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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-01
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
in TODAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Aug. /. GU.P)-If
Henri Cochet, who unlike those
other French musketeers, Jean Bo-
rotra and Rene La Coste, is not
bountifully supplied with this
worlds goods, does not accept
Monsieur Jacques Curleys or some
other liberal offer to turn profess
sional. we, for one, will consider
him overly patriotic or just plum
silly.
1t appears to us that Cochet has
everything to gain and mighty lit
tie to lose. The most he can lose
is his amateur standing and the
friendship of a few French ten
MS officials who, not unlike some
OF our moguls. seem to consider the
cup more of a business than a
winning or retaining of the Davis
sport.
To think that Cocnet would lose
the admiration of his countrymen
as whole, is absurd. Fifty million
Frenchmen could not be so wrong
as TO forget his feat of almost sin
gle-h -handedly saving the precious
trophy these last few years. Nor
could they be SO short-memoried as
to forget that it was the former
ball boy OF Lyons who, more than
anyone else, lifted French tennis out
Of the ruck and placed it on top
OF the world.
Knowing that France. without his
support, would be certain to lose
the cup next year, Cochet proba-
bly, is wondering whether or not
his desertion would make him a
traitor TO the cause. Here Bill TIL
den could give him sound counsel.
1t is generally agreed that with Til
den in the lineup. our cup team
would have whipped England and
possibly France. Yet, Big Bill still
is welcomed in the best society and
no one as yet has suggested shoot
ing him at sunrise.
And in the last analysis, why
shouldn't Cochet, who became the
worlds greatest player only after
'ears OF painstaking practice. cash
n, as the boys say. on his skill?
Ne sincerely hope he will. Not only
because it will net him many thou
and OF well-earned dollars, but we
1ant to see him meet Big Bill, now
hat the long-legged Philadelphian
playing the greatest tennis OF his
fe
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-01
AFTER TEN YEAKs

DENVER. U.p - Mr.. and Mrs.
ralph A. Classy of Golden are go-
ing to get married all over again.
after 10 years. Mrs. Classy. former
ly Mrs. Mae Messenger, discovered
she had husband at the time she
married Classy. Her divorce vas
not final To make her second
matrimonial venture legal. she ana
her husband decided to annul thelr
marriage and go through the ce1s.
mony again.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-01
EVANS BEATS DIVODI

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l. Up
Jimmy Evans, $50, rising young San
Francisco welterWeight, got away to
an early start last night in his bout
with Andy Divide, $50, of New York,
and the lead was enough to gain
the verdict.
Evans piled up heavy point lead
in the first three rounds and was
content to hold his own the rest of
the 10 round route.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-01
Potato Prevents Rheumatism

SOFIA. U.R) - Going to bed
with a potato in the pocket of your
nightgown is sure way to prevent
rheumatism and insure a ripe old
age, according to Nine Slavka Mi
toYa, the widow of a farmer who
died OF old age so years ago. Nine.
Mitova claims 152 years and attri-
butes her longevity TO the pocketed
potato. She is a gifted musiclan
playing the accordion skilfully with
her feet
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-01
WGntea r.. MisceieaScc.aa

WANTED Mules TO pasture or any
stock. miles south on Atm ST.
is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21
Balloons Are Still Useful.

It is mistake to think that balloons
have been entirely supplanted By the
more recent means Of air navigatioas.
The development OF the weather service
requires that meteorologists should have
very exact knowledge Of the upper air.
Kites carrying delicate measuring In
struments were tried first, but these
soen gave way to balloons nlied with
hydrogen. With balloons, heights Of
from Is 70 20 miles have been reached
and a great dell OF valuable information
has been collected Tiny instruments are
attached to the balloon, and when It
bursts these are brought 70 earth by
a parachute
The fact that shooting stars are seen
AZ heights up to am0st 100 miles showed
that the atmosphere must extend 10
this distance. Shooting stars are tiny
pieces Of stcnc or metal from space,
made white hot by the friction Of air.
Now experiments are to be made With
giant rockets designed 10 carry fher-
n10melerS, bar0meterg and other In.
struments TO . height Of ct least 50
miles.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
FOR JURY.
IN GEM THEFT

Alleged to have pawned several
articles of jewelry entrusted to
him and then to have lost the
money on the races, William
Persoff, Of 920 F st. N. w., today
was held for the action of the
Grand Jury on $4,000 bond by
Judge Ralph Given, in POLICE
Court.
Bernard Livingston, of Living
ston & Co., jewelers., of COL Thir-
teenth st. N. W., testified that
last November he gave diamond
bracelet, a diamond ring and a
diamond pin to PerSoff to sell on
commission basis. PerSoff had
made such sales for the jeWeler
before, it was testified.
Livingston declared that Persoff
first told him he was waiting for
a prospective customer to have
the jewelry appraised, but later
admitted having pawned the
articles and gambled with the
money. A pawn shop employe
testified that he had loaned
Persoff approximately $1,000 on
the jewelry, which was valued at
SALTS,
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
NATION s PRESS
TOLD To LOOK
TOFUTURE
Newspapers Must Use Science
to Meet New Competition,
Mccormick Warns Editors

"The American newspaper Of
the future" is going to be a radt-
cally different product from that
of the present day, Col. Robert r.
Mccormick, editor Of the Chicago
Tribune, told the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors today.
Sees Traditions Doomed
Traditions will be broken and
the milestones of the past will be
forgotten as the modern daily
girds its loins to meet the in
creasing competition it now faces,
the Chicagoan declared, saying:
"Those newspapers who re
fuse to face modern conditions
had better go out of business
before they are forced out"
Radio, active in both news
dissemination and advertising, the
television soon to come, new
forms of publicity. are giving
newspaper a type Of competition
which they must meet by call
ing science to their aid"
Duty Falls To Editors
The main burden of building
up a new type of daily press
will fall upon the editors, Colonel
Mccormick added. Editorial in.
dependence is the bed rock upon
which the new newspaper" must
be built.
The Chicago editor declared
that John D. Rockefeller was the
father" of the modern evening
daily, because by giving the work
men kerosene for his home he
gave him opportunity to read at
night. But what kerosene gave
to the newspaper, gasoline has
partly taken away" he added,
referring to the inroads which
the automobile has made upon
the evening reading of the public.
"The Inside of the UnempIoy.
ment Situation" will be the sub.
ject upon which Col. Arthur
Woods, director of the PreSi-
dents Emergency Committee for
Employment, will address the
editors at the dinner tonight.
DR.. Klein to Speak
DR.. Julius Klein. Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce, will speak
upon The World Wide Depres-
sion" What l Think of the
Republican Party and a Few Sug-
gestions for It's Improvement"
will be the subject of Senator
Bulow CD of South Dakota, and
What Think Of the Demo
cratic Party" will be the conclud-
ing address from Senator D. o.
Hastings (R) of Delaware.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
5 VENDORS WIN
COURT MERCY

Six unemployed apple and
flower vendors were fined $5 each
and their sentences suspended by
Judge Isaac r. Hit in Police
Court today when they were ar
raigned on a charge OF blocking
the sidewalk.
Judge Hit suspended the fines
upon recommendation of Lieut..
Frank Varney, of the First pre-
cinct. who requested leniencv.
Lieutenant Varney testified that
he had received complaints from
five merchants along F Street
Northwest and from several pc
destrians that free passage along
the sidewalk, especially to and
from street car platforms, was
blocked by baskets and other
containers used by the vendors.
The men all pleaded that they
were unemployed and had fami-
lies to support. They also de-
clared that their wares were so
arranged that there was suffi-
cient room for pedestrians to
pass. The vendors gave their
names as Tony Pappas. George
Vasilles, Gerald Marco, John
Rainey, Rhoney Brooks and Roy
Brooks, the latter two being
colored.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of April
10, SS71,3S6,163.97; Expenditure,
$50,5s9, 1882; customs receipts,
$1S,245,015.27.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
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ed formal notice of the royal
family's presence, and by tacit
understanding Alfonso and mem
bers of his encourage were equally
careful to avoid necessity for Off
cial contact. However, the i'm
preston gained that compllca,
tions were bound to develop II
the exiled King stayed on French
soil for any length Of time.
Socialists Lead Agitation
Scarcely had the thunderOus
shouts of acclaim that greeted
Alfonso and Queen Victoria on
arrival here when French So,
cialistS began active agitation
against the royal couples pres
ence.
Partially to pacify this grow
ing uneaSineSs on the part OF
str0ng republican elements, who
witnessed with misgiving the in
flux of royalty and royalists from
various countries to extend SYM
pathy to the exiles, the French
government formally acknowl'
edged existence of sister repub-
lis across the Pyrenees. 1t was
the first major power to take
this step.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
JEWEL ROBBER
GETS 5 YEARS

Honesty may be the best
policy, but it did not save James
Strothers, colored burglar, from a
five year prison term today in
connection with tfV' robbery
April / of the Castleberg Jewelry
Company store.
Strothers entered a plea of
guilty last week to the iewelry
store robbery in which a number
of valuable watches and other
articles we're taken and was
brought before Justice Peyton
Gordon this morning in Criminal
Court. His plea had been made
80 recently that police officials
had been unable to obtain his
prior record Of convictions and
officially his past had been spot
lessly clean.
When asked by Justice Gordon
however, if he had a record, he
replied:
"T was released from the
Maryland Penitentiary in Jan
nary after serving a five-year
term"
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
Grand Jury Probe of Coal
Price Fixing Looms

of the new schedule Of prices
and the change in weights.
Bride Sees Aid
Efforts to gain a list of mem,
bers of the association have met
with failure thus far, but it ap.
pears certain that members will
be called upon to appear before
the District Grand Jury to reveal
these names and the action taken
at the meetings.
In discussing the situation to.
day; Corporation Counsel William
w. Bride intimated that the in.
quiry has proceeded to such a
point where the Department of
Justice and the United States
attorneys office will be asked to
step into the investigation.
Mr.. Roberts has also uncovered
a circular sent out by whole
saler to his retail clientele, in
which the retailers were told to
sell coal at the 2,O00-pound unit
at a certain fixed price, other
wise the retailers will be refused
further coal, Mr.. Roberts Is also
investigating reports that other
wholesalers made similar dictates
to retailers.
Wages Are Cut
In a prepared statement, Mr..
Roberts declared:
"AS early as possible it is nv
intention to explore the ramifi-
cations of the admitted system
of price-fixing to retailers being
operated by at least one of the
largest wholesale coal dealers
in this city. understand also,
if possible, to ascertain whether
there is n general system of
price-fixing in existence here.
"The only substantial reduc-
tiOn. except weight, which /
have found is the wage they
propose to allow the cOIOred
man who stores the coal by
heaving it in on his back"
1t was pointed out that Cor
poration Counsel Bride, who has
been instructed by the Commission
ers to assist Mr.. Roberts in the
investigation, is only empowered
to pass upon the legality of the
change in weight from the 2,240-
pound ton to the 2,000-pound
unit. The question of fixing Of
prices Is matter for the Depart
ment of Justice and the United
States Attorneys office to decide.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
ACK-ESTELLE
ROW SHIFT is
To FRISCO
Attorneys for Couple to
Confer Following Letter Re-
ceived From Wife's Lawyer

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18
GNSD.-The marital battle be-
tween Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight champion boxer, and
Estelle Taylor, screen actress, was
scheduled to be fought in hotel
here today.
Jack will be represented by
DR.. Robert Burns, an attorney he
engaged while arranging for a di-
vorce at Reno. Attorney JOSEPH
Scott, who has been assisting
Miss Taylor in her divorce plans,
will serve. as her spokesman.
"Her Own Business"
Although it is reported that
Dempsey intended to be present
at the lawyers session, this re-
port was not substantiated.
Since Jack recently declared
that whatever Estelle does is her
own business" he had gone into
hiding at Reno, leaving his
lawyer to do his talking.
On the other hand, Miss Tay-
lOr has had much to say.
In the last week, after it be-
came known that Jack was in
Reno to get divorce, Estelle las
spoken freely concerning Jack
and her divorce plans.
Follows Her Letter
But in all Of her conversations
she had never failed to empha-
size the point that she loves
Dempsey.
This even after she had an
nounced her intention to file suit
for divorce in California by way
of beating Jack to it"
The meeting today follows an
air-mail letter sent to Jack at
Reno through Estelle's attorney,
the purpose of which was to learn
from Dempsey himself if he
wanted to part with Estelle.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
French Recognition
Aids NeU Republic;
Catalonia AdhereS

MADRID. April lS QN.SO.
The new republican government
of Spain was strengthened con-
siderably today with formal recog-
milton by France and n definite
promise Of adherence by Cata-
lonia.
A separatiSt movement was
started in the Basque provinces,
but the Madrid regime replied
swiftly by dlSpatching two bat.
taliOns Of troops To LOgronO, vi
tOria. BurgOS. BilbOa and Pam
plOna.
The most difficult problem was
solved, however, when Francisco
Nacia, head OF the Catalan repub,
lie, agreed to withdraw his de-
mand for absolute autonomy for
the Barcelona administration and
accepted q measure OF self-govern'
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
Student Asks Right
To Stdv in COLLeqe

HAMILTON, Ohio, April 1S
GN.SD. Long-recognized rights
of State universities to dismiss
students with low grades were
threatened with complete collapse
here today in the suit of Jean
West, Portsmouth freshman, to
enjoin Miami University trustees
from excluding her from the
Teachers College.
"Junking" of old.eStabliShed
privileges of State-owned schools
will result if she wins the suit
brought by her father, William
West, Portsmouth City plumbing
inspector, in her behalf, univer-
sity officials said.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
Frances Recognition Aids
Spanish Republic

,ment within the Spanish fedora
ton.
The CataIOnian cabinet at Bar
ceIOna issued a statement explain
ing it would draw up statutes for
a relatively autonomous state, but
not an Independent one. The
statutes will be submitted to the
Catalonian municipalities for &p,
proval and then to the National
Parliament, which will be elected
in the near future.
According to President Alcala
Zamora. general elections for a
national assembly empowered to
rewrite the Spanish constitution
will be held as soon as the govern.
ment has disposed Of the major
problems now facing it.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
Engraving Bureau
Workers to FrOLiC

An entertainment committee of
Bureau Of Engraving Local No.
los is making plans for the
annual outing of the local to be
held shortly.
The committee is headed by
Miss Olive Green.
Officers of the local were in
stalled this week at meeting in
typographical Temple. Those in
stalled are:
Miss Belle A. Trouland. presi-
dent: Miss Mignon Miller, vice
president; Miss Gertrude Nc
Nslly, corresponding secretary;
Miss Violet Turner recording sec
retary; Mrs. Mae C. Bergevin,
secretary.treasurer
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
Trio GiUen Recess
Terms BV HOOUer

President Hoover today made
the following recess appoint
ments:
United States district attorney,
northern district of Alabama.
B. Isbell.
United States marshal, south
ern district of South Carolina
Allen B. Kale.
United States marshal, south
ern district Of Georgia-G. Fred
Flanders.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
Gen. Berenguer Ready
To Give Himself Up

LONDON, April 18 Q.N.SO.
Gen. Damaso Berenguer, former
Spanish premier and military die
tator, surrendered to republican
authorities today, according to
messages from Madrid.
General Berenguer, although he
offered to submit to arrest, was
instructed by Madrid authorities
to remain at home pending fur
ther instructions,
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
SchlIn1dnn-Heink
Will Appear at Met

NEW YORK, April 1s QNSJ.
Nine. Ernestine Schumann-Heink
will appear with the Metropolitan
Opera Company next season, &C.
cording to announcement today.
She will celebrate her SEVENTEEN
birthday in June.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
ARREST NEAR,
SAY CHICAGO
POLICE
Millionaire Treated Well, But
Never Saw Captors; Freed
After Gang Escapes in Fight

MONROE, Wis. April 18
uN.s0-with Detective william
Cusack, of the Chicago police de.
partment, promising at least one
arrest before nightfall, local
authorities today were convinced
that the kidnapping of Fred j.
Blumer, local brewer, was a case
similar to that which sent Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb into
life Imprisonment several years
ago
In other words, Blumer's story
Of his captivity since April 9, led
police to believe he was in the
hands of thrill" captors instead
of professional kidnapers.
Afraid of q Raid
Blumer early today was in bed
and asleep under the influence of
an opiate administered by his
physician and was not expected
to be able to talk until later in
the day.
Shortly after he was delivered
up by the kidnapers. however, he
was interviewed by Detective
Cusack, who said that he thought
he would be able to get the gang
that abducted the brewer.
Before leaving on a secret trip
downstate, Cusack stated he had
q Zine" on the kidnapers two
days ago, but was afraid to make
q raid on their lair for fear they
would kill Blumer.
He was nOncommittal on the
theory that the kidnaperS were
highly educated youths seeking q
thrill" and did not deny the re-
port that Martin O'Leary and
Roy HarchaIk, Chicago extortiOn-
lists, were the men he and his
squad were after.
Had Cultured Accents
Blumer, after his release and be-
fore he was put to sleep, said he
was certain that his captors were
young and that they had been
reading too many "detective
stories"
He said that their accents were
cultured and that they showed
every evidence of q higher educa-
tiOn.
He never saw any of them, he
said. as they put bandage over
his eyes Immediately after they
kidnapped him. This was held on
by adhesive tape.
"They treated me fairly well.
Most Of the time they kept rid.
ing me around in automobiles"
Escape After Fight
Blumer was released in Decatur,
H., Thursday night. The release
came a few hours after detectives
and State police had running
gun fight with the gang near Col
lir1sville, III.
The gangsters used machine
guns and started the battle. They
escaped under a barrage of bullets.
CHICAGO, April 18 GN.SO.
Tommy Abbott. North Side gang
ster, whom police regard as a
possible leader of the gang that
kidnapped Fred j. Blumer. Mon
roe CWis.) brewer, may be the
man whose body was found in
the sanitary district canal at
Lockport, his wife told police
today.
They expressed some doubt,
however.
The body is more than six feet
tall, while Abbott's descriptions
at the bureau of Identification
show him to be under six feet.
The man had a deep cash on
his head, leading officials to be-
lieve he had been slugged and
then thrown into the water to
drown.
The Washington times., 1931-04-18
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which prices were fixed and the
change in weight was agreed
upon are being carefully investi-
gated.
The reports are to the effect
that at the meetings assessments
were levied against local whole
salers to pay for advertisements
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-03-12
KMUTE HILLS LETTER
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bitter Anti-Administration member.
Sixty-three who had originally voted
for the bill jumped at the crack of the
whip and voted to sustain the veto!
During the past three sessions there
have been no bills considered on their
merits. It has always been question
of what the Governor wanted. This
is an encroachment on the sovereign
rights of one Of the three distinct
branches of our republican form of
government, the Legislature, by use
of threats and promises. AS long as
this condition continues the people of
this state will never get any tax relief
or constructive legislation.
Four more days Of the session re-
main. One-half day will be taken to
consider bills originating in our cham
Der; two days taken to consider bills
originating in the Senate: and one
half days to consider conference bills
and vetoes. There are still five major
questions to solve: The personal in
come and corporation income tax
bills, the Showalter bill, the two rail
road tax bills, and the bill for an in
VOSSA6oIAOA VI Oil SldlC OlllSCS. l1S
Governor requested an appropriation
of $4,000 to investigate the office of
Land Commissioned Savidge. The SEN
ate rightly decided that all the state
offices should be investigated and by
an impartial commission. The two
houses are in deadlock on all these
measures as well as the three others
mentioned in last weeks article,-H.
B. No. II regarding Budget Control,
the 100000 difference in appropri-
atoms, and the flat rate auto license
fee. To hope that so helpless and
leaderless Legislature as the pres
ent one can satisfactorily and reason
ably adjust these differences in four
days is to believe in miracles. Even
the childish trick of covering up the
face of the clock at midnight on
Thursday will not avail. It is too
much like the proverbial ostrich bury
ing it's head in the sand to escape dan
ger!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-03-12
COLD CREEK

William Whitmire of Grandview
was visiting friends in the Cold Creek
country Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. O. Shelledy came
out from Yakima Tuesday and while
Mrs. Shelledy and little Anna, who
accompanied them, spent the day at
the Brown ranch, Mr.. Shelledy went
on over to the gas wells where he
saw the finishing up Of the last new
well. He reports that another well
will be started Immediately.
F. M. Rothrock of Spokane spent
Sunday and Monday in the valley
looking after business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wilson and Mrs.
Ernest Meeker were shoppers in Sun
nyside Wednesday.
Jerry Ford came up from Califor-
MIA the latter part of last week in
his car and spent few days at his
ranch.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-03-12
IN-B-TWEEN

Mr.. and Mrs. George Strycker, Lois
Burgland and two children and Lawn
Bower motored to Wenatchee Sum
day morning, returning in the even
ing. Mrs. Strycker remained in Wen
atchee to spend few days with her
mother.
Mrs. L. T. Brooks entertained
Sunday in honor of her son Glenn
Brooks, and her daughter, Mrs. A. R..
Luddington. There were eleven pre-
sent.
Mrs. ]. L. Dunning and two small
daughters of Wenatchee are visiting
at the Forrest Strycker home. Mrs.
Dunning is a sister in-law of Mrs.
Strycker.
Mrs. A. Lehman and small daugh-
ter Patsy Ann of Seattle are visiting
With Mrs. Lehmann's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Shields.
Lester and LaVerne Brooks motor
ed to Yakima Thursday on business.