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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

What, "Uncle Andy resigning? The
knee breeches must have been too bind
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
Editorial Page
and
Features
COOPERATION NEEDED

fONCEDING that road improvement
work is of vital necessity it would
seem that it might be done with some
consideration for the travelling public
a statement that will meet with the ap-
proval of numerous valley residents de-
layed yesterday in returning from the
mountains by blasting on the new San
Diego highway.
A little observation on the part of the
contractors doing the work would have
shown them that there is heavy traffic
back to the valley on Monday morning,
prior to o'clock.
People are anxious to get back to work
on time and it is unfair to them to hold
them up for long time thereby Great
ing traffic jam which prevents any at
tempts to make up the delay without ex-
posing all enroute to considerable dam
ger.
1t would seem that the blasting could
be arranged so that it might be done later
or earlier in the day. The contractor no
doubt has his schedule but it seems fair
er to re-arrange that than to throw sew
eral hundred people off schedule.
People accept detours and delays in
cident to road Improvement in a fine
spirit. They recognize the truth that the
delays incidental to improvement are
really for their own good, and they want
to cooperate.
Would it not be possible for the con-
tractor, in case he does not find it possi-
bic to shift his schedule, to place some
word of warning relative to blasting
hours, along the detours? There are all
sorts of other signs and if advance notice
of the intention to blast could be given,
motorists would be more than willing to
cooperate by adjusting their departure
from the mountains accordingly.
1t is not fair to censure the contractors.
They have their work to do in a limited
amount of time, and under difficult con-
ditions. But little cooperation on both
sides would do a great deal to prevent
such snarl as happened yesterday
morning, with its resulting crash of tenn
pers and disagreeableness on the part of
all concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST

Continued high temperature and
low humidity in the interior; gentle
changeable wirrdS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

The Hoover fortune is reported to be
badly shrunken. That is one distinction
that the President cannot claim as his
own.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

MA" Ferguson coming back? May
be yes, maybe no.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

What is wrong with the local cam
paign? Seems to be slow warming up.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

No matter what one thinks, getting
the bonus army out of the capital with
out any serious trouble on either side,
is real accomplishment for all con-
cerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

Cuba seems to be almost as excited as
it was before '98.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

Maybe Italy is building warships in
secret, but one might as well try to carry
a bass drum in secret.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-26

Reparations may be reduced, war debts
may be scaled downward, but Wilhelm
is definitely in the discard.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
ACTION DEFERRED
ON GAS REDUCTION
Directors of Company to
Await Further Data-State-
ment Likely in Week.

The board Of directors of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co., at its regular
quarterly meeting today. deferred action
on voluntary reduction in gas rates
until further data on the subject IS
available.
President Marcy Sperry Of the COM
pany said, after the meeting, the board
probably would have communication
ready for the Public Utilities CommiS-
sion on the subject by next Wednesday.
The board declared the usual quar-
terly dividend of 80 cents per share on
the capital stock.
The Public Utilities Commission last
week served notice on the company that
a public hearing would be held to con-
slider reduction in the company's rates.
but in view of the present economic
situation offered the company an al
tentative of submitting to an interloc-
utory order, temporarily reducing rates
between August l and January l, by
which time the valuation of the COM
pany's properties will have been COM
pleted.
This action was taken on petitions
by the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions and Peoples Counsel Richmond
B. Keech. Mr.. Keech claimed the last
rate reduction was designed to reduce
the companys income by 1921, 1000 per
annum. but that, on the contrary, its
effect has been a substantial increase.
The federation claimed that the COM
pany is making more than 13 per cent
return per annum on its valuation.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
INQUEST TO OPEN
IN BUS ACCIDENT
Crash in Which T. M. Conn
Died to Be Investigated
by Coroner.

An inquest was to be begun this
afternoon into the death of T. NJ. Conn,
so, of zebulon, N. c.. who was killed
July II when the automobile in which
he was passenger was in collision with
bus on the Highway Bridge.
The inquest was scheduled on the
release from Emergency Hospital of
Jesse Beaman, %, Of Spring Hope, N. c.,
said by police to be the driver of the
car in which Conn was killed. The
driver of the bus, William c. Vair, 26,
of Alexandria, Va, also will appear at
the inquest.
Another passenger in the automobile
which Beaman was driving. Fentos
Crocker, 46. of Seaboard. N c., is
recovering at Emergency Hospital
Two children were injured. one seri-
ously, in traffic accidents yesterday aft
ernOon.
Six-year- r-old Roland Taylor. 225 F
street northeast, is in an undetermined
condition at Casualty Hospital with a
possible skull fracture suffered when
run down by an automobile while cross
ing Fourth street northeast.
The driver of the car. according to
police, was James w. Avery, "a Bryant
street northeast. Appellee test showed
his brakes to be in good condition and
the motorist was not held.
Robert Lanham, 8. was. cut and
bruised about the head. when hit by
an automobile while crossing the street
near his home at 1851 w street south
east. Herman D. Owens, OXon Hill,
Md, was the driver of the car. accord
ing to police Investigators were in
formed the child ran from behind a
parked automobile into the path OF
Owens machine
Evening star., 1932-07-20
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
MEETING DELAYED
Commission to Consider
Forming Organization to
Care for Archives.
ARMY BENEFIT TO BE HELD FRIDAY.

The Public Buildings Commission to-
day postponed until later date. to be
announced by Chairman Smoot, the
meeting scheduled for this morning to
discuss a number of problems relating
to ALLEGATION of space for several Gov
ernment agencies.
Another question awaiting considera-
ton by the commission is the formation
of an organization to take charge of the
Government archives that are to be
assembled in the Archives Building
when it is completed. Plans for the
proposed heating plant for the Potomac
Park group of buildings is another
problem that was to have been discussed
today.
One of the next moves contemplated
by the Federal Government is shifting
the Federal Trade Commission, now at
Eighteenth street and Constitution ave
nue., into another temporary building
some two blocks westward The Pan
American Union contemplates erection
of ST ,O00 900 Office building on the
site now occupied by the commission,
which is scheduled to be housed in
quarters recently vacated by Depart
ment of Labor units.
ALLEGATION Of space in the new Justice
Department Building, under construc-
ton at Tenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, is another subject to be dis
cussed by the commission when 1t
meets.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
REPORT ON AUDIT
seen THIS WEEK
State Auditor Confers With Prose
cutor in Preparing Airing.
ton Trials.
Bx a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

By staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va. July 20.-Full reports on
the audits of the books of both former
Treasurer E. Wade Ball and former
County Clerk William H. Duncan will
probably be filed in the clerks office
here before the week is out. it was
announced yesterday by T. Coleman
Andrews, State auditor of public &C
counts.
Andrews. Assistant Attorney General
Collins Denny. jr.. and L. Mccarthy
Downs, who had charge Of the clerk S
Office audit, all arrived here yesterday
and Immediately went into conference
with Commonwealth's Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas on the preparation
of data for the trials of Ball and
Duncan. The former will go on trial
August Is and the latter August d.
While neither Andrews nor Denny
would give any definite information
as to their reasons for being here,
other than to offer their assistance to
Douglas Denny said that he would
have a statement to make before he
left today.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
POSSE HAS ORDERS
T0SHOOT ON SIGHT
AttaCker of Markham Couple
Believed in Hiding on Rat
tIesnake Mountain.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

MARKHAM, Va, July 20.-The COL
ored man who assaulted Henry L. BaX
ley, prominent fruit grower, and his 34
year-old wife in their home here Mon
day morning was believed still to be in
this vicinity today as police and armed
citizens continued the manhunt begun
two days ago.
Ordered to Shoot on Sight.
The asseilant of the couple was iden-
tilted by Mrs. Baxley as Shadrack
Thompson, whose wife formerly was
employed as cook in the BaXley home.
He is thought to be hiding in one of
the numerous caves on Rattlesnake
Mountain and orders have been issued
for the posse to shoot him on sight.
Thompson Is said to have entered
the Baxley home between 3 and 4
o'clock Monday morning and to have
beaten Mr.. BaXley into unconsclousnes5
with a club. He then dragged Mrs.
Baxley into the woods a mile away.
where she was found three hours later
in a serious condition.
Mrs. Baxley Improved.
DR.. Barton Cooke Hirst of Phiadel-
phia. uncle of Mrs. Baxley. said today
that her condition is improving. Grim
inal charges have been placed against
Thompson.
The fugitive colored man is believed
to be armed and it is thought he was
intoxicated at the time Of the assault.
Police of several counties are co-operat-
ing in the search and armed patrols
are securing Fauquier County. The
use of bloodhounds yesterday proved un
successful.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
ENGRAVING BUREAU
TO CONTINUE POLICY
Will Retain Five-and.Half-D Day
Week Under Furlough Plan
Used for Years.

The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, pioneer in using the furlough for
Government employees, will continue to
operate as usual on a five a-half-
day week. it was learned officially today.
Operations are continuing at the bu-
reau much as in the past. except for
the compulsory 24-day payless "legisla-
tive" furlough made necessary by the
economy act. This will be administered,
according to Alvin W. Hall. director of
the bureau. under the McCarl decision,
which provides the regulations and ac-
counting procedure.
The other furlough. which has been
in operation in the bureau for years,
will continue Mr.. Hall said. with slight
changes to meet the fuctuating de-
mands upon the bureau
The bureau probably has made more
extensive use of the furlough than any
other organization in the Government
and was pointed to as an example of
successful operation of a furlough when
the economy bill was under considera-
tion in Congress.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
c. &P. SAVING PUT
NEAR 1O PER CENT
At UTILITY PROBE
Salary Slash Used as Argu-
ment for Lower Telephone
Rates Here.
HEARING TO RESUME
ON VALUATION FIGURE
Washington Second City in U. S.
in Percentage of Subscribers,
Engineer Says.

Economies resulting to the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co. from
laying off employees one day week will
be calculated and used in the rate
case pending before the Public Utilities
Commission as an additional argument
for reduction in Washingtons tele-
phone rates, it was learned today.
The public hearing before the COM
mission was adjourned yesterday after
a days testimony on valuation figures.
1t will be resumed at 10 o'clock tomor-
row
The lay-off plan was described in
an Associated Press dispatch from
New York and was said to involve cut
ting the working week to five days.
with an accompanying loss in pay.
Out of every dollar Of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co.'S expenses,
the dispatch said. 65 cents goes in
wages.
A cut of one-siXth in wages. therefore,
would mean a cut of more than 10 per
cent in operating expenses, and the
commission. which claims the rates OF
the local telephone system already pro-
duce too much revenue, will use this
saving to bolster its case for rate re-
duction.
Rate Base Differs.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. is part OF the A. 7, o. I.
system. all of its capital stock being
owned by the A. T. & T.
At the hearing yesterday a difference
of S9,000000 developed between the
claims of the commission and the COM
pany as to what should be considered
the rate base of the properties for the
purposes of the present hearing. The
difference between the figures for the
reproduction cost new of the property
today was immaterial. the company
the commission claiming s3l,332, l04 by
calculations on modified "Spllt-ln-
ventory' basis.
But the company claimed the COM
mission had no right to deduct depre-
citation, this being matter reserved
to the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, while the commission, through
its witness, Thomas R. Tate, said that
between six and a half and eight and
a half million dollars should be de-
Quoted for depreciation, with an extra
half-million- dollar deduction for prop
erty used wholly in interstate COM
Many Subscribers Here.
These figures. arrived at by Tate
from the company'S own inventories
and applying the service lives to the
various pieces of property calculated
by the company itself, were claimed by
him to be conservative, and the re-
sulting valuation figure, less deprecia-
ton of S22 926474 ian average OF the
two depreciation deductions), was said
to be generous.
H. R. Whiting. valuation engineer,
testified for the commission that Wash
ington is exceeded only by San Fran
cisco in the density of telephones in
proportion to population and that this
fact ought to make operating costs per
subscriber here relatively low.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
REZONING FOR DAIRY
STRUCTURE IS DENIED
Prince Georges Commissioners Up
hold Planning Body, Claiming
Interference With Park Plans.
~ staff Correspondent of The Star.

By staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July 90
After Irwin Owings, chairman OF the
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, had declared that
rezoning of the property as commercial
would interfere with nlars fer park de-
velopment the Prince Georges County
commissioners yesterday upheld the
park and planning commission in de-
clining to change the classification of
a piece of property on Queen Chapel
road near Ager road from residential
to commercial. as requested by S. H.
Harvey. Mr. Harvey planned to build
a one-story dairy building on the prop
erty
The commissioners appropriated 81 900
for construction CT a bridge ever Rock
Creek Branch on the North Keys
Baden road and $500 to repair the
Marlboro Alexandria road.
Resignation of Dewey Groves as
chairman of the Melwood District Road
Committee, was accepted and Reginald
Pumphrey was appointed his successor.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
N'KELLAR CITES
ADDED EXPENSES
OF FOUR BILLIONS
7 TenneSseean Takes Issue
With Senator Jones on
Savings by Congress.
PLAN FOR FURLOUGHS
"UNFAIR AND UNJUST"
Adjustment of Some Government
Bureaus Advocated as
Economy Measure.

In statement giving his view of
the record of the recent session of
Congress in the making of appropria-
tions. Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee, last night took issue with
the estimated savings as outlined in a
similar statement a few days ago by
Chairman Jones of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee.
Referring to the furlough plan for
Government employees, Senator Nickel
lar renewed his opposition to it, de-
scribing the plan as unfair and un-
just"
In discussing expenditures generally,
Senator McKellar stated:
Appropriations Increase.
"At the last session of Congress we
appropriated S5,l78,524, ,96795. At the
session OF Congress just closed we ap-
propriated s9156. .829 ,627 %, or differ
ence of S3978, 3O4 ,659.27. showing how
much more the Congress appropriated
at the session just ended than in the
previous session.
In arriving at his total of s9156, 82e,-
o 80
cost of the debt moratorium, and tne
bonds or debentures provided for IN
emergency legislation under the recon-
struction Finance Corporation.
"Of course, it may be argued" Sen
ator McKellar admitted. that the Re-
construction Finance Corporation eX-
penditures are investments, and that
the Government will get back Its money
It may get back some OF 1t, or II may
not"
Would Abolish Bureaus.
Senator McKellar agreed there was
a saving in the total appropriated 1or
the various Government departments.
The only increases In this table, he
said, are for interest on the pubic DEBT
and the debt retirement fund.
Discussing the furlough plan. Senator
McKellar said that in his opinion IT was
taken up by the administration to pre-
vent greater reductions. He previously
referred to the fact that the Senate
Economy Committee had advocated
fiat 10 per cent pay cut instead OF the
furlough system. Further reductions IN
Government expenditures in future, In
cluding abolition of some bureaus, was
advocated by the Tennesseean.
Chairman Jones, in his statement al
the close Of the session, stated that total
appropriations. including regular an
deficiencies. have been reduced from
s56l8.546 098l8 10 S4.76l.l92,47924, a
reduction of 1857. 1853 .5l894. To this he
added estimated savings under the
economy law of s15O000O00. making a
total reduction Of Sl007.353, 1884.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
Automobile OVERTURNS
IN CRASH HURTING TRIO
Occupants Only Slightly Injured
When One Car Is Nearly De-
molished in Collision.

Three men were slightly injured in
an automobile collision at Sixteenth
and D Streets northeast at noon today
when one automobile overturned and
was virtually demolished.
James Mclean, 40, of 1876 F street
northeast, driver of one of the cars,
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
cuts on the head, bruises and shock. Nc
Lean. an agent for the NARROW Coal
Co.. was going west on D street when
the accident occurred.
The driver of the other car, James
Brown, colored, of the 1900 block Of
Second street southeast was going
south on Sixteenth street. The latter
autmobile overturned. Brown was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
about the face and body and bruises.
Another occupant of Browns automo-
bile. James Carter, 10, colored, of the
300 block of Sixth street northeast
escaped with minor lacerations and
bruises. All three were discharged fol-
lowing treatment.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
CAMPAIGN PROBES
AWAIT COMPLAINTS
Senate Committee Rejects Missouri
Senatorial Fight Protest as
insufficient.

BY the Associated Press.
One senatorial investigating committee
today is all set up and ready, but with
no place to go.
That's the way Senator Howell, Re
publican, of Nebraska, presents the
picture of the present status Of the
special Campaign Expenditures Com
mittee that he heads.
Asked If he expected plenty of work
after the campaigns get in full stride,
Howell smiled and said:
why. I think So
He explained the committee couldn't
investigate unless there were complaints.
So far the committee has been asked
to make only one inquiry. and that into
the Democratic senatorial campaign in
Missouri. This was turned down on
the ground that insufficient material
to support an investigation was pre-
sented.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
BONUS MARCHER IS ARRESTED
AS FUGITIVE AFTER II YEARS
Says He Escaped Prison Because Promised Parole on
kidnapping Charge Was Not Given Him.

ties. explaining he escaped from the
penitentiary when a promised parole
failed to materialize.
On the advice of a District attorney,
he said, according to police, he pleaded
guilty to a charge Of kidnapping Paul
Hopping, 12-year-old son of a Batavia,
Ohio, barber, in November, 1919. The
prosecutor, he said, promised to OBJ
tain his release in IA months in con-
sideration of the guilty plea.
Murphy. according to information
given police. was arrested in 1920,
after having taken the boy to Los
Angeles. Murphy's defense, it was
said, was that the boys mother had
asked him to take the youngster away,
but later changed her mind and de-
cided to prosecute him. The boy was
returned to his home, however.
Shortly after going to the peni-
tentiary he became a trusty and when
the promised parole failed to ma
terialize he '.ismply walked or"
Evening star., 1932-07-20

After IL years of freedom, Apollo De
Belvediere Murphy, 4S-year-old bonus
marcher, was being held by police TO-
day as convict who escaped from the
Ohio State Penitentiary at Columbus
after serving IA months of sentence
on a kidnapping charge.
Murphy, who was booked for inves-
tigation following his arrest yesterday
went to the Navy Department Bureau
of Navigation to obtain a duplicate dis
charge certificate. Clerks checking
over his record found flyer" sent out
by Columbus police in 1920 asking his
arrest. The circular was attached to
Murphy's record as a private in the
9Th Regiment of Marines from May,
1918, to September, 1919.
One of the clerks informed Fred
Moore, floor head Of the bureau, who
summoned Policeman B. F. Bean.
Murphy was taken to t6e third pre-
cinct, where he Is said to have ad-
mitted being wanted by Ohio authori-
Evening star., 1932-07-20
FIRE-POLlCE PROMOTIONS
REQUIRE HOOVER O. K.
Notice by Civil Service Commis-
sion Affects Several Under
Consideration.

The Police and Fire Departments
have been notified by the Civil Service
Commission that the operation of the
new company act, effective July l, pro-
hibits any promotions within the de-
partments without the special permis-
sion of President Hoover.
Several promotions are under consid-
Grafton in the Police Department now.
Vacancies exist for a captain, lieu
tenant an da sergeant. the latter in the
Women's Bureau The District Com
missioners, the Police Department has
been informed, plans to request Presi-
dent Hoover for authority to allow pro-
motions to be made by heads of Police
and Fire Departments.
Evening star., 1932-07-20
COLORED AHACKER
HUNTED BY POSSE
Flees After He Is Reported to
Have Attempted to Drag
Woman From Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LEONARDTOWN. Md, July 2o-A
posse of Southern Maryland residents.
headed by Deputy Sheriff John c.
Smith of this place. is securing the
vicinity of Abel, about Is miles north
of here, for an unidentified colored man
who is reported to have attempted an
attack at 2:30 o'clock this morning
upon Mrs. Webster Owens, 80. of Abel,
while she lay sleeping in her home with
her young daughter.
The alleged attacker was traced to a
school house some distance from Abel,
but there was lost and he has been
unseen since a short time after the
attempted attack.
Mrs. Owens, according to the report
to authorities, was sleeping with her
young daughter near window in her
home, when she was awakened by a
colored man, whom she says tried to
drag her through the window. Her
screams awakened her husband Sleep
ing in an adjoining room, but before
he arrived on the scene the colored
man made good his escape.