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Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
French Law Officials
Waited Long to Strike

1T is a serious thing to fall foul
of the law in France" writes a
coIumnist in the Manchester Guard
ian. "rhe elephant never fOrgets,
natUralists assure us-nOr do most
French officers of the law. Whole
decades after men escape from
Devils island or the Foreign legion
they are wont TO be tapped on the
shoulder in the streets of Mar
seilles or Bordeaux and told to
come along to the police station.
And recently an elderly peas
ant woman in Il village near BOu-
logne was tackled for an eight-franc
fine inflicted on her nine-and-twen-
ty years ago. 1t appears that on
September 10, 1901, three children
were seen cleaning in an outfeld
before the sheaves had been re
moved. The garde champetre called
on their mother and told her that
she would be fined for the heinous
delinquency on their part.
"She was busy woman with
eight other small children contin-
ually getting into the sort of mild
trouble that BELTS their age. She
waited for the summons. but it
never came along, and presently
she forgot all about it. Recently.
however, she received that sum-
mons with a demand to pay eight
centimes. ATystified, she went to
the office Of the local justice of the
peace. where they explained what
it was all about. and said that they
had found the matter outstanding
in the books. She paid it to avoid
further bother"
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
W0MEN'S ORGANIZATION FOR
THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
HOLD MEETING TO OUTLINE
WORK FOR ASSOCIATION
Mrs. p. S. DUPONT, Mrs. A. Gawth-
rop and Miss j. Eckman Give
Talks at Enthusiastic Meeting

Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT, Mrs. Al
fred Gawthrop and Miss Jeanette
Eckman, of Wilmington, members
of the Delaware Branch of the
Women's Organization for Nation
al Prohibition Reform, addressed a
meeting of prominent women of
the lower part of the State at the
home Of Mrs. Harry c. Darbee at
Seaford last Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was called to give. the
women of Seaford interested in the
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment an idea of what was being
planned in this line of work for the
remainder of this year and in 1882
It was an enthusiastic meeting and
was attended by well known wom-
en- of lower Delaware. The speak
ers stated that similar meetings
would be held this Fall from time
to time at Laurel, Delmar, George
town, Harrington and other lower
Delaware towns. Attention was
called to the mass meeting of wo.
men Of Sussex County interested II
the repeal of prohibition to be hela
at Rehoboth Beach Country Club
Thursday, September 10, at 2.3(
P. M. Mrs. Edward c. Sudler, o1
Georgetown, will preside at thi:
meeting, which will be addressed
by a woman from the New Yorl
headquarters Of the organization
Included in the attendance Tuesday
afternoon were DR. Annie c. Ship
lev, Mrs. Monroe H. Adams, Mis-
Mae Cooper, Miss Bertha Giles
Mrs. Walter B. Robinson, Mrs.Wil
bur @. Hurley, Mrs. Ernest lizard
esty, Miss Bertha Giles, Mrs. c. c
Thompson, Mrs. Isidore Stephan,
and Mrs. Annie Perry, of Seaford
Mrs. West, Of Delmar, and Mrs
Eta Crap Jones and Miss Miriam
Gray, of Bridgeville.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Miss Mary Kimble Bride of Clar-
ence Bates, CentrevilIe, August rs

Mr.. ard Mrs. Sudler c. Kimble,
Of near Centreville, Md, have an
nounced the marriage Of their
daughter, Miss Mary Kathryn
Kimble to Clarence G. Bates, also
Of Centreville. The ceremony took
place August 26, at st. Luke's
Protestant Episcopal Church, in
Church Hill, Md, and was perform
ed by the Rev. Walter c. Eastburn,
rector Of the church. Only the
brides parents and few friends
attended the marriage. The bride
is the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Kimble, and is graduate Of
Church Hill High School, class of
1927. She was employed in Will
mington for some time, but rec
emily has been at the home of her
parents. Mr.. Bates is the young
est son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Bates, of Scranton, Pa, and for
the past two years has been in
Centreville where he is associated
with the American Stores Com
pany.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
Nothing Modern About
the Use of SpectacIes

Glasses for the aid of our sight
are almost as old as the universe.
1t is not far-fetched to think that
the Atlanteans $1,000 years ago
knew of lenses, DIR. Fassett Ed
wards writes in an article on the
history Of glasses, in Hygeia Maya
zine.
The ruins of Nineveh yielded the
oldest known piece of transparent
glass, which was dated 2,60O years
ago. Pliny has recorded, Doctor
Edwards reports, that Nero winked
and blinked and brought objects
close to his eyes. Nero was wont
to gaze on gladiatorial fights
through a glass cut from a huge
emerald.
The first of our present-day spec
tacles was produced by Roger Ba-
con, who in about the year 1880
A. D. made a reading glass to be
used in magnifylng the smallest let
ters. Benjamin Franklin was the
inventor of the bifocal spectacles.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
BOYS SMILE WINS FREEDOM
PurneH HicIzman's Winning Smile
Touches Heart of States Attorney

PurneH HicIzman's Winning Smile
Touches Heart ef States Attorney
Purnell Hickman, 13-year-old
vagrant, whose winning smile
touched the heart of States Attor-
ney Godfrey Child of Worcester
County, Md, after the boy had
been caught with S11 which he
confessed taking from an Ocean
City oil station, neeGs both parent
al care and a good home. That is
the opinion of States Attorney
Child and Ocean City police agree
with him. Young Hickman's faith
er, Raymond Hickman, an old Of
fender of the law il that vicinity,
is now serving a sentence at the
Workhouse in Delaware. His moth
er lives with friends at Frederica,
Del. The boy hitch-hiked his way
into Worcester county, Nd, sever
al days ago to visit a boyhood
friend at Berlin. He fell into the
hands of the law subsequently
Wn6u al OCedu lily 4lillAIS SIollOh
manager missed money from his
cash box and the money was found
stuffed in the shirt of the boy.
Chief of Police Robert E. Allen,
Ocean City, called the States At
torney into conference. The boy
should be given a chance, they
agreed. Young Hickman's home
life is responsible and rather than
send him back into Delaware in his
old environment, we will place him
in a home ourselves" States At
torney Child declared. County
Constable ]. William Hall, Whaley-
Vile, has custody of young Hick-
man at present, keeping the lad at
his home. In return, the boy keeps
the tenders of Constable Hall
automobile shined; does chores
about the home, and looks forward
to attending school. An appeal is
being made in Worcester and Sus-
sex counties to find good home
for the boy by county officials.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
Condolences

The newly wed young man met a
friend who had been married for
some years.
Does your wife ever doubt your
word" he asked.
well" pondered the much mar
ried man.
"What / mean to say is, does
she ever think you are fibbing to
her." interrupted the younger man.
The elder man nodded.
Rather" he replied, especially
when I'm telling the truth"
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09

out. You'll find the yellow and black
pumps everywhere. Try it today
buy it regularly-get better perform
ance every day in the week.
S5e AMERICAN OIL COMPANY
hAs P,odsess d AuocoCaa hmoro Motor oh and Grsaa
General Officer American Bldg, BALTIC, Nd
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
Information VIII Re Confidential

All information obtained would
be confidential, and the purpose Of
the questionnaires would be fully
explained on them, as the obtain
ing Of data which would enable the
State and employers to reduce as
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
.P.S. DUPONT QUESTIONABLE
PLAN To FIND NUMBER IDLE
GOV. BUCK AIDS IN EFFORT
TO DETERMINE UNEMPLOYED
Neth,;d Outlined will Obviate Guess
Work; Data is Designed to Es-
tabIish An Accurate List


A thorough and systematic plan
to ascertain as nearly as possible
the exact number of unemployed in
Wilmington and throughout the
state; and also the occupations of
those out of DUPONT, a member of
President HooVer's committee, and
Governor c. Douglass Buck. If
adopted the plan will be put into
effect by the QUESTIONABLE method
later in the fall. Mr.. DUPONT ex-
planned that details of the plan re
main to be worked out, but that
the QUESTIONABLE method will be
used to gather the data desired.
The distribution Of the question
naires and other handling and tab
ulating of them probably will be
placed in the hands Of one Of the
leading welfare organizations, it
was said When asked if the State
Tax Department. facilities could
be utilized for the gathering of
this data, and the handling Of the
questionnaires Mr.. DUPONT said
that as far as he knew nc provision
had been made by the state which
would make that possible. How
ever, he admitted that the organi-
zation and facilities Of the state
tax department are such as to en-
able them to do a good job Of such
an investigation into the extent
and character Of unemployment in
Delaware by the QUESTIONABLE
method. The matter of trying to
determine these pertinent facts
concerning unemployment in Della
ware, Mr.. DUPONT said, has met
with the full cooperation Of Gov
ernor Buck, who expressed the
opinion that it would be an excel
lent thing to gather such data. In
place of guess work and conjecture
concerning unemployment, this in
vestigation Mr.. DUPONT pointed out
would furnish concrete facts. Both
Mr.. dupont and the Governor feel
that the full cooperation Of the
unemployed themselves and the
public, including employees, can be
counted upon in making the re-
turns reliable and accurate.
Will Quiz All Adults of State
The questionnaires under the
tentative plans now being formu-
lated, would be sent to all adults
in the state and probably to young
men and women older than 10
years, in as much as many of that
age are employed, and others have
been, or would like to be, could
they find work. The questionnaires
to be returned by all who are un-
employed, would also provide for
the stating of the individuals age,
his or her trade, business or pro-
fession, any other work that he
might be able to do; and a brief
statement of previous experience.
Statement Of the number of de-
pendents upon the unemployed per-
son, also probably will be asked.
Information VIII BE Confidential
All information obtained would
be confidential, and the purpose Of
the questionnaires would be fully
explained on them, as the obtain
ing Of data which would enable the
State and employers to reduce as
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09

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fegular-priced gas, it will run better
with Orange American.
!, - more Of this good-sunday, fair
Monday, y, Tuesday, better
Wednesday performance. Every day
7 the week, every week in the year,
orange American Gas keeps your
motor running better than you
'hOusht il could at regular gas price.
we've laboratory tests and road tests
pienty 70 prove this. But the only
- tnat should interest you is the
"Ay orange American Gas acts in
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much as possible the unemploy-
ment. 1t is also probable that the
data obtained in Delaware will be
submitted to the Presidents COM
mittee. Plans for gathering data
of this kind on unemployment are
being made in many states. In
this way it is hoped to ascertain
just what the extent of unemploy-
ment in the nation is, and what oc-
cupation are represented in the
ranks Of the unemployed.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-09
Plan Declared Feasible

When plans for launching the
questionnaires are completed the
machinery for their distribution
and return will be organized Be
cause of the compactness of Della
ware and it's comparatively small
population mong the states of the
Union, it is believed that the plan
Of obtaining the data by question
naire is feasible. The cost of the
gathering Of the data and statis-
tics would be borne by men inter
ested in helping the state to reduce
unemployment. The value Of such
data would also lie in the fact that
it would enable a state committee
to plan with Wilmington commit
tee such a program of public works
or other construction to provide as
much employment as possible this
winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
MILITARY ROAD
SETBACK LOOMS
Dancy Believes Injunction
Will Prevent Letting
Of Contract

Belief that closing OF the unpaved
gaps OF the Military highway has
suffered a serious setback by rea-
son OF injunction proceedings filed
Saturday in the district court here
was expressed this morning BY
County Judge Oscar G. Dancy.
The temporary injunction granted
bv Judge A. M. Kent. which holds
until Aug. 3 when a hearing will be
held, will more than likely prevent
the state highway commission from
letting the contract on July 30, In
the opinion Of the county Judge.
Granting OF the injunction tied
UP approximately s250.000 in state
and county funds, $i26. 1000 of which
had been set aside in equal amounts
by the Brownsville and San Benito
precincts OF Cameron county.
Bond OF $500 was set by Judge
Kent. and posted by the plaintiffs.
Harbert Davenport and III. l.,
Yates Of Brownsville have been re-
tanned to represent the county when
the hearing is held on Aug. 3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
POSSES COMB BRUSH
FOR VALLEY SLAYER
Capone Will Know
Sentence This Week

CHICAGO, July 27-tP-Al-
phonse Capone's day Of reckoning
with the government Is close at
hand.
There has been considerable
conjecture as 70 what length OF
term the gang chief viii receive
when he comes before Federal
Judge Wilkerson on Thursday OF
this week.
Capone Is to be sentenced on
his pleas OF guilty to charges OF
violating the income tax law and
for conspiracy to break the pro-
hibition act. Meanwhile he has
been enjoying a final olurge Of
freedom at Benton Harbor, Mich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
COLLEGE DEATH
VERDICT MADE
Coroner Holds Murder And
Suicide in Houston
Poison Case

HOUSTON. July ~. pa verdict
OF murder az the hand or Dan r.
StFatton in the poison death OF Miss
Hazel Glover. 10. and "A verdict OF
suicide In the death OF Stratton.
both Rice Institute students. was
returned by Justice Campbell Over
street today.
The couple was found I'm a rent
car early Saturday morning, Miss
Glover dead and Stratton dying,
when nearby residents. attracted by
screams, went to the car.
The couple. earlier In the night,
had stopped at a drug store for cold
drinks, Overstreet learned, and said
he was confident that the poison
dose which took the girls life was
placed In her drink ~unobserevd.
Justice Overstreet pointed out that
the windows or the car were up. and
said he believed Stratton had raised
them 20 prevent the girls screams
being heard. The lowered window at
the back. where the girls body was
found slumped down on the seat
had traces OF having been frantical-
Nv lowered. as. he believed. the girl
In q final frenzy, tried TO obtain
fresh air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
CHURCHES ARE
SET FIRE BY
/ JALAPA MOB
Attempt On Life OF
Vicar General
Is Reported

- -
MEAIOO ChAfs Suly
Talliolac pIlrals ln " slAI1
seIa CIu1 We're lIee Goa to oecloo
luL themselves wnelner to AeA4u
snes[ Snulnes OF 70 commune Oils
I1e ~ 49,. AnaI1L.o heloa
RELIGIOUS law.
rApal Nunclo HuiI w flores an
nounced ne had ordered Blshop
GulSAr w Valencia of Vera Cruz tn
inform the priests or hts diocese
mat they might determine for
themselves whether t0 stay tn their
cnurcneS or lice the state.
SrvrrnI wv Eurna
60
nnealMnle repoLts reached neru
LEom yAlaPA' capltal Oh the AtaDa
- = TO- la.e yesterday ~ WHICH
s1s1LA- P1Lsons MeLs aaln w Laws
tes.- = AZ n1 ~ 1epuecu 49,
$500 - --.tr sInA ben
"@l, rcuo Sao1llio y LAnua
Bishop IliSaE SAID TWO men
enIereq Inc mouse ot W. vicar
seneLai 49, as1eMpeeo " ~ nLmf
DuS w. esOape4 49, waa Ln nAnlns
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
GROWERS CALL
BERRY MEETING
Agricultural Department
Chief Will Answer
Market Queries

Reed Lehman. chairman agricul-
tural committee OF the Weslaco
Chamber of Commerce has called a
meeting for Friday night, July 81
at the Community House In Wes-
laco to discuss strawberry product
ion.
y. v. Meyers OF the agricultural
department OF the Missouri Paci-
fic will be the speaker Mr.. f-eyers
will invite questions concerning
strawberries.
r. G. Albrecht, chairman OF the
committee TO investigate plant pur-
chase, viii be present with his COM
mittee composed OF T.. L. Davis,
Orval Sites. and w. G. Deke, 20
report on places and prices OF
plants.
There have been meetings at Nc
Allen, Weslaco and Donna recently.
There is an association at McAllen
and one at Donna and q large per
cent OF the membership at both
places have attended meetings held
at Weslaco.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27

HEARINGS ON
AT San Juan
County Delegates
Hear Feasibility
Of Project
NV staff CORRESPONDENT

-~
SAN JUAN. July Hearing on
the feasibility. practicability and
the need of the formation of the
Lower Rio Grande Water Conser-
walton district Of Texas got under
way this morning In the offices OF
the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo irriga-
ton district with all temporary
directors present.
Approximately so citizens OF HI
dalgo. Cameron. Starr and Willacy
counties presented views favoring
the formation Of the district, in
Guiding delegations representing
practically every chamber Of COM
merce in the Valley.
Explain Purposes
W.. 4. Anderson OF San Benito,
engineer attached to the u. s. side
OF the International Water COM
mission, was placed on the stand
by II. /. Yates OF Brownsville.
secretary OF the district, after
Yates himself had opened the hear
ing by explaining In detail the
purposes IN back OF the proposed
district.
The moral right OF prior users
OF water from the international
streams to be protected in that use
has been upheld by some Is pre-
cedents. Mr.. Anderson stated In
the course Of his testimony. such
protection being granted when
these prior users were organized 10
secure representation
AS a case In point, Mr.. Anderson
cited the development In Mexico of
the Juarez Valley before the Ele-
plant Butte dam was constructed
In the United States. /.
Although all the water used In
irrigating the Juarez Valley origin
ated In the United States and was
cut off when the Elephant Butte
dam was built, the moral right OF
the Mexican development to the use
OF that water was recognized BY
the United States and a sufficient
flow allowed from the dam 10 take
care or the development. Mr.. An
derson stated.
! Same Position
Valley users OF water from the
Rio Grande are In exactly the same
position as were the Mexican
users Of the Juarez, the engineer
pointed out.
No opposition to the formation OF
the district Is expected to be voiced
at the hearing, and 1t is probable
that today will mark the end OF
the formal session.
Directors of the district are ex-
pected to call an election for the
v~erification Of the boundaries Of the
district, the selection OF q perma-
nent board Of directors and the vot-
ing Of a nominal tax within 40 days
Members Of the temporary board
include Z. c. Couch OF Edinburg
Horace Guerra OF Rio Grande City,
w. A. Harding OF Raymondville.
Clay Everhard OF Pharr; II. l.
Yates OF Harrington: Frank Robert
son OF San Benito and "A. w. Gun
ningham Of Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
Construction On
School Under Way

Especial 10 The Herald
EDINBURG. July 27-Work be-
gan this morning on the construc-
ton Of the Rollo school house in
the Panchita Common School Dis
trict No. 2, according to Robert L.
vogler, Edinburg architect
Specifications call for a brick
building with two teaching rooms.
and all mocern c~onveniences. The
general contract was let TO the Rio
Grande Construction company OF
Mercedes. as,d the plumbing con-
tract 10 J. II. Ferguson OF McAllen.
The contract calls for the COM
pletion OF the building within 40
working days. in order to have the
school in readiness by September.
vogler said. $40 a day penalty will
be paid by the contractors IN
event the school is not finished In
specified time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27

Brig. Gen. Augustus p. Blocksom,
u. S. A. retired. died last night at
Fla, according to word re-
ceived here this morning by Mrs.
John A. Roetzel. a niece.
He was well known In Browns
vile and the Valley. having been
in command Of Fort Brown from
1914 to 1917, when he was transfer
red to Fort Sam Houston.
He was in command Of the saith
or Sandstone division when that
organization went overseas. and
was retired with the rank OF brig
adler general in 1918. Y
During the World war he also
served as commander Of the
Hawaiian department with the rank
OF major general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
; Die I'm Crash

MIAMI, Okla, July n. Up
A grade crossing crash here early
today took three lives.
The dead: Jack HALEY. about IS.
Sand Springs. Okla: Hailey's IL
year-oId son and K. @. Garner, 50.
Lindsay. Calf.
A small coupe In which the three
were riding. apparently owned and
driven by Garner. vas struck by a
northbound Frisco passenger train
shortly before 2 o.. m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
Assassins Laugh

CHICAGO, july 27.-tPp-Three
assaSsins who laughed as they fled,
caused the death OF Ely H. Orr
secretary-treasurer Of the News
paper Delivery Drivers. Chauffeurs
and Handlers union. They poured
shotgun slugs into his automobile
early yesterday while he was driv-
ing home from downtown Chicago.
Orr's machine, out OF control, as
he attempted to escape. plunged
through the window Of a butcher
shop. A coroner's physician said ne
found no bullets in the victims body,
but that his head had been crushed
against the dor lamb Of the car.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
Lindys Take Off

NEW YORK. July 27-Hn- Col
Charles "A. Lindbergh announced to-
day that he and Mrs. LlndberFh
would take Off about noon for
washington TO obtain the necessary
papers for their vacation flight tn
the Orient.
They will probably return tonor-
row and leave for Ottawa the first
stop of their long journey CHI We'd
neSdav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
Graf I'm Arctic

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany,
July 77.-lFD-LaSt word from Tire
dirigible Graf Zeppelin put her well
above the Arctic circle at 66 de-
gees north latitude. longitude AZ
east.
"A wireless report from the ship
was received at the Zeppelin works
here Just before midnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-27
COUNTY WILL
GET $4,000
IN old CASE
Court Reverses Fox
Fee Case Decision
Check Shows

Preliminary checking OF an in
volved 22-page decision received
here Monday from the Fourth
Court OF Civil Appeals indicated
Cameron county would recover
above $4,000 in excess fees from
the office Of j. J. Fox, county tax
collector.
IN effect this reverses the de-
ciSon made by Special Judge J. r.
Leslie when the action and cross
action were tried II the civil dis
trsct court here.
County Appealed
Judge Leslie allowed neither Fox
nor the county to recover. but or
dered the county to pay court costs.
The county appealed.
The decision received this morn
ing Is highly involved and techni-
cal. In one portion 10 commends
Fox on the efficiency with whish
he handled the office ard states the
judgment against him involves no
moral turpitude.
The decision covers fees OF office
collected by Fox from 1921 TO 1921
and points out that similar fees
could be collected for the period
$3.50.
Old Case
This case has been in the courts
for a number OF years. The county
brought suit for fees IL claimed
were due it from Fox office. The
county official commended the fees
did not belong TO the county and
filed a cross action for several
thousand dollars.
The appeals court has been con-
sidering the case for several months
The lengthy opinion was written
by Judge Edward w. Smith.
Attorneys for the county officer
have indicated they VIII appeal to
the supreme court.