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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
News of Local Clubs

/ Lee Jackson boulevard, Alexandria, Va.
Miss Helen Jackson and Joseph
Devine were recently admitted as new
members.
The bowling teams meet Monday
nights at the Brooks Club Bowling
Alley, adjoining st. Aloysius Church,
at pm.
The Curley Club Players will present
musical minstrel extravaganza, I'M
| der the direction of Paul Messink, at
Carroll Hall February ii and II.
There will be dancing after the show.
The purpose of the performance is
to aid the Curley Clubs scholarship
fund.
Women's City Club.-At the tea this
afternoon Mrs. Ralph F. Couch will
present Miss Villa Semple, pianist
and Marjorie League. dramatic So
prano. Assisting at the tea table will
be Mrs. Charles Gunnells and Mrs.
Robert H. Fuchs.
Gladys Ball Middlemiss each Tuesday
at 1880. Members interested in con-
tract bridge are invited.
The artist whose paintings are on
exhibition on the drawing room walls
is Mrs. Iona Miller Kepplinger.
Voteless District of Columbia League
of Women Voters.-The Education De-
partment will meet at the home Of
Mrs. w. H. Savin. 1922 Weary street,
Tuesday, at 10 am. The committee
is making a study of the District
school system. Mrs. Savin and Mrs.
c. M. Granger will discuss school
finances.
The Department of International
Cooperation will hold an extra meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Henry Chal-
mers, $685. Forty-third street, Wednes-
day, from 2 to pm. The committee
will conclude its study of Conflicts
in the Far East" with discussion OF
the topic, Future Philippine Neu-
trality, the japanese Monroe Doctrine
for Asia, and Russia and Japan in
Siberia"
W0men'S Dental Auxil1ary.-Mrs.
William I. Ogus was installed presi-
dent at meeting held at the Y. w.
G. A. January IA.
Mrs. Hugh Melloy, retiring presi-
dent, presented the gavel to the in
coming officer for 1886. Other officers
elected include Mrs. Stephen Hopkins,
vice president; Mrs. Milburn Colvin,
recording secretary; Mrs. Harry l..
Hoffman, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Otis Elzey, treasurer.
Mrs. Olgus entertained the officers
and chairmen of various committees
at her home, on Blagden avenue, last
Tuesday at luncheon.
The District Branch Of the National
League Of American PEN Women will
meet tomorrow. An elections commit-
tee will be selected.
Col. John e. Staley Of Los Angeles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
Chickens Found Bapged.

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c. R.-
The unsoueht position Of holding the
bag is certainly not tops in the age
old game of passing the buck, but
It may mean fried chicken galore for
Sheriff Guy L. Scott.
Along the old Salisbury road the
sheriff's alert deputies picked up no
fewer than 80 plump chickens neatly
bagged in separate sacks, presumably
for the automobile of thieving con-
federate who never came.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

Conservation Relief Department, at
the Y w. c. A.
The Zonta Club of Washington met
Wednesday at the Y. w. c. A. Miss
I. Malinde Havey, president, presided.
Mrs. Hugh Butler spoke on The Art
of Public Speaking"
The following were guests: Mrs.
Ivalie Newell of Oakland, Md; Mrs.
Dorothy Fredenhagen, Mrs. Lucille
Conan and Mrs. Marie Brown, Zon-
tian, from Chicago, Ill.
Miss Caroline Longfellow was pre-
scented with golden cake at the re-
cent Intra- City Club dinner in honor
of her 50th year in business. Miss
Mary Lindsey made the presentation
speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
ANNUAL MEETING
OF Y. ". FRIDAY
Dinner, Building Inspection
and Officers Election
Are Scheduled.

The Young Women's Christian AS
eociatioa will hold its thirty-flrst an
nual meeting next Friday at the al.
yninistration building, Seventeenth ano
K streets. Dinner will be served at
for all council members, officers OF
committees and the board OF directors.
Members of the Membership Commit
tee will, be hostesses. The annual
meeting well open at Tbs o'clock. A
tour and inspection OF the building
will constitute the program. There
will be election of new board members
and the Nominating Committee will
be announced. Mrs. Albert w. At
wood, president, will preside.
The Public Affairs Committee will
present skit on 1.-THE Food and Drug
Bill" written by Mrs. Frederick Shell
ton. The Elizabeth Somers, Girl Re-
serve and Business and Professional
Women's Glee Clubs will furnish
muisc.
Mrs. Frank B. Lord, assisted by Mrs.
Ralph Wilson and Miss H. Wallace,
members of the Cleveland Park Chap
ter, will be hostesses for the at home
hour today at 4 pm, preceding the
music hour at S.
The Mount Pleasant Chapter will
meet a. 2 pm. Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. John B. Morrey, 1901 Con-
necticut avenue The chapter will hold
q card party at the Y. w. G. A. at
2 pm, preceded by box luncheon
alta.
st. Adams Chapter will meet at 1870
pm. Monday Dupont Chapter will
meet at 2:30 pm. Monday. Miss Saida
L. Hartman, industrial secretary, will
be the speaker.
The Music Committee will meet at
ii am. Tuesday.
A small group of experienced Kah-
lert Hampers will spend this week end
ut Ramp Kahlert.
The music leadership class of the
Business and Professional Women'S
Department will meet Wednesday at
$50 pm.
The Blue Triangle Club will meet
Thursday. The Recreation Committee
has planned program for pm, pre-
coded by the club supper at 615.
The Business Womens Round Table
Discussion Group will meet at $50
pm. Thursday at continue their study
on Neutrality"
The Thursday Club of the Industrial
Department is organizing class in
swimming to begin at pm. January
80. Girls interested may register in
the industrial Office.
The music department is offering
three new classes beginning in Febru-
ary-Dalcroze eurythmics, the art Of
listening to music and sight reading.
Details may be obtained from the
music Office.
The folk dancing class of the chill
dren's recreation hour, under the di-
rection of Virginia Griffith and
Amourette Miller, will meet from to
Monday at GA e street.
Miss Jessie Olin has arranged
music hour for the children at GA E
street AZ pm. Tuesday
The Wednesday Women Club will
meet at 4:3O pm. January 20 for a
program of music, with Mrs. j. B. Nor
rey and Mrs. James w. Anderson,
hoStesses.
The art class for children of the
neighborhood at GA street will meet
from 10 to IL Saturday, with Nelson
Rosenberg.
A meeting for all girl reserves plan
ming to go on the annual girl reserve
trip to New York City February 9 is
scheduled for 1920 am. February /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter
and st. Johns Chapter will hold a
joint reception in honor Of the grand
matron and grand patron next
Wednesday at the New Willard at
3 o'clock,
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WIDOWS DISAPPOINTED
Lonely Women Learn Their Presi-
dent Is Married.

CHICAGO (P).-When only II men
showed up at the organization meet
ing of the Cheerio Club, for lonely
widows and Widowers of suburban Oak
Park. the 100 women present were
naturally a little disappointed. But
what made them really gloomy was
finding out that Justin K. Orvis,
whom they elected club president, was
married and had two children.
II wanted to help those lonely peo-
pie find companionship," he ex-
planned. II saw my duty and I did 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
PRES|DES
AT URELL SESSION
Two Mustered Into Men,
bership-Appointive Off.
GERS Are Selected.
Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Tuesday--Col. James S. Petit
Camp. 8 pm. 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Monday-Col. James S. Petit
Auxiliary, 8 pm, Naval Lodge
Hall.
Tuesday, Capitol City Fort,
Daughters of '98, pm, 92l
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
Wall Street and Politics
Roman Holiday in Modern Courts Hduptmann Fur
nshes Thrills to Popuace Writers Remain in Doubt
History of Trial No Matter For Pride
BRUNO'S CASE

The writer Of this column has no
means of knowing whether Bruno
Hauptmann actually is guilty or not.
He has read much of the evidence,
he has written an outline of the
case, he has interviewed other writ
ers, he has read the severely criti-
cal comments of the American Bar
association, he has studied critical
observations of British lawyers, ana
he has tried to follow the case on
the basis of evidence, casting emo
ton aside.
But in this writer's own mind
there is no definite conclusion.
Puzzled, he asked one of the best
known writer's who covered the case
what his conclu sion was. And that
man remarked, that from Begin
ming to end he had remained in
doubt.
The preponderanee of evidence
was against Hauptmann. We offer
no defense for him. In an orderly
trial he probably would have been
convicted just the same.
But he did not have an orderly
trial. And that may stand against
US in the future II was a circus,
4 trial packed with mob emotion, a
diserace to civilization, a blot OIL
American jurisprudence
And as the people of future CEN
turtles look back. if they uncover the
stories Of this particular trial, they
will shudder at the crudity of it, even
as we today shudder as we look back
on the trials" before King Arthur
Of the Table Round.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
STROLLS THRU HOLLYWOOD
SUTHERLAND Unite Press HouymOod Coryespondent

Picture ends with a shot from The
horse-and- buggy days Of the screen,
with Chaplin and Goddard, driven
from the cafe. walking hand in hand
into the sunrise.
A prologue subtitle written by
Chaplin, says Modern Times IS
"a story of industry, of individual
enterprise-humanity crusading in
the pursuit of happiness.
One guess as to what that means,
if anything, is probably as good as
another, but Chaplin denies emphat-
ically the picture has any social
significance.
There are no talking parts in pic
ture, except for a brief "teleVisiono
sequence. and principle criticism
will probably be that it is old fash
Toned.
On his last "old-fashioned" film,
City Lights" released in 1890, Chap
Inns personal profit was approx
mately s6,000,000.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
ARE FOR THE BEST
YEAR SINCE 1929.

he spends all his time in the cut
ting room.
Daily at high noon the great
comedian of his day middle-aged,
grey at the temples and clad in an
inpregnable English reserve, APP
pears at his studios, two sound
stages surrounded by a high wall
with no sign, and sees the fila
played over and over until late at
night.
But even pooh-bah couldn't take
over the office of lord high eXecu-
TONER" so Car Will H. Hays has
had his say. For the first time in
history censors looked over Chap
lin film and demanded elimination
of six situations as vulgar"
Briefly, the story is that Of a we'll
meaning but futile little man,
Chaplin, caught up in the Whirl
of modern industry.
Charles job is to tighten nuts on
an endless chain production belt
with huge wrench held in either
hand. The monotony gets him down
and he goes berseck, Wrecking the
factory.
Subsequently he meets and be-
friends Ustreet Gamin. fFaulette
Goddard, and there follows a long
and hectic flight from juvenile au-
thorities during which Chaplin and
Goddard are in and out of Jail
Goddard eventually gets a job as
cafe entertainer, and obtains EN-
ployment for Charlie as a singing
waiter Charlie can't remember the
words of his song, SO they are writ
ten on his cuff, but he loses the cuff
with his first gesture.
There follows The nearest ap-
proach to Chaplin speech on the
screen. He tries 20 sing without
words, and achieves only an unintel-
ligible jargon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. b. zUP =
Charlie Chaplin, flap-footed pooh
bah of the motion picture indus
try. has just spent two years max
ing Modern Times and now he
well on the way towards spending
two years making Modern Times
and now he's well on the way
towards spending two more yeas
looking at the film before letting
anyone else see 1t.
Charlie stuck straw in the pie
late last fall and pronounced II
done to a turn. RhapSodicaly UrIt-
ed Artists distributing unit billed
the first Chaplin show in five years
for a London theatre Dec. Il, and
New York's Riyoi Jan. 16.
Both theaters are making excuses
now. while Chaplin, carrying the
pooh-bah role TO its logical con-
clusion, constitutes himself a one
man audience.
The picture is currently sched-
uled for release late in January o.
early in February but distributors
Will be surprised if Chaplin does not
change his mind again.
No earthly power can speed re-
lease of the picture, for Chaplin is
producer, financial hacker. director.
principal actor and editor of the
opus. He also wrote it, composed
the musical accompaniment, select
ed the cast. supervised building of
sets, advised on makeup and criti-
cized sound recording.
Must Take Rap
If the picture turns out TO be a
flop, Charles Spencer Chaplin must
inevitably take the rap. OF course,
no Chaplin show can flop, because
Charles reputation would carry the
worlds worst play since the Greeks
invented a word for it, but the pos
sibility apparently worries him, and
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

Bidding went: South, 1-Club,
West, 1-Diamond North, 2-Spades
to snow the great strength held;
East, diamonds; South, 3Hearts
to show the second long suit; West
4-Diamonds; North, 5-Clubs; South
6-Clubs; West, doubled.
The opening lead was the Ace OF
diamonds South ruffed. The K OF
trumps was led, to test adverse di-
vision of the suit, and showed West
void. Another lead of clubs, and We
would have been down a trick
Spades could not be established un-
less both dummy's clubs were used
for re-entry. Even then the Worsl
adverse division possible to stand
was the 40 break.
Deelarer's only spade was led. The
K won. Declarer ruffed a return
lead Of the suit. A small trump put
dummy in the lead Another small
SPADE as led and ruffed. East dis
carded diamond. The spades were
established, ready to give South
three heart discards, which he re-
CURED to avoid going down on his
contract.
DeclarerS last small trump was
led, taking both dunmy's and East
last club. On the Ace, 10 and 8 OF
spades declarer let go his three low
est hearts The Ace of hearts Won
the eleventh trick for our side arc
the Ace of clubs took the twelfth
trick, just fulfilling our contract
The last trick had to be awarded tc
East's K of hearts. The machine
like accuracy of declarer's play made
the small slam contract appear a
mere pianola.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
Plans to Forffy
Hong Kong Laid

SINGAPORE. STRAITS SET
ELEMENT, Jan. 10. UP)-Plans for
ratification of Hong Kong have
been drafted By Namal military and
air force experts, it was understood
today, in anticipation of the failure
CT the London naval limitation con-
ference.
Fertilization of Hong Kong, Brit
ISL crown colony at the mouth of
the Canton river, is forbidden unCer
the Washington naval limitation
treaty, which expires December 81.
Strategically it is of almost meal
culable value.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Diary: An
hilarious, descriptive letter from
Roy Howard Christmasing in far
away Bail and heading, as he puts It,
for Two weeks of overnight stands
in northern India And a mourn
full talk with Lee dwell about the
passing of our friend, George Buck
ley.
So motoring with my lady through
the serenities of Sleepy Hollow,
aglisten with frost, and musing over
the many Shakesperian references
to sleep and how sleep intrigued
him. Then to Mrs. AVerill Harri-
mans tea for Peter Arno. And on
to the Lawrence Tibbetts.
After dinner to the Charles DriS-
coils annual pour of Swedish punch
and DR.. George Rockwell in more
loquacious quack than ever. Home
and pleasant notes from New Jer-
sey's Governor Hoffman and VIM
cent YoumanS. And reading THE
Life and the Strange Loves of Edgar
Allen Poe" How morbid
90
A popular Sunday diversion these
nippy days has been the Hunt
Breakfast" with relocated walters
and orchestras playing hunting
tunes to sustain the illusion of tan
tiny. Among regulars it's called the
hangover snack. For buck graf
uitous cocktail and serVe-yoursell
selections of chicken hash, fish
cakes, scrambled eggs and coffee
Most of the hunters are Theatrical
folk but there are enough Broadway
sharp shooters to carry out thu
| Nimrod notion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
Is YEARS AGO
January 13, 1921

Nearly one hundred members of
the local Chamber of Commerce
and their guests sat down in the
main dining room of the Barbara
Worth hotel last evening at the
annual banquet The board of su-
pervisors, directors OF the irriga-
ton district and city trustees of
Ell Centre were special guests of
the chamber.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

Frank Buck is one of the towns
most finicky eaters. The slap-bang
grub of the deep jungle camps Whet
him for civilizations daintles When
he returns from his safari. He haunts
the restaurants featuring highly tar
iffed menus, and Egyptian squad,
at So per order, is frequently
breakfast dish.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
sILyERWARE TRADE BooMs

CHICAGO 1U.Pj = SilVerWare
manufacturers exhibiting in the
Merchandise Mart here, Americas
permanent trade fair, report that
the demand for 86-piece table
silver sets is running ahead of
supply Ordinarily the bulk of flat
ware silver business is in 26-piece
sets.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

Published weekday evenings Except Saturday and
on Sunday mornings The PoSt-Press by the
Imperial Valley Publishing Company 625 State Street
Fl Centre California. Telephone 800 Full leased wire
United Press Association. Entered Al e Centre Cal
ifornia, post office second-caSs matter. Member
California Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ. &
Morgensen. national advertising REPRESENTATIVES,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

Imperial Valley is to have an All
Shrine club. This announcement
was made today by prominent
Shriners OF this city, following a
dinner at the Hotel Barbara Worth,
last night. at which tentative plans
were outlined.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
Ring Found After Al Years

OOSTBURG, Wis. UP)-A broad
old-fashioned wedding ring lost
Al years ago by Mrs. Ada Daniels,
Sheboygan, was found recently in
a farm bean patch near here and
returned to her. II was found
about a half-mile from the place
where she last remembered hav-
ing IL.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
TRAFFIC LIGHTS" IN SCHOOL

PHYL, North Wales U.P) T.
IoWerth Ellis, headmaster of the
Rhyl County School, controls his
pupils by robot signals. Traffic
lights" are installed above the door
of his study. A red light indicates
he must not be disturbed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
10 YEARS AGO
January L. Iq26

Match play for the second annual
presidents cup tournament will
open today at the Ell Centric golf
club, President Tom Gill announc-
ed yesterday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
SCIENTIST
SURPRISES

Scientists, those men VINO sit down to
analyze things, often surprise us by
telling Us things about ourselves that we
never knew were true Edward L. Thorn
dixie of Columbia University. speaking
last week at the convention Of the Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science,
has few new ones. Here are few of
them:
LESS than one-third of what we
spend goes for wants which must be
satisfied to keep the human species
alive and self-perpetuating The rest
goes chiefly to keep us amused and
comfortable.
I'VE pay more to maintain self-res-
pect and the good opinion of others and
TO avoid scorn, derision and shame than
to keep our bodies fed and free from the
distress of hunger. America spends eight
billions a year for clothing but only Il
per cent of that goes for actual protec
ton against cold. heat and Wet That's
=(Salinas Post
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

Duncan McMartin, who has
income from Canadian mining prop
critics, is hallelujahed as the heav-
lest spender among the night clubs,
even restoring the century note tip
to headWaiters. He may engage an
entire mosque for the evening. When
at his mines he has upon lonely oc-
casions phoned favorite singers to
render over the wire, to full orches-
tral accompaniment, some of the
ballads he enjoys. That runs into
important money.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

Thyra Samter Winslow, who re.
tains so deftly the flavor of the
small town in her magazine stories
and books, carries out the same
idea entertaining at her Kew Gar
dens home. Her Saturday nights
are a bark back to those parlor SIM
plicitles along the residential street
of a week village. Charades, ana
grams, clap-in-clap-out and now
and then an apple bobbin'. 1t sounds
rather naive and dull but once a
crowd OF city folk get into the spirit
of such countrywide didoes they
hoop and holler like a gang Of In
dianS off regeneration for the night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
LO o kin g
B a C k W ar d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
20 YEARS AGO
January II 1915

Informal discussion by the board
of city trustees today showed unan-
imous sentiment faVoring the pay
ing of Main street west to the city
limits.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
WILL POLITICS
BOTHER BUSINESS?

1t is an old belief that business goes
on down trend when the national Con-
gress goes into action. Il = similarly an
ancient acceptance that II presidential
election years, business Is affected in the
same way but more So We don't recall
of any scientific statistics proving the
point and always consider it with tongue
ln-cheek attitude. If fact is behind the
precept, however, 1t rests upon one or
two fundamentals. Firstly, when poll
tics IS in the van of national attention,
It offers a good excuse to forget work
and take part in an enjoyable CAB fest.
Everyone knows that a political argu-
ment has no ending, converts no one,
and usually is the most illogical thing in
the world. Also everyone knows that
there are few ways of killing time so
pleasantly as jawing about heavy poll
tico-economic problems. Naturally bus
mess slumps, customers go unattended,
and our thoughts are not upon the job
Of making our annual gross and net vol
umes greater than the year before. Sec
ondly, it is a human and natural ten
dency to oppose changes. Once the
proper system of operation is set up IN
business, prices of commodities are
ranging evenly in accord with supply
and demand. Whatever might rock the
business boat by new rules, levies, or
regulations, is opposed before 1t is even
seriously considered. And the very name
of Congress with no-one-knows-how
much possible legislation on the docket,
thus easily may become bug-a-boo and
a ghost head Where fear is, courage is
not, which makes it sound plausible to
believe that business should pull in its
horns and become super conservative,
especially in view of placing the New
Deal on election trial There is just one
trouble with all this argument. That is,
business is good and constantly improv-
ingi
INDICATIONS ARE FOR THE BEST
YEAR SINCE 1929.
Money is circulating more rapidly
each day, and every indication is that
it will keep on circulating and probably
speed up Where the lives blood of the
national financial structure is pumping
ALONG faster and faster congress or no
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13
Correctly Sneakinp-

A casual conjunction is a con-
junction that introduces a state
ment of cause or reason.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-01-13

Postmaster C. w. Collins last
evening gave TO the employees of
the post office the annual banquet,
splendidly served at Hotel Barbara
Worth.