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The Washington times., 1932-11-07

SaturOaV SpreeS
They've been married five
years. And anyone who has
been married that loug is
veteran and a hero Especially
Johnny. For he had a sense
Of independence.
Myrtle was a good woman.
She loved her husband, and If
he didn't love her, I don't know
my characters. Now, Myrtle
had but one fault to find with
Johnny. Saturday Night
Trouble.
Ever hear of it before? Sure
you have. The guy who is meek
and mild all week blossoms out
on Saturday night with the
boys. And at 3 Or in the
morning, he rollS home il O.
taxicab. full of Sr!iles and beer.
Myrtle hated that. Hated it
with all her heart. And the
moment Johnny came in the
front door, she was standing
Cnere TO meet MIN.
WELL" she'd say, tapping
one foot. you've been drink.
ing again. Out with the boys
eh? You're fine looking sot."
Johnny would stand there,
grinning fooliShly and fumbhng
to put his keys n his pocket.
That grin always came home
with him on Saturday night.
He was a cheerful little beerful.
Then Myrtle'S voice would
change.
"Oh, Johnny" she would say,
"why do you do this? Every
Saturday night it's the same.
The boys. The boys The
boys. What do they ever do
for you? Would one of hem
help you out if you needed a
dollar? Of course not.
What does it get you,
Johnny? Nothing. Nothing but
a headache on Sunday morn
ing. Besides, you spend I10.
And $40 these days is a lot
Of money. You'reNnot a million
aire. You're a shipping clerk.
You only make $35 a week.
Costly Fun
'Then, too. you should think
Of me once in a while. I'd like
to go out on Saturday night.
Like tonight, for instance.
Greta Carlo was playing at
the Bijou. I wanted to see
that picture.
'But I wouldn't think of
going alone. If my own hus-
band wouldn't go with me, I'd
rather-Johnny! Are you lis
tening to me?"
BY this time. Johnny would
be doing on a bedroom chair.
His head would slowly fall to
one side. Then. suddenly, it
would straighten up with a
jerk. Then it would slowly slip
to the other side. But when
Myrtle said: Johnny! Are
you listening to me?" he always
came to with snap.
Then he would try to look
d1gnified. He would wet his
lips with his tongue to lend
fluency to his speech. His
eyes would squint in the bed
room light.
Baby" he would say, "sad-
dy night b'longS to me. Un-
naStand? SADLY night is mine.
work hard all week, doan I?
Sure I do. You're darn tootin'
I do.
"An' the oney money I keep
outta my sal'ry is 10 bones.
The res goes to you. Ammi
right? You're darn tootin'
I'm right. Now SADLY night
is my one night. It's mine.
go out with my frens. 1 get
a lii bun on. Any harm done?
, Course not.
why doanshoo go out on
SADLY nights. baby? Get a ILL
bun on y'self. Sure. Attsy
idea. Does va lotSa good. F'get
yer worries. The hell with
everything. See. baby? No
harm done. SADLY night is
my one night. Okay?"
Myrtle wouldn't answer. She
was already in bed. She knew
that little speech by heart.
And thus they lived for five
years. With the exception of
Saturday nights. they got along
as well as most couples.
Funny thing. When you're
The Washington times., 1932-11-07
VIII Hays Frown.
Kills Plan for
Mae West
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1899. by King Features
Syndicate)


HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. Z.
Story trouble plus a touch of Hays
fever has caused Paramount to
scrap its plans for the production
of Diamond Lii" Diamond
Lady," "Honky Tonk" and all the
other aliases under which the Mae
West play was supposed to reach
the screen.
Instead, the blonde star will do
her celluloid emoting in an origi.
nal story called Ruby Red"
Earnest endeavors fail to discover
anything about the plot except the
solemn assurance that it has no
connection with Diamond Lii"
In cancelling that colorful ex-
travaganza of the COS, Paramount
breaks up the proposed acting
team Of Miss West and John Davis
Lodge, Boston blueblood who gave
up legal career to come out here
and face the camera. Mr.. Lodge,
one is told, will now be given an
other assignment.
Meanwhile, they're looking for
new leading man for Mae.
The boys at the Baltimore Dairy
Lunch Club were glooming over
the new low hit by certain film
stock.
Tomorrow morning." said
Harry Ruby, I'm going to put in
bid for 1000 shares at nothing"
Better not" flipped Groucho
Marx, you might get it,"
The Washington times., 1932-11-07
EarIv Stage DAYS

George M. Cohan, in Para
mounts "The Phantom Presi'
dent" recalls that, in his boyhood,
theaters would advertise on rainy
days "why spend 81 for an um-
brella when you can see show
and keep dry for 10 cents?"
The Washington times., 1932-11-07
Versatile Stuart

Stuart Erwin, featured with
Alison Skipworth in HE Learned
About Women" played five roles
in his first stage production. He
appeared straight" bearded, as
a German, an Irishman and a
Negro.
The Washington times., 1932-11-07

nOC personally COnCSEIleQ WIFI
an argument, you can see both
sides very clearly. I can un-
derstand how Myrtle felt. And
I can sympathize with her.
But I can also see Johnny's
side of the story. I think that
he wasn't wrong when he asked
for one night a week to him.
self and suggested that she do
likewise.
Wife Walks Out
But they didn't consult old
man Hellinger about their trou-
bles. Which was probably just
as we'll. Instead, their argu-
ments grew worse until Myrtle
walked out one day.
She figured that Johnny
would hold out for a few days
and then come running for
her.
But he didn't. He was very
much peeved. He couldn't see
how he had committed any
great crime. Therefore, there
was no reason why she should
leave him. So he stayed home
every night-except Saturday.
After three weeks, Myrtle
came back. The homecoming
was great. Myrtle cried. And
they wound up by arguing
about next Saturday. Johnny
became stubborn. Saturday
night now meant more to him
than ever.
The fact that she made such
a fuss about it made him de-
termine not to give it up. It
became his sense of independ.
ence. If he gave in now, he
would be a mollycoddle. He
would lose all his self-respect.
And so on, far into the
Myrtle had one ace left to
play. She determined that,
mean as it was, she would play
it. Her one solace lay in the
fact that she was sure that
this final resort would cure him
Of Saturday night drinking.
Johnny must have been sur
prised when he walked into the
house that night. There was
the cop, right in the hallway.
He gra bbed Johnny and
marched him to the station
house before he could even
speak to Myrtle. .A
In court, Johnny refused to
sag anything, beyond the
barest truths concerning his
name, age and residence.
Myrtle took the witness stand
and said that he came home
drunk very often and beat her.
The Judge asked Johnny if
it was true. Johnny shrugged
his shoulders.
The judge gave Johnny three
months in the workhouse.
Myrtle smiled when the judge
passed sentence. She turned
to Johnny. He gave her a con-
temptuous glance.
How could you do this to
me?" he asked
The Washington times., 1932-11-07
Knew Oscar Wilde

Alison Skipworth, featured with
Stuart Erwin in "He Learned
About Women" was an intimate
friend of Oscar Wilde when she
lived in the Chelsea section OF Lon.
don more than three decades ago.
The Washington times., 1932-11-07
Al Trahan Heads
Trio Of Fun
Purveyors
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

The ninth edition of Earl Car
rolls Vanities which opened a
weeks engagement at the Ma
The Washington times., 1932-11-07

Give Brooke as Sherlock
Holmes on the Fox Theater
screen this week pronounces
laboratory as though spelled
laboratory.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

civics class, taught by Glenn Keif-
fer, proved that they had some
very good ideas on subjects OF cur
rent interest. Resolved, that pro-
hibition of alcoholic liquor has a
harmful effect on American life,
was the subject on which Jack
Morgan and Johnny Moore, on the
affirmative; and Alma Hanson and
Lucille Beynon argued on one of
the debates. The negative team
won in this contest. The other
group, composed of John Schreiner
and Howard Hatch, affirmative;
and Malcolm Thomas and Eugenia
May, negative, took as their topic,
Resolved, that the married wom-
ans place is in the home. The af-
firmative team won this debate.
Helen NakagaWa acted as chair
man. Richard WILDER, Mildred
Paine, and Frank Wilby, members
OF the college psychology class,
were judges.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17

Peas, carrots, lettuce and cauli-
flower, 10 carloads, are leaving
daily from Lompoc, Santa Barbara
county. for Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
Aqua CALlENTE
CONTROL TO BE
DECIDED TODAY

SAN DIEGO, May II. UP)--Con-
troll of Aqua Calinte, hotel gam
bling casino and spa below the bor-
der, remained in doubt today fol-
lowing conflicting announcements
from supporters of Baron Long
and Writ c. Bowman, rivals in a
battle of stock and proxies.
From Longs camp came the an
nouncement that the San Diego
capitalist and sportsman had gained
control by purchase Of stock from
General Abelardo Rodriguez, secre-
tary of commerce and industry in
the Mexican cabinet, from Bowman
and from Juan Platt, treasurer of
the national railroads Of Mexico.
Several hours later Bowman's
supporters announced that such
was not the case, although it was
admitted that Long had attempted
to purchase the stock.
Bowman said;
Baron Long so far has failed to
back his offers with any money.
When he does he can have my
stock and control of Aqua Caliente.
So far, however, he hasn't done So"
Following a meeting last week
in which a quorum was not OBJ
tanned, another meeting of stock
holders was to be held today when
under Mexican law the stock actu-
ally represented at this second
meeting will constitute a quorum.
Control was expected to be decid-
ed definitely at this session.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
'SP0RTSPARADE'
OFFERS VARIETY
IN TCDAY'S NEWS
By HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May II. U.R-The
most pleasing note of the 1882
baseball season to date land I'm
not overlooking that hit the Red
Sox made in ApriD was the glass
ware shower rendered the Giants
by the Cincy fans day or so ago.
Not that this department, whose
motto is "a full dinner pail and
uncracked skulls for ALL" believes
in assault and battery, mayhem
and manslaughter. But it does
believe in gentle riots that will re-
store baseball, a pretty mechanical
thing in these days of Alphonse
and CASTOR players, cultured UNI
pires and Lord Fauntleroy Gus
toners, to its former rugged and
virile state.
1t is very critical person who
criticizeS the Cincy customers for
their temper. The fact they have
any enthusiasm left after the
teams Cincinnati has put on the
field the last few years, is a
tribute to their patience and 10y
atty. Now that Brother Howley
has at last put together machine
that seems headed somewhere, it
is only natural that the Rhine
landers' joy should know no
bounds. I say let them shout and
stomp and fight and rave and
scream and scrap. AS long as their
aim is poor, what's the harm?
The fact that there were enough
paying patrons in the Cincinnati
stands to make q riot possible
more than justifies the disturbance.
The attendance last year was so
poor if a chap wanted to stage a
demonstration he had to shadow
box with himself. Cincinnati cit
izens still speak of the day a set of
Siamese twins came to the game
and the doorman hung out the S.
r. 0. sign.
What a change this year. There
were more than $4,000 persons on
hand to razz the Giants. Such
crowd is a pretty swell testimony
to the business acumen and cour-
age of President Sidney We'll who,
despite all talk of haxd times, went
out and spent money right and
left, as the boys say. The poorest
club in the league, Cincinnati
didn't hesitate to relieve Brooklyn
and st. Louis of the big salaries
paid Herman and Hafey.
One thing about the riot puzzled
us. Dispatches said Herman ran
out in front of the stands yelling,
Play fair, fellows! Play fair!"
Just what did Babe mean? Did
he mean that the fans should not
concentrate their fire on one or
two players but scatter it among
the enemy with a sterling impair
tiality? Did he mean the marks
men should stick to straight balls,
and not resort to curves?
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17

and unwise credit and nothing
else.
Very truly
(Signed) Fred Schlick.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17

good man could run the canal.
Have a board (without pay of
bankers, landowners, merchants
and representatives of all the news
papers in the valley. Make collec-
tions of irrigation taxes by the
county collector and give the bene-
fit of economies to the farmers.
Our supervisors should seriously
consider the fact that their services
would not be necessary if there
was no irrigation. The towns could
not exist without the farmers, so
why cannot some common sense be
injected before this beautiful coun-
ty will revert to desert again.
"The bond holders would accept
any reasonable price for their
bonds today.
"The bankers are only holding
third mortgage and they should be
the first to buy these bonds at
lower price and keep the county
going. Show the people of Imperial
Valley that we must get together
and hold our homes. This is not
depression, it is over production
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
Barbara Stanwyck
I'm New Picture

Efforts of a mother to keep her
son from marrying a girl whom the
former considers not good enough
for him, provide abe vehicle for
"Shopworn," a splendid romantic
drama, starring Barbara StanWyck,
which plays tonight only at Fox
Imperial theatre.
Miss Stanwyck, who is recognized
as one of the leading dramatic ac-
tresses is cast as a college waitress
who falls in love with a wealthy
young student whose mother has
the girl cast in WayWard institu-
ton to separate them.
Later the girl becomes a noted
actress and the student a famous
surgeon. When they are drawn to-
gether the mother again separates
them but she is forced to relent
when the girl gives her definite
proof of the worthiness Of her love.
Supporting Miss Stanwyck are
Regis Toomey, in the leading male
role; zasu Pitts and Lucien Little
field, who supply much Of the
comedy; Clara Blandick, Albert
Cont, Oscar APPEL, Robert Alden
and others.
Miss Stanwyck is given an op-
portunity to wear a lavish ward
robe during the course of the film
and this display of fashion adds
much to the pictures attractive
ness, especially from the feminine
viewpoint.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
Trojans Favored
TO Win Saturday

LOS ANGELES, May II. U.P-
The University of Southern Cali
fornia, top-heavy favorite to win
the intercollegiate track meet at
Berkeley next Saturday, completed
its entry list today, but it was un-
certain whether Frank Wykoff,
sprint star, would compete.
Wykoff was definitely out of the
220, but has been entered tenta-
lively in the 100-yard dash. He
decided not TO run the 220 because
of strained back. Should Wykoff
not run, Leslie Ball, Roy Delby
and Al Koenig will get what points
they can after Bob Kisel of Cal
ifornia has broken the tape.
Aside from Kiesel they will not
meet serious competition. Guiber-
son, Stanford, and Mclean, U. c..
L. A, are the other men consid-
cred point winners.
The Trojans are favored to win
the meet because of their great
strength in all departments, and
the inability of Less Hables, STAN
ford, TO participate.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
COrbett Defeats
VearI Whitehead

SAN FRANCISCO, May IT. W.P)--
Young Corbett, III, Fresno fighter
who has been acclaimed "the un-
crowned welterweight champion of
the United States" today added
another mark to his list of vic
tories by virtue of his defeat of
Vearl Whitehead, Los Angeles,
California welter champion.
The fight was a non-title event.
Both fighters were overweight,
Corbett tipping the beam at 1474
and the champion at 147h.
Corbett took eight of the 10
rounds. The fifth went to White
head and the sixth was even. There
were no knockdowns during the
battle and no blood, both men
boxing scientifically.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
SINGLE HEAD FOR DISTRICT GETS
CALEXICO RANCHER'S APPROVAL

Herewith The Press reprints a
letter received today from Fred
Schlick, a rancher near Calexico,
reflecting the ideas held by many
farmers and city dwelers through
out Imperial Valley. relative to the
suggestion that M. j. Dowd be
placed in full charge of Imperial
Irrigation District.
Editor, Imperial Valley Press
Dear Sir:
"Youu' editorial in Saturdays
Press is fine. AS subscriber (since
the first day I bought this ranch) =,
L congratulate you, in voicing the
need of the moment in your pa
per.
What most farmers in the val
ley need today is leadership, as the
conditions of our irrigation board
management is, to say the least,
deplorable. Everybody I have met
so far is lamenting the fact that
they are anxious to quit, it is i'm
possible 20 make a living.
Your suggestion is good, but
please give it more impetus. One
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
Tennis Teams
To Be Chosen

LOS ANGELES, May II. W.P-
The Southern California Tennis
association was to name two teams
today to represent the association
in the forty-second annual Pacific
coast sectional mems doubles tour
nament at Santa Barbara next
Friday. "
Jack Tidball and Ebert Lewis,
University of California at Los An
geleS players who won the mems
doubles championship in the South
ern California tournament last
Saturday, and Lester Stoefen and
Gene Mako, runners up, are the
favorite teams for consideration.
Entries will close tomorrow.
Other teams also will be entered
from Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
New Records Set
BY Racing Driver

MUROC, Calf, May II. W.R)-
-Four worlds speed records for
four-cylinder motors were set yes
terday at Dry Lake by Stubby
Stubblefield, auto race pilot, using
the tiny speedster which Babe
Stapp will drive at indianapolis,
May 80.
The records set by Stubblefield
were 147.355 miles per hour for
flying one mile; 1929 miles
per hour for flying one kilometer,"
formerly held by Stubblefield;
1898 miles per hour for flying
five kilometers," formerly held by
Kaye Don of England; 133.285
miles per hour for flying five
miles, held by the late Jimmy
Murphy.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
BY ROBERTA FERGUSON
Press Staff Correspondent

Very unusual specimen of plant
fossils were found by Roy Sweeney
on a trip to Tumco, the old min
ing town. The fossils, which be-
long to the genus Lepidodendron,
a kind of tree which flouriShed
during the carboniferous age, were
imbedded in balls of flint-like ma
terial, which are said to have been
imported from Scotland. The balls
were found at Tumco. The fossil
formations were identified by Dean
Shepherd, who teaches geology
class.
All five of the tennis matches
played with the San Diego Army
and Navy academy team, on Sat-
urday were won by the players
from the junior college. The win
ming team was composed Of Charlie
Birkhauser, Chester Irving, Hulon
Wiggington, and Melvin Wilby.
Soap making is to be the next
experiment in the high school
chemistry laboratory. The study is
to be in connection with a study
of compounds.
Kathleen Spencer, member Of
the j. G. duet, and glee club ac-
companist, has composed the music
and part of the words for a STIR
ring Arabian" song for the ne'cy
named Jaycee students. She also
composed the Jaycee song which
was used this year.
Elbert Berry was elected to the
1888 presidency OF the high school
student body, in the election on
Friday morning. John Couch is
president; Barbara Hurst; treas
urer, and Diedrick Percival, ath-
letic manager. Because no one of
the three candidates for secretary
got a Two thirds majority of the
votes, a special election will be
held on Wednesday to determine
whether Alta Waterman or Velda
Percival will be the next years Off
GER.
Earl Ritter was elected president
of the junior college, in the elec-
tion also held on Friday. Betty
Southworth is vice. president; and
Morgan Rice and Albert Steele,
executive board members for next
year. The other officers will be
chosen next year.
A big pot luck dinner is being
prepared by the A. w. S. girls,
who are going to entertain the
Brawley j. C. women in the school
cafeteria, on Tuesday night. Beth
Spencer is in charge of the ar
rangements for the carefully plan
ned menu for the get-together
meeting. This is the last party
the A. w. S. will give this year.
Even the freshmen have worked
up debating as fine art at Cen
trail. In two interesting debates
given on Friday, the community
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
Meyer Will Attend
Chamber Convention

Howard P. Meyer, president Of
the Imperial Valley Hardware COM
pany, left Ell Centro today for San
Francisco where he will attend a
convention of the United States
Chamber of Commerce as a dele
gate of the local chamber.
Enroute he will stop in Los An
geles to attend to business matters
for the hardware company.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17

Even the freshmen have worked
up debating as a fine art at Cen
trail. In two interesting debates
given on Friday, the community
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
It's toasted


Tbaay ana SATURDAY B nanorks
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
Three Cases I'm
Police Court

An unusually light docket caused
a short session of the Ell Centro
police court this morning, when
Judge Lee Nuffer sentenced Fran
ces Taylor, %, to pay a fine of
$50 or serve 25 days in Jail for
vagrancy.
Four boys were brought into
court on a technical charge of
disturbing the peace. after attempt
ing to break into the show last
night. Their cases were continued.
Yesterday afternoon Mary Miller,
&c, Negro, was sentenced to 80 days
Imprisonment for petty theft, and
the sentence suspended on condi-
ton she repay $40 stolen from a
local home.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends
for their kindness, sympathy and
flowers given us during our recent
in the loss of our be-
loved mother.
LEE, RACHEL, WARREN,
HENRY, EVA, MARVIN,
and WESLEY JERNIGAN.
Montana labor news., 1932-10-20
Auxiliary to Hold
Halloween Carnival

The ladies' auxiliary of the Car
penters Union are planning to hold
an entertainment at the Carpenters
Union hall on West Granite street
on Oct. 27, at s p. m. The event
will be in the form of a masque
carnival, which will include refresh
ments. The ladies' auxiliary of the
carpenters organization are noted
for their delightful social parties
and this event promises to excel all
former occasions. The women as
sure the members of the unions and
their friends that a very happy time
will be had by every n who at
tends and that the entertainment
itself will be so novel that it will
not soon be forgotten. More de-
tails of this affair will be published
in the next issue of the Montana
Labor News. Look for it.
Montana labor news., 1932-10-20
Even as You and |
BY WALT HOLIDAY.

| know a lot of fellows in this
little town of Butte
And most of them are fellows
| admire.
They may fight and swear a little;
They may take a drink or two
But each of them will carry on
through flood and fire.
When they've money they will
divvy with a comrade who is
"out,"
When they're busted they will
smile and fight it through.
They'll never quit their trying,
with their flags so gaily flying;
They'll hit the line like men who
are true blue.
Yes-these fellows are just hui
mar and none too good at that
They make you blush with pity
and with shame.
But when it comes to cases you
will find them on the bases
With an unknown Babe to slam
them into fame.