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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Bowron Takes on
Duties as Mayor

LOS ANGELES, Sept. &c. (UP)-
Superior Judge Fletcher Bowron
lakes over the office of mayor to-
day. from Frank L. Shaw, first may
or recalled in the city's history.
Bowron was elected as the can
didate of reform forces who
brought Shaw's recall on charges
that his administration received
support from the underworld.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Madman Blamed
For Gunfire Blast
That Wounded z
Fresno Clothing Store
Owner Shot by Maniac
After Celebration

FRESNO, Sept. 26. (UP)
Two men were in critical
condition today after a
shooting and suicide attempt
which Police Chief Frank P.
TruaX called the work of a mad
man.
Max Cherin, 40, o-proprietor of
a clothing store here, was shot
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
False Alarm

False Alarm
Perched precariously on a saw
horse doing a bit of home work IN
the form of carpentering at his
Imperial home, Lawrence Niles had
the fright of his life. Feeling some
thing brush his shoulder he turned
and looked stragiht into what he
thought was a monster tarantula
In a split second Niles was a
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
HITLER WARNS WORLD NAZ|
ARMIES ARE READY FOR WAR
Roosevelt Calls
Cabinet to Ne ct

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. (UP)
President Roosevelt has sum-
mOned the cabinet to meet with
him at 2 pm. tomorrow, the
White House announced today,
explaining that the session was
ordered because of the existence
of a situation"
The cabinet ordinarily meets
on Friday. The session was call
ed, it was generally felt, for a
thorough exploration of the criti-
cal European situatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Railway Trainmen vote TO Strike If
Roads Garry Through Threatened
Paw Cut Due on Next Saturday

CHICAGO, Sept 26. (UP)-The 100000 members Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen voted in ballot
completed today almost unanimously to strike at II :O
am Oct unless the railroads abandon their proposed
Is per cent wage cut effective that date.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
In The WOOdpile-

Phil Knights muttered threats
Monday when he came to the office
TO find "Olson for Governor" stick
ers plastered under the glass tops
of his office desks. Phil, in case
vou'd forgotten, is a Merriam man
of no uncertain connection.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26
Fuehrer Refuses
To Yield Claims
To etenIdnd
Annexation is Last Territorial Demand
In Europe, German Leader Tells World;
Says All Nations Will Respect Troops
- By FREDERICK c. OECHSNER -
United Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Sept 26. (UP)-Adolf Hitler told Europe
tonight that Germany has army "the world will respect"
and will wage whenever it necessary to "as-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26

Butter: Los Angeles, 27lsc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, $685. manufacturing milk
281ae; route gathered cream 25sae.
L. A. Hay: U. 5. No. 1. s13-i3.50;
No. 2 leafy S12-12.5O; No. !: Sl0.s0-11
Minneapolis flax Dec. Sl.SS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-26

BANK DEBTS
SATURDAY
S225,571.47
BUILDING PERMITS
TO DATE THIS YEAR
S248,602
Evening star., 1938-08-27
D. e. GROUPS ATTEND
CAMP REEDER FETE

The Rotary Club of Washington and
members Of other organizations today
are visiting Camp Reeder of the Boys
Club Of Washington at Mount Victoria,
Md. Festivities began at 10 am. with
fishing party, and will continue until
6 pm.
Representatives of the Downtown
Optimist Club, the Junior Board Of
Commerce, East washington Optimist
Club, the Knights of the Round Table
and Of the Lions, Reciprocity, Civitan,
Kiwanis and Lido Clubs are also at
tending the outing. The visitors will be
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster M. Reeder. Tomorrow the
camp will celebrate its 14th anniver-
sary. At 8 pm. Thursday the camp
stan will hold its third annual ban
quet at ~ PowhAtan Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
I, CHOKED
IN |R0NER, BETTER
Boy Escapes Death When
Neighbor Loosens Device
That Fell on Him.

Seven-year- Robert Miller was
reported in fair condition" in Casu-
atty Hospital today after narrowly
escaping being choked to death when
heavy electric ironer toppled over
on him as he played hide-and-se
with his 4-year-old sister in their
home in the 1900 block of E street
Sc. yesterday.
Relatives said Robert was appaY-
emily seeking concealment behind the
ironer when the lid fell down on him
and the whole machine, weighing pos
sibly $50 pounds, accidentally turned
over on him.
His cries attracted his mother, Mrs.
Ralph Miller, who had gone up
stairs, and also drew in some neigh
bors, among them George Ferber, q
telephone company employe.
Mr.. Ferber said he found the lad
sandwiched between the lid and the
rest Of the ironer except for his head
and limbs. His neck was squeezed
into a crevice Of mo more than one
and-a-half inches" and he was blue
in the face.
Fearful of breaking Roberts neck
II he moved the machine, Mr.. Ferber
said he hunted for a screw driver
which he found in a wagon belonging
to the boy-and finally made an open-
ing large enough to pull Robert out.
At the hospital, 1t was said Robert
might have q back injury.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
THREE STATUE MEMBERS
ARE EMPLOYED IN PARKS
Men Spend All Working Time
Repairing Damage Done BY
Vandals,

The National Capital Parks office
disclosed today that it has three men
on its staff who give all their working
time to repairing public statues marred
by vandals.
They replace toes, mend sword. erad-
icate initials. 1t is a ceaseless Job be-
cause the destruction increases as the
population goes up.
"All that can be done about pre-
venting it," c. Marshall Finnan, super
intendent Of the parks Office, said, "is
to appeal to the public's civic pride"
Tourists and children are thought to
be the worst offenders. A favorite prey
of the tourists is the flaming sNord
memorial to the I'd Division on the
Ellipse, near Constitution avenue NV.
It bears many out-of-town addressed.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
BAND CONCERT

By the Soldiers Home Band in the
bandstand at Soldiers Home at $50
o'clock tonight. John S. M. Zimmer-
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant
March, "Bugles and Drums" Goldman
Overture, Opera Bouffe" Finck
Spanish Fandango," eel Querida,"
Guentzel
Potpourri, Souvenirs of Wagner"
Tobani
Popular numbers
Blue Moon" RODGERS
"Blue Danube Blues" Kern
Valsette, "Charmaine" (request),
Rappee
Finale, Captain Osterman" Boyer
Evening star., 1938-08-27
NEW
PARKWAY
Washington Memorial Road
Work Will Include $4,000
Yard Excavation.

Heavy grading work on the first
unit Of the new George Washington
Memorial Parkway between Columbia
Island and Key Bridge was under
way today in preparation for the be-
ginning of roadway paving before
the midle of September.
The largest excavation and grading
project in connection with construc-
tion of the initial unit is scheduled
to begin Monday just south of the
Virginia approach to Key Bridge, in
volving the moving Of some $4,000
cubic yards Of earth.
A. c. Millbrook, construction FORE
man for Corson g. Gruman, contrac-
tors on the project under the Ma
tional Park Service, said that con-
struction of heavy concrete crib to
hold the Key Bridge fill will begin
Monday morning.
The double park roadway at Key
Bridge will climb from the river bank
to the level of the bridge plaza on
the new grade and fill to join the
Lee highway.
Construction of a new Key Bridge
span at the Virginia end Of the bridge
is to be undertaken with public works
funds to provide for a continuation
of the riverside double roadway un-
der the bridge into the second unit
Of the parkway, from Key Bridge to
Spout Run Valley.
Building OF drainage culverts and
other items in preparation for actual
road construction between Columbia
Island and Key Bridge also is in prog
ress, Mr.. Millbrook said.
The contract for the first unit of
the parkway. totaling $s9,688. was
awarded to the local firm last month,
bringing to climax years of plan
ming for magnificent riverside park
way, which eventually is expected to
extend from Mount Vernon to Great
Falls.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
SCIENTIST TAKES FIRST
VACATION IN 80 YEARS
Miss Wilmartb Completes Work
of Compiling Lexicon on
Geologic Names.

With proofs read and her book ready
for the printers, Miss Grace Will
marth today started on her first va
cation in 80 years. Although she has
been on the retired list of the Geo.
logical Survey for 16 months, she
continued work until her lexicon on
geologic names in the United States
and Alaska was in final form.
Friends and co-workers yesterday
gave a farewell luncheon in honor of
her first vacation" The 72-year-
old Government worker spent 80
years working on the book Of names,
which will be 1896 pages in two vol
umes.
When she reached retirement age
in April two years ago, Miss Wilmarth
was given an extension by the Presi-
dent so she could complete her work
as chief scientific aide in the Geo.
logical Survey. When the extension
expired, she continued work until the
lexicon was completed.
The FIRST vacation" will take Miss
Wilmarth to New York, Canada and
Bermuda. y
Evening star., 1938-08-27
CHARGE IS NEAR
IN THEFT SERIES
Young Bandit Suspect Is
Due to Be Accused of
Housebreakinq.

Charges Of housebreaking probably
will be lodged today against Robert
S. Mortimer, 17-year-old New York
youth who allegedly looted Dis
trict residences of hundreds of dollars
during the last four months. accord
ing to Capt Ira E. Keck, acting chief
Of detectives.
Mortimer has been held at the 10th
precinct station since he was picked
up last Sunday in the stolen auto
mobile of Representative Edward C.
Eicher, Democrat, of Iowa.
Capt. Keck said Detective Sergts.
Eugene Lambert and Norman Hodkin-
son accompanied the youth on a tour
OF residential sections and were shown
more than 20 places where they said
Mortimer admitted he had committed
robberies.
Mortimer Is said to have told police
he was the burglar who was called
the rose bandit by newspapers, due
to the fact rose was found at the
scene of a robbery several months
ago.
Nortner, ponce said, claimed he had
left roses where he committed crimes
until another youth. formerly thought
to have been the rose bandit" was
arrested in New Orleans last month.
More than 6 feet tall and power
fully built. Mortimer is said to have
told investigators he usually gained
entrance to homes by climbing up
the sides to an open window, gripping
crevices between bricks or using gutter
pipes.
Meanwhile, two other youths ar
rested in connection with recent rob-
berries were charged with housebreak-
ing. They were Fred r. Letcher, 26,
and Leonard R. Herbst, %, both of
Arlington, Va. Capt. Keck said the
two may be confronted with as many
as so cases of housebreaking when
they are arraigned in Police Court,
probably Monday.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

their old furniture was destroyed in
the fire, new household goods have
been donated, largely through appeals
broadcast by Howard P. Bailey, Eve
ming Star radio commentator.
People have been so generous that
we had to refuse dining room suite
yesterday" the family said The house
will be equipped with electricity and
a sewing machine has been donated.
In addition to The Star. efforts to put
the unfortunate family on its feet
again were sponsored mainly by the
Silver Spring Business Mems Associa-
tion
The father of the family was un-
able to see his new home rise "be-
cause he has to work hard at his
mechanics job in garage in Silver
Spring. Mrs. Grace Trageser was
busy at work down the gravel road
at the home Of the children's grand
mother, Mrs. Henrietta Adams, brew
ing coffee for her working neighbors.
She estimated that she and other
women of the Silver Spring COM
munity will serve at least 80 cups
Of coffee and q substantial lunch at
noon.
I'm certainly glad to do this little
bit because I didn't ever think we'd
get another house." said Mrs. Tregeser.
Workmen said that "at the rate
we are going we can't tell when we'll
he through I" HIT at IN o'clock tbo
joists were being raised for the second
story.
Tonight a deed for the home, valued
at $4,000, will be handed to Mr.. Trea-
geser by Mr.. Carlin. This time the
Treageser home will be fully covered
by fire insurance, and the family can
lead their pet goat, Billy. up to the
new house and move in without fear
in the future.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
DR.. MUIR TO PREACH

Will Be Guest at Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. G. Marshall Muir, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Muir of
Chevy Chase, will be guest preacher
at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church tomorrow and September 4.
His subject tomorrow will be THE
Tramp Of the Town." and on the
4th, "The Man With the Rejection
Slip"
DR.. Muir is pastor of the Dellefield
Church Of Pittsburgh. For eight
years he has preached for all or part
Of his vacation Sundays at the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. He and
his family have taken cottage on
Chesapeake Bay for the remainder
Of his vacation.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
RAILS BACK REED
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSoC1aCed PfeSS.
The Association of American Rail-
roads recommended today the ap-
pointment of NJ Roland Reed of Har-
risburg, Pa, as the railroads repre-
sentative on the Railroad Retirement
Board.
The act provides that the railroads,
organized labor and the public each
have representative on the board.
The term of James A. Daley of New
York. now the railroad representative,
expires within few days.
Mr.. Feed is superintendent Of mo-
tive power Of the Eastern division Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Home
Continued From First Page

about the house seeming to grin. Last
April he had howled as the family
other house went up in flames.
When the neighborhood workers ar
rived at the site this morning they
found completed only the foundation,
constructed yesterday. The men are no
amateurs; many of them are con-
tractors in their own right. Several
grizzled workers have been retired for
many years and explained that they
were darn glad to get back on the
job" William Carlin, a Silver Spring
real estate broker, who became chair
man Of the committee to lend assist
ance to the family, pointed out that
these veterans were working twice as
hard" as the other workers.
This was compliment, for all the
men were so impatient at being asked
to hold still long enough for a picture
to be taken that The Star cameraman
had to use fast shutter.
Planks were first laid for the door
and the building was completely
framed" with the skeleton sides raised
by 9:15 am, well ahead of the schedule
the neighbors had set for themselves.
Refuse to Slow Down.
With the hot sun beating down on
the workers heads as II o'clock ap-
preached, the men refused to work
slower.
We'll have it shady in the house
in q minute" they cried, and they
did. They nailed flooring on the joists
of the second floor, and in its shadow
applied tar paper to the sides of the
first floor for weather-proofing. Upon
this was nailed neat "hundfed-and-
f1ve' siding. The two bricklayers had
the chimney raised well above the
second floor by IL o'clock. The stair
case was installed between the two
floors. Trucks loaded with lumber
and readymade window frames rum
bled OF the road into the yard every
few minutes.
Men and women, bringing their
children and dogs, began arriving
from Washington, following arrows
bearing the legend, ITO the Trageser
House."
This is just like the good old days."
said one woman to another. They
commented that the house raising re-
sembled festival of Colonial days,
not only in the community spirit
shown, but also because the home is
being constructed in the open woods,
with only one or two other houses
near.
Plastering to Be Delayed,
About 20 men we're at work this
morning and Mr.. Carlin predicted that
"at least IS will be on the Job during
the afternoon when they have finished
employment Of their own" Most of
the men are carpenters.
Plastering and papering will be the
only tasks left undone when dusk
comes tonight. These must be de-
layed until early next week because
plaster will not stick while hammer
ing is going on, 1t was explained. But
the Tragesers will be receiving callers
before next week u over. Since ali
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Wash Collapses Roof.

PITTSBURGH R)-Mrs Elsa Berg
man, rs. did q big washing, but didn't
realize how big until she took it to the
roof Of her house to hang 1t.
The roof collapsed. plunging her
two stories to the street.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

Leonard Herbst 22 Nett, and Fred r. Letcher rs,
said police to burglaries committed
since last Nouember obtaining loot vaued at $4,000 mostly
and jeaelrv Herbst is from Michigan and Lechter
said to haOe been paroed from Dubuque oDa) prison
They lutn0 here IN apartment IN Colonial VII
ldg4ftn Arlington, Va. * Star Stat Photo. I
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Arrested as Drunken FLYER.

Charged with flying while drunk,
DAME de Waaal, flying instructor at
the Northern Free State Flying School
In Kroonstad, Orange Free State, was
arrested after his plane had zig.
Jagged over the city. &
Evening star., 1938-10-08
Walking Fad
Be
The Beauty Tonic
That Every Girl
Can Take Daily. :,
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.
THE telephone rings. Hello, Jane,
will you walk with me at tea
time?"
why, Bob, I would love to. Meet
you at the Ritz And then they walk
for couple OF hours in Central Park!
Honestly, walking is the vogue
Every girl who keeps up with the
times has bought herself a snappy
pair of comfortable walking shoes and
tailleur. Instead of "bussing 1t" or
grabbing cab" they walk! And be-
lieve me you get to know your man
much better on a long walk than you
ever would riding on top Of q bus!
There is friendliness in walking. The
steady motion Of one foot after the
other somehow induces condolences
and before you know it, one personality
is being revealed to the other.
And think OF the beautifying value
in such hike! Many girls who must
spend their winters in cities suddenly
realized that once they got back to
town (after glorious summer hoii-
day. their exercise ended. So they
changed things. They started to walk.
And, according to the shoe stores-
walking shoes are more popular today
than dancing slippers.
Try it yourself-whether a beau in
vites you or not. Walk to the village,
fritz f,1of fnr thu
pleasure Of 1t. Forget you have car
to hop into, and just pretend the bus
line or trolley line doesn't run near
your home. Get out and stretch those
limbs and keep the color in your
cheeks and that inviting light in your
eyes!
Walking can be a splendid exercise.
If you walk freely in comfortable
shoes with nice rhythmic swing. your
body weight will gradually normalize.
OF course, If you are overweight, you
must resist the impulse to eat after
walk. Drink . glass Of fruit Juice,
or MUNICH raw carrot. apple or celery.
When you can, walk without a re-
stricting girdle. Have one skirt into
which you can slip which permits you
to leave the girdle at home. The new
freedom will do wonders for you.
Country women hardly ever walk
for pleasure. They may walk to do an
errand, but only when they have to.
Perhaps that Is the reason why you
see SO comparatively few good figures
among country women. And If they
only could realize how their beauty
seeking city sisters envied them those
miles OF country roads and fields! II
you live IN the country make it 4
habit to walk at least miles each
day even If you must look upon 1t as
a duty! A duty to beauty!
For greater comfort and beauty
send . addressed, stamped a.
cent? envelope for my leahet
Beauty Through Foot Health" ?
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-10-08
New Officers Elected.

The Society of Little Gardens Of
Foxhall Village met on Tuesday. Oc-
tober 4, at the home Of Mrs. Henry
knight, 4436 @ street. The following
officers were elected for the insuing
year: Mrs. Henry Knight, president;
Mrs. G. E. Worthington, vice president,
and Mrs. Walter r. Pick, secretary
and treasurer.
Mrs. Pick gave an illustrated lecture
on her observations and research of
the cotton plant. Mrs. Pick spent
three months on a cotton plantation
near Bryan, Tex, this summer.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs.
Lewis Hawkins, Mrs. Frank Duncan
and Mrs. Alfred Stokes.
Evening star., 1938-10-08

flowers, and ease OF culture make 1t OF
more than passing interest to the back
yard gardener.
For many years the chrysanthemum
was generally considered AS a green
house flower because there were but
few that were hardy and most of
them bloomed so late that frost ruined
their flowers before they could bloom.
The plant breeders, however, have been
working diligently and now there are
a great many varieties to select from
which have the necessary hardness
and reasonably long season OF bloom
before frost
The colorS range from white through
lemon yellow to orange, bronze to
chestnut reds, and from white through
flesh and rose to deep aramanth reds
and purples. Oftentimes there are
combinations of colors-that is, the
petals having one color on the upper
side and another on the reverse.
The form of the flowers varies from
q single to semi double and double
flowers. Then there are varieties
whose petals are quilted, spoon-shaped,
twisted, and some that resemble the
cactus dahlia. In the anemone type
the florets in the center have lost their
color and developed into more petal
like form. The anemones have only a
few rows of petals. The cascade type
elso called mountain, or Japanese-is
used In hanging baskets.
X X
TN SELECTING varieties for the gar
den, the gardener should check the
date of bloom. Few of us are inter-
ested in new plants that flower In
July or August. but we are interested
in those that bloom in late September
and early October. Late October
boomers are too apt to be cut off by
frost before they can produce much
Of a showing
Mr.. F. L. Mulford of the Depart
nnent OF Agriculture prepared a list
in 1884 Of chrysanthemum varieties ac-
cording to season Of bloom. His list
Is as follows: Those that can be ex-
pected to flower before September l
include-Aladdin, Barbara Cumming,