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The border vidette., 1931-04-04
DAM "sooM TOWN" oveRsoLD

Las Vegas, Nevada.-Th fact
that Las Vegas today is boom
town that has failed to boom de
spite the fact that the site on
which the great Boulder dam is
to be built is only % miles away,
is due largely to fantastic real
estate speculations which has
brought many prospective Las
Vegan to grief.
But in fairness to local busi
ness men, it should be said. that
these gIaring sales. have been
perpetrated by outsiders. There
are here as everywhere bona
fide residents who are not to
blame.
Scarcely was the ink dry on
President Coolidge's signature
in 1923 to the act providing for
the great government dam aud
power project, when nearly
every available parcel of desert
land within so miles of Las We
gas became business or choice
residential lot
Hundreds of investors in dis
tant cities were persuaded to buy
as the promoters went to incred
ible lengths to sell worthless
desert lands. The wildcat real
estate promotions of Las Vegas
would be truly humorous except
for the fact that many of the
suckers" could not afford to
lose their little savings.
Investors have discovered that
his desert Las Vegas land would
not even provide sustenance for
the proverbial jackrabbit.
The border vidette., 1931-04-04

they deal directly with the indi.
vidual. They possess those
same human qualities as we all
do and are not machines as is
generally presumnd. They have
their side of the story and their
lot is not bed of roses with q
generous government footing the
bill.
When we probe into the situa.
tion we find tenderness, kindness
and charity leading in the pro.
cession of temperaments of the
average departmental employe.
The public does not generally
understand the government
worker. That is one reason why
the public criticises. .-Nogales
Herald.
The border vidette., 1931-04-04
THE GOVERNMENT eMPLOYE

The Herald often wonders if
the people of both cities of
Nogales really appreciate the
many courtesies extended on the
international border :?
It is true that we hear mostly
complaints and one small act of
discourtesy, unfortunately, over
shadows q hundred courteous
acts.
Here on the border we have
many employees of various de.
partments Of the American and
Mexican governments. They
have their orders and those or.
ders must be carried out. When
they step on the toes of some
one" that someone naturally ad
vertises the fact. A series of
complaints naturally leads the
general public to believe that all
employees of the two governments
are here for one purpose-to see
how much misery they can deal
out to the public in general.
However, such is not the case.
The government branches con
tain men and women who are
continuously working for public
welfare. They do a thousand
good deeds to one unkindly act.
The only trouble is that the good
is hidden and not spoken of. We
only hear of the alleged offenses.
The men and women of the
government service, both Amer
ican and Mexican. are among
some of the finest people We
bave known. Theirs is a hard
task, an irksome one because
The border vidette., 1931-04-04

Observation-Disclosures min
ing claims near this city pur.
chased by Edward M. Johnson
and associates of San Francisco.
Tucson-Bill of $50, 900 approx
ed for airfield and hangars.
Camp Verde-Prospects bright
for construction of new bridge
over Verde river. 4
Grand Canyon-A. A. Lind.
berg, California, received $81, $50
contract for surfacing approx
mately 10 miles North Rim En
trance Road, work to commence
soon.
Winslow = Election called for
April II to vote on gas franchise
Willcox-Sereno w. Windle of
Los Angeles, erecting oil der.
rick, 18 miles from here.
Lowell-Large hoist being in.
stalled at Junction shaft of
Calumet & Arizona Co.
Oiling of Highway No. 66 from
Kingman to Ashfork is now
assured.
Chloride-Eight men working
on Porter mine situated short
distance from Old Gold Bug
property in Weaver district.
St. Johns-Crew of men clean
ing city ditch.
Fort Grant-4O acres added to
school farm at lower end near
Bonita.
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OPINIONS ON COPPER

"One Of the big problems of
the copper producers is to handle
the situation ia a manner to cul
tivate the good will of the con
sumers and encourage confidence
in prices and price policies, so
that the fabricstors here and
abroad can devote their energies
to developing new outlets for the
metal instead Of putting in their
time trying to guess what the
prices will be in an erratic price
muddle," says the Mining Jour.
nal of Phoenix. "They have not
been too successful so far"
The Drodurers' lack of success
has not, of course, been wholly
or even largely their own fault.
They have been perplexed by
tax arguments in the various
leading mining states, by rising
stocks in a period of falling de,
mand, by cheap-labor foreign
production, by the endless argu
mants, pro and con, over a cop
per tariff. That they are now
trying to solve these problems
to the benefit of all concerned is
shown by their efforts to adjust
production to consumption. Pro
fitless prices for any basic com.
modify do no one good.
The Ely. Nevada, Times. comes
forward with the suggestion that
some association should turn its
attention to the establishment of
a national selling organization
that would encourage merchants
all over the country to stock cop.
per and brass articles that can
be advantageously used in the
construction and equipping of
homes and commercial build
iggs." There is good reason for
beliving that the public, with
favorable copper prices, could
profitably absorb more of the
Everlasting metal" than at
present.
The border vidette., 1931-04-04
BUYERS & SELLERS WILL HOLD
CONFERENCE IN TUCSON

Tucson, March 81. - Retail
store managers and buyers
throughout the state are being
extended special invitation to
meet with industrial purchasing
agents, manufacturers, wholesale
distributors and producers rep
resentatives in the state wide
Buyers and Sellers" conference
to be held here April II and 18
in furtherance of the Buy in
Arizona" movement, it was an
nounced today by the Tucson
Chamber of Commerce.
Owing to the enormous con
tribution retail merchants can
make to Arizona's prosperity by
pushing the sale Of Arizona pro
ducts and supporting Arizona
wholesale lines, the Tucson
chamber and trade extension
department of the Arizona In
dustrial congress, sponsoring the
conference. are making a special
effort to have an unusually large
attendance Of retailers xat the
meeting this year.
The Buyers and Sellers" con
ference here April II aud 18 will
be the tenth in the annual series
sponsored by the Industrial con
gress and chambers of commerce
to bring together producers. dis
tributors and larger buyers of
the state to discuss means by
which they can cooperate ia
kt eping more of Arizona's bust
ness in Arizona channels, for the
benefit of Arizona people.
Headquarters for the confer.
ence will be at the Pioneer
hotel, with business sessions
Friday afternoon, April II. aud
Saturday morning, April 18. de
voted to discussion of a wide
variety of trade problems. E1
tertainment features will include
luncheon with the Tucson Ki
wants club Friday, q dinner and
sn noker Friday evening. and a
golf tournament and trips on
Saturday, witha most Of thgt
left free for informal group meet
ings and personal visits among
delegates in similar business
lines.
The program for the confer
| ence is being directed by the To-,
dustrial congress, while arrange
ments and entertainment are in
| charge of Tucson chamber of
commerce committee headed by
s. w. Seaney. All business men
interested in the State prosperi
ty and development are invited
to attend the meeting.
The border vidette., 1931-04-04
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Adv.
The border vidette., 1931-04-04
w. O. w. TO GATHER !
AT HEAD CAMP MEET
President Fraser Sees New
Enthusiasm Sweeping
United States Z !

A new enthusiasm, reflectiveN
of better economic conditions
throughout the country, is pre-
vailing at all Of the statewide
head camp meetings being held in
more than thirty states by the!
Pacific Woodnen Life Association.
and the Woodmsn. of the World
according to President w. A..
Fraser.
The Pacific Wocdmen Life AS
sociation of California and the
Woodmen of the World members
of Arizona will meet in the state
head camp meeting at Douglas,
Arizona April 8, 10 and IL.
Officials of the Pacific Woodmen
Life Association and the Wood
The border vidette., 1931-04-04

men Of the World, who have just
finished their Semi-annual meet
ing of the board of directors at
Miami, Fla, arc most optimistic,
not only Of the future Of the or
ganiZa ton but of business every
where.
The Board announced figures.
for 1880, among them being the
TACT that $9.380,o50.57 was paid in
benefits during the past year,
bringing the total benefits paid to
s203 1863 9.28O97.
More than $4,000. 10000 of in.
surance was written during the
past year, bringing the total in
Surancc in force to approximately
$3.50, ,000,0O0c The company be-
gan business on June 5, 1890.
The headquarters of the COM
pany is in Omaha, Ncbr.. where
it operates Radio Station WOW,
q member OF the National Broad
casting company chain.
The Pacific Woodmen Life As
sociation and the Woodlnen of the
World has its War Memorial Hos
pital in San Antonio. Tex. and is
now building a chapel and bird
sanctuary there at cost of
$150,000. The total cost Of the
Hospital will be in excess OF
$750, 10000. " =
The border vidette., 1931-04-04
ARIZONA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW

for construction OF addition to
Theodore Roosevelt School.
Phoenix Bids opened for con-
struction of section of Oak Creek
Canyon Highway.
Glendale-Sauta Fe railroad
plans erection of $1,000 salt
house here.
Nogales-This city to receive
Sc, ,0O0 for improvements on state
armory building.
Winslow = $15O,OOO approved
for construction of Hopi~ Navajo
sanatorium in this place.
Coolidge - Milton Edelman
contemplates opening real estate
Office here.
Bisbee-Work progressing on
Cochise county courthouse.
Flagstaff-Bids to be opened
for rebuilding recreation hall
and grandstand at City Park.
Prescott-Erection of 1926, 900
post Office started.
Tucson-Plans being made for
$50, 900 to Arizona Inn located in
northern part Of city.
Kingman-Ora Gruninger. con
tractor, awarded contract to
construct radio range station to
be located east of here on U. S.
Highway No. sc.
Coolidge-Mrs. Mary Butler
purchased laundry and dry clean
ing business from Mrs. Emma
Hill.
Tombstone-Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Holgate purchased Cochise
Sandwich shop located on corner
of Fremont and Sixth streets,
from Al Amison.
K.ingman - Work rushed on
construction of 25-ton smelter
for Carbonate Merger Mines
sCorporatioD.
Superior - Belmont Copper
Mining Co. of this city report
copper strike.
Winslow-Bids to be called on
construction of 26-mile Winslow
Long Valley road to be built by
U. S. Bureau of public roads.
Observation-Disclosures of con.
crete stadium at City Park has
started.
Nogales-C. D. Rankin and
H. G. Neuman awarded contract
to make alterations on second
floor apartments of K. P. build.
ing.
Tombstone - Renovation and
cleanup of Sacred Heart church
building completed.
Globe-Workmen busy rebuild
ing ball park fence and sowing
grass on entire field.
Phoenix-Bank of Chandler to
merge with Arizona Bank.
Nogales-New EIks clubrooms
now open.
Miami - Reconstruction com
pleted on local water mains in
downtown business district at
cost of $4,000.
Flagstaff Arizona Lumber &
Timber Co. mill here announced
operation of mill will be resumed
in April, employing 200 men.
Holbrook - Bids opened for
construction of five aud one half
miles of road on Holbrook-St.
Johns highway.
Globe-E. r. Pickens opened
mattress shop at 707 North Broad
street.
Nogales-Charles T. Jones ex
poets to open Blue Jay barbecue
shop on Nelson avenue 10 near
future.
Phoenix-Henry A. Morgan,
register of Federal land Office
here, announced $4,000 acres of
Government land, mostly in
Graham county, will be open for
fling April %.
Prescott - $235, 900 Federal
post Office building under con.
struction here.
Winslow - $23,5O9 contract
awarded for construction of one
mile of highway east of here and
paving 800 feet of it, including
erection of concrete bridge.
Phoenix-Thomas Place Water
Co., with capital Of 10000. filed
of incorporation to engage in
business of real estate.
The border vidette., 1931-04-04

Jerome-Bertha Drake opened
beauty shoppe in building next
TO Penney company store.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-14

ritt displays the enthusiasm and
 emery of man around 21; in fact,
 he leaves one with the inn
 pression of being a human dyn-
 amo. AS to returning to Alaska,
 that is entirely in the hands of
 well, he didn't know, but he might
 be back and then again he may be lin the Fiji Islands. He would, how ever, greatly like to cover the AL aska Peninsua, Aleutians and Ber- ing Sea at not too distant date.
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REPLIES TO PROTEST

WASHINGTON, July 13. dP)- United States replied to the Cana dian protest over the sinking o1 the rum runner I'm Alone" by an Am erican coast guard cutter. Ameri- ca claims that the boat was own ed by Americans and firing upon Ter was justified by her failure to obey the challenge to stop.
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ONLY SIX LEFT

LONDON, July 13. (P)-Only six out of 66 nations have failed so far to sign the Kellogg -Briand Treaty for the renunciation of war, For eign Secretary Henderson announc- ed in the House of Commons. They are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ec- uador, San Salvador and Uruguay.
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NOTED LECTURER,
 ALASKA BOOSTER.
 GATHERS MATERIAL
PROMINENT BOSTON CITIZEN AND WIFE SAY HELLO
 TO LOCAL FOLK

Alaska has another staunch and sincere booster in the person of Arthur H. Merritt, director of the Franklin P. Shumway Company, of Boston, Mass. Expounding in glowing terms the Territory's grandeur and of the hundreds ot beautiful pictures he had photo graphed, MT. Merritt, accompanied by Mrs. Merritt, paused briefly in Seward Friday enroute home after a second perfect tour of the h. terior regions.
 In Mckinley National Park and Fairbanks considerable time was spent very pleasantly and while enroute North they enjoyed the hospitality of the White Pass & Yukon Route and the Canadian National Railways. MT. Merritt stated Alaska can offer to the tourist and traveller the finest scen- cry, both water and by land, in probably the world, of which he has traversed most parts.
 - Merritt is acquiring repu- laJlon of national renown through lectures and his services are in constant demand, not only by prominent organizations, educa- tional institutions and churches, but by the Canadian and United States governments which have, at various times, assigned him to special tasks of photographing and writing of outstanding seen ics. Among his lectures are "The Wonderland of the Far West and North" "Japser. Alaska, The Yu- kon and Klondike," ''The Scenic National Parks of Conada," "The Beautiful Maritime Provinces" The National Parks of the United States and Canada" The Maine Woods-The Allagash River"
 Each of MT. Merritt's lectures are illustrated by at least 175 slides beautifully colored by a well-known artist.
 In addition to these manifold activities which has long been his hobby, MT. Merritt is a full-fledged newspaper man and though long ago left permanent positions with in the Fourth Estate, continues to to write hundreds of columns Of copy and editorials for leading Eastern papers and national maga- zines. The Franklin L. ShumWay Company is the oldest advertising agency in New England.
 Though in his fifties, MT. Mer-
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JUNE WET MONTH

June was slightly warmer and much wetter than the average, all though precipitation was only of average frequency, and sunshine was above the average, according to the weather report issued by R. c. Mize of the Juneau Weather Bureau, reports the Empire.
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Frank Foster, Juneau attorney, was the Fourth of July orator at the Juneau Independence Day ex- ercises, according to the Juneau Empire.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-14

Attorney General John Rustgard was the official Fourth of July orator at the Independence Day exercises at Douglas, reports the Juneau Empire.
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SEWARD LEATHER WORKS Drop in and let us save your sole and heal your boot.
 Expert Shoe Repairs.
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Try our Seattle Ice Cream Fresh on every boat at SYLV1A'S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22
LINKS 3 TO
FATAL Ohio
PRISON PLOT
Cincinnati Convict Tells
How Columbus Fire Con-
Spiracy Grew.
MURDER TRIAL BEGUN
Accused Man Faces Court
for Blaze That Caused
Deaths of 322.

By UEtted Press
COLUMBUS, O.. May 22.-Five
convicts were implicated in the plot
to start the fire that killed 322 pris-
oners in Ohio penitentiary last year
Jimmy NTaloney, Cincinnati convict,
testified today in the trial of Gin
ton Crate, Dayton, one of two pris-
oners indicted on charges Of first
degree murder, as an outgrowth Of
the holocaust.
Responding to questions by
County Prosecutor Don Hoskins,
Naloney said the alleged conspira-
tors we're Crate, Hugh Gibbons
Cleveland, jointly indicted with
Crate; Dutch Krausman, Cleve-
land, robbery; James Raymond
Akron, who hanged himself after
the disaster, and Sam Briggs, Akron
Maloney admitted stealing two
candles which he says Crate and
Gibbons used in starting the fire
in a new cell block adjoining two
old cell houses where the convicts
perlShed. He said he did not know
for what purpose the candles were
to be used.
He testified that each Of the five
men told him they we're responsible
for the f1re-that they intended to
cause a riot, kill "the pig" (Warden
P. E. Thomas), and escape. He
testified Crate and Gibbons started
the blaze by partially sinking the
candles in pan of oil and lighting
them.
Neither Krausman, Raymond or
Briggs admitted helping start the
fire, he said, and none disclosed his
actual part in the alleged plot.
Maloney said Crate and Gibbons
were terrified because OF the re-
suit of their handiwork and that
after the riots which followed the
catastrophe had been quelled, both
men threatened him.
Crate had been planning to es-
cape for a long time, David Money
penny, Youngstown convict, testi-
fed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22
Kirkland Doctor Probed
By United Press

~ 0t0btCU 6SS
GARY, Ind, May 22.-P. j. zisch,
Milwaukee, president Of the Nation
al Association of Coroners, came to
Gary today on his way to VAL
paraiso to investigate the activities
Of DR.. Orlando Scott, Chicago ply
sician and one of the consulting
members Of the defense staff in the
Virgil Kirkland trial.
zisch said the request for an in
vestigation was made by DR.. A, A.
Watts, Lake county coroner, to DR..
A. w. Herzog, editor-in-c of
the Medico-Legal journal. The re-
quest was referred to ZiSch, who lis
one Of the journals editors.
DR.. Scott was the author Of an
article, "The People of Indiana Ver-
sus Virgil kirkland" which ap-
peared IN the current issue of the
journal.
The article declared that medical
facts were being ignored in Kirk
lands trial and that the young de-
fendant was being railroaded to the
electric chair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22
SPEED QUALIFICATION
TRIALS BEGIN SATURDAY

Bill Cummings. star Indianapolis
pilot.
Meyer, who Thursday afternoon
turned lap at more than 1T miles
an hour, IS regarded as the No. /
favorite.
Frank Brisko Thursday cracked
into the wall and wrecked his car
on the north turn. He IVES not
injured.
Each car must make at least
ninety miles an hour for four laps
10 qualify. Each driver gets 1hree
chances to qualify. Forty cars viii
start the race.
One car has been exempted from
the general rule, the Cunnins Die
sci, an oil-burner. All it needs to
qualify is to turn four laps at
eighty miles an hour. It viii he
driven by Dave Evans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22
D-WEST IN
Grip OF COLD
Frost General; Snow Falls
in Kansas Town.
ByUntted Press

By. United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May %
Unreasonable cold weather pre-
vailed today over large area of the
middle west and southwest.
The low temperature for May %
in Kansas City was broken early
today when the mercury dipped to
IS degrees.
A minimum temperature of So de-
grees was reported at Amarillo,
Tex, and at Oklahoma City the low
mark was 4S degrees.
Both temperatures were the low
est ever recorded this late in the
season.
Frost was general last night in
Western Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and the Dakotas.
Scott City, Kan, reported six
inch snowfall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22
STATE GAME CUSTODIAN.
BRANDED GRAF TER, FIRED

Alleged to have accepted commits
sions from persons whose lands he
purchased for the state to be in
cluded in the Jasper Pulaski county
game preserve, Ray D. Thompson Of
Rensselaer, today was discharged as
custodian of the preserve, Richard
Lieber, director of the state con-
servation department, announced.
Figures and records held by
Thompson, who acted as agent for
the state, have been turned over to
the accounts board and possible
prosecution will await recommended
tons Of Lawrence 2. Orr, chief ex-
aniner.
According to Lieber, Thompson,
real estate man and attorney, was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22
BADLY HURT, WIFE
CRIES HOURS FOR
AID AS MATE DIES
Injured in Crash, Woman
Watches Death Creep
Up on Husband.


LINTON, Ind, May 22.-Lying on
cot in Freeman county hospital
here, Mrs. Emmett Lucas told to-
day how she sat, helpless for hours
on the roadside at the Beehunter
crossing on state Road 81 Thurs
day night and watched her husband
die as she called for help.
En- route to their home at San
born after visiting in Linton, the
automobile in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas were riding with Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Killion, struck the side
of q moving Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul freight train.
The automobile was demolished.
It's occupants were found in ditch
three hours later by residents Of
a nearby house, attracted by Mrs.
Lucas calls.
''NTr. and Mrs. Killion were IN
conscious" Mrs. Lucas related, "and
my husband was pinned beneath
part Of the automobile. I was
thrown clear Of the wreckage, but
both ankles were so severely
wrenched I could not walk.
"I crawled out of the ditch and
sat at the side Of the road, calling
for help. All the time my husband
was lying there in that ditch, groan-
ing.
Il don't know how long he lived,
but I knew he was dead when the
groans stopped. 7 could do nothing
but keep on screaming for help.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-22

named agent to purchase 5000 acres
for the preserve which is operated
under the fish and game division
of the conservation department.
After acreage was opened, Thomp-
son was named custodian and con-
tinued to represent the department
in land deals.
Walter Shirts, head Of the fish
and game division, said he had OBJ
tanned afHdavits from persons who
declared Thompson had taken
commissions from them, represent
ing that he would get the state to
buy their land. IN fact, authorities
said, the land definitely was to have
been purchased by the department.