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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
RUTH SETTING
FAST PACE FOR
OTHER PLAYERS
By L. :. CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor


NEW YORK. Aug. i. tU.P)-Babt
Ruth may not secure q renewal Of
his $50, coo contract with the New
York Yankees next season. but i
the Babes salary Is slashed il GER
tanlv will not be because he has
failed to play $4,000 baseball.
Although Ruth has not received
his usual quota of publicity this
season. he has been playing as vel
as any time during his career. Il
now appears that he not only viii
regain his home run crown. but that
he also may win the American
league batting championship.
Ruth is leading both leagues il
home runs with 33, and is only two
points behind Al Simmons in the
fight for league batting honors.
Rub hit his 33rd homer yesterday
as the Yankees defeated Detroit.
to G. and now is only four homers
behind the pace he set in establish
ing his all-time record Of 60 homerS
in 1927
The victory failed to improve the
Yankees standing as the second
place Washington Senators won 4
double header from St. Louis, 5 70 3
and 8 to G. Marberry pitched
Washington TO victory in the first
game and strong relief pitching BY
Alvin Crowder gave the Senators
the aftermath.
Philadelphia maintained its IL
game lead over Washington by de-
feating Cleveland, to /, with home
runs by Cochrane and Cramer pro-
viding the winning margin.
Divide Two
Chicago and Boston divided a
doubleheader. Thomas pitched six
hit ball to give Chicago the opener.
9 TO 2, and Durham's five-hit per-
Torrance gave Boston the nightcap,
TO l.
National league competition was
featured by the tightening Of the
race for second place, with the
flird- place Chicago Cubs winning 2
double header from Boston. 10 !
and to l, to advance within one
point of the New York Giants, who
split double-header with the
lsaeue-lea ding st. Louis Cardinals.
A two-hit masterpiece by Bill
Walker gave New York TO tri-
umph over ST. Louis in the opening
game Of the crucial" series but the
Cards came back to win the second
game. 8 TO ?, on Frisch's homer.
Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati, 9
to 2 and to 7, in the only other
scheduled National league games.
Glenn Wright, returning to action
after an absence OF month be-
cause of an injured ankle, led The
Brooklyn attack with six hits in
seven times at bat
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
Fat Boy Team
Wins On Coast

Maggie Brothers Fat Boy team
hung up another victory yesterday,
defeating the fast National City
nine in that city to 3.
Starke pitched the route for the
Maggie outfit, holding his oppon-
ents 10 five hits.
J. Wilingham sewed up the game
for Maggie in the seventh inning
when he nicked Thompson, Nation
al City pitcher, for home run with
the bases loaded.
Young, second baseman for Mag
gio, led the teams stickers with
three hits out of five trips to the
plate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
Mrs. Barnes Wins
Tom Thumb Race

LOS ANGELES, Aug. II. UP
Mrs. Florence Lowe Barnes, Los An.
geles aviatIix. won the Tom Thumb
air derby held yesterday as pre-
liminary to the Santa Monica to
Cleveland womens air derby which
starts next Sunday.
Making landings at Santa Ana,
East Los Angeles and Santa Paula
airports, Mrs. Barnes negotiated the
l5O-mile circular course in one
hour, 81 minutes and AZ seconds,
two minutes ahead of her nearest
competitor, Miss Edith Bond.
Mrs. Barnes is a favored entrant
in the cross-country derby.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
Speed Not Entirely To Blame

DETROIT. U.P)-Speed. a check
of Detroit police records show. Is
a contributing factor. but is not
the shief cause OF deaths IN traffic
accidents. Fast driving, within
reasonable limits, does not rank as
dangerous as merely failure to
comply with general traffic laws
Negligence Of pedestrians ranks
high as q cause Of many accidents
police traffic bureau heads say.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
Pacific Coast
League Scores
[ BY United PreSsl

Three teams are tied for first
place in the Pacific Coast league
race.
The San Francisco Seals lost a
double header Sunday and the LOS
Angeles Angels and Oakland AcornS
went forward to occupy jointly the
top position with the Seals.
The Portland Beavers were two
games behind the leaders. occupying
fourth position.
The Beavers won both games
from the Seals. Portland held an
early lead in the morning game and
won, to 2. The teams went
through the ninth inning of the sec
ond game. to 5, and the Beavers
got four runs in the 10th, to win,
6 to 5.
The Angels beat Hollywood, 9 to
5, in the first game and in the sec
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
The Weather

For Los Angeles and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Tuesday with
moderate temperature; cloudy or
foggy in the morning: gentle, shift
ing winds mostly southwest.
For Southern CalifOrna-Fair
tonight and Tuesday but overcast
tonight on coast; normal tempera
ture: moderate west and northwest
winds offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
Here And There
In Sport World

CHICAGO, Aug. II. (U.P)-Dave
Shade, California middleweight, will
meet Willie Oster, Boston, in 10
round bout at the White City arena
tonight. Shades experience and
his peculiar bobbing, weaving style
made him a TO favorite over the
hard hitting Bostonian.
Johnny Burns, California. will
face Henry Firpo. Newcastle, Pa,
middleweight, in the eight-round
senli-final Burns holds victory
over owen Phelps, recent conqueror
of Larry Johnson.
CHICAGO, Aug. II. U.P)-Tom
Patrick, Los Angeles heavyweight,
will attempt 10 hang up his fifth
consecutive victory in a Chicago
ring when he meets Baxter Gaines,
Oklahoma, in a l0-round bout at
Shrewsbridge field Thursday night.
Patrick won two bouts last week,
scoring a technical knockout over
Buck Easterling and knocking out
Battling Motley, who was on the
floor nine times.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. II. UP
George Kerwin, fancy Chicago
middleweight, was favored TO de-
feat Jimmy Rivers, Santa Ana Mex
lean. in a 10 round main event here
tonight.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. II. up
Here to see the sights and to have
a good time, w. L. young" Strib-
ling, Georgia heavyweight, and his
wife arrived by airplane last night
Stribling denied reports that he
was TO appear in motion picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
British Take
Three Titles

RYE, N. Y, Aug. II. U.Pl-Three
of the four championships con-
tested in the eastern turf court title
tourney were held today by British
players.
With the Womens singles and
doubles titles belonging jointly to
Miss Joan Ridley and Mrs. Elsie
GoIdsack Pittman, Frederick J. Per-
ry scored the third British triumph
yesterday in winning the mems
singles.
Perry, on top Of his game, re-
quired but one hour TO defeat X
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17

ond Hollywood came from behind
to win, to 3.
Oakland walked away with the
first game, to l. and was leading
as the last inning of the second
game began, but the Missions staged
2 powerful rally and won, 8 to 2.
Seattle and Sacramento went 10
innings before the Indians got a
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17

NOU don't have to learn
L ST u d c b.a ker Free
Wheeling-it teaches it
self to you.
Just start off driving as
you always do. And pretty
soon you'll be enjoying a
swell. sweet new sensation
that's S Free Whcclingl
1t just comes natural.
Before long you'll be
lifting your toe from the
accelerator and thrilling to
costless gliding on merry
old momentum.
Then you'll find your
self shifting at 40 to so
from high to intermediate
and back again as easy as
pic, without using the
clutch.
Why. it's absurd, say /.
to pass up the fun and
economy of it, now that
you can get a real Free
Wheeling Studebaker for
$845. It's the lowest priced
Six today with Free Wheel
ing as standard equipment
engineered from tip to
tail to give you its fullest
benefits in its finest form.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Result.

YeSterdays Results
Los Angeles, 9-5; Hollywood, So.
Portland. 5-9; San Francisco, 2-5.
Seattle, 80; Sacramento, LII.
Oakland. So; Missions, l-8.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17

3 TO victory. Erratic playing in
the second game brought defeat
and the Senators took the game, IL
/ to 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17

Gilbert Hall of South Orange, N. !.
in the finals. 6-3. So. Ga.
The mems doubles title went to
the Californian Ellsworth Vines and
Keith Gledhill, who whipped the
Davis cup tandem of George Lott
and John Van Ryn of Philadelphia
4-6 6-3, 6-3, ll-9
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17

Farmers at Wray, Colorado, are
feeding wheat to hogs. finding 1t
will return them 60 cents or more a
bushel when so used.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York. TO: St. Louis, l-3.
Chicago, Us; Boston, IL.
Brooklyn. 9-8: Cincinnati, 81.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
B A S E B A L L
ST LANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YesterdaY's ResuIts

! Yesterdays kesuIts
Philadelphia. 6; Cleveland, 4.
New York, 6; Detroit, 4.
Chicago. 9-l: Boston, 2-5.
Washington. SIS; ST. Louis. So.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17

FOLLOW THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS PAPER CARE
FULLY. THEY ARE FULL OF INTERESTING FACTS AND
USEFUL IDEAS. THEY WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND
MONEY AND BRING YOU BETTER THINGS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-17
Have You Met
The Lady Who Never
Reads the Ads?

GO INTO her kitchen. The shelves are filled
with familiar brands of soup and soap and foods
of all sorts. Her electric iron and ice-box have
been advertised regularly. So have her rugs and
towels and table silver. SOMEBODY must have
been reading "The ads" asking for known
quality >. buying the goods giving them lead
ership.
Few woman now are content to miss the marvel
GUS comforts of the times. Almost every one is
planning to make next year easier and pleas
anter than this year. YOU read the ADVERTISE
ments with interest because in them you find the
freshest news and the most practical ideas about
keeping house-and about all other branches of
the modern art of living
Naturally, your interest and your confidence
grow when you see the same product appearing
over and over again. Improved =. better now
than ever, but an old friend anyway Something
YOU rely on to meet need, and do job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
u. S. SALARY RAISE
CONFERENCE NEAR
Senate and House Conferees to
Meet Next Week-Treasury
Supply Bill Delayed.

Senate and House conferees will meet
again, probably next week, in an effort
to settle their differences over the ex-
tent to which salary increases should
be granted during the next fiscal year
TO Government workers in underaver-
age grades.
A new ray of hope for the Senate
amendments, which seek to take care
OF 80 per cent OF these underaverage
cases during the coming year, was pro-
vided by the Senate's action yesterday
in rejecting for the second time the
conference report on the Treasury
once supply BILL.
The salary items affect all the de-
partmental appropriation bills, but the
issue is being fought out on this bill.
While the conference report submit
ted to the Senate yesterday was in
tended primarily TO dispose of other
disputed features Of the bill. leaving
the salary amendments TO be voted on
later, it is believed by those in touch
with the situation that the rejection OF
the Senators to stand by the salary in
creases as recommended by the Budget
Bureau.
The House thus far has remained
adamant against the Senate salary
amendments but the Senate at the
same time has indicated equal firmness
in support of them.
The next development will be for the
Senate to reappoint its conferees, but
it is not expected the renewal of con-
ferences will begin for a day or two
The Senate conferees are headed by
Senator Phipps. Republican, Of Colo
RADIO and the House group has been
headed by Representative Wood Of In
diana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
BAN ON HOME WINE
ASKED BY DR.. WILSON
Methodist Dry Leader Writes to
Senator Tydings Approving
Volstead Act Change.

BY the Associated Press.
Amendment of the Volstead act to
prevent trade in grape products which
may be turned into wine was advocated
today by DR.. Clarence True Wilson of
the Board of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
Senator Tydings, Democrat, Mary
land, an opponent of prohibition, read
to the Senate today the letter of DR..
Wilson to himself agreeing that the
sale of some Of the grape products was
in violation of the spirit of the prohibit
ton act.
The Wilson letter said any one who
contended this trade had the passive
consent Of the dry organizations is in
error"
Tydings said it is now perfectly legal
to manufacture 20 per cent wine in the
home, but illegal to make beer or gin.
We either should permit all bev-
erages to be made in the home as we
now permit wine or we should stop all
manufacturing in the home"
The Marylander quoted figures he said
were issued by Prohibition Commission
er Woodcock showing 100000 gall
Ions OF IL per cent wine were produced
in the last five years, compared with
229,O00,000 in the five years preceding
prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06

jail in the height Of the terror climbed
up TO the third floor of the hospital
building as 1t leaned At rrecarious
angle and rescued q. Hughes, manager
Of the National Tobacco Co Shortly
afterward the building mrched over,
the falling masonry trapping two girls
In the basement.
Eight babies have been born 70
mothers in a public park where they
went when the tremors forced them
from their homes Securities. deeds
and instruments worth millions are
believed to have been destroyed In
banks and legal Offices Of Napier and
Hastings.
Naval men are continuing their work
of demolition, often at great risk to
themselves. They will use dynamite
tomorrow in an effort to expedite their
work, the search for remaining bodies
being held up until tottering walls and
other dangerous distractions are re-
moved. Give me a drink" was the
only remark of a boy rescued today
from the ruins of the technical school
which had imprisoned him since the
earthquake Tuesday. After getting his
drink of water he started to search
for his parents, about whose fate he
had been thinking during the three
long days he lay buried in the debris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
REQUEST TO RADIO
BUTLER CASE DENIED
Secretary Adams Objects to Court
Martial Proceedings at Phila-
delphia on Air.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The energetic efforts of one Of the
large broadcasting groups to obtain per-
mission for putting the Butler court
martial on the air have met with cold
rundown at the Navy Department.
Secretary Adams refused to have the
trial of the Marine general, which will
be held in Philadelphia a week from
Monday, taken into homes everywhere
via microphones and radio receiving
sets
Incidentally, friends of Gen. Butler
today computed that If the court-mar-
tial resulted in the most severe penalty
of dismissal from the service, the Ma
rine's remarks about Premier Musso-
lini of Italy would cost him just about
100000
Gen. Buffers base pay is $4,000
year. He is 80 years old, having served
80 years in the Marine Corps. A Ma
rine officer of Buffers rank is eligible
for retirement on request after 80 years
service. His retired pay would be $4,000
a year.
If he resigned with the expectation
of living TO the age of 10 he would re-
ceive $4,000 for the 20 years. Dis
missal from the service would prevent
his receiving retired pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
BUTLER TRIAL BAN
ASKED BY FRIENDS
Philadelphia Commission
Sends Appeal to Hoover to
Stop Court-MartiaI.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, February 6.-The
Philadelphia Commission which placed
tablet in the Navy Department Build
ing at Washington testifying to the i'm
partiality, courage and incorruptibility
OF Maj. Gen, Smedley D. Butler, has
appealed to President Hoover to stop
the court-martial of the Marine ofhcer.
The appeal on behalf of the commits
sion was sent to Washington by Will
liam r. Nicholson, jr., secretary of the
Law Enforcement League and also of
the Butler Memorial Commission.
THE unfortunate situation" the
appeal said, "can be likened unto max
ing mountain out of a mole hill"
Col. Frederick Taylor Pussy judge
advocate general of the Pennsylvania
Natioanl Guard. used the same words
in an address today at the Poor Rich
ard Club lurCheon.
Col. Pussy said naval officers were
constantly "muzzled" while Army Of
ficers might criticize whomsoever they
wished.
Quotes MuSSOIini.
why can Gems. Pershing, Scott, Bull
lard and the rest get away with criti-
cisms of French generals or almost any
body they pick out, and even Premier
Mussolini can say, The American peo-
pie are lot of hogs who want to keep
all the gold while Butler receives a
gage" he demanded
The Butler case has brought forth
a new version of the incident in 1925,
when Gen. Butler ordered the arrest of
Col Alexander S. Williams.
MIR. and Mrs. C. S. A Henry of
Ardmore, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
NETT r. Tatnall. Haverford, Pa, were
at a dinner here at which Rear Ad-
miral Ashley H. Robertson, Gen.
Buffers commanding officer at San
Diego, who has since died, told them
he was responsible for ordering Col.
Williams arrest
What actually happened that night
was that Col Williams invited Gen.,
and Mrs. Butler to dinner.
Threatened to Arrest Butler.
Gen. Butler later attended an en-
listed mems dance and then went to
get his family at dance at hotel
in San Diego.
IT was standing in the lobby when
Col. Williams came in. He was sup
ported by a junior officer, and he was
very noisy and apparently quite drunk.
Gen. Butler also was in the lobby when
Williams reeled up to him and warned
him he could not rule with high hand
in the West.
Gen. Butler turned to me. He said:
This fellow is disgracing his uniform;
but I hate to arrest him just after
arriving at this station
Il told Gen. Butler would have to
prefer charges against him If he neg
lected his duty in that way. Under
these circumstances there was nothing
else for Gen. Butler to do but put Col.
williams under arrest at once"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
NAPIER REFUGEES
DIE EVACUATION
Dazed Quake Victims Fall
and Are Buried by Wayside.
Babies Born in Parks.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NAPIER, New Zealand, February g.
Evacuation of Napier and Hastings pro-
ceeded today attended by almost every
conceivable hardship and discourage
ment.
Only one road is open and that is
cracked and full Of assures 1t is badly
congested with hundreds of vehicles,
all proceeding from the area. stricken
by Tuesdays earthquake and the trem-
ors which have ceased hardly for an
hour since.
A number of the dazed and nerve
shattered refugees, unable to continue
along the ''Via DoloroSa." have fallen
by the way and died where they fell
Pathetic rude crosses have been placed
over shallow graves dug for them.
Within the two towns the grim work
of excavation of bodies of victims and
Identification is proceeding. In many
cases the bodies are so badly crushed
that recognition has been impossible
and it is believed probable that a num-
Der of victims who persisted in the fall
ing hotels never will be identified.
Forty-eight persons were buried yester-
day in a single grave.
1t became known today that one of
the prisoners released from the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
[EGGE FEARS RUSS !
SUCCESS IN WHEAT.
U. S. Competition Futile, He
and McKeIvie Agree After
Viewing Figures.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Legge of the Farm Board
said today ne viewed Russia's offlcial
grain exports statement as an indica-
ton that the Soviets were turned
toward a dominating position in the
world wheat market.
The American farmer cannot COM
pete with Russian wheat in the world
market" he said. land II he attempts to
he will have to give up riding around in
automobiles"
Samuel R. McKelvie, grain member
of the board. joined in asserting that
American producers could not compete
with Russian wheat, because of Russia S
free land and free labor"
Concede Russ Industry.
McKelvie said there was mo question
but that Russia, with unlimited virgin
land, could produce great quantities of
wheat cheaply for many years at least
with no land and labor cost"
The two agreed the latest re-
port from Moscow showed Russia MAX
ing more progress in its agricultural
program, especially wheat, than in the
five-year industrial plan.
McKelvie cited Soviet exports OF
nearly dS WIlSdG SLuCG
during any one year before the World
War as an indication of its growing
Importance in the world market.
u. S. Can't Compete.
Legge said also that the American
farmer could not compete in the world
market with Argentine and Australian
wheat. Each of these, he said, had the
advantage of low-cost water tranSporta-
ton, particularly Australia.
Australian wheat, Legge said, was
grown around the rim of the continent
and could be moved long distances at
low cost
McKelvie said the Farm Board was
keeping a close watch over Russian
wheat exports, but there is nothing we
can do about it unless they try to dump
it in this country" Then, he said,
tariff laws could be utilized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
VANDERBILT DENIES NOTE.

PHOENIX, Ariz., February s (P1-
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., denied through
his attorney today reports that he had
had telephone call from the State De-
partment, or any communication OF any
kind from Washington, advising him to
remain silent regarding the Mussolini-
Butler incident.
He reafirmed, also through his coun-
sci. he does not intend to say anything
more about the case, regardless of any
interest or lack of interest on the part
of the State Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
German Plot Suspects Seized.

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany Febru-
airy (F1.-Police today arrested num-
Der of persons said to have been con-
nected at one time with the Rhineland
separatist movement, on suspicion of
plotting a new Palatinate separationist
campaign. The suspects were picked
up at Kaiserlautern and other Pala-
innate cities. There have been no
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06

what's the news? I don't get to read
we are moving too fast. Have the
admirals got dressed for Buffers
trial yet? How does Mr.. Hoover
stand on prohibition this week?
was down in West Texas last week
and they are feeding goats the
Wickersham report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
"OLDEST MASON" is 1O5
Huge Cake Features Birthday of
Leprelet M. Logee.

CHARLTON, Mass, February 6 CP).
-Leprelea Miller Logee, believed to
be the Oldest living mason in the United
States, yesterday celebrated his 105th
birthday anniversary, the feature of it
a huge cake, containing los candles.
Mr.. Logee, born in Burrillville, r. l.,
February 5, 1926, now is a resident of
the Masonic Home here. He is a
charter member of Granite Lodge, F.
81 A. M. of Whitsinville. He was raised
in Mount Vernon Lodge at Jewett City,
Conn, however, in 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06

at Ponca City.
Play e d this
morning at the
best agricultural
school in Amer
lea, Oklahoma
A. and M. Their
cattle win all
the shows, and
their boys win
all the judging
contests. Its not
a raccoon coat
coll e ge. Say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
WOMAN DRIVER ARRESTED
Miss ode s. sanderson Provides
$25 Collateral After Collision.

Miss Ode S. Sanderson, % years old.
of the Wardman Park Hotel, was ar
rested for reckless driving yesterday
afternoon after an automobile she was
driving figured in collision with the
machine of Gordon S. Contee, 2311
Connecticut avenue, on West Executive
avenue.
A park policeman arrested Miss San
derson, who was released on $25 coll
lateral for her appearance in court