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Evening star., 1934-11-15
RADIO OPENED Between
WASHINGTON AND TOXIC

mdckay company, AhIci Ao 1AohoA
Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Subsidiary, Begins Service.
Mackay Radio g. Telegraph Co., a
subsidiary of International Telephone
& Telegraph Co., inaugurated direct
radio service yesterday between Wash
ington and Toxic.
The Washington transmitter, op-
Grated by remote control from the
company's Offices in the Evans Build
ing, Is located near Muirkirk, Md,
while the receiving station is near
Rockville.
In Japan, Mackay is cooperating
with the Japanese government radio
administration and the Japanese gov
ernment telegraph system, according
to the announcement by E. J. Girard,
Mackay Washington manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-19

The again making queer noises but Pabito didn't mind Moves had said in English Unless you mend he laughed not quite steadily for laughter almost for gotten by him and it hurt bit to recover 1t.
 Pablito picked up fork "What this?" he asked
 "Es una tenador," said Moves. "They have great i'm. portance people who not tall enough to small measures"
 The strange noises made Pabto feel afraid again. He slipped from his chair to stand by Moves who hestated shyly for moment and then looking determined lifted Pabo to his knees Over the chds head he could see the portrait of woman with another little boy in her arms
 Pabito felt the that around him tightening
 Perhaps - he will stay here = with me-" said Moves hafaloud and then sudden wild onslaught of the nights ming to realize how lonely he had been
 little later Moves undressed Pablto and saw the scars and bruises that upon the chds body Infamous| he said unsteadily
 Pabito stood wide-eyed, wondering as his rags being pulled from him. It wild, cold night to venture into the but-El Hombre going, he would follow!
 "I go where you go w he said in Spanish.
 "That is good to hear rLthat is good to hear!' Moves answered
 
 With the passing of a weeek Pabto's fear began to evaporate in the warmth of kindness Tt is good place. he remarked again again his low class Spanish and good place. The water either side of the island shallow providing two paettes of rotous color At the end of the island that stretched toward the was deeper water and there the boat dragged to steep businesske looking beach, At the wider and flat end of the island inundated land reaching to the tracks at low tide and becoming marshy fishy smelling when the
 Pabto's life was simple. He awoke to eat and ate again when the in the middle of the sky At night there another meal and then he to bed Between these meals stretched hours for play and peace
 Some weeks after his informal adoption Pabito morning said to Noyes The wind makes the trees turn in their beds and they stretch"
 Moves looked for long while at the small blond boY who learning English with other important things He said slowly, What will come to you, don't know All teach you kindness and the clascs to the truth not to speak the trutand perhaps from bad example a loathng of strong drink,
 Pabto from his heels where he had been squat ting and stretched he earth awake train had pound ed by and the smoke that snorted had drfed hgh low This meant to Pablito long day of play in the sunlight.
 Breakfast now; breakfast" he said loudly and in English
 "We are becoming civilized" said Norris Shall we have it sent in from the Club old man, knock up thing for ourselves?'
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-19

When the night black and real and Pabito found he could to he crawled from his of the shack Outside sick and dizzy from pan he had to He going he would not come back He rched swayed onward After bit he found path he knew and after few feet of travel this he sank unconscious to the hard ground.
 As Pablito sank to the ground gentleman who knew himself to be Norris Moves sat by sticky table staring into empty glass. Around him unpleasant din; above him rooms where sailors and dockhands hurried eagerly.
 Jake the proprietor of the dubious place, said Any thing more, MT Smith?
 Moves answered in voice that told of good birth and schooling "Thank you believe not!'
 Then he He had thought that through drink he could dim his ache for world he had known He wanted where he would shop windows theaers; warmth; good food But he had only his shack and the loneliness there Come again, MT Smith," said Jake. q probably shall," said Moves bitterly. His shack was far inland from Key West and on a remote stretching finger of island He hurried toward it. for the night cold and of the ndark quality that is out" he thought and stumbled something soft After several futile attempts he held lighted match between cupped palms and, looking down, said, My God! Pablito, again of life, shook from fear Had not Angela often said, Ah, had mans strength how would make you suffer! and here The lifted the child and, carrying him. walked a long way over train track and down an ebannen Then he laid Pabo in boat and after stepping into it pushed it off, Pabto tried to get out but the man caught him and in his heart the sensation he had had from holding the bird with the broken wing Then the went back to his place
 
 After quite little trip the beached the boat lifted Pablito again and carried him into shack where, for little time, with lantern t he sat by Pablito couch Pabito kept batting his He didn't know why why the had water in his eyes when he sad Well stick together!
 Moves rose the child must be fed and cared for Pabto looking around, saw shiny thing shelf ticking. Pablito asked what it his lowass but ready Span ish and in faterng Spanish Moves answered. The driver of civilized slaves clock One eas works oves sleeps at it's bidding and the clock hands and my ncnations have never agreedw The books Pablito to learn by heart he as boxes there chairs bed table and stove that Pablito recognized by the fire in it. There pictures too. One of and child made him murmur La Madre Santissima de Chrsto Moves said wearily "No mo It is my wife and my chidy'
 Norris Noyes having assembled food carried Pablito
 chair by the table The boy guped down the food stuff ] ing it into his mouth with grimy fingers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
OFFICERS WILL
FACE QU|ZZ|NC

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, April 30.
U.P)--Phil LIE Cornec and A. M.
Dewey, San Rafael police abducted
by two fugitibe convicts whom they
sought to arrest, returned home to-
day from San Bernardino with the
bullet-riddled car in which the
convicts finally were killed
The policemen were suspended
temporarily from duty by Chief of
Police Sabin Kane until they cX-
planned satisfactorily the circum-
stances of their capture by Walter
Wyeth and Wanda Stewart, San
quentin prison inmates who es-
capped last Thursday
Dewey already has explained to
the United Press that Wyeth and
Stewart "got the drop" on the
policemen when Dewey stopped the
police car to question the men.
San Bernardino deputies st Vic
torville shot and killed the fugi-
tiveS.
Kane's plans for an investiga-
ton were spurred by criticism of
law enforcement agencies which
let the fugitives slip through their
fingers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
JAPANESE Of
CITY OBSERVE
HISTORIC DATE

Celebrating the Emperors BIRTH
day and also the 80th anniversary of
Commodore Matthew Perry's first
visit to Japan, the El Centro Japan
ese association held picnic Sunday
at the Aten ranch.
K. NiShimota, president of the
japanese association, presided and
the following gave talks: Atsushi
Satow, Lily Nishimoto, Edward H.
Law, county clerk; NJ Matsuki, re-
presenting the japanese people re-
siding here; Elmer Heald, district
attorney; Capt. Conley of the Los
Angeles sheriff's office; Mrs. w. w.
Apple, of the Ten Thousand clubs
International Relations section;
Miss La Force of Brawley, and j..
Sterling Oswalt, Ell Centre chief of
police.
Various entertainment numbers
were enjoyed also, including an ex-
cellent Chinese dance by Evelyn
Low and a series of beautiful Jap
anese dances given in native Co.'S
tunes.
Running races were arranged for
the small boys and girls after which
the afternoon was devoted to fenc-
ing with the Japanese swords. This
event was highly spectacular and
was directed by S. Koicke.
Boy Scouts, led by Eeishi Sakani-
wa, helped during the entire pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
WILSON SCHOOL

The 8-A-2 class gave a play at
Wilson school last Wednesday night
for educational week. 1t was very
successful and was enjoyed by all
who attended Each member OF
the class had some contribution to
give. They showed the problems
that confronted educators now.
Only 3 cents out of every dollar
90 for taxes while 8 cents go for
pleasures. The TAB sent their
vice-president to tell the 8-A-3 class
how much they enjoyed the pro-
gram.-Harold Fortnor, Bobby Ann
Anderson, TAB.
We are studying about the devel-
opment of writing from picture
writing to its present form. Each
member of the class has looked
up some type of writing and given
a report on it. One of the girls
made an ancient scroll showing
picture writing.-Morris Steinwin-
der, TAB.
Last Saturday all the boys in the
pentathalon went to Calexico for
practice meet. One boy at Calex-
leo jumped feet, 7 inches.-Guy
Hamilton, TAB.
The indoor ball game between
East Side school and Wilson school
boys was a tie, 3 to 8. The pitch
er for the East Side school was
Sam Cook and the pitcher for Will
son school was Billy Bowman
John Ohio, 7-A-2.
There is to be an indoor base
ball game between the To and 7-3
classes within the next few days.
AS a member of the To class, I
naturally would like to see our
class win the game. but I would
also like to see the 7-3 class make
a good showing.-Robert Womack,
| TAP.
The 7-A-4's have finished study
ing the prepositional phrase. 1t is
lots of fun to pick out the prepos-
itional phrases in book. Just for
fun to see how many prepositional
phrases you can find.-Jim Rapson,
| 7-A-4
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30

son school. 1t was free to everyone
who wanted to come. It started at
7:30 D. m. Miss Velman was our
director.-Mary Earl Muncill, 5-A.
Our jack tournament We had last
week was a success. The children
in Mrs. ShaW's room enjoyed IL
very much and the winners were
Mary Earl Muncill, Phyllis Purdy,
Ray Huckleberry and Edie Hughes.
Phyllis Purdy, 5-A.
Mrs. McCrory's ga room is go
ing to have q contest with Miss Ep-
ler GA room. 1t is going to be
about aircrafts. The boys are go
ing to see who can make an air
plane which can stay up in the air
the longest. We also are drawing
all kinds of aircrafts.-Frances
Aaron, GA.
Miss Epler's mother sends us
some new flowers nearly every
morning. Our room Is nearly COW
cred with beautiful flowers. I
don't see how she raises such beau
tiful flowers. We think it is very
kind of her. She is 81 years OF
age.-Jack Oswalt, GA.
Two rooms in Lincoln school are
having an airplane contest. There
are going to be five boys and five
girls on each side. They are going
to ask each other questions and
there are going to be go questions
in all. The questions are mainly
on the construction of the airplane.
The contest is going to be held
next Tuesday.-Billy Sorensen, GA.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30

1t is believed at the Ell Centro
Chamber of Commerce that unfa-
vorable publicity broadcast through
out the nation in connection with
the activities of agitators III Imper-
ial Valley during the pea strike is
responsible for the changing of I'M
perial Valley on the Nations Busi-
ness map from spot of good busi-
ness to one of fair. Certainly" sta
ted Robert Hays, manager of the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce,
today, "if business conditions were
good in Imperial Valley in January
and February they should be shown
as good in March, for a survey of
the business houses indicates stea-
Oily increased sales during that
month and substantial increase in
business during March 1894 over
March 1888. Out of town visitors at
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
LINCOLN SCHOOL

The 5-B class is drawing pictures
of ships for art. Yesterday we
painted big pictures of ships. Some
of them were very pretty.-Thomp-
son, Grace, 5-B.
A few days ago we had geo.
graphy test on maps. We outlined
the north central states, the pla-
teau states, and the Great Lakes.
We told about three industries Of
the north central states and two in
dustries of the plateau states.-Bill
Susman, 5-B.
The 6-B class got one of series
of stories about Greece. Miss
Hunter said we could make note
books for all the stories and put a
design or draw a Spartan on the
cover. There were some questions
about the story and I got all of
them correct. I think our Greek
notebooks will be very nice.-Skip-
py Finch, 6-B.
In the 6-B grade we have made
health posters. Some of the posters
are the milk bottle fighting the
coffee. Others are vegetables 60
ing to health land where children
may get healthy.-Geraldine Spain.
6-B.
Friday night Lincoln school join
ed in big singing festival at Will
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
HARDING SCHOOL

Many of the mothers and friends
of children in Harding school OBJ
served education week by visiting
the class rooms. Our visitors, who
were most welcome, were Mes
danes A. C. Farrar, William Ohm
stede, C. S. Justman, j. B. Nc
Neece, M. Benton, Herbert Holt,
Glenn Kieffer, Charles Delp, V. T.
Norris, Walter Riedy, o. A. Ash
brook, Paul Marsh, j. Maxwell.
Charles Delp had the distinction of
being the only father to visit this
week.
Once there was a little boy and
he lived with his mother. One day
he went for a walk and when he
came back his mother said, "Where
have you been? I thought you went
on a journey. But he really only
went for a walk-Virginia Palmer,
Kgn.
AS I was walking up hill
I heard something behind me
AS if it were a drill,
And if I hadn't turned around
in time.
1t would have bit me.
Phyllis Malan, 2-A-3
Flowers are so gay every summer
In spring they are pretty too
I'd love to see them grow
/ The whole year through.
Kathleen Kieffer, 3-B
I have a little frog.
1 caught him in my hand.
He is so cute have him in can
-Venita woodward, 3-B
The boys and girls in the 1-A-l
class have been searching for theil
little dog. His tail is cut short
and his ears are cut long. If every
one can sing the song today theil
teacher has promised them thai
the dog will be somewhere in tht
room. We wonder who will dis.
cover him.
We have cake of miniature
soap missions. Carmel was Father
Sierra IS favorite mission, and i
seems to be ours too. Some child
rem made others though. We have
San Fernando, San Juan Capi5
trano, Juan Bautista, San Francis
co d. Assist. Jack Duff made {
mission tapestry, and several child
rem made large chalk drawings
4-A-2.
Barbara has taught us bird calls
When we wanted to learn to imitat'
the sparrows, she took us out on tn
portico, and we listened to the rea
thing. We have a lot of fun will
our bird chorus.-4-A-2.
Our class is going to take a tril
around the world. We will trave
in the Macon and will broadcas
the most interesting things thai w
see on our trip, through the cour
tesy of KFI. We will announc
the time later-Imogene Haun, 4
Al.
I have a good dog. He is blac
and white. He runs after a baI
and can sit up on his hind fee
Next year he will be nine years OLE
Clyde Fabares, 3-A-1.
In our study about birds we hav
learned so much. We know a goo
many birds by name and when W
see them. We know which ones ar
friends of the farmer and whicl
ones are not. We wear a pin whicl
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30

port indicates improved conditions
over March year ago and over
january and February, according to
Hays.
Frank Greene, who prepares the
monthly business map, says the fea-
ture of March was the outburst of
retail trade throughout the country,
based on the early Easter. THE
months operations shone by COM
parison with year ago." he states,
land such percentages of gain have
not been witnessed since the war.
Farm prices were SO per cent and
farm buying power 25 per cent
ahead of last year. Mail order trade
gained SO to perhaps rs per cent
over March 1888, and department
store sales in some cities were es-
timated as 35 per cent above last
year, with gains of 10 to 80 per cent
in chain store sales"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell CentrO School Pupils

shows we belong to the Audubon
society.-3-A-1 class.
We have been making pretty bird
houses. We will make the birds too.
-2A-1.
Wilson Berry brought a doodle
bug to school on Thursday We all
enjoyed watching it bury itself in
the ground.-2-A-1.
On Thursday the 4-s class had
a Dutch program. We invited our
fathers and mothers. Robert Lee
announced our program.
First we had a song given by
Betty Mae Duer, Maxine Fleming,
Marjorie Harrison, Dorothy Har-
rison, Laurabelle Law, Betty Lee
Lennon, Donald Edgar, Robert
Lee. Jimmy Riedy and Windle
Roach.
Then we had a Dutch dance by
Frances Hogue, Darlene Pierson,
Alfred Ashbrook, and Bert Holt.
The chief thing in our program
was movie of Holland. Every one
in the room helped to make the
pictures. Then Billy Jane Zeitvo-
gel and Jenny Montoya were cur
tain movers. Bert Holt and Al
fred Ashbrook turned the film
Betty Mae Duer read the stories
telling about the pictures.
The parents who came were Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Duer, Mr.. anc
Mrs. j. M. Zeitvogel and MesdameS
Herbert Holt, Edward Law, o. A
Ashbrook, Walter Reidy, I. T. Raab
L. O. Pierson, B. B. Barnett, Simor
Hogue, Russell Hoy, D. D. Carey
G. w. Edgar and j. B. Christian
sen.
Monday Frank brought a fine
collection of scallop shells to oul
room. Warren and Raynor brought
collections too. Now every one il
interested in sea creatures. Some
are writing stories, others are writ.
| ing poems and all of us are draw
ing pictures of the sea creatures
| 3-A-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
|( urkefS
New York Stocks
BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, April 80. - Stocks
closed weak today with losses
ranging to points in the main
list and as much as % points in
the high priced shares. Homestake
Mining was the major loser.
Steel common closed at 46% off
2la points. --'.
Stock sales today approximated
100000 shares against $4,000
:, shares Friday. Curb sales were
$4,000 shares against 10000 shares
Friday.
Dow Jones preliminary averages
showed industrial 1OO.49 off 2.4l,
railroad 47.39 off 1.39, utility 25.O5
off O.45.
A rally of IA to rs cents a
buShel in wheat today on adverse
crop news steadied the stock mar
ket after short selling sally had
brought the averages down to March
% levels. Prices firmed from the
lows but a majority were still off
fractions to more than a point
The heaviest selling came just be-
fore noon. The sudden down turn
was attributed largely to shorts
testing the market For a time
tickers were minutes late. Then
2 trading turned dull and remained
so.
Wheat was bright spot in the
) commodity list. taking the play
from the rubber market where fu-
lures scared to a year highs at
gains of more than cent pound
in the early trading on a new out
put restriction agreement. Silver
Futures were weak and spot silver
declined e cent to 42A cents an
ounce. Cotton Futures eased
Rubber shares were bid up slightly
in the early trading, but they did
not respond with the enthusiasm
displayed B Rubber Futures to the
restriction agreement signed over
the weekend. Rubber shares and
futures behaved identically with
New York in London, but in Paris
rubber issues spurted on the bourse
Silver stocks dropped with silver.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30

to Elco Oil company for a ware
house at Third and Main streets,
$500.
AdmitS Liquor Sale-Frank Eug-
ster was fined $75 and given a six
months suspended Jail sentence
following his plea of guilty to sell
ing liquor to minors in the Nc
Cabe district at hearing before
Judge Mayfield this afternoon. On
motion of the district attorney S
office similar charge against
Mrs. Joe Arnold was dismissed.
Perishable Shipments-Shipme
of perishableS over the weekend
consisted of "a cars of cantaloupes,
two cars tomatoes, one car mixed
vegetables, and SO cars melons, ac-
cording to B. A. Harrigan, agricul-
tural commissioner.
DIR. r. c. Clemons. dentist pro-
fessional bldg. Phone 245.
m vi tt
20-30 Club Meeting-Meeting OF
the 20-30 club has been called for
Tuesday evening, May l, at 7 o.
clock in the California hotel. Paul
Shaw is in charge of the program
which includes dinner and a talk by
a speaker. Prospective members will
be welcomed.
Jasper Meeting Changed-Jasper
home department meeting will take
place Wednesday, May 2, but will
,be held at the home Of Mrs. Gates
instead of Mrs. Kings, due to the
illness of Mrs. Kings mother.
Supervisors To Meet-The board
of county supervisors will meet in
regular session tomorrow afternoon
at the court house. The meeting
is scheduled to start at 2 O'Clock.
a.. Marriage License Granted-An-
tonic Morlino, 26, and Dolores Cor
rillo, %, both of Calipatria, were
granted marriage license at the
court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30

chamber headquarters are amazed
at improvements being made in the
business section of Ell Centre, which
includes store enlargements and i'm
provements and undermining of Of
flee buildings ana indicates a more
optimistic outlook than is manifest
ed in most cities the size of Ell Gen.
tro at the present time"
In questioning the change of I'm
perial Valley to only a fair section
of the country, Hays points out that
the Bank Of America business re-
view states that Imperial Valleys
barley and wheat crops are early,
large and in excellent condition;
flax will give the growers a satis-
factory margin Of profit; cattleman
will realize a small profit at pre-
sent prices and prices on sheep and
wool have been very good. This re-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
@uNIYHRRIEEs

MOrri Funeral Rites-Funera SER
vices for Francisco Morri, wife of
Frank Morri of Plaster City, who
|, died April 81, were held this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock from the chapel
OF b. E. Lemons with Rev. Gerald
OKeefe of st. Mary's church Off
ating. Burial was in Evergreen GEM
etery.
Ice Cold So Beer-l0c Bottle
Ell Centre Fish Mkt, 9th and Main.
23tf
Harness Reported Stolen-Two
sets of harness belonging to Do
mingo Sanchez were stolen from his
ranch a mile south of Imperial Sat-
urday, according to report made to
the sheriff.
DR.. A. b. Hanson. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone 88 9tf
Thief Steals Cara Chevrolet
coupe registered to P. E. Van Nos
trand, Ell Centre, was stolen in CAL
Exico last night according to a re-
port he made to police here.
Sales Slips StOIen-Ted Bratley
reported to local police that some
time Saturday night someone en-
tered his home and stole approx
mately 300 credit sales slips.
Notice to All My Customers-It
MAS been brought to my attention
that some unauthorized person is
collecting for service work done
by me. am personally RESPONSE
BILE for collection of my own ac-
counts, and payment to any other
person should be refused. I will
present due statements for all
accounts personally. Ted Bratley,
Refrigerator Service. 3Ot1
Building Permits Granted-Two
permits were issued by the city en-
gineer's office today, one to H. o.
.Rentfro for an addition to the Sew
enth Day Adventist church, GIG
South Tenth street, $4,000; the other
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
L. A. Hay
Dance Instructor
Visits Parents

Dick Hockett, former resident, is
in the valley this week visiting his
parents at their home, 104O Olive.
Young Hockett is assistant to
Randolph of the Roy Randolph
dance studios of he Ambassador
hotel, Los Angeles, and the Mira
mar hotel. Santa Monica.
The studios have just finished
show for the Assistance League
which was presented Saturday
night at the Biltmore hotel.
Next week they will start work
on a show for the Nine O'clock
Players and Hockett is taking ad-
vantage of this interval to visit his
parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-30
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, April 80. W.Py -
Stocks sold slowly downward in ear
ly trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today. Volume was light.
Transamerica led trading, with
900 shares sold, down 1s at ca.
Union Oil was down Y at IT'S,
300 shares changing hands.
On volume of 500 shares or less
Standard Oil was down IL at 35A
Pacific Finance unchanged at 10,
Security First National down Y at
331a, and Republic Petroleum down
Il at 4, a new low for the year.