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The Washington times., 1935-12-27
Increases Arms
To Meet Britain

Ethiopian war, the Dodecanese
group lies off Turkey, near Greek
waters-both Turkey and Greece
have promised Britain aid in the
event of a war-and north of
Alexandria, center of Britains S
largest naval concentration.
The naval experts who were
modified under orders issued De-
cember % were instructed to re-
port for duty on as little as six
hours notice. Most Of them have
seen active service before.
Another report. which, however,
lacked government confirmation,
was that Ethiopian warriors who
surrendered to Italian forces are
being sent to Libya to replace
Italian colored colonial troops
who were dispatched to the Fri
trean front.
Unhappy Christmas
The comments of the Observa-
tore Romano echoei the forebod-
ingS expressed by Pope Plus XI in
his Christmas address to the card
inals.
with the failure of the Laval
HOare peace plan, the possibiIi.
ties of cOnciliatiOn have received
a deplorable blow.
Europe has celebrated the
most unhappy Christmas since
the great war. Not a single word
of consolation or sign of posi-
BILE accord appears"
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
From Jail 10 Jail
He Tours Abroad

BOURNE 0.N.S0.-A
young man has reached here
after having been in more than
a dozen different jail in at least
seven different countries-all in
under six months. He slowed
away on freighter and went to
South africa, where he was jailed.
Then he worked his way from
South Africa to Australia again
by way of Portuguese East Africa,
Mauritus, Malaga, The Philippines,
Borneo and New Guinea. At most
ports, regulations required his
presence at the local prison until
his ship sailed again, and he has
seen the jails in ports from Dur
ban to Saigon Cochin China
and Zamboanga PhilippineS).
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
Repeat Old Move

Makale is the southernmost
point of a wedge-shaped zone
which the Italians have occupied
in northern Ethiopia. It is the
largest city in the region.
In getting north of the city to
cut it off from the Italian bases
in Eritrea, the Ethiopians drove
out occupants of several Italian
outpoSts in the region of the Tenn
bien Mountains, according to the
government.
A similar rout north of the TAX
kaze River to the west was &C.
complished by the Ethiopians
early last week, the Italian out
posts this time also fleeing before
the Ethiopian onslaught.
Eleven Italian machine guns and
a quantity of rifles and ammuni-
tions were seized.
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
Get Historic Cane

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Maria and
Harriet Howell, twin sisters and
daughters of the venerable Capt.
Theodore H. Howell, who served
in the Civil War, presented a
hickory deer-horn-headed cane,
which had been owned and used
by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,
to the college now bearing his
name. The presentation took place
in the front room of the Howell
sisters home at Northampton.
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
Park Service Buys
Part Of Isle RoyaIe

Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes announced yesterday
that part" of Isle Royale has
been purchased by the National
Park Service as Federal recrea-
ton area. He said the Govern
ment expects to complete acquIsi-
ton by purchase without resort
ing to condemnation proceedings.
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
FEELS BOUND
TO REFUSE
CHROMIUM
Gov. Murphy Advised
To Withhold Order
From Rome

Perturbed by what it regards as
a growing danger of a general
European war, the United States
Government has moved once again
to discourage the shipment of war
supplies to belligerent nations.
The State Department an
nounced today that it had diSap-
proved the shipment of a large
quantity of chromium from the
Philippine Islands to italy.
/. 1t regarded chromium as an
essential war material.
2. 1t would appear the proposed
export of chromium from the
Philippines to Italy would consti-
tute the shipment of an abnormal
quantity of that war material.
3. 1t is contrary to the policy Of
this Government to export to bel
ligerent government in abnormal
quantities, commodities which can
be used for war purposes.
This action was taken following
an inquiry from American High
Commissioner Frank Murphy at
Manila as to the State Depart
ment's attitude towards the ship
ment of abnormal quantities of
chromium from the Philippines to
Italy.
Held Essential Material
The State Department in
Structed the Bureau of Insular At
fairs to notify Murphy that:
Murphy's action in requesting
an opinion from the State De-
partment followed efforts made
by representatives of the italian
government to arrange for the
shipment Of large quantities of
chromium to Italy.
The companies approached were
the Consolidated Mines, which
holds what is reputed to be the
largest chromite deposit in the
world, and the Benguet mines.
Chromite is used to manufacture
all types of guns and high ex-
ploSiVeS.
Fight Looms in Congress
A major battle in the new session
of Congress over neutrality legisla-
ton was assured today when a
survey disclosed terrific opposition
to any plan giving President
Roosevelt power to determine the
aggreSSor in foreign war.
This authority was the keynote
of the Administration plan re-
jected by the Senate last summer.
It will be retained, however, in
the new plan to be submitted to
Congress by the administration
next month.
The failure of the League of
Nations to halt Italy's aggreSsionS
in Ethiopia and the tense Situa-
ton in China, where Japan is
seizing new areas, will serve only
to enlarge the scope of debate
over neutrality legislation. Visits
to score of congressional offices
found Senators, Representatives
and their aides busily gathering
data on the war-torn situations
in Africa and Asia.
Pittman Scores Japan
Senator Key Pittman CD of
Nevada, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, re-
turned to washington bristling
with denunciation of Japan's ag-
gressions in China. He reiterated
a previous warning that Japan is
preparing for inevitable war on
the United States.
Senator William H. King CD
of Utah will join Senator Pittman
in assailing Japan. Both Sena-
tors charge Japan with violating
the nine-power pact guaranteeing
the territorial integrity of China.
They will air their views in Sen
ate debate as soon as Congress re-
conVeneS.
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
Officer, Call a Cop

DENVER (INS)-Detectives
who have spent years in tracking
down yeggs found themselves at
a loss to perform one Of the simp-
Ter tasks Of the cracksman's art
when the need arose. Police
Surgeon R. NJ. Camnbel1 lost the
keys to his desk in headquarters
and needed to open one of the
drawers.
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
By HUDSON HAWLEY

ROME, Dec. 81 QN.SO.-Blam-
ing Britain for supplying arms to
Ethiopia, the Italian press re
opened its offensive against Brit
ain for the first time since the
now dead Italo- Ethiopian peace
negotiations started weeks ago,
while Italy heightened her stride
in the preparedness race with
London and Geneva.
Italian fighting airmen at the
front are concentrating their at
tention on Ethiopian columns
near the frontier of Britain's
crown colony of Kenya in order
to cut off supplies of arms and
ammunition flowing in with the
complacent aid of the colonys
government" wrote Gen. Am
brogio Bollati, military expert for
the newspaper Piccolo.
May Never Give Up
General Bollati also signifi-
cantly limited that royal Italian
residences would be established at
Buslei and Gorrahei, with jurisdic-
tion over Ogaden ProVince-im.
plying that the Italians never in
tend to give up that area, regard
less of what peace terms are ulti-
mately settled upon.
Recrudescence of the newspa-
perS' Anglophobia, which was the
subject of two British protests to
Rome, and was Britain'S official
excuse for concentrating her two
major fleets in the Mediterranean,
is Of high Importance in the pres
ent tension, bringing Europe back
to the frantically nervous days
when sanctions-enforcing Britain
was first singled out as Italy's
Enemy No. l."
Cartoon Campaign
Anti-British cartoons burst forth
in the newspapers today, and II
Tevere fired the opening gun in
the editorial campaign with blow
at England's naval threat, which
ridiculed Britannia's trepidity. The
PdPC1 OdIu.
England tries to enroll the
forces o. the Mediterranean
powers on the fantastic presump-
tiOn of eventual aggression on
the part of Italy.
"The origin of the Mediterran-
can tension consists in the con-
centration of British naval
forces. Britain'S difficulty in
finding justification for the
masSingS is born of a presump-
ton of a peril in the Mediter-
ranean, and her alarmiSt dioIo-
matte activity of strictly pro-
vOcative nature"
Several thousand additional
aviation experts are due to be
summoned for duty within two
days; 10000 to $4,000 more naval
officers and specialists have al.
ready been modified this week,
and further orders of a sensa,
tional character" to expedite the
Ethiopian campaign and keep
peace with British preparedness
today were expected "momen.
tarily" in well-informed quarters.
Islands Fortified
"Menacing clouds on the hori.
zon threaten to change into a
Storm" warned the official organ
Of Vatican opinion, Observatore
Romano.
With Britain lining up Medi-
terranean powers naval and mill
tary forces for cooperative back
ing of League of Nations sane
tions, and with peace efforts ad-
mittedly at a complete standStill,
Italy is also reliably reported to
be making heavy concentrations
Of warships and fighting airplanes
in her Dodecanese Islands.
Heavily fortified early in the
The Washington times., 1935-12-27
ETHIOPIA CUTS
ITALIAN LINES

CONTINUED from Page n
between Ethiopia and the italian
colonies.
S. Acceptance of foreign non
Italian economic and financial
administrative advisors.
Nothing for Italy
Drawing up Of the Emperor's
peace terms at this time, follow,
ing Ethiopian victories in which
the Italians were forced to with.
draw from their front lines, was
considered significant.
There was nothing in the pro-
gram for Italy. It was said the
Negus might waive the indemnity
provision, but that the other
items constituted a minimum. It
was apparent the Emperor be.
ieveS he is winning his war.
The Ethiopian victory north of
Makale, which occurred yesterday
and was first reported today,
tended to strengthen the belief
in the capital.
Editors Note: Erchanqe
Telegraph, British neWS agency,
said in an Adds AbGra dispatch
that "SeUerGl hundred" Uere un-
officially reported killed and
Dounded on both sides in the
bOttle.)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
DON'T QUOTE
ME"
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, June 20 UP) -
The U. S. supreme court is expand
ing its staff in anticipation OF
moving into the new S10,000,OOO
building which it will occupy for
the next term of court.
The first step was to hire 40 new
Negro CharWomen to keep the
magnificent quarters spic and span
The nine dignified justices take no
chance Of getting into any patron
age squabble5 over matters like
this
Unlike the house and senate-the
courts neighbors in the capitol
these many yearS-the justices have
left the business Of hiring the new
helpers to the U. S. marshaI's office.
The charwomeu were selected on
basis Of ability and experience,
the marshals office reported. Be-
fore they could go to work in the
cleaning now quarters, they were
required to raise their right hands
End SWcar-as is customary in gov
crnmcut positions to uphold the
Constitution.
Ono disrespectful observer asked
whether the cleaning staff would
uphold the Constitution or the
courts Interpretation of it,
Tho marshals office is having
quite a few adventures in connec-
ton with the new building. The
structure is not quite finished and
the contractor, according to law,
will turn over only those rooms
where the court is actually taking
possession.
This technicality bothers the
marshals aides VINO frequently must
have access to some room which the
court doesn't need Immediately.
The marshal is getting around
The legal requirement by moving a
couple Of chairs or a handful OF
books into otherwise empty rooms.
That satisfies the letter of the law
and the contractors conscience and
he releases the room.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20

preservation. whether the law was inter-
preted in Judge Nuffer's court or in the
court of the distinguished gentlemen
who wrecked the MA. Self-preserva-
ton IS a fundamental law of nature and
therefore is above and beyond the laws
written by man. 1t probably should be
explained that we are not in the ice-mak-
ing or ice-selling business. That fact
might possibly govern our viewpoint
somewhat.
Had Judge Nuffer imposed fine or
a Jail sentence in the case, we would
have hated him worse than we did hate
him on a memorable occasion when he
forgot the flashight and we had to use
matches.
He displayed the wisdom OF Daniel
or a Solomon in the present instance but
other takers of ice should not use the
Judgment given as precedent. Even
such a good thing as taking ice in the
summer can be run into the ground, so
prospective takers had better use dis
cretion in the taking.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
ALAMO VERDE NOTES
Mrs. L. c. Hawk, Staff Correspondent

Monday evening to spend the sum
mer.
MIS-. L. v Keffer entertained her
sister, Miss Howard. for a few days
recently. Miss Howard was on her
way to her home in Los Angeles
after teaching the past year in Ar
izona.
L. w. Armstrong enjoyed a few
days fishing tylp at Moreno with a
group of HoIy,ille friends
MS. l.. Y. Refer returned a few
days age from Les Angeles after
spending & week with relatiyess
A group af FL Centro Junior col
lege girls enjoyed a swimming
party ana picnic supper at the
home of Mis- Helen Hawk, last
Thursday evening. Those invited
included: Kaomyn Hinderks, Kath-
crime Howard, Dorothy Paine, Ma
bel W0Ollscrg!t, Marie Knudsen,
Verla DoXey. Marie Yukawa, Grace
Griges. Helen Bezdecheck. Mar
gare, Wiley, Io nellie Johnston and
Helen Hawk.
Miss Maydel Maiiicld and her
niece, Joyce MeHfield, left Wednes-
DAY morning for a visit with friends
in Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
LET'S FIND OUT

The charge has been made at least
lnferentially. that money was used in the
state senate to obtain desired legislation
by oil companies concerning the tide
lands oil drilling at Huntington Beach.
Senator Nelson T. Edwards Of Orange
county has taken up the challenge CON
tanned IN the words cf \. E West, one
of the Orange county supervisors. and
declares he Will demand an investigation
by the legislature of Nj Vests charges.
Senator Edwards by all means should
certainly do what he says he will do and
carry it out to the finish. Earlier in the
session similar charges were made. re-
gardinF the assembly if cur memory is
correct. Assemblymen were supposed
to have been bought by trucking inter
ests Subsequent Investigation of the
charges failed to subStantiate them.
1t is easy for persons who have had
their aims defeated to make unfair
charges against those responsible for
their defeat However it is a rank in
justice to the members Of the senate to
besmirch them with the accusation that
their actions in the tide!ands oil matter
another Teapot Dome if the accusation
is untrue. Senator'S have their short
comings-plenty of them perhaps-the
the same as anyone else. But unless
there is absolute proof they have been
crooked they should not be charged as
Mr.. West has charged them, and even if
they are guilty, the place to make the
charges is before the proper officials.
Senator Nelson. who formerly repre-
sented this county in the senate, is an
honest man. His determination to force
Mr.. West into the open and make him
prove his charges Is cOmmendable and
we hope he goes through with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
ARRESTS HALT
TONG BATTLE

LOS ANGELES, June 20 U.P) -
Taking six Orientals into custody
police struck swiftly today to pre-
vent a tong war reported scheduled
to begin tonight.
One of the six. Bennle Wong, %.
San Bernardino. was arrested on
suspicion of being a finger man"
Tor the Bmg Kong Tong, who
would point out four families tong
men for death.
The TWO tongs are at odds over
disappearance of $40 during pay
ment Of gambling debt.
Other suspects held were Louis
Martinez, 25, alias Leong Chang
Yit, half Filipino and Chinese; Ben
Wong Woo, So; Lee Lung Sing, 30;
Lew Hong Zip, %; Yee Ming, 30.
All but Martinez were booked on
suspicion Of violating the state
poison act. Martinez was booked on
suspicion Of robbery. Police said
he tried to hide gun when ar
rested.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
ICE AND HOT WEATHER

Because Of long and close friendship
with the gentleman who presides over
the local police court, We find it extreme
|ly difficult to get an opportunity to say
anything good about him. This is not
because he doesn't do any
&hing good, but because Of a peculiar
|olicy we have of saying only mean
Ihings about friends. conserving our nice
bouquets for enemies in the hope
hat we can make friends of them.
However Judge Nuffer has forced Us
nto the position Of having to say some
hing nice about him because of judg-
nent rendered by him IN his court yes
erday.
A man was before him charged with
healing ice. After hearing the evidence
he court imposed a sentence Of 10 days
b Jail, suspending execution on the fu-
+ure good behavior Of The accused.
Stealing is a crime of course, and
hould be punished, bat we for one fail
o see where taking ice III Imperial Val
ey at this season Of the year is stealing.
Rather it seems to Us that a fine inter
bretation of the law, taking atmospheric
Conditions into consideration, would de-
inc taking ice as nothing more than self
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
NOT QUITE CORRECT, BILL

Mr.. Will Rogers ought to check back
little before he writes his daily article.
In yesterdays piece he imparts the in
formation to the younger generation that
Judge Lands once fined the Standard
Oil company S21.000000.
If viii is going to give out informa
tion lie should make certain it is correct,
otherwise it is worthless insofar as con-
tributing to knowledge is concerned.
Judge Lands. the present high COM
missioner of baseball, did fine the Stan
dard Oil company, but it was 500, 100000
and not S21,0OO,OO0 and furthermore,
tc maintain the accuracy which giving
out news demands, VIII should have
added that the judges order was later
set aside by higher court. The COM
pany did not have to pay the fine.
All of US make mistakes, and when we
make one we hear about it-plenty. So,
being human, we get quite kick out of
finding two errors in an article as wide
ly read as those published by the sage
of Beverly Hills and Claremore, Okla
homa.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndcate)

tongue, which he thrust down deep
into the cups Of flowers to sip the
sweet juices, was curled up in a
circle to be out of the way.
Hello!' softly called the Butter
fly.
Did you want me to come out
and play with yOu?" asked the rab-
bit gentleman. Il don't very we'll
see how I can. You are beautiful
but you are not very large. I might
step on you and hurt your tender
wings Besides, you fly in the air
and I must mop on the ground"
Il didn't come to ask you to
play with me-" said the Butterfly.
1T is true / have been flutteling
around your back door for some
time but 1 have only been Waiintg
for Nurse Jane to throw some out.
Throw what out?" asked the
muskrat lady.
Some water for me to drink, 3"
the Butterfly answered. I have
noticed that soon after I hear the
rattling of dishes, Nurse Jane often
tosseS some water out Of the back
door. It makes little puddles and
VIC Butterflies love TO drink from
puddles. We get thirsty for water
after slipping so much sweet flower
juice
why of course I'll make pud-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20

PREPARE FOR
ITALIAN WAR

Copyright. 1895 BY United Press
Adds ARABIA, Abyssinia. June
20. UP)-Throbbing drums in rain
soaked jungle and drilling thou
sands IN ldois Ababa and MANY
villages are preparing Abyesinia for
war with Italy i'm August or Sep
tcmber.
The entire country is convinced
war is inevitable NO one believes
the -Abrssinian commission
meeting rcXt week st The Hague
will settle disputes. The only hope
here is thai Great Britain and
Franco NOV influence italy against
its indicated plans.
Brisk recruiting in Adds Abab1
end Harrar in the last four months
has increased the Abyssinian army
from 5000 men TO approximately
10000.
The entire Eopulace from tribes
Of the interior TO official circles Of
the capital, is mildly excited ana
grimly determined to repeat The tri-
umph of 1885 when an Abyssinian
army annihilated an Italian cXpe-
dition Of 1900 men
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20

die of water Tor you TO drink from, ,
said Nurse Jane kindly But can't
YOU drink at d spring or brook in
the woods? I should think there'd
be plenty OF water there.
No Rain
Alas" said the Butterfly. 1T
hasn't rained in so long that the
springs and brooks are dried up.
SO 1 came here for water"
You are cute welcome" said
Uncle Wiggily But I know a bet
ter plan than that. I'll take some
water TO the woods for you and you
can drink il in the cool shadows.
That will be lovely said the
Butterfly He flew slowly over IN
c!c Wiggily's head as the rabbit
gentleman carried a pail Of water to
the woods Mr.. Longears poured
the water into a hollow stone. Soon
a thousand butterflies, some black
some blue, some red and some yell
low, smelling the water from afar,
came 10 drink While Mr. Longears
Ws watching them drink, the Bob
Cat. still angry about the tennis
net. sneaked up 10 catch the rabbit
But the Butterflies, seeing the
Bad Chap made a cloud; a thick
screen of fluttering wings, so the
Bob Cat couldn't see to catch the
rabbit He was fooled again. And
If the egg beater win make the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-20
UNCLE NFIGGILY'S BUTTER
FLIES

One day when Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy was in the kitchen OF Un-
Gle Wiggily's hollow stump bunga-
low. Wiping water from the faces Of
the breakfast dishes, the muskrat
lady houSekeeper looked out OF the
open door Then she called:
Uncle Wiggily, come here, please.
Here's a friend of yours"
The rabbit gentleman, who had
not yet gone out to look for an ad-
venture. heard Nurse Jane calling
him and out he hoped to the
kitchen
Who is here?" he asked. "Ifit'S
MI Twistytail wanting to play an
other game of tennis we can't. The
Bob Cat and the Fox have the net,
Anyhow that net wouldn't be any
good for l had to gnaw holes in it
50 that I could get out"
oh, it isn't any one TO play ten
his said Nurse Jane with a laugh.
IT'S pust a red butterfly. He's been
fluttering around the back door the
last 10 minutes. I'm sure he wants
you to come out and play with
him
I don't sec how l can very we'll
play with q butterfly" said Uncle
Wiggily, also laughing But it is
true that all butterflies are friends
of mine. I'll speak to this one
Gorgeous Red Butterfly
lowering in the air near the bun
galoW back door was a gorgeous red
butterfly It's wings, almost as
thin as a sheet of paper. rose and
fell gently IL the breeze. The but
terfly's legs were folded beneath his
slender body and his long, black