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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-17
PAYS FOR LONG TR0TH
Engaged Nineteen years, woman is
given S1,75O by Court.

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CARLISLE, Eng, Aug. 1t.-Miss
Isabella Starkie thinks that 10
years of engagement to the same
man without marriage is too long.
She took her thoughts to court and
has just collected $1,750 for breach
of promise.
She told the court she became
engaged to Jacob Glaister, contrac-
tor, when she was %. Now she is
Al, and for the past seven years the
furniture for their proposed home
had been bought and in storage.
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Business and Finance

it had on January 1; E. N. Hurley, ;Jr..
were secured in July than in any July
In the corporations history. A total
of 5000 retailers are now handling the
company's washing machines and iron
erS.
Electric Household Utilities Corpora
ton stock is listed on the Chicago
Stock Exchange. The company make.
Thor electric washing machines and
ironers.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Directors of Allis
Chalmers Manufacturing Company today
declared a four for one split up on the
of placing the new stock on a 50 annual
cash dividend basis.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. 16-Radio Corproa-
ton of America today reported net profit
of S4.996. 467 for the first half of the year,
as compared with S4524,779 for the cor
responding period of 1928. =,
For the quarter ended June 80. 1929, the
corporation reported gross income OF S26,-
796,766 and net profit OF $l,40l, 9o5.
The Square D Company today declared
a regular quarterly dividend Of SIS cents
per Share on the Glass "A stock, payable
Sept. 30 to stockholders of record Sept.
90 After the meeting it was announced
that a night shift had been started at
the Detroit plant to handle the unprec-
edented volume of business.
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CITY WOMAN INHERITS
SHARE IN N. Y. ESTATE

Mrs. Margaret Wagner, l4l0 Nor
dyke avenue, will receive $l,3l6 one
eleventh of the estate of the late
Mrs. Annie Mccall. New York City.
fled for appraisal today in New
York, according to dispatches from
that city.
The entire estate was valued at
s18,626. Mrs. Mccall died Aug. 9,
1928.
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Cash Grain

The bids for care lots of grain at the
can OF the Indianapolis Board Of Trade
I: o., b. shipping board, basis 41zc New
Yordk rate. were:
Wheat. No, 2, red, s1.27@12a; No. 2
Corn-,Firm; No. 2 white. saa ssc; No. 3
white, s7Qe9c; No. yellow. 99Q 99c No.
3 yellow. 97G9sc; No. mixed, e6a e7c;
No. mixed. $685.
oats1,JFirm; No. 2 white, 41942c; No. 3
- Hay-.steady; No. ! timothy, s15.5o9Is;
clover mixed, Sl450G15
Inspections
Wheat-No. 2 red, 5 cars; No 3 red. Il
cars; No. red. cars; No 5 red, / car:
no z hard, 8 cars; No. hard II cars:
No. mixed. 3 cars; No. mixed, cars;
20 = : mixed. / car; sample, l car. Total.
Corn-No. / white, 7 cars: No. 2 white
9 cars; No. l yellow, cars; No. Q veiiov
y cars: sample yellow. / car; No. mixed
! car. Total. IS cars
- Oats-No. 3 white. u cars; No. white
% cars; no; white, cars: sample white,
2 cars. Total, 81 cars.
Rye-No. ?. cars. Total, 2 cars.
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P,p Times SneciHT
nLIGNEII z

i oUIsyIIIE, Ky. Aug 1s.-Hogs-Re-
ceiptS5i 900; market loo, lower. mediums
1870 lbs down. $7.35@8 go; stays and
tthrowoutS, $7.S5@8.45. Cattle-Receipts,
800; market steady prime heavy stores.
$I2Q13.25; heavy shipping steers, 1O.506
III medium and plain steers. $9@10. so;
tat heifers $8@12; good to choice cows,
cutter. $6@6.50; Gamers, S5@55O buIs,
$7g8.75; feeders, $50 $50: stockers $50
10. Is; Calves-Receipts, 300; market
$I2.50@13.05; medium to good, SO. O6
1880; outs, $1o.5o down. sheep-Receipts,
1000; market steady; ewes and wethers'
sheep, $450@5.5o. Thursdays Shipments:
Cattle. A; calves. ia; hogs. 1888; sheep,
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Increased Production.

international Hydro Electric sys-
tenn has become the worlds great
est hydro-electric company, with its
production schedule of $500, 00O, 900
kilowatt hours for 1929.
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CHICAGO Aug I6-Epps-Market

CHICAGO. Aug: 16.-Eggs--M Market,
IS; frsts 931a@34c; ordinaries, 3oQ33c;
seconds, 25@2612c. Butter-Market, weak;
receipts, 9,752 tubs extras, 4212c; extra
37@3812c: standards. 42c. Poultry-Mar-
ket steady; receipts. 8 cars; fowls, 27c;
springers, 27@28c; Leghorns. 24d2sc;
24Q soc; ROSTERS, 21c; broilers. 22c. Cheese
Twins, 2112@22c: Young Americas 1914
M24c. Potatoes-On track 221; arrivals,
and Missouri sacked Irish Cobblers, SEA
2.25 Wisconsin Round Whites, $2.70G2.85;
Minnesota sacked Early Ohios. $2.15@2 rs;
2.65.
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Produce Markets

Butter CwholesaIel -No. l, 45046c: No.
2. $40 35c. Butterfat-43c.
Cheese wholesale selling price per
pound American loaf. 35c; pimento loaf.
SIC; Daisy Csc; Lonsho m 28c New York
EggsEBuying prices: Fresh delivered at
INDIANAPOLIS, loss off, strictly fresh No. l,
SIC; No. 2, 24c.
Poultry lbuying prices -Colored broil-
ers, under 11a lbs, 24c; IL to 8 lbs. csc;
mems 21c: old cocks, 15c; fowls, Csc; ducks,
16017c; spring guineas, soc; turkeys, No.
l young toms, 35c; No. 1 old toms. 22Q
23c: No. 2 old hens, 25@30c.
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BUFFALO, Aug. 16.-The Con-
solidated Aircraft Corporation of
Buffalo announced today it had
become the largest independent
unit in the aircraft industry
through purchase of several
smaller companies,
The latest interests merged into
the consolidated company are:
Fleet Aircraft Corporation, Buffa-
10, complete stock; Thomas-MOrse
Company, ithaca, N. Y, complete
stock and holdings; Kinner Air
plane Company, Glendale, Cal,
substantial block of stock, and Ma
tional Flying Schools, Inc, entire
stock.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying ss1.l8 for
No. red wheat and S1.15 for No. hard
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The Autocar Company, motor truck
manufacturers, earned S1105 for each out
the first six months of the current year,
according to t1le financial statement and
report issued by President R. P. Page, Jr,
today.
Electric Household Utilities Corpora
ton, today, has 200 more dealers than
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Deaths

John Samuel Huffman. 70, 1926 Edwards
avenue. arterio sclerosis
Harriet Martin, l. Riley hospital,
enteritis.
William N. Gilmore. So. IOs West st.
Clair. carcinoma
Alberta Rose Brown. I. Riley hospital.
acute myocarditis
Simon Cox. Sc, city hospital, accidental.
Georse H. Miller, rs. $50 South McKim.
carcinoma.
Msmis Jones. so. city hospital. acute
myocsrditiS.
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gALEsMEN-Two OR THREE FIRST
CAN PRODUCE, CAN MAKE AN EX-
CELLENT CONNECTION WITH A WELL
ESTABLISHED LOCAL AUTOMOBILE
DEALER. POPULAR MEDIUM PRICED
LINE OF CARS. MARRIED MEN OR
THOSE WITH A DEFINITE OBJECTIVE
IN PROGRESS IN THEIR BUSINESS Az
FAIRS PREFERRED. WRITE FOR 1A~
TERVIEW. BOX . i56 TIMES.
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BIZ United Press

NEW YORK, Aug -Flour-Firm and
WeSt--spot. $12.4OQ L. so. Tallow-s Steady;
special to extra. 75a@75sc. Potatoes
FlTmer; Long Island, $2G 625; Jersey, $40
525; Southern, 81 .5065. Sweet Potatoes
Easier; Southern basket, S1.5od225;
Steady: turkeys, 300 acc; chickens, 27G
45c; fowls. z 934c; ducks, 18023c; ducks,
Long Island. 22G25c. Live PoUItry-Quiet;
geese. 13d15c; ducks. 16626c; fowls, 206
30c;. turkeys. 209 35c: ROSTERS, 21022c;
broilers. .20@35c. Cheese-Firm; state
whole milk. fancy to special 27RG29lzc;
Young America. 231262ac.
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Banks and Exchange
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
CHICAGO STATEMENT

INDIANAPOLIS SIA1EmENI
Indianapolis bank cleaTings Friday, Aug.
Is, $4,2l2, 600; debts. S9,155.
CHICAGO STATEMENT
RU United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. I6.-Bank clearings.
$3.50. 900 900; balances, $94, 600, 600.
NEW YORK STATEMENT
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Bank cearings,
81. 783. 900. 900; clearing house balance.
Sl69, 900, 000 federal reserve bank credit
balance. sl79.000000.
TREASURY STATEMENT
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-Treasury net
balance Aug. IA was. s104, 1914, 002 70; GUS
toms receipts for the month to the same
date totalled, 500, 994, 124.53.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
BIZ United Press
closed firm. Sterling. s484 7-l6, up
90 Ills; francs. 391I4c, up .00l5; Ira,
523 s-l6, up 90 1-16; belgas. 1899, of
.o0I5; marks. 25.s013c, up -0014.
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BIZ United Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Contin
entail Can Company announced to-
day the acquisition of the assets and
business of Gille Manufacturing
Company Of Kansas City, Mo.
manufacturers Of tin containers.
The new unit was acquired as O
link in the companys coast to coast
chain.
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BIZ United Press 80, e.
brokers and dealers by reporting
federal reserve member banks In
New York city on August IA de-
creased S68,00O,0OO to a total of S.
952,0O0,000.
The total a week ago stood at
5000, 100000, the record high. A
year ago loans on stocks and bonds
were $4,223, 100000.
Detailed figures compare as fol-
LOU. I'm nearest r1nillinnSl
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BIZ United Preaa

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-AIl grades
OF Pennsylvania crude oil have
been reduced Is cents a barrel. ex-
cepting oil in the Buckeye pipe
lines, which has been reduced 80
cents barrel, it was announced
here today.
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BIZ United Press
CTNGTNNATT

CINCINNATI. Aug. 6.-Hogs-Receipts.
S;Soo; overs, 81; market, uneyenly weak
250 lbs. s11@12; 10000 lbs, SII.25Gf2;
l3o-l6o lbs. $11@11.75; 9o-130 lbs, S1O@
11;5o; packing sows, $8.2509. Cattie-Re-
ceiptS, 800; calves, 325; market, steady;
COWS. and bulls, lower; best steers, sl09
-; light ,yearling steers and heifers, $3.50
q $50; beef cows, S7.75@9; low cutter
a is; bulk stock and feeder steers, s9d1I.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market lambs, soc
higher; top tat lambs. $3.50; bulk fat
lambs, s12. 50G13.50; bulk Gull lambs, $3.50
$3.50; bulk fat ewes. s3.5O@6.
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BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CLEVELAND, Aug -Butter-Extras,
q y q 43i2c. Eggs-Firsts. 341ac; ordina ries
29c. Poultry-Fowls, 30931c; broilers 81
@32c: Leghorn, 25d 26c: Leghorn brothers.
25@ Csc; spring ducks, 22Q23c; old cocks,
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"a LIIE-
Receipts. GOO; market, steady

Receipts, 600; market, steady;
Beef steers ...................$1 I 500 IS IS
Beef cows NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8.OUMlO.U0
Low cutter and cutter COWS -. 5.751 7.50
Bulk stock and feeder steers. 9.50Q11.5O
Calves
Receipts, 600; market, steady.
Best veals Observation-Disclosures SIS .00@ 90
Sheep
Receipts, 1900; market. higher.
Ton fat lambs ................Sl 400
Bulk fat lambs ............... II. 50Q 400
Bulk Gull lambs ,,........ 8.50610.50
Bulk fat ewes ............. 4.50Q $50
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b. b United Press

l. 100; followers, 1874; market, mostly
ste STEADY 25o755o lbs, $40 25g 1l4o 200,
I210i 130-160 lbs. $11.75Q12; 90-13O lbs
SLIGO ~; packing sows, $9.25@9.75. Cat
ti6e.M1IReceipts, 225; calves, 1875; market,
strong; beef steers, $9.5oGi0.25; low S'e cut,
ter and cutter cows, $606.50; veaIers. Sis
q ID. Sheep-Receipts, 500: market, steady;
pulk tat lambs, S13@1350; bulk fat ewes,
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BIZ UNtted Press
FIT. WAYNE, Ind. Aug. 1s-CattIe-Re-
ceipts, LOO 100; calves. receipts rs; hogs, re-
l0c on, 9o-12o lbs. $10.95; 12O-140 lbs
$ll.15; 140-150 lbs. $I130; 16O-180 lbs.
81 20; 10000 lbs, SLIGO; 2O0-21o lbs,
$$Id.d5; 230-240 lbs, S1o95; 24O-25O lbs
S!0.85; 250-275 lbs. 1880; $4,000 lbs
$15o.25; 300-350 lbs, $40; roughs, S.; stays,
ST; calves, $3.50; lambs, S12.
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Death Notices

FOX. HENRY Mage IS years, brother of
William F., Raymond. Edward and Fran
ceS Helen Fox OF Indianapolis, Mathew
OF Pioua, O., and Joseph Fox OF Denver.
Colo, passed away Thursday, Aug. 18th.
Funeral Saturday, Aug. nth from Finn
Bros, Funeral Home, 1899 N Meridian,
at $50. Services at SIS. Peter and Paul
cathedral, n. m. Increment at Holy
Cross cemetery. Friends invited.
LACEY, GEORGE H.-Passed awev at his
home. 4452 winthrop Ave, Thursday
morning Aug. Is Funeral service Mt
Tabernacle church p. m, Saturday.
Aug IT, Friends invited. Burial Crown
Hill. Friends may call at the home after
7 p. m. Thursday.
NORRIS LLOYD GEORGE Brother OF
Mrs Ella E. Smith and Lille Morris.
passed away Thursday. Aug. is, at
p m, age ~ years. Friends may call
Friday Afternoon and evening at F. JOHN
HERMANN'S FUNERAL HOME. 701 N.
New Jersey st. Funeral Saturday. 10 a.
m; private.
RICHARDSON, JAMES EDWARD-Son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Richardson, passed
away Aug. Il. Funeral services at resi-
dence, 626 River Ave. Saturday, Aug. II.
ct 2 p. m. Burial in Crown Hill Friends
invited. BLASSENGYM & TOLIN in
charge.
RUNNERS. DR. o. s.-Passed away
Thursday morning. Services at the resi-
dence, 1925 N. New Jersey. Saturday, Aug.
II. .. m. Interment Crown Hill
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OIL SHARES ARE
new FAVORITES
ON STOCK MART
Standard of New Jersey,
Sinclair Assume Lead
erShip.
Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrisls Wednes-
day was 1886, up 80. Average of twenty
rails was 1893 OF .ls. Average OF forty
bonds was e2.37. Of .03.
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Indianapolis bank clearings Friday, Aus
Is, $4,2l2,o00; debts. SO, 155.
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NEW YORK STATEMENT

RU United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. I6.-Bank clearings
$3.50 .0oo, 900; balances, $94, 900, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
MRS. Able B. Cliff DIES
lat HER HOME IN THIS CITY
longtime Resident of Washington
and Prominent in First Congre-
gational Church Since 1875.

Mrs. Abbie B. Cliff, sc years old,
widow of Walter L. Cliff and long &C
tive in church organizations here, died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
SHRINE POTENTATE
IS GIVEN BANQUET
Divan of AImas Temple Fetes
Frank C. Jones on Of
fetal ViSita.

Frank C. Jones, imperial potentate
Of the Shrine of North America, was
banoueted by the divan of Almas Tenn
pie of the District, the committee chair
men and heads of the various uni
formed ranks, at the Congressional
Country Club last night on his first
official visit to the Capital since ms
elevation to Office.
Imperial Potentate Jones, who halls
from Arabia Temple, Houston, Tex,
spoke on the Shrine-sponsored hospitals
throughout the country for crippled
children. The high Shine official came
here from Cumberland, Md, and con-
tinues from Washington on country
wide tour.
wisdom D. Brown. grand master OF
Masons of the District, and John n.
Cowles. supreme commander OF the scot
fish Rite. Southern Jurisdiction. also
spoke. Edwin C. Dutton, 'potentate oil
Almas T nipple, presided.
Leonard P. Steuart OF washington
imperial marshal of the Shrine. pre-
scented Mr. Jones with rlne, the slt
of Almas Temple.
THOSE who attended the banquet were
James c. Hoyle, Robert S. Regar,
J. T. Prendergast, E. D. Anderson,
Frank E. Ghiselli, F. Lawrence Walker,
Leonard P. Steuart. Harlan Wood: VIII
liam c. Miller, George F. Hoover, Frank
A. Birgfeld. Rev. John c. Palmer. Roe
FulkerSon, Edward Burkholder, Thomas
E. farrell, George e. Fleming. Paul E.
Lesh. Mai. Gen. Amos a. Fries
DR.. Lewis H. Taylor, M. D.; George b
McGinty, Alan Scott Wolfe, Maj. Julius
I. Peyser. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, George
T. Ritter, John D. Wainwright, Henry
I. Henderson. Ernest W; Shoots, George
E. Harris, Allan MacCullen, NOME san
Ger. George H. Whiting, v. M. Fookes
DR.. Charles Stanley White; DR.. Henry
w. Jaeger, William F, Holmes. Harry
c. Werlich, Henry B. Schmidt; Louis S
Yassel, Harry Standiford. William F
Guide. Carter B. Keene, Louis A. Dent
James r. Gibbs, William S. Quinter
Charles D. shackelford, Gratz Z: Dun
KUN. Elwood P. Morey. John II: bitten.
bender. Harry H. Hollander, David j
Roberts, Charles j. Benner and Allen
H. Potts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
DANVILE MAN JUMPS
FROM 75.FO0T BRIDGE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va. March 22.-Elmo
Brown. "a years old, attempted suicide
last night by hurting himself over the
parapet of bridge spanning Dan
River. He fell rs feet and landed on
the rock-strewn river bed with broken
, shoulder, arm and nose.
Three colored boys saw the BODY
hurtle down and land almost IN front
of them.
Police rescued Brown and removed
him to the hospital, where ne sald ne
was depressed over arrangement from
his bride of three months. He met her
on the bridge last night. handed her
| a letter and as she walked away he
| hurled himself over the bridge. Doc
| tors saw he will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22

at her home, 1443 Chaplin street, yester-
day. Death was due to pneumonia.
Mrs. Cliff was native of Phipps-
burg, Me. but had been resident Of
a member OF the First Congregational
Church since 1876, was active in the
Ladies' Aid and missionary societies,
an officer in the Womens Christian
Association, having served as president
of the board for a number of years: a
member of the Friendship House
Nursery Aid Association and of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22

Dolly Madison Chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution.
She is survived by two sons, James
w. Cliff of this city and Thomas r.
Cliff of Tulsa, Okla, and by a grand
daughter. Miss Louise c. Bentley Of
New York City
Funeral services will be conducted in
the First Congregational Church to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
Jason Noble Pierce, pastor, and Rev.
Henry P. Cochran will oficiate. Inter-
ment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22

Oficial investigation seems to indi-
cate that the English sparrow is de-
Ginning in numbers in the cities and the
rural districts. These birds were intro
duced into this country about the year
1850, and made themselves so thorough
ly at home that they became a pest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22

They seemed to infest cities, preferably.
and later they drifted into the rural
districts. but at the present time their
numbers seem to be on the decrease
everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
"Toppers" for the Boys
$40
Sizes II to Is years

Sizes II to Is years
Smart Tweeds and Fancy Cheviots-cut
in the extreme mode-and made with the
P-B care for details which put wear and salts
faction into garment.
Others from $lS to $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22

In Philadelphia public schools girls
do better school work than boys, says
the director Of research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
First "Longie" Suits
SIS

Wffh faCO PAIRS OF panfs-One 'I0ngie =
and one knicker or too "Iongies"
They are mannishly modelled in harmony
with the fashion ideas of their young wear
ers. Tweeds, cheviots and cassimeres.
Smart tans and grays; and dressy plain blue
cheviots with regular vests, or the new Tat
tersall waistcoat.
Sizes IS to 20 years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-16
new POLICE
FORCE WORKS
Oath OF Office Administered
To Chief Waters And
Four Others

SAN BENITO, May 16.-A new
police force was officially function
ing in San Benito today following
administering the oath Of office
wednesday night to j. IL. Waters as
chief and four other officers.
The entire force was discharged
about two weeks ago following ac-
ceptance Of the resignation OF Ar
thur Goolsby as chief.
other members of the force sworn
in last night were J. R. Cowart, lieu
tenant Of police; z. w. Corkill, Scott
Cowart and @. E. Megison. j. r.
Cowart and Corkill were members
OF the force discharged. Scott CO.
wart and Megison replace w ~.
Ethridge. who was lieutenant OF po-
lice for eight years, and John Law
renee.
The shakeup in the force followed
indictment of Goolsby on charges Q.
irregularities in the payment Of poll
taxes. He subsequently was cleared,
but his resignation. which had been
offered when the indictments were
returned. was accepted by the city
commission. The commission was
petitiOned to keep Goolsby ar the
head Of the force, the petition hav-
ing been signed by several hum
dred residents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-16
DRIVER OF CAR
GIVES BOND AT
RAYMONDVILLE
Joe Wynn, l3, an Hon
or Student, Killed
Outright As Bicycle
And Car Crash
Especial 70 The Herald.l

RAYMONDVILLE. May IA
pail of mourning hung ever RmT-
mondvllle today. following tha An-
slant death last night of Joe Wynn.
Is. son Of Mrs. r. c. Famhrcuwh and
honor student I'm the seventh ErRGn
or RaymOndviIle schools. who wmM
struck by an automobile un thr high
way two miles east uf here
Earl Ladd. construction foreman
for r. r. McElw-afh Co. paving con-
tractors. was under $1,000 bend
charged with negligent hnrnAridr.
The accident occurred un thm
highway twO miles east uf here
about D. III. Wednesday. According
to Ladd. the boy was riding a bicycle
behind "a wagon on the highway and
Ladd was returning tn RmvmnnhviIim
from work. AE Ladd passed thm
wagon. he said. the bog tttrnmd into
the highway directly I'm front ~
him. The impact came before hr
could stop his car.
The bcv wnE thrown KIM CONSIDER
able distance ard hts head wmH
crushed I'm addition several brnrH
on his right side were badly rimnEled.
TT IS believed the bov died instant
ly, but Ladd stopped and picked hAFr
no. lie rushed tn the office Cf Dr.
J. It'd. McCann here but the huT ml-
ready was dead
The body was taken 10 Thnmp-
sons mortuary IN HariinCcn an4
prepared for burial there
Funeral services were tn hn held
nc A r. m. today at IA local church
with burial in tine lccai cemetery
FambrcuEh. Step-fathrr uf the bry.
came TO Raymondville about five
years ago from Arkansas and has
been engaged in farming since hAH
arrival here
Joe was a favnrite in thr school
here and was beloved Nv nll hiz class
mates.