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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12
CIVIL SERVICE
CHANGE SEEN
THISY YEAR

Members of the Civil Service
Commission are to petition Con-
greSS to change the civil service
act to allow voting residence to
govern eligibility for Government
positions, it was revealed today.
The present rule, requiring that
an applicant for a Federal exami-
nation be merely a bona fide resi-
dent" of the State from which he
claims residence, is believed too
vague by the commission.
For some years, applicants were
required to prove residence for one
year prior to taking an eXamina'
ton, and this requirement was
changed recently to but six
months.
Technical troubles and red tape
in handling thousands of appli-
cants, however, have moved the
commission to advocate straight
voting residence as a substitute.
Under the plan Congress will be
asked to approve, all citizens seek
ing Government jobs would have
to present a State or precinct Off
GERS certificate guaranteeing their
voting eligibility before taking an
examination. Aliens holding lnl-
tial citizenship papers would be
eligible in most States, it is de-
clared.
Long Advocated
The effort to introduce voting
as a standard for civil service eligi-
bility has been advocated by the
commission for a number OF years,
but has never received sufficient
support on Capitol Hill. In 1882
a strong effort was made to put
it over" according to officials at
the commission, but abandoned
when numerous objections were
raised over possible political roper
cuSSionS.
At the commission now, how
ever, it is believed the incoming
Congress will be friendly to the
idea because of the demand on
Capitol Hill that the Government
service continue to have a fresh
State viewpoint" within personnel,
Chances of a father to son" bu-
reaucracy developing in Washing
ton would be lessened by the ne
ceSsity for every job aspirant to
maintain eligibility in his home
State.
d. C. Law Seen
Under the plan, District Of CO.
lumbia residents would have a Spe-
cial provision to allow their eligi-
tility, possibly through tax regis
tration or other Identification by
the District government. InaS-
much as Washington is over its
apportionment quota by several
thousand, however, little impor.
lance is attached at present to
this phase of changing the eligi.
bility requirement.
WaShingtonianS at present are
eligible only for special posts ex-
cepted from apportionment, tenn.
porary or emergency positions. or
field work in Maryland or Wiz
ginia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12
ARGUME nj )
OPEN BEFORE
H|GHC0URT
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service

The Supreme Court today
opened oral arguments in an eight
months term in which the tate
Of many vital New Deal and State
laws will be decided.
The Court also was to hand
down more than 200 orders IN
which it may accept for review
several additional cases involving
constitutionality of laws enacted
during the Roosevelt adminlstra-
ton.
Arguments were slated this
week on constitutionality OF the
New York State real estate mort
gage moratorium act, provisions
of the Iowa chain store law, ana
the Texas Oil tax law as applied
to royalty interests.
Janitor Brings Test
The New York mortgage mora
torium law, similar to the Mime
sofa mortgage law in which the
court gave it's first big decision
on laws developing from the econ
omic depression, was attacked oy
Joseph Loporto, owning mort
gage on a New York tenement
house. He asserted that While the
moratorium law prevented lore.
closure of his mortgage it forced
him to take job as janltor Tor
$3.50 a month and living quarters
with a family of eight TO support.
The Iowa chain store case IS
limited to use of gross receipts IN
measuring chain store taxes. Otner
provisions of the law, IN Whch
taxes are based upon NUMBERS
alone, are not questioned
Wage Case Big Issue
Ruling on the minimum wage
case is the principal matter OF
possible political significance due
to be handled before the election.
The Courts stunning reversals OF
New Deal policies embodied in
such legislation as the National
Recovery and Agricultural Adjust
ment Administrations are a major
topic of election debates. Under
AAN NAAAAAA~A ~
ciSions can be made until after NO
vember 3.
The States of Illinois and Mas
sachuSetts are joining with New
York in the plea to reconsider the
five-to-four decision invalidating
the minimum wage measure. In
addition, a minimum wage act of
the State of Washington is at is
sue. Despite the Courts ruling.
the State court held its law valid.
VOTE AMERICAN
SWitchman Killed
CHICAGO, Oct. IL GN.S0.
Daniel Callahan, railroad switch
man, was crushed to death under
a locomotive in the Chicago juno
ton yards yesterday. The tragedy
was discovered when Gerald
Blecka, engineer of a switch en-
zine, failed to receive signal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12
Milk Producers Press
BIeakIey for Views

ALBANY, Oct. IA state
ment by an upstate dairy leader
that producers shortly would
bear down" on the Republican
governorship candidate, William
F. Bleakley, for a statement on
milk control was in circulation
here today.
A. C. Pilger, of Batavia, presi-
dent of the Genesee County Milk
Producers Association, in express
ing his belief that producers
would ask Bleakley to declare
himself on the milk question,
said that Governor Lehman has
kept the hands of the milk pro-
ducers tied for three years"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12
Hollywood Captain
ToLead Spdniards

RGOS, Spain, Oct. IL.
Capt. Carl Won Hartman, noted
for drilling Hollywood movie
troops" left today for the Bilbao
front with his suicide squad"
Formerly captain in the Finnish
army, Won Hartman was bitterly
hated by Communists during the
war against the BolShevikS in 1919.
He volunteered his services to the
nationalist army and was commits
stoned a captain. The squad he
has been training for the last six
weeks is composed exclusively of
Galatians, nearly all of whom had
relatives executed in Barcelona.
There are $50 men in the squad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12
Do as your dentist does
when he cleans your teeth

THERE is nothing known that
will clean and polish teeth so
- quickly and leave them so
cleaning white-as POWDER.
That is why your dentist, when
cleaning your teeth, as you know
always uses powder.
AS it is only the powder part of any
dentifrice that cleans, dentifrice that
is ALL POWDER - just naturally
cleans best. DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder
is ALL POWDER - 1OO% cleansing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12

properties. This is more than twice the
cleansing properties of tooth pastes.
Dentists everywhere recommend
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder, because
teeth simply cannot remain dull and
film coated when it is used. DIR. Lyons
cleans off all stains and polishes the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-12

teeth in a harmless and practical way
that leaves them sparkling - many
shades winter.
Free from all grit or pumice, DR..
Lyons Tooth Powder cannot possibly
scratch, or injure the softest enamel.
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder keeps
your teeth REALLY CLEAN and
clean teeth mean-frm, healthy gums
and the least possible tooth decay.
Once you use powder you will never
go back to tooth paste. Powder leaves
your teeth feeling so much cleaner,
your mouth so refreshed, and your
breath so sweet and pure.
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder is not
only doubly efficient, but it costs only
half as much to use. Even a small
package lasts twice as long as tube
of tooth paste.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
Sport Enthusiasts
Attend Banquet in
Honor of Gridsters

More than 100 Imperial Valley
sport enthusiasts attended a ban
quet at the California Monday
night to honor valley grid coaches
and captains of their teams, and
to hear a sport talk by Bill Henry,
sports editor of a Los Angeles
paper.
Henry, one of the outstanding
columnists of the nation. outlined
the grid prospects of the leading
teams in all sections of the country
and gave a vivid description of the
1896 Olympic games.
While the Olympic games of 1882
are generally rased as the out
standing games of all time, Henry
told his audience the German
Olympics were far superior.
Everything went off smoothly
Henry said, and only the ballyhoc
of the newspaper reporters marred
the great athletic parade.
Junior Todd OF the San Diego
junior chamber was the toastmaster
Cal Rector was the chairman.
All high school and junior col
lege coaches, abandoning their pes
simism for the first time in history,
gave a brief resume of their teams
chances in valley league play.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
new HIGHWAY
PLANS URGED
FOR VALLEY
Hays Visions Road
North of Present
Springs Grade

Hope that a new route for
the highway between Ell
Centre and San Diego can
be worked out to the salts
faction of all Imperial VAL
ley communities as a Works Prog
ress Administration project was ex-
pressed Tuesday by Robert Hays,
secretary of the Ell Centro chamber
of commerce, in a letter to George
B. White, director of WPA District
II, in San Diego.
Hays tentative proposal envisions
an entirely new highway 10 or Is
miles north of the present Noun
tain Springs grade, instead of re-
alignment of the present grade to
connect with a cutoff to Calexico,
which met with protests from the
chamber of commerce. The re-
alignment proposal was presented
to Frank Y Mclaughlin, state ad-
ministrator of WPA, but was re-
ferred back to White after protests
became numerous.
Hays letter, in part, follows:
I'VE learn that this project
has been rejected or suspended. We
are exceedingly hopeful, despite
this setback, of the opportunity to
join with other valley communities
in advocacy of some meritorius road
project, of value to all people of
Imperial and San Diego counties,
one for which there is general sup
port in these counties, and which
will likewise have the support of
the state highway commission, the
u. S. Bureau of Public Roads, and
your own good WPA. We believe a
route between San Diego and I'm
erial Valley can be worked out,
some ten or fifteen miles north of
the present Mountain Springs grade
which would materially cut the dis
tance, be much straighter, save ad-
verse grade, and be much less costly
than any realignment or relocation
of the existing Mountain Springs
grade
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13

ANSW VI n lSQCIdl QlSGTlCI COuTL
ruling that the Chaco arms en-
barge act was unconstitutional.
Under this act the president en-
bargoed arms shipments to Para
quay and Bolivia after its pass
age in 1884.
The test suit followed indict-
ment of the Curtis Wright Aero
plane and motor company, and
others for allegedly conspiring to
sell Is machine guns to Bolivia
in violation of the Embargo. The
lower court threw out the indict-
ment on a demurrer.
Although not involved directly
in this case, the neutrality act
passed at the last session of con-
gress empowers the president to
prohibit shipments of certain arms
and munitions to belligerents.
Mr.. Roosevelt invoked that provi-
sion in the Italo-E Ethiopian war.
Other major cases the court de-
cided to pass on included:
A test of the Illinois fair trade
practice act, similar to laws pass
ed in other states prohibiting the
unauthorized sale of trademarked
or established goods at less than
an agreed price.
The power of congress to pass
a retroactive so per cent tax on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
EXECUTIVES OF
KWANIS CLUB
ATTEND PARLEY

Headed by Gordon Scriven, pres
ident, and D. w. Ketchen, presi-
dent-elect, a delegation of Ell Centre
Kiwanis club members attended the
district convention last weekend
in Riverside.
A. Copeland Callen 'of Urbana,
ILL.,, International president, ad-
dressed the convention as did Gov.
Frank F. Merriam and DR.. A. P.
Woellner of use.
DR.. Ernest Bashor of Los An
geles was elected district governor,
and Jack Tenney, nominated by
this division, was elected head of
division IL.
In addition to Scriven and
Ketchen, Ell Centro was represent
ed by DR.. Sem Bacon, H. r. An
derson and j. p. Eyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
FOR TY- SIX
ENROLLED IN
SWIM CLASS

Forty-six persons were enrolled
in the lifesaving course conducted
last week at the Brawley high
school plunge by Carl N. Helmick,
Scout executive who is also life
saving examiner for the American
Red Cross. He was assisted by
Coach Marvin Clark, Fumitake Ma
cato and Richard Jackson.
Thirteen Juniors and five seniors
qualified for the. life saving award.
Juniors are: Whitney Hoffman,
Charles johnson, Kenneth Maurer,
Leroy Mower, Billy Noble, Ralph
Skiles, Mas Uyeno, Everett Vinzant,
Ernest Winfree, Roy Wood, Richard
Wolford, Bob Writ, Keith Hartsock.
Seniors are: Lewis Copeland Of
Calipatria, Junior Wood of Braw-
ley, Fumitake Nagato of Westmor-
land, Robert Amstead and Wallace
Kent of HOltVille.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
Scout Officials to
Meet Wednesday

Final plans for the annual fin
ance campaign for the Imperial
Yuma council Boy Scouts of AM
erica, will be made at the meeting
of the council executive board set
for Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the
court house headquarters. George
B. Raine of Westmorland is pres
ident.
Approval of the budget, district
quotas, arrangements for the an
nual dinner, committee appoint
ments in regard to the dinner, the
national jamboree, nomination of
officers, Silver Beaver award are
other items of business to be trans
acted.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13

AGREES TO APPEAL
ON CHACO DISPUTE

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (UP)-Decison of the su-
preme court to review the of to enact laws
empowering the president to ban shipments
ring nations today threw into doubt future neutrality
legislation The court agreed to hear appeal from
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
SCOUT DISTRICT
ACCEPTS QUOTA

Calexico Scout district voted to
accept a quota of 5000 at the meet
ing of the district committee last
week. Date for the drive is Nov.
with an instruction meeting Nov.
in the city hall.
F. L. Young was appointed CAM
paign chairman to work with D. l..
Goodrich, district finance chair
man.
Bert Mccoy is the new Court of
Honor chairman.
Roy Kincaid submitted his resig-
nation as clubbing chairman.
Claude Ritter, for the Legion post,
asked Scouts of the council to
participate in the Armistice Day
parade Nov II.
Those at the meeting were: r.
S. Emerson, district chairman;
Ralph Reynolds of El Centro, coun-
Gil vice-president; Carl N. Helmick
of Ell Centre, Scout executive; Les
Cardiff, Bert Mccoy, D. L. Good
rich, Earl Cavanah, F.. L. Young,
Bob Henderson, Roy Kincaid, CAL
exico district committeeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
'One-Woman' Riot
Staged at Airport

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. 13. U.D -
Mrs. Hazel Collins, "a, of Torrance,
Cal, was arrested here today when
she assertedly staged "one-woman
riot" at the airport here.
She arrived here by United Air
lines plane and had expected to
alight at San Francisco, it was re-
ported. When she found she was
in Oakland she became infuriated.
Two officers, who were sent to ar
rest her, were badly bruised and
scratched.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
Littlefiield to Leaue
Imperial Valley

Jay Littlefield, Imperial county
map maker for the last three years
filed his resignation With the coun-
ty board of supervisors recently
and will accept a position with the
Southern California Telephone COM
pany in Los Angeles. His resigna-
tion is to become effective Oct. 10.
He will be employed as draughts-
man in the engineering depart
ment of the company and will
move to the coast city to make his
home. He now lives in Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
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Valves Preliminary-H. L. Knott.
who was arrested for passing
checks without having sufficient
funds to cover them, waived pre-
lminary hearing in El Centro
justice court Tuesday. He was ar
rested in Roseburg, Ore, and
brought back to Imperial county
to face the charge.
$500. Art lessons in All types OF
art work. Nelson Studio - Artist
Meryal Meadows. (S18tf;
Final Decree Granted - A final
decree of divorce was granted Oc-
tavia Young from Paul Young by
Judge R. D. McPherrin in superior
court Tuesday. Wilful neglect pro-
vided the grounds for the suit. The
court awarded the custody of a min
or child to Mrs. Young and instruct
ed Young to contribute to its sup
port.
Now the Don Room Tor your steak
dinners. tJ28tf
Marriage License Granted-Fran-
cisco E. Esquer, 26, of Calexico, and
Adriana Peralta, "a, Mexicali, re-
ceived a marriage license at the
county clerks office Tuesday.
Case Continued - The case of
Rosario Leon, charged with receiv-
ing stolen property, was continued
until Tuesday for plea in superior
court.
To Be Senteced-Fred Williams,
Negro, will be sentenced in super
ior court Friday for second degree
burglary of grain and hay.
License eceived-A marriage IL
cenSe was received by Pedro Or
ozco, 18, and Lupe Rivera 1T, ac-
cording to records fileo at the
county clerks office Tuesday. They
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
DISTRICT WILL
GET u. S. HELP
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continued.
The chairman said he under
stood the government would ar
range with commercial firms tor
providing the appliances.
M. j. Dowd, district chief en-
gineer, explained that the con-
tract provided for the district to
act as a collecting agent for the
government and to collect the
monthly installments on the ap-
pliances along with the monthly
power bills.
The appliances will be purchased
by the district power users from
Imperial Valley dealers and the
money for financing loaned by the
Electric Home and Farm authority.
1T is in effect" said Dowd, "a
cooperative plan between the peo-
pie and local merchants, the gov
ernment and the district to per-
NIT the purchasing of appliances
on long term contracts at rea-
sonable prices. The service will
be available to district power US
ers only" Dowd hailed the sign
ing of the contract as most en-
couraging step forward in the dis
trict power development program.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13

profits made in the silver market
prior to the passage of silver legis-
lation.
The power of congress to ban
the interstate shipment of convict
made goods into states where the
sale of such goods is prohibited.
The validity OF the railway labor
act, similar to the Wagner labor
disputes act but confined to the
carriers.
The attempt of utilities holding
companies to compel the govern
ment to proceed at once with the
trial of a series of law suits
brought to enjoin enforcement Of
the holding law.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
Bomb Rips Trough
Roof of Cottage

LONG BEACH, CAL, Oct. 13. W.P)
Army and Navy officers today in
vestigated the accidental dropping
of pound bomb from Navy
plane during maneuvers here yes
terday.
The bomb, which failed to ex-
plode, tore through the roof of a
beach cottage and buried itself into
| the ground below the dwelling.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
GRAND JURY TO
CONVENE OCT. I9

Imperial county grand jury will
meet for the first regular meeting
October 10, it was announced this
week.
The meeting will be held in the
grand jury room on the second
floor of the county court house.
Matters to be discussed at the
session were not made public by
the grand jurymen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13
Loyalists Prepare
Counter-Offensiue
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mobilized spontaneously.
The defending force outnum-
bers the attackers not less than
10 to l.. as 4,-.....
Cold heavy rain and fog on
level ground, snow in the noun
tains, made front service an or
deal.
The ministry of interior ordered
seizure of mattresses, blankets and
overcoats for homes of all persons
who are voluntarily in rebel zones
or who have fled abroad since
the war started.
The counter attack is intended
to push the rebels back and pro-
tect an important government
stronghold which communiques
now disclose to have been threat
ened-Peguerinos, northeast of Ma
valperal.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13

License eceived-A marriage IL
cense was received by Pedro Or
ozco, 18, and Lupe Rivera 1T, ac-
cording to records fileo at the
county clerks office Tuesday They
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-13

live in BraWley.
90
Is Serving Sentence-F'rank Mill
er, 36-year-old Negro, is serving a
9O-day sentence in the county Jail
after his conviction of petty theft
in Brawley.
Get DivOrce-John r. GoSs was
awarded fnaI degree of divorce
Tuesday in his suit against Lena
Goss on the grounds of Wilful de-
Sertion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-26
Today's Sport Parade
By Henry McLernore CUnited Press Stan Correspcndent)

his fathers to learn that Mrs. Moody Is determined to play in the ATneri- can championship this year. They were bitterly disappointed when she failed to show mp last year, for the name Moody draws thousands In the gates, and to get 1n the gates the thousands have to buy tickets. And # there's anything Q lawn tennis father adTmires more than 6 beauti. full forehai1d drive to the corner, it's the sight of box-ofIlce boy yark- ing in the dough with c sure, swift backhand.
 This commentator on the sporting scene, whose observations are al- ways models of saneness and fair. ness, thinks that Mrs. Moody should play in both the Wimbledon and American championships, train ride or no train ride. She owes that much to the public. As the great- est woman player of the game this nation has produced, she should not close her championship in this country with the tournament which saw her default. And she should go to Wimbledon and win, and break this tie with Mrs. Lambert Cham bers. Britain has enough honors, what with the biggest navy, the best looking foreign secretary, and the Dionne Quintuplets. They don't need Mrs. Chambers.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-26
SARAZEN FACES
 KEEN FIELD IN BAY STATE PLAY
PanIsOn Ties Great Gene With n III McSpaden
 Right Behind Leaders

F,itchburg, Mass, May 26--(Up) -Gene Sarazen, defending Chaln- pion, promised sub-par scores today in the second qualifying round of the Massachusetts open golf tourna- naent, after tying Guy PauIgon of Springfield, last years rllnner-up, with par-equalizlng n in yester- days opening round.
 earazen pulled even with Paulson despite three penalty strokes, hand- ed him when he shot out of bounds trying to clip distance from dogleg holes. The former national open champion blew chances of taking undisputed lead of the firSt-day field, when he took live strokes on the 18th.
 Paulson, likewise, scored his n with difnculty, counteracting bad start with four birdies. Harold Me- gpaden, rated as garazen's biggest threat, was close behind with Q 72, after missing i've puts within 10 feet of the cup.
 Other leaders yesterday were John Shimkonis of Andover and Bob Crowley of Norfolk, both T3, and Alex Briggs of Oak Hill, Gene An. derson of Oyster Harbor, Emil Mashie of Oak Hill, Jerry 0ian- ferante of Maynard, Alex Ellis of Brookline and Wilfred Crossley of Norfolk, all tied ct 7l.
 Todays second qualifying round will determine the 60 qialifierS in the field of 06 contestants.