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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
Railroad Tunnel
Remains Closed

Tunnel No. on the San Diego
and Arizona railroad between Ell.
Centric and San Diego still is
closed as a result of a slide and
cave-in which occurred about 7
o'clock Sunday morning.
This tunnel is the sixth from
the eastern entrance of Carriso
gorge. The task of repairing the
damage resulting from the slide
and cave-in is made difficult by
the narrow ledge upon which the
rails are constructed.
No information as 10 the extent
of the damage has been received
by local railway officials, Tenn
porary service between Ell Centre
and Coyote Wells will be main
tanned three days a week, both
freight and passengers TO be car
ried on the emergency trains.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
Meredith Rites
This Afternoon

Last rites for Henry Leith Mer-
edith, 42-year-old Holtville sales
man who died at his home Mon
day night, we're conducted from
Lemons chapel at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon with interment at Ever
green cemetery. The Masonic lodge
was in charge.
Meredith was born at Pilot
Grove, Missouri, and had made his
home at Holtville for the last two
years. He had been i'll for many
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
Editorial Page
and
Features
OLYMPIC RACKFTS

DACKETS have come to play part as
IN common in American life as peanuts
and chewing gum, 81 that it is not sur
prising TO learn that the racketeers are
out in full force to take advantage of the
Olympic Games which are to be held this
year in Los Angeles.
1t is rather surprising, however, TO be
told that in the past Is months almost
S2,000,000 has been collected by rae
keteers in connection with the games.
The statement is credited to Florian
De Donate, director Of the California In
telligence Service Bureau,
Every avenue of easy money is being
worked by the racketeers, he says, with
numerous agencies selling stamps, souv
enirs, novelties and advertising in fly
by night publications, which the cred
ulous are told have official" connection
with the games.
More than so different racketS are 60
ing on at this time, in connection with
the Games propaganda. They live for
from 45 to 90 days but as soon as they
have been worked out, new ones are put
into action.
There is no doubt that the committee
in charge of the Olympic Games is GO
ing to have hard shedding getting suffi-
cient money to care for the Legitimate
expenses of the games. Their work is
being made more difficult each day by
the operations of the racketeers, who are
interested only in getting as much money
as they can for themselves
The public should be on guard against
these schemes No contribution should
be made in connection with the Olympic
Games, unless the contributor Is certain
that it is authorized by the proper COM
mittee and that the money collected will
be put to proper use.
Not much of this racketeering has as
yet reached Imperial Valley, the oper-
ators seeming to be content to remain
in the big centers of population. 1t is
quite likely that when their present field
begins to be worked out they will turn
to 'the sticks" If they do, they should
be met with a firm mo" to any solicit
ing they may do.
Mr.. Harper of San Diego is wise
politician. He is one of the few who
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
Spanish War Vets
Will Hold Dance

Old time dances to Old time music
will be featured at dance at Vet
Grams Memorial hall Thursday
night March 81, when United
Spanish war veterans will be hosts.
The public is invited to attend
the dance, proceeds from which
will go toward the Memorial. build
ing maintenance and furnishing
fund
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

votes. La Guardia complained and
finally Chairman Stevenson of the
committee on printing rose in the
house and officially apologized for
the error. But until all copies of
that issue of the congressional di-
rectory pass into oblivion, La Guar
dia will continue TO be annoyed by
references to a Brooklyn residence
which ne never had.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street, El
Centre, California, w. c. Costello business man
ager. Telephone &C. business office; 700, editorial
department. full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

SUBSCRIPTION RATES-Delivered by carrier,
per month"; SIS cents; by mail, SO cents per month
in advance. Entered at Ell Centre, California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association M c. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
TEN YEARS AGO
March 80, 1922

Imperial Valley members of the
Ku Klux Klan, which is said to
have gained formidable strength
in the county. are back today from
what is said to have been the great
est initiation ceremony ever held in
the west. The ceremonies were
conducted at a lonely spot in Santa
Monica canyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
BIRCH GROWS FROM A PINE

BETHEL, Me. U.P) - A large
birch tree grows from the stump
of an old pine tree here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 2O 1917

The inferior Of the city hall is
being redecorated and a general
cleanup is taking place under the
supervision of the city clerk.
FL Centro clubdom and mother
hood will observe Baby Week" be-
ginning Monday and continuing for
period of three days. Programs
are to be presented every day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30
Looking Blackboard
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 30. 1912

At a meeting last night of most
of the real estate men of Ell Gen.
tro, steps were taken toward form
ing a realty board. A permanent
organization will be formed as soon
as bylaws are drawn up.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

Next Saturday is the eighth an
niversary of the city of Calipatria
and on that day the volunteer fire
department will stage a big ccle-
bration.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

1t is expected that the FL Centro
post office soon will occupy its
permanent quarters in the new
building erected by Thomas j.
Douglass just west of the First Ma
tional bank building
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

Mr. Harper of San Diego is wise
politician. He is one of the few who
seem to know when enough is enough.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-30

If Mr.. Garner is the sagacious polltlca
leader he is reputed to be, wonder why
he didn't make that speech a week ago
Evening star., 1932-04-01

and have tiny little jacket just
coming to your hip bone, and a
whole row of buttons at your
shoulder! Ny what a WOW of a
suit in creepy wooden in Corsair
blue, black, beige, brown and
others, single oil double breasted
some with blouses Fur
scarfs or fur cuffs silk scarfs
or fabric scarfs II to AZ sizes.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
SEES HIGH SPEEDS
! IN SHAKESPEARE
Nal. Schroeder Forecasts
Sustained Flights of 600
Ex Miles Per Hour.
By the Associated Press.

wv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April MAN will soon be
winging his way on sustained airpIane
flights In the stratosphere at speeds
ranging up to 600 miles an hour If the
prediction Of Maj. r. w. Schroeder
comes true.
He said yesterday that recent perfec-
Gon OF American aircraft motor equip
ment made this possible, and offered to
act as pilot whenever a flight at this
height and speed is undertaken. Maj
Schroeder, now president of the Sky
Harbor Flying Club, was the first man
TO penetrate the stratosphere in an air.
plane, feat he performed In February,
1870, when he reached an altitude of
83,l14 feet as officially recorded over
Dayton, Ohio.
Equipment Perfected.
Equipment has been perfected and
tested by the Army Air Corps and the
naval aviation" he said, that will keep
modern aircraft motors operating at full
emciency in attitudes of higher than 6
miles above the earth. The human ele-
ment is now the only deterrent.
Protected by a Theoretically sealed
cabin, however, pilot should be able
to fly as comfortably and safely at an
uAoANNAN VA 1OtuOu ACCb do VIC IIOW QO dJ
10000 feet. Taking advantage of the
rarefled air at that height, which creates
less resistance for the plane. and winds
of 100 to 200 miles an hour, a plane
with top speed of about 200 miles near
eea level should be able to develop
speed near 600 miles"
New Accessories to Be Shown,
Among the new equipment, Maj
NAA Il i i
able pitch propeller controlled by air
pressure on the blades and an improved
type Of powerful supercharger, which will
be seen by the public for the first time
tomorrow at the opening of the National
Aircraft Show at Detroit.
The stratosphere begins about miles
hbove the earth. Prof. Auguste Pic
card, the Swiss scientist, got farther
INTO 1t than any other man when he
went up to height of 52,500 feet in a
sealed metal ball carried by balloon
last May.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

Card party, benefit st. Francis de
Sales Church, Twentieth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, 8 pm.
Easter ball, Virginia Society, Willard
Hotel 9 pm.
Meeting. Citizens Military Training
Camp Club, Interior Department, pm
Meeting, Brotherhood Service, Wash
hgton Hebrew Congregation, 8 pm.
Card party, Congress Lodge Chapter,
Order OF the Eastern Star, so NJ street
northeast, 8 pm.
Dinner meeting, Washington Round
Table, University Club, Sis pm.
Meeting, Kit Carson woman's Relief
Corps. lois l. street, 9 pm.
Dance, Catholic Students Mission.
willard Hotel, 9 pm.
Meeting, Committee Promoting Amer
tcan Nationalism, Memorial Continental
Hall, pm.
Dance and card party, Iowa State
society Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Leap year and all fools dance, Clan
MacLennan and Ladies of Lady Mac
Lehman Lodge. No. rs, Daughters of
scotia. 24o0 Sixteenth street, $3.50 pm.
Dance and card party. Electa Chap
Ger No, 2, Order OF the Eastern star,
Ghoreham Hotel, 9 pm.
Card party, Epiphany Chapel Raleigh
Hotel, Pm.
Play, Nothing But the Truth Rock
Greek Players, Rock Greek Parish House,
Second and Allison streets, Sis pm.
Bridge tournament, Carlton Hotel =: 80
pm
Card party, Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Auxiliary, No. 8. U. 8. w. ". Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street, pm.
Gard party. st. Stephens Auditorium,
Iwenty-fourth and X streets, $50 pm.
Entertainment, First M. p. Church
fourteenth street between and G
streets southeast, 8 pm.
One-hour tour of Eighteenth Century
georgetown, benefit ST. Johns Church
of Georgetown. Buses start from Peck
Memorial Chapel. Twenty-eighth and M
4EtFeets, half-hour intervals, beginning
Ut 1870 pm. Today and tomorrow.
FUTURES.
Luncheon, Lawyers Club, Willard
Hotel, tomorrow, 12:45 pm.
Luncheon, Harvard Club, University
Club, tomorrow, lis pm.
Card party and dance, Acacia Chap
ter o. Z. s., Shrine Temple, 1915 K
street, tomorrow, $50 pm.
Martha Chapter, No 4, Naval Lodge
Hall, Fourth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, tomorrow, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
DELAYED BURIAL COSTS
UNDERTAKERS ST, 900
Woman Says They Held Her Hus-
bands Body to Assure Pay
ment for Funeral.

Wy the Associated Press.
BARABOO, Wis, April l. Mrs.
Bessie Bemmerl. formerly of Jackson,
Mich, who charged the American Nor
tusrieS, Inc. held the body of her hus-
band, Joseph Bemmerl, jr., to enforce
payment of funeral expenses, yester-
day wss awarded damages of $1,000
against d. w. Clasen. president of the
Enortusry, by a Circuit Court jury
Defense attorneys announced they
~ould appeal to the State Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
REGULAR Delivery

Over 100000 families read The
star every day. The great ma
jority have the paper delivered
regularly every evening and Sun
day morning at q cost Of Ia
cents daily and cents Sunday.
II you are not taking advantage
Of this regular service at this low
rate. telephone National 5000 now
and service will start tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
CREDIT FIRMS WRECKED
Budapest Conditions Brought on
by Moratorium Blamed.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, April LP).-
The moratorium which prevents credi-
tors from pressing debtors has forced
two Of the oldest creditors protective
associations of Hungary TO suspend and
dismiss all employees.
They are the National and Textile
Protective Associations, both of which
have been in business more than so
years. Together they dismissed 1875
workers.
Evening star., 1932-04-01

The Board Of Health of County Dom
egal, Ulster, has ordered occupants of
laborers cottages TO grow vegetables in
their gardens.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
Those New Print Dresses at $l6.5O

mat n
Evening star., 1932-12-04
NEWSPAPER MERGER
In ATLANTA DENIED
Constitution and Georgian-Amer
lean Declare Reports Are
Unfounded.

By the Associated Press
ATLANTA, December 3-Clark
Howell, editor and general manager
of the Atlanta Constitution, said yes
terday reports of a merger with the
Georgian American here were un-
founded
Herbert Porter, publisher of the
Georgian American, agreed.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Report Until 10 PM, Saturday.

HIgHest, %, at pm. yesterday. Year
ago, so.
Lowest 36, at tbs am. yesterday.
Year ago, 80.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

Has a changing cheral
tone. Revolves rapidly and
spins a long time. /. easily
operated. Made of metal.
Colorfully finished.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
NAVY ADOPTS A PAINT
TO ROUT BARNACLES
Adams Reveals "Radical Adjust
ment" for Removal of Mari
time Pests.

The Navy has adopted an improved
paint for keeping barnacles and other
maritime pests away from ship bot
toms
This was revealed in the annual report
Of Secretary Adams. Dealing with this
problem necessitating frequent docking
OF naval vessels, to remove maritime
growths that slow down the speed of
ships, the Secretary said:
''As the result of extensive data
gathered from both the East and West
Coasts, radical adjustment has been
made in the formulation of the coal
tar rosin anti-fouling paint as further
step in perfecting substitute for i'm
ported shellac. The proportion of coal
tar to rosin has been decreased so as
to overcome the too soft quality Of the
film of the present paint. The use of
Ester gum in lieu of gum rosin on
account Of the formers greater water
proofness, and the use of zinc chromate
as an additional ingredient on account
of its anticorrosive properties are being
studied"
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Army Planes Drop
Material to Build
Shelter for Rangers

Only the bombing by Army Air
Corps planes using building ma
terials as bombs enabled the
Forestry Service to build a badly
needed shelter for forest rangers
In a lonely mountain valley in a
Hawaiian National Forest, the
War Department has been in
formed.
The point where the hut was
required was accessible only by
dangerous mountain trails over
which the materials could not be
transported. Galvanized iron for
sides and roofing, wooden frame
work materials, nails and tools
were made into bombs" and at
tached to the bomb racks of an
Army plane.
The plane flew the heavy load
over the Waianae Mountains and
dropped it to the satisfaction Of
all concerned at a point which
had been designated by Charles
S. Judd, territorial forester.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
VETERANS ENTERTAIN
War Mothers Give Party for
Mount Alto Patients.

Veterans at Mount Alto Hospital were
entertained last Wednesday by Alexan-
dria Chapter. American War Mothers.
Those participating in the entertain
ment included Mrs. Margaret Bailey,
Miss Mary Davis, Miss June Kane, Miss
Margaret Ogden, Fred Petit, Conway
Brawner, James Walters, Harriet and
Jane Hulfish. A minuet group from the
Capital Society. c. A. R.. danced.
Mrs. Virgil Stone. national president
of American War Mothers, was present.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Physician Awarded Estate.

CHICAGO, December up. DIR.
Edmund j. Bolio, 89-year-old Detroit
physician, was awarded the $55,000
estate of the late Mrs. Ida Marcoux yes
terday in a Circuit Court verdict.
The ruling upheld the 55-year-old
will which had been accepted as valid
by the Probate Court. The States
attorney charged the will was forged
and said he would appeal the decision
Of Judge Craig Hood in an effort to
obtain the estate for the county treasury.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
|REDHEADS CLASH
| IN BRIDGE TOURNEY
Mrs. Sims and Miss Murdock
Herded From Room in Row
Over Penalty.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 3.--An acri-
monious dispute over penalty between
two contestants in the women's auction
championship disrupted the American
Bridge League Tournament for nearly
an hour today.
The disputants were Mrs P. Hal Sims
and Miss Eleanor Murdock of New
York. both red-headed. Tears and
epithets flowed freely until tournament
officials herded them from the room at
the request OF Mr.. Sims and other play
ers in the mems events, held in the
same room.
The argument continued outside, with
Miss Murdock finally demanding that
an official be assigned to keep watch at
their table for the rest of the tourna-
ment. The request was granted.
Committee to Settle Row.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee was called to settle the point at
issue. which concerned penalties for
revoking and looking at quilted trick.
The penalty Miss Murdock claimed
would put her team in a tie for the
lead with that Of Mrs. Sims at the
halfway point If the Executive Com
mittee allows it. Both foursomes would
have 15la points.
Other players on Miss Murdock's team
were Mrs. H. I. Stengel of New York
and Mrs. j. S. Jones, jr., and Mrs. H.
L. Peterson of Philadelphia. Mrs. Sims
colleagues were Mrs. CORTLAND Smith,
Mrs. Norman N Newman and Mrs. r.
3. Fuller of New York Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. Peterson are the present holders
of the pair championship, which is
being played for simultaneously with
the team title.
The dispute caused long delay in
the mems tournament and half-point
scores were not available early tonight.
Sims and Waldemar Won zedtwitz are
defending their pair title against field
Of 80, playing simultaneously for the
team trophy, which also IS held now
by Sims and Won Zedtwitz, with Oswald
Jacoby and David Burnstine, the old
-four horsemen."
The Hand at Issue.
Mrs. E. F. Clement, Mrs. Marie Black,
Mrs. Helene Scranton and Mrs. Olga
Hilliard of New York were one point
behind the leaders in the women's event.
They had top on this hand:
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Mrs. Clement and Mrs. Black at
North and South bid five clubs and
made little slam. Their bidding
went:
North (dealer), one club; East, one
spade; South, two diamonds; West,
two spades; North, three clubs; East
three spades; South. four clubs; West
and North pass; East, four spades;
South, double; West, pass, and North,
five clubs.
When Mrs. Scranton and Mrs.
Hilliard played the hand at East and
West they bid and made four spades,
when their opponents failed to bid the
maximum on their clubs. The bidding
was:
North, pass; East, three spades;
South and West, pass; North, four
clubs, and East, four spades.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
CRISIS THREATENS
EDUCATION OFFICE
Secretary Wilbur Told Seri.
GUS Effects of Forced
Economies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur was
told yesterday by the Federal Office of
Education that the present emergency
bids fair to affect the Office of Education
adversely and seriously in its present
efficiency, prestige and future develop
ment."
In the annual report of the agency to
to the Secretary, the Office of Education
observed: This as q serious matter in
an Office as meagerly stated as is this
one, where the discharge of one spe-
c1allst means also the closing out of
service and research in a whole field of
education"
Curtailments Forced.
1t noted that governmental economy
had ended June 80 what began July
l, 1881, as a four-year study Of school
finances, and that a reduction of
$4,000 in funds for a survey of the
education of teachers would mean a
curtailment of printing and distribution
OF information collected.
Increased demands for service, "ac-
centuated by economic conditions, pour
in despite small appropriations, the re-
port continued, explaining incoming
mail aggregated 250,000 pieces, an in
crease of SO per cent over the fiscal
year 1927.
Activities During Year.
Activities of the Office during the yea1
were listed as:
Investigations of the economic situa.
ton as it effects education, looking over
new movements in education, periodic
studies of various phases of educational
work, including nursery schools, indus
trial education problems, education by
radio and similar subjects.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
FRIES TO BE SPEAKER

Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A.,
Retired, past commander of the Depart
ytnent of the District of Columbia, will
3be the guest speaker at the meeting of
George Washington Post No. l, Ameri-
Scan Legion, Tuesday night at o'clock
lat the post club house, 1441 Rhode
,lsland avenue.
The speaker will talk on the European
TEar debts, Communistic activities in
;this country and abroad, and the
;thunger marchers."
Post Comdr. Charles Demonet ex-
bends an invitation TO all legionnaires
Ito attend.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
k2 THEFT COSTS so DAYS
Dowboy Suit Purloined From Pur-
chaser's Car.

. Theft Of a cowboy suit valued at 81 198
Bost Curtis Bonds, colored, so days in
sSail when convicted yesterday before
Nudge, John P. Mcmahon in Police
Fourt.
!, Bonds was arrested Friday by Police
3nan G. P. Affelbeck on complaint of
samuel Erant, 6522 Georgia avenue.
3The cowboy suit. purchased by Erant
along with number of other Christ
Hnas presents, was stolen from his auto
mobile parked on Seventh street. Bonds
Bleaded guilty.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Cloudy, with
possibility of occasional light rain this
afternoon, colder tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy; moderate to fresh south
west, shifting to west winds.
Maryland-Cloudy, possibly followed
by occasional light rain today, colder
tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy.
Virginia-Cloudy. slightly warmer in
southwest portion today, followed by oc-
casional rain in north and west portions
this afternoon or tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy, slightly colder.
West Virginia - Occasional rain
warmer in east portions today, colder
tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Mains to Be Extended.

HYATTSVILIE, Md, December 8
(SpeciaD The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission yesterday author
lied an extension of its water mains
in Powhatan avenue, Berwyn.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Excitement Blamed.

Whalers of Norway have agreed on
production quotas for this season.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

What delightful surprise any
Little Mother would have to awaken
on Christmas morning and find that
Santa Claus had left her one of these
lovely dolls. They are completely
dressed in pretty frock, bonnet, socks
and shoes. She has moving eyes and
a voice. Kapoc filled.