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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
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BANG-BANG FOR THE PEOPLE,

A BREADY we are disappointed in the
n President-eect.
With the defeat of November we had
determined to accept the inevitable and
hope for the best from Governor Roose-
welt as President of the United States.
Whatever might be his views on prohibi-
ton, war debts and what not, we were
willing to concede they represent the
wishes Of the great majority of the peo-
pie and our own ideas would be sub
merged for the greater good.
But, after reading our own Governor
Rolph's statement on the first important
matter Mr.. Roosevelt is to take up after
he becomes President of the United
States, we are forced to whittle down
our hopes of Mr.. Roosevelt and we are
in fear that a great mistake has been
made in electing him.
In dispatch from Sacramento, Gov
ernor Rolph is quoted as saying that the
first great matter" scheduled to receive
the President-elect's attention after he
becomes President is the revision of
salutes. A governor, under the new
arrangement, will be saluted by 10 guns
and member of the cabinet by a mere
IL guns, the explanation for the intend
ed change being that a governor is elect
ed by the people, whereas a cabinet Off
Ger is merely appointive. The great diff
ference rates two more blasts of powder.
With this momentous question settled,
the new President can then tackle the
minor matters that will confront him,
with a free hand and light heart And we
know the people will be greatly cheered,
encouraged and inspired to know that
their various choices are getting the
proper amount of gunpowder (paid for
of course by the people,.
The governor found all this out when
the President-elect as governor of New
York, was duly but somewhat short
handedly saluted on his recent visit to
California in the course of his campaign.
1t might be considered mean to point out
that the governor of Nevada pops over
into California every now and then with
out rating single salute, and just think
of all the Sights that have been given
Sunny" Jim who has been in many
states since he has been governor with
out a single fireeracker being set off in
his honor.
But somehow we have dark sus-
picion about this whole salute business
as it pertains to the Presdent-elect. We
have our doubts that he cares a hoot in
Hades whether cabinet members or gov
ernors get any salutes at all. At least
we hope he feels that way about it. 1t
does not seem logical or practical to be-
lieve that there could be another man in
American public life who cares SO much
about fuss and feathers, ballyhoo and
bunk as the distinguished gentleman
who sits beneath the big dome at Sacra-
mento, when he is not opening barbe-
cue or reviewing a bathing beauty par
ade.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
Don't Quote Me-
" United Press

parks. streets or public squares
we're renamed for the first Amer
lean president.
The advent of the new Demo-
cratic administration will bring
new faces to foreign capitols as
well as to Washington. Nearly 80
United States ambassadors and
ministers are deemed certain to be
replaced by President-elect Roose-
yelt when he takes office.
An equal number of diplomats
are believed to have a pretty good
chance of keeping their jobs. Ihey
are career men" who worked
their way up to important posts
after long years in the diplomatic
service.
The most important of the po-
litical appointees who surely VIII
be replaced are Ambassador An
drew w. Mellon at London, AM
bassador Walter E. Edge at Paris,
and Ambassador Frederick Sackett
at Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. = The
George Washington bicentennial
celebration takes its place in his
tory as one of the longest celebra-
tons on record.
1t began on February %, the
200th anniversary of Washington's
birth. 1t ended Thanksgiving day
when officials of the commission
which directed the observance laid
a wreath at the base of the Wash
i.lgton monument here.
Here are some statistics of which
the commission is proud.
More than 100000 local bicenten-
nial committees were formed and
1000 communities here and abroad
joined in the observance.
Some 30,000,0O0 trees were plant
cd, 100000 pieces of literature
distributed, and 100000 programs
Eeld.
Seventy-eight foreign lands held
services honoring Washington's
memory, In 26 foreign cities,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
POIS0NS NOT USED NOW
FOR MARRIAGE HYGIENE

not since the discovery of KO-
JENE, the marvellous new non-pois-
onous antiseptic prescription for
this purpose.
KOJENE, more powerful than the
deadly poisons and crude disinfec-
tants that women used to use, is so
safe for all tender human tissues
that you can actually DRINK IT.
and many do every day to overcome
bad breath.
For your health's sake insist on
KOJENE. Gu can get it at Shirer
Drug Co, or any other first -class
drug store. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

went on the lady rabbit. You'll
have to go down, Wiggy, and see
who it Is"
"All right" said the rabbit gen.
tleman, kindly. "I'll CO." As he was
putting on his bath robe and Slip
pers, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
thrust her head out of her door,
farther down the hall. She had
heard the bell ringing and the talk.
please be careful, Unkie Wig,
whispered the muskrat lady house,
keeper. giving him Baby Bunty's
pet name. Maybe it's one of the
Bad Chaps. Oh, do be CAREFUL"
"Ill be careful" promised Uncle
Wiggily. as he went down the stairs
one at a time instead Of sliding
on the bannister railing as he did
when he got up in the morning to
eat his breakfast.
The reason Mr.. Longears went
dow nthe steps slowly was so he
could have chance to look
through the glass in his front door
and see who was standing ringing
his bell.
"And if It's a Bad Chap I'm not
going TO open the door" said the
bunny uncle to himself as he softly
went down step after step. "I1l call
the Police Dog on the telephone
and have him take the Bad Chap
away"
The bell rang and rang again.
They must be in a hurry" said
Uncle Wiggily. Il don't believe it
can be the Fox, the Wolf or the
Bob Cat. They wouldn't be bold
enough to ring my bell in the mid
die of the night. They must know
l wouldn't be so silly as to open
the door without looking. And when
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
CARE URGED
IN MAILING

Correct preparation of Christmas
mail again is the watchword at the
e Centre post office where the an
nual influx Of holiday packages is
expected to begin the first of the
month.
Packages for distant foreign ad-
dresses already have begun to ar
rive and Christmas gifts destined
for foreign addresses should be
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
THE III CLUB

YOUNGSTERS in Imperial Valleys
Il rural sections are making good in a
substantial way, judging from the
awards made at the All Club Achieve
ment day program conducted at the fair
grounds this week.
Upwards of $50 youngsters-S2 girls
and 63 boys, to be eXact-received pins
for completing projects which they have
been working on in the past year.
The girls rated 100 per cent, while the
boys were a little lower than the per-
feet rating.
To receive a pin means that the boy
or girl has successfully completed
project during an entire year. Most of
the girls awards are for feminine pur-
suits, such as dress-making, hat-making.
ETC., though several of them have
branched out into the agricultural field,
raising crops, calves, hogs or some SIM
liar activity usually reserved for the
boys.
In conducting such projects he
youngsters must keep track of and ac-
count for all time and costs, receiving
thereby fundamental business training
that will be invaluable to them in after
life, no matter into what branch of activ-
ity they may enter.
Far and above the value of the pin
they receive, or any profit that may ac-
crue to them from the projects, is the
value of the practical training they are
receiving. Added to this is a course in
character building that goes hand in
hand with the practical features of the
club. The youngsters are taught to be
honest and accurate In their project
work. There must be no attempt at
cheating either themselves or the re-
quirements of the project.
Instead of idling away their time, the
youngsters are doing something worth
while, though recreations is not forgot
ten and indeed forms an important part
of All club work
The All club is developing whole
some and well-trained boys and girls. 1t
is providing them with the fundamentals
of sound citizenship and developing
them to be progressive and energetic
men and women Their enthusiasm for
their club work is the best argument in
favor of its worth.
There may be some activity more
worthy developing future good citizens,
but it would be difficult to name it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Imperial Valleys biggest event
tonight is the Krismas Karnival at
Imperial, the proceeds from which
will go to buy Christmas gifts for
all valley men in the various bran
ches of the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
TEN YEARS AGO
NQyember 25. 1922

Bids for the Frink gravel plant
will be asked for by the county
supervisors it was decided after
decision to sell the plant was
reached. The plant was purchased
by the county highway commission
and turned over to the supervisors
when that body terminated its
work. The Frink plant is located on
the south side of Salton sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

C. E. Schultz, rancher of the
Bonds corner area, has number of
banana trees on his place which
are said to be producing satisfac-
torily.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

The school gardens at the Booker
T. Washington school across the
tracks are looking fine and fresh.
Proceeds from sale of garden stuffs
will go toward purchasing a pho
nograph for the school.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

The average production in the
Tulare Association for 1892 was
1873 pounds per COW more than for
the previous year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25
Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Noypmhar 25 1919

Shipment of turkeys from the
valley for the Thanksgiving mar
ket is about at an end and $780,
600 worth of birds were shipped
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

1t was big day for the youngsters,
big show in the morning, big dinner at
noon, big football game in the alter
noon and big tummy ache at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

The climax of the union evan
gelistic meetings took place last
night The auditorium and large
side rooms of the Christian church
were we'll filled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

not ascertain whether or not plants
had ever been successfully grown
here
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

And how about being thankful that
Thanksgiving is over
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-25

Brawley wins-and the Spartans will
have to wait for another year to get re-
Venge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
TELEPHONE. CHANGE GAME
NETS THREE YOUTHS $50

Three colored boys worked the old
telephone change" racket on a Georgia
avenue grocery proprietor yesterday
and heeced him of almost $50.
George ESler, proprietor of q grocery
store at 1919 Georgia avenue, received
a phone call about IL o'clock for gro
cerieS to be delivered to an apartment
in the 800 block Quincy street with
change for a $50 bill
Clifton Butterworth, colored messen-
ger, delivered the groceries, worth about
50, and was met in the hallway of the
apartment by the three colored boys
who held him up at the point Of q
knife and took the $18 in change.
Butterworth recognized the boy who
held the knife and gave his name to
police. None Of the young thieves has
been caught. however.
A safe cracker robbed the Mccain
bridge g. McCambridge Manufacture
ing Chemist Co., 1925 Eleventh street
southeast, Of between So and $40 yes
terday, according to police. A lock on
the rear door to the plant was forced
and the safe broken into.
Fifty dollars worth Of hams and
S25 In cash we're stolen from WirZ &
Waidmann, food merchants. of 235
Fifteenth street southeast, according to
a report by Jacob Wirz. Entrance was
gained by way Of skylight on the roof,
A woman's clothing store In the 1000
block Eleventh street yesterday was
robbed Of about $37 worth Of clothing,
The thief cut q small piece OF glass
from the front door and opened II
from the inside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
DC. Auditor Claims
Fraudulent Use of
Name as ; Are Held
Collection of Money and
Orders for Crabs Are
Investigated.

Use of his name to buy sea food and
to collect money fraudulently as bene-
fit solicitations has led District Auditor
Daniel j. Donovan to lodge a complaint
with police.
AS a result, three men were in Gus
tody for investigation last night in con-
nection with Auditor Donovan's COM
plant. They gave their names as John
Garry, 48, of the HOO block Eleventh
street; william H. Taylor, 81, and
George E. Taylor, SO, both of the 1400
block w street. No charge has yet
been placed against them.
The practice came to Maj. Donovan'S
attention when local real estate firms
reported to him they had been ap-
preached by solicitors for funds for the
yearbook of the City Employees Associa-
ton. The agents implied they repre-
sented the District auditor Police es-
innate several thousand dollars have
been collected.
An order for 60 crabs placed by tel
ephone with HerZog's sea food restau-
rant last Thursday was investigated by
Lieut. Ira Keck, ai6e to one of the
District Commissioners, who happened
to be in the establishment at the time,
and proved to the satisfaction of the
restaurant that the order was not for
Mai. Donovan. Several similar orders
for crabs to the same restaurant pre-
viously had been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
POLICE SAY ARREST
CLEARS FRAUD CASES
Sixth Precinct Prisoner, Giving
Name of Redding, Alleged
to Have Confessed.

Police last night cleared up number
of alleged fraud cases in the arrest of
Robson Redding of the 300 block B
street southeast who admitted collect
ing money in the name of local furni-
ture company.
Redding, arrested by Sixth Precinct
Policemen Melvin Creel and Lawrence
Bottles, was caught when he ran down
Montague street, near Fourteenth. after
a police radio car had come down the
street near him.
According to detectives, Redding, who
had several aliases, carried a receipt
book of furniture company here. and
called on home owners, offering them
furniture out of a catalogue and accept
ing down payments"
More than so cases were attributed
to him by police, of which more than
40 were said to have been admitted to
by Redding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
MEET
HERE TOMORROW
Program Announced for 18th
Annual Convention of
American Association.

Discussion of legislation to regulate
the practice of engineering and regis
tration of engineers will be among the
chief items on the program for the
eighteenth annual convention of the
American Association of Engineers
opening in the Shoreham Hotel tomor-
row.
The three-day session also will be
marked by addresses by leaders in bust
ness and industrial fields. These will
include a speech of welcome by Com
missioner John C. Gotwals and talks
by Chester LeaSure of the United States
Chamber of Commerce; David Law
renee, editor of the United States Daily;
John Lyle Harrington. member of the
engineering advisory board of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation; DR..
Henry Arnstein Of Philadelphia; v. Ber-
nard Stems of New York, and DR.. j. A.
L. WaddsL.
Director to Preside.
The sessions will begin at am. and
will be called to order tomorrow by
Donal L. Chamberlin, national director
of the organization and president of the
Washington chapter.
The drive to promote legislation
which would eliminate the unauthor-
lied and unqualified misrepresentation
of the engineering title has the indorse-
ment of bona fide engineers throughout
the country, according to Chamberlin.
1t is planned to introduce bill in the
next session of Congress to provide reg
istration and regulate the practice of
engineering in the District of Columbia.
Other Topics.
other important topics scheduled to
come up during the convention include
a discussion of the development of the
country's natural resources as means
of creating employment. Reports also
will be made by the association toward
"ridding the country of fraudulent tech
nical correspondence which extracts
thousands of dollars annually from the
youth of America"
Routine business will mark the OPEN
ing session. Following each morning
afternoon sightseeing trips
and social activities are to take place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
INQUEST IS CALLED
IN MODELS DEATH
ABOARD RIVER BOAT
Hearing Before Coroner'S
Jury Scheduled for To-
morrow.
COMPANIONS VERSION
OF TRAGEDY INCLUDED
Hunted Midwife to Be Prosecuted
in Separate Case on Charge of
Illegal Operation.

Investigation of the mysterious death
of Sylvia Rochkin, 23-year-old artists
model, found strangled early Friday on
a house boat in Little River. will be
taken up tomorrow by coroner's jury.
The case will be presented to the jury
at an inquest set for 1870 am. by
Detective Sergts. H. K. Wilson and John
c. Dalglish. A four-page typewriter
statement signed by George B. Speidel,
30-year old City Post Office clerk and
amateur artist, with whom the model
lived on the boat is expected to be
introduced in evidence.
A midwife said to have performed an
illegal operation on Miss Rochkin--an
operation that. according to Deputy
Coroner c. j. Murphy, was not directly
responsible for the young w0man'S
death-was being sought by Dalglish
last night
Presentation OF the case, Wilson said
last night, will include introduction OF
suicide note purported to have been
written by Miss Rochkin. the bathrobe
cord with which Speidel declares she
hanged herself from a ceiling rafter OF
the boats galley, and small nail
around which the cord was knotted.
Returned Two Weeks Ago.
Speidels statement. made during a
three-hcur grilling ct police headquar.
tiers Friday night. described his rela
ticnS with the model
The artist said his romance with Miss
Rochkin began last May. when he met
her in the Corcoran Art Gallery. After
they had taken several trips together,
he said she returned to her home, in
Gone Park. Long Island.
She came back to Washington about
two weeks EGG. however, joining him.
he said. in an apartment in the 100
block of Connecticut avenue. He leased
the boat from a friend, he said, and
moved aboard last Monday-the day of
the operation.
Still suffering from the effects of the
operation, she rejoined him on the boat
Wednesday. he continued. She seemed
nervous and depressed, he said and, in
an effort to relieve her nervousness and
dependency, he rowed her over to Ana
lc-tcn Island several times ThurGoay.
Her condition apparently was I'm
changed. however, he went On, and she
smoked cigarettes necessarily through
cut the Gay. Once, he said, she wrote
a note. eIplc lining It was to her widowed
mother, then tore it up.
He retired early that night, he said,
leaving her in the galley. Awakening
shortly after midnight, he said, he found
her hanging from nail driven into the
rafter AS ne lifted her, he added, she
slumped and the nail dropped to the
floor.
Found Lying on Bed.
When detectives reached the boat in
del they found the dead woman lying on
the bed, with the cord beneath her
head. They arrested Speidel, who has
been separated from his wife and s.
year-cld son for the last two years. and
booked him for investigation at the
seventh precinct.
The dead woman's sister and brother,
Mrs. Laura Kramer and Benjamin
Rochkin. are expected to attend the in
quest. They came here from New York
City Friday night and. after a brief
visit to headquarters, left for Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
BIGGEST PIGEON RACE
ALREADY HAS 10000 ENTRIES
Washington Club Event to Follow Annual Convention
Here of American Union Next Month.

ing been placed within the 400-mile
radius. Almost every fancier in the
city has one or more entries.
Plans have been made by the local
committee in charge Of the race for the
liberation Of the pigeons on the Monu-
ment grounds about 7 am. Govern
ment officials, especially those connected
with the Army Signal Corps, which uses
pigeons for transportation of messages,
are assisting in the futurity.
Every loft to which pigeons will ny
has been measured by airline distance
to the Monument grounds. Each racer
besides its registration band, will bear
counterrlark band on its leg, placed
there by the committee in this city.
The pigeon upon its arrival at home
is caught and this cUuntermark band
placed in timing machine which regis
tiers the exact time of its arrival home.
BY calculation of the distance flown
by the individual bird and the time
consumed in the fight, it is determined
how many yards per minute the pigeon
moves. The fastest fight wins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25

The greatest racing pigeon classic
ever held in the United States will be
flown from this city October 9, weather
permitting 1t is known as the Bicen-
tennial Futurity and already more than
10000 pigeons have been entered by
fanciers in every State in the Union.
The race is being held under auspices
of the Washington Racing Pigeon Club
Of the American Racing Pigeon Union.
It will be followed by the annual con-
vention of the American Racing Pigeon
Union, to be held at the Mayflower Ho-
tel the latter part of October
All organized fanciers throughout the
country are permitted to enter the
event, the pigeons flying to various
points within radius of 400 miles from
Washington. These pigeons are known
as youngsters" having been born in
1882 Fanciers residing at greater
distance than 400 miles have shipped
their birds to points within that dis
lance for the competition.
About q thousand birds from Wash
ington are entered i1 the event, hay