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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
MOVE TO SEIZE
PERU CAPITOL
IS FRUSTRATED
Guards Balk Coup And
Turn Back Group OF
Armed Citizens

LIMA, Peru, Feb. 20. (UP)-A
group of armed civilian and mill
tary men from Callao, Port of Lima,
today attempted to seize the presi-
dental palace.
They were turned back by the
guards, who closed the doors. The
conspirators retreated to Callao,
without clash and barricaded them
selves in the ancient fort of Real
Felipe.
There were about 60 persons In
the group of revolutionaries.
The minister of the interior des-
cribed the outbreak of a movement
originated by followers of the de-
posed and imprisoned president,
Augusta B. Leguia, whose regime
was ended by the revolution last
year.
The ministry said the counter
revolutionaries apparently were
headed by General Pedro Pablo
Martinez, Colonel Cesar zorrilla
Lujan and Colonel Victor Busta-
mente.
Troops from the Lima garrison
were sent to Callao, seven miles
from the capital and laid siege to
the rebels in the fort.
The capital was comparatively
calm.
The government of Lieutenant
Colonel Luis Sanchez Cerro, who
came into power with the provis-
ional government established by
the revolution of last August, ap-
parently had the situation under
control.
Some shops in Lima were closed
and a few troops were posted at the
principal plaza. Banks remained
Open.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Operetta, 8, high school audi
tOrium.
Fireman's ball, 8, high school
gymnasium.
Jasper farm center, 1880, Jas
per school.
l. V. Pyramid No. 81, A. F.. o.
Sciots, 8, Masonic Temple.
Troop 25. B.S.A., 1880, Nc
Cabe school.
Troop 21. B.S.A., 1880, NJ. Z.
social hall.
Mooseheart Legion. s, Moose
home.
Supper dance, 8, Barbara
Worth hotel.
Brunk's Comedians, 8, Impcr-
ial avenue.
Fox Imperial theatre, Light
min"
TOMORROW
Horse races, 2, fair grounds,
Imperial.
Story hour. 1890. city library.
Junior matinee, 2:l5, Fox I'm
perial theatre.
Golf tournament, $3.50, Del
Rio club, Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
VI I I T R
FUNERAL
SUNDA !
Brawley Editor And AS
semblyman Loses COur-
ageOus Fight For Life
WAS VALLEY LEADER
Signal Tributes Paid By
Many Friends In All
Sections OF State

Death yesterday afternoon ended
the long and honorable career Of
Myron D. Witter, publisher of the
Brawley News and assemblyman
from the 18th California district.
The end came in the Ell Centro
hospital which he entered two weeks
ago and followed an operation per-
formed last week for intestinal
trouble.
Although not in robust health for
several years, the veteran editor
made strong fight for life and not
even when blood TRANSMISSION was
resorted to was hope abandoned.
Funeral services will be held Sum-
day afternoon at clock from the
First Presbyterian church in Braw-
ley, under the auspices of the Braw-
ley Masonic lodge, of which the de-
ceased was a member Rev. Ralph
C. Isbell will conduct the funeral
rites. Burial will be in Riverview
cemetery, Brawley.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and four children, Allen T.
w llltI, MID. NldA oAiA SAAS
Misses Florence E. and Dorothy r.
Witter. His father. David A. Wit
ter, who he visited last summer, re-
sides in Danielson, Connecticut.
Myron D. Witter was born March
20, 1879, in Webster, Mass, being
descended from pioneer stock. While
still young man he moved to Dan
ielson, Connecticut, where he learn
ed the printing trade. He latel
moved to Nashville, Tennessee, ane
in 1900 came to California. He be-
came advertising manager of the
San Bernardino Sun.
In 1905 he came to Imperial
spending the winter of that year
and then went to Brawley, becom-
ing financially interested in the
Brawley News. At that time the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Dead Chinese
Fools MOurners

SALINAS. Cal, FEB. 20. W.p -
Joss sticks lighted for the repose OF
Bong Bo soul and his Chinese
friends gathered around to extol his
many virtues IN life.
But coroner's deputies, called 10
hours after the friends believed the
8O-year -old Oriental had died, de-
tected signs OF life
Bong Bo was rushed TO a hospi-
tai. where today he was reported
alive, but Ill from lack of food.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Storm Damages
BuenOS Aires

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 90 U.P)--
The famous and crowded summer
resorts of Cordoba province were
greatly damaged and wide regions
we're in danger today as q result
of torrential rains, five hour hail
storm and several landSlides.
Disrupted communication lines,
which authorities have only partly
reestablished. prevented transmits
sion of full information concerning
the disaster but four persons were
known dead and half a dozen
others were injured.
The rainfall was one of the heav-
lest in years, some eight and one
half inches falling. Streams serv-
ing the Lake San Rogue, which
supplies water for the town of Cor
doba, were flooded.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
GOVERNMENT TO
PROBE SUICIDE
ON SHIPBOARD

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. U.P)-A
department of justice agent has
been assigned to investigate the
death of Henry Samartino, Youngs-
town. Ohio, jeweler, found hanging
in his stateroom on the S. S. Penn
sylvania near the Panama Canal
last February II, it was learned
here today.
When the Pennsylvania docked
at Wilmington, the case was writ
ten off the records as, suicide, but
rumors persisted that the jeweler
may have met with foul play as the
result of $1,000 gambling debt
argument.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Couple Elope
At Washington


WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. UP
Miss Geraldine Free, daughter Of
Representative and Mrs. Arthur NJ.
Free of California, eloped early to-
day with Thomas p. Littlepage, Jr.,
son of prominent Washington at
torney. They were married by a
Baptist minister at Towson, Md.
The parents of the couple were
apprised of the marriage as soon
as the ceremony had taken place,
and gave their blessing.
Mrs. Littlepage, 20, is a Junior in
the George Washington University
law school here and member of
the college glider club. Litt!epage
is % and senior in arts and sci
ences college of the university.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
SUPERINTENDENT
OF GAS COMPANY
TO MAKE SURVEY

E. M. Lindsay, general superin-
tendent of the Natural Gas Corpo-
ration of California, arrived in Ell
Centre last night and today was
engaged in making a survey OF con-
ditions here, resulting from the re-
cent complaints made by gas con-
sumers relative to exorbitant bills.
In conversation with the Press
this morning, Lindsay stated that
the company plans a full investiga-
ton, and would present a statement
for publication in today's issue OF
the paper.
The statement was received too
late for presentation ana will be
printed in tomorrow IS issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Wealthy Woman :
Killed By Gas

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 20. U,P
Mrs. Eugene E. Dupont. wife of a
director of the E. I. Dupont De
Nemours company, was found dead
by her husband last night in stu
dio over an old garage on her es-
tate. Bogwood, near here.
Mrs. Dupont apparently was
killed by carbon monoxide fumes
from her automobile. which she
had driven into the garage below
and left with the motor running.
She was about 80 years old, and
a prominent member of the riding
and hunting set.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
FLYER DIES IN CRASH

PASCO, Wash, Feb. 20. IUH :
Gus Tews, 35, Oakland, died last
night following multiple fractures
and internal injuries suffered when
an airplane in which he was pas
senger crashed on Franklin county
airport here. The plane went into
a flat spin and fell about 1000 feet
Harry Grupe, pilot and owner, was
shaken up but not seriously injured
Groupe had been entertaining his
guest with ride over town. includ-
ing stunting, prior to the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
Actress Eyes
Subdue Court

LOS ANGELES. Feb. l9 UP
Colleen Moore's Irish eyes smiled
at Superior Judge Daley Stafford,
and the jurist, with a sigh, decided
that it would be impossible for such
a person to damage a house TO the
extent of $4,000, as was charged
by j. w. Mykrantz in an action
brought against the actress and
her former husband, John McCor-
mick. film executive.
But, Judge Stafford decided, she
might have damaged the house to
the extent of S100, and decided up
Oh that amount in Mykrantz favor
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
'SQUEALER' TOGET
LIFE IMPRISONMENT

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. 20.
U.P)-Albert M. Stewart. "the
Squealer," last of the Folsom rioters,
today had apparently won his bat
tie to escape the death penalty for
his part in the Thanksgiving Day
riot of 1927, in which l3 persons
lost their lives.
Four of the seven justices Of the
California supreme court recon-
mended that Governor Rolph COM
mute the death penalty to life I'M
prisonment, in letter received by
the governor today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
JONES AIDS CHARITY

ATLANTA, Feb. 18. (U.P)-Bobby
Jones. the peerless golfer. led a
foursome of the nations stars over
the East Lake county club course
tor charity today. Jones, playing
his first major public match since
his retirement as an amateur, was
paired with Johnny Golden against
Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20
AWAITING
VETO BY
HOO YER
Veterans Bill Is Sent
To White House With
No Hope for Signature
REPASSAGE ASSURED
Cabinet Said TO Stand
BY President In Opp0-.
sitiOn To Measure
BY LYLE G. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff COrrespOndent)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 U.P)-
Speaker Longworth of the house
signed the veterans loan bill today
almost Immediately after congress
convened
Five minutes later yice President
Curtis affixed his signature to the
measure. That was the last form
ality before transmitting the bill to
the White House, where an almost
certain veto awaits 1t.
The measure could not be signed
when it was approved by the senate
last evening, because the house
had adjourned for the day. The
law requires that bills be signed by
the speaker i'll the presence of the
house.
President Hoover conferred with
his cabinet about the measure to-
day, and all the secretaries were
understood to have agreed with his
opposition to it.
Mr. Hoover is expected TO send
the bill back to congress with a
veto in four or five days after re-
ceiving formal reports from the
lItdSuiy anu NcleIdllo Duiedu.
Repassage Of the bill over the
veto is believed to be assured by
a wide margin, the house having
favored 1t by 1863 to 80 and the
senate by ~ to II. Only two
thirds vote is needed to override a
veto.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 U.p) -
President Hoover is expected TO ve-
to. presumably within the next few
days, the veterans loan bill which
passed the senate last night by a
vote of 70 to IL.
Senate and house advocates Of
the measure are confident of enough
votes TO override veto, the house
having voted nine to one for the
bill. while the senate IS approval was
In the ratio OF six to one.
But for carly adjournment OF the
house. the bill might have gone TO
the President last night. 1t will be
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-20

CONTINUED on cage six)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
Jury CLEARS TWO
IN SCHOOL CRASH
Report AbsoIving Rouse and
Bordeaux Contains Fl
Indictments.

The District grand jury today ex-
onerated Ray N. Rouse and Orbia L.
Bordeaux, both of Goldsboro, N c.
of responsibility in the fall of scat
fold at the Stuart Junior High School
May IS, which resulted in the death
Of Nathaniel MoZon. a colored laborer
working on the building.
Rouse was construction foreman for
the w. p. Rose Co., which has the
contract to build an addition to the
school. and Bordeaux was boss car
penter and assistant foreman. They
swere held by a coroner's jury following
the death Of Mozon two days after the
accident.
The grand jurors also declined to in
dict Joseph Baylor, charged with house
breaking; Cordia Mcknight. forgery;
Alfred Goodspeed, grand larceny; Har-
old M. Stewart. national prohibition
law; Joseph Avereilo, assault to rob,
and William Foster. robbery.
Twenty-one indictments were returned
by the grand jury. Among these were
James H. Tiller, James A. Gentle and
German w. Ewell, charged with rob-
berry; William T. Manley, carnal knowl-
edge; Gus Brown, bigamy; William O.
Gill and Lucy z. Bishop, assault with
dangerous weapon: Charles r. Bell and
Howard z. Harper, grand larceny and
JOY riding; Eugene E. Wyte, Odell
Heath, Alfred Goodspeed, Jack Silver
stein and James Krovath, grand lar
ceny; Robert j. Montgomery and James
Myers, HOUSEKEEPING: j. M. Hause, en-
bezzlement; William G. Davis. violating
Harrison anti-narcotic law; James
Myers. Leroy Hill, William G.. Wallace,
Charles Weldon, James johnson. LEROY
D. Keith and Howard T. johnson
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny. and Roy
Moore and Robert Farmer, grand
larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
TRAFFIC INJURIES
FATAL TO CHILD, 8
George Blake, Struck by Auto
in Front of Home, Dies
at Casualty.

Injuries suffered when run down by
an automobile in front of his home last
night proved fatal to George Ellsworth
Blake, 8 years old, of Alb street north
east, early today. The child died at
Casualty Hospital from fractured
skull, conclusion Of the brain and shock
Police of the ninth precinct station
held Vincent r. Tompkins 10 years old
of 1910 Girard street northeast, said to
have been the driver of the machine,
for all inquest called by Coroner j.
Ramsay hewitt. TompkinS later was
exonerated when a verdict of accidental
death was returned at the inquest.
The Blake youngster was playing in
front Of his home about $50 O'Clock
when he jumped of the sidewalk sud
denly and darted into the path of
Tompkins' car. The operator tried
vainly to swerve in time to avoid hit
ting the boy.
Roy Elmandorf of 7os1a c street
northeast took the child to Casualty
Hospital, where he was treated by Dr.
A. L. Grosberg.
In the only other serious accident re-
ported to police last night Mrs. Nellie
Rabbit, As years old, of 1912 N street
received internal and head injuries
when run down by car as she was
crossing M street near Twenty-eighth.
Samuel Twyman, colored, rs, of BOG
v street, driver of the auto, was being
held at the seventh precinct station
pending the outcome Of Mrs. Rabbits
injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
YOUTH WITH $1,4OO
MISSING IN SEARCH
Gas Station Worker Served
Term for Theft of Auto,
Police Learn.

Merlyn Breaw. 23-year-old gasoline
yesterday afternoon with nearly 81 400
entrusted to him for deposit in a nearby
bank, still was missing today despite an
intensive police search.
Breaw, an employee of the Minute
Service Station, Twenty-first street and
Pennsylvania avenue, left the station
about / o'clock to go to the nearby
branch of the Federal-American Bank.
According to the service manager,
Cyril Clark, he had with him 81 .169 IN
bills, 1891 in silver and about 5000 in
Endorsed checks.
Police today were holding for investi-
cation a 19-year-old youth who recon-
mended Breaw, a former inmate at the
National Training School, for his posi-
ton, and who Is said to be close friend
of the missing man. The youth was ar
rested late last night by Detective Sergts.
Larry O'Dea and Michael J. Dowd.
Itawas not known until after Breaw
failed to reappear upon being sent by
the bank that at one time he served a
sentence at the Federal institution on
Bladensburg road, where he was sent for
20 months by the United States District
Court at Wichita, Kans for violating
the national motor vehicle theft act.
A check-up at the bank showed the
money, representing the stations re-
ceipts for the week end. had not been
deposited.
The theory that he might have been
held up during his walk to the bank a
block away was secuted by police and
detectives investigating the case.
Police were told that friend OF
Breaw's. living at the latter's home, in
the 1900 block of Sixth street, received
a telephone call about o'clock yester-
day afternoon and hurriedly left the
house. LookoutS for Breaw and his
friend were sent to several nearby cities
Detectives learned last night that
Breaw was admitted to the National
Training School on March %, 1925. and
was released at the expiration of his
sentence on November 4. 1928. He
gave a Denver. Colo, address and was
sent back to his parents in that city
upon his discharge officials at the in
stitlItion said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
EFFECT OF SHOOTING IN DEATH
OF UNION OFFICIAL STUDIED
Coroner's Jury to Be Told of
Shock Suffered by A. M.
HuddelI.
Physicians Believe Bullet Ar.
rested by Note Book
Caused Conclusion.

A coroners jury was sworn In today
over the body OF Arthur McIntire Hud-
dell, 62-year-old president of the In
ternational Union OF Operating Engi.
neers, preparatory to an inquest to be
conducted Thursday.
Fired on May 20 while in a restaur-
ant at Tenth and K streets, Huddel
died yesterday In Sibley Memorial Hos.
pital. An autopsy performed last night
by DR.. Joseph D. Rogers, deputy coroner
revealed the patient had died of cere-
bral he.norrhage and pneumonia.
Seek Cause Of Death.
DR.. j. Ramsay hewitt, District cor
oner, declared several attending physi-
clans and DR.. Rogers would be heard
at the inquest in an effort to decide
whether the attempt on Huddelps life
was the underlying cause of his death
Huddell collapsed in his of1lce May 26
and was removed to the hospital
His condition originally was attributed
to the nervous strain incident to the
attack in the case. when one Of his
luncheon companions, Frank Langdon
editor of union publication, was shot
in the eye by the unidentified gunman
One Of the seven bullets fired at the
union officials struck Mr.. Huddell, but
was arrested by a notebook in his
pocket. The force knocked him to the
floor. Physicians said the shock might
have caused a slight conclusion leading
to the hemorrhage..
Landon is recovering from the gun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
BOY SHOT IN FINGER
BY UNIDENTIFIED YOUTH

Fired upon by an unidentified white
youth while roller-skating near his
home today, William Thomas, colored,
IL. of 1906 S street, was wounded In
the left hand. He was given treatment
by neighboring physician and then
sent to FEeedmen's Hospital
Thomas told third precinct police he
was skating in the 1000 block of
street when a white boy about 16,
brandishing pistol, rode up on q
bicycle and ordered him to halt.
other boy fired at him point-blank. the
slug, passing through the little finger
of his left hand. His assailant, who
was said to be wearing an orange
sweater, long trousers and gray cap,
fed.
Thomas was discharged from the hos
pital after receiving medical attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
TRINITY GRADUATES
RECORD CLASS OF SO
Diplomas Are Given to Is Girls
From Capital in Exercises
at Commencement.

The largest class in the history Of
Trinity College-99 members, including
Is Washington girls-received diplomas
today from Archbishop Curley in the
closing exercises of Commencement
week.
The honor graduates were Miss Mary
Eileen Hogan. West Orange. N. j., and
Miss Alba I. Zizzamia, Hartford, Conn,
both of whom received the A. B. de-
gree magma cum laude.
In the academic procession the grad
uating class was led by its officers, Miss
Mercedes Liddell, Avalon, Pa, presi-
dent; Miss Katherine Burke. Chicago,
ILL.,, vice president: Miss Helen Stripe.
Ridgewood. N. j.. secretary; Miss Mary
A. Cuineen, Danbury, Conn, treasurer,
and Miss Margaret Bevans, Flushing.
N. Y. class representative on student
government.
Features Of the commencement pro-
gram were the class essay by Miss
ZizZamia, the class poem by Miss Mary
Margaret Walsh. Montclair, N. j.: the
class song by Miss Helena Maxwell,
Waltham. Mass; piano recital by
Miss Hogan; vocal solo by Miss Ger
trude A. Borzi of Washington and the
student government address by Miss
TheodoSia Grey, Larchmont. N Y.
The Is washington girls who re-
ceived diplomas are Misses M. Angela,
Regina A. Bartenbach, Gertrude A..
Borzi. Kathleen A. Brady. Helen B.
Carroll, Helen B. Eagan, Mary M.
Ganey, Lucille K. Hartnett. Mary Au-
gusta kennedy, Elizabeth NJ O'Byrne,
Kathleen. O'Connor, Margaret O'Don-
oghue and Dorothy M. Rhodes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
ARMY BUYS SOVIET MATCHES
DESPITE RUSSIAN GOODS BAN
Present Law Provides for Accepting Lowest Bids on
Supplies, but Change Is Due July 1.

Although the United States does not
recognize Soviet Russia, the United
States Army supplies its soldiers with
Soviet-made matches, it was disclosed
today.
Matches in boxes bearing Made
in-Russia" label have been purchased
by the Army for distribution and sale
at Army posts. The reason Is simple.
Russian matches cost less than Ameri-
can matches, and, under the law, the
Government must award its match con-
tracts to the lowest bidder.
The Soviet matches are in boxes
marked with trademark Of black, yell
low and red, and registered at the
patent ONCE under the name Of the
"a. T. Corporation, N. Y. c." pre-
sumably the Amtorg Trading Corpora
ton, Russian trade agency in New York
City. The low bid, however, was sub
mitted by the Northam Co, Of New
York.
The prica Of Russian matches Il 20
cents per sross less than the price
aaked Ton American mstche& un0eE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
Legless Veteran
Remains in Cell
During Own Trial
Crippled Prisoner Spares
Attaches Duty of Carry
ing Him to Court.

A trial was held in Police Court to-
day with the defendant, q legless war
veteran, remaining in a cell and re-
ceiving sentence without being brought
into the court room.
To avoid the inconvenience of having
Jesse Mcmillan, IS, Of the 100 block of
Pennsylvania avenue, brought up two
flight of stairs from the cell to his court,
Judge Robert e. Mattirgly dispatched
bailiff to ask the veteran how he
wanted to plead to q charge Of intox-
ication.
Mcmillan sent back word he would
plead guilty. Policeman e. A. Horsley
then told the Judge about the arrest Of
the man after finding him unconscious
near his home Saturday. Judge Mat
tingly pronounced sentence of $25 fine
or 80 days in jail, but later suspended
sentence.
Horsley said that when he found Nc
MILAN small wagon, which the cripple
uses to make his way about the city,
had overturned on top Of him. The
officer summoned the sixth precinct pa
troll wagon and took Mcmillan to CAL
hnger Hospital where he was tyeatad
tor alcoholism. 49,