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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
WINTER CONFERENCE
OF GIRLS COMING HERE
Eastern Regional Midwinter Z. W.
C. A. Sessions to Open Friday
at Headquarters.

The Eastern regional Midwinter con-
ference of the Girl Reserves Of the Y.
w. G. A. will be held in Washington
for the FIRST time when 1t opens at the
local headquarters of the Y. VIC. A.,
Seventeenth and x streets, on Friday.
Two hundred and nifty Girl Reserves
from cities and towns Of five nearby
States will attend the sessions. These
girls will be entertained in the homes
Of the board members Of the Y. w. G.
A., the staff members and In the homes
of the local Reserves.
The washington delegation is limited
to 20 members, representing the eight
Girl Reserve clubs in this city and
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
All the arrangements and plans for
the conference are under the super
vision Of Miss Elsa NJ. Peterson. chair
man Of the Girl Reserve department;
Miss Mabel r. Cook, Reserve secretary
at the Y. w. G. A., and Miss Marian
Chambers.
The conference viii be brought to a
close Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
SUGAR WORKERS STRIKE.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, January IS
R)-Between $4,000 and $4,000 cane
strike in various sections OF Porto
Rico. They seek daily wages ranging
up to $3.50. The greatest number OF
laborers are on strike at Fajardo. The
government arbitration Commission
spent yesterday there seeking o settle
meAt -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

Division 15-B-Team /, Dell Gilbert
sale captains Mrs. Helen Webb, Hilda
g. Spilman, Nettie Lynn, Mrs. Bertha
huodleston, Ruth E.. Buchanan. Helen
M. Mcintosh, Marguerite Bond Morris,
B. Garnnkel and B. Kots. Team 2,
Mrs. Paul George, captain. Team 8, r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
/, WIFE SUES BROKER.
Mrs. Tenders Divorce Petition
ss Charges Cruelty.

Mrs; Juanita. M. Render. 1882 s street
mas MED suit In the District Supreme
court Tor an absolute divorce from
Eonert g. Fender, q broker In the
transportation Building. They were
married at Baltimore December ~. 1927.
s ..ls the wife charges undue intimacy
with other women on 4 trim IN Ma,
York. She also charges cruelty ana az.
cessive use Of intoxicants.
MRS. Fender tells the court that her
husband has an income of $40 600 an
nualiy and has several thousand doliar1
on deposit in local banks. She asks
mat her husband be restrained from
Wltndrawing money from the bank ar
leaving the District pending the hearing
OF ner suit She is represented by At
Isorneys John Lewis Smith and John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

Large Gifts Made.
Gifts Of $500 and more yesterday were
made by the following: Andrew w. Mel
lon, $4,000: Mrs. Mary Z. Stewart,
$500; Mrs. T. A. Keep. $4,000; Judd
g. Deitweiler, $4,000; William S. Corby,
$500: Mrs. j. L. Proctor, $4,000; Mrs.
Alexander Stewart. $4,000; anonymous,
$500; Mrs. c. A. Stedman, $1,000;
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, $1,000; Lin
coin National Bank, $1,145.60; Mabel
T. Boardman, s1,lO0; Victor Kauff-
mann, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred s.
Bright. $1,000; Cleveland Perkins,
$1,000; estate Of Milton Hopfenmaier,
$3.50; w. w. Chiswell, 500: .Anony-
nous, $500; DR.. and Mrs. Carey T.
Grayson, $500; Comdr. and Mrs. Paul
Bastedo, $500; Mr.. and Mrs Z. r. Col
laday, $500; Horace q. Smithy. $500
L. whiting Estes, $500; Ernest c. Guy,
$500; Mrs. Wilbur Wilder, $500; Joseph
Sanders, $500; Mr.. and mrs. Sidney
Hechinger, $500; Holmes g. Sons, $500;
Mr.. and Mrs. william Hanney, $500:
Wade II. Cooper. $500; Samuel H. Van
dergrift, $500; G. Francis Jenkins. $500
Col Robert NJ. Thompson, $500, and
Edmund Rheem, $500.
The metropolitan unit Is made up al
follows:
Chairman, Merritt O Chance; secre.
tayy, Leonard w. De Cast; assistant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

DIVISIONS As.
Divisions 4-5-Team 1, Clarence Mil
Ter, captain. Team 2, W. E. Rabenhorst,
captain; Raymond L. Gilbert, Thomas
9. Mallon, j. K. Lawson and Mark j.
Dondero. Team 3, Winfree johnson,
captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

Drug store owners Of South Africa
are opposing q movement to introduce
merchandise not connected with drugs
into their stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
NONE INJURED
WHEN FREIGHT
TRAINS CRASH

POMONA, Calf, Dec. 30 U.Pl-A
train wreck involving two Southern
Pacific freight trains and the Gold
Coast limited Of the Union Pacific
lines. occurred here today while a
binding pail Of smoke from orchard
smudges blanketed the region.
A regular freight train on the
Southern Pacific drew into a side
track and was followed a short time
later by an extra freight, Due TO
the smoke, trainmen misjudged dis
tances and the extra ploughed into
the caboose of the first freight.
The caboose of the regular train
and the locomotive of the extra were
damaged but no one was injured.
The Union Pacific passenger train
running on the U. P. right way
adjoining the Southern Pacific. was
stopped suddenly by the engineer
to avoid running over hose which
had been strung across the track
by the Pomona fire department
when a small fire started in the
Wreckage of the freight car. Al
though passengers were jolted by
the sudden stop, no injuries were
reported
Traffic was halted for three hours
as q result of the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
J0ffle Continues
To Hold Own
CONTINUED from page Il

late his heart. while injections into
veins helped blood circulation.
He has been 50 feeble doctors
have had difficulty inducing him
TO swallow warm milk. water or an
occasional spoonful of beef tea, but
Madame Joffre told Foreign Min
lister Aristide BRAND at noon that
she was still hopeful he would
rally. She pointed out that he took
some nourishment and thus far had
avoided uremia, while the stimu-
lants kept his heart beating and
his immediate danger was believed
to be pulmonary congestion.
The cabinet meeting at noon de-
cided to follow JoffreS wishes for
burial at Louveciennes. rather than
beside Napoleon and Foch in the
Inralides.
Charles C. Dawes. American am
bassador to London spending the
holidays in France, visiting the hos
Dital to ask about the marshal. He
vas not allowed to see Marshal
Joffre but signed the register, as
did Gen. ". W. Harris, who accom-
panied him.
Reports Of temporary improve
mert or at least cessation OF retro
cression apparently were confirmed
bv Madame Joffre. who left the
hospital at Z D. m-the first time
she had left the marshals bedside
since Friday.
She declined to talk to reporters.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
MORMON CHURCH
CUTS SUPPORT
OF EDUCATION

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Dec. 80.
(U.R,-The L. D. s. church had de-
cided today to practically withdraw
from secular education.
BY 1933-with two exceptions
Brigham Young University of Prove
and the Juarez Academy, Colonia
Juarez, Chihuahua. MeXico-the
church will have withdrawn its sup
port to all schools in which it is
now interested.
Announcement OF the new church
policy was made by DR.. Joseph F..
Merrill, commissioner of education
for the church.
The L. D. S. college high school OF
Salt Lake will discontinue next
June. Inside of the next two years,
church support will be Withdrawn
from Dixie College, ST. George,
Utah; Snow College, Emphriam.
Utah; Weber College. Ogden: Ricks
College. ReXburg. idaho. and Gila
College, Thatcher. Arizona.
Church authorities expressed the
hope that these schools would con-
tlnue under public auspices. The
Junior colleges have a total enroll
ment of go.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
STATE ENGINEER
INSPECTS PLANS
FOR new SEWER

So that plans for Ell Centro'S pro-
posed new sewer system may be
approved by the state board of
health, City Engineer Phil knights
yesterday afternoon conducted c..
C. Gillespie. chief of the bureau of
sanitary engineering, over proposed
routes of the sewer, discussing plans
with him.
The engineering chief left last
night for San Diego after consider
ing proposed plans and speclfica-
tons for the new outfall sewer. Be-
fore any municipality can construct
g sewage system emptying into a
public stream the state board of
health must approve OF plans for
the system.
Gillespie came to El Centro at
the request of the city engineer.
The new FL Centro sewage system
will empty into New River a. ap-
proXimately the same place as the
present system. but will probably
follow a different route 1t was
the routes being considered, and
the type Of construction planned,
that Gillespie inspected yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Judge Accuses
Leader OF Drys

LOS ANGELES. Dec 80. up
Charges that the Anti-Saloon
League was attempting to hurry
the resignation of Municipal Judge
Daley S. Stafford so that a last
minute appointment of man ac-
ceptable to the drys could be made
by Governor c. c. Young, were
voiced today by the jurist.
Stafford. recently elected to the
superior bench, declared that he was
approached by DR.. Samuel T. Mont
gomery, superintendent of the
league, who threatened. insisted"
and was somewhat abusive" to him
in attempting to secure his resigna-
tion before January 5, when Cover
nor Young leaves office.
The jurist, regarded as a believer
in the temperance cause. said he
would not leave office until Cover
nor-elect James Rolph Jr. was in
stalled at Sacramento.
Dr Montgomery denied Judge
Stafford's charges, while admitting
that he had briefly discussed the
subject with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
HOUSE MEMBERS
PLAN FIGHT TO
RETAIN PLACES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 80. U.P)-
House members from states which
will lose congressional seats under
the new reapportionment are plan
ming last ditch fight soon after
congress reconVenes to overthrow
the new alignment.
Unless the act is revised at this
session, the apportionment will go
into effect automatically on the
basis of the present membership Of
1875 Shifts in population since the
last reapportionment in 1910 will
cause q states to lose seats, while
II states will gain.
Once out of the hands OF con-
gress. the fate of many house men,
bers will be in the hands of state
legislatures which must redictrict
the states.
The south and the middlewest
will lose most highly Members
from these sections will attempt to
get a hearing before the census
committee on a new bill, but just
what form it Will take has not been
finally determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
STOCKS SHOW
GOOD GAINS IN
NUMEROUS LINES

NEW YORK, Dec 80 UP
Stocks gave year end demonstra-
ton of strength today.
Good news for the railroads in
the form of an announcement of
an eastern consolidation plan COM
ing from President Hoover sent
those shares soaring.
Predictions of a pickup in the
steel industry after the first IF the
year brought United States Steel up
toward the 140 mark and other in
dustrialS followed.
Copper prices for export metal
were advanced and copper shares
Joined the rise.
Utilities participated near the end
Of the session. rising one to near
ly four points, the best gain being
in North American.
Oils were up on reduced produc-
ton.
Toward the close profit taking
reduced prices from their highs,
but the majority closed higher.
Wall Street was amazed at the
announcement by President Hoover
that agreement had been reached
on eastern railroad consultations
with his knowledge and at his sug-
geStion.
1t had been known that eastern
railway executives had been near
agreement in recent meetings. but
tn street had been reticent about
believing the interstate commerce
commission would make any de-
cision in years to come.
News for the steel industry was
mainly favorable for the near fu-
ture rather than the present. The
Iron Age placed production at SO
per cent of capacity; steel, former
lv Iron Trade Review, 35 to 81 per
cent and Dow. Jones & Co.. q per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Scouts Postpone
Hike To Coast

Postponement Of the New Years
hike TO San Diego by the valley
Sea Scouts was decided upon at
last nights meeting OF the advisory
committee held at the w. A. Ton
dro residence 1t was the consen-
sus OF opinion among those present
that February 8 would be a better
cay for the hike
Discussion of the annual meet
ing of the council to be held on
January Is in the Brawley Elk's
hall, also took place last night.
William Rainey of Westmorland
will talk on Sea Scouting and the
Scouts of the council will be repre-
sented by Ralph .-:dbDaru, Troop 2.
Brawley. AS far IS possible. Scouts
will take part in the entertainment
at the meeting.
Those present at last nights
meeting were William Rainey, and
Fred Brown of Westmorland, W. a.
Tondro and Bud Tondro Of El Gen.
tro, w. f. Robson, Scout executive,
and H. E. Lounsbury, assistant exc
cutiVe
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Two May Die
From Attack

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 80. up
His reason apparently cracking un-
der nervous strain. a father early
today stabbed and hacked his wife
and daughter with such fury that
both will probably die
Another daughter and son fled III
the midst of the furious attacks and
called police.
The man is John kukar. ST. job
less His wife, Agnes. was stabbed
about the face and breast and hey
head beaten in with heavy instru-
ment that fractured her skull.
The daughter, Josephine, 81, was
stabbed and slaShcd in the abdo-
men.
Kukar, police said, used a huge
pocket knife with q g.. inch blade
The asSailant. mother and daugh-
ter We're taken to an emergency hos
pital, where Kukar was detained for
a mental examination.
The condition OF the mother Is
grave, that OF the daughter doubt
full /"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
DISTRICT BOARD
NAMES ELECTION
POLLING PLACES

Final arrangements for the I'm
perial Irrigation district election OF
February 4 were made at meeting
of the board of directors this morn
ing. The board adjourned at noon.
Officers to be elected are assessor
and collector. treasurer and dlrec-
tors from divisions No and 4.
Polling places in Division l are
as follows:
Calexico-City hall.
Silsbee-School house.
Seeley-Campbell's store.
Mt. Signal-Mt Signal store.
McCabe-School house.
Dixieland-John Hites store.
Heber-Pulliam - R. RobertSons
store.
-Jasper-Jasper school house.
In Division No. , the polling
places are:
FL Centro "A"-City hall.
El Centro "B"-Harding school
house.
Imperial-City hall
Dogwood-Smith - Acacia school
house.
Date Eucalyptus Eucalyptus
school house.
New River-H -Hulse-J. w. Poor
ranch house.
Mesquite Lake Grapefruit Rose
school house.
Voting places in Division No. 3
are:
Calipatria-City hall.
Jackson-N North End-North End
school house.
Niland-Post office.
Rockwood-Wiest store.
Division No. ! has the following
polling places:
Brawley "A"-City hall.
Brawley "B"-Imperial Irrigation
district office in Brawley.
Lavendar- -Halloway-Imperial Ir-
rigation district yard office east OF
Brawley.
Westmorland-Poe - Westmorland
Grammar school.
Magnolia-School house.
Tamarack-Spruce school house.
OlNISIOIl -NO. Hap tI4c iOiiON!t45
polls
Holtville-City hail
Eastside- Boulder Dam-East Side
school house.
Alamo o-Rose-Alamo school house
Meloland- Vencill-Meloland school
house.
Sunset-Porter N. Ferguson ranch
house.
Verde-Bonds Corner store.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Two Injured In
Highway Crash

Two persons were injured, one Sc
riously, in an automobile accident
on the Calipatria highway near
BraWley late yesterday afternoon
when cars driven by Uhachi Kubo,
japanese, and I. Lopez, Mexican
collided opposite the RiVerview Gem
etery.
Juan Ramirez, %, was seriously
injured about the head and body.
He is in the county hospital today
under treatment for his injuries,
Ramirez was riding with the Jap
anese when the accident occurred.
Kubo suffered a cut on the arm.
First aid treatment was given by
State Traffic Officer Walter M.
Walsh, and the japanese was able
to go home Ramirez was carried
to the county hospital, where it is
thought he may have a fractured
skull
Lopez, second driver in the col
lision, was unhurt. His car was
struck by that of Kubo.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
YOUNG TO HAVE
SPECIAL PLATE
FOR LICENSE

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. 50
U.P,-Governor C. C. Young, who
retires from office January 6, will
have license number "1-X-1" on his
automobile, the Division of Motor
Vehicles announced today.
Governor-elect James Rolph Jr
Will be assigned the traditional Ii
cense - without the distinguishing
letter.
Governor Young's daughter, Bar
bara. again will receive "l-Y-l" as
her number.
President Robert G.. Sproul of the
University Of California. himself a
graduate of the class of 'l3, has been
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

Eastern Star Annual Ball We'd
neSday evening, p. m. at Masonic
hall. 9th and State streets. 29t3
Articles OF Incorporation-A. G.
Wright of Fullerton. w. F. Blaikie
of Orange and M. B. Wellington of
Santa Ana today filed articles of
incorporation of the Imperial Rock
Company, Ltd. naming Imperial
county as the place of business of
the company Stock valued at
S250.00O may be issued. The COM
pany will deal in sand, gravel, and
like materials.
Edwin Stewart-dry cleauiug and
pressing. We call for ard deliver.
Quality, service, dependability. Casa
Rey Hotel. Telephone ll6. BOTS
Turkey Season Emproves-During
the Christmas holidays, turkeys
brought a far better price than
that obtained at Thanksgiving, ac-
cording to D. E Creighton, assist
ant farm advisor and turkey spe-
cialist. The price approximated
that for last year, and in some To-
calities, the demand for local birds
could not be filled.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

Visit i'll FL CentTo-Mr and MIS-
Howard Morgan visited friends IN
FL Centre today. Morgan was for
merly regional manager of the Pick
wick Stages company and at pres
ent is general manager Of the Pick
wick-Greyhound lines HIS head
quarters are in Kansas City.
Tickets for Eastern Star New
Years Ball may be secured from
Worthy Natron. Nj Ethel Mart
in or any officers; also Chas.
knight, chairman OF ticket COM
mittee. 29t3
Yesterdays shipping - Lettuce
walked away with the houorS IN
valley shipping yesterday with a to-
tai of e. carloads. according to B
A Harrigan, agricultural commits
sioner. Two cars Of spinach anC
one each Of grapefruit and greens
completed the consignments OF per-
ishables from the valley.
Ba5y Rice-ButteIed or sweeten.
ed pop corn, always fresh 5, IL
snd 2Jc box. Next to Stage Depot
2tf
Katherine II. Sullivan. 9Th aiG
Main, offers quick close out prices
now on evening dresses at S10.95
and Sl295. Black and pastel colors
All sizes ready. 30tI
Building Changes-FiXtures at the
u S. Grant Auto Equipment plant
at Fourth and Main streets are
being re-arranged to facilitate mat
ters and TO permit employees to give
more efficient service.
Sedan Is Abandoned 4 1927
Dodge sedan was found several days
ago abandoned on the Yuma hieh-
way seven miles from Yuma ac-
cording to word received at the |
sheriffs office today It IS now IL i
I. Rhodes garage on the highway
The California license number is
9H1644.
Call Newkirk Beauty Shop for /
eye brow arching and dyeing. Phone .
227. l7tg /
In Los Angeles On Red Appeal /
Clarence 3. Smith. cn.eI deputy !
district attorney here. is in Los .
Angeles today while the appeal OF .
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
City and County News Briefs

4 number of Communists sentenced
in the local superior court last
summer is being heard by the ap-
,pellaJe court
DR.. A. B. hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Paint Spanish texture is
being put on the lobby of the Moose
hall on Sixth street. The arcade
will be finished III bondeX as soon
as the lobby is finished.
All Pictures-f0 per cent 20 SO per
cent discount during Pre-inventory
Sale. Valley Art and Picture Shop,
639 Main St, El Centre. 26t6
Sentenced For Reckless Driving
Sadie Hill. 26-year-old Brawley
waitress. was sentenced by Judge
W. H. Lorenz Of CaleXico to pay
fine of $3.50 or serve 60 days in jail
Tor reckless driving yesterday. She
S serving the sentence.
First Cold Days-Check up your
WOOD supply and Phone l, Pioneer
Truck and Transfer Co. for service.
Tu-Th-Sat
Couple Married. w. FIier, Il,
and Ella Lance. 81. Of Yuma, were
married by Judge L Mayfield to-
cay after taking out a marriage Ii
cense IN the county clerks office.
Anna Sorensen-Nurse 722 Olive.
Day phone $50, night phone 799-W.
2-tu-th-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Gas Explosion
At Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Dec. 80. U.P)-
An explosion of gas in the tunnels
through which heat is sent from
the Mission Inn TO the Victoria
hotel, the city hall and the federal
building, caused damage estimated
at $1,000 and injured one man to-
day.
The blast was set off by candle
in the hand of Carl Herman, who
was preparing TO work on the tun-
mel. He received burns about the
face and body.
The explosion shattered windows
throughout the. Mission Inn. dam
aged four rooms in it and blew up
Is feet Of sidewalk in front OF city
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

an screamed and followed her
warnings with two shots which tore
through the door and missed the
men by inches.
Gruey and Parker entered a back
door of the house and overpowered
the woman, believed to be Mrs.
Verne Gambler, about 40. She was
taken to the psychopathic ward of
General Hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Policemen Have
Narrow Escape

VENICE, Calf, Dec. 30. U.P-TWo
policemen who answered a disturb
ance call here today narrowly
escaped death when a woman, be-
lieved demented, fired two shots at
them through a door.
The officers, Sergeant T. J. CRU
ey and Patrolman Ray Parker
raped at the front door of the
house and shouted they were Off
GERS.
Get away from here" the wom-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Bruin H0Opsters
Beat Montana

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 80. UP
The University Of California at Los
Angeles handed the basketball team
from the University OF Montana a
% to % defeat here last night.
Dick Linthicum. forward, scored
Q basket in the last 10 seconds OF
play 20 win for the Bruins. Cap
tain Rohlffs and Johnny Lewis
were the Grizzly high point men.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

granted a request for "1-C-1913," 1t
was announced.
Whether the policy of special IL
cense plates for members OF the
California Legislature will be con-
tinued depends upon the new ad-
ministration This year, for the
first time, the distinguishing let
ter on a state senator's license was
red, and on the assemblyman's plate,
it was green.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
BLIND WOMAN TYPEWRITES

CUMBERLAND CENTER. Me.
U.Pi-Though blind, Mrs. George
Blanchard. at the age of SO. is learn
ing to operate typewriter under
the touch system. Despite her
handicap she is able to do her house
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
UNCLE SAM As SANTA

PORTSMOUTH. N. H, UP
Uncle Sam played Santa Claus to
the men attached to Portsmouth
Navy Yard this year. The govern
ments Christmas gifts were ZOO
jenkins, valued at $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

n. V. Ovens, Fruita. Colorado,
harvested 5,2l2 pounds of dried GU
cumber seed from 10 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
GIVEN PASSENGER SERVICE

GALVESTON, Tex, U.P>-Air
passenger service is given this port
as a result of the revision of the
schedule of the Texas Air Trans
port, Inc, American Always subsi-
diary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

In Los Angeles On Red Appeal
Clarence 3. Smith. cn.eI deputy
district attorney here. is in Los
Angeles today while the appeal of
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

Call Newkirk Beauty Shop for
eye brow arching and dyeing. Phone
OCT. l7tl