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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
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A team that has shared the hon
orS Of plaudltS from film audien-
CeS everywhere for their combined
activities IN "Manslaughter". per
iorms again in Secrets OF a Sec
fetary at the RIvoli heatre.
only one OF the team actually
performs on the screen however.
She is Claudette Colbert, the
charming French-American girl
who graduated 20 films from the
stage. The other member OF the
duct Is George Abbott. who SO
capabiy directed Miss Colbert and
Frederick March In Manslaugh-
ter"
Secrets Of a Secretary" Is the
story Of a wealthy New York society
girl who marrieS an Argentine for
tune-hunter-and loses him when
her fathers death leaves her pen
nileSS. She Is obliged To take a
position as a social secretary. When
the young daughter Of her employer
fallS in love with her sx-husband
WHO has now turned out 10 be a
member n a gang OF jewel-thieves.
the secretary Is In a tough spot
But Il all comes out pleasantly.
with a happy, romantic ending.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
9 TEXANS die
OVER WEEK END
(By The Associated Press

10y Inc Associated Press
A series Of accidents and homi-
cides were known to have taken the
lives Of nine persons in Texas dur
ing the weekend.
Three persons died Is automobile
crashes, two were shot 10 death,
two drowned, n died Of causes
undetermined, and one was fatally
injured by a motorcycle.
The dead Otto Kempe, 81. OF
Austin: Santiago villalobas of san
Sebastian, Mexico: Abe Fink, 80.
of Dallas: Mrs. Jimmie Willard, 81,
OF Pasadena Tex. Jess Howard, As,
OF San Angelo: Margaret BierWith,
l8, Of San Angelo; Albert Taggert.
IS. Of Greenville: Robert Cara. a.
OF Eagle Pass: Rusty Williamson,
about IS, Of Gladewater.
Kemp died in bed in his room
ing house Saturday of unknown
causes. Villalobas died Of injuries
received when a motorcycle he was
riding overturned near Georgetown
Saturday.
The Taggert youth was crowned
IN Moneys lake near Greenville
yesterday. Miss BierWith was
drowned In the Concho river near
San Angelo Saturday.
Howard was shot 70 death in San
Angelo Saturday. Williamson was
fatally wounded near Gladewater
yesterday.
Fink vas killed in a collision near
Calvert Saturday. Mrs. Willard was
fatally injured in a collision near
LaPorte Saturday night. and the
Cara child died Of injuries re-
ceived in a crash scar San Antonio
yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
SPEND
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S35 THEFT CASE

CHICAGO. Aug. 81. ~ III
order TO prosecute a lT-year-Old
boy for the interstate transporta-
ton OF a stolen automobile vauea
at SIS, the United States govern
ment has already expended son
and will have 10 put up 81, 900 more
II he IS sent back TO Lubbock. Tex.
where he allegedly obtained the car.
Tor trial there, II was revealed to-
day.
Prosecutors are seeking the re-
moval OF Wayne Rogers. for viola
ton OF the Dyer act. The youth and
his wife came here last June IN
an allegedly stolen car.
He was arrested Aug. 5. Since
that time II has cost the govern
ment Sl2.75 10 maintain him in the
county jail. and Sc for three hear
ingS before u. S. Commissioner
Walker.
In addition. IL has cost $3.50 10
bring here and maintain the pro-
scouting witness. Woodrow Wilson
Rampy, owner OF the car.
And II Rogers is sent hack 20
Texas. the railroad fare and meals
FOR himself and deputy. and salary
OF the deputy, will amount TO $500.
In addition there are the uncal-
culatCd salaries Of two assistant
prosecutors and deputies and office
expenses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
SEEK KILLERS
OF RACKETEER

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. III. P-
Police OF New Jersey. PENNSYLVANIA
and New York today sought tie
killers OF Mickey Duffy. south Jer-
sey racketeer chief slain SATURDAY.
in Atlantic City.
He had set up trust funds totallinR
S400. Zoo for his wife.
Released in $4,000 bail after ar
rest as q material witness. she was
guarded by six gunner I'm her Phlla-
delphia mansion.
Duffy's henchmen were searching
underworld fangouts FOR the killer.
Both police and the ganEsterS held
the theory that Duffy was slain by
his own men as he slept.
Harry j. Green. Duffy'S gambling
manager. and James Richardson. ex-
pugilist, were arrested az Berlin. N.
j.. on suspicion az having knowledrr
OF the killing. and were held under
Sl5n.OC9 bail.
Atlantic City had been IA truce
zon for gunner under an unw-it-
ten agreement and Duffy was With
out his bodvguard during his stay
there. He had sent for his guards
shortly before he was slain.
Duffy had known for several weeks
that he was "On the spot" Twice
DUNG the past six weeks ne had
been the target for bullets THAI
missed. W
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 81. Up
Charged by Gov. c. Ben Ross with
the duty Of hunting out incendiaris.s
accused OF lightning fires 10 provide
employment. 200 national guards
men TODAY ~patrolled the forests az
central Idaho. where flames which
nave ragged two weeks were believed
to have been halted.
Branding incendiarism as a "ci-
cious practice that some men have
fallen in TO-" the chief executive de-
clared martial law in the area Sat
uTday night after he had been in
formed men were starting blazes IN
the fire zone as we'll as al distant
points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
Leaves For School

George p. Gabbert, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Gabbert Of Los Fresnos.
is in Dallas where he will enter
the law school Of Southern Metho-
dist university.
Gabbert was a member OF the Los
FTesnoS commercial club. and trus-
tee OF the Los Fresnos independent
school district, from both or which
he resigned TO complete his studies.
He Is a sport enthusiast. and dur
ing his stay in the Valley played on
several amateur baseball and basket
ball teams.
Gabbert's home In Dallas will BE-
with z. G. Toothman, secretary of
the state republican organization
formerly OF Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

Chesterfelds are served in the smoking
compartments of all these planes-the
largest and most luxurious in the East.
With the fast growth Of air travel, Ches-
terield makes many new friends each day,
here as in city streets and country homes
wherever good taste counts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
Valley Game Laws
Rigidly Enforced

A determined effort Is being made
to enforce the state game laws In
This section, and as a result, several
Valley hunters have been deprived
Of their hunting rights for a year
In addition TO paying fines.
Conviction Of violating the game
laws carries an automatic suspen-
sion Of hunting rights for twelve
months.
Upward OF a dozen or more me
have been convicted OF shooting
doves out Of season when tried be-
fore justices OF the peace.
Game wardens explain they are
enforcing the laws rigidly in order
to protect the diminishing game in
this section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
RITES SET

PLAINVIEW, Aug. SIP
Funeral services were planned to-
day for j. N. Donohoo, 81. retired
Plainview banker and business man.
Donohoo who died at his home
here yesterday. came 20 the plains
Of Texas In 1890 70 engage IN the
banking and mercantile business.
ne retired from business ii years
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

Tests conducted In Pittsburgh
BY scientists. indicate that the
average healthy person changes
his position 3S times in eight hours
OF sleep and that II Is abnormal 10
sleep without moving.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

GRANDVIEW, Aug. 3l-tP-The
throat OF ]. H. Roden. 66-year-old
farmer. was SlaShed with a razor
here TODAY. Physicians said he had
but q slight chance 70 recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

A mild cigarette-delightfulIy mild and
smooth-with a tobacco fragrance all its
own
Whether you're air-minded or not, you'll
always find Chesterfield on the airline
to taste-the quickest way to get there.
They Satisfy!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

Gentlemen prefer blondes s.
cause blondes are more faithful
DR.. william Nj. MarSton. on New
York. reports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

With mor than 5000 scientists
and its many scientific institutions.
washington, ID. C., Is row regarded
as the science capital Of the ma
ton, IL not OF the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

The Brazilian government has
officially dropped the letters X, Y
and w from the alphabet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31
Q6~ |2qqq

I'm almost too excited 70 write,
and there's 5 Q much to sec, both inside the plane and out We've Left
Washington behind now and I've just had a Chesterfield in the SMOKING
compartment they serve them on every ship.
Nmons ue eisht1en passengers uheres : senator and ! foreign dFIo-
mat and in surprised at the number q women. The trip IS two hun
ded miles and the meter in the cabin reads two miles a minute, think
Of that
Tor me, the CheterhcIds were. the incest touch Of all was Just dyns
tor smoke and when the hostess passed them land my favortc cisa-
rctc At that everyone else seemed a tlkLd as was And ny-hey
did taste s0'dI 80
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10

pectation of resistance to their pas
sage.
The organizations to which such
independent merchants belong are, at
the present time, urging members TO
avoid being drawn into controversial
attacks with tax measures as the bait.
They are being told that such discrim-
inatory taxes are merely the entering
wedges for general imposts on sales
by all merchants.
There seems to be a growing con-
v%iction, on the part of men who are
studying the present situation, that
the n thing to be done by business
is to win back the confidence of the
people.
"All the way through the people
have been responding to things they
feel are worth while, in a far better
spirit and to a far greater extent than
have the more or less self appointed
leaders.
eve call for subscriptions to UNI
employment relief funds and we find
that, on all sides, families have taken
over the problem of helping other ia
miles along. The burden they are i'm
posing upon themselves far exceeds
the percentage of contributions deem
ed satisfactory by committee lead
ers.
1.-THE trend of modern thought is
changing. Fer too many years we
have been accustomed to thinking in
generalities with little conception of
real facts.
Today we are being asked to con
tribute a certain percentage of our
daily income to help feed and clothe
people who cannot feed and clothe
themselves. We know in a general
way, that millions of dollars will be
needed to do this work.
"But we know, in a specific way,
that, if we give thirty cents a week
out of a weekly income of fifteen dol
lars, and if we give it steadily for 20
weeks, we Will feed one family of 5
for a period of 3 days.
"If we are fortunate enough to be
earning fifty dollars a week, and give
one dollar a week for twenty weeks,
to the same work, we will feed the
family of five for a period Of ten
days.
The modern merchant, sensing this
attitude, says to himself, "if that is
possible with someone else, it is pos
sible with me" and " if by pricing on
this new basis l can keep my stock
turning and therefore maintain my
capital on a working and earning ba-
sis. it is good business for me to do
So"
"In general, in the trip which I
have made, throughout the country,
l have found the leading merchants
adopting this attitude and going about
their business in a satisfactory man.
ner. Those who II busy criticizing
contemporary business methods, ask
ing for restrictive legislation and con-
fusing the general situation, are in
most cases, merchants who have failed
to accept the standards of operation
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10

ing why there should be such a wide
margin between what he knows to be
costs and what he knows to be the
price he has to pay.
HE reads that wheat is selling at
the lowest prices in years. He sympa-
thizes with the farmer but mentally
feels that something must be wrong
with his grocer. He does not dig into
the fact that 40 cents is being added
to the cost Of each barrel of flour in
taxes alone, that ten percent of the
grocers price is going back somewhere
in the form of taxes and that the de-
mand on his local merchant, in the
forms of taxes, has increased more
than twice as fast as the ability of
that merchant to do business.
ajax propaganda casually nomin-
ates a retail sales tax, without giving
expression to the fact that such a tax
must come out of the consumer since
there is no place left, in the profit
statements of the average retailer,
cut of which the new sales tax can
be taken.
can automobile owner, in many
states, pays as much for various tax
es on his car, fuel, tax, license fees,
personal property taxes and other i'm
pests, in the course of three or four
-oorc DC bo nave for bic cor urhep ha
buys it.
"The history of the gasoline tax is,
in itself, an example of this extent to
which sales tax imposts may easily
go. They are relatively easy to col
lect. Because they are spread over a
wide range of people, many with lit
tie interest other than their own we'll
being, they are imposed with little ex-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10
81 Day In P|entywood Saturday, December 10Th

Zone exhaustive report shows that
the retail merchant of this country
is now bearing a tax burden of -0.2
percent on his gross turnover each
year.
"A checking report reveals that
while the gross revenues Of business
have increased 700 percent over 1912,
taxes on that gross revenue have in
creased 1450 percent.
"The outside force which is step
ping in between business and its GUS
toner is that of legislative and jul
dicial activity aimed at the regula-
ton of business and with its eye on
the profits of business as the source
of its future income.
Discussing the recent agitation
for license fees and retail sales ta~
CT variou forms, both general ana o1s-
criminatory, a student says, Both the
license and the sales tax involve sub
tie and often harmful r~epercussions
upon business and consumers, for they
ignore such variable factors as profit,
losses, capital investments and the
like, and impose taxes upon the. I'M
equal, unreliable base of the number
of stores operated or the volsme Of
gross sales.
"The same statement comments to
the effect that, while the legality Of
certain tax measures may have been
passed upon, the legal discussions
have entirely ignored the consumer
and the serious economic problems in
volved.
TO the same extent that he would
consider any other move made by his
local merchants to increase retail
sales prices, the is wonder
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10
BUSINESS
DISCUSSION

from a talk by
J.. c. PENNEY, Founder and Chair.
man of the Board of the j. C.
Penney Co.
j. C. Penney, Founder and Chair
man of the Board of the j.. C. Penney
Company speaking before the Mid
Way Luncheon Club at Springfield,
Illinois, on Monday, November 23rd
took issue with proponents of dis
criminatory sales tax measures.
He said, Business and the public
seem to be working under a restraint
which is ~handicapping both from get
ting back to the level to which they
had become accustomed before the
present situation developed.
1.-THE cause for that restraint is an
outside factor.
"The more the present situation is
studied, the O apparent it becomes
that a new force has stepped in, a
force which seems to be reckoning
without the interests Of either the
consumer of the business man in
mind.
"What is that new force?
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10

set by progressive business men in all
lines.
1--WE have been through many pan
les and depressions. They have come
with almost monotonous regularity,
spaced about seven years apart. The
significant thing about the present
situation is that there has been no
panic-there has been a PAUSE. Dur
ing that period of PAUSE, people
have looked around and found them
selves.
1--WE will emerge with a better
foundation on which to build new fu-
lures, with a better understanding of
each other and of the work we have
to do.
1--WE will proceed with a more def
mite realization of u W obliga-
lions to community citizenship with
a more sincere regard fer our respon-
sibility toward kmmunfty welfare
and with a greater appreciation of
orr right to speak when the time for
a cautioning word presents itself"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10

the country in March 1892 according
to an announcement received by w. f.
Stegner, seal sale chairman in Plen-
tywood from the Montana Tuberculo-
sis Association.
The celebration will be sponsored
by the National tuberculosis Associ-
alton, New York City, and carried on
by over 5000 affiliated associations
which are now engaged in the Christ
mas seal sale.
This will give the tuberculosis as
sociations two anniversaries within
six months, for this is the twentys
fifth year that Christmas seals
have been sold. The seal was intro
duced in this country by Emily p.
Bissel of Wilmington, Delaware, who
has been active in tuberculosis work
since the first campaign in 1907.
More than 10000 persons die from
tuberculosis in the United States each
year, although only one dies today for
two who died in 1907 when the cam
paign began. In spite of this decrease
in deaths scientists and tuberculosis
workers are not relaxing their efforts
for tuberculosis still kills more per-
sons between the ages of fifteen and
forty-five than any other ailment, ac-
cording to reports of the National tu-
berculosis association.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-10
CHRISTMAS SEALS
NOW ON SALE

The fiftieth an
%niversary of the
tuberculosis germ
by a German ply
%sician, Robt. Koch
will be comm,
GRATED thr n
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
v|RG|N|ANS AID
JOBLESSFUND
Times staff Photo

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. all
the employees of the Virginia
State department of labor and
industry have offered l per cent
of their salaries to the State COM
mittee on unemployment relief.
Notice of the offer was forwarded
to w. T. Reed, committee chair
man, by John Hopkins Hall, jr..
State labor and industrial com.
missioner.
The movement inaugurated by
the Virginia division of motor
vehicles last week thus gained i'm
petus and may spread to all
branches of the State govern
ment. So far as could be learned,
however, there has been no gen.
eral request for any such action.
The pledges of the employees of
the motor vehicle division and
labor department are said to have
been voluntary.
It was believed not unlikely
that the movement might spread
to business establishments in the
city and throughout the State
although urban workers are ex.
pected to contribute generously to
local community funds.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
COLLEGE Gives.
AIR COURSE

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Sept. 9.
With its new fleet of training
planes poised on the run-ways,
the William and Mary Aviation
School, the first department of
aviation ever included in the
regular curriculum of any Amer
lean college. will begin at the
opening of school under the di-
rection of Col. Earl c. Popp, fea-
turing both ground and flight
training.
DR.. J. A. C. Chandler, president
of Americas second Oldest col
lege, announced yesterday that
through the generosity of several
friends of the college, William
and Mary is able to take what
has been called a most daring
step in the progress of the
American educational system.
Many colleges and universities
have flying clubs that arouse in.
tereSt in aviation but none has
heretofore included flying in the
regular college course.
A nominal fee of $3.50 added
to the usual college fees will
carry the student through the
School of Aviation. This cost is
dclared to be remarkable from
the financial standpoint, as flight
courses are generally expensive.
DR.. Chandler said that the chief
purpose in mind was to attain
the highest possible safety in fly
ing and to put the instruction of
pilots into the hands of trained
teachers as differentiated from
trained filters. DR.. Chandler is
himself an ardent aviation en-
thusiast, and his son, J. A. C.
Chandler. jr., who is a licensed
pilot, will assist Colonel Popp in
giving the aeronautics course.
The scientific department Of the
college, under the direction of
DR.. r. C. Young, will give 68
hours of class room and shop
instruction in the new School of
AeronauticS The actual flying
course as outlined by Colonel Popp
includes 102 hours of instruction.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
200 Giue Chase toFox
Through Streets of
Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va,
Sept. 9.-Workers on their way
home witnessed a real fox
chase on Main street with one
fox and about 200 persons par
ticipating.
The fox, a pet, leaped from
it's owners car through an open
window and into the streets.
Through the streets, the fox
ran, sometimes barely being
missed by automobiles. The
chasing party grew to about
200 in a few minutes, but the
sly reynard evaded them all
for a time. Finally oewildered
by the pursuit, the fox ran
headlong into a young man
who had been watching the
chase.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
IN CRASH
HOLDS SDR|VER

Joseph Santucci, %, Of Oak
Terrace, Brookland, driver of the
automobile in which Miss Mar
garet Lauer, 10, of 2205 Lawrence
st. N. E., met death in an acci-
dent at Hall Station, Md,
August 80, was held for grand
jury action by a Prince Georges
county coroner's jury last night.
Testimony showed Santucci was
driving at high speed when the
automobile turned over.
Miss Winifred L. King, 20, of
34O1 Twenty-second st. N. E..
sustained serious injuries in the
wreck, but recovered at Sibley
Hospital. Santucci, treated at
Casualty Hospital, was arrested
the night following the accident.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
IS PRESS PLANS.
FOR PARKS

Sixteen residents Of the terri
tory between Glenn Dale and
Branchville, Md. met last night
and indorsed a 100000 bond
issue for the development Of
parks in this section of Prince
Georges county. The bond issue
would be made to take advantage
of the Champion act, under
which the Federal Government
will advance so cents for every
dollar raised in the county, and
will lend 100000 without in
terest.
A bill passed by the last Gen.
eral Assembly gives the county
commissioners permission to take
advantage of the Champion act
whenever they desire. Last nights
meeting was held in BerWyn
Heights. A second meeting will
be held at the Berwyn firehouse
on october l.
Those attending the meeting
were w. F.. Mulligan, who pre-
sided; Charles Stein. w. N. Mer.
Ger, j. E. Weaver, S. H. Meyer,
Henry Myer. M. C. Johnstone, R.
S. Washburn, J. F. Gravely, D.
N. Prosser, J. A. Appleton, A. J.
Thomas. Joseph Cipriano, ]. F.
Anderson, j. A. Bonnell. and T.
Rucco.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
8 SENTENCED
IN RUM CASE

Two colored men and a white
man were sentenced by Judge
Charles w. Woodward in Rock
vile police court for possession
of liquor with intent to sell.
They ere Henry Parish and
Norris Brown, colored, and
Charles Henry Weeden. Parish
was ordered to pay a fine of
500 and costs or serve three
months in Jail. He was also
given a suspended sentence of
IL months in the Maryland
House of Correction.
Brown appealed his sentence to
a fine of $3.50 and costs or six
months in the House of Correc-
ton. Weeden also noted an ap-
peal after Judge Woodward told
him he must pay 5000 and costs
or serve six months in the Mary.
land House of Correction, with an
added suspended sentence of nine
months.