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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
CHINESE RIVERS RISE
TO- TAKE NEW VICTIMS
Hundreds Feared Drowned in
Floods and Truck Gardens to
Avert Famine Are Destroyed
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HANKOW, China, August 3.-Floods
claimed scores and possibly hundreds
of new victims today, when the YangtSe
and Han Rivers, after slightly receding
for few days, overlooked their banks
again.
Dykes crumbled before the rushing
waters and large sections of this city
and its environS, previously unchanged,
were inundated. Twenty square miles
of truck gardening land, from which
Hankow obtains vegetables, its main
Summer food dependence, were flooded.
Grave fears were expressed that the
city would suffer severe famine the
coming Autumn and Winter.
Last week vast areas of Central China
were under water when the Yangtse
and other rivers overlooked following
continuous rains for q fortnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03

Soft as silk. wears well
;. in all the fashionable
colors apd sizes 81a to 10.
Seamless feet. /. knit to mt
construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
PRICE INDEX NEAR
PRE-WAR LEVELS
Commerce Departments
Survey Shows IA Nations
Drop 10 to SO Per Cent.

Wholesale prices throughout much OF
the world have dropped to pre-war
levels or lower, the Commerce Depart
. ment announced in survey made pub
lie today.
The study, made by e. Hundley ONO
hundro of the statistical research d.
vision, disclosed that Sin IA countries
price drops since 1929 have ranged
from 18 to 80 per cent"
Food Lower im Five.
Food prices were held by Omohundro
TO be below the 1918 level in Italy,
Chile. Latvia, Denmark and Belgium,
but higher in Austria, Czechoslovakia
the United Kingdom, France and Nor
way.
United Kingdom, France ana ltaiy
Czechoslovakia, Canada, Chile ana
"Only few individual products have
escaped this sharp downward move
ment" according to the survey. In
many countries prices are now lower
than before the war. Price changes be-
tween different countries are only
roughly comparable, however.
United Kingdom Higher.
I'm Chile and Egypt prices in June
1881, were from 2 to 3 per cent lower
than in 1913; in Belgium, IA per cent
lower, and in Italy and Latvia, 11.2 pei
cent and Is per cent lower, respectively
Prices were higher by from to pei
cent in the United Kingdom and France
and from 10 to Is per cent higher In
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Czecho-
slovakia and Canada. In Norway they
were 81 per cent higher in June, 1881
than in 1918.
From May to June price declines &C.
CURED in 10 of the IA countries studied
the largest occurring In Denmark and
Poland Prices advanced 2.8 per cent
in Austria and Czechoslovakia, while in
Belgium and Egypt they were practi-
callY the same in June as in May, 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
WORLD "Y" CONFERENCE
TO BE CLOSED THIS WEEK
Representatives Of 81 Nations
Gather at Cleveland Tomorrow
for Final Six Days.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 3.-Rep-
resentatives of Young Mems Christian
Associations from 81 nations will gather
here tomorrow evening to begin the
final six days of the Y. M. c. A. World
Conference, which has been holding
sessions in Toronto for week.
Addresses will be made by dozen
men outstanding in the international
work of the association, including DR..
John r. Mott, president of the World
Alliance Of the Y. M. C. A.; Bishop Ed
ward M. Rodho Of Sweden, DR.. Erich
STANCE of Germany, DR.. Rufue M.
Jones, Haverford, Pa; DR.. Toyohiko
Kagawa Of Japan, DR.. w. r. Maltby Of
England, DR.. ReiEhold Biebuhr Of New
York and DR.. G. 2. Cheng of China.
On August Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell of Washington will deliver the
conference sermon, and that night DR..
Mott will give the closing address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
DO-X LEAVES TOMORROW
FOR UNITED STATES VISIT
Trip From Rio de Janeiro to Miami
Will Take Nine
Days.
BY the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, August Sc. M.
Applegit of New York, representing the
builders of the German flying boat
DO-X, said here last night he had been
informed the craft would leave Rio De
Janeiro tomorrow on its flight to the
United States.
He said it would require nine days
to reach Miami, with q number OF
stops for refueling.
The last leg of the flight to Miami
will be from San Juan, Porto Rico,
with a refueling stop at Antilla, Cuba.
Mr.. Applegit said the craft probably
would remain here overnight before
continuing to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03

Continual strife between the Burmese
and Incians is causing many Indians to
leave Burma, India.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.
A GENTLEMAN WOULDN'T

If reports of the dinner given to Am
erican mayors at Havre are correct,
Mayor Porter of Los Angeles has been
guilty of an exhibition of provincial
ism, not to say boorishness and bad taste
that was uncalled for and entirely out of
place.
A group of American mayors are
guests of the French government, which
seeks to return courtesies extended to
the French flyers, Coste and Bellonte,
during their trip about the United
States last year following a successful
Paris to New York flight Mayor Porter
is in the group.
At a dinner given by the mayor of
Havre the mayor of Portland was mar
ried" to his wife, who is accompanying
him, and guests were asked to drink
their health in wine.
Mayor Porter Immediately left the
banquet, announcing that he would not
violate the American constitution wher-
ever he may be, nor whatever others
around him might do.
One can respect Mayor Porter's views
upon drinking, but one can also respect
the courtesy which was being accorded
him and which he chose to ignore in an
extremely ill-bred manner.
It is no violation of the American con-
stitution to drink wine in France. 10
assume that it does is to clothe ones
self with an ignorance ill-befitting the
chief executive of large city.
Mayor Porter is perfectly within his
rights in refusing to drink, but gentle
men would simply have turned up his
glass and said nothing. His hosts, we
are sure, would be gentlemen enough to
respect his wishes and would not be so
ill-bred as to cause him any embarrass-
ment by calling attention to it.
The mayor gave an exhibition OF fan
atheism that would smack strongly of
grandstand play We're it not known that
he is sincere in his views about drinking.
If he were equally sincere about the
feelings and intentions of others, he
would be a much bigger man. And one
cannot help but feel that the last part of
his remark, which sought to place his
comrade mayors in an undesirable light,
was bit of caddishness that not even
the mayors views about drinking can eX-
cuSe
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Christian Science

Soul and Body is the subject OF
the lesson sermon Sunday, in all
Churches of Christ, Scientist. BRAN
ches of The Mother Church, The
First Church of Christ, Scientist, in
Boston, Mass. The golden text, III
ye through the Spirit do mortify
the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
is from Pauls Epistle to the Ro-
mans.
One OF the Scripture selections in
the lesson sermon presents Chris,
Jesus words: mo man can serve
two masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or
else he will hold to the one, and
deSpise the other. Ye cannot serve
Cod and mammon. Therefore / say
unto you, Take no thought for
your life, what ye shall eat. or what
We shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the
body than raiment?"
A. correlative passage from the
Christian Science textbook. Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
tures," by Mary Baker Eddy, states,
IF we follow the command OF our
Master, Take no thought for your
life. we shall never depend on bod
ily conditions, structure, or econ
omy, but we shall be masters OF the
body. dictate its terms, and form
and control ii with truth"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
SEVENTY-SEVEN
TO GRADUATE AT
CENTRAL UNION

Central high school is to grad
uate the largest class in its history
n students, and the Junior college
II. Commencement for the for
mer students is to be Friday, May
20, and for the latter, Wednes-
day, May 27.
The following is the list OF grad
yates.
Seniors, 1881
Marshall Edgar Belch. Frank
Charles Bezdecheck, Charles Adolph
Birkhauser. Gladys Helen Bowles
Donald Wilson Bradshaw, Grace
Elizabeth Bromley, Ralph Leonard
Cary. Edwin Addison Carter, Velma
Mae Claypool, Frances Maxine Con-
sole, Erma Nell Coon, Bertha Merle
Corfman, Alexander Pritchard
Couch. Delous Wilburn Cox, Nellie
Fay Cox. Betty May Du Sold, Dor
thy MAY EaStin, Julius Nathaniel
Ehmke. Lillian Esther Ehmke, Mar
garet Ruth Ehmke. Sherman Ed
ridge. James Burton Evans, Clarice
Arville Ferguson, Olivia Roberta
Ferguson. Virginia Louise Finney,
James Bowman Fisher, Doris Irene
Gibson. Elsie Mae Gilbert, Frank
Sanches Gonzales. Johnnie Francis
Goss. Ruth Elizabeth Grafton, Rob-
ert Lee Graham, Richard Harper
Hammer. Carl Albert Hardy, Tia Or
lynn Hartzell, Vivian Haskell, Ed
win Clarke Hatch, Fred Powers
Heald. Earnest Allen Hester, Ches-
ter Arthur Irving. John Davis Jack
son. Thelma Edith jenkins, john
nv Louis Johnson, Vergie Lois
Knight. Monica Victoria Kupellan'
Florence Elizabeth Metcalf, Mar
jorie Mary Meyer, Paul Gail Miner,
Eugene Marvin Moore, Parkman
Henry Moore Earl Leroy Morris,
Ruby Ruth Nelson, George Obay-
ashi, Gladys Seeley Oftelie, Judson
Robert Parker, Robert Darrell Rey-
nolds. Georgia Ida Marie Royce,
Dorthy Delpha Schumm, Merle Al
bert Somen, Betty Fanchon South
worth. Orville Marion Spear, Albert
Vernon Steele, William Powell
Sunstrom. Ruth Edwina Thomas,
Mary Agnes Thompson. Clark Ewei
Townsend. Kathryn Margaret Won
Allmen. Doris Margaret Weir, Anna
Lewella Wells, Allen Provost Will
liams. Bryan Willoughby, Vera
Marie Wogatske, Violet Blanche
Wogatske. Vivian Venita Womack,
Edythe Young, Evelyn Young.
Junior College, 1881
Joseph Eugene Bradshaw, Frank
Edwards Brewer, Florence Eleanor
Carr. Katherine Fredonia Eckert,
Opal Virginia Hunt, Martha Marie
jenkins. George Sanders Rives. Vel
ma Shibley, Kathryn Elaine Steele,
Lucy Marie Strain, Earl Willough-
by
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Second Suit To
Recover Wages

After Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son disallowed her claim for nurs-
ing services against the estate of
Fred c. Daum in a recent decision,
Caroline Miller yesterday afternoon
filed suit against S. p Williams. as
administrator of Daum's estate
asking $6250.
This is the same nursing claim
disallowed by Judge Thompson, but
now takes the form of a civil suit
instead of a claim against the
estate. 1t will be heard by Judge
A. c. Finney.
In her complaint Caroline Miller
asserted she and Daum entered in
to an agreement January /, 1927
whereby she was to nurse and care
for him until his death. Her salary
was to be fixed later, she said, but
was nc. 10 be less than that usually
paid for such services. She was
never notified of the amount of her
salary. according to the complaint.
Daum died in Calexico February
20, 1881. Since he left no heirs, his
estate was turned over to Williams
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Start Hunt For
Lost PrOspectOr

Lost in the desert, thought to be
without food or water, an old pros
pector today is the object OF a
search by Sheriff George l.. Camp
bell and Undersheriff Rodney
Clarke, who left Ell Centro yester-
day afternoon for the desert district
north of Chuckawalla Wells.
The prospectors partner tele-
phoned from inland yesterday to
inform officers of the other mans
disappearance. The sheriff and his
chief aide loaded water and sup
plies into their automobile and
started for inland, where the part
ner was to meet them.
ChuckaWalla Wells is about 25
miles northeast of inland.
The man who telephoned the
sheriff's office neglected to give his
name or the name of the missing
man. The prospector has been
missing in the desert for three days
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
SMOKY STILL
OF LITTLE Aid
TO FIRE BOYS

Smoky. a diminutive pup OF mixed
ancentry. now is the official mascot
at the fire station, thus ending the
firemen's long quest for a mascot
which cannot run away.
Since Smoky is just five weeks
old. his baby legs cannot carry him
far and besides he has so much
sleeping to do he IS not interested
in journeys.
He had his first ride on one OF
the trucks yesterday when 1t was
taken out for its daily exercise. He
registered more fear than pleasure,
and the driver declares he gave
every indication Of not having his
nerves under perfect control. In
short, his maiden trip was a howl
ing" success.
AS soon as Smoky is old enough
he will be properly licensed, col
Jared and muzzlec. Firemen have
been warned to be certain TO have
him vaccinated against rabies. as
one bite from him might possibly
injure a. day-old chick in case one
attempted to roost on the fire hose.
Considerable fear is felt concern
ing Smoky's reaction 10 series of
blasts from the fire whistle. Big
Bertha" has ruined more good
mascots than any other one thing,
and whether the pup will survive
this crucial test is problematical.
Smoky is bedded down in the bat
terry room SO that if he decides to
do any nocturnal wailing the roar
Of the machinery will drown it out
In few months, however, Smoky
probably will be sliding down the
pole with the best of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
SIDE HIGH
SCHOOL TO HOLD
SERVICE SUNDAY

Baccalaureate services tor grad
yates of the East Sioe nigh school
will be held tomorrow evening, May
"a, at 7:3o p. m. IN the high school.
The following program will be
presented and friends and relatives
are invited to attend il:
Professional, "Hark! Ten Thou
sand Harps and Voices" graduates
and chorus; doxology, congregation;
invocation, the Rev. Manning, pas
tor c. NJ. E church; Aframerican
hymn, Handy, high school chorus;
Scripture lesson, Rev. C. H. Hamp-
ton, pastor Second Baptist church;
chorus, The Heavens Are Telling, "
from The Creation" high school
chorus; sermon, the Rev. H. Hayter,
pastor A. NJ. Z. church; music, The
Prayer Perfect" Stenson, girls glee
club; offertory, Thoughts AT Sun
set" Huerret; chorus. Lift Every
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
lion Queen
Wins Freedom

A. Giraudo, Imperial Valley
taloupe Queen was released
writ of habeas corpus heard
L the superior court in San
yesterday, after she had
ID 10 days of a 30-day sentence
heft Of labor.
he writ was granted on grounds
the complaint against Mrs
kndo was filed in Calexico town
while the acts alleged were in
)erial township.
Ennplaints were filed against the
Queen" before upper
ITS handed down a recent line OF
fsions that a misdemeanor case
kt be started in the same town.
in which acts were done.
N obtaining freedom, Mrs. Cir
b won another step in the
fthy battle between herself and
|hty officers here. Once she has
|sped custody of an officer. and
|Eal times been released on ha-
sorpus writs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
JunioI Banquet
Tiekets On Sale

Tickets to the Junior Chamber % o,
Commerce banquet at the barpa,a as
Worth hotel on Tuesday, May ~,
are selling satisfactorily sesoi 49,
prominent businessmen already nav
ing purchased theirs.
The dinner is given for the pua
pose of raising funds TO sena wv wv
or possibly three delegates TO inv
national Junior Chamber OF ooil
merce convention in Des Molle''
which is to convene June ana ooi'
tinue to June l3.
Arrangements for importing
prominent speaker from Los an
geles now are under way. Vlerilhs
Kersey, state superintendent oil pup,
lie instruction, WI be present anu
will speak briefly. Durwara HOVE
junior chamber national preslaeii''
is expected to be present
A varied musical program VIII oe
presented in addition to the pro-
gram Of addresses.
1924, Oregon had 1900 acres OF
alfalfa. now il has 10000 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

the finding of the Reclamation
Service engineers with respect to the
general construction features of the
canal. While in Denver he checked
over various cost estimates and de-
tails of the engineering survey.
The chief engineer said that ne
had the doubtful pleasure OF being
caught in a snowstorm just as he
was leaving the Colorado capital:
The worst of it was that had
only a light weight suit and straw
hat with me-" Dowd explained. "Ihe
more l see of some other people
towns and climate the more l want
to see of Imperial Valley" he added
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY HIGH UP


We'll, you got out all right, didn't
vou?" chartered Mr., Scamper, the
squirrel. to Uncle Wiggily when the
country rabbit gentleman had come
to visit him at his home in a tree
in the city park.
"Yes, I'm out all right answered
Uncle Wiggily, looking back down
into the dark hole inside the hol-
low tree up which he had Just twig-
gled himself after much hard work.
But, oh, so high up!" Uncle Wig
gily shivered a little as he looked
at the ground which seemed so far
down below.
"Oh. if you call it high where you
are. what would you say to the top
of the tree, where I often sit?''
chartered the squirrel and he
pointed to many branches above the
head of Uncle Wiggily.
Il should say that was higher up,
but I don't want to be there" Mr..
Longears answered. This is high
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Film Executive
Weds In Hawaii

HONOLULU, T. H, May %. W.P)
John Mccormick. Hollywood film
executive, and his bride, the former
Mrs. Janet Gattis, were honey
incoming in Hawaii today after a
belated wedding ceremony that had
been delayed by legal complications.
Mrs. Gattis, socially prominent in
Beverly Hills ana Washington,
D. c.. was to nave married Nc
Cormick last Tuesday. Ine cere-
mony was deferred when Colleen
Moore, film star and former wife OF
Mccormick, failed to obtain a final
decree OF divorce in Los Angeles.
Miss Moore later secured the de-
cree and the Honolulu wedding was
held last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
DOwd Satisfied
With Contract

Returning late yesterday from
Denver, M. j. Dowd, chief engineer
for the irrigation district, stated
that the All-American Canal report
of engineering features is complete
and that as soon as the report is
released from the binders, copies
will be sent to the district head
quarters.
Dowd declared he is satisfied with
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
MOuSer Named To
Board OF Trade

Ray Mouser of Imperial yesterday
afternoon received notification from
the county clerk of his appointment
to the board of trade. Mouser will
take the position made vacant by
the resignation of Lester Eichold.
He was appointed to the place at
.he last meeting OF the board of
Mouser is well known
IN trade circles in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

Farmers are complaining bitterly
that the hitching racks in Ell Centre
have collapsed and SO new ones
have been provided. 1t is claimed
there is not safe place in town to
hitch a team.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

Plans are perfected for granting
citizenship to the Indians of Coach
ella and Imperial Valleys and that
land now included in the Indian
reservations scattered throughout
Southern California will be allotted
to the Indians.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav %. 1921

Despite the fact that the peak
of the Colorado river flood is ex-
pected to be half the volume of
last year, the Yuma Water Users
association is demanding the des-
truction of the weir at Hanlon's
heading as a means of protecting
Arizona lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. c. COSTELLO
!. Manager
HARD TO CONVINCE


81 Arizona is thinking of trying it once
more-a glutton for punishment as it
were.
The decision rendered this week on
Boulder canyon dam by the United
Estates supreme court, should be definite
@onough to convince anyone, but then Ar
{ izona is very difficult to convince.
Through all the years of the fight in
kcongress to have the legislation passed,
<Arizona was not to be convinced that
she was fighting a losing and hopeless
Battle
1t is not surprising that she refuses
now to be convinced that the deal is over.
u Governor Hunt has called confer
sence to decide what steps shall be taken
md has announced that the state is not
Through fighting, in fact has just begun
"a fight.
81 There are some fighters who never
Xnow when they are licked. Under some
|ibnditions it is an admirable frame OF
hind and some victories have been
Matched through refusing to give up.
Alt they have not been won over the
United States supreme court. Beyond
tuat there is no appeal and having given
= decision once, it IS not likely that II
rescind its action at some future
kte.
In view of David Clark's arrest, apol-
Ees are due racketeers and gangsters.
s -O-
A headline says, Asbestos Mans Son
larries Follies Girl" The asbestos will
/ robably come in handy for him.
What Bishop Cannon thinks of the Nye
,mmittee is even worse than what Gen.
Esal Butler thinks of Mussolini.
fhe Vanderbilt station is broadcast
again and as usual is saying whole
and therefo~e-nothing
-U
lHEngland doesn't want Texas Guinan.
ybe we can get Tasmania or the Fiji !
ands to take her.
There will be no kicking if gasoline |
es the state plenty of revenue and the
sumner cheap gas. Who worries
init oil companies?
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav %. 1916

Why 20, IJIb
Cantaloupes are quoted on the
Los Angeles market at S4.25 to
$3.50 a standard crate; $500 for
the straight pony crates and $3.50
to S275 for the standard ponies.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

Voice and Sing negro national
hymn, congregation; benediction,
the Rev. Mr.. Hayter; postlude, The
Son Of God Goes Forth to War"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav % 1911

The Imperial Valley Gas COM
pany is doubling the capacity of its
gas plant at Ell Centro. The plant
supplies this city and Imperial.
The mains will be extended to
Brawley in the fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

Members of the Ten Thousand
club who are interested in organ
izing literary section are request
ed TO meet at the home of Mrs
Vale on the night of May %.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

What Bishop Cannon thinks OF the Nye
)mmittee is even worse than what Gen.
al Butler thinks of Mussollnl.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

A headline says, Asbestos Mans Sol
[arries Follies Girl" The asbestos vii
robably come in handy for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

England doesn't want Texas Guinan.
j ybe we can get Tasmania or the FIJI
Ands to take her.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

In view of David Clark's arrest, apol-
les are due racketeers and gangsters.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

The Vanderbilt station is broadcast
again and as usual is saying whole
and therefo~e-nothing
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

There will be no kicking if gasoline
|es the state plenty of revenue and the
sumner cheap gas. Who worries
nut oil companies?
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-23

1924, Oregon had 1900 acres Oh
alfalfa. now ii has 10000 acres
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
Jury Commissioners
Named in ArLin0tOn

ARLINGTON, Va, Jan. 81.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy, of
the Arlington Circuit Court, yes
terday announced the appoint
ment of the following jury com.
missioners, to serve during 1881:
Ashton C. Jones, jr., D. R. Bolen,
and C. B. Laycock.
The Washington times., 1931-01-21
Benefit FOR BAKERS

Local No. 118, Bakers Union,
will hold a benefit entertainment
for unemployed members at Con-
cord Club, 314 C st. N. W., Sat-
urday,