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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
PRE- OLYMPIC
EVENTS MAKE
new RECORDS

LOS ANGELES, June 20. U.P)--
Winners of first places in last
nights pre-Olympic games in Los
Angeles were:
Six mile run-Elmo Kallejuh:
Los Angeles A. C. Time 81 minutes,
38 seconds. New Southern Cali
fornia A. A. U. record.
Three mile walk-Harry Hinkel,
L. A. A. c. Time % minutes, 16
clio seconds. New Southern Cali
fornia A. A. u. record.
100 yard dash. open-Frank Wy
koff, u. S. c. Time 9.5.
440 yard hurdles-Richard POM
eroy, L. A. A. G. Time SO 8-10.
Shot put-Herman BriX, L. A. A.
C. Distance 81 feet 5A inches.
100 yard dash, novice Walter
Hopslon, Poly High. Los Angeles.
Time 10 seconds.
100 yard dash for women-Evelyn
Furstch. L. A. A. c. Time ll.6
seconds. vsa M114
One mile run-Orval- Martin, l..
A. A. c. Time 1925.
100 yard high hurdles-Wendall
Smith, L. A. A. C. Time 14.S.
$50 yard run-Jack Burton, L. A.
A. c. Time 1855.
go yard dash-Cy Leland. Oaym-
pic club, San Francisco. Time 81
seconds.
Broad jump-Dick Barber. L. A.
A. c. % feet llA inches.
440 yard dash-Vic Williams, U.
S. C. Time 48.4.
440 yard dash, open-John Nc
Carthy. Fairfax High, Los Angeles.
Time 48.7.
Javelin-Jimmy Demers, L. A. A.
c. 203 feet Az inches.
220 yard low hurdles-Joe Carls.
L. A. A. c. Time 1913.
Discus-Tom Pickell, L. A. A. G.
$50 feet, inches.
Pole vault-George jefferson and
Lee Barnes, both of l.. A. A. c. tied
at l3 feet 6 inches.
440 yard relay for women-Team
No. l, L. A. A. c.. Evelyn Furstch,
Ann OBrien, Eileen Hunt, Nellie
Collins. Time 53.2.
High jump-Jim Stewart. L. A.
A. C. 6 feet, inches.
Sc pound weight throw-Alma
Richard, L. A. A. c. 25 feet, 2ia
inches. New Southern California
A. A. U. record.
Hop, step and jump-Bob Patton,
L. A. A. G. 45 feet ia inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Pacific Coast
League Scores
BY United Press

The Hollywood Stars entered
their weekend schedule of coast
league contests today with six
game lead over their nearest rivals.
the Portland Beavers.
The Sheiks moved a game ahead
Of the Ducks by turning back the
Mission Reds, to 5. while the Sac
ramento Senators were trimming
the Beavers. 6 10 5.
Frank Shellenback added TO his
impressive pitching record by hurl-
ing shutout ball against the Reds
in every inning except the third.
when Manager George Burns con-
nected for a homer.
The Beavers threatened to tie the
score in the ninth but the Solons
rushed in two relief pitchers and
saved the day. Demaree gave the
winners their lead with a homer in
the sixth and they never headed
thereafter.
The Los Angeles Angels noSed
out the San Francisco Seals. TO
4. in a 10 inning game, thanks to a
homer by Farrell. 1t was the first
victory of the series for the Ser
apis.
Oakland evened the score with
Seattle by trimming the Indians, 4
tc .
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
WYKOFF TAKES
FIRST in RACE
WITH WILLIAMS
BY RONALD w. WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, June 20. U.P)-
Frank Wykoff of the University OF
Southern California, ranked today
as the unofficial worlds 100 yard
dash champion after a thrilling vic
tory over Percy Williams of Canada
in a Olympic meet in the coils
cum
Running against Williams in a
field of seven starters, Wykoff nev-
er was headed as he sprinted to
the tape in 9.5 seconds, equalling
the official worlds mark held by
Eddie Tolan of Michigan. He was
Ito of a second short of his own
unrecognized world mark. Wykoff
was pushed for rs yards by Emmett
TOPPING, Loyola of New Orleans,
who finished second. Cy Leland,
former Texas A. & M. sprinter, ran
for the Olympic club of San Fran
cisco and finished third.
Williams, contrary to expecta-
tions, trailed badly and was barely
able to finish fourth.
The race rounded out season OF
victories for Wykoff and stamped
him as the leading candidate for
dash honors in the 1882 Olympic
games to be held in Los Angeles.
BY winning, he avenged his double
defeat in the 100 and 200 meters
by williams in the 1928 Amsterdam
games and a 100 meter defeat by
the Canadian at Vancouver in 1929.
Another personal victory went to
Vic Williams, also of U. S. c., when
he beat Ben Eastman, his Standard
rival, by three feet in a special 440
yard run.
Williams time was 48.4. The race
failed to develop the anticipated
thrill as the runners were not in
the same excellent condition as
earlier in the season when each
took a victory over the other and
each tied the old Ted Meredith
mark of 47.4
Eastman was approximately three
feet ahead of Williams until the
final so yards when the Trojan un-
corked his cannonball finish and
drove ahead of the Stanford Soph-
omore.
The meet, preyiew of what Los
Angeles may expect in 1892, was
brilliantly staged and included such
diversions as wrestling, boxing
tumbling and polo.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
SEVEN CHAMPS
RECOGNIZED BY
BOXING BOARD
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, June 20-tU.P-The
ranks of the National Boxing Asso-
cations champions are gradually
thinning out because of the refusal
of the e-holders to risk their
titles at least once every six months.
The first title to be vacated by
the N. B. A. was Mickey Walkers
middleweight championship. Make
Rosenblooms claim to the light
weight title was next vacated.
Two other champions, Benny
Bass of Philadelphia, junior light
weight titleholder, and frankie
Genaro of New York, fIyweight title
holder, have been given their final
notices to sign for title matches.
Genaro's six months period will
be up June 26, and if he has not
entered into a contract to defend
his title by that date he will be
taken off the N. B. AS list.
Bass's time limit will elapse July
S, and unless he has signed before
that date, he, too, will have his
title taken away.
Al Brown, Panama negro, recog-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Los Angeles 5, San Francisco L.
Hollywood 8, Missions 5.
Sacramento 6, Portland S.
Oakland 4. Seattle 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
DUDLEY LEADS IN
THIRD ROUND OF
WESTERN OPEN
By LESLIE HARROP
tied Press Staff C0rreSnondenl


MIAMI Valley Golf Club, Dayton,
Ohio, June 20. U.P.-The pick OF
the field teed off here today for the
treacherous third round Of the west
ern open golf championship-the
round that usually names the Win
ner.
Big Ed Dudley, the sauntering
golfer from Wilmington, DEL, was
in front by virtue OF two under
par rounds, which gave him a two
stroke advantage over his nearest
competitor.
Next in order came Jock Collins,
Dayton, who regained his hold in
the course record in the second
round, bettering by one stroke the
60 carded by Walter Hagen on the
opening day.
George Won Elm, Los Angeles,
despite a splintered thumb which
hampered his short shots, was able
to place third with l42.
Next came the veteran Hagen,
who played a ragged second nine
to finish with rs and a total OF
l43. Tied with him for fourth
place were Gene Sarazen, Defend
ing champion, and Olin Dutra, Sam
ia Monica, Calf, who was the sub
Ject of a long session of the rules
section of the western golf associa-
ton yesterday.
On the 18th hole, Dutras second
shot landed in gopher hole in
the rough. Chic Evans, paired with
him, and the official scorer thought
ne was privileged to lift and drop
without penalty. This Dutra did
but ii was later in the evening be-
fore his score of 73 was approved
and posted. The committee ruled
no penalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Saint Louis IL, Boston 3.
Chicago u, Brooklyn Z.
Pittsburgh 4, New York l.
Philadelphia 10. Cincinnati 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Forest Memorial
For Buchanan

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. June
20 Up)-A forest memorial marks
the site of the birthplace of James
Buchanan, 18th President of the
United States and only Pennsyl-
vanian to attain the highest office
within reach of an American citi-
zen.
A stone pyramid monument 25
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

feet high stands ON the site of the
old Buchanan homestead in the
James Buchanan State Forest Park
dedicated by the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania to its illustrious citi-
zen.
The forest park includes l8 l-2
acres of trees, many of them al
ready mature when Buchanan
romped as a child on the edge OF
the forest clearing where his par
ents had established an inn.
A beautiful stand of Norway
spruce 5000 trees, planted in 1913,
surrounds the natural stone pyra-
mid which marks the Buchanan
birthplace.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
CHICAGO SHOWS
PLENTY OF BALL
ON EASTERN TRIP
BY LEO II. PETERSEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, June 20. U.Pl-Fears
that the Chicago cubs, after rath-
er unimpreSsive home stand. would
see their 1881 national league PEN
nant hopes fade on their current
Eastern invasion, apparently were
groundless.
With Manager Rogers Hornsby
back in the lineup, recovered from
a hitting slump, the Cubs have dis
played their old time power in the
first three games of the road jaunt.
They have taken two Of the three
contests against Brooklyn and have
been hitting the ball at a merry clip.
There was nothing wrong with
their play yesterday as they over
whelmed Brooklyn. Il 10 Z.
The st. Louis Cardinals increased
their leadership in the National 10
four full contests by whipping the
Boston Braves, II 10 5 as Pittsburgh
won from New York. holders 70
second place, 4 to l.
Piling up a large lead in the first
three innings, the Philadelphia
phillies had little trouble in down.
ing Cincinnati. 10 TO 3.
In the American League. the
Philadelphia Athletics increases
their leadership tc three and one
half contest by defeating the Chi
cago White Sox 10 to i while the
second place Washington Senators
lost to Cleveland, 9 10 6.
The Indians broke Washington
winning streak which had extended
10 u games, by hitting Sad Sam
Jones hard in the early innings,
while Miller and Harder managed
TO keep the Senators at bay.
The New York Yankees got l9
hits at the expense Of three St.
Louis hurlers and turned in a 16 to
E victory.
Detroit defeated Boston, I to
in the other American League con-
test. The two teams made 80 hits.
the Tigers turning in 10 of them.
A sturgeon eight feet long, weigh
ing 400 pounds, was recently killed
IL, the GoprapopY,t0 Riyar tor0fioo
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Alleged FOrger
Is Taken North

Robert Lee Vest, 29. was taken to
Stockton last night by Frank A.
Stoker, Stockton sheriff, and dep
uty, to face trial there on a charge
OF forgery.
Vest was arrested by Police Chief
Frank p. McCaslin and Charles
Rosenquest, Ell Centre officer. af-
ter he appeared in police court on
a charge of reckless driving. Look
ing through their wanted" posters,
the officers recognized Vests pic
ture. He was re-arrested and held
for the Stockton officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
B BASEB ALL
STAND DINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia 10. Chicago 4.
Cleveland Q, Washington 6.
New York is, Saint Louis 5.
Detroit Z. Boston 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
DOZier-L -Lecardre
Bout Is Slow

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. up
Raymond Battling" Dozier, 143,
negro welterweight, and CASTOR Le-
Cardre, IA, France, fought 10 slow
and uninteresting rounds to a draw
here last night.
Other results: Lee Ramage, Los
Angeles, outpointed Pete Cerken,
go; Nish Kikerion, outpointed Bud
Stringham, "a; Johnny Freeman
knocked out Joe Terzo, ID; Al
Snyder decisioned Benny Gallup,
90; Roy Degans knocked out Don
Harrington, %; and Lou thinner
man outpointed Teddy Miske, "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

A noted killer coyote was re-
Gently captured at Dunlap, Fresno
County, after being sought for
years. Part of one foot was lost
in a trap and bullet scars showed
on the pelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Young. David Is
Given Decision

PHOENIX. Ariz.. June 20 Ua)-
Blinded by blood from a cut on the
temple, Kid Appolonio, Tucson
Mexican, was forced to forfeit a
scheduled l0-round fight here last
night to Young David. Filipino
lightweight from FL Centro, Calf.
The fight started furiously and
during the first round David's elbow
struck the Mexican's head. OFF,
Gals gave Appolonio five minutes
TO rest but he was unable TO re-
turn after which the decision was
awarded TO David.
Mike Woolsey, Phoenix light
weight, knocked out Mariana Cebu,
Ei Centre. second round.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

A sturgeon eight feet long, weigh
ing 400 pounds, was recently killed
in the Sacramento River through
collision with a steamboat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

nized by the N. B. A. as bantam
weight champion, is another whose
crown may be taken away unless
he signs for a title match.
The champions recognized by the
N. B. A. are:
Fiyweight: frankie Genaro
Bantamweight: Al Brown
Featherweight: Christopher Bat
talino
Junior Lightweight: Benny Bass
Lightweight: Tony CanzOneri
Welterweight: Jack Thompson
Middleweight: Open
Lignt-heavyweight: Open
Heavyweight: Max Schmeling
Two champions. Schmeling and
Canzoneri. have title bouts. pend
ing, Schmeling will meet Young
Stribling at Cleveland July 3, and
Canzoneri Is tentatively matched
against Ray Miller at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11

The mighty Mayan Empire Of
Guatemala began to decline when
the lakes dried UP and the fishes
vanished,
Fish are hunters of mosquitoes,
which spread malaria. When the
fish disappeared the rnalarial
mosquitoes began a deadly cam
paign against the Mayan race.
Disease thus weakened the men
tai and moral power Of the
MayanS.
DIR. Cooke Reports
This novel explanation of what
perhaps caused the sudden down
fall of the first empire Of the
.Mayas is given by DR.. c. Wythe
Cooke. of the United States Geo
logical Survey, who was sent to
Guatemala by the Carnegie 1nsti-
tuition of Washington.
Reporting to the Washington
Academy of Sciences, DR.. Cooke
reveals he studied carefully the
Feten district. Concerning this
land, now covered with jungle, he
says:
1.-TWO thousand years ago
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Town To DRAFT 7.
. SPEED CURB

A decision to clamp down on
speeding motorists in Hyattsville.
Nd, was made by the mayor and
council last night when they
authorized Attorney c. L. Aiello
to draft a speed ordinance.
With one Of the most Travelled
highways in the country running
through their city, the council
members deemed It necessary to
take steps to protect the citizenry'
Whether the town will have au.
thOrity to regulate traffic on
State road Is in question.
Plans were formulated by the
council to put through a bond
issue soon to defray street i'm
provement expenses until taxes
over a period Of 10 years are
received.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
ORGAN To PEAL
TWIN REQUIEM

The organ at which he had sat
on countless Sundays will peal a
requiem for Edwin Moore. 26. and
his wife, Ida Fowler Moore, %,
both of whom were killed in an au-
tomobile accident near Fredericks-
burg. Va. yesterday. Moore was or
ganiSt at the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, 'Thir-
teenth Street and North Carolina
Avenue N. E.. where services will
be held at IL o'clock Thursday
morning. Interment will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Young Moore and his wife, ac-
companied by S. E. Moore, his
father; Dent Kirby. II. Of l12
Fifteenth Street, S. E., and Don
aid Gulbrandson. II. of 1929 D
Street, S. e, we're returning to
Washington after a weekend at
Colonial Beach, when their car
collided with a machine contain
ing Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Hamil
ton. of Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11
Mosquito Held to Blame
For Fall of MaynS

what is now the Peten district
of Guatemala was the seat Of =
fiOurishlng Mayan empire: Its
massive temples and palaces
still mark the sites Of large
cities.
To-day that once pOpulOus
region is for the most part
totally uninhabfted."
Once Lake Country
DR.. Cooke found this region was
once a great lake country. Water
was abundant. The black soil was
rich and produced fine crops. On
the lakes boats carried merchan
disc.
But gradually the lakes disap
peared They became filled up
Damp jungles grew up, breeding
mosquitoes and fever. So the
Mayan civilization fell as a con
sequence of a geologic change.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11

Don't look for "FOr Rent" signs
consult the vacancies advertised daily
In the Rental Columns of the Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-08-11

G. T. is first because 1T IS SAFE. C. T.
is first because 1T is ABSOLUTELY
oDoRLEss.
G.. T, is first because 1T DOES NOT USE
HARSH SOLVENTS, STICKY SOAP,
GREASY GASOLINE or ODOROUs
NAPHTHA.
C. r. is first because 1T is BACKED BY
THE GUARANTEE OF AMERICAS
FINEST DRY CLEANING INSTI-
TUITION.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-27
Questions and Answers

Send in your question. State whether
you wish your name or initials used.
The Askov American will try to an
swer as correctly as possible.
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SOUTH OF BRUNO

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Frisendahl of
Little Falls, spent the weekend at the
Evan Hammer home.
Mrs. Pat Murphy, Fred and Mary
were callers at the Lund home Mon-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hagen and two
daughters, Cora and Marie, drove here
from Osseo, Wis, Wednesday of last
week and pleasantly surprised his sis
ter, Mrs. S. o. Saastad and family.
Mr.. Hagen was favorably impressed
with this country. Where they live it
has been too hot and dry. The grain
is very short and pastures are poor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed St. Vincent of
South st. Paul, spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Saastad and Lund
homes, as did Mr.. and Mrs. r. ].
Lund of Hibbing. Saturday all en-
jOyed an outing at Sturgeon lake.
Mrs. Boyer is much better and is
able to sit up a little every day.
Mrs. Martinez is taking care of her
and doing the housework.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-27
Pleasant Hill Neighborhood

The John Southerton and Guy Wat
son families were Superior callers
Saturday.
Robert Berglund returned from
GAINESVILLE last week. On the way
home Robert stopped in Isanti to visit
few days with his grandparents and
other relatives.
Mr.. Nelson and children and Mr..
Kalafut spent Sunday afternoon at the
Fredolin Martinek home.
The John Southerton and Joe Kvas-
nicka families had a picnic dinner
together at the latter's home Sunday.
Mr.. Sydow and family were callers
at the H. J. Berglund home Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Kunz and Rose were callers at
the Joe Kvasnicka home Sunday eve
ming.
Felix Kvasnicka spent Sunday eve
ming with the Schrader boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berglund, Dorothy and
Eva, were Superior callers Tuesday.
Adrian and Robert Berglund spent
Tuesday evening at the Joe Kvas-
nicka home.
Grandpa Mach and Arthur Dvorak
were Willow River callers Tuesday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-27

Ques.-G. c.: How did the Atlantic
Ocean receive it's name?
Ans.-The Atlantic Ocean was first
named by HerOdotus, Roman histor-
ian, the present form of the name be-
ing from the Latin Atlanticum Mare
which translated means Sea of Atlas.
In ancient times the name applied
only to the sea beyond Mount Atlas
in northwestern Africa.
Ques.-F. d. H.: Does the upper part
of a wheel move faster than the lower?
Ans.-The Bureau of Standards says
that on a moving wheel the lowest
point is stationary in relation to the
ground while the upper point is NOV
ing with twice the velocity of the cen
ter, or the same thing, a point on the
vehicle itself. Therefore, the upper
point moves infinitely faster than the
lower point.
Ques.-J. B.: How do cats make a
purring sound?
Ans.-This sound is made by throw
ing the vocal cords into vibration mea-
sured and regulated by the respira-
and this vibration is strong enough to
make the whole larynx tremble SC
that it may be felt or seen from the
outside. Purring is highly charac-
teristic of the cat tribe though prob
ably not confined to it.
Ques.-R. D. B.: Is rain water chem
ically pure?
Ans.-Ordinary rain water contains
appreciate amounts of dissolved Oxy-
gen, nitrogen, ammonia and carbOnic
acid gas and in special cases it is
found to contain nitric acid, sulphuric
acid and other components of the i'm
pure air of the larger cities. The acid
and alkaline impurities increase the
power of the rain water to dissolve
the mineral constituents of the earth's
crust; the gases make it possible for
plants and animals to live in rivers
and ponds which would not support
life if the water were chemically pure
Ques.-A.R.: Why is the idea of an
eagle so popular as an emblem? When
did the United States adopt it?
Ans.-The eagle has always been
regarded as an emblem of courage
and might. 1t was associated with
Jupiter in Roman mythology and its
figure on the standards of certain
Roman legions has descended to the
national ensigns of the United States
Germany and Russia. The eagle was
adopted by the United States in 1888