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DIED

BAKER, JOHN Bon Thursday. Febru-
ary 20, 1896. at his residence, 1114
Park Place Northeast, JOHN B. BAKER.
beloved husband Of Ella Baker and father
the w. W. Chambers Company Southeast
funeral home, 5l7 Eleventh Street South
east.
Notice Of funeral services and intermsnt
hereafter.
BEACH, MARY FRANCEs-on Monday.
,oPs PsOr9sTy Il 1885, her rs'idi1ss M%sS
FRANCES BEACH. the beloved wife Of the
late william Thomas Beach, and mother
of Mrs. Minnie Burrows, Mrs. Ada Taylor
and Edward. Thomas, Clarence and Ray
Beach.
Funeral from the above residence, on
Thursday. February 20, at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends invited
Interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
Services by Chambers.
BEST, WILLIAM vIRGLE-on Wednesday.
ls dSse at hs
dale. va. WILLIAM VIRGLE BEST. be-
loved husband of Phebe Best (nee Thomp-
SOM and father of John s. Best, of Wash.
ington, D. C., and Mrs. Stella Tavenner OF
Remains resting at the Ives funeral
home. 2s47 Wilson Boulevard. Clarendon.
Notice of funeral later
n.
ruary 1s. 1885. at his residence; 1873
loved father Of sadie N. scrimEer.
Funeral services from the above renaenee s
ssD Bsptist sn0 chure6 Gi ISelis. Va. Services b.
the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast tu-
neral. home.
COLLINS, CARL s.-on TUESDAY, FebrI-
CARL s. COLLINS. beloved son Of Pattie
C. and Thelms Collins:
Remains resting at the W. W. Chambers
cSapia cSMGanS streets eeueFSI Northwest. nTs ~ '
81. 1885, at p. m. from the W ";
Chambers Company funeral home' A4oV
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
EGAN, PEARL V.-suddenly, on wednees-
day. February 10, 1885. at her resi-
dence. 1875 Street Northwest; PEARL 1a6 ~ ";
EGAN: beloved wife Of David Na1 Essn sa,.r eng az
Maurice E Weeks. Remains resting at
the W, W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral
home, SIT Eleventh Street Southeast
Funeral services on Saturday. February
90 i936. al D. m, from the W. W.
Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home DIT
Eleventh Street Southeast.
Relatives and friends invited
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
ENDsLEY, Lulu J.-on wednesday. Feb
ruary 1e, 1885. at her daughter's resi-;
dence. 4966 Eskridge Terrace n. W.. LULU
J. ENDSLEY, the beloved wife Of the late
George ". Endsley and mother OF Mrs
vernon, of Noblesville, Ind; Mrs.
Rachel A. Billings. Of washington. D. G..
and Robert B. Endsley, Of indianapolis.
Ind. Remains resting at the ". ".
Chambers Co. funeral home. 14oo ChapIn
St. n. W. until p. m. Thursday Feb
ruary 20. 1895.
Interment Indianapolis. Ind.
ENGLISH, SUSAN Ron Monday. Feb
ruary IL. 1885. SUSAN R: ENGLISH
beloved mother Of william Hynson. Re-
mains resting at the W. W. Chambers 20.
Southeast funeral home, 617 Eleventh S''
8. e.
Notice of funeral later.
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Marriage Announcements
WEDDING Announcements. SS.70 mp: 2A-hr
OoFvice. Goodhart'e. 1914 r. Ma. S172
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WOOD, CAPT. GEORGE E.-on wednes-
day: February 10. 1885. at Alexandria
z. WOOD, in the seventy ninth year of his
age: He is survived by several children.
Funeral services from his late residence,
on Saturday. February %. 1885 at D. m,
Interment in Bethel Cemetery. Alexsn.
dria, Va.
Arrangements by the Cunningham fu-
neral home. 500 Cameron Street, Alexan-
dria, Va.
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THORNTON, MILDRED A.-on Tuesday,
February 1s. 1886, at her residence
12s c St. 8. E. MILDRED A. THORN.
TON, beloved daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. VI. Thornton.
Services will be held from the above
residence on Thursday. February 90, at
10 a. m.
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment. Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper,
Va, at l 80 p. m.
Services by the W. ". Chambers Com.
pany Southeast funeral homo.
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NJ. f. HANNA, q,
u. 5. ENVOY,
EXPIRES

Matthew Elting Hanna, So, U.
s. Minister to Guatemala and
former chief Of the Mexican af.
fairs division at the State Depart
ment here. died yesterday at the
Desert Sanitarium, Phoenix, Ariz.
A graduate Of West Point, he
was decorated in the Spanish
American war and served in the
Army abroad until 1912. Five
years later, he entered the diplo-
matte corps and rose to first Sec
retary Of the United States EN-
bassy in Mexico. Until 1924, he
headed the division Of Mexican
affairs of the State Department.
Among other high embassy posts
he held were first secretary In
Berlin, counselor az Lima, Peru.
minister tn Nicaragua and, from
1888 to the time Of his death,
minister to Guatemala.
He was a member Of the Metro
politan, Army and Navy, Congress
sional and Racquet Clubs Of Wash
ington.
Surviving is his wife. Mrs. Gus
tava Won der Tam Hanna, the
former aBroness Won Rheinbaben.
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SISTER MARY STELLA (KeIIy)-on
Thursday. February 90. 1885. at St.
Cecilis's Academy, 601 East Capitol Street
SISTER MARY STELLA. Requiem mass
at st. Peters Church on Saturday, Febru.
| ary 22. 1885. at 10 a. M
Interment. Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Did

PAGAN. ALBERT P.-on Tuesday. Fsbru.
ary 1S, 1885, late residence 1922 Eye
st. S. E., ALBERT P. FAGAN. the beloved
husband Of Nellie Fagan (nee Gregg and
father of Lorraine Pagan.
Interment Thursday. February 20, 2 D.
M, Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Services by Chambers Company South.
east funeral home.
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J. RUPLEY EMEIGH

]. Rupley Emeigh, 43, rate
examiner in the General Account
ing Office, died yesterday at his
home, 3137 North Key Blvd,
Lyon Village, Va.
His wife, Mrs. OSie Adrian
Emleigh, survives him.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. tomorrow at his residence,
followed by interment In Airing
ton National Cemetery.
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AGNES H. WOOLLEY

Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes
H. Woolley, SO, wife Of Col. Her.
bert c. Woolley, staff physician
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital, will
be held at 3 p. m. tomorrow in
Fort Myer Chapel. Burial will
be in Arlington National Gene
terry.
She is survived by her husband
and two sons, Richard G. Wool
ley Of Akron, Ohio, and Herbert
c. Wooney, jr., Of washington.
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ENGLISH. SUSAN Ron Monday. Feb
ruary IL. 1885. SUSAN R: ENGLISH
beloved mother of william Hynson. 6e-
mains resting at the W. W. Chsm oerS 20 90
sontheaSt funeral home, SIT Eleventh st.
Notice of funeral later.
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MITCHELL. BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM (RE.
SERVEs)-On Wednesday, February Ie,
1885, at Doctors Hospital New York
GEN. WILLIAM MITCHELL. the beloved
husband of Elizabeth T. Mitchell and
father of Lucy and william Mitchell. If.
Funeral services on Saturday morning
February %, at St. Paul's Church, Mi.
waukee. Wis
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February 10, 1885, at his residence. 1881
x St. s. E., HENRY D. GLASCoE, the
beloved father of Henry A., Ray z. Glas-
coe. Mrs. Selby. Mrs. Bertha Thompson
and Adrain Davis.
Funeral services from the above resi-
dence, on Saturday, February a. at 1:46
D. M: thence from the Bradburn Ne
mortal Church, where services will be held
at 2 D. m.
ReiatiVes and friends are invited.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery,
Services BY the W. W. Chambers South
fIInAral hnnnA
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GRAYBAEL, FANNIE M.-Suddenly. on
on Thursday. February 20. 1888, al her
residence. 1928 Davenport Street North
west, FANNIE M GRAYBAEL. beloved
wife of the late Theodore H. GraybaeI and
mother Of 8. Everett Graybael, of wash.
ineton, D. c.; Carl E. Graybaei. Of Cedar
Falls, Wash. and sister of Carrie Ward.
Of Pittsfield. III
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham.
bers Company funeral home, Fourteenth
February 22 1895, at D. m.
Interment at Seattle Wash
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February 18 1885. at Columbia Hos.
pital. DAISY MAE sMALLwooD beloved
wife of James N Smallwood. RemainE
resting at the ". " Chambers Co funeral
home. Fourteenth and Chaplin SITS. n. W
until Thursday February 20 1885 at 1:lS
D. m.
Funeral services in St. Pauls EplscopaI
Church, Bailey's Cross Roads. Va. at .
D. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to At.
tend.
=, 1nterment oakwood Cemetery. Falls
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LEE. PAULINE H.-Suddenly, on wedpes.
day, February 10, 1896, at 2935 Upton
Street Northwest, PAULINE H. LEE, be-
loved daughter Of the late Louis H. and
Susan Howard Lee. Funeral from W
Warren Taltavulrs funeral home, Four.
teenth Street and Spring Road Northwest
on Friday, February 21. 1888, at Q 40
a. m: Requiem mass at St. Paul's Church
at 10 a. m.
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Mount OliYet Cemeterr
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ADVE ERTIsEM EMIT
Evening star., 1936-08-13

dren. Betty Sutton and Billy Dick
Sutton, Of Metuchen. N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold c. Patterson
of Aurora Hills, Va, were luncheon
guests today at the Mayfiower Hotel
Of Mr.. Albert Redpath of New York
City. Mrs. Patterson, with her sons,
Cameron, Bradford and Donald, will
spend the week end at Cobb Island,
Md.
their small daughter Roberta and
their niece, Miss Phyllis Richardson.
all of Fairfax, Va, will leave today
for Wellsboro, Pa, where they will
pass 10 days with Mrs. Graham's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph X. Tallant.
Mrs. Lomax Tayloe has returned to
her Vienna, Va, home after a week
spent at Orkney Springs. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Lucker, jr.,
with their daughter. Joan Lucker, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Underwood and
daughter. Marilyn Underwood. are at
Rehoboth Beach, returning to their
homes in Takoma Park the latter part
Of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry p Dodge, with
their son, Harry P. Dodge, have re-
turned to their home in Takoma Park
from motor tour through Ken
tucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Roos and
children, Phyllis Jean and Charles
Roos. will return Friday from Gin
cinnati, where they have been for
10 days.
Mrs. Harold Pudleiner Of Battle
Creek, Mich, with her two young
sons, Grant and Douglas, is spend
ing a few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. D. Miller. at their home
in Takoma Park.
DR.. and Mrs. Lloyd Y. Beers of
Silver Spring, Md, have visiting them
at their home for several days Mr.. and
Mrs. Evan Burris and children, Evan
Burri, jr.. and Jessica Burris, of
Houston, Tex. DR.. and Mrs. Beers and
their daughter. Miss Charlotte Beers,
returned the early part of the week
from a weeks vacation at Ocean
City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Browne of
Kensington. Md. are passing this
month in Atlantic City. N. j., at the
Brighton Hotel.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

fax for visit with his brother and
sister-in-law.
Mrs. Virginia Roberts of Philadelphia
Is passing the week with her sister,
Mrs. Dean w. Judd Of Takoma Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Herrell and
family have returned to their home. on
North Fairfax drive, Mulhall Station,
Va, after an absence of over a year in
Cleveland. Ohio, where Mr.. Ferren was
in business.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles W. Hanger
and family left last week for Ronce-
verte, w. Va. for a visit with rela-
tives. prior to going August % to
Roanoke. Va. where Mr.. Hanger will
attend the State American Legion
Convention.
DR.. and Mrs. Richard N. Sutton
have with them for visit at their
home, Sutton Hall, their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. Menges, and two young chill
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Cabinet Officers
In Former Regimes
Prominent in Society

FORMER Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Henry L. stimson, who
closed Woodley, their home here, in
the early Spring and have been at
Highhold, their place on Long Island,
sailed yesterday on the Queen Mary.
They will spend the remainder of
the Summer and early Autumn In
Scotland.
Also sailing on the Queen Mary
yesterday were former Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg,
who are making their first trip abroad
in several years. They will spend
their time motoring through the
British Isles and return in the late
Autumn.
His Britannia majesty's Ambassa-
dor. Sir Ronald Lindsay, who is re-
turning to England for vacation, also
sailed on the Queen Mary and will
join Lady Lindsay, who has been
abroad since the late Spring.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills had guests
lunching with them yesterday at the
Giedon Putnam at Saratoga Springs
and took their guests later to the
races.
Former Representative and Mrs
Ira c. Copley, who have been at the
Plaza in New York since their re-
turn from Europe, left there yester-
day for their home in California and
will stop en- route in their home in
Aurora, Ill.
Former Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Francis White were
guests of honor at luncheon yester-
day of Mrs. S. Kent Legare. who en-
tertained at the Dunes Club at New
port Mrs. Legare Is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Wilkins at Newport.
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M aryl a n d
And Virginia
In the News
Reverend and Mrs.
Schearrer to Return
in September.

"HE Rev. and Mrs. R. Paul
Schearrer, with their children
Dorothy and Joan are in
4 Estes Park, Colo, and will re-
turn to their home in Takoma Park,
Md, the first week in September.
Rev. Schearrer is pastor of the Ia
koma Park Presbyterian Church.
Mr. and Mrs Gaylord j. Stone and
their daughters, Miss Catherine
Stone, Miss Mary Stone and Miss
Christine Stone of Fort Worth, Tex,
are visiting Mrs. Stones sister and
brother -in-law, Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Mitchell of Silver Spring, Md. The
Misses Stone are returning to Texas
after touring Europe for four months.
Mrs. Frank Suter of Country Club
Hills, Va, with her son, Charles Suter,
has gone to Dorset, VT. where she
will spend some time with her sisters,
Miss Anna Carhart and Miss Eliza
beth Carhart, at their Summer home
there.
Mr.. Robert Ross of Chicago, H.,
who made his home in Fairfax Va,
while being connected with the Ma
tional Park Service in Washington,
has left for Omaha. Nebr, where he
has been transferred.
Mr. Samuel F. Cooper of Aspen Hill,
Fairfax, Va, has left to visit brothers
In Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. He
will be gone about 10 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Griffith of
Silver Spring. Md, were hosts to an
alfresco supper party Sunday eve
ming on the lawn of their home.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hempstone Griffith, Maj. and Mrs.
Joseph White and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Seabold of Rockville, Md; Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Pyles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sellman and Miss Emma
Hodson of Poolesville. Md: Capt. and
Mrs. William Allison and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Perry of Chevy
SAAo<oSt NAA., 4SAi' d1lO walter z.
Perry of Bethesda, Md, Mrs. Mae
Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Faris and Mrs. Perry Griffith of
Washington; Miss Peggy Howard of
Hyattsville. Md; Miss Rebecca Grit
fifth of Baltimore. who passed the
week end in Silver Spring with her
parents, and Mr.. and Mrs Morrison
M. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Liv-
ingston, Mr.. and Mrs Townley Gam
BILE, Mr.. Charles Griffith and Miss
Mary Ann Griffith of Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith left Monday for
a weeks stay at Winston-Salem and
Asheville. N. C.
Mrs. Arthur Lee Henry of Harrison
burg, Va, has returned to her
home after visit to her brother-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Norvell
Larkin, in Fairfax, Va. Miss Frances
Larkin has left for PHILADELPHIA.
where she will be joined by her uncle.
Dr.. Charles Rozier Larkin of Lehieh
University. Together they will spend
q week in Philadelphia, Bethlehem,
Pa, and New York City. DR.. Larkin
will accompany his niece back to Fair
Evening star., 1936-08-13

Of Falls Church, Mrs. Mary Cullen of
Vienna, Mrs. ]. w. Brookfield of
Springfield, Mrs. Maurice Fox Of Oak
ton, Mrs. j. e. Staub Of Burke, Mrs.
Writ Henry Ferguson of Falls Church,
Mrs. Wilbert T. Woodson, Mrs. John M.
Whalen, Miss Ida H. Jones, Miss Mary
Walton McCandlish and Mrs. Thomas
p. Chapman, jr., all Of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Clevelands Hosts
At Dinner Party

Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Cleveland
were hosts last evening at a charming
steak supper, served on the lawn Of
their home, which is on the campus of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary at
Seminary, Va. Their guests, who num-
bered about rs, were members of the
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.
Supper was served on long tables,
which we're lighted with candles, and
the food was cooked out of doors. The
Hostess Committee included Mrs. L. I.
Dolph of Lorton, Mrs. Walter B. Follin
Evening star., 1936-08-13
Visiting Here.

Mrs. r. S. Prichard and daughter,
Miss Ruth Prichard. arrived yesterday
from their home In Wake Forest, N. c.,
and are spending brief time at the
Dodge.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13
Farmers IN Heat>Bldsted
Southwest Fight Despair,
Pray to Skies for Rain

Hundreds assembled to pray for
rain. Meanwhile, a continuation
of excessive temperatures exacted
a mounting toll of life and damaged
crops to the extent of hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Weather officials said no relief
was in sight.
Water supplies were dissipated.
Heat prostrations climbed above
100 and % fatalities were reported
Livestock periShed in the fields.
Each day the heat continued
cost cotton farmers thousands Of
dollars.
Pastures were parched and "tind
er-like." Prairie fires were a SER
ious menace. Pasture conditions
were near an all-time low.
The heat wave extended it's scope
yesterday and moved into Missouri
and Nebraska. Included among
yesterdays temperatures were:
Wichita, ia; Kansas City, 109;
Oklahoma City, ITO; Topeka, 108,
st. Joseph, 1903; Dodge City, 108,
Omaha, LOG; Ft. Smith, 104; Dal-
las, 100; st. Louis 100 and Spring
field Mo-, 100
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13


second in the platform diving this
morning, the Americans finished
third and fourth to pair of Dutch
stars in the 100-meter backstroke
to increase their point standing
to A. Holland, major threat to
Americas supremacy, was second
with 3212 points at the end OF
five of seven events.
Dina Wilhelmina Senff of Hol-
land won the event which Mrs.
Eleanor Holm Jarrett, disbarred
American star who sat in the
stands, took in 1882. Wilhelmina
Mastenbroek of Holland, 10O-me-
ter freestyle champion was Sec
ond with Alice Bridges and Mrs.
Edith Motridge Segal of the United
States following in that order.
Americas three stars - Adolf
Kiefer, Al Van De Weghe and
Taylor Drysdale-all moved into
tomorroW's finals of the 100-meter
backstroke along with three jap
aneSe stars.
Kiefer, the 18-year- Chicago
flash, lowered the Olympic record
to 1:06.8 as he beat out Van De
Weghe in the first heat. Yester-
day, Kiefer created an Olympic
mark of 1869.
DrySdale took the second heat,
beating by more than a second,
Masoji Kiyokawa of japan, the
defending champion.
All three of Americas 1500-me-
ter men survived the opening heats
and moved into tomorrow's semi
finals along with three japanese.
Jack Medica of Seattle, 400-meter
freeStyle champion. and Noboru
Terada of Japan finished even in
the second heat. Shumpei Uto
of Japan beat out Ralphan Elan.
agan in the third heat and James
Christy Of the United States, thiro
in 1882, won the fourth heat.
Uto was clocked in 19:48.3 while
Flanagan, swimming easily, was
timed on 19:49. Hans FreeSe OF
Germany was third.
Two Americans qualified for the
Semi-finslS of the Women'S 400
meter freestyle event tomorrow
Mrs. LenCre Kight Wingard OF
Homestead, Pa, finished second to
Ragnhild Hyeger of Denmark who
created an Olympic record of 5:2e
In the first heat.
Mary Lou Petty of Seattle was
third in the fourth heat in which
there were only three competitors
The pace was slow because al.
three automatically qualified. Dor
othea Dickinson of the U. S
scratched her entry in the second
heat because of a sprained shoul'
der.
America qualified three men for
the semi finals of the 200-meter
breaStStroke tomorrow but its
chances of capturing that title
appeared dismal when Tetsuo Ha-
muro was clocked in 2:44.5, better
ing the Olympic record of 2;44.a
set by Reizo Koike of Japan in
1892.
Jack Kasley of the United States
finished third in the second heat
Ray Kaye of Detroit was thirc
in the opening heat and Johnny
Higgins of Providence took the
third heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13
SPAIN OPENS
BOMB ATTACK
Attempt Made to End
Long Siege at
Ouiedo
Copyright 1886 by United Press

MADRID, Aug. 13. (UP)
(UP)-Loyalists have open
ed an attack in force on
Oviedo in an effort to break
the long siege and deal decisive
blow to rebel hopes in the far
north, tt was announced today.
Socialist Deputy Gonzalez Pena,
leader of the Asturias miners in
the revolt of October 1884 went to
assume the post of commander in
chief of the besieging forces. He
informed the government he be.
lieved the city might fall within "a
hours.
Concentrating its aerial strength,
the government opened up its an
nounced bombing attack of all rebel
areas. The rebel cities of Segovia
and Avila were bombed and a rebel
artillery battery was destroyed near
Siguenza. A rebel plane in the
Somosierra section of the Guadar-
rama mountains was brought down.
For seven days now, the miners
have surrounded Oviedo, after a
fierce fight for control of the area.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13
Staff of $40 Men to Start Nationwide
Campaign Against Narcotic Traffic;
Activities Will Center on West Coast

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (UP)-The treasury an
nounced today would assign 670 to start nation
wide drive to halt narcotics smuggling. The men have
been working with Customs Border Patrol in an at
tempt to smash running.
"We will be as tough with the narcotics traffic
with liquor smuggling" said Treasury Secretary
Henry Morgenthau
He said most of the smuggling activity is on the west
coast The men who will be assigned to halt it have
been successful in breaking down the illicit liquor trat
fic he added.
Morgenthau said the drive "ought to be big help"
in assisting the narcotics bureau to wipe out smuggling
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13
.v0LU ME- TO
Be BOOSTED
UNDER PLAN
Slight Increase in
Charges to Bring
Double Service

Ell Centre water users
will realize an average re-
duction of 35 per cent in
water charges and rates as
a result of an ordinance
passed to it's second reading at
a meeting of the city council We'd
nesday night The reductions will
bring 80 per cent of the residents
Of the city an average water bill
Of $3.50 a month.
The changes in the water charg-
eS and rates are a part of the
councils city Identification plan
and were initiated to permit the
planting and maintenance of more
lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers
More water will be made avail
able for use on the grounds sur
rounding the homes Of the city,
councilmen said, and will permit
Ell Centrans to take a greater in
tereSt in the cultivation of gardens
and trees.
Second Reading Aug. 10
If the ordinance is passed at
it's second reading August 10,
councilmen explained, it will be-
come effective on the bills for
water used between August 25, and
September 25.
The minimum charge fer three
quarter inch meters will be $3.50
each month instead of So a month
as is in effect at present the ordi-
nance sets forth. But for that
minimum charge the water user
Continued on Page 6, Coz. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13
VOTES
MAY PLAY PART
IN CLOSE RACE

Votes recorded on absentee bal
lots may exert an unusually i'm
portant influence upon the re-
turns at the August 25 primary
election, it was revealed at the
county clerks office Thursday.
A total of 361 absentee ballots
were issued prior to 5 o'clock Wed
nesday night. Politicians conced-
ed that a close race might not be
settled until after the absentee
ballots are counted after the elec-
ton.
Forty absentee ballots were is
sued Wednesday with % voting
at the county clerks office and
II being mailed to the voters.
Voters who will be out of the
valley August 25. must obtain their
absentee ballots before o'clock
August 20, according to County
Clerk Ed Law,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-13
HAMILTON IN
FRISCO TO OPEN
COP. DRIVE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. W9
john d. M. Hamilton, Republican
national chairman, arrived here to-
day to open formally the COP.
presidential campaign in California
with two speeches in the San
Francisco bay region and to confer
with his party's one-time leader.
former President Herbert C. Hoover.
The young lieutenant of Gov. Alt
M. Landon, the Republican nominee.
climaxed flying westward speak
ing tour with his arrival here,
where he will address party con-
stituents in Oakland and later in
San Francisco.