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Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Stock Exchange
Head Resigns

LOS ANGELES, March %, U.H-
The resignation Of Norman B. Cour-
tcney as manager of the Los Angeles
Stock Exchange was announced to-
day.
simultaneously, it was announced
that Courtenev will become execu-
tive manager of the Southern Cali
fornia Division of the f. A. Pierce
4 Company, members of the New
York Stock Exchange.
Courtcney'S resignation will be-
come effective in the near future.
Courteney came to Los Angeles
from San Francisco in 1927 to ac-
cept his post with the local stock
exchange. During his administra-
tion the exchange has grown to be
the third largest in the country in
point Of share volume, and fourth in
the value of transactions.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
HEBER

HEBER, March 20. james Ed
wards has returned to Los Angeles,
after visiting his son w. II. Ed
wards, and will leave soon for his
home in Ohio.
j. A. Denham ana Earl Briggs met
the navy boat on Saturday at San
Diego, ON which Mr.. Denham S son
returned from South America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermond Woods at
tended the Colored Chorus at the
Wilson school.
Mrs. w. H. Edwards entertained
for dinner ON Tuesday with the help
of the aluminium demonstration. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. G. b.
Franklin, Mrs. Osbournc, Mrs. Earl
Conley, of Calexico, Mrs. John
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ayms, of
CaleXicO.
George Thompson represented the
Heber Chamber of Commerce at the
Associated Chambers radio program,
the music being furnished by j. +.
Crew, W. 0. Higgcnbothan and Oak
ley Bradshaw.
McsdameS VI. II. Gavin, Neal Ca
vim and Sadie FiShburn We're lunch
con guests of Mrs. G. l.. Ritter, at
Brawley Tuesday.
Mesdamcs f. }. Thomas, Earl
Maddox, and Grady Nceley spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hermond Woods.
Mrs. Angeline Courtney has been
confined ITO bed with congestion Of
the lungs.
Mrs. Hermond Woods spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Virginia Briggs at
CaleXico.
Mrs. Earl Mahanay spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Clyde Rodgers.
pr. Robert Campbell and his
daughter, Miss Marion Campbell of
Los Angeles, were in Heber ON busi.
ness relative to their ranch east of
Heber. DR.. Campbell 5 father and
sisters were residents of Hcbcr in
the pioneer days, having built the
home ON the ranch now owned by
Mrs. Catherine Lyon.
Little EarIeen Fleming is recover
ing from pneumonia.
f. r. Cheser is on business trip
to Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Knapp spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Lester
Knapp.
Hattie Smith has opened a hand
laundry, west of the hotel
Mrs. f, X. Martindale and son
are spending the Easter vacation
with Mr.. ad Mrs Guy Oliver.
Mrs. Il. P Forshcy spent Sunday
evening with Mrs. Arthur Yogel.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Hamilton and
family were Sunday callers of NJ.
and Mrs. Arthur Nogel.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Suicides Body
Not Claimed

No word has been received by
either the police department or the
coroner from the relatives Of J. Ii.
Parker, 40, of Los Angeles, who
committed suicide at a local hotel
Wednesday morning.
The body is being held at the
Lemons undertaking establish
ment.
Parker was found dead in his
room with his wrists and neck
slashed by razor blade. The only
identification available was the at
dress of his sister Mrs. Mary Dit
mar, SO Francis street, Brooklinc.
Mass. 1t is believed from other
papers found in the man 5 pocket
that his name was not Parker but
william Stanford
S. J. Stockwell, Willowbrook, Los
Angeles county, had a Hubbard
squash vine 81 feet long. bearing
$50 squashes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Aged LOthariO'
Must Pay Up

Los ANGELES. March %. U.P)
A IS year old man must pay 2s
year old husband $1,000 for aliena.
ting :he affections of the young
mans 10 year old wife
Terminating Il suit brought by
Thomas Alviro, 2S, against Nincinzo
PRO, IS, a jury of 10 women and
two men found Piro guilty of alien
ating the affections of Mrs. Auri,
liza Alviro. s;i
Piro was "much more chiva.
rous' than her husband and "un.
derstood her better, Mrs. Alviro
told the court, although Pir4 denied
the allegation on the witness stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
ALL SET FOR
BIG EGG HUNT
AT CITY PARK

Everything is set and ready to go
for the big Easter egg hunt at the
city part tomorrow afternoon.
The Junior chamber of commerce,
sponsors of the party for the chill
dreu, announced today through their
working committee, Mike Zavala
and George Wilson, that a complete
list Of prizes has been secured and
that hundreds Of colored Easter eggs
viii be distributed the length and
breadth OF the park
All children not over 10 years of
&ge are invited to the party. Ap-
lroXimately 500 are expected and
provision has been made for more
than that if there are over the half
thousand kiddies in and about FL
Ccutro.
There viii be a short program be
fore the big hunt gets under way
but the ceremonies won t bc long or
drawn out, neither will they be unin-
tercSting. This party is for the Kids
and the kids alone.
Mrs. Kendall B. Perkins will tell
those assembled brand new Easter
story. Harding school children will
sing special Easter song. Then the
children viii be lined up at one end
of the park and at a given signal
Will rush into the egg strcwn terri
tory.
\ plentiful number of the hidden
eggs will have attached a slip good
for a prize And what prizes AL
kinds of things dear to the hearts
Of children.
Mothers are requested to be sure
and arrange their day 50 the kiddies
can spend several hours tomorrow
afternoon at the park. The parents
will get as much kick out Of the at-
fair as their offspring and the COM
mittee asks that they be sure and
see that they get out there by p M
East Side Program
The children on the east side are
going to have party of their own.
The same arrangements prevail eX-
cept the program has been made for
them and they will also compete for
a number of we'll chosen prizes.
Riddles won't have to be skillful
in any way except to be good
finders. : The better finder the
more chance 10 get a prize There
will be plenty Of eggs and plenty of
prizes so get set for big afternoon.
And don t forget to go to Sunday
school Easter Sunday morning
Merchants who have supplied the
prizes for the kiddies in addition to
those printed earlier this week, fol-
low. These prizes will be displayed
today and tomorrow morning in the
show windows ef the Johnson Greene
store on Main street.
S. o. s, three dozen eggs; Valley
Drug, perfume; Steve's cafe. three
dozen eggs; Oregon hotel. three dozen
eggs; X. X. Sharp. five dozen eggs:
Red Front grocery, child's broom;
Bank Of Italy, 80 cents cash; Gun
ningham Drug, rubber ball; Loynd ;
Drug, African bear; Army & Navy
store, harmonica; Office Supply, sta
tio9ary; |, '. Hardware, lunch box
and bowl; J. c. Penney. children 5
sox; Clements Drug. child 5 plate;
/. A. First National Bank. 30 cents
cash; Woolworth's, drum of candy
and J. j. Newberry 5, spotted dog.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Attack Case Up
To Grand jury

Los ANGELES, March % UH
The 1929 grand jury will be asked
- investigate charges and counter
charges in connection with the al
leged attack by c. c. Stafford,
wealthy Pasadena club man, upon
his secretary, Miss Rae Schade, 90.
Stafford was formally accused In
complaint issued yesterday of
Turing Miss Schade to deserted
cabin. After issuing the complaint
Deputy District Attorney W. o.
Russell announced that all phases of
the ease would be laid before the
grand jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Omatter how ex-
acting the family

L Il acoi 1S TIE family
critic...there are 10 ways
tc make him sing your
praises in this famous
Sweet Sixteen" recipe
Packet...sent free, on your
request, by ID. Chirardelli
CO., San Francisco, Cal.
Newcomers to the West, es-
pecially, havebeen amazed
at all the different things
this packet shows them
how to do easy reci-
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il your cook
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
PLANE VICTIM BURIED

LOS ANGELES, March %. U.P)-
Funeral services were conducted
here today for p. Sumner Brown
Jr., scion of pioneer California
family, who met death in an air
plane crash Tuesday. His father is
a prominent Los Angeles realty
broker.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Screen Actress
Given Guardian

HOLLYWOOD, March %. U.P)-
Sally Phipps, screen actress, wiz
get her spending money from Roger
Marchetti, from now on.
Marchetti was appointed guardian
for the movie player by Judge Wal
ter Guerin and will control the es,
tato of the actress and her film con.
tract which gives her a yearly in.
come of about $4,000.
Miss Phipps applied for a guar
dian following a disagreement with
her stepfather.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Pacific Electric
Seeks Increase

Los ANGELES, March %. U.D-
The Pacific Electric will make appH-
cation to the railroad commission
in the near future for rate revi-
sion increasing red car line fares, it
was learned here today.
The present rate, an experiment
suggested by the railroad commits
sion, expires April 7, and officials
of the Pacific Electric are expected
to assert that the company is losing
money.
Communication fares are not expect
ed to be affected by the change, it
was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
EntOmbed Men
Are Rescued

SHAMOKIN. Pa. March %. U.R}
-Entombed more than Is hours be
hind Il - ton fall of coal and rock,
George Ritman, 2S, and Walhe
Adamskie, %, were rescued at the
Cameron colliery Of the Susque-
hanna collieries today.
Coal, loosened by a blast the two
men had fired in a pillar hold, had
cut off their escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
Union Terminal
Permit Asked

WASHINGTON, March 30. (U.H-
Authority to construct union
terminal on the plaza site in Los
Angeles was requested Of the inter
state commerce commission today by
the Los Angeles Terminal Exchange,
Inc.
The application, which proposed
construction Of 90 miles of terminal
trackagc, also asked permission to
issue $5O,o00.000 of five per cent, 30
year gold bonds to finance the ope-
ration.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-29
THE WEATHER
BY United Press Leased wire

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Saturday with
moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-Fair
and mild tonight and Saturday;
moderate WesterIX winds ON coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26

that have characterized the day for
centuries.
The economic distress of recent
months, of which the increased unem-
ployment speaks eloquently, made neces-
sary restriction of gifts, particularly in
the luxury class, but this seemed to pre-
vent no one from acquiring a Christmas
tree, without which this festival is I'M
thinkable to a German.
So devoted are the Germans to the
Christmas tree that the American idea
of community tree has made great
strides since it was introduced only a
year ago.
In the great central lobby Of the
Reichstag two huge trees f1anked the
statue of the founder of the former
empire, Wilhelm I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26

Pringle, 17-year-old dancer, today viii
appear in Superior Court for hearing
on motion for his release under bond
from the county jail on the plea that
his health Is endangered.
AhdavitS Of eight physicians win be
offered in support Of the motion. They
viii set forth that the convicted mil
honaire Is afflicted with q complication
Of chronic ailments, including leaky
heart valve, and that his present con-
fnement Is endangering his life. The
theater magnate Is seeking his release
from jail pending decision on his appeal
from l to so year penitentiary SEN
tence in order that he may be given
hospital treatment.
Five other physicians, appointed by
Robert Stewart. chief deputy district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26

tiers with burdens, the ice cream cone
merchant with his red and yellow cart,
the black police patrol wagon with a
load of unsmiling patrolmen, all heave
forward reckleSsly. Pedestrian, watch
for your life!
Who runs at the crossing at San
Juan de Letran? Senorita Stenographer,
a new product of old Mexico, with
black bobbed hair, the short skirt of an
American fapper. rouge-bow lips, long
finger nails, stained red, and large
Spanish earrings, the only Mexican
touch to her apparel.
Senior Professor, his nose slicing open
a book on the Aztec language, in the
spirit of the revolution.
Senior American Business Man, with
a haggard face and cynical smile. He
has been up too late at one of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26

countrymen's clubs, bowling for the
days of Porflrio Diaz, when the car
riage wheels of American concession
naires rolled over the backs Of poems.
Senior Mexican Salesman, alert and
"high-powered," about to deliver an
grafton In the stately office of some an
Gent building on the subject of life
insurance, an American motor car, a
vacuum cleaner or a radio.
1t is a strange metropolis, a singing
of sixteenth century Madrid, an Indian
village, modern American city and
more.
One gets bits of it all and not too
much of it on the Avenida Juarez in the
morning.
(Next-Mexicos Fever for Art)
(Copyright. 1929, North American Newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26

stand the result Of their physical exam
nation of Pantages.
Stewart, who represents District At
torney Buron Fits In the hearing, said
the petition viii be governed entirely bv
findings Of the physicians and that the
matter Of Pantages' release under bail
rests with the court. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26
MEXICAN TRAFFIC
IS AMER|CAN|zED
Taxis in Capital City Charge
Quarter for Ride of Rea-
SonabIe Distance.

The new Mexico, the Mexico of Gales,
Portes Gil and President-elect Rubio and
United States Ambassador Morrow, is
paying an important role in New World
affairs. 1t is different Mexico. How
Inherent is told in a series of dispatches
written especially for The Star and as
Socldted newspapers of the North Amer
lean Newspaper Alliance. This is the
sixth of the series
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26
PANTAGES' HEALTH
BASIS FOR APPEAL
Convicted Theater Magnate, Seek
ing Release on Bond, Claims
He Is Ill.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December &C.
Alexander Pantages, millionaire theater
man, convicted of an attack on Eunice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26
GERMANS CELEBRATE
IN SPITE OF POVERTY
American Community Christmas
Tree Makes Appearance in
Many Sections.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December 26.-Germany
yesterday celebrated Christmas with
less money than last year, but with the
same traditional cheer and devotion
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
WALRUS HUNTERS ENROUTE SEWARD
 SIBERIAN ARCTIC
WILL SAIL FOR THE NORTH ON THE NEXT VOYAGE OF S. s.
 ALASKA

SEATTLE, June 3, (P)-Bound for Nome to begin walruS hunting cruise which will take them to Wrangell Island in the Siberian Arctic, Bruce Thorne of Chicago and George Coe Graves, End, of New York City will sail from Seat tie on June 9th on the steamer AL aSka.
 The men are members of the ZOO logical expedition of the Field Mus cum of National History and will go to Seward then over the govern ment railroad to Fairbanks and by airplarc from Fairbanks to Nome where they will join the power schooner Dorothy which will sail from Seattle June Is.
 A crew of nine men including the wireless operator will be on the Dorothy which will arrive at Nome about July and will sail a few days later for the Siberian Arctic. The purpose of the expedition is to ob- tain walrus to be used in an elab- crate seascaped halibut group for the museum.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
EXPERTS ALMOST
 AGREE GERMAN
 DEBTS MUDDLE LIFTING OF LIEN ON GERMAN RAILWAYS: REIMBURSE
 BELGIUM, MARKS

PARIS, June 3, R-The commit tee .ol experts on reparations came within hair'S-breadth of finally settling of the German debts mud dle when the creditor and Allied delegates agreed upon two out of three remaining problems.
 One problem still to be untangled is whether the Germans are to pay the last 21 annuitieS under the Young plan, which provides that the profits derived from the so- called international bank shall be used for this purpose. With the slate cleared except for this one detail. Dr. Schact left for Versailles.
 Questions settled were the lifting of the lien on German railways, the decision that reimburSements of Belgium for wartime marks shall be left to the two nations to nego- tiate, and the agreement that the Allies shall allow Germany to suS- pend internal payment in marks il Ia financial crisis should arise.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
SENATE. HOUSE
 IN AGREEMENT IN RELIEF MEASURE
SPEAKER LONGWORTH STRONG ADVOCATE FOR LONG
 VACATION

WASHINGTON, Juno 3, (P-A settlement between conferees of I 5eaate and house on the farm !S.1 .s.sll was reached and there is a strong possibility of the passage of the bill favored by President Hoover some time this week. Sen ate conferees agreed at last to strike out the debenture clause vot- ed out of the measure.
 Another long and stubborn fight ended when the senate by 57 to 26 passed a combination bill authoriz- ing the 1880 census and providing for reapportionment of the house of representatives. President Hoo yer is reported opposed to the three months recess of congress unless senate fixes date for passage of the tariff bill before adjournment is taken. The house speaker, Long worth is also asking some conceS- sion for long vacation.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
ARCTIC GOLD |S SOUGHT
 BY EXPEDITION
PLANES WILL BE USED FOR EX- PLORING HERSCHEL ISLE,
 CORONATION GULF

SEATTLE, June 3, (P)-Captain Charles Klingerberg, veteran Arc tic trader and a party of 20 men, will leave Vancouver this summer for Coronation Gulf, in the Cana dian Arctic
 The expedition is being organized by Col. James Cornwall, Vancouver mining man, who will prospect in the Canadian Arctic for gold and other minerals.
 Cornwall and some of the party will sail from Vancouver on the Hudson Bay Co., Trading steamer Baychimo due here June 22 from London. The ship will go as far as Herschel Island where Cornwall will be met by Klingenberg and fls men.
 Klingenberg and his party will go to Edmonton then to Athabasca Landing, Fort McMurray and down the Mackenzie river to the Arctic ocean.
 Airplanes will be used in explor- ing the Coronation Gulf region. O., and gas is now being planted at various points on the Gulf and on
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
BUNK HOUSES
 DESTROYED IN
 JUNEAU BLAZE
CANNERY BUILDINGS SAVED OWING TO LACK OF HIGH
 WIND: FIVE BURNED

JUNEAU, June 3, (Fl-Fire of un- known origin starting Saturday at midnight destroyed two large Ori- ental bunk houses of the Pacific American Salmon Corporation at Funter Bay.
 Many Indian homes were also burned. The absence of high wind prevented the flames from sweeping the cannery buildings which were not damaged.
 The Orientals fought the fire and saved much personal belongings. One Oriental was badly burned and was brought here on the motorship hospital for treatment.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
HA|NEs STOPPED FOR
 HOUR kETcH|kAN IT
 REFUEL SMALL BOAT

KETCHIKAN, June 3, P)-Ray- mond Haines stopped for an hour here Sunday to refuel his outboard |motorboat in which he is racing to Seattle from Juneau. He covered the 250 mile stretch from Juneau here in 16 hours and 26 minutes in cluding the one hour to refuel.
 Petersburg -Haines left here at 7::3O in the morning for Seattle where he expected to arrive early Monday night. It was easy keeping awake last night but he looks for ward to a hard job the remainder of the way.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
CHICAGO HOODLUMs
 TORTURE DRUGGIST
 WAS WRONG VICTIM

CHICAGO, June 3, R-A gang of hoodlums mistook Mathew Zim- merman, druggest, for another man and sought to wiring information with regards to a still of which he knew nothing
 They held Zimmercan five days, cut his body with glass and burned him in many places with cigarettes before they finally discovered he was the wrong man. They then took him from the shack and dumped him from an auto blind folded; he almost rolled into river.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
CIVIL. CRIMINAL
 CALENDAR LOCAL
 TERM IF COURT
PETIT JURY CALLED TO RE- PORT FOR DUTY NEXT
 MONDAY

With the heaviest court calen- dar in many years and in which are contained cases in some in stances years old, the first term of the District Court. grand and petit jury, to convene in four years was called to order at 10 o'clock this morning by Judge E. Coke Hill.
 The first order of business was that of completion and empanel- ing the grand jury which re- ouired the entire forenoon. The petit jury will assemble next Monday morning; 100 petit jury men were drawn.
 Following calling the roll call of the grand jury and swearing them in hte court begins to grind out exparty matters and natur- alization hearings. These will un- doubtedly occupy the attention of the court from early morning to late at night throughout the entire week.
 CIVIL CALENDAR
 The Town of Seward, Alaska, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, vs Samuel M. Graf, defendant.
 James Newman, plaintiff, vs. L. w.. Bishop, defendant. Order of reference accounting. The plaintiff is represented by L. V Ray and the defendant by w. D. Coppernoll.
 Continued on Page Two)
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TWO B|G PLANES
 LYING O|V BEACH
 AT 0LD ORCHARD
BOTH CAME TO GRIEF: ONE IN AIR AND OTHER ON
 THE BEACH

OLD ORCHARD, Me-, June 3, lP) The airplanes Green Flash" and Yellow Bird" are lying on the sands of the beach here instead of winging their way across the At lantic as intended.
 Both machines were forced to turn back after taking off. The French and American crews were highly chagrined because of the mishaps which delayed their start.
 The Green Flash, the Ameri- can plane, which is being piloted by Roger Williams and Capt. Lewis Yancy, broke wheel in attempt ing to takeoff The machine rose a few feet and then sank into the soft sand.
 Armeno Lotti and his French companions managed to lift their plane into the air, with a heavy oad of fuel but were forced to re- turn to anchor here when the vii brationS of their powerful motors burst the fuel tanks.
 The weather bureau reported conditions unfavorable for an i'm mediate flight Unless there is a change, the trips will be postponed until later
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
HARTLEY
 UNABLE RACE PARKS

OLYMPIA, June 3, (P1-A pre- vious engagement has forced Gov ernor Hartley to decline the invita- tion from the Juneau Yacht Club to compete with Governor Parks who will be aboard the gasboat Jazz in the Capitol to Capitol race. Gov ernor Hartley thanked the club for the invitation and expressed his re- grets he was unable to accept.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
NORMAL REDUCTION

WASHINGTON, June 3, lP)-The feasibility of President Hoover fail ing to carry out the "15 cruiser" building program is seen in Secre- tary of State Stimson's statement showing that the President aims to bring about normal reduction for economic reasons.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
UNITY PERIOD SPLIT

PEKING, June 3, R-Declara- tion of war by General Fan Yuh- sian against the nationalist govern ment is believed to herald the split ting apart of the Chinese nations after brief period of unity.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
TER GOODNEs SAKE!

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 3, (P)-- A sort of luxury tax on bachelors and spinsters is proposed in bill introduced in the Oklahoma legis- !ature here. The age limits are be- tween 30 and 65.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
200 ARE POISONED

MUSKOGEE, Okla, June 3, (P)- Two hundred persons were i'll from ptomaine poisoning, five serious, following box supper for firemen and their wives, attending a state firemen'S convention here
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
CHEERS GREET CREW

SEATTLE, June 3, (P)-Cheers of thankful mothers, wives and sweet hearts greeted the 112 survivors of the $. s. Aleutian when they arriv- ed aboard the Admiral Evans.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-03
1000 KILLED

JERUSALEM, June 3, (P)-More than 1000 were reported killed in battle between two Nejd tribes southeast of Fl Sarar in central Arabia, adviceS said.
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WON LARGE SUIT

CHICAGO, June 3, (P)-Foster CuSach, son of late Thomas Cusach, founder of sign advertising, won $265,000 suit against other heirs of a $3,OOO.OOO estate.