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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
| MEHOUSE'
RE-CREATED
FOR MOVIES

1t might be called sinister alley.
1t was dark, grim, wet with the
Thames fog, and even the bricks
under the archway exuded damp
ness. There gathered the flotsam
of the London underworld. Name
less derelictS, waterman on the
dole, in corduroy and neckcloth,
with eyes shaded by soggy caps.
1t was the gripnmest, saddest, and
yet the most fascinating set on
the Paramount studio lot where
"LimehoUse Blues" which comes
to the United Artists theatre to-
morrow only, with George Raft,
Jean Parker and Anna May Wong,
was filmed.
Chinese glided catlike through
the shadows, Hindus with great
turbans, Arab sailors carrying
knives, Malays and japanese weav-
ed through on their mysterious af-
fairs. For it was Limehouse Cause
way, and men from all the Seven
Seas called it home.
Linlehouse is British sluni,
hard, dreary and drab, only the
softness and rare bits of colcr III
it are Chinese.
At the door of the Lily Garden
appear two figures, the enigmatic
Harry Young cafe owner and deal
er in business whose nature is his
own secret; and the lily-face of
Tu-Tuan, pallid Chinese beauty,
a sing-song girl, with evil in her
smile. but grace in all her move
ments, an enchantress. And these
were George Raft and Anna May
Wong.
The cameras ground steadily,
through fog that almost turned
to rain. With changer and windy
choral of strings, the Chinese mel
o6y held It's own. The microphone
captured it.
: Alexander Hall, the director,
nodded. The scene was played ac-
curately. He should know, for he
has prowled about Limehouse n
dozen times himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
sDOra't Quote Me-
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Hints
for housewives, as compiled by DR..
Frederic c. Howe, scholarly con-
sumers' counsel of the AAA:
The recent drought has messed
up food supplies Plenty of
fruit, except apples, grapes and
cranberries Oranges ought to
be cheap this winter So should
pears.
Demand will be heavy for canned
fruits . Fresh vegetables sup
plies are ample Particularly
carrots, onions, cabbage, and po-
tatoes Vegetable prices will
be high in drought areas.
The celery crop is short &.
Canned vegetables of all kinds will
be scarcer by IL per cent this
winter than usual A lot of
dried beans are being imported
and they are going to be scarce .
Pork supplies will be short
More beef, veal and lamb will make
up the meat shortage the rest of
this year . Next years meat
will be the skimpiest in
10 years
Fish will be as plentiful as us
Hens are laying 10 to Is per
cent fewer eggs than they did last
year There is plenty Of
cheese
There is enough wheat to go
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
Caltech Victor
Ouer Occidental

PASADENA, Nov. 10. GU.p-An
underrated Caltech eleven that
boasted good kicker squeezed
through with an unexpected 7-6
victory over Occidental at the Rose
Bowl last night.
Davis conversion after his team
mates marched 33 yards to a
touchdown gave the Engineers the
one-point margin OF victory in the
opening minutes play. The Engi-
neers fought off Occidental's scor-
ing tries successfully until the
third period when Capt. Hal
McMillin broke away for a 33-yard
run that led TO q touchdown. The
Tigers try for extra point failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
WILL PROBE
LOS ANGELES
PAVING GRAFT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10. U.Pl -
The county grand jury foreshad-
owed a general investigation of
county and city paving contracts
today by issuing subpoeras for
bank records Of Mayor Frank L.
Shaw, the entire board of sIpervi-
sors, city councilmen, former May
or John c. Porter and numerous
other public officials.
The subpoenas we're issued after
the grand Jury was reported to
have discovered that one high city
official assertedly had been collect
ing commissions from one patent
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
NO, THANK YOU

Voday's mail brings from Upton Sim
clair an offer for the serial rights to his
newest publication, Il, Candidate for
Governor and How / Got Licked
In it he proposes to tell how the cleo
tion in California was won by forged
documents" faxed photographs" and
Interpretations" and will also give the
inside story on his negotiations with
President Roosevelt, Jim Farley, Nc
Adoo, Creel, Secretary Ickes and others.
These negotiations were high state Sc
crets two months ago, but they may be
told now, at so much per telling
In his letter Sinclair asks that if we
make news item of his offer that we do
him the honor to state that all receipts
from the serial rights and sales of this
book will go to pay the debts of the END
Poverty In California" campaign. The
statement is made and Sinclair duly
honored.
We are not going to accept his offer.
We can't forget his opinion of newspa-
pers, especially country newspapers" as
published years ago in "The Brass
Check" and repeated time and again dur
ing his campaign. Maybe that's being
thin-skinned but we like to go on the ba-
sis of you scratch my back and I'll
scratch yours.
And while we are not the least bit in
terested in whether the debts of the END
Poverty In California" campaign are ever
paid, we will give Mr.. Sinclair sugges-
ton whereby he may obtain the neces-
sary money without all the trouble of
writing a book, also believing the public
can we'll afford not being burdened with
such document.
Our suggestion is that he issue an ap--
peal to the 100000 or more persons who
voted for him, to contribute the neces-
sary funds. If they were willing to do
him the honor of voting for him they un-
doubtedly would be willing to contribute
a dollar apiece to help pay the debts OF
the program they supported.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

splendid opportunity to regenerate some
of the spirit we had in the war DAYS. The
United States of America should mean
Just as much to US now as it die then.
We should stand up for it and protect its
institutions in civil life the same as the
veterans did in 1917-1S We should strive
to make short work of those who would
tear down and destroy these institutions.
If we fail in this we are failing those
thousands of our countrymen who left us
IN 19l7-ls and for whom Armistice day
never came.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
UNCLE WIGGMY'S LEAKY
PAIL

Uncle Wiggily opened his eyes and
looked about him in surprise. At
first he could not believe it. But, as
he opened his eyes wider, he knew
it must be true.
MY goodness whispered the
rabbit gentleman to himself. Il am
not at home in my hollow stump
bungalow 7 am in the den of the
Fox-or maybe the den of the Wolf
or the Bob Cat! Oh. how did it
happen?"
First he thought it might be
dream. But when he saw that he
was lying on some old bags upon
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
EASY TO FORGET

Can you remember when grandpa or
some of the neighbors used to tell you
stories of the Civil war? Or perhaps you
can recall standing on the curbstone on
Memorial day, watching long line of
men in blue pass by.
They talked of the war" of Shiloh,
Gettysburg, Antietam and other odd
sounding names. 1t was all very inter-
esting and exciting, but the war was a
long time ago and there was a great deal
of vagueness and indefiniteness about it.
The greatest of all wars ended 16
years ago tomorrow. To the adult gen.
Grafton it seems as though it We're only
yesterday that people yelled and shouted
with JOY and gave themselves up to all
sorts of hilarity to make up for the long
years of strife and turmoil, of training
camps, drafts, slackers, patriots, Liberty
bonds, Red Cross drives, casualty lists,
U-boats and dozens of other phases of
war which were on every tongue.
1t is strange to think that a new gen.
Grafton has come along to whom the orig
lnal Armistice day is as vague and indef-
mite as the Civil war stories were to us.
Boys and girls are going to our high
schools who were not even born when the
news of the Armistice arrived. This
years crop of football heroes We're just
little tads who probably wondered why
the grown-ups did SO much yelling and
shouting. Indeed young men and women
who may confess to being % years and
even older, can only recall the Armistice
indistinctly.
Time passes swiftly, for all its slow
ness, and it is so easy to forget. The old
arifi ha
for not giving thought to the serious
things which Armistice day should bring
home to all of US, yet do we of the older
generation remember as we should? Do
we ever think of the hundreds of fellows
who have been in hospitals for all of the
Is years since Armistice day, manned,
crippled and in constant suffering as
result of their war service?
Are we considerate enough of the vet
eran who gets into trouble? Do we ever
stop to think that maybe the trouble
should really be blamed on sickness or
injury received in service? Haven't some
OF US reached the point where we think
OF all veterans as posers and grafters?
What, II any, cooperation are we giving
toward the cause Of world peace? Does
our own flag and our own country mean
as much to US as they did in 1917-1S?
Have we listened to the siren song of
those who propose and support un-
American doctrines? Have we felt that
some of the foreign isms" are to be pre-
ferred to the fundamentals which have
come down to us from our forefathers?
Are we as much 100 per cent Ameri-
can today as we claimed to be in 1917
18?
We have plenty of questions to ask
ourselves on Armistice day. Il is a
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

paving company. The official was
alleged to have received 10 cents a
ton on all quantities of a certain
unpatented paving material deliv-
cred to the city. --.,
Information reputedly reaching
the grand jury was that the Off
cial made bank deposits in excess
of his city salary and that his
name was carried on company books
as mo. 3d." An employee OF the
paving concern was credited as
the grand jury's informant
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
BED-TIME STORIES
BY howard e. GARRIS
Copyrights 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndscase,

oolllng, hoWled the Wolf. I'VE shall
soon eat, I hope"
They must be talking about me, >"
thought Uncle Wiggily. He was sure
of this, moment later, when the
Bob Cat looked at him and mewed:
We'll, Uncle Wiggily, how do you
feel?"
How to Escape?
Not very good, I am sorry to
say answered the rabbit. How
old you happen to catch me and
bring me to your den?" he asked.
I'VE found you asleep in the
woods" said the Wolf. And we
picked you up, still asleep, and car
ried you here"
And you can't. get away with any
trick umbrella this time!" barked
the Fox. Then Uncle Wiggily re.
membered. He had gone out in the
woods TO look for an adventure He
had fallen asleep. The next he
knew he was in the den of the Bad
Chaps.
They have caught me this time, -
said Uncle Wiggily to himself. But
perhaps 1 can play trick on them,
even if have no shutting up UNI
brella, and get away. must try to
think of some way to escaped"
So he sat upon his rought bed Of
old bags. The Fox threw some more
Z yJsn Inn al 10 t,,;4 l.
long spoon, stirred kettle of wa
ter that was boiling over the blaze.
Then he sprinkled in some salt and
pepper.
I'VE shall soon have a fine rab-
bit stew" laughed the Wolf
"Oh, please let me gol Please let
me gol" begged Uncle Wiggily. IT
don't want to be a rabbit stew!"
NO, we will not let you go"
howled the Fox.
A Clever Trick
And you must work while you
are here" said the Bob Cat. "Here
Take this pail" he told Uncle Wig
gily. Go to the spring at the foot
Of the hill, fill the pail with water
and bring it here"
why, that is a leaky pail" said
the bunny gentleman as he looked
at it. ''The bottom is full of holes
I can't get water in that 1t will all
leak away before 1 can get back
here from the spring"
! What do l care." mewed the Bob
Cat. Leak o. no leak, get pail of
water!"
So Uncle Wiggily took the leaky
pail. He thought he might run off
on the way to the spring, but the
! Bob Cat went with him to watch.
The rabbit leaned over the spring
and dipped the pail in. OF course,
as soon as he lifted it up, all the
water ran out through the holes.
"Hal Ha! Hal" laughed the mean
Bob Cat.
Then Uncle Wiggily thought of a
way to fool the Bad Chap. Quickly
picking up some large, brown oak
leaves from the ground, Uncle Wig
gily lined he inside of the pail He
put leaves over the holes and this
time, when he dipped up the water
none of it ran out. The holes were
covered.
That's a clever trickl" meWed
| the Bob Cat.
$50 is this one!' laughed Uncle
( Wiggily. Then he threw the pail OF
water in the face of the Bob Cat
and before the Bad Chap could wipe
1 I,is ewes dry. away through the
woods ran the bunny and got safely
away. So # the ear of corn will lis
ten to the oatmeal singing the
breakfast orange to sleep, I'll tel
YOU next about Uncle Wiggily's rub
Der boots
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
GOLF CHAMP BESTED

PALO ALTO, Calf. Nov. 10. <U.R;
First among amateur golfers in
the United States and Great Brit
ain, Lawson Little found himself
taking second place today on the
golf team of his own college, STAN
ford University.
Tom Dwyer, Sacramento, won
the No. / position on the college
team by defeating the British and
American amateur champion, 7 to
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

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manager. Telephone 20, business office; 700 edi-
torisl department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
M|NSTRELS To
GIVE SHOW At
FOX IMPERIAL

Richards and Pringles Famous
Georgia Ministries" with 40 Of the
most famous minstrel stars, comed-
ians, singers ana dancers, will be
the attraction Monday on the
stage of the Fox Imperial theatre,
Ell Centre, matinee and evening.
Never before in the history Of
minstreldom has anything like this
years edition of the Famous "Geor-
gia Minstrels" been attempted.
There are 40 people in the stage
presentation, and this season the
Georgia Minstrels" have been
augmented with the continental
congress of colored stars Of stage,
screen and radio and a recording
orchestra.
A male ensemble chorus, brass
band, and men, gagmen, singers,
dancers, comedians everything
that went with the old time min
strel show, even to a street parade
has been included in the Georgia
Minstrels." The hottest and new
est Harlem dancing is one OF the
latest features.
Other features will include Lasses
Brown and Kid Thomas, The Kings
of Comedy, The Georgia Quar-
tette, The three Rhythm Kings
and other old time favorites.
The army remount service has Of
fered to place purebred stallion in
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
GUESTS GUARANTEED

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (U.P) - 1t
was a swell wedding until-3l local
guests returned from Springfield,
Mass, to learn they had been ex-
posed to scarlet fever and would
have to be ouarantined.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

Oh yes, remember what happened to
you 16 years ago tomorrow when you de-
cided that you didn't have to salute any
more?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
TEN YEARS AGO
NoypYnher 10 1921

Opening Of the new courthouse
will take place Saturday, Novem-
Der 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

1t is really remarkable the number of
second lieutenants who have become real
good men and the number of top-ser-
geants still alive after sixteen years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

Several autos full of date enthu-
siasts will be pilcted over the date
gardens OF the Yuma valley to-
morrow by Farm Advisor Garth
waite,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Noyernher 10 1919

w. A. McCune has the honor OF
being the first Seeley man TO hunt
ducks by airplane.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

BY holding the fast Calexico
squad to a 6-6 tie Saturday, the
Central team is again in the run
ming for the valley football cham
pionship.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10

The army remount service has Of
fered to place a purebred stallion in
Napa county il the farmers want IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for Ihis
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 10, 1914

Next week is fair week, and there
will be many things doing.
Nearly half an inch Of rain, ac-
ccmpanied by the usual thunder
and lightning i Interested valley
people Sunday night and yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
He looked q little tarther

floor Of stone and when he looked a
little farther and saw the three Bad
Chaps sitting on old boxes near a
table close to a hearth, on which a
fire was burning, then MIR. Longears
knew that he had been caught.
He was more sure of it, mo-
nent late, when the Fox said:
Hes awake"
80 he isl" mewed the Bob Cat.
"The fire is hot and the water is
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
Citizen Group Opposes
Sale OF TenleY School

Randle Highlands Citizens AS
sociation, meeting in the Benja-
min Orr School last night,
adopted resolutions from H. A.
Elmore, chairman of the law and
legislative committee, opposing
legislation that would authorize
the sale of the old Tenley School
and grounds on Wisconsin Ave
nue. to ST. AIMS Church. which
now rents the building for paro-
chial school purposes.
Endorsement was given the Nor
ton bill, providing for the cleo
ton of delegates to represent the
District at major political con-
ventions in the selection of can
didates for President and Vice
President.
The following committee on
nominations was appointed by
President Adelbert w. Lee to re-
port at the September meeting:
r. H. Randall, A. H. Leapley, A.
H. BacaS and H. F.. Marti.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
SEEK
To STAY HERE

Leaders of the 1884 Bonus
Army today planned to confer
with the White House for an ex.
tension of time until Sunday so
they may continue their conven-
ton at Fort Hunt, after rejecting
offers of the Government to en-
list in the CCC.
The 1900 veterans, members of
the Veterans National Rank and
File Committee, are scheduled to
vacuate the abandoned fort,
where they have been encamped
since May IA, today. Speakers last
night flayed the Governments
proposal that the men enlist in
the CCC and stressed the neces-
Sity of staying here to force a
vote on the bonus.
A committee of three, Harold
Hickerson, George Altman and
James Beatty. yesterday conferred
with Government officials, seek
ing new quarters to replace their
accommodation at Fort Hunt,
and demanded the fright to stay
or leave without interference" to
continue their fight for their
three-point program.
Meanwhile, groups of veterans
are expected to march on Capitol
Hill again today to urge Senators
to use their influence in getting
the bonus bill out of committee
and place it on the floor for a
vote,
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
CHILD CLINICS SCHEDULED

Boyer. and DR.. Ellicott. The entire
day will be devoted to this meet
ing due to the large number of
children expected to attend.
DR.. E!l!cott also announced that
chest clinics for the summer
months have been arranged as
follows:
Tuesday, June IL, Rockville
Court House; Thursday, June Ii,
Poolesville Town Hall; Tuesday,
June 19, Damascus School.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
FISH BOAT SALE
To CONTINUE

The practice Of selling fish
directly from boats at the fish
wharf will continue.
The District Commissioners
have decided that it is the public
interest to permit the fish boat
men to sell their catch direct to
the public. This custom had been
questioned by the Fish Dealers
Protective Association, who COM
planned that the sales from boats
offered wholesalers and retailers
unfair competition.
A hearing on the matter was
held Friday and the Commits.
sioners announced their decision
late yesterday.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
Talking Films Used
As Aid to ELOcUtiOn

DENVER GIN. SIN in 6
pictures are being used by the
speech department of the Univer.
sity of Denver to improve the ges.
lures and postures of campus
orators.
DR.. Elwood Murray, head of the
department, photographs his stu
dents while they are speaking.
Then the films are run off and
the students study themselves in
action.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24

Child health conferences for the
examination of infants and pre-
school children have been ar
ranged by DR.. v. L. Ellicott, Mont
gomery county health officer to
care for children during the sum-
mer months, it was announced by
his office yesterday.
The first of these clinics will be
held at Damascus on May 20, and
will be attended by DR.. G. M.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24

LOS ANGELES, May "a G.N.S).
Virginia Bruce, actress and fourth
wife of John Gilbert, film star,
was scheduled to appear in court
tomorrow to press her suit for
divorce on grounds of cruelty.
In her complaint Miss Bruce
charged that the great screen
lover embarrassed and humiliated
her and frequently lost his temper.
Miss Bruce and Mr.. Gilbert
separated several months ago.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24

Citizens ASSo-
C i a ton. meet
ing last night
in S h e r wood
P e S b yterian
C h urch hall,
adopted a reso-
luton by Will
liam S. Tor
bert opposing
S u f fr age for
the District Of
Columbia.
It was claim
ed m a n y or
g a nj z a t i ons
" ere support
The Washington times., 1934-05-24

buttons for suffrage without the
Objectionable features being un-
derstood, or even being pointed
out.
The associations action was
taken on a motion to reconsider
a vote in favor of suffrage taken
at q former meeting.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
FORT MYER HORSE SHOW

Sixteen classes will be entered
in the annual Fort Myer Horse
Show at the show grounds near
the west end of Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge next Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
D. c. SUFFRAGE
IS OPPOSED
BY CITIZENS
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

After prolonged debate, IN
which many members partici-
pated, the Rhode Island Avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26
TIGHT WITH MA
 MAY CLOSE MILL
Tennessee Plant Refused to Obey Laws-Owners
 to Shut Up Plant

~ Hartman, Tenn, June 2e.-(UP) Whe Hartman hosiery mill struck m dramatic crescendo in it's long controversy with the MIRA today by ordering the closing of it's plant be- cause of the ssperaecution" of Gen. arai Hugh s. Johnson. MIRA admin fptrator.
 ' "Action of General Johnson and the MIRA has convinced us that they intend to wreck this concern and make It's operation impossible" che company's notice of closing to employees, said.
 Meanwhile A. R. Clancy, vice. president of General Motors and special assistant to General John son, was en-route here from Wash ington to determine whether the MIRA would relent and return the blue eagle it withdrew from the mill several months ago on charge that 1t refused to engage in collective bargaining with em- pioyes.
 Clancy was dispatch after J. A. Wright, Jr, the mjlrs attorney. had petitionad NRA's Washington head quarters for new eagle. He main- tained the company was conform ing with all requirements of the national recovery act but It's cus- toners were boycotting it because 1t did not belong to NRA.
 The closing order was signed by Wright. It will be effective SO soon as all material in the plant Is fab- ricated and shipped. When the plant closes G53 employees will be out of work.