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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

GILES. July 23.-tP1-Jeff Stotts,
IS. who relatives said had been in
bad health since discharged from
the army several years ago, was
found shot 20 death IN the front
yard Of his home here today. He
was survived BY his widow and q
small Son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

Mrs. Lee Martin or the Ill Jar
din Home Demonstration club has
been selected by the IA. AZ M. COL
lege extension department I'm Cam
eron county 70 receive the scholar
ship of the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce TO the short course
next month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

BERLIN. July %. FJ - The
reichstaR council OF elders today
voted down q motion for the con-
vocation OF the reichstaE and
thereby gave t-e Bruening govern
ment another brief breathing space
In which 10 negotiate definite as
slstance for distressed Germany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

NEW YORK
Stocks: Firm; early losses reraln-
Cd II dull trading.
Bonds. Irregular, foreign issues
heavy.
Curb. Firm. market dormant.
Foreign exchanges. Irregular
Argentine peso AZ new 1881 low.
Cotton. Steady: trade support.
Sugar. Easy; disappointing spot
demand
Coffee. Lover. trade selling.
CHICAGO
Wheat. Easy bearlsh crop and
weather reports.
Corn. Easy, beneficial rains
Missouri.
Cattle. Steady.
Hogs: Higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
BRIDGE MEASURE PASSES
West Introduces Graduated Oil Tax Bill


CHICAGO. July 23.-P-Mrs.
Knute Rockale Is going into the
movies. The widow OF the famous
coach left last night with a group
OF former gridiron stars for Hol-
iywood. Cal. where she viii take
part In a picture ~p0rtraying
football days at Notre Dame.
Rockne was killed IN an air
plane accident last spring while
en- route to California in con-
nection with the picture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
BILL PERMITS
TOLL COMPANY
TO SUE STATE
Span Injunction To Be
Dissolved III House
Approves

AUSTIN. July 23. tAPl-Bolh
houses of the Texas legislature
today placed their approval On n
proposed law designed ~ bring
about quick opening Of the Red
river free bridge between Deni-
SON and Durant. Okla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
SALARIES OF
SEXTON and
MILLER CUT
New Auditor Claims
Continuation Is
Unlawful

Stating he did not believe the
county could lawfully pay salaries
for special legislative representa-
ton, County Auditor ri. M. Skel-
ton. Sr.. Wednesday morning de-
clined to authorize payment OF
salaries 10 Harry Sexton and Roy
Miller. The newly appointed audi
tor questioned constitutionality OF
such salaries.
Other Interests
Speaking before the commits
sioners' court, Shelton stated Sex
TONS salary was being provided by
other interests now and was sure
he would not object 10 the county
salary being withdrawn.
Sexton. minority clerk In the
" s. house of representatives, has
been paid 500 per month by the
county for special representation
and work at the national capital.
His work there IN connection with
deep water projects. health appro-
~priations, citrus laboratories, etc,
has been praised by Valley lead
ers.
Canal Representative
Miller, who has been represent
ing Cameron county In connection
with the Inter-C Coastal Canal. has
been drawing a salary OF $500 per
month.
There was little discussion Of
Skeletons action. Should the COM
missioners wish 10 pay the salaries
their only recourse would be
through a mandamus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23


AUSTIN. July 23-tF-The TEX
a. senate today passed with one
dissenting vote n bill designed To-
put an end tO the long Red river
bridge" dispute which has resulted
IN interstate exchanges between
Texas and Oklahoma governors.
The bill, by Sen. Jake Loy. would
grant tO the Red River Bridge
company or itS receiver. J. R.
Handy. permission " sue the state
for alleged allure of the Texas
Highway commission TO fulfill ifs
contract with the company.
Say Contract Broken
The contract. under the COM
panys Interpretation and the in
depreciation of federal court WI
Houston, required the commission
10 pay the company an amount
somewhere between $4,000 and
Sl50,oo0, the exact amount being
mootcd.
lhe bridge company had obtain
ca a temporary Injunction restrain-
inE the highway commission from
opening its free bridge. which
parallels the cOmpany's toll bridge
from Denison. Texas. tO Durant.
Okla, until the states contract
obligations had been met sen. Low
said he had been given assurance
the company would ak FOR disco
luton "a the Injunction once Am
got the right % sue.
The bill went t0 THE house. Ard
the senator expected IT. 60 have mo-
trouble there.
The history an the free bridge hnE
been q tumultuous one. When the
lands ot Texas were tied from
opening ~, Gov. Murray of okla
homa said he was willing w u " the
work and Gov. Sterling uf Texas
replied IL felt the Oklahoma ex-
ecutive was exceeding hts jurlsdic-
ton
Rangers Guard Span
Rangers were sent 70 keep the
Texas end closed and more state
ments and answers followed. Gov.
Murray finally suggested. presum-
ably In i0cular mood, that Texas
and Oklahoma women meet AZ the
bridge heads and have a quilting
and goSsiping bee. Their presence.
said Murray. would cause the open
ING soon enough Gov. Sterling
called TIE statement tom fooIery."
The senate action was rapid. It
took five minutes 10 accept the
favorable committee report. engross
the bill, suspend the rules. put it
on third reading and final passage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
PROPOSAL TO
CHECK
IS DEFEATED
Waste Situation Up
For Consideration
In Senate

AUSTIN. July 23.-F-Ihe
house today refused 10 adopt a res
olut.on 10 end its investigation Of
the oil industry at 4 p. m. Satur-
day. The e /lution. BY Rep. Jack
Keller OF Dallas, was tabled, So TO
Az.
Keller claimed that unless the
investigation was closed within the
next few days the house would have
no time IN which to take action
on conservation legislation. necessi-
tattng another special session.
Killing Time
IF you are against TnSsing a
conservation measure. then continue
the investigation so you can kill
all the time possible" Keller said.
The resolution authorizing the
investigation called for ID TO end
Monday unless the time Is extend
cd."
A bill TO levy a graduated tax on
OIL production was introduced BY
Rep. Milton West OF Brownsville
The tax would start at two cents
per barrel up TO 80 barrels and
reach a maximum OF rs cents per
barrel for $4,000 barrels per day
or over. IL would apply To each
well OH a lease.
The oil tax now Is based on gross
production and the value OF the oil.
The low price OF oil has resulted
In sharp declines IN the az cunt or
taxes received by the state and the
bill was aimed to provide suffi-
Client revenue regardless OF the
value OF the production.
Rep. j. r. Donnell o. Hillsboro
introduced a bill 10 permit oil pro-
ducing agencies 70 Cooperate in
production. processing and market
ing oil and its products. The CO.
operative organization would be
exempted from the provisions OF
the antitrust laws and laws against
monopoly. The bill was In line with
q suggestion made yesterday BY r.
C.. Holmes. president or the Texas
company. that formation Of a large
cooperative organization would be
an effective method TO control OIL
production in east Texas and other
fields.
Long Recess
Most or the senate's morning was
spent in recess. after ii had passed
4 bill designed TO end the Red
river bridge dispute. but the COM
mittee Investigating the oil ses-
sion resumed its session shortly be-
fore noon.
y. ". Foran. the expert employed
by the central p~roration committee.
returned with his charts to 60 fur
Their into the waste situation. as
he saw Il, IN east Texas and else
where.
Tom De Berry. In an examina-
ton or the witness. indicated he
did not look with favor on the
main conservation bill pending
that having administration sane
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy and somewhat unset
tied Thursday night and Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD L. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGuY'S LITTLE
JOKE

Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
We're out in the woods, standing be-
meath a tree from which had fallen
some big, round nuts, with sharp
stickery prickers on the outside.
Inside the prickly shell were three
smooth, brown chestnuts, but a.
first Baby Bunty didn't know that.
Uncle Wiggily mad been looking
for q lost golf ball, but, giving it
up, had gone to the woods adven-
turing, taking Bunty with him as I
told you in the story before this.
Baby Bunty saw q prickly, green
chestnut burr lying on the ground
and she called in delight to A1r
Longears:
Here is your lost golf ball, but
It's turned green and looks very
funny, Unkie Wig"
Then Uncle Wiggily told the lit
tie orphan rabbit how the smooth,
brown chestnuts grow inside the
green, prickly burr and how this
burr must be cracked open with q
stone, if one doesn't want to wait
until Jack Frost bursts it open with
his cold breath.
Mr.. LOngears was going to bash
open the pricEly chestnut nurr to
show Bunty the nuts nestled inside
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
CITIZENS AND POLICE
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager

MOST Of US will disregard It entirely,
1" but we could do much to curb the
present crime wave if we gave some
thought and encouragement to the plea
MADE yesterday by President Hoover in
Dehalt OF the policemen Of the country.
Too many of us consider the police as
something to be derided, though there is
no such feeling in time Of danger, when
we call loudly for police aid.
1t would be foolish TO state that all
members of police departments are good
policemen. They are not. Yet it is equal
ly foolish to say that they are all bad.
They are not. And if we wish to go a
step further, we might in all honesty
make the statement that even a bad po-
liceman would not be so bad if he were
let alone. He is made bad by the con-
tinual interference of politicians and in
fluential citizens with the affairs Of our
police departments.
Too often it happens that policeman
is punished if he does his duty, when that
duty interleres with the wishes Of some
crooked politician or tllin-skinned citi-
zen. And if he doesn't do his duty, the
policeman is criticized.
The President was addressing the In
ternational Association of Chiefs Of Po-
lice when he made his plea for support
Of the police, but in reality he was ad-
dressing every citizen in the country.
He pointed out the danger Of our present
custom of exalting the gangster, the
bandit and the gunman, making them
heroes of the newspapers, the screen and
Of books, and deriding the police.
All Of US know this to be true and we
should also know that it is worshipping
false idols of the rankest sort. Even a
so-called bad policeman has something
of good about him. That is more than
can be said for the modern gunmen,
gangsters and racketeers. They are rats
with all due apologies to the little
furred rodents.
Our police are largely what the citi-
zens make them. After all that is only
what the President was trying to tell US.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

can take some chestnuts home 70
Daddy and Mother
Yes, you squirrels are very fond
of chestnuts," said Uncle Wiggily.
But how can they carry them in
their prickly burrs without getting
their paws full Of splinters?" asked
Bunty. for she had gently touched
the green bail on the ground and
it had hurt her little paw.
"Oh. we won't take the nuts now,
Johnnie said. Wen wait until Jack
Frost cracks open the priclzly burrs
and then the smooth, brown nuts
will fall out and we can carry them
without getting hurt
But while you are waiting for
Jack Frost" said Bunty, some one
may come and take the nuts, even
IN their prickly burrs. I won't take
them" she said, for We rabbits
don't eat nuts
On, guess no one will take
them chartered Billie.
That's where you're wrongr
suddenly shouted an impolte voice
and out Of the bushes popped a big
black Bear, a most unpleasant chap
III take all these chestnuts!'
groWled the Bear. And, more thar
that, I'll take some nibbles off Un-
Gle Wiggily."
"Oh, dear!" murmured Baby
Bunty. And then to Uncle Wiggily
she said: Cant you do something
to make the Bear go away?"
YES whispered Mr.. Longears, 81
can play a little joke on him"
please do" begged Johnnie. "He
might nibble us after he takes al
the nice chestnuts."
"All right. Here's for the joker
whispered Mr.. Longears. Then tt
the Bear he suddenly said: "Lool
what is over your head"
The Bear raised his head to look
He also raised his nose until it wa
pointing straight up-his soft anC
tender nose. Now right over thf
Bears nose, hanging on the tree
was a big, prickly chestnut burr
Suddenly Uncle Wiggily threw E
stone, hit the nut and down 1t fell
right on the Bears nose. T'h6
prickers pricked him and the stick
ers stuck him and away he rar
bowling, yowling and scowling.
Then everything was o. K. and nc
one was nibbled. And if the letter
a will stop standing on its head
and trying to look like the letter
V, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily's tickle tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
DoLln q [eII.

when, all Of a sudden, there was a
noise in the bushes and Bunty said
some one was coming.
y wonder who it is?" asked Tn
Gle Wiggily, holding the stone in his
paw ready to throw :t--throw the
stone, mean.
Maybe it's one of the bad chaps, "
suggested Bunty. "Ch, hope not, "
said the little orphan rabbit.
Il hope not, myself" murmured
Mr.. Longears and he looked at the
rustling, shaking bush to see what
would come out Of it. He was ready
to take care of Bunty if it should
happen TO be the Fox, the Wolf or
the Bob Cat.
But Uncle Wiggily had a pleasant
surprise, and Bunty did, also, when
out of the bushes jumped, not one
of the Bad Chaps, but Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail, the squirrel boys.
oh, hello, Johnnie and Billet"
called Bunty joyfully
"Hello!p chartered the squirrels.
Hello. Uncle Wiggily."
"Eello, boys greeted the rabbit
gentleman. What are you doing
out here?"
we are looking for a chestnut
tree" said Billie.
But we can't find any" went on
his brother. Il guess there are no
more chestnut trees"
"Oh, I found one, didn't I, Unkie
Wig?" exclaimed Bunty, jumping W
and down in happiness.
Did you, really?" asked Johnnie
hardly willing to believe this.
We'll" answered Mr.. Longears
"Bunty found a green, prickly nut
On the ground and as II had faller
off this tree I suppose you might
say she also found the tree. It hal
many chestnuts on it,"
oh, 50 it has!' cried Billie. "Lool
at the chestnuts, Johnnie. I'm 81
glad Bunty found this, as now VIZ
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
If You're Afraid
OF Blood Pressure

Almost every case of apoplectic
stroke is preceded by spells of indi-
gestion and dizziness So
If you are beginning to be trou-
bled by slight digestive upsets-if
you have pain or other distress after
eating-if you suffer from sick
headaches or dizzy spells
Start taking tablespoonful OF
Dare's Mentha PepSin before meals.
BY replenlshing your scanty gastric
juice and easing the load on tired
stomach, Dare's keeps your stomach
/ from getting out of order.
No conscientious druggist would
pretend for a moment that any
stomach remedy could absolutely
prevent apopleXy. But he will tell
you that by keeping your digestion
running smoothly, you are doing
much to lessen the danger OF an
attack
Clements Drug Store and all good
druggists guarantee Dare's to over
come Indigestion or money back.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Henry's Story Is
Made Into Film

The romance and adventure
which o. Henry made so popular
in the opening years Of this century,
live again on the silver screen in
The Cisco Kid" which will be
shown for the last times tonight
at Fox Imperial Theatre.
Henry has been acclaimed the
greatest short story writer in Am
erican literature and all Of his Sto-
ries have the stamp OF a real genius.
The Cisco Kid" was one Of his best,
and the story had been adhered TO
carefully in the screen presentation.
Warner Baxter, who originated
the role in the pioneer talking pic
ture, IN Old Arizona plays the
part in the present production. lie
is supported by Edmund Lowe and
Conchita Montenegro.
The Cisco KID" is interesting and
entertaining from start to finish.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
College Paper Has Birthday

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., W.P)-The
Tar Heel, the only college daily
newspaper now being published in
the South, has just celebrated its
38th birthday at the University of
North Carolina with a special eight
page edition which records the
progress Of the paper since publi-
cation was begun in 1893.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Burglar Visits
Local Residence

A Raffles bent on procuring him
self more proper raiment and en-
tering into the winter sports season
with a great zest might be blamed
for the burglary of Bruce Ander-
sons house at Ala South Seventh
street.
Anderson reported the burglary to
the sheriff's office last night, the
crime occurring sometime between
Friday and Monday. The burglar
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October Is, 1911

City trustees last night voted to
advertise for bids for the construc-
ton OF new settling basins for the
city water system that will double
the capacity for settling water.
Opening Of the new Seeley town.
site ard the beginning OF building
operations is taking many people
to the New River town. A new
PENTHOUSE has been erected by the
toWnsite company for use as res
taWaEt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

entered, he said, by ripping the
screen from the bathroom window.
Among missing articles were a
two-cell flashlight, a black suit. II
pair of brown riding trousers, blue
slip-over sweater, a pair of golf
knickers, bathing suit. II pairs of
mems socks, one handkerchief, a
20 guage shotgun, a satchel and a
black overnight case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October l3, 1916

Cotton seed yesterday went up to
$40 a ton, an unheard-of figure il
Imperial Valley previously, T h e
price jumped from S25 to the pres
ent peak IN short jumps, each mill
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
Issued ID a lily, Except
Sundays. Entered a.
the Post Office, FL Cen
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
THE 4ARNY BAND

IMPERIAL VALLEY residents will
have an opportunity tomorrow after
noon and evening to hear some really
splendid music and aid worthy cause
when the United States Army Band PLAYS
at the fair grounds in Imperial, under the
auspices Of Boyce Aten Post, American
Legion.
Organized during the World War by
General Pershing, the band has been
continued IN time of peace as one of
the outstanding branches of the army
and one Of the best military bands in
the world.
Whatever profit may be made on the
two concerts it gives here, will be used
in relief work this winter There will
be no profit, or very little, without the
Whole-hearted cooperation Of valley res
idents
AS a novelty in local entertainment.
the band concerts should be extremely
popular. Added to this are the oppor-
tunity to greet the army'S best musical
organization and to aid the needy.
These should be sufficient incentive to
draw large crowd to the fair grounds
for each performance.
-o-
One can forgive Mr.. Jack Sharkey for
all his shortcomings when reading that
he exploded the Primo Carnera myth.
-O-
Sir Hubert Wilkins is fortunate that
he can sink the Nautilus now instead of
having it sink on him a few weeks ago.
That trip seemed jinXed from the start
These days are turbulent enough to
make one break out laughing when he
reads that old phrase "a war to end all
wars
A professor said jail was torture
Now, there's a novel deduction.
When Californian feels quake, it's
an incident, but when an Ohioan feels one,
he says he's had great luck with his last
batch.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

Shakes put on 65 years ago were
recently taken from the roof of 4
barn near Cottage Grove, Oregon,
and replaced by shingles. Many
of the cedar shakes were in excel
lent condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
ACTIVITIES At CENTRAL UNION

rooms. for they have been fitted
with glass doors.
Two lines of husky boys heaying
on a big rope-each trying to drag
the other through a great stream
of water gushing from fire hose
that is the annual tug-of-war We
terfigIlt between the freshmen and
sophomore boys OF Central. AS usu-
al, the freshies won the giant
struggle. and the dripping sophs ad-
mitted that there certainly is
strength in numbers.
Officers for the coming year were
elected by the F. F. A. recently.
Charles Chick will be the presi-
dent; Gilbert House, vice president:
Fred Veliquette, secretary; Martin
Weiss, treasurer; and Fred Veil
quette, reporter. Paul Thornton,
head Of the agricultural depart
ment at Central, is the sponsor OF
the grour.
A trip to the creamery on Tues
day will be an interesting study Tor
the cooking class.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

The Oregon Packing company,
Vancouver, Washington, is employ
ing 100 persons, now running on q
very heavy pear crop,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
TEN YEARS AGO
October 13, 1921

Experiments carried on over a
period of IL years have demonstrat7
ed that climate and soil of this
valley will produce dates the equal
of or superior of dates grown IN
any other section from Asia Minor
to Mexico. according to an author
ity on date culture.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

Woodshop classes have spent all
their time since school started max
ing improvements in the shop.
Benches with large drawers, which
required skillful cabinet work, have
been built in the machine shop by
first year students. Fences, or wire
partitions, have been erected be-
tween the departments in the shop.
In the woodshop, the boys have
built lockers, saw horses and
benches. Advanced cabinet work
has been done on the bookcases
which are TO be put into the class
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

The Mexican navy was ordered
to sea to hunt for rebels this week
the rebels being reported off the
coast of Lower California on board
mysterious vessel
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

AEA Los Angeles Bnredu
Major General Benjamin H. Fuller,
commandant of the U. S. Marines,
succeeding Major General Smedley
D. Butler, is shown here in his
latest picture, taken while on an
inspection trip OF Marine activities
on the west coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
BY ROBERTA FERGUSON
Press Correspondent

Notebooks, which will be used as
a sort Of textbook, are being made
in the printing classes. The boys
are working out these books, COW
ering everything they have been do
ing in printing, setting them up,
and printing them all themselves
in class. This idea which Guy L.
Hatch, the instructor, is using will
make study much more interesting
for the students.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13
owner bidding a little higher thar
the other fellow.

Frank B. Anderson is planning to
open a new business college in Ell
Centro. He noticed a need for a
new business college while he was
here engaged in bookkeeping for
various firms
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

A professor said jail was torture
Now, there's a novel deduction.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

One can forgive Mr.. Jack Sharkey for
all his shortcomings when reading that
he exploded the Primo Camera myth.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

A trip TO the creamery on Tues
day will be an interesting study for
the cooking class.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

Sir Hubert Wilkins is fortunate that
he can sink the Nautilus now instead of
having it sink on him a few weeks ago.
That trip seemed jinXed from the start.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

These days are turbulent enough to
make one break out laughing when he
reads that old phrase "a war to end all
wars"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-13

When a Californian feels a quake, it's
an incident, but when an Ohioan feels one,
he says he's had great luck with his last
batch