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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15
BY LYLE G. WILSON

Ontttu ETtSS otdIl Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Presi-
dent Hoover today addressed to the
nation through the conference on
welfare and relief mobilization a
plea for generous charity in the
last winter of this great calamity"
"The need before us is immedi-
ate," said Mr.. Hoover. 1T is now
millions of men and women face
the approach OF winter with fear
in their hearts. The children sense
the dread of their elders"
The President said the federal
emergency relief program had Gre
ated a backlog of support for pri-
vate philanthropy through the
thousands of relief and social
agencies. He said private and pub
lie efforts already were bringing
results in the form of increased
employment and rising prices.
Mr.. Hoover addressed the con-
ference at the White House with a
four-point program of objectives
for relief and welfare organizations
Newton D. Baker, conference
chairman, replied with pledge
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15
World War Vet
Burned To Death

LOWER LAKE, Calf, Sept. Is.
WP)-George Cochran, 81, Oakland
World war veteran, was burned to
death today and four other pa
tients were carried to safety when
fire swept the convalescent home
of the Canadian Legion at High
lands Lodge, near here.
The fire, believed caused by a
cigaret, started near the entrance
OF the main home structure. 1t
spread so rapidly that Cochron was
trapped.
The four patients saved were res
cued by Bert Forman, superintend-
ent, and his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15
Veteran Pigeon
Dies At Ontario

ONTARIO, Calf, Sept. is. W.P-
A World war veteran died of old
age here today.
The veteran was carrier
pigeon known as "Fraulein," cap
tured from the Germans during the
Argonne drive in 1918. The bird
was Matched in 1917 and was used
by the German secret service dur
ing the World war.
"Fraulein" was brought to the
United States for breeding pur-
poses by Roy DeEahuer of this
city. Its progeny included many
famous racing pigeons in this
country.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15
Texan Held On
Federal Charge

LOS ANGELES, Sept. IS. W.p-
Paul Patrick, wanted in Houston.
Tex, on charges OF using the mails
to defraud, was arrested here to-
day. United States Commissioner
David b. Head held him on $4,000
bail pending hearing on Septem-
Der %.
Patrick is charged with having
defrauded many persons In Texas
who posted 81 900 cash bond with
him for asserted vending machine
rights which he claimed TO con-
troll.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15
COMEDIAN TO MARRY

ONTARIO, Calf, Sept. IS. W.P)
Application to marry Andrew l..
Clyde, 40, better known as Andy
Clyde of screen comedy fame, and
Elsie Maud Tarron, %, actress,
both of Hollywood, was on file here
today. The couple will receive the
license Saturday. Clyde gave his
address as 1925 North Whitley ave-
nue., Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15
West Virginian
Head OF Legion

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. Is. UR)
Lewis A. Johnson of Roanoke,
w. Va, was elected national COM
mander of the American Legion at
the closing session here today.
Johnson received 674 votes. Frank
A. Belgrano, of California, moved
his election be made unanimous, a
motion which was seconded by all
of the other candidates and passed
by acclamation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-15

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Evening star., 1932-03-11
WOMAN SAYS KIDNAPPING
STORY WAS MERE HOAX
Ex-school Teacher Claimed to Have
been Abducted to Cover Up
on Market Losses.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BLAIR, Nebr, March 11.-Mrs.
Beulah Van Writ Of Blair, former New
York State school teacher, today ad-
mitted that the story of kidnapping and
ransom she had told was invented to
cover up losses in the stock market.
Her original story had been that she
was kidnapped in New York last De-
cember and held captive for some time
before being released after paying ran
som. She said she was released in Co
lumbus, Ohio, with no funds and had
been forced to wire home for money
Today she said she had lost her job
In State institution at Albion, N Y,
IN November and that she and Dan
Van Writ, her husband, lost the money
sent her by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Meier Of Blair, in playing the
market.
Mrs. Van Wirt's marriage last August
was unknown to her parents until Van
Writ appeared here recently He for
merry studied medicine at Columbia
University.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Underworld's Rum
Supplies Blocked
By Kidnap Hunt
Especial Dispatch I'd The Star.

Especial Dispatch to The Star.
HOPEWELL, N. j., March IL.
The underworld-at least the
bootleg clements uniting in a
search for the kidnapped Lind
bergh baby because the inten-
sive hunt for the child has
paralyzed the rum and beer in
dustry in and around New Jer-
sey.
Investigators in the Lindbergh
case said that the bootleg busi-
ness is beginning to feel the
pinch of reduced profits, as the
patrolling of roads and search
ing Of motor cars and trucks by
police has stemmed the flow of
beer and liquor throughout this
region. Not truckload of beer
or liquor has moved in these
parts for more than a week and
prices have skyrocketed, particu-
larly in Newark speakeasies.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
KIDNAPPING VIEWED
AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Politicians in Washington
Ponder Result of U. S.
Public Opinion.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The kidnapping Of the Lindbergh
baby may play a part in the forth
coming political campaign.
Here in the National Capital. where
interest in the mysterious theft Of the
child has been most intense, the DO
ntically minded are beginning to won
der what public opinion will emerge
from the episode. Will it be a mani
festation OF wrath against the gang
sters and the prohibition situation. or
VIII 1t prove a boomerang against
those who have been advocating out
right repeal Of the eighteenth amend
ment and return to unrestricted sale
of alcoholic beverages?
At present, Of course, there is no in
formation as to whether the kidnapping
was the work of professional criminals
or amateurs, so it is premature to
charge gangland with it. But If the
underworld of crime is responsible. then
the speeches in Congress and elsewhere
VII! break out again on the deplorable
state OF affairs that conduces to gen.
eral violations of law.
Issue Not One Sided.
1t Is not a one-sided issue by any
means. The drys insist that patroniz-
ing OF bootleggers and individual dis
respect for law by eminent citizens has
led to the general breakdown of law
and has made police officers lax. THE
vets argue that the distribution of
liquor being inevitable the Government
has by its laws encouraged a criminal
class which, in turn, has bribed and
corrupted the police power Of cities and
States
Whatever may be the true cause of
present conditions, there is no doubt
that the moment the Lindbergh mystery
Is cleared up there will be an outburst
on the general subject of law and order
IN which debate both the vets and the
drys will participate. The vets will of
course, precipitate it. They feel present
conditions are illustrated by such a bold
crime as the Lindbergh kidnapping.
There are signs, too, that other
groups may have comment to make,
The radicals in Congress may argue
that unemployment conditions produce
social disorder and that economic con-
d1tions have developed an anti-wealth
complex which has nothing at all to do
with the crime conditions brought by
prohibition.
(COpyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-03-11
sPITALE GETS GOOD" TIP.
Plans to Go West as Soon as Trial in
Brooklyn Ends.

NEW YORK, March II (R.-Counsel
for Salvatore Spitale, go-between nam
ed by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to
deal with kidnapers of his baby, said
today that Spitale has been receiving
hundreds of tips daily, one of which
looks pretty good"
The lawyer, Abraham Kesselman,
said that Spitale will "leave for the
West" on the tip as soon as his trial
on a prohibition conspiracy charge in
Brooklyn Federal Court is completed.
Kesselman refused to amplify his
Statement. He would not discuss the
nature of the tip and would give no
indication what part of the West he
meant. He did say, however, that all
of the other tips were obviously worth
less"
The attorneys statement was made
before the opening of the trial of Spi-
tale and Irving BitZ, the second go
between named by Col. Lindbergh, in
Brooklyn Federal Court.
The two underworld mediators were
two of Is defendants to be placed on
trial before Federal Judge Moscowitz
under an indictment charging con-
spiracy to smuggle liquor. They were
alleged to have conspired to land 1876
cases of liquor in South Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
SEARCH OF SHIP FAILS.
Captain Of Norwegian Steamer Finds
No Trace of Lost Baby.

BERGEN, Norway, March IL (P).-
Capt. Ole Bull of the steamer Bergens-
ford informed Bergen newspapers by
radio from aboard his ship today that
Charles e3h. tsa Augustus Lipdbergh, jr. was was
searched.
An official search of the ship was
ordered when it was reported that a
baby whose description corresponded to
some extent with that of the Lindbergh
baby was aboard
Evening star., 1932-03-11
PONSELLE WELL AGAIN
Soprano Receivers From Attack of
Influenza in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, March II CP.-Rosa
Ponselle, dramatic soprano of the Met
ropolitan Opera Co., apparently has
recovered from an attack of influenza
that caused cancellation of her con-
cert engagement here two weeks ago.
Miss Ponselle has been undergoing
treatment at the Cleveland Clinic dur
ing the two-week period. although the
siege of "fu" itself was not of great
duration, she said.
Evening star., 1932-03-11

When George E. @. johnson, Federal
attorney in Chicago, was asked what
he thought of freeing Capone tempo
rarily to give him a chance to help on
the Lindbergh case, he said:
Il know of no formal move now
afoot to free Capone on bond. I don't
want to say what my reaction would be
to such move until it is made"
The New Jersey police declined tc
comment on the Capone offer. They
said 1t was a matter for the Federal
Government.
Henry johnson, the sailor friend oi
Betty Cow, nursemaid of the Lindbergh
baby, was revealed today to have beer
placed formally under arrest March s
The charge is violation of the immigra-
ton laws. The State police said they
bad not entirely eliminated Miss Gov
Evening star., 1932-03-11

(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-03-11
MARC0NI WINS AWARD
Receives Philadelphia Medal for
Inventing Wireless.

ROME, March II R.-Guglielmc
Marconi yesterday received the Johr
Scott award, made by the city of Phil
adelphia last year, for his invention oi
the wireless telegraph.
John W. Garrett, United States Am
bassador. presented the six-inch en-
graved bronze medal to the inventor
at the American embassy in the pres
ence OF a large group OF notables.
check for $1,000, which accompanied
the award, was given earlier.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
GAMING AMONG
CHAR GE 8
FILED
Seven of Ten Losing BerthS
Are Members of Varsity
Football Squad

Deprived of jobs in the uni
versity dining hall pending
disciplinary action for alleged
infractions of rules, ten mem
bers of the Georgetown Uni
versity football squad today
are without room rent, tuition,
and meals.
Rev. Timothy j. Dineen, director
Of athletics, last night refused to
comment, but admitted the al
legged infractions include sam
bling and failure to report to the
dining hall for duty on time
Final judgment will be passed
later, he said.
Meantime groups of excited un
dergraduates are condemning the
present system by which football
players receive scholarship" jobs
in the dining hall. When a stu
dent Is late once getting to the
hall be loses his job, which means
ne must assume all financial re-
sponsibilities or leave school. Be-
cause the students are under he
authority of several directors. it is
almost impossible, they say, to re-
ceive a hearing and be reinStated.
Seven of the 10 men are varsity
players, Ghree members of the
freshman squad,
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
COUNTY NAMES
B|FETE GROUP

Appointment of a committee to
have charge of the Bicentennial
pageant to be presented in April
by the Prince Georges County
Federation of Women's Clubs,
was announced today by Mrs.
Rudolph S. Allen, president of
the federation.
Heading the committee are
Mrs. Humphrey Beckett, of Lam
ham. and Mrs. Alfred Manning,
of Riverdale, who will act as
casting directors.
The other members of the COM
nlittee, all officers of the fedora
tion, are: Mrs. Allen, president,
College Park; Mrs. G. A. Castle,
first vice president, Brentwood,
and Mrs. T. E. woodward sec
ond vice president, College Park
The pageant is one prepared
by the Bicentennial Commission
and is titled washington Re
turns"
It will be presented April 8
and Is, the exact places where
the presentations will be given
to be decided next Thursday at
a meeting of representatives of
the federated clubs with the COM
mittee at the Y. w. C. A. head
quarters, Sixth and E SITS. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
New Mount Rainier
Liqht Aids Traffic

Traffic risk to school children
of Mt. Rainier, Md, has been
materially decreased by the new
traffic light at the intersection
of Thirty-fourth Street and
Rhode Island Avenue, according
to the town police.
Formerly it. was necessary to
station a man at the intersection
during hours when the children
we're going to or coming from
school.
Police now say that with the
assistance of the lights, the chill.
dren are we'll able to take care of
themselves.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
Psychi1trists Plan
Child Problem Study

BALTIMORE, Feb. 5.-Super-
fluous Solicitude of mothers for
their children will be among tie
topics discussed here when the
American Orthopsychiatric Asso-
citation meets. The 200 eminent
psychiatrists specialize in mental
ailments of children and juvenile
delinquency.
Speakers will include DR.. Franz
Alexander, noted Berlin psychi-
artist, whose theory is that all
persons ar, born lawlesS and be-
come law-abiding through environ
ment, rather than the converse.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
8 NEW ORANGES
PROJECTED

Three new oranges for the en-
suing year, two in Montgomery
county and one in Howard county,
have been suggested by the com.
mittee of officers of the Montgom.
ery-Howard County Grange, which
met in the office of the county
agent at Rockville.
It also was decided to have each
subordinate grange work towards
increasing its fifth degree mem.
bership by 10.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05

Once a sober, matronIy COW Of
unimpeachable sobriety, "BoSsy,"
owned by a Harpers Ferry (W.
Va farmer, has fallen into evil
ways.
A neighbor of the cows owner,
Max Evans, reports that "Bossy"
was recently discovered leaning
against a tree along the highway
in a most disgraceful condition.
He hurried to her owner and
the two, by helping the inebriated
"BoSsy" on either side, managed
to get her to the stable, where
she is recovering from hang g-over.
The owner told Mr.. Evans the
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
COUNTYPROF|TS
S1,092 IN FINES.

The report of Judge Charles w.
Woodward, of the Police Court for
Montgomery county, as submitted
by Frank I. Davis, clerk, was re.
ceivcd yesterday by the Mont
gomers county board of commits
sionerS.
1t shows that during the month
of January 1896 in traffic fines
was collected, $25 for fish and
game violations, and $3.50 for
other fines, with the court costs
amounting to $505.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05

GET ROCKVILLE LICENSE
A marriage license was issued
at Rockville to Robert A. Olson.
26, of Atlantic City, N. j.. and
Dorothy Wood Voeth, %, Of
Washington.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
CLUB TO GIVE DANCE

The Young Mems Catholic Club
will give a pre-lenten dance to-
night at st. Augustine's auditorium
for the benefit of the church.
The arrangement committee COM
priseS N. J.. Naylor. j. w. Caesar,
r. P. Booze, I. M. Marshall, C. M.
Spriggs, c. w. Fortune and j. c.
Taylor.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
MAYORS ASKED
To LIST IDLE

Raymond w. Bellamy, Fedora
employment director for Mary
land, has sent letters to the
mayors of towns throughout
Prince Georges county askin'
them to conduct local unem.
ployed registration to aid him il
the countrywide census now beinR
taken at Associated Charities
Headquarters in Hyattsville.
Travel economically in one Of tbo
good used cars advertised for sale to-
day In the Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1932-02-05
u. ATHLETES FIRED FROM JOBS FOR BREAKING RULES
This Is WhatDryLawDoes
To a Will Weak Co1O

COW had discovered still in the
mountains and the minute she
was released from her stall in the
morning hurried away to imbibe
mash.
He said:
"She gets drunk everytime
she is out"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-30
Theatre To Hold
Fiddling Contest

Who is the champion old time
fiddler of Imperial Valley? The
Imperial thentre managem n t
wants to know and to determine
the question has arranged to hold
an old time fiddlers contest on the
stage of the theatre Monday night,
October 9.
Any fiddler who can play the old
time tunes in the old time way is
eligible to enter. The fiddlers can
play solo or have guitar, or BAN
10 accompaniment. Turkey in
the Straw" Chicken Reel or
any of the old hoe-downs can be
used as tunes. Each fiddler will
select his own tune. The audience
will judge as to who is the best.
A prize of $3.50 in gold will be
paid to the champion old time fid-
dler as determined by the audience
at the Imperial theatre Monday
night, October 2. Second prize
will be a $3.50 gold piece. The
contest will be run between the
first and second shows or at APP
proximately o'clock.
Entrants should telephone, write
or call the manager of the Imper-
ial theatre to enter the contest.
No one will be eligible to COM
pete the night of the contest I'M
less he has registered in advance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-30
Crawford Estate
Sues For Money

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 80. UP)-
In an attempt to recover the
amount Liberty A. Hill, former
deputy county clerk, embezzled
from it, the estate of the late
Charles Crawford today brought
suit for $4,000 against Hill, Los
Angeles county, l.. E. hampton,
county clerk and two bonding COM
panies.
The money came into the coun-
tvs hands as evidence in the case
against Morris Lavine, former
newspaper man, and Leontine
Johnson, private secretary, who
were convicted of attempting to
extort the money from Crawford,
we'll known politician.
Hill has been convicted of en-
bezzling the $4,000 while it was
in the county's trust. The two
companies named in the suit were
the Fidelity Bond and Deposit
Company of Maryland and the
National Surety Company of New
York. They were said to have
bonded Hill.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-30
Missing Alaskan
Flyers Rescued

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Sept. 80.
-U.PEPilot Art Woodley and At
torney Harry Norton were recov-
ering today from exposure after
their thrilling rescue from the Chu-
itna River canyon by Alonzo Cope,
veteran Alaskan flyer.
Woodley's plane, a Catholic mis-
sion Diesel craft, was forced down
Sunday by a motor failure seven
miles above the spot at which Cope
found the two shivering in a sin
gle, water-soaked sleeping bag.
The faint CLEAN OF a flashlight
guided Cope in putting his plane
down on the Chulitna, one Of AL
aska's mightiest glacier streams.
The pontoons Of his craft were so
badly damaged by rocks that he
had to whittle wooden plugs to keep
the plane afloat until he took off.
Wings of his ship barely slipped
between the narrow canyon walls.
Morton was made i'll by the cold
and lack of food and was confined
to bed today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-30
Z! Late News

federation as 11,5o0000 in August
President William Green said 100,-
900 more persons we're out of work
in August, than in July
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Sept. 80
Norman Thomas. Socialist can
didate for president, is whole
heartedly in accord with the spir-
It behind the midwest farmers
strike, he said here.
I admire the spirit behind the
strike" he said in a cam
paign address. "I see how it can
win something in the case of per-
ishable commodities like milk but
scarcely in the case of other COM
modities.'
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 80
The Ri. Rev. Frank E. Wilson,
Episcopal bishop of Eau Claire,
announced today his resignation
from the American Legion in pro-
test of the veterans stand in favor
Of bonus payment.
GENEVA, Sept. 30.-Division of
armies into police forces necessary
to maintain internal order and de-
Tense forces large enough TO pro-
tect against external aggression,
was proposed to the world disarm-
amend conference today by the
American delegate, Hugh Wilson.
Wilson asked the subcommittee
on effectives of the general steer
ing committee to examine as ex-
as possible the propo-
sal of President Hoover with the
view of bringing about strict lin
itation and real reduction of eff
fectives.p
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-30
N. Y. Stocks

NEW YORK. Sept. 30.-(U.R)-
Financial and commodity markets
drifted about in light trading to-
day.
Stocks, irregular most of the day
turned up gradually near the close
and a large number made small
gains. Bonds were mixed with
small changes. Cotton gained a
few points, while grains lost frac-
tionally.
Coffee futures were firmer af-
ter their crash yesterday on re-
ports the Brazilian revolution was
nearing an end. With the excep-
ton of the December Santos de-
livery, the coffee market rose Is to
as points. December Santos, which
broke the limit of 200 points in the
previous session, dropped, so points
more.
Business news included further
gains in wholesale and retail trade,
Higher rate of steel operations in
Dictated in the youngstown area;
outlook for favorable settlement Of
the railroad wage question without
labor difficulties; further decline in
money in circulation; and addi-
tional gold supplies.
Railroad shares were taken in
hand near the close Northern Paci-
fic featured. rising to 241s, up 2&
Great Northern preferred, New Ha-
ven, Pennsylvania and Chicago q
higher.
Northwestern were moderately
Steel common touched Ass, off
III points in the early trading, but
came back and crossed 43 before
the final gong. Other leading in
dustrials made similar movements.
Near the close changes in the
group were only fractional with q
fair number slightly higher.
Gain in Oils
Oil shares appeared to receive
more attention than recently in
the late trading. Gains were noted
in Standard of New Jersey and
Socony-Va Liggett & Myers
B was a weak spot in the tobac-
cos. United Aircraft was relative
~ active. 1t closed unchanged at
80. Electrical equipments were
steady.
Outlook for improvement in the
automobile industry helped steady
that group in today's dull market.
General Motors was relatively &C
tive around the previous close
where it closed. Chrysler closed at
1875, up y. Auburn closed at 5312,
up Is.
Utilities as group were firm.
American telephone ranged between
1929 and 11012 and closed at 1925,
up IS net. Consolidated Gas closed
at 61as, up Il after ranging be-
tween 59}4 and 619s. Most Of the
others closed with fractional gains.
According to preliminary cal
culation, the Dow-Jones e. Co.,
industrial average stood at 7156,
up 0.03, railroad 1851, off 0.09 and
utility 31.61, off 029.
Sales were 100000 shares, com
pared with 100000 shares yester-
day.
Aggregate market value of 10
leading stocks was $6,197, 1874 ,597
against $6,158,536,217 yesterday, an
advance CT $39, 298,3 $3.50.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-30
Chambers Meet
At WestmOrIand

New officers of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce will be in
stalled when the organization meets
at Westmorland at 7 o'clock to-
night, after the executive commit
tee has convened at 6:15.
Walter Havekorst will take over
the position of president, held dur
ing the past year by S. c. Soren-
son. Havekorst is a Brawley man.
Other new officers are Thomas E.
Anderson. Calexico, vice president;
Thomas White, Seeley, second vice
president; and E. NJ. Beidleman,
CaleXico, treasurer.
George Kruger, secretary of the
Brawley Chamber Of Commerce,
has been appointed secretary of
the associated chambers.
John S. Cameron, secretary Of
the board of freeholders and Judge
Dudley S. Valentine of Los An
geles Will be the speakers.