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Evening star., 1938-08-09
BIRD BABY ABANDONED.
Parents of Outlaws Wife Relieved as
Couple Are Jailed.

CLEVELAND. Aug. 8 (P.-Relieved
that their daughter and son-in-law are
in custody. Joseph Sieber and his mild
hammered wife Anna. renewed today q
pledge to care for the baby that Bar
bara BirG abandoned for the role of a
big time fugitive's mate.
The wife Of Charles Bird, 26, last Of
a desperate bank robber gang to elude
capture. last September % Rugged and
kissed the infant. hastily kissed her
mother and embarked on a career that
held danger and possibly death.
From that day. Charles Joseph Bird,
jr. now Is months old, has not seen
his 24-yesr-old mother. who was cap
tured last night in Baltimore with her
gun-wielding husband
I'm glad" said Mr. Sieber, her
aging father There won't be any
more anxious nights"
Evening star., 1938-08-09
FARMER IS SLAIN
WITH TIRE PUMP
Companion Held by Police
After Man Dies in D. c.
Hospital.

Beaten with an automobile tire
pump, Herbert Canter, 25-year-old
farm hand Of Bright Seat, Nd, died
Of skull fracture in Casualty Hos
pital last night.
Prince Georges County police are
holding William C. Allen, 50. also of
Bright Seat, in connection with the
mans death. He is in Jail at Hyatts-
vile.
Omcers said Allen told them he
wrested the pump form Canter and
struck the farmland when the latter
attacked him during an argument over
his refusal to purchase some gasoline
for Canter's automobile.
Allen repeatedly told ofIicers he was
in store at Largo, Md, Saturday
night when Canter drove up and
offered to take him home. anly a short
distance from Canter's residence
I'VE stopped at the farm Of Lewis
Stamp, where l work. and he paid
me 81. and then We drove to Canter's
house." Allen was quoted as telling
Prince Georges police.
"Canter demanded that I buy some
gasoline for his machine. I had lost
the 81 and told him so. He ordered
me out Of the car.
"Canter became angry when took
nv time about getting out Of the
automobile. grabbed a tire pump and
attacked me- He knocked me down,
but got up and took the pump away
from him. He ran into the house
then and got a large stick and ran
toward me. I struck him with the
pump"
Allen was arrested by Policeman
r. A. Pearson. Police said he had
two broken fingers. which he said he
received when Canter hit him as he
was trying to arise from the ground.
Evening star., 1938-08-09

BACKGROUND
Charles Bird, Midmest desperndo,
captured in Baltimore last night,
had been at large since bFedkin0
Jail in Clepeldnd last year. He iUas
said to haze confessed at least seuen
Baltimore robberies and admitted
plans for sir hold-ups there. He
and tho others ,pere seized in 1887
on Federal kidnapping charges.
BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 9-The pre-
carious trail of freedom that Charles
Bird, Midwest desperate. has followed
since breaking Jail with his bank
robbing gang in Cleveland last year
had come to a dead end in a barred
Jail cell today.
Last of his notorious gang to be
caught. the dark-haired, 26-year-old
convicted robber and his attractive
24-year-old wife, blond Barbara
Seibert Bird, were trapped by detec-
tives last night and held for a series
of armed robberies here.
Captain of Detectives John A. Cooney
said Bird admitted his identity and
that Of his wife after the officer had
removed a piece of adhesive tape from
the mans arm and revealed the
tattooed initials &C. B."
Later the Bureau OF Identification
at police headquarters announced the
couple had been identified positively
through checking their fingerprints
with Cleveland police.
The Birds have year-old son,
Charles, jr., living with his grand
parents in Cleveland.
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen
G. Nelson said Bird confessed to at
least seven robberies here. including
the National Brewery hold-up in June.
and admitted he had planned to hold
up six Baltimore banks and business
houses.
Bird insisted. detectives said, that
although his wife drove his automobile
on his Jobs" she didn't know q
thing about what I was doing"
Their arrest ended flight that had
carried them to the West Coast. to
Eastern seaboard points. including
Boston, Atlantic City, Newark and
finally. Baltimore city Bird said he
had been warned was poison on
thieves
Capt. Cooney said Bird told him he
and his wife came here in May after
a 81, 500 hold-up in Boston. They were
forced TO abandon their car he said,
and later bought a new car. That car,
a big greelI sedan, led to their arrest.
Green Sedan Traced.
Philip Parks. liquor truck driver
held up August 3, gave detectives a
description of the green sedan and the
sleuths began tracing the model until
they found where their quarry lived.
On constant watch. the armed de-
tectives, led by Its. Louis Klingenberg
and Alan Crone and Sergt. Edward
Ward. saw the sedan pull up in front
Of a North avenue house last night.
They had so arranged their trap
that the couple had to park between
two planted" cars. A third squad car
hemmed in the green sedan and three
detectives with drawn guns surrounded
the machine
They SAID that although both Bird
and Ills wife carried pistols. they sur
rendered without a struggle. They
quoted Biro as saying to his wife:
Whats the use. It LOOKS like It's
all over, Babe"
Capt. Cooney said Bird told him
partner l1aG been arrested in Phila-
Evening star., 1938-08-09
GANGSTER KILLING
RAISES TOLL TO I
Chicago Man, 23, Is Slain
and Union Leader Also
Is Victim.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 9-Daylight today
uncovered the seventh gangster-style
Staying In Chicago within seven weeks
and the second within "a hours. None
have be m solved.
Huddlto near a wall Of the Chicago
White Sex baseball field. the body of
Sam Frog Lees) Picciotto. 70. was
found by passersby shortly after day.
break.
The park is less than q mile from
where James G. DUNCAN, business
agent o. painters union, was slain
last night.
Police said Picciotto was shot twice
through the neck from close range
with 4 .25-caliber pistol. Tire skid
tracks indicated, officers said. that the
body was thrown from an automobile
PicciottO. who detectives said pos
sessed a minor police record, lived less
than a block from the home OF Nick
Chiaramonte. fruit dealer, whose
gang-type Staying July "a Is still un-
solved.
Robbery Simulat ted Motive.
PicciottG's pockets were turned in
side out. But several coins lay near the
body, and detectives surmised that
robbery vas only the simulated motive.
An investigation was begun to deter
mine If the Staying was connected
with the ambush Of DUNCAN.
The 25-year-old union car. who
frustrated an attemupt on his life in
1884. was murdered in front of his
home. The shooting followed BY only
36 hours the assassination of two
political workers on the West Side.
DUNCAN was about to step into
his parked car when two men, whom
he apparently knew, approached.
While they were talking . third man
walked from behind q parked automo-
bile. The union leader recognized him
and started to run, witnesses said.
when the man drew a pistol and fired
four bullets Two Of them struck
DUNCAN H. the neck.
Volley Fired From Auto.
The thlee men ran to an automobile
which drew up to the curb and as
they stepped in one of the occupants
poked a pistol through window and
fired four shots. Two Of the bullets
struck DUNCAN in the head and
side, He DIED in hospital two hours
later.
Scores OF pedestrians, startled BY the
burst OF gunfire, saw the car speed
away.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
BY the Associated Press.


BRIANCON, France, Aug. 9.-An-
nual French army maneuvers along
the Italian frontier assumed more
than usual importance today. with
plans made for President LeBrun him.
self to interrupt his vacation to attend
The Alpine war games originally
were scheduled as only regional ex-
ercises. but gradually were expanded
in scope since French efforts to ne
gotiate friendship pact with Italy
broke down after Chancellor Hitler
OF Germany visited Premier Mussolini
last spring.
Stripped Of technical military lam
guage of the time e-honored subterfuge
of red and blue opposing armies"
the problem designed by the general
staff Is one Of counter-attack against
an invader from the East-which
would be Italy.
The games eonformed 10 the strs.
tesie advantass Hhieh ths szsat
Evening star., 1938-08-09
REVUE TO BE STAGED

A musical revue, "Eaton's Antics"
will be presented by the Rambling
Theater Of the Community Center De-
partment, tomorrow at 2:30 pm. at
the John Eaton School. Thirty fourth
and Lowell streets NV The same
play will be given Friday at Children S
Hospital.
The performers include Doris Ben
nett, John Maurer, Lois Redman, Joe
Peabody. Tony Miller. Pat Brady.
Francis Ugast, John Short. Joe Dun
nigan, Lorraine Gatti, Freddie Ugast,
Willard Nails. jr.; Ben Smith and Bill
Rawson. The revue Is directed by
M: Forney Reese and Paul Messink.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
CAMPAIGNS WITH SONG

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 9 [F.-Dr.
Arthur c. Wherry. former president
of the American Dental Association.
set out yesterday with q bag full of
range songs on a tuneful trail he
hopes will lead him to the United
States Senate.
DR.. Wherry, a Republican seeking
the office to which Democratic Sena-
tor Ebert d. Thomas is seeking re-
election, believes music hath charm"
at the polls. and accordingly took
along a cowboy orchestra with him
on a Statewide political tour.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
DR.. COBLENTZ DIES
Clerk of Maryland Chassis Was in
Office for 20 Years.

BALTIMORE. Aug 9 ,P).-Dr. Lloyd
e. Coblentz. D. D.. for 20 years State
clerk of the Maryland Chassis and Of
the Synod of the Potomac Of the Re-
formed Church. died at his home here
today. He was in his 74th year.
For the last ~ years he had been
connected with st. Paul's Reformed
Evangelical Church here. Dr. Cohlentz
was born near Middletown, Frederick
County, November 20. 1864, and studied
at Franklin and Marshall College and
the Theological Seminary.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
w. P. A. BILLS RUSHED

RALEIGH. N. c., Aug. 9 (P.-The
Senate and House passed yesterday,
on first readings, bills to enable North
Carolina and its subdivisions to par
ticipate in 4 P. w. A. building pro-
gram.
Meeting in special session, the two
Houses considered the measures simul-
taneously to expedite their final pas
sage, which will require at least six
days. Each measure must pass three
readings on three separate days in
each House.
Evening star., 1938-08-09
WEATHER REPORT
District of Col


change gentle, variable winds
portions change
vginia-Pay probably
much change in
Evening star., 1938-08-09
SPANISH LABOR OFFICIAL
AIMS TO SEE ROOSEVELT
Gonzalez Pena, En- Route to
Mexico, Asks to Confer With
Envoy, Fernando de los Rios.

BY tic Associated Press.
BARCELONA. Aug e.-Gonzalez
Pena. secretary of the U. G. T. tGen-
eral Union Of Workers., will visit for
three days in New York, beginning
August %, en- route to Mexico.
During his stay in the United States
he expected to confer with trade union
los Rios, Spanish Ambassador to
Washington. and hoped to be able to
see President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1938-08-09

Pressure continues Icy from Northe.n 9rdS:,
eastward TO- the mouth Of Hudson Strait
turbance Of slight intensity is moving east
ward being central about 200 miles east
Of NANTUCKET. Mass. With loves! press pressure rre
has rsmsinea p.aetssIyd sts,ion:Ty u,x DSf eyer
-. rs inches. Pressure continues high. but
falling IN the region Of Bermuda 81
westwsrd to the South ATLANTIC and u east .;.t
inches. Another hiRh-pressure area is
moving eastward over ontaro' White White
lively high over the southern Lake region
Grand Rapids. Mich. 30.14 inches Dur
storms have occurred in the middle Gull
States. portions Of the Atlantic states. nn
palachian resion;; the Lower Ohio hnrtn hand and
Plains States. the northern Rocky Noun
tam region and in Northern Arizona. west
ern New Mexico. Utah and Western Colo
rado Temperatures have fallen slightly
in the middle Plateau and portions OF the
North Atlantic States
Evening star., 1938-08-09

Record for Last "a Hours.
Groom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 30. At 1:10 pm. yesterday;
year ago. 81.
Lowest 13, at an. today; year
ago. 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90 on July II.
Lowest. Is. on January %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayo
Highest, a6 per cent, at l 30 am. today.
Lowest, SO per cent. at noon today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic survey
Evening star., 1938-08-09
River Report

Potomac River very cloudy and ehen-
andoah River muddy at Harpers Ferry:
Potomac muddy at Great Falls today.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1938-08-09

AltnCush agriculture is the SOuthS
biggest business, the sunny land yields
wealth other than the 81 crops of
farm, orchard and berry patch. From
fast-growing forest not yet cut over
come tu'pentine, pulp wood. yellow
pine timber. The watery margins OF
Southern States-which have over
half of the Nations coastline-are
fertile with fisheries, sponges, shrimp,
crabs and oysters, The rich oil field
that curves up from Mexico around
the Gulf gives Texas and Oklahoma
lead In the country's production of
petroleum; with Arkansas and Louisi-
ana they account for approximately
two-thirds of the total output of the
United States. Texas has virtually
world monopoly on helium gas and
sulphur. Arkansas Is the foremost
United States source Of aluminium and
Oklahoma Of zinc.
Already the manufactured products
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
Dupont Buried
By Rofarians

In mock funeral service COM
plete from pail bearers to obSequieS,
DR.. Norman E. Dupont finished his
year as president of the El Centro
Rotary club Thursday, and James
E. Brock, incoming president, was
installed.
The occasion was the weekly
luncheon at the Barbara Worth
hotel when the banquet room was
dimmed With M. j. DoWd intoning
the service, pail bearers brought
in a coffin in which DR.. Dupont
was placed during the service. Pail
bearers consisting of steve Harris.
Harry Sones, c. r. Clough, and
Pat Glasgow, each holding a light
ed candle, stood by the bier as Dowd
reviewed the presidential life" O.;
Dupont. Dupont, in the coffin,
smoked a cigar throughout the serV-
ice.
After Dowd's recitation, DR.. War
rem E. Fox sang Goodbye Forever
and then, from an anteroom, o. C.
Horne blew taps, after which g.
salute with cap pistols was accord
ed by the pallbearers. The coffin,
with Dupont still inside, then was
wheeled from the room.
The program was arranged by
Harry Maddux, chairman. 1t in
cluded a report for the fiscal year
by Secretary Howard Soper, ano
talks by Brock and Dupont.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
Police Doubt |. A.
kidnapping Story
In Rdnsom-No
Missing Woman Seen in
Santa Barbara Last
Week, Say Officers

LOS ANGELES, June 30.
(UP) - A note demanding
$1,000 ransom for the return
of his missing wife was in the
hands of Abraham Pierce to-
day but police expressed doubt that
she has been kidnapped.
Mrs. Marie Pierce, Al. disappeared
from home June II and was last
seen Friday in Santa Barbara
where she cashed a check. On Sun
day the first of two purported ram
som notes was tossed on her hus-
bands front porch. 1t read:
Il have your wife and want ST 900
Or else. You will hear from me
later" The second note came Mon
day:
"Are you ready? Get the $1,000
in $5 and $40 bills. Don't say moth
ing to nobody if you know what is
right. She is o. K, unless you
make a slip Put a personal in the
Daily News Qocal morning news
paper saying: Sam, everything is
alright. Will name place as soon
as l hear from you. Keep quiet"
Police placed the advertisement
In the newspaper personals column
as requested on Tuesday, and hear
ing nothing, released the ransom
notes to the press last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30

liquor, brewing, motor vehicle and
racing interests in California.
He admitted receiving $50. .OOC
yearly from the California Brew
ers Institute; $4,000 annually from
the Motor Carriers association; sin
excess of $31 900 annually from the
Santa Anita race track; and 5000
each from Chicago brewing COM
pany and the Pabst Brewing COM
pany of Milwaukee.
He also admitted receiving $4,000
annually from steam railroads and
$4,000 which is paid to his assistant,
Frank F. Flynn, from California
wholesale liquor dealers. Because
OF previous contracts, payment of
the last item is received through
Flynn, who also publishes the West
Coast Brewers magazine for him,
SamiSh testified.
Under questioning by Special
prosecutor George M. Naus, Samish
said his duties included informing
liquor interests which California
newspapers were most favorable to
oi'SiAi, eeoFAoiiS OiiClll VII duV6TUlSlIl8
appropriations, mediating disputes
between employers and employees,
policing" within the liquor indus
try, watching elections, studying
initiative and referendum measures
and studying board of equalization
measures.
A bitter battle between Samisn
and Gov Frank F. Merriam was ap-
parent as the hearing opened, fol-
lowing action of the lobbyist in pub
fishing letters from Merriam show
ing the men to be close friends in
1884 when Merriam was reelected,
and documents that Samish con-
tributed to the Merriam campaign
fund.
The lobbyist promised to bring
more records for the jury and dis
tict attorneys investigators to ex-
anime. Special Prosecutor George
M. Naus, after preliminary exam
lnation of the documents, however,
remarked unofficially the most sig
nificant fact was what did not ap-
pear in the records.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
CoacheIIa Canal
Beginning Slated
z okes
Form i'm
River
Colorado Backs Up
Behind Imperial.
arker Dams

Two new lakes appeared
on the Colorado river Thurs
day as brown waters piled up
behind Parker and Imperial
dams.
With shut locks, Imperial i'm
pounded the first of $4,000 acre feet
while ITS miles above it a lake that
eventually will feed thirteen south
ern California cities spread out be-
hind the snowy concrete of Parker
dam.
Two diversion tunnels. which have
carried the Colorado river around
Parker dam during construction
were plugged up early Thursday
United Press dispatches from the
damsite reported, starting forma-
ton of 55-mile long lake from
which the Metropolitan water dis
trlct will draw one billion gallons
day through the 392-mile aoueduct
to Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, just north of Yuma
at Imperial dam, headworks for
the All American canal, the rivers
flow was checked by the dams
l200-foot concrete arm that will
back up enough water to serve I'M
perial Valley while the Parker lake
receives its first "dose" of 25O.O00
acre feet. When Parker lake is
at capacity it will contain 717,OO0
acre feet.
H. P. Bungar, construction en-
gineer for tine Bureau of Reclama-
ton at Parker dam, estimated
restricted flow would be permitted
Thursday night. M. J. Dowd, chief
engineer of the Imperial Irrigation
District, declared:
1T should take three or four days
before Parker has its first quota OF
250000 acre feet
Complaints from Imperial Valley
farmers that water supplies in the
present canal system through Mex
leo ran low late Tuesday and We'd
nesday were explained by irrigation
district officials as due to the
Parker dam diversion. A sufficient
head is available now, however, to
meet all needs.
Next year, when Imperial dam
Continued on Page 2; Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30

fair, he spoke cut against the sup
preston of art and culture in SUCH
way that he left no doubt in his
listeners minds that he was re-
ferring to events in Germany since
the Nazis took power. He men,
toned no names.
Declaring that education must be
kept intellectually free, he said that
such things did not need as much
emphasis a generation ago; but
when the clock of civilization can
be turned back by burning libraries,
by eXiling scientists, artists, musi-
clans, writers and teachers, by dis
persing universities, and by censor
ing news and literature and art an
added burden is placed upon those
countries where the torch of free
thought and free learning still burns
bright"
IF the fires Of freedom and civi.
liberties burn low in other lands
they must be made brighter in our
own" he said. IF in other lands
the press is censored we must re-
double our effort here to keep il
free"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
Alien Spies Have All Destroyer
Secrets Of U.S.. to End Of 81,
Investigator Tells Newspaper

NEW YORK, June 80. UP)-
The New York World-Telegram
quoted an unidentified source close
to the investigation of foreign es-
pionage in this country which sale
today that Germany and Japan had
obtained plans of every type of de-
stroyer built by the United States
from 1880 to the end of 1887.
A spy ring, 18 members of which
are under Indictment, is known to
have had considerable success III
purloining plans for army pursuit
planes but it was not suspected
that it had been able to get data
on the many American advances
in destroyer construction in thai
period, the World-Telegram said.
A federal source was quoted. as
saying that agents of the ring had
succeeded in transmitting details on
five major destroyer types repre-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
Woman
Held in
Killing
Calexico Wife
Guarded at Co.
Hospital

Mrs. John Mason, who told
two stories concerning the
fatal shooting of Mike Golsh
at her Calexico home Satur-
day, is prisoner in the coun-
ty hospital while investigation OF
her case continues.
She was brought back to Imperial
county late Wednesday after physi-
clans IN a coast hospital removed
1er rioht eve and evtract0d bull
let from her scalp. She told officers
she shot Golsh because he struck
her, inflicting deep wound over
her right eye. Later she said she
tried to, kill herself after shooting
) Gclsh stwice during a quarrel.
She was found in dazed condi-
ton in her home Saturday morning
with the dead body CT the man
friends said she tried to take from
his wife and children, lying in a
pool Of blood on a bed in the next
room.
The couple was found by a fellow
employe of Golsh sent to search
for him because he did not report
for work. Saturday, the day of the
shooting, was known to have been
Golsh's last day at the meat shop
where he worked several years. He
was said to have been discharged
because he and Mrs. Golsh quarrel
ed on her frequent visits to the
store.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
Patients Can't Pay. Socia|ite Doctor
Calls Coroner, Then Ends Own Life

20 years, DR., Bixby made a final
round of his clients yesterday NOR
ming in an attempt to raise enough
money to pay his office rent and
satisfy his bankers.
Il have tried to collect from pa
tients owing me thousands of dol
lars for years. I find them all tc
be in worse circumstances than
Their condition is heartbreaking
ne wrote.
From noon until after 5 O'Clock
Dr. Bixby sat in his office brooding
Outside his office was a sign: %
am sorry but I can't keep office
hours this afternoon"
AT $50 pm. ne called his ole
friend. Deputy Coroner OLeary.
When OLeary arrived he found
DR.. Bixby lying on floor. He
had shot himself in the head with
a dum-dum rifle bullet.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-30
lie arm to Live.
Kiwanians Urqed

SAN FRANCISCO, June 80. (UP)
Delegates to the Kiwanis Inter
national convention here prepared
today to return to their office desks
in the United States and Canada
with an admonition that KiWanians
and all businessmen should find
more ways of getting pleasure out
of life.
1--WE see too many men forgetting
how to live" Roe Fulkerson, Florida
humorist and editorial writer for
the Kiwanis magazine, told the dele
gates as they assembled for their
final session before adjourning.