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Evening star., 1937-11-22
Miss EfIie Jane McInnis
Wed TO Mr.. Jacob Tweddle.

MR.. AND MRS. JOHN FRANKLIN
McINNIS OF Wilmington, N. c.,
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Eff1e Jane to Mr.. Jacob Cecil
Tweddle of Norfolk. Va. Sunday, No.
vember IA, in Elkton, Md.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. r. j. Sturgill. The couple
were accompanied to Elkton by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert T. Wynne Of WASH
ington.
Mrs. Tweddle had lived here for
the past three years, coming from
Raleigh, N. c., where she was assistant
secretary of the North Carolina State
Fair for some years.
The bride and bridegroom are both
employed in the Navy Department.
They are at home temporarily at the
Gordon Hotel.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Flacks Entertain.

:, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Flack of Ia
koma Park, Md, entertained yester-
day afternoon at cocktail party from
s to o'clock for about 20 guests. Rust
and yellow chrysanthemums with yel-
low tapers formed the table decora-
tions in the dining room and Mrs
Flack carried out the same color
scheme by wearing rust-colored vel
vet gown trimmed with yellow. She
was assisted in serving by Mrs. George
Keefe of Washington.
Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Meredith Fischer OF Silver
Spring, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
Himebaugh of Takoma Park, Md; Mr..
and Mrs. Lynn Anderson, Miss Jean
Butler. Miss Savilla Gamble, Miss
Leah Ford, Mr.. George Keefe and Mr..
Morris Chiswell of Washington.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Reception Well Attended
MIR. and Mrs. Shouse
Hold at Home.

Two neighbors who are seen so often
together, Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roose-
welt and Mrs. Eldridge Jordan. were
present; also DR.. and Mrs Edmund
Elerson, Mrs. Robert Munroe, Mr..
Marshall o. Exnicios. the Naval At
tache Of the Italian Embassy. the
Marquis di SAINT 'Orsola; the Austrian
Minister, Mr.. Edgar Prochnik, and his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs Jean r. de Sibour.
Every one seemed in particularly
good form yesterday afternoon, per-
haps due to the fact that the greater
part of the guests had come in to the
city after healthy week end of fresh
air and exercise in the nearby country.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Diplomat Guest
At Concert.

The Minister of Czechoslovakia and
Nine. Hurban will be guests of honor
at the benefit concert Wednesday eve
ming, December /, at o'clock. given
under the auspices of the Slavic
American Society of Music and Fine
Arts. The artists of the evening will
be Elena de Sayn. violinist, and Grace
Carroll, pianist. formerly of Chicago.
now Of Asheville, N. c.. with whom
Miss de Sayn gave joint recitals in
Europe.
The concert will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. J. j. Mack, second vice
president of the society. A reception
will follow the concert.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Activity of the Official
And Diplomatic Sets
Of the Capital
Mrs. Roosevelt Spends Week End
In Northern Alabama
En- Route Here.

In Northern Alabama
En- Route Here.
kRs FRANKLIN DELANo ROOSEVELT spent the week end
| in Northern Alabama accompanied group students
alumnae persons interested
Roosevelt is member of the faculty of the school The Pres
dents wife and her party spent their time inspecting T. "
projects in the State.
Mrs. Roosevelt Washington join
Executive.
Nine. saito, Japanese Ambassador will
honor guest at the luncheon tomorrow Of Mrs slavens
Styles Bridges apartment at the
Hay Adams House for the congressional session.
McNary again Washington
for the and this winter will occupy apartment the
Mayhower.
Representative Oliver Frey, have at
their home in Allentown, the session Congress-
the city last Monday and moved into their
at the Roosevelt Hotel yesterday.
The Argentine Embassy and Sonora de
Ghrado have returned after spending few days New
The Counselor of the legation
Ridde is expected return the Canada
where Friday join young family
DR.. Rddel in Washington about week. coming
former post where he Canadian Advisory
to the League of Nations Whether Rddell
children will accompany him to Washington this week not
certain.
Dr. Riddel succeeded Wrong who with Mrs Wrong
and their two children sailed recently for Switzerland where
Wrong will assume Dr. Riddels former duties
The Assistant Secretary Commerce. Johnson
returned yesterday from Indianapolis attended
meeting OF the Executive Committee of the
which he is member He will leave November 30 for Winston
Salem N c. where he will deliver the principal address
luncheon to be given by the Rotary that city,
of the British Embassy and Mrs
Coleb who have been at the shoeham they Wash
ington have the
they have leased for the winter.
The First Secretary of the Ecuador Embassy
Crespo have their 1901 Connecticut
and have moved 265 Sixteenth winter
The Attache of the Swiss Legation and Nine Schaer
moved to 2230 California street. where they have taken
ent for the M and Nine Schar
Connecticut
The Attache of the Norwegian legation Knudsen
has given his abode at 3402 Garfield street
apartment at 2l26 Florida for the season.
Capt and Mrs Lamar Leahy their
Mr. Eppley Newport arrived this morning
Comdr Philip B. Eaton, u S. Coast Guard,
entertained the dinner Saturday
in honor of Miss Margene Musser Miss
from Europe and spending few days Washington
returning to Honolulu to join her parents Col
Musser.
Evening star., 1937-11-22

wv terday afternoon in their ex-
tremely attractive house in
Georgetown and quite a party 1t was
Every one and his brother dropped In
between S and 7 o'clock and after
that hour, too, for no one seemed dis
posed to leave the pleasant atmosphere
of cheer which prevailed.
Mrs. Shouse, tall and distinguished
looking, wore yesterday a becoming
black velvet dress, extremely simple
with long skirt and q bouquet of
pure white flowers at the neck. Mr..
Shouse's crimson carnation in his
buttonhole added a touch of cheer.
In the dining room Nine. Prochnik,
wife Of the Austrian Minister, was
busily pouring coffee from silver urn
at one end of the table, which was
laden with every conceivable kind Of
delicious sandwich, cake and cooky.
Admiral and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol
were among the guests, also Nine.
Hurban. wife of the Minister of
Czechoslovakia; the Commandant Of
the Navy Yard and Mrs. George T.
Pettengill and Admiral and Mrs. EN-
ory Scott Land, who were seen chat
ting together and every one was glad
to see Mrs. Kurt Hetzel about again
after an illness which has kept her
out Of the running for some weeks.
Count Fumasoni Blonde was glimpsed
chatting to Mrs. John Caswell while
others encountered were Mrs. Sol
Bloom and her daughter, Miss Vera
Bloom, and Mrs. James F. Curtis,
who was looking very smart in a sport
costume of crimson, accompanied by
Mr.. John Lawrence Of Boston, who is
visiting his son, Mr.. Amory Lawrence,
for several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Clif-
ford K. Bergman were encountered
on the staircase, the former much
amused to find some OF his works
framed and lining the hallway.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Mrs. Roper Guest.

Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife Of the
Secretary of Commerce. was the rank
ing guest at luncheon today when Mrs
John Allan Dougherty entertained at
the Shoreham in honor of Mrs. Harry
Brown and Mrs. Gillespie Wood of
Pittsburgh. The other guests we're
Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mrs. George Pettengill.
Mrs. Mark Bristol, Mrs Samuel Reber,
Mrs George Thomas Marye. Mrs. Fred
Britten, Mrs L. Mason Gulick, Mrs,
Emlen Knight Davies, Mrs. Harold
Walker and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis.
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Miss Mary Mohun
Bride Of Mr.. Best.

\ RECENT wedding Of interest was
= that of Miss Mary Margaret
Mohun, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Joseph Mohun Of Hyattsville
Md, TO Mr.. Glen William Best, also
of Hyattsville and son of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Best Of Clarion, Pa. which
took place October % at II o'clock in
the morning in st. Jeromes Catholic
Church in Hyattsville
The Rev. Chester j. Czyz. assistant
pastor Of st. Jeromes Church, off,
ciated. The altar was effectively deco
rated with white chrysanthemums and
(See WEDDINGS, Page B-4.)
Evening star., 1937-11-22
PeraZics HOnOred.

The Secretary of the Yugoslav Le-
CATION, Mr.. Rastko Petrovic, will en-
tertain at reception Friday afternoon
in honor of the Secretary of the Lega-
ton and Nine. Perazic, who will leave
for New York Saturday. where they
will sail later for Europe. Mr.. Pc
razic has been transferred to Belgrade
Evening star., 1937-11-22
Canadian Justice
And Wife Feted.

The Canadian Minister and Lady
Marler will entertain at dinner this
evening in honor of the Chief Justice
of Canada and Mrs r. A. E. Green
shields, who are spending some time
at the Mayflower Hotel,
Evening star., 1937-11-22
WOlcOtts Lease
Winter Home.

Representative and Mrs. Jesse P.
Wolcott have leased the house at 2014
Kalorama road for the winter. They
will present their niece, Miss Fanchone
Aldrich. at tea at the Congressional
Club December 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
Federal Labor Chief
Ordered to Stockton

for three years. In cooperation
with w. W. McEuen of Ell Centre,
he was instrumental in opening
the first CWA office in Imperial
county.
In Oct. 1885, due to the criticism
OF the administrations relief set
up. Cunningham was appointed
state labor coordinator to correlate
efforts of the Works Progress ad-
ministration, the State Relief ad-
nlinistration, and the employment
service. At that time the relief
load Of the state numbered 201 900
cases. In October the following
year the case load had dropped to
$4,000 and on Oct %, 1887 the
ease load dropped still further to
10000
While labor coordinator for the
last two years, Cunningham travel
ed approximately 1000 miles
month in reaching every town,
hamlet and community in the
state
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
WRIGHT PLEADS
NOT GUILTY IN
Staying
Claims Insanity; Doctors
To Examine Airport
Executive

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.
(UP)-Paul A. Wright, SO,
former president of the Un-
ion Air Terminal, today
pleaded not guilty and not
guilty by reason Of insanity to
charges he killed his wife, Evelyn
2e, and his best friend, John Kim
mel, 35, United Air Lines executive
when he discovered them in an
erotic situation.
Superior Judge Charles w. F'ricke
set trial for Jan. Is. ..
The court appointed Drs. M. J.
Rowe Victor Parkin and Gustav
Boehme, psychiatrists, TO examine
Wright and submit a report on
his mental condition.
Wright confessed to police he
went into a white rage" when
he saw his wife and Kimmel In
a compromising situation in his
Glendale home last November, and
shot and killed them.
Wright faced the court and a
firm, clear voice said. mot Guilty"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09

waters" said the first mate.
Yes, l know, but we'll look
anyway"
The Luckenbach moved slowly
back over her course, its search
light dancing over the sea.
Lookouts were posted in the
crows nest, on the forecastle peak,
Oh the boat decks.
"The sharks probably have her
Wy now," an officer suggested.
AS dawn broke, Bown had his
ship turned about again to go back
over the same course.
Soon aGterward, there was a cry
from the forward LOCKOUT. From the
bridge, through the murky dawn,
directly in front OF the ship, Off
GERS saw a woman swimming. The
engines were stopped, a boat was
put over the side, and as the row.
crs pulled up alongside the swim
mer. she did not so much as look
o! ound, but swan doggedly on. II
was Miss Offutt. She had been
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
Dear Santa Claus:>>
THIS CHRISTMAS
INDIGESTION JUST
MURDERS ME!

into the darndest, biggest, hughest
grandest. magnificentest bunch of
things you ever saw in your life
and l don't care how long it has
been!
swear they've got everything
from tail curler for the Boston
Bull pup to hair tonic for BOb's
new mOustache. And when You
start shopping around for the fem
ininc contingent, it's like ending
five weeks fast in a delicatessen
store room.
Then. as if all this wasn't enough,
got to looking at the ads in to-
days paper. tell YOU Santa,
Christmas has ceased to be the
time when you don't know what to
get. The trouble now is that you
don't know what not to get.
Now my idea is this. How about
coming twice a year, instead OF
once? The first time, about Dec.
1, you can leave list, and the
second time you can bring what's
on the list. There's too much in
decision about this Christmas stuff.
Sincerely yours,
THE OFFICE CROUCH.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
]. p. HOFFMAN
Will. SUCCEED
CHARLES NICE
Brawley Man Named to
. Office of INDECENT
Commissioner

j. P. phil Hoffman of
Brawley was a poi n t e q
county INDECENT commission
er and veterans service Off
Ger Thursday to take the
place of Charles Nice, resigned.
Nice resigned to accept posi-
ton as secretary OF the Brawiey
chamber of commerce.
In making the appointment,
county supervisors voted unani-
mously. They passed a motion re-
questing Nice to remain in the
office week to assist Hoffman
in taking over the duties of the
two positions.
The new county officer, resi-
dent of Brawley, was declared to
be the choice of veterans of the
valley. and William Dunn of I'M
perial thanked the board for the
appointment at the conclusion OF
the session. Because of the double
duties, welfare officer and veter-
ans service officer. it was deemed
necessary to appoint veteran con-
versant with regulations. The two
positions carry but one salary, $500
| a month.
Hoffman's appointment followed
conference with Margaret S. Wat
son of the state department OF
welfare who described the demands
of the federal government IN re-
gard to the personnel Of county
welfare officers.
The board expressed definite OBJ
jections to appointing anyone hav-
ing had social training because
they don't want anyone in the
office who will give away all the
taxpayers money" They declared
they wanted responsible person
who understood and knew condi-
tions in Imperial county and who
realized it was not good policy to
be too generous with the money
placed in their charge by tax
payers"
Representatives of the district
sttorney's office, Charles G.. Halli-
day and S. l.. McCrory, advised
the board that the social security
act does not give any but advisory
| authority to the national board
in regard to county welfare de-
partments.
Minimum requirements requested
by the social welfare department
include: two years of case expert
ence in case investigation or one
year of university training for each
year of training. (These regulations
apply in d connty having a case
load of 1000 or less.)
In counties with case load OF
more than 1000. the welfare direc-
tor should have five years paid
experience in case investigation
CT other social service activities,
or three years of successful ad-
rjinistrative experience Case work
supervisors should have an A. 3.
or B. S. degree or two years OF
university training and two years
Continued on Page 2, Col p
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
New BIuebeard
Confesses Five
Paris Murders
Young Tap Dancer
From America
Is Victim

PARIS, Dec. 9. (UP)-A
new "Bluebeard" confessed
today to five murders, in
Guiding that of Miss Jean
Dekoven, 20 year old tap
dancer from Brooklyn.
He was lodged in a cell of the
Versailles prison next to the one
occupied by "Bluebeard' Henry
Desire Landru betole the latter
was guillotined for the murder of
ten women and boy.
The latest mass killer identified
himself as George Weidmann. who
left Germany TO escape from mill
tary service. He killed for money.
1t was an insignificant sum, total
ling 18,400 francs (625) and $500
in travellers checks that he got
from Miss Dekoven.
He was trapped after an amaz-
ing piece of detective work by
the French police, who kept on the
trail for five months and finally
broke" the case with the slender
est of clues, merely a calling card
on which was written Herr Scott"
In addition to Miss Dekoven,
Weidmann's admitted victims were
Raymond Lesobre, a real estate
renting agent, Roger Leblond, Ar
thur Frommer, German, and
Frommer's chauffeur Jean Couffy
Detectives went from the prison
to Weidmann's murder villa"
where he said Miss Dekoven and
at least one other victim were
buried. 1t was situated in an ex-
elusive district of country estates
behind Napoleon's gift castle to
Josephine, Malmaison."
Detectives found the body of
Miss Dekoven buried in the villas
half acre garden, and continued
digging for the bodies of five other
victims. In the house, they found
some of Miss Dekoven's travellers
checks
Some of his victims were shot.
Miss Dekoven was strangled
The mass murderer slipped in
his final crime. In approaching
Lesobre he presented a calling
card. Lesobre put 1t in his pocket
and it was seized upon by detec-
tives as a clue when the body was
found. The card said Herr Scott" "
Police traced Schott, German, to
Nice, then to Strousbourg. He re-
called having given his card to
Weidmann, friend of his nephew,
Frommer, who was to become one
of Weidmanns victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
NEW HOSPITAL
CONTRACTtLET
FOR $15,3OO

Contract for construction of the
new wing at the Imperial county
hospital was awarded to Mark Nc
Clelland of Ell Centre on a bid of
$15,3O0
The contract, which was award
ed Thursday morning at an ad-
jorned meeting of the county board
of supervisors, calls for ribcrete
construction. Bids were opened at
board meeting Monday but the
contract was not awarded then be-
cause board members wished to
give it additional consideration.
The wing will provide space for
80 additional beds for the care of
ailing and injured indigents of the
county and will double the capa-
city of the present structure.
McClelland said construction will
begin within a week and be COM
pleted in approximately 80 days.
He plans to employ approximately
20 workmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
YULE DISPLAYS
IN HOMES WILL
BE SUPE RIOR
Residences Expected to
Outshine Downtown
Decorations

Christmas decorations in
downtown Ell Centre follow
ed in the wage of residen-
tial lighting displays Thurs
day, but a rapidly growing
list of youngsters and adults whose
homes and yards have been dressed
up for the season indicated that the
downtown displays, for once, will
not equal the residential districts in
spiendor.
Palm trees, cypress trees, palo
verde trees, bottle trees, umbrella
tres and every manner of tree and
shrub were aglimmer with lights
in various parts of the city as
residents joined fundamentally in
the campaign to make this a
Bright Christmas" for FL Centre.
Encouraging the campaign was
q contest in which valuable prizes
will be offered for the best out
door lighting of homes in small,
medium and large classes. In each
class first prize will be either a
beautiful lamp or So in cash, as
the winner chooses, with second
place receiving the remaining prize.
Continued on Page 2, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
Icy Gales Lock u. S. in
Worst Wintry AttacI<

of so since Monday.
Snow was recorded as far south
as the Texas Panhandle, and there
was three inches at Charlottee, N.
c., an inch at Atlanta, Ga, and
lesser falls in Tennessee.
Eureka. Cal, with 81 above
zero reading, was the warmest
place in the country at 7 am. The
coolest reading Was 16 below zero
recorded at Miles City and Havre,
Mont, and Williston, ND.
A l6 degree temperature rise was
reported at Miami. Fla, where the
mercury climbed from A above at
Z am. yesterday to go at the same
hour today. Tampa had a Sc de-
gree reading, compared to yester-
days "a degree low.
Temperatures on the Pacific
coast were generally high. San
Diego, Cal, had So at Z am, while
Los Angeles reported 56, San
Francisco 81. Portland. Ore, 40 and
Seattle, AZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09
GIFT OF EYE
MADE TO BOY

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 8 CUP)
An heroic gesture of friend
ship and a rare surgical opera
tion were revealed today. A 68-
year old man gave his left eye
to young man of 10. ..............
Surleons at charity hospital
removed one of John Wesley
Amos eyes and transplanted its
cOrnea to the left eye of Frank
Chabina. 1t will be eight days
before they'll be able to tell
whether the operation was sue
cessfuI.
Chabina, a farmers son from
Albany, La, dropped a sack of
lime i'm June 2, 1885, and the
rising dust burned his left eye.
II healed but scar tissue was left
on the ccrnea, which threatened
to become infected and to af-
feet the right. There were only
two remedies--either to graft
new tissue onto the eye ball or
TO remove ii surgicalIy.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09

enbach with six passengers aboard
was off Cuba, bound for New York
from Los Angeles. 1t was l am.
Her engines stopped and she rode
stationary in a glass-like sea.
Captain Gilbert G. Down came
Up from his quarters under the
bridge, looked at Mrs. G. d. Srun-
dett, the informer and realized his
worst fears.
Its Miss Offutt?"
yes I can't find her ="
Turn back on the course" Cap
tain Down ordered.
Miss Eleanor Offutt had worried
Bown from the moment she board
ed the ship at Los angeles, appear
ing overwrought. depressed, highly
nervous.
AS the ship turned about, almost
eli the crew went over the ship
from forecastle to poop. There was
10 trace OF Miss Offutt. Mrs. Brun-
dett had seen her packing her
bags, writing letters.
There's lots of sharks in these
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-09

Capt. w. N. Cunningham, special
agent for the United States de-
partment of labor in Imperial VAL
ley for three years and recently
labor coordinator for California,
will go to Stockton Dec. Is as
district manager for the state en-
ployment service, the department
announced Thursday.
He will establish headquarters in
Stockton and have supervision over
Contra Costa, Stanislaus, San Joa-
quin, Alpine, Tuolumne and Gala
veras counties. He obtained the
position as a result of a recent
civil service examination held to
obtain personnel for the new type
of employment service to be in
itiated in California the first of
the year.
Cunningham arrived in Imperial
Valley in June, 1896 as special
agent for the federal department
OF labor and with the assistance
of the Red Cross, handled all re-
lief and employment in the valley