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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
More Water At
Scouts Camp

Scout camp committeeman met
in the court house last night and
discussed with a representative OF
the state board of health the prob
lens of water supply and sanitary
equipment for Camp McCrory. the
Scout summer camp at Laguna.
A contract was allowed for the
building of a new we'll that will
supply three times as much water
as the former. and other problems
were considered.
Tonight the FL Centro Court OF
Honor will be held at 7:45 in the
Elk's hall at which time Scouts will
appear for advancement.
Scouts are also playing an inn
portant part in the automobile
races this coming week end as they
will act as ushers and guides on
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Tilden Again
Beats KOZeluh

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. U.P-
William T. Tilden II scored another
of his periodical triulnphs over Karl
Kozeluh, Austrian professional, in
straight sets here last night, 6-4,
60. 6-3. A gallery of 1000 watched
Tilden play a steady game that was
superior to Kozeluh's at all times.
Tilden and Emmet Pare defeated
Howard Kinsey and Bobby Sellers
in a doubles match, rs, 3-6, 1913.
Jackson County, Oregon, has moro
than 5000 dairy COWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
BAER MEETS OWENS

PORTLAND. Ore, April Z. iU.P)-
Fans here planned TO pack the aud
itorium tonight to verify glowing
reports about Max Baer when the
Livermore. Calf, butcher boy meets
Ernie Owens. Los Angeles, in a 10
round main event bout. Baer bare
ly beat Owens a year ago In Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07

life Yesterday at Yuma. Ariz., where
he published a newspaper under an
assumed name.
Worry or family and financial
troubles caused him TO take his life
after disappearing from his home
at Los Angeles. Bellah wrote.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
NEW WEST VA. CAPITOL

CHARLESTON. w. Va, U,P-
West Virginia's new $1,000 capitol
building will be completed and
ready for occupancy by September
|, three months ahead Of the date
of completion stipulated i'll the con-
tract.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 7. tU.H
Lew w. Wentz, Ponca City oil mil
lionaire, received a letter today
from Hutton Bellah, former Okla
homa publisher, who took his own
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
CHURCHHONORS
PATRON SAINT

st. Cyprian's Church, Four
teenth and C Streets Southeast,
the second largest colored Catho-
lie Church in the District, solem'
nized high mass with the Feast
Of st. Cyprian yesterday with the
Rt. Rev. Monsignor j. r. Mat
thews presiding. An augmented
choir under the direction OF Prof.
Sylvester L. Thomas, sang.
DR.. Walter English, pastor OF
Ebenezer M. E. Church, Fourth
and D Streets Southeast, was the
speaker in the afternoon at the
twenty-seventh anniversary ser
vices of the Simpson Memorial
M. E. Church. The evening speak
er was the Rev. r. Coates, super
intendent of the washington area
of the M. E. Conference.
The services will continue To-
night with a sermon by the Rev.
Charles Simms, pastor of Simms
Memorial M. E. Church. Re
vival services have begun at John
Wesley A. M. E. Zion Churcn
with the Rev. E. S. Maxberry,
evangelist of Covington, Ky" IN
charge,
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
nv PATRICIA LEE

For names OF shops tDhere you
can find articles described be.
loD. address Patricia Lee, The
Washington Times, or telephone
District $3.50, Extension 165, be.
tUeen $3.50 and S.
Desk Fountain Pens
Nothing dresses UP a desk so
much as a long handled foun-
tain pen in a desk holder and
mounted on a block of green or
black onyx. The pens have IA
carat gold points and a service
guarantee. OF course, they
can't be genuine onyx for they
are only $1.95 put they look it.
Bird Ash Trays
Very natural looking tiny
birds such as pelicans, pen,
quins and other amusing types.
perched upon a small ash tray
of composition that looks like
onyx. They would make mar
velous favors as they are only
75c and 81 and they are non
inflammable.
Fall Hosiery
With the dark days Of winter
comes the dark shades Of hosiery
and you can't find a better
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
CATHOL|CGROUP
NAMES HEADS

The diocesan convention of the
Holy Name Society, held yester-
day at Winchester, Va, selected
Clifton Forge, Va, as the next
meeting place and elected Daily
Walsh, Of Norfolk, Va, president,
and heard Soviet Russia de-
nounced.
The denunciation of the Soviet
was contained in an address pre-
pared by DR.. Edmund Walsh, of
Georgetown University, and de
ivered by Thomas Trolley, of East
Falls Church. Va. DR.. WalSh's
paper declare that since the
revolu on in Russia more than
half, the Catholic clergy have dis
appeared, and asserted the anti
religious campaign in Russia is
not an isolated instance of a con.
fl1ct between church and state
but a deliberate effort to abolish
God.
In addition to Mr.. Walsh the
following officers were named !:
Timothy Halloran, Clifton Forge,
vice president; Joseph L. Dugan,
clarendon, secretary; Thomas E.
dyson, alexandria, treasurer and
John Arheim, Richmond, financial
secretary.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

CLUB TO VISIT BAY HOME
The Washington Civitan Club
will be the guests of Martin and
Mrs. Hysong at their estate On
Chesapeake Bay tomorrow after
noon.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
WASHINGTON Fashions
By WILMA LAvILLE

There's a great deal going on
behind the back of the evening
mode, as someone has very
aptly said. The back is as i'm
portant as the front of the
gown, and we may now turn
our backs on people and still
hold their attention. This
back" interest is apparent in
the way we fix our hair, too,
and in many of the new hats.
So let's take a look at the
back of the new evening gowns.
Looking Backward
The front of the bodice of a
gown must be attractive, as
often it is all that is seen
above a table, but when you
stand up, you often show the
whole of your skirt, so distinc-
ton of line and trimming now
descend below the waist in typi-
cal 1880 or 1890 fashion. Bows
fold over and over until they
resemble the bustles that our
mothers wore. A very new
Lelong dress of black satin has
a pink petticoat panel that ex-
tends from the waist to the
hem. Of course there's inter
est above the waist, too, with
strap and harness arrange.
ments. low decolletages in vari.
Gus cuts, and other tricks to
tempt our fancy.
Again the BustIe
A splendid example of the
new lines with attention CEN
tered in the back is Lucille
Paray's black satin gown that
we have sketched for you to-
day. It has the very new
princess line that wears no belt
at all, and it mas lace tC cover
the shoulders, to offset the very
low decolletage. The hustle
bow is particularly smart with
lines of this gown so long and
slender, with the fullness placed
very low. Although it breathes
Paris from every fold, an exact
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Dedication Is Held
At Lutheran Church

The new Christ Lutheran
Church, Sixteenth and Gallatin
SITS. N. w. was dedicated in three
special services yesterday The
church, a charming Norman
Gothic structure, was crowded at
all the services.
The Rev. C. C. Morhart, Of
Cleveland, the first pastor Of
Christ Church, preached at the
morning service. In the after
noon the speaker was DR.. Walter
Maier, of Concordia Seminary,
st. Louis. The Rev. H. B. Hem
meter, president of Concordia
College, preached last night.
The Rev. DR.. j. Frederick Wen,
chel, pastor, presided. Many OF
the Lutheran clergy of the city
were present.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Attitude on Women
Working Changed

A change in the public attitude
toward working women is largely
responsible for the fourfold in
crease in the number of job-hold-
ing women in the United States
in the last so years, Miss Mary
Anderson, director Of the Wom-
ems Bureau Of the Department
of Labor declared yesterday. She
said:
"The 1O.77S,894 women in
gainfuI employment in 1880 are
evidence that economic need
has brought complete change
in attitude. doing away with
the stigma of wOman's working
outside the home"
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
IN CAPITAL SHOPS

quality hose that wear longer
for so cheap a price as we
have. They have all weights
and really marvellous new col
ors for the new winter tones.
For only 75c.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
TAXES NEARING
DANGER LINE
FOR RICH
Raising Limit, Says Sen. Reed,
Will Kill Business; CoIIec-
tions Take Steep Drop

Congressional advocates of a
tax increase applying solely on
the rich were confronted today
with a practical problem in new
Treasury figures which indicated
other sources of revenue may
have to be sought to meet the
deficit.
The decline in income tax col
lections on large as we'll as small
incomes has been so precipitous
that some experts declare the rich
cannot by themselves bear the
expense of Government.
Taxes Would Jump
The tax rate on incomes of
100000 a year or more, now
paying a surtax of 20 per cent.
would have to be doubled or
trebled to meet the prospective
deficit for the year. Treasury
figures indicated.
If the surtax is raised to war
OlIle levels, some experts con-
tend, the wealthy would imme-
diately transfer a large part of
their holdings into tax exempt Sc
curities, business would languisn
and the tax return woul prove
q disappointment.
Can't Meet Situation
Two members of the Senate,
who have proposed tax plans,
declared it impossible to tax the
rich enough to meet the situation.
They are Senator Rec (RD, of
pennsylvania, and Senator Bing-
ham (RO, of Connecticut, both
advocates of higher taxes. Reed
said:
eff you raised the rates enough
to meet the deficit on big
incomes alone there wouldn't
be any business and you
wouldn't ~et the tax"
He favors. however. a greater
contribution from the wealthy.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

copy is available in a Washing
ton store.
For more information con-
cerning this gown write Miss
Wilma Laville, inclOSing a self.
addressed, stamped envelope or
call district $3.50, Ext. 199.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04

signature. At its inception, on
course, this service will be used
primarily by credit grantors but it
also should have distinct vauue for
other lines of business as some have
already indicated.
Public libraries, for instance, op-
crate on very narrow financial
margin Under the new regulation
they will be better able to trace
books that have been borrowed but
not returned; merchants who send
valuable merchandise through the
mails will be able to learn just
where it was delivered as well as
receiving the receipt of the recipi-
ent; banks, trust companies and
fiduciaries generally, in making dis
tributions of trust funds now have
added advantage of learning ex-
actly to what place their distribu-
tions have gone, as we'll as to whom,
and business generally through the
medium of this legislation will have
an immediate starting point to
tract lost. strayed Or stolen regis
tered mail matter"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04

June l showed there was 1920 Sec
ond feet flowing in the Colorado,
establishing a new record of low
flow for that date. The lowest flow
record for June l was in 1903 when
the river was discharging $4,000
feet. The new record this year is
approximately so per cent lower
than the 1903 figure.
Reports from Grand Canyon for
June l show a discharge OF 26,400
second feet, less than half the
flow for that date in any year
since records were kept.
Because of the unusually light
snowfall in the upper basin this
year and because the season is now
SO we'll advanced the district engi-
neers are anticipating a very small
peak and a short period of high
water.
This condition has nothing to
do with the volume of flow in the
late summer and early fall months,
however, declared Chef Engineer
NJ. j. Dowd today. THE Colorado's S
flow then is dependent upon rain
fall within the basin and not upon
the winter SHOWS"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04

discharged at Hoover Dam, also
from the Bullshead and Parker
dams when built, the river will con-
tinue for some years to bring silt
picked up from its channel, from
caving banks, and that brought in
by tributary washes below the low
est of these dams, and it will be
necessary to maintain desilting
works the diversion dam. Even
tually it may be expected that the
amount of silt from the first two of
these sources will be small but that
from the washes will always con-
tinue.'
Tabulations of estimates for each
detailed feature of the canal project
show that the engineers have taken
very little for granted. Provision
for each structure and estimated
cost of each item involved in build
ing the canal is made. For instance,
one estimate sheet shows costs for
a section of canal 1466 miles long
and gives clearing and grubbing
costs for 200 acres; excavation costs
for three classes of excavation,
yardage to be removed, unit esti-
mates of cost, etc.
In every estimate sheet is listed
the detail of structures required,
nature of work, unit costs, location
of structure and number of feet of
its extent Detailed estimates of
telephone lines, road work, hous-
ing facilities for operators are
shown. Throughout the tabulations
there are liberal estimates added to
take care of contingencies and en-
gineering and general expense
! These latter estimates vary from
10 per cent as high as 25 per cent
The Reclamation Service engineers
have stated that because OF past cri-
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04

a power credit of $5,060,652. The
tabulation as shown in the report
estimates for the high line route
costs as follows: dam, S2,722,512;
desilting works, $3,374,905; canal to
Siphon Drop, $780, 1922 canal from
Siphon Drop to Pilot Knob, S2,432,-
OLA; Pilot Knob through the Sand
Hills, $4,460,760 excavation only
from Sand Hills to Coachella diver
sion point, 1921 or a total OF
S20,119 ,663. From that total is de-
Quoted the increased power credit
of S. ,060,652, leaving net estimated
total of $15,059016.
The low line estimate is as fol-
lows: dam, S165,300 desilting works,
Sc, ,685 ,312; canal to Siphon Drop,
S3.71O,644; to Pilot Knob, $2,026, ,709;
through the sand hills, s7,088,582, to
Coachella diversion, excavation
only, S8l5,077, or total of SIT 49,
624.
The report observes that since
Laguna Dam is essential to the
plans for both the upper and lower
locations, it is assumed that the
district will continue payments un-
der its contract of 1918 and that
charge is not included in the above
comparison.
Six Disilting Basins
Under the plans of the engineers
there are to be six desilting basins
at the diversion works. Any five of
the basins can be used for diversion
to the canal, while the sixth is being
sluiced. Each basin can be sluiced
In turn, thus providing facilities for
continuous service without inter-
ruptions.
Each basin will be 1900 feet long
and 10 feet wide. The water will
enter the basins through trash rack
and gates at the upper end, thereby
eliminating driftwood and large
objects. At the lower end of each
basin there will be two gates, one
above the other. The desilted water
will empty into flume opening in
to the canal through the upper gate.
The lower gate will be for sluicing
and will open into a sluiceway tun-
mel beneath the flume. The sluice-
way drains away to the Colorado
river below the diversion dam.
Engineers estimate approximately
85 per cent of the silt troubles of
Imperial Valley will be removed by
these desilting basins. The report
says: Although clear water will be
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04
DREDCES START
REMOVING SILT
IN MAIN CANAL

Steady increases in the silt con-
tent of the Colorado in the last
few days have resulted in the
starting of the two huge suction
dredge sat Andrade.
According to F. H. Higley, river
division superintendent for the ir-
rigation district, the power was
turned on Monday and the heavy
bed silt is being drawn from the
bottom of the canal and dumped
into the river below the diversion
gate.
Usually Higley said, the dredges
begin operations two or three
weeks earlier in the season, but this
year the volume of silt in the river
has been unusually light and the
expansion process of dredging has
been delayed as long as practicable.
River guage records at Yuma on
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04
Finds A Way To
Stop Attacks of Fits

Reports are received of an amaz-
ing treatment that epileptics state
has proved successful in stopping
their attacks. R. Lepso, Apt. 81,
123 E. Wright. Milwaukee, Wise,
has been supplying sufferers with
this treatment. He now wishes to
reach all those who have not been
helped and to do SO is making the
startling offer of a generous treat
ment free to all sufferers. Anyone
afflicted should write for this free
treatment at once, giving age.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04
POSTAL CHANGE
AID in TRACING
DEBT EVADERS

The recent amendment to postal
regulations. enabling merchants
and other business men more read
lily to trace elusive and delinquent
accounts, will be discussed at the
annual convention of the National
Retail Credit Association in St
Louis, June 1919. Representative
Clyde Kelly. of Pittsburgh, who in
troduced the measure in the last
session of congress will be one of
of the leaders In the discussion.
Under the title Return Registry
Receipt Address Bill the measure
was passed by the senate, January
26. Since that time post masters
throughout the country have been
informed of the passage of the bill
and the machinery set in motion
for its operation.
According to c. w. Remele, man
ager of the Imperial Valley Credit
Association, merchant sometimes
faces a situation where customer
owing a bill moves to another city
without informing his creditors of
his new location. Heretofore
Remele said, "the search for the
customer in most instances was
both costly and unsatisfactory. Ev-
en- the registry regulations under
the old system did not always re-
veal the location of the person
sought.
Under the operation of the new
law he said. "a merchant seeking
10 locate a customer addresses
letter to the last available address
and registers 1t in the usual way.
In addition, however, the merchant
requests a return receipt together
with the address at which the GUS
toner accepted the letter. There is
the regular registration charge of
II cents and in addition the mer-
chant must pay % cents for the
return service.
when the delivery of the letter
is completed the merchant not only
has the signature of the recipient
but also his new address.
1T should be remembered Rem
Gle said, that Americans rapidly
are becoming nomads and with
this tendency on the increase plus
absolute similarity In large numbers
of names there Is an increasing
advantage in many instances in
obtaining the address as well as the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04
EXPLODING BEER
ENDS LETHARCY
OF POLICEMAN

"Wish something would happen" !"
unused Bill Mitchell, desk sergeant,
as he lounged In the police station
yesterday afternoon waiting for a
telephone call that might break
the monotony of long days of rou-
tine.
But nothing seemed scheduled to
break. Ell Centre was quiet AL
most too quiet. Bill drew aimless
rings on scratch paper. He yawned.
Then, with the suddenness of a
bolt of lightning, it broke. The po-
lice station echoed to a series of
explosions. Sharp bursts of sound
rocked the walls and reechoed
through the corridor of the city
hail.
Mitchell leaped to his feet. Re-
Inducements came running from
the city clerks office. In anxious
frenzy, the little group sought the
source of the explosions. High and
low they looked.
Then Bill cast his eyes TO the
floor, near the western wall of the
station room, and grunted. What
the grunt meant will never be
known. For there. trickling under
the crack of the liquor room door,
was an increasing stream of home
brew. Across the floor to the very
base of the police judges stand, the
beer flowed.
An odor of beer pervaded the
police station. Others. who had
not been attracted by the explos-
ions, drifted into the station. In
vestigation showed that about half
the confiscated home brew in the
liquor room, effected by the heat,
had exploded.
The janitor was called, and piled
a busy mop. while little group
stood in profound silence.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04
Holds False Teeth
Tight Ali Day Long

Fasteeth. a new improved powder,
keeps plates from dropping or slip
ping No gummy, pasty feeling.
SWeetens breath. Gives real teeth
comfort all day. Praised by people
and dentists everywhere. Avoid
worry. Get Fasteeth at Clements
Drug Store or your druggist.-Ady.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-04
Bows Attracted
To WatermelOps

Resembling ynltures who circle
about their victims. swarms of small
boys haunt the truck depots in hope
they will fall heir to cracked wa
termelon or that one viii be dropped
by the leaders.
Strange looking vehicles are kept
at hand to haul away the spoils, as
all of the prizes are not eaten.
Many of the best appearing ones are
carted away and sold.
AS soon as a loaded truck drives
up to station, the waiting boys run
shrieking to the scene. much to the
annoyance of the operators.
A trip through the loading and
weighing sections reveals many a
group of happy youngsters dining
royalty on cracked watermelons.
The average California hens lays
las eggs year. but the Kern county
hen averages 154 and feed costs less
l..
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"The atrocious destruction OF human NE our
ing the four cursed years Of 1s14-lS1s was only
chiids play compared with the gas war OF the
future" says Prof.. Charles Rachet.
Think Of this: single plane can transport
5000 bombs. each one weighing four and four
tenth pounds from Cologne to Paris In TWO
hours Each one Of these bombs can pour out
. cubic meter Of gas strong enough TO KIN or
to paralyse when there Is only one ten-thou.
sandth Of it IA the atmosphere In other words,