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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
GEORGIA DRY GROUP
! HITS PESS|M|STS.
Asks Custer Of All Officials
Who Say Prohibition
Is Impossible.

~ the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, June S0-Resignation Of
oficeholders who say prohibition cannot
be enforced is demanded by Georgia
dry leaders and q group OF their fol-
lowers.
Resolutions expressing full faith In
prohibition and asking that every OH
cial who says enforcement is impossible
'resign from an office which he has
thereby traitorouSly betrayed" were
adopted at a mass meeting here last
night after addresses By former Con-
gresham William D. Upshaw, DR.. Mary
Harris Armor Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union worker: Atticus Webb
superintendent of the Texas Anti-Saloon
League, and w. A. Covington. one of
the sponsors of Georgias prohibition
law.
The meeting followed statement OF
Mayor James L. Key in France that
prohibition is failure" and the an
nouncement of Chief of Police James
Beavers that Atlanta could not hire
enough policemen to stop bootlegging.
Upshaw Challenges Key.
Upshaw in his address challenged
Mayor Key ito declare on oath that he
has not taken a drink or patronized
q bootlegger since he has been mayor
of Atlanta"
Mrs. Armor said that there are thou
sands of people in Georgia who would
burn at the stake rather than permit
the eighteenth amendment to be
changed in the slightest"
Referring to Mayor Keys recital of
n visit to a New York speakeasy in
order to investigate prohibition condi-
tions, Webb said that the mayor Of
his home town, Dallas. Tex, doesn't
go to speakeasieS, but he sends the
police"
Key Reiterates Stand.
Covington said that 1.-The way to deal
with this liquor question is to make 1t
criminal to sell or give the stuff away"
Prior to the mass meeting, Mayor Key
contributed further to the controversy
that has ragged here ever since his
original statement while touring France
by summarizing his position as follows:
els there any one anywhere in the
whole United States who wants liquor
and has the price who is not getting it?
Does your boy or your daughter want
liquor and cannot get It?
when the eighteenth amendment
was passed, we were told these two
adeals were its aims. It has failed In
both, and failed miserably."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
STEPHENSON WINS AID

CHICAGO, June 80 (R.-Clarence
Darrow announced last night that he
will take part in the legal effort to win
q new trial for D. @. Stephenson, former
grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux
Khan, who Is serving life term in the
penitentiary for the murder Of Miss
Madge Oberholtzer. barrow will Join
Stephenson'S other attorneys at the
hearing before the Indiana Supreme
Court July IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Over 50 Cars from $50 to $3.50

Now is the time to Get a food suaran-
teed Traded Car for the Fourth of
July trip and for the summer that's
still ahead. Enjoy the great outdoors
for the lowest investment in good trans.
portation-now!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
HOOVER PLAN DELAYS
EUROPEAN AID FARLEY
Economic Union Commission Holds
or Sessions Until Last Week
in August.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
GENEVA, June 30.-The meeting OF
the Co-ordinating Committee of the
European Economic Union Commission,
scheduled for July Is to formulate q
general plan for European economic
relief, has been postponed until the last
week in August it was announced yes
terday.
The postponement was said to have
been in order to give time for develop
ments, which 1t is hoped will result from
the Hoover debts proposal.
In view of the possibility for improve
ment In the European situation as a
result of the movement initiated by the
American President, it was held mad
visable to push the European commits
sion's program at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30

deposited by the stockholders IN favor
Of the proposed merger of the banks.
The merger will be formally voted
upon at a meeting of stockholders on
July IS. but bank officials said the de-
posting of the stock was tantamount
to ratification. The proposed new in
stitution, to be known as the Central
Republic Bank & Trust Co., would be
one Of the largest banking institutions
in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Gotham Furriers Fight.

NEW YORK, June 80 (R).-Clubs few
and pocket knives flashed yesterday
when a party of left wing adherents in
the fur industry met group Of right
wing men in Sixth avenue. After police
broke up the fight, Max Kenner, "a, a
member of the FurrierS' Joint Council,
was taken to hospital with q serious
cash in the back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
LANDS IN STREET
Pilot Makes Repairs and Flies
Back to Miami Airport.

MIAMI, Fla, June 80 (P.-C. w.
Roderick, flying a training biplane
with two passengers, landed on a
residential street late yesterday, re-
paired a broken throttle rod anti new
back to the airport.
Riding with Roderick were w. E.
Wentworth and Jack Farr.
The plane, they said, rolled only a
short distance after landing. There
was no vehicular traffic on the street
ut the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
HELEN KELLER GIVEN
OVATION AT BELGRADE
q. S. Blind and Deaf Author Finds
Serbs Enthusiastic Over Tour
to Aid SightlesS.

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, JugoSlavia, June So
Miss Helen Keller, accomplished blind
and deaf author, whose works have
been translated into the Serbian Ian
guage, arrived today and was received
with enthusiasm by authorities.
She visited the minister OF social well
fare on his invitation and planned to
deliver a series of lectures throughout
the country on the education of the
blind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Canadian Poet Dies.

THREE RIVERS, Quebec, June 80
@.-Neree Beauchemin, 81, dean Of
rench-Canadian poets, died yesterday
at his home in Yamachiche. He will be
buried Thursday morning,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
PLAN BANK MERGER
Stockholders of Chicago 1nstitu-
lions Deposit Capital Stock.

CHICAGO. June 30 (P).-The Cen
trail Trust Co. and the National Bank
of the Republic announced jointly last
night that two-thirds Of the capital
stock OF each institution was already
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
BELIEVE ARSON
CAUSED FIRE AT
jim POE RANCH

Fire, evidently started by some
person whose identity is not yet
known, last night razed one ranch
house and burned window out of
another at the New River Duck
club, property Of Jim Poe.
The house which burned to the
ground was unoccupied, and con-
tanned no furniture. 1t was not in
sured, and loss is estimated at
$1,000.
Poe ahd his wife were sleeping In
the other house when they were
awakened by cracking of flames to
see the window sill burning They
extinguished the blaze, but did not
discover the fire in the vacant
house until it was too late.
Two men were sleeping in another
house, which was not touched by
flames. The ranch house which es-
capped with only burned window
was insured. 1t is on the same site
of another building owned by Poe
which burned to the ground year
and half ago.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald,
Tom Sharp, his investigator, and
Harold Gillett, deputy sheriff, this
morning went to the shore of the
Salton Sea to investigate possible
causes of the fire.
Sharp on his return this after
noon, declared there is no doubt the
fires were set by some person, since
fire started in both houses at the
same time. The buildings are about
200 yards apart.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
VALLEY PHONE
SERVICE SHOWS
STEADY GROWTH

There has been great change in
Imperial county since March Is,
1914, according to r. j. Kliegel,
manager of the Southern Califor-
MIA Telephone company, who re-
Gently unearthed copy Of an I'M
perial Valley telephone directory is
sued On that date. The book con-
tains listings of 1871 telephones and
calls the users attention to the fact
that "your long distance telephone
can be connected with $4,000 sub
scribers on the Pacific coast
Ell Centro alone now has 2237
telephones, and from Imperial Val
ley, subscribers can be connected
with nearly 100000 telephones on
the Racific coast, and 32,000,000 on
many parts of the globe.
Another Imperial county tele-
phone directory is scheduled to go
to press ON August IL, according to
Kliegel. All changes and additions
of new names must be made before
S p. m. of that day.
The books, of which about 8,0OG
will be printed. will be similar to
those delivered to subscribers in
February. Delivery of the fall is
sue to subscribers will commence
about September /, Khegel said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
YOUTH WRITES
ARMY OFFICERS
ON AIR PLANS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. WP)-
The younger generations interest
in aviation is not willing the least
bit, according to information at the
War Department from Kelly Field,
Texas.
A 13-year-old youngster Of Buff
falo, N. Y.-his name was not dis
closed-wrote recently to officers at
the Army's Texas air base protest.
ing against reports he had heard
that the army was planning to use
two-seater planes.
We'll" the boy wrote, Il vote
no.
He outlined his reasons, as fol-
lows:
when the machine gunner sees
an enemy airplane coming, he sig
mails the pilot to get on the tail of
the other ship, as they usually do.
What If the pilot does not get
there in time and while trying to
get there he gets shot in the at
tempt. I think that you should
have one-seater pursuit planes"
The youngster revealed to Kelley
Field officers that he plans to come
down there soon and learn more
about this flying business.
"Oh, boyl" he said, Il hardly can
wait until am at least II and one
half years old. l guess l can start
then, can't ~"
The young airplane enthusiast
fairly pleaded with the officers to
reply to his letter, closing his mes
sage in this manner.
please send me an answer. I
am waiting. Please send me any
kind of an answer. My mother
laughs every time 1 tell her Pm
going to be an aviator. Well, SO
long, supper's ready. Goodbye"
Then, in order to impress upon
the officers further his desire for
a reply, the boy added a postscript,
which read:
Don't forget to send me an an
sWer what you're going to do.
what my mother'll do when
you send me letter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
WATER RIGHTS
BODY FORMED
AT CALEXICO

Organization of the Water
Rights Protective association" was
announced today by c. w. Brock
man, president of the Imperial r.
rigation district, the membership
being composed of those who an
swered the questionnaires in the
recent circular letter sent out by
Brockman and Director w. F. Beal.
AS announced by Brockman, the
main purpose of the organization
shall be to protect and maintain the
valleys present water rights against
encroachment, to the end that our
financial standing may be restored,
our land and loan values increased
and the value of our outstanding
securities stabilized.
Other objectives are: to encour-
age and promote the early construc-
ton of the All-American canal and
to assume our just share and no
more, of the canal costs; to oppose
any merger or inclusion of Coached.
la Valley or any other lands now
outside of the district, nor to assume
any obligations incident to their
improvement; to dispose of the
power in our water to the best ad-
vantage towards the liquidation of
our obligation and to secure COM
plete and comprehensive economi-
cal survey by competent authorities
before any contract is submitted to
the electorate.
The association met last night in
the De Anza hotel, Calexico, and
chose Brockman as presiding off,
Ger, with board of directors to be
selected in the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06

Sues ON Mortgage - Leon H.
Minasion today filed suit against
Anna Lewis 'Selsmer, as executrix
of the estate OF E. E. Selsmer, to
forclose mortgage given as securi-
ty on a $1l22.38 promissory note.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
Yuma Highway
Route Flooded


Heavy rains which have fallen in
the vicinity of Holtville all morn
ing have made it advisable for
eastbound traffic beyond Holtville
to remain in the valley proper, ac-
cording to advice from the office
of the Automobile Club of Southern
California.
Because of construction work on
the new highway, the old route to
Yuma is being used. The rains
have turned this into a quagmire
between the Alamo school and the
highline canal. 1t was necessary to
use tractors to rescue number of
marooned cars today, the club re-
ported.
In case of emergency necessitat-
ing a trip to Yuma, motorists are
advised to use the CaleXico route
via Bonds Corner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
Damages Asked By
Mother OF Star

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6. U.H-
Charging that she was libeled in a
printed account of her daughters
funeral, Mrs. Teresa Rubens, moth
er of Alma Rubens, late film star,
today had sl,O00,000 suit on file
here against motion picture fan
magazine.
The complaint alleged that the
story of the funeral held Mrs.
Rubens up to public ridicule in that
the article declared "the mother, in
order to give everyone chance,
had put notice in the paper that
the funeral would be public"
Mrs. Rubens also took exception
to an alleged section in the article
which declared she concealed the
daughters final illness from RI
cardo Cortez, husband of Miss
Rubens..
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06

Hay StOlen--J. p. Beeson today
reported the theft of from eight to
10 tons of hay from the old Melrose
ranch half mile west of Imperial.
The hay was stolen last night.
Why Yes of Course we are eating
breakfast at the Liberty Cafe. Crisp
waffles and good coffee. $50 Main
Street. 31t6
County Clerk on Vacation = Ed
ward H. Law, county clerk, left El
Centro yesterday for San Diego, to
spend a Today vacation there.
Held To Answer - v. l.. AleXan-
der, 20, was held to answer to the
court by Judge S. M. Smy-
ser of Holtville yesterday afternoon
ON a statutory charge.
Held for Los Angeles = Clifford
Stratton, 40, was arrested by George
Evans, deputy sheriff, in Calipatria
afternoon on a warrant
from Los Angeles charging failure
to provide.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
VALLEY
WOMAN DIES AT
COAST HOSPITAL

Death, which had been expected
, for several days, last night ended
the sufferings of Mrs. Allie Jackson
Barry, AZ, at Mercy hospital, San
Diego, where she had geen a pa
tient for several weeks.
One of The best known and best
loved women in the southern part
of Imperial Valley, Mrs. Barry's
passing brings grief to large num-
ber of friends who knew her as q
brave and sincere Christian woman,
who throughout the more than two
decades of her residence here, had
rendered assistance to scores of
persons, her benefaetions being
known only 10 herself and to those
who received them.
Coming here as young girl from
her home in North Carolina nearly
rs years ago, Mrs. Barry later mar
ried Chris Jackson, well known
pioneer rancher of the McCabe dis
trict. Their happy married lire
was brought to a close by his deaIh
in 1917, leaving his widow with two
small children.
Alone, she managed the ranch
and kept it in high state of culti-
vation,' and though it meant long
hours of hard work she never failed
to answer call from neighbors in
distress or to give advice and COM
fort to those who sought them from
her.
Early in 1929 she married Charles
w. Barry, assessor and collector for
the Imperial Irrigation district.
again death imposed its harshness
upon her, Mr.. Barry dying just nine
months after their marriage.
Though saddened by this secono
blow, it failed to decrease her kind
liness and she continued to carry
on" her courage compelling the ad-
miration of all who knew her.
Stricken i'll several months ago
she made brave fight against dis
case and until the end retained her
sunny disposition, proving herself a
tower of courage and comfort to
those who watched and sought 70
help her in her fight.
She is survived by her daughter
Aphia jackson and son John
Jackson, children by her first mar
riage; by her mother, Mrs. Mary
Ogburn of Apex, North Carolina:
three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Powell, of
Apex, Mrs. Mamie Rogers of Fuquay
Springs, North Carolina, and Mrs.
Annie Blalock and two brothers,
Hoke Ogburn of Apex and Carr Og-
burn of Willow Springs, North Caro-
lima. Miss Winnie Barry of this
city is a sister-in-law.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock from
the funeral parlors of Bradley and
Woolman, Sixth and Cedar streets,
San Diego, followed by interment
in Glenn Abbey Memorial Park.
Pail bearers for the funeral to-
morrow are all old friends of the
family, including John P. Hansen,
Hugh T. Osborne, Arthur Edgar,
Ray Edgar, R. D. McPherrin and
Charles E. Pitzer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
Welter Champ
Given Warming

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. U.H = Jack
Thompson of Chicago, worlds well
terweight boxing champion, was
notified today by the New York
state athletic commission that he
will be suspended here unless he
signs to defend his title within Is
days.
The warning to Thompson was
voted by the commission yesterday
in accordance with a correspond
ing ruling by the California COM
mission. AS Young Corbett III OF
California who defeated bot h
Thompson and his, predecessor
Jackie Fields in non-title bouts, is
the only contender who has filed
a challenge the commission action
is construed as an effort to force a
match between Corbett and Thomp-
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06

We use only pure cream and fresh
roasted coffee, home made pastry.
Liberty Cafe, $50 Main street.
3lt6
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
JAIL SENTENCES
IMPOSED UPON
FAKE OFFICERS

Luther o. Crane and John Hodges
were sentenced yesterday afternoon
by Federal Judge Albert NJ Sames
in San Diego to serve 10 months
each in the Santa Ana county Jail
for impersonating federal officers
in this county.
Crane must serve the entire 10
months, but Hodges was credited
with two months he has spent in
Jail awaiting trial, and must serve
only eight months. Crane was out
on bail pending trial.
The two were declared guilty by
a federal jury Tuesday and SEN
fenced yesterday.
They were charged with repre-
senting themselves as federal Off
GERS in Imperial, where they al
legedly took money and beer from
bootleggerS, telling them they must
pay the money for protection.
Tom Sharp, special investigator
tor the district attorney here,
gathered the evidence that convict
ed Hodges and Crane.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
Real Estate Man
Shoots Officers

FRAMINGHAM, Mass, Aug. g..
W.P)-Earl T. Lord, SO, prominent
Boston real estate dealer, forced his
way into the home of his estranged
wife today to see his five children,
and, when she summoned police, he
shot two officers and then attempt
ed suicide.
Lord and one of the policemen
were seriously wounded, but names
of neither were placed on the dam
ger list at Framingham Union hos
pital.
The real estate dealer shot him.
self in the chest. Patrolman Thom-
as Carpenter was shot in the neck,
the bullet narrowly missing the
jugular vein. Patrolman Benjamin
Moss was shot in the left shoulder.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06

We use only pure cream and fresh
roasted coffee, home made pastry.
Liberty Cafe, $50 Main street.
3lt6
Automobile StoIen--A 1927 Stude-
baker sedan owned by A. Barrera
was stolen in Calexico last night,
according to a report in the sher-
iff's office. The license number is
1V7458. The car also has a Mexi-
can license, 4357.
Sues On Sales Contract - r. B.
and Carmen Brissenden yesterday
afternoon filed suit against Myrtle
b. Powers to recover $2460 alleged
due on sales contract covering a
lot in Ell Centro. The plaintiffs
asked the lot be returned to them if
the money is not paid.
The Coolest Eating ploce in town.
California Hotel Coffee Shop-alr
cooled. Open all night. 15tf
Perishable Shipments B. A.
Harrigan, county agricultural COM
missioner reports melon shipments
east for yesterday consisted of only
one carload of honeydews and four
>carloads of honeyballs. Shipments
are not expected to run high as the
season is almost at an end.
At the Ell Dorado Drug Co they
are specializing on evening curb
service. Real drinks and sand
wiches. City limits. 2tf
Charge Dismissed-A charge OF
contributing to the delinquency of
minor against S. Ventura was dis
missed by Judge I. Mayfield this
morning on motion of the complaint
ing witness. 80
DIR. A. b. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Officers to San BernardinO-Wal-
ter M Walsh and Louis Mitchell,
California Highway Patrolmen, left
Ell CentrO this morning for San
Bernardino, where they will ex-
change new motorcycles for their
old ones. The new motors proved
unsatisfactory.
49,
Sues On Mortgage - Leon H.,
Minasion today filed suit against
Anna Lewis 'Selsmer as executrix
of the estate OF E. E. Selsmer, to
forclose mortgage given as securi-
ty on $1l22.38 promissory note.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06

THEY'RE JUST COLLEGIATE
CRATER LAKE, Ore. U.?)-Those
college athletes employed at Crater
Lake this summer are giving the
resort bad name. More than one
visitor, after looking at the num-
erals on the athletes sweaters, has
asked why convict labor was used
Weekly herald., 1931-11-01
EDITOR IAIS

EDITORIALS Come people think that Alaskans should try to get etatehooc < for A1aska.-'e didn't know about that S we asked Dad He said the people who want statehood for Alaska forget how human nature goes He says that when people have children that they
 support them and pay for devel opment
 and pay their bills But that when tE children consider thems C Ives gr oWnup and go on their own that the old folk usually don't want to support them
 any longer. And that is the way Uncle Sam would feel toward Alaska if it got t o be Q Stete. At present he pays a- bout 90 z of Alaska's bills and Alas kons would like to have the privilege s of s statehoo6, and have the Federal Gov ernment go right on paying the bills but that probably wouldn't be Uncle Sam' s human nature. Pro bably things are best as they are until Alaska is gr rown up Some A1askans haven't much sence of hu1nor and demand privileges and independence in everything except paying the bills.
 MORE ABOUT THE DEPRESSION MT .Pugh has just returned from the Outs ide. as >; has to sey the same as anybody else, "The country's going to the Dogs.." Not so for Chi tina even wi tn the R.R. closing down ri tn the big supply of food the Cash Store is getting in,& the Air Service, things won't be so bad. about time some of these old boot1eggers star ted out for the winter wi tn 3 bill in his pocket inst ted of 9 bott1c of. booze. This town ought to pull thru Ill right if the lazy folks would start to work enuf saving wood so they won't have to dress up like a Reverend and start to make money the h okus -pocus way. Those people arc the ones that need 2 depressi on so that they'll see they need to get in some good honest labor. If some Of these fellows would just lay off hanging g. round reading the love magazines and drinking beer, they would make g much more enjoyi ble winter for some of the eBt of the people. Edi.
 2 LONE BOY SCOUTS ARE HoNoRED by Mrs Hrs. Al Moore being invi ted for a big
Weekly herald., 1931-11-01

from the snow still being deep he
 came on up to Chi tina Will Delchnnt reports snow also Q foot deep at Up per Tonsina. not far out the Trail.