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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-05

according to recent research. To this magnif-
cent couch Of Morpheus the White House do
nestle staff insists LINK" has attached it
self. They point out that from the time Lin
coin spent his last night at the White House
in that bed until young Calvin Coolidge sampled
the historic structure, diaster has trailed many
Of its occupants.
The last three months Of an outgoing ad
ministration is known in the intimacy Of the
White House circles as 1.-The twilight zone"
Contrary to the restful sound of the appella-
ton this period Is one Of renewed activities
behind scenes in the Executive Mansion. For
an inventory Of every item must be made
and the entire menage put in apple-pie order
for its next tenants. Each administration
must leave a complete set Of state china, which
means 900 pieces. Sometimes the set on
hand is added to. frequently, an entirely new
set Is ordered. The Wilson china was the
first made-in America china used at the White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-05
Presidents and Sports
Continued from Thirty-third Page

NOTs$WocU gIOfs Ass" -~s"~ wye
course President Wilson presented the club With
a handsome etching Of q golfing scene at Black
Heath, England
President Wilson was also q base ball fan
with q good working knowledge of the game.
and like his predecessor, was on hand to throw
out the first ball when Washington opened
the season of 1918 here against New York.
Again the Nationals won, this time, FL, With
Walter johnson in the box.
close play in that game directed PARTICULAR
attention to the President, who sided with Um-
pire McGreevy-and against the fans With
two on and two out, George Mcconnell, pitch-
ing for the visitors trapped Danny Moeller OF
third with snap throw. New York was lead-
ing 10 at the time and the crowd showed
their opinion Of McGreevys decision in no un-
certain terms Some one in the presidential
was wrong but President Wilson, turning said:
mo. thought the decision was correct; the
man was out"
In the eighth inning, however. Moellef
singled over the tying and winning runs. and
J. Ed Grillo sports editor Of The Star. in his
account Of the game said, "the Executives
face was wreathed In smiles"
IA /ARREN HARDING, like President Taft,
w golfed at the Chevy Chase Club. President
Harding generally was member Of four
some whose other participants were associates
OF MS Gays IN the OeudIe-0cudCOI hcuUSS IN
Minnesota, who afterward was Ambassador to
England and Secretary Of State; Senator Frey
linghuysen of New Jersey and Senator Hale Of
Maine. The late Senator Wesley L. Jones Of
Washington was occasionally a companion on
the course. President Harding also went in for
fishing.
The retiring President also was believer =
physical exercise, adopting the mct ,le ball
for this purpose. As result, his Medicine
Ball Cabinet" composed Of friends takes rank
along with the Tennis Cabinet" Of Theodore
Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-05
Here Are Some Queer
and Interesting Bits of
Information About the
Running of the Presi-
dents House.
BY KATHLEEN REED COONTZ.

, HAT is the operating cost
of the President of the
United States in the White
House?
What bills must be paid
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
INSULT MUST
QUIT GREECE
Former Utilities Magnate Is
Given Until January 81 To
Remain AT Athens.

ATHENS, Dec. Is. U.P)-Aged
Samuel insult, American utilities
magnate, was ordered today to
leave Greece by January 81.
insult, "a, in i'll health and brok-
en- in spirit, was summoned be-
fore John Rails minister of in
terror and informed that he was an
undesirable alien.
Just freed of eXtradition charges
brought by the United States gov
eminent, insult was asked to leave
the country as soon as possible,
and was told that he would not
be permitted to remain after the
expiration of his residence permit
December 81.
insult pleaded that he be given
months grace. His request was
granted.
But on January 81, if not sooner,
he must leave Greece to face the
prospect of summary arrest and
extradition to the United States
to stand trial in federal court for
violation OF the bankruptcy laws
in connection with the collapse
of his utilities empire.
The government today agreed to
visa the passport carried by In
sull. The passport, however, has
been cancelled by the state depart
ment.
If he elected to remain in Greece
to the last moment, it was added,
he would be permitted then to
leave for any place he liked. But
if he remained a day over the
deadline, Rails warned, he would
be deported direct to New York.
Greek courts, at two hearings,
had refused to grant the request
of the United States for Insults
extradition. 1t was held that the
offenses charged against him were
not extraditable under Greek law.
The United States government,
angered, replied that the recent
Greek American treaty, written al
ter a carefully considered formula
used in many nations, covered the
charges in all particulars, and de-
nounced the treaty.
Anxious to placate the United
States government, Greek author
tiles began at once to consider
means of getting insult out OF the
country.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
HOLD YOUNG
LEADER OF
LYNCH MOB

SAN JOSE, Dec. Is. U.R)-Eight-
-year-old Anthony Cataldi who
boosted he led the mob that lynch
ed Jack Holmes and Thomas Thur
mond, kidnap killers of Brooke
Hart, was arraigned today on a
charge of participating in the
hangings and preliminary hear
ing was set for 2 p. m. next We'd
nesday.
The boys arrest was brought
about by the% American Civil Lib
critics union which, as part of Its
nationwide campaign against lynch
ings, interested itself in prosecu-
ton of the San Jose hangers. He
was calm as he stood before CEes-
ter Moore, justice of the peace.
You are charged with partici-
pating in these lynchings which
constitute a felony" Moore said
do you wish to plead?"
Cataldis attorney, Richard Bes-
SAM, interviewed and asked for the
preliminary hearing. The date was
then set, and Cataldi, with his fa-
ther and Bessani, left the little
courtroom.
INe boy had been at liberty on
$4,000 bail since his arrest. Mean
time the G. L. U. has been at
tempting to bring about other ar
rests, but to no avail.
After the lynchings Cataldi gave
naWSDaDermf a statement saving
he went to San Jose speakeaSie,
and other resorts and recruited the
ring-leaders who melted the mob
10 violence. f;c said many of them
himself among them, had been
drinking.
Holmes and Thurmond were
hanged in st. James park here
month ago, a few hours after young
Harris body was found in San Fran
cisco bay. Hart had been kidnapped
week earlier.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. - The
"whisk" trust is prepared to grab
$5O0,0000OO in profits from blended
WHISTLES in the next six months.
Representative O'Connor (Dem9,
New York, charged today.
They are out for that profit and
are buying up all they can of The
100000 gallons of liquor in the
tands of the illicit industry
O'Connor, a leading house wet
warned
O'Connor, who asserted at Ii
ouor tax hearing that the trust
is sitting pretty in Washington
followed up his sweeping attack
with plea for public boycott OF
"extorton priced" liquor.
He took a surprise stand for a
return to prohibition if present re-
peal methods continue. Represent
alive Cochran Nem), Missouri, al
so warned that the public nay put
back the prohibition amendment
unless liquor interests bring down
prices.
Between rs and 80 per cent OF
TIE whisky industry is controlled
by the trust" O'Connor said. For
eign interests also have big stake
in it. One Canadian company IS
furnishing funds for huge plant
at Peoria, ILL.,, working through
subsidiary. The profits will go to
foreign stockholders
The distilleries code authority,
according to Joseph H. Choate, fed
0eral alcohol administrator, mas re-
ceived complaints of such ae trust.
In addition representatives of n
group of Kentucky distillers Lave
informed the house ways and means
committee that such a trust" ex-
lists and that 1t is possible for in
dependents, if given free nand,
to undersell the trust to such an
extent that whisky could be avail
able to consumers at 81 co Sl.2o
quart.
OConnor's assertion that high
taxes would have little effect on IL
uuor prices, and his proposal for
a levy of more tran So a gallon
failed to change sentiment among
members of the ways and means
committee, many of whom favor a
levy of from $3.50 to 81
All tax proposals remained con-
tingent on whether the bill which
the ways and means committee will
draft call for a revenue sharing plan
with states which refrain from gal
lonage taxes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
WATTS
FOR ANSWER
FROM Me- Al

While awaiting word from Dr
ElWCod Mead, chief of tie recla-
nation service in answer to tele
gram sent him by the irrigation
district directors from San Fran
CISCO on Tuesday, the directors met
yesterday afternoon at the home
of A. j. Kalin, BraWley, for an in
formal discussion of problems re-
lating to construction methods to
be employed in building the Ali
American canal.
The telegram sent Mead eX-
planned efforts Of the board TO Sc
cure the necessary performance
bond and that they are convinced
such a bond could not be written
for the district. 1t asked tie rec
]amation chief to order that the
canal be constructed by the dis
trict in accordance with his speci-
tications and under his direction at
actual cost, and that the directors
are entirely willing to abide by any
reasonable requirements to pro-
tect the interests of the government
in this matter while at the same
time they protect the interests of
the district.
At Yesterdays informal meeting
it was unanimously decided to send
Charles Childers, attorney for the
district and M. j. DoWd, chief en-
gineer to Washington, d. c., to be
there when the bids on the Canal
construction are opened in Yuma
next Wednesday. Should these
bids be considered by Childers and
DoWd too high vixen compared with
the districts estimates on the work,
they are instructed TIC make an ap-
peal to tie government to allow the
district to build the canal at cost.
The figures on these bids are to
be telegraphed to The two dele
gates sent to Washington.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
SAYS TREATY
RESPONSIBLE
FOR HITLER

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Dec. Is. W.E)
The Institute of World Affairs
prepared to adjourn today after a
six day discussion of international
problems ranging from ornaments
TO economies.
One of the final speeches was de-
livCred by DR.. William B. Munro Of
the California Institute OF Tech
rology, who forecast the decline Of
Hitlerism, contingent upon Euro
pean powers lifting restriction i'm
posed on Germany by tie Versailles
treaty.
Even Napoleon would not have
asked Germany to have acknoWl-
edged guilt for the World war" the
historian said. such humiliation
of a proud nation coupled with con-
ditions following the war plunged
tho country into excuses which AZ
fected other nations"
He blamed present conditions in
Germany largely UPON the treaty
The treaty also was criticized by
DR.. Waloemar Westergaard Of TIE
University of California at Los ALI
geles, who said armed conflict VII
ensue sooner or later between Ger
many and Poland because OF the
Polish Corridor"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
MAYORS URGE CONTINUANCE Of
CN|A PROGRAM AF TER FEB. 10TH
Success OF Plan Leads Executives Of Cities
To Ask Government For Extension OF
Time Limit.

tlnuation until those given employ
ment can find work in other chan
nelS.
ut is unthinkable," tie mayors
declared in statement after con-
ferring with high federal officials.
that this great attempt to give
work and wages instead of direct
relief should be discontinued on
February Is, when the present
funds will have been depleted"
The 100000 workers receiving
CWA pay vouchers are in addition
to 100000 recently estimated by
President Roosevelt to have been
Unemployed as a result of the ma
tiOnal recovery and public works
program.
Involves Huge Sum
TIE President announced the
! CWA program on November 8.
Public Works Administrator Ickes
allotted $400,OOO,O0O from this fund
TO finance the drive the same day
Hopkins pledged the President the
program would be completed by
December 16.
On November Is Hopkins held a
conference with senators, congress-
men, mayors, governors and stats
relief administrators here.
Two days later first returns of
the worlds greatest battle against
unemployment trickled in. Chi
cago reported 10000 at work Thou
sands received jobs in Texas. The
drive was on.
The pressure here was terrific.
Hopkins drove himself and lis staff
almost TIC the limits of human ell
ourance. Thousands of problems
were decided as fast as they could
be brought to the attention of the
proper officials. Red tape took a
holiday
Like a field marshal checking up
On the results Of a campaign, Hop
kins called each state administra-
tor late yesterday. Some lad eX-
ceeded their quotas. A few had
Jagged. But the battle was won.
The 100000 men are at work.
That means approximately $4,000
900 is being paid out in salaries
every week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
Wealthy Woman
May Fly Oceor,

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 15. UP
Heading for South America and a
"lazy"f four months air tour that
may end in a transatlantic flight
Mrs. Edmond A. Guggenheim, veal
thy New York woman and her fly
ing companion and pilot, Russell
Thaw. left Sky harbor airport here
shortly after $50 a. m. today.
A group of New York social elite
accompanied Mrs Guggenheim and
young Thaw, the son of Harry and
Evelyn Nesbit ThaW, to the air
port to wave them away.
Mrs. Guggenheim, shortly before
leaving announced she had mapped
no definite course and the trip
"might end in Europe
"You know I have no weakness
es.o Mrs. Guggenheim is reported
to have remarked to members OF
her party before leaving. 81 love
to fly and we may end this journey
in Europe. Anyway we are going
to travel until my money gives
OUT was her parting remark.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
FACES
PRISON TERM
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. Is. CUP

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. Is. GU.P)
"A. L. Cline, well-to-do Glendale
insurance man, faced a possible re-
turn to prison today after being
convicted of robbing Martin Frame,
elderly Los Angeles resident, with
the aid of a narcotic.
A jury found him guilty of grand
theft charges last night after five
hours of elaboration. The Defend
ant was ordered to appear for SEN
tence Monday and was returned to
his Jail cell.
Cline. who once served a term in
the Colorado state prison for forg-
cry, was accused of giving Frame
a portion of luminol in glass OF
buttermilk and robbing him of $240
while his aged victim was in COM
atose condition. The defendant de-
MED the charges.
The conviction climaXed vienr-
Gus investigation by Los Angeles
county authorities into the sudden
deaths of his wife, Bessie; his
brother in-laW Lucas B. McCreary;
and two friends, Mrs. Carrie May
Porter, wealthy Los Angeles ma
tron, and the Rev. E. F. Jones, re-
tired Long Beach minister. All
left their insurance and other
wealth to Cline.
The investigation was opened
when Frame was stricken here. He
told authorities he met Cline in a
Los Angeles park and then drove
with him to San Bernardino. At
the end of the trip, he said, he was
given a glass of buttermilk and i'm
mediately fell i'll. He said he was
induced to sign blank piece of pa
per. The paper was introduced at
the trial by the state as type
written will, naming the defendant
beneficiary of the elderly man S
estate.
Bodies of Mrs Cline and her
brother were exhumed Efforts of
Los Angeles chemists to find evil
dences of poison failed and the eX-
animation was turned over to toXi-
cologiSts. Their examination has
not yet been completed. Bodies of
Mrs. Porter and Jones were Gre
mated shortly after death. Deaths
of all four persons were officially
ascribed on burial permits to heart
attack.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
QUIZ WOMEN
IN MYSTERY
DEATH CASE

PASADENA, Dec. Is. U.P)-A host
of women who entered the bizarre
life of DR.. Leonard Siever as en-
ployees or sWeetheartS was to be
questioned today by local detectives,
seeking a solution to the murder of
the 44-year-old bachelor dentist.
Proceeding on the theory that
unrequited love or bitter hatred
underworld the crime on rain
drenched parking lot early Tues
day night, Investigators announced
they would question every woman
who was known to have associated
with the victim.
From office records, they checked
the names of 81 girls who once
worked for him. These, officers
said, would be questioned concern
ing his business and moral conduct.
Other women to be questioned were
from the city's social ranks where
Siever moved as strange but well
come figure.
The secrecy with which he masked
his personal affairs contributed a
major obstacle in the investigation.
owe we back traced his life as
we'll as we have been able without
finding the woman, or the man,
who might have murdered him.
declared Hugh McIsaac, deputy dis
trict attorney.
An aesthetic who found his own
company preferred on many occas-
ions, Siever frequently deserted his
friends without intimating his deS-
tination, McIsaac said.
"There are countless nights we
cannot check, - the prosecutor said.
"There were nights when he had
no social engagements but left his
rooms in the evening and some
times did not return until dawn.
Those who knew him have seen DR..
Siever walking in the early morn
ing hours, far from his lodgings
The dentist was described as "the
most secretive man I ever saw by
a colleague, Dr. George Bonner.
HE could turn his charm on and
off, like a faucet DR.. Bonner
said. HE was a man of many and
varied moods
Siever is survived by sister, Mrs.
Rose DinkaWitZ of Norwalk, Conn.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
HOLD YOUTH
RESPONSIBLE
FOR Staying

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Is. U.P) -
Henry Boyington, 18-year-old con-
fessed thrill bandit was held by
a coroners jury today to answer
to a charge Of fatally beating Frank
G. Cowan, 10.
CoWan's death conceded with
Boyington's voluntary appearance
at police headquarters with the
purported story he slugged num-
Der of holdup victims for a thrill"
The coroner's jury held him re-
sponsible for the fatal attack de-
spite the boys refusal to admit tire
charge. He said ne had slugged
IAN old man" but fixed the date
on December 4. CoWan was at
tackled in mis- lodgings on Decem-
Der 6 and died last Monday.
Boyington, who came here from
Montana, told the jurors ne sur
rendered because his sweetheart
had refused to marry him unless
he corrected lis ways. Police said
charges would be withheld pending
mis- appearance in "showup" next
week for the benefit of recent hold
up victims.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
ME- Rv~~'
FRANCE. SENDS
DEFAUL 7 NOTE
Ambassador Delivers Statement
To Government Officials AT
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. U.P)-
The French government formally
notified the United States today
that France will default on her
debt installment of $22, 200927 due
today.
The notification was contained in
a formal note presented to Acting
Secretary of State Phillips by Andre
de Laboulaye, the French ambaS-
sador, on behalf of his government.
The French note, it was under
stood, followed nearly parallel lines
with the note presented by Belgium
gium s intention TO default this
payment, as she and France and
Poland have defaulted regularly
since last December IS
The Belgian note Informed the
United states that no further pay
ments could be expected from Bel
GUM unless anc until the German
PREPARATION payments to Belgium are
resumed.
The French note, it was under
stood, contained much the same in
1tltllCt DliI uoCu ItoS OpCCllIt ldii-
guage. 1t informed the American
government that the conditions
which promoted the first French
default last December Is and again
June Is still prevail and that under
the circumstances the French gov
eminent finds itself unable to meet
the current inStallment
The French note practically COM
pleted the debt negotiations on the
current installment. France, Bel
GUM, Esthonia and Poland de-
faulted outright.
Finland paid in full her install
ment of $229,623. She was the only
government to pay in full.
Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, Gee
chosloVakia and Lithuania made
token' payments of small per-
centage of the amounts due. Britain
paid $7500,000 on an installment of
SIT, 670,665; Italy paid $l000,000 on
an installment of $2,133, 906; Gee
choslovakia paid S15O,000 on an in
stallment of $1,682,813; Latvia paid
$4,000 on an installment of $780, los;
Lithuania paid $4,000 on an INSTALL
ment of S1054 74.
Total payments received today or
for which notification of intention
to pay was received, mounted to
S8.898123. This compared with a
total of $153. 1885, falling due.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
INVESTIGATION
PLANNED FOR
WHISKY TRUST
Charges Made By O'COnnOr To
Be Probed By Federal Trade
Commission.
HUGE AMOUNT AT STAKE
Combine Said To Have Plans
For Half Billion Profits In
Next Six Months.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. (U,P -
Chairman CHARLES II. March, Of
the federal trade commission, told
the United Press today that he had
ordered an investigation into an
alleged whisky trust following
charges of Representative O'Con-
nor (Dem), New York, before a
Joint congressional committee.
O'Connor, repeal lie a d er,
charged that the trust was main
tanning a lobby among Washington
officials and was costing the public
millions of dollars.
The federal trade commission met
today and March said reports of
the trust would be thoroughly dis
cussed and plans for a thorough
investigation would be crystallizec.
Chairman March said his inves-
tlgators would seek evidence which
would provide means for issuing a
formal complaint for violation OF
antitrust laws. He refused tc
name those who would be investi-
gated.
Chairman March indicated that
his group would work in close har-
mony with Joseph H. Choate, Jr,
federal alcohol control administra-
tor and department of justice off,
Gals. He added that this is "the
trade commissions answer to the
sitting pretty" charges.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-15
Gets Information
On Liquor LaWs

New points regarding enforce
ment of liquor laws III the county
We're outlined by the district attor-
neys office yesterday following the
Ieturn of Il. I. French, deputy dis
trict attorney, from a meeting with
the board If equalization in Los
Angeles Monday night.
According to the new interpre-
tations, the repeal of the eight
eenth amendment has taken away
from states, counties and cities the
right to collect license or excise
tax for the sale of 50 beer. Occu-
patton licenses are not affected by
this ruling.
1t is understood that the district
attorneys office soon will issue let
ters to all law enforcement officers
in the county relative to the en-
forcemcnt of the liquor law.