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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-20
REJECTS
DOUGLAS .
MOTIONS
Deficiency Bill To Come
Up For Final Vote To-
morrow
CE RT AIN TO PASS
Little Chance of Measure
Being Defeated in OPP
iniOn of Leaders.

WASHINGTON, June 90. W.R>-I
The House late today approved thq
appropriation of 10,600,000 in th4
second deficiency bill for beginning
work on the Boulder dam project
The bill is expected to be passed
finally tomorrow and sent to thd
Senate.
The item was approved afte
Representative Douglas, Democrat
Arizona, failed first in an attempt
to have the appropriation stricke1
out on a point of order, and ther
failed in an attempt to amend thu
item to prohibit any expenditure
under the appropriation until TIL
contracts had been subjected to
, referential vote of the residents
Los Angeles and the Metropolita
Water District.
Chairman Wood of the apropril
tions committee attempted to rail-
a point of order against this amen(
ment on the grounds that it wa
exceeding the jurisdiction Of tn
house. Representative Stafford, RI
publican, Wisconsin, said that q
place such a limitation on the ap
propriations would virtually kill i
as the limitation was impossible 0
achievement.
Chairman Chindblom overrule
the point and after further debat
the amendment was defeated by
vote of 121 to 20 and the appropr
alton approved as submitted by TIL
| committee.
WASHINGTON, June 20. U.P)-
A point of order asking the $10,660
600 appropriation for the beginnin
of construction on Boulder dam b
stricken from the second deficienc,
bill, was overruled late today b,
Representative Chindblom, Republi
can, Illinois, who was presiding.
The point of order was made b.
Representative Douglas, Democrat
Arizona, who based it on the grount
the contract with the Los Angelcl
board of water and power were no
binding upon the city.
Chindblom in rendering his opin
ion, holding the contracts legal
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-20

Continued on page 81
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
String of Amber Beads
Sheds Light on History

A human bridge" to Asia was
discovered by Horace McCracken,
leader of a scientific expedition into
Alaska looking up some anthropo-
logical subjects. The bridge" was
the finding of a Stone-age mummy
and a string of amber beads that
may determine the fact that Amer
ica's first settlers came from the
west. Because of their fear of in
vOking the displeasure Of the
spirits, natives would give little as
sistance to the explorers regarding
any ancient burial places, but finally
an old fellow was found who knew
of such a place and he was induced
to reveal it, although he would not
visit it. The clew which he gave
resulted in the success of the expe-
dition. In a cave on remote is
land they found four mummies, one
probably that of a tribal leader or
chief, as he was surrounded by a
collection of furs, trinkets and an
cient implements. Another had a
string of amber beads about the
neck and these are what connected
the Alaskan races with the Orien-
tails, for it is stated with authority
that the beads could have come only
from Korea.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
First Brick House in
Quaker City Preserved

On Lansdowne drive, in the West
park. near Thirty-fourth street and
Gfrard avenue, stands the first
brick house built in Philadelphia,
says an article in the Philadelphia
Record.
William Penn built it for his
daughter. Letitia, when they lived
at Market street between Front and
Second. The founder was man of
simple habits and he ordered the
house built plain and small, of red
brick, two stories high, and with
small rear addition. 1t was the first
house in the city to have a cellar
and a garret.
For many years it stood on Lett
tia court. while other structures
grew up around it almost hiding it
from view. For while after
Letitia's death it was used for a
tavern.
Finally in 1888, as an outcome of
the historic interest 1t inspired dur
ing the celebration of the bicen-
tennial anniversary of the founding
of Pennsylvania. it was carefully
taken down and re-erected on its
present site in the park.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
If JOHN D. TURNS SPENDER
HERE'S WHAT HE GOULD DO
Writer Presents Some Dizzy Fig
ures on the Power of Rookie
Teller Fortune.

New York.-A new book on
John D. Rockefeller and his stu
pendous fortune has been published
by the Institute of Public Service.
1t was written by William III. Allen,
director of the institute.
This is what Mr.. Allen says Mr..
Rockefeller could do if he were to
go on a spending orgy, his calcula-
tiOn being based on a billion-dollar
fortune, whereas the Rockefeller
family wealth is estimated at over
two billion dollars:
after giving away a dollar bill
on 10 corners every half-minute for
ten hours a day every day of the
year he would have more money
than he started with"
Had $500 a day been credited to
Adam in the Garden of Eden for
every day of these 6,000 years his
bank account today would be less
than Rockefeller's."
1T would pay 20000,000 admis-
sions a day for a whole year to the
country's motion pictures. 1t is So
a minute from Christ's birth"
IF the fortune Rockefeller has
given away was laid end to end in
$40 bills they would reach round
the world nearly three times with
out using a cent of interest. With
part of the interest added the line
Of bills would reach to the moon."
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Measurements of Time
by Old Water-CIocks

An early means adopted for the
measurement Of short periods of
time was by noting the quantity Of
water discharged through a small
orifice in the containing vessel, says
an article in the Montreal Family
Herald. If the vessel would empty
Itself between sunrise and sunset,
certain number of markings equally
distant on the side of the vessel
would enable one to tell what poF-
ton of the day had passed by the
height of the water. This crude
measure of time was called a wa
ter-clock.
When the Roman general, Julius
Caesar, was carrying out his con-
quests of Gaul, he crossed to Brit
ain for the first time in the latter
part of the summer Of So B. @. In
his account of the expedition he
tells of many things he had OBJ
served among the Britons, and one
was the water-clock. Through ac-
curate measurements by this clock
he found that the midsummer nights
IN Britain were shorter than in the
south of Gaul or Italy. He ascer-
tained the fact, but he did not know
the cause.-the spherical form of
the earth and its revolving on its
aKis not at right angles to the plane
OF its orbit.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Hail Columbia" Written
as Offering to Friend

Just to oblige an insistent friend,
a Philadelphia judge back in 1898
spent part of one weekend compos-
Ing a patriotic song which he
thought would sink back into OBJ
scurity within a week or two.
And the result was one Of Amer
ica's greatest national airs-"Hail
Columbia
The composer was Joseph Hop
kinson, who was widely known for
his artistic, musical and literary
tastes. 1t was in the middle of the
summer of 1898 that a young actor,
Gilbert Fox, for whom the benefit
was to be given. went to Hopkin-
sons home at 33S Spruce street. He
explained that there was little pros
pect for attracting a crowd and
asked his friend to help him out.
That was Saturday. The perform
ance was to be on Monday. And
early that morning Hail Columbia"
had been completed.
Fox sang the song, accompanied
by a full band and a "grand
chorus" Crowds sang 1t in the
streets as they left the theater.
And a short time later Hopkinson
wrote to George Washington:
THE theaters here and in New
York have resounded with it night
after night and men and boys sing
it wherever they go."-Kansas City
Times.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Everett Theatre, Middletown

Monday and Tuesday THE
Cuckoos" A whirlWind of glorious
nonsense and riotous fun. Perhaps
the title THE Cuckoos" explains
the mood of the picture better
than anything else. 1t is a show
gine deliriously mad, with the
comedy not topping everything
else. True, THE Cuckoos" carries
a touching little romantic story; it
is 1avishly dressed and beautifully
photographed. with a large part in
gorgeous Technicolor; it boasts the
greatest cast of able featured
players which has reached the
screen for some time; hundreds of
dancers, singers, musicians and ex-
tras make it production of ex-
travaganza proportions; nine lilt-
ing song hits are introduced.
Wednesday and Thursday
inne Griffith in 'Lillies of the
Field"
Friday Billie Dove in "Other
Tomorrow"
Saturday Gary Cooper is back
in the saddle. In ''The Virginian,"
in which he was starred in the title
role, the lanky Montanan showed
his prowess as a horseman. In
only the Brave" Cooper again
swings his heels in the stirrups-
this time as captain of cavalry.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Making Sure

Wilson was on his way home
from the station. When he was
about three miles from the village
and about a mile from his home
he saw a man approaching him
from the opposite direction.
Excuse me, sir" said the
stranger when they met, "do you
happen to have seen a policeman
anywhere about?"
I'm afraid l haven't seen one
for over two miles," returned VIII
son unsuspectingly.
"Good" snapped the stranger,
changing his tone of voice. Hurry
up and give me your watch and
pocketbook then"
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Improved Stethoscope

A physicians stethoscope de-
signed to be heard by a medical ear
1000 miles or more from the pa
tient has been perfected at Los An
geles. 1t transmits by wire or
radio minute sounds and such other
vibrations as can be recorded in
electrical energy. Heart action and
phases OF blood circulation can be
heard through the device named an
osciographoscope. Edmund II. Han
sen, Los Angeles inventor. has
given private demonstrations Of
what it can transmit by wire, by
radio to ships at sea and over more
ordinary radio sets. He says that
in emergencies physicians may use
II TO advantage
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Somewhat Disturbing

A man was in the habit of open
ing his Bible at random and taking
the first thing his eye alighted upon
as something that would be helpful
to him.
One day the first verse he read
was, Judas went out and hanged
himself" and not thinking this quite
suitable he shut the book and
opened it again at another place.
The verse his eyes fell upon was,
go thou and do likewise"
He tried again, and this time, to
his amazement, he read, What thou
doest, do quickly"
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Quaker Meeting House

At Coolham, in Sussex, England,
there is a picturesque old quaker
meeting house known as "The Blue
Idol" Tradition says it was built
of the timber Of one of William
PENIS ships. The grave of Penn's
daughter Letitia is in the adjoining
burial ground. But why is the
building called 1.-THE Blue IdolT' 1t
is a strange name suggesting rather
the contents of an eastern temple
than the rendezvous of quiet God
fearing people. Originally 1t was
called Little Slatters," and 1t ac-
quired its present mysterious name
towards the end of the Seventeenth
century.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
ALTOGETHER Too Frank

Fishing. perhaps, for little adu-
lation, the eighth-grade teacher told
her pupils TO write theme telling
just what they thought of her.
'Please be absolutely frank,
now," she urged.
Eleven-year-old Virginia, not yet
wise enough in the ways of the
world to realize that frankness is
merely a pious ideal that meets vim
dictive oppression and punish
ment in practice, wrote:
81 think you're brutal. I don't
like you. l think you're mean 10
me and to the other children :"
and so on for two pages.
Poor Virginia.-Chlcago Evening
Post.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
You're Hired

The great comic magician was
in need of an assistant to aid him
in performing his mirth-provoking
tricks, and was interviewing a
young man who had applied for the
job in answer to the advertisement
the magician had placed in the
newspaper.
can keep a straight face all through
my performance who will under no
circumstance allow a smile on his
face no matter what silly things l
might do or say. Now. what are
your qualifications for that posi-
tion?"
We'll" said the young man, 81
used to be a page boy in the house
of representatives
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
The Dividing Line

The great distinction between
teachers, sacred or literary-be-
tween poets like Pope-between
philosophers like Spinoza, Kant
and Coleridge, and philosophers
like Locke. Paley and Stewart-be-
tween men of the world who are
reckoned accomplished takers. and
here and there a fervent mystic
prophesying, half insane under the
infinitude of his thoughts that
one class speaks from within. or
from experience, as parties and
possessors of the fact: and the
other class from without, as specta-
tors merely.-Ralph Waldo Emer-
son.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Queer Things in Showers

Many reliable records can be
found of showers of larvae, lichens,
leaves, hay, worms, toads, frogs,
fish, mussels, birds, wheat, oranges.
pebbles. salt and so on. In one
case an alligator two feet long came
down with a rain in Charleston, S.
G. In general, it may be said that
these objects are first carried into
the sky by a tornado. They are
usually carried a considerable dis
tance, so that their source remains
a complete mystery. Colored rains
and SHOWS are also fairly common.
These are usually due to dust, pol
len, small water life, and so on.
Fish as much as ten inches long
have been found far inland.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Temperature Variations

It IS a fact that the sun is near
er the earth in winter than in sum-
mer in the northern hemisphere, but
the difference between the summer
and winter temperatures at a given
place does not depend upon this
fact, as may be seen from the fact
that while it is winter in the north
ern hemisphere it is summer in the
southern. The difference of tenn
peratures is due to the different
angles at which the suns rays
strike the earth's surface at the
place in summer and in winter.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Beethoven Died Poor

How many people know that
Beethoven actually died f1OO in debt
to the Philharmonic society, who
had sent him the money on his
death-bed, in the hope that they
would be able to play his Tenth
symphony? He acknowledged the
advance by telling them that his
new symphony was lying in his
desk completely sketched." But
the work was never destined to be
finished. 1t was only eight days
later that ReethoYen died.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Too Small

Little Virginia had habit of say
ing that she ''smelled" any particu-
lar things she happens to desire.
One day she went to visit her
grandmother and learned there
was candy in the house. So she
said: Grandma, ! smell candy"
Grandmother produced a piece,
but its size did not please Virginia.
"Well, Grandma" she said sor-
rowfully, 81 wouldn't have thought
/ could smell such little piece as
this"
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Old City Merely Memory

Just ruined square tower with
the surf of the Pacific at its base
and the jungle at its back-the
tower Of the demolished church of
San Antasio-and the crumbling
arched bridge that crossed the moat
to the old fortress-this is all that
remains of the once famous walled
city of Panama.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
BOTH
their Investment Requirements NJ
in Associated Gold Debenture Bonds

hundred dollar units have been purchased,
largely by small investors in the areas serv-
cd by the Associated System.
These investors have scrutinized the Gold
Debenture Bonds and have found to their
satisfaction that they combine high degree
Of safety, yield of over 5'496 and ready
marketability. They also know the Company
is ably managed It's gross earnings have
grown steadily for many years.
Gold Debenture Bonds are priced at the
market to yield over 5349o. This security may
be purchased out of income at the rate of
$40 monthly per 500 principal amount after
an initial payment of $40.
For information about the long successful
record of the Company behind these bonds
and to invest ask any employee at the
nearest Associated System Office
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03

THE banker is entrusted with investing
the funds of others Safety is his first
obligation to his depositors The wage Garner
also seeks safety first. He carefully guards
his limited capital, accumulated gradually
through hard work and sacrifice.
The banker also has an obligation TO his
institution. He must make money. The wage
Garner is racing against time for financial
independence. A yield that will enable them
both to make good these aims is the second
requirement. They also want the assurance
that when they need money there will be an
Immediate market for their securities.
Over $3O,OOO,O 900 have been invested by
banks, insurance companies and other con-
scrvative investors in Associated Gas and
Electric Company Gold Debenture Bonds due
1868. During the last two months Is, 900 one
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
Probe
WITNESS CONE

James E. Dowd. Chicago stock
broker who is supposed to have
certain information which in the
opinion of Assistant United States
Attorney Neil Burkinshaw may
throw new light on the death Of
Mrs. Aurelia Fischer Dreyfus,
cannot be located in his home
city.
This information was given out
at the Court House yesterday
when efforts of the prosecutor
to locate Dowd came to nothing
Mrs. Dreyfus died a short time
after plunging 20 feet from a
balcony at the Potomac Boat
Club last october, where she was
attending dance with Edmund
j. McBrien. of New York.
A Coroner'S Jury returned a
verdict of accidental death. The
family Of the dead woman filed
affidavitS with BurkinShaw in
which they indicated that Mrs.
DreyfuS may have been hurled
from the balcony.
The Grand Jury has heard
many witnesses and Dowd was
expected to be one of the most
important. It is believed that the
broker despite purported state
ments that he knew plenty" has
gone into hiding to escape sub
poena.
Mrs. Dreyfus was an alibi wit
ness for Alfred GuimareS when
the latter was questioned in re-
gard to the mysterious Staying of
Dot King, Broadway dancer found
brutally murdered in her apart
ment. Burkinshaw stated yester-
day that every effort will be made
to locate DoWd.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11

SUIT
HINGES ON
SERVICE

On the definitions given two
words hinges the case Of the Pub
lic Utilities Commission in its. ap-
peal from the Injunction granted
F. B. Smith, a taxi owner, yester.
day by Justice Alfred A. Wheat,
which restrains the Commission
from enforcing its compulsory H.
nancial responsibility order.
The words are service" and
safe" Justice Wheat passed on
the latter word in granting the in.
junction to Smith, but Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride in.
tends to fight out the definition
Of the word in the Court Of
Appeals.
Meanwhile, 1t being taken for
granted that Justice Wheat's in
junction does not include the in
spection Of taxicabS for mechan.
ical fitness and for accuracy Of
the meters, inspectors of the Com.
mission are putting several cabs
through tests on a measured
course in upper Sixteenth Street.
42S Get Permits
Before Justice Wheat handed
down his decision, 428 permanent
permits had been issued to taxi
operators. These permits certify
that the owner has complied with
all specifications in the new taxi
cab regulations, including the
guarantee Of financial response
bility in case of accident.
A total Of 927 temporary per-
mitS had been issued, the com.
mission announced today, to
owners who had met some Of
the requirements, but were await
ing opportunity to comply with
other regulations. Some Of the
more than 900 owners have
posted indemnity bonds, or have
otherwise met the financial re-
SponSibility clause, it was said.
Smith based his suit on the
allegation that he was financially
unable to carry the necessary
liability insurance; that to do SO
would force him out of business,
and that the commission had NO
jurisdiction to order him to take
out insurance or otherwise prove
himself financially responsible.
May Aid Congress
The Commission, through Cor.
poration Counsel Bride and his
assistant, Robert E. Lynch, main
tanned that paragraph two of the
Public Utilities act gives it ample
authority for the order.
Congress may be asked to aid
the commission in its fight to
safeguard taxicab passengers and
the public generally by enacting
into law the commissions taxi
cab regulations, 1t was said at
the District Building today.
This, however, viii probably
await the decision Of the Court
OF Appeals to whom the case will
now go.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
.LEWARK SHOTS
FIND SUPPORT

Supporting evidence that Jo.
seph T. Lewark street car con-
ductor and key witness in the
Mcpherson murder quizz. was
fired upon early yesterday morn
ing, was brought to the attention
of police today by residents of
the 200 block Rock Creek Church
Rd N. W.
Police were inclined to be skep-
tical of Lewark's story believing
that what he heard was an auto
mobile backfiring.
Heard Is Shots
Statements Of one resident Of
the street above indicate that a
number Of shots were fired at
the time Lewark reported his life
was endangered. The new wit
ness in support of Lewark's story
stated that he saw two cars
speeding through the streets and
estimated that Is shots were fired.
Police are inclined now to a
theory that the fuSilade was an
exchange OF fire between rival
bootleggerS.,
No Trace Found
Lewark, in a report to officials
Of the street car company and
police early Monday morning, told
how an auto had passed the street
car and two shots were fired at
him. Later, he said, while chang.
ing from cable to overhead wire
at Rock Greek Church Road and
UpShur Street, the same auto
passed and six more shots were
fired.
Detective Sergts. George Oar
nell and Thomas Sweeney. who in.
Vestigated the case for the Detec.
tive Bureau, spent the day at the
scene but could find no traces Of
bullets.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
ON FARES
SEEN AS.B|C
OBSTACLE

The Senate District Committee
today Is seeking to iron out the
conflict which has arisen over the
form which shall be taken By leg
islation designed to bring about q
merger Of the street railway com.
panies Of the city.
AT an executive session this
afternoon the committee Is at
tempting TO- reconcile the dive.g.
ent views expressed by the Public
Utilities Commission. autho- Of
the merger resolution, on the
one hand, and the Washington
Railway and Electric Company
ana the Capital Traction Com.
pany on the other.
Fight Over Fares
The first, and probably the
most difficult obstacle which the
committee is encountering on the
merger pathway is the provision
for continuance of the present
rate Of fare for two years after
the merger shall have been ef-
fected.
The commission insists that
this prov;so be retained in any
merger resolution which may be
adopted. The companies, on the
other hand, declare that such q
proviSo will make impossible the
acceptance Of the merger pro
poSal by the stockholders Of their
corporations.
May Compromise
It Is regarded as probable that
the committee win stick TO the
two-year rule, and that the com.
panies may in the end agree to
it. This may be brought about
by q swap" the companies
agreeing to the retention of the
fare matter II the commission
and the committee win agree to
elimination Of the provisions Of
the resolution which would alter
the method Of appealing to tce
courts from decisions and orders
OF the commission.
The companies are radically op.
posed to changing the present
system and the commission in
siStS that it be done. The COM
mission, however, is known to
feel that the court paragraphs
could be put into separate legis-
lation and acted on without re-
gard to the merger. It might,
therefore, agree to the elimina-
ton Of this matter from the
merger resolution in order to OBJ
tain company consent to the fare
raise provision.
The Washington times., 1930-02-11
Mrs. Heaurin to Dish
Dirt onD.'C., She's

taking UP for her better-half in
the scuffle which ensued.
She promises counter charges
Of a sensational nature when the
matter comes up for trial.
why. policeman sat on Roy
and flicked cigar ashes in his
face" Mrs. Heavrin alleges.
But then the police have had
it in for me. They follow me
all around. They told me that
ia get the same as Scrivener
got.
They even said that I was
either crazy or drunk, but as q
matter OF fact I have high blood
pressure. But you'1l hear more
from me later" and she bounced
out Of the room to see about her
husband.