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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-12-14

This yea. Is {. semi-centennlal OF
the peanut, Barely mentioned in the
American 1850 census. and with q
yield OF only 100000 pounds in 1889,
the 1899 production will be close IL
1000 100000 pounds. three-fourths u
which will be used at home. Baseball
fans and circus elephants alike go In
for the to-. rne morsels, native to
South q Tho crop he's become
one c. Scu.hs great money
makers.
An lta = Immigrant. supporter Of
his family at L, multi-lntllionaire
today, his forc;.le made from pea
nuts. Coming to the United States
When he was II. Amedeo Obtcl soon
was working ~ peanut stard IN
wntG L. 5re, Pa. Within year or
two nc c;qned it. Not long afterward
he was buying peanuts by the car
load. In 1906 he formed the concern
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-12-14

known today as, the Planters Nut and
Chocolate Company. Ee has factories
throughout North America, is oirec-
tor in banks, organizations and tsso-
Citations and owns o 3C0-acre estate
near Suffolk, Va. Last year his husi-
ness reached nearly sl5,0oo'ooo, al IN
s and l0-cent peanut products.
I'VE are more than ordinarily giao
that one OF cur oil-burners helps con-
tribute to the comfort Of man who
has been so successful IN the delecta-
ttcn OF millions" commented { q
W:l.iams, OF Bloomington. H., 'ssi'
@,rs Of the Williams CN-C't'"''?
:!c,.ang Corporation TIE n''lfe
Were 1t Is tre' lied Is 81 arp ren
t,Yst TO - ~"s ".rtc: 6 Nnm"
where tno : ~
Odetzo. N'
that many { ..Je0:Ss mere ana
abroad share b. al'oe!ng that MIR.
Cbici obtained himself"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-12-14

Major General William Graham
Everson, whose nomination to
succeed General Greed c. Ham.
mend as Chied Of the Militia
Bureau of the War Department
has been sent to the Senate,
took up his new duties recent.
ly. Cen. Everson formerly COM
manded the 18th Brigade, 3Sth
Div. He is an ordained minis
ter and since 1921 has been the
pastor of the First Church Nun
cha, Indiana. Herbert, N. W.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-12-14
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i E q ,l.J JefIg s RFeJN
Chr Army mnrnl

the Eighteenth Amendment is ever overehlo~ nv wi,
Sgys not be by the VETS The over-zealous Drys va" "'
:; ont of the Constitution they talked it in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-12-14

What is considered to be the
largest cheese ever made, is
this one from which Lucien
Lucien is endeayoring to take
a bite. It weighs $50 pounds
and is now on exhibition at
the Fourteenth National Hotel
Show which Is being held at
the Grand Central Palace, in
New York. Herbert Photos).:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12
The lQaR9&y !G! i, Rs@&s g
ASHINGTO HOOVER

and made his inaugural address, the
first to be delivered without the aid
Of notes.
A youth seeking a h..-d's-eye view OF
the capital city the morning Of In
auguration day plunged to his death
from the top Of the Washington
monument. It was believed that he
lost his footing when he started to
descend the monument ladder. He
Vas buried two days later, his identity
never having been established.
a shadow was cast over the Pierce
occupancy OF the White House BY
the death IN railway accident Of
the Presidents only son few weeks
before the Inauguration, and the So
ctal affairs were not . brilliant 9
tho1e q his predecessor.
The White House grounds and the
IIend adjacent 70 the river were beau-
ttfled during the pierce adninietra-
TO: - newspaper Of that ~ said:
N : The grounds 1ying south a III
1oentiye uaansion ~ betne lrnnns-
o1 Into : uaenf{i a p1GIk,
M N11en conapao IN a(D3 =
eFiaGe kriYe e Z iIi T. ]l
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12

His work of packing the suitcase
finished, the reporter went to sit on
the edge Of Crystals cot before the
fireplace. while he wrestled with the
problem Of her STORY"
1--WE got It'll" he announced tri-
umphantly after q period of frown-
ing concentration. This kidnapper
fellow had taken the gag out of your
mouth when you'd made promise
not to scream. He didn't think there
was any danger Of your being heard
anyway, In this lonely spot. When
he heard Lon Edwards and the girl
step up on the porch he didn't have
time to gag you again, but whipped
out his gun-he was sitting beside you
On the cot-and leveled it at you, to
keep you silent. You were afraid to
scream at first. though you knew help
was just outside, but after q bit YOU
made up your mind that he'd be
afraid to shoot you, and you did
scream. The kidnapper dropped his
gun-that was the clatter that Lon
and Grace heard"
~ gun ana poker dropped on
the floor would sound pretty much
alike" the young man reminded her.
"Well, the kidnapper dropped hts gun
and clapped hts hands over your
mouth to keep you from screaming
again. He was as frightened as you
were. for fear the visitors would force
an entrance. Then with hand on
your mouth and the gun in the other
hand, he waited for them, although
YOU couldn't see him for the bandage
over your eyes. you know. and after
. while the boy and girl went away.
What they said about Peter Holidays
having girl here and the scandal,
made the kidnapper feel pretty Ger
tain they were not suspicious of foul
play and wouldn't be until the story
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12

| leagues general superintendent, who
tried to fill Wheeler's shoes as legiS-
lative director. It is commonly be-
lievcd that Mcbride will lose the leg
islative job. DIR. Clarence True Will
son of the Methodist Board of Tenn
perance, Prohibition and Public Nor
ais, is said to be after 1t.
II Wheeler had been alive. many
league people say, he would still be
holding the whip over Congress and
would have made league victory Of
Senator Bruces proposal to spend
$3.50 O0O,O 900 more for prohibition en-
forcement. Instead the leaderlesS
professional drys offered deplorable
spectacle of confusion in which vari-
Gus groups split into factions over the
$24,0OO,0O0 proposal and responsible
officials were found on one side one
day and another the next.
The only one who may have aided
the amendments passage in the Sen
ate is Bishop Cannon of Virginia, q
much more puissant person in and
out of the league than is commonly
supposed.
Cannon and other strong men
probably will not let the present de-
moralization hurt the cause of pro-
hibition. The league has had some
bad rows before.
The dry organizations are uncom-
promising. but elsewhere in Wash
ington during the last year there has
grown up an increasing belief that the
federal Covernme : will leave prohi-
bition enforcement more and more to
the states. There seems to be con-
siderable significance in this, judging
from the quarters where the belief Is
voiced. Even high officials connected
with enforcement have appeared to
be limiting at it. At any rate, their
tendency has been to pass the en-
forcement buck to the states when
ever possible.
Such predictions sound more i'm
pressive than the old talk about re-
peal or modification, which the most
ardent vets don't expect for a long
time.
With so much soul-searching, head
scratching and star-gazing here over
the country's continued guzzling, it
isn't surprising that everyone-Con-
gress, Hoover and the Treasury De-
partment-are happily anticipating
the day when the problem can be
turned over to Hoovers promised in
veStigating commission. The commits
sion may not discover any informa-
ton that isn't commonly known or
easily available, but 1t will be able
to make recommendations and the
government at least will have gone
through the motions of doing some-
thing about prohibition.
Meanwhile half the prohibition en-
forcement staff over the country has
been filled with civil service employees.
1t Is far too early to predict the net
effect of the new system. Civil SER
vice officials admit their main worry
concerns the ability of agents earn
Ing $35 a week to resist temptation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Writerl

washington, Feb. 12.-Congress con
.inues to play politics with the prob
lem of prohibition enforcement, play.
ing politics being about the best thing
congress does. in company with most
presidents, governors, cabinet mem.
bers. sheriffs, cops and other public
servants.
The Senate voted to toss $24 O0O, OOC
more into the enforcement pot, the
house has rejected the appropriation
and the merry battle has served tc
reveal q number of facts about the
present prohibition situation which
are herein set down without regarc
to the order of their Importance
Southern dry Democrats voted for
the increase in body. partly trying
to get back at the G. O. p. for their
campaign tactics by making the Re-
publicanS seem insincere through
their opposition but especially because
they had grand chance to regain
the affections Of dry constituents who
had been scowling at them for their
campaign support of Governor .mith
Senator Harris of Georgia, author
Of the $24,O00,000 amendment. is a
non drinking dry. Previously he had
contented himself with getting $50 OOO
or 100000 for research in the pecan
industry or combating disease in
peach orchards. But since the cleo
ton Georgia preachers have been
making sour threats against him and
he seems to have decided to redeem"
himself from the Smith faint in pig
way. And not a single dry southern
Democrat failed to hop onto the re-
demption wagon.
X \ X
Some of the drys in Congress are
beginning to admit privately a belief
that prohibition SO far is far from
being success. Conditions In their
states are as bad or worse than eve.,
they say. and II they could only see
a satisfactory way out they would
vote for a change. They are re-
strained by lack Of proposals Offering
a wise solution and by full realiza-
ton that 1t would be politically dar-
gerous to admit their feelings pub
licly. Some Of them, however, think
cAA0V Z1AA4CA AN04A WO44ICA1 AL Vlkll6 Ocs
mand q revision Of the dry laws.
A straight-out vote on prohibition
today probably would give the drys
the overwhelming majority which
they claim. The vets have developed
no intelligent leadership and with
Senator Jim Reeds retirement from
the Senate their group in that body
will look rather sick. In view of the
congressional lineup as it appears on
the surface 1t seems strange that pro-
hibition is as live an issue as it is.
\ = *
The dry organizations have pro-
duced no leader in Washington to
take the place Of the late Wayne B.
Wheeler. Prominent drys both of the
Anti-Saloon League and other groups
ere criticizing F.. Scott Mcbride, the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12

OF the kidnapping got out. So he
left you here. bound and blindfOlded,
and locked in, while he went away
somewhere to arrange with some un-
derworld pal of his to pick up the
ransom money"
But I made the footprints on
Tuesday morning, after it had begun
to rain!" Crystal objected.
Sure! That's all right" Harry re-
assured her. "He had to come back
to see If you'd escaped or been res
cued. SOS he would know what chance
he had to collect the ransom money.
He came by way of the creek, as the
police will figure it, came before
dawn. and found you on the floor
unconscious. You see, you'd man
aged to work off the bonds around
your ankles but not around your
wrists. Blindfolded. you'd staggered
about the room until you tripped and
fell. heavily striking your head
against log Of wood. The kidnapper
was scared out of his wits, thought
you'd die and he'd be blamed. He
beat 1t, Of course, but left you locked
IN. He was kind enough to unite your
hands. put you on the cot, bring in
firewood and water and bandage your
head with piece of your underwear.
Naturally, he didn't have nerve
to go after the ransom money Tues
day night after midnight, as he'd
planned. Afraid he'd be caught and
charged with your murder. All clear?"
the ingenious young reporter con-
Guided triumphantly.
Crystal nodded, and lifted a weak
hand to touch her rescuer's flushed
cheek. "1ts-clear, Harry. don't
know why you're willing to do all this
Tor me, but-1'm $3.50 grateful"
NEXT: While ueath hovers near.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12

ton has quite : coenmandius appear-
ance. D1rectly scroos Henn1ylvania
avena1e = Lafayette square, which has
recehtly been laid cut a 1aakiouablo
Istyle And planted with nsw shrub
befy," Z g
This statue q jefferson nov
stauds Il To rotunda d til carltol.
= contemporary Fec0rds N iuter~
eetiug reception q the White Houae
% to anniversary q the battle o.
New Orleans and duxine the oouyen-
eton g t,ne 1cldtoS q HI:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-12

NEXT: While death hovers near.
Copyright, 1929. NEA Service, Inc
Nogales international., 1929-03-19

thousands of Pacific being shipped
and Central America relieve shortage by
From the fields where the beans six
cylinder Chevrolet trucks their loads ship
gh-Typica bean field Cene-Scked Central
american ports Upper Le-Great sings lift
trucks the ships hold Lower LeSfey shipment
Lower Right-Ready leave for Central America.
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
TWO KILLED WHEN FUERTE
BRIDGE COLLAPSES

News of the collapse of several
sections of a bridge being recon
structed over the Fuerte river, just
north of San Bias, resulting in the
death of two men and injury of
three others, has been brought to
the border by travellers. The acci-
dent occurred on the afternoon of
Friday, March Is.
Revolutionists were engaged in
reconstructing the 550-foot bridge
re emily burned by federal troops
under General Garlic. Because of
a scarcity of bolts to hold the new
trestling properly, three or more
sections collapsed and the heavy
steam crane tumbled SO feet to the
bed of the dry river.
Con epcion Ramos, helper on the
crane was crushed to death and
Chief Me- hanic Rangel was badly
bruised. An unidentified Mexican
had his leg severed and later bled
to death. Two other workers re-
ceived severe injuries.
The accident will result in a fur
ther delay Of a few days in NOV
ing out vegetables and other ship
ments from below the Fuerte riv-
er. The bridge was to have been
completed today. Several trains
had been sent south to Guamuchil /
to aid in moving out the shipments
which have accumulated.
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT :
OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY,
STATE OF ARIZONA
NOTICE OF HEARING PETI-

OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY,
STATE OF ARIZONA
NOTICE OF HEARING PETI.
TION
In the matter of the estate of
MINNIE ASHBURN, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Gen
Perry, Guy Perry and Miles H.
Perry has filed in this Court a
certain document purporting to be
the last Will and Testament of
Minnie Ashburn, deceased together
with their petition praying that
said document be admitted to pro-
bate in this Court as the last Will
and Testament of said Minnie Ash
burn, who, said petitioner alleges,
is de eased, and that letters test
amentary issue thereon to said pc
titioner, and that same will be
heard on Saturday, the 3Oth day
of March, A. D. 1929, at II o'clock,
in the forenoon of said day, at the
court of said Court House, in the
Town of Nogales, County of Santa
Cruz, state of Arizona. and all per
sons interested in said estate are
notified then and there to appear
and show cause, if any thew have,
why the prayer of said petitioner
should not be granted.
ROBT. E. LEE
Clerk.
Dated March 18th, 1929.
Pub. 3/19-22-26-29)
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
Editorials. to Egii
HEAVY EXPENDITURES

The Lexington, Kentucky, Leader March 4,
discusses Heavy Expenditures" facing the fed
eral government but which the Leader believes
will be beneficial beyond their cost:
''The people of the United States are calling
for very.heavy expenditures by the Federal gov
ernment, and immense sums will probably be
spent during the Hoover administration in re-
sponse TO this public demand. Few realize what
the great public improvements which are being
planned will cost in the aggregate. If they un
dertaken during the coming four to eight years
little hope Of any further reduction in taxes can
be held out Yet the use of called for will in
no sense be an extravaganza Such expenditures
constitute constructive economy.
"The ST. Lawrence waterway, for example,
will cost not less than $400,000000, and if an all
American canal, by way Of the Hudson to the sea
must be chosen would require at least 100000
900 more. Yet that project is Of the very great
est Importance to the whole agricultural West,
and it's completion would not help materially to
solve the farmproblem but would vastly quicken
industry in general and foster new manufacture
ing enterprises all over that region It would un-
doubtedly pay for itself ultimately over and over
again.
"There is, also, the Mississippi flood control
plan, now being worked out, and for which money
has been appropriated in the sum of 1925 100000.
But before the scheme is carried to completion an
additional 0O,00O,00O, perhaps even more, will
be required Yet no one can doubt that if it proves
to be the solution of the problem which it at
tacks it will many times over pay it's own way in
the savings realized in life, in property, and in
agricultural production well as in the quick
ening of water transportation.
"There is the Boulder Dam project, in addi-
ton, which will cost around $160,000,000 but
which will not only open up new and important
farm lands by irrigation but return every dollar
expended in it's construction by the lease of water
power rights Or the sale of energy.
Furthermore, there is the canalization of
Ohio, the locking of the Illinois, the expansion
of the Mississippi Warrior barge lige, the Cape
Cod Canal, waterways along the Florida and the
Gulf Coast, and smaller projects yet only tenta-
lively considered, which will COST all told, around
$2O0,0O0OO0; Or a grand total of considerably
more than 81 1,0O00O0OOO, not to speak of the pub
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
SHE NEED Nor WORRY

A Chicago woman, whose husband is suing
her for divorce declares that he makes $35 a
week peddling bread, spends $13 of this On his
horse, S21O On the upkeep Of her and her three
children and the remainder on himself We
cont think great deal of this man, Judging
solely by his wifes allegations, and we are in
clined to believe the granting of divorce to him
should prove one Of the happiest events of her
drab existence
She surely won't have to remain widow
long. Any woman who can support herself and
three children on $2.10 a week is a financier and
there should be waiting at the courthouse steps
for her a long line Of men with meager incomes
who want wife to help them take care of the
little they make
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
notice.!

There will be meeting of the
Delano Nursing Service Commit
tee A. R. c. March goth. At the
~ity hall at eight o'clock. The spe-
cific purpose of this meeting will
be to meet and confer with Mrs.
Laura Macmillan; vice asst. mgr.
Pacific Division A. r. C. who will
make an address on the subject
of the American, Red Cross. The
public is cordially invited and it is
desired that good crowd be pre-
sent.
Mrs. Bess Parker
Secretary.
Nogales international., 1929-03-19

lie building program which runs into very large
figures.
"A country that could spend $4OOOO00OO0O
upon war, and which, ten years after the conflict
only owes balance on that account of around
17000,000,000; country with an annual income
of close to $90,000,000,0O0 and total wealth of
$4O000O 100000, need not be afraid to spend
billion Or so in improvements of such immense
Importance and potential profits.
'It is well, however, for the people to keep
in mind that sums which will be demanded in the
coming years if America is to follow the path of
her manifest destiny and develop her vast resour-
ces for this and succeeding generations"
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
JAIL BECOMES CREAMERY

A!lerton, ILL.,, March 18 (UP)-
Without any tenants for a num-
Der Of years and with small likeli.
hood Of future use for which il
was originally built, the local jail
has been leased for a creamery
station.
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
SIZE OF CHINESE ARMIES

Peping, March 18 (UP)-There
are just over 100000 men in
! the officially recognized armies
of China today, according to the
official reports Of the various
military commanders as reported
by Kuo Min, the Chinese official
news agency. These do not in
clude the numerous bandit organ
izations.
Nogales international., 1929-03-19
SCIENCE TRIUMPHANT

In these days, anybody who
scoffs the putterings of the re-
search worker thereby proclaims
his own blind ignorance Wo-
mans Home Companion.
Nogales international., 1929-03-19

Miami-G.eo. C. Johnson Motor
Company remodeling building.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-10

Nottingham, England.-Eerie chords
struck from an unattended piano In
the dead of night have nearly sue
ceeded in convincing the skeptical
Eason family of Cottesmore road. Not
tingham, that there are such things
as ghosts.
Recently after Mrs. Arthur Eason,
who is seventy-six years old, and her
three daughters had retired for the
night they were startled to hear
chords struck on the piano down.
stairs. and simultaneously heard
sounds as if furniture was being moved
about.
Describing her spooky experience
Miss Alice Eason, one of the daugh-
tiers, told reporter:
eve had been in bed about half an
hour when we heard chord struck
on the piano, Immediately followed
by the whining and scratching of
Tony. our little fox terrier. who
sleeps in the front room.
"Then to our alarm two more
chords were struck.
81 was too scared to move, but one
of my sisters went down to inyesti-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-10

on st. Helena he stands at a distance
from men of greater stature when he
reviews his army. He avoids con-
soiously, have no doubt, the contrast
Of men of greater stature. Most lit
tie men whom I have known so try
to conceal their smallness of stature
as to emphasize 1t. They are con-
scious of their physical deficiency and
by excessive dignity make everyone
they meet aware of it. -..
N There was Mills, for instance,
scarcely five feet he was. Had he TAX
en- his lack of height as a matter of
course, or had he admitted to him
self that nature had done him a hui
morous turn in cutting off ten inches
or a foot from his normal size, peo-
pie would have given little cOnsidera-
ton to his condition excepting pos
sibly casually to notice it and then at
once to forget the fact. But Mills
wore high hats and high heels. He
WORLD walk into room with his
shoulders thrown back and his chest
out, as if he were Goliath going out to
battle. He always suggested little
bantam rooster ready for fight. His
en- trance always created a ripple Of
laughter. or knowing smile to spread
over the faces of those present. His
EXCESS of dignity tended to make him
ridiculous rather than to impress peo-
Pile with his Importance.
Physical size really counts for much
leks than small people think. We ex-
pect more Of big man than of one
I.Andersized. His failure to meet a sit
uation awakens more comment than
when an understood individual fails to
come up to the mark. If Goliath had
not been so great we should not have
given David so much credit for put
ting an end to him. and David at
that time was only slender. undevel-
oped boy. If the little man would
not assume excessive dignity his I'M
der size might be an asset rather than
a handicap. ....
O& 1924. Western Newspaper pniGRl