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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-05
CELEBRATE IN FRANCE

PARIS, July 5.-Official and un- official France joined representa- tives of the American Embassay and patriotic organizations in g series of July Fourth celebrations. The Stars and Stripes flew ove- public buildings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-05
FIRE CRACKERS
 DISTURB QUIET
 IN WASHINGTON
Oficialdom, for Most Par' Out of City - Safe
 and Sane Fourth

WASHINGTON, July 5. = The occasional pop of a fire cracker punctured the quiet Fourth of July here with officialdom largely out of town.
 The average citizen observed the day, safe and sane
 President Hoover was at the Rapidan Camp making ready his speech for the special session ef the Senate next Monday at noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-05
FIRE ON BRITISH GUNBoAT

LONDON, July 5.--A Reuters dis patch from Hankow says the British Gunboat Teal was fired upon at Yochow yesterday by Chinese ban dits. Two British sailors were wounded. The gunboat returned the fire.
 The H. H. s. Bee has been or dered to Yochow from Hankow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-05
BLUE JACKET SHOT, KILLED
 BY PIRATES
Chinese Fire on American Gunboat-British
 Craft Under Fire

WASHINGTON, July 5. = The Navy Department has been advised of the death of Blue Jacket Sam uel Elkins, of Brooklyn, in an en- counter between Chinese pirates and the United States gunboat Guam, yesterday at Yochow, Hu- nan, China.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
Missionaries VIII
Tell Cuban Story

Personal experiences IN the heart
OF Cuba will be related by Evan
gelist Phillip s. Kerr rs a special
feature OF Friday nights Kerr
Rusthoi revival service, on Eliza
beth Street between Second and
Third. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr just re-
turned this year from their mis-
sionary and evangelistic work In
Cuba, and have many interesting
things to tell Of their experiences
among the uncavilized natives in
the interior, mary OF them whom
never had heard OF Jesus Christ or
seen a Bible. The program will also
include several songs sung in the
Cuban language.
Evangelist and Mrs. Howard Rus
thoi will occupy the first part on
the service with q program CT spe-
cial music. including selections play
ed on the harmonica by Mr.. Rus
thci.
Mrs. esther Kerr Rusthoi, versa
tile preacher. singer and pianist. is
scheduled TO preach Saturday right.
She spoke last Sunday night 70 the
largest crowd that has attended the
revival so far, ard twenty-ore per-
sons responded 10 her altar call.
II has been announced that the
revival campaign win continue next
week, with services nightly nc 7:30
and Sundays al : and 7:30 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
A Modern Rip Van Wrinkle
Returns After % Years

When he first came home he
met his mother.
so you are really my mother
he said. II had the impression
that my mother was dead. al
though ! couldn't remember vino
she was"
At that his mother fell into his
arms, sobbing. Her tears stirred
a memory that her face and voice
had failed 90 arouse.
"Oh, mother-now ! rememberl"
he cried. This time his voice was
sure. ITS wonderful to find you,
mother"
introduced 10 Own Son
Then he was introduced to 81
year-old Leland Francis. his own
son.
II can't realize all at once that
I have > grown son." ne told the
boy. But I'll try TO ret used tc
1t. and I'll learn to love you and
I hope you'll learn to love me-"
And SO. by one. other rela-
tiyes and friends came 70 him.
IT'S all so strange" Francis
said. ~rt's like starting life all
over again. Each face and each
house and each tree seems to be-
come more familiar to me after
look and think a while
There was one dear one of thf
old days whom Francis could not
meet. His wife. who had waited
20 years for him to return. died
two years ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
COOKING CLASS
PARTICIPANT

In connection with the Herald
cooking school which opens on Mon
day. Patteson Motor comr ny. Ford
dealers. have announced that they
viii furnish transportation for any
woman wishing to attend whose car
is unavailable. or who for any
reason does not have ~transporta-
ton. Those wishing this service are
asked 10 call Patteson Motor Co,
phone $50 and a new Ford and a
driver will be sent TO their homes.
Cars will be waiting to take the
women back when the school closes
each afternoon at . o'clock.
The following are participants In
Cooking School:
Ainsworth & Colgin.
Benham Rcady-to-wear.
Borderland Furniture Store.
Cameron -Totel
Cisneros Drug Stores
Crisco- Proctor & Gamble
Dorfman Jewelrv Store
Dorothy Dwan Lemon Lotion
Edelstein's Better Furniture
Frigidaire Refrigerator
Cara Hardware Store
X. c. Baking Powder
Patteson Motor Co.
Pioneer Flour Mills.
Rio Grande Valley Gas CO.
Velvet Butter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
HIGHWAY LINKS
TWO BORDERS
Rapid Progress Made On
Road From Canada To
Laredo

ABILENE. Oct. 3l--tP1-ExceIlenr
progress Is being made by West
Texas counties on permanent i'm
provements on the Great Plains
highway. 2050-mile interna..o nal
route from Regime. Canada. to La
redo, termed one OF the nations
most important north and south
transcontinental traffic arteries. y.
". Romigh. Of North Platte, Neb.,
president OF the Great Plains High
way association which Is sponsor
ing the route. said while here re-
Gently.
Romigh was on ar inspection
tour OF the south end OF the high
way. and conferred with road en-
thusiasts from poiats along the
route In this vicinity.
rOut OF ten Texas counties north
Of Abilene, seven have voted bonds
10 provide for the highway" Ro-
nigh said. These are Ochiltree,
Hemphill, Wheeler. Childress. Cot
tie, Jones and Taylor. Ceilings
worth county has G. movement un-
der way TO re-suomit the issue
shortly TO the voters. and King
and Stonewall counties have spr-
cial propositions with the state In
this connection"
Romigh already had inspected
the north end Of the route between
North Platte and Regina In July
and August. and said that between
the two points 80 per cent OF the
route was surfaced. adding that
practically all OF the route between
North Platte and the Kansas line
was surfaced. GRADING work Is now
under way across Oklahoma, he
said.
The cheeS-up shows" he said.
that or the 1850 miles between
Laredo and Regira. more than 81
per cent is fedeTallv designated,
and more than &c per cent Is sur
faced"
The 1891 meeting 90 the aSsocia-
ton is to be held az Childrcss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
HIDALCO PLANS
HUGE PARADE
Good Government League
To Stage Demonstration
On Election Eve

While the democrats n Hidalgo
county closed their stump speaking
campaign last night, the Good Gov
eminent league forces are planning
TO close theirs Monday night with
a big parade.
This will mark the close OF one
OF the bitterest campaigns ever
waged in a Texas county and has
arisen out OF circumstances which
have drawn national notice.
On Monday. at twelve o'clock
sion on a circle tour of the county.
visiting every important election
precinct. The parade will be led by
thousands OF Latin : Americans
voters. bearing banners and ac-
companied with a brass band. Fol-
lowing them will be automobiles
decorated with posters, huge BAN
ners and such placards as will
suitably express the sentiments OF
the owners OF the cars.
Hundreds OF cars r expected 10
participate. Every good government
supporter has been urged to turn
out with his car.
The parade will form at Mission.
leaving at twelve o'clock. noon, and
proceed 10 Hidalgo. From there IL
will go TO McAllen. thence down
the highway through Pharr. San
Juan, Alamo. Donna. Weslaco to
Mercedes; thence It will turn north
ward BY way Of LaVilla through
Edinburg, Elsa and on TO Edinburg.
expecting 10 arrive in Edinburg BY
5 o'clock. Here the parade will dis
band and dcughnuts and coffee will
be served free to the people part
icipating.
Three or four bands will take
part and will remain 10 entertain
the big crowd in Edinburg until
the speaking begins at 8 o'clock.
Every good government man ara
woman In the county Is expected
to participate in this parade. II
was said.
This will be a smashing wind up
OF the campaign. This will be the
last show OF strength before the
election on Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
.JAPS CAPTURE
HEAD HUNTERS

TOKYO. Oct. 31--R-Capture
OF many head hunting savages OF
the rebellious Taiyal tribe OK CEN
trail Formosa by the Japanese pun
tive expedition headed by Major
General Kamata, vas reported to-
day In dispatches from the island,
The Japanese force. made up OF
1000 soldiers and police. occupied
three villages near Musha, scene OF
the uprising Monday In which saw
ages killed and beheaded 90 Japan
Csc.
The prisoners were taken In the
occupied villages. Most of the saw
ages, however. had withdrawn into
the wilderness after firing their
own huts.
japanese airplanes bombed rebel
concentrations and mountains guns
and machin guns we're brought into
play against the savages. Aviators
reported the advance OF infantry
into the burning villages vas con-
tinuing steadily.
Several women or the tribe were
reported 10 have committed suicide
in accordance with custom. 80 that
their braves might 90 into battle
without family cares.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31
Church to Observe
Anniversary Sunday
Especial &c The Herald)

MERCEDES. Oct. 3f.-Acrording
10 the Rev. "A. Bartling, pastor OF
the local Emmanuel Lutheran
church. the goth anniversary Of the
local church viii be celebrated here
Sunday with special services at $50
and f0:45 a. m. The Rev. "A. Moebus
If La Grange. son OF the first
Lutheran missionary In the Valley
viii deliver the addresses at both
OF the morning services, the first
OF these 10 be given In German.
Az , p. M. the Rev. II. Meier OF
San Benito. will deliver the sermon.
At this time the local pastor viii
road a history OF the Mercedes
congregation.
The event VII also be the an
nuai missionary rally. at which
fiu7e representatives from all the
lutheran churches IN the Valley
VIII be present. The local church Is
u of the Oldest in the Valley.
having been organized IN 1910 By
the Rev. E. Mcebus OF Winchester.
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

vas all there was TO It. and he had
t. make the best OF IL.
IN Is believed now that he was
sluTgcd and robbed and that the
injury deprived him OF his mem
ory, causing him 10 wander aim
lesly west until a vestige Of recol-
lection returned 10 him.
At any rate, Francis got a job
on a farm near Billings, Mont, as
Lee Brown. There. for ~ years, he
worked. unable to discover any
thing about himself.
Found I'm Montana
Finally, not long ago. a Park
vile man happened to encounter
him in Billings.
Aren't you Charles Francis?'
demanded the man.
Francis was puzzled.
Guess my names Brown" ne
said . Then, after a minute
Guess there's something familiar
about that name OF Francis. at
that"
The acquaintance notified Fran
els relatives in Parkville and
some OF them went 10 Billings
There they made sure OF Francis
identity and persuaded him h
come back with them.
1t has been hard for Francis K
convince himself OF his new-founc
identity. When he first got back
to Parkville, all Of his relative:
gathered at his house to talk witt
him. One by one they told hin
who they were and recalled ole
Incidents OF his past TO him; ant
slowly he began TO remember
their faces and the events the,
talked about. Over and owe
again lie would say, hesitantly
Yes. I remember"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

MANILA. p. I.--tP-The young
Filipino seeking a white-collar ca
reer has g tough time. Occupations
offering that article Of wear are at
= premium. SO great Is the love Of
II. The legal profession became
overcrovded several years ago and
now the pharmaceutical examiners
are considering stricter standards
to relic overcrowding in that pro-
fpSsiOn-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

KANSAS CITY. Oct IA mod
ern Rip Van Wrinkle is Charles
Francis. 4s, who has just returned
To the little Missouri town OF Park
vile TO try to pick up the threads
o. a life that was broken off q
years ago.
For % years Francis was q man
without a past, without q sure iden-
tity-a wanderer plopped down In q
far western city TO make the best
OF things In any way he could His
previous existence In Parkville was
as though 1t had never been.
Then, suddenly and by chance,
he was called back to that former
life; and now he is trying to fit
himself back into the mold that
was shaped about him nearly q
quarter OF q century ago-tryine
TO bring back his memory Of old
days and old places. to continue q
form OF existence that suffered a
gap of more than two decades.
Disappeared I'm 1908
Twenty two years ago Francis
lived in Parkville, a Missouri river
town a few miles upstream from
Kansas City. with his wife and his
year-old son. One day he took q
load OF horses down To Kansas
City to sell them. That was In
1908; and that trip to Kansas City
to sell horses proved the opening
act of a strange and mysterious
drama Of disappearance
Arriving In Kansas City. Fran
els plunged into a cloud OF dark
ness. To this day he does not
know what happened TO him. AL
he knows is that he found himself,
weeks later in Montana. He had
forgotten who he was and where
he came from. He does not know
yet how he got to Montana. He
had on q strange suit Of clothes,
the labels Of which bore the name
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

LONDON-tPH-To make his home
a shrine. John wesley's effects are
being gathered In the house In
which he died In 1891. Among the
exhibits Is the Newgate jail pulpit
from which Methodisni's founder
preached to the prisoners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-31

FNNISCORTHY. Ireland --P-
Patrick Flood. Of Killegney. near
here. claims 10 be the oldess person
m Ireland. Flood saws he Is lis and
has seven childyen. n great grand
children living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
WAKEFIELD CONTROL
. OF SEABOARD ENDS
Election of CoverdaIe as
Chairman Marks Change in
Railway Management.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PETERSBURG, Va, January 10
The final steps connected with the con-
summation of the plan Of capital re-
organization of Seaboard Air Line
Railway Co. were taken here yesterday
when william H Coverdale of Cover
dale g. Colpitts assumed office as chair
man of the board of directors and
the following new members Of the board
we're elected directors:
Preston S. Arkwright, Atlanta; Wal
ter w. Colpitts, New York City; Har-
vey C. Couch, Pine Bluff, Ark; Nor
man H. Davis, New York City; George
S. Franklin, New York City; Robert
Lassiter, Charlotte, N. c.: v. Everit
Macy, New York City; oscar Wells,
Birmingham, Ala: Louis H. Windholz,
Norfolk, and E. A. Yates, Birmingham,
Ala.
Old Members Reelected.
The stockholders also reelected the
following present members Of the
board: Franklin @. Brown, New York
City; F. NJ B. Close, New York City;
Mills B. Lane, Savannah; Robert F.
Maddox, Atlanta: william H. Cover
dale, New York City; Robert L. Mutt
New York City: L. r. Powell, jr., Nor
folk: John Ringing, Sarasota, Fla;
C. Sidney Shepard, New Haven, Conn.
J. p. Taliaferro, Jacksonville, and A. H
Woodward, Woodward, Ala.
1t is understood that the new board
will re-elect as president Mr.. Powell
to which Office he was elected follow
ing the death Of the late s. Davies
warfleld.
Syndicate in Control.
The election of the new board, in
Guiding assumption of the Craftsmanship
by Mr.. Coverdale. marks the final step
in the passing of control of Seaboard
from the estate of the late S. Davies
warfield. former president, to the in
terests headed by the syndicate Or
Read 81 Co.; Coverdale & Colpitts,
Charles S. Mccain. president of the
Chase National Bank: Norman H. Davis
and Harvey C. Couch. associated with
the S. 2. Mitchell utility interests.
1t is understood that this syndicate
has invested approximately $4,000, 600
in Seaboard securities, including APP
proximately 100000 expended for
common and preferred stock, and Is
now the largest single stakeholder in
Seaboard
With the consummation of the plan
of reorganization, the company has
been left with no debt maturities be-
fore 1885 which should present any diff
f1cult refunding problem; considerable
reduction in aggregate of outstanding
debt; ample funds for any desirable
additions and bettermentS, and greatly
improved working capital position.
Financing Successful.
The underwriting of a new stock Of
fering, from which the Seaboard realiz-
ed more than $20000,000, was con-
tracted for by the company with its
bankers before the october break in the
stock market, but the offering to stock
holders was not actually made until
late in November. The successful carry
ing through of the underwriting under
distinctly less favorable market condi-
lions than those prevailing at the time
the program was agreed upon marks the
successful contamination of one of the
largest stock underwriting projects COM
pleted since the october stock market
tumble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
PREPARATIONS LOAN.
Tentative AlIotments Made to Float
First War Debt Issue.

NEW YORK, January 10 Especially =
Agreement was reached at The Hague
between French and German repre-
sentatives on the question of deferring
German loans of quaSi-public charac-
ter until the PREPARATIONS loan was out
of the way. Germany has been at
tempting to float large government
issue and various German cities had
almost reached the point of completing
negotiations for dollar issues under
American auspices. The reparations
loan now is to have the right of way
over all others and as the Young plan
is expected to go into effect shortly,
bankers here anticipate that this loan
will come into the local market before
Spring.
The total amount of the first portion
OF the loan will be around 5000, 000, 900.
The American allotment is likely to be
from $50 1000, 900 to $75,000,0 900. 1t will
probably be underwritten by j. P. Nor
gan e. Co., the First National Bank of
New York and the First National Bank
of Chicago. The coupon rate and. the
price which the bankers will pay for
it and, subsequently, that at which they
will offer it TO the public are matters
of further negotiation.
While there has been a heavy shrink
age in the market values of many sec
OHu anu GilTu lOTelSl CTeQlIS-pdTllCu-
larry those of South and Central Amer
lea and Eastern Europe-in the past
year, the position today OF the first
credit European loans is strong. A ma
jority of them are selling we'll above
their original prices. with French dol
lar bonds at the highest average In
their history. The German govern
ment z per cent loan has stood up
splendidly during the period when
German municipals and German cor
poration issues have been under pres
sure. This loan has the first claim on
reparations payments.
1t is hoped that the "Set-up" of the
proposed reparations loan will be such
that it can be made as much Of sue
cess as was the German government
loan which was brought out in 1924 in
the amount of $110,000,000 at a price
of 90 and Immediately sold at sub
stantial premium and has held 1t ever
since. About $23 100000 of the original
issue has been retired by annual re-
demptions at los.
During 1929 less than $4,000, 900 OF
foreign government loans were sold In
the American market, or about one
tenth the amount disposed of here in
the two years previous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
CONFIDENT
OF TRADE OUTLOOK
Progress of Hague Confer
ence Restores Hope of
Business Stability.
BY LEONARD J. REID.

Special Dispatch TO Inc star
LONDON, January Unsatisfactory
progress at The Hague conference
toward the final liquidation of the war
gives London solid confidence in the
growing stability of international pros
poets.
The assembling of the naval cor-
ference has attracted great attention In
London's financial district, which par
ticularly indorses the proposal to ex-
tend a five-year truce In battlesmp re-
placement. Some DISAPPOINTMENT
expressed that American opinion
seems adverse to such an agreement.
II is pointed out that the battleship now
has but doubtful strategic value ana
costs an intolerable amount to build.
The city holds a realiSt, not Utoplan
view. on the disarmament question, but
It Il insistent that no effort be spared
to secure a substantial alienation OF
the financial burden of the navies.
Increased Taxation.
The alternative in this country would
certainly be increased taxation, and
though the rapid oversubscription this
week of the Ceylon loan indicates that
ample money is still available, 1t is
known that borrowers on gilt-edged
terms have growing recognition Of
the necessity of raising within the next
few years many hundreds of millions of
new capital to reflnance industry in
the process of amalgamation and re-
equipment. 1t is already doubtful
whether the savings accommodating in
the hands of the potential investors, as
opposed to the 100 per cent consuming
ole
London Is not to forego her traditional
role of foreign lender.
A further increase in the tax burden
Is calculated to produce serious results
in supplies. industry and resources.
The weeks events on the Stock Ex-
change confirm the view that the pub
lie is not ready for a definite resumption
of share activity. There was steady
strength In gilt-edge securities and all
high-grade investments, but the with
drawal of one stimulus of continental
buying. especially that of the French,
induced quick profit-taking and business
has dwindled each day, though prices
arc not seriously low. One exception TO
this tendency was the underground
railway group which was strong under
the influence of informed buying in
anticipation of a favorable outcome of
negotiations with the Government on
London tartfic problems.
Restrictions of Output.
Rubber was also stronger. This mar
ket has been saturated with bad statisti-
cal news and therefore quite ready to
give evidence of the psychological fac
tor that British and Dutch producers
are comforting on a restrictive program.
That many speculative shares are
held down by the low price levels of
primary commodities is evidenced by
the restriction schemes, actual or con-
templated, in copper. tin, diamonds,
nitrate, coffee, tea and rubber.
Much interest is concentrated in the
HAIRY settlement proposals and it is
recognized that the solution of this diff
ficulty will remove the largest single
obstacle to permanent recovery of the
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
TWO FACTORS NEEDED
FOR SOUND BUSINESS
Banker Finds No Substitute for
Hard Work and Efficient
Management.


NEW YORK, Jan. l8.-In connection
with the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Manhattan
Trust Co., ]. Stewart Baker, president,
said: ,-.-.
After having passed through such a
serious securities panic, with the con-
ssquent violent adjustment IN prices
and values. it is only natural that a
period of convalesence should follow
before general business regains it's
strength and vigor. Fundamental con-
ditions, / believe. are sound. We must
not be too impatient but rather let the
improvement be gradual and sure.
Strong stimulants often lead to a
weaker conditions after the effects have
worn of. During the coming year
there will be no substitute for hard
work and eficient management.