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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Society
Clubs
EIGHT AND FORTY
CONDUCTS WRECK

FL Centre members of the s and
40 we're hostesses at the meeting
held last night with Mrs. Charles
Z. Farrell, 552 Len Rey ovenue.
A pot luck dinner was enjoyed.
the chief feature of which was the
birthday cake presented to Miss
Hazel Sheely in honor of her BIRTH
day anniversary. Mrs. Laura Thaa-
mum, petite chapeau, was also pre-
sented with the plume for her cap.
After dinner the group adjourned
to the Conservation club headquar-
ters where two candidates were
wrecked Miss Winnie Barry OF
this city, and Miss May Juvenal of
Brawley.
Various matters of business were
discussed but no action taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Coast Girl Is
Held At Heber

Frances Lee Halbert, II, missing
from her home in San Diego since
Monday night, was arrested in He
Der last night as runaway, and
held for return TO San Diego.
Miss Haibert was taken into Gus
tody after word was received here
from San Diego authorities asking
that she be held She is said to
have accompanied girl" named
Mary Mcneil, resident Of Heber,
to Imperial Valley. The two girls
hitch-hiked their way here.
Considerable anxiety was felt in
San Diego over the disappearance
of the girl. Miss Halbert had no
money when booked at the county
Jail here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
HoItUiHe Girl To Be
We'd On Graduation Day

June 6 is TO a highly important
date in the life OF Miss Lucille
Huabner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Huebner of Holtville. On
that day she will graduate from the
University of Southern California
and she will also be married to Art
Neeley, business manager of the
Southern California Review.
Miss Huebner has been an honor
student at Z. S. G. and has played
a prominent part in all college ac-
tivities. Her fiance IS also a prom
inent graduate of the university.
Their wedding is TO take place in
the Hollywood wedding chapel at
1890 the morning of June 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27

Among the splendid recitals that
have been given in the past two
weeks. was that given last night in
the First Baptist church by Marie
Reitz jenkins. instructor of violin
and trumpet.
At this time Mrs. Jenkins pre-
sented her intermediate and ad-
Yaneed students to a large and ap-
precistive audience Of friends and
relatives.
Each student played from men,
DRY and gave a highly creditable
performance, the intonation Of the
violin numbers being particularly
fine. Among those deserving spe-
cial mention are the japanese stu
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Club Board Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon

Discussion of committee men,
bership formed the chief business
at the Ten Thousand club board
meeting held yesterday at the home
of Mrs. c. S. Thatcher, 629 Vine
avenue.
Refreshments were served to the
following members: Mesdames B.
NJ. Gruwel, M. J. Dowd, o. G.
Horne, Norman c. Deaton, Calvin
G. Mousseau, Sem Bacon, c. S.
Thatcher ard J. Z. Brock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Tomorrow's Menu

BREAKFAST - Sliced or
anges. cereal. cream, frizzled
dried beef on milk. toast. milk.
coffee.
LUNCHEON-Baked maca-
roni and tomatoes. bran rolls,
chocolate roll, milk, tea.
DINNER-Baked slice of
ham with raisin sauce. new
potatoes in parsley butter.
spinach in cream sauce, carrot
and pineapple salad. hot waf-
fies and crushed strawberries,
milk. coffee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
MENUS FOR THE FAMILY

and are very easy to prepare and
serve. Baked or grilled, they are
very good served with almost any
kind of meat,
The simplest way to use whole
fruits of any kind. bananas. pine.
apples or apricots. is to dip them
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Quick Millions
At Fox Imperial

Spencer Tracy. remembered for
his excellent acting in up The
River, and in THE Last Mile,
heads the cast for Quick Millions
which plays tonight only at Fox
Imperial Theatre.
Tracy has the role of clever
truck driver who muscles in" on
the racketeering activities of a
gangster and soon makes himself
the hidden ruler of the city. He
turns from his ole friends to make
a vain attempt at breaking into re-
spectacle society. When society
turns him down he returns to his
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Items OF News
About Town

Mrs. w. A. Scheniman and DR..
L. S. Bougler left this morning for
a visit in Redlands. They plan to
return TO El Centro the first of
next week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis recently
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27

Production per cow is greater in
the following countries than in the
United States, according to Off
cial dairy reports: Germany, Meth
Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
France. Austria, Switzerland, and
New Zealand.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27

reached Washington. d. c.. after a
motor trip from California with
her granddaughter. the Misses
Grace and Dorothy Hurd. Mrs.
Lewis vii spend the summer with
relatives in the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27
Social Brevities

Chapter AV, P. E. o. will meet
at 7 O'Clock tonight for a pot luck
supper and initiation service. The
meeting will be held at the o. j..
Bradshaw residence and will begin
at 7 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-27

former friends to enlist their aid in
helping him kidnap the society girl
he wishes to marry. They agree
but things do not turn out as the
racketeer planned. His kidnapping
expedition proves to be his last ride.
Sharing honors with Tracy are
Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers,
Robert Burns, John Wray, Warner
Richmond and George Raft.
Ninety per cent OF the soils in
Delta County, Colorado. have shown
by test to be deficient in phos-
pilates. Sugar beets are the main
crop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

Facts Which Indicate Why
Perpetual Is Safe!

pertinent Perpetual
Building Association
deposors made public today
banking
Riggs National Bank placed institution
Bank has pledged sum about
$300O00 the disposal Perpetual
off customers.
While 100000 yesterday,
deposits redepts disped
remained insisted
Withdrawals
dwellings
the District their first
on
Washington Clearing
IS in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
DEATHS PASS 1000
FROM EARTHQUAKE
New Zealand Towns Fright
ened by New Tremors-ReS-
cue Work Dangerous.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NAPIER, New Zealand, February S.
Frightened by new tremors which top
pied standing buildings about the heads
of rescue squads, authorities today
speeded up complete evacuation of this
once beautiful seaport.
An appeal was sent to railroad officials
at wellington to provide the rolling
stock necessary to take refugees from
this city and the surrounding country
to camps where they can be cared for
until sanitary conditions can be re-
stored here.
With every hour the death toll has
mounted and tonight Red Cross officials
said the number of dead in Napier,
Hastings and surrounding villages
stricken by Tuesdays quakes would
mount we'll past / 900. Thousands are
injured and virtually every one is home
less.
Want to Search Ruins.
Desire of the stricken citizenry to
make last visits to the shambles which
were their homes Is complicating evac-
uation. Many have insisted upon re-
turning to their former residences and
searching the ruins for valuables relics
ard the like. The authorities have
clamped down ON this as dangerous and
as liable to result in further casualties.
The sewage systems have all been de-
stroyed and II any great number Of
people remain in the devastated zone
much longer pestilence may be ex-
pected The British steamer Veronica.
which was In the harbor when the
quake occurred, has asked for new
demolition stores to level buildings
which are considered hazards.
Two Women Rescued.
Rescue squads have confined their
activities principally to digging out
bodies from the debris. Tonight two
women we're found alive in a ruined
house and extricated They had been
Premier Forbes today designated
Sunday as national day of mourning.
Churches Of all denominations were
asked TO arrange appropriate services.
Between 9 pm. and am. Wednes-
day there were SIS distinct shocks. In
two cases babies were born to refugees
in the street.
No Americans Injured.
BY the Associated Press.
The American consulate at Yelling
ton, New Zealand, reported to the State
Department today that no names of
Americans have yet appeared on the
casualty list of the New Zealand earth
quake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
BANK OF u. S. FUNDS
DECLARED DIVERTED
Inquisitor Offers Evidence to Grand
Jury After Questioning
Officials.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 5.-The Arst
direct charges of fraud in the operation
of the Bank of the United States echoed
through two investigations into its sus-
pension today.
Max d. Steuer, State and county ia
quisitor, declared yesterday in examining
the Banks officials that they had d.
verified substantial funds in the form of
loans to subsidiaries Going before the
grand jury later, he offered evidence
which it was believed would result in
indictments shortly.
Questioning Henry W. Pollock, vice
president, and Saul Singer, executive
vice president, Steuer charged specif-
ically that Edmund Wright, another
vice president, had illegally borrowed
$4,000 from the bank through the
York Investing Corporation
Calling these transactions serious
crime" Steuer read from the report of
the State Banking Department items
totallng 100000, large portion of
which he said was loaned to officials in
violation of the State law. Some of this
money, he said, was used in paying
fraudulent commissions on leases by
the York concern.
Steuer pressed Pollock repeatedly for
an explanation of these deals, but the
witness pleaded lack of memory or lack
of knowledge to most questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
WHEAT SHORTAGE
IS HELD POSSIBLE
Farm Board Head Views Con-
tinued Drought as Serious
Crop Factor.
By the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
Chairman Legge of the Farm Board
today declared shortage of wheat
was entirely possible" if the drought
continues.
Legge cited last years carry-over as
only 40 per cent of normal as a cor
tributing factor.
The drought has affected wheat
seriously in the Middle West, but he
said it was too early to predict how
farreaching the results would be.
The chairman said conditions in the
main were serious and that in the Far
West, where the wheat apparently Is
in the best condition at present, harm
was threatened by lack of snowfall in
the mountain country
Spring Rains Needed.
Legge said this lack of snowfall and
subsurface moisture would seriously af-
feet the irrigation districts dependent
upon it, unless surface rainfall should
come during the Spring The Western
area is most likely to suffer.
AS an example of conditions in the
Middle and Central West, Legge cited
Indiana. The central parts of the State
are in good condition, but the north
and south are bad.
The Farm Board lacks figures on the
depletion of the carry-over stocks.
Whether the drought would have any
effect on corn remains to be determined,
but if it continues it will affect all
crops.
THE drought would do more dam
age than surplus" Legge said.
Purchases Disclosed.
He also disclosed that wheat pur-
chases by the sterilization corporation
were upward of 10 per cent more than
cause the highways have been open
throughout the Winter and the crop
could be moved to market during a
season when normally it was impos-
Sible to move it.
He said he expected that purchases
in the next two or three months, the
period in which wheat now being
bought, ordinarily reaches the market,
would be less.
Large Areas Affected.
Reports of the Department of Agri-
culture characterized the week ending
yesterday as one of the drieSt and
warmeSt of record for this season.
THE lack of moisture in large areas"
the department reported, especially as
relates to the SubSoil, continues very
CopCCldlly 1IOHl u1looLoSlpPl
Valley eastward over the Ohio and
Potomac drainage basins. Many COM
plants of water shortage continue from
some of these sections, especially from
the upper Ohio Valley, where wells,
cisterns, many springs and most small
streams are dry in places, and farmers
are forced to haul water from con-
siderable distances"
In Arkansas reports of mo rainfall
of consequence" continued. In Okla
homa, an important wheat State, there
was no rain and soil moisture was short.
Tennessee was dry and Kentucky had
light showers in its western portions
While 1t was an unusually favorable
week for farm work, much of the Win
ter wheat belt was without protecting
cover of snow. Yet, the department
held, Winter wheat was holding up "re-
markedly we'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
Institution Reports Opening
of New Accounts Along
With Renewals.
REWARDS SPUR SEARCH
FOR ORIGIN OF RUMORS
Results Expected Soon as City
Wide Investigation Is Begun
by Secret Service Agents.
The Star Evidences
Faith in Perpetual
By $4,000 Deposit

AS an evidence of its knowledge
of the Soundness of the Per-
petual Building Association, The
Evening Star Newspaper Co. to-
day opened an account at the as
ISOLATION and placed on deposit
there a sum of $25 5000.
Fleming Newbold, business
manager of The Star, after taking
this step under authorization by
the directors of The Star Co.,
announced to a group of Gus
toners standing in line before
the Perpetual Building that in
addition to placing this sum on
deposit, The Star Co. had guar
anteed all accounts employees of
The Star have or are opening
at the building loan association.
John Joy Edison, dean of
Washington bankers and one of
the founders of the building and
loan business in Washington,
also placed on deposit at the
Perpetual today a considerable
sum of money out of his personal
funds.
Another large deposit was
placed with the institution this
morning by Walter S. Pratt,
prominent Washington business
leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
CHEST LACKS ONLY
S73,47Q.& REACHING
GOAL SET IN DRIVE
Contributions of $242,684
Reported at Campaign
Rally Last Night.

Success will crown the efforts Of
Washington's Community Chest workers
tomorrow The solicitors returned to
work today after all but reaching their
goal of $1,950,154.40 last night.
The grand total of the fund was
raised to $1,876, 6S4.04, or $73,470.36
short of the required amount, at a huge
rally last night in Constitution Hail.
Contributions yesterday alone reached
the staggering sum of $242, 684.
Nearly 10000 pledges for $59,686.64
reported last night by the governmental
unit increased the aggregate sum of
10 S436, l0617, or $36,106.17 above the
revised quota. The units allotment
originally was 100000.
Other Units Report Gain.
The metropolitan unit came from
behind with 4,936 donations for
$84, 765.75, which boosted the total to
S389,750 against a quota of $4,000.
The group solicitation unit came
through with $60,35067 to advance its
total to $205, 802.60.
The schools unit obtained $13,554.38
for total of $24,286.81, or $286.81 over
its quota.
Special Gifts Committee.
In reporting additional subscriptions
of $16.127.91, Newbold Noyes, chairman
of the Special Gifts Committee, denied
his group had sought to shift any of
the burden to the governmental unit,
as reported in an afternoon newspaper.
He was rewarded with ovation after
ovation after he launched into an ac-
count Of his units activity
Mr.. NoyeS pointed out his workers
had obtained total Of 1922, 609.86 from
767 sources, an average of more than
81 900 from each. He was generous in
his praise of the governmental and other
units. He added, however, that his
group had nothing to be ashamed of.
Wen take so per cent of any deficit
and do our level best to make it up"
he promised
Prolonged applause was received by
Frank T. Birgf1eld of the Treasury De-
partment, few minutes later when
he declared the governmental unit bore
no grudge against any one.
If there's one man in this Chest
take off my hat to, it's Mr.. Noyes," Mr..
Birgfield shouted.
Crosby COmmends.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, a District
Commissioner, commended the solicitors
on the work they had done. He laid
particular emphasis on the Importance
of carrying on charitable work in the
unemployment and drought crisis by
public contributions instead OF govern
mental appropriations.
Words of encouragement also were
voiced by John Poole, Chest president.
Although failing to mention the Per-
petual Building Association by name, he
-deplored the run on the institution and
urged the Chest workers to aid in edu-
eating the public to have greater con-
f1dence in Washington financial insti-
tutions.
Edward F. Colladay, campaign chair
man, added his congratulations to those
of the other speakers. He predicted
the drive would eliminate successfully
at luncheon tomorrow in the Will
lard Hotel. He explained no report
meeting would be held today.
Gifts Of S1OO or More.
Gifts of 500 or more are as follows:
H. H. Shelton, $780, Sol Herzog, $500;
Miss Flora B. WEIGH. $500; Mr.. and
(ContinIIad on PAGE . roi1Iyo7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
RADIO SINGER SHOT DEAD
BY SHELLSHOCK VICTIM
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 5-A
young choir director and radio singer,
Floyd McKissack, %, was shot to death
last night and a close friend Oscar
Nicely 80, who police said had been
made insane by the after effects of war
time shellshock, was held today as the
slayer.
Five shotgun slugS killed McKissack
as he rummaged for late evening meal
in the kitchen of Mrs. Joe Kennedy, his
landlady, and Neely's sister. Mrs. Ken
nedy's husband is a police sergeant.
Surrendering voluntarily, Nicely told
police:
Il wanted to kill them all They
were after Joe's (Joe Kennedy property
and Joe was my friend. When l saw
Floyd standing there in the kitchen eat
ing Joe's food, I couldn't stand r."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
$25, 100000 Fund Would Be
Available Under New Terms
Kept Secret.
HOUSE YET TO BE WON,
BUT ACCORD EXPECTED
Desire to Avoid Extra Session
Spurs Efforts to Compromise
Issue at Once.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
An agreement on the relief contro-
versy acceptable to both Republican and
Democratic leaders in the Senate was
forwarded today to President Hoover.
What attitude the President will take
remains to be seen. He has taken an
adamant position against making Fed
eral funds available to the Red Cross
for relief purposes.
The proposal calls for an addition of
SIS, 000,00 to the drought loan fund
already appropriated by Congress TO
take the place of the disputed $685.
100000 added by the Senate to the In
terror Department appropriation bill and
aimed to be given to the Red Gross.
House Republican leaders have opposed
the fund vigorously.
Acceptance Is Urged.
Senators Watson of Indiana and Nc
Nary of Oregon, the Republican chief
tains, promptly dispatched the compro-
mise suggestion to the White House,
urging acceptance.
The House leadership still must be
consulted, but the compromise was eX-
pected at the Capitol to result in quick
dCIlOI, WIFI LIE N1dIC11
of this session drawing closer.
The Democratic forces have sponsored
the $25, 900 900 fund. Under today's
suggested compromise there would be
some liberalization of the terms under
which the additional $25 ,000,0 900 could
be loaned to the drought-Stricken farm
ers. The exact language of the agree
ment was withheld pending the out
come of the negotiations.
Extra Session Threat.
The solution for the controversy.
which is threatening an extra session of
the new Congress in the Spring, was
pronounced acceptable by both Repub-
lican and Democratic leaders in the
Senate.
IAN I can say" commented Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic
leader, lis that we are not standing on
technicalities in this emergency"
HOOVER AIDS IN ARKANSAS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
TRIAL OF CANNON
ENTERS THIRD DAY
Interest in Case CenterS on
Role Played by Richmond
Detective.

The hearing of Bishop James Cannon,
jr entered its third day this morning
at the Mount Vernon Place M. E.
Church South with two lines of pro-
cedure in prospect-hearing additional
witnesses and continued sitting of a
mass of documentary evidence.
Chief interest was centered today in
the report that Frank Morgan, Rich
mond detective, who is said to have
worked for months developing the evil
dence now being presented against
Bishop Cannon, would come before the
board hearing the case. Morgan ap-
peared at the scene of the hearing for
a few moments yesterday, but 1t is I'M
derStood that the trip was only in the
nature of conference with those push
ing the case.
Morgan has been recalled by Depart
ment of Justice officials as one of the
special agents who developed the case
against CASTOR B. Means some years
ago when Means was sent to Atlanta
Penitenitary after conviction in New
York of conspiracy to violate the pro-
hibition laws and of attempted bribery
in connection with the operation of the
Creager Plate Glass Co.
In sharp contrast to the opening day
of the hearing, when the prelirninaries
were disposed of with such dispatch
that early conclusion of the case was
forecast, proceedings slowed down yes-
terday to the point where it was be-
lieved that at least two days would be
required to close.
48 Separate Charges.
There are indications that the docu-
mentary evidence in the case Is being
gone into with the greatest of detail
There are 48 separate accuse ions in
the bill of indictment being presented,
and because of the known gravity Of
the charges by four travelling elders
against the noted Southern churchman,
which have never been made public, he
is reported to be receiving full oppor-
tunity to develop his defense. and his
objections are said to be another fac
tor working against speed.
In spite of his physical condition,
which is keeping him confined to Sibley
Hospital, which he leaves only to at
tend the hearing, Bishop Cannon sur
prised the board of travelling elders by
asking for a night session last night,
after two lengthy day sessions.
For nearly three hours the board of
IL elders hearing the charges remained
in night session, with George P. Adams,
secretary-treasurer of Blackstone Insti-
tute, testifying. Bishop Cannon for
institution for women. Mr.. Adams was
said to have been brought into the case
by the bishop.
Bishop to Leave Case.
Bishop U. v. w. Darlington of Hunt
ington, w. Va, one of the observers
for the Southern Methodist Conference.
will withdraw from the case with the
conclusion of today'S hearing, as he
leaves New York for Europe tomorrow
His place will not be filled, leaving
Bishop W. F. McMurry of Louisville as
the only observer; but Bishop Darling
ton said his absence would make no
difference in the conduct of the case,
over which Bishop w. N Ainsworth of
Birmingham is presiding
In event two-thirds of the board air.
ing the charges find them of sufficient
merit Bishop Cannon would go before
the next conference for trial, beng
suspended in the meantime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
REPORT OF EARTHQUAKE
SPEEDED TO KANSAS CITY
News of Shock Flashed to Distant
Point Before Windows Quit
Rafting in Albuquerque.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, February 5.-A 30
second earth tremor in New Mexico
last night was reported in Kansas City
before the windows of Albuquerque
stopped rafting. With the report
came assurance property damage was
slight.
L. B. Laizure, Kansas City amateur
Radio operator. was searching the earth
for a chat when he picked up Donald
Drake Of Albuquerque. the two convers-
ed in code until 1926 pm, &C. S. To
when Drake abruptly left the air. He
returned soon with:
Just had an earthquake, I ran out
doors for fear the house would fall on
me. No serious damage. Am signing
off. Have to pick up the broken
dishes"