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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
Mexico Lets Down
 Barrier to Tourists

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 4.-Tourists coming to Mexico in the future will not have to have their entrance papers examined at the border, the immigration department announced today. This work will be handled at the Mexican consulates issuing tourist cards It also announced that an old law forbidding tourists from bringing cameras into Mexico had been annulled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
MISS PRINCLE
 TO GET S2,100

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. A. Miss Eunice Pringle will receive only $2,100 of the $3,000 settlement made out of court of her $1 900, 900 suit against Alexander Pantages. She appeared in court yesterday and attorneys announced the suit had been settled soon after the acquittal of the theatrical man last Friday on a criminal charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
PETERSON-JAMESTOWN

Mrs. Alice Jamestown, Killisnoo and Wilson Peterson, Yakutat were married yesterday afternoon in the office of United States Commissioner, Judge Charles Sey performing the ceremony. Mir and Mrs. Peterson will leave on the Victoria for Yakutat where they will make their home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
IS HANGED
 FOR MURDER

SAN QUENTIN, PRISON, Cal, Dec. 4. Clarence King. former rancher of Corvallis, Oregon, was hanged today for the murder of his sweetheart, Minnie Mccoy, last February. at Crescent City, Cali fornia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
MILLS GOING TO SEATTLE

Smokey Mills will be an out going passenger on the Admiral Evans for Seattle where he will seek medical aid in one of the hospitals there. He expects to re- turn to Juneau in about three weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
Vatican Protests to
 Spanish Divorce Law.

MADRID, Dec. A. A protest from the Vatican against recent decree placing divorce questions under the jurisdiction of the civil courts has been lodged with the government by Papal Nuncio Tede- schini. He said the Vatican felt such action constituted an unwar- ranted departure from tradition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
6. Q. P. FIGHT THREATENS ITS SENATE CONTROL
Five Senators Stay Away from Caucus and Will
 Fight on Floor

WASHINGTON, Dec. An spite of the opposition of the Senate Republican independents led by Senator Borah of Idaho and Nor ris of Nebraska to Senator Moses of New Hamphsire for President pro-tem of the Senate, both the Democratic and Republican Sem ators today organized their ma- chimes without a hitch. Five in dependent Republican Senators re- mained away from the caucus, in dicating that the Republican row over Moses involving the possible upset of Republican control of the Senate, will be fought out on the floor, with the five nominal Re- publicans opposing the organiza- tion.
 The two parties will go into the Senate Monday with the same or ganizations they had in the last Congress. Senator Watson of In- diana will lead the Republicans and Senator Robinson of Arkansas will lead the Democrats.
 Assistants Ready
 Senator McNary of Oregon was named assistant leader of the Re- publicans and Senator Walsh of Montana is assistant leader of the Democrats. Senator Fess of Ohio, Chairman of the Republican Ma tional Committee, will be the Re- publican whip and Senator Shep- pard of Texas will be the Demo- cratic whip.
 Senator Moses will be the regu- lar Republican nominee for Presi- dent pro-tem and Senator Key Pittman of Nevada will be SUD- ported for that position by the Democrats.
 Defy Threats
 | Senators Borah and Norris not only declared against the election of Senator Moses for President pro-tem, but they defied retaliation threats of Republican leaders to take their committee chairmanships from them by the Senator who termed the independents who join eda coalition with Democrats last term as sons of wild jackasses. :"
 Notwithstanding the action of the independent Republican Sen ators in opposing Senator Moses and remaining away from the cau- GUS, the Republican leaders today expressed confidence that all the 48 Republican Senators will be present Monday when the Senate organizes. On the other hand, the Democrats will be short two of their AT members. Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana refuses to give up the Governorship in his State and Senator Hubert D. Stephens of Mississippi is absent on account of illness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
VETS ROUT DRY FORCES, 43 TO 36, IN COP. CAUCUS
Anti Prohibitionists Force Republican Members to
 Adopt "l45 Rule"
DEMOCRATS EXPECTED TO ADOPT SAME RULE
Horr Files Bill to Repeal Jones Five and Ten
 Prohibition Law

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Dry forces in the House lost their first skirmish yesterday when the anti Prohibitionists in the Republican caucus routed them over the "145 Rule.' With the Prohibition rank CTS solidly opposing, the caucus adopted the rule by vote of 43 to 36.
 Under it, the House would be compelled to vote on any subject petitioned for by 145 members. It is expected the Democrats, who probably will organize the House, will adopt the same or an almost similar procedure.
 Prohibition is not the only ques- tion which is expected to be brought to vote by means of the "145 Rule" The Norris lame duck amendment to the Constitution which would seat a newly elected Congress in January instead of the following November, Child Labor immediate payment of World War Veterans compensation, registra- ton of all aliens, are some of the questions that have been pending for long time and which prob- ably could muster the necessary 145 petitioners.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
G. o. P. MAY BAR BANKHEAD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-On the basis of reports questioning the legality of the election of Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama over former Senator Thomas J. Heflin, Republican leaders have move under consideration to deny Senator Bankhead his seat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-04
HoRR FIGHTS JONES LAW

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. A. A Republican Representative from Seattle, the home State of Senator Wesley L. Jones, who sponsored the five and ten Prohibition law, now proposes it's repeal. Ralph Horr. Seattle, and a new member of the Washington State delega- tion in the lower House, announced he has filed a repeal bill with the House Clerk
 Tn moving for repeal of the Jones Law, I have two purposes in mind. First, I am against the law itself Second, I propose to disassociate our State from this fanatical relation declared Rep reSentative Horr.
The Washington times., 1931-08-04
ASSA|LS
BICENTENN|AL
statesmen
Pr iVate CommerCiaIization
by Use of Commissions
Name Declared Fraudulent

Commercial projects, represent
ing they have the approval and
backing of the United States
George Washington Bicentennial,
were dealt with strongly today by
Representative Sol Bloom of New
York, associate director of the
celebration.
Representative Bloom declared
claims made by the hackers of the
projects are fraudulent. harmful
to the national celebration, and
are handled in manner to dupe
the public. He added:
Il cannot denOunce these un.
sauthOriZed persons and their
activities too strongly. should
particularly like the American
people to know that this COM
EMISSION is not selling anything,
that it is not collecting funds
for any purpose whatsoever, and
that it has no agents or contact
representatives outside of Wash
ington."
Movie Project Raped
The New York Representatives
cerlsure of the commercialization
attempt came when he received re-
ports of the efforts of firms to use
the commission as a talking point
In various selling propositions.
One organization has flooded
the country with literature ex-
planning that it is about to pro-
duce motion picture depicting
scenes and incidents in the life
of George Washington. The litera-
ture asks subscriptions of SO
from interested citizens and offers
q book of Washington's life as
an inducement.
7 Continuing his censure, Repre-
sentative Bloom said:
"Any person representing him.
self as an agent of this CON-
mission in sales or collections
of funds is nothing but
faker."
Aid to Communities
Mr.. Bloom pointed out that the
purpose of the commission is to
procure facts necessary for the
various celebrations throughout
the country and to make these
facts available to the general
public and to organizations and
communities needing them.
The commission is endeavoring
to inspect and pass upon the
historical accuracy and artistic
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
GOLF CHAMP HAS
BEST SCORES in
SEASON AVERAGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 26. W.P) - Ed
Dudley of Wilmington, Del, had
the best 1881 scoring average made
by competitors in major golf tourn-
amentS.
Statistics released by the Profess
sional Golfers Association of Am
erica credit the 1881 western and
Los Angeles open champion with
an average of 71.39 strokes for 80
matches in championship play. His
best golf was played in the western
open where he had four rounds of
par or better.
Johnny Farrell, most active of the
professional stars, finished second
with an average of 71.8 for 36
rounds. Averages of other leaders
included:
Walter Hagen, Detroit. 70; Billy
Burke, Greenwich, Conn.,, 1928;
Harry Cooper, Chicago, 1898; Gene
Sarazen, New York, 1903; AL Es-
pinosa, Chicago, 1911; George Won
Elm, Los Angeles, 1912; Mortie
Dutra, Long Beach, Cal, 1888; Hor-
ton Smith, Springfield, Mo-, 1875;
Macdonald Smith, New York, 1885;
Tommy Armour, Detroit, 74.14; Tom
Greavy, Albany, N. Y, 7412; Leo
Diegel, Aqua Calientc, TAG; Witty
Cox, Brooklyn, rs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
BATTING HONORS
FOR 1881 TAKEN
BY CHICK HAFEY

NEW YORK, Dec. 26. U.P)-By a
margin SO small he could not spare
one scratch hit, Chick Hafey, be-
spectacled st. Louis Cardinals out
fielder, won the 1881 National
League batting championship.
Hafey's average .3489, was only a
fraction of percentage point bet
ter than the records of Bill Terry
and Jim Bottomley. first basemen
for the New York Giants and st.
Louis Cardinals respectively.
Terry, a winner of the 1880 bat
ting crown with a .401 mark, finish
ed second at .3486 and Bottomley
was credited with .3482 mark.
Terrys record was slightly more
than his rivals in that he played
all of his teams 153 games and was
charged with 382 times at bat in
l08 games.
With the st. Louis players each
engaging in more than 100 games,
league officials have no official
recognition to claims of Terrys sup
porters that he was entitled to the
SlidilipAOiioliiH, oO tiiS CWdid hCllt
TO Hafey.
Batting averages were lower than
in many years, doubtless because
of the dead" ball introduced at
the start of the season. Hafey's
championship mark was .053 under
Terrys 1890 record and only 43
batters hit 800 or better as against
II in 1890.
Leaders in the various offensive
departments were:
Runs scored-Terry, New York
and Klein, Philadelphia, 121 EACH
Total bases-Klein, Philadelphia,
BAT.
Home runs-Klein, Philadelphia,
81.
Triples-Terry, New York, 20.
HitS-L. Waner, Pittsburgh, 2l4.
Singles - L. Waner, Pittsburgh,
l72.
. At bats-L. Waner, Pittsburgh,
681. New league record. Old rec
ord 672 established by Rabbit Mar
awhile, Pittsburgh, in 1929
Doubles Sparky Adams, ST..
Louis, 28
Sacrifice hits-Fred Mcguire, Bos-
ton, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
NEWS OF WCABE DISTRICT

Wander Poel, their son, for the
weekend.
At the conference, Sunday, In
Brawley Of the japanese Young
People of Imperial Valley, Misses
Masako Eiko and Marie Yukawa
were among the representatives
from Ell Centro.
Entertained as house guests of
Misses Majken and Doris Moline
were Misses Helga and Alice Lund,
who spent Saturday night at the
A. A. Moline home.
Several of the Central High
School Girl Reserves from here
took part in the vesper services
held at the Baptist church Sunday
evening. Among the % club men,
bers who were present were Misses
Mary Frances HopPia, Dorothy
Paine, Catholeen Wagner and
Doris Moline. Several other Nc
Cabe residents were IL the au-
dience.
In order to spend Christmas with
their daughter and -in-law, Mr..
and Mrs Harold Richardson, Mr..
and Mrs. George M. Austin will
motor to Orange on Wednesday to
be gone until Sunday.
After motoring up to Claremont,
Saturday, Misses Mary, Eunice and
Ruth Sprinkle were mouse guests
of their aunt, Mrs. A. w. Mcbride,
until their return Suncay night.
Miss Eunice Sprinkle went on to
Los Angeles to attend sorority
formal.
Among those to be away from the
valley for Christmas is John Lloyd
Lydick who will spend week or
two in Riverside with Mrs. Lydick.
Lydick left last week.
McCabe schools Christmas pro-
gram proved very successful and
entertaining both to the pupils and
their audience composed of their
mothers, fathers and little sisters
and brothers. In the classrooms
each pupil received bag of candy
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
'SP0RTSPARADE'
OFFERS VARIETY
In T0DAY'S NEWS
BY SIDNEY b. WHIPPLE
Pinch Hitting for Henry McLemOr

NEW YORK, Dec. 26. (U.P)-Now
that Christmas is over and the
neckties have been hidden away
underneath the Russian pajamas
let's consider the state of the Eng
lish sporting world.
1 always wondered how the
British ever got its conception OF
American sport. My ignorance was
illuminated recently by receipt Of
London newspaper from which
take the liberty Of quoting two
passages.
They are, to-wit, viz. and i.e.:
Mob hysteria bloodthirst OF
American football - 40 killed in
10 weeks"
Those are the headlines. Then
we learn:
Lou Little, the famous CollIm-
bia coach, now trains with his head
encased in a steel and leather
brace. His neck was broken by his
own team at the beginning OF the
season."
All very entertaining. The last
time I saw Lou Little his neck
was encased in No. l6 horse COL
lar, of undoubted linen, and If his
neck was broken, he had at least
the temerity TO bow to me.
Upon close investigation I learn
that Lou did suffer, not so Ions
ago, slight dislocation of 8
vertebra near the base OF the
medulla oblongata. 1t was done
while he was shaving, which is cer-
tainly an innocent sport at best.
But let us continue with tho
special correspondents lurid ac-
count OF the terrors of American
rugby"
81 have been appalled, by the
brutality and the obvious way in
which the fans enjoyed the play
ers' risk Of injury and death"
A morbid, bloodthirsty crew are
we, and how we enjoy it!
Never mind the goals, never
mind the touchdowns, let's have
blood, and lots Of it! The only
thing missing in this description
Of an American holiday is the
Roman amphitheater crowd, point.
ing thumbs down.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26

as a gift from his teacher. AS
part of the decoration In each
room was a Christmas tree. After
the program on Friday afternoon,
December 18, school was dismissed
and will not be resumed until the
end of the vacation on January A.
During the last two weeks work
has been in progress on a recep-
ton room for the school. The
room has been entirely remocCled
and now is complete, making an
attractive addition to the schools
interior.
The weekend guest from Ell
Centre of Henry House was Bob
bic Havens, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Havens.
Allan Lewis, Albert Steele and
Miss Ruth Sprinkle were among
the guests at the formal dance
given by the associated women
students of Central junior college
on Friday night.
Miss Kathryn He'll and Miss Mar
garet Wiley visited from Friday
until Sunday in San Diego. While
there they were guests OF Miss
Heil's grandfather, w. L. Mcclure.
Another visitor here from Los
Angeles is Mrs. E. L. Runner, who
is the aunt of Mrs. j. G. Stuart.
Mrs. Runner reached the valley
Tuesday and will visit her niece
until after New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Robertson, in
Mesquite Lake, were hosts at din
ner Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Her
shell Grandey and Miss Berta Mae
Grandey.
Callers on Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stahl. Sunday evening were Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Moretti, Mrs. Lottie
Mason. Mrs. Jennie Moretti, all
from Ell Centre; Mrs. r. w. Paine
and Miss Dorothy Paine.
An entertaining afternoon and
evening at Mr.. and Mrs. George
M. Austin's home was passed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Best, Misses
Mildred and Eleanor Best, Seeley
residents; Harry H. Hoppin, Fred
Sunstrom, William Sunstrom, John
P. Wagner and his sons, Russell
and Gene, on Sunday. They all
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Holiday Cheer
Just Too Much

It was a long trip to the spot a
mile and a half south and a mile
west of the Weist store, but If
there was dead Hindu there the
matter should be investigated, and
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke took
upon himself the task Of investi-
eating last night.
An excited telephone call to the
sheriff's office had given the in
formation the Hindu was dead.
Clarke arrived to find not one
Hindu, but several. One, at least
was dead, but the word dead served
only prefix to the more explana-
tory word, drunk.
Clarke, returning to the sheriffs
office, reported one Hindu dead
drunk, two more rapidly passing
out and others Just recovering.
Everyone happy today" Clarke
wrote. Tomorrow? Quien sabe?'
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Labor To Have
Own Olympics

NEW YORK, Dec. 26. U.P) -
"Counter-Olympiad' in Chicago
concurrent with the Olyinpiad at
Los Angeles July 80 to August IA
is planned by the labor sports
union," as boycott against Cali
fornia in protest of the imprison-
ment of Tom Mooney.
Mooney is serving life sentence
in San Quentin prison, charged
with the bombing of the San Fran
cisco Preparedness day parade in
1916.
1t is claimed that Soviet Russia,
which will send no delegation to
Los Angeles, will have a repre-
sentative team at Chicago, and that
former Finnish Olympic stars also
will join the California boycott.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
EXPERTS NAME
STELLAR TEAM
OF THIS YEAR

With Central Union High schools
recently announced All Opponent
team running interference, a more
important All-Valley football team
today made it's ghostly appearance
in Imperial county football circles
with the Imperial Valley Press
privileged to make the first an
nouncement of its members.
In choosing the team. coaches,
officials, football players and sports
writer's were consulted, with the
net result that the final choice Of
one man for each position repre-
sented not the opinion of one man,
but the opinion of group of men
whos during the past year, have
been more in touch with the foot
ball situation in Imperial Valley
Sbhan anyone else.
The first All-Valley high school
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
BY MILDRED PAINE
Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Home TO spend the Christmas
vacation from Redlands college is
Miss Kathryn Steele who came
down with Don Claypool, also a
student there, who lives in Melo-
land. They will not return to
school until January 4.
In Indio, Sunday, Mrs. S. A.
Grimes met her mother, Mrs. NAL
lory, and her sister, Miss Mary
Armstrong, and enjoyed the days
visit with them. Mrs. Mallory and
her daughter had come down from
Los Angeles and returned there at
the end Of the day.
Miss Mabel Hartsell, Monday,
drove up to Escondido TO the home
of her mother, Mrs Claude Hart
sell, to spend Christmas. Miss
Hartsell's visit in Escondido will
probably be two weeks.
Under the leadership of Mr..
Landerman of Ell Cenrro, the Ali
Agriculture club of Silsbee was or
ganized on Monday of last week.
Officers for the were were chosen
as follows: Richard Ames, presi-
dent; Joseph Northrup, vice
president; Wilma Sinsabaugh, Sec
retary; Mary Balders, reporter:
Harold Burkman, cheer leader;
Geraldine Balders, Clyde Parker,
Homer Shoffner, John Liddrecht,
members of the executive commit
tee. The club meetings will be held
every Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Silsbee school.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wagner
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
M. Austin at Sunday luncheon.
A weiner roast for the younger
folk and bridge for their elders was
the program for the evenings EN-
tertainment for friends who
gathered at Mr. and Mrs. John P.
Wagoner's on December 19. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sunstrom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Foppin, MI.
and Mrs. G. S. wagner, Mrs.
Sam Parker, Misses Evelyn Smith,
Edna and Sarah Wagner, Mary
Frances Hoppin, Frances Sun
strom, Messrs. Robert Parker and
William Sunstrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Sprinkle, Jr.,
arrived Sunday from Ontario to be
guests of E. L. Sprinkle, Sr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Raye Kramar, fol-
Christmas.
For three or four days, Mrs
Florence P. Horner will be visiting
her father, Frederick w. Paine
Mrs. Horner arrived Tuesday eve-
ming from Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston Wander
Poel of Ell Cajon were hosts to Ell
wood Veliquette and Everett
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Honolulu Eleven
Beats Oklahoma

HONOLULU, Dec. 26. U.P) - A
spectacular intersectional game here
Christmas day gave the Honolulu
town team 80 to 20 victory over
the University of Oklahoma football
squad, with the contest decided in
the last minutes of play.
The loss of Dunlap, Oklahoma
star, was the deciding factor in the
tide of fortunes that swept the
Townies across for the winning
goals. The score was tied in the
fourth quarter when Dunlap was
injured, and the visitors were un-
able to halt Honolulu without him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
Christmas Keeps
Officers Busy

The holidays were not holidays
for the El Centre and th e
county peace officers. nor was
Christmas just another day-rather
it was a day that called for an ex-
ceptional amount of work, as jail
records today show.
While others we're celebrating,
the officers also had their contacts
with Christmas cheer. out 1t was
the sort of cheer that landed 90
prisoners, men ana woman, in the
county Jail. Most of them we're
charged with being drunk in public,
and most were arrested by Ell Gen.
tro police.
So most of the police force cele-
brated today--celebrated the end of
celebration by others with a trend
toward inebriation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-26
|SP0R i S
Winter Olympics
Draw Huge List

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Dec. 26.
U.P)-With II nations nominating
athletes for the national entry list,
closing yesterday, a total entry OF
more than 300 participants is as
sured for the third Olympic winter
games, February Alb. This list
may be increased materially as in
dividual entries do not close until
January 81.
The United States has the larg-
est team with 10 competitors, with
Canada taking second place will.
40 athletes. Other large entry lists
are Germany, 38; Norway, 33;
Sweden, 81; Switzerland and Po-
land, 20 each, and Italy and Japan
l6 each.