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The border vidette., 1930-05-31

have been checked at regular
intervals by the inspec' or, whose
interests at all times has been
with the laboring man whose
work takes him into more or less
hazardous places even under the
best circumstances.
A better understanding be.
tween the miner and mine oper
ator has been created during
Mr.. Fosters administration be
cause of frequent Inspections,
and because OF his work in past
years, which gave him the op
portunity to study at first hand,
both the employer and em
ployee's view point.
The border vidette., 1930-05-31
TOM c. FOSTER FOR STATE
MINE INSPECTOR

Tom G. Foster, State Mine To
spector, announces bis candidacy
for re-election to that Office, on
the Democratic ticket, at the
state primaries September 9.
Perhaps there is no man in
the state, whose actual expert
ence in the mining world has
better fitted him to know the
needs of the miner. Mr.. Foster
for many years was engaged in
active mining operations in var
ious mines ia the west and
southwest. Born in Scranton,
Pennsylvania in 1873, be came
west in 1877, with his parents,
anG since that time be has made
his home in various mining cities
of this section of the United
States. When very young
man, he accepted a position as
miner in the we'll known Maid of
Erin mine in Leadville. Colorado,
then in charge of J. J. Brown,
superintendent.
He later worked with such
prominent mining men ia such
we'll known producing mines as
The Daley West. in Park City,
Utah, when Jack McSarley was
the superintendent. With Tom
Kearns, owner of the famous
Silver King mine in the same
city, and with Con Sulliyan, one
of the original locators of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines
located at Wardner, Occur
d'Alene Country, Idaho.
Then followed years of exper
ience in some of the largest and
most famous mines in the west.
At Butte City. Montana. Cripple
Creek, Bull Hill, Orphan Bell
mine, and many others. be work
ed underground and above, OF.
tanning at close range, the min.
ing game from a practical stand.
point.
In 1898, Mr.. Foster came to
Arizona and worked in mines all
over what was then the Terri
tory. In 1899 be worked for
Frank Clements, superintendent
of the United Verde at Jerome,
and later went to Bisbee where
be worked for S. w. Clawson,
then superintendent of the Cop
per Queen. He helped sink the
old Mag shaft, the first mining
shaft the Calumet and Arizona
put down in the Warren district.
Others with whom be was EN-
ployed we're: Bill Green, in
Cananea and later be worked for
the Shattuck and Arizona and in
the Higgins. His last mining
for wages was for the Phelps
Dodge Corp. the Copper Queen
branch in the Sacramento shaft,
when Frank Sinclair was super.
intendent.>
Mr.. Foster. through his ser
vice for the state of Arizona as
State Mine Inspector, has built
up an enviable record. Through
safety measures which be insti
tuted, the mines have been sue
cessful in cutting the number of
fatalities over the state, to a re
markable low number.
Close inspection of mines in
operation, and the conditions
under which men are working,
The border vidette., 1930-05-31

Tempe-Bids opened for con
struction of library and admins.
tration building for Arizona State
Teachers College here, for which
Legislature appropriated 500, 900
The border vidette., 1930-05-31
ARIZONA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW

X
at west end of city.
Kingman-Mine near Colorado
River, 33 miles west of this city,
yielded about 100000 from
milling of low grade ore by
cyanide process.
Globe-Men's furnishing store
opened in building formerly oc.
cupied by Tom Harris under
firm name of Ralstone and Trout.
man.
Kingman-Kingman Smelling
and Refining company, new or.
ganization, may take over Muir.
ray reduction plant here and
accept custom ores.
Olling Of Douglas Rodeo High.
way underway.
Douglas-New cabins to be
erected for girls camp at Camp
Cave Creek.
Miami-Standard Bronze Pow.
der company fled articles of in.
corporation.
I Winslow-Ground broken at
corner of Warren avenue and
Second street for $1,000 super.
i service station to be erected by
Texas Oil company.
Nogales-New armory dedi.
Gated recently.
Radium - 1,4OO head cattle
shipped by @ Land and Cattle
company recently.
Globe - DR.. B. E. Phillips
opened dental offices in recently
completed Sycamore building.
Broad and Sycamore streets.
Tombstone - Extensive ore
shipments being made from
Tom bstone Extension mine.
Globe - Maurel's Swimming
pool formally opened.
Chloride - Pilgrim property
near here being extensively de.
veloped.
Bisbee-Phelps Dodge Mer.
camille company opened new fur
niture department.
Wickenburg - New ore un.
covered in development of Gard.
ner gold strike, southeast of this
point and two miles from old
Vulture bonanza.
Warren-Trees being planted
in Identification program here.
Lowell-Modern heating and
ventilating plant will be install.
ed at Fox Central theatre.
Eagar-Bids will be opened
June 10th for construction of
school building in District No 8
in this town.
Kingman-Stewart Thompson
took over entire stock of Thomp.
SON. Dudley Machinery Co.
Safford-Indian Hot Springs.
capitalized at $3.50, 900, filed arti-
cles Of incorporation. F
Camp Verde-Arizona Chemi.
cal company increased working
force on sodium sulphate mine
here. ~
Holbrook-Offices opened in
old bank building by Guy w.
Gates, general electric refrigera.
tor dealer in this territory.
Douglas-Brick armory COM
pleted and dedicated.
Willcox-Truck growers asso.
citation formed by local farmers
for marketing large crop of to.
matoes being planted this spring
in valley.
State Highway Department
will open bids for oil-surfacing
II miles of Florence-Tucson
highway.
Willcox-Mystic Theatre open.
ed with talkie equipment.
Williams-Grand Canyon Drug
Store building being completely
remodeled and altered.
Wilcox Wilcox Power com.
pany sold to North Continent
Utilities company.
Flagstaff - Carlsbad Cavern.
Grand Canyon Highway Asso.
citation will hold annual meeting
here on June 9th.
Holbrook - City Drug Store.
sold to B. e. Noll.
Phoenix - Arizona Highway
Department distributed during
April total of $278,5 as part
nf rnnniun1 fu
The border vidette., 1930-05-31

Willcox-Carload wool ship.
ped from here by local wool
growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Stock Market
Swings Upward

NEW YORK, Oct. 20. W.P) Nd
vancing with vigor comparable to
that of the decline last week, the
stock market tday rose one to five
points above the previous closc in
the general list and as much rs 10
points in the more volatile issues.
There was brief period of hesi'
:aucy in the rally as the close near
ed, due to profit taking, but the
list quickly turned up again and
most of the shares closed ON their
righs ON the day.
Trading volume was relatively
light early in the day, but IT in
creased in scope and volume later,
tickerS running at top speed IN the
last few minutes.
Rails joined the industrials in the
upswing, featured by Atshison
which rose seven points. C+llites
were up one to nearly five points;
amusements one to three; mercantile
issues, one to three; motor equip
pents, one to two, and oils, trac-
lionS to more than Il point.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
'M'AD0O URGES
WHEAT BE GIVEN
TO UNEMPLOYED

NEW YORK, Oct. %. W.H-Wii
ham &. MeAdoo, former secretary
of the Treasury, has proposed that
the farm board $ $4,000, 900 bushels
of surplus wheat be used to feed un.
employed persons this winter.
81 note constant suggestion that
since there is shortage in the corr
crop the surplus wheat can with ad'
vantage be fed to cattle, McAdoo
said. "Whv not feed this wheat
to human beings''
"Thc farm board, using the
money of the taxpayers of the
United States, has bought some 60,
000, 900 bushels OF wheat, which It
is holding presumably for n higher
price. This can come about only
through a general lifting of the price
level for wheat. Certainly, there Is
no prospect that the government
viii soon be able t. market its hold
ings of wheat at = higher price or
even at the purchase price. Why
then should il be boarded instead
Of being used for the benefit of the
Teonle -
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Fighting Parson'
Is Under Arrest

LAWTON, Okla, Oct. %. U.o)-C.
|. Thoroughman, who as a federal
prohibition agent won the title of
the Fighting Parson, was III Jail
her today on charge of drunken
driving.
Four days before he was scheduled
to go on trial on charges of CON
spiracy to violate the national pro
hibition laws by operating a whisky
still, Thoroughman was arrested
late Saturday night by Officers nj.
ter traffic accident. He was
charged with driving a ear while
intoxicated.
Unable to make bond, he was held
in Jail.
Thoroughman's career as IN en-
torccment officer began in 1924
when he left a pastorate at the Yu-
kon, Okla, Methodist church, re.
ccived commission and gun and
started raiding bootlcggers whom he
had condemned from the pulpit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
DENVER POLICE
NEAR SOLUTION
OF GIRLS DEATH

DENVER, Oct. 20. W.R-Develop-
ments followed each other in swift
succession today as police believed
they were nearing a solution of the
Staying Of lO-ycar-old Leona o.
Loughlin, whose bruised body was
found in Berkeley Lake after she
had been missing for two days.
Mrs. Pearl o Loughlin. Leona 5
stcpmother, was arrested last night
after ground glass was found i'll the
dead girl S stomach.
The stepmother, who was ques-
toned for hours before her arrest,
told authoritis she knew of no way
in which the child could have eaten
the glass, but authorities were not
satisfied with her answers regarding
other details of the ease.
Police wanted to know, they said,
why Mrs. G Loughlin used the fam
ilv automobile twice on the night of
the disappearance of her stepdaugh.
ter; why there was a bloody towel
in the automobile and why shreds of
LeOna 5 green tam clung TO a bloody
tire iron found in the car.
Mrs. O Loughlin said her son by
a former marriage, Douglas Mill
gan, had used the towel when hi.
nose bled while he was ON his wa!
TO school last week.
She said she used the family ma
chin to visit hr hair dresser OF
the night OF Leona 5 disappearance
The hairdresser, Mrs. Ethel Sparr
llived near the region where th'
{ body was found
Leona 5 father who is critically
i'll of malady which appears to b,
! ptomaine poisoning has not been
tcld of his daughter S death.
He was taken to the hospital the
day after Leona 5 disappearance, po
lice said his stomach would he eX
amined as soon as possible to deter
rhine if he, also, was suffering from
the effects of ground glass.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
SAN DIEGO TO
HAVE ANOTHER
FERRY SERVICE

san FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. UP
y legal battle of nearly two years
duration over automobile ferry
rights between San Diego and Cor
onado, was settled today by the Cal
itornia state supreme court.
The court affirmed q decision by
the railroad commission granting a
certificate OF public convenience to
the Automobile Ferry Company of
Coronado to operate auto ferries be
tween the two points.
The certificate mad been opposed
by the San Diego and Coronado
Company.
In making the decision, granting
the Auto Ferry Company Of Coro-
nado the right to operate its service,
the supreme court held that the
present service was inadequate, des-
pitc the claims of the rival com
pany tina it was planning corStruc-
tion of additional boats.
The court further stated that the
future of the service as well as
present conditions, had been taken
into consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Woman Shot By
Jealous Friend

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. lU.D--
because something snapped IN me
when she accused me of going with
other women,' George Wright, AZ,
hotel proprietor, early today shot
and killed woman resident OF the
hotel in her room.
Though Wright insisted that he
fired three shots at himself after
wards in an attempt at suicide, po'
lice were disinclined to believe the
story, as his only injury, they said,
was scratch on the cheek, in
flicted, presumably, as the woman,
Mrs. Rose Farley, 46, fought for her
life.
Wright telcphoncd police after
the shooting. He was charged with
murder, violation of the liquor laws
and Illegal operation of a slot ma
chine.
In his cell, he said Mrs. Farley
had gone to party and tclephoned
him at midnight to come and get
her. Cn the way home in cab, he
said, she accused him of going with
other women.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
CITY OF ITARARE
ISCAPTURED BY
BRAZIL REBELS :

RIO GRANDE DO SUI, Brazil,
Oct. 20 U.P.-The capture Of the
important town o. Itarare. on tine
Sac Paulo frontier, was reported to-
day in messages to revolutionary
headquarters.
The advance troops Of the rebet
army marching northward on Sac
Paulo and Rio De .janoiro took the
town after n sharp battle in which
government forces were routed, the
adVices said.
The insurgent troops captured
much war material and many prl-
soncrs in fighting near ltarare, - ii
was reported. Meanwhile, federal
aNiators flying over rebel territory
from Sac Paulo rained bombs on the
railway station at JaguriahyVa, an
important transportation point in
Parana state some 80 miles south Of
the Sac PaulO border. The bombing
raid failed to do much damage.
The capture Of Itarare, as report.
cd here, would strike severe blow
at the defenses OF Sac PaulO State
and be an important victory for
rebel troops in their most difficult
and most vital campaign to capture
$40 Paulo and the capital. Itarare
is located on the Sac Paulo-Parana
border, about 100 miles from the
coast. 1t is a railroad center and
federal troops have been concentrat-
ing there recently, having turned
back several rebel attacks.
simultaneously with the reports OF
success on the Sac Paulo frontier
messages We're received by rebe
leaders at Porto Allegro confirming
that the city Of Victoria capital OF
the state of Esperto Santo, had been
taken by rebels from Minas Gerae,
state. The message said the rebel:
occupied the entire state of EsperitC
Santo which lies north of Rio dt
.Ianiero and cuts off the capita
from the loyal federal state of Ba
! ia in the north.
The loyal federal forces at TN
island city of Florianapolis, off tht
state Of Santa .C;,tharina, still lent
the lone government point in tn
| southern rebel territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
SECRET PAPERS
SHOW GERMANY
WANTED PEACE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 UP)-
Revelations that Germany was ready
tor peace i'm the World War as early
as 1916, two years before the Armis-
ticc, are contained in documents
pertaining TO war time negotiations
made public by the state department
after II wears of secrecy.
The LEGO page supplement also
reveals that delicate situation
existed in the latter part of 1916
between Great Britain and the
United States, arising from the for
mcr nations alleged interference
with American commerce.
"The interference with goods
shipped from New York to the Phill'
lines creates a situation similar to
that which would he presented
should the British authorities inter
fcrc with coastwise trade between
New York and New Orleans, > the
state department Informed the Brit
ish embassy. "This government
cannot permit interference on the
part Of British authorities with com
mcrcc between American ports.
1t was understood that the docu-
ments were ready for release carrier
This wear but were held up for fear
of hndering disarmament negotia'
tions at the London naval confer
cncc. .
President Hoover, who at the time
hNas supervising relief work IN Der
rium, was approached, according TO
a memorandum from Walter lines
Page. then ambassador to Great Brl-
tain, with the suggestion that ne
help German attempts to bring ABOUT
peace. On October IL, 1916, rage
cobled the state department.
"Hoover was recently approaehe"
bv = man in Brussels who has close
relations with German goNernmeh'
with a request to convey peace iee''
or to British government Hoover
declined
Pence overtures were frequent IN
1916. On December II the CentraI
Powers conveyed definite peace
offer TO the Allies.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
DEATH CLOSES
LONG CAREER OF
GENERAL WEYLER
Stern Warrior Widely
Condemned in L. S. For
Cuban Troubles.

MADRID. Oct. 90. U.PI-Don Va
leriano Weyler Y. Nicolau, captain
general of th" Spanish army, Duke
Of Rubi and Grandee of Spain, died
today at 81. He had been in pre-
carious health for months. His
death ended an adventurous career
in many campaigns in Spain, her
colonies and Cuba.
WeYler was bora on September H.,
1898, and up until 1929 he was seen
taking his daily cantor on horse
back in Madrid.
Weylcr was known as ga man of
iron. y He was often called upon
to solve some difficult situation. and
he adopted harsh measures. He was
best known in the United States for
hls severe regime in Cuba, where
he was sent az commander of the
Spanish forces before the war with
the United States.
When Weylcr arrived in Havana
on February 10, 1896, he was already
famous for his stern qualities,
demonstrated in previous campaigns.
The revolutiOnaries were giving the
Spaniards trouble, and Wevler de-
tcrmined upon bringing together all
natives who were loyal to Spain in
concentration camps. The measure
was unfortunate. for the "reconcen-
tradoes' died by the hundreds, and
the repercussion in Ore United States
| was tremendous With a change OF
government in Madrid, Wcyler was
! recalled on October 30, 1897 and
attempts were made to solve the
situation peacefully, when followed
! the sinking Of the Maine and the
! declaration of war by the United
States. Weylcr did not participate
! actively IN the Spanish.American
war.
! VIEWERS entire life was spent in
| the army. He became Il cadet at the
infantry school when 10 years old;
at the age of Is he was already Z
second lieutenant, and at % tlrs'
! lieutenant.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
BRIBERY CHARGE
IN FRlEDLANDER
CASE DISMISSED

LOS ANGELES. Oct 90 up
Bribery charges against Jacob
Fricdlander, former state corpora
ton commissioner. and Charles
Crawford, politician, were dismissed
today on motion of the state.
The charges grew out of asserted
connections between the politician
and former state officials and Los
AneNes brokers.
The indictment had named S. c.
Lewis, former president of the Jr'
liam Petroleum Corporation. and four
John Does as defendants. These
charges were also dismissed.
Fricdlander and Crawford. to-
gethcr with Lewis, and the four
John Does were indicted on charges
of asking, giving and receiving
bribes. The complaint named II
overt acts in which total of SIS
$50 was asscr>ed involved.
The former state official, it is
charged, agreed ii return for the
alleged bribes to furnish brokers
licenses without question to J. II.
Roth, broker, TO protect him III any
investigation and to pass any AMI
all of his financial advertising in
launching stock issues.
Payment of the bribes, it is al
legged, was made through Crawford
with the amounts ranging from $3.50
to $4,000.
First intimation that the state
would be unable 70 proceed with the
bribery trial of Crawford and Fried
lander came last week after a con
ference between District Attorney
Buron Fits, and Roth and the lat
CT $ attorney,
There was no official announce
ment of the result of the conference
but it was understood that Roth had
refused to testify.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Simplicity For
Royal Wedding

ASSIST, Italy, Oct, 20.WP-Fran-
cisan simplicity, instead of the gran
deur and ceremony attendant upon
most royal marriages, will be OBJ
served in the wedding of Princess
Giovanna of Italy and King Boris
.ct Bulgaria Saturday.
The arrangements for the wedding
will comply with the wishes of King
Victor Emmanuel and Princess Clio.
wanna. There viii be no jewels, no
lavish court trains of royal blue,
Women participating i'll the cere.
mony will wear high nccked, long
slceVed gowns and simple white
wells. The men will wear full eve
ring dress.
Princess Giovanna has requested
that the Basilica of st. Francis,
where the ceremony will take place,
remain in its accustomed simplicity
without the addition of drapefies or
embellishments.
Even the religious ceremony will
be carried out as simply as posi-
Bile.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Thugs Assault
Theater Manager

san FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. UP-
Police here made a determined ef-
fort today to round up the gangsters
who climaXod a long list of opera
tons against theaterS along the Pa.
cific coast by attacking and severe.
ly beating Charles Y. Taylor, man,
agpr OF the Castro theatre as he was
departing home home early yeSter-
day morning
Authorities declare the similarity
.of the outragcs, which include bomb
ingS and the throwing of stink
bombs, has led them to the belief
that well organized gang is at
work.
The attack on Taylor came as a
sequel to the finding of a bomb in
the Alhamhra theater Saturday
morning. Both houses are cvned
fv Nasser Brothers, whose other
theater the Royale was bombed last
June.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Roadway Funeral
Largely Attended

Friends from all parts of Imper,
ial Valley and those from other sec
tions of the state gathered with rel
atives Saturday afternoon to pay
last respects to Harry +. Roadway,
50, who died Thursday morning as
the result of an acute heart attack.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Lemons funeral chapel
with Rev. G. +. Flanagan of the
Baptist church officiating, ard in
terment followed at Evergreen GEM
etery, Burial took place here in ac-
cordance with the wish of the
hotel man, who often expressed de-
sire to live and die in Imperial
Valley. He was part owner and
manager OF the Barbara Worth hotel
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Maybe Indians
Don't Want It

DURANT, Okla, Oct. 20.
U.p)-Will Rogers, the cowboy
humorist, does not believe the
Indians need a memorial.
He expressed this opinion in
a telegram explaining why he
could not attend the annual
meeting of the Indian Memoir
ial Association.
I'VE don't need memorial.
We amt dead yet, but are
just getting started. We could
get the country back now if we
would just assume second
mortgage, Will wired Ben
Dwight, Choctaw chief.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
CONDEMNED MAN
ENDS LIFE WITH
INGENIOUS BOMB
Playing Cards And Water
Stuffed In Pipe BY San
Quentin Convict.

san QUENTIN PRISON, Calify
Oct. 20. U.P)-As the result OF one
of the most ingenious gallows heat
ing schemes III history, William ko-
gut, 2G. condemned murderer, died
at prison hospital early today.
The right side of his head was
blown away yesterday by th" eX-
plosion of crude "bomb' whose
ingredients were still a puzzle 70 au-
thorities and experts.
According to conflicting theories,
Kogut, with the ingenuity of the
condemned, somehow fashioned a
volatile mixture from torn playing
cards and water-if he had not come
into possession of small quantity
of cxplosive-placcd the mixture IN
the hollow leg from hrs iron cot,
plugged the ends, placed the alright
cylinder on small heater near his
head and lay down to wait for OBJ
livion..
Il was not long coming. Though
chemists disagreed as to what eff
feet was loaned by the presence of
the IdlHttu l'dSttDoaiN, wv 'iI"''
soon developed enough steam pes
sure to burst the pipe.
With roar and conclusion that
tumbled condemned men from their
hunks all along death row, the
"bomb - exploded, driving frag-
mcnts of the homemade shrapncl
through kogut $ face and skull.
Unconscious, he was taken 70 the
prison hospital, where his coma en-
dured until his death
50 terrific was the power Of the
explosion that Warden Holohan 5
home, 1000 yards away, was shaken,
he said later.
Kogut was convicted in June of
the murder of Mrs. Maymc Guthrie,
lodging house owner. His appeal
was pending before the state su-
premC court.
He left two notes, one to Warden
Holohan asking that no accompllce
he suspected. as he chad fixed cv-
prvthing himself. The other to
Mrs. Fred Bennoihoff. Orovlle, the
contents of which were not disclos-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-20
Senator To Give
Report On Samoa

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 20. U.P) -
Senator Hiram Bingham OF Connec'
ticut, chairman f President Hoo
vcr's Samoan commission, was Ell
route to Washington today bearing
recommendations for laws to govern
the South Seas island.
The commission, composed of Sen,
ators Pingham aud j. r. Robinson
of Arkansas and Congressman c. NJ.
Beedy, Maine, and Quinn Williams,
Texas, returned Sunday aboard the
cruiser Omaha. lengthy hearings
we're held in Samoa to consider prob
lens of the natives.
Senator Bingham left at once for
Washington with the report.