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The Washington times., 1936-10-10
One Killed, Two
Hurt in Falls
In Capital

Falls caused the death of one
person and serious injury to two
others last night.
Andrew Lewis Moye, A, slipped
and fell on the third floor Of his
home, 1929 Thirty-fourth st. N. W
early yesterday. A doctor was sum.
moned and he was treated at home
Last night he died suddenly, and
an autopsy will be held to deter,
mine the exact cause of death.
Imogene Haas, 70, Of AIS Fourth
st. N. W., slipped and fell down
the stairs in a store in the 400
block Seventh st. N. w. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital and
later to Gallinger Hospital, suffer
ing a broken left leg.
John Brady, 66, of 1928 o st. N.
W., slipped and fell at Thirteenth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Northwest. He was treated at
Emergency Hospital for a frac,
tured skull and later transferred to
Gallinger Hospital.
VOTE AMERICAN
3artenders to Meet
A meeting of the Bartenders
Union, Old Local No. IS. will be
held tomorrow at 3 p. m. at 100
Fifth st. N. w.
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Warner Bros. Theaters

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Monday and
Tuesday: Rosalind Russell and John
Boles in "Craig's Wife" Wednesday and
in state Fair" March of Time. Friday:
Satan Met a Lady" with Bette Davis
and Warren william. Saturday: Patsy
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will be at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marshall Hersperger, in
Poolesville, Md. He was IS. In
terment will be in Monocracy
Cemetery, BeallSville.
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BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES

Ninth ST. N w. and Estells Thomas,
2S, Of 1919 Ninth st. N. w.
Alexander G. Graham, 80. OF Roches-
ter, N. Y, and Frances N. Sheridan.
"a, Of Rochester, N. Y.
George o. DesheilaS, 25, of s72s
Blaine st. N. E, and Alice A. Carroll,
20, of Baltimore, Md.
william E. Hayes, 20. OF 1908 OTIS
st. N. E., and Marie l.. Ecklund, 20.
of 1850 Monroe st. N. e.
Paul Malley. %, OF Hartford. Conn,
and Anna NJ. o'Brien, 20, Of Hartford,
Conn.
Charles s. Corner, so, of 1000 Sew
enth st. S. w, and Agnes r. Hernen-
son, As, of 31O7 w st. S. E.
Robert Farrar, 40. of 1912 ElsventB
st. N. W., and Essis Powell, "a, Of s3l
Lee G. Skipper %, of IS corcorsn
St. N. w. and Alice ouibley. TO- OF
l113 BladensburE Rd. N. e.
Joseph A. Pierce, %, Of SO U 81.
N. W., and Grace Harris, 20, of 1881
Wylie st. N. E.
Howard H. strine. 80. Of 31o3 Gar.
field st. N. W., and Virginia D. Man.
ners, 2s, of 31O7 Sixteenth St. N. W.
Ernest Hawkins, 81. of 324 G 81.
s. w, and Geraldine Washington, Is,
of 419 Second st. S. w.
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Laundry Truck Looted

FAIRLAWN-sunday and Monday:
Ruth Chatterton and Simone Simon in
toOn; Tuesday: John Wayne in Sea
Spoilers" also Crime Doesn't Pay
series; Perfect Set Up; travel talk
Wednesday,: Warren Hull and Patricia
Ellis in Love Begins at co.; comedy
cartoon. Thursday and Friday: Pat
O'Brien and Beverly Roberts in China
Clipper" Saturday: Ricardo Cortez and
Patricia Ellis in Postal Inspector
comedy. musical; Mat only, Chap. l.
Buck Jones in The Phantom Rider"
HOWARD-On stage. in person Ethel
Waters heading gigantic musical revue
On screen: Final Hour" with Ralph
Bellamy. Midnight show Saturday with
reserved seats.
LINCOLN-oct. to Is inclusive: Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing,
time"
REPUBLIC-oct. 9 to IS inclusive
Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chatterton
in Girls Dormitory" with simone
Simon.
BOOKER T-oct. to is inclusive
Marion Davies and Dick Powell in
Hearts Divided"
PRINCESS-sunday and Monday:
Clark Gable and Jeanette Macdonald
in San Francisco" with Spencer Tracy
and Jack Holt; News and Selected Short
speed" with James Stewart and Wendy
Barrie; also Three OF A Kind" with
Chick Chandler and Evalyn KnaEp;
Comedy. Sorority Blues" and Sport
Magic. Thursday and Friday: High
Tension" with Brian Donlevy and
Glenda Farrell; also. 1.-THE Gentleman
From Louisiana" with Eddie Quillan
and Charlotte Henry; Comedy, "Peppery
Salt" and Today's News. Saturday:
Human Cargo" with Claire Trevor and
ger Tom; Chap. No. IL. Darkest
Africa" with Clyde Beatty and Major
Bowes' Amateur Broadcast No. 6.
sTANTON-sunday and Monday: Bar
bara stanwyck in THE Bride Walks
OUT; also, George O'Brien in THE
Wednesday: THE Girl From Mandalay"
with Conrad Nagel and Kay Linaker;
also, Jimmie Allen in The Sky Pa Pa
rade." Thursday and Friday: Jan Kie
pura and Gladys swartout in Give Us
This Night; also. Southern Maid"
with Bebe Daniels. Saturday: The
Band Plays On" with Robert Young
in 1.-THE Cowboy And The Kid" with
Billy Burrud.
ACADEMY-sundaya and Monday: Lit
tie Miss Nobody" with Jane winners;
also 1.-THE Little Red School House"
with Frank Coghlan, jr. Tuesday and
Wednesday: Ticket to Paradise" with
Roger Pryor and Wendy Barrie: also
Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Myrna
Low in wife Versus Secretary" Thurs
day and Friday: Bunker Bean" with
owen Davis, jr., and Louise Latimer;
also Robert Montgomery and Myrna
10y in "Petticoat Fever" Saturday:
Tom Tyler in Riding On; also Cham
payne Charlie" with Paul Cavanaugh
and Helen Wood.
STATE-Sunday and Monday: Will
Rogers in Estate Fair; March Of Time
No. IS; news and Mickey Mouse. Tues
day and Wednesday: Lionel Barrymore
in Devil DOLL; also Music Is Magic:
Louis-Ettore fight shown at $3.50 and
HIS. Thursday and Friday: George
Raft in 1T Had to Happen; also
educating Father; Louis-Ettcre fight
shown at $3.50 and 11:15. Saturday:
Anne Shirley in "M'liss"; also William
Boyd in Three on a Trail"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Monday:
Shirley Temple in Poor Little Rich
Girl" with Alice Faye. Jack Haley and
Gloria Stuart. Tuesday: Gloria Stuart
and Robert Kent in The Crime of DIR.
Forbes" Wednesday and Thursday:
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Tnterment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.


MORRISSEY, MARY E.-suddenly, on
Saturday. October 10. 1896, at George
town University Hospital, MARY E. NOR
RISEY. aged seventy-four years, wife Of
the late John P. Morrisey and beloved
| mother of Mrs J. H. Becker. Mrs. c. H.
LAVENDER Leo and John Morrissey.
Remains resting at william H. Sardos
funeral home. 412 H Street Northeast.
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter
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DEATHS

Ada F. Brady. SO, 1920 Upton st.
N. W.
Alice NJ. Frye, so. 1912 Potomac Ave.
Sc.
Mary ]. Kirwan, 10. Hs Lamont st.
N. W..
Thomas DeLozier, 6S, sibley Hospital.
Lizzie A. Hull. 81, Galilnger Hospital.
Theda Huck. 81. 1924 Newark st.
N. w.
Clarence Barclay. SO. st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Ernest Mccrary, 40, front of 50 Eve
st. N. W.
Carl shinski. 20. Walter Reed Gem
eral Hospital.
Vincent Flemion, 8 months, Galllnger
Hoanital
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coachman who had looted his en-
ployer's home Of jewels valued at
$25, 900.
One of his most spectacular
captures was of a robber who had
looted more than 40 homes here.
Sergeant Wheedon trailed him to
New York and captured him as he
boarded a ferryboat.
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Kelly in kelly the Second" Phantom
APOLLO-sunday. Monday and Tues
day: Alice Faye and Adolphe Menjou
in "Sing, Baby. Sing" Mickey Mouse.
Wednesday and Thursday: ITO Mary
With Love" with Myrna 10y and War
Katharine Hepburn and Fredric March
in MARY of Scotland" Saturday: Gene
Raymond and Anne sothern in Walk,
ing on Air" and Madeleine Carroll and
Peter LORE in Secret Agent"
AvALON-sunday. Monday and Tues
day: Sin1one Simon in Girls Dormi-
tory" Wednesday and Thursday: Kath-
Mary OF Scotland" Silly symphony.
Friday: Eleanore whitney and Robert
Cummings in Three Cheers for Love"
Saturday: Jack Holt in The End Of
the Trail"
AVENUE GRAND-Sunday and Mon
day: Randolph Scott and Frances Drake
in And Sudden Death; Mickey Mouse.
Tuesday and Wednesday: Gertrude Mi
chael and Sir Guy Standing in The Re
turn of Sophie Lang" Thursday and
Friday: Shirley Temple in Poor Little
Rich Girl" Saturday: Arthur Preacher
in Thank You Jeeves" and Judith Bar
rett and Henry Hunter in Yellowstone"
CENTRAL - sunday ana Monday:
China Clipper" with Pat OBrien. Ross
Alexander and Beverly Roberts. Tuesday
and Wednesday: Robert Montgomery and
Madge Evans in "Piccadilly jim" Thurs
day and Friday: H. Baur and Lawrence
olivier in 1T Stand Condemned" and
Michael Whalen and Jean Muir in white
Fang" Saturday: Warner Baxter Fred
rio March and June Lang in THE Road
to Glory"
M
day: "China Clipper" with Pat O'Brien,
Ross Alexander and Beverly Roberts.
Wednesday and Thursday: George Raft
and Dolores Costello Barrymore in yours
Michael Whalen and Jean Muir in white
Fang" Saturday: Jane Withers and
Irwin 8. Cobb in Pepper"
Clipper" with Pat O'Brien. Ross Alex
ander and Beverly Roberts. Tuesday
and Wednesday,: Katharine Hepburn and
Fredric March in MARY of Scotland"
Standing in The Return o. Sophie
Lang" Friday: Henry Fonda and Pat
Paterson in "Spendthrift." Saturday:
Walter Abel and Gertrude Michael in
Second Wife" and Lewis Stone and
Bruce Cabot in Don't Turn EN- Loose"
PENN-sunday, Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday: AN
Olivia de HaviIland. Saturday: Bruce
Cabot and Randolph Scott in The Last
of the Mohicans."
SAVOY-Sunday and Monday: 1.-THE
Case Of the Velvet Claws, with War
rem william and Claire Dodd: Silly
symphony, Tuesday and Wednesday:
Jean Harlow. Cary Grant and Franchot
Tone in "Suzy." Thursday: John
Aredge and Louise Latimer in "Grand
Jury. Friday: Hoot Gibson in Swiftly"
Saturday: Kay Francis in THE White
Angel" with Ian Hunter.
TIVOLI-Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: "An-
thony Adverse" with Frederic March and
Olivia de Havilland. Saturday: Warner
GLAND in Charlie Chang at the Race
track; Our Gang comedy; Popeye.
YORK-sunday and Monday: Myrna
10y and Warner Baxter in ITO Mary
With Love-; Popeye Tuesday and We'd
nesday: Katharine Hepburn and Fredrc
March in MARY of Scotland" Thursday:
The Case of the Velvet Claws" with
Warren William and Claire Dodd. Fri
day: Randolph Scott and Frances Drake
in And Sudden Death" Saturday:
Gene Raymond and Anne Sothern in
walking On Air.; phantom Rider"
No. 1.
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EDWARD DANA HARDY

Word was received here today
Of the death Wednesday in San
Diego, Cal, of Edward Dana
Hardy, engineer, who directed con-
struction of the Districts modern,
naturalization systems. He was
70.
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When a notorious pickpocket
who had operated in the District
was captured in England, Sergeant
Wheedon was sent to bring him
back.
Completing 40 years of service in
1922, Sergeant Wheedon was re-
tired and now makes his home at
81 Rhode Island Ave. N. w.
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DIED

BEAN, CLARENDON Friday October
8, 1886, at his residence, 728 Taylor
Street Northwest. CLARENCE BEAN, the
beloved husband of the late Elizabeth
No. "a. F. A. A. M.
Funeral services on Monday October l .,
1895, at 2 p. M, from his late residence,
1928 Taylor Street Northwest
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Interment in Glenwood Cemetery with
Masonic services.
Services by W. W. Chambers Co.
BRIGHT. OLIVER F.-suddenIy on Fri.
day. October 8, 1886, OLIVER F.
E. Bright. of 2416 Evarts St: n. E. and
brother Of John Bright, Mrs. william
Henrietta P1etta Of 3foC Old IF Fort Ohio r.
funeral home, 400 Chaplin St. n. W. on
Monday. October IL. at 10 a. m. Rela-
tlves and friends are invited. 1nterment
CURTIS. WILLIAM HERBERT-on Thurs
Daniel Park, Md. WILLIAM HERBERT
CURTIS. the beloved son of Bessie y.
King. Remains resting at the W. W:
Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home sly
Eleventh Street Southeast
Funeral services on Saturday, 0ctob-F
10. 1886. at 2 p. M, from the W. W.
Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home, 5l7
Eleventh Street Southeast.
1nterment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
DEAVER, ROY Bon Saturday. October
10. 1886. at Tuberculosis Hospital ROY
B. DEAVER. the beloved husband NJ
Della Beaver, of 1925 Park Road North
west and father of Roy B. Beaver. y,
c. Beaver and Shirley NJ. Deaver.
Funeral services from the residence of
Mrs. Ernest r. Schaffer, 221S Minnesota
Avenue Southeast. on Monday, October l.,
1896. at 2:3O p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Services by Chambers Co.
MERRILL, SARAH A.-on Friday, Octo.
Der g, 1886, at her residence, 54o3
RfIf. the Beloved sister Of Rose v. Me-.
rill. J. J. Merrill. of Chicago. ILL.,, and
546s s Fortyf Gs St. N. HS W. ' fe'iusH'e'
Episcopal Church, Newton and Center
Streets Northwest, on Monday, October IL.
Relatives IS and friends are invited.
Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Services by w. W. Chambers Co.
MEYERS. DONALD Ron Thursday. Oc-
t9ber s. 1926; at Children's Hospital:
son of Ethel and John Meyers.
Remains resting at the W. W. Chambers
Company funeral home. Fourteenth and
Funeral services will be held on Satur
day. October 10 1886. at II O'Clock noon
from the w W. Chambers Company fu-
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
MORRISSEY, MARY E.-Suddenly, on
Saturday. October 10. 1896. at George
RISEY, aged seventy-four years, wife Of
the late John P. Morrisey and beloved
mother of Mrs. j. H. Becker. Mrs. c. H.
Lavander, Leo and John Morrissey.
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COLONY-Sunday. Monday and Tues
day: "China Clipper" with Pat OBrien,
Ross Alexander and Beverly Roberts.
Wednesday and Thursday: George Raft
and Dolores Costello Barrymore in yours
for the Asking; March of Time. Friday:
Michael Whalen and Jean Muir in white
Fang" Saturday: Jane Withers and
Irwin 8. Cobb in Pepper"
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YOUTH SHOT;
ROW FATAL

William Tuckson, colored. II,
who lived at 1915 First st. N. W.,
was quarreling last night with an
unidentified colored man over
two girls when the man whipped
out a pistol, shot the youth in the
chest and fled.
Tuckson was taken to Free.
mems Hospital, where he was pro,
nounced dead.
Police were also searching for
an unidentified colored man who
early today stabbed Harold P.
MikuleS, 81, of 203 D st. N. W.,
in the chest with an ice pick.
Mikules was taken to Sibley
Hospital in a serious condition.
VOTE AMERICAN
Laundry Truck Looted
Andrew L. Rolls, of 1888
Twenty-fourth st. N. W., a laun.
dry truck driver, reported the
loss of Sealskin coat valued at
$3.50 and two overcoatS and a
tuxedo, value undetermined, from
his parked truck in the 1900
block of Swami st. N. w. yes
terday.
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AVENUE GRAND-Sunday and Mon
day: Randolph Scott and Frances Drake
in And Sudden Death; Mickey Mouse.
Tuesday and Wednesday: Gertrude Mi
chael and Sir Guy Standing in The Re
turn of Sophie Lang" Thursday and
Friday: Shirley Temple in Poor Little
Rich Girl" Saturday: Arthur Preacher
in Thank You Jeeves" and Judith Bar
rett and Henry Hunter in yellowstone"
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HORACE M. DAVIS

HORACE M. DAVIS
Services for Horace M. Davis,
retired school teacher and oldest
graduate of the University of
Maryland, who died yesterday,
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80 IN up BLACKSTONE. INC. 60 IN up
Funeral Designs
1907 Fl st. NJ w. Ma. 49O5
GUIDE BROS. CO., Funeral Designs
1919 r st. N. ". NAH. A27S
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REPUBLIC-Oct. to is inclusive:
Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chatterton
in Girls Dormitory" with Simone
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BOOKER T-oct 9 to Is inclusive:
Marion Davies and Dick Powell in
Hearts Divided"
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Plan First Aid Class

A first aid class, to be conducted
by DeDru Strobel, will begin Mon
day at 8 p. m, under the sponsor
ship of the District of Columbia
Chapter, American Red Cross, 1870
E st. N. w. The class will meet
each week for 10 weeks.
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LINCOLN-Oct. to is inclusive: Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing
time"
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PENN-Sunday. Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: cam
thony Adverse" with Fredric March and
Olivia de HaviIland. Saturday: Bruce
Cabot and Randolph Scott in The Last
of tho Mohicans."
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BROADWAY-sunday and Monday:
Shirley Temple in Poor Little Rich
Girl with Alice Faye, Jack Haley and
Gloria Stuart. Tuesday: Gloria Stuart
and Robert Kent in The Crime of DIR.
Forbes" Wednesday and Thursday:
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AvALON-sunday. Monday and Tues
day: Sn1one Simon in Girls Dormi-
tory" Wednesday and Thursday: Kath-
airline Hepburn and Fredric March in
Mary OF Scotland" Silly symphony.
Friday: Eleanore whitney and Robert
Cummings in Three Cheers for Love"
Saturday: Jack Holt in The End Of
the Trail"
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TIVOLI-Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: "An-
thony Adverse" with Frederic March and
Olivia de Havilland. Saturday: Warner
GLAND in Charlie Chang at the Race
track; Our Gang comedy; Popeye.
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PALM-sunday. Monday and Tuesday:
"Piccadtlly Jim" with Robt. Montgom-
cry and Madge Evans; Comedy, Novelty
Wednesday: Palm Springs" with Fran
ces Langford. Thursday and Friday:
ITO Mary With Love- with Warner Bax-
ter and Myrna 10y. Saturday: Speed"
with James Stewart and wendy Bar
RE: also, special 9 attraction
Serial. Cartoon.
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HOWARD-On stage. in person: Ethel
Waters heading gigantic musical revue.
On screen: Final Hour" with Ralph
Bellamy. Midnight show Saturday with
reserved seats.
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SAVOY-sunday and Monday: THE
Case Of the Velvet Claws. with War
rem William and Claire Dodd: Silly
| symphony. Tuesday and Wednesday:
Jean Harlow, Cary Grant and FranchOt
Tone in "Suzy." Thursday: John
Arledge and Louise Latimer in "Grand
Jury Friday: Hoot Gibson in Swiftly"
Saturday: Kay Francis in 1.-THE White
Angel" with Ian Hunter.
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Jean Harlow in "suzy' with Franchct
Tone. Friday and Saturday: Ken May
nard in "Avenging Waters; Chapter
No. II, Flash Gordon"
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SYLVAN-Sunday and Monday: Girls
Dormitory," with Simone Simon and Her
bert Marshall; comedy; novelty. Tuesday
and Wednesday: THE China Clipper"
with Pat O'Brien and Ross Alexander:
comedy; novelty. Thursday and Friday:
"Piccadilly JIM" with Robert Montgom-
cry and Madge Evans. Saturday,:
Human Cargo" with Brian Donlevy and
Claire Trevor; also Fugitive Sheriff."
with Ken MAYNARD: serial; cartoon.
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Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Services BY W W Chambers Co.
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ASHLEY-sunday and Monday: Rob
ert Montgomery and Madge Evans in
"Piccadilly Jim" Tuesday and Wednes-
day: Bling Crosby and Frances Farmer in
Rhythm on the Range" Thursday and
Friday: Lionel Barrymore and Maureen
O'Sullivan in Devil DOLL" Saturday:
Shirley Deane in First Baby; also
Harry Cary in The Last Outlaw"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-05

ance, James made a date with Miss
Reed.
He asked me to get a girl and
60 with him and another fellow.
she said. 7 told him I didn't want
to &c out with a married man."
No Longer Married
On August II James was no
longer a married man. Six days
before his wife's cold body was
found. pitched across broken
chicken wire fence. her face sub
merged in a fish pond behind their
cottage.
On that night Miss Reed accept
ed a date with James. and the
barber took her to a Hermosa Beach
cottage. she said. They registered
under fake names.
Miss Reed. dressed in white with
a neat. white felt hat tipped over
her right eye, stared directly at
James, who sat across the lawyers
table. slumped deep in a chair,
his SalloW cheeks with
long white fingers.
James has lost Is pounds since
he was convicted last month of
incest with his 2I-year-old niece,
Lois Wright-another romance in
the barber-shop Casanova's chain
Of conquests. and one that follow
ed almost Immediately his trySt
With Miss Reed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-05
FORMER PETTY OFFICER CONVICTED
OF SELLING u. S. NAVAL SECRETS

able to anyone"
Against Thompson's weak de-
fense the government pointed out
roommate. Willard J. Turntine,
testified he had seen T'homp-
son take navy bulletins at fleet
shore bases and turn the infor-
nation over to Miyazah.
Turntine also declared that he
had found navy code books and
other apparently confidential in
formation in Thompsons room.
From the reluctant testimony Of
japanese bank tellers, the gov
ernment attorneys wrung unWill-
ing admissions that Miyazaki s
funds came from the Imperial
Japanese Navy account in a New
York bank and were transmitted
in his name to the Yokahoma
Specie Bank of San Francisco
Checks upon the San Francisco
bank then were Uled TO pay
Thompson. the government re-
Yealed.
At the close of its case the pro-
secutor offered in evidence a let
ter which Thompson admitted writ
ing and in which he rendered his
resignation from the services of
Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-05
CRUELTY LAID
TO HUSBAND IN
DIVORCE CASE

Mental and physical cruelty were
the grounds for the divorce COM
plant filed Friday by Clara Eliza
beth Thompson against Bennie
Hudson Thompson.
She alleged that her husband
frequently became intoxicated, re-
mained away from home for long
periods without providing her with
funds for the support of herself
and their two children and that
he struck her. Since the couple
separated, Mrs. Thompson set forth
in her complaint, he had furnished
only $4 for the support of his fam
lily.
Thompson is employed on the All
American canal and is receiving a
salary of $50 a week, she alleged,
in addition to his expenses.
She asked that the court order
him to provide temporary and per
manent support and pay the attor
ney's fees and costs of the suit
Mrs. Thompson is represented by
Hugh S. MacKinnon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-05

tinue to expand in both number
and value To this volume is now
being added the S22. 100000 Los An
geles school program. Approximate
ly 80 per cent of the work is now
in progress. Since most of the
remainder is to be commenced in
July. the local building industry Is
scheduled 10 operate at a pre-
depression rate during the next few
months.
This Banks index Of local busi
ness rose IA points during June to
90.3 preliminary and thereby
registered a new recovery high.
The upswing has been very rapid
since February and most business
men expect good summer and fall
quarters. However, there is a
question in some minds as tC
whether or not there will be a
reaction following completion OF
the school building program, bonus
spending and other abnormal fea-
lures Of the present situation. In
addition there are many uncertain
ties for business IN the current
presidential campaign. Even should
temporary interruption occur,
however. observers generally agree
that there are no present prospects
for reversal of the recovery trend. 8"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-05

other woman. Madge Reed, q tall,
slender brunette. yesterday told the
strange story OF that night to a
jury trying James for the rattle
snake murder" of his pretty young
wife. found in a fishpond in back
Of their home last August.
She sad James explained he
didn't believe in mourning over
the dead and asked me to marry
him" He also according TO the
girl, offered to pay her $1,000 TO
say she was with him the night
Of August when the state charges
James was carrying out the ma
cabre torture murder Of his wife.
Counsel Objects
Here the barber. who has betray-
ed a curious Sensitivity TO the states
efforts to show the callousness with
which he shifted from one romance
to another-sometimes before his
victims were cold in their graves
sat up straight in his chair, then
whispered hurriedly to his lawyers.
Clark jumped up and objected.
1t was sustained, and the court
room spectators settled back in their
seats.
On the evening that Charles H.
Hope, the BARRIERS hard-eyed sailor
friend, was delivering a pair of
diamond-back rattlers, guaranteed
killers" with which the state
charges he planned to murder his
three weeks bride for her insur-