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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11

Girard d&Zurcher
Why Not Tell the Voters Just
What You DO Consider the
Issue of This Campaign?
Yo sAY THAT THE E6T n TS G
yet until almost the of election campagners are trying
for attacking the heads of these two depart
IN THE PRESS YOU DENY THE ISSUE, yet in The In
foman your newspaper advocate that is admittedly the
(see Weekly Informant of March 90 edoria and is SO
declared.
pNf M that M no1snt nsnd a 5o Gsf dsf
executives have been under fire during the campaign
IN THE PRESS YESTERDAY is editorial denial of yor
appoint c. L. Pennington police office yet state
ment directly indirectly by ticket asserted that that
ton has assertions, similar Ones while he
W 5 fSr %a un the
repudate Pennngton efforts in behalf You couldn't
dsy dye wen the at city
for the past years the absurt of Harmony
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whether the Informant and were the aser
resented your plans
And Still Another Mystery To Be Cleared Up
AFTER THE REVELATIONS of the council minute
ors showing contentious that the council had been
split years utterly without foundation the rolcal
being almost always unanimous could explain to the
what by the nharmony the coun
Gil in the Can you explain where this lack
of harmony rests what factor it is that the agitation
and how going remove that trouble If you should be
elected?
THE PRESS SAYS EDITORIALLY YESTERDAY (and
after the exposure of previous claims that the council
ngs had been their lack of haony that did
there lack of harmony the council meet
To quote from the Press EDITORIAL Harmony
only matters which brought before the
Gil for action but in conducting the business OF the various de
parents city THAT is where the lack of
evident for the and not In the
routine voting at the council meetings..
what do they mean? They rad previously
declared the editorial that the departments were not an
this election and that the voters eecng council
departments Yet when it proved from the records
well hundred rOca votes in the council there
difference in opinion of those councimen
the Press shifts ground and probably the de-
that causing the trouble Well why not go far
her say the lack harmony and there must be- else
and other supporters would not be using that
caused by the fact that there still small group
in this election they in the election two years
ago the object that of putting the chief OF
the out of Office Their plans failed two
something like 230 business and others in
Ell signed petition in behalf of the chief of police
ou contention today Mayor Clements has many occasions
baked dsssing the heads
of these t~o depamen And there the real core OF he tack OF
VIM it? Why caOnaae ruth tot OF Uagne
uhat
ith The slogan Hnony and sanasy refuse TO
explain plainly and fully phat by "Hnmony'?
advertising and editorials
Indicate whv hare incumbent
of
Evening star., 1930-11-30
NEW HOUSE OFFICE
CONTRACT DELAYED
Commission to Make Further Study
Of Alternative Proposals
by Contractors.

The House Office Building Commits
sion met in Speaker Longworth's once
yesterday morning to consider the pro-
posals for contracts for erection of the
new House ONCE Building directly south
of the Capitol and west of the present
House Office Building-the foundations
for which are now being laid.
The contract was not let, however, as
the members of the commission desired
more time to consider alternative pro-
posals on the specifications as furnished
by the Allied Architects of Washington
in the light of expert testimony by the
architects, officials of the Treasury De-
partment and specialists from the
United States Bureau of Standards.
The entire membership Of the House
once Building Commission was pres
ent, Speaker Longworth, Representa-
tive Bacharach Of New Jersey and
Minority Leader Garner, with the
architect of the Capitol, who is their
agent in carrying out their wishes in
cooperation with the allied architects
who drafted the composite plans for
the new structure.
Another meeting is to be held by the
commission next week.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Veterans of Foreign Wars

Spreckelmyer. Mrs. Laure v. Damn
outlined the plans for the Christmas
party to be held of Mount Alto Hos
pital December 23. The next meeting
Of the auxiliary win be held at 1850
Massachusetts avenue at pm, De-
cember 10.
Front Line Post met at Logan Hall
last Monday night, when the newly
by Department Comdr. Thomas. Mem
bership obligations were given to David
Rosenberg, B. v. Rhodes. L. ]. Purcell,
c. H. Maher and E. E. Hon, and appli-
cations for membership were reported
from Barney Flax, Harry Flax and 4.
L. Wyman.
Front Line Auxiliary met last Monday
evening at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club. with President Virginia
Cercell presiding. Mrs. Mary King was
iary and post later gave surprise
party In honor Of Past Comdr. Hooley
and Past President Mary B. Guillermain
at Logan Hall, to whom gifts we're of1i-
cially presented by the auxiliary presi-
dent and post commander, DR.. A. Vic
tor Cercell.
A dance will be held December 4 at
2146 Georgia avenue.
The monthly visit to Ward H Of
Naval Hospital was made last Friday
evening. when cigarettes, tobacco. mag
azines, etc, were distributed among the
patients. The next visit will be made
at Christmas, when seasonal greetings
will be bestowed to cheer the patients
by members of both the auxiliary and
post Mrs. Clay Keene Miller Is chair
man Of the Hospital and Relief Com
mittee. It was announced Mrs. Miller
had been appointed national legislative
chairman of the ladies' auxiliaries.
Follow Me. Post met last Monday at
Concord Club and Department Comdr.
Thomas off1ciated at the installation Of
officers. Comrade Fawcett announced
that a petition for the issuance of a
charter for the organization of a ladies'
auxiliary win be made to the national
body at an early date. The next social
meeting will be held December IL at
the home of Comrade Fred C. Kelly,
1889 Thirty-second street, Mount
Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
FAMILY OF FOUR FOUND
MURDERED BY UNKNOWN
Lack of Motive and Material Evi-
dence Blocks Police-All Stabbed
Through Heart With Knife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, November
29.-The bodies of four members of q
family, stabbed by an unknown slayer,
we're found in their Duchess County
farm house at Stanfordville, near here,
yesterday.
Police found their investigation
blocked by the lack Of q motive and
material evidence. They could merely
assume that James Hustled Germond,
member of the grange and of the
Stanfordville village church; his wife
and his daughter and son had been
killed in the early evening of Wednes-
day. The bodies remained undiScov-
cred until yesterday, when a creamery,
desiring to know why Germond had
not delivered his daily milk supply, sent
an employe to the Germond home to
investigate.
The creamery employe found Ger
mond and his 10-year-old son, Ray
mond, dead in a wagon house, with
the doors closed to conceal the bodies
from the view of chance visitors.
In the house he discovered the body
of Mrs. Mabel Gregory Germond, face
down, near the kitchen door, leading to
the farmyard.
Behind a table and in a corner, to
which she was apparently pursued by
the slayer, was the body Of the daugh-
ter, Bernice, 18 years old.
Each Of the four had been stabbed
through the heart with a knife, which,
judging from the wounds, had q blade
about one inch broad.
Friends of the family said that to
their knowledge the GermondS had no
enemies.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

will be powerful demand for the plac-
ing of embargoes on lumber. wood pulp,
manganese and coal, or at least provid-
ing for q drastic system of licensing,
which will afford protection against the
forced and convict labor of Russia. The
United States cannot stand idly by and
see American industries demoraliZed,
because the Congress and the Federal
Government continues to be blind to
the facts and refuses to take the neces-
sary steps at this juncture to protect
the vital interests of the American
working man and of the entire Amer
ican people.
Exports Overstated.
The Communists and their propa-
gandistS in this country have never
hesitated to picture our total exports to
Russia as several times the actual fig
ureS. have even heard 1t stated on
the floor of the House of Representa-
tives at between three and five hundred
million dollars, when the actual figures
Of the Department of Commerce shows
it to be $86,000,000 for 1929-1930,
which was by far the largest total for
any one year. Since April of this year
the amount Of American exports to the
Soviet government has been slipping
fast, due to the world depression and
the crisis over the f1ve-year plan in
Russia.
I believe am correct in stating that
both the Government and the people
resent bitterly any abuse of trade rela-
tions and will not permit any alien
propaganda to be spread in the United
States under the camouflage of trade.
Moreover, the United States Govern
ment is not disposed to be threatened
10 oly fvatA wit =
sia or any other country. We propose
to transact legitimate trade on legiti-
mate basis, and If Soviet Russia does
not care to do business on these terms
she might as we'll take her agents out
of this country before they are ordered
out.
What are the facts Of our trade with
Russia? Back in 1918. when We recog-
nized the imperial Russian government
and were on friendly relations with it,
our total export trade with Russia
amounted to less than 100000, and
last year, without recognition Of the
Soviet government, we exported $685.
900, 900 worth Of goods to Russia. The
bait Of the Soviet trade is constantly
dangled before the bulging eyes of our
manufacturers and they are told that
If they will only use their influence to
bring about the recognition of Russia
there will be an immediate market for
all their goods. The fact is that with
out recognition we are doing four times
as much trade with Russia as we did
when we recognized the Cars regime.
But, on the other hand, Great Britain
and Germany, both of which have
recognized the Soviet government, are
doing four times less trade than they
were before the World War. It Is my
firm and carefully considered Judgment
that as far as the question of recogni-
ton goes, we are apt to lose rather
than gain trade by recognition.
Russia desires diplomatic relations
with the United States, not for pur-
poses of trade, but because it would in
crease its prestige, help stabilize its gov
ernment and discourage opposition from
both within and without, and permit it
to intensity its revolutionary propaganda
throughout the world.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
COURT ISSUES MANDATE
TO COCA COLA MAGNATE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November ga de-
cision by the appellate division Of the
Supreme Court yesterday requires
Joseph B. Whitehead, posseSSor Of q
fortune in stock of the Coca Cola Co.,
to give Mrs Annette s. Bracy, q young
widow, the full names and addresses Of
seven men with whom he alleges she
had affairs.
Whitehead is defendant in a $500, 900
breach of promise suit brought by Mrs.
Bracy, a resident of Park avenue. The
similar decision by Justice Ernest e. L.
Hammer, from which Whitehead ap-
pealed. He gave only the initials Of
the men.
Mrs. Bracy denied the accusations
and demanded that the identities Of
the men be revealed
Evening star., 1930-11-30

Past Department Comdr. Joseph r.
Beattie and chief of staff of the District
of Columbia Department, regarding the
1930-31 legislative program of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, announced last
week that recommendations viii be made
to Congress that disabled veterans of the
Confederate armies be authorized for
disqualification by the United States
Veterans Bureau.
The District Of Columbia headquar-
reau, with Senior Vice Comdr. Hollings-
worth In charge Of the ONCE. He has
placed q number of veterans in posi-
tions. And in conjunction with such
service the office is dispensing to indi-
gent veterans articles Of clothing. Post
commanders have been asked to So
licit clothing.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator
Of veterans affairs, has Sbeen written
testimonials of thanks from the pa
tients of bureau hospitals, including
Mount Alto Hospital of this city, for
installing sound pictures for Their
amusement. Installations Will be made
in all other bureau hospitals where au-
ditortum facilities are adequate as rap
idly as preparations can be made for
the housing Of the special equipment.
National Capital Post met last Tues
day at Pythian Temple, when the re-
tired commander, Harry P. Clements,
was presented with past commander s
medal. Past Department Comdr. Beat
tie made the presentation. The fol-
lowing recruits were obligated to men,
bership: Harry s. Hegy, Troop B, 1St
Cavalry, SpaniSh-American War; Paul
Hollingsworth, Headquarters Company,
116th Infantry, 1st Division, World War;
Henry r. Boyle, U. 8. Navy, Mexican
Intervention and World War; Cleo D.
Allen, Company G, 18th Infantry, 1st
Division, World War; Maj. Joseph d.
Patch, U. 8. A., 1st Division, World War.
Charles w. Brown, y. 8. Navy, World
War, and Joseph d. Bladen, Spanish
American War and Philippine Insurrec-
ton, were reinstated to membership.
Past Department Condr. Beattie also
cumbent post officers. The post and
Ladies' Auxiliary later held q social,
during which refreshments were served.
Equality Walter Reed Post met No
venber 20 at Pythian Temple. Post
Comdr. Spreckelmyer read paper set
ting forth his programmed policies and
OOJSCtLVSS 1OE PrOIuOClHS anu SuDSeTV-
ing the welfare and best interests of the
post, which outlined constructive ad-
ministration and was listened to with
intense interest. DR.. Don s. Knowlton
offered, with the cooperation of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Hospital, of which institution he Is the
senior surgeon, to conduct q clinic to be
known as the Equality Walter Reed Post
Clinic, whereby great benefits will be
advantaged of by post comrades. Com
rade Van Zandt, chief Of staff of the
national organization, made an address.
Equality-Walter Reed Auxiliary, at
its meeting November IS, installed the
following officers: Mrs. N. D. Golden,
president: Mrs. Manley Lawton, senior
vice president; Mrs. r. A. Philipson,
secretary; Miss Clara McCann, treas
urer. Mrs. Den Breeder, the new chief
Of staff, was the installing officer. Mrs
Christie A. Brown, Mrs. Margaret Shaw
and Mrs. James w. Boyer, jr., were
obligated as members of the auxiliary
The meeting was addressed by Comdr.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Monk in the House of Lords.

Among the picturesque figures in the
House of Lords at the opening of the
present English Parliament is the Bishop
Of Truro, who is member of a religious
order and wears the leather belt of q
monk. DR.. Frere was the superior Of
the Community of the Resurrection Of
Mirheld in Yorkshire for II years.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

The trustees Of Annabaugh Hibernian
Hall, at Annabaugh, Ireland, which was
burned recently, have filed claim with
the Armagh County Council for $4,000
because the building was not sufficiently
protected by policemen against the raid
ers who caused the blaze.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Monday, 8 p.m.-Department
Council of Administration,
District Building Board Room
Thursday, p.m.-Equality-Wal-
ter Reed Post, No. 2S4,
Pythian Temple.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-17

The room in the tower of the old
building was made into a rest room
for the use of the teachers and chill
dren who became sick while at school.
A tennis court has been built at the
rear of the building at no cost to the
district. This is a fine improvement.
OF course the court is reserved for
school use during school hours.
An attempt has been made to beau
tify the grounds by seeding the por-
ton Immediately in front of the build
ing. While this is a start in the beau
LITIGATION of the school grounds, any
one will agree, think, that it is
only a small beginning. Much re-
mains to be done before we can feel
proud of the external appearance of
our school.
Results of the State Examinations.
Each year closes with the writing
of the state examinations. These are
not used to determine the passing or
failure of pupils in as extensive de-
gree as formerly. However, we can
use the results of them in comparing
our school with others throughout the
state.
In the high school we have 1870
failing in the state examinations as
compared to the average of $3.50 fail
ures for the state as a whole. In
other words, we are doing better than
average work in our high school de-
partment. This is a gratifying fact,
l think.
On the other hand, in our grade
work just the opposite is the case.
About $40 of our grade students
failed in the state examinations as
compared to an average of $3.50 OF
failures throughout the state. This
represents very serious condition
which should be remedied as quickly
as possible.
/ have no evidence which points tC
the conclusion that this is due to a
low average of mental ability. A
glance at the community in which the
school is located certainly indicates
that our people have achieved better
than average results in building a
progressive community.
In my estimation, the main cause
for the low standing of our grades il
the very poor attendance which runs
throughout the school. No teacher
can produce good educational results
when pupils are cut about one-sixtt
to one-seventh of the time, and that is
the condition in our school. l con
slider the problem of poor attendance
the greatest one with which we have
to contend at the present time. o.
course the epidemic Of whoopins
cough which we experienced durin,
the early spring has aggravated the
problem, but before that time the at
tendance was far from satisfactory
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-17

the driving of two routes by one man.
1t costs us 1913 cents per day to trans
port each child. If one child were to
travel the distance that all of the
children were transported, during the
year, he would cover more than nine
ty-two thousand miles-about three
and one-half times around the world.
We were fortunate in not having a
severe Winter. This fact together
with the sincere efforts made by the
drivers and others to keep the roads
open made it possible to do most of
the transporting in the motor busses.
One driver used his horses only four
days. When the horse-drawn vans
are used in cold weather the children
often suffer severely. 1t sometimes
takes a half hour to get them "thawed
out" so that they are fit for school
work. For this reason l feel that a
determined effort should be made to
keep the roads open in the winter
time.
Finances.
The total cost of operating the
school plant for q year is close to
1000. This means that it costs
about $50 per school day to keep our
plant running. With an enrolment
of 295 it costs us approximately SO
cents per pupil for each day of school.
Let us consider these facts from an
other angle. Every day the child re-
mains at home represents net loss
to the district of about SO cents, for
the cost of running the school plant
is not lowered. The loss to the child,
on the other hand, is far greater for
every day of absence means distinct
gap in his education.
By using one less teacher, by COM
bining bus routes and by not using the
small building south of the school
proper, we have been able to reduce
our running expenses by about $3.50
in spite of the fact that we have found
it necessary to use over one thousand
dollars for laboratory fixtures, bus
bodies, and internal decorating. Our
financial statement shows that we
have a cash balance of about $500
more at the end of this year than we
had at the beginning.
Building and Grounds.
During the year the high school
assembly was moved from the second
floor of the old building to the lower
floor of the new one. This was neces-
sary because of the increased enroll
ment in the high school, The present
assembly has room for about so stu
dents so that it will be able to house
our high school for a number of years
without difficulty, provided that the
state department does not prohibit its
use because it is basement room.
The building was decorated and the
woodwork was vanished throughout
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-17
ONLY 50 VOTE
IN SCHOOL MEET
Mrs. Frede St0ttrup and JenS L.
Jensen are High i'm Election
Tuesday Evening.
By Osborne
% By Western Newspaper unisA1

The annual meeting of school dis
trict No. II was held in the assembly
room of the Askov school Tuesday
evening with only small attendance.
During the voting hour-from to
9-only SO persons voted for the two
officers who were to be elected for
S-year terms. On the ballot appeared
the names of Mrs. Frede StOttrup and
Carl Jorgensen with two blank lines
for writing in other names. 1t only
took a few minutes to count the bal
lots so most of the audience waited
to hear the result which was as fol-
lows: Mrs. Frede Stottrup 46 votes.
Jens 3. Jensen % votes, and the next
highest was Hans Koed with 10 votes,
after which there were considerable
number with 3, 2 and 1 votes; Carl
Jorgensen, one of the officials on the
ballot, received only votes. On the
proposition of buying the lot south
OF the school grounds the vote was
24 for and 16 against.
During the meeting Carl Madsen,
in an able manner, recommended that
an agricultural department be started
in the school here. A vote of the audi
ence showed "a for and against this.
However it is something for future
consideration, as Supt. Petersen ex-
planned the expense and requirements
for this department.
Supt. H. A. Petersen gave a good
report covering the past school year
which will be found in the minutes
of the annual meeting.
The clerks statement showed that
it had cost nearly $4,000 to function
the past year and considerable sums
had Oeen saved through the efficiency
plans of the superintendent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-17

Trial subscription to the American.
soc for four months.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-17
KERRICK JUNIORS
WIN FROM ASKOV

The Askov Junior baseball team
played a game with a like team of
Kerrick on the Kerrick diamond
Tuesday evening after supper, and lost
by score of Is to 6. The game
throughout was interesting with sew
eral fast plays being made by the
youngsters, two of which included a
sensational catch by the Kerrick
shortstop and double play by Mort
ensen to Keller to Eriksen, the latter
cutting off one run at the plate
and retired the batter going to first
Absence of two or three from the
AskOv teams lineup due to sick
ness was largely responsible for the
loss of the game. The Kerrick boys
will play return game on the Askov
diamond next Tuesday evening.