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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
A. ". BUNTES
ENTERTAIN WITH
DINNER SERIES

Second in the series of smart dim
ner parties being given this season
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Bunte was
that held last night at their home,
868 South Sixth street.
Graceful sprays of exquisite peach
blossoms decorated the rooms and
the table decorations were unusual
and attractive. carrying out the
theme of Washington's birthday.
Bridge followed the delightful
dinner and at the conclusion of the
game prizes were awarded to Mr.,
and Mrs. w. j. Elvander for COM
bined second. and to Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Ramsey for combined third
high score.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Lowdermilk. Mr.. and Mrs.
Percie Thacker. Mr. and Mrs. L. r.
Philley. Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Bibbins,
Mr.. and Mrs. McNeece, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elvander and Mr.. ard Mrs.
Ramsey.
The first party in the series took
place last weekend and carried out
the Valentine theme in decorations
and appointments, while the bridge
prizes were won by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Keller, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rey-
nolds, DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Hanson.
In addition to the above mention
ed. the guest list included Mr.. and
Mrs. Duane Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Hendry of Calexico, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Thatcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Tondro. Mr.. and Mrs. B. +.
Lemons and Mr.. and Mrs. Elton b.
Christian.
The third dinner bridge in the
series will occur in the near future
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Jolly Battler'
Lands In Jail

Louis Gibson lelt like fighting,
in a happy sort of way. when
Charles Rosenquest of the El Centre
police force delivered him to the
county Jail today to await trial on
o charge of being drunk.
Gibson. be it understood. had no
malice toward his captors. He
was just having a jolly good time.
But it took three deputy sheriffs
to escort Gibson up the stairs in
the county Jail to his cell Jack
Carter, Eddie Nett and Ernest
Clay supported, held and persuaded
Gibson up the stairs.
Even his cell failed to dampen
Gibson's spirits. and when depu-
ties had their last glimpse of him
in the cell he seemed to be having
a great time with other prisoners,
they said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
NEWCOMERS CLUB
MEETS AT HOTEL

The Newcomers club, a new
social organization in the city which
meets every two weeks, had de-
lightful meeting last night at he
Barbara Worth hotel where dinner
and an evening of bridge were en-
ioyed.
At the conclusion of the card game
prizes for high scores were award
ed to Mrs. Norman Lombard ana
B. F. Whiting. while Norman Lom-
bard received the consolation prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Barratt were
guests of the club and members
present were Mr. and Mrs Whiting,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lombard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Buckholtz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Delp, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Hipes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Social Brevities

Barbara Worth Rebekahs met last
night in the Davis hall for a short
business meeting after which a So
cial hour was enjoyed and refresh
ments were served by the committee
in charge.
The program for tomorrow S ju-
nior matinee will consist OF 1.-The
Gang Buster featuring JACK
Oakie, a scenic Burton Holmes traV-
elogue, and the last episode OF the
serial "The Spell of the Circus .
Chaperones will be Mrs. Harrie Q.
Wood and Mrs. B. E. Lemons.
Women members Of the Barbara
Worth Country club are reminded
of the tournament and luncheon to-
morrow at the Del Rio club in BraW-
ley. Tee-off will be at 9:30 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
COURT FINES TWO
FOR DRUNKENNESS

E. Perez, 56, and Luz Martinez,
35, will pay for last nights liquor
party on the installment plan, and
If they cannot make the payments
they at least will pay interest on
the $40 fine, ruled Judge Kendall
3. Perkins this morning when the
two appeared as the only defend
ants in police court.
The Mexicans were fined $40 for
drunkenness. and told to go to
work and make a payment on the
fine as soon as they are able One
of the defendants estimated that
it would be some time in March
before he could pay $l0 while the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
;:;::; SIS: OF Interest to Women
SOcietU
Clubs
iMM4NUEL CIRCLE
MEETING YESTERDAY

A missionary proeram under the
direction of c. w. Whistler was en-
joyed yesterday afternoon by mem
bers of Emmanuel Circle who met IN
the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Whistler led the devotionals
and those giving papers on the gem
eral theme of India were Mesdanes
II. Z. Corkhill. c. E. Flanagan. y.
M. Stark and Ruth Bloemsms
Mrs. Jack Cohn and Mrs. J. +.
Russell were hostesses TO the mem
bers of the Circle,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
RECITAL SUNDAY
BY BAKER PUPILS

Mrs. Hazel Baker will present a
group Of her students in recital Sun
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock in the
Elks hall, and extends a cordial in
vitation to the public TO be present.
In keeping with the day, WASH
ington's birthday, a short talk on
the life OF the first President, will
be presented, and community sing
ing Of the national anthem will be
featured.
With the exception of the above
features, the program will consist
entirely OF the every day work OF
the students, the greater number
OF whom viii participate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
NOOseheart Legion To
Conduct Installation

Mooseheart Legion will hold in
stallation services at the meeting to
be held at 8 o clock tonight in the
Moose home on South Sixth.
All members are urged to be pres
ent both for the business meeting
and the social hour following dur
ing which refreshments Will be
served.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Auxiliary Initiation
Services To BE M0nddy

An especially fine meeting Of the
American Legion Auxiliary is plan
ned for next Monday evening, Feb
roary %, when new members are
10 be initiated.
Dorsey Whitelaw, prominent local
attorney, will deliver an address and
special entertainment has been
planned. Refreshments are to be
served at the end of the meet
ing. The session viii begin at 8
O'Clock in the traffic office at the
court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
P O P |
GOES A
BALLOON

A BIG, airy package of some sort
Of soap bubbles may be all very
well, but don't let il make you
think that it contains more soap
than White Kings compact carton.
For White King Granulafed Soap
is nothing but the purest vegetable.
oil soap made, granulated for con.
venience. II packs like sugar, so
you Can be sure you're NOT spend.
ing money for air. And White
King is SO fine in quality that it's
safe for the sheerest lingerie, YET
effective for the heaviest blankets,
the greasiest dishes.
The economy of White King
Granulated Soap is surprising. A
resspoonful for the wash basin, q
cupful for the washing machine
-rhar's plenty. Try il today. Sold
by your grocer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20

other promised to pay within two
days.
The Mexicans knew they had
been drunk, but due to lack OF an
official interpreter in police court
they probably are still rather vague
on the mornings court proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20

day. His attorney announced Ben
ham planned to remain here and
seek work as shipping clerk. the
position he held before his plunge
into high finance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20

The first almond trees bloomed
in several northern counties the
last week in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20

In five years 100000 trout have
been placed in the streams of the
Ell Dorado National Forest.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-10
Soviet Subjects Have Only Two
Types Of Dress, Sum-
mer and Winter

Editors Note: This is the sixth
of a series of stories dealing with
Soviet Russia.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-10
Russian Women Do Not Worry Over
What Partisan Women Are Wearing
Associated Press Photo

ones. They don't know the differ
ence between the cheap rayon and
the full-fashioned silk product. But
they are fond of any silk" Rayon
hosiery costs about 18 rubles ($9) .
pair. You can't buy full-fashioned
silk ones for any price. Rayon bloom |
ers are the newest addition to the
Russian wardrobe. Many peasants
are discovering that they are the
perfect gift to take home to their
sweethearts.
Berets are fast supplanting the
great national headgear, the kerchief.
You will see gaudy rayon berets and
some worsted ones that the Soviet
government is manufacturing now.
But it is the foreign berets that the
Russian women like.
Communist leaders wives dress no
differently from the rest. When you
see a woman on the street, there is
no way of telling. from her costume,
whether she is Stains wife, q post
office employe or Sascha, the maid.
There is no such thing as keeping
up with the JOneseS" in Russia. There
aren't any Joneses. Competition be-
tween women over their personal ap-
pearance would be considered by
everybody as bourgeois.
X X y
, If you were man in Russia you
would wear a blouse. Russian men
uniformly look more becomingly
dressed than women. The Russian
blouse is flattering costume, wheth-
er decorated with hand-embroidery
for its stand-up collar, It's left side
closing and belt or whether manu-
| factured out of plain chambray or
sateen. An enormous number of men
wear them, and caps with visors that
the government manufactures. You
may be surprised to see how large a
percentage of Russian men are clean
shaven. Few have long boards. The
new Soviet-made safety blades may
mean even fewer in the future.
You see increasing numbers of
Russian women with curled bobs,
manicured fingernails, rouged lips
Even the village girls are beginning
to use lipstick. Down in the eau
casuS on farm I met two fat, bare
footed, barelegged and none-teo- clean
peasant girls who had lipsticks, gifts
Moscow has many beauty parlors
opening up. Girls wait In line fol
. simple shampoos and marcel wave
, three rubles ($1.5O: manicure. one
, ruble so kopecks (75c).
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-10
BY JULIA BLANSHARD
Staff Writer for NEA Service


(Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Inc)
If you lived in Russia
What the well-dressed woman IS
wearing in Paris, how she fixes her
hair and makes up her face would
make little difference to you.
You can wear anything you have.
Everybody does. Moscow has no
fashion seasons and only two kinds
of clothes-clothes for hot weather
and clothes for cold. Frost came one
night late in September and Miss So
pliana, a neighbor who the day be-
fore had gone picnicking with us,
dressed in her sleeveless white dress
and no hat, stopped in to see me.
She looked like an utter stranger,
dressed in a tall, black astrakhan
cap, long. worn fur coat and high
shoes. This is her September-to-
May costume. She has no in-be-
tween things.
Russia has no fashion magazines
nor are there any style or beauty ar
ticles in the daily papers. No store
advertises clothes. Radio hours tcr
women never touch anything as in
consequential as personal appearance
They explain Russia's economic aims
her need for more cooperative kitch-
ems to release home women for in
dustry, or give the latest figures or
production from the Stalingrad trac.
tor plant, which thrills all Russia.
X X X
Gay, embroidered peasant blouse5
traditionally Russia, are missing from
the Russian scene. had been there
a whole month before I saw one
Miktina, a Ukranian girl student a
q college near Moscow, wore it as Sh'
sat in the yard studying. We stoppes
the car and approached. See If sh
will trade that blouse for something,
/ requested the correspondent will
me. He told Mikitina that the Amer
lean woman admired her blouse.
I raised my white dress and showe
her an apricot colored slip with lac
edging. She registered immediat
interest and when suggested addin
silk stockings, it was bargain. w
went into her dormitory, and Will
18 girls watched the trade, I peelc
off my dress and gave Mikitina tn
slip and stockings and she took o.
her blouse and gave it to me.
X X X
Probably you would not wear sill
stockings If you lived in Russia tx
day. Most women wear the Sovie
made, rather sleazy cotton one
usually light gray, beige or dea
white, or the heavy-ribbed blae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
GIRL KILLED BY AUTO;
PLAYING IN STREET
Four Year-0ld Dies in Casualty
Hospital of Skull Fracture.
Driver Is Held.

Hazel Humphreys, 4 years old. of 6t6
A street northeast died last night from
injuries sustained when she was struck
by an automobile at Seventh and A
streets northeast.
Kenneth T. Showers. 20-year-old
jewelry clerk, of 3036 Park place, driver
of the car involved removed the child
to Casualty Hospital. She died there
less than an hour later of fractured
skull.
Showers told investigators he was
driving south on Seventh street when
playmate and ran into the path OF his
machine. He said he vas unable 10
stop the car in time to avoid the acci-
dent. The driver said he was going
about 18 miles an hour at the tims.
Police of the ninth precinct later
tested the brakes of Showers automo-
bile and found them to be in good con-
dition. He was taken into custody
pending a coroner's inquest.
Christos Lemberos, years old, Of 43s
Massachusetts avenue, sustained a frac.
tufed skull when struck by an autonio-
bile operated by Joseph Edward Brin-
ton. 81, of the 400 block of Eleventh
street northeast, while on street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth yesterday. The
boy was treated at Emergency Hos
pital and later taken to Children's
Hospital.
Thomas D. Truselow, 80. Of 223 =
street, sustained fractured rib and
decorations when struck by htt-and-
run driver at Fourth and q streets. He
was treated at Emergency Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
HOOVER REQUESTS
DEFINITE POLICY ON
FARM BOARD GRAIN
Group Will Decide Wheat Dis
poSaI After Survey Com"
pleted July |.

Faced with a request by President
Hoover to consider more definite pol
icy for disposing of sterilization wheat
Chairman Stone of the Farm Board
said last night no decision would be
reached until a review of the domestic
and foreign situation had been COM
pleted.
Stone said the survey is now under
way and probably would be completed
by July /.
President Hoover today suggested to
the board that "in view of the unusual
conditions growing out of the depres-
Sion," the board should consider more
definite policy for disposing of the huge
stocks of wheat held by the Grain
Sterilization Corporation.
Stone Issues Statement.
After hours OF conference with board
members. Stone issued the following
statement:
In answer to requests for state
ment as to Farm Board policy for the
sale of the Grain Sterilization Cor
poration wheat, review of the present
foreign and domestic outlook for wheat
has been undertaken by the board.
This will be completed by July l next
and a statement issued at that time
or sooner If possible
Immediately after the White House
statement, Stone summoned the board
into the night session.
The chairman and Mr.. Hoover went
over the domestic wheat situation at
conference Friday morning, but both
withheld details.
Want Wheat Held.
A food of demands that the board
pledge itself to hold the 200.000,000 or
more bushels of wheat off domestic
markets for definite period have come
to the President and the board. Sena-
tors and Representatives from the
wheat States joined in this demand
The White House statement said:
Although President Hoover has no
authority in determining the policies
of the Farm Board he has suggested
to the board, in view of unusual con-
ditions growing out of the depression,
that he thought it wise for it to con-
slider a more definite policy in respect
to sales of the holdings Of the Stabiliza-
ton corporation.
The bSard is considering the
matter"
The appeals for a promise that the
wheat will be held ranged from fixed
period of four months to one year.
Some asked that there be no selling
until the price had reached 81.
The President has been told by grain
traders and growers that the price of
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
LAMONT OUTLINES
DEPRESSION CURE
Private Initiative, Not Super
Plan, Must Lift Slump,
Secretary Says.

Private initiative, not revolutionary
super plan" of government or indus
trial control, will lift America out OF
the business depression, Secretary OF
Commerce Lamont declared last night
in the National Radio Forum arranged
by The Star and brosd cast over a coast
forecast network Of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
While the existing economic system
may have its shortcomings, Mr.. Lamont
said, the present order has made this
the greatest industrial nation Of all
time. To scrap our economic policy In
favor of some drastic change would be
fatal, he asserted.
Rather" he announced, must our
chief reliance for working out a better
balance be upon private initiative. This
is the principle on which most of our
been solved as we'll as that on which
We have built our advance in national
well being.
Business Must Help Self.
The Government can help industry
to help itself, but business must be its
own physician. The leaders of industry
and commerce and finance, the leaders
of labor and of agriculture, by individ-
ual and cooperative effort, must take
up this great task.
They can do far mora than any
government to prevent disturbance OF
the normal distribution of national in
come, to maintain proper relation be-
tween prices and costs, between profits
and wages and the returns of the
farmer.
They have it in their hands to check
creation of excessive plant capacity, in
veStment in unSound enterprises and
reckless speculation. They have it in
their hands to build up reserves to tide
both the dividend receiver and the wage
Garner over times of slack demand. 1t
is they who can Stif1e all that spells
boom, the outcome of which is de-
preston.
PesSimiSts Attacked.
Mr.. Lamont said many of the sug-
gestions put forward for curing the
slump were of the "boot-strap' variety,
involving large expenditures of Govern
nlent money with consequent increase
in taxes. Other plans were equally i'm
practicable, he added.
Attacking the pesSimiSts who are pre-
dieting dire results of the depression,
Continued on Page 2. Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
AMERICAN GIVEN
DEATH IN MEXICO
W. J. Meers, Who Killed Man, Be
lieved Slayer of Father SEN
fenced in Chihuahua.

Ell PASO, Tex, June 27-Relatives
today received word that w. j. Meers,
%, FL Paso, had been sentenced to
death at Chihuahua City, Mexico, for
the Staying of Antonio Visconti, Juarez
bartender, more than year ago.
Meers shot and killed Visconti in
the Mexican border town across the
river from FL Paso in the erroneous
belief he was killing the slayer of his
father, who lost his life in pay roll
robbery seven years ago.
For some time Meers was confined
in a Juarez jail, pending action on
murder charges, but about six months
ago Mexican authorities became APP
prehensive that he might escape into
the United States and suddenly trans
ferred him TO the penitentiary at Chi.
huahua City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
POST AND GATTY GAIN ONE DAY
FLYING "SUNDAY" ON TWO DAYS
Will Cross International Date Line Nonstop Flight
to Nome-Analogous to Vernes Traveller.

This date line runs north and south,
making a gooseneck bend around the
western end of the Aleutian Islands and
cutting diagonaliy across the Behrlng
Sea-. Here Gatty and Post cross 1t and
will fall "a hours into the past.
If they reach this point at midnight
Sunday, for instance, it will suddenly be
only midnight Saturday, with all Sun
day stretched out before them again.
1t will be recalled that in Jules
Verne's famous book of race against
time around the world the travellers
neglected to account for this day OF
grace at the Pacific date line and so
thought they had lost their wager by
one day until they suddenly remem-
bered that eastward travellers gain Q
daa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
POLICE ARREST 81
IN SERIES OF RAIDS
Lone Detective Holds 81
at Bay Until Aid
Arrives.

Ninety-one persons were arrested last
night in series of liquor and gambling
raids. one of which was made by a
lone policeman, who held 81 men al
bay at the point Of revolver while
he telephoned for aid.
The other raids were made by men,
bers Of Inspector T. r. Beans vice
squad, who arrested 80 persons on
charges ranging from illegal possession
Of liquor to traffic law violations and
seized 1913 bottles of beer and approx
mately 10 gallons of liquor. Twenty
eight of those apprehended in the liquor
raids were colored.
The one-man raid was made on an
alleged gambling establishment above
a store at Tenth and E streets by De-
tective Sergt. Howard Ogle.
Among those caught in the liquor raid
were Sherman Wiley, IS. said by police
to be a former vice squad informer. who
was arrested when detectives trapped
him in his apartment at lTl7 r street
and reported finding three pints OF
whisky and 1913 bottles of beer.
One Held for Rum.
Harry oliver Sole. IS, of So Randolph
place, who was with Wiley at the Tins
of the raid, was also taken into custody
and charged with illegal possession OF
the contrabrand.
Included in the list of colored persons
arrested by the vice squad were IL for
illegal possession of liquor, Is for dis
orderly conduct and one each for in
vestigation, drunkenness, breaking glass
in the street and failing to exhibit an
operators permit.
Sidney Baker. colored, 80, Of 1923 M
street. and Benjamin F. Dorsey, colored,
%, of 1912 Sixth street, were arrested
on charges of illegal possession of one
quart of whisky when Sergt. Nelson O.
Holmes led a squad. of vice detectives
in raid on a house in the 400 block OF
M street. Six others found on the prem
Uses were charged with disorderly con-
duct.
Woman Is Nabbed.
The same raiding party descended on
house in the 1000 block of r street
and arrested Annie Brown, colored, 60
of l014 r street. and Henry Wages. col
ored, 81. of 1911 M street, for illegal
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
KEEL OF NEW CRUISER
LAID AT PHILADELPHIA
o. S. S. Minneapolis Will Replace
Namesake in October, 1888, at
Cost of $4,000, 900.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-The keel
of the 10,000-ton cruiser Minneapolis
was laid at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
today.
walter N Newton, secretary to
President Hoover, drove the first rivet.
He is a resident of Minneapolis. When
it came the turn of Assistant Secretary
of the Navy to drive a rivet, he re-
quested Mrs. Marie Hunter of Mime
apolis. White House secretary, to act
for him. The third was driven by
Representative George P. Darrow of
Philadelphia, member of the House
Naval Committee, and the fourth by
Mayor Mackey of Philadelphia.
A crowd of about 300 persons wit
messed the ceremony. The Minneapolis,
being built to replace her namesake,
is to cost about $10.000,000 and is ex-
pected to be launched in October, 1888.