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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 90 U.P)-
Father Time seems to be Stynied
by a group of veterans of the stage
and screen who find their names
in lights year after year.
Recalling the venerable Theodore
Roberts and his ever-present cigar,
he was the first of the grey-haired
actors to achieve and hold stardom
until his death.
Queen Mother
Marie Dressler was another to
whom success came late in life
a richly deserved Stardom that
made her the queen-mOther of
movieland. The HollyWOods are
full of veterans today, many of
whom have grown grey in the ser
vice.
Here is Nine. Ernestine SChu-
mann -Heink. that great-hearted
contralto, whom Jesse Lasky dis
covered only to have M-G-M steal
her away
Il have lived my life, thought" 3"
she smiled when she arrived at the
studio "I had my career. And
now, just when I thought the ca
reer was closing, here l am at the
beginning of a new and greater
career"
Lionel Barrymore was a stage
child He was already a veteran of
footlights when he made his first
screen appearance 25 years ago.
Today he is playing the most i'm
portant role of his career, that
played on the stage by George M.
Conan and Will Rogers-Nat Miller
in "Ah Wilderness"
Character Roles
May Robson is entering her SIND
year before the public-and since
coming to pictures has become one
of the most famous characters on
the screen.
Lewis Stone not too many years
ago, was playing middle-aged ro-
mantle roles on the screen. He was
star whose light began to fade.
But as a character actor he has
clambered right back to the top.
Then there is Louise Dresser who
undoubtedly will die in harness.
Edna Mae Oliver, who is to play
the nurse role in Romeo and Ju-
liet" has done comedy for many
years. Guy Kibbee can look back
on the days of the calcium foot
lights. Wallace Beery went from
the circus to keystone Comedies
90 years ago and tops each sue
cess with another. Sir Guy \tand-
ing, while a comparative youngster
in pictures, is a veteran of the
British stage.
And how about Fred Stone? Fred
Stone, who thought his days were
over when vaudeville died and
musical comedy developed cramps?
Here is Fred launched on brand
new career, and as happy as kid
with his first kite.
Here and There
Already the copyright owner" OF
Charlie Chan in pictures. goth Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

Its the Bob Cat. wonder what he
wants?' For the Bob Cat, or Lynx
as he is sometimes called, is Bad
Chap, especially for rabbit gentle
men.
Sinks Up to Bunny
Mr.. Longears wasn't long in find
ing out what the Bob Cat wanted.
The Bad Chap, with the silly little
tail. sneaked out of the bushes and
sinking close to the bunny asked:
What did you mean when you
said little while ago that you had
enough? What were you speaking
about?"
"Catnip," said Uncle Wiggily. Il
came here to gather some catnip
leaves to cure Joie, Tommie and
Kittie Kat of the fever"
I'm. yum" said the Bob Cat
Did you know what l was speak
ing about when I said l hadn't had
enough?"
q think I can guess" said Uncle
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

other, Uncle Wiggily, l never can
get enough of you. It's hard work
TO catch you, but have you now
and I'm going to nibble your
"Oh, please don't" begged the
bunny.
YES I shall! That's why l came
here. Now you can throw away all
the catnip leaves you gathered.
You'll never take them to the pussy
children. Throw them away!'
Happy Thought
All Of a sudden Uncle Wiggily
thought of a good trick. Here was
the lynx who, after all, was only a
big cat All cats are alike, Mr.
Longears thought, whether they
are circus tigers or Bob Cats or
little pussies like Tommie. Joie and
Kittie. Uncle Wiggily thought to
himself:
Nov if a small bunch Of catnip
leaves will make a little pussy roll
over on them, jump around on top
Of them, turn somersaults and pep
persaults in them and act crazy,
why won't a big cat do the same?
believe the big Bob Cat will. And
when he's Hopping around on the
catnip he won't notice me and
can run away. I'll do itw
No sooner said than done. Uncle
Wiggily tossed a big bunch of cat
nip leaves toward the Bob Cat. The
Bad Chap looked at them, put his
paw on them and then, as he smell
ed the strange catnip perfume the
big cat acted just as your little
pussy cat would have acted.
Down on the ground rolled the
Bob Cat, rubbing his head in the
crushed catnip leaves. He tossed
them with his claws, he turned
head over tail in them. He acted so
crafty ard excited, because the
catnip made him do it, that Uncle
Wiggily easily skipped away unseen
and ran safely home.
He took some other catnip leaves
to Joie. Tommic and Kittie and
they soon got over their fevers
But as for the Bob Cat, he may be
rolling around yet. And if the po-
tato masher will pull all the pickles
out of the pineapple pudding I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and lost Jackie.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
BRITISH BOMBER
WILL OUTSPEED
SCOUTING PLANE

LONDON, Oct. %. U.P)-Little by
little details are coming out of
Britain's new wonder plane twin
engined medium sized bomber
which can fly at 27O miles an hour,
faster than any scout plane now
in regular commission.
The machine has been built by
the Bristol Company. Tests by Air
Force experts have revealed the
plane IS capable Of attaining a
speed Of 270 miles an hour. This
figure will doubtless be reduced
when the machine is fitted with
machine guns and other war ap-
purtenances, but it still gives Brit
ain the fastest long-range bomber
in the world
Having TO do nothing to satisfy
any requirements but their own
the Bristol Company made a num-
Der Of startling innovations in
planes of the type. The machine is
low-Wing monoplane. with d re-
tractable under carriage, fitted with
two radial air-cooled engines with
a combined horsepower Of 1900.
Instead Of the usual longer-on type
Of construction for the fuselage, the
fuselage was made on the mono
cocque system" thus saving weight
and space, and making the machine
much less likely to suffer damage
by enemy fire.
The machine is of the all-metal
type, and the wings have a metal
skin covering which takes part of
the load and thus permits a lighter
construction Of the wings.
No official description Of the
machine has been released, but il
is known that in speed weight
carrying, range, capacity for gun
fire, etc, it exceeds any similar
machines now in service in any
other air force. Possibly only the
latest United States long-range
bombers are in the same category.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
w. G. T. u. BACK
IN TOP FORM
TO FIGHT SIM

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. %. (U.P
The W,C.TU., getting back into
stride again, now that beer and
liquor can be had legally in most
states, deplored the sale of beer in
CCC camps and at government
posts at the state convention here.
Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, vice-pres-
ident of the national organization,
said she had written President
Roosevelt but that he had passed
the question on to the director of
camps.
II asked the President why Uncle
Sam, who is supposed to protect
the lives, health and morals of the
CCC boys, permitted beer to be
sold in the camps" Mrs. Colvin
said.
A New York camp commander,
Mrs. ColVin said, explained he con-
sidered it better that the boys get
good beer at the camp than bad
beer some place else.
And he said only the boys with
merits could sell or serve the beer.
Imagine making it an honor to be
a CCC bartender"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
STUDY OF EYE
AIDS READING

PALO ALTO. Calf, Oct. %. U.P)
Ma ior improvement in the grades
of students enrolled in a new read
ing training course has been an
nounced by instructors at Stanford
university.
First steps in the course are Ella
borate photographs of the stu
dents eyes, taken while he reads.
The length Of pause, regressions,
winks and movements of any kind
are recorded. Then the photo
graphs are thrown upon a screen
and the student is told how TO cor
rect his errors.
Difficulties Found
Too many movements of the
eyes and regressions are the chief
obstacles encountered, instructors
say. One of the ways devised to
overcome these faults is a mechan-
ical PAGER, a device comparable to
metronome. A rhythmical beat
is established and the student ad-
justs his eye movements from line
to line in time with the PAGER.
Another way TO develop more
rapid reading, instructors say, is
for the student TO time himself
when reading an article, then to
reread it with a view to increasing
speed. Although much will be
missed at first the individual will
soon find himself reading more
rapidly and retaining more of
what he reads, Stanford professors
assert.
Reading for phrases and ideas
instead of looking at separate
words is advocated by the instruc-
tors as a means of increasing
speed and accuracy in reading.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

thus considerably augmenting
Georges annual income.
Huge Estate Included
Among them, and probably the
richest, is the Tatoi estate of
roughly 125,OOO acres, in which
there are forests, pastures, orchards
and vineyards. Only one small
part of this is a refugee settlement
The estate was bought by King
George l, in 1880, and was the sum
mer residence of the royal family
On a hill stands the small plain
tomb of King AleXandros who died
from blood poisoning caused by the
bite of his pet monkey.
One of the first moves of the
Royalists for Georges return was
to get parliamentary approval for
the transfer of the bodies of King
Constantine, Queen Sophie, and
the DoWager Queen Olga from the
Russian church in Florence. Italy,
to the tomb at Tatoi.
Corfu Land in Litigation
On the Island Of Corfu is an
other royal estate surrounding the
Palace Mon Repos." The estate
measures about 625 acres. King
George left it in his will to Prince
Andrew, who, when it was con-
fiscated on George lis abdication,
started a law suit for its return.
The suit is still before the Greek
courts.
The estate of Manolas in the
northeastern Peloponnesus, was
once the property of Crown Prince
Constantine. 1t measures about 500
acres and is entirely occupied by
refugees and peasants.
There is also the Monodendri
estate in Thessaly, about $50 acres
in extent
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

NEW YORK. Oct. %. - Iowa, from
either modesty or paucity, for many
years seemed TO have the scantieSt
supply OF figures in the world of art
and literature. At the New York teas,
one met celebrities from every state
in the union, but somehow seldom
any from Iowa.
From surface indications about all
that Iowa could brag about artistic
ally was Ruth SuckoW, with her fine
tales of homely Iowa life and that
artist, whose name escapes me, who
has made at least q success d'eStime
with paintings of rural people and
scenes from this same Iowa milieu
But lately Iowa has come to the
artistic forefront with i bang. Fore
most is the IoWan, Daryl f. zanuck,
whose tremendous conceptions in
movies have bestowed a salary of
$250000 a year. Also MacKinlay Kan
tor in the field of novel and short
story and poems of Civil War.
Many regard his THE Voice Of
Bugle Ann" as the most sublime dog
story. Then there is Kent Taylor,
whose recent prominence as lead
ing man in the cinema makes him
somewhat a figure in that line. IN
cidentally, Indianna is usually fore
most at celebrity gatherings,
Monta Bell, the director, who has
been in London trying to see just
what right-hended boy could do in
left-handed town, also turning out
a movie script called War master
ed the monocle while there. And de-
termined to face the hoots by sport
ing it upon his return. But coming
up the bay his nerve deserted him
and he went TO the rail. opened his
eye wide and let it plop into the sea.
Double taxes probably lost to
America the most expert of the Gin
ema George Arliss. The
best reports are he will remain in
England, make one more picture
portraying the life of Samuel Pepy5,
ascend to the knighthood and retire
He has an annuity paying $4,000 4
year.
The first monocle J ever saw was
worn by Arliss, when he was touring
as leading man With Mrs. Fiske.
cornered him for an interview at
hotel breakfast in Cincinnati At in
tervals as he talked he removed the
glass, revealing an eye permanently
stretched into a grotesque oWlish
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR WAGE
PAID ON JOB AS GREEK KING

ATHENS. Oct. %. UP)-EX-King
George of Greece will receive an
annual income Of ten million
drachnas Cabout S5O,0O0) when he
IS restored to the throne
According to reports here this
is the sum that will satisfy him.
And he will not even ask for any
arrears that might be due since his
abdication IL years ago, or for any
income from the former royal es-
tates now the property of Greek
refugees and peasants.
At the same time a large part Of
the estates not occupied by the re-
fugees and peasants are likely to
be returned to the royal house,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
THE HIGHWAY TO WEALTH

Standing shoulder to shoulder, as they
always have in any program for the de-
velopment of Imperial Valley represent
atives of Imperial county, cities, towns
and communities returned Monday from
highway tour from the Mexican to the
Canadian border. In the history of I'M
perial Valley, since first pioneers began
TO reclaim the desert, there has been no
failure when combined forces moved
toward one goal. There was no failure
this time. The Four States Highway as
sociation was formed, with designation
of north-south transcontinental route
as Highway T. S. 90 as its aim. Com
munities along the proposed routing
Joined enthusiastically in the program
first conceived in the minds of officials
Of the Ell Centre chamber of commerce
little over year ago.
There should be no resting on their
laurels for citizens of the valley. True,
the Four States Highway association has
generated enthusiasm in the valleys pro-
posal. True, too, that there are leaders
here who will carry on their program to
the end, but those leaders will feel more
secure in their actions, more certain that
their work is appreciated, if Imperial
Valley continues to support them as it
has done. The route from Roosville on
the Canadian border to CaleXico on the
Mexican border has not yet been desig-
mated Highway U. S. SO. 1t will be, if
Imperial Valley backs its wishes with
action.
The proposed route, from Las Vegas
north to the Canadian boundary, is ideal.
South from Las Vegas the road is a good
one until it strikes Desert Center. From
there to INLAND winds only desert road.
1t is the only gap upon which compara-
lively new construction must be under
taken. If designated Highway Z. S. 90,
the route would be the straightest trans
continental highway in the United
States. Along its route may be found
composite of the nations best scenery
1t traverses mountain peaks and desert
mesas, offering to the tourist the great
est variety of scenery in the least possi-
BILE distance.
Such highway aside from the i'm
provement represented by its addition
to the national road system, would open
Imperial Valley to another remunerative
source of tourist travel. In turn, the
valley would benefit greatly not only
from the additional tourist influx, but
just as surely from the additional fame
which would come to it through that
same traffic Upon such foundation
is large share of the valleys present
good name built.
The Four States Highway association
is Imperial Valleys association, working
for Imperial Valleys good. It's leaders
deserve full support
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

accompanies Schwartz on his sales
expeditions to all parts Of the
world. They have made foreign
journeys TO Europe, Africa and
parts of Asia. Together, he estim-
ated, they have covered $4,000 miles.
Schwartz acquired his pet shortly
after it emerged from a Florida
swamp in 1888. They have since
been inseparable. On automobile
jaunts, Patsy rides in a special bed
built in the rear of the car.
Except for the lobster, shrimp.
an occasional hooker of beer and
a bath, Patsy requires little atten-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
BABY ALLIGATOR
WORLD CIRCLING
SALESMAN'S PET

PITTSBURGH, Oct. %. UP) -
Irving Schwartz dug into his coat
pocket and pulled out a long, green,
Shiny object which writhed when
il laid gently on the table.
Certainly ! have a female ira
yelling companion" he grinned.
Meet Patsy"
Patsy is a pet alligator, about a
foot long She dimes three times
3 week on lobster or shrimp and
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
GRANDMOTHER THRICE AT IS

BUCHANAN, Mich, Oct %. U.P)
Mrs. John Slocum is thrice a
grandmother at 35. She first became
a grandmother in 1892. Mrs. Slo-
cum was married at Is, as was her
daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

HEAR PASTOR

"The Townsend Plan From the
Christian Viewpoint" will be the sub
ject of Rev Frank Carpenter, who
will speak before the Holtville Town
send club at D. m. Sunday in the
Holtville elementary school.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
CLUB PUTS ON
SWISS MATCH

A series of swinging" matches, a
form of wrestling peculiar to the
Swiss people, was held Sunday by
the Imperial Valley Swiss club at the
clubhouse northwest of Holtville
Dancing followed the demonstration
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
TEN YEARS AGO
October %, 1925

Imperial Valley as a duck hunt
ers paradise, is given considerable
space in the October issue of See
ing California"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press 625 State street, q Centre,
California. Telephone 26, business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
FOR A FEW CENTS ---

In the memory of most of us-the not
too far distant memory-is the time
when airmail was one of the prime Won
ders of the age. We were all urged to
support this new development by air.
mailing our letters. 1t was the march
of progress.
Monday, only few years after air
mail became an established fact, the
United States had called for and re-
ceived an offer to carry its mail over
16,000-mile route from San Francisco to
Hongkong and return, by way of Homo
lulu and Manila. Officials of the great
airline which submitted the bid hope to
establish service November Is. Progress
has marched long way since the first
airmail was carried in plane primitive
by comparison with those of the present
day. There is no reason to believe avia-
tion will not continue to push forward
over new frontiers as other days, months
and years go past.
Remembering the magnificent strides
taken by aviation in the comparatively
few years of its commercial existence,
earth bound beings can imagine only
dimly the greater strides which will fea-
ture aerial navigation in the coming de-
cades. Travel through the stratosphere,
above cloud and storm, radio control and
guidance, atmosphere conditioning, in
creasing reliability in motors, improved
designs and all the other developments
which are under way already, all will go
to make travel by air the accepted mode
of long distance transportation before
many years have come and gone.
A landmark was reached when bids
were called for on airmail over the Pa
cific ocean. The faith of the United
States government in air travel was am
ply demonstrated More than that, the
faith of hard headed business men was
represented, faith disclosed by their
willingness to bid on service over a
route that, only few years ago, tempt
ed only the most reckless of the worlds
stunt fliers. To the airways executives,
it was business proposition, although
business proposition colored by the
glamour of new frontiers.
To those other fliers, however, the
business men and the nation owe a debt
of gratitude. They were like most pio-
neering daredevils in that their exploits
paved the way for what was to come.
They proved that it could be done. They
opened the path for progress. Upon
their shoulders rests a large part of the
glory that will come when the first air.
mail leaves the shores of the United
States, hurtles through the air over thou
sands of watery miles, and comes to rest
safely in Hongkong.
Without those first fliers there would
be no place for the hard headed business
men, and yet-without the business men
there would be no lasting development
Glory is due them all.
There seems to be a note of irony in
division of war into two classes, civilized
and uncivilized. In the last analysis,
man who dies in civilized warfare is just
as dead as the victim of barbarians.
President Roosevelt cancelled his fish
inc trim because of a West Indian hurri-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October %. 1920

Mrs. S. T. Martin is confined to
her home on Hamilton because of
illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

Raymond Porter, Visalia, sold his
champion All club pig at the
Tulare county fair for Is cents a
pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22


Charlie Russell's famous line about
his spectacles. Said Russell: They
look like the glass in a hen-ho'lse
window
Berton Braley recently broke his
own record by selling some verse, for
a very frail price, on their l39th trip
through the mails. The magazine
which bought them, had. in the
course of the five years the poems
had been travelling, rejected the same
verse six times 1t IS true postage ate
up about half the price, but postage
lis general overhead in the poets
trade and is charged, not to individ-
ual manuscripts, but TO general ex-
penses. Thomas Burke sent a poem
TO London Punch now and then for
eight years. Finally it was printed.
One of Manhattans notable sum-
mer visitors used to be Henry Wat
terson, the Louisville editor He
came to town for his holiday when
the metropolis was hottest and emp
tiest In the cool Of the evenings he
would foregather at the Lambs with
crOnieS and Marse Henry would in
sist upon fashioning his own version
Of the delectable and cooling anodyne
called the julep, bringing for the
occasion choice sprigs from his Ken
tucky mint bed. Wilton Lackaye usu-
ally managed to be in town, and when
they started yarning no listener went
home until dawn.
James Montgomery F'lagg was the
leader in the summer vogue of go
ing neckties. But he always carried
Spare-due to the hoity-toity rule
in the Spiffy spires where most mag
azine offices are. Those without ties
we're banned from elevators. F'lagg
had & hook-on atrocity OF a Gay
so vintage for such eXigencies. For
his years-and he's no Baby Leroy
Flagg is the most industrious artist
of his day. Aside from his enormous
magazine output he is judge at
practically every beauty contest and
never misses a party. His boon COM
p9nionS in relaxation are Jeff Man
chester and Ham Fisher.
Chaplinania: Near the Warwick
motorist awaiting the green light
rested his arm on the window. His
hand held a fat. freshly lit cigar. A
bum stepped out, plucked the cigar
and sauntered off, putting nonchal-
antly.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

Walter B. Kibber returned to the
city yesterday morning in company
with George F. Rankin of the Los
Angeles office of Kibbey and Rankin.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
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start. I rather hoped it would drop
into his oatmeal so I could quote
Charlie Russell's famous line about
his spectacles. Said Russell. They
look like the glass in hen-house
Window"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

William A. Kuns, of LynWood. who
owns a number of Imperial Valley
ranches, arrived here yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
Bed>Tin Tinne Stories
By
HOWARD E.
GARRIS

Wiggily sadly Did you mean me?"
That's exactly what l meant"
snarled the Bob Cat. Somehow or
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

Dryers in Sonoma county hand
led 1,477 carloads of Gravenstein
apples this season
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22
L 90 king
B a c k W a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October %. 1915

r. L. Rumsey OF FL Centre was
registered at the Hotel Argonaut,
San Francisco last week.
J. E. Davis is a business visitor in
Los Angeles this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-22

If you've ever had about 20 pairs of
socks, with hole in one sock out of ev-
cry pair, your sympathies must go out
to the shoplifter who was taken to the
police station here with Is pairs of Socks,
none of which he had purchased.