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Evening star., 1936-01-03

VERDICT DIRECTED
IN SLANDER SUIT
Given in Favor of Defendant,
Robert L. 0'Brien, of Federal
Tariff Commission.

"A directed verdict for Robert L,
O'Brien of the Federal Tariff Com
mission, in $4,000 slander suit
against him was ordered by Justice
James M. Proctor in District Supreme
Court today.
The judge held the alleged SANDER
OTIS statement was privileged and not
subjected to suit, since it was made
by Government official in the course
Of his official duties He granted the
directed verdict before presentation OF
affy evidence.
The suit had been brought by Edwin
Bubo Smith, formerly clerk to Frank
Clark, when he was member of the
Tariff Commission. When Clark left
the commission in 1880, Smiths en-
ployment ended.
-Four years later, he went to O'Brien
and asked him to sign a letter re-
questing his restoration to a classified
civil service status.
% Brien is alleged to have answered: :
II will not; you are trying to swindle
the Government"
Evening star., 1936-01-03
EXPEDITION ANNOUNCED

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. January 8 (P).
"A joint expedition of Harvard Uni
versity Observatory and Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology scientists to
Soviet Russia to observe total eclipse
Of the sun June 19 was announced
yesterday.
The site chosen is near the town of
Ak-Bulak, in the Southern Ural
Mountains and near the Caspian Sea.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
o ANbNoO

Some actually feel they may be
moved down in the primaries unless
they get to cast a vote for the bonus
first. The others would like to. so
as not to run any more chances than
necessary.
1t is understood on the inside that
the White House fully appreciates this
situation.
Every One for Neutrality.
Some of the same symptoms are less
noticeable behind the whooping up Of
the neutrality issue. That is some
thing every one can be for. More than
one Senator says his incoming mail
is heavier on that subject than on
the Townsend plan. Also it is a good
subject on which to split with the
President. because the split is only
over methods and not on purposes.
The impending roasting of J. P.
Morgan, ct al, on the senatorial split
will add further sauce for the ganders.
This situation also is fully appreciated
Intensity of the Situation.
To give you a further hint of the
intensity Of the underlying situation
A certain Midwest Republican
Congressman felt constrained to an.
nounce some weeks back that he would
vote for the Townsend plan. What
constrained him was the special elec.
! tion in Michigan. At least. he made
his announcement about that time
following a shower of pro- Townsend
letters from his own constituents.
Since then, the anti ounsend
citizens OF his district haze been
shouting at him through the mails.
They tOere not organized, and he
did not knop there ,Uere so many
of them.
This legislative gentleman is, there
fore, now constrained to deny that he
was ever really for the Townsend plan
He is saying he merely agreed to vote
for it in the House 80 it could go tc
the Senate for thorough discussion
There will be more of that.
Testing the Townsend Trend.
LOW, AlloIly SOLlssI CSoIIlCIl lldfC
coyly hoisted their saliva tipped fin
gers to find out which way this Town
send breeze is going. This is why DR.
Townsend's poll of Congress has not
progressed more swiftly. His inquisi-
tive letter has been put on the bottom
of the pile of unanswered mail on
many congressional desk.
The cleuer Townsend pressure
boys apparently haze found that
out and haze made a list of tardy
respondents. At least, mail bags OF
threats and abuse haze been rain
ing on the tardy ones lately.
Most of the ck-jumpers have al
ready made up their minds. A Sen
ator, who fed from his Midwestern
home a few weeks ago in the face Of
the Townsend storm, recently turned
and faced it with a public statement.
Such reasonable analytical speeches
as that of Representative Lea of Cali
fornia Cat Chicago, December 12) are
having an effect.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
ENGLAND CUTS TOLL

LONDON, January 3 R.-A stren-
uous highway safety campaign con-
Quoted by Leslie Hore- -Belisha, minis
ter of transport, resulted in 822 fewer
deaths in road crashes in the United
Kingdom during 1885 than in the pre-
vious year.
The official figures showed 6,521
persons were killed and 218,798 in
jured in traffic accidents last year,
Evening star., 1936-01-03
STEAMER HAVRE
AGROUND IN BAY
Baltimore Mail Liner, With
Nine From D. c. Aboard,
Believed Safe.

The Baltimore Mail Line ship City
Of Havre, with nine Washingtonians
aboard, went aground early today on
q mud bank in Chesapeake Bay, ac-
cordfng to a special dispatch to The
Star. Her passenger list totals II.
-TRo tugs were sent to the aid OF
the Liner, which was stuck In the mud
In Beaverton Channel, off North Point.
No Immediate danger to the passengers
was feared.
Several From Capital
sWashingtonians aboard we're:
sMr. and Mrs. Henry B. Bazard, Ii
Rhode Island avenue, en- route to Eu-
rope.. where Mr.. Hazard, an employe
OF the Labor Department, has official
business.
Miss Dorothy Dunham, clerk in the
United States embassy in Madrid, re-
trrning to her post,
ieMiss Marian Clark, 1851 Lamont
street, a public school teacher, going
to the Winter olympic games in
Gar1nisch, Germany.
Miss Jean Wyer, who had been liv-
ing with cousin, Miss Helen Lyon
t740 Poplar lane, and was accompany
ing Miss Clark
"a Mrs. Grace McCord, owner of the
Senate Hotel, 101 D street northeast
and her daughter Catherine, en- route
TO The Netherlands.
Others From Here.
2 Dean E. Brown, jr., who lives with
his mother and sister Katherine at
2202 Kalorama road and was on his
wayt TO France to make purchases for
an interior decorating business here
= Stanhope Chase, 1902 Ordway street
ewner Of the interior decorating bust
ness with which Brown is associated
a The City of Havre was reported
drawing about 19 feet Of water when
she sailed from Baltimore at pm
yesterday. Drift ice from the upper
bay apparently forced her onto the
bank, the dispatch stated.
Evening star., 1936-01-03

Another Juicy morsel is the Bank.
head billion-dollar farm tenant bill
That would help lot of Congressmer
in spots down South, where the Tai.
madge and the Huey Long hangover
groups are making trouble. At Least
this Is strong consideration behind
it. The bill passed the Senate last
session, but got stuck in the House
when Representative Bankhead was
III and at home. He is on the job now
Republicans Busy, Too.
The Republicans are not overlook
ing their campaign opportunities
either. Republican Leader Smell has
been talking up the economy issue
lately within his small flock. It Is
generally understood that they will
take a strong economy stand in the
House, not exactly unmindful OF the
coming campaign.
Vice President Garner is chipper
and still aoears rubber heels. He is
handling the session for the Presi-
dent, not tn any ,Ddy conflicting, of
course, NTH the nominal leaders,
Dho are his friends. 1t ,Das Garner
iDho once told group of leaders
1oho informed him certain cab
met officer Das telling Congress-
men hoW the President wdnted
them to uote:: why, he's just q
boy. Giue him a message to take
back to the President and send
him on his Uay.
It was Congressional leader who
thought up the idea of having Mr..
Roosevelt deliver his opening message
to Congress at night, so all could hear
on the radio. OF course. he did not
have the. campaign In mind at all.
(Canyright 1nS9l
Evening star., 1936-01-03

more than two
months.
The girls
mother has been
dangerously Ill
since Alva disap-
peared October
Is and constant
worry over the
fate Of her daugh-
ter Is undermin-
ing her health,
Thyrrlng said.
In Offering the
reward. Thyrring
pointed out that
should his daugh-
AaH rnA,,s.. ...l.u
Evening star., 1936-01-03
TRAIN KILLS COUPLE

VALPARAISO. Ind, January 8 [P,.
A Pennsylvania passenger train
late yesterday killed D. H Mckinney.
70. and mis- wife, 70, and gravely in
jured H. L. Brown. 70, all Of near
Parma, Mich, at crossing on State
road 2 at Hebron, 10 miles south
Of here.
Witnesses said the victims failed
to observe a flasher warning signal.
Evening star., 1936-01-03

requests for his services since it was
announced he was available to talk
on the subject: Behind the Scenes in
Hollywood" He has accepted 13-as
many rs his school duties will allow.
Young Hays has no prepared
speech. but talks extemporaneously,
according to time allotted.
He draws on his own knowledge Of
the movie city. gained In vacations
spent there with his father and on
Evening star., 1936-01-03
C. c. c. HUNTS FLYER
Key to Helms Fate Believed IL
Mountain-Desert Area.

RIVERSIDE, Calf. January 8 P).-
One thousand C. c. c. workers Joined
two-score airplanes today in the ex-
tensive search for Lieut.. John T.
Helms, missing Army pilot.
The key to the 2s-year -old airman's S
fate was believed hidden somewhere
in the mountains and deserts of
Southern California, which he had ex-
pected to traverse in flight to March
Field FROM San Francisco last Mon
day.
In Chicago, Toby Wing, pretty film
actress, anxiously waited for reassur-
ing word of the vanished officer. She
said he had IAN understanding about
marriage" with her in recent months.
Evening star., 1936-01-03

The 20-year-
old son of the
president Of the
Motion Picture
Producers & Dis
t r l b u tors OF
America. Inc, Is
q member Of the
Wabash College
Speakers Bureau,
organized seven
years ago as the
nrSt OF Its kind
to furnish speak
ers for commune
ity programs.
The bureau has
Evening star., 1936-01-03
By the Associated Press.
TODAY.

By the Associated Press.
TODAY.
Senate.
Meets at noon.
Plans memorial for Senators Long
Of Louisiana and Schall Of Minnesota
Arranges for Elmer A. Benson,
Schalls successor, to take oath.
Recesses until hour Of Presidents
night message.
House.
Conyenes at noon.
Swears In four new members.
Hears Presidents night message.
Bonus advocates meet.
Appropriations Committee considers
regular apprepraatasn bills,
Evening star., 1936-01-03

juvenile, VINO 5
he last surviv-
! n g Drummer
Boy of Shiloh.
Then the young
Democr ats come
callying as fast
IS wheel chairs
will bring them,
with their break
fast shawls and
their ear-trum-
pets. The self.
p r o C lain e q
young" leader
Of any parry Is
usually somebody
who hopes to set
Evening star., 1936-01-03
REWARD OFFERED.
FOR THYRRING GIRL
Father Pledges 5000 for Re-
turn.-Mother Is
Seriously III.

A reward of 5000 has been offered
by Vigso c. Thyrring for information
leading to the return of his daughter,
Alva. IS, who has been missing from
her home. AIT Oglethorpe street, for
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Spain to Build Warships.

MADRID, January 3 R.-A decree
authorizing the construction Of two
destroyers and two gunboats In ac-
cordance with the national defense
program recently announced was
signed yesterday by the minister Of
marine,
Evening star., 1936-01-03
FRENCH FLYERS FOUND
Novelist and Aviator Safe in

Novelist and AVlator SaIe IN
Desert After Crash.
PARIS, January 3 R.-The air
ministry announced last night that
the French novelist and aviator, An
toine Saint-Exupery, who disappeared
three days ago on flight from Paris
to French Indo-China, has been found
alive with his pilot. They were found
90 miles East of Cairo. after having
crashed on the night Of December 20
while trying to find landing field.
They were reported exhausted from
three days wandering In the desert.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
South ern Democrats
Revolt Every Day
Except One.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, January s.
Politics certainly produces copycats.
First, the young Republicans meet.
being greeted by a typical bounding
Evening star., 1936-01-03
BY the Associated Press.

by tHS ASSOclated Press.
CRAwFORDsvILLE, Ind, January
3.-Will Hays, jr., is Wabash Colleges
most popular speaker. and you have
one guess as to his subject.
Evening star., 1936-01-03
ALIMONY FOR HUSBAND
Temporary Oklahoma Ruling
- Against Oil Heiress.

= Against Oil Heiress.
-oKMULGEE, Okla, January 8 lp).
ANDREW Freeman, Is, won $40 weekly
temporary alimony and $3.50 prelimi-
nary attorney fees in an order signed
yesterday pending trial of the divorce
suit brought by his wife, Kate Fixico
Freeman, wealthy Greek Indian oil
hetress.
freeman, Indian farmer, asked the
payments as living expenses"
Evening star., 1936-01-03

o DETECTIVE work Is needeo
to find out the controlling
force behind this session OF
Congress. 1t is politics, and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
new DIESEL
.EQ UP M EN- 7
IS EN- ROUTE
Lines to Be Ready
Upon Arrival
Of Parts

First shipment of parts
of the diesel engines pur-
chased by the Imperial lr-
rigation district for t h e
standby plant at Brawley,
was sent from the factory Mon
day, according to a telegram re-
ceived by the district Tuesday.
The balance of the parts Of the
first two engines are to be shipped
this week and the third shipment
will be sent within the next 10
days, the telegram set forth. 1t
requires approximately two weeks
for the shipments to reach Imperial
Valley from Hamilton, o., the site
of the factory.
String Electric Wires
Eleven miles of poles already are
set in Brawley and the stringing
of electric wires began Tuesday
morning. Cooling towers and aux
iliaries are to be installed immed-
lately, said M. j. Dowd, chief en-
gineer of the district.
Company employees will install
the engines and they will not be
turned over to the district until
they are in running order.
The construction of the building
to house the plant is progressing
rapidly, Dowd said, and will be
complete when the engines are
ready to be installed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
JULIA FINNEY
LAID TO REST
AT GLENDALE

Funeral services for Miss Julia
" Finney, sister of A. C. Finney of
this city who died last Thursday at
her brothers home, 534 Sandal
wood Drive, were held Monday in
the Little Church of the Flowers
at Glendale. Burial was in Forest
Lawn Memorial park.
Miss Finney, who was rs years
Of age and a native Of Ohio, had
been a resident of Los Angeles
since 1918. She was a member of
the Los Angeles Ebell club and of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution chapter in that city,
For many years she vas member
of the Idaho college faculty.
Survivors include her brother in
this city and a sister, Mrs. Ollie
w. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
CENSUS STAFF
CHOSEN HERE;
WORK STARTED

Imperial county's commercial
census began Wednesday under the
direction of P. j. Paxton, super
visor of the census in Imperial
and San Diego counties for the
United States department of com-
merce bureau of census, with five
trained enumerators in the field
gathering information from retail
and wholesale concerns.
The information gathered will
be included in a national survey
Of business for 1885, Paxton said,
and the cooperation of valley bus
mess men is sought IN making the
enumeration complete. The emu
merators seek information concern
ing the volume of business done
in 1885, the overhead for that
year, the payroll, the rent paid,
the number of employees and the
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26

lists had aSSaSSinated three high
statesmen and attacked others in
a swift attempt at a coup.
The army was in charge and
complete quiet prevailed every
where. First division troops pa
trolled the capital. Public buildings
and official residents were guard
ed.
The bank of Japan and markets
suspended temporarily but full
business was expected to be reSum-
ed Thursday
The Japanese embassy in Lon
don announced that Fumio Goto,
who had been designated tenn
porary premier, had resigned with
the other surviving members Of
the cabinet.
A rigid censorship was imposed
and it was hours before the news
began to reach the world. Early
Wednesday night the censorship
was relaxed slightly and authentic
news was allowed to be sent out
The war office announced Off
cially that the men assassinated
were:
Admiral Keisuke Okada, premier
Admiral Makoto Saito, lord keep
er of the privy seal and former
premier
Gen. Jotaro Watanabe, inSpec-
tor general of military operations
Continued on Page 6, Col, D
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
BILL ATKINSON
JUSTIFIED IN
SLAYING CASE

BLYTHE, Cal, Feb. 26. U.P)-The
Staying of Josiah billiard, Metro
politan water district worker. by
Patrolman w. J. Atkinson, former
ly of Ell Centre. vas recorded to-
day as "justifiable homicide" by a
coroner's jury.
Atkinson shot billiard for alleg-
edly attempting to resist arrest on
a charge of disorderly conduct. The
officer said he was forced to fire
when several other aqueduct work
erS attempted to aid billiard and
had taken one gun from him. He
had another secreted in a shoulder
holster.
An enraged mob of about so
workers attempted to rush Atkin-
son but he was saved by members
of the Los Angeles police border
patrol" who came to his aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
i. s. LEADERS
SEE DANGER
IN UPRISING
American Diplomacy
Periled by New
Alignment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
(UP) P)-Assassination of Jap
ans governmental leaders
may have a vital effect on
Americas relations with
Tokyo.
The state department has lived
in hopes that the continuation of
moderate government in Japan
would enable this country to solve
its many problems with Japan, in
volving immigration, the open
door policy Of trade in China, and
an agreement on naval strength.
The triumph of the Liberals in
last weeks election gave new hope
of Japanese friendship.
This hope was blasted, in the
minds of diplomats, by the assassin
alton of Liberal leaders and the
apparent triumph of Japan'S ultra
militariSts.
There was an air of tension
around Secretary of State Cordell
Continued on Page 3, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26

'16 state employment offices to be
held in San Francisco Saturday
The placements will be compulsory
Stockton explained. He added that
most of the workers will be drafted
from Los Angeles county relief
rolls.
I'VE are starting to build our reg
iStration of farm and agricultural
workers of every kind" he said
migratory farm laborers, as we'll
as those settled here, should regis
ter with us Immediately.
Calls are coming in from the
citrus groves now. Work will be-
gin in the vegetable fields in March
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26


and Wayne Elvander, rs. Laddie
Willoughby, CaleXico ace, came in
with a 76. Mel Ferguson, sensa-
tional young golfer from Holtville,
planned to qualify late Wednesday
and golf observers expected him to
break par to capture medalist hon.
orS.
Golfers from all over Imperial
Valley planned to attend the big
annual barbecue Wednesday night
at Barbara Worth club. Scores of
players and non-players with their
wives will be present. The event,
for years associated with the tourn-
ament, has become an integral part
of the links classic. At 8 Wednes-
day night the Calcutta drawing
will be held in the club house with
d. l.. DOC" Zinn doing the honors.
First round of match play Thurs
day will be 18 holes. Second and
third rounds will be played Friday
Continued on Page 3, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
MILITARY INQUIRY
ORDERED IN DEATH

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. W.P) =
An army board of inquiry today
prepared to investigate the death
OF Otha Smith, Somerset, KY, CCC
worker as county authorities held
Lynn Casper, Los Angeles musi-
clan, on suspicion of murder.
Police accused Casper of assert
edly beating Smith to death with
a hammer and critically wounding
George Stephenson, 81, also of
Kentucky
The musician, assigned to play
at the Monrovia Canyon CCC
camp, was said by police to have
broken through a scarlet fever
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
CCC WORKERS
NOW ENROLL
THRU COUNTY

Administration of the Citizens
Conservation corps enrollments in
Imperial county recently was turned
over to the office of the county in
digent commissioner by the State
Relief Administration, according to
a letter received recently by Charles
Nice, INDECENT commissioner.
Whether applicants from Imper-
ial county will be included in the
April enrolment, if there is one,
has not been determined as yet,
Nice said. If enrolment is posi-
BILE for this county, notice will be
printed in valley newspapers.
Only men with families on relief
are eligible to make application.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
.F.D.R. WARNS
OF ECONOMY
NEED IN US.
Crop Loan Veto is
Vehicle For
Message

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
(UP) = President Roosevelt
warned congress today that
he was embarked on an ac-
tive campaign to hold gov
ernment costs as closely as pos
sible to budget estimates. -
A. The warning was in a message
vetoing a $5O,OO0,O0O crop loan bill
cn the grounds it was not provided
for in budget plans and carried
no revenue-raiSing clause.
Mr. Roosevelt's veto was sent
to congress as the White House
was believed completing plans for
the expected $500, 100000 tax meas
Continued on Page 6, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
AUTO OWNERS
PAY DOUBLE
FOR LICENSES

Owners of 100 pleasure cars in
Imperial county have paid double
for license plate fees and personal
property taxes, according to Cap
tain Frank Oswalt of the California
Highway patrol, since the penalties
went into effect Feb. 5.
The penalties collected during the
period since Feb. 5, total $1,000, Os-
walt said. Between $100 and $500
are banked by the patrol office
staff daily and major portion of
the sum represents penalty collec-
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
Hagood Army Controversy Interrupted
Briefly by Political Activity Furry

WASHINGTON, Feb. &C. UP
Controversy over administration
discipline of Maj. Gen. Johnson
Hagood was rivaled briefly in the
capital by speculation whether Maj.
Gen. F.. c. Bolles would get into
trouble with the New Deal over al
legged political activity.
General Bolles is commander of
the 7th corps area with headquar-
ters at Omaha, Neb. Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Joe T. Robinson
charged yesterday on the floor that
the general was actively engaged
in politics" in behalf of an unnamed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
POWER HEARING
GOES ON HERE

Arguments on abatement pro-
ceedings in the Southern Sierras
Power company case against the
Imperial Irrigation district power
development program began in su-
perior court "Wednesday morning
With Harry Horton, district chief
counsel, presenting the arguments
for the defense.
The hearings are before Judge
Benjamin Warmer in the place of
Imperial county judges, who were
disqualified.
Hearing on the demurrer filed by
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
Traffic Toll Hits
New High in State

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26. U.P) -
California traffic fatalities reach
ed the new high of 28O9 victims
during 1885, Ray Ingels, director
Of motor vehicles, revealed today.
An exceptionally heavy toll dur
ing the last three months of the
year was responsible for the in
crease, as records showed 40 few
er deaths the first nine months
than during the corresponding per-
iod of 1884
November was the worst month
of the year for accidents, 303 per-
sons being killed then.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26
DEATH CLOSES
HACKSAW ARM
AMPUTATION

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 26. U.P)-
John Mccoy, 4T-year-old crane op-
orator, died last night, nearly
week after his mangled right arm
mad been amputated in midair with
a hackSaW.
Death resulted from a complica-
tion OF bronchial pneumonia in
ouced by exposure during the oper-
ation, post-operative shock and
lack OF ability to gain rallyinp
strength. 'e
McCoys arm was amputated ear
~ last Wednesday to free him from
an elevated crane caboose which
ilao jumped its track and become
lmpaled on a steel girder.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26

BolleS. There is an army regula-
ton forbidding Officers to engage in
politics.
Hagood has been relieved of COM
mand of the 9th corps area head
quarters at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
He recently told a congressional
committee that Works Progress Ad-
ministration funds were stage
money" He has been sent home to
await orders" expected to arrive
in about two years when he reaches
the age of ga and is automatically
ordered to retire from active SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-26

the United Press today.
Attorney General David T. Will
entz, back from an interrupted
Florida vacation, summoned his
aids to discuss Hoffman's attacks
on Hauptmann's conviction as the
sole kidnaper and slayer of the
Lindbergh baby.
There will be no further re-
prieves for Hauptmann at the ex-
piration of the present respite
unless. sensational circumstances
Continued on Page 6, Col. a.