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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
NEARLY 500 LOSE
LIVES AS nation
CELEBRATES JULY 4

The largest number of 4th
of July deaths in recent
wears occurred in the Unit
ed States as the nation cele-
brated the 155th anniver-
sary of its birth.
Close to 500 persons lost
their lives from various
causes in the two day cele-
bration. Fatalities from fire
works were but six or only
one-half of what they were
in 1880.
Automobile accidents and
drownings were by far more
numerous this year. One
hundred and sixty persons
lured to the highways, per-
ished in motor car mishaps,
compared to 81 last pear,
while drowning fatalities to-
tailed 181. Almost three
times as many persons lost
their lives in the water as
compared with 1880 when
the total was 81. Twenty
four died from the heat
while fourteen were killed
in airplanes.
The total Of deaths from
all causes as shown in re-
ports from the entire coun-
try gathered by the Asso-
ciated Press was 483. This
was 304 more than died in
the 1880 celebration.
The mid-Atlantic section
o f the country had the
greatest loss of life, with a
total of 143. The midwest
was second with LOG, and
the Pacific coast states third
with 81. The south was
fourth, with 81, the New
England states fifth with
Al, and the southwest sixth
with 81. The Rocky Noun
tain states were last with
but nine
A possible death toll of 20
persons was conceded to rip
tides which swept beaches
July 4th and Sunday.
AS the holiday crowds,
numbering hundreds Of
thousands and spread along
nearly so miles of winding
sea coast, dispersed, life
guards kept a close watch
for bodies which may have
been swirled out by the
ocean-ward currents and
later released to be carried
back to shore by normal
action of the waves.
Seventeen persons were
listed as dead on July A, al
though not all Of their bod
les had been recovered.
This ghastly toll served to
warn Sunday bathers.-Ex.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
HOW WIDE SHOULD
A ROAD BE BUILT

Road builders once upon
a time were largely concern
ed with only one dimension
of the road, and that was
length. Automobiles have
changed the ways of looking
at many things, installment
buying for instance, and
engineers consider not only
length, but thickness and
width.
Road builders, being en-
gineers, have taken moth
ing for granted, which has
resulted in the placement of
highway construction on a
high plane in general. In
pavement building thickness
is given careful attention
and the pavements are de-
signed, with a large margin
of safety, to stand up under
the expected traffic flow.
Also in pavement building,
the matter Of width is of
prime Importance.
How wide should a pave
ment be, is a question that
can only be answered by
giving consideration to the
number of vehicles that will
use it. In many cases pave
ments are being built four
to eight traffic lanes wide.
And on the other hand,
where funds and traffic are
limited, the engineer may
determine that the pave
ment that serves purely To-
cal traffic need be only one
lane wide, a width varying
from eight to ten feet.
These narro w pave
ments, which are becoming
increasingly popular in
farming areas, have demon
strated that they are of am
pie width to take care of To-
cal traffic. Because they
are only half the width of
the ordinary pavement near
ly twice the mileage of
single lane pavements can
be built with the money re-
CURED to construct the
shorter mileage of fullwidth
pavements.
At first thought it might
appear that single-lane
pavements constitute only
half a road. However, an
analysis of driving condi-
tions along these roads with
typical rural traffic volumes
indicates that they very
nearly approach the effici-
ency of two-lane roads.
With a burden of 800
cars per day on single.
lane pavement, the average
traffic flow for a ten-houl
day will be 80 vehicles pei
hour. This means there will
be Is vehicles travelling il
each direction hourly. A ca
travelling 80 miles per houl
will pass 80 vehicles goinl
in the opposite direction
since the cars are approach
ing each other at 60 mile
per hour. Therefore the ca.
would make 80 turnouts il
30 miles, or an average O
one turnout a mile.
Five seconds is consider
ed ample time for each turn
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
LEGION DELEGATES
CHOSEN FOR PRES
SCOTT CONVENTION

Monday night the Legion
and Auxiliary chose dele
gates to represent their or
ganization at the convention
to be held at Prescott at end
of the month. Those of the
LePi0n who were selected
are MI. Talla, John Goree,
Howard Thompson, w. G.
Ketchersid and r. D. Coch-
ran. Alter tcs, R. T. Pra-
ther, L. S. Craig and S. c.
Burt.
The Auxiliary selected the
following delegates, Mes
danes Craig, Talla, Cochran
Prather and Ketchersid, al
ternates are Mesdames An
dress, ]. j. Jones, Wall Eli
senhart, Burt and Durham.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
ENTERTAINS ALLEGRO
BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. J. NJ. Hines enter
tanned the Allegro club at
her home last Friday. Prizes
were won by Mrs. Bolin and
Mrs. Tyler. Those present
were Mesdames J. F. Eisen-
hart, R. B. Elsberry, J. c.
Jayne, Geo. Truitt, n. w.
Bolin, C. E. Cohen, A. D. Ty-
Ter, Fred Slater, Orville
Boone, R. J. Jones, j. M.
Hines, and E. McCleery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
LIONS CONVENTION TO
BE HELD IN CANADA

The Lions International
convention will be held in
Toronto, Canada, next week.
Coolidge club will be repre-
sented by Al Wilke and
Florence club by A. L. Bart
lett, who were chosen dele
gaateS to the convention.
The convention woll no
doubt have a large atten-
dance and the gathering will
be of special interest to the
delegates from the states.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
PICNIC PARTY

A picnic party consisting
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. C. White
and daughter Abbie, Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Jones and
daughter Martha, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Truitt and the
Misses Florence and Gladys
ROache were south of Mia
mi enjoying and celebrating
the 4th of July.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
CAMP FIRE GIRLS EN-
.JOYED SWIMMING
PARTY

The Coolidge Camp Fire
girls enjoyed a swimming
party Tuesdayat the Flor
ence Pool. Miss Alpha
Farnsworth, guardian of the
Coolidge Camp accompan-
led the following named
girls on the party Flor
senee Roche, Doris Burt,
Abbie Dee White, Miriam
Farnsworth, Martha Jones,
Lois and Peggy Knox.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10
NOWHERE NOT POPULAR

If you received a letter
addressed to you at No
where, would you like it?
You would have to if you
lived in the town of No
where, England. Residents
of the place want the name
changed now that the peo-
pie of Bugsworth haave re
named their village Bux-
worth. Citizens of Rotten
End, Ugley, Pig Street,
Swinehead, Swineside, and
Swine, all in England, are
considering new names for
their town or village, and
Muck Island, Ireland, also
has the question up. But
Houndsditch, England, OBJ
jects to changing its historic
name.-Exchange.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-10


Boulder City, New, THE
United Commercial Com
pany Inc, 837 East Gage
Avenue, Los Angeles, has
been awarded a contract by
the Six Companies, Inc,
Hoover Dam contractors
for supplying railroad ma
terials, consisting of appro-
Ximately 20 track miles of
90-pound steel rail, with
joints, 125,000 tie plates for
90-pound rail, 20 sets Of
frogs and switches, and $50
tons of track spikes and
bolts.
The Six Companies will
use the material for build
ing railroad tracks to the
dam site from the line now
under construction by the
government near Boulder
City. This will permit the
shipment of equipment and
materials by rail direct to
the job during construction
of the dam.
The Chapman Lumber
Company, Portland, Ore
gon, has been awarded the
contract by the Six Com
panies, Inc, for furnishing
25O,OOO,OO0 board feet of
lumber for use on the Hoo
yer Dam and at Boulder
City. The Chapman COM
pany has awarded con-
tracts as follows: Trans
portation to w. r. Cham
berlin Steamship Company
Ltd, Long Beach, 100000
feet per month; handl-
ing and transferring from
the ships to railway cars,
L. w. Blinn Lumber Com
pany, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16
charge Of vagrancy.

a charge of vagrancy.
District Attorney Elmer w Heald
delayed trip to Los Angeles ana
deserted his usual haunts in the
court house to appear in police court
as prosecuting attorney. Curtiss
acted as his own counsel.
Literature carried by Curtiss was
introduced as evidence technically
in support of the charge that he
roamed from place to place without
lawful business. The literature con-
sisted Of letters and pamphlets sup
porting the cause of Communism.
One letter, addressed to CurtiSs
from Los Angeles, told of a gather
ing place in Mexicali for Mexican
radicals. Another letter praised him
for his good work in addressing un-
employment meetings in various
cities.
On crosS-examinationH Heald asked
Curtiss if he is acquainted with
Frank Spector and other radical
leaders sentenced from local courts
last summer. CurtiSs denied any
knowledge of the man. He was car
rying the Communist literature, he
said, merely 10 study.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16
GRADUATION DAY AT JAIL
SEES MANY CHINESE DEPART

Graduation day at the Bastille de
la Campbell was observed today by
the largest group of Oriental grad
yates ever 10 leave the cells and
corridors of the county Jail.
Sheriff George L. Campbell's
headquarters and free boarding
house took on all the appearance
of a gala fete when 81 Chinese and
y Mexicans embarked in two
double -decked buses, enroute to fed
eral court and deportation.
Harold Gillett was out with his
camera and a cameraman to gather
pictures of the unofficial delegation
from Imperial county to Hong Kong.
Squatting on the lawn in front of
the Jail, the Chinese took the pic
ture-taking as matter OF course.
just part of the deportation pro-
ceedings, they figured.
The first leg of the trip to China
for the Orientals, and the trip to
Mexico for the Mexicans, was in
augurated with a journey to San
Diego. where deportation will be
ordered by the federal court.
{ From San Diego the Chinese will
go to San Pedro, where they will
embark for an ocean voyage to their
native land and the fortunes sent
from Mexico before they crossed
the line into the United States to
take advantage of Uncle Sans big
heartedness in sending them home,
free of charge.
One of the Chinese, however, is
not so sure of a trip 10 China. He
is Chin Hung, who escaped from
the Mexican jail where he was sery-
ing a 20 year sentence for man.
slaughter. He will probably be de-
ported to Mexico. where penalty for
escape is doubling Of the sentence.
FOrgets Baggage
/ Jim Fook, another of the Orient
ais bound for China, forgot his suit
case in the hurry of the moment,
and had to phone for it from the
immigration station, after the bus
left the county Jail.
In charge of Frank Reading, dep
uty United States marshal, the pris-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16
OFFICERS HAVE
NO TROUBLE TO
TAKE PRISONER

Last night Arch Bratton and Roy
Dupont, FL Centro officers, were
patroling the streets in the police
car. They parked 70. ID while across
the street from the stage depot.
The stage was late. The officers
were sitting in the car when it ar
rived Suddenly wild figure
emerged from the stage depot =
dashed madly for the police car.
Arms waved wildly.
Here I come" shouted the run
ming figure.
The man reached the police car.
He clawed open the door and tried
to get in beside the officers. Du-
pont came out on one side with a
blackjack in his hand. Bratton
emerged from the other with his
gun ready.
Take me to JAIL" pleaded the
new arrival.
Assured that the man was not
dangerous, the officers took him tc
iail. He was booked as William A.
Baughman, 40.
Baughman is held today while Of
ficerS investigate his story that he
knows too much. Gangsters are af-
ter him, asserted Baughman. A
party on the stage wanted to take
him for a ride. he said. He could
give no details. merely asserting
that some vague 'gangsters" were
after him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16

oners are guarded by Bin Keating,
Tom Greer, Bert Beaver, Bill At
kinson and John Mathis.
Jailer Eddie Nett. exercising his
flair for figures, today estimated
that it will cost the United States
government more than $4,000 to
send the Chinese to their native
land. The trip from Ell Centro to
San Diego, the trip from San Diego
to San Pedro, shipping from San
Pedro to Hong Kong, to say nothing
of feeding the prisoners while in
jail and enroute, all mount up to the
amazing total
With the 81 Chinese going TO San
Diego, 20 are left in the county jail
to make the next trip. Rapid entry
of more Orientals, however, is freely
predicted by officers. Considering
the TACT that there are more than
100000 Chinese in Mexico, jailers
and officers here are pessimistic in
their belief that before long they
will have most of that number in
the Imperial county jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16
SUBCOMMITTEE
TO MAKE SURVEY
OF CANAL ROUTE

What is declared to be one OF
the most important events in the
An-American canal project is
scheduled TO take place on May 8,
at which time members of a SUBJ
committee of the house committee
on appropriations dealing with the
interior department will be i'll the
valley for investigation of loca-
tions and plans of the proposed
construction.
Voting on the appropriations for
the construction of the All-Ameri-
can canal will take place in Decem-
Der and members of the appropri-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16

ations subcommittee will make the
visit ON May 8, in order to familiar
ize themselves with the country
through which the canal will be
routed and also with the local ir-
rigational development.
Members OF the district board OF
directors and other district officials
will entertain the committeeman at
luncheon at the heading They will
meet the group at Yuma and show
the visitors over the district de-
velopment, including the journey
to Laguna dam.
Coachella Will be host 10 the party
at dinner on the night OF May 8,
and will show the group over de-
velopment in that section
The visitors are to make the trip
to the west aboard private car.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16
Bishop
Camp For Boys
toI2 Years of Age

June 21st to September 1st
OakZanita, San Diego County
MRS. yERN NJ. BISHOP, Resi-
dent Director, Phone 3858W, San
ia. Ana. Calf. or Ell. Centre
Phone 34 or AIS. Where YOUR
BOY will have THE BEST OF
EVERYTHING. Trained COun-
selors. Hiking, Camp BurrO Rid
ing, Craft. Camp fire, Swimming
and Mt. Sports. REASONABLE
RATES.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16
ALLEGED RADICAL
GIVEN SENTENCE
In COUNTY JAIL

Charles Curtiss, y, styling him.
self a member of the Communist
League of American Opposition,
was sentenced to six months in the
county Jail by Judge Kendall B.
Perkins, police judge, after trial on
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16

Rialto and surrounding sections OF
San Bernardino county recently ex-
perienced a heavy drop OF mature
oranges, due, it is thought, to hot
weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-16

Last week Burr Van Husen ship
ped 10000 turkey eggs and $4,000 the
week before from Hemet, Riverside
county,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY
 VIEW JUNEAU SCENES

JUNEAU, July p. (P)-The Con- gressional party spent three hours here Tuesday enroute to Seward. They spent a great part of the time at Mendenhall Glacier and were met here by an auto party and greeted by officials and busi- ness men.
 Charles P. Sisson, assistant U. s. Attorney General, was a pas senger aboard the SS Aleutian southbound. He is summoned to California because of the death of his brother and his nephew.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
TWO RECOMMENDATIONS
 ADOPTED AT CONFERENCE

LONDON, July p. (Ap Il Two recommendations are understood to have been adopted by the seven-power conference consider ing Germany's financial crisis.
 First, governments should invite the Bank of England, the Bank of France, the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States and the Bank of International Settlements and renew for three months the $1OO,- 100000 credit granted Germany for one month, July 15.
 Second, private banks of these countries should lea ave existing credits in Germany's hands.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
CHINESE |NSURCENT
 DESIRES BATTLE JAPAN

HONGKONG, July p. P)-The insurgent Canton government an- nounced receipt of telegram from Chang Hsueh Liang, Governor of Manchuria, in behalf of Chiang Kai Shek, Nationalist president, in which the latter offers to resign suggesting China unite in war on Japan and send 5OO,000 troops to the Korean border
 Chiang is willing to resign if he remains to command the Ranking army and navy.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
CONTROVERSY
 REACHES STONE WALL

ROME, July g. R-The bitter controversey between the Roman Catholic Church and the Fascist State apparently had reached a stone wall, with little hope of a set- clement for months.
 The Vatican's secret publication abroad of Pope Plus article against Easiest education methods, fol- lowed by the Fascist directorate's sharp protest in reply, has left, it was felt, no avenue for reopen ing negotiations.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
BIC SUCTION DREDCE
 IN TOW TUC AkUTAN
 ARRIVES FROM SOUTH

The steam tug Akutan, Capt. l.. H. H. Jennings commanding, ar rived in port early today from the South with the large suction dredge Portland in tow. 1t is said the Akutan will remain here until the dredging behind the recently constructed break-Water is com pleted, when it will tow the dredge back South.
 J. c. Greely, general superinten- of the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.,, has been in the city for several days getting things in readiness for immediate work.
 Together with the company's equipment now engaged on the Thomas Basin project in the Pan handle district, this prominent contracting firm has nearly three quarters of a million dollars in equipment in Alaskan waters.
 The Tug Eskimo also arrived towing the barge Floss of Tacoma which will be used in connection with the local project.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
.Av|AT0Rs AGAIN READY ID HOP ID TOKYO VIA
 ROUTE OVER ALASKA

SEATTLE, July g. (P)-Robbins and Jones checked over their plane and made test flights Tues day. They plan more flights We'd nesday in addition to putting a cowling on the motor and pants" on the wheels.
 They hope to takeoff at 6:30 D. m. Thursday for Tokyo via Alaska. The flierS said the new motor performed perfectly. They have had additional gas tanks in- stalled to care for greater fuel con- sumption of the 425 horsepower motor.
 Jones estimated the Tokyo hop will be made in 40 hours unless headwinds are encountered all along the route.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
ANT0 OWNERS ASKED REGISTER TODAY F0R
 FRIDAYS LAKE TRIP

There are 14 CongresSmen and Washington, D. O., officials on board the Cutter Tahoe, now en- route to the PoPrt of Seward from the South, and on the SS Yukon, six or eight said telegram receiv- ed today by President Leon Ur- bach of the Seward Chamber of Commerce, from Ernest Walker Sawyer, assistant to tary Wilbur, who is accompanying the distinguished party on their Alas ka tour.
 Advices are to the effect both vessels will arrive in port Friday morning between the hours of and o'clock.
 Auto owners who are willing to assist taking the party to Lake Kenai, are asked to list their names today with Mr. Urbach for it is the present purpose to leave Seward with the party at a. m. Friday, returning at 11.30 when a banquet will be rendered the visi- tors and to which the general pub lie is invited to attend, ladies as we'll as the men, of course, for a number of the Congressmen and officials wives are accompanying their husbands.
 After the local luncheon, which presumably will be held in the Seward Grill Q130 a. m) the ma jority of the visitors will board a Brill car, which arrives Thursday with General Manager Otto F Ohlson, of the Alaska Railroad and taken to Anchorage and on into Fairbanks.
 It is anticipated that Command CT Towle, of the U. s. s. Tahoe, will remain in port during the absence of the party, which will give local residents an opportunity to enter tain himself, officers and crew either socially CT accompanying them to nearby fishing streams.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
MISSIONARY PLANE
 ENROUTE ID ALASKA

NEW YORK, July p, (R-Hav- ing lost one plane at Kotzebue in a crash last fall when two priests and Pilot Wien were killed, Brother George U. Feltes started today fly ing another plane 4,000 square miles to a Catholic mission in AL aSka.
 He will pick up Brother Martial Lapeyre who has just completed a flight of instruction on the west coast. The plane is big enough for ambulance work.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
ADMINISTRATIVE SURVEY ALASKA NATIVE AFFAIRS
 SOON BE CONCLUDED

DUTCH HARBOR, July p. (R- MT. and Mrs. H. D. Anderson, both of the Stanford University staff, are surveying the administration of native affairs for the Office of Education and are enroute to the Pribilof Islands aboard the cutter Itasca.
 This is their second and last year of research to report whether the present system is suitable.
 Dr. Henry Suzzalo of the Car negie foundation and former pres ident of the University of Wash ington, is cooperating with the An dersons They will return via Atka and the Aleutians. The test in each village will occupy three days
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
SERIOUS CONCERN FELT
 OVER SOVIET INFLUENCE

PEIP1NG, China July g. R- The Chinese government is begin ming to show serious concern about the developments in Sinkiang and Inner Mongolia, where Soviet in- fluence has become so great that Chinese officials are openly flaunt- ed by the local rules.
 Plans were announced for expe- ditions into Sinkiang and the northwest desined to repair Chi neSe control.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
ADMIRAL LINER IN
 PORT, WEsTBOUND;
 HAS LARGE LISTING

Incoming locals, Westbound and round -trippers on board the SS Admiral Watson, Capt. Emar Thomsen, Pacific Steamship Com pany, in port last evening from the South, included the following large list of reservations:
 Mrs. M. N. Bashan, MT. and Mrs. c. o. Campbell, R. N. Bowling, Miss M Derby. Miss Grace Della guna, Miss B. Fallz, Victor Falk Jr., Mrs V. G. Falk, Charlotte Gray, Sarah w. Gray, Miss M. Gregoroff, Mary A. Herman, Mrs. O. Herman, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. w. F. Jenne, ". P. Lass, Frances Lass, E. L. Mckee, HoWerd E. March, c. E. Mitchell, N, Monsen, Glenna Pier son, Glen Parks, H. s. Price.
 MT. and Mrs. F. H. Ramsey, Dr. F. c. Shultis, Frances Schmidt, Mrs. J. A. Strobel, Miss Grace Welch, Miss Helen Weber, Capt. A. E. Lathrop, Sen. Peter Norbeck, c. Foster Jones, Mrs. c. A. Mat tie, H. W. Terhune. L. F. Hebert, T. Email, A. Westman.
 The Admiral Watson returns to Seward Sunday morning at 6 o'clock enroute South.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
PHYSICIAN ON SHORE
 DIRECTS OPERATION, SEA

NEW ORLEANS, La., July 22. (2)-The tropical storm that swept New Orleans did not keep a phy- sician here from giving directions by radio for an operation on board a ship at sea. A seaman on an oil tanker suffered a broken pelvlS bone.
 Immediately radio contact was made with Dr. T. B. H. Anderson, of the New Orleans Marine Hos pital. For an hour and Is min utes he dictated surgical measures. The ship was about 80 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
.FRENCHMEN WILL
 MAKE SECOND TRY

MOSCOW, July 9. (R-Joseph Le Erik nd Marcel Doret, French airmen, left Mini, Undinsk, Siberia, by train for Moscow on their way back to Paris to have another try at a nonstop flight to Tokyo.
 They were accompanied by their mechanic. They crashed in Gen. tral Siberia several days ago after they had covered about two thirds of their journey.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
HITCH-HIKERS AIDED

BATAVIA, N. r., July 21. P)- Weary and footsore after a seven months hitch hike from California, James c. Peters, 36, and his wife. 36, were aided by police. The wife carried three months old baby for which she had begged milk and orange juice.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-22
PRINCE VISITS POLAR SUB

PLYMOUTH, England, July 21. R)-The Prince of Wales paid a visit of inspection to the sub marine in which the Wilkins ELS worth trans Arctic expedition plans to voyage under the ice at the North Pole and wishes the ex- petition every success. The Prince was received aboard the Nautilus by Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins, the expedition commander.