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Evening star., 1933-02-02
RED CROSS SENDS
NOTE TO CATHOLICS
Judge Payne Expresses Re-
qret Over Picture Attacked
as Sacri|egious.

In letter addressed to every Catho-
lie bishop in the country. Judge John
Barton Payne, chairman of the Amer
lean Red Cross, has expressed regret
over the publication in the Junior Red
Cross News, an official organ, Of an IL
lustrated story to which a Massachu-
sets school board took exception.
The pen-and-ink drawing-depicting
a vestmented priest about to give little
boys pet donkey barley wafer in
Spain-was termed "sacreligious" by
the school board of Somerville. Mass,
which banned the magazine and the
Junior Red Cross organization from the
schools of that city
Banned in New York.
Following closely upon that action,
William J. O'Shea. superintendent of
schools in New York City, placed SIM
liar ban on the journal yesterday.
Judge Payne'S letter, which was
mailed last night. follows:
please allow me to express my sim
cere regret at the publication in the
January issue of the Junior Red Cross
News of the story, "A Blessing for
Juanita," together with the unfortunate
drawing used as an Illustration. In
haste of getting the magazine to press
the engraving for the illustration went
direct from the engraver to the printer,
so that proof of the drawing was not
seen by the editor.
Regrets Publication.
1T is most unfortunate that the story
which has offended SO many good Cath
olics was published. We deeply regret
its publication"
The story has to do with Rafael, a
little Spanish boy, and his pet donkey,
Juanita. The priest intercedes in the
projected sale Of the donkey and. after
the custom in vogue in many Euro
pean countries, administers his bles-
sing to the donkey. The clergyman
followed the blessing by handing to the
donkey a barley wafer. The critics of
the drawing illustrating this scene as
serted that cit can only be interpreted
as ridiculing the great central act OF
a great religious denomination"
Evening star., 1933-02-02
NORBECK TO CALL
LEADING BANKERS
Assai|s Mitchell and Others
In Marketing of Their Own
Stocks to Public.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Charles E. Mitchell and other high
officials Of the National City Bank OF
New York are to be called in the
Senate's stock market investigation
February 81, for an inquiry into 1.-The
marketing Of their own bank stocks to
the public"
Chairman Norbeck of the Senate
Banking Committee conducting the IN
vestigation said the National City Bank
stock was sold at "phenomenally high
price and dropped to less than one
twentieth of that high price"
Norbeck Blames Mitchell.
The committees investigation, Nor
beck said, has shown that some OF the
large banks were highly responsible for
the wild stock market BOOM
Norbeck said that at that time the
Federal Reserve Board sought to slow
the boom and asked the cooperation OF
Mitchell then a director of the New
York Federal Reserve Bank.
Mitchell, Norbeck said, "defied the
board and speeded up the boom. He
took go to hell attitude toward the
boom and got away with it,
All Banks Not Involved.
"All banks did not take part" Nor
beck said, but some banks were in on
the promotion scheme and gave strong
recommendations for stock which quick
ly broke down in price and seemed to
have had little intrinsic value or earn
TT was just polite way of robbing
the public"
Evening star., 1933-02-02
DR., MARTINS DEATH
PRONOUNCED SUICIDE
Swallowed Poison at His Office.
Funeral to Be Held
Saturday.

A certificate of suicide was issued by
the coroner's office late yesterday in the
case of DR.. L. Ricaud Martin, 33, who
was found dead Tuesday afternoon after
he had swallowed poison in his office at
Harvard Hall Apartments, 1850 Harvard
street.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. Saturday from the S. H. Hines
Co. funeral home, 290l Fourteenth
street. Dr. Martin is survived by his
widow. Mrs Mary Readig Martin; a
daughter, Mary Jean Martin. and his
mother. Mrs. Marion E. Martin.
DR.. Martin had been in poor health
and subject to dependency for some
time preceding his death. He left fare
well notes to his wife and daughter.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
JOHN BARBER FUNERAL
UNDER MASONIC RITES
General Accounting Office Investi-
gator to Be Buried in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.

John Barber, 54, General Accounting
Office investigator, who died Monday at
Emergency Hospital, was to be buried
with Masonic rites in Cedar Hill Gene
terry this afternoon following services
at his home, 5000 Connecticut avenue
at pm.
Mr.. Barber, a native of Woodbury.
N j., had lived in Washington since
1900 and had been with the Govern
ment since coming here. He was a
member of Benjamin 3. French Lodge
No. IS, F. A. A. NJ, which will be in
charge of grave services, Mount Pleasant
Chapter, R. A. NJ, and Mount Pleasant
Council, r. and S. M.
His widow, Mrs. Jessie Nelson Barber
survives
Evening star., 1933-02-02
CHARITY DRIVE PLANNED
Catholic Activity Would SUPPLE

Catholic Activity Would SUPPLE
ment Work of Parish Conferences.
A city-wide campaign by the Ladies
Of Charity, to supplement the work Of
the parish conferences of the Society Of
st. Vincent de Paul, was discussed at q
meeting of the conference presidents
last night in Carroll Hall, at which
George, j. Cleary, president of the
Particular Council, announced a fleces-
sity for enlargement of the charity
work because Of reduced appropriations
from the Community Chest.
Steps already have been taken, he
said, and during the last month $50
loads of wood, given by the Augustinian
Monastery, have been delivered through
use of trucks donated by merchants Of
the city. Other monasterieS also have
available wood which is to be used.
The increased number of laborers en-
gagged in gold washing has helped to
solve the unemployed problem in Chile.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
OIL MAN RIVER SHORTER

VICKSBURG, Miss. CP-The Mis-
sissippi River is 10 miles shorter than
it was recently.
A man-made channel at Diamond
Point, 20 miles south of here, clips that
distance off the rivers length.
For several months two dredges work.
ing in opposite directions, under super
vision of Army engineers, have been
busy cutting their way through the
point. A few explosions Of dynamite
and OF Man River flows through new
territory.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
|BAN ON RAIL LOANS
|MAy Be PREVENTED
lEastman's Testimony for
| New Advances Likely
to Block Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Testimony by Joseph B. Eastman,
member Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, that further Federal loans
to railroads should be made was viewed
adoption Of q resolution to prohibit
further advances.
Evening star., 1933-02-02

Dance and card party. Areme Chap
ter, O. E. S., Shoreham Hotel, $3.50 pm
Dinner, Thirteen Club, Willard Hotel,
$50 pm.
Maryland University junior prom,
Shoreham Hotel, 10 pm.
Turkey dinner. Ladies' Aid of Grace
Reformed Church, Fifteenth and O
streets, 4;30 to pm.
Lecture, christian Science: A Re-
ligion of Scientific Trust in Gcd," James
G. Rowell, First Church of Christ,
Scientist, Columbia road and Euclid
street, pm.
Bingo party, Pride of Washington
Council, No. 26, Daughters of America,
8 @ street northeast, $50 pm.
Banquet and dance, Washington
Branch. Gardeners Association, Ham
ilton Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting. Advisory Board of Masonic
Clubs, Hamilton Hotel, pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting Abigail Adams Colony of
New England Women, Willard Hotel 2
pm.
Luncheon. Washington Round Table,
University Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Advertising Club, Raleigh
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Illustrated Lecture Native Life in the
South Seas by Representative c. l..
Beedy of Maine. Congress Street M. p.
Church, auspices Of the Harrison Bible
Glass, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
ITALY OFFERS WELCOME
Mrs. Geraldine Loffredo Promised
Co-operation for Ocean Hop.

ROME, February 2 (P).-Mrs. Geral-
dine Loffredo of Buffalo. N. Y, who
plans to fly from New York to Rome
next Summer, today received promise
of full cooperation from Gen. Italo
Balba, the minister for air.
Yesterday she made a flight with
Capt Renato Donati, who probably will
be her transatlantic pilot.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
ADMIRAL is BURIED
Switzerland, Who Retired in 1914,
Served on Old Sailing Ships.

Rear Admiral William Henry Hudson
Switzerland. U. S. NJ. retired, who died
Monday at his home in the Carlton
Hotel. was buried in Arlington National
Cemetery this afternoon with full mill
tary honors, following funeral services
at the Church of the Covenant.
Admiral Switzerland, who was retired
in 1914, was appointed to the Naval
Academy in 1869 by the President. He
had served on several of the old sailing
ships and during the Spanish War COM
manded the gunboat Eagle which aided
in blockading Cuban ports.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
County to Double Beet Acreage.

OAKLAND, Calf. lP.-Alameda' S
county farm adviser estimates the beet
acreage of this county will be doubled
in 1888, while there will be less ground
planted to tomatoes, cucumberS and
strawberries.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
All Work Shows Gain.

BERKELEY. Calf. (P1.-Prof. B. H.
Crocheron, director of agricultural ex-
tension in the State university, re-
ported a gain in All club work in 1882,
as we'll as an increased membership.
Evening star., 1933-02-02
COUNTY CLERK SUES

Check Given for Marriage License
Called Worthless.
Milton c. Werling. Decatur, Ind
county clerk. has filed suit against
Elmer E. Weaver for the cost of a
marriage certificate.
Werling charged a check given him
by Weaver for the license was worthless
Evening star., 1933-02-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TO-DAY.

Dance and card party, Areme Chap
ter, o. E. S., Shoreham Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Dinner, Thirteen Club, Willard Hotel,
20 n m
Evening star., 1933-02-02

Maryland University Junior prom,
Shoreham Hotel, 10 pm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
CHAMBER TO
COOPERATE IN
CITY PROGRAM

The cooperation of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce has been
pledged to the members OF the city
council in the municipal projects
which that body seeks to initiate
through the national industrial re-
lief act.
H. w. Tyler, Jr., president of the
local chamber, has expressed APP
proval on behalf of the chamber
on the unified action of the board
of trustees on these projects and
has assured that body OF the en-
dorsement of the chamber directors
and any assistance which can be
given to aid them.
Tyler stated that the chamber
directors are particularly gratified
that the city council has included
in its program the opening of State
street across the railroad tracks, q
project which was originated sew
eral years ago by the Ell Centre
chamber. "We believe the OPEN
ing of State street will do much to
develop Ell Centro,'' stated Tyler
today. CIT is amazing that so
much industrial growth has been
made in the past few years on the
east side of the railroad tracks.
south of Main street, and the fact
that there is no street leading into
this section except by a roundabout
route is a great inconvenience TO
the business men in that district.
In addition, the opening of this
street will result in increased bus
mess on State street east of the
railroad tracks and will tend to
spread the business district south
! on Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
streets, rather than out Main street
for many blocks, and thus prevent
Ell Centre from becoming one bus
ness street city"
The paving of Adams street to
make another through paved street
is also highly approved by cham
Der directors who are anxious to
give Ell Centric the opportunity to
grow in size which is made neceS-
sary by the steady growth in pop
ulation. Tyler states that Ell Cen
tro is certain to keep on growing
and commends the foresight of the
city trustees in sponsoring these
road projects within the city to
provide for we'll planned, conven-
iently arranged city.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
Woman Injured
In Car Crash

Mrs. Harriet Palmer of Long
Beach suffered bruises and shock
as the result of an automobile ac-
cident which happened at $40
O clock this morning about four
miles west of Plaster City, accord
ing to reports on file at the county
traffic office and with the sheriff.
The reports state that while Mrs.
Palmer's car was crossing bridge
over a culvert it suddenly swerved
to the right and crashed through
the railing. The car dropped 20
feet to the bottom of a dry wash
and overturned. An unidentified
man who was repairing a punctur-
ed tire about SO feet from the end
of the bridge at the time of the
accident reported that he noticed
the machine weaving across the
road just as it approached the
bridge.
Mrs. Palmer was brought to a
local hospital for treatment by
George Smith of West.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
'Super-BoW' Dream
OF Wisconsin Mar,

RACINE, Wis, June 10. UP
Attempting to perfect "super
bow" that will shoot an arrow a
half mile and surpass flight rec
ords established by Turks in the
18th century, Roy I. Case, retired
Racine business man, is working
diligently in his home here.
Case started his work when he
learned that a Milwaukee engineer
had discovered the records estab-
lished by Turkish archers. In 1897,
Sultan Selim, a Turkish nobleman,
shot an arrow 1913 yards, and IL
other Turkish archers shot arrows
at least 625 yards the same year,
Case said. Previously it had been
believed that Homer Prouty, Port
land, Ore, held the world IS rec
ord. His longest shot was only
about $50 yards.
For the past five years Case has
been spending time and money in
an attempt to popularize archery
in Wisconsin. Soon he hopes to
compete his super bow and bring
the world IS championship to Amer
lea.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
TRADUCER OF
LOCAL MELONS
is CONVERTED

A traducer of Imperial Valley IS
good name especially in regard to
the quality of its watermelons was
brought to time and made to recant
ms statements by A. Y. Preble,
county supervisor, in San Bernar-
dino last week.
According to the story, Preble
had stopped at a service station in
The "Gate City" for a supply of
gasoline While there he heard
someone berating valley melons in
no uncertain terms. They were not
fit to eat, of poor quality, and
many other things were wrong with
them, SO said the narrator.
AS it happened, Preble had sever
al WatermelonS in the back of his
car. He called the man over to
him, found out that he did not live
in the valley and was repeating
much of what had been related to
him by other persons. Without
hesitating Preble cut open one of
the melons he had with him and
offered a piece to the man.
AT the first mouthful the former
traducer was turned into a most
enthusiastic booster for valley wat
eEmelons and he declared that it
was the sweetest and most perfect
melon he had ever eaten.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
RACKE TEER|NC
To Be CURbED
Continued from Page ID

the fair play industrial cooes being
set up by the department of agri-
culture and General Hugh john
son, industrial administrator. Still
further federal action may follow
an Investigation of racketeering
now being started by senate COM
mittee.
Already the department of agri-
culture has come into conflict with
racketeering in the Chicago milk
industry. In the attempt to give the
dairy farmers high return, an
agreement regulating distribution
of milk in Chicago has been DRAFT
ted and is about to go into effect.
Milk Levy Made
Racketeering interests have made
milk one of their targets in Chica-
60 Tribute is levied against milk
wagon drivers by men who sit in
armored offices and ride in armor-
ed cars. Some interests at the mercy
of these influences are opposing the
price schedules which the federal
government wants to put into eff
feet This issue is expected to pre-
cipitate the first court test q ao
governments new licensing poN ers.
Radio manufacturers who con-
ferred here last week are afflicted
by another type of racketeering
common in certain industries. Out
law competitors are selling sets be-
low legitimate COST
One or two men owning nothing
but a screwdriver will rent work.
room, buy parts, construct a few
sets, and then disappear when the
landlord begins to demand his rent.
Some garment factories have un-
dercut decent employers by taking
advantage of a surplus labor mar
ket to get girls for dollar Or so a
week.
Unless officials in Washington
lose their nerve, they will not stop
at the petty racketeers.
With the securities control law,
Washington will be able to go at
ter the gentlemen who already have
designs on the new savings which
will be available for investment as
business expands.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
By United Press

The three game lead of Sacra-
mento in the Pacific Coast league
Is going to be difficult for Holly
wood and Portland to overcome if
the hard hitting Senators continue
their present pace.
OF the seven games played with
the Missions, the Senators won five,
no mean accomplishment in view of
the Reds tradition of upsetting
teams at the top.
Portland and Hollywood are tied
for second place.
Lauri Vinci pitched the Sena-
tors to victory in the first game,
holding the Missions to seven hits
and no runs while his teammates
made four.
The second game was a Suggest,
with the Missions, although oIthit
is to 8, winning II to 9, by scoring
three in the ninth.
Home runs by Camilli, Lahman
and Boroja accounted for six runs,
three in the fifth and three in the
sixth, giving the. Senators a 6 to 5
lcdu at CllC oLui W. VIC oSNSAAOAA.
Walters doubl& was responsible
for the Reds scoring in the ninth.
Hollywood and Oakland split a
double header. Both games were nip
and tuck, the Oaks winning the
first, 4 to 8, and the Stars taking
the second by driving in three runs
in the seventh, when the game was
called.
After being crushed in the first
game, Is to 3, Portland came back
to beat Los Angeles in the second,
g to 2.
II Portland hadn't made the first
triple play of the season in the fifth
inning Of the opener, the score
might even have been worse.
Portland used four hurlers in an
attempt to stop the Angels on
slaught in the first game. The An
gels collected 10 hits.
San Francisco beat Seattle in the
first game, 6 to /, and lost the sec
ond. S to 2. The Seals still remain
comfortably in the cellar. Armada
led Seattles batting attack in the
nightcap with three hits.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
FORMER RAIL
OFFICIAL HELD

LOS ANGELES, June 10. U.P)-
Harry DeVaux, former president
of the Yreka railroad company,
soon will be transferred from the
Orange county Jail to San Fran
cisco to await prosecution on two
federal indictments, Clyde Thomas,
assistant U. s. attorney, said to-
day.
The former rail chiefs transfer
was contemplated after Federal
Judge James ruled he could not
be prosecuted locally on an indict-
ment charging him with misappli-
cation of seven $1,000 bonds whose
issuance had been authorized by
the interstate commerce commits
sion. The commission erred in in
shutting prosecution here where no
offense had been committed, Judge
James held.
DeVaux has been held in the
Orange county jail since winter in
default of posting $4,000 bond
Another indictment is pending
against him here but Thomas said
prosecution on this true bill de-
pended upon Attorney General
Cummings in Washington.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
ROOSEvE[T'S
TRIP DELAYED
Continued From Page u

the tip of the cape by shutdown if
winds were favorable.
The white-hulled, white winged
Amberjack has proved to the salts
faction of the chief executive-an
expert yachtSman-that she can
meet all the ocean has to offer at
this time of the year along the New
England coast.
This was demonstrated during
Sundays cruise when Mr.. Roose-
welt, bundled in wave-drenched OIL
skins, drove his fleet craft through
storm that sent angry seas rae
ing over the deck. The President
had the wheel on a 14-mile stretch of
open water between Woods Hole,
Mass, and Edgartown. 49,.
The Amberjack frequently heeled
we'll over as strong gusts of wind
caught her reefed foresail and fore
staysail. The mainsail had been TAX
en- In. .v=.
Mr.. Roosevelt obtained 10 hours
of sleep after the cruise, seeking
his stateroom few hours after
dinner.
Until time of departure a navy
launch carrying three seamen and
a secret service man patrolled the
waters in the vicinity of the Am
berjack, warning off sightseeing
boats that put out from shore in a
heavy rain as soon as the report OF
the Presidents arrival reached the
citizens of Edgartown.
Well Guarded
AS usual, three war vessels were
on hand to follow whatever course
was set by the Roosevelt yacht. Two
destroyers, the Lis and Bernadou
ran about a mile aStern of the
Yacht. Sandwiched between them
was the u. S. S. Cuyoga, carrying
the White House secret service de-
tail.
Newspapermen were close behind
with the yachts Comanche and
Mary Alice.
From now until the Roosevelt
summer home at Campobello, New
Brunswick, is reached, the course
of the Amberjack will be northeast,
with stops scheduled at Gloucester,
Mass, and Portland, Maine.
At the former city the President
intends to repay the sea-going call
made upon him in Washington sew
eral weeks ago by group Of fish
ing fleet captains headed by Ben
Pine, hero of several international
fiShermen's races.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
Eleven BreUeries
In Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, June 10. W.P)-
Legalization of 80 beer has added
IL more breweries, with a total
capitalization of $1,000 900, to the
ranks of Pennsylvania corporations.
The largest firm to begin oper-
ations since April 7 is capitalized
for $750,000, another for 100000
and third for 100000. Three set
up business with capitalizations of
SIS 900 each.
In addition to the II domestic
corporations, IL organized in other
states have been registered in PENN
Sylvania. OF the IL, II are from
Delaware, and one from Maryland.
Applications for brewing are
reaching the secretary of the COM
monwealth's office daily. Each is
scrutinized and must designate
that only "lawful" brew will be
manufactured before a charter is
granted.
Investors have been warned
against wildcat brewery financing
schemes following a wave of high
pressure stock selling campaigns.
Thornton undertaking establish
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
State And County
Taxes Due Tuesday

In order to avoid imposition of
penalty all delinquent state and
county taxes mus, pe paid by S p.
m. Tuesday, June 90, according to
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
Rancher Ends Life
By Taking Poison

John H. Robinson, 81, rancher
in the northend for 35 years, took
his life at midnight Saturday night
by drinking a glass of liquor in
which he had placed ant poison,
according to Coroner Bert Under
wood.
He was at the home of his son,
Edward Robinson, and he calmly
announced that he had taken pols-
on and was going to die. Efforts
to save his life proved futile. III
health and encouragement were
believed to have been the reasons
for the suicide.
He is survived by his widow and
two sons. The body is at the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-19
Hole In One Made
By 6. B. Collins

A hole in one is the secret am
bition of every golfer, an ambition
r>ly achieved, yet one which c.
b. Collins, county superintendent
of schools reached yesterday when
playing on the La Mesa golf course.
On the thirteenth hole he achiev-
ed the climax to his golfing career,
making hole in one, ano even con-
tinuing his championship golf by
making birdie on another hole.
Today he is busy recounting his
sensations when he saw his great
est ambition accomplished and those
at the court house claim that not
even the advent of his last grand
child caused so much excitement.