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a TODAY'S ISSUE 13,465 (Member of A. B. THE WEATHER UNSETTLED FOLLOWED BY RAINS BEFORE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY; MILD; FRESH SOUTHEAST WIND OFFSHORE. L. LXVII.

NO. 156. Two Sections 20 Pages 85c a month 5c a copy TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1931 g)c! o)A (: iCllL 1 pimp ph st liifeti i TOmMi 3fc Sfr 9fr Ifr a I' I Repulses Move to Liberalize -M 1 Prescriptions It Additional Charges Made In Newest Filmland Case HOUSE PASSES 110010,000 In Liquor Physicians in Washington Not to Enjoy Unlimited Authority In Writing Prescriptions DRYS RETAIN WIDE MARGIN Wickersham Commission Ap proval as Argument for Bill But It Fails to Succeed (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The Sen ate refused today to give Washing ton physicians unlimited authority to issue prescriptions for liquor but the proposal mustered more votes than any move to liberalize enforcement laws has received in the Senate since the eighteenth amendment was adopted.

Twenty-five Senators, mostly Re publicans, voted to carry out in the District of Columbia the recommendations of the Wickersham prohibition report that restrictions surrounding the Issuance of prescrip tions by physicians be removed. The amendment, proposed by Sen ator Hawes, Democrat, Missouri, to the Howell bill for a District of Columbia enforcement law, was defeated 45-25, but a move to reconsider the vote was beaten only 39-29. Coalition Brings Out but 25 Votes Sixteen Republicans, eight Demo-crate and one Farmer-Laborlte voted for the Hawes motion. The roll call: FOR THE MOTION Republicans: Bingham, Blaine, Couzens, Glenn, Hebert, Kean, La Follette, Metcalf, Morrow, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Phipps, Reed, Schall and Walcott, Democrats: Broussard, Bulkley, Copeland, Hawes, Kendrick, Rans- dell, Wagner and Walsh of Massachusetts. Farmer-Labor: Shipstead.

Total, 25. AGAINST MOTION Republicans: Borah, Brookhart, Capper, Carey, Cutting, Dale, De- neen, Fess, Frazier, Goff, Goldsbor-ough, Hale, Hatfield, Howell, Jones, McNary, 'Norris, Nye, Partridge, Patterson, Steiwer, Townsend, Van- denberg and Watson. Democrats: Ashurst, Barkley, Black, Bratton, Brock, Connally, Fletcher, George, Glass, Harris, Hayden, Heflin, McGill, McKellar, Morrison, Sheppard, Smith, Tram-mell, Tydings, Walsh of Montana, and Williamson. Total 45. After agreeing to resume consid eration of the Howell bill, the Sen ate also struck out, without a rec ord vote, the drastic provisions for (Continued on Page Two) Thompson MUSTER BUT 25 VOTES FOR PROPOSAL LOSS Of LIS Ship Sends Wireless Messages Asking for Aid and Telling Of Widespread Damage LARGE BUILDINGS WRECKED Fires Eating Through Center of City, Most of Structure Feared to Have Crashed (By Associated Press) ROCHESTER, N.

Feb. 3 (Tuesday), Perry W. Esten, radio amateur, said today ha had received a message that 100 persons had been killed at Napier, New Zealand, by an earthquake. Etten, operator of short wave station W8BOX, said the message was received from short wave station ZL3CM In New Zealand under perfect reception conditions. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb.

3 (Tuesday). A terrific earthquake which rocked Napier, a city of population on the west coast of North island, at 8:51 o'clock this morning caused reports of a great loss of life. Messages broadcast by his ma; Jesty's sloop Veronica said that a great toll was feared and that some deaths were certain, although it gave no figures. The ship's messages added that nearly every stone building In the town was destroyed and that fires were raging In the center of the city. Declares Lost ot Life Considerable A man who witnessed the quake In Napier rushed to Dannevirke, an inland town about 70 miles south west of the stricken city, and tele phoned to Wellington that the loss of life must have been considerable.

He said he saw long lines of casualties in the town, which looked as if it had undergone a great All the large buildings In the center of the town were razed and th postoffice was largely in ruins. The quake was felt over tht whole of the Hawke bay region, on the west coast of North island about 150 miles northeast of Wellington, and apparently brought an upheaval In the sea, for steamen which were putting out were tossed on the waters. As fires began raging in the center of Napier, bluejackets weri landed from the Veronica to assist in relief work and the Veronics broadcast reports for assistance. At this the warships Dtomedt and Dunedln set out from Auckland with doctors, nurses and medical supplies. Nearly every stone building in the town was destroyed.

Great Damage on Island Reported SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 3. (Tuesday) Radio reports from ships assert that great damage resulted on North Island of New Zealand from terrific earthquakes this morning. The destruction was particularly severe in the neighborhood of Napier, where oil tanks were set afire and many houses collapsed. The shocks were recorded in Rlv-erview observatory lu-re, beginning at 1:51 a.

m. today ani lasting two hours. They were considered the worst since June 17, 1029. The shocks which began June 17, 1929, created much damage in the Karamea region, which Is on tho west coast of South island. Landslides extended for miles and the region was cut off from, the outside world, while the ocean bed at the white cUffs of Karamei was reported to have risen near!) 100 feet over a distance of about I mile.

Hundreds ot homes ot set tiers in outlying districts were destroyed and in some places entire towns were evacuated. GREAT i TREMOR 1 1 AssoetMfd Ptf Fasti MRS. SUZETTE KENALDO Mrs, Renaldo said in her affidavit that in January, 1926, Renaldo was arrested on a mental charge in New York, confined to Bellevue hospital and then released to her. Renaldo Is facing deportation on charges that he entered the United States Illegally as a seaman. He and Miss Booth are the stars of the stars of the film, "Trader Horn," made In Africa It was during this trip that Miss Booth alienated the affections of her husband, Mrs.

Renaldo charged in a $50,000 alienation of affections suit now pending against the star. C. C. Julian Charged With Being Cruel in Suit for Divorce Opened in Los Angeles (By United Press) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2.

C. C. Julian, nationally known oil man and stock promoter, was charged with cruelty and unfaithfulness In a suit for divorce filed in superior court today by Mrs. Mary Olive Julian. Mrs.

Julian asked custody of their two children, a receivership for her husband's properties, an injunction to restrain him from disposing of his assets and for a full accounting of his holdings. She named four women, one al leged to be an Indian girl, with whom she charged he had been (Continued on Page Two) were clear above the smoke blanket and that winter, thus, presumably would last for six weeks more. The famous groundhog at Punxsutawney, where the men ber3 of the Punxsutawney Ground' hog society assemble annually at Gobbler's Knob for appearance of the weather prognostlcator, saw his shadow and skittered back into his hole. In Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Norfolk, Tampa and Denver, to name Just a few of the sunny places, the groundhog was reported so troubled by the situation that he curled up for six weeks more of sleep. In Los Angeles, believe It or not, It was so cloudy that no shadows were available.

The same happy conditions, as far as the groundhog was concerned, prevailed in Wash ington, Montreal and New York. In the latter city, flurries of snow peltr ed the groundhog's nose. The San Francisco groundhog had to change from slicker to parasol and back again, with the skies al ternately rainy, cloudy and sunny. IE ACCUSES OIL PROMOTER Senate irts All -Summer Fray Will Waged If Necessary and ouibons Clasp His Hand AWS ROAR OF APPLAUSE 'linistration Remains Silent Report Circulated That Compromise Considered "FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON '(Associated Press Writer) VASHINGTON, Feb.

2. a fervor seldom ex.hib-j in Senate debate leaders uled the no compro- stand ot trie nouse Publicans against the Red Cross relief 'd. Borah of Idaho, a spokes- of the Republican, independ- drew a roar of applause from determined Democratic forces from the gallery for an all- mer fight If necessary, on the issue against the administra-( It was a scene unparalleled scent history of the dignified as Borah brought the Demote leaders across the aisle to his hands amid applause .1 the galleries. npromise Over ief Proposed 'ent throughout the assault by Idahoan and during a more onal attack upon President ver and the House Republican iers by Senator Caraway, Demo- of Arkansas, the Senate Re-ican leadership bided Its time ght, awaiting a break In the deadlock. It was generally led that a compromise was the way to avoid an extra session March 4.

Borah assured the iocrat3 today he would help to It about Compromise pro-ils were being discussed tonight Senate Republican leaders, but were not made public. conference was called for to-pw afternoon to seek an ad-ment of the dispute on the funds but some negotiations a admitted to be necessary be- anything like a solution can -irought out. -rah pounded his desk a3 he idered a denial of the admlnis-, ion's contention that the fund movement amounts to Sole." He denied It was without edent for the American to aid those suffering Vi an "act of God." fVe will either feed these peo-f he shouted, "or we will stay ,) and tell the American people i- we don't feed them. I accept challenge from the other end capitol. I do not propose to lender upon that principle.

I do propose to accept the implica-j and the slur, clares People ar Starvation These people are upon the rag-'edge of starvation. Disease al-'ly la beginning to undermine ilren's health and they are not ig taken care of because, I will mie, the Red Cross has not the ins to take care of them. To take care of a million and a of people in 21 states and five 'six million unemployed with $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 Is an irdity. You must give them 40 ts a week; you may give them ugh to keep death from actu-) visiting them while you are sent but their health is gone; physical stamina has been jermlned." nator Caraway discarded the prietles of congressional debate jail by name the House Republi- leaders and accuse them of Insistency in their stands today as pared with their record of the I. He recalled the request of nldent lust after the war iring Russian (Contir i ge Two) NOR SAYS SOUGHT FUND UST IN OUT Scalps Won On Venture By Avenger (Bv United Press) DOUGLAS, Feb.

Leslie Gatliff, former Douglas chief of police, said today that Francisco Flmbrei has returned to Agua Prieta, Sonora, from the Mexican In terior with three scalps of Indians taken in vengeance for the kidnaping of his little son in October, 1926. Fimbres returned with other articles taken from the cache in the famous Canyon of the Caves, headquarters of the Apache Indians, Gatliff declared. The former police officer exhibited photographs of the scalps. According to Gatliff, Fimbres made the trip into the Apache territory aloye and stayed several months, returning to the Sonora city near here, where he showed the scalps to Mexican officials. At the time of the kidnaping, Mrs.

Fimbres was slain and the boy abducted by the Apaches while the family was riding to their home in Bavispe valley, Sonora, Mexico. Establishment of Facilities at Northern Site Authorized; Long Dispute Ended (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Construction of the controverted Pacific Coast dirigible base to house one of the giant naval airships now being built moved a step nearer realization today when the House passed the Free bill authorizing establishment of the facilities at Sunnyvale, California. The Senate yet must approve the bill, which authorizes $5,000,000 for initial work.

It also allows the secretary of the navy to accept 1,000 acres of land in Santa Clara county for the base. The controversy centered about a navy general board report that Camp Kearny in the Los Angeles-San Diego area fulfilled the "vital requirements for a naval airship base" better than Sunnyvale, while a special board decided four to one in favor of Sunnyvale. After weeks of hearings, the House naval affairs committee approved the Sunnyvale bill with, only one dissenting vote. Chairman Britten of the naval committee today urged favorable action so a West Coast dirigible base would be ready for occupancy shortly after the new dirigible Akron Is completed next summer. "Unless this bill is passed and a base established," Britten said, "we will have an airship and no place to put it." Stalls Traffic The mayor's Jackass, his horse and even his mountain burro grew fidgety and began bucking.

On the burro was a pudgy youth in a derby hat. A sign said he was "LU Arthur," or Alderman Arthur Albert, one of the mayor's oppon ents. A cadaverous gentleman in a frayed brown overcoat rode the jackass. His sign indicated he was "the judge," or Judge John H. Lyle, also running against the mayor, The horse bora on its back a handsome' cowboy in horn-rimmed spectacles, who represented Mayor Thompson, himself, 10-gallon hat and all.

The paradors finally grew weary, wended their way to the theater and there sat on their steeds throughout the mayor's speech in which he said, among other things: "Sure I'm a 'circus And this is my jackass show. Lyle Is a tambourine jingling reformer. Albert is just 'LU" He's not worth talking about What Chicago needs is Big Bill Thompson for her mayor again." I ASE COES 1 Butler Trial Will Begin On Feb. 16 W(By Associated Press) ASH1NGTON, Feb, Philadelphia, which hat seen Smedley D. Butler leading its drive on crime and has heard him as a virile speaker, will see the dashing marine as a defender in a courtmartial proceedings, and hear him discuss Premier Mussolini for the second time.

Secretary Adams today fixed Monday, Feb. 16, as the date for the courtmartial to start there. All indications point to open sessions of the court, but a positive decision has not been announced. At a. conference with newspapermen, Secretary Adams said that "unless we change our minds they might be open." Charges and specifications for which Butler will be tried have not been completed.

They still are being considered by Rear-Admiral David Sellers, judge advocate-general ef the navy. When finally drawn up, they must receive the approval of Secretary Adams. FEOERSL HELP TO 8E SOUGHT State Finance Director Planning To Send Water Resources Delegation to Capital (Bv Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2. Rolland A.

Vandegrift, director of the state department of finance, said today he hoped to make financial arrangements permitting the sending of a water resources commission to Washington, D. to discuss California's coordinated water plan with Federal authorities. The Hoover-Young water commission recommended that such a body be se.nt to Washington to arrange, if possible, for Federal financial assistance in carrying out major projects costing approximately Vandergrift said he was tentatively decided to send to Washington Walter E. Garrison, director of public works; Edward Ryatt, state engineer; Senator Bradford Crittenden, Stockton, and Assemblyman Robert P. Easley, Antloch.

The commission would confer with Hoover, possibly, and with officials of the war' de partment find department of the in terior. California is particularly Interested in ascertaining if and how the Federal Government will assist in financing the projects i-ecom mended by the Hoover-Young com mission and the state engineer. The pjan tentatively recommended is that the Federal Government build the projects and the state guarantee reimbursements at 3Va per cent Interest within 50 years. Pilots Escape Injuries When Air Mail Planes Collide in Fog SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 2.

Two air mail planes collided in a heavy fog at Salt Lake airport today as they were preparing for a take-off. The wings of the planes were torn off but none of the pilots was injured. A Western Air Express plane, piloted by Fred Kelly, had just left the ground when it collided with a Boe-Injr tri-motored ship taxiing down the field in an opposite direction. The Boeing ship was piloted by Al De Garno with Ed J. Greer as co pilot.

JOBLESS VETS RIOT NICE, France, Feb. 2. The police today dispersed 2,000 unemployed war veterans, who rioted when they failed to get jobs ncction with the filming tand's "L'Aiglon," in which 1 tie of Wagram is depicted, rectors advertised for gr for the battle scene. Neaj appeared, and only 400 cc used; The remainder riot started tearing down the when police dispersed then 1 EDWINA BOOTH (By United Press) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2.

An affidavit containing charges against Duncan Renaldo and Edwina Booth, screen stars, was filed In superior court today by Mrs. Suzette Renaldo as a counter blow to her husband's suit to take their young son from her custody. Mrs. Renaldo charged that Miss Booth and Renaldo were living in open adultery and had been doing so for the last year. Miss Booth denied joint residence in a deposition last week.

Santa Barbara Seawall, Property At Long Beach Damaged and Coast Streets Flooded iBy United Press) LOS Feb. 2. High tides caused minor property damage at Long Beach, tore out a section of the million-dollar seawall at Santa Barbara and deposited sand and debris on oceanside streets from Huntington Beach to Santa Barbara today. The tide was measured at 7 feet 3 inches at 8:30 a. m.

It was expected to reach the same figure tomorrow. A 25-foot section of the half-mile breakwater at Santa Barbara was damaged to the extent, of $5,000, the high tide pounding several large (Continued on Page Two) iCITIES STICK BUILDING BILL Congress and Hoover Join Hands In Rushing Construction to Alleviate Unemployment SENATE TO GET MEASURE Program Boosted tc Mark Near One-Half Billion After New Appropriation Approved By CECIL B. DICKSON (Associated Press Writer) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Congress and President Hoover joined hands today in pushing forward gigantic public building programs.

The administration's public building authorization meas ure was passed by the House anp sent to the Senate where its public buildings committee approved it In addition, the House passed the Wagner advanced planning public works measure and received front the chief executive a request to appropriate funds for more than 200 public building projects to cost $68,764,000. The Wagner measure now goes back to the Senate for agreement to House amendments. It is de signed to stabilize employment and provides for the creation of a Federal employment stabilization board to watch the trend of employment and to advance construction programs during periods of depression. Boost Program to One-Half Billion Under the $100,000,000 expansion measure, the administration's public building program outside the District of Columbia will reach $415,000,00, exclusive of about to be obtained from sale of obsolete buildings. Of the existing $315,000,000 pro gram, projects aggregating have been undertaken.

The administration today recommended projects aggregating $49,515,000, exclusive of $18,099,000 for the District of Columbia and $1,150,000 under an old authorization. The new program was referred Immediately by Speaker Longworth to the House appropriations committee which is expected to include It In the second deficiency measure, the last appropriation bill to be drafted at this session. Practically all of the sums allocated under the recommendation as submitted by Secretary Mellon and the budget bureau are expected to meet approval. The Kelley bill, to authorize for the purchase or construction of buildings for postoffice sub-stations, branches and garages, was brought up for consideration in the House, but failed to get action. California Given Over $2,400,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb: 2 Nearly $3,000,000 worth of public buildings funds were allocated to the three Puclfic Coast states today by Secretary Mellon's report to Congress on national construction.

The total was $2,935,000, virtually all for Twelve projects in California (Continued on Page Two) Jobless in Los Angeles Voted $100,000 and Apples to Vend (Kv Afsorluted PrestO LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. Sixty- five thousand boxes of apples and a contribution of $100,000 to the general fund for unemployment relief were contributed by the city to day to help the jobless. The apples, grown on city land in Owens valley, will be given to unemployed to vend on city streets at five cents each, a charge of one dollar being made for each box, the first box being on consignment. Fire Chief Ralph Scott will supervise distribution of the boxed apples.

The $100,000 fund was voted by the bureau of water and power Groundhog Receives Tough With His Campaign Parade Breaks in Sunshine Quest (By United Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 2. Throngs of citizens blocked traffic in busy Dearborn street today. Police whizzed up in yellow squad cars. Taxi drivers cursed.

A jackass brayed. Stalled street cars clanged. A bra.ss band tooted. Pandemonium blasted the noonday peace of Chi cago's Rialto. Loudspeakers howled: "America first most beautiful city in ihe world.

grafters. George Washington. Bill the buildr always building. American William Hale Thompson was making his first public address in his campaign for reelection as mayor of Chicago. They could hear only snatches of the mayor's speech because a brass band nearby was earning its salary with some of the most vigorous horn blowing heard here in many a month.

The band made so much noise that it almost ruined the peace and calm of the mayor's po litical menagerie, parked nearby for the edification of the citizens. (By United Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 2. Br'er Groundhog, the weli known weather guess-er, got some tough breaks throughout the nation today when he foolishly went out of his nice warm nest Into a chilly world for a glimpse at his flickering shadow. The sun and tho lack of it was well assorted in varying parts of the country, which proved so confusing to the Wichita, groundhog that he paused in the middle of a street for a moment of cogitation, only to be killed by a hit and run motorist.

"He tried to say something," said Patrolman C. E. Smith, "but death claimed him before he could tell whether or not he spied his shadow." Then there was the poor official groundhog at the St. Louis, zoo, a groundhog which, couldn't see his shadow simply because of a heavy pall of smoke and soot which limited visibility to 100 yards. While the groundhog sneezed and wondered the weather bureau assured anxious citizens that skies.