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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
WINS AT ORATORY
Beverly W. Hodges Captures Con-
test at Ballston.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALLSTON, Va. June 1.-THE Land
Where Hate Should Die" was the sub
ject of Beverly w. Hodges, who was
selected by the judges. Mrs. Frank
Salisbury, Mrs. Roland Sutton and G.
w. Richmond. as the winner of the
defamation contest, with five other
boys competing. under the auspices of
the Waverly Hills Women's Christian
Temperance Union at the Mount Olivet
Methodist Protestant Church last night
This was the sixth contest and he was
awarded a silver medal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
Jefferson Assessor Buried.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. va, June 2
Especially. IT. Ogle Link. assessor In
Jefferson County for the past year and
q half, was buried here this afternoon,
following his sudden death late Satur-
day at his home in DunieldS. He was
~ years old. Death was due to
uremic poisoning and paralysis. He had
been deputy assessor for several terms
before being elected assessor In 1923.
HIS wife died a year ago. One son,
Thomas of Parkersburg and one daugh-
ter survive. 49, ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
Firemen Have Card Party.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, June 2
Especially For the benefit of the Up
per Marlboro Volunteer Fire Depart
ment card party will be held in the
hall of Trinity Episcopal Church here
Friday evening The departments new
engine is expected to arrive soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
Plan Strawberry Festival.

CHELTENHAM, Md, June Q (Spe-
ciaD. "A strawberry festival will be
held by women of the Cheltenham
Methodist Episcopal Church on the
church lawn next Saturday evening, be-
ginning at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
ITALIANS SEEK BALLOON MARK.
Two Take on From Milan Seeking
Endurance Record.

MILAN. June (P.-Cavaliere Ernesto
Sioli, a journalist, and Mario NASSAU,
took OF today In the balloon Nina from
the royal villa at Monza in an attempt
to break the distance and endurance
records for spherical balloons. They
must remain in the air 26 hours and
AZ minutes to establish a new mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
ARLINGTON HALL SCHOOL
HEARS REP. JOHNSON
Sixteen Graduates of College Re-
ceive Their Diplomas at An
nual Exercises.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
GLEBEWOOD, Va. June 2.-Repre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
FOREIGN.

q am. Greenwich time. today3
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
PHZLCO TO SELL
RADIO TICKETS
FOR BIG GAME

For the first time in radio history
tickets will be sold for the privil-
ege of listening to a football game
broadcast.
This unique idea is being put into
effect by Philco, who has purchased
the record breaking Army-Navy
football game broadcast hook-up,
December 13, in a further effort to
raise additional funds for the SAL
vation Army for the benefit of the
unemployed.
Philco will distribute tickets,
known as the Army Navy Broad
cast Tickets so that everybody who
listens in can help the good cause
along by sending in check or mon
ey order for one dollar or more as
their contribution for the privilege
of listening to this great game.
These tickets can be purchased
at any Philco dealer-Pete Schmidt
and the U. S Grant company are
local Philco dealers.
With the Army and Navy teams
giving the entire proceeds from the
sale of seats, the network is donat-
ing money paid by Philco for this
cause, officials believe football fans
will also gladly share in this chari-
table work by sending in at least
a dollar to listen to this game Of
games.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12

After engaging in the retail bus
mess for SO years, r. l.. Rumsey,
pioneer merchant of Imperial VAL
ley, will go out of business Satur-
day night. In point of service,
Rumsey is said to be the oldest
merchant in the valley and his re-
tirement brings to a close a business
career which was closely identified
with the development of this sec
ton.
Rumsey has been in his present
location since 1916 Prior to that
time he was in the retail business
in Holtville. In 1916, department.
store on the present site of Gle
ments drug store, was destroyed by
fire. Thereafter, ne mas been in
business at his present location.
He tells many interesting tales OF
pioneer days in the valley and ex-
plains that those most actively en-
gagged in the vast project Of settle
ment, accepted it as an every day
task with no thought of making
history.
Rumsey came to Blue Lake in
1904 from Ell Cajoa and established
a store on the site OF what resi-
dents believed would become sum-
mer resort. The Colorado river
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
NEW Home TO
BE MODEL OF
CONVENIENCE

All the newest appointments and
convenienceS are being incorporated
in the new residence now under
construction by J. L. TraverS, local
contractor, at 988 He'll street. The
house will be sold.
Among the most outstanding fea-
lures are the pullman windows in
the sleeping rooms. These windows
admit more air and light than do
windows of the other types and are
declared to be distinct advantage.
The house has four rooms and
bath and is Of stucco finish both
inside and out. 1t has concrete
foundations with four by six sills.
Provision is made for both gas
and electricity, special connections
being installed for electric refriger-
alton. There are a living room, two
bedrooms, bath, kitchen and break
fast nook. In addition there is a
large and conveniently arranged
breakfast nook. Agarage for the
place is being built
1t is expected that the place will
be completed within a month or
six weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
JUDGE THOMPSON
DECLARES DRAW
IN CATTLE SUIT

Judge Vaughn Thompson decided
yesterday afternoon that there was
much ado about nothing in the suit
of the Southern Pacific company
against j. C. Spear, and the cross
suit of Spear against the company,
with the result that he returned
Judgment giving neither party to the
suit anything.
Judge Thompson ruled that both
Adding point to his decision,
parties must pay their own costs.
The Southern Pacific company
originally brought suit for $9256.
alleging that Spear had been under
charged on a shipment OF cattle
from Arizona to Imperial Spear, III
turn, filed a cross-complaint stat
ing that he had been overcharged
for the shipment and asking return
Of SI15.
The case was first tried in the
justice court, where decision IN
favor of Spear was returned. The
railroad company appealed to the
superior court from this decision.
Corona, Riverside County, packec
its first 1880 Navel oranges Novem
her i8
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
RUMSEY RECALLS PIONEER DAYS
AS MERCHANT IN Ell CENTRIC

flood of 1904 and 1905 wiped out
the lake and scattered the Gus
toners to the iour winds. During
the high water, Rumsey had 20
build high embankment back OF
the store to keep the water out.
This is the present site of Silsbee
township.
In 1906, Rumsey brought his FAM
lily to the townsite of El Centro and
engaged Jasper Travers to construct
small store building On the north
side of Main street in the 500 block.
The family resided in tent as did
a majority of the other citizens.
AS soon as the wagons bearing
what was left of the Blue Lake
store stock arrived in FL Centro,
Workmen began buying groceries
and housekeeping facilities off the
wagons. The builders had been
boarding and were anxious to fur
nish quarters where they could
batch. He conducted a general
store.
One of the most amusing stories
Rumsey tells of early days is con-
cerning an Ell Centro agent for the
Southern Pacific. A box car served
as a station and when merchan-
dise arrived, it often was left out
side where it easily was stolen.
Rumsey went to Agent Hurst and
wanted him to fill out claim for
a bill of lost goods.
We'll, hate to go to the trouble
of filling out one of those blanks, .
said the pioneer agent, so I'll tell
you what you do. There are two
barrels Of flour here that no one
ever called for. You take those and
we'll call it square Rumsey did
SO and now declares that to be the
quickest service he ever had on a
claim against the railroad.
During the big flood, he said, all
the men in town went to work on
the levees to keep the water from
the town of Ell Centro.
RumSey owns city and ranching
property in the valley and plans to
spend his time attending to business
in connection with these holdings.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
TRANSAMERICA
LEADER STATES
OUTLOOK GOOD

Elisha Walker, chairman of the
board. TranSamerica Corporation
New York. who was in Los Angeles
early this week to attend meet
ing of the board of directors OF
Transamerica, points to many en-
couraging facts which lead him to
believe that the current business de-
preston has touched bottom. At
this meeting the directors of Trans
america voted the regular quarterly
cash dividend of % cents per share.
payable January 25. and amounting
to more than $6,000000.
while no one can be hopeful OF
being able to say in the near future
that the effects of the recent de-
preston have wholly disappeared, 1t
becomes easier, week by week, to
find breaks in the clouds that sig
nalize the approach of fairer busl-
ness weather. said Chairman
Walker.
Retail trade holds up encourag-
ingly. the automobile industry
shows signs of increased activity,
the stability of steel prices is help
full symptom and credit continues to
| be plentiful and cheap. Tabulations
published today show that the net
| profits of $50 industrial, utility and
railroad corporations for nine
months of 1880 are down just less
, than one-third by comparison with
1929 and less than one-siXth by
| comparison with 1928. would appear
to verify the belief that the diff
culties and problems-Serious and
szable as they have been-that have
beset business, have been far less
than disastrous.
II am glad to be able to say Mr.
Walker continued, that the earn
ingS of TranSamerica subsidiaries.
apart from profits on securities
have held up admirably notwith-
standing the current depression. AS
our regular dividend policy is based
on such earnings and as such earn
| ings should increase rather than de-
crease, look to the future of Trans
america with great confidence
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12

Juniors are leading the annual
sale contest. with the sophomores
six books behind. The senior team
has sold the least number of books,
II.
The sales are very diScouraging
to the staff In a school of more
than 500 students, only &c books
were sold by Wednesday. At noon
Of the same day Mr. Martin met
with his statesmen to try to instill
some enthusiasm into the cam
paign.
On these preliminary sales is
based the estimate Of the number
Of La Solanas" it will be necessary
TO print. The student deposits one
dollar, which is one t3iI of the
price Of the annual, at this time,
and receives tag and receipt. The
receipt accompanied by another
dollar obtains an annual when they
are printed in the late spring.
Mayor Porter of Los Angeles pre-
sented to the president Of the F.
l.. "A. the Key 10 Ci4e ClIS "ilc'4 Cll"O
organization held its state conven-
ton at the Fifth Annual Live Stock
Show and Rodeo at the Union
Stockyards, to which Mr.. Thornton
took four representatives from the
agricultural classes at Central, Dec
ember 5 and 6.
The boys attended the rodeo,
vent through the Cudahy packing
plant, saw a demonstration of the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

grading of beef animals, examined
the animals at the show, were Civ
en- a royal banquet by the Union
Show management, and lastly went
to one of Los Angeles midnight
theatre programs.
Each of the four boys who went
was assigned report which he
gave Wednesday morning. The
fortunate students were: Lewis Nc
Elvany, Donald Bradshaw. Eicnard
Robertson, and OrVille Spear.
Elmer Todd of the Imperial VAL
ley Music academy will play, and
Mrs. Sones will give a reading at
the annual Girl Reserve VeSper
services, which is to be December
IA at the State Street Christian
church. The public is invited.
Some few Of the seniors are now
wearing their class sweaters, which
are blue slip-onS with white num-
erals. 81, sewn on.
Commander Richard Byrd's Lit
tie America. which recountS the
experiences of his expedition to the
South Pole, is now in the Central
library.
Miss McKeehan expects to order
another copy, because any book
on aviation is in exceptionally great
demand. 1t seems impossible to
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
CHRISTMAS SEAL
REPRESENTATIVE
OF GREAT WORK

st. Nicholas, the patron saint of
childhood, appears most appropri-
ately on the 1880 Christmas Seals,
as children have profited most from
the campaign of tuberculosis con-
troll waged with TIE Christmas Seal
funds since the first sale "a years
ago. The latest national statistics
show the deaths il tuberculosis re-
duced by As per cent during the
last ten years ayuong the general
population of all ages, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Califor-
mia tuberculosis association. Dur
ing this time the rate for children
under five declined 63 per cent.
BY concentrating effort on the
child, through providing open air
class rooms, preventoriums and
health camps, with medical inspec-
tion, and health education a part
of every school groups curriculum,
the tuberculosis rate among adults
is greatly reduced.
The initial tuberculosis infection
usually occurs in childhood. Cali
fornia ranks high among states in
provision for the health of its
children. 1t has established pre-
ventoriums throughout the state
and it has one of the finest sys
TENS of county tuberculosis hospi-
tails in America.
The state board of health and
the state board of education togeth-
er with the various county health
departments make tuberculosis pre-
vention one of the most important
of their functions. The voluntary
tuberculosis associations play a ma
jor role in all activities.
One hundred and twenty million
Christmas seals were mailed to
California homes. For "a years
these seals have been the symbol
of the fight against tuberculosis.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12

keep books on this topic in the IL
| brary.
Christmas gifts and candy are
occupying the members of the do
mestic science classes, the gifts be-
| ing made by the sewing classes, and
the candy by those in the cooking
class.
Because it is hard, on account of
! bad business conditions, to get the
sewing pupils to buy the material
with which to practice the princi-
pies of dressmaking, Mrs. Williams,
the domestic science instructor,
bought outing flannel for the girls
to make baby clothes, hoping that
some organization would buy them
and give them away in charity. The
girls have now finished this project.
To the junior college sopho-
mores, the freshmen are giving a
Wiener-roast party, December II,
The meeting pace is the gym.
When Christmas vacation begins,
the preliminary term for the sec
end quarter is over. High school
grades for these four weeks go into
the office December Is.
In the library class, which oc-
ours after school every Thursday,
the library staff is learning and
practising the principles of system
attic filing.
Since each book must be cata-
logued according to author, title,
and subject matter, there are a
rumber of cards which must be
classified and filed in the card cat
alogue. The student staff is doing
| this.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12

More than 5000 bales of cotton has
been ginned in the Palo Verde VAL
ley to date and the crop is expected
to total 10000 bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
MILITARY MEN TO
ELECT OFFICERS

Election of officers will take place
at the meeting of the Reserve Off
GERS Association at the Barbara
Worth hotel tomorrow night. Din
ner at $50 o'clock will precede the
business and study session from 8
until 10 o'clock.
Captain F. G.. Lefner of Brawley
will lead the study hour. The group
will continue the study of map
reading.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12

Corona, Riverside County, packed
its first 1880 Navel oranges NoVem-
Der i8
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
EASY FOR HIS BRIDE

SEATTLE, Dec. 8. (UP)-It will
be easy for Nettie B. Fried to be-
come used to her bridal name. She
accompanied Emil B. Fries to the
clerks office to obtain a marriage
license, and she observed that it
wouldn't be so hard just to change
the last letter of her name.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
DOG HELPS NET FISH

JEFFERSONVILLE N. Y, U.P]-
Frank Van Tassel, 83, a Civil War
veteran, is a successful fisherman
with the aid of his dog, widow"
The veteran fastens the pole near
the shore and the dog watches the
bobbin. When it jerks under the
animal barks.
Minnesota l3, Washington Coun-
ty Red and White Pearl are the
three best cornS, in the order
named, for Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
ASK PUBLIC TO
MAKE USE OF
FREE SERVICE

Residents of FL Centro and viciu-
ity are urged to avail themselves
Of the wrapping service maintained
in the lobby of the post office fN
those with Christmas packages to
mail
The service is established by
Clements Drug store this year, city
drug stores alternating in provid-
ing the wrapper and the wrapping
materials. Earl Edgar is the wrap
per on duty in the lobby. He is
available every day form 8 o'clock
in the morning until 6 o'clock at
night.
Parcels wrapped here have more
assurance of reaching their destin-
alton in good condition as the best
of materials and proper wrapping
are insisted upon, according to the
local postmaster.
The service was instituted a week
earlier this year than is customary
in order to encourage early mailing
More than 5000 bales Of cotton has
| been ginned in the Palo Verde Val
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-12
FOURTEEN ALIENS
SEEK CITIZENSHIP

Representatives of seven nations
were to appear before Judge A. &
in a naturalization hearing.
IN all. IA persons were scheduled
to appear in an effort to take out
citizenship papers. Records show
that most of these entered the Unit
ed States through New York harbor
The nations represented at the
hearing are Scotland. Denmark
Germany, Belgium, Switzerland
Greece and Syria.
Riverside County tested 1885 COWS
In October, with an average butter
fat yield of 36.2 pounds. culling Is
cows
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
WAR CLOUDS LOOM IN NORTHERN CHINA
Markings Forces Are Reported
 Marching on Peiping

Peiping, China, March 12 (UP) )- War in north China appeared inn minent today with Rankings forces marching on Peiping and Tientsin along the railway from HankoW.
 Representatives here of General Yen Hsi-Shan, governor of Shansi, the model province" decided to resist the advance of General Chisng kei-Shek's Ranking armies. and the city was more tense than at any time since it's capture by the na- tiOnalist forces in June. 1928.
 General Yen's men saw in Gener- al kai-Shek's advance a determina- tion to annihilate their leaders army and their decision today fol- lowed. The garrisons here and at Tientsin are commanded by General Yen Hsi-Shan's generals, and they are determined not to submit to Chiang kai-Sheks domination.
 Reports today indicated Chians kai-Shek's troops were advancing through Honan province without op- position, Ranking having purchased the allegiance of the generals In that area, former subordinates of the so- called Christian general" Marsha feng Iu-Hsiang.
 The Shansi generals have begun establishing advance defense guards along the southern borders of Hopei formerly ChihlD province.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
Brooklyn Man Killed
 In New Jersey Crash

Trenton. N. J., March 12 Pl- Benjamin A. Burns, of 6G9 59th street, Brooklyn, was instantly kill ed carly today on the Brunswick Pike near Kingston, when the car in which he was riding rammed a lightless truck which had been stop- ped along the road for the purpose of repairs,
 Charles A. Dais, of 1t7 East 3lst street, New York. the driver of the car in which Burns was riding, and William J. Shea, of 25S3, 45th street, Long Island City, L. l., were injured, Both are in Princeton hos pital All three were tossed to the roadway Davis and Shea will re- cover, doctors say.
 Arthur Shoshcy, Of Dclmar. Del, driver Of the truck. was arrested and taken to the Middlesex county jail at New Brunswick for arraign- ment later on q charge of man. slaughter,
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
Thompsonville Civil
 War Veteran Is Dead

Thompsonville, March 12 (P-- Charles H. Guy, who was a soldier in the Civil war at the age of 13, died at his home here today. He was S1. Believed to have been the youngest of those who served an en- listment from this state, Guy joined Co. K, 22d Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Later he reenlisted in the Sd Massachusetts light artillery, from which he was transferred to Co. I, 4th Massachusetts cavalry, after having been shell shocked at the battle of Cratermine in Virginia.
 He was discharged in 1865. Guy was born in Enfield and spent much Of his time here where he was en- gagged in farming. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. David New ell. The funeral will be held Fri day.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
LOCOMOTIVE FIRM
 HAS GOOD REPORT
Net Earnings Nearly S7,000,00O
 Stock Pays S540

New York, March 12 P-William A. Woodin, chairman of the Amer ican Locomotive company, reported today that the company's net profit in 1929. was s6,S5l, 300, equal after preferred dividends, to s540 a share on the common stock. In 1928, the company earned s4,l7l,- 295, or s1.92 a common share.
 The demand for new locomotives by the railroads in the United States showed marked improve ment over the abnormally poor To- comotive business of 1928" Mir. Woodin told the stockholders. The betterment and replacement pro- grams for the railroads for 1880 en- courage the belief that new locomo- tive buying during 1950 will not compare unfavorably in volume with that of the past year.
 MT. Woodin recalled that on Janu- ary l American Locomotive unill- ed orders totaled S17,S34,363 as compared with $18,978,S79 at the beginning of 1929.
 The excess of current assets over liabilities on December 31 last was $34,276,105. The company had no loans payable and in it's treasury was $19,105,4 464 in cash and mar ketable securities.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-12
Albee Succumbs in
 South; Theater Owner

Palm Beach, Fla, March 12 (UP) The body of E. r. Albee, q, for mer head of the Keith -Albee- Orph- cum vaudeville circuit and one of the leading theatrical figures of the country for half century starts on it's homeward journey to New York tonight.
 Albee sucCumbed to angina pee toris here last night.
 His death marked the passing of the second theatrical parsonage within week. Abraham Lincoln Err hanger. theatrical organizer who left fortune estimated at $75,000,000, died last Friday.
 Albee had been vaudeville's ruler for years until the recent formation of the Radio-k eith- Orpheum when he virtually retired from business. He started his career in 1885 when with B. F, Keith he opened a little theater in Boston. Then came the Keith vaudeville circuit, extending as far west as Chicago. This became the eith-Albee circuit and in May 1928 the Orpheum circuit was taken in
 Burial will be in New York,