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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
BY ELMER c. Waller
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, June Stocks ad-
vanced 1 to 4 points on the Stock
Exchange today-the third day in
succession that prices have risen.
A three-day recovery has not been
witnessed since March Is, 10 and
90, and then the total gain in the
industrial average was less than
that of Tuesday.
United States Steel common
Jagged for time in the early trad
ing, but 1t resumed its aggressive
ness before. noon, reaching 931a, up
point. All the leading industrials
moved UP with it. Railroad shares
overcame early losses and rose frac-
tons to more than points. Utili-
ties and oils flrmed up.
General Motors Active
General Motors turned active
again following turnover of a block
Of 10000 shares at 35A. The issue
reached 35A. up q net. Auburn
touched III and then spurted 10
points.
Firestone Tire spurted 215 points
to 1914, a new high for the year on
buying inspired by the report for the
six months ended April 80 when net
profit was equivalent to Sc cents a
share, against % cents a share in
the corresponding period Of 1880.
Amusements Move Up
Amusement shares moved up I'M
der the leadership Of LoeW's, which
gained 215 points to 427s. Atchison
led the rails, rising from a low of
1887 to 148, where it was up 21s
points net. Standard Gas rose 2
points to 631s in the utilities.
Leading industrials were in de-
mand. making up early losses and
substituting gains in all instances.
Westinghouse Electric around noon
was at Sta, up 275; American Can
1929, up IL; Du Pont 80, up 215;
Case 741s, up Q, and Allied Chemical
lit, up Az. Steel shares moved up
with United States Steel. Servel
and Kelvinator were in demand.
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MURDER, ARSON is SEEN
Officials Believe Farm Couple Slain,
Building Fired.
N Enited Press

.
HERRIN, Ill, June 5.-Belief that
robbers shot Marshall Richardson,
elderly farmer, and his wife to
death and then set fire to their
farm buildings Thursday night to
destroy their bodies, was expressed
today by authorities.
Richardson's body was discovered
by passing motorists in the blazing
hen house. Firemen later found the
charred body Of his wife in the
kitchen Of their home, three miles
south of here.
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Gone, but Not Forgotten
belong to-

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong to;
Eugene Lockhart. 351i East Tenth street.
Chevrolet coach, 754-951. from Yandes and
Twenty-second streets.
Arthur L. Miller, 746 North Pershing
avenue. Chevrolet coach. 1926. from IN
front of Washington high school.
F.. G. Argenbright. 1925 Eugene street,
Ford coupe. 89>5l9, from Market street
and Capitol avenue.
Wilbur Moore. s5s Paca street. Oak
land sedan, 62-675. from Michigan and
Blackford streets. .-;~
Harry Heikle 1908 Elm street, Chrysler
coupe, from GARFIELD park.
Oscar Cox. 2448 Paris avenue, Ford
coupe. 75s-7s4, from North and West
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
Ball to Graduate 1876


Do INIcs bpecf1t
MUNCIE, Ind, June Ball State
college viii graduate the second
largest class in its history this aft
ernoon, -Four hundred thirty-six
young men and women will receive
degrees at the. annual commence
ment exercises at p. m. on the
college athletic field. DR.. Arthur
Ernest Morgan, president Of An
tioch college, will deliver the address.
Degrees will be conferred by San
ford Keltner Of Anderson, president
of the college board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
By United Press

CINCINNATI June 5.--Hogs-Receipts,
higher: spots up more on weighty butchers:
better grade 170-225 lbs, mostly 10c higher
bss ' is 49, 5s ss6 1882
mostly $625; sows about steady, S425 to
mostly. 81. SO; smooth lightWeights UP to
supply very light under tone strong to Csc
higher on steers and heifers cows slow,
weak; odd lots common and medium steers
ished kind up to $50; beef cows. S4@4.75
low cutters and cutter cows to s3.25; strong
yespS s 1eS 'e eood a. ana cboee
q8; largely S7.5OQS; lower grades. 81
down, Sheep-Receipts. 1900: lambs un-
evenly steady to soc lower; better grades.
$3.50 to mostly SO; few choice eve and
wether lambs UP to $780, common and
medium, seas; most throwouts, S65o@
$50; shep steady: heavyweight fat ewes,
SL50@2: ightWeights uuotable up to 81 $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
BLUE LAW VOTE SLATED
Wisconsin to Have Chance to Settle
S2-Year-Old Fight.
Bv United Press

bD UnIIeU TT605
MADISON, Wis, June 5.-Wis-
consin voters will be given an OPP
portunity in 1882 to settle for them
selves the eighty-two-year discus
sion over a blue law which now is
construed to forbid Sabbath activ-
tiles unknown when it was passed.
Eleven times during the last
quarter century the Wisconsin house
has voted to repeal the law which
puts a $40 fine on Sunday goldng,
theater going and like amusements.
Every time the senate has sustained
the law.
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BV United Press

CINCINNATI, June 5.-Butter-Steadv;
creamery in tub lots. according to score.
20@22c; common score discounted. 263c:
Sc: butterfat, I7g1sc. EggsEEweak; cases
included: Extra frsts, Ice; frsts. 1415c;
quotations REPRESENT
prices for poultry in god healthy condi-
ton; thin and coarse stock sell only at
4 lbs an dover. 18Izc; 3 lbs. and over,
1875; Leghorns, 8. lbs. and over. 15c:
over. 24c: liz lbs. and over. 24c q lbs. and
over, 23c:- partly feathered. 15Q20c Leg
horn broilers. ID. and over, 18c; black
springers.. lbs. and over. 24c.
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BIZ Times Snecial

ceipts. 700; market. 1oc higher; z55 lbs
sis lbs, 1855; 1870 lbs. down. S. rough,
S3.25@4.25; stays, $3.50 Cattle-Receipts,
200; market steady prime heavy steers Sc
dun and plain steers, $50 $50; fat heifers,
s667.5o common to medium heiferS, 81
az; good to choice cows SO 50@4.50; me-
S2.2592.75: Gamers. s1.50G2.25; bulls, S.
"a; feeders, SCOT; stockerS, S4.5096.75.
Calves-Receipts. 800; market steady, good
to cohice S646.50 outs. SIS down. Sheep
Receipts 1900; market prospects lower
Thursdays shipments: Cattle. none; calves,
329; hogs, none: sheep. 1918.
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BIZ United Press

CLEVELAND. June. -Hogs-Receipts.
Zoo; holdover. none; steady to l5c higher:
So: paid fer l6o-2l0 lbs. bid and mixed
Cattle-Receipts. 50s common steers. strong
to Csc higher; largely $3.50 down; COWS.
about steady: S2.5o94.50 on Shelley low
cutter 70 good kinds. Calves-Receipts,
500; slow. weak. bulk vealers $3.50 down;
ODD best individuals. SO; most heavies. s7G
$50. tew.-S8. culls. downward to Sc. Sheep
Receipts 500; nothing reprssentative
here; general undertone weak s. 25c lower:
Gull to medium lambs s6G9: Ellk weighty
ewes, SSG2,2ss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
PupiI Is Recovering

Miss Alberta Dean, l6, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs: John E. Dean, 226
North Belle Vieu place, Washington
high school pupil, is recovering
from a long illnEss In city hospital
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By United Press

EAST BUFFALO. June 5s-Hogs-Re-
2i0 lbs. $500 SIS; few 10000 lbs.
butchers. s6l5G650; pigs. s6s596.50;
packing sows mostly. s{2564.To: few S.
Cattle-Receipts. 100; steady, mostly cutter
cows at $1GS.5o. CalvesEReceipts, 500;
steady to SOC lower: good to choice veal
erS. SeM9.50; common to medium $40
$50. Sheep-Receipts. 1900; lambs slow
fully SOC lower. some bids OF more on
yearIngs desirable Kentucky lambs. si06
1000 t.rowouts. STGe: sheen weak to SOC
lower shorn ewes. S1.5o13.
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By United Press

2sfsc Standards. asR a57c; market Steady adv
firm. Poultry--Heavy fowls. 2Ic: medium,
22c: Leghorn fowls; tic; heavy broilers. Is
@32c; Leghorn broilers. 20d26c; ducks. is
n22c: old cocks. 12c; geese, l00l3c; mar
ket steadY. Potatoes-No quotes today.
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New York Liberty Bonds
Other Livestock
"a United Presa

bV OWtI6U FTb6S
TOLEDO. June 5-Hogs-Receipts, 200;
market. 10 to Csc higher; heavies, SIS. 500
5.S5, mediums. $6Q6,25; Workers., S575@
6; pigs. SS.7506. Cattle-Receipts. light;
market, slow. Calves-Receipts. light;
market. slow. Sheep-Receipts. light;
market slow.
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BIZ United Press

CHICAGO, June Eggs-Market. firm;
receipts. 24,913 cases; extra 1rstS. 16lzc;
l3lac Butter-Market, steady: receipts,
25is@ 22c; frsts, 20h 92lc: seconds. leo
Market, easy; receipts, no cars in, 2 due;
fowls 18613Kc; springers, 26c; Leghorns,
I5c; ducks, 16ci geese, l2c; turkeys, zoo
2Sc;, ROSTERS. l212c; broilerS q 1bs), 28c;
ers, 23c. Chease-Twins, 12612Ac; young
Americas, l2qll2Ac.. Potatoes--On track,
161; arrivals, 60; shipments, 1916; mar
ket, steady; Louisiana Bliss Triumphs,
$1.50@1.65; Alabama and Texas TriumphS,
S1.50Ql.55i Idaho RusSets, S1.55q1.60.
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Other Livestock
By United Press

CHICAGO June -Hogs-Receipts. 18,-
600 including 1000 direct; active, l0Q 15c
higher than Thursdays average: bulk 40
5 &c., pscne s6Ts light Bss ATS
l4o-l66 lbs, good and choice. S. Is 96, 40;
lightWeights 100000 lbs; good and CHOICE,
$500 $50; medium weights. 200-250 lbs,
g99od5 "a snd choice. S6:25@ 90; hesyyowelgh1t!s
pacEing sowsss: 25s:S6S i6s nSSiq99}S n snd
good and choice, s5.9OG6,2 Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 5000; calves, 1000; all yearlings
active. fully steady; medium weight and
steady; ,yearling steers. $40; heifers. So;
practical top weighty sausage bulls. S4
selected yealers up. to $3.50 Slaughter cat;
tie and vealers; Steers, 100000 lbs. good
and and Gh nd 2'@SSS oi goo lbs
good and choice, S6.50@8; COOL 800 lbs,
common and mediuDS s5.50@7; heifers
550-850 lbs. good and Choice. SIG .25;
and choice. S475@6; common and medium
$4Gl4. 75;. low cutter and cutter. cows. $2.50
ga; bulls; yearlngS excluded good and
choice, beef. 50. @4.5o; cutter to medium,
s sSS6s lo ssTs @iIk fed g99d end ed
ana common, $5G6.5o stocEer and feeder
cattle: Steers. 500-1 $50 lbs, good and
choice. $6Q7.25; common and medium
S4.7536lU. Sheep-Recelpts. 5000; lambs
mostly steady, spots unevenly. lower; bid
and wether lambs, $s.5oG9 Is; few. $3.50;
best syearlings held around So: slaughter
sheep and lambs: Lambs, 80 lbs. down.
good and choice, $850Q 1925; medium,
S75o@8.5o; al weights, common, S5.50@
Sl.50q2.7S; all weights. Gull and common,
S1Ml.75.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
RuiLdinn Permits

Ed Clark, repairs. 1919 Richland. $500
George Hermann. garage. 1905 South
Henry Werner garage s2s East Mime
sofa, 1925.
Federal Electric Company. sign, 113
West Thirty fourth $3.50
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PITTSBURGH. June .-Hogs-Receipts.
1900: market. strong to loc higher; 10000
lbs, S6.60G6.70; 220-250 los. S6.2596.50;
lo0-l40 lbs, s62566 co. good kind up to
S4.75. Cattle-Receipts. Il; market
nominally. steady. alVes-Receipts, 225;
market. slow to steady; good and choice
vealers S7.5oG9. Sheep-Receipts, ESQ;
lambs steady. Soc lower: good and choice
Grade Ss.509l0 othre classes slow.
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Births

Boys
Louis and Bertha szakel 1892 West
Girls
- Michael and Mary o'Conneu. 1925
US, Solomon and Martha Edwards 52s North
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Weather conditions at 9 a. m:
Northeast wind, 4 miles an hour;
temperature, rs; barometric pres
sure, 3o.06 at sea level; ceiling thin,
overcast, 5000 feet; visibility, 7
miles; field, good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
Local Wagon Wheat

- City graf nelevators are paying 64c for
No. / red wheat and 63c for No. ! hard
wheat
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By United Press

track. 981zc rate WheatONo. 2 red 7sG
TAG; No ! red. 1c premium. Corn-No. 3.
yellow. 56K@57l9c; No 8 yellow. 55a56c.
white, 271a 62s1ac. Clover@Domestic prime
old. sI3.75: prime new, s14; prime choice
new, SLABS; prime choice old, sl4; Oct,
SI4; Dec, Sl4.25. Alsyke-Cash, IA. But
try. run, l59lsc. Hay-Timothy per
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05

Removal of the law offices of
former Governor Ed Jackson from
the Indiana Trust building to 401
Peoples Bank building, was an
nounced today. Leland Rees is as
ISOLATED with Jackson.
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Chicago Grain Table
By Times Special
BIZ United Press
June s.

By Times Special
CHICAGO. June 5.-Carlots: Wheat 20.
corn. 80; oats. 7; rye, ?. and barley, 5.
BIZ United Press
Wheat-No. red, 76c: No. | hard. 7sc:
No. l northern, 76c. Corn-No Q mixed.
562c; No l yellow. 61a657Kc: No. Z
yellow. 56E G57]sc; No. 5 yellow. Soc; NO.
yellow, 55H9456c; No. yellow 53I561
soc; No. yellow, 535c: No 2 white.
5813 q 5sc:- No. 3 white, STA G57szc: No.
white, 55c. Oats-No. 2 white. 2862sNc.
No. white. 27c: No. white. 26c. RYE
none. Barley-37654c Timothy-ss256
8.75 Clover-s10.756l7.75.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
STEEL SHARES
TAKE LEAD IN
STOCK UPTURN
Third Successive Day OF
Advance Nets ! to a.
Point Gain.
Average Stock Prices

Average Of thirty industrials for Thurs
DAY was i34.13, up AS Average Of twenty
fans =, vas 1877. Up s5s Average Of twen-
forty bonds was 94.24. up AZ
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Produce Markets

Eggs Country runl-Loss of delivered in
INDIANAPOLIS 12c: henery quality. No. /.
lac; No. 2. 19c.
Poultry (buying prices)-Hens Weighing
5 lbs, or over. nc. under lbs, nc, Leg;
horn hens, lac; 1880 broilers. full feathered
bareback. 16c Leehorn broilers, 20c: ducks.
&C. old cocks, 5000: ducks. full feathered.
fat whites, &c: geese. SC. These prices are
for No. / top quality. quoted by Kingan g.
Butter (wholesale)-No /. 27a2sc: NO.
2. 25@26c.
Butterfat-22c.
Chese wholesale selling price per pound
American loaf. 22c: pimento loaf. 32c;
wisconsin frstS. 19c: LonghornS, Ice: New
York lmberger. soc.
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TREASURY STATENfENT
CHICAGO Stocks OPENING
CBy James Hamill & Coz

(By James Hamill & Coz
June S.
Bendix Avia..., 1873 Houdia B ...... 5
Borg Warner -. 1874 Insult com - 24h
Cent So West. 14ia insult IS le40 80
Cord Corpn 80. 9Al Midland Untd 1874
Cont Chi {. 5A Middlewest com 1881
Cont Chi pfd 35 Swift & Co -. ASK
Comonwlth Ed 2l4 Swift Internatnl 80
chi Securities 15%IU Radio g. Tel l8
GrigsbY Grunow 3Hl Util & Indu com 52s
Houdi (A) ..... 1874 Zenith RADIO. ga
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New York Bank Stocks
(By Thomson & McKinnon)
TYqysA
Net Changes

By United Press
NEW YORK June 4.-Closing
prices and net changes on principal
stocks traded today on the New
York Stock Exchange follow:
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NEW YORK. June 5.-Potatoes-Market
Mane s1Ss@aa5Gon barrel Bsr@uda Oa SEA
$50 barrel; Canada; sI25@1.4o barrel.
Sweet pots toesEMaTket. quiet; jersey, bas5
Pork-7Market, steady: mess, s22;, Lard :
ket. quiet; special to extra. 31s @32sc.
Dressed poultry-Market, quiet and steady;
turkeys. 25G44c; chickens. 25M37c; broil-
ducks. 1sQ19c. Live poultry-.Market
barely steady; geese: 10@12c; ducks. I4@
Soc ROSTERS ' &c; broiiers 22@s7c' Cheese
Market. Arm; state whole milk. fancy
to special, 12Q23c; young Americas. lac
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Plans to finance livestock farm
ers and improve breeding of live
stock have been announced by
Charles S. Rauh, president of the
newly Incorporated Indianapolis
Stock Yards Marketing Corporation.
The organization will do business
with the farmers through the stock
yards here.
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Bank CIearings
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
CHICAGO STATEMENT

INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
June s.
ClearingS Observation-Disclosures 50. $50. 600 90
Deblts OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6,27l 600 90
CHICAGO STATEMENT
June s.
Lea INKS , ~, oUU,uuuOU
1SalauCSS .-........ II, bOU,OOU.OO
TREASURY STATEMENT
June s.
Net balance for June 3 . .S101 ,457 90O. 05
expenditures .......,....;.:. ~, 595, 346.2 %
customs reefs. mo- to date. 3,218,225. 80
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05

"Gas and Transportation" will be
the subject of William Bosom, for
mer city attorney, before the Brook
side Civic League at 8 Monday night.
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Ahrahann e p Erank1in Ahue,

Abraham B. 3. Franklin, Abyssin-
ian Hebrew cantor, on a lecture tour
of America, will chant services Fri
day night in the Congregation Kne-
seth Bna Israel, and Sunday night
will give a lecture and sing He
brew songs.
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The CITY
in Brief
SATURDAY EVENTS

Delta Get, LUNCHEON, Sphinx Arms
Beta Theta Pi. luncheon. Board of
Trade.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, luncheon, Cham
Der of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
SIX AUTOMOBILES
FIGURE IN CRASH
NEAR SAN JOSE

SAN JOSE, Cal. Feb. l22.-tU.P)-
Four persons were injured today,
badly, in pileup of six automobiles
ON the Monterey highway near
Morgan Hill.
Skidding on the fog-drenched
pavement, the automobile driven by
Robert Goodwin of whittier side
swiped the car driven by Miss Marie
Adams of Los Angeles. Miss Adams
suffered broken nose, broken arm
and possible internal injuries Miss
Marjorie Heath, riding in the
Adams car, suffered a broken knee.
broken jaw and the loss of several
teeth.
Goodwin and .. d. Goodwin, his
father. were seriously injured.
Sighting the obstruction made by
the two cars in the fog, M Kawami,
Japanese rancher of Mountain
View, suddenly braked his automo-
bile, and the car just behind driven
by E. G. Monize of Inglewood, was
not stopped quickly enough and
plowed into Kawami S car.
A tow car was sent from Morgan
Hill to remove the four cars from
the highway. AS the tow car SLOW
ed down, the car driven by j. A.
Warnecke of San Jose collided with
the tow car.
Only the tow car was driven away
under its own power.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
COMPROMISE ON
BONUS MEASURE
GETS APPROVAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-tU.P)-
The house ways and means commit
tee late today adopted compromise
veterans relief bill to increase the
limit of loans on adjusted service
certificates from 22.5 TO so per cent
and to reduce the interest rate on
loans from to As per cent.
The committee voted to report
this measure favorably to the
house. The house is expected to
pass the bill Monday under suspen-
sion cf rules.
The committee by a unanimous
vote instructed Chairman Hawley
to introduce the bill, which Will
come back to the committee form
ally tomorrow for a report~to the
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
Try TelevisiOn
Across Atlantic

SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Feb. 10.
U.P) - Engineers of the General
Electric company plant have been
conducting successful experiments
in radio television across the At
lantic ocean for the past several
months, it was learned today.
Officials admitted that wave pro-
pagation broadcasts were being con-
Quoted by short wave radio twice
weekly.
Photographs of people and OBJ
iectS have been radioed across
more than $500 miles of ocean to
LeipSig University. Leipsig. Ger
many, and Berlin and the British
Broadcasting company at London
although a specially licensed ex-
perimental station here, it was said.
Purpose of the tests, which have
been conducted one way because of
lack of television equipment in Eur
ope, it was learned, is to further the
studies of the radio wave. The ex-
periments still are being conducted
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
BRIBERY CHARGED
BY LA TOILETTE

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 12.-tU.P)-
Bribery attempts in connection
with pending public utilities legis-
lation were charged today by Gov.
Philip F. La Toilette in letters to
members of the legislature.
After reading of the letter in the
senate, a committee of three menu
bers was appointed to. investigate
the bribery allegations.
La Toilette said that he had re-
ceived a communication lin writ
ing which leads me to believe Viat
there has been an attempt to bribe
a member of the senate he said
he would turn over the letter to any
investigating committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12

were predicted for today by the
United States weather bureau.
The fall at Tucson was go, the
heaviest in the state. Other figures
included: Phoenix .37, Flagstaff IA,
and Yuma IA.
In addition TO benefiting grazing
land and growing crops, the rain
and snow furnished welcome assur-
ance of plenty of water for irriga-
ton purposes during the summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
Dempsey Hoping
To Have Home

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb. u.
tU.P)-A real home and children
and everything" was envisaged for
himself by Jack Dempsey today
upon mis- arrival to referee a fight
card at Rayen-Wood Auditorium
tonight.
Some day real soon," the former
heavyweight champion unused TO
newspapermen, Il want to settle
down and have a real home, and
children and everything He de-
MED the veracity of recently pub
lished reports that his wife, Estelle
Taylor, did not want children.
Dempsey said he might" return
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12

en- command of the Union army
watched the "short dumpy soldier
walk downstairs with the President
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-W.P)
Abraham Lincoln-a kindly young
lawyer who ate sandwiches and
drank beer, but never got drunk or
used profanity-was recalled today
by the silver-haired old man who
drove the Presidents carriage in
his youth.
The "reminiscences of Lincoln
we're told by John Comstock, 83,
who, when II years old. gave up his
career as jockey to drive for Lin
coin during the months immediately
preceding Lincolns nomination Tor
president.
II took him TO his office at the
same time each day. Comstock
said. HE ate supper at in the
afternoon and then had some sand
wiches and beer at six. But, OF
course, he never got drunk, though
he kept wine in his house. I never
nearQ MIN swear.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-U.?)-
a bill to bar from the mails Edgar
Lee Master S new book on Abraham
Lincoln. has been introduced in
the house by Rep Grail, Repn., Cal.
who disapproves of tearing down
national heroes after they are
dead. -
Grail favors making it a criminal
offense to send the volume Lin
coin. the Man." through the mails
He branded the book, which is
critical of the Civil War President,
as "obscene, lewd, lascivious,
filthy and indecent. -
The bill has been referred to the
postoffice committee. Grail. who
said he had not read all the book,
intends to press for an early COM
mittee hearing to determine the
yeracity of its statements.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
TO ALL WHO SUFFER STOMACH
AGONY. GAS AND INDIGESTION
Money Back if One Bottle of Dare's Mentha Pepsin
Doesn't Do You More Good than Anything
You Ever Used

Obi What blessed relief: but why
not get rid of such attacks alto
gether? Why have indigestion at
all?
With this wonderful stomach
medicine you can overcome indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. or any condition
that keeps the stomach in constant
rebellion and distress and one bot
tie will prove it.
Ask for and insist on getting
Dare's Mentha PepSin. pleasant
to take, health building tonic
stomach elixir that regular pharma-
cists anywhere in America guaran-
tee. ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-12
Fire Results In
Little Damage

Colored residents in a house at
the rear of 420 East Commercial
street tossed a blazing oil stove
into the yard after having turned
in a fire alarm shortly before noon
today and the blaze was extinguish-
ed before fire apparatus reached
the scene and before any damage
was done.
The property belongs to r. Au-
gustus and is rented to colored peo-
pie.