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The Washington times., 1932-02-12

George Washington, who guided
the destinic5 of this country as an
infant nation, is likewise an in
spiration to the entire world, said
Edgar l.. G. Prochnik, speaking
on the Weekly Radio Treat OF
The Washington Times over VOL
last night.
DR.. Prochnik, who is minister Of
Austria to this country, felt that
relations between the United
States and Austria have been
closr during the past 10 years
than ever before. and that better
understanding exists between the
two nations as a result of intensi-
fled communication and clearer
perception of mutual Self-interest.
He said:
Americans are getting more
acquainted with AuStria'S sta
tion and task in the family of
nations. Her struggle to assure
and safeguard her existence, for
her own sake, of course, but in
no lesser degree likewise for the
benefit of others, through her
influence on StabilibatiOn of
peace and order in central
Europe, found sympathetic recOg-
milton and response in this
= country, for which we feel great
ly indebted to the people Of the
United States"
Discussing Austria's hardships,
he said that the United States
had also had to fight its way
through perilS and troubles, but
that George WaShingtnn had led
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
BI-FETE OPENED
IN ALTIM0RE

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.-With
1850 persons, many in Colonial
costume, attending the subscrip.
tion dinner last night in the Lord
Baltimore Hotel celebrating ahead
of time the 200th birthday Of
George Washington, this city's OBJ
servance Of the bicentennial year
was begun auspiciously.
Pageantry depicting incidents
in Washington's life, colorful garb
of the diners, and the presence
of many highly-placed officials in
cluding l.. Astrom, minister from
Finland, were features.
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UNION VETERAN DIES

SISTERSVILLE, w. Va, Feb.
12.-Funeral services were held
today for Capt. w. A. Beagle,
Union veteran of the Civil War,
who died at his home here Tues
day. He was "a years old and a
native of Marshall county. He
was one of the few men left in
West Virginia who voted for
Abraham Lincoln for president.
He resided in Tyler county 80
years.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
Tree-PLGNting Rite :
HOnOrs Rust Name

Commemorating exercises for
the memory of Mrs. Josephine
Wheelright Rust, leader of the
Wakefield Memorial Association
until her death last June, were
conducted at the birthplace of
George Washington yesterday, in
Wakefield, Va.
The exercises were led by
Francis Tucker, of Washington,
the brother of Bishop Tucker.
The Rev. Thomas Baker, rector
Of the parish where Wakefield Is
situated, spoke. A sycamore, In
memory Of Mrs. Rust, was
planted. .-
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
Washington Inspiration
To World, Ayers ENJOY

the people to freedom and secur
ity. He continued:
George Washington Is an in
spiratiOn to the world at large.
He Is a symbol of patriotic zeal,
an outstanding example Of what
q single man may accomplish
when inspired by fOrtitude and
devotion to public cause"
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Governor
Winthrop
Secretary
s24.75

Mahogany veneer
with roomy desk section.
Three serpentine curved
drawers, grilled book
case doors of 13 sec
tions, representing the
13 Colonies.
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chatauqua circuit and spoke IN
some. hall here last night.
Wall Street is betting three
to one on Roosevelt. That's a
bad omen for the Democrats,
for Wall Street hasn't been
right in three years. You can
hear anything you want around
here about the outcome. De-
pending on who you talk to,
Democrat or Republican. Til
son, Republican leader of the
House, told me:
"We've got everything east
of the Ohio River and north Of
Mason and Dixon).
ays: "Only way the Democrats
:"
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RAIN DEF.IED
BY EAGER
THRONGS
Bare Heads Drenched As Hats
Wave, Cheers Rise; Auto
Crash Escape Narrow

EN- ROUTE WITH GOV
ERNOR ROOSEVELT, PROV
TDENCE, r. l., Nov. l (I.N.S.).
Rhode Island welcomed Gov.
Franklin d. Roosevelt with
open arms today in his final
campaign drive through New
England.
More than a thousand cheering
men and women gave the Presi-
Dental nominee rousing recep-
ton when he crossed the State
line from Massachusetts.
They jammed the highway, and
the governors car was forced to
stop, while hundreds swarmed
around him trying to shake his
hand. A voice yelled: x
'sWe're all for you and AL
Smith,"
Smith carried the State in the
Presidential election of four years
ago, and Democratic leaders de-
Slared today that his Endorsement
Of Governor Roosevelt has assured
success for the national ticket in
the State next week. - g
Ecapes Accident
Governor Roosevelt had a mar
row escape from an accident be-
tween Plainville and North Attic
boro, Mass, en- route here, when
an automobile suddenly pulled in
front Of his car.
The governors car Swerved
sharply to the left and missed the
other machine only by a few
inches. The driver of the other
car was a local Democratic leader,
who insisted upon escorting the
governor into North Attleboro.
Crowds of people five and six
deep lined Westminster Street in
Providence and cheered the nomi-
nee. Police had difficulty in
keeping them back so that the
governors car could proceed.
$4,000 at City Hall
A crowd estimated at $4,000
greeted the Governor in front of
the City Hall.
In a brief speech, the governor
said:
'T am very confident we are
going to carry Rhode Island,
Just as am confident we will
carry all the other New Eng
land states"
Workers leaned from factory
windows on the outskirts of the
city and cheered the governor
as he was leaving for worcester,
Mass.
In the Italian section of the
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To SEEK
.EXTENDEDSTAY

ATHENS. Nov. / dN.SJ.-As
a preliminary to asking a six
months extension Of his tempo
rary permit to remain in Greece,
Samuel insult. former Chicago
utilities magnate. had himself
photographed today.
The permit obtained by insult
on his arrival here was good for
only 80 days and expires on No
vember Z.
insult is awaiting the arrival
from Chicago Of a packet contain
ing legal papers drawn up by his
attorneys covering all points of
the indictments returned against
him and the extradition steps
taken by the Illinois authorities.
His attorney, Christos Ladas,
will use the papers in fighting any
new attempts at extradition, baS-
ing his argument on the conten-
ton that the Greco-American ex-
tradition treaty is not retroactive
and therefore cannot be applied
to insults case.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
STOCKS STEADY
AFTER LOSSES

NEW YORK, Nov. / dN.sJ.-A
break in wheat to new record
lows in Chicago brought a sink
ing spell in the stock market to-
day.
An extremely thin market was
displayed by many issues in the
first hour. and it required very
little selling pressure to bring
losses of / to 2 points. Some sup
port appeared around the low and
the list Steadied without showing
much rallyin power.
The market started off at a
sluggish pace. paralleling yester-
days gu: session. which was
the dullest in eight years.
Rails were weak, with losses Of
to 2 points, rejecting the down
turn in their traffic. U. S. Steel
common went down easily until
its loss was we'll over a point,
when it showed resistance.
American Telephone and Amer
lean Can were two other leaders
that went down, both losing 2
points,
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
DYNAMITE PLOT
IN AUTOFA|LS

NILES, Ohio, Nov. / GIN 81 i.
An alleged plot against the life
of Sam Augusta, recently acquit-
ted of a shooting charge, was
revealed here today when eight
sticks of dynamite were found
attached to the motor of his auto
mobile.
The discovery was made by
mechanics after Augusta ha d
driven into a downtown garage
to learn why one Of the cylinders
of his motor was missing, police
said.
The dynamite was wired to one
Of the spark plugs, according to
authorities. Only the failure Of
the plug to ignite prevented an ex-
ploSion and serious injury or pos
Sible death to Augusta.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
Storm Shift H0LtS
Fears In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov.
i G.N.SO.-Alarm caused here
by a Weather Bureau warning
that another tropical storm was
approaching Puerto Rico was al
layed today when it was an:
nounced the disturbance was un-
likely to touch the island. The
Weather Bureau said the hurri-
cane was moving westward $50
miles south of Puerto Rico. and
would probably not veer 20 the
north.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
LIVES
AF TER HER
125-FOOT
PLUNGE
DeIthia Pollard, "a, Refuses
Reason for Suicide Try
From Taft Bridge

Miss Delthia Pollard, pretty
24-year-old brunette, is near
death at Emergency Hospital
after dropping 125 feet early
today from the Taft Bridge.
Miss Pollard, who lives in the
5000 block Of Connecticut Ave.
N. W.. suffered fractures of both
legs. a punctured stomach. and
severe internal injuries.
Hanging from the abutment
outside the rail Of the bridge,
Miss Pollard refused to listen to
the pleas of a taxicab driver
who tried to persuade her from
carrying out he act. ~
Seen Walking in Rain
Jesse Ward, jr., the taxicab
driver, of the 1900 block Of Co
lumbia Road N. w., said he was
driving across the bridge at about
2 a. m. when he saw the girl,
bareheaded, walking in the rain.
He said:
II thought it was unusual for
a girl to be walking bareheaded
in the rain at that time Of the
morning. l saw her glancing
over the side of the bridge and
I turned my car around to in
vestigate.
"When I reached the point
where I had last seen her, she
wasn't there. / got out of my
cab and walking over to the rail,
I saw her head sticking above
the abutment. She was holding
on to the bottom Of the rail-"
"THEN SHE LET GO"
II said to her, Wait. Let
me talk with YOU l walked
closer to her, and then, all of
a sudden, she let go. l looked
over the rail and saw her strike
the top Of a tree"
Ward said he went to the
Shoreham Hotel, asked for aid,
and then went down beneath the
bridge. He said the girl was
lying on several rocks and ap-
peared to be dead. He said just
as he was leaving, he heard her
moan. She whispered, he said:
ooh, God"
Ward continued:
Il asked her name and she
replied:
Leave me alone, I'm dying.
Go away"
Ward said he then asked her
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TERMED
POWER TOOL

President Hoover was assailed
today by Judge Allan j. Roulhac
of Sheffield, Ala, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
Muscle Shoals district, as a tool"
If the power interests.
Roulhac declared that the Presi-
tents defense of his Muscle Shoals
veto, as made last night in New
York, was utterly misleading"
lie said:
The Muscle Shoals project
has remained idle and of no
value to the people of this dis
trict of the United States be.
cause Presidents Coolidge and
Hoover have refused to approve
any measure unless for exclusive
benefit Of the power interests"
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
Clippings Basis
In M'COrmick
Estate Suit

CHICAGO, Nov. / Q.N.S).
The late Mrs. Edith Rockefeller
Mccormick had a penchant
for collecting press notices, it
was revealed today with the
filing Of a $264.1S claim against
her $lO,0OO,OOO estate.
The claim was brought by a
press clipping bureau Of New
York.
The company said that dur
ing last August, the last month
of her life, John D. Rockefel-
ler's daughter had 4,410 clip
pings delivered to her and
1,138 clippings we're purchased
from May / to July 30, 1892.
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Harry Costello

Times football expert,
will be heard. in an up-tO-
the-minute discussion Of
gridirOn news tomorrow
morning at S:45 o'clock over
WJSV.
At the same hour, "SkeetS"
Meekins, Times Newscaster,
will give the latest news
flashes.
Don't forget the time
Tomorrow at 8:4S q. m.
Station WJSV.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
SedbO0rd RUiLUGy
Seeks Bi0 Loan

Receivers of the Seaboard Air.
line Railway Co., applied to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
today for authority to borrow
$1,500,000 from the Reconst.uc-
tion Finance Corporation.
The loan would run for three
years.
The money is sought to dis
charge claims of creditors against
the railroad. Receivers certifi-
Gates would be offered as secur-
ity.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
WILL ROGERS Saus:

NEW YORK, Nov. Mrs. Rogers and looked
out of our window yesterday and Mr.. Hoover was
coming into our hotel for the night. He is on some
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
We NATION,
.fRES|DENT
PLEADS
American System at Stake,
Nominee Tells New York;
Rain Greets Return
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

S~~'~~~
President Hoover's special
train returned here in. driv-
ing rain from his flying cam
paign trip to New York
shortly after 7 O'Clock this
morning.
Because of the strenuous
speaking schedule in which the
President engaged yesterday, he
was not called until after his
train had arrived in the Capital,
and he and Mrs. Hoover reached
the White House a few minutes
before 8 o'clock.
Campaign Key Struck
The final keynote of the Re.
publican campaign is to be that
the Democrats are inherently
obstructive" and that if they are
restored to power in the election
O week from today. it will mean
far-reaching changes in the con-
duct and philosophy of govern
1lent. .,
This was the note struck by
President Hoover in his Madi-
on Square Garden speech last
light--a speech which Mr..
Hoover told intimates he consid-
cred the most important of the
carnpaign-- and IL viii provide
the pitch for Republican ora
tors ii the speech.filled days of
the last week.
Same Charge in 1924
For g parallel, it is necessary
to go back to the campaign of
1894, when Calvin Coolidge
charged the same thing. In that
campaign, which he directed al
most entirely at the third party
movement of La Toilette, Mr..
Coolidge declared the very foun-
dationS of "the American Sys-
tenn" were threatened by the op-
position.
Mr.. Hoover made the same
accusations last night. He as
serted that "the new dear prom
ised by Governor Franklin D.
. Roosevelt and his progressive al
lies means a radical departure
from government as it has been
conducted and is such as "to
undermine and destroy our Amer
ican system" He said:
"This campaign is more
than q contest between two
men. It is more than a con-
test between two parties. 1t
is a contest between two
PHILOSOPHERS Of government"
Sees Disaster to Home
Earlier Mr.. Hoover had stated
at Newark that Democratic vic.
tory next week, bringing with it
change in policies, would
''bring disaster to the fireside of
every home in this nation" He
declared:
"They are proposing changes
and new deals which would
destroy the very foundations
Of our American system. If
they are brought about, this
win not be the America which
we have known in the past"
Mr.. Hoover described "The
American system" as being based
upon ordered liberty, through
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G. G.
D
TOTAL-$19SO
SECOND RACE-War Glory, MetauruS. Canon Law.
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PIMLICO RESULTS

(cOpyriEht 1889 by Daily Racing Form Publishing Coz
WEATHER CLEAR TRAC KSLOPPY
ACE-Two miles. Time, AO1 1-5 Off at 1O1.
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the line" (meaning Mason and Dixon).
Admiral Grayson says: "Only way the d.
can lose is to sell out.''
So take your choice.
(Copyrisht 1899. BY McNauEht syndcatsl
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
It's Summer NOLU
In Gay Argentine

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. / (IN.S0
Summer time" was in effect
throughout Argentina today. The
country went on the daylight
saving schedule at midnight, set
ting clocks ahead one hour.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-29
WALES PRIVATE
DETECTIVE NOW
BACK ON DUTY

LONDON, Sept. 90. U.P)-Inspec-
tor Burt, protecting shadow to the
Prince of Wales, is back on duty
again after a serious breakdown in
health. His greatest regret is that
illness prevented his accompanying
the prince on the recent Mediter-
ranean trip.
Burt is more than a detective for
the prince; he is general handy
man, large part of whose duties
involves having in his pocket what
ever the prince may have forgotten
to bring along. 1t may be cigarets,
a pipe, cap, muffler, or rain
coat.
Indeed, "Burt's like magician"
once observed the prince, who has
a great personal regard for his
shadow. There is simply nothing
he does not seem able to supply"
The inspectors association with
the Prince of Wales dates from the
days of the war, when he went to
France as a member of a small
band of Scotland Yard officers de-
tailed for detective duty with Brit
ish headquarters. He was in due
course attached to the princes
staff. When the war was over, it
was at the princes personal re-
quest that Burt was appointed to
his staff as personal detective.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-29
Boy Scouts Seek
More Members

With its aim of 600 Scouts and IS
troops by December 81, the local
Scout council is entering with en-
thusiasm into the 10-year program
of growth sponsored by the nation
al council.
H. E. Lounsbury, Scout executive,
states that the membership drive
will begin at once and that pros
poets are bright for formation of
several new troops. The council is
composed of 20 troops at present.
President Hoover is cooperating
in this campaign and will present
achievement awards to each coun-
Gil which makes its gain and to
each troop. The main objective of
the campaign, according to Louns-
bury, is to increase the number of
Scouts and the tenure of Scouts,
so that boys will remain in the or
ganization for four years, begin
ming at II and ending at 10 years
of age. Sea Scouting has been in
troduced to care for the older ooys.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-29
CHAMBER HEARS INTERESTING
INFORMATION ON CITY SCHOOLS

Interesting figures on the growth
of the public schools and conse-
quent reduction in per capita cost
of operation were quoted at last
nights Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce dinner by Prof. j. l..
House, principal of Central Union
high school and junior college and
B. NJ. Gruwell, city superintendent
of Ell Centre schools. C. B. Col
Inns, county superintendent of
schools, also spoke, explaining the
reduction in cost of operating
schools throughout the county.
Professor House stated that 500
pupils are enrolled in the local high
school this year, as compared with
442 at the end of the first week
last year, an increase of eight per
cent. Junior college has $50 stu
dents enrolled, compared with 1876
last year, an increase of 10 per
cent, and an increase of 40 per
cent over two years ago. These
figures are particularly interesting
when one considers that no bus is
being operated from Calexico. Holt
vile nor Imperial this year because
of reduced operation costs, and
Professor House stated that, if the
buses were running and the jun
ior college had adequate quarters,
separate from high school, there
is no question but that the enroll
ment would jump to $50 students.
The high school program in
cludes six separate courses this
year, with Sc different subjects
available in all courses to suit the
varied interests and needs of the
pupils. One hundred and fifteen
classes are conducted daily with 80
to 35 pupils to class, which in
dictated the fact that the local
high school is filled to capacity.
The average daily attendance per
teacher is higher in the Ell Centre
high school than in other schools
of the valley or state and cost of
operation is lower.
Costs of operation given by the
speaker were of interest to Ell Gen.
tro taxpayers. Based on assessed
property valuations the assessed
valuation per child in Central IN
ion high school district is $751;
as compared with $24,722 per child
for the county, and figures rang
ing from $19,3O3 to $43,315 for 9TH
er high school districts. These fig
ures indicate that Ell Centre has
half again as many children in
high school per $1,000 valuation as
the county as a whole and three
times as many as some districts of
the county. The cost of operation
per child has dropped in the past
seven years from $27682 to $179.01
in Ell Centre as compared with
S188.97 for the state of Califor-
MIA, $238.77 for the county and
amounts ranging from $234.60 to
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-29
Police Have Time
With Balky Mule

NEW ORLEANS, La. Sept. %.
U.P)-A preverse creature is Yvonne
and quite naturally, since she is
not only feminine out a mule.
When police approached to arrest
her Negro owners for not having a
peddlers license, they fled and left
Yvonne in the hands of the law.
The law consisted in this case of
one policeman. He tried to get
Yvonne to Jail.
BY dint of much pulling and
strain Yvonne arrived at the jail
house. She wouldn't go in, how
ever. She put her foot down-in
fact, all four of them-and it was
only by the work of several police
men that she was showed on to a
vacant lot while search was made
for her owners. They have not
been found. There's nothing to be
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-29
New York City
Election Ordered

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-U.P)-
The appellate division today re-
versed the order of Supreme Court
Justice John E. Mcclellan and di-
rected that a mayoral election
should be held in New York City,
Nov. 8.
The higher court held that May
or Joseph v. Mckee had no legal
right to hold office after January
l, without first winning indorse-
ment of the electorate at the No
vember general elections. Tam
many Hall leac=rs had insisted
MsKee was not entitled to serve out
the complete tenn of the resigned
Mayor Walker.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-09-29
Z Late News

$75O,0OO in a similar suit filed last
week.
ONTARIO, Calf, Sept. 30. -
City Judge George R. Holbrook, 81,
who came here in 1893 when there
were only two houses in Ontario,
died yesterday of pneumonia con-
tracted while returning from a visit
to his sister, Mrs Elizabeth Thomp-
son, "a, in Boston.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 20. - I'm
confirmed reports reaching here
said Russian submarine had sunk
in the Gulf of Finland with a loss
of 35 men after a collision with the
Danish steamer Peter Mersk. The
Danish ship was said to have
reached Leningrad badly damaged.
. Shipping men here awaited con-
firmation of the Peter Mersks
captain, as a similar report of the
loss of a Russian submarine re-
Gently proved unfounded.
VATICAN CITY, Sept. 29-John
Bernard MacGinley, bishop of Mon
terey and Fresno, Calf, was trans
ferred today to the titular see of
Croe Epirus by Pope Plus XXI. The
bishop requested exoneration of his
diocese due to i'll health.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Earle
Ir1n fr
day asked the federal radio COM
mission to change the frequency of
station KECA from 1880 to 780 kill
ocycles. The applicant requested
permission to use the facilities of
station KIM, Los Angeles, and
KEW, Burbank, Calf.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.-Be-
cause he does mot belong to the
wing of the Republican party which
the administration represents"
Senator Lynn j. Frazier, North Da-
kota, said today he would not sup
port President Hoover for re-elec-
ton. Frazier, known as an "insur-
gent" Republican, did not say he
would support Governor Roosevelt.
He indicated he will maintain &
hands off" policy.
INDIO, Calf, Sept. 29.-Dep-
uty Sheriff Ben Decreveceour,
veteran desert peace officer, began
an investigation today into the
death of John F. Martin, Coachella
valley resident whose body was