The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 218, Ed. 2 Monday, February 9, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WEATHER Fir.t in the Valley I
For Brownsville ond the Volley:
Partly cloudy or fair and consider-
ably colder with frost in interior Fir«t in the Valle/
and possibly to the coast if weath- '
er clears. Moderate to fresh north- in v] 931
erly winds on west coast diminishing.
_! THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -—-
THIRTY-NINTH YEAR—NO. 218 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY FEBRUARY 9 1931 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
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Cannon Faces Senate Probe Soon
Bin our 1
I VALLEY I
»- --
Mergers seem to be t! o.der of
the day. Sunday's papers announc-
ed federal approval for the merger
of the Standard OU Co. of N. Y.
and the Vacumn Oil Co. The same
columns carried .lews stories tell-
ing of the latest in the Vai'ey coun-
ty merger bull market a proposed
consolidation of Willacy and Ken-
edy counties. Ancf on the same day
our Valley news columns carried a
resolution passed at a recent joint
meeting of directors of the McAllen
Citrus Association and Rio Grande
Valley Citrus Association in which
. one central Valley citrus marketing
association is strongly urged.
• • •
We can't be worried much about
the combination of the Standard Oil
and the Vacumn Oil. which will pro-
bably be a load off the mind of the
heads of those two companies.
• • •
As to the proposed swallowing up
of Kenedy county by Willacy coun-
ty that would seem to us to be a
matter strictly between the voters
of Willacy county and the voters
of Kenedy county. The object sought
from the merger of the two count-
ies. the completion of the Hug-thc-
coast highway through Kenedy down
a through Willacy into Cameron and
the Gulf of Mexico probably end-
ing at Port Isabel is one with which
every resident of Cameron county
will sympathize but far be it from
us to attempt to tell the people of
those two counties how much mon-
ey to spend and for what to spend
• • •
A central citrus marketing agency
for the Lower Rio Grande Valley
will come some of these days.
Whether it comes within the next
few month in time to handle the
'31-32 crop is entirely up to the
heads of the cooperatives now op-
erating in the Valley and to the
various and sundry shippers of cit-
rus fruit w'ho have no connection
with any of the cooperatives.
• • •
The cooperatives and the so-call-
ed cash buyers will have to get their
heads together In better fashion
than in the past before such a cen-
tral agency becomes an actuality.
We admit that in theory the grow-
er has the situation in his owm hands
but in actual practice the shippers
of citrus fruits control the situation.
and what they decide will go.
• • •
Speaking of citrus one of our
Brownsville citrus growers called us
the other day In behalf of an ' eat
a couple of Valley oranges a day."
movement saying that Valley folk
were missing a good health bet in
not consuming more of this Valley
product.
• • •
f "In our Valley" consume* his quo-
ta of two oranges a day. taken in
the form of a glass of golden nectar
every morning before devouring his
ham and. and right offhand would
have thought that the promotion
of such a movement would have been
like trying to start a thrift move-
ment in Scotland.
• • •
For a fact though if Valley peo-
4 pie are not eating oranges as their
r taste may run. Valley people have
less sense than *’In our Valley”
would like to credit them with hav-
ing.
• • •
Valley oranges will bring roses
to your cheeks improve your appe-
tite. tickle your palate sweeten
your temper cure your indigestion
remove the wrinkles from your fur-
rowed brow—in fact—will do every-
thing claimed by the most blatant
nostrum.
* * *
Lets eat more Valley oranges
and more Valley grapefruit.
• • •
The 'Golden Grapefruit Open”
held at Harlingen in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas has passed
into history and we tender here-
with our most hearty congratula-
tions to Harlingen civic and munici-
pal authorities and to Pat O’Brien.
professional of the municipal course.
• • •
And along with these said t i-
gratulations. we also on behalf of
the whole Valley section express
the hearty appreciation for the good
sound publicity brought to the Val-
ley by the 'Golden Grapefruit
Open.” publicity which will rebound
to the advantage of the Valley for
months to come.
• • •
It goes without saying we hope
that our visiting golfers enjoyed
their visit to the Valley. We know
* that our golfing population which
seems to include every resident of
the Valley with the exception of
the writer enjoyed the thrill of see-
ing these famous figures in action
on the links.
Half a Thousand
Homeseekers Arrive
HARLINGEN. Feb 9 —Five hun-
dred and fifty homeseekers arrived
1 in the Valley this morning 300 on a
ciflc lines and 250 via the Missouri
v Pacific.
THREE BANK
OFFICIALS
AREJALLED
Handling Anti - Smith
Campaign Funds
Under Fire
EXONERATED
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Bishop Again in National
Spotlight As Result
Of Activities
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9—The
senate campaign funds committee
has decided to inquire into the
handling of anti-Smith campaign
funds in Virginia in 1928 by Bishop
James Cannon Jr. of the Meth-
i odist Episcopal Church. South.
Officials of three banks have
been summoned to appear before
the committee Wednesday to test-
ify regarding the expenditure.
Bishop Cannon exonerated Sat-
urday of a series of unnamed j
charges by a committee of 13 elders j
of his church testified before the j
senate lobby committee last year
that he received over $65000 from
E. C. Jameson of New York for
use in the drive against Alfred E.
Smith democratic presidential can-
didate.
Only about half of this amount
was accounted for. however the}
Bishop walking out on the com- I
mittee without informing it what
was done with the remainder.
Chairman Nye. of the campaign '
funds committee said today he
would make every effort to trace
; the remainder of the anti-Smith
! fund.
vauSTfrost
IS PREDICTED
Mercury May Drop to 40
Monday Night; Cold
To Be Brief
A possible frost was predicted for
Monday night by W. J. Schnurbusch.
local weather chief who stated that
temperatures would drop to around
forty degrees if the weather clear-
ed.
•The cold spell will be of short
duration.1’ thp chief explained. "Al-
though it will continue cold Tues-
1 day. it will commence getting warm-
er by Wednesday."
The forecast was for partly cloudy
or fair weather considerably colder
tonight with frost in the interior
and possibly to coast if weather
clears. Tuesday will be fair and con-
tinued moderately cold The mini-
mum will be around forty degrees.
High in Brownsville Sunday was
7P degrees with some private ther-
mometers climbing to as high as 81
and 82. it was reported. High in 1
Miami. Fla Sunday was 70 degrees. |
The weather chief stated that he
did no: anticipate a serious frost.
{ but that £ conditions later in the
day presaged a change for the
worse he would notify farmers and
orchard owners in time for proper
precautions to be taken.
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Accidental Gun
Shot Kills Grocer
LAKE CHARLES. La.. Feb 9 —/P
I —His shotgun discharged in hts
automobile as he was returning from 1
his plantation yesterday killed;
Charles E. Hall about 60 years old.
a local grocer and rice planter. The !
coroner said death was accidental. '
Race to Save Friend
From Suicide Is Lost
By Ex-Pittsburg Prof.
CHICAGO. Feb. 9—'.APf—A dra- •
matic story of how a former pro-'
fcssor In the extension department !
of the University of Pittsburgh
hurried from Pittsburgh in a fu- |
tile attempt to prevent Charles P.
Shipman 60 prominent business
r..w T-srsr w r 9
One Set Of
Officials Is
Usually Plenty
PORT ROYAL. S. C. Feb. 9—
'VP>—This seaside town oi 353
souls has two mayors two city
councils and two marshals
whereas the law provides for
only one of each.
An election was held recently
but there were more votes cast
than there were voters register-
ed and a new election was or-
dered. Supporters or the victors
in the first election refused to
vote.
When the officers selected at
the new election attempted to
take charge the others refused
to vacate. The matter will be
taken to the courts.
A A
DROUGHT AREA
SOAKED BY RAIN
Relief Seen for Stricken
Arkansas Area From
Sunday Downpour
LITTLE ROCK. ARK . Feb. 9—
(Vt—Hope was revived today for this
year's crop in the drought-ravaged
sections of the south for rain had
fallen through the parched areas.
Most of It fell west of Mississippi
but in parts of Kentucky. North
Carolina tinder-dry southern Illi-
nois and Virginia rain moistened
the fields.
Arkansas where more than a half
million sufferers of the drought are
being fed by the Red Cross receiv-
ed the greatest share of thf Sab-
baths rainfall.
More than three inches fell at
Port Smith in western Arkansas
and in Jonesboro in the eastern sec-
tion of the state. At Little Rock
about two Inches were reported.
The rainfall belt extended gener-
ally from southeastern Illinois down
the western side of the Mississippi
to southern Louisan a.
Proration Problem
Still Worries E. Texas
TYLER. Feb. 9——Oil men to-
day were hopeful of effecting a settle
ment of the controversy over prora-
tion in the east Texas fields after
a conference yesterday between ma-
jor company executives and Carl
Est'is. leader of the forces opposing
prorat ton.
Those attending the conference
were W. S. Parish president of the
Humble Oil A Refining company;
Walter Teagle. president of the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey; and John R. Suman. Houston
vice-president of the Humble com-
pany. The conferees agreed upon
appointing a committee of 20 mem-
bers to make final recommendations
to the Texas railroad commission.
Mombershp of the committee
would include five representatives of
land and royalty owners five re-
presenting independent operators in
the field five from major com-
panies operating there and five from
oil purchasers in the new' fields.
The committee would meet in Tyler
prior to March 1 to draft its re-
commendations to the railroad
commission.
Cabaret Hostess Kills
Lover; Shoots Her Rival
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 9.—(JP\—A
cabaret hostess who as a ruse went
tn gigolo's clothing to another cab-
aret and danced with the girls was
imprisoned today lor shooting her
lover and her rival in his affections.
The blazing pistol of a woman
scorned ended the life of Maximo
Aceval. frequenter of the gay little
cabarets which intersperse the
downtown section and possibly fat-
ally wounded Amelia Rjijz Terrones
the rival.
Guillermina Guerrero who gave
herself up to the police said she
and Aceval had been good friends
until he met Amelia and deserted i
her. transferring his Interest to the j
| other cabarek
She swore vengeance on the pair.
She laid aside her hostess’ frock
donned a suit of man's clothing
pock ted a pistol and went tc the
rival cabaret. There she danced
with the girls waltzing by a table
where iceval and his new friend
were sipping cognac and watching
for an opportunity to take her re-
venge.
The night slipped by and the op-
portunity did not present itself.
Finally early this morning Aceval
and Amelia left. Guillermina hailed
a cab and followed them home. As
they were about to enter a house
she drew her gun and shot killing
Aceval instantly. and gravely
wounding her rival •
It
man from slaying himself and his
wife was unfolded today.
Shipman shot and killed himself '
and his wife Mercedes 58 with a
newly purchased rifle early jester- \
day while the former professor.;
Charles Meyerholz brother of Mrs.
Shipman slept in their home un- !
disturbed by the noise of the shots
because he is hard of hearing.
Financial worries were blamed by
relatives for the tragedy. Shipman
who was a member of the livestock j
exchange and a former advertising
manager for union stock yards
firms was wealthy until two years
ago but had suffered losses in
wheat and had lost in other at-
tempts to recoup his fortune Mey-
erholz said. Meyerholz began his
race to prevent the shooting last
Friday when he received a mes-
sage from Shipman which read:
“Come at once. Minnie »Mrs.
Shipman > is dead and I will be
dead before you arrive.”
Meyerholz immediately telephon-
ed his brothers Fred and Frank of
Wappello Iowa directing them
to meet him in Chicago. He also
notified Chicago police and hur-
ried hare. Questioned by police
Shipman told them the telegram
was a hoax designed to bring his |
brother-in-law to Chicago to dis-
cuss financial affairs adding that'
the former professor owed him
money. When the brothers arrived
at the Shipman home they pleaded
with him not to do anything rash.
Meyerholz told police while he
himself—agreed to advance him
$1500.
Shipman according to Meyer-
holz. readily agreed to attempt a
comeback in business and forget j
his troubles and the two Iowan?
returned home. Hardly had they
gone however before Shipman
fired the fatal shots.
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RACER HURTS
TWO SUNDAY
Graham and Clarke Hurt As
Racer Overturn# Two
Different Times
Robert "Fuzzy” Graham who was
injured Sunday afternoon when a
racing car he was driving overturn-
ed at Harlingen was resting easily
at the Mercy hospital here today
and it was thought he would be re- i
moved to his home either Monday
or Tuesday. He is the son of Judge
Jas. A. Graham of Graham. Gra-
ham and Graham law firm.
Mr Graham suffered a severely j
cut scalp bruises and possible in-
ternal injuries but his condition is
not considered serious.
Kenneth • Pickles'' Clarke also of
Brownsville was injured approx-
imately half an hour prior to the
Graham accident while driving the
same racing car. and was taken to
the Valley yesterday afternoon and
attaches said that one of his ribs
was broken and that he was bru-
ised and slightly cut. He was also
reported resting easily today in
Brownsville.
Mr. Clarke was driving the racer
around the Harlingen course before
the races yesterda yaftemoon. and
while making a turn ran into a ce-
ment block which caused the car
to roll over several times landing on
the wheels. The car was a Chev-
rolet belonging to George Leonard.
Matamoros.
While Clarke was being taken to
the hospital by another Brownsville
man. Earl H. Hattabaugh. Graham
made a test run in the damaged
racer. It was too badly damaged to
enter the races so he drove it off;
the course and started to take it
to a garage to have a new axle in-
stalled he said today.
It was while driving to town from :
the fair grounds that he struck some 1
loose dirt at the side of the road
and overturned Jack Richard#™ a 1
Brownsville jivior college student.j
was with him at the time but jump-
ed as the car flipped over and was
uninjured. Graham was taken to
Thompson’s and one .of the Thomp-
son ambulances drove him to
Brownsville. His parents who were
at Boca Chica when he arrived at
the Mercy Hosoital. were notified
"No more racers for me** he said
this morning.
Kill. WiS/fhen
Dynamites Self
INDIANA. Pa.. Feb. 9.—*#'—
After killing his wife with a pick
handle Frank Verhovcek. 42. went
to the cellar of their home at Coy.
a mining village near Homer City
and killed himself with a charge of
Cynamite last night. His body was
clown to bit*. I
CURTAILMENT
SEEN IN NAVY
EXPENDITURES
House Committee Cuts
Appropriations
For Year
ANNAPOLIS
Appointments Would Be
Reduced Under
Supply Bill
WASHINGTON Feb. 9-*VP>-
Sharp curtailment of the naval
establishment in the next fiscal
year became certain today. The
house received from its appropria-
tion committee the annual supply
bill providing $344342000 a cut of
$36310000 from the current year.
Overriding a request by Secre-
tary Adams for more commissioned
officers the committee recom-
mended a sharp decrease in naval
academy classes with drastic pro-
visions to limit demands of naval
aviation on line officers.
If approved by congress the ap-
pointments to Annapolis allotted to
each member of congress would be
reduced from four to three with
5 499 retained as the maximum
limit of active commissioned of-
ficers. Adams had recommended an
increase from four to five in ap-
pointments and the addition of
more than 2.000 officers.
Battleships Withdrawn
Excepting the second deficiency
measure today s is the last of the
big appropriation bills for con-
gressional action at this session. It
is $3451000 less than the budget
estimates.
Economies were effected in re-
ducing ships of the line and their
crews. Withdrawal of four battle-
ships. three by London treaty
terms curtailment or enlisted navy j
personnel from 84.700 to 79700 and
marine corps strength of 18.000 to
17.500 and a smaller outlay for j
construction of new craft figured I
in the slash. In addition old sub-
marines and destroyers as well as
old cruisers are to be dropped from
the fleet.
As compared to the outlay of
49.965.000 for construction of 10.000
ton eight-inch cruisers this year
the bill allows but $28 550000 in
the next. No funds are carried for
modernization of the battlcsips New
Mexico. Mississippi and Idaho. Au-
thorization for this work is pend-
ing in the house the senate hav-
ing already approved It.
In the committees report. Rep-
resentative French. republican.
Idaho chairman of the naval sub-
committee. said the battleship
Florida is being decommissioned
for disposal; the Utah is to become
a radio-controlled target vessel
and the Wyoming has been placed
in reduced commission with a view
to her conversion to a training
ship. In the spring he said the
Arkansas al:* would be withdrawn.
Naval aviation was allowed $31-
140000 a reduction of $1180000.
but the report said the branch
would have completed its five-year
expansion with 1.000 planes early
In the next fiscal year. It noted
that 11.740 enlisted men were in
the branch and urged the navy
be required to draw commissioned
aviators from naval reserve and
not from the naval academy.
Eleven Children Are
Survivors of Tragedy
JUNCTION CITY Kas. Feb. 9 -
<**>—Eleven children were left with-
out their parents todav. the result
of a week-end shooting in which
Frank Moyer a carpenter shot and
fatally wounded his wife. Mary
and then committed suicide.
Mrs. Moyer wounded in the head
and the chest died In a hospital
here last night nearly 24 hours after
the shooting took place. Police at-
tributed Moyer's act to jealousy.
They said the carpenter had been
separated from his wife since she
was injured in a motor car accident
three weeks ago while riding with
another man.
Boys Drowned; Fall
In Abandoned Shaft
CARTERVILLE Mo.. Feb. 9—iJPt—
A water-filed zinc mine shaft un-
used for 20 years last night gave
up the body of Ben Medley. Jr.. 11
years old who had fallen into the
pit while at play Saturday.
The body was recovered from 30
feet of water by a crew of men
who had been probing the shaft for
more than 24 hours.
A detachment of national guards-
men from Webb City was called out
yesterday to keep the curious away
from the workera*
WEDS STEP-SISTER SUES HIS OWN
FATHER FOR $300000
A tangled set of relationships
in which a Kansas City man is
his own father's son-in-law was
brought to light when Andrew
Jean Stormfeltz (inset t sued his
father. Luther Stormfeltz asking
$310454 inherited from his
grandfather and pmnaged for
him by the elder Stormfeltz The
young man married Ruth Davis
his step-sister and the daughter
of Ms father's second wife—
thereby making his own father
ms ratner-in-iaw ana making ms step-mother his mother-in-law The
son's wife is shown in the large photo above.
LOCAL BANK
' DEPOSITORY
Merchants National Will
Handle County Funds
During Year 1931
The Merchants National bank of
j Brownsville was renamed the Cam-
eron county depository by the com-
missioners’ court when the bank s
bid of 1.77 per cent on active daily
balances was accepted. This was
the highest percent offered by any
bank.
The State National bank of
Brownsville bid 1.33 per cent.
The Merchants National has been
the county depository for a num-
ber of years and the bid of 1.77
per cent was the same as was paid
last year.
The court named road overseers
In Precinct Three as follows: A-18
A. Ullrick. Rio Hondo; A-19 Francis
Walker San Benito; C-20 B. T.
Bulliss Rio Hondo; D-21 Geo.
Pace. San Benito; E-22 Pete Law-
ton. San Benito; L-24 L. R. Wasom.
| San Benito; H-25 E. Esparza. La
Paloma; 1-26 E. R. Noe. San Be-
nito; J-27 Sam Sparks San Be-
nito; K-28 Charles Glidewell San
Benito; L-29 W. C- Magee. Ranger -
ville; M-30 Jim Barron Los In-
dian; 0-31 Clarence Personius
\ Santa Maria; K-32 A. L. Baur.
County bills also were passed by
1 the court.
Sit* in Sheriff’*
Office I* Killed
CORPUS CHRISTI. Feb. 9.—<JP>—
Bernardino Lerma was under a
charge of murder today in connec-
| tion with the killing of Jesus Gon-
zales. who was shot with a rifle
l yesterday as he sat talking in the
sheriffs office here. Motive for the
shooting was not learned. Gonzales
had appealed to officers for protec-
tion from a man Just prior to the
shooting Motive for the killing was
not learned. Examining trial for
Lerma was set fi>r today.
NEW TEMBLORS
SHOCK NAPIER
New Zealand Devastated
Region Again Visited
By Quakes
WELLINGTON. New Zealand
Feb. 9—(tfV-Residents of the de-
vastated Hawkes bay district were
terrified and driven from their
temporary shelters by a new sc-
ries of violent tremors today.
The quakes felled mary build-
ings not wholly destroyed In last
week's tremors and toppled piles
of masonry battered the reaches
fore? the panic stricken inhabit-
ants to higher ground
Napier. Hastings and the Wairoa
district especially felt the shocks.
The face of a bluff overlooking
Napier was sheared off bv a land-
slide. There were no casualties
Residents are living in tents and
other temporary- shelters. Commu-
nication lanes have been inter-
rupted.
Want Reynosa Bridge
On 24-hour Schedule
McAllen. Feb 9—Stating that in-
ternational trade will be stimulated
and increased traffic in the Lown
Rio Grande Valley benefited. Mc-
Allen Chamber of Commerce offi-
cials are securing signers to a peti-
tion asking permission to keep th<
international bridge across the Rit
Grande six miles from here open 2<
hours daily.
The petition will be sent to Sey-
l mour Low man. assistant secretarj
of the treasury at Washington. D. C
The present law requires tourist!
entering Mexico through the bridg«
between Hidaigo and Reynosa tr
) return to the United States by !
* o’clock each afternoon The regu-
lation further works h hardship or
oil companies whose employes musi
travel between the two countries ir
their duties in connection with ex-
tensive drilling along the border or
both sides of the river it was said
Suicide Takes Life Of
Hungarian Wife in N. Y.
NEW YORK. Feb. 9-*— The
suicide of a brilliant and at-
tractive young Hungarian wo- *
man who came to this country to
do research work at the request of1
New York University overwhelmed
her scientist husband today.
The body of Dr. Helen Reiner was
found in the Littauer research la-
boratory yesterday by Dr. Leszo
Reiner. A beaker of poison was in
her hand. A note listing unpaid
household bills rod ending in the
words “this is best for you and for
me too." was cm a nearby desk
~he couple had a minor quarrel)
shortly before the tragedy Reiner
told police and she rushed from
their apartment crying "I will kill
myself.” Discounting her threat ai
first. h« said he later became alarm-
ed because of her high-strung tem-
perament and followed her. He wa;
about 30 minutes too late.
For all his learning and skill sh«
was beyond aid.
Dr. Reiner and his wife had beer
fellow students at the Royal Hun-
garian Elisabeth University ir
Pecs. Hungary Both had M D de-
grees and he was a doctor of phil-
osophy as well **
HORSE SHOW
BLAZE FATAL
TO HOSTLERS
Prize Winning Mounts
Lost As Fire
Sweeps Show
INCENDIARISM
Suspected in California
Blaze Which Develops
$550000 Loss
OAKLAND. CAL . Feb. 8—<*V-
Fire of mysterious origin destroyed
the Oakland horse show early to-
day. taking at least three human
lives and incinceratmg somewhere
between 47 and 80 blue-blooded ani-
mals that had been trapped in their
stalls.
Three other persons. Including a
woman were missing and may have
perished. More than a dozen atten-
dants who had been in the building
shortly before the fire also remain-
ed unaccounted for but most if not
all these were thought to have es-
caped and failed to report their
safety.
Fire officials estimated the loss
at $550000. Eighteen carloads of
prize animals valued by their owners
at about $2000000. had been ship-
ped from the stables the show hav-
ing closed Saturday night.
John L. Thoms 60 an employe of
Carnation farm stables Pomona
Cal. was the only one of the three
' dead who could be identified The
others were believed to be Michael
McCarthy also a Carnation stable
employe and a man known only as
Murray.
Woman Thought Lost
While the fire was at its height
and horses were plunging snorting
and dying in the flames a woman
was seen to dash trio the blazing
structure as if to rescue a favorite
horse. Later a woman's purse con-
taining 40 cents and a check was
found in the ruins.
No clue as to the woman's iden-
1 tity could be found except the check
which was made all but illegible by
water. The check was for $3.75. di-
ted December 20. 1930. and the bad-
; ly marred signature appeared to be
j *‘C. C GerglaberIt was drawn on
i the First National bank of Pomona
Calif.
Fire authorities said they had de-
tected the smell of gasoline while
fighting the flames but had no def-
; inite evidence of incendiarism. A
ftre said to have been incendiary
was found in the show building on
the opening night and promptly
quenched.
Horse* In Agony
Firemen also asserted there had
been no regulations prohibiting
smoking and that sparks from burn-
ing tobacco might have found their
way into inflammable material to
start the conflagration. The build-
ings were temporary and burned
j quickly.
Barns full of plunging snorting
' squealing horses made the scene
a bedlam Some of the prize ani-
mals broke through to the open air
with hair and flesh afire. Police-
men shot them down to end their
agony.
McCarthy was believed to have
died in an attempt to save Carna-
tion Lavenduia. a $35000 horse. The
charred body of a man was found
beside the burned careas of the val-
uable mount. Zero Hour prize win-
ner of the California National guard
broke out of the cauldron of flame
with his blanket afire He broke
a leg in making the getaway and had
|! to be shot
Harold P. Ryan one of the at-
tendants. was Injured. Ryan said he
saw a man burn to death in a stall.
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I MARKETS A T
A GLANCE
NEW YORK:
Stocks strong; pivotal shares
surge forward.
Bonds firm; government*
I mixed
Curb strong; specialties lead
active rise.
Foreign exchanges irregular;
Canadian dollar at par.
Cotton higher; New Orleans
and local buying.
Suffar easy; trade selling.
Coffee steady; European buy-
ing.
CHICAGO:
Wheat firm; cold wave north-
vest and firm cables.
Corn firm; cold weather and
decreased visible supply.
Cattle lower.
Hogs steady to lower
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