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The Washington times., 1931-01-24
SPECIAL
GIFTS TOTAL
S604,035
Gifts Averaging $1,000 for
Each Subscriber; US. Envoy
in Spain Cables $1,000 Gift

Maintaining an average of
$1,000 per subscriber, the special
gifts unit of the Community
Chest has been pledged $604,O35
from 468 contributors according
to Newbold Noyes, chairman of
the unit.
Envoy Sends Gift
Announcement was also made
that Irwin Laughlin, Ambassador
to Spain, had cabled a gift Of
$500, an increase of $500 more
than his gift of last year. and
that d Arthur Bliss Lane, of the
American embassy in Mexico
City, had increased his donation
$400 by telegraphing a $1,000
contribution.
The largest gift reported yester-
day came from Princess Margaret
Boncompagni, who donated
$4,000. Gifts Of $500 each we're
received from the American
Security and Trust Co., and Don
ald, Woodward.
Two Address Unit
w. j. F1ather, jr., addressed
the meeting of the unit yesterday
declaring that workers under his
supervision were being greeted
kindly and enthusiastically. w. w.
Everett, a team captain of last
year, who was prevented by i'll
health from participating in this
years campaign, also spoke.
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Honestly Dishonesty
Win Prison Terms

Paradixical as it seems, or as
Mr.. Ripley would say, Believe It
or Not" Honesty was sent to
prison today for dishonesty.
Percy Honesty and George R.
Fillmore, both colored, were SEN
fenced to three years each today
in Criminal Court on a larceny
charge. They broke into the
meat stand of Kane and Loffler
at Center Market last December
6 and stole 146 pounds Of meat
valued at $43.
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Former StenOgrGpher
Named Armour Head

CHICAGO, Jan. "a 0.N.SD IT.
George Lee, who began as stenog-
rapher SO years ago, was elected
president of Armour and Com
pany, $678,OOO,OOO Chicago meat
packing corporation, to succeed
F. Edison White, who died a week
ago after falling from a seventh
story window of his apartment
here.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
American Steamer
In China Collision

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Jan.
"a Q.NSO Collision of the
Dollar Line steamship President
Hayes with the British steamer
Kumsan off the coast Of China
was reported today in advices to
the marine department of the
San Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce.
The President Hayes was able
to proceed.
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the Attorney General objected to
the burden of proof section be-
cause it was too drastic and
that then the District Committee,
in seeking to soften the section,
proposed an amendment which
made 1t even more drastic.
Senator Fletcher Of Florida de-
clared that the burden of proof
section is unconstitutional.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart
of Iowa indicated that he was in
favor of making even more dras-
tic the bill.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Referendum Canvass
Made in House

A campaign to enlist drys in
support of a national referendum
on prohibition. through resubmis-
sion Of the Eighteenth amend
ment to State constitutional con-
ventions, has been lnaugurated in
Congress, it was learned today.
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Crusade Continues
AGAINST SPEEDING

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. "a.
The police continued their drive
against speeding on the River
Road and yesterday five persons
were arrested. All forfeited col
lateral in Police Court this morn
ing.
During the past week speeding
arrests exceeded those for drunk
enness, which has never occurred
before.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
MarchesG GdnlbiGsO
Files DiUOrce Suit

PASADENA, Calf, Jan. "a
GN.SO Marches Marie Rob-
erts Kamm Gambiaso, daughter
of E. D. Roberts, former State
treasurer, yesterday filed a suit for
divorce from the Marchese Ernesto
Cambiaso, Italian nobleman, who
resides in Brussels.
She charged nonsupport and al
legged she had paid off $4,000 Of
the nobelman'S debts.
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Woman Barber Shot
Bu Taxi DriUer Dies

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. "a
HN.SO Mrs. Rose Matwick, %.
pretty barber, who told police
that George Red" Cunningham,
30, former Ohio taxicab driver,
shot her before he committed
suicide, died yesterday in a hos
p!tal.
John Matwick, former husband
Of Mrs. Matwick, and his friend,
Winfield Schley, were absolVed
in the shooting Of Cunningham,
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CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance, January %:
$169 800, ,400.59; expenditures, ST..
872,140.48; customs receipts. $1s'-
S17,099.92.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
LAMONT HONOR GUEST

Secretary of Commerce Robert
P. Lamont was the guest of honor
at a meeting of the Illinois State
Society at the Willard Hotel last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
MARCH SETTING
NEW RECORD FOR
BUILDING PERMITS

Another Ell Centro building rec
ord gave way to a new mark today
when it was announced in the city
engineers office that March of this
year has taken its place as the most
active March in the history of Ell
Centro building.
Permits totaling $95, ,780 have been
issued in the city engineers office
this month, with prospects for sew
eral more large permits before the
month has ended. This figure is
sl730 more than the next most ac-
tive March-that of last year. The
figure for March last year was sea-
050.
Issuance of permit for construc-
ton of the Veterans Memorial home
on the southwest corner of the court
house block raised the total to its
large figure yesterday afternoon. P.
A. Murray. contractor. took out the
permit.
The memorial home will cost $751;
600, estimated Murray. Ralph
SWearingen was named as architect
The building will be constructed
mainly of reinforced concrete.
Other permits issued yesterday af-
ternoon included one to Mrs. Floyd
Roycraft, through Clark and Mark
ham, contractors, for a S4750 resi-
dence at 1918 Olive street, and to
G.. E. Miles for a $1,000 residence at
1853 Commercial street.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
RETURNS FROM
INCOME TAX ARE
GREATLY LOWERED

WASHINGTON. March "a. U.P)-
The full force of the business de-
preston and the headlong plunge
of the stock market was brought
home today to treasury officials as
they cast up their accounts and
found that income tax collections
would fall to about $350,000,000 for
March this year, drop of $209,-
100000 from last March figures.
Total collections for the first
quarter will run less than S400.000,-
600. They were 1928, 100000 for the
first quarter last year The business
depression is expected to cut a
$400, 900, 600 hole in total collections
for the whole year.
1t was estimated at the same
time that the treasury deficit would
be around S700,0O0,00O, maybe more,
at the end of the fiscal year June
80. This sizeable prospective defi-
cit is the first since 1920, when Sec
retary of Treasury Melons regime
began.
Considerable new financing will
be necessary before June Is, treas
ury officials said, but its nature
was not disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
BEESEMYER FIRM
FILES PETITION
in BANKRUPTCY

LOS ANGELES. March "a. U.P-
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy of the United States Guar
anty corporation, one of the finan-
cial ventures of Gilbert II. Beese
myer. convicted looter of the Guar
anty Building & Loan last Decem-
ber, is a holding company controll-
ing three building and loan asso-
Citations in California-the Harbor
Building & Loan Association of
Wilmington, the Home Loan COM
pany of Fresno and the United
States Building 81 Loan association
of Fresno. The latter firm is in
the hands of the state building and
loan commissioner, as custodian.
Beesemyer was accused of looting
the guaranty firm of $8.000.000 by
manipulation of books, and trans
ferring company funds to his per-
sonal use. He now is in San Quen-
tin penitentiary, the only person
brought to trial for the crash Of the
huge organization and its subsidi-
aries.
A. N. Kemp, federal receiver for
Guaranty, has announced that
creditors and depositors will receive
approximately % per cent of their
investments.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
FORESEE new
Low LEVEL IN
WHEAT PRICES

WASHINGTON. March "a. U.p)-
A steady decline toward low world
price levels today appeared newt
able for American wheat.
Among growers and traders there
was added anxiety. It was the
question, rapidly assuming the as
poets of one of the government S
biggest problems, of what the fed
eral farm board would do with the
vast stores of wheat acquired
through its stabilization operations
The boards handsome, good ma
tured chairman, James c. Stone
was asked about this yesterday. He
refused to go beyond the announce
ment by which the board made
known its decision to abandon
wheat purchases after July /.
Sterilization supplies of wheat
will be handled in such a way as
to impose the minimum OF burden
upon domestic and world prices"
At the time Stone spoke wheat
prices had broken from two to 12
cents of the Chicago board of trade.
A general unloading of the gov
ernment wheat. estimated variously
up to 230,000,000 bushels, would de-
moralize the market. Even the
fact that the government owns it,
according to Senator William +.
Borah. Republican. Idaho, is a
menace to the farmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
MISSING NAVAL
AVIATOR SAVED
BY CHANCE ship
Flyer Lost During Maneu-
vers Adrift On Ocean
For Four Days

Editors Note: Verne Warren
Harshman, United States navy
chief aviation pilot who was lost
in the South Pacific for six days
while participating in fleet ma
neuvers south of the Panama
canal, spent five days in rub
ber life boat and was picked up
at sea by steamer after his
emergency supplies were very
low and his distress signals al
most all gone. The program of
fleet maneuvers was cast aside
as Harshman's fellow flyers
from the aircraft carrier Lang
ley scared over the Pacific and
scanned the restless waters of
the ocean searching for him.
Rain and poor visibility made
their task more difficult. Five
days of searching were fruitless
and he was given up for lost.
In the following cablegram to
the United Press from Buena-
ventura Colombia, where Harsh
man arrived on a steamer today,
the flyer describes how he was
lost from his comrades, how his
plane sank after floating in the
ocean for IL hours, how he spent
five days in a rubber lifeboat
and twice sighted potential res
cuers who could not see him.
Harshman was picked up by
the Cerigo of the Hamburg
America line. He is a native of
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
TREASURY HEAD
OBSERVES HIS
18TH BIRTHDAY
Mellon Spends Day Quiet
ly At His Desk In Capt.
tai Office
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March "a. W.P)
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew
w. Mellon. dean of American fin
ance, celebrated another birthday
today-his 18th.
1t turned out to be just another
work day for the treasury head,
spent quietly at his desk. Asked
if he had any special plans for the
day, the secretary smiled, whimsi-
cally, and said:
plans? There's not much you
can plan about these days. They
just come along whether you can
help it or not"
His birthday found him in the
midst of the most difficult finan-
cial situation the treasury has
faced in the 10 years since he was
called from the management of his
own vast fortune to manage the
finances of the government.
The business depression has cut
deep into income tax revenues. The
government faces a large deficit
Additional money must be raised tc
meet various obligations, including
the veterans loans. against which
he advised congress in vain.
So he tackled this new problem
today, sitting behind his big ma
hogany desk, smoking, one after
another, the tiny brown cigars
which official Washington has come
to know so we'll. To those who
were called on to confer with him
today he appeared no older than
when he came here 10 years ago.
They saw the same silver haired
wisp of a man. sartorially elegant
and sensed that same elusiveness
about him, the elusiveness with
which nature seems to endow the
tribe of bankers. He talked in that
same hesitant manner, turning Of
ten to stare out of the window
toward the Washington monument
Of late he has lost the dominat-
ing influence he welded during
the Harding and Coolidge admins
trations.
Like Vice President Curtis, who
once dictated party strategy as sen.
ate Republican leader, Mellon slow
ly has been pushed into the back.
ground, though the financial worlc
still listens when he speaks HI
is overshadowed now by the man il
the White House, whose nomination
! it is no secret-he did not encour
! age.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
POLICE REVEAL
new ANGLES in
BROOKS SLAYINC

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March "a. U.P)
"A doll carriage with the words
This is my carriage-Virgina
Brooks scrawled in pencil on the
bottom-a battered trunk and a
1928 Dodge coupe were the princi-
pal objects of interest in the search
for the slayer of Virginia Brooks
today.
The automobile, which is being
sought by police, belongs to Gerald
Dorsie alias Davidson, who is held
in Tulsa, Okla, as a suspect in the
case.
The doH carriage and the trunk
were found in the Valencia Park
section of National City this
morning.
Police believe the trunk may be
the one which was reported to have
disappeared from an abandoned
shack near the Brooks home. The
shack at one time was believed to
have been the scene of the murder.
The carriage was taken Immediate
ly to the Brooks home at 5602 Un-
iverSity avenue where officers were
to ask Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Brooks
to attempt to identify the carriage
and handwriting.
In the old trunk were found a
number of old newspapers, a de-
tective story book and some old
pictures.
Several yards away were found a
number of palm frondS.
When Virginia's body was found
on the Camp Kearney mesa March
10, bits of palm fronds and old
newspapers were found in the sack
which contained the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
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VETERAN STAR
OF STAGE AND
PICTURES DIES

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March "a.
Robert Edeson, 81, veteran of stage
and screen, died here early today
after short illness.
Edeson was considered one OF
Americas foremost actors, having
played many important roles dur
ing his career on the legitimate
stage and the screen.
Death came quietly as he was
surrounded by his most intimate
friends. Smiling goodbye to then
he relapsed into an inconsistencies
from which he never recovered.
Among those to witness his las
moments was his close friend Ceci
DeMille, for whom at one time h
was an advisor Later when De
Mile became an outstanding pro
ducer. Edeson severed this con
nection but the friendship never
ceased.
Blossoms last role was with Rich
ard Barthelmess in THE Lash
He said after the picture that Ii
would be his last as he intended
to give up acting and coach young
er people in the art of dialogue.
Born in New Orleans, June 3
1870, Edeson showed an early apti-
tude for acting. He was educated
in New Orleans and Baltimore and
took a prominent part in amateur
theatricals at the schools he at
tended.
Specializing in art and languages
gave him an advantage SO that at
the age of 10 he was a leading man
on the stage. He was considered
a star at 81, one of his first out
standing successes being opposite
Maude Adams in THE Little Min
iSter."
His first entrance into motion
pictures was in a picture entitled
Call of the North" This was his
first success after triumphant
tour of the country on the legiti-
mate stage.
A few weeks ago Edeson had
signed a contract with Fox Studios
as dialogue director and coach.
having decided to retire from the
stage and screen.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Aida Edeson. A widow by a
former marriage resides on Long
Island with their daughter Roberta.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
TWO JAMES BOYS EXCHANGE
GREETINGS AT PALM SPRINGS

PALM SPRINGS. Cal, March "a.
(U.n)-Two prominent James boys"
Mayor James Walker of New York
and Governor James Rolph, Jr., of
California, renewed an old friend
ship here today after the governor
braved storms TO fly from the capi-
Ial at Sacramento to Palm Springs.
The governor arrived here with
Angelo Rossi, who became mayor Of
San Francisco when Sunny jim"
was elected governor after 20 years
as mayor, and State Senator
Thomas Maloney.
The three officials were piloted
by Roscoe Turner, noted aviator,
who claimed new airplane record
of 2 hours and four minutes be-
tween Sacramento and Los Angeles.
The trip from Los Angeles to Palm
Springs, approximately 100 miles by
air, was made in az minutes.
The California party hardly left
the plane when the governor and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
BIG BUFFALO
ADDRESSES HER
GIRL COMRADES

WASHINGTON, March "a. W.P)-
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, known to her
fellow Girl Scouts as Big Buffalo,
discussed their work in connection
with unemployment relief last night
over the radio.
Participating in a nation wide
broadcast arranged by the women's
division of the Presidents emer-
gency employment committee, she
made it clear to the radio experts
present at the White House for the
occasion that she knew a thing or
two about broadcasting. When they
proceeded to instruct her in the
matter of facing the Mike" speak
ing steadily and keeping her voice
up, she said:
suppose I just talk the way the
President does-then it will no doubt
be all right
Two Girl Scouts participated in
the program, but Mrs. Hoover did
not restrict her praise of women's
efforts to relieve unemployment to
that organization. She had a gen.
erous word for all groups engaged
in such work, and referring to Mr..
Hoover as "the President" expressed
in his behalf his appreciation of the
work of the employment committee.
Following her address, which she
timed with a watch to exactly 20
minutes. she escorted the Girl
Scouts, Lois Kuhn and Peggy Starr,
about the White House, and then
went out to dinner. The gins, if
they felt any embarrassment at
their temporary public role, be-
trayed none.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
POLICE SEEKING
MAN ACCUSED OF
Staying WOMAN
SAN FRANCISCO, March "a. U.p)

SAN FRANCISCO, March "a. W.P)
"A man known as Dave Pinkes
was sought for questioning today
in the killing of Miss Florine Ben
net, 25, who died in an emergency
hospital from a bullet wound in
the brain.
Ethel Foster, friend of the dead
girl, who found Miss Bennett lying
on the floor of her apartment here
last night, told police that Pinkes
had threatened to kill hor.
The coroner's office, describing
Pinkes as a fugitive from Justice
said it had been learned that he
kept company with the girl until
he went south to Los Angeles 10
days ago. An attempt was made
at the hospital to obtain a state
ment from Miss Benret but she
died without regaining conscious
ness.
Miss Foster said she had visited
Miss Bennett in the afternoon and
they had agreed to telephone at a
later hour. Leaving the apartment,
she said, she met Pinkes.
He told me he was going to kill
Miss Bennett and I told MIN he
could not do that and argued with
him." Miss Foster said. Then I
left to visit with friends and did
not see him again"
She became worried when Miss
Bennett did not telephone and 60
ing to the apartment found the girl
dying from a bullet wound. 1t vas
reported Miss Bennet's mother lives
in Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24

mayor of New York engaged in en-
thusiastic greetings. A large crowd
was at hand on the field and
cheered.
Here's a man l Sympathize with"
shouted Walker, designating the
mayor Of San Francisco.
Governor Rolph, veteran mayor,
having served San Francisco for
more than 20 years, took the spot
light and talked about Walker.
when man becomes the mayor
of the greatest city in the world,
he becomes one of the most dis
tngushed citizens of the nation"
the governor said, and the crowd
applauded.
The mayor of New York then
handed California and Governor
Rolph a few compliments.
IT'S too bad l had to come all
the way TO California to get a hand
when some people would like to see
me get foot in New York at
home" he said
Il received a splendid reception
in San Francisco when you were
mayor there" Walker told Rolph.
4 got another swell reception here
with you as governor of California
and I expect to get another big
hand when they elect you Presi-
dent"
Turning to a small group nearby,
the mayor said with a laugh: I'll
be sitting pretty if Jimmy Rolph
keeps his health.'
When Rolph was mayor of San
Francisco, he was Walkers only
rival as to what the well-dressed
mayor should wear. Both explained
on several occasions, however that
this rivalry did not mar warm
friendship which has existed for
number of years.
Roscoe Turner said the air trip
was rought with storms and head
winds most of the way to Los An
geleS
I'VE made good time, however"
the pilot said. The weather didn't
bother Governor Rolph. He is
veteran flyer"
The Californians presented Mayor
Walker with several gold nuggets
as souvenirs of their visit.
Governor Rolph announced he in
tended to fly back to Los Angeles
during the afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
MOtOrist Charged
With Manslaughter

LOS ANGELES, March "a. up
A manslaughter charge was placed
against Harry d. Brown today, af-
ter he assertedly struck down and
killed Mrs. Charles Jeffras. promi-
nent Los Angeles society matron.
Mrs. Jeffras, formerly Miss Mary
Gray of Louisville, KY, is survived
by a brother, Angerau Gray, promi-
nent banker in that city; a son, Ma
thaniel Jeffras, and a sister, Mrs,
William j. Chichester of Los An
genel.
Brown was given a sobriety test
after his arrest and police surgeons
said he had been drinking.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-24
C0MRADE SAYS
FRISSELL DIED
IN ship BLAST
Young Explorer Was
Painting Warning Sign
For Powder Room
BY JOHN T. MEANEY
United Press Correspondent

(Copyright 1S3. by United Press
ST. JOHNS, N. F., March "a. (U.H
The rescue ship Sagona steamed
into port here today, bearing a
tragic, battered group of 20 sur
vivors of the sealer Viking, wrecked
by an explosion in the grinding ice
floes off Horse Island.
With its arrival, was revealed the
fate of Varick Frissell and Arthur
E. Penrod, missing Americans.
Henry J. Sargent revealed that
Frissell actually was engaged in
making a sign to be placed on the
powder magazine door, warning
men to be careful, when the entire
powder supply was ignited and
Frissell and Penrod were blown up
with the ship.
I'VE were sitting at table, Fris-
sell, Penrod and myself Sargent
said, when someone came in and
suggested that we make out sign
Danger, to be placed on the door
of the powder magazine. 1t was
pointed out that the men were toe
careless and were entering the
magazine with lighted matches and
cigarettes.
"Frissell was actually making out
the sign, 'Powder-Danger' when
the explosion occurred. We were
instantly enveloped in smoke and
flames and separated by the force
of the upheaval.
Il never saw either of them
again." Sargent said.
Most of the group brought back
to civilization by the Sagona were
injured. Some had broken limbs,
others crushed heads, and still
others, their feet frozen from ex-
posure to the icy elements, limped
on improvised crutches.
Originally, the Sagona started
back from White Bay, near Horse
Island, with 126 survivors. All but
30 were transferred to the steamer
Prospero, expected here late today.