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Evening star., 1932-04-11
Civilization and the Indian
Christianity Has Made Some Progress on Reser,a-
tions, but Has Been Retarded by ''Fnewafer," Says
Tribeswoman, Discussing Problems.

miss them sorely. for none have arisen
to take their places.
Three community halls upon the
reservation. Opened only for special
occasions. Such a need here for
trained. sympathetic Christian workers
who would be always in attendance,
who would live among the Indians,
learn their needs, keep open these
buildings, conduct classes during the
day, provide a meeting place for the
young to congregate in the evening in
a pleasant, informal way under su-
pervision. Lack of funds prevents
these things. Faraway foreign missions
fire the imagination. There's no ro-
nance in doorstep needs.
What of civilization. progress? Here
education must play its part. For over
100 years the State of New York. with
the consent of the Nation. has as
Sumed jurisdiction over our schools.
our roads. Our schools are clasSed
with reform schools prison schools and
schools for the feeble minded by the
New York State Department of Edu-
cation. Up until few years ago con-
ditions were deplorable
Schools were allowed to deteriorate
until unnt Tor use and great hard
ships were brought to bear upon the
children of certain districts. Supplies
were Scanty, teachers unlicensed. No
efforts made to correct truancy. No
provisions for a higher education. And
the Federal Government schools were
not for our children, We were told as
New York provides for the education
of its Indians. The condition is slight
ly improved. Bus transportation and
tuiticn are now provided for high school
pupils.
Our roads. Under State control.
Main highways, much used by white
farmers and motorists, kept in pas
sable condition during the Summer
months. But the back roads, used al
mostly solely by the Indians! Prac-
tically impossible at least four months
of the year. And the State pays 10
cents per load to the Indians for gravel.
Road supervisors chosen for political
strength rather than qualifications for
fitness
Civilization and Christianity. Yes,
we have made progress, but slowly, re-
tarded by ever-present firewater. Just
what condition prevails upon the reser-
vation today? How best to remedy it?
(Copyright, 1892. by the North American
NEWSPAPER Alliance. Jnc
Evening star., 1932-04-11
ANNAPOLIS ALUMNI |
TO REUN|TE MAY 28|
Presentation OF New Main
Gate Will Be Made
to Academy.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

special Dispatch To The star,
ANNAPOLIS. Md. April li.-May %
has been set aside as reunion day for
the Naval Academy Alumni Association,
it was announced today by r. S. Rob-
ertson, jr., secretary of the association.
A full program has been outlined. 1t
will begin at $3.50 am. on Worden Field,
when a dress parade will be held by the
regiment of midshipmen.
At noon all the graduates will attend
the presentation of a new main gate by
the class of 1907. A luncheon will fol-
low in the officers mess. At pm. the
annual meeting will be held in the
office of Capt. Henry d. Cooke, COM
mandant of midshipmen.
Later in the afternoon the graduates
will have their choice of base ball, track,
tennis and lacrosse. A dinner at 8
pm will be followed by hop.
The feature will be the evening din
ner. which will be presided over by
Rear Admiral Frank B. Upham, class of
1893, now chief of the Bureau of Naval
Operations, in Washington. Speakers
will include Rear Admiral Thomas c..
Hart, superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy. Commandant Cooke and repre-
sentative of each of the classes of 1882,
so years; 1892, 1897, 1907, 1912 and
1922
Evening star., 1932-04-11
BY ALICE LEE JEMISON.

BUFFALO, N. Y. April (N.A.N.A).
Christianity and civilization. How
far has the Indian progressed in either
Religious freedom the first white men
sought and found here in America. In
addition they found the Indian, devoid
neither of religion nor of idol worship
ers.
On'the contrary, they found us with a
beautiful belief in Supreme Being, a
life hereafter and the power of prayer.
Our God was God of nature. Not a
far distant God, to be WorShiped only
at stated times, but friendly. everyday
God. who was deeply concerned in all
we did and directly responsible for all
which befell us.
Deeply spiritual is the Indian, in close
contact with his God. Our implicit,
childlike faith in the just and all
protecting power of the Supreme Being,
by whatever name we may call Him, is
something which can scarcely be COM
pretended.
Today some of us have accepted the
Christian faith. some of lis cling to o+the
belief of our fathers. On the Catta-
rduguS ReSeTNdIlOIf near bulldlO, al {
seven churches and three community
halls. representing five denominations.
Laudable! Yes. But buildings do not
make Christians. OF these, two stand
vacant.
Such a need upon the reservations
for true Christian missionaries. Some
there have been who have been truly
inspired and who did a great work.
The late Rev. Ashur Right and his
wife; the Rev Mr.. Fisher and his
wife, and the Rev. T. H. Clough, who,
starting as a lay-reader so years ago
has devoted his life to Indian missions
grown old in the service, ever true and
faithful to his trust. Others there have
been. Bishop Walker, Bishop Brent,
Archdeacon Ayres, the Rev. Alfred E
Preddis. Beloved by the Indians were
these But they have gone home. We
Evening star., 1932-04-11
RESCUERS APPEAL
FOR FINANCE AID
Prince Georges Squad Sends
Plea to Non-ReSidents
They Have Helped.
ey Stan correspondent Of The Star.

BLADENSBURG, Md, April IL. -
Still pressed for funds 10 meet operat-
ing expenses, the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Rescue Squad today sent out appeals
for assistance from persons it has
served, while a committee planned to
solicit aid from the county fire aSsocia-
ton.
Letters to persons who have been
helped by the squad and who do not re-
side in Prince Georges County we're
mailed by James E. Sampson, secretary
Of the squad. The letters say, in part:
Finances Are Low"
1.-The Prince Georges County Rescue
Squad hopes that you have recovered
from your trouble. . At present the
finances of the squad are very low, and
it is thought that if you were informed
as to the manner in which the squad
is maintained you might be able to
make donation which will help keep
this worthy service available to the
public at all times.
The service you received was made
possible through the generosity of some
one else, and what you may donate will
help care for the next person who needs
the squad
Declaring the cost of maintaining the
present ambulance here is exorbitant,
members of committee appointed at
the monthly meeting OF the squad will
lay suggestions for the purchase of a
new wagon" before the county fire as
Sociation's meeting at Forestville, We'd
nesday night. The committee is COM
posed of George Lee, chairman: An
drew Gasch, Karl Young and Andrew
r. Gill.
Study Honor Memberships.
The question of soliciting honorary
memberships to stimulate interest and
help the squad financially is also being
given consideration.
During the past month the squad
made 103 runs, covering 564 miles, ac-
cording to H. L. Leonard, president.
Mr.. Leonard also announced that a
contribution of $65 was received from
the Branchville Fire Department, hav-
Ing been raised through benefit dance.
Brazils new election law provides for
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Evening star., 1932-04-11

1921 500 tons for the first quarter Of
the year, $50 per cent above the same
period in 1891, 1t represented an ac-
complishment Of only 869 per cent Of
the plan for the quarter.
The drop was blamed by Pravda on
unskilled management, inadequate Or
ganization OF labor and the failure of
many mines to institute the system of
Evening star., 1932-04-11

With the coming of civilization to the
American Indian came its evils Ihe
customs of the white man have been
adopted one by one; but also ms wees.
Some OF the problems which face ne
Indian today are discussed in this the
fifth of a series of articles by Miss Alice
Lee Jenison, herself an Indian. She
bases her dispatches on conditions at
the Cattaraugus Reservation. near But-
fnln N V
Evening star., 1932-04-11
SOVIET PAPER ALARMED
BY COAL OUTPUT DROP
Pravda, Charging Unskilled Man
agement, Says Situation Men
aces other Industries.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW. April 11.-A sharp drop
in coal production planned for the first
quarter of 1882 aroused the newspaper
Pravda today to sound an alarm.
Pravda said the situation in the coal
industry was menacing the most i'm
portant phases of other industries
chiefly the metallurgical works, which
are one of the basic sections for the
successful completion of the five-yeaI
plan.
Although the total production was
Evening star., 1932-04-11

Potato Weighs Four Pounds.
Patrick Malone Of Cork, Ireland
produced in tiny garden patch a pota-
TO weighing four pounds.
Evening star., 1932-04-11

piece-work wages, resulting In much
shifting of workers.
Evening star., 1932-04-11

Brazil's new election law provides fol
universal suffrage for all literates.
Evening star., 1932-04-11

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Evening star., 1932-04-11

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
NEW COMMISSION
ORGANIZED FOR
HAWAII POLICE

HONOLULU, Jan. 90. - A new
police commission, hastily created
by the territorial legislature in a
determination to wipe out terrorism
and lynch law justice, was IN
control OF Honolulu today.
The commission bill was signed
and members appointed by Cover
nor Lawrence M. Judd just as the
island grand jury decided to post
pone action again III the honor
Staying" of a young native-the
case that aroused Honolulu to
near hysteria and started 1t on the
road TO reform.
Five more administrative meas
ures designed to curb an out out
break OF crime were before the
legislators at their special session,
but all other matters were dropped
in rushing the police bill to COM
pletion.
The grand jury's delay in voting
on indictments against four promi-
nent persons accused of the kid
naping and Staying OF Joe Kahaha-
wal, caused CONSERVATION in the
city. After hearing all % wit
nesses summoned by prosecutors,
the jurors decided to wait until
next Tuesday before acting further.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
BANDLT-SLAYER
OF OFFICER IN
FEAR OF DEATH

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. U.P) -
Terror stricken by thoughts of the
gallows, Joseph Regan, accused
sayer of Hugh Crowley, detective
lieutenant, during the Westwood
Village theare holdup, was in a
cell at Central Jail with a heavily
armed guard over him to prevent
his escape or suicide
The alleged bandit-slayer arrived
in Los Angeles at 1145 p. m. last
night, pale and frightened, in GUS
tody OF two detectives who brought
him here in an automobile from
San Francisco where he was ap-
pretended.
He was placed in solitary cell
i'll the Jail instead of being taken
to the receiving hospital for treat
ment of bullet wounds inflicted by
Crowley in the last moments Of his
life.
when we went into his room in
San Francisco" said Frank Codaf7
fer, captain of detectives, who
brought Regan here, "he was like
n rat-squealing for us to leave
him alone and let MIN die. He
kept moaning he didn't want to
die.
He kept that up nearly all the
way home, but he did lot of other
talking, too. In fact, he talked
enough TO hang himself twice
over"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
HOPE TO IDENTIFY
TRAGEDY VICTIM
BY FINCERPRINTS

District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
is in Ell Centre again today after
a visit to Los Angeles, where he
conferred with Los Angeles officers
and with Clark Sellers, famous
criminologist, in an effort to estab-
lish the identity of Imperial VAL
ley's nude mystery murder victim.
One outstanding accomplishment
of the visit was demonstrated yes
terday with the receipt III the sher-
ifs office of a teletype message
that fingers of the dead man,
turned over to Los Angeles experts,
have been modelled and printed.
Almost perfect fingerprints will
give officers new hope in their
Investigations. Copies of the fin
gerprints will be sent to army, navy
and marine headquarters, Washing
ton, D. c., and to police centers
throughout the United States.
While other divisions are work.
ing on fingerprint Identification.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke and
his aides are prosecuting a vigor-
Gus investigation into other angles
of the Staying and its surrounding
details, which, for the most part.
are Shrouded in mystery.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
Fire Destroys
Electric Line

NAPA, Calf, Jan. %. U.P)EThc
San Francisco-Napa -Calistoga Elec-
trio railway, operating between here
and Vallejo, was placed out OF
commission today by $500 900 fire
which destroyed the lines power
plant car shops, three cars and a
motor bus.
Ralph Knutte, night watchman
at the plant, was critically burned
in attempting to put out the blaze.
His clothes were afire when he was
rescued unconscious from the car
shop.
The fire broke out shortly after
midnight and spread rapidly to all
sections OF the company'S central
plant. Firemen were delayed by a
two-mile detour in reaching the
fire and lack of water pressure fur
ther hampered their efforts, they
reported.
The line, headed by James Irvine
of San Francisco, has been operat-
ing for 25 years but has never paid
dividend. 1t handles freight as
well as passengers, and at the time
of the fire had IL carloads of gun
powder, consigned to the Mare
Island navy yard, stored at Napa
Junction.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
FARM CENTER
MEETINGS ARE
well! ATTENDED

MCCabe Farm center turned out
$50 strong TO hear an interesting
talk given last night by NJ. J.
Dowd on the All-American canal!
Dancing and refreshments fol-
lowed the program.
Alamo-Verde center met las,
evening at the Alamo school house
with Miss Fleta Smith, assistant
state leader of home demonstra-
ton agents, as speaker Miss
Smith described her recent trip
abroad stressing particularly the
manners and customs of the people
of Holland.
H. Lee Landerman, assistant
farm advisor, spoke on policies of
the All agriculture club work and
C. p. Halliday, deputy district at
torney, gave talk on county fl
nanceS.
Earl V. c. Northrup, chairman
of the farm bureaus committee on
the Imperial county fair. has
called a meeting Tor Monday eve
ming at the farm bureau office in
the court house to plan for an eX-
tensive exhibit.
1t is understood that all the
valley creameries, the milk distrib-
utors, the farm bureau and the ag-
ricultural extension service will CO.
operate in a big dairy exhibit. The
show will not feature any particu-
lar product but will be designed to
boost the consumption of all dairy
products.
A specialist from Berkeley will
be here to help with the exhibit
which will have the support and
assistance of the California dairy
council.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
MEXICAN GROUP
MAY die FROM
POISONED GRAIN

FRESNO, Jan. %. W.P,-All nine
members Of party OF transient
Mexicans who ate tortillas made of
grain they found in a farmers
barn today were afflicted by q
creeping paralysis and it was be-
lieved at least six would die.
-Four of those poisoned are chill
dren ranging in age from to 10
years.
Six-year Manuel Nunes was
barely breathing this morning He
was not expected TO live the day
out.
Manuels two sisters and one
brother and his mother were
among those described as in a crit
ical condition.
County general hospital physi-
clans said one Of the men of the
party, believing death near, saio
last night they had stolen the grain
10 days ago near Upton when
pressed by hunger, and had eaten
the tortillaS they made in Selma,
about Is miles from where they
had found the grain.
The grain was believed poisoned
with thallium, rarely used for such
purpose, and was intended for
killing squirrels Physicians here
have been unable TO discover an
antidote nor recognized course Of
treatment, although they have
telegraphed state and federal au-
thorities at Sacramento and Wash
ington for advice.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
Suspected Thieves
Ordered To Leave

A fragment of garden hose and
an empty garbage can today earned
Pablo Anguiano, &c, and Armand
Camarena, 25, a 30-day Jail SEN
tence in Judge j. E. Simpsons po-
lice court, with the sentence sus-
pended on condition they leave
town Immediately.
The two were arrested early yes
terday morning by Roy Dupont,
who suspected they intended TO
steal gasoline for their car, parked
without gas on the CaleXico high
way two miles from Ell Centre.
Both pleaded guilty before Judge
Simpson this morning, and eX-
pressed a desire to return to Los
Angeles, their home. Both also
testified they have served previous
Jail terms. one for robbery and one
for driving an automobile without
the owners consent.
Ernest Chason, %, was another
who appeared on a charge of vag-
rancy this morning. The charge
was dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
Woman Is Given
Jail Sentence

Mary Rodriguez was sentenced to
three months in the county Jail
today by Judge S. NJ. Smyser of
Holtville after she had pleaded
guilty to q charge of vagrancy,
filed when Il charge of contribut-
ing to the delinquency of a minor
was dismissed.
1t was only short while ago the
woman was freed when a charge of
child stealing was dismissed by
Judge Smyser. The contributing
charge involved the same case, and
brought out testimony Miss Rodri-
guez, who is 81 years old, influenced
a Is year old boy 70 write and
cash a worthless $25 check.
The boy was the same one she
originally was charged with taking
to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
TRAGEDY VICTIM
IDENTIFIED AS
DANCING GIRL

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. W.P) -
A young woman who died shortly
after she was found unconscious at
the side of a highway near a fash
ionable country club early today
was identified shortly after noon as
Mrs. Winilred Williams, %. a
dancer.
Identification was made by Mrs.
Maud Taylor, who said she was Il
roommate OF the victim.
4. Mrs Taylor made her identified
ton when she viewed the body in
the county morgue.
That's Einnie-that's her all
right" Mrs. Taylor sobbed She
then became hysterical and COL
lapsed.
Mrs. Taylor said Mrs. Williams
had been working as a dancing
girl to keep her daughter, Avon
Williams, 6 years old. In the Mother
Covina school at Burbank, Calf.
She added that the husband, Coy
Williams, is in tuberculosis sani-
tarium in Phoenix, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
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SENATE 'DRYS'
AT ODDS OVER
VARIOUS BILLS
Unable To Agree On
Proper Procedure To
Obtain Desired Action.
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Senate
anti-prohibitionists have been dis
organized by the wet-dry vote un-
expectedly thrust upon them by
Senator Bingham CRep0 Connecti-
cut.
Predictions OF the anti-prohibl-
tioniSts program for this session
now are almost as contradictory as
if prohibitionists had joined the
argument.
There are more than dozen
proposals of various kinds before
the judiciary committee. all de-
signed to change the prohibition
laws Vets and drys are represent
ed in these measures. Senator
Sheppard Dem) Texas, has in
troduced bills to make the buyer
equally guilty with the seller of
alcoholic beverages, and to outlaw
homemade wine and cider.
There have been suggestions that
the anti-prohibition group should
join Sheppard in support of these
drastic proposals. There is scant
anti-prohibition support for such
tactics, but it Is argued they would
carry enforcement TO an extreme
which might cause popular reac-
ton against the 18th amendment.
Chairman Norris Of the judiciary
committee has declared his com
mittee would not bury the wet bills
this session. He has offered, when
opportunity comes, TO report any
or all of them.
There Is no disposition among
the anti-prohib!tion group to seek
a vote on all these propositions.
But neither do they seem to be
able to agree on any single project
upon which to record the senate
formally on the liquor question. The
wet drive Is with every man for
himself, which explains Bingham's
single-handed sortie against the
18th amendment.
The Bingham resolution, defeat
ed 55 TO Is, merely would have ex-
pressed the sense of the senate
that 1t would welcome" action by
state officials to obtain referenda
on prohibition. Bingham has a
four per cent beer bill pending be-
fore a senate subcommittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-23
THEATRE GROUP
DRAW PLANS FOR
OFFICE BUILDING

Officials of United Artists Thea
terS Inc, will know within q week
whether they will undertake con-
Struction of a 100000, four story,
office building on the lot adjacent
to the theatre now under con-
struction, said Norman Pollasgy,
general building superintendent of
the United Artists firm, today.
Preliminary sketches of the pro-
posed building were shown in FL
Centre yesterday afternoon, when a
group of doctors were called into
conference with officials of the
theatre company relative to plans.
Eight doctors and l2 attorneys
already have signified their willing
ness to lease office space in such a
building as that proposed, while
other professional men in Ell Gen.
tro seem greatly in favor of the
project, Pollasky said.
Plans for the building, should
the project go through, will be
drawn by the architectural firm of
Walker and Eisen and c. A. Walsh,
who prepared plans for the United
Artists Theatre now being con-
structed. A. r. Walker and w
G. Walsh have been in Ell Centro
studying possible plans for the new
office building.
Should plans and arrangements
be completed for the building, it
will be of Glass A construction, with
a cooling system the same as that
to be installed in the new theatre,
the building superintendent said
today.
This cooling system will insure
a temperature during the summer
which is at least % degrees cooler
inside the building than that out
side. For winter use the building
will be steam heated. The cooling
system will be installed by the
Carrier Engineering company, rec
ognized as one Of the foremost
heating, ventilating and refrigera-
ton companies in the United
States.
Pollasgy, who is in Ell Centro for
a period of only four or five weeks,
said today his company will con-
struct the building only with the
assurance professional men here
will support such project. The
firm has been asked to undertake
the project, and is awaiting con-
crete assurance that physicians and
attorneys really wish such an inn
provement, he said.