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Evening star., 1935-01-23
Another Crime Investigation.

An investigation of crime in Wash
ington, with no specific objectives
and no limitations placed on the
amount of territory to be covered. is
apt to 'be large order. Representa-
tive Randolph's subcommittee of the
House District Committee might easily
consume the time available in this
Congress and prolong the inquiry into
the Summer, as has been suggested.
And something of benefit might come
OF the investigation.
But it is to be hoped that the pro-
posed expedition into the general field
of crime will not delay the subcom-
miNtee'S report of one important
measure already referred to it-one
that has heretofore been thoroughly in
vestigated as to its efficacy in fighting
one of the conditions conducive to
crime in the District. The measure
in question is the new anti-gambling
bill, aimed specifically at the num-
bers racket. The bill has been passed
by the Senate. 1t has been approved
by the law-enforcing agencies in
Washington, thoroughly familiar with
the evil it is intended to eliminate.
The subcommittee might make a
good beginning by reporting this bill
and helping to facilitate its passage
through the House. Then it may turn
its attention to other matters, such as
the need for more policemen and the
deSirability of a modernization of the
Districts penal and parole systems
There are qualified experts who are
ready to testify as to these needs, and
there is opportunity for benefit to the
District through sympathetic consid-
Grafton of local police and penal
problems.
Washington'S standing among the
cities of the country as concerns the
prevalence of crime is still matter of
conjecture, because there are no re-
liable figures which would offer the
necessary information. The nearest
approach to such statistics is furnished
by the uniform crime reports" issued
by the Division of Investigation, De-
partment of Justice. But the report
itself explains that lin publishing the
data sent out by chiefs of police in diff
ferent cities the Division of Investi-
cation does not vouch for their ac-
curacy. They are given out as current
information, which may throw some
light on problems of crime and Grim
inal-law enforcement" The element
which detracts from the accuracy of
the figures is the lack of consistent
practice by police officials in the mat
ter of crime reporting. Efforts in this
direction are continuing, but there is
much to be desired From the figures
available, Washingtons position is not
enviable, although below the average
in various crime classifications for
1928 cities reporting.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Many persons, when setting up q
home aquarium, worry about the
water, when that element is about the
| last thing they should worry about.
They have read something about
the PHI" of aquarium water, written
just so, and they get the idea that one
must be both chemist and physicist ir
order to manage tank successfully
| Nothing could be further from the
truth.
The water in this vicinity, both ir
the District of Columbia and nearby
suburbs, is only slightly alkaline anc
free from chemicals harmful to fish
life.
If the beginner worries about the
water, he is worrying about the wrong
thing.
What he should worry about more
is the number of fishes in his tank
| especially too many placed in 1t al
! once.
He should worry about the light the
plants get, about the number and sor1
of plants, about the sorts OF food
and their proper utilization.
There are, indeed. so many factor:
! to consider in the successful manage
ment of even the smallest guppy bow
that the water need be given little
consideration, In itself, in this vicinity
Some communities are not so fortu'
nate. Waters of very high aka
Unity, or degree of hardness, otter
are harshly inimical to fishes of al
types.
In places where such chemicals a!
copper, even in a tremendous dilu-
ton, are used, the aspiring aquarium
keepers well may worry about the
! water.
Chlorine is vastly hurtful, but, be-
! ing a gas, tends to leave the water
especially at room temperature. Water
heavily saturated with chlorine viii
lose most of it within "a hours, if per-
| mitted to stand in an open vessel
Those living in communities using
chlorined water may drive great dea
of it from the water by the simple
expedient of causing 1t to break ur
into a spray when drawing it from
| the faucet.
1t should be stated again that those
living in Washington ans nearby
counties do not need to worry about
the water supply as an element fol-
fish life
Virginia counties use Washington
water, and nearby Maryland has ar
excellent supply of its own.
The phi" of Washington water al
this time of the year is 70, or only
slightly above the theoretical neutral
point of Z.
Water in nearby Montgomery Coun-
ey tests IA, just slightly more alkaline
than Washington water.
These tests, made with a blue
reagert, show green when the water
is at neutral, blue when it goes above
or on the alkaline side, and tinges Of
yellow when it goes below Z, or neu'
trail, on the acid side
It should be stated that these de-
grees of relative acidity and alkalin-
ity are not very acid nor very aka
line.
| A sample of water was sent thi:
writer from a MidweStern city where
friends had great difficulty in keeping
goldfishes alive in home tanks.
We had suspected that this water
might show really high alkaline re-
action, but when a tube of this water
was subjected to tests, it revealed g
"pH" of 70, exactly the same a:
local water!
Then it must be that minute
quantities of copper, or some Other
chemical used to purify water, are re-
sponsible for harm in this case.
Explaining what the term PHI oi
Evening star., 1935-01-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnswer to
any question of fact by toriting The
Washington Eventng Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdskin, Director,
Washington. D. c. Please incloSe
stamp for reply.
@. How many of the people who
appear in movies are under term con-
tracts?-W. c.
A. There are about 375 stars and
featured players under term contracts.
@. What restaurant introduced
dancing with meals?-R. McC.
A. 1t was introduced at Rector'S, in
New York City.
@. How many cigarets were sold
last year in the United States?-S. S.
A. The total consumption is esti-
mated at 125, 900 100000.
@. How many people in the United
States carry life insurance policies?-
C. B. T.
A. About 32,788,000 carry ordinary
life insurance policies, and about 3d.
000, 900 industrial policies are in force.
@. Where is the Oldest tennis court
in England?-A. G.
A. 1t is one which was built for
Henry VIII in 1880 at Hampton Court
Palace.
@. What is an alcazar?-M. B.
A. The name is applied to various
Moorish palaces in Spain, which were
originally constructed as forts. They
are chiefly noted for their decorative
work and arcaded courts.
@. How old was Louisa May Alcott
when her first book was published?-
D. D.
A. She was % when Flower Fa-
bles" was published. Her first novel,
Moods" was published nine years
later. She was SO when Little Wom-
en-" her greatest success, was pub
lished.
@. What was the fate of the Speed
| well?-M. w.
A. The Mayhower and her log
says: The Speedwell was sold at
London and was "refitted," her old
trim being restored She afterward
made for her new owners many and
very prosperous voyages. Aside from
this nothing is known of the subSe-
quent history of this historic craft.
@. Is alabaster as hard as marble?
w. H.
A. 1t is variety of gypsum or sell
enite, resembling marble in appear
ance, but softer Oriental alabaster'
is mineral substance which is harder
than ordinary alabaster. 1t is found
in Egypt, where in ancient times it
was worked into jars, urns and the
like.
@. Is it true that the Statue of
Freedom surmounting the Capitol at
Washington was made in Italy?-R
M.
A. The statue is the work of
Thomas Crawford, an American ar
tiSt The modelling was done in Rome,
and at the time of his death, in 1857,
he was endeaVoring to secure the
necessary funds for the casting of
it at the Royal Foundry at Munich
On April 19, 1853, the plaster model
was shipped from Leghorn, Italy, to
this country. The casting Of the
statue was by Clark Mills.
@. Please give famous sayings of
John Paul Jones besides Il have not
yet begun to fight. &C. r.
A. Others we're: Il do not wish
to have command of any ship that
does not sail fast, for I intend to go
Evening star., 1935-01-23

to Washington, Senator Theodore G..
Bilbo of Mississippi has made the best
kind of an impression On Senate DEM
ocratic leaders, who say they find him
shrewd and cooperative and destined,
they believe, to become an effective
and useful member of the lodge.
Il (Copyright. 1e3O
Evening star., 1935-01-23

People who affect Shakespeare will
recall the divinity that shapes our
ends" when they remember that
all Charles Lindbergh wanted when
he flew the Atlantic was to go on his
way to see little of the world.
Evening star., 1935-01-23

Sam insult on noting the preva-
lence of deliberate crime, may feel
additional resentment of the trouble
and humiliation he suffered largely
because he was not very good book
keeper.
Evening star., 1935-01-23

The Hauptmann case is frequently
referred to as drama" The de-
fendant says, 81 can explain every
thing" which has been a familiar line
in plays for many years.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
Exploded Bliss.

Had a dream the other day.
Thought I went to Heaven
And all had to do was play
A game called oil"
The game was goin' very nice.
1t suddenly exploded.
Thought I was in Paradise
But that pair O. dice was loaded
"a man dat hasn't any work to
Co." said Uncle Eben, "often has to
go to a heap O. trouble pretendin' to
enjoy hisself."
Evening star., 1935-01-23

Whatever changes may take place
in the affairs of the Nation, the name
of Charles Evans Hughes continues
to loom in a manner that implies au-
thority and commands respect.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
Gag Rule.

do your constituents favor gag
rule in Congress?"
Some of them do" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. They say the Con-
gressional Record would be improved
if it contained more jokes"
Evening star., 1935-01-23
AlphaheticS.

Alphabetics.
The alphabet is all confused,
It's leaving us in doubt. 9
The public now is all enthused
To get it Strengthened out.
To words with care it will be turned,
Then phrases will be taught;
And after this much we have learned
1t may be used for thought.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
Ins and Outs.

Ins and Outs.
Repeal has enabled alcohol to put
a lot of men into business"
"Yes," answered Uncle Bill Bottle
top, "but it started In the old way
putin lot of men out of business" I"
Evening star., 1935-01-23

Senator Thomas fears apparently
that the World Court might reveal
Uncle Sam not as a Daniel come to
Judgment, but as a Daniel in the
lions den.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
NOn-Tearable Paper.

Prom the Flint CMich) journal.
Paper that cannot be torn has been
invented in Japan. That will be fine
for international treaties.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
Unguaranteed.

From the Rockford Resister-Republic.
Gov. Laffoon of Kentucky has ap-
pointed 1883 colonies, but, we have
an idea, does not guarantee their abil-
ity to command a regiment in time
Of war.
Evening star., 1935-01-23

THE world would be happier" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "if
we were all as cautious about taking
bad advice as we are about taking
bad money"
Evening star., 1935-01-23

However gold may be managed in
a monetary system, it invariably re-
mains the metal most talked about.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
Not Phoney Currency.

From the New York Sun.
Thirteen dollar bills wadded in a
shirt pocket saved a West Virginia
man from bullet. 1t must have been
hard money.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
Just a "W" Missing.

From the Rochester Times Union.
Damrong is leading statesman in
Siam, and in one respect Siam is no
different from nations in the western
world.
Evening star., 1935-01-23

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titled to the use Tor republication of all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
local news published herein All rights Of
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
Evening star., 1935-01-23
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY TO SATISFY
LIEN

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Erwin e. Jaudon, P. O.
Box 1894. Holtville, California. will
sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash at Midway
Wells Service Station, 30 miles
East of FL Centre on Highway q
S. 80, on Tuesday, the 18th day 60
June, 1885, at 1000 A. M, of the
said day, the following:
1927 Chrysler 30 Sedan,
Motor No. G18-9997, Georgia
License No. 1884, 1894.
to satisfy a lien for repairs, parts
and storage under sections 3051
and 1852 of the civil code of the
State of California, in the amount
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this 9th day OF June, 1885. Gilt
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
FEAR MISSING
YOUTH VICTIM
Of k|DNAPERS

NEW YORK. June 8. U.P)-De-
partment of justice agents joined
police today IN a search for John
Kaul, Jr., 5, who disappeared
Thursday night from playground
near his home in the wealthy Sut-
ton Place section. The boys par
ents were convinced he was kid
naped.
The federal agents entered the
search quietly, bent on determining
whether the chubby, brown-eyed
lad was kGnaped for ransom.
drowned in the nearby East River
or lured away by derelict transients
of adjoining sum neighborhoods.
Twenty-Five detectives and river
police dragged the river an d
searched buildings over a mile
square area without finding a clue.
John Kaul, ST., is a buyer for a
glass and chlnaWare importing firm.
He is only moderately well-to-do
and has maintained an apartment
in costly Sutton Place principally
for the association it brought to his
boy.
L think some one probably kid
naped him, inistaking him for one
of his rich playmates," he said. Il
don't understand why they don't
turn him loose. I couldn't pay a
ransom
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
Lodge Directory
Professional
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
4S5 Brighton Ave. Phone 1885
Auditing, Income Tax, Bookkeeping
Associated with
CRENSHAW. DIEHL & WRIGHT
Certified Public Accountants
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
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WANTED-Hay cutting and baling
Phone 8702-R3. 23-to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
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Women. Com mon education
usually sufficient. Qualify now.
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Write today sure Franklin In
stitute, Dept SOC, Rochester.
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
Wanted. Real Estate

WANTED - Small acreages with
houses, close in; for sale or rent;
list them with 1. Mayfield, GAG
Main St, El Centro. Phone 556.
7-3
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
Rooms tor Rent
8 Country Properly for Rent

FOR RENT-For vegetables, 200
acres, ready now J. r.. McCul-
Tough, Box 76, Calipatria, 25-to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
Real Estate foI Sale

FOR SALE - Modern, Groom
house, 769 Cedar, Holtyille. With
artesian water and double gar
age. $40
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08

BICYCLES-We cannot be UN-
DERSOLD on bicycles, all sizes
in stock and a big stock of re-
pairs. Wilson Machine Shop.
Phone 40. 29-to
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08
Special Notices

WE SERVE ACME and EASTSIDE
BEER, on draught and bottled.
Coils cleaned every morning-gjv-
ing you fun flavor. Tacos. sand
Wiches. Jose Correia serves you
with a smile all day longl Green
Parrot, 200 Second st. 3-1mo
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-08

FOR RENT - Alfalfa ranch, will
feed 40 dairy cows. Will rent for
two years. See j. T. DcVorc, 626
Main Street, FL Centre. 6-3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28
CAPITOL

For ludicrous situations and hi- larious action, we unhesitatingly recommend "She Gets Her Man, the Universal comedy which opens tomorrow at the Capitol theater.
 ZaSu Pitts and Hugh O'Connell are co-starred in this rollicking screenplay which attacks the gang ster problem with tongue in cheek, and furnishes solution of the whole problem that Is as startling as 1t Is humorous. As Esmeralda. the accidental heroine of the story, the fluttery Miss Pitts has never been seen to better advantage. Hugh O'Connell, noted stage com edian who has become her new team mate, compliments her lack daisical humor in grand style, and goes to make up comedy duo that is a sure guarantee of laughs. Others who add greatly to the delightful comedy of the picture are Helen Twelvetrees (who emerges with an entirely new personality, Lucien Littlefield, Eddie Brophy, Warren Hymer. Gertrude Astor and Bert Gordon.
 The companion feature is "Hard Rock Harrigan" starring George O'Brien.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28
LIDO

Modern as today's newspaper headlines, and thrilling as their graphic accounts of the war of the government on organized crime, ts "@ublic Hero Number l." Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's amazing thriller of the work of the secret service, starts tomorrow at the Lido the- atre. Tracing the pursit of the no- torious public enemy, the work of tEe operative who turns him up to justice, and the amazing ram. ifications of the Federal agents pitted agains the underworld, the story tells, in details actually taken from records, cases and newspaper, the ever apparent fact that crime does not pay.
 Chester Morris, who has given the screen may fine performances, plays a pivotal role in the story together with Joseph Calleia, who enLcts the crime overload. The convict stampede and jail break, tn raid on the gangster hide-out, and the sensational running to earth of the crime overlord are all packed with trills. Others of the cast :nclnde Lionel Barrymore, Je,.n Arthur, Chester Morris, Joe seph Calleia and Jall Kelly. The companion feature is "The Black Room" starring Boris Karloff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28
COMEDIAN HEADS
 BILL AT STRAND
Joe E. Brown in Bright Lights" Opens Double
 Feature Tomorrow

Joe F.. Brown, the funnel mouthed comedian, comes to War ner Bros Strand theater tomor- row in Bright Lights" his most uproarious comedy hit.
 In addition to Joe's laugh-pro- voking stunts, there are four lively songs, for the picture is one of back stage life and the singing comes in naturally.
 Joe E., himself, sings and danc- es and does acrobatic stunts with the famous Maxellos.
 Scores of pretty chorus and dancing girls appear in the thea trieal sequences but Bright Lights" is neither a musical or a farce, but stirring romantic com edy.
 The story is by Lois Lesson and concerns Joe Els quick jump from a burlesque comedy troupe to a big Broadway actor, playing with a madcap heiress, Patricia Ellis, out for adventure. His wife and partner in the burlcsque show, Ann Dvorak is out of it and goes back to small time.
 Joe's head swells which causes many complications which lead to a unique and amazing climax.
 Brown himself started his the atrical life as a comedian in a burlesque show, and the burlesque sequences are made the more na- tural by the use of an entire troupe which was playing in Los Angeles when Bright Lights" was being filmed.
 The cast includes William Gar gan, Joseph Cawthorn, Henry O'Neill, Arthur Preacher. Gordon Westcott, Joseph Crehan and Will liam Demarest.
 The added attraction will be "Dante's Inferno" starring Spen- cer Tracy, Claire Trevor, Henry B. Walthall and Allan Dinehart.
 Next Thursday brings Sylvia Sid ney and Herbert Marshall in "Ac- cent on Youth" and "The Little Big. Shot" with Sybil Jason. A Silly Symphony cartoon will also be included. All the big hits are booked for early showing at the Strand =. watch for them week after week! s-s
 Performances to-day conclude the engagement of Alice Adams, |, Hard Rock Harrigan" and a Mickey Mouse cartoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28
BATTERY COMPANY
 IN HUGE DISPLAY
Local Firm to Be Repre- scented at Industrial Ex-
 position in Hartford

A kitchen of Colonial days with its Dutch oven, open hearth, wa ter buckets and ancient pots and pans will vie for attention with a completely equipped modern kitchen, with shining ,chrome-fit- ted metal cabinets and fixtures and a host of electrical servants in the electrical exhibit of the Connecti- cut tercentenary industrial expo sition, which opens at the state armory in Hartford on Wednes- day of next week and continues through Saturday, October 13.
 All of the states outstanding manufacturers in the electrical field are cooperating in an effort to make the display one of the finest ever seen in the country. The exhibit will occupy 150O square feet of floor space and will portray electrical development from the inception of tn eindustry to the present day, both in the from the inception of the industry be so comprehensive in scope that tallow wicks, candles and whale oil lamps of bygone age will be seen side-by- side with present-day lighting fixtures.
 F. w. Hall of the General Elec- tric company of Bridgeport is chairman of the exhibit. He is be- ing assisted l.. G. Giblin, also of General Electric; H. T. Burr of Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain; E. B. Grier and R. N. Peck of the tArrow-Hart and Hegeman Electric company, Hart ford, and L. l.. Barstow of the Trumbull Electric company of Plainville.W. B. Aurandt of Gen. eral Electric is director of ex- hibits.
 Those manufacturing concerns who have already siginfied their intentions of exhibiting in the elec- trical group are: General Electric c. .apany. Bridgeport; Arrow-Hart and Hegeman Electric company, Hartfrod Hart Mfg Co.,, and the Wiremold company, Hartford; Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain; Fitzgerald Mfg Co.,, Tor rington; Manning Bowman Go, and the Miller Co.,, Meriden; Water- bury Battery Co.,, Waterbury, and Trumbull Electric Co.,, Plainville.
 The exhibit will include electric home appliances, construction ma terials, lamps, switches and wir ing materials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28
Promising Pictures Featured atLocaL 7heaters
DANCE ATTRACTION
 AT PARK PAVILION
DiPietrO's Orchestra Fea- tured Tonight -Serv-
 ices in Big Demand

Another of those big Saturday night dance parties. the third of the season, will be staged at the beau tiful Hamilton park pavilion to- night beginning at 8:3O o'clock. Record crowds have enjoyed the weekend. events thus far and indi- cations are that this 10th anniver- sary season is going to be a very successful one.
 Joe DiPietro and his orchestra, one of Waterbury's most popular dance bands, have been engaged for tonight. MT DiPietro's reputation as dance orchestra pilot is out standing. He is 9 god example of the type of leader whose whole life has been built around a motif of musical study and appreciation.
 His music is very much in de-. mand for country clubs and private parties. Maestro DiPietro is one of those batoneers who sees an in- evitable trend toward the smooth and mellow in a dance orchestra In the field of local music, no other leader has received more acclaim than Joe DiPietro.