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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
$4,000 GO ON
STRIKE when
PAY SLASHED

BOSTON, Oct. e-P-More than
5000 Jobs went begging in Mas
sachusetts today as workers, in
censed by announced reductions In
wages or by unsatisfactory work.
Ing conditions. walked the streets
on strike.
The general strike movement,
having its center in the textile
city Of Lawrence where approx
imately $4,000 men and women left
their looms and benches rather
thcl accept a 10 per cent reduce
ton Of wages. had spread to 9TH
er centerS today.
Conditions Flayed
In Boston, approximately 5000
Longshoremen we're refusing TO
handle cargo on the coastal and
foreign vessels plying in and out
OF this port alth ugh the crux Of
their quarrel with the ship owners
was not entirely a matter Of wages
but centered with greater gravity
on q working condition.
In the textile city Of Lowell. a
geographical neighbor of Lawrence,
strike talk had brewed several days
and was transformed Ito action
yesterday when more than 800
employees left one Of he mills. An
announced ten per cent wage cut
here, also. was the motivating
element. Several hundred workers
IN a hosiery manufacturing plant
In Northampton, objecti z to wage
reductions, succeeded in forcing
the closing OF the plant.
Lawrence. with its principal in
dustry practically idle, is in the
worst predicament Yesterday
strikers pickets succeeded in
drawing away sufficient workers to
cripple the last Of the large Amer
lean WOODEN company plants to
operate. In addition, the Pacific
mills and Arlington mills, employ
ing large numbers we're silenced.
Blame Competition
The mill owners in this city
contend that unless a reduction OF
ten per cent in wages is made ef-
fective their mills cannot survive
''the ruinous compe. ition" from
other centers where the prevailing
wages are lower and, in some in
stances, the working day longer.
The trouble on the Boston water
N.ront resulted from the refusal Of
local longshoremen to agree with
the ship owners TO a wage scale
recently negotiated by the Inter-
national Longshoremen's U--n for
the New York dock workers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
GUN Staying
IS DESCRIBED

GAINESVILLE, Oct. 9.@R-
Charles Tune told Of a pitched pis-
toll and shotgun battle in the
Gainesville business district July
"a which claimed the lives Of two
men and resulted in the wounding
OF another, at the trial Of Frank
Bracken yesterday.
Tune, a policeman on vacation at
the time, said he heard gunfire and
glancing back, saw Walter Glenn
ents, city fire marshal, who was
slain in the affray, fall 70 the side
walk.
The policeman testified he OBJ
served william z. Johns, motor
cycle officer who vas wounded IA
tally. backing into the street. firing
q pistol as he went. and of Brack-
ems appearance with a shotgun in
his hand, and which he fired In
Johns direction.
Tune told Of opening f-c on
Bracken with a pistol and OF firing
four shots at him. n Of which
found its mark. He said Bracken
either crumpled TO the street or sat
down when he was struck.
It was probable Bracken would
be the second person TO testify at
the trial today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
LOOP HOLE in
MILK BAN FOUND
(By Staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN. Oct. 9.-Harlingen
city officials denied at the commits
sion meeting this week that the
milk ordinance recently passed was
a bar to trade, saying that 1t had
been misread and misinterpreted.
The clause said to have been mis-
read was as follows:
mo milk or cream shall be sold
in the city Of Harlingen that has
been pasteurized outside OF COM
missioners' precinct No. 4 Of Cam
eron county. Texas. except as may
We authorized by the city health
fficer."
THE exception makes it possible
for milk passing the proper inspec-
ton outside of the precinct to be
sold in Harrington, 1t was pointed
out.
The commission also canvassed
returns or the recent election and
declared all issues passed. Seventh
street is TO be closed between the
Junior high school buildings and
West street where II i~ntersects a
triangular plat near Jackson street.
The plat was ordered sold to the
American legion for one dollar as
q club house site.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
This Pilot TraoeIs 73, 900 Miles
A Year Without Getting Anywhere
By ARNOLD
NEA Service Writer

CLEVELAND, O, Oct. 9.-Rain
or shine. at 5 a. n@- every day q
red biplane shoots across Municipal
Airport here, takes off, climbs. and
disappears.
The pilot &c Ealph wensinge-,
who flys $4,000 miles a year with
out going anywhere, Is constantly
looking for trouble. and frequently
finds It.
He holds the destiny Of pilots
and air passengers throughout the
east and middle west in his hands.
For upon his reports. flying activ-
tiles proceed.
Wensinger is paid according to
the altitude he reaches. In July
his altitude totaled 100 miles
straight up. He tries TO make
about 10000 feet a day.
His job Is to explore flying con-
ditions. He scouts around In the
clouds with or without visibility,
and therein lies the adventure.
For instance, once he spun 1000
feet before he knew he was in a
tailspin. Another time he came
out Of the clouds only 400 feet over
Lake Erie-and almost out OF gas.
W~ensinger Is contracted by the
United States weather Bureau to
make weather observations every
day OF the week. His ship is q
standard biplane, powered with a
standard motor.
Between the struts Of his right
wing a queer looking gadget is
suspended on four shock cords. It
Is an aerograph, and : makes a
graph OF the entire flight, record
ing humidity. temperature and
pressure at all attitudes. He flys
about 200 miles a day.
He takes off and climbs at the
rate of 800 feet a minute. At 1900
feet he levels off. He flys level for
one minute. Then he noses her up
again and climbs another 1900
feet. Then he levels off for an
other minute.
He continues this until he has
reached about 10000 feet. or until
conditions make 1t impossible to
60 higher.
The aerograph records all this.
While this Is going on. Wensinger
charts every cloud within vision.
He writes down the kind OF every
cloud and reports its height and
base.
He makes notations OF Ice for
nations on his wings.
Meantime radio messages are
coming in through his ear-phones.
Four directional beacons tell him
where he is. Flying blind. this Is
his only contact with the world.
He gets messages from. WWO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09

carries no oxygen and often be-
comes tagged from lack OF 1t.
One warm DAY his wings picked
up a load OF ice. Unable to see
anything because of the density
Of the clouds. he didn't KNOW
what happened. Before he brought
his ship into control he had spun
1000 feet. His wings gathered ice
IL times during the hottest months
OF the year.
AS announcement, Wensinger Is
paid to reach high attitudes. He
gets s44 for the first $4,000 feet.
and 10 per cent Of this. or $40
for each additional $500 feet.
There is no guess work in these
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
License Cost
Thwarts Cupid

NEW YORK, Oct. s-F-Joe
Gordon and Beatrice Pickens
went yesterday to the municipal
building-object, matrimony.
They filled out their marri-
age intention and started for
the door.
That" said the clerk, will
be two dollars"
"Mmm," said Mr.. Gordon,
lingering his chin in deep
thought. He suddenly had an
idea. Turning to Miss Pickens
he said:
"The gentleman wants two
dollars. Have you two dollars, by
any chance, sweetheart"
She didn't. Neither did the
perfect stranger they had pick
ed up in the lobby as q witness.
Mr. Gordon heaveG a sigh
and Miss Pickens echoed II.
They walked out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09

the Weather Bureau b~roadcasting
station at Cleveland. by code.
WRDT, the city Of Cleveland
broadcasting station, sends him
messages by word. He turns a dial
to tune one in and the other out.
Sometimes a message is sent
him that a storm had blown up
below him and he cannot land at
Cleveland. He is then told the
distances to the cities where land
ing Is possible-some Of these are
more than a hundred miles away.
On a warm day the temperature
at I9 900 or 10000 feet is about zero.
Wensinger is warmly dressed but
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09

FORT WORTH-Detectives I'd
Weatherford and J.. W.. Swinney
noticed Cecil Penny putting c wet
garden hose in his a and driving
away with it. Being Jet," the de-
tectives reasoned with one another,
that hose must belong 70 someone
else" They trailed Penny and, on
questioning him, found that the
hose was stolen and that Penny was
an escaped convict.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
TWAS NO BULL

SEATTLE. Wash. Two youths,
armed with wooden swords and red
beach pajamas. were playing tor
eador with Betsy" w. F. Musk's
COW. Musk wouldn't have minded it
II the boys had confined their eff
forts to a bull, but their antics with
Betsy cut down her milk supply.
Betsy no longer plays bull with
the boys. and those two worthless
are nov eating off the mantelpiece.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09

observations. wensinger goes UP
an brings down reports on actual
flying conditions. The lives OF
countless people depend upon his
ccuracy
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
Published By
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
CONGRATULATIONS
w. G. COSTELLO
Manager

0UR most sincere congratulations are
" extended to the Los Angeles Times
on the 50th anniversary of its first pub
lication and for the splendid annivers-
airy number which was published yester-
day.
In so years the Times has grown from
a small, four page pamphlet, a fac
simile of which is part of the annivers-
airy number, to the position of the lead
ing paper on the Pacific coast and a rec
ognized leader in the national field.
Its course, like that of any successful
newspaper, has not been a constant bed
of roses. 1t has had to fight many Bit
ter battles during the years, for it is i'm
possible to conduct a newspaper as it
should be ed-independent, hon.
est and courageous-without making en-
emies.
One connected with the fourth estate
cannot scan the pages of the anniversary
number without experiencing a feeling
of pride, even though he had nothing
whatsoever to do with it. That there are
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGHY'S CORN
MYSTERY

All around Woodland, near the
Orange Ice Mountains, where
Uncle Wiggily had built his hol-
low stump bungalow, it began to be
whispered:
Buster has a wooden horse that
eats real corn"
Buster, it may be told, was one
of Uncle Wiggilys little bunny
rabbit bo1s and his father had
given him the wooden rocking
horse on his birthday. Custer and
Duster, brothers to Buster, also had
wooden horses. But Busters ran
away and Clusters floated away
down the duck pond SO that left
only Busters.
And what are these queer stories
I hear about Busters wooden
horse?" asked Jackie Bow Wow of
Baby Bunty one day. Billie Wag-
tail, the goat, was saying Busters
wooden horse eats corn"
Its true" whispered Baby
Bunty. There was a strange look
on the face of the little orphan rab-
bit child. Busters horse eats
cornip
You mean make believe corn"
barked Jackie with laugh. "As
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05

Busters wooden horse isn't real,
but only make believe, of course
he only eats make believe corn
mo, real cornl" insisted Bunty.
1T can't BET" whined Peetie, who
was Jackie's brother.
Come and sect" invited Bunty.
Buster showed me and when 1
saw it l said we must tell Unkie
Wig. But I can't find Unkie Wig
to have him find out about the
mystery and SO, while I'm waiting,
I'll show you how Busters make be-
lieve horse eats real corn"
Il don't believe It'll" barked
Jackie.
"I don't, either" said his brother.
Come and seel" invited the lit
tie orphan rabbit.
Busters wooden rocking horse. as
1 told you in the story before this,
had his stable in a sort of play
room, which the rabbit children had
built in Uncle Wiggily's old barn.
AS Bunty led Jackie and Peetie to-
ward this the three saw Buster and
some of his brothers and boy chums
headed in the same direction.
Il guess" spoke Bunty, that
Buster is going to give his horse
some more corn. Well watch him.
But it doesn't do any good to
give wooden horse real corn," said
Jackie. HE can't eat it tell YOU"
Just you watchi" said Bunty.
There goes Buster in the stable
now and he's got his hat full of
corn"
Truly enough, the little rabbit boy
had He put the corn kernels in a
box in front of his wooden horse,
while all the animal children
watched and then, coming out, Bus
ter closed the door.
when l open it again. he said,
"the corn will be all gone!"
oh! Ali Oo!" murmured the
wondering children.
Buster waited a few minutes and,
surely enough, when he opened the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, Ell Gen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Glass Matter.

men in the industry who can compile
such a mass of information and present
it so compactly and in such an attractive
form, is nothing short of inspiring.
Likewise the reader cannot peruse the
pages of the anniversary without being
inspired to greater faith in the future
development of California. There be-
fore him is tangible proof of the great
strides made in the last decade, actual
photographs showing thriving cities and
communities today where a decade ago
were barren fields. They convince the
reader that this development is bound to
continue.
The Times has every reason to be
proud of its accomplishments and the
fourth estate has every reason to be
proud of the Times
That sigh of relief emanates from the
the White House upon hearing the news
from Santa Monica.
From now until Christmas Sunday
schools will undoubtedly show sub
stantial increase in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05

door, there stood his wooden horse,
but all the corn was gone.
He ate it!' cried Buster. Its a
magical mystery"
"He couldn't eat it" barked
Jackie. mo wooden horse can eat
corn, can they, fellows?' he asked
several of his chums.
mol MOI" they said. But those
who believed what they had seen
and what Buster had said cried
out: "Yesl Yesl Yes!"
my goodness What's all this
noise about?' cried Uncle Wiggily,
hopping along just then. Are you
popping corn?"
"Bunty says Busters horse eats
real corn!' barked Jackie.
But we say it can't!" barked
Peetie.
Let me take a look!" suggested
Uncle Wiggily. Get me some corn
and I will shut myself up in the
stall with the horse. I'll hide and
see what happens when he thinks
he is all alone"
Uncle Wiggily was shut up in the
stable with the wooden horse. in
front of which pile of corn had
been placed. The children outside
the door listened carefully. Pretty
soon they heard Uncle Wiggily
laugh and then they heard a
squeaking, scampering noise and
the bunny gentleman said:
I've caught the little rascals!"
He opened the door and called:
Come and see who ate the corn
Buster put in front of his horsel'
And then the animal children saw
number of little mice with yell
low dust ON their whiskers.
did you take the corn 1 left for
my horse?" asked Buster.
yes answered the largest
mouse, I'VE did. You see your
wooden horse is hollow. SO we
crawled inside him and made our
nests. And whenever you left corn
for your horse, which he couldn't
eat, we crawled out from inside his
hollow place and ate the corn our
selves. We were hungry"
"Hal Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. What a jolly joke. Well. I'm
glad I solved the corn mystery"
And if the bread and milk wag-
ons don't bump together, turn up
side down and make a rice pud-
ding, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily's roller chair.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
Fiction

Fiction
silhouette of Mary Ann, Being
a Life Story OF George Eliot by
J. E. Buckrose.
Mr.. Hercules, Tale of Mystery
and Millions" by Gwyn Evans.
The Pastor of Poggsee,' by Gus
tav Frenssen.
Little Black Dog" a book for dog
lovers. by Robert Herrick.
Red Like Crimson by Jane
Paradine.
My Particular Murder" by
David Sharp.
"A Tale of Two Villages" by
Ethel Sidgwick.
New England Holiday" by
Charles Allen Smart.
THE Lone VOLTS Song" by
Joseph Vance.
Non-Fiction
Memories of the World War;" by
Robert Alexander.
In Defense of Tomorrow" by
Robert Douglas Bowden.
Charlotte Corday," by Michel
Corday.
Handy Boog of Recipes for
Twenty Five" by Sibylla Hadwen.
Scientific Disarmament" by Vic
tor Lefebure.
Murder at Belly Butte" by
Morris Longstreth.
Gentleman in the Parlour," by
Somerset Vaughan.
The Mirrors of 1892
Golden Days of Soviet Russia, I"
by Adolf Carl Noe.
"One-Act Plays for Stage and
Study"-sixth series.
Native Stock by Arthur Pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
Don't
Quote Me-
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. U.R)-
President Hoover carries a little
pad of note paper-such as can be
bought in most any stationery store
three for a dime-in his pocket.
To it he confides the thoughts
which will make up the message he
Will give congress on Tuesday.
For three weeks Mr.. Hoover has
directed all of his energies toward
the preparation of his message. At
breakfast he draws the note pad
from his pocket and scribbles. with
a little. sawed off, lead pencil,
thoughts which pop into his mind
over the morning mullins. At
lunch and even at dinenr when
there are guests present, the note
pad is likely TO appear.
Sometime during the day the
President calls a stenographer,
takes out these notes and dictates
paragraphs from them. These all
go into his private file for the an
nual message Now the message is
taking its final form-an assemb-
lage of the best from these many
memoranda which started with
pencil jottings on a cheap note
pad.
It has been hard work for Mr..
Hoover TO write his message. He has
talked with scores OF people. He
has been eager for their ideas. AL
have gone away impressed with the
vast number Of subjects with which
the President is familiar.
But it has won on him. He is
plainly tired. He isn't unhealthy
tired, but just, good. honest tired
from hard work. He has worked
without sparing himself. The mes
sage has held his thoughts late in
to many nights. There are stories
that he wakes in the hours after
midnight and makes notes. Thanks
giving afternoon found him poring
over documents, memos and reports.
Through it all he remains buoy
ant in spirit. His personal physician
seems to harbor no fear for his
health. There was not enough an
xiety around the White House yes
terday to prevent the President 60
ing out in the rain 10 have his pic
ture taken. A light rain sprinkled
him as he stood on the back lawn
and was photographed with del
.egation of the w. c. T. U.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
HEINE URGES
FRICIDAIRE AS
SENSIBLE GIFT

For the man who is looking for
both utility and sentiment in a
Christmas present for his wife.
there is nothing which fills the bill
more admirably unan a good elec-
tric refrigerator, says Walter Heine,
local representative for Frigidaire.
In addition, he says. this particular
kind of Christmas gift has the de-
cided advantage OF being able to
pay itself through the added econ
omy and added convenience it
makes possible.
This year we have added fine
sentimental touch to Frigidaire by
supplying with it silver medal
lion on which can be engraved the
initials of the giVer and the re-
cipient or some other suitable
greetings. left to the choice Of the
purchaser. The medallion can be
permanently affixed to the porce-
lain surface of the cabinet and so
furnish a lasting reminder of the
giver's generosity and thoughtful
ness" he said.
Year by year the sale of electric
refrigerators takes a big jump in
December. Many people who have
already decided to buy one next
year, take advantage of the Christ
mas gift idea and install it at once.
In SO doing they are able to enjoy
the advantages of electric refrig-
Grafton several months earlier than
they had anticipated and at the
same time they are able to solve
the Christmas gift problem in a
way which is highly satisfactory to
the entire family.
All Frigidaire household models
were recently reduced in price. The
outstanding features of this par
ticular refrigerator, such as its life
time porccl ain finish. hydrator.
Quicktube tray and Frigidaire cold
control, however, remain un-
changed, the local dealer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
New Contest For
Valley Scouts

A new contest is being sponsored
among the Scout troops of the val
ley according to announcement
made today by II. E. Lounsbury,
Scout executive.
A certain number of points is
awarded each Scout for advance
ment, for attendance at the Court
of Honor. for visitors brought to the
Court of Honor, for satisfactory
conduct at troop meetings. for new
recruits for Scouting, and for var
iouS other conditions.
After a Scout has accumulated a
certain number of points he is eli
gible for one pin; a Scout achiev-
ing a greatest number of points is
eligible for another pin, etc, until
he has five, the greatest number If
pins obtainable.
These awards will be made at
the Court of Honor each month
and only on the order of the Scout
master.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
Staying TRIAL
TO START HERE
MONDAY MORNING

Once again bringing the hurry
and drama of criminal sessions to
the superior court, Monday will see
the December 7 criminal trials cal
endar open before Judge A. c..
Finney, with the murder trial OF
H. B. Green heading the list in
Importance.
Before trial OF Green for the
murder Of Ed Warren near Bonds
Corner, October %. however, Jack
Smith, colored, probably will go on
trial on a charge Of being a felon
in possession of firearms.
Smith, said by officers to have a
long criminal record, will act as
his own attorney. He was arrested
in Ell Centre, assertedly carrying a
revolver in his handbag. with the
side of the bag ripped open to allow
easy access to the gun.
Ernest r. Utley, attorney for
II. B. Green, is prepared for the
fight expected with District Attor-
ney Elmer w. Heald and d. II. VOL
ford, chief criminal prosecutor.
when the Bonds Corner rancher
comes to trial, possibly Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Utley already has subponaed all
state witnesses, indicating he will
fight prosecution testimony with
evidence from prosecution witnesses.
Other defendants who will go on
trial on the criminal trial calendar
which starts Monday are Harry O.
Eastin, charged with non-support
of minor child; S. Alvarez
charged with carrying concealed
weapons, and Cecil Byrd, charged
with contributing to the delinquency
Of minor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
Expect Many At
Livestock Show

Many Imperial Valley folk will
attend the western livestock show
at Los Angeles, on the two last days
of the exhibit, which ends to-
day, according to Manager Hays Of
the El Centro Chamber of Com
merce. Imperial Valley stockmen
and livestock producers are amongst
the principal supporters of this an
nual event, Hays states, and with
the revival of interest in livestock
production in this area, attendance
of Imperial Valley persons is
greater than ever before.
J. A. McNaughton, frequent
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05

Convicted operators of blind
pigs are to be placed in solitary
confinement at the county Jail frcr1
the day of entrance until compile
ton of the sentence. Sheriff Apple
still intends to mete out punishment
so severe that second offenSe will
be q rarity.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05

visitor to Ell Centro, is chairman of
the board of the fair association.
He visited Imperial Valley a few
weeks ago in the interest of the
chamber of commerce project to
place more hogs upon the dairy
ranches of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
TEN YEARS AGO
December 5, 1921

Barring mishap between this eve
ming and tomorrow morning the
first car of lettuce will leave to-
morrow. The pack is of excellent
quality and size and is several weeks
in advance of previous seasons.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December <. 1916

Funds are available for compile
ton of construction of the fire de-
partment building. William Cass
recently was instructed to give out
the contracts and superintend the
work.