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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
RECREATION AREA
WORK IS PLANNED
New Base Ball Diamonds to
Be Constructed at Brent
wood and in Palisades.

With the call of early Spring, the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks is looking to providing new
recreational facilities in the newly de-
veloped areas of the city Construction
of these is expected to start soon, under
the direction of Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant,
Sd. director of public buildings and
public parks
Out of funds provided by the Welfare
and Recreational Association OF Public
Buildings and Grounds, Inc, Col Grant
will be able to construct new base ball
diamonds at the Brentwood Recreation
Center, and in the Potomac palisades.
on Conduit road, near Georgetown
University.
Over in Anacostia Park. near the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, the aSso-
citation is fashioning new golf course
which Is expected to be put into COM
mission soon, if favorable weather puts
the greens in shape in time. The ball
diamond, removed to make way for the
golf course, will be located at Naylor
road and Railroad avenue southeast.
These three diamonds will be avail
able through profits realized from sale
Of cigars, cigarettes, chewing gum mag
aZines and other things offered in the
Government buildings, and in the parks
Two new tennis courts will be created
at the Taft Recreation Center, which
until recently has been known as the
Burroughs Recreation Center, at Twen-
tieth and Otis streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
JOBLESS DAY RIOTS
OCCUR IN EUROPE
Police Keep Control of Com.
muniSt Demonstrators in
Many Countries.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Riots occurred in dozen European
cities today as the jobless observed in
ternational unemployment day." but the
police were prepared in advance and
nowhere did the demonstrations get out
Of hand.
There were speeches to factory work
ers in Moscow, a roundup of Com
muniSt suspects in Paris and riots of
| minor proportions in Berlin and its
suburbs. The National Guard was out
in French factory towns and special
precautions were taken in Southeastern
and Central Europe, where these &C.
casions have made trouble in the past.
Reports from various cities where the
day was observed indicated that less
than two-score had been injured in
street fights with police.
Moscow Criticizes Capitalists.
The day was observed in Moscow with
lectures at which workers told of I'M
employment abroad and criticized the
capitalist system.
A. Lozovsky, secretary general of the
All Russian Trade Unions, summed up
the Communist idea in special article
published in the newspaper Rabochaya
Moskva.
THE imperialist countries" the arti-
Gle read, after IL years of success, have
now reached great crisis Banks have
crashed and today millions are unem-
ployed and hungry.
While no exact figures are obtainable
it is estimated that more than 80 000,-
600 are without work in capitalist
states, with an equal number in colo
NAL countries. In the U. S. S. r. there
is no unemployment"
IS Held In Paris.
In Paris rs persons were arrested
during the morning for refusal to move
on or for attempted haranguing of
workers. Ten foreigners were among
the manifeStantS arrested. They face
immediate expulsion from France. Ten
alleged militant Communists who were
arrested yesterday "as a preventive
measure" were held throughout the day,
Minor rioting developed in Berlin. At
the Labor Exchange in the central part
OF the city, police were bombarded with
beer stems and rocks. They retaliated
using their blackjacks and cleared the
rioters out of the building and streets.
Sporadic attempts to form parades were
frustrated by police.
Many Wounded in Fight.
In Szolnok, Hungary, police arrested
II members of a Communist commit
tee who admitted that they had en-
gagged in recognizing the Communistic
movement throughout the Hungarian
agricultural districts
In Gottingen, Germany, Communists
who had come to town for a hunger
march started trouble by attacking
FascistS and police, firing a number of
shots. Seven were seriously injured and
others received minor wounds.
In Northern Bohemia, where several
sanguinary encounters have been staged
between unemployed and police, all
garrisonS were on their guard and those
in the cities were reinforced. Ap-
proaches to towns were guarded and
railroad stations were occupied by
troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
DRY AGENT KILLED
IN FAMILY QUARREL
Richard H. Duvall Victim of Shot
Alleged to Have Been Fired
by Brother.

OCCOQUAN, Va, February u.s.
Richard H. Duvall, State prohibition
officer, of Prince william County, is
dead from a gunshot wound alleged to
have been inflicted by his brother,
Ulysses G. Duvall, who is out on 81 900
bail pending action Of the grand jury
at the April term of court.
The killing took place on Monday
night on the county road near Hoadly,
where both Duvalls lived, and is said
to have occurred when the dead man
and his brother continued a quarrel
which had begun several days earlier.
The men met on the road opposite
the home of Henry Methyl and &C
cording to the story told by Ulysses
Duvall his brother began cursing him
and, declaring that he would kill him,
reached for his gun. The brother fired
one shot, which entered the officers
side and killed him instantly. The
brother then went to the home of
Hezikian Reid, justice of the peace, to
give himself up. but finding no one
home proceeded to the residence of
Frank Davis. where he reported the
killing and told of the quarrel. He
then returned To his home to await
the arrival of officers from Manassas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
.ELKS TO WELCOME
GRAND OFFICIALS
Reception Being Planned for
Rupp and Staff on Visi-
tation Friday.

Eleven past grand exalted rulers of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks will act as guard of honor to
Grand Exalted Ruler Lawrence H.
Rupp, when he, with his staff, is ten
dered reception in Washington on
the occasion of his visitation here Fri
day. The reception is to be staged by
the State Association of the Benev-
client and Protective Order of Elks of
the United States of America at the
ElkS Club, 919 H street.
washington Lodge, No. Is, will have
open house for visitors and members
of its own lodge on the day Of the
reception. A dinner will be served in
the club house and special entertain
ment has been arranged. The lodge
will go into session at 730 O'Clock in
the evening, with George E. Strong,
exalted ruler, presiding, assisted by the
officers.
Plan for Reception.
All past exalted rulers will act as a
special Reception Committee to greet
MI. Rupp and his staff on their arrival
here Friday morning. The ceremonies
for induction of new members will take
place in the lodge room, with the drill
team of Washington Lodge, in COM
mand of Maj. c. Eugene Stewards as
Sisting.
Past grand exalted ri,lers who will act
as the honor guard are: j. z. Masters,
Charleroi, Pa, present secretary of the
Grand Lodge; former Gov. John K.
Tener, Pittsburgh, Pa. Joseph T. Fan
ming, Indianapolis, Ind. editor of the
Elks Magazine; Fred Harper, Lynch
burg, Va: Rush L. Holland, Colorado
Springs, Colo; Murray Hubert, New
York City; Raymond Benjamin, Napa,
Calf; Charles H. Crakelow, Philadel-
phia, Pa; William w. Mountain, Flint,
Mich; William M. Abbott, San Fran
cisco, Calf, and Bruce A. Campbell,
East st. Louis, Ill.
Those Who Will Assist.
They will be assisted by Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler Charles w Ben
nett and the officers of the association,
headed by its president, Taylor Morri-
son, Cumberland, Md.
The association is made up of 10
lodges from Maryland, Delaware and
the District of Columbia They include
Baltimore, Frederick. Towson, Cumber-
land, Hagerstown, Crisfield, Salisbury,
Annapolis, Havre de Grace, Frostburg,
Cambridge, Wilmington and Washing
ton. Large delegations are expected
from all these lodges, together with 100
candidates to be initiated into the body
by the degree team from Crisfleld, Nd
In addition, delegations are expected
from the Alexandria. Va, and Martins
burg, w. Va, lodges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Smallpox Kills 1877.

CALCUTTA, India. February IS CAp)
One hundred and sixty-seven persons
have died of smallpox here in the last
six weeks and more than a million were
vaccinated in the past fortnight in an
attempt TO check the epidemic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

AS the result of the new law in the
Isle of Manx compelling every seaman
to have lifeboat certificate, sailors Of
20, ships pantry boys in their teens
and those in between are taking lessons
In lifeSaVinP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

People of England have taken much
interest in the report that a secret
United States commission is in that
country studying the working of the
British unemployment insurance act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
PLEA FOR NEARBY
LINES AT DINNER
Resolution Against Abandonment
of Roads Into Washington
Adopted.

CLARENDON, Va, February Is
The most concerted effort yet taken
against the abandonment of ths two
Virginia electric railroads entering
Washington was begun last night at a
meeting of the governing bodies of the
city of Alexandria and counties of Ar
lington and Fairfax. which was called
by Representatives. ELECT Howard W.
Smith.
Two actions Of far-reaching effect
on the three jurisdictions represented
were taken last night, the first in the
form OF resolution against the aban-
Comment of the railroads and the sec
ond forming a committee consisting of
two members each of the governing
bodies of the city and two counties to
make thorough study of the Cran1ton
parkway act, the result of their study
to be placed before a joint meeting to
be called later.
The board of directors of the Airing
ton County Chamber of Commerce
moved to prevent abandonment of the
railways, appointing a committee con-
s.stlng OF Walter u Varney, w. S. Hoge,
Jr, and Hugh Lee Kirby to assist in
working out plans for the continuance
OF the Arlington-Fairfax Railway Co.
into Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
FRATERNITY ELECTS
Aubrey H. farrell Heads New Phi
Sigma Chi Chapter.

Aubrey H. Terrell was elected presi-
dent Of new chapter Of Phi Sigma Chi
Fraternity at monthly meeting of the
organization held in the Arlington
Hotel yesterday. T. Scott Eavenson Of
Philadelphia, national treasurer of the
fraternity. presided at the meeting. Fol-
lowing the installation a banquet was
held, at which more than so members
of the Zeta Province were present.
Other officers elected are: Jack VIM,
vice president; Frank Jones, recording
secretary: Stanley Gates, treasurer;
Robert c. Huber, corresponding secre-
tary, and George Bell, sergeant at arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
DEPOSITS SHOW BIG GAIN
Capital Banks in 1881 Compared
With 1918 Condition.

Bank deposits for Washington have
increased strikingly during the past IL
years, according to a graphic table
compiled by Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., secre
tary of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce, from the quarter-annual
calls of the Treasury Department and
made public today.
Figures in Hyde's chart show that
the Capitals entire deposits in local
financial institutions were $267,718,307
in 1880, as compared with $l22, 646, l19
in 1918.
While he did not have the available
data, Hyde said that he was certain
that the percentage of increase in this
city was much greater than the ratio
for the entire country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
TWO BANKS ROBBED
.0F NEARLY $4,000
Bandits Bind 13 Employees in
One HoId-up-Both Gangs
Flee in Autos.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HASTINGS, Nebr., February 25.-
Three robbers held up the Hastings Ma
tional Bank today, bound and gagged
IS employees, including three women,
took $27,173 and escaped.
The trio entered the bank about 6 am.
through a rear window. AS bank en-
ployes arrived, each was bound, gagged
and taken to the basement. Thirteen
persons had arrived and were bound
and gagged before GAS am. when the
time lock permitted the opening of the
vault.
Several bank officials were forced to
accompany the men to the vault where
the robbers scooped up $27,173 in gold,
silver and currency.
The robbers loaded the loot into a
new sedan and escaped.
Not shot was fired during the rob-
berry and not person was injured dur
ing the 2 hours and so minutes the
three bandits were in command of the
bank.
con non crVuEn WY rYUro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
WARDENS ARE HELD
IN RIVER KILLING
Coroner's Jury Orders Both Men
Bound Over for
Trial.
Special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch 10 the star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February 25.-
Vernon J. Dresich and Raymond Powers
State game wardens, we're held by a
coroner's jury, which met at Annapolis
yesterday, Jointly responsible for the
death of George E. Lee, who was fatally
shot on the morning Of February 19
while fishing in the upper portion of
the Severn River.
There was no evidence as to which
officer fired the fatal shot and both
were held for court.
Gov. Richie has announced that the
State of Maryland will make no effort
to protect the officials from punish
ment if it develops that they fired for
any reason but Self-protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Colored Masons to Hold Rally.

A rally will be held Sunday. March
IS, by the Colored Free and Accepted
Masons of the District at their new
temple, Tenth and U streets, Frank d.
Mckinney, most worshipful grand
master, announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
$4,000 SEIZED IN OHIO.
Robbery Takes Place in Heart Of
Dayton.

DAYTON, Ohio, February IS P.-
Six bandits armed with sawed-of shot
guns held up Norman w. Burgmier
manager, and eight employees of the
central branch of the Union Trust Co.
in the heart of the business district
this morning and escaped with between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The hold-up came 10 minutes after
the bank opened. Three men who en-
tered the bank while their two COM
panions waited in machine at the
curb, forced the bank employees into a
rear room. While one stood guard the
Other two scooped up all available cash.
Taking off their masks, the bandits
walked leisurely from the bank, entered
the automobile and drove away. The
police, in an armored car arrived in
time to see the bandits car speed away,
and started in pursuit, but lost trace
Of the bandit car.
The hold-up was the most daring
staged here within recent months and
since two bandits were killed in an at
tempt at robbery of branch bank in
the southern part of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25

OF 100000 people in French Indo
China only $4,000 are Europeans.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Oswalt Seeking
County Ambulance

Captain A. F. OsWalt of the Cali
fornia Highway Patrol office here,
today was waiting word from Sacra-
mento on his application for state
ambulance to work in conjunction
with highway patrolmen in covering
automobile accidents.
Oswalt said today he hopes soon
to receive favorable word on the ap-
plication, which would place the
state traffic office here in a better
position to render aid when persons
are injured in automobile accidents.
Under present conditions the pa
trolmen, although they carry first
aid kits, must telephone for a pri-
vate or county ambulance, or place
the injured person in hastily COM
mandeered automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Filipino Freed
From Charges

B. Bascadillo, Filipino. was re-
leased from the county jail today af-
ter Judge I. Mayfield, on motion Of
D. H. Wolford, deputy district at
torney, dismissed two charges of as
sault with a deadly weapon which
we're lodged against Bascadillo April
20.
The charges were dismissed when
the prosecutors office was unable
to locate Floyd Nelson and William
Craig, complaining witnesses.
Bascadillo was charged with as
saulting the two in the kitchen of
the county jail, where the Filipino
was held on a statutory charge.
Using a pair of BARRIERS scissors,
Bascadillo injured the two seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
NOTICE OF ESTRAY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 10th day of July, 1881,
the undersigned took up on his
premises, 4 miles south, IL miles
east of Seeley, the following de-
scribed animal to-wit:
One bay mare, branded T on left
hip, weight 1900 lbs. Said animal
is now confined at said premises
and within 80 days after the date
of this notice, if said animal is not
claimed by the owner thereof. it will
be delivered to the constable of FL
Centro, Imperial County, California,
fer sale under Act 1860, General
Laws of California.
Dated October 9th, 1881.
(SignedD w. H. GRAHAM,
Rt. 1, Box 81, Seeley California
Oct. 81 Nov ), III
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
NOTICE or SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
No. 1887

In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Los Angeles.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ESIDORA B. PABILICO and MA
RIA GLORIA PABILICO Minors.
NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, guardian of the
Estate of said Esidora B. Pabilico
and Maria Gloria Pabilico, Minors,
will sell at private sale, to the high
est bidder. for cash, subject to con-
firmation by said Superior Court, on
or after November II, 1881, all the
right, title, interest and estate Of
the said Esidora B. Pabilieo and
Maria Gloria Pabilico, Minors, in
and to the following described real
property, towit:
The Southwest Quarter (SWA)
of the Northwest Quarter (NWh)
of the Southeast Quarter (SEA)
of Section Twenty-Three t23),
Township Eleven CID South,
Range Seventeen 1D East, S. B.
B. & NJ, in the County of Impe-
rial. State of California, contain
ing Ten d0) acres more or less
according to the United States
Government Survey; and the
northwest Quarter (NW1I) of the
Southwest Quarter (SWtD of the
Southeast Quarter SEQ of Sec
ton Twenty Three (23). Township
Eleven CID South Range Seven
teen 1D East, S B. B. 65 NJ. in
the County of Imperial, State of
California. containing Ten G0)
acres more or less according to
the United States Government
Survey
Subject to easements, restric-
tions and reservations now of
record.
The terms and conditions of this
Sale are: Cash TO accompany offer.
The purchaser is to assume the pay
ment of, and take the property sub
ject to, State and County taxes for
fiscal year 1931-1932.
Bids on the above described prop
erty must be in writing and mhy be
left at the office of Palmyra Pressly,
Attorney for said Guardian, Suite
226 Wilson Building. l32 West First
Street. Los Angeles, California, or
may be delivered to said Guardian,
Segundo E. Pabilico, personally IN
said Los Angeles County, or may be
filed in the office Of the Clerk of
said Los Angeles County Superior
Court at any time after the date of
the first nlihlicatiOn of this NOfipe
DATED: october "a, 1881.
SEGUNDO T.. PABILICO,
Guardian of the Estate of Esidnra
B. Pabilico and Maria Gloria Pa
bilico, Minors
PRESSLY,
Attorney for said Guardian
26tii
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
MA AND WHAT A MAN TO
UPLHFT VAUDEVILLE STAGE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. UP)
Mrs. Minnie Ma Kennedy Hud-
son, who married Guy Edward Hud-
son to the boom Of dynamite at
Boulder dam, went into vaudeville
in big way today SO the public
may know why she calls him What
A Man.
In a new marcel and a Eugene
hat, Ma rehearsed her act via
Whataman to the hiss of Kleig
lights here and promised that
you'll know why when you know
him BETTER
The smartly turned out bride,
whose first marriage to Whataman
became involved by a series of law
suits by his previous wife, and had
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

10 be done all over again, indicated
the vaudeville skit viii not be in
imitation of her famous Titan
haired daughter Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson Hutton.
Il won't try to be an actress"
said Ma with emphasis. I'll leave
that to the evangelists.
Ma didn't explain what she
meant by that. In the next breath,
though she began on Aimee, who
recently became the bride of David
What A Baritone) Hutton.
I'm not going to initiate my
daughters tactics in Boston by
stating publicly that I will give a
percentage of the box office re-
oeipts to the unemployed IF you
give and tell I believe you get no
thanks from God though you may
set some publicity here below.
Il sent Aimee a long telegram
when I heard her Boston meeting
had been a flop, telling her to keep
her head up and not be discouraged
| What? Oh. I don't care whether
she answered or not. That wasn't
! the idea
Whatman cut in on his bride at
this juncture.
You can say for me" he said
tightening The buckle of his polo
coat, that if there's anything
makes me fighting mad it's to have
! somebody call me Hutton.
"Thats fighting word around
where I am and I'm going to wiring
the neck of the guy that makes the
same mistake twice"
Ma explained that any differ
ences in the Hudson and Hutton
families were due to that Temple
bunch in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
CERTIFICATE OF DOING BUSI.
NESS UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME

I, ABDUL MALJAN, do hereby
certify that am doing business in
the State of California under the
fictitious firm name and style OF
Imperial Valley Watermelon Ex-
change; that I am the sole person
interested in said business conducted
under said name, and that the
names in full and places of resi-
dence of all persons interested in
said business are as follows: ABDUL
MALJAN. residing at 4103 Nagle
Ave, Van NuyS. Calf.
ABDUL MALJAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
cOIIMIrX on OS AMGET I

CoON L OF Loo AN1cLEO, IS.
On. this 18th day of September,
1881 A. D., before me. D. K. Cain. a
notary public in and for the said
County of Los Angeles, State of
California, residing therein, duly
commissioned and sworn, personally
appeared ABDUL MALJAN, person.
ally known to me to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the
within instrument, and acknowl-
edged to me that he executed the
same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal in said county the
day and year in this certificate first
above written.
(SeaD d. K. CAIN,
Notary Public in and for the said
County and State.
Oct. 20, q Nov. 3, 10
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
BERKELEY COPS FACE STIFF
TEST

BERKELEY, U.P)-Only one out
of every nine applicants for a Job
on the police force of this college
city succeeds in meeting the various
requirements, statistics revealed to-
day The personnel rules regarding
character, antecedents and educa-
ton. are considered among the
strictest in the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Real Estate Bargains

FOR SALE-l61s acres with house
on San Diego highway. In good
stand alfalfa. One-third off price
II sold this week. Marie Land, 603
Park. 26t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

WOMAN with 16year-cld boy
wants housekeeping job on ranch
where she can take boy. Call 85
mornings. 27t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Rooms and apartment

FOR RENT Furnished room. Pri-
Vate entrance. Board if desired.
768 Commercial 27t5
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

The present acreage of lettuce at
Brentwood, Contra Costa County
promises a harvest of several hun
dred carloads.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Situations Wanted

WOMEN badly in need of work.
Some experienced with references,
will work by day week or hour.
Call Red Cross, IS mornings. 27t3
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Special Notices

HARTzELL, THE ROOFER. takes
the guess work out of roofing.
Phone 251-W, Ell Centro. If
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

The turkey crop of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys is
estimated at 40 per cent more thar
last years record.