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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30

er good-sized increase in industry
was recorded with a Slight increase
also reported in collections. Final
crop returns on the whole lost
nothing by comparison with the
best earlier estimates
Merchants of Ell Centre differ
as to their reports on business con-
ditions made to the El Centre
Chamber of Commerce, according
to Robert Hays, manager of that
organization. Some lines of mer-
chandise show a greater volume OF
sales this year than for the same
period last year, others state there
is a slight decrease in sales but nc
report showed a serious decrease
this year over the sales of last year
at the same time. Christmas shop
ping is just starting and a check at
Continued On Page 61
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
Smell To Lead
House G. O. P

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. U.P)-
Representative Bertrand Smell of
New York today won the Republi-
can nomination for speaker of the
house OF representatives.
In eight ballots by party confer
ence the New Yorker overcame and
wore down his chief rival, Repre-
sentative John @. Tilson of Con-
necticut.
If Democrats organize the house
and elect John N. Garner of Texas
speaker as expected, Smell will be-
come Republican floor leader.
Tilson held this priced post in
the last congress, while Smell was
chairman of the rules committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
STIMS0N
REFUSES
7 TO TALK
Secretary Silent On New
est Charge By Japanese
War Office.
INCIDENT CLOSED
News Agency Charged
With Garbling State
ment Given Out.
BY JOSEPH III. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. DIP
Secretary of State Stimson declined
today to take any public notice OF
a reported Japanese war office
statement which said that either he
or Ambassador w. Cameron Forbes
had distorted an assertion by For
eign Minister Shidehara.
The secretary observed that
enough had been said on the Man.
churian situation.
Stimson banned the subject In his
morning press conference except to
say that the statesmen at Paris
were still working on the leagues
proposal to investigate conditions In
Manchuria.
Meanwhile, Stimson received con-
firmation from Toxic that the for
eign office had retracted Saturdays
statement accusing him of losing his
head. The assertion had been made
on the basis of Reno news agen-
cy dispatch, credited to the Asso-
ciated Press. The dispatch repre-
sented Stimson saying the Japanese
were returning to seize Manchuria
ana that Tokio's army was running
Amok.
Before his press conference today
Stimson was given two news dis
patches. One was special dispatch
from Toxic to the Baltimore Sun.
1t quoted war office statement as
saying that "either Mr.. Forbes or
Mr.. Stimson distorted Baron Shid-
ehara's explanation" The state
| ment had reference to Stimson's re-
mark last Friday that he had been
assured by Shidehara that Japanese
troops would not attack Chinchow,
| and that this decision was concur
red in by the war office. <
The second dispatch given Stinl-
son was by the United Press from
Toxic. 1t said that following a cab
met meeting today the Japanese
war minister had said that he con-
sidered the Washington Toxic YER
bal skirmish as closed. He re-
Trained from any comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
By MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff CnrreSnonde

TOXIC, Nov. 80. tU.P)-The Japa-
nese government considered the
"Stinson incident" closed today as
an international affair but the in
cident and "the story behind the
incident" may be made an I'M
portant issue in domestic politics.
The newspaper Nichi Nichi said
that Minister of War Gen. Jiro
Minami had asked Foreign Min
ister Baron Shidehara for a full
explanation of secret interchanges
with the American secretary OF
state. The government party pre-
viously had demanded the foreign
minister's resignation because Of
alleged promises" to Stimson
The foreign office retracted It's
statement denouncing Stimson
after it became known that news
agency blunder misquoting Stim-
son was responsible for what
threatened to be the most serious
international incident in the Man
churian problem.
S. Shiratori, chief of the intelli-
gence bureau and spokesman for
the foreign office, issued vigorous
condemnation of Stimson Saturday
on the basis of a news dispatch
from Washington which said that
Stimson had accused the Japanese
army of running amuck" In Man
churia and that he had accused
Japan of aiming to take all Man
churia from China.
When it became clear that Stim-
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
Declares Mix
Will Recover

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 80. U.P)-
Tom Mix, famous cowboy motion
picture actor, apparently had won
his fight for life today, and was
recovering from peritonitis which
set in after an emergency appendi-
citis operation a week ago.
DR.. r. Nichols Smith, his physi-
clan. said he believed the actor
would recover, unless additional
complications set in.
An official bulletin said:
I'VE are very optimistic in being
able to report definite improve
ment in Tom Mixs condition"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
Death Claims
Coast Editor

INGLEWOOD. Cal, Nov. 80. W.P)
Thad NJ Shaw. Sc, for II years ed
itor and publisher of the Inglewood
Daily News, died at his home last
night. Heart disease was the cause
Of death.
Shaw is survived by the widow,
Mrs. Mabel Shaw, and son, Hubert
H. Shaw, who were co-publishers OF
the News.
Become coming to California,
Shaw was an editor in Washington
and Oklahoma.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
Predicts Ban On
Lawyers In State

LOS ANGELES, Nov 30. U.P)-.
Guy r. Crump, vice president of
the State Bar association, predicted
today legislation will be enacted
soon to limit the number of attor-
neys allowed to practice in Califor-
MIA.
He declared that with 5000 law
yers in Los Angeles, this city was
greatly overcrowded, and that SIM
liar conditions prevailed, but to a
less extent, throughout the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
mkM!LIL-.o
Wy p!says:

ABOARD s. S. EMPRESS OF
RUSSIA, Nov. %. (SpeciaD-
I'VE been reading where Mayor
Walker was trying to get Tom
Mooney out of jail. I believe
If I was in jail and winter like
this coming on I would whisper
to my friend Get me out, but
not till spring" Jim ought to
get Mooney out of Jail. Mooney
got Jimmy out of New York.
But Jimmy don't have to be
afraid of a Republican invest
igating committee in New York.
One has never yet been able to
find out even where the COM
mittee was meeting.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Elks dinner, 7, Elks hall.
Sch0Olmaster's club, Gas,
Westmorlana.
Loyal Young People, :.
Christian church.
f. and A. NJ, No. 3S4, 1880,
Masonic Temple.
Americanization class, I, high
school.
Troop 6, b. S. A.. 1880, Christ
ian church.
Fox Imperial Theatre, local
Boy Makes Good"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30
TOMORROW

TOMUKKOW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Christian Church Circle, 2,
571 Hamilton.
NJ. E. Ladies Aid society, 1880,
514 Hamilton.
Presbyterian missionary soci-
ETY., all day, church.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30

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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-30

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Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05
COAST TEAM USES A MILES .0F TYPE ID BIND STRAINS

BERKELEY, Oct. 5. (H) For those with statistical turn of mind Charles Volz,. trainer of the California Bears, has figured out he used 54 miles of tape on the arms and bodies of the grid play CTS last year.
 One-inch tape found the great est use, A miles of it being need- ed for the football warriors. The two-inch variety made up the bal ance.
 Injuries required slightly more than two miles of bandages and IT pounds of cotton. Twenty six pounds of salve and ointment were used to ease the sore spots
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05
BILL JONES NEEDS MORE INCOME

l Winter is approaching and the children's school expense will be higher this year than last. Bill looks forward to less income in the regular way. Many industries have shifted to the "zigzag" plan for their employees in an effort to help everyone thru the winter. This means that each employee will have about half as much in come. Prices of clothing and food have come down some, but not in keeping with the "1gzag" income. There will be just as much coal to buy and rent to pay. Bill must buy and rent to pay Bill must have more money than he can expect from his usual sources.
 He has some money in the saw ings bank drawing per cent in terest. While it is true that money was put there for a rainy day" it isn't bringing him any income worth mentioning; and $20 or $40 or even $100 of that wouldn't go very far on rainy day" He needs more money coming in
 Bill Jones is the average Amer ican. He knows that many man in exactly his financial condition has invested part of his money and has made enough return to give him the added income he needed But Bill knows there is some speculation with every in vestment, no matter what it is or how good it sounds.
 He doesn't know whether he should take any chances on either his savings account or his present income. Of course his savings ac- count is not absolutely safe; he realizes more money has been lost by depoSitorS thru bank failures during the last 10 years than thru any single line of investment other than the stock market crash in 1929. Being a true American and realizing that nothing risked, nothing gained" he likes to take a chance. Bill is cautious fel- low and wants to speculate, but he doesn't want to lose his money. ' So he losses aside all the wild eyed" promises and impractical guarantees that flood the mails and seeks out a chance to specu- late with the safety of a flowing oil we'll to fall back on if the well he bets on turns out to be dry. If the new we'll comes in big, Bill should make a profit Iof 10 times his investment. If he doesn't he still has his money where it should pay him dividends, over period of years, twenty times larger than the savings bank interest. And he has the speculative chance of making a real fortune if the new we'll comes in good. He wants to speculate with his fingers crossed, as it were, and that is exactly what he does when he accepts our spe- cial Pool offer, and shares in one gusher while we drill for another Write us for full information, but better still-mail US $40, $100, or even $20O, and share in our next dividend. If you are like Bill Jones, we might help you. E. M. ThOmassOn & Co.,. Inc. Patterson Bldg,
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Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05

few days 50 tune in at 12:30 on your dial and let the station know your reception. Former Sewardite U. P. Hannon is trying his darn dest to please his former friends and seeks your aid.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05

Now is the time to look over old packs and have new bottoms put on for winter.
 SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05
ALL-ALASKA ITEMS
By Special Correspondent

tBy SpeclaI correspondent
 The change in the Anchorage Telegraph office will remove a familiar face, beloved by all who knew him, F. A. Cook, who has faithfully served the Anchorage public for many years past. The plans for the future of this re- spected citizens are not at present known but it is assumed that he will join Mrs. Cook at their chick en ranch, close to Seattle.
 * # < <
 Carl Lottsfeldt, foreman of the Alaska Road Commission at Idita- rod, and Mrs. Lottsfeldt, have spea+ the past two weeks in An chorage getting dental and .nedi- cal nti enticn. They expect to de- part via airplane to their home soon.
 ;: *
 The Cableship Dellwood depart ed for Seattle from Anchorage last Thursday morning, after spending the past several months in the harbor. It was with deep regret that the Anchorage public had to suffer this loss, for a finer crowd of men could not be found anywhere and their many friends will miss their congenial compan- ionship. The Elks Lodge gave these fine men a public dance in their honor which was we'll at- tended by both the members of the crew and the populace * # ;: x
 c. M Chambers, prominent merchant of Seldovia, reports a new board walk as having been built by the citizens of that grow ing metropolis. It seems that the Territory could not afford the funds this year, so the able citi- zenry did the work gratis.
 < *
 The Anchorage Radio station is now installing some of the latest equipment used in broadcasting. This should take care of the fad ing or surging that is so noticible in Seward. This equipment will be in operation within the next
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05

Ladies SPECIAL this month: Your permanent S12.50 complete. First following shampoo and fin ger wave free. SEWARD BEAUTY SHOP. Phone Adams 90.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-05

Try our Seattle Ice Cream Fresh on every boat at SYLVIA'S.
The Washington times., 1931-06-18
VILE MEDICINES
SELDOM BEST

The Government has been
forced of late to patiently. yet
firmly, persuade individuals that
bitter taste or vile smell of :"medi-
cines" is no indication of their
therapeutic properties.
The Federal Food and Drug
Administration has just taken
action in the case of a manu-
facturer who made skunk oil"
from skunk hides, and sold it to
horse owners as a general pan
acea. The preparation be-
queathed a terrific odor, and was
claimed to cure quarter cracks
and contracted heels, soften
hoofs, remove splints and lame
ness or re-condition polo ponies.
In it's chief task of seeing that
all preparations shipped in inter
state traffic are correctly labeled
and make no claims they do not
actually possess, the administra.
ton points out that there is an
increasing number of credulous
people who believe that just be-
cause internal and external rem,
edies' smell vile they are there
fore effective, and that between
a bad-tasting medicine and one
with mild taste, the former is, of
course, usually the better.
The Washington times., 1931-06-18
Old Dobbin Battles
Gamely Against
Motor Demon

CHICAGO, June 18.-T'he
survival of the horse in the
motor age was considered with
some satisfaction yesterday
by the Wholesale 5addlery AS
sociation.
Secretary Wayne Dtnsmore
produced statistics that Gh2re
are still 12,SO3, 900 horses and
5,13l,000 mules in the United
States.
Although Mr.. Dinsmore con.
ceded that 100000 horses dis
appeared somewhere during
past 10 years, he declared that
there was more demand for
horses during the last year
than in the five years before.
The Washington times., 1931-06-18
NJ GRATH GIVEN
L|EUTENANCY
ON FORCE
Veteran Policeman, Rounding
Out IS Years of Service,
Will Retire Next Month

A genial, soft-spoken, gray
haired veteran with As years
loyal service in the Metropolitan
Police Department has received
his reward.
He is Thomas McGrath,
sergeant in charge of the prop
erty room at Police Headquarters
"a native of Ireland and en-
deared not only to all police
men, but to hundreds of civilians.
The District Commissioners
yesterday ordered that after July
!, Sergeant McGrath shall ne
Lieutenant McGrath.
RetireS July 10
But Thomas McGrath's days as
0 member of the police force are
numbered. Ten days after he re-
ceiveS his lieutenant'S bars-On
July 1O-he will celebrate his
SixtyfOurth birthday. Under the
new law of the department, he
automatically rctireS at this age.
AS the day of his retirement ap-
proaches Major Henry G.. Pratt
and other officials are striving to
figure out an appropriate reward
for his faithful service.
McGrath stood third on the list
eligible for promotion to lieuten-
ants. Second on the list was
Segrt. Horace w. Lineberg.
Recently Major Pratt told Line
berg that he would like to reward
McGrath with a lieutenancy be-
fore his retirement, and asked if
Llneberg would have any Objec-
tion to advancing McGrath OH the
list. Lineberg replied:
objection? Why, Mayer,
it's an honor. don't care if
the advancement above me is
for 10 days, 10 months or 10
years, I'm all for it. Certainly,
give Tom McGrath my place on
the list"
No Blemish on Record
Retiring as a lieutenant makes
1t possible for Thomas McGrath
to receive SITS additional pen
sion annually. If he retired as
o sergeant he would have re-
ceived $3.50 a year. But through
Sergeant Lineberg stepping aside
it permits McGrath to receive
$1.525 pension annually.
Sergeant-or rather Lieutenant
McGrath was born in Ireland
July 10, 1867. sHe was appointed
to the police force on May 10.
1886. Since 1907 he has served
as a clerk at police headquarters
in the property room. His As
year record is without a blemish.
The Washington times., 1931-06-18
For Smart Women
Sizes 36 to so

The fashions you'll the smartest women
wearing this
The Shantuns Suit The Dotted Frock Suit. The
Printed Crepe Frock Suit The Washable Summer
Crepe Jacket Frock The Printed Georgette Frock The
FIowered Pastel Chiffon Froek (many with cocktail
jackets) The WovenPattern Crepe Frock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
HOOVER FINISHING
SESSION MESSAGE
Financial and Unemployment
Factors Receive Strong
Consideration.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
Hard at work on the finishing touches
of his coming message to Congress,
President Hoover gave strong considera-
! ton yesterday to factors affecting its
financial and unemployment sections.
Bernard Baruch,. New York flnancier,
was called into a between-curtain con-
ference at the White House last eve
ming. Departing, he said financial con-
ditions had been discussed.
Only an hour or so before Mr.. Hoo
YER received an optimistic report from
Walter S. clifford, director of the Emer-
gency Relief Committee. upon the
progress of local drives for funds to aid
the joblesS during the Winter.
CrOxtOn at White House.
Fred Croxton. assistant relief direc-
tor, also was called to the White House
during the afternoon.
Baruch was smiling but reticent as
he left the executive mansion.
mo, can't tell you anything I said
to the President or he to me-" the
fnancier replied in answer to all ques-
lions as he departed to catch train
for the South.
Although White House officials as
serted no special subject had been set
for Mr.. Hoover's conference with the
f1nancier, his coming aroused consider
able speculation. Baruch is a Demo-
crat. His advice, however, has often
been sought by the President.
War Board Report Discredited.
REPORTS were discredited that pos
sible revival of the War Finance Corpo-
ration has been the subject of the con-
ference The Chief Executive had
listed such a possible move, If econom-
ically necessary, at the time he an
National Credit Corporation now in
operation.
clifford reported after his conference
the President was pleased at returns
thus far shown in local and sectional
drives for funds, under the guidance OF
Federal committee.
ut is too early to predict final re-
suit" Clifford said. 1.-The time set for
the local efforts will not expire until
Thanksgiving. But from the funds re-
ported thus far, it appears that through
out the country as whole expectations
will be fulfilled"
Visitor List Abandoned.
In order to allow more time for work
upon his annual message, the President
directed that his usual formal list OF
visitors be abandoned. Nevertheless
visitors came and went.
Although the message was reported
nearly completed, it cannot be put into
final printed form before next week or
later. White House officials have an
nounced that the President had reached
no decision as yet on whether he would
ask for an increase in taxes to meet the
ever igher-reaching deficit.
Mr.. Hoover expects report from the
Treasury Department on the question
early next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
"Y" Secretary Jibed
For 5O-Cent Loan to
Panhandler Repaid
Sum Borrowed 5 Months
Ago Is Returned
in Letter.

Eight months ago a Y. M. C. A. sec
rotary, who was assigned to clear the
Central Y. M. C. A. lobby of a group Of
professional pan-handlers suspected Of
making their headquarters there, was
touched" for so cents by one OF the
men he Intercepted.
The secretary was twitted by his COL
leagues for his "gullibility," but he In
sisted the loan was justified in view OF
the convincing hard luck" story related
by the seedy stranger.
He said he would repay me when he
gets job, and believe he is sincere, +"
the secretary explained.
The secretary, George B. Lands, is
proudly exhibiting the following letter
to prove he is good judge of character:
About March 10, 1891, on a Friday,
at about am, you were good enough
to advance to me half dollar.
Il am now In a position to return At
to you, which I am doing by way of
stamps. Not until the present time
have been in a position to do so. It is
with regret that am unable to add to
the sum to reimburse you for your un-
doubted risk in connection with trans
actions of this sort
ITO my appreciation then Of your
Kindness add my present thanks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
SAYS PAIR He SLEW
|NSULTED HIS WIFE
Kin of Famous Tennessee
Governor Faces Two
Murder Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November al
Charges that he murdered two men &C
cused of insulting his wife were added
today to the long criminal record of
Isham G.. Harris, 38-year-old farmer
and great-grandson Of Tennessee's dis
tinguished Civil War governor of that
name.
Sheriff w. J. Bacon said he con-
fessed he was one Of a group OF men
who kidnapped j. D. Smith, 60-year-
old farmer Thursday night, took him a
mile from his home and fired seven
bullets into his body.
Sheriff Bacon also said h confessed
the Staying of Earl Sheridan, 30-year-
old colored man, but when arraigned
in his cell this afternoon Harris said
the colored man was shot by a COM
panion whose name was not revealed.
He pleaded guilty to participation in
the Staying of Smith. He was held
without bail on two charges of first
degree murder.
Claims Wife Insulted.
The sheriff quoted him as saying
Smith and Sheridan were slain because
they insulted his wife. Harris wife
confirmed this as regards Smith but
she declared the colored man did not
insult her, the officer added.
The sheriff advanced the theory
Sheridan was one of three men, includ-
Harris. who went to Smiths home
Thursday night, menaced members of
his family with shotguns and forced
Smith to go with them for "a ride"
Mrs. Harris, 80, and pretty, was held
as a material witness and reporters
were not permitted to interview her.
Imprisonment was no new thing for
Isham O., Harris, Sd. OldtimerS here
recalled the Staying Of E. Blond in
1919 and Harris subsequent conviction
and 21-year sentence for that murder
in 1919. The prosecution contended
Harris lured Biondi from his home on
the pretext Of selling him liquor and
then shot and robbed him.
PardOned by Governor.
Former Gov. ALI Taylor pardoned
Harris.
Harris was arrested a number of
times on charges of bootlegging and
once he and his brother, James Harris,
Sd, staged a pistol and knife fight in
which both were wounded seriously
No prosecution resulted.
James Harris, ST., was killed In De-
cember of last year in an argument
over a COW. The State has indicated
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Har
ris, on charge of murder and she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
PASTORS WILL MEET
Catholic Clergy to Plan Program
of Chest Cooperation.

Catholic pastors and church keymen
will meet tomorrow night in st. Pat
rick's Church, Tenth and G streets, to
map out a program for church CO.
operation in the development OF the
work of the Community Chest Commit
tee in charge of church social activity.
Announcement of the meeting was
made by Rev. Laurence J. Shehan,
acting chairman of the committee.
The Catholic group will outline ways
and means Of cooperating with Jewish.
Protestant and Greek Orthodox
churches of the city, both colored and
white, so as to combine their social
service work with that of the Commu-
nifty Chest