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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Former Sprint
Champion Dies

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. up
Charlie Parsons, AS. former Ameri-
can sprint record holder, died here
late yesterday of heart disease and
pneumonia.
Parsons died as he was about to
witness the debut of his son, Charles,
Jr., in track competition as a men,
Der of the University of Southern
California team.
While a student at U. S. c.. be-
tween 1901 and 1905, Parsons was
the first man on the Pacific coast
to run the 100 yard dash in less
than 10 seconds. His mark 9 AS
seconds stood until broken by an
other Southern California sprinter,
Howard Drew.
Parsons is survived by his widow,
his son. Charles, Jr., 10, and a
daughter, Patricia, II. Funeral
services will be held here Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
BY MERTON T. AKERS
nited Press Staff COrrespOndent


CHICAGO. Feb. 25 U.H = Big
Bill Thompson emerged triumphant
today as Chicago's Republican may
orally nominee for the fourth time
in his amazing political career.
The cowboy mayor rode to vic
tory with an unofficial plurality of
approximately 64,500 votes over
John H Lyle, gang batting judge
Arthur Albert, 33-year- alder
man, was third. George Schmidt,
former city comptroller, and Eugene
McCafferty ran fourth and fifth.
Anton j. Cermak, president of the
Cook county board of commission
ers, was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis almost unanimously. His one
opponent averaged about two votes
to the precinct. Cermak's vote eX-
ceeded 225,000
Thompson and Cermak go TO the
polls again April 7 to determine
which shall head the nations Sec
ond largest city for the next four
years.
Counting of the ballots ended
Chicago's most spectacular primary
"a campaign punctuated with cir
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
TRAN PLUNCES
INTO RIVER AS
DRAW IS OPENED
Four Persons Killed In
Wreck On Railroad
Near Mobile, Alabama

MOBILE, Ala. Feb. 25 U.P)-The
Cincinnati passenger train OF the
Louisville & Nashville railroad
plunged off the open end of draw
bridge over the Mobile river near
here early today.
Four members of the train crew
were drowned when the engine and
a baggage coach were submerged IN
the river. The dead were: Arthur
r. Ingram, engineer, Ezekial
Crumpton, Negro fireman: j. Nick
Vaughn, baggage master; l.. Woods,
Negro porter.
The train, the crack -Ameri-
can, left New Orleans at $3.50 p. m.
yesterday and was due here early
today. Officials were unable to ac-
count for the draw bridge being
open.
Details of the wreck were given
by DR.. Sheldon H. Stephens. Mobile
physician, who headed relief party
to the scene of the wreck l8 miles
northwest of here.
The accident occurred in an iso-
lated section without immediate
means of communication. 1t was
two hours before the first relief
train bearing doctors. nurses and
medical supplies was dispatched
from Mobile.
An hour later, at $40 a. M, a
second train with a diver, Charles
Nelson, on board left for the scene
of the accident.
At a. m. officials of the Louis
vile e. Nashville line here said all
passengers and trainmen were safe
and accounted for excepting the
four dead.
H. P. Hearon, assistant superin-
tendent of the Mobile-New Orleans
division, said the track in the Sec
ton where the accident occurred Is
equipped with an automatic block
system and the engineer on the
train should have been warned OF
the open draw bridge more than a
mile from the river.
Later reports received here sale
the draw bridge had been opened tc
permit passage of a tug boat Mem.
bers of the crew of the boat assist
ed in finding the bodies of the miss
ing trainmen.
Traffic over the line was closet
and trains were routed over the Mo
bile & Ohio lines through Meridian
thence to Montgomery. A Wreckinl
crew dispatched with the relief par
ty was clearing away the wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Heavy Loss In
Eastern Blaze

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. 25, (U.P)
Damage estimated at more than
$l,000,000 resulted today from fire
which virtually destroyed the state
pier on the South Providence water
front.
Starting apparently from a defec-
tive oil heater on the first floor OF
the pier building, the flames ragged
for hours.
The wooden pillars supporting the
structure were eaten away and four
hours and half after the blaze was
discovered. the main building, val
ued at $530,0O0 tumbled into the
harbor.
In this structure was stored a big
cargo of naphtha, oil and bedding
landed only yesterday by the Fabre
liner Patria. No ships were tied up
at the pier when the fire started.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
RADICALS
DISTURB
CAPITALS
Minor Outbreaks Mark
Observance of "Unem-
ployment Day
ACTIVE ON COAST
Los Angeles Jail Trio Af-
ter Disturbance In
Business District
BY ARTHUR DEGREVE
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Feb. 25. (U.P)-Commu.
mist demonstrations on unemploy-
ment day. broke into violence on
a minor scale in several Europeans
capitals today, with Berlin police
concentrated to handle the most Sc
rious disorders.
Police in the German capital re.
peatedly used their truncheons on
riotous crowds which looted small
booths at market places and at
tempted to attack larger stores. The
Communist newspaper Weltamabend
in Berlin claimed that one worker
had been killed and another wound
ed in the disorders Shots were fired
by the police, who said there were
no casualties.
In London about 500 Communists
and Trade Unionists demonstrated
against unemployment and wage re-
duction at Tower Hill overlooking
the battlements of the Tower of
London. The crowd threatened to
get out of control several times and
tried to maui we'll dressed welfare
worker who delivered an anti-Com-
munist speech.
Similar demonstrations were held
at Edinburg, Liverpool, Sheffield.
Dundee and other industrial cities.
/ LOS ANGELES. Feb. 25. (U.P) -
A huge crowd of alleged Commu-
niSts gathered at Seventh and
Broadway, chief business intersec-
! ton of Los Angeles, and police made
: three arrests about noon.
Mrs Rose Becker, A, attempted
to make speech and was booked
at police headquarters on a charge
of suspicion of criminal syndicalism.
Joseph Biggo, 25, was captured by
/ an officer as he threw handful of
Communist papers into the air He
was booked on a charge of violating
a city ordinance.
A similar charge was filed against
Myer Baylin who tossed some hand
bills into the air and followed Biggo
to Jail
The intelligence unit, which oper-
ated against the demonstrators, was
commanded by Captain Jack Hubbs,
who replaced Captain William F.
Hynes.
1t was learned that Captain Hynes
and Assistant Chief of Police Jack
Finlinson had a disagreement over
the management of the intelligence
squad.
Hynes reported for duty today but
said he no longer was head of the
intelligence squad, although ne still
was in the department.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Find Poison In
Jamaica Ginger


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. (U.P) =
With victims of the strange malady
numbering 76, the Los Angeles
health department today announced
it had discovered the cause of Jake
paralysis an affliction induced by
the drinking of Jamaica giner eX-
tracts.
City chemists said they had found
triortho-cryselic phosphate, poison
in three bottle of "tincture OF ia
maica giner.' similar to that con-
sumed by persons who have been
partially paralyzed by the drink.
According to health officers, the
poison has paralyzing effect. The
three bottles analyzed were said to
have been seized in San Pedro.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
New Gasoline
War Expected

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. UP
Warfare between major gasoline
distributors in California broke out
again today with the announce
ment by Standard Oil company of
two cent gallon cut in all cities
and towns in California.
The reduction was Immediately
met by General Petroleum and
Shell. Officials of the Associated
and Union Oil companies indicated
they would take similar action later.
Standard Oil officials said the
reduction effected ito meet the
competition of cut price gasoline. ="
II will not effective for the present
beyond the boundaries of the state,
it was announced
AT the local office of the STAN
dard Oil company it was stated to-
day that no notice of the decrease
had as yet been received
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
DISTRICT
I D FL |:
Will Demand Rights In
Connection With Divi-
sion OF Water
EVASION CHARGED
Metropolitan District Ac-
cused of Not Living Up
To Agreement

Declaring that there shall be no
repetition of the Los Angeles Owens
River water episode in Imperial VAL
ley, directors and officers OF Impe-
rial Irrigation district lett today tor
Sacramento TO ask the state legls-
lature to adopt joint resolution
protesting against violations OF the
water agreement between Metropol-
itan Water District and the agri-
cultural sections of Southern Cali
fornia.
The proposed resolution, which
Imperial district will urge sets forth
that the Metropolitan district has
directly violated its agreement With
Imperial, Coachella and Palo Verde
districts in It's water contract with
the United States.
Coincident with the resolution to
be presented to the legislature, I'M
perial Valley will ask an amendment
10 the water commission act by
which specific limitations are to
be placed upon permits to use or
Colorado river water in conformity
fled by the Metropolitan district and
the districts in the agricultural sec
tons.
A new development today in the
controversy over the Metropolitan
districts continued evasion OF its
agreement is revealed in the dec
iaration that Riverside will refuse
to enter the Metropolitan district
unless the district complies with
the terms of its agreement with the
agricultural sections. San Diego has
already indicated that she will prob
ably never become a part OF the
Metropolitan district, but will take
her chances of securing Colorado
river water Independently.
The agreement referred to in the
proposed resolution was adopted on
February 2l, 1890, following a long
conference in Los Angeles at which
official representatives of each OF
the irrigation districts and of the
Metropolitan district were present.
Water Divided
Its terms declare that since there
Is an economic and beneficial use
already demonstrated by agriculture
Tor all OF California S share OF the
Colorado river agriculture is to have
first right to 3,850,000 acre feet OF
California S allotment OF 4,400,0
acre feet. The Metropolitan dis
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Blaze Destroys
Bars At Border

Fire of undetermined origin, COM
pletely destroyed the MeXicali Beer
Hall and the Monte Carlo bar in
MeXicali, just west of the Owl,
shortly after 10 o'clock last night.
The fire gained rapid headway in
the flimsy structures and fircmen
from Mexicali and Calexico devoted
their efforts to preventing it from
spreading to adjoining property
The property is owned by the
Ochoa interests. Insurance on the
MeXicali Beer Hall amounted to
about SIS 200 and the loss is fully
covered. The Monte Carlo bar was
insured for $4,000 and it is expected
the loss will be considerably above
that sum. a.. A~s .-- N.-.~.--r
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
MOoseheart Legion, s, Moose
home.
Recreation institute, i;45.
high school.
Midweek meetings, churches.
DeMOlay, s, Masonic Temple.
Oasis lodge, +. and A. NJ,
1880, Masonic Temple.
Eagles, s, 500 Broadway.
Troop 3, B.S.A., J, Scout hut.
Basketball, !, high school.
Brunk's Comedians, 8, Imper-
ial avenue.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "kis-
met.
TOMORROW
McCabe- Eucalyptus home de-
L. I. Hewes home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Trading Strong
In Coast Markets

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 25. UP
Trading on the Los Angeles Stock
exchange was fairly strong today
with the majority of issues show
ing fractional losses. Oils lost
around a point IN early trading
Transamerlca led in volume and
advanced rs to l6h on 1900 8hares
Pic!-wicK was off Is on sales OF
1000 shares at 100.
Other prices included
Security First National 05, up ~;
Union oil 24ls. off ~: Union As-
sociates 90, off "a: Standard OIL
40, off II; Rio Grande OIL. 81,
off x: Rlohfield Preferred 6R. off
ss Richfleld Common AZ, off =.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Hold UpSale OF
New York World

NEW YORK, Feb. %. U.p)-The
question of permitting sale of the
World papers to the New York Tel
egram was held further in abey-
ance today by Judge James A. Fo-
ley of Surrogate court.
He announced, after conferences
with attorneys interested in the sale
question, that he would make a
written decision but not before II
a. m. tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25

Search Tor group OF convlctS who
escaped from the state penitentiary
at Florence Sunday night, centered
capture last night of two of the
fugitives.
Sixteen men participated in the
escape which was accomplished by
leaning a steel girder against the
prison wall and climbing it while
the wall guards back was turned.
One of the men. a Mexican. was
caught near the prison shortly al
ter the escape. Two negroes, Frank
Williams and Haywood Lewis. were
captured in Phoenix last night.
Thirteen others are still at large.
Lewis and another man. believed
to have been Williams, were sur
prised while burglarizing a house.
Lewis was captured but the other
man fled A few minutes later po-
lice found Williams hiding IN
nearby house.
Neither man resisted arrest. Both
were foot sore and limping They
had walked from Florence to Phoe-
nix. At first both denied their
identity but admitted it when con-
fronted with fingerprint charts
taken from prison records.
Nine of the men still at large are
Mexicans. It is feared that several
of them have reached the Mexican
border. Four small automobiles
were stolen near Coolidge the night
of the escape.
Williams and Lewis told police
that the convict band parted i'm
mediately after the getaway and
that they had no knowledge as to
the whereabouts of the others.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
PART OF ESCAPED
PRISON CONVICTS
BACK in CELLS
Twelve OF Missing ArizO-
ma Prisoners Still At
Liberty

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 25. U.P)-
-Four of the 16 convicts who escaped
from the state penitentiary at
Florence Sunday night. were back
Of the bars today.
Louis Lenord, a Mexican. was the
fourth man to be captured He
was found today hiding in the
stockyard district of Glendale, near
here. Cold and hungry and still
clad in prison garb. the man gave
up almost eagerly.
Two negro convicts. Hayward
Wewis and Frank Williams, were
captured in Phoenix last night. One
man, Mexican, was caught Sun
day night shortly after the 16 men
climbed a 20-foot stone wall by
using steel girder, in the yard
for use in building new cell house.
as a ladder.
Twelve men are still at large,
four whites and eight Mexicans.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25

CONTINUED on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
Requirements to Enter
Brownsville Junior College
BY HIGH SCHOOL E d

Regular ggIar admission to the college is gained by the presentation Of Is accredited high school
o: !We 10 umsn must include: 3mtsm English 2 units in algebra 1 unit in plane. comet
z UNITS IN history untsn a foreign Language, and accredited elective If the student has is
us WHoWt having had the language he may enter and make up the language requirement.
the college,
BY EXAMINATION
Students who have attended unncedhedh high schools wfra any dr reason do nth have the
im number OF approved nranen credits have the privilege of making these up by entrance exam
nalWsw which are given at the beginning of the shM year. at the college The fMowingB is list
from which tesu subject fore examination may be chosen
BY TEACHERS CERTIFICATES
Applicants fr admhionto the conegewhoh hold Texas State enhersC Certificate oft first
GLASS; secured through Nateex examinations will cdvec dt toward admission on hose subjects
taken which appear on the accredited list
BY INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL
Applicants fora niSiont to the college tho are over 81 ears of age and nave the equivalence of
a high schoo education may be admitted conditional ote college on apppTalb by teD Dean ofte
college,
Nos Suddenly will be able to ab@Eve admission requirements on a subject by making a grade OC
in that subject during hsf freshman year.
AMOUNT OF WORK REQUIRED
Students are normally expected to carry at one time five college courses or ffn recitation
hours per week. Only undere exceptional circumstances a student permitted ttke more thnf five
as specals students EachhO Of ectatOnk expehedt to requires an average Of two hours of prep
arhn
FEES
Tuition Fees: every student whether living in Brownsville or outside is required opy afe
amounting $4,000 perl ng@ session of line months Students taking three to five courses wlb be
required to pay the full ttn
Special Sudensta taking oeo two courses will be pquhed to pay a fee of $3.50 per course
Laboratory and Lbnyd ephs:S Students viii be require do deposit 5000 for bahage in
courses They will be required to make deposit of the sae. amount with the librarian
to meet book fines and OSNS The unused porto of these deposits will be rflndedt the END
OF the year. If the audentu uses more Ethan uka amount in each case he will be required to make
further deposits
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Miscellaneous

MILK FED fryerS for sale. Joachim
Poultry Farm.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Gary Cooper. recently seen with
Msrlene Dietrich in Morocco.
shares acting honors with Sylvia
Sidney. charming young actress OF
the New York stage. in City
Streets, coming to the Arcadia
theatre. Harrington. starting We'd
nesday Also prominently cast in this
picture are Paul Lukas. last seen
opposite Ruth Chaterton IN I'm
faithful. william Stage" Boyd.
WyEEs OSAson and Guy Kibbee.
"CfNy Streets" Is a colorful.
highly dramatic picture into which
Is effectively woven an exciting and
vivid account Of big city racketeer-
ing different from anything OF It's
type yet seen on the audible
screen
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G ADVERTISEMENT

first Tuesday in July. 1881. the
same being the 18th day Of said
month, at the court house door OF
Cameron county. in the city Of
Brownsville, Texas. between the
hours Of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. by
virtue OF said levy and said Order
OF Sale, / will sell said above des-
cribed Real Estate at public vendue.
for cash TO the highest bidder. as
the property OF said Otilia de Ia
Portilla and others.
And in compliance with law, I
give this notice by publication. In
the English language, once a week
for three consecutive weeks imme-
diately preceding said day Of sale.
in the Brownsville Herald. a news
paper published in Cameron county.
Witness my hand this 18th day
of June, 1881.
w. r. BROWN
Sheriff. Cameron County. Tex.
BY L A. JAGOU. Deputy.
6-I6-23-30-3t-4OS3
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SHERIFF-S SALE
The State OF Texas }
County Of Cameron }

The state OF Texas
County Of Cameron
Notice is hereby given that ~
virtue OF a certain Alias Execution
issued out Of tho Honorable COun-
~ Court OF Cameron County at
Law on the 5th day Of June. 1891
BY II. d Seago. Clerk or said court.
for the sun OF two hundred thirty
and 96-l00 dollars and costs az suit.
under a Judgment. in favor OF Tex
as Bank and Trust Co. in a certain
cause In said court. No. 45T9 and
styled: Texas Bank & Trust Co. OF
Brownsville. Texas VS.. Jose Anal
dua. placed in my hands for service
/. w. r. Brown. as sheriff OF Cam
erol county. Texas. did on the 10th
day of June. 1881. levy on certain
Real Estate. situated in Cameron
county, Texas, described as follows,
to-wit:
All OF lots Is. 26. AZ. az. OF Block
No. 81 i'm the Hardin addition 10 the
city Of Brownsville. Cameron c0un-
ty. Texas. and levied upon as the
property Of Jose Anzaldua and that
on the first Tuesday IN July. 1881.
the same being the TIN day Of said
month. at the court house door AZ
Cameron county. IN the city of
Brownsville. Texas. between the
hours OF 10 a. m. and I .. m. by
virtue of said levy and said order
OF sale. I will sell said above des-
cribed Real Estate 1t public vendue.
for cash to the highest bidder. as
the property OF said Jose Anzaldua
And in compliance with law. 1
give this notice BY publication. III
the English language, once a week
for three consecutive weeks imme-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

problem Of a prominent attorney
who learns that the brother OF MS
fiance IS a murderer's accomplice.
The dramatic tension is built up 10
compelling significance when the
attorneys fiancee. not knowing
her own brother Is involved in the
crime, insists that Brook defend
the man who has been untuStly
accused OF murder. The manner IN
which the attorney attempts TO re-
concile duty with love makes for
exciting dramatic entertainment.
Give Brook Is expert as the at
torney: Charles Rogers surprises
with a sensitive portrayal as the
weakling brother: Fay Wray does
we'll by the role Of Brooks fiancee;
and Richard Arlen as the unjuStlv
accused man. and Jean Arthur as
his sweetheart, give good perform
ancs in difficult parts.
Louis Cashier directed The Law
yer's Secret"
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PLEASED With
BIRD REFUGE
Audubon Society Heads
Take Movies OF
Valley Birds
CBy staff CORRESPONDENTS


SAN BENITO. June 23.-Dr. Oas-
tier. first vice-president OF the
National Association OF Audubon
Societies. was greatly pleased with
his visit TO Green Island. the VAL
ley'S wild seabird sanctuary. accord
ing to DR.. Alden II. Hadley. Secre-
tary Of the association who visited
Sunday with J. 3. Nosler Of San
Benito, his cousin.
Or. Caster hid behind a blind
from seven o'clock one Morning 20
see mi mother bird feed her young.
He exposed a thousand feet OF mo-
ton picture film altogether and
shot" a great many interesting
scenes. He is a practicing phySi-
clan and his trip TO the island was
IN the nature Of a vacation.
Or. Hadley visited the Valley a
few years ago when he also called
on his cousin here.
The Harrington Garden club had
hoped TO arrange an illustrated lee
ture BY DR.. Hadley, but both men
scent all their available time at
ne island and had TO leave the VAL
lev Immediately after quitting the
island.
Or. r. Gilbert Pearson. president
of the association. was a recent VI
sitor 10 the island and after a con-
ference with John Larson. care
taker. II was decided TO erect an
observation tower for visitors in
order that nesting birds might not
be disturbed with fatal consequent
ces 10 young. who would be exposed
TO killing rays Of the sun If the par
ent birds we're frightened away.
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RIVOII-SAN RFNITo

One mans life, another mans re-
putatiou, and two tender love af-
fairs are delicately balanced. one
against the other, In Paramount's
thrilling drama OF a professional
mans dilemma. The Lawyers
Secret showing today, Wednesday
and Thursday at the Rivoli theatre,
San Benito.
Acted by an all-Star cast, including
Nave Brooks. Richard Arlcn. Char
N Rogers. Fay Wray and Jean
AAhur. this vivid story comes 10
m on the screen. The Lawyers
S<ret" is an emotionally tense pic
tulA OF a situation that might
confront anyone IN these days Of
complicated living. II was written b.
a talented young newSpaperman.
James Hilary Finn. who took its
situations and its characters from
life. Louis Cashier and Max MARGIN.
the directorial geniuses who made
Shadow OF the Law" put the story
on the screen.