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The Washington times., 1930-12-12
FELON SCHOLAR
WINS LIBERTY

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Dec. IL.
ROY II. sloane, who developed a
legal mind during his years in q
Sing Sing cell, will gain the free
dom for which he has fought for
more than three years.
sloane formally win be SEN
fenced to a years imprisonment
ON q charge Of possessing metal
knuckles, but, as he already has
served three years Of his first con-
Victaon on this offense, the end
Of his commitment Is assured.
Sloane went to Sing Sing in
March, 1927, to serve five years
for grand larceny in connection
with an automobile theft. The
following December he was caught
with metal knuckles. For this he
was sentenced to another seven
years in Sing Sing.
Successful in winning a new
trial on the automobile theft
charge, sloane conducted his own
case, gaining an acquittal. With
his first conviction voided, he be-
gan a long legal struggle to get
out Of prison, asserting that since
he was there illegally he could
not be held for having knuckleS.
The Washington times., 1930-12-12
Carnegie Meetings
Omen Tomorrow

A three-day convention Of the
Carnegie Institution of Washing.
ton, representing the result OF
research activities will open to-
morrow at the Administration
Building, Sixteenth and P Streets
Northwest. The convention will
be open to the public each after
noon from 2 o'clock to $50
o'clock and each night from 1880
until 1O:3O o'clock.
The Washington times., 1930-12-12
W Street Man Held
AZ LiOHOr Gunner

william j. Holmes, colored.
603 w st. N. w. was arrested
last night and charged with pos
session Of liquor when he Is al
legged to have been caught In the
act Of assisting two other
negroes to unload q carload Of
liquor in an alley in the 1900
block Of o st. N. w. The other
two men escaped.
The Washington times., 1930-12-12
Women of Hospital
Helm Institution

As an expression Of apprecia-
ton Of the services the institu-
tion has rendered women, COM
plete equipment, including steel
furniture Of the latest type, for
q model room has been given
Columbia Hospital for Women
by the female members Of the
board.
The Washington times., 1930-12-12
MEET AT MT. PLEASANT

The Mt. Pleasant Citizens AS.
sociation will meet at the Mt.
Pleasant Branch Library tomor.
row night, President Earl e. Dill
lon has announced.
The Washington times., 1930-12-12
IoRLESS PUBLISH

NEW YORK, Dec. IL dN.s).
A new magazine to be sold only
by unemployed, made its appear
ance here today. More than $4,000
copies will be sold Of the first
issue,
The Washington times., 1930-12-12
CLUB TO STUDY DISTRESS

A round table discussion Of
''Public versus Private Response
biIty in the Relief Of Distress"
win be held at the meeting Of
the Monday Evening Club, In the
Gridion room, Of the New VIII
lard Hotel, Monday night.
The Washington times., 1930-12-12

Pretty Serviceable gifts, IA
novelty boxes. Hat stands,
garters and handkerchiefs, etc.
On Sale Notion Department.
Kann's-Street Floor
The Washington times., 1930-12-12

Sale of most attractive
crepe rayOn or soft leather
Bridge Slippers. .feathered
or pOmp0ned BOudoir Slip.
pers. Regularly $1.29 and
$3.50.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
GIRLS SURPRISE
THEIR PARENTS

Three daughters of Mr.. and Mrs
Juan Robles, 22O Walnut street
gave their parents a very delight
full surprise Sunday, one that will
long be remembered by the old folks
The three girls-Misses Maria,
Celina and Ernestina Robles-com-
pIetcly furnished the Robles home,
Miss Maria buying front room
suite, Miss Celina a dining room
suite, and Miss Ernestine a bed
.oom suite, al Of which was purch-
aecd from George 3. Marsh, Inc.
While the girls took their pareItc
out for ride in the country the
furniture p3ople worked from a
NJ. to l P. NJ. Sunday removing the
cid and installing the new furniture,
and one can imagine how pleasant
ly surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Robles
were when they returned home and
found the place completely return
ished in beautiful modern, and up
to-date equipment.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
FIND SITE OF HISTORIC
FORTRESS NEAR NOGALES

The former site of the historic
frontier post, Ft. Buchanan, famous
as the border stronghold of the Am
erican government prior to the days
of the Civil War, was located Sun
day by Mayor Harry j. Karns and
Superior Judge w. A. O'Connor, who
spent the day driving around the
country near Nogales, as is often
their custom, looking for historic
spots.
Ruins of the old adobe walls and
foundation of the fortress, and fra
mentS of old earthen and glass
dishes, together with their own
knowledge of the approximate To-
cation of Fort Buchanan convinced
the searchers that they had at last
found the site of the old military
post for which they had searched
many times.
The site was located in Hog can
yon, about eight miles northeast Of
Patagonia near the head waters Of
the Sonoita- river This and other
historic sites in the vicinity Of No
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
Tree Sitting" Endurance Contests Latest
Form Of Summer Fun For Boys
BY CALEB JOHNSON

38 hours, which isn't much of a re-
cord. Many of the boys who have ta-
ken up tree-sitting in a serious way
have already stayed up for several
times as many hours, and the Sum-
mer is as yet hardly under way
Jack Richards Of Kansas City
climbed up into his tree on July 10,
and as this is written he is still
among the branches, initiating Tar
zan of the Apes, and holding the un-
official record. Jack is IA and says
he can sit just as long as if he were
older. He's going to stay in his tree
until school begins-says he.
A good many Of the early entrants
in this curious championship event
were forced down" after a few
hours because they found it harder
to sleep among the limbs Of a tree
than they had anticipated, or be-
cause their "refueling" arrangements
were imperfect. But Louis Saunders,
Jr., of Chicago. after sitting it out
for IS hours, had to withdraw from
the contest because his refueling ar
rangements were too good His play
mates sent him up too many sand
wiches, cakes and bottles of soda
that he got a regular old-fashione
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
MIN E ESCAPE
FROM PRISON

In the days when George w.
p. Hunt was governor of Ari-
zOna, the Republican papers
used to give considerable pub
Iicity to every escape from the
state prison at Florence.
Escapes in those days were
mild compared to that of nine
ccnvicts who made their way to
freedom Sunday night at 8 o.
clock from, the state prison at
Florence, now managed by Re-
publican warden.
The nine sawed their way out Of
Cell House No. l, then passed
through the administration building
and boarded a waiting automobile
in front of the prison, the car hav-
ing three lights.
The missing, according to a long
distance call received by Deputy
Sheriff Jack Donlin at the Sheriff'S S
office, are Buster Epperson, Jack
Hunter, Albert Wilson, E. j. Miller,
Charles Barnes, Earl Watts, Earl
Nelson, Lewis Morsley alias Black
lie" King, and a man named Shrater
"Blackie" King sometime ago figur-
ed in a bank holdup and robbery in
which cne man was killed.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

gales will be marked by suitable
monuments which will be erected
by Mayor Karns and Judge O'Con-
nor and few Of their friends in
terested in preserving these historic
spots. No effort will be made to
take up public subscriptions for the
purpose.
Fort Buchanan was established in
1856 in Hog Canyon, at a point
which was then recognized as the
border line dividing the United
State and Mexico, the actual border
having been officially established
many years later This fortress was
the scene Of many bloody conflicts
between American troops and the
Indians.
The fort was abandoned and de-
stroyed in 1861 when the troops sta
toned there were called east to
serve in the Civil War, and it was
never rebuilt Instead, the govern
ment in 1867 established Fort Crit
tenden, about a mile further east.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

When the Eunter boys Of Sparta,
Ill, broke the worlds endurance re-
cord in flying, they started some
thing.
Every boy in the United States, it
would seem, is trying to emulate the
young flyers.
True, the boys haven't any air
planes, but that makes no difference
TO a boy. Jimmy Clemens of Ra-
cine, Wisconsin, first conceived the
idea of climbing up into tree and
staying there, as test Of enduram e.
That was early in July, and the
news of his attempt passed from
boy to boy and from town to town!
by the mysterious grapevine tele-
graph whereby such news is trans
mitted in boyland Before the news
papers discovered what was going
OH there were hundreds of boys, lii =
orally, ali over the United States
engaged in the most curious conteS:
ever staged.
Nobody but a boy would avl
thought of tree-sitting as sport
But it is just the sort Of thing 4
boy would think Of.
Jimmy C1emons, who started it all
only managed to stay up q tree for
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
POLITICS
DEMOCRATIC YEAR

Last year at this time spectators
were hailing the Democratic party
~romeback''. Now they are cheering
with equal vigor the announced IN
tention of the Republicans to stage
a comeback Of their own.
Certainly, the Democrats have eV-
cry card in their hands right now
1t is an ''off year. a factor that mas
almost invariably proved fortunate
FOR the minority party. The tar111
steal, the Farm Boards failure, the
sudden vanishing Of the full din
ner pail" and the prevailing un-
grnnlovment make ammunition 1oI
congressional campaigns. Democrats
are predicting a substantial major
itv in the Senate and possible ma
iority in the House.
The most spectacular fights Will
-,enter around senatorial primaries
and general elections. In the sol
i'll so1lth". there is little danger OF
any Republican making the grade
But if Joe Robinson 'of Arkansas
who is facing stiff opposition, snoul0
be defeated, q Democratic preslden-
'taal candidate might be lost to the
country. Although Alabama will un-
rioubtedly return Democrat, Iom
FJeflin's campaign is drawing ma
tion-wide attention. Pat Harrison OF
Mississippi will have to fight tor
his seat. but he has slight cause
for worry.
Back in Illinois, 'cJiIn Ham" Lew
is and R1,th Hanna Mccormick are
beating their drums to battle IN PIC
t,1resoue fashion. In Montana, the
brilliant Thomas J.4Walsh is putting
I'D a game battle against a popular
and powerful Judge in his state.
THE odds are heavily against Sen
.ator Daniel Steck, Iowa Democrat,
who seems likely to go down before
the Progressive Republican, Con-
gressnan Dickerson this fall.
In Arizona the Democrats Will
elect a Governor in November. The
next Governor will be the man nom
mated by the Democrats on Sep
tenber 9.
Here is situation that sums up
the sad story of the C. 0. P. ele-
-phant's reversals during the past
year.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

ston.ach-ache a1ll had to climb
down and go home to bed.
Jack Harris and Truman Kirpat-
rick, z and Is respectively, were
among t:2e first tree-sitters to make
adequate preparations, comparable
TO those CT a transatlantic flier,
Tney first bIsi1t themselves com
Portable house UP in their tree. Il
is Dig enough for them to walk a
round q bit, and they can stretch
out full length to sleep, besides hav-
ing a roof which keeps out all but
the worst of the rain.
Billie and Archie Thompson Of
Oklahoma started IN the contest
with a promise from their mother
that she would send them all the
food they wanted. and from their
father that he would give each of
them 81 for every day they broke
Jimmy Clemons record. A good
many other parents have hailed the
tree-sitting contest as a sure way
of knowing where the boys are dur
ing their vacation time.
From the Mississippi Valley the
tree-sitting craze spread East and
West. AS this is written Bill Kearney
of Kansas City claims a longer re-
cord than that of Jack Richards.
The late entrants do not expect to
win the championship, but many of
them are shrewd enough to capital
ize the craze.
There is John Norwood, a colored
boy at Pensauker, NJ j., who lives
in barrel up in a tree and shines
the shoes of people who come to see
him, pulling them up on a string
and charging dime for a shine
A firemen's carnival at Audubon, N.
j., seized upon the tree sitting fad
as an added attraction and promis-
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Nogales international., 1930-08-05
SAN RAFAEL VALLEY FAMILY
FREE OF SERIOUS charge
Lack OF Evidence To Convict Causes
County Attorney To Request
Dismissal Keaton Case

After occupying the attention
of county authorities for sew
eral months, the now famous
"KeatOn Arson Case" was dis
missed yesterday morning by
Judge w. A. O'COnnOr, in super
iOr court, on motion of County
Attorney E. r. Thurman.
On Friday last Judge OConnor
had granted motion filed by the
defendants attorneys, Duane Bird
and Noon & Noon, asking that the
cases be separated and that each of
the defendants be tried separately.
The defendants were r. M. Keaton,
his wife, Bertha Keaton and their
son, Robert Keaton.
They we're arraigned for pleading
before Judge O'Connor yesterday
morning and at that time County
Attorney Thurman asked that the
Cases OC Il1SIll4OOCQ.N 4AACAO Wc~o Az
hearing of any kind. After his mo-
ton was granted Thurman said he
asked dismissal Of the suits because
Of inability to secure sufficient evi-
dence to convict the three defend
ants.
It will be recalled that the resi-
dence of the Keaton family in San
Rafael Valley, was destroyed by fire
last March. Shortly after the fire
Mr.. and Mrs. Keaton and their son
were arrested on charge Of arson,
it being specifically charged that
they set fire to their home to col
lect the insurance.
The case was set for trial when
the superior court convenes on Au-
gust 10 and three juries were to be
empaneled out of the Seventy-five
jurymen summoned to serve in this
term of court. Mr.. and Mrs. Keaton
and their attorneys were in court
yesterday morning. Their son Ro-
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
HOW PAPERS ARE LINED UP

Here's how some Of the leading
Democratic papers are lined up IN
tae present gubernatorial campaign
in Arizona:
The Arizona Daily Star, Prescott
Courier, Arizona Labcr-Journal, and
Durbar's Weekly, are supporting
Frank H. Lyman.
The Winslow Daily Mail and the
gMiamieSilver Belt are for George w
P. Hunt.
The Phoenix Evening Gazette Is
following a neutral attitude, giving
each of the four eandidates-Lyman
Hunt, ANDREW Bettwy and FREQ t
Colter-a square deal. There was
some doubt for a while whether the
Gazette, under its new management
would be Democratic or Republican
Arizona Democrats are delighted tc
know that it is still following the
Democratic banner.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

bert is attending the Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp at Camp Little.
All three had been out on bond. The
bond was cancelled yesterday.
The quasl1ing of the charges a.
gainst these defendants makes them
free citizens again and the same
charge can never again be brought
against them. Mr.. and Mrs. Keaton
were certainly a happy couple when
, they walked out of the court house
with their attorneys yesterday.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
YOUTHS Spend a HOURS I'M
DARKNESS Mile Under Ground
Owe Their Lives To Fact They Told
Parents They We're Going To
Crystal Cave

a4tried to dodge:a loose rock that was
Trolling down towards him, and the
light slipped from his hand eand
fell to the bottom of a prectpice,
fully a hundred feet below. Rughey
was with him at the time. Theother
two were quite distance away and
it was with considerable difficulty
that Clay and Hughey finally man
aged to climb back to where the
others were.
Clay then carried the last re-
manning light. Again he slipped and
lefell and the fright was extinguished,
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Nogales international., 1930-08-05
Council
Gambling
Discusses
Situation

That the Mogales, Arizona, City
Council, viii take steps toward pass
inc q resolution raenorializing Mex
ican officials to close gambling II
Nogales, Sonora, if the games over
there are not closed within the next
few days, was indicated at the re-
gular monthly nesting of the coun-
ccil last night.
Discussion Of the gambling situa-
4tion was largely q result Of an edl-
tttQrial appearing in Sundays Ari-
zcna Daily Star exsIstIed "Nogales
TEbgusted With GaulBling''.
IT believe TIE Chamber OF Com
rnerce, regardless Of IT'S president or
secretary, can close the gambling
said Mayor Harry j. Karns, who
said TIE would rather see the inter
national line closed at 7 cssock each
evening, than see gambling contin-
ue6. Il
Mayor Karns and Alderman Q. A
Smith said the American Legion has
been assured that gambling Will
close before the date of the annual
state Legion convention here this
month. Alderman Joe Karam said
that the business men who have
sent letters to the Arizona Daily
Star, dealing WITH the gambling Sit
uation, have also laid the mattei
before the Chamber of Commerce
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
MASONIC LODGE HALL
PRETTIEST in ARIZONA

Its the prettiest lodge hall in
the state, said Charles E. Wheeler,
yesterday, in commenting on the
appearance of the Masonic Temple
since installation Of it's new furn-
iture.
The furniture, placed in the lodge
hall by George B. Marsh, Inc, is
very beautiful, according to Wheeler
and other persons who have seen it.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
Mrs. Oliuer White
lis Critically LII

according to word received here
yesterday, Mrs. Oliver White is cri-
tically i'll in Les Angeles and has
only a slight chance for recovery.
She is sister of Mrs. Ralph H.
Zimmerman who died here a week
ago last Friday.
Mrs. Whites husband was for
merly resident Of Nogales.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

Marouned for twenty -four
hours a mi7e deep in a cave, in
total darkness and afraid to
move more than few feet dis
fance because of the ,treacherOuS
passageways and deep canyons
on all sides ,four youths, three
of them NOgales boys and one
from Yuma, were rescued about
1:3O O'Clock yesterday afternoon
by a searching party aat Crystal
Cave in xhe Santa Rita noun
tains, 70 miles west of SonOitas
The boys who went through this
rather narrowing experience were:
David CDugfanour, Jr., 20; his ka'e-
ther, Clay, II; Paul Macgregor, 18
all of Nogales, and M. E. HugAey
10, Of Yuma
1--WE cwe our lives to the Fact
that we told our parents where we
we're going 'ssaid David Coughanour
recognized ssesader of the exploring
party, "amn we surely were almost
overcome with joy when we heard
the searching party coming after ns.
We yelled as loudly as we a1zaatd
when we first heard sounds Of tap
ping up adssgve us,5'but it was fEilfy
two hours before they found lzs,'
The boys had started out apout
noon Sunday, reaching the ,naDuth
of Crystal Gave about 1:30 eo.sAock.
Armed with two carbide lights land
a small supply of matches, they
started into THE narrow entra1weoon
their exploring expedition. They had
explored the ssame cave the Sunday
before but were anxious to go lai1r-
ther this time. They had proceeded
about a mile under ground Tdfen
Clay Cougha1mur, who was carrying
one of the lights, stumbled, as ,tse
Nogales international., 1930-08-05
,RODOIFO GALES
TO VISIT NOGALES

Rodolfo Elias Gales, candidate for
Governor Of Sonora, is to VISIT No
gales within the next week or ten
days and esdaaoorate arrangements
are being -1nRDe to give him re-
ception during his stay on the boz
der. :
He is "a son Of Former president
Piutarco -Elias Gales.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

Conditions must be pretty rot
ten" at the state prison at Florence
when nine convicts can pass tarOugh
the administration building and es-
cage. Sundays prison break is one
of numerous recent similar incidents
Whats the matter with the ReYtfe-
1ican warden? Put a stop to such
affairs, voters, by electing a Der1G-
cratic governor IN November!
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

fled nomination petitions for the
primary. But that does not mean
the republicans will not have more
candidates for the general election
in November. Under the law they
can write in names on the ballot
at the primary.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

The word pinto is raridly be-
coming a thing Of the past IN coun-
ty Democratic circles. A pinto" is
q Democrat who sides in with the
Repubiicans. Too many "pintDs" is
what caused the Republican super
.v;soral victory in this county Two
years ago. In normally Democratic
county like Santa Cruz the Repuo-
1fcans haven't ghost of a show
without support Of pinto" Denao~
crafts.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

When the Republican Mouth
piece" guessed $40O,O00.OO wrong on
the county's expense budget for last
year, it was batting 1000. 1t was just
as near right as it usually is.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

After January l the Democrats
win again be in control of the Board
of Supervisors of Santa Cruz Coun-
ty. and then taxes will come down
and there win be an END to a reign
of extravaganza.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

The Democratic Donkey has ocSr
well pastures and groomed Tor tin
Tray. Watch him get INTO acti,n IN
Santa Cruz county in November.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

Any Democratic candidate liable
70 line I'D with the Republicans IN
2. swapping bee after the primary
should be defeated on September y.
Syow is the time to weed out the dis
loyal clement in the Democratic
partv.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

Arizcnals next governor will ts
the man nominated by Democracy
at the primary On September 8.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

With over twelve hundred Demo
Gratis and only 500 Republican 1prers
rcc:stered Up to this time, it looks
ike we Won't have much difficulty
e!ectjng three democratic county su-
,,."y;eors. Lit go.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

We've often wondered what c. G
2 meant. Maybe it's Get OE ant
Jush.
Nogales international., 1930-08-05

Only a few republican candidates
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-14
Honor Roll
Shows Many Names

PHARR, March 1.-THE students
who made the honor roll Of the
junior and senior high schools in
the Pharr-Sa n Juan-Alamo public
school system have been selected,
according 70 Superintendent j. Lee
Stambaugh- The requirements are
that the pupil cannot make less
than a %" and the students count
it q real honor to be on the list at
the end Of each six weeks period.
Those making the honor roll this
six weeks include: sixth grade, Mary
Ethel Eakin, Cathryne Melton,
Daisy Ellen Polk, Jackie Roe. Helen
Sorensen. Violet Wahlers, Seventh
grade, Margaret Hogan, Ardys Toll
bridge. Mary Virginia Polk, Verna
mae Browns. eighth grade, Mary
Sorensen. Joyce Holdridge. Kath-
ryn T~oothaker. Marie Waller. For
est McIntire. Raymond Wagner, Al
fonson Barrera, Mary Louise Walker,
ninth grade, Clover Gene Martin,
Lawrence Cron, tenth grade, Allen
Cramer, Troy Poole, Pauline Pax
ton, Hermoine Tolles, Dorothy TIL
ton. Franklin Brant, Bryan Harris,
eleventh grade, Lois Nelson, Bern
ice Skeans, Erma Young, Victor
Kormeier, Alice Cameron. Bernice
Dreibelbis, Imogene Holdridge, Ruby
Motley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-14
HUGE RAILWAY
CONTROL Seen
Transeontinental System
Under One Company
Nears Completion

CLEVELAND. O., March i4-tR-
Formation OF Americas first trans
continental railroad system under
control Of o. p. and NJ. j. Van
Sweringen is near completion, it was
learned in financial circles here to-
day. Only one more railroad is
needed 70 complete the Van Swerin-
gen coast-to-coaSt chain, according
70 the information Of various rail-
road financial observers.
Already in control Of a large rail-
road system covering northern
states from the Atlantic ocean to
the Mississippi river, the Van
S~weringens. according TO good au-
thority, have acquired recently a
working control OF the Missouri
Pacific system, which covers impor-
tant trunk lines as far west as Salt
Lake City, as far southwest as El
Paso, Texas and connecting with
the International Great Northern
railroad from Mexico at Laredo,
Texas.
The Missouri Pacific control has
been acquired, financial observers
said, through quiet buying OF its
common stock and convertible
bonds.
The only remaining link believed
necessary TO join the Atlantic and
Pacific by a railroad system under
the Van Sweringen management
Is the Western Pacific from Salt
Lake City TO San Francisco.