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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
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By The Associated Press
The nations 155th birthday party
Yesterday took a toll OF human lives
that had app cached the ITS mark
late last night.
Unlike former years fireworks ac-
counted for only two deaths-One
in the southwest and the other IN
New England.
Automobile accidents and drown
ings each had accounted for more
than fifty lives, or approximately
two thirds OF the total. Twelve were
drowned in Los Angeles.
Scores Of injuries. many serious
also were reported from traffic ac-
clderlts due to the crowded condi-
ton OF highways.
Fireworks. although not causing
as many deaths. as in previous
year !. accounted for scores OF in
juries. Wisconsin alone reported -
such casualties.
A~irrlane wrecks were responsible
for six deaths and man was
kihsa IN sn automobile a c IN
Colorado.
The rear guard OF the heat wave
sweeping eastward. took four o
lives in Pennsylvania. and n in
Ohio as It's death toll neared 1900,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

MIDLAND. July 4. NJ More
than $50 members OF the American
Legion pests Of this section are
expected 10 attend the 18th Dis
trict American Legion Convention
here tomorrow
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City Briefs

Moved-Mrs. Nola Meeks wishes
% inform her many friends that
they may now reach her At 1908
Nadison street or phone 1871. She
was formerly with the Ethel May
Hat Shop.
Dickey's Ola Reliable Eve Water
relieves sore eyes. Doesn't burn or
hurt Adv ~
To Mexico City.-w. +. Mac
Donald. airport employe. was cali
"a 10 Mexico CITY Friday morning
On company business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

More than 5000 new members
we're added to the rolls Of 1900
1rotestnnt churches IN the Chicago
-etrorolitan area during the last
rear.
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Nogales international., 1931-01-09
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MOVING NEWSPAPER
PLANT TO TUCSON

Pompozo Salazar stated Wednes-
day that work Of dismantling Ell
impartial newspaper plant on Nor
ley avenue, preparatory to shipping
it to Tucson, would get under way
yesterday. 1t will be used in the pub
lication of a paper at Tucson. The
plant consists Of a Duplex press, a
Merganthaler linotype machine,
and other new and up to date equip
ment, purchased a year ago last
summer. The press is the highest
priced ever brought to Nogales.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
MAX MULLER HERE

Max Muller of Hermosillo, one OF
the main officials of the Banco de
Sonora, arrived here Tuesday and
left Wednesday for California on
private business. Mr.. Muller is very
well and favorably known in Mo-
gales where he has a large circle OF
friends and where he was in charge
of the Sonora Bank G. Trust Com
rany for many years up to a few
years ago. He is one of the most pro-
nr;rent business men on the west
coc3t of Mexico.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Three triangular strands Of wire
one-sixteenth OF an inch in diameter
practically invisible from the street
800 feet below-will serve as the an
tenna system for the complicated
r. dio hook-up in the new Waldorf
storia Hotel now under construc-
ton in New YorL Cit::. Colossal IN
every respec. this new hosteiry will
aa.e probably the largest Western
Electric hotel installation in the
world.
In each of it's 1000 private rooms
there wilt be radio loud speaker
with program sc.cctor so that
.vccy guest may tune in on any one
ii six radio b oadcasts at any time.
In addition. the same apparatus will
pick up public events in progress in
the hotel itself.
From a technical point of view
this is particularly interesting be-
cause of the fact that the outside
radio programs are all picked up on
a single strand antenna. 1t is pos
sible for the hotels radio receivers
to pick up as many as six outside
broadcasts simultaneously. which
are piped into the 1000 private
rooms and the IS public rooms. In
all. six receivers will operate from
this single strand antenna.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
Herbert Holcon1b
Case Postponed

The case Of Herbert Holcomb
charged with aggravated assault
was indefinitely postponed when it
came up for hearing at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning in the court OF
Justice of the Peace Charles E.
Hardy.
The matter was postponed on mo-
ton of County Attorney E. r
Thurman who said that as long as
young Holcomb behaves himself it
will never be tried. Judge Hardy is
said to have given the young man
a talk
The case had it's beginning on
Christmas night when Holcomb
struck policeman with a tequila
bottle while resisting arrest at the
Aztec Bowling & Billiard Parlor.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
LEGISLATORS LEAVING

Senator c. C.. Crenshaw and Rep
resentative E. F. Bohlinger, members
of the legislature from Santa Cruz
county, are leaving tomorrow or
Sunday for Phoenix to be present at
the opening of the legislative ses-
sion Monday.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
WORK STARTS SOON
ON NEW POWER PLANT

Construction work on the new
public utilities power and light plant
to be erected in Nogales, Sonora, is
scheduled to get under way very
shortly, it was announced this week
by a Nogales, Arizona, business man,
who said it would cost about $780,
900. It is understood it will be erect
ed just south of the Writ G.. Bow
man warehouse.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
MRS. LOTTA DUFFY HERE

Mrs. Lotta Duffy, widow of the
late M. p. Duffy. was an arrival
here Tuesday from Los Angeles to
spend day or so. Mrs. Duffy, who
will spend the winter in Los An
geles, returned to the west on De-
cember 18 after a several months
visit with friends and relatives in
Kansas City, Trenton, Mo-, and
other Missouri points. Her husband,
who was connected with the freight
house Of the Southern Pacific, died
here last July.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
Can Get Any Station

This system, moreover. has two
additional strands which will serve
tic private receivers in about 140
tower suites. In these apartments it
will be necessary only to plug in an
ordinary broadcast receiver and all
facilities for picking up radio broad
casts are automatically provided.
In this connection it is interesting
10 note that unilateral arrangement
has h >cn introduced into the antenna
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
TO VISIT NEAR DOUGLAS

B. Taylor Wilkey and mother,
Mrs. j. N. Wilkey, will motor to-
morrow to Mrs. Wilkey's brothers
ranch, at Silver Creek, II miles from
Douglas, where Mrs Wilkey will
visit for a week or so. Taylor will
return to NogaleS Sunday.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
Talking Pictures

In arranging for the elaborate
communication system for the new
Waldorf, Lucius M. Boomer. presi-
dent of the Waldorf-Astoria Corp.
has provided many novel features for
the hotel. There will be one per1na-
nent Western Electric sound picture
installation and several portable
equipments for use where needed.
The permanent system will be ar
ranged for projecting and reproduc-
ing talking picture programs in the
hotels huge ball room.
The switchboard which will pro-
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
BUYING TRIP

Mrs. Ben Coltman, owner Of Ell
Bazaar, is leaving Sunday on a buy
ing trip to all the principal markets
in Los Angeles, San Francisco, st.
Louis, Chicago, New York, and 9TH
er eastern points. In st. Louis she
will be the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. H. Lieberman Dorothy Colt
NAM, formerly of Nogales. She will
be gone month or six weeks.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
RED CROSS NURSE HERE

Miss Lydia Pothoff and guest,
Miss Crown of Oakland, the latter
a nurse from the San Francisco
headquarters Of the Red Cross, were
guests Tuesday evening of Miss Ma
bel Beatty, 1913 Noon street. Miss
Crown is spending a week here visit
ing the local schools.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

circuit which makes it possible for
a large number of receivers to oper-
ate simultaneously from the same
antenna, picking up a variety of diff
ferent programs without causing in
reference between other radios in
the hotel tower suites or the private
rooms.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Mrs. Ramon Corral and daughter
arrived Tuesday from Hermosillo en-
route to California where Miss Cor
raj will resume her studies after
spending the holidays at her home.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
HI. b. TITCOMB HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Titcolnb and
daughter passed through the city
Tuesday enroute from Guadalajara
to Tucson. Mr.. Titcomb is president
of the Southern Pacific de Mexico
railroad.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Yuma, GU. P0-Yuma was one of
the few cities in the state to in
duct a new mayor into office at be-
ginning of the new year. Arthur N.
Kelly suc:,at-d Mayor A. l.. De-
Mund January 5.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
BORN ON NEW YEARS

Prof. and Mrs. Clarence Fiscus
are the proud parents of a baby
girl, born on New Years day. The
little miss has been named pa
tricia Claire. F'iscuS is mathemat-
les teacher at the high school.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Jack Egan, manager of the Wells
Fargo Express Company in Mex
leo, was an arrival here Tuesday
from Los Angeles enroute to his
headquarters in Guadalajara. He
formerly resided in NoNgales.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
COUSAR BACK

Robert M. Cousar, u. S. 1mnaigra-
ton chief at this port, returned
Tuesday from San Francisco where
he took a Chinanan. During his
stay on the coast he also visited Los
Angeles, San Diego and Aqua Ca
liente. He was gone about week.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Barbee re-
turned Tuesday from Palm City
where they spent New Years visit
ing MIR. and Mrs. Writ G. Bowman
at their beautiful home.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Globe, O.P0-Surpassing expec-
tations, precipitation for the Globe
Miami district amounted to 20 in
ches for 1880, breaking a 1O-year
record of 1878 inches.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
A. E. AyILEs HERE

Alfonso E. Aviles of Hermoslllo,
formerly of Nogales, general mana
DER of the Banco Mercantile g. Agri-
cola, S. A., has been spending a
few days here.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Knight Wise returned Tuesday
night from the Arizona Ranch in
Sonora where he spent a few days.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

vide the telephone service for the
guests will be the largest hote.
private exchange in the world 1t is
big enough to serve a town OF fiji
teen or twenty thousand inhabitants.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

R. H. Paxton of Chihuahua, for
merly connected with the Kansas
City. Mexico g. Orient railroad IN
Mexico, is a visitor in Nogales.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Alfred Kerr, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Kerr, returned Saturday
to California to resume his studies
at the University of California at
Los Angeles, after spending the
holidays here.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Miss Elizabeth Kerr, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Kerr of Grand
avenue, returned Sunday from Ell
Paso, where she spent the holidays
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Mcknight. Mrs. Nc
knight is a sister of Mrs. Kerr.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
EYEBROWS SINGED

F. w. Kerr, high school coach,
got his eyebrows slnged in small
explosion Wednesday afternoon.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Mrs. w. J. Mitchell, wife of the
well known mining man, left Sat
urday to spend several months visit
ing in San Diego.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Mrs. Howard Given of the Owl
Drug Store received a letter Tues
day from the Saturday Morning
Musical Club of Tucson announcing
cancellation of the drama, Street
Scene, which was scheduled to ap-
pear in Tucson on January 16.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
Has Message System


In addition. two telephone-type-
writer systems will be installed.
These will be put to many uses. One
is particularly arranged for report
ing arrivals and departures OF guests,
the other for paging guests and
transmitting messages and orders
throughout the various apartments
of the hotel
In discussing the radio installation
Mr.. Boomer pointed out that the
speakers in the guest rooms are not
of the wall type but will be located
on tables or desks and are SO tuned
that the volume cannot be made loHd
enough to interfere in any WAY vita
guests in adior"r't ''~>>'''
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Miss Mae Brickwood, formerly of
Nogales, was an arrival here Tues
day from Los Angeles.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Manuel Leal, cowman from Mag
dalena, was a visitor here Wednes-
day.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Marcos Russek, we'll known to-
mato man, is here from Guaymas
for week.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Luis Brauer, prominent Hermo-
|sillo business man, was an arrival
here this week.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

A. j. Ferro of Tucson, an official
of the Southern Pacific railroad, was
a visitor here Monday.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Henry Hoeffer returned Monda,
from a trip to Los Angeles.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09

Alex Carpena, Nogales merchant
returned Tuesday from two weeks
visit in Los Angeles.
Nogales international., 1931-01-09
FORMER RESIDENT HERE

o. H. Weaver, former owner of the
Home Bakery in this city, was an
arrival here Tuesday from Mexico.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
EX-NAT LEADER,
N ALEER, DIES
Of CANCER
Helped Organize American
League; Had Been III With
Dread Disease for Months

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 20
U.NS0. James Jimmy" Nc.
Aleer, one Of the organizers Of the
American League, died at his
home here today following an ill
ness Of seven months. He was Sc
years Of age.
Death Of McAleer came as the
fourth tragic blow to the ranks Of
basebalps famous men within the
last few weeks.
Cancer Brought Death
McAleer, former president Of the
Boston Americans and ut one
time . manager Of the st. Louis
Browns, had been in with cancer
since last October. He was re-
ported near death several times
during his illness.
The famed baseball leader was
born in Youngstown and began
playing baseball at an early age
His first professional connection
was with the Cleveland Spiders
when he was about 20 years OF
age.
The youthful McAleer was one
OF the best known players Of
baseball at that time. He was
ar outfielder.
In d. G. In 1910
Becoming manager Of the st.
Louis Browns after he aided in
the organization Of the American
League, McAleer later became
president Of the Boston American
club, a position which ne held
until his retirement nearly 20
years ago.
McATeer piIoted the Washington
club in the seasons of 1910 and
1911, succeeding Joe CantilIon.
McAIeer was himself succeeded by
Clark Griffith, present majority
stakeholder and president Of the
Washington team, in 1912.
From Washington, McAleer
went to the Boston Red Sox, along
with Robert B. McRoy, who
jointly took over the reins Of the
Boston American League team in
1912. McAleer's success with the
Washington team was negligible
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Georgianna Rudge McAleer,
and two brothers, John McAleer,
of Austintown, Ohio, and Owen
McAleer, Of Los Angeles, Calf.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
TAYLOR ATTACK
CASE F|ZZLES

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
29.-Henry l.. Taylor, alleged as
sailant Of Mrs. Allen Combs,
mother of four children, was re
leased from Jail here late yester'
day following the admission of
commemorative Attorney Watt
T. Mayo that he has not yet been
able to obtain sufficient evidence
of guilt to warrant the holding Of
a preliminary hearing.
Communicating with w. W.
Butzner, Taylor's attorney, by
telephone, Mr.. Mayo consented to
Taylor's liberation, without bond,
in the custody of his lawyers, Mr..
Butzner and George Mason, Of
Colonial Beach.
Enough evidence is hoped to be
gathered by Mr.. Mayo before May
Z, which he set as the date for a
hearing at Montross county seat
before Justice C. H. Beale in
Magistrates Court.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
MOTHER BACKS
SON IN KILLING

HARRISONBURG, Va, April 20
The funeral of George E. Shifflett,
shot to death Sunday night by
his 14-year-old son, Randolph, at
his home at Berrytown, near
Tslandford. eight miles east Of
Harrisonburg, probably will be
held late today from the Yancey
Episcopal Mission. The hour for
the funeral has not been set
pending the arrival of a son, DR..
Lee Shifflett, of Kansas City,
who is en- route to attend the
funeral.
A son, Ralph Shifflett, of
Washington, and a daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Shifflett, of Brandy
wine. Md, have arrived to be with
their mother.
Charges To Wait
Commonwealth Attorney D.
Wampler Earman, said no charges
would be preferred against the
youth until after the burial of
the victim.
Mrs. Lucy Shifflett, the wife
and mother. still suffering from
bruises and shock, substantiates
the story of her son. She told
Sheriff Charles r. Fawley, she
believes her husband in his
drunken rage would have killed
her if it had not been for the
action of her son, who rushed
into the room and shot his father
in the head.
Kicked and Beat Her
Mrs. Shifflett said her husband
was kicking and beating her on
the floor, where he had hurled
her by the hair and had made a
move as if to pull a pistol from
his hip pocket. She said he had
threatened to kill her and believed
her life was in danger.
Sheriff Fawley says the boy,
who had been suffering from
shock, seemed to be feeling better
this morning and expressed regret
that he was forced to take the
action but insisted that the life
of his mother was in danger.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
q CRAFT BEGIN
AIR JUNKET

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
29.-Twenty.one planes represent
ing the Virginia State air tour
landed here this morning on the
first stop of a four-day tour Of
Virginia cities.
The planes were welcomed by
city officials, throngs of people
and the Fredericksburg High
School Band. Every kind Of a
plane from the tiny moth to the
giant Ford tri-motor is repre-
sented in the tour.
They were Joined at Fredericks-
burg by a plane of the Shannon
Flying Service. and piloted by
Josiah P. Rowe, jr. He was &C
companied by Miss Julia Mason
Rowe and John Graninger.
The fleet of planes landed and
took off without a mishap. Four
of the planes dropped out of the
tour here but will rejoin it later.
One of them was piloted by Miss
Alexander, the only woman flier
in the tour.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
MAN ACCUSED
BY CHILD GETS
" HEARING
Precautions Taken to Prevent
Any Violence Today; so Men
Took Part in Demonstration

Burning q huge wooden cross
in a vacant field on the Lee
Highway, below Fairfax, Va,
Monday night, is taken to be an
indication of the high feeling
running in Fairfax county against
Logan Brent. AZ, colored, of Mer
rifield, Va, who will be given a
preliminary hearing today before
Justice A. c. Richie, at Fairfax.
on a charge of contributing to
the delinquency Of a 16-year old
white girl.
Spectators said today that a
number Of cars, containing about
so men, drove up to the spot,
leisurely erected the cross and
ignited it.
They watched the flames burn
III Silence, and as they were dying
down, left the scene.
Brent, who was arrested at the
complaint of several welfare de-
partments in Northern Virginia,
has been held in the Alexandria
jail to avoid any attempts at
violence, and Sheriff E. P. Kirbey,
of Fairfax, has taken precautions
to prevent any display Of violence
at the hearing today.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued at
Rockville, Md. to Robert B. Peter,
Jr., 80, and Mary Fackler Tyler.
26, both Of Rockville: Carl E.
Duckworth, 80, and Ethel Mar.
guerite Tressler, %, both Of Bal
timore; Vernon S. Frazier, "a, Of
Baltimore, and Ann Louise La
France, q. of Takoma Park, Md,
Pilade Oberti, "a, and Minnie
Petrello, 10, both Of Washington:
Snowden w. 1iegler, %, Of War
renton, Va, and May Edith Sad.
Ter, %, of Greenville, N. c.; Frank
B. Clinton, %, and Betty Howe,
10, both of Washington, and Ben
jamin F.. Hansley. 26. Of Wallace,
N. c. and Margaret L. Hoover,
10, Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
COUNTY NAMES
ENGINEERS

Six men have been added to
the staff of Harry B. Shaw, newly
appointed engineer for Mont
gomery county, following the
Montgomery County Commission.
ers' approval Of the request made
by Mr.. Shaw.
The appointes are Raymond L.
Stevens of Silver Spring, John
Downey of Sandy Spring, assist
ant engineers; John Wheeler Of
Falkland, inspector; Harry Blunt
of Washington, instrument man;
George Hood of Silver Spring,
inspector and rodman, and
Francis Valdenar of Colesville,
rodman.
The Board Of Commissioners
was notified that the term Of
Frank I. Davis of Poolesville, who
is finishing the unexpired term
of Charles Y. Latimer. as clerk
of the Police Court for Mont
gomery county, will end April
40
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
JAPAN TRIBUTE
PAID BY j. 8.

While feting here the King and
Queen of one country-Sian the
American Government did not
forget that today is the birthday
anniversary of the Emperor of
Japan. Secretary of State Slim
son arose early to deliver this
nations greetings to the Emperor
and people of Japan over a trans
Pacific radio hook-up of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company.
Stimson reminded the Japanese
that while both their country and
the United States made sacrifices
at the London naval conference,
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
House BLown to Bits
By Explosion
Of Dust

In a demonstration designed
to show the danger of dust ex-
plosions, a small house on the
Arlington Experimental Farm
was demolished yesterday under
the direction of David j. Price,
engineer of the Department of
Agriculture.
Washington firemen and Of
ficials Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad gathered to watch
the dem onstration. The
charge" for the blast consisted
of powdered corn starch, grain
dust, powdered cork and pull
verified aluminium. The pur-
pose of the demonstration was
to show the ACCESSIBILITY of
equipping factories, grain ele-
vators and similar structures
with vents to rid them of dust.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Avenue BRIDGE
ROAD URGED

A petition urging the Arlington
county board of supervisors to
accept the rights-of-way for the
Washington Avenue approach to
the new Memorial Bridge was
adopted at meeting Of the
Lyon Village Citizens Association
last night.
The adoption of the Washing.
ton Avenue approach would give
to the Lyon Park section and
Falls Church an adequate ap-
proach to the bridge where none
exists at the present time.
Robert N. Anderson told the
association of a cash donation
offered by Lyon and Fitch, real
estate operators, for the improve
ment of the Key Boulevard, run
ming through Lyon Village, pro-
viding the work is started before
May Is. This would mean that
the board Of supervisors must
approve the work at its meeting
today in order to take advantage
of the offer.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
JURY CONv|CTS
FA|RCLOTH
Photo by International

Found guilty of aiding in the
misapplication of funds of the
First National Bank of Mt.
Rainier, Md, in the United States
District Court in Baltimore, John
G.. Faircloth, former president of
the Mayflower Publishing Com
pany, of Washington, spent last
night in the Baltimore jail be-
cause he could not post an ap-
peal bond of $4,000.
After a fourday trial the jury
found Faircloth guilty of aiding
Clarence A. Shatz, former cashier
of the bank, in misapplying
funds of the institution through
a check kiting procedure. Shatz
appeared in the trial as a princi.
pal witness against Faircloth.
Although the verdict carries a
possible sentence of so years, the
jury recommended mercy.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Virginidns Called on
To Conserve Game

Seth Gordon. secretary of the
American Game Protective Asso,
citation, who spoke before a joint
meeting of the Alexandria Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs yesterday
urged all civic organizations to
get behind the movement to con-
serve the national resources Of
forests and game.
Mr.. Gordon told of the work
done by the association during
the past few years and praised
the work of the Virginia conServa-
ton and game and fish depart
mentS.