davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1931-12-25
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
SALES ARE ESTIMATED

BY the Associated Press
Retail sales of household appliances
by chain stores amounted to about
Sl9l 500 900 in 1929.
This estimate was arrived at by the
Commerce Department, based on 262
chain systems in the field. operating A.
472 retail stores which sold electrical or
gas appliances or both. Their sales in
1929 totaled $19l. SAT ,403.
Of the total chain systems, PIG were
utility operated, and reported sales of
$l4 ,70l 500, or "a per cent of the total
sales OF all household appliance chains.
Five were manufacturer controlled
chains or sales branch systems, three
eaded-department chains and one Or
ganization selling from house to house.
There were 154 chains selling cleo
trical appliances only and their sales
amounted to Sis, 5,697,787, or so per cent
of the total; A chains selling gas ap-
pliances only, with total sales of $40
098,352, or 10 per cent; the remaining
80 per cent of sales was made by "a
chains which sold both gas and electric
goods.
Of the s1e1 ,5474O3 of total sales,
S77l75.425. or 40 per cent, was sold for
cash; S75.005,115, or SO per cent, was
sold on the installment basis. and the
remainder on open charge accounts.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
BANK QLEARINGS DROP
IN ABBREVIATED WEEK
By the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, December 25.-Bank
clearinge cover only five business days
TINS week, hence are reduced compared
with the preceding week. Relatively,
however, they are nearly as large as the
heavy total Of last week, while the loss,
compared with a year ago. is smaller
than IN the first half of December.
Total clearings, at all leading cities in
the United States, as reported to Dun's
Review, amount to $5,447, ,7el 900 and
are 24;8 per cent under those of a year
ago. At New York, the amount was
SO 1888 ,836,000, reduction of PAT per
cent. while the aggregate for cities out
side OF New York Of $l,613, 1926, 900 was
Is per cent smaller. A number of the
Southern centers continue to show less
of a decline than in the earlier months
OF the year. Losses have been quite
large in each month during 1881. The
decline was especially severe in Novem-
Der, when bank settlements touched the
low point for many years. A slight i'm
provemont over the November retu1n
continues in December.
Bark clearings this week as reported
| to R. G. Dun & Co., showing decreases
compared with same period a year ago,
follow:
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Canada Grows More Tobacco.

OTTAWA PD.-Canada's 1881 to-
bacco crop exceeded the previous year S
production by more than ll,500,000
pounds, 1t is estimated.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
STONE CONTRACT is LET
TO INDIANA COMPANY
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 24.-The task
OF furnishing the stone for New York's
Radio City has been contracted to the
Indiana Limestone Co.
A. E. Dickinson, president Of the In
diana stone group, said today it was
the largest stone contract in history,
involving from 1000 to 5000 carloads.
No contract price was announced
The price is dependent upon the grade
OF stone selected by Radio City's archi-
tects.
Within 80 days, Dickinson said, the
frst shipment Of stone will leave the
Indiana quarries for New York City
This will probably aggregate up to
100000 cubic feet The company's
engineers have computed the contract
will provide 100000 hours Of work.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
DETROIT BANKER WILL
ADDRESS TRUST PARLEY

The twenty-first annual banquet Of
the trust division, American Bankers
Association, will be held February 18
1882, at the Hotel Commodore. New
York City, it is announced by Thomas
c. Hennings, president of the division
Ralph Stone, chairman of the board
Detroit Trust Co., will be the speaker
Of the evening. The banquet, which is
an annual event that brings together
about 1900 trust men from all sections
OF the United States, will be held in
connection with the thirteenth annual
Midwinter trust conference, which
meets February 16, II and ls.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Construction Awards.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Construction contract awards for the
region east Of the Rocky Mountains
had total value of S7l,17720O during
the first Is days Of December.
On the basis of F. w. Dodge Cor
poration reports, the awards for public
works and utilities amounted to s28,-
26l 500: non-residential contracts to
S22,499,4 400, and residential contracts to
S20416200
The adjusted index of the Federal
Reserve Board, based on these reports,
indicates the total value of building
contracts for the last quarter of this
year will be only 49 per cent of the
1923-l925 average, compared with SO for
the third quarter, e5 for the second
quarter and 79 for the first quarter of
the year.
Part Of this decline in dollar volume
reflects lower building costs, 1t was
pointed out by the board
Evening star., 1931-12-25
NEW ENGLAND REPORTS
BUSINESS IMPROVING
Special Dispatch to The Star


BOSTON, December 25.-Business
activity in New England, based on the
most recent available data, is still rela-
lively better than for the United States
as a whole. according to the National
ShaWmut Banks current resume Of the
situation.
This condition" the bank points
out, obtains in spite of the declines
registered in employment, production
and distribution of manufactured goods.
The textile and shoe industries appear
to have been the major factors affect
ing the current decline.
Building contracts awarded in New
England, however, actually increased
during October This is contrary to the
usual seasonal movement and was not
shared by the rest Of the country"
Evening star., 1931-12-25
VEGETABLE AND FRUIT
PRICES CONTINUE Low
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 25.-Most veg
etables and fruits are bringing growers
the lowest price in many years.
The Government Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics reported yesterday that
the country's 1881 crop of potatoes
had the lowest farm value in a quarter
of a century, As per cent less than
last year The farm value of apples
is the lowest since first records were
kept in 1910 and pears are the lowest
ever. Citrus fruits also are sharply
under last years values.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
N. G. W. COMPARISONS.

The Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
reports for IL months ended November
30, 1881, net income of S19,683, ,586 after
taxes and charges, equivalent after
dividend requirements on per cent
preferred stock, to $1339 a share on
1,406,507 shares of common stock. This
compares with $29,089794 or $20.08 a
common share In first II months of
1880.
November net income was s1.586, ,3Oe
after taxes and charges against $2,298,-
656 in November last year.
Statement for November and IL
months compares as follows:
Evening star., 1931-12-25

For every $50 acres, the United States
has population of 70.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
New JERSEY Bank Closed.

ASBURY PARK, N. J., December 25
CP).-The Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove Bank, the largest in Monmouth
County, did not open for business yes
terday. Of1icials said they hoped the
closing would be only temporary.
The First National Bank of Bradley
Beach also failed to open for business
yesterday.
Deposits Of the Asburv Park and
Ocean Grove Bank. as listed in the Sep
tember % statement, were s995l ,989.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
SERA DEPORTADO Ell NE
GRO JUAN G.

Sc halla en- poder de las au-
toridades de immigration para
ser deportado ell negro cubano
Juan G.. Hernandez, que hace,
pocos meses entrara ilegalmen
tie en- este pals.
, Segun Hernandez el vino de
la Habana a Key West escon-
dido en- la chimenea de una
locomotora que hubo de ser
transportada en- uno de los
"ferry-boats'' de la Penninsular
Occidental.
LIS agentes federales 10 a.
presaron en- Lakeland.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
cENERo EassoL DE TAM
PA

Sc cita a todos los miembros
de esta Sociedad, para la con-
tinuaci6n de la Junta General
Extraordinaria del 6 del CO.
rriente, que fue suspendida por
10 avanzado de la bora, sin
haberse podido tratar en- ella
de los pianos y especificacio-
mes del proyecto de construc-
ci6n de un Gimnasio para w.
Tampa, que es ell objeto de es-
ia segunda session de la mencio
NADIA Junta, que Sc celebrara
ell Lunes 26 del corriente, a las
8 y media de la noche, en- ell
edificio de Ybor.
F. Souto,
Secretario.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
LEGO AWAMPA Ell CAIRO
DORM9TORIO N HI
RIERON A NELSON

TUBBY.

Agregado al tren Suwanee
iyer Especial lego aver por
4 manana a Tampa ell caro-
ormitorio Matheson, en- el
ual recibiera grave her;da ell
ueves por la madrugada ell
ioven tampeno Erwin K. Mel
on, Jr., inferida por uno de
$ bandidos que asaltaron y
baron ell tren.
Cerca del lugar donde Mel
"on tenfa su cabeza aparece
agujero causado por ell pri
FER disparo que hiciera ell ban
lido Y que no hizo blanco.
Otros sisparos lie alcanza-
ron, uno EN- ell pecho Y pulmon
y otro en- la parte superior del
brazo.
Vinieron en- Ell tren los espo-
os Alexander Mcpherson, de
Cedar Rapids, Ontario, que es
aban durmiendo cuando los
5andidos entraron EN- ell coche,
V ell negro sirviente Benny
White.
Mr.. Mcpherson dice que los
bandidos conocfan bien los mo
vimientos del tren; pero TODD
que eran nuevos en- ell
oficio.
Primero trataron de conte-
ner la sangre que manaba de
la herida que Nelson recibie-
ra en- ell pecho Y despues 10 "a
rroparon con frazadas para
protegerlo del frfo. Uno de
ellos apunt6 con un revolver
a mi esposa y esta lie pidi6 que
bajara ell arma y asi 10 hizo,
complaciendola.
Ell sirviente, Benny White,
dijo que SUI primer movimiento
fue tirar del Gordon de sena-
les; pero ellos 10 agarraron y
lie dijeron que 81 Sc movia 10
iban a agujerear.
No bahia conductor en- ell
caro- euando ell asalto tuv0 lu-
gar.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
EN- EUROPA

Londres, Enero 24.-Un Wien
to con velocidad de so millas ba-
rrio aver ell oeste de Europa y
las Islas Britanicas, durante la
noche.
Por algunos vapores Sc sienta
ansiedad.
Ell trasatlantico Vardulia, que
Sc dirigfa de st. John a Lon
dres, ha pedido auxilio por te-
ner averias en- ell tim6n. LIE esta
prestando ayuda ell holandes
White Zee.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
LA REINA FUE CORONADO
ANOCHE

La Srta. Betty Joyner, reina
de la aviaci6n, fue coronado
anoche en- un bale que Sc cele
bro en- ell Auditorio Municipal.
Mahana por la tarde la be-
LA muchacha presidira las
competencias de aviaci6n que
tendranl lugar en- ell aerodro-
mo municipal, acompanada
por sus damas de honor, Srtas.
Marie Burne, Aida Vergara,
j. Towner, Leslie FISHER, Ma
ny Lou Lewis, Russell Nc Cord
Leonette Pickett y Emma Lau-
RE Smith.
TOGO en- ell bale de anoche la
orquesta de Manolo Sanchez.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
Ell Ola 13 SERA Ell Ola ES-
PANOL EN- LA FERIA

La direction de la Feria del
Sur de Florida habfa dispuesto
que ell Dia Espanol fuera ell II
de febrero, pero aver Sc transit
rio la fecha para ell 13 con ell fin
de complacer al Sr. Luis Calde-
ron, consejero comercial de la
embajada en- Washington, que
vendra a preparar la exposition
espanola.
Hoy saldra ell Sr. Calder6n con
direction a Tampa.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24

ses Y alemanes que sc atre@eron
a negarle al mantuano ell p-imes
.ugar en- la literature latina, pre-
tendiendo substitute con Lu-
crecio. Pero esHintenPna sirvi6
para aquilatar una vez mas el
prestigio y la fama del poeta ma
ximo de la Roma Imperial, del
vidente que, como bien dijo
Sainte-B euve, "adivin6 en- bora
decisiva del mundo 10 que l Flu
turo iba a amar."
Copyright 1880 by Pallas
Features Syndicate.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24

REDUCE Ia lNFIAMECtCN
LESTRUYE Ia !NFECGiCN
MsTkGA e. DOlCR
Secretario.

LICARBC es Ell resultado de Investigations Y estutiios muv
extensos. I'll valor de esta medcina Sc ia probado en- IA pr5ctica
Garla Fanos del uO por c.ento de los casos ha deiaao de saIir
beneF AZ con LICARBO.
> perioridad es evidente. No descolora "a pil. Tiene IN
ofori atco suave. No Is caustlco. Por coisiralonfe prsnleza
a &C : en- seguida sin nritar o dastrur e!enIdo ee}yJar'
ia. tecclOnes en- las hendas recientos. Destruye q infec-
s existe. Quta ell dolor ca5i instaataneareote las
das los ungtientos tienden a esparcir e ;nfeac;6n IN ms
dl pelo en- la parte afe tada; LICARB0 c,ita tsto.
destruye y cicatriza todas L. infec&crts exferrns de 10
ncualquier parte del cue:po desde la cahcza hasta las nuntas
pies. No pasa I'm da sin 1ue sea .lscesario ussr LTCAHR0
La gaceta., 1931-01-24

Ottawa, Ontario, Enero "a.
Sc anunci6 aver aquf que ell
primer ministro Bennett sal
dra para Washington a fines
de la semana que viene con ell
fin de visitar la legacion del
Canada.
Durante su %estancia ALI hara
visitas de cortesia a la Casa
Blanca, la ~secretaria de esta-
do y la embajada inglesa.
Tienese entendido que Mr..
Bennett discutira con los fun
cionarios del gobierno ameri-
cano los problemas americana
canadenses.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
DOS TNDIvIDUOS De- MIA
MI ACUSADOS DE ROBAR-
UNA CASA

Miami, Enero 24.-El juez de
paz Otis j. Spencer extendi6
aver una orden de arresto con-
ira Jack Coners Y Martin Reese,
acusados de robarse una casa.
K. l.. Hutchinson, ell acusador
dice que habfa dejado un bum
galow de siete cuartos en- IN te-
rreno de su prcpiedad en- Coral
Gables Y al regresar Sc encontr6
con Ell terreno pero no con la
casa.
Los acusados dicen que ellos
tienen una escritura sobre la
casa y que por este la cambiaron
de sitio.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
BROTHERS ESTUVO IRA
BAJANDO EN- UN CABA-
RET

Chicago, Enero a. Leo V.
Brothers, de st. Luis, procesado
por Ell asesinato de Alfredo Lin
gle, reporter del Tribune, sc ha
revelado hoy como exempleado
de un cabaret.
FL descubri6 que estuvo ira
bajando, ganando 500 a la Sc
mana, en- Ell Green Mill, un ca
baret del lado norte, en- ell cual
atendfa a los visitantes la famo-
sa Texas Guinan. Insiste en- ase-
gurar que el era Ell "bravuc6n'
de la casa.
Los INVESTIGATORS del estado
aseguran que ALI sc lie tenia
como ell "guapo" de turno para
dominar a los marchantes albo-
rotadores y para impedir asal-
tos y robos.
Para ell dia 3 de MARIO Sc ha
fijado la vista de SUI causa.
HARA UNA VISTA A WA
SHINGTON Ell PRIMER
MINISTRO DEL CANADA
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
(Conclusi6m)

Con razon en- la Edad Media
10 tuvieron por cristiano y en-
contraron los padres de la igle
STA arranques profeticos en- sus
poemas. Durante Ell periodic in
Guido entire la cafda del Imperi1
Romano de Occidente y ell prin-
cipio del Renacimiento ell NOM
bre de Virgilio fue objeto de We
neraci6n en- toda Europa. Y
Dante 10 escoge para ser su
guia a traves del Inferno Y Ell
Purgatorio. Esta veneraci6n es
otra prueba de la impression que
su obra hiciera en- la Antigie-
dad.
La oneida fue ell fruto de lar
ga obra. BESIDE sus mocedades,
Virgilio habia ambicionado es-
cribir un poema her6ico que tu-
viese por tema las tradiciones
de Alba Tonga y ell Emperador,
10 instaba continuamente a que
10 escribiera. Ell proyecto era
magno. Sc trataba de escribir
una epopeya representative de
una gran accion de la edad he
roica y que a la vez informara
los sentimientos e ideas mas vi
tales del momento historico. En-
substantial, ell poema deberfa Sc
guir los grandes modelos de la
poesia epica. En- una palabra,
Virgilio ambicionaba ser ell Ro-
nero de su terra.
Y asi fue en- efecto. Uniendo
a su genio una devotion y per-
severancia ejemplares, plasm6
la epopeya que bien merece fl
gurar en- ell mundo de las letras
al lado de la Iliada Y la Odisea.
Toda la tradici6n romano, toda
la antiguedad troyana, todos los
principles de la raza colonizado-
ra de las riberas del Tiber, apa-
recen en- sublime procession en-
las paginas del libro. La legen-
daria Troya cae por fin en- ma
nos de sus ~sitiadores; Eneas,
padre de la nueva raza, abando-
ma la ciudad ardiente, llevando
en- hombros a su padre Arquises
y al pequeno Ascanio de la ma
no " bajo del brazo-religio
samente-los penates ancestral
les.
Canto tras canto, describe la
peregrinacion de Eneas por los
y las islas de Grecia, por
la costa de Africa, donde como
&c a La infortunada Dido, por las
playas de Stella y por las anhe-
ladas costas de Italia, donde, en-
Alba Tonga, desembarca ell pere
obediente a Jos mandates
de sus doses tutelares que 10 en-
viaran a Occidente, a fundar la
nueva Tropa, mas grande y mas
bella todavia.
Dos mil amos han pasado y
Virgilio permanece immortal. En-
Ell Siglo XIX hubo criticos ingle-
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
10 IBAN A ASALTAR Y RO-
BAR Y PIDIO AUXILIO

AL salir aver del garage"
de su casa, en- la Quinta aveni-
da y Gale 27, V. Friends, I'm
vendedor ambulante, recibi6
La gaceta., 1931-01-24

rencla Juan, de Ia calIeI
1922; R. Cepero, Florida 20O9
y Amado Cardoso, de Dur
ham 224, en- Palmetto Beach.
Oper6 ell DR.. Rafael Ortega
a A. Trujillo, de Union 1921
y Felicia Midulla, de la Octa-
va avenida 1917.
Ell DR.. Julio Guerra oper6 a
Luis Castillo, de la Catorce a.
venida 1906.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24

TTrcnu QIO grIIOS, plu!eHdY
-ayuda, y los bandidos huyeron,
dejandole $25 que tenn en- los
bolsillos.
Presenta una herida en- la cabe
"a v cree que para este Sc utili-
20 I'm martillo.
Los detectives de la ciudad
investigan ell case.
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
LICARBO CuHA

Q~UEMADURAS. Ell agual HSEMk EINrr~crnNEe
caliente, ell fueg1, la g-asa cali DEL PlEI.- l. = - ~ 80
ente, las Guemaduras de cstufa 10 ecseraa q er l5o saun
producer dolores agudos v deian la exyoriaci6n. 81 oso,7o, ii amn
ccatrices. LCARBO Cuita d pu)Iid. v Ia con-" ~ "
dolor en- seguida, deja la parte Calma Ia irGJ.rs5o CIV Nv u p ID,
afectada Empia y tersa. NADIA y deia h. pel tarsa = So :"
0NNANAAnlOEo. satisfaction propia ca 4 esmero
1oc 90, Dpc " ron personal h9ee tie LiGAHBO una
CEDURAS dueen. LICARBOI LAS IILCAS yfrtAu
APPLICABLE en- sesaide guta el do UICFRh, Io4 pG%p99cEE :
Tor, reduce la inflammation v hacet LOS FTRTNCI, SSee't.'0o I
las mahcnas anoEa con LICAil3U cuando totes los
tadas. En- unaS cuantas horas es otros trat ar. io,tns 80 f,noGo'
impossible reconoCel la parte lSu acc;6n al [nn,;aa ,"
Aecada !afectada al nei"EII' 10 paN
roc D,r mr. al curar la laga es exceIente.
A|MPOLlADOS Y CON CO. RO CNRFI TT|5 'tttt11LkG6JpGG
NEON Sc sienten aiviados vi detiene Ia cd 10 3-Ait6Do
refreScadOS inmediatamerte con u6p por1ue d,.tNa ~ y"
LICARBO. La comez6L entire Los trsts, is,t1s wv ~ ~ 4 cISPa
los dedos desaparece. destruye deian 81 ,naro oabo,-i ~nnlNDo
la infection del acdo Grico " 4e v freseo Il ~ nHte
ia los pies en- perfecto estado. iado v ri ate 80 cSP"r
Su propio bienestar requiere ell cuidar an nes5 \ \ Lseeu queFe
de LICARBO. LTCAFP0 @N" amenO ue
\ PRIMERAS CURhCIONES-Cualpier cortado asu,s
pquete de insecto o herida deberS crrarse en- -, ldssunnSs
CARBO; Su aplicaci6n evita Ell peEgro de una inFeec;%n - on LIZ
contra e envenenamieRtc septco. La ciatrizaci6o - - poOego
segdda y Sc mitga ell dolor. Frecuentemepte Ias har;I npiG u q
que paTecen inslgmhcanteS resultan seria, debido a ca.e@ sssUccS
dan. Sea listed prccavido y use LICARBO. """-
AhBO esta garantizado para todas las ,ondicione. ,u
Sc ha rec"Nnendedo; liCABG0 no sclamerfo mera p%I as
sino gu, y biYoestar y aa,,. "iTe pro-
Asu far eAlseh
LiG1RRO
EJOR QUE e. IOD
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
nq s1ic6 Ell BIZ p
estor

Por ~ director, DR.. Eestor
A. Pa kocarrero, fueron nope
RADIO ayer Rosa LongoI la
DqI avenida 21O5; IL We
ro;S de la avenida 18 1903 10
La gaceta., 1931-01-24

un Re golpe Ell la cabeza,
an por unos ladrones.
: ~. ia
La gaceta., 1931-01-24
! La APOTEosIS DE VIRGI

LILO
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-09
FLYERS Forced
To Come Down
Continued from page u

Jones met their first bad luck"
here early today when they ran into
rain and fog.
For two hours they circled over
this last outpost of North America
without being able to make contact
with their big refueling plane.
The trim white monoplane ap-
peared over Nome first at . a. m.
IS a. m. PST) and headed toward
the northwest and the Bering
Strait.
1t had been enormously reported
that a refueling contact had been
made at Solomon, 35 miles east of
here. and observers believed that
the Fort Worth had left Nome for
the treacherous 2800 mile trip down
the coast of Siberia to Toxic.
Some time later, however, the
Fort Worth reappeared in the fog
and the refueler came over from the
east. They circled slowly over Nome
trying to get the refueling hose at
tached to the Fort Worth but two
hours later this had not yet been
accomplished.
NOME, Alaska. July 9. U.P) -
Leaving the North American conti-
nent and their refueling ship be-
hind them and settling down to the
monotonous and hazardous grind
of a 2800 mile flight over open wa
ter and desolate land, Reg Robbins
and Harold s. Jones were roaring
on toward Toxic today in their at
tempt to be the first flyers TO span
the Pacific without stop
They completed their last refuel-
ing contact and moved steadily
away from this region, passing over
Nome at a. m. IS a. m. PST).
The daring young flyers who left
Seattle at dawn yesterday, spent %
hours and two minutes on their
flight to Nome The cruising speed
of their little monoplane is only
100 miles an hour, and moderate
headwinds cut that down somewhat.
hut did not throw them very far
behind their estimated schedule
Refueling contacts, made over
Fairbanks and over Soloman, IS
miles east of here, were accomplish
ed swiftly and without mishap, the
big tri-motored mother" plane, pi-
loted by jim Mattern and Nick
Greener, meeting the little Fort
Worth at Fairbanks and accom-
panying it here.
TOXIC, July 9. (Up)-A large
with a beam visible for
80 miles was installed at Tachikawa
airdome today to guide Reginald
Robbins and H. S. Jones on the last
stages of their attempted flight
from Seattle to Toxic. Preparations
were made at the airdome for huge
crowds to greet the aviators. In
terest in the flight has grown hour
ly as the airplane Fort Worth
speeded toward the japanese capi-
tai.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-09
Verdict Given In
Brawley Death

Death of Mrs. Lois Bailey in
BraWley last Saturday was caused
by embolism of the heart. brain and
liver, decided a coroner's jury OF 10
men after an inquest into the
death held at 8 o'clock last night
in the w / Hopes funeral home
in Brawley.
Coroner Bert Underwood explain
ed that embolism of the heart, brain
and liver is practically the same as
loss of blood.
The inquest was ordered by Cor
oner Underwood and District Attor-
ney Elmer w. Heald after they re-
ceived reports that a Brawley ply
sician and surgeon had performed
an illegal operation on Mrs. Bailey
before her death. The physician
was completely exonerated during
the inquest. when three other well
known Imperial Valley physicians
appeared as witnesses.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bailey
were held at 1920 yesterday morn
ing, when numerous friends attend
ed Members of the Brawley fire
department also attended the fu-
neral. Mrs. Bailey was wife of Dex-
ter Bailey, BraWley fireman.