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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

OF any other witness. The old man
said he arrived at Hatfield's place
between dawn and daylight Tues
day morning, and began drinking
beer with the other men. He later
went to sleep, he said, and when
he aWoke went to the door and
saw Gomez body lying in the yard.
He asked one of the men who was
responsible, he said, and they tolG
him Hatfield shot Gomez.
Would Blame Him
He then drank more beer, Rob-
ertson said, and went to sleep
again. When he awoke he heard
conversation about weights to be
tied to Gomez body. During that
conversation, Robertson said, the
trio first discussed killing him to
keep him quiet, and later dis
cussed placing the blame for the
killing on him. He slept again.
Awaking that night, he went out
side, and heard Kloss and Williams
dragging the body to the river,
Robertson said. He went back into
Hatfield's house and went to sleep.
The next day, Robertson said, Will
liams got some gasoline for his car,
gave him the key, and he managed
to get away from the place. The
lights had been shot from his car,
he said.
1t is probably that testimony of
Robertson and Dore will end the
states case, and that the defense
will take up the task of proving a
self defense plea this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
Visalia Police
Chief Accused

TULARE, Calf, June %. U.P)-
Charges of city councilmen that
Police Chief j. r. Macdonald was
intoxicated when he had an auto
mobile accident recently, will be
aired at public hearing next We'd
nesday, members of the council
said today.
Macdonald, who was ordered by
City Manager w. M. Brown to re-
sign June 80, denied the drunken
ness accusation and another charge
that he permitted quantities of con-
fiscated alcohol to disappear" from
the city hall.
The city council was divided over
the affair. d.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
Smith Refuses
To Compromise
Continued From Page II

liam H. Murray of Oklahoma. and
former Sen. James A. Reed Of
Missouri.
Murray declared he would sup
port Shouse in his fight to win the
permanent chairmanship against
the Roosevelt candidate, Sen.
Thomas j. Walsh of Montana. He
also was for a prohibition plank
for sensible people" He opposes
the eighteenth amendment and re-
turn of the saloon
Meanwhile, the tight-lipped man
who holds the key to the situation,
John F. Curry, boss of Tammany
Hall, left the mystery Of his in
tentions to grow. Roosevelts man
ager, Farley, who still claims
Roosevelt on the first ballot, 50
made a midnight trip to see him,
but Curry said he was tired and
put off the talk until today. Curry
is a bitter foe OF Smith. What he
will do is the one big question
around which the whole conven-
ton will turn.
Should Tammany swing then, %
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
Assert Curry
FavOrs Baker

CHICAGO, June 30. UP)-Un-
verified reports were current around
convention headquarters today that
Newton D. Baker of Ohio, is the
private preference of John F.
Curry, leader of Tammany Hall, for
the presidential nomination.
These reports which came from
close friends of Curry, could not
be verified by the leader himself.
He insisted that he would have
nothing to say on the subject of
candidates until after the New
York delegation caucus Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
RATE HEARING DEFERRED

LOS ANGELES, June %. UP
Attempts of the Telephone Rate
Reduction association to force the
Southern California Telephone
company to cut rates we're contin-
ued until July 6 today by Presi-
dent Clyde L. Seavey of the state
railroad commission. The contin-
uance was granted to enable at
torneys for the association to show
necessity for the company TO make
public an inventory of its proper
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, June %. U.P) -
The main body of stocks advanced
fractions to 2 points today with no
change in the dull trading which
has prevailed IN earlier sessions
this week.
A few issues failed to rally, in
cluding Industrial Rayon which
broke to a new low at 95s, off 25s.
In the early trading American Can
made a new low for the present
stock at 321s, off rs, the active
liquidation in this issue sending
up its sales volume to feature the
market in standpoint of activity.
1t rallied to around the previous
close later.
Ability of United States Steel
preferred to resist pressure at its
low since 1904 of So in the morn
ing was helpful to market senti-
ment. The issue later crossed so
and held steady Steel common
came within a fraction of its low
of "a and then rallied to around
25, against previous close of 24l2.
American Telephone was rela
lively active. In the morning it
sold at 79 only Is from its record
low made yesterday. Later it
crossed 80 and held steady.
Auburn touched 571A, up AZ
points, but later lost several points
of the rise. American Tobacco "B"
ranged between 52H and SOS,
around the close being around
51h, up IL.
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit,
American Smelling preferred and
American Shipbuilding were among
isolated issues to rise to 3 points.
National Distillers rose more than
point following declaration Of the
regular quarterly dividend.
J. I. Case was firm on a steady
grain market General Electric
was active after an initial block OF
1000 shares. Tt moved up frac-
tionally. Tobacco shares generally
moved up with American McKees-
port Tin Plate gained more than
a point. aided by statements OF
steel reviews recently showing tin
plate. operations holding at a high
level.
Utilities maintained a steady TO
firm tone. Public service of New
Jersey today formally announced q
reduction in the dividend from
$3.40 to 1920 and the stock rose
nearly a point.
Railroad shares moved narrowly
throughout the day. Coppers were
better. WoolWorth was about un-
changed.
Oil shares looked up near the
close with some demand noted in
Consolidated Oil, Phillips, Seaboard
Oil and Continental. Standards OF
New Jersey and California also
maintained a firm tone.
Bonds were mixed and dull
United States government issues
declining moderately.
Wheat lost early afternoon gains
, and closed down fractionally.
Corn was firm and so were cot
ton and sugar.
LOS ANGELES, June %. up
Trading continued inactive on the
Los Angeles stock exchange today
with stocks re-acting irregularly.
Pacific Finance was the most
active, selling 600 shares at ga
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
AUTO KILLS DOE AND FAUN

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. UP
Struck by an automobile, a doe gave
birth to a faun near here recently.
Both the doe and the faun died,
despite the efforts of conservation
officers to save them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
OREGON BUTTER BETTER

SALEM, Ore. U.P) - Quality of
oregon butter is improving. May
scoring at Oregon State college
showed higher quality butter than
that entered during any month
since scorings were started three
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
Witness Tells
Death Threats
Continued From Page II

he said, but held him a virtual
prisoner from Tuesday morning
until Thursday, when he managed
to slip away and report the slay-
ing to authorities.
Dore, who lives near Hatfield on
the Alamo river, followed Robert
son to the witness stand. lie said
he heard shots on the morning or
the killing, and hurried 70 the Hat
field place to see the dead body
of Gomez stretched out in the yard.
He also testified he later saw
where the body had been dragged
to the river and thrown in.
1t was the first part of his test
imony at which defense attorneys
directed most attention, calling
notice to grand jury testimony that
Dore did not 60 to the place until
the next day, and then saw only
a pool of blood in the yard
Robertson's testimony gave the
state stronger support than that
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

unchanged. International Rein
surance reclined ga points TO 81 /,
a new low for the year, on sale
of 100 shares.
Southern California Edison sold
200 shares at 1873, up q. Emsco
Derrick was unchanged at 8 where
zoo shares sold.
Union Associates was unchanged
at 81 on sales of 200 shares. Rich
field common advanced 1s to 3s or
sales Of 200 shares. Rio Grande
was unchanged at 2s where 200
shares sold.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Sturdy cardboard cabinets COW
cred with blue, green, orchid or
ivory novelty papers. Size %
inches high, 6 inches wide and
1112 inches deep An unusual
value. A limited quantity.
Kanns-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
BUS|NESSLEADERS
DISCUSS DRY LAW.
u. S. Chamber of Commerce
Session Nominates Byrd
Among II for Board.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1s.-Discus-
sion Of prohibition formed a controver-
sial background today for study of
Americas economic problems by the
Nations business leaders
At preliminary meeting to the an
nual convention of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, the
national council decided to go on rec
ord publicly with a stand for or against
prohibition. The council adopted a
surprise resolution presented by Leland
w. Cutler, president of the San Fran
cisco Chamber. calling on directors to
study prohibition and submit recon-
mendations to the membership for a
vote.
The twentieth annual session was of
fcially opened last night by Silas
Strawn Of Chicago president of the
chamber. Strawn called for reduction
Of Government extravaganza" and
safeguarding of national credit
He said one way TO balance the ma
tional budget would be to reduce gov
ernmental activities interfering with
legitimate business"
Nominations were made yesterday for
II members of the board of directors.
Harry F. Byrd Of Virginia was one Of
the number.
Following a general session, seven
round table discussions open, with
luncheons, at which railroad transpor-
tation is the principal subject. Carl
r Gray, president of the Union Pa
cific, was scheduled to take the railroad
point of view; Alfred Hurrell, general
counsel Of the Prudential Life Insur-
ance Co, the security owners view
point and E. c. Nettels, traffic manager
of the General Foods Corporation, the
shippers attitude.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
NATURE MAY SERVE
IN CONGRESS- PLACE
Possibility Seen That Rainy
Weather Curbed Grasshoppers, Al
though House Blocks Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, May 18.-Mother
Nature may have done something Con-
gress hesitated to do-give aid to Mid
west farmers who fear a repetition of
last years crop devastating invasion Of
grasshoppers.
A Senate-approved proposal by Sen
ator Shipstead of Minnesota to appro-
pirate $1,450,000 for poison to fight the
pests, was refused consideration for the
present, at least, by the House of
Representatives at Washington Monday.
But week end rains probably have
done much to curb the insects which
are now beginning to hatch. A. L. Ford
of South Dakota State College declared
that recent low temperatures caused
millions Of the 'hoppers to starve, since
they will not feed unless the tempera-
ture is above so degrees On the other
hand DR.. G. J. Drake, Iowa State en-
tomologist, said the wet weather had no
injurious effect on the pests-that 1t
merely delayed their Matching.
Agricultural leaders said little money
remained in State treasures for fighting
the 'hoppers, and recalled the damage
done by them in Iowa, South Dakota,
Nebraska and Minnesota last year.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

1t viii be included In the series Of
"talkies" the University Of Chicago will
produce for use in its class rooms as an
educational experiment, beginning next
Fall Prof. Harvey B. Lemon Of the
physics department is to be the actor.
An instrument used by the late Prof.
Albert A. Nicholson in his efforts TO
ascertain the speed of light was used
in the rehearsal and will be employed
to demonstrate the experiments In the
talking film. While Michelson's meas
urements were made between points
miles apart, Prof. Lemon has developed
Evening star., 1932-05-18

ment Of Colored People last night in
the Shiloh Baptist Church. Senator
Capper of Kansas urged colored voters
to support the party, which, in fact,
defends MIN in his right of equality
under the law"
The Kansas Senator said there can
be but one issue for the colored voters
where they are still disfranchised, as
they are in some States Of this Ma
ton. where they are lynched and dis
criminated against in their lawful
rights. ="
That issue" he continued, 'is his
emancipation as a full-f1edged citizen,
in fact as well as in name, the right
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Maryland Alumni Club to Meet.

The Old Line Club. alumni organiza-
tion of the University Of Maryland for
Washington and vicinity, will hold its
annual meeting at the University Club
tonight at 8:15 o'clock Oflcers will be
elected and buffet supper will be served.
DR.. F. w. Ballou, superintendent of
schools, will be a guest.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Charming lamps for Summer
homes and porches. Two styles
one Colonial, the other Bridge,
and both are in the natural steel
finish, with an attractively deco
rated parchmentized shade.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

apparatus to demonstrate the method In
the picture.
A series Of mirrors will be used to re-
fleet a ray of light from one to an
other, permitting it to travel 66 feet
and light meter will show that the
beam made the trip in 1-15,o00.000
second.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

accorded to him on the same basis as
it is accorded to all other citizens, to
participate as they do in affairs of the
Nation"
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Bagpipe Tune Contest.

Argyllsf1ire recently held contest
for an original tune for the bagpipe
and contestants from all parts OF
Scotland attended and played their
selections.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Must Have License.

In England, license costing $2.55
year is required when employing male
servant.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
RESEARCH INTO SPEED
OF LIGHT DRAMATIZED
q. Of Chicago to Use "Talkie", in
Glass Rooms as Educational
Experiment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 18.-The story of
the scientific worlds research into the
speed of light will be told in talking
DictlIres
Evening star., 1932-05-18
COLORED CITIZENSHIP
DEFENDED BY CAPPER
Race Should Support Party at
Polls That Represents It's
Equality Under Law.

Addressing the convention of the
National Association for the Advance
Evening star., 1932-09-23

neva to chastise Japan, the island en-
pire has all but formally sisnaled that
its reply would be resignation from the
League. What the debaters OF Lake
Leman would then do is something
nobody has ventured to guess They
would have to do something or subject
themselves to even more Of the worlds
disfavor and mistrust than their
bungling conduct of the Manchurian
issue has already earned for the League.
Germany's refusal to participate in
further disarmament negotiations unless
her demand for arms equality Is re-
spected is accompanied by the threat
Of eventual withdrawal from the League
of Nations. II both Japan and Ger
many leave, there are definite fears
that Italy, Hungary. Bulgaria. Austria,
Turkey and possibly other countries will
Join in the grand exit. Russia is about
to conclude new treaty with Japan
providing for recognition of Manchukuo.
If Nippon boycotts the League on the
Manchurian issue, Russia might con-
slider it logical to follow suit. The Mos
cow government rapprochement with
Japan comedies with increasingly closer
relations between Russia and Germany
M. Litvinoff In a speech at Geneva
this week openly sided with Germany's
arms demands and said the Soviet
would, like the Germans, have nothing
to do with the technical commission
of the disarmament commission unless
the Geneva disarmament snail mate
rally acoelerates its gait.
Crises are not phenomena on the
Quai Woodrow Wilson. Compromise
is almost as common in the League as
conversation. Whether it can be in
voked to save the cantankerous situa-
tions which Japan and Germany have
precipitated is a grave question.
Evening star., 1932-09-23
League of Nations Woes.

If there be superstitious folk at
Geneva. they probably await the open
ing of the League Assembly on Monday
with fear and trembling 1t is the
thirteenth annual session of the worlds
most famous debating society. Some
thing far more tangible and disquieting
dominates this years Assembly than its
hoodoo number 1t meets in an
atmosphere of international controversy
that bodies little good for the organiza-
tion that assumes responsibility for
making the world a more peaceable
place to live in. Indeed, there are ex-
trenists who say the League will be
lucky If it survives the approaching
Assembly-survives. at least, in respect
Of maintaining its present membership.
Manchuria and disarmament are the
twin thorns in the side of League
solidarity. The Lytton Commissions
report, a terrifyingly formidable docu-
ment of 100000 words, has just been
freighted into Geneva from the Far
East. where the Leagues neutral in
vestigating body spent six months fer
reting out the true inwardness of the
Sino-Japanese conflict in Manchuria.
II the League Council, and later the
Assembly. find in the LyttoE Commits
mons report anything that impels &C.
Evening star., 1932-09-23

the business Of life. The tree = q
symbol of human struggle and human
aspiration. The world Of men Is in
many ways as bleak and barren as .
concrete pavement. Even the most for
tunate of individuals must occasionally
find himself with his back to the wall
No environment. however pleasant in
theory, is entirely friendly. Each
separate soul must find space and sus-
tenance for existence. Each must do
for himself what the mulberry is doing.
But more important than the sidewalk
Is the crevice, and more important than
the wall are the sun and the air. The
tree understands. And the philosopher
visions the larger truth. The world Is
no more definitely hostile than 1t is
kindly. Each soul can somewhere and
somehow find strength. Each can sur
vive
The tree may dream Of more agree
able location, and the struggling soul
may long for a more congenial home.
But meanwhile life goes on, and things
are never so bad that they might not be
worse.
To passersby, thoughtful or not, the
mulberry breaches sermon Of patient
enterprise. Circumstances are both for
and against it. Living is hard, but 1t
can be managed. The tree Is not dis
couraged. Cramped and crowded,
starved and frail it may be, but 1t cheer
fully continues to strive. And the Striv-
ing is not in vain.
If a mulberry can survive and measur-
ably prosper undeY such conditions. a
man can do as much In the face OF even
greater odds.
Evening star., 1932-09-23
Orient Not to Blame
For PsychOanalysis

To the Editor of The Star:
Permit me, in the interest Of justice
and accuracy, to take issue with a state
ment in your editorial of September IA
on psychoanalysis. l have no quarrel
with your denunciation of Freud's un-
wholesome concepts. but, in the name
OF fair dealing, why attempt to fasten
the blame for them upon the Orient?
The Austrian, Sigmund Freud. certainly
Is Western product. and a thorough
going materialist into the bargain. The
literatureS and PHILOSOPHERS which the
East has treasured from antiquity have
an idealistic and spiritual basis, far re-
moved indeed from the erotic specula-
tionS of Freud.
All of the great world religions and
spiritual movements have come out of
the East, and 1t is to the Orient that
Western psychology will 90 we'll to turn
for inspiration and guidance in its study
of the battling problems OF human con-
sciousness and the powers latent in man.
z. M. HOUGH.
Evening star., 1932-09-23
Law Demanded to Prevent
Perilous Flights by Children

has been spent in the effort to find
the family.
The fact that disaster came in al
most the identical fashion that the
Danish officials predicted it might fur
ther demonstrates the folly of ignoring
the warning" according to the Dayton
Daily News, while the Altoona Mirror
believes that the rescue was little, If
any short Of miracle" That paper
holds that 1t takes substantial ship
to withstand the forces of nature in
the North Atlanic filled with floating,
tumbling. crunching icebergs." The
Rock Island Argus sees lust a bit Of
luck that the party did not suffer
death"
The Danish government" says the
San Antonio Express. objected to the
voyage on the ground that it lacked
facilities for a search in event Of an
accident to the amphibian.' The EX-
press concludes: Evidently the north
ern transatlantic route cannot be de-
pended on for more than few months
in the year. in the present stage Of air
plane development, Flyers doubtless
will pay more attention TO the Bermuda
Azores route. which should be practi-
cable for all-year operation we're few
merchantmen. fitted with flying decks.
SldIlOn6Q between f1aIlllIOn NBeTHluud
capitaD and HOrta. an almost land
locked Azorean port
While conceding that "Hutchinscn's
pluck and daring command admira-
ton the Roanoke World-News asks:
But after all is said and done. what
was to be gained in the cause of science
from their adventure?" The PrOvi-
dence Journal observes that ''at this
stage Of the development Of interCon-
tinental airways, Greenland is a harsh
intermediate goal at best, even for
hardy men of experience who are will
ing to gamble with their lives" The
Nashville Banner holds that the one
potentially valuable result of the fool
hardy venture has been the chorus Of
disapproval it evoked from all over the
world The Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin is convinced that IF he had
succeeded. his voyage would not have
proved the practicability and safety OF
such an avenue of intercourse between
America and Europe at the present
stage of aviation development"
Evening star., 1932-09-23
Uphill Coasting Illusion
Also Near Sperryville, Va.

Editor OF The Star:
The item on page l of Wednesdays
Star about Cars Appear to Coast Up
Hill must have met with considerable
interest. There is a similar pheneome-
non just the other side of Sperryvile,
Va, where the motorist approaches
Panorama. For all the world the car
appears to be going slightly down hill
and yet the motOrist has to step on the
gas as though he were going up hill. as,
indeed, he is A brook running along
the road seems to be running up hill.
The phenomenon is attributable to
the lay of the land-to the slope of the
surrounding hills. / recall some years
ago paying 10 cents to enter a Crazy
House" in an amusement park in Louis
vile, KY. There the walls. the floors
the ceilings. various sets of steps and
the furniture were all built at peculiar
angles, forming such an optical illusion
that one appeared to be traversing a
floor sloping downward, when in reality
the floor sloped upward. In other
words, this uphill and doWnhill busl-
ness depends largely upon the sur
rounding medium. Hence the il!uTicn.
GEORGE T. WARREN.
Evening star., 1932-09-23
A Mulberry Tree.

In crevice in the sidewalk at right
angle Of the east wall of the old Post
Office Department Building, in Eleventh
street near Pennsylvania avenue. there
is a mulberry tree growing. 1t has been
there for a long time, perhaps for
decade. Today 1t Is some ten feet tall.
Its trunk is a slender stem and it,
leaves are a pale green, but it Is a
healthy growth. Passersby notice 1t
and wonder how it gained foothold and
nourishment in such an unlikely spot.
A chance philosopher might find In
the subject the text Of Q discourse on
Evening star., 1932-09-23

Englands famous hangman. John FL
lis, stricken with remorse, committed
suicide by cutting his throat. He had
lost pride in his profession and went
as far as circumstances permitted In
showing a rather unpatriotic preference
for something resembling the guillotine
as compared with the rope.
Evening star., 1932-09-23

Apples are bringing less than they
brought a year ago. They represent
undoubted value and another year
should find Virginia rejoicing with the
rest of the world in the discovery OF
a commercial system that will give sat
isfactory results in getting what rs
raised to where 1t Is needed.