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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
SCREEN STARS
MARRIAGE SAID
TO Be ILLEGAL

NORTH TARRYTOWN, N Y,
Nov. 9. WP)-Gloria Swanson's mar
riage to Michael Farmer, wealthy
Irish broker, at Elmsford on August
Is is invalid, Edward F. Hennessey
Mount Pleasant township clerk
who issued the license, said today
He gave two reasons for the in
validity.
l. The license was issued in one
township and the marriage per-
formed in another township, con-
trary to New York state law.
2. The ceremony was performed
before the expiration of one year
from the date of Miss Swanson's
last divorce, from the Marquise De
La Falaise Et De La Coudraye, con
trary to the order of the Califor-
MIA superior court.
Hennessey offered no explanation
as 10 why he issued the license ano
then witnessed the ceremony in an
other township If ne knew that in
validated the marriage. He said he
did not know about the California
court decree ordering Miss Swan
son not TO marry again for one
year or he would not have issued
the license.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of Dudley Field Malone
international lawyer, early on a
Sunday morning.
The license, which was returned
today, six weeks late, by Mayor
John Murray of Elmsford who per-
formed the ceremony, gave the per-
sonal details required by law. Miss
Swanson stated that it was her
fourth marriage, Farmer that it was
his first venture.
Difference In Age
There was a discrepancy in the
age Miss Swanson gave listing her.
self as 81 on one line and saying
she was born at Chicago on March
27, 1899, which would make her 80
on another line.
Miss Swanson gave her occupa-
ton as "artist" and said she lived
at Beverly Hills, Calf. Her fathers
name was Joseph. she said, in ap-
plying for the license. When it
was returned today the name Swan
son had been added. in a different
colored ink. Her mothers name
was given as Adelaide Len.
Farmer gave his home address as
90 Rue Henri-Martin, Paris, and
his age as %. He was born May
., 1902, at County Cork, Ireland,
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
VETERAN ACTOR
BELIEVED TO Be
AMNESIA VICTIM

VENTURA, Cal. Nov. 8. WP)-
Alec B. Francis, 60, famous for his
character roles in motion pictures,
was found here today after an ap-
parent lapse of memory which
caused him to disappear from Hol-
lyWood late Saturday.
Police Captain Joe Myers, who
found the actor after Francis was
recognized by a restaurant owner,
described him as "dazed and eX-
hausted."
1t was only after questioning in
Hospital De La Buena Ventura by
DR.. Louis Achenbath, that the
veteran stage and film star re-
membered his name and part of his
actions since Saturday afternoon,
Captain Myres said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent

TOXIC, Nov. 9. U.P)-The Japa-
nese government plans to withdraw.
from the League of Nations if "the
present tendencies" in regard to
Manchuria are continued at Cen
eva.
Official sources said the govern
men had no information on reports
the league was studying possibility
of a diplomatic boycott to force
Japan to withdraw her troops
from Manchuria.
1t was stated, however, that the
japanese opinion is that the league
is assuming the role of a super
state" and that Japan will not
continue as a member unless there
is chance Of tendency.
The government is particularly
indignant in regard to the alleged
inclination of the league secretary
to accept all Chinese statements at
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
Former Richfield
Head Surrenders

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9. W.P) =
J. A. Talbot, former chairman of the
board of the Richfield Oil company,
surrendered today on a grand fury
indictment which charged him with
using funds of the company for his
personal affairs.
Talbot is one Of three former high
officials charged with a total Of
146 felony counts. The others are
C. M. Fuller, former president and
r. w. Mckee, former assistant to
Talbot. Mckee and Fuller surren-
dered last Saturday.
The men were TO be arraigned to-
day in superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
AMERICAN
TROOPERS
ON GUARD
Yankee Soldiers On Duty
In Tientsin After Bonn
bardment By japanese.
RIOTING is SERIOUS
Chinese And Japanese Ex-
change Blame For Caus-
ing Disorders.
Copyright 1891 BY United Press

. copyright 1881 By Un1ted PreSS
y TIENTSIN, China, Nov. 9. U.P,
japanese troops bombarded Chin
ese districts of Tlentsin at dawr
today after a night Of rioting dur.
ing which American troops were
called to patrol American dis
tricts.
Forty shells fired from the JAP
ancse concession fell in the Chinese
area. -Four persons were killed
and 10 were wounded.
japanese authorities said ran
dom shots fired by rioting Chinese
soldiers fell in the japanese con-
cession, killing two sentries and
wounding a woman.
Details Of the fighting, as told
by eye witnesses, were conflicting
and confused because a dust storm
obscured the scene. Darkness also
made 1t difficult to identify the
rioters.
The Italian and French garrisons
were on guard all night, but the
shell fire apparently ended the
danger to foreign residents.
The fighting began at midnight
when about 1000 armed Chinese
began disorders not far from the
foreign concessions. Chinese Off
clals charged the rioters were In
cited and bribed by Japanese The
japanese said the fighting was
started by Chinese troops which had
retreated from Kirin Province In
Manchuria and which attacked tho
TIcntsin garrison.
The rioters attacked the Chinese
police station. the railroad station
and the governors headquarters
= The native police were surrounded
and driven back Three companie.
of Chinese troops were called ou
to disperse the aSsailants. Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang, Manchuriar
ruler who controls the Peiping area
sent an armored train from Peip.
ing
Smelling Ordered
The soldiers restored comparative
calm for a brief period but the
fighting broke out again at a. m
with about 20oO armed men en-.
gagged.
The arrival of Chang Hsueh-Li,
angs troops quelled the mutiny ant
and all areas occupied by revolter'
were retaken.
The japanese authorities ISSUED
an order to the rioters at a. m. &
withdraw from a zone extending 30(
yards outside the japanese con-
cession. The order was not obeyed
The shelling was started at q. m
Chinese troops arrested some riot.
ers who were quoted as saying the
Japanese supplied them with am.
munition and bribes to organize
the disturbance as an excuse fol
japanese occupation of Tientsin
The Chinese said they found bribt
money and japanese pistols on the
rioters.
The japanese version OF the out.
Continued On Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
AMILL-
EX'QOGERS
w 'soys:

BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. 8.
(SpeciaD - Mr.. Hooyer's navy
jury set him free. Mr.. Gardin-
er's jury set him free. Now,
we are right where we are in
all our investigations lust
where we started from. The
only way we will ever find out
who is right is to have war.
If we are ready for it, Hoover is
right. If we are not, Gardiner
is right. And wars are just like
depression-they come when you
least expect 'em.
We lost a lot Of common
sense and a lot Of wen-needed
humor in the senate when we
lost Caraway of Arkansas. 1t
was a pleasure to watch him
walk up and down the aisle,
like Felix the Cat, and then
bump the Republicans off with
just one short remark.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
JAPAN THREATENS TO QUIT.
PLACE AS LEAGUE MEMBER R

their face value and to doubt all
Japanese declarations regarding de-
velopments in Manchuria. The
Japanese representative at the
league was instructed to protest
against the secretariats attitude.
Indignation was expressed in re-
gard to the note from Aristide
BRAND, president of the league
council, concerning the japanese
action in holding Manchuria salt
revenues 1t was said the note yir-
tually charged Japan with theft of
Chinese funds. Japan maintains
the salt revenues and other public
funds, including Chang Hsueh-
Liang's hoard, belong to the people
of Manchuria They will be turned
over to the Chinese authorities as
soon as the new regime is organized.
1t was admitted that Japan tact
lily is supporting the new govern
ments being organized in Manchur-
ia, on the ground that some Chinese
administration must be established
to maintain order after withdrawal
of japanese troops.
In connection with the japanese
attitude toward withdrawal o
troops by November 16 as demanded
by the League Of Nations, the gov
ernment will insist that China first
sign a new written agreement COW
ering the five points of peace set
tlement advanced by Foreign Min
lister Baron Shidehara. These five
points include recognition of the
validity of the 1915 treaty by which
Japanese rights in Manchuria were
established
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09

PARIS, Nov. 9. UP) - Kenkichi
Yoshizawa, Japanese representative
informed Aristide BRAND last night
that Japan cannot withdraw her
troops from Manchuria at present
because the Chinese authorities call
not maintain order.
AS president of the League of Ma
tions Council BRAND discussed the
situation with YoSnizawa and re-
ceived the japanese answer to his
recent letter demanding an end to
hostilities.
It was understood BRAND pointed
out that the japanese appeared to
have continued to advance their
troops rather than to withdraw.
YoshizaUa was said to have replied
that the advance along the Nonni
river was due to a violent anti
japanese boycott and to the fact
that japanese capital was involved
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09

Continued On Page g.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
HORNSBY FACES
HARD TASK

In announcing the other day
that he was prepared to play 154
games for the Cubs next season.
Rogers Hornsby did some explain
ing about his position with re-
gard to Joe Mccarthy, his former
manager. The new leader OF the
Cubs is one of baseball's franKest
men, and yet he bears the un-
enviable reputation Of being a
tunneler.
Hornsby has learned a lot be-
sides baseball since he came up
a scrawny youth from Texas. To
day he knows that he has to
play to the crowd as well as for
it, so he started out this year by
going into the bleacher court
with his hands clean. Hornsby
said he left the best Of friends
with Mccarthy.
Never made one move to get
his place. In fact he was sur
prised that he was offered the
post, but having assumed charge.
he wanted the fans to know that
the team won eight games for
him last season, and he felt salts
fled that it would do as well next
season,
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
LOTT, VAN RYN
IN FINALS

MONTREAL, Jan. 24.-Two
young American Davis cup stars,
George Lott and Johnny Van
Ryn, will battle it out here this
afternoon in the final round for
the Canadian indoor tennis cham
pionship.
Lott and Van Ryn both ad-
vanced to the last round with
straight-set semi-final wins. Lott
disposed of Berkeley Bell, the
transplanted Texan, who now
calls New York his home, 6-3,
6-3, Ga. Van Ryn brushed
aside his fellow Jerseyman, j.
Gilbert Hall, Ga, 90, 60.
AS the scores show, neither
finalist was pressed to win his
semifinal tilt. Lott ran Bell
ragged, although Hall made Van
Ryn work hard for most of his
points. Lott kept Bell away from
the net, where the eX-Texan is
most formidable, and kept pass
ing him with straight forehand
and backhand wallops down the
lines.
On the strength of their play
ing to date, Lott is a slight
favorite to win from Van Ryn.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Damon-Pythias Part

When Old Hank DeBerry left
the Brooklyn Robins a few
days ago after nine years of SER
vice, the separation from Dazzy
Vance marked the parting of
a veritable Damon and Py-
thias combination.
Hank was the indirect cause
of Vance landing with the
Brooklyn club and Dazzy in
return was in a large measure
responsible for Hanks remain
ing with the F'latbush team as
long as he did. Larry Sulli-
van, veteran scout of the Rob-
ins tells the story of the friend
ship twixt Hank and Dazzy: -
"When we began dickering
with the New Orleans club for
DeBerry in 1921 Charley Eb-
bets was also in the field for
q pitcher.
"Vance had won 21 games
as DeBerry'S batterymate that
year, but Mr.. EbbetS couldn't
see him. Dazzy had been up
with the Yankees in 1916 and
since that had been shifted
around in the minors. In 1920
he had started with Memphis
and finished up in New Or
leans.
eve finally took Vance along
with DeBerry. DazZy was
thrown in, you might say.
I'm later years it was Vance
who carried DeBerry along
with the Brooklyn club. DaZZy
did not forget Hanks part in
helping him get out of the
minors into the majors. De-
Berry would have been on his
way two years ago but for
Vance's inSistence that nobody
else could catch him. Last
summer it was discovered that
AlphOnsO Lopez could handle
Dazzy's smoke and from that
moment DeBerry headed TO-
ward the minors"
The Washington times., 1931-01-24

Over at Annapolis they have
a new superintendent of the
Naval Academy on the way to
replace Admiral S. S. Robson.
He is Thomas C. Hart, who will
take charge May /, when Ad-
miral Robson starts a tour of
sea duty.
The coming of Admiral Hart
will likely see no diminution of
sports activity at Annapolis, as
the incoming superintendent is
a former sportsman himself,
having been a crew coXsWain at
Annapolis when student
there.
Back in the years of 1893
and 1894 the then Midshipman
Hart held the rudder ropes and
manipulated the megaphone on
the Navy crews of that time,
one of the members of mis- crew
being Winston Churchill, the
author.
Admiral Hart will be the tirst
Annapolis superintendent in the
long history of the Academy to
have been actively interested in
modern rowing, and it is only
to be expected that Navy will
turn out a great set of shells
next spring in recognition of
the erstwhiIe favorite sport OF
their new chieftain.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Frank Bruen Plans

From all indications, Frank
Bruen, general manager Of the
Hialeah race track, at Miami,
and the gentleman who is stag
ing the Carnera-Maloney fight,
is figuring on making the event
a sort of a fistic circus, with
heavyweights as the feature.
1t is said Bruen will have
other attractions than the two
main-bout boys. He plans on
Schmeling, who will be in Amer
lea by then, and Stribling put
ting on an exhibition sparring
round-not serious fighting, you
understand, but just a little
warm-up practice. This should
draw quite a few additional Gus
toners through the gate, and
would in no way hurt the real
meeting between Strib and the
Dutchman in June at Chicago.
Too, Bruen believes he will
have Jack Dempsey as the third
man in the ring, first, however,
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
BERG TROUNCES
GOLD|E HESS

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.!The junior
weIterweight championship crown
that adornS the brow of Jack Kid
Berg remained firmly in place
today despite the heroic efforts
of Goldie Hess, of Los Angeles,
to knock it loose last night at
the Chicago Stadium.
Berg answered the challenger
last night by stepping out with
a pace that proved far too fast
for Hess. Although considered
somewhat of a dangerous indi-
vidual himself Hess last night
was unable to cope with the Brit
on's attack nor was he able to
solve Berg's ring tactics.
Hess staged brilliant rally
which won him the eighth
round, but the whirIwind pace
left him virtually defenseless
in the closing minute of the
1O.rOund bout.
Berg won the decision with a
completeness that satisfied the
throng of 1884 spectators.
Although he lost a 10-round
bout to Eddie Shea, of Chicago,
"Bat" Battalino, featherweight
champion from Hartford, Conn,
did not jeopardize his crown.
Shea was awarded the decision
after 10 rounds of rough milling
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
JOHNSON LAUDS
BABE RUTH

While Ban johnson is on the
road to recovery in st. Louis and
there is a sign on his door that
he is not to be disturbed, there
is hardly day that some ball
player or official does not drop
around to see him. They all talk
baseball and it makes the old
boys eyes flash when they begin
tanning.
Among his visitors recently
were eight umpires, and, OF
course, they refused to pay any
attention to the sign and vent
in to see the man who did SO
much to make the umpire'S life
on the field livable.
Baseball talk got around to
the lively ball, the tremendous
hitting and, of course, Babe
Ruth and his home runs. Ban,
in the opinion of many, never
had been a very warm admirer
of Ruth. but Ban has changed
from the fiery head of the league
and Babe has shifted from the
playboy of baseball.
"Ruth," said Johnson, "will
find it hardest now to make
his legs stand the strain. His
eye will last for years, so will
his batting power, but his legs
will give him trouble.
"The American League will
miss Ruth when he is forced
to give up. He has been the
greatest single attraction the
American League ever had. He
is a surprising ball player. His
build deceiveS. He is fast,
covers a lot of ground. He
plays well in any position. He
is a natural baseball star.
Hack Wilson, gather from
reading, is not the ball player
Ruth is. Ruth is a different
man today from what he was
a few years back. He is be-
having himself and nursing his
opportunities"
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Basketball Results

Business High. 20: Tech. "a.
Central High. 80: Eastern. 81.
st. Johns 30: Woodward Prep, IL,
Dewitt Prep. 27; Leonard Hall @5
(eXtra pPriOd).
Takoma- Silver Spring. Il; Chevy Chase
Bethesda. IL.
Blue Birds. Al: ClOvers. 32.
PethwOrth Nets. AZ: MOnrOes. II.
Browns. 81: Yankees, %.
X. of C.. 90: st. Ma tins. a.
Peck Memorial. "a: DumbartOn. 6.
Laurel Guards, 80: st. Stephens. 80.
Giants. 80; Braves. IS.
DeMOlay, "a: Western Electric, 22.
BrightwOOd, 50: Brethren. 10.
KenSingtOn, 81: AnaCOstia, IA.
Alpha Delta, Fl; Naval Air, IA.
Stewards, 81; Census, II.
Olmsted, "a: Indian Head, 81.
French A. c., 40; Northern A. C., IL.
Md. Ave. Baptist. 50; Hygeia, 10.
Rosemonts. 1S: Y, NJ. G. A., IA.
Army HeadQ'ers. So; Census Cards r..
Nativity. 80; Phi Delta Lamba, IL.
Out of Town
At TowsOn, Md.-GalIaudet, 80; Mary
land Normal. 22.
At StauntOn. Va.-Western High. "a;
StauntOn Military Academy. 81.
At Richmond. Vast. Albans, 35; St.
ChristOphers, 13.
At Fredericksburg. Na.-FrederiCks-
burg High. 80; Alexandria High, 10.
At Lexington. Va. Virginia.. 20;
VI M lee S1s
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Last Nights Fights

At New York-Err1ie Schaaf,
Boston heavyweight. defeated
Jimmy Braddock, New Jersey; 10
rounds.
Vittorio Livan, Italian middle
weight, scored technical kayo over
Nick Testo, Troy, N. Y; two
rounds.
Tony Galento, Newark. N. j.,
heavyweight, knocked out frankie
Wine, Billings, Mont; one round.
At Grand Rapids, Mich.-Mickey
Walker, middleweight champion,
scored a technical Knockout over
Joe Lehman, Toledo; six rounds.
At Holyoke, MaSs.-Gaston Le-
carde, lightweight champion Of
France, defeated Lope Tenorio,
Filipino; 10 rounds.
At Brockton, Mass.-Andy Cal
lahan, Lawrence lightweight, de-
feated Steve Smith, Bridgeport,
Conn; 10 rounds.
At Chicago-Jack Kid Berg,
England, junior WelterWeight
champion, defeated Goldie Hess,
of Los Angeles; 10 rounds.
Eddie Shea, of Chicago, d.
feated Chris Battalino, feather
weight champion from Hartford,
Conn; 10 rounds.
At Naturalization Scozza, Buf-
falo light heavyweight, Knocked
out TAFT Littman, Cudahy, Wis;
10 rounds.
At San Francisco-Chick Dew
lin, San Francisco middleweight,
and Gorilla Jones, Akron (Ohio)
negro, drew Q0).
At Ell Centro, Calf. Bobby
Poho, Los Angeles featherweight,
defeated Ignacio Fernandez, Fill
nino fighter G0)
The Washington times., 1931-01-24

him, as Manager Peckinpaugh had
installed Lew Fonseca on first base
and Lew was doing a great job OF
it, while at second Carl Lind, one
of the 1928 sensations, was holding
forth. But Lind flivvered.
Peckinpaugh tried others at
second and finally, in deSpera-
ton, decided to try Hodapp at
the pivotal sack. That decision
gave Billy Evans, general man.
ager of the Indians, a laugh.
To Hodapp. however, it was no
Joke. His fielding was crude at
the start, but his hitting kept
him in the game. He was win.
ming more games with his bat
than he was losing IN the field.
And what a season he had in
1880! He led the American
League second basemen with 4O3
putouts, was second in assists
with 557 and led with $50 total
chances accepted, also taking
part in 1O3 double plays. He
covered himself with glory at bat,
finishing sixth with mark OF
1854, led the league with 225 hits
and 81 doubtless scored Ill runs
and drove in 121 tallieS.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24

Action in Scholastic Series Game

TWO UPSETS featured
Fridays scholastic series
games at the Tech gym
nasium, throwing the race
into a five-cornered dead
lock. Central defeated
Eastern, 1881, to start
things, while B u n e S s
nosed out Tech, 1924, to
make the day complete.
Pictured here is a flash
of the action in the Gen.
tral-Eastern setto.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
By Kirk Miller.

making sure that Dempsey can
do his own addition and not
leave it exclusively to the knock
down timekeeper. Such a card
would, indeed, make quite a
heavyweight bonanza. Ger
tainly, Bruen is going to have to
do something to inspire people
to come in and look at Maloney
and Camera.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24

In the course of events, the
Indians motored over to play the
HooSiers. They were accompanied
by E. S. Barnards the club pres1-
dent, who was much impressed
by the batting and fielding of a
tall youngster at second base for
Indianapolis.
eff he can play that kind Of
ball upon that field, he sure
ought to be a sensation upon
our diamond" was the Cleve-
land officials opinion, and he
made a mental reservation to
instruct one of his scouts to
give him the once over later on.
The boy proved to be a sensa-
ton throughout the American AS
sociation season of 1924, batting
.343 and starring at second, short
and third. Then it was reported
the New York Giants had an
option on him.
Passed Up
Barnard, however, did not quit
on him. The youngster was as
signed regularly to third base in
1925 and did not look so good
Cleveland scouts reported to Bar,
nard he would not do.
John McGraw informed the In
dianapolis club he was not par
ticularly interested in an aWk-
ward infielder who could not bat
.28O, and the Hoosier management
wired Barnard that he could
have the player.
AS a result, Barnard secuted
the boy himself, and for the
second time in his career, over
ruled the verdict of his scouts
and purchased the player, Civ
ing plenty of cash and three
players, Riggs Stephenson, Jue
KIugman and Emil Voter.
That's how Urban John Hodapp'
one of the brightest stars OF the
American League in 1880, became
a Cleveland Indian.
For several seasons it looked
as if Indianapolis got all the better
of the deal, as it sold both Voter
and Stephenson to the Chicago
Cubs and used Klugman in a trade.
On the other hand, it was years
before Hodapp showed.
First he declined to report unless
he received fat slice of the pur-
chase money; said he waSagoing to
join his father in the undertaking
business. When he did report he
was overweight and could not get
off a dime in the field, while he
batted but .238.
Accident Hurts
Because of an accident in 1926
he never did get into any games
regularly. He had to be nursed
along in 1927, and was the victim
of accidents in 1923, while in 1929
he lost a chance to play first base
because he dislocated knee in
spring practice.
When he was in shape again
there seemed to be no place Tor