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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
CAROLS FOR HAUPTMANN ~

Telling the truth in news is the duty
of newspapers and news associations but
quite often something which appears as
the truth can in reality be an untruth
The statement is prompted by news
dispatch from the east yesterday, stating
that 800 Sunday school children are to
sing Christmas carols under the Jail
window of Bruno Hauptmann, accused
slayer of the Lindbergh baby.
Whlle the law says man is innocent
until proved guilty, the large amount of
evidence found against Hauptmann
makes it difficult for anyone to accept
him as an innocent man. And again,
while we are supposed to be friendly with
everyone at Christmas time, there can be
exceptions and we consider Hauptmann
one of them.
The idea of little children singing
Christmas carols under his window is a
repugnant one and seems entirely unde-
sirable until one considers that there are
other prisoners in the Jail besides Haupt-
mann.
1t is quite likely that Christmas carol
singing in Flemington, N j., where he is
confined, has been carried out for years
past and it is equally likely that they
have always been sung at the Jail. In
reporting CnlS 1acC the news agency
which sent out the dispatch chose to CEN
ter attention on Hauptmann, he being
far and away the most celebrated (or
notorious) prisoner confined in this par
ticular Jail.
We do not accept the inference of the
dispatch that the children are going to
sing to Hauptmann. Rather we believe
he is merely an incidental instead of be-
ing the central figure as the dispatch i'm
piled 1t wouldn't be right to deprive
other prisoners of the Christmas carols
because of Hauptmann's presence and
who knows but that hearing them sung
may be more effective on him than all
the questioning by the police.
Wonder what it will take to arouse the
people of Louisiana They even let Huey
Long kill off one of the nations best
football coaches.
Keep up this drive on shyster lawyers
and we probably will get some place in
crime reduction.
We must be practically back to nor
malcy-Tom Mix is being sued again.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
PENSION PLAN
OUTLINED BY
BANK AMERICA

Details of retirement and pen
sion plan for all employees of Bank
of America, at an annual cost of
about S450,000 to the bank, have
been announced by A. P. Giannini,
chairman of the board.
In making the announcement,
Giannini pointed out that at this
season of the year it is customary
for many banks, whose profits en-
able them to do so, to announce a
Christmas bonus and expressed his
pleasure in announcing the pension
plan as a bonus which will continue
through future ytars. The pension
program represents a current con-
tribution by the bank to each en-
ployee averaging about one-half
month s pay, he said.
The bank pension plan, which
becomes effective January /, 1895,
provides for the retirement of men
employees at the age of 65 and
women employees at 60 with an as
sured income for life. The plan al
SO provides for disability benefits
in the form of monthly income in
the event of total disability prior
to retirement age, and withdrawal
benefits in the event of an en-
ployee Is termination of employment
at any time after entering the
plan.
Monthly contributions of employ
ees participating in the plan will be
based upon their age at the time of
original participation and amount
of salary. The contribution of
Bank of America to the retirement
plan wiE approximately total the
aggregate contributions of all en-
ployees participating.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
UNITED PRESS PRESENTS INSIDE
STORY ON LINDBERGH TRAGEDY

to pin. and the intersection of the
lines noted.
THE center of the fugitive'S op-
erations,' said Finn, is in the
Bronx. From there he travels
southwark into the German COM
munity of Yorkville, passing by way
of the Lexington Avenue subway. y
The detectives dovetailed togeth-
er various other circumstances. The
money was coming in at the rate OF
approximately $40 a week, evidence
of caution and frugality. The city
toxicologist was called into play. He
examined the recovered money mic
roscopically and announced that it
was "musty had been buried be-
low ground. And that it bore gly-
cerine esters and traces of emery
dust, such as might come from a
mechanic who ground his own
tools,
Shopkeepers and movie cashiers
added descriptions, sometimes fleet
ing, to the "known facts" gath
cred by the triple-force of sleuths.
hldnaper Lauder
simultaneously with the continu-
Gus investigation of ransom bills
| the three departments embarked on
a scientific exploration of the facts
! surrounding the three-piece kidnar
ladder. To Arthur Koehler, expert
of the United States Forestry SER
vice, was entrusted the task OF
| tracing the wood to its point of or
| igin-and then of returning along
the trail to the consumer, the mar
who built and reared the ladder
against the white walls of the
Lindbergh home.
Koehler found the wood origin
ated on the far northwest coast. II
was sold to one customer only-tht
Great National Millwork and Lum-
ber company, concern which die
business in the Bronx. But, ol
course, the Great National had 6
great many customers. Small pur'
chases of short two-by-fours go un'
marked.
German Carpenter
Nevertheless, fitting together tht
jig-saw puzzle, the authoritie'
watched the outlines of maf
gradually emerging from the scat
tered pieces, and as each new piec;
fell into place, they added color ant
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
Gus Sir71akis Proves
To Be Real Prophet

Predictions made a few months
ago by Gus SimakiS when he re-
turned from an extensive visit to
his native Greece, were fulfilled
yesterday at the LIE Blanc Ma
ternity home when James Constan-
tine Simakis arrived with a 7h
pound weight ticket clutched in his
hand.
Gus was married while visiting in
his native town and when he re-
turned to El Centro said that he
didn't expect he and Mrs. Simakis
would be alone very long.
This boy is going to be called
Jimmy" Gus said, "in compliment
to my father and the editor of The
Press" We accepted the compli-
ment, feeling highly honored, and
hope Jimmy will grow up to be as
fine a Yankee as his dad, who
helped the AEF to win the war. In
a few years he will make fine re-
cruit for the Junior American
Legion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

life to the outline. He was, they
decided.
A German carpenter, or at least
man skilled in working with wool.
He lived in the Bronx. He was OF
frugal nature, never spending laV-
ishly. He was not a spectacular
figure, and he was extremely eau
tiouS in all his dealings. His bills,
extracted one at a time from a be-
low ground hiding place, were care
fully folded-invariably creased, tlrst
along their breadth and then across
their Width-and were taken from
the watch pocket of his trousers, to
be tossed carelessly across the coun-
ter with a flourish that appeared
| to be characteristic.
He enjoyed quiet evenings in Ger
man bier stubes. and was a fire.
quent patron Of Yorkville wine par
lors.
His Appearance
In appearance, he was heavyset,
about five feet and nine inches in
height, and was marked by ga mar
row, pointed chin and flat cheeks. -
The department of justice COM
mandeered an artist. The artist
J listened attentively to the descrip-
tions. Then he sat down and drew
black and white likeness of the
wanted man.
Every agent-and there were SO
of them on constant duty at that
time-carried in his portfolio, and
in his mind, the picture of the man
he was seeking.
81 tell you,' said Jimmy Finn
to his brother detectives, "we III
get this man, some day, at filling
station
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
BY SIDNEY b. WHIPPLE
United Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Acting
Lieut.. James Finn, of the New
York police department, told his
colleagues that if the Lindbergh
kidnaper were trapped, it would be
through the careless passage of the
currency Colonel Lindbergh's ennis
sary had turned over to the extor-
toner in st. Raymond's cemetery.
81 would go further,' he said,
land say that he will be trapped
definitely through spending some
of those bills at a gasoline filling
station. He has an automobile. He
must buy gas and oil.''
In that profound belief, he in
sisted that filling station attendants
the length and breadth of the land
should be required to write down.
on the very bills they received, the
automobile license numbers of GUS
toners passing, five, 10 or 20-dollar
notes.
Collaborating with Jimmy Finn
and heartily in accord with his no.
tions, were the New Jersey state
police and those brilliant, youthful
and highly educated criminologists
in the department of justice s di-
vision of investigation in New York
City. under the direction of Fran
els Fay and Thomas Sisk.
Waiting Game
The chase for the criminals de-
veloping into a waiting game, q
game requiring patience and one
full of constantly recurring disap-
pointments. But within few
weeks after "John, the Scandin-
avian,o had disappeared in the
Bronx darkness with Colonel Lind
bergh IS $4,000, the watchers were
rewarded. Ransom bills began te
appear, now in the till of small
shopkeeper, now through the wicket
of a branch bank, occasionally ir
the box office of a movie house OF
the cash register of cafe.
AS each note appeared and was
checked against the serial numbers
of the Lindbergh currency, Jimmy
Finn, Tom Sisk, and their group ol
husky colleagues leaped into action
At times they appeared to have
missed their quarry only by a mat
ter of hours. But with each pas
sage of a ransom bill, the picture Of
the man they were seeking became
clearer. BY the end of 1888 they
had a Photographic description o.
him. They knew his habits, hi'
facial characteristics, his manner
isms, his mode of speech.
At headquarters there was large
map of metropolitan New York
Whenever bill was reported found
Jimmy Finn stuck pin in the mar
at the location. Soon the chart be-
gan to look like the drawing OF
battle field. Black pins for S. bills
Red pins for $40 gold certificates.
Centered in Bronx
Diagonals were drawn from pir
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press

Consequently, although the build
ing is not quite finished, directors
of the starting campaign have been
observing it closely, fearful that
their activity with tin cans and
pebbles might drive some desperate
starlings to take up refuge around
the cornice of the new building.
So far no starlings have been
sighted. But officials are worried.
They discovered half dozen pig
cons roosting on the building. And
where pigeons nest, they have dis
covered, starlipgs are not long to
follow.
Students of political alignments,
a subject of ever-increasing inter-
est these days, were interested in
the grouping noted in the restaur-
ant of the senate office building oc-
cupying ole table and engaged in
close conversation were Senators
George Norris (Rep) Nebraska; !;
Wagner Dem) New York, James
Couzens (Rep) Michigan, and L.
j. Dickinson (Rep) Iowa.
Those who saw the senators in
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
.Shriners limited
To Yuma Part,

All Shriners of Imperial Valley
are cordially invited to attend a
holiday dance party to be given by
Yuma Shriners on Thursday night
according to information received
today by DR.. E. o. Carter.
The dance will be held in Masonic
Temple at o'clock, Yuma time, or
o'clock, Imperial Valley time.
Valley Shriners planning to at
tend are asked to telephone War
rem Currier at the Imperial Valley
Hardware company, Ell Centro, for
fuller details.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
NEARLY AN EGG A DAY

MEDFORD, Ore, U.H- Lady
May, a White Leghorn hen owned
by Mrs r. E. Carley, North Pacific
highway, route 2, Medford, has laid
359 eggs in 365 days, record sur
passed only by New Zealand
Black Orpington, which has rec
ord of 361 eggs in 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

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In advance Entered at FL Centro, California, post
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 18. 1914

A cotton costume ball is planned
to be held at CaleXico Christmas.
The El Centre postoffice last
night sent out 30 bags of mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

The farmer income for October in
creased SGT 600, 900 over the income for
October 1888 No, this isn't for one
farmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
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LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Wednesday
temperature slightly above and hu.
midity below seasonal normal
moderate northeast wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday .....-...........-......74
Minimum todav ..............................39 80
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature ...................................67
t1UllllOlIg IL
Reading at 5 a. m. Today
Temperature 40
Humidity IS
Reading at p. m. Yesterday
temperature
Humidity so
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

The great starting war continues
to occupy much of the time of the
District of Columbia officials. The
latest worry is over the new U. S
supreme court building. That is
one place where no one wants the
messy starlings to start building
their nests.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

Tomorrow: The man trap
closes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

deep converse wished they also
could hear what they were saying.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
YEARS AGO

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 18, 1919
Mrs. Moser of Holtville is doing
her Christmas shopping here today
George S. Peck, of Calipatria, has
donated large amount towards
the Imperial Valley Children IS
home in San Diego -
TEN YEARS AGO
December Is, 1924
One Of the greatest problems in
American society today, mental
health, was discussed at the Teach
ers Institute.
Warning signals are to be placed
at the railroad crossings at Com
mercial street and Euclid avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. = For
those who have been worrying
about the results of the expedition
sent out TO locate Washington
monument. word comes back that
the u. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
has finally succeeded in finding
the famous ornament of the cap
ital
Not only did the survey engineers
find the monument, but they jot-
ted down its exact location in case
the question should ever come up
again.
Here it is: Latitude 38 degrees,
So minutes, 2l68 seconds; longi-
tude n degrees, OF minutes, 07.955
seconds.
That should settle that question
for while.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

Keep up this drive on shyster lawyers
and we probably will get some place in
crime reduction.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

We must be practically back to nor
malcy-Tom Mix is being sued again.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

Wonder what it will take to arouse the
people of Louisiana. They even let Huey
Long kill off one of the nations best
football coaches.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07

Bearns; Erse, owned by H. F.
Atwell.
While I was looking ct Radio
in the paddock I asked Mr..
Kerns about his training, and
his answer was that all the
training he had was that
he carried the rural mail on
him all spring. You should
have seen that horse go. He
didn't win the race, but what
a pace he set for the rest Of
them, taking all his fences as
If he was having the time OF
his life, making those thorough
bred pampered horses race I'M
der the whip to beat him and
when he came up to be un-
saddled he looked as If he
had just been taking a gal
lop as he was not blowing at
all, and stood to have his pic
ture taken looking very proud.
Radio has started in 1874
races, been in the money in
104 of them and won IS times.
In money he has won between
IL and is thousand dollars
for his owner. This is a lot
as the purses at the brush
races are very small. His big
gest race was won when Mr..
Kerns took him to Richmond
and he won a big purse.
Radio Is rather a small black
or very dark brown horse by
w. I. Hinch out Of Royal
Flush. He was never regis
tered, so is considered a half
bred. He is Is years old and
is the sweetest, most sensible
looking horse. He looked to-
day as if he was delighted to
be back in the limelight
again. After the school he had
this afternoon he will very
likely win hts race tomorrow,
and all of his audience will be
thrilled. Everyone was betting
on him today. They were
afraid he wouldn't win, as he
is very old and was out Of his
class, but we all love this gal
liant old horse, who tor so
many years was the sensation
of all our brush races. AS ne
came around the second time
so strong today there were
cries of excitement. He's COM
ing in" and Il believe he'll
win"
And this same crowd will be
there wishing him luck tomor-
row.
The race was won by The
Mole, ridden by Julian Mar
shall, owned by Mrs. Grace
Eustis, with Golden Rod. rid
den by James FUR, owned by
Paul Mellon, second, and Ra-
dio, ridden by John Fur, third.
The flat race was won by
Rube Samuelson, ridden by w.
Thayer, owned by G. B. Couch
nauer. Draw Scot, ridden by
C. Murphy, owned by Harry
Kerns, was second, and Magic
Girl, ridden by Mac GUM,
owned by Harry KernS, third.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07

being taken to Culpeper, passing
Radio who was being ridden
over by his owner the IS or 40
miles with a night spent on
the road somewhere, a feed of
green corn, and on to. Culpeper
the next morning-where the
other horses had arrived the
day before and had good
nights rest. In would come
Radio and in the afternoon
would OUTRAGE all of them. This
would happen year after year.
One year at the Marshall
Fair, Radios rider didn't know
how many times he had to go
around the track. Radio won
the race but on the rider went
for an extra turn. The horse
became exhausted, slipped in
the mud, fell, and laid there
perfectly still. John Waller
says when he saw him being
uCeo up Dy MS neaO ana Gall,
he was distressed, for the next
week there was going to be a
race with a good purse, that
Radio had a good chance to
win. He felt sorry for the
horse and for Harry Kerns,
when he saw the horse lying
there in the mud, as he didn't
see how he would be able to
race the next week. To use
Mr.. walters words:
II bedOgged If the very next
day he wasn't in q race at
Marshall as good as ever and
won"
Yesterday he was racing
against horses that have had
the best attention and train
ing-The Mole, owned by Mrs.
Grace Eustis and trained by
Howard Fair; Golden Rod,
owned by Paul Mellon; Betty
Hammond owned by Melville
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
Adm. Latin er' s
Daughter WEEDS

The marriage Of Miss Laura
Towne Latimer, daughter Of
Rear Admiral Julian Lane Lat
inner, U. S. N, retired, and Mrs.
Latimer, and Mr.. John Francis
Gillespie, son Of Mrs. George A.
Gillespie, Of Philadelphia, took
place yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of Admiral
Latimer's brother and siSter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilmer
Latimer, in Chevy Chase, the
Rev. Father Smythe officiating.
Only the members of the TWO
families and a few intimate
friends were present.
Given in marriage by her
father, Miss Latimer was at
tended by her sister, Mrs.
DeeSe, wife Of Lieutenant Ru-
pert r. Deese, U. 8. M. c., now
stationed at Fort Monroe, as
matron Of honor; and her
brother, Mr.. Julian Lane Lati-
mer, jr., acted as best man for
Mr.. Gillespie.
The bride wore gown of
pale pink net embroidered with
blue flowers and a large pink
picture hat with blue trimming.
Her bouquet was of pink roses
and early Summer flowers in
shades Of pink and of blue.
Mrs. Deese wore a gown OF
cream-colored chiffon combined
with lace, with a picture hat of
sea-green straw, and carried a
bouquet Of roses and Summer
flowers.
The out-of-town guests here
for the wedding included the
bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Gill
leSpie; his sister, Mrs. Clarence
GulbranSon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucien Patton, and Mr.. Robert
Singer, of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Gillespie and his bride
will make their home in Phila-
delphia
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
All Souls Church
Wedding Scene

Continued from Page 10
June Is. The brides travelling
costume was Of pale gray tweed,
with an Irish lace bodice, and
her hat was of dark blue straw.
The out-of-town guests here
for the ceremony included, in
addition to Mrs. Jones, her
daughter, Miss Edith Jones, OF
Taylor, Pa; the bridegroom'S
brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Jones, Of. Shef-
field, Ala; his. brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. E. N.
Davies, of Wilkesbarre, Pa; DR..
J. E. Griffith and Capt. Don E.
Lowry, both of Philadelphia.
The bride, who is a graduate
of the University of Chicago, at
tended ST. Agnes School, in Al
bany, N. Y. Lieutenant Jones
is now on duty with the Con-
struction Division office of the
Quartermaster General in this
city, and on their return from
their wedding trip, the couple
will reside here.
Capt. A. W. Splitter, U S. A.,
and Mrs. Splitter, and Lieut..
John G. Hill, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Hill. were hosts at dinner
at the Shoreham last evening
in honor of Miss Indel Roberts
Little, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph r. Little, and her
fiance, Lieut.. Paul w. Cara
way, U. S. N, son of Senator
Hattie w. Caraway, of Arkan-
SaS
The marriage of Miss Little
and Lieut.. Caraway will take
place June 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick o.
Stanley. of Toronto, Canada.
have come to the Martinique to
spend week.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
Son Graduates

Col. A. owen Seaman, U. 8.
A., and Mrs. Seaman will leave
Washington tomorrow to motor
to West Point, to attend the
graduation of their son, Jona-
than Seaman. They will be
accompanied by Miss Carroll
Reaume, who will be the guest
of Col. William Mitchell, U. S.
A, and Mrs. Mitchell, during
June Week.
Mrs. George F.. Lull, Mrs. Asa
Singleton, Mrs. Albert S. Peake,
and Baroness Won Lowenfeldt,
have been added to the list of
those who will assist at the
outdoor fete and bridge party,
to be held this afternoon at the
National Woman's Country Club.
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
Nina Carter 7abb
Radio, Gallant Horse Of Brush Track Fame,
Proves Chief Attraction at Race
After MddIeburg Opening

The first day of the Middle
burg Horse Show came off with
bright sunshine, a very good
crowd, many fine horses and
classes well filled.
The outstanding feature of
the day was the brush race in
the afternoon at the end of the
show with five entries. I think
every one at the show went
down to the paddock before this
race for word had gone around
that Radio was among the five
that would start. Some Of you
probably don't know who Radio
Is. but all Virginia does, for he
Is about the most beloved horse
around here, and has been for
at least twelve or thirteen years.
He. to my mind, is wonder
horse. He belongs to Harry
KernS, of Fauquier County, who
bought him as a colt. This colt
was not much thought OF So
was sold for a small sum to Mr..
Kerns and he let him run loose
on his mountain farm. building
up muscle in those long legs
that his breeder didn't think
good enough to bother with
racing. Radio never had much
attention. He was roughed dur.
ing the winter with a shed to
run under and ran wild over the
mountain fields in summer. He
showed speed and his owner
began taking him around to the
brush races and he began win
ming, and for all these years he
has won most of his races and
been the sensation of the brush
tracks.
At Culpeper each Fourth Of
July they have good racing
with some Of the best horses in
the country. John Waller told
me that he has seen horses in
expensive vans and well trained,
The Washington times., 1934-06-07
Dinner to Honor
Bride-eIect

The Comptroller General Of
the United States and Mrs.
]. B. McCarl will give a dinner
at the Shoreham Saturday eve
ming in honor of Miss Elizabeth
Hiden Hoge, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. William s. Hoge, and
her fiance, Mr.. Thomas J.
Groom, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Franklin
Groom, whose wedding will
take place at 4::30 o'clock Mon
day afternoon at the Congress
Sional Country Club