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The Washington times., 1930-02-20
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War Department testing new
type of Diesel, or oil-burning
airplane engine which if sue
cessful will revolutionize flying.
Education by radio to be
tested in District public schools,
with installation of dozen radios
in junior high schools and few
elementary schools authorized
by Board of Education.
White House supervising pre-
parations for opening next
Monday Of school for mountain
children near the Rapidan camp
in Virginia from funds raised
by President Hoover.
In letter to Chairman Eliot,
of House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, Sec
retary of Treasury Mellon says
he will offer no objection to
Simmons bill, which provides
for purchase of District Build
ing by Federal Government.
Charles A. Stone, New York
financier, appointed to board of
regents of Smithsonian Insti-
tute by resolution approved by
Senate. ..
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
['HAJTENPS
PROMISES
TO TRY J.

PARIS, Feb. 20.-Camille Chat
temps, leader of the Radical So
cialists, today was asked to form
o new French cabinet by PreSi-
dent CASTOR Doumergue.
The left wing leader accepted
on principle the difficult job Of
bringing order out of IT, present
French political crisis. but stated
that he would make o definite
reply to the President this
evening.
WithhOlds Acceptance
M. Chautemps revealed that
he had been called upon to form
a government to succeed that Of
Andre Tardieu when he emerged
from the Elysee Palace after o
conference Of more than an hour
with the President.
President Doumergue has re-
queSted me to form a new cab
1net,"' he said. "I have accepted
In principle. will begin con-
sultations with my colleagues inn
mediatelS and make q definite
reply this evening"
Sounds Out Sentiment
It is believed M. Chautemps
wants to first ascertain just what
his chances are of forming q
cabinet acceptable to the Cham
ber OF Deputies before accepting
definitely the 1aborious task of
attempting to form q new gov
ernment.
M. Tardieu Is reported undeSir.
Gus of attempting to form a new
government unless the leaders Of
the left wing fail in such an at
tempt. Whether or not he would
accept q post in a left ministry
in order to remain head OF the
French delegation at the London
naval conference is problematical.
In his attempt to find support,
Chautemps was reported to have
offered Tardieu the ministry of
marine II he would agree to
continue as Frances chief dele
gate at the London naval confer
0nce.
He was also reported to have
asked the former premier, in an
alternative proposal, to represent
France at the conference with
out a cabinet portfolio if he did
not desire to participate in
government Chautemps might
form.
Tardieu to Refuse
It was generally presumed that
Tardieu would refuse both
proposals.
Pietri, minister Of colonies in
the Tardieu cabinet, scored the
deposition of his former chief as
weakening Frances position at
the conference.
1.-THE chamber Of deputies vote
ruined Frances preponderant
position at London" he said. TT
would be impossible for Tardieu
to go back to London without
authority"
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Byrd Is on WayHon1e
With Valuable Data

NEW YORK, Feb. 30 0.NSJ-
Rear Admiral Richard z. Byrd
and his Antarctic expedition is
on the way back to the United
States.
The New York Times and news
papers affiliated with it in pub
fishing reports from Admiral
Byrd's expedition announced last
night that the expeditions ship.
the City Of New York, reached
the Byrd camp in the Bay Of
Whales yesterday; camp was
broken soon after and the party
sailed on the City Of New York
about 4:3O o'clock New York
trasl yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Sc Grass Hunter" to Tell
Experiences i'm Africa

BALLSTON, Va, Feb. 2O.-The
mems club Of st. Georges EpiscO-
pal Church will hold its monthly
meeting tonight in the parish hall
at 8 o'clock.
L. w. Kephart. of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
viii give a stereopticon talk on
the Experiences Of a Grass Hun
ter In West Africa"
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
IRON HAND RULE
IN PH|LA. HIT

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20 GIN.
SJ.-Growing hostility towards
the Iron hand" policies Of
Director of Public Safety L. 8.
Schofield marked further devel-
opments today in the situation
growing out Of the liquor raid on
the Benjamin Franklin Hotel here
Sunday when 10 married couples
and four other persons were
seized during a party.
Instant dismissal" of the
director was demanded by the
Philadelphia branch of the ,Trav-
elers Protective Association, an
organization with a membership
Of 2,250 here and a total Of
1000 throughout the State.
The director was especially
criticized for raiding a suite of
rooms without warrants and for
Juggling the married men and
their wives to police cells.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
ElELS SON
BODY IS
FOUND

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 20
q.N.S0 Lieut.. Carl Ben Eiel-
sons body was dug from beneath
his wrecked cabin plane 80 miles
southeast Of North Cape, Siberia.
Tuesday, radio message from
pilot Joseph Crosson, one Of the
searching party. said today.
Crosson, In his dispatch. sent
from the ice.bound fur trader
Nanuk, said that both Eielson
and his mechanic, Earl Borland.
evidently had been killed in
stantly when their plane crashed
last November. BorlandS body
was found last Thursday.
Gasoline Runs Low
: Although the gasoline supply
used by the rescue planes is
nearly exhausted an attempt will
be made today or tomorrow to
transport the two bodies to the
Nanuk, according to Crosson.
From the Nanllk they will be
brought here.
Eielson. a noted Arctic flier,
and manager of the Alaska Air
ways. was lost November . when
he and Mechanic Earl Borland
flew from Teller. Alaska, with
the Nanuk as their goal. Eielson
was engaged in transporting the
cargo and crew Of the Nanuk to
Teller. .+s
For weeks it was hoped that the
two airmen were still alive, though
forced down in some isolated
place.
Searching parties were hastily
organized to search for them,
both by air and dog team.
Stormy weather hampered the
search by air and weeks later
the wreckage of their plane was
finally located by an aviator
using the Nanuk as a flying base.
It was found about 40 miles from
the ship.
Case Of Eggs UnbrOken
The motor of Eielson's plane
was found about $50 feet from
the wrecked cabin, which still
contained intact the food supply
carried by the. two airmen. A
case Of eggs in the cabin,( by
some strange freak, was unbroken.
Crews of native diggers were
soon at work searching for the
bodies il the snow and ice. Both
men fell considerable distance
from the plane and subsequent
storms covered them.
Borland's helmet was first
found and then his body. Spurred
on by the discovery the searchers
continued until the last victim was
dug out.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Mont Pelee SpOuts Fire,
German CAPTAIN SAYS

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 QnN.S.)
Mont Pelee on the Island Of
Martinique has been in such vio-
lent eruption that vessels are not
being permitted to dock at Saint
Pierre, the city destroyed by the
volcano in 1902.
That was the report brought
here today by Capt. Conrad Luck,
of the Hamburg American Liner
Reliance. He said the French
government was diverting all
ships to Ford-de- France, q port
on the other side of the island.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Passengers Injured
When Plane Hits Tree

ST. CHARLES, Mo-, Feb. 20
1N.S)-Crashing into mas
sive oak tree while attempting to
land on an emergency landing
field near here after dark, the
City of Winnipeg. en- route from
st. Paul to st. Louis, was only
wreckage today.
Five passengers were slightly
injured. Only one wing struck
the tree,
The Washington times., 1930-02-20

Records Of the expedition are
being brought back. it was an.
nounced, but airplanes and much
other material used on the ex-
ploration were left behind.
Admiral Byrd spent more than
q year on the ice barrier OF Ross
Sea. Ice packs in the Bay of
Whales for q time threatened to
prevent sailing Of the expedition
for home and appeals for aid
were made to the British and
Norwegian governments, but after
some delay the bark. the City
Of New York, was able to pene-
trate the ice.
Admiral Byrd's chief work dur
ing the expedition was his flight
over the South Pole In November
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kU|VZ AND son
GO ON TRIAL

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 1.N.S.).-
Charged with conspiracy to sell
civil service positions, Representa-
tive Stanley H. Kunz, Democrat,
and his son were scheduled to go
on trial today before Judge Harry
NJ. Fisher.
They were indicted after Roman
Trochowski testified he had paid
$40O for position as policeman
on the promise of the pair to
have him placed on the force.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20

announced he was leaving for a
vacation in the West Indies to-
morrow, and would have nothing
to say regarding District affairs
at this time.
Reports are current that the
President called Cans to the
White House to talk over recent
local development with reference
to his proposed nomination of
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby for
the District CommiSsionerShip,
but these could not be confirmed.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Shipping Board Head
Turns i'm RESIGNATION

T. ". O'Connor, chairman of
the United States Shipping Board.
today asked President Hoover to
relieve him of his duties as chief
of the board.
He gave i'll health as the reason
but asked that he be retained as
q board member.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Vidors Win $33,233
On UsuriOus Loan

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 90 uNsO.
King Vidor and his brother,
c. 8. Vidor, are richer by
$33,233 as q result Of . judg-
ment which held that the de-
fendant Milwaukee Building Com.
pany had charged the Vidors
usurious interest on q loan for
construction of q studio.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
LryLinks Mutt S Kin
With Rothstein

phoned from Washington last
April by William E. Blanchard.
assistant deputy prohibition com
missioner, at the order to Colonel
Mutt. according to the Grand
Jury:
The report said Blanchard testi
fled that ''in telephoning the
order he did not approve Of it,
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
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Hoover WiHGet Ciuic
Protest on Crosby

The protest of local civic. trade
and labor organizations against
the appointment of Maj. Gen. Her.
bert B. Crosby as one of the
civilian District Commissioners
will be formally drawn and sent
to the President tomorrow.
This course of action was de.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Cans Makes Mystery
Call on President

Isaac Cans, local business man
and civic leader, discussed pend.
ing District issues with President
Hoover today, but considerable
mystery prevails regarding the
nature OF the conference.
Declining to comment on his
visit with the President, Cans
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
FIRE COSTS $1,000

A fire of unknown origin last
night caused a damage Of $1,000
to the grocery store Of the j. e.
Dyer Co., wholesale grocers, $500
block M st. N. w,
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Parley Delegations
Suspend Conference
Pending Paris Action

LONDON, Feb. 20 UNsJ.
With the London naval confer
ence in adjournment until next
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
EXCLUSIVE NEWS SERVICE

The Washington Times 10 the only afternoon
aper in this city publishing the news dispatches
International News Service and Universal Service
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
ARREST THE BALKY ONES

1t is an undesirable reflection upon the
good breeding of native born Americans,
If not serious challenge to their patriot
ism, to have complaints coming in from
census enumerators relative to the lack
of cooperation given them.
This complaint is not local nor is it
confined to California. Similar COM
plants have been received in various
parts of the country.
Invariably, the enumerators report. the
foreign born, even in cases where they
are hardly able to speak our language,
have the answers to the questions all pre-
pared for the enumerator, and do all
they can to expedite the work
On the other hand native born citizens
are found ''too busy" to talk to the enum-
orator; they consider their private af-
fairs the business of nobody else; they
are suspicious that the census is for the
purpose of taxation or some other nefar-
ious object, despite the plain explana-
tions that have been made for months
past; and they offer one excuse or an
other to make the work difficult.
There are no questions asked by the
census enumerator which should cause
embarrassment or annoyance to any In
dividual. There is no good reason why
anyone should seek to evade the census.
Perhaps some OF the blame is due to
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14

the odd idea some folks have that laws
are made for others but not for them.
They are the same type that refuse to ac
cept traffic tickets or jury subpoenas,
and are given to bowling about their
rights" at every opportunity. They re-
fuse to recognize that citizenship means
duties as we'll as privileges.
In a few cases individuals refusing to
give the information required for the
census, have been arrested. Similar ac-
ton in every case, with adequate punish
ment being administered on conviction,
would do much to remedy the trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
IMPROVEMENTS PAY

The improved appearance of the north
side of Main street in the 500 block, has
been the cause for considerable comment
about the city, all of it favorable and ex-
pressing the hope that other property
in the business section will be similarly
improved.
1t is bound to have stimulating effect
upon business, for people like to trade IN
attractive surroundings, and they will IN
variably shun the unattractive places: Ii
merchants would realize that the maJorl-
ity of their customers are women, they
would be likely to pay more attention to
the exterior appearance of their business
places and they would find that 1t would
pay them to do so.
The owner of the improved property,
we are informed, is not resident, but
recognizes the truth that Ell Centric has
become a city and not a crossroads sta
ton. The property can be rented tor
much more than it formerly brought, IN
creasing the owners income, despite the
outlay for the improvents. One alust
spend money to make money, fact that
is proved by many examples.
1t is to be hoped that other property
owners will follow the good example set
them and that before long uniform ar
cade system will exist throughout the
bucinocc cootion
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
'Vagabond.King'
Opens Tonight

"If | Were King" the stirring
novel by Justin Huntly Mccarthy,
has been adapted for the talking
screen and comes to Fox Imperial
Theatre tonight as "The Nagabond
King" the best of the "period"
plays to be produced by the talk
les"
The action takes place in France
in the 18th century, and relates the
story behind the efforts of young
vagabond to save Paris from its en-
emies, who seek to capture tic
French capital. In a short week he
routs the city's attackers but
through Jealous enemies nearly pays
with his own life for his success.
"The Vagabond King" presents
Dennis King and Jeanette MacDon-
aid in the leading roles, with 0. T.
Heggie, Warner GLAND, Lillian Roth
and Arthur Stone supporting them.
In addition to being in technico'-
or from start to finish, "The Nag-
abond King" presents number Of
song hits, not the least of which Is
''The Song Of the Vagabonds," with
over 500 male and female voices
harmonizing ON a particularly rous-
ing melody.
Ludwig Berger directed the pro
duction which is presented by Par
amount and the picture has been
declared a greater success than the
stage production which had long
run on Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14

self but | will show you how. Then,
the next time you want top, in
stead OF begging for a peny, you
viii come to the woods and make
one"
Maybe I can make tops to sell
and get pennies that way,' said
Tippy.
"Maybe,' Uncle Wiggily sa i d
with laugh. ''Put now | want you
TO look for a round, fat pine tree
ccne. That viii make you a fine
spinning top when VIC have put a
peg, or leg of pointed wood, in it
50 it can stand up and twirl
~round. "
/ ".Hese's a fine, round, fat 1ine
t.ee cone. Daddicums. cried Tippy
g little later as he picked one up
off the ground.
"Good.' said his father. "Now
lcok for a stick and with your teeth
Gnaw if to a point that viii make
peg for your top
Tippy soon found a piece Of hard,
hickory wood and this he gnawed TO
& point. His father helped the rabbit
boy stick the wooden point in the
small end Of the pine tree cone.
"Now.' said Mr.. Longears, "we
need a string for your top, Iippy.
] wonder + YOU can think of how TO
get n string in the woods?"
''If I had a bundle Of groceries
from the Store it would have a string
ON II and I could use that for my
top
''Nos,' chucklcd Uncle Wiggily,
but wc haven't that kind of cord.
lIoucycr. here is a honcysuckle
vine. Take ono of the long, fine
pieces II vine and that win be your
Top string
Soon Tippy had wound the honey
sEckie vine string around his pine
tree come top and then, giving II
a fiji with his paw and so pulling
tie string quickly away, the top be-
gan 20 spin on smooth, hard stone
on tho ground.
"'Oh. my top is spinning. Hear IT
lum,' cried the little rabbit boy
WI afl m AUoul. - AAN L AhH'N - -
self-anyhow ! helpedl' he said.
"Indeed you did!" said his faith
er. "You have learned how to make
q top instead Of buying one" Then
Tippy spun his top again. 1t went
around very fast. Out of the woods
suddenly crept the sly Weasel, hop
ing 10 catch one Of the rabbits. But
lhe Weasel was very curious ane
stuck his sharp nose close to th'
spinning top TO see what il was
The sharp edges Of the whpling pine
cone scratched bis nose and away
, ran the Weasel howling and yowlinI
so he didn't get the Dummies.
Tippy had lots of fun with IN
a top after that. And if the rice pud
1 ding viii stand out on the iron
steps and watch or the milkman t
bring the evening paper, IN tel
|. you next about Uncle Wigglly an'
:. M.ppy s marbles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Items Of News
About The Town

Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Toney have
gone to Glendale to be near their
son. f. W. Tony, who recently un-
derwent an operation for spinal
trouble and who is recuperatlns
nicely.
Edward Clements of Los Angeles,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. f. Clements of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. ii. Sones are
the house guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
c. f. Sones of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Asher and
son. Jerry, have returned from a
weeks visit in Los Angeles.
James Peterson of Los Angeles IS
visiting his parents, DR.. and Mrs. +.
w. Peterson of this city, during the
Easter vacation. Peterson is teach
ing in the Los Angeles high schools
md motored to the valley Saturday
accompanied W his mother who had
been on Il brief visit in Los An
geles.
Cecil George Cross is confined to
her home by illness.
Mrs. \. b. Anderson of Santa
Ana, and her twin daughters, Ruth
and Rosamond, are visiting Mrs
Anderson's mother, Mrs. w. l..
Smith, at her home, 735 Olive ave
nue..
Mrs. Guy p. Mayo of Los Angeles
and her son, Pierce, are guests at
the G. G. Bcynon home, $50 Olive
avenue.
Mrs. S. Pomeroy has returned
from a trip to Monrovia and is at
home at her residence, 721 Olive av-
enue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Witt have
Just returned from a few days. visit
to San Diego.
Week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles f. Farrell were Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Bcasley and daughter
Marcia Jean, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Arnctt, all of Ontario.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Oh, my top is spinning!

gentleman. 81 think ! can show you
how to make a top Aud if YOU can
make a thing, instead of buying il, l
think you'll have lot more fun out
of il. Now let's see, do YOU want a
top you spin by winding a string
around and throwing IT,, or do you
want a whipping top3'
FlIa. Ha! Who ever heard OF "a
whipping top, Daddicums asked
Tippy with a laugh as hc followed
his father to the woods.
"Oh, there are such things as
whipping tops" explained Uncle
WiggiIy as he took his little boy
rabbit s paw SO he wouldn't tip
over in a mud puddle. "In England
and France, across the ocean, the
animal boys there often play with
whipping tops. These tops are made
Of light wood shaped Just like other
tops, but after you start them spin
ming bv twist or twin Of your
paws you keep them spinning around
by gently whipping them with a
short handled whip, which has many
strands, OF tails, OF solt stflhg OF
cloth. The strands of cloth winc
Themselves around the top and, whel
You draw the whip away the strands
which have wound themselves abou
IL, untwiss and turn the top just as
In the other kind of top, throwing
!. down unwindS the string. ~
"Are you going TO make me
whipping top, Daddicums2 aske
gippy.
~ am not going 10 make you
top al an, F" said Mr. Longear'
.Nou are going TO make it for your
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GARRIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILy AND TIPPY's
TOP

lOE
Daddicums, ] wish l had a top9'
'Oh, dc you, Tippy ?" asked I'm
Gle Wiggily smiling at his little boy
rabbit, who was named Tippy, be-
cause when he was little he was al
ways tipping over. ''What do you
want the top of, Tippy2 Do You
want the top of the church steeple
or the top frosting of chocolate
from a carrot cake?''
"Oh, just want top that
spins,' said Tippy. 'Though if you
have the top of a chocolate cake
Daddicums, l would like that, too
"Oh, so it's a spinning top you
are wishing for; is that it, Tippy
my boy" asked Mr.. Longears as
he twinkled his pink nose and look
ed down the side of it to make sure
it was straight in the middle of his
face. "Well, how does it happen
that, all of sudden, you want a
tops'
"Jaeyie and Peetie Bow Wow,
and all the animals boys, have tops
&c spin," said Tippy. "This is the
time of year to spin tops and play
marbles. And if you could find a
penny in your pocket 1 could buy
a top and spin it in a ring with the
ether boys and have fun
"I'm sorry, Tippy, but haven Il
a penny for you to buy top" said
Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, haven't you:" Tippy looked
very sad and disappointed.
"But if you will come with me TO
the woods - went on the old rabbit
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14

Marketing Imperial Valley Can
taloupos. summary of the 1923
season, written by r. II. Lamb and
issued by the market news service
Of the fruits and vegetables division
Of the United States department of
agriculture, offers an interesting re-
lew of IN past season, market re
ports on cantaloupes having been
issued from the Brawley office, May
20-July Is, 1929.
GA scarcity of other fruits,
warm weather in eastern markets
Turing the peak movement, excellent
early midseason puality, cool wealth
cd in Imperial Valley which pre-
vented the anticipated record-break-
ing peak movement, rigid inspection,
and last, but not least, the assurance
cf moderate shipments through the
operation of the cantalope clearing
house, contributed to making an ex-
tremely successful cantaloupe sea-
son. Cool weather and generally un-
favorable conditions during the
growing season tended to raise pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
DIVORCES EDUCATOR

LOS ANGELES, April IA. U.D-
Charging that her husband declared
in a letter that he would "make
her sweat blood for the rest of her
life," Mrs. Ida w. Mccormick today
was granted a divorce from DIR.
Charles y. Mccormick, director of
medical school in Chicago. Mrs.
Mccormick alleged that on two oc-
casion her husband falsely caused
her arrest in criminal charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April IA. 1915

Judge Myers entered an order
yesterday in the Imperial Valley
water litigation that sufficient
water be let through the Hoiton
gate to supply the Mexican lands of
the California Development Com
panv and for its domestic use with
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14

institution with a capital of $780,
600 yen. 1t was definitely learned,
however, that Yokohama Specie, a
large and important bank, had not
failed or closed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
SUPPRESS BANK FAILURE

TOXIC, April IA. (U.H-Tokio
police today prohibited the circula-
tion of news referring to the re-
ported failure of the Yokohama
bank, a small Yokohama financial