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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-12

Topping Them ALI
Doc .Zinn, Penny Richmond ct
all had better keep quiet until
they can top this one. John Mar
tin came home to Ell Centro last
Sunday from New River with a
10-pound, 27l2 inch fish. He was
Mt sure just what kind it was-but
he lost no time getting home to
where Mrs. Martin and a camera
we're. The picture, need it be said,
is in typical fisherman's pose.
A Prince Is Born
A prince of royal blood, three
and a half inches from ground to
topSide, was born in Ell Centre
recently-latest addition to China's
diplomatic corps in this country
He is the son of Princess Fab Suey
a pekingese belonging to Mrs. F.. A
Whitaker It's hard to tell which
is proudeSt-the princess or Mrs
i, Whitaker.
Election WiSecrack-
A freshly grown oleander should
go to Bert Fawcett, for the best
election day observation. Said Bert
looking at Cal MouSSeau:
You can tell the city clerk isn't
up for reelection. If he were, he'd
have a flower in his buttonhole
and a fresh shave"
o
The Boys Will Play
Business was slack at the board
of supervisors meeting. B. M. Gra-
ham was deeply enRroSSed with a
map and a celluloid ruler. Andy
Preble watched interestedly for a
time.
Let me see that ruler" he asked,
after a while.
Slim obligingly handed it over.
Andy examined the ruler careful
ly. Suddenly he touched the lighted
end of his cigar to it. A puff, a
brief flame, and no more ruler.
Business went on as usual.
One Way Out
Mrs Evalyn B. WeSterfield, who's
had some experience with elections
herself, isn't a bit interested in
the current municipal one. She's
found a diversion-if you can call
it that. Knight, her Wirehair fox
terrier, who's got a family tree as
long as your arm, has disappeared.
And election or no election, the
county recorder wants her dog back.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-12

Butter: Los Angeles, 26c; But
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A. 34cs; manufacturing milk
28c route gathered cream 25c.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. $500:
No. 2 leafy S14.-14.5O; No. 2 s1S.-
1850. Minneapolis flax. May S1.96.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
School Fire
Horrors
Told
Harris-EwInR Photo
BY SECRETARY BRAULT
OF Mayors office in st. Hyacinthe
As Told to the NeU York

~ MUyOT OyJIce III 81. HyGclnLIle
As Told to the New York
JournGl.American
ST. HYACINTHE, Que, Jan. 18
G.N.SO The boys and the priests
in the college never had a chance.
AS soon as the church bell gave
the alarm Mayor Bouchard and
I hurried there.
We saw the place in flames,
with the firemen trying hard to
get the blaze under control, But
they could not.
High upon the roof we saw the
boys and the priests standing
there waiting for help.
And as we watched, the roof
caved in.
We heard their screams, and
then, their cries were lost in the
great roar of the flames.
1t was a horrible tragedy.
We could not stop the boys from
jumping from the windows. We
cried to them to wait until we
could get the ladders up.
But no. They jumped.
And they all were hurt.
Two or three were killed out
right.
The priests were heroic.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
Today In
Congress
Senate

Senate
Resumes consideration of anti
lynching bill.
Special committee continues un'
employment hearing.
Conferees consider housing and
farm bills.
House
Meets at II a. m.
Begins debate on Navy supply
bill.
District subcommittee continues
Capital Transit investigation.
Appr opriations subcommittee
consider District and Justice sup,
0ly bills.
Ways and Means Committee
considers tax revision.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
HEARING SLATED
FOR TOMORROW
ON RETIREMENT.
Nicely Pledges Clerks
Action This Session

Federal employees fighting for
liberal retirement provisions were
promised action at the present seS-
sion of Congress today by Sen.
ator M. M. Neely CD Of West
Virginia, chairman of a Senate
Civil Service subcommittee in
charge Of this subject.
Senator Neely said hearings
will start at 1890 a. m. tomorrow
on the several alternative plans
covered by legislation now before
the House and Senate.
URGED BY 275,OOO
Approximately 275,O0o Federal
employees representing the postal
service. navy yards. arsenals and
Government Printing office, are
urging passage of the So-called
Nicely bill, liberalizing the optional
retirement provisions of the exist
ing law by reducing the retire
ment age two years in each of
three categories and likewise
liberalizing the disability provis-
ions in the law.
Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of
the joint conference on retire
ment, is spokesman for this group.
The estimated additional cost of
this measure is approximately
$7,000,000, all of it to be borne
by the Government.
Alternative plans embodied in
the Ramspeck bill, the Civil Ser
vice Commission plan and a So
called composite plan prepared !
under the direction of the Civil
Service Commission, would cost
additional sums ranging up to
$30,O00,000, according to estimates
of commission actuaries.
AFFECTS 100000
Government employees would
bear a substantial part of the ad-
ditional burden through having
their deductions for the retire
ment fund increased from 312 to
per cent.
approximately 100000 employees
receiving $1,000, 100000 a year in
pay checks will be af-
fected by any change in the ex-
isting law extending to all cate
gories of employees.
Most of the retirement pro-
posals contemplate a reduction of
two years or more in the ages for
or optional retirement
or both.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
rs per Cent
Registered
As JObIess

IN.S) John D. Biggers, Di
rector of the Unemployment Cen
sus. today completed his initial re
port to President Roosevelt by pub
fishing a compilation OF unem
pIoyed and partly employed totals
In each county and every city over
10000 population.
The breakdown also contained
the relationship between the un-
employed and partly employed to
the populations of the States.
He estimated that As per cent
Of the estimated population OF the
country as of July /, 1887, regis
tered as totally unemployed, ana
IS per cent as working at WPA'
CCC. NYA or other emergency
work.
LOWER FIGURE SUPPORTED
Biggers estimated there was
total of between 100000 and TO-
300 900 unemployed when the cen
sus was taken in mid-NoVemoer'
According to a test" compulsory
tahulation, he said. the 100000
figure was 72 per cent accurate.
The partly-employed total ranged
from 3.209211 and $3.50 900. test
tabulation finding the lower figure
81 per cent accurate.
States recording the highest pro
portion to population, other than
Rhode Island, we're:
District of Columbia, 60; New
York. So; oregon, ST; PennSyl-
vania, 5.6; Massachusetts,, SO;
Washington State, 5.4; Montana,
So; Alabama, So; New Hampshire,
so: New Jersey, so.
BiggerS, admitting the totals
must be brought up to date and
probably contained many inaccura,
Ges. said it was pointleSS to apply
the enumerative tests to local areas
because of varying condition.
IOWA is LOWEST
Iowa. reporting "a per cent OF
its estimated 1887 population as
unemployed and 8 per cent on
emergency work, has the lowest
record, while Rhode Island, with
ga per cent totally unemployed
and % per cent on Federal pay
rolls, recorded the highest proper
ton to population.
The lowest States and their re-
spective percentages of totally m-
employed, besides Iowa, were:
North Carolina, 27; Vermont,
2.7: Nevada, 81; Arizona, 81; Vir-
ginia, 81; Nebraska, 3.3; Della
ware. 3.4; Wyoming, 3.3; Kansas,
3.5; Maryland, 35.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
$15,OOO,OOO Air Bill
Passed by House

G.NSD. The House passed and
sent to the Senate a bill authoriZ-
ing a 15-million-dollar appropria-
ton for modernization of the air
craft carriers Lexington and Sara,
toga.
The Navy proposes to spend in
excess of seven million dollars on
each vessel, widening their flight
decks, increasing their protection
against torpedoes and installation
of the latest anti-aircraft equip,
ment.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
Definite Relief
Urged by Burton

Mayor Harold Burton Of Cleve
land calls for a definite and syn
chronized Federal work relief pro
gram. saying:
"All unemployment policies
should be directed toward re-
covery of private business and
industry. It is only through
this means that productive en-
ployment can be re-establiShed
and new wealth created in sub
stantial quantities.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18

Final decision awaited the re-
turn of Senator Wagner CD of
New York, co-author of the bill.
He has been absent several days
on account of cold.
AS debate on the bill went into
its tenth day, Senator Connally
CD of Texas, leader of the opposi-
ton, declared himself undisturbed
by threats of daily sessions run
ming from noon until 10 p. m.
LONGER SESSIONS
Proponents of the bill declared
they we're preparing to hold the
Senate to longer daily session in
an effort to force vote.
Some Senators believed that
pressure for consideration of other
measures soon would force advo-
Gates of the bill to agree to it being
Sidetracked. However, there were
few bills ready for Senate consider
alton.
While the HouSe-passed 1,400,-
100000 Independent Offices appro.
prlation bill has been reported to
the Senate by its appropriations
committee, it was expected to be
left on the calendar during the
drive to crush Dixie's opposition to
the anti-lynching bill.
Meanwhile, other departmental
supply bills will be reaching the
Senate from the House, with the
Treasury-Post Office and Naval
appropriation bills next in line.
HELD IN ABEYANCE
Though the Administration is
desirous of having the Senate act
on the bill to give President Roose-
velt broad power for reorganiza-
ton of the executive branch of the
Government, strategy of sup
porters Of the anti-lynching bill
was to hold the reorganization bill
in allegiance.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
HOPE BRIGHTENS
FOR ANGLO-IRISH
ECONOMIC PACT.
ConfereeS DeadIoCked
On Unity Issue
BY KINGSBURY SMITH

LONDON, Jan. 18 GNSO.-A
tendency to Shelve political issues,
with prospects Of an Anglo-Irish
trade agreement, today marked
confernces at No. 10 Downing
Street between Eamonn De Valera
and Neville Chamberlain, prime
ministers of Fire and Great Brit
ain.
Progress was reported to have
been made toward an economic
understanding devoid of politics.
STANLEY CALLED IN
At the conclusion of the confer
ence at 4::30 p. M, a communique
was issued stating that the talks
had been concerned with trade
and agriculture, and that fur.
ther meeting would be held tomor-
row at the offices of the British
Board of Trade.
Taking part in the discussions
were Sir Thomas Inskip, defense
minister, and Oliver Stanley, presi-
dent of the Board Of Trade. The
latter will now take more promi.
nent part in the future confer
ences.
In these closely guarded talks,
the two delegations to the historic
peace" conference reviewed their
positions and carefully canvassed
the ground already covered in
formal meetings.
PRIVATE FARLEY HELD
Following the meeting of the
Irish delegation at their hotel
headquarters, it was learned that
De Valera decided to continue the
discussion of economic problems.
UNION DEMAND DENIED
There were indications that De
Valera is extremely reluctant to
return home completely empty,
handed because of the deadlock
over his demand for united Ire
land"-embracing north and south
Ireland under the banner of Fire
demand at which the British
reSolutely baked.
Meanwhile, the Iris,l delegates
remained extremely dissatisfied
with Chamberlain's attitude on the
so-called partitions" question. De
Valera| it was learned, will prob
ably raise this issue again, espe-
cially in connection with matters
pertaining to defense.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
20 Boys Die AS Fire.
Races Old School
Continued from Page u

side-supports, plunging them 40
feet to the ground.
One aged teacher, Brother Jean
Baptiste, who would have cele
brated his fiftieth anniversary in
the Order of the Sacred Heart
this year, was reported to have
met death while shepherding his
small charges to safety.
VILLAGER SOUNDS ALARM
A villager walking past the
school discovered the flames.
Screaming, fear-stricken chill
dren already were framed in up
per windows.
The unidentified village
wheeled about and raced to nearby
cottages. On each door he raped
loudly and shouted the dread
news.
Scantily-clad residents, many
with blankets draped over their
undergarments, poured from the
cottages. One ran to the local
church and tolled the alarm on
the church bell.
Soon firemen from Montreal
about As miles southwest of here
we're racing ovel the snoW-covered
roads. So rapidly did the fire
spread, however. that the most
modern equipment was rendered
impotent.
CHILDREN BURIED BY WALLS
Within a few hours after the
first flames, the picturesque struc
ture was a mass of red-hot ruins
and splintered metal, with only
two smoke-blackened walls still
standing. The other walls had
fallen inward, burying many of the
children in the wreckage.
At the time the fire broke out
it was believed that $50 persons
140 students and 20 teachers
were asleep in the dormitories.
RJJILT IN 1000
The college, with a faculty of
20 brothers of the Order of the
Sacred Heart, was a rambling.
frame-and-brick structure housing
the cIassrooms and dormitories in
one construction unit. Nucleus
of the college was erected in 1900
and an addition was tackled on in
1917.
The student body was recruited
from nearby communities, mostly
from among middle-class French
Canadian farmers and factory
workers.
Reports from the mother house
of the order in Montreal were
that about 20 pupils from the New
England States were registered on
the student rolls. These students
were mostly from Maine, Massa-
chusettS, Rhode Island and New
Hampshire.
Toward noon, the debris had been
wet down sufficiently for firemen
to begin combing the wreckage.
From the appearance of the ruins,
it was believed that most of the
boys and their instructors were
asleep on the third floor of the
latest addition when the fire broke
out.
Many of the pupils who escaped
unscathed hastily shrouded them
selves in garments borrowed from
the villagers and returned to the
smoking ruins. There, they found
priests kneeling quietly beside
dying victims, their lips silently
pronouncing absolution in the last
rites, their frost-bitten hands max
ing the sign Of the cross.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
2 Hurt When Bus,
Street Car Collide

Two persons we're injured and
five others were shaken up Sc
verely when street car and bus,
on which they we're passengers,
were in collision last night IN the
Union Station plaza.
The two required hospital treat
men are Mildred Cassell. 80, of
438 Third st. N: E., and Charles
Howe, SO. of 1922 Wisconsin Ave.
N. W. The others were treated AT
their homes. Passengers told police
the crash occurred while the bus
was making a turn on car tracks
near the station.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
WPA Work Relief
Rolls Up 41,436

O.N.S. WPA work relief rolls
jumped Al ,436 during the week
ending January 8 over the preced-
ing week, bringing the total of
WPA employees to 1,712,053 per
sons, it was announced today.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
ROOSEVELT WINS

Roosevelts' junior varsity bas,
ketball team defeated the Con
zaga Jayvees in the Rough Riders
gym yesterday, 24-16. A late
rally in the final period clinched
the game for Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
Secret DEAF Laid
To Labor Bureau

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 G.N.s).
A stinging innuendo that the
Labor Department was carrying
on secret deals" with an AFL
union was flung at Secretary of
Labor Perkins today by Mervyn
Rathborne, president of the CIO
American Radio Telegraphers AS
sociation.
In a letter made public here,
Rathborne protested:
I'm justice to this organiza-
tion think it would be proper
to let us know what the much
publicized plan of the Labor
Department IS all about"
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
House Sees
Acceptance
OfTGxBiII

u.N.S0 Democratic leaders of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee today warned that outright
repeal of the undistributed profits
tax would necessitate enactment
of a 221a per cent corporation in
come levy.
Defending the tax program pro-
posed by the tax subcommittee,
committee leaders were confident
that business would accept the
modification program rather than
a big boost in the flat corporation
rate.
U. S. C. OF C. TO APPEAR
Representative Cooper CD of
Tennessee, member of the sub.
committee, told advocates Of out
right repeal that Treasury figures
showed a 221a per cent levy would
be necessary to provide present
revenues.
Spokesman for the United
States Chamber of Commerce,
who will appear this week, were
understood to be prepared to urge
a big increase in the flat corpo-
ration as preferable to accepting
the principle of the undistributed
profits levy.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
Lynch Bill BaCkers
Plan Night Sessions
To Halt Filibuster
Final Decision by Leaders in Senate Will
AIUait Return of Senator Wagner
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

GN.S) Night sessions of the Senate beginning tomorrow
Thursday tentatively agreed by leading supporters
of the Wagner Nuys anynchng bill today effort
buster against the measure bv Southern Senators
The Washington times., 1938-01-18

Wanted Only Memories, So She Shot
Her Lover. How a Fallen Stage and
screen Star Set Her Cats and Dogs
And Then ShOwered Him with Bull
Iets-Becanse 1t Was "Reverie Night"
In Her Wretched Wagon Home. An
Illustrated Feature in The American
weekly. with Sundays Washington
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
LACK WITNESSES

AS the committee swung into the
second day of hearings for the
general public, it was faced with
an insufficient number of wit
nesses on the new tax program to
keep it busy.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
U.S.. Ready to Buy
useful Properties
Of Private Utilities
Wants No Holding Companies or Watered
Stock Says Presidents Reply to WiLIkie
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM

CINSN The Administration stands ready to buy useful
physical properties which needs from private utility in
terests doesn't any hodng companies watered
stock and doesn't believe the Government power program
tlreat disaster nrvate investors
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
DISCUSS PROBLEM

Mr.. Roosevelt's answer was
given in statement issued by
David E. Lilienthal Tennessee
Valley Authority director, and ap
proved by the President.
Lilienthal. IVA Chairman DR.
Arthur E. Morgan. and SEC Chair,
man William o. Douglas went
over the utility problem in its en-
tirety with the Executive at the
White House today.
Lilienthal pointed out that in
dividual municipalities were now
in a position to purchase private
utility properties where needed,
through WPA loans Just validated
by the Supreme Court. He de-
MED the Willkie argument that
purchase of distribution systems
without generating plants by
either municipality or the Govern
ment would make Junk" of Com
and Southern general
ing units.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18

This was President Roosevelt S
reply to the recent suggestion of
President Wendell Willkie. Of the
Commonwealth and Southern
Corpora ton that unless the Gov
ernment bought the corporation
outright countless investors would
be ruined.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18
NEEDS MORE POWER

NEEDS MORE POWER
On the contrary, he declared,
commonwealth and Southern to,
day badly needs more power than
it can generate.
Earlier, several of Mr.. RooSe.
velt's utility advisors pointed to
the fact that Commonwealth and
Southern some time ago had the
opportunity to sell several sub
sidiarieS in the IVA area to Ala,
bama municipalities. The negotia
tions. however, broke down.
In the past" said Lilienthal.
''TVA has purchased transmits
sion lines .. from Mr.. WILKES
companies, and at the present
time a considerable mileage of
transmission lines is being used
jointly by IVA and by Common
wealth and Southern to avoid
excessive investment and dupli-
cation. This principle of the
purchase of transmission lines
would merely have to be ex-
tended to other cases, and thus
protect the legitimate invest
ment in his companies.
AS to generating plants ly-
ing within the IVA area, Mr..
WILKES companies in that area
at the present time badly need
additional power supply. In the
immediate future these COM
panies must either purchase
power in sufficient quantities
from IVA or build large addi-
tionS to their capacity or both.
COMPLETE ANSWER
This situation is a complete
answer to his statement that
the Presidents policy of the sale
of distribution companies to the
communities means that sources
of generation not purchased
by the communities will be re-
duced to the value of junk" "
Another argument of WILKES.
dealing with employment, was met
with Lilienthals statement thai
where the Government has pur-
chased private utility facilities, it
has been the uniform policy to
take over existing personnel. This
policy. he added, will apply also to
future purchases.
WARNING ISSUED
A warning against attempts to
sell holding companies to the Gov
ernment was contained in the
IVA chiefs statement, however.
He said:
Il need hardly say that IVA
cannot and will not buy any
thing but useful physical as
sets. 1t has no authority nor
has it any intention to pay for
water or write-ups in these
companies.
Lilienthal called Willkie to task
for his public statement, issued
just after President Roosevelt an,
nounced that all holding com
panies should be abolished.
The Washington times., 1938-01-18

Crazy Jobs Only the Movies Could
Create. Backstage in Hollywood
There Are Dozens of Freak PrOfes-
sionS That Seem Fantastic and silly,
But Bring the People Who Follow
Them Big Salaries. Read This Inside
Story Of Hollywood In The American
Weekly. with Sundays Washington
The Washington times., 1938-01-18

RATES By CARRIER IN WASHINGTON D. c
AND SUBURBS
The Washington times., 1938-01-18

RATES By MAIL FOR VIRGINIA, MARYLAND
WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

once "the boss horse" in Tim
McCoy's now defunct cowboy
circus, and his last circus owner,
Dave Nimmo Of Cheyenne.
Wyoming.
Not since Colonel McCoy'S
Wild West Show went blooey
during its Washington Stopover
early this May, and all the 200
COW ponies had to go on the auc-
tion block, had Dave seen the
16.1-hand star performer which
Tim Mccoy gave him when the
Colonel sadly pulled out for
home with scarcely a penny In
his jeans.
Before Dave went back home
to Wyoming to take in a few
holes in his belt, he saw to it
that the Chief had a new owner,
plenty Of oats and q pleasant
paddock to cavort in to his
hearts content.
Yesterday Dave flew East in
. sleeper plane (his first air
trip) to join the Chief for a
short visit. Together they will
give spectators at q few Of the
horse shows in the vicinity Of
Washington for the next month.
q refreshing, luSty Western per-
formance Of show riding to con-
traSt pleasantly with the man.
nered exhibition of trained
hunters and jumpers usually
seen.
HERE SATURDAY
First show-ring appearance Of
the Chief will be at the Marl-
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
4D,C.NETTERS
enter Sd ROUND

BALTIMORE, June 49, Four
washington women entered the
quarter finals Of the Maryland
State women's tennis champion
ships being played at the Balti-
more Country Club today.
Successful in their second-round
play to advance were Miss Sarah
Moore, Edith Clark, Mrs. Stanley
Robinson and Margo Lee. The
summaries:
Miss Clark defeated Mrs. Charles Hook,
Baltimore. 60. 60: Miss Moore elimi-
mated Anna Daystt. also of Baltimore.
Mrs. Robinson ousted Mrs. Dorett
Miller. Washington. So. 6-3. g..
Miss Lee beat Grace Parker. q former
Baltimore municipal women's champion.
6-2. 60.