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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
Bank RObber
Works Quietly

LOS ANGELES, May 26. (U.H-
Police today searched for a bandit
who is alleged to have held up o
teller of the California bank at
Eighth and Broadway late yester-
day and escaped with $500.
The bandit approached the cage
nearest the entrance to the bank
and demanded of Teller Victor
Hicks that he hand over large bills.
He collected the money and
sauntered out of the bank as If he
were a customer, Hicks said So
quietly did the bandit work, it was
reported, that an employee work.
ing in the same cage with Hicks
did not know that his companion
was being held up. There were 80
people in the bank at the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
Baker To Act For
Mrs. Mccormick

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, May 26. (U.P)
Arguments in the case of Mrs.
Katherine Mccormick, who seeks
to be appointed conservator for her
husband, Stanley Mccormick of
California, will be heard in the
state supreme court June II.
Newton D. Baker, secretary of
war during President Wilson's Sec
ond administration, will appear in
behalf of Mrs. Mccormick, it was
announced.
Appointment Of Mrs. Mccormick
as conservator of her husband is
opposed by Cyrus and Harold Nc
Cormick, and Mrs. Anita McCor-
mick Blaine, brothers and sister, re-
spectively, of Stanley, who lives on
Santa Barbara, Cal, estate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
World Flight
Starts Friday

ROOSEVELT FIELD, L. l., May
26. (U.P)-Wiley Post, Oklahoma
City, today announced plans to
start Friday with Harold Gatty,
navigator, on a Today flight around
the world.
Post said he is uncertain from
what field to take off.
The first stop will be at Harbor
Grace, N. F., where the Winnie
Mae" will refuel and leave for Ber-
lin. Post plans to fly to Moscow,
continue across Russia and Siberia
to Alaska, through Canada to Ed
monton, and back here across the
continent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
M'LARNIN SAYS
HE WILL DEFEAT
BILLY PETROLLE
BY DIXON STEWART
United Press Staff Correspondent

ORANGESBURG, N. Y, May 26.
U.P)-Jimmy McLarnin and Pop
Foster, who unlike most fighters
and managers usually are short on
pre-fight promises but long on re-
suits, abandoned their reticence to-
day to announce that Jimmy most
certainly was going to win his re-
turn bout with Billy Petrolle at
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night. land maybe a knockout"
Considering that Petrolle gave
McLarnin an artistic trouncing in
their previous encounter, Nov. /
1890, the statement would seem to
be whistling in the dark, but for
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26

lem in maintaining leadership while
battling the sixth place Oakland
Oaks at Wrigley field, Los Angeles.
The race among the leaders was
SO close that the San Francisco
Seals and Mission Reds, in fourth
and fifth positions, also were rated
as contenders. Should the Stars
meet a hard fight with Oakland,
and the Angels and Ducks remain
evenly matched, the two San Fran
cisco clubs might pass all of them.
The Missions were to take on the
seventh place Sacramento Senators
at San Francisco and the Seals were
rated favorites in their invasion Of
Seattle for a series with the IN
dians, still in the cellar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
City and County News Briefs

Mrs. jenkins intermediate and
advanced violin and trumpet stu
dents recital, Baptist church, corner
Seventh and Orange, Tuesday, May
26th, 7:45 p. m. Free to the pub
| lie. 1877
Firemen Meet-Members of the
Volunteer Fire department met at
the hall last night for their regu-
lar monthly session. The evening
was devoted to a discussion of rou-
tine business.
Perishable Shipments Yester-
days perishable shipments reached
total of $50 carloads of canta-
loupes, nine of mixed melons, five
Of honeydews, four of watermelons,
two of carrots, two of tomatoes and
one of oranges and lemons. accord
ing to B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner.
DR.. A. B. hanson, Dentist, Davis
| Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Sentenced From Brawley - Judge
| H. B. Griffin of BraWley yesterday
afternoon sentenced Henry A. Dye,
43, and E. Searles, 54, to 10 days in
the county jail for vagrancy, and
S. Moreno, 18, to 30 days for reck-
less driving.
Croquiqnole-Spira1, Combination,
and end waves. Newkirk's Beauty
Parlor, Phone 227. t,w.t,fri
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
Delinquent Gas
Taxes Sought

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 26. U.P)
State action against % oil COM
panies in California today loomed
as the only recourse for the collec-
ton Of 81 1,375, OTIS in delinquent gas
oline taxes.
While 1t is hoped a plan may be
worked out whereby the companies
can pay the overdue assessments
without having the state take over
the concerns, the cases have been
given to Attorney General U. S
Webb for action.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
B ASEB ALL
STAN DINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Result

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia, 4-l6; New York, "a.
Cleveland, 7; Chicago, 6.
Washington and Boston, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chicago, 9: Pittsburgh, 6.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Farmers near the Idaho Falls fac
tory, in Idaho, will plant $4,000
acres of sugar beets this spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
Pacific Coast
League Scores
(By United Press

(By United Press
Another weeks series in the Pa.
cific Coast league opened today
with games of the leading clubs al
Los Angeles and Portland occupying
the spotlight.
Unless halted by weather, the
opening series game between the
Portland Beavers and the Los An
geles Angels was to decide the hold
er of second place. The two teams
playing in Portland, were tied close
behind the league leading Holly
wood Stars.
The Stars had their own prob
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
No games: teams travelling.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26

power which has earned him the
reputation of being the hardest
puncher, pound for pound, in the
ring today, but in addition was
showing boxing skill and speed
afoot.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-26

CroquiqnoIe-Spira1, Combination,
and end waves. Newkirk's Beauty
Parlor, Phone 227. t,w,t,fri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
THEME SELECTED
BY DR.. H. HARMON
"What Profit Christianity"
Is Topic at National City
Christian.

Three services Of exceptional interest
will be held at the National City Chris
tan Church tomorrow At the II o'clock
service DR.. II. Harmon will speak on
What Profit Christianity" At S o'clock
reading of religious drama. entitled
bethlehem" will be conducted by Law
renee Housman. assisted by DR.. Earle
Wlltrey under direction Of the Commit
tee on Religious Drama and Pageantry
OF the Washington Federation of
Churches.
The o'clock evening service will con-
sist Of musical program.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Union
OF the District Of Columbia will hold its
December meeting in the Vermont Ave
nue. Church at 3 pm. Sunday. The
meeting Will be addressed by DR.. Har
mon.
Other schedule services include the
church school at 9:45 am. and young
peoples meeting at 645 pm During
the week two circles will hold meetings
at II TueSday-Circle No. 4 at the home
OF Mrs. Fl. E. DAWSON, 5212 Thirteenth
street, and Circle No. with Miss Louisa
Welghtman at 1912 Chaplin street. Cir
Gle No 2 will hold q meeting at II
o'clock Wednesday with Mrs. Walter
Emerson, 1916 Madison street. Lunch
con Will be served at each Of these
meetings.
The church night supper will be held
at 80 o'clock Thursday with the week
~ prayer and praise service at o'clock,
unoer direction Of DR.. Pinkerton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
Church TO FETE
ITS ANNIVERSARY
Chevy Chase Baptist Organ
iZation Was Founded Here
Eight Years Ago.

The Chevy Chase Baptist Church will
observe the eighth anniversary of its
organization at the service at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning. Two groups of its
members will be accorded special honor,
namely, the charter members and those
who united with the church previous to
tn, erection Of the present building
who will be known as pioneer mem
begS One member from each group
will have a part in the service. The
ordinance Of the Lords supper will be
Observed and new members welcomed
into the church fellowship. The pastor,
Rev. Edward O. Clark, will speak briefly
on the theme "A Charter for the
Church"
Thu church was started by the Co.
iumb,a Association of Baptist Churches
and was formally organized December 6,
1928. Begun as mission church, 1t IS
now self-susta!ning and has a growing
Sunday school, well organized wom-
ans work and young peoples societies.
The Sunday school which meets at
945 O'Clock, plans to hold special
Christmas exercises at its regular ges-
sion on Sunday previous 10 Christmas.
Proceeds and gifts from the white gift
service will be devoted in part 10 the
relief of needy families.
Young peoples groups meet at 6:45
O'Clock. Miss Marion GAYLORD will lead
the Senior Society on the subject
"Hymnody Through the Ages. The
intermediate Society will observe Bring
a Friend" meeting The church untteS
in the union Protestant service at 8
o'clock in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
The Church and Religious Drama
BY MISS BEss DAVIS sCHRErNER.

~ RAMA had inception the church before the of
| \ the Middle all
with events and ceremonies OF fehgouS Or semi-relgious
~
Tody throughout there a of
by
in members of the church. including
the elderly 1t perhaps the
Of there
and intense spiritual feeling
surely needed this
Churches of Committee Religious
this committee
numbers than
Of drama, who members of various
correlate the of all
possible,
desiring Some day it hoped this committee
disposal churches
for the religious and pagean to have library Of
staff of highly experienced
the churches
to help in the direction of their church dramas
This Lenten Galahad which
Christian Tennysons
Holy the Public
'Parsia
the Bible The
this drama done pantomme with music deeply impressed the
public that planned the presentation again in 1882 during
and churches
impressive
TO the lives of world
Inc ADVICE the help committee the
service OF the churches of the Capital City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
BISHOPS ADDRESS
TO Be BROADCAST
Right Rev. J. E. Freeman to
Give Second Advent Ser
mon Tomorrow.

Right Rev James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, will deliver the second
Of series Of Advent sermons at the
peoples eYenSong tomorrow in Beth
lehem Chapel Of Washington Cathedral
at pm. This service and sermon will
be broadcast by radio over WMAL.
AT the IL am. celebration of holy
communion and sermon the preacher
Will be DR.. $uson Phelps Stokes, canon
OF the Cathedral. The other services in
Bethlehem Chapel tomorrow will be
celebration of the holy communion at
1880 am. and morning prayer and
htany at 10 am.
Canon Gummere will conduct two
pilgrimageS tomorrow through the
Cathedral crypt chapels and to objects
OF religious devotion and interest with
in the Cathedral close. These pilgrim
ages will both start from Bethlehem
Chapel, the first one at $50 and the
second one at pm. Persons wishing
to participate in these pllgrimages are
asked to assemble at Bethlehem Chapel
at the time appointed for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
ST. THOMAS CHURCH
FREE FROM DEBTS
Burning of Many Cancelled Notes
Marks Results of DR.. C. Ernest
Smiths 80 Years as Rector.

Many Cancelled notes of Indebtedness
of ST. Thomas Episcopal Church were
burned recently in a large brass urn in
the presence of Bishop James E. Free
man and many members Of the parish
The church is now entirely free Of debt,
according to DR.. c. Ernest Smith, rector
Of the parish.
DR.. Smith assumed the rectorship Of
st. Thomas Parish % years ago on
coming here from Baltimore, where he
had been rector of the parish of ST
Michael and All Angels 10 years. He
was instituted here by Bishop Henry
Yates Satterlee as rector and priest OF
st. Thomas Parish. The keys Of the
church were handed him by Brig Gen
George A. Woodward, senior warden
and veStryman.
During the rectorship Of DR.. Smith
at st. Thomas 613 people have been
baptized, 884 confirmed, AIS couples
married and $50 persons buried. DR.
William S. Bishop is vicar of the
church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
EVENING SERVICE TOPIC
TOMORROW Is FASHION
DR.. W. A. Shelton Plans Sermons
at Both Church Services and
Sacrament.

Or. w. A. Shelton pastor of Mount
Vernon Place M. E. Church South,
will occupy his pulpit at both the
preaching services tomcrro using as
his subject for the morning sermon
Two Royal Banquets" At this service
the sacrament of the holy communion
will be observed. Pursuant to a Gus
tom recently established at this church
Of arranging the evening service en- the
first Sunday Of each month particu-
larly with a view to making it at
tractive to young people, a special in
vitation is extended to young people
TO attend the service at 8 o'clock. The
subject Ct DR.. Sheltons sermon is
Fashions"
The First Quarterly Conference of
the new ecclesiastical year will be held
Monday evening. with Dr. j. Howard
NellS, recently assigned to this district
as presiding elder. in charge Tine
monthly meeting Of the board of stew
ards, postponed from last week, will be
held Wednesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
YOUR CHRIST is TOPIC
OF BAPTIST PASTOR
DR.. Samuel Judson Porter Will
Speak Tomorrow Morning and
Evening on Series.

DR.. Samuel Judson Porter, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church, will speak
tomorrow morning on Your Christ
Little or Large?" At the evening service
he will preach the first of a series of
six human-interest sermons, in which
the problems Ct youth will be dealt
with. The subject Of the first address
will be THE Great Pathfinder and His
Pioneering Bridge"
The Executive Council will meet at
the church at pm. tomorrow
The monthly meeting of the Womens
Society will be held at the church at
II am Wednesday. At 80 am there
will be meeting of the Executive Com
mittee with the chairmen and secre-
taries of the circles
Preparations are being made by
special committee appointed by the
board OF deacons to observe the seventh
anniversary Of Dr.. Porter as pastor of
the church early next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
LUTHERAN TOPIC,
WHAT IS CHRISTI
DR.. Henry w. Snyder to
Preach at st. PauPS
Church Tomorrow.

What is Christ? This question will
be answered in part tomorrow morning
at st. Pauls Lutheran Church, when
the pastor, DR.. Henry w. Snyder will
preach on Christ, the Way This SER
mon is to be followed by two others on
the next two Sundays, presenting
Christ, the Truth" and Christ, the
Life" Tomorrow morning, preceding
the regular sermon, DR.. Snyder will
talk to the junior congregation on THE
Man With an Axe" Awards will also
be made by the pastor to all of the
children who wrote papers on his last
junior sermon.
Young Peoples night will be observed
at the evening service, when the young
people will attend in a body and hear
the fourth in the series of sermons on
Signs OF the Times, the special topic
being Buy Now, Pay Later"
Al the Luther League meeting at 7
O'Clock Miss Dorothy Leech will be the
leader and the new members acquired
during the recent drive" will be well
coined officially into the league by the
pastor. Robert Baum will be the leader
Of the Christian Endeavor meeting.
The Women's Missionary Society will
meet Wednesday evening. Miss Iva
Albaugh will give talk on Alaska On
this evening also will be held the month
ly meeting of the Church Council.
symbols of the Church" the course
Of lectures featured at the midweek
prayer services, will be continued Thurs
day night.
The Mystery Of the Third Gable"
play, will be presented by the Luther
Leaguers for the benefit OF the building
fund December II. Included in the
cast are Dorothy Burr, Mary Seaford,
Dorothy Leech, Virginia Zepp, Dorothy
Riess, Robert Leech, Edward Stevling-
son, Howard Hassler and Louis Hoover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
EVANGELIST INSTITUTE
TO CONVENE MONDAY
Sixth Monthly Meeting to Be Held
at Mckinley Memorial Bap-
fist Church.

The sixth monthly meeting Of the
Baptist Evangelistic Institute of South
west Washington and vicinity will con-
vene Monday evening at the Mckinley
Memorial Baptist Church, Fourth and
L streets.
Rev. w. A. Gray, former president of
the Baptist Ministers Conference, will
preach the sermon. Addresses will be
made by Rev. Raymond o. c. Hunter,
pastor Of the Bright Hope Baptist
Church; DR.. J. Y Willngham. principal
Of the Institute Bible and Theological
School, and pastors Of the several
churches. Rev. II. F. Rose, pastor Of
the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church,
will give the invocation.
Services tomorrow at the Mckinley
Church will be conducted by DR.. S.
Geriah Lamkin at II o'clock Rev. J.
Jackson, pastor of the Ebenezer Bap-
fist Church, will preach at $50 pm.
B. Y. P. U. meets at pm. and there
will be preaching at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
ARRANGE PROGRAM .
FOR ADULT FORUM
Mount Pleasant COngrega-
tionaI Church Members to
Discuss Eight Topics.

Eight subjects Of discussion on top
les Of current interest have been an
pounced as the program of the sessions
of the Adult Forum Of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church for Deem
Der and January. The forum meets at
10 O'Clock each Sunday morning with
an address on the subject announced,
followed by an informal discussion. The
sessions are open to the general public.
Norton NJ Little, Churister Of Mount
Pleasant Church. will open the Decem
Der program tomorrow morning with an
address on The Evolution OF the
Hymn" and December 10 Dr. Arthur
Deerin Call secretary OF the American
Peace Society and the InterpaTliamen-
tary Union, will talk On "Rumania.'
There will be no session December 20.
but on December 81 Machinery and
Unemployment" will be discussed by Z.
V. Wilcox. a staff writer for the Coun-
try Gentleman.
The program for January includes the
following. January 3, L. A. Halbert OF
the state Department Of Labor OF
Rhode Island. speaking on THE Effect
of the Social Science on Moral Prog
Tess'; January 10, Capt Guy NJ. Kin
man, United States Army, on Unusual
American Places Of Worship, January
II, Dr. Mordecai l5ck.el economist, in
a continuation Of 4 previous address on
An Economists Impressions OF Rus
sia'; January "a, Dr.. George S. Dun
can. American University, on The
Egyptian Pyramids and Their lnscrip-
tons" and January 81, DR.. l.. c, Gray
Of the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, on National Land Utilization
Policies
Two womens organizations have
elected officers as follows
League Of Service, Miss Jessie LaSaile,
assistant superintendent OF schools,
president: Miss Jessie Eltinge, vice
president, Miss Arlene Weeks, record
ing secretary; Miss Alice Woodward,
corresponding secretary, and Miss Mary
Cartner, treasurer.
Womens Gund-Mrs. George R.
Mansfield president; Mrs. E E. Carter,
first vice president; Mrs. Charles S.
Wilson, second vice president, Mrs.
Charles S. Howard, corresponding sec
rotary: Mrs. Gerald Brooks, recording
secretary, Mrs. William P. Enenberger,
treasurer.
Or. Paul Richmond will speak on
Medicine as a Profession at the sec
ond of a series of round table discus
Sions on vocational guidance at the
meeting Of the Young Peoples Forum,
and Rev Russell j. Clinchy and Mrs.
E Irving Fulton will present different
phases of Christian Education and
Christian Ritual" to the Young Peoples
Discussion Group, tomorrow evening.
The December communion service at
the church will be held tomorrow
morning, when a number OF new mem
bers will be received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
LOST DRAMA" Is THEME

THE Lost Drama" will be the sub
ject Of the sermon by Rev. George
Fanham, pastor Of the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church tomorrow.
Mrs. c. G. Woodbury.. chairman Of
the Religious Education Committee, has
begun preparations for Christmas nc
tiyities in the Sunday school At a
meeting of the Woman'S Association
last Wednesday, Mrs. H. La T. Caven-
augh was elected president TO succeed
Mrs r. L. Livingston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05

Mai J. X. Stacy will teach the Drake
class of Calvary Baptist Church tomor-
row morning,
z. NJ. Willis, secretary treasurer Of
the Y. NJ. G. A. Sccrctarial Alliance, will
address the Epworth League of Metro
politan M E. Church tomorrow night
Page NICK. Etchison, religious work
director Of the Y. M c. A, will teach
the Box Bible class of Emory M. E.
Church South tomorrow morning. Mr.
Ftchison also will speak on the inter-
national Sunday school lesson next Sat-
urday at 6 o'clock over Station WMAL
The religious work department Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. will give its annual new
ministers luncheon next Friday at IL 80
o'clock at the Central Y M. c. A.
Louis B. Nichols, associate religious
work director Of the Y. NJ. c. A, is at
tending the Older Boys Conference at
Hagerstown this week end. He will
lead several discussions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
SERMONS ANNOUNCED
BY DR.. C. c. RASMUSSEN
Plans Made for Series Of Group
Evenings to Be Held
During Winter.

At Luther Place Memorial Church
Thomas Circle, tomorrow DR.. 6. c. RaS-
muSsen will preach at II am. on
Where Is Cod" and at pm. on The
Measure of Our Blessing"
DR.. Rasmussen is beginning pro-
gram OF pastoral calling leaving the
work Of visiting prospective members
largely in the hands of Rev Mr. Clutz
during the Advent season.
Plans are arranged for q series of
group evenings, with a Pennsylvania
program, a Virginia program. a Mime
sofa program, a Scandinavian program.
etc, from fortnight to fortnight during
the Winter. A census has been taken
Of the nativity of the members Of the
congregation. 1t shows members from
upward Of 40 States 9 foreign countries
and the District Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05

The new pastor Of the Ninth Street
Christian Church, Rev. Clifford II. JOpe.
began his duties this week He came
here from Richmond Ind, where he
had been pastor of the First Christian
Church Of that city for the past five
years. The church will give a reCep-
ton to Rev. Mr.. Jope and wife and also
include Rev. Lowell c. Mcpherson. who
has been pastor ad interim at Ninth
Street for the past three months, Fri
day evening.
Rev. Mr. Jope has for his Sunday
morning subject In the Beginning
and his evening subject We Are
Work arS Together"
The Alpha Christian Endeavor So
ciety will hold their monthly business
meeting Tuesday evening ct the church
house. Prayer meeting led by Rev
Mr.. Jope is Thursday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
USING THE BIBLE Is TOPIC
OF REV. GODFREY CHOBOT
Communion to Be Observed Tomor-
row at Sixth Presbyterian
Church.

At the Sixth Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning communion will be OBJ
served. At the evening service the pas
tor, Rev. Godfrey Chobot, will speak on
Using the Bible" The Christian En-
deavor Society will meet in the chapel
at 7 o'clock
The Ladies Aid Society will serve a
turkey dinner Tuesday in the dining
room Of the chapel from 5 to 1870
o'clock.
The educational film to be shown
Thursday evening at the midweek serv-
ice will be on "BeeS-HoW They Live
and Work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
japanese to Be Topic.

Why Japan Deties the League" will
be the subject Of a lecture by DR.. B. G..
Wilkinson, dean of theology, Washing
ton Missionary College. This lecture
will be the first of series of prophetical
sermons to be given this Winter each
Sunday night at Mount Pleasant Hall,
1873 Columbia road, by DR.. Wilkinson.