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The Washington times., 1930-07-15
D. c. WORKERS
FAIL To GET
INCREASE
Commissioners. Decide Wage
Boosts for 233 Employees
Cannot Be Effective Today

Employees of the District en-
titled to salary increases under
the Brookhart bill will not receive
them today.
Increases were denied the en-
ployes two years ago by Comp
troller General J. r. McCarl's in
depreciation of the WEIGH act.
The District Commissioners now
have decided to await McCarrs
Interpretation Of the Brookhart
bill.
Two hundred and thirty-three
employees are entitled to pay
raises totaling $i6.7S0 under the
Brookhart act.
McCarI Ruling Asked
McCarl already has been asked
to rule on the various provisions
of the act, and if he reports
favorably, the Commissioners said,
the pay raise will be given the
employees next payday.
Inc $ZOU,UUU payrol OF the 70
lice and Fire Departments,
largest in the history of the city,
will not be distributed today.
Because of the long delay in
passing the District appropriation
bill. which provided an increase
in salary for every member of
the Police and Fire Departments.
the auditors office will not be
able to complete the payroll until
tomorrow.
Get Pay Tomorrow
Major Henry G. Pratt, chief of
police, and Fire Chief George S.
Watson yesterday issued a memo
randa telling their men not to
be alarmed by the 1elay, and
assuring them thev would get
their pay checks without fail to,
morrow.
Every policeman and fireman
will receive an increase in salary
when the checks are distributed.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Complaint of Noise
Brings Arrest for 2

Two women were registered on
diSorderly charges at the Tenth
precinct following their arrest
shortly after o'clock this morn.
ing in an apartment in the l40O
block Of Columbia Rd. N. w.
The women. it was reported,
were in attendance at party in
the apartment house and were
taken into custody after neighbors
complained to police of noise.
The fair prisoners described
themselves as Florence Leach. %,
1A00 block Meridian st. N. w,
and Edna Jones, 80. of the Co
hlmbia Rd. address.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Judge Valves Traffic
Rule When Man
Races Stork
Observation-Disclosures

It was a question of stork
or policeman yesterday for
Mark B. Friedlander, proni-
nent attorney, $500 block
Davenport st. N. W., and he
chose stork.
Friedlander parked his car in
a no parking" zone in a rush
to take his wife to the hospital.
An officer tagged Friedlander
and the attorney brought his
plight before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt in traffic court.
A state of emergency exists
when q mans wife is expect
ing a baby, Judge Schuldt
ruled. and dismissed the charge.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Corporation Counsel
Will Visit France

Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride left Washington today for
a several weeks trip to Europe
in hopes Of regaining his health,
which has been impaired by O.
strenuous winter handling the
legal affairs of the District.
He expects to sail from Boston
tomorrow and will return about
August 26. According to his
present plans, he will spend most
of his time in Vichy, France.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
MOTHER JONES
AIDS MOONEY
Times Staff Photo

Mother Jones is well over the
100 mark in years but the en-
thusiasm of youth still keeps the
aged labor leader interested in
problems that affect the working
man and especially the fight to
free Thomas j.. Mooney and War
rem K. Billings.
The two were convicted Of the
San Francisco Preparedness Day
bombing in which ten persons
were killed in 1916 and since
that time have been in the peni-
tentiary. e..
Commenting on the willingness
of John Macdonald, who has
confessed that he committed per-
jury in the tria- of the two men.
to return to San Francisco and
undue the wrong he did, Mother
Jones declared that she has al
ways felt the two men were in
nocent.
In her home near Hyattsville,
Mother Jones follows every
phase Of the Mooney case. From
her bed yesterday she said:
II know they are innocent,
I wrote to the governor Of Cali
fOrnia last spring and asked
him to give me as q birthday
present q pardon for Mooney
and Billings. He never ans
wered my letter but 1 know he
received it for he referred to
it once n q public statement.
II / could talk with him a
while I think could convince
him yet"
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Cadets to Engage
In NiQht "BUttLe''

Night maneuvers will be held
Wednesday night by the cadets of
Camp Simms, the summer cadet
camp, from 9 o'clock to IL.
Col. Wallace Craigie, professor
of military science and tactics, an
nounced that the boys will be
divided into two parts, the blue
army. which will defend the camp,
and the red army, which will at
tack,
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Elks Boys Band
To Give Concert

The Elks Boys Band, under
the auspices of the Curley Club,
will give a concert tonight at
7:30 o'clock at Sixth Street and
North Carolina Ave. S. e. The
concert will be a part Of the
sixth annual lawn fete.
Silvio Poll is chairman of the
arrangements committee, and will
be assisted by Miss Angelo Luns-
ford, Miss Mary MCGEE, and
william Boyd.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
ROBBED IN SLEEP

While William Galkins slept
soundly at his home in the 500
block N Street Northwest last
night. thief paid him a visit
and stole 200 pennies and $40 in
bills from his bedroom.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15

Do you want to make money for being alert? ?
If 50. The Washington Times presents the oppor
tunty. Every week a total of $50 in prizes will be
given for tips telephoned in to the Newstip Ed
tor at District $3.50. Phone them any time between
The Washington times., 1930-07-15

covery, important invention an unusual occur
rence-each is example of good news tip. There
will be $40 given weekly for the best exclusive
tip received, $40 for the best $5 for the
best and 81 prizes for each of the IS vaIu-
able tips.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15

$3.50 a. and p. m. And what s news tip? It's
the information that something of interest Washing
tOnians has taken place will take place. An acci
dent, rescue deed of herOism, appointment to
public office, bank merger, crime, scientific dis
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
CONTRACT AWARDED

A contract was awarded today
by the quartermaster general
Mai. Gen. John L. Dewitt, to
George e. Wyne, Of this city, for
the construction of the nurses
quarters at Walter Reed Hospital
for $293. 900:
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
1,s53,9el I'M ARKANSAS

The 1880 poulation of Arkansas
was announced today by the Cen
sus Bureau as 1,853.9S1, gain Of
101, TIT, or S.8 per cent over 1890.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Park Board viii Discuss
Standardizing Streets
Times staff Photo

proposed Masonic Building. to be
erected on the Dean tract at Con-
necticut and Florida Avenues. will
also be submitted.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Group Aiding Vet
OrDhQElS Will Meet

The Association for a Home
for Widows and Orphans of Vet
eranS Of all Wars will meet in the
Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club, Eleventh Street and Massa.
chusettS Avenue, Thursday at 8
p. m.
Miss E. Helen Temple will pre-
side.
Seventeen days left to file yonE Fer.
sonal Tax Return. Securities owned,
whether pledged or unpledzed, must be
included In the declaration.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15

Realty Indictments
Are Listed Daily in The REAL EST
t1 Columns of
Il Times Classified Ads
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
GOING OFF HALF-COCKED

Business usual is the order of the day at Brawley
and Saturdays little affair when Mother Earth did
neat bit of dancing, is noticeable only by few mis-
placed bricks crack here and there in buildings
and few broken panes of glass
Opinions on the amount of damage vary consider
ably, but all seem agreed that it will not amount to
great deal.
That is the destruction caused by the earthquake
nothing that is going to cripple Brawey in the least
The big damage that accrues, rot only to Brawley
but to all of Imperial Valley the result of wild and
hare-brained stories given out to associations in
the first excitement of the Shocks the messages sent
out by those who visiting here and who
ious to let their families know they SAFE general
tendency to eXaggerate the whole affair." to magnify
the most insignificant facts far beyond the plain truth
This not only true Saturday night, it happens
each time there earthquake in this vicinity Three
years ago last New Years when the last major quakes
visited here New York newspapers carried headlines OF
$25,OoOoOO in damage here. few weeks ago coast coast
papers carrying the most outlandlsh relative
to Saton Sea overflowing and damaging several thous-
ands of of land.
The people who responsible for these things,
whether they know it or not are doing more harm to
the valley than any earthquake that has yet visited It,
There is tendency to 60 off halfcocked. and little
effort made to prevent it. Those responsible are the
same type as those persons who rush madly to the
street they feel little trembe, thereby
offering themselves excellent targets for bit of
building material that may be following the law OF
gravity.
Coast papers are carrying figure of 100000 as
the damage done in Brawley Saturday. Perhaps that
figure is We claim to be no Judge as to just
now DaQy DulClng IN injured "lleH d SiaIA oPe"i'
in it. or plate glass window is broken, but will ven
the opinion that contractor could take the JOB OF re-
pairing all the damage done to buildings at that figure
and still make considerable bit OF money
AS for the yarns relative to watc seepng from Sal
ton Sea into the bowels of the earth causing
can explosions which responsible for our eaftn-
quakes they also may be true but we are gong 70 sh
by the theory that they caused because we hape
to be situated the general line of earthquakes that
occur all along the Pacific coast from Terra del fuego
to northern Alaska.
okod dams bet
ter constructed buildings and little common sense
when quake does
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

ret ready the rest of the things he
vas going to wear.
An this time Jingle and Ianglc
With Sister Sallic, were having fdl
in the bath room. The only trouble
was the paper boats wet througl
very soon and sank, so the emma
girls had to make new ones.
~ wish We had something big
,cr and better for - boat sale
Jingle.
"I'n 90 see ii ! can't find some
hing offered Jan%lc, So she wen
down stairs and pretty soon 81,
anne up again, soucaling with de
| light. "lIcre's something grand 70
! bath-tuA boat.'' She cried.
"Oh, how wonderful" criad he
lister.
"What Will your father y"
| iskcd Sister :,allte.
'Iie won't care-I eacss, ans
Wcrcd Jang!c. So the three littl'
girls PLAYED some more ut Sailln!
! BOATS in tho bath.tub until, Buster
boy rabbit, happened to look in
And whcr he saw what was going
ON he gave "a veil and cricd: ?
con. Daddy.'
"What : the natter cried Tn
tle Wiggily, hopping ont Of his room
where he had finished dressing fo
! the party. "Whore's my tall, sill
lat must hurry to Mr.. Twisty
tails: Where's my hat2''
"Your hat las gone sailing.
cried Buster.
sailing! Ny hat sailing! lnpos
slhle.' shouted Mr.. Longears
"Look.' yelled Buster, jumping
rp and down. "Thcy got your ha
/ fer a boat" And. sure enough, jim
Gle had taken her fathers tau. SH'
! hat and was sailing il III the BATH
tub like paper boat.
.T didn't think it would hurt it
Daddicums,' she said.
+ "Well, guess mayhe If won u
chuck!cd Uncle Wiggily. Put pleas
don't do it again, Ny, how wet i
-" Bat he dried the hat and hoppe'
TO the party and had fine TIM
/ after al. Ard il the scissors WI
/ stop cutting little Snips off the tai
Of the letter q IN tell YOU neg
about Urclc Wiggily's bean pol'
tent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
STANDARD LINES
OPEN AIR ROUTE
THROUGH VALLEY

Saturday. designated as Standard
Air Lines dav, marked the inaugur-
alton Of the STANDARD Air Lines
passenger service through San Diego
and Imperial Valley, ON the route
from Los Angeles to FL Paso. The
first passenger plane arrived at IL
a. M. and was met by officials of
the fair and of the FL Centre Cham
her of Commerce, the latter present
ing baskets OF flowers 70 the Off
Gals of the company during the Ger
emonies which celebrated the firs;
passenger flight of this company
to the Imperial County Airport.
Immediately after the ceremonies
the officials of Standard Air Lines
and guests who flew with them
from the coast were entertained by
the FL Centre chamber at luncheon,
where Leo Hetzcl, president Of the
chamber presided. Roy Womaek,
chairman of the aviation committee
of the local chamber. welcomed the
new air service which IS another
step forward in the aeronautieal his
tory of Imperial Valley.
Mayor Harry Clark, of San Diego
thea spoke. stating that this pas
senger service was the forcrunncr of
the Southern Air Mail and that this
route. from San Diego through the
valley, is destined TO be the all year
air route of the United States. Col.
Thomas H. Cooke, personal repre-
sau+atiyo Of MaVpr JOhu G pnrtnr
of Los Angeles, extended a greet
ing from that city and expressed
satisfaction that Los Angeles and
Imperial Valley are working tOgeth-
er on the ALLEGATION of Colorado
River water. Col. Cooke was follow
ed by DR.. r. c. Young. chairman of
the Southern California council Of
the state chamber of commerce and
James Kerr, vice president Of the
Los Angeles chamber, both of whom
complimentcd Imperial Valley on It's
air mindedness.
Air Officials Talk
Paul Richter. vice president of
Standard Air Lines, stated that the
Imperial County airport is one of
the outstanding ones in California.
with possibilities of becoming one
of the best in the United States.
Walter A. Hamilton, vice president
of Standard Air Lines, Kirkc Moore.
j. 7. Whitlaw and II. =. Ruhscll. Of.
ficials of the air company were in
troduccd and short talks were also
given by VI. j. Dowd, e. g. Jenkins
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
Her fathers silk hat Was
sailing in the bath Tub.

TO the last crumb. went up in the
iath room and filled the tub with
water. Then thcy made paper boats
and sailed them about. blowing on
them to make believe the wind was
sending the tiny ships out over the
great bath tub ocean.
All this time Uncle Wigg:!y was
getting ready to go to the party
that Mr.. Twistytail, the pig gen
tleman, was going to give. The rab-
bit gentleman polished his tall silk
rat, which really Looked like Il piece
of stovepipe, until he could see mis-
Pink nose shining in it as in look
ing glass.
~ must be very stylish at this
parity said Uncle Wiggily.
Then he put his tall hat careful
" down on 4 table and started TO
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

rubbing piece of black stove pipe,
answered Sister Sallie. "lle was
;nbbing it with a rag
"Oh. that must be Daddicum 5
taf. silk hiatt exclaimed Jangle
IL heard him say to he was going
to party over at the house OF
Mr.. Twistvtail, the pig gentleman
SO l guess Daddicums is just max
ing his tail, silk hat nice and
shiny
! at looks like piece of black
s:ovepipe,' chattercd Sister Sallie
$50 it doos.'' agreed Jangle
= But come en-, lets go up in tn,
hath room and play sail paper boats
It's getting too cold to GO out OF
, The ice slide any more.
Sc the three little animal girls
after eating the lettuce cookies dowl
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
Liquor Causes
Eight Arrests

Celebration OF the COUNTY { ir
from wet point of v.eH. seemed
To have 4 serious effect upon the
Mexican citizens Of the city. when
eight OF that nationality appeared
IN police court this morning. charged
wi.h being drunk in public NJ Ma
rando, 20, L. Lopez, SO. X. Rodri-
gucH -, -. DamioH, -, N. Suniga,
10, L. Cyrfillo, -, T. Matinee, 81,
aad VI. Aranco. T., were the offend
cl.. Lone. charged Furthermore
18th disturbing the peace, WIS garcn
sentence % so or - daye in Jail,
Cerr.l!o and MARTINEZ had thei =
rascs postponed until Friday, whi''
the remainder were sentenced to pay
and y. b. Roberts, after which the
visitors were escorted TO the Inn
Perial County Fair grounds.
one Of the large passenger ships
Of the Standard Air Lines was at
the airport Saturday and Sunday
taking up passengers and n large
number of local persons had an OPP
portunity to view the valley from
the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
Bedtime Stories
By howard E. GARR1S
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SAILING
HAT

When Jingle and Jangle, two OF
Uncle Wiggily's s little rabbit girls
had been playing slide on the ice
quite 4 long time with Sallie. the
squirrel sister of Johnnie and Billie
Bushytail, all of sudden Jingle
said:
Il IN hungry
$50 am ~ said Jangle.
"Well. if l had nice piece OF
rut bread | could eat il. chattered
the little girl squirrel.
"Comc on, let : 60 in our Kitchen
and if Nurse Jane is there maybe
shell give us Il lettuce cookie.
whispered Jingle.
Soon the three little animal girls
left their ice side and popped into
the hollow stump bungalow kitchen
"What's the matter!' asked
Nurse Jane, who was making ear
rot pie.
eff YOU please. - spoke Jingle,
politely. 1--WE re hungry
"Bless Your little pink noses!
sGueakcd the kind, muskrat lady
hUusekeeper, land bless Your ing
tail, Sister Sallie. III give YOU some
thing to eat. Cuddle up by the fire
and get warm
"Oh, thank you, we aren t so
cold,H said Sister Saiiie, for she,
like the rabbit girls, had on warm
:ar coat. Soon they were all nib
bling some lettuce cookies Nurse
lane had given them and, after a
while, Sister Sallic wandered away,
and when she came back she walked
on her tiptoes and whispered to Jim
glc and .Jangle:
"What's your father doing in his
room: Just looked in and he 5
standing there doing something"
"Maybc he's twinkling his pink
nose" suggested Jingle.
Ono. he was doing something like
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 3, 1915

Mrs. Il. +. Eunn and sister, Miss
Jessie RevNolds, entertained h G
ph;lc:hea class of the Christian sun
.iay school ut their home f'ndaE
evening. Guests present included:
Rev. W. G. Couicy, Mcsdamcs: Con
i.y. Morris. Damn, John McCormlck,
ana Percy Tnaekcr; and the Misses
louise and Ruth Lcffinswcll, Carrie
nL CaIlic Mccormick, Gertrude
Rank. Helen Morris, Helen and An.
ma shaw, Pearl Cooper, Alta llous.
.on. Nclna Baker, Lulu Collins, Len
aa Mavficld, Jessie Reynolds, Al
berta Pcrki>s, Georgia and Agnes
.crriS
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
TEN YEARS AGO
March 3, 1920

One of the petty weekend events
,.as = farewell dinner given in com
plim,nt to Mrs Thomas Mcivor by
Mr.. and Mrs. /. NJ, S%mnes ii their
country home. Mrs. Mclvor, who Is
The daughter OF pr. Lottie Me'"nd
ifss Hicks. ot t&is city, lcft for
home in Winnipeg, Canada, Sunday,
sitter spending thr winter with her
mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
Looking Backward
What the rrsss Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 3, 1919

Representatives. Of ne various
clubs of Imperial county m't NJ
the residence of Mrs. Scobey, Sat
u.dav afternoon, to organize Nhi-
l,v federation of clubs. Mrs. Nioi-
,ttc Campbell, originator of he
scheme, was elected president; Mrs.
Swanson, secretary treasurer; n II
Mrs. Julia v Blair, corresponding
secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
Most Nurses Use
New Face Powder

NELIO CLIO, the new wonderful!
French Process Face Powder, is pre-
tcrred by nurses because of its pnri-
tv, and ther say i; does not make
the skin dry and drawn. stays on
longer keeps shine away, ana is
very beneficial to The complexion.
You VIII love MElLO.GLO Face
Powder r.-Clrmcnt' : Trug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 3. UP)-
After taking testimony through dep
asition 20 the effect that an older
woman posed for IA year old Dor
oshy l.. Baty in Springfield, Mo,
aud secured the license under which
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

.o5 for theif hilltity or cool of Tor
- days in ioil.
G. NJ. Bransford, paid $l5 fine
r.. SPEEDING in the 20 mile zone
and Dougla7 Williams, "a, charged
with vagrancy is to have his ease
Investigated further.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

the girl married Earl Jackson
Lauder of Long Beach, Judge Ruben
Schmidt today annulled the marri-
age.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

In the old days they used to erect statues Of notable
men after they had died The new procedure Is TO let
them chrsten their monument while they are stii
alive SO Mr. Coolidge will dedicate Coolidge dam TINS
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

Detroit and New York police are
investigating the strange story o.
James Baker, 25, above. arrested
near Pennington, Mich, who claims
he killed eight men, al but one by
poison. h. watch them die. He is
accused specifically Of poisoning 4
Ne" York watchman.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

1t is not likely that the teacher at the school Mr..
Hoover helped establish will be troubled by truancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

Chicago leads-in the number of murders during
January That is bit of leadership to which Chicago
is entirely welcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

But Mrs Coolidge will probably have to tell him how
to go about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

NJ Tardieu is willing again to prove that he is gut-
ton for punishment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03
FAIR is SUCCESSFUL

The Imneral County Fair is now thing of the past
and those responsible for to be congratulated on
the excellent show they gave the people OF TINS COM
muntv plus the opportunity for those in other sections
of the Southland. to know Us better
A definite checkup is not possible at this time put
we are informed by what may be considered feapie
source that the fair was financially, as well
artistcay and liberal education to all VINO sa" IT,
it. ,. ~,
There were many rough spots exposed during the
progress of the fair of which more may De With
later and these will have to be renedled before the IAN
can be considered functonlng 100 per cent 10 cit
cze too harshy on this first effort to give the county
fair would be rather unjust not to say uncnarltapie
1t certain that those managing the talr learned
much For practically all of them it was 1lrst ven
ture into this particular realm That they mace SUI
cess of it speaks well for their business aollltv anu
their Willingness to work unsefshy for the best inter-
ests Of Imperial Valley.
Between now and the time of next years fair there
will be plenty of opportunity to smooth OFT the rougn
places and put the fair in line take its place among
the splendid shows which California presents IN other
parts of the state.
Possibilities for the fair are enormous The success
achieved this year, with limited and snort
time in which prepare them should be encourage
only to the commission but to the supervisors
and the people a whole, to get behind the fair and
boost it ultimately into leadership among California
fairs
This can be done if all of willing to learn by
the experience of this year.
NJ Tardeu is willing again to prove that he is a gu-
ton for punishment
Chicago leads-in the number of murders during
January That is bit of leadership to which Chicago
is entirely welcome.
1t is not likely that the teacher at the school Mr..
Hoover helped establish will be troubled by truancy.
In the old days they used to erect statues OF notable
men after they had died The procedure to let
them chrisen their monument whlle they are sui
alive SO Mr. Coolidge will dedicate Coolidge dam tins
week
But Mrs Coolidge will probably have to tell him how
to so about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-03

This can be done if all of are willing to learn by
the experience of this year.