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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

dred million dollars is beginning to be
felt IN retail channels.
"Rumors have been current in many
quarters that retailers were reSorting to
the cancellation of orders for merchan-
disc placed with manufacturers and
wholesalers. During the past few days
we have canvassed representative manu-
featuring resources for such lines as
piece goods, women's, misses and chill
dren'S garments, house furnishings,
shoes, hosiery, costume jewelry, mems
clothing and furnishings, gloves and
toys, and we have not encountered a
single instance where cancellations were
reported to be above normal for this
time of the year. Where cancellations
did exist it was pointed out that they
were due to slow delivery of merchar-
disc, error in filling orders. or other con-
ditions rather than retrenchment on the
part of retail merchants.
I'm some cases we learned that re-
tail buyers were adopting a more con-
sentative buying policy, but that tine
usual 'f1ll-in' orders would be antici-
pated during the month of December
1t is this policy Of conservatism both
on the part Of retailers and manufac-
turers that is the godsend of the whole
situation.
100000 Retail Employees.
Retailing in the United States nor
mally gives employment to 5000, 900 peo-
pie. While time did not permit the
collection of employment statistics in
the department store field, We feel that
we can safely make the statement that
a census of employees engaged in depart
n1ent store work would show the num-
Der of people on our pay rolls is as great
as at this time last year. We have been
informed that department stores are
employing the usual quota of extra peo-
pie to take care of the holiday bust
ness. OF course it must be remembered
that when the holiday season is over
some of these extra employees will
be dropped from our pay rolls. This
mas always been a necessary custom in
the past, and when it happens on or
about January l it should not be in
terpreted in the sense that merchants
are reducing their forces in any other
way than that which is resorted to in
normal times.
We believe that department store
sales and retail sales in general for the
first six months in 1880 via equal and
perhaps surpass retail volume for the
corresponding months of 1929 The
fulf1llment of this prediction, however,
depends upon the stability of employ
ment, the maintenance of wage sched-
ules. the holding of inventories at a
reasonable conservative level, as wen as
being favored with seasonable weather
conoltlons, which are an important ele-
ment In retail distribution. In addi-
ton, retailing has not been having anv
Doom experience. We believe that this
prediction in regard to retail volume
Tor the first six months of 1880. based
upon the aforementioned factors. will
be universally fulfilled, except in dis
trictS which may experience local de-
preston due to unforeseen industrial
conditions or economic changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
Tilden Play Flons.

LONDON, December s [P).-His play
having Topped in the English sticks
Bill Tilden has two weeks engage
ment as a cabaret entertainer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

Seville, Spain, is constructing large
airdrome
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
WEATHER

First figures lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall last "a
hours:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Leahy Is Taken To
State Hospital For
Sanity Examination

AUSTIN, July 19.-(P-Unemo-
tional and silent, Harry ]. Leahy
today was taken by guards to the
Austin state hospital for insane
from the Travis county jail where
X-ray pictures were made of his
head and the prisoner was subject
ed to a minute physical examina-
ton.
The move was made by states
attorneys in an effort to place be-
fore a sanity jury at Georgetown
Monday evidence that the con-
der ned slayer of DR.. j. A. Ramsey
Of Mathis is sane.
Leahy's execution, originally set
for July II, was held up through an
order issued by District Judge Har-
ry Dolan of Williamson county re-
straining the warden of the state
penitentiary from proceeding until
after the doomed man had been
given a sanity hearing. The man.
date was issued after Miss Amanda
Davidson. telephone operator. de
clared her observation of Leahy led
her to believe the former ranchman
was unbalanced mentally.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

TRIPLE DEATH PROBATION
BROMWICH, Eng.-To prevent
premature burial, w. j. Durham
directed that one Of his arteries pe
opened, his body enbalmed and
then cremated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Rural Schools Of
County Busy With
Repairs For Fall

Rural schools over the county are
busy repairing and installing water
and lighting systems, the latter with
a view to visual education. Mrs. w.
r. Jones, county superintendent,
announced.
Desks also are being repaired and
painted, and a general effort is be-
ing made to make rural school
houses al grounds over the coun-
ty more attractive.
BY the beginning Of the fall term,
every rural school in the county is
expected to be improved in some
way, Mrs. Jones said.
In many cases, pure drinking
water is one of big problems, she
stated. Cup to the last few years,
there has been no accepted STAN
dard in the matter Of water. Some
schools kept it in barrels. others in
tin tanks, some in cisterns, and in
very few cases was the health Of
the child protected. We are glad
this condition is being corrected"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
PROPOSES
FOR MEXICANS
Col. Sam Robertson Advo-
Gates Organization To
Help immigrants
1enonia1 to The Heraldl

SAN BENITO, July ia state
wide organization to fight the bat
+1es Of the Little Brown Brothers
wss advocated by Col. Sam Robert
ION in speaking before the Rotary
club here Thursday.
It is only through such an organ
Azson. having sufficient funds ana
brains at its command to protect
the Mexican unskilled laborer, that
the thousands of Mexicans now mere
can be kept from deportation, Co.,
Robertson said. :,
He told Of his activities on behalf
of old "compadres" OF his Tor the
mast few months, declaring that ne
became interested in the matter
when he found that some OF MS
old friends were being literally
scared out Of the Valley.
In the opinion Of Col. Robertson,
the American Federation OF Labor
is back of the new immigration reg
u~lations, and it will take both abll-
ity and arbitration to secure an
even break with the organization,
he said.
1.-THE present regulations discrimi-
nate against the Latin, and in ia
vor Of the Canadian" he said. This
will result in the Latin races becom-
ing incensed at the United States,
and instead Of buying shoes and
other such products of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. they will
turn to Germany, Austria, and 9TH
er European countries Tor then
manufactured goods"
If this can be shown to the fed
Grafton Of labor, Col. Robertson
said, the Valley has a chance Of Sc
curing a more reasonable interpre-
tation Of the regulations.
He described the proposed sea-
sonal amendment to the Box Bill
as purely ridiculous, stating no
farmer can afford to put up a bond
to guarantee the return Of a MeXi-
can laborer to Mexico.
If some quick action is not taken,
he declared, the Valley soon will
face a serious labor shortage, as
thousands are being scared out OF
the Valley, both directly, and indi-
rectIy, by the activities of officers.
John T. Lomax at the meeting
paid tribute to Judge James @. Lou
than, the retiring president, and
presented him with the retiring
presidents medal.
James Ward took up the task of
president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Pilot Killed AS
Endurance Plane
Falls 5000 Feet

DIES MONIES, Ia, July 19.@P-
Ross Arnold, pilot Of the endurance
monoplane, Greater Des Moines. was
killed yesterday when the plane
crashed nine miles southeast OF here.
The crash followed an attempt at
a test refueling preparatory to start
ing an endurance flight today.
Charles Gatschet, co-pilot, was
thrown from the plane but landed
safely with a parachute.
The plane was flying directly be-
low its refuelling ship, the Miss
Sioux City, piloted by Arnoid's
brother, Anon, and Jimmy BarWlcK.
1t suddenly went into a nose dive,
completely out of control.
Gatschet and Arnold were both IN
the rear cockpit, which is equipped
with dual contrals. Batschet said he
attempted in vain to pull the nose OF
the ship up. Then he was tossed
from his seat into the air. He said
he did not know what became Of
Arnold.
The plane dove from a height Of
1000 fet, plunged into a group of
trees, and dropped into a wooded
ravine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
SUMMARY

High barometric pressure crested
over st. Paul overlies the Missis-
sippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys,
the lake region and the Gulf region
states. The pressure is also moder-
ately high along the upper Pacific
coast. The pressure remains low
along the Mexican border and an
ether low" is appearing the far
northwest, extending down over the
Rocky mountain states. The pres
sure is also low over New England.
Slight to decided drops in temper
allure from Thursday morning are
apparent over the western and the
northern part Of the country, but
from near to a few degrees above
the seasonal average elsewhere.
Heavy rainfall was reported from
Florida. Light rainfall was rather
general over the country from Ore
gon southwest through Colorado
and Oklahoma to Louisiana.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
ROAD OPENED
FOR TRAFFIC
Gap Between Edinburg And
Santa Rosa Is Being
Travelled
Especial to The Hers

(OPC(4d4 W A44C AACI- ~
SANTA ROSA, July 19.-The
highway north of here toward Ed
inburg, closed for many months by
a gate, was open to traffic this
morning.
Cattle guards were placed Thurs
day at both lines of a large pasture
through which the highway runs
and where a large number OF cat
tie are being 7stured.
Opening Of the road followed a
week of effort On the part OF Tom
Phillips of Santa Rosa and Blake
Seay of the American Rio Grande
Land and Irrigation Co., Mercedes,
owners Of the pasture. The land
has been leased by the American
company for grazing purposes.
THE road is rough and it Is
necessary to make a detour about
a quarter of a mile north from the
surveyed road to cross the flood
way" Phillips said, but it is being
travelled"
Phillips said there was a posi-
bility that cattle in the pasture
would jump the guards and if this
happened the road likely would be
closed until more efficient guards
could be placed.
eff it is necessary to close the
road again Santa Rosa will see that
signs are placed to warn those US
ing it," Phillips said.
This road traverses a gap of
about seven miles between the end
of Cameron county paving and the
beginning of Hidalgo county pave
ment. The distance will be short
ened to about six miles when a via
duct is built across the floodway.
No definite date has been set for
building the floodway, Phillips said,
but work is expected to start some
time in the near future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
School Heads. To
Study Teachers
Institute Plan

Superintendent and principals Of
all rural schools, common and in
dependent districts Of Cameron
county will meet in the office of
County Superintendent Mrs. w. r.
Jones at the court house at 8 b. m.
July IS to arrange plans and ap-
poipt committees for the teachers
institute to be held probably the
last Friday and Saturday in August.
Mrs. Jones said it will necessitate
the appointment Of seven commit
tees to take care of the two-day
meeting. The place for the insti-
tute also must be selected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

AGED 76 AND STILL CRYING
NUNEATON, Eng.-Though rs
years old, John Bosworth has again
accepted the post Of own crier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
SUGGESTS GALES BE
" HIGH HONORS

MEXICO CITY, July 19.-(P)-
Gilberto Elizondo of Villa de Al
lende, Nuevo Leon, has sent a petit
ton to the permanent congressional
committee suggesting that General
Plutarco Elias Gales be declared
"Benemerito del Pals" The distinc-
ton is the highest the nation af-
fords, only two other men having
been so honored-PreSident Benito
Juarez and General Alvaro Obre-
COO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
DEBT CONFERENCE FAILS

PARIS, July 19.-(P)-EttortS TO
find a compromise by which reSer-
vations to the foreign debt ratifi-
cation bill might be incorporated in
a special resolution of subsidiary bill
failed today when the finance com
mittee of the chamber of deputies
almost unanimously declared itself
in favor Of Incorporating the reser-
vations in the text of the bill it
self. This is in direct opposition to
the declared policy Of Premier Pom
care,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
CHARGE WOMEN
SELL WHlSKEY
Ia Arrested AS Prohi Man
Says 1870 Bootleggers
Are Feminine

TEXARKANA, Ark, July I'D
ON his premise that rs per cent or
~bootlegging in Arkansas is done by
women, S. M. Gurley, deputy prohl-
bition administrator for the western
section of the state, has arrested IA
women and declares the drive has
just begun. ].
Gurley assigned rs per cent Of
b~ootIegging in his state to women
and said half Of those SO engaged
operated as agents for their huS-
bands or men friends.
'The days of southern chivalry
are over so far as women violatorS
of the prohibition law are concern
ed" he added.
I'm the past, prohibition officials,
especially In the south have been
inclined to look askance at the
women liquor vendors because fed
eral judges have not favored send
ing them to such Institutions as At
lanta and L~eavenWorth prisons.
Now with the new prison for women
at Anderson, W. Va, the situation
is changed"
The IA women, seven white and
seven negroes, and six men were
arrested in raids which the deputy
administrator said resulted from
activities of under cover agents who
have been working in this section
Most of the raids, which started
Wednesday, were in TeXarkana. AL
but a few of those arrested were re-
leased on bond. KALI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
SWEDISH PLANE K
OFF FROM

OTTAWA, Ont, July 19.-lP-
The Swedish plane Sverige took off
from Ivigtut, Greenland, at 11:18
Greenwich time, this morning
bound for the maritime coast, ac-
cording to a report received by the
department of marine and fisheries
from its radio station at Belle Isle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Del Rio Man Will
Take Position In
Mission Chamber
Especial to The Herald)

MISSION, July ia. B. Ewing,
until recently chamber of commerce
secretary at Del Rio, will take the
position Of chamber of commerce
secretary at Mission, elective Aug
ust /, it has been announced.
Ewing has been active in chamber
of commerce circles in South Texas
for the past several years and is
widely known.
He will attend the secretaries meet
Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
TWIN L CROP
THRIVES IN YEAR

WILLS POINT, Texas, July 49,
R)-Five sets of twin calves have
been born near Wills Point in the
last Y months. Old Stockmen say
that until the last few years twin
calves were unheard of.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19

drive as fast as this new Viking Will traVel
Among the outstanding advantages OF the new
Viking engine are its simplicity, rigd1ty, accessi
bility, and compactness. The valve mechanism
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
How They Collect Auto
Taxes In Minnesota

Minneapolis.-The $500 Henne-
pin county automobile owners,
who have been delinquent in the
payment of the 1929 automobile
registry tax, were being warned
Monday by George H. Hemperley,
clerk of the district court, that any
personal property they possessed
will be subject to seizure by the
sheriff if that tax is not paid with
in Is days. Under the amend
ment to the automobile license
law the clerk of the district court
becomes the collector of delin-
quent auto taxes.
The clerk of court was given a
list of the delinquent auto owners
in Hennepin county, and immedi-
ately mailed the notices to the
owners demanding payment. Own
ers who have sold their cars, or
had them stolen, junked, burned,
removed from the state or return
ed to the original owners, have 10
days in which to notify the clerk.
Included also was a question
naire, to enable the auto owner to
explain the reasons for the delin-
quency in payment of taxes. In
the case of valid excuses, names
are removed from the list.
The law makes the sheriff, clerk
of court and county attorney a
board of review to examine the
remaining names on the list and
determine against which persons
the clerk shall issue warrants to
the sheriff directing him to pro-
coed and collect the tax. If the
tax is not paid upon demand, the
sheriff is directed to seize sufl-
cient goods to pay the taxes due.
No property is exempt. The IA
mily piano, radio, kitchen range
or other property may be seized
for the payment of the delinquent
auto tax and penalties.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
TO DEDICATE PARK
AT WILLISTON 3lst

Plans for the dedication of Fort
Buford Park are rapidly being
rounded into shape. The dedica-
ton of this state park has been
set for Wednesday, July 81. The
dedication is being sponsored by
the Williston Commercial club
and is being staged for the state
historical society. The latter or
ganization has charge of the park.
The Legion drum corps will
stage a drill which is expected to
prove a big attraction to the spec
tators. The corps will be under
the personal direction of Louis
Olson.
The Williston band also under
the direction of Louis Olson will
also play during the dedication
ceremony.
The principal address of the
day will be delivered by Major
General Hugh l.. Scott. 1t will be
remembered that Major General
Scott gave the address when Fort
Union was set aside some years
ago.
The committee in charge of the
dedication is looking for an old
time resident of Williams county
to preside at the ceremony.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
WESTERNR.R. SHOW
GAIN in EARNINGS

Chicago.-After a slump lasting
eleven years, the net earnings of
the Western railways last year
finally returned to the level which
they had reached in 1916. This
information is contained in the
preliminary 1929 edition, just is
sued, of the annual railway year
book compiled by the Western
Railways Committee on Public
Relations.
Net earnings of the Western
steam lines, according to this
authority, amounted to $456,050,-
600 in 1915 and to $456, 101, 600 in
1928, an increase in eleven years
of $51, 900 or of about one-hun-
| dredth of one per cent. In this
same period, the amount of money
invested in Western railway prop
erty increased almost two and
one-half billion dollars, or thirty
per cent, from $3.50, 000,00 in
1916 to 1860, 000, 200 in 1928.
In consequence, the rate of return
earned on investment by these
roads dropped from Sc per cent
in 1916 to 4.3 per cent in 1928.
In other words, each dollar Of
Western railway property earned
a return 90 per cent lower in 1928
than in 1916.
In the yearbook just issued, sec
tions are devoted to the physical
plant of the railways, to their SER
vice, their rates, their earnings,
their employees, to the marked in
crease in safety. and to the i'm
provements which have been made
since the wal in the efficiency and
economy of railroad operation.
A number of new operating re-
cords, the yearbook states, were
set by the railroads in 1928. The
highest figures on record were
attained in that year in the aver
age daily mileage u by each
tfel2nJ car, III Tic iOdo SoiiiCu "
the average freight train, in the
number of cars in the average
freight train, in average freight
train speed, and in the amount OF
service performed each hour by
the average freight train. Like
wise. the amount of fuel consum-
ed per unit of traffic handled, in
both freight and passenger SER
vice, was lower in 1928 than ever
before.
The measure of Improvement IN
railroad operation in the last
eight years is indicated by the
fact since 1920 the average daily
mileage run by each freight car
has been increased 25 per cent,
average freight train speed mas
been increased % per cent, the
service performed each hour by
the average freight train has been
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
Twin, Few Minutes Older
Than Brother, Gets Estate

Redwood City, alif., July s.
Time really meant money in the
superior court here.
The $4,000 estate in Wales of
the late Thomas ]. Jones. wealthy
Hillsborough engineer, was award
ed to Thomas l.. Jones, 21 years
old, one of his twin sons, when
the latter proved he was born 20
minutes earlier than his brother,
Forrest.
The estate, which has been in
the Jones family for 700 years, is
given in accordance with tradl-
ton, to the eldest son upon n
death of the head of the family.
The elder Jones committed sui
eide.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19

increased 40 per cent, while fuel
consumption per traffic unit has
been reduced q per cent in
freight service and 20 per cent
in passenger service. Meanwhile,
the average level of railway
freight rates in the West has been
lowered almost twenty per cent
since 1921.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
Navy Lets Contracts
For 152 Airplanes

Washington, July 2.-Contracts
for the construction of 152 air
planes, including five experiment.
al types, and 16S motors, at a
total cost of $4,172,949 have been
let by the navy.
Most important of the expert
mental planes is a three, -motored
monoplane flying boat carrying a
crew of five, which is to be built
at a cost of s150.000 by the Glenn
L. Martin company of Baltimore.
This plane is the latest develop
ment of the navy's Pm series,
which now holds eight world re-
cords.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
NEWS FLASHES

Two Bacon boys, aged 10 and
IL, of Williston, were drowned on
Thursday afternoon of last week
in the backwater of the Missouri
river, near the city pump house.
Visitors at Glacier National
Park during the latter part of next
summer will be enabled to drive
their cars from one entrance of
the park to the other, something
impossible hitherto because of the
barrier of the mountain range.
The highway under construction
for the last few years will cleave
this range and is expected to be
ready for use by August l, 1880.
Motorists will then be able TO
drive from Glacier Park station
to Bolton, the western entrance,
instead of having to ship their
cars by rail between those two
points as was necessary hereto
fore.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
Leavitts Return To
Montana For Summer

Washington. July 3.-Congress-
man and Mrs. Scott Leavitt have
left for their home at Great Falls.
Their plans are to remain in
Montana until the house reas-
sembles in September. During
this period Mr.. Leavitt expects to
visit reclamation projects, expert
ment stations, Indian reservations
and other federal activities in his
district, as part of his annual
summer program.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19
1000 Houses Burn
In Russian Blaze

Moscow, July S.-By Associated
Press).-A thousand houses, in
Guiding all public bulldogs, were
burned yesterday at Kutshva, a
manufacturing town near Sverd-
lovskm. Several deaths were re-
ported.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19

Masonic Meetings. Loyalty
Lodge 121, A. F. & A. NJ, regu-
lar meetings first, third and
fifth Thursdays. Wolf Point
chapter 30 r. A. M, regular
meetings second and fourth
Tuesdays. The Order OF East
ern Star meets the second D
fourth Wednesdays.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-07-19

sion, it was found necessary to
enlarge the turntable at Havre.
The round house also is being en-
larged for accommodation of these
larger engines.