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The Washington times., 1932-11-08
Hoover, Nerves on Edge, Threatens
"To Attend to" Small TOwn Razzer

The campaign special, bearing
the dust of a score of States, was
due to reach Oakland, Calf :,
shortly before noon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoover and their party will
leave the train there, cross the
bay by ferry to San Francisco,
parade through the streets Of the
Western gateway, lunch, and then
motor to Palo Alto, some 40 miles
away.
That the President is dead tired
from the business of speaking
constantly and greeting literally
hundreds Of thousands Of people
there can be no doubt. His i'm
perturbable nerve finally gave way
last night at the final rear plat
form appearance of his campaign
at little Nevada town named
Carlin.
ooh, Razzberry"
A group of more than 200 was
on hand. The President came out
on the observation platform in the
chill of the night mountain air
and begged to be excused from a
speech because Of the exactionS
already made on his voice in a
hectic five-day trip across the con-
tinent.
ooh, razzberry." came a par.
ticularly audible and insolent
voice from the fringe of the little
crowd as the President turned to
re-enter his private car.
Mr.. Hoover turned Instantly,
and in an icy voice said:
eff the man who made that
remark will step forward, 1 will
attend to him."
There was a second of silence
and the crowd, seemingly ashamed
Of its lone heckler, give the Execu-
tive a luSty cheer.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
SUICIDE HANGS
SELF IN TREE

The body of an unidentified
man, about 38, was found hang.
ing from a broken limb on a tree
about IS feet from the south end
Of the Taft Bridge today. The
tree stands on a hillside, and
near it are a number of apartment
houses.
Discovery of the body was made
by a woman walking across the
bridge. She hailed a group of
employees Of the Potomac Electric
Power Company working there.
They summoned the police.
The body was dressed in shirt,
trousers and shoes. A coat and
overcoat were found neatly folded
on a rock near the tree, and rest
ing on the garments was a hat.
A knife, razor and shaving brush
were found in the clothing, as
well as a piece of rope Of the same
kind the man had used to hang
himself.
The man appeared to be an
Oriental type, possibly a Syrian,
thin, with black hair, prominent
nose and small features. All iden-
tifying marks had been removed
from the suit, which was brown
and fairly well kept. The body
was taken to the Morgue.
The only marks that might
lead to possible Identification,
are the initials m. M" in the
mans coat pocket.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

: ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPE-
CIAL EN- ROUTE TO CALI
FORNIA, Nov 8 GNS).-Husky
of voice and tired of eye. Herbert
Hoover neared his old West Coast
home today, there to await the
mandate. of the people on his
claims to four more years in the
White House.
Behind him were 1000 miles of
hard campaigning, accomplished
In a period of a month, and con-
stituting the most strenuous bid
for reelection any incumbent
President in history has made.
Mid-afternoon will find the PreSi-
dent at Palo Alto, where he and
Mrs. Hoover have maintained a
home on the campus of their
alma mater, Stanford University,
for years. There they will vote
and await the verdict.
Due In Oakland
I. The Executives final appeal for
,vindication was before the public
last night, from the edge Of the
Nevada desert. He had urged
the nation over the radio mot to
he led aStray by false goods ar
rayed in the rainbow colorS OF
promises" and asserted:
= "It is my deep conviction
+ that for the welfare Of the
United States the Republican
party should continue to ad-
q minister the Government"
Gov. James Rolph, jr., of Cali
-1ornia, boarded the Hoover train
sat Newcastle, Calf, early this
morning.
/. At Colfax, where the train
stopped at 6:33 a. M, the Presi'
sdent was already up and admirers
presented him a miners lunch
pail containing a nugget of gold,
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
NEW YORK RISES
EARLY To CAST
HEAVY VOTE
Curry and McCooey First At
Polls; Weather Described
As democratic"

NEW YORK, Nov. s (I.N.S.).
An unusually heavy vote was
forecast for greater New York
by the early balloting today.
Voters in some districts cast
their ballots at the rate of so
an hour, and it was estimated
nearly a quarter Of the city's
voting population went to the
polls during the first three
hours.
The city's two outstanding
Democratic leaders, John F..
Curry, of Tammany Hall, and
John H. McCooey, Brooklyn boss,
were the first to vote in their re-
spective districts.
Both Are Confident
Both were sanguine Of the re-
suit. Said Curry:
"LOOk up at the sky. It is
Democratic weather. That is
all anybody can say"
Someone in the crowd asked
him if he had voted for Acting
Mayor Joseph v. Mckee. A pro-
nounced movement has gained
momentum in the last few days
to write in McKee'S name on the
ballot despite his announcement
he was not candidate. Curry
smiled and said:
"Nice Democratic weather,
isn't it?"
McCooey appeared in Brooklyn
with his son. They were on hand
at 6 a. m.
Pounds Votes Silently
Lewis H. Pounds, Republican
candidate for mayor, voted early
in Brooklyn, declining to make
any forecast of election results.
public interest in city contests
centered chiefly in mid-Manhat-
tan and East Harlem, where
Tammany has been waging cease
less warfare against Mrs. Ruth
Pratt and Fiorella H. LaGuardia,
New York City's only Republican
Representatives in Congress.
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While Provensen made the in.
4roductory remarks the President
sat stroking his chin in deepest
meditation. Mrs. Hoover pulled
. short fur around her shoulders
70 fend off the night air. She,
too, appeared worn out by the
strain Of the past few days and
sat motionless, her eyes closed.
Lawrence Richey. who, as secre-
tary, is probably closer to Mr..
Hoover than any other man,
stood impaSSively to one side.
C.. and so it is my privilege
to present the President of the
United States, =" said Proven
sen.
Voice Husky
AS Mr.. Hoover stepped to the
lnicrophoneS, his only audience
was a group of about 20 of his
immediate party punched at the
far end of the car. The Presi-
dents face was set, his voice
was husky at the start but seemed
TO clear. He said:
ST have a. deep feeling that
the choice. you make now is
more than. the choice for an
other four years. There is great
divergence in philosophy of Gov
z ernment between the parties
which may affect events over
D generation. A mistaken choice
may hazard the welfare Of our
children and our children'S chill
dren.
81 have been fighting that
the wrong course may not be
adopted, not by appeal to de-
StFnCtiVe emotion, but by truth
and logic. I have tried to dis
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

A black oblong box from which
four funnel-shaped microphones
protruded was placed at one end
with a reading stand at one
side. Overhead, from the ceiling,
four improvised kleig lights were
hanging. At the opposite end of
the car. news-reel men had set
UP their sound equipment.
Over the little portable came
the voice of National Chairman
Everett Sanders, speaking from
Chicago, appealing for support of
President Hoover. The men at
the radio controls held their
watches.
Hurluf Provensen, the Presi-
dents special announcer, took his
place in front of his microphone.
The portable was turned off, and
for several minutes there was
deep silence.
A hand was raised and Elko,
New, was on the air.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
OUercOUt PiLferer
Gets 6O-DGy Term

William Brown, colored, %, of
the 1900 block of I st. N. w.,
today was sentenced to so days
in Jail after Police Court Judge
Isaac r. Hit had found him
guilty of stealing an overcoat
from his roommate.
Earl Huling. colored. Browns
roommate, said he missed the
coat yesterday and later saw it
in possession Of another William
Brown. who lives in the 200 block
of o st. N. w. The latter Brown
testified the coat had been given
him by Huling's roommate, who
had borrowed his coat to wear
to a party.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
100000 Colorado
Voters Turn Out

DENVER, Nov. 8 Q.N.S0
Democratic and Republican lead
ers today issued conflisting elec-
ton predictions as Colorado vot-
erS, estimated to be 100000 in
number, went to the polls after
one of the most spirited cam
paigns in the history of the State.
Denver. with $4,000 registered
voters, was expected to play a
large part in deciding the con-
tests.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

dusty customs warehouse, sur
rounded by damaged and SNUG
gled merchandise of all de-
scriptions, waiting the tap Of
the tiny hammer which will
hand it over to the highest
bidder.
A lady of Argentine aristoc-
racy bought the car at auc.
tion in Madrid when the Re-
publican government sold the
belongings of the deposed royal
family.
When she returned to Buenos
Aires recently she appraised its
worth at $500 gold pesos.
($1,624). The customs officials
said it was worth $500 gold pc
SOS go, 400, and wanted her to
pay duty on that valuation.
When she refused, they confis-
Gated the car at her own valu-
alton, plus 10 per cent, in &C
cordance with the Argentine
customs laws. L
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(continued from Page y

NassSs~SS ~SS
Fish tagged. Lowe continued:
Fish said he had heard a
disturbance on the Western
Pacific tracks, which cross
over the Southern Pacific
tracks, and when he inveSti-
gated, he found a white man
and q negro on the overhead
tracks. They had six sticks Of
dynamite, Fish told me.
Fish was not shot, despite
. report that he was, but was
bruised, evidently, when he
: slipped dOw1 an embankment
from the overhead track to
. stop the Presidents special.
Tells Of Scuffle
Fish told me he had
scuffle with the two men and
: that they escaped in the dark
ness.
"AS far as 1 could learn
there was no attempt whatsO-
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

in the desti-
nies of men
h a S brought
to B u e n o S
Aires the lux
uriantly fit
tie d automo-
bile of for
mer Q u e e n
Vic t o ria of
Spain to be
auctioned off
by the Argen-
tine customs
authorities.
Th regal
car has been
ctonSinU in O
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

obtained a di-
vorce as his
second wife,
is to be used
by her for
establishment
of a middle
S C hool for
girls in Peip-
ing.
When Miss
Wen divorced
Pu vi she
received a set
lie m e n t Of
100000, sill
YER, and the
ri ph L to
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

DIR. ). r. GREGG and Augustus
Caesar, Thomas jefferson, Ben
jamin Franklin, Woodrow Will
son and John ]. RaSkob.
He said more than i,000,0 900
persons were using shorthand
today in the United States,
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

prod u c r,
Daniel Froh-
man, Of New
York, is a
stranger to
the residents
of his native
town of San
duSky.
E a G erly
a n ticipating
a renewal Of
acquaintanceS
with his kid
pla ymates,
F. r oh m a n
visited the
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Cicero and Caesar
Used Shorthand

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-More
than 1000 teachers Of CONNER.
cial subjects, attending the an.
nual convention Of the Com
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

"a bAAS OOlAA
mercial Edu.
cation ASso-
citation heard
DR.. John Rob-
ert G r e g G,
originator O +
the shorthand
system bear
ing his name,
sketch t h e
history of 20
centuries o f
Sho / t h a n d,
noting among
the users of
Sh OR t h a n d
Cicero, julius
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

of the little tumble-down story
and-a-half frame house where
he was born. but found the
familiar faces gone.
The producer then visited
the old show grounds where he
said he first got the show bug
carrying water for the ele-
phantS."
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
Pu Yi's Ex-Wife Uses
AIimony for School

PEIPING, Nov. 8.-Alimony
paid by Henry Pu vi, the for
mer Boy Emperor of China and
now chief executive Of Man
chukuo, after Miss Wen-hSin
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

marry again. She also gained
complete freedom from the
conventions Of the Manchu
court, which still maintains a
shadowy existence.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Novem-
ber S, $725, ,297 ,838.58; expendi-
lures, $9,S18,686. .03; customs re-
ceipts, $5,688, ,241.41.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
Ex-Queen's Auto To Be
Auctioned in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 8.
One of those cspricious turns
of fate which play a large part
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
Frohman Is Stranger
In Old Home Town

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Nov. 8
QN.S0. - Although interna.
tionally known as a theatrical
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Chamber To Hear
Camp Director

Speakers at the El Centro Cham
ber of Commerce dinner, to be held
at $50 o'clock tonight, will be Rev.
j. c. Spencer of Seeley and Charles
B. Jobes, both of whom will talk
on the health camp conducted this
summer at HipaSs under auspices
of the American Legion and Forty
and Eight.
w. A. Tondro. president of the
local chamber, believes that this
subject will be particularly inter-
esting to women and urges all
chamber members, and others in
terested, to attend and bring their
wives. The Hipass health camp
plays an important part in the
communities of Imperial Valley
and every resident should know of
the work being done there, both
for children sent there by their
parents and for those whose par
ents are unable to send them on a
vacation.
Jobes will tell of the financing
of the camp and Rev. Spencer, who
was in charge at Hipass, will tell
! of the details of the work done to
physically benefit the children who
were under his care. There are
amusing incidents, as well as those
which are somewhat pathetic, in
connection with this work and, as
Rev. Spencer is an interesting
speaker his talk promises to be
we'll worth while.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright. 1928. By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

until finally hopping down little
hill, toward a pond of water, Bunty
saw something red amid the green.
"Oh, Unkie Wig!' cried the lit
tie orphan rabbit. Here's a rose!"
| $50 it is! The last one, believe" 4"
said Mr.. Longears. How very
jolly! Do you mind if I pick you
| for my wife?" he asked the flower.
Not at ALL" said the red rose
II am lonesome here. All my lovely
companions are faded and gone.
take me home with you and will
do my best to make your bungalow
look pretty
Baby Bunty leaned over to take
a smell of the last rose before
Uncle Wiggily picked it and then,
all of sudden, the little orphan
rabbit jumped back and cried:
"Ouch!"
whats the matter?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
There's a bug hidden down in
that rose," said Bunty with a
laugh. HE tickled my nose and
made me sneeze-ker chool Ker
chool"
"Oh, no! A bug in the rose!"
said Uncle Wiggily well, that
may be good luck. Let him stay
therel" So, picking up the rose and
the bug, the rabbit started to hop
back home. He had not gone very
! far before, all of a sudden, out
from behind the bush jumped the
Bob Cat.
Hal Now I have you" snarled
the Bad Chap. 1.-TWO rabbits!"
Uncle Wig! Unkie Wigl" whis-
pered Baby Bunty. ASK the Bob
! Cat to smell the rose before he
nibbles us!"
This the rabbit did and the Bob
Cat said:
well, I'll take one smell of the
rose and then I'll nibble you'll"
But when he leaned over to
smell the red flower, the bug, hid
| den in the petals, reached up and
tickled the Bad Chap so he
sneezed:
'Ker chool Ker foot Ker zooI"
And he sneezed SO hard that he
fell down and got dust in his eyes
| and then he couldn't see, SO Uncle
Wiggily and Baby Bunty hoped
safely home with the last rose and
very beautiful it was when put in
the green vase where all the COM
pany could see it.
Some of the animal ladies also
sneezed when they smelled the red
rose but they only laughed and
said they liked it,
So if the hammock will give the
golf ball nice swing when it
comes home all cut up and tired
from being knocked about, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the Sad Bee.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31

best in June. I doubt if Wiggy
could get me a rose now"
"Oh, there must be one, last rose" I"
said the muskrat lady. I'll ask
Uncle Wiggily to hop over the
fields and through the woods and
find the last rose of summer to
bring here to decorate your room
for the company will come soon" !"
"All right" said Mrs. Longears
with a laugh. ASK him, but fear
he can find no rose. Though 1
should love it if he could. Now
must go get the sandwiches ready"
The rabbit lady was going to
have many of her animal lady
friends for company that after
noon. and while she was getting
something to eat ready for them,
Nurse Jane hoped to the back
door,. where Uncle Wiggily was CIV
ing Baby Bunty a swing in the
hammock and Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy
said:
"Will you please see if you can
find a rose to decorate the room
for company, Mr.. Longears? Your
wife would like it"
"Ill try" said the rabbit gentle
man, "but 1 fear all the roses are
faded and gone"
"Oh, there must be one last rose
of summer" said Nurse Jane. Il
know there's a lovely song about
a last rose. Please see if you can
find one, Uncle Wiggily."
"All right" answered the rabbit
gentleman. 81 will Come hop
along with me, Bunty. Perhaps
you can help me find a last rose"
So the bunny gentleman and the
little orphan rabbit girl hoped to-
getller over the fields and through
the woods, looking for a rose. They
saw many purple flowers, some
yellow ones and some blue ones.
But no last, red rose could they see
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
WHAT, NO SPEECHES?

I'VE haven't much time for oratory, as
" our mission is purely business one,
etc"
The quotation is from an interview
given yesterday on the coast by Senator
John Thomas, of Idaho, who is one of
the senatorial group that is investigat-
ing, among other things, conditions at
Hoover dam.
And the quotation affords opportun-
ity for little chuckle, badly needed in
these times of heavy politics, the ap-
proach of the world series and an eclipse.
of the sun.
One can hardly imagine a United
States senator who cannot find plenty of
time for oratory. Why bother about
business when there is chance to or
ate? This has been the fundamental
principle of the senators for years. Ev-
erybody knows it, and our only obj &c
tion to Senator Thomas remark is that
he doesn't give the rank and file of US
credit for knowing that a senator's chief
business is to crate.
Some time since, Will Rogers appeared
in a film in which one of the characters
was a United States senator. He was
not so terribly overdrawn, either. He
was willing to drag in Washington, Lin
coin, the starry banner of the free, the
great heart of the American people and
all the other recognized phrases on any
and all occasions. Senator Thomas must
have missed that film.
There is no harm in the senator's
statement We are not finding fault with
him for making it, but we do resent,
mildly of course, any idea he may have
that he is getting away with it. 1t is
as natural for a senator to crate as it is
for newspapermen to poke fun at him for
doing it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Labor Day Travel
Rush Anticipated


Preparations for the handling of
Labor day excursion travel had
been completed today, with all
signs pointing to record-breaking
holiday traffic, according to an
nouncements of transportation agen-
cies here.
The heaviest passenger business
of the year was forecast by South
ern Pacific officials, as result of
establishment of the railroads
famous dollar day cent-a-mile fares
for the five-day period, September
to S. Excursionists will have un-
til September IL to complete the
low-fare roundtrips, it was pointed
out.
Extra equipment to care for the
holiday rush has been massed at
strategic points on Southern Pa
cific lines throughout six western
states, local representatives re-
vealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
Editorial Page
and
Features
AFTER THE ELECTION

INDEFINITE returns on yesterdays
election make comment on the result
dlfflcult, but indications are that the top
of the Republican list, Senator Samuel
Shortrldge, was not wet enough to COM
pete with man named Tubbs, and the
latter appears to be the G. o. P. candi-
date for the senate.
He will have as his opponent, William
Gibbs McAdoo, who showed that he can
wreck state party machine equally as
we'll as he can wreck national conven-
ton, by running far ahead of his livest
opponent, Justus Wardell.
In the twentieth congressional district,
George Burnham has a slight edge over
John L. Bacon in the contest for Phil
Swings old seat, with Claude Chandler
apparently the Democratic choice, though
Ernest Utley of this city is too close at
this writing to be counted out of the race,
his friends here sincerely hope he isn't
Ben Hulse, from all indications, had a
walkaway for the Republican nomina-
tion for state senator, with F. w. Greer
and j. E. Simpson running close on the
Democratic side. This office showed
more competition on the Democratic side
than on the Republican.
Sam Robinson, running for reelection
to the assembly on both the Republican
and Democratic tickets, performed the
unusual feat of leading them both, GER
tainly a tribute to his ability as vote
getter and to his standing in this COM
munity.
"A run-off on the office of superior
court judge is certainty, with indefin-
tie results showing Judge A. c. Finney
leading Roy D. McPherrin by slight
margin. Attorney S. P. Williams trailed
in third place, but made a good showing
in his former home town of Imperial,
which he carried.
The supervisorial race in the second
district indicates run-off between
Romeo c. Smith, incumbent, and Hugh
T. Osborne, runner-up. James (. Brock
took third place and Roy L. Rumsey
fourth
There are still over a thousand alb
sentee votes which must be figured in the
final reckoning, and for this reason
claiming any of the closely contested
offices is rather dangerous.
Throughout Imperial county the cleo
ton was conducted in an orderly man
ner, there being no reports of disturb
ances of any kind. Candidates and their
supporters mingled freely with their op-
ponents and except for good-natured
chatting, political differences could not
be determined by casual observer.
Tabulation of the vote in the various
precincts is slow, as is usually the case.
The work of precinct officials was made
harder by the fact that some candidates
were placed on more than one party tic
ket. This irritating condition permitted
under the California primary law will
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
No Disturbances
During Election

Imperial county votes like gen.
tleman.
At least that is the belief of var
ious police departments and the
sheriff's office in the county
For yesterday was entirely de-
void of disturbance of any kind, at
least in SO far as the law enforce
ment agencies knew. The Ell Gen.
tro police department, other po-
lice departments, and the sheriff's
office reported one of the quietest
days of the summer.
At the sheriff's office, baro-
meter of the state of affairs in
the county, only one prisoner was
booked yesterday. He was Mex
ican, arrested by immigration pris-
oners early in the morning He
was charged with illegal entry into
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-31
UNCLE wYGGILY's LAST ROSE

Mrs. Longears, the rabbit lady,
looked once more around the big
living room of the hollow stump
bungalow and said to Nurse Jane,
who was with her:
There, JAMIE, I think it's just
right and we're all ready for our
company"
"Yes, Mrs. Longears," agreed the
muskrat lady housekeeper. But I
think, while the room is lovely, it
wants just one thing more"
"What?" asked the rabbit lady,
who had been helping with the
dusting and arranging the tables
and chairs. What is needed to
make my room look nice for COM
pany?"
There should be big, red rose
in that green vase" said Nurse
Jane. Just one rose flower,
among all the other blossoms Uncle
Wiggily brought you, will make this
room perfect
Eyes, a red rose in the green vase
would be beautiful" said Mrs. Long
ears, "but remember that this is the
end of summer. Roses are very
scarce now. They were at their