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Evening star., 1932-08-14

boss f1ancee Being as he was he voted for
the proper retort.
TT you will flaunt hair like O bright pftfall
and then go reckless in the matter of eyes.
you'll have to expect adventurous thoughts to
lurk in the background of even a substitute
He heard a little sigh. Then, decorously,
you'll find cigarettes on the table"
Toby wandered about the room, and thought
q lot about Clay B. Thaxter and firmly refused
to think at all about Miss Marty Farrell. But
it didn't do bit of good, because there she
was, standing in the doorway.
Toby took one look at her and decided he'd
better not look any more. But that didn't do
any good. either. For Marty Farrell was in
that beatific state of mind of a woman wear
ing super-frock.
Am I all right?" she asked. do you like
my frocl1? Cflanette calls 1t Danger Afoot'
and il it doesn't prove dangerous, I shall send
1t right back"
Toby thought she needn't send it back.
"But I think I'd better warn you" he said,
firmly, ''that I have a wife and five children
at home I am proud father and q con-
tented husband"
nice! always did think every girl should
have at least one little fling at a married man
with five children before she settles down!
1t gives her a sort of a polish" And that, it
seemed, was that.
The dinner, Toby admitted. was perfection,
what to order when he got there, and partly
due to the decorative effect of Marty Farrel.
What he couldn't figure out was where Thaxter
had met her and how it happened that, out OF
all the men in the world. she was marrying
him.
DERHAPS Marty read his thoughts. For she
said, suddenly, IT haven't seen Clay Thaxter
for two years. Not since he sent me abroad to
school. He found me in a circus, you know,
and wanted to educate me-"
"Circus!" Toby exclaimed looking a bit
dazed
She NODDED brightly Snakes. My mother
was Sari the snake charmer She wanted me
to follow in her footsteps. but father-he was
the great DarroW, trapeZe and fire dive
wanted me in his act" She sighed. Snakes
always make me shiver, and get dizzy even in
elevator"
You mean Thaxter-he found you
there"
Her eyes were dreamy I'll never forget
that night. Circe, the big python, got tempera-
mental 1 suppose I'd have been killed, II
they hadn't shot her. As it was I got rather
damaged. Clayton was there, in the audience.
He came to the hospital the next day, to ask
for me- And later" she spread her hands
in an eloquent little gesture. Il can never re-
pay him-he's been SO good to me"
But the Eext morning, when she met him,
she told quite different story. This one is
the truth. The other-about the circus-was
just pretend. It's really been three years since
I saw Clay. was just 18, and dad had taken
me to China"
But Tony wasn't to be caught mapping this
time
"Of course" he said gravely. 'I remember.
You were caught by brigands. They were
going to chop you up into tiny pieces but
they"
Marty tucked her arm in his. Il knew you'd
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going back and telling my boss. mo, thank you,
1 didn't bring you any fiancee today"
The girl eyed him thoughtfully At last,
just as Toby getting a little nervous, she
murmured: "And now that you've found me,
what are you going to do about it?''
CHE sounded Toby thought, as If her feelings
- were ruined. Hadn't he known they would
be! So he hastened to explain all about Clay
B. Thaxter, and how it was that he simply
could not get away, and how it happened that
he, Toby Wells, had been sent as proxy. He
stressed the fact that Clay B. Thaxter was
desolate at not being able to meet her, and that
he was impatiently waiting the moment when
she would be restored to his arms, or words to
that effect. In fact, he waxed so eloquent that
he stopped in the middle of sentence grinning
sheepishly.
But, say, what's the use in telling you all
these things about Thaxter You know him
better than doi"
The little golden wings on her cheeks seemed
to dance. and did her eyes.
But you've no idea" she said, hastily, 'how
I enjoy hearing you talk about him. I don't
believe really appreciated him before They
ought to call you John Alden"
Better that than Lancelot" thought Toby
grimly and then he resolutely put the thought
of that romantic knight out of his mind The
such comparisons safe
I'll look after your luggage" he said, quickly,
"and call a taxi The train doesn't leave until
1870 tonight and you'll want to"
She looked surprised. But I'm not going
out tonight" she said I've just comel I
haven't seen New York for ages, and have
shopping things to dor
Toby wonderd if this business was going to
be simple as it had promised.
He-Mr. Thaxter-egpects us to come right
out" he told her. 81 thought-this is, I un-
derstand the wedding was to be at once"
THE wedding" observed Marty Farrell logical
ly, cant be until the bride gets there. And
now, II you'll find a taxi-and nice hotel"
So Toby found a taxi, and one of the best
hotels in the city, and he would have found
time to wire Clay B. Thaxter if Marty Farrell
hadn't announced that she'd already done SO.
Il explained everything, and it's quite all
right. You to show me the town-and give
me a lovely time-and then, in a few days,
when I'm rested up, We can talk about travel
ing"
Toby surrendered, for who was he to argue
with the future Mrs. Thaxter? Besides, he had
an idea it would not do any good. She had the
look Of a girl who usually got her way with
men,
Somehow, between the time he left her at
her hotel and time to call and take her out to
dinner, he managed to get himself some
evening clothes. And promptly at g. looking
lar more attractive Jnan q proxy ilau dily
to look, he presented himself at Marty Parcels
suite.
Marty herself was not in sight, but her voice
came drifting out from inner room.
1t said, confidently, you're so beautifully on
time, Toby Wells, one would think you were
seeking adventure instead Of substituting for
another man."
Toby quirked his left eyebrow. He knsw the
proper retort to make to that remark and he
also knew the sensible reply to make to his
Evening star., 1932-08-14

Continued on Fourteenth Page
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
HARRICAN STATES
VALLEY CITRUS
In GOOD SHAPE

! Report of B. A. Harrigan, coun-
ty agricultural commissioner, for
( the month of September states:
] The grapefruit harvest will soor
be under way. Tests made Of fruit
from many groves show well above
the requirements of the California
state Standardization law. Citrus
growers, however, do not wish to
crowd the season as fruit at the
present time is not of the best
quality. The cells have not start
ed to break and the juice is not
free enough to insure the consum-
er receiving quality fruit. Any
great amount of such fruit put on
the market at the present time
would have a tendency to break
the price to a low level, causing
probable low prices to the grower
on the balance of the 1882 citrus
crop.
1 An effort to organize the citrus
growers under proration and
clearing house contract has met
with the approval of the various
marketing organizations as well as
most of the growers.
DR.. Macklin, chief of the division
of markets, has spent a great deal
OF time in compiling figures on the
marketing Of the 1930-l931 crop.
He has, in cooperation with this
office. worked with a committee of
growers and shippers on clearing
house agreement, which is being
presented to each citrus grower to
sign. If adopted this organization
viii make possible the orderly mar
keting and handling of the pres
ent crop, insuring better grade
of desert grapefruit to the consum-
er, as well as keeping the Los An
geles and Pacific coast markets
from being over loaded with fruit.
The following goods were in
spected and passed into Imperial
county during the month:
Fifty-eight ornamentals, 9 Ian
tanas, begonias, 8 rose bushes,
200 privit, IS bedding plants, "a
cactus, 200 hyacinth bulbs, $50
tulip bulbs, 123 miscellaneous
bulbs. 51l narcissus bulbs, SO fres-
la bulbs. 81 rannunculus bulbs, "a
glaQlOlOS DulDS, oz OAdlS, dISo tne
following sacked seed: 862 alfal-
ia, 1873 lettuce, 10 carrots, 2 spin
ach l turnip, 3 cabbage, squash,
g beans, l tomato, endive, 4278
pea, II cantaloupe, 80 garden, l
onion sets, Bermuda, 2 rye grass,
50 barley, ! beet, Sc oat, anise, 6
shipments of household goods, 381
bales cotton; n truck loads or
anges, truck loads lemons, 6
truck loads grapefruit, SO truck
loads mixed fruit and vegetables,
car loads bananas.
Quarantine reflections included:
lantana plants infested with
mealy burg, SO sacks oat seed in
tested with johnson grass, So sacks
alfalfa seed infested with dodder
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
HOLTVILLE BANK
NOT CONNECTED
WITH REPOR 7

Confusion existing in the mind:
Of various persons, particularly
Holtville residents and business
men. relative to the mention OF
the First National bank of Holt
vile in the recent grand jury re-
port. prompts The Press to make
the following explanation.
The value of securities filed by
the First National bank of Holt
vile, as security for county de-
posts, had Debated in value. in
common with the vast majority OF
securities everywhere. The grand
jury merely called the attention Of
Tie bank to the lesSened value of
the securities and the matter was
readily and voluntarily remedied
by the bank to the full satisfaction
OF the grand jury.
The grand jury report merely
mentioned the incident in its re-
port in justice to the bank and in
order that no misunderstanding
might arice.
The Holtville bank had no con-
nection with the matter, but I'M
fortunately was drawn into it by
an error made in The Press con-
oensation of the grand jury re-
port.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
DOWD'S REPORT SHOWS ACTIVITY
OF DISTRICT OPERATING FORCE

Interesting facts and figures
concerning engineering activities Of
Imperial Irrigation district are
contained in the August report of
M. j. Dowd, chief engineer and
general superintendent, which re-
Gently was presented to the board
Of directors. The August report is
the last one submitted by the en-
gineer
Total discharge of the Colorado
river at Yuma for the month of
August was 668,00O acre feet as
compared with 257OO0 for August
1881. The average flow for the
past 80 years, according to the re-
port, was 1,O89, 300 acre feet or 421, =
200 acre feet more than for August
this year.
The maximum daily diversion at
Yuma was 4445 second feet on
August %, and the minimum 1000
second feet occurred on August
II. The total I diversion
was 239, AS acre feet as compared
With 210,629 acre feet for August,
Salton sea level on August l.,
was 244.1 feet and on August 81,
was 244.5 feet or 0.6 of a foot low
and fox tail, 80 boxes oranges in
tested with scale, 10 boxes lemons
infested with scale.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
aN |i,!7I!O!', 81

Moving at fast pace and hold
ing its interest throughout by clev-
er dialogue and dramatic situa-
tions, HAT Check Girl" now play
ing at United Artists theatre, pro-
vides excellent entertainment.
Leading roles in this thoroughly
modern film are played by Ben
Lyon, Sally Eilers and Ginger
Rogers, all of whom have long been
favorites of the film fans.
HAT Check Girl' tells the story
of a young girl who is drawn into
the perplexing whirl of a big city
through her job as hat checker,
and her experiences with both the
seamy and wealthy side of mod
ern metropolitan life.
In addition to the feature picture
Rudy Vallee is heard in a musical
act, and a comedy film, THE
Loudmouth" is also shown.
Tonight marks the final show
ing at Fox Imperial theatre of
Delicious" latest starring vehicle
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06

e. than it was a year ago, the re-
port pointed out
Water delivered to ranches in the
United States totaled 82,003 acre
feet, in Mexico, 42,648 acre feet.
The total on both sides of the line
was 124,651 acre feet.
Silt content of the water for the
month of August had a maximum
of 90 per cent on August II, and
minimum of 10 per cent on
August g. The mean was 2.77 per
cent. The per cent, the report
explained, is by volume.
Dredges Kept Busy
The average daily delivery to
ranches in Mexico was 697 second
feet as compared with a maximum
CT 829 second feet on August IL,
and a minimum of 500 second feet
on August 81.
Maintenance forces employed in
both the United States and Mex
leo were as follows: nine carpenter
gangs with a total personnel of
% men; II labor gangs with a
total of 1853 men.
Thirteen Ruth dredges dredged
q distance of 1922 miles and on
the draglines, II dredges dredged
a distance of 203.78 miles, accord
ing to the report.
Dredging operations continued
throughout the month with three
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
BY DOROTHY PAINE
Press Staff Correspondent

Friends of John GoSS Will bI
pleased TO know that he is rallyinl
from an appendicitis operation. HI
was stricken last Thursday. HI
was taken 10 the hospital Friday
and it was found that the appen.
dix had broken.
A card party was given Friday
night by Mr.. and Mrs. Earl V. c
Northrup. Five hundred was the
game played, and sandwiches were
served as refreshments. Those whC
enjoyed the evening as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Northrup were
Messrs. and Mesdames Tom Allan
Elmer Forester, James Forester
c. E. Daley, Cy Grimes, Gilbert
House, Roy Ravens, Felix Ravens
Evan Hewes. Ray Higginbotham
and Mrs. Mary Treshil. Messrs. Bill
and Charlie Waegle. and Bill Yout-
sler. Misses Earlene Northrup. Lena
Forester, Inez Mooney. Anna Mae
RosenbauIn and Thelma House.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. West. Of
Taylor Mill company in Los Ange-
les, visited Vests cousin, Mrs.
George Austin un Saturday. The
Vests had dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. George Austin, then returned
to Los Angeles, by way of San Di-
ego. Saturday night.
A visit to the Arkansas. a bat
tleship that was used in the World
War, was made by the j. P. La
Boucheries. Mr.. and Mrs. La Bou-
cherie, Resale and Pete visited
the ship. anchored In the San Di-
ego harbor on Sunday: they pro-
nounced it a very interesting and
worth while sight. In San Diego
they stayed with friends.
A weekend guest Of the Earl
V. c. Northrup family was Mrs.
Mary Treshil of Imperial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Shroyer
of this district, moved into FL
Centre last wednesday.
Miss Eiko Yukawa spent last
week in San Diego with her sis
ter. MaSako. Both girls returned
to the valley Monday. Masako Yu-
kawa is home for an indefinite
time. She plans to register at the
Ell Centric Junior college for the
time being.
Mrs. S. L. Gillette is hostess to
her mother. Mrs. Lottie Mason,
who is spending two weeks with
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06

of the popular favorites, Janet
Gaynor and Charles Farrell.
Dramatic critics have declared
this to be the most pleasing ro-
nance of the large number OF hits
in which the team has achieved
success since they first reached
fame in Seventh Heaven, which
won the Motion Picture Academy
prize for the best picture OF the
year.
The romance of a poor girl VINO
by chance is thrown in contace
with a wealthy young man is full
of human interest, with plenty OF
comedy and touch of pathos.
A Frank McHugh comedy and a
Paramount news reel will round
out the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
Success Greets
Deer Hunters

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-U.P)
California Nimrods have bagged
a total of 8086 deer during the first
two weeks of the season in the ST.
ezra and Southern California dis
tricts. the state fish and game COM
mission reported today. More than
10000 were killed during similar
period last year.
The honor for the largest buck
killed to date goes to Frank w.
Magrady, Inglewood, whose hunt
ing in Modoc county Melted one
with 81 points.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
NEWS OF MCABE DISTRICT

her while she is recuperating from
a spider bite that resulted in q
serious illness.
Miss Blanche Thompson of f.
Centre. spent the weekend in the
country with her aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson.
A birthday dinner vas given in
honor of little Lois Martin She at
tanned the age of z years on Oc-
tober ?, Those who enjoyed the
dinner with her we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Steele, Albert Steele, and Monroe
Pritchard
Mr. and Mrs. George Austin
were Sunday dinner guests at the
home of the Ross BestS and fam
lily. at Seeley.
] Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. L. Gillett and son frankie, were
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Gillett and
daughter. Bertha, of FL Centric.
Visitors at the George Yukawa
ranch last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. X. Oyenaki. a. A. Utaya of
Calexico. and T. J. Yada of Mt.
Signal.
Bryan and J. L. Lydick came from
Riverside Wednesday to spend the
coming winter attending the
grain lands they have mere in the
valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe an
nounce the birth of a baby daugh-
ter. Wynette Lucille Wolfe, on
Thursday. September %
Beth Kramer has been out of
school for the last week due TO a
broken arm. Beth broke her arm
just above the elbow last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Harrison and
chilren spent five days visiting
relatives in Long Beach. They re-
ported a very pleasant trip to the
coast, and an enjoyable stay at the
beach.
Last week Mrs. Jane Edwards
and Mrs. Wyatt Briggs of Heber
spent a day with Mrs. Shirley
Gillett.
Miss Jacoba Dunsberg was a
house guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Baker Monday night.
She attended a birthday party Civ
en- for Miss Cliffie Literal. who was
10. October 3. Birthday cake was
served TO Melvin and Harold Burk-
ham, Misses ena Literal, Jacoba
Dunsberg, and Cliffie Literal.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Vera B.
Fem, Mrs. Ruth Soleman, and
Mrs. Gladys Layne motored to San
Diego. They spent a delightful
two days there and then returned
on Sunday.
Mrs. George Austin entertained
Mrs. Edna Forester and the twins,
Dickie and Dollie, at a luncheon
on Thursday.
Edna Wagner celebrated her
18th birthday Wednesday night. A
birthday dinner was given for her
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Wagner.
The dinner was enjoyed by the
Misses Edna, Sally May, and
Cathleen Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Wagner, Russell and Gene
Wagner, and Donald and Dwight
Hartle.
A guest at the home of Mr.. anu
Mrs. j. A. Cunningham, is B. j.
Sisco of Glendale. He is staying
with them until he finds work in
the valley.
The family of Billy Carr, who
lives in this district, Joined him
here last week. Mrs. Carr, Miss
Billy and Clara Carr, and Bud
Carr are staying with the j. A.
Cunninghams until they move to
their new home at Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06

shifts in operation until August 20,
when the number was reduced to
two shifts.
Dredge Brawley operated 80
shifts and eXcavated 114,622 cubic
yards of silt. Dredge Calexico OPP
Grated 40 shifts, excavating 49,
300 cubic yards of silt.
In the river protection division,
loading rock out of the quarry was
resumed during the month of
August. One hundred and forty
nine cars of rock were loaded at
ter which the quarry was shut
Down for the season, Dowd's re-
port set forth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
4HE-MAN's" WIFE QUITS

DETROIT (U.PN- Face-slapping
lovers may be all right in the mo-
vies but they don't work out SO
well in the home, Gladys Powell
charges in her action for divorce
from Noah Powell. He was, she
charges, continually Dragging of
his herman strength, and then de-
monstrating his power by slap
ming her face.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-06
OF Forged Check
Merchants Warned

Local merchants and merchan-
disers recently received warning
that a man is passing San Diego
and Arizona railroad checks, which
are printed forgeries.
The 1900 series without a pre-
fix letter is used and usually are
signed Freddie Edwards" The til
tie San Diego and Arizona Rail-
read is printed in black ink and
the checks were printed on safety
paper.
Several of the checks were pass
ed in FL Centre recently.
The railroads have refused to
lower rates on eastern shipments of
grapes as requested by San Joa-
quin valley growers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-20
CAUGHT OFF GUARD,
GANGLEADERS SLAIN
Higgins Family Escapes Bull
Iets-SpitaIe and Others
Hunted.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20-Vannie Hig-
gins, who got careless, IS dead, and the
police are hunting rats
The rats" said Higgins, who was
one-two-three among the big names Of
gangland until guns erased him yes
terday. He said, They even tried to
wipe out my family"
There wasn't much time to talk. for
he had been shot four times One bull
let passed through his abdomen But
hours after he was fired upon by mob
sters, he said:
Refuses to Name Foes.
II amt saying who did it. Ill take
care Of them"
But he died. and the police are try
ing to take care of them"
They sought three men today for
questioning. One of them is Salvy
Spitale, whom Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
named as An intermediary in the baby
case. The others who police hope may
know something about the Higgins muir
DER are Tough Willie McCabe and
William Bailey, one of Higgins boys"
Higgins, who posed as fisherman,
but who was reputed to be a power in
the liquor racket. was shot down early
yesterday by eight men, who opened
fire on him, his wife and their 8-year-
old daughter on Brooklyn street One
bullet narrowly missed the child as her
father. bleeding from fatal wounds ran
from the attackers fire only to COL
lapse moment later.
Let Bodyguard Go.
Higgins was knitted in brawl sew
eral months ego. Since then he has
seldom ventured out without a body
guard. Saturday night, in response to
his daughters pleading. he went with
her and Mrs. Higgins to an affair at
the knights of Columbus Club, in
Brooklyn, leaving his bodyguard free.
1t was the opportunity his enemies
had awaited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-20

attempt to OUTRAGE q motor cycle
of1cer.
They were returning from a dance
when Omcer Terry d. jones' said he
chased the automobile for six miles at
IS miles an hour.
Near the municipal airport Menjou
failed to negotiate sharp turn and the
automobile turned over. The girl died
before reaching hospital. Menjou
was uninjured. He was given a sobriety
test which officers said showed he had
been drinking but was not intoxicated
SherlH's deputies said formal charge
OF murder would be placed against him
Menjou Is the son of former wife
OF the screen actor and was adopted by
MenJou in 1923. He has been living
with his mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-20
6. u. men TRAINED
AT RESERVE CAMPS
More Than Score Taking Courses
at Fort Meade, Fort Washing
ton and Elsewhere.

More than a score Of Georgetown
University students. as we'll as number
OF recent graduates, are attending
Reserve officers training camps at
Fort Meade Md; Fort Washington,
Carlisle Barracks, Pa. and elsewhere
The students attending the Infantry
camp at Fort Meade during the two
weeks period are John w. Allen, Austin
j. Daily, Elmer P. Freischlag, Henry B.
Herrlck, Arthur J. Hinchliffe, David NJ
larry and Maurice w. Halpin, jr
Graduates at the recent June COM
mencement at Fort Meade include
Maurice M. Halpin, Ralph Koebel, John
c. Mcdonald and Thomas A Murphy.
AT Fort Washington. Md, are Paul
P. Byrne, Thomas F.. Foley, Robert B.
Furman and William S. Scissor. The
latter was a cadet captain in the bat
TALON at Georgetown during the last
year and was selected as the honor
cadet of the corps. He is to enter the
Regular Army as second lieutenant
OF Infantry
The Medical r. o. r c. camp at
Carlisle Barracks has drawn Is George
town students. They are Samuel l..
Albright. Francis c. Altman, Robert c.
Anderson. Alfred Brunacy, Francis D.
Dean, John L. Gillen, Thomas P.
Gleason, Paul Goodwin. Donald NJ.
Grossly. Joseph NJ. Heating. Simon I.
Kemp, BENJAMIN J. Mundell, Edward
7. Shannon, Charles D. Shields and
John V. Ward.
A number of other Georgetown cadets,
II was said, are attending Infantry
r. o. T. c. camps in more distant
sections, near their homes.