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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
PILOTS FEAT SAVES FOUR

EASTMAN. Ga. May IS tR.-Capt.
Enrol Boyd. pilot, and three children
passengers in the transatlantic mono
plane Columbia escaped unhurt here
Yesterday afternoon when Boyd landed
the ship on one wheel after part Of the
landing gear came loose in miciair.
The landing gear however, was dam
aged SO badly that Capt Boyd said he
believed 1t would have TO be replaced.
Boyd arrived here Friday from Day.
iona Beach, Fla. EN- route to his home
in Toronto, Ontario.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
Taxes Advanced for Revolt.

CANTON, May 25 C4P.-As a means
Of financing a projected military cam
paign against the Nationalist govern
ment, Kwangtung Province insurrec-
tionists today ordered the public to
pay one months taxes in advance.
Authorities also are issuing military
bonds of 100000 dollars Mexican
(about $4,000 000). Recruiting con-
tinues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
AL G. BARNES GAINS
Former Circus Owner Passes Crisis
of Illness.

INDIO, Calf, May 25 (P).-Al G.
Barnes, the former circus owner. passes
the crisis CT his critical illness here
Saturday night and has every chance
for recovery, his physician. DR.. Russell
NJ. Gray, announced yesterday.
For time it was feared that Barnes,
who is SO years old, would not survive
complications resulting from an attack
of acute bronchitis.
He passed a comfortable night" Dr.
Gray said, land I believe he will soon
be c-nvalescent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
HONDURAN REBELS
] ROUTED IN BATTLE
Beginning Of End of Revolution
Seen in Crushing Defeat Five
Miles From Tels.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 25.
The Honduran high command fore
saw the beginning Of the end Of the
revolution today on the strength Of
what 1t described as a crushing victory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25
SOVIET EXPORT TRADE
SHOWS BIG DECREASE
Shipments Valued at $97, 1853, 900
in 1881 First Quarter,
Report Shows.
BY. IUNIUs. B. WOOD.

BY. IUNLUS b. WOOD.
By Cable to The Star.
MOSCOW, U. S. s. r., May 25-Final
flgures for the foreign trade of the
Soviet Union for the first quarter of
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
CUSTOMER GETS
LEG WOUND in
SHOOTING ROW

Charged with assault and battery
after shooting Robert w. Noakes in
the right leg with a shotgun in Holt
vile yesterday, Frank E. Lewiston
yesterday afternoon entered plea
Of guilty befor. Judge 1. Mayfield,
acting for Judge S. M. Smyser Of
Holtville.
Judgment was withheld until this
afternoon, when Judge Mayfield
will review facts of the case, and
decide what penalty Lewiston shall
pay.
Noakes was treated at the Ell
Centro hospital for slight wounds
in his leg before he signed the COM
plant against Lewiston.
Telling of the shooting, Noakes
said he stopped at a soft drink
stand near Holtville yesterday.
Since nobody was behind the
counter, he reached across to see
what drinks were on hand. A
woman appeared and told him
sharply TO keep his hands off, then
asked him what he wanted, he
said.
Offended, Noakes said he wanted
nothing, and walked away. Lewis
ton appeared with shotgun, and
shouted at him to get away from
the place, and keep going, Noakes
said. Surprised, he halted. 1t was
then Lewiston shot him in the leg,
according to the complaining wit
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

erection of this building. 1t has
been the policy Of the chamber to
address communication to all own
ers of contemplated construction
asking them to specify the use OF
local labor and building materials,
and Manager Hays states that
these requests invariably meet with
hearty cooperation and support.
Chamber Of commerce officials
predict that the coming fall and
winter months will be busy ones
along the line of new building con-
struction in e Centro, announce
ment having already been made Of
the contemplated construction Of
several important structures, and
there are a number of other build
ings projected, detailed plans Of
which have not yet been announced.
Hays has written to the supervis-
ing architect of the treasury de-
partment, reminding him that e.
Centro has funds allocated for
new federal building and urging
that construction thereof be start
ed at the earliest possible date.
Preliminary work on the new
United Artists Theatre building, op-
posite the Barbara Worth hotei,
has been started. excavating now
being in progress, and it is expect
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
CJLLETT DENIES
ILLEGAL ACTS IN
AMENDS ARREST

Denying c. l.. Gillett, former
sheriff, did anything not in accord
with his lawful duties as sheriff
when he arrested Thomas Amend on
a charge of reckless driving March
l6. 1880, the answer OF Gillett and
the Maryland Casualty company to
the amended complaint of Amend
was filed in the county clerks OF
flee yesterday.
Amend. in his suit, is seeking Sl0,-
$50 damages for alleged false ar
rest and Imprisonment. The Mary
land Casualty company is named
as Gillett's bonding company.
The former sheriff, in his answer,
denied any malice toward Amend,
asserting the latter was treated
exactly as other prisoners lodged IN
the county jail. He admitted the
automobile driven by Amend col
lided with his, and asserted Amend
was driving in reckless manner
and was under the influence OF IN
toxicating liquor.
Amend used abusive language to-
ward Gillett after the accident, and
absolutely refused to appear before
any court at any time, said tho
answer After his arrest, and as a
courtesy to himself and his counsel,
Amend was released on his own re-
cognizance, according to Gillett.
The eX-sheriff denied Amend was
/ acquitted. but asserted the charges
were dismissed when Amend was
called into court without Gillett's
knowledge. and without giving him
chance to appear.
The answer further denied Amend
was damaged except by his own
actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BUNTY'S
SURPRISE

The Fox, the Wolf and the Bob
Cat with his silly little tail no
larger than your thumb, stood in
the woods looking at Uncle Wig
gilys big pie and each one holding
a string which went beneath the
brown paper top crust of the pie.
This was not a real pie, you know
AS I told you in the story last night,
it was a party pie, made in box
with presents fast to the strings be-
meath the paper top.
Uncle Wiggily had put present
in the big pie for Mr.. Whitewash,
the Polar Bear gentleman, for Mr..
Twistytail, the fat pig gentleman,
and for Uncle Butter, the goat.
Then Uncle Wiggily had gone off
to look for his friends and while he
was gone the Bad Chaps came
along to try their luck with the pie.
Are you sure this isn't a trap?'
asked the Fox, for that's what he
thought it was when he first saw
the pie.
1t is no trap, said the Wolf. 1T
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

It banged him on the nose.
is a party present pie and wen fool
Uncle Wiggily by taking the pres
ents out ourselves and then we'll
wait here for him and nibble him.
That's what I say mewed the
Bob Cat.
All ready now-PULL!" shouted
the Wolf.
Each Of the three Bad Chaps
pulled on the string he held. First
out came popping a large, rough,
hard pineapple that Uncle Wiggily
had put in the pie for Mr. Twisty-
tail. The Wolf pulled his string so
hard that the pineapple bounced
and banged him on the nose.
Oh! OH" he cried. This is a
terrible surprise!"
Then the Bob Cat pulled out the
tin can which Uncle Wiggily had
put in his pie as a present for Uncle
Butter The tin can banged the
Bob Cat on his soft nose.
oh! On" niewed the Bob Cat
with his silly little tail. What a
funny surprise!' Then he ran
away.
Next the Fox pulled his string
and he hauled out the flash light
which Uncle Wiggily had put in the
pie for Mr. WhiteWash to see his
way around the dark ice cave where
the Polar Bear gentleman lived. The
flash light was turned on and as
it flashed through the air and hit
the Fox on his nose he gave a loud
howl and cried:
oh, I'm struck by lightning I
knew this was a trap! I'm going to
run away. Uncle Wiggily is too
smart for us!'
So the three bad chaps ran
away, leaving the presents on the
ground and the paper top of the pie
was all torn and twisted Uncle
Wiggily's surprise pie was quite
spoiled But the rabbit gentleman
did not know this as he was off in
the woods looking for Mr. White
wash. Mr.. Twfstytai and Uncle
Butter, the goat.
Then, all Of q sudden, along
through the woods came hopping
Baby Bunty. She saw the biz Die
Uncle Wiggily had made, with the
paper top torn and the presents on
their strings, lying on the ground.
oh, dear mel" said Bunty. The
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

Bad Chaps must have done this.
They have spoiled Uncle Wiggily's
nice party surprise pie while he
went to invite his friends. But l
know what 1 can do. I'll put the
presents on their strings back in
the pie. There is enough paper left
to make a new top for the pie and
I'll fix it as good as new"
This Baby Bunty did and then
she took a fourth string and tied
it on herself and went and hid in
the bushes waiting for Uncle Wig
gily to come back with his friends.
Soon Mr.. Longears came hopping
through the forest with Uncle But
ter. Mr.. WhitewaSh and Mr.. Twis-
tytail. They were surprised when
they saw Uncle Wiggily's big pie
and even Mr.. Longears did not
know that the Bad Chaps had
spoiled his pie and that Bunty had
mended it.
Pull the stringsl" cried Uncle
Wiggily. And you can guess how
Jolly surprised Mr.. TWistytail was
when he pulled out his pineapple
and Mr.. Whitewash pulled out his
flash light and Uncle Butter pulled
out his tin can. But none of them
pulled hard enough to bang their
noses.
Here's another string, Wiggily,' -
grunted the pig. What's it for?"
Il only put three strings here, "
said the rabbit. But I'll pull on
this fourth one and see what hap
pens" So he pulled it and Baby
Bunty popped out Of the bushes
laughing and shouting:
Surprise on Unkie Wig! Sur
prise on Unkie Wigl"
Then everybody was happy and
had fun dancing under the trees
and Mr.. Whitewash brought ice
cream cones to eat He always had
ice cream cones in his ice cave and
he could easily find them with the
flash light which Uncle Wiggily
gave him out of the big pie.
So everything came out all right
and If the kitchen table will stand
up on its hind legs and tell the gas
stove how to make a carrot Short
cake, I'll write for you next a story
about Uncle Wiggily's paper hat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
STAGE TERMINAL
TO Be ERECTED
IN NEAR FUTURE

According to Manager Robert
Hays. Of the El Centro Chamber Of
Commerce, El Centro is certain TO
have soon an imposing stage ter
minal. Hays has received let
ter from L. D. Jones. general man
ager OF the Pacific Greyhound
Lines, with offices in San Francis
co, in which he states. I'VE plan 70
erect a stage terminal building in
Ell Centro which we believe will be
pleasing to the progressive residents
of your city" Early construction
of the stage terminal is assured,
and in his communication Jones
states, eve ask our contractors to
favor local labor and materials in
so far as possible, and that request
will not be forgotten in this case. -
This is in response to a request
recently made by the chamber that
FL Centro material and laborers
should be given preference in the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
JAPAN AWAITS LINDBERGH

ARRIVAL of Colonel and Mrs. Lind
II bergh in Japan, is certain to make a
good impression upon that country and
should do much to heal the trouble re-
Gently caused by two Yankee aviators,
who antagonized Japan by taking pic
lures of fortresses over which they had
flown.
That the pictures were taken in COM
plete ignorance of the fact that they were
of forbidden territory, hardly lessons the
defense of PangbOrn and Herndon.
One cannot blame the japanese for
feeling peeved about it. A large number
of japanese radicals wanted some sort
of serious punishment meted out to the
offenders. Wiser heads prevailed, how
ever, and they are let off with stiff
fine.
We have no quarrel with Japan over
this. The flyers were acting as individ-
uals and transgressed the laws of the
country in which they were. Under re-
versed circumstances, the United States
would have done the same thing
Days before his arrival, Japan is al
ready preparing for Lindberghs well
come. Every precaution is being taken
for his safety and convenience while he
is in the island kingdom, and none who
know the japanese will doubt that his
reception will be most cordial and sincere
ly friendly.
The friendship between Japan and the
United States is fundamental Minor
difficulties, and some not so minor, may
seem at times to threaten it with rup-
ture, but incidents like the Lindbergh
welcome prove that it cannot be des-
troyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
WRIT PLAN UNFAIR
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager

FAILURE of the latest north end at
L tempt to force the supervisors into
endorsing the Writ plan of redistriet-
ing, is not surprising.
The most ardent supporter of redlS-
tricting and they are by no means con-
fined to the north end, if he wishes to be
fair will admit that the Writ plan is
nothing but a bit of gerrymandering,
aimed at the chairman of the board of
supervisors.
For the benefit of those who have not
seen the Writ map, 1t might be stated
that from a point south of Brawley, the
east line of division comes down the east
side of the Los Angeles highway, to the
center of the town of Imperial, crosses
the highway at that point and goes back
north on the west side of the highway,
TO a point opposite the first take-off.
This "toothpick' area just goes south
to pick up Andy Preble in person, but
would not give him the right to represent
all of his home town on the board.
1t is manifestly unfair, in fact 1t IS
childish. 1t gives the Imperial supervls-
or portion of Brawley, all of Westmor-
land and the great open spaces IN the
northwest corner of the valley.
In a word it says to Mr.. Preble, I'VE
will let you serve out this term of yours
as matter of courtesy, after that you
are out of it. Well elect another super
visor from Brawley."
If the north-enders are sincere in their
statements that they wish the redistrict-
ing to be fair, they will draw up some
other plan than the Writ one. 1t is not
meant to be fair in the first place and it
is bound to have the opposition of all
fair-minded persons just so long as it re-
mains in its present status.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
WORLDS FIGHTING'sT FAMILY

WESTCL1FFE, Colo UP)-What
should be the fightingst family in
the world lives at Westcliffe. -Four
BOYS, sons of John and Mrs. Cole
man. have been named, in order OF
arrival. James Jefferies. Stanley
Ketchell Jack Dempsey and Gene
Tunney
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
NEwsPApERMEN GET SIGNS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex U.P)-May-
or C. M. Chambers has given local
neWspapermen 100 metal signs read
ing "press" for their automobiles
The signs will make machines
exempt to parking and other minor
traffic regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Card Party viii
Aid Worthy Cause

Members of the Sciots and Z
small group of friends. are giving
a benefit card party Thursday night
in Masonic hall. to assist local
girl now in the hospital and II
need of aid.
Playing will begin at o'clock and
will consist Of bridge and five hun
dred. All who wish to aid a worthy
cause are invited to attend. There
will be an exceptionally small fee
charge for playing and al, con =
nected with the affair are giving
their services without charge. The
Masonic lodges have donated the
use of the hall.
Those who find time tagging dur
ing these summer nights while
many families are away, are as
sured of an enjoyable evening
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
TEN YEARS AGO
August Is. 1921

Instant and direct communica-
ton between control station on
Bishop Greek, and the main offices
of the Southern Sierras Power
company at stations and local offices
between these two points. is as
surcd by the completion of the com
pany's DDS mile double circuit tele-
phone line last week.
The July number of the Standard
Oil Bulletin, the house organ OF the
big oil company, has a handsomely
illustrated story of the little city
of Calipatria, as one of its fea-
lures. 1t tells of the building of
the enterprising little town from
the bare desert and illustrations
show the town as it is today.
Walnut growers in Los Angeles
County this year sprayed 4,500
acres for codling moth
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August lS. 1916

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Conkling
left Yesterday to drive TO Los An
geleS by way of San Diego. They
will be absent possibly week.
The fact that Imperial county
stands next to the very top in the
dairy industry of California means
that widespread interest here will
be taken in the state wide dairy
COW competition that will be con-
Quoted by the state university for
10 months of the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Looking Backyard
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 1S. 1911

Miss Garnet Rae Davis, art teach
er in the El Centre schools, re-
turned from a special course OF
study at Berkeley to Los Angeles
and was there taken sick. Her
mother went to Los Angeles last
evening to be with her.
Chester r. Bunker. formerly of
e. Centro. is one of the promoters
of newspaper venture, the Paci-
fic Marine News, at San Francis
co. the first number of which will
be issued about the first of Septem-
Der. Mr.. and Mrs. Bunker are re-
siding in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

This is about the time of year the June
graduate finds out the world is not such
an idealistic place as class orators make
it appear TO be.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

The rebellion is not ended, according
to dispatches from the Cuban revolters.
Which only goes to prove there are still
people who don't know when they are
licked.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

Issued ID a lily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, FL Cen"
tro. Calf, as Second
Glass Matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

Now China wishes to buy our wheat.
At current prices we perhaps would
make plenty on the deal by swapping it
for firecrackers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

If all the flyers planning Pacific
flights, really tried it, somebody might
get across.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
The Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Wednesday with
moderate temperature; probably
cloudy or foggy near coast in the
morning; gentle variable winds
mostly southwesterly
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Wednesday but
overcast In early morning on coast;
no change in temperature; moder-
ate northwest winds offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

ed that actual construction work
will be under way within the mex.
10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

There will be plenty who will ask if
his wife was cruel why Dempsey didn't
let Iron Mike" fly at her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Young Woman
Under Arrest
Wanted By the Authorities
at Lowell, Mass.

Loretta Guerin, IS. Of Gowell,
Mass, was taken into custody here
to-day by Detectives William Foley
and Edward McElligott and to be-
ing detained at police headquarters
on the charge of heft. She gave
10 State street as her local address.
According to the complaint on
which the young girl was placed un-
der arrest she is accused OF taking
a wrist watch, the property OF BOY
friend. She claimed that she nad
his permission to wear the ume-
piece, but apparently the two nad
misunderstanding. He demands the
return of the watch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07

Point after an early schooling IN
Washington.
Resigning from West Point, he
went to China for two years, during
which time he fought in several i'm
portant battles as soldier in the
Chinese army.
Returning to America, Walker
finally achieved great success as a
rancher and real estate man.
He bought Cosmopolitan maya
zine in 1889, ana entered upon a
field which saw his greatest accom-
plishments - the popularization OF
the magazine.
In 1900, he set up a factory at
Tarrytown for the manufacture of
automobiles, but in the venture he
lost money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07

ing to the Radiomarine Corporation,
the France wirelessed the Carnia
asking If It needed assistance. The
freighter replied 1t did not and the
passenger liner proceeded on its
way.
The Carnia anchored near the
light vessel and was to proceed to
its dock alter in the day. The ac-
cident occurred about one mile from
the light vessel at 1880 a. m. The
France, one of the larger trans-At-
lantic liners, is a 23,769 ton vessel
registered at Havre. The Carnia,
arriving from Palermo, is a freight
of 5,794 tons. Its home port is
Trieste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
JOHN BRISBEN
WALKER dies AT
| BROOKLYN HOME
He Was One of the Nations
COlOrful Editors and Died
at the Age of SO

New York, July 7-(UP)-John
Brisben Walker, 83, one of the ma
tons colorful crusading editors,
died to-day at his home, 202 Co
lumbia Heights, Brooklyn, after a
short illness.
Walker was born in Pennsylvania
in 1847 and came of distinguished
family of statesmen and soldiers. In
1866 he was appointed to the United
States military academy at West
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07

being Mr. sileo will use the present
building for storage purposes.
Elated With Burke Win
Residents of the borough sung the
praises OF Billy Burke, former local
resident, when 1t became known last
evening that he had won the ma
tional open golf tourney played at
the Inverness club in Toledo, Ohio,
by defeating George Won Elm of
California one up. Burke, a former
caddy at the Naugatuck Golf club.
has steadily climbed in the golf
world since 1921 when he captured
the championship of the local club
when a lad sixteen years old. At 1S
years of age Burke entered the an
nual tourney of the Connecticut
Amateur Golf association finishing
as medalist and losing out to H. j.
Topping on the last hole. He has
engaged in many national tourna-
ments since that time and has al
ways finished among the leaders.
His win yesterday was his greatest
triumph in his golfing career.
Tha Cnuiaf Spnxyarnr, y,Io-. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
DOCTOR SURPRISED

Wichita, Kan, July 7-UP)-
Imagine DR. C. D. Ambrose's sur
prise when he answered a midnight
jingle Of his doorbell expecting to
console an ailing patient and got a
pie i'm the face. officers found the
pie had been purchased by a trio of
hilarious boys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
FRENCH Liner
| COLLIDED With
| ITALIAN BOAT
Happened Off AmbrOse
Light Early This Morn
ing-NO Serious Damage
Was Done

New York, July 7-UP)- The
French Liner France, outward
bound for Plymouth and Havre,
collided with the Italian freighter,
Carnia in a dense fog early today
off Ambrose Light. No injuries were
reported. The Carnia's No. 2 hold
was damaged on the port side, but
the ship was not disabled. Accord
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
RAIN STOPS TENNIS

Rain forced a second postpone
ment of the national professional
lawn tennis championships to-day
and the first round matches, orig
inally scheduled for Monday, were
set back until Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07

The Soviet government plans to
make 100000 automobiles a year in
its government plants.