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Evening star., 1931-05-26
d. C. REALTORS LEAVE.
Delegates Go to Baltimore for Annual
National Convention.

National Convention.
Washington realtors and more than
1000 other real estate leaders from all
parts of the country are gathering in
Baltimore today for the twenty fourth
annual convention of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards to study
means of stimulating what is regarded
as one of the most fundamental busi-
nesseS of the country.
While delegates are registering today
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, the Execu-
tive Committee of the national body was
holding a final session in preparation
for the opening of the convention to-
morrow.
IS Speakers on Program.
More than IS speakers, including a
number of nationally known authorities,
will be heard at general sessions and
specialized sectional meetings.
Among principal speakers tomorrow
will be DR.. John M. Cries of Washing
ton. secretary of the White House Con-
ference on Home Ownership and Home
Building, who will discuss the work of
the commission. Another paper will be
delivered by Marcus Nader OF the In
ternational Institute of Finance, New
York
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie OF Maryland,
Mayor Howard jackson of Baltimore
and Peyton B. Strobel, president of
Baltimore realtors, will welcome the
visitors.
Will Act as Hosts.
Washington realtors, aside from par
ticipating in the convention, will be
hcsts to several hundred delegates here
in post-convention sightseeing trip.
H. Clifford Bangs, James P. Schick and
Medford Candy of the Washington
board are in charge of reception here
Local realtors who have registered for
the Baltimore convention include John
G. Graham, Mr.. Bangs, Waverly Taylor,
Mr.. Schick, Arthur Carr. Mr.. Candy,
Homer Phillips, w. C. Miller, John L.
Weaver, A. H. Lawson, F. Eliot Middle
ton, ]. F. M. Bowie. A c. Houghton,
Thomas E. FARRELL, Milton F. Schwab,
Theodore M. Judd. Earl NJ Macintosh,
H. @. Smithy, j. Rupert Mohler. Percy
H. Russell DeVere r. Weldon, jr.; w.
L. King and John A. Petty.
Evening star., 1931-05-26
SLlCER RITES HELD

The funeral of Mrs. Annie G. Slicer,
"a. who died Friday at the home of her
son, Walter j. Slicer, in the Kenyon
Apartments, was held at Wright's
funeral home, 1887 Tenth street yes
terday. Burial was in Glenwood Gene
terry. Mrs. siicer was the widow Of M.
G.. Slicer.
Evening star., 1931-05-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.


Card party, White Cross Center. 1873
Meridian place, $50 pm.
Gard party. benefit Good Will Chap
ter. No. So, o. z. g.. Northeast Masonic
Temple Eighth and streets north
east. $50 pm.
Meeting, Thomas Circle Citi-
zens' Association. Northminster PreSby-
terian Church. Rhode Island avenue
and Eleventh street, pm.
Meeting. Electa Chapter, No. 2. o. E.
s.. Anacostia Masonic Hall. 8 pm.
Card party, Congress Chapter, o. z.
s., 1923 Fourteenth street, g. pm.
Card party St James Catholic
Church, Thirty-seventh street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, pm.
Dinner. District OF Columbia Dental
Association Hamilton Hotel. $50 pm.
Gard party. Hope Council. No. l.
Sons and Daughters of Liberty. Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, $50 pm.
FUTURE.
Luncheon. Monarch Club. Hamilton
Hotel, tomorrow, l2;l5 pm.
Luncheon. Optimist Club, Hamilton
Hotel, tomorrow, IL o'clock noon.
Luncheon, District OF Columbia Bank
ers' Association, Willard Hotel, tomor-
| row, l2.4S pm.
Luncheon. Exchange Club Carlton
| Hotel, tomorrow, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Lions Club, 4 kMayfiower
Hotel, tomorrow, 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-26
a7.Year-Old Nickel Found.

DANVILLE, Va, May 26 (SpeciaD -
Union street on which city forces are
working and. which recently yielded
Confederate cannon ball, has given up
another relic Workmen engaged in q
pipe-laying operation Dug up . nickel
81 years old.
Evening star., 1931-05-26
PARKING PROTESTED
Connecticut Avenue Business Men
Find Rule Too Stringent.

The District Commissioners today re-
ceived a petition signed by business
men along Connecticut avenue between
l. and N streets. protesting against the
recent enacted traflc regulations as
being hard and unreasonable"
Particular opposition was voiced
against the prohibition of parking at
any times between loading pa tforms
and the curb and also against he one
aour parking limit.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Meeting Logan Thomas Circle Citi-
zens' Association. Northminster PreSby-
terian Church. Rhode Island avenue
and Eleventh street, 8 pm.
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Meeting. Electa Chapter, No. 2, o. E.
g.. Anacostia Masonic Hall. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Card party White Cross Center. 1873
Meridian place, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Gard party. benefit Good Will Chap
ter, No. SO, o. z. g., Northeast Masonic
Temple. Eighth and F streets north
east, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Card party, Congress Chapter, o. z.
J., 1923 Fourteenth street, S'p.m.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Card party. ST. James Catholic
Thirty-seventh street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Luncheon, Monarch Club. Hamilton
Hotel tomorrow, l2;l5 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-26

Card party, Hope Council, No. !.
Sons and Daughters Of Liberty. Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, $50 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
CLOSED BANK IS
STILL SOLVENT
SAYS OFFICIAL

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l8. U.P)-
The main branch of the United
States National bank closed its
doors shortly after it opened for
business today.
A notice posted at the front of
the institution said it was closed
on order of its board of directors.
The notice was signed by R. Fos-
ter Ramm, national bank examiner
Officials of the bank said a formal
statement outlining the situation
would be given out shortly after
noon.
The bank has eight branches in
Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. l8. tUP) -
The United States National bank
is believed by its directors to be SOL
vent, and was closed pending the
outcome of litigation involving a
large sum of money, an official
statement said today.
Written by Perry W. Weidner,
president, the statement disclosed
that an attempt had been made to
borrow reserves to strengthen the
banks situation and that the at
tempt had failed.
Though the statement did not
name the litigation. it was under
stood from other officials the ref
erence was to suits charging mis-
managements of trusts growing out
of the recent receivership OF the
Harold G. Ferguson company, large
real estate concern.
1t was emphasized in Weidner's
statement that cash on hand was
sufficient to pay depositors.
The banks capital is $l,000,000 and
its surplus 100000. At the time the
doors closed deposits totaled So
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Bakersfield Man
Injured On Grade

James Martin, Route 2, Box 2l6A,
Bakersfield, was seriously injured
when he lost control of his auto
mobile on the grade two miles east
of Mountain Springs on the San
Diego highway at IL o'clock this
morning, and the car overturned,
pinning him under it.
Martin was taken to the Ell Gen.
tro hospital after being given first
aid treatment by Sheriff George L.
Campbell, who was called to the
scene of the accident. He is suf-
fering from deep gashes in the
head, a broken arm, and other
bodily injuries. 1t is thought he
may be injured internally. He will
probably recover.
Two Calexico Mexicans, Louis
Calderon and A, Sanchez, arrived
just after Martins car overturned.
Removing the automobile from
Martins body, they placed him on
blanket and called for aid.
Sheriff Campbell answered the
call to the sheriffs office, while an
ambulance was sent by Burt Lem
onS.
Martin was travelling from Bak-
ersfield to Llona, Louisiana. His
automobile, completely wreck d ,
was taken back to Mountain
Springs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Mean SWindler
Gets BOstOnians

BOSTON, Aug. 18. W.P-
Police were siding with wine
brick purchasers today in an
effort to end the sale of fake
wine bricks foisted on thou
sands here.
Many who. purchased brick
labelled Port" got peach pie.
Dozens found their sautern
wine nothing but weak straw
berry juice two weeks after
they put it in the jug.
Investigation showed that
modern racketeer more wiley
than the proverbial Connecti-
cut Yankee who started selling
wooding nutmeg, had flooded
the city with pie filling neatly
wrapped in packages similar to
wine bricks and cleaned up on
the great publicity given the
wine venture.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Court Held On
Roller Coaster

LOS ANGELES, Aug 10. U.p)-
Superior Judge Robert H, Scott
tried hard today to contemplate
weighty legal matters as his coat
tails whipped in the wind and his
hat tried to leap from his head into
the Pacific ocean.
Without SO much as an "Oyez" or
Hear ye," the superior court of Los
Angeles county had convened
aboard the Giant Dipper. one OF
the more spectacular roller coasters
at Venice. The courtroom audience
was comprised largely of shouting
children, without bailiff TO say
them nay.
Judge and jury were there to test
the complaint of Frederick Barr, ID,
who alleged that he was allowed to
board an overcrowded car and was
thrown and injured when the car
started suddenly He wants sl0,-
200.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
MODERNIZATION
OF CHINA CALLS
FOR HUGE WORKS
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug 18.
Observation-Disclosures of China un-
der "l0-year plan" was under con-
Sideration by the International la
Dor office today.
The unique program, drafted
along lines similar to the Soviet
Russian five year plan for indus
trialization, would involve purchase
from abroad of enormous supplies,
including 100000 tons of steel and
200,000000 tons OF coal.
China already has approved the
plan, the international labor office
announced. Financial arrange
ments, however, have not yet been
disclosed. They are essential 10
make so gigantic project practical.
The program is built around the
idea of undermining China, culti-
waiting millions of acres of land now
not used in that vast country, and
developing Industrial works through
out the nation.
The salient points in the "lo
year plan" include:
l. Cultivation of 30O,0OO,O0O acres
of arabic land.
2. Extension of transportation and
other communications.
3. Construction of seaports.
4. Construction of 100000 tons of
shipping for Chinese merchant
marine.
5. Creation Of industrial works
throughout China.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
MILITIA CLOSES
WELLS in EAST
TEXAS SECTION
By ED JONES
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONGVIEW, Tex, Aug. l8. (U.P)-
Apparently completely successful
in their shutdown of more than 1900
wells in the East Texas oil field,
1900 state troopers began today the
tedious task of checking every well
in the four counties in which Gov
ernor Ross Sterling invoked martial
law.
Divided into small groups, the
men rode from derrick to derrick,
making sure that the valves on
every we'll were closed. Brigadier
General Jacob F.. WolterS, COM
mandant, ordered that any pro-
ducer violating the closing order be
arrested
Through silent fields where thou
sands of dollars worth of machinery
stood idle, the troopers rode. Mean
while nearly 10000 oil field work.
ers, thrown out of employment by
the shutdown, loitered on the loca-
tions, or roamed the streets of the
boom towns of the field which last
week set an all-time record for oil
production with an average daily
yield of 738,000 barrels.
The troops encountered no resist
ance. A few workers were bitter
against Governor Sterling, but II
most cases operators informed thu
Governor they would keep the mer
on their payrolls during the shut
down. 1t was not expected the mar
! tial law order would be in force
more than two weeks.
Oil men throughout the state
especially those who have favored
proration, welcomed the move which
Governor Sterling announced was
taken to prevent waste of vast re-
serve.
Governor William H. Murray OF
Oklahoma, who two weeks ago
closed the flush fields of his state
by martial law, telegraphed his per-
sonal congratulations saying:
Your reasons are too sound to
be interfered with.
You are to be congratulated by
the people of the whole midcontin-
ent section"
No effect on crude prices was
noted, but belief was general that a
drastic upward revision would be
made within few days when a
shortage develops.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
FORMER FOLLIES
GIRL ATTEMPTS
TO TAKE LIFE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l8. W.H-
A beautiful blonde girl whom police
identified as Inez Norton, New York
show girl and sweetheart of Arnold
Rothstein, slain gambler, attempted
suicide here early today by swallow
ing poison.
Although the girl gave her name
as Inez Mitchell, 28, police said
they based their identification on a
registration certificate in her expen-
sive car, and the assurance of Paul
Page, Hollywood film actor, that
she was Miss Norton.
The girl was taken TO Angelus
hospital, but after she had seized
another bottle of liquid here and
attempted to swallow it, she was
removed TO police emergency hospi-
tai, where it was said she would re-
cover
Dependency over financial trou-
bles was believed to have prompted
Miss Mitchell's suicide attempt.
Inez Norton, former FollieS girl,
was left most of Rothsteins fortune
in his will
Miss Mitchell, or Miss Norton, has
been working in motion pictures for
u short time, Detective Lieutenant
Jack Ellis learned through talk
with the actress, but had not found
great success.
She had been living with Miss
Genevieve Mitchell, who said she
was the sister of Inez, in Hollywood
Genevieve Mitchell, however, re-
fused to discuss her sisters" iden-
tity, nor would Inez make any
statement.
The woman was released from
the hospital later in the morning
and went to Hollywood
Later Miss Norton was located by
newspapermen and she denied
that she had taken poison last
night although police identified her
as the woman.
She said she had permitted
friends to take her machine last
night and that one of the friends
had become sick.
why should I want to die?" she
parried question. LAS for not
Having any employment don't
need it. 1 have plenty of money"
Authorities said the case was
closed so far as they were con-
cerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Driver Held For
Fatal Accident

SANTA ANA, Cal, Aug. II. U.P)
Oswald Lee Ivey, %, Beverly Hills
salesman. was held under $4,000
bail today pending preliminary
hearing on a charge of murder
growing out of a traffic accident
last week in which Ollie H. Lehman,
43, construction company work.
man, was run down and killed.
Ivey, who was said to have been
clipping with Katherine Craig to
Tijuana when the accident happen
ed, was charged with having struck
Lehman when the latter was act
ing as flagman on the highway.
Investigating officers added that
Ivey had been drinking, and had
attempted to flee from the scene
of the accident.
His preliminary hearing has been
set for September 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Continued on page g.
SHIPPERS FIGHT
RAILROADS PLEA
FOR RATE RAISE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. U.D
Claiming that higher freight rates
would decrease revenue instead Of
bringing larger profits to the rail-
roads, California shippers today
fought the plea OF operators for
Is per cent increase in tariff sched-
ules.
A hearing on the request was
being conducted by interstate COM
merce commission representatives.
Fruit growers, shippers, rate ex-
perts and bankers took the stand
at yesterdays opening session.
Allan P. Matthews, counsel for
the California Growers and Ship
pers Protective league, declared
ANY such increase as proposed
would be productive of no increased
net revenue, since it would result
in very large diversion of existing
rail traffic from rail carriers to the
water lines.
ANY increase in rail rates on
lumber from California to the east
would divert that business to the
water lines. Any increase between
San Diego and Puget Sound ports
would send much rail traffic to
coaStWiSe ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Gasoline Thief
Held On Bond

GLOBE, Ariz., Aug. 10. (U.P)-E.
Jones, who first gave authorities
the name OF Joe Marchetti of Chi
cago, was ordered held here today
under $500 bond on a charge of
rushing away without paying for
tank Of gasoline purchased at
service station near Stafford.
Jones was arrested at Stafford,
and was brought to Globe last
night. He was accompanied by
Lawton, Okla, girl, and department
of justice agents are investigating
a possible violation of the Mann
act, although no charges in this
connection have been filed.
1t is reported here that Oklahoma
authorities want Jones for robbery
but his return to Oklahoma has not
yet been requested.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
WEATHER KEEPS
LINDBERCHS AT
SIBERIAN CITY
Severe Storms Prevent
Colonel And Wife From
Taking Off.

| TOXIC, Japan, Aug. l8. U.P)-
Treacherous weather today held
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh bound to the ground within
1900 miles Of the goal of their 1000
mile flight from Washington to
Toxic.
Between them and their destin-
alton were miles of fog shrouded
seas, lashed by sudden winds, and
volcanic islands that would offer
poor refuse in case of mishap.
The flyers hoped to take off to-
morrow from Petropaylovsk for Ne
muro. but the veteran aviators of
the region doubted the weather
would clear that soon.
AT best, good flying days are few
over the Kurile Islands which the
Lindbergh must pass and at this
season conditions are most hazard
GUS
1t was on the Kuriles that the
young japanese flyer, Seiki Yoshi-
hara, wrecked his plane when lost
in fog during projected flight
from Japan to the United States
this summer.
Fishermen familiar with the Kam-
chatka peninsula region and the
Kuriles said the couple might be
held at Petropavlovsk indefinitely.
The distance from Petropavlovsk
TO Nemuro is 900 miles and from
Nemuro to Toxic 600 miles.
Poor visibility in the region is
the rule rather than the exception.
Swiftly striking storms are a con-
slant menace TO those who venture
out from the neighboring lands.
Residents of Nemuro went ahead,
however, with plans to welcome the
couple within a day or two.
A spectacle of the welcome will
be 5000 home made American flags
waved by as many school children,
who will rush to the waterfront
when word is received that the fly
ers are about to arrive.
Despite the delay Of the Lind
berghs, Tokio's plans for their re-
ception will remain unchanged.
The program was arranged for the
day and subsequent days of their
arrival, instead OF for any specific
time
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
BLOOMIN' ROBBERS INVADE
SANCTITY OF 'ANSOM CAB

platiOn of the early morning
beauty, when highwayman-
"unquestiOnably a blackamOOr,"
he said-leaped from the
bushes and thrust a pistol at
the 'Orse's cad.
And before Mr.. Dom could
shout "Jack Robinson" or "Po-
lice" Mr.. Dom found himself
relieved of SIS, while his fright
ened passengers had surren-
dered jewelry worth nearly
$4,000. 1t was a particularly
'orrible experience because
never in five-and forty years
had an 'ansom cab been held
up in Central Park.
Mr.. DOnn's cab, however. was
not the only one to suffer such
an indignity. Only five minutes
before, another cab-whose
driver left the police station all
of twitter, before his name
could be learned-had been
held up in the same locality.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
More Difficulties
Confront Flyers

TOXIC, Aug. 18. UR) - The avia-
ton society today continued its re-
fusal to grant Clyde E. Pangborn
and Hugh Herndon, Jr., American
aviators, permission to attempt q
flight to the United States.
1t was contended that II the pi-
lots were japanese their licenses
would be revoked because OF viola
tion of the law in taking pictures
of fortification when they flew here
from Russia.
Representatives of the flyers. In
urging that the permission be given.
asserted that payment of $1,000 fines
had closed the incident.
Customs officials, meanwhile.
were threatening to seal the ma
chine pending an arrangement guar
anteeing payment of duties In the
event the craft is not taken out OF
Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
ROOSEVELT AND
HOOVER MIX-UP
COMES TO LIGHT
Letter From Governor To
President Causes Slight
Flare-Up.
BY PAUL X. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, up
From White House denials and
Rooseveltian threats there emerged
today story of what happens when
a presidential aspirant undertakes a
correspondence with a President.
An exchange between Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
and President Hoover over the st.
Lawrence waterways project fur
nished the basis for the account.
Roosevelt wrote Mr.. Hoover two
weeks ago asking if this government
was undertaking any secret negotia-
tionS with Canada. A week passed
and there was no answer.
From Albany, N. Y, came reports
that Governor Roosevelt was dis
turbed at his failure to receive a
reply. From the White House came
denials of any knowledge of a
Roosevelt letter. The state depart
ment swung in line also with SINH
lar denials.
There the matter rested until
newspapers arrived at the White
House Monday afternoon containing
! dispatches stating Roosevelt was
preparing to make public his letter
unless he received an answer.
Within half an hour a stated Off
cial source at the executive mansion
said there had been a letter from
Governor Roosevelt sometime ago
and that the state department had
replied to it.
Reply Published
An hour later while Acting Secre-
tary of State Castle was comforting
with Mr.. Hoover the state depart
ment issued this communique:
THE following is the text of a
letter dated August 13, 1881, from
the Honorable W. r. Castle Jr., act
ing secretary of state, to the Honor
| able Governor of New York, in re-
ply to the letter to the President
concerning negotiations with Cana
da on the subject of the st. Law
renee waterway:
1.-The President referred to me
your letter concerning negotiations
with Canada on the subject of the
waterway. All that is possible to
say now is, that no negotiations OF
any kind are going on. 1t is obvi.
GUS that when the time comes, the
interest of New York state will no.
i be neglected.
] Whereupon the stated officia
source at the White House ex-
planned that its denials had been
made in ignorance of the fact that
the letter had been received. There
is so much mail at the White House
1t was said. But the denials had not
been intended anyway to convey the
impression that there was no let
J ter 1t was added
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. U.P)--
ITS the 'orseless carriage that's
TO blame" said Mr.. Dom feel
ingly, with an indignant flirt of
the frayed carriage whip, with
which he waves romantic cOu-
Piles into his 'ansom cab for a
turn about Central Park.
Mr.. Dom, whose memory and
business go back to the un-
rushed but decent summer eve
nings of the lavender nineties,
when one drove smartly from
the stage door of the Flora Dora
girl to Rector's or Churchil's,
discovered today that mon
strous modernity had invaded
the cabbies' last reservation.
He was held up.
Mr.. Dom, with Mr.. Frederick
Suydam and Miss Florence
BrOckett as fares, was clOpi-
clopping over the asphalt roads
of the park, in dreamy cOntem-