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The Washington times., 1932-12-22
e. CLUB MEETS
TOMORROW

Members of the Central &C"
Club will meet tomorrow night at
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon House,
1923 Sixteenth st. N. W., at 8
o'clock. Plans for the new year
will be discussed and officers
elected.
More than $4,000 spectators are
expected to attend the charity
football game at Baltimore on
New Year Day between picked
! scholastic elevens from Washing
ton and Baltimore.
Admission will be three cans of
foodStuffs, or two cans of coffee
or a piece of silver money. All
will be turned over to the Balti-
more poor.
Orrel Mitchell, sports coach at
Gonzaga Prep, has consented to
be the washington teams coach.
He will start practice sessions
for the game starting next
Tuesday at the Central Stadium
The following will represent
Washington:
Backs. keegin and Joe Mills
(Eastern); Hilleary and Teehan
(Western); Sweeney, Donohue and
Carr (Gonzaga) Simons (St. John's).
Ends. Benjamin (Eastern); Nye
(Western) Council (St John's); Rosen-
berger (Devitt)., Tackles-Gibbins and
Pstolas (CentraD; Campbell (Eastern)
Bruno est. John's); Mather (DevitD
Gammage (Western). Guards. Kocss
(CentraD; Wolfe (Eastern); Dunning-
ton &c MAS AZ. Center, Lewis
(Eastern).
Players of the winning team
will receive gold medals and both
squads will be given a dinner and
dance by the American Legion
after the game
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
Aqua CdLiente Track
Promises '"NeLU DeaL''

Aqua CALIENTE, Mexico, Dec.
22.-The new deal" handed out
by Joseph Schenck. film magnate,
for this racing resort center will
be laid on the table Sunday. The
season opens Sunday and extends
to March 26, when the meeting
is climaxed with the Aqua Caliente
Handicap. with stake of more
than $4,000.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
Collegiate Pinnaen
St1Qe Xmas BANQUET

The intercollegiate Duckpin
League is holding a Christmas
banquet at the Racquet Club to.
night at z o'clock. Fred C. Bam-
man, president of the league. will
officiate.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Federal Aid For
Birth Control Is
Doctors Program

NEW ORLEANS, May 10. U.R =
Sponsorship OF federal birth con-
troll legislation as a means of de-
creaSing the number of crippleS and
morons was considered in an eXecu-
tive session of the American Medic
al association house of delegates
today.
The proposal for such sponsorship
was made by DR.. j. D. Brook, a
county health officer from Gran
vile, Mich, who offered resolu-
ton declaring that birth control
would:
Relieve tax burdens required for
the care of detectives born of the
mentally afflicted and diseased.
Reduce the tendency toward i'm
morality by permitting early mar
riageS among persons whose finan-
cial condition does not warrant
pregnancy.
Reduce the high infant and ma
ternal mortality rates and solve
many of the economic and social
problems of the day.
Such legislation as sponsored by
organizations in which Margaret
Sanger, birth control advocate, is
very active, is before both houses OF
congress.
DR.. Brook would have the federal
and state laws amended to permit
physicians to give contraceptive in
formation and advice in justifiable
cases. Most sociologists and physi-
clans now urge such action, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
CR0WDER LEAVES
LETTER SEEKING
BAKER ELECTION

NEW YORK, May 10. WP) Maj
Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, who was
buried with military honors in Ar
lington cemetery yesterday, penned
an appeal for the nomination and
election of Newton D. Baker as
president of the United States dur
ing his last illness, the United Press
learned today.
In a letter to a friend in New
York he had expressed the hope
that ne might live long enough to
participate in next falls campaign.
His declaration for Baker came
despite the fact that the two men,
during the war, were strongly at
odds. When Baker was secretary
of war, his views and those of
Crowder on a major point of policy,
were in sharp conflict-so much
SO, in fact, that Baker overruled
Crowder.
Crowder, as judge advocate gen.
eral of the army had rendered an
opinion that the terms of the ma
tional defense act of 1916 relegated
the general staff to an advisory po-
sition and fundamentally altered
the relative powers of the staff and
bureau chiefs. Secretary Baker,
however, upheld the opposite view.
establishing the primary power Of
the general staff in the military Or
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
SLASH IN ARMY
FUNDS DEFENDED
BY CONGRESSMAN

WASHINGTON, May 10.-U.R}-
Drastic cuts in army personnel
funds were defended in the House
today by Chairman Collins of war
department appropriations commit
tee with a plea for modern mech
anized army of real value in scien-
tific warfare.
Collins faces a bitter Republican
attack for having reported sup
ply bill cutting $58,000,000 below
current war department appropria-
tions and $24,000,000 below budget
recommendations. In the process
of economy 1000 regular army Of
ficers would be retired and heavy
reductions made in the organized
reserve and other personnel ex-
penses.
In reply, the Mississippi congress-
man read his House colleagues a
military lecture on the comparative
value of the infantry soldier and
the more fearsome mechanical
weapons of modern warfare. At
the same time, he attacked the
war department policies.
The supply bill as framed by Col
Inns and his Democratic committee
majority would not cut a cent from
appropriations for mechanization
and improving scientific methods
of warfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
DELEGATIONS TO
Be SELECTED BY
THREE, STATES
Ohio, West Virginia And
Texas Naming States
For Party Candidates.
BY United Press

Presidential primaries and con-
ventions were being held today in
Ohio, West Virginia and Texas.
Gov. George White was assured
of at least AZ of Ohio's So delegates
to the Democratic national conven-
ton. Delegates supporting Alfred
E. Smith were contesting five dis
tricts. Gov. William H. Murray of
Oklahoma also was entered in the
preferential voting.
General" Jacob Coxey, Joseph
Ross, Columbus attorney, were on
l. France of Maryland, and Olin j.
the Republican preferential bal
lots, but Ohios SIS Republican del
egates were counted certain for
President Hoover.
Conventions being held in every
Texas county were expected to give
delegates to the state Democratic
convention unqualified instructions
to support Speaker John N Garner
for President. The state convention
will be held May "a.
In West Virginia 10 Republicans
and l6 Democratic delegates were
being elected. The Republicans
were pledged to Mr.. Hoover, al
though France was also entered in
this preferential voting. Gov.
Franklin d. Roosevelt of New York
was strongly favored among the
West Virginia Democrats. Cover
nor Murray and L. j. Chaser of
Milwaukee also were entered.
Assistant Secretary of Navy Davis
S. ingalls, was running on a wet
platform for the Ohio Republican
gubernatorial nomination against
Secretary of State Clarence j.
Brown and former Governor Myers
Cooper. Governor White was un-
opposed for the Democratic nomi-
nation.
State Atty. Gen. Gilbert Bettman
and L. j. Taber, master of the ma
tional grange, were the leading
Republicans in the Ohio race for
the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton. The Anti-Saloon league sup
ported Taber, while Bettman is
anti-prohibition. Senator Bulkley
had no opposition for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
BRITISH AVIATOR
HELD FOR DEATH
OFYOUNG WRITER
istf. hsNsasht sYakiss,A. Ne

MIAMI, Fla, May 10.-UP)-Cap-
tain w N. Lancaster, British avi-
ator and manager of Mrs. Keith
Miller, Australian flier, was under
a first degree murder Indictment
today in the death OF her sweet
heart, Haden Clarke.
The indictment was returned by
the Dade county grand jury, con-
sidering the death of the young
ghost writer" April 81. 1t is be-
lieved to presage a trial in which
an intriguing love triangle will be
revealed.
Young Clarke, son of a woman
writer and journalism teacher, died
in a cottage here occupied jointly
by Mrs. Keith-Miller and LancaS-
ter. He had been helping her write
her biography. Lancaster was on
a tour.
News of the engagement of Mrs.
Keith-Miller and Clarke brought
Lancaster home for the wedding,
evidence has indicated. He bought
a revolver i'll st. Louis before start
ing here, it was revealed.
Clarke was found dying on the
sleeping porch where he and Lam
caster slept the first night after
the latter'S return. Suicide
notes" were found. Clarke appar-
entity had killed himself with Lam
casters gun.
Investigation brought a doctors
report that Clarke had engaged in
a struggle before the shooting. The
notes revealed phrases and words
never used by Clarke, but often
used by English writer's.
Lancaster, it was said, admitted
writing the notes, finally, as an eff
fort to clear Mrs. Keith-Miller and
himself of any blame in the death.
The grand jury investigation and
followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
WOMAN SLAYER
GIVEN PARDON
BY GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, May 10. W.P)--
Mrs. Bernice Emme of Los Angeles
must leave California forever if
she expects to stay out of prison
in this state.
Such was the judgment of Gov
ernor Rolph in one of the most
unusual pardonS ever handed down
by governor of this state.
Mrs. Emme, a prisoner in Los
Angeles county jail, was convicted
of attempting to kill her husband,
Frank Emme, with a gun. She was
sentenced to serve l to 10 years in
San Quentin prison.
Taking advantage of a precedent
set many years ago, Governor
Rolph pardoned the woman, who
had already served 13 months in
jail, upon the condition that she
leave California at once and never
return; that she may never COM
municate in any way with her di-
vorced husband, Frank Emme of
Los Angeles, or their adopted
daughter, Bernice. now in a Po-
mona convent, and that should
she ask any governor succeeding
Rolph for a modification of the
pardon, it will automatically send
her to prison.
Mrs. Emme, it was understood,
will return to Texas to live with
relatives
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 10. W.H -
The living answer has been found
to those senators and congressman
who says the high cost of living in
Washington forces them to carry
relatives on the payrolls as clerks.
He is Senator Park Trammel,
CDem) Florida, and the gouging
real estate agents in Washington
get very little out of him because
he sleeps in his office in the sen.
ate office building most of the time.
g Itake the $75 month or so
that l would have to spend on ar
apartment and send it to an in
valid relative in Florida and why
shouldn't ~" Senator Trammel said
when asked about the matter.
He doesn't stay there every night.
Sometimes he goes to his brothers
home-his brother and sister -in-law
are clerks in his office-and some
times he goes to hotel.
While Senator Trammel was dis
cussing his sleeping habits with the
United Press, another suggestion
was advanced in the house for deal
ing with the congressional payroll
racket. Representative Patman
(Dem0 Texas, proposed that the
congressional payroll be published
once a month SO the taxpayers
could know the names of all persons
employed by their representatives
Representative Cochran, Dem)
Missouri, called Patman's attention
to the fact that all government pay
rolls are made public.
THAT may be, but the informa-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Roosevelt Gets
ArizOna's Votes

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 10.-U.P)-
Arizona today promised six votes
to Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt in
the Democratic national convention
by instruction of its delegates to
vote for him as presidential NOM
inee until such time as the del
egation believed a change would be
to the best interest of the party.
The IL delegates selected in the
state convention are entitled to
one-half vote each. Writ B. Bow
man, Nogales capitalist, was named
national committeeman.
A resolution proposing change of
the national prohibition law was
before the meeting. still in session.
Resolutions passed included one
urging a copper tariff and another
favored abolishment of the two
thirds rule in Democratic conyen-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
YOUTHFUL RADIO
OPERATOR HELPS
AKRON In STORM

DALLAS, May 10-U.P)-Credit
for guiding the wind -buffeted dir
igible Akron from the storm area of
West Texas early today was accord
ed Robert G. Hardeman, young
chief operator at KGUF, the Amer
lean Airways station here.
Hardeman sat at his Instruments
for nearly three hours and used a
score of frequencies before he could
get his signals through the spring
static to the big ship $50 miles
away in the night.
The static was so great that voice
communication was impossible and
Hardeman reeled off the weather
report in dots and dashes made by
cutting his microphone on and off.
The method used Is known among
operators as back lash" transmit
ting.
Others in the room cheered as
Hardeman finally established con-
tact and copied a message from the
Akron saying 1t preferred a course
north and asked for "all Of them"
Scores Of other stations, some Of
them in actual sight Of the dirig-
ible attempted unsuccessfully 20
establish communication.
Hardeman Is a former Nacodoch-
es, Texas, amateur and before COM
ing here was ar operator for the
Western Air express at Kingman,
Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
CURTIS DELAYED
in NEGOTIATING
WITH KIDNAPERS

NORFOLK, Va, May 10. UP
There was further delay today in
the Norfolk negotiations with a
group represented to be kidnaperS
of Charles A. Lindbergh, jr., for
John Hughes Curtis, chief negotia-
tor, in attempting to re"establish
confidence" in the group after
an admitted break.
Associates OF Curtis blame the
break on the presence of de-
strayer flotilla-unwittingly at the
spot where a boat sent out by the
self styled kidnapers was supposed
to deliver the Lindbergh baby to
Curtis in the yacht Maroon.
Local newspaper reports regard
ing protective arrangements for
the Maroon also did harm, it is
held.
Curtis has been gone since
Friday.
While last weeks high optimism
among Curtis associates had been
snuffed out, they asserted they
still were certain the baby would
be delivered to them, if not in the
Norfolk sea area III some other.
1t was admitted, however, that
everything depended on Curtis
success in "reasSuring' the kid
napers that he was dealing frankly
with them and was prepared to
accept the baby on their own
terms, which meant particularly
his own silence as to what he
knows of the group, and absolute
secrecy in the delivery.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
SENATE PLANNING
TO RENEW PROBE
OF WALL STREET

WASHINGTON, May 10. U.P -
Plans to resume the senate stock
market investigation hearings next
week were announced today by
Chairman Norbeck of the banking
and currency committee.
Norbeck said testimony to be
taken next week would relate to in
formation developed by committee
investigators in New York and 9TH
er cities.
Com I'm tee Investigators are
known to have been active in Chi
cago. It is understood the inquiry
has reached or will extend to Ohio.
William A. Cary, committee coun-
sci, was said today to be in New
York directing accountants and in
vestigators in a survey of brokerage
company books.
Norbeck said today that the wit
nesseS who already have appeared
will be summoned again and that
it was desired to develop not only
the losses suffered by large market
operators but their gains.
In this connection it was recalled
that witnesses testified that Percy
A. Rockefeller, John j. Raskob
chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, and other well
known persons had lost heavily in
an Anaconda copper pool formed
on the eve of the 1929 market COL
lapse. 1t was indicated also that
some Of the participants in that
pool had profited hugely in 1928
from bull pool in radio which was
said to have had the cooperation
of M. j. Sheehan, specialist in that
stock ON the exchange floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
SEEK INJUNCTION
AGAINST DISTRICT
WATER CHARGES
Action Filed In Court By
Owner Of North End
Ranch AS Test Case.

Judge A. c. Finney this aft
ernoon signed limited order
enjoining the Imperial Irriga-
tion district from refusing
stock water to Mrs. Sessions
and Stewart, and setting Sat
urday as the date for a return
in his court or the temporary
injunction. By this order the
etitioners are allowed water for
domestic and stock purposes
only.
Striking back at the Imperial
Irrigation district for its refusal to
deliver water unless tolls are paid
and furnishing an anti-climax to a
temporary injunction obtained by
the district last week to enjoin in
reference with gates and canals,
Mrs. Lyle j. Sessions and H. B.
Stewart of the opposition party to-
day sought an injunction to force
the district to deliver stock water
to a farm in the Brawley area.
A conference of attorneys and
Judge A. c. Finney this morning
resulted in an agreement that the
application for temporary in
junction was to be heard this aft
ernoon.
Coming upon the heels of de-
ciSion by the states attorney gen.
eral yesterday that special water
toll exacted by the district is legal
the complaint filed by Mrs. Ses-
sions and Stewart, her agent in
matters relating to the north end
ranch, charged that the tax is un-
lawful and collection of it illegal.
Unless the district is enjoined
from shutting off water when back
assessments are not paid, the COM
plant contended, multiplicity of
actions will result, since the same
situation cited by Mrs. Sessions and
Stewart applies to numerous other
ranchers and ranches.
Claim Crops Dying
Specifically, the complaint re-
lates refusal of the district to give
the plaintiffs one days run of
stock water for 235 cattle pastured
on an alfalfa field. Stock reser-
voirs are dry and the alfalfa is
dying from lack of water, the COM
plant said.
1t was Stewart who ordered the
water, in writing. He rendered pay
ment for the amount ordered, but
was informed no water would be
! forthcoming until $20.76, due on
back assessments, had been paid.
This was May 7.
R. D. McPherrin is attorney for
Stewart and Mrs. Sessions. This
action is direct outgrowth of the
temporary injunction obtained by
the district last week from Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson, restraining
T. D. Mccall, Harry B. Stewart,
Roy Westmorland, John MANNER,
Charles Malan and j. c. Mahans
from interfering with canals
bitches and gates owned by the
district. The complaint in this
case charged those named, with
So others sued under fictitious
names, had engaged in breaking
locks and appropriating water not
legally theirs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
SENATOR CUTS DOWN EXPENSE BY
SLEEPING IN OFFICE QUARTERS

ton is withheld so long that the
facts are obsolete" Patman replied.
Not until next winter will the
present payroll be published. The
last list available now is for June,
1891.
Payroll Ignorance
Patman brought up the payroll
matter during discussion of al
legged difficulties of finding out how
public funds are used. He said he
knew of one instance in which it
was immpossible to learn who was
on a congreSsman'S payroll.
Getting back to Senator Tram
nell he explained thus his reasons
for sleeping in his office:
You'd be surprised how many
nights I am working in my office
until midnight or later. Last night
(Sunday nighG was working until
2 a. m. A fellow doesn't feel like
walking several blocks to go to bed
at that hour. 1t is much more con-
venient to &c to sleep on the couch
right there in the office. If had
family it would be different, but
1 have just myself"
The senator usually eats break
fast IN the senate restaurant and
then he is ready for a good days
work for the people. Senator Tram
mell's domicile has been no secret,
for it has been mentioned by poll
tical opponents in Florida. If they
want to make 1t an issue, the sena-
tor is ready to snatch up the
gauntlet, or throw ii down or what
ever would be the sporting thing to
do, under the circumstances and
fight it out.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Rolph Opposes
Special Session

SACRAMENTO, May r0.-Gov-
ernor Rolph was on record today
as opposed to the calling of a spe-
cial session of the state legislature
on the $375, 100000 state water pro-
gram unless enough votes could
be pledged to carry it,"
The governor told a committee
from Tulare, Kern and Kings
counties that not single member
of the legislature had urged him
to call such a session, but thai
many had repeatedly warned him
against it.
with the exception of unem-
ployment, the water question
stands foremost in my mind" he
said. 1T has been the one ambi-
ton of my life, and don't turn
back one word of my campaign
promises"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Made To
Destroy Family

FRESNO Calf, May 10. U.H =
Deputy sheriffs today were seeking
the maker of foot and tire tracks
who assertedly set fire to the ranch
home of Mrs. Kate Holden here last
night, apparently with the purpose
of burning to death Mrs. Holden and
her four children.
Mrs. Holden awoke as the fire
first started from oil-soaked rags
beneath her window.
She called her son, Theodore
Martell, who extinguished the blaze
with bucket of water.
Investigators found foot prints
of a man who ran across muddy
open fields nearby half mile until
he reached an automobile parked on
an inconsicuous country road.
Mrs. Holden said she knew of no
enemies of the family.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Filipino Makes
Tactical Error

LOS ANGELES, May 10. (U.R--
Eddie Ilumin. Filipino, resented the
action of dancers who hooted his
performance as a substitute for the
saXaphone player at the Red Mill
dance hall early today.
He stepped out on the dance
floor to demonstrate and was taken
Immediately thereafter to the re-
ceiving hospital for treatment for
cuts, bruises and shocks.
Ilumin told police he never had
played in an orchestra before but
he had been practicing on his saxa-
phone for three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Faces Death From
Lengthy Fasting

SAN DIEGO, May 1O-U.P)-
Emaciated by a 30-day, selfimpos-
ed fast and in constant delerium,
Roy E. Bryant, AZ, faith healer"
occulist and religious faddist of
Vista, today lay between life and
death in the Cottage hospital at
Oceanside.
After starving himself for a
month with the idea of seeking
the origin of life", Bryant was
taken to the hospital Sunday by a
relative. He had just started on a
new fast after having suffered a
reaction upon taking slight
amount of nourishment which
broke his experimenting an avo-
cado grove at Vista during his fast.
Hospital attendants were feeding
Bryant in minute quantities today,
uncertain whether he will live.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-10
Wyoming C. O. P.
In Dry Deadlock

CASPER, Wyo., May 10.-U.P)-
A fight over prohibition deadlock
ed the Republican state convention
here today.
Wet leaders are fighting for a
resolution to instruct the states
delegation to the national conven-
ton to vote for resubmission of the
prohibition question to the states.
Democrats who held their state
convention at the same time, pledg-
ed their delegation of nine to vote
for Gov. Franklin d. Roosevelt, of
New York. The Democrats also
voted to vote for a national prohi-
bition referendum at the national
convention.
CLEVELAND, May 10.-(U.P)-A
light vote was foreSeen today in
the statewide primary which finds
Republican and Democratic organ
izations bound to support President
Hoover and Gov. George White for
the presidency.
Fifty-one of the Republican block
OF votes will go to Mr.. Hoover. Gov
ernor White is assured of AZ of the
states SO votes as a favorite son
candidate.