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Evening star., 1934-07-23
nonchalant airs of so many idlerS.
PurviS gave this official version:

uonchalant airs of so many idlers.
PurviS gave this official version:
Il made arrangements TO surround
the theater with picked men from
among my investigators. They were
armed only with pistols. No shotguns
or machine guns were issued for l
wished no general firing that might
endanger paSserby.
4 stationed myself in my own auto
mobile. parked two doors south of the
theater My men were stationed in
doorways 1t was shortly before 9
O'Clock when I first noticed Dillinger.
He was coatleSS, but wore a hat and
gold-rimmed spectacles. He had
passed my car before I saw him, but
| have studied every available photo
graph Of him so carefully that I rec
ognized the back of his head i'm
mediately.
Got Profile and Front View.
"As he bought a ticket. got q pro-
file and front view of him and I knew
was not mistaken. I went into the
theater twice in an attempt to spot
Dillinger but 1t was so dark couldn't
pick him out. Those 2 hours and 4
minutes that he spent in the theater
were the longest I ever spent.
BY the time he left the show. my
men were covering the neighborhood
so thoroughly that a cat couldn't
have gotten through
When Dillinger left the show he
started south and again passed my
car without noticing me. AS soon as he
had gotten a step past the car thrust
my right arm out and dropped my
hand and closed it, the presrranged
signal for closing in Instantly my
men appeared from all sides.
"Dilhnger gave one hunted look
about him and attempted 10 run up an
alley. but several of my men were
waiting AS ne ran he drew an auto
matte pistol. AS his hand came up
with the gun several shots were fred
by my men before he could fire. He
dropped. fatally wounded. I had hoped
to take him alive. but I was afraid
that he would resist to the last.
I'm glad it's over"
Evening star., 1934-07-23
TWO DIE ON ROADS
NEAR BALTIMORE
Man Burns to Death When Tank
Explodes-Youth Killed
in Crash.
BY a stan Correspondent Of Tn. star.

by stan correspondent Oh Inc STAR.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 23.-Two
persons were killed in weekend
motor car accidents near here.
Joseph Brown, %, of oxford, Pa,
burned to death when the gasoline
tank of his automobile exploded after
the car hit a tree near Conowingo.
Charles Edmonston, II, Of Balti-
more. died when the roadster in
which he was riding overturned near
Reistertown. Paul B. Case, 10, of
Westminster. driver of the car. and
another occupant. Leo Haiffiey. 20, of
Westminster, escaped with cuts and
bruises.
Pierce Singleton, IS, also of oxford
Pa. was critically injured and burned
in the accident in which Brown died.
Passing motorists dragged him from
the burning machine and took him
to the hospital at Elkton.
Evening star., 1934-07-23

and six associates near Mercer. Wis.
April 22-Eugene Boisoneau, C. C. C..
employe, slain inadvertently in same
battle.
June Tommy Carroll, hench-
man, slain by officers at Waterloo,
Iowa.
June 30-Policeman Harold Wsg
ner shot to death by Dillinger and
four comrades after robbery of
bank at South Bend.
July 22-Dillinger himself was slain
by Federal agents.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Grange Will Meet.

FORESTVILLE, Va. July % (Spe-
cish. - Fairfax County Pomona
Grange will meet in Great Falls
Grange Hall tomorrow at pm. De-
grees will be conferred and a dis
cusSion held on the two new forms
Of county government. under consid-
Grafton in number of counties.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Eight Starts at Game.

When Blue Shirts and foot ball en-
thusiaStS clashed at the close OF q
game in Castlebellingham, Irish Free
State. recently. battle royal ragged
until civic guards conld be summonded
from Dundsk and DFogheda. and
many were injured.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Last Congress Gave
Justice Unit Agents
Right TO Go Armed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
1t was the last Congress which
gave Department of Justice
agents the right to carry the guns
with which they blasted John
Dillingers career.
Until Congress acted on series
of anti-crime bills. the justice
agents had no legal right TO 90
armed, 70 make arrests nor to
serve warrants or Subpoenas.
They merely were investigators.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
CODY AUCTION TODAY
Possessions of Former Movie Star
to Go Under Hammer.

~ wv OhaSA AAahhAACAs
LOS ANGELES, July % CP).-The
personal possessions Of Lew Cody,
screen star who died here recently.
including everything from his palatial
Beverly Hills home to his fox terrier
pup Traffic. will go under the auc-
tioneer's hammer this week.
The auction will start today.
Among other articles to go under
the hammer to settle the estate will
be an old phonograph, which bears
the autographs Of hundreds Of mo-
tion picture stars and world figures.
Cody's famous Lighthouse Beach
home, called Las Trancas, also win be
sold to the highest bidder.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
PIT. A. Head to Speak.

CHERRYDALE. Va. July % fSpe-
ial)--Mrs. Oscar c. Rauh. president
OF the Arlington County Council OF
Parent Teacher Associations. will ad-
dress leaders ana potential leaders
interested in PIT. A work at her
residence tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Announce Accession.

A Belgian mission recently visited
London to make formal announcement
to King George of the accession of
King Leopold III to the throne.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Farm Aid Provided.

The Netherlands agricultural "cri-
sis" budget carries total expenditures
of nearly $4,000 900. most of which
goes to relief funds.
Evening star., 1934-07-23
Seven Police Detailed.

Capt Tim ONeall OF the East Chi
cago, Indiana, police department, who
participated in gun battle against
Dillinger and John Hamilton during
an attempted bank robbery there last
January. also brought four of his
men to the showhouSe. The Staying
Of Sergt William O'AIalley in that
East Chicago skirmish furnished the
only murder charge against Dillinger
Two Chicago detectives SweIled the
force The Federal men we're as
signed to stations and assumed the
Evening star., 1934-09-07
ASSETS ''WR|TE-UP'
LAID TO UTILITIES
Trade Board Hears Finan.
ciaI Report on Tennessee
Power Firm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A "write-up' of $4,388,157 in cap
ital assets by the Tennessee Public
Service Co. and common stock earn
ings by the company as high as 50.88
per cent were reported yesterday in
evidence before the Federal Trade
Commission.
The recent purchase of certain of
the company's properties by the Ten
nessee Valley Authority resulted in
published criticism that the authority
had been unfair to stockholders and q
reply by T. v. A. that it did not in
tend to pay for'"water."
Walter McLeen, Trade Commission
accountant, testified at the commits
sion hearing that on November /, 1890.
$4,388,157 was added to the listed cap
ital assets Of the company without
any additions to property.
Liabilities Raised.
On the same day, MeLeen said, the
stock and bond liabilities of the COM
pany were raised from $8,953 ,525 to
SIT, ,780,0 900. The $8,826, ATS difference
was accounted for, his report set forth,
by the "write-up," cancellation of a
$2,292 1858 debt and sums issued for
other assets.
The rate Of return on common
stock equity, before reduction of Fed
eral income taxes, according to the
accountant, from low in 1898 of 6.85
per cent to the high of 5088 per cent
in 1929, and on total investment,
from low in 1888 Of SAT per cent
to high of 9.81 per cent in 1929.
Borrowed Funds.
OF the total investment, amounting
to $12,582,247 in 1888, the testimony
Evening star., 1934-09-07

set forth, the common stock equity
amounted to only s1,326,272, includ-
ing surplus, and the balance, or $ll,-
255,s74, was provided through bor-
rowed funds and preferred stock.
McLeen said the principal equity
of the common stock holders was in
earnings.
The T. v. A. purchased the major
portion of Tennessee Public Service
properties for $6,OSs, ,05O. McLeen was
sent to Knoxville to study the COM
pany books and records during nego-
tiations of T. v. A. to purchase the
power distribution facilities from
Electric Bond and Share, the holding
company. Part of the information
given at the hearing yesterday was
available to the T. v. A. before the
deal was completed.
Evening star., 1934-09-07
TRUE BILLS EXPECTED
ON DILLINGER AIDES
Attorney and Two Physicians In
volved With Late Gangster
Declared Indicted.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September THE Fed
eral grand jury was reported to have
voted true bills yesterday, naming Louis
Piquett, John Dillinger's attorney; two
physicians and Piquett's assistant on
charges of harboring Dillinger when
he was evading justice.
Arthur w. O'Leary, an employe in
Piquett's law Office, was one Of those
understood to have been named. He
had appeared before the grand jury
and prosecutors said he admitted
Piquett's downtown office was meet
ing place of the Dillinger gang during
the months Of persistent tracking that
ended with the killing of Dillinger and
Homer Van Meter.
Government officers have let 1t be
known they possesse6a a confession of
one of the men that Piuuett paid the
surgeons the $4,000 fee for their face
changing operations on Van Meter and
Dillinger.
Evening star., 1934-09-07
SEARCH FOR KIDNAPERS.
OF LABATT IS Renewed
House Where Brewer Is Believed
to Have Been Held Captive
- Is Located.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BRACEBRIDGE, Ontario, Septem-
Der search for the kidnapers of
John S. Labatt took on renewed ac-
tivity today with revelation that the
wealthy London, Ontario, brewer was
held for three days in a cottage on
the shores of Muskoka Lakes before
his release on the outskirts Of Toronto.
The little Summer house, 10 miles
northwest Of here, was rented to three
men last August by Horace Prowse
of Leonard Lake. Prowse said the men
told him they came from Flint, Mich.
Investigations under Chief Inspector
John Miller Of the provincial force led
officials to conclude definitely the
three-room house was the kidnapers'
hideout.
Evening star., 1934-09-07

kept strictly secret until 1t Is flashed
upon the silver screen.
Claude Rains and Heather Angel,
English actress who recently became
the bride Of Actor Ralph Forbes, will
be featured in the film.
The same studio today filmed the
last sequence of another Dickens
story, Great Expectations, starring
Henry Hugl and Jane Wyatt, Broad
way stage players.
Evening star., 1934-09-07
COWARD RETRIEvES
STORY FROM WRECK
Writer Salvages Manuscript of
Autobiography From Yacht,
Sunk Off Corsica.

By the Associated Press.
NICE, France, September with
the water-soaked story Of his life
clutched to his bosom, Noel Coward
came back to civilization yesterday.
All his clothes except the suit he
wore were in the sea-swamped cabin
of the yacht Mariri, stranded of Cor
sica in the Mediterranean. His money
was there, to, and he was travelling on
funds cabled him by his London
bankers.
The only thing he had salvaged was
the manuscript of the book which he
intends to call MY Biography"
Coward himself was out of danger
when the yacht went down, for he was
ashore, and the crew escaped.
Evening star., 1934-09-07
Seek Stolen Gold in Nile.

Gold stolen from an airplane as 1t
was about to start from Cairo on its
regular trip to London is being sought
in the Nile. More than $4,000 gold
was taken and the robbery remained
q mystery until an Armenian con-
fessed share in the crime. He de-
clared that an employe of the air.
ways line had thrown the ingots into
the river.
Evening star., 1934-09-07

Of the society went to the fair yester-
day to witness o rodeo performances.
They said before going that they were
prepared to take legal action II they
found evidence Of cruelty TO dumb
animals"
After seeing two cowboys injured
when thrown from bucking hronchos,
they decided to take no action against
the trough riders"
Evening star., 1934-09-07
NOVEL is COMPLETED

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September z
@.-Dickens' unfinished novel, "The
Mystery Of Edwin Brood" has been
finished-by Hollywood.
Stored away in a vault at local
Aim studio is solution Of the mys-
terry left unsolved by the famous
novelist. Written by studio scenarists,
the conclusion of the story will be
Evening star., 1934-09-07
Never Even Heard Rumor.

LONDON, September Z @.-J. H
Thomas, dominion secretary. ex-
pressed astonished interest today
when a newspaper man telephoned
him to check a report that he had
collapsed after a narrow escape from
drowning. Most certainly I am not
ILL.," said Thomas. II never even
heard of the rumor"
Evening star., 1934-09-07
RODEO HELD HUMANE

MEMPHIS, Tenn, September CP).-
Oficers of the Memphis Humane So
ciety today were inclined to disre-
gard reports that rodeo performers at
the Midsouth Fair here are 'cruel to
dumb animals"
A deputy sheriff at their side, heads
Evening star., 1934-09-07
Gen, Bingham Dead.

CHESTER. Nova Scotia, September
Z R).-Brig. Gen. Theodore Bing-
ham, former New York City police
commissioner, died at his Summer
home here yesterday after long ILL.,
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
BABY SLAYER
FOUND GUILTY

LITTLETON, Colo, Feb. 16. U.P)
Behind TIE bars of Araphoe
county Jail, Donald K. Smith, so,
trapper, struggled grimly today TO
retain the stole philosophy he at
tempted to drill into his 3-yeer-old
son, Donald Arlen, of whose mur-
der he was found guilty by jury in
district court here late yesterday.
The jury deliberated exactly one
hour.
Smith was convicted of second
degree murder, largely by tie tes-
tinony of his wife. Mabel, that he
punished his baby mercilessly be-
cause he called breakfast supper
and was "unclean.
Unless Smiths attorney. w. G.
McGintie decides to seek a new
trial, District Judge Samuel w.
Johnson will sentence the rugged
young trapper, probably Saturday,
to 10 years to life in prison.
Sheriffs officers believed any
danger of mob violence against TIE
prisoner was ended bv the verdict
of the jury which fixed the maxi
mum of guilt possible in the alb
sence of premeditation on Smiths
part in tile child's death.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
GREAT BRITAIN
SIGNS TREATY
WITH SOVIET TS

LONDON, Feb lG. tU.P)-Great
Britain and Russia signed here to-
day an important trade treaty re-
sarded. from the British viewpoint
as q move designed to offset Gls-
advantageous stimulation of United
States trade with the Soviet repub-
lie.
The treaty will become effective
upon exchange of ratificationS. IT
is subject to denunciation on six
months notice. 1t is not perma"
nent treaty because Britain would
not make one that did not include
agreement on payment OF pre-waT
Russian debts.
A feature of the treaty is that it
provides for approximate balancing
by specified degrees OF British
Russian exchange Of goods. Now
the trade balance is heavily in Rus
sla'S favor.
Britain won concessions for her
shipping also, as Russia agreed to
use some British, ships to carry her
goods
Canada and other doniil,ions win
important trade recognition because
Russia conceded Britain's right to
block an effort to undersel the
dOminions in categories covered by
imperial trade treaties, such as
Canadian timber.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
LYNCHING CASE
SUSPECT FREED

SAN JOSE, Feb. 16. (U.P)-Ef-
forts to prosecute alleged partici-
pants in the lynching of two kid
nap-slayers collapsed today fol-
lowing the discharge of Anthony
Cataldi, boastful farm youth who
had pictured himself as the Paul
Revere" of the lynching mob.
Cataldi only person arrested in
the mob violence, was freed from
custody after preliminary hearing
before Chester Moore justice of
the peace at which it was testified
that the farm boy was given to
high flights of the imagination
Witnesses swore that he was at
the home of friends, far from the
county Jail, when a mob Stormed
the prison and hanged Thomas
Thurmond and Jack Holmes, con-
fesSed slayers of Brooke Hart Coun-
ty deputy sheriffs who defended the
Jail said they had not seen him
in the mob.
Il don't feel that the evidence
is sufficient to convict the boy" :"
Herbert Bridges deputy adistrict
attorney said in moving for his
dismissal.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
Permit Bank To
Examine Books

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 (U.R)-
Submission of the stock and trans
fer books of the Mercal Guaranty
Corporation for the inspection OF
attorneys for the Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Asso-
citation was ordered today by Su-
perior Judge Emmett H. Wilson,
The inspection was ordered in
connection with a suit for recovery
of $4,000 brought by the bank
against receivers for the corpora
ton.
Counsel for the receiver opposed
allowing the bank attorneys to eX-
anime the stock books, contending
that since the stockholders liabil-
ity laws had been revoked, no good
could come from examination OF
these books because no recovery
could be made from stockholders.
Judge Wilson held that this mat
ter could be fully determined at the
trial of the case on its merits, and
that meanwhile no harm could
come from permitting the bank at
torneys to examine he books.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
QUIZ DEALINGS
IN AIR STOCKS

NEW YORK. Feb. 16. U.P)-Ques-
tionnaires regarding recent trading
in aviation stocks have been sent
to all members of the New York
stock exchange, it was announced
today by the business conduct COM
mittee Of the exchange.
QueSticnnaires are used by the
exchange in official inquiries into
any spectacular activities in listed
stocks. All aviation stocks plunged
after the government recently res
cinded air mail contracts but prior
to that they had gained rapidly
The QUESTIONABLE requests men,
berS to furnish by noon February
10, list of all sales made during
the period January 26, 1884 to Feb
ruary g. 1884, and the names of
members of firms with whom the
sales were made and of the custom
ers for whom the orders We're exc
cuted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
RURAL AREAS
To LOSE CWA
BEFORE CITIES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (U.P) -
industrial cities will escape effects
of the civil works demobiliZation
program at least until the end Of
March, Administrator Harry l..
Hopkins said today.
Hopkins said 100000 persons en-
ployed on civil works projects in
rural areas would be discharged as
of February % in preparation to
bring the CWA to close by May l.
1T is our intention" Hopkins
said, ito begin our rehabilitation
in rural areas starting next Friday
with about 100000 persons. The
rate OF decrease later will be ad-
justed to weather and climatic con-
dition and will be accelerated with
the beginning of spring and COM
pleted by the week ending May l.
The administrator emphasized that
the civil works program had been
established on an emergency basis
to aid destitute unemployed through
the winter months.
"I believe we Rave accomplished
this purpose" said Hopkins. He in
dicated that the administration was
cognizant of future privation and
would do its utmost to relieve it.
In carrying out the program per-
sons living in the household where
in another member is working will
be let out first.
1T is our intention to maintain
CWA at its present strength in all
industrial cities through this VIM
ter Hopkins said.
A fair assumption he observed,
is that the end of the winter may
be interpreted as the end of March.
State administrators will be adj
vised lin a day or two" as to the
extent of rehabilitation in their
territories.
Effective not later than March l,
tie administrator ruled, civil works
wages will be set at a minimum of
80 cents an hour and the prevailing
local wage rate will be followed
The administration intends, Hop
kins said, to develop on a substan-
tial scale certain projects which
can be completed by May !.
"One of the these projects be
announced, lis the rebuilding, the
extension and the construction Of
new consolidated rural schools in
states that have a consolidated
school system.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
FORM READY
|ON REDEMPTION
|OF CITY TAXES

The city is now ready to start
on its 10 year installment plan for
the redemption of delinquent taxes
G. A. Bratton, city clerk announced
this morning.
The forms for this plan are now
ready and the city clerks office
is prepared to make out the nee
eSsary estimates on an install
ment basis. All persons interested
in redeeming their delinquent tax
eS under this plan can obtain full
information and receive the neces-
sary forms at the city hall.
According to the plan it is pro-
vided that a property owner may
after paying the 1933-34 tax in
full, pay one-tenth of the delin-
quency and interest to date. Such
payments are contained each year
for ten years to liquidate all tax
debt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
THOMPSON TO
BE HELD FOR
OLD CHARGE

Robert Thompson, Negro, who
was to have been arraigned in
Brawley this morning on charges
of assault against Andrew Mag
pusao, Filipino, will be held on a
former felony charge it was learn
ed this morning.
A telegram has been received by
Sheriff Campbell from Marie Han
nah Canady stating she signed a
warrant for assault and attempt at
murder against Thompson but he
was never arrested. Hold him. l
still want to prosecute the case, y
the wire directs. The telegram was
sent from Monterey.
According to information OBJ
tanned at the county Jail this morn
ing Thompson is alleged to have
shot the woman during an argu-
ment in November 1927. She sign
ed the complaint against him after
recovering from her wounds but
her aSSailant was never appre-
hended. He is said to have stabbed
the Filipino in BraWley on the
afternoon of February 8 during
an argument over Magpusao's es-
tranged wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
To DEDICATE
POST OFFICE
NEXT TUESDAY

Ell Centro' IS new $4,000 post
office will be dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies next Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2:30, it was announced
today by Postmaster Frank Rich
mond, who is in charge of the ar
rangementS.
The program will consist of the
invocation, by Rev. Carl HarWooo,
pastor of the First Baptist church;
addresses by Mayor John T. Rice
and w. H. Tyler, Jr., president of
the chamber of commerce, and
musical numbers yet TO be arranged,
and benediction by Rev. Gerald
O'Keefe, pastor of st. Mary s
Catholic church.
Advantage of the Washington s
birthday holiday will be taken to
move into the new post office,
Richmond said, so as to interfere
with handling the mail as little as
possible. All box holders, who have
obtained their keys, will be able to
get their mail in the new post
office on the morning of Washing
ton birthday. Due to the holiday
there will be no mail delivery on
that day.
Box holders who have not as yet
received their keys for the new post
office, are urged to obtain them as
soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-16
SEEK MEANS
T0ENCOURkCE
INVESTMENT
BY RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Financial Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The
government today considered legis-
lative action that would reopen the
countrys investment market and
permit billions of dollars of invest
ment funds to find their way into
business and promote recovery.
Studies of means of driving in
veStment capital into factories, rail-
roads and mills were pushed by the
federal reserve board, the NRA, the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion, and the treasury. The Sc
curities act and the banking act OF
1888 were scanned to determine
whether they restricted tie legiti-
mate flow of capital into business
Government officials have in mind
returning millions of men to work
if the American investment market
can be reestablished on its old
plane, eliminating at the same time
abuses in the extension of credit.
Most of the government ideas
for rehabilitation of tie invest
ment capital market are in the pre-
liminary stage.
MoSt government officials are Op-
posed TO direct loans to industry by
the Reconstruction Finance Corpo-
ration, so federal reserve officials
are studying the possibilities of the
establishment of an intermediate
bank system which would make di-
rect loans to industry. This would
be patterned along the lines of tie
banks now financing agriculture.
The need for reestablishment OF
the capital market, which supplied
$9,420, 900 900 to industry and mu-
inequalities in the peak year 1929,
has been stressed in governmental
circles since loans dropped last year
to less than $400,000,000.
The government has endeavored
to take up a part of this slack with
its S3,3OO,OOOOOO public works pro-
gram but further moves are regard
ed as necessary.