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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
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NOWADAYS
BY ED HOLDEN

NOWADAYS
All these abber talk about badness of times in U.
S. are creating confusons of my brain. Special when
all industry are rubbing hands together how busi-
nesses is full of improvements.
Auto magnets say they at pnochle of sales
Steel fellows say they behind of orders Phone gent
say they ringing more bells than ever. Them
aviate fellows creating more flying machlnes
than as any time in them histories. Hammer and
nail making first class noise all over country.
Even baby buggy business is full of boom and
that are happy sign all right.
Thank you, please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
TOday's Horoscope

TOday's Horoscope
If your birthday is today, you
may be just, honest and shrewd,
but somewhat reticent and proud
The secrets and interests of others
are safe in your keeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
NEW YORK, Oct. 3-One of those

NEW YORK, Oct 3-One of those
gloom dripping mornings when Or
dinarily I like to close the door to
the study, draw the blinds, slump
on the desk and have swell cry
Smile at anyone who looks in
through my tears as much as to
say: Don't mind me. Just another
broken on life'S WHEEL!
All the scenery is set for such a
lachrymal breakdown but, try as 1
may. I can't think up good tear
jerker. I'm not the type to sit
down and beller without rhyme or
reason. I'm more the Emotional
Cryer. Properly stirred, eerybody
has to take to the life-boats.
The only thing that occurs as q
crytopic is my long, futile fight to
grow fat. The more I eat-Look!
See that saucer of candy, now where
is it?-the SKINNER I become. In
the dark here you can't distinguish
me from the curtain pole. People
often pass me and murmur: Death
Taking Holiday"
My father tipped the beam at 300.
I've tried his custom of washing
down cut of pie with a crock OF
cream for breakfast and the next
result is a trip to the tailor to have
take in the slack in my clothes. A
pound of butter a day is just
nick mack for me.
90
When I go alone to a restaurant
my heartbeat seems to have be-
come ashamed of my gluttony and
I have to go alone-I bend the
walters arches bringing me vittles.
Generally he will inquire archly-
you see, his arches are still bother
ing him: How many will be in
your party, sir?" And when I tell
him I'm eating solitaire he has to
rush to the kitchen to jab back his
eyes. Often I draw crowd on the
side lines just to watch and
make book. But the more eat the
thinner l grow. Glance at those
cheek hollows. You could hide a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
Words of Wisdom

Hints on Etiquette
When speaking to the President
of the United States one should
address him as "Mr President.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

One-Minute Test
|. In what country is Ypres?
2. What university is situated at
Cambridge, Mass?
8. What do the letters G.. O. P.
stand for in politics?
Words of Wisdom
A good man never dies.-Calli-
machus.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04

Irving Sindler, property man, |
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Death Comes Suddenly
To Ex-Governor Ritchie
By HARVEY RIVKIN

BALTIMORE, Feb. "a 0.N.SO.
Death early today wrote fjniS to
the career of former Gov. Albert C.
Ritchie.
He died holding the hand of his
lifelong friend, Col. Stuart s.
Janney with whom he was asSocia-
ted in the law practice, following
his retirement from four terms as
governor of Maryland.
Earlier in the night he had been
given an ovation as he addressed
a group across the street from the
Washington Apartments, where he
had made his home. AS he fin
ished his talk and was being sur
rounded by admirers he felt Ill.
Calls His Secretary
He went to his rooms and sat
in a chair until midnight when
he called his secretary, Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith. and a close personal
friend, Mrs. Mary Shearn.: When
Mrs. Smith arrived a few minutes
later she found Mr.. Ritchie
slumped in a chair next to the
telephone. She helped him to
bed and attempted to call nearby
physicians.
Unsuccessful she summoned
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
LindyPrObe Hind cred
BY Too Many Clues

technical study to see If the rain
leaked through onto this shoe
box, Is Hauptmann stated. I
have also looked into other fac
tors involved"
Hicks contended that the police
spent $780, 900 on their wengthy
investigation and explained that
he is coming in with his inveSti'
cation almost four years later
when clues are "cold." Moreover
he has neither the time, money
nor men to delve into the many
ramificationS of the case" He
declared:
"The police accepted the
Fisch story as a lie. I am
proceeding ON the assumption
the police did not spend a
nickel to find out if the Haupt-
mann story is true or not. 1
am trying to see If / can sup
port Hauptmann'S story"
The criminologist first became
interested in the Lindbergh crime
in June, 1892, when he worked fol
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean
wealthy Washington societG
woman, when she was trying tc
recover the $104,000 she gave tt
CASTOR B. Means who is now SerV
ing a term Of II years in Leaven
worth penitentiary for perpre
trating the Lindbergh case hoa1
on Mrs. Mclean.
Asked. who is paying him now
Hicks said he has been receiving
remuneration from the publishes
Of an astrology magazine. He In
dicated, however, that his fund
are low. He said he receives NJ
pay from Governor Hoffman "wh'
can not draw from State funds
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
F F00D FITNESS
UP T0CAFE

Restaurant operators selling
food to the public are responsible
for the edibility Of the food, re-
gardless Of whether it is prepared
in the restaurant or obtained
from outside sources, United
States Court Of Appeals ruled
today.
Action Of the court reversed Q
prior decision of the Municipal
Court in a suit brought by viii
liam j. Cushing against Morris
Rodman, owner Of a drug store
and lunch room. Cushing had
purchased an order Of rolls and
coffee on November "a, 1884, and
when he bit into one Of the rolls.
he injured his teeth on a pebble.
In Municipal Court, Rodman
was exonerated of blame, the
court holding that since he had
purchased the rolls from q
bakery, he could not have known
of the pebble without opening
the roll and destroying its posi-
bility of being sold. The higher
court today held that public pro.
lection requires the courts to hold
that there is an implied war
ranty" that food offered to the
public is fit for consumption.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24

not known officially for days, out
the final tally showed Ritchie 49,.
240 and Nice 112,075. Ritchie was
inaugurated the following Janu-
ary.
Three other terms followed In
succession. Mr.. Ritchie reorgan.
lied the State budget system.
Ten days after his inauguration
for the fourth term, Ritchie's
mother, who had acted as hostess
at the executive mansion in An
napoliS, died.
Mr.. Ritchie successfully put
through home rule for Baltimore
largest city in the State. Behind
the scenes he was responsible for
the city's right to govern itself in
local matters. A year later Balti
more repealed 300-year-old sta
tuteS which had governed the
city's observance Of Sunday and
substituted q modified code Of
regulations.
Mr.. Ritchie was married May
18, 1907, to Elizabeth Gathering
Baker, of Catonsville. In June
1915, Mrs. Ritchie filed suit
against the Governor for absolute
divorce on the ground Of abandon
ment, asserting .ler husband had
left her in April, 1910. and had
gone to live with his mother. They
lad no children. Beyond filing ar
answer to the bill, Mr.. Ritchie
made no defense to the action.
Governor Ritchie never remar
led.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Roosevelt Gets
10000 Letters in
25LanguageS

The linguists who translate
President Roosevelt's foreign Ian
guage mail have disclosed that
the Executive received some 10000
letters in Is tongues last year,
mostly offering free advice or
begging handouts"
Emerson B. Christie, chief, and
Burton H. La More, assistant, said
the State Departments translat'
ing bureau has been taxed by
the flood Of polyglot correspond
ence from five continents, evoked
by world interest in the "NeW
Deal" The volume doubles that
Of any previous administration.
Chinese scholars, Japanese bust
nessmen, Bolshevik Russians anc
even an occasional Malay Of
Arabic chieftain offer advice Of
criticism.
Suggestions come mostly from
overseas, begging" letters from
aliens in the United States. Chris
tie said:
'Tt Is surprising how well in
formed some foreign writer's are
on domestic affairs. Most dwell
ON peace and prOsperity-prOb-
ably because the world enjoys
| 50 little"
German, French, Spanish ant
italian script predominant anon
domestic letters, their frequenc,
occurring in that order.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
HOFFMAN SAYS
WH|TED LIED
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Hauptman as a man he had
sen etwice in the vicinity Of the
Lindbergh home prior to March
l, 1882. I have both signed
statements In my possession.
"The 'alibi boys may try to
laugh this off, but If these rec
OrdS and the wide discrepancy
in the testimony given by
Whited at the Flemfngton trial
are not significant, then I do
not know just what is impOr-
tant in this case"
It was the most strongly
worded statement the governor
has issued since he intervened in
the Hauptmann case. He once
more limited he believes part Of
the case against Hauptmann was
framed"
Testimony Checked
The other witnesses, whose testi
mony has been attacked by Hoff
man are DR.. John F. "JafSie" Con
don, the elderly Bronx educator
who identified Hauptmann as the
man who collected the $4,000
Lindbergh ransom after surrender
ing the sleeping suit stripped from
the slain baby: Joseph Perone
the Bronx taxi driver who put
the finger on Bruno as sender OF
one Of the ransom notes, ano
AmanduS Hochmuth, S8-year-olo
farmer who said he saw Haupt
mann near the Lindbergh estate
on the day Of the crime.
Secret agents for the governor
have been working for months in
vestigating these witnesses anc
checking their testimony against
statements they made elsewhere
They have told the governor oi
supposedly sensational diScov
cries."
Delay in Execution
An aide Of the governor told me
"The governor will not permit
Hauptmann to be electrOcuted
until all of these witnesses have
been examined and If perjury
charges are brought against any
or all of them, the governor will
keep Hauptmann alive until the
HunterdOn county grand jury
has disposed Of their cases.
This may be q matter Of
months. Certainly it will take
longer than five weeks.
''If . single State witness Is
indicted, the States whole case
against Hauptmann may be up
set. The defense will move for
q new trial and, if refused, will
90 to the United States Supreme
Court.
at is easy to see that Haupt-
man may be kept alive for many
months to come. In fact, he
may never be executed at all"
The same informant admitted
that the Governor is moved II
these unprecedented measures be
cause his political future Is q
stake.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
MISSING
WITH BABIES

Washington police were asked
today to aid in the search for Mrs.
Nellie T. Daniels. 37.year.old Mt.
Rainier housewife, who disappear
ed from her home at 394S Thirty
first st. last Friday.
Mrs. Daniels, according to her
husband, Walter L. Daniels. left in
company with their two children.
a 4-year-old son and 2-year-old
daughter. The husband could ad-
vance no reason for her disappear
ance.
Mrs. Daniels, when last seen,
was wearing a gray fur coat. She
was described as ) feet 6 inches
tall and weighing 143 pounds. She
has black hair and gray eyes.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Mayor Jackson Shocked
By Ex-GoVernor's Death

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. "a
G.N.S0. The sudden death of
former Governor Albert Ritchie
will mean a great loss to the State
Of Maryland, Mayor Howard w.
Jackson, Of Baltimore, said today.
Here for a regional meeting OF
the United States Conference Of
Mayors, Mayor jackson said:
~ was terribly shocked at the
news. Governor Richie had
called me just before I left Balti-
more for New Orleans.
"HiS death will be a great less
to the city Of Baltimore, the
State Of Maryland and his loss
will be felt by the entire nation"
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
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The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Phi Beta Kappa Name
Two District Youths

Two Washington youths are
among the % Princeton students
nominated to membership in Phi
Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic
organization it was annuonced to-
day.
Thomas Riggs, jr.. 20. Of 1850
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W.. son OF
Commissioner Riggs, 70 the Inter
national Boundary Commission,
of the junior class, and William
C. Shelton, a senior, were those
honored.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
NEW YORK, Feb. "a 0.N.S).
S'TOO many clues"

TOO many clues.
This is one reason why it's so
hard to get at the facts in the
Lindbergh baby kidnaping-murder
mystery, according to Robert w.
Hicks, Washington, D. c., crimi-
nologist, who is conducting an in
dependent investigation and max
ing intermittent reports to Gov
Harold G. Hoffman of New jersey.
Most criminal cases are marked
by "a lack of clues"
Hicks, a slim, rather small and
bespeckled man Of 33, said today
he has seven investigators working
under his direction. He said that
in order to conduct his inveStiga.
ton on a scientific basis, he leased
the home of Bruno Richard Haupt'
mann in the Bronx on January 8,
last, in his (Hick's) own name.
He has made close study OF the
premises. He also has investigated
the situation at st. Raymond's
Cemetery, where DR.. John F. "Jaf
sic" Condor, the Lindbergh inter
mediary paid over the $4,000 ran
som.
Hicks said Governor Hoffman
receives from 800 to 1000 letters
and kilograms a day offering Sug
geStions, comments and advice or
the Hauptmann case. Hicks wa
asked:
"Why did you lease Haupt
mann's homer"
He replied:
II wanted to make a study OF
condition in the attic. The State
charges that rail 16' in the kid
nap ladder came from the floor
ing of the Hauptmann attic.
~ also have made studies Of
the closet in the Hauptmann
home where $14,6OO Of the. ran
som money was kept in q shoe
box for q time. Hsuptmann said
this money was left in his safe
keeping by the late IsidOr Fisch.
I have made a scientific and
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Continued from Page y


Ritchie hammered the Eighteenth
Amendment at every opportunity
Twelve years later ne was to see
his own party vtndicate his stand
but the banners were carried by
other hands than his. The parade
had passed him by.
Ritchie was a prominent candi'
date for the nomination at every
Democratic convention since 1920,
save one. That was the '28 conven-
ton at Houston, which nominated
AL Smith. The story Of why he
would not allow his loyal Mary
land followers to put forward his
name at Houston is an interesting
one, and typical Of Ritchie.
He had been a favorite-son
candidate in 1920 at San Francisco
and saw that historic convention
deadlock for more than 40 ballots,
to emerge finally with James M.
Cox and go down to defeat. He
again was a candidate at Madison
Square Garden in "a and wit
messed the unparalleled bitterness
and strife that carried that conven
ton through more than hundred
ballots and then sent the party
down to crushing defeat in Novem
ber.
Supported Smith
Many months before the '28 con
vention, I was returning with him
from a governors conference al
Mackinac Island, Michigan. The
talk was on the oncoming cam
paign, and asked him if he
planned to be a candidate. He
said, candidly:
'cNO. AL Smith got q raw deal
at Madison Square Garden in
"a. He wants the nomination,
and I think he is entitled to 1t.
I'm going to do what I can to
see that he gets it. He is hon
est, able, and has courage. He
deserves his chance. Maybe my
time will come later, maybe not.
If not, all right. But I'm going
to support Smith,"
In 1892 it was another story
Smith had had his chance anC
failed. Ritchie was under no obi
cations to, nor was he q great ad
mirer of Franklin D. Roosevelt
He made his big bid at Chicago
and he came a great deal closer Il
being the nominee than many
persons there realized.
Had William G.. McAdoo and hi
Texas and California Garner,
delegations stood hitched for {
few more ballots it might hav(
been a different story. Ritchi'
and his friends always blamed Nc
Adoo for his failure to get tina
nomination.
But he carried no bitterness
away. He was a philosopher il
politics-as well as a courageou
gentleman.
The Washington times., 1936-02-24
Fire Races U. S. Building
International News Service

lnUoEHaCIUHal N6"s SeIFEC0
The Federal Building at Sitka,
Alaska, housing the Signal Corps
station, the customs, forestry and
post offices, has been destroyed
by fire, the War Department was
advised today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-01
Shortridge, Tech B0w in
Tits Away From Home
Blue Devils Lose as C'viIIe
Cagers Rally Strong
in Second Half.

Shortridge High Schools Blue
Devils hope to even up their bas-
ketball record for the weekend
when they entertain Rushville's
METERS in tilt tonight at the North
Side gym.
The Blue Devils went down to de-
feat last night at Charlottesville as
the Athenians staged a strong rally
in the second half to exc out a 28-
to-25 victory. Trailing, to 16, at
intermission, the Charlottesville
cagers rang up 81 points in the last
two periods while holding the Short
ridgerS to nine.
Don Myers paced the winners with
10 points. Bud Mueller totaled
seven for the Blue basketmen.
Shortridge jumped off to 6-to-1
lead in the opening minutes on bas-
kets by Mueller and Dawson and a
pair of charity losses by Brown.
Stafford sank a long shot and Hart
ley put in a couple of free throws,
but Shortridge led at the end of the
first quarter, 6 to 5.
Charlottesville, led by Myers,
picked up ID points in the third ses-
sion. F'ehsenfeld scored under bas-
ket to put Shortridge out in front,
% to 81, as the final quarter opened.
then scored again for Shortridges
last points of the game. Thompson,
Myers and Hartley hit in rapid sue
cession and Charlottesville led, II to
IS. When Charlottesville attempted
to stall, Dawson fouled Myers and
the latter scored the last point OF
the game Summary:
Shortridge ,25) Charlottesville t2o)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-01
Babe Zaharias Is
Signed to Tackle
Leo Numa on Mat
Card Is Rounded Out fol
Graphing Show at
Armory Tuesday.

Babe Zaharias, who boasts that
he is capable of giving and taking"
with any grappler in the game, will
pit his skill against the popular Leo
Numa in the main go bout on the
wrestling card at the Armory next
Tuesday night They feature the
regular weekly all-heavyweight pro-
gram.
Reports from several cities where
Babe has performed, have it that
he is "just as good" as his brother
George (Cry Baby Zaharias, though
Armory fans probably will question
that until they see him in action.
Matchmaker Carter says that Babe,
who scales 237. is fully recovered
from a knee injury which caused
him to cancel a match here.
Numa weighs 218 and halls from
Seattle. He won over Frank Speer
here last Tuesday when Speer was
ruled out for applying rough tactics.
Bob Wagner, 900, aggressive mat
man from Arizona, will grip with
Irish Pat C'Shocker, 227, Salt Lake
City, in the semi windup. Irish Pat
made his initial appearance at the
Armory for the first time in two
years when he tossed George Tragos
last Tuesday. The opening tussle
will bring together Rudy Strong
berg, 229, Milwaukee, and Tom Mar
vim, 212, Oklahoma.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-01
By Eddie Ash
FINAL BIG TEN DRIVE STARTS
/. u. STARS TO SPEAK IN CITY

INDIANA and Purdue coeaders of the Big Ten cage race
ready to return to the Western Conference net
and the Bolemakers lift the lid tonight what is
described as the second half of the season.
The Chicago Maroons will invade Lafayette for the Satur
day night fracas and while the Midway trailing
the they boast of the highest individual in the
league in their Captain HARLOW And he whiz scootng
around the floor.
On Monday Indiana which
become better than
Gopher durable night
Their big but husng Gophers
a
The indicated Hooses of with five straight Conference VIC
Boimakers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-01
Dearborn TOURNEY
Opens Tomorrow
Eight Teams to See Action
on East Side.

The eighth annual Dearborn
sunday basketball tourney will
open tomorrow morning on the
Dearoorn court with eight East
SIDE quintets scheduled for action.
Seml-ilnals will be played in the
afternoon with the final tilt sched-
uled for tomorrow at $40 The
Real Silk team and Furnas five
are slight favorites in the meet
The complete schedule for tonor-
row is as follows:
MORNING
9oo-P. r. Mallorys VS.. Fort Harrison,
NEEDLES. '''"
9:5O-Real silk vs.. Lawrence Trojans
1O:4O-UniversaI Car Loading vs. Rivou
Sandwich Shop.
11:3O--Furnas Ice Cream vs.. Wond.,
Biscuits.
AFTERNOON
l:3e-Setties Drugs VS.. Forrest A. O.
non-tourney)
2:30-NationaI MaIIeabIe VS.. Garfield A.
c. tnon-tourney).
5:SO-Winner a. m. tourney game VI.
winner $40 tourney game.
4;3O-Winner 1910 a. m. tourney vam.
VS.. winner 1870 tourney game.
5:30-Weber Milk VS.. Prest-O-Lite (non-
tourney.
NIGHT
7:00-st. Joan of Arc VS.. BeanbIossom.
(non-tourney).
7:5O-FerndaIe Girls VS.. S. B. A. Girls
(non-tourney).
s:4o-winner $3.50 tourney game vs.. win
ner 4:3O tourney game.
A trophy will be given the win
ming team and individual awards
will be made to the players.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-01
1000 FANS WATCH AMATEUR FISTIC SHOW
Manual Trims Washington,
Cathedral TrOunceS Brazil
in High School Net Tussles
Redskins Whip City Rival as
Wenning Gets Hot in
Final Period.

Manual High School basketball
boosters had another talking point
with which to bolster their claim to
city supremacy today as they cited
q 32-to-22 victory over Washington
Continentals, last-year city public
high school champions.
The game marked the first intra-
city play for the Redskins Stree they
captured the SO city title, and they
capitalized on a last-quarter hot
streak by Dick Wenning, substitute
forward, to clinch an important vic
tory over their traditional West Side
rivals at the Washington gym last
night.
Wenning replaced Gallamore as
the final period began and immedi-
ate!y launched a dazzling under
basket drive which Melted him four
Held goals and pushed the South
SlderS well out in front.
First Period Close
Sartor OF Washington broke into
the score column first with a long
field goal, and his team-mate. Shoe
maker, followed quickly with two
charity losses. Cohn, Manual CEN
ter, retaliated with a two-pointer
and foul shot. Hiatt and Gala
more added two more baskets for
Manual, then Shoemaker came hack
with a charity point, and the quar-
ter ended, with Manual ahead, 7
to 5.
Early in the second period, Gala
more's free throw, LaSley's two foul
shots and Hardin's field goal entered
the hoop to put Washington ahead.
7 to 8. RoeSsler copied the lead for
the Redskins. again with a short
one-handed toss, then Shoemaker
and Sartor added five points to
SHOVE Washington ahead, ID to 10.
SchWomeyer and RoeSsler brought
the score to IA to Is. with the Con-
tlnentalS on top at the half.
Shoemaker Shines
Schwomeyer tipped in two fouls
at the beginning of the third quar-
ter and Kasnak retorted with a field
basket. Roessler and Schwonreyer
connected, but Shoemaker found the
range to bring washington up one
point behind, 10 to 10, as the period
ended
shoemaker was the mainstay for
the losing Continentals, with nine
points. Manual was the fourth con-
secutlve squad to defeat the Wash
lngton i've. In a curtain-raiser
Washlngton's "B" team dropped
Manuals Reserves, 81 to 10. Sum
mary for the "a" game: