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Evening star., 1935-02-14
MITCHELL UTTERs WARNING,
Tells House Investigators Lighter
Than-Air Craft Needed.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress was warned today by Brig.
Gen. william Mitchell, retired, that
1T would be very foolish to give up
our airship development, particularly
in view of conditions in the Far East
at this time
Testifying before the House Patents
Committee in what Chairman Siro-
vich, Democrat, of New York, an
nounced as an investigation into the
loss of the airship Macon in the
Pacific, the commander of the United
States Air Force during the World
War abroad championed the lighter
than-air craft in the midst of criti-
cism on Capitol Hill and elsewhere
following the Macon disaster.
IF we continue to disarm." he said,
Continued on Page 3, Column g.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FLEMINGTON, N. j., February IA.
A misunderstanding Of code signals
last night resulted in the Associated
Press flashing an erroneous verdict in
the Hauptmann case.
In transmitting the report. the de-
cision was garbled and the first word
to reach waiting newspapers was that
the jury had found Hauptmann guilty,
but with a recommendation for life
sentence. The correct verdict was
guilty. with the death penalty.
Short wave transmission. employing
code, was set up to cover the verdict.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Garbled Radio Code Signals
Caused Wrong Verdict Report

The staff had been cautioned not to
confuse signals and to be certain that
the signals received were from the
Associated Press representative.
When word came from the court
room that the jury was ready to re-
port, however, the Associated Press
man on the receiving end picked up
the wrong code signal, resulting in the
erroneous and premature fash.
The court room being closed, min
utes passed before knowledge of the
error was learned. The flash and bull
letins were killed exactly II minutes
,IContinued on PaRe ., Column 81
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Heart. Breatl, and Liuer COod,'
Chaliapin to Keep on Singing

7 was stupid to have smoked so much,
maybe 40 cigarettes day.
But I stopped smoking three or
four years ago. I don't smoke now
drink only-what is it?-moderately
I feel very we'll"
Chaliapin has been singing for IS
years now. After singing five more
years for the jubilee he wants to open
q special academy Of theatrical arts,
he said.
"It is only in my dreams" he said.
"A special art theater maybe"
He is also thinking little about
the motion pictures.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Joins "Maturates" at Ill Years.

OKLAHOMA CITY, February IA
R.-The MaturateS, a society for
persons more than 10 years Of age,
opened their ranks today to a new
member old enough to be the father
of most of them. He was John ].
Allen of Davis, Okla, Ill, who claims
he recently cut his fourth set of teeth.
Davis has Is children.
Evening star., 1935-02-14


death house at State prison in Tren-
ton Saturday, Sheriff John H. Curtiss
said at noon today.
Jury Out IL Hours.
The jurors required more than II
hours to reach their verdict. They
were closely guarded after the case
ended, but a court house report was
that two of the four women had held
out for a recommendation of mercy.
That would have meant life sem
tence.
There was no mention of mercy
when the jury was polled.
With suffering words Foreman
Charles Walton announced the ver-
dict He who had listened 10 the
evidence for more than six weeks
even twisted the defendants name in
his effort to remain calm.
Guilty" he announced. I'VE find
the defendant, Richard Bruno Haupt-
mann, guilty of murder in the first
degree"
An insignificant piece of paper
rustled in his trembling hands. He
glanced at the paper with unseeing
eyes in pretense of consulting it.
A few strides away stood Haupt-
mann, jaw set, face so pale and hag-
gard 1t was ghastly in the electric
light Sharply erect, he tottered
slightly as he heard the foreman's
words.
A few minutes later Justice Thomas
w. Trenchard quietly imposed SEN
tence.
Long Trail Comes to End.
30 ended the long Lindbergh kidnap
trail. 1t began in Featherhed lane,
Hopewell, the night of March l, 1882,
when the wind was bowling over the
lonely Sourland Mountain on which
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh made his
home. 1t ended in a prosaic, rural
court room Uttered with papers and
cigarette stubs.
Thirteen times the death-dealine
verdict was recited, on the thirteenth
day of the month.
After Walton had made known tn,
decision, the court clerk asked
Members of the jury, you hav
heard the verdict-that you find tn
defendant, Bruno Richard Haupt
mann, guilty of murder in the frs
degree-and so say you alp"
I'VE do"
Shadows from photographers f1are'
outside danced weirdly on the win
dows. The shouts of the crowd in
truded on the court room hush.
The clerk polled the Jurors, aske'
each by name:
What is your verdict?"
One after the other fell the answers
"T Find Him Guilty"
II find him guilty of murder il
the first degree" II find him guilt.
of murder in the first degree" ="
find him guilty"
Hauptmann seemed not to hear
once.
Justice Trenchard was the personi
fication of judicial decorun1. He ben
a look on Hauptmann, and directed
THE defendant may be seated"
Turning to Attorney General Davit
r. Wilentz, he continued:
1T seems to the court that ther'
CONTINUED on Page 4. Column A.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Guards Patrol Glove Strike.

MILLAU, France, February IA (P.-
Reinforcements of mobile guards pa
trolled Millau today following last
nights rioting by striking glove max
ers. Feeling was running high as the
strike entered the eighth week, the
laborers striking in protest against
cuts in pay.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, February 14.-Feodor
Chaliapin, the Russian basso, 81 today,
thinks maybe he'll sing for five more
years and then have q jubilee-50 years
of singing.
IT feel fine" he said. my heart
is good, my breath is good, my liver
is good. I'm all right"
NChaliapin explained all these bless
ings with appropriate gestures and
said he thought he would continue
to sing maybe for several years"
MY voice Is not-what Is it you say?
-irritated," he said. y was afraid.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Seven Fishermen Drowned.

OSLO, Norway. February IA P).-
Seven fishermen were drowned today
in q hurricane which swept the At
lantic Coast in the vicinity of the
Island of Froya. Several fishing craft
capsized. Thirteen houses were de-
sfoyed.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Bomb Wounds Soldiers.

CAMAGUEY, Cuba, February IA
(P.-Several soldiers were wounded
today when q bomb was exploded at
the Estrella Sugar Mn, destroying the
army barracks thefs.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
.CUTTEN IS BARRED
ION GRAIN MARKETS
Found Guilty by Commission
of Price-Manipulation
Attempt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Arthur w. Cutten, Chicago trader.
today was prohibited by the Grain Fur
lures Commission from trading on any
grain market for a period of two years.
The commission found C2tten guilty
of violating the grain futures act by
attempting to manipulate" prices by
concealing his transactions on the
Chicago Board of Trade.
The decision was reached Febru-
ary IL, but was not announced by the
commisSion-compo of Secretaries
Wallace and Roper and Attorney Gen.
eral Cummings-until Cutten had
been advised of the findings.
Eight Firms Used.
The commission found Cutten had
transacted his business through eight
commission firms. split his tradings
into 35 accounts and carried some of
them in the names of relatives and
associates for the purpose of conceal
ment
1t also found that during 1880 he
made no reports of his transactions,
as required under the grain futures act,
although he controlled in excess Of
500, 900 bushels of wheat on 130 days
during the year.
During the year 1881" the commits
sion said, respondent (Cutten) made
reports irregularly to the Grain
Futures Administration. none of which
was true or correct, as a statement OF
his net position on the market on the
day covered by such report"
On ITO days during 1891 Cutten
was found by the commission to have
traded wheat futures in excess of 500.-
900 bushels and that on "a great many
days" he made no reports.
Transactions Distributed.
Cutten's purpose in concealing his
position in the market was to manipu-
late the price of grain and thereby to
make large profits" the commission
said. He Systematically allocated
purchases and sales Of wheat futures
to the various accounts in order to
keep them under 100000 bushels and
thus to avoid detection"
The two-year disbarment is effec-
tive March l and administration Off
cials said the action would definitely
break Cutten's activities in the market
since it would be difficult for him tc
resume operations in 1887.
It was understood Cutten's attor-
neys would appeal the case to the
Circuit Court. Such action would pro-
vide the first test of the grain futures
act, passed in 1922.
Cutten Is Resigned.
CHICAGO, February IA @-Fellow
traders on the Chicago Board of Trade
quoted Arthur w. Cutten, reputedly
the country's biggest market operator
as greeting news of his disbarment
today with the remark:
I'm not going to do anything about
it."
Whats the use Of trading?" said
Cutten. THE market doesn't move y
The Chicago trader laid the basis
for an appeal to the courts when his
grain operations were under investi-
CATION here last year. At that time,
his attorneys said he would fight a
disbarment order to the Supreme
Court, believing that the grain futures
act, used against him, was unconsti-
tutional.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
WEATHER.
w G11 = 111I1ts
~. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)

10. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast) =.
Cloudy, occasional rain tonight and prob
ably tomorrow; minimum temperature to-:
night about "a degrees; slightly warmer
tomorrow. Temperatures-Highest. 40, at
4p.m. yesterday; lowest, 80, at 1915 am,
today. Full report on page ALL
Evening star., 1935-02-14

Continued on Page I, Column ~
Evening star., 1935-02-14

Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
HEWES GIVES
REASONS FOR
TAX INCREASE.
tCont,~ued from Page Ona)

(Conti=ued from Page One)
this years rate will raise, is based
upon the realization Of the inabili-
ity of the farmers to stand any ma
terial increase in the assessment
rate. Therefore, it is based only
upon maintenance and operation OF
the system and does not allow for
any material expansion in the way
Of any cooperative special program
OF work in extension of canals and
drains with the individual rancherS,
neither does it provide for any ma
jor improvements.
The board of directors has not al
lowed in this budget any cost OF re-
financing should the district re-
ceive an offer from RFC and pro-
ceed to carry out the plan, feeling
quite sure that funds for this pur-
rose would be included in the loan
from RFC.
One has only to compare the eS-
timated cost Of water distribution
in this years budget which is S753,-
eco, with that of 1890, which was
SI.3OOOOO when the district was op-
Grating normally to realize to what
extent the board of directors is CO.
operating with the farmers in try
ing to hold operation costs to mi
rimum until such time as the a6-I-
lty of the farmers is such that ad-
oitional monies can be raised to pick
up sCme of the last five years de-
ierioration of the system caused by
lack of funds. The board of direc-
tors feel that the most economical
procedure is to try to pick up some
of this slack gradually and over
come the greater part of it by in
creasing efficiency of operation
made possible by new and better
equipment that is gradually being
put to use to replace much OF the
old and obsolete equipment that the
district has been using heretofore,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 UP)-Stocks
continued their advance for the
fourth consecutive session until the
last hour of today's market and
then slipped back from the highs
to close irreguIarly higher.
The oil list was up at one time -
points in the case Of Phillips Petro-
leum.
Chrysler led the automobile group.
u touched 72&4. up Is in the early
trading aided by its report on de-
lveries of cars. Those deliveries for
the first 38 weeks Of 1885 were %
per cent over the total for the en-
tire year 1884. General Motors
touched 45s4, up Is. Some Of the
motor equipments were in demand.
Late in the day the entire group
eased from the highs.
Virginia Carolina chemical issues
were whirled up, the preferred
shares TO new highs. The 7 per cent
touched 120 up 10 points. 1t was re-
ported the company would retire
part of its prior preference stock
shortly.
Air reduction touched 15132, up
points. Monsanto was higher on q
few sales. Du Pont at its high was
up a point but it lost the gain la
ter.
Utility stocks moved narrowly
throughout the day and near the
close were irregularly lower. Silvers
firmed as did tObaccos, the latter
featured by American Tobacco
which made a new high for the year
Volume Appropriated ,090 shares
compared WiCn 100000 yesterday
Dow Jones preliminary closing ay-
erages showed: industrial 1882, VI
O.5O; railroad 3545 up 028; utility
25.35, up 0.l0.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Clergy Ideas
Requested On
Security Bill

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. U.P)-
President Roosevelt today disclosed
that he is seeking counsel of the
nations clergymen on the progress
of the administrations social Sc
curity and works programs.
The White House has addressed
letters to religious leaders in
number of communities asking
them to report on local conditions
L am particularly anxious that
the new social security legislation
Just enacted, for which we have
worked so long, providing for old
age pensions, aid for crippled child
ren and unemployment insurance,
shall be carried out in keeping with
the high purposes with which this
law was enacted 1t is also vitally
important that the works program
shall be administered to provide
at useful work, and
that our unemployed as well as
the nation as a whole may derive
the greatest possible benefits"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
l. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. U.P) -
Lockheed Aircraft rose y early to-
day TO a new 1885 high at SIS on a
sale OF $500 shares the only activi-
ty on an unusually dull and Slight
" off cary aession of the Los Ange-
les stock exchange.
Kinner Motors sold 1,1O0 shares
unchanged at 70. Byron Jackson
dropped as to 145s on 200.
L. A. Gas and Electric rose "a to
1O94i on 10 shares. Edison 5l2s solo
500 at 257s for d Is gain.
A 35O0-share turnover carried Lin
coin Petroleum down .01 to "a Uni
yersal Consolidated was off Is, at
Gi4, on go, as was Bolsa Cnica "A
selling 100 at ga.
Transamerica was unchanged at
79l on 500 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Dempsey Asked 1t
And He Gets It

Jack Dempsey. the CID "Manassa
Mauler," swung a mean fist in The
boxing arena. and now he swings
a mean pen, judging from a letter
The Press received from him today.
The note conveys greetings from
Jack and New York, and states that
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Van Dyke,
proprietors of the Coy Auto camp
here, registered at his restaurant
last week.
Jack asks that an item to this
effect be put in The Press, only he
requests it muth more politely than
that. As we wouldn't want to have
that guy sore at US, not only fear
ing his good right arm, but liking
him anyhow, his request is granted.
"Dempseys Corner" as his res
taurant is called. is located opposite
Madison Square Garden, scene Of
several Of Jacks battles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dyke are
making an extensive trip through
the east and plan to return TO El
Centro next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Mooney Evidence
Frame Produced

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. U.R)
An asserted attemnt TO frame"
Tom Mooney five days before the
1916 Preparedness day bombing was
recounted from the witness stand
in the Tom Mooney habeas corpus
hearing today by Israel Weinberg,
taxi driver.
Weinberg said Martin Swanson,
a private corporation detective, got
into his taxi on July II, 1916
showed him a poster offering $1,000
reward for the arrest and conyic-
ton Of persons responsible for dyn-
amiting power towers and sU.-3sL-
ed it would be easy for Weinberg TO
help him pin the guilt on Mooney.
Weinberg said he refused, saying
he knew Mooney was innocent.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
HEARS
MERRIAM TALK

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25. (U,P)-Gov.
Frank F.. Merriam of California to-
day told delegates to the National
American Legion convention here
that a concerted, vigorous, unre-
lenting drive by all the construct
i've forces of American citizenship"
is necessary to rid the country of
influences desiring to overthrow
constitutional government in the
United States.
Cleveland, Ohio, today was unan-
imously awarded the 1886 national
convention. The award was made
after the third ballot on a motion
by the delegations from New Jersey
and California.
Demand for immediate with
drawal Of recognition of Soviet
Russia was also recommended to
the convention today by its Amer
icanism committee.
The convention adopted the re-
port unanimously.
The report sharply denounced
Communistic propaganda emanat-
ing from Moscow to America, des-
pite Soviet Russia's solemn agree
ment' against such.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
L A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. tU.P) -
Hogs, 500. Steady; grain feds 12-
1910; locals 1150-1165.
Cattle, 500; holdovers, ass. Steady
at weeks decline. Sohrt fed steers
7-7.6O; common 5.50-625; fed hei-
fers 6.50-75O; grass heifeTs $50;
common TO medium COWS 4.5O-510;
cutter grades strong ct 3-435; bulls
10 575.
Calves, 400. Steady; range calves
6.75-7.
Sheep, none. Good to choice
wooled lambs quoted to $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
(0UNTYRRIEFS

Community Auction - Friday at
10 sharp-60 head Of dairy cattle.
fresh COWS. springers. heifers, veal
calves, g head Of good work mules.
Extra good team horses weight
280O lbs. and guaranteed. saddle
pony gentle for children. chickens.
rabbits. is bred gifts. sows one to
fa!tw soon. boars, weaned pigs, lots
OF good implements and all kinds
OF furniture. 10 sharp, Friday, al
Zinnerie sale Corralls. I Will be
Seein' YOU. 25-1
Wooda Blesy Studio - Dancing
classes forming. 723 Orange, Phone
733. 16-1 mo.
Plant Oats Now for pasture. We
nave a good supply. Marshall Seed
& Feed. l26 So. 9th. El Centre.
Phone 80. 1876
Violin, Piano, Band Instrument
instruction. Beginners and ad-
Yanced. High school credit. Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Williams, 1902
Olive. l6-to
LinOicum Remnants. Reynolds +
Linoleum Store, 639 Main. 23-6 /
Jailed For Theft-Steyina ESQuir- |
el, so, was booked at the county jal /
yesterday TO serve q I5-day sentence
imposed by Judge Griffin on a petty
theft charge.
DR.. A. b. Hanson, dentist New .
Professional Bldg. Phone 3S. sto
Mattress RenOvating - Old mat +
tresses made into innersprings with
soft resilient coils at great savings. ]
Write or phone 295. CaleXico Cotton
Products Inc. 9-24
Ruth T. Reid-Piano Studio -
E23 Holt, Phone 236.
Taken To Prison-Under custody
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Stens For Safety

VALETTA, Malta, Sept. 25. U.R)-
Steps to protect the civilian popu-
lation, including children at school
and government employees at work,
against gas and air attacks, were
being perfected today as military
authorities surveyed the results of
Malta's first test Of its defenses
against airplane raids.
Gas proof rooms have been in
stalled in all government buildings
and similar shelters are being COM
pleted in schools, clubs, newspaper
offices and semi-public institutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Man Jailed For
Lack OF HOId-Up

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. U.P)-
George H. Talbot, a publicity man
whose zeal led him TO fake a po-
lice report to gain publicity for his
actress-client, today started serv-
ing a 100-day Jail sentence.
Municipal Judge Newcomb Con-
dee imposed the stiff sentence des-
pite Talbot's repentance for having
misinformed police that a bandit
robbed Geneva Mitchell, the act
ress, of cash and a $1,000 wrist
watch. hAsI
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
CENTER MEETS FRInhY

McCabe-Eucalyptu5 farm center
has called the first meeting Of the
fan for Friday night Of this week
at 7:45 o'clock in the McCabe school
H. Lee Landerman, assistant farm
advisor. VIII discuss the new All
club program and club delegates 10
the Davis convention viii make
their reports. The program will con
Clude with recreation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
MOVE WOULD
INVOKE RULE
On PENAL TIES

Continued from Page One)
closed prospective battle areas to
foreigners.
All approaches from the Djibouti-
Adds Ababa railway southwark into
Ogaden province and northward
into Danakil province have been
closed.
There the emperor's forces are
entrenching themselves under Rus
sian, Swedish, German and Belgian
military engineers, preparing to
meet anticipated simultaneous Ital-
ian advances from Asmara, in Fri
trea on the northern frontier and
the Ualual region in the southeast
bordering on Italian-Soaliland.
Adds ABABA, Sept. 25. UP)-In
a cable to Geneva, Emperor Halle
Selassie today repeated his request
that the League of Nations send
impartial observers to Ethiopia to
establish the facts of any aggres-
sion.
The emperor's cable points out
the measures he has taken to pre-
vent border incidents to assure
Ethiopia against being accused OF
aggression. zone of these measures
includes keeping Ethiopian troops
18 miles from the borders of Italys
East African cOlOnieS)
Halle Selassie also promised the
league full collaboration in any
measures Geneva may decide upon
III its effort to prevent Italo-Ethi-
opian hostilitieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Nav CcnprOmise

ROME, Sept. %. U.R)-Some Ital-
ians believe Premier Benito Musso-
lini, despite many statements that
he could not possibly compromise
in the Ethiopian dispute,
would be willing to make peaceful
settlement if he could find way to
do it without lessening the prestige
OF his regime.
A distinct undercurrent of anxiety
almost nervousness, was apparent
today-for the first time - in the
firmly disciplined italian press.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
SCOUTMASTER NAMED

Z. 4. Stewart has been appointed
new Scoutmaster for Scout Troop
3, that sponsored by the local Ro-
tary club, by Harry Sones, chair
man Of the troop committee.
Stewart succeeds Willis KeTll,ne
who moved to San Diego during the
summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
RITLE pun ON DISPLAY

TOMBSTONE, ATiZ. UPI-A rife
used by a. M. Gilaea, Arizona
pioneer and former Texas ranger.
who died in Bisbee recently, has
been presented to The Bird Cage
Theater here by Cudea's sisters.
The rifle is a 5O-caliber Sprnlfield
army rifle dating back TO 1884.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
Rotary TO Hear
Talk On Europe

Curt Z sler of CaleXico, who ear
lier in the year made an extensive
trip through Europe, will be the
speaker at tomorroW's meeting of
the FL Centro Rotary club, it was
announced today.
Effler spent considerable time in
Germany, and will include impair
tial observations Of conditions in
that country as part of his talk.
The meeting will start at 1910
at the Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
WEST GOES TO CONTENTION

Dan West, assessor collector for
the county, left yesterday for FTes-
10 where he viii attend the con-
ventiOn Of state assessors.
In his dual role, West has the op-
portunity TO attend two conven-
tiCns yearly. The assessors and the
tax collectors.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
HEN IIKEs HER NAME

BELLE PLANE, Iowa .URl -
Jenny. an educated hen belonging
10 John Carl, a farmer, likes her
name and her boss so well that she
lays eyes inscribed with u The
Embossed letter is perfectly formed
on some eggs. Carl reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
mn LOST COINS EECnVERED

MILLS. Mass UPt - Wreckers
paid TIE New YORK. New Haven &
hartford Railroad SIS for an old
station During the razing they
found So IN small change which ap-
parently had slipped Gown a crack
at the ticket office window.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
PaDerS Criticize

PARIS, Sept. rs. U.P)-Three Par
isiGIl newspapers discussed today
the possibility that Benito Musso-
hni of Italy might fall as the re-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-25
PUMPKINs GROW IN BOSTON

BOSTON up - Pumpkins are
growing in CharlestoWns business
district. They are ripening on the
vines in a flower pot. Where the
seeds came from is a mystery.