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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
ROGERS FILM
To Be HERE
THREE DAYS

His wife wanted him to retire and
play a little-but all play and no
work makes viii wild boy.
That, in brief, is the story of Will
Rogers latest picture, Handy An
dy,' coming to the United Artists
theatre tomorrow for three days.
Advance reports from the previews
| say this is the funniest comedy of
his career, and the highlights of the
story bear this out.
} Will is getting along comfortably
in his drug store, when his wife,
Peggy Wood, perSuadeS him to sell
out. First he takes up pigeon raising
but he has to stop that when his
pets fly all over the house. Next
he takes up golf, with uproarious
results. Then his wife and daugh-
ter, Mary Carlisle, persuade him
to attend the Mardi Gras in New
Orleans.
That's when things really begin
to happen. Will begs off from at
tending the Comus costume ball.
Wandering around alone, he gets
acquainted with a fellow druggist
and his dashing girl friend, Con-
chita Montenegro. A few cocktails
make him change his mind about
the ball. and he attends with Con-
chita, choosing a Tarzan leopard
skin costume. A few more cocktails
help persuade him to do an hilar-
ious adagio dance with Conchita
and the ball breaks up in a riot.
OF course there's more to the story
than that. Much more. Among other
things. Will serves as Cupid in his
daughters romance with a young
man his wife doesn't approve of.
And there's surprise ending that
can't be tipped off in advance.
David Butler, who also directed
Rogers in THE Connecticut Yam
kee." directed Handy Andy" under
the supervision of Producer Sol M.
Wurtzel. The screen play was writ
ten by William Conselman and Hen
ry johnson from the play, Merry
Andrew" by Lewis Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY

Books released for circulation at
the FL Centre public library July
81, 1884.
Fiction
BLACK Fog" by Charles F. Dut-
ton.
Chinese Orange Mystery" by
Ellery Queen.
England, Their England" by
A. G. Macdonnell
Thank You, Sweetheart by P.
G.. Wodehouse.
"Come Out Of the Pantry" by
Alice Duer Miller.
Nom Fiction
'iFrontier Fighter" by G. w.
Coe.
Century Vocabulary Builder" by
Garland Greever.
You Must Relax" by Edmund
jacobson.
Oriental Culinary Art by
George Kwon.
Jean de Reszke," by Clara Lesser
Heroic Lives" by Rafael Saba
TIM.
Religion and PHILOSOPHERS" by
Julius A. Weber.
"Old Rowley." by Dennis Wheat
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
Denies Arrests Due
In Kidnapping Case

LOS ANGELES, July %. U,P) =
Reports that arrests were imminent
in the June Robles kidnap case were
emphatically denied today by Jo-
seph E. P. Dunn, department of JUS
tice agent in charge of the abduc-
ton investigation.
Il left Tucson last Sunday,
Dunn said, and talked with my
men in the Arizona city yesterday
afternoon. There is no reason to be-
lieve any arrests will be made in the
near future
Dunn admitted he is rechecking
the story of an earlier suspect, but
attached no special significance to
it.
The little -year-old girl was
rescued from a desert hideout l9
days after she was abducted from
a Tucson street last April 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
Indian Service
Agents Here

Walter N. Woehlke, field repre-
sentative, and James NJ. Steward,
chief of the land division of the U.
S. Indian S,t:vice paid brief visit
to Ell Centro today enroute from
San Diego to Phoenix.
While on the coast the federal
agents were concerned with the pur-
chase of betWeul five and six thou
sand acres OF land for the Cone
jos Indians in San Diego county.
They will leave for Phoenix today to
negotiate a deal Ior tne purchase OF
100000 acres of land to be added
to the Navajo reservation in Arizo-
ma.
These purchases are in line with
the program SET up lor the service
by congress as $2,500000 were allot-
ted to the service for the purchase
of submarginal lands by the drought
relief administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28

Dried fruit men in San Joaquin
valley are testing paraffined paper
liners for their fruit drying trays.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
Panther Claus
Woman Trainer

LOS ANGELES, July %. W.P) -
Auguste Celecte, fri animal trainer
at the California geological gardens,
today was recovering from severe
wounds inflicted by snarling black
panther.
The animal, appropriately named
Midnight" suddenly attacked her
during a training period. Knocked
to the floor by a blow from the
panther's paw, the young woman
struggled from the beast and fought
it with a whip for several terror
filled minutes
Bleeding profusely, the girl fin
ally subdued the panther. She was
taken to a hospital where her
wounds were said not to be serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28

Copies of the American Canal
edition of the Imperial Valley Press,
Calexico Chronicle and BraWley
News were sent yesterday to several
foreign countries and all parts of
the United States by the Ell Centre
Chamber Of Commerce in response
to inquiries received through the
All-Year Club of Southern Califor-
mia. Included in the list of persons
who had written, asking definitely
for information concerning Imperial
Valley were inquirers in Penang,
Straits Settlements; Gothenburg L,
Sweden; South Brisbane, Queens
land, Australia; Koedoesfontein,
South Africa and Fielding, New zea-
land.
Inquiries asking for Imperial Val
ley information were also received
from SO states of the union. with
duplicates, of course, from some
states. In reply the Ell Centro Cham
ber of Commerce has sent county
booklets, El Centre booklets, ALL
American Canal special edition
newspapers and specially prepared
mimeographed articles on the agri-
cultural production, points of scenic
interest and winter climate of this
county.
Robert Hays, manager Of the Ell
Centro Chamber, states that this
makes a total of 300 All-American
Canal editions which that organiza-
ton has sent out since the special
publication was printed on April 80
and every copy has been sent in re-
ply to a direct request for informa-
ton concerning this community
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
BY GEORGE ii. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, July 27. - Marie
Dressler enjoyed the companionship
and regarded as wise the counsel
of her closest friend, Nella Webb,
of New York
OF broad tolerance, Miss Dress
Ter accepted the advice of Miss
Webb without indicating whether
or not she believed in Miss Webb's
astrology, of which she was one of
Manhattan's most noted exponents.
At least the astrologer displayed
an uncanny ability to determine
what lay before the ugly duckling." "
It was at the low point of Miss
Dressler's fortunes, when she con-
templated opening hotel in Paris,
| that Miss Webb swung her influ-
ence against the project, but for
different reasons than other of the
actress friends.
Most said Marie Dressler was too
kind hearted and would be preyed
upon till bankruptcy, should she
open her hostelry.
Miss Webb said nothing of the
kind. She counselled against it be-
cause she foresaw for her friend
"seven fat years" should she con-
tinue in her profession.
Whether or not she envisioneo
Marie Dressler as the topnotch CO.
medienne of the talking screen
which even itself was then but o
squawking forerunner Of its glories
was not made known.
That was in 1925.
Predicted Date
Miss Webb said in dissuading MAJ
rie Dressler from her proposed ho-
tel proprietorship with what seemed
an extremely visionary prophecy
that the "seven fat yeas" were tc
begin January IT, 1927, specific
date some two years hence.
On January II, 1927, Miss Dress
Ter accepted an offer which begar
her meteoric career She passec
her "seven fat (and they were very
fat indeeO years" and at their clost
she was dying. They were ended
according to Miss Webb's forecast.
That fateful January II. Altar
Dwan, director, telephoned Marie
Dressler to offer her a role in s
picture he was about to make. Per
haps she remembered her friend:
exact date in the forecast-at an.
rate, despite her fear that pro
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
Love OF Woman
Worth Nothing

LOS ANGELES, July 20. EU.P5 -
Because Mary Katherine Hunter
Huntzinger was very tickle wo-
man, her love was worth nothing to
her former husband, Edgar j. Hun
ter, Superior Judge Kenny main
tanned today at the conclusion of
testimony in Hunters 100000 heart
balm suit against Harvey w. Huntz-
niger, South Pasadena city treasur-
er.
Hunter, however, was awarded
$2500 damages against the city Of
ficial on the grounds that Huntz-
niger had been unlawfully init
mate with Mrs. Hunter while she
was still the plaintiffs wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28

ducers who knew her would fear
her superannuated, she took the
job.
In itself it did not bring her
fame, but news of it reached the
ears of her friend, Frances Marion,
leading Metro-Goldwyn Mayer see
mario writer, who had met Marie
Dressler as cub reporter Is years
previously.
The writer persuaded Irving Thai
berg to employ Miss Dressler. Clar-
ence Brown, director, remembered
that Lon CLANCY had once called
her the most brilliant character ac-
tress in the country. He cast her
for the role Of Old Marthy in Anna
Christie, and she became a celebrity
for the second time.
She explained the role of the old
harridan to such an extent and so
expertly that she stole" the picture
from Greta Garbo, and was cata-
pulled to fame, entrenched in the
hearts of a vast audience, and a
$4,000 weekly pay check.
! A fourth installment of the Dress
Ter life story will be carried on this
wire Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
ANIMALS FLEE FIRE

PASADENA, Calf, July %. UR)
Frightened wild animals, fleeing
the Sierra Madre forest fire. today
gathered willingly about buckets of
water placed in the foothills by con-
siderate residents of the area.
Among the exhausted animals
seen at the watering points were
deer, bobcats, coyotes, squirrels,
'possums, fox ringtailed cats, skunks
and raccnnnS
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
District Board
Visits Coachello

Members of the irrigation district
board of directors left for Coachel-
la this morning to attend a meeting
with the Coachella district board.
The main object of this meeting
is to discuss the Coachella contract
for the All-American canal which
was approved as to form by the re-
clamation service recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
COAST EDITOR DIES

OCEANSIDE, Calf, July %. tU.R
james B. Welch, publisher of the
Oceanside Weekly News, died III
the local hospital last night after
a three-day illness. He had been
active in civic affairs since coming
here 10 years ago from Fullerton.
His widow survives. Funeral ar
rangements are incomplete.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-28
MARIE DRESSLER'S LONG CAREER
MARKEDLY MANY UPSAND DOWNS

Editors Note This is the
third of a series of stories deal
ing with the career of Marie
DressIer, who Is known as the
greatest modern motion picture
cOmedienne.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
SEEKS
LOWER BAIL

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 1 G.N.S0
Attorneys for Dutch" Schultz,
former big,shot Bronx beer baron,
mapped plans today to obtain the
"Dutchman's" release from Albany
county Jail, where he is held on
tax-evasion charges, on bail lower
than the 100000 amount fixed by
United States Commissioner Les
ter T. Hubbard.
Federal authorities will oppose
the move which, according to re.
ports, will represent Schultz's ef-
forts to dispose of reports that he
sought the sanctuary OF jail cell
rather than remain a possible
target of gangland guns.
Dutch" sought no special Ia
vors at the Jail. Today, he drew
on the $23 he had when he sur
rendered in order to purchase
cigars on which he puffed con.
tentedly while lolling on his cell
cot.
Actual trial of Schultz may be
delayed indefinitely by appeals
involving Jurisdiction. Crux OF
the trial will be the governments
contention that Schultz evaded
tax on a 100000 income during
1929, 1880 and 1881.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
'SUTT0N'S WIFE LIQUOR SEIZED
To Be HEARD FOR TAXES

So many persons have asked
to testify at the hearing in con.
nection with the revocation Of
Albert Sutton's parole Monday
night that the trial" will con-
sumo more than one day, as
originally scheduled, it was an.
nounced today.
Wilbur LaRoe, jr., spokesman
for the District Parole Board,
said he has received numerous
additional requests to testify at
the hearing, with the result that
it will be necessary to hold a
hearing subsequent to that on
Monday to complete the testi-
mony.
Among those who have asked
to be heard is Mrs. Nan Sutton,
wife of the paroled prisoner who
was arrested a little more than
a week ago on charges of violat'
ing his parole.
In the meantime, authorities
were preparing for public hear
ings beginning Tuesday to be
conducted by the special commit
tee investigating the parole sys-
tenn here.
Fifteen outstanding Distric t
government and civic lie d ers
were invited today to appear at
the hearing Tuesday and to pre-
sent their view on the local parole
system.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
Dozen Hurt In Traffic
Despite Police Drive

More than a dozen persons
were injured in traffic mishaps
here late yesterday and early
today despite efforts by police
heads to curb the alarming traf-
fic toll for the year, A total of
11S persons were killed during
the II months of the year, to
threaten the all-tiine record Of
1872 for the year 1880.
Four of the persons injured
during the last "a hours are said
to be in a serious condition. and
others injured Thanksgiving Day
are said to be near death.
Those in a serious condition are
Frank Hood, II, of the 1900 block
Kenyon ST.. N. w.. struck near
Eleventh and w Streets North.
west; Daniel j. Mccarthy, 81, Of
the first block Seaton Place
Northwest, injured at First Street
and Seaton Place Northwest; Mil
dred Moss. 16, of the 300 block
Rhode Island Ave. N. E., hit by an
automobile near her home. and
David Crawley. 48, of no fixed ad
dress, struck by a street car in the
600 block Pennsylvania Ave. S. E
Miss Mary v. Seaford, 10, Of
the 1900 block Courtland Pl. N
w., and Daniel Eigenborde, 20
of Baltimore, injured early yester-
day morning when their auto
mobile crashed into q bus near
Berwyn, Md, are in a critical
condition in Casualty Hospital.
To fight the ever-increasing toll
Of traffic. Major Ernest w
Brown, police superintendent, has
ordered four police inspectors to
go on the downtown streets in
uniform during the rush periods
to direct all available police IN
handling the traffic.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
j. s. BALKS JAPS
IN MANCHUKUO
MANEUVER
"Aide Memoir" to Tokyo Re-
fuse Diplomatic Dealing
With "Puppet" on Oil
BY international News Service


Japan's effort to maneuver the
United States into recognizing
her puppet state of Manchukuo
by forcing diplomatic dealing
with that newly-formed state
was blocked today.
In an aide memoire dispatched
to Tokyo today, the American
Government rejected the Japan
ese proposal that Washington
carry its complaint against the
Manchukuoan (Japanese) Oil
Monopoly direct to the pupper
government.
Washington hitherto had pro.
tested directly to Tokyo in the
matter. and the Japanese sug.
gested. in reply, that Manchukuo
was an independent country"
Follows British Action
The American aide memoire
followed closely on the heels Of
q similar rejection by the British
government, which had also pro.
tested to Tokyo against the oil
monopoly.
Instructions to deliver the note
were sent to American Ambasss-
dor Joseph c. Grew at Tokyo.
The Manchukuo oil monopoly,
which is due to go into effect
momentarily, is considered by this
Government to be in conflict with
the "open door" policy, guarantee.
ing equal opportunity for all ma
tions trading with China.
Thus 1t is considered to be a
violation of the Nine Power Pa
cific Pact, guaranteeing the ter
ritorial integrity of China.
Japan Persistent
In response to previous repre-
sentations made by this Govern.
ment and Great Britain, Japan
repeatedly has stated that the
matter must be taken up directly
with Manchukuo.
This would be tantamount to
defactor recognition of that jap
anese controlled empire and both
this country and Great Britain
have refused to do so.
Japan, in it's last communica-
ton to this Government, made 1t
plain that it desired to wash its
hands of the dispute and expected
the other powers to take the mat
ter up directly with Manchukuo.
In sending further representa-
tions to Tokyo, this Government
has made it known that the
United States considers Japan
responsible for the oil monopoly
in Manchukuo.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
3 BABES laid
IN CRAVE
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Noakes lay in white caskets at
Carlisle, Pa, awaiting burial, a
bitter family fued ragged here to
day between the families of Mr.
NoakeS and his 18-year-old niece
housekeeper, Winifred Pierce.
TWO sisters of the dead man
were convicted of a charge of dis
turbing the peace of a third sis
ter.
Sensation developed in the small
courtroom of Justice of the Peace
Don L. Bass. Before the crowded
assemblage of spectators, Russell
Pierce, nephew of Mr.. NoakeS and
brother of the slain girl, accused
his aunts, Mrs. j. C. Gibby and
Mrs. Winnie Chaffin, of "cursine
and abusing" young Pierce'S
mother the night she was Informed
Of the tragic deaths.
Mrs. Gibby and Mrs. Chaffin de
MED the charges, protesting they
never "swore at their sister"
Justice Bass then gave a sus
pended sentence of 80 days in jail
for both women, with the direct
order that neither of them talk
with Mrs. Pierce or bother her for
period of 80 days.
Mrs. Chaffin fell to the floor
screaming:
"Take me and kill met"
Mrs. Gibby was also hysterical
as the crowded court room almost
was thrown into a panic.
Russell Pierce, interviewed al
his home after the court trial by
International News Service, de
clared:
"MrS. Gibby and Mrs. Chaffin
are sisters Of NOakes. His wife
died two years ago and he Dor.
rOwed money from Mrs. Gibby
to bury her. After the funeral,
Elmo (Noakes) brought his
children to RoseviIle and they
stayed for a time with Mrs.
Chaffin, q widow.
"The trouble started when
Mrs. Gibby began pressing him
for the money she loaned him
for his wife'S funeral. He was
laid off work at the time. Then
he moved with his three chill
dren into q cottage and my
sister took care. Of the young
sterS and did the washing. She
was paid 81 a week. She worked
from 8 a. m. to 6 D. m. when
she returned to our home"
The bitter family feud ha!
divided the sisters Of the deaC
man into two factions. both claim
ing to have befriended Mr.. Noake.
when his wife died In Salt Lake
City two years ago.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
CREW RESCUED
IN SH|PWRECK
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Captain Basch, surfman Wendell,
Charles Bonketoe, Edward T. Beck
man, and Roger Stearman, crept
out on the breakwater, swept by
10-foot waves.
Working their way foot by foot,
clinging to the rocks as each wave
broke, the five finally reached the
end of the breakwater. Swiftly
they shot line to the ship.
Near Exhaustion
Numbed fingers aboard the Cort
made it fast, and one by one the
marooned seamen swung across so
feet of surging water to the doubt.
full safety of the breakwater. The
first two came hand-over-hand,
their feet dangling in the crests
of the waves. The others. in vari-
Gus stages of exhaustion, were
hauled off the ship on a breches
buoy.
Then the soaked, exhausted
group, rescuers and rescued, made
their perilous way back to shore
along the length of the break
water. They were bundled in au-
tomobiles and hurried to the
MuSkegon Coast Guard Station
where first aid awaited them.
Sank Once Before
The ill-fated ship went to the
bottom Of the Detroit River in
1888, after striking a reef in the
Livingstone Channel, south of
here. On that occasion there
were no casualties and the ship
was raised and reconditioned.
All night the coast guardsmen
were forced to stand by, vainly
attempting to signal the ship with
flares that went out like candles
under the force of the gale.
The scant few thousand yards
Of wind and sea proved impaSsa-
BILE. The fate Of Surfman Dipert
taught the coast guardsmen that
no boat could live in the gale.
Thunderous breakers sweeping
the breakwater from end to end
forestalled any attempts to reach
the ship by walking the stone pier.
Waves Sweep Wreck
The "whaleback" construction
Of the Cort lent color to fears for
her crews safety. The rounded
decks Of this type Of ship provide
scant foothold Tor any sailor who
loses his grip on the rails and
cables, lake sailors pointed out.
The Cort, built in 1892, was
owned and operated by the Lake
Ports Shipping and Navigation
Company of Detroit. 1t is of steel
construction, 3,400 tons, 31S feet
long with q 42-foot beam. It had
put out Of Holland, Mich, bound
for Detroit, at 8 a. 70. Friday.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01

Vice squad detectives today
seized a truck load of whisky
valued at $4,000 at Highway Bridge
for alleged failure to pay the Dis
trict liquor tax.
The liquor was being shipped
from a local wholesale dealer and
was consigned to Jacksonville,
Fla. The truck had South Caro-
lima tags. A white driver and
his colored helper were detained,
but police said no charges would
be preferred against them.
The A. B. C. board is investi-
eating and police are awaiting
their decision.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
President Considers
Housing and Public Works
BY International News Service

BY Internat tiOnal News Service
New Federal programs OF hous-
ing, public works and federal re-
lief will be considered at Warm
/, Springs during the next few
;. days, as the Presidents advisors
in these fields prepared to join
him there over the weekend.
, Secretary of Interior Ickes has
=, formulated definite suggestions
' for new public works, and has IN
is mind the amounts they call tor,
c but is reserving details for his
visit with the President.
: Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Re-
lief head, is said to have a new
relief plan; involving elimination
of direct payments Of funds, and
promotion of work relief instead.
James A. Moffett, Housing
Administrator, is expected to as
sist in developing a policy on
nationwide low-cost housing.
Mr.. Ickes indicated definitely
that he was confining hA report
to the public works side Of his
job.
All decisions will rest ultimately
with the President, it was made
clear by the various agency
heads. Particularly. he will have
: to decide the dividing line be.
tween the housing program be-
ing developed by Mr.. Moffett, in
which he hopes to interest pri'
vate investments. with Govern
ment backing, and that under
Secretary 1ckeS.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
Federal Housing to Play
important Relief Role
By EDWARD B. LOCKETT

? WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Dec. l
;-QN.S0-The as yet neoulouS
giant Federal housing program
j, Contemplated by President Roose'
welt will play big part IN Az
: ministration plans eventually 70
" substitute work relief for direct
aid to the unemployed.
The President believes such a
housing program as is contem'
. plated will not conflict with pri'
< vate enterprise. He is considering
5 a plan designed to provide better
" living standards to those whose
incomes are below the $1,000 q
year class. That group, ne ex'
Il. planned, is not attractive to private
) capital.
: Administration officials feel the
= housing program supplies the best
i. possible means of putting unem'
:, ployed to work, and at the same
. time steering clear Of industry.
: More than that, the President
feels that the housing program
considered will aid industry
. through purchases of materials.
The Washington times., 1934-12-01
Raging Blizzard
Sweeps Midwest

CHICAGO. Dec. ! Q.N.So.
-Four StateS-Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri ard Wisconsin-bore the
brunt of the blizzard that swept
into the Central West in the
teeth Of q raging gale. Trains and
automobiles were stalled, power
and communication poles torn
down and houses unroofed in the
storm area.
Illinois escaped the blizzard,
but q 57.mile-an-hour wind
wrecked electric lines, trees and
signs in many areas. Mountain
Gus waves on Lake Michigan kept
shipping in port.
Transportation Paralyzed
Road, rail and lake transporta.
ton were paralyzed. Southern
Minnesota's snowfall set a two
year record, and near Austin,
Mimi, a Milwaukee railroad pas.
senger train was stalled in a
snow drift for four hours.