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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
Winner OF Girl
Beaten By Rivals

LOS ANGELES, July II. UP
Two youths were under arrest to-
day on the complaint of Vincent
Vernaci, 18-year-old Italian me-
chanic, that they kidnapped him and
gave him a severe beating because
he beat their time with girl"
The accused youths are Richard
Holman, 10, and Troy Anthony
Baccus, 10, who assertedly called at
Vernaci's home last night and
forced him into All automobile.
Vernaci alleged to deputy sher-
ifs that a pistol was placed
against his body and he was taken
to a lonely location where he was
kicked and beaten.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
CRAFTY PRISONER ESCAPES BY
MAKING USE OF HORSESHOES

81" he proclaimed loudly,
"am the champion horseshoe
pitcher of this ;ail."
Somebody doubted it. There
was an argument and finally
the jailer consented to let Mil
Ter compete.
The convict entered the game
with n zest. Competition waXed
fast and furious. In the mean
time shadows were lengthening
and it soon became too dark to
see.
"All right boys" the jailer
announced, "back we CO."
And back they went-all, that
is, except, Miller, who had
slipped away into the twilight
to escape once more.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
ROYAL WEAPONS ON DISPLAY

PARIS. UP)-Ap array of wea-
pons carried by famous kings and
warriors is now on display in the
Sale Louis XIII in the Hotel des
Invalides. This unusual collection
includes swords, daggers and
broadswords, arquebuses, bows and
crossbows. arrows, shields, battle
axes and spears. Many OF these
articles are valuable works of art.
having been decorated by master
jewellers, smiths and artists of Italy,
Spain, Germany, France, Holland
and Flanders,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11

PROVO, Utah, July IL. U.P
Don't say that horseshoe luck
is a mere myth. II isn't; and
authority for that statement is
Mills Miller, escaped Arizona
convict who is free again be-
cause of horseshOes..
Miller, who escaped last July
and who was serving a 10 to Is
year robbery sentence in the
Arizona penitentiary was recap
tured and held in the Utah
county Jail for Arizona officers.
There is a kindly custom here
of nermitting the less serious
offenders 10 play horseshoes an
hour or ST. each evening.
Miller heard of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
ROlph Attends
Merriam Rites

LONG BEACH, -uly II. UP)-
Funeral services were held here late
yesterday for Mrs. Mary E. Mer-
riam wife of Lieutenant Governor
Frank F. Merriam.
With Governor Rolph in attend
ance, state, county and city Off
cialS were present to pay their last
tributes to Mrs. Merriam Hun
dreds stood in the aisles of the First
Presbyterian church during the
services. She died Monday in San
Ia Rosa.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
HELD FOR MURDER

PHOENIX, July H. W.P)-Elnor
Molina, 10, and Augustine Herran,
%, are being held in the county
jail charged with murder in con-
nection with the fatal stabbing of
Luis Alvarez, 36, during a roadside
party near Scottsdale June %.
The pair was picked up by Off
GERS near Chandler late yesterday
after q six-weeks search.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
VETERAN TAKES LIFE

PRESCOTT, Ariz., July IL. U.D
-Despondent over i'll health, Will
liam Hogan, 36-year-old war vet
eran, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head in
the veterans hospital here late yes
terday. Hogan, confined at the in
stitution since 1927, came here from
El PaSO, Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
WORTH OF RAILROADS

WASHINGTON, July IL. U.n)-
The railroads of the nation have a
total valuation of $24 4,078, 900 ,000 the
interstate commerce commission re-
ported today in submitting data for
use in the proposed freight rate in
crease for the nations railroads.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
COVERED WAGON HEADS WEST

BROCKTON, Mass W.P)-With
Oregon as its destination, a mod
ernized covered wagon" left here
recently to cover the l00-year-old
trail OF John Mason Peck, pioneer
Baptist missionary The trip. 70 be
made under auspices OF the Baptist
Home Missionary society. Is sched-
uled to be completed IN the fall OF
1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-11
Ngga-L-
E9 OOGERS
w 1SQHS:

SANTA BARBARA, July 10.
(SpeciaD-Dude ranches were
the economic salvation of the
northwest. Wyoming may be
king of the dude ranches, but
Santa Barbara, Calf. is daddy
of rich dudes owning ranches
and enjoying EN- and its
great thing from every angle.
They improve 'em, give lots of
employment. raise fine horses
and keep themselves out of a
lot Of worse devilment.
So buy a ranch somewhere
in the west. All your life every
man has wanted to be a cow
boy. Why play Wall Street and
die young when you can play
cowboy and never die? Yours,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
CONDITION OF
STATE BANKS
Is HEALTHY

AUSTIN. July 80. Up - state
Banking Commissioner James Shaw
yesterday noted a very healthy
condition I'm the $50 state banks
Of Texas. as OF June 80, despite the
fact that assets were $l2s000.000
lower than last year.
The commissioners statement
said total resources were $290,O00.-
900. as against $500. 100000 for the
686 banks doing business I'm 1880.
"A decrease In deposits from s2l8.-
100000 to s206. 100000 was reported.
The fact that AT banks dropped
out during the year was explained
as caused by consultations made
advisable by the decline IN busi-
ness. Low commodity prices we're
blamed for the lessened deposits.
Shaw said an unusually small
number OF banks owed money and
that most OF those with such debts
we're I'm the drought areas.
He pointed to the fact that the
capital, surplus and undivided prof.
Its accounts aggregated more than
$51.000,O00 and said II meant the
banks had borrowed "only a little
more than eight per cent OF their
total capital accounts"
The general liquidation seen
would be helpful In the long run,
Shaw caid. because 10 "opens the
way for business to continue on "a
sounder basis"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
TORRID WAVE
FATAL TO 70

The entire country, save for two
~sweltering sections. enjoyed at
least temporary relief from the
soaring temperatures today.
One Of those areas, comprised
OF Indiana, western Ohio and north
Kentucky, continued to swelter un-
der the intense heat. The other,
a larger one, "a made I'D OF Ne
braSka, Kansas, Missouri, Oklaho-
ma, Arkansas and Texas. Not only
were inhabitants suffering in these
sections, but the corn crops were
firing, and an alarming danger Of
drought was reported.
While the east and northeast
enjoyed a temporary break in the
high temperatures, there were pre-
dictions that the high humidity
would remain and that the equally
torturing hcrt would return for
another stand.
In Washington, D. c., a number
Of the census bureau employees
we're treated for heat sickness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Ford Is Young
On His 68th Birthday

DETROIT, July 3ozR-Tme.
like fortune. has been kind TO
Henry Ford.
So said his friends today as the
motor maenate observes his sixty
eighth birthday. Ford did not
celebrate" his birthday. for II was
lust another day. TO him. Appar-
emily in the best of health and
spirits, he spent most OF the day
in the gardens Of his estate. Fair
lane" at Dearborn, or in the engi-
neering laboratory Of hts plant
Just across the road"
The friends who said that time
had been kind to Henry Ford found
plenty Of subStantiation in the
automobile makers appearance.
True. his face Is heavily lined but
II always seems to have been so.
The slender, wiry figure. straight
carriage, alert foCtStep and energet-
ic movement, and the twinkle that
seemingly never lslves his eyes.
told OF excellent health and spir-
its.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
REWARlSARE
OFFERED FOR
CHILD SLAYER

NEW YORK. July 50. F1-Flfty
policemen OF Italian extraction,
disguised as workmen or men,
about-town. strolled the streets OF
Harlem's Little Italy today, their
ears open for a clue to the child
Staying on Tuesday.
The police department, urged on
by an aroused citizenry and news
paper rewards totalling 5000.
sent every available man TO ferret
out each minute clue that might
lead To the gunner who took the
life OF N child and sent four 9TH
ers to the hospital In trying to
shoot down their intended victim.
an unidentified man.
Detectives were hampered bv tlsa
reticence Of a grief-stricken Sicilian
community, yet they doggedly kept
on, bringing in suspects. and check
ing the motor vehicle bureau files
for owners OF green touring cars. 1t
was such an automobile that drew
up to the curbing at East 107th
street and sprayed the front OF the
Helmar Club. a pool room. full Of
gun slugs.
Whether q beer feud or a policy
gaming racket was responsible for
the shooting could not be ascer-
tanned. Commissioner Mulrooney
and Assistant Chief Inspector sui
Ivan. commanding the detective
division said today when they took
personal charge OF the hunt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

SAN BENITO. July 30.-A citrus
fruit b~y-products plant In the VAL
ley viii be built II a stock selling
campaign being conducted by F. c.
Paige OF Lincoln, Neb., is successful
The proposed plant would put up
grapefruit juice, and make jelly,
marmalade. and syrup. Vegetables
might also be canned.
Location of the proposed plant
has not been decided upon.
G.. J. Hunt Of Brownsville is TO
be state distribution manager for
the firm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Manhunt Is On

TEXARKANA, Ark. July 3O.-Aa
Search for Sam Day. 20. charged
in connection with the fatal shoot
ing Of Sheriff Walter Harris Of
Miller county at Boyd late Tues
day. continued today.
Meanwhile Days father. w. NJ.
Day, and his brother, Herbert Day.
were held for safe-keeping In an
unnamed south Arkansas Jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Ford, who was past 40 before
he pulled himself out Of obscurity
as a mechanical engineer to be-
come a figure Of world prominence
and financial success, does not
worry about anything. An an
nual income that runs into many
millions may account for that
characteristic IN some de-ree, but
Ford himself probably does not
know the extent OF his actual
wealth.
Il am not interested In money
but In the things OF which money
IS merely a symbol" he philoso-
phized. The only right use for
money Is 10 capitalize industry"
At the moment much Of the In
tense interest Ford deVotes to
everything he undertakes IS being
directed toward the development Of
a huge experimental farming prof.
ect which he believes ultimately
win result In the coordination OF
farming and industry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
This Woman Lost
GA Pounds Of Fat

hrs. II. Price OF Woodside. L. T..
writes: "A year ago i weighed 100
lbs. I started to take Kruschen and
now + weigh 126 and never felt bet
ter In my life and what's more. I
look more like 20 yrs. old than the
mother OF 2 children, one 10 and
the other Is. Every n Of my
friends say its marvellous the way I
reduced"
10 lose fat with speed take a half
teasp0onful OF Kruschen III q glass
III hot water before breakfast every
A<erning-don't miss q morning
IS cnt bottle lasts 4 weeks-get
N &C McKay's Pharmacy. Cisneros
Drug stores or any drug store In
America. II not joyfully satisfied
after the first bottle-money back.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
School Chief Named

BONHAM, July S0.-P-H. A.
Glays, Of wichita Falls. was ap-
pointed superintendent OF schools
by the school board here yester-
day. He will fill the vacancy left
BIZ the resignation Of w. r. White.
who resigned to accept the office
of principal at Sunset High school,
Dallas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Negro Shoots Texan

DALLAS, July 30-F1-M. Z.
Pritchard. Tyler lumber dealer.
was shot in the shoulder by a negro
early this morning when he
awakened and discovered the man
IN his sleeping porch. Police found
the negro hiding in bushes near
khe residence of J. M. Davis. with
whom Pritchard was visiting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Judging to Close

COLLEGE STATION. July 3d.
R1-Completion OF Judging contests
In which more than $50 boys and
girls are competing was expected
today by officials OF the Texas "A.
81 NJ. farmers short course.
Winners will be announced to-
morrow. Judging contests include
tests on grain. beef cattle. poultry,
dairying, swine, sheep ana lerraL-
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

TOY Hthtf GUrrHHpuMutnN
HARLINGEN, July 30--It iH
hoped TO have former residents or
various states not having OrTmni-
cations in the Valley To form clubs
and Join I'm holding state days at
the Valley fair. according tO WV. III.
Koppel, secretary Of the Wiscon-
sin association.
Officers or the various state
clubs have been called to meet n1
4 p. I'm. Friday in tine office 0E DR.
J. y. Carroll In the Baxter building
TO discuss plans for state days
"A preliminary meeting has al
ready been held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
HARLINCEN
BRIEFS

HARLINGEN. July 30.-Almost
= thousand unclaimed letters are
received weekly by the Harrington
post office Of which 100 do not
have return addresses and are sent
20 the dead letter office IN WASH
ington Most OF the letters are FOR
t~ransientS with some for foreigners.
Mose are addressed In care of gen
eral delivery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

@tGMA AEMp UAUUN&
Not only globes are stolen from
the gold fish pool In the East POLK
street park but the fish themselves
are taken at times. The average
life of a globe III "a hours. either
being broken or stolen IN that time.
Reflector lights ON poles are being
considered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Publisher Dies

PHILADELPHIA, july 30. F1-
william L. Mclean. publisher of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
and q former director Of The AS
ISOLATED Press, died today. he was
14.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

SAN JUAN. July 30.-An irriga-
tion meter OF remarkable efficiency
has been developed by II. II. Kid
der OF San Juan who has devoted
many years OF study to water meas
uring devices and irrigation prob
IfmS.
Mr.. Kidder, formerly connected
with the Mercedes and San Juan
Irrigation districts in the Valley,
now is devoting his entire time to
this meter which Is of a type not
generally used IN this section.
He has perfected a partial flow
meter whereas most OF those IN use
here now are total flow meters. In
his partial flow meter only a part
Of the water measured actually
passes through the registering de-
vice. There Is q construction in the
shell. Pressure IS formed in front
OF the construction and a vacuum
back OF IL. This causes a flow from
enc water port In front Of the con-
striction to another water port back
OF the construction. The water which
flows through these ports Is meas
ured. IT maintains a certain ratio
to the water passing throutA the
whole pipe and by means Of a gear
ed measuring device the entire flow
As easily registered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

ARE SERVED
AT Low COST

MERCEDES, July 30.-A wider use
OF meters among irrigation districts
and water users In the Valley is
foreseen.
Because OF advantages both TO
water users and 10 districts, the
use OF meters Is increasing rapidly
IN Cameron and Hidalgo County
Water Control and Improvement
District NO. Q, according to r.. 8.
Fessenden. manager, and a number
OF other districts are planning ex-
psnsions OF meter programs.
n Value Proved.
Nh. Fessenden reports that an
average Of ten meters a month are
installed In his district. the TAG
meters in use now having proved
their value. Few OF those who have
had meters put In have had them
taken out again because. as Mr..
Fessenden explains. about 90 per
cent Of the growers with meters use
q smaller amount OF water for which
they pay less than under the old
system.
Through meters. growers use from
three to six inches Of water per
watering depending on the crop and
the general circumstances. In some
orchards, where growers are careful,
they get by with less than three
Inches OF water. with water sell
Ing at 81 per acre foot, it costs the
grower about so cents an irrigation,
On acre. The rate per watering with
out a meter IS $3.50.
Mr.. Fessenden estimates roughly
81 meters are serving approx
ply 10000 acres in the district
about one-third Of the land
Rrlgated.
Y The district has a meter man,
Ralph Dunson, who looks after the
instruments. Once every six months
each meter Is overhauIed. cleaned
and oiled.
Total Flow Type.
Most OF the meters are screened
and all are of the total flow type,
that is, all of the water passes
through the measuring device. The
loss OF head is only from one and
one-fourth inches to four inches.
The meters are Of two sizes. one
with a capacity of four cubic feet
per second and the other with two
second feet capacity. Most Of them
are Of the larger type.
There are a number OF meters on
the Goodwin Tract near Edinburg
but mfr. Fessenden says that he does
rot know OF any large district with
many meters as the local one.
There also are meters on the
Engleman tract. the San Juan dis
has a few and there are some
on the II. H. Banker development
Brownsville.
Exhaustive tests have been con-
by Hidalgo County Water
Improvement District No. Z at Mis-
--cn with various types Of meters
and the district is about to adopt
D type and install IL extensively.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Deaths attributable to the heat in
Pennsylvania. Kentucky. Mary
land. New York and surrounding
states were set at 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

LONDON. July 80. R9-An Of
fetal statement made public today
said that David Lloyd George
passed a restf% night and his
strength is well maintained. His
condition so far continues to be
satisfactory"
The liberal party chief and war
time prime minister was operated
on yesterday for a kidney ailment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
BRAND ~Indisposed

PARIS, July 80. dPl - Aristide
BRAND. veteran foreign minister OF
France. was slightly indisposed to-
day and could not attend a cabinet
meeting. The nature OF his illness
was not disclosed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Taking Examinations
Final examinations are being
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

The Schipperke poodle dog is
the only breed Of CANNES which Is
naturally born tailless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Roosevelt Club
Formation Planned

DALLAS. July 30. lP-Formation
OF a Texas Observation-Disclosures
club was the objective or "a group Of
north, east and west Texas demo-
Gratis who planned to convene here
today.
T. Whit Davidson. former lieu
tenant Governor. said efforts would
be made to hold a Roosevelt day at
the state fair of Texas when Gov.
Franklin Roosevelt OF New Y0l1
would be the speaker.
A survey shows that 100000
OF the $4,000 900 inhabitants of
Mexico are either fun blooded In
dams or a part Indian blood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
IT Is CONFUSING

Counsel: Are you sure this Is the
mar who stole your carr
Plaintiff: ! was until your cross
examination. Now I don't know If
I ever possessed q car-Del Lustige
Sachse. Leipzig.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

If you want safety and mileage and style in full measure
in the tires you buy now, you needn't deny yourself on
account of cost.
This great new Goodyear sells today at the lowest prices
ever, and at no premium over less popular makes of
standard tires.
II is the smartest-looking equipment you can put upon
your car, and it'll pile up performance for you that only
top-qualty can give.
Look at the tire and how low it's priced. then ask
yourself the question: "Why buy a second choice tire,
when first choice costs no moreP"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Right now you can buy at record-breaking low prices
the improved 1881 edition of the famous Goodyear
AHWeather Tread Tire.
1t is today and has been for Is years the 6rst-choice tire
of the world.
This is not a mere claim; an unbiased public institution
recently asked American motorists the question, "Whaf
tire Is besf?"
The vote, nationwide and uninHuenced in any way,
showed a preference for G~oodyears nearly IA times that
for the second tire, and fUs fines the average preference
for all other makes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
SMITH CO. BOARD
GRANTED APPROVAL
Chancellor WoIcott Confirms
Reorganized Directorate
at Wilmington.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Del, October l.
Chancellor j. o. Wolcott yesterday con-
firmed the election of a new board Of
directors for the F. H. Smith Co. Of
Washington and New York, dealers in
mortgage securities.
The new board was elected at a spe-
cial meeting held here September Is
and was sponsored by a group of pre-
ferred stockholders who were in oppo-
sition to the management in control
at that time.
New Yorker Is President.
The new board has organized with
Clarence F. Waldman. New York. and
has esta blished Offices in the Delaware
Trust Co. Building here. The new man
agement is making an investigation into
the finances of the company.
The members of the new board, in ad-
dition to Waldman, are Harry M Blair,
William F. Edwards and Joseph w. Law
land. Washington; Robert G.. Merritt,
Philadelphia.
Large Ma jority Reported.
Although the election figures we're not
made public. it was understood the new
board was given a large majority over
the ether tickets, one supported by the
management and the other by an
other group of stockholders.
The special election was ordered by
the chancellor after he had ordered
Cancelled 200 900 shares of common stock
on the ground they had been issued
without proper consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
ARRANGE HEARINGS
ON JOB INSURANCE
Hebert Senate Group Will
Invite Swope and Ripley
to Testify.

Senator Hebert of Rhode Island,
chairman of the special Senate COM
mittee to investigate unemployment in
surance arrived at the Capitol today to
arrange for hearings by his committee
on October Is, with view to submit
ting report when Congress convenes
in December.
He said labor leaders, industrialists
and economists, including Gerard
| Swope of the General Electric Co. and
Prof William z. Ripley of Harvard
University, would be invited to testify.
Swope to Be Invited.
Swope will be asked to elaborate his
recently announced pl"n to stabilize in
dustry and protect workers from unem-
ployment by the creation of supervising
boards in each industry responsible to
the government.
Hebert said he was opposed to the
Swope plan however, believing it would
create the greatest monopoly we've
ever had"
"Stabilizing industry" he said
means fixing prices. We would have
the greatest bureaucracy in Govern
ment history"
The committee chairman said he had
been informed by actuaries that no
system of national unemployment in
surance could be made to work with
out Government aid because insur-
ance is based on the law of averages
and joblessness cannot be estimated.
II haven't reached any conclusions
myself" Hebert said, Except about the
Government taking on an insurance
system. am opposed to the dole, and
if the Government goes into that kind
of insurance it will be a dole"
Collects Much Data.
The committee, Hebert said, has COL
lected a mass of data about unemploy-
ment insurance systems. The resolu-
ton creating the group directed it to
investigate private systems in the Unit
ed States and public systems abroad.
Hebert said the committee had aban-
doned plans for holding hearings in
large industrial centers and would sit
only in Washington. He estimated
that a month would be sufficient in
which to hear everybody who wanted
to testify.