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The Washington times., 1938-06-30
Boy, 4, Is Hurt;
Cyclist Quizzed

Jackie Tyler. 4, of 216 E St. N.
E., is recovering in Casualty Hos.
pital today from injuries received
when he ran into the street near
his home last night.
The boy was taken to the hos
pital by taxi driver, who said he
found the young victim lying in
the street, Policemen meanwhile
were questioning the driver of a
motorcycle which they believed
struck Jackie.
Identity of the boy, beyond his
repeated, I'm Jackie, I'm Jackie,
was not learned until his mother,
Mrs. Pearl Tyler, reported him
missing.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
Crash Victims
Bodies of TWO Killed
In Va. Sent Home
IMPERILS HANKOW

The bodies of Frank Gosselin,
Is, of Asheville. and Bruce Beaver,
"a, Of Gambler, who died in the
Warrenton hospital after their car
Collided with a hearse on the Lee
Highway at GAINESVILLE. Va, Tues
day, were returned to their homes
in North Carolina last night.
A companion, Horace Gardner
rs, of Weaverville, N. c., remains
IN a serious condition at the hos
pital. r. L. MoSer. Warrenton
undertaken, and driver of the
hearse, received a fractured jaw
and internal injuries. His condi,
ton last night was reported i'm,
proved.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
F. R. COstenbader
To Head Alumni

Frank D. Costenbader last night
was elected president of the Hamp-
den-Sydney Alumni Association Of
Washington in session at the home
of Fred B. Rhodes.
Other officers included Douglas
Clark and Owen Jones, vice presi-
dents; Dabnes Jarman, treasurer,
and George L. Walper, alumni sec.
retary.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
DEATH TOLL 100
AS STYPHOONHITS
CENTERS
Tokyo and Yokohama
CenterS of Disaster

TOKYO, June 30 Q.N.S.).-The
death roll from a violent earth.
quake and typhoon which left wide
areas around Tokyo and Yoko-
hama in ruins is likely to exceed
100, it was stated authoritatively
today.
The tremors an6 typhoon struck
Japan simultaneously late last
night on the heels Of landslideS
and floods in the Tokyo suburban
region.
CASUALTIES HEAVY
Havoc caused by the unleasheu
elements was described as the
worst in living memory" Deaths
around Tokyo were numbered at
~, and reports from Yokohama in
dicated heavy casualties in that
region.
At least 10000 houses were
flooded in Tokyo alone.
The town of TSuchiura was hit
more severely than any other com.
munity, and the entire population
of $4,000 was forced. to seek refuge.
The three-day downpour ended
at dawn today and by noon the
sun was shining.
Scores Of houses were raZed by
the typhoon and earth tremorS.
Many occupants, buried under the
debris, were killed as they slept.
Forty persons were killed by q
single landslide as floods, fed by q
torrential rainfall, inundated 100,.
DOC houses.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
GEORGE NICHE DIES

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June
30.-George r. B. Niche, for Is
years president Of the Peoples Ma
tional Bank; former Charlottes-
vile and Staunton, Va, newspaper
editor, and treasurer of the Niche
Publishing Company here, died yes
terday at the age of 81 after an
extended illness. Funeral services
will be held here today.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
Retirement Today
For Two Firemen

Fire-fighting careers end for
two members Of the District Fire
Department today. Retirement is
slated for James B. Raleigh, pilot
Of the Fireboat, who was appoint
ed to the force July /, 1905, and
George W. Harvey, private OF No.
B, who was appointed August
J, 1919.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
JUDCESH|P BID
FOR PRETTYMAN

E. Barrett Prettyman, former
Corporation Counsel, and former
general counsel for the Internal
Revenue Bureau, is leading the
race of scores of attorneys who
hope to fill the newly created
vacancy on the District Court of
Appeals, well-informed sources
close to the Administration said
today.
He is backed by prominent Dis
trict residents, as well as those
high in the councils of the New
Deal.
President Roosevelt at his press
conference disclosed 240 names
had been presented as candidates
to fill the Court of Appeals
vacancy. and the three new parts
of the United States District Court
recently created by Congress.
The President declined to say
whether he would appoint Wash
ington or utof-town candidates.
He made it plain, however, that
he regarded lawyers from any
State eligible for District posts.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
|BURLEW BACKS
PLAN TO BUILD
UP U. S. SPAS
Letter to Senator Urges
Complete Survey
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY


Considerable value" is seen by
Acting Secretary Of the Interior
Ebert K. Burlew in the proposed
survey of the country's mineral
water resources provided for in the
OMahoney resolution now pend
ing in the Senate.
In a letter addressed to Senator
Alva B. Adams, of Colorado, chair
man of the Senate Committee on
Public Lands and Surveys, the in.
terror Department spokesman took
a different view from that Of the
Public Health Service and urged
inclusion of territories and island
possessions in any survey under.
taken.
Surgeon General Thomas Parran
of the Public Health Service ind1'
Gated previously that he would op.
pose the legislation unless the pro
posed development Of mineral
springs for public use were "inte
grated" with a general hospital
program for the entire country.
CONSIDERABLE VALUE
"A survey of this type would
probably be Of considerable
value" Mr.. Burlew wrote. 'This
department would be willing to
cooperate fully with the Sur.
geon General and the National
Resources Committee in such an
undertaking.
1.-THE national parks, national
monuments, miscellaneous men,
orials and other areas of historic
and recreational Importance
under the Jurisdiction of this
department contribute materially
toward the improvement Of the
national health.
These areas are continually
being visited by larger numbers
of citizens as the general public
becomes educated to the fact
that we have in this country
unique representations Of the
primitive and majestic in ma
ture which are not surpassed by
any country in the world.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY"
cat present this department
is engaged in making a COM
prehensive study, other than on
lands under the jurisdiction of
the Department of Agriculture,
of the public park, parkway
and recreational-area programs
of the United States and of
the several States, and of the
lands throughout the United
States which are or may be
chiefly valuable as such areas.
THE results of this survey
may be of value in the investi-
cation and survey of the natural
health resources of the United
States under the terms of the
current proposal"
The Washington times., 1938-06-08

Your hat is simply divine"
I'm terribly sorry, Mrs. Up
and-Coming, but we're sailing
on the 25th. We'd adore to dine
with you otherwise. .Wednes-
day for lunch? Isn't that the
worst luck! We're daShing
down to Middlefurg."
Frances, my dear! When did
you come to town? You've the
most gorgeous tan. I hear you
took the foreign colony by
storm, way off there in Cal
cutta. Don't tell me you are
going back so soon with all of
your friends here just pining to
see you. But diplomacy is so
exacting and so competitive"
Hello. beautiful! Your hat
is simply divine"
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
DR.. Rayburn Acts

ON THE Senate side, Senator
" Wagner had agreed to waive
the 10 per cent contribution, so
DR.. Rayburn got Acting Chair
man Goldsborough into the re-
ception room of Speaker Bank
head to see if he would do like
wise. He would not. So DR..
Rayburn went out and got to-
gether with Wagner, suggesting
that the Senate take the hous-
ing bill completely out of Mr..
GoldSborough's grasp by lacking
his version on to the spend-lend
bill as an amendment.
That is how housing happened
to be attached to Spend-lend at
the last moment. It was sent
to conference before Mr.. Colds
borough found out what was
happening to him. He has been
complaining bitterly, but there is
nothing for him to do except to
read his bill and think about
how much better it was than the
Wagner version.
Pity Mark Shields, the House
appropriations adviser. who
knows finances as few IN town
do.
After cleaning up six months
work on the 10 billions of Gov.
eminent appropriations during
the last six months, he had to
pull out his own check book and
balance his personal accounts.
Some of the iva investigat-
ing committeeman are souring
on the investigation. Nothing
will be doing until July l, when
the committeeman junket to
Knoxville to look over the Situa-
ton. Then some reports from
their investigators will be ready.
Aviation experts surmised the
Spanish bombings in France
may have been technical rather
than political. They say it is
unwise to land bombers loaded.
and aviators generally dump
them somewhere rather than
come in with them. Diplomats
doubt it.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
Best Generals Shot

FURTHERMORE, army regu-
l. lations now lodge authority
over troops, not in single gen.
eral as is the regular practice
but to a triumvirate of a general,
a representative of the govern
ment and an agent of the secret
service.
And, it is an officially an
nounced fact that the most com.
petent generals of the army have
been shot or otherwise disposed
of within the past year.
The military yearbooks, there
fore, may count Russia as a
major influence, but military
men do not. Stain may have
the ammunition, the guns and
the men, but there seems to be
some question about whom the
men will shoot if they ever get
loose with the guns and the am
munition.
Proof of the situation is as ap-
parent in the Chinese and
Czechoslovakian situations as
anywhere else. The well-in-
formed Japs have completely
forgotten their fear of flank
danger from Russia. And it is
equally obvious that Hitler, in
pushing the CzechS around, is
paying less and less attention to
the bear that walks like a sick
man
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
Nozi Probe
Bunkhead Chooses
Group for Quiz

uN.S.) Speaker Bankhead has
named five Democrats and two
Republicans to send on the seven
man House committee to inves
tigate un-American activities in
the United States-NaziS and
Communists included.
Representative Dies CD, Tex
as, author of the resolution Great
ing the investigating committee,
was named chairman.
Others named were Represent
atives Healey, Massachusetts,;
Dempsey, New Mexico; StarneS,
Alabama; Mosier, Ohio Demo
Gratis, and Thomas, New Jersey,
and Mason, Illinois (RepublicansJ
Representative DickStein CD,
New York, chairman of the House
immigration Committee and lead
er Of the fight for the inquiry,
was not named.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
Just the Person

UHOOD AFTERNOON, Mr..
" Congressman. You're the
very person I wanted to see.
I must tell you how much I en-
joyed your radio speech last
Friday. I always insist to my
husband that your voice and
choice of words are simply di-
vine. That reminds me-my
husbands nephew, just out of
college, such clever boy, would
like to be a village postmaster.
He lives down in your county.
Yes, indeed, I'll send you his
name. It will be so pleasant to
have Sou know each other"
"Why, Dorothy, here we are
again. It's our fourth party this
afternoon. Isn't the life here
too exhauSting? Stay at
home? One simply can't do
that! Your hat is divine"
"Oh-good afternoon. Sir
Ronald. Your garden party
was really marvellous. So typi-
cally British. I was so happy to
see dear Lady Lindsay about"
81 beg your pardon. OF
course I remember you. It's
Mrs. Worthycause Don't tell
me I didn't send the tickets back.
Such a splendid benefit, too.
So few people remember our
stray cats. Please forgive me-"
The Washington times., 1938-06-08

Moscow about the vast accumu-
lation of military stores, air
planes, man-power.
The real trouble is in the
army. Those who have avenues
of information beyond the ordi-
nary believe military morale has
become so dangerous the army
is now at least half under the
influence of secret police. Bar
racks, munitions dumps and
other military places are under
GPU guard.
1t is customary at many places
for the guards to dole out the
rifles to the army for practice
and then lock them up again
afterWard,
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
Millions Interned

GCRAPS of trustworthy infor-
~ nation about the situation
outside the army in Russia also
indicate the treason trials have
not fully accomplished their
purposes.
Kerensky is probably not a
good authority, but he told a
meeting here not long ago there
are 100000 Russians in concen-
tration camps.
The Christian Science Mont
tor, however, carried some less
partisan information lately
The Washington times., 1938-06-08

s a d or. SO
charming of
you to ask us
or n e x t
Tuesday. Oh,
M a d a m e ,
what a divine
color your
gown is"
Now, Sen
ator, I don't
b ellie We a
word of what
you say. You
Texans are
such flatter-
ers."
=" E d 18th,
Horlinn hnl1A
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
Peace With OIL
Gran ChacO Object

BUENOS AIRES, June 8.-Both
Bolivia and Paraguay say they
want peace with honor, but what
they really want is peace with oil,
critics assert here.
Bolivia enthusiastically &C
cepted the peace formula pre-.
pared by neutrals which gave her
the oil bearing zone of Gran
Chaco
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
Dear
Washington
BY HELEN ESSARY,

ISN'T the day divine for a gar
L den party? Some of us have
had such tragic times without
little parties but"
"Oh, good afternoon, Mr.. Sec
rotary. Is your lovely wife here?
I've little niece in your depart
ment. OF course, she's too I'M
important to cross your path.
But if she ever should-She'S
such a sweet child and any little
thing that you-"
Mrs. Cummings, how nice to
see you again! Your hat
is divine!"
Good afternoon, Mr.. AmbaS-
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
verifying this estimate. The
most conservative guess by any
authority here is 100000.

Note-An interesting sidelight
is that the government-con-
trolled Russian press has carried
stories about a secret radio sta
ton in Russia broadcaSting
anti-Soviet propaganda. No in
dication that it has ever been
found has been published.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08

That is top opinion here, not
based on gossip or Riga dis
patches, but upon certain obvi-
The Washington times., 1938-06-08

GUS ira C e S
t h a t h a v e
reached t h e
wary official
eye.
w h e t h er
t h ere h a S
been fighting
behind barri-
cades at fac
IOI1ES ID COh
Sidered prob
ably incense
Quential. S o
are the pic
lures and Of
fetal propa-
panda from
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
A Little FAVOR

NEAR, Mr.. Minister. How well
~ you look after your trip.
How are you able to keep so
robust in these trying times?
You must have divine vitality!
I've a little favor to ask. Just
a small one. My daughter is
going to be in Norway this sum.
mer on one Of those ridiculous
hiking trips.
1.-THE younger generation is so
absurd. Can you suggest any
one who might make her trip
pleasanter? It's so dull to see
only Americans when one IS
abroad. Whenever I've crossed
I've always had such luck In
being entertained by-shall I say
the natives? One learns so much
more about the country that
way How very kind of you.
May I send by tomorrow and
get the letters of introduction?
Do give my love to your pretty
wife"
Ruth, dearest, where did you
get that dress? It's simply d.
vine"
Good afternoon, Madame Per.
kins! I've never seen you at a
party before. You are probably
so busy with John L. Lewis and
Mr.. Green and all those people
that you don't have time for
frivolity. No matter what they
say, I think you are doing a
simply divine job :"
And on and on-ad infinitum.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08

The congressional move to
insist on 10 per cent commu-
nifty contributions in this addi-
tional $500, 900 900 housing pro-
gram was nipped in the bud by
as masterful bit of legislative
surgery as was performed this
session.
DR.. Sam Rayburn, the House
leader, did the operation, and
Representative Goldsborough of
Maryland was left holding the
bud.
Mr.. Goldsborough was run
ming the House Banking Com
mittee while Chairman Steagall
was down in Alabama getting
reelected in a runoff. He re.
ported out, 9 to 8, the housing
bill requiring local contributions
and insisted on it on the ground
that slums-cleared communities
should pay something.
The Washington times., 1938-06-08
STAIN HAS HANDS
TIED, VIEW HERE
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
Rv PAUL MALLoN

(Word
in O. n Strictly Prohbited)
m HE of revolution within the revolution of
l. Russia reused nary flicker of surprise within official
dom here Stains halfcovered internal troubles the real
untold behind the situations in China and Czecho
sOvakia
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Loss in Crop
Due to Rodents
Told i'm Book

Million of dollars in financial
loss is inflicted by rodents in Cal
fornia every year; the exact
amount is difficult to determine
This information is given in Agri-
cultural Extension Service Cir
cular 10, written by DR. T. I. Stor-
er, professor of zoology on The
Davis campus OF the University Of
California
DR.. Storer points out that there
are some 270 species and sub
species of native rodents in the
state, to which have been added
scme from other places. While
some of them do no damage and
some are even beneficial, there
are those, such as ground squirrls.
gDpflers, and rats, which inflict
heavy losses. Jackrabbits also are
among the rodents that cause eco
nomic losses as are muskrats.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Commissioners of
Railway Explain
Produce Rulings

BRAWLEY, May ITO explain
recent orders OF the California State
Railroad Commission regulating
produce shipment from Imperial
Valley, a meeting was held this
week in the Planters hotel of ship
pers and growers at which three
commission representative spoke.
James w. Mulgrew, San Fran
cisco; A. S. GroocoX, field inspec-
tor for the commission; and William
c. KlebernoW, of the rate depart
ment, Los Angeles, were the speak
ers. Mulgrew explained that the
rates to be in effect soon would
be based on the mileage from the
various points of origin in the val
ley.
Questioned by Louis Head, man
ager of the Imperial Grain Growers
association as to why hay ship
ments from the valley to the Los
Angeles terminals are on flat
rate and grain and cantaloupes
are not, he answered that it was
possibly because the matter was
not brought to the commissions
attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Farm Laboratory
Sought For
California

Request that Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace designate Califor-
MA as the site for the $250,000
western farm products laboratory,
as provided by the Agriculture
Adjustment Act of 1888, was made
by the California State Chamber
of Commerce, in a detailed report
sent TO Secretary Wallace, Senator
Hiram Johnson, Congressman
Frank Buck and the State Cham
ber's Washington legislative repre-
sentative, today.
The Agriculture Adjustment Act
provides for the establishment "in
Z the four great agricultural areas
Of the country, of four reseach
laboratories, to conduct research
into and develop new scientific,
chemical, and technical uses and
$new extended markets and outlets
for farm products and by-products
thereof.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

small enough to be easily cleaned
before each recleaning process.
Lee Landerman, secretary for the
Calapproved seed committee, Sat
urday announced that seed is ready
for distribution for valley growers.
Calapproved double dwarf milo
and double dwarf darlo, vaughn
barley and California marriott bar
ley from the Hunt Bros. fields;
white federation wheat and pun
jab flax from the l.. c. Hawk
fields double dwarf milo from
the Carl O'Reilly ranch; double
dwarf milo from the Harry Erskine
field; double dwarf milo from the
Neil Fifield ranch punjab flax
from Frank McCown ranch; Cali
fornia marriott barley from Ralph
Buffers and California red oats
from the E. S. Shields fields, are
available for valley farmers.
Landerman pointed out that to
grow Calapproved seed is no cinch.
There are many requirements which
must be followed strictly to the
letter in order to qualify as Calap-
proved seed.
The requirements which must be
followed are: ID Land must be
approved by members of the To-
cal committee. 1t must have been
recessed from any grain SorghumS
for a two year period.
CD Must plant Calapproved or
foundation seed.
CD Must file application with
local committee to be sent to state
committee.
(1 Make arrangements for two
official inspections.
60 HarvesterS or threSherS must
be kept clean and free from all
communicating seeds. Bags must be
stenciled with growers number be-
fore leaving field in order that
the seed might be identified.
(66) Arrange for samples TO be
taken for tests by the state organi-
zation headquarters.
CD After product is approved
grower must have entire lot re-
cleaned.
After the seven steps have been
carried out the responsibility Of
distributing the seed is LETT en-
tirely up TO the growers.
In order TO market their prod
uct valley farmers are forming a
cooperative to find a market and
distribute the seed through a COM
mon marketing channel.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

trick. The poisoned bran was mix
ed at the agriculture commission
er's office and distributed to all
farmers who called for the bait.
Eight tons of poisoned bran was
distributed before Saturday. The
eight tons of poison was Sprinkled
on alfalfa and melon patches, Is
pounds to the acre.
Saturday thousands of grasshop-
pers lay dead. Thousands more were
doomed because the valley farm
ers have sWamped the agriculture
office with requests for the poi
soned bran, which is being furnish
ed by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
"GraSshoppers," B. A. Harrigan
Of the agriculture office pointed
out, often cause the loss of one
cutting of alfalfa in heavily infect
ed areas.
This year." Harrigan said, "the
grasShopper infestations are spot
ted in different sections of the
county. Grasshoppers first appear
during the latter part of April,
increase in number until July and
then gradually decrease until Sep
tember."
"The proper application of the
poisoned bran, is guaranteed ex-
terminator" Harrigan said. "Ex-
periments have proved it's worth" +"
The poison should be applied af-
ter q pm. and before am. for best
results, according to Harrigan.
Grasshopers do not eat during the
warm hours of the day. Conse-
quently, poison distributed during
the middle of the day does not ac-
complish its purpose.
Farmers of the valley used 45
tons of poison last year, according
to Harrigan, but indications for a
larger distribution this season are
bright.
Harrigan stressed the necessity
for cooperation among growers in
the campaign to clear up all in
festations in the valley in order
to avert huge crop loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Nearly one thousand carloads OF
carrots we're shipped from the val
ley during April according to the
monthly report of the county ag-
rioulture commissioner office.
Twenty carloads of cantaloupes,
20 asparagus, three lettuce and l
mixed vegetables we're shipped
during the month.
Twenty-Five apiaries were in
spected, and IA ranches were visit
ed in the interest of weed and pest
control.
Heavy infestations of grasshop-
pers was forecast in the report,
though immediate action Of far
mers in eliminating the pests will
probably reduce the crop loss.
Carrot shipments will continue
well into May. Asparagus ship
ments for the spring deal closed
April 90 Market conditions were
not as favorable as the fall deal.
Cantaloupes shipments started
carly in the month but mfavor
able weather has retarded the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
POISON Bait Distributed to Combat Grasshoppers
MAYFIELD TO
ENLARGE HIS
DAIRY B A r NJ

An upward trend in dairy busi-
ness in Imperial county was dem
onstrated this week when work was
started on the Mayfield dairy north
of CalcXico
Mayfield recently was forced to
enlarge his herd to match the in
crease in business. Increase in
COWS made necessary the enlarge
ment Of his COW barn.
Eighteen stanchions will be add
ed to the comparatively new May
field dairy, making a total of 36
stanchions.