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Evening star., 1932-01-25

John L. McGrew who has been IN
the Government service for many years,
principally in the income tax unit, was
appointed today as head of the Pub
lie Relations Division of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, succeeding the late
Graham B. Nichol.
McGreW was at the White House as
a member of the executive staff during
the administrations of Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft. He is we'll known
in the newspaper circles.
A native of Nebraska, he came to the
Capital in 1898 and was connected with
the Navy Department before going to
the White House. Later he was trans
ferred from the White House to the
Labor Department, and in 1919 went to
the Bureau of Internal Revenue. He
has served as assistant head OF the field
division and was chief of the person.
mel section of the income tax unit at
the time of his appointment by Com
missioner David Burnet to his new post.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
BerwyI Heights Couple Married
! -orrcsnondent Of Tbe Star,

BY staff Correspondent OF The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md January 25.-Edna
Marie Johnstone, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mortimer c. Johnstone OF BerWyn
Heights Nd, and Clinton De Witt Walker,
1r., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Dewitt
Walker. also of Berwyn Heights, were
married here Saturday. Mr.. Walker is
employed by an electrical concern in
Washington The couple will make
tAsir home at Berwyn Heights,
Evening star., 1932-01-25
Robber of Jailer Sentenced

LYNCHBURG, Va, January Is (sne-
ciaD John Shihett, IT, of Hot Snrings
who was convicted recently in the
Corporation Court of charge Of roh-
bing the jailor at the city iail and
escaping, has been sentenced by Judge
F. P. Christian to the State Reform
School.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
RITES FOR MRS. DUNCAN
Z, dy Put Aboard Train for In

T. iy Put Aboard Train for In
terment in Abba, Iowa.
z lner,l services for Mrs. Robert Wal
Lee Dur can. who died Saturday at the
r, 81 lence Of her daughter, Mrs. F. Nor
ton Leonard Of Tilden Gardens, were
hele THIS morning at Lees funeral par
logs, 1892 Pennsylvania avenue The
body was put aboard train for Abba
Iowa, for interment
Mn Duncan, a former resident Of
Chica 70, had been living in Washing
ton I the past five years. In addi-
tion 1, her daughter, she is survived
by a / other. John w. Wilson Of Salina
Kans.. and a stepson, Mark w Dun
can o. Abba, Iowa.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
PLAN MICHIGAN BANQUET
Society to Celebrate Anniversary
of States Admission to Union.

The ninety-fifth anniversary of Mich
igan's admission to the Union will be
celebrated tomorrow night at the an
nual banquet of the Michigan State
Association at Wardman Park Hotel.
F. K Heath, assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, and Frederick Tilton, AS
sistant Postmaster General will speak
Three new members of Congress from
Michigan, Seymour H. Person, Michael
Hart and Jesse P. Wolcott, will be in
troduced to the association.
Brief addresses also will be made by
Jay G. Hayden, chief of the Detroit
News Bureau here and president of the
Gridiron Club; Eugene S. Leggett of
the Detroit Free Press former presi-
dent of the National Press Club, and
Mrs. Minnie E. Keyes of the. order
Of the Eastern Star.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

Pointed striped duck In Iotest Of
troctive color combination. Extends
down the window IVA feet with
additional g. inch scoIloped vol-
once and out from window 22 feet.
Get Sears esfimofe on mode-fo -meo-
sure awnings. Phone or write today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
Editorial Page
and
Features
HIGH COST OF HOLIDAYS

QEADING brief and preliminary ac-
n count of Christmas tragedies, one is
almost justified in wondering if we
really have the right to call ourselves
civilized nation.
The preliminary account shows we'll
over 300 violent deaths in the United
States during the holiday. Excluding
the mine disaster at Moweaqua, Ill
inois, which was not directly attribut-
able to the holiday, there were over $50
violent deaths.
BY far the greater number of these
resulted from automobile accidents. We
call them automobile accidents by habit,
ard they are accidents, strictly speak
ing, but so many of them are the result
of gross carelessness, that we will have
to seek a new name for them, to ,des-
cribe them adequately.
In Los Angeles alone, Is persons were
killed outright, and approximately 300
more were injured, of whom at least a
dozen are expected to die.
Poisoned liquor, fires, drownings,
brawls and suicides, accounted for a
portion of the death list, but the auto
tragedies far outranked all the Others
Without looking at a detailed report
of any of them, we know that excessive
opCSu was TIE DdSlC cause 1OT lUle ma
jority. Cars not moving at excessive
speed seldom figure in fatal accidents.
And we are willing to go on record as
believing that there was not a single
instance in all the tragedies where speed
was essential. By speed we mean any
thing in excess of 45 miles an hour
There are so many who are not sat
isfied with reasonable speed in driving.
To them anything less than so miles
an hour is a snail's pace. Indeed they
consider so miles an hour in that ca
pacity. They must have 60, 65 or bet
ter in order to believe they are really
travelling.
Except in extreme cases, where it is
a matter of life and death or something
equally serious, there is no reason for
such speed and then it should only be
undertaken by experienced and careful
drivers, with traffic conditions in their
favor
We used to consider the old style Fourth
of July celebration, with its resultant
death toll, as a national disgrace. We
stopped the worst of it by adopting the
"safe and sane" program for the ma
tion's birthday.
But the automobile tragedy toll is
with us every day in the year, and par
ticularly on holidays. 1t is showing no
signs of growing less, but is continual
ly increasing. We accept it as some
thing that cannot be helped. But it
can be helped. The automobile is an
essential to our modern method of liv-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
UNCLE WIGGILY AND PEETIE'S
ENGINE

Uncle Wiggily and Jackie Bow
Wow the puppy dog boy, were roll
er skating along together in the
woods, where the ice and snow had
frozen q path as hard and smooth
as your sidewalk in Summer.
"Ha! Hal Hal" chuckled the rab-
bit gentleman.
what are you laughing at?'
asked Jackie as he dragged one
paw on the ground to sort of slow
himself up, for, just then, they
were going down a hill.
"Its SO funny when think OF
how you made roller skates out
of old wheel casters from an attic
chair!" said Mr.. Longears. 1t was
true enough Jackie had asked Un-
Gle Wiggily to get some chair cas-
ters and the puppy tied two of them
on his paws, with string, and then
Uncle Wiggily tied two caster
wheels. by their handles, on his
paws and the two friends went
skating and adventuring together
Then, all of sudden, Uncle Wig
gily happened to think of some
thing else. He stopped skating al
the bottom Of tie hill. Jackie also
~ IT
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
Convict Eleven
In Scoreless Tie

CHICAGO. Dec. 27. WH-State-
vile penitentiary's football team
sought relaxation today in the well
ordered routine of prison life after
its first big game-a meeting WIN
the Cabery All Stars before 3ooo
convict rooters,
The Stateville eleven, which
never before had met an outside
team, drew a 90 tie in the first
encounter and blamed an icy field
for the lack OF score.
Marty Durkin, who once drew
front page newspaper space as a
Chicago murderer, returned to that
preferred position as star guard
of the Stateville line.
Officials said the game was one
of the cleaneSt they had ever
refereed. Only three penalties were
called, two of them on the Cabery
team.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
sDoH't Quote Me-
By United Press ~

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. = Yes
terday's session of the senate jul
! dietary committee was one of the
most unusual and informal recent
gatherings of legislative group in
| the capitol.
The meeting was held around a
cheery fireplace in the quiet and
almost deserted senate office build
ing. Most of the committee mem
bers took advantage of the Christ
mas holiday, so quorum was
lacking and nothing official could
be done about the beer bill. New
ertheleSs, the senators who did go
to the meeting decided to make
the best of it.
Stretching out before the fire,
they discussed the beer bill amia-
bly, with a prohibition leader and
newspapermen, the conversation
being spiced with jokes and anec-
dotes.
Someone proposed to Senator
Blaine, Wisconsin wet, that the
committee members make personal
tests OF Cne prOpOSeu % per CenI
beer to see if it would be intox-
icating.
"Weil, I'll have none of that
beer" he said, "unless you heat a
poker red hot in that fireplace
and ram it into the beer"
Blaine quickly explained to his
surprised colleagues that that was
the way to make "mulled" beer
very tasty, too.
Speculation about the available
| ity of Alfred E. Smith as governor
general of the Philippines, inspired
| at Manila to head off talk re-
garding other possible selections,
has become a favorite theme OF
gossip among Filipino politicians
Smith is greatly liked and ad-
mired by the Filipinos, but some
are uneasy at mention of his name
They think Smith has such tre-
mendous grip on the America
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

cago and later to Boston with his
violin and there studied for sea-
son under Professor Ottaker Sew
elk. Bohemian master of the violin,
who taught a number of American
yiolinists at the National Associa-
ted studios. Cevcik numbers such
concertistS as Jan Kubelik, Franz
Derdla, Zimbalist and Sematini
among his pupils, and it was only
through Fraser's musicianship that
he was permitted to study on pro-
mise of future reimbursement to
the instructor. 1t is partly in full
fillment of this obligation that the
concert is being given in the valley.
In the concert, which is being
sponsored by the Womans Improve
ment club and the service clubs OF
Calexico, Fraser will be assisted by
Miss Rowene Anderson, pianist, OF
Calexico, and Mrs. Harry c. An
derson, soprano, who,. as Miss Shir-
ley Worley, has been heard num-
erous times in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
Young Violinist
To Glue Concert

FL Centrans who have heard the
young violinist, Richard Sterling
Fraser of San Diego, vino played
here at various times for the junior
college, teachers institute, service
clubs and junior chamber of COM
merce while attending Calexico
high school, will be interested in
knowing that he will appear in con-
cert at the Calexico high school
auditorium on the night of Janu-
AIRY S.
While he was a violin prodigy
in San Diego at 8 years Of age,
"Dickie Fraser" as he was so well
known at that time, kept up his
studies regularly with Fred Lewis
Hakel in the coast city until after
his graduation from high school
two years ago. Last year the am
bilious youth hitch hiked' TO Chi
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
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stopped and Mr.. Longears said:
Didn't you get pair of regular
four wheel roller skates for Christ
mas. Jackie?"
yes softly barked the little
puppy dog boy. II did, Unkie Wig
"Well, this is only few days
after Christmas" went on Mr..
Longears. Surely you couldn't have
lost or broken your new roller
skates so soon, Jackie"
NO I didn't break them" Jackie
answered.
Did you lose them?" asked Un-
Gle Wiggily 1T that why you had
to get old chair casters for roller
skates, because you lost your nice
Christmas ones, Jackie?"
mo. I didn't lose my Christmas
roller skates" answered the pup
py. -
Then what happened to them?"
the rabbit uncle wanted to know.
Tell me what you did with your
Christmas roller skates, jackie
Before Jackie could answer, there
came skating into the woods a poor
little ragged puppy dog and on his
hind paws were new and shiny
Christmas roller skates
Hello, jacket barked the roll
er skating dog as he swirled around
in circle.
Hello, Rover!" answered Jackie,
And then Rover, which was the
name of the new dog, barked and
! said:
These roller skates you gave
me are fine and dandy 1 never had
pair before, but am having such
funl Watch mel" And away he
skated over the ice and snow, his
ragged garments fluttering in the
wind. And Rover never noticed that
Jackie was using old chair casters
for his roller skates. Thanks just
heaps and heaps for giving me
these skatesl" barked Rover as he
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1892, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

rolled out of sight amid the trees.
Uncle Wiggily looked at Jackie a
moment and then softly asked:
did you give away your Christ
mas roller skates to Rover?'
"Yes, Unkie Wig, I did," said
Jackie, talking like Baby Bunty for
moment. st had so many Christ
mas presents that 1 really didn't
need roller skates. And Rover didn't
get anything for Christmas but a
pair of shoes. And he was watching
me skate and he looked SO lone
some that I took off my skates and
gave them to him."
But didn't you know that would
leave you without any?" asked Mr..
Longears, smiling and twinkling
his pink nose.
"Oh, didn't care so much," said
Jockie, sort of sliding one paw on
the ground. Anyhow I thought
maybe I could make me more
skates out of chair casters and I
did. OF course, you helped me,
though
We'll, I'm glad could help you,'
said Mr.. Longears. after all, Jack
lie, chair casters don't make such
bad skates. We are having a good
time on them. Now you run along
and skate with Rover and I'll skate
along and look for an adventure. y
| Jackie hurried on through the
woods to catch up to Rover and
Uncle Wiggily took the chair cas-
ter rollers from his paws and put
them in his pocket. mean he put
the casters in his pocket, not his
paws.
"Il just hop along and see what
happens" said the rabbit uncle. 81
can skate again if I want to-"
Twinkling his pink nose and
thinking how kind Jackie had been
to poor Rover, Uncle Wiggily was
hopping through the wintry woods
when, all of sudden, he heard "a
noise in the bushes. Then a voice
cried:
wait! Wait for mel"
"Ha! If that's one of the Bad
Chaps I'm not going to watt" said
Mr.. Longears But looking back he
saw it was Peetie Bow Wow, Jack
les brother. In his paws Peetie was
carrying Christmas toy fire en-
gine.
"Oh, my engine! My engine! My
enginel" barked Peetie as he ran
toward Mr.. Longears.
II wonder what's the matter
with Peetie's engine?" thought the
rabbit.
And in the next story you shall
hear and also about Uncle Wiggily
and Bunty's basket. And if you
can stop the goldfish from getting
his fins wet everytime he goes in
swimming it will be just fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
Ell Centro Enjoys
Orderly Holiday

Ell Centrans celebrated Christ
mas in a peaceful, orderly manner
If police records may be considered
a fair criterion.
Two arrests were made in Ell
Centro last night, one Sunday and
one Saturday night.
Ruth James, "a, and Maria
Helena Villa, 20, were arrested last
night for vagrancy. They were re-
leased on $25 bail with instruction
to appear for trial this morning.
Both failed to appear, thus for
feiting bail.
On Saturday night E. Abinio, "a,
was arrested for being drunk and
released on SIS bail. He also for
feited bail. Carl Jackson, rs, was
taken to city Jail Sunday to sober
up after too hilarious a celebra-
ton. No complain was filed
against him, according to records.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

public that if he went to Manila
his personal activities would over
shadow interest here in all other
Philippine developments.
The Abraham Lincoln memorial
is one of the points of interest
sought out by tourists who come
thousands of miles to visit Wash
ington. Yet a woman lived here
10 years before she saw even a
glimpse of the shrine.
The incident was brought out in
report of a social worker. The
woman first saw the memorial
when the social worker took her
on an automobile ride. She ex-
planned she had been SO busy try
ing to make living washing ano
ironing that she had no time to
look around the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
LIBRARY HAS 10000 BOOKS

ALMA, Mich, W.p) - Although
the youngest college library in
Michigan, the Alma college library
has more than 10000 volumes, in
cluding the Longyear Bible col
lection. The collection contains
Old and New Testaments in over
60 different languages or dialects.
The library was started As years
ego, when the college was founded.
The big poultry show of the
Northwest will be held in Tacoma,
Washington, January 2-7.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street. Ell
Centro, California. w. C. Costello, business man
ager Telephone &C. business office; 700, editorial
department. Full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

Two contracts have been signed
and work will begin on the Golden
Gate bridge December II, with ap-
proprIate ceremonies,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
THE SAN FRANCISCO BANK
526 California st. land Brancfes) :,
San Francisco

For the quarter year ending De-
cember 31st, 1882, a dividend has
been declared at the rate of three
and one-half (31a) per cent per an
mum on all deposits, payable on and
after Januery 3rd, 1888. Dividends
not called for are added to the de-
posit account and earn interest
from January 1st, 1888. Deposits
made on or before January 10th,
1888, will earn interest from jan
uary 1st, 1893.
H.. H. HERzER, Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

ing. 1t cannot be abandoned, but some
day we shall wake up to the fact that
speedy driving is something that we can
and must abandon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

This years turkey harvest al
ready has brought to the valley
more than 100000 and shipments
still continue with prices little
better than prevailed for either
Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Arizona has added her appro-
baton to San Diego's efforts to
obtain the ocean-to-ocean high
way over the Ell Centric -Holtville
route.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
TEN YEARS AGO
December 27. 1922

The Imperial county board of
education will conduct the semi
annual teachers examination early
III January. Several teachers are
planning to take it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
THE MOWEAQU4 DISASTER

CATURDAY'S mine disaster at Mowea-
qua, Illinois, in which 81 men lost
their lives, was more than local trag-
edy, for it sounded a discordant note
in the holiday cheer of many homes
throughout the country.
1t is difficult to get the fullest pleas
ure out of such a joyous occasion when
one knows that somewhere a pitiful
group of sad-eyed women and children
are huddled about the bleak entrance
to coal mine, awaiting the word that
means the loss of their husbands and
fathers.
Victims of mine disasters always
come from among the poor. Sad as it
is to contemplate the fate of those who
lose their lives in them, the real suffer
ers are those who are left behind. Their
plight is pitiful beyond description and
their sorrows must touch the stoniest Of
hearts.
The little community of Moweaqua,
with its 1900 souls was operating the
mine on cooperative basis following its
shutdown, in order that the population
might not starve. Hardly a family in
the settlement that is not stricken by the
disaster.
There is every reason to hope that the
receive such aid and comfort as can be
given them. The victims themselves are
beyond any aid. But there are countless
other men taking the same risk they did,
with thousands of women and children
depending upon them for their subsis-
tence.
The Moweaqua Christmas disaster
should be the inspiration for even strict
er surveillance in the operation of mines,
even though investigation may show
that it was not caused by any avoidable
error.
Another good thing about this Christ
nas-we had an extra day in which to
recover.
1t might not be bad idea now to
set out those new resolutions which are
to be broken in 1888.
If any of the girls have overlooked
their opportunity thus far, they still
have a few days in which to take ad-
vantage of leap year.
Official elections returns Just pup
lished indicate that Franklin Roosevelt
was elected president on November 8.
The news NAV be interesting.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

1t might not be a bad idea now to
set out those new resolutions which are
to be broken in 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

Calipatria staged big commun-
ity Christmas tree entertainment
which proved to be great sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

Another good thing about this Christ
mas-we had an extra day in which to
recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

Great excitement has resulted in
the reading of the contract offered
by Secretary Lane of the interior
department as a basis on which
this valley would connect its wat
er system with Laguna dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

If any of the girls have overlooked
their opportunity thus far, they still
have a few days in which to take adj
vantage of leap year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 27. 1917

Practically every crossing on the
Mexican border is being guarded
by American soldiers and all per-
sons are warned not to cross in or
out of Mexico except at regular
immigration stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

Official elections returns Just pub
lished indicate that Franklin Roosevelt
was elected president on November 8.
The news may be interesting.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27

The Moweaqua Christmas disaster
should be the inspiration for even strict
er surveillance in the operation of mines,
even though investigation may show
that it was not caused by any avoidable
error.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-17
Island MeWs of Interest

Mrs. st. John, of Chehalis, is SPEND
Ing week with her daughter, Mrs.
Howard Hansen and family.
n. W. F. Martin spent the week end
visiting friends in Tacoma,
Mrs. Worley Zimmerman left ON
Tuesday for visit with friends in
Port Orchard.
Mrs. Lena Stevenson and daughter
were over from Seattle on Sunday to
spend the day with Mrs. c. Middling.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bradley vanWert and
two children of Bremerton, Mr.. and
Mrs A. T. Hutchinson and three sons
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Brinton Of
Seattle, spent the week end under the
parental Garvin roof.
Mrs. Gates spent Sunday in Brem-
erton, where she visited her sister
Mrs. TruaX.
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-03-17
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS NEWS

Rev. and Mrs. Sherman Warren, of
Gig Harbor and Miss Markham, Of
Tacoma, spent Monday and Tuesday
of last week at the Berry ranch.
Wednesday and Thursday Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry had another visit from
their grandson, Mr.. Lawrence Hughes
of Wenatchee.
Mrs. Wilcox visited in Puyallup a
part of last week.
Your correspondent was the Sum
day guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Berry.
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