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Highlands Baptist.

Rev o. o. Dietz, pastor of the Brook
land Baptist Church, will preach to-
morrow at IL O'Clock. There will be no
evening service.
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RrnnlrIand Ranfist

DR.. Rufus M Weaver, formerly presi-
dent of Mercer University, now engaged
in literary work here, will preach to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock.
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Eastern Presbyterian.

Rev. william A. Hall of Manassas,
Va, win preach tomorrow morning and
evening The Thursday evening meet
ing viii be led by Elder Harry w.
Nalley.
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rUrndrv Mcthoalxt.

DR.. ). Lewis Hartsock OF New York
will preach tomorrow morning on "un-
discovered Worlds" and in the evening
on The New Paganisn."
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APPLE BASKETS BURN
Quantity of Cooperage Materials
Lost at Martinsburg.

LOST AZ 1AFLAasuu1B'
Special Dispatch TO Ths Star.
MARTINSBURd. w. Va, August IS.
approximately 5000 apple baskets and
a quantity OF cocperage material were
either destroyed or damaged by ere 81
the RDthweIi- CatreIl Co. cooperAge plant
IN the suburbs here Thursday night,
with o ioss estimated 81 $4,000, fully
covered by insurance. Tbs origin o.
the ere wes undetermined.
Low water preSsure handicapped the
firemen, who found @ necessary 70 At
tach pumping engines 20 the MIGRANTS
70 get the desired pressure. The build
ing itself was damaged but not de-
stroyed.
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Bishop Edward d. w. Jones win be
the speaker at the IL o'clock services
tomorrow.
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The Mount Wilson Observatory, Cali
fornia, was the first observatory in the
world to be placed in service for the ex-
press purpose OF solar observation.
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CHILEAN is SEIZED
Revolt Attempt by Aviation and
Naval Group Charged.

SANTIAGO, Chile, August Is (R.-
Former Lieut.. Oscar Palacios Hermosilla
was arrested on the frontier yesterday
on charges Of participating in what the
authorities describe as an attempt by q
small group Of aviation and naval ofi-
GERS to start q revolutionary movement
Ibanez.
The lieutenant, who was on his way
TO Buenos Aires, had package Of docu-
ments which, ofIicials said, were intend
ed for Tbanez, who is in exile.
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Aceqgd.ng . MohamEaadsn 49,. %
animaiA hekiae1 nlen. - admitted into
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soul"

sunday School-iI AN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING AEEETING-1
O'CLOCK.
READING ROOMS
FIRST CHURcH-Investment Bldg4
18th and X Sts--Hours, 9 to 3
Except Wednesday. 9 TO 7, and
Sundays and holidays, 2 80 to $500.
SECOND CHURCHILL c St. NE.
Hours. ] 80 to $50 pm. week
days. Closed Sundays and holidays.
THIRD CHURCH-Colorado Bldg,
l4th and G SITS. Hours, $50 to 9
wednesdays. $50 to 7 80, and
Sundays and holidays, 2 80 to s 500.
FOURTH cHURcH-Tivoli Bldg,
1913 18th $3.50 to 9 week DAYS
Except Wednesdays, g 80 to 7:30l,
Sunday and holidays, $50 to S
nm
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UhrtHttan srtrnrr
Christian Science
CHURCHES OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST

CHURCHES OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
BRANCHES OF THE MOTHER
CHURCH, THE FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, BOSs
TON, MASS.
First Church Of Christ Scientist
Columhia Road and Euclid 81.
Second Church of Christ Scientist
III st. NE
Third Church of Christ Scientist
18th and L Sts. NV.
Fourth Church of Christ Scientist
18th and Meridian NV.
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people who could revise that situation,
DR.. Ballou replied.
This introduced an old moot ques-
ton to the record, the fear teachers are
supposed to have of their offlcials. Mr.
Simmons said if he we're q teacher in
Washington schools he would do just
as most OF them are doing, that is keep
still"
Representative Collins added that
teachers have called upon him and
asked him not to disclose their names
DR.. Ballou declared he did not know
why any teacher should be afraid.
Representative Holiday declared: cat
least hundred" teachers had COM
planned to him against the number OF
reports which they are compelled To
make out, contending such clerical
work interferred with their teaching.
Statement Declared False.
In reply to this, DR.. Ballou said:
There is no doubt at all about the
fact that teachers are asked TODAY to
90 a lot OF clerical work which they
ought not to be asked to do. 1 grant
that. 1t is also true. and still more
true, and I think still less defensible
procedure that building principals have
no clerical assistance whatsoever. They
must make out their reports them
selves" Mr.. Simmons found this state
ment of the school superintendent verv
interesting, because, he said, 1T has
been reported to me in exactly that
way with this addition: That you have
SAID that until you got the clerks in the
FRANKLIN Building that you wanted, no
grade school principal was going to get
any clerks"
That last statement is false, abso-
iutely and unqualihedly false" Ballou
fetorted.
you do not mean that the fact that
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ton as It exists primarily, we do not
make it possible to eliminate all Of
those portables unless We are willing to
put more children on part time"
School Population Growing.
Later DR.. Ballou explained that the
use of portables, part-time classes and
rented quarters cannot be eliminated
entirely where there is an increasing
school population like that in Wash
ington unless buildings are constructed
with a few more rooms than are actu-
ally needed in their respective COM
munitieS.
Near the close of the hearings, DR..
Ballou inserted list of building items
which he considered important in the
order of their priority. These were
Janney School. IL rooms; Giddings
School, Is rooms with assembly-gym
nasium: Truesdell School, rooms with
assembly Woodridg e
School, 4 rooms; Kalmia Road and
Fourteenth street, 4 rooms; Bancroft
School, 8 rooms with aSsembly-gym-
nasium, and the Murch School, 8
rooms.
Testimony and questions by commit
tee members on the school authorities
petition Tor SIX new clerks ranged with
varying degrees through 30 typewriter
pages of the hearings. Four pages of
this were given to explanations of the
two clerks in Dr. Ballou's office.
For one thing Mr.. Simmons wanted
to know why it was necessary to have
an additional clerk in each of the
teachers colleges, when the enrolment
this year is practically the same as last
year.
Long Titles Criticized.
Commenting later on clerical work
done by principals, Mr.. Simmons said
that one principal of local school had
told him that if some one would figure
out the length of time it took report
ing Offices to write First Assistant
Superintendent in Charge of Janitors"
and other titles yard long" several
clerks could be eliminated.
ANY teachers who have any such
views ought to express them to the
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Ba1lou replied, to which Mr.. Simmons
returned: But you knew there would
be?"
IT have learned to believe that there
will be eliIninations all along the line,
Mr.. Chairman" DR.. Ballou said.
Criticism Is Resented.
Mr.. Simmons resented the effect of
criticizing the Commissioners and the
Budget Bureau, which, he said, the
statements issued by DR.. Ballou car
ried, and undertook in his interroga-
tons to show the school authorities
themselves were to blame for the delay.
you, the responsible head of the
schools, are putting out statements in
dicating extreme anxiety to have the
Alice Deal School completed What
steps did you take to expedite that con-
domination proGeeding?" Mr.; Simmons
asked DR.. Ballou, after pointing out
that Is months had elapsed between
the time condemnation proceedings
were ordered and a verdict returned
DR.. Ballou wanted to know what steps
he could have taken.
Il could suggest one: I think you
could have gone to the Commissioners
and the Engineer Commissioner; /
think you could have gone to the cor
poration counsel. could think of a
lot of things if I were superintendent
of schools which would have speeded
that procedure up" Mr.. Simmons re-
piled.
Then you admit" DR.. Ballou re-
torted, that it could have been speed
ed up?" Mr.. Simmons answered that
he believed that if any one had
enough interest in the matter to do it,
1t could have been done"
DR.. BalIou Makes Protest.
When Mr.. Simmons persisted in his
proposal that DR.. Ballou prod the Dis
trict building authorities, DR.. Ballou
declared:
Mr.. Chairman, it is to me an
astonishing proposition that you should
presume that l should have 10 go to
the Commissioners Office to urge the
Commissioners to take action on the
plans of the buildings and execution of
the contract when they, and they alone,
are responsible for the construction"
Mr.. Simmons admitted that that was
legally true.
DR.. Ballou later said that if he is
to do the things which Mr.. Simmons
suggested, he would have to give up
some of the educational work for the
school system.
mo, no, DOCTOR" Mr.. Simmons
fastened to say, because two years ago
we gave you business manager, to
whom you could assign this business
and have him take care of it,"
In discussion of the Gordon Junior
High School addition delays, Mr.. Sim
mons pointed out, after his criticism of
the length of time to complete that
structure, Dr. Ballou visited the District
Building. The Nebraskan undertook to
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bound by the things his officers tell the
committee.
II believe it is the duty of the Board
OF Education to administer the public
schools in accordance with the acts of
Congress" DR.. Carusi said. ACTS of
Congress mean primarily bill as it
has passed the House and Senate and
been approved by the President.
Congress Power Admitted.
A dozen pages later in the hearings
DR.. Carusi and Mr.. Simmons still were
talking about responsibility of school
officers. Mr.. Simmons here asked if
there were a dispute between the judg-
ment of Congress and the School Board
who would control. DR.. Carusi replied
that Congress would
You and every one else know that
Congress spoke on that school," Mr..
Simmons said, still referring to the
webster under-age class.
II cannot admit that" DIR. CarlIsi
replied, adding that he did not want
to say anything disagreeable.
IF you admit it." Mr.. Simmons re-
turned, you would be taking yourself
out of court.
Il cannot admit that the chairman
of this subcommittee is the Congress
of the United States.' replied DR..
Carusi, and I say that without any
desire to be offensive at ALL But that
seems to be the crux of this discussion"
You know better than that" Mr..
Simmons replied.
Later in the hearings Mr.. Haycock
told the committee that the kinder
garten teaching staff had been reduced
by A teachers following the hearings
on last years appropriation bill. Mr..
Simmons said he thought this was
very good showing.
After the, strenuous testimony on
kindergartenS was presented the re-
leased hearings indicated speedier and
smoother course for the District school
authorities during discussions of salary
items.
Statements to Star Discussed.
Animation returned to the hearings
when Mr.. Simmons undertook to query
DR.. Ballou on the statements which he
issued to The Star, in which were
traced the steps taken to secure new
school buildings for the District. He
declared that it is unfortunate. that the
statements did not en-
brace all the facts regarding the steps
by which the sites were purchased. DR..
Ballou reminded the committee, how
ever, that information on this phase of
school building construction was sup
piled by the Assistant to the Engineer
Commissioners.
In this connection, Mr.. Simmons re-
minded DR.. Ballou that in 1926, when
the superintendent'S statements showed
the board sought in vain funds for the
Alice Deal Junior High School site, the
total school estimate was $16,000,000
He asked DR.. Ballou if he didn't know
that there would be considerable"
st hoped there would not be-" Dr.
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show the school superintendent visit
was for the purpose of forwarding that
| project on the priority list.
DR.. Ballou denied he mentioned the
Gordon building, but insisted he went
ito pay my respects"
Double Shift Discussed.
Mr. Simmons insisted, however, that
DR.. Ballou's visit was responsible for
the subsequent announcement that the
Gordon Junior High would be COM
pleted next September instead of
February, 1892.
The Gordon Junior High and the
Alice Deal Junior High building dis
cussions conferred about the necessity
for placing Western High on double
shift. DR.. Ballou testified there were
28o nonresident" children at Western
contributing to the congestion there and
Mr.. Simmons objected to not calling
them Maryland and Virginia children.
At this juncture, Representative Hola-
day asked that the school board ex-
press its opinion of the continuance of
nonresident children in the schools.
In response to this question, the school
board last Wednesday agreed that nom
resident children should be admitted
to local schools only when there is ade-
payment of tuition.
During recent months school officials
had blamed the increasing number of
children who had been unable to OBJ
tain employment as contributory
factor, in the creased high school en-
rollment. In reply to Simmons demand
for figures in support of this conten-
ton, DR.. Ballou presented statement
showing that while 1924 regular work
in nT1lN
were granted in 1880.
Teacher Question Considered.
In discussing the school teacher item,
school authorities told the committee
that 10 kindergarten teachers we're
transferred from kindergarten classes to
elementary grades, and the testimony
brought out that had not these trans
ferS been affected, 19 teachers salaries
would have been sought in the hearings
just concluded.
Consideration of such items as teach
erS' salaries for Americanization classes,
evening schools and other Institutional
purposes was entirely without heat.
When asked by Mr. Simmons about
school sites not carried in the bill, DR..
Ballou said he thought the most i'm
portant ones would be two needed
senior high school sites, one in Manor
Park and the other in the vicinity Of
the Reno Reservoir. These sites, he
said, probably would cost 100000
apiece.
Mr.. Simmons inquired of DR.. Ballou
whether any progress had been made
in elimination of portables and part
time classes. Ballou replied that the
elimination of these Objectionable fea-
lures has been substantial
But while we are doing that" DR..
Ballou explained, because our pro-
gram of construction is one of conges-
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CHILDREN'S CHARTER
LAUDED TO HYGIENISTS
White House Group Director Calls
Document Most Important Since
independence Declaration.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 24.-The chill
drens charter adopted at the recent
White House Conference on Child
Health and Education was described as
"the most important document since
the Declaration of independence" by
H. E. Barnard, director of the con-
ference, before the American Social
Hygiene Association today.
The White House conference, he as
serted, was lust one stage of the
journey" Out of the conference, HI said
have come studies which will be used
in our institutions of higher learning
for years to come"
'Follow-up conferences" he suggested,
should be organized in every State,
county and community under the aus
pices OF the governors and the depart
mentS of public health and education -
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It was reported to me Is false?" Mr.
Simmons wanted to know.
mo, sir. I would not question that
for moment. I am saying that the
statement is false; that is, the assertion
that have made any such condition
whatsoever. Is false DR.. Ballou said.
"AlI can say about that is, that the
person that gave me that information
has given me considerable amount of
other information that is extremely ac-
curate," Mr.. Simmons replied.
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o'L0UGHLIN Is FREED
Murder Charge Is Dismissed Due
to Lack of Evidence.

10 LaCK OF EVluence.
DENVER, January "a GP).--A charge
of murder against Frank OLoughIin
in connection with the death of Leona
oLoughlin, his 10-year-old niece, WIS.,
dismissed today.
Mrs. Pearl O'Loughlin. stepmother of
the girl, was convicted of Staying Le-
ona and sentenced to life Imprisonment
Almost at the same time the murder
charge was dismissed Leo O'Loughlin
husband of the convicted woman, fled
suit for divorce. alleging cruelty
District Attorney Earl Wettengel said
there was. insufficient evidence aRainsr
Frank OLoughlin to make a case
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new SCHOOL ISSUE
RAISED BY CARUS|
Agreement Between Officers
and Congress Committees
Held Not Binding.

Z Continued From First Page,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07
Daily Reports
OF Finance And
Grain Markets

NEW YORK. May 7. W.P)-United
States Steel and American Can
broke to fresh lows on the move
ment today at l097s, off 29s, and
l047s, off rs, respectively.
The whole market went down with
these leaders after moving irregu-
larly in early trading. For a time
i'll the morning substantial rally
was in progress on covering by
shorts anticipating reduction in the
New York rediscount rate after the
close today.
According to preliminary calcula-
tions, the Dow, Jones e. Company
industrial average declined OBS
points to 1888; rail average de-
elined 0.40 points to 8603.
Sales totaled l,70o.000 shares.
compared with 100000 shares yes
terday.
Steel and Can rallied near the
close on renewal of short covering.
Other issues came back from the
lows, but the losses were not made
up and the close was lower.
LOS ANGELES, May 7. U.P)-
Further recessions were noted in
extremely dull trading on the Los
Angeles Stock Exchange today.
With few exceptions prices were
fractionally lower.
Trades in Transamerica, usual
market leader. amounted to only
400 shares during the first three
hours. 1t sold down to 8&a, off Il :.
Pacific Finance "A" led in volume
with sales of 1400 shares at ll2s, un-
changed.
Pacific Western was the only oil
issue to register gain, advancing
to 612, up x, on small volume.
Other prices included:
Union Oil, IT'S, off Is; Standard
Oil Of California, 37ls, off IS; Rio
Grande, AS, off Is; Security First
National bank, BOZ, off Il; South
ern California Edison, 437s, off y,
and Edison B." 2S, up Is.
CHICAGO, May I. Scattered
rains in the Canadian northwest
with the forecast for further show
ers over both American and Cana
dian areas brought pressure to bear
on wheat on the board of trade to-
day and prices sold off sharply.
Backspreading with corn was a
further weakening influence. There
was no rain in the American section
last night but 1t had little effect.
July and September spread again
narrowed, selling for the same price
at one time. Shorts covered in corn
OH the early break and there was
persistent buying believed by To-
cal professional which ran the corn
market up above the previous close
although roacting TO finish sharply
lower. Some of the late selling was
profit taking on the bulge. Oats
met profit taking and pressure on
the weakness III wheat and eased.
At the close wheat was = to l i2c
lower with May lsc higher. Corn
was sc to &c lower and oats were
sc to asc lower. Provisions were
firm and higher.
May wheat old closed 1926. May
corn old. 57si, and May oats old,
.27A.
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Childers Opposes
District Measure
Continued from Page u

w. F. Beal: noes: none. w. o.
Blair refused to vote and Mark
Rose was absent on account of ill
ness.
Upon Roses first appearance at
a board meeting following an oper-
alton, he spoke in opposition to the
resolution and moved that the
board refuse to accept the minutes
containing the <eXl OF the resolu
ton. The vote at this time stood
Brockman. Aten and Bcal favoring
acceptance and Rose and Blair op-
posed.
AT Tuesdays session, Blair voted
with Brockman. Aten and Beal fav-
oring the resolution ordering Child
ers to lend his efforts to passage of
the bill. Rose was absent at this
time also.
Tuesday evening, May -, is the
date set for the senate committee
hearing on the bill.
This announcement was sent in
telegram from S. E. Robinson, as
semblyman who is sponsoring the
bill. to Scott B. Foulds, secretary
manager of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, the organization
which initiated the bill.
The telegram further stated that
in all probability the Kline bill
which has reference to the alloca-
ton of water between the Metro
politan Water district and the agri-
cultural districts, would be consid-
cred at the same time.
Robinson's bill was passed by the
state assembly on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07
Heavy Loss In
Buffalo Blaze

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 7. W.H--
Seventy-five firemen were overcome
by smoke in fighting n $5,000,000
fire which, carly today. destroyed
five story graystone armory and
church in the Masten Hill section.
Numerous houses in the area of
the fire were damaged and 10000
rounds of small ammunition. stored
in the armory, were set off by the
flames. Police kept the crowd IS
far away from the scene as possi-
BILE because of the flying bullets and
no injuries, other than those suf-
ferered by firemen, were reported.
The armory, headquarters of the
l07th regiment. covered two city
blocks and the American Scandi-
navian church, which was destroy
ed. was five blocks from the mas
siye, fort-like structure.
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Council Orders
Sewer Equipment
Continued from page il

tor, appeared to protest to coun-
Gil on the activities of grocery stores
partly inside the city limits and
partly outside, which evade the
Sunday closing law and city tax
because of their situation. The
matter was referred to the city at
torney and chief of police for ac-
ton.
The ordinance governing muzz-
ling, innoculating or penning of dogs
within the city limits passed second
reading. This ordinance provides
that dogs must either be innocu-
lated against rabies, muzzled and
leashed, or kept in yard or pen.
June 3 was set as the date for
hearing protests on the proposed
setback line ordinance to cover
residences on Olive street.
w. A. Tondro and w. c. Costello
appeared before the council to re-
quest that some action be taken
with regard to sidewalks on State
street, which are cracking because of
action of water under the side
walks. They received promise that
the condition will be remedied at
the earliest possible moment.
Insurance policies Of the Mary
land Casualty company. covering
property damage and public liabil-
ity. were accepted.
John Rice was appointed mem
Der of the board of plumbing ex-
aminers from the city council.
A representative of the Commun-
itv Labor club of the Eastside ap-
peared to request that colored resi-
dents OF Ell Centre be remembered
when the city hires labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-07
Moose Install
New Officers

Newly elected officers of the 10y
al Order of Moose were installed
last night by j. H. Mccoy of CAL
exico. with Dictator j. M. Forshay
presiding until his place was taken
by Ralph Therrien, new dictator.
Following the installation of Off
GERS, women of the Mooseheart Le-
gion were entertained by the men at
an informal reception.
New officials of the lodge who
last night took office were Ralph
Therrien, dictator; Paul Gillett,
vice dictator; j. NJ. Forshay, past
dictator: E. c. Bursley, prelate;
Clarence E. Lewis, B. f. Pinkstaff
and p. P. Schmidt, trustees; w. B.
Dickens. orator: G.. c. Folkman,
sergeant-at-arms; Barney lie Blanc.
inner guard; Fred Schmidt. outer
guard; G. E. kirkpatrick. secretary,
and r. P. Forshay, treasurer.