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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-01
DEATH TAKES.
45 ON VALLEY
ROADS IN So
Automobile Toll
Greatest in
History

Death CLEANED a ghostly
harvest on the highways of
Imperial county in 1886 by
claiming AS lives in traffic
accidents in the la S t. IL
months. This is the greatest num-
ber slaughtered on the highways
in the history of the county.
The gradually mounting annual
death toll was 81 in 1885, an in
crease of three from the 1884 to-
tai The total was 20 in 1888, was
30 in 1882, and 20 again in 1891,
according to records, at the county
office of. the California Highway
patrol.
June was the high month for
traffic deaths with nine victims.
October was the only month during
which no highway deaths occur
red. January had five traffic
deaths. February had four, March
and April each had three, May
had two, July had five, August
had three, September had two,
November had four and Deem
ber had five.
Ages of the persons who went
down before the wheels of travel
ranged from 20 months to 70
years. The sites of the accidents
were scattered over all the high
ways and roads in the county and
even in the drivewayS and yards
of private homes.
Fire figured in several instances.
Blazing gasoline exploded in two
accidents to bring one more fatal
force into the deaths. Even drown
ing figured in two accidents be-
cause the automobiles overturned
in irrigation canals and pinned
car occupants beneath them.
Automobiles, locomotives motor
cycles, trucks and oil tankers fea-
itnred in the traffic accidents of
the county. Mountain grades and
desert byroads played contribute
ing parts. IS
The injured still are suffering
as result of many of the acct
dents. Highways, outside of muni-
cipal areas ran up an official total
of 311 persons injured, Each city
has its own list of persons injured
in accidents. The total Of the in
jured, if all were listed, would
be staggering. ss
The list of the years traffic
victims follows. Harry Valley, Mike
Diaz, Mrs. Fannie Dumas, Haruros
Koono, William. Blincos, ( Francisco
Rodriguez, j. B ffernande dez, Ara-
drew Shannon, Pedro R4f11irez;
Andrew H. Burnei {rsy an Pittxx
sNilla{ ~ 10 4 s
Coohles, RAJ !,
cisco Marqy M
Evening star., 1937-07-01


Of service in some small way to the
disfranchised residents of the Dis
trict"
ONeill, who is serving his first
term in Congress. is one Of the young
est members Of the House. He is "a
years old-just year older than the
youngest member of the District Com
mittee, Representative Sterling Cole,
Republican, of New York, who is 33.
O'Neill is a modest young man-so
modest, in fact, he declined to take
advantage of the opportunity to re-
veal the history of his life in the con-
gressional directory. The book merely
lists his name and the fact that his
home is in Newark.
That's all there is to it," he said
CNeill came to Congress in the
Democratic landslide without any pre-
vious political experience. Before en-
barking on political career, however.
ONeill disclosed he was connected
with the Armour Meat Packing Co. IN
Newark and the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration there.
ONeill pointed out facetiously that
while he worked for a meat-packing
concern he did not know anything
about a slaughter house. He had ref
erence to bill pending before the Dis
trict Committee which would prevent
establishment Of slaughter houses and
other so-called nuisance industries.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
Licenses to We'd
Obtained in June
Set Record Here
901 Issued at District
Court Nearly so Over
Last Year.

The particular cupid who operates
in this territory hung up an all-time
record during June, with 99l marriage
licenses.
Perhaps not quite that many cou-
pies were married, but it's q good bet
that not more than half dozen Of
the licenses will be returned unused.
June always is the busiest for Mrs
Maude Rynex, marriage license clerk
at District Court, who believes the
license total during the last month
was the largest for any 80 days on
record.
The nearest approach was in June,
1885, when 946 licenses were issued.
That was big advance over 1885.
when there were only 772
Other recent June figures we're:
1884, 1865; 1898, 626; 1892, e4e; 1881,
666: ls29-the boom year-740, and
1928, 68o.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
) CENTS PER ZONE
TAXI FARE BOOST
FORECAST IN D. c.
Nichols Thinks Rise Will De.
fray Cost of Compulsory
Insurance.
$40 TO $50 BURDEN
ADDED PER CARRIER
Oklahoma Representative Asserts
Public Will Be Glad to Pay
for Protection.

A 5-cent-per-zone increase in tax
lcabs rates will be coupled with legis-
lation requiring cab owners to carry
liability insurance, it was predicted
today by Representative Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma.
Nichols made the prophecy after tho
third of a series of public hearings
on compulsory liability insurance
bill for taXicabs, before a House Dis
trlct Subcommittee of which he Is
chairman.
The flve-cent raise, Nichols said,
should enable cab owners to paw the
insurance premium without a reduc-
tlon IN their present income The
cost OF such insurance was estimated
to range from $40 to $50 a month.
Cab operators and representatives OF
taxi associations, who testified during
the hearing, said they would be un.
able to pay the insurance premiums
unless there is an increase in existing
zone rates.
L believe the public would be willing
to pay nickel more for the security
they would feel in the knowledge that
they were protected in the case of an
accident" Nichols said.
Offers Reported Made.
Earl j. Klein, president of the City
Cab Association, told the subcommit.
tee he believed scent increase in
zone rates would be adequate to pay
the insurance premiums. He said his
organization favored liability insurance
and pointed out offers had been made
him by reputable insurance companies
to write the policies for $40 a month
\per cab
Jack Royer of the Premier Cab As
tociation registered opposition to any
plan designed to force taxicab owners
to buy insurance from private com.
panies. He suggested that cab asso.
Citations be allowed to place bond with
responsible District officials to cover
liability judgments
Nichols indicated he would indorse
such plan if it would give the pub
lie the same protection as afforded by
insurance with reputable companies.
Mrs. Lillian Botkin, one of WASH
lngton's few woman taxi drivers and
the sole support of two children, tes-
titled she believed in liability insur-
ance, but said under the present rate
schedule she would be unable to paw
the premiums You don't know"
she declared, how many two thin
dimes you get from the public"
Cover Most Judgments.
Jack Dalton, Blue Light Cab Co.,
expressed the opinion that $500 and
$4,000 policies would cover 90 pel
cent OF judgments against taxi opera.
tors.
E. Irwin Dollar, Industrial Brother.
hood of Taxi Drivers, opposed the bill
When you limit the number of cabs
and hackers here and get us zone
rate increase" he said we will talk
about cooperating on liability in
surance law"
The bill is companion of ons
already on the House calendar. au-
thorlzlng the Public Utilities Com.
mission to reduce the number Of TAXI
cabs In operation in Washington. It
would require cab operators to carry
insurance, providing $1,000 for in
jury or death In the case of one person
and not more than $4,000 for all per-
sons and property involved in a single
accident.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
CONTROLLERS UNIT
HOLDS CELEBRATION
Mark Second Consecutive Win.
ming of Trophy for "Out.
standing Service"

The National Capital Group Of
Controllers celebrated the second
consecutive winning of the Alfred
Henry Trophy for outstanding serv-
ice" with victory dinner last night
at the Raleigh Hotel.
A unit of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association, the National
Capital Group Is composed of con-
trollers from stores Of the city.
The trophy, first won by the local
group last year, is named after Alfred
Henry of Gimbel Brothers, New York
City. recognized as an authority in
this field.
Speakers at the dinner included
j. Frank Brown, chairman, Of S.
Kann Sons Co.; Harold G. Malone of
the Hecht Co., Gerald Lyons of Lans-
burgh & Bros, j. G.. Goodwin of
woodward Il Lothrop. Inc, and
Adolph Weyl, also Of Lansburgh &
Bros.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
RELIEF FUNDS USE
IN STRIKE DENIED
Spokesman Will Try to Ir.
woke Emergency Clause,
Escape Ban.

Informed today by Welfare Director
Elwood Street that relief funds woulo
not be available to them. spokesmer
for $50 striking members OF the Laun.
dry Workers, Cleaners and Overs
Union, Local 1877, said they would ap.
peal tomorrow to the Commissioners
Meanwhile, with picket lines still
intact, operations were resumed on .
curtailed basis in some of the IL strike
bound cleaning plants. Union leader,
declared their funds were sufficient
to continue the strike for an indefinite
period"
The 20-odd members of the dele
CATION at the District Building were
told by Street that while Congress
had appropriated sl.4ll,0oo for public
assistance here during the new fiscal
year, the sum was not suf1icient to
grant aid to employable persons.
Emergency Invocation Sought.
Street revealed that the Board OF
Public Welfare had decided the appro-
priation should be expended at the
rate Of one-twelfth per month and to
limit the aid to persons classed As
unemployable, unless the Commission.
ers should rule an emergency exists
The delegation will urge the city head.
to declare an emergency in their
case and to void the Welfare Board
ruling
Calvin Cousins, president of the To-
cal, gave out statement today de-
claring that Miss Alice Hill, public
assistance director, had confirmed
the right Of strikers to public relief
Miss Hill could not be reached fol
confirmation.
The Cousins statement said tn.
strike fund now was sufficient for con.
tinuation Of the strike at 4 dozer
cleaning and dyeing shops for an in.
definite period. He announced con.
tributions from 80 trade unions, WON.
ems organizations and individual
would provide several hundred dollar.
q day. A mass meeting was planned
for tonight.
Street told the delegation unemploy.
ables had been defined as those WHIT
are physically or mentally unable tt
work. He said doubt in any case woulo
be resolved by diagnosis by the staf1
OF Gallinger Municipal Hospital, whose
decision would be final.
Customers Protected.
Discussing the resumption Of work
on 4 curtailed basis, Samuel Ruben.
stein, chairman Of the Shop Owners
Committee, explained that this wa.
purely to protect tailor customers and
those employees who had asked to be
put to work.
Samuel Rubenstein. chairman OF
the Shop Owners Committee, ex-
planned that resumption Of work on 4
small scale was purely to protect tai
lor customers and those employees who
had asked to be put to work.
Il want it clearly understood" he
said, that the reopening OF some Of
the plants will in no way affect nego-
tiations with the strikers"
Though he declared there still
seemed no means Of getting togethe,
and that some concessions would have
to be made by the union, Rubenstein
indicated the committee would prob
ably meet with the union this after
noon.
Strikers and union officials indi.
Gated no let-up in their demands fol
a 40-hour week, an SIS wage mini.
mum. time and a half for overtime
and union recognition.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
HUSBAND ACCUSED
BY MRS. MURRAY
Mother, Adjudged in Con-
tempt Over Children, B|ames
Husband for Separation.

Mrs. Matilda Murray, who returned
to Washington to fight her hus-
bands divorce suit despite a pending
contempt order for her commitment
to jail. testified today her husband
drank heavily and was cruel to her
and their children before she left
him.
The 28-year-old mother, who defied
q court order to turn her two children
over to their father. Raymond C.
Murray. taxicab driver, of 1858
Kenyon street. has filed a cross bill
in answer to her husbands suit. Both
husband and wife asked a limited
divorce on the ground of cruelty.
The two children, Lucille, 8, and
Wylie. 4, are with their mothers rela-
tives in West Haven. Conn.
Lett Husband Several Times.
Mrs. Murray testified before Justice
Daniel w. O'Donoghue that she left
her husband several times during their
married life. The first time, she said,
was in Florida, few years after their
marriage.
She said she filed divorce suit here
in January, 1896, because her hus-
band forced me out" She said he
took the child to Tennessee, where his
relatives live.
She said she signed separation
agreement on February Is. 1896, in
the hope OF getting her children back.
Later she said, she was injured in an
accident and her estranged husband
returned to her apartment to live, add
ing that he brought their children
back to Washington in April, 1896.
Although he later started drinking
and abused her, she testified, they
lived together until last December,
when she took the children and left.
He filed suit for divorce, contending
that taking away the children consti-
tuted cruelty.
Cited for Contempt.
The court awarded custody of the
children to Mrs. Murray, pending dis
position Of the suit, but when informed
she refused to let their father see
them, directed her to turn them over
to him. This she refused to do and the
contempt citation and 30-day COM
mitment order followed. Mrs. Murray,
however, remained outside of the juris-
diction until yesterday.
Justice ODonoghue has not indi-
Gated whether he will enforce the con-
tempt commitment, and Murray has
told his attorney, Charles P. Henry,
that he will not ask that his wife be
sent to jail.
Evening star., 1937-07-01

Bunyans OK is pictured just behind
him on the so by 100 foot picture,
which dominates the camp.
Bunyan's feats were chronicled by
Johnny Inkslinger, who was no sissy
himself. When Johnny forgot to dot
an Il" or cross 1t" he saved a gallon
Of ink. Johnny Is also included in
the Bunyan group.
Exhibit West Of Bridge.
This exhibit occupies one end of a
camp on Memorial Highway just west
Of Highway Bridge. where Scouts
from Wisconsin, Montana, North and
South Dakota, Minnesota and Wyo-
ming are quartered. The Paul Bun
yam Troop comes from Superior, Wis
Despite Paul Bunyan's size, he was
not big enough to cope with the North
woods mosquitoes. One night they
we're particularly bad Bunyan finally
took refuge under his frying pan,
which was as thick as the hull of a
battleship.
The mosquitoes were after Bunyan,
They drove their bills through the
metal top Of the pan. Bunyan got =
sledge hammer and began to brad the
bills of the mosquitoes when they
came through the pan.
He overdid this, however and after
he got half dozen insects fastened to
the pan they few away with it.
1t took quite an alarm clock to get
Bunyan out of his blankets on frosty
mornings. The clock, which was
brought here, stands feet high.
Every time it ticks 1t sounds like a
sledge hammer blow on an anvil.
When Bunyan's alarm went OF they
turned out the volunteer fire COM
panies in three neighboring States.
Bunyan's pocket watch also was of
heroic size. He carried it on a log
chain. He had q knapsack of l-ton
capacity, and his mackinaw was as
big as squad tent
When the people of the great log
ging country heard the Scouts were
bringing Paul Bunyan exhibit to
Washington they came from miles
around in 5-ton trucks and wagons
drawn by eight-mule teams, bringing
additional trinkets Of Eunyan's to add
to the collection.
The camps chief authority on Bum
yam lore is Al Kanzler, assistant
scoutmaster of Troop % from
Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1937-07-01

BY the Army Band in the auditorium
at $3.50 o'clock today. Capt Thomas
F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant.
Program.
overture, Raymond" Thomas
Quintette, "A Musical Snuff Box"
Liadow
March. Lorraine" Came
Suite Ronantique, "A Day in
Venice" - Neyin
Waltz. Gold and Silver Lehar
March, The Anzacs' '-------- -LithgoW
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Soldiers Home Band at ths
bandstand at o'clock tonight. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; An.
ton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, "Old Ironsdes" Losey
Overture. The Mistress" Won Suppe
Entr 'Acte-
(a) Royal Tambour ct vi
vandiere" (Bal Costume)
Rubinstein
(b) "Toreador and Andalouse"
(Bal Costume) Rubinstein
Excerpts from the comic opera.
"Yeoman Of the Guard" Sullivan
Popular numbers, There Is
Tavern in the Town" Billy Hills
Tin Pan Parade" Whiting
Waltz de concert, "Au Revoir"
Waldteufel
Finale. "Our Sammies" Wandersloot
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at II am. tomorrow. Capt.
Taylor Branson. leader: William F.
Santelnann, assistant.
Program.
Marines hymn.
Overture, Magic Flute Mozart
Trombone solo, Little Mother Of
Mine" -Burleigh
DIN Maxfield.
Grand scenes from Mariana"
Wallace
xylophone duet, "Amor de Munecoe,"
Valenzuela
Charles Owen and Oliver Zinsmeister
(Chlle).
characteristics:
(a) Circus Parade" Yoder
(b) Dem Dear Old Days" Tregina
Euphonium solo, Premier Polka"
Llewellyn
Donald Kimball.
Selection, From Italy" Clark
Reverie, Distant Bells" -Gillet
Chimes obligato, Charles Owen.
"Siegfrieds Rhine Journey" Wagner
Hymn. THE Holy Ghost" -Gottschalk
'The Star SpAngled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-07-01
ESCAPING BANDIT
FIRES ON PURSUER
Co|ored Man Drills Taxi With
Three Bullets After
Robbing Store.

A Well-dreSsed colored bandit put
three bullets through the taxicab Of
his pursuer today and eluded capture
after getting $40 in 4 grocery hold up
The pistol fire reused the neighbor-
hood of Seventeenth and S streets
where taxicab commandeered by the
bandit halted for stop sign while his
pursuer's cab drove up alongside.
Nobody was injured by the flying
shells, but the hold-up man. taking to
his heels, had disappeared before on
lockers could recover their poise
enough to set out in pursuit.
Police broadcast general alarm and
assigned ur crack members Of the
robbery sq, d to track down the BAN
dit.
The chase began after the robber
held up the grocery store Of Harry
Levinson, at 2i32 Florida avenue and
pocketed $40 from the till. He would
have obtained more except for the
fact Levinson had sent his son to
the bank with yesterdays receipts Is
minutes prior to the bandits arrival.
When the robber left the store.
Frank Brownwell, 4l8 street. Levin
sons butcher, set out in pursuit. The
colored man ran two blocks to Con-
necticut avenue and hailed a cab.
With Brownwell hot on his trail, the
bandit changed cabs at Dupont Circle
when his driver refused to 60 through
red light. The robbers second cab
hurried up New Hampshire avenue,
Brownwell right behind in another
cab.
At Seventeenth and streets the
colored man left his cab, firing at
Brownwell and making good his escape
on foot.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
PENSION CHANGES
ACCEPTED BY HOUSE
Action on Bill to Aid Legislative,
Judicial Workers Is
Finished.

The House today completed legisla-
tive action on the bill sponsored by
Chairman Ramspeck Of the House
Civil Service Committee extending the
retirement system to employees Of the
legislative and judicial branches of the
Government.
Chairman Ramspeck accepted the
Senate amendments which opened up
the civil service retirement system to
employees Of the courts throughout the
country
Participation in the retirement sys-
tenn under this bill is entirely permis-
sive and retirement is not compulsory,
50 that veteran employe of Congress
may continue working as long as he
can hold his job under the patronage
system.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
Too Many Police
Enable Motorist
To Escape Fines

TOO many policemen" re-
suited IN benefit to Russell stargo
when he was arraigned before
Judge Robert E. Mattingly In
Trafhc Court today and pleaded
guilty to 10 overtime parking
charges.
When the case was called, six
stalwart ofncers rose and came
forward. Looking them over,
Judge Mattingly said:
Five dollars suspended in each
case. There are too many police
men for me to hear this morn
ing"
Stargo, after being warned not
to repeat the offense. was given
back all his collateral.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
DIVER SEARCHES VAINLY
FOR BODY OF YOUTH, is
Earl Capps, D. c. Boy, in WadinE,
Steps Into Deep Water and
Disappears.

A working crew from the Naval
Academy, including a diver, Joined
Boy Scouts and Maryland police yes
terday in an unsuccessful effort to
recover the body OF Earl Capps, 16, of
1888 Seventeenth street southeast.
drowned Tuesday in the Severn River
at Cedar Point.
Capps was on an outing with 20
other boys when the tragedy occurred.
He was wading in the river with four
companions when he stepped in water
over his head and disappeared.
The Navy party based at Camp
Linstead. near the point. The diver
covered a considerable area Of the
bottom in his search,
Evening star., 1937-07-01
0'NE|LL ASSIGNED
D. c. COMMITTEE
Begins Service Eager to Aid,
"DistranChised" Resi-
dents of District.

Representative Edward O'Neill,
Democrat, of New Jersey announced
today he would begin his service on
the House District Committee with no
particular ideas to try out on Wash
ington.
The House late yesterday elected
O'Neill to fill vacancy on the COM
Evening star., 1937-07-01
Scouts Bring Bunyon Exhibit
To Pr0re W00dsman's Might
Massive Ak and Other Menent0es of
Super.Lumberjock Support Tall
Tales of Wisconsin TrO0ps.

The prodigious Ak. guns and camp
equipment Of Paul Bunyan were
brought here on fiat cars by Wiscon-
sin Scouts and unloaded with der
ricks, to be shown alongside colossal
life-size picture of the mythical. in
comparable lumberjack, so feet tall.
When Bunyan wanted to clear a
forest, he tied his double bladed AK
on log chain and whistled it around
his head; he flshed for trout with a
4-foot hook big enough for a whale,
and blasted out one-way tunnels
through the mountains with one
barrel Of his shotgun. He used both
barrels when he wanted a tvo-way
tunnel, big enough for OK teams to
pass each other
The jamboree is indebted to Gitche
Ounce Council Of Northern Wisconsin
for this huge educational exhibit. The
Scouts brought along a lot OF tall
tales to 60 with it--none Of which Is
the least exaggerated.
For example, Bunyan ate napjacks
made in q frying pan so big the
cooks had to tie hams to their feet
and skate" about on the inside to
grease it. They poured so much but
ter in the pan that 1t drowned
colored cook one day.
75-Gallon Coffee Pot.
The lumberjack drank his coffee
from 75-gallon pot-the Scouts
brought along the pot to prove it.
They ordered Bunyan's coffee in box
car loads, and he drank 1t so hot the
steam sometimes blew the top OF the
cook shack
When Bunyan was ready to eat
he blew . dinner horn that leveled
the trees around the mess hall and
kicked up a squall on the lake. After
dinner, Bunyan picked his teeth with
a cant hook The Scouts brought
Bunyan's dinner horn and false teeth
along. The teeth are four feet
across.
Sometimes when Bunyan picked his
teeth he knocked of a chunk of
enamel and the dentist used a steam
shovel to fill it. Bunyan fished for
trout with 4-foot hook and steel
cable for line. When he landed
a fish the level of the lake fell. The
Scouts can show visitors the fish
hook.
Bunyan had bull OK so prodigious
that when he drove him through the
North woods, the hoofmarks became
lakes, upon filling up with rain water.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
Marriage, Divorce Records Set.

CUMBERLAND, Md, July l (P).-
Marriage and divorce set new records
here during June. Deputy Court Clerk
Joseph Boden said the "a divorce suits
filed totaled more than those fled in
any month during the IS years Of his
service. Marriage licenses totaled SIS,
as compared with the record of 466
sold in May.
Evening star., 1937-07-01
CIRCLE ELECTS

New officers Of the Ladies' Circle of
Iakoma Park Community Church
were elected yesterday They are
Mrs. L. H. Shearer, president; Mrs.
W. M. Cunningham, secretary, and
Mrs. William R. Sheets. treasurer.
The organization projects 4 drive
for $4,000 to construct . new church
building. A chicken dinner will be
held on July Is.