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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
ACTION OF COMMON
|. STOCKS REVIEWED.
Largest Drop in December
Values in AmusementS and
Smallest in Motors.

The market appraisal Of 100 leading
common stocks declined $500. 190 900
in 1880 from $29 ,434, 453 900 to $780,
734, 1858, 900 at the close Of business on
December 81, according to a survey
just published by Frazier Jelke g. Co.
This compares with q decline Of
81, 709, 474.0 in 1929 and a gain Of
of December II the group was valued
at $19,386, 10000, or $24066, 724 900
less than at the end of August, 1929,
the approximate peak of the bull
market.
Each one of the Is subgroups which
make up the 100 issues showed loss
for the year, the largest decline being
in the mines, which dropped ST. per
cent, and the smallest being in the
foods, Sc per cent. The oils depreciat-
ed AZ per cent, the equipments, 4O.9
cent; the amusements, $50 per cent;
the electrical manufacturing issues,
29.6 per cent; the chemicals, 294 per,
cent; the rails, GAS per cent; the mis-
cellaneous industrials, 24.4 per cent;
the motors, 1856 per cent; the steels,
20.9 per cent, and the utilities, 1876
per cent. In 1929 the decline in the
automobile group contributed SO per
cent Of the total depreciation, while
in 1880 the biggest loss was In the
oils and amounted to 21.7 per cent OF
the total change.
In the month of December, says the
survey, there was a net loss of $2,285,-
$4,000, or 90 per cent, in the value
of the 100 issues. The total dropped
from $23,O20,0 42 900 on November 20
to SIG, 1856 10000 on December II, but
recovered 81 ,347, 900 during the
latter days of the month. The largest
net loss in December was 21.8 per cent
in the amusemer1ts, while the smallest
was "a per cent in the motors. The
oils fell 2O6 per cent, the mines, 16:5
per cent; the equipments, 1876 per cent;
the retail shares, lag per cent; both
the miscellaneous industrials and the
chemicals, 8.6 per cent; the cleo
tricals. 83 per cent; the rails, TO per
cent; the foods, So per cent; the steels,
SO per cent, and the utilities, 4.9 per
cent
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STEEL FIRMS WATCH
RAIL MERGER PLANS
Some Companies are Heavily In
terested in Various
Carriers.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, January THE rail-
road consolidation plan is greatly inter-
esting American Steel companies, not
only because Of the business derived
from the carriers, but because some
steel manufacturers own considerable
rail properties.
United states Steel Corporation, for
example owns more than 16 railroad
companies, with trackages totalfng more
than 1000 miles. The more important
of It's rail lines are: Bessemer q Lake
Erie, Duluth a. Iron Range, Duluth,
Mesabi g. Iron Range, Duluth Mesabi
q Northern, the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern,
the Etha & Montrose, the youngstown
& Northern and the Birmingham South
ern
The Bessemer & Lake Erie, the most
important line, all of whose capital stock
Is owned by the steel corporation, has
been allotted TO the Chesapeake & Ohio
Nickle Plate System. Bessemer 81 Lake
Erie, which is about 220 miles long, Is
an advertisement for the steel industry
since 1t has always been an innovator
in the use of steel for railroad purposes.
About 90 per cent of It's trafTic consists
Of products OF the mines. There are
two steel ties in its roadbed for every
wooden tie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
UTILITIES feature
1 DEALINGS ON CURB
Trading More Active, but List
Shows Irregular Tone.
CopperS Gain.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
- NEW YORK, January THE curb
exchange picked up speed today as the
session progressed, but price trends
were irregular. with the greatest show
Of strength in the active issues.
Electric Bond 81 Share, after gain
ing nearly a point, eased slightly.
Cities Service maintained a fractional
gain throughout the first few hours.
United Light & Power A, Consolidated
Gas of Baltimore and American Gas
g. Electric were strong during this
period.
Public utilities, coppers and a mis-
cellaneous group of industrials, tnclud-
ing merchandising and radio shares,
formed the bulk of activity in the fore
I noon session. Trading during that
period amounted to $4,000 shares,
compared with 100000 Tuesday.
The better feeling in London was
mirrored here in international issues,
especially mine shares.
Noranda Mines, which voluntarily re-
Stricted copper output to aid IN the
sterilization plan, was given vigorous
twirl today From time to time Wall
Street has heard that the company Is
maintaining a steady gold output
Proposed reduction OF the stated par
value of Sisto Financial Corporation
brought about a 2-point decline in that
stock. National Bond g. Share was up
more than a point. Chatham-Phenix
Allied. benefited from the strength in
bank stock and trust shares.
Buying of preferred stock centered
largely around the utility list, where
America Superpower first preferred
was up 334, New York Telephone pre-
ferred up ~ and Cities Service pre-
ferTed up ga.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January 7 (P).-CUnited
States Department Of Agricultural -
Hogs, $4,000, including 1000 direct;
steady to strong; 5a10 higher on heavy
weights; packing sows steady; top, $40;
bulk 10000 pounds, 8.00a8.l5; 10000
pounds. 7.60a8.00; pigs, 7.75a8.10; pack
ing sows, 6.35a6.75; light light, good
light weight, 10000 pounds, 8.0oa8.20
medium weight, 200-250 pounds, 7.70a
BIS; heavy weight, 250-350 pounds,
1851 IS; packing Sows, medium and
good, 275-500 pounds, 6.25a6.75; slaugh-
ter pigs, good and choice, 100-l30
pounds, 7.65aS.10.
Cattle, 5000; calves, 1000; strictly
good and choice fed. steers and yearlings
strong; instances again IS higher; lower
grade steady to strong; killing quality
better; bulk fed steers, S.25a11 rs: top,
1925; she stock steady to rs higher;
vealers so or more lower slaughter cat
tie and vealers, steers, good and choice,
100000 pounds, 10.00a14.25; 900-1 100
pounds, 10.00a14.25; 1,100-1, 800 pounds,
10.00a1425: 1901, 500 pounds, 9.75a
1875; common and medium, 600-1 800
pounds, 6.25a1000.
Heifers, good and choice, 550-85o
pounds, 3.25a12.00; common and me-
dunn, 500a8, rs; cows good and choice,
5.50a7.50; common and medium, 4.25
a5.50; low cutter and cutter, 3.00a425;
bulls (yearlings excluded), good and
choice beef, 5.00a6.25; cutter to me-
dunn, 400a5.75; vealers milk fed),
good and choice, 9.50al2.00; medium,
3.00a9.5 so; Gull and common, 6.00a6 90;
Stocker and fodder cattle, steers, good
and choice, 500-1, 050 pounds, 7.00a9.0 90;
common and medium, 5.50a7. co.
Sheep, $4,000 head; active: fat lambs
strong to urlevenly higher; other
classes. steady to strong; bulk better
grade lambs, 825a8.85; early top, 800;
some held higher; choice yearlings,
.7.25: fat ewes, 3.OOa400; lambs, 80
common, 5,5oa6.50; ewes, 90-i50 pounds,
medium to choice, 2.50a4.00; all
weights, Gull and common, 1.50a3.00
feeding lambs, 60-75 pounds, good and
choice, 6.75a7.50,
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MORE FAVORABLE NEWS
is HELP TO MARKET
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatcn 10 Inc 6taIs
NEW YORK, January THE indica-
lions are that the stock market Is still
pointing upward under the influence OF
q change in public psychology since the
first of the year, induced by such favor
able Developments as the proposed rail
consolidation, the greater employment
in industry, the remarkable ease In
money, the average advance in domeS-
tic bonds Of 234 points since December
20, the definite indications Of greater
activity in the iron and steel trade,
and by the substantial rally that stocks
themselves have had.
Professionals who were sellers all
through November and December have
either ceased their operations on the
bear side or have begun blindly to spon-
sor particular shares with which they
have been identified on the bull side
in the past. There is no suggestion of
a runaway market; in fact, Wall Street
does not want to see such development.
II realizes. too, that some of the pres
ent optimism may be tempered later in
the month by series Of IInfavorable
corporation statements covering the last
30akheS "a AeeAs -. . s-.---~--------sss---...
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FORMER WASHINGTON MAN
JOINS FINANCIAL FIRM

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January John r.
Walker, for the past two years Presi-
dent Of the Morris Plan Corporation
Of America and former European trade
commissioner under President Woodrow
Wilson, today announced his afhliation
with the arm Of Jackson-Babbitt, Inc,
financial Counsellors, where, as a direc-
tor, he will specialize Is an authority
on industrial banking.
A member Of the District of Columbia
bar, Walker also headed the firm or
ganized to hquidate surplus lumber ma
terial Of the United States Shipping
Board of 1921, and in 1925 joined the
Morris Plan Corporation of America,
organizing company of all Morris Plan
banks, to assume charge of organiza-
ton and supervision of banks operated
by the national parent company.
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ARMOUR q co.

CHICAGO, January z CR.-Armour
g. Co., packers. reported today that al
though 1880 sales OF approximately
5000, O00,O0o were about the same as
those OF 1929. profits were sharply re-
duced because Of constantly declining
prices.
Earnings for the fiscal year ending
last November / were e4.T4i, 02e. just
short Of dividends guaranteed on the
preferred stock by Armour g. Co. OF
Delaware and the North American Pro-
vision Co.
Armour q 90. Of Illinois, however,
maintained the regular preferred divi-
dends on both its own preferred stock
and those of It's subsidiaries by resort
ing to surplus to the extent of "a LOGO, 576.
Net earnings for the preceding year
were $0,81O,5lB, equivalent after all pre-
ferred dividends to 40 cents on Armour
Of Illinois class "A" common.
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international Business Machines.

NEW YORK, January Especially -
A broker who purchased several lots of
stock in the November -, 1929, panic
said today that all Of them showed him
a loss except International Business
Machines. This company earned $3.50
a share in the first nine months Of
1880 and is expected to present q state
per share return than the $I1.03 made
in 1929. On September 80 current as
sets were $10,898,03l, against current
liabilities Of $2,657,887. Dividends in
1880 were $3,926,255, against $3,188, 1888
In 1929.
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NEW YORK, January z Especially -
Initial cotton prices today were 4 TO 8
points lower. Further hearish statistical
reports caused the renewal Of many
short positions, especially in distant con-
tracts. Southern and overseas traders
sold in all months.
Opening prices were: March, 1910, of
4; May, 1925, of 6; July, 1857, of 8;
October, 1912, of 7; December, 1899
of g.
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NEW SECURITIES
NEW YORK. january Z (P).-Ne

NEW YORK, January z tH1.-NeW Sc
curities offered today include
City of Atlantic City, N. j., $3,25o,-
900 S per cent tax revenue bonds, dated
December 30, 1880, and maturing June
10, 1881, priced to yield $50 per cent,
by group headed by M. M. Freeman
g. Co.
City of Springfield, ILL.,, 100000
Az per cent water bonds, maturing Sc
rally July /, 1896, to 1850, inclusive,
and priced to yield from $50 to 4 per
cent, by Eldredge 81 Co. and r. W.
Pressprich g. Co.
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POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO, January Z up %. 8. De-
partnent of AgricuIture) Potatoes, As !;
on track, 174; total U. S. shipments, 724;
steady; trading rather slow: sacked, per
hundredweight, Wisconsin round whites,
1.40-1 so: Minnesota, 1901 40; Idaho
russets, No. 1, 1.70a1. IS; No. 2, 1.40-I so;
Colorado McClures, branded, 1901 80;
unbranded, 1.70-1.75.
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NEW YORK, January Z R.-The
market value of all shares listed on the
New York Stock Exchange declined
81, POI ,9Sl ,244 during December TO a
total Of $49,ol9, 678, 459 as of january
g. AS of January there were 1908
stock issues aggregating 1905, 794 ,480
shares listed on the exchange, against
1909 issues aggregating 1926, 204, O94
shares on December /.
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Cement Price Reduced.

NEW YORK, January z (Pg.--The
Penn Dixie Cement Co. has reduced the
price of cement 10 cents q barrel in
Washington, Baltimore and points In
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07

Immigrants arriving In Argentina In
the first 10 months Of 1880 totaled
o4,01l, which IL nearly 10000 less than
n thu anRna RaEtod q la2a. 1890
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07

Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph /. Weller 1 Ba. wash 9Th l. F N.%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07

Glasgow Scotland, will build q new
81 600, 600 electric power station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07

Since the November elections three
aldermen Of Newcastle, England, have
DIED - -
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET s ss:: Il. : 81: S S.:

Note-An stocks are sold in one hundred-share lots
excepting those designated by the letter s0s (25Os).
which shows those stocks were sold in odd lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
STOCK AND BOND AVERAGES
STOCKS.

By Che Associated PFess.
From Yesterdays $50 Edition.
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Departmental Bank

REPORT OF CONDITION
OF The
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BONDS,
NEW YORK COTTON
MARKET VALUES SHRINK,

tcOpyriEht 1881, Standard statistics Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07

OF Washington in the District Of Co.
lumbia. at the close OF business
on December 81. 1890.
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RIGHTS.

I l4M lON Com Edison. Feb 1917 1sN 1914 13N
Dividend dollars quarterly semi
annual psymsn 'Ex dividend Partly extra tPlus ~
ent dividend tPlus 81 in stock Plus go stock. Plus
II ~ n n
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Z. aWw--With warrants.
xw-Without warrants.
sn-NeW. tA neE
St-Nhsn iaAned - ss--s, So -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
COURT HEARS
PRICE CASE
New Testimony Emit d
In Trial OF Texas
Jurist

AUSTIN, Aug IS. R)-Introduc-
ton Of additional testimony relative
to the character and reputation Of
J B. Price Of Bastrop, Judge OF the
2lSt district court, was planned by
the defense today in the investiga-
ton TO the vteran jurist on charges
OF negligence and incompetency in
connection with his approval Of
claims Of officers Of his district for
fees and mileage in criminal cases.
1t was believed probable the de-
Tense would conclude its case today
or early tomorrow. Little rebuttal
testimony was planned by the state.
Several OF the accounts Of the
sheriffs have been placed in evid-
ence. Accounts for fees and mileage
submitted by Woody Townsend,
sheriff OF Bastrop county; j. J.
Burtschell. sheriff OF Lee county,
and Clint D. Lewis sheriff Of Burle-
son county. were claimed by IT.
N. Markham. assistant state auditor,
to be exorbitant.
The contention Of the state Is that
ordinary are and prudence would
have caused Judge Price TO with
hold approval Of the accounts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Runaway Girl Is
Hailed Into Court

Helen Radford. youthful run
away from New York. was ordered
TO the Good Samaritan home in
San Antonio when given a hearing
before Judge A. NJ. Kent in the
Juvenile court here Monday morn
ing.
The girl ran away from New
York several weeks ago, coming 10
the Valley 70 live with friends In
San Benito.
Located by police. the girls step
father came here from New York
TO return the girl TO her home. She
refused to 60 however.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Asaocinlfd Prf,a Photo

the water situation by pointing out
that 100000 acre feet annually
flow below Mission. OF this amount.
1000. 900 acre feet are utilized and
100000 acre feet are flowing un-
used 10 the sea because ID consists
principally OF flood waters ami
comes at a time when il is not need
cd. This situation, through storage.
can be reversed 50 that 1000. 900 acre
feet can be used and only 1000. 900
acre feet Will need to be wasted
nc said.
About 10 per cent Of the Rio
Grande waters come from Mexico
and the rest from American tribu-
tarleS. II Is believed. however, that
more than 40 per cent Of the water
Is from the American side during
periods OF low flow but no exact
figures are available.
III VIC got an agreement with
Mexico we would have a definite
amount allotted 10 US" Mr.. Ande--
son said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

The Cameron county commis-
sioners court was IN session Tues
day making a preliminary survey
OF the budget for the coming year
drawn up by County Auditor III. M
Shelton. ST..
A public meeting on the budget
will b. held beginning nc 8 a. m
Saturday.
All interested parties are invited
20 attend this session.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
IN OUR
VALLEY
Continued from page N

storms are not dangerous to this
section?
Man came in the office Tuesday
afternoon to inquire r. It was cl.e
to 20 TO Boca Chica.
Was afraid the storm might hit
Tried to tel him that storms
could not hurt him on our Valley
beaches.
That ne would have plenty OF
time to leave before any possible
high water might inconvenience
him.
Nov, what should We do7
Not publish about the storms In
the gulf?
Or publish them as they come up?
Storms are news.
Sometimes storms are big news.
But We don't want 10 get Valley
folk needleSsly excited.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
FIOTR FROM FISH

may
bake bread from fish flour in the
future II the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture succeeds in popularizing
this new product. 1t is made from
the edible parts OF the fish, and Is
rich in mineral qualities. It is said
that 1t will reduce some simple
golfers when used regularly. 1t Is
expected that 1t will increase the
value of fish products in the Unit
ed States about 81. 500. 900 n year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Broccoli Profitable

y. ID. Wren or San Benito reports
that his father made M much 40
$3.50 On acre from his broccoli dur
ing the past season.
After harvesting all marketable
broccoli he left the remainder for
seed and said that III would be- VAL
ued AZ S2.1OO N he could get the
same price he paid TO get his start
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
RegaIia Plentiful

AS 70 the swords. buttons, coins,
and other objects found there. in
dicating presence Of soldiers, he
said during that period army
swords. uniforms and other equip
ment were found generally in this
section.
The pawnshops Of that period
were full OF swords. uniforms and
other equipment. Little boys ped
ding Oh the street frequently ap-
peared IN army %overcoats.
People at the ranch settlement
frequently visited Point Isabel for
supplies. trading az the place OF old
John Simon there, where they
picked up objects recently found.
They also came in contact with
foreign sailors st Point Isabel,
which could easily account for the
foreign money found"
COwan's ancestors came TO this
section ll3 years ago. he explain
ed, living at Point Isabel and Bra
EOS Island back in the early days
Of the last century.
He said there has never been a
city Of santa Cruz on Padre Island,
unless this ranch was known as
Santa Cruz 10 some people.
Padre Island was granted by the
King Of Spain 10 Father Bali,
conditional upon his establishing
missions on it, he said. The
grant was on the way here from
Spain when Father Bali died.
The title 70 the island has been
questioned frequently since then
Remains Found
Interest in the 'lost city" became
general in the Valley recently when
Charles Hard OF Brownsville
found the remains OF the old set
Element, about n miles up Padre
Island from the southern end.
Hardin brought relics 10 the
chamber OF commerce here, and an
expedition OF Fort Brown. Browns
vile and San Benito people spent
the past few days exploring the
spot, finding additional bullets.
rings. buttons from army uniforms,
swords. remains OF a blacksmith
shop. and other objects OF interest.
There was never any outpost OF
the Union Army on Padre Island
during the Civil War" Cowan said.
The settlement was unquestion-
ably Los Tres Corrales. as the
location and the corrals and other
objects fit that settlement in every
respect
Cowan said the settlement was
generally described at that time as
being % miles from the southern
tip OF Padre Island.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Valley 'Hoofer'
Nears St. Louis

Walter Hofe-. "the noofer"
expects to arrive in st. Louis
Aug. 20. according TO a letter
received from him at the Cham
Der OF Conn cree here.
He left Brownsville May 81,
pushing his sister, Margaret, in
front OF him on a wheelbarrow
and bound for New York, hop
ing TO beat the cross country
mark OF Ralph Sanders and
Jerry the Bull.
Hofer said the hills are play
ing havoc with his back. but he
Is standing up we'll under the
strain. and is confident that he
will reach New York ahead X
his scheduled time-Christmas.
He lives at La Feria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Mrs. Navarete And
Daughter In Hospital

Mrs. Mariana Navarete and her
young daughter arc still in an FL
Campo hospital recovering from in
juries sustained in an automobile
collision there Friday evening.
Mr.. Navarete Brownsville store
owner, is In Fl Campo with them,
while Mariana. Jr., has returned
here. He was in the wreck also.
r. Ramirez. Brownsville man. was
killed in the crash and was buried
at FL Campo. The deaC man was a
foster child Of Mrs. Navarete's
mother and was well known here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
ARHrER-PLAYWRIGHT

LONDON George Curtis mas
given up his pow and now opines
that the pen IS mightier than both
the sword and the pillow. For four
years. in between his farm duties
which occupied most Of his time
from $50 in the morning until 8
at night. he concentrated on writ
ing a play. Now that PLAY. "Retri-
button" has been accepted for pro-
duction by a big theater at an early
date
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Comet Reported

A number Of Brownsville people
report seeing a large shooting star
in the northern portion OF the sky
early Tuesday.
The star. which had a long trail
or. remained in the sky until morn
ing. they state.
1t became visible shortly after !
n w
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Relations Resumed

QUITO. Colombia, Aug. 10. Up
Diplomatic relations between Col
ombia and E'lad0r. several IN N1V-
ember. 1925, were resumed today.
The efforts Of the Argentine gov
eminent as arbiter were credited
with having paved the way to settle
ment OF the dispute
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
lost CITY

Continued on page ID
hands we're built in the neighbour
hood of these houses. Three cor
rails we're built, accounting for the
name OF the ranch
There were probably between 70
and 80 people at the ranch. in
GLIDING ONE and children"
Cowan said that the storm OF
1880 washed away part Of the
ranch. and the storm Of 1886
destroyed the remainder OF 1t. aft
er which the settlement was aban-
dcned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Rates Protested

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16-tPD-
Oil and cement interests today pro-
tested against the proposed is per
cent increase in railroad freight
rates. with a representative OF one
oil company urging the interstate
commerce commission TO use some
other method OF augmentIng rail-
road revenues.