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Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
New Mexico And
Arizona Highway
Work Progresses

Information has been received at
the El Centre Chamber of Commerce
from A. II. Condron, secretary OF the
Tucson Chamber of Commerce, that
the Arizona section of L. S. High
way No. so will hold its good roads
conference at Tucson on March 20. l
is the hope of the Tucson Chamber
that the Arizona highway commits
sion will budget considerable money
for the further Improvement of U.
:. No. so highway between Toomb.
tone and Tucson and oni Highway
No. 81 from Tucson to Gila Bend
Condron states that the good roads
conference will also urge that by
November | of this year L. S. High
way No. 80, from Gila Bend to Yuma
will be entirely oil surfaced in order
that the Border Sunshine route will
be practically all brought up to
standard and oil surfaced by July,
1881.
The writer states that L. s. High
way No. so also needs improvement
from Rodeo to Lordsburg, in New
Mexico and that this subject has
Decn brought to the attention Of the
y cw Mexico highway commission
through the interest of Arizona per
sons who have business connections
in New Mexico. 1t is proposed that
the conference. at the coming meet
ing, will request the Arizona high
way commission to communicate
with the New Mexico highway com,
mission urging that t hey improve
their part of L. S. Highway No SO
on the basis that Arizona has re
Quilt the section from Douglas to
the New Mexico state line and car
led out their agreement with the
Bureau of Good Roads on this fed
eral aid project.
The FL Centre Chamber is also in
formed that meeting of the Ari'
zona highway commission was held
last week in Phoenix and that, al
though 175 persons were present tC
urge further recommendations to the
Bureau of Good Roads concerning
the additional designation on the
seven per cent system in behalf OF
the highway from Phoenix to Los
Angeles, by way of Blythe, "A resolu
tion to that effect was withdrawn
because support was not unanimous
Condron concludes that the people on
the eastern part of Highway No. ct
now realize that the northern route
is NOT to their best interest and that
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
COMPETITION in
RADIOS HEAVY
SAYS SCHMlIT

During the past 10 years the radio
industry of America has been the
scene of one of the most savagcly
competitive struggles in ecoromic
history, according to p. p. Schmitt
local Atwater Kent dealer, at T.
Centre.
While there is every indication
that this bitter economic strife viii!
end soon, reliable radio manufactur-
ers must for the time being continue
their fight to curb sharpshooting
practices that are similar in effect
to the worst type of swinddng,
Schmitt declared.
That Atwater Kent throughout
this 10 year competitive fight has
maintained its leadership in the in
dustry is tribute not only to the
excellence of the radio it has con.
tinucd to produce and improve, but
also to the good will the radio has
created for itself through superb
performance for its millions of own
ers, the radio man added.
"Thc Atwater Kent company
never built cabinet that looked
like radio, fitted it up with ap-
paratus that worked somewhat like
a radio and then advertised it as Il
superlativcly fine radio at low prices
in order to force sales and obtain
heavy profits. For the Atwater Kent
company will not be out of business
six months from now; it ha" the
largest radio factory in the world,
manufactures more than one quarter
of all radios made and is completely
controlled financially by its foun,
DER he said
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Another Pal0oka
Bows To Camera

WANSAS CITY, Mo, Mar. 27.
W.P- Enriched by several thousand
dollars, Primo Camera and his cir
Gus of ring experts were enroutc to
Denver today.
Camera and his ring companions
left here last night, so minutes af-
ter the mountain man had knocked
cut George Trafton, Chicago profcs.
sionad football player, his ring OPP
ponent.
The Chicago heavyweight fighter
took the count "A seconds after he
entered the ring. During that time
he tumblcd to the mat once for a
short count, swung once at the pom
derous Primo and missed and then
divcd for the mat after being bat.
tered several times by Cameras
rights and lcfts.
For his services Carnero received
81 per cent of tho $4,000 paid by
$500 ring fans to see the exhibit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
SPORT NEWS
Olympic Club
Wins At Boxing

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 81. W.P)
The Olympic club ran away with
the amateur boxing contest finals
here last night and four out of the
seven scrappers who will represent
this city in the Boston national tour
nament will wear red trunks of the
Olympics.
Joe Bernal and Frank Tucker
were the outstanding stars of the
try outs, and both Olympians are ex-
pected to show plenty of class in
the national meet.
Tucker won both the light heavy
and heavyweight divisions by
knocking out Henry Spaletta, light
heavy, in the second round and win
ming technical Knockout over
Homer Bradis, heavy, in the third
round.
Bcrnal, wcltcrwcight, decision
ed Larry Vaughn of the Y. NJ. l.,
after knockout Mayo Solar Zerlla in
the first round in the semi.finals.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Local Property
Changes Hands

Two real estate deals involving
FL Centre property have just been
announced, and show that while the
market generally may be somewhat
dull, sales are being made.
Norval Johnson, now resident OF
FL Cajon but formerly of this city,
. brother of j. Duke Johnson of
the .JohnsonG Groene company, sold to
George Ferguson and wife, lot IA
of stones subdivision of block "a,
Ell Centre addition No. !, located on
Hamilton avenue. This property was
formerly owned by James T. Coyle,
formerly secretary of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce.
j. Robert Atkinson, founder and
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27

PASADENA, Calf, Mar. 27. U.H
-Hymic Miller, featherweight, is
scheduled to meet for the third time
his old foe Don Kennedy in six
round feature bout here tonight
Each has Il victory over the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27

been recognized as high type OF
public official.
He is not inexperienced in the
duty of assessor, having been a
deputy under Assessor Weaver sew
eral years ago, and being a pioneer
resident of the valley, is familiar
with land and property values here.
~ can only promise the voters
of Imperial county the same con
scientious effort to serve them as
l have made while head of the coun-
tv farm" Weir said today. eff
/ am elected as assessor. ] am en-
tering the campaign as an inde-
pendent candidate and am pledged
to carry out the duties of the Of
flee to the best of my ability" "
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Here And There
In Sport World

ST. LOUIS, Mar. 81. WH-Bcnny
Bass, junior lightweight champion,
and Eddie Shea, Chicago feather
weight, started tapering off ycstcr-
dav for their 10 round fight here
Friday when Bass crow will be at
stake. Both will finish their train
ing with lipht workouts today.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Mar. 27.
U.P-Gar Wood today tuned up his
newest specdboat, Miss American
VIII, for record attempt on to-
morrow's program at the 18th an
nual Biscayne bay regatta.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27

OCEAN PARK, Calf, Mar 81.
(U.H-kcnneth La Sale last night
won the main event on a local card
by a decision over Mike Cordova.
johnny Prcdis took ,our-round
nod over johnny Crismaa
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
FRANK 6. WEIR
IS CANDIDATE
FOR ASSESSOR

Upon receiving advice from Wiley
NJ. Weaver, assessor of Imperial
county for the past 90 years, that
he VIII not seek reelection at the
primaries next August, Frank G.
Weir, who has been superintendent
of the county farm and hospital for
the past six years, has announced
himself as candidate to succeed
Weaver.
Weir has received the commenda-
tion of citizens, newspapers and Of
ficials throughout the county for
his faithful service as superintend-
ent of the county farm and has
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27

general manager of the Braille Press,
former resident of FL Centric, sold
20 A. H. Graves and wife, lot IL
of block 50, of the townsite of Ell
Centre, located on the north side Of
Orange avenue between Sixth and
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
$50. California
Sport Briefs

Stanford University's baseball team
rested today before starting its on
slaught against the league standing
of the University of California at
Los Angeles, tomorrow and Satur-
day. University of Southern Cali
fornia increased its lead in the Cali
fornia Inter Collegiate League yes
terday by giving Stanford another
trimming, s to |.
PASADENA, Calf, Mar 27. (U.P
-Hymic Miller, fcatherweight, is
scheduled to meet for the third time
his old foe Don Kennedy in a six
round feature bout here tonight.
Each has Il victory over the other.
Los ANGELES, Mar. 81. UP
Ace Hudkins, Bert Cofima and other
well known boxers will appear here
tonight on "A card which also is TO
feature opera and stage stars. They
are to perform, along with Everett
Marshall, "Strangler" Lewis and
Nick Lutte in "A charity program for
the tubcrcular of the World War
Nine Schuman-H Hcink, the Duncan
Sisters, Laurel and Hardy and 9th
ers are also to appear.
Aqua ALIENTE, Mex, Mar.
q. U.R-C. +. Allen and Tommy
Luther, Jockeys, were announced to-
day as indefinitely suspended by the
Aqua Calicnte Jockey club for as
serted unfair riding in last Sundays
handicap. 1t was charged that
Allen, riding Brown Wisdom, and
Luther aboard Ny Dandy had at
tempted to hamper Victorian, the
Winner, at the barrier.
OCEAN PARK, Calf, Mar. 81.
(U.P)-kcnneth La Sale last night
won the main event on a local card
by decision over Mike Cordova
Johnny Prcdis took .our-round
nod over johnny Crismaa
Los ANGELES, Mar. q. U.P)-
Primo Camera, Italian heavyweight,
will make his debut in Southern Cal
ifornia April s, against an unan-
nounccd opponent, Frontier Jack
Doyle said today. The bat was ne
gotiated through Frank Churchill,
local agent for the giant Italian.
who indicated that the fighter may
train at Soper's ranch.
ALEXANDRIA, Calf, Mar. %.
U.P)-With but one game remaining
on it's Pacific coast schedule this
season, the Argentine polo team to-
day could still point to an unbrokcn
string of victories.
The South Americans defeated
Midwick County club, 10 to 6, yes
terday. They meet the local play
ers again Sunday, for their final
game in America this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27

Arthur Flicker, Napa County,
planted check plots of vetches and
finds that at present purple vetch is
more than twice as large as common
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Seventh streets.

Seventh streets.
Allen p. Nuffer was the real es.
state broker handling this latter sale
while the escrows for both were han
died by the Security Title Insurance
and Guarantee company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27

they have now joined with Southern
Arizona in opposing the northern
route through Blythe.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
urket 7g Spectator Says Pointing Duness
Salary of Grace to
Be Revealed in Steel
Merger Suit Is Belief

lhave become stockholders In the
combined companies.
Anti-merger attorneys seek ad-
mission of the testimony to sup
port their contention that Grace
received from Bethlehem large
and unheard of compensation,
somewhere between $1,000, 900
and $500, 900 ;annually, which
they claim was fraudulently con-
cealed from directors and stock
holders of Sheet and Tube when
they we're asked to merge with
Bethlehem.
Decision upon the question be-
came a ticklish and puzzling
point for Judge Jenkins, who
abruptly adjourned court at noon
yesterday until Monday in order
to study the peculiar state of
affairs. Arguments over the ad-
visibility of Grace's compensa-
tion will probably continue Mon
day, with the Bethlehem execu-
tive playing the role Of the
silent witness"
Judge Jenkins problem today
was to decide whether or not the
effective date of the merger is
now July 81. If he rules mega
lively, Grace will have to expose
his salary and bonus agreement
with Bethlehem since April 80.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
TRANSIT ORMER R
SALES HUGE

Transformer Corporation Of
America reports June sales of
I 1920, 900 as against $4,000 for
June, 1929, an increase of $198, 900,
it was announced.
The company has just entered
the radi0 set manufacturing field,
and is now producing two COM
plete models, with a third planned
for introduction soon. Production
is now running at the rate of 800
sets per day, all of which are be.
ing shipped to the wide dealer
organization Transformer Cor
poration has formed in the last
several months. Production will
be increased gradually, attaining
capacity of 1900 sets q day by
November.
Present plans call for S., 200, 900
worth of sets manufactured in
the current fiscal year which ends
March 81. In addition, radio
parts business, which heretofore
the company has been engaged
in exclusively for several years.
will amount to over $700, 900, 1t
is expected.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
DIVIDEND
IS VOTED

Dividends of 20 per cent of each
yearly premium we're declared on
all expiring policies by the di-
rectors of the Liberty Mutual In
surance Company at their regular
July meeting in Boston.
Liberty Mutual announced that
the company's sales volume for
the first six months of this year
IL per cent ahead of the same
period in 1929, when they broke
all their records. Liberty Mutual
is now the leading mutual writer
of casualty insurance and has
jumped to fourth place from sixth
among the stock and mutual COM
panies in compensation insurance
sales for the entire country.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
LIFE INSURANCE
SALES GAIN

HARTFORD, Conn, July 19.
In looking back over the first six
months of 1880 there is evidently
very gradual but definite return
to normalcy. This upward swing
has been much slower than fore
casts for the year anticipated. To
a public remembering the boom
ing prosperity of year ago, the
gradual return has been disap-
pointing.
In judging present conditions or
in anticipating future levels. the
unstable prosperity Of a year ago
is not a fair criterion. At present
there is no basis for the pesSi-
mistic theory that we must endure
long period of depression.
There is an unsettled world
wide political situation and a
sweeping decline in prices which
influences to great extent
American business. American in
dustries are largely dependent on
foreign markets for their margin
of profit. Unsettled political con-
ditionS are retarding factor in
an upward trend.
Although the first six months
of 1929 are not a fair basis of
comparison. life insurance is one
Of the exceedingly few industries
that can be compared to that
booming months and still record
gain. Despite the general busi-
ness depression the volume of
life insurance sold during the
past six months was 3 per cent
greater than a year ago. The
gain. was generally distributed
throughout the country.
A year ago the insurance sales
man had to compete with the
stock broker for the consumers
dollar. The stock market offered
a quicker but much less certain
means of building an estate. To-
day the public has lost a little
of its confidence in the ability of
the market to amasS a fortune
quickly. This is the time for the
insurance salesman to provide
his means of a gradual but GER
tain estate.
Life insurance has been slow to
be affected by the general depres-
sion. Sales during the first four
months showed substantial in
creaSes and not until May did
reports show a. decrease in vol
ume. In June sales were. Stimu-
lated by the new disability clause
which went into effect July /.
Even with the incentive to secure
business at the old rates, sales
fell per cent below last June.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 10.
A vital and critical point"-was
at stake today in the trial Of the
injunction suit against the mer-
ger Of Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company with bethlehem
Steel Corporation as Judge David
G.. Jenkins deliberated upon the
admissibility Of further arguments
over the compensation OF Eugene
G. Grace as president OF Bethle-
hem.
The point Of question arose with
the announcement of Frederick
H. Wood, Bethlehem counsel. that
the merger contract between
Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem
has been extended to July 81,
pending the outcome Of the pres
ent lawsuit. The merger was to
have been consummated last
April 80.
In view Of the delayed contract.
Wood declared, Grace should
not be compelled to reveal his
compensation since April 80.
Judge Jenkins had previously
ruled that the anti-merger stock
holders were entitled to know
Grace's salary and bonus agree
ment since the date they would
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
By LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University Bureau
of Business Research and Former
Economist OF Federal Trade
COmuiasiOn


Commission
Business is now making som'
real progress toward laying th'
basis for a sustained recovery
While this recovery is not yet II
sight, it is around the corner, anc
the progress made nitS processes
of readjustment warrant hopes
stabilization will be reached b!
the fall months.
This progress is along sever
lines, as follow:
/. The prices of a good many
basic raw materials are getting
down to q liquidation basis. BY
this, mean a price level which
will move excess supplies and
which at the same time viii
shut off any overprOduction.
Such commodities as sugar, silk,
wheat, copper and rubber. are
now selling at or below cost of
production.
viii Stimulate Buying
2. Retail prices are beginning
to come down. They are begin.
ming to be adjusted to wholesale
prices. This will, in time, Stim-
ulate buying. It will reduce the
cost Of living and allow reduc-
tiOns in money wages, where
necessary, without hurting the
labOrer. 1t will give the retailer
more turnOvers.
3. Much progress has been
made in curtailing industrial
production. 1t is always neces-.
Sary to cut down the output
during q recession until the con-
sumption of the country catches
up with supplies. The longer
production stays 1918 per cent
below normal the sooner ex-
panSiOn will come. This is why
wise students Of business re-
gretted the artificial Stimula-
tiOn last spring.
4. AS q result, / think we
may see the first signs of q
turn for the better in the ac-
cumulated stocks of commOdi-
ties. No large progress has yet
been made but reduced prOdVc-
tiOn is shutting off current 3D.
ditiOns to such stocks, and low
prices are stimulating consump-
tiOn. II should be noted that,
although stocks of refined cop
per increased last month, stocks
Of blister" copper (Semi-fin.
iShed) decreased considerably.
Relieving Bank Credit
5. Bank credit is partly liqui-
dated and some progress is be-
ing made to complete the pro-
cess. Commercial loans are low
enough. Brokers' loans are
down to q fairly tenabIe level.
We now need to get the total
collateral loans down, and even
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
Steady Business Is Seen
Within Next 3 Months

these have declined a little in
the past two weeks.
6. Short.term interest rates
are well adjusted to long-term
rates as represented by the
yield on bonds. With time
money and commercial paper
at 3 per cen. and bonds yield
ing better than Az per cent a
better bond market should de-
vel0p.
7. Finally, although building
activity suffered a little set
back in June, / believe that it
is scraping bottom. Gradually
the mortgage loan rate has
been reduced, and the bond
market gained strength. Before
the end If the year, building
should show a moderate re-
cOvery.
Keys Are Working
These are the seven keys tc
business recovery. They are work
ing. Now that business men, anC
Washington, appear to be con
fronting conditions eandidly, they
will unlock the doors to eXpan
sion-as they always have in the
many periods of recession which
we have weathered in the past
My present thought is that we
may expect stable, business con
ditions within three months.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19

the stocks bulge Thursday was
left high and dry with a big
block Of National Cash after the
last pool operation. I am told
that activity in Texas Land Trust
is distribution window dressing"
by a pool caught with a lot Of
stock on its hands in the spring
break. The stock is speculative.
Here and There
international Telephone pleased
many traders in the street by
crossing 4S, a former resistance
point. There is another, how
ever. only a few points up and
the stock is selling at a high earn
irHgs ratio to earnings. I hear
of pool operations planned in AlliS
Chalmers and Gold Dust. Both
are good stocks, well intrenched
in their respective fields, finely
managed and should work higher.
The rise in Industrial Alcohol
and Air Reduction was mainly at
the expense of the shorts but
good buying for the long term
outlook is heard as well. Free
port Texas has speculative posi-
bilities. Earnings are running at
last years levels and the mine
expansion recently inaugurated
should add to profits. CONNER
cial Solvents looks good but
understand the public is heavily
loaded with the stock, which de-
tracts from it's speculative posi-
bilities. It's earnings depend a
great deal on the status of the
automobile industry. Borden
should work higher. The com
pany has an ambitious expand
ing program and earnings are
good. Houston Oil has large nat
ural gas resources as we'll as
petroleum, adding to it's attrac-
tiveness, but the stock is highly
speculative.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
SETS NEW
PROGRAM
Times staff Photo

NEW YORK, July 19.-Bush
Service Corporation has inaugu-
rated a program Of expansion
which indicates conviction that
the worst of the business slump
is past. It recently organized a
Canadian corporation with head
quarters in Montreal. Offices now
have been opened in Chicago and
Boston.
I'm times Of depression prepare
for prosperity" says Irving T.
Bush, president Of Bush Terminal
Company and chairman Of the
board of Bush Service Corporation,
I'VE are building up our organiZa-
ton to be ready for better buSi-
ness when the inevitable up-swing
comes"
Bush Service is an agency for
the increase of imports and ex.
ports. In the United States it in
cludeS all facilities Of the Bush
Terminal Company and Bush dis
tribution. Abroad, it comprises a
complete distribution system for
all Europe and the Near East with
the exception Of Soviet Russia.
AS a further aid to international
commerce Bush Service Corpora
ton has developed the Bush Ser
vice Certificate. This is a docu-
ment which combines in a single
paper an bills Of lading, ware
house receipts, insurance, ETC.,
heretofore necessary in foreign
trade transactions. In issuing the
Certificate the company accepts
every risk involved in the ship
rnent of goods to and from the
United States and foreign coun-
tries where it has offices or agents.
The Washington times., 1930-07-19
GAIN IN RETAIL
SALES MARKS
TRADE
Vacation Weather Is Seen as
One Reason for Increase
In Retail Output

A slight gain in retail distribu-
ton, the result of vacation
weather or the efforts Of retailers
by "sales" to clean up unsold
stocks of summer goods, an al
most as slight shading off TO
crop prospects due to the high
temperatures and light rainfall
of the first half Of July, contin-
ued dullness in leading industries
in which curtailmentS or summer
vacation Shutdowns are appar-
emily at their limit and some few
further slight reductions in price
levels, these, however, balanced
by advances on other staples
about make up the list of tangible
developments of the week.
This is BradStreet's summary
of trade to be issued tomorrow:
Back of all these. however,
there was a slightly more cheer.
full feeling, visible in many lines.
which, while not translated as yet
into much apparent activity gives
promise of other things consid.
cred, of greater future price sta
bility. Helpful in creating or
adding to this cheerful feeling
is. of course, the evidences of
more sustained strength in the
stock market and the relative
steadiness of prices of leading
cereals which seem to have suf-
fered some impairments of yield
owing to recent hot, dry weather.