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The Washington times., 1934-05-19

Few rugs IN living rooms are
Of cotton, though many for bed
rooms and baths are. Early
American furniture looks quite
we'll with rag rugs, or with
hooked rugs of any material, so
it might be a good plan to sub
stitute some inexpensive ones
just for the summer, and store
your better rugs. Hooked or
tufted rugs are excellent for
summer cottages too.
New Slip Covers
The slip cover fabrics for this
year are simply fascinating.
Newest are the homespuns, cot
ton tapestries, and other un-
usual textures. Stripes used
horizontally make a room look
newly smart, and chintZes are
often used for permanent COW
ers for furniture.
Solid colors are growing in
Importance, and the deeper
tones of brown, blue, green, rust
or yellow are often seen in
glazed chintz with white accent.
Summer Bedrooms
If you want to transform your
bedrooms for the summer, it
can be quickly and easily done.
for you can buy ready-made
bedspreadS, draperies and dress
ing table skirts almost as mex
pensively as you can make them.
They are good in chintz, in
candlewick cotton, and many
! other materials, and you can
nearly always get all the pieces
to match.
Pillows, screens, lamp shades
should all be freshened up for
summer, or replaced by frankly
summer types. Some people
make over their whole house,
then come back to the perma-
nent coverings and rugs as to
a new place when fall comes
again. It's quite a refreshing
change, and not as expensive as
it sounds. Heat is hard on good
fabrics, and they are better put
away.
Far away from the moths and
dirt your blankets should be
stored, along with your best
rugs and wooden or fur clothes.
Summer blankets of cotton are
quite worn enough around here,
or il you prefer you may keep
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

spend working in your garden.
you may be assured of a maxi
mum effect with a minimum Of
labor.
When having it made. be sure
that adequate drainage is ar.
ranged for; depending on the
general layout" of your gar.
den, and, if possible, place the
"Skyscraper" in the Shadier part
of the garden, as too much sun
has a tendency to bake the beds.
and they have to be attended to
a little more closely. Keep them
well watered, and fertilized the
same as window boxes, and yoQ
should have a profuSion Of
bloom throughout the summer
Evergreens
Nasturtiums would lend them
selves well to this treatment,
especially in a garden where
orange and rusty shades were
wanted. Ivy could be trained
about the concrete base, or box
planted across the foot. 50 th06
no raw edges would spoil the
effect.
In winter, If your garden D.
visible from drawing room az
dining room windows, and Rs
desolation becomes somewhat oe
an eyesore, tiny evergreen trees
could be planted in the "stepsH
to provide q charming nnte
throughout the colder month";
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

out a few light weight wool for
those chance cold nights.
Patchwork Returns
There's wealth Of new weaves
available for bedspreads too and
new colors. Women are asking
for coral, green-blue, chartreuse,
copper and rust and are finding
them if they look long enough.
Couch throws Of monks cloth
or homespun are populsr, and
may well replace those df wool
or velvet that look so nice and
warm in winter. Good copies Of
old patchwork quilts are ia good
substitute for blankets in sum-
mer toow
Cottons are perfectly at home
in the bathroom, for though a
few people may demand linen,
the enormous number of towels
that are used day by day are Of
cotton.
The new fashion note for
bathrooms is deep color, and
you'll find charming effects
even in navy and deep red, and
in plaids and border designs.
And don't forget your man-Size
towels for the beach! Bath
mats and shower curtains
should be bought to harmonic
with the rest of your bathroom,
in case you're going on shop
ping tour.
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

blue glass bowl, full Of irides-
cent glass bubbles, would fur.
ther carry out the idea.
Decorations
Silver, of course, is lovely, on
a mirrored surface, and, If you
are fortunate enough to possess
either a huge silver bowl, or
wine cooler, fill it full of pink
rambler roses and baby's breath,
and place it in the center of the
table, with two lower silver
bowls or mugs filled with roses
on either side of it, towards the
head and foot.
White and silver china is al
ways pretty with this type of
table. Avoid china Of various
colors, and too floral a pattern,
as again the reflections will
turn it into a riot.
An illusion of GOODNESS is al
most as good as the GOODNESS it.
self, and cold food will taste
twice as chilly when served in
complementary surroundings.
SUNDAYS MENUS
Dinner
Consomme Printemps
Roast Leg of Lamb
String Beans
Hoe Cake Monkey Pudding
Children's Supper
Ralston Mixed Green Salad
Sliced Oranges Cake
Milk
Supper
Lamb Mince Mixed Green Salad
Crackers Waffles and Syrup
Coffee or Beer
Hoe Cake
Add to quart underground
cornmeal a teaSpoonful of salt.
Pour over it enough boiling
water to make a soft dough; add
also a little milk to make it,
brown better. Let it stand an
hour or longer, and then work
it together with the hand. Form
into cakes one inch thick, and
bake on a creased griddle until
brown on both sides. Split and
spread with butter, and serve
very hot.
Monkey Pudding
l cup cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
4 bananas
teaspoon vanilla flavoring
/ teaspoon grated lemon rind
Whip sugar, cream, vanilla
and lemon rind together until
the creams very stiff. Slice the
bananas paper thin, and stir
them into the cream. Place on
ice to become very cold.
Lamb MinCe
Ia cups cooked lamb, chopped
3 cups cream sauce
Mix meat with the cream
aaAAOa cook dor flzaaa asl14E1alA Aand
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Advice to the
LoveIorn
Nv BEATRICE FAIRFAX
written E1eluSiVely for The
WashiMgtOA Times

She's In Love With Both
Dear Miss Fairfax:
! think I'm in love with two
boys, whom 7 shall call A and
q, I went with A for six
months and didn't think much
Of him. He was going with
another girl ct that time. This
A boy has paid me ell kinds
Of compliments and told me
he Is in love with me.
I've had o good many dates
with this other boy, too. Have
been going to dances with him.
One evening last week, he
made q date with another girl,
and instead Of going to her
house as he promised, he took
me to Q party. I reminded
him Of the date he was sup
posed to keep, but he said he
cared nothing for her, and only
for me. PEGGY.
Well. Peggy. I must say I
don't think much Of BIS man
ners. He had . date with an
other girl. broke it, told you
about it, and apparently even
neglected the polite lie" which
was due her. More than likely,
he'll do the same thing to you
on some future occasion.
I'm glad you're having such a
good time with these two boys,
but I think you're more in love
with love than with either one
Of them. II it's real love, one
has NO trouble about the dag
noSia,
Beatriee Fairfax, noted au-
6AOrity on problems of love and
marriage, win answer your
letters personally. InclOse selS.
AddHaa staNaRaA nsaa'aEGS
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

In the first place, If your table
is of really lovely wood, have it
given a good Scrubbing with
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

q - -
warm water
a n d worry
S o a p, a n d
then waxed or
oiled to a mir
ror-like Shini-
ness. If it is
only painted
W 90 d, you
might rejuve-
nate it COM
pie t ely by
painting t ke
top black, and
pla c in 6 a
sheet of plate
glass, c u t to
81 Z q an d
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
For Bachelor Girl

For the kitchenette cook there
are tiny cans Of food which
may be purchased holding just
enough for one serving. This
is a great boon to the bachelor
girl who likes an occasional
meal in her own little kitchen,
but who cannot use up a whole
can of food the usual family
Giaa,
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Shaping Of Tree
Needs Years
Or Care
BY BETSY CASWELL
'W0npdn'S Pace Editor

The other morning, beneath q
brilliantly blue sky, the tulip
garden Of Mr.. and Mrs. william
.. Cofby, on Chevy Chase Cir
Gle, was o riot Of gorgeous color
and bloom.
Enclosed by tall hedges Of
clipped tew, this garden, while
distinctly formal in character,
has An ethereal charm that is
most appealing.
Immediately facing the ap-
preaching visitor is q flight Of
wide. flagstone steps, and to the
right and left are similar steps,
somewhat narrower, leading
along grassy paths to green iron
benches at the far turn.
Walks and Flowers
On either side of the main
flight are poised two lead pea.
cocks, Of soft gray tone, CORE.
spending with the two great box
bushes standing sentinel at the
entrance to the garden.
There is q beautiful box bush
In each corner of the garden it.
self, and the tulip beds are Dor.
dered with more box, cut low
and rounded.
One follows the grass walks
between the beds of bright
tulips which are planted so
carefully that the various shades
blend into one another almost
imperceptihly. Through one bed
sweep the rosy shades, from
pink to the deepest purply-red;
In another, all the mauves and
lavenders melt together, in con.
trast with the yellows across
the way.
Back Of the pink bed, sur
priSingly, one sees old-fashioned
bleeding heart, swaying in the
gentle breezes, and everywhere
there are dark peony plants,
nearly ready to take up the
flowery tale when the tulips
have finished.
Contrasts
Against the yeW hedge, and in
lovely contrast to its somber
hue, here and there a pink dog
wood slowS rosily. In the vel
Vety green grass, tiny little
white flowers shine like stars,
and, over all, magnificent trees
tower majeStically.
The elevation Of the garden is
banked by gray stone walls, low
and retiring, over which rambler
roses climb, and moss fills the
chinks and crannies.
In the center Of the main
path stands q tall, slim sun dial,
flanked by two box trees, cut
in a spiral shape, and beauti-
fully green. A little distance
away, an enormous box-bush Is
clipped to the likeness Of a sit
ting hen.
This clipping of box and yew
into certain forms, known as
"topiary" work, although prac-
ticed for centuries in the Old
World, is not often seen in this
country, and it was a delightful
surprise to find such excellent
examples Of a rare art so near
at hand.
Box and YeW
Years Of loving skill must be
exercised by the gardener to
produce the perfect shape, and
some Of the lovely, grotesque box
found abroad is the result OF
generations Of careful utiliza.
tion Of topiary knowledge hand
ed down from father to son.
Box and yew are particularly
adaptable to this form of treat.
mer1t, because Of the density Of
their foliage, and, as in the case
Of the Corby garden, give a most
unusual and charming effect.
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Cottons Make Your Home Into d
Cool Summer Retreat
BY WILMA LAvILLE

just glance around your living you sit and read
about coons and count the number Of things you
made Of cotton It may little early for you to have them
all out
Or you may not have change of slip set for
winter for summer any slip at all But
the chances that wish you had them
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Flower Box "Steps" Provide Space
For Variety Of Plants
By BETSY CASWELL

The accompanying sketch by Mr. Waggaman, contains
excellent suggestion for getting many flowers in sman
space in altogether unique and modernistic way
hollow framework of concrete constructed in the set
back design of the New York kyscrpers would form
ries of molds filled with earh and planted with bright coll
nrAd fl0werS
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

serve on toast with p poached
egg on top.
Write Betty CaSwelI, incIOsing
seIf-addressed, stamped envelope,
on problems Of table etiquette
and arrangement, what wines to
serve and when care Of The
SH1aa1ainRtOn His.aeR
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Dining Room Decorations Add to
Pleasures Of the Table
By BETSY CAsWELL

Cool, wethought out dishes undoubtedly great ad
vantage summers day-but if the table is still
dressed in its winter best the effect somewhat spoiled
as satisfaction both the eye the palate be
considered!
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
HAT,
Leftover MuSh

Cornmeal mush or muSh mar
from any one Of the cereals LETT
over from breakfast m ay be
packed in creased, one-pound
baking powder cans and COW
cred (Which will prevent crust
from forming). The next moro
ing remove from the can, slice
thinly, dip In flour and Saute,
Serve with maple syrup-oH any
other syrup.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
LOCAL POLICEMAN WINS STATE
RIFLE SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP

ing fog that caused many potential
champions, including a dozen
Marines, and two dozen members
of the 250th Coast Artillery to
drop by the wayside. John Perozzi,
of San Luis Obispo scored 377 for
a close second. Followed by John
Harness of the San Joaquin Valley
and Charles Sigler of San Diego
both scoring 373. Profiting from
the coaching given by Adams the
past few years many San Diego
marksmen made excellent scores,
with R. C. Kanagy winning the
rapid fire championship and
Charles Sigler landing fourth in the
state championship. West Coast
Rifle Club members carried off
more medals and trophies than any
other two clubs.
Adams, Allen and Foster of Ell
Centro will remain over Saturday,
Sunday and Monday to compete in
the NRA regional matches for the
national championships where
Adams is again favored to walk off
with the majority of the honors,
including the highly priced high
civilian place in the Presidents s
match which he won several years
ago at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
SAYS ARIZONA
PACT NEARING
FINAL. STAGE

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. U.P-An
agreement is near IN the contro-
versy over ALLEGATION of waters Of
the Colorado river, Attorney Gen.
eral Arthur T. LaPrade, said today
Terms will be made public upon
signature by Harold Ickes, Secre-
tary of the Interior, he said.
Opposition of Arizona to the con-
struction of Parker dam by the
Metropolitan water district of
Southern California may be ended
by the pact, it was indicated. For
more than three months Arizona
guardsmen have patrolled the Ari-
zona side of the damSite.
The state legislature must pass
upon the pact before it becomes
binding, La Prade said.
eff negotiations of two repre-
Sentatives of the Arizona Colorado
water commission in Washington
are successful, it will be possible to
irrigate a development of 100000
acres in Yuma county, and approx
mately 100000 acres in the lower
Gila,' La Prade said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
BANDIT SLUGS
BANK OFFICER

IRVINGTON, Calf, Sept. U.1)
An unidentified man, said to be
a Mexican, slugged the manager OF
the Bank of Irvington today, scoop
ed up approximately $4,000 in cash
from the vaults, and fled.
j. R. Blacowl, manager, tolc
police he entered the bank alone,
and was opening the door of the
massive vault when man appear
ed suddenly behind him and order
ed him to "keep on doing what
you re DOING
Blacowl obeyed. Suddenly, he
told police, the robber struck him
on the head with the gun and he
fell to the floor unconscious.
The robber then took the money
from the vault and fled.
C. w. Christensen, assistant
cashier, arrived at the bank short
time later and found Blacowl lying
on the floor, his head smeared
with blood.
Alameda county police believed
the robber had been hiding In the
bank all night, awaiting Blacowl S
arrival.
Blacowl described his aSSailant as
a Mexican. about 30. He said he
was clad in tan leather jacket.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
SEEK SLAYERS
Of POLICEMAN
CONTINUED On Page 81

OLEAN, N. Y, Sept. W.P)-Ab-
duction of Theodore r. Keating,
wealthy Buffalo merchant, was dis
closed here today as police followed
new trail in the hunt for the
slayers of Buffalo Police Lieut..
George l.. Uhle.
Heating, president of S. o. Bar
nun and Sons Co., was released in
a cornfield near here and slugged
over the head with the butt Of re-
yolver After his captors had gone,
Heating walked six miles to the
Olean police station and reported
the kidnapping to officials.
He gave a description OF his alb
ductors which tailed with descrip-
tions of the two men who shot and
killed Lieut.. Uhle yesterday morn
ing
Police believed the men held up
Heating and abducted him to OBJ
tain funds and an automobile with
which to escape out of New York
state. The automobile was headed
for Pennsylvania, police reported,
and police of both states were asked
to watch for the car.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
DRY ICE OFFERS LOTS OF FUN
Its Manufacture Certain To Become Import
ant Valley Industry

burns the skin when the two come
in contact.
A glass of water bubbles like Old
Faithful geyser in Yellowstone
park, when a hunk of dry ice is
dropped into it.
Aside from it's entertaining posi-
bilities, and the manufacturers did
not start the manufacture of dry
ice for its ability to entertain. the
new industry bids fair to become a
most important one for Imperial
Valley.
The dry ice Manufactured by the
company costs about 2is cents q
pound to produce and can be laid
down in Los Angeles for four cents.
The new plant has capacity Of
10 tons a day and the market for
the product is gradually increasing.
A public opening will be held
about the first of October, at which
time all interested persons will be
given an opportunity to inspect the
plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
BY HENRY T. GORRELL

WASHINGTON, Sept. /. The
national labor relations board to-
day struck at the heart of the
strike crisis by granting majority
employees the exclusive right to
bargain collectively with employers.
The decision was an interpre-
tation of section IA of the recovery
act and came as the most i'm
portant affecting the rights of labor
since passage of the act itself.
1t affects literally hundreds OF
disrupted cases and clarifies one
of the bitterest points of conflict
in the whole new deal labor
scheme.
The board wrote its decision in
the case of the Hourde Engineer
ing Corp, of Buffalo, N. Y, but
will apply it to all future collective
bargaining disputes.
I'VE have concluded" said the
board, that the only Interpretation
of section IA which can give effect
to its purpose is that the represent
tatives of the majority shall con-
stitute the exclusive agency for
collective bargaining with the en-
ployer."
The decision was hailed as great
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
GRAND CANYON
FLOW HIGHER

Clinlax1ng a steady rise In
the flow of the Colorado river
at the Grand canyon station
over the past few days, tOday's
reading for that point shows an
increase of 700 second feet over
yeGterday's high. Inis brings
the Grand Canyon flow to $3.50
second feet, the highest it has
been in several weeks.
The diversion reading re-
mains the same as yesterday,
900 second feet. Yuma shows
drop from SIS to 38 second feet
while the spill has a 30 foot IN
crease over yesterday 1t now
showing 1880 second feet.
Hopes for further increases In
the upper basin over the week
end do not seem very bright, ac-
cOrding to a telegram received
at irrigation district headquar-
tiers from the Yuma office OF
the weather bureau. Thi6 states
tnat weather conditions are
more settled than for the past
10 days and promise 10 con-
tinue SO over Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
SHARP RISE
DECLARED To
BE ESSENTIAL.
Figure OF $l.57 Per 500
Valuation Adopted By Sup
ervisors After Long Debate.
SERA AGENT GIVES ADVICE
Asserts Federal Funds Will Be
Available If County Willing
To Share Burden.

Imperial County's tax rate for
the fiscal year 1934-35 was set at
$l.57 per $1OO assessed valuation
by the board of county super
visors this morning. This rate is
an increase of 81 cents over that
of last year and is apportioned
among the following funds: gen.
eral fund, TIA; salary fund,
.443; school fund, .O36; adj
vertising, .004; county highway
bond and interest, .159; county
court house bond and interest,
.030; general reserve, .026; unapr0-
priated reserve, oil and No. and
5 districts road bonds and interest.
.087.
1t was no easy task for the
board to reach its final decision
in this matter due to the many
angles presented by the problem.
1t was realized that many tax
payers might be hard put to meet
the tax payments under the new
rate but under existing circum-
stances the board felt that low
er rate could not adequately meet
the situation. f.s
An outright raise of 10 cents
per S100 valuation was made in
the rate this morning before 1t
was finally set. This followed a
conference with M. H. Lewis, field
representative of the SERA and the
reasons for this raise are contained
in the following resolution adopted
by the board:
Situation Outlined
Whereas there exists an unem-
ployment situation in this county
due to drought conditions, and,
Whereas, field representative M.
H. Lewis of FERA and SERA ap-
peared before board of supervisors
and outlined a plan of the state and
federal governments for assisting
Imperial county in obtaining the
approval of project for cleaning
the irrigation district canals and
spending large sum of money
in said work and approving other
constructive projects provided I'M
perial county will include in the
budget for unemployment relief a
levy of 10 cents per 500 valua-
ton, and,
Whereas this matter was thor
oughly considered by the board of
supervisors and it appeared that by
complying with said request it will
be of great benefit to all property
owners and unemployed and as
representatives of the farm bureau
were in favor of this action in
that the expense of repairing and
maintaining said canals, which
cannot be paid for by the farmers
on account of their inability to pay
will be paid for by funds re-
ceived from the SERA and FERA
and notwithstanding that in taking
this action 1t will make an in
crease in taxes to be paid in the
county but will many times reduce
in amount the taxes to be paid to
the irrigation district.
Now. therefore, be it resolved
that the budget for 1934-35 be
amended and that the item OF
unemployment relief be increased
in an amount that will be pro-
duced by adding 10 cents per $l00
tConSinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
FINE DIE IN
PLANE CRASH

OREGON. Mo-, Sept. l. W.p>-A
binding rainstorm that obscured
Pilot C. NJ. Bontrager's vision today
was assigned as cause of the crash
of tri-motored Rapid Air Trans
port passenger plane in which Bon
TRACER and four passengers were
killed last night near here.
The dead:
C. M. Bontrager, "a, Kansas City.
Mo.
Mrs. Harry Schiffmacher. %,
Edwardsville, Kansas.
w. A. 1'ruelson. So. Omaha, Neb.
Dallas Leitch. 20, Omaha. Neb.
Frank Mahan. 25, Kansas City,
Mo.
1t was believed all died before
flames swept the twisted, shat
tered wreckage.
The plane was bound from Kans-
as City, Mo, to Omaha. In adj
dition to the four passengers and
pilot. 1t carried 80 pounds OF mail.
postoffice officials here said, The
mail was believed burned up.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01

The "low-down on Huey P
Long was given to The Press today
by Mr.. and Mrs. Roche j. Mar
quar-, whd with their daughter,
Elrose, have returned to El Centro
after two years residence in New
Orleans.
"Long can show any of our Cali
fornia politicians how the game
really should be played,' Marquar
said, "and he digs all his schemes
and political manipulations out of
the law book. He knows that book
pretty WELL If the law ism It in the
book he puts it there and has his
own way.
He is an absolute dictator and
conditions in New Orleans have be-
come very bad. Business is stag
nant, citizens are interrupted going
about their business by armed
guards of the Mayor Walmsley fac
ton and the militia dominated by
Huey Long. 1t is all political bat
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-01
PRESS GETS I0W-D0WN ON LONG
Former Residents Return Here After Living
Two Years In New Orleans

tie based on the graft possibilities
and the ordinary citizen has little
to say about it.
Long is not as strong as he was,
and he is riding for a fall. He has
lost two congressional districts and
is likely to lose more. After walk
ing about under machine guns for
months it is certainly relief to be
able to go about one IS business un-
disturbed and unchallenged "
The Marquars left New Orleans
a month ago, taking in the Chicago
fair and returning by way of Kan
sas City.
Their first stop in Ell Centro was
at The Press office, to get copies
of The Press for the past month,
which they had missed while travel
ing.
"We we read every issue of The
Press since we left" Mrs. Marquar
said, land l couldn't settle down
until I had read up on the papers
we have missed - =.