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Evening star., 1935-12-15
RESEARCH HELPS
KNOWLEDGE GROW
Carnegie Institution Presi-
dent Illustrates How Man
Conquers Nature.
BY DR.. JOHN c. MERRIAM,
nrnridank rarnadfn TnefItufinn

(Copyright. 1895. by the Associated Press)
In keeping with the celebration this
year Of the Tooth anniversary of the
birth Of Andrew Carnegie, the scien-
tific research institution. which he
founded, is announcing results Of some
of its most significant scientific
studies.
At the present time the Carnegie In
stitution is presenting records Of new
attainments in science for the benefit
of the public at large In an exhibition
at which can be studied such varied
subjects as the outer galaxies Of the
univerve and the development of nine
day-old embryos.
In the midst of multitude Of influ-
ences which have tended to disturb
the world balance of many situations
in economics. government and perhaps
in fundamental beliefs, it has ap-
peared TO some that the influence Of
modern science has itself been one Of
Evening star., 1935-12-15
FIGHT SAID TO VOID
DANCING HALL RULE

COLUMBIA. S. C. [Pj.-The ques-
ton When is dance hall not
dance hall, but rather a battle front?"
was argued at length in magistrates
court here.
Police contended the tavern in which
they arrested 20 persons was a dance
hall, although there was no dancing
at the time.
The defendants claimed the place
had ceased being a dance hall because
all were fighting and therefore not
violating the State law prohibiting
dancing from Saturday midnight to
the same hour SUNDAY.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
BOYS CUSTODIAN
CALLED KIDNAPER
Mother Obtains Warrants When
Child Is Not Returned to
South Carolina Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YORK, S. c., December 14-B NJ.
Lee, custodian of Richmond H. Hilton,
jr., heir to an 1000 estate, was
charged with kidnapping today after
he and the child disappeared from
court during a habeas corpus hear
ing brought by the child'S mother,
Mrs. Virginia Evans Hertford of West
Point, N. Y. who is fighting to regain
custody of her son.
Lee, in whose care the child was
Evening star., 1935-12-15
Road Force Increased.

Nearly $4,000 men will be added tn
the present force working on roads
In France.
Evening star., 1935-12-15

Eight times as many men as women
committed crime in England and
Wales in the last year.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

Headods reversible this indeed HeadrOd
easier attach lot mer and And with painted stripes both
sides look double
combinations exclusive with The Hecht All have
a 6Oinch drop and a SO foot projection.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
CIVIL SERVICE HIT
BY VOTER LEADER
Women's League President
Says System Built by
Patronage.

Condemning the civil service system
as made up through party patronage
and declaring there is no such thing
as deserving Democrats and deserv-
ing Republicans, Miss Marguerite M.
Wells. president of the National
League of Women Voters, today opened
the leagues General Council meet
ing at the Washington Hotel with
call for renewed efforts to have Gov
eminent run by men and women of
ability.
Delegates from 38 States are at
tending the meetings, which will con-
tinue through Friday noon. The high
light of the sessions will be when the
woman voters hold their annual din
ner meeting at the hotel tomorrow
night, with Senators O'Mahoney of
Wyoming and Vandenberg of Michi-
gan as speakers The subject of the
talks will be Can the Parties Live
without Patronage"
Dangers Watched.
In her talk today, Miss Wells said
the New Deal is still being watched
for dangers that we're feared when 1t
came lIlCO pOWCI.
She said the women voters are pre-
pared to combat the present set-up
of the civil service system. She said
the 1885 style of feminism demands
that women make good in positions
of responsibility and that other wom-
en- prepare themselves for similar
service.
Miss Wells also described the weak
ness of our foreign policy as demon
strated in the recent World Court de-
bate, disclosing to all the world the
worst faults and weakness of the
American democracy
Mrs. Edith Valet Cook OF New Ha-
ven, Conn. chairman of the legal
status department, reported that State
and local leagues had concentrated
their efforts in the last year on legis-
lative objectives, such as defeat OF
the proposed Federal equal rights
amendment and approval of jury serv-
ice for women, removal of discrimina-
tions against employment of women.
improved marriage laws, joint control
and ownership of family income, re-
moval of inequalities in existing de-
scent and distribution laws and other
matters affecting women.
Evening star., 1935-05-07
new BRIDGE ASKED
FOR ROCK CREEK
Forest Hills Citizens Say Broad
Branch Road Span Would
Aid Traffic.

Appropriation of public works funds
to construct bridge over Rock Creek
at Broad Branch road was urged in a
resolution unanimously adopted last
night by the Forest Hills Citizens AS
sociation at a meeting in the Ben
Murch School.
The proposed bridge would connect
Broad Branch road with Blagden ave-
nue., directing traffic out Allison street
into Sixteenth street to downtown
areas relieving some Of the congestion
on Park road and Fourteenth street,
1t was pointed out.
Erection of a National Guard arm
ory in the District from work-relief
funds was advocated by Col. Lawrence
C. Crawford, who referred to the pres
ent one as "the worst Of its kind in
the world" The association favored
this measure and a resolution recon-
mending vacancies in the Police De-
partment be filled from the ranks.
A resolution submitted by President
L. A. Carruthers. in regard to the re-
cent report of a special committee ap-
pointed by the Commissioners to study
the taxation of public utilities. re-
quested the Commissioners to give
consideration to payment of ad va
loren taxes on personal property by
public utilities 1t was adopted along
with q measure favoring liberalization
Of the divorce laws in the District.
The Committee on Nominations
recommended L. A. Carruthers for
president, Herbert w. Wood for vice
president; Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, Sec
retary; j. N. McCollum, treasurer: L.
A. Carruthers and j. Sanders, dele
gates to the federation for the ensuing
year. s. c. Cissel and Col. Crawford
were elected members of the Execu-
tive Committee for the next two years.
A resolution, submitted by the
Committee on Schools, indorsing Nor
man J. Nelson, assistant principal of
Western High School. for principal Of
woodrow Wilson School was adopted.
Evening star., 1935-05-07

So easy to hang! And how shady
and cool they'll make your porch.
Green. germantown or brown.
All have 6.6-ft. drop.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
TODISCUSS IMPORTANT QUESTION
Unemployment Insurance Plans To Be Taken Up At
Chamber Of Commerce Luncheon

Next Wednes luncheon
meeting of the El Centro Chamber
of Commerce will be devoted 70 a
discussion of unemployment insur-
ance, according to announcement
made by Mark M. Munson, program
chairman. The meeting will be in
charge of M. o. King, and it is
expected that one or more speak
ers from outside Imperial Valley
will be present and participate in
the consideration of proposed legis-
lation.
Many persons feel that the sub
ject of unemployment insurance is
a matter which under existing eco
nomic conditions must be given
very serious consideration. The
California Association of Retail
Dry Goods Stores, of which organ
ization M. o. King is trustee, is
of the opinion that a national
commission should be selected to
study the subject and make its re-
commentators. That association
has been holding series of meet
ings in California, where the mat
ter has been discussed. Monday OF
next week is being given over to a
number of radio bro adcasts S
throughout the United States on
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05

the subject of unemployment in
surance. From II to 11:30 a. m. Pa
cific time, a number of very prom
inent eastern speakers will broad
cast over the National network
From 12:45 to l p. m. Monday, A.
B. G. Dohrmann, President of the
Retail Dry Goods group, will be
heard through radio stations KPO
and XII.
every merchant in this city and
Imperial Valley should attend We'd
nesday's chamber of commerce lun-
cheon," said Program Chairman
Munson. 1.-The matter of unemploy-
ment insurance is one which must
be studied and debated, and a de
cision reached by federal and state
legislative bodies and by the peo-
pie of the country. We shall have
opportunity in Ell Centre to learn
much about this topic on this oc-
casion. Particularly is general in
vitation extended to merchants
from other cities OF Imperial VAL
ley to attend this luncheon meet
ing. Preference will be given such
visitors in the seating arrange
ments," Munson said. The luncheon
will be held at noon at Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
GUN RUNNERS
ASSERTED To
Be EN!ROUTE. !!
Religious Trouble In Mexico
Said To Be Approaching Cri-
sis In Mexicai.
FEDERAL MEN ON WATCH
Cars Carrying Machine Guns
Said To Have Left Coast Last
Night For Valley
FEDERAL MEN ON WATCH

1t was learned from a reliable
source here today that uprisings
are threatened in Mexicali and 9TH
er' border cities over the religious
question which has been agitating
Mexico for some time past. A ~
cent visitor to points below the
border stated today that he had
been told by officials and other
persons there that the closing Of
the Catholic churches is apt to re-
suit in armed disturbances within
a very short time. It is believed
that the shipments of arms and
ammunition into Mexico, MENTION
ed in press dispatches, may have
some connection with the threat
ened religious revolt in Mexico.
No news concerning the suspect
ed trucks being in Imperial Valley
was received here today although
constant lookout is being kept for
them both along the county roads
and also at the border.
First information that attempts
were being made to ship arms and
ammunition into Mexico from this
country reached the county last
night when William Russell, an In
spector of the border patrol at CAL
exico reported to the sheriff's Off
ice that he had been informed five
truck loads of rifles and ammuni-
ton were on their way here.
At Has o'clock last night, Sher-
IF
typed the local sheriff IS office that
these trucks had left Los Angeles
at 6 O'Clock and were headed for
Mexico via the Imperial Valley.
It was also reported that Cadil-
lac sedan carrying four cases of
machine guns and rifles were en-
route to Tucson from Los Angeles.
Both messages asked that the roads
in the valley be watched to appre-
hend both the trucks and sedan.
County officials stated this morn
ing that neither deputies fy1m the
sheriff's office nor members of the
highway traffic patrol were TAX
ing part in watching the roads to
apprehend these trucks as this was
being handled entirely by inspect
ors of the customs border patrol.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5. W.P)-Po-
lice and federal authorities are act
ing on information that a highly
organized smuggling band, operat-
ing from Los Angeles, is bent on
selling more than 400 machine guns
to Mexican revolutionaries in Lower
California, the United Press learned
today.
Eight large automobiles, each
containing is machine guns, left
the city last night bound fer the
border, officers were informed.
Approximately 300 other machine
guns were said to be cached in 8
Los Angeles warehouse, awaiting
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
BY SIDNEY d. WHIPPLE

OnlUeu freSS StdI1 correspondent
Copyright, 1895, BY United Press
FLEMINGTON, N. j., Jan. S.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann de-
fense will maintain that any one
of six agencies wholly unconnected
with him might have plotted and
executed the kidnapping and murder
of the Lindbergh baby.
In contradiction of the cohesive
story told by Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh in two court sessions, and in
contradiction of Lindbergh IS dec
laration that it was Hauptmann IS
voice he heard during the ransom
payment in st. Raymond's s ceme-
terry, the defense will present the
following alternate theories, the
United Press learned today:
l. That members of the Lind
bergh household at Hopewell, SER
wants whom the Lindberghs trust
ed, might have participated in the
crime.
70 2. That John Hughes Curtis of
Norfolk who was convicted of OBJ
structing justice by committing his
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
RAIN RESULTS
IN FLOODS At
Los ANGELES
Heavy Downpour In Coast Area
Causes Families To Flee From
Threatened Section

LOS ANGELES, Jan. S. WH =
Flood conditions prevailed in the
Los Angeles district today follow
ing a downpour during which .85
inch of rain fell in less than half
an hour.
Little damage was reported.
The rainfall for the storm which
started yesterday was raised to 1888
inches and the total for the season
to 1927 inches, compared with an
expectancy of 5.32 inches.
Torrents of storm water poured
from the hills into the MontroSe
and La Crescenta districts and
many families fled their homes at
the height of the deluge.
Streets in the area were flooded
deeply, stalling automobiles.
With continued rain forecast for
tonight and Sunday, new debris
basins and check dams in the caYr-
yons were inspected today and
reported in good condition.
In Los Angeles, storm drains were
flooded and water stood from 6
inches to 2la feet in many streets.
Easements were flooded but no
other damage was reported.
Ballona creek in the beach area
went out OF its banks few min
utes after the downpour started,
flooding low grounds in the vicin-
ity.
Compton reported a near cloud
burst, resulting in the worst flood
in years, with the Florence avenue
district under 21s feet of water.
At the same time heavy gale
whipped the coast, tying up ship
ping, endangering small craft and
delaying vessels due in port. The
navy cancelled all boat service to
battleships in the harbor and other
traffic of small craft was at a
standstill.
Heavy SHOWS were reported in the
mountains.
Huntington Lake reported 81 in
ches of snow; Mono Basin, Ia inch
es; Florence Lake, 9 inches; Sha-
yer Lake, S inches, and Big Pine,
inches, of which fell last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
COURT
To RESTRAIN
NARE-LESTER

LOS ANGELES, Jan. S. U.P)-E.
M. Piper, operator of motor cara
vans" between Dallas, Texas, and
Los Angeles, today sought feder-
al court injunction to restrain Sher-
iff Robert w. Ware, of Imperial
county, and Deputy State Labor
Commissioner John R. Lester from
interfering with his business.
Piper charged that the two Of
ficials seized several of his automo-
biles which were enroute from Tex
as to Los Angeles and threatened
to seize others.
He contended the business in
which he was engaged was lawful
and alleged that acts of the defend
ants constituted "unlawful inter-
ference with interstate traffic"
Following filing of the petition,
Federal Judge Harry A. Hollzer is
sued an order requiring Sheriff
Ware and Lester to appear before
him at San Diego January IA, TO
show cause why the injunction
should not be granted.
Robert Ware, sheriff-elect, stated
this afternoon that he had no con-
nection whatsoever with the epi-
sode mentioned in the above dis
patch, as he does not take office
until Monday.
The error is either a mistake by
the United Press or the attorney
filing the application, in substitute
ing Wares name for that of Sher-
iff Campbell.
The cars were halted near Win
terhaven two weeks ago and wages
amounting to $25565 paid to the
caravan crew here on Christmas
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
HEAVY RAINS
NOT EXPECTED
CONTINUED on page 81

No heavy rains for the valley was
anticipated this noon by Fred A.
Baughman, local observer for the
U. S. frost service, who based his
forecast on indications available at
noon.
While there was no sufficient
data at TINS time to make a con-
elusive statement. Baughmitl point
ed out that conditions indicate that
the storm will remain in the north
and that the rainfall here will be
inconsequential. There is no i'm
mediate danger of frost for the
valley, at least not for the next
two days, states Baughman.
The situation is due TO big
storm extending all over the United
States northwest of a line from
Southern California to Minnesota.
Last night the storm conferred In
northern Montana but caused low
barometer readings over the entire
area and rain or snow
The local barometer fell last
night and was low this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
CHAMBERS Of
VALLEY PLAN
SAFETY DRIVE
W. T. Rhodes Heads Commit
tee To Aid In Keeping Traffic
Accidents At Minimum.

w. H. Rhodes of Ell Centro was
named chairman of a countrywide
highway safety committee sponsor
ed by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce which met in Calipatria
last night. The, appointment was
made by L. j. Thomas, president of
the organization who presided last
night for the first time since his
election, ill health having prevent
ed his presence at previous meet
ings.
The associated chambers was led
to sponsor this committee because
of the large number of traffic acci-
dents which have occurred in the
county this year and particularly
the SO deaths in the county due to
such accidents. Subcommittees to
work together with the central
county group will be appointed by
Rhodes.
j. P. Eyer of Imperial was named
secretary of the associated cham
bers and a rising vote of thanks
was rendered the retiring secretary,
T. T. Langlois, of Calipatria, who
had served in that capacity through
three administrations.
A report was given on the fin
ances of the All-American canal
celebration in CaleXico and a small
balance on hand was turned over
to the treasury of the associated
chambers.
Miss Mary Sonada, a music pupil
of Mrs. Oria Kenah, Ell Centro
rendered several vocal and instru-
mental selections. She aSio gave
an interesting discourse on the
subject of American born japanese
Other musical entertainment was
furnished by the Galloway orcheS-
ira of Ell Centre.
About $50 members attended last
night s meeting and enjoyed a
swordfish dinner provided through
the prowesS of Jackie Wilkinson
son of w. c. Wilkinson, mayor of
Calipatria.
The next meeting of the associat-
ed chambers will be held in Ell Gen.
tro on January 25. 1t is hoped that
DR.. A. H. Giannini, brother of A.
P. Giannini, president of the Bank
of America, will attend ind give
the principal address.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
HAUPTMANNS ATTORNEYS WORKING
HARD TO MAKE CASE FOR ACCUSED
Hope To Present Six Alternative Explanations To
Free Client From Accusation Of Killing Lind
bergh Infant

celebrated hoax, actually was in
touch with the real kidnapers and
that Colonel Lindbergh had proof
he was in contact with them.
8. That envy and enmity for the
Lindberghs among the Sourlands
Hill people may have inspired the
kidnapping.
a. That the crime was plotted by
underworld characters, well known
to such New York bootlegging cir
cles as those in which Salvatore
Spitale and Irving Bitz were min
or chieftains,
S. That the Purple gang of De.
troit, Mich, then disintegrating
through death and capture, had an
interest,
6. That Isidor Fisch, the deceased
fur cutter who had some vague
business association with Haupt-
mann, was a participant and the
instrument through which Haupt-
mann became innocently involved.
Two Sides Presented
Today, three days after Haupt-
mann strode into the Hunterdon
county courtroom, to sit silently
and hear himself branded the mur-
derer, both prosecution and defense
had presented a clear-and start
ling-picture of what each hopes
to convince the jury is the truth.
On the one hand there were the
clean-cut words of Colonel Lind
bergh as he sat on the witness
stand and gave the dramatic Sc
quence of events as they occurred
from the evening of March l, 1882,
when he came home to find his
| child missing.
Lindbergh, in answers to two di-
| rect questions, has declared his be-
flief that Bruno Hauptmann is the
| killer of his child. He said first
that the voice of the ransom
/ snatcher in the Bronx was that OF
| the prisoner. He said, again, that
it is his belief that HaSptmann
kidnapped the child.
Against those declarations, the
defense has attacked every point OF
the Lindbergh testimony. 1t sought
to throw doubt on the efficiency
and truthfulness of the New Jersey
state police. 1t insinuated that
Betty Cow, the Scottish nursemaid
who watched over the baby from
its birth, knew more than has, been
exposed. 1t sought to portray
Lindbergh as a deluded father,
| badly fooled by the police and 9TH
er crime hunters, who is mistaken
in all his conclusions.
Thus far, in the story as it has
been unfolded, first by Anne Lind
bergh and thereafter by her hus-
| band and some of the minor char
acters in the drama, the prosecu-
ton stoutly has resisted all the de-
fense IS efforts to force a single
witness either to change his story
Or to admit that different inter-
probation could be placed upon it.
The play of passion that is evil
dent in the clash of testimony has
gone completely over the head OF
the thin-lipped prisoner, who sits
blankly facing his accusers, be-
tween two StalWart state troopers
and deputy sheriff.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
LEGION CHIEF
DENIES BONUS
BOOSTS DEBT

WATSONVILLE, Calf, Jan. S.
W.P)-Frank N. Belgrano, national
commander of the American Le-
gion, backed his endorsement of
the proposal for immediate pay
ment of the soldiers bonus today
with an explanation that the plan
is a recovery and relief measure.
Addressing a district meeting of
the Legion here, the San Francisco
leader said that the Patman bonus
bill, now before congress, would not
add to the national debt.
Belgrano outlined other policies
of the Legion to the 1900 members
at the ending of the rally.
He said the organization is
launching a "non-sensational news
campaign" covering education, Am
ericanism, child welfare, and con-
ferences fer the benefit of child
rem.
The Legion, he said, does not fos-
ter war but insists that the United
States have an adequate prepared
ness program as guarantee OF
peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
BICYCLES AND
SKATES RULED
OFF MAIN ST.
@ 1895. McNaught Syndicate. Inc.

Inaugurating a drive by the po-
lice department to keep youngsters
riding bicycles and on roller skates
off Main street and those streets
leading onto Main street in the
downtown sections of tf6 city,
Sterling Oswalt, chief of the police
department, makes an appeal to all
parents to aid him in this matter.
1T is as measure of safety for
the children, motorists and pedes-
trians on Main street and through
out the downtown section general
ly that we are doing this and We
urgently request all parents to help
up by warning their childrek of the
risks they run in not observing
these regulations, Chief Oswalt
said this morning.
Children, motorists and pedes-
lation will be given a warning the
first time they are caught. Should
this not be sufficient, offenders
will be brought to the police sta
ton and deprived of their bicycles
or roller skates for a period of
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Cutler Brief Filed
With Supreme Court

Elmer Heald, district vttorhey,
received word this morning from
u. s. Webb, attorney general, that
he has received copy of the brief
filed by Emma Cutler with the U.
s supreme court, in her appeal to
that tribunal from the district ap-
pellate court.
webb states that he has until
January IA in which to file a re-
quest for additional points to be
included in the record on appeal
which is to be prepared and sent
by the clerk of the district court OF
appeals to the supreme court. He
asks Heald to offer suggestions for
additional points to be included in
the record.
Miss Cutler is appealing from a
Judgment of the Calexico justice
court sentencing her to six month
term in the county Jail for her act
iyities during the labor agitations
here year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-05
Young RooseUelt's
Case Continued

ORANGE, Conn, Jan. S. Up -
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of
the President, arrested here several
weeks ago on speeding charge,
will not be required to appear in
court until Monday.
Prosecutor David N. Torrance
said the case had been continued
from today at the request of young
Roosevelt, a Harvard student, and
Mrs. Roosevelt, who wrote the court
from the White House, asking a
postponement so as not to keep him
from his classes.
Young Roosevelt and his brother
John were stopped on the Boston
Post road while they were return
ing to Washington for the Christ
mas holidays. A constable charged
they were going 10 miles an hour.