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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
MITCHELL DENIES RADIO
WAS CAUSE OF DROUGHT
Says Also That All Radio Stations
Going at Once Could Not
Bring About Storm.

~ the Associated Press.
In the case Of weather VS.. radio and
vice versa, all the interference Is on
the side of the weather.
So declared Charles L. Mitchell,
Weather Bureau forecaster, in reflIta-
ton of some amateur weather observers,
wno have theorized that too much radio
IN the air caused the drought.
Quite the contrary would be its logical
eject, Mitchell contended today. For,
he argued, radio created in the at
mosphere, would be classified as dis
turbance, and the energy Of dis
turbance causes rains--it doesn't curl
them.
but II ali the radio stations were
@oing strong all of the time, they
rbuldn't stir up enough 70 make
AAAgsus" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
DANCE COMMITTEE NAMED

A committee for handling the dance
and entertainment which the Disabled
American Veterans viii give at the
Willard Hotel April 4. was named last
night by Logan G. Purcell, commander
Of Rea Chapter.
ment viii go for the D. A. v. pillar in
the nonsectarian memorial chapel being
built at Walter Reed Hospital
The Women'S Overseas services
league will cooperate with the vstsr-
as In promoting the benefit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

Mrs. Margot Sanger, Toledo. Ohio,
will speak on THE Urge to Merge" at
the annual birthday luncheon and rally
of the Council of Jewish Women, to be
held at the Hall des Nations of the
washington Hotel at o'clock, March
10. The council is composed Of the
women Of all Jewish Congregations OF
washington,
Mrs. Sanger. in addition to her talk
on the activities Of modern-day women,
will give q number of the characteristic
monologues on which her reputation has
been established. Mrs. Sanger Is the
author of several books, among them
Prayed Ends" and Is well known over
many radio stations for ner stories Of
children. She uses the nafie IF Mary
Brewton in her radio entertainments,
Mrs. Harry Benton, president ofskhe
council. viii be in charge Of the meet
ing, assisted by Mrs. James Lansburgh,
program chairman; Mrs. VIII Illchs
luncheon ch1irman: Mrs. Estelle Green
baum, ticket chairman. and Mrs. e. r..
Haas, publicity chairman. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
SCREAMS THWART THEFT

A woman's screams frustrated q rob-
berry at a store at 2o1 c street southwest
last night.
When two colored men held Mrs.
Celie Aein, proprietor of the store, at
pistol point she screamed and the rob-
bers became frightened and ran. She
gave police descriptions, and she said
she could identify the men,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
SEWER FUNDS AVAILABLE
Contract for Benning Road Worl
Would Be Let This Season.

The contract for the construction OF
sewer on Benning road northeast,
from Fcrty-fourth street 10 Bradbury
Heights, would be let during the current
working season and part OF the sewer
construction win be undertaken in con-
nection with the grading of Benning
ment. There is an appropriation OF
SIS 500 available for the Job. This will
serve territory where there are now
upward Of so houses which have here
tofore never had sewer eonhkettons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
LEAVES HOUSE OFFICE
AFTER 22-YEAR STAY

BY the Associated Press.
The House once Building has lost a
star-boarder.
FOR % years Cordell Hull occupied a
cne-room Office across from the Capt.
to-. During that time he sponsored the
federal income tax law and served as
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee.
Yesterday he moved to larger quar-
tiers a block away, where he was In
stalled as the junior Senator from
Tennessee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
$4,000 Gems Reported Stolen

NEW YORK, March Z (H0.-Cut anc
uncut jewels, valued at $4,000
Frederick A. Weiss told police, were
seized today in his West Forty -eightl
street Office by two gunner, who bounc
him to chair. A half hour after the
bandits left, the wholesale jeweler said
he loosed his bonds sufficiently to reach
burglar alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

Congress, IL was IN
dicated last night
by Chairman Cap
per of the Senate
District Commit
tee.
In a statement
reviewing what was
done for the Dis
trict of Columbia
at the session just
ended, s e n a t o r
Capper also men
toned some of the
problems that viii
be awaiting atten-
ton when the new
Congress meets.
In addition to the
alley-closing prob
lem, Senator Cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
Senate District Body's Head
to Seek Blaine Bill Action
Also at Next Session.
URGES CREDIT UNIONS
FOR MEMBERS LOANS
Chairman Maps Legislative Work
and Hopes to Revive Many
Measures Which Failed.

Legislation to eliminate alley dwell
ings in the National Capital, making
such areas available for other uses, will
be one of the local issues in the next
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
Dempsey Marital
Fight Settled

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. U.P-
The divorce and financial difficult
ties of Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight champion, and his
actress ex-wife, Estelle Taylor, ap-
peared TO be settled today.
The darlS-haired screen beauty
announced she had decided to drop
divorce proceedings in California
courts against her former husband.
After a conference with her at
torney, she announced:
1T would be manifestly unfair to
force Jack to battle in court at the
time when he needs all of his en-
ergy to prepare for Ills battle in
the ring next summer"
Dempsey obtained a Reno di-
vorce decree some months ago. and
at the time it was reported Miss
Taylor would refuse to recognize
the action and seek a Sperate di-
vorce in California. They had been
unable to reach a property agree
ment, it has been reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
.k& R1~~
q 1888 MeNaush. synliests. Ina
HOLD SUSPECT
in ROBBERY OF
HIGHWAY STORE

Ezkiel Howard, 81, colored, was
arrested this afternoon by Sheriff
George l.. Campbell and Deputies
w. S. Heating and Lloyd Castanian
as a suspect in the robbery Thurs
day night of the E. S. Brooks store
at the Brawley Main canal on the
San Diego highway west of Ell
Centro.
The negro was taken into custody
as he was walking from Seeley to
FL Centre, and after he had been
picked up by two men who were
in the store at the time it was
robbed. They stopped at the store
to let Howard out, and he i'm
mediately left, walking toward Ell
Centro.
Brooks called the sheriff's office
and officers were dispatched to
take Howard into custody. He was
Sient and moody when arrested
saying nothing. Officers were
questioning him at press time re-
garding his possible connection
with the robbery.
Brooks and the two men who
picked Howard up on the high
way tentatively identified him a:
one of the negroes who held guns
ON eight men while they robbec
Brooks of $l00, also taking his
billfold and firing at him as they
left
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
COURT REJECTS
HEALD PROTEST
ON PROBATION

In spite of the contention by
the district attorney that Sebastian
Alvarez, recently convicted by a
jury of possession of metal knuckles,
could not be legally granted pro-
baton, Judge A. c. Finney this
morning did grant Alvarez proba-
ton. imposing as the only condition
90 days in the county jail.
Legally. the district attorney point
ed out, Alvarez was not eligible for
probation, since he had in his pos
session a concealed weapon at the
time of his arrest.
Judge Finney admitted this, but
asserted that in his opinion the law
is too strict in cases such as this.
Alvarez. during his trial, said he
obtained the metal knuckles from
a friend, and had them only as a
keepsake. He did not know their
possession is felony under the
law, he said.
Percy G. Pickerell, one of II Los
Angeles business men recently in
dicted by the grand jury for alleged
grand theft, criminal conspiracy
and conspiracy to violate the cor
porate securities act of California,
was another who appeared before
Judge Finney this morning. jan
uary 2 was the date set for his
plea. Bond was fixed at $4,000.
With others, Pickerell is charged
with selling stock in the ASsOciat-
ed Insurance Underwriters. Inc,
under the representation it was
stock in the Associated Life Insur-
ance company of California.
Jaciento Silva also appeared in
superior court this morning on a
charge of possession of concealed
weapons. On motion of Dorsey
Whitelaw. his attorney, the case
was continued to January 2 for plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
TWO SEAMEN IN
HOSPITAL AFTER
HONOLULU RIOT

HONOLULU, Dec. 10. yU.H -
Intcr-racial feeling was stirred
anew today by a riot In which two
United States Seamen were
severely beaten.
The riot was the first since q
scething undercurrent or hatred
broke out last week In a series of
street fights between whites and
foreigners.
Raymond S. Poquettc, 25, New
ark. N. j.. and William KarlatSki,
28, we're the two Seamen injured in
the latest riot, which began lust
as civil authorities were claiming
the situation was under control.
Two men were arrested as their
aSSailants.
Poquette was treated at an
emergency hospital for cuts and
bruises, while Karlatski was re-
moved to the naval hospital suf-
fering from severe head wounds.
Both arrived in Honolulu todav
aboard the destroyer Bushnell.
They said three men jumped aboard
a truck they were riding and beat
them. The two men in custody
assertedly admitted the fight but
claimed the sailors molested two
girls who appealed to them for
protection. The seamen denied
this,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
COURT IMPOSES
PRISON TERM ON
CONVICTED MAN

II. 8. Green was sentenced to San
Quentin penitentiary for term of
from five years to life for the muir
der of Ed Warren near Bonds cor
ner October %, after Judge A. c..
Finney this morning denied the
motion of Ernest R. Utley, defense
attorney, for a new trial and for re-
duction of the verdict
The sheriff was directed to de-
liver Green to prison authorities
forthwith.
Utley's fight for reduction of the
verdict from second degree murder
to manSlaughter was based partial
ly on comparison of the Leo Kel-
ley murder case in Los Angeles some
time ago, when manSlaughter ver-
dict was finally reached after the
case was taken to the appellate
court, and the Green case here.
Green was found guilty of second
degree murder after a hard fought
trial. Evidence showed Green shot
Warren when the latter came to his
house near Bonds Corner on the af-
ternoon of October %, and after the
two men, with others vino appeared
as witnesses in the case, had been
to Calexico and to Mexicali, where
they drank heavily.
Green and Warren throughout the
day had argued over division of
wages for a hay baling job. and at
one time Warren struck Green twice,
knocking him to the pavement near
the Ten-foot Drop and rendering
him unconscious, evidence showed.
1t was on this fight at Ten-foot
Drop the defense chiefly relied TO
prove Green's self-defense story.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
TEACHERS OF
COUNTY WILL
CONVENE HERE

Sessions of the annual Imperial
County Teachers institute will be
open Monday morning, December
81, at 9:30 in the auditorium of
Central Union high school.
George r. McIntire. district su-
perintendent of Brawley, will pre-
side at the first session which will
open with music by the high school
orchestra under the direction of
Miss Lucille Kraus.e Rev. John S.
A. Gum will deliver the invoca-
ton.
Cornelius B. Collins, county su-
perintendent of schools, will deliver
the first address of the institute.
DR.. Thomas Alexander of Teachers
College, Columbia University, will
be the principal speaker in the
morning and afternoon sessions,
discussing "An Experiment in the
Reorganization of the High School
Curriculum and The New Pro-
gram For Teacher Training.
Concluding the morning program
will be the business session of the
Imperial County teachers Associ.
alton, Dean Richmond of Holtville
president. in the chair.
Lester Cox, district superintend-
ent of Calipatria. will preside at
the afternoon session which will
open with music by the Holtville
high school orchestra, and will be
followed BY DR.. Alexanders talk.
The remainder of the afternoon
will be devoted to conferences, each
teacher being assigned to certain
study group.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
THREE GLIDER
RECORDS MADE
BY NAVY FLYER

HONOLULU, Dec. 10. U.p) =
Three world glider records for en-
durance, distance and altitude
were claimed today by Lieut., VIII
liam A. Cooke, American army
pilot. after an all night flight over
the island Of Oahu.
Lieutenant Cooke remained aloft
81 hours, "a minutes and Is Sec
ondS, or approximately seven hours
longer than the previous sustained
flight record of ID hours and 7
minutes hold in Germany. His
feat climaxed many attempts by
American flyers TO get new
record.
The frail, motorless craft also
Travelled more than 400 miles,
claimed to be a new distance rec
ord, and at one time reached an
altitude of $500 feet. Cooke said
he would apply for recognition OF
all three marks as records.
Aided by ideal weather condi-
tions. Cooke passed the former en-
durance record yesterday morning
after having beaten the former
distance record Of 283 miles, also
held in Germany.
Long before that he had passed
the American endurance mark of
z hours and 80 minutes and d.
tanee record Of l40 miles set bY
Lieut.. William j. Scott, who
Thursday was killed when hi.
glider fell 300 feet with broken
rudder.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
DEATH CLAIMS
HITCH-EIIKER ON
H0LTVILLE ROAD

Every effort was being made by
Imperial county officials today to
establish the identity Of a middle
aged hitch hiker whose body was
found yesterday afternoon five
miles cast of Holtville on the Yuma
highway after two youths saw him
drop to the pavement as he walked
toward Yuma
Death, it is believed, was due to
a heart ailment or some other nat
ural cause. The two boys who
saw the unidentified man die were
also hitch hikers. He had passed
them a short time before, they told
officers, and was walking steadily
along when he suddenly dropped
to the ground.
Sheriff George L. Campbell,
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke and
Jack Carter, special deputy, were
called to the scene. A search OF
the body disclosed not one identi-
flying mark, unless it was the name
Pomona" penciled in the mans
hat.
The man was well dressed, wore
good topcoat, end was of middle
age. officers said. From his ap-
pearance it was thought he might
be suffering from some lung
ailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
POLICE TRACE
Slim CLUES IN
DIAMOND DEATH
Show Girl Sought For
Questioning In Gang
ster's Staying.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 19. (U.P)-
An automobile license number. a .38
calibre pistol and the secrets of q
Broadway show girl were the cleWs
today from which police hoped to
trace the killers of Jack Leg"
Diamond.
A maroon car, believed the one
which left the gangster's rooming
house shortly after he was shot to
death in his bed early yesterday
speeded through Saugerties, ". Y,
several hours later.
The pistol, police said, was used
in the shooting, was found on the
lawn of ST. Paul'S church here. It
was wrapped in a silk handkerchief
with a flashlight. Three cartridges
had been exploded-the same num-
Der of shots fired into Diamonds
head.
Marion (KikD Roberts, former
Ziegfeld beauty, was sought for
questioning because 1t was learned
that Diamond spent three hours in
her apartment in a drinking orgy
before he left for his room, 1.-The
Spot for Legs. Mss Roberts left
Albany at 10 a. m. yesterday for
Boston, it was learned.
In addition to these clews there
is labyrinth of trails for police
to follow. The victim of four prev
ious shooting. Diamond had many
enemies, police declare.
Detectives declared there was no
struggle in the room before Diamond
was shot. Everything was undis-
turbed which led them to believe
the gangster was shot in his sleep
or that two men participated in the
killing. one holding Diamond while
the other fired three bullets into his
head.
Investigation revealed Diamond
had lived with Miss Roberts for the
last few months in several places
around Albany.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
Many Fatalities
In English Fog

LONDON. Dec. 10. W.9 - Dense
throughout England today
caused numerous accidents at sea
and on highways and railroads with
an estimated loss Of approximately
90 lives. Air services were suspend
ed
Two persons were known dead
and about so Christmas shoppers
were injured in train wreck at
Dagenham dock. The freight train
which struck the passenger train,
carried q cargo of benzine which
fortunately was not ignited. Two
coaches occupied mostly by women
and children were telescoped. The
crew of Is of the trawler Girdel-
ness were believed lost when the
ship went ashore and was broken
in two by an explosion, near Tors
haven, Farce Islands.
Heavy seas. thick fog and unusual
cold hindcred rescuers OH land and
sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
Venice Banks
Close Doors

VENICE, Cal, Dec. 49, U.P)-The
First National Bank of Venice and
the Venice Savings Bank, an as
Sociated organization, closed today
by orders Of the board of directors
The closing followed that of the
Marine Bank of Santa Monica. an
other beach city. late yesterday
State bank examiners said the Ven-
ice and Santa Monica banks were
independent institutions.
The First National Bank of Ven
ice and the Venice Savings Bank
shared quarters.
National Bank Examiner C. A.
Donohue took charge OF the affairs
of the First National Bank of Ven
ice, a national institution, while
state authorities took over the Ven-
ice Savings Bank, state institu-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
Fail To Capture
X. G. Kidnapers

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. l9. U.H)
-Kidnapers of Mrs. Nell Quinlan
Donnelly, released with her chauf-
feur on a Kansas road unharmed,
were still at liberty today despite
an extensive police drive.
The $4,000 ransom demanded By
the kidnapers was not paid.
If they are captured. former U.
S. Senator James A. Reed, the Con-
nelly attorney, will demand the
full penalty-hanging. Paul Don
nelly. the millionaire garment max
cr's husband, concurred with Reeds
statement.
Chief Louis NJ, Siegfried said po-
lice we're doing all in their power
to bring about the arrest of the
men.
The kidnapcrs held Mrs. Donnelly
and the chauffeur, George Blair,
Negro, captives for Sc hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
VETERANS WILL
DEDICATE new
HOME TONIGHT
Various Organizations To
Unite In Program Gel
ebrating Opening.

Formal dedication of Veterans
Memorial hall scheduled to take
place tonight is expected to attrac:
one Of the largest crowds ever
assembled in Ell Centre.
A colorful parade will lead the
crowd to the new building where
an appropriate program culminat-
ing in the dedication ceremonies
will take place.
Participating in both parade and
program will be members of all
local ex-service organizations and
their auxiliaries. The line OF
mach and audience at the hall will
be augmented by visitors from all
sections of Imperial Valley, Yuma.
San Diego and other coast area
towns. County and civic bodies
will be represented upon both oc-
casions.
Comrade Poole, aged member OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic,
Is making a trip from San Diego
to conduct the dedicatory services.
Judge to Accept
Judge Vaughn ". Thompson of
the Imperial county superior court
and past commander Of Boyce Aten
post. American Legion, will accept
the memorial building on behalf OF
the various ex-service mems Or
carnations, Attorney Ross 7. Hick-
cox, a Spanish war veteran who
was originally intended to make the
acceptance, having been uneX-
pectedly called out of town.
The memorial. located Just south
of the courthouse at Twelfth and
State streets. is handsome addi-
ton to Ell Centros public buildings
and has been the object of much
work by the various veteran or
ganizations.
Funds for the building were pro-
vided by special tax authorized
a number OF years ago by the state
legislature, the proceeds to be de-
voted to erecting memorial build
ings for veterans.
1t will not only provide head
quarters for ex-Servicc men and
their auxiliary bodies, but will pro-
vide a badly needed public audi
torium for programs Of a civic or
community nature.
Following tonight's exercises the
building will be thrown open for
inspection by the public and n
dance. with all the organizations
as hosts, will be staged with the
public cordially invited to attend,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
mhM!nL1L-,e L.

DAIREN, Dec. 10. (Specian-
Plenty of excitement in these
countries. Japan's cabinet re-
signed. It's funny we can't
ever have any luck like that.
Human nature and intelli-
gence is about the same. Chi
nese have planted a new big
crop of soy beans and they
haven't sold the last two
years crop. Don't that sound
exactly like the wheat and
cotton farmers at home? Yet
we call these heather. Yeah?
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY WRITTEN
in GIRLS NAME FULFILLED

of increasingly spurious optim-
ism for her.
Finally, when streets and
shops and homes were alive
with the bright glamour of ap-
preaching Christmas, their des-
olation seemed unbearably COM
plete.
He came home last night and
asked listlessly for her. She WAS
nowhere about the small house
they shared with her parents.
They found her body hanging
by a rafter in an out-building,
and short note in her bed
room. II read:
"1t's too hard. Good-by."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
LENz-JACOBY IN
REAR RANKS AT
BRIDGE TOURNEY
BY ii. ALLEN SMITH

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. U,D-Ely
Culbertson and Theodore A. Light
ner put the crusher on Sidney Lcnz
and Oswald Jacoby lost night.
building up their lead in the great
contract bridge embroglio to 79l5
points.
Culbertson now holds greater
lead than Lcnz ever piled up during
the contest, now ready to enter the
sixty-fourth rubber.
Wednesday the contest goes into
the New Waldorf Astoria hotel,
where cverybody-reporte tcleg-
raphers, photographers, scorers,
kibitzers and plain down n-at-the-
heel expertS-will be guests of Lenz.
The next session will be Monday
night. They will play Tuesday
night at the Chathom. go into the
Waldorf on the following day, and
a session Saturday afternoon will
complete the weeks play.
Culbertsou and Lightner proved
again last night as they proved in
the previous session, that they work
together in contract bridge with
great precision.
Almost everyone is agreed that
they have been doing some great
work in bidding their hands. One
man dissentS, however. He is Will
lard S. Karn, one of the nation S
shrewdest contract players. part
ner of p. Hal Sims on the -Four
Horsemen" team.
I'm convinced of one thing,
said Karn last night, after look
ing over some of these hands. The
Culbcrtson children arc not the only
persons asleep and dreaming
around this place.
The humorous magazines that
are promoting this match certainly
did a good job of picking their
comedians
CulbertSon and Lightner picked
up 2950 points during last eve
nings session, capturing six of the
nine rubbers completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-19
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT


Veterans parade, 1880, Main
street.
Dedication service, 8, Veterans
hall.
Free dance. 10, Veterans hall.
Revival. Foursqusre Gospel
church.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Cor
sair".
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Boyce Aten turkey shoot, 8-5.
fair grounds, Imperial.
Vespcr S, 4, Presbyterian
church.
Girl Reserve vespers, 5, First
Baptist church.
Choir concert, 1880, Metho-
dist church.
Christmas pageant, 1880,
Christian church.
Oratorio, s, Holtville, Nj. L.
church.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Illus
bands Holiday.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, Barbara
Worth.
Chapter Av, P.E.O., L. C.
House residence.
Hi<ory section, $50, go
Olive,