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The Washington times., 1935-12-13
auptnann Is Dared By Dr.. Condor to FACE Him
Japs BaIk
At Large
U.S.NaVy
BY DAVID p. sENTNER

LONDON, Dec. 13 GN.SD The
superiority of American naval
strength over that of Japan, upon
which the United States insists,
threatens the security Of Japan,
Admiral OSami Nogano, head of
the japanese delegation, told the
five-p power naval conference today.
In a session devoted exclusively
to discussion of the Japanese pro-
poSal for a common upper limit
Of naval tonnage, Admiral Nogano
opposed the basic American view
point that the existing 5-5-3 naval
ratio is necessary for guarding OF
the two American coast lines.
Canal Maneuvers Cited
The recent American naval
maneuvers in the Panama Canal
area, in which the American fleet
passed through the canal within
a short time, showed the Ameri-
can fleet could be masSed quickly
for an emergency on either coast,
Admiral Nogano contended.
therefore, ne SalQt the OnlIeu
States does not need a navy any
greater than Japan's.
Ambassador Norman H. Davis,
head of the American delegation,
had just declared the defensive
needs of the various powers must
be taken into account in appor-
tioning naval strengths, but, he
said, at the same time the varying
national requirements must be
considered equally.
Admiral Nagano agreed that
the requirements of all five
powers, the United States. Great
Britain, Japan. France and Italy.
varied but insisted there was no
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The Washington times., 1935-12-13
Slayer Tries Suicide

WARREN, Ohio, Dec. 13 G.N.
SO.-Bringing a startling halt to
his sensational first-degree muir
der trial for the torch killing of
his pals wife, Ray Jutila, 21-year-
old athlete, attempted suicide in
county Jail today by slashing his
wrists with a spoon, the edge
sharpened on the stone floor Of
his cell.
The Washington times., 1935-12-13
100 FELLED
BY SMOKE,
INTENSE
HEAT
Farley Office Suffers
Damage; u. S. Loses
Many Records

An open file of papers placed
too close to a powerful electric
light globe today was declared
by Fire Marshal Calvin Lauber
to be the cause of fire which
swept a 100-foot-long file room
on the sixth floor of the new
Post Office Department Building,
Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest. Starting short
ly before midnight, it destroyed
valuable Government records and
did immense damage to the build
ing and its furnishings.
More than 100 firemen were
overcome by smoke.
Although the fire was brought
under control shortly after
o'clock this morning, several fire
companies were still at the scene
this afternoon, pouring more
water over the Smouldering files.
Fire officials said the papers
would still be burning at this
time tomorrow.
CareleSsly Kept Files
After a thorough investigation,
the fire marshal declared the
heat from the electric light ig.
nited the papers. He asserted that
similar conditions of overcrowded
and carelessly kept file rooms
exist in other Government build
lngS and that a similar catastro.
phe may come at any time.
With gas masks failing to re.
sist the thick fumes from the
burning papers, As firemen we're
overcome and taken to Emer.
gency Hospital for treatment,
while scores Of others were
treated at the scene by rescue
squads and doctors.
Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom,
who personally directed the long
battle against the stubborn blaze,
said the fumes were so thick
that they penetrated the masks,
and the firemen were unable to
work more than 10 or is min.
uteS on the Smoke-filled sixth
floor.
Hose Lines Busy
Before the firemen could get
at the fire, they were forced to
call in the Pepco compressor
crew, which drilled holes from
the floor above, through which
a powerful whirling nozzle was
lowered.
Firemen also battered down a
corner of the huge room to get a
cross play on the fire.
Several million stamps, valued
at thousands of dollars and kept
for philateliSts, escaped damage,
although in room less than 100
feet from the fire, postal officials
announced.
While five alarms and three
specials were sent in, the chief
said this was done not so much
for the apparatus as for the aGdi-
tlonal man power, because so
many were overcome.
/. C. C. Office Ruined
While the Post Office Building
suffered the most damage, the
adjoining Interstate Commerce
Commission Building was con-
Siderably damaged by torrents of
water rushing through the corri.
dorS and seeping into the rooms.
The office of Horace Russell,
general counsel for the HOLC on
the seventh floor of the Post Of
flee Building, directly above the
blaze, was badly damaged by the
compressor crew in drilling holes
through the floor.
Offices of Postmaster General
James A. Farley and Federal Com
munications Commissioner Aiming
S. Prall were wrecked by water.
A preliminary survey showed
that among the records destroyed
by the blaze were files of the Gen.
eral Accounting Office recently
moved to the building. Some Of
these records dated from before
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The Washington times., 1935-12-13
WASHINGTON FORECAST

RGfn tonight and probably tomorrow morn
inRi not much change in temperatures lou
est temperature tonight about 36.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1935-12-13
SO FasCists Shout
AGAINST Sanctions
At Rally in Geneva

GENEVA, Dec. 13 GN.S).
Waving the British Union Jack
with an oil can attached to it, SO
Fascist youths staged an anti
sanctions demonstration today in
front of the hotel where Capt. An
thony Eden, British minister for
League of Nations affairs, is stay
ing.
Down with sanctions" they
shouted
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
LOTS OF WATER AT DAM

One Of cur old-time and good friends,
stopped Us on the street Yesterday and
complained because the valley people
Know nothing Of conditions at Boulder
dam, and the papers don't give them any
information on them" To his own COM
plant he added that OF distinguished
III Centre city official.
We had assumed that not a soul in I'M
perial Valley was worrying about water
conditions any more, but apparently we
were mistaken. Here were these two
gentlemen worrying their heads off be-
cause they didn't know whether there
was lake or just a CRY spot behind the
dam. Only couple of weeks ago we car
ried a story about a flock of navy planes
landing behind the dam and a few weeks
prior to that the account of the first
planes to use the lake as a landing place.
IN both instances the accounts stated
the water was piling up behind the dam,
which we (erroneously) assumed was
sufficient to quiet the fears of anyone
However, to make sure about things we
called up NJ j. Dowd, chief engineer of
the Imperial Irrigation District this
morning. mike" is always courteous
but he wanted to know what in thunder
we were worrying about the dam for. Be
fore we could offer any defense he said,
why there 1,Z0U,UUO acre feet or
water behind the dam right now and be-
fore the end of the year there will be be-
tween six and seven million acre feet.
The flood season is just starting in and
there is plenty of water Our latest re-
port from Grand Canyon shows a dis
charge of $4,000 second feet, which is in
dication enough to all valley folks that
conditions are great. We don't have to
worry about water any more Our trou-
bles are over. There's water and water
and more water. For heavens sake go
back to work and if you must worry about
something, worry about the weather"
So there it is. Loads of water on hand
and loads more coming; nothing to wor-
ry about and everything peaches and
cream
We believe Mike s. advice is splendid
and we are going to pass it on to Mr.. |.
w McGrew and Mr.. A. n. Bucklin. You
fellows stop worrying about the water
situation, for there "ain't no situation no
more" and don't bother us again at least
until next fall, about what is happening
at Boulder dam. We are going to take
Mikes" suggestion and worry about the
other thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
DEANS STAGE
NEW RUCkUS
On DIAMOND

NEW YORK, June UP Joe
Medwick wanted to open a school
for pitchers and enroll Dizzy Dean
as his star pupil. Dizzy strenously
objected and a riot nearly ensued
in the st. Louis Cardinals dugout
at Pittsburgh yesterday
Medwick said something to Dizzy
about throwing too many slow balls
to the Pirates. Dizzy told Joe to
tend to his own job of playing left
field. One word led to another
Paul Dean came out to help big
brother Dizzy. The three world
series heroes we're on the verge OF
swapping blows when other players,
including Manager frankie Frisch,
intervened.
Medwick, who almost started a
riot in the world series last fall
when he spiked Marvin Owen,
Detroit third baseman, had per-
feet day at bat, four for four, in
Guiding triple, while Dizzy was
knocked out of the box as the
Pirates raked him for seven runs,
eight hits in six innings.
1t was the elder Deans fifth de-
feat. only two shy of the number he
lost all last season. He has won six
games. Darrell (Cy) Blanton,
Pittsburgh rookie with the Old
fashioned "downer," outdueled Dizzy
Dean for the second time this sea-
son as the Pirates triumphed, 9-5.
and moved within half a game OF
the second place Cardinals.
BY winning, Blanton became the
first National league pitcher to win
eight games.
With Gabby Hartnett welding
the big stick, the Chicago Cubs bat
tered the Cincinnati Reds to defeat,
1912.
Wesley Ferrell won his eighth
victory and moved up with even
with Johnny Whitehead, White SoX
rookie, as he pitched the Boston
Red Sox to a 80 triumph over
Washington.
The st. Louis Browns dropped the
Chicago White Sox to third place
by beating them. Ill. The idle
Cleveland Indians moved into Sec
ond place, two and half games
back of the first place Yankees.
Rain prevented the other games
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05

him and said Come with me to the
fields and woods. I shall teach you
how to listen for danger"
Effie went with the others. In
the woods, all of sudden, Uncle
Wiggily' called out: Ears up, ev-
erybody! Listen for danger!' Effie
didn't need to stick up her ears.
They were already straight and
stiff from the starch. though she
was the only one who knew this.
Then all of sudden, again I'm
Gle Wiggily called: Danger is
coming The Foxl Quick! Drop
your ears and follow me into this
hollow log where we can hide" All
the little rabbits dropped their ears
back on their heads so they
wouldn't stick up and make them
too tall for getting into the hollow
log.
But Effie couldn't bend her ears
down. They we're starched too stiff
and when she ran into the log she
hit her outstanding ears on the
edge and of cours ethis bent them
back. And It hurt very much. But
the Fox didn't get any Of the little
rabbits, and after that Effie never
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
YOU'RE RIGHT, HANK

we nave no neS1IanCN any uay, III leC-
ommending to our readers, men and
women, the sports column conducted
daily in this paper by Henry D. McLe-
more, otherwise known as Hank Nc Le-
more, in our opinion, the outstanding
sports writer of the nation, and that
statement is made with a sincere ac-
acknowledgement of the exceptional capa-
bilitieS of such men as Damon RunyOn,
Grantland Rice and other veterans.
Hanks column today Is particularly
worth reading for it calls attention to an
incident that goes contrary to the Amer
lean spirit of fair play.
McLemore tells the story of Alabama"
Pitts, the star athlete at Sing Sing pris-
on, who has been offered job playing
professional baseball, but Is being barred
from doing so by the "holier than thou"
attitude of the head of minor league base
ball. We concur most emphatically in
Hanks opinion of the case.
Our whole system of penology Is based
on the theory that putting men in prison
is supposed to reform as we'll as punish
them In fact reformation is supposed
to be the more important point of the
two 1t is for that reason we have in
stituted the probation and parole sys-
TENS, attempted to make our prisons de-
prison walls to bring out the best in
those confined behind them.
The courage which Alabama Pitts
shows in trying to get on a professional
ball club ought to commend him to any
one connected with the game. He is
willing to place himself on exhibition be-
fore thousands of persons daily, and any
American who has ever witnessed profes-
sional baseball, knows the harsh words
which visiting players get from the home
town fans. With such background as
Alabama has it takes plenty of back
bone to be willing to expose himself to
the gibes of the fans in order to get
chance to make good. Also his own team
mates have to be sold on him as we'll as
the players on rival teams.
Mr.. w. C.. Bramham head of minor
league ball, thinks ''the public would re-
sent the signing of this player in organ
lied baseball" All right, then this is
fine place to apply Commodore Wander
bilt's famous phrase, "the public be
damned" However, we don't share Mr..
Bramham's belief. few sanctimonious
persons like himself might resent it, but
we have faith in the justice and fairness
of the majority of the people. If Pitts
is willing to accept the burden of the role
he seeks he should be given the chance
to do so.
Bramham has turned down Alabama
but there is a great little man fighting
for him at Albany, New York, the home
town of the team wishing to sign the
Sing Sing star. He is man who has
brought more glory to baseball and has
done more for it than any 10 Bramhams.
He is none other than that ornery, can
tankerous, fighting, square-shooting sec
ond baseman of the old Chicago Cubs,
John Evers, and if Johnny is willing to
take chance on Alabama" Pitts, the
rest of baseball should be.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
News From Seeley District
MRS. S. T. ROBINSO ON, Correspondent

Judson Payne and sister. Mrs.
Victoria Rich left Tuesday by stage
for New York They will stop off
at Hillsdale. Mich. where Mr.. Payne
will attend the graduation exercis-
es as he is a graduate of that col
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ferguson
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. S. T
Robinson and son. Harold, spent
the weekend in Jacumba.
Many of the parents and friends
attended the commencement exer-
ciseS at Central Union Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. GLADYS Womack was a guest
of Miss Phillis Anderson in Ell Cen
tro Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lay and
family were callers Sunday evening
at the Ray Barnes home in Heber
Mrs. Donald Campbell and baby
left Thursday by stage TO Oklahoma
where Mrs. Campbell will visit rel
atives during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs L. w Campbell and
Mrs. Francis MCGEE of San Diego
recently spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Gallaher and family.
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Campbell
and Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Pearse were
visitors in san Diego on Decora-
ton day.
Mrs. j. Z. Rogers motored down
from Coachella to spend Thursday
with her sister. Mrs. w. L. Womack
Mr.. and Claude Forbes accompan-
leo Mrs. Rogers to the valley to
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mccoy
and family.
Miss Allora and Brenton Gala
her and Miss Helen Rose enjoyed
trip to San Diego Thursday TAX
ing in the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kramer are
the proud parents of a son born
Monday, May 27.
Charles Green, who attends UCLA,
was a visitor over the weekend
with his folks. Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Green and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. r. zimmerman
from National City drove here
Tuesday to get Miss Pauline zlm-
norman, vhe primary teacher, as
Monday was the close of school.
Bob Bode and Miss Dorothy
Shuttle of San Diego arrived to at
tend commencement exercises at
Central as guests of Miss Freda
Hyers. Bode returned Saturday
morning. Miss Schultz remained
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon in
vited a number of guests to spend
Decoration day at their cottage at
Oakwilde and all enjoyed the day
and the pot luck dinner. The af-
ternoon was spent playing bridge
and croquet. Those invited were
Messrs. and NIesdames George Can
non, Gene Higgins, M. L. Curtis,
IL. D. Hanks, William Schultz, S.
T. Robinson, M. Lowe, George
Wooliscroft, J. F. Gallaher, O.
Dickson, c. F.. Ferguson. Mrs. T. R.
Lytle, Mabel and Merlin Woolis-
croft, Phillis and Janet Lytle, Wan
da and Conrad Dickson Mrs. Laura
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05

Norris, Claude Ferguson, Ivagene
and Betty Higgins.
Mrs Mamma Herrick returned
from San Diego Thursday after
several days spent in San Diego
and Encanto.
Miss Ann Halloran, who has been
taught this year at Westside, left
for independence. Mo, Saturday
and will return again to Westside
next year.
Boy Scout Troop of Seeley held
Court of Honor in the Seeley
church Wednesday evening. Ten
Scouts were present with Scout
master Hanks. George Uehimeya
received a certificate for his Star
award; Merlin Wooliscroft, two
merit badges; Harold Robinson. one,
and Joekie Yoshida, three. At their
last regular meeting the Scouts pre-
sented ScoumtaSter Hanks with a
set of refrigerator dishes and will
be glad to welcome him back next
fall.
Elm school closed Friday with a
picnic at the El Centre park which
was enjoyed by the community.
The pupils surprised their teacher,
Mrs. Ora Schieber, with handker-
chief shower Mrs. Schieber will
return next fal! to teach next year
at Elm.
Arriving in the valley Wednesday
evening, May 20, from Santa Ana
to attend the junior college gradual
ton of Miss Lucille Schieber of Elm
district were Mrs. Pearl Morgan,
Mrs. Eva Thomas, Irene Chapman,
and Edgar Strickland. They were
guests of Mrs. Ora Schieber at the
teacherage until Friday when they
returned to their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Murphy and
sons of Coachella are visiting a few
days with Mrs. Nellie Davis and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Campbell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Trammeu
motored to Jacumba to spend Sun
day evening.
Mrs. A. Plecher entertained few
guests last Tuesday evening with a
delicious turkey dinner: Judson
Payne, Mrs. Victoria Rich, j. c..
Spencer. Charles Johnston, Bobbie
Brooks, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Plech-
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Payne left
for Hemet where they expect to
spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gulam RaSul OF
Elm entertained a group of friends
| Sunday evening. Games were en-
joyed and delicious refreshments
| served.
The graduation exercises of the
Seeley Union school were held Mon
day evening and a large crowd was
in attendance. The class prophecy
was acted out, which was very
clever, and C. B. Collins presented
the diplomas. Pupils from the pri-
mary grades we're also on the pro-
gram.
Miss Henrietta Blank, who taught
the intermediate grades, is spend
ing few days with friends in the
valley before leaving for her home
in Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
SEELEY COUPLE
To VISIT EAST

SEELEY, June 5. (SpeciaD-Mr.
and Mrs. l.. D. Hanks left Tuesday
for Banning and after few days
spent at the home of Mrs. Hanks
parents. they will take motor trip
to New Jersey, taking home Mrs.
Hanks sister, who has been visiting
her parents for several months.
The Hanks on their return trip
wiK stop in Idaho and spend part
of their vacation with Mr.. Hanks
folks. They will return in Septem-
ber as Mr.. Hanks will be principal
of the See!ey school again next
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
MARRIAGE Of
SEELEY GIRL
IS SURPRISE

SEELEY, June 5. (SpeciaD-
Friends of Miss Kathleen Spencer
will be surprised to hear of her mar
riage.
The Business College of the West
in Los Angeles which Miss Spencer
attends gave q party for her at
which she announced her marriage
to Mr.. Clraence Merrill, which took
place a year ago. Miss Spencer
while at college has been press re-
porter and vice-president of the
student body.
After graduation this month Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill will make their
home in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05

NEW YORK, June 5. - The
French Riviera's last literary
standby has fled from the econ
omic blight of the franc. Word
comes 70 his American friends that
the master mystery spinner. E.
Phillips Oppenheim, has sold his
famous villa DeYereauX' at
Cagnes
His establishment with its all
glass studio, where TO his secre-
tary he dictated his more than 500
tales Of international intrigue, was
long 8 rendezvous for writer's from
America. Oppenheim's yacht tug
ged in the Mediterranean at his
doorstep and The Monte Carlo ca
sino was a few minutes by motor.
Nearly all Oppenheim plots be-
gan with a Monte Carlo back
ground-the worldly fellow with
the Homberg hat slipping his aper-
tif along the promenade, the
naughty adventures who de-
bouched her fiacre. a cry OF dis
tress somewhere. And the chase for
the Jewels was on
"oppy." as intimates know him.
is in his TO's, as vigorous and as
zestful for the rich things Of life
as a man of 35. His new home
win be a refurnished old Tudor
house on Guernsey, one Of the Bri-
tish Channel Islands. Louis Brom-
field, too, is leaving Senlis, France,
for America this fan for good.
A Broadway sentimentalist writes
that the eventual passing OF the
Gay White Way is foretold in a
descriptive romanza by Ford Mad
OK Ford OF Haydn's 18th century
symphony Il is a piece that begins
With 8 fun orchestra each player
hayine candle beside him 70
Aght the score They play a lively
strain that has, however note Of
doom As they play the eellist takes
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
UNCLE WIGGILY AND EFFIE's
EARS

EARS
Effie was one of Uncle Wiggily's
little rabbit girls and Effie was
very proud. Now it is all right to
be proud of some things, even for a
little rabbit girl. It is all right to
be proud, but not too proud. of
what you do in school and how you
help at home.
But when it comes to being proud
about your clothes or how your
nose wrinkles CT how your ears look,
that is different" squeaked the
Lady Mouse Teacher in the Hollow
Tree School one day. And as she
said this Miss Mouse looked straight
at Effie. Don't be too proud of
just your looks"
Now Effie wasn't proud of her
ears. Far from it. In fact Effie
didn't ike her ears. She wanted
them to stand up straight all the
time and not, as she called it flop"
back on her head when she wasn't
listening to anything. Rabbits can
move their ears, which is more than
you boys and girls can do. Many
animals move their ears frontward
or backward in order to listen bet
ter to noise Of danger.
See How the HOlse Does II
Walk toward the horse of the
milkman CT baker some day and
see how ne moves his ears to listen
to your footsteps. This was what
Effie could do, but when she wasn't
listening her ears would fold back
out of the way And foolish little
Effie thought it would be more styl-
ish if her ears always stood ur
straight
How can l make my ears al
ways stand up straight?" the little
rabbit girl used to ask Of her moth
er or Nurse Jane. And they told
her not to be silly and not to want
Iher ears always standing.
you would soon get tired Of
! them If they were that way, her
mother said. Keep your ears up
when you are listening for danger.
When you oren't listening. fold your
ears back on your head"
But Effie wasn't satisfied with
! this. Still foolish and proud she
began to think Of ways to make
her ears always stick up straight.
Then 1 would always look tall
and big" said Effie to herself. one
day when she saw Nurse Jane
starching some of Uncle Wiggily's
collars. WAY DO you put starch in
daddy's collars?" asked Effie.
ITO make them stiff so they viii
stand up straight. said Nurse
Jane
oh, goodiel thought Effie TO
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
State Colleges
Get NeW Names

SACRAMENTO, June 5. U.P)-
When students resume their colleg-
late courses next fall, those attend
ing the erstwhile teachers colleges
will enter the portals of state col
leges" and be given the opportunity
Of choosing their courses from a
greater variety of subjects.
Gov. Frank F. Merriam, in sign
ing ALB l74, put the finishing touch
10 a long drive Of the seven teach
ers colleges TO change their names
TO state colleges and liberalize their
courses.
Institutions affected by tn e
change are the teachers colleges at
San Diego, Santa Barbara. Fresno,
San Jose. San Francisco. Areata
and Chico.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-05
Party Enjoyed
By Young Folks

SEELEY, June s. Especially
Thursday being a holiday, Miss
Freda Hyers invited a number OF
young friends to her home to enjoy
the afternoon making candy and
dancing. Sandwiches and punch
was served to the guests.
Those invited were the Misses
Mary Louise Burke, Marjorie How
ey, NADIA Brown, Dorothy Mall
Mary Cook, Jerry Blackard, Louise
Shaw, and Dorothy Schultz; Messrs
Duncan Burk, Heath Hovey, Harold
Robinson, Rex Richards, Phil Van
Slyck, Joe Badger, and Robert
Knabe.
Robert Knabe left Saturday fol
Tucson, Ariz.