot
ton 1880; Houston 1865; Galveston
1880.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-tPD-Hogs:
10000; 10 to 15c lower; top 1925;
big packers around sc lower: but
cheers. medium to choice 10000 lbs.
17040Gl1.40; 1925; packing sows
9.00Gl0.00; pigs. medium to choice
90-l30 lbs. 10.50Gii.55.
Cattle: 1.500; calves: 1000; gen.
orally steady: slaughter steers. good
and choice 950-15C0 lbs. 1900
1915; fed yearlings, good and
choice 750-950 lbs. 12.754 Is. rs:
heifers, good and choice $50 lbs.
down. l2.50d 1850; COWS, good and
choice 8.50912.00: bulls, good anu
choice Cbeef) 9OGll.50; vealers
milk fed good and choice 1900
1900; stocker and feeder steers,
good and choice i1.50Ql3.O0.
Sheep: $500; active steady ID
strong; stocks 25c higher; native
lambs l3.25d13.50; top Is IS: early
sales Of rangers 1875; fat ewes $50
$3.50; top CTS; feeding lambs quot
able steady; lambs 13.009l4O0:
ewes 4.75g6.75; feeder lambs 1860
1885.
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KANSAS CITY. Aug. 2.-tP-
Hogs: 5000: slow and uneven; 23O
lbs down, steady TO 10c higher:
weightier offerings dull: talking low
er; top Sll.75 on 170-215 lbs: but
cheers medium TO choice l60-350 lbs.
$3.50; stock pigs S9al0.25.
Cattle: $50: calves: 100; SLOW.
steady TO weak: slaughter steers.
good and choice 960-I500 lbs. $l2.25
gl625; fed yearlings. good and
choice. 750-950 lbs. $l2.25Gl6: heif-
ers. good and choice, $50 lbs. dow.
IsliNl5; COWS. good and choice
s7.75G1l: vealers milk fed). medi-
UNI to choice. S7.50Gl2.50: stockers
and feeder steers, good and choice,
sl0259I3.
Sheep: $500: lambs steady: sheep
weak; top Idaho lanxss $3.50;
lambs sl2.5oG13.60: ewes s506.75.
FORT WORTH. Aug. 2.-P-
Hogs: 1000: no forenoon bids on
rail hogs: truck hogs steady to l5c
lower: truck top $1,000: bulk bet
ter grades 1920 ID. truck hogs
S10.6091o.75.
Cattle: 1900: calves: 500: all
classes cattle steady with the weeks
decline. quality generally common.
supply light: Two cars common
steers. S7.75G8.35: three loads 1885
yearlings scarce: few packers sold at
$50 1880: desirable fat cows STA
7.50; butcher cows mostly S67675.
slaughter calves steady TO strong:
carloads Of medium and heavy
calves sl0Gll: few light calves al
sl2.
Sheep; 500. rail supplies mostly
plain stocker ewes: few sales at
steady prices: stocker ewes $3.50:
fat truck lambs s11.50112: aged fat
truck yethers ST few truck year
lings S1091025.
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MAINTAIN

Continued From Page One)
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y. Y. FUTURES CLOSE

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-tHI-CoV-
ton futures:
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great increase in the sales Of
Lucky Strike cigarettes, coincident
with the most extensive newspaper
advertising campaign ever under
taken in behalf of an American
product.
The cut in cigarette prices in the
spring of 1923 would have reduced
earnings by millions of dollars II
sales had not been largely increas-
cd. But public appreciation Of the
improvement in the process Of
manufacture by the application of
heat known as "Toasting' so in
creased sales tn a fiatotlnedmm
and more was made up.
George w. Hill, president Of the
American Tobacco company, states
that the great gains in the sale Of
Lucky Strike cigarettes. which were
recorded all throug hl927 and 1928,
are continuing in the first months
Of 1926.
Earnings for the year on Ameri-
can Tobacco common stock were
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SLID per share, as compared with
$10.29 in 1927. After the payment
Of dividends of Sc per share on the
preferred stock and So per share
on the common stock to more than
10000 stockholders. there was car
ried to surplus s~6,229.279. bringing
the surplus up to S45,65O,521.
The company's balance sheet
shows a very strong position. In
order to meet the enlarged demand
for Lucky Strike cigarettes, plant
investment was increased by 81,
$685. ESQ to S11,443,116 and tobacco,
manufactured stock and supplies to
sol 1882 92. an increase Cf S5.564,-
962. Cash on hand was increased
by s2,273, 636 to SIT, o33, 500.
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FUTURE FARMERS IN
TEXAS NUMBER $500

COLLEGE STATION. Tex. Mar.
l~6.-(P-Charter for the Future
Farmers of Texas" all organization
of vocational agricultural students
of Texas high schools, was recently
granted by the secretary Of state,
and the organization now has 10S
chapters with a total membership
Of $500, Dean c. H. Winkler, OF
the school OF vocational teaching,
a. &. M. college of Texas. who is
one of the incorporators of the Or
~ganization, announced. 1t is cx-
pected to complete the state or
ganHation in April.