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The Washington times., 1931-04-14
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1881. Premier
Syndicate Inc)

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April IA.
First National is plotting to make
Dorothy Mackaill a secretary
again.
Instead of Thompson Buch-
anan's play, "As Good AS New"
the studio has chosen Rival
Wives" for the stars next pic
ture. It is a story by Ann Austin
about a secretary who married
her boss on the rebound and
later has to compete with a re-
pentant first wife.
For the moment, Dorothy
doesn't have to worry about
makeup, dialogue or getting down
to early calls at the studio. She
is vacationing in Honolulu, where
she has commuted regularly since
her location trip to Hawaii with
THE Barker" company.
To the Point
Gene BiScailluz, under-Sheriff
of Los Angeles county and good
friend to many film people, tells
the story of a small upstate
courtroom in which sign has
been posted: This court is a
place where justice is dispensed
with"
Latest Gossip
Another French style expert is
in town. She is Countess Valen-
tine de Tukine, who has an estab-
lishment in Paris, and who has
done work on Paramount pro-
ductions in Europe. American
methods of designing" says the
Countess, "are superior to those
of Europe" She refers to sketch
ing designs instead of draping
them on models. There are still
a few holdovers from the days
of musicals. Michael Bartlett, a
singer, was brought out here
from New York a year ago and
has been under contract to Fox
and Metro Goldwyn-Mayer ever
since. He hasn't worked a day
E. If it didn't do anything else,
the Warner raid on Paramount
talent made the studio appreciate
it's remaining stars. Dick Arlen
has just received a new contrcat
at a handsome advance in salary
:. Speaking of contracts, R-K-O
has offered to sign Mae Murray
up for a long term. And Will
lard Mack has affixed his name
to a four-way contract at Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer. He will act,
write, do dialogue and direct. ,.
Out at R-K-O-Pathe, they have
The Washington times., 1931-04-14
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cycles.
WBAL-CBaltimOre) 1000 kilO-
cycles.
The Washington times., 1931-04-14
Don't Miss These

p. NJ.
5:3O-Address of President Hoover
on Tuskegee Institute. WRC
and WMAL.
Bookkeeping Up With The Times;
news flashes by Paul KeOugh ;
Van and Shook; twO-pianO
team of National Players.
VOL,
7:3O-BasebaH night with Radio
Joe, WMAL.
8:OO-JuIia SandersOn and Frank
Crummitt. WRC.
8:15-Lee Morse. WMAL.
9 to 11-COnCert from Pam
American Union. NAA.
10 1O:OO-ParamOunt Playhouse.
WMAL.
The Washington times., 1931-04-14


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WMAL-"Ntnute Dramas" with
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The Washington times., 1931-04-14
Did You Know

That AL Santell, the Fox di-
rector, weighed only one and
three-quarter pounds when he
was born and slept in a cigar
box for a cradle? An old-fastl-
ioned wood stove was used as all
incubator, the miniature cradle
being kept on the open door Of
the oven. A flannel cloth was
hung around the stove to pre-
vent drafts.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
A. F. OF |. WILL
DELIBERATE ON
WET MOTIONS
BY DAN BOWERMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. -. UP)
Delegates to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor convention specu-
lated today on the probable prohi
bition recommendations to be made
by the resolutions committee as
headed by Matthew Woll.
The wage situation at Hoover
Dam, whether to ask total exclusion
of Filipinos from the country;
whether TO demand that Mexican
immigration be put on a European
quota basis; what stand to take on
unemployment insurance and the
vital question of large scale public
works to relieve unemployment were
among the important subjects be-
fore the committee
Vol and his helpers had before
them three anti-prohibition propo-
sails.
One of the Tacoma, Wash. CEN
tral labor council would nullify the
18th amendment by repeating the
Volstead act. A second, by Edward
Flore, Robert B. Hesketh, Emanuel
Koveeski, Conrad Schott and Agnes
NJ. Quinn of the hotel and restau-
rant employees union, asked repeal
of the 18th amendment and sub
stitution of state control on the Ca
madam plan. The third, written by
the executive council of the fedora
ton, headed by President William
Green, demanded immediate modi-
fication of the Volstead act to legal
ize 2.75 per cent beer by weight
The fact that legalized beer was
considered politically possible, while
a resolution against the amendment
would accomplish little in the way
of concrete results, was believed to
have an important bearing on the
committees deliberations.
"A favorable congress could legal
ize beer in 48 hours" President
Green said Immediately an esti-
mated million men or more would
find jobs building and remodeling
brewerieS, in transportation, manu-
facture and in dozens of allied lines.
Just as the automobile industry
ended the 1921 depression, I believe
the beer industry would provide the
stimulus to end this one.
"On the other hand, amending the
Constitution is slow job. Three
or four depressions might come and
go before it was done. What we
want is new industry now"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Exploding Oil
Well Kills Man

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct.
y. U,n)-A huge gusher exploded
on the extreme edge of the city
field this Afternoon, killing one man.
Captain Bert D. Paine, in charge
of the oil field military occupation
forces, said Charles Biddle, Empire
Gas & Refining Co., employee, was
killed.
The crew was opening the we'll
to production after a 66 day Mill
tary shutdown when the explosion
occurred shortly before p. m.
The gusher ripped through con-
nections. The next instant there
was a deafening explosion. The
200 foot column of oil and gas be-
came a raging column of flames.
Another man was blown clear OF
the derrick. He was not seriously
injured.
Flames threatened to spread to
other gushers standing on the west
side of the doomed well.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
BOYCOTT URGED
BY MOONEY TO
OBTAIN PARDON

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. y. W.H
Gray haired Tom Mooney, i'm
prisoned and branded a felon saw
his Is year battle for freedom
climaxed today with a demand for
nationwide action against injustice
and framed evidence
All the public opinion aroused by
MONEYS famous case was center
ed on the man behind San Quen-
tin walls yesterday when San Fran
cisco led the nation in acclaiming
the hour for his pardon. Mooney
himself sounded the call for ac-
ton in letter advocating a world
wide boycott against California un-
TIL he is out of prison.
An audience of 5000 at the
Mooney anniversary conven tt o n
arose in mass to cheer his mes
sage urging the adoption of the
same methods that the Mahatma
Gandhi used to bring the most
powerful empire to its knees"
This was accomplished very
largely through the boycott" said
Mooney in describing the most
effective weapon. I suggest that all
athletic and sports representatives
refuse to come to Los Angeles for
the Olympic games in 1892 as long
as I, an innocent man, remain III
prison"
He also urged the discourage
ment "by the workers and all the
real friends of labor and every
lover of fair play and decency."
Then he hinted his present dis
couragment in reference to Cover
nor James Rolph, Jr., of Califor-
mia who was mayor of San Fran
cisco at the time of the Prepared
ness Day bombing of which Mooney
and Warren K. Billings were con-
victed.
Governor Rolph has no more in
tention of freeing me than he has
of taking his own life he said.
He has been governor for lC
months. Instead of giving me
hearing he has been stalling."
Mooney was not alone his own ad-
vocate Rupert Hughes, the auth
or; Fremont Older, the San Fran
cisco editor who started the crus-
ade to free Mooney and Billings;
Lincoln Steffens, liberal writer and
editor; Fred Moore, defense counsel
for Sacco and VanZetti; Oscar AM
eringer, Oklahoma labor editor:
John D. Barry, San Francisco writ
er, and Judge Franklin Griffin,
who presided at MONEYS trial, all
urged his pardon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
DAISY De Woes
FATHER HELD ON
LIQUOR CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. l2. U.P)-
Thomas De Boe, 54, father of Daisy
De Voc, former secretary to Clara
Bow, was freed today on $500 bail
after his arrest on liquor charges
during a. raid on his home.
De Boe just recently was paroled
from San Quentin where he served
term on still possession con-
viction
His daughter also is in the coun-
ty jail serving a term as part OF
the provision by which she was
given probation after she was con-
victed of grand theft from Miss
Bow.
Officers who raided the De Boe
home said that De Boe and his wife
attempted to dump two gallons of
whiskey down the kitchen sink but
the officers were successful in seiz-
ing 1t.
The authorities also claimed that
De Boe asked them 20 place the
burden of the liquor possession
count against Mrs. De Boe since he
feared his parole would be vacated.
De Boes daughter changed her
name to De Voc to eliminate con-
fusion when she was secretary to
Miss Bow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
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HOOVER LAUDS
POLICEMEN AS
REAL HEROES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. U.P)-In
a radio greeting to the Information
al Association of Chiefs of Police
at st. Petersburg, Fla. President
Hoover said today that the coun-
try should glorify its police instead
of clarifying cowardly gangsters.
Mr. Hoover spoke from the White
House.
The President said the police
were national heroes and intimated
that he thought crime could be
suppressed ir the police were net
haanpered by indifferent support,
inefficiencies In criminal procedure
and occasional lack of cooperation
on the part Of prosecuting author
tiles. Mr. Hoover did not refer to
the Wickersham commission report
charging widespread brutality ir
the use of third degree methods of
crime detection.
I'm the United States a major
responsibility rests upon the shout
ders OF our chiefs Of police" Mr.
Hoover said, "ours is a form of
CllC DdSh dAlQ lC-
sponsibility of maintenance of or
ganized society is through its new
er-ending battle against crime
which rests upon each local COM
munity. The chiefs of police occupy
a position of high command in that
service. In not a few of our COM
munities the police have been SUBJ
ject to criticism. That criticism
arises from the exception and not
the rule in police conduct. More
over, there is Sentimentalism in
some people which makes popular
heroes out of criminals which needs
replacement by a sentimentalism
that makes a popular hero of the
policeman for the courage and de-
votion he shows in protection OF
our citizens. Instead of glorifica-
ton of cowardly gangsters We need
the glorification OF policemen who
do their duty and who give their
lives in public protection"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
DISSOLUTION OF
REICHSTAG WILL
Be FASCIST AIM
Radicals Unite With Ger
man NatiOnalists In OPP
posing Government.
BY FREDERICK KUH
United Press Staff Correspondent

HARZBURG, Germany, Oct. IL.
U.P)-Germany's Fascist and Ma
tionalist parties, united as the ma
tional opposition" will demand i'm
mediate dissolution and a general
election when the Reichstag con-
venes Tuesday.
The two parties are making their
laundering bid for the power now
held by the government of Chan
cellor Heinrich Bruening after
most colorful demonstration here
yesterday.
The ordinarily quiet atmosphere
OF Harzburg, a popular spa. gave
way before military parades of
brown shirt Fascists and gray-clad
members of the Steel Helmets, reac-
tionary war veterans organization.
Adolph Hitler, Fascist or "nazi"
leader, who received his first aud
ience from President Paul Won
Hindenburg Saturday, Alfred Hu-
genberg, powerful Nationalist lead
er, and Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. for
mer president of the Reichsbank,
were cheered wildly as they de-
nounced the Bruening regime, and
demanded that the entire system
of democracy be swept aside along
with the peace treaties, and that
Germany be given equal rights of
armament with other world pow
erS.
DR.. Schacht's alliance with the
Nationalist opposition was not en-
tirely unexpected, due to his con-
tentions that Germany is able to
continue to pay reparations, but his
violent attack on the Bruening re-
gime was the sensation of the meet
ing. He accused the government.
chiefly Bruening, President of the
Reichbank Hans Luther and Min
ister of Finance Herman Dietrich.
of concealing Germany's "catastro-
phic financial position He said
the recent report of the Wiggin in
ternational bankers committee was
"distortive."
The opposition decided to demand
immediate dissolution of the Reich
stag and general election Novem-
Der 8, the thirteenth birthday of the
German republic.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
NO MONEY FOR
EVANGELIST IN
BOSTON MEETING

BOSTON, Oct. II. U.P)-Aimee
Semple Mcpherson Hutton's Boston
revival was such poor drawing
card yesterday that 1t was an
nounced there would be no more
daily reports on the financial re-
turns.
The unemployed, who were prom
ised $3.50 split on proceeds of
the revival, will get no relief if
gate receipts continue small
Gross receipts torarcd less than
$4,000 today, compared with ex-
penses of $500. Indications were
that receipts of the revival, sched-
uled to last nine days, might not
cover expenses.
Yesterday afternoons meeting at
tracted $500 to Boston Garden and
the collection amounted to S65897.
Last nights audience was estimated
by the management at l4,302 but
police said no more than $500 were
in the building. The evening COL
lection was less than $1,000.
Manager Richard Dunn of the
garden announced MRS. Hutton is
here to convert souls, not TO make
money!"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Golfer Held In
Auto Accident

George Mcclure, Yuma golfer
we'll known in Imperial Valley, is in
the Yuma county Jail today await
ing removal to the Imperial county
Jail to face trial on a charge of
failing to stop and render aid after
an automobile accident last night in
which Fred Medan of Yuma received
fractured skull
The accident happened on the
road from Algodones to Yuma, so
that Mcclure will be prosecuted in
this county. Medan may die as the
result of his injuries, which had not
been fully determined today. Should
the victim die it is probable Nc
Clure will be charged with man.
slaughter.
Tom Sharp, investigator and
Hazel Livingston, district attorneys
reporter, are in Yuma today inveS-
tigating the case. Mcclure already
has secured the services of an attor-
ney. He refused to waive extra
dition, it was understood today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Mayor Requests
Display OF Flag

In honor of the United
States Army Band, which will
play at the fair grounds on
Wednesday, and of its illus
triops founder, General John J.
Pershing, who led the Amer
lean forces to victory during
the World War, 1 request res
idents of Ell Centre to display
the national colOrs on their
homes and places of business
all day Wednesday.
As the money received from
the concerts by the band will
be used to relieve the needy
during the coming winter, 1
urge all who can do SO to
make an effort to attend the
afternoon or evening perform
anccs by the band, feeling GER
tain they will thoroughly en-
JOY the program and will also
aid a worthy cause.
tSigned) II. w. FAWCETT,
Mayor of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Assert Wealthy
Woman Injured

NEW YORK, Oct II. UP) - A
special supreme court hearing will
consider claims that Mrs. Ida E.
Wood, SO year old recluse was pain
fully injured during her recent
forced removal from the hotel
room in which she had boarded
100000 in cash, the World Tele-
gram said today.
The hearing will be conducted be-
fore Supreme Court Justice Irwin
Untermeyer, the paper said.
According to the newspaper, Will
liam C. Shields and Miss Gertrude
Wood, held by Justice Untermeyer
to be the elderly woman's nearest
relatives, entered the hotel room
Saturday and found the woman
bruised and with marks like burn
on her lower lip.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Ford Prepares
To Quiz Clark

LOS ANGELES, Oct. II. W.P)-
With the David H. Clark murder
retrial in adjournment until Tues
day Special Prosecutor w. Joseph
Ford today prepared to complete
Clark's cross-examination by at
tacking his story that he shot Her.
bert Spencer, editor, and Charles
Crawford, politician, in seif-de-
fenSe.
Ford said he expected to question
Clark for approximately two hours
in an effort to shatter Clark's
statement that the fatal quarrel
in Crawfords Hollywood office arose
because Crawford suggested Clark
aid in framing" Chief of Police
Roy Steckel.
Both sides expressed the opinion
that the case will be in the hands
of the jury by the end of this
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
PEACE IS
INTEREST
OF j. s.
Amicable Settlement OF
Japan-China Trouble Is
Only Objective.
NOTE FOR LEAGUE
America Willing To Work
With Other Powers To
Prevent War.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. r. U.P)-
The interest of the United States in
the clash between Japan and China
over Manchuria is to see that it is
not settled by war but by pacific
means, according to an authorized
view revealed today
Secretary of State Stimson dis
closed he is in constant correspond
ence with the secretariat of the
League Of Nations over the situa-
tion.
A note sent last night offering
to support the Leagues course by
independent action does not mean
q hands off policy but on the con-
trary, Stimson explained today The
policy ives described in one quarter
as one of "firmness."
1t was evident at the state de-
partment that the utmost serious
ness Is attached to the situation in
Manchuria. A conference later to-
day between Stimson and japanese
Ambassador Debuchi was expected
TO deal with Japan's attitude.
This government feel the Man
churian crisis is still one for Japan
and China to adjust and that the
course of the United States and
other outside nations should be to
prevent a decision by war rather
than by peaceful means.
1t is made clear here that this
government does not believe Japan
and China can be properly dealt
with in their rival Manchurian
claims through any outside dicta-
tion such as was attempted for
Europe in the treaty of Versailles.
That is the last way, according TO
the view here, TO deal with the sit
uation.
The gravity of the Manchurian
dispute joined with the possibilities
of an attempt by Hitlerite National
lists in Germany to seize power there
have combined to create disturb
ing outlook in the efforts being led
by the United States for disarma-
ment and world economic rehabili-
tation.
Effects Uncertain
What the effect of Hitlerite con-
troll would be on the efforts Of the
United States and France to work
out reconstruction program in
Europe, officials declined to say to-
day. 1t was feared that the posi-
bility OF strong German protest
against reparations and the treaty
of Versailles would make more diff
ficult the role of Premier Laval in
his visit here 10 days hence. ANY
complications would also be likely
to affect the attitude of the Italian
government in the forthcoming visit
to Washington of Foreign Minister
Grandi.
Both the German and Manchu-
rian situations have developed at a
discouraging time, when the United
Continued on page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Business Quiet
During Holiday

Public institutions. with the excep-
tion Of the post office, were filled
with unaccustomed quiet today as
state and city employees observed
Columbus Day as a legal holiday.
Besides the court house, city hail
and library, other businesses closed
included banks, title companies,
building and loan companies and
the Imperial Irrigation District Of
fices.
The post office, a federal insti-
tuition, remained open, as did stores
and other business houses.
After o week of hectic activity, tho
county court house seemed nnnat-
urally quiet, with only small group
gathered to await the verdict In the
MouZakis murder case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Sheep Arrived To
Feed In Valley

Four thousand head of sheep ar
rived in the valley this weekend
from the drought district in Yuma,
1900 head of cattle are expected to
arrive from Mexico today and 700
cattle have already been shipped in
from northern California and south
ern Nevada.
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, states that large ship
ment of cattle and sheep is expect
ed to leave the drought district this
week for Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Injuries Prove
Fatal To Youth

Dreams of becoming a cowboy
ended for James Allen Bebb. IA
year-old runaway, when he died az
the county hospital this week -end
as the result of infection follow
ing railway accident at Salton
siding recently.
He ran away from his home at
Hawthorne and attempted to get
to cattle country by cumming"
rides on the railroad. In some
manner he fell while attempting to
board train at Salton siding and
one foot was severed when the train
passed over him.
A coroner's jury held no one re-
sponsible for the death, according TO
Coroner Bert Underwood. A coro-
ner's inquest was held Saturday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Edison's Vitality
Proves Amazing.

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. IL.
W.P)-Thomas A. Edison today began
what may be the last week of his
life, extremely weak from effects of
uremic poisoning, diabetes and
stomach ulcers.
DR.. Hubert S. Howe. his psysician,
said he did not believe Edison could
live more than a week, although the
84-year-old inventor has shown
amazing vitality" and there ap-
pears to be no immediate emergency,
Edison sat up in an armchair for
two hours yesterday afternoon af-
ter eating few spoonfuls of SteWed
pears but by mid-afternoon again
fell asleep
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-12
Family Wiped Out
In Auto Accident

V1NTON, Iowa, Oct. ~. U.P)-A
Sunday outing for the family of a
young farmer near here ended in
a grade crossing crash late yester-
day. Five members of the family
were killed instantly. A sixth died
today.
The crash occurred when John
Demmel drove his automobile in
which were his wife, four children
and a hired man, onto a grade
crossing of the Rock Island railroad.
A freight train travelling at high
speed crashed into the car strew-
ing wreckage and mangled bodies
600 feet along the right of way.
The latest victim was Frederick
Demmel, 4, who died in a hospital
here.