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The Washington times., 1932-09-20


Six Clubs, because z had in
tended to say Five Clubs and
inadvertently bid the Small
Slam. B doubled. The hand
was published about the first
of August, with the following
play. B led his Ace of Spades.
A should have played low, but
he played his Nine, as if he
held the King. OF course, a
second lead of Spades fol-
lowed. Y dropped his Queen
under the Ace, to make a re-
entry of the Jack in Dummy.
The King won the second
trick. Five rounds of Clubs
followed. B followed suit four
times, then he discarded a
useless spade. Dummy played
two Clubs, then discarded
three Diamonds. A had to
make four discards. He dis
carded the Seven of Diamonds
followed by the Three. Next
he let go the Two of Hearts.
Last he discarded the Five OF
Diamonds.
Before leading his last
Trump, Y wanted to know
something of the distribution
of Hearts. At the eighth
trick he led the Three of
that suit. The Nine dropped
at his left. Dummy's Ace won
the trick. A played the Six.
Evidently A held the Ace OF
Diamonds, and probably he
held the Jack twice guarded
in Hearts. This was not GER
tain, as B might hold the
Jack of Hearts. Knowing that
the 5-4-3-1 distribution was
more common than the 5-4-2-2,
Y decided that B had held
five Spades, four Clubs, three
Diamonds and single Heart.
The fact that A discarded one
Heart at the sixth trick con-
firmed US deduction, as A
would not let go the lowest
of four Hearts, when he saw
four cards of that suit IN
Dummy.
The declarer's deductions
were sound, and he played the
hand upon them. He led back
a low heart from dummy, and
won with a finesse of the 10.
Then he led his K. of hearts,
put dummy in the lead with
the top spade, led dummy's
last heart, and upon it Y dis
carded his single diamond,
thus fulfilling his small slam
contract.
WashingtOnian Queries
Mr.. Roger C. Power, Wash
ington, D. c., inquired why the
declarer took even the small
chance that B might hold the
missing j. of hearts, when Y
could have played the hand
for a perfect squeeze, without
taking any risk. The comment
is an excellent one. Doubtless
Y did not realize that a squeeze
situation existed. Had he
wished Y could have played
the hand as follows, after hav-
ing won the first heart trick
in dummy.
Lead dummy'S good spade,
forcing A to discard his j. of
diamonds. Lead a low heart
from dummy. Win with the
K. to make certain that the
lone j. might not be in BIS
hand, and win a trick. Lead
the last trump from declarer's
hand. What can A discard?
He holds only the J8 of hearts,
and the lone Ace of diamonds.
The declarer holds the bare
K. of diamonds, and the 10 of
hearts. Dummy has the Q-5 of
hearts. If A let's go his top
diamond, declarer's K. will be-
come good and the @. of hearts
will win the last trick. If A
lets go a heart and keeps his
top diamond, both of dummy's
hearts will win tricks. There
is a perfect squeeze on A
Had A discarded the ]. of dia-
monds at the sixth trick, and
kept his hearts whole, Y would
have been forced to play for
the squeeze, for lack of in
ference.
Copyright. 1892, King Features
The Washington times., 1932-09-20
Correct Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

thoroughly unjust and mis-.
placed. The guest present,
which was, too, a bon voyage
present, was charming gesture
for you to make, and since the
guest won the first prize, she
should have been given the first
prize. And there wasn't a rea-
son in the world why she should
have given her well-Won prize
to anyone else. Don't pay the
slightest attention to any ad-
verse criticism about this. .peo-
pie who make such unfriendly
and unjust comments have very
little to do in a world where
there are such pleasant things
to do!
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Disappointment
OF Smith Shows
Upon Departure

CHICAGO, July 2. W.H-Alfred E.
Smith of New York, bitter and dis
appointed over his failure to secure
the Democratic nomination for the
presidency, left Chicago today be-
fore the national convention had
ended
The former New York governor
and Democratic candidate for the
presidency IN 1923, left for New
York on the Twentieth Century
Limited at 80 p. m. A few hours
before Franklin Roosevelt arrived
by airplane to accept formally the
nomination which Smith had fought
for again and Ioss.
The one time happy warrior"
had changed. He was bitter In
defeat. The old smile was gone.
He refused to pose for newspaper
photographers. He refused to COM
ment.
Arriving at the railway station
short time before the train left, he
went Immediately to his compart-
ment and a few minutes later was
speeding away from the scene of
his defeat.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
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SMALL TOTAL OF
BALLOTS GIVEN
TO FREEH0LDERS

That q very small percentage OF
Imperial county's 16,046 registered
voters yesterday elected Is freehold
ers to draw up a proposed county
charter was certainty today as re-
turns coming slowly into the coun-
ty clerks office showed only All
votes cast in the county's % pre-
cinctS.
The selected candidates recon-
mended by various civic and semi
public organizations were elected by
an almost unanimous vote, incom-
plete returns showed.
These men will begin work i'm
mediately on plans for the charter,
which is to be submitted to voters
of the county at the next general
election. Nine of the freeholders
met at the county clerks office this
morning to lay out plans for future
meetings and Investigations. They
were Roy Stilgenbaur, John Gamer
on, George Buffers, II. A. Hastain,
l.. j. Thomas, Dorsey Whitelaw,
John Fiala, F. T. Cook and Leslie
Mcconnell.
Those elected, but not at the con-
ference this morning, were Paul P.
Anderson, Dale G.. Cooper, Porter
N. Ferguson, Ben Hulse, S. G. Sor-
enson and Frederick j. Trude.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Point Won In
Line Closing

LOS ANGELES, July 2. W.p)-An-
other point in his fight to keep the
Mexican border open at San Ysidro
between p. m. and a. m. mad
been won today by George H. Mill
er, San Diego bookkeeper, employed
in Tijuana, Mex. !
Federal Judge w. P. James de-
MED motion of government coun-
sci to dismiss part of the complaint,
which is directed against William
II. Ellison, collector of customs at
San Diego, and others.
The court, however, refused to is
sue a temporary injunction sought
by Miller against the closure, delay
ing decision until the government
files an answer to the complaint.
In his petition, Miller called the
treasury department closure order
unreasonable and arbitrary" and
declared it violated his rights as a
citizen and jeopardized his earnings
of livelihood.
Judge James said certain mat
terS in the complaint tended to
indicate that "the closing order as
made was an arbitrary exercise OF
authority not reasonable in the
nature of things and not promul,<
gated for the sole purpose of as
sisting in enforcement of the Gus
toms laws"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY
NO HOLIDAY FOR
HANDSOME DAVE
Bulky Defendant In Hut
ton Case Has Body
guard For Himself.

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P)-
Body guards watched over princi-
pals in the st. Pierre-Hutton heart
balm case today while David L. (No
MOI Hutton steeled himself for an
other ordeal as the star witness in
his own defense.
The husky, grooming husband of
Aimee Semple Mcpherson the evan
gelist must retrace all his indig-
nant denials of an affair with
Myrtle Joan st. Pierre when he
comes up for cross-examination
next Tuesday.
The prospect of falling into th2
hands of Mrs. St. Pierre's board of
legal strategy added guinness to
his Fourth of July holiday. Coupled
with that was the fact that his
ailing wife. in seclusion at sani-
tarium, thought 1t best to retain a
body guard in addition to ESQ
pound Iron Dave" himself.
Mrs. Hutton was given protection
after a strange couple sought to
gain entrance to the garden of her
sanitarium bungalow the other
night, her followers disclosed.
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Gladys
Cassill, younger sister of Mrs. St.
Pierre, hired body guard because
she received a threatening letter.
The letter denounced her for test
flying against Mrs. st. Pierre and
intimated she would get HRS"
Hutton admittedly has had a
strong-armed companion since the
start of the trial. Once a bailiff
"frisked" the man and took away
his gun.
AS for the trial, Hutton with ill
controlled anger submitted COM
plete denial of all Mrs. st. Pierre's
charges-charges which she expects
will bring her 100000 balm. Par
ticularly did he deny the claim that
he subjected her to whirlwind
courtship, asked her to marry him
and then betrayed her.
81 never asked her to marry me,
we never made love, I never kissed
her on the knee, neck, lips or
hands, Hutton said. Practically
all his answer were no." or more
often, certainly not"
AS to her complaint that he piled
her with brandy-"I never use the
stuff" And Mrs. st. Pierre her
self, he added, broke off their
friendship, such as it was, in a
storrnv telephone conversation that
ended with words sounding strange
ly like, You can go straight to
dash dash DASH"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
VETERANS LOOK
TO DEMOCRATIC
PARTY FOR HELP

WASHINGTON, July z. U.H -
A cheering, singing throng of vet
Grams gathered at the capitol today
to protest the forthcoming adjourn
ment of congress and proclaim
again their determination to re-
main in Washington until the gov
ernment comes to their relief
Congress was not in session.
At one point the demonstration
appeared to be developing into a
political rally. Harold B. Foulkrod
of Philadelphia, national legislative
chairman of the bonus expedi-
tionary force, addressed the 6000
veterans who swarmed around the
capitol steps with a declaration
that the element elevated by the
Democratic convention was friendly
to the veterans cause.
Foulkrod, in neat business suit
and Panama hat which contrasted
with the ragged attire of other
veterans, has just returned from the
political conventions in Chicago.
Raskob gave me the cold shoul-
der and so did Smith," he said,
"but Gov Harry Woodring of
Kansas, supporter of Governor
Roosevelt, promised me that the
nominee would receive our COM
mander at any time and listen
sympathetically to our cause Your
friends are in the Democratic sad
die now.
There were many tears for beer,
wine and whisky Out there, but
never tear for the 100000 men
out of work in this country"
Commander in-Chie1 Walter w.
Waters, who has instituted strict
routine of drills and discipline,
drove up in his official automo-
bile and mounted the central steps
of the capitol to open the demon
stration.
Congress has recessed until
Tuesday," he said, "but we'll be
here again then"
Waters and Foulkrod were
cheered Justify.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Garner Willing
To Make Race

WASHINGTON, July 2. U.p)-
Speaker John N. Garner indicated
at his noon press conference today
he was willing to accept the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination.
The speaker, whose withdrawal
from the presidential balloting made
possible the early nomination of
Franklin d. Roosevelt, refused to
say directly that he would accept
the nomination, if made. Then
he was asked If he would stand by.
a statement he made recently whei1s
he advocated repeal of the 18th
amendment. That statement was:
II am willing to serve my country
to the limit of my capacity"
THAT statement still stands"
Garner said today
His words generally were inter-
preted as meaning he would accept
the presidential nomination.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
MethOdists Urge
Another Party

LONG BEACH, Calf, July 2. U.P)
Having acted on q resolution urg-
ing sobriety and social welfare above
political party loyalty, the South
ern California conference OF the
Methodist church entered its final
session today.
The resolution was adopted after
delegates expressed from the floor
their disappointment in the prohi-
bition planks adopted by the Re-
publicans and Democrats SIN their
conventions in Chicago.
Delegates urged formation OF a
third party supporting either Sena-
tor Bosah of Idaho or Governor
Pinchot OF Pennsylvania for presi-
dent.
While the conference formally
ends tonight announcement Of ap
pointments viii not be made untu
tomorrow, 1t was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
DISTRICT WATER
TOLL ACTION UP
in COURT TODAY

Fate of the Imperial Irrigation
districts SO cent water toll rested
today with Judge Emmett H.. Wilson
of Los Angeles, here to hear the
demurrer of the district to the
complaint of Roy Westmorland.
T. D. Mccall, John Andrews and
other property owners, directed
against the legality of the toll.
The demurrer was submitted to
Judge Wilson for a decision after
court room clashes this morning
between M. W. Conkling, formerly
superior court judge and chief
counsel for the district, but now
attorney for opposition forces, and
Charles l.. Childers, chief counsel
for the district.
The complaint of Westmorland
and his associates attacks the le-
gality of the water toll on the
grounds the resolution authorizing
it should have been adopted in
lieu of the annual assessment, in
stead of in addition to it. The
complaint also contends the toll
is an effort to collect an illegal
penalty for payment of taxes.
Childers argued this morning
that the district has the right tc
levy an assessment and a toll, de-
batting Conklings assertion thai
one method or the other, alone,
should be used to raise funds.
One assertion of Conkling was
that any time the district board of
directors and the taxpayers come
to a disagreement on the means of
raising money, and enough money
is not on hand to conduct the busi-
ness of the district, the statute pro-
videS that the state bond commits
sioner shall take over the opera
ton of the system.
After arguments, Judge Wilson
took the demurrer under submis-
sion, at the same time granting
the district leave, If it is desired,
to file supplemental answer by
July 8. If the supplemental answer
is filed it also will be taken under
submission. If not the court will
decide on the answer already on
file. e"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
NOTE REVEALS
KIDNAPPED YOUTH
HELD BY GANG

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July g. U.P)-
A note found under a white rock
at a secluded crossroads near the
outskirts of Minneapolis, today
gave assurance that Haskell Bohn,
20-year-old son of Gebhard Bohn,
wealthy refrigerator manufacturer,
was still alive.
The elder Bohn, who was defiant
when he first learned that his son
had been abducted Thursday morn
ing, drove to the rendezvous last
night. He was following instruc-
tions given in a telephone message
from the kidnapers. A group OF
detectives accompanied the father.
Contact with the abductors was
established yesterday by Haskell's
uncle, W. B Bohn, who made them
an offer of $4,000 for the return
of the boy. He said that the offer
apparently was satisfactory to the
representative of the kidnapers,
with whom he talked by telephone.
I'VE are intent only on the safe
ty of Haskell We agree to turn
over the money as soon as we re-
ceive further instruction as to
method, and we have the assur-
ance of police that they will leave
all avenues open for the skfe re-
turn of the boy" the uncle said
in his appeal to the men who had
threatened his nephew with the
same fate as the Lindbergh baby.
His original ransom demand was
for $4,000. 1t was asked for
note tossed to the Bohn chauffeur
as the two men armed with pistols,
conducted the boy from his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
College Graduate
Commits Suicide

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P)-
Norman Sawyer, 81, said to be the
son of high official of the inter-
ior department at Washington, D.
G. died hee today from a gunshot
wound that police said was self-in-
flicted.
Sawyer, recent Stanford Uni
versity graduate, left a brief note
disposing If his personal possess
sions, The youth lived at the home
of A. j. Davis. Davis declined to
make public the name and posi-
ton Of Savyers father.
Davis fond young Sawyer dy-
ing after he heard a revolver report
in Sawyer's room. The bullet passed
through the temple, causing death
few houis later.
Mrs. A. j. Davis, aunt of the dead
youth, said the boys father former
ly was assistant secretary of the
department of interior under Secre-
tary Ray Lyman Wilbur. She said
the father still was connected with
the interior department.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
FIRE DESTROYS "
Two HOMES ON
HAMILTON AVE.

Fire of undetermined origin de-
strPed residence and garage at
376 Hamilton avenue shortly be-
fore 10 o'tlock last night and badly
damaged a house at 374 Hamil-
ton avenu ue.
E. L. Lopez, who resided at the
house where the flames were dis
covered by a neighbor, had been
away from home since 6 o'clock.
Henry Kirkpatrick and five men
companions occupied the second
house.
When the flames were discovered
the fire had gained considerable
heddway and it was impossible to
save the irame structures, accord
ing to Fire Chief Tom Reams.
A brisk wind scattered showers
of sparks Tor blocks from the scene
of 1.-THE fire and residents mounted
hoYsetops to extinguish the beads
Of flame Is soon as they alighted
in dangerous territory.
Damage is estimated at between
$4,000 and $2500. The house at 374
Hamilton vas the property of Miss
RoEe Lindy of Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
NOTED PIONEER
DIES AT HOME
IN CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, July 2. U.P)-
James N. Gamble, vice president OF
the Proctor & Gamble company
philanthropiSt and industrial ideal
ist who stood prominently among
American business pioneers, died in
his sleep at his home here today
He would have been 81 on August y.
Death came peacefully to the man
who had voted for Lincoln, endowed
charitable homes and hospital.
organized the Freemens Aid So
ciety to assist slaves delivered from
bondage by the Civil war, and yet
was best known to the world as a
manufacturer of soap.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day at the residence in which he
has lived for so years.
The Proctor e. Gamble company
was organized by CANDLES father,
James. and William Proctor, a
candle maker Both men used fats
and oils from Cincinnatis packing
houses in their work.
1t was the younger James Gamble
who devised floating soap. He
Joined his fathers firm after grad
uating from Kenyon college in
Ohio, and studying chemistry in
eastern schools. .
Thomas Edison was given one OF
his first jobs by Gamble-that OF
installing an electrical signal sys-
tenn in the soap factory.
Gamble married Miss Margaret
Penrose of Inniskillen, Ireland, in
1862. She was the daughter Of
Capt. William Penrose, British ar
my. She died in Daytona, Fla, in
1901.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
BINGHAM PLANS
new BATTLE TO
LECALIZE BEER
Connecticut Senator Not
Daunted By Claims No
Action Can Be Taken.

WASHINGTON, July 2. W.H-
The drive for immediate legaliza-
ton of beer as urged in the Demo-
cratic platform, gained momentum
today despite assertions of con-
gressional leaders that there is no
chance for modification of the Vol
stead act at the present session.
Senator Bingham CRep) Connec-
ticut, listed 81 possible votes for a
new beer measure which he has
maneuvered into a position favor
able for early action. Thirty out of
the senate's 96 votes is the best
vets have been able to muster
hitherto. Bingham now counts on
the support of many more Demo-
Gratis, in view of the party conven-
tion's declaration for repeal of pro-
hibition and quick legalization of
beer.
The drys and the moderates,
however, want to shelve the issue
until after the election campaign.
Leaders concede that modification
is very probable soon after the De-
cember session begins.
Bingham, leader of the senate
wet bloc and champion of the re-
peal plank which the Republican
convention defeated, took short
cut toward a new vote on beer. He
introduced, as an amendment to
the pending home loan bank bill,
a measure TO legalize been contain
ing 3.2 per cent of alcohol by
weight.
Party leaders planned to resort
to parliamentary devices in an
effort to sidetrack the beer amend
ment. But Bingham holds de-
cided advantage because President
Hoover is very anxious for passage
of the home loan bank bill.
The situation also holds import
ant political potentialities. If the
measure came to him, President
Hoover would be forced to declare
his position of modification at the
outset of an election campaign in
which the two parties have taken
widely different stands on prohi-
bition.
Republicans hope to hold the
drys in line with their plank which
merely favors putting the eighteenth
amendment up to the states for re-
consideration. The Democrats came
out flatly for repeal, and pending
repeal urged modification of the
Volstead act to permit restoration
of beer and wine.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Auto Licenses Not
To Be Borrowed

Macimo Robles, 10, had no 1882
license plates for his automobile,
and he had friend in jail who
did have 1892 license plates.
Naturally, the friend could not
use the plates, so Robles borrowed
them. Now he is in Jail also, await
ing possible prosecution on charge
of borrowing license plates.
Mobiles was arrested last night by
immigration officers, who had TAX
en- his friend into custody in the
first place. The border patrol men
assured deputy sheriff's they will
take charge of Robles on an i'm
migration charge if the county does
not wish to prosecute.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Former Official
Found Guilty In
Theft Of $4,000

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P)-
The disappearance of $4,000 in
evidence money entrusted to his
care, caused the conviction last
night of Liberty A. Hill, former
chief deputy Los Angeles county
clerk, on six counts of grand theft.
Hill was accused of removing
the money from safety deposit
box and using it in stock market
speculations. The former official
claimed he had returned the money
to its owner, Charles Crawford,
politician, who a short time later
was shot and killed.
The money was evidence in the
case against Morris Lavine and
Leontine Johnson, convicted of at
tempting to extort $4,000 from
Crawford through threats of publi-
cation of alleged damaging evidence
in the Julian petroleum case.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Former Ruler Of
Portugal Expires

LONDON, July 2. U.P)-Former
King Manoel of Portugal died to-
day in his home at Twickenham,
suburb.
He had been bothered by throat
disorder.
Manoel appeared in the best of
health yesterday when he witnessed
the Wimbledon tennis matches from
the royal box. He sat there most
of the afternoon chatting with for
mer King Alfonso of Spain.
The former king had arranged to
attend the Wimbledon tennis
matches this afternoon but mes
sage was received at the club about
1:30 p. m. saying that he was suf-
fering from throat trouble and
would not appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
Amelia Earhart
Heading West

ST. LOUIS, July 2. UP) - Mrs.
Amelia Earhart Putnam, the first
woman to fly the Atlantic alone,
resumed her journey from Newark,
N. j., to Los Angeles at the con-
trolls of plane at $50 a. m. to-
day.
She landed here late yesterday
with her husband, George Palmer
Putnam, publisher, and his son
David Binney Putnam. They &C
companied her when the journey
was resumed today
Mrs. Putnam said before leaving
she expected to reach Los Angeles
this afternoon on leisurely flight.