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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15

SESSION
DELAYED
Legislature Will Remain
Active Tonight In Order
To Clear Files.
BEHIND SCHEDULE
Much Legislation Left I'm
til Last Moments Must
Be Cared For.
BY HOMER l.. ROBERTS

United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, May. Is. U.p) -
Laboring far into the night, the
state legislature early today was be-
hind the schedule set by house lead
ers in order 10 adjourn today. An
other all night session tonight ap-
peared to be the only solution of
the problem.
AS a result, the two houses will
follow the time -honored custom of
stopping their clocks at p. m. this
afternoon, as a gesture in keeping
the adjournment resolution they
have adopted, and work until the
files of the house are cleared.
A number of controversies, includ-
ing Governor Rolph's reorganization
bills ana the trespass bill, remained
on the file after last nights orgy of
bill passing.
Legislative business came to a
standstill during the night session
when some 35 newspaper correspon-
dents at the legislature marched
into the capitol behind a G. A. R.
drum corps.
Copies of the Bundle Bee" red
scandal sheet" of the legislature,
were distributed, telling in blazing
headlines, "Rolph Abolishes Legis-
lature," and South and San Joa-
quin Boom Levey for Governor Af-
ter the houses were turned over to
the press for a brief time, legisla-
tive work continued.
Limitation of the special assess
ment evil was approved by the SEN
ate and sent to Governor Rolph for
signature. The bill, introduced by
the Southern California delegation
ia The assembly limits special as
| seaSment against any property to
not more than so per cent of its
true value.
Investigation of the ability of an
assessment district to carry the pro-
posed tax burden must be made by
local governing bodies, the bill pro-
vides, and the project may be dead
locked by majority protest.
Final passage was given by the
assembly upon the Breed motor ve-
hicle bill, which increases the speed
limit from 40 to 45 miles per hour
on open highways in California.
The measure also requires show
ing of financial responsibility Of
motorists convicted of hit and run
or drunken driving charges, and in
creaseS nonresident permits for
outtof- state drivers from six
months to one year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Accuse WOmanOf
Staying Mother

PHOENIX, Ariz.. May Is. U.P)-
Mrs. Alice Pyle, 83, refused to eat
her supper of bread and milk. To-
day, her daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Rutledge, 81. was in the county Jail
charged with beating her aged rel
ative 10 death.
The story of the alleged killing
was related at the woman's pre-
liminary hearing by Mrs. Faye Bell,
a neighbor.
Il heard Mrs. Rutledge threat
ening her mother" Mrs. Bell re-
lated. Z" Eat that bread and milk
or I'll kill you she said"
There was a scuffle, and later
Mrs. Pyle was found beaten to
death by police, testimony showed.
Mrs. Rutledge was unable to post
$1,000 bail on the murder charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Disabled Ships
Safe In Port

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May IS.
WP-Safely weathering fire and
accident, two coaStwise vessels
steamed into port today under
their own power.
The freighter Ipswich, afire since
yesterday morning, arrived with the
fire virtually subdued at the hands
of the crew. Flames broke out in
the hold when the freighter was
200 miles south of the Columbia
river enroute from Astoria to San
Francisco. Every available man
of the crew of so was assigned to
fight the fire and II was brought
under control late yesterday.
The freighter Helen Whittier, en-
route from Los Angeles to San
Francisco, struck an uncharted
reef off Cape Martin, 144 miles
south of San Francisco. Several
vessels answered the freighters
SOS, but she floated herself in an
hour, and arrived in port early to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Couple Too Busy
To Get Married

HOLLYWOOD, May Is. U.P)
There may come a time when
Carole Lombard and william
Powell will walk to the altar,
but marriage is "out" until
both can find time for the
ceremony, they admitted to-
day.
Miss Lombard is under con-
tract at Paramount to make
four more pictures before sum-
mer. Powell, at Warner Bro
theirs, is about to start work on
another production.
"If we get time off," they
said, 1--WE may get married"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
BIRTH CONTROL
ADVOCATE URGES
REPEAL OF LAW

ATLANTA, Ga, May Is. U.P)-
Contraception was defended here by
Mrs. Margaret Sanger in a debate
with a father of 18 children, a
Georgia jurist, who believes birth
control matter is "cesspool" litera-
ture and against the tenets of the
Bible.
Mrs. Sanger, leading birth con-
troll advocate and the mother of
three children, told 1900 persons
that she believes legal contracep-
ton, which she described as the
prevention of life" and not "the
Killing of life" would raise the low
mentality rate in the United
States.
Supreme Court Judge Richard
Russell based his rebuttal on the
Bible, literally interpreted, and de-
clared that persons in humble sur
roundings frequently contributed
the outstanding men in the life of
their community and the nation.
He admitted that contraception was
"practiced widely in Georgia at the
present time" but declared that the
poor and unfit for whom his op-
ponent desired protective informa-
tion are financially unable to secure
it even though it were readily OBJ
tainable.
Basing her attack on the 57-year-
old Comstock law, which prevents
birth control literature from being
mailed, Mrs. Sanger pleaded for its
repeal in order that economically
poor, physically unfit, and mental
ly subnormal persons might avail
themselves of information for con-
trolling pro-creation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Flyer
May Quit Trip

TOXIC, Japan. May Is. UP)-
Doubt was expressed today that
SELL Yoshihara, 27-year-old Japa-
nese flyer, could continue his pres
ent attempt to fly to the United
States.
Yoshihara, who was at Shirishiri
Bay, notified the hackers of his
flight that he must return to Nu-
nero, on Hokkaido Island north of
here, for repairs to his motors.
The hackers were not certain
that the flight could be continued.
Heavy fog over the Kril Islands
has been responsible for several of
Yoshiharas forced landings since
be left Numero,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Women Prisoners
Flee RefOrmatOry

MARYSVILLE, O., May IS. (U.P
Using bed sheets for a rope, four
inmates of the Marysville Reforma-
tory for Women lowered themselves
to the ground from their second
floor dormitory early today and es-
capped.
Police throughout central Ohio
were notified but at a late hour
none of the girls had been cap
tured.
The four escaped while the night
watch was being charged. They
had a half hour start before their
absence was discovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
HEADS LUTHERAN SYNOD

LONG BEACH, Cal, May Is. U.P)
Rev. E. A. Trabert OF Berkeley,
was elected president of the South
ern California and Arizona Synod
OF Lutheran churches at the clos
ing session of the synod here, sue
ceeding DR.. Jesse w. Ball of Bever-
ly Hills. DR.. Trabert has been sec
retary of the mission board for sew
eral years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Brazil Finds Gutenberg Bible

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, U.p)-
One of the worlds earliest printed
bibles, a Gutenberg printed by the
inventor of the printing press, has
been found in the art treasures of
the Brazilian government and now
reposeS in the library of the Ma
tional Museum. Critics declare it
to be genuine.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Jasper farm center, s, Jasper
school.
Rose Mesquite farm center,
Mesquite school.
Scout camp rally, 1880, fair
grounds, Imperial.
1. V. Pyramid No. 81, A. E. o.
Sciots, S, Masonic temple.
Boxing, 9, Ell Centre arena.
Troop 25, B. S. A.. 1880, Nc
Cabc school.
Troop 21, Is. S. A., 1880, NJ. f.
social hall.
Mooseheart Legion, 8, Moose
home.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Day
break"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Dynamite Menu Causes Suit

SEATTLE, W.P) - H. Reynolds
has sued the city for Silt because
his COW died after eating dynamite
which was being used by one of
the city's construction gangs. He
asked S110 for the COW and ST for
veterinary, fees.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Story hour, city library.
Junior matinee, 2:15, Fox I'm
perial theatre.
Rummage sale, All Main.
NJ. E. Sunday school picnic,
$3.50. city park.
Old Timers picnic, 10, Ira
Aten ranch.
Chapter CIV, T 4. O, 1880,
635 Wensley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
ARREST
BROOKS
SUSPECT
San Francisco AuthOri-
ties Holding Talkative
Character.
NEW TEUBER CLEW
Rope Used In Death OF
Girl May Be Identified
BY Former Owner.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May IS.
tU.P)-A man believed by San Fran
cisco police to know a great deal''
about the murders Of Virginia
Brooks and Louise Teuber in San
Diego was arrested today in a
downtown broadcasting studio.
The man, arrested when officials
OF the studio telephoned that he
was acting "suspiciollsly," gave his
name as Clarence Richards. 40. He
Claimed to be former Royal Cana
dian mounted police. He denied
any connection with the crimes.
Among papers found in his pos
session, police said. were records
showing he had been a patient at
the naval hospital in San Diego at
the time of the killings.
Inspectors Charles Irednle and
Thomas Curtis said they "consid-
cred the arrest an important de-
velopment in the murder cases." but
declined TO say on what further
evidence than was made public they
based their belief.
Police said Richards had a rec
ord for annoying girls and wom-
On, and was once arrested in Port
land for advertising for girls as
dancers, chorus singers and models,
then persuading them to pose for
him III the belief he was sizing
them up" for jobs.
Police were investigating papers
purporting TO show that Richards
had been in the soldiers home at
SaWtelle
According to police, Richards
went up to the studio saying he was
a former Northwest Mounted Po-
liceman going to Hollywood to make
talking picture. His talk then
became so irrational, studio Off
cials said, that they called police.
Pending an investigation. Rich
ards was booked at city jail en-
route to San Diego and charged
with vagrancy. He appeared before
Municipal Judge Alfred j. Fritz.
who put the case over until next
week.
SAN DIEGO. May Is. U.P)-So-
luton OF the mysterious hanging of
Miss Louise Teuber. pretty five
and-ten cent store clerk. was be-
lieved near today as Sheriff Ed
Cooper and his investigators await
ed information which they hope will
reveal the identity of the hangman.
The rope with which Miss Teuber
was hanged to an oak tree at a
trysting place on Black Mountain
April 10 has been definitely identi-
fled as navy mans hammock LASH
ing which was sold at a local ga
rage and later passed into the
hands of a garage employee who
again sold it.
The garage employee. who has
been in the east. is expected in San
Diego today or tomorrow to tell the
investigators the name of the pur-
chaser of the rope. The garage
mans name has not been revealed.
Sheriff Cooper denied a Negro
was suspected or Staying Miss Teu-
ber or that the name of the man
with whom the girl had date the
night of her death was known to
the investigators.
The Teuber murder. second of a
series of four slayings here in the
past three months, was the only
case to show progress today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
At the National

There will be no dearth OF en-
tertainment for lovers of the legiti
mate theater in Washington be
tween September and January, at
least insofar as the famous old
National Theater is concerned.
With the scheduled opening on
September IA of the new Myron c.
Pagan comedy, Peter Flies High,
starring Glenn Hunter, the attrac-
tions at this playhouse listed to
be presented before the holidays
include: LAS Husbands Co." the
John Golden comedy success by
Rachel Crothers; "Three's a
Crowd" Max Gordon'S intimate
musical, starring Clifton Webb
Fred Allen and Libby Holman: the
Stratford-upon-Avon Festival Com
pany, in a week of Shakespeare;
Madge Kennedy and Otto Kruger
in Noel Coward's comedy, Private
Lives; I'VE Are Always Young,
the new Schwab and Mandel mu'
sical which will premiere here;
Walter Hampden and Fay Painter
in THE Admirable Crighton"; Joe
Cook in Fine and Dandy" and
Earl CAROLS 'Vanities." There
is also a possibility that Lenore
Uric will open her new vehicle
"The Social Register" at the Ma
tional, remembering the fine re-
ception she received here last sea-
son upon the premiere of Pagan
Lady"
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Real Show Values

This rowing reviewer has inter
mittently been dubious about
either the artistic or the utilitar-
ian values of the so-called stage
shows" along the F Street sector,
but he is ready to go into reverse
this week and surrender all
qualms he has been harboring.
The indisputable saving grace
for at least two of our film
facades just now is the once
despised stage show. The pic
lures are merely $3.50, and the
supplemental attraction supplies
the sparkle, pep, and comedy of
the bill. Those who have an ,1ta-
vistic craving for vaudeville-and
their number is legion-will lind
much to their liking in the eerle
Oriental tricks of Hail Ali, the
human fountain, at the Fox; the
nifty stepping of Chiffon and
Thomas. at the Palace; and the
work of Freda and Palace-to
mention only two-at the Earle.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Hadji Ali "Uncorks"
Disgorging Tricks

Hadji Ali, the great Egyptian
miracle man appearing with Fan
chan and Marcos Moroccan"
Idea, at the Fox, whose marvellous
astronomical feats have baffled
scientists. is known as real won.
der. During the course of his per-
formance he swallows about 100
glasses of water, followed by a pint
of kerosene. He then ignites the
kerosene and puts it out with the
water he has swallowed.
In addition he swallows %
hazel nuts and gallon of water.
He then regurgitates the nuts.
one, two and three at a time and
then returns the water which he
has swallowed.
Hadji Ali is known to have swal-
lowed a bowl of gold fish, includ-
ing the fish. He is capable of
holding the water and the fish on
his stomach for an hour and then
disgorges them with the fish still
alive.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
When Feature Is
ISh0Wn on Screen

COLUMBIA-"Politics," at ii
a. M. 1885, 2:3O. 4:2O, sos. 7:55
and 9:45 p. III.
EARLE-"Newly Rich" at 1920
a. m., 1:50, 4:25, 1920 and 10 p.
m. Stage shows at 1880, $50,
6:25 and 9:05 p. m.
FOX-''Their Mad Moment" at
1915, 2:27. 4:39, 1856 and 10:08
p. m. Stage shows at 1850. 400,
7:19 and 9:31 p. m. vanishing
Legion" at 11:55 a. m. and 6:25
p. m. only.
PALACE-'The Night Angel" at
11:45 a. M, 2, 4:40. 1928 and $50
p. m. Stage shows at 1:20, 1855.
GAS and 9:05 p. m.
RK-O-KEITH'S-"The Common
Law" at 1885 a.. M. lao, $40,
$40, TAO and GAS p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Radio Selections
Lean Strongly
To Melody
By BROADCASTER

An attempt to broadcast from
record underwater depth will
be made by the Columbia Broad
casting System at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon. when Ted Hus-
ing descends in a new tJpe of
diving apparatus to the floor Of
Long Island Sound. 1t is ex-
pected that the first broadcast,
scheduled for is minutes, will oe
followed by from one to three
others on subsequent days.
The spot selected for the first
broadcast is The Race, a chan
mel 300 feet deep off New Lon
don, Conn. On Tuesday morn
ing the apparatus will be tested
in the hope of setting an under,
water depth record.
On Wednesday another broad
cast is scheduled at the same
hour, this time off Watch Till,
R. I,
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Seth Parker Will
Make Movie
Appearance

Seth Paker"" and five of his
famous radio troupe are now ir
Hollywood, all set to make theil
movie debut. in their first talkie
vehicle, "Other Peoples Busi
ness"
The celebrities include Phillips
Lord, who is the genial ole
philosopher and singer, Seth
Parker" himself: Mrs. Lord, who
plays Lizzie" in the radio skit;
Raymond Hunter, who is Cap
tain; emmett t Kilpack, who
plays "Cefus";; Effie Palmer, who
is Ma Parker" and Olive Rob
ertson, who operates the me
lodeeon for the troupe.
Letter Will Direct
Parker was signed to star in
Other Peoples Business" several
months ago in New York. The
story was written especially for
the ether troupe by Jane Murfin
Not all IL of the Parker enter.
tainers came to California, si.N
of them being on vacation. Their
places in the picture will be taken
by movie celebrities, including
Anita Louise. Dorothy Peterson
Stanley Fields and others.
The radio troupe will continue
to broadcast as usual over the
N.B.C. network. the expenses of
handling the broadcast by remote
control being borne by the studio
which, as in the case of amos
m Andy" will provide a special
radio studio at the film plant.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Late Stage News
Direct From
New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Begin-
ming tonight, Aline MacMahon
will assume for two weeks the
role of May Daniels in "Once in
a Lifetime" at the Plymouth
Theater, while Jean Dixon, who
has not missed a performance Of
the comedy in almost II months
takes a brief vacation. Miss
MacMahon acted the part in the
tryout of the play last year and
later in its Pacific Coast pro-
duction.
Tempest in Teapot" the
comedy from the German, which
Harry Moses will produce, is
scheduled to open on Broadway
on September 20. In the cast will
be Katherine Wilson, Douglas
Dumbrille, Eliza Lazareff and Lee
Kohlmar.
Dulcie Cooper, who has been
acting on the West Coast recently,
has been engaged for Peter Flies
High" the Myron c. Fagan
comedy which Leonard Bergman
will produce, with Glenn Hunter
in the stellar role.
AT Goodman, who has been
directing the orchestra at THE
Band Wagon" will perform a
similar service for the new White
Scandals" opening in Atlantic
City next Monday evening.
George Burton, casting direc-
tor for Arch Selwyn, will stage
the tryout of Sada Cowan's
melodrama, Defiance" for Mr..
Selwyn at the Westchester Play.
house, Mount Kisco, next week.
Loves Out of Fashion" a
comedy starring Walter Woolr
and Verree TeaSdale, and the
first Shubert production of the
season, will open tonight in At
lantic City.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
A Feminine "Mystic'

Eva Nightingale, appearing with
Fanchon and Marcos Moroccan"
Idea at the Fox, is acclaimed as
a foremost woman exponent of
mystic endeavor and is known
as the only woman in the world
to perform the Hindu basket Sc
cret. She is native of England
and has been doing mystic work
since seven wears old.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
S
New Films
Ready
BY A. M. JAMESON

Paramount is putting the pre-
view ceremony in Washington on
q bigger and better" basis than
ever before.
The fall program of this pro-
ducing concern has so many head
liners that it wants the trade
to know about them without
further delay. So therefore
exhibitors, dramatic reviewers,
and a miscellany of functionaries
have been invited to witness them
in two-day festival of pre-view-
ing, opening next Monday.
Five pictures are to be shown
IAN American Tragedy" filmed
from Dreiser's book; Silence"
"Huckleberry Finn" Secrets of
a Secretary" and "The Smiling
Lieutenant" whose star is
Maurice Chevalier.
About all of them Paramount
ra dates the transcendental
optimism which is part of the
technique of showmanship, but
which, in this sagging era, has
to be ballasted by realities in
order to get anywhere. Doubt
less, also, after gazing upon these
highlights of the Paramount out
put, we shall share some of this
confidence in the response of the
public.
egarding AN American
Tragedy" it should be said that
all obstacles in the path of its
showing have been wiped out, in.
asmuch as Theodore Dresser has
lost his suit to prevent Para
mount from exhibiting it.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Qinef fNF FhlA dyRad
AuIn q Day
by
MARK HELLlNCER
Unsung NeIU YOrkers-NO. 81

If the motion picture magnates still looking for
gangster pictures with somewhat different twist they
might consider the story Of Johnny JONES' of New Yorks
West Side Everybody in his neghborhood refers him
pretty ungrateful guy But if he knew the story
even Will Hayes might not object to such gangster
picture in spite of the fact that they call Johnny
grateful
it, Born into an environment that detesed labor of any
Sort Johnny showed the benefit of his training very
early age. When he still very young he joined the
the and clipped packages, stuck up and
performed all the other misdeeds that enable OBJ
tain buck without any variety of manual labor
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Book Out of PIav

Milton Herbert Choppers novel,
Ladies of the Evening"" to be
published August 10, is dedicated
to David Belasco. 1t was Mr..
Belasco who produced Mr.. Crop
per's play of the same title. The
book bears Scant resemblance to
the play.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
Sloane to Direct

Paul Sloane has been selected
to direct Dick Grace's biography
Of a film stunt. aviator, The
Lost Squadron" according to an
announcement by William Le-
Baron, production head.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
eady A DH LEI AICED
TODAVS RADIO PROGRAMS
WAVE LENGTHS

WMAL-116.9 meters. $50 LIocy-
cles.
WRC-sI5 meters. ESQ kiIocy.
cles.
WOL-22S meteys. Is4O kiIoey-
cles.
WJSV-eO3 meters. 1860 kilocy-
cles.
WBAL- tBaItimore) 1850 kiIo-
cycles.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
About Our Monta

Monta Bell is in Maine working
on "The Lady Descends," which
he is to produce. It is the work
Of Garrett Fort and ,Garnett
weston.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04

stamp of prohibition impressed
upon their very souls, they
figured there was but one thing
to do. Reilly would have to be
bumped.
Johnny Jones was on tear
with the boys at that time.s He
listened to their plans, and he
laughed with them. What the
devil was one cop more or less?
If they were all dead, according
to his code, the world would be
better off. So, he kept drink
ing with his pals" and it
wasn't until five days later that
he again saw his home.
Much had happened while he
had been away. Mary had given
birth to her second child. It
had arrived prematurely and
Mary had almost died when it
was born. She would have, in
fact, if it had not been for the
cop on the beat. He had called
an ambulance just in time and
had assisted the doctor. More
over. he had been providing
food for the house for the past
two days. And the patrolman
with a family of his own to
support!
John accepted the news,
gulped the remainder of bot
tie Of rye he found in a closet
and staggered from the house.
Coming down the steps, he met
Reilly. The policeman had a
bundle of food in his arms. He
stopped and looked at Johnny.
'I've seen plenty of dogs in
my day" he said, land some of
them have been NANCY and
dirty and rotten. But there
wasn't a one of them that did
not have more decency than
you"
And he went on.
Down at headquarters, Johnny
learned the big news. Reilly
was to get his that night at ii
o'clock. That night! Two of
the boys would be waiting for
him, and that Reilly copper
wouldn't have a chance. A wait
Of two weeks and that rye in
that warehouse would be money
in their pockets.