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The Washington times., 1931-06-10
FIGHT IS URGED
ON Gas TAX
BOOSTS
Now a Burden in Many States,
Ayers Manager of A. M. A.;
Cites Raises in 10 States

Declaring that gasoline. taxes
In many States have already be.
come an unwarranted burden. the
American Motorists Association
today issued a warning that the
motorists themselves must unite
to check the tendencies of most
State legislatures to kill the
goose that is laying the golden
egg"
Limit Is at Hand
Thomas j. Keefe, general man.
ager Of the association, said:
"The mOtOriSt has no Objec.
tiOn to a reasonable gasoline
tax, but there must be a limit.
At the present time there is a
Scent gasoline tax in five
States. One State. by a very
small margin. has just rejected
an Scent tax. and there is now
pending in another State a pro-
POSCu S'CCHG BdSUIAuC S0AS
which if passed would mean a
tax of approximately so per
cent of the price of gasoline,
the average service station price
on April l of this year being 13
cents a gallon.
Ten States Boost Tax
"Ten legislatures during the
current years already have in.
creased their gasoline tax rates.
They are: Arizona, Arkansas,
Maine, Massachusetts,, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Okla
h0ma, Utah, Washington and
Wisconsin. The average gaSO-
line tax in these States, prior
to the increase, was 3.5 cents
per gallon. The average under
the new tax is a. cents per
gallon.
During 1880 the gasoline
tax yield, paid by the motor.
list. was $5OO,OOO,OOO, or ap.
prOximately $1,4OO,OOO per day.
The average gasoline tax last
year was 3.8 cents per gallon,
or an increase of 14.6 per cent
over the average gasoline tax
paid by the mOtOriSt during
1929"
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
California Has One Motor
For Every 2.7 Persons

exclusive of outlying possessions,
and upon revised figures of the
various States showing the total
motor vehicle registrations last
year to have been 26,523,799 pas
senger cars and trucks.
Following are the revised fig
ures for Maryland. Virginia and
the District, regarded by the A.
M. A. as being accurate, showing
the ratio of motor vehicle regis
trations to the population:
District of Columbia, 81; Mary
land, SO; Virginia, 6.4.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10

Pattern 1856 makes up beau
tifully in chiffon, georvette,
voile, embroidered batiste lawn,
flat crepe or dimity. A print
or a solid paste will be equally
charming.
Obtainable only in sizes il,
Is, 18. 20, 80, "a, SO, 80 and &C.
Size 16 requires 31s yards of
80 inch material. Yardage for
every size, and simple, exact in.
StructionS are given.
Send Is cents, coin or stamps
for each pattern, giving name.
address, style number and size
wanted. Send for Spring and
Summer fashion book. Price Is
cents. Book with pattern, rs
cents. Ad ddreSS Washington
Times Pattern Bureau, 243 w.
Seventeenth St., New York city.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10

The ratio of automobiles to the
total population of the United
States shows that there was one
registered vehicle for each 4.6
persons during the calendar year
of 1880. California leads the
country with 2.7.
The figures, compiled by the
American Motorists Association,
are based upon revised figures of
the U. S. Census Bureau showing
the population, as of 1880, to be
122,775,046 in the United States,
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
M|SHAPS
FOR SAFETY

James S. Kemper of Chicago,
has recently issued some per.
tinent figures based on TIE study
of over 100000 automobile acci.
dents made by a special com
mittee over a period of IS years
He warns:
"The minute you cut out of
the line of traffic and weave In
and out, your chances of acci.
dent are multiplied by 5O-yOu
then have so chances in 1000 of
being involved in an accident
you have increased the personal
accident hazard 5000 per cent"
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
PARKS AWAIT AUTOISTs

In the belief that the automo-
bile touring season this year will
be one of the most successful in
recent years, the major national
parks through the United States
are making preparations to re-
ceive nearly 100000 motorists.
Some of the parks are open all
year round. others mostly during
warm weather.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10
STATES INSPECT VEHICLES

Nine States in the Union-Del-
aware, Maine, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts. New Hampshire, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee
and Vermont-carried on State
inspection of automobiles during
1890.
The Washington times., 1931-06-10

eoASsDeR uR pelNEaED pBa As veal As NJ tsI PBcEI
N0aA ooARAnANc VALUES oFlNsRED PHcEs aSdyDt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-23
BOARD UPHOLDS
RAIL WAY RIGHTS
IN TRUCK ORDER
Denies Petition to Start
Motor Freight Route
in State.

Declaring that the community
as a whole is better served by rail-
road than by truck" the Indiana
public service commission is on
record today as opposing extension
of truck freight lines, which are in
direct competition with an operat-
ing railroad.
The order setting forth reasons
for this stand was prepared by
Chairman John w. McCardle. He
announced that it had received a
three-to-two vote Of the commits
sion at a recent conference
Those voting with the chairman
In favor of the railroad defense
stand were Commissioners Howell
Ellis and Jere West. Dissenting
votes were cast by Commissioners
Frank Singleton and Harry K.
Cuthbertson.
Directly Denies Petition
The McCardle order directly denies
the petition of the Drake 81 Houk
Transfer Co., Winchester, Ind, to
operate a freight truck line between
Winchester and Portland. The line
would serve Deerfeld and Ridgeville
and parallel the Pennsylvania rail-
road. The latter was represented In
the case by State Senator Herbert
V. Tormohlen CRep., Jay and Ran
dolph).
Pointing out that store door de-
livery service by truck does have an
advantage over the train-a-day
service of the railroad, the Nc
Cardle order also points out that
other factors outweigh this in the
matter Of general good for the COM
munity as a whole.
These include the high taxes paid
by the railroad in all counties
through which the tracks pass and
the small personal property tax
paid by trucks in addition to the
gasoline tax. The gasoline tax Is
used for building highways over
which the trucks pass, but the great
weights rapidly are increasing the
highway maintenance so that they
really are not paying their way, the
order states
Taxes Are Cited
Taxes on trucks used was given
as SIS each year, while the Penn
sylvania railroad in 1929 paid a
total of $179,67716 in taxes in Jay,
Randolph and Adams county, it was
pointed out.
THE railroads have done much
for the advancement and progress
of the country" the McCardle
order concludes. To-day, much Of
their property is jeopardized, and,
if conditions do not change, many
of them will cease operation and
remove their rails.
1.-THE seriousness of this condi-
ton should be understood. The
financial stability Of the railroads
is of greater Importance than many
realize. Billions Of dollars Of rail-
road bonds held by insurance COM
panies, savings banks and like in
situations really are the property
of the people of small means.
Permanent impairment of the value
of these bonds would be a national
calamity"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-23
DELEGATES FOR
INDIANA NAMED
Chosen for Celebration at
Yorktown, Pa, in '32.

Delegates and alternates to rep
resent Indiana at the George Wash
ington bicentenary celebration at
Yorktown, Pa, next year have been
chosen by Governor Harry G.. Les
lie, as follows:
District commissioners are:
Robert A. Woods. Princeton; Professor
A. L. Kohlmeier Bloomington: r. E. Eek
ert. Jasper: Grafton Johnson. Greenwood;
Charles H. Barnaby. Greencastle; Mrs.
Roscoe O'Byrne. Brookville: DR.. c. B. Cole
man. Indianapolis. director Of the state
historical bureau; Mrs. N. A. Dorman.
Muncie Charles c. Lafollette. Thorntown;
W. c. Babcock. Rensselaer,; Judge Sumner
Kenner. Huntington; Mrs. James T. Crank
shaw. Fl Wayne. and Representative Rus
sell W. Smith. La Porte.
Commissioners at large are Hugh
NICK. Landon, indianapolis capital
list, and George G. Cole, state super
intendent Of public instruction.
Alternates from the districts are:
Representative John D. T. Bold, Evans
Vile; Mrs James Riggs Sullivan; Mrs.
Harvey Morris. Salem: Miss Carolyn Ford.
Madison: r. c. Woody. Terre Haute; Mrs.
w w. Gaar. Richmond: Paul c. Stetson,
superintendent Of public schools. Indian
apolis: Frank c. Ball. Muncie: E. E Neal,
Noblesville Arthur G. Mitten. Goodland;
Miss Alice GoldthWaite. Marion; Louis A.
Warren, Fit Wayne, and Senator Earl
RoWley. La Porte.
George B. Lockwood, Muncie, and
Mrs. Upton S. Blish, Seymour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-23
MORRiSSEY DECLARES
WAR ON VANDALISM
Special Order to Police Squads Is
Issued by Chief.

War on vandals preying on va
can't property in every section OF
the city was declared today by Po-
life Chief Mike MorriSsey.
After reading seven complaints Of
destruction in vacant houses, Chief
Morrissey issued a special order to
all radio squads and patrolmen to
pay particular attention to the
protection of these properties.
Arrest of all trespasserS was
ordered.
Chief Morrissey said that in re-
cent months thousands of dollars Of
damage has been caused by van
dalism in vacant houses.
During the winter months several
residences we're almost destroyed by
persons who sought to obtain fuel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-23
DROUGHT FUNDS
ALMOST SPENT
Health Efforts in 18 States
Aided by Appropriation.

BIZ ScrfD1s-Hot0drd NeiesTdDer- AlIiance
WASHINGTON. June 23.-The
federal government is still helping
finance the battle against disease IN
the drought states and soon will
make allotments that will take the
remainder Of the $4,000, 600 congress
appropriated.
In many of the drought states
county health units would have
been unable to function if the fed
eral government had not helped.
Work partly financed out of the
1000 900 fund is going on now in
eighteen states, and the public
health services effort may have to
be extended if the threatened
drought in the northwest becomes
as serious as last years in the Mis-
sissippi valley.
In alloting money from the
100000 fund, the P H. S. has
called on state health officers to
estimate their needs in counties
where local units need strengthen
ing. The money is then parceled
out, in some instances being
matched by local appropriations.
The fund became available last
February, and expenditures from it
will be permitted until June 80,
1882.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

At left: Ski-jouring is a
mans sport at Lake Placid,
N. Y. The going on the snow
covered lake is fast and some
times risky. @ p. 81 A. Photos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

Putting huskies to work in the
Swiss Alps. The scene is near
the crest of the lofty Jungfrau.
in Bernese Overland, where
sledge teams are now being used
by Alpine climbers.
@ Associated Press Photo.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Heavy Penalty Is
Given BOOtlegger

This liquor racket may be all
right i'll some cases, but when fed
eral prohibition agents swoop down
and charge a fellow with as many
things as they put against Jose
Rodriguez, it becomes tough.
Rodriguez was arrested near
Holtyille. Arraigned before Judge
s. M. Smyser in that town this
morning, he was held for trial by
the superior court on a charge of
possession of a still, with bond set
at $1,000. The still. said agents, was
in full operation when confiscated.
But that was not all. Rodriguez
found himself charged in two more
counts with violation of the liquor
laws, and decided to plead guilty
to each one. On one count charg-
ing manufacture and possession Of
liquor he was sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 or serve $50 days in
the county Jail, and on another
count charging sale Of liquor drew
the same sentence.
Because he could not raise 5000
TO pay his fines. and another $1,000
to furnish bond on the felony
charge, Rodriguez today is held in
the Imperial county Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Items Of News
About Town

Mrs. J. j. Gray OF Victoria, Be,
is on an extended visit to her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank C. Adams, ga He'll ave-
nue..
Miss Marie Vaughn of San Diego
is spending the Christmas vacation
with her sister. Miss Pauline
Vaughn who is connected with the
city library.
Kay Richmond. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Richmond and who is
attending the Santa Monica Junior
college. has as his guests two jun
ior college students, Al Freeman
and Bill Hollister. The visitors are
geology students and have been in
vestigating the valley rock forma-
tions.
Mrs. r. Y. Watson is spending
the holidays with her husband at
their home On Wensley avenue and
plan 10 be here until after New
Years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Aged Scientist
To Be HOnOred

TULSA, Okla, Dec. 20. (UP)-A
life research that has taken him TO
far corners Of the world will be
rewarded here tomorrow when the
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr.. medal S
awarded to DR.. w. NJ. Davis of the
California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena.
The award is in recognition of
his work placing photography to
the plane OF organized branch of
geology 1t took a life time to
achieve this honor. Dr.. Davis is
70. He was born in Philadelphia,
While serving with the United
States geological survey 40 years
ago he mapped the trassic forma-
ton OF the lower Connecticut val
ley.
He worked as geologist in 1883 in
Montana for the Northern Pacific
railroad and determined an erosion
cycle known as the concept OF PEN
ultimate degradation.
DR.. Davis accompanied the Pun
pell's Carnegi Institution expedition
to Turkestan and Tianshan noun
tains in 1902 as a physiographer.
Other exploration trips included
studies in South America, France,
Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
Since 1924 ne has spent most of his
tina l6cturing at various UNIVERSE
Z pr
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
CHICKEN SAGA
IS UNFOLDED BY
SHERIFF'S MEN

/ Lady Luck and Old Man Coinci-
dence. with their fingers in every
pie. ganged up on Don Campbell
and Lloyd Castanian, deputy sher-
IFS, last night in a manner thai
really was quite startling, but Lady
Luck's gentle fingers wrote a fini,
to chicken stealing saga which
was thoroughly satisfying.
IN the first place the deputy
Sheriffs were out Seeley way inyes-
tigating the theft OF Is large tur-
keys from &. d. Barrett, three miles
south and a half mile west oi
Seelev The only outcome of tht
inveStiga ton was to satisfy the or
ficers the turkeys really had been
stolen.
Patrolling the dark county roads
the officers noticed a Car parked
beside one especially deserted road
two miles south Of the San Diego
highway. Being in the habit of in
yestigatiug, they did so in the mat
ter of the car.
The investigation was worth while
for the car was one which had been
stolen from Roy Huckleberry while
parked in front of an FL Centre
feed store. The deputies were look
ing through the automobile after
bringing it to the sheriff's office
when one raised the back seat.
oh ho. said Campbell. we've
stolen somebody's chickens"
For an inquisitive head, attached
to the body of q much alive hen
perked itself over the edge of the
seat and emitted several half
hearted cackles. After completing
a critical inspection of the Off
GERS. the hen turned her attention
to the bottom Of the seat.
There was the body Of another
hen, apparently suffering from a
knockout drop, or something to
that effect. Deputy sheriffs num-
herring approximately five gathered
about the inert body Of the uncon-
scious hen in an attempt to revive
her, but none knew the proper diet,
or what to feed q hen before break
fast.
II was not long after that. and
while Campbell and Castanian still
were worrying over just where in
the sheriffs office a live hen can
be kept. that NJ. D. Chambers, who
lives four miles west OF El Centro,
into the sheriff's office.
He was quite perturbed over the
loss of two hens from his flock. A
negro was seen around his place at
8 o'clock this morning, he said, and
told to leave, which he did The
negro later came back, however, and
made away with two hens, as his
privilege, Chambers said.
We've got two hens out here,
he was informed IF YOU can iden-
tify them they're yours"
Chambers did identify the hens,
and left with them after a touch
ing reunion.
The outcome Of the nights busi-
ness saw Huckleberry's automobile
returned to him and Chambers
hens returned to him. but left Bar
rett still minus IS large turkeys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Burglars Visit
Bank Employee

Deputy sheriffs dispatched to the
First National Bank in Holtville to-
day to investigate a burglary, were
surprised upon arriving there TO
find 1t was not the bank which had
been burglarized, but the residence
OF bank employee
Keith Savage was the victim Of
two burglars, the officers found. He
returned home at about o'clock
last night to find the burglars still
in his house, but they ran out the
back door as he entered the front.
The thieves obtained entrance by
forcing open a front window.
Their loot consisted Of an In
gersoll watch with a radium dial, a
Waltham wrist watch, a silver per-
colator and silver sugar and
cream set.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
District Meeting
Quite Exciting,
Continued From Page II

crs in the group, his present COM
panions and II others.
He said he was in favor of the
All-American canal but was not II
favor of a canal for all America.
The recall was started. he said, on
account of extravaganza in eX-
penses, trouble in the Salton sea
area and attempted control of the
political affiliations Of district en-
ployces.
There was no man in the group
who was opposed to the AL
American canal" said Hoober
The only reason We do not begin
mandamus proceedings is because
We know the majority of the board
would keep the matter in court for
months and years. We have been
flouted and insulted in division
No. g."
His remarks did not convince
Rose and Aten who contended that
he and Brownell always had been
against the canal and that the re-
call was a part Of the plan to de-
feat it.
Beal poured oil on the troubled
waters and suggested that the
board recess until 100 o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Expect Contract
To Be Approved
Continued From Page II

ernment will be due until after the
completion of the canal.
With the approval of the Califor-
mia district securities commission
once gained for the contract, it will
be necessary to hold an election
throughout The section which will
share in the benefits of the canal,
an area Of some 1881 900 acres III
Guiding Palo Verde. Yuma, Imperial
Valley, Coachella valley, East Mesa
and West Mesa districts. IF the
election results in authority to i'll
cur in this indebtedness. only court
action by the directors can stand
in the way Of an immediate under
taking of the great canal. sought
by property owners il the district
for many years.
Mexican Feature Aided
The canal would carry the va
ters of the Colorado river into Cal
ifornia from a point some $50 miles
below Boulder dam. And it would
carry them through American ter
ritory, instead of through Mexico,
as is now the case, feature highly
influential in inducing congress to
approve the S38.500 900 loan, ac-
cording to Secretary Wilbur.
OF the first $500 acre feet of
water brought in. Palo Verde, first
to bid for this irrigation, is to re-
ceive approximately 270,000 acre
feet, and Yuma, 100000 acre feet.
This leaves 3,4O00OO acre feet for
Imperial Valley. after which the
city of Los Angeles is allotted l.
100000 acre feet, to insure its mu-
nicipal water system. All remain
ing water available goes to the I'm
perial district. and the engineers are
that this will be all that
can possibly be used The assur-
ance of an adequate and reliable
water supply to this rich land is
said TO be worth untold millions to
the region, and to the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Court To Decide
On Transamerica

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. U.P)
Two legal questions were under
the courts adyisement today when
rival forces seeking control OF
Transamerica Corporation resumed
their injunction contest.
One was a motion by Eustace
Cullinan. counsel for Chairman Eli
sha Walker and other Transameri-
ca executives, to dismiss an order
to show cause obtained by their OPP
ponents in the attempt to prevent
use of the Bank OF America in
California personnel or equipment
in the fight for proxies.
The other motion, also by Culli-
nan, sought TO prevent the group
headed by A. p. Giannini, founder
OF Transamerica who now seeks to
regain leadership, from taking test
imony from Bank Of America en-
ployees.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P-
With uneven trading, the Los An
geles stock exchange today started
an upward climb with fractional
Gains reported. Despite this trend,
five new lows were chalked up on
The exchange board.
Transamerica was the most ac-
tive. selling 2700 shares at 2is, uu-
changed. Security First National
Bank in selling 900 shares hit a
new low at $50, before recovering
to 53i2. unchanged.
Union Associates led the oils,
with sales of 2600 shares at ll%,
up *: Signal Oil and Gas "a" sold
1900 shares at 4. down =, a new
low: Union Oil was UP ~ at 1919,
on sales of 1900 shares: Standard
Oil sold 400 shares at 24c, up y;
Shell Union sold 800 shares at 2ia,
down *. a new low
Southern California Edison sold
900 shares at 30&. up l. Pacific
Finance was up : OH sales of 800
shares at 63s.
NEW YORK, Dec. %. U.P)-The
stock market today staged one of
its characteristic year-end rallies
with volume increasing.
Higher share prices paralleled a
sharp advance in the grain market
where wheat closed up to Ia cents
a bushel and corn up II to lh
cents. Cotton futures rose a few
points. Bonds were irregular with
wide declines in United States gov
ernment issues induced by a firmer
tone in money.
Tax selling appeared to have run
its course on'the stock market, but
il was still a factor in bonds.
Prices there move irregularly.
The rally was we'll sustained. al
though some stock came into the
market near the close, the selling
reducing gains in some issues. Clos
ing prices were fractions to points
above the previous close.
Steel Common crossed 49, against
n previous close of 367s and held
most of the gain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
FOrecaster Held
By His Storm

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec %.
U.P)-N. R. Taylor, veteran meteor
ologist of the local weather bureau,
apparently should pay more atten-
ton his own forecasts.
After predicting continued storms
last Thursday, Taylor left Sacra-
mento for a holiday visit with
friends on the plateau region close
TO Mt. Shasta.
He was supposed to have returned
Sunday. but the very storm he pre-
dicted so far has held him snow
bound.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-29
Ask Watch For
Eloping Girl

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. W.P)-
immigration officers at the Mexican
border were asked today to search
for 16-year-old Grace Eleanor Hill
tonn, who disappeared after leav-
ing word for her mother she was
eioping to Mexico.
Mrs. Lydia Jones. the girls moth
er, said the youth with whom her
daughter was believed to have run
away, is Troy Johnson Of Hunting
ton Beach.