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The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-05
WHAT ABOUT ARMY AIR BASES IN ALASKA?

The subject of the establishment of U s. Army Air bases in Alaska is which has been discussed from a most every angle imaginable First the United States has permitted Alaska with all of its boundesS wealth. to re- main unprotected for many years, prey to any nation
 osoever desired to take it. Secondly Alaskan neWspap- CTS have prompted the theory that in building up Air Corps for the United States as defensive weapon against attack the has overlooked the matter ot al ing and development of planes adapted for cold weather winter flying Thirdly, the government perhaps recog- nzng the apparent disregard of courtesy between Japan and the United States sacred treaties should establish Alaska as her "Firs-ine of Defense.
 Every premise used in the argument for the establish ment of bases admitted and recognized the truth Yet no air bases have been established for any all of those good reasons why they should be.
 The Army Bombing Squadron which came to Alaska convinced the skepca in the government that long, haz- ardous could be effected with the latest types of planes used The personnel who made the flight how ever recognize Alaska place where untold development and aeronauica work could be done They favored the establishment of air bases because they what such act would result in.
 Congress is in session and every determined effort isl going to be made influence the powers that be to place U S. Army unit in Alaska as possible Support for such move has from many sources and there IS strong indication that favorable consideration for such measure will result in the U S. Army Air Corps being esta- bished in an operating unit in Alaska within the fut ure move which Aaskans have been attempting to have executed for the past four or five years.
 Most parents take credit for the good points of their children and wonder where the perverse symptoms origin ate
 One death in every three in New York; says report, is due to of medical The doctors will have to explain the other two
 Sporadic interest in the welfare of others is commend able but systematic work for social improvement will do more for the unfortunate in Alaska
 The fate of the nation never depends upon the or defeat of any single measure that gets before Congress
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-05

The fate of the nation depends upon the passage defeat of any single that gets before Congress
, 1935-07-14
Fishermen Complain
Of Boats at Jetties

An appeal TO operators OF sport
fishing boats to remain a short
distance away from the north lefty
IN their mackerel trolling 50 as not
TO ruin fishing for those on the
jetty is being made by fishermen
Of the Valley.
The boats, ranging in number
from ten to thirty. troll within
easy casting distance Of the Jet
ties, and fishermen on the jetty
complain that they are practically
deprived OF catching fish, as the
continued heavy beat traffic scares
them away.
Mackerel fishing from the north
1etty has been good the past few
days, especially when the boats
worked up near the old Casino on
Padre Island, or from the south
Jetty to fish there.
Mackerel were caught again Sat-
urday morning. although the water
conditions were not as favorable
rs they had been.
, 1935-07-14
LARGE LIQUOR
SEIZURES MADE
One Of Largest Grabs
Ever Made On Rio
In Reported

EDINBURG. July l3.-Two large
liquor captures have been made by
United States customs inspectors In
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, &C
cording TO records In the office Of
United States Commissioner III. ".
Watts here.
Officers arrested five men and
seized a 1924 model touring car,
three mules. 373 bottles of liquor and
80 gallons OF liquor in the two cap
lures. -Four men are being held In
the Hidalgo county Jail here Wilde
"a fifth made his bond.
The biggest capture was made on
the banks OF the Rio Grande about
two miles east or the Mercedes-Rlo
Rico international bridge Thurs
day night. TWO men are charged
with violations OF the federal in
ternal revenue laws. Inspectors
seized the 1924 model car, 90 gallons
Of mescal. 81 pints Of mescal. "a
pints OF habanero rum, IL pints OF
cognac and 50 gallons OF alcohol In
five-gallcn tins. The liquor had q
domestic value Of $500.
Both men are being held in de-
fault of $1,000 temporary bonds
pending a hearing before Commits
sioner watts. inspectors said one OF
the men was released only three
weeks ago from Fl Reno. Okla, fed
eral reformatory, 20 which he had
been sent upon conviction In fed
eral court at Brownsville some time
ago on similar charges.
Customs Inspectors John Pace
and John Tom and Hidalgo county
Deputy Sheriff Rafael Guzman made
the seizure.
Officers seized 235 pints OF mes
cal. four gallons OF mescal. 10 quarts
OF habanero rum and one quart CT
alcohol, as well as three mules. Perez
made bond OF $500. but Salinas and
Cara are still held In the county
Jail here under defaulted bonds.
Inspectors who anticipated In the
SEIZURE we're Lee Terrell. John r.,
Peavey and John Cottingham all
ri Mission.
, 1935-07-14
PROFITS TAX
IS URGED BY.
CORPORATIONS
National c. c. Group
Is Busy Fighting
Plan AS Advanced
BY President

WASHINGTON. July IS. Up
Sentiment for a stiff tax an excess
profits rather than a progressive
tax on corporation incomes appear
ed to be developing Saturday in the
house ways and means committee.
One member said privately that
the president might be asked wheth-
er he would accept the substitution.
Even Chairman Doughton D-NC)
remarked that he had always
thought" there was merit" to the
idea CT taxing excess profits.
NJ Talk OF that substitution was en-
fgendered by repeated criticisms be-
| fore the committee of the plan orr
ginally advanced by the president.
The administration plan would re-
place the existing flat 1874 per
cent tax on corporation income with
q graduated tax starting at ION
and rising 70 16% per cert.
Tacitly. the committee had agreed
TO consider a graduated rate Of 10
to 17Is per cent. II received from
Secretary Morgenthau estimates that
q tax Of 10 per cent on the first So
600 OF corporate income and increaS-
ed by steps to a levy OF I7ls per
cent on all income over 81 600 900
would bring s1o2. 100000 a year into
the treasury.
But Thursday, the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the United States de-
scribed such a plan rs destructive
and confiscatory. Friday the Ma
Ntional Association Of Manufactur-
Rers termed 1t 'unSound" from a SOC
ial, economic, and taxation philo-
Scphy standpoint.
Saturday the chamber Of COM
merce sent q representative. Chair
man Fred II. ClauSsen OF its COM
mittee on federal finance. before the
house committee to contend again
that such a levy would retard recov-
cry.
In his message to congress on the
new tax plan, the president asserted
that the government wisely" had
decided upon the individual income
tax plan because II was based upon
ability 10 pay. Critics Of the cor
porate income tax idea insisted that
violated the principles OF the ability
- pay.
, 1935-07-14
lsneciaI 70 Ia HerAldl


LA FERIA, July i3.-Closing ex-
ercises for the Daily Vacation Bible
school. held jointly by the Presby-
terrain and Methodist churches, will
be Monday night at 8 o'clock in
the auditorium Of the Presbyterian
church.
The Today school has been under
he direction Of Mrs. l.. Burchfield,
assisted by Miss Nellie Howarth and
I phnday school and church workers
llrom both churches. Nearly one
hundred children have been In daily
attendance and a good number
will receive blue ribbons for per-
feet attendance at the exercises
MoNday night.
u The program nc the closing will
feature the outstanding work of
the children during the ten days
showing the value and Importance
Aof this kind OF intensive training.
l6amples of the handwork Of the
var. ous classes will be on display
Al the basement.
, 1935-07-14

LA FERIA. July l3.-Beginning
Sunday night. July IA and con-
tinuing each Sunday night through
the remainder OF the summer the
Methodist and Presbyterian church.
e. will join in the evening service.
Rev. J. g. Wilson. pastor Of the
Methodist church. will preach
Sunday night at the Presbyterian
church and the following Sunday
evering Rev. Paul G. Edgar OF the
Presbyterian church will hold the
serv. se In the Methodist church.
Combined choirs OF the two
churches will furnish music for the
services. No change will be made
in the morning services OF the two
churches.
, 1935-07-14

MISSION. July 13--wildcats at
tracted virtually all attention in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley oil
area during the past week. the re-
suit OF an unusually quiet week in
proven areas Of both Starr and
Hidalgo counties.
Wildcats we're under way In three
Valley counties and activity In the
sections largest proven area, the
Samfordyce field Of southwestern
Hidalgo county, showed a decided
upward trend with new tests start
ing and several new locations an
nounced for immediate drilling.
In southern Starr, another test
on the west edge Of the Rio
Grande City pool picked up a good
showing and indicated an extern
sion Of about 800 feet to the west
In the producing area.
Six Hidalgo county wildcats are
actually under way at the present
time in four different sections OF
the country, each attracting q GER
tain amount Of attention to its
particular location.
In eastern Hidalgo. Union Sui
, 1935-07-14
Centers on New
Wildcats as Val ley Areas
Witness Quiet Oil Week

covery lease. set and cemented 200
feet OF 1O-inch O. d. surface casing
Thursday night.
w. II. Lacys NO. / Seabury ct nj.
about 1850 feet northwest OF dis
covery, spudded In Friday night.
Henshaw a. Rothert's No. ! G.. r.
Smith, about $50 feet east OF dis
covery, has completed derrick and
has machinery on the ground ready
to rig up.
-Four other locations have been
made during the past week, three
at the fields northeast extremity
and one Of which Is to 20 to 1000
feet. and one in western section OF
the field. Neither derrick materials
o machinery have yet been moved
in Two or three additional loca-
tons are expected shortly.
Several Starr county tests are
active and a western extension OF
the Rio Grande City pool looms for
the early part OF the coming week.
The Rio Grande City pool test Is
Hiram M. Reeds No. a Doyno a.
Chatfield. Is about 1900 feet south
west OF the pool discovery. III cored
the sand Thursday at l,386-97 feet
ami set an dcemented casing atop
the sand.
Prospects for a new shallow pool
In western Starr have been delayed
temporarily. Harter a. Buchansn's
No. 2 Sanchez, about nine miles
horth Of the town OF Roma. bailed
oil and sweet water from sand al
sol -502.5 feet early this week. The
test had a gas sand at 494-5Ol feet
anu a sweet water sand above the
gas 1t Is believed that a faulty
cement job en- casing Is allowing
fresh water TO enter the hole and
casing was recemented Thursday
Recompletion will be attempted
next week.
Several miles east or the Ric
Grande City pool. John III. Clopton's
No. I KelSey-PaSs, was abandoned
aG 4.098 feet after a SchlumbergeI
test was made. 1T vas the weeks
only abandonment In the Valley oil
area
Clopton ct al took over the Ac-
cumulative Royalties Company's NO
l III. #. Ferry Wednesday after
drilling contract had been completed
az 5000 feet. IL is probable that tho
Test will be carried to about $500
or 1900 feet and Schlumberger test
made.
In northeastern Starr. G. r.
R0rah's No. I Arcade Guerra. 4,
fishing for drill stem twisted off IN
the hole while drilling at ASH feet
Two Willacy county wildcats are
under way.
South OF Raymondville. King
Woods oil Company's No. 1 Santa
cRSa. resumed drilling Thursday al
i.47l feet. The test Is contracted u
500 feet and has been delayed fol
several days while moving In and
erecting a bigger derrick.
In southwestern Willacy, w. II
Daniels NO. | Francisco Armendiaz
Is shut down at 1850 feet.
Three surveying crews are III
work on the proposed right-Of-way
Of the Valley Pipeline company's
new S325.000 line from the sam
fOrdyce field 10 the new Valley port
az Port Isabel. As soon as sufficient
rieht-of-way Is purchased and titles
approved. construction OF the line
viii start, according to II. Frank
Murchison of McAllen and Dallas
one OF the officials or the company
Pipe for the line is expected 10 be
tho first commercial cargo To arrive
az Port Isabel and Is due there
betgeen August l and 8. Murchison
stated. The line win be about 9C
miles long. 81 inches IN diameter
end will have a daily capacity OF
about 10000 barrels Of crude.
, 1935-07-14

pnur company continues develop
ment or it, 7.50O-foot area In which
the discovery well Is the only pro-
Queer TO date.
Unions No. I American-Rio
Grande, ore and a quarter miles
northeast of discovery. Is drilling
at 1866 feet In hard shale and
lime.
Unions No. 2 American-Rio
Grande, about 200 feet southeast Of
discovery, Is fishing at 3.428 feet
for drill stem stuck In the hole at
$500 feet.
Unions No. 4 American-Rio
Grande, Is drilling in sand and
boulderS at 1.437 feet after drilling
plug In surface casing l0-inch o.
d. set and cemented at 1927 feet.
Texas Railroad Commission an
nounced Thursday q spacing rule
Of one well to 10 acres In the Mer-
cedes pool. A hearing on the pro-
posed rule was held June . &C
Mercedes In which landowners sug-
gested the 10-acre rule. y. B. Tay-
Tor, general manager for Union
Sulphur Company at Mercedes. es-
timated the fields area at about
10000 acres while testifying at the
hearing.
Two wildcats in southern Hidalgc
and one in western Hidalgo were
under way late this week also.
Five miles south Of Mission,
nj a d d o x-Turnbull Twins No.
John III. Shary, Is making hole be-
low 3,545 feet. The test Is one OF
the most interesting in the Valleys
wildcat areas.
Three miles southwest or Mis-
sion, Bluff Petroleum Company'S
No. ! Porcion Land Co. Is making
hole below $500 feet on a 5000
foot test. 1t is now at a very in
teresting depth and will be watch
ed closely until completed.
D.. NJ. @. Oil company's Downey
a. Morton) No. I OSca Daskam
five miles northeast of the Sam
fordyce field, Is reworking the hole
preparatory to setting d liner al
4090 feet atop an oil sand corec
at 4~,090-4,ll4 feet. The test made
oil and salt water on original COM
pletion, the water flow believed Ok
have resulted from a i4-foot error
In casing measurements, and com.
ing from above the hand.
About eight miles northeast D.
Edinburg, Deering a. Kayser d
Houston are preparing TO reworl
the No. ! John O. Engelman. The
hole was contracted % 5000 fee
by McCollum Exploration company
I'M January. then drilled To 7.50t
feet BY Union Sulphur company
IL Is reported that the new firm ex.
poets 20 plug back for examination
Of q sand around $500 feet.
In the SamfOrdyce area, compile
ton or two tests in the Samfordyce
horizon Is being attempted Thu:
weekend. Three new tests are
under way and several others are
scheduled TO begin operations dur
Ing the coming week. !.
Ben q. Barnett ct ais No. 3 Mis-.
souri, Pacific. on the railway right.
of-way 1900 feet east OF the wesf
hpe Of Porcion All and $500 feet
east OF discovery, Swabbed Wednps.
cav and Thursday through tubinr
but failed to secure production from
SAND al 2.743-52 feet. The tesl
probably will be- cored slsphtl,
Deeper and re-completiOn attempted
this weekend.
Harrison : Davis = Bishops No.
Francisco Guerra. about 6.1OO fee
east or discovery, set and cementec
surface casing u0-inch q. d.
Thursday night AT 200 feet.
King-WoodS OIL Companys NO
Z John Lawrence. about 900 rec
northwest OF discovery IN the an.
, 1935-07-14
PUBLICITY Is
HIT BY ALFRED
Vice Condition Reports
Released to Press
To Be Ignored

AUSTIN, July Is. R-Governor
Alfred said Saturday he would dis
regard any protests against vice
conditions where communication
addressed to the governor were re-
leased TO the press by the complain
ing party.
Il will not answer any telegram
or letter where people NY into the
newspapers with their communica-
tions and where it appears 1t Is be-
ing done for publicity purposes, the
governor said.
The governor said communications
from Galveston and san Antonio
asking state Intervention to clean
up unsatisfactory conditions had
not been called to his attention. He
said, however. they would be re-
ferred to Adjutaut General Carl
Nesbitt. chief Of the ranger force.
A group OF Galveston ministers
has protested vice conditions In Cal
weston and has asked that rangers
be sent, while q communication from
San Antonio asked that rangers
be used to prevent opening Of a
horse race b0okie shop across the
Bexar county line in Wilson county.
Nesbitt Is in Mineral Wells at
tending a National Guard encamp-
ment and will not return 10 Austin
for several days. Lieutenant Col
onel Fl. III. Carmichael. assistant adj
iutant general, said all communica-
tions on the use of rangers In local
law enforcement campaigns would
be referred direct TO Nesbitt. Car
michael said he would take all COM
m~unications on the subject to Min
eral Wells Saturday night when he
returns to the camp.
Governor Alfred. in indicating he
would not personally direct rangers
to 60 into any locality. said "Gen-
eral Nesbitt is in charge Of the ran
gers and any action Il up to him"
, 1935-07-14
Plan Social Meeting
Especial % the aerald)

RIO HONDO. July ia sociai
meeting OF the Germania club mem
bers and friends will be held Sun
day afternoon az the clubhouse here.
The board OF directors Is endeav-
cring to build up the membership
In the organization which has a
clubhouse located on the arroyo
Colorado near here with a large
dance floor, spacious screened
pOrcheS. attractive grounds and
about Is smaller clubrocms.
, 1935-07-14
o DIRECTORS MEET
Especial 70 The Heraldl

NCptLIHI U TIC btTHIUT
HARLINGEN, July 13.-Directors
and committee chairmen OF the
Liens club viii meet Monday night
at the Madison hotel. They will com
plete the committees for which
chairmen recently were named BY
j.. b. Hicks.
, 1935-07-14

leeve below. the woman caused h
motorist To report IN suicide mt
tempt. The policeman was hurt
when hts machine colIided with
all auto.
, 1935-07-14
OPERATION

tSDecial TO n Herald
HARLINGEN, July 13.-Enesl
Pinkerton. five. son of Mr.. and Mrs
z. Fl. Pinkerton. underwent a ton
silectomy at the Valley Baptist hos
pital.
, 1935-07-14

and Daniel wanted 10 go places.
He went. He went through M
bridges railing.
What is left on the chr sits I'm
the river. n monument 10 romance.
, 1935-07-14

Wrong Guess. With Consequences
DALLAS-An agile woman took
n shut cut home and caused irl-
Juries 10 "a motorcycle policeman
and an hours traffic jam.
Vaulting n viaduct railing 10 a
, 1935-07-14
Flashes
Of.
Life

tEy Ths Associated PreHsJ
"A Patient Man
GRAFTON, wv. va Ward q.
Wilcox waited for what he con-
sidered q reasonable length OF
time for his wife 70 come back 20
him. and then filed suit for d.
vurce.
She left him IA years ago.
, 1935-07-14
me left him IA years ago.

AUGUSTA. Ga The black
widow spider may have n bad
reputation, but look out for red"
The red spider Is attacking
crops hereabouts. particularly cot
ton. It eats on the stock and
sno brings about premature open
ing OF the bolls.
, 1935-07-14
LEAVES FOR ARIZONA

LA FERIA. July 10. - Johnnie
Butcher. manager OF the Magnolia
filling station on the highway In La
Feria. has accepted a position with
the Mcclellan stores and will leave
La Feria Sunday for Tucson, Ari-
ZOna.
He Il the son or o. q. Butcher.
city secretary. and has been with
the Magnolia company both in La
Feria and Harrington.
Alexander the Great was born III
EuroDe. died In Asia. and was buried
In Africa.
, 1935-07-14

DILLON, .. C.-Daniel Arch
McCallumm, negro. had a road
side filling station and a 5-acre
farm.
Along came a stranger with n
shiny automobile, equipped with
radio and gadgets.
The stranger wanted 10 settle
, 1935-07-14

Remember, you can buy your domestic now in Los Ebanos
with a small cash payment, the balance on easy monthly pay
ments. Are you going to let your opportunity slip by? Don't
forget that the key to profit i to invest your money where
1t has a reasonable chance to grow into more money. There
fore make your selection now in Los Ebanos whether
a domestic, a small tract, trackage on the Southern Pacific
switch. or a business site in the community center"
The Washington times., 1935-04-29
Merit Out the Window

which would limit Jobs in the Govern
ment service to to family threatened in the
notorious Section 2 the married clause is repealed
In principle the threatened enactment would follow the lines
forth the policy making future appointments only those
from families which did not already have member in the
Federal service would be considered.
The whole tendency to be to forget that Government
positions jobs jobs requiring work. jobs requiring ability
Everyone in Washington at least those with authority
to think that GOVERNMENT POSITIONS ARE GIFTS to be
bestowed the politically worthy to be doed
sort of relief basis.
Unless this tendency cubed the Government business will
fall condition than existed before the creation Of
the Civil Service To continue going to beckon
that to the victor belongs the po We that
except that frank about it and officials continue to
give lip-service to the merit system
Regardless OF how the current controversy
the social aspects of the married persons clause there
doubt that it does violence to the merit system It states with
equivocation that THE MOST MERITORIOUS EMPL0YE
OF AN AGENCY MUST BE DISMISSED if that agency has
to reduce its force and the metorous employe has hus
band or wife in the Government service
That fine reward for ability and remarkable way
insuring the payer efficient Government service!
The newly threatened law regard family requirements
would continue all of the bad features of the married persons
clause from the standpoint of merit and ability
would proclaim that matter how high person might
stand the Civil Service list of egbes could be ap-
pointed job long another member of his family held
Government job
In other words it would say that the Government was
looking for the most efficient employe available but seek
ing who might have ability whatsoever but
the fortunate position of having else in his family work
ing for Uncle Sam.
Maybe the want their money spent that basis
but we doubt it.
The Washington times., 1935-04-29

holding Of these maneuverS was
President RooSevelt'S answer to
the denunciation by the jap
anese government of the Wash
ington and Lon don Naval
treaties. These writers could
have saved themselves from
this deception by taking the
trouble to look up the newSpa-
pers of September, 1884. Under
date of September 19 and Sep
tember 20, American newSpa'
pers published North, East,
South and West, an official an
nouncement from Washington
which said in part:
"The fleet maneuvers will
take place next summer in what
we call the Puget SOund-AlaSka-
Hawaii triangle. This Is In
line with the Nays policy Of
holding fleet problems and fleet
concentrations in the various
areas contingent to American
territorial waters"
This announcement was pub
lished throughout the United
States several months before
the meeting in London at which
began preliminary conversations
for the renewal of the naval
treaties that were finally de-
nounced by Japan after the
conversations developed the un.
willingness of Japan to renew
them.
These maneuverS are not to
be held either in Japanese
waters or near japanese waters.
They are to be held this year
between Midway Island, which
is United States territory, and
the Aleutian Islands, which is
also United States territory.
This area is bounded on the
south by the Hawaiian Islands,
which is United States territory
and to the east of this area by
the mainland Of the United
States.
ALIEN PROPAGANDA
Next year, if the American
Government sees fit, these
maneuvers could with equal pro-
priety be extended to the Philip
pine Islands which for some
years to come will remain Amer
ican territory. japan would
have no legitimate ground for
objection and the japanese Gov
ernment would doubtless be too
intelligent and self-reSpecting to
make itself the target for world
ridicule by pretending otherwise.
Fortunately, only a few
thousand of 1870 million Amer
ican citizens have yet been
foolish enough to Succumb to
this alien propaganda to under
mine the common defense OF
the United States. But what a
gullible lot the 1000 were who
aided this alien intrigue against
their own country.
copyright, 1885. The washington
Times)