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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-01-08

I Harold Nelson, Gene Spaulding
and Wilson Preston }efts Sunday
morning after spending the Holt
days here: Nelson returns to At
asacadero, California, where he is
a student at Morian college; while
Gene Spaulding returns to Viii
liams, Arizona, and Preston to San
Diego.
The Needle club met with Mrs.
G. H. Shanafelt at her home on
Third Avenue Friday afternoon
| and the. following officers were
elected. for the year: Mrs. T. ".
Payne, president; Mrs. Lee Lamp
son, vice presidents Mrs. vane
Wilder, secretary
The Women's club will hold its
first meeting of the new year on
Friday, January 9. Mrs. H. E.
| Huntington will read a paper on
"Noted Women Of the u. S." $50
Manley Gest returned to Sunny
side after spending the holidays
with his mother, Mrs Ruth Gest.
Mrs. Ruth Gest has been confin-
ed to her home the past two weeks
with neuralgia.
The Young Ladies' Sodality met
at the Rose home insRichland We'd
nesday evening and elected the
following officers for the coming
year: Mabel Deranleau, perfect;
Irene Rose, vice perfect; Margaret
| Hawkins, secretary treasurer;
Eileen Olbrich, reporter. The next
meeting will be at. the home of
Mrs. Amelia olbrich, 7se Avenue
A Wednesday, February ., with
Miss Gladys Speigel hostess. Il
So :.
Kennewick winter weather has
been so mild that one of Bill
Shaughnessy's Clayborne game
hens decided it was spring and
stole a nest out in the weeds in the
alley back of the Shaughnessy
home in the Garden Tracts. Mon
day morning up she came with five
little chicks, so Bill and his wife
are now planning on enjoying
fried chicken soon. M @ ~
Il The annual meeting of the Con-
gregational church will be held on
January 10 in the church base
nent, beginning with a six o'clock
sandwich and covered dish supper
Mrs. S. M. Carson. returned To
I.her home in Seattle Sunday, hav-.
ing spent the Christmas vacation
AS guest of her son-in-law and her
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M.
| Moulton and family. sas ss 8
/. *s+ 80 sss4a gS:.
& The Misses Margaret and Esthea.
Meulton left Sunday afternoon for
Moscow, where they are students
3
at the U. of l.
* 1Ess y r. s.5siaste rs
Mrs. Clara O'Neil and daughter
Patricia of Pasco were Tuesday
afternoon visitors Of Mrs Ruth
Gest. pc a saf A
81 Ax*% sflm 5s.-
Mr.. and Mrs: A. M. Dutton en-
tertained their Sunday school, the
adult class of the Baptist Sunday
school Tuesday evening at their
/ home on Third Ave. E. The eve
ming was spent playing games and
delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by the hosts.
The Misses Ruth Mueller and
Alice Mae Smith and Elmer Hupp-
man returned to Cheney Sunday
afternoon where they are Students
in the normal schools after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
their parents. ]. IN. Mueller took
them up in his car and went on to
Spokane, returning Monday after
noon.
I Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. iMoulton and
family spent Thursday visiting in
Yakima.
Joe siegfried left Friday to re-
sumo his studies at Stanford. He
suffered no loss from the fire that
damaged his fraternity house, al
though the furnishings in the adj
joining room were completely
destroyed.
The Misses Viola Mcclure and
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-01-08


tee, E. G. Lape, Albert Morga,
attended the joint installation 8:
the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows a
Pasco Wednesday evening.
J. o. Swanson OF THE pewer de
partnnent of the P. P. & L. went K
Yakima Wednesday and vii
spend few days in the upper val
ley on business for the company
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Brill of Yak,
ina arrived Wednesday for a fen
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. !. r
Mulkey.
Miss Frances Allen returned t.
her position in the Charleston
schools having spent the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O
F. Allen.
y kAa
i. j. RJ Smart of Yakima, superin-
tendent of the Consolidated Truck
lines, called on the employees here
Saturday and Sunday, Whilea on his
way from Yakima to Spokane.
49,
The R.. R. Wooden family has
moved into town from their farm
in Horse Heaven. They are living
in the Cresswell apartments 5r
Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Campbell
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Campbell
expect to drive to Wenatchee Sun
day and view the big dam being
built there.
The Fourth Division of the M. E,
Ladies' Aid will meet January IA
at the home of Mrs. Oscar Enger
with Mrs. r. B. Tyler as assistant
hostess.
d. Fl. Peacock opened a mattres..
and upholstering shop in the Com
mercial hotel building in room 1O
on Washington street formerly oc-
cupied by the Ideal Cleaners.
A group of old friends of Mrs.
w. G. King met at her home Tues
and gave her a surprise in a no
hostess luncheon. The afternoon
was spent in sewing and visiting.
Miss Helen Ruud and mother en-
tertained at the Willsey house the
following guests at dinner Sunday
evening: Murray McPhee, Allan
Flowers, Herbert Misner, Carl
Cady and II. l. Blake.
= y y
Mrs. Patric Hartnutt and daugn-
ter Evelyn of -Nez Perez, Idaho
arrived Saturday to visit the for
mer1s mother Mrs. Mary Rachel
meir on Second Avenue East.
x$*
The George Stradford family
are moving this week from the Ole
Brue residence on Second avenue
to the C. P. Richards property in
the Garden Tracts which they re-
Gently purchased.
t'&e $3.50
Miss Esther Richardson of Port
land arrived Friday evening te
spend two weeks vacation with
her. sister Mrs. E. c., Tweet and
family. Miss Richardson is grad
uate of the Kennewick high school
and frequent visitor here.
Mrs. C. S. Knowles was hostess
to the Entire Nous at one o'clock
bridge luncheon Tuesday. Honors
went to Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt and
Mrs. F. F. Beste.
Rev. and Mrs. Minnie Sypes AZ
-
teberry of Hermiston spent New
Years visiting the Carl Williams
family at Hedges and Friday Wis
iting the Carman and Wheeler
families in Kennewick.
T.
The interior of the Masonic hal
is undergoing complete renovation
The wood work in the lodge rooms
kitchen and dining rooms are be
ing painted, and the walls redecor.
ated. ]. Ross is in charge of ths
work.
Mrs. Harold Whittemore gave ;
surprise birthday party honorins
her husbands birthday Monday
evening. Three tables of bridge
were in play, honors going to Mrs
R. B. Tyler and Glen Higley; con
solutions to Mrs. Bert Spurgeo1
and r. B. Tyler.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-01-08

VITE WANT 20 fin this with good wsyf itt8ts
Wv every week. You can help Whe" you know IN
item az interest tell personally phone
Wen appreciate IL Phone No. eDouble-one '.A'Ash
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
C~oncreting of Canals Has Lowered
Water Table in Mercedes Weslaco
Territory--M Many Farms Reclaimed

as Of 1880 was So. 37l ,564.os. The
total debt per r Is $3.50. The
1929 bond tax is 80 per cent paid
and the $50 bond tax 50 per cent
paid TO date with the second in
stallment nov due. Sixty per cent
Of the flat rate due Is paid. This
district has arranged for the farm
er to pay his flat rate Of $500 an
acre every quarter in advance and
permits 30 days Of grace. He uses
water 90 days before he is charged
for II.
Those chosen 70 guide this large
irrigation project are: ID. A. Reaves
president: II. II. Adkins. vice-presi-
dent: n. H. Harrington. secretary;
I. I. Myers and Lee j. Hartzell
directors: George p. Carnes. assess
or and collector: and Robert 4
kirkpatrick. general attorney.
This district has two pumping
plants. one at the river and one re-
lift station. At the river station are
two steam driven pumps with :
capacity Of AS second feet Of water
and two electrically driven pump.
with a combined capacity OF l6r
second feet. There are two electrical
" driven pumps at the relift sta
ton with a total capacity Of 35(
second feet. There has been q
noticeable decrease in the amount oil
water required since canals have
been lined and meters installed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
UNDERWRITERS
ADD MEMBERS
Valley Association Growing
Rapidly; Hold Meeting
In I'll Jardin

Five new members have been
taken into the Rio Grande Valley
Underwriters Assn II was an
nounced at a luncheon held at noon
Saturday at Hotel I'll Jardin.
The new members OF the aSSo-
citation are Bruce Eubanks. Har-
lingen. American Provident: T.. o.
Anglin. Harlingen. Great American;
Z. r. Wright. Edinburg. Business
Mems Assurance; Sam Hughston,
Brownsville. Old Line Life ms. OF
America; @. J. Bates. San Benito,
Western Reserve.
Frank Hadden or Mercedes pre-
sided over the meeting and J. u.
Wren OF San Benito acted IN his
official capacity.
A number OF matters OF interest
to the members were discussed.
IL was decided 70 hold a meeting
Of the Board OF Governors in the
office Of Yves Wilkinson in Harlin-
gen at 7:30 D. m. Wednesday.
Next meeting OF the association
itself will be held at 1890 p. m
Saturday. July 10 in the Reese-Wn-
Mond Hotel, Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28

poned. according 70 Mayor sam
Bolts.
This is the second time the cleo
tons have been postponed.
Voters were 70 have passed on
closing West Street at a point
near the Aldridge- Kimmel Hard
ware Co. and donating a triangular
area thus increased in size. to the
American Legion for a clubhouse
site, closing Of On street between
the junior high school buildings.
and granting q franchise TO the
Missouri Pacific for m industrial
switch track in the alley between
Jackson and Van Buren, streets.
1t was the switch track PROPOSE
ton which held UP the elections.
errors having been made In the or
iginal ordinance. "A new ordinance
has been passed. granting tire fran
chise. but no vote has been called
on IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
SETUP
BETTER Than
EVER BEFORE
First Time National
Exchange Made
Available
(By Staff Correspondent


SAN BENITO, June 27.-One OF
the reasons why the vegetable CO.
operative now being organized In
the Valley should succeed where
others have failed Is because Tor
the first time In history there VII
be a national organization tnrougn
which 1t will be able to market It's
products, IL was brought out at q
mass meeting OF farmers from this
community held in San Benito high
school.
The national organization, recent
IL set up by the Federal Farm Board
and known as the National Fruit
and Vegetable Exchange, Inc, VIII
have sales contacts with all OF the
markets OF the country. The vaiue
OF this organization can be seen, II
was pointed out at the meeting ~
esch cooperative we're compelleo ~
establish its own market connexions
The national exchange already nas
over 10000 cars OF fruits and vege-
tables pledged and will begin opera
ions about January ], wnen TIC
Valley season Is underway.
= A. Miller. vice president OF me
Farm Bureau Service Assn. az pa.
las. was the principal speaker ~
the meeting held here.
r. r. Lancaster. district agricul-
tural agent, spoke briefly as dio .
number Of the growers In atten-
dance.
Few business men were present.
Similar meetings we're held ourins
the veek at various points IN tne
valley explaining the present SCI
mn and the last OF the series VIII ue
held Monday night at the santa
2osa and Donna schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28

Through the section which Is well
served BY concreted canals. we have
found by measurement that We
have used nearly 30 per cent less wa
ter. All water has disappeared IN
the borrow pits OF the canals which
have been lined with concrete.
I'VE have installed over 800 met
ers In the district. which causes a
great saving in the use OF water.
Water is measured out to about one
third of the acreage in the district
Use of meters influences the grow
err 10 use less water, preventing
flooding OF lands and damage no
lands from possible waterlogging. An
arrangement has been made whereof.
the district and water users eaf-.
pay a part OF the meters cost. Each
saves through the use Of meters"
Mr.. FeSsenden said also that ar
engagements had been made with
Willacy' County Water Improvement
District No. l to use the borrow PIT
OF its big irrigation canal which al
ready extends to Mile 3 north and
cast Of Mercedes. BY utilizing tn.
borrow pit as a drainage outlet
complete drainage OF 1000 acres
has been accomplished. These lands
have had no drainage outlet anc
heavy rains from year TO year water
logged them. Use of the borrow pitt
las advanced the drainage program
over a year since it would have re-
CURED that long to construct ade-
quate drainage facilities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
FIVE CITIES ARE
WITHIN DISTRICT

Incre are approximately $4,000
acres In the huge tract watered by
this irrigation system. OF this area
approximately $4,000 acres are ind
er irrigated cultivation and a tOtai
o. $4,000 acres Is subject to the
flat rate for water. The area subject
t. bond tax is 78,706 acres.
Thriving towns dot the district.
the largest being Mercedes and Wes-
laco. Others include Elsa, Edcouch.
and La Villa along the Southern
Pacific IN the northern part OF the
district. The population Of the dist
riot. including these towns. is esti-
mated at $4,000. The population out
4 the towns is estimated at 10000.
From this area are marketed thou
sands Of cars Of citrus fruits and Of
vegetables every season. Weslaco.
Mercedes and Edcouch are three of
the leading shipping points in the
Valley. A surprisingly wide variety
Of vegetables is grown In this area
from the well known types to the
lesser known n consumed large
~ by the foreign populations Of the
big cities of the country.
The financial condition Of the dis
trict Is excellent since ii has car
ried out an extensive program with
out any outstanding bills. II has.
In fact. money on hand. The dis
ftrict voted $500. 900 in bonds IN
November, 1929, which Is its total
indebtedness. II paid 81, 400 1000 CT
this fir the irrigation system and
the remainder minus a discount on
the bonds. expenses Of organization
and preliminary bonds, was left fol
improvements.
An ad volorem tax 10 retire the
bonds amounts TO S2l0 per hundred
dollars valuation. Actual valuation
or the district is estimated at S20,-
| non mn M A. 100000 ..N..Aa-n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
Powell and Carole
Lombard Married

LOS ANGELES. June q. Up
William Powell and Carole Lombard,
principals in a motion picture col
ony romance OF some duration. were
married last night at the Beverly
Hills home OF the actress mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth X. Peters. The cere-
mony was witnessed only by rela-
tives.
The couple had booked passage 10
Honolulu on the liner Malolo, sail
ing today.
Powell was born in Kansas CITY,
Miss Lombard in Fort Wayne. Ind.
He entered pictures in 1929. she III
1926. They became acquainted when
cast in the same picture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
Search Continued
For Negro Killer

CLEO SPRINGS. Okla, June ~
-P-Fillmore Davis. negro sought
by a posse since THURSDAY Tor Ine
shaving OF Guy Jarvis. Blaine COUNT
under sheriff, still was at large TO-
day. ..anad
Officials believed he had escaped
across the Kansas line.
The size OF the posse, Whlon
numbered several hundred armed
men Thursday night. dwit Nd as
M trace OF the negro was found
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
MISCELLANEOUS DATA


A tropical disturbance appeared
10 be approximately one hundred
miles east or eaSt-northeaSt OF
Brownsville at 7 a. m. this morn
ing, moving in a west or north
westerly direction. II Is causing in
creasings northeast to northwest
winds OIL the Texas coast. and gen.
eral rains as far inland as Del Rio
and Austin, Tex, and 10 northern
Louisiana.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
Woman Killed In
Crossing Accident

CORSICANA, June 27-lP-Mrs'
sam ROSS was killed and her nus
band was seriously injured In a
grade crossing accident near Palmer
early today. Ross was taken to a
hospital at Ennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross were retuEh-
ing 10 Corsicana from Dallas, wien
their automobile was struck oy a
Southern Pacific passenger train a
short distance north OF Palmer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
SAN BENITO
BRIEFS
CBy Staff Correspondent

Wy ONGAA A1ROAAAtAANF
SAN BENITO, June l8.-R. G.
Leonard, owner OF the Sedgewick
tKans.) Hatchery with a capacity
OF 100000 eggs. has written the
chamber OF commerce for informa-
ton on this section with a view t.
locating a plant here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Taylor left
the keys in their a when they
went In to see a movie and when
they returned 1t a gone.
Two sets of twins were born with
in five days Of each other. Twin
boys were born 10 Mr.. and Mrs
f. ". Mason and named Bobbie
Gene and Boyd Dwain. Twins also
we're born 10 a Mexican couple.
Mayor and Mrs. c. M. Cash are
expected back in a day or 50 from
a special clinic which DIR. Cash at
tended at Washington University
ST. Louis. He also attended the con
yention Of the American Associia-
ton OF Physicians in Philadelphia.
T. p. Littlefield. Jr.. ministerial
student at Baylor University home
for summer vacations. will preach
Sunday morning at the Baptist
church.
Due to an error. w. p. Mallory's
bid TO RAE a brick building OF the
high school campus and reconstruct
II at the Mexican ward school was
made TO read s3.975 in The Herald
instead OF SPOTS.
Officers OF the blue lodge. RoyaI
Arch and council will be installed
by San Benito Masons Tuesday
night. The Royal Arch Masons elecS-
ed the following this week: J. T.
Crawford, worShipful master: r. n
LeWald. senior warden: w. ID. Col
Inns. junior warden: Frank Roberts
treasurer: w. S. Brock, secretary: j
I. Horkman. tiler.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
Strikes Waterman,
Flees Minus Loot

LAREDO. June 77-RAForcinE
entry into n garage here last night.
a robber who found the night
Waterman asleep near the cash reg
itser struck him over the head with
a Il and fled without taking any,
thing. The Waterman recovered
consciousness and pursued tho man
but his assailtant escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28

LOCKHART. June 27-F1- "A
general rain averaging an inch fell
IN this section last night and early
today. breaking the longest drought
period here since 1875. Much corr
was expected 10 be saved, as we.
~ other feed crops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
Postpone Harlingen
Elections Agar
t6v Staff co.

S6y Staff Correspondent
HARLINGGEN. June q. The
elections which were to have been
held Tuesday on several PROPOSE
tons. have been indefinitely post
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
BULLETIN

CFirst figures. lowest tempera-
ture last night. second. highest
yesterday, thIrd, wind velocity al
8 a. m: fourth. precipitation Ii
last "A hrs-I
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
WATER TABLE
Is LOWERED

The results obtained from
guniting the canals and digging the
drainage bitches are very salts
factory. The water table over a large
part Of the tract varied from zero
to three feet below the surface.
Today except In a few places. the
water table Is from seven TO twelve
feet below the surface. Farms which
have been waterlogged and had
water standing on the surface are
now being farmed. Orchards which
were dying have turned green.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
WEATHER

Northwest storm warnings dis
ulayed from Brownsville 70 Corpus
Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow. under normal Meteo-
Biological conditions:
High ................... 4.47 a. m.
Low 80 y. M.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
RIVER FORECAST

There will be a slight rise in the
river during the next "a TO SO
hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
CONCRETE IS
MILES OF CANALS

This character of soil requires
concrete bitches before the drain
age conditions are corrected. The
Victoria clay loan becomes a
tighter soil. and in a large number
OF cases. requires both concrete
canals and drainage bitches. The
Harrington clay Is a heavy soil. This
type requires only drainage. Har-
lingen clay has a poor natural
drainage.
The greater part OF the Victoria
fine sandy loan lies north OF Wes-
laco with a small portion south OF
that city and between Weslaco and
Mercedes in a tract known as the
South Palm Gardens.
After a careful study OF the
soils. both through maps and test
borings. we decided to concrete. as
far as possible. the canals which
we're in the Victoria fine sandy
loan and in the Victoria fine sandy
clay loan. and to construct drain
age bitches through part or this
district which had the Victoria
clay loan and Harrington clay. and
on this basis the work started.
I'm January. 1880 the district had
available $780, 900 to be used FOL
construction purposes. Contracts
we're let for guniting canals shortly
after the first or January. -Four
Bucyrus dragline dredges were
purchased and set to work excavat-
ing new drainage bitches and
cleaning existing ones.
With this money was construct
ed IS miles OF gunited canals and
i04 miles OF drainage bitches. Five
and one-half miles OF concrete pipe
were laid. We expended s553. 500 In
gunite lining and structuNrs:
si00,375 in drainage bitches; s35,25C
for pipe lines and $4,000 in the
purchase OF draglines. The gunite
work Is completed as far as possible.
Two drag line dredges are still in
operation. The district has 260
miles OF open earthwork canals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-28
BY III
Herald staff Correspondent

MERCEDES, June 27.-Not only
have approximately 5000 acres
actually been reclaimed since pub
lie ownership OF the American Rio
Grande Land and Irrigation Co.
irrigation system began 10 months
ago but threatened waterlogging OF
almost the entire tract served by IL
has been ayerted through the con-
crete lining of canals. digging OF
adequate drainage bitches and in
stallation Of meters.
r. s. FeSsenden, general man.
ager and chief engineer for HI
dalgo and Cameron County Water
Improvement District No. o. as the
farmer owned corporation Is known,
told The Herald this week just what
has been accomplished under pub
lie ownership OF the system which
al one time was said 70 be the
largest privately owned irrigation
project in the world.
The soil in the Mercedes dis
trict consists largely of the Vic
toria fine sandy loam. the Victoria
fine sandy clay loan. the Victoria
clay loan and the Harlingen clay"
said Mr.. Fessenden in describing
the situation making concrete canal
lining and drainage necessary. The
Victoria sandy loan and the Vic
toria fine sandy clay loan are very
porous. and water passes through
the soil fairly rapidly. The borrow
pits OF the canals in these soils fiji
with water whiting "a hours after
the canals are filled with water,
and Immediately start waterlogging
adjacent land IL the water table is
anywhere near the surface.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-04
v FORECAST

The river will probably fall slow
" practically all along during the
next "A to SO hours.
Flood Present 2s-Hr. 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-04

Los ANGELES. June 4 P1-A life
Of strange adventure and romance
leading half way around the world
at the price Of forfeiture Of a for
tune Of SIS. 00o. 900 has ended with
the death Of Major Jordan Law
renee Mott, so, once New Yock's
millionaire reporter"
In late years a nationally known
sportsman and author. Major Mott
had lived on Santa Catalina Island.
He spent the summers at a camp
on the North Umpqua River near
R~oSeburg. Ore, where death occurr-
cd Yesterday.
At the bedside was his widow. the
former Francis Hewitt Bovine, once
a light opera singer. for whom Re
forsook the fortune Of his father.
j. l.. Mott, New York iron manu-
facturer.
Shortly after his graduation from
Harvard, Mott went TO work as a
reporter in New York. He covered
his assignments on news stories III