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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-05
MALE

A BUS BOY cooks counterman. Other pos
sitions. J $. Emp. Bur. 504 81. q. VI.
A COL0RED HELPER for odd Jobs for hoe
chauffeurs hotel. garage. apartment house
and restaurant help daily. Washington
Business Bureau. Union Savings Bank
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Methodist Episcopal

The church iool meets at 9:4J
tomorrow with classes for all ages.
The new teachers and officers of the
school will be installed next Sunday,
November 10, at The II o'clock hour.
DR.. r. c. Cle:nons viii sing "Face
to Face" (Johnson) rs tenor solo
at the morning service at II o'clock.
Mrs. Reid, the rianist, will play as
prelude, "Morning Mood" (Grieg)
as offertory, "Thc Gondolier;" as
postludc, "The March From Alfalfa
(Mcndelssohn) ~
The funeral Of Miss Royce will be
held ut the chu.th az 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon. The pastor will have
charge of the scr, ,cc at the church.
The fellowship hour ut Z o'clock
tomorrow night viii be of interest
to all. Miss Lrci'o Kranse, the
music teacher tf the high school
will direct ths singing. Kenneth
Hatch will PLAY idle Moments
(Rollinson) as 1 clarinet solo. This
fellowship hour is open to every
one. Come and enjoy the time with
us.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
MUCH INTEREST
IN ARRIVAL OF
BIG AIR FLEET

Arrangements have been made by
the FL Centre JInior and senior
Chambers of Commerce to have
leading citizens of FL Centre and
other valley cities meet the air tour
fleet next Wednesday afternoon
when they arrive at the Imperial
County airport ut o'clock. The
flyers will then b. escorted to the
Barbara Worth hotel where dinner
will be served 10 the visitors and
n limited numbe, Of invitations will
be issued to local persons to attend.
Due to the fact tlat there will be
about 175 persons in the tour, the
seating capacity viii necessarily
limit the number of local representa-
tivcs who attend the affair.
Information from Ralph \. Kaye
secretary of the Gir tour commit
tee, is to the effect that at the
! resent time % entries have been
handed in at Les Angeles and this
does not include the planes which
will be picked up along the tour.
Kaye states that the planes are not
flying for specG nor in formation
but are out to slow the residents
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Score OF Palm
Trees Available

One of the first results of the Ell
Centre Better Homes in America
campaign sponsored by the chamber
Of commerce az ! the yard and gar
den contest berg promoted by the
Junior chamber rf commerce, comes
as an offer of number of beautiful
20 year old palm trees that may be
had as u gift for the Identification
Of home grounds.
These mature palm trees, which
are easily tranSp'aHtcd, and will pro-
vide any home with immediate shade
and cmbclliShm"ht, are located on
,hc Wiley Gibson ranch southwest
of Scclcy. Mr.. Dodge, who has made
the offer to don.tC these trees to
anyone who carc, for Il full grown
palm, states that the trees can be
dug and ballcd ready to load on a
truck for hauling from the ranch
for nominal figure. The trees
ere well formed, healthy specimens
and the reason that prompts the
gift is the need for the space occu-
Jied by the palms in plans for the
development of the ranch. Anyone
interested may $, care further infor-
nation by calling Secretary Hays
at the FL Centre Chamber of Com.
Iuprcp
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02

of california the practicability of
air travel and TO boost the aircraft
show to be held in Los Angeles from
November 9 to II.
The air tour VIII take off from
Los Angeles on November 4, and
will visit Santa Maria, Sacramento,
Bakersfield, Salinas, Stockton, San
Bernardino, San Francisco, Fresno,
Oakland, Visalia and FL Centre
which will be the last stop, the
planes returning - Los Angeles on
the morning of November 7. after
the overnight stop in this city.
The sight of 90 or more planes
will be a very unusual one for I'M
pcrial Valley residents and much
interest is being shown in the ar
rival of the air tour fleet. Types
Of planes included IN the group will
be open biplanes, cabin monoplanes
open monoplanes and cabin amphibi.
ans of 80 different makes.
The chamber of commerce will not
hold its regular Wednesday lun-
cheon on that dav and the directors
will not meet IL he evening. in or.
der that those interested may ut
tend the dinner. Those who desire
to obtain places should make theii
reservations at cucc.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Christian Science

"Everlasting Punishment" will be
the subject of he lesson-sermon
Sunday in all Churches of Christ,
Scientist, branches of The Mother
Church, The First Church of Christ.
Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
One section o. the lesson sermon
contains cxhortations of both Moses
and Paul, and includes these verses
from Deuteronomy and Galatians:
"Now therefore Ecarken, O Israel
unto the statutes and unto the judg-
ments, which teach You, for to do
them, that ye. may live, and go in
and possess the lana which the Lord
God of your faN.cra giveth you;'
"Bc not deceived; God is j. not
mockcd. for what's ver IL man sow
eth, that shall lie also reap. For
he that sowcth to his flesh snail of
the flesh reap corruption; but he
that soweth to the Spirit shall of
the Spirit reap lie everlasting. -.
a eorrclativa passage from Sci
cnoc and Healti, With Key to the
Scriptures'' includes these words of
Mary Baker Eddy. "Christion Sci
encc commands lan to master the
rropcnsiticsv-to . hold hatred in
allowance with kindness, to conquer
lust with chastity, revenge with
charity, and t, overcome dccite
with honesty. Choke these. errors
in their early stages, if YOU would
not cherish an army of conspirators
against health, happiness and sue
cess"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Police Active
During Month

Out of % persons who broke the
law and were arrested by the city
police during the month of October,
only % paid fines and 13 served
and some are still serving Jail SEN
fences, figures obtained from the
smonthly report of the police de
partment revealed today.
Suspended sentences and eases dis
missed by the court stood at 80, and
seven were turned over to the coun'
ty. General fines collected totaled
|$656. with traffic fines amounting
to $235. Occupation tax last month
melted the city 1894, dog tax $27..
10, making total money collected
~ ,412.10.
T Arrests made and the nature of
the offenses We're: Illegal posses
sion Of Intoxicating liquor, one: va
grancy. l5; reckless driving, six;
under influence of liquor, 81; eases
for investigation, IA; disturbance OF
peace, IA; petty theft, one; and
four runaWays.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Identify Body
Found In Canyon

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf. Nov.
2.-W.H- The badly decomposed
body of a man.. who apparently had
been dead for several years, was
lidentified late yesterday as Ralph
w. Taylor. of Los Angeles.
The body. found i'll a lonely can
yon in the Wrightwood district, was
| believed at first to be that of Sam
uel Rizzio missing husband Of Ruth
Weiland Rizzio, priestess of the
rGreat Eleven cult
Identification of the man was
made by Coroner Uren through Il
faded insurance policy found in the
tbrush near the body. The policy
was issued to Taylor in 1909 while
ahe was a student at Harvard From
the state of the body it could not
be determined whether Taylor had
been slain or died from his own
hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
THE WEATHER

FOR Los ANGELES AND VI
ClNlTi.-Fair tonight and Sunday
with temperature considerably above
normal: Low humidity and high
fire hazard.
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Sunday; no
change in temperature; gentle to
moderate northeastcrly winds.
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
Fair with no change in temperature
or humidity; Gentle north to cast
winds, increasing to moderate at
ligh levels.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02

In Mcndocino County. Harding
grass is the only one of several tried
that survived the summer drouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Postpone N0onan
Sanity Hearing

. Los ANGELES. Nov. ,. U.P)-
Because, physicians have been unable
TO agree as to =, mental condition
of Jack Noonan, brother of Sally
O'Neil, screen actress. his sanity
hearing has been continued until De-
ccmber =.
The district attorneys office will
prosecute Noon?n on charges of
cburglary i'll event Superior Juds
Gould dismisses him from the gen,
cral hospital wher> he has been un-
der observation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Evidence Ended
r In Stage Case

Los ANGELES, Nov. 2.-W.P)-
The jury of eleven women and one
man which has seen the play "Bad
Babies" and heard attorneys argue
as to its merits or demirits, will re-
tire Monday to decide if the author
and members of the cast staged an
indecent performance for which
they should be punished.
Final arguments were concluded
late yesterday, but Municipal Judge
Thomas l.. Ambrose preferred to de-
lay his instructions over the week
end.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
First Presbyterian

Presbyterian Sunday school will
give rally day program Sunday
morning at '9:45, to which the public
is cordially invited. The following
program will be Presented:
Song, congregation.
Opening services and prayer, pri'
mary department.
Piano solo, Elizabeth Meyer.
Song, Mrs. Dycr'4 class.
Scripture reading, Mr.. McDowell's
class.
Song, congregation.
Offertory number, Mrs. Holiday.
Lesson story, Mrs. Hurlburt.
Sorg. primary department.
March drill, Mr.. Shaw's class.
Vocal duet, Barbara Tondro, Mar
.joric Meyer.
All services at the Presbyterian
church will be conducted 1T the
usual hours tomorrow and ut the IL
O'clock sermon Rev. w. A. Weld of
Z Westminster, Calf, will occupy the
pulpit.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02

Marin County has added $50 COWS
to the testing association since the
membership campaign started
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02

church.. Rev. Charles Wilson Baker
conducting the service.
Sunday school vii. take place at
9:45. On Wednesday the Holy
Eucharist will be celebrated at
9:30 a. IN,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
St. Paul's Episcopal

st. Paul's Episcopal church will
celebrate the Holy Eucharist at IL
O'Clock Sunday morning in com
memoration of I.ishop Murray, the
presiding ,bishop- CT the American
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
Former Secretary
OF State Marries

NEW YORK, Nov. >. (U.P Balm
bridge Colby, former secretary of
state, whose wife divorced him last
month in Reno, Nov, has married
Mrs. Joseph y. Ely,
The ceremony was performed yes.
tcpday in the Plymouth Congrcga
tional church, brooklyn. Colby gave
his age as 80. Mrs. Ely, a widow,
said she was 80 Before her first
marriage she Was Anne Won All.
strand of London, Pa.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02
'fNAZARENE f; CHURCH

An invitation j. extended - the
public to hear Rev. W VI MINIS.
evangelist, who will hold evangelis
tic services in the NazaFene chafeh
at the corner of Eighth aud orange
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-02

streets beginning Sunday. Novem.
Der ). c
Services on SuaGay will be at IL
a., III. and p. m. and during the
week at 10 II. n. and p. nj. You
viii enjoy the music and you will
enjoy Miner. Conn and bring your
friends.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
HINDER FINDS DOUBLE STANDARD 0F HONESTY Tax Declarations Making Skeptics of Assessors,
 He Relates

Ninety per cent of the people are honest, but when the other ten per cent confront the assessor may the divine powers have mercy on that individual" asserted Thomas Iindcr chairman of the board of assessors in a talk to members of the t.N- change club in the Burritt hotel last night.
 One would be surprised at the amount of unreliable information given out, or the extent of actual transformation occurring when tax pointing out some of the woes and troubles facing lis office in the at tempt to gather information. One day a woman came and enumerated her personal property. During the time she was telling the assessor of this and that property he had mo- ticed q particularly large diamond ring on her finger. She finished.
 NOW madam, you know that we assess all personal property which is valued over S25 and that ring here the assessor paused suggestive ly.
 "Why, yes, this ring she is re- ported to have said, lis the property Of my mother. She is living ill Maine"
 In another instance a taxpayer
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
! tirginia Democratic

5F lbc Associated Press.
 Virginia returned to the demo- cratic fold by yesterdays guberna- iorlal ecction by a majority more than twice the size of that which carried it into the republican column in the presidential election a year ago.
 New YorlzsassiiltAg re,,elesccted its. dem- oCratic mayor. James J. Walker, on the crest of a tidal wave which swept before it three other candi- dates, Fiorello H. La Guardia, re- publican, Norman Thomas, socialist, and Richard E. Enright, square deal party nominee.
 Besides these two victories, the democrats repulsed a republican drive to capture the Kentucky state legislature and saw their candidate in the single congressional contest the List New York (Manhattan) dis trict-forgC to the front in late re- turns after for hours trailing the re- publican. Hubert T. Delany. a negro. Chicago Democrats Win
 Almost complete returns from Chicagos municipal election indicat- eli a decisive victory for the entire democratic or coalition ticket con- Sjsting of ten republicans and 12 democrats for superior and circuit court judges.
 Although the democrats held the Kentucky legislature. the repub ncans reelected the mayor of Louis vile, William B. Harrison, by an unprecedented majority.
 The democrats were victorious in the mayoralty contest in lndianapo- lis. clecting Reginald Sullivan, and smother democrat, James NJ. Curlcy, was elected mayor of Boston, in a race with two other democrats run Iing in other and non- party tickets.
 In the bitterly contested election In Detroit, Charles BoWles defeated
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
Pollard Reverses Sou- thern State Pres;;den- tial Vote-Tammany Shows La Guardia Under, While Thomas Strength Surprises.
Curley Wins in Boston-G. o. P. Retains Control of New Jersey Legislature Kentucky Republicans Beaten in House and Senate.
E" 'hc Associated Press.

F :" rhc Associated Press,
 Tuesdays elections at glance.
 NIrginia-John Garland Pollard, roSular democrat, elected governor.
 New York City-Jamos J. Walker. democrat. reelected mayor.
 tucky-DemoCrat retain two- thirds majority in house and control Of state senate
 New Iork-Jamcs r. Gayagan, democrat, elected to congress from tho twcnty-first (Manhattan) dis trict.
 New Jcrsey~-Ecpublicans retain control of state legislature.
 Chicago or coalition JudGcship ticket elected.
 Boston-Jamcs NJ. Curlcy demo- Crat, elected mayor
 Derot-Charles Bowlcs. non-par- tlsan, elected mayor.
 fittsburgh-Charlos H. Kline, re- publican, reelected mayor.
 o,isvillc-William B. Harrison, republican, reelected mayor.
 Indianapolis - Reginald Sullivan, democrat, elected mayor,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
WIFE ARRESTED 0N
 CHARGE OF PERJURY
Mrs. Ladone Alleged to Have Given False
 Testimony

Hartford. Nov. LP,-As a result of an investigation by the states attorneys office. at the request of superior court judges. into several uucontcsted divorcc cases, the plain tiff in one of them. Mrs. Pearl White Ladonc of 3S5 Woodland street, Hartford. was arrested toda" by County Detective Edward J. Hickey on q bench warrant CharG- ing perjury.
 The. woman was arraigncd before Judge Arthur F Fills in the su- porior court criminal court by States Attorney Hugh NJ. Acorn and was held under $2,50o bond for the December term of court.
 The information charging perjury which was presented by States Al- torncN Alcorn says that Mrs. La done appeared before Judge Allyn l.. Brown in the superior court september q, in an uncontcstc1 ease against Anthony I.adonc of 3l20 Main street, on the ground Of assertion, and that she committed perjury in falsifying her testimony as 10 who paid her rent. as to the date of separation from her hus- band and in tcstifyinE that at that time Shc was a registered voter in
New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
BERLIN GIRL TOLLS H0LDUP MAN TWICE Saves Wrist Watch De- spite Threats to
 "Cut Her Up'

Special 10 tnA lierotjl

'Sl'N' ldl 10 lItN lltlANNl
 Bsrtln. Ncy. G-Aecostcd by a strange man W ho threatened "to cut her up so that her mother wouldn't recognize her" Miss Blanche Mur- "a. If. daughter of, Richard Mur- raS foreman Of the. Murray brick yards in Berlin. sped away from the man yesterday and reported the in cident to Principal Arthur B. Con rad Of the kcnsinSton Junior High school where she is q student. She was approached by the same man twice. once on her way to school in the morning and again at noon, when the man had threatened to cut her up.
 Blanche was on her way 10 school at about o'clock yesterday morn ing when d strange man, whom she described to her father as q ''stoclly fellow with Whiskcrs," stepped up to her and demanded her wrist watch. Just then an automobile approached and the man fled through the low lands directly in front of the Pinchcs and Son factory near the Berlin de- pot, Tho girl neglected 10 report the incident 10 the principal of the school until late in the morning. When it was reported to him, how ever. he got in touch with local au- thorlties and reported the case. When school lot out at noon Mir. Conrad offered 10 take the girl home in his car.
 AS she was returning 10 school for the afternoon session the same man accostcd her again, and again dc manded her wrist watch. Seeing that
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
YOUTH SAYS SLAYER KILLED FOR THRILLS l3 Year Old Lad Insists Boy Murderer Loved
 Suffering

Eastland, Tex. Nov. (AP)- While the youth he accused nut tered unintclliGcntly to himself in the prisoners chair, Woodrow Davis, 13, testified in district court that Clyde Thompson. 17-year-old schoolboy, shot and clubbed to death two oil field workers just to sec them kick"
 For more than two hours Nester- day the boy described the killing September 8, 1928, of Lucian and Leon Shook, brothers, and stuck to his story under d stern cross exam ination. He admitted although he was a companion of Thompson at the time of the staying he had been promised immunity in return for his testimony.
 Young Davis said that he, Thomp- son and Woodrow's brother. Thon- as. were hunting when he saw a pis- tol in ThompSon's belt. He said he asked what the gun was to be used for.
 "I'm going to kill Lucian Shook ' Davis said his companion responded.
 II asked him what he had against Iucian, and he said nothing that nr was going to shoot him to see him kick"
 The three boys induced Lucian and his brother to accompany them on tho prctcXt they had cornercd a
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
Gimme a Pint of Cas-" "Inventor Of Bugike Auto Says as He Stops
 At Station With Car q In. Long
But Sylvester B. Discenza Compromises on Gallon Tiny Vehicle Amazes Policemen and Spectators Climbs Grand Street Hill From Dead Stop
 Hitting 45 Mile Pace.

A smiling young man. driving a dlminutiVe car that looked like belatcd June bug and rode like a jack rabbit, stepped on the gas. the vehicle started up in high gear and with a spurt darted out almcst from under the noses of full sized auto mobiles, popped up alongside a gasoline pump in front of a Hart ford avenue filling station where the driver nonChalantly demanded of the astonishcd attended, Gimme pint Q gas.'
 I'm only going five miles, a pint will be plenty" he explained to the boy, who stood. one hand on the hose connected with the gas pump, eyes popping out, mouth wide open and an expression of profound per pleXity and inconceivablc astonish- ment mingling with frockles and grease on his face.
 He Actually Bought a Gallon
 It was the new Discenza Special. designed by Sylvester B. Discenza of Hartford and built by Nels J. Nelson in his airplane garage at Woodland and Fairview streets. The
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
FIRE FORCES PILOT
 TO ABANDON PLANE
Craft Ablaze in Air. Crashes Into MOun-
 tain Side

RinGtown, Pa. Nov. $ LP-An air mail plane. flying from Cleye- land 10 Hadley Field, Newark, N. j.. caught fire and crashed on the side of Big Mountain, three miles north of here and nine miles from Shen- andoah, this morning. The pilo.. Thomas r. Nelson. @16 Norwood avenue. North Plaintield, N. j., made a successful parachute jump bags in the machine.
 Follows Light ot Fire
 The blazing plane crashed to earth about q half mile from the cornhcld on the farm of Frank Lindner. where Nelson landed and he was able to reach the wreckago by the reflection cast by the mount ing flames. He was shaken up bad ly. but suffered no injury.
 Upon reaching the plane Nelson recovered five bags Of mail ani was unable to recover the other 12 which were burned. He said he did not know the contents of the bags. but that lot of burned money was in the ruins.
 stand Guard Over Ruins
 Nelson and several persons from nearby farms stood guard over the plane until a relief ship could ar rive from the emergency landing field here.
 He said he left Cleveland at 1l;45 o'clock last night and that he first noticed his plane was afire at flying between Numidia and Ring- town.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
Walker Goes Back to Work" as
 Mayor Today, He Informs Friends

New York. Nov. 6-tPl-James J. Walker as he himself expressed it, went back 10 work as mayor Of New Y orll today.
 I'm going right back to work in tse morning. he announced at one Of the celebrations of his victory last night. and with a grin he added:
 Earlier than you have any idea"
 IL was strenuous evening the re- elected mayor put in. He might just as well still have been campaigning, for he had to make half dozen speeches.
 Forced to Dodge Crowd
 And as he arrived at the Fifth avenue headquarters of his uptown committee. from the big celebration in the new Tammany hall on Union square, he was obliged to leave the elevator at the floor below, and climb the fire escape to get away from the crowd.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-06
WIFE, 20, SUES FOR HUSBANDS LOST LOVE Seeks S15,OO0 From Par
 ents-in-Law for
 Alienation

Claiming that her husband s par ents caused an alienation of affec- ton between her and her husband a few days after the birth of child, Giovanna Baucino. through her mother, Maria A. Nicosia, has sued her parents-in-law. She is 20 years old and is a minor in law and there fore it is necessary for her to sue through her mother. She asks $l5,- GOO damages.
 The defendants are MT. and Mrs. Santo Baucino of this city. The husband is Rosario Baucino and the alleged alienation of affection is said to have taken place in June, 1929.
 Attorney Joseph G. Woods repre- sents the plaintiff and Constable Fred Wrinkle served the papers.