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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

working his way through West Tex
as State Teachers college at Can
yon, he expressed only m regret.
He said he was sorry that the in
fernal machine that diSmembered
Mrs. Payne and manned his IL
year-old son did not in fact murder
the boy that had been given the
name Of his father and who now
does not believe him guilty Of so
dastardly a crime.
Payne seemed remarkably COM
posed. considering the ordeal he
had been through. when. at 4
o'clock this morning he sealed the
63-page confession. detailing q Sc
ries OF attempts on his wife's life
before he finally succeeded. News
paper reporters we're present when
the climax came.
Officers said the attorney had
talked almost necessarily from 8
a. m. yesterday until 4 a. m. to-
day.
Speedy Death Asked
Craving only a speedy death as
punishment for what he himself
termed 1.-THE most terrible crime ever
committed "A. ID. Payne, Amarillo
attorney, today closed and signed
his recital.
Yesterday he called himself "the
meaneSt man in the world during
his all-day session with officers
debating his confession to a court
reporter.
Mystery had cloaked the identity
OF the person who planted the bomb
in Payne's car which exploded
June q, as Mrs. Payne was driving
TO town with her son. Last week
Payne called at the office Of Gene
Howe, editor Of the Amarillo News
Globe. and asked that newspaper
men conduct an inquiry. since police
authorities had made no progress In
experimenting the slayer.
Howe telegraphed the Kansas
City Star and asked that "A. 3. Mac
Donald be assigned to the case
Howe and Macdonald began their
investigation Monday.
Quivers As He Signs
However. apparently realizing he
had at last made a clean breast
OF the thing that had been gnawine
at his heart many days, his body
quivered. the pen fell from hi
hands, he buried his face in hi
arms and slumped over on a cot.
But. again he recovered hi
composure and braced himself *
face newspaper reporters VIII,
sought to question him.
His face was sallow, as drawn
and haggard as 1t was the othel
day when he was confronted b,
Verona Thompson, his formeI
secretary. whose statement o
Payne's interest in her caused TIT
lead that solved the crime Of which
he is accused.
How have the officers treatec
you since your arrest?' he wa
asked.
with utmost consideration" h
replied sharply. They have beer
gentlemanly and I have NJ
complaint"
He said he felt little relief sine
his confession.
II feel Just like I did when
was planning this" he said.
He said he realized he had no
committed the perfect crime" bu
he did not expect to be a%pprehend
ed so soon.
He said he would have N
! Continued ON Page Nine)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

RIVER FORECAST
There will BE- no material change
In the river during the next few
days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

OTHERWISE today Is the day the
season opens on white winged
doves. The bag limit is fifteen.
This is an important item, if South
Texas and the Valley is TO keep its
rich game supply.
Both the shooting and eating Of
white wings are tempting. but no
true Sportsmen will act a hog.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

BROWNSVILLE today is voting
II whether a bond issue of $780,
600 shall be authorized for the
enlargement of the filtration plant.
From all indications early today the
issue will carry b. a large majority.
although there Is known to be some
opposition 10 IL.
There Is one thing which can be
Fundamentally urged OF every tax
payer in the city. That is that he
get out and express his Dr. her de-
sire at the polls.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

Lower California, Old Mexico. not
included in United States totals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

MINATED annie says she is a
~ great 5eIi-vsr in economy until
some geek comes 70 see her and
only spends the evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
INDIAN ARROW HEAD
 FOUND IN SKELETON

Prince George, B. C.-Workmen engaged in the renovation of the Hudson's Bay Company's buildings at Fort Mcleod have uncovered the evidence of one of the tragedies of the very early days of the fur trade. In their excavating the men dug up the skeletons of three persons. Two of the skeletons are believed to be those of women, but the third is that of a man who was of great stature. Lodged between the ribs of this skeleton is an Indian arrow head, which indicates the manner in which this early resident met his death. The Fort Mcleod post was established nearly one hundred and twenty years ago, and there are Indians in the neighborhood who are believed to be about one hun dred years old, but none of them have any recollection of having heard of the incident which prob ably gave the Fort Mcleod ceme- tery it's start. It is not known whether the stalwart brought down by the arrow was an Indian or a white man.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
GREAT PULP TRACT
 OPENED IN ALASKA

SEATTLE - Tremendous quanti- ties of wood suitable for pulp man ufacturing were revealed in Alaska by an aerial survey last summer, and surveys for two projects have already been started, it was dis closed here Feb. IA.
 The Washington Pulp and Pa per Company has holdings around Ketchikan and Juneau, and has started a survey with the idea of building plants near both places, officials here said.
 John E. Blaine, a prominent op- orator, last year obtained a permit for cutting timber along the Alaska Railroad between Seward and Fair banks, and plans to build two plants, one to handle pulpwood and the other veneer timber, officials of the railroad said. The Blaine Company intends to take out all timber, including birch, hemlock, spruce, cottonwood and poplar, the railroad men said His permit cov- CTS several hundred thousand acres along the right-of-way.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Metals Brought Up

AS a reult, these metals were gas- flied and swept along with the other gases toward the earth's surface. These acid and metal-laden vapors also materially altered the rocks through which they passed, espe- cially the porous pumice.
 While the escaping gases were still very hot they gave up their metallic burdens upon striking the lower temperatures and lessened pressures of the open air. These transported metals were deposited within the cracks and Assures through which the gases rushed. One of the most abundant deposits from the gases consisted of magne- tite, black oxide iron. This sub stance was deposited in the form of crystals growing one upon anoth- er In some of the larger vents the deposits reached foot in thick ness.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
A CALENDAR ROMANCE

Our hero was the common sort when all is said and done; He worked his head off daily and was out to get the
 MON. The reason for this diligence was commonplace, 'tis true He tried to swell his salary so it would suffice for
 TUE. And maybe that's the reason why one day he lost his head, And falling on his knees he cried, "Oh, Maiden. wilt thou
 WE'D. ?" He may have thought this sudden, but it seemed not so to her; She lisped a quick acceptance and said forcibly, ''Yeth
 THUR" But when they went to keeping house he feared that he would die;
 For oh, that modern maiden could neither bake nor
 FRI. She could not run a bungalow, or even run a flat, So on many sad occasions in a restaurant they
 SAT. But he forgave her everything as man has always done, When she presented him one day a bouncing baby
 SUN.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Effect on Ore Observed

Other metallic substances were deposited with the magnetic. It could be shown that zinc and man ganese were actually inside the magnetic molecules while lead and copper were deposited in combina- tion with sulphur on the surfaces of the magnetic crystals.
 Thus the hot, acid steam given off by volcanoes and by lava flows and intrusions play an important part in the collection, transfer, ini- tial concentration and deposition of metallic ores.
 The deposition of this type of mineral compounds accumulated at the mouth of the fumaroles so long as the temperature of the vapors re- mained above the boiling point of water. But as soon as the escaping vapors fell below this point, so that
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Terrific Heat

When Dr. Zies was in the valley some of the fumaroles-the vents for steam and other vapors-had cooled to a little less than the boil ing temperature of water, while others were giving off gases at 1900 degrees Farenheit. The steam from some of these vents was so hot that sticks held in the vapor for a mom- ent would burst into flame when withdrawn.
 Mixed with the steam were found three very active chemicals in the form of hot gases; hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid and hydro gen sulphide. The heat which melted rocks far below the earth's surface, at the same time turned into gases the minute amounts of various metallic constituents in the rocks. These gases were swept up- ward by the escaping steam and acid vapors. In addition, the hot, metal-hungry acid gases attacked tiny bits of metal-forming sub stances scattered into the rocks through which they passed nearer to the surface.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
No Deposit Expected

No ore deposit of economic i'm portance is likely to be formed at the surface from the slowly cooling lava that is believed to lie under the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, owing to the fact that erosion of the swift streams in the valley can carry off the reaction products. The valley deposits are, however, signi- ficiant because nature has there actually provided her students with laboratory in which the various steps of ore deposition can be studied. It is Dr. zies' opinion that the hearth or feeder channels of an inactive volcano, we'll below the earth's surface, where solutions will not be washed away by surface drainage, are the locations where economic ore deposits are much more likely to be laid down.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Chlorine Washed to Sea

Doctor Zies found that the fuma- roles of the Valley of Ten Thous- and Smokes were emitting into the air vast amounts of hydrochloric acid. He estimated that in one year a million and quarter tons of the acid were given out in gaseous form from this single volcanic area, and became diffused in the higher atmosphere. Eventually the acid is washed from the air by rain. drops and as approximately three-fourths of the earth's rain falls directly in to the sea, large amounts of chlo- rine thus enter the sea independent ly of that contributed by river wa ter.
 The valley of Ten Thousand Smokes which is only one of the many volcanic areas of the earth, itself supplies per cent of the chlorine needed each year to com bine with the sodium of the river waters, Doctor Zies estimates. He believes, therefore, that the average annual amount of chlorine given off by all volcanic areas is easily sufficient to keep the saltiness of the sea up to it's present level.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Fluorine Acid Present

Less striking, but of great im- portance to chemists and geogoiists, are Doctor Zies' findings in regard to hydrofluoric acid, which is also given off in considerable quantities by the valley fumaroles. This is the acid which etches glass. Ac- cording to his estimates, about 150,- 900 tons of the .hydrofluoric acid emitted by the valley fumaroles are washed by rain directly into the sea each year.
 It is shown that in turn great amounts of fluorine are removed from the sea through it's utilization by sea creatures, and that addition al fluorine is precipitated with sedi- mentary rocks. Thus a large part of the fluorine contributed to the sea by volcanoes is ultimately Hooked up" in rocky deposits.
 One interesting aspect of Doctor Zies' work was the analysis of sam plcS Ol IdFd IndI WSlC OJOStCu uui ing the explosive eruption of Mt. Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousands Smokes in June, 1912. This rock represents the material far below the surface from which the fumarolic gases come. It was analysed so as to further check the source of the metallic substances deposited on the walls of the fu marbles.
 The metals were definitely shown to be present in the rocks but the amounts were so small that they were not detectable by ordinary means, and a special analytical pro cedure had to be developed. Doctor Zies first concentrated the metallic substances with chemicals, and then successfully analysed the con centrates by means of the spectro- scope. Thus was written another of the many romances of science; the same magical instrument which has successfully reached millions of miles into the heavens and dis closed the makeup of stars, was used to ferret out by it's tell-tale lines and shadows the secrets locked up by nature in the bowels of the earth, !?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27

the steam condensed into water, a second step in ore formation took place. The acid waters immediate ly attacked the gas-formed deposits, and dissolved them. From these solutions sulphides were formed by action of hydrogen sulphide gas It is significant that many of the worlds economic ore deposits are in the form of sulphides.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
As to saltiness of Sea

The saltiness of the sea is, in part, directly related to volcanic action, according to data based by Doctor Zies on his observations in the valley. It has been known for some time, as a result of analysis of river waters, that streams flow ing into the sea do not carry enough chlorine to combine with all the sodium carried. (The combination of chlorine and sodium is ordinary table salt.) On the other hand, sea water contains more than enough chlorine to combine with the sodium present. The sea is therefore saltier than 1t would be if only the rivers contributed the salt-making ingre- dients.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27

Monogrammed stationery for per sonal use costs more than other stationery, of course, but it is money well spent and one is amply repaid for the extra cost by the satisfaction that comes through using a high-quality, socially cor rect writing paper. See the new lines at the Sentinel office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27

When I was thin and underweight To me my mother said: "Eat a piece of Shonwald's bread Before you go to bed" followed my mothers advice, And ate Shonwald's bread ever,
 night. You ought to see me now
 certainly am fat sight!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27

If you want to see the niftiest thing ever put out for shaving com fort and economy, drop into Ed Grigwire's for a demonstration of the Kriss Kross razor sharpener. He will also cut your hair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Nothing but Work

"Wl at do you do?"
 q keep house, scrub, SCOUT, bake, wash dishes, cook, do the laundry, iron, sew"
 And the census-taker listed her: Housewife-no occupation"
 Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
ALASKA VOLCANO OFFERS CHANGES
 FOR SCIENTISTS

WASHINGToN-Where have the worlds ore deposits come from-de- posits that have given man tools and instruments and materials to possible the complex civilization of today?
 Why is the sea so salty-much saltier than it would be if only the rivers contributed salt-making ma terials?
 These and other problems, in teresting alike to the man in the street and the man in the labora- tory, and never satisfactorily solved, have been brought much closer to solution by Dr. E. c. zies of Wash ington as a result of his obserya- tions in the famous Alaskan vol cano area called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" discovered by a National Geographic society ex- petition in 1916.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-02-27
Publishes Technical Work

Doctor zies, chemist of the geo. physical laboratory of the Carnegie institution of Washington, was a member of the staff of scientists who made up one of the society's expeditions to the valley. His work has just been published in a tech nical paper of the National Geo. graphic society.
 The explosive eruption in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes took place in 1912 and preceded the eruption of nearby Mt. Katmai by only a short time. AS result of this activity, the valley became a seething inferno of super-heated steam and chemical vapors burst ing from countless cracks and seams. Tn no place in the world, during the relatively short life of modern science, says Doctor Zies, has there been such an opportunity on such a large scale and on such an intensive basis both as to heat and chemical activity, to study the effects of volcanic action on rocks and minerals, and on the makeup of the atmosphere.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
DR.CARTWR|GHT
To MARK LENT

The Rev. DR.. John x. Cart
wright, of st. Patrick's Church.
professor of history at the Sui
pician Seminary, of the Catholic
University, will occupy the pulpit
at Immaculate Conception Church
six Sundays during Lent. He
will preach at evening services
starting at 5 o'clock.
During Lent the Rev. Francis
j. Hurney will celebrate mass
each day at 1915 o'clock, in a.
dition to the early morning SER
vice at 7:45 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
SUGGESTS NEW
SCHOOL TYPE

Improvements in the plans for
new, expanSible four-room schools,
such as are planned for newly
developed sections of the city,
will be suggested to the Board
Of Education by a special com
mittee of the District of Colum-
bia Public School Association, it
was decided at a meeting of the
association last night in the
Franklin Administration Building
The recommendations will be
centered around the new Francis
Scott Key School, which is to oe
a model of the new four-room
school building plan. and will in
Clude placing of an indoor play.
room in the school and two
doors in each class room.
Mrs. Avery Coonley, a member
Of the Progressive Education
Association and trustee of Vassar
College, made a talk on child
study courses at Vassar.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
Women Nowin Office.
Seen as Pioneers

Responsibility of the women
members Of Congress to all
women was stressed by Represen.
tative Florence P. Kahn. of Cali
fornia, speaking yesterday over a
nationwide hookup of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company.
aside from the common
responsibilities that devolve upon
men and women alike in public
office, an additional one devolves
upon a woman" Mrs. Kahn said
I'VE women now holding public
office are the pioneers among
women in national politics. We
are blazing the trail and the
verdict rendered on our work will
determine whether it win be hard
or easy for the women coming
after us.
lone of the most important
things women now in office have
to do is to insist that in citizen
ship there is no sex differentia.
ton. To be sure, there may be
problems that appeal to women
as a whole more than to men,
but the fact is that the respon.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
Quarrel,
Woman Kills Herself

A quarrel with her sweetheart
that ended by terminating their
companionship was believed by
police to be the cause Of the
suicide OF Miss Edna Crosby, 81,
who swallowed a quantity of
poison in her home in the 20
block Twelfth PI N. E., a short
time after her friend had left.
Miss Crosby, who was said to
be out of work, refused to assist
DR.. Louis Jimal, of Casualty Hos
pital, in his attempts to save her
life, being determined to die. G
When found lying on the floor
she was writhing in agony from
the effects of two ounces of a
deadly poison. After more than
three hours treatment the woman
died at the hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
D. C. Auto Deaths Rise
In Early 1880 Period

Increase Of nearly 20 per cent
in the automobile accident deaths
for the four-week period ending
February %, 1890, as compared
with the same four weeks in
1929, was disclosed in a Com.
merce Department bulletin yes
terday.
Figures for TS large cities,
showed that in 1929 the deaths
totaled 466, while this year they
numbered 564. In the death rate
per 100000 population for the
50 weeks ending. February 20,
1880, Washington rate advanced
from 1872 to 22.2.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
SCHOOL OLMATRON
|. BAN IS URGED

Matrons employed in the
District schools and paid out of
funds other than those obtained
rom the regular school appro-
priations will be dismissed, if the
bard of Education carries out
fhe recommendation made at its
meeting yesterday by DR.. Frank
8allou, superintendent of schools.
DIR. Ballou some time ago was
Instructed by the board to look
nto the matter Of employment
"a help in the schools by Parent
Ieacher Associations and other
0ntSide interests and report.
While it is understood he is in
sympathy with the move for
matrons, held that their informal
employment is inconsistent with
the law" It was brought out
that there are no school funds
available for employment of
matrons.
On motion Of Henry Gilligan
the matter was carried over to
the next meeting.
A program of school improve
ments to be recommended to the
District Commissioners was pre-
sented by the Rev. F. I. A. Ben
nett, of the committee on build
1ngs and grounds. 1t was asked
; that consideration be given to
properly surfacing and fencing
school grounds.
In the absence Of President
Charles CaruSi, the vice president,
DR.. H. Barrett Learned, presided.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06

sibilitieS of government must be
borne equally by men and women.
In my opinion there Is abso.
lutte necessity for the obliteration
Of sex in order that women may
not be seriously handicapped In
holding public office. For In,
stance, as a member Of Congress
I am constantly called upon to
take part In meetings and con.
ferences where I am the only
woman present. There Is no
embarrassment on such occasions
to myself or to the group with
which I am in conference. I do
not attend as Mrs. Kahn, but as
a Representative Of q Congress
Sional district"
The Washington times., 1930-03-06

No need 70 envy your BeiEhboF Just
because he owns . car Of his own
. Cns for YOU Is offered at an
economical price In Times Classified
Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-03-06
TEACHERS TO ENTERTAIN

AURORA HEIGHTS, March 8.
Teachers Of the James Monroe
School at Aurora Heights will
present an entertainment tomor-
row at 8 p. m. in the auditorium.
Miss zolG Payne Is in charge Of
ARRANGEMENTS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-19
Police Enforce
New Vehicle Act

Southern California police auth
critics are now strictly enforcing
the provisions of the vehicle act
which requires every person to stop,
give his name and render assistance
in ease of accident. According to
the legal department of the Nation
al Automobile club this provision,
which is a 1929 amendment, has
sharp teeth for its enforcement
Failure to stop when a person has
been injured in the accident sub
jects the offender to punishment
for Il felony and the party might
be imprisoned for a period of five
years. If only property has been
damaged he might be committed to
the county Jail for one year.
This new law further provides
that the drivers of the vehicles in
volved must allow the other parties
to see their operators or chauffeurs
licenses and assist in obtaining
medical attention for any persons
injured. This also might involve Il
penalty of one year Jail sentence.
Give all the information you can
and render such assistance as YOU
can and you will have complied
with the law in spirit and in fact
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-19
Mexican Miners
To Return Home

JEROME, Ariz., July 10. U.H)-
Curtailment of mine activities and
consequent unemployment here, has
caused $50 Mexican men to prepare
to leave for Guadalaiara on the
west coast of Mexico, it was an
nounced today.
Announcement of the exodus of
miners from this district was made
following a conference of Verde dis
trict Mexican colonies with MeXi-
can Consul Manual Payno \. Maris-
cal, of Phoenix, on advisability Of
returning to the southern republic.
Approximately 2S0 signified their
intentions of going.
The consul wired Mexican author.
tiles regarding transportation, but
guarantee of the journey could not
be made. Those travelling in auto
mobiles, the consul said, would not
have to pay duty ON their belong
ings.
Payne said only MexicanS unem-
ployed in this district would 60.
He refused to deal with employed
or those having prospects of work
ing on an extensive road building
program in Mexico.