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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23
STATES WEALTHIEST
PARROTS IN CHARGE
OF NIHISER FAMILY
Will Provides Trust Fund
of $1,000 For Care of
Birds

Maryland's wealthiest parrots are
charges of a former Hagerstown resi-
dent, and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Nihiser, Creston Park, Baltimore.
Mr.. Nihiser is the son of the late DR..
Nihiser, corner 2Antietam and Locust
streets, this city.
Mr.. Nihiser is also nephew of Miss
Rachael Weems, of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, Maryland, who died on September
6. last. Her will, which was filed re-
Gently, leaves a $500 trust fund for
the care of the birds, clear of taxes and
the income to be paid to the Nihisers
semi-annually. 1t provides, further
more, that after five years $500 be paid
to the Minister'S for giving the parrots
a good home and that after the second
bird has died the trust fund income
be paid to the caretakers.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23
THEY HAD EN- 100 YEARS Ago.!
From the Germantown Telegraph Of
August IL, 1886


August 12, 1886
ga remarkable escape was made on
the Germantown railroad few days
ago. "A milkman was crossing the
tracks at the junction of the German
town and Norristown branches. His
horse became frightened at the noise of
an approaching locomotive and would
not move. The engineer, expecting the
road to be clear, could not check his
engine in time to avert collision. The
wagon was shivered to pieces and the
horse was killed instantly. The driver
of the wagon crawled out between the
wheels while they were still in motion,
unhurt
"Too much caution cannot be exercised
by both parties at the many crossing
places. as the accidents which have al
ready occurred should teach u.s."
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23
OH, DEER! OH. DEER!

Mrs. Vernon Cover, Of Boulder Colo,
has most unusual travelling companion
which she takes on trips all over the
country. 1t is buck deer, now 2 years
old, with prominent antlers, and it rides
In her specially arranged automobile.
The animal is quite civilized, and also
smokes cigarettes.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

Mike, a three-pound rainbow trout
kept in a pool at Chipeta Park, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, amazes visitors by
padding close to the brink of the pool
to be petted.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23
ANOTHER RECORD

More than 100000 people visited
national parks in the united States
this year, setting a new record There
are 26 national parks, besides the many
battlefields and other historic places
supervised by the government, compris-
ing about $4,000 square miles in all.
There is no lack of interesting places
for those who would "see America
first"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23
Three

c. SHELTON BARR IN CHARGE
OF LOCAL ELECTRICAL STORE
Q. Shelton Barr, formerly with the
Virginia Public Service Co., Charlottes-
vile. Va, for seven years, has been
named manager of the retail store, 80
South Potomac street, formerly conduct
ed by the Tristate Electrical Supply
20. The establishment handles refrig-
orators, radios, washing machines and
all kinds of electrical appliances and
fixtures as well as radio repairs.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

Mrs. Harriet Crouch of Chelmsford,
Eng, kissed all members of the jury
that acquitted her of numbering her
husband.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

Because her husband paid OTTO much
attention to her after they were mar
ried md eventually caused her to lose
her job. Mrs Vena Miller of Detroit,
was granted a divorce.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23


the age of 81 before painting of his
was purchased by museum.
A paper mill now operating in Italy
uses wheat straw instead of wood pulp
as it's source of cellulose. Two other
plants which convert wheat straw into
cellulose are also operating profitably
in South America.
The discovery of general anaesthesia
is due to the toothache of Sir Hum
phrey Davy the great Tnglish scientist.
New sections of London subways are
bein built with view to diminishing
noise Tunnels are being lined with
sound absorbing material, while ninety
foot rails, of new and softer alloy, are
being laid down and welded by a new
process.
Experts say that since coal is largely
vegetable matter, scientists will be able
to convert it into artificial wood for the
manufacture of furniture and many
other uses.
Prof. Selig Hecht of Columbia Uni
versity told the color conference held
recently at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology that colors are perceived
through ight-sensitive chemicals con-
tanned in certain nerves within the eye.
Evidence of hitherto unidentified In
dians and important geological data
were gathered by the National Geo
graphic Society party which recently
explored Salmon River canyon in Idaho.
Mrs Tom McGovern of Douglas, Ga,
already the mother of 10-month old
baby, recently gave birth to triplets at
the age of Is.
An egg of the aux, bird long since
extinct, is valued at $1,000.
Mike, a three-pound rainbow trout,
kept in a pool at Chipeta Park, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, amazes visitors by
padding close to the brink of the pool
to be petted.
An appeal was issued to automobile
thieves bv f. D. Blaney of Chicago, to
return his artificial arm which was in
the machine when it was stolen.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

An appeal was issued to automobile
thieves bv f. D. Blaney of Chicago, to
return his artificial arm which was in
the machine when it was stolen.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

Mrs Herbert Rawson, of st. Louis,
testified in her divorce suit that her
husband was drunk every day for eight
years.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

Say you saw it in The Globe!
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23
Odds and Ends

The great genius, Whistler, reached
the age of 81 before painting of his
was purchased by a museum.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

Experts say that since coal is largely
vegetable matter, scientists will be able
to convert it into artificial wood for the
manufacture of furniture and many
other uses.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

A paper mill now operating in Ital!
uses wheat straw instead of wood pull
as it's source of cellulose Two Other
plants which convert wheat straw int
cellulose are also operating profitably
in South America.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-10-23

The discovery of general anaesthesi;
is due to the toothache of Sir Hum
phrey Davy the great Tnglish scientist
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-05-08
FORECLOSURES LESS
THAN ONE PER CENT.
HOLC Report Shows Big
Increase in Payments
Over Peak Month

As of March 81, total payments of
interest and principal received by the
Home Owners Loan Corporation from
borrowers amounted to $267, 100000 or
nearly 80 per cent of the $3.50, 354, 996
total due the Corporation to that date
from the beginning of it's operations in
June, 1888 Payments received in
March were $19,273,OOO, more than ST.
100000 over receipts in January, the
previous peak month.
On the 100000 loans granted to ur-
ban home owners, the entire number of
voluntary deeds and foreclosures to
March 81, represented slightly less than
one per cent. of all Hole borrowers.
Practically all home owners refnanced
by the Corporation were in default on
their original mortgages and therefore
in immediate danger of foreclosure when
saved by the HOLC.
In several hundred thousand cases.
Hole removed the threat of tax sales.
Total disbursements to state and NUM-
cipal authorities by the organization in
the form of taxes appropriated 1924
$4,000 to March 81 The amount of
such payments is consolidated in the
loans, with the net result that the taxes
in arrears were paid and Hole is be-
ing reimbursed for such expenditures
through principal and interest Install
ments paid bv borrowers on their loans
under the 15-year monthly repayment
plan.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-05-08
MOTHERS DAY
bg B. a. Beard

0y Is. a. Beard
Mothers OF men! could it be known
How much we owe them, years have
flown,
Here we've lived, success has come
How much of it dates back to home!
Mothers of men a mother tells
Her little boy-her bosom swells-
BE honest boy, be kind and true,
My precious girl, be all true blue.
Mothers of men! with mothers rest
A nations power, worlds conquest;
Yes, many men look back and say,
My mother helped me on my way.
Mothers of men! and now this day,
May every one sweet homage pay
To mothers living, mothers dead,
And crown with glory, Mothers head
You're quite right, grandpa, about
the Music Goes Round and Round
thing, but Ta-ra-ra-b oom-de-ay' was no
intellectual treat" San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-05-08
Radio
w JE J Program

1910 Kilocycles
700: Slim and his Barn Dance Rev.
elerS.
7:30: Radio Spotlight
$3.50: Strolling Singer
8 40: News Flashes
900: Morning Devotions
$50: Farm Flashes
9:45: Transcribed.
10 rs: Today's Tunes
10 80: Organ Melodies
IL 100: Civic News
IL :15: Shoppers Guide
Il 100: Chambersburg
/ 100: Martinsburg
800: Tea-time tunes.
$50: Voice of Evangelism.
4 rs: Variety
4 80: Martinsburg
4 AS: Chambersburg
5 :15: Homer and Happy
$50: Variety
5:45: Buyers Preview
$50: Sports
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1936-05-08
HOWARD's STORE ENLARGED

Towards store, $40 East Baltimore
street, has been enlarged to doubles it's
former capacity The new arrangement
permits of better service to customers
and the store is also made much more
attractive. There is ample parking
space provided in the rear for customers
In this world it is not what we take
up. but what we give up that makes us
rich.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14

office was almost ready to write
finis to one of the most involved
stories of detective work in its
history 1t began when five Fill
pinos held up and robbed T. Sugi-
moto, Japanese, three miles south
and a mile east of Seeley on Dec.
%, 1885, obtaining 1888 and wound
ing their victim in the shoulder.
The bullet which passed through
SugimotoS shoulder during a scuf-
file also entered The chest of Pri-
mitivo Cabuena, who had been
grappled by the Japanese and was
under him on the ground. Cabuena
was spirited out of Imperial Valley
by his friends, but died in an
Indio hospital.
The law took its. first step against
Fermin Barry another Filipino.
He had not been one of the rob-
bers, but he carried Cabuena and
two others of the five to Indio in
MS car. He was sentenced TO eight
months in the county Jail.
Anselmo Cababag and Arturo
Antiporda accompanied Cabuena to
Indio with Barry. Their arrests
followed not long after. Vera and
Teddy QuitileS, abandoning their
friends, had departed for parts
unknown.
One man in the sheriff's office
here, Frank p McCaslin. had been
set on the trail of the robbers.
With dogged persistence he follow
ed them successfully. Only Vera
remained outside the law McCaS-
lin continued his Investigations
meanwhile going about his other
duties.
Several times the deputy was
called upon to take prisoners to
San Quentin penitentiary. Up and
down the coast, on these errands,
he found time to look for Vera.
Finally, returning from San Quen-
tin late last week with Deputy G..
E Kirkpatrick, McCaSlin glanced
into Los Angeles pool hall fire.
quented by Filipinos. At a pool
table he noticed one who fitted
the description of Vera.
The officers questioned the Fill
pino. He gave a fictitious name,
but aroused further suspicion. Los
Angeles police were called the sus-
pect was taken to headquarters,
and was fingerprinted. He broke
under the strain, admitting his
identity.
1t was the end of McCaslin's
search.
Vera will be taken into Justice
court here at 2 p. m. Dec. % for a
preliminary hearing on a complaint
charging murder in one count and
robbery in another. His attorney is
Martin Ryan, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14

seeking seclusion at the ancient
castle here after his abdication as
King Edward VIII of Great Bri-
tain, it was understood today.
1t was officially announced that
the duke would remain at EnzeS-
field until after Christmas.
Despite the summons to the
physicians, and the realization of
the strain to which the duke had
been subjected. those who have
seen him here and since he left
the French coast Saturday have
been astonished at his fortitude.
He looked younger and he showed
plainly that he felt he had thrown
from his shoulders an intolerable
burden.
Edward rose at a. m. today in
the ancient castle of his host, Bar
on Eugene RothSchild on a steep
rock rising high from the Danube
plain from spur on the Wisner-
valid mountains.
He breakfasted alone, as is the
castle custom, and then began to
deal with his heavy correSpon-
dence
On his arrival little before mid
night last night, Edward was taken
by his host, Baron Rothschild,
through the great marble hall to
his room. He went downstairs for
a midnight dinner with the baron
and baroness and few friends,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
KING SENDS HIS
FIRST NOTE TO
p Liza M { N T

LONDON, Dec. H. W.0 = King
George VI sent his first message to
parliament today, pledging himself
to uphold the honor of the realm
The message was read in the
house of lords by Lord Cromer, lord
great chamberlain.
The text of the kings message
was.
Il have succeeded to the throne
under circumstances which are with
out precedent and at a moment of
great personal distress, but am re-
solved to do my duty and am sus-
tanned by the knowledge that l am
supported by widespread goodwill
and sympathy of all my subjects
here and throughout the world.
1T will be my constant endeavor,
with Gods help, supported as shall
be by my dear wife, to uphold the
honor of the realm and the happi-
ness of my peoples"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
STUDY URGED
WITH VIEW TO
CUT IN TAXES
Peoples e'sCommittee
To Make Survey
Advocated

Organization of a peoples
committee to study facts of
county and Imperial Irriga-
ton District government to-
ward the end of tax reduc-
ton was recommended by District
Attorney Elmer w. Heald, called up
on by Joe Simons, Brawley, to speak
before an advertised mass meeting
of Imperial Valley landowners.
THE trouble is," the district at
torney said, that we've been do
ing a lot of talking here without
knowing what we're talking about.
Well, that isn't going to get you
any place You've got to make a
study of the facts"
The district attorney favored or
ganization of committee and a
thorough study of the problems
confronting county and irrigation
district before any plan of action
is decided upon, pointing out that
no plan can be successful without
foundation on fact.
The meeting, attended by about
60 person, was held at the county
fair grounds at Imperial. 1t was
called primarily to discuss the ir-
rigation districts bonded indebt-
edness and its effect on assessments.
Speakers included Simons, Heald,
P. c. Johnson, w T. Fugate, ASS
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
.PWA CASE TO
Be SENT BACK
FOR RE-TR|AL
Loan Policy Test
Put Off by High
Tribunal

In a case watched with
intense interest by officials
of the Imperial Irrigation
District, the United States
Supreme Court Monday or
dered the Duke Power company
test of the New Deals PWA power
loan policy back to the lower courts
for re-trial, the United Press re-
ported.
Without passing on constitution
al questions raised by the South
Carolina power company, the court
ordered the suit reinstated on the
calendar of the federal district
court where it started. The lower
court originally upheld the right
Of the federal government to make
loans for power development. The
supreme court neither upheld nor
denied the right.
The decision was expected to
postpone indefinitely final test
of the constitutionality of the
broad scale policy of granting fed
eral loans to municipal and other
local government power projects
by the PWA. The power company
had sued to set aside a $2,852, 900
loan and grant made to Green
wood county, S. c., for development
of hydro-electric power project
to serve Greenwood and adjoining
counties .sa.-.a ---~-
Irrigation district officials here
viewed the case as one which may
have a decided effect ultimately
on the districts All American canal
power program, for which the gov
ernment already has set aside a
development fund
The supreme courts action has
no effect here at the present time,
Chief Counsel Harry w. Horton
of the district said. He will OBJ
tain a copy of the opinion to de-
termine if its language is such as
to discourage the policy of gov
ernment power loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
EXPERTS MAKE
SANITY TEST ON
SHOTGUN KILLER

Success of Jack Poe's plea of not
guilty by reason of insanity in the
murder of George Johnson, 51-year-
old Placentia rancher, near Salton
Sea Nov. % was believed Monday to
hinge upon the report of two PSYCHE
artists who examined Poe in the
county Jail here Sunday.
Poe has pleaded not guilty and
not guilty by reason of insanity
Originally scheduled for Christmas
week, his trial will be continued
Tuesday until Jan. 4, out Of defer
ence to jurymen.
The report of DR.. Victor Parkin.
member of the Los Angeles county
insanity commission, and DR.. Theo
Miller, staff member at Patton state
hospital, will be filed before date
for the trial, it was believed. They
examined Poe Sunday.
Johnson, visiting Salton Sea on
duck hunting expedition, was shot
and killed by Poe during an argu-
ment Nov %
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
BILL TACKETT.
CRITICALLY ILL
IN NYUMAHOTEL'
Has Heart Attack.
Will Be Put in
Oxygen Tank

William H. Tackett, known
throughout Imperial Valley
as Big Bill Tackett, fought
for life Monday in a Yuma
hotel, too gravely i'll after
a heart attack to be moved to a
hospital.
Tackett was to be placed in an
oxygen tank during the afternoon.
A nurse was in constant atten-
dance, and physician called every
two hours. Congestion near his
heart caused fear for his life. DR..
John D. Keye, the family physician,
was summoned from Ell Centre
during the day.
known to hundreds Of valley
residents through his employment
by the California Highway Patrol,
Tackett's condition caused grave
concern to many in every part OF
the county. His family was at the
bedside.
The traffic officer was stricken
late Saturday night. He had been
working in the Winterhaven area
at high speed, investigating three
automobile accidents and was
about to start on another. Sudden
ly he collapsed. He was taken to
the San Carlos hotel at Yuma. A
physician was summoned, and re-
ported Tackett too i'll to be moved.
Doctors had not determined late
Monday whether congestion near
Tacketts heart was caused by a
clot in one of the main arteries,
or if an artery had been ruptured.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14

of thieves In rural areas. Two
saddles were stolen from the
Howard Vencil ranch near Bonds
Corner and believed taken across
the international boundary into
Mexico; Is sacks of alfalfa seed
were stolen from the Robert Sperry
ranch one mile west of Calipatria;
and three bay saddle mares, two
belonging to Earle G. Davis, strayed
or were stolen from the F.. H.
Mitchell place on Main street west
of FL Centre.
Petty thieves in Ell Centro con-
fined their attentions during the
weekend almost solely TO parked,
unlocked automobiles, police reports
indicated
Royal Bates, San Diego. lost
$3.50 black leather Jacket from a
parked automobile; Roy Hammond
reported theft of Woolen blanket.
used as a lap robe, from his Car
parked in front of his home at 83l
'live avenue; and Milton zinn re-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
B IRDS NEST
HUNT ENDS IN
GRISLY FIND
Deaths Head Stuck
In Brush Near
Winterhaven

Children hunting for birds
nests in mesquite brush near
Winterhaven Saturday fur
nished the Imperial county
sheriff's office with the mys-
terry of an unblemished human
skull lodged 10 feet above the
ground in tree, with no other
bones near.
Undecayed tissues inside the
skull led Deputy Coroner Frank
Raney to the belief that the pos
SCISSOR of the skull died Or was
killed not more than year ago.
Three children, looking through
mesquite trees for birds nests, dis
covered the skull. Thinking at
first that it was a nest, they
knocked it from the tree by toss
ing rocks at it. When they dis
covered the gruesome nature of
their find, they notified a doctor
in Winterhaven, who Immediately
notified the sheriffs office.
A search of the ground and
brush nearby failed to bring 10
light any other bones. The belief
was advanced that the skeleton
may have been carried away by
coyotes OF by water flooding the
land. Officers leaned toward the
theory, however, that the skull
was tossed into the tree separ-
2tely. Foliage showed traces OF
living been bent before an impact
Wach as might be made by an
object tossed through the air. The
leaves and small branches, some
of them broken, showed that the
skull was lodged in the tree sew
eral months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14

IN Los Angeles city ana county.
Blandly describing the lucrative
operations of the illicit enterprises,
Normile suggested that the state
legalize bookmaking in order to
control it and obtain a share of the
profits The committee, which has
been investiating legalized racing
for a week, had summoned Normile
as probably the best informed man
on betting in southern California.
The witness termed gambling an
institution.
"It always has been and always
will be and if there was no gam
bling there would be no racing"
he said frankly.
But he added, "if there is no
racing in California it doesn't mean
there will be no betting. Close
Santa Anita and they'd still bet.
If you take a drink out at Santa
Anita during the season, 1t doesn't
mean you'll wait until the next
racing season to take another
drink"
Normile, who at one time was
manager for Jack Dempsey, sug-
gested that under state control
bookmakers could be licensed at
$500 a year, their number restrict
ed, that each be bonded at not less
than $4,000, and that the state col
lect per cent of all bets placed.
On only one question did the
witness hedge and that was when
he was asked for list of his news
service subscribers.
'That information is in the Chi
cago headquarters" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14
LAST MINUTE
FLASHES.
LEVIATHAN MAY
BE MILITARY SHIP

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ia. UP
The u. S. maritime commission
has asked the war and navy de-
partments whether they wish to
purchase the Leviathan, once the
worId's biggest passenger ship, as
a national defense auxiliary, the
commission announced today. The
Leviathan was acquired from the
government by the United States
lines which operated it as its
flagship for several years until
the cost of operation became too
great.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-14

desire to get into private life even
when he was Prince of Wales, and
it took pressure from the govern
ment and his family as we'll to
prevent him.
A radio address yesterday by
the Archbishop of Canterbury,
head of the Church of England,
was interpreted as an angry at
tack not only on the life that the
king led here but on the little
intimate set with which he sought
diversion.
Newspapers did not comment on
the Archbishop's speech but their
headlines today, showed that it
was interpreted more as an attack
on Edwards little circle of friends
than on him.
by his own will he abdicated--
surrendered his trust" said the
archbishop of Edward with
characteristic frankness he told us
his motive-it was a craving for
private happiness.
Strange and sad it must be
that for such motive, however
strongly it pressed upon his heart,
he should have disappointed hopes
SO high and abandoned a trust
so great
ENzESFELD, Austria, Dec. IA
W,P)-A nerve specialist and an
ear specialist have been summoned
To attnnd tho Dilln Of XxIirdcnf