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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26
ORDER OFFICES CLOSED

State Commission Alleges Buyers
Firm Is Bucket Shop"
Merchants Buyers Association
offices in the Roosevelt building
have been closed by the state securi-
ties commission as an alleged bucket
shop, it was announced today. No
arrests were made, as it was said
that no sales of stock we're reported
from Indiana.
The Office, according to Mark
RhoadS, state securities commits
sioner, was used as a mid-western
telephone selling service for an east
ern firm, the heads of which are
under arrest. Charles Donald of
New York was in charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26
QUAKE HITS ISLANDS
HawaiianS Become Alarmed as
TembIOrS Rock Section

BIZ United Press
HONOLULU, T. H, Sept. 26.-
Alarm of persons who live near
volcanoes of the Hawaiian islands
increased today. after the most
severe of more than fifty earth
quakes that have rocked the section
this week.
Homes and ranches were damaged
and many residents alarmed by a
severe temblor which occurred
Wednesday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26
NO MORE CORNS
OR CALLOUSES

Hard or Soft Corns. Corns between
the tees or on the top or bottom of the
feet now disappear instantly.
END-O-CORN takes them all of
every time-no pain. no fuss, just ap
ply at night and walk with comfort
next morning.
We sell END O. CORN but If you live
too far away write: END-0-CORN
LABORATORIES, Garfield Blvd,
Chicago, who Will see that you receive
jar.
Hooks. Haag's. waigreen's
advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26

The jaws of the human being
are said to have dropped half an
inch since the days of prehistoric
man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26

Because; e Of the work
ofamen who make
electricalappliances,
mothers have more
time than ever be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26

Metal bases In green, orange
and gold colors. Lovely shades
of glass or parchment in
boudoir col0rs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26
NJ @ N TIL EN- D
SALE EVENT
S5.95 to S7.95
Silk Dresses
$O.9S

WOmen'S summer dresses In
gay, high shades. Most at
tractive styles with many in
steresting trimming details.
Slightly sOiIed from display.
Broken assortment of sizes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
KILLER
COESTO TRIAL
6-Year-Old Boy Faces Jury
For Alleged Murder of
His Playmate

PAINTSVILLE. KY. May 23.-tFl
With several OF his playmates
around his chair. Carl Newton
Mahan. 6 IL years old, went on
trial today for the murder Of his
eight-year-old playmate, Cecil Van
Hoose. Laughing with his little
friends. he apparently did not real
ize he was being tried on a serious
charge.
According to Carl's story of the
shooting. it was a case of the big
boy who took something away from
the little boy. The two were seek
ing scrap iron to sell. and Carl
had found the prize piece Of the
hunt. Cecil. Carl said. tried TO
take IL away from him. and sue
ceeded. being stronger.
The younger boy then Is said to
have gone into the house. got his
fathers shotgun and killed his
playmate. How the boy. who Is the
size Of an average six-year-old boy,
ever held the heavy gun is un-
known. The charge struck Cecil In
the head.
Carl Is the son Of John Mahan,
taxicab driver. The slain boys
father is railroad fireman.
The slain boys father has en-
ployed counsel to aid the state and
Mahan also has employed counsel
to defend his son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
lit Takes a Real
IMAM tOWake Up
Viv' Matthews
CHAPTER l

CHAPTER
Behind the fans of grandmothers day they would
called her poor little wall flower.
/, And they might have added-in adylike whispers
course:
my dear she's twenty if she's day-and never had
Ia beaur'
But Miss 1929 doesn't carry fan, and she seldom
talks in whispers. So there mistaking what the
Two do-faced gay-eyed little Bender flappers saunter
ing by the Matthews gate had aired in the way of opin
ION of Vivian Matthews sitting pensvey in swing on the
lorch.
II Poor vivl She is one grand sample of what
Sall flat tire
'That baby is so flat she'd make door mat feel like
first-class mattress"
Vivian Matthews had never in her entire life felt
dressed up
Not once in her twenty years had she walked down
the streets of Bender with dress new hat or
nev flower on her coat felt that mysterious something
tha, lifts the feminine heart from the slough OF despond
to tie heights
And So of course, just a radiant smile and sunny
face draws happiness and loveVivans face rejecting
her pensve thoughts that sometimes drew an IN
different glance and that about ALL The glance was
omehing accompanied by whispered poor kid.
For few there in the small town who didn know
ae sorry of Vivian Matthews and that she doorstep
if Not that it really mattered that she had been found
oo Martha Matthews doorstep winter night VIVIAN
I'd have forgotten it herself.
IN the Middle West especially in town like Bender,
there is very little drawn between the Nobodys and
h -mebodys Human beings are human bengs-f they
Zee and friendly and respectable"
sWkek Wales, swain and the town ice man. passed the
SFhews cottage, and in response CHEEKY Hi Viv,
l-ed detected good evening"
Ire summed her up in many words to Mary Barnes
u las going to the movies with him:
Poor old Viv wants to be good egg Mary. But she's
an awful inferiority complexion. read about it in
~ Continued On Page Four
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
new PRESIDENT
LAUDS VALLEY
DR.. Joe Dildy Emphasizes
Importance Of Physical
Examinations

sect examined on your birthday.
II the slogan of DR.. Joe Dildy oI
Brownwood. the new president OF
the Texas State Medical association.
In outlining his plans for the COM
ing year, DR.. Dildy emphasized the
Importance Of physical examinations
for everybody-the young. the old.
the sick and the apparently. With
the aid of each and every county
medical society in the state of Texas
he expects to conduct public
health campaign including lectures,
broadcasted speeches. published ar
aticleS and free examinations for all
public school children.
Your climate here in the Valley
Is IDEAL" the new president stated.
You have warmth with dryness and
I'm going to send all my patients
who need warm sunshine down here
to your natural health resort.
This years convention trip to the
Magic Valley has been an education
TO the practise. believe And we
have certainly had a good time here
this week. From my home in
Brownwood all points of Texas are
the same distance, SO you can look
for me back some day"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
ROBBINS and
KELLY GIVEN
PARACHUTES
Pilots Report Plane
In Good Shape and
Both Confident They
VIII Break Record
CSee picture on page 60

FORT WORTH, May 23.-tPl-
Reginald l.. Robbins and James
Kelly in the monoplane Fort
Worth" passed the 96-hour mark in
their attempt to set a new worlds
endurance record at 1888 a. m,
tnday.
THE motor and ship are In good
shape. We are a little tired but
don't let it bother u.s." Robbins
wrote in a note which was drop
ped.
The Fort Worth has been In the
air since 1888 a. m. Sunday and
has only two more sustained flight
records to break. the ll2-hour voy-
age OF the Graf Zeppelin from
Germany to the United States
and the record or approximately
ISL hours set by the Question
Mark. Confidence they would sur
pass both those marks was express
ed in notes.
The tenth load OF refueling gaso-
line was given the Fort Worth" at
Z a. m. today, when ITO gallons OF
gasoline and 1-2 gallons OF oil
were transferred from a refueling
plane piloted by X. X Hoffman.
Parachutes were lowered ROD
CONTINUED on page eleven.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
DOCTORS TALK
BEFORE LIONS
Large Group of Visitors
Is Entertained BY
Civic Club

Talks by prominent visiting doc
tors featured the segular Tuesday
luncheon at the Lions club. The
chief addresses were delivered by
Milton M. Miller Of the U. S. pub
lie health service and DR.. c. A.
Scott. well known physician Of Tenn
pie, Texas.
Miller spoke on the milk supply
declaring that more care should be
taken with this matter. While milk
is an excellent food, 1t also is an
excellent carrier of germs II not put
up under sanitary conditions, Miller
said.
DIR. SCOTS talk was Of general
nature. He said that doctors are
working to prevent diseases almost
as much as they nre to cure them.
The doctors are trying to educate
the public to recognize the diseases
and take more precaution, DIR. Scott
said.
Francis Marie Cooling gave a
Spanish dance in costume. An &C.
robatic dance was given by Irene
Logue and Joe Crixell.
In a lighter vein. Lee kdamson
and Joe Calderoni. local Lions. took
the pulse Of the visiting doctors with
alarm clocks. examined their hearts
with suspenders and prescribed GER
tain capsules contained notes rec
ommending the good cheer OF the
Lions organization.
Each doctor also was given q
small skeleton as souvenir CT the
meeting.
A very valuable" prize was won
by Miller. He refused to reveal the
packages content.
The local group also discussed the
coming banquet TO be held by the
peace officers of the two sides OF
the Rio Grande.
The visitors were DR.. D. z. Hy-
den. Memphis. Texas: DR.. j. M.
Woodson. Temple: DR.. Fl. L. Wilder,
Clarendon: DR.. L. knight. Temple:
DR.. "A. G. Scott. Temple; DR.. 3. M.
Primer. Cameron county health ply
sician: Milton NJ. Miller. u. S. pub
lie health service: @. C.. Kerr and
Keith Tuggla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
MOODY SIGNS
MORE BILLS
Among Them Was One Per-
mitting Poll Tax Receipts
To Be Mailed
Photo by Holm.

AUSTIN. May 23.-tPi-Governor
Moody today signed and filed 80 Of
124 bills passed by the special seS-
sion or the legislature. He had pre-
viously signed a number. In most
cases the bills approved today apply
only to certain counties.
Among them were the measures
ratifying the compact between Tex
as. Colorado and New Mexico for
division of waters of the Rio
Grande; raising pay of guards at
state penitentiary from $50 to SIS:
tick eradication law; permitting poll
tax receipts TO be mailed by tax COL
lectors: directing discharge of state
convicts in counties Of their convic-
ton. and authorizing the regents of
the University OF Texas to accept
a gift from the estate OF X. ID.
Farmer for establishment Of an in
ternational scholarship fund.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
KIRCAN CASE
NOW ON TRIAL
Brummst Is Seeking $780,
600 Damages; Bulli-
jan Missrial

In the witness chair Of the fed
eral district court. Floyd Brummet
testified Wednesday that d. f. K;r-
gan. mayor Of Weslaco. placed his
arms on his shoulder. looked him
squarely in the eye and assured MIN
that the land he was 10 purchase
was of the highest citrus type
Brummet Is seeking $4,000 DAM
ages. $4,000 OF which Is exemplary.
He alleges that the land ne pur-
chased from Kirgan and the Gulf
Coast Securities company. near Ec-
inburgh. was ruined by Seepage and
was misrepresented to him.
The land Is the west 1858 acres
of the east 3i.25 acres of lot nine,
section 269. located under Hidalgo
county water improvement district
No. 4. This district has since been
changed and is now the Hidalgo
county water control and improve
ment district No. 4.
Brummet and his wife were
brought here on q land party from
Paducah. Ky. in January 1929. He
declares that they were not allowed
to speak to outsiders TO find the
value Of lands here and that they
were told that no citrus land in the
Valley could be obtained for less
than S4O0 an acre.
The land was bounded on three
sides by canals. the petition says.
and Kirgan represented this as an
advantage TO him, Brumret testi-
fled.
Brummet purchased the land, had
it cleared. set TO trees and generally
cared for by the Gulf Coast Securi-
ties company "A large portion of
the citrus trees died due to seepage,
Continued on page 'elevenD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
DEGRADING TO
MEDICOS, SAYS
MEETING HERE
Act Branded Farce I'm
Session; B. O. Works
Vice President and
Cuero Man President

Repeal OF doctors privilege or
prescribing liquor under the Dean
law is the objective of a movement
launched Thursday at the closing
sessions Of the 63rd annual conven-
ton of the State Medical associ-
alton OF Texas after adoption OF a
resolution which described the pres
ent method OF prescribing and dis
pensing liquors by physicians and
drug stores a. i'm wreched farce
which encourages open and flaErant
violations OF the letter and spir4r of
the law"
The resolution. presented by DR..
w. B. Russ of San Antonio and
adopted by the association. declares
that prescribing Of liquor under the
Dean and VolStead laws is ~degrad-
ing to the medical profession" and
gives his reasons.
DR.. John w. Burns Of Cuero was
elected president 10 take office In
1881. DIR. Joe K. Dildy. Brown
wood. elected last year. takes office
Thursday.
Mineral Wells was chosen for the
1890 convention.
The second highest honor in the
organization fell 70 "a Brownsville
man when Dr. B. o. Works was
elected first vice president succeed
ing DR.. III. 10. Hudgins OF Forney.
other officers elected were: sec
ond vice president. DR.. 3. T. Van
zandt. Houston. succee ling DR.. s.
o. Naylor. Stephenvilie: DR.. 7. J.
Jenkins. Daingerfield. succeeding Dr.
J. L. Hammond. Paris.
The following were reelected
trustee. DR.. MI. IL. Graves. HOus-
ton: councillors. DIR. P- g. Coleman.
Colorado: DR. "A. "a. Ross L0ckhR-t-
Dr. O. :. McMullen. Victoria. Dr.
wv. B. ThorninE. Houston. Dr IN. E.
Swaziland. Lufkin: delegates 10 tine
American Medical association. DR.
Holman Tavlcr. Fort Worth: Dr.
Felix r. Miller. retiring president.
was chosen delegate. AlternateS are
DR.. r. 3. Anderson. Jr.. Fort Worth.
and DR.. c. A. GRAY. Bonham. DR..
w. A. King remains on the council
for medical defense. DR.. Richard
r. Sealy. Santa Anna. was chosen
for the council on scientific work.
DR.. Edgar Smith. LOckhart for the
legislative committee: Dr. ". I'D. Os-
borne. Cleburne. for the historical
committee
InstructinE the executive council
to use all it, influence for the re
peal or the liquor prescription pro-
vision in the Dean law. the Russ
resolutions passed hv the house of
delegates cite the following reasons.
There is no real difference be-
tween medicinal liquor and liquor
for beverage purposes. The pretensc
that LIQUOR intended for beverage Is
to be used as a medicine and taken
under doctors directions Is fraud
ulent on its face
Patients desiring liquor d0 not
come for professional advice Int
solely for the purpose nf getting a
nint ar liquor. This is DAMAGING tn
the physicians reputation and SELF
respect.
"The doctor Is treated by the law
as a potential criminal He must
swear he win in no case issue a nre-
scription for liquor which he thinks
might be used for beverage pur-
Continued on page eleveno
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
DECISION OF SUPREME
COURT is DESCRIBED

WASHINGTON. May 23.-tPD-
The decision Of the supreme court
upsetting the Interstate Commerce
commissions valuation Of the st.
Louis and O'Fallon railroad was de-
scribed today by Representative
Rayburn OF Texas, ranking demo-
crat on the house commerce COM
mittee. as having 'strikingly inn
pressed upon the country the in
defensible character OF the inter-
probation or the rate making pow
er' Of the transportation act
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
Presbyterian Church
To Open Children's
Summer Bible School

"A vacation Bible school for chill
dren from 4 to IA years Of age will
be opened at the Presbyterian
church at 500 a. m. Monday.
The school will continue for two
weeks. with classes from $50 TO
IL: 80 a. m. No classes will be held
on Saturdays. Children will be di-
vided into classes according to ages,
and only a limited enrolment can
be handled. Children from all de-
nominations will be welcomed. how
ever, until the classes are full
Registrations open Friday. and
those in charge hope that all chill
dren interested will enroll at that
time. No enrollments will be &C
cepted after the third day OF the
school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
MISSISSIPPI WORKERS
WANT DRY WEATHER

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 23.-tPp-
Another SO hours of dry weather
was hoped for today by workers
fighting to keep the Mississippi river
and its tributaries within their
banks.
AT Hickman. Ky. and Mounds
Landing. Miss. where the river has
threatened to break through levees
and at Kennett. Mo-. where the st.
Francis did break. through and
flooded approximately 2500O acres
bulwarks had been strengthened to-
day sufficiently to Withstand an
other onslaught of the high waters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
5 Indicted In West Coast
tuberculosis Cure Fraud

ANGELES. federal authorities called
Of the largest tuberculosis swndes perpated in the
brought indictment Of five
or charges Of using the
Charles F. Aycok and indictments
arrested yesterday and bond respectively
Tgraphc warrants for
ter and Martin H. Lester the United States marshal
Postofce
plotted by defendants
the extent OF about 100000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23

bill 10 the ways and means commit
tee with the instructions to include
the debenture plan.
Senate conferees had sought this
action by Garner in the hope It
would satisfy the senate's demand
that the house vote on the de-
benture proposition before II be
asked to recede from its position
favoring it. A number OF senators
have insisted the house be permit
ted TO express itself on the deben-
ture plan as q part Of farm legis-
lation.
The democratic house leader said
he would have no objections TO of
fering the debenture section as an
amendment TO the tariff bill. but
since tha republican mr. iority was
expected 10 Int amendnon1S. one
proposing dcre ntures was ccnsid-
cred iluISeiv 70 be authorized.
Democratic leaders in the house
have taken the view that inasmuch
as they probably viii have only one
opportunity to recommit he tariff
measure. the notion for -eccmmit-
tai should be based upon a propo-
sition on whi"h they could muster
q maximum of support.
The scheduled meeting OF the
farm relief conference committee
was postponed today until tomcr-
row to give house conferees the
opportunity Of attending 2 republic
an tariff caucus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
I'm OUR
VALLEY

HE TRIP Is a success for me
n 'e had an airplane ride. and
a thrill 1t was"
iat was the comment of one
an here attending the Texas
Medical association conven-
nd II probably expresses the
f,ings Of a majority OF the 400
tors. their wives and relatives,
o Tuesday and Wednesday were
lestS OF the Cia Mexicana de
yiacion. S.. a.. or the Mexican
.viation Co. on flights over
Brownsville and Matamoros.
The Pan-American had sent a
lig tri-motored plane to the num-
sipal airport here especially to pro-
ride this entertainment for the
lyisiting doctors.
The trip proved one Of the most
popa;ar dive Siors C,s-s-a on the
sntire program. Members OF the
local medical society and the citf-
zens OF Brownsville are thankful
10 the air mail and passenger line
operators for providing this enter
tainment.
Some facts about the ship being
used are:
IL was built IN Detroit BY Ford
Of automobile fame and has iust
arrived from the factory.
It has wing spread of 80 feet.
II carries IA passengers. (Only II
doctors are being carried on each
trip because. officials explain. they
are so well fed).
IT. Is powered with three WASH
adial air cooled nine cylinder
0tors.
sach motor develops 425 horse
er.
lie plane is metal throughout.
nating the fire hazard.
ks the sixth such plane IN
ION between Brownsville and
City and is officially deslg-
4 No. 6.
Is75.O00.
- rs the finest thing built TO
DONNA HAS BEEN cruelty
vronged.
IN The Herald's weekly tabula-
ton Of fruit and vegetable ship
rnents from each station.
In the Tuesday edition Donna
was credited with So cars Of fruit
and 147 cars Of vegetables in the
fabulation. These figures should
have been. credited TO Val Verde.
Donna's correct figure is i748 cars
at the last weekend.
The man who called our hand
and he called II plenty-claimcd
1g4s cars for Donna. but he EVIL
IDENTIFY was including the Val Verde
shipments.
Excuse X please-just q slip OF
Continued on page eleyen.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
FIST FIGHT RESULTS
IN DEATH OF FRIEND

FORT WORTH, May 23-tPl-A
fist fight between two men who had
been friends for two years has re-
suited In the death Of J. B. Whit
man, a..
The fight Is alleged to have taken
place In "a dry cleaning establish
ment yesterday Whitman died OF
a fractured skull in hospital six
hours later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23

LOUISIANA ON VERGE
POLITICAL SHAKEUP

BATON ROUGE. La. May 23.-
Rl-A political shakeup in Louis
lana as result OF the recent fall
ure of impeachment proceedings
against Gov. Huey p. Long was in
prospect today with the announce
ment by j. z. McClanahan. state
representative that he had accepted
the position OF warden Of the state
penitentiary at Angola, succeeding
Richard Amacker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
FIRST AIR MAIL
ARRIVES AT MANAGUA

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. May 23.-
P)-The first air mail from North
to South America arrived at Man
aqua last night by way OF a Pan
American Airways plane. In spit of
a torrential rainfall, Pilot Edwin
Musick brought the plane down on
scheduled time. having kept in
touch with MGnagua by radio all
the way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
SON HELD FOR FATAL
SHOOTING OF FATHER

DECATUR, Texas. May 23.-tP,-
Jesse McClain's 70-year-old father
is dead from three charges from
a shotgun. and the son. 26 years old
is in jail here today charged with
the fatal shooting yesterday ct their
home at Park Springs near here.
The father was said TO have pre-
scribed some medicine he thought
would benefit his son. and an ar
eument which preceded the fatal
shooting followed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
DISCOVER MAN OWES
S375, 900 ON DEBT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. May %.
-sP)-Life had taken on a rosy hue
for DIR. Charles Emerson Sargent
Maitland" known also as the Duke
Of Sutherland" until tradesmen in
quired into a little matter Of S3T5.-
600 they estimated he owed for fur
nishings on his gorgeously appoint
ed Smell Isle apartment.
The doctor today was In the city
Jail, after apparently having solved
the age-old problem OF getting some
thing for nothing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
HOOVER AWARD sPRIZE

WASHINGTON, May 23.-tRD-
President Hoover today awarded
the Charles r. Walgren prize Of $500
for the best essay on The life and
achievements of william Crawford
GorEas and their relation to our
health" to Gertrude Carter St0ckard.
student or the Homo high school
or Mountainhurg, Ark
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
ILLINOIS HOUSE HITS
POWER OF CONGRESS

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, May 23.-tH1
The Illinois house Of representatives
has challenged the power Of con-
gress TO control medicinal and in
dustrial alcohol and non-intoxicat-
ing beverages by passage of a bill
directing the attorney general to
bring suit in the United States su-
preme court 10 decide what state
rights had been granted congress
with ratification OF the 18th amend
ment. The vote. taken last night,
was SO TO 50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-23
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Fair or partly cloudy tonight and
Friday; not much change in tenn
perature.
For East Texas. Cloudy tonight
and Friday with scattered showers.
not much change in temperature.
Light 10 moderate southeast 20
south winds on the coast.