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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Attempt TO Rob
Bank Is Nipped

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 7. U.P)
Thomas Mcdonald, 35, con-
fessed drug addict and an ex-con-
vict was arrested here late yester-
day and charged with attempting
to rob the Merchants National
Bank.
Armed with a revolver Mcdonald
assertedly went to the assistant
cashiers window at closing time
and thrust a note into the cage. It
read:
Don't give alarm. Hand over all
large currency. Don't resist; it's
suicide"
Frank L. Bronner, the assistant
cashier read the note and at once
dodged beneath the window ledge.
The bandit fire two shots inro the
cage and fled. Mcdonald later was
,capturd in a nearby hotel lobby.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
CITY OFFICIALS
OF SOUTHLAND
CONVENE HERE

Municipalities and their problems
occupied the attention of the 125
persons attending the convention Of
the Clerks Auditors, Assessors and
Treasurers division of the Califor-
mia League of Municipalities in ses-
sion here today.
C. H. S. Bidwell, mayor of Sacra-
mento, spoke following the lunch
con in the Barbara Worth hotel at
noon.
After registration at the hotel this
morning, the first business meet
ing was under way at 10 o'clock.
An interesting account of the his
tory of city government was given
by Gordon Whitnall, past president
of the state organization.
William j. Locke, secretary-man-
ager of the California League of
Municipalities, told of pending leg
iSlation which is concerned with
city administration and city af-
fairs.
Business began again this after
noon at o'clock and many of
those attending the convention
later made a trip to the fair
grounds for a view of the exhibits
there.
Bridge was arranged for the
women on the mezzanine floor at
the hotel this afternoon.
Governor James Rolph, Jr., and
Governor Carlos Trejo y Lerdo de
Tejada will speak tonight at the
informal banquet. Mayor II. w.
Fawcett also will be heard this eve
ming.
Trips about the valley are plan
ned for Sunday with luncheon to be
served in Mexicali. A reception
will take place at the governors
palace during the afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff COrreSponden

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. W.P)-
The administration broadened it's
World War veterans relief program
today beyond the $500,O0O,O00 COM
promise bonus plan to include a
S10,0o0,000 disqualification program
and pensions for widows and or
phans of former service men.
At the same time. Bacharach, Re-
publican, New Jersey, who is draft
ing the bonus bill for the ways and
means committee, predicted the
compromise measure would be
passed by congress within 10 days.
It is planned to bring it before the
house next week.
Extension of pensions to the
widows and orphans, which would
call for S18,0OO00O the first year, is
contingent upon holding the bonus
legislation to a maximum of $780,
100000. The plan is being brought
forward to check attempts to in
crease the bill beyond that figure.
Bacharach today was working out
the details of the bonus bill which
would increase the loan limit on
veterans adjusted service certifi-
Gates and reduce the interest rate
on all loans from six to four per
cent. He proceeded on the basis of
yesterday with Secre-
tary of Treasury Mellon The loan
limit probably would be increased
from 22la to SO per cent, certainly
hot over that.
Sentiment in the senate is report
ed to be crystallizing for plan sim
liar to Bacharach's. Speedy action
seems assured.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Fire Destroys
Durant'S Home

ROSCOMMON, Mich, Feb. 7.QU.P)
Fire today destroyed the palatial
summer home, eight miles northeast
of here of r. G. (ClifD Durant,
millionaire sportsman. Loss to the
house and its furnishing was placed
at S500,000.
The flames did not spread to the
$45 900 garage, the caretaker's lodge
or the airplane hangar in which
several planes were stored. Durant
is at his winter home in Beverly
Hills, Cal.
William Jensen, the caretaker,
discovered the fire. He called for
aid from Roscommon but the lone
fire truck here was disabled en-
route to the estate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
EARHART
.WEDS PUBLISHER

NEW YORK, Feb 7. U.P)-An-
nouncement was made today that
George Palmer Putnam, publisher,
and Amelia Earhart, the aviator
who flew to England, were married
this morning at the home of Put
nams mother in Noank, Conn.
Putnam's secretary in New York
said there would be no wedding
trip. The secretary added that the
bride will continue to use her
maiden name.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Ford Company
Buys More Land

DETROIT, Mich, Feb 7. up
Purchase of 33 additional acres adj
joining its Long Beach, Cal, assem-
bly, plant, was announced here
today by the Ford Motor company.
The additional acreage will per-
nit expansion of the west coast as
sembly and manufacturing plant as
needed, it was pointed out.
After the Long Beach plant was
opened last April the Ford company
decided to undertake manufactur-
ing there, and a pressed steel plant
for the production of tenders and
other sheet metal parts was order
ed. Machinery now is being in
stalled in this new unit, which the
company expects to put in opera
ton next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
GOVERNMENT NOT
TO INTERFERE In
SOUTH AMERICA

NEW YORK, Feb. T. U.P)-Seve-
raj hundred aliens caught by fed
eral and local officials in the New
York area within the past two weeks
will be deported to relieve the un-
employment crisis, Benjamin M.
Day. New York commissioner of i'm
migration, said today.
There is no red angle to our
enterprise" said Day.
Deportation proceedings will be
taken against aliens as rapidly as
they are picked up, he continued.
Authorities pointed out that many
aliens are themselves unemployed,
while, if they are occupying posi-
tions, their departure will open up
jobs for unemployed citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Governor Hunt
To Greet Rolph

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 7. U.H =
Governor James Rolph, Jr., of Cali
fornia, wired Governor George w.
r. Hunt of Arizona today that he
would fly f,s0m Ell Centre, Calf, to
Phoenix tomorrow provided the Ari-
zona governor would have time for
visit.
Governor Hunt replied that he
would be at home after noon Sun
day and that he would be delighted
to receive the California governor.
1t is believed that the governors
will discuss certain phases of Boul-
der dam water and power questions
on which California and Arizona do
not agree.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
BABY BURNED TO DEATH

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7. U.P)-A
nine months old baby girl was
burned to death in her crib last
night a few minutes after her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Allen. left
her in charge of nurse while they
attended a theater The fire start
ed from a defective electric heat
er, firemen reported, and spread to
covers on the crib while the nurse
was in another part of the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
BANDITS EXECUTED

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7. up
The Puebla State military COM
mander reported capture and sum-
mary execution of seven bandits to-
day, the newspaper Universal said.
The bandits had harassed the region
of Chalchicomula. The executed
included Lorenzo Hernandez, no
torious outlaw leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
HOUSE REACHES
COMPROMISE ON
VETERAN BONUS
Will Increase Loan Limit
On Adjusted Service
Certificates

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. U.P) =
House Democrats swung in line to-
day for the 100000 Bacharach
compromise bonus proposal to in
crease the loan limit on veterans
adjusted service certificates. This
would assure its speedy passage in
the house.
Democratic Floor Leader Garner
approved the plan and predicted
the measure would be passed by the
house next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
BY LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. UP
President Hoover and congressional
leaders have composed their differ
ences on further drought relief, and
$40 900 900 is to be appropriated
from the public treasury for that
purpose it was revealed in the text
of the compromise agreement
which has been made public.
Minority Leader Robinson and
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar
kansas, who led the relief fight, told
questioners the compromise Ian
guage was sufficiently broad to per-
init food loans to distressed farm
ers. Majority Leader Watson said
he was satisfied. He said Mr.. Hooy-
er would agree to a $20,O00,000 solu-
ton of the drought relief program.
Disturbing opposition developed,
however, in the insurgent Republic
can group. Senator Brookhart, Re-
publican, Iowa, said the compromise
would not satisfy him.
II am absolutely opposed to it,
Brookhart said. Il want to give
food to starving pople in the cities
and / can't see anything in this to
do It,"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
AGREEMENT ON
DROUGHT RELIEF
BILL IS REACHED
House And Senate Decide
On $20,0O0,00O To Aid
Stricken Area

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. up
House and senate conferees agreed
today on the $2O,O00,0OO drought re-
lief project announced last night.
Senator Jones, Republican. Wash
ington, said the agreement was sub
stantially the same as that preyi-
ously made public.
Representative Cramton, Repub-
lican, Michigan, told the United
Press that the project provided the
$40, ,O00, 900 for loans to rehabilitate
the drought and storm stricken
farms.
The project is to be Incorporated
in the interior department bill and,
Cramton said, is scheduled to be
voted on first by the senate.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
There Ought To Be a Law!

rate it refers to persons, mot citizen or sub
ject of a foreign power 81 years CT age or over"
There are a good many small towns scat
tered hither and yon over the huge map that
comprises America, but it's a great question if
the act Of June 20, 1906, hasn't greatly under
estimated the size Of even our smallest towns,
for the act prohibits the Offering for sale Of
sponges, 'in any part or place in the United
States of q smaller size than four inches in
diameter"
And, speaking of odd things, what about the
act Of May 16, 1918, which conferred powers On
judges Of circuit courts; judges that were
abolished by section 289 Of the Judicial Code
Of some seven years previous, or March 80,
1911, to be exact?
some legislatures are capable, when they
really get started, almost any concurrent resolu-
ton in any State and during any legislation
season will do. AS an apt example, the House
concurrent resolution number Is in the State
Of Kansas Of 1927 will do:
Whereas, the glad tidings have reached the
House and Senate to the effect that on Sunday,
February 20, 1927, as the golden sun mingled
with the twilight, large stork, spreading its
wings like a Democratic orator, was seen hover
ing over the residence of the Hon. Bale Peyton
Waggener of AtchiSon County: that suspended
from the beak Of this famous bird was neatly
wrapped package, tied with gorgeous blue rib
bon containing a bouncing baby boy labeled,
Bale Peyton Waggener, Sd, which the stork.
gently but graciously presented to our astute
member and colleague from Atchison County
-" The resolution goes on by ordering
the sergeant at-arms to place a chair near
that of the father in order that "Balie 3rd may
bawl out Bale End" when the latter is not
acting in accordance with Democratic prin-
ciples.
These are but a handful of examples Of
Americas freak legislation enacted at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers varying from 500 to
$500 per law enacted. There ought to be an
other law added to all the rest-and that's
law prohibiting from now on all fool laws for
evermore.
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ALa7C a Week.

What occurs if player, after looking at hts
hand, realizes that the iorong player has dealt
aUhen it is his oDn deal and asks the right to
bid first or hare redeal?
His request has no standing. The deal counts
just as If it had been properly the deal Of the
player who actually dealt. Had he asked new
deal before looking at his cards his demand
would have been granted. But after he has
seen any of his cards he no longer has the right
to change the situation. This is perfectly fair.
Were it not for this player could look at his
cards and if he liked them allow the deal Ia
stand; if he did not could have a new deal.
What occurs if hand has been played
through to the last tew tricks, decldrer already
haDing made his contract, and one OF the adj
persaries then DISCOVERS that he had received
only IL cards in the deal, his partner hGUin0
received IA?
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Leads of honors against no trump are exc
tremely informative. Conventionally one is not
led unless player holds at least three of the
top six cards of the suit which IS of at least
four cards, and at least two of them are
touching" is in sequence-when the top
of the touchers is led. The exceptions that
the king is led when the "touchers" include ace
and king, and that an ace lead shows a suit
within one card of being set-up so that, IL
the partner plays it, the suit be run at once.
On any of those leads third hand can FREE
quently place every honor held by the leader
and declarer. In case the ten shows possess
sion Of the nine and one other honor; it can't
be the jack because that would have been the
lead instead; hence it is the ace and declarer
has the jack. In 2, since third hand has the
ace, the leader has the queen and another
honor, which is perforce the ten, since the jack
and nine are in dummy; hence declarer has no
honors in the suit.
In 3, leader has the jack and has not the
king, which declarer must hold; hence leaders
other honor-combination card must be the
nine; also, partner having at least four cards
and six being In sight, declarer has only threem
cards Of the suit. In 4, by similar deduction,
the leader has the king and ten, declarer the
queen. In 5, something is irregular" for leader
has not the nine; he therefore must be leading
the top Of worthless trebleton or doubleton, or
else singleton, to avoid undertaking tenaceS
in his other suits In g. the ace lead shows
possession OF at least the ace. king and jack,
possibly also the ten, in suit Of probably i've
cards or more, and is an imperative demand to
play the queen so that the suit can be run.
What does the lead Of a duece show against
a no trump contract, no suits having been bid,
when dummy holds the king. jack, ten and
eight; fourth hand the acp. queen and ninet
80 $50 49,
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Every contest on the schedule at this weeks
tournament is at contract Sridge. the first nas
tional program without any auction. Besides
the Whitehead trophy for womens pairs there
is a double contest in which the new Olga Hill.
lard trophy for mixed pairs and the Shepard
Barclay trophy for mixed teams of four viii
be at stake simultaneously; the national chals
lenge championship for teams of four for the
city of Asbury Park trophy statuette by the
gifted Mrs. Philip Hal Sims; the aIl-staF
Masters Pairs trophy, given by Baron Von
ZedtwitZ for those who have finished first oe
second in tournaments of national standing.
and the New Jersey pair championship for the
trophy given by Sir Derrick Wernher. Sir
Derrick is chairman of the Tournament COM
mittee and George Reith is chairman Of the
Executive Committee.
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BY SHEPARD BARCLAY.

forded two heart discards, the finesSe in hearts
being unnecessary. The spade ace was the only
trick winner for the adversaries.
Miss Katherine Pelton, who thus jumped her
mothers bid feared that with the score situa-
ton. an effort to force a rebid with a three
heart can-one more than enough for game
might cause her mother to pass if her hand
were minimum. So she made the highly specu-
lative jump to slam, which contract could not
have been made If her mother had held
high cards the ace-queen of diamonds and the
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4 Tie BRIDGE Forum

know that the small slam was a virtual cer~
tainty and it could have been bid without risk.
Some players are using that above game bid in
partial-score situations in exactly that way,
They argue that there is no sense in making
such bid when it merely invites partner to go
on If possible; it should be used only when
strong enough to stand another bid absolutely
forced from the first caller
How would you bid and play the following
hand. North being the dealer, with North and
South vulnerable?
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king jack-ten Of hearts, or some similar lineup
with two losing spades
This illustrates the ACCESSIBILITY of making
the raise or takeout to one more than enough
for game in a partial score situation, an abso-
lutte forcing bid, to compel the first bidder to
bid once more. Had the bid possessed that
meaning three hearts in the North would have
resulted in bid of three spades by South
following the principle of bidding slightly
below-minimum suit after partner had shown
strength. That would have enabled North to
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Film Shoes Gas Peril.

THE wide publicity which has been given to
! the danger Of carbon monoxide gas poi
soning having failed to impress the public Of
the danger as 1t should, the Bureau of Mines
is endeavoring, through a motion picture film,
to bring the lesson more forcibly before the
public.
This film, which in picture gives the warm
ing that has been given by written and verbal
means only heretofore, has already been shown
to more than half million people The Army
has secured so copies and these viii be shown
at all camps and Army posts this Summer.
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of society they cannot by any compact deprive
digest their posterity :. Il"
What they meant of course, was "divest,"
but it didn't get on the books that way, and it
leaves the clause looking peculiar.
A NUMBER of States have enacted legis-
lation concerning irrigation of land. but
the State Of Texas has evidently found a new
wrinkle in the irrigation business, for in the
General Laws Of 1925, chapter IS and section
"a, this paragraph occurs:
The improvements Of rivers, creeks and
streams to prevent overflow and permit naviga-
ton thereof or irrigation thereof -"
AS rule polygarny is not legally recognized,
except perhaps in the State of Pennsylvania,
where, presumably under stress of modern con-
ditions, the lawmakers in the Orphans Court
Partition Act of 1929 evidently do so by the
following excerpt:
But such citation need not be directed to
the spouse or spouses of any Of the parties
mentioned 49,"
Murder Of wives by husbands, or vice versa
occurs in all States as matter Of human NAL
adjustment, but in the State of Arkansas there
must have been a regular and recent epidemic
of such occurrences, for in act 100, section 3,
General Laws of 1927, there is the following:
whereas murder of wives and husbands Is
likely to occur at any time under various prov
against such homicides Immediately and this
act being necessary to immediate preservation
of public peace health and safety, an emer-
gency is declared -"
BY some people this modern age has been
referred to as the Graft Age, but the State of
Virginia, in section 252 of the Code of Vir-
ginia. is perhaps the only State that gives the
grating monopoly to candidates for a political
Office, through the following heading:
ITO prohibit corrupt practices or bribery by
any person other than candidates"
THE palm of victory IN this matter Of freak
! laws, however, simply must be awarded to
Kansas for the following priceless gem among
statutes:
when two trains approach each other at
a crossing they shall come to o full stop and
neither shall start until the other is gone"
So much for State laws. The Federal stat
utes though more carefully written have shown
a tendency toward the same exotic bloom.
Apparently, the United States at some time or
another has had a foreign monopoly in the
matter Of beverages, for the eighteenth amend
ment is declared to be applicable to 1.-THE
United States and all territory subject to the
jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes"
Nest foreign countries are of a rather old
vintage and one cannot be sure whether the
act Of August 20. 1916, caused any complica-
lions with foreign powers or not, but ct any
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What Is a Bridge Lamp 2"

That's as difficult question any reader
has submitted in many a day. Perhaps good
description would include any lamp which is
totally unsuited for furnishing light at bridge
game, since it could light up only one Of the
four hands. but which is good for reading, for
lighting up a tea table, for making room look
coy and anything else except for bridge.
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Problems 0fPAaG'

Playing against no trump contract, no suits
having been bid, what can third hand know
about declarer's holding in the led suit as q
result Of partners original lead, when the lead;
dummy's holding and his own are as in the
following six cases:
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Contract Bidding.

How would you bid and play the following
hand, both sides being vulnerable, North and
South having go score on the last game and
South being the dealer?
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South, of course, starts with one diamond.
When this hand was played North counted
plenty Of probable tricks and jumped to six
diamonds which were made after Vests club
lead because the king and queen Of clubs af-
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SPORT BRIEFS

Seventy -seven men and one wo. man were awarded letters for ath- letic prowess recently by the Uni versity of California at Los Angeles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-22
ATHLETICS HIT l BALL ALI. OVER
 TO BEAT TIGERS
Thirty-two Safe Hits for
 46 Bases Made; Home Runs Chalked Up

IETROIT, Mich., May 22.-T h e Athletics knocked them all over the lot yesterday afternoon to de- feat the Detroit Tigers 12 to 5 and make a clean sweep of the three-gane series.
 It was heavy hitting game in which there were 32 safe hits for 46 bases and contrasted sharply with the pitching exhibitions by which the Champions won the first two encounters.
 Hits included home runs by Coch- rane in the fifth inning, McNair in the sixth and Simmons in the eighth the latter two with one man on base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-22
ELKS AND VETS
 CLASH TONIGHT FOR LEADERSHIP

The Elks and American Legion ball clubs will stage battle at City Park tonight, on the outcome of which depends the leadership of the City League. Each club has won one and lost no games.
 Jimmy Manning, premier twirler for the Bills, will heave for them, with Boyd, hard-socking catcher on the receiving end. Manager Shepard will start Bob Keaton, working him for four innings, then throw in Lowe for the last three frames.
 The two clubs appear to be al most evenly matched in all de- partments. The Bills, in the game against the Moose last Monday, ap peared to be more smoothly working outfit than the Vets but the latter have lots of power and a big reserve strength.
 Tonight's game will start prompt ly at 6:30 o'clock.
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Old papers tor sale at tie Elm pire office.
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BROWN WINS
 LONDON BOUT
 IN 12TH ROUND
Worlds Champion Bantam Gets Decision Over
 British Tiltist

LONDON. May 22.-Panama Al Brown, worlds bantamweight cham pion. won over Teddy Bal dock, British champion, in the twelfth round of scheduled fif- teen round bout Wednesday night when the referee stopped the fight
 The title was not at stake as both boys were over the bantam weight limit.
 Baldock fought on even terms for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-22

eleIn rounds then went to pieces in the twelfth, being floored four times for short counts. The ref cree then raised Browns hand as a token of victory.