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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26

.'ed screen writer. at Palm Springs
Wednesday night.
Sheriff Rayburn announced from
a sickbed that ballistics experts
had established the fact that the
bullet, which apparently killed
Pearson instantly, had been fired
from the 38-calibre revolver foun.
in a dresser drawer on the other
side of the bungalow from the room
in which the writer's body lay.
In reconstructing the tragedy
Sheriff Rayburn and Chief of Po-
lice Lloyd Boiler of Palm Springs
assembled the following known
facts:
Pearson evidently died instantly
from the bullet wound in his body
No powder stains were found
on his body nor on his hands or
on the hands of Mrs. Pearson.
The .38-calibre bullet which kill
ed him was fired from the gun To-
Gated later in the dresser drawer
across the hall.
A second bullet lodged in the
ceiling.
Only three persons were known
to be in the house when theshoot-
ing occurred-Pearson, who was
killed. his wife, and the couples
Negro butler, Alfred Blackman.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
COUNTY RECORDS
GAIN IN AUTO
REGISTRATIONS

Imperial county recorded a gain
of 2,444 motor vehicle registrations
in 1886 over the total for the year
before, it was announced today by
Captain Frank Oswalt of the Cali
fornia highway patrol.
In 1886 the total registration was
23,624, representing an II per cent
gain over 1885. Included in the to-
tai were 20,052 pleasure cars The
pleasure cars the year before reach
ed a total of 1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
Court Sends Box
Car Burglars to
State Prisons

One man was sentenced TO Fol-
som and two to San Quentin in I'M
perial county superior court Friday
for second degree burglary of arti-
cles from a box car at inland.
Eugene Montgomery because Of
a previous record, was sent to Fol.
som. His companions, Carl King
and Stephen Kuklinsky. were SEN
fenced to San Quentin after proba /.
ton was denied them.
Orlie Shaw's application foa
transfer to the juvenile court will
be considered March H. He is
charged with forgery and passina
fictitious checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
Council in Fav0r
OF Sewer Payment
DON REX ADVANCES
INTO SEMI-FINALS
OF GOLF TOURNEY

Don Rex, defending Champion today MOUed into the
semi finals of the Imperial Valley Championship tourney
NTH and Cin Forrest Ferguson Jack Strobel
turned IN upset in Vic Biaiack, 2and and Lad
die WHIoughby defeated Barney Burke up. Logan Jen
kins beat Russ TunneI 5 and 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
A Crown Of ThOrns-

A Crown Of ThOrns--
81 Cary, hizzoner of .3rawley
needs New Deal orator to con-
vince his friends CD that he is as
innocent as he contends. He insists
that his automobile became the
lodging place for traffic ticket
when it was placed in five
minute parking zone by one Of
his employees. There's only one
thing wrong with the mayors story,
and that is that no one will believe
that he wasn't driving the car him
self. It's just one of the crosses
handed to the famous.
Irrevelant And Immaterial--
One claimant of large sum OF
money in superior court suit in
sisted that he could identify the
money by its odor. He shifted at
the big roll, and said it was his.
Defense and prosecuting attorneys
took a sniff. ut was the first time
on record that an attorney was
known to turn up his nose at that
much money! The roll was passed
to Judge Vaughn Thompson. He
inhaled delicately, looked out the
window for a moment, and ther
intoned in judicial manner:
THE court is not prepared to
qualify on the characteristic scent
of $50 bills"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
The Solution

The Solution
Police thought they had daring
daylight burglary to investigate
when John O'Guin told them that
$3.50 had disappeared from his
wife's coat while it hung in o
closet, and that trunks and other
ct ceteras had been ransacked while
the family's dog occupied the front
porch. The police machinery had
not had time to get into action,
however, when O'Guin telephoned
with the solution. Neighborhood
Youngsters, playing grown-up, had
gone through the house in search
of suitable adult clothing. The
money had merely been knocked out
of the coat-and was found on the
closet floor.
The dog was exonerated.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
WHO PUT DEATH
GUN IN DRAWER?
DETECTIVES QUIZ
Weapon Which Killed Writer at Palm
Springs Found in Room on
Other Side of House

PALM SPRINGS, Calf. Feb 26 (UP)-The question
of who put the death gun across the hall from
the scene of the tragedy declared by Sheriff Carl
Rayburn of Riverside county today be the key to the
mystery of the violent end of Humphrey W. Pearson not
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
POLICE ROUT STEEL STRIKERS
Oooch! RubinoH!

ieu" resgy "arcia strikes medtative probably
thinking up something se besides her suit
with which Rubino,
times think Rubinon Muttercd Rubnoff
Character
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
GAS BARRACE
FORCES MEN
FROM PLANT
Two Hour Attack by Gas Gun Tower
Climaxes in Complete Surrender
OF Sit-DOwners'

WAUKEGAN, H.. Feb. 26 (UP)-Sit-down strikers
surrendered the Fanstee Metaurgical Corporation to-
day under barrage of tear and knockout gas bombs
hurled by 60 sheriffs deputies.
For than an hour the attackers enforcing TWO
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
Not Over Yet

Not Over Yet
whats this?" someone said. Il
thought the political season was
over
Cause of the outburst was gath
erine on the street corner, each
member of the group gesticulating
wildly.
A bit of refined eavesdropping re-
vealed that the argument centereo
on the Supreme Court poll, current
ly being conducted here by the post
Press in cooperation with NEA
Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26
An Enyiable Interest

RR, whose interest in photographs
has become more or less professional!
since introduction in the Post-Press
Of photo-engraving plant, has
nothing but the deepest envy for
Art Sinclair, who has been discov-
cred as an ardent amateur photo
grapher. His prints are worth a
day spent in looking them over.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-26

Butter: Los Angeles 35ikc;
Butterfat. Imperial Valley fob.
ranch, Grade A exc; manufac~
turing milk 371sc; route gather
ed cream 33lsc.
L. A. Hay: u. 8. No. I extra
leafy S31-32; u. s. No. 1 s28-5o-
S29.50; u. s. No. 2 leafy s27-50-
$3.50; u. S. No. 2 S25.50-26.50;
Minneapolis flax S213h -2I8h.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

light: supplies light; demand light market
steady. Florida, lug boxes, green. wrapped.
6x6. 1.5Oa2.00; ripes, wrapped. 2.25.
MIXED vEGETABLEs--one California
two Texas arrived; four broken and three
unbroken cars on track.
SNAP BEANS-No carlot arrivals no
cars on track; Supplies. of good stock
light: demand light: market steady
Florida. mostly fair to ordinary condition:
bushel hampers. green. fiat type, l.00a
200: few best. 2.5Oa3.5o.
LIMA BEANs-Supplies light: demand
light: market steady. Bushel hampers
Florida. 4.00a4, 80: Cuba. 400
EGGPLANT.supplieS light; demand
crates: fair quality, 2:.5a2 SO; bushel
PEPPERsW light; demand
light; market steady. Florida; 1,3,5nShei
l.75a2.75: according to condition. bushel
hampers fair quality. 1.00aI:25.
gS markeS Steady very ord bnshe
hampers; 6npe So white wrapped $50; yellow
CUcUMBERs Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. Cuba, crates. 4.5oa
KALE-suppies moderate; demand
light, light; market nnl36 steady Virginia. buShel
msha HS msrPPt stead9 %SdeF'tf
bufh aHN6vER 6a1kRts r few aishsf light de-
mand ndNoGaN SLOW: market Weak. Vlreinia.
bushel baskets fair condition 4oai5.
ORANGES-No carlot arrivals: two
Pfosen eafs on No. to SIZE
GRAPEFRUiT.One Florida one Texas
arrived; two broken and two unbroken
sa1s on m rssk re F9Tds ns od boxes to Nc si2e l.
LEMoNs-Caiifornia boxes. No. J..
7.oOa7 so; No. .. 5.00a5.5O.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
RAIL GAINS OFFSET
SURCHARCES LOSS
January Results Expected
to Be Somewhat Better
Than 1886 Marks.
By thc hssociated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 24.-The
January operating statements of rail-
roads thus far announced make q
somewhat less favorable comparison
with the previous year than they did
a few months back, but the results as
a whole have not been discouraging
to followers of rail fortunes.
One particularly bright aspect of the
situation. as the optimists see it. Is that
early reports indicate the January in
crease in operating revenues has been
more than sufficient to offset the loss
Of emergency freight charges. which
were relegated to oblivion by Interstate
Commerce Commission ukase with the
turn Of the year.
This means that aggregate net oper-
ating income apparently will be some
what higher than in January, 1896,
when all the reports are in. although
the margin Of improvement may vary
considerably with each individual road.
depending on special conditions and
maintenance policies.
In this connection analysts noted
freight carloadings in the first four
weeks of the month average better
Evening star., 1937-02-24
HARDWARE TRADE
CONTINUES CLIMB
Rapid Recovery in Flood
! and Strike Areas Is
: Shown by Reports.
NEW YORK, February 24.-With


EreeiaI Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 24.-With
unbounded relief at the passing of the
disastrous flood and the ending of the
most Immediately serious strike situa-
ton, latest reports show rapid re-
eovery in hardware sales and ship
ments in the affected areas. In all
other sections there have been unin-
terrupted gains over last years jan
uary and February showings, Hard
ware Age will say tomorrow in its
market summary. A number of
wholesalers are learning to plan spe-
cial sales campaigns for these usually
quiet months, and are keeping up
their own and their customers volume
by tempting offerings, contracted for
months in advance.
There has been great handicap of
unreasonable weather over large part
of the country, but where Winter
goods have suffered, other lines have
correspondence gained. Building and
farm activity has been better than for
similar periods in any recent year.
City shoppers have had no excuse for
staying indoors.
Vacation goods and luggage sports
equipment and clothing are lively
stock in trade for hundreds of hard
ware stores in the Winter resort areas
of the South and West and Winter
sports are making an ever-increasing
appeal with many new districts COM
peting this Winter for the travellers
interest.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

than IL per cent over 1885, while the
improvement in gross has been esti-
mated to. have averaged around 10
per cent.
Extraordinary situations prevailing
in various parts Of the country were
vividly reflected in statements of roads
serving the territory involved. South
ern Pacific, for instance, turned in a
remarkable 40 per cent increase in
gross and a 225 per cent gain in net
operating income. The good showing
was traced directly to the increased
business the line handled during the
maritime strike on the Pacific Coast.
On the other side of the fence rail
students found Chesapeake e. Ohio
suffered a decline Of IL per cent in
gross and nearly 40 per cent in net
operating income due to flood and
strike conditions in part on its terri
tory.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
Justice Butler, Log-Cobin
Born, Ranked as Wealthy
Nomination by Harding
Reused Midwest Pro.
gressiues' Walls.

Editors note-This is the third
OF series OF iDord portraits on
Supreme Court justices affected by
the Presidents court reorganiza-
tion recommendations. Justice
Butler ,oill pass the 70-year mark
March H.
BY the Associated Press.
Pierce Butler was born in Min
nesota log cabin, and the valedictory
music of his youth was the clanking
of milk cans he wrestled for college
money.
Genealogically he is as Irish as a
His birthday is st. Pat
rick's, as was his fathers, whose name
was Patrick.
Treasured among the anecdotal It'd
bits which are boarded in the Capt.
tai is the one concerning Justice
Butler and the Virginia imbecile
statute.
Target in Dissent.
Sole diSSenter of the decision which
upheld the right of the Old Dominion
to sterilize its mentally deficient, his
opinion put him on the receiving end
of a salty sally by the late Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Three generations of imbeciles are
enough" read the Holmes opinion
Mr.. Justice Butler dissents."
Viewed from the draped magnifi-
cence of the Supreme Court floor
Butler is a hulking man with piercing
blue eyes, a round face and thread
like curling hair.
His many friends know him as a
genial story teller, good companion
a jurist of untiring zeal, a stickler
for rigid interpretations of constitu-
tional rights and a bad golfer.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

Private practice, not public office,
rewarded him long before his days
on the bench with enough money to
be regarded in the Capital as wealthy.
He was considered an expert in rail-
road litigation.
PrOgressives Walled.
Nominated to the Supreme Court
by President Harding, he was seated
amid a chorus of loud walls by Mid
western Progressives.
He voted to uphold the Government
in the New Deals T. V. A. case and
against constutionality Of the N. r.
A., A. A. A. and the gold clause laws.
Chronology-Born March II, 1866,
Waterford Township, MINI. School,
Carleton College. Admitted to the
st. Paul bar in 1888 and practiced
there until his nomination to the
Supreme Court in 1922.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

TANGERINES-FIori 4s-bushel boxes
! 90; few l.o5.
VOCADOS-California boxes. 1.50a
$50 as to grade and size.
BRUSSELS SPR OU T s. California
drums s75a325.
HONEY DEWS-Chile. crates. 200.
HROOMS-Maryland 3-pound car
tons 4OaS5.
BEETS-Texas /, crates ! 40.
RHUBARB-Michigan, cases. ; 5.O0a5 80.
erS. .00a1.25.
PARSNIPS = Pennsylvania. labushel
baskets. 80.
TURNIPS-Georgia. crates. 90: Penn
sylvana bushel baskets. 80.
PEARS-No carlot arrivals; one broken
car or track
Evening star., 1937-02-24
JEWEL TEA SALES UP.

NEW YORK, February "a P.-
Jewel Tea Co., Inc, reported for the
four weeks ended January 80 total
sales OF $1,686,082 compared with
81 ,482 ,569 in the corresponding period
of 1886, an increase Of 1877 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
BRASS CITY'S FAME
Sons, Daughters Fig ure Prominently in Life's Picture in
 Various Ways.
CBY THOMAS F. MAGNER)


 The name and fame of Water bury - like Tennyson's brook goes on forever.
 Young men and women have gone out from this city to make their mark in life by every known profession. Whether it is back of the kleig lights in Hollywood or among the wheatf1elds of Kansas, one finds a native Waterburian who has made good. And they never forget the "home town" no matter how far they roam.
 It would be too difficult task to chronicle here the names ot all former Brass City residents who are today playing a promi- nent part in the business and pro- fessional life of our country.
 Little known to but few Water burians is the name of Brass City born boy, who at the age of 3l, arose from a shipping clerk to gen. eral manager of one of the largest chain store systems in Pennsyl- vania.
 In Detroit a former resident of this city has two secretaries to open his morning mail in one of the big automobile plants. The small, but picturesque town Of Billings, Montana, has elected a native Waterburians to the office of town treasurer for the past five years while the leading mo- ton picture house in Wheeling, West Virginia, is owned by an ex-Brass Cityite. And so the list goes on.
 Right now we are watching the big league box scores for the daily performances of Johnny Moore. of the Phillies in the same manner as we did back in the days when Roger Connor was with the New York Giants and George. La- Chance was with the Boston Red
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28

.YS
 Judge Thomas indicted the so- called double tax" method in his ruling, pointing out that the com pany, doing an installment busi- ness during the years when the tax was questioned, was forced to pay tax on business completed and tax paid in other years. He ruled, in part: "The position of the comnis- sioner is that the regulations require Q second payment of income tax on income that had already been fully tax paid, and that therefore the ad- ditional tax assessed on the accrual basis is less than 1t would have been had the tax been properly computed on the irstallme1t basis. The statute contains no such pro- vision requiring such second pay- ment and there is no way of so construing 1t except by reading into 1t words which are not there. The proposition shocks the conscience. It is ordinarily referred to as the double tax" method, but these words do not adequately describe 1t.
 "No double tax is imposed, but, by administrative requirement what seems to me to be wholly unauthor- ized, double payment of the same tax IS demanded. Even if such c tax charge were specifically imposed by statutory provision, its validity would be very doubtful, for 1t could be sustained only upon the entirely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
LIQUOR MEN TO STAGE BANQUET
Affair to Be Held at Way erly in Conjunction
 With Convention

Marshall F. Bannell, secretary and treasurer of te Connecticut whole sale Liquor Dealers association, Inc. announced today that plans were being. completed for the first annual banquet and convention of the as- sociation, to be held at Waverly inn, Cheshire, on August 19.
 The Connecticut Wholesale Liquor Dealers association, representing all branches of the wine, spirit and beer industry in Connecticut, and listing as members all wholesale liquor dealers, as well as the mapor- ity of distillers, rectiflers, bewerer and wine bottlers, has been in ex- istaiice practically since repeal and is recognized as the leading trade organization in the country.
 It is expected that leaders of the liquor and beer industry will gather at this annual banquet, and speak, CTS of national importance have been invited to address the conven- tion. Among those invited to speak are:
 Capt. Milford Alexander, federal alcohol administrator, Washington; Hon. Frank Bergin, chairman liquor control commission, Hartford; Hon Michael Costello, chief division oi beverages, Providence, R. l.; Hon Hugh Beirne, chairman, Connecti- cut Pharmaceutical commission; Maurice Colln, sales manager, Wehle Berwing O., West Haven.
 The con1mitte in charge of de- tails include Joseph Hannah, Hull Brewing O., New Haven; Richard Bates, L. c. Bates O., New Haven; Morris Brochin, Connecticut Inn porting O., New Haven; John Con- nelly, Brescome Distributors, Inc. Hartford; Sidney Eder, Coher Brothers of Greenwich, Inc, Green wich; Marshall Bannell, New Haven
 The present officers of the associa- ton include, president, John Con. molly, Hartford; vice-president, Ma. than Harrison, Bridgeport secre. tary.treasurer, Marshall F. Bannell New Haven.
 The association maintains perna- nent offices at 29 Whitney avenue New Haven, and through Marshall F. Bannell, has been credited Witt having been instrumental in attempt. ing to stabilize the wine, spirit ai1t beer industry in Connecticut. Tht association sponsored several bill' pertaining to the regulation of tht liquor industry which were adopted by the Connecticut legislature in tht last session.
 Professor Welsey A. Sturges oi Yale Law school who has been lonN Identified with the wholesale asso. ciation in an advisory capacity holds the position of arbitrator ir the liquor industry of Connecticut It is expected that Prof. sturgei will attend the banquet. Sturges is at present featuring at the University of North Carolina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 WILL DROP LINE

New Haven, Conn, July 2s.-(UP) -The New Haven railroad system today had permission of U. 8. dis trict court to abandon Its Fall River and New Haven lines.
 Both water routes, according to a decision of Judge Carroll c. Hincks have been unprofltabie for nun. Der of years. I feel the matter should no longer be kept alive"
 Vice-President Frank Wall, in charge of the reads trafilc, testi. fled the deficit of the Fall River line had increased from $iS,000 in 1880 to more than $500, 1000 last year and that passenger trafic had dropped from 3s3, ,404 in 1909 to l27,- 794 in 1936.
 Opposing the abandonment were Fall River Corporation Counsel George L. Sisson, and Newport, R. l., Solicitor Jeremiah A. Sullivan.
 The road also was given permis- sion to sell nine steamships.
 The New Bedford, Marthas Vine- yard and Nantuscket line is the only route operated by the system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28


 sox. Waterbury has sent many great baseball stars to the big leagues.
 In the theatrical world of yes- terday were the names of many local dancers, singers and per- formers.
 Remember Jack King" Altman the great tenor of the vaudeville team of Altman and Mayo? The King" was great baseball fan. He took great delight in watch ing the games in New York when he was playing the Keith Circuit. When Jack went to a game he would carry along an armful of newspapers and when the fifth inning was over he would have the papers torn to ribbons. It was just an old Altman custom and the grand stands sweepers used to frown when they saw him coming into the parks.
 Can you recall that swell act of FitzPatrick and Madden in "The Turn of the Tide? And that world famed acrobatic troupe headed by Lou Cronan playing under the name of "The Casting Campbells"? AS the term was applied by stage folk, they were all "out of Waterbury, Conn" Cronan was also a great football star in his younger days.
 The church has called many of our native sons to the priesthood and ministry. Some of Water bury's best known young men of the S0's and sos today have grown gray in the service of God and devoting their lives preaching the gospel of Christ.
 It's a tough job trying to get through traffic down in Bridge port, but you can make 1t easily if you give the high to two ex-Waterbury boys who are now coppers in the Park City. One is Jimmy" English and the other is "Pat" Leaden. English halls from the Brooklyn district while Leaden first wore diapers up on the Abrigador.
 "Dinny" Lynch of the Lafayette street Lynches Is wearing the ur1i- form of a fire lieutenant in Bridge etaoishrdlucmfwyppppyy, Bridgeport and If it's of any con- cern, the writer Is in the same categor..' as Lynch.
 When I retire on pension and the town fathers abide with my request that the name of Mag ner" be taken from "Magne Alley" in Brooklyn, then I'll move back where came from.
 Nevertheless, you'll find a Wa terburian almost any place you happen to stop at.
 And if you go to Heaven, you'll find thousands of homo town folks there, too! If you don't go to Heaven well, that's a horse from another livery stable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-28
ROCKVILLE MEN
 KILLED TODAY

Salem, Conn, July 2s.--(Up).- Three Rockville men on q fishing trip were instantly killed today when their automobile crashed head-on into a bread truck while travelling at a high rate of speed.
 The dead: Benjamin Blonstein, 67; Hyman Stone, 58; Lazarus B. Stein, 39.
 State police said the accident oc- cured about two miles south of Colchester, just over the Salem town line. Tire marks on the road, 1t was reported, Indicated their heavy ma chine swerved to the right, then to the left and crashed head-oii into c bakery truck.
 Albert H. Davis, eouthwick, Mass operator of the truck and . cori- panion, were uninjured.
 Police of the Groton barracks in- Vectigated.