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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
NOVEMBER saw
SLACKENING In
BUSINESS LINES

Gains in the business activity of
Southern California were consider
ably less numerous in November
than was the case in October. The
appearance of slackness was un-
doubtedly due in part TO seasonal
tendencies usually in evidence at
this time of year and also to other
Developments which affect the var
ion phases Of business in differ
ent ways. Although it is custo-
mary for construction work to de-
cline from October to November,
the recession evidenced by building
permits issued in Los Angeles was
in excess of normal expectancy.
To some extent, at least, the early
arrival of low temperatures prob
ably accounts for the slowing down
noted in this line. Cement produc-
tion was slightly below October,
while some increase in demand was
reported by iron and steel plants.
This is the Introductory para
graph OF the Monthly Summary Of
Business Conditions in the Pacific
Southwest territory compiled by the
Department of Research and Serv-
ice of the Security-First National
Bank of Los Angeles, and released
for publication today. The sum-
mary continues in part:
The extent TO which rising quo
tationS may be expected to stim-
ulate buying, when general price de-
flation has been completed, may
be attested by the experience Of
grain milling concerns in Los An
geles during Octobr and the early
part of November. With grain fu-
lures in strong demand. large Or
ders for mill products in anticipa-
tion of still higher prices came into
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

the squirrel boys skates and he
nearly fell down.
"Oh. dear!" chartered Johnnie
Now I'll be late for school! If I
could skate all the way I'd be in
time, but if have to walk or run
I'll be late"
Never mind" said Uncle Wig
gily. do the best you can. John
ME. Run as fast as you can to
school. Leave your skates with me.
I'll take them to the shop to have
new wheels put on. And if you are
late, I'll explain how it happened to
the Lady Mouse Teacher and she
will excuse you. l am sure"
ON. that will be fine!' chartered
Johnnie. So he left the broken
skates with Uncle Wiggily and ran
as fast as he could TO school and. I
am glad to say, he wasn't late, get
ting there just as the last bell rang.
Then Uncle Wiggily hoped along,
leaving the chair to be mended at
the furniture shop, and the skates
70 have new wheels put on at the
toy shop And then the bunny
went adventuring.
But. l am sorry to say, he could
find no adventures, though he
searched all over for them, stopping
on the way to get Johnnie's mended
skates. Then, going little farther
he picked up the mended chair. He
put this over his head again. to
carry it the more easily and, with
the squirrel boys roller skates under
his paw, Uncle Wiggily hoped to-
ward his bungalow
But he had not gone far before.
all of a sudden, the Bob Cat popped
cut from the bushes and began to
chase the rabbit, bowling and twig-
Cling his silly little tail. Uncle
Wiggily ran fast and got little
way ahead of the Bad Chap. But
the Bob Cat stepped on the gas. or
did something, and went faster so
he almost caught up to the rabbit
Then Uncle Wiggily saw that he
could never get away by running.
But he thought Of the chair he
carried and the roller skates and
he said:
Pretty soon I will come to a hill
If I could make a rolling chair 1
could sit in it, roll down hill very
fast and SO get away from the Bob
Cat. I'll do it," The Bob Cat was
some distance behind him now. but
still coming on fast. Uncle Wiggily
had to work quickly. And what he
did you shall hear tomorrow night
Then, if the egg beater will put
chocolate icing on the spinach to
make it look like rice pudding, I'll
tell you about Uncle Wiggilys
queer ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December z. 1916

John D. Spreckels, president of
the San Diego and Arizona railway
telegraphed this week that he has
let the contract for construction of
the roadbed from the present ter
minal for a distance of 20 miles,
work to begin in about a week. As
soon as surveys are completed con-
tracts for the balance Of the un-
completed portion of the line will
be let.
The COW testing association Or
ganized in Imperial Valley is the
largest in the world, according TO
the bureau of animal husbandry.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
S. P. ORDERS
WAGE REDUCTION
FOR EMPLOYEES

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. up
Thousands of employees of the
Southern Pacific railroad face wage
reductions Of 10 per cent today by
an order OF the company's execu-
tive committee placing the lowered
scale in effect January next.
The road announced at its gen.
eral offices here and in New York
that the reductions would apply to
all officers and employees, regard
less of rank or grade, except those
covered by specific contracts or
group wage agreement, or governed
by the federal railway labor act.
Most of the workers in the latter
group are trainmen with member
ship in the railway brotherhoods.
The announcement was made on
the eve of a meeting of railway
! brotherhood leaders in Chicago. at
which a vote on voluntary wage re-
ductions was anticipated Southern
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

Pacific officials said negotiations
are under way with the unions to
meet the new scale.
Employees of the Northwestern
Pacific railroad, a subsidiary of the
Southern Pacific, are affected by
the cut, but those of the Southern
cific-Golden Gate Ferry COM
pany in which the road owns only
majority stock, are not.
The Southern Pacific was the
third major rail system in recent
weeks to meet dwindling operating
revenues by lowering wages. The
Chicago and Northwestern reduced
wages Is per cent and the Great
Northern from 10 to 20 per cent on
a selected group of employees, while
the New York Central has a 10 per
cent cut under negotiation.
Reductions on the Southers Pa
cific lines in Mexico also are con-
templated, it was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

ers, however, do not believe at this
time that serious losses have been
sustained. Owing to materially re-
duced acreages planted to lettuce in
Imperial Valley, it is believed by
some that the coming season may
be more favorable to growers than
was that of last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
FRENCH TEAM WINS

NEW YORK, Dec. 7. W.P)-Con-
testants in the 51st international
six-day bicycle race gathered at
Madison Square Garden today for
the distribution of $4,000 in prize
money. Letourner and Guimbre-
tiere, French red devils" who won
the race will take a lions share
of the money.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

At the recent livestock show at
South San Francisco, Albert Dol
cini, Woodland, Yolo county, won
two firsts on Duroc-Jersey barrowS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Looking Blackboard
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December Z, 1911

The appearance OF Mary j..
Holmes novel, Tempest and Sum-
shine" dramatization by Lem B.
Parker, is an event that should be
looked forward to with interest by
local theatre goers. 1t will be pre-
sented at the opera house.
Milo maize on the E. S. Turner
ranch yielded nearly two and a
quarter tons per acre. A yield of
20 sacks of barley preceded the corn
crop. At prevailing prices these
crops will pay for the land in two
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The Sutter-Yuba cowtesting asso-
citation. shows 222 pounds per COW
in 1928 and 1923 pounds in 1881, due
mainly to culling.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
TEN YEARS AGO
December Z, 1921

1T is very possible that the gov
ernment will get behind the Boulder
canyon development proposition, "
said Congressman Phil d. Swing
today. Herbert Hoover surely will
be associated with the enterprise.
He considers it the biggest thing in
the line of development work in the
world today
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

Representative of the Cudahy
Packing company are in the valley
for the purpose of starting one OF
the largest and most important
horticultural enterprises ever under
taken in the valley. The company
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07

intends to plant 5000 in grapes and
grapefruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
BANK us.
Is SUED FOR
S6O,OOO,OOO

NEW YORK. Aug. s.. P1-Joseph
A. Broderick, superintendent Of
banks. today filed suit IN supreme
court against oil the directors Of
the Bank Of United States for $780,
100000 charging misapplication OF
funds.
The papers in the action charge
the defendants acted lin general
disregard and violation OF their
duties and allowed the bank 10 be
managed, conducted and operated
in an improvident, careless and reck-
less manner"
The complaint also charges the
directors approved and permitted
the maintenance and operation Of
fictitious and false systems of book
keeping and accounting, with the
aim and purpose OF ~concealing the
true nature OF the operations OF
the bank from the banking depart
ment.
The sum Of s6O,0O0,0OO mentioned
In the complaint, II was disclosed,
represents broadly the estimated de-
ficit caused by the alleged misman-
agement Of the Bank OF United
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
REELECTION
OF GARNER IS
SENATE aim
District Would
Follow Rio Grande
To Del Rio

AUSTIN, Aug. 8. GA senate
committee this afternoon voted 10
report favorably a congressional re-
districting bill designed, among other
things to make "doubly sure" the
reelection Of Cong. John Garner,
ranking democrat in the national
house.
Sen. Julian Greer OF Athens.
author Of the bill, said it was
drawn to best redistrict in his opin-
ion. the entire state under the
change in population emitting Tex
as to three more representatives.
we also were careful in drawing
Il to get the district Jack Garner
would like" said the senator, "be-
cause we want to make doubly sure
he is reelected"
Other committeeman said they
agreed with him.
The subject of redistricting was
submitted by Gov. Ross S. Sterling
to the Texas legislature yesterday.
The Greer bill would change Gar
ner's district to make 1t more
elongated cutting off some Of the
northern countries and to follow the
Rio Grande from Brownsville to
Del Rio, about 400 miles. Senators
felt he was In no danger as the
district stood now, but believed he
would be in even more strategic
position due TO the change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
MEXICOSAYS
FOREIGNERS
KILL TREES
Charge Attempt Made
To Destroy Fruit


MEXICO CITY, Aug. 8 AP-
Charges that foreign fruit compan-
les have established themselves in
Mexico to destroy the country's
production rather than develop It
r contained in a report submitted
to Pres. Ortiz Rubio today BY Gen.
Juan Andrea Almanzan, secretary
OF communications.
The report did not refer direct
" to American concerns, but said
that the object In destroying Mex
ico's production was to eliminate
competition which "a difficult TO
meet in the American market.
The secretary said agents OF an
unnamed company had been dis
covered injecting banana trees ip
Mexico with the Panama pest
which destroys the plant. ~Investiga-
tons are being made OF alleged
bribery OF employees of the govern
ment, he said, and the president
soon will be asked to deport the
managing officials Of the offending
company.
The report contained a derounce-
ment OF foreign capitalism" and
said Mexico should protect her
agricultural development TO serve
as an example for other weak coun-
tries, which r be-, ming to or
ganize to fight for their economic
independence" In this fight, he
said, they would have the sympathy
Of the American people, who he
termed "also victims Of capitalism
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE
EXCEEDS PRIVATE GJESSES

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 8. -(E1-
Explanations Of aStorishment arose
from traders on the New Orleans
cotton exchange who remained on
the floor after the close OF the
market to receive the governments
estimate of the 1882 crop, when
the figure Of 15,584,0 900 bales or
500-pounds vas nearly a million
bales above that Of the highest
private estimate, and compared
with an average guess by members
of the New York exchange last week
OF 13. $4,000 bales.
Both the New Orleans and New
York exchanges closed ten min
utes before the issuance Of the
report. but at Chicago, the cotton
exchange was still open and first
quotations from there posted on
the New Orleans bulletin board
showed a drop Of from los to lot
points when trading was resumed
after posting Of the government
figure.
Traders here generally expressed
the opinion that the indicated yield
per acre, placed at 1853 pounds
by the government bureau, is the
largest on record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
anne
ARE WITHIN
ARCTICZONE
People of Northland
Greet Flying
Vacationists

POINT BARROW, Alaska, Aug.
SNP-Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh the flying vacationists,
and their speedy monoplane arriv-
ed here today in the Sh. ow OF the
arctic ice pack. at Americas most
northern outpost, 800 miles north
OF the arctic circle.
Through low flying fog banks
which Shrouded their way. Col.
Lindbergh piloted his plane from
Aklavik, N. w. T., last night and
set it doyn on a lead OF open water
at 2 a. m, Pacific Standard time,
a a. m, central Standard timet.
The hop Of $50 miles along the
shores of the Beaufort sea and Arc
TIC ocean was made in seven hours
and 80 minutes.
Enthusiasm in this little COM
munity, a handful of whites and
several hundred ESkimoS, burst
forth as the g%listening low-winged
monoplane was sighted in the east
ern sky.
Cheers rang out from groups on
several high points Of land in the
community and they rushed to the
water front TO await the mooring
Of the plane and the coming Of the
flier and his diminutive wife to
shore.
On their flight, with the few
hours OF darkness overtaking them
and a heavy fog bank hiding the
earth from them for an hour, Mrs.
Lindbergh was in almost constant
communication with the radio sta
ton here and at Aklavik.
At midnight, a message said they
had Just emerged from flying
through an hour OF fog. Another
an hour and a half earlier had told
Of Col. Lindbergh's turning the
plane inland for the ocean to find
better weather.
Within a few minutes after their
arrival DR.. Henry Priest, medical
missionary, put out T. the pontoon-
ed plane in a small boat to extend
the official welcome. Natives in
skin boats jostled their craft neal
by.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

shot DEAD IN
BLAZING auto
Failure to Return For
Wedding Trip Starts
Early Search

DALLAS. Aug. S-P-Two men
were arrested for investigation to-
day in connection With the discov-
cry OF the burned and battered
body OF Eugene L. Farrar, 81, gro
Gerry clerk, in a blazing automobile
two miles south Of Dallas at day
break. His head had been beaten
with a blunt instrument and a
wound IN his chest indicated he
had been shot.
from his home last night was found
lying beneath his body. All six Of
its cartridges had been exploded
by the hammer. Farrar told hts
father. L. K. Farrar, when he took
the pistol. that he was expecting
to have some trouble over a woman
and might have to defend himself.
Bullet Holes Found
There were three bullet holes in
the front door OF the car and one
in the rear door. An empty oil can
was found In the rear seat.
MI. and Mrs. j. ID. Phife. OF Mes
quite. Tex, saw the a burst into
flames as they we're driving down
the road this morning. They said
they saw a man walking away from
1t. They stopped their a and when
the man saw them he turned back
toward the blazing machine and
then ran into the brush and timber
nearby.
Mrs. Phlfe told her husband there
might be someone in the car. They
drove to 1t and saw Farrar's body
in the front seat. They Immediately
notified police.
Farrar was employed at the gro
Gerry store operated by y. w. Crouch.
who owned the burned automobile.
Farrar left his home in the car
about 8 p. m, last night and went
TO his fathers truck farm and took
the pistol.
Planned Marriage
About III ID. m. Farrar drove TO
the home OF Miss Irene Brewster,
IL. Police learned that Farrar was
to have driven TO Tulsa, Okla, 70
marry Miss Brewster. w. p. Brew
stcr. father OF the girl, said he talk
ed YER plans for the marriage dur
ing his visit last night.
Brewstrr said Farrar departed
after arranging TO return and start
for Tulsa. Farrar did not appear
at the designated time. Brewster
said he awakened his daughter and
drove TO the Farrar home. where IL
was learned that Farrar had not
been home during the night.
Coroner John Baldwin held an
inquest and returned a verdict that
Farrar's death was caused by gun
shot wounds and fire. committed
with homicidal intent by unidenti-
fled person or persons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
Acre YIELD
IS LARGEST
ON RECORD
Cotton Drops 1877
Points On Chicago
Exchange

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. @tPl-
Cotton production this year. indi-
Gated by the condition OF the crop
August /. was announced today by
the department OF agriculture at
15,584,000 equivalent 500-yound
bales. Last years ginned production
was 1882, 900 bales.
The condition Of the crop on
August l was TAO per cent Of a
normal, indicating a yield Of 1853
pounds per acre. The condition b
year ago was 62.2 per cent Of a
normal, with a final yield of 1877
pounds, and the 10-year average
condition on August l is 67.5 per
cent, with acre yield averaging
1914 pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

GAINESVILLE, Aug. 8. R-John
Wilson, 50, told Sheriff Bert Brown
ing that he engaged in an inter-
change Of shots with two men who
attacked him this morning on his
farm near Freemound.
He said the men emerged from a
thicket and began firing ut him
with pistols. Wilson returned the
fire with a shotgun, forcing his as
sailants TO flee into the woods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
VALLEY CITRUS
TREES SHO v
632,95O GAIN
BY HARRY FOEHNER
Herald Staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN, Aug. 8.-There are
in the Valley 6,634,051 citrus fruit
trees, a net gain since April l last
year Of 632,950 trees, according TO
the annual census released by the
MoreloS fruit fly quarantine head
quarters In charge Of M. II. Ford Of
the U. S. Dept. Of Agriculture.
The same date last year there
were COOL. 1O1 trees.
The gain was not as large as the
preceding season when there was an
increase Of 882,1 100 trees. Some Of
the trees listed that year died later
due TO the cold weather and the
loss vas not shown.
Loss Explained.
The loss is shown in this years
census in this way, total paintings
were $50 ,3S9 during the past year
whereas the net gain in trees was
only 632,950, q difference OF 1885,
43e. This loss OF a little more than
four per cent was not altogether
due 70 the cold, Mr.. Ford stating
that there also were losses from
Seepage and from natural causes.
One Of the p~aradoxes OF the CEN
sus Is the fact that the gain in
grapefruit trees Is greater than the
net gain OF all citrus fruits. The
gain In grapefruit trees Is 697, 2S4
whereas the net gain OF all fruits
Is but 632,950. This is due to the
fact. Mr.. Ford says, that a large
number OF sour orange trees for
merly listed under the heading Of
other fruit" were budded to pro-
duce commercial citrus varieties.
The "other fruit" division OF the
census shows a loss throughout. the
Continued on Page Sixteen)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
400 Men Fight Fire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. Up
Sweeping down San Francisquito
canyon, scene Of the disastrous 1928
st. Francis dam break. fire today
left in its wake charred cabin
homes, burned hay fields and black
ruin over a stretch Of several miles.
Approximately 400 men were bat
ting the flames.
The blaze originated near Eliza
beth lake. Since the dam break,
which caused a loss Of more than
400 lives. many summer cabins have
been constructed in the canyon.
Several ranches else were In the
path Of the fire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

Los ANGELES, Aug. 8. OMAR
lene Dietrich. one OF Hollywocd's
leading foreign born motion picture
stars. was the defendant today IN
libel and alienation Of affections suit
brought by the divorced wife Of the
noted director. Josef Won Sternberg.
The name OF Miss Dietrich. wife
Of the German director. Rudolf Sic
Der, was brought into court records
late yesterday in a copy Of the $780,
600 libel complaint filed under seal
In New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
BLOODHOUNDS
TRAIL PAIR,
both CAUGHT


EASTMAN PRISON FARM
Houston county. Aug. g. lFp--Onn
convict was dead. another was I'm
the hospital with a wound In an
arm and another was hard nc work
today following an attempted
break for liberty &C the prison
farm here yesterday.
Rotrrt Mason. so, sent from
Grayson county for Staying City
Marshal w. III. Echols of Van Al
styne, was wounded fatally In q
dash for liberty.
Theo Clevinger. sent from Whar-
ton county for ~ years for theft
and burglary. was in the hospital
with a shattered arm.
Richard Palmer, given two years
In Grimes county for theft, was INV
hard labor for his part I'm the
break.
800 Convicts I'm Field
The break came shortly after
noon as 800 convicts were being
taken back 70 the fields after
lunch. according to Captain ID. Id.
Monzingo, manager OF the farm.
The men were engaged IN clearing
the fields OF underhruSh.
Mason, Clevinger and Palmer
were cen 70 slip away from the
main body OF convicts. Guard III.
ID. Walker yelled at them to stop.
Instead. they broke into a run.
Other guards. attracted by Walk
er's cries, rushed 70 the scene. The
three convicts were racing toward
the protection Of the tall timber
that borders the farm.
"A guard opened fire and Mason
went down under a load OF small
shot.
Clevinger. with his trm punctur-
cd BY several OF the shots reached
the trees.
Palmer. unscathed. darted into
the shadows and disappeared from
view.
Hounds Enter Chase
Bloodhounds were brought out nj
once and Clevinger was found Iy-
ing exhausted IN the underbrush in
the Trinity bottoms three miles
from the farm
The search for Palmer was re-
doubled. He led the men and
hounds for 10 miles through the
Steamy bottoms or the river under
q burning sur and finally m
caught as he attempted to swim
the stream.
The rest OF the convicts milled
around uncertainty when the three
made their break. Guards threw
their guns ON them and held them
quiet. Later they were taken
peacefully into the fields to work.
Mason was regarded as one or
the most dangerous men IN the
prison.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09
REVOLT In CUBA
WITHIN MONTH IS
WARNED BY GROUP

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Aug. 8.
lPl-Leaders Of the SO Cubans seiz-
cd yesterday on the Schooner "Har-
near here predicted today there
would be a revolt in Cuba within
a month. but maintained they were
bound on an innocent fishing trip
when halted by coast-guardsmen
CHARTERED in a national guard
while awaiting action OF the
department OF justice, the Cubans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

other miner. Pitzer fell dead.
Leach. shot three times, was in a
critical condition today.
Walking a quarter Of a mile to
the home Of James Coleman. Mis-
sey shot Coleman to death. Con-
tinuing to his own home, Missey
locked his six small children in a
barn, returned to the house and
killed his wife. He then turned
the shotgun on himself.
Officers said they believed Mis-
sey became mentally deranged dur
ing the quarrel with Pttzer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

discussed the political affairs Of
their native land with interest. They
criticized the administration OF Pres.
Machado and asserted not more
than 10 per cent OF Cuba's standing
army is loyal to him.
Members OF the group expressed
confidence they would be released
after II was shown they were In
the United States legally and a num-
Der OF them are American citizens.