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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
CALENDAR
Monday

Monday
Circle One OF the Women's Mis-
sionary Society Of the First Meth
odist church will meet with Mrs.
Grover Wagner: No. >. Mrs. c.
Peckstein: No. 3. Mrs. Milton West
and tine Young MatrOn's with Mrs.
@. w. Tew.
The Women's Missionary Society
Of the First Baptist church Will hold
their regular monthly social meet
ing IN the church parlOr al three
o'clock. All the women are cordial
liz invited.
"A monthly business meeting or
the Ladies Aid Of the Central
Chr stan church at $3.50 D. m. in
the church parlors. Reports Of the
circles will be given.
Tuesday
Misses Lila and Vivian Junco
hostesses to Club Twelve.
Members OF the Rebekah lodge
will meet at Masonic Temple for
their regular weekly meeting.
Bridge party at home oi Mrs.
Joe Ingram with Miss Mary Wit
titoe. assisting. for members Of the
Business and Professional WOmen's
club.
Wednesday
Mrs. w. G. Wood OF Harrington X
entertaining at her home with
members OF the Just-Sew club as
special guests.
Miss Celia Perez will be hostess
to the Elite club in the evening.
Lucky Thirteen Bridge club with
Mrs. N. J. Wilson.
Thursday
Members Of the Original Thurs
day Bridge club az the home or
Mrs. Oliver I. Hicks.
The just We Neighbors club or
Mercedes Will visit the cactus gar
dens Of Robert Runyon. "A basket
lunch will be served.
Friday
Friday Bridge club with Miss Elsa
Walther.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nike Groom and
son. Mike. Jr-. left Saturday for
a motor trip To Kansas City and
other points in Missouri. Kansas
and Texas. They will return in
about two weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

Bridge Most
d Delightful

MISSION, Aug. p. - Compli-
mentary to MIR. and Mrs. Warren
Whittlesey. the hoSpitable home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. +. C.. WhittleSey was
the scenc Of a pleasant affair Tues
day evening. Following dinner,
bridge was played with three ia
bles of players enjoying the games.
The guest list included: Messrs.
and Mesdames II. M. Ielden, r. p.
Conway, Carl Rochelle, Leon
Brown, Oscar Perkins, Albert
Whittlesey. Conan T. Wood. War
rem Whittlesey. Geo. Mitchell, Mrs.
Pitcher. Misses Leone. Ruth and
dina Earl Wallilg, Lois Card, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Backer Of DON
ma and Roseman Mitchell.
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TRIP TO BIRD

EMU Eli
A group Of Mission people en-
j0yed a trip Sunday afternoon 10
Green Island. bird sanctuary off
the coast. near Rio Hondo.
Those included in the party we're
MesSrs. and MesdameS Roy Con-
way. r. ". Sprowl. II. +. Cunning
ham. Edward Oppenheimer. ID. G.
Decker, Carl Roetelle, T. B. Sam
mons, 3. N. Strong. Leon Brown,
Misses Aleen Gideon, Clara New
borough, Elizabeth Miller, Arab
Gray, Houston Trip. Narialice Con-
way, Grace Kepford, Elizabeth
Sammons. Mesdames r. M. Melden
and Florence NJ. Hayes, Gerald,
Kenneth and Arthur Dee Decker.
Bup Oppenheimer.
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UNCHEON-BRIDG
is DELIGHTFUL

Mrs. Martin Price was hostess to
the Girls club at her home on
North Lomita Tuesday. with a two
table personnel Of players.
The affair was IN the form OF a
luncheon. with a series OF games
in the early afternoon.
Those I'D attendance were Mrs.
ChaS. Il. Decker. Miss Grace Davis
of Hillsboro. Misses Helen Duncan.
Margery Parkhill. Mary Ferguson.
Margaret May, Janet Caldwell: the
hostess also taking a place at ia
bles.
Miss HolbrOok Snyder Of Donna
and Miss Mary Jane White were
guests at the lun>9n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
Ut ARRIVAL AT
LANDRY HOME

A son. Jack Edwin. arrived at the
home q Mr. and Mrs. Ray Landry
Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23
Wednesday


Friday Bridge club with Miss Elsa
Walther.
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Mr.. and Mrs. D.. X. Clint. who
have had a cottage at the beach
for a month. returned t0 their home
In Brownsville on Friday. Mr.. and,
Mrs. w. 3. Clint Will have the cot
taEe for the remainder OF the
month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Tamm and two
daughters Of Harrington are spend
ing "A week at Del Mar.
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Mr.. and Mrs. T.. w Bcrryhill %
McAllen spent Wednesday and
Thursday at BCca Chica.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry II. Banker Of
Brownsville have had a cottage az
Del Mar for the past week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Archer ny
WeslacO motOred 20 the beach Mon
day for a weeks stay.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bert VI. Cromack
anu son Kermit. have returned %
their home III Brownsville after a
months stay at Del Mar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
WOMAN HOPING
TO GET SHARE
OF BIG ESTATE

REDWOOD CITY, July 20. U.P)-
Constance May Gavin's dramatic
suit for a daughters share of the
s18,0O0,0 600 bonanza fortune of the
late James L. Flood. son of Jim C.
Flood, king of Comstock mining
days, got under way today after
five years of preliminarieS.
Proceedings started in the court
of Superior Judge George H. Buck,
84-year- jurist, before throng
that travelled from far and wide to
watch the spectacle
More than 100 witnesses have
been subpoenaed to testify in the
hearing by which the 38-year-old
Los Angeles bank teller's wife hopes
to prove she is a daughter of Flood,
and entitled to share of his mil
lions. Indications were that the
trial might last at least so days.
Garrett w. McEnerney, chief
counsel for the Flood family, an
nounced he would be one of the
star witnesses for the Floods and
would leave direct handling of the
case to his associate, Theodore j.
Roche.
Mrs. Gayins claim is based on the
assertion that she is the daughter
OF Flood and Mrs. Eudora Forde
Willette. dancing favorite OF the
bonanza days.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Columbia River
Steamer Sinks

THE DALLES, Ore, July 20. U.P)
The river steamer Cowlitz Of
Portland sank in the Columbia riv-
er five miles below The Dalles
shortly after noon today, while en-
route downstream with heavy car
go of wheat from The Dalles.
Early reports indicated that
Captain j. W. Exon and all mem-
bers of the crew were drowned.
Sheriff Sexton sent rescue party
to the scene by boat Immediately on
learning of the tragedy. Defi~ite
details were lacking pending estab-
lishment of communication with the
thinly populated region where the
boat went down.
The Cowlitz was believed to have
been overloaded with wheat when
it left The Dalles, and to have
either broken in two or capsized
without warning. The river is COM
paratively narrow at the point
where she sank.
The Cowlitz was built in 1917 and
was used by the Shaer Transporta-
ton company of Portland as tug.
The company sold the boat 10 Cap
tain Exon. She was 100 feet long
with a beam of 26 feet. A load Of
200 tons of wheat was aboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
New Opinion On
Origin OF Man

LOS ANGELES, July 20.-(U.P)--
Man evolved from q lower type OF
human animal, but his origion was
in his present FORM" DR.. Arthur
Torrance, Los Angeles physician and
explorer, declared today on his re-
turn from an $4,000 mile trip through
Africa.
DR.. Torrance said he differed
with Roy Chapman Andrews theory
that the origin of man was in CEN
tral Asia.
IT am convinced that man was
evolved in the southern part of the
Sahara desert" DR.. Torrance said.
There is no doubt in my mind that
this general section of the world
formed the cradle of earliest human
life."
DR.. Torrance and his party once
were believed drowned when the
river Nile overflowed into the Shari
river, which in turn flowed through
a valley where the scientists were
camped. Three natives were killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Arizona Changes
Staying Charge

PHOENIX, Ariz.. July 90. U.p)-
County Attorney Lloyd j. Andrews
said today charges Of first degree
murder against j. E. Jones of
Oklahoma City in connection with
the Staying of Frank j. Tanning of
Los Angeles would be changed to
larceny of gasoline.
Andrews plan to change the
charges against Jones, who accom-
panied Tanning when the latter was
shot and killed on the desert seve-
raj months ago, followed the arrest
of Nick Jen>.ins, 81, of ella Bend,
AriZ., on charges of murder.
jenkins is accused by authorities
with shooting Tanning when Fan
ming and Jones allegedly left a serv-
ice station without paying for gaso-
line.
The youth was arraigned in JUS
tice court this morning and his pre-
liminary hearing was set for next
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
FALL PROCEEDS
ON HIS WAY TO
STATES PRISON

THREE RIVERS, N. M, July 20.
U.P)-Albert B. Fall started at 1:30
p. m. today back along the trail he
travelled in quest of gold as penni-
less prospector years ago when he
was young with high hopes.
The trail is highway now, lead
ing up into the mountains to the
state penitentiary at Santa Fe,
through the gates of which the for
mer secretary Of the interior was ex-
pected to pass before night.
Falls trip to the penitentiary, 10
serve one year and a day for ac-
cepting a bribe while he was in the
Harding cabinet. was started in an
ambulance at Ell Paso Saturday
night. He reached his Tres Ritos
cattle ranch near here in such a
weakened condition that his physi-
clan, DR.. j. H. Gambell, ordered a
stop. Fall rested Sunday, talking
little but reading much as he sat
in blue pajamas and a dressing
gown on the porch of his rambling
ranch house.
If Fall arrives at the prison in
time tonight, he may be finger
printed and photographed, given a
prison hair cut and a number, that
being the regular routine. But War
den Ed Swope has ordered news
papermen and cameramen to keep
outside the prison grounds when
Fall arrives.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Daily Report OF
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, cuy 20. UP)-The
stock market Jagged today in the
lightest turnover in seven years but
prices held firm and rose toward
the best levels of the session near
the close. Gains ranged TO nearly
three points.
Sales at 2:l0 had barely crossed
the half million mark, against a
million shares for the correspond
ing period Friday.
Cotton rose toward the close and
scored net gains OF Sl.50 a bale
Grains generally were lower with
corn dropping Is to more than ?
cents a bushel.
European markets were dull and
prices moved irregularly in contrast
to issues on the New York stock
exchange, wh.ch were firm through
cut the day. Traders anticipated
favorable results from the London
now in session, but in
the dearth of news from that source
they were reticent to make new
commitments.
Aside from a turn up in oils and
sugars in the early trading, there
was no particular feature. The oils
rose one to three points with Hous-
ton leading. Rise in this group was
ascribed to expectations OF sharp
decline in the Oklahoma output for
the past week. Sugars were up on
price advantages in raw and refined
sugar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
LEFTY FLYNN
DOES NOT WANT
PICTURES TAKEN

LONDON. July 20. U.P)-The
marriage of Maurice lefty Flynn,
former All-American football star
and latey movie actor, to Mrs. Paul
Phipps was enlivened today when
the groom vigorously assaulted a
photographer who tried to take pic
lures.
The incident occurred when the
party arrived from the Princes Row
registry office, where the ceremony
was performed, at the home of Ba-
roneSs Ravensdale for a reception.
Flynn made a flying football tao
kle at the photographer, Edward
Smith, knocked him down and
damaged the camera. Nevertheless,
the PROSTATE photographer from his
place on the ground took a snap of
the bride, who arrived in the next
automobile, smoking a cigaret.
Both displayed extreme adversion
to publicity. They left the registry
office by different doors. The bride,
one of the Langhornes of Virginia
and a sister of Lady Astor, con-
stantly shook her head to the side
to avoid photographers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
GARRISON TRIAL
CETSUNDER WAY
AT SAN DIEGO

Z. SAN DIEGO, July 20.-iUP)-
Moss E. Garrison, 81, railway COM
missary clerk, today went on trial in
superior court on charge of slay-
ing his beautiful sweetheart, Hazel
Bradshaw.
Night sessions will be necessary
as the judge desires to complete
the case by August /, 1t was an
nounced as the impaneling of a
jury was started.
c. E. Garrison, brother of the
accused man, declared that the de-
fense had "shadowed the real" mur-
derers to New England. He said that
it was believed that pictures and
exhibits to clear his brother will
be in the courtroom on July "a.
The brother of the defendant de-
scribed the mystery man as one
Tilted by Miss Bradshaw.
Miss Bradshaw's body, bearing II
stab wounds, was found in Balboa
Park last May 3. Garrison had TAX
EN- the girl to a motion picture show
earlier in the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Mystery Play To
Show At AirdOme

Charlie Chan, the mysterious
Oriental detective, whom Earl DER
Biggers has brought to as much
prominence as that enjoyed by
Sherlock Homes or Philco Vance,
is the central figure in BLACK
Camel" the mystery play which will
be shown tonight and tomorrow
night at Fox Imperial Airdome.
With Warner GLAND playing the
same part as he has taken in form
er successes, "B-ack Camel" presents
not only one but a number OF muir
ders for the audience to solve and
it is almost certainty none will
guess correctly.
An expert supporting cast. includ-
ing Sally Eilers, Bella Lugosi, Doro-
thy Revier and Victor Varconi, is
seen in the play.
Intrigue and plot are not the sole
assets of BLACK Camel" There Is
a splendid bit of romance woven
through the story and sufficient
comedy to relieve its tenseness.
Those who think they are good at
predicting how a picture will turn
out, will probably stumble on this
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
COPPER MINERS
URGE ADOPTION
OF HIGH TARIFF

SALT LAKE CITY, July 20. U.H9
Seven thousand Utah workmen
were today on record favoring a
6 cent tariff on copper and thus
preventing America from being the
dumping ground for all eheaply
produced red metal in the world.
Fifty labor delegates listened yes
terday TO talks on the question OF
copper production and marketing
and later endorsed the tariff COM
mission.
The principal address was made
by William CoXon, Phoenix, secre-
tary of the Arizona corporation
commission, who was sent 10 Utah
by the Arizona copper tariff COM
mission.
Coxon's hope is to fuse the min
ing objects of the two states into a
solid unit. He pointed out that
what Utah was fighting for was
what Arizona was striving for. He
suggested that common interests
should inspire a merger of enter
prise and initiative leading toward
the revival of the mining industry.
The Arizona man told of the
shrinkage and curtailment of mines
in Utah and called attention 10 the
same situation in his state.
One OF the principal causes, ne
said, was because copper was on
the free list. African copper = due
to virtual slave labor and no duties
can be laid down in New York at
a total production and transporta-
ton cost of five cents a pound, as
against the nine to IL cents for
American producers.
Coxon contended that this situ-
alton should be corrected and that
this country should not be COM
PEELED to compete under such cir
custances. He said it was not only
a question of copper producers but
also the wives and children Of
thousands of American miners.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Both Sides In
Clark Shooting
Marking Time

LOS ANGELES, July 20. W.P =
State and defense announced
hands off" policies today as the
statutory period for filing a second
murder information against David
H. Clark drew to a close today.
The attitude meant that. Clark
will go to trial August 3 only on a
charge of shooting I>srpert Spencer,
newspaper and magazine editor,
Special Prosecutor w. Joseph Ford
said he had no intention of asking
for dismissal of a charge that Clark
murdered Charles Crawford, boss
politician. Neither did he intend to
file another information in the case
Under the program planned nv
Ford, he will be able to secure an
indictment or file an information
on the Crawford death at any time
Leonard Wilson, attorney for
Clark, said he intended TO make no
legal move before the legal time for
the second information expires with
the close of court today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Oil Swindle
Case To Open

LONG BEACH, Calf, July 20
W.p)-Preliminary hearing of Irwin
Burgess Tor violation OF the Cali
fornIa corporate securities act was
scheduled to be held late today in
municipal court here, district at
torney's attaches said.
Burgess is charged with 81 counts
for violation Of the act for selling
oil leases, purported to be located
in Tehama county, not belonging to
him, it was declared.
Assistant District Attorney Glover
said he believed it would take sew
seral days before the preliminary
hearing was completed. Burgess
was arrested here June II.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Police
Beatings ToBe
Probe Subject

LOS ANGELES, July 20. U.P)-
After listening to the story of an
asserted attempted attack upon a
Young expectant mother by a men,
Der of the police crime prevention
bureau, the Los Angeles police COM
mission today promised an investi-
CATION ito the bottom" of a dozen
cases of alleged police brutality.
Attorney s S. Hahn, named as an
officer of the court by presiding
Superior Judge John L. Fleming to
assist the county grand jury in its
police inquiry, revealed that a
dozen cases of police brutality" had
been turned over to him. Hahn
said he would seek permission of
Judge Fleming and the grand jury
to place before the police commits
sion the evidence which will be pre-
sented to the inquiSitors.
Mrs. Marjorie Gabriel, 25-year old
expectant mother, in sworn
statement before the police COM
mission today, named Paul S. Rose,
a member of the crime prevention
bureau. as the officer she claims at
tempted to attack her while her
husband was serving a Jail term for
petty theft Rose was ordered stls-
pended from the police department
pending investigation.
Hahn also is attorney for Myron
Penn, accountant. who assertedly
was beaten critically in the city Jail.
Hahn announced his intention OF
asking the indictment of the police
officer accused of beating Penn on
assault charges and the indictment
on statutory charges of the officer
accused by Mrs. Gabriel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Robbers Visit
Chicago Bank

CHICAGO, July 20. U.6 - -Four
bandits armed with shotguns and
pistols held up the west side Atlas
National bank today, lined up 70
employees and patrons along the
wall and escaped with approx
mately $1,000 in cash.
Scores of persons looked in the
windows of the bank while the rob-
berry was in progress. The bandits
took all the cash in the five CASH
ier's cages but were unable to gain
entrance TO the vaults.
James Peterson, motorcycle po-
liceman, saw the robbers leaving
the bank and pursued their auto
mobile for several blocks, but lost
il in traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Roads Weakened
By Competition

WASHINGTON, JULY 20-U.P)-
Competition of motor trucks, pipe
lines, waterways and airplanes has
been largely responsible for the
present financial plight of the rail-
roads the Interstate Commerce COM
mission was told today.
Fairman Dick, New York invest
ment banker and director in the
Milwaukee and the Boston and
Maine railroads. testified at the
hearing on the railroads petition
for a Is per cent rate increase, und-
er questioning by Commissioner
Joseph Eastman that the competi-
ton had had an important effect
in undermining public confidence
in railroads as form of invest
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Safe Crackers
Scared Off Job

Apparently frightened away be-
fore they completed their lawless
job, cracksmen who Saturday night
Knocked the dial from the safe of
the Imperial Milling company got
nothing for their efforts.
A. M. Kayanaugh reported TO the
sheriff's office the office of the I'M
perial firm had been entered, but
nothing taken. The safe breakers
succeeded only in knocking the
knob from the safe door.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Gilbert Silent
About Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July 20. tU.D
Jack Gilbert, screen lover, today
continued to refuse statement in
connection with the divorce suit
filed against him here Saturday by
Ina Claire, his film star wife.
At Gilberts studio, however, close
friends of the actor said they be-
lieve Gilbert had no intention 10
contest the suit when it is called
for trial.
They pointed out that Miss Claire
in alleging mental cruelty and diff
ference in temperament as ground
for separation, said that she and
Gilbert had agreed upon a prop
erty settlement out of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Accuse WOmanO OF
Staying Husband

LOS ANGELES, July 20. U.P)-A
coroner's jury returned a verdict
today accusing Mrs. Marie Murphy
OF the fatal shooting of her hus-
band, David " Murphy
The shooting occurred last Thurs
day .at the couples home in San
Pedro
Mrs. Murphy assertedly fired q
buIIet through a bathroom door,
fatally wounding her husband, dur
ing quarrel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20

Abandoned Car A Chevrolet
touring car. license lV8406, was
found yesterday on the Lavender
canal between Brawley and El Gen.
tro, completely stripped. 1t was
towed to a garage in El Centre.
The Coolest Eating ploce in town.
California Hotel Coffee Shop-air
cooled. Open all night. l5tf
Automobile Stolen-A 1926 Chew
rolet touring car, license 1B9ll3,
registered to A. Higuerra Of Melo-
land, was stolen in INLAND last
night. according to a report in the
sheriff's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
SUGAR PRICE UP

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. UD
Sugar consumers today faced an
increase of approximately one cent
per 10 pounds in the retail price
of sugar. The Western Sugar re-
finery announced an increase of 10
cents per hundredweight effective
Wednesday. The increase origin
ated with eastern refineries and will
be nationwide.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-20
Grinning Actor
Named In Suit

LOS ANGELES, July 20. Up) -
The famous grin of Joe E. Brown
was not SO cavernous today when
he was informed he was being sued
for S3595 damages due on asserted
contracts with Ivan Kahn, booking
agent.
Kahn charged that he secured
stage and film contracts for the
comedian. which netted Brown s85.-
900 the first year and sl50,000 the
second year.
The suit was filed in the Los An
geles superior court