davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1935-03-07
3,OOOMile Long
Surrey Line Has
Section in VdHeu

panied by 100 surveyors and as
sistants in a fleet Of 10 trucks sr.
rived early this week TO start the
last part OF their work. His chief
assistants are Signalman Walter j.
Bilby. Ensign r. Tryon and Sur
veyor II. Sutton.
The first work was TO locate sur.
vey points established In McAllen
and Mission in 1917 by Signalman
Bilby and anothe coast and geo.
detic survey party. They were
found without difficulty. Bilby was
on his first visit to the Valley since
1917. IF I didn't know there
could Be no question about the
survey points ! helped establish in
1917, I would swear that this
couldn't be the same country. I
have never seen such an amazing
change In such a comparatively
short space Of time" he told news
men.
The party has already established
its survey control line from DEVILS
Lake, North Dakota, to a point
near Mission. The work began
September s. 1884. and has taken
the group through both Dakotas.
Nebraska, Kansas. Oklahoma and
Texas. It viii be completed
shortly.
The control line established BY
the survey Is one OF several which
are being established throughout
the length and breadth OF the
United States. Employing plane
geometry. 1t furnishes a definite
point for establishment Of high
ways and railways. aerial routes
and property surveys. Findings OF
the group have been upheld by the
United States Supreme Court as
exact. Present plans call for
eventual establishment OF similar
control lines at intervals Of Is miles
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The triangulation method is used by
the engineers and involves use OF
succeeding posts along the general
route Of the survey. Readings are
taken with latest scientific appar-
atus 10 continue the line as accur-
ately as possible. Engineers check
ed n line $50 miles long during
the present work and detected an
error OF only 9-l6 Of one inch.
, 1935-03-07
WASH OUT
MILES OF
KIDNEY TUBES

WIN Back Pep NiyuE 80. W.
Medical authorities agree ths1
your kidneys contain ~ MILES u&
tiny tubes or filters which help 90
purify the blood and keep you
healthy.
If you have trouble with too frp-
quent bladder passages with scAnty
amount causing burning ana dis
comfort. the Is MILES OF kidney
tubes need washing out. Thia dan
ser signal may be the beginning OF
nagging backache. leg palma loan uf
pep and energy. getting MP nights.
swollen feet and ankles. rheummtlc
pains and dizziness
IN kidneys don't empty y pintm a day
and get rid OF more than . pounds
OF waste matter. your body win take
up these poisons causing serious
trouble. Don't wait. Ask your drug
gist for DOAN'S PILLS -. m old
prescription ... which has bean used
successfully by millions Of kidney
sufferers for over 40 years. They
give happy relief and win help 70
wash out the 15 MILES or kidney
tubes. Get pOAN'S PILLS NJ your
druggist a. 1885,. Foster MiTburn CO.
, 1935-03-07
Valley Educators
Hear <. c. Deerins


MERCEDES. March T. Supt. =
g Deering OF Harrington made the
principle talk before the Valley
superintendent, principals and
classroom teachers here TUESDAY,
night. He made his talk on philo-
sophies OF education at the general
meeting before the section meet
ingS were begun.
Supt. Hendricks OF La Joya and
Supt. T. II. Poteet Of Mercedes made
talks before the superintendent
section on c%urricular revision.
The high school principals sec
ton heard a discussion curriculum
revision problems from Frank A.
Bortle OF Brownsville. L. r Graham
OF Mercedes and also heard a re-
port from A. w. Weir OF McAllen.
, 1935-03-07
Cardui for Certain Pains

Several years ago. ] suffered quite
a lot at menstruation time" writes
Mrs. Oscar Branan, Of Vicksburg.
Miss. II took Cardui and 7 believe
1t stopped all this trouble. Last year.
! felt the need OF Cardui again. for
pains In my head and back nc my
menstruation period. I went back 10
Cardui. Now I do not suffer. i feel
Just fine and can 20 ahead with my
work as at other times. ! feel that
any time ! spend money for Cardui
7 am getting value received"
Thousands OF women testify Car
dui benefited them. II 1t does not
benefit YOU. consult q physician.
, 1935-03-07
OPPOSES AGAR
PLAN FOR TAX
10 The Herald:

10 Inc deIdIQ.
AS q former county tax assessor
in q northern states county, permit
me to say that / slightly disagree
with Mr.. Ralph T. Agar. the Cam
eron county tax assessor as regards
MS plan Ior readjusting the tax sit
uation In Texas. His plan, accord
ing 70 published speeches. u 70 SUD-
stitute q sales tax tor a portion Of the
present real estate tax-the object
Deing TO tighten the tax burden on
the owners OF such real estate. Now,
] agree with MI. Agar that II would
be good public policy 70 relieve some
OF u real estate owners Of Q por-
ton Of their tax burden but ] don't
agree that oil such owners should be
so relieved. Neither do / agree that
his plan would furnish tax relief for
the owners who are most entitled TO
receive IL. The class OF real estate
owners who are entitled 10 tax relief.
In my judgment. are those who own
personal property and improvements
along with their land. This class
would include farmers, home own
ers. the owners OF business proper
ties and the like, and the rellei they
are entitled TO Is not freedom from
land taxes but from taxes on their
personal property and improve
mentS.
The reason for this procedure Is
plain. Personal property and I'M
provementS include all these forms
Of wealth that man uses 70 satisfy
his desires and TO build for a higher
and a better civilization. Taxing this
wealth. like taxing nuiSances, Is 10
cause less Of 1t to be produced and
in that way retard progress. But tax
ing land produces an effect that Is
directly opposite TO that OF taxing
labor products.
Land Is a natural resource which
can be neither increased nor dimin-
ished in quantity. The less this land
Is taxed. the mor spectators viii
grab and hold II and the harder II
will be for farmers and other deA
velopers 70 own and use It. But on
the other hand. the more that taxes
are concentrated on land values. the
greater the use that will be made OF
land. and the more profitable II VIII
Be to use IL. In other words, when as
much of the public revenues as pos
Sible Is raised from land values and
as little as possible from labor val
ues, ii means two things:
lit means that values which
land spectators are nov trying 70
gobble will be turned over 70 the pub
lie treasury and,
At mean tax relief for agricul-
ture and industry and free access e
the raw materials OF nature TO al
producers Of wealth.
Now, as to Mr.. Agar's sales tsS
proposal, 1t surely has one point III
its favor and that Is the certainty Of
its collection. The only way in which
a poor man can beat that tax Is q
refrain from getting his children
the neceSsaries Of life.
But the claim that a sales tax VII
reduce the farmer OF home owners
taxes in toto Is not founded or
fact. The reason is that the acreage
farmer Is a small owner OF lane
values but a larger consumer q
goods.
What a sales tar would. therefore
save him II ad valorem taxes. I
would more than make up for In th'
enhanced prices Of goods that ne
buys.
In closing. let me say that ] an
not writing II for the sake OF getting
into an argument with Mr.. Agar q
NTH anvone else 7 am writing solely
because / believe that public discus
, 1935-03-07
Hotel Transferred

EDINBURG, March T. TrAnBior
or the Hotel EdinburE. n of tna
largest In Htdalgo county, 10 ths
HidalRo Hotel Corporation was nf~
fected by o foreclosure sale 70 clear
title 90 the property Wednesday
Sven johnson OF San Antonio rep
resented the purchasers
Mayor T. A. Brown or Edlnburx.
manager OF the hotel for tho pAAA
three years, will continue In that
capacity. nv. c. Sweetin. night clerk
for some time. has been made 49,
sistant manager, and Talmadge Pot
ter OF Houston was named night
clerk and auditor.
, 1935-03-07

sion OF economic questions tends to
bring out the truth and because
believe that we have gotten ourselves
into such a mess now that the truth
alone will keep society from going
TO the devil.
Edward Nordman. Member OF
the La Feria unit Rio Grande
Vegetable Growers association.
La Feria, Texas.
March 1. 1885.
, 1935-03-07
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
SUMMARY

An extensive high pressure area
covered the region from the Rocky
mountains 70 and including the Mis-
sissippi valley Thursday morning. at
tended by unSeasonably low temper
atures nearly TO the Gulf coast, and
partly cloudy TO fair weather. Pres
sure was relatively low at the same
time over the Great Lakes and mod
erately low over the north Pacific
states. with precipitation more OF
less general in those regions during
the last - hours.
Brownsville 8 a. m. EST sea-
level d essure 5000 inches.
, 1935-03-07
The Weather

East Texas least Of Tooth meri-
diam Fair. colder In southeast por-
zion, freezing in north. frost in
south portion except the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Thursday night: Fri
day fair. rising temperature IN west
and north portions.
Moderate 10 fresh northerly 70
easterly winds on the coast dimin-
ishing Thursday night.
, 1935-03-07
TOWNsENDITES MEET
'SnttlHI 70 rue NJ 30

HARLINGEN. March IA large
crowd heard the Townsend old age
pension plan discussed Tuesday night
in the high school auditorium. The
plan was explained BY Miss Gertrude
Wilson and W. M. Morgan Of San
Antonio. Next meeting OF the local
"iub viii be held Friday night, March
n
, 1935-03-07
TRIO FINED

HARLINGEN-Judge Y. ID. Nance
applied a sliding scale 70 his fines
for vagrancy one morning this week
when he fined Oronato Salazar a
dollar and costs, George Villafranca
one hundred dollars and costs and
Andres Toscano two hundred dol
lars plus costs
, 1935-03-07
ESPECIAL % The Herald

GsDsclal 70 The Herald
McALLEN, March IA survey
line 5000 miles long through the
heart OF the United States Is being
completed here by the United
States Coast a. Geodetic Survey.
Lieut.. Carl I. Aslakson. accom-
, 1935-03-07

you with no am.
bition TO work
or PlayI Next
month try Lydia
e. Pinkham's
Tablets.
Mrs. Z. Laverry,
224 State Street,
Middlefown. Pa.
ys."Ihadcrnmp
, 1935-03-07
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
Friday, under normal meteor
illogical conditions:
High ........ Gas a. m. 500 p. m.
Low 1920 p. m.
, 1935-03-07
BULLETIN

First figures. lowest temperature last
night: second. highest yesterday. third,
wind velocity st 8 n. m: fourth. prec-
.pitation IN last ~ hours.
, 1935-03-07
RIVER BULLETIN

There will be 10 material change
in the river.
, 1935-03-07
SNOW FEEL.
FULL of PEP!"


is periodic pain dragging you
downf Do monthly upsets leave
, 1935-03-07


and was always rundown NJ my
period bur since taking Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Tablets I am feeling
full Of pep. ! used TO dread the time
but now I need not worry. They
took the pain away. I would recon-.
msnd them TO anybody"
Was Greatly Relieved
Every month I thought ! was
going 20 die with pain. Used TO
stay in bed af least one day. I tried
your Tablets and was greatly re-
lieved." Mrs. Gertrude Heiser,
1904 w. Huntingdon Sc. Philsdel-
phis. Pen~nsylvsnis.
Try Them Next Menth
They relieve periodic pain and
Discomfort. Chocolate coated. Sold
afs1 drug stores. Trial sire Is cents.
, 1935-03-07
no appetete? nervous7
losing weight7 pale?
then don't gamble with your body

IF your physical let-dovn rs caused
IL by q lowered red-blood-cell and
hemo-glo-bin content In the blood
then SIS. is waiting to help you -.
though, II YOU suspect an organic
trouble, YOU will. Of course. want to
consult q physician or surgeon.
SIS. Is not just a so-cslled tonic.
IL Is a tonic specially designed to
stimulate gastric secretions, and also
has the mineral elements so very, very
necessary In rebuilding the oxygen
carrying hemo-glo-bin Of the blood.
This two-fold purpose Is impor-
tsnt- Digestion Is improved -. food
Is better utilized -. and thus you are
enabled to better "carry on" without
exhaustion-as you should naturally.
You may have the will-pcwer to be
"np and doing" but unless your blood
Is in top notch form you are not fully
yourself and you may remark. Il
wonder why ] tire so easily"
Let SIS. help build back your
blood tone ...if your case Is NOT
exceptional. you should soon enjoy
again the satisfaction of appetiEing
food -. sound sleep -. steady nerves
ga good complexion -. and renew
ed strength.
SIS. Is sold by all drug stores in
two sizes. The g economy size IL
twice as large as the Sl.25 regular
size and Is sufficient for two weeks
treatment. Begin on the uprosd
today. Cs.s-s.c Co
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-02

There the Mr.. President the whole world the
charming. gentleman whose eflased with
visiting foreign dgnitares
growe-has been perpetuated countless neWules Then
there the President
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-02

the countenancd Chief Executive intent
his daily yours and yoursas they by
his desk It is both these particularly
the latter that these remarkable
his White office the that
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-02

Awaiting President
with his work perun letters and orders while loyal Gus Gennec
and Secretary lowered the background Ignored
the photographer McAvoy who employ
ing tiny with film specially ensized in ammonia bath,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-02

snapped intimate pictures historically
valuable because they Presidents othr de Continuing
Photographer Mco recorded the change
welt turned the full Of his charm his callers Brazs
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
By DashieII Hammett

TAE kqONAReas OF JILL MARTIN HIVE BEEN
6ALkEO M FLIGHT AND ARE m A PROFANE
The Washington times., 1935-01-10

on the table in front Of Barnes.
Read it aloud" he said. II
want every man here to know
just where he stands"
Barnes took up the telegram
and read. II shall use all the
power I possess to defeat your
contemplate, disloyal plot. This
time there will be no turning
back. You and I are through
forever. Signed, Solon Lowell"
Again silence, while outside
the full force Of the norther
shrieked about the building and
swept with the first faint patter
OF rain down the deserted
street. All eyes were leveled on
Lowell, for each man knew that
from now on the combined forces
OF Scion Lowell's political power
and Of Sari's underworld empire
would be hurled against this
man who stood before them.
Dick squared his shoulders
and faced them. my father is
right" he said simply. There
can be no turning back-for
either of U.S."
Suddenly in the silence that
followed, each man turned, in
stantly alert. From far down
the street thundered the roar of
a high powered engine, then the
grinding Of brakes just outside.
And now the night was split by
the spiteful rattle of machine
gun, and for a moment the very
building trembled. From the
press room came the crashing
tinkle Of shattered glass and the
scream of bullets, then again the
deep roar Of an engine, rapidly
dying away.
First Gun
With drawn guns the men in
the rear office flung open the
door, and running through the.
press room, reached the street
IN time to see low black car
disappear through driving rain
toward the desert.
Back in the press room VIII
looked about him. Every win
dow had been shattered. The
opposite wall was riddled with
a stream of lead, and two lights
hung, broken and useless, from
the ceiling. He looked at the
presses standing ready, waiting
only for the closing of the elec.
trlc switch to send the story of
Saris crime across the land.
Mutely he pointed to the car
mage about him.
Gentlemen" he said. "this
is the first gun in the long
struggle that lies ahead. Here
is our answer" He reached for.
ward and touched the switch.
In quick response a low hum
perVaded the room.
One by one the rolls turned.
the great presses clicked, and in
another second long sheets of
wet, freSh-printed paper bearing
the story Of Sari's perfidy were
being fed into the rack before
them.
The battle had joined at last.
That next morning brought
history to the Verde country.
The word announcing that
the ditch was doomed crashed
like a bombshell among the
desert rancherS. East and west
flew the news along the border,
and from foothills to the Mexi.
can line. Wherever men rode
after cattle or gathered in pros.
pectorS' cabins, the talk was of
one theme only. and by noon
Stern-faced, determined men
were riding through that howl
ing norther into Verde. Many
had left homes half built on the
desert-homes whose only hope
lay In the coming of irrigation.
In Verde itself all work on new
buildings ceased for that day,
and everywhere uncertainty and
doubt were dangerously crystal
lizing into black anger.
Ito be COntinued)
NnnS-l-hk raoH - R~.. e1mO
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
NOW READ ON

One by they came in from out the night, cluster
ing about the little stove, stamping numbed booted feet
on the floor OF the office shaking the aka from chaps
ana stetsons until now fully twenty standing
there-men who could be trusted in anv outcome how
ever hazardous.
BY midnight Barnes threw down his pencil Picking
up OF papers ne walked to the door and ordered
them set up under banner headlines on the front naoe
of the Verde Times ~ ~ N" P"eS
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
GUARDIANS OF THE DESERT =:
Dick Heads Ranchers In Fioht
Against Big Steal
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

big Boss" Lo1OeU political in Washington 1Oith
Nick Sari his manager plans cast irrigation project
IN Verde Arizona They haze forced the rancers to sell
their holdings for pittamces.
Bruce ana Dick Loweu oppose their father and Dick,
HOhIe in Washington, finds evidence of SGrs crooked
ness. At his fathers orders he studies Surs records of
the trrgaron project and makes copy of mysterious
tracing and torn letter Vhich he finds in the desk
ReceVi"y wire telling of the murder of Bruce Dick
pledges vengeance.
WiH Barnes tells of finding Bruces body shot throuqh
he 6ock DICK, disguised MEXICAN, learns that an
opem clash Is coming bet1Oeen the runchers and
Sari's thugs. ~
Sari flies to Verde and Dick against Interfering
U:th has plans. Nora is kidnapped by Sar7s gang and
shot. ~ "
DICK IS inOited by Capt. OHearn to attend fiesta at
contest SGr arrives and seeks to enlist the sunnor of
ntGry authorities in the conflict 6etoOeen ronchers and
The Washington times., 1935-01-10


ready for the presses" he said
to Dick. "I've put a shorter
account on the wire, and all
the papers in the Southwest
will carry it tomorrow"
Before another day the pilIage
Of the Verde country will be
told in every State of the
Union"
Old Days
He turned to the ranchmen
standing about the smoke-filled
room, then for a moment sat in
silence, his long, slender fingers
drumming on the worn surface
OF the desk. When at last he
spoke, the low, earnest voice
commanded instant attention,
Every man of you here wants
70 end the strangle hold that
Nicholas Sari has on this coun.
try. Some of you have been
more outSpoken than others, but
on one thing we are agreed
The power of Nick Sari has got
to be broken. We've needed
leadership. Tonight 1 think we
have found our leader. You all
know Dick Lowell. He is one of
us. no matter" Barnes hesi.
tated, no matter where his
fathers Sympathies may be-"
Barnes stopped, then ended
abruptly. Dick has something
to tell you"
Expectantly all eyes turned
toward Lowell. He rose and
stood now, his back against the
wall, tall and straight, the
square line of jaw firm and de.
termined. Then, simply and
clearly he told the intently lis.
tenlng ranchers the story of
Sari.s fraud. He recounted the
details of finding his brothers
letter. his own suspicious, and
finally he told them of the sur.
Vey completed that very after
noon. Slowly and with a convic-
ton that left no room for
doubt, Dick concluded, "That
ditch is an absolute impossible.
Aty. Whoever has bought land
or put money into the venture
has been led into the greatest
Swindle in the history of the
West"
For a moment a baffled,
stupefied silence held the little
room, then the angry curse of
q rancher rumbled from one
corner.
by Jove," he muttered, I'm
FOR treating him like we treated
horse thieves in the old days.
My votes for giving Nick Sari
the rope"
But others shook their heads,
The days for that had passed.
Again, as in common accord.
they turned toward Lowell.
Cast Off
Barnes has said we are not
organized. He is right. Not
ence have we opposed Sari with
q united front. I propose we
call a meeting at the hall tomor-
row night. Let every man be
there who has the interest of
this country at heart. There let
us decide who Is to hold the
whip hand-Sari and his hire.
1ingS or the men Of Verde"
A quick murmur of approval
followed, and as Dicks eyes
passed over each face he saw
they were with him to a man.
Again he was about to speak
when the door opened and one
Of Wills men entered.
The presses are ready, Mr..
Barnes" he announced. Shall
I start them?"
buC VIII raised q OBTAINING
hand. mot yet. Have you
wired the story to the State
papers?"
1--WE just come from the tele-
graph office. There was a tele.
gram for Mr.. Lowell, and I
brought 1t up"
Rapidly Dick tore open the
telegram, glanced at it. then
with . mirthless smile threw it
The Washington times., 1935-01-10

They went on, past huge machines that filled
the cavernS from floor to artificial sky. Silent young
men tended the machines. But Tom was thinking
only Of Prudence, Of the tall Prince she walk
ing with, and Of the future.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10

Tom smiled up at his Teacher. "You are very
strong; could not disobey you if I would" Live
as we, and you will always be strong" replied the
Teacher. "But how old are you?" "Old? queer
word" answered Hoano
The Washington times., 1935-01-10

Discipline, young man. discipline" he said, "is
your first lesson in the Land Of the Sun. My people
have learned it through thousands Of years. We are
now going to work. and your fate and PrudenceS
fate are not in our hands,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-12
Bank Official Confirms
Mellon Stock Story

PITTSBURGH, April IL GIN.
S).-Andrew w. Melons testi-
mony that his brother never paid
anything on the principal for the
$10,0O0,000 in bank stocks he
turned over to him in 1921 was
confirmed by Union Trust Com
pany employe at a hearing on the
multi-millionaire's three million
dollar income tax battle here to-
day.
Mr.. Mellon insists this transfer
of stock, so that he could qualify
for the office of Secretary of the
Treasury, was an actual sale. Even
though he received nothing on the
principal, Mr.. Mellon asserted he
was paid interest. This interest.
the Government seeking $685.
261 on the bankers 1881 income
contends was nothing more than
"dividends."
A. o. Elias, employe Of the
trust company that held books
governing the transfer, testified
the ledger sheets marked prin-
cipal were blank. The brother,
the late Richard B. Mellon, con-
tracted to pay, the books re-
vealed, but he never did. In
1880 he transferred the bank
stocks to Andrews son, Paul.
Records upon which he based
his testimony probably never
were seen by the Mellon brothers,
Elias said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-12
MELLON STOCK.
PROFIT TRACED
BY PROBERS

PITTSBURGH, April IL I.N.S0
Declining to stipulate voluminous
ledger accounts into the record
of Andrew w. Melons three-mil-
liom-dollar income tax appeal be-
fore the Board of Tax Appeals,
Government counsel turned to
the Union Trust Company today
in an effort to prove the finan-
cier's ownership of bank stocks
in 1881.
Associate Government Counsel
Fred R. Shearer called Carroll P.
Davis, a vice president and trust
officer of Union Trust, a Mellon
institution. Through Mr.. Davis
he hoped to trace dividend pay.
mentS which he contends passed
to Mr.. Mellon, first from the late
r. B. Mellon and later from the
former Treasury Secretary's son,
Paul.
While Secretary of the Treasury
in 1881, the Government claims,
Mr.. Mellon received $804,466 in
dividends on bank stocks he
"sold" his brother in 1921 in
order to qualify for the Cabinet
post. Record ownership passed to
young Paul IN 1880, but the divi-
dends continued, Mr.. Shearer
maintained,