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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

THE question of helium is beginning to be
perplextng to the Government
The new plant at Amarillo, Texas. is becom-
Ing so effcient that the cost Of the gas is con-
sanity setting new low records yet demand
for the product is not satisfactory.
During January the gas was produced for
1894 a thousand cubic feet, as compared with
$34, which the Government is paying an out
side concern, but in spite of this difference in
price the Amarillo plant was closed down
entirely during December and February In
the 29k days in which the plant was in opera
ton during January 1,052,6sO cubic feet Of
the gas, with purity of 9785 per cent, were
produced.
This record was made with only one of the
two units Of the plant working. The second
unit, SO far. has not reached completion, and
when it does the cost of the helum win be
even lower. It will be possible, with the plant
working full speed, to provide enough gas for
one of the proposed 100000 cubic foot dirigi-
bles every three months.
The question Of helium bids fair to have
greater significance in the near future with the
development Of transoceanic dirigibleS which
seems likely.
A new type of high-pressure cylinder is be-
ing used to store and ship the gas, and has
aided greatly in maintaining a gas of much
greater purity than under the tank-car system
at the point at which the gas is to be used
It is impossible to exhaust completely all the
air in the cylinders, with the result that the
gas has a purity of only SO per cent. This
figure, however, is a marked improvement over
the 95.4 per cent Of the tank-car product.
The difference in purity also gives a margin
of five tons more pay load in one of the pro-
posed dirigibles over the lift of the tank-car
gas. The question of purity is always before
the dirigble experts, for certain amount of
air is constantly making its way into the bags
Of the airshps, thus 1essening the carrying
power. 1t becomes necessary, therefore, to de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
Citrus Growers Compete.

HAVING disposed of the Mediterranean fruit
fly everything would be fine for the citrus
growers of this country if they could dispose of
the Mediterranean fruit.
The greatly increased competition of the Eu-
ropean, South African and Brazilian citrus fruit
growers is curtailing considerably the POSSIBLE
ity of foreign sales Of American citrus fruit.
The production of oranges for this year
showed decided decline in the United States,
80 900 boxes having been shipped, as COM
pared with 54,130,000 for last season. Califor-
mia shipped 20 per cent of this seasons output,
due largely to the fruit fly quarantine in Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
Antisebtics Under Inspection.
IT'S the label that counts.

IT'S the label that counts
Uncle Sam has issued warning to the pur-
chaser Of various antiseptic mouth washes and
other antiseptics that the claims on the label
are the only ones that come under his jurisdic-
ton, and they must tell truthfully what the
bottle contains
Many "antiseptics" which do not kill germs
are being sold with accompanying circulars
that claim many things which the product will
not do.
OF more than 1000 samples which were In
Spected during the last three years, less than
100 bore labels to which no exception could be
taken, and in two cases bacteria were actually
found living In the fluid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

collective art, but may claim the future as
their own, moving men to ecstasy and vision
through their control of the emotional poten-
tialities of light and color" EFT is clear" he
says, that the public is fascinated by the con-
temporaneous and the controversial in art" but
he believes that 1.-The curiosity of the mob which
packed the celebrated Armory show in 1918" is
utterly different from the interest demonstrated
by the large attendance recorded by the Museum
Of Modern Art, in New York, this Winter.
This is followed by articles on cart and the
Business Man," by Charles Law Watkins, who
has undertaken this Winter educational work
in connection with the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery, after having pursued for a considerable
number of years business career: by an article
by Charles Downing Lay, himself born co.,
lector. on Living With Pictures" There is
chapter on Terms We Use in Art Criticism"
by Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Watkins and there is
delightful review Of the current art season by
Ralph Flint, for some years art critic of the
Christian Science Monitor. Henry Mcbride con-
tributes an article on Rousseau lie Douanier,"
and Will Hutchins of this city an appreciation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
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Continued from Nineteenth Page
not like to live with these paintings, but few
could fail to find them vital and enormously
engaging.
THE Phillips Memorial Gallery has lately
issued the second number of its unique
quarterly publication Art and Understanding.
The opening essay in this number is Mod
ern Art" by Duncan Phillips, who notes progress
in appreciation on the part of the public for
the work of "those genuine modernists who
dare to be different from the mode of the mo-
ment, who will found no schools and create no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
Pennsylvania Regains Lead.1

You can't keep good State down, and after
lying back in second place for two wears
Pennsylvania came to the fore in 1929 to lead
all States in the production of soft coal, re-
placing West Virginia, which held this honor
for these years. The Keystone States output
was 1424O00O0 TONS an increase of 8.5 per
cent over the preceding year. West Virginia's
l3S,O15,OOO tons represented an increase of 38
per cent over 1928 but was not enough to hold
the lead. The entire output for the Nation
was 532,352,000 tons, an increase of 63 per
cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
Notes of Art andArtists.

of Two Composition Sketches by Puvis de
Chavannes."
The number is concluded by notes by Mr..
Phillips himself on recent exhibitions at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery, decorative panels by
Mr.. Tack, etc, and book reviews by william
M WINS, Jr., curator OF prints at the Metro
politan Museum of Art.
The unusual publication is illustrated and is
essentially enlightening.
THE exhibitions at the Arts Club change today.
On the first floor in the drawing room and
dining room will be seen from today until May
3 paintings in oil by Mary G. Riley, member
of the club and Of the local art organizations,
while in the assembly room will be seen oils by
Gladys Brannigan, also member of the club
and Of local organizations, but of New
York. Upstairs in the lounge and library win be
paintings by Alethea Plat of New York, who is
the recipient of many prizes and welcome con-
tributOr to the leading exhibitions held in New
York and other cities, and studies of living
creatures Of the South Seas, by Ellie Chever-
LANCE, a French artist and naturalis. who has
spent the past Winter in Washington making
illustrations in colors and ais in black and
white for the Smithsonian series of scientific
books. These exhibitions all promise much in
interest and variety.
Mrs. Warren Akers and Miss Mary Riley will
be the hostesses at the opening tea this after
neon.
Miss Riley and Miss Ruth Osgood have been
nominated as the representatives of the Arts
Club on a committee which will make a general
survey Of the art situation in Washington. This
committee was suggested by the Landscape
Club, who took the initiative and invited the
presidents Of the Washington Water Color Club
the Society Of Washington Artists and the Arts
Club Of Washington to cooperate, each APP
pointing representatives.
The Landscape Club believes this survey
should cover such items as proper exhibition
space, sales possibilities, prices and methods
OF intereting buyers, together with related Ques-
tons tending to facilitate and improve condi-
tons affecting the welfare Of the artists of
Washington.
MISS oAKLEY'S talk on THE Miracle of
Geneva" in the auditorium of the Cor
coran Gallery tomorrow, is to be at $3.50 pm.
instead OF the hour previously announced.
A N exhibition of etchings and drawings bv
Daniel CARRIER was opened at the Corcoran
Gallery last Thursday, to remain on view until
June l. Mr. CARRIERS paintings are well known
10 Washingtonians. He exhibits in the Corcoran
biennial exhibitions and is represented in the
Corcoran, National and Phillips Memorial GAL
leries. As his graphic work is not so often
seen, the current exhibition affords the public
a real opportunity.
MINIATURES by Margaret Stottlemeyer viii
be exhibited at Venables for two weeks.
beginning tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

WHAT manner of organization was this inn
W perial German secret service? Was it all
black? Were all its methods vile, all its mem
bers monsters? How did it work. at whose
command? Even IL years afterward, very few,
even in Germany, could answer that last ques-
ton fully The allies never knew all about it.
Although with documents and notes before him,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
THE SUNDAY STAR, WAsHIN GToN. D. c, APRIL 20 1880

this writer pretends only to touch on some as
spects of 1t.
The real German secret service that Europe
knew, not their makeshift in the United States,
was as diversified and versatile as were the
thousands of jobs it did-from deeds of bravery
and patriotism to tricks utterly contemplate
1t was made up of all sorts Of men. Yet there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
America s HeIium Problem.

hate the bags at intervals and purify the gas
The wells from which gas Is taken are so
located in this country that the gas minus
its helium can be sold as natural gas, with an
accompanying revenue which materially les
sens the cost of production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
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the week ends of Lord So-and-So, and Capt.
Blanks gambling debts
Every story every scandal went into the
Black Book, whose size is indicated by the title
the British gave 1.-THE Book of Forty Thou
sand Names"
Allied secret services had heard of the book,
but had heard of little attempt to use it, They
had even heard that the Kaiser had forbidden
the only use to which it could be put. But it
had not been destroyed. Late 1918 was the
time Germany's desperate need the cause, that
brought it forth. Armed with its 10000 barbed
secrets, the German service set about forcing a
propaganda in allied countries for acceptance
of German terms, a quick and easy peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
LOS ANGELES POLICE

Los Angeles appears to be letting IT.
self in for plenty of grief unless some
thing is done to remedy the police STU
alton in the coast metropolis.
Always a football for the politicians
to kick around. the department IS at
present demoralized because the chlet is
only figurehead and the police commls-
sion is inefficient to an extreme degree
Recently one of the Los Angeles pa
pers made the statement that the solu-
ton to the city's police troubles was to
bring back James E. Davis as chief and
give him free rein in handling the al
fairs Of the department.
Politics and what is commonly termed
"dirty work, removed Chief Davis from
office nearly year ago. That he was
the most efficient chief Los Angeles has
had in years, is a we'll known fact, but
seems to be recognized more generally
outside Los Angeles than it is in that
city.
Last summer we heard one of the lead
ing police authorities in the east declare
that Chief Davis was without peer among
the police departments in the country as
skilled executive, courageous and
brainy officer who was strictly ION the
level.
Perhaps that is why Los Angeles
didn't want him.
All this is strictly none Of our business
and is, perhaps, uninteresting, except
that present police conditions in Los An
geles are on open invitation to the gang
ster, the bandit and the gunman to set
up a second Chicago on the Pacific coast,
and that WOULD be the business of the
entire southland.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

and there he hid away from the
farmer and his axe.
Hello, Mr. Turkey Gobbler!'
called Uncle Wiggily when he came
to the brush coop in the woods.
There was no answer. I hope they
haven't caught my Turkey friend,
thought Mr.. Longears. That would
be sad. 1 say. hello! Come on OUT!
It's only your friend, Mi Longears,
said the rabbit. And with that the
Turkey. who had been hiding lar
back in his bunk. poked his head
cut.
Oh, I'm glad it's you" ne
chuckled. I thought it was that
pesky farmer with axe. What dc
you want, Uncle Wiggily?"
DO you know where there Is any
celery?' asked the rabbit. Il can
seem to find any"
Why, I brought lot OF celery
with me to chew on when l came
here to hide gobbied the blg
Thanksgiving bird. L have plenty
left for you, and ne gave Mr.. Long
ears as many stalks as he coulc
carry.
Thanking the Turkey. Uncle Wig
gily started to hop home with thi
Thanksgiving celery, which wa
such fine, tall stalks that as the
: rabbit walked along with them II
his paws ne looked like part OF {
garden moving along. Uncle Wig
gily was almost at his bungalow
when. all of sudden, he heard 2
voice behind q bush saying
y smell RABBIT"
so do Il" growled another voice
And looking back Of the bush Mr.
Longears saw the Fox and Bob Ca
out hunting
oh, I'm a goner unless l car
find a place 10 hide!" thought Uncle
Wiggily. Il wish 1 had a coop like
the Turkey" TEen be looked at the
tall stalks Of green and white celery
| and he said: "Ea! This celery vii
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

OF course I will" promised the
rabbit gentleman. Il may get an
adventure as we'll as the celery, I'll
go at once.
We'll, be careful what kind OF an
adventure you get advised his wife
who came in just then to see that
the windows had been washed clean.
we don't want the Bob Cat or the
Fox to catch you for their Thanks
giving!"
Il don't want that myself SAID
Uncle Wiggily with a laugh But
l shall be very careful. Oh, what
fun I'll have at Thanksgiving he
said joyfully. And what a lot III
eat-that is, of course, won't eat
too much" he said, quickly for he
saw his wife look at him funny like
and sanitary
So the rabbit gentleman hoped
on his way. over the fields and
through the woods looking for
Thanksgiving celery. But none
could he find, for all the celery had
been gathered by farmers, vegeta-
BILE man and others to sell Tor the
holiday.
Dear me! This is going TO be
too bad if I can't find any celery
stalks for our feast" said Uncle
Wiggily after a while. 7 thought l
should find plenty scattered around
on some of the farms or gardens
But celery must be scarce this sea-
son, or else they are using it on the
Tom Thumb golf games. But |
know what I'll do. III go see my
friend, Mr.. Turkey Gobbler II he's
still Kidding in his coop in the woods
he may know where there Is some
celery"
Some time before this, you may
remember, Uncle Wiggily's friend
the Turkey Gobbler gentleman
fearing he would be caught and eat
en- for Thanksgiving, ran away 70
hide in the woods. There he built
himself little coop, or hiding place
out of brush, vines and old weeds
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Items OF News
About Town

Carl Miller of the Imperial Valley
Hardware Company spent the week
end in Los Angeles.
George Cole. field representatiV
of the California Fruit Growers ex-
change, is in Imperial Valley IN
specting the district and checking
up on this years yield.
Eddie Brandon and q party OF
friends went duck hunting yester-
day in the Salton Sea vicinity.
Miss Kate Coiyer is the house
guest of her sister. Mrs. Omega
Connolly, 43o South Sixth street.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Walter Pool and
family OF Imperial called at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Pen
nington yesterday.
Mrs. Anna PeIcival now Is en-
ployed in the ready-to-wear depart
ment at the M. o. King store.
Mrs. A. A. Peterson and ner par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Dan Adamson
were visiting here yesterday. Mrs.
Peterson will make her home with
her parents in San Diego this wln-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. jenkins Will
spend Thanksgiving day in San
Diego as the guests Of DR.. and Mrs
Joseph Van Becelaere, uncle and
aunt of Mrs. jenkins.
Mrs. George Bennett was here
from Holtville this morning 10 dc
some shopping.
DR.. and Mrs. Sem Bacon Will &C
to San Diego Wednesday night anc
spend Thanksgiving day with the
Misses Mary and Julia Pickett, aunt'
of DR.. Bacon.
Mrs. K. c. Burke is assisting II
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
ASSESSMENT BY
DISTRICT Held
VALID IN COURT

A decision in favor Of the Imperial
Irrigation District. sued by Donald
j. Bell. was handed down by Judge
Vaughn Thompson in superior court
this morning.
Bell, in his suit, asked for a judg-
ment restraining the district iron,
levying additional assessments or
land in Improvement District No. l
charging that formation Of the dis
trict was not legal.
Bell claimed that the petition To-
formation of an improvement dis
trict had not been signed by two
thirds of the property owners in the
district.
On January 7, 1890, the Imperia
Valley Irrigation District ordered ar
assessment Of sl3,09l34 on land IL
the improvement district, said Bell
the assessment to be apportioneo
between lands in the district.
Judge Thompson found that for
nation of the improvement district
had been legal, and returned judge
ment for the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
I Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S FUNNY COOP

Dear me! I nearly forgot al
about it, squeaked Nurse Jane Fuz-
w Wuzzy as she hoped in from the
kitchen of the hollow stump bunga-
low to the living room where Uncle
Wiggily was just putting the last
twinkle on his pink nose.
Don't tell me you nearly forgot
that Thursday will be Thanksglv-
ing!' exclaimed Mr. Longears. I'm,
sure you can't have forgotten that.
"Oh, no indeed" said the musk
rat lady housekeeper with a laugr
that made her whiskers curl arounc
the back of her neck. But l tor
got to order the celery-that IS,
nearly forgot And, you know
what Thanksgiving would be with
out celery!"
Yes, indeed" agreed Uncle Wig
gily. 1T would be almost as sad as
Thanksgiving without cranberries,
That's what I thought" went or
Nurse Jane. And now, when 1 have
remembered, I came in to ask II you
would take a hop and get the celery,
if you please"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

make me a funny coop I'll stand 1t
on the ground and crawl in It and
maybe those Bad Chaps won't see
me" Standing the celery stalks up
on end like an Indian tent, Uncle
Wiggily crawled in and kept very
still. He could hear the Fox and
Bob Cat walking toward him. But
the Bad chaps didn't see the rab-
bit. They looked at the funny celery
coop and passed on. And, as they
did SO the Fox said Il guess 1t
was celery we smelled instead OF
rabbit" Il guess SOL" mewed the
Bob Cat.
Then they hurried on. looking tor
a rabbit to eat. And, after waiting
a while, Uncle Wiggily crept out OF
his funny coop and hopped To his
bungalow with the celery. So II the
egg beater will stop pulling warts
off the dill pickle. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and his red
marbles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Portion OF Ryder
Cup Team Picked

COLUMBUS, Ohio, No. "a. UP
Five members of the Ryder Cup
team of American golf professionals
who will meet the British in 1881
were announced by George Sargent
Scioto Country Club pro. With the
authority Of A. R. Gates, head OF
the Professional Golfers Association
Those chosen were: Walter Hagen
Of Detroit. Leo Diegel Of Aqua Cali
ente, Calf, Johnny Farrell and
Gene Sarazen of New York, and
Horton Smith, Joplin, Mo. Fourteen
others will play 70 holes at the Scio-
to Club next June 26 and 81 tc
qualify for the three remaining
players. Hagen, who led the sue
cesSful invasion Of England in 1928
has been chosen captain.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Life Diplomas
Given Teachers

At a meeting Of the county board
OF education Saturday life diplo-
mas were granted to Martha A.
Tanner. Holtville, and Guy Hatch
and Erban B. Miller, El Centre.
A certificate to teach in Califor-
mia schools was granted to John H.
Harbottle, Denver author and attor-
ney, who has located in California
for his health. While regaining his
health in the salubriouS climate of
Orange county Mr.. Harbottle pro-
poses to engage in educational
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
JUNIORS TRY OUT
SKILL ON LINKS

Barbara Worth Country club goli
course proved to be an attractioh
Yesterday to members of the Junior
chambers of commerce of Ell Cen
tro and Holtville. many OF whom
accepted a special invitation OF the
club to play there Sunday.
Club members also played around
the course yesterday and partook
of luncheon served in the club
house by the Holtville women.
George Joe Martin, new golf
professional, will take charge on
wednesday and will be on hand
for the Thanksgiving activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

the dry goods department at the NJ
o. King store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril DalkoWitz OF
New York City, who have beer
guests at the Barbara Worth for the
past two months, left yesterday tol
Mexico City. enroute homeward.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Bridges, for
mer residents Of FL Centre, are here
from San Francisco, spending teN
days with relatives and friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Hold Former
CapOne Guard

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. UP
George F.. Casey. who claimed he
formerly was a bodyguard for Al
Capone. was arrested here early to-
day on a murder charge dating back
seven years.
Police declared Casey and two
ether men. still sought. murdered
William Hart in Manhattan, Kan
sas. in June, 1928.
Casey told his captors that ne
came here year ago with a mob
of Is from Chicago, and that he
would never have been taken alive
had he been armed when deputies
surprised him in a cafe with wom
an companion.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity-Fair to-
night and Tuesday with moderate
temperature; low humidity ana
moderate northeasterly winds.
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair tonight
and Tuesday; no chance in temper
ature; continued low humldity'
moderate eastcrly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.
PLENTY OF RISK

Crossing the ocean by plane falls into
the class of humdrum affairs when COM
pared with Sir Hubert Wilkins plan for
cruising under the ice at the north pole
in submarine.
The famous Englishman plans to
leave Spitzbergen next July and will
proceed for 1000 miles under the ice.
across the top of the earth, and if all
goes we'll, will come on down the Pacific
coast to San Francisco.
Contrary to the general opinion that
it is most foolhardy venture, Sir HUI
bert says it is not The most minute de-
tails are being worked out and every
precaution will be taken against mis-
haps.
The submarine will be equipped with
apparatus for saving through ice to the
surface if trouble should come, and Will
kins is confident that he will not be un-
duly risking the lives of himself and his
comrades Perhaps he is right and we
hope he is, but we know one person at
least whom he never could induce to be-
come one of the crew
There is mighty little consolation to be
derived from the fact that al to Obs not
as bad as "a to 0.
Death will win out in the end, but he
will know he has been in fight when
he finally takes Mother Jones.
If President Hoover could find some
thing to be thankful for after the recent
election, the rest of us ought to be able
to dig up a thank or two for Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November "a, 1918

Messrs. Charles H. Hersee and
T. j. Worthington, appointed as
committee to get members for the
organization of the Business Mems
Credit association in the county, are
reported to be having excellent sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

w. I. Heasley. manager of the
Michelin Tire Co. of California,
with headquarters at Los Angeles,
was in town yesterday and closed
deal thereby making Roy Moor
man the exclusive Imperial Valley
agent.