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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley FOX This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June Is, 191

The date for completion of the
long expected achievement number
of this paper has been set for
June "a.
The cantaloupe crop is now NOV
at the rate of lis cars a day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

Members of the farm bureau
were entertained last night at a
roasting ear feast at McCabe.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Duke johnson spent
Sunday in the mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15
TEN YEARS AGO
Iune l5. 1924

The colored people of Imperial
Valley will celebrate Emancipation
day on June 10 at Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June Is, 1919
The I. V. Milk Producers aSso-
citation is completing plans for a
S15OO00 creamery to be erected in
this city soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

In addition to its other troubles the
nation now has to worry over Max Baer
as heavyweight champion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

Mr.. Graham MacNamee, eminent ra.
dio announcer, is probably the first and
only person who ever saw boxer in the
ring pull up his trousers
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-15

Sergeant York, Americas foremost
World war hero, is now to be a major.
by act of congress. Better late than
never, of course, and better a major in
peace than a major in war.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
BROWN TO BE HOST
AT K. C. YULE PARTY
Between 500 and 700 Orphans to
Be Entertained at National
Theater December 27.

Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown will
be one of the principal hosts at
the Knights Of Columbus Christmas
party to orphans at the National
Theater, December 27. Maj. Browns
Boys Club, No. S. also will participate.
The party is given each year by
the K. of c., and between 500 and
TOO orphans usually are entertained.
This year Arthur Reilly and N. B. c.
Announcer John Mayo will act as
masters of ceremonies and present an
array of talent from the broadcasting
studios and the Fox and Earle
Theaters.
Among those who will donate their
services are Henry Nestor, the singing
policeman; the tumbling boys from
Maj. Browns Boys Club, No. 5, and
Evelyn Tynor, well known pianist.
Christmas boxes will be distributed
among the guests who will come from
all of Washingtons orphanages.
The local transportation companies
have donated busses to bring the
youngsters to the party, which will get
under way at 10 am.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
AIRPORT MEASURE.
READY FOR HOUSE
Commission of Five Would
Have Power to Choose
Permanent Base.

Creation of q commission OF five
members with power to lease and
operate Washington Airport for a pc
riod of five years as an airport for
Washington and to close the portion
of Military road now crossing the air.
port will be authorized in bill to be
introduced in the House next month
by Representative McSwain of South
Carolina, chairman Of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee. The commits
sion is then to choose a permanent
airport site for future development.
McSwain bases his measure, which
already has been drafted in readiness
for introduction when the House con-
venes, on the necessity for national
defense, although the airport is in
tended to serve all the commercial
and civil needs of the District, as well
as its emergency military needs.
Asks Five-Year Terms.
The commission proposed by Nc
Swain would be composed of five per-
sons, to be appointed by the President
for five-year terms, to serve without
pay. One Of the commissioners Is to
be a resident of the District, one Of
Maryland and one of Virginia, one an
Army Air Corps aviator and the other
a Navy aviator.
The commission would have power
to elect an airport manager and other
officers and to make necessary rules
and regulations. The commission is
authorized to close Military road and
to acquire by lease for five years the
present Washington Airport, condemn
ing 1t for public use If q satisfactory
price cannot be agreed upon.
Cost ON $3.50 Basis.
The cost Of rental and necessary
improvements will be charged against
the District of Columbia and the Fed
eral Government on a $3.50 basis.
The commission Is directed by the
bill to undertake q study Of sites for
a permanent airport for Washington
and to select and obtain options on
five sites, designating them in the
order Of their fitness, for final selec-
ton by the President and Congress.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
FOOD At LOWEST
PRICE SINCE SPRING
1.8 Per Cent Decline Here
Is Third in Size in
Country.

While retail food prices for the
country at large dropped only three
tenths of l per cent from the pre-
vious two weeks, prices in Washing
ton declined 1.8 per cent to the lowest
level recorded in the Capital since
last Spring.
Out of AZ staple foods covered in
the survey of the Bureau of Labor
statistics, only declined in price.
Nine others advanced. Twenty-four
changed so little that the difference
could not be recorded.
In only 2 of the 81 cities reporting
did the decline exceed that in Wash
ington: Manchester, N. H., and Port
land, Me. In the Southeast, prices
advanced in four cities and dropped in
four others.
Meats and eggs led the decline. Ad-
vances were registered by cheese,
canned corn, onions, sirloin steak,
leg of lamb, pure lard, oleomargarine,
red salmon and tea. The declines
were by eggs, bananas, oranges, navy
beans, chuck roast, rib roast, round
steak, sliced ham and pork chops.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
POLICE TRIAL BOARD
ASKS ONE DISMISSAL
Finds Claude Matheny Guilty Of
Failure to Communicate
With Station.

The Police Trial Board yesterday
recommended the dismissal of one po-
Nceman and fines of $500 and $100,
respectively, for two others.
Policeman Claude Matheny, No. 2
precinct, was recommended for dis
misSal after he was found guilty Of
failing on a number of occasions to
communicate with the station house
from the police box, failure to report
on time for a roll call and failure to
patrol his beat on foot. Matheny was
placed under suspension last night
pending final action by the Commis-
sioners.
The fine Of $500 was recommended
for Policeman E. T. Hinsley, eleventh
precinct, after the board had found
him guilty of being under the infiu-
ence Of liquor and neglect Of duty
while in a police radio car Saturday
night. Policeman Everett Grimes, who
was with him, was recommended for
the 500 fine for neglect of duty. The
latter charge against both Hinsley and
Grimes was preferred in connection
with their alleged failure to receive
radio calls and failure to report at the
police box.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Pupils Carry Out
Fire Drill Well;
Blaze Was Real
800 Yam Buren, Students
File Out of Building
in l1a Minutes.

1t was real fire all right, but the
800 pupils of the Van Buren School,
Fourteenth and w streets southeast,
thought it was only a fire drill as
they filed out of the building when
the gong doomed shortly after o am.
today.
Even some Of the teachers thought
it was just practice, though it seemed
little strange to have a fire drill
with rain pouring down outside.
Not until the engines arrived a
minute or so later did they realize
there was a fire. The blaze did no
damage and was confined to trash in
the basement. Firemen extinguished
it in less than five minutes.
Meanwhile, the children waited in
the Van Buren Annex nearby. With
in is minutes the smoke had cleared
from the building sufficiently to re-
sumo classes.
Miss NJ. E. Graves, the principal,
who sounded the alarm, proudly point
ed out that the building was emptied
in exactly minute and half.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Subscribers Get
First Telephone
Refund Checks
Special Force at Work
Mailing Rebates to
100000 People.

The first Of the telephone subscribers
to get their refund checks frsm the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
received them today. The stream of
checks will continue for several weeks.
Those now receiving the checks are
present subscribers of the company.
numbering approximately $4,000. In
addition, $1,000 checks will be sent
later to persons who were subscribers
subsequent to October 10. 1882, but
have since had their service discon-
nected. The second job will involve
not only checking over the telephone
accounts, but also discovering the pres
ent addresses of the old subscribers.
Each customer gets back 10 per
cent of his bills subsequent to october
10, 1882, plus 6 per cent interest cal
culated to February IS, 1885.
The special force at the telephone
companys Offices engaged in sending
out the checks Is expected to be doing
business at the rate of 1000 checks
per day as soon as the work gets well
organized.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
.b[ANT0N DENIES
TAXI METER STORY
Disputes Report That He
Said Roberts Urged Ban
Abolition.

Representative Blanton, Democrat
OF Texas, issued statement today
denying he told william NICK. Clayton,
chairman Of the Public Utilities Com
mittee of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, that William A. Roberts
peoples counsel, had appeared before
the House Appropriations Subcommit-
tee and urged abolition of the two-year
ban on the use of meters on taxicabs.
Clayton's statement to that effect at
the federation meeting Saturday pre-
cipitated a heated argument with
Roberts.
BIanton's Statement.
Blanton's statement was labeled
Keeping the Record Straight" II
carried an excerpt from letter written
to Blanton by Clayton and delivered
Saturday. The quoted excerpt follows:
THE Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations comprising some go organiza-
tions) have three times voted its sup
port to your restriction against meters
on .taxicabs. Is that restriction car
ried in the oncoming District appro-
priation bill?
"The present peoples counsel, Mr..
w. A. Roberts, is working hard to have
1t removed and thus throw the cabs,
lock, stock and barrel, into the recep-
tive arms Of the Capital Transit Co.
raise cab fares and play held generally
with the transit situation here"
Sought Meter Use.
Blanton's statement then explained:
II rang up Mr.. Clayton and asked
him for permission to use his letter in
the hearings, which he granted. did
not tell Mr.. Clayton or any one else
that Mr. Roberts had appeared before
our subcommittee, for he had not.
IT did ask Mr.. Clayton, based on
his letter, whether he or Mr.. Roberts
represented the sentiment and wishes
of the people of Washington on the
taxi controversy. I did tell Mr.. Clay
ton that use Of his letter would help
our committee"
Clayton later declared Blanton's
recollection of their conversation was
substantially correct and that he had
not intended to convey the impression
at the federation meeting that Roberts
had appeared before the subcommit-
tee this year.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
CONTRACTOR ADOPTS
CARPENTERS TERMS
Work on Interior Department
Building to Proceed, With
Pay at $1.25 an Hour.

The carpenters strike on the In
terror Department Building was set
tied today when the contractor, Nc
Closkey & Co., agreed to pay $1.25 an
hour, the carpenters demands. The
men will return to work tomorrow
morning, the carpenters union an
nounced.
The men had gone out on strike for
a restoration Of the wage Of $1.25
which had been paid by the contractor
until recently. Monday morning, when
the men were notified the scale would
be $1.10 based on a P. w. A. ruling of
April, 1888, the carpenters union not
only struck the Interior job but also
pulled its men of the Woodrow Wilson
High School, which Is being construct
ed by the same contractor. Men will
return tomorrow also to the high
school job.
About nine men went of the In
terror Building and IL off the Wood
row Wilson High School. The ques-
tion Of wages was not involved on the
high school, where the contractor still
was paying SIPS, the prevailing wage
on job constructed out of District of
Columbia appropriations. The Interior
job Is a top floor being added to the
building with P. w. A. funds.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
SWEEPS" WINNER
QUITS ACTIVE DUTY
Swanson's Orderly, Who Shared
$50,00o With Daughter, Goes
on Reserve List.

Sergt. Maj. Harry S. Remington,
orderly to Secretary Swanson. who
shared the $4,000 winnings of his
daughter, Mrs. Mary H. Booth, in the
Irish Sweepstakes. will be placed on
the reserve list of the Marine Corps
December 81.
Sergt. Maj. Remington has been In
the service since 1912. He will be
eligible for retirement in eight more
years.
Mrs. Booth, 30-year-old secretary
in the, division of insolvent national
banks, Treasury Department. split her
ticket with her father on Highlander,
third place winner in the Sweepstakes.
Since her good fortune, Mrs. Booth,
a widow, has been on leave. She
would Neither deny nor confirm
rumors that she intends to give UP
her job and marry an instructor at
the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Booth and her father live at
2201 Fifteenth street.
Sergt. Maj. William w. Hartmann
will succeed Sergt. Maj. Remington as
orderly to Secretary Swanson.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
SPEEDING GARMENT
CODE RULING ASKED
Adkins Is Urged to Expedite De.
cision on Suit to Restrain
Enforcement.

District Supreme Court Justice
Jesse c. Adkins today was asked to
hand down an early ruling in a suit
brought by 81 cotton garment manu-
factuYers to restrain enforcement OF
certain sections of the N. r. A. code
relating to that industry.
Assistant United States Attorneys
David A. Pine and John j. Wilson
pointed out the temporary restraining
order granted Yhile the suit was filed
will remain Id effect until a ruling
has been made. They said the Cotton
Garment Code Authority, to avoid CIV
ing any advantage to the relatively
few manufacturers joining in the suit
were Withholding N. r. A. benefits
from all members Of the industry
pending decision in this case.
The suit asks that Attorney General
Cummings be restrained from insti-
tuting I any criminal proceedings
against, any Of the plaintiffs and that
the N. r. A. authorities be prevented
from removing their Blue Eagle. The
court is also asked to hand down an
order eliminating prison-made goods
from the competitive field. Since the
original suit was filed. approximately
80 additional manufacturers have
Joined in the litigation.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Officials Ask Building at
Fourteenth and Rhode
Island Northeast.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ESTIMATES CONSIDERED
House Subcommittee Pushes
Work and Is Due to Finish
Saturday.

Funds for construction Of q new
tire truck house at Fourteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast
were urged by Fire Department off,
cials today during hearings on the
1886 District budget before the House
Appropriations Subcommittee.
The estimates, it is understood,
carry an item for the new truck house,
but provide it should be financed with
funds originally appropriated for a
similar building in the vicinity Of
Sixteenth street and Colorado avenue.
The proposed Sixteenth street truck
house was never built because of the
objection of residents in the neigh
borhood.
Aside from the Fire Department
estimate, the subcommittee went over
those of the Health Department and
the courts and made plans to take up
the important public welfare budget
later in the day.
Welfare Estimate Cut.
The welfare estimates contain the
emergency relief item over which there
is expected to be considerable discus
sion. The Commissioners sought So
100000 for relief in the coming fiscal
year, but the Budget Bureau reduced
the amount to $4,000, 900, the same as
appropriated for the current fiscal
year.
Commissioner George E. Allen in
tends to make a vigorous fight for the
additional 100000. He insists So
100000 is the absolute minimum
needed to carry out the relief program.
Conditions at the District Reforma-
tory at Lorton, Va, and the adminis-
tration Of the parole law also are ex-
pected to be discussed in connection
with the welfare estimates.
Barnard,s Campaign.
Capt. M. M. Barnard, general super
ntendent Of District penal institutions,
has waged determined campaign for
funds to complete the walled inclosure
around the reformatory reservation,
but II has not been revealed whether
the budget contains an item for this
work.
The Monday Evening Club and
other organizations have urged ap-
preparations for the Parole Board,
which has been handicapped in the
past because of the lack of funds
and adequate staff of parole in
spectors.
The subcommittee is making rapid
progress in its consideration of the
budget and, from present indica-
lonS, will finish Saturday, in ac-
cordance with the prearranged sched-
ule of Chairman Cannon. The final
day Of the hearings is to be a civic
field day, when representatives of
various organizations will be given
an opportunity to tell the subcom-
mittee what they think the District
needs.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
ROOSEVELT BANS
WORK ON FEDERAL
STRUCTURES HERE
No Money to Be Spent for
Rebuilding or Major
Repairs Now.
LIBRARY REMODELING
TO WAIT INDEFINITELY
Removal of Old Post Office and
Alteration of state-War-Navy
Edifce Put Off.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt's public build
ing program will not include any
provision for rebuilding present Fed
eral buildings in the Capital or ever
the renovation of these structures
it was stated today at the White
House.
The President said he is opposed tc
spending money for such purposes al
this time. He also said he disap-
proves tearing down any old Govern
ment buildings, even though sthey
might be unsightly from an archi-
tectural standpoint, since the Fedora
Government needs every bit OF avail
able Office space.
Mr.. Roosevelt believes the money
that could be spent in this connection
might better be used for new build.
ings.
Old Post Office to Stay.
This means such landmarks as the
old Post Office Building and the
State, War and Navy Building, fol
the remodeling of which Congress
authorized an appropriation Of ST.
100000 several years ago, will not bt
torn down any time soon.
The President intimated also he
would indefinitely postpone any con-
templated remodeling of the Library
of Congress exterior. However, he sale
the physical treatment of this build
ing remains with Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt recalled, however, that
some months ago, while motoring past
the Library of Congress, he did men,
tion that he thought the exterior o1
the Library of Congress was entirely
out Of keeping with the architecture
of the Capital, the new Supreme Court
Building and the adjacent Senate ano
House Office Buildings.
The President revealed, too, that he
is opposed to the proposal that the
Federal Government purchase prop
erty for two or three blocks west OF
the State, War and Navy Building and
bordering on the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue, upon which to erect
a building for the War and Navy De-
partments.
Mall Site Planned.
He said any new buildings for the
War and Navy Departments will not
be erected on this site, but will be
built on property bordering on the
Mall The President gave the i'm
preston he favored site somewhere
near the present Munitions Building
but not quite so far south.
The Munitions Building, the Presi-
dent believes, must be taken out OF
West Potomac Park some time in the
future.
Congress, in 1929, authorized an ap-
preparation of 100000 to make the
State-War-Navy Building, more pre-.
sentable." President Hoover was most
outspoken in his dislike for the ex-
terror of this famous old public build
ing.
In declaring the Federal Govern
ment needs all available Office space
possible to house the many agencies
which have grown up as result of
the New Deal recovery program, Presi-
dent Roosevelt said there is no pos
sibility of still further increasing the
number of employees in the city.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
4,4OO FAIL TO CALL
FOR PARK DIVIDEND
Half of Checks Distributed Those
Who Call-Bank to Close
at Night.

About 4.400 checks for the 20 per
cent dividend being paid by the Park
Savings Bank still are uncalled for,
it was announced today by John F.
Moran, receiver of this insolvent insti-
tuition.
When payment Of the dividend
started Monday there were $500 checks
available, amounting to $500, 900.
Moran said he could not estimate ac-
curately the amount of money repre-
sented in the checks remaining.
Tonight will be the last evening the
bank will remain open until o'clock
for accommodation of depositors. Be-
ginning tomorrow the closing hour will
be pm. and on Saturday the doors
will close at noon.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
NAMES RELEASED
!. ByPAROLE BOARD
IN NEW PROGRAM
Precedent Broken to Aid in
Protecting Welfare of
District.
35 CASES BROUGHT UP
FOR GROUP DISCUSSION
Seventeen New Applicants Listed
in Announcement Of
Experiment.
Seventeen New Applicants Listed
in Announcement Of

Breaking with tradition In parole
law administration, the Board Of In
determinate Sentence and Parole has
made public the names of prisoners
who have applied for release and to
be subject to consideration at meet
ing Of the board Saturday.
The board has published list Of II
prisoners applying for the first time
for parole and the names of 1s others
whose cases heretofore have been con-
tinued by the board for further con-
sideration.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., acting chairman
Of the board, explained today the new
step Is an experiment. He said he
saw no harm in making the list public
prior to action by the board and that
the listing of the names might bring
some helpful information to the board,
Step 0utgrowth Of Complaints.
If the plan does not work in the in
terest of the public welfare, however,
he added, 1t will be dropped. The step
was taken as an outgrowth Of COM
plants voiced against the release of
several prisoners of long police record,
two Of whom have been returned to
prison for violation Of parole pledges.
The names Of the 18 up for parole
consideration for the first time are:
Kenneth E. Beard, Cebron McCon-
nell, James w. Spradling, Eugene M.
Mothershead, McKonest Dixon, Albert
Clyde Berry. Herbert II. Beckwith,
Joseph Edwards, Joseph Carter,
Clarence Lynch, John Richardson,
Raymond Corbin, Frank v. Webb,
Henry T. Snowden, Claude M. Sum-
mers, Edward Richardson and Amos
Mungo.
Is Get Additional Hearings.
The r8 others scheduled for addi-
tional hearings are:
Robert Gray, Isaiah Hawkins,
Thomas Bruce Lunsford, William G..
Duffy, Frank Hitler, Nathan Sond-
heimer, Aubrey C. Cross, Ellis Riley,
James Beard, Homer B. Shropshire,
Lawyer Thomas, Howard Lewis,
Martin Walsh, John Clark, Alfred
James Hopkins, James NJ Bryant,
Henry Maxwell Wolfe and william A.
johnson.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
YULE TREES. PLANNED
FOR SHUT.IN CHILDREN

Christmas trees for children shut in
hospitals and orphanages during this
holiday season will be donated by
local members of the Florists Tele-
graph Delivery Association.
The first presentation will take place
at Children's Hospital, Thirteenth and
w streets, at 1890 am. Friday by a
committee of the local group. Similar
donations are being made throughout
the country by the association.
Other institutions to be given trees
are the Children's tuberculosis Sana-
torium at Glenn Dale, Md, and the
children's wards at Providence, Gal
linger and Freedmen's Hospitals, in
addition to all the orphanages in the
District. A tree will be provided for
each ward or room.