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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
PARIS CATAC0MBS
POPULAR DURING
SUMMER DAY
BY N. REYNOLDS PACKARD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 3.-U.P)-The Cata
combs of ParIs. cool and dark, have
Just been opened for the summer
season and tourists from all nations
of the world are flocking there on
hot Saturday afternoons.
There are more than 100000
pieces of skeletons in this strange
issuarv of the underground. There
seems to be nothing but bones,
bones. bones, skulls and more bones,
arranged in fantastic patterns. Pat
terms made from tibias. femurS,
fibulae, humeri and skulls with
empty eyes that grin sardonieally
at curious passers-by.
It is the land of the dead. yet
the traffic of Paris roars above it.
The tourist must enter at the Place
Denfert -Roehereau. After descend
ing a narrow stairway, they sudden
" find themselves in the midst Of
the Catacombs OF Paris, which once
were cid Roman quarries. Guides
with Pickering candles then wind
them through murky passages lined
with bones, some perhaps a thousand
years old.
These bones are from old Paris
cemeteries done away with 20 make
room for the living. The first col
lection was mad IN 1856 from the
Cemetery Of the Innoeents where
many of its dead had been buried
500 years before. Some had died
from plaques; and The skeleton re
mains of lepers are mingled with
the bones of nuns and monks, an
eient mobiles and serfs.
Last Lot In 1914
The last lot to be deposited in
the Catacombs was in 1914. Bv
that time practically all of the old
burial grounds about Paris had been
| cleared away. Today there is no
room for more bones in the Cata-
combs.
American college boys and girls
are in the majority among the tour
! lists who visit the Catarombs of
Paris on saturday afternoon, for
/ they are only open to the public
once a week during the summer
months and not at all during the
/ winter time. Greek letters of uni
versity fraternities are carved with
| a pen knife or scratched with q pin
on some Of the tombs and along
the stony walls.
| Special Precaution is taken to
prevent any souvenirs being carried
away by collectors Of curiositias.
Often visitors attempt to slip Il tiny
bone from some CHASTITY pale into
the pockets or handbags.
As "A rule the tour of the Cata-
combs is made in an hour. But if
the day is extremely hot there is a
tendency to linger half an hour
longer in the damp atmosphere OF
the dad Of past centuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
WILLYS RETIRES
AS PRESIDENT OF
OVERLAND FIRM

Linwood 4. Miller has been elect
"a president Of WHY'S Overland.
Ine., to succeed John \. WHY'S
who has become chairman of the
hoard of directors. according to Lee
Bros, Willys Overland dealers.
4. the board meeting when Mr..
WHY'S resignation was accepted
Marshall Field and Charles T. G,ort,
both of Chicago were elected to tha
board OF directors succeeding G. B.
Merit and c. 3. Wilson, resigned.
Both new directors, it is stated, are
internationally known in the world
OF business and finance. c. o. MIN
iger, for years n member of the cX-
ecutiVe committee was elected chair
man of the board.
After q years as the first and
and only president Of the company
/ have become chairman of the board
and in the future my contact will
be advisory rather than executive -
explained Mr.. WHY'S in state
urcnt. For u years | have borne
n heavy burden of this busnes. Now
comes time when | want greater
freedom and ! regard it rs essential
to my health that | rclinquish some
Of my responsibilities.
q have sold the bulk of my
Willys-OycrIand holdings to men who
have been with me in various capa-
cities for years. These men know
the policies Of Willys- Overland and
can be trusted to manufacture \
ligh grade product.
Particularly are we fortunate in
having Linwood \. Miller for our
president. He has been with us for
- years and for the last four years
has been first vice president He
IS balanced, forceful, experienced
executive and in his upward pro-
gress has had much training.
CAS- chairman of the board | will
remain in close contact with the
business. am not passing out,
but merely changing my activities.
Our company shows. marvellous
transition from the original hand
ful Of buildings to our present great
plant with its capacity Of 1000
automobiles daily. Our plant and
equipment can be conservatively es-
timated at $42 100000 and we have
a total of 9,596 distributors, deal
crs and authorized service stations. y
In Il statement issued by Presi-
dent Miller he said that there will
bc 10 change in the personnel or
policies of the Willys-Overland or
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
WOMEN TO FLY
AT CONVENTION
IN SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 3. (U.R)
Aerial events by five of the
foremost aviatrix of the United
States and one from England will
be one of the outstanding features
of the state concave of the American
Legion to be held at San Diego,
August 1921.
Those participating in the aerial
event will be Amelia Earhart,
transatlantic flyer; Ruth Elder,
trans Atlantic aviatriX; Marvel
Crosson. 5Jf San Diego, former hold
er of the women S American alti-
tude record; Lady Mary Heath, of
England, known for her long dis
tance flight from Cape Town,
South Africa to London; Louise
Thadden and Bobby Trout, both for
mer women altitude record hold
ers.
Twenty thousand veterans are
expected to attend the state con
Vention. The Forty and Eight So
ciety of the American Legion and
also the American Legion Auxiliary
will meet here at the same time.
Ray Jessar, Washougal, Washing
ton, treats his cows at milking time
to a radio program and claims the
effects are soothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
TELLS
KIWANIANS OF
FRUIT FLY PEST

The Mediterranean fruit fly
which has wrought much havoc to
Florida citrus growers was inter
csting;v explained to the FL Centre
kiwanianS at the meeting and
luncheon yesterday by b. A. Har-
rigdn. horticulture commissioner.
Harrigan, who was introduced by
Iii Diller, chairman of the day.
stated that at least 20 per cent Of
the citrus groves i'll FLORIDA are at-
fectcd by the pest.
"No less than $6S0,000 has been
spent for eradication measures to
date. stated the speaker Harri-
gan said he thought it would be
many years before the citrus grow
ers Of the southern state would be
able 10 Danish the fly, if not en-
tirelv impossible. He explained that
the efforts to eradicate the fruit
fly are greatly hampered by great
wild groves that are numerous in
the state.
Tho speaker said the most care
full inspection is being given I'm
perial county fruit and VIII continue
to be given for great many years.
"The rigid inspection that is being
given to Imperial Valley fruits will
be enforced throughout the state,
Hafrigan declared. He had samples
of the fly and its larvae in a tube
which he displayed to his attentive
audience.
The Kivanians appreciated the
talk by Harrigan and the program
provided by kiwauian Diller.
Eluo Loynd, who is leaving the
valley, was given an appropriate
send off by the president of the
club, Earl Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
PERSONALS

Mrs. ". Il. Byers of Wichita Falls.
Texas, who with her small son has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Frank
Oswalt for several weeks, has re-
turned To her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pentceost
left today for an automobile trip to
Miami, Florida, stopping enroute at
FL Paso. Fl. Worth. Dallas. Little
Rock and jackson, Miss, attending
. family reunion at the latter city.
On their return about September l.,
Mrs. Pentecost will be associated
with the California Hotel as hostess.
Coroner b. +. Lemons returned
last night from a week S vacation
on the coast.
Herb Norris, manager of the Fox
Imperial Theatre, Is enjoying a va
cation in northern California, spend
ing the greater part Of the time at
his former home in Bakersfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
POSTAL RECEIPTS
INCREASE SHOWS
GROWTH OF CITY

Another strong indication that
FL Centre is on steady growth, is
seen in the postal receipts for July
of this year, which show a decided
increase over the same month last
year.
Receipts received during the
month just passed, obtained from
the post office, totaled $5,220.6S.
The receipts received by the post
office during July 1923, were
$4,049,12, giving July 1929 an in
crease OF $I,l7l.16.
The fact that an increase is re-
corded during July, when so many
persoas are out of the city and
business is going through the usual
summer slump, Is considered very
gratifying to post office officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
SET HUN TING RULES

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. 3. UP
Kaibab National Forest win be
open to deer hunters from October
to December - this year. Con-
fcrring on the Kaibab forest situa-
tion. the Arizona Fish and Game
Commission decided on Il bag limit
Of two deer, one of which may be
a buck, and set a $50 charge to
each hunter in the forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
Board OF Trade
Approves Model

The Imperial county board of
trade met Thursday evening at )
o clock to consider the county ex-
hibit TO be sent to the State fair at
Sacramento this year. The only ae,
man Il. Y. Watson to order the
model constructed
Tuesday noon the board of trade
will hold a meeting in the Barbara
Worth hotel to discuss and outline
he annual program for the coming
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
May SETTLE FILM ROW

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 3. U.H -
Negotiations between the motion
picture producers and the Actors
Equity over the question Of a closed
shop blanket contract for movie
actors will be resrmed Monday,
statement was forthcoming from
either side after a conference yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

sister, Mrs. w. J. Leiner, in Los An,
geles, viii meet Miss Dorothy at
Escondido for the return trip. Mr..
and Mrs. Leiner, who was Miss
Erna Tucker, are vacationing in the
north Of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

companies then, and they now will
settle the power trusts.
IL have faith in the public, once
the facts are known, he said,
''and there is no question about the
power OF congress to handle neces-
sarv. legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

The 1890 annual meeting of the
Holstein-F'riesian Association will
be held in Denver, according to
choice of the Philadelphia meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

both cars. A large sedan driven by
Frank J. Ota ran into q ear driven
bv Gordon Mlserol. Ota told traf-
fic officers he could not see Miser-
% 5 car as the red glass was out of
the tail light anG the white light
was invisible.
Expert Finger Waves. Parisienne
Beauty Shoppe. SIS Main St. Phone
7S3. adv
Parisienne Beauty shoppe. SIS
M~in 81. Phone 7SS. adv
Sent To Patton-Raehel Fergu-
son. convicted in superior court yes
-erday. with Judge Thompson pre-
siding. on an insanity charge. was
ordered sent to the state hospital
ut Patton. She was recently paroled
from the state hospital
Frederick's Machine perman
waving complete for $1,000. Expert
finger waving. Floss SieQel. Phone
92g. adv
White Rouge. parisienne Beauty
Shoppe. SIS Main ST. Phone 7S3.
adv
Convicted On Insanity-Thomas }
Calhoun, Long Beach attorney, was
committed to the custody of a broth
er living in Los Angeles yesterday.
The ease was tried in superior court
with Judge Thompson presiding. Cal
houn was arrested here when, he
stated. he had become i'll while en-
route from the middlewest.
Natl.al Permanent Waves. $1,000
Parisienne Beauty Shoppe. SIS
Main St. Phone 7S3. adv
Let Us Give you Marinello
Bleach Pack. Parisienne Beauty
Shoppe. SIS Main. Phone 7S3. adv
Held In Jail-Four persons ar
rested by the sheriff's force yester-
dav were lodged in the county jail
and are now being held fer investi-
cation by the district attorneys Of
flee. They are: Fred Martin, Of Los
Angeles; Ernest Martinez, CaleNico;
Jose Reys, Fl Centre, and Jesus
Cruz. CaleXico.
If TOO Warm to sleep at home,
sleep on the roof of Hotel Annex.
Phone 965 for reservations. Special
weekly rates. adv
To Visit Family-Miss Dorothy
Tucker. formerly of the local tele-
phone office, now commercial man
agcr nj Escondido. plans TO spend
her vacation with her parents, M
and Mrs. 6. c. Tucker, of COS Brigh
ton street. Her sister Julia. OF thi:
ci4x who has been visiting another
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

We Loan te Dun6. buy or refin.
ance. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Rogers In Academies Rogers
Of III Centre narrowly escaped SER
ious injuries about 9:l5 O clock last
might when his car turned over on
the e'alexieo Highway at McCabe
road. Rogers suffered only minor
bruises aud laccrations
We Loan te Bun6. buy or refin-
ance. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv
Barbara worr0 uote1 Club Break
fa-t, zoe up, merchants lunch 60eI
abie d hote dinner sI.00. adv
DR.. A. B. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg Extraction specialist. adv
TO Visit Northwest-Miss Mar
garet Giles. deputy county school
superintendent, win leave over the
week end on her annual vacation.
Miss Giles win visit the northwest
aud expects to see parts Of Canada.
She viii stop for visits Al Seattle
Spokane and intermediate points
aleng the coast.
Oregon Coffee shsp-Fresh aba
zone steak today. Adv.
The Ei Centre hospital, are Civ
ing special service TO maternity
work. Price $4,000 for ten DAYS, in
cluding supplies, and delivery room.
For information Phone 20. Adv.
Robbery At calipatria = The
Young & Leonard service station Of
Cahpatria was burglarized Thurs
day night by unknown knob knock
ers. They were unable to maniEl
late the operation of the big safe
but took SIS found in the cash reg
lister, officers said. In their attempt
to open the safe the robbers jam
med the combination.
Let Storage herp You. Our rein
forced concrete warehouse is the
safest place for your piano, trunks,
and household goods. Phone /.
Pioneer Trunk and Transfer Co.
adv
FOR Pure Glass OF Lemonade
70 To Paul's, at Pickwick Stages
Depot. adv
Cars Damage In Crash Two
automobiles collided about 11:10
O'Clock last night on the san Diego
highway one mile west of the city
limits resulting in slight damage to
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
THE WEATHER

For Los Angeles and Vicinity -
Fair and warm tonight and Sunday.
For Southern California-Gener-
ally fair tonight and Sunday but
local lightning storms in high noun.
tains Sunday; high temperatures in
the interior; gentle variable winds
Fire Weather Forecast.-Fair but
local lightning storms in Southern
Sierras: Not much change in ten.
pcrature or humidity; gentle vari
bic winds.
The Mexican bean beetle has been
found wildly dispersed in seven
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Cars Damag ged In Crash Two
automobiles collided about 11:10
o Clock last night on the san Diego
highway one mile west of the city
limits resulting in slight damage to
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

FOR Pure Glass OF Lemonade
ro to Psui's, at Pickwiek Stages
Depot. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

If TOO Warm to sleep at home,
sleep on the roof of Hotel Annex.
Phone 965 for reservations. Special
weekly rates. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Barbara worr0 Hotez Club Break
fa-t, zoe up, merchants lunch zoe,
ca BILE d hote dinner sI.00. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Let Storage herp You. Our rein
forced concrete warehouse is the
safest place for your piano, trunks,
and household goods. Phone /.
Pioneer Trunk and Transfer Co.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

DR.. A 3. Hanson, Dentist, Davi;
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Oregon Coffee shep-Fresh aba
zone steak today. Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

The Ei Centro hospital, are Civ
ing special service TO maternity
work. Price $4,000 for ten days, in
cluding supplies, and delivery room.
For information Phone 29. ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Natutal Permanent Waves. $1,000
Parisienne Beauty Shoppe. SIS
Main St. Phone 7S3. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Let Us Give you a Marinello
Bleach Pack. Parisienne Beauty
Shoppe. SIS Main. Phone 7S3. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

both cars. A large sedan driven by
Frank J. Ota ran into q ear driven
by Gordon Mlserol Ota told traf-
fic officers he could not see Miser-
% 5 car as the red glass was out of
the tail light anG the white light
was invisible.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Expert Finger Waves. Parisienne
Beauty Shoppe. SIS Main St. Phone
7S3. adv
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
LaWless Officials

"r auIaesress nv governmental law-enforcng Of
hcers" is announced as of the subjects to be IN
vestigated by the national commission on law OBJ
servance and enforcement
Il is high time some official body recognized this
as major problem in the crime situation, and espe-
ciallv in relation to prohibition enforcement. The
national commission deserves and doubtless Will re-
ceiye public commentator for digging into this law
essness in the name of law which has been covered
up and ignored so long.
All that the commission will find in this field Of
its inquiry is not known yet. But the public is only
too painfully aware of much official lawlessness
It will find that government agents have shot
innocent motorists When it inquiries into the alibi
it will find that the assistant secretary OF the treas
ury in his orders to customs agents does not hmlU
the use of firearms to self defense.
That prohibition agents habitualy invade homes
without search warrants in violation of constitu-
tional rights and that they practice similar invasion
bv secretly tapping private telephone and telegraph
wires.
That ofenses by law officers also particularly
aagrant in cases Of foreign-born citizens Negroes
laborers and persons holding unorthodox social and
political opinions 1t will find that these classes OF
citizens instead of receiving the even protection OF
the law which is their right more often need pre-
lection from the law.
That in many communities ani-labor police and
Injunction Judges cooperate with hired gunner and
company police in reign of terror against strikers
and civil liberty meetings
The committee named by the national commits
sion to make this investigation is headed by Judge
William S. Kenyon, assisted by Newton D. Baker,
two great lawyers who are old-fashoned enough still
to believe in the constitutional guarantees of civil
liberties.
Such investigation by such men should produce
results.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
Victor Berger

Victor Berger, dead in Milwaukee, the
Austran-born dean of an American political party
which poled less than 100000 votes at its peak,
and since has declined to less than 100000 It's sole
congressman for years. he met with little success in
spreading Socialist through that Office At one
time, when passions high he denied his seat
in congress because of his attitude during the
Yet he left congress of its bestowed members,
Letters and kilograms Of and coincidence are
pouring into his home by thousands. The Wisconsin
senate has adjourned a tribute to his memory.
The answer is one word: Personality. Those who
knew Berger regarded him as one of the sincerest
of social evangels. Thousands who had no oppor-
tunity to know him heard or read his speeches and
editorials pungent in STYLE overlooking with indigna
ton at social injustice, and charged with sympathy
for the less fortunate.
The America in which he began his work was a
duller and more reactionary land than the one he
left. He has many of his party's planks seized
and adopted by the majority parties until it is safe
to say that much of the program of American So
cialsm of thirty years ago is law, not only ma
tional, but state.
How much of this is due to Berger, Debs, Naurer
and other Socialists it is difficult to say.
But Berger tried ceaselessly to make this country
a better place in which to live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09

YIN an interview with Frazier Hunt,
u in the current Cosmopolitan
Magazine, the Prince of Wales, talk
ing of Anglo-American relations,
says: eff we could only play golf
together, as I did rec -ltly with my
good friend Mr.. Kellogg and later
with Walter Hagen, we'd realize how
close and necessary We really are to
one another"
A great deal of half baked
twaddle and UNDERGONE theorizing
has been advanced in behalf of sports
as a means to cementing interna-
tional amity and the brotherhood of
man, and it is painful to hear the
young prince piping the same fam
tastical tunes on a No. iron.
Of course, there may be some
thing about golf that sets it apart
from other athletic competitions as
an approach to universal under
standing among rival nations, but
the precedent of general sports does
not offer an encouraging augury.
I believe it is a matter of record
that no set of Olympic games in
which representatives of all nations
habitually compete ever was carried
out without boisterous manifesto
tions of unbiased bitterness, fol-
lowed by frenzied calls for the gen.
darmeS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-09
The Growing Giant

The budding aviation industry is growing SO last
that it is difficult to keep track OF its progress
Figures for one month eclipse those of the month
before with astonishing regularity.
Some of the most recent reports reveal:
No fewer than 216 cities have established them
selves on the "air map aircraft manufacturing or
operations centers.
Every day planes fly $4,000 miles with passengers.
mail and express between these cities, which are
linked by $4,000 miles of established arways
Mail planes alone fly $4,000 miles daily across
forty-one of the fortyeight states, northward into
Canada and south into Mexico, Central and South
America.
In addition, passenger planes regularly sched-'
MED routes are flying approximately $4,000 miles
daily.
In July. the National Air Transport shattered all
its past records by carrying 1s1O52 pounds Of mail
and 1857 pounds OF express increase OF 1850
pounds of mail and 295 pounds IN express over june
the previous high month.
One American air transport company-the Boeing
system. operating between Chicago and the west
coast and between Los Angeles and Seatte-now
flies four times as much mileage each night as does
the Deutsche Luft Hansa, which virtually monopo-
Lies air travel in Germany.
Recent increases in airplane manufacturing &C
tvites and in schools for pilots and mechanics have
been most gratifying.
All of which is an illustration OF the increasingly
important role that aviation is playing in our daily
lfe with almost unlimited prospects for the future
Other nations may excel in the building of huge
dirigibles that can cross the Atlantic and may fly
around the world. and in the construction of planes
that carry 100 passengers Such feats are COM