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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-16
POLICE HAVE
LOTS Of FUN

While major crime took a va
cation here over the weekend,
local police were kept on the qui
vive attending to other matters,
some of which were not of strict
ly police nature.
Six culprits we're arrested on
charges Of drunkenness and dis
turbing the peace from Saturday
noon until early this morning.
They come up for trial in police
court today.
Two calls were received from
Jacumba yesterday morning sent
by agitated local residents who
were week-ending in the noun
tains One was from a man who
had forgotten to feed and water his
chickens and horses. He had dele
gated this duty to a friend but
to his surprise this individual also
left for the cool mountains without
attending to the stock. Would the
police department 'pu-leeze" do
him this little favor A member
of the force was detailed to feed
and water the stock.
Then came another call. The
desk sargeant was asked to send
an officer to the callers home
and see if the electric fan had been
shut off. An officer was detailed,
found the fan running full blast
and turned it off.
A visitor at a local hostelry af-
ter breakfasting yesterday morn
ing rendered a 500 bill to the
clerk in payment A thorough
search of the cash drawer failed
to unearth change enough to sat-
isfy and again the police were
called on to aid. Within a few
moments the bill had been broken
up into smaller bills and silver and
the visitor was able to pay for his
breakfast and depart in peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-16

Crisp-ruffled Priscillas for kitchen
or bedroom; tailored pairs or smart
fringed panels for the dining room
or living room-a great collection
of marvellous values all 49c ct !
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-16

He'll not wear these out easily!
They're made better . full end
roomy and long! They've comfortable
collars and sleeves! Broadcloths in
white, solid colors. Fancy percales.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-01
1y DR. RENE w. MEsSIER

Every child upon entering school
should have his eyer examined BY
q pcastcrod optomctrlat.
You mny say the child does not
neoG glnsseB and cur see perfectly
we'll without thom. al parcnts
should realize that there In prnc-
tlcn.Iy no such thing nv a perfect
eyr. IL every mother and father
could be mndo familiar with this
fact and realize that by correcting
the cscslght whilcthe children arc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-01

young II Will very often save the
eyes for when they are mon ana
women. they would tnke "a difforont
attitude toward glasses for thor
children.
From statistics I find that there
arc - million school children In
the United States and II In ostlm-
atod that 10,00O,006 OF thom roe
aulrc ego treatment or glasHos 10
give them full vision,
II n child IN nonraghtod no may
have great difficulty In being able
10 see well and therefore tho par.
ents viii have his eyes examined
and proper glasses fitted giving tho
child normal vision,
On tho othor hand tho gront ma
jorlly who are afflicted by fnrslght-
hdncss or nstigmntlc condition
there In no direct consciousness of
Tho handicap.
I will try TO give you n general
idcn on the structure OF tho human
eye, enabling YOU 10 understand
just why, even though not con-
scIous OF having ans eye disorder,
II may prove to be dangerous, not
only 10 tho eyes but TO tho whole
systcm of tho human body, if not
taken care OF and property treated.
In cnch eye there In a tiny muscle
that helps tho eye 10 focus correct
~ giving eyes that are too short or
that are too long or that IRE
wrongly curved, a power OF accom-
mediation 30 that for a limited Pc.
rlod. at least. they can form a
perfect image. We know that tho
funcllonlng of any human organ is
MADE possible only through the OK
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-01
Vision Of Children
Important Function
Early Examination Of Every School Child Urged BY DR.
Rene W. Messier in Message to Democrat


pcndlture OF nervous force. Nature
nilots cach organ certain portion
OF this force. When cycn are
strained and muscles ovcrworked
they are taking moro than the
amount Of nervous force or energy
due them and when this continues
some other organ In the body, less
imperative In ~ demand, must sur
fer for tho lack, Naturally other
organs revolt, causing the child TO
lOso vitality and pep and making
him nervous no that no cannot give
tho proper attention TO his studies,
lilo In backward In his Glasses and
does not learn mn faRt M the child
who IN not handicapped by poor
oycAight. Oftontimes his Gompan-
ions begin 10 look upon him as lazy
and stupid. In reality tho child IN
using up NO much Of his visual on.
ergy In trying 10 zee that there 10
little energy loft with which 10 re-
cord the visual impression.
Improper lighting plays n large
part In tho straining OF a child
eyes. Never lot a child road or
write with tho light facing him. II
should DO plnccd behind him with
tho light, preferably, falling ovor
tho left shoulder, Some eyes arc
subject TO glare moro than others.
we'll az disturb tho nervous system,
thus reducing tho efficiency OF a
pupil. II In now possible to secure
lenses which absorb ultra violet
rays. which are present In all light,
particularly In sunlight, without
hinderlnE tho free passage Into tho
eye Of the harmless rays OF tho yis-
uni spectrum.
III q child's cycs should become
rod and inflamed by wind or irritn-
tl0n, batho them with olther quite
cold or quito warm water, This will
stimulate circulation ana also rest
and froshon tho eyes
or course, tho most important
and safest thing TO do for a ohlld's
an Opt0motrIst or optical specialist.
This way you Will flnd out Just
what condition tho eyes nro In and
whnt TO do for thom. Tho optom-
otriat has the advantage Of being
able TO give an eye examination
without tho use of drugs TO relax
the eye muscles, therefore not hay
Ing TO walt for a time bofor tho
eyes will resume their focusing
power.
Never think of purchasing glass
on unless they have boon made ex-
prossly for the child after n conn
potcnt and thorough examination.
In dealing with eyes ana pnrticu-
Inrly with children, always remem-
Der the best IN mono too good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-01
ADENOIDS

A baby suffering from adenolds
sleeps with mouth open. snuffles,
cannot breathe freely, and there
fore cannot nurse properly. All
babies who show any signs OF
trouble OF this kind should be ex-
amined by q good physician, as
later tho same cause may lead to
deafness and other defects which
seriously hinder the child's growth
both of body aud mind.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
LIGHTS D|MNED.
SUNDAY NIGHT

Students of the New Deal talk
about the millions and billions of
dollars now being spent for one
thing or another. but. -.
The lights in front of the
White House, central point of the
New Deal, will have to be cut
from 6OUsto 400 candlepower for
a year beginning next Sunday
night as the result of congress
sional economy in Slashing the
Districts electric street lighting
budget by $68,700!
Along with the dimming of the
White House lights practically
every street light in the District
will be diminished. Most of the
large Acknowledgment lights
on the downtown streets and
around circles will be cut from
1000 to 600 candle power.
On a score of suburban roads
every other light will be turned
out. Orders covering this entirely
new lighting schedule were Ap-
proved at the District Building
today,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
D, {. HEADS GET
FETE TICKETS

Commissioners Hazen and Got
walls were presented today with
box seats for the gala embassy
night" celebration Thursday eve
ming at Griffith Stadium. ar
ranged by Victory Post, No. 4,
American Legion.
The presentation was made in
the District Building board room
by Miss Ernestine Hammack, &C
companied by committee in.
GLIDING Capt. D. Carter, w. H.
Jones, and Herbert Bryant.
The Thursday night program
includes presentation of the flags
of the Allied nations to the post
by representatives of the embas-
sizes and legations of the Allies.
There will be drum and bugle
corps contests, and soft ball
games between Victory Post team
and the Washington Senators All
Stars, managed by AL Schacht;
and between the Naval Air Sta
ton and the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
LAID
To HUSBAND

Suit for limited divorce was
filed by Mrs. Frances E. Swami, a
st. Elizabeth's Hospital nurse, to-
day in District Supreme Court
against Roy K. Swami. bus driver,
on charges that he fired a re-
volver at her on three occasions
and otherwise treated her cruelty.
The wife alleged her husband
beat her with a shoe, blackened
her eye, beat her with a belt, and
committed other offenses. Mrs.
Swami stated that on the occa-
sions when her husband fired at
her, her three children were pres
ent. She asked to be permitted
unmolested occupancy of the
family home in the 400 block
Twelfth st. N. E.
The parties were married in
Alexandria in May, 1924. The
wife is represented by Attorney
Raymond Neudecker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
FULL PWA LOAN
HERE BACKED

Representative Howard w.
Smith CD of Virginia today an
nounced that he will join the fight
with Senator William H. King
CD of Utah, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, to
obtain the full amount proposed
to be granted the District under
the local PWA loan authorization
legislation.
Mr.. Smith is especially in
tereSted in the project for a wall
around Lorton Reformatory, which
is located in his district. This is
one of the projects some PWA
officials have said will not be ap.
proved.
Senator King, however, has as.
serted the belief that all projects
for which legislation was passed
will be approved, basing his belief
on conferences he has had with
Secretary of Interior Ickes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
BA[KS
ROAD Plan
NOBuD @WhBW

Members of the HyattSville town
council last night discredited re-
ports that the town was even
considering" turning its road re-
pair work over to the Maryland
State Roads Commission, and then
talked themselves into an impaSse
over how the town should repair
the streets.
It had been reported that the
council was seeking to save the
$4,000 in the town budget for
roads by turning the work over to
the roads commission, as several
smaller towns have done.
Decision on the road program
under the new budget was put
off until the second week in July
when, the council was unable to
reach one at the regular meeting.
Motions that the town engineer
make survey of the work and
estimated cost, and that Forest
Drive, Garfield Street and Moore
Avenue be repaired Immediately
were voted down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
". C. T. u. Launches
COlG71tuCOnUentiOn

Mrs. Jessie w. Nicholson, of
Chevy Chase, Md, president of
the National Sentinels, and Mrs.
Mary Haslup, president OF the
Maryland Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will address
the annual convention of the
Montgomery county w. c. T. u,
today at Sandy Spring.
Members of the Citizenship
Department will present a
pageant entitled 1.-THE Urn of
Destiny" under the. direction or
Mrs. Samuel Stackhouse, and the
Young Peoples Branches of the
county chapter will give a play
Its Your Country"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
NEW MEMBERS,
TOPIC Of AUTO
CONVENTION
American Automobile Assn,
in Session at the Willard,
Hits Forced Insurance

Discussion of methods OF en-
listing more members in automo'
bile clubs throughout the nation
consumed most of today's session
of the thirty,second annual con-
vention of the American Automo-
bile Association at the Willard
Hotel.
The discussion was led by
Thomas P. Henry, Of Detroit,
president, who was followed on
the roStrum by william j. Colt
lieb, executive vice president OF
the Automobile Club of New York.
w. B. Bachman, membership
director of the Automobile Club
of Michigan, spoke on creating
and capitalizing sales issues after
which the delegates adjourned
for luncheon.
Late yesterday the organization
went on record as opposing the
compulsory automobile liability
insurance act and the compulsory
compensation plan. 1t unani-
mously adopted the A. A. A. safety
responsibility bill, however, and
recommended stringent enforce
ment of motor laws, particularly
urging that the full force of the
law be brought to bear on intox-
icated, hit-and-run and reckless
drivers.
It also urged elimination Of
grade crossings and installation Of
standard signs and signals, and
supported the extension of safety
education in schools and expan-
sion of the school boy patrol sys-
tenn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Skeleton Crew Unable
to Keep Up Work,
Xanten Says

Washington is becoming a dirty
city.
At least, this is true of many
of it's streets, according to William
A. Xanten, assistant to Morris
Hacker, superintendent Of the Dis
trict refuse department. Mr.. Kan
ten made this admission following
complaints from residents of the
Judiciary Square neighhorhood
about condition of the streets.
In the 500 block Third ST. N.
W., a resident complained, the
street has not been swept for a
week and debris from the thunder
storm of last week is still there.
Mr.. Xanten said:
1--WE have to admit the city is
getting pretty dirty. We have
trouble getting around to all
places. The street cleaning de-
partment is operating on skel-
etOn staff since our funds were
cut"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
QUITS
SCHOOL POST

E. E. Lawler, jr., today rendered
his resignation as a member of
the Alexandria School Board. Mr..
Lawler recently was made man.
ager of a State liquor dispensary.
Under a section of the Virginia
Code, no State officer, city officer,
or member of council, is allowed to
act as a school trustee.
According to a recent ruling Of
Commonwealth Attorney Albert V.
Bryant, Mr.. Lawler, who was ap-
pointed last october, can not hold
his seat on the school board. The
resignation is effective June 80.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
PLAN 7
BOARD NAMED

In order to be prepared to start
work at the first opportunity on
the $4,000, 900 sewage disposal prof.
ect to be paid for with PWA
funds, Commissioner Gotwals
today appointed a sanitary en-
cheering committee to get ready
the preliminaries.
It is understood at the District
Building that the Commissioners
have been assured by Secretary
Ickes, Public Works Administra-
tor, that the loan will be granted.
The committee includes Com
missioner Gotwals, John Blake
Gordon, District sanitary engineer;
Lieut.. Robert E. York, assistant
engineer commissioner, and A. D.
Black, sewer engineer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Old Fort to Become
4 C071D For Girls

Fort Foote, Civil War strong
hold on the shores of the Po-
tomac 10 miles south of the Dis
trict, will be converted into
summer settlement camp for girls,
it was learned today at the
National Capital Parks office.
Work of clearing the grounds
will be started next week, and it
is expected the camp will be in
operation within a month. The
Council of Social Agencies will
operate the camp, giving groups
of SO girls a two-week holiday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
MOST HUMANE
METHOD, SAYS
NJ CARRAN
Nevada Senator to Introduce
Bill in Next Congress;
Used in Home State

Use of lethal gas, rather than
electrocution, in putting convicted
prisoners to death in the District
will be urged by Senator Pat Nc
Carran CD of Nevada, at the
next session Of Congress.
The Nevadan, an active mem.
Der Of the Senate District Com.
mittee, said today he will intro
duce legislation for that purpose
at the next session.
Method Now In Use
Senator McCarran said the gas
method has been in use in his
State for some years and is now
the accepted method there because
OF its humaneneSS. He said:
of course we do not know
how much actual pain is felt by
those who are electrOcuted, but
undertakes who have seen the
bodies after electrOcutiOn say
that severe burns are visible
where the metal bands are
placed on the victims and that
other parts of the body show
the intensity Of the shock.
ONE WIFI ENOUGH
with the use of lethaI gas,
the victim sits in a chair and
when the gas is released in the
death chamber the narSon
merely breathes the gas and
goes into a permanent sleep
with the first inhalation. There
are no injurious effects to the
body.
"This is a much more hu.
name method, and the person
sentenced to die goes to his
death with a less Mortified atti-
tude,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Pretty1110n Offers
Kick-Bdck Ban Plan

The District Commissioners may
have before them today drafts of
a plan of Corporation Counsel
Prettyman to insure protection to
workmen against the "kick-back
racket"
The Prettyman plan involves
the placing of inspectors on all
construction jobs to see that no
violation of the Bacon-Davis law
occurs; to carry out a general in
vestigation of each project and to
guarantee protection against loss
of jobs to workmen who complain
against "kick-backS."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
FEDERAL UNION
DRIVE OPENS
On JULY |
N.F.F.E. Seeks New Members
to Aid in Campaign in =.
Congress for Benefits

Calling upon Federal employees
to back it in it's campaign to OBJ
tain beneficial legislation for Gov
eminent personnel at the next ses'
sion of Congress, the National
Federation of Federal Employees
will launch a membership drive
throughout the country on July /.
The end of the present fiscal
year has been chosen as the start
ing point Of the campaign, be-
cause the additional restoration
of per cent Of the Federal pay
cut occurs at that time.
Among the benefits the NFFE
hopes to put over with the help
Of new members is the extension
of classification to the entire Gov
eminent service, full restoration
of the salary slash and the enact
ment of more liberal retirement
fund regulations.
In Washington the Local No. 2
of the NFFE, comprising thou
sands of members in 16 depart
ments and agencies, will signalize
the beginning of the campaign
with a dinner to be given in the
Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and K
SITS. N. w., on Thursday night at
7:30.
Plans for obtaining new recruits
for the organization will be dis
cussed by every key member OF
the local.
Miss Gertrude M. McNally, ma
tional secretary-treasurer of the
organization, will be the principal
speaker, while Joseph S. STAINS
field, of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, will preside in his
official capacity as the president
of the local.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Collectors Club
To Meet TOni0ht

Members of the Collectors Club
will meet tonight at Thomson
School, Twelfth and L Streets
Northwest, to discuss a recent rul-
ing of the Postmaster General
that Washington be included in
the lists of cities designated for
the first-day sale of new stamps.
It was understood several mem.
bers of the club were opposed to
the ruling.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Limits Placed
On Children s
Free SwimS

Limiting the number of child.
rem allowed free Swims each day
was announced today by the
Welfare Recreational AsSocia.
ton which operates four pools.
This limit was placed because
of the. great crowds exceeding
the capacity Of the pools. The
limit was set at 500 each at the
Takoma, Mckinley and Banne-
ker pools and $50 at the
Francis.
The free period is from 1920
a. m. to noon each week day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
u. S. to Protest
French Film Ban

State Department officials de-
clared yesterday the United States
will protest any discrimination by
France against importation of
American motion pictures. The
American Embassy in Paris has
been requested to make a report
on the forthcoming hearings on a
proposal to prohibit importation
Of American films for a three
month period.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Shifts Due July I
In Postal Staff

Retirements and promotions
within the department will result
in a few minor personnel changes
July /, in the Post Office Depart
ment, Postmaster General Farley
said today.
There were also indications that
a person would soon be picked to
succeed Smith w. Purdum, now
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral and formerly deputy fourth
assistant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
ChicagOan to Head
TlUO Code Authorities

Walter j. Riley of Chicago has
been appointed administration
member of two code authorities,
Division Administrator Sol A.
Rosenblatt announced yesterday.
They are the national code au-
thority for the household goods
storage and moving trade, and the
State code authority Of Illinois for
the trucking industry. ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
-Four Named Officers
In Reserve Corps

Four residents of Washington
were appointed today by the War
Department as second lieutenants
in the Reserve Corps. They are
James Baker Cunningham, 900
block Shepherd st. N. W.; Ro-
land Newton Jefferson, 1900 block
Delafield Pl. N. W.; John Ernest
Walker, 1900 block K st. N. W.,
and Fred B. Shaw, jr., $500 block
Idaho Ave. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
Swanson Cites TIUO
For Sea ReScHeS

Secretary of the Navy Swanson
yesterday commended Clarence E.
Poucher. seaman first class, at
tached to the U.S.S. Trenton, for
reScuing a civilian from drowning
at San Diego, Calf. March /.
Swanson also commended Virgil
Smith, gunner's mate, third class,
for rescue of q shipmate on the
u. S. S. Texas, February 16.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26

mile flight in airplane to take degree at
Bowdoin College,. And Mrs. Frances North
cross, who is genius with calories and cook
ing, and was looking very smart at the mo-
ment in blue and white frock. And Emily
Newell Blair, always feminine and pretty
though she writes books, makes speeches and
organizes the Democratic Party, meanwhile.
Frances Benjamin Johnston, who can pho
tograph your great grandmother's tumbled-
down barn with such artistry that the Con-
gressional Library begs for the picture for
its exhibit, was sitting near Mrs Harvey W.
M;ln,r ,rhn &c nNervhndv knoWS is q re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26

definitely Lady Party. The mascullne
voice addressed her again-by name. She
turned to see the towns most distinguished
butler, Ridgewell.
And he knew Phyllis, disguised as she
was in her bathing suit (This is fame
thought Phyllis, proudly. Imagine being
ognized-just now! I've probably ar
rived--at last.)
."Will you have your salad and julep now,
madam" asked Ridgewell
"What blissful idea" said Phyllis, con
hot day to eat in pale blue pool. :"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-26
To Phyllis, Any Cool Spot
Is Heavenly on Any
Hot Day Like This
By HELEN ESSARY

Phyllis standing waist deep in the swimming pool at
the Dover House. listening to Hazel Edgar tell graphic
though unofficial story entitled The Tropical Adventures of
an American Woman when masculine voice spoke her
name quite clearly Phyllis astonshed This to be