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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09

1T will be noticed that unbeevably small fig
ures are cited for the World war pensioners.
Obviously this does not include the vast sums
that have been paid out In one form or another
to these veterans and the explanation Is that
there was d different setup for compromising
those who served In this conflict.
Since the close of the World war the gov
eminent has paid out approximately $6,318,-
1O8733 on account of relief OF World war vet
Grams and their dependents-an average Of about
$451 100000 annually. Some Of this money was
paid In insurance premiums by the veterans
themselves, but the greater portion came from
the treasury. Appropriations made by congress
for the financing of veterans relief In the fiscal
year 1888 total 1927, $4,000.
Seven forms of relief have been provided and
all are In operation. They are: Adjusted service
compensation, medical care and treatment, dis
ability compensation, United States insurance.
term insurance paid for permanent and total
disability, disability allowances, and emergency
officers retirement pay.
On June 30, 1881, the veterans administration
was set up. the old pension bureau was absorbed
la 1t and veterans activities and operation OF
homes for veterans concentrated In this
federal organization which Is headed by Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines as administrator.
The adjusted compensation law. changed by
the act of 1881, made 1t possible that compensa-
ton certificates maturing in 20 years, should be
available to an, below the rank Of captain who
had served In the military service more than
60 days. At maturity these certificates will vary
In value from s150 to Sl,505 depending on the
length Of the veterans service, and meantime
money may be borrowed on them. Certificates
issued up to March l. 1881, totaled 349S,3T0,
and had total maturity value Of $3,52S TIT.
Loans made upon them Appropriated about
243000.0O0 during the same period.
Under the disqualification plan all veterans
are entitled to free treatment Of hospital nature
either In or out of government hospitals 81
hospitals being operated In 1881, five more be-
Ing built and ten more authorized by congress.
The cost Of operating these institutions and car
Ing for the patients Is In excess Of $i50,0000O0
to January ], 1881.
The government relief program includes death
and disability compensation, disabled emergency
officers retirement pay and disability allowance
which have cost So 205, $50 up to July l. 1882.
Another relief activity rs tire grant of fow-cuBt
insurance against death or permanent disability
In any multiple of $500 from 81, 900 TO $4,000 to
any healthy veteran who has previously applied
for or has been eligible to apply for annually
renewable wartime insurance or United States
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09

At length, with the sum OF eight dol
lars contributed by friends and by a
special government commission. Mrs.
Rowlandson was released. returned to
her family. and lived to write her own
very detailed and rather quaint &C
count Of her captivity.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09

Modern medical science now throws
an entirely new light on sore throat.
A way that Sz1cs the pzin. rzwncSs
and irritation in as little as two or
three minutes.
Results are among the most
extraordinary in medical science.
On doctors advice. millions are fol-
lowing this way discarding old
time washes and "antissptics. "
For il has been found that only nedi-
cine can help a sore throat.
Simple To Do. All you do Is
crush and dissolve three BAYER
Aspirin Tablets in half a glass Of
water. Gargle with it twice-as
pictured above. Ii you have any
indication OF q cold - before gar
Cling take 2 Bayer Aspirin Tablets
with full glass Of water. This IS to
combat any signs Of cold that have
gone into your system. Keep on
taking ii cold has hold" For
Genuine Bayer Aspirin willnot harm
you. Your doctor will tell you, it
does not depress the heart. Get 4
box Of IL or q bottle Of "A or 100
at any drug store.
Ask your druggist about tho
100 tablet siz
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09

Selfish Romance
"One should always learn to love
oneself, for that Is the only lifelong
romance" says Gabrielle D'Annunzio.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09

DR.. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets are the srig-
inal little liver pills put up 90 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09

but long after the last gun has been fred and
the battle flags have been furled, nation en-
gagged init continues to pay and pay and pay
The occasion for these reflections upon the
costs Of war Is the fact that March IL Of this
year marks the one hundredth anniversary OF
the establishment Of the United States pension
bureau and during that institutions career OF
nearly a century 1t was the medium through
which there We're paid out staggering sums OF
money In pensions to veterans, their widows and
their dependents. And these staggering sums
were only small part of the actual expense Of
the wars In which Uncle Sam has been engaged.
Here are the latest available figures on the
amounts OF pensions paid out from 1900 to 1892,
but as will be seen later In this article even
these figures do not tell all the story.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-03-09
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

: HAT Is the most expensive thing
In the world?
No, 1t Is not rare metal, nor
precious stone, nor any of the
other things which we common
/ " think of when the adjeetiYes
expensive or costly are ap-
a piled to them.
" The most expensive thing In
| the world Is war
For war, while It Is In prog
. ress. not only exaets a fearful
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
FORD RANBLES
RIGHT ALONG

Still pounding along little ahead
of schedule, Eddie Pullen and the
Ford V8 which is making an en-
durance test of 10000 miles in 10
days, had run up a total of 2,144
miles when the car was checked in
at the end of the second day, this
morning at 8 o'clock.
1.-The going is rather tough on the
driver at times, because of the
heat" Pullen said, "but as the old
song used to say, The little old
Ford rambles right along and isn't
giving anything but satisfaction. -
Data on water, oil and gas con-
sumption are being carefully check
ed by means of special instruments
installed in the car, and report on
these will be made at the conclu-
sion of the run, it was stated by
j. H. Edgar, president of the Ed
gar Brothers company, under whose
auspices the test is being conduct
ed.
The car is driven by Pullen and
two assistants, each working an
eight hour shift. 1t makes five
round trips daily between the val
ley and Jacumba, also shutting
back and forth between Ell Centro
and Plaster City, with occasional
trips to Shepherds bridge and one
or two out the Yuma road.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
POST FLYING
OVER alaska
CONTINUED From Page II

(OOututUeu CEOIu GdBG ~
rived here from Kukniovo at 8:35
p. m. (EDTD wednesday and took
off at 1888 p. m. for Fairbanks,
Alaska.
Hating only for fuel and to
have the Winnie Mae oyerhauled,
the American "Iron Man. took
off on the 5000 mile hop to Fair
banks, by far the most dangerous
of all he has made to date, 30
hours and 16 minutes ahead of the
record he and Harold Gatty made
two years ago-a record he hopes
to better alone by arriving at Floyd
Bennett airport New York, before
9:01 p. m. (EDT) Sunday.
Post IS plane and its motor were
in splendid condition when he
started from this town in extreme
eastern Siberia for flight over
the choppy Okhotsk sea, across the
Kamchatka peninsula, and over the
Bering sea into the far interior of
Alaska, north of Mt. Mckinley.
1t was this stretch that brought
disaster to Jam Mattern,
who preceded Post and after a
forced landing at Anadir bay, was
lost to the world for days.
Post apparently had no doubt
but that he would succeed.
He left Irkutsk at midnight
Tuesday. (EDTD, after being held
on the ground Is hours 25 minutes
by bad weather. He was but three
hours "a minutes ahead of the
Post Gatty record then.
He landed at Rukhlovo next, af-
ter flying SO low that treetops
scratched the fuselage of his plane,
at 1882 a. m. Wednesday.
The next word of him was when
he arrived here. He was 6 hours
9 minutes ahead of the record he
made with Gatty when he landed.
They were held at Blagoveschenk
Is hours 20 minutes and held here
26 hours 80 minutes. Post by TAX
ing off hours % minutes after he
arrived, began the dangerous
homeward journey farther ahead
than at any point since he left
New York at $40 a. m. (EDT) last
Saturday.
Post made the $40 miles from
Rukhlovo TO Khabaroysk in hours
10 minutes.
Russians were concerned for his
safety in the Alaskan hop. Not
only was Mattern forced to land in
better weather than Post had, but
all weather reports for days had
been pessimiStic. A Russian ayia-
tor, following the first part of
Post IS Alaskan course, was held for
days by heavy fog over the Okhotsk
sea.
From Fairbanks, POSTS course
lies over Canada to Edmonton, a
stretch of 1,450 miles, and then
nonstop to New York and Floyd
Bennett airport, 1900 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
DAD JOINER
BLAMED FOR
OIL EXCESS
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1888, BY United Press
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Wher-
ever old "Dadp Joiner may be
now, he III be flattered to know that
the mighty officials of the nation
al recovery administration are blam-
ing him for some of their troubles
with the chaotic, obese oil indus
try.
When last heard of, "Dad' had
gone broke. But he stirred up
something while luck was with him.
He was wild eating around in
East Texas two years ago. Every
body said any fool would know
there was no oil there. But "Dad -
kept poking around. One day he
struck oil. If he had drilled 100
feet from where he did, he would
have found nothing. He hit right
on the edge of the pool. Then
another well went down few
miles away and it was a fair gush-
er. Next one went down 20 miles
away and it was a big gusher.
Overnight drills began grinding over
hundreds of acres.
That was the opening of the East
Texas oil field, strip 38 miles long
and miles wide. It was capable
of producing enough Oil to supply
the whole United States. The Wild
caters set out to do just about
that. Drilling was cheap. A well
could be put down for $4,000 as
against say 100000 in the Califor-
mia Kettleman Hills field. About
I0,500 wells were sunk.
This, MIRA officials say, is the
cause of oyerproduction of Oil which
became acute in 1881 when depres-
sion was beginning to bite hard.
Oil eventually went down to cents
q barrel in Texas.
The problem was hung around
the neck of General Hugh S.
johnson, national recovery admin
istrator. He received the oil code
of the American Petroleum Insti-
tute last week and will hold hear
ings on it next week. At those
hearings he will discover the real
of his problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
TAX PROGRAM
IN ASSEMBLY
By THOMAS B. MALARKEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press Staff correspondent
SACRAMENTO, July 20. - A
straight 3 per cent sales tax, un-
encumbered by major exemptions,
was before the assembly today af-
ter the senate, last night, passed
the bill by an overwhelming mar
gin.
The upper house vote was 81 to
3.
The measure is designed to raise
most of the revenue necessary to
wipe out California rs $128,000,0 900
deficit. Estimate of the yield var
led from $96,0O0,000 to $120,000, 900.
The bill faced hard shedding in
the lower house. There tWo-sid-
ed fight will be launched:
l. To impose exemptions on food
stuffs and clothing.
2. To balance up the So-called
"poor man 50 sales tax with an
income tax on higher brackets.
1t appeared certain the tax in
its present form would not be ac-
cepted by the lower house which,
contrary to the senate, is controlled
by metropolitan delegations.
Specific exemptions in the bill
included gross receipts from sales
Of gas, electricity, gas and water,
motor vehicle fuel sales, and pur-
chases made under public works
contracts signed prior to the date
the tax became effective.
Adopt Amendment
An amendment was adopted per-
mitting the state board of equal
ization, if it desired, to collect part
of its tax by the issuance to re-
tailers of stamps. These stamps
would be placed on certain articles
sold.
Provisions that the revenue yield
should be limited to $100, ,0O0, 900
and the equalization board en-
powered to scale down the tax per-
centage If the yield exceeded that
amount, was eliminated. Senators
claimed it was unconstitutional.
Three negative votes-Senators
J. M. Inman, Sacramento, Herbert
Jones, San Jose and j. B. McColl,
Trinity county-were recorded. Sew
eral others explained they voted
eyes merely to get the bill into
the assembly. There, they felt,
the measure would be refashioned
according to their views.
The sales tax was assured rough
treatment in the lower house. Not
only will major exemptions be pro-
posed, but also a strong drive will
be made to lower the rate. If al
terations are drastic, the sales fight
may simmer down to prolonged
senate assembly deadlock.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

signed a treaty between Germany
and the Vatican.
Won Papen flew from Berlin for
the signing ceremony, which occur
red at II a. r..
The treaty established the rights
of the Roman Catholic church in
Germany, and accords 1t equality
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Long Beach Man
Killed In Crash

BAKERSFIELD, July 20. U.P)-
Roy w. Broklehurst, 43. of Long
Beach, was killed instantly and
Mrs. Brocklehurst and two SONS
were slightly injured today in an
automobile crash near Delano, 80
miles north of here.
Roy Brocklehurst, Jr., 16, was
driving the car, which struck a
truck driven by a Mexican whose
name was not learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

Yesterdays Shipments = Ship
ments rolling from the valley yes
terday we're composed of 81 carloads
of honeydews, 81 of watermelons,
81 of honeyballs, IL of grapes, IL
of cantaloupes and four of mixed
melons, according to a report sub
mitted by B. A. Harrigan, agricul-
tural commissioner.
sAuto Loans -Jno. II. Robertson.
777 Main. Lowest rates. 15tf
Final Decree Granted-The in
terlocutory decree of divorce grant
ed Earl Wood from Mary Wood on
the grounds of willful desertion,
April 26, 1882, was made final by
Judge Thompson in superior court
yesterday.
Worried Over Absence-The FAM
lily of Melisio Escobedo, Brawley,
asked the sheriffs office yesterday
to help them get information as to
his present whereabouts. The re-
port states that Escobedo left Braw-
ley on July IL, to go to Los Ange-
les, intending to return the 18th.
He has not been heard from since
leaving home.
Storage - Household furniture,
pianos, trunks Be sure they are
safe during vacation. Reinforced
concrete warehouse. Rates reason
able. Phone l, Pioneer Truck and
Transfer Co. 24tf
Shoes Reported StoIen-Sam Will
1iams, 900 Holt street, reported to
police headquarters last night that
while he was absent from his home
a short time during the afternoon
someone stole his shoes.
Home Cooked Meals 35c Room
and board, reasonable rate. Casa
Rey Hotel. Dtt
Held For RObbery-C. Ancheta,
Lucio Pastor, Genaro Pataque, AL
bert Palalay Santiago Robano, U.
Ancheta, zacharias Ancheta and
Pantaleon Guerrero are in the
county jail charged with robbery.
They we're arrested in Brawley at
7:30 o'clock last night and are held
under $1,000 bonds each. Tom Taira
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
CHIEF DEPUTY NAMED

LOS ANGELES, July 20. tU.pl =
The appointment of Raymond
Ransdell as chief deputy : United
State marshal, replacing George C..
White, was announced today by
United States Marshal Robert
Clark.
Ransdell was chief civil deputy in
the Ventura county sheriff's office
when Clark was sheriff.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
OUNTYBRIEFS

is the man they are alleged to have
robbed.
Downing With Bakery - Don M.
Downing, formerly dairy inspector
for the state here for four years, is
now distributor for Williams Inde-
pendent dairy of Ell Centro.
Held To Answer = Milka Singh,
had his preliminary hearing before
Judge Mayfield this morning on a
charge of illegal possession of a
firearm. He was held to answer on
this charge.
Employed BY Supervisors-Leon-
ard Buster has been employed by
the board of supervisors for special
work in connection with the check
ing up of the county delinquent
tax lists.
DIR. A. B. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88. Oft
Pleads Not Guilty.. c. Krantz,
Heber, appeared before Judge May
field this morning and pleaded not
guilty to charge of reckless driv-
ing. His trial was set for July 25
at 2 p. m. Krantz was given the
court citation after the automobile
accident in which John r. Robert
son was injured Monday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Stock in Federal
Reserve Bank +.
$2.zOO.Qon.OO

This represents an investment of the capital funds
of our bank in the stock of the Federal Reserve
Bank Member banks are required to invest 90
of their capital and surplus, although to date the
Federal Reserve Bank has called for payment of
only 390. This amount is repayable to our bank
in cash upon withdrawal from the Federal Re-
serve System
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Gern0ny-V0tican
Treaty Signed

VATICAN CITY, July 20. UP
Franz Won Papen, chancellor
of Germany, and Cardinal Pacelli,
papal secretary of state, today
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
RESOURCES

Cash in Vault and in
Federal Reserve Bank $50, 3,657 ,034.63
This item represents actual cash in the banks own
vaults and in the Federal Reserve Bank.
Due from Banks $51,457,O54.37
This represents deposits made by us with CORE
spondent banks throughout the nation, includes
exchanges for clearngs, cash collections, etc. ETC.
United States Government
Securities $184,589,525.16
This represents obligations of the United States
Government which are considered in almost the
same classification as cash, since United States
Government Bonds are readily sold on any mar
ket or discounted Immediately upon presentation
TO the Federal Reserve Bank. This item alone rep
resents about 648o of the total bond investment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Due from Banks
$51,457,O54.37
State, County and
Municipal Bonds
$S4,O39,o57.so

This item includes general obligations OF the
State of California, and of counties and munici
palities, mainly in California. Such bonds are re-
garded as next TO United States Bonds in sound
ness This item together with the Government
Bond account described in item 3, represents bet
ter than 938e of the total bond Investment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Loans and Discounts 500, ,591, ,421.21

This amount represents loans secured by hrst
mortgages on choice real properties throughout
California and loans made to finance all types OF
business activity-retail, wholesale, manufactur-
ing, building, agriculture, crops of every kind,
shipping etc.
This money is used not only to improve agfloul-
nral lands. build homes and factories throughout
all of California, but also to move merchandise.
supplies and goods of every conceivable kind and
character. Such loans make possible business ae-
tiyity vital to the livelihood of thousands OF
people throughout California.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Reserve for Quarterly.
Dividend Payable
$77s.OOO.OO

July l, 1888 $775,OOO.OO
The Dividends recently declared were at the an
nlal rate of $3,100,0oO thus resuming regular
payments which were made on an uninterrupted
basis for the 27 years Of the Banks existence pre-
oedng October !, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

with otf1er religions.
Under its terms, the church
agrees that no organization under
its name shall engage n any but
purely religious activities. "a.
The wood veneer plant at West
wood, Lassen county, IS running
four six hour shifts daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
ARIZONA IN
WET RANKS
CONTINUED From Page u

states ratification convention. The
election August will be an empty
gesture with only wet candidates
on the ballot.
Fred A. Victor, of the New York
Anti-Saloon League, admitted the
18th amendment would be repealed.
He was the first prominent CRY
leader to acknowledge defeat. Bish-
op James Cannon, Jr., conceded
that "our present campaign may
finally be lost"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Other Bonds and
$1o,222, 2,31O.42
Securities

This represents bonds and securities other than
those classified in items and a. This is i'll line
with our policy of making our major investments
in United States Government Bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 20. U.P)-
Tennessee voted today on repeal of
the 18th amendment, the third
southern and 10th state to ballot
on the wet-dry question.
Both sides issued victory state
ments ringing with confidence.
The campaign was long and Bit
ter. Vets asked the preponderant
state democracy to support the
Democratic platform and President
Roosevelt. The drys based their
campaign on the possible return of
the saloon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 20. ,U.P,
"A newspaper poll of the first 40
votes in a representative residen-
tial precinct in Nashville today gave
"a for repeal, and Is against re-
peal
Election workers reported an ex-
ceptionally light early vote in Da-
wilson county.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

traction at the United Artists. He is
pictured above with Helen Mack
and Chick Chandler.
Charlie Ruggles supplies the COM
edy, and Greta Nissen, the romance.
Forty hand-picked beauties are seen
in several production" numbers,
most spectacular of which is said
To be the Ice Ballet
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
$S,231,3so.45

This represents money which the Board of Direc-
tors has set aside out of stockholders funds, for
Taxes, Contingencies and to provide for possible
losses on loans and shrinbage in the value of
bonds or other real estate or for any other loss
not provided for out of current income This sum
is an additional guarantee to depositors.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
$45,soo,ooo.oO
Circulatisa

The amount opposite this item shows national
bank notes issued by Bank of America and now
in circulation. They are backed by government
bonds which our bank has deposited with the
Treasury of the United States, plus $50 redemp-
tion fund Bank of America pays for the printing
of these notes, plus " of one per cent tax per
annum for the privilege of issuing them.
TbiJ item ,et,s5eats Bank Of Ameieat policy Of
wboiebes,fea working TO help Calfornia,by keep
iue as mNeb money as possible in circulation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

The amounts opposite these three items represent
monies belonging 10 thc.stockholders of our bank:
(a) in the form of original capital investment;
(b) surplus that they have with the bank as
added protection for depositors in the banks OPP
erations; (c) undivided profits, which they have
accumulated and not Withdrawn, but left with the
bank for use in conducting its business and as an
added protection for depositors.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

$ls1,246,346.34

Deposits .. $isl, ,246,34c.34
This represents commercial deposits of our Gus
toners (demand deposits) placed with our bank
by corporations, firms and individuals This money
is usually deposited in checking accounts to meet
commercial requirements and is subject TO pay
nent on demand as authorized by the deposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Savings
Deposits
$ss6,167,263.27

This represents savings deposits (time deposits)
which are usually PLACED with our bank by in
diyiduals for extended periods Of time Expe
rienee shows that these deposits are subject TO
very infrequent Withdrawals.
Bank of America has the largest number OF saw
ings depositors of any bank in the United States.
This enormous fund of savings entrusted to US BY
tremendous list of dePositors is an unusual fac
tor of safety to every depositor due to the per-
manenee Of savings deposits.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20
Accrued Interest and
Accounts Receivable
$o,sos,34s.O4

This represents interest on bonds and loans ae-
crued to the date of this statement but uncoected
together with sundfy accounts receivable.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-20

is the man they are alleged to have
robbed,