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Evening star., 1930-12-16

tOO1lAIuCu FTOm EnSt EA&C'I
of any reason why the people in Wash
ington should pay more or less In taxes
than those in other cities.
None" answered Maj. Gotwals.
THE taxes In Washington should ap-
proximate those paid outside" he added.
Questioned by Frear.
do you think that because people
live in the Capital City and do not
have the privilege of voting, whether
this should have any influence on the
situatiOn?" asked Chairman Mapes.
None" responded the Commissioner.
Representative Frear Of Wisconsin
then asked Maj. Gotwals why it would
not be fair TO the City of Washington
to pay a tax rate equivalent to other
cities that have a bonded Indebtedness,
due to the fact that the Federal Gov
eminent pays to the District what could
be considered as a sinking fund in
those cities that have bonded in
debtedneSs.
Maj. Gotwals pointed out in reply
that If washington was standing here
alone without the aid OF the Federal
Government 1t would be forced to get
along on its current revenue.
Give US your idea of q practical
formula for relative contribution of
the Federal Government" asked Chair
man Mapes.
Il can 60 no further" replied Mai
Gotwals, than to repeat that there
should be a separation of operating
costs and capital expenditures and the
city should bear the ordinary expenses
and the Federal Government bearing
the others"
Says Some Conditions Remedied.
The only other witness heard by the
committee was Herbert j. Brown of 1922
Thirteenth street. who said he made an
examination in 1912 for the House Dis
trict Committee to determine whether
the tax assessments in Washington were
sound.
Some of the conditions which pre-
vailed in 1912, Brown said, have been
remedied In whole or In part, and some
are still current. The methods largely
| improved since then can be further i'm
proved.
Brown contended that leases and not
real estate transfers would be a better
gauge Of values Of property in the bust
ness section Of Washington.
The selling price is q rule on which
values OF residence properties are as
sessed, he pointed out, and selling prices
| are 40 TO so per cent higher than cost
/ ANNPA1AS0DaOA AACeAASAcp nC uSCAATGQ, are
absorbed in some of this selling price
part OF which Is due to high-pressure
salesmanship.
Ground Is a mirror which reflects
the values above It," Brown declared
las rule the improvements are as
sessed higher than the ground"
! The improvements on q property
Brown explained, are subject to certain
elements of Increased cost. Materials
be declared ta%s been taxd before they
Evening star., 1930-12-16
TEMPERATURE HITS
new Low FOR DATE
is Degrees Makes Today
Coolest December is in
s.~ 13 Years.

With the thermometer at the United
States Weather Bureau registering Is
degrees at BIS o'clock today, the Ma
tional Capital was experiencing the
coldest December Is within the past 13
years.
Not since that date in December.
1917, when the mercury plunged down
to 10, has the weather been as cold
on similar date.
Only in hVe out Of the past 10 years
has the temperature approached the
low level of today on December Is, rec
ords show. Out Of these years, Decem-
Der is and 16, 1914, stand out. On
those days the temperature was down
to IL.
Colder Last Month.
While the present weather may be
considered unseasopably cold, colder
weather has been recorded on a num-
her Of occasions earlier in the season
IN past years. Going back to Novem-
ber 20 Of this year there was recorded
o temperature OF IA degrees.
The official forecast predicts a mini
mum Of is degrees for tonight, with
slowly rising temperature and increas-
ing cloudiness tomorrow.
The outlook is for rain tonight in
the south portion of the South At
lantic States. Elsewhere the weather
will be mostly fair tonight with in
creasing cloudiness on Wednesday in
the washington forecast district. 1t
win not be quite so cold tonight in the
lower lake region, the north portion
Of the Middle Atlantic States, and
portions Of New England and tenn
peratures will rise quite generally on
wednesday over Middle and Northern
districts, the Weather Bureau forecast
predicts.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
SEEK MISSING LAUNCH

GALVESTON. Tex. December Is
R1.-Braying the rough waters of the
Gulf of Mexico. the Coast Guard
patrol boat, CG-l15, put. to sea yester-
day In an effort to find the launch,
Olivette, SO hours overdue with her
crew Of three men.
The boat left Saturday mofning for
q fishing trip on Heald Bank. a6 miles
l IN ne gr1flsand was due bacI early
Evening star., 1930-12-16
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening, at Stanley Hall, at
$3.50 o'clock; John s. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant.
March, For the Freedom of the
World" .Zamecnik
Overture. ''Frolic of the Fairies" Bigge
1ntermezzo. "On the Riviera. /. Baron
kado" Sullivan
Fox trot, Wasting My Love on
You" Warren
Waltz. "Forget-Me-Not" Mckee
Finale, The Fighting Yanks". Crosby
"The star Spangled HanneEIe
Evening star., 1930-12-16
Club to Have Turkev Shoot,

Members of the Anacostia Gun Club
have accepted the invitation to particle
pate in turkey shoot at the residence
OF Clarence B. Jett, Lorton, Va, next
Saturday morning. There will be rs
contests staged for as many turkeys,
and numerous residents of this city
who plan to participate in the event
will motor from here early in the morn
ing.
Evening star., 1930-12-16

partly wrecked and all windows of the
house shattered.
Fuse Mistaken for Cigarette.
A. w. Rake, who lives a mile down
the road, heard the explosion and got
out OF bed. He procured his shotgun
and was seated at a window when he
saw an automobile drive up in front of
his house and stop. He saw two men,
he says, one of whom got out and ap-
preached his house. He told Rufing
officers that ne probably would have
fred had not the man cried cut Hello" /"
Rake thinking perhaps he was a neigh
Dor. did not shoot He said he saw
something glowing in the mans hand,
but was unable TO tell whether it was
q cigarette or the fuse of q bomb The
man, Rake said, tipped onto the porch.
then went back to the car and drove
on.
In a short time an explosion occur
red, badly damaging the porch and
breaking al windows 10 the house. Rake
reported he has a son working in The
EchoQlGeld Mills.
sttuation was otherwise ep1ist.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
MARKET APPEAL HEARD
District Commissioners Listen to
Argument for Dealers.

The District Commissioners at a spe-
cial meeting yesterday listened to ar
guments by Seton Darr, representing a
number OF dealers at Center Market.
urging them to support q move to de-
lay the razing Of the market, now set
70 begin January /. The market Is to
De torn down to make way for the new
Federal building program. The arcu-
ment was to have been made by Charles
w. Darr, but on account of a throat
ailment, he turned the task over TO his
son. 'S
The Commissioners took the matter
under consideration.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
Probers to Go to Memphis.

The special House committee consid-
ering the ofncial conduct of Federal
Judge Harry Anderson leaves tonight for
Memphis to begin hearings Thursday.
Chairman Hickey Of the committee
said he expected the hearings there to
end by Saturday. The entire commit
tee Wifl attend the neastnnR
Evening star., 1930-12-16
FLOODS TAKE HEAVY TOLL
80 Reported Dead and 1000 Home
less in Adana, Turkey.

LSTANBUL, Turkey, December 16
R1.-Floods in southern Turkey were
receding today, but telegraph lines were
down and the fate of IS villages in the
vicinity Of Adana was not known.
Thirty were reported dead and at least
q thousand homeless in Adana itself.
At Mersine the property damage was
estimated at $250,0O0.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
Chinese Aviation improves.

Commercial aviation in China has
taken another big step forward with
the establishment of a new government
controlled company.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
Is BELOW IN VERMONT.
Extreme Cold Recorded at Several
Points In New England.

POINTS In New England.
BOSTON, December is (P).-A pene-
trating cold that threatened to break
lDng-standing temperature records set
tied down over New England today for
what the Weather Bureau believes will
be q two-day Stopover.
The lowest carly morning tempera-
lures were reported from Vermont and
New Hampshire. White River Junction,
Vt, reported Is below zero; Northfield,
vt, and at Berlin, N. H, thermometer
readings stood at 10 below.
Several other New England cities and
towns recorded zero and below-zero
temperatures. In Boston early this
morning Thermometers stood at 4 above
zero.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
SENATE PRESENTED
c0NFEREES' REPORT
ON j1BEESS RELIEF

lcontlnued Prom First pase.)
Evening star., 1930-12-16
PITTS QUESTIONED
BY PROSECUTOR ON
EARNINGS SINCE III

(Continued Prom First Page.l
Evening star., 1930-12-16
u. S. SHOULD BEAR
EXCESS D. C. COST,
G0TWALS THINKS

CONTINUED From First pase1
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Center Meeting
Well Enjoyed

Magnolia Mulberry farm center
held an enthusiastic meeting Friday
right in the Mulberry school, the
speakers for the evening being Scott
b. Foulds, Frank Bevschlag and Dr.
Warren Fox.
Foulds spoke on the local hay sit
uation and also on the Imperial
County Farm Bureau 5 plans for the
regional conference to be held IN
this city on October Is.
"The Feed, Price and Supply Sit
ration' was ably discussed by
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor, who
pointed out that il. considering the
number of livestock and the supplies
of feed. it was estimated that in the
country rs n whole the hay supply
was 50 per cent of normal, although
in the west the percentage figure
was loo. while for the grains, the
supply fer tn country as a whole
is estimated as s. per cent of nor
NAL, but for the West, IL per cent
pr. Warren FoN, county health Of
ficcr. made a splendid talk on the
work of the county health unit and
the plans for his department.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Bedtime Stories
By HoWAHC .. GAH1IS
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY' HAMMOCK

"Whcrc is Uncle Wiggily >
crunted MIR. Twistytaii. the pig
gentleman. as he waddled up the
front steps of the rabbits hollow
stump bungalow one morning.
HE is out in the yard swinging
in his hammock answered Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. who was sweep
ing the porch with a bunch of feath-
crs tied on the end of her tail for 4
broom.
"Hammock," ,qucaled the pig.
u didn't know Uncle Wiggily had
hammock. :
"He Just made it." went on
Nurse Jane, "an4 he is quite proud
cf it. Not too proud, YOU under
stand. but Just proud enough.
"Ill 90 out and take look at
him." the pig gentleman said, ani
he went slowly Ground the corner
of the bungalow, for he was very
fat and heavy on his feet.
Surely enough, slowly swinging to
and fro between two annle trees
was Uncle Wiggily in his hammock.
"What do vou think of this,
Twisty!' called Nr. Longcars as he
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Published BY
nPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS No.
". O. COSTELLO,
Manager
MAYOR ROLPHS VISIT

Mayor James Rolph Jr., of San Fran
cisco, Republican candidate for governor
at the November election, will be visitor
in Imperial Valley Wednesday and
Thursday, as guest of the Imperial lrri-
cation District.
District officials desire, however, that
the mayors visit be made the occasion
for real welcome by all the people of
Imperial Valley.
In the recent primary Imperial county
gave its support to Governor I. I.
Young. None can criticize this acton,
for Governor Young has been staunch
friend of the valley and was entitled TO
the support at the polls.
However. handsome vote was given
to Mayor Rolph. who had many support
ers here. Many who did not vote for nm
have been his most ardent admirers, ior
Sunny Jim counts his friends among
all political creeds and in all walks OF
life.
His career as mayor of San Francisco
for the past Is years, has made hlm ma
tionally known figure. San FRANCISCO
may be his legal home, but he CLAIMS all
of California as his own and is an aroenl
booster for all parts OF his state.
Mayor Rolph will undoubtedly be the
the Republican party being tantamount
to election. He pays Imperial county,
splendid tribute by giving two days OF MS
time to study the Colorado river prob
lem. that he may know its relationship to
Imperial Valley and give aid to river leg
islation that may arise during ms term
of office His reception to the Imperial
Valley delegation which invited him here
was more than the usual cordial one ne
gives to all visitors. He showed a deep
interest in Imperial Valley and express
ed his desire to come here and study the
situation at first hand.
While it has been an admirer Of Mayor
Rolph. the Press did not support hlm at
the primary. It is doubly glad therefore
to greet him on the occasion OF MS vlslt
and to urge its readers to attend the open
air meeting which he will address IN the
city park Wednesday night, and that as
many as can be accommodated may at
tend the banquet to be given in his honor.
1t is not time for drawing party lines.
The mayors welcome should come from
all Imperial Valley citizens, regardless
of political affiliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Pomol0gists Pay
Visit To Valley

Dr. II. W Chandler, head of the
division of pomology of the lniver'
sitv of California; Prof. X. W.
Iodgson, professor of sub-tropical
horticulture, and s. Cameron, who
assists him, both Of the University
Of California. were visitors at the
farm advisor $ office Saturday.
Frank Bcyschlag, farm advisor,
escorted the distinguished visitors
on "A tour of the valley. which took
in the Chis WCstgard ranch at Braw-
ley. where there are Il number of
varieties Of orchard trees; the {. o.
Bulls date ranch near Brawlcy, the
old Roland Reed date ranch near
imperial. as well as citrus and or
chard fruit ranches in the RI Centre
district. OF particular interest to
the visitors was the 7. J. Tubbs pc
can grove.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
TRAIN SHIPMENT
OF AUTOS USED
TO BE RECORD

Early davS of the @utomobiIe Ill.
dustrv. when trainioad shipments oi
cars were rare events and occaslon"d
much ceremony on the part OF tac-
tory and railroad officials, were
vividlv recalled recently when WI
liam +. Knox, nov road foreman OF
the Toledo division of the Pere Mar
ouettc railroad but who more thaH
20 wears ago was a member OF the
train crew which took carly ship
n,cnts of Buick ears out OF + llh''
went back to act as engineer on Il
solid trainload OF Buick Eigh'a
bound for Memphis, Tenn. Th'N
traip was one of the many which
J have pulled out OF the Buick yards
See the Introduction of the l"'l
line Of oight-cylindcr cars. Demand
for the new Buick Fights has be
, come so great that several train
loads arc being shipped to distant
points each day.
I When the huge train was mad
ready for its trip to the southland
iC. W. Churchill, general sales man
apcr of the Buick Motor Company
visited the railroad yards adjacent
/ Ia the Buick factory and comPli.
mcnted Knox on his fine record IN
railroad work. ...
In his chat with the Buick Off
cials. Knox rccountcd many interest,
ing experiences in the early days o.
shipping Bucks by rail. He told OF
thc first trainload of Bucks, which
pulled out of the wards back in l9oS'
| bound for Minneapolis. Automo'
| biles were shipped on flat ears theh'
he said, and the first trainload was
profuselv decorated with bunting
and banners.
As the Memphis bound train
rolled out of the Buick yards last
week. those who witnessed the
event were again reminded OF the
tremendous advance which have
been made in transportation slnr'
| the first trainload departed back III
1908. The Buick ear itself, now q
! fleet. powerful straight eight, though
retaining many of the characters
tics which won popular approval fol
tlc Buick Of those days, Is a faI
different motor car from the foul
/ cylinder automobile which traverse'
the unpavcd roads of that era. En-
pinecring research and modern meth
DDS of manufacture have given t'
the world a truly great product ah'
brought about a kcener appreciation
of automotivc transportation Like
wise the railroads, which even betor'
i thc event of the automobile, opcnef
up new avenues OF commerce, nave
made great strides in the develop
ment of transportation. The hug
and powerful engine, which pulle'
the long line of all-stccl ears lade.
with new Buik Fights, itself at
tests to the remarkable progress
made in that field.
! And William Knox, whose lii'
work has been so close to the de
vclopment of both transportation
modes, is as proud of his own new
Buick, which by the way is Id
fourth, as he is of the many cnor
nous railroad engines under his su
pcrvision.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
SWING WILL Be
CHAMBER GUEST
ON WEDNESDAY

Congressman Phil Swing IS to be
the guest of the FL Centre Chamber
Of Commerce at the regular noondaY
luncheon next Wednesday. The
luncheon will be quiet affair, AZ
cording to President Whitclaw OF
the chamber, arranged particularly
TO give the many friends of Swing
chance to greet him pcrsonallf
After addressing the members and
friends of the chamber who will b.
present. there will be an informal re-
ccption which will enable Swing s
friends to say few words with him
and welcome him on his visit to his
home.
Although no arrangements are
being made for formal luncheon.
if is expected that there will be a
large attendance at this meeting,
and those desiring to attend are
asked to telephone the chamber
hcadquarters and reserve their places
in order that the seating arrange
mcnts NAV be facilitated. Every
one. whether member of the cham
bcr or not. is welcome at this time,
recording to WhitClaw. Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock the board
Of directors Of the chamber will meet
for their regular weekly business
meetino and will discuss a number
of community affairs now before
the chamber.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06

.It was fun to bounce ON my fat
cushion that way. Shall l help YOU
mend the hammock 20
IF YOU don t mind" politely an
swered Uncle Wiggily. And when
new honevsucklc vines ropes had
been put on, and the hammock once
more swung between the apple trees
Uncle Wiggily went down town 10
helm Mr.. Twistvtail pick out new
recktie,
Mr.. Twistvtail liked a red one best
but Uncle Wiggily said green was
more suited to the pig 5 complexion
And the little mousie girl, clerk VINO
waited on the necktic counter, sald
She thought blue would be the pret
fest. 80 Mr.. Twistytail bought that
color and went to show the new tlt
TO his wife, while Mr.. Longears went
back 10 his hammock under the ap
pie trees.
He had not long been swinging
in il, hoping the new honcysucklt
vines would not break with him a
they had with the pig, when. all OF
sudden. out Of the woods back ol
Uncle Wiggily's house came shut
fling big. fat black bear. H(
wasn't kind bear like MIR. Stub
tail, but hungry and cross. As soo'
AS Uncle Wiggily saw the bear h
Jumped out of his hammock.
"Oh. don't ger up on my ae
count growled the bear. 81 car
nibble YOU living down as well n
standing up.
u got out of my hammock, sa,.
Uncle Wigglly with funny twinkle
of his pink nose. 'thinking YET
might like to lie in it before yo'
nibbled me. Won't YOU get in my
hammock ~
"Wel. ! will, yes,' growled the
bear. "I1l swing bit before
start to nibblc YOU" The big, fat
bear got in the hammock. The ap
ple trees swaved. the honeysuck cklf
vine rope creaked and snapped. AnC
Bang,' down fcll the bear, ham
mock and all, whacking his head Sc
hard that he saw stars in the day
time and he was so dizzy he couldn
see to bite,
"Ha. Ha." laughed Mr.. Long
ears as the bear staggered back t.
the woods, hardly knowing what h'
was doing. "Come and have an
other swing in my hammock tomor
row .
"'No," growled the bear. conc
is cnough' And if the clcphan
/ will blow the water out of his trunl
so the camel can pack his hump il
| it, III tell you next about Cnc'
| Wiggily's round stickcrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06

rapidly approaching top production
speed in order TO supply the big
volume of advance orders which Will
supply dealers throughout the coun-
try in time for the public announce
ment and display.
Train and carload shipments of
the new ears were reported moving
from the various plants to distant
market points during the past week
1t was learned that trainload ship
ments went forward 10 Pacific coast
end Pacific northwest points, sched-
uled 10 Nash distributors and deal
ers who have been eagerly awaiting
their share of the 1921 models.
According to authoritative re
ports. four new and strikinglv ad
vanced series of Nash cars will 500
hc officially announced and dis
ulayed. Each series is said TO rep
resent new automobile values, keyed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Issued Daily, Except
Sundaya Euterad at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calif., a. Secops Glass
Matter.

years ago, the United States can feel
deep bond of sympathy with our British
cousins in the destruction of the dirigible
R-101 over the weekend.
The disaster claimed the lives of As of
the 54 passengers who few hours before
had sailed so gaily from England, for
the purpose of bringing greater glory to
and use of dirigibles.
Such tragedies are part of the price
man must pay for his efforts to extend
his scientific knowledge. They are not
reasons for abandoning such efforts. The
men who gave their lives in this latest
disaster would be the first to tell others
engaged in similar work to Garry On
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
CIVIL ACTIONS
ON FILE WITH
COUNTY CLERK

Three demurrcrs and an amended
complaint were filed with the cOun'
ty clerk this morning.
Bessie Wofford, seeking divorcj
from John Wofford, filed an amend
cd complaint charging extreme cruel
tv, and thst her husband engaged
in affairs with other women.
w. :. Harris filed demurrer To
the complaint of Margaret Black
well, in which she sought to recover
$3.50 she alleged to be due her for
rent. Harris stated that she had
not stated sufficient grounds for
action.
Aida Il. Graham filed demurrer
to the complaint of Sue G. Pcnta'
cost seeking $4,000 damages for in.
lurics she claimed to have sustained
when Mrs. Graham forcibly entered
the house she was occupying. Mrs.
Graham asserted hat Mrs. Pcntecost
had not stated sufficient grounds
for action.
NJ. j. Wolinskv entered demur.
rer to the complaint of the Hal
Packing Company. Herman Peters
named with Wolinsky in the suit
had previously entered a demurrer
stating that he had nothing to do
with the transaction which brought
about the suit. The Hall Packing
company is suing for $726 they claim
due them for shipment of melons
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
TIE Hammock broke and down
plopped nlr. TmistytaI.

reached one paw down to the ground
10 give himself another push, for the
hammock was slowly coming to a
stop.
"You have il very nice there -
gruntcd the pig. " Where d you get
that hammock? -
q made il myself, " Uncle Wig
gily answered. 81 found an old bag
tnat had held potatoes. | ripped It
open, tied a piece Of honcysuckle
VINE to each end FOR rope, and then
tied the other ends of the rope vines
TO branches of the trees here, Now
| have my hammock. .
''It swings very nicely" said the
pig. "But if you have swung long
enough / wish YOU Il come with me.
"Whcrc are You going!" asked
the rabbit.
"'Down town 70 buy new neck
tie, " answered the pig, "and | wish
YOU would come with me to help me
pick out a nice color. | don't know
whether to get red, green or blue,
and YOU have sucn good taste
"I'n come with you said Uncle
Wiggily. "But first don't you want
swing in my hammock 80
"Thanks, | might try it just
once" " gruntcd the fat pig.
Uncle Wiggily got out and the
pig got in. There was a bending Of
The apple trees 10 which the ham
mock was fastened. There wa. u
crcaking and swapping of the honey
sucklc vine ropes and "Bang. - The
hammock broke and down 70 the
ground plopped fal Mr.. Twistytail.
"Oh, m 50 solry." cried Uncle
Wiggily.
Ola! Ha! 80 Larm done at all,
IN 50 fat Pm like a sofa cushion
falling. chucklcd the pig. cit =
too bad about your hammock,
though Pm afraid We broke it.'
"Only the honeysucklc vine ropes
broke,' spoke the rabbit. you
were too heavy fr them. would
have used thicker vines if | had
known YOU were coming. Are YOU
sure you aren't hurt?'
"Not Bit" chuckled the pig.