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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Boys Take Leap
Year Seriously

LONG BEACH, Jan. 8. UP)-They
put teeth in this leap year business
at David Starr Jordan high school
today. Males agreed that for this
week girls must:
Ask for all the dates.
Buy the theater and dance tickets.
Pay for the ice cream afterwards.
Take the boys home, and open
their doors for them.
Carry the books If escorted to
school next day.
A vigilante squad of husky foot
ballers was appointed to duck all
males who weaken and are caught
violating rules.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Torture-Kidnapers
Face Imprisonment

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8. up -
william E. Tanner and Harry c.
Brooks. Los Angeles torture-kid-
napers, today faced Imprisonment
for life without hope of parole
folio wing Communication of their
death sentences by Governor Frank
F. Merriam.
Both men were scheduled TO hang
Friday. They were convicted. along
with James Hill, Of the kidnap-
robbery OF Henry Bodkin, Los An
geles attorney. in March, 1884.
The three men were the first to
be tried under CALIFORNIA; new
kidnapping law. Brooks and Tanner
Xere sentenced to death and Hill,
who turned states evidence. was
given a sentence of five years to
life.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08

'euVerS.
Their specific wherea bouts and
activities a secret OF the naval high
command. more than 100 ships and
400 planes Of the Pacific fleet have
engaged in drills off the Southern
California coast IN the first Of ex-
ercises that viii carry them later
in the spring 10 the Panama Canal
zone and execution OF problem IL
Last spring in the mid-Pacific
area, the battle fleet carried out
problem is" tactical maneuver
designed for defense Of the United
States possessions IN the Pacific
and this year The scene will be shift
ed south to the canal zone for a re-
petition, in a different locale. of the
great yearly drill.
For men of the fleet. wartime
conditions will prevail from depar-
ture from bases, tentatively set for
the last week in April, until conclu-
sion of the exercises in June.
Great Secrecy
Greater secrecy than in the past
has been ordered by navy authori-
ties and it is probable the most
spectacular performances of the sea
fighters including close formation
night drills and mass plane maneuv-
ers, will be observed only by naval
men.
From return of the ships today
from the short drill, vessels based at
San Diego and San Pedro will be
occupied with frequent gunnery ex-
ercises, scouting and battle problems
until preparations are started for
the southern cruise.
With completion of problem II"
scouting force cruisers and destroy
ers are scheduled to cross into the
Atlantic through the Panama canal,
operating in the Caribbean Sea and
visiting north Atlantic ports. The
battle force will return directly TO
San Diego and San Pedro bases.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Clever Workmen
Solve Cold Spell

FLAGSTAFF. Ariz., Jan. 8. lU.Pl
Freezing weather which stopped
the water pipes they had been
using I'm mixing concrete for work
al Fort Tuthill today failed TO halt
wcrkIaen at the National Guard
camp. They simply set up large
cans. built fires under them, and
melted the snow which accompanf-
ed the cold spell.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
CUPBOARD REGATTA AT SANDY
BEACH PUT OFF UNTIL FEB. =

and two inboard classes. The
events will attract some of the
speediest boats in the southwest.
In addition TO the Southern
California cupboard association, the
San Diego power boat club has
stated they will have from dozen
TO twenty entries, and the clubs OF
Fresno. Santa Barbara and Phoe-
nix are expected to send a number
of entries. according TO Roy Ham
mond. Hammond has been active
In having the work done at Sandy
Beach In preparation for the races
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08

- - 7
faTeemcnt oiilceHs rs "the orange
Headlefa
ciaihlng. fhoez. household furn-
zaIHFs and luggage reported stolen
Hom the Ray III home In the
Nlesf area we're said 90 have been
fond o. the homes and automo-
hIIas 0f nurln ODDS Livingston.
Buster Ward and Joe Martin the
sa-eallod orange peddlcrs.
The trio vas sad % have stolen
afznees in Riverside and brought
mem 10 Imperial valley. They
soald drive up % a home. the dep
alles said. and i anyone was at
home. would tfy 70 sell the oranges.
i 10 one was Il home. they would
Hafglarizc the premises. according
b thc deputies.
when questioned regarding The
.heH OF an expensive pair OF COW
bog boots found In his possession.
enc o. the peddlers said he mad
been looking for such pair OF
cowboy boots for years and when
he saw them be lust took them,
ne deputies said.
MeCaslin travelled over a aide
area in search OF an automobile
equipped with a certain kind OF
tires and in search OF men Of de-
tailed description.
The fact that the peddlers did
no, spend much time In the valley
and were not well known here,
complicated the search. officers
said. The men were known to san
BernardinO officers. however, and
the arrests were made upon de-
scription provided by Imperial
county officers. It vas explained.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
JOHN L. LEWIS MENTIONED

Perhaps it is Colonel Howe's sug-
gestion or perhaps it comes from
some other source, but it is whis-
pered that the administration would
be glad to nit on some other candi-
date than Vice President John N.
Garner as the tail to the 1886 Roose-
welt ticket.
Garner is regarded as having lit
tie national appeal.
AS substitute for the Texans
the name of President John L. Lewis
of the United Mine Workers OF Am
erica is mentioned.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Dairyman Jailed
In Theft Case
%

Woodrow Wilson Hunter, %, was
booked at the county jail Wednes-
day morning on suspicion of petty
theft in connection with the dis
appearance of a watch from a
Meloland dairy. Hunter is said to
be a dairyman.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08

Ann Cooper Hewitt, Fl, above
at left, is pictured again at the
right, above, signing a complaint
before Notary Public Marie For
man charging that her mother,
wealthy and socially prominent
Mrs. Maryon Hewitt McCarter,
to the left, carried through
plot to prevent her from shar-
ing fully in an estate valued at
S12,0O0,O00. DIR. Tilton E. Tillman
right with giasses), and DIR.
Samuel G. Boyd, shown i'm the
other picture at the right, are
charged with performing the
sterilization operation. Miss Hew-
lit seeks 100000 damages for
loss of the right of motherhood.
Mrs. McCarter and the two San
Francisco physicians are named
as defendants.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Suspects i'm Ranch
BurgIaries Caught

Three men arrested in San Bernardno and brought
Il the Imperial county Jail Tuesday night by Deputy
sherff Frank T. McCasn and Fred Elliott are believed
i b the group responsible for burgarzng ranch homes
n the Brawey and Caparia area and known to law en-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Girl Accuses Mother
In Sterilization Case

SAN FRANCISCO, JAM g. (UP)-One of three nurses
who attended Ann Cooper Hewitt, 21year old heress
after sterilization operation for which she is ask
ing 100000 damages from her MOTHER today reported
she had been threatened with death.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-08
Hundred Ships Take Part
In Games off California

SAN PEDRO, CAL, JAN g. (UP)-Grey fighting ships
and trim planes slipped back into base ports at
San Diego and San Pedro today concluding three days of
tactful exercises first of extensive 1886
Evening star., 1936-07-29

ton" Six have been released. After
weeks detention, L. D. Roddy, COL
ored elevator operator. was freed yes
terday.
From statements of persons in or
near the hotel at the time Of the
Staying, authorities have this COM
posite picture of the assailant.
He is young, we'll educated, soft
voiced, athletic, about feet tall.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
ROOSEVELT RESTS
AFTERL0NG TRIP
Picnic and Reception Only
Events on Calendar.
CruiSed 437 Miles.

By the Associated Press.
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, New
Brunswick, July 29.-President Roose-
welt, under guard of the Canadian
Poval mounted police and the Ameri-
can Secret Service. relaxed in big.
red cottage on a hilltop here TO-DAY.
A picnic with members OF his
family and friends in the Campobello
Summer colony shortly after noon and
a reception for his neighbors at the
cottage about tea time were the only
events on the days calendar.
Reports circulated that Maj. Gen.
Edwin H. Markham, chief OF Army
Engineers, was en- route here for
conference with the President on the
Passamaouoddy tide-harnessing prof.
ect, which was abandoned When Con-
gress refused to appropriate money 1or
further construction.
HOPKINS Views Model Village.
Harry L. Hopkins. Federal relief
administrator. has been looking over
the model village built to house the
Ouoddy workers. He was UNDERSTOOD
to have made some proposal to the
President yesterday regarding It's
future.
The President docked last nlght
after a 437-mile cruise from Maine.
His mother and wife arrived sew
eral hours earlier on the U. S. S. Poto-
mac.
Watches Soft Ball Game.
Going ashore at L'Etang for the flrst
time since his cruise began, July IA. at
Pulpit Harbor, Me, the President
watched a soft ball game between Of
flcers of the destroyer Hopkins and
the Potomac.
Letting the escort vessels go ahead
10 Campobello, the President sailed the
Sewanne leisurely back to his New
Brunswick home.
Mr., Roosevelt will remain here until
Thursday afternoon. He tnen Will
board a special train for Quebec,
where Friday will be spent in a good
neighbor" visit with the Governor
General of Canada.
He will return to Hyde Park, N. Y,
about Monday after making a short
tour of New England flood areas by
motor.
Evening star., 1936-07-29

Continued From f1rSC Hdge)
members of the crew sent up several
distress signals.
These were seen by Pierce. the
lighthouse keeper, who Immediately
enlisted the aid of the Coast Guard.
All available Coast Guard boats
searched the surface of the lake over
a wide area in hope of sighting the
missing men, but their rescued mates
sadly professed the belief that all OF
them had been drowned.
The shores of the lake in the vicin-
ity of the tragedy also were combed
for signs of the bodies OF those be-
lieved to have perished.
An overturned lifeboat was found
at dawn floating near the South Chi
cago Coast Guard station.
List of Missing and Rescued.
The Material Service, designed for
Use on rivers, canals and lakes, was OF
peculiar construction. 1t was about
800 feet long. A large, flexible pipe
was fastened to the deck. Through
this conduit sand and gravel was
sucked into the deep wells in the
crafts hold.
The Material Service Co. termed
the vessel seaWorthy.
Survivors furnished this list OF those
believed to have perished:
Capt. Brown, Port Huron, Mich:
Second Mate Melvin Tuft, Lockport,
Ill; Wheelsman John Melby, Chicago;
Watchman Elmer Bergreen, Chicago;
Watchman Fred Samuelsen, Chicago;
Deckhand Carl Brown, Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich; a deckhand known only
as Mickey of Chicago; Engineer
Odin johnson, Lockport, ILL.,; First
Assistant John Palmer, address un-
known; Scraperman Left Olson, Lock-
port; Steward Anthony Chesi, Lock-
port; Second Cook Marshall Oberlin,
Lockport; Handyman Elmer Bergs-
land, Lockport; Oilers Charles Berg
stad, Chicago; Harry Meure, Lock-
port; Oar Hansen, Sturgeon Bay,
Wis.
The rescued were First Mate john
son, Third Assistant Engineer Joseph
Change, Herbert Larson and ALI
Melby, all of Chicago; Holger Hansen,
Lockport; Second Assistant Engineer
Joseph Weber, Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
and Alvin WaShburne, Sturgeon Bay.
Evening star., 1936-07-29

and John Fisher, brothers, of Balti-
more. Others In the two cars, all
Baltimoreans, were Mrs. Galloway,
Miss Amy Rittenhouse, Edward T.
Newberger and George Schuler.
Police said Mrs. Galloway was a
passenger in the machine driven by
Miss RittenhouSe. Newberger was
driving the other car, police said. The
crash occurred at Pumphrey Station.
Newberger was held at the Ferndale
Police Station pending the outcome
Of the Fisher brothers injuries.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
.KEYT0CLEVENGER
MYSTERY HUNTED
Police Holding Watchman
for Further Quiz on
Co-ed's Staying.
g. the Associated Press.

g. the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. c.. July 29.-While
OBTAINING one man for further ques-
tioning, officers checked over a mass
of evidence today in the hope of find
ing the missing piece to the Helen
Clevenger murder puzzle.
The man still detained is Daniel
H. Gaddy, night watchman at the
fashionable hotel where the l8-year-
old coed was slain 13 days ago.
Sheriff Laurence E. Brown reiter-
ated he did not believe Gaddy has any
direct connection with the crime, but
added:
Hes holding something back. He's
the key to this whole mystery. When
he talks, we'll know something"
Since the Staying, seven persons
have been detained 'for investiga-
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Ad President Dies.

PHILADELPHIA, July 20 up.
Wilfred w. Fry, 81, president of N.
w. Aver & Son, Inc, advertising
agency, died Sunday after a long
illness. He was the chief partner with
the agency for 20 years before it was
incorporated in 1929.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
TWO BROTHERS INJURED
IN ANNE ARUNDEL CRASH

Ry the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 29.-Two men
were seriously injured and four other
persons, including Mrs. Charles w.
Galloway. wife of the operating vice
president of the Baltimore e. Ohio
Railroad, were shaken up in a COL
lision yesterday in nearby Anne
Arundel County.
Those critically injured were Philip
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Drowning

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Evening star., 1936-07-29
ADVERTISEMENT. A

Just give them a
good rubbing to-
night with Aspirub
opd en- SfronO re-
Evening star., 1936-01-10
Bonus History
Original Compensation Bill
Passed by the House
MAY 90, 1920.

Some high spots in the history oi
World War bonus legislation:
Sixty-sixth Congress-Bill to pro-
vide adjusted compensation for vet
Grams passed House May 20, 1920
failed of action in Senate.
Sixty-seventh Congress-Bill call
ing for adjusted pay. vocational train
ing, ETC., passed both houses. vetoed
by President Harding, repassed in
House but failed in Senate Septem.
ber 20, 1922.
Sixty-eighth Congress-Bill for pay
ment of adjusted compensation GER
tiflcateS in ls45, passed both houses
vetoed by President Coolidge, repassec
over veto in House May II and Senate
May 19, 1924. :
Seventy-first Congress-Loans up tc
so per cent of face value of certificate.
authorized, vetoed by President Hoo
yer, February rs, 1881, and imme-
diately repassed over veto.
Seventy-second Congress-Patmar
bill for payment of bonus in new
money passed by House June IS, 1882
and defeated in Senate June II.
Seventy-third Congress - Patman
bill passed House March IL. 1884. but
unfavorably reported by Senate FL
nance Committee and no vote taken
Seventy-fourth Congress-Patman
bill for full payment of face value
Of certificates passed House March
%. 1885; passed Senate May z; We
toed by President Roosevelt May %,
repassed by House over veto but failed
OF repassage in Senate May "a.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN
GIVEN HEALTH RIBBONS
"a in Burroughs School Declared
100 Per Cent Physically Fit
by PIT. A.

Twenty-four children in the kinder
garten class at John Burroughs
School. 1920 Monroe street northeast,
were displaying blue ribbons today
signifying their 100 per cent physical
fitness
The ribbons. earned last May when
the Burroughs Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation held a roundup of children
of pre-School age. were awarded yes
terday when the PIT. A. held its
first daytime meeting of the year.
The winners included Margaret Ann
Walters. Thomas Ennis, Phyllis Della
statious. Sally Witt, Helen Waterman,
Jeannint Braden, Helen Demas, Nancy
Avery, Jean Salvatorel, Robert Lynch,
Betty Gertsh, Donald Williams, June
Whitcraft, Hershel Muchnick, Doris
Niemeyer, Roger Smallwood, Mary
Martin. John Fowler, Charles Pope.
FREDERICK Mangelier. Mildred Collier,
James Bernard, Frances Robertson
and Thelma Noble.
Evening star., 1936-01-10

attracted a crowd of about 500
persons, in addition to many who
were turned away.
Although maintaining that the
Constitution is not obsolete, Holt de-
clared the reasoning of many inter-
preting the document is obsolete.
Lawyers Accused of Switching.
"The argument to save our Con-
stitution' is meant to be save our
version of the Constitution" he as
serted. THE same lawyers who taught
the corporations how to evade and
defy the Constitution have joined the
Liberty League to proclaim them
selves the defenders of that great
document.
The court is forcing the American
people to liberalize the Constitution,
so that the court itself will under
stand what it means. 1t should be
interpreted in the light of conditions
in 1936-and not of those of 1889,
when it was adopted.
THE American people won't tolerate
judicial intolerance which bars prog
ress. The men who framed the Con-
stitution never intended it to be a
straitjacket on progress"
During the discussion which fol-
lowed his talk Holt agreed with ex-
Gov. John G. Pollard of Virginia, a
panel member, that an amendment
probably would come before the pres
ent session of Congress, but that the
greatest difficulty would lie in the
form it should take.
Empty Stomach Local.
There is nothing more local or
more confined to one State than an
empty stomach" Holt said. II Won
der how the court would decide the
constitutionality of law that would
fill that stomach"
DR.. J. Orin Powers of George Wash
ington University presided. Other
members of the panel besides Pollard
we're DR.. Wilson Compton, secretary
of the National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association; S. D. Shankland,
secretary of the Department Of Super
intendents of the National Education
Association; William Shaw, professor
of politics at American University,
and Robert McKeever.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
BYRD ASKS STUDY
TO CUT BUREAUS
Opens Drive for Government
Reorganization for Econ
omy Purposes.

A new drive for reorganization Of
Government departments and bureaus
has been launched by Senator Byrd.
Democrat, of Virginia, who introduced
a resolution yesterday for a special
committee Of five Senators to study
the subject and make recommends
tions in January, 1887.
The Virginian, who has opposed
the extent Of Federal spending in re-
cent years. said he was offering the
resolution in a constructive spirit, be-
lieving many millions could be saved
by eliminating overlapping agencies
without impairing the efficiency Of the
Government service.
In a statement last night, Byrd said
his objective could best be described
by quoting the pledge in the Demo-
cratic platform of 1882, to abolish USE
less commissions, consolidate bureaus
and accomplish a 25 per cent saving
in the cost Of government.
The resolution was referred to the
Rules Committee for consideration
before being taken up in the Senate
The expenses of the committee would
be fixed at not to exceed $50,000.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
One-Man Bonus Army to Dress
Like Diplomat With War Pay
AIferi to Spurn Freights
and "JungIes" for
AirLiner.
Plans to Cive ''Bunis or,
Vest Coast a Treat"
on Return.
BY w. H. sHIPPEN, Jr.

BY w. H. SHlPPEN, Jr.
No more side-car Pullmans for the
one-man bonus army
No more railroad bulls and jungle
fops; no freezing at tank stops, nor
starving In transcontinental freights
Already the one-man army car
taste that $l50 T-bone steak. He can
feel that 25-cent Havana between his
teeth and hear the roar Of the air
liner which in day will watt him
back over the old thumb land d-bum'
route he has known for the last six
years.
Believes Bonus "In the Bag"
To John Alferi, at any rate, the
bonus already is Sin the bag" signed
sealed and about to be delivered-$77t
and no cents, the sum he clings to
with conviction as his due for 2;
months in France with Company E
18th United States Engineers.
The one-man army, who hasn't
removed his shoes In the 81 weary
days since he grabbed a rattler'
out of Los Angeles, plans to dress
up like a diplomat, like an ambas-
sador," and give those buns on the
West Coast a treat" when he returns
via the luxury liner.
On his sixth trip across the coun-
try to demonstrate for the bonus, Al
feri took an involuntary "5,000-mile
zigzag." The army made poor selection
ton of box cars, and the railroad COM
pany delivered Alferi in St Louis and
zizzag," he said, Il would have had
as it was I got a zigzag section!"
But, like good general, Alferi
turned this seeming setback to good
account IF it hadn't been for that
zig gag" he said. Il would have had
only croSs-section of the 1896 public
opinion in favor of the bonus .
as it was I got zig gag section!"
Had Narrow Escape.
Alferi came very near spending his
last breath shouting for the bonus
when President Roosevelt delivered
his message to Congress year ago.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
The text of the bonus bill follows:

A Bill.
To provide for the immediate pay
ment of World War adjusted service
certificates, for the cancellation Of un-
paid interest accrued on loans secured
by such certificates and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the United
States Of America in Congress here
assembled, that notwithstanding the
provisions Of the World War adjusted
compensation act, as amended (U. S.
c. "a Ed, Title 49, Ch. I'D, the ad-
justed service certificates issued under
the authority Of such act are hereby
declared to be Immediately payable.
Payments on account Of such certifl-
Gates shall be made in the manner
hereinafter provided Upon application
therefor to the administrator Of vet
erans' affairs, under such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe, and
upon surrender of the certificates and
all rights hereunder with or without
the consent of the beneficiaries
thereof.
Lists Provisions for Loans.
The payment in each case shall be
in an amount equal TO the face value
of the certificate, except that If. at
the time of application for payment
under this act, the principal with re-
spect to any loan upon any such GER
tificate has not been paid in full by
the veteran whether or not the loan
has matured), then, the administrator
shall Cd pay or discharge such un-
paid principal in such amount as is
necessary to make the certificate avail
able for payment under this act, (2)
deduct the same from the amount OF
the face value Of the certificate, and
go make payment in an amount equal
to the difference between the face
value Ct the certificate and the amount
so deducted.
Section 2. In the case of each loan
heretofore made pursuant to law by
the administrator of veterans affairs
and or by any national bank, or any
bank or trust company incorporated
under the laws of any State, Territory.
possession, or the District of Columbia,
upon the security of an adjusted serv-
ice certificate either shall be Cancelled
or not so charged, as the case may be,
Notwithstanding any provision OF law
to the contrary. Any interest on any
such loan payable to any such bank or
trust company shall be paid by the
administrator of veterans affairs.
In the case of any such loan which
is unpaid and held by bank or trust
company at the time of filing an ap-
plication under this act, the bank or
trust company holding the note and
certificate shall, upon notice from the
administrator of veterans affairs, pre-
sent them to the administrator for
payment to the bank or trust company
in full satisfaction of its claim for the
amount of unpaid principal and un-
paid interest. except that If the bank
or trust company, after such notice,
fails to present the certificate and
note to the administrator within As
days after the mailing of the notice,
such interest shall be paid only up to
the forty-fifth day after the mailing
of such notice.