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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

of-way of new railroads. Wheney-
er there is a marriage squirt in a
particular county, Miss Hagen
sends a QUESTIONABLE to the coun-
ty clerk, asking an explanation.
She received the following answer
from a Texas county:
Marriage increases put to fell
low on radio singing Potatoes Are
Cheaper, Now's the Time to Fall
in Love-
The plaza in front of the capitol
dome is forbidden territory for
Hunger Marchers", speech makers
and gim-crack statesmen. But its
fine place for family picnic if
the family doesn't mind the raised
eyebrows of capitol police.
One family of sightseers did not
mind. They parked their car, with
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

pilot of an airplane looks down on
the cities he flies over. can see
everything"
What do you see?" asked Hen
ny Penny.
do you see any Bad Chaps?"
Uncle Wiggily wanted to know.
Il see a duck, another chicken, a
turkey and a gobbler," answered
the Grow.
"Oh, they are friends of mine!"
cackled Henny Penny. They are
Chickie Lickie, Duckie Luckie,
Turkie LUrkie and Gobbie Lobbie.
They must have come out of the
story book to look for me to see
if the sky had fallen on my poor,
bald pate"
What does Henny Penny mean
by her poor, bald pate?" whispered
the Police Dog to Uncle Wiggily.
"She means her head" answered
the rabbit gentleman.
"Then why doesn't she say
head?" barked the dog
Because it's that way in the
story book" said the rabbit.
"Oh, hello, Chickie Lickie
Duckie Luckie, Turkie Lurkie and
Gobbie Lobbiel" cackled Henny
Penny when her four frieds came
out of the bush. Il am so glad to
see you"
I'VE are glad to see you'll" quack-
ed Duckie Luckie.
did you find the piece of sky
that fell on your poor, bald pateP
asked Turkie Lurkie.
at wasn't the sky, for you car
read in the story book that 1t was
only an acorn" cackled Henny
Penny with a laugh. But 1t fell
like the sky TO me-"
And when my doorkey fell ou'
of the crows nest on my head Il
also felt like the sky" said Uncle
Wiggily. But now all our troubles
arc over, so invite. you all tt
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03
,Jopanese Worker
Commits Suicide

Because he was "tired of living ,
G. S. Mayama, japanese, yester-
day afternoon purchased a new 80
automatic pistol at Ell Centro, went
to his place seven miles northwest
of Holtville, and ended his lie.
Coroner A. r. Underwood and
Harold Gillett, sheriffs investiga-
tor, found two notes, one in Eng
lish saying the writer was tired OF
living, and another in japanese
addressed to a friend here.
Mayama had no family. He was
alone on a Sawdey-Hunt ranch
upon which he worked when he put
the gun to his head.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03
Police Busy With
Stolen Automobiles

Automobiles, stolen and aband-
oned, furnished a great percent
age of the reports received at the
Imperial county sheriff's office last
night and early this morning.
Three automobiles were stolen in
three valley towns. A Ford sedan,
license 2N2302, owned by G.. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street. FL
Centre, California. w. C. Costello, business man.
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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

Pennsylvania license, directly in
front of the dome. The husband
wrestled with the olive jar, the
mother sliced the cake and the
four small children consumed sand
wiches, oblivious to the affairs Of
state within the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

Reed, was stolen at Brswley,
Chrysler sedan, license 2D5132,
owned by T. Peck, was stolen at
Holtville, and a Jordan Victoria
coupe, 5R7532, owned by Tom Stew
art, was stolen at Ell Centre.
A Peerless sedan, registered to
Straub Brothers, Los Angeles, ap-
parently was abandoned in the Pio-
neer garage here, according to an
other report. A man whose name
is unknown drove the car into the
garage before Christmas and has
not returned
Sheriff's deputies were investi-
eating the abandonment to dlScov-
er if the car had been stolen, or
if the driver disappeared myster-
iously.
The Kings County Packing COM
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03
TEN YEARS AGO
February 2. 1929

That the present slump in the
lettuce market is due to the small
size shipped in the last few weeks
is the consensus of opinion among
growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

Mexicali residents are planning
the erection of a $4,000 theatre
building at the Palace subdivision.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
RECALL UNDESIRABLE

ALTHOUGH this paper has been a Sc
"A we're critic Of the Rolph administra-
ton, 1t does not lend any encouragement
TO the movement to recall Governor
Rolph, now being initiated by the State
Grange.
In the first place, whatever charges
have been made against the administra-
ton are yet to be proved, and until the
senate fact finding committee appointed
to investigate the administration, has
made its report, recall could hardly be
acceptable to the great majority of cit
izens
Again, the cost of the recall has been
estimated as S500,000, the principal bur-
den of which would fall on the various
counties, none of which can afford to
share in such a debt at this time 1t is
a time for cutting down expense and not
for adding to it.
The success of recalls, always highly
problematical, is even more so in the
present instance. Citizens who disagree
most violently with the administration
are loathe to become active in a recall.
Fundamentally the reason for this is
financial. But aside from that, and Sec
ond only to it, is the undesirableness of
the recall being used against the COVER
nor of a great state.
Such a movement cannot help having
an adverse effect upon state. 1t Gre
ates suspicion and distrust and discour-
ages old business at the same time that
it encourages prospective new business
to seek other fields.
A Tightening check on the administra-
tion may be highly desirable but going
to the extreme of a recall will not, in
our opinion, find much support through
out the state
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

At the opera house tonight there
will be shown a Mexican bull fight
showing famous matadors in the
largest arena in America situated
in Mexico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

With Tom Walsh as attorney general,
there is likely to be considerable shak-
ing in the boots on the part of big bus
inesses which have been skating on thin
ice. They remember Teapot Dome
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

"Dementia bridgeitis" stalking bridge
too seriously so that it affected her hus-
bands mind, is the basis of Los An
geles woman's suit for divorce. With
this avenue opened, watch out for an in
crease in divorce
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

Having killed off the grounding the
ory. the scientists will now proceed to
convince US that a rheumatic twlnge IN
grandpa's back is not sure sign OF
rain
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 2. 1913

1t now is claimed that with
cotton acreage of 5000 there will be
1000 bales. This beats the local
record of any previous year and
smashes the world record.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

If Mr.. Roosevelt can use Muscle
Shoals, and avoid the numerous other
shoals that will confront him, he ought
to have a successful administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

The United States food admin
istration at last has taken cogniz-
ance of the fact that Imperial VAL
ley cotton growers are paid more
than $40 less for cottonseed than
those of almost every other state
in the union.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

The Kings County Packing COM
pany, Armona, started it's run on
spinach recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

TudIy ., IJI0
Contract for a survey for an
All-American canal reached dis
trict headquarters this morning
from the interior department at
Washington. A cost estimate for
connecting Laguna dam with I'M
perial Valley accompanied the con-
tract.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-03

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Guss
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
10y Moves Along

The luck of the movies as it
applies to Myrna 10y seems to be
changing for the better. I have
watched Miss 10y in some two
score of pictures and invariably
she has been cast as an oriental
menace or a sleek slant eyed
vamp or the villain of the story.
Always she has turned in a fairly
good score card with impossible
roles of the "Nubi, She Good
Grip type.
In Animal Kingdom" she got
a chance to play a straight part
"a society wife-and so good
was she that many of the critics
forgot Ann Harding was also in
the picture. Now in '"Topaze"
Miss 10y checks in with another
fine Characterization to demon
strate she can play leads with
the best.
More than incidental in "To-
paze" is the acting of John
Barrymore-and I hope that the
carping critic who calls Hamlet
Jack merely a profile sees this
one-as fine a piece Of subtle
comedy as ever the screen has
offered. There may be better
actors than John Barrymore but
where are they?
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
n ewman Finishes
Lecture Series

E. M. Newman, travel lecturer,
who next year celebrates his
twenty-fifth anniversary in his
present field of endeavor, yester-
day took a hint from Mickey
Mouse and introduced a few car
toon comics showing what may
or may not be expected in Spitz-
bergen and other points north.
But for the most part he ad-
hered to the accepted formula of
travel lectures, though his itin-
erary was quite out of the ordi-
nary, since it included Hawaii,
Cuba, Panama, Spitzbergen, the
North Cape and the Norwegian
fjords.
1t was his final lecture this
season and the conclusion of a
world tour, one of the most pop
ular series he has offered in his
annual visits to the National The
ater. Yesterday he showed the
street scenes of Honolulu, such
landmarks as Diamond Head,
Waikiki Beach and the Pail, and
the less familiar sights of Hilo
and the volcano of Kilauea.
"Sloppy Joe's," of course, was
highlight of the visit to
Havana, Immediately after an ex-
position of the manner in which
a great steamship passes through
the locks of the Panama Canal.
But the Havana Casino and the
new Cuban capitol were also pre-
sented, as we'll as famous old
MORO Castle. Then, with a sin
gle jump, Newman left the tropics
for the Far North. The Farce
Islands, little visited, were first
on the list; then the several bays
of Spitzbergen, only one of which
is inhabited, and the great ice
wall that bars the way to the
Pole. AS a fitting climax to a
series of talks that has revealed
the beauty spots of the world
Newman showed the midnight
sun, the north cape and the spen-
dors of the fascinating coast of
Norway.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
F Famous Stars to
Honor Mr.. TAYLOR

An imposing list Of stage stars
and notables of washington will
sponsor the L. Stoddard Taylor
testimonial performance of Paul
MUM in "Counsellor-At-Law" at
the National Theater next Mon
day night.
On the honorary committee of
the profession are: David War
field, chairman; Ethel Barry.
more, Otis Skinner, AL Jolson,
Janet Beecher. Alfred Lunt,
Lynn Fontanne Noel Coward,
George M. Cohan, Grace, Alice
Brady, Peggy Wood, William
Faversham, Fay Banter, Ina
Claire, Helen Hayes, Olive Wynd-
ham, Pauline Lord, Walter
Hampden, Beatrice Lille, Eddie
Cantor, Lenore Uric, Beth Mer-
rill, Constance Collier, Blanche
Yurka, Lionel Barrymore, Jane
Cowl, Tallulah Bankhead, George
Arliss, Francine Larrimore, De
Wolf Hopper and Lionel Atwill.
The executive committee, which
is arranging the benefit to pay
tribute to the veteran manager
of the Belasco Theater comprises:
Hon. William w. Bride, chair
man; Mrs. William Howard Taft,
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Mrs. j..
Borden Hartman, Joseph P.
Tumulty, William H. White, jr,
A. p. Mills. George Hewitt Myers.
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, Frank
P. Morse, John P. Story. Lieut..
Col. Wallace Craigie, Carl Corby,
Frank j. Hogan, George P. Mar
shall, William F. Ham, Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Phil
ander Johnson, Jean Eliot, Miss
Mabel Boardman, Robert v. Flen-
ing. Capt. Joel T. Boone, Nelson
B. Bell, Gilbert Grosvenor, John
Oliver LaGorce, DR.. Sterling
Meade, Mabelle Jennings, Mark
Lansburgh, John j. Payette, Shell
ton Cameron, Carter Barron
Major julius Peyser, DR.. William
C. Gwynn, Frank r. Jelleff, Jul
lius Garfinckel, Dolly Cameron,
Horace Dulin, Donald woodward,
Raymond T. Baker, Hon. J. Ham
ilton Lewis, John Joy Edison,
Theodore w. Noyes, John ]. Fitz-
patrick, DR.. Cary #. Grayson,
Hon. Royal S. Copeland. Thomas
F.. Flaheity, Andrew R. Kelley.
the Rev. Francis j. Hurney. Col.
M. H. Mcintyre. Stephen E.
Cochran. E. de S. Melcher, Elean-
ore B. Wilson, Don B. Reed, Mrs.
Isabelle harrington, Frederic Will
liam Vile, Isaac Cans, John j.
DAILY. Henry P. Blair, Dan OCon-
nell, Maurice Greet, William
Harryman Rapley, executive Sec
retary; Hilleary G. Hoskinson,
Riggs National Bank, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

PALACE-J Janet Gaynor in
estate Fair" at 1910, 2::3O, 4:5O,
7:15 and 9:35 p. m.
E A r L E-Joan Blondell in
"Blondie johnson" at 11:15 a. m,
1850, 4:30. 7:15 and 9:55 p. m.
Stage shows at 1855, $3.50, $40
and 1855 p. m.
RIALTO-Lee Tracy in "Private
Jones" at 1882 a. m. 1882, 1892,
5:32. 1882 and 9:32 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - George Ar
liss in THE Kings Vacation" at
II a. M, 1880. 2:40, 4:30. 6:15,
sos and 9:55 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-John Barry
more in "Topaze" at 1884 a. M,
1885, 1886, 5:37, 1888, and 9:39 p.
m.
COLUNEBIA-Ernest Truck in
"WhiStling in the Dark" at 11:45
a. M, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, and
9:45 p. m.
FOX-Charles Laughton in
THE Island of Lost Souls" at II
a. M, 1870. 4:20, 7:O5. and 10
p.. m. Stage shows at 1925, $3.50,
sos. and 1855 p m.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
Joe Yu|e Is Star
Of Gayety

From the land of the hot
tamales comes dark attractive
Conchita to the Gayety this week
to head a show, billed in her
honor THE Chile Kon-Karnie
Girls" Her dancing is outstand-
ing and holds the interest.
With this attraction Joe Yule
finally comes in to his own as a
comedian, and makes his first
two weeks here seem but a re-
hearsal for his current offering.
Bimbo Davis, of course, makes
the scenes in which he appears
screamingly funny.
Sammy Clark and Lola Bartram
have a variety skit of songs and
dances by the pretty miss and
some snappy repartee hither and
yon. Sammy scintilates with his
imitation of Jimmy (Schnozzle)
Durante.
The Roberts Sisters, perhaps
the best singing and dancing
team of its kind to appear at the
Gayety. receive great hand. Joy
st. Clair, more eXuherant than
ever, has another SOLO number.
The singing of the attractive
Nora Murray, abetted by Sid Gold
added to the enjoyment while
the straight role carried by Bob
Sandberg also merits praise.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20

A. w. o. L. and spent most of his
time peeling potatoes or in the
guard house. He cracked his per-
sistent foe-a second lieutenant
square in the jaw just as his divi-
sion was to move into the front
line trenches. The "looey' accepts
it as a clever dodge to escape
shell fire and forgives the assault.
Under fire, Private Jones is a
good soldier, but he emerges from
the smoke of battle still vigor-
Gus dissenter.
DebunkS Fables
It seemed to me that Private
JONES'" the picture, took fiend-
ish delight in puncturing some of
our accepted war fables. Such
things as posting a "75-centimes"
sign on the cigarettes which were
supposed to be distributed free to
the doughboys and illustrating
the service secretary as a lah-de-
dah boy best suited for making
millinery.
About the Lee Tracy acting
there can be no dispute. He is
a Private Jones at once lusty,
ever ready to swing his fists, un-
able to comprehend national
ideals. not stirred by parades or
speeches, a tough, uneducated,
surly mugg. AS Tracy plays him
he generates some appeal chiefly
because in his ignorant way he
uncovers some of the sham and
hypocrisy in the war argument.
A grand piece of mining.
Frank McHugh does a glorious
job as the singing mess sergeant,
who punctuates mixing "slum"
with that sly, cynical laugh
peculiarly his own. Donald Cook
makes an outstanding and manly
second lieutenant. Gloria Stuart
and Shirley Grey perform excel
lently in the feminine roles with
Berton Churchill and Emma
Dunn completing the major cast.
Russell Mack directed an d
Private Jones" stands as his
best production in every way.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20

Andrew II. Kelley militia S t S
Sneers derisively at 81 year men
as patriotic racketeers, poses the
shavetail lieutenant as uni
formed tyrant and tries to strip
national pride and patriotic urge
of its glamour.
In doing all this it gives Lee
Tracy as the impetuous and rowdy
exponent of free speech and con-
scious objection, the best role he
has had since the studios engaged
his talents. It is a consistently
drawn portrait of a Stacker who
was not reformed or made even
contrite by the military code and
it's rigorous discipline.
Caught in Draft
Private Jones was not stirred
by flag waving and liberty bond
orators. He saw no particular
reason why he should go abroad
and shoot people he didn't even
know. Indeed he did his best to
hoodwink the draft board and
escape military service. But he
was caught in the cogs of the
military machine and thrust un-
tremendously into uniform. This
enforced duty proved a shock that
killed his mother and sent the
Brooklyn boy overseas a bitter
and uncompromising foe of the
system.
In France he was at once
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
Ziegfeld to Stay

LoeW's Inc. has decided to per-
petuate the name of Ziegfeld. In
other words the Ziegfeld Theater
in New York will become Loew's
ziegfeld under its movie manage
ment. The Warner Bros. en-
ployes have taken an entire row
of seats for the Stoddard Taylor
benefit show next Monday night
at the National. Killing two birds
with one stone. Since Paul MUM,
star of the play, is w. B. movie
star also. Edward G. Robinson
made "The Little Giant" his
latest movie, in nine shooting days.
All told the picture took but 18
days to prepare and shoot. Why
the haste? Well, Eddie Robinson
was anxious to beat the stork
which is racing to his New York
home. Everybody helped out and
so the new Hollywood record.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
The Future War

What will war be like in 1910? I
witnessed grand imaginative con-
cept of what the next war Amer
lea fights in-God forbid-will be
like in the Earle screening room
Saturday. It is called Men Must
Fight" and reveals whole cities
bombarded by gas fumes. The
stately Empire State Building, or
something like it, is blown into
small pieces by an air attack,
other sky scrapers tumble into
ruins when enemy airmen release
their deadly bombs.
The picture is provocative. That
is, it shows how confirmed young
pacifist gradually sees his ideals
shattered and finally yields to the
call of country and patriotic fer
vor. The sober-faced Phillips
Holmes does a great job in the
main role. 1t is a Metro Goldwyn
picture and is bound to be a win
nnr
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
RROADWAYS
OF The WORLD
By Mark HeIIinser

, HOTEL TOKATLIAN, ISTANBUL Turkey.-They held
dance in this hotel this afternoons favore form of
amusement by the way, in all these countriesand
the girls who amazed they whirled about the floor
They amazed for the simple that it is but ten
years since they permitted to enjoy any type of free
dom whatsoever
Imagine this, if you will Only ten years ago, the
and of Turkey still retained practically all of the
customs that had been part of their religion for thousands
of years not permitted to look upon the face
of his future bride until after the marriage ceremony, and
would dream of stepping from her home with
being heavily vppd
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
What Ho, The King

Paul Mum and "Counsellor-At-
Law" will not attempt to fight
the inaugural lure as a March 4
attraction. The NUM- matinee has
been moved up to Friday, March
g.. The Earle will offer "Forty.
second Street" as it's screen at
traction for the Roosevelt visitors
The King of England has
never seen Green Pastures" for
the reason that the Lord Cham
berlain has banned the play in
England. But Charles B. Coch-
ran and Frank Gregory who
have the English rights are TAX
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Last night at Keith's' I saw
another air headliner register as
a disappointing star for the news
reel-William Hard. A brilliant
journalist, positive and conVinc-
ing as his voice penetrates the
ether, on the screen his vigorous
emphasis and gestures are so dis
torted by the lmera the audience
reaction is. to put it kindly, un-
complimentary. Discussing tn e
problems which President-elect
Roosevelt confronts, Mr.. Hard
has a dignified and serious topic
for movie audiences but the Sun
day night, first show crowd, re-
fused even respectful attention.
AS a friend of WRC and Mr..
Hard and Jack Connolly's news
reel the department advises re-
takes.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
Okay Winchell

"I Know Everybody and Every
bOdy's Racket" is pip of
short feature. Story by Mark
Hellinger. Acting by Walter Win
cheIl. Ruth Etting. Paul White
mans Rhythm boys. Art Jarrett.
Nick Kenny. Arthur Tracey and
others.
Winchen is the star. The col
umnist is taken over the night
club jumps by an unsOphisticated
little ingenue posing as "NIiss
Lancaster" an innocent country
girl bewildered by Broadway
lights. anxious for wise boy guild
ance. She lifts the WincheII time
piece and leaves him SO dumb
founded he can't think up a
quick answer as she taxis away.
An Ethiopian carriage starter
turns the laugh on the boy scout
ing w. W., gulled by notorious
swindler.
Winchell looks like pale
Skeets Gallagher. acts like a Bar
rymore. The dialogue Is snappy
and well worked out. An Al
short and the RialtO audience Sat-
urday afternoon gave it fOur-star
laughter.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
Ruth Etting Sings

Once again the Metropolitan
Theater audiences can see and
hear their favorite radio song
stress, Ruth Fitting, in a two-reel
Vitaphone short, entitled Bye
Cones" which is playing there
now in addition to the feature,
George Arliss in ''The Kings Va
cation" Besides rendering several
tunes in her usual. pleasing fash
ion, Ruth Etting demonstrates
her abilities as an actress in a
Well-told love story.
The Washington times., 1933-02-20
Baron Lee Band
Is Booked for Fox

Carter Barron, city manager of
LoeW's Theaters, announces that
the "monocled monarch of
rhythm" Baron Lee and his Blue
Rhythm Band have been booked
into Loew's Fox Theater for the
early part of next month. On
the same bill will be seen Ken
Murray, stage and screen
comedian, also Laurence Gray,
well known singer.