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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Real Estate Bargains

FOR SALE-Dandy small home, :
acre lot, shade trees, lawn: house
in good repair; cool sleeping
porch: good place to raise chick
ems. This place must be seen 10
be appreciated Sl550-$300 down
or will take car. Tinker, second
house east of gas plant. 22t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
LOOK
THE FAIR
Rooms Furnished

ROOM-Bath, shower, outside en-
trance; three exposures; rent
reasonable. $40 North Eight st.
22t6
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22

FOR REM - Large comfortable
rooms with every convenience,
suitable for ,wo men EACH 764
Olive. 14tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22

EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY in the
Imperial Valley for a fast selling
auto accessory. Good live man
can make big money. See l.. M.
Davidson at Barbara Worth ga
race 20t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22

BEFORE OTHERS FAIL let lis do
your roofing. Hartzell the Roof
er. Phone 25l-W. II
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22

SALESMAN - TO cover Imperial
county. Repeat orders every week.
A gold mine in hot weather. Cali
293 Orange Ave. z0tl
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Automobiles For Sale
.......--..-.-..--.,-.----,-., =,

FOR SALE - Commercial Dodge
truck. Bargain. 4l3 South Eighth
st. 22t2
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Helm n d.fed-M1ie

statesmen - Disabled vets, ex-
service men wishing work see L.
NJ. Davidson at Barbara Worth
garage. @iI1
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22

FOR SALE--l2 h. p. vertical boiler,
new tubes, s350.00, terms. Inquire
Alderson's Machine Shop. Phone
944-J. 20w- -tnu-2W
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Miscellaneous For Sale

FOR SALE-Electric washing ma
chine and walnut dining table
and chairs. SOL Sandalwood. 22tl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT
is PLANNED AT OXON HILL
st. Ignatius Church Also to Have
Supper and Ball-Dinner
Also at Iceland.
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, September S.
Labor day in Prince Georges County
will be marked by a general suspension
of business and celebrations at various
points.
One of the most interesting celebra-
tions will be that at st. Barnabas
Church grove near Iceland. A horse
shoe pitching contest, base ball game,
dinner and a variety of other attrac-
tons is planned.
st. Ignatius Church at Oxon Hill will
hold its annual tournament, supper and
ball. There will be separate competi-
tions for amateur and professional
riders in the tournament. There also
will be special contest for a gold cup
at the close of the regular tournament
In addition, a horseshoe pitching con-
test and various other features have
been listed. Women of the parish will
serve an old-fashioned Southern Mary
land chicken dinner. There will be
music by an orchestra.
Base ball games in various parts of
the county also are planned.
Clergymen at various churches in the
county will have Labor Day" as their
sermon topic at services tomorrow
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
DR.. PRATT SUFFERS
FROM ATTACK OF DOG
Montgomery County Health Officer
Exhausted After Fight With
Vicious Animal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September 5.-Dr.
William T. Pratt, county health officer,
is recovering in his home here from a
serious condition caused by an en-
counter with big dog in the lower
section Of the county early in the
week
While on an inspection tour of septic
tanks. which had been complained of
because of having overflowed, and while
in the public road in front of premises
in which one of the tanks is located,
he was attacked by the savage animal.
BY using rocks, he finally succeeded
in beating off the vicious canine, not,
however until he had become complete
ly exhausted through his efforts to pro-
tect himself. DR.. Pratt escaped with
out being bitten.
DR.. Pratt succeeded in motoring to
his home, but was in such weakened
condition upon reaching there that he
was forced to go to his bed and remain
there two days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
9O-YEAR-OLD BANKER
CELEBRATES AT WORK
James B. Russell, Winchester, Was
IS Years President of
Institution.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, September s.
James B. Russell, former president of
the Union Bank of Winchester and said
to be the oldest banker in the South,
celebrated his ninetieth birthday ami
versary today by walking from his resi-
dence to his office in the professional
district and receiving greetings from
numerous friends who called to pay
their respects.
He only recently retired from the
presidency of the city's second Oldest
bank. after a service of IS years in that
capacity. He still is a member of the
board Of directors, and is the only per-
son living who was member Of the
original board when the bank was or
ganized in March, 1870.
During the Civil War Mr.. Russell
served on the staff of Gen. Ram
seur, of North Carolina, in the Confed-
crate Army, and was with the officer
when he was MORALLY wounded near
Cedar Creek He is the only veteran
living here who was present at APP
pomattox when Gen. Lee surrendered
April 8, 1865. He is ruling elder Of
the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Russell's family consists OF a
daughter, Mrs. Gardner w. Brown, Of
New York, and three sons, Harry K.
Russell, this city, and DR.. James /.
Russell, dean of the surgical staff of
Roosevelt Hospital, New York, and
Marshall H. Russell New York stock
broker. Mr. Russell's wife, Mrs. Mary
Hackney Russell, died several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
Los ANGELES SEES
OLD DAYS REVIVED
Parade at 150th Anniversary
Shows Pioneer Methods
of Transportation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, September Span
ish dons, dashng caballeros and
painted Indians added color today to
the 150th birthday of the queen of the
Angeles, a ten-day La Fiesta de Los
Angeles, surprising all the previous
brilliant pageants here.
A big parade styled 1.-THE Epic of
Transportation" marked the high spot
in today's celebration. Evolution of
travel was shown, running the scale
from a papoose riding on the back of
his squaw mother to airplanes.
Between the papoose and the planes
were shown the historic pony express,
dog teams, Spanish and Mexican gall
lantS on horseback and Franciscan pa
dres riding the slow but sure burros.
A wide range of vehicles claimed
places in the line of march, including
the carreta, only tpye of conveyance
used in Los Angeles prior to 1900. The
ar1Stocrat OF early transportation, the
kings coach, was compared to a stage
coach used by Abraham Lincoln and
prominent place was given to ox-drawn
covered wagons in which early pioneers
followed the Western trail.
Camels Recall Army Trains.
Los Angeles has been connected to
the East by railroad only SIS Of its $50
years, but the comparatively young To-
connective used to draw the first trans
continental train was given place Of
honor
The presence of camels in the line
of march attracted questioning COM
ment, but it was explained the United
States Army operated camel trains from
n az
time is reckoned when a city is cele-
brating a birthday Of a century and q
half
James Rolph, jr., Governor of Cali
fornia, deserted his airplane seat for a
saddle
Tonight the japanese colony held its
celebration with songs and dances in
open, and an encore is scheduled for TO-
morrow night.
Services Tomorrow.
The Mexican residents have turned
back the clock to Pueblo days by con-
verting street into a Mexican village
of long ago, Eel Pueblo de La Fiesta"
Tomorrow two great religious services
will be celebrated in the Olympic Coli
scum by a Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni-
Biondi, apostolic delegate to the United
States, Archbishop E. J. Hanna of San
Francisco and Bishop j. j. Cantwell Of
Los Angeles will assist. John McCor-
mack will sing.
In the evening at the Hollywood Bowl
an interdenominational vesper service
will be held with a choir of 1000 voices.
Nine. Ernstine Schumann Heink
will sing two solos and DR.. Robert Free
man of Pasadena. will preach the SER
mon. Six other ministers of Los An
geles will participate in the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
BALTIMORE GRAFT
CHARGED TO SEVEN
Two Former Officials Among
Group Indicted in City
Fraud Plot.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fTeSS.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 5.-A
grand jury investigation of evidence that
caused Mayor Howard w. Jackson to
assert that he had found the City Hall
day in the filing of charges of con-
Spiracy to defraud the city against seven
men, two of them former municipal
officials.
One of the latter was charged in pre-
enthusiastically equivalent to indict-
ment under Maryland procedure-also
With having accepted bride of 1890
and with perjury. He is DR.. Lawrence
w. Houston, former city councilman.
Further Meetings Set.
The charges were based on the acqui-
siticn Of land for the construction of a
viaduct across railroad tracks near the
outskirts of the downtown section. The
jury failed to act today on testimony it
heard concerning alleged payroll pad
ding and irregularities in the purchase
of municipal supplies, but is scheduled
to meet four times next week
Besides DR. Houston, those named
in the preSentmentS were John H.
Robinette, former head of the Board of
Commissioners for Opening Streets; A..
Clarence Dietrich, steel and iron dealer:
Andrew J. Dietrich, his brother and
associate: Robert F. Stein. automobile
dealer: James j. Hughes, former prop
erty owner. and William r. Funk, real
estate broker.
Houston Bond $4,000.
A bond of $1,000 was required of
DR. Houston, and bail in lesser amounts
of the others.
Fifteen city officials and employees
have resigned or been forced out of
Office since Mayor Jackson, a Demo-
crat, took office in May, succeeding
William F. Broening, Republican. at the
head of the city administration for
four years, he declared evidence had
been presented to him of graft amount
ing to huge sums. Mayor Jackson as
serted in June after an audit had been
made that in four years excessive prices
paid by the city purchasing bureau had
probably cost the taxpayers at least
81 900 600"
The evidence of alleged graft was
turned over to the grand jury August 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
LINERS SLASH RATE
TO MEXICO CHINESE
Passage in Deportation Drive
Offered by Two Hong
kong Liners.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, September 5.-The
committee in charge Of the Nationalist
campaign in Mexico tonight announced
that two steamers of the Panama Mail
Steamship Co. would leave Mazatlan
September IL for Hongkong, offering
cut rates for Chinese who wish to re-
turn to their homeland.
The committee asked the chambers
Of commerce in the States of Sonora,
sinaloa, Nayarit, Colima and Jalisco
to advise all Chinese in their territories
of the opportunity.
Foreign Minister Genaro Estrada to-
night said the Chinese legation at
Mexico City was the only one Mexico
considered authorized officially to ham
die matters concerning Chinese ma
tionalS IN this country. He reiterated
statement made earlier today that all
dealings between China and Mexico re-
garding Chinese here must be direct.
He said the Mexican government con-
sidered 1.-The attitude Of the Chinese
legation in Washington in interfering
in a matter not within its province as
very imprudent and scarcely serious. >"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
RIOTS
REPORTED At END
SyndicaIists Agree to Drop
Strike and Violence
After Clashes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BARCELONA. Spain. September g.
Mayor Jaime Ayuade announced shortly
after midnight that all Syndicalists, IN
Guiding the extremists" had agreed TO
halt violence and to resume work.
The mayors announcement followed
upon a night during which scattering
pistol shots resounded in various parts
of the city and the strikers had threat
ened further action.
The subway, street car. bus and taxi
branches, which early in the evening
announced they would continue their
strike until Gov. Anguera resigned, sud
denly capitulated, the mayor said.
+ He added that the appeal of Francisco
Macia. veteran Catalonia leader. early
yesterday evening was responsible Tor
The sudden capitulation of the strikers.
Threaten Drastic Action.
Macia took the lead yesterday in a
movement to put down the bloody syn
dicalist strike riots which already have
cost the lives of at least seven persons.
While police and civil guards were
ordered out in force tonight to protect
the city against recurrence OF the
violence of the last few days, Senior
Macia issued proclamation calling
upon all loyal citizens to mobilize
against the extremists"
One workman was wounded when
police. tense because Of the strained
situation, wheeled and fired on a truck
after it backfired with loud report
as it was passing the university campus.
The truck carried group OF laborers
on their way to work.
Strike Held Needless.
Macia, who has led the fight of the
province for an autonomous status I'M
der the Spanish Republic, held long
conference during the afternoon with
Gov. Anguera. the mayor and members
of the Lift Catalonian party. The con-
ference declared the strike entirely
unjuStifled.'
II am not disposed to tolerate the
situation another day." Senior Macla
said in his proclamation. The declar-
alton was interpreted in official circles
to mean that he was insisting that the
governor, representing the central gov
vernment, had failed to control the sit
uatiop and that Macia'S own organlZa-
ton would take over the control unless
immediate results were obtained.
The left Catalonian party issued
proclamation in which it declared that
the present troubles were originated by
groups VI VlOlC4lI N1OiLuA 49,
are attempting to shame Barcelona"
Police began inspecting the homes
of laborers who belong to the chemical
branch of the Syndicalists today. Ex-
cited crowds gathered as the searches
began.
Laborers' Homes Searched.
A volley of shots greeted the police
as they started the search, but no one
was known to have been wounded.
The extreme Syndicalists had re-
fused to go to work yesterday, declar'
ing they would remai=l out until the
civil governor resigned, but the so-cal!ec
moderate" Syndicalists, led by Ange
Pestana, issued an order for the
strikers to resume work.
The city was cut off from communi-
cation with the rest of Spain. Tele-
phone wires throughout the interior
were all down and telegraph service is
congested. Practically all factories are
idle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
MONTGOMERY SCHOOL
OFFICIAL APPOINTED
George W. M. Davis Named Mem
Der of County Board, Taking
DR.. Deet's Post.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, September s.
George w. M. Davis of Seven Oaks, near
Silver Spring. has been appointed by
Gov Richie as a member of the County
Board of Education and his commission
has been received by the clerk Of the
Circuit Court here.
He succeeds Dr. James E. Deets of
Clarksburg. who was member of the
board about 10 years and who resigned
several months ago because of the con-
ment, Mr.. Davis will serve for six
ment, Mr. Davis will serve from six
years from the first Monday in
May, 1881.
The new official. who is 46 years old
and married, is son of the late William
n. Davis of Rockville He is second
vice president and member of the
Executive Committee OF the Social
Service League of the county and presi-
dent CT the Woodside Parent-Teacher
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
oil FIELDS REOPEN;
TEXAS GUARD CUT
Gas Flares Over 600-MiIe
Area Herald Opera
ti0nS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KILGORE, Tex, September 5.-Gas
flares burned again tonight over the
600 square miles of the East Texas oil
fields, one of Americas greatest petro-
leum- producing areas. The field, under
martial law shutdown since August
II, was reopened at am. today in
compliance with a general order from
military authorities acting for Gov. Ross
S. Sterling.
Occupation of the area by National
Guardsmen may be continued indefi-
nitely. but only with a skeleton force of
probably not more than go men and a
few officers. Plans were being made for
rehabilitation Of TOO men by Monday
or Tuesday.
AS valves of the more than 1900
wells were turned open again, every
precaution was taken against possible
outbreaks of fire that conceivably might
result from the release of tremendous
gas pressure accumulated during the l9-
day shutdown period.
Military headquarters will receive to-
morrow the first reports as to the
amount of production today and will
get similar reports daily thereafter, TO
serve as a check to prevent evasion OF
the State Railroad Commission prora-
ton order limiting production of each
we'll to 225 barrels daily. Total daily
production is expected to be in the
neighborhood of 100000 barrels, COM
pared with 100000 barrels or more be-
fore the shutdown.
Torches of burning excess gas rising
from each producer tonight painted in
the sky for the first time since the
wells were closed.
Crude prices remained as high as GO
cents ner barrel here so far as local
postings showed, compared to the mini
mum price of 35 cents a barrel which
prevailed before martial law was de-
clared.
NEW MEXICO PROTESTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
WASHINGTON MONUMENT REPAIRS
FOR SENTIMENTAL ARE STUDDED
Grant Seeks Means to Renovate Shaft With Limited
Funds. Stone Decay Endangers Pedestrians.

For years the elements have been
wearing away the outer surface Of the
shaft and one proposal has been to put
a new coating of stone slabs around
the great blocks that make up the
memorial. 1t has been said that the
Washington Monument was constructed
inside out" with the more sturdy
stones for the interior Chunks have
been breaking off the outer slab for
some time and Congress has been in
formed that pedestrians and motorists
beneath the Monument have been in
danger from these falling pieces.
Col Grant is busy studying just what
can be done with the limited funds that
are available. AS former official on
the George Washington Bicentennial
Commission he is anxious to see the
National Capitals greatest monument
to Washington placed in proper shape
for the reception to thousands Of Wis
itors next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
BONDS HELD PITTS
SEIZED FROM HART
Revenue Agents Confiscate
$4,000 in Securities and
MutiIated Slips.

Several months of intensive shadow
ing by Internal Revenue agents Gull
minated yesterday in seizure of bonds
worth $l89, 900 from: Henry o Hart, for
mer associate Of G. Bryan Pitts. former
executive of the defunct F. H. Smith
Co.
While revenue officials sought to
throw a screen of secrecy around the
affair, it was understood the securities
represented a portion Of the holdings
of Pitts in the Investment Building.
The Internal Revenue Bureau took court
action in January to collect some
$4,000 900 in back income taxes from
Pitts on the theory that he planned to
leave the country.
Tries to Swallow Memo.
Yesterdays seizure in the Offices Of
the Continental Building Inc, was
marked by an attempt of Hart to swal-
low a memorandum he hurriedly ex-
tracted from the bonds when the agents
interviewed as he sought to cash inter-
est coupons on the securities. outstand-
ing for more than a year. The agents
seized the mutilated slip.
The agents made no effort to arrest
Hart Questioned later by reporters,
he refused to discuss the conflscation.
Mutilated Slip Studied.
Experts, called in after the seizure,
began an examinatin of the slip mutt
lated by Hart, hoping it would lead to
other important developments in the
drive to locate Pitts reputed hidden
millions" An exhaustive report will
be submitted to Galen L. TAFT, collec-
tor of internal revenue for this district.
Hart recently was indicted by Fed
eral grand jury on perjury charge.
He was alleged to have testified to
falsehoods in an effort to shield Pitts
during the embezzlement conspiracy
trial of the latter Among others in
dicted with Hart on similar charges
were Helen L. Schneider, Pitts former
private secretary and Emory L. Cob
lentZ, president of the defunct Central
Trust Co of Eredprick Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
VIRGINIA WAR MOTHERS
PLAN ANNUAL MEETING
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, September s.
Mrs E. F. Fenwick of Falls Church,
State president Virginia War Mothers,
has appointed her committees to ar
range for the State Convention, to be
held in Alexandria November 10 and IL.
Mrs Norman L. Williamson, president
of the Alexandria Chapter, was ap-
pointed chairman of the Reception
Committee and instructed to choose her
own assistants. Entertainment-Mrs.
James Sidney Douglas, Mrs. George Pet
TIT. Mrs. Robert E. Knight. TranSpor-
tation-Mrs. John Leadbeater, Mrs.
George w. Kimball Decorations-Mrs.
John H Trimyer, Mrs. Effie Shafer. Mrs.
John B. Cox Publicity-MrS. Lydia
Spofford. Place for Meetings-Mrs.
George w. Newell, Mrs. G. T. Howard
and Mrs Norman L. Williamson. Pro-
gram-Mrs. C. T. Howard, Mrs. N. l.:
Williamson and Mrs. Norman N. Mock OF
Washington, national gold star chair
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

The washington Monument, one o.
the greatest of memorials to the, Father
of His Country, will be renovated for
the George Washington Bicentennial,
next year, If plans now being studied by
n,biic buildings and public parks, ma
The exterior Of the famous shaft is
badly in need of repair, officials concede
and the monument should be cleaned
THE crux comes, in these times OF econ
o,nv in deciding just how much money
to spend on the work and where it Is
tn come from. One firm wanted around
81 500 for just examining the exterior
and writing a report for Col. Grant. tell
folding would be placed out Of the win
dow near the top of the column, under
this program, but the price is deemed
prohibitive.