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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
STATES GET
R. F. c. AID
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. U.P)-
Governors of Is states have filed
relief reports with the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation, prepar-
atory to asking federal loans to aid
their state during January and
February.
Similar reports from other states
are exepcted to arrive at the rate
of five a day during the remain
der of this week, officials said.
These detailed statistics will be fol-
lowed by formal applications for
r. F. G. funds to supplement pri-
vate and state contributions to al
leviate distress. All but one of the
loans made thus far were to meet
needs only to the first of January.
Twelve state have found it un-
necessary so far to request federal
aid in caring for their unemployed
and destitute. There are Califor-
mia, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Nebras-
ka, New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wyoming.
Should these states need federal
aid during the coming months,
every possible assistance would be
quickly extended by the corpora
ton, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
Accused Finance
Men Out On Bail

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 90 U.P)-
Douglas H. Riker, former president
of the Runnymede Finance COM
pany, and William T. Wallace, who
was vice president and sales man
ager of the concern, will be ar
raigned in federal court next
Monday on charges of mail fraud
They gained their liberty under
$4,000 bond each late yesterday.
The men were indicted secretly
last week on charges arising from
alleged misuse of the mails in con-
nection with the promotion of the
Runnymede Poultry project, said to
be the worlds largest.
thousands of investors allegedly
were swindled of more than $4,000
600 in the venture, now declared to
be hopelessly insolyent.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
Posses Hunting
Negro Radicals

REELTOWN,, Ala, Dec. 20. U.P)
Three hundred men joined posses
today and started search for Ne
gro radicals believed to have insti-
gated yesterdays sanguinary up
rising which left at least one Ne
gro dead, an unknown number OF
Negroes and four officers wounded.
At the head of a mounted band
rode Sheriff Jake Howell, of Talla-
poosa county, and Sheriff j. H.
Golden, of Elmore county.
simultaneously, another posse
composed of scores of farmers.
loaded shotguns, revolvers, rifles
and automatics in their automo-
biles and began a man hunt over
the soggy swamp road Of Talla-
pooSa county's southern edge.
More than a dozen wounded Ne
groes were wandering in the hills
near here today after a pitched
gun battle between 100 Negro rad
icals and four officers around a
Negro cabin III the cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
TAMMANY AND WALKER TARGETS
FOR NEW SEABURY BROADSIDE

counsel was responsible for the Sc
verest house cleaning administered
to Tammany Hall since the days
of Tweed.
Not satisfied, Seabury fired an
other broadSide at Tammany today.
THE city of New York has been
relieved of the presence of mayor
whose career in office was an af-
front to its citizenship" he said,
"but it is with a sense of shame
that we must admit that those
who were responsible for him still
control the government of the
greatest city in the world"
Seabury introduced into the Of
cial record for the first time the
name of Miss Compton, who re-
Gently went to Europe on the boat
that also had Walker as passen-
ger. In previous hearings she had
been referred to as the unnamed
person" who received $500
check from Walkers brokerage ac-
count and a large sum from his
financial agent, Russell T. Sher-
wood.
Seabury recommended the re-
noval of Henry Bruckner, borough
president of the Bronx, William
j. Flynn, his commissioner of pub
lie works, and Joseph p Mckay,
commissioner of weights and meas
ures. He termed the decision of
Supreme Court Justice Ellis j.
Staley, in which he defined the
procedure he thought Governor
Roosevelt should follow at Walkers
removal hearing, as Judicial i'm
pertinence." Walker placed his res
ignation while the hearing was still
in progress on Staley's decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
bad WEATHER
. H|TSPANT THEIRS

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 20. U.P) -
Cold, misty weather greeted the
University of Pittsburgh football
squad when it arrived here today
for one day stopover enroute to
California where Pitt faces Uni
versity of Southern California in
the annual Tournament of Roses
game.
The train bearing the Pittsburgh
players was delayed by bad wea-
ther, which forbade holding work.
outs at scheduled stops. Coach John
Sutherland said he would hold a
short practice on Southern Metho-
dist university's field this after
noon. Rain and freezing weather
which has made the gridiron a
quagmire may force the Pittmen
to hold their workout indoors.
Coach Sutherland said his squad
of SO men was in good condition
with one exception. His cripple,
Captain Paul Reider, is not expect
ed to get into the game against
the Californians.
The Pittsburgh coach said his
men were badly in need OF exercise
and bemoaned the fact that be-
cause of delayed train schedules he
was unable to give them an hours
exercise at Little Rock, Ark, last
night. An hours stopover at st.
Louis was cut down to Is minutes
he said.
The visitors were taken to the
Dallas Athletic club which will be
the teams headquarters for today.
Their special train will leave
here tonight at 7 p. m. A one hour
stopover at Ell Paso is scheduled
before they arrive at Tucson, Ariz.,
where the team will hold workouts
for 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
Suing Says German
Steel Used In Dam

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. U.P)-
DR.. Elwood Mead, commissioner of
reclamation of the interior depart
ment said today that allegations
concerning the use of German
steel in Hoover dam construction
had been brought to his attention
but that he as yet had found no
reason for an investigation.
Mead said that in cases of COM
petitive bidding the contract went
to the low bidder, regardless of
domestic or foreign affiliations.
His only knowledge of the Ger
man steel allegations he said came
from Representative Swing (Rep.l
California, who informed him OF
receipt of letter on the subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
JUDGE DOUBTS GUILT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. W.P)-
James L. O'Keefe, formerly of East
st. Louis, ILL.,, for the next five
years must stay away from any
gambling or liquor resort as terms
of his probation granted after a
federal jury had convicted him of
manslaughter in the Staying of
Charles M. Bozeman, a dice deal
er, on the gambling ship Rose
Isle. O'Keefe was paroled by
Judge Frank H. Norcross who said
he wasn't convinced the suspect
was guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
Illness Fatal To
MeIoIond Resident

r. c. Breedlove, As, proprietor Of
the Meloland store, died at his
home at an early hour this morn
ing after a brief illness.
He was born in San Diego and
came to the valley in 1910 where he
was grading contractor for years.
He recently purchased the Melo-
land store.
His survivors are two sisters, Mrs.
Josephine Fleishman, former Ell
Centro teacher and Mrs. Lula Tim
mons, and three brothers, Phil,
Jack and Charles, all of Los An
geles.
The body is at Lemons funeral
establishment awaiting funeral ar
rangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
ANlnLlL;-.e
V SOS:

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10.
(SpeciaD-See where France
has Paul -Boncour to form a
new cabinet. Six years ago in
Geneva at a disarmament con-
ference he was head of Frances
delegation and I saw quite a
lot of him.
He is very able, 1 have al
ways wondered since then why
they never used him more.
France will pay and it can't
possibly hurt them as bad as it
will some of our writer's, and
American financiers.
1 never saw people so brok-
enhearted over our country re-
ceiving a little dab of money.
Congress voting on beer again
today. 1t passed the people.
but they can't get it through
congress.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
BY DELOS SMITH
United Press Staff Correspond,

UnIted PfeSS Staff correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. = Samuel
Seabury, ''tiger" hunter in New
York Citys political jungle, today
renewed his castigation of ex-may-
CT James j. Walker and those "re-
sponsible for him." officially linked
Walkers name with Betty Comp
ton, actress; urged removal of
three officials and criticized two
supreme court justices.
The criticisms and suggestions
we're in a second report to the Hof-
stadter legislative committee now
winding up its investigation into
New York City affairs. Seabury as
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
COLLEGE GETS ESTATE

PASADENA, Dec 20. U.P)-Brown
University of Providence was be-
queathed the entire estate of the
late Mrs. Helen Grant Martin in
honor of her son, a Brown alum
nus, who died during the World
war Amount of the estate was
not given in the will but it was
believed 10 be considerable. Mrs.
Martin. who died Saturday. pro-
yided II the institution failed to
accept the bequest 1t would go to
Houghton Metcalf, of Glendora,
Calf, a former chum of her sons.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
Better Weather In
North OF State

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. (UP)
Fair weather was due to return
to northern California today in the
wake of the first heavy rain OF
1882.
Many places received more than
an inch of rain during the past "a
hours. In San Francisco, LOT inches
was reported. This exceeded the
previous total for the entire year.
Rainfall thus far in 1882 has
been far below normal over the
northern half of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
PREbLE GETS
APPO|N NTMENT
AS SUPERVISOR
Named By Rolph When Techni-
cality Clouds Right To Office
After August Election.
OATH TAKEN YESTERDAY
County Clerk Says Swearing In
Accomplished Without Know
ing About Appointment.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20. U.P)-
Governor Rolph today announced
he had appointed A. Y. Preble of
Imperial to the board of supervis-
orS of Imperial county for a term
expiring January l, 1885.
The appointment was made, the
governor explained, to remove tech
nicalities surrounding the office, to
which Preble was elected at the
last election He will start his elec-
tive term January l, 1888.
After January l A. Y. Preble
will hold office as supervisor from
the Imperial district, not because
he was elected by popular vote of
at the primary election, but be-
cause he was appointed by Gov.
James Rolph, Jr. after he failed to
qualify by posting bond within 80
Gays after the election.
At least this was the inference
drawn today when it was discover
ed that Preble appeared at the
county clerks office yesterday,
posted bond furnished by Mark
Washburn, and took the oath of
office.
Edward H. Law, county clerk,
said this afternoon that he knows
nothing of the matter, except that
Freble posted bond and was sworn
in yesterday. Law, himself, ad-
did not look at documents carried
by Preble. The county clerk did
not know whether Preble had been
appointed to the position, he said.
Definite news that Governor
Rolph had appointed Preble as SUI
pervisor came to The Press this
afternoon in the above United
Press dispatch from Sacramento.
Freble was named supervisor by
majority at the August primary
election. Legally, he was allowed
80 days in which to furnish bond
and take the oath Of office. He
took the oath, but failed to furn-
ish bond, believing that the bond
he had furnished for his present
term would carry over.
Error Discovered
Discovering his mistake about
two weeks ago, Preble went to c.
G.. Halliday in the district attor-
ney's office. Halliday, who is at
torney for the supervisors, discus
sed the matter with the supervisor,
with the result that an appoint
ment from the governor was sought
and secured.
Halliday was out of town early
this afternoon, and could not be
reached for a statement.
District Attorney Elmer w.
Heald explained, in speaking of
Prebles bond, that the first was
q continuing bond, covering Pre-
kle's present term of office, About
two weeks ago, after discovering
that the continuing bond would not
cover his next term, and after the
legal time for filing bond already
had expired, Preble filed second
bond.
Then, to prevent test in court
CT the legality of the second bond,
the appointment by Governor
Ttolph was secured and yesterday
another bond was filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-20
THORPE Has PAPoosE

Los ANGELES, Dec. 20. U.p)-
nlne-pound son was born today
10 Mrs. James Thorpe, wife of the
famous Indian athlete.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
Georgia City Cancels
Taxes for Period
of IL Months

FAIRBURN. Ga.-City taxes
are a thing of the past for
Fairburn citizens, so far as the
next IL months are concerned.
Despite the economic condi-
tions, Mayor Guy Hearn ex-
plains, the city treasury pos
sesses $4,000 in cash, a sum
sufficient to operate the muni-
cipality for a year. So the ad-
ministratior deemed it wise to
declare taxes off at a tiEle
when such action would be
most welcome.
The tax exemption applies to
railroads running through the
city, public utilities and indus
tries, as we'll as individual rrcp-
erty owners. The city has
population Of 2,503, according
to the 1880 census.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
j. s. EMPLOYEES
HEAD QUITS

Declaring himself out of sym.
pathy with the policy Of the Ma.
tional Federation of Federal EN-.
ployes, John Arthur Shaw, di.
rector Of the Veterans Employ
ment Service, yesterday sent his
resignation to j. S. Stanfield,
president of Local Union No. 2.
Mr.. Shaw and IA other mem
bers of Local No. 2 recently were
suspended by the national Off
GERS because they initiated a
movement for the reaffiliation Of
the employees organization with
the American Federation of La
Dor. The other ID remain on the
suspended list.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
HEAD-ON CRASH
!. FATAL To ONE

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, July
13.-Conrad woodward, 81. of
Charlestown. was killed and eight
injured early today in a head-on
collision of automobiles on the
Martinsburg Charleston Pike
south of here.
The accident occurred as Wood
ward and a party of four friends,
Abner Davis, william Bell, Jack
Ford and a Miss Dodd were re-
turning from a dance and crashed
into the automobile of Richard
Haas. of MiddlebUrg, Va, occu.
pied by four people.
Woodward died several minutes
after being admitted to hospi-
tai here.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
COMMUNITY PLAY

Young people Of Paris and Up.
perville, Va. will present The Pa
rade Of the Months" in the Hills
boro auditorium tonight. The Rev.
j. w. Seay is coach for the
troupe.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
FIESTA ON PATUxENT

A swimming party, supper and
vesper service about a camp fire
are planned by the Emory
Young Peoples Fellowship League
Friday afternoon at Shells
Bridge on the Patuxent River.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
BAsTILE DAY RITES

French residents are to be spe-
cial guests Of the July IA COM
memoration of the fall of the
Bastile, to be observed at Ross
dhu Castle tomorrow. Donald
Mcdonald is in charge of the af.
fair.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
CHAPLINE GIVEN PURSE

A purse of gold was presented
last night to Charles T. Chap
line. of the General Accounting Of
flee, at his home, 4407 Iowa Ave.
N. W., by clerks who had worked
under his direction. He was re-
tired July after SO years
service.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
BENEFIT FOR FIREMEN

Partial plans for luncheon for
the benefit of the Clarendon Vol.
unteer Fire Department were
made last night at a meeting of
the auxiliary. A definite date for
the affair will be determined
later.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22

Every American children just old enough walk
cid great grandparents that walk with difficulty is interested
in automobiles This the automobile that the great
at Indianapolis Ind this year. here the of the
car Mr. Harry Hart and the magnificent silver cup that Mr.
Harz for the third time now permanently his property
The car known as Hartzller car was built by Harry
Miller of Los Angeles, considered the best builder of
racing automobiles in the United States Cars built by him
have often Cars owned and raced by Harry Har
whom in the picture have often also Mr. Hartz
A. A. champion of the United States 1927 He has
been smashed up several times and is compelled to get
others to drive his racing Fred Frame the big
Indianapolis in this last spring with Henry Ford
honorary referee present and his Ed Ford driving the
car that started and paced the racers
You learn from this that it is SIZE but QUALITY
that most important in this world also how WELL and not
how BIG you do thing is what counts.
The engine Of this which attains speed of 135 miles
per hour on straight rum has bore only 2 inches in
diameter with stroke Of 3H inches. The engine total dis
ders compared with Ford four cylinder engine that has
than 200 cubic inches displacement.
This front drive The power of the engine, in
stead being applied the back wheels turning them
and pushing the forward the ordinary
is applied FRONT WHEELS turning them and pulling
the back wheels included after them This front wheel
drive is great advantage in racing enabling the driver to
turn corners much more sharply and quickly
You may wonder whether this high speed racing does any
good does great good To begin with forces designers
to compete with each other thirty forty different
racing to produce the strongest best material to stand the
strain.
makes necessary the production of tires that will not
melt burst under high speed and great heat tear apart
The old fashioned tires of twenty ago would be al
worthless many doughnuts if they put
going at high speed
Also the racing develops mechanical ideas which
afterwards adopted by all of the in commercial
use"
For instance the racing Indianapolis used
brakes long before they used ordinary
The interesting the picture next to Mr. Hartz with
the lady lightly dancing top of it, has been three
times by Of Mr. Hartzs and is now his property
forever. 49,.
is handsome you made to stay in place.
something carry around with you to show to your
friends $4,000 five thousand for the coin silver in
it, five thousand for the manufacturing
The English by the way still beat badly in racing speed
Of automobiles just they do in the racing speed of air
planes That is because the British interests itself
directly perfecng air and automobile engines It spent
two million dollars developing engine for automobiles It
has spent many times two million dollars developing great
air engines and swift types of automobiles
Uncle Sam hasn't any airpane with engine possessing
than 700 horsepower The British producing planes
of 1000 horsepower each. '.|'
Wise British. ought to learn from them. .tE
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
A Lesson In Civics
Congress Exercises It's Power

The absurdiy of the governmental sup of the District of
Columbia is we'll illustrated in bill recently introduced in
the by Senator Arthur Capper chairman of the Dis
trct Committee. '.'.
The bill would authorize the District health officer issue
permit for the removal of body from local cemetery
another
Consider the machinery which be in motion in
der to accomplish this simple object which, under reasonable
conditions should require only administrative by the
local health officer.
The Senate District Committee must first consider the bill
and report thereon
Nnetyx Senators then lay aside their many pressing
national affairs and deliberate and upon this
It must then be transmitted to the House which must refer
it to the House District Committee This group will
report on the measure to the full House.
On distant District day the full membership of the
House will act the The Senate will be notified
and the bill will be the President of the United
Upon approval of the bill by that august parsonage Dr. Fow
le the Health Officer will give the necessary permission
Still, Corporation Counsel Brides efforts to simplify the
local government meet with faiurel
The Washington times., 1932-12-22

Status Quo. ELSIE h"niNe"N
Yes, I know: we older ones
have to foot the bills for their
defiance. And they waste many
a good dollar and raise Cain
with our comfort. Which is
possibly the best thing that
could happen to us; for, be-
tween their Cain-raising and
our bill-paying things do get
changed for the better.
What started this? Holmes
M. Alexander, Princeton, 1928.
Holmes dosen't admire our
present world, and broadcasts
the fact with plenty Of en-
thusiasm through December
"Scribner's." Three years ago
he left college, an idealist,
ready to lick his weight in wild
cats. Now, with the wildcats
still unlocked, he is a wiser and
a madden young man. But he
still believes that one certain
thing will set this sad world
right. And what is that?
Listen:
What a Thought.
There is a message that
ought to be passed on to the
rising generation. It is this:
that what the country needs
is not their idealism but their
skepticism. 1 do not qualify
that term. I mean a jeering,
leering, sneering skepticism,
and enough of it to dilute
somewhat the far-flung guilt
bility of the masses" .
For, as Holmes proceeds to
point out, the masses suffer
because the masses are fooled.
And the masses are fooled be-
cause they believe too easily.
They take what's handed them
The Washington times., 1932-12-22

full native costume for what
they regard as our more civ
ilized" garb-the trousers, tai
lored coat and stiff hat.
This seems a pity-as well as
Illogical!
Why do men always start
any movement toward higher
civilization" or progress by
changing their clothes? What
has the outer garment to do
with the spiritual or intellec-
tual development Of the human
race?,
Adam and Eve began it, way
back in the Garden of Eden,
when they draped themselves
in fig leaves. No doubt, after
that, they went around high
hating all the animals, and
preaching modern culture"
and progressive reform"
The first thing a missionary
wants to do for the higher
education and salvation of the
savage, is to put him in a petit
coat. THAT makes him civil
ized," and turns him into an
intelligent citizen.
Kemal Pasha's first step to-
ward regenerating and reform
ing the warlike Turk was to
ban the charming and uncom-
Portable fez from Turkey and
put all his subjects in high
silk hats and hard-boiled
derbies. Modern trousers and
cutthroat linen collars soon
followed.
Just what IS the symbolism
of trousers? And what is the
charm of a derby hat. which
resembles nothing so much as
an inverted coffin? What
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
ONCE OVERS

out to their sorrow, quite the
reverse.
Superiors do not like to be
sidetracked in favor of their en-
ployeS or those beneath them in
Importance.
The man holding an under
position should not seek to be-
come too favorably known in a
personal way; he should under
stand that he is paid to make
the firm as whole stand out.
The reflected credit may be
his rightfully. but he should not
seek personal attention. when
he is representing company.
If not satisfied with reflected
credit he may find himself out
of competition with those more
entitled to recognition.
Copyrights, 1882, King Features --
syndicate, Ines
The Washington times., 1932-12-22

you think Of any part of the
anatomy that it covers or
adorns, which could not be
covered by a coat and shirt?
No! Like the appendix, the
tonSilS and the two extra large
legs on the rooster in the old
joke, it was just put in "to
make it difficult" for man
to dress, and difficult for you
to look at him. ~.
Clothes may "make the
man"-but they do not make
him "civilized"!
Copyright. 1882. King Features
syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
Recognition

Recognition
Your lack of popularity may
be due to the fact that you try
to attract too much attention to
yourself.
You demand the limelight
while others must remain in the
background.
Naturally such aggressiVeness
will bring you into disfavor.
The price you pay for the
satisfaction you gain from such
tactics is too high. as you per-
hapS begin to realize.
Some men. with the mistaken
idea that notice given them
when in the presence of, or in
the same crowd with, an en-
ployer strengthens their posi-
tion with eeir superiors find