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The Washington times., 1936-05-04
BritOnS Will Get
Free Masks For
Gas Raids

LONDON, May 4 QN.SJ-Free
gas masks will be provided by the
government for all Britons in areas
exposed to the menace of air at
tack, Godfrey w. Lloyd, under.
secretary of the home office, an
announced in the house of COM
mons.
Special methods of protection
for young children and babies are
being developed by the govern
ment, Lloyd said.
The government was attempt
ing, he revealed, to forestall sales
of unreliable respirators by ncens-
ing the makers to affix a home Of
flee certificate of satisfaction to
their trademark, providing they
complied with certain official con-
ditionS,
The Washington times., 1936-05-04

CARROLL AVE, TAKoMA PARK, ND.
Owner lives on West Coast. We are
directed to sell: rooms, Q large bed
rooms, bath. extra large living room and
dining room, built-in bookcases, hot-water
heat. Value and conveniences appreciated
when seen. $6.750. terms
VIM. H. SAUNDERS CO., INC,
1919 K N. W. District 1918
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
DESIGNED FOR LIVING

'~SN@ 'oAO AS'A W. ~ W. %NNoS'
An early Colonial home: was designed
and built for economic and comfortable
living: 40 years of continuous building of
fine homes must be a reason why this
home was designed and built for comforta-
proud of it. An electric-kitchen health
home built on an irregular plot and beau
titully HANDICAPPED.
IN BEAUTIFUL SHEPHERD PARK
L. E. Breuninger and Sons
1915 K St. N. W, MA. 2o40
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Personal Loan Companies
Operating Under Uniform
Small Loan LGvs

LOANS-$300 or less. Domestic Finance
Corporation of Md, 1905 Rhode Island
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
THE BARGAIN MART
WAsHINGToNs NEWSPAPER BARGAIN STORE
WASHINGTON'S

ADVERTISEMENTS under this heading aFv
presumed to DO from private individuala.
unless the advertisement gives . firm
name or q business address OF states the
word Dealer" Members Of the public
who find dealers advertising in this
column as private individuals are urged
to report the matter 70 The Times Tor
Investigation.
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Bids and Proposals

9ps So 1ass g. Sealed PROPOSAL. @
be received at Room 500 District Building
until goo p. m... May 8, 1885. and then
neous piping. ducts. grading and paving
for Sewage Treatment Plant. Blue Plains.
d. G. A more complete description of the
work and full information for bidders is
given in the drawings, specifications and
other contract papers, which may be OBJ
tanned at Room 427 District Building. upon
deposit with that office of certified
Ss to te of SOS To- 1t res
turn in good condition. Not more than
three complete sets of drawings. specifica-
tons and contract papers will be furnished
posal will be accepted unless accompanied
the amount Of the bid in the form Of .
certified. check made payable to, the Col
bond Of an approved surety company. Sc
eurity for the faithful performance of the
work shall be in the form of surety
mated total contract, price, A labor bond
in an amount equal to- the largest est.
mated aggregate payroll for any one month
is required. Public liability insurance in
required. The work called for by this pro-
posal is to be performed in accordance
with an agreement dated October 1S. 1884
between the Commissioners Of the District
Administrator Of PubSc Works and il sub
tect to the provisions of Title II of the
National Industrial Recovery Act and the
rules and regulations prescribed by the
President and the Federal Emergency Ad-
ministrstor of Public Works. The Direc-
tor of Unemployment for the District of
Columbia is Edgar B. Young, $50 Indiana
the right to reject any and all proposals
and to waive informalities as they deem
best for the interest of the District of
Columbia. Final award of contract 10
subject to approval of the Federal Emer-
gency Administrator of Public Works. At
tention is called to the fact that not less
than the minimum wage rates prescribed
of Public Works must be paid on this
The Washington times., 1936-05-04

OFFICE of the District Engineer, 31O2
City p. o. Building Washington. D. G.
Sealed bids in duplicate subject to the con-
ditions contained herein will he publicly
opened In this office at 200 p. M May
~, 1895. for furnishing all labor and ma
terial and performing all work for roof re-
pairs at the U. s. Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. in accordance with the specifica-
ton. copies of which may be obtained from
The District Engineer only.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-01-23
Official Proceedings

Blue Earth County, Minnesota,
4A%, 11-1-37. $20,000.00
Ind. Sch. Dist. City of Duluth,
Mimi, Az 90, 8-1-38, $24,000.00
Champaign County, Illinois, SO,
5-1-36, 100000
Wakefield Twp. Sch. Dist. Michi-
gan. so, 2-1-36, $25,000.00
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin-Re-
lief. Az %, $38,000.00
State of Montana State Highway,
4%%, 12731-39. $18.000.00.
On motion of ]. P. Kragh and
duly passed. the following securities
furnished by the State Bank of Nor
gan were accepted:
Home Owners Loan Corporation,
1h%e, due 6-1-39, $23,000.OO
State of Tennessee, Az 20, due
1-1-39. 100000
State of Tennessee, Az 20, due
12-1-39.
j. P. Kragh offered the following
bills for approval of the board and
xn,aro d,,lv a1louad.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
DEATH TOLL ON
ROADS BOOSTED
TO THIRTEEN

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said to have been following
stage as they drove west when the
stage slowed up. The stage, ac-
cording to records at the Califor-
MIA Highway patrol office, slowed
because of truck driven by Henry
o. Elmer of Van Nuys was driving
over the center dividing line as
it approached from the west.
Romero was said to have swerv-
ed to the center to miss the stage
The crash with the truck followed.
Records show that the truck skid
ded 227 feet before it stopped.
Officials are attempting to COM
municate with Via Grana's sister,
Adela Via Grana in Mendoza, and
a brother, John Via Grana in Sell
ma.
Via Grana was said to have
made his home in Ell Centre for
four years prior to his death.
An inquest was scheduled to be
held at the Hems-Rugg funeral
establishment in Calexico late Fri
day afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
MURDER TRIAL
CONTINUED IN
SUPERIOR COURT

CONTINUED From Page u
appointed to represent him. Trial
of Homer Finn on non-support
charges was set for May 4, after
he pleaded not guilty. Finn turn
ed SIS over to his family while
he was in court.
Charles R. Greco will appear
for trial Monday on charges of
violation of the state agricultural
code. He pleaded not guilty to
operating as produce dealer with
out the required license.
w. I. Wilson was appointed to
represent Guinermo Fierro and
Tuesday set as the day for plea.
He is faced with non-support
charges.
Marthina Brown, Negro charged
with aiding James Brown to es-
cape from the county jail, was
turned over to the juvenile court.
She was found to be but II years
Of age
After a probation hearing given
James Long, he was sentenced to
one year in the county jail with
commitment withheld He was
granted probation for two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Liquor Problems
To Be Discussed

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gar said, is to give the county and
municipal officials a better under
standing Of liquor law enforcement
problems, and to explain the re-
sponsibilities and jurisdiction of
the board in relation to city and
county agencies.
Reiterates Statement
Edgar reiterated his previous
statement. reported in news dis
patches, favoring a separate liquor
control board appointed by the
governor. The liquor problem is
too great to be handled by a board
which also is beset with worries
over taxation, the board member
said Edgar fayors an appointive
board because elected members
would be more subject to influ-
ence by the vote Of liquor inter-
ests, he declared.
Few people realize how much
of the boards time is taken up
with liquor problems" Edgar said.
Il no sooner pop my head into the
office in Sacramento or Los An
geles than people with liquor prob
lens appear. I believe almost 95
per cent of the boards time is
taken up by the liquor question. !"
In addition, he pointed out, the
board is shouldered with the task
Of making sure that different types
Of property bear their just burden
of taxation, and that taxes in vari-
GUS counties are equalized.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
AfIITTEES PREPARE FOR ANNUAL PALO VERDE FESTIVAL
BIRTHS BRING
BUSY DAYS
AT HOSPITAL

Thursday was busy day for the
El Centro hospital three babies be-
ing born on that date, a fourth,
born a few days previous, keeping
them company in the nursery.
The three babies born Thursday
are: Connie Jean Volkart, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j, Volkart
735 North Sixth, weight, six pounds,
two ounces; a son, not named as
yet, born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Phillips of Holtyille, weight, five
pounds, two ounces; a son, whose
name is unsolicited as yet, born to
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Gullett of
Imperial, weighing five pounds, IL
y ounces at birth.
On March % Patsy Jean Winkler,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paris E.
Winkler Of Ell Centro, was born,
weighing eight pounds, two ounces,
making the score a tie, two girls
and two boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Secretary of State
Has 76th Birthday

SACRAMENTO, April 3. U.P)-
Secretary of State Frank c. Jor-
dan, who is believed to have es-
tablished a record for the length
of time he has headed a state
department, celebrated his 18th
birth anniversary today.
He was elected secretary Of
state in 1910, after having served
as a county clerk Of Alameda
county and clerk of the state SUI
preme court, and now is in his
seventh term. In the election
two years ago he achieved one Of
his ambitions by polling the high
est vote ever given a state official
in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
MARK ROSE
HITS DISTRICT

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the bonds would thereby drop and
compel bond-holders to accept a
lower offer
Rose condemned the manner in
which the recent legal matters have
been prosecuted, saying they were
much slower than legal actions were
prosecuted in former years when
he was in control of the board.
No mention was made of the
effort Rose is sponsoring to recall
HeWes as a director, nor did he
take up the question of whether
it is possible to increase hours of
canal workers from 30 hours
week to 40 hours a week He con-
fined most of his time to the bond
refunding issue.
No questions were asked by the
audience. The meeting lasted about
an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Additional Market
Quotations

Continued From Page -

A1OAAN NAAA ba& -
eral rally attempts later but the net
result was highly irregular, unln-
teresting market.
Demand for the motor shares was
sufficient to send ChrNSler 10 loi
up II and General Motors TO new
high since 1929 at 40 up : point
Both eased from the tops. Automo-
bile production this week amounts
to more than loS.0OO units, against
$4,000 units last week. April output
was forecast at around oou,Vuu unlts.
against the March estimate OF 4oo'-
600.
Steels rose in the early trading on
momentum generated yesterday y
when executives of leading compan-
les said their operations We're at 90
per cent of capacity. Better auto
mobile production also helped. Beth
lehem hit a new high since 1881
while L. 5. Steel was within trae-
tion of its top.
Rails profited for time by the
weekly car loadings report showing
a gain of 33, ,679 cars over the pre-
ceding week. Toward the close most
of the carriers registered fractional
losses but there was no particular
pressure.
Dunn & Bradstreet reported sharp
gains in retail trade thr Jughout the
country but mercantile issues mad
discounted that and reacted on pro-
fit-taking. Mail order shares lost
part of their recent gains, and de
partment store issues quoted on
modest declines.
Dow-Jones preliminary closing av-
erages showed industrial lG009 Pr
O.34. railroad 4S.5S off O.46, utllitN
3245 off 0.O9. o..,
shares compared with y 100000
$4,000 shares compared with 4od'ouo
shares yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Labor Coordinator
Assumes Duties

C. w. Macarthur, resident of
Plaster City City, Friday took over
his duties as labor coordinator at
the Imperial dam and desilting
works projects on the Colorado river.
His appointment will save approx
imately "a hours delay in the pro-
viding of labor desired by contract
ors on the river job, in the opinion
of Chan Livingston, head of the
Federal Unemployment service.
Labor will continue to be supplied
by the NRA but Macarthur will be
on the job at the river to settle dis
putes and communicate with Liv-
ingston on rush orders for labor He
will confer with contractors and
check consignments of labor as they
arrive at the site of construction.
Since the list of qualified relief
workers from Imperial county has
been exhausted, laborers are being
obtained from the relief rolls of
other counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
BOOST IN STATE
GOVERNMENT
COST REPORTED

SACRAMENTO. April 8. UP)-
An increase in state government
al costs of $6,710,282 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1885, not
including the S24,OOO,OO0 raised for
unemployment relief, was reported
today by Controller Ray l.. Riley.
The increase was revealed in
the controllers annual statement
Of governmental costs, delayed
this year by a series of investiga-
tionS.
The state spent a total of Sl63,-
OILS, 1854 exclusive of unemployment
relief funds during the last year
Of the Rolph administration, the
report stated, or per cent higher
than the 1894 cost of $156,305, ,08l.
Major increases were shown in
the amounts appropriated TO cities
and counties, expenditures of the
Board of Equalization and support
of public schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
GET
SET FOR HUGE
EASTER HUNT

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but those from every community
of Imperial Valley-rural and 9TH
erwise-are eligible to compete. The
only entrance requirement is a
new three-months subscription to
the Imperial Valley Press, and that
can be obtained, if necessary, with
the help of Bill Hunt, circulation
manager. Bill will interview those
who need help if they come to the
Post-Press office after 4 o'clock
any afternoon.
The treasure hunters will gather
in front of the United Artists thea
ter at 10 am. April Il, where they
will be met by a representative Of
the Post-Press and by Herb Nor
ris, theater manager, and NJ. O..
King, co-sponsors of the event.
From there they will 60 to the
scene Of the hunt.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Weather Spreads
Death Over South
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ing relatives OF missing persons dug
into rain sodden debris OF a wreck
ID residential and industrial area
oday for bodies expected to in
crease the deatn toll of a dav'S
.ornadoes in the south to nearl-
so.
Twelve crushed bodies already
had been extracted from a strip
four blocks wide across the entire
southern edge OF Greensboro. where
the last of eight tornadoes in the
Carohnas and Georgia struck at
ITO o'clock last night.
Sheriff Joe U. Phipps estimated
that more than 400 persons were
injured in Greensboro, 25 critical
ly, and that property damage pass
ed Sl.5O0,000.
Seventeen persons were killed "A
hours previously by tornado at
Cordele, Ga. and homes of almost
a third OF its 1000 residents wreck
ed. Seven persons were killed by
twisters outside of Codele; two at
Washington, Ga: one at Sasser, Ga:
one at Dawson, Ga: one at Dalton,
Ga. and one at Hampton, S. c..
and one at Apalachicola, Fla.
Damage at Cordele passed ST.
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
POWER PLANT
CONSTRUCTION
WILL BEGIN

Construction of the steel build
ing to house the Imperial Irriga-
tion district diesel electric plant
at Brawley, will begin early next
week.
Assembly and installation of the
three diesel engines will be COM
pleted within a short time. All but
a few minor engine parts are on
the ground. according to M. j.
DoWd, chief engineer.
The stringing of electric wires
through the northend city also
is nearing completion.
The districts preparetion for
serving the community with cleo
trio power, is being carried for
ward rapidly, Dowd said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
GRAND THEFT
CASE DROPPED

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cattle transactions. Boyer also
was sent to the penitentiary.
Wilson and Boyer were brought
back to Imperial county to testify
in the recently completed trial
against Rutherford.
John Speer was freed of the
10 charges in the grand jury
indictment against him.
The case attracted widespread
interest IN the county as Ruther-
ford. a resident Of the Brawley
area. is Well known among the
ranchers and cattlemen. He was
represented by Ed Hervey OF San
Diego and S. p. Williams Of Fl
Centro.
D. H. Wolford. chief criminal
deputy district attorney, and R. I.
French. deputy district attorney.
appeared for the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Plans for Bruno's
Execution Pushed

Continued From Page II
watch every move as a precaution
against any attempt at suicide.
The guards reported Hauptmann
stood leaning against his cell door
most of the time. His eyes strained
down the narrow corridor toward
the door to the death house.
Now and then, he would pace up
and down the cell. and then sit on
his bare cot in apparent exhaustion.
Every time the death house door
opened, he jumped to the front OF
the cell, eager to see if it was some
one coming to tell him something.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
VALLEY GIRLS
WILL ATTEND
CAMP SEELEY

Ten girls from Imperial county
will be selected to attend Camp
Seeley as a part Of the National
Youth administration recreation
program.
The girls must be between the
ages of 16 and 25 years and must
make their applications at the
Works Progress administration off
ice on relief or working on federal
projects, are eligible to attend.
Those selected to attend will leave
El Centro Wednesday and remain
at the camp for eight weeks. The
program will be recreational, accord
ing to WPA workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03

the Flower Show. Fashion Show
Dance Of the Palo Verdes. and fin
ally the colorful Palo Verde Ball viii
be held, the latter eliminating the
days festivities.
IN the decorations of the hall the
palo verde color scheme will be car
ried out. The entire hall will be
converted into a garden scene. Great
baskets Of palo verde branches and
blossoms will cover the walls of the
Memorial hall
The Palo Verde ball commences
at 9 o'clock, according to Mrs. Nor
rison, with the coronation of the
queen and a grand march Music
will be provided by a special Palo
Verde orchestra. There will be a
number of surprise numbers intro
duced during the evening. Ticket
sales for the Palo Verde ball will be
in charge of a committee headed by
Irene MadduX and Louise Marable.
Annual Convention
The Broadway OF America annual
convention will be held Friday and
Saturday of next week. and the gen.
eral Palo Verde committee, Of which
Mrs. J. S. Jones is chairman. has in
vited the convention group to at
tend the Palo Verde Festival in
body Saturday afternoon. at which
time will occur the Flower Show
Fashion Show. Classical Dance of
the Palo Verdes arranged by Mr.
Wooda Blesv and other features.
Many local flower growers are
planning elaborate displays in the
show. Ribbon awards will be given.
and every exhibitor will be given q
badge which will admit the wearer
IN all the Palo Verde events except
the Grand Palo Verde ball in the
evening. The Flower Show will be
in charge of Mrs. Mildred Smith and
Mrs. Robert Hays. Other commit
tees will be named to conduct the
Children's Parade and other fea-
lures. The Fashion Show, as in
past seasons. will be in charge of
the Junior 10000 club.
The Palo Verde trees, about which
the festival motif is woven, are be-
ginning to blossom, and by the END
of next week, the day Of El CentroS
annual flower classic. it is predict
ed that many trees will be in gor-
geous full bloom.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
CONFERENCE ON
RELIEF LABOR
SCHEDULED

Latest developments in the plan
to get federal permission to utilize
Imperial county working men on
the Imperial dam and desilting
works include a conference with r.
B. Williams, reclamation engineer,
in Yuma Friday
I. Schlatter, chairman of the
county board of supervisors, B. A.
Harrigan, of the county board of
trade, and Charles Nice, county in
digent commissioner, attended the
conference.
They were scheduled to consult
with Williams relative to release of
the Works Progress administration
requirement that 80 per cent of the
labor used at the dam and desilting
works be obtained from recipients of
relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
Bids to Be Opened
On Road Project

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 3. up.
Bids on grading, draining and
oil-procesSing l44 miles of the
Casa Grande Sacaton highway
will be opened late today by the
Arizona highway commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
MARTIN,
SILSBEE MAN,
KILLS HIMSELF
Lrnr,, Dnnn

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Of the Baptist church in Calexico.
was clerk Of the Silsbee school
board. a member of the county
farm bureau and active in Boy
Scout work. His wife is principal
of Eucalyptus school.
The body was taken TO the Lem
ons undertaking establishment in
e Centro. Funeral arrangements
have not been made as yet.
His survivors are: his wife; two
daughters. Lois and Carol; and 9TH
er relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
MEMORIAL HALL
GETS DECORATION

Several active committees work in preparation
for FL Centros Third Annual Festival of the Pale Verde
Troops, which will take place Saturday April th One
of the committees headed by Mrs. Edna Morrison IS en-
gagged in decoration Of the Neerans Memoria hall where
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03

Los Angeles and Eieinity-Rain
this afternon and tonight and show
ers Saturday; little change in tenn
perature; moderate 10 fresh south
east to southwest wind.
Southern California - Unsettled
with rain in west portion tonight
and showers west portion Saturday:
little change in temperature; mod
crate to fresh southwest wind off
coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-03
8Mba]th@2!E
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data complied by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau.)
Maximum yesterday .............S1
Minimum ...--............ 30
Reading at Noon Today
Temperature ................... IS
Humidity ................. %
Reading at a. m. Today
Temperature .................5 81
Humidity ................. As
Temperature .-.............. 10
Humidity ..--............ 20
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-08-06
Work for the
August Garden

Gardens which have not been re-
inforced with a generous supply of
ANIMALS present a rather drab APP
pearance during the month Of Aug
ust. Most of the seasons best peren-
mails are exhausted and with the ex-
ception of Phlox, physostegia, platy-
codop, heliopsis, veronica, and the
summer blooming hardy asters,
there is little in blossom at this time.
However, this is no time for the
gardener to take long vacation for
there is much important work to be
done in August.
Iris are now mature and can be
divided and reset. The flower heads
of phlox should be broken out to
prevent seed from maturing and
producing worthless plants. Garden
ers aften complain that their phlox
have mixed and deteriorated when
the whole trouble is caused by mix
ed seedlings which have sprung up
in the beds.
Roses if given light pruning now
will produce a much heavier fall
crop of blossoms. Chrysanthemums
need disbudding, stalking, and spray
ing for aphis, and a little extra fer
tiizing to mature their blossoms. The
canes of both raspberries and black.
berries which bore this years crop
of fruit should be removed and burn
ed. Some shade trees need thinning
and all traumatic injuries should be
re paired. Hedges must be kept trim
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-08-06

med and ornamental plants constant
" shaped This is particularly neces-
sary with abelias and eliagnus which
frequently send up long shoots ex-
tending several feet beyond the main
body of the plant
English laurel, lucidum, privet,
nandina, Grape myrtle and a large
number Of other shrubs, both ever
green and deciduous still show the
effect of severe winter damage and
are full of dead wood which ought
to be carefully cut out Red spider,
unusually prevalent on coniferous
evergreens requires i'm m d liza e