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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09
SUPREME COURT DIVIDED
ON PANTAGES APPEAL
Announcement Follows Withdraw
nj of Judge Tyler From
Sitting on Bench.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9--The with
drawal yesterday from the Alexander
Pantages case Of Appellate Judge John
r. Tyler, sitting pro tenn. on the supreme
bench, was followed by the announce
ment of Chief Justice William N. Waste
that the Supreme Court is divided, 3 to
3, on the wealthy theater magnate's
appeal for release from the Los Angeles
County Jail pending petition for the
new trial y.
Judge Waste disclosed attorneys for
both sides had been asked to agree to
etipulate on the selection Of another
jurist to replace Judge Tyler.
Judge Tyler disqualified himself be-
cause his brother, Attorney Russell p.
Tyler, was associated with the Partages
defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09
POLE PIERCES PLANE,
SAVING 2 OCCUPANTS
Falling Craft Is Impaled on Tele-
phone Post, Which Breaks
Force of Crash.
Rr the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May 9.-An airplane,
diving out of control, was impaled on
q telephone pole near Cleveland Air
port yesterday, but the two occupants OF
the craft escaped serious injury.
Capt. Byron @. Cooke, the pilot, and
John F. Deklastel, the passenger, both
of Cleveland, suffered cuts and bruises.
Cooke said engine trouble developed at
q height of 800 feet.
The plane had fallen about $50 feet
when the telephone pole pierced one
wing. The craft then slid to the ground,
badly damaged, but still caught on the
pole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past YearS
TWENTY YEARS AGO
nncemher 81 1910

County Clerk-elect M. S. Cook
has appointed Miss Marguerite Bell
deputy county clerk. Miss Bell Is
from Chicago where she was court
stenographer in the Cook county
criminal court for a number OF
years.
J. 0. Kada proprietor. is making
extensive repairs in the Nile res
taurant and hereafter will have
tables and seating capacity for 100
people. An addition has been made
to the rear of the restaurant to
be used as a kitchen.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1898, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S NEW YEAR
CAKE

After Uncle Wiggily had played a
joke on the Bob Cat, by hiding in a
snow drift, wearing the black hat
which Baby Bunty had made white
by covering it with wall paper paste
the rabbit gentleman laughed so
hard that his pink nose twinkled
backward. 7 told you about this
white, snow hat joke in the story
last night.
"Hol Hi Hum!" chuckled Mr.
Longears when he was sure the Bob
Cat was far enough away so he
couldn't hear. THAT was jolly
good jeke But I wonder which of
my little bunny tykes it was who
painted my black hat white? Who
ever it was, did a good thing. For
if I had had on my regular black
hat it would have showed SO plain
against the white snow that the BOZ
Cat would have seen me st once.
must find out who did it.
Back to- his bungalow hoped the
rabbit gentleman, wearing his pasty,
whitehall. To himself he murmured:
Nurse Jane said she could make
my hat black again by putting stove
polish on it. Well, then everything
will be all right. But I must, for
all that. find out who put the paste
on my hat"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Published BY
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, mo.
CITY STATEMENT
". G. COSTELLO,
Manager

Attention of Press readers is directed
to the financial statement of the City of
Ell Centre, published in last nights issue
of the Press.
This is the first time such a state
ment has been published, being done so
in conformity with new law passed by
the legislature
By means of it the citizen and taXpay-
er is able to see what is being done with
public money and the progress being
made in paying off bonded indebted
moss.
A study of the statement indicates
that the city is in good financial condi-
tion and that economy is the watchword
of the city officials.
The close of the fiscal year ending
June 80, saw a most satisfactory bal
ance in the city treasury.
1t is expected such publication of fin
apcial statements will be appreciated by
the taxpayers. Too much publicity can
not be given to the conduct of public af-
fairs. Sometimes officials are inclined
to resent such publicity and when they
do so it gives rise to conjecture, usually
of undesirable nature, on the part of the
general public.
This is sometimes unfair to the Off
Gals and occasionally it is not. There
is no reason why the taxpayers should
not have the fullest information upon
the disposition of public money. This is
provided for them in such statements as
the present instance.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
1T AFFECTS ALL OF US

Some people often complain that news
paper and magazine editors worry too
much about crime conditions in New
York and Chicago. Admitting that the
situation in each of these cities is quite
as bad as has been reported, these peo-
pie assert that that, after all, means
nothing else to the rest Of the country,
and that the rest of the country, there
fore, should not have to bother its col
lective head about something that is the
direct concern only of the New Yorker
and the Chicagoan.
All of this sounds we'll on the sur
face; but now and then something hap
pens to show just why bad gang con-
dition in Chicago, for instance, is a mat
ter of concern to citizens in towns hum
dreds of miles away-people who never
saw Chicago and never expect to.
Here is an example. In Kansas City
the other day the police rounded up
gang of youthful bandits. The oldest
one, leader and organizer of the crew,
was just II; but he is accused of two
murders, which he is said to have COM
mitted during gasoline station holdups
in order to impress two flappers-aged
16-who were among his admirers.
Now all of this is tolerably shocking;
the more so when you consider the fact
that all of these precocious children were
very obviously copying the deeds of the
AL Capones and Bugs Morans of Chica-
60, the Arnold Rothsteins and Jack Dia-
monds of New York.
Nor is it entirely surprising that they
should. These big city gangsters have
won wealth and power, and certain
kind of fame, by their lives of crime. Is
it to be wondered at if youngsters de-
eide that these are men worth copying?
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
AN UNSOLTED PROBLEM

1t is a good many months now since
the horrible fire in the Ohio Penitentiary
which took 500 lives. Likewise those
other prison disturbances have receded
into the background, and the public's at
tention, focused on prison problems by
those tragedies, has already passed on
to other matters.
Nevertheless, now is a good time to
remind ourselves that our prison prob
lem is just as pressing as it was when
those outbreaks were happening; and
resolution adopted by the recent session
of the American Prison Congress-broad-
cast in bulletin by the Society of Penal
information - contains some material
that ought to be widely read and dis
cusSed.
After pointing out that most prison
riots are not riots" at all, but are mere
ly the desperate efforts of very small
group of men to break loose to freedom,
the resolution goes on to discuss the
causes of prison troubles.
"Over-crowding in prisons, it says,
sis a direct result of public indifference
and its consequent parsimony. Prison
housing has not kept pace with the rapid
increase in prison population. The old
badly-ventilated, unsanitary vault-like
cells, we'll described as human filing
cabinets have been bullying with two or
three prisoners in space unfit for one
human being"
Then it discusses the effect of severe
legislation:
Excessively severe sentences in some
jurisdictions, and unwise restrictions as
to rewards for good conduct and earned
release, have further aggravated the
difficulties of prison administration.
Loss of hope has, in many states, been
the first evident result of unwise laws
that hamper prison administrators and
parole boards. Without hope of re-
lease, the major incentive to good con-
duct and reformation is lost
The resolution then points out that
the idleness under which most convicts
live is big factor in creating discon-
tent and unrest, and asserts that voca-
tional training and educational programs
are absolutely essential elements in any
modern penal program. 1t adds, furth-
ernore, that prison, more than any
other institution, demands a strong spir-
itual and moral program, remarking
that the neglect of this phase of prison
life cannot be condoned"
1t is evident, then, that our prison
problem needs great deal of atten-
ton. If we do not attend to it, we shall
have recurrence of those outbreaks that
were so distressing a short time ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Issued Daily. Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Cla
Matter.

Is it really very amazing if they conclude
that life of crime is fine kind of life
for an ambitious youth to pursue?
That is how these Chicago and New
York gangsters affect all of us. They
set up the wrong kind of standards for
our young people to copy. They pro-
vide living contradiction for our max
inns about honesty and good citizenship.
And that is why it is our concern when
crime conditions in the great metropoli-
tan centers get unduly bad. We may not
be affected directly, in that our lives and
property may not be endangered; but in
directly we are affected very profound
w
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
FOREIGN TRADE
WEEK WILL BE
OBSERVED HERE.

The chamber of commerce Is
making preparations to participate
in the National Foreign Trade
Week which occurs February Is to
%. The California State Cham
her of Commerce has appointed a
large general committee to carry
out the program and c. F. Rey-
polds, manager OF the traffic and
foreign trade departments of the
San Diego Chamber of Commerce,
has been appointed to cover San
Diego and Imperial counties.
The theme or Foreign Trade
Week is Overseas Markets for CAL
lfornia Products and the purpose
is educational and promotional; to
stimulate interest in foreign trade
which has been declared over and
ever in the past few years as of
absolute necessity to the welfare of
our country.
In communication sent by Rey-
nolds to Manager Hays of the FL
Centro Chamber of Commerce ask
ing for the cooperation of the Ell
Centre body, Reynolds states:
"All chambers of commerce of
the state during the week will hold
foreign trade meetings and are re-
quested to arrange with service
clubs for foreign trade programs,
also for programs in the schools,
have been instructed by the state
chamber of commerce and by the
Foreign Trade and Harbor COM
mittee of the San Diego chamber
to request your club arrange Tor a
foreign trade program meeting
during Foreign Trade Week, Feb
ruary 10th to 22nd. If desired, we
should be very glad to provide an
interesting speaker on the topic
We plan out-of-town speakers for
the local clubs and the sending OF
our local speakers to other COM
munities.
I'VE hope that you will be agree
able to sponsoring foreign trade
effect. II you wish us to provide
a speaker, the earlier we are ad-
vised the better are the chances
for arranging an interesting talk
on the subject"
President Whitelaw has signifieo
his intention of appointing at the
next meeting of the board specia
committee to handle Ell Centro's
foreign trade week program ano
the chamber staff. 1t is understood
will do everything possible to make
! the celebration success.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
whole story as told you last night.
But Bunty wasn't satisfied. She

whole story as I told you last night.
But Bunty wasn't satisfied. She
said:
I'll never do it again, Unkie Wig.
And as this is the last day of the
Old Year and as l want to make
some good promises for the New
Year, I am going to resolve never
again to put paste on any of your
hats"
"Well, that's very good of you
Bunty," laughed Mr.. Longears. Il
don't believe we are going to have
any more papering or pasting done
in my bungalow this winter. But
no matter And, since tomorrow will
be the first day of the New Year, I
think you and should bake cake. .
Bake cake" exclaimed Bunty in
surprise. Nurse Jane won't let
us!"
"Oh, I guess she WILL. laid Uncle
Wiggily. Anyhow she is up in her
room now, looking at the new paper
Uncle Butter put on, so 1t will be a
fine chance for you and me to make
a New Year cake"
"Oh, what fun" laughed Bunty.
Uncle Wiggily put away his tall,
white hat, rolled up his sleeves and
gave Bunty some eggs to beat up in
a bowl. That's always the first part
of making New Year cake. But
as Baby Bunty was beating the
eggs, the bowl slipped out of her
paws and the eggs got all over the
floor. Uncle Wiggily jumped to
catch the bowl but he was too late
and he slipped and fell down in the
puddle of broken eggs. So did Baby
Bunty. SO did Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy when she came into the kit
chen to learn what all the noise was
about.
What in the world are you do
ing?" she asked Uncle Wiggily as
she flopped down into the mess Of
eggs. "What?"
I'VE are making New Year
cakel" said Baby Bunty. Then
Nurse Jane had to laugh. She just
couldn't help it, Uncle Wiggily
laughed and so did the little orphan
rabbit. Then Nurse Jane said:
please go out and have an ad-
venture, Mr.. Longears. and take
Bunty with you. I'll make the New
Year cake" And that's how it hap
pened.
And now, as we come to the end Of
the Old Year. wish you many hap
py days in the New Year, which will
soon be with us. A most Happy
New Year is the wish of Uncle Wig
gily also. And next year shall tell
you some new stories about him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Higher Prices
Sought For Hay

Scott B. Foulds. secretary-man-
ager of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau. is suggesting to the Off
cials of the county fair that the
prize for the hay exhibit be COM
mensurate with the Importance OF
hav as valley product.
Pointing out that the first prize
offered last year for hay was but
SO as compared to the $50 prize for
grapefruit, Foulds remarked that
much has been done by the local
farm bureau to improve the quail
ty of valley hay, and that suitable
recognition by the fair would en-.
courage growers to maintain and
improve the standards set this past
year.
Foulds recommended that a first
Prize of $50. and two prizes OF less,
be awarded the winners Of the hay
exhibit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
The bowl slipped out d her pana

Back in the bungalow Baby Bunty
crept out of the umbrella stand
where she had hidden (after pasting
Uncle Wiggily's hat) to hear what
he would say. And Nurse Jane saw
the little orphan rabbit child and
at once guessed what had happened.
"Bunty," asked Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
did you take some of the paste
Uncle Butter was using TO stick the
new paper in my room, and did you
make a snow hat for Uncle Wiggi-
ly?"
"Yes," Bunty answered, for she
nearly always told the truth. II did,
but ! am sorry for it,
We'll, at least that is good for
you," said Nurse Jane. But you
must tell Uncle Wiggily when he
comes home"
II will" promised Baby Bunty,
who was very brave for poor, little
orphan rabbit child. III tell him
as soon as see him.
Pretty soon Uncle Wiggily came
hopping back over the snow, which
Ills Wllltc, PdoCCu iidt oO WSA
matched. Out in front of the
bungalow he saw Baby Bunty who
was waiting TO tell him something.
And as soon as Mr.. Longears saw
the little orphan rabbit he guessed
why she was waiting SO he began to
laugh in a most Jolly way.
"Oh, Unkie Wig!" Bunty began,
using all the baby talk she was al
lowed, II am so very sorryl"
well, I'm not!" chuckled Mr..
Longears. II am glad. I suppose,
Bunty, you are sorry for having put
paste on my hat; aren't you?"
"Oh, yes" Bunty answered. Il
thought it would be a good joke"
1T was--a fine joke on the Bob
Gait" said the rabbit gentleman.
I'm really glad you pasted my hat,
Bunty. First l didn't like it, but now
I think I'll wear it this way all win
ter, except maybe for going to the
movies. Then Nurse Jane can put
stove polish on and make 1t black.
Yes, you helped me fool the Bob
Cat, Bunty," and he told her the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Church Services
For New Years

Churches of the community are
planning various services for to-
night and tomorrow in commem-
Grafton of the old year passing out
of existence and the New Year
coming in.
Watch night services will be held
tonight at the Holtville Nazarene
and First Baptist churches, and at
II o'clock tonight, they will be held
by the Salvation Army.
st. Paul's Episcopal church will
celebrate Holy Eucharist at 9:30 to-
morrow morning and st. Mary's
Catholic church will hold Mass at
3 and 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
Tennis Doubles
Start Sunday

Play in the valley tennis doubles
tournament is scheduled TO begin
Sunday and interest in the match
es is said to be high among net en-
thusiasts.
Those who wish to enter are
asked to communicate with Frank
Poelman at the Imperial Valley
Hardware company. A minimum
entrance fee Is to be charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Decemher RI. 1915

Wandering down Main street
the other night was 200 pound
Duroc hog which supposedly has
escaped from corral at the rail-
road tracks. The animal stopped
and glanced at several Of the more
brilliantly lighted stores and fin
ally started south on Fifth street.
Signs designating the various
county offices in the court house
have been purchased and are be-
ing posted by c. l.. Carr, county
purchasing agent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31

S. w. Funk, Covina, Los Angeles
county, has returned from Arizona
with Sweet Spanish onions weigh
ing four pounds each and state the
growers plant them very thickly to
prevent them growing too large.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31
TEN YEARS AGO
December 81, 1920

Mrs. Jenny Lind Sebastian and
her small son of Los Angeles are
the house guests of Mrs. Fred Nut
tall Mrs. Sebastian was resi-
dent of the valley for number
of years and has many friends here
who will be glad to learn that she
is a visitor in the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-31

Miss Agnes Ferris entertained
Informally in honor Of Miss Leila
Marks of San Diego, who has been
visiting in the city during the hol-
idays. Covers were laid for seven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Wants to Play In Europe.

ONE Of the fond ambitions of Ethel
Barrymore, according to report, IS
to appear in repertory OF English
plays in foreign countries. She has
number of dramas she thinks are con-
trasting and international enough to
serve her on a tour of Europe.
When Bourdet saw her in THE Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray" he urged her to
act in Paris. She told him her French
was rot good enough. PLAY in Eng
lish," he replied. They will under
stand every word you say"
While many of the noted continental
stars have visited America, acting IN
their native language, comparatively
few Anglo-Saxon actors have ventured
in the European theaters. Edwin Booth
did SO with great success. James K.
Hackett and Olga Nethersole appeared
in Paris, which, by the way, now har-
bors two English-speaking companies,
or recently did, but their aim is for
the resident English and American peo-
pie rather than the French playgoers.
Both Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson
and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the
former with Mrs. Patrick Campbell as
his leading woman, played in Germany.
Sir Johnston scored a remarkable tr1-
umph, which Mrs. Pat in her memoirs
took unto herself with q nonchalance
unique to that lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
The Snoring Picture cAlbMm
By Robert E. Sherwood.

of the film colony viii be in attendance.
AS is their custom, they will come TO
applaud and remain to pan.
These big premieres are orgies of sta
tistics. If you listen closely to the
conversation at any of them, you will
learn Just how much the picture cost,
how much of this sum was complete
waste, how much Billie Dove paid for
her ermine coat or the announcement
OF that certain divorce, or the exposure
of that certain bankruptcy.
The premiere of THE Prince Of Jazz"
viii be- peculiarly interesting to Holly
wood because this is one of the most
expensive pictures of all time. 1t Is
surrounded by suspense, for it is the
first really big test of the worth of Carl
Laemmle, jr., who has been running his
fathers business at Universal City.
The general impression is that II
THE Prince of Jazz" f1ops, then the
senior Laemmle will have to look around
for another relative to take charge of
the studio. and Hollywood will enjoy a
hearty laugh. If. on the other hand,
the picture should turn out to be q
success. then all Hollywood will rush
to congratulate young Laemmle and
assure him that they knew all along
that he had it in him.
That's the way Hollywood is. At least,
that's the way imagine it is.
Personally, haven't been there In
eight years. and don't expect ever to
go there again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Fear the Censors.

THE question Of Shakespearian trag-
- edy on the screen, ever since John
Barrymore stole the SHOW of Shows
by his rendition Of the Richard III So
liloquy, has been on the minds of all
the Aim magnates. Just why 1t has
only gotten thus far has been recently
explained by H. M. Warner, president
OF Warner Brothers,
cts because Of the censors," Mr..
Warner said, that we don't 20 ahead
and make Hamlet and Richard III
with Barrymore. We want to badly
enough, but we're afraid to. The morn
ing after the Show of Shows opened,
when I'd seen how the audience took
that bit from Shakespeare, I'll bet you
spent $500 on phone calls to the West
Coast studios. I was excited about the
idea.
But when we got to figuring how
IT could be done, we found it impossi-
bic. There are too many State boards
Of censorship that object to murder
and death and violent crime being
shown directly on the screen. OF course,
we could try to tone down Shakespeare,
but that would never do. II we cut all
that violent stun 1t wouldn't be Shake
speare. Our business isn't our own
now, as it was once-we've got stock
holders, and we can't take q chance
with the publics money
IF it weren't for this censorship, I
think we could put the tragedies on the
screen and make money-and satisfy
the critics, too.