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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
INCREASE IN STEEL
PRICES INDICATED
Recent Earnings Statements
Show Need for Higher
Market.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURGH, August 1.-Steel COM
pony earnings statements now coming
a firmer stand In prices. There Is no
thought of a general advance, but 1t is
felt prices should go up somewhat on
the lines that have involved substantial
losses, and that the deep cutting in
various large jobs should cease, particu-
larly in fabricated structural steel and
also in line pipe.
AS to the particularly profitless lines,
prices have been marked up recently,
but have not been thoroughly estab-
lished by volume of trading, while as
to structural work and line pipe it is
understood prices have been better In
the last few weeks.
Decrease Was Expected.
There is no conference in steel COM
pany earnings thus far reported. known
conditions in the steel trade indicated
a moderate decrease in earnings or
accentuation of losses from the first
quarter to the second, as there was an
8 per cent decrease in ingot production,
of double effect because 1t would pre-
sumably raise average unit costs slightly,
and there were in some lines slightly
lower prices.
The United States Steel Corporations
20 per cent decrease in total earnings
was greater than expected, taking steel
trade conditions as O. whole. but there
were some special circumstances, for
early In the year the corporation seemed
to be running decidedly better than the
independents, while of late there has
been little or no difference, and the COR
poration had the benefit of some heavy
tinplate shipments not to be invoiced
until January.
Jones & Laughlin had made the sur
priSing showing of IS per cent decrease
in total earnings before interest and de-
probation from the December to the
March quarter, when production of the
steel industry increased. Now a remark
able recovery Is shown, the June quarter
running not merely above the March
quarter but above the December quar-
ter. youngstown Sheet & Tube showed
about the same operating results in the
first and second quarters, while Repub-
lie Steel materially reduced its loss. In
land Steel had slight increase in earn
ings.
Earnings prospects for the current
quarter are decidedly mixed. If substan-
tial Autumn increase in tonnage comes
no sooner than expected, by the middle
Of September, steel production will be
20 to IS per cent lighter than in the
second quarter. and unit costs. other
things being equal, would be materially
higher. On the other hand. there are
increasing economies In various items,
and prices realized/on shipments prom
Use to average somewhat better. For the
fourth quarter there should be q marked
Improvement in earnings.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
221 DAYS OIL SUPPLY
ON HAND; STOCKS DROP

There were 221 days supply Of oil in
The United States at TIE G2a Of June
the Commerce Department announced
yesterday. Stocks declined 1882, 900
barrels during that month.
Total stocks reported to the Bureau
Of Mines were 652 sac, 900 barrels at the
end Of June, compared with S., 212 900
barrels at the end Of May.
Domestic production for June was
78, 797, 900 barrels, compared with 8I.-
$4,000 in May. Imports during June
showed a marked decline, crude pc
troleum being 3,e78, 900 barrels, COM
pared with 4,5l2,0o0 in May, and re-
fined products 1896, 900 barrels, COM
pared with 2,847, 0C0.
The total demand for the month was
So, 1853 900 barrels, OF which 78,466, 900
was domestic consumption. while during
May the total demand was 81 6O4, 900
barrels and domestic demand 7eaEes. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

Gil Of Administra-
ton have decided
that interest and
sinking fund pay
ments in all loans
of the Uruguayan
government S h a ! !
be made punctually
at whatever sac
ridceS and not
withstandjng a y
losses that may &C.
cur on account of
the quotation of
the peso in the for
eign markets. They
agreed to recon-
mend to Parlia-
nent reductions in
all salaries of pub
lie emplOVeS excent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

history is GIldC we learn uOI1AAAS AAOAA
history.
Americas relations toward her South
ern neighborS amply bear out this view.
While Siles was holding forth in Bolivia,
American bankers overwhelmed him with
offers of loans. While Leguia was guiding
lars were poured into the country. SINH
lar treatment was accorded Washington
Luis and PreStes in Brazil, 1rigoyen in
Argentina and Ibanez in Chile.
DictatorS, as a rule, especially in Latin
America, can continue to WELD power as
long as they have an ample supply of
funds. 1t is through money that they
keep their disconnected subjects occupied.
Hence, the very ambitious public works
projects which some of the Latin Ameri-
can countries launched. Large sums were
required for such projects, but these were
readily forthcoming in the form of loans
and credits which American bankers were
willing, nay, eager, to extend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Melville SHOE SALES
ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER
Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, August For the
period January to June 80, 1881, the
earnings Of Melville Shoe Corporation,
operator Of 473 John Ward, Rival,
Thom Mean and Traveller shoes,
amounted to $593 ,562.68 after interest,
depreciation and taxes, it was an
nounced by Ward Melville, president.
This is equivalent, after preferred divi-
dend requirements, to $l.37 per share
on the 371 ,46i shares of common stock
outstanding.
Sales for the first six months of 1891
totaled $l3,941 ,393.31, a decrease Of 3.85
per cent in dollar volume as compared
with the corresponding period Of 1880.
In the same months, however, unit
sales went ahead 2.66 per cent despite
the fact that the comEany operated
fewer stores than In 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, August (P.- Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture) -
Potatoes, receipts, 70 cars; on track,
2s7 cars; total United States shipments.
34e cars; slightly weaker on sacks,
about steady on barrels; sacked per
hundredweight, Kansas and Missouri
CobbIers. coal 05; poor, 70aS5; East
Shore Virginia, barrel, cobblers, 2.35a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Bonds to Be Redeemed.

NEW YORK, August 1 R.-From
the proceeds of the recent bond f1nanc-
ing made by Jersey Central Power &
Light Co., the company has arranged
for the redemption Of a substantial
part of its former funded debt, bearing
larger rates Of interest. These redemp-
tons include $17,5T2 first mortgage and
refunding 5h per cent gold bonds,
81, O00, 900 Consolidated Gas Co. Of New
Jersey, 5 per cent gold bonds and $761, =
900 Monmaslth Lighting Co. first mort
gage and eofateral trust per cent gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

Pawnng National Assets.
it with the
with which of the republics south of the Rio Grande
resent when the bankers took it themselves to lay
which nations
follow in their domestic affairs Little objection raised
terms dared object
conveniently disposed Of They had choose between prison
@
Difficulties however began arise when American bankers could
successfully market foreign The investing public
had developed equity stock complex and regou
avoided securities
Southern neighborS
discontinue
This resulted in serious unemployment Feeling against the
bitter,
thought long ago
reSorted Decision national the bullet
Such brief genesis political up
heaVa in tin Amerc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
$18,OOO.OOO Merger.

NEW YORK, August DIV. &.
J. Sloane Manufacturing Co. and the
George w. Blabon Co. and the floor
covering division of Certain teed
Products Co. have been merged under
the name Of the Sloane-Blabon Cor
poration, with capitalization OF
$18, 00O, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Plane Contract Awarded.

NEW YORK, August l R-The
keystone Aircraft Corporation of Br1s-
tol, Pa, has been awarded a contract
by the Navy Department for seven
amphibian planes at o total cost OF
el64,06& 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
New Shoe Factory.

NEW YORK, August tP.-Due TO
INCREASING demand for certain types OF
ah6eS, International Shoe Co. has COM
Tsted arrsngements for new factory
az Anna, I'll. - -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

the very small ones, and various mcdi-
f1cationS of the tariff.
This announcement is of vital inter
est to banks and private investors all
over the United States, as these obliga-
tons are widely held in this country
and there has been much speculation
as to what action Uruguay might take
under present conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Uruguay to Meet
Payments on All
Loans, Says Envoy
Minister Varela Officially
Notified of His Gov.
ernment's Plans.

Minister Varela of Uruguay has re-
ceived official information from his
government stating that the President
of the republic and the National Coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Eyerybody's Business
Sudden Shift of Investment Demand From Bonds to
Stocks Several Years Ago Has Contributed to
Credit Strain in South Anerica
BY DIR. MAX WINKLER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. August Relationships and depresSons do not
forever last but few take
advantage OF the thus proving
dictum from
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
A UN PISTOLE
RO

New York, Abril 13.-Charles
Bailey, de % amos, un pistofero,
fue herido aver Y arroiado de
un automQvil en- ell Bronx.
A consecuencia de las seis gra
yes heridas de bala que lie in
fligieron, falleci6 horas des-
pues.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
Ell SOVIET PIDE INFORMES
A UNA CAMARA DE co
MERCIO

San Petersburg, Fla, Abri
13.-La Camara de Concrete
de esta ciudad recibi6 una cal
ia de los oficiales del Soviet,
fechada en- Moscou, interesan,
do informes reIacionados cor
la manera en- que San Peters.
burgo Sc desenvuelve para
mantenerse como ciudad de
entretenimiento y attraction.
I'm detalle interesante a ese
respecto Sc ofrece en- ell hecho
de que Peter Demens, uno de
los fundadores de la Florida
native de Russia, do a esta ciu
dad ell nombre de San Peters
burgo EN- recuerdo a la ciudad
donde naci6, hoy llamada lie.
%ningrado.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
~NECESITASE UNA CRUZA.
DA CONTRA LOS VICIOS

FL sermon que aver por la
manana pronunciara en- La Pri-
mera Iglesia Bautista ell DIR. C..
w. Duke, fu6 transmitido por la
estaci6n de Radio WDAE.
LA iglesia necesita hoy, dijo
ell DR.. Duke, una cruzada". '5No
esta la cristiandad gastando mu
oho tempo en- organization, sis
tema, metodo, demasiada doc
trina y definici6n y muy poca
passion ardiente con ell proposito
de ganar ell mundo para Cristo?
LA iglesia necesita mas fue-
go, mas coraje, mas del espiritu
her0ico que acompana a la que
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
LOS SOCIALISTS RECO-
LA SEMANA
DE CINCO DIAS DE IRA
BAJO

Wash, Abril 13.-Marx Lew
is, director del negociado de la
prensa socialista, manifesto a.
yer aquf que en- ell congreso de
la International socialista, Sc
nalado para efectuarse en- Vie
ma entire las fechas de julio 25 a
Agosto /, Sc recomendara ell es-
tablecimiento de La tornado de
trabajo de cinco dias.
Esto Sc sugerira, dijo, CO
mo un medic de aliviar la esca-
SEE de trabajo y al mismo item
pc llevarfa la condici6n de que
Sc aumentaran los jornales de
manera que no quedara reduci-
do ell total semanal por las me
nos horas de labor.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
NEGROS CO.
MO LOS QUE VIOLARON
A NUJERES BLANCAS

Louisville, KY, Abril 49,
Dos negros, Charles Rodgers,
de % amos, Y Walter Holes, de
30, fueron reconocidos aver por
II personals como los que viola
ron a dos mujeres de la raza
blanca cerca de Hickman, Y tam
bien como los que violaron a O.
trAs dos mujeresy una joven de
16 amos, en- East st. Luis, ILL.,,
ell mes pasado.
Los negros Sc hallan aqui en-
carcelados por ell asesinato de
Walter Deberry, un campesino
del condado de Hardin, despues
de haber cometido delitos de ro-
DO en- Kentucky, Illinois, India
ma y Missouri.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
Ell DE UNI
CAFE MATO A DOS BAN
DIDOS

Chicago, Abril Sd espues
de aterrorizar a dos estableci-
mientos de la Costa de Gro, una
partida de bandidos borrachos
fue atrapada hoy por la mana
ma en- Ell cafe L'Aiglon y dos de
sus componentes muertos a III
res en- ~presencia de 400 perso.
mas que Sc hallaban en- Ell cafe.
Tres de los hombres, despues
de estacionar fueFa a I'm
companero, entraron en- ell cafe
y a~corralaron a los huesVedes
junto a la pared de la sala de
bale. Ell trio estaba despojando
a los.que ALI Sc hallaban de las
joyas y ell dinero, cuando Frank
Adler, el mayordomo, y I'm exit
rador de primera fila del ejer-
otto aleman, apareci6 armada
con una pistola automatica.
Poniendose en- I'm lugar apar-
tado de los huespedes, Adler a.
brio ell fuego, matando a I'm
bandido con ell primer trio. Los
otros dos tiraron contra el, que
puso una rodilla en- ell suelo,
contestando. Cuando ell segundo
foragido GAIA hacia adelante,
con una bala en- ell coraz6n, el
tercero Sc trio por una ventana,
huyendo en- un autom0vil que
lie esperaba. La orquesta siguio
tocando hasta que ell orden fu6
restablecido. Los bandidos muer
tos fueron identificados como
James Hirsch, de "a amos, y
Charles E. Nelson, de 26.
Ell mismo grupo habfa reali-
zado asaltos Y robos en- los ho-
teles Monterey y Marlborough.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
Ell ESTRENO DE "POEMA
TRIUNFAL"

Para ell domingo 26 del actual
esta senalado ell estreno de
"Poema Triunfal," en- ell teatro
del Centre Asturiano.
La nueva production teatral
es una opereta en- tres actos, con
letra de la culta escritora local
Sra. Josefina de la Gr&na Y mi
sica del popular maestro Roge-
lilo Rigau..
Ell martes tuvimos OCCASION de
escuchar la partitura de Poe =
ma TriunfaP' y podemos asegu
rar, sin tenor a equivocarnos,
que tiene nGmeros de una mu-
sicalidad y beneza insospecha,
das.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
MUERE EN- UN ACCIDENTF
Ell ADMINISTRATOR DEL
HOTEL PLAZA, DE LA
HABANA

En- un accidente au.omoyi
lista ocurrido aver por Ia ma
rara a unas cinco millas de
Brccksville, perdi6 la vida 81
popular Administrator del He
tel Plaza de la Habana, Sr.
.Fausto Simon.
Ell Sr. Simon Sc dirigla en-
autom6viI a esta ciudad pro-
cedente de New York, en- com.
ra1ia de dos amigos, los Sres
Manuel Yanez y V. Roca
cuando ocurri6 ell suceso.
Noticias recibidas informal
cue e. autom6vil en- que viaja
ban Sc volc6 FL querer evita
un choque con ora maquina
ore iba en- direction opuesta
Al ser lanzado su cuerpo q
dista~c1a considerable, ell ST.
Simon Sc desnuc6.
Ell Sr. Manuel Yanez recibi6
heridas de caracter menos gra
We e ileso ell Sr. V. Roca.
Ell cadaver del Sr. Simon Sc
ra enviado a la Habana.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
UNA N DE INSUR-
GENTES
SEES TIENE RODEADO A
UN GRUPO DE MAlRINOS

Managua, Abril 13.-El ca
pitan Harlan Pefley, del cuer
pc de marina de los Estados
Unidos, perdi6 la vida en- un en-
cuentro con los insurgentes, a
norte de Nicaragua. Pefley per.
di6 la vida cuando salfa de una
casa de la compania Bragman
Bluff Lumber, en- Puerto Cabe
Zas.
I'm cabo nombrado Morales
result6 herido.
Cuando lego a Puerto Cabe.
zas la noticia de la emboscada 9
teniente Darrah sali6 con un
pequeho grupo, ell cual Sc halla
ahora rodeado por los rebeldes
0tro destacamente, con aero
plano, sali6 en- auxilio de DA
rrah.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13

SOS por las GALES de%cSadad.
Los ateistas REG frian las ca
lies portande ban eras con los
siguientes titula es: "Abajo
on Jesucristo" "Larga vida
Lenin.' Dete ian a los ca :
rios Y convirtiendolos en- pla
taformas los Aacian recorrel
las principales GALES.
En- un circulo anti-religioso
Iue anteriormente perteneci{
a uno de los monasterios mas
antiques de la ciudad, celebra.
ronse escenas burlescas y ri
dfculas contra la religion.
No obstante, ell pueblo soyie
acudia por millares a las lyle
sias, cuyos oficios continuaron
lasta la una de la madrugada
4 las pocas horas de iniciarse
las ceremonies, las iglesias es.
taban totalmente atestadas.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13

mano los ffosl 1f6Veno gpna liga
Clones en- terrenos desconocldos,
antas tropieza con la oposicion
la censura de los pontifices del
orden de cosas existentes, con
a burla y la persecution de los
;uardianes de las nociones reci-
bidas. Esta acttud humana es
aatural y hasta cierto punto To-
gica. La mente del hombre eS
conservadora por naturaleza. Ell
principle que &forma ell como
cido refrain mas vale malo
que sea conocido que bueno por
conocer" expresa ell amino nor
NAL detodo grupo social.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13

IRA. America ha nenester hna
cruzada de parte de la iglesia,
una cruzada contra Ell pecado, Ell
crfmen, Ell vicio. Marquen mis-
palabras sobre este. ST, y 81 es-
to Sc hace debera hacerse Or la
juventud, con los viejos de con-
sejeros y los j6venes para la
acci6n". la juyentud anna la
guerra, y va a ser una lucha te-
rrible, no una corta campRna'.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13

Verdad es que hay epocas en-
la historic de la Humankind en-
que los revolucionarios del pen
samiento lSgran veneer la rasis
tencia conscsHadora. Sideharta
Gautama en- la India, Confucio
en- China, Madonna en- Arabia Y
Jesus en- Palestine consiguen
que sus nuevas doctrinas sean
aceptadas y que surjan nuevos
sistemas que las encarnen. Pc
no, no bien ha triunfado la re-
volucion, ell punto de vista hu.
mano Sc vuelve a imponer y los
revolucionarios de hoy Sc con
vierten en- los conservadores de
manana. En- ell mundo cientifi
CO ell case es ell mismo. Por ESQ
condenaron "a Calico Y por ESQ
ridiculizaron.a Darwin. La p1~
blica opinion no Sc detiene a e.
xaminar la nueva doctrina; la
rechaza, no por mala, sino por
nueva. Y es que la mente social
no piensa, Sc limita a sentir. Els
gue hasta ahora no es la inteli-
gencia, sine las emociones, los
sentires, 10 que dirige los des-
tinos del mundo, en- los reinos
de la religion, de la politica, de
la economic y...... nos atrevemos
La gaceta., 1931-04-13

p, nc pu5, utde 10 dasco-
Akante p%a15ntrol de 10 que
e. nj5py'alla del velo del mis-
Ks Fe'aracelso fu6 m6dieo de
SfbidsueloS en- su TEMPO, que
.lzo contribuciones positivas Y
c~oncretas a la ciencia medica.
Y 10 tacharon de charlatan. DE
charlatan!, cuando I'm importan
isimo aspecto de su 'actuaclon
fue denunciar los abuses de los
boticarios que enganaban a
gente con sus formulas absur :
Nas. Paracelso fue alqulmistY
concienzudo, estudiante de la L
MICA ciencia de laboratorio exis-
tente en- su tempo. Y 10 acusa :
ron de tensr pacto con ell Dia-
bio, de llevar en- Ia, empunadura
de su espada un demonio que 10
protegia en- sus frances duros.
(Continuara)
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
RENUNCIO Ell PRIMER MI
NISTRO O

Toxic ,abril 13.-Al empera-
dor Hirohito present6 aver su
renuncia y la de su gabinete ell
primer ministro Yuko Hama
guchi, a quien hace algunos me
SEES Sc tratara de asesinar.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
Ell PUEBLO SOVIET SIGUE
C~ONCURRIENDO A LAS
IGLESIAS

Moscow, Abril 13.-En tai
to que miles de personas de.
pueblo soviet acudian a las
ceremonies religiosas de Resu
rrecci6n, la iuventud ateista
entonaba canticos anti-religio
La gaceta., 1931-04-13

Los que esistieron a la lectu-
a del libro tambien hablan de
el co ingram entusiasmo, 10 que
pIueba que los autores de "Poe-
ma Triunfal" han escrito una O.
bra de positive valor, que mere
ce ell APPLAUSE y la admiration de
todos los amantes del arte lfrico.
La gaceta., 1931-04-13
n
from Headaches,
Colds and Sore Throat
Neuritis, Neuralgia

Don't be a chronic sufferer from head
aches, OF any other pain. There is
hardly an ache or pain Bayer Aspirin
tablets cannot relieve; and they are
a great comfort to women who suffer
periodically. They are always to be relied
upon for breaking up colds.
1t may be only a simple headache,
or it may be neuralgia or neuritis.
Rheumatism. Lumbago. Bayer Aspirin
is still the sensible thing to take. Just
be certain it's Bayer you're taking; it
does not hurt the heart. Get the genuine
tablets, in this familiar package.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-01
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
Missions, 3; Hollywood, 0.
Portland, 4; Seattle, /.
Los Angeles, Z; San Francisco, ..
Sacramento, 7; Oakland, 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-01
LEAGUE LEADERS
SITTING SAFELY
ASF0URTH NEARS
By LEO H. PETERSEN
fTsrstaI Drnec r4r~acrax.Io,, IN

oshtSu IlN1S
NEW YORK, July l. WP)-The
world champion Philadelphia Ath-
letics and the st. Louis Cardinals
once more are building up comfort
able margins of leadership in the
1881 major league pennant races.
The Athletics and Cardinals,
whose pace setting positions in the
American and National Leagues, re-
spectively, were threatened only a
few days ago by Washington and
/, New York, today enjoyed a three
and one-half game advantage over
! the second place clubs.
That lead means that both Phil
adelphia and st. Louis are sure of
holding the leadership when July 4
rolls around And its an old say
ing in baseball, even though it
| doesn't always pan out, that the
team holding the lead on July 4
goes through to win the pennant.
That old tradition held true as far
as the Athletics were concerned last
year but the Cardinals appeared to
be hopelessly out of the running in
the National League on Independ-
ence day in 1890.
Both teams assured themselves Of
leading their respective circuits at
least until the games of July 4 are
played yesterday, the Athletics by
defeating Cleveland IL to 7, and
the Cardinals by beating out New
York II to 10.
The Cardinals Giants encounter
was free hitting affair, with three
st. Louis players and two Giant
batters polling out home runs. One
of the New York homers was made
/ by Allen, pinch hitter, with the
bases loaded.
George Blaeholder of the st.
Louis Browns turned in the best
hurting performance of the day
when he shut out the Washington
Senators, to 0.
The Detroit Tigers went IL inn
'ings before they nosed out New
| York, to 7. The Yankees scored
two runs in the first of the 1lth
after Lou GehrigS 10Th home run
of the season had tied the score in
the ninth.
| Boston defeated Chicago, 7 to /,
in the other American League con-
test.
Manager Rogers Hornsbys hitting
featured Chicago's IA to victory
over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Hornsby hit two home runs and a
single.
! The Cincinnati Reds backed the
pitching iof Frey and Benton with
ID hits to defeat the Brooklyn Rob
ins, to 3. Is az
Boston defeated Pittsburgh, $ to
behind the five hit hurting of
Fred Farmhouse. Moore's home
run with two mates on base in the
first inning brought about the
downfall of Brame.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-01
FOUR RATTLLNG
GOOD SCRAPPERS
TO MEET FRIDAY

A double main event, featuring
four boys who know how to slug,
is the attraction offered at the I'm
perial Valley Athletic club Friday
night, with Tommy Elks and frankie
West appearing in one bout and
Battling Sikh and Louis Silva squar-
ing off in the other.
Elks has met the topnotch men
in his class and this includes such
fighters as Jack Thompson. former
worlds welterweight champ 0 II
Jackie Fields, who also held the
same title, and Young Corbett, the
uncrowned king of the division.
In these three fights Elks gave
his opponents plenty of trouble and
was on his feet at all times. In
West he meets a slugger who knows
little else about the game and makes
no attempt at boxing. West can
take them and will take three or
four blows to get in solid one,
and when he connects it hurts.
Sikh has been a kingpin among
the Arizona boxers and in his home
town of Phoenix they rate him
about as highly as valley folks rate
Bobby Pacho. He is dangerous
man at all times. Silva showed
last week that he can take good
care of himself, by knocking out
Louis Reyes, stunt that not many
fighters have been able to do.
In the special event, Baby Ruiz,
who stole the show last week by
knocking out Rush Tortolis, will
find stiff opposition against Kid
Chocolate, the San Diego flash, who
has been knocking them ever at
the San Diego arena with consid-
cradle regularity. Ruiz is a whale
of fighter and can keep going
when it looks as though he is done
for.
In the opener Pilino Kilat and
Pilino Garcia, will do their stuff.