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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

vaporize in the feed lines when it
became heated. To produce such
fuel he mixed ordinary gasoline,
having a specific gravity of approx
imately 55, with straight run alco-
hol to raise the gravity to 80. When
Barney dumped the mixture into
the tank before the first race i'll
which he used this fuel, he was
warned it would burn up the motor.
In those days there was no throt-
tie control, the speed being regu-
lated by advancing or retarding the
spark. The motor fired at once,
despite the cold weather, and Bar
ney won the race handily with the
spark fully retarded. The motor
was not damaged.
Throughout his racing career dis
continued IN 1918 after some %
years driving motorcycles and ra-
cling cars on virtually every track
in the country, Oldfield continued
his study of fuels and believes
much of his early success due to the
fact that he was more familiar with
gasolines than his competitors. He
and Earl Cooper were the first driv-
ers on the Pacific Coast to race
with Union gasoline.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

Nude Of the finest foboccos --
The Cream Of many Crops LUCKY STRIKE
alone offers fhe fhroot protection Of the
exclusive "T0ASTING" Process which in
eludes the use Of modern Ultra Violet Rays
the process that expeIs certain harsh.
biting irritants naturally present in every
tobacco leaf. These expelled irrifonfs ore
not present in your LUCKY STRIKE. they're
out so they cont be in!" No wonder LUcKIEs
are always kind to your throat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

July. In all but one of the eight
leading cities in this part of the
state from which figures are OBJ
tanned the total of debts to indi-
vldual accounts was larger for the
four weeks ended October 81, 1881,
than in the preceding period of
similar length. The aggregate gain
was At per cent, while for Los An
geles alone it was "A per cent. Al
though the totals are below those
OF a year ago, an appreciable part
OF the decrease is believed to be as
signable to price declines and the
larger extent TO which payments are
now being made in currency rather
than by check in contrast with last
year In the smaller communities
! the changes in both prices and the
I use of cash have been more moder-
ate than in Los Angeles.
Industrial activities in the local
area, in a majority of instances.
changed in accordance with the
seasonal developments which usual
4 ly emerge in October. Producers OF
food products, such as grain mill
ing concerns and meat packers,
made the best showing, while COM
paratively slight variations were
noted in other important lines, af-
ter making allowance for seasonal
factors. Building activity in Los
/ Angeles increased in value of per-
mits from September to October
Further progress toward balancing
supply and demand in the petrol
cum industry of California was ac-
complished last month in the form
of heavy Withdrawals from storage
Production was held at about the
September level which was approx
imately the same as that obtaining
in 1922 before supplies were aug
mented by the Santa Fe Springs
. Signal Hill operations.
The volume Of wholesale trade in
! Los Angeles during October was
practically the same as it was in
/ September, while some increase in
purchasing was reflected in reports
/ received from retail establishments.
Consumption of current necessities
probably compares favorably with
that Of a year ago in view of the
fact that the physical volume of
goods now sold at retail apparently
approXimates that of last year.
Harvesting Of most agricultural
products was facilitated during
October by favorable weather con-
ditions. The principal feature of
the month was tendency for prices
to remain firm and in some cases
TO advance. Quotations on most
grains, alfalfa hay, cotton grapes,
and some other products were up
from the preceding month.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
HOLTVILLE NEWS BRIEFS

next game will be against the Cal
exico high school and this game
will be played Friday night on the
Calexico field. Considering the I'M
provement the local boys have
shown lately, a victory over the
Calexico team will not come as a
surprise.
Mrs. H. w. Hansen, of Ell Centre,
was a visitor in this city last Mon
day.
Mrs. Grace Walker. of this city,
spent last weekend in San Diego
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Kirtley. She also attended the
football game between San Diego
State college and Redlands. Mrs.
Walkers son, Noval, is attending
San Diego State college and is a
member Of the football team.
The local high schools light
weight football team lost a rather
loosely played game to the Ell Cen
tro high schools fourth team Mon
day afternoon on the local field
by a score of 13 to 0. They are eX-
pected to make a better showing,
however, against the CaleXico light
weights, when they meet them here
Thursday afternoon.
Evelyn Walker had as her guests
Sunday Miss Peggy Crawford, her
brother, Bob Crawford, and Dick
Battle, all of Orange. Miss Craw-
ford was a member of the Holtville
grammar school teaching staff last
year.
Three men who gave the names
of Laurence Blum, Pho Castro, and
Morris Leder were arrested here
Sunday night by Nightwatchman
Bert Coated as suspicious charac-
ters, after he had found them lott
ering around the residence of OS-
car Lyons. They were lodged in
the city Jail overnight and then
turned over to county authorities
for investigation.
The Guapo girls bridge club were
entertained Tuesday night by Miss
Nina Emery Light refreshments
were served and the remainder of
the evening spent at bridge.
Walter l.. Paris, Harold Hight,
Millicent Hight. and Viola Dirrum,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
SOUTHWEST BUSINESS SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT IN SENTIMENT

A perceptible improvement in SEN
timent, expressing itself in a more
hopeful attitude toward the near
future, was noted in the reports on
business operations in Southern
California during October. This
observation is true not only of the
Los Angeles area, but Of a number
OF smaller cities at locations we'll
distributed throughout the south
ern part of the state. Although the
statistical evidences of commercial
dealings in general show compara-
lively small changes from the pre-
ceding month, the significance of
q revival Of confidence at this point
in the business cycle cannot be oy-
er-emphasiZed.
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-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
Scout Troop
Chairmen Meet

Committee members of the El
Centro Scout district held tkair
regular business meeting Tuesday
at Scout headquarters at the court
house.
Each troop chairman reported the
condition Of his troop and all were
found to be making splendid ad-
vancement.
J. c. Spencer, chairman of the
leadership training course, an
nounced his plans. Since approx
imately so per cent of the Scout
leaders in the council are new men,
it is anticipated that a large num-
Der will attend the training meet
ings.
Possibility of a week end Scout
camp to be located in the valley was
discussed as was the development
Of Sea Scouting in this district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
BONNER WILLIAMS
Press Staff

Among the local people who at
tended the football game at El
Centre last Friday night between
El Centre and Brawley high schools
were Lester Hart, George Keadler,
Bonner Williams, Max Abrams
Steve Mcneil, Gene Brodie, Norman
Brodie and many others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
had as their weekend guests Mr.
Williams mother, of La Jolla. and
his sister, Dorothy of Pasadena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams also had Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Taylor as their
dinner guests Friday evening.
The Eclipse Bridge club held It's
regular meeting Monday night at
the home of Mrs. o. c. Harris.
DR.. and Mrs w. F.. Mosher spent
the last few days as the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Fahring.
DR. Mosher formerly practiced his
profession in this city but is now
located in Ventura.
c. A. Sperry, of Calipatria, was
visitor in this city last Saturday
on behalf of the American Legion
Armistice Day celebration program
committee.
Mrs. j. NJ. Priest has been con-
fined to her home the last few day
with slight illness. but is now
considerably improved.
Among the local people who were
visitors in Ell Centro Thursday
night were Eddie Lyons, Roy Will
liams, Jack Johnson, Jake Goss, Pat
Reynolds, Conn Aycock, and Omer
Weber.
The local high school football
team lost its second league game
of the season last Friday afternoeh
when they were defeated by the
Brawley team IA to 0, on the local
field. Although they were on he
short end of the score. the local
boys really made a better showing
against the much heavier BraWIey
team than had been expected OF
them, making several long gains
through and around the Brawley
line and completing passes chat
netted considerable yardage. Their
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

ice of the Security First National
Bank of Los Angeles, and released
for publication today. The sum-
mary continues in part:
Perhaps there is no better evi-
dence currently available indicat-
ing that assurance may be re-
turning than that the volume of
money in circulation in the United
States declined during the week
ended October %, 1881. Should
this item continue to shrink during
coming weeks, it would be inter
preted by some observers to mean
that a large part of the necessary
readjustments have taken place
and that incipient recovery is not
to be postponed much longer.
Bank debts, which provide the
best single measure of general com =
mercial and industrial activity in
Southern California, increased dur
ing October for the first time since
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
Telephoning Becomes Sport

PARIS, UP)-According to an Of
ficial report from the French tele-
phone company, long g-distance tele-
phoning has become one of the
most popular indoor sports here.
Telephone calls are filed daily to
every country in Europe except Bull
garia, Greece and Russia, and
when those countries improve their
system somewhat they will also be
included. In 1890. there were 8,482
calls to the United States from
France, and for $25 a three minute
conversation can be held with New
! York.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
FRENCH HONOR PERsHING

PARIS, UR) = The Municipal
council as a tribute to the American
war leader has decided to give the
name of General Pershing to the
boulevard which formerly bore the
name of Boulevard de Verdun. be-
tween the Verdun Square and Bou-
levard Gouvion- Saint Cyr. Paris
streets have already been named
after Presidents Wilson and WASH
ington, and Franklin.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05
AUTO
RACER PRAISES
new UNION GAS

Barney Oldfield, veteran of the
race track, who % years ago ini-
tiated the first experiment with
volatile gasonne Tor cold weather
motorcycle and automobile racing,
has pronounced Unions new vola-
tile vapor gasoline the finest winter
motor fuel he had ever used
The declaration was made follow
ing a trip into the high Sierras for
the specific purpose OF testing the
gasoline. He encountered the first
snow of the year. and the freezing
temperatures enabled him to check
the quick starting qualities of the
fuel under actual starting and driv-
ing conditions.
But few men not actually en-
gagged in the production of motor
fuels have made a more thorough
study of gasolines than Barney
Oldfield. In 1896 1896 when he was
racing on the old track near Salt
Lake City with powered bicycles, the
forerunner of the modern motor
cycle, his prime concern was to find
a fuel which would provide a
smooth flow of power when the mo-
tor was cold and yet would not
I -. =
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

of e. Centre. were visitors in this
city Monday evening.
w. L. Smithson. Of Los Angeles,
is now resident of this city. hay
ing leased the soda fountain and
lunch counter in Bourgoin's Drug
store. Mr.. Smithson has been en-
gagged in the fountain business for
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

Two Britishers can enjoy good
joke, even when times are troubl0us.
But ii must have been Winston
Churchill lefN, famed English
statesman who temporarily as
sumed n comic role before the cam
era-for sec how he has made Char
lie Chaplin laugh. They arc pic
tured together at Chartweli Manor,
Churchiil's home in Kent England,
where the film comedian was q
guest for week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-05

the past Ia years and is a welcome
addition to the citys business dis
triCt
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-20
Is too limited.
 LOCATION AND SOIL

The nortward extension of island fur farms is limited by the neces- sity for freedom from ice bridging to adjacent lands, either by the channel freezing over or by drifting ice. 1t is for this reason that island
 farms in Alaska are restricted mainly to the southern coast line and the Aleutian Chain. The south ward limit is governed by the need for sufficient cold weather to pro- duce good fur. Near the mainland, where the winter temperatures av- craze lower than at the outer coast.
 the southern limit will be farther south than in the mild outer ocean belt. The mainland area has pro- duced good blue-fox skins as far south as Petersburg, and fur farms are being started over 100 miles farther south. It is possible that the island blue-fox zone on the Pacific coast near the mainland many extend into northern British Columbia. Along the outer coast, blue-fox farms are being establish cd as far south as Hydaburg, on the west coast of Prince of Wales
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-20

Island, although the winter climate in the section is exceedingly mild. Fur farmers on the western islands of the Aleutian Chain, which also have mild climate, receive sat- isfactory prices for blue-fox skins.
 Blue foxes can be successfully raised on any type of soil that is we'll drained and affords suitable shade and denning grounds. It has not been definitely determined whether some types of soil are more favorable than others to fox para sites; soils possessing an undue amount of moisture, however, and densely shaded situations are fav- orable to their development. The element sin the soil appear to have no bearing on the quality of the fur produced.
 The latitude, climate and soil having been determined. the next important consideration is the proper location for the ranch. Fox ranches are now established on is- lands in every conceivable location. Some are found many miles from civilization, where transportation by regular means can not be had at reasonable intsrvals. where it is
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-20
BLUE-FOX FARMING
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Continued From Page TWo) rusty. This, however is not con- clusively proved to be the result of sun bleaching; in some cases it is due to inferior breeding stock, which has tendency to produce rust color instead of a clear mal- tese.
 A happy medium of shade and sunshine is necessary for the con- fort and health of the foxes. Ev- cry animal likes to be in the shade during eXteremely hot weather. On the other hand, sunshine is the best natural means of keeping the ground clean and sanitary Some of the treelesS islands have have scattering brush and shrubbery, and many of them have luxuriant growthS of grasses and herbaceous vegetation. Others have little or no plant life, but much outcrop- ping of bedrock. An island of the type last described is of little value for fo raising, not only because of the lack of sufficient shade but also because the denning ground
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difficult to obtain supplies, and where the rancher is practically shut off from many opportunities for the sale of breeding stock En- ergetic, progressive men will not stay long under these conditions, however, and this makes it difficult to secure the necessary labor. On the other hand, an island used for fox farming should be at least half a mile away from adjacent islands or the mainland, as the animals may escape by swimming.
 HARBOR FACILITIES
 It is possible to operate an island fur farm which lacks a harbor, but the disadvantages are extreme ly great. The value of harbor facil- ities can scarcely be overestimated. A harbor permits keeping boat for use in obtaining feed, in feeding, in the transportation of skins and breeding stock and in communicating with towns and the mainland.
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The Washington times., 1931-03-03
POWER MERGER
IS LAUNCHED

NEW YORK, March 3 CU.S.).
The first step was taken yesterday
in the absorption of the Niagara
Hudson power system by the
United Corporation, organized by
the Morgan, Bonbright and Drexel
banking interests in 1929, to con-
solidate their vast public utility
interests.
United Corporation officially
announced that it had concluded
negotiations with the st. Regis
Paper Company to acquire the
4,070,000 shares of Niagara Hud-
son Power common stock, having
a market value of $55,962, 500,
held by st. Regis Paper, in ex-
change for 2,17O,666 shares of
United Corporation common.
Universal Service was reliably
informed this is a forerunner Of
a general offer to all stockhold.
ers of the Niagara Hudson Power
Corporation to exchange their
stock for United Corporation
common.
This would result in a gigantic
combination of public utility
properties, having nearly $7O0,-
100000 in securities outstanding.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
MOTORS, STEEL
STOCKS RISE
FRACTION
Remington Rand Sells Off on
Announcement Dividend for
Quarter Has Been Passed
BY w. S. COUSINS

Y NEW YORK, March 3 1.N.SD .
1rregularity in dull and narrow
trading featured the stock market
early today. The rails and spe-
cialties settled down to a slightly
lower price level, but the volume
of trading tapered off to the low.
est in a week.
The utilities met scattered sell
ing by dropping off fractionally,
while the steel and copper stocks
held fairly we'll around Mondays
closing price level.
Rails Decline
New York Central continued it's
downward move to 1872, but raj
lied in the second period. Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Katy and other
active rails declined about a
point on the average.
Auburn led an upward move in
the motors, General Motors NOV
ing UP fractionally to 1875. Stu
debaker was in demand at 2312.
Bethlehem Steel advanced to
SIS and United States Steel was
up about u at 145B. The mar
ket was dullest late in the second
hour, with trading once again
near the vanishing point.
Rand Dividend Passed
Remington Rand sold off about
2 points at 16 on announcement
of the omission of the quarterly
dividend Of 40 cents on the COM
mon stock, due at this time.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
CAUTION ADVICE
PROVED WISE
BY EVENTS
Spectator Points Out That
Developments Of Past Two
Weeks Bear Out Forecast
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, March 3.-The at.
titude of caution and conserva-
tism which this column has
stressed for the past fortnight has
been fully borne out by the turn
of market events yesterday, when
the stock list suffered it's severest
setback of this year.
The decline in the Standard
Statistics index of 80 stocks
amounted to 3.3 points, while the
further setback of "a points in
the carrier averages has already
Cancelled the fruits of more than
months advance in this latter
group.
SpaSmOdic Rallies
While there will be goodly por.
ton of Wall Street who will be
urging their clients to take ad-
vantage of this recession for the
reaccumulation or addition of
trading lines, there is yet no
sound reason that can be brought
forth for a sustained price upturn
at this time. There undoubtedly
will be spasmodic rallies from
time to time as the market be-
comes overSold, but until there are
definite signs from the industrial
world that genuine turn for the
better is on the way it may be a
long time before the January.
February advance is duplicated.
If the above appears somewhat
bearish, perhaps the following
statement of what has occurred in
the past week will serve to
enlighten the market observer. AS
was pointed out here yesterday,
the list as whole as measured by
the averages of 80 stocks was un-
changed throughout all of last
week.
Some Strong Spots
The market. however, was not
without its strong spots. But
what caliber of stocks were they?
The five most active stocks of
last week on the upside we're
Radio, United Corporation, Mont
gomery Ward, General Electric
and Columbia Graphaphone, only
two of which are dividend payers.
In other words, the bullish con-
tingent was forced to abandon
its efforts to mark up the &C
cepted pivotal leaders in prefer
ence to the aforementioned
lower-priced issues, in which it
was considered much easier to
obtain a following.
However, note the leadership
of Mondays setback. In the in
duStriaI list the hardest hit issues
were United States Steel, Ameri-
can Can, Eastman Kodak and
Westinghouse Electric, while in
the rail group AtchisOn, New York
Central and Union Pacific were
cOnspicuOuSly weak, a clear.cut
sign of liquidation.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
PERU BONDS DRAWN

J. and w. Seligman & Co. and
the National City Bank Of New
York, fiscal agents Of the Repub-
lie of Peru, are notifying holders
of Peruvian National Loan 6 per
cent external sinking fund gold
bonds, second series, due October
l, 1861, that $140,50O of these
bonds have been drawn by lot for
redemption at their principal
amount and accrued interest on
April /. 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
KENT TSEESGOOD
RADIO TRADE.

The radio industry is now on
the upward trend, according to
A. Atwater Kent, Philadelphia
radio manufacturer. He says:
This country has passed
through many periods of de-
preston during which most
companies suffered q loss of
business, and many of them
suffered a loss of profit. That
is something to be expected
and therefore anticipated dur
ing the more prOtracted periods
of prosperity.
"OnIy those Who have lost
their perspective or who have
not taken past business cOndi-
tiOns seriously enough - be
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
CANADA s TRADE
HELPS EAST

BOSTON, March 3 G.N.SD.
Canada is New England's best
export customer with exception
of Europe and the Near East,
according to a report of the
New England Council.
Europe and the Near East con-
sumo about 40 per cent of New
England exports, with Canada
rating second with IS per cent.
Others are South America, IA
per cent; Cuba and Porto Rico,
3 per cent; West Indies and
Central America, 3 per cent; Mex
leo, 2l2 per cent; Far East, 8
per cent; Australia and New
ealand, Az per cent, and Africa,
112 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES

Capital Traction IS, $1,000@S1,
$5OOQ81.
Washington Railway and Elec.
trio As, $1,OOO@861a.
Washington Gas Light, 60
124A, 60124H.
American Security and Trust
Company, 5@345, 1O@35O.
Washington Loan and Trust
Company, 3@440.
Lanston Monotype, 10@105,
10@105, 10@105, 20@105, 500
105.
After call-Mergenthaler Limo
type, 2@861s, 10@8612.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio pfd., 5@98, 1O0@98A.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 100
8612, 1O@861a, 10@86A, 1O@86h.
Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Amer Tel Tel : ,Telga 43ss .Ss. 1o1 go.
Am Tel & Tel Ctl Tr SIS. .... 1O61s .....
Anacostla & Pot R R 5s..... 81 81
Ana & Pot Guar 5s. !.......ll 95 SO
G & P Tel of Va IS ....... 1921 49,
City & Suburban 5s ........ 80 .....
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s....... 1OS1a los
Potomac Elec Cons 5s. ..... 1929 ...
Potomac EIec Is 3......... 10S ....
Wash Alex & Mt V Ctf...I 2 ....