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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
7 Valley Youths
At Calf. Poly

Imperial Valley has seven STU
dents at California Polytechnic COL
lege. San Luis Obispo according
to Ernest Frame, director of ag-
riculture for Imperial Valley high
school.
Valley boys at this institution
are: Dale Barnes, of Brawley; Earl
Bishop, John Waterman, Harry
Graham, Henry House, Bob Procsal
Of Ell Centro and Stanley Scaroni
OF Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21

Mindanao island, is 900 miles from
Manili. For many years it had been
apparent that the japanese had
selected it as the base for a fu-
ture attack on the Philippines.
There has been q large japanese
colony there for years.
ALIENS ROUNDED UP
Within 48 hours of the japanese
attack on the United States, Philip
pines constabularymen had round
ed up approximately $4,000 Japanese
in the islands, and of these $1,000
had been arrested in Dayao pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21

we're meeting strong "l.istGNtG.1
PATROL ACTIVITY
An earlier commuaiquc hal re-
ported intensified patrol activity in
the three other invasion zones
Vigan, in western La2on island;
Aparli. in northern La29n and Le-
gaSpi, in southern Luzan
In striking at Davao, the Japanese
had finally started an expected at
tempt to seize Dayao Bay which
could be used as naval base for
big scale operations.
Davao. at the southern enc Ct
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
By Willis Thornton.
Geography No Longer to be Trusted

rec attack that would certainly
have come had j. been possible.
They az : temporary shield on.I
They cannot protect Us permanent
X or w.,h the slightest assurance
Tor :Ae tatare.
Only re elimination from the
wcs,d p.c:ar- q. tEzse forces WHICH
nave 80 calous.y aocEcG ihe world
hopas OF 2 peaceab.a order offers
the slightest hope CT future peace
We haYe be.o.e Is { period G
trial. There Will be hardship nc.
the tiny incCayenierces " haze
thas lar suffered. ou- rea, hard
ships perhaps real S-ffe-..g and
death
We face them unf!irc:..ng,y. for
the sake q the fuJur- On tbs
read there Is no turning bacE.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
MEXICAN DIES

Jose L. Gonzalez, Mexican laborer,
died from a heart attack Friday
night while en- route to a BraWley
hospital from inland.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21

Let every American remember
this:
Except fer ;he chance Of gee
grapay. San Francisco or San Diego
or Seattle might have received or
the infamous December : the same
deadly intr0duc.lcn TO UaT that
came 10 Honolulu and Manila.
Japan has wiIled war with the
United States Wac without, VAIN
ing. war O: which tie first notice
is the first bomb, Except f0r tie
fortunate fac: that continental
United States is this far OF Of
reach. we should have felt in the
midst Of our own great continental
cities, the fury Of MS das.ardly
assault L may come yet
So we are one win Norway. and
the Netherlands. and Belgium after.
all. When the German invaders
swiftly ana silently descended on
those countries without warning
we We're horr..Ied, We were s%m-
pathetic. bl; Ne did no; ice! the
reality as Bang anything that
might touch Is directly Now i ma,
come also 70 Us. We are one with
every country de.endlng it> free
dom agains, aggression. Perhaps We
always We're Now a. las. il Is ciear.
Be sure VI are .n5aced Tie
mere fac, Id. TIE alca. step
had u be taE~n l.: J4an 1ar OIL,
in the Pacl.le l. m,ge coincidence.
Thus far geography protected u.
But geography = no longer 10 BE-
relied upon Longer range bomb
ers. new a..d desG.er devices at
sea. IT, fall d bases winch bring
japanese aI!Ie.Cs nearer and near
er, these factors are stripping away
the last sn.cQs ot Or reliance Oh
mere geography
We see Nv written IN the blood
of our own murdered cOultrymen,
the lesson " wee 50 reluctant to
learn .SeeuI'E He- not IL remote
ness. but j. 1ae l,..-eti0n Of the
very airNclds Gee ya arms .ac-
tories and eOyo,au'.t from which
the menace conc. Tae oceans az
no sate,f any noe though ~ :
shc.c Us temporarily .=on tn d.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
SENT TO JAIL

SENT TO JAIL
Ford :. Kyes, Camp Seeley soldier,
recently was sent to the county jail
Tor YEAR after he pleaded guilty
- raping an FL Centre girl. He ask
~ for probation but his request
-. deMIed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
American General
May Command All
Allies in Orient

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 up -
The antiaXlS powers may be pre-
pairing a Super-strategy plan that
will place Americas newest gen.
e.al --- Douglas Macarthur - in SUI
pIeme command of all allied forces
ii the crucial Far Eastern struggle
This possibility was viewed today
as the real answer to President
Roosevelt's action in promoting Nc
Arthur, chief of the U. S. Army of
the Philippines, to temporary rank
as full general.
And it seemed to add up because: :
/. Mr. Roosevelt announced the
promotion even as he confirmed
that plans for establishing an inter
allied command to master-mind o.
erationS on a world wide front are
being discussed here.
. Swift senate approval Of the
promotion came on the admitted
basis that Macarthur probably would
have to have the rank of full gen.
eral to deal on an equal basis
with military officials of Americas
allies.
LONDON WILLING
g. London, which broke the first
news of the contemplated inter
allied war council. suggested earlier
in the week that Macarthur would
be the preferred choice to COM
mand the allied armies of the Far
East
4 Macarthur has added tremend-
CuSly to his prestige as a ShreWd
tactiCian with his brilliant direction
of the Philippine defenses-the one
bright spot in the Far Eastern pic
ture.
On the basis of these develop
mtnts, it was predicted that one of
the first strategic strokes of the
supreme allied war council. once It
is created, Will be TO give Macarthur
full charge of the big show in the
Far Eastern theatre Of conflict.
And it is no military secret that
the center of this big show is Singa-
pore. The big British naval base is
the heart of the allied defenses in
that area. Hong Kong already may
be lost to the British, But, from :
standpoint of military values, Hong
Kong is only a sideshow
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
DON'T WAIT FOR COMPULsIoN

How bes. 10 preserve liberties in
wartime? One Of the bast ways
IS 70 anticipate wind. must De doAc
ana 90 il Voluntarily. making COM
pulsicn unnecessary.
For Instance: We Know that lie
-ubber C Malaga viii be cur oil
- the VA. That means utmost
economy W.tn what rubber We nave
Don't vast il; don't driye merely
Q rlCe around. Don.t waste gaso-
line. Don't let scrap ron .e around
ne house cr barn unused. There
Will be need for every bit 0. II:
> fact, shortage l5cm5 Ge- i 70
&c junk men.
Don't waste food Don't waste
anything. TIE call III. come soon
enough for restriction. perhaps even
-aticning. Put it of voluntarily.
The American people are intel
igent people, capable 0: cooperating
without compuls-ens L. oeglll
now
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-21
NOW CHINA Is OUR ALLY

The United States IA always
been sympathetic toward Ch.aa.
Since the earliest d. when China
was helpless before concesSloo-d"-
manding EUROPEAN powers and 4
rapacious japan tEc Un!tec o'atas
mas stood for it l.bnrtv and ce-
cancy toward Chine T. 1902 "
returned nea:I. sI26o5 yCa ~ China
N indcmn!ti-s p.-d q yg.- =
the BoXe. upli.... C...s I'D -
money to educa.r gD..e c.@.e =
in the United State= J. pa.9 Do,a
OF Us
China has been hasmrallg s"...t-
ing Japans aegrcss.o. To- uo.e
than four years Nov W.. ~. are IL
her position victims T.. tae SAINT
Unsuitable auL.uor Wla'eser ,.e
ormal relations ls.a-- e.. ,ae tHo
countries - IN" .'us!'.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16

objeto de la fiesta era ell presen-
tar a las Damas integrantes de
esta nueva Secci6n, la que esta
cOmpuesta por senoras que en-
I'm tempo prestaron su decidi-
da cooperation al Centre.
La mesa de esta Secci6n la in
tegran las siguientes damaS
Presidenta, Monina Menjn(ez,
en- un tempo Presidenta de la
,Secci6n de Damas; Vice Presi-
denta, Tulsa Gonzalez; Secreta-
ria, Lola Vega; Rosario Con-
zaiez, Tesorera.
La concurrencia fue obsequia
da con dulces y un delicioso
"ponche'.
Sc bail6 con la orquesta la
Tropical, cantando la Srta.
Mercedes Sanchez.
A continuation damos a CO.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16

que el "punto" Sc confie a su
honradez.
AhGra bien, la ley propuesta
es justa, por cuanto ell q. apunta
como el banquero y ell apunta-
dor, saben que la Bolita es lie
gal, 10 mismo que Ia LOteria, ell
"pajarito" Y otros medios de sa-
car dinero a los "tontos'.
La Bolita sc apunta ahora por
telefono, por medic de emisa-
rios y utilizando otros recursos,
Diputados y policias persigue
a los boliteros; pero su labor Sc
hace cada vez mas dificil.
La ley propuesta en- la CAPT
tai, 81 es aprobada, esperamoS
que no Sc applique en- escala ma.
yor a los infelices de pocos re.
cursos, sine a las Seioronas y
senorones que actualmente sor
los mejores ''marchantes' de Ia
Bolita semiencubierta, de los
(PGSG a la ia. pdg.)
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
Capitulo de E'nfermos

En- la presente semana cuen'
ia la SOciedad Circulo Cubanc
con los siguientes enfermos
Francisco Fernandez Herman
DEE, Francisco Espino, AngeI
Palermo, Pedro Reyes Fernan.
dez, Ramon Monies de Oca, Hi
ginio Romera, Alfredo Pihero,
Emighio Valdes, Jose Verdes
Guerra, Calixto Casanova, Pro
ceso San Martin, Ramon Axiom
so Valdes, Andres Morales, Ma
rio Marti Pita, Herminio Rodri-
guez, Raymond Murggado, Ma
nuel Perez Duarte, Blanca We
ga, Argelia San Martin.
Avelino Reyes, Maria Tulsa
Dfaz, JESUS Quesada, Gloria
Aedo, Antonio Colado, Oscar
Rodriguez, Agapito Alfonso, An
tonic Duarte Rodriguez, Consue
10 Galleiro, Edelmira Valdes y
Jose DelgadO Martinez
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
La Function de Hoy

Hara hoy su tercera presenta
ci6n la Comrahia Guiana, en- el
teatro del Circulo.
Sc ha escogido la preciosa o.
bra bufa de Julio Diaz, titulada
"Maldito Calor".
En- la segunda parte habra un
gran acto de variedades, en- ell
que participaran la soprano Sra
Estelita Echezabal, Mimi BuJo-
mes. ell "negrito" Gown, Virgil
MIA y Margot y Ell gallegO Apa-
ricio. No faltara la rumba final.
A la bora en- que escribimos
estas lineas, quedan muy pocas
localidades diSponibles.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
La fiesta de maHana

La fiesta de mdhdna
I'm dia mas y llegaremos a la
tan ansiada fecha II de Mayo,
escogida por la Secci6n Atletica
del Circulo Cubano para su Yer
bena Cabaret.
Muy satisfedho Sc muestran
los distintos comites por la gran
acogida que ha tenido esta fies-
ia. Piensan batir todos los re
cords" anteriores, incluyendo la
Inauguration del Patio-Jardin
que va es mucho decir,
Hoy hicimos una vista al Pa
tio-Jardfn, y alli admiramos los
p~ensamientos, rosas, crisante
mos, claveles y otras especies.
A las 1870 Sc abriran la
puertas de la casita Guiana y Il
fiesta comenzara a las once, cor
tinuando llasta las cinco de l.
mahana.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
PaIpitaciones de
la %colonia latina
LA BoLITA

LaBolita no Sc ha terminado
en- Tampa y podemos asegurar
que no Sc terminara.
Sc ha ~presentado en- la legis'
latura un proyecto de ley que
castigara al vendedor de hume
ritos, al 'banquero" y al pun
to" es decir al individuo o Ia in
dividua que sueha y juega. 81 la
ley es aprobada, ell "ban3uero"
podra robar al "punto" con ma
yor impunidad.
Ell banquero tratara de guitar
los "talonarios" del canine y a.
puntar "a la memorial, de modo
La gaceta., 1941-05-16

nocer los nombreS de las seno-
ras ALI presente: Luisa Coma
lez, Elena Gonzalez, Conchita
Lopez, Violeta Rodriguez, Anne
liza Moran, Deltina Diaz, Mar
gle Segall, Dolores Menendez,
Adelfa Diaz, M. Ramentol, J.
Pelaez, NJ. Gonzalez, c. Diaz, jr.
Margarita Sanchez, Carmen
Gonzalez. Z. Solares. j. Diaz,
Mary Gryant, Laura MOTTO, ].
Marines. Virginia LaCorte, Ma
mie Mortellaro, Eliza Iglesias,
Palomina Martinez, Onelia San
lana, Consuelo Aizpuru, Mari
ma Fernandez, Olga Benito, Pi-
lar Castillo, Olga Llaneza, Nj
bia Santana, Marie Fernandez,
Chela Perez, j. Fidalgo, A. Re
YES, R. Calvert, Margarita Pla-
tas, Maria Rodriguez, Zoraida
Alfonso. Josefina Fernandez, &c
nerosa Torres, Manuela Fernan
dez, Chela Martinez, A. Lopez,
Amelia Landeira, Rosa Huerta,
Ramona Men&ndez, Belarmina
Fernandez, A. Muniz, E. Vega y
Generosa Fernandez.
Muchos exitos deseamos a In
Secci6n de Damas Enthusiasts
del Centre Asturiano.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
Pr6Tinlo Bale

Recordamos que Ia Union lie
Panaderos de la localidad cele-
brara una gran fiesta bailable
ell sabado, 7 de JUNO. Sc efec-
tuara en- los salones de la Socie-
dad S. N. S. Italia, sito en- la ca
lie 10 Y Octava avenida.
Con Ell expresado deseo de
complacer a todos los gustos, Sc
han contratado los servicios de
las or2uestas Don Francisco
" Manuel Sanchez, para las
pleas americans, y Ga Tro-
pical" y LA Sonora" para las
pleas cubanas y espanolas.
Tambien recordamos que es-
ia Union tiene anunciado para
ell domingo % de JUNO un Gran
Picnic.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
NOTAS SOCIALES
(PoR MARIO RODRIGUEZ

Atl6tica del Circulo Cubano, re-
eibo una cort&s invitaci6n para
la Verbena Cabaret que efec-
tuatuara esa Secci6n, manana,
S&oado, en- su edificio social
Muy agradecido a la atenci6n.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16

Anoche asistimos al PARTY"
que en- honor de la nueva Sec
ci6n de Damas Enthusiasts del
Centre Asturiano Sc celebr6 en-
la sala principal del edificio de
la avenida Nebraska.
Qued6 a gran altura y a la
misma asistieron todas las
miembros de las secciones, direc
tiva e invitados.
Hablando con ell Sr. Jose A.
Gonzalez, presidente general de
la SOciedad, me inform6 que el
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
Para ell 8 de JuniO

Con inusitado interes laboran
los componentes de la Logia
Francisco Ferrer No. 45 en- la
preparation del Picnic que efec-
tuaran ell Domingo 8 de JUNO,
La gaceta., 1941-05-16

en- los salones de la Logia Agui-
las de Orc.
Seg1n nos informa Andres
Garrido, la fiesta principiara
con un s~uculento almuerzo.
Daremos otros detalles.
La gaceta., 1941-05-16
Santos del DtG
Juan N~epomucemo.

Una InvitGci6n
Firmada por ell Sr. Luis San
chez, presidente de la Secci6n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-30
Elsie Robinson
Today's Woman Is Gallant
AS Well as Courageous

Know that , gay little tune
that's been making the rounds.
'There'll be o m e changes
nader" That song fits this talk,
for there certainly have been
changes made, lovely, happy
changes. vh
Learn GslIsniry
Women who'd grown hard with
success cold with their own
efficiency melted grew
warm learned to say, Il need
you. dear" And men who'd
grown hurt and warped and
angry. stretched out their arms
and took them home!
Yes. they've always been
gritty and giamorous, these bril-
liant. efficient American women.
But now perhaps they've learned
how fai ures can hurt and
shame. They've learned to be
something else, too some
thing greater than grit or
glamour-they've learned to be
gallant as well.
Copyright lsti by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-30

SOMETHING HAS been hap
pening to American women In
the last Is years, especially to
!, working wives.
Goes without saying, Ameri-
can women have always had
plenty of what ii takes. Charm,
wit, good looks. smartness, the
ability to see and seize oppor-
tunities. And amazing courage.
Which, added up. s ON ! d
amount to plenty. And did. Yet.
there was something wrong.
Something lacking. Something
which made for suspicion and
coldness between the sexes, par
ticularly as time went on and
feminine careers skyrocketed.
Nothing strange about that.
Women were just beginning to
get their industrial stride when
World War No. / stopped. That
war had given them jobs, dis
tinction and power of which they
had never dreamed. And they
took to them like ducks to
water.
Husbands, brothers and sweet.
hearts came back from the front
to fnd wives, sweethearts and
sisters sitting in the job they'd
once held 1. and refusing to
give them up!
Feminine Power
Unhappy. chaotic days, those
were, back In the twenties. With
both men and women discover
ing this new and tremendous
feminine power and efficiency.
Discovering and, I'm afraid.
Haunting II! Yes, I'm afraid we
win have 20 admit, sisters. we
didn't make things any easier
for the boys!
And there was more than a
bit of revenge in our independ-
ence. We'd had to take the back
seat for so long, ourselves
had to swallow so much mascu-
line complacency and dominance
seeing men take il for
granted that we were the stupid,
helpless sex. Wed have been
supernatural IL we didn't try to
rub IT IN now and then.
Bitter Pill
As for the men. Il was a Bit
ter pill 10 swallow. How does a
jobless man feel, having to watch
his wife support the home where
he was once Mr.. Big!
That was In the twenties. Then
came the thirties. with depres-
sion and tough breaks for every
one--wife and husband alike.
Then something happened May
be II was the sharing that did
IL sharing the hurt as well
az the happiness. Seeing all the
dreams break all the pride
fall In the mud. Whatever the
reason
Something happened TO women.
back there in the turbulent
thirties.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Employment in District
15.3 Pei. Above Year Aqo

Employment in the District in
March totaled 374,000, an increase
of 1873 per cent over March, 1910,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics re-
ported yesterday. Between February
and March, employment gained
5000, or 2.3 per cent.
In Maryland, civil non-agricultural
employment totaled $4,000, an in
crease of 2 per cent for the month,
and lit per cent above the March,
1910, figure. Employment in Vir-
ginia in March, $4,000, increased 4
per cent over February, and was 16.2
per cent higher than year ago.
For the country as whole, nom
agricultural employment reached
37,218,000, the highest March level
on record. The gain for the month
was 290, 900, and for the year 1856, ,00O
Factory employment and pay rolls
reached new record high levels in
March, both increasing by about
double the seasonal gain. The en-
ployment index stood at 119.9, and
the pay roll index reached 13l.
The largest percentage increases
In employment over March of last
year were reported by States which
have become centers of defense
activity, the Labor Department
pointed out. In addition to the
District, Maryland and Virginia. two
other States had gains of Is per
cent or over. They were Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Miss McNaughfon Heads
Home Economics Group

Miss Edna McNaughton, professor
of home economics at the University
of Maryland, was reelected presi-
dent of the Maryland Home Eco
nomics Association at the annual
spring meeting of the group at the
university yesterday.
Other officers named were Miss
Daisy Smith, Western Maryland
College, vice president; Miss Joseph
inc Doyle, Hamstead High School,
treasurer; Miss M Gladys Dicker-
son, Elkridge High School, vice
counselor.
Some 200 home economists at
tended the all-day session and heard
Miss Irene Wright of the cultursa
relations division of the State De-
partment urge them to become
better acquainted and more friendly
with the other people of the world"
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst of the
Governors Committee on National
Defense proposed an advisory COM
mittee representing the various
women'S organizations of the State
as a step toward mobilization of
women for defense.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Gas Field Worker Jailed
For Plotting TO Kill Wife
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WAYNESBURG, Pa, April 26 -
Robert Headley, 49-year-old gas field
worker convicted of plotting to kill
his wife so he could marry another
woman, was sentenced today to 31a
to years in Western Penitentiary
He was fined SlO0 and ordered
to pay the costs of his trial last
month on charges of assault and
battery with intent to kill and con-
spiracy to murder.
Mrs. Otis Cumberledge, 35-year-
old widow, who admitted a seven
year romance with Headley, anc
her sistser, Mrs. Elizabeth Petit
previously had pleaded guilty to
similar charges. They were SEN
fenced to terms at the Pennsylvania
Industrial School for Women.
Both women testified that al
Headley's suggestion they attempted
to kill Mrs. Headley in a fake
holdup" last August. Mrs. Headley
recovered from five gunshot wounds
but took her own life with poison
in January.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Detroit Vice Case
Goes 10 Jury After
Three-Month Trial
Ex-Prosecutor McCreu,
u Others Defendants
In First Of 4 Proceedings
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 26-Testimony
in the prolonged trial of former
Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea and
more than a score of co-defendants
on charges of conspiring to protect
vice and gambling in Wayne De-
troiD County ended today and a
jury received the case.
Unable to reach a verdict after
celebrating until 11:50 pm, the
jury recessed until 9 am. Monday.
1t had received the case at SOC pm.
The seven woman and five man
jurors had heard testimony in Cir
suit Court over a three month
period in connection with the States
accusations that McCrea and law
enforcement associates protected"
gamblers and brothel-keepers at
price.
The 53-year-old former prosecu-
tor, who once expressed aspirations
for the Senate, frequently asserted
II never took a dime" in denying
all counts of wrongdoing and ac-
cuSed political foes of inStigating
the charges as a plot" against him.
More Than 200 Accused.
The present case was the first
of four to be ordered to trial from
indictments returned last year by
Wayne County's one-man grand
jury, Circuit Judge Homer Fergu-
son. The trial began January 27.
Covering the numbers racket, a
baseball pool estimated to have
crossed s1,000.000 annually, and
handbook operators as well as vice
and gambling, the four indictments
altogether accused more than 200
persons Many were policemen and
others in law-enforcement capaci-
ties.
Principal defendants with McCrea
were former Sheriff Thomas C. Will
cox, who with McCrea was dismissed
from Office by former Gov. Luren D.
Dickinson, and Alfred j. Garska,
former village president of suburban
Crosse Pointe Park.
% Co-Defendants.
twenty-five co-defendants includ-
ed alleged gamblers and brothel
operators.
Thirty-three persons originally
were accused. Presiding Judge Earl
| C. Pugsley of Hart dismissed charges
against seven. Harry Colburn, for
mer chief investigator for McCrea,
changed his plea to guilty and testi-
| fed for the State.
McCrea, who was thrice elected
| county prosecutor. also awaits trial
on other charges in the indictments.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Really COTp, WIuCil COiiuuCIcu CA
tenSive operations in New York.
Sued by Opera Singer.
In 1927 Mr.. Heckscher, whose en-
gagement to Frieda Hempel, Ger
man operate soprano, had been
previously rumored, was sued in Su-
preme Court by the singer for an
amount reported to be $1,000, 900
for alleged failure to abide by the
terms of contract which she said
the philanthropist had made with
her.
Miss Hempel stated that the then
79-year-old millionaire had prom
ised to pay her $4,000 annually for
the rest of her life in accordance
with contract whereby she agreed
to abandon entirely appearances "as
a public concert singer for hire
and to sing only for charity and
community services whenever Mr.
Heckscher requested" She declared
she had complied with the agree
ment, but that Mr.. Heckscher had
paid only the first quarterly in
stallment.
Mr.. Heckscher denied making the
contract and asked the Supreme
Court to dismiss the complaint,
contending the alleged agreement
was void and unenforceable under
the statute of frauds. His applica-
ton was denied.
Later Miss Hempel asked the Su-
preme Court for an order to take
Mr.. Heckscher's deposition imme-
diately on the ground that he was
so aged and inflrm" that he was
likely to die before her suit came
to trial, but afterward her motion
was withdrawn without explana-
ton. The suit was reported to have
been settled out of court.