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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

Calvin now decides to try the cellar. 1t is cool and
quiet down there behind the furnace. He is about TO
collect his thoughts again when three strangers come
in and start banging around with tools. 1t seems they
picked this moment to come and give the heating
system its pre-winter overhauling.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

huddled in her coat against the
chill Of the night air. Rorimer
wondered what dreams might lie
behind those dark, expressive eyes;
what fires burned beneath her out
ward calm. Id presently he slip
red his arm around her.
Ito BE Continued
More tran 10000 farm tractors
are operated in Italy.
italy had only 5.840 farm tractors
in 1924 and 10000 now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

and obtains the services of a star
reporter from a large city nearby.
Here we have increasing interest.
The novelist. Of course. would
bring in a lot Of puzzling COM
plicationS, throw suspicion upon
everybody but the President Of the
United States and the King Of
England. have his detectives and
newspaper men chase down a lot
OF clues that lead to nothing, and.
In short. drag things out about
$4,000 words, more or less. before
bringing the cas- to a climax.
And what a climax the TIE
story has. The newspaper men
dig around and the first thing we
know. the attorney himself Is in
jail, charged with the murder OF
the wife and child he Is supposed
to have idolized. and a stenog-
rapher is brought in as an ac-
complete.
What a story. What a story.
Edgar Wallace would have fits
with II, Conan Doyle, now dead,
would have gasped for Joy. and
Arthur B. Reeves would have gone
nuts.
The Ban Is Lifted
The ban on white wing shooting
viii lift Friday to the tune of
several thousand bangs as Valley
hunters 60 into action.
White wings have been numer-
Gus In the Valley in the past. but
reports this season conflict. Some
say the birds are as scarce as
elephants in Iceland. and others
say they are as thick as ever.
However, local nimrods will soon
find out.
The birds make delicious eating.
and there will be many tables In
the Valley with this lucious dish
added to there regular menu.
Upstate hunters plan TO visit
this section to hunt the birds. IL
is reported by railroad officials
who ought to know. This Is all
very well, but If birds are really
scarce. we don't want too much
outside competition.
Hawks Takes Off
Frank M. Hawks, famous pilot.
took off from Curtis Field New
York. 5 O'Clock Wednesday 10 at
tempt to set a new westward trans
continental flight record.
Hawks waS present at the open
ing OF the Brownsville Municipal
airport. and Is known here. Almost
a hometown boy. some think.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

Washington has barred Importation OF Soviet
matches. You know what Soviet matches are: the
kind with the red tips that flare up so easily.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
PEACE OFFICERS
PRESENT SHOW
HERE TONIGHT

El Centrans will get their first
chance in many long moon to-
night to see a complete vaudeville
show. when the Imperial County
Peace Officers Association benefit
show will open at 7:30 at the Fox
Imperial Theatre.
Seven acts of vaudeville, expect
cd to take two hours for a per-
formance, will be presented for the
amusement Of valley fans. Many
theatre goers from valley towns
other than Ell Centro are expected
to come here for the vaudeville
tonight and tomorrow night. Two
shows will be presented each night.
Nationally known vaudeville
Aeadliners will appear on the stage
in this show, fresh from their cir
cults. Many of them are making
special trip from Los Angeles to
appear on the Ell Centro stage
Taking advance ticket sales as
2n index to the crowd that may be
expected. peace officers are look
ing forward to a capacity audience
at each performance
Stage hands at the Fox Imperial
today were getting ready for the
show, testing drops and making fin
al arrangements for perfect coord-
nation backStage.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
Many Cases In
Police Court

Police court looked like a racial
congress this morning. with every
color and shade of the racial scale
lining the walls of the police sta
ton and lolling in indolent ease on
the benches, that were all too few
TO accommodate the 10 prisoners
and their many friends.
Five cases were continued by
Judge Kendall B. Perkins for hear
ing this afternoon. OF the 10
brought from the county Jail for
trial Is were taken back, either on
sentences or to appear later.
Bail of $25 was forfeited by both
Marie Kyle, %. and Terry Fontaine
%. charged with vagrancy, when
they failed to appear
Fines of $40 were paid by e. AL
cantra, %, and N. Adversado, %
on vagrancy charges. Max Ricolde
81, was serving a SO day sentence
today for carrying concealed weap-
ons, after he failed to pay a $1OO
fine.
Tom Williams, 25, was fined S25
or 10 days for being drunk and dis
turbing the peace, and the sentence
suspended.
S. V.Worthington. arrested three
days ago by police officers, was re-
leased Immediately after his arrest
after being booked on the city po-
lice books as drunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
Cyclone Kills 10
In Oklahoma
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attempted TO seek aid" Mrs. Bounds
said.
Adjutant General Charles 2. Bar
rett, of the Oakland National Guard
ordered three companies OF troops
to Bethany upon his return here
from a hurried inspection Of the
damage.
Reports reached here that efforts
had been made to pillage homes and
business houses in Bethany and a
virtual state of martial law was
ordered by General Barrett
Sheriff Stanley Rogers asked th7
National Guard to supply hospital
tents and cots Immediately.
The injured were brought TO Okla
homa City hospitals in ambulances
and private cars.
Five persons were rescued from
the debris by Reginald S. Williams,
q student at Penneu College, lOcat-
ed at Bethany
All were seriously injured, he said.
They were crushed by heavy t-mberS
of buildings in which they were
trapped by the cyclone.
Although Oklahoma City is but
five miles from Bethany, no dis
turbance was felt here A heavy
rain fell throughout the morning
but the wind was not unusually
high.
AS it swept toward Bethany. the
tornado struck the Campbell Greek
rural school. The building was
razed. Two children were killed.
Twelve other pupils and the
teacher, Mildred Proctor, were IN
jured.
The cyclone lasted but two MN
utes.
After striking the school house, 1t
lifted momentarily, only to drop
down on Bethany.
The ST Joseph's orphanagc al
Bethany was not hit.
A call for additional troops were
received from Bethany this alter
noon.
General Barrett ordered Battery
= of the l89th Field Artillery anc
20 men of the Service Company OF
the 159th Infantry to proceed I'M
mediately to Bethany
The troops were ordered to patro
the cyclone area with loaded rifle:
and to arres; any one found in the
stricken zone without urgent buSl'
ness there.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
Drinking Party
Causes Tragedy

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10. tU.P)-
Two men were dead here today. cll-
making drinking party and quar-
rel during which Richard Smell, 80,
shot and killed p M. Schwartz, SO,
and then fatally injured himself.
Schwartz was a veteran of the
World War, and lost a leg overseas.
Police declared that Tom Hag-
eerty, friend of the men, who
lived together here, arrived at their
home to find them quarreling. Smell,
he said, threatened to shoot
Schwartz.
Bah, don't act like a l2-year-old
kid" Schwartz retorted.
With that remark. Smell whipped
out new gun and fired two shots
at his companion, and then empticd
the remain three bullets into his
own body
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

No Traffic Cases-Traffic day II
Judge !. Mayfield's court today saw
the filing of no complaints. There
were no cases of any kind ON Judge
Mayfield's calendar
DR.. Harry Hooper Dentist, llo
North 9th st. Phone 382
Ray Wilson Disinissed--A charge
of assault with a deadly weapon
lodged against Ray Wilson was dis
missed yesterday afternoon by
Judge B. F.. Grublc in Calipatria be-
cause evidence was insufficient to
hold the defendant. Wilson was
charged with having stabbed l. Les
ter, an Indian, in Calipatria..
Baby Rice-Buttered OK sweeten-
ed pop corn, always fresh. 5, ~
and 25c box. Next to Stage Depot.
2t'
Traffic Head Here--Otto Langner
head of the California bureau OF
traffic enforcement, was visitor
in Ell Centro today. He is making an
inspection trip Of state traffic OF
fices.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
LIVESTOCK MARKET

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 10. Up
Livestock:
Hogs-Receipts, $50; load eastern
butchers bought 10 arrive at S10.35
with freight benefit Few mperiais
S9.75.
Cattlc-Receipts, 500; active fully
steady; three loads 903 to 112l-lb
California and Utah steers, $3.50;
load Imperial Mexicans. S7.15: MeXl-
can studs, S610; few heiferS, S70U
to $3.50; bulk common to medium
COWS, S450 to S5.75; calves, l0o;
steady; medium weighty vcayers
$3.50
Sheep receipts none, Medium &c
choice lambs quoted $3.50 to STD
Medium to choice ewes quoted $500
to $500,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

Truck Stolen--A stolen truck was
reported to the sheriff's office by
Claude Wiser yesterday. The truck
was stolen in Calexico.
DR.. A. B. hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Tire Identified-A truck tire
turned over to the Sheriff's office by
D. f. Pretchard, who found it seve-
raj days ago, was identified yester-
day by James w. Berry, driver for
Amborts Dairy.
Fine Linens, Table Silver and
fine glassware for sale for Thanks
giving and Christmas gifts. Prices
at a fraction of real value; goods
never used. Phone GIG after 5 p.
m. W-Sat.
Funeral Services-Funeral serv-
ices for Gerardo Hernandez, infant
son Of Mr. and Mrs Fidel Herman
dez, were conducted at the home
four miles southeast of Ell Centre
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Death was caused by pneumonia. b.
f. Lemons, undertaken, was IN
charge.
Yesterdays Shipping - Shipping
of perishables from Imperial VAL
ley yesterday included 43 carloads OF
peas, cars Of honeydew melons and
one car Of grapefruit, according to
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner.
Here for Scason--L. B. Hall, per-
agent for the c.. r. I. & z.
Railway company, is established
here for the next nine months. He
has represented his company in I'm
perial Valley for the last ten years.
His headquarters are at the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
City and County News Briefs

Hemstitching and covered but
tons. Mrs. Wilson, 1923 Broad
way. 29tf
Attend COnvcntion-W. o. Blair
and Ira Aten, directors, and F. II
McIvor, secretary, of the Imperial
Irrigation district. left today TOR
Stockton to attend convention OF
the Irrigation Districts Association
of California. The chief concern OF
the meeting will be a discussion OF
proposed legislative measures relat-
ing to irrigation.
r. A. M. Attcnt'On-Official visit
Of Grand High Priest Samuel A.
Clark, Thursday night Banquet in
Masonic Temple at $50. 1862
Farm Center Will Meet-Jasper
farm center will meet at the Jas
per school Friday evening, Novem-
Der 81 at p. m. Movies will be
shown and talks will be made by
Mark Rose of the Imperial I,riga-
ton district and George WinWright,
assistant farm advisor. Officers
will be elected also.
will not be responsible for any
debts incurred by Alice Betty
Schmidt, my wife, after November
Is, 1890. A. F. Schmidt. 17t3
Paint Hydrants-Water hydrants
about the city this week are re-
ceiving new coats of paint as a
means of protection against wealth
ering. The light paint also is said
to render the plugs easier for fire
men to detect after dark.
Spelling Match-The Elm school
announces an old fashioned spell
-ng match and pie supper for Fri
day night, November 21. The pub
lie is invited to attend the enter
tainment.
Get Marriage License-A marri-
age license was issued by the coun-
ty clerk yesterday afternoon to Ale
jandro c.. Colo, 81. and Laurentia
Molina, 30, Of CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
Scouts To Show
Moving Pictures

Tonight El Centrans will have
an opportunity to see moving pic
lures of Scout activities with local
Scouts in the leading roles. Films
taken at the Sea Scout camp at
Catalina will be feature of the
program at the Court of Honor to
be held at 7:45 tonight in the Elks
hall.
Harry Horton, chairman of the
court, promises q fine program and
q number of Scouts will be candi-
dates for advancement. A board
of review meeting held last night
at the Southern Sierras brought
an additional group Of successful
candidates.
All parents and friends of Scouts
are extended a cordial invitation to
be present at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
Passengers On
Ship Rescued

LISBON, Nov. 10. lUt)-All pas
sengers of the British steamer
Highland Hope were taken safely
aboard the Portuguese government
tug Patron Lopez at $50 a n to-
day, and are proceeding to Lisbon,
the ministry Of marine told the
United Press.
The Highland Hope went aground
off Farilhoes Island with 146 first
class passengers, enroute from Lon
don to BuenoS Aires.
All passengers and crew we're
landed al Peniche, about 90 miles
south OF Lisbon.
The Highland Hope went on the
rocks in the Berlangas Islands, five
miles from Peniche, early today in
a heavy fog.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
Hotel Keeper Is
Taken To Court

Charged with keeping a hotel in
which the bedding was in an un-
anitary condition, Frank Mazza-
ZERO was brought before Judge I.
Mayfield this morning for pre-
llminary hearing. and the case
continued until this morning for
Mazza.fero's plea.
The complaint against Mazzafero,
keeper of a local hotel, was lodged
by Marion Buchholz, working in
connection with the state housing
department. Buchholz is inem-
Ter OF DR.. Warren F. Fox'S staff
N the county public health office.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
FRENCH STUDY ESPERANTO

PARIS, U.P) - The School Of
Higher Commercial Training for
Young Women, being convinced
that Esperanto is the future COM
mercial language, has made it an
obligatory part of their course.
Five other commercial colleges,
sponsored by the French Chamber
Of Commerce, also have recon-
mended that their students learn
the language.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

Continuing their victories, the
girls baseball team defeated the
Holtville team with a score Of % to
13 Friday afternoon on Centrals
grounds.
The heavy wind and dust made
playing difficult for both teams
Holtville had a good team but a
weak pitcher. She walked II OF
Centrals batters, while Centrals
pitcher walked only one.
Edna Wagner, the right short
stop, was outstanding, because she
knocked a home run every time she
went TO the bat.
The last game of the indoor base
ball season will be played at Cali
patria this Saturday. Mrs Moore
teels confident of winning it.
In Fridays game many substitutes
were used. The lineup was as fol-
lows: Catcher, Vivian Haskell, cap
tain; substitute. Mona Metcalt;
pitcher, Alta Waterman; substitute,
Ora Frost; first base, Vivian Wom-
ack; second base. Annie La Frankie;
third base, Barbara Cannon; sub
stitute, Ora Frost; right short stop
Edna Wagner; left short stop, DORIS
Gibson; right field, Mona Holbrook;
center field, Fay Denham; left field.
Violet Wogatzke.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
KIDNAPPED VICTIM
REMAINS SILENT

TULSA, Okla, Nov. 10. UP
George H. Hurford, Tulsa sports
man and turf gambler, was back
at his home today but he refused
to discuss his abduction by gang
sters who held him 33 hours before
releasing him at Chetopah, Kansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
CHICKENS AND
CHICKEN FEED
TAKEN BY THIEF

Not satisfied with appropriating
20 large red hens to his own use on
the night of November II, some
thief returned to the scene of his
former crime last night to make
away with ton Of head corn, pre-
gumably to feed the hens.
The chickens were stolen from
the Chester Vaughn ranch south of
Seeley, according to a report filed
today in the sheriff's office, while
the corn was stolen from the Spurl-
ing ranch, neighboring that of
Vaughn.
A small truck was said to be used
in theft of the corn.
1t was suggested today that
should the thief ever appear in
court, he may plead for mercy on
The grounds that the second theft
was a matter of necessity, since
even chickens must eat.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
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THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity-Fail
and cool tonight and Thursday;
frost in exposed places tonight: gem
lie to moderate northerly winds.
Southern California-Fair tonight
and Thursday; continued cool with
froSts tonight, gentle TO moderate
northerly winds.
Minimum, this morning -. ...... 40
Maximum, yesterday ............... .......6 90
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
WINTER Is HERE

Winters advent into the valley
was heralded this morning by closed
doors down the length OF Main
street. window displays featured
Blankets, winter clothing and yari-
GUS types of stoves.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
ANOTHER QUEER CLAIM

WORCESTER, Mass, U.P)-Wor-
cester, with population of about
100000, claims to be the biggest city
in the United States that is not To-
Gated on the ocean, a lake or riv-
er
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

placed the tickets on sale at Shirer S
Drug Store, is business manager.
The stage crew, vino are not seen
by spectators but are very impor-
tant. consists of Leonard Cary,
chairman; Frank Bezdecheck, CLARK
Hatch, Carl Hardy, Lewis He'll, and
Johnny Goss.
Anna Wells is chief usherette. Her
committee consists of Ruby Cayan,
Doris Gibson, Georgia Royce, Katie
Won Allmen. Vera Wogatzke, Violet
Wogatzke, Doris Wier, and Vivian
Womack.
Appropriate music is being pre-
pared by Miss Krause.
Principal j. L. House of the Ju-
nior College is attending the Amerl-
can Association of Junior Colleges at
Berkeley, which is holding its an
nual meeting November 19, 19 and
&c.
Under the direction Of Miss Nc
Keehan, who is their advisor, the
Slll ttCDtl dIC pANEcA AAAS w S'S
tend the mid-winter conference at
Calipatria. The girls and Miss Nc
Keehan will leave early Friday
morning in order to be at Cahpa-
tria for the opening services.
A new incubator, which matches
$40 eggs, has been bought by the F
F. A. This mechanism is set up II
| the agricultural room. The incuba-
tor will be operated by the agrlcuI-
! tural students. The chicks will be
used for the boys projects.
On the basis of scholarship II
| agriculture, excellence of projects
and activity in the F.. F. A, toul
students have been chosen to rep
resent Central at the Los Angeles
| Union Stockyards Live Stock Show
These boys are Donald Bradshaw
! Lewis McElvany, Richard Robertson
and Orville Spear. The boys will bf
! in Los Angeles December and
with Mr.. Thornton, their instructor
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19
CLOSE 900 YEAR OLD BREWERY

EEWBERRY Berkshire Eng,
(U.P)-A brewery established here
in 1000 Is closing its doors.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

BLACKPOOL, Eng, W.P)-Joseph
Robert Elgey, II, was crushed to
death when a circus elephant fell
on him here.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 10. Up
Following are today's market quo
tations:
POULTRY
Hens, Leghorns, under 314 lbs. tic
Hens, colored, 4 lbs. and up..26c
Broilers, ! to 1l2 lbs, each 81. 28c
Broilers, IL to 212 lbs, each.3ac
Fryers, colored, 81 to 3 lbs......30c
Roasters, soft bone, 3 lbs. up PIC
Ducklings, Pekins, 81 lbs. up.l6c
Geese --...-..-.---...-.---..-..--. &c
Young tom turkeys, II lbs. up. 32c
Old tom turkeys ..,.,-...-..-.........-.,-.-2 -23c
Small hen turkeys, under lbs. 15c
Hen turkeys, 8 lbs. and up,,.,,..28c
Small tom turkeys, under 13 lbs. 15l
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

Ihe local prlce on eggs, fulnlshou
through the courtesy of Zurcher
Bros, is as follows:
Medium or pullet .......................... 27c
Large .................... 35c
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

All of the art classes are going to
make wood blocks for tapestries. The
blocks will be cut out Of Southern
gumWood instead of linoleum, which
was used in the previous years.
A display Of wood blocks and ap-
parel made by Mrs. Ray began this
section OF the years work The en-
tire class seems quite enthusiastic
1T the prospect Of this work.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

Almost every senior is having g
direct part in making the senior play
Cat O. Nine Tails" a success. Ro-
berta Ferguson, who acquired much
experience in last years junior play
and who was property manager OF
the Imperial Valley Pageant, has
charge of the properties.
j. B. Evans, whose campaign OF
advertising for the senior dance
made it such a success, is advertising
manager.
George Obayashi. who has just
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-19

All who attended the Sophmore-
Freshman reception seemed to have
had q very good time last Saturday
evening. The entertainment, which
was well planned, consisted OF
games, a playlet, and a musical pro-
gram Albert jenkins played cor
net solo, accompanied by Martha
jenkins; and Helen Siegal sang a
solo.
Blue and white decorations, which
were arranged under the supervision
of John Couch, were the object OF
much favorable comment.
Recorded on the grade cards
which come out this week are the
ratings for the first quarter OF
school. These grades have an added
Importance in that they are per-
nnanently recorded in the office.
These cards are issued after
school Wednesday evening and must
be brought back signed the next
morning. Many students who neg
lect to have this done must be sent
home for their cards. In this way
most confusion and loss of time Is
caused.
Cards are not issued to the junior
college students. Their grades are
entered in a grade book in the reg
istrar's office, where the student
may find them.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
Grain Begins Study of
 ROthstein Murder Case

New York, Jan. ? (UP) - The Rothstein murder case was reopened today
 Soon after he assumed the duties of his office this morning, the new district attorney of New York county, Thomas c. T. Grain, a for mer supreme court justice. called for the records in the case which caused police commissioner to resign and has brought no end of grief to the present commissioner. Grover A. Whalen.
 Grain said he would begin his in- yestigation into the murder of Ar mold Rothstein, Broadway gambler, by reading the records in the district attorneys office and then the testi- mony in the case of Arthur Me Manus, who was acquitted of mur- dering Rothstein.
 The new district attorney admitted that he had no new evidence.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
RUINS MAY PROVE
 ASHES OF SODOM
Newly Found Ancient City Dates
 Back to Bronze Age

Jerusalem, Jan. 9 P-Archaeolo- gists working in Palestine are won- derng whether the ruins of Sodom. which the Bible says was so wicked it was burned 10 the ground, final ly have been found.
 An expedition of the Pontifical Bible Institute of Jerusalem eXca- vated ruins of a city hitherto un- known to science in which all houses and buildings were covered by large layer Of ashes, Investigators, taking note of relics found, assumed the place was burned in the bronze age and never was inhabited since then. The relics included broken pottery, a few vases, and flint instruments Among the ruins was an ancient
 wall. built partly of stone and part, i ly of bricks.
 The ruins are located in the east crn plain Of the Jordan, about si, 1 kilometers north of the Dead Sea i They were located quite by acCl' dent when members of a Pontifica i Biblical institute party found some
 flint objects where their tents were l located.
 Father Malloy, healing the in
 vestigation. said it was too early tt classify the ruins as those of So dom. The Bible records a visitation of fire and birthstone on Sodom and it's twin city Gomorrah, becaus
 of the wickedness of their inhabi
 tants.