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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Mrs. r. z. Smith OF Houston ar
rived Saturday morning 10 be the
guest Of her mother. Mrs. D.. p.
Gay, Jr., for several weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Mrs. J. G. George is spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Hardin of Harrington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Mrs. Dave O'Brien left Saturday
for a visit with friends In Houston,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Banker and
Miss Florence Bell spent several
days this week visiting In the home
OF Rev. and Mrs. w. l.. Skinner OF
Kingsville. The SINNERS we're for
mer Brownsville residents.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Faux are
expected daily TO arrive from Los
Angeles. Cal. for a visit with rela-
tivcs. They have motored through.
stopping enroute to visit friends.
Mrs. Faux is better known as Miss
FlOrine Pierce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Miss Rachel Pierce Is leaving
soon for a vacation trip 10 Calf
Ornia TO visit her sister. Mrs. John
Merrill. She will be accompanied
home BY her mother, Mrs. + c.
Pierce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Oscar Champion is at home for
a brief visit with relatives. Since
his graduation from Oklahoma
University a year ago. when he re-
ceived his b. p. S. degree. he has
been employed as geologist by an
oil company Of Tulsa. Okla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Griffin and
SON. John william. Of McAllcn
spent Friday with Mrs. John Clos
ner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Mr.. Wiley Truss and son. jim
mic. have lust returned from an
interesting trip which included such
places OF interest as New York.
Washington. ID. c.. Norfolk. Va,
Atlanta. Ga, and New Orleans.
According 10 Jimmie, II Is a biz
world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

W. c. T. U. will hol da meeting
ct the Methodist church at $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

Miss Elsa Walther this week m
tertai1,d the members OF the Fri
day Bridge club and several guests.
The club prizes were won By Mrs.
Milton West and Mrs. Harbert
Davenport and Mrs. s. d. Warner
was awarded the guest trophy.
Guests Of the afternoon we're:
Mesdames r.. A. Macintosh. Rus
sci Brandt and 8. B. Warner. Mrs.
Milton West will entertain the
club next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
CONGRESS WILL
NOT CONSIDER
EMBARGO BILLS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. UP)-
Virtually all the embargo bills that
have attracted the attention of
congress during the last few weeks
appeared destined today to die
without action at this session. The
only possible exception is the
Capper- CARRIER bill of partial oil
embargo.
Speaker Longworth said there is
mo possible chance" for any of the
other bills and that action upon
the oil measure is problematical.
At the same time, Longworth
sealed the fate Of the administra-
tions S74.000000 naval building
program bill. It will not be brought
up at this session. Several sena-
tors. he said. have served notice
they would oppose it, and he fears
it would only cause jam in the
last days of congress if it was
passed and sent to the senate.
In addition to the oil embargo
measure. there are bills for an en-
barge on all Russian products. The
house ways and means committee
also has reported measure 10 pre-
vent importation Of goods produced
by forced or indentured labor,
aimed at Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
COURT BLOCKS
M'LEAN EFFORT
TO GET DIVORCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. U.P) -
Efforts of Edward B. MCLEAN, mil
lionaire publisher and sportsman, to
prosecute a divorce action in Cuer-
navaca, Mexico, were interrupted to-
day by restraining order obtained
by his estranged wife, Mrs. Evalyn
Lucille Walsh MCLEAN.
The order was granted by District
Supreme Court Justice Adkins after
Mrs. MCLEAN S lawyers charged the
Mexican suit was instituted to cir
cumvent the local court order di~
recting the publisher to pay $500
a month for maintenance Of his
wife and children. Mrs. MCLEAN
charges failure to pay his mainte-
nance, and asks that her husband
be cited for contempt of court.
A hearing on the restraining Or
der has been set for March 2.
McClean's divorce suit was filed
in the Mexican court on Feb. 4. The
publisher wife said she first learn
ed of it when court papers were
served upon her week later at
Palm Beach McClean IS suit gave
"incompatability of character as
the basis of action. and stated he
was resident of Curnavaca.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
G0FR!SS}!s:iR

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb.
19. (Special) You talk
about this country being
hard up. Every place
thinks it's worse off than
the other.
The Red Cross as usual
is doing heroic work, but
it's the people that they
can't reach, people that
they never heard Of, people
that are so far back in the
woods that the rest of the
world has almost forgot
ten 'em. Those are the
ones that | pity in all this
depression.
| am speaking Of the
senate and congress of
these u. S. | want to see
a Red Cross relief formed
that will go so far back
into the underbrush of the
hinterland that it will
reach this little known but
patriotic group. Then,
can the Red Cross say, "we
have performed our duty"
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
COURT REFUSES
DISMISSAL FOR
PATTON TRIAL

Judge A. C. Finney late yesterday
afternoon refused to dismiss a mur-
der charge against Anthony d.
Patton. whose testimony played a
great part in convicting A. L..
Hodges of manslaughter when he
was tried for the alleged murder
Of Ariston Lampky, Filipino.
District Attorney Elmer Heald,
feeling that evidence in his hands
is insufficient to justify hopes of a
conviction and the expense to this
county of such a trial, moved for
dismissal. He also based his mo-
ton on the grounds that Patton
had turned states evidence, and
should be freed.
In refusing the motion, and Or
dering that Patton stand trial.
Judge Finney stated his opinion
that evidence against Patton is suf-
ficient TO warrant trial. The
best ends of justice will be served
by such trial, he said.
Patton was granted a separate
trial some time ago, when the trial
Of A. l.. Hodges and E. T. Mccoy
was set. During the early trial
Hodges was convicted of man.
slaughter. and Mccoy freed on rec
ommendation of Judge, Finney to
the jury. When sentencing Hodges,
Judge Finney recommended that
he serve the full 10 year term pre-
scribed by law.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Los ANGELES TO
STAGE FAREWELL
FOR SCIENTIST

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 U.P)-
The city of Los Angeles will stage
a formal farewell party for DR..
Albert Einstein next Monday af-
ternoon on the steps of the city
hall
DR. Robert A. Millikan of Califor-
MIA Institute of Technology, who
was responsible for the visit to this
country of DR. Einstein. will make
a short talk in explanation Of the
latters work A committee of 81
prominent citizens has been named
on the welcoming committee.
Monday night. DR.. and Mrs, Elm
stein will be guests of honor at a
benefit concert of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic orchestra, which is
sponsored by the Palestine labor
committee.
Governor James Rolph, Jr.. after
visit with DR.. Einstein yesterday
declared that the scientist was
"one of the most brilliant men the
world has ever known" He eX-
pressed regret that research in
medicine had not met with the
sympathy and cooperation that
characterize the search for secrets
of nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Coast Trading
Fairly Active

LOS ANGELESl Feb. 20. tU.P-
Trading was fairly active on the
Los Angeles stock exchange today
with most of issues selling at un-
changed or fractionally higher
prices.
Pacific Western Oil. the most ac-
tive issues, was up y at 1875 on
sales of 1900 shares.
Transamerica on sales OF 1000
shares, sold up to IA then dropped
back to 13&, up Is.
Other prices included:
Union Associates, 227s, un-
changed; Standard Oil of Califor-
mia, 49A, up 9s; Rio Grande, 8%.
up 4: Pacific Gas, 48as, unchanged;
Southern California Edison, 5lh,
up "; Douglas Aircraft. 1875, up
y, Richfield, Az, unchanged; Rich
field preferred, 6la. up "A; and
Union Oil, 24%, off Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
GOVERNOR OPENS
ORANGE SHOW AT
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Feb.
20. U.P)-The formalities of night
opening successfully completed, the
twenty first annual annual nation
al orange show here today was
turned over to an admiring popu-
lace for a Today exhibition of CAL
iforhia citrus culture.
The huge exhibition building,
decorated in all the splendor of a
Persian Garden motif, was thrown
open last night to allow 10000 per-
sons to catch an inaugural glimpse
of the citrus display and to hear
Governor James Rolph, Jr's., ini-
tiatory remarks.
The numerous booths and elab-
crate displays of fruits from COM
ImunitieS of Southern California
conforming to the Persian decora
ton scheme both in design ano
brilliant coloring. brought lavish
praise from spectators today.
Northern California was repre-
sented by handsome exhibit
from Sacramento, also done in the
Oriental manner. Prizes for the
best decorated booths are to be
awarded later in the show, which
ends March l.
Today was designated as Latin
American day with a Mexican band
and numerous consular represent
atives of Latin America as honor
guests. Among them was 70 be
Governor Carlos Trejo Y Lerdo De
Tejada of the northern territory of
Lower California. Among the ex-
hibits was a fine array of Mexican
art.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Continued on Page Six)
URGES COOLIDGE
AS GEAR FOR
DAIRY INDUSTRY

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Feb. 70.
U.P)-Calvin Coolidge may be OF
fered position as head of the New
England dairy industry at a salary
nearly three times as large as that
which he received as President OF
the United States.
Such proposal was made at
conference of some 300 dairymen
yesterday by Edward Shattuck, Am
herst dairyman, who suggested that
the former chief executive be Of
fere the post under a five-year con-
tract. Thus Coolidge's salary,
should he accept, would be 100000
year.
Shattuck IS idea in putting Cool
idge in the position of milk czar"
would be to revive New England IS
dairy industry. He suggested that
each dairyman and farmer in the
SIX states contribute s5 annually TO
finance the Coolidge salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
FREIGHT RATE
ON MILK CUT
BY RAILROAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. (U.P

SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 90. W.P)
Drastic reductions in transport
alton rates for milk were an
nounced by the Southern Pacific
today as the first step in a drive
on motor truck competition over
short hauls.
The wholesale cost of milk to
large population centers in Califor-
MIA will be reduced as much as
four cents a gallon. rail officials
said.
The company will use only its
fastest trains to transport milk dur
ing the experimental period. and
in summer refrigerated tank cars
will be provided.
The railroad quoted rate of 10
cents for carrying a 10 gallon can
Of milk from Tracy to San Fran
cisco to replace the former rate of
80 cents.
Recently the Southern Pacific
announced special round trip fares
of approximately one cent a mile
for sale today and next Friday.
The Santa Fe and Western Pacific
railroads later announced similar
passenger rate productions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
CARD OF FIVE
RACES OFFERED
FANS TOMORROW

Entries in tomorroW'S race events
at the county fair grounds we're
announced by Frank Lathrop, rae
ing chairman. shortly after noon
today, when he stated that five
races, with q thoroughbreds, will
be run.
The we'll balanced program for
tomorrow will start at 2 o'clock, as
will the races Sunday. Either five
or six races will be on the Sunday
card, with distance events coming
on that day, stated Lathrop.
Some of the fastest horses
brought to Imperial Valley for the
disasterous county fair are entered
in the races tomorrow A large
crowd is expected to attend the
events On both days of the week
end
One inducement offered racing
fans in the so cent admission
price, which includes admission to
the fair grounds and the grand
stand Parking will be free, both
Saturday and Sunday.
t dli WtdlllCl 10 thpcSIcd lOi tilc
races, a fact which should tend to
increase the crowds.
In the first race tomorrow, a
thrce-eights of mile event, are
entered Dick Seth. Del Welles, U
Know Green, Mercer and Doubt
Me
The second race. a four furlong
claiming event, will be competed
in by Pelion, Moonshine Frank
Peter Evans, Rapier, Natara, Dry
Joe and Satan.
Another four furlong race. the
third event of the day, will see the
following horses entered: Golden
Levy. Anna B, Barney. Morseheart
and Florence Campbell.
In the fourth race. over five and
a half furlongs. will be Shasta
Dawn, Vennie Sue. Majestic ire
land, Thelma o and Rincon.
The last race of the day, five
furlong claiming event, will see
seven horses compete. They are
Little Hills, Catsby, Amsey. U Know
Green. Normile, En- Grade and The
Sayreinan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
HUNDREDS MADE
I'LL FOLLOWING
DAKOTA DINNER

ELKTON, S. D., Feb. 20. UP
to physicians in surrounding towns
to bring medical aid to $50 persons
made seriously i'll from ptomaine
poisoning caused, it was reported,
by food served at a farm auction
sale lunch.
Physicians said that many of the
victims were in agony and that
perhaps 20 were in danger of death.
Hospitals in Flandreau, Elkton,
Brookings and Hendricks, Mimi,
were filled with sufferers and a
check on the condition of all was
difficult.
The poisoning was caused, it was
said by gases and steam which
came from hot meat in sandwiches
packed in alright containers. The
gas could not escape, physicians
said, and it caused a germ respon-
sible for the poisoning.
The lunch was served at noon
on the Ed Ziebarch farm, where
the auction was held last Friday.
At p. m; many of the patrons at
the sale became i'll.
For several hours physicians were
uncertain about how to treat the
mysterious ailment.
Most of the persons at the sale
were men, but few women and
children from neighboring farms
became sick. Mrs. Ziebarch was
near nervous collapse today and
her two children were sick but Zie-
barch was not affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
NUNS BRAVERY
SAVES LIVES AS
ORPHANAGE BURNS

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. 20. U.P)
The bravery and presence of
mind of a half dozen sisters at
Sacred Heart orphanage, West
Park, near here. saved the lives of
more than 200 children today when
fire burned one of the orphanage
buildings to the ground and for a
time threatened to destroy the en-
tire institution.
One sister discovered the fire in
the school building adjoining the
dormitories in which the children
were sleeping at a. m. She reused
other attendants and they wakened
the children, many of them under
two years of age, and told them
they were having fire drill and
were going to spend the lest of
the night in the next building.
Bundled in their bed clothing
the youngsters were led into the
cold and for the firt time realized
there was fire. Some were fright
encd and cried but within a few
moments they were safely inside
the administration building, some
200 yards from the burning struc-
ture.
Firemen were forced to chop
through several inches of ice on a
nearby pond in order to get water
and were hampercd by high
wind
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
DIE
AS EXPLOSION
WRECKS HOME

CHICAGO, Feb. 20. W.p)-Two
children of an almost destitute
family were killed early today and
the parents and their six other
children were hurt, two Of them
critically, when fire trapped them
in their frame home after an ex-
plosion.
Only the bravery of the mother,
Mrs. Anna Havlicer, 38, and the
father, Robert, 80, prevented the
entire family from being lost in
the flames.
The two children whom firemen
found dead in the blazing home
were Leonard, eight years old and
Dorothy. 3.
The father and mother suffered
burns and they were almost over
come by smoke before they jumped
from a second story window onto a
truck which city truck drivers drove
near the building.
Firemen said the explosion prob
ably was caused by gas leaking from
a range on the lower floor of the
two story building.
Loretta, IL, was so seriously
burned she may die and Adeline.
10, also was probably fatally
burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Grain Market
Advance Halts

CHICAGO. Fep. 20. U.P)-Profit
taking sales toward the close erased
a good part of the early sharp ad-
vance on the board of trade today
The market showed evidences Of an
overbought condition.
Chicago moved III close unison
with Winnipeg throughout the day,
rising strongly early on the favor
able foreign news. There was a
noticeable lack of pressure until
near the close. Corn was easy at
times. closing lower on late selling
after advancing with wheat around
midday Oats eased toward the last.
At the close old wheat was un-
changed to AZ higher, new wheat
was unchanged to lsc lower, corn
was Is to 1c lower and oats were
&c lower to 1sc higher. Provisions
were steady to strong. March wheat
old closed at 1915, corn old at .62ls
March oats old at .32B.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
YOUTH ADMITS
BRUTAL SLAYINC
OF AGED WOMAN

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. UP
Charles A. Simpson. a dapper and
smiling youth, was held today for
examination by alienists after his
alleged confession to the SO torch
murder" of Mrs. Albina Voorhies,
aged proprietress of grocery store
near his home here.
Simpson, whose Well-to-do and
respected father owns the store
building leased by Mrs. Voorhies,
showed little remorse, police said,
as he told how he slugged the wom-
an into unconsciousness, ransacked
the little shop of a few dollars and
some cigarettes, then poured ok
on her body and ignited it.
The traditional return of Grim
inal to the scene of his crime
brought about Simpsons arrest,
Police Captain Charles Dullea said.
In thinking the crime out" Dullea
believed them ordered would be
found to be someone who knew Mrs
VOORHEES, and probably lived near
her. Police watched the store and
spotted Simpson going by.
BY a coincidence the youth had
been arrested two days before the
killing on a charge of stealing an
automobile. AS he left court
room yesterday after his arraign-
ment on this charge he was arrest
ed and questioned about the Voor-
hies case. Dullea said he admitted
owning a grey cap found in the
store and later signed confession.
He needed money. Simpson said,
and decided to rob Mrs. VOORHEES,.
Police said Simpson spent the So
on tickets to take his fiancee, Miss
Anna Leruick, maid, to the the
atre.
IT'S terrible to think we enjoyed
ourselves on that money" she told
police I'VE talked about the kill
ing last Wednesday night and
Charlie seemed terribly interested in
it. He said, The man who killed
that old lady will remember it as
long as he lives"
A controversy arose over Simp-
sons age, giving first indications
the youth intended to fight posi-
bic attempts to send him TO the
gallows.
Police booked Simpson as 81
based on a record of 1923, when he
was arrested on an automobile
theft charge, which gave his age
as 18 Simpson told newspaper
men he was 1912 years old and his
mother said he was 1872.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
MYSTERY Wells
TRAGIC DEATH
IN COAST HOTEL

DEL MONTE, Cal, Feb. 90 U.P)
Victim of a mysterious death, in
which authorities saw equally strong
indications of murder and suicide,
the body of F. G.. Reese, so, was
found early today floating on the
surface of the Roman pool at fash
enable Del Monte hotel.
Reese's identity was established
from papers found in an otherwise
empty wallet near the edge OF the
pool and from a pencil. the sole ef-
feet on his person. He was general
manager for the T. j. Hopper COM
pany sheet metal manufacturers OF
San Francisco.
The murder theory was supported
by the fact that the body was afloat,
Authorities said it was an almost
certain indication that death oc-
Cured before the body entered the
water. There was the further Cir
cumstance that the clothing held no
valuables and the pockets turned in
side out.
Deputy sheriffs who checked with
Topper said, however, that Reese, a
trusted employe for 25 years, was
short in his accounts.
Further to deepen the mystery,
Topper revealed to authorities that
Reese had fallen of late weeks into
irregular and mysterious habits and
that Topper had conducted a futile
investigation. Reese had left his
home almost every night for nearly
three months Topper said, refusing
to explain to his wife or daughters,
who had finally appealed to Topper.
Invariably, Topper said. Mrs.
Reese told him, Reese returned home
before 1920 p. m, but was always
sullen when any effort was made
to learn where he had been.
To further the suicide theory,
Topper said that Reese had walked
out of the office last Monday, turn
ing at the door to say to stenog-
grapher: Goodbye, you II not see
me again.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Freak Storm In
Coastal Area

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. U.P)-
Fair weather the remainder of the
week was predicted for Southern
California today after local rains
and freak winds did some damage
in sections last night.
The winds, according to the Unit
ed States weather bureau here,
varied from 10 to 80 miles per hour.
A few trees we're blown down and
some window panes in buildings
were shattered.
A rain, accompanied by lightning,
played around Pomona and Ontario.
A bolt of lightning struck a water
pipe on the First Baptist Church,
but little damage resulted.
Power transformers we're blown
out between the two cities and the
power was off for a time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Famous Singers
Condition Grave

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 90. W.P)
Dame Nellie Melba was in an ex-
hausted and grave condition today
after several days of critical illness.
Relatives summoned yesterday
were in constant attendance.
The famous singer, who was born
IN Melbourne in 1865, was taken i'll
when she arrived by steamer last
November. She was removed from
the ship on a stretcher and has been
confined to bed since
Nine. Melba made her debut in
1887 as Gildra in Rigoletto at the
Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels.
She scored great success in Luccia
di Lammermore at the Royal Opera
House, Convent Garden, in her first
London appearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
DRAFT OF CANAL
CONTRACT TO BE-
COMPLETED SOON


Tentative draft of the All-Amer-
ican canal is expected to be ready
for submission to the public within
short time, according to Mark
Rose, director, F.. H. McIver, secre-
tary, and Charles Childers, attorney
for the Imperial Irrigation district,
who returned last night after con-
ference with government officials III
Los Angeles.
Richard j. Coffee, engineer of the
United States reclamation bureau,
was present at the meeting and went
over various points relative to the
district IS needs in the matter.
The completed contract will be
submitted to a vote of the people
of this district for ratification, it Is
explained, and prior to the election
will be made public in its entirety.