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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
MISS SPENCER
A BRIDE
TODAY

The wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Benning spencers pretty
daughter. Miss Violet Spencer. and
Benjamin Warder Theron, is to be
solemnized this afternoon at S
O'Clock in st. Johns Church. with
the rector, the Rev. DR.. Robert
Johnston, officiating. and afterward
there will be a reception at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer II.
Massachusetts Avenue.
This is an event of unusual in.
terest to Washingtonians, for the
Warder-Thoron contingent are both
prominent and popular in the Capt.
tai and the Spencers are affiliated
with the smartest group in our cos
mopolitan society.
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs.
Harry Leonard and a grandson of
Mrs. Benjamin r. Warder. The cul.
tivated and gifted Mrs. John w.
Garrett, of Baltimore, is his aunt.
Miss Spencer will have her sis.
ter, Miss Louise Spencer, as her
maid OF honor. The group of brides.
maids viii include Miss Ellen
Thoron, sister Of the bridegroom:
Miss Agnes Laying and Miss Sylvia
Brewster. of New York: Miss Anne
Bartel, Of Boston. and Mrs. Charles
DENLY. jr. of Philadelphia.
Mrs. DENLY was Miss Rosamond
Reed. daughter of Senator and Mrs.
David A. Reed. and Miss Spencer
was one Of the attandants at her
wedding in the spring. Mr.. DENLY
is to be one of Mr., Theron g
ushers. The ushers are: Jay Pierre.
pont Moffat. Floyd Blair, David
Edward Finley, Scott BromweIl,
Donald rockingham, Warwick Pot
ter and George Brown. of Boston.
EVEN MacVeagh. brother.in-law Of
the bridegroom. will be best man.
The wedding party will also in.
clude a flower girl, little Miss Anne
Price, Of Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. Theron and his bride will
make their home in Washington
his grandmother, Mrs. Warder.
having presented them with a
charming house in Twenty-first
Street as a wedding gift.
1t was the Old Warder home in
K Street, designed by Richardson,
who also built the home of the
late John Hay. which was picked
up bodily when business invaded
its neighborhood and decreed its
demolition, to be set down in Upper
Sixteenth Street and remodeled into
a de luxe apartment building.
Maj. George Oakley Totten, IT.,
was responsible for this move,
so gratifying to those of us who
deplore the passing of so many
of our fine old houses.
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TIMELY TIPS
Auction Sale Today

A0GCtOH S0te IO00y
TODAY at 92O Pa. Ave.
Household effects at 9 A. M.
Automobiles, 10 A. NJ. Paint,
ETC., at ESQ p. M. Included In
this sale are bedroom, dining
room, and living room suites:
new COngoleum and other rugs,
carpets, Oriental Lamps, and
other miscellaneous odd pieces.
For other details Of this sale
where you can buy many articles
at reasonable prices, turn to
today's Classified Auction Sale
pages.
Furnished Rooms
N ST. N. W.--Large second
floor front room, next to bath.
southern exp. A. Nj. I. suitable
gentlemen or employed couple.
with or without board; use OF
phone. This dsirabIe room, and
many others In all sections OF the
city are listed for sale in today's
Rental columns Of Classified.
Autonlobile for Sale
FORD SEDAN 1926-In ex-
cellent condition. $500, terms or
trade. There Ii q car for every
need In the Automobiles listed
for sale I'm the Classified columns,
Turn to them now. and select
yours.
H.. r. g.
r. ST. N. E.-Near new Nc.
Kinley High School, on car line.
Six rooms, tile bath, A, M. /.
two porches, garage, instan-
taneous water heater: newly
decorated. II IL Is a real home
you are looking for on easy
terms, turn to the Classified
pages and get further infOrma.
ton concerning this and the
other attractive houses listed for
sale.
Furnished Apartments for Rent
EIGHTH ST. N. W.--Large
front room apartment. l.. III. K.
A. M. /. for S7.25 weekly. Turn
to the Classified pages and sim.
plify your search for a good
apartment.
e.
The above wants and offers
are only a fsW Of the many in.
terestins proportions you l1iu
find advertised in tOdoy's
Tinlse and Herald classified
GdOsrtisins section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
PARADE" PARTY AND
LUNCHEON TODAY

Judge and Mrs. c. c. McChord
entertained a large company. at
a luncheon at the Willard today,
the guests viewing the parade from
a coign vantage at the willard,
where Judge and Mrs. McChord
make their home.
~
Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell is leaving
town tonight for Coronado, Calf,
where she will pass the summet
Miss Beatrice Pitney SAVED
on the Leviathan to take up her
work at the Geneva, School OF III
ternational Study.
Her mother. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney,
will join her later.
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TO ENTERTAIN FOR
SOIL SCIENTISTS

The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine have sent out invita-.
lions for a reception at the Pan
American Union on Tuesday eve
ming in honor of the delegates to
the First International Congress Of
Soil Science.
n
Mr.. and Mrs, Richard H. Temple
ton, jr.. Of Buffalo, N. Y, arrived
in Washington today and are stay
ing at the Willard.
y X +
Mrs. John Upshur Moorhead, Of
Washington, is at the Weylin Hotel
in New York.
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Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells
are entertaining at tea this after.
noon at "Woodend," their place
in Chevy Chase, Md, in compliment
to the Australian High Commission
err Sir Hugh Denison and Lady
Denigon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
LID. DEGREE FOR
ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr have left for
Hillsdale, Mich, where the HillsdAIe
College will confer the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws on Mr., Carr
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Carr will
return to their apartment in the
Dresden Wednesday, and Saturday,
July 2. they will sail for the Neither.
lands for two months trip. They
will motor through Belgium and Hol.
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Brides Share Spotlight With Lindbe1yh Today
KendaIl-1lason Wedding at LentsdaIe at Noon
Breakfast on Tree-Shaded Terrace Follows
Ceremony; Miss Spencer's Marriage to
Benjamin Warder Theron Set for 5 o'clock
BY JEAN ELIOT
r. anyone may be said

anyone be said to be sharing the spotlight with Lndbergh
today it is the brides
important weddings divide society but Miss
Spencer daughter of Mr. Henry Benning Spencer
e 20 be married this afternoon Benjamin Thoron
happier choice lane
kendall daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Kendall whose marriage
George Grant Mason,
was preoccupied with welcoming the famous FLYER
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DINNER TONIGHT
FOR POPULAR BRIDE

DIR. and Mrs. Reginald Walker.
will entertain at dinner this evening
at the Chevy Chase Club in CON-
pliment to Miss Gerry Morgan and
her fiance, Lieut.. Charles Well.
born, jr., whose marriage will take
place June Is.
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RECEPTION FOR
PRIzE.WINNING STUDENTS

The Art Promoters Club win
bold an informal reception In honor
OF prize.winning students in the
art essey contest Of George Wash.
ington University tomorrow after
noon from to o'clock at the
Oriental studio, zoos I ST. The
first prize was awarded to Miss
Matalee Talbutt Lake for her essay
on "Art and Travel In the Orient, !"
and second prize to Kermit Grid
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
THEATERS

That there can be laughter IN love
as we'll rs heartachcs. is proven by
Colleen Moore 5 newest First VA
tional picture. Orchids aud IF
nine at the Valley thCatcr.
"It'S the story of the romance of
an ambitious and lovabIc little
Amcrjcan girl, says Alfred san
tell. who directed the picture for
First National, but the comedy IS
the big feature Of the picture.
Even in the most scrionS mo-
mcnts there 5 laugh lurking just
around the corner. 1t ) a gay, hit
ing story of a likcablc young couple
who face their troubles squarely hut
refuse to take them too seriously.
Not because | directed the pie
turc-but because Of thc merit OF
the story itself, because Of Miss
Moore and the excellent support
given her, the work of Mcrvvn lie.
Rov, the comedy constructor, and
ef Ralph Spence, the noted title
writer. | consider 'Orehids and Er-
mine one of the gems among the
year = comedies.
The supporting cast mentioned
by Santcll includes Jack Mulhall,
Sam Hardy, Gwen Zee, jed Proutv,
Alma Bennett. Hcdda Hopper, Kate
Tricc. Emily F'itzoy, Yola d'Avril
and Brooks Benedict. John McCor-
lex produced the film.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Police Round Tn
Many Migrants

Fl Centre police made a sweeping
Scour of The city over ne weekend
and rs a result mcn faced .judg,'
Edgar b. Hcrvcv this morning,
charged with vagrancy. In the
search for vagrants the police visit
ed numerous 1arnS, box cars and
ether points where these men are
wont to gather.
Three of the men arrested g
capped with fines. OF $40 or five days
in the city jail while the other eight
were sentenced to pay fines of $50
each or spend 10 days on the chain
gang. Mitchell Jones. negro, was
the only one to be released and he
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Foul Play Hinted
Tn Roberts Death

Inquest in the death of ]. +.
Roberts of FL Centre was to be held
in Tucson, Ariz., at o clock this
afternoon.
Roberts body was found carly
Saturday morning, seated in an au
tomobilc near Tucson, bullet hole
through the head and a 23-calibrc
automatic pistol clutchcd in the left
hand. He had apparently ended his
own life, the police said.
Friends of the dead man in FL
Centre. however, believe that he
might have met with foul play. Ac-
cording to information here Roberts
ate breakfast with a friend in Ca
lexico at clock Wednesday morn
ing. 1t was about clock on We'd
nesdav night that he met his death,
according to the Arizona officials,
though his body was not found I'M
til Saturday morning.
According to nation rcceiv.
cd at the sheriff's office here it
would appear that thieves had eli,
tered into the crime. either before
or after Roberts mot his death.
Nothing save Il few worthless pap.
ers were round on him. The cuff
links had been removed from his
shirt and a brief case i'll which he
was in the habit of carrying num-
erous papers was found empty III
the rear seat of the car.
Roberts had received several tel
egrams urging his immediate pres
ener in Tucson. it is said.
Roberts was employed by tho L.
s. Grant Auto Equipment company
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
A NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR

Things look worse for relations with Mexico.
And that too, just when most Americans expect
ing Improvement With the antsmuggng treaty
terminated, it will be easy to get into Mexico
from the United States. And if ambitious Mexican
revolutionists obtain enough naturally there will
be another revolt.
Is Mexico then, doomed to another period of revolu
ton? Heaven forbid! There has been far too much
revolution in that dstressfu country since Diaz passed
Too much for Mexico herself and too much for Uncle
Sam, who likes to see peace next door
1t is situation that plainly calls for extreme care
and caution III this country, the part of both gov
ernment and public. The present government in Mex
leo is far from ideal as every intelligent American
realizes. But it is the only government there is in
Mexico and far better than Mexico had for many
years, and better than Mexico is likely to have
for some years to come if there is return to civil
with anywhere from two to dozen rebel chiefs sitting
into the game and all combining against the strongest
as soon as winner appears.
Bad as the present peace may be in Mexico,
would be AS matter of fact the present reg-
me- with all its mistakes, has done much useful con-
struction work.
1t therefore to the interest of the American people,
and doubtless the interest of the Mexcans themselves
to encourage peace. Leave diplomatic negotiation
and judicial procedure whatever disputes exist be
tween the two countries and leave political develop
ment in Mexico the working out of her own domestic
problems
In the words of Senator Borah, chairman OF the
Senate committee foreign relations; God has made
US neghbors; let justice make us friends
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

arc going to find one!' answered
the rabbit gentleman.
''Oh, YES, You cam a voice sud
denly growcd. You are going to
find an adventure right away.
- m an adventure.
With that, out of the bushes
stalkcd big, black, shaggy Bear
not good, KIND Mr. Stubtail, the
bear father Of Ncddic and Bcckic,
hut cross, hungry Bear.
- m your adventure - growlcd
tho Bear, and, he went on, look
ing straight at Uncle Wiggily, 'you
are my lunch
Your lunch? m afraid ! don t
quite understand, murmured Mr..
Longcars.
You will understand very
soon - rumblcd thc Bear. ~ am
going to cat Won for my lunch" "
what about mc?' asked Boppy.
DO you mean your lunch" ask
ed the Bear. Wen, you arcn It
going to have any lunch / II need
Cnrlo Wjggilv all for myself.
40, ! meant ar" you going to
eat me-" asked Boppy, while Tn
clc Wiggily was trying 10 slip away
and hide 50 the Bear rouldn t got
bim. care You going to eat me 20
asked Boppy.
d" bon + make me laugh, have n
cold sore on my lip " chucklcd the
Bear " Wouldn eat you YOU re
wood, you know
quite true, said Boppy "But
if YOU won + eat me- sou shan T eat
Uncle Wiggilyn' And with that
Boppy began bouncing up in the
air. Hard and fast he bounced,
higher and higher, until he bounced
up over the Bear head. Then, all
of a sudden, Boppy came down hard
ON the soft and tender nose of the
Bear.
Wow! Ouchic!' howled the
Bear. 3" You surprise mel"
" Well, here s another surprise!" "
cried Uncle Wiggily, throwing
stone and hitting tho Bear on his
nose again. "And here s Il third
surprise! - shouted Boppy, bobbing
up again and coming down once
more on tho Bear 5 nose.
" Too many surprises arcnH good
for me! IN get my lunch some.
where clsc,' growlcd the Bear
Away be shufflcd, while Boppy and
the rabbit gentleman laughed. 50
il all ended happily. And if illc
butter docsn 7 ride around the edge
Of the table on roller skate 50
the bread can't catch up to it, n
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the new bird.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
Sy HOWARD e. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SURPRISED BEAR

Within the bungalow, where I'm
clc Wiggily was staving for u time
with the Wogglciigs, sounded, one
day, many strange noises, There
were shouts, yells and calling voices.
Where s my red tail?' DumplC
wanted to know.
HAS anybody seen my left hand,
hind green legs asked Bumplc,
Somebody has my blue head'
cried Dazic
"There it is under the piano,
said Boppy, the little wooden man,
who, with I'm, his little wife,
kept tho Wogglejigs in order. And
the little wooden creatures needed
keeping in order very much, for
they were always getting scrambled
and mixed mp with their heads, tails
and legs. which came off and went
on as easily as pair of gloves do
for YOU.
But at last, with Uncle Wiggily 5
help, the six little Wogglejigs wcr"
all unscrambled and had started for
school, so Boppy said to the rabbit
gentleman:
"Now, let S you and | go off
ourselves and have nice advcn-
ture; shall we?
"Ycs, indeed!'' answered Mr..
Longears with Il jolly twinkle of
his pink nose. But what about
I'm -
"Oh, ! m going to stay in and
wash the Dishes answered the lit
tie wooden woman.
You might imagine, if YOU saw
I'm, that she could never wash dish
cS, for she had no arms or legs, be-
ing Just a round piece of wood with
a head. But I'm was smart. And
when she had rolled the dishpan,
by humping against it, up close to
the sink. she turned on the water by
banging her head against the fau-
Get and So filled the pan.
She bumped and bobbed piece
of soap into the pan, she bumped
and bohbcd up and down, making
a lovely lot of sudS and so she wash
cd the dishes
Meanwhile Boppy and Uncle Wig
gily bad gone to The woods. The
rabbit gentleman hoppod along and
Boppy, the little wooden man, who,
like TN. had no arms or legs, rolled
himself along, sometimes standing
up and bobbing along for a change
Arcn t we going to find an ad-
venture pretty soon?' asked Boppy,
turning his funny little head around
and around on his wooden neck and
looking at Uncle Wiggilv. Il d
like an adventure. -
'.lou never can tell when YOU
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'M
psrial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A.~~,1 1On1

Euilding developments i'll Ell Cen
tro are progressing fast. Another
new residence, new school house
and the finest livery stable i'll the
valley are to be built. DR.. J. {.
Biackington has let the contract
for a $4,000 residence to be built on
Fourth street. between Olive and
state streets. When it is completed
the doctor will move his family to
town to make their home here. DIR.
Elackington has also let the con
tract for livery stable building,
which when completed will be as
rice as any in Southern California.
Arrangements arc also being made
to build the new packing house of
the Fl Centre Fancy Melon Grow
prs Association. The brick walls
al the lee plant arc now practically
completed and Contractor Peterson
will soon begin laying brick for the
-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
TEN YEARS AGO
April 4, 1917

One hundred and twenty-five cX-
eursionists. accompanied by cXrur-
sion managers from the Los Angeles
Times and the Southern Pacific ar
rived in FL Centre from the roaSt.
\ formal address of welcome was
delivered by Mayor Egcr"r upon
their arrival. The visitors arc be.
ing WhiSkcd about the valley by
motor ears, and will be banquctcd
1t the Hotel Barbara Worth
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Judge Cole Makes
Visit To City

Franklin j. Cole, former Impe-
rial County superior court Judge, is
in FL Ccntro for few days on bust
ness and was greeted by numerous
friends this morning. Since lcav-
ing the bench here Judge Cole has
been in Los Angeles where he IS
opening law office in the Van
Nuys building.
Judge Cole was elected superior
court Judge here in 1907, when I'M
pcrial county came into existence.
He served the county in this CO.
pacity up until January l of this
year when he was succeeded by
Judge A. c. Finnev.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Costs Money to
Recover Suit

1t cost John Williams of FL Cen
tro $500 to store his suit for near
ly year in local secondhand
store and that sum despite the fact
that il was all unintcntional on the
part of the owner.
Williams told police Saturday
that about a year ago he had lost
Il suit of clothes. He said that il
had been stolen from his room, and
that he was unable at the time to
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 4, 1912

Mrs. T. j. Thompson, mother of
Mrs. Snow of Orange avenue, is here
to make her daughter visit.
G. f. Coggins has made arrange
mcnts for the erection of a garage
in Imperial, opposite Coggins ma
chine shor.
!. Y. Taggart and son have sold
thcir Holtvillc pool hall to NJ. s.
Parker.
Work has been started on $1,000
building for the Christian church
at Imperial. a fund of $1,000 has
been subscribed locally and the
congregation is expecting other
Irin frnm tbc nufS side
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
STERILIZING ITALY

Tie Italian Parliament, under Mussolin's dictator
ship is considering what said to be the most drastic
censorship law in the worlds history
Everything political, Journalistic literary, dramatic
and artistic to be 100 per cent pure. Nothing in pub
lie life that disagrees with FascSm will be permitted.
The ministry of the interior and the provincial police
are to have authority newspapers theaters mov-
les, books paintings, phonograph records and adver-
tlsements. 1t will be great drive against ''porno-
graphy and sedition."
Italy, no doubt can stand quite little clamping
down of the lid pornography especially in southern
cities like Naples where vice of many kinds has long
flourished to an appalling degree More power to
Mussoni in that venture. Sedton is another mat
ter too easily confused with difference of poiti
cal thinking in regime like the present one. Most
outsiders, and many insiders, will agree that po
icA purity means 100 per cent Fascism
Even in the other realms where this censorship is
to be applied it may be sadly overdone. Italy has been
a great country great any in the world in many
departments of human life and especially great in the
arts and sciences What would have happened such
system of control is proposed had existed dur
ing the Italian renaissance? Would there have been
any Mchaelangeos or Leonardo da Vincis or Benven-
uto Cellins, any Dantes Bocaccos or Tassos if
there had been political to scrub cut denature
and sterilize everything they did?
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

gained freedom by promising to
ray his fine by Saturday.
The others were all ordered com-
mittcd in default of the cash and
the list reads as follows:
Charles Radick, 10 days: John
Allen, 10 days; Frank Gompos 10
days; +. Vallejo, 10 days; Jesus Es.
parza, 10 days; NJ. Villafraneo, 10
days; +. Gomez, 10 days; Rafael
Esparza, 10 days; j. Borjoqucz, .
davs and r. Sansora, ) days.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

oct any trace of the suit but tn
Saturday when he walked past :
second hand store, he saw the&s'
displayed for sale.
Patrolman Frank McCaslin We
after the suit and brought 1T
headquarters The store KEEP
this morning showed by his IA
that the suit had been purchas
almost year ago from M
named Green at a price of SOU.
As settlement agreeable to bo
parties Williams paid the stol
keeper his costs and took the, su
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Brunk's S Players
To Leave Soon

So This Is Arizona = which Is
ROW playing at BruIK 5 tent thea
ter, is a clever comedy of western
life and will appeal to both young
and old. In addition to this offer
ing. Billy Beam s cvcr-popular
country store is part of tho enter
tainmcnt tonight and tomorrow
night.
As heir farewell offering.
Brunk'S comedians have chosen
The Unwantcd Child" which af-
fords ample opportunity for these
capable players to display their vrr-
satility. The Unwanted Child -
will he given next Saturday and
Sunday nights, after which the com-
pany will 90 to San Bcrnardino for
the summer months.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

Senator Borah gave his pay RAJ
back to the government. 1t W
reported about the same time til
several old Roman ruins were bad
shaken up, supposedly from Dioe
ncs getting uneasy in his grave.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
THE WEATHER
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Tuesday with
moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Fair tonight and Tuesday; normal
tpmDcrature
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

Poultrymen Of Lewis County,
Washington, have "A cooperative
hatchery enjoying a large run of
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

lot of critics keep right insisting that "Abbes
Irish Rose is not drama From which we conclude
that drama is something that doesn't pay.
Now they say China's red, when as everybody knows
it's only yellow.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

The Hcmct woman : club, River
side County is building its first
clubhouse.