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Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

Four Traffic Arrests Officer
Van Bczcl, Of the state traffic
squad, had Il field day on the Cal
eXico highway yesterday, giving
tickets to sydney Jensen of Los
Angeles and NJ. \. Wilson of this
city Tor failing to observe bou!c-
ward stops; to Drlfin \. Prictto for
reckless driving and t. Will;am
Tally for speeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

DR.. Harry Hooper, Dentist. Rub
Der and Hecolite Plates a Specially.
647 Main ST., FL Centre. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

The Regular Meeting Of the Cor.
servation Club will be held Monday
N.Ght, March i, at 7:2C adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

Waterman P1ano 3cnooi. short
curse Popular Music. ASK at the
dusic Store" or Phone 367J. adv
sc:ots-Sixth Annual Ball, Impe-
al Valley Pyramid No. 81, Friday
Evening, March lst Masonic
Temple. Admission $1.00. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

Natural Permanent Waves $40
Parisienne Beauty Shoppe. Tel
1888. ( 8 tt
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

You Now Have real halter in
your town; fifty years experience.
Il. c. Reap, Al Main St. T II 5 Z
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

NEW STYLE-A fresh interpreta-
ticn of dynamic symmetry; new
slender-profile radiator; longer, still
lower body lines; balanced color
combinations; new 2rched window
silhouette; new bowl lamps; new
type smaller wheels.
NEW PERFORMANCE-Typical
Chrys,er brilliancy of getaway,
astonishing power and pickup from
the new Chrysler-designed "Silver-
Dome high compression engine;
marked smoothness and quietness at
all speeds; unusual economy of gas
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March .
George Pipgras, pitcher, and Earl
Combs, centerfielder, were the latest
additions to the New York Yankees
training camp. Both reported tc
Manager Huggins yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

SAN DIEGO, March -FSwedc :
Anderson, - year old bespectacled
twirlcr from Fresno, will be on the
mound for the Hollywood Stars for
few innings when they CLASH with
the Seattle Indians in week end
games. He looks good in training
work outs.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

Here's a new, low-priced, six-cylinder Chrys-
ler-built car S1O5O and S109O delivered
all the inimitable snap and dash and comfort and
style that have made Chrysler-built cars world
famous-unmistakable evidence of the great
strides Chrysler has made in increasing the buy
ing power of the automobile dollar in the past
twelve months.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

BERKELEY, March 2.-Univcr-
sity of California and St. Mary 5
baseball mines will meet here this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

WIYTERHAVEN, Fla, March >,
Burt Shotten, of the
Philadelphia Phillies will send his
charges through the first workout
of the season today. Twelve men
were on hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02

Los ANGELES, March 2.-The
Los Angeles yannigans, with Russell
Miller, late Of the Phillies, and Tex
Wcathcrsby on the mound, defeat
ed the regulars 4 to l yesterday.
Wilbur Peters and Carl Holling
worked for the regulars. The Angels
will meet the strong Pasadena Mcr-
chants nine at Pasadena Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02
So. California
Sport Briefs
by United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, March 2.-LarrT
Seratti's ability to abs rb punish
ment was acclaimed by fans who
saw Armand Emanuel win tech
nical knockout over the big Italian
miner in the ninth round of a sched-
uled 10 round bout here last night.
Emanuel could not put away the
1856 pound Seratti, although he hit
him with everything but the ring
posts. It appeared that Seratti could
have wcathcred the final round
when the referee stopped the fight.
AVALON. Catalina Island, March
Eddie Lautenbacker, star rookie
hurler. viii oppose Guy Bush today
in the first Of the spring training
games between the TIVE squads Of
Chicago Cubs.
The form displayed by Lautcn
backer and the recovery Of Hal
Carlson from illness which threat
ened his baseball career last year,
have brought deal of delight to
Manager Joe Mccarthy.
The Cubs continued to show un
usual life in their training work
outs, with Rogers Iornsby playing
leading role,
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Y. M. C. A. PLANS GIVEN
AT BALTIMORE FARLEY
General Secretary From Capital
Outlines Scheme to Widen
National Sphere.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, November 30
Plans of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION to widen its national sphere
Of religious activity were explained by
Leonard w. De Cast, general secretary
OF the Washington Y. N. C.. A., at an
interstate ~" conference here yester-
day, attended by delegates from the
District Of Columbia, Maryland and
Delaware
Mr.. De Cast gave a report on the re-
cent spiritual emphasis conference of
the National Council of the Y. M. c. A.
in Chicago. Hugh Thrift. q member of
the board of governors of the Washing
ton association, also reported on &C.
complishments of the national council
at the Chicago convention.
c. Edward Beckett. physical director
of the Washington Y. M C. A.. sub
mitted a report on activities of the In
terstate Physical Directors Society.
The Washington delegation at the To-
cal conference included also Page NICK.
Etchison. religious work director of the
Washington "Y"; C. E. Fleming, serv-
ice secretary; ]. c. Ingram, boys direc-
tor; S. w. Fox. A. H. Lawson, H. Latane
Lewis, S. L. Thomas, E. M. Willis and
F. A woodward, all of the Washington
Central Branch, and DR.. Emmett j.
Scott. w. B. West. Lee w. johnson and
Campbell G. johnson of the colored
branch.
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PROSECUTION NEARS
END IN M'MANUS CASE
Principal State Witness Tells Of
Crash in Room and Man
Staggering in Hall.
BY the Associated Press.

~
NEW YORK, November 30-With the
testimony of its principal witness in the
record, the prosecution today appeared
nearing its close in the trial of George
A. McManus for the murder of Arnold
Rothstein.
Mrs. Marian A. Putnam of Asheville,
N. c., a guest at the Park Central on
November 4, 1928, the night Rothstein
was shot, testified she heard crash"
In the vicinity of room $40, where the
State contends the shooting took place,
and a moment later saw a man come
staggering down the hallway.
She said this was at 1880 o'clock.
Rothstein was found wounded fatally
at 1885 In the servants entrance to
the hotel. The State sought to prove
through the witness that the shooting
occurred in room $40 which, 1t charges.
was rented by McManus under the
name of George A. Richards.
She said under cross-examination she
could not swear that the crash" was
the sound Of pistol shot, but thought
it was more like that of bottle break
ing against a wall. She said she was
not familiar with the sound Of fire.
arms.
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 80
(SpeciaD. - Christmas seals of the
Alexandria Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-
ton have been placed on sale and many
citizens have been sent packages con-
tanning 100 seals each. The price is
81 per 100. The seals are for use on
packages and letters during the Christ
mas period. Mrs. Taylor Burke is
president OF the association, Mrs. D. j.
Howell Is seal sale treasurer and Mics
Mary Lindsey is seal sale Chairman.
Mrs. Burke has issued an open letter
explaining the work done with the
money collected in this fashion and
calling on the citizens to respond
DR.. w. Lewis Schaffer. city health Of
fCer, has received q letter from DR.. En-
MON @. Williams, State health COM
missioner, urging all citizens to watch
out for cases of tularemia during the
next few months. This disease may. be
contracted from handling rabbits and
squirrels and its course is usually "a
hours, the attack being sudden and
manifested by chills, headache, body
pains, prostratiop and fever. So far
not single case has been reported here.
DR.. Schaffer advises all persons skim
ming rabbits or squirrels or cutting them
The board of managers of the Chill
dren's Home and Day Nursery has ex-
tended thanks to the children and the
public schools as well as to various local
organizations which aided in gathering
donations Of food and clothing for the
home. The children enjoyed a turkey
dinner Thursday, the gift of the Rotary
Club. School children at Fort Humph-
reys were recently addressed by Mrs.
T. Clifton Howard. president of the
home. In her address, arrangements
for which were made through the
courtesy of Capt Russell Lyons of the
Engineer School, Mrs. Howard outlined
the work being done at the home and
received donation for the home from
the children. n
The second degree was conferred Al;
the meeting of Potomac Lodge, No SO,
Odd Fellows, last night. Monday night
Sarepta Lodge, No. 46, will carry the
travelling gavel TO Accotink Lodge, M.
IS. Members of Potomac Lodge and
delegates from number of other
nearby lodges plan to attend.
Fire at 2l9 Commerce street. occupied
by Catherine White. did approximately
500 damage TO the rear part of the
house yesterday about noon. The fire
was caused by an overheated stove. A
chimney IRE called out Company No. )
and No. truck to 81 E. Linden street,
East RoSemont, shortly after o'clock
last night. The damage was slight.
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special DiSpatch TO the star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, November 30
That q person who does not believe In
the existence of God or future punish
ment for sin, or is what is commonly
known as an atheist, Is not . compe-
tent witness was decided by Judge Rob-
eFt B. Peter in the Circuit Court here
yesterday.
The point was passed upon in the
case of Elijah Duffin, colored resident
Of Rockville, who was on trial on an
indictment charging him with the
larceny of fivec hickens from Clarence
E. Burriss of Rockville.
When Burriss, who was the chief
prosecuting witness, was placed on the
witness stand he stated, in reply to
questions by r. Barnard Welsh, attor-
ney for Dunn, that he was an atheist,
whereupon Attorney Welsh suggested
that under a ruling of the Maryland
Court of Appeals he was not a proper
witness. He was further questioned by
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ingly through long months and groomed
faultlessly for the judges expert inspec-
.tion.a To scores Of booths grain grow
erS had brought the products of their
fields to show how science can help
nature-how types can be developed to
stand the cold Of Canada, the short
seasons Of the Dakotas and the warmer
climates of the South.
Milling about the monstrous arena
and into the spreading wings of the
great building were. the men and the
boyS-and the girls-who made the
great show possible, bringing feed and
water to the animals they hope will
win ribbons. putting the stalls in order,
currying smoother the already sleek
coats Of their hogs and cattle.
Junior Feeding Contest Listed.
On today's program was the junior
feeding contest, in which, last year, the
youthful Clarence Goecke started on the
path that brought him the grand cham
poinship with his Hereford steer. The
collegiate live stock judging contest was
the days other event.
Providing a colorful sidelight to the
main show is the national congress
of All Clubs, bringing together 1900
farm boys and girls from throughout
the country. In variety of contests
they will match their skill at work
which they hope will make them sue
cessful farmers and homemakers.
For the fifth consecutive year Walter
Biggar has come from Dalbeattie, Scot
land. to pick the grand champion steer
and w. j. Grant has come from Buenos
Aires. Argentina, to judge the Aber-
deen-Angus cattle.
Oklahoma has already gained one
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Atheist Not Competent Witness,
Rockville Court Discusses His Case

Judge Peter and the information ELECTED
that he did not believe in God and that
he did not believe in punishment after
death
When Judge Peter held that he was
not competent to testify, States Attor-
ney Robert Peter, jr..s confessed to q
plea of not guilty, and Judge Peter or
dered that such an entry be made on
the docket.
That it was Duffin's lucky day was
emphasized a little later when a jury
acquitted him on a charge of the larceny
of a pair of trousers from Homer
Holmes, colored, of near Rockville.
James Driver. colored. formerly of
Washington, who was found guilty a
few days ego of assault with intent
to kill, was sentenced by Judge Peter
to years in the Maryland Pen. en-
tiary. The testimony showed that he
twice shot and seriously wounded
Charles H Smith, colored, Of Rock
vile, at the home of q mutual colored
friend near Halpine several months ago.
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Luke Man Heads U. S. ". V.

LUKE, Nd, November so Especially -
Fred WiSeman of Luke was elected COM
mander Of Potomac Camp, No. S, United
Spanish War Veterans, for the ensuing
year. Theodore v. Alkire OF Keyser
was chosen vice commander and Oliver
P. Order OF Kitzmiller junior vice COM
nander. The appointive officers will
be announced at q meeting 10 be held
in January, when the officers will be
installed. At that time a banquet will
be served and effort made to form a
ladies' auxiliary.
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1900 animals !:
IN SINGLE EXHIBIT
International Live Stock Ex-
position Opens in Amphi-
theater in Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, November 30.-The doors
of a mammoth amphitheater opened
for the thirtieth time today upon agri-
cultures great annual spectacle, the IN
ternational Live Stock Exposition. They
disclosed a proud display of $4,000
handsome animals-prides of five ma
items farmS-and upon a week-long
tourney of champions.
From 35 States and five Canadian
provinces, from England, Scotland, Au-
stralia and Belgium, the master farmers
of the world have brought their cattle
and swine. their sheep and horses, to
present . $5,O00,000 pageant.
Placed in White Painted Pens.
In row upon row of white painted
pens they had marshaled their entries
for the official opening this morning
fine looking beasts, nurtured painstsk-
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BADEN DELEGATION
AT PARENTS MEETING
Association Reflects Oficers and
New Committees Are
Named.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch 10 The Star.
BADEN. Md, November 30-Mrs
Charles E. Crusee, Mrs. Clifton True
man. Mrs. Clyde Baden and Mrs. j.
Roy Baden were delegates of the Baden
Parent-Teacher Association at the re-
cent annual Parent-Teacher Association
convention held in Baltimore.
j. Roy Baden has been reelected
president of the Baden Association with
Mrs. Charles E. Crusee, vice president;
Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, secretary, and
Mrs. Clyde Baden, treasurer.
Standing committees appointed fol-
low, the first-named in each case be-
ing chairman:
Member ;hip-Mrs. Clyde H. Baden
Miss Elizabeth L. Baden, Mrs. Charles
Peed.
Program-Mrs. w. B. Early, Miss vir-
ginia Whayland. Mrs. G. Edward
Richards
Publicity-Miss Margaret Merrick
Miss Ellen Wilson, Mrs. Kenneth G
Wilson.
Social-MisS Elaine Knowles, Mrs
Shelby Young, Mrs. J. Turner Baden
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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, November an
Especially The Rockville Chamber If
commerce has decided to sponsor a
community Christmas tree for Rock
vile this Yuletide and has started
preparations for an elaborate celebra-
ton In connection herewith.
The matter was discussed at meet
ing OF the executive committee of the
chamber and committee consisting
OF j. Banks Berry, chairman: F.
Barnard Welsh, Buell. Gardner. Mrs.
j. Banks Berry, Miss Rose K. Dawson
ana Miss Edith Lamar, was named to
further the project.
The tree will, 1t is stated, be erected
On the court house lawn or other CEN
tral point. An appeal will, it is under
stood, be made to the merchants and
other business people of the town for
donations.
The report of Edwin w. Broome.
county superintendent of schools, for
the year which ended July 81, 1929
shows that during the IL months the
County Board of Education expended
1881, es3.s3 for conduct of the public
schools of the county, not including
permanent Improvements
According to the report, $3.50, 393.67
vent for Institutional service, $50 ,093
for Janitors' wages, janitors' supplies.
fuel and other costs of operation:
S22, 1888 for maintenance, SI9,1 for
general control, s39, 1853 90 for school
Libraries, transportation of pupils, health
service. community activities. ETC.,
Se,S3305 for miscellaneous purposes.
Miss Clara Elizabeth Evans, TO- Of
Manassas, Va, and Alton P. Holmes, IS,
OF Centerville, Va, were married in
Rockville yesterday by Rev. Frank A.
Tyler Of the Methodist Church, and
Rev. George A. Minor of the Christian
Church ofnciated at the marriage here
Of Mrs. Ira j. Brinkley, 81, of Herndon,
Va, and Charles A. Slocum, As, of
Philadelphia.
A branch of the Needlework Guild of
America has been formed at Gathers
burg, this county, with the following
ofncerS: President, Mrs. DeWarren H
Reynolds; secretary treasurer, Miss
Olivia r. Myers; directors, Mrs. Rey-
nolds, Miss Myers, Mrs. e. l.. Billiard,
Mrs. Sidney H. Karr and Mrs. Wilkin-
son. Montgomery County, it is stated,
has of the ii branches in Maryland.
Andrew Jackson, colored, of Mount
Zion, this county, was found not guilty
by q Jury in the Circuit Court here yes
terday afternoon on an indictment
charging him with a serious offenSe
against 12-year-old colored girl. The
jury was out only few minutes.
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triumph, flrst place in the non-col-
legiate live stock juding, in which Min
nesota was second and Nebraska was
third. The individual winner in this
contest was Evert Neal Of Linn County,
Iowa, who was followed by John Ram
say Of Oklahoma and Otis Munson Of
Oklahoma. MunSon, Ramsey and Cleat
without comprised the winning Okla
homa team, coached by j. B. Taylor Of
Claremore.
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MRS. LOUISA T. FiCKLEN
/ DIES OF HEART ATTACK

Wife of Former State Delegate suf-
fers Relapse From Former
Ailment.
Special Dispatch to The Star. =
DAEVILLE, Va, November 30.--Mrs.
Louisa Tucker Ficklen, wife of Harry
F. Ficklen, formerly Danvilles repre-
sentative in the State House of Dele
gates, died suddenly at the Hotel DAN
relapse from q heart ailment for
which she had recently been treated in
hospital.
She was a native of Nuremberg Coun-
ty, where she was born in 1873, and a
woman of brilliant intellect, being a
leader in the city's club life for many
years.
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Tobacco Growers Meet Today.

LEONARDTOWN. Md, November 80
tSpeciaD An important meeting of
Tobacco Growers Association is being
held here today in preparation Cor the
election Of officers of the State asSocia-
ton, to be held in Baltimore. Through
the efforts Of the association the price
of tobacco has been much higher the
past season than in previous years.
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BRIDEGROOM KILLED.

Meets Death in Auto Crash Near
Keyser, w. Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
KEYSER: w. Va, November 3d.
Oscar Miller, 20, bridegroom of but
a few weeks, was instantly killed yes
terday on New Greek road, near Key
ser, when an automobile driven by Whet
RoderiCk crashed into his motor cycle
as he emerged without warning from
a lateral road.
Roderick was held blameless by the
authorities after an investigation.
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Flight Record Ratified.

PAEIS, November 80 (R.-The Aero
Club OF France yesterday ratified the
nonstop record straight line distance
flight Of Capt. Dieudonne Coste and
Maurice Bellonte between France and
China last October. The exact distance
was placed at 7.90S.l4 kilometers, cr
about 1850 miles
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M0T0RIST CONVICTED
OF MANSLAUGHTER
Homer sneckenberger Found Guilty
in Death of Child He Hit
at Hagerstown.
Special Dispatch. to The Star.

Special Dispatch. to The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, November 80.
Homer Sneckenberger was found
guilty by jury here late yesterday of
manslaughter, the charge growing out
of an automobile accident recently in
which Calvin Smith, jr., aged II, was
killed. William Chopper, 15-year-old
high school student, testified that
Sneckenberger was driving atSan excess
sive rate OF speed and that the car
skidded 60 feet after the brakes were
applied after Smith was first hit, SEN
tence was deferred until later.
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AUTO VICTIM BURIED.
Funeral Services Held for Youth on
18th Birthday Anniversary.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FEDERALSBURG Md. November 80.
Funeral services for Elmer Butler, II,
who died as a result Of injuri:s from an
automobile accident near here, we're
held Thursday, which was the youths
birthday anniversary.
Funeral services also were held here
for MRS. Martha B. Noble, 60. She was
the widow of Alexander Noble, promi-
nent resident of this county, who died
about ten years ago.
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IL Degrees at Piedmont.

DANVILLE, Va. November 80 (Spe-
ciaD Piedmont. Va. was swspt sud
denly by the coolest wave OF the season
last night which forced the mercury
from SO degrees at sunset to IL degrees
just before daylight.
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C. A. V0SS, MARINE CORPS
CHIEF PAY CLERK, DIES
Veteran of World War Expires in
Naval Hospital After
Short Illness,

Chief Pay Clerk Cleveland A. Voss OF
the Marine Corps died of pneumonia
yesterday after a short illness In the
Naval Hospital here. Stationed at Ma
rine Corps headquarters in the Navy
Department, Mr.. VoSs was recently
transferred to Washington from Mana
Detroit.
During the World War Mr.. VoSs
served with the 5th Marine Regiment In
France. In the Nicaraguan campaign
he was in the ONCE of the brigade pay
master.
He Is survived by his widow.
British Malaga expects to produce
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Injured by Automobile.

LEONAPCTOWN, Md, Nov rnber 80
(SpecisD While crossing the street in
front of the residence of j. l. Cough
Of this town. James J. Norris narrowly
escaped serious injury when he was
knocked down by an automobile.
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Although mackerel abound In vast
numbers, their enemies are many. The
devastations of sharks. whales. dogfish
and porpoises are estimated to be 10
times greater than those caught by
fishermen Tor human food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
KILLS SELF WITH RIFLE.
Blue Ridge Summit Man Ends Life
After Shooting Match.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NHAGERSTOWN. Md, November 3d.
Melvin c. Sprenkle, Blue Ridge Summit,
killed himself by sending a rife ball
into hts head shortly after returning
from a shooting match yesterday. He
had been drinking heavily, said his
family, and no motive could be as
signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

British Malaga expects to produce
100000 tons Of rubber this year.