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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. UP)-Wall
Street traders operated cautiously
today and stocks turned dull and
irregular. Oil shares were strong
late in the session but selective
buying in other departments gave
the list a spotty appearance.
Gains in the oils ranged to near
ly 2 points, the best in Seaboard.
Pure Oil preferred made a new
high for the year, also gaining
more than a point. Consolidated
Oil led in activity, rising nearly a
point on its favorable earnings re-
port for the first half, a signifi-
cant factor in stimulating interest
in the oil section.
Automobile shares, except for
General Motors, were strong for a
time. Chrysler touched 81, up rs,
and Auburn 313s up points and
new high, but they lost consid-
cradle of their advance.
Some of the mercantile issues
also showed gain. At it's high, Spie-
gel, May, Stern touched 71%, up
33s points. First National Stores, on
the other hand, dropped Az points
to 511a before meeting moderate
support. Montgomery Ward firm
ed.
New highs were made in long
list of issues including AlliS Chalm-
cTs, American Chain, American Ra-
diator, American Sumatra, AVia-
ton Corporation, Coca Cola, Elec-
trio Power and Light issues, Johns
Manville and Schenley. They re-
ceded towards the close.
Farm implement shares followed
a rally in grains. Wheat gained Il
to = cents while corn was up 3s
to IL cents. Lard advanced sharp
ly with one position up so points,
the limit of fluctuaticn.
Some profit-taking came into
utilities, although some issues were
able to move higher. Losses were
only fractional, however, and there
was no pressure against any issue.
Rails eased on poor earnings re-
ports for June and the first six
months of the year coming out to-
day Atchison was steadied by a
fairly good report, but others of the
group were mostly lower Volume in
the group was light. Union Pacific
touched 101 off y point but re-
covered and late in the day showed
a small advance.
Silver shares failed to respond
to the statement by Secretary Nor
genthau that the treasury had pur-
chased yesterday 25500,000 ounces
of silver, an amount in excess of
the country's production of the me-
tai in 1884. Today silver metal pri-
ces sagged in New York and Lon
don and traders sold silver shares
after an early rally in the group.
Late in the day U. S. Smelling,
highest priced issue in the silver
group, broke below the 100 mark.
other silver shares were down
small amounts.
Volume approXimated 100000
shares compared with 1,950,000
shares yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed: industrial, 12747,
off 0.80; railroad 1896, off 053;
utility, 26.89, off 0.40.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16

The following report of DR.. War
ren F. Fox, county health officer, is
a tabulation of some of the work
performed by the four nurses at
tached to the county health de
partment during the period Janu-
airy l, 1885, to June 80, 1885. The
services of these nurses were pro-
vided through funds allotted by the
United States public health ser
vice through its division of rural
sanitation and through the Califor-
MIA state department of public
health othe local, full-time county
health unit-the Imperial county
health department.
During this period of time, en-
phasis was placed on the anti-tu-
berculosis program and dental hy-
giene. A report on the tuberculosis
problem in the whole county will
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Nevada Folders
, Describe Dam

The Ell Centro chamber of com
merce has received q supply of very
attractive folders from Secretary
Oliver Goerman of the Las Vegas,
Nevada. Chamber of Commerce.,
descriptive of Las Vegas and Boul-
der dam. The folders are very
fine examples of the printers art.
and are in four colors, containing
perspective view vi the entire
Southwest, from San Francisco and
San Diego to Salt Lake City and
the Grand Canyon. Boulder dam
and the great lake created on the
Colorado river are most promin-
emily shown.
The Las Vegas folders describe
the resources and attractions of
that immediate area, and has in
teresting views of the dam itself.
about Death Valley, Lost City, VAL
ley OF Fire. Mount Charleston, Zion
National Park, Bryce Canyon, Cedar
Breaks and the Grand Canyon,
points all moderately near to Las
Vegas, which is described rather
modestly as still a frontier town" "
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
L A. Livestock

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. UP) -
Hogs, so. Fully steady, locals and
grain feds 11.60-12.50.
Cattle, 900 Slow, about steady;
short fed steers 1856; grass steers 7
down; MeXicans 5.5O-6.50; COWS S.
SIS; cutter grades 3-4.75; bulls to
$50
Calves, $50; holdovers, 279. Most
ly unsold. Few vealers steady at
$50 down; common to medium
Texas calves ST.
Sheep, none; holdovers, 215.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Standard Quits
Richfield Sale

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Is. W.D
The Standard Oil Company of
California today withdrew, at least
temporarily, as prospective pur-
chaser of the properties of the
Richfield and Pan American oil
companies, involved in bankruptcy
proceedings.
In a statement issued here the
Standard Oil company said it was
recalling its proposal to acquire the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Senate Committee
Resumes Queries

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Aug. 10.
UJp Investigation of complaints
that there nave ben irregularities
in administration Of the civil serV-
ice system was to be resumed by
the senate committee here late to-
day. ~,
the program for consideration ana
there was no indication the sena-
TORS would continue their inquiry
into the board of equalizations IL
ouor control activities.
Both parents said the child never
had run away from home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Plan PIayoff For
Leagues Title

First half championship honors
will be at stake in the playoff game
set for Wilson school field tomor-
row night between the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the
Nev-Cal teams who at present are
tied for first place in the Junior
loop.
With this game out of the way
the second half Of play will start
on Monday night, it was announced
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16

and American hold
ings, made in July, 1882, because
OF certain changes in the character
of the assets of the companies con-
cerned. One of the changes was
the sale by Richfield of it's eastern
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Los Angeles Grain

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IA. UD -
Prices quoted on the Los Angeles
grain exchange today:
No. 2 yellow corn (transconti-
mental billing ......,...-. lao LAS
Calf. wheat sacked w 1.35 lao
Calf. barley sacked -. 871a- 9215
Calf. milo sacked . 1.30 LBS
Millfeeds, white, red. 1.25- 1.30
Steady; few shorn lambs 7; shorn
ewes 2.10.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. W.D =
Following are today's market quo
tations:
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-16
Flax Market
L. A. Hay

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. UR) -
Receipts equivalent to SO car
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
GOV. TALMADGE
VISITS CAPITAL

People are waking up to the
fact that the present Admins
tration has been led astray by
theorists" Governor Eugene Tai.
madge, of Georgia, one of the
most severe critics of the RooSe-
welt administration, declares in
his suite at the MayfloWer Hotel.
Governor Talmadge added:
"This party in Washington is
mot Democratic at all"
He branded the Administration
as "demoralizing labor; making
people want to work on dole be-
cause they are so attracted by the
hour scale and the wages paid
by the Federal relief, and COM
munistic tendencies"
What did he think of the out
come? The governor answered:
"There will be complete re-
versal. One extreme will follow
the other. / only hope that
President Roosevelt will realize
the fact that people must be
taxed as little as possible"
Commenting on the reason for
his two-day visit, Governor Tai
madge said:
81 wanted to sort of come to be
an observer, and / am going to
talk over the air tonight at 10
o'clock ..,..
Regarding Georgia's share in
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS work-relief
appropriation, he said he feels GER
tain Georgia will get 30 million
dollars.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
SportSWear

WOmen's and Misses Summer
Skirts-Pique, waffle weave,
crepe; all popular styles; g.
Is to 80. W
Women's and Misses Sports
BIOuses Acetates, cottons,
cord knits; all styles and Ct
colors; "a to 40........ ~
The Hecht Confinement
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
SEEK CONVENTION

The possibility of bringing the
convention of the National Asso-
citation of Dyers and Cleaners to
Washington this year will be dis
cuSsed by President John D. Gore
on Saturday when he arrives for
a conference with I. M. MatSon,
managing director of the organiza.
tiOn
The Washington times., 1935-05-07

Chamber of Commerce last night.
The dinner is to be held at the
Bannockburn Golf Club May %.
Action on the question of i'm
proving the traction line right Of
way between the two traffic lanes
on Wisconsin Avenue was deferred
until further study can be made
of two legislative measures on the
matter,
The Washington times., 1935-05-07

of number of small Central
American republics into one con-
federation would result in a
powerful and prosperous nation.
Such a confederation is high.
ly problematical, however, the
speaker said, because too many
persons have an active interest
in maintenance of the present
status.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07

be we'll enough today to at
tend the funeral. of his pal, Trent
Junior" Durkin.
Durkin, one of the four killed
in the auto accident from which
young Coogan was the sole person
to escape alive. will be buried in
Forest Lawn Cemetery this after
noon, after services in the Wee
Kirk of the Heather there.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
Footwear

WOmen's Mesh Stacks, Utility
OxfOrds, and Open-TOe Sandals
Plenty all-white. All have
leather soles. All g.
BlZSS
Boys Hood Tennis Shoes
Washable uppers. heavy bump
err toes, rubber soles; new hy-
Kienic inner-soles; brown, q
white, natural. All sizes. "
The Hecht CO.-Basement
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
Students at G. w.
Hear DR.. RecinOs

Addressing students of Latin
American affairs at George Wash
ington University last night. DR..
Adrian Recinos, minister from
Guatemala, declared the molding
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
HONOR KING

Philatelists will celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
coronation of King George when
the Collectors Club meets in the
Thompson School, Twelfth and l.
SITS. N. W., tonight. Collections
of British stamps will be ex'
hibited.
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
Burial Rites Today
For Junior Durkin

HOLLYWOOD, May Z U.S0.
Most. earnest hope in Jack Coo
gans heart as he lay on bed
in Glendale's Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital, was that he might
The Washington times., 1935-05-07
Bethesda Chamber
Will Dine May y

ESDA, Md, May Z.
Forty-three new applications for
membership were approved and
plans made for the annual dinner
at meeting of the Bethesda
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-20

and act in a executive capacity.
DR.. Goodwin was commissioned
by Mr.. Rockefeller on behalf Of
the corporation to acquire the
land, and secure title to more than
80 per cent of the town. Many OF
those who sold their homes to the
corporation were given life tenures
to the property, living there rent
and tax free for the rest Of their
lives so they would not be forced
to leave ancestral homes.
The second corporation formed
was Colonial Williamsburg. 1ncor-
porated, to hold all properties pre-
sented and to control properties
operated for historical and educa'
tional purposes.
It was in 1927 that work started
Lands were bought, geneologiSts
and archaeologiSts engaged in the
arduouS work of tracing down an
cient records, ancient maps. To
Europe went some, to search out
the reports Of colonial governors
How well they did their work is
shown today in this reconstructed
capital Of a colony which extended
from the Atlantic Seaboard far
into the west.
Here today stand perfect recon
struction of the governors pal
ace, scene of many q gay ball
There rises in all it's dignity the
colonial capital, where debate
waxed hot and heavy. There is
Raleigh's Tavern, where many q
dignitary sat over bowl Of steam
ing punch.
Were one of the colonial set
tiers, one perhaps who lost his
life in a furious battle with In
dams, to be returned to this life,
he would feel perfectly at home, so
realistic has been the reproduc'
ton.
But why restore this little town,
it has been asked? Because this
was the typical town Of its day
because it witnessed the perma'
nent founding of the land, because
much of history has been written
here.
It was in 1907 that Capt. John
Smith and his little band of colo
nists numbering 104, landed and
founded the first permanent set
Element at Jamestown, a few miles
away.
Came next the Indian massacre
of 1922, in which about third Of
the colonistS were killed. Then
was erected across the peninsula a
palisade of logs to keep back the
redskins. Ten years later the
Middle Plantation was patented
on the site of Williamsburg, and
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Book Notes

John Hays Hammond, who left
washington after becoming one
Of the city's foremost citizens, Is
busy at his home in Gloucester
editing his autobiography for
publication in England. The
famous engineer indicated his life
story in two volumes and it has
been a best seller since it hit the
book stalls.
Dutton is preparing to publish
a new edition of A. A. Mines
books for children. It will in.
clude when We Were Very
Young" winnie the Pooh"
Nov We Are Six" and 1.-THE
House at Pooh Corner"
The winner Of the Harper prize
novel contest will be announced
August l and the prize-winning
book will be published August 20.
More than 1000 manuscripts were
received in the contest. The
judges are Dorothy Garfield, Sin
clair Lewis and Louis Bromfield.
Warner Brothers has purchased
the movie rights Of Green Light"
Lloyd C. Douglas best seller. 1t
has been announced that Leslie
Howard will play the lead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-20

Americas darling has gone lit"
erary.
Mary Pickford, formerly Of the
flaxen curls and movie fame,
more recently in the public prints
through her trials with her ath'
letic husband, Doug Fairbanks,
has authored a novel, 1.-THE Demi-
Widow"
BobbS-Merrill Company will
soon bring out her first attempt
at fulllength fiction. Heretofore
her efforts along this line have
been non-fiction, short stories and
her work with the stories Of her
pictures.
Her authorship began back in
the old Biograph days, when she
did two scenarios for that COM
pany at the beginning Of her
career in the cinema. Through
out the years she appeared before
the flickers she elaborated on
her stories. Some time ago she
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Best Sellers
FICTION

paths of Glory" by
Humphrey Cobb, Viking.
"Of Time and the
River" by Thomas Wolfe,
Scribner.
Deep Dark River" by
Robert Ryles, Farrar &
Rinehart.
"Claudius the Cod" by
Robert Graves, Smith &
Haas.
Thine: The Present"
by Slesinger, Simon &
Schuster.
"Good-by, Mr.. Chips
by James Hilton, Little,
Brown.
.NON-FICTI0N
Anthology of World
Prose-" by Carl Van
Doren, Roynal & Hitch
cock.
Catherine" by Gina
Klaus, Viking.
Personal History" by
Vincent sheean, Double
day, Doran.
''R. E. Lee" 4 vols, by
Douglas s. Freeman n,
Scribner.
while Rome Burns"
by Alexander Woollcott,
Viking.
rs the Navy Ready?"
by F. Russell Bichowsky,
Vanguard.
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tertained, 1t was not a score or so
but as many as 400 who sat down
at the loaded tables in the gov
errors palace. Governor Gooch,
whose 22-year administration was
a notable one, entertained Law
ishly, and wrote that there was
mot an ill dancer in my terri
tory"
It was in Williamsburg in 1716
that the first theater in America
was established, and it was here
that the first newspaper in Vir-
ginia. the Gazette, was founded
in 1896. So gay was life in this
colonial capital that later q sec
ond theater was built.
Here came the youthful George
Washington, to receive his com
mission before setting out against
the French. Here came Patrick
Henry, to make his famous Caesar
Brutus" speech before the House
of Burgess in debate on the
stamp act.
It was in Williamsburg that
the first Virginia convention met
in 1774 and issued a call for
Continental Congress, and two
years later met and called on
that Congress to declare the
colonies free and independent
States"
Here was read the great Decla
ration of Rights, George MaSon'S
everlasting contribution to history
in declaring the basis and foun
dalton of Government.
Thomas jefferson lived in Viii
liamsburg, as Governor of the
State after Lord Dunmore, the
last royal governor, had fled
after removing the contents OF
the powder magazine in a vain
effort to stem the. revolution.
No Depression
In 1899 it was decided to move
the capital to Richmond, and
then the star Of williamsburg
started to wane. Lord CORVALLIS
occupied the town, before moving
on to Yorktown, only IS miles
away, where he surrendered tc
the American and French forces
to end the war and make certain
of freedom for the colonies. The
Governors Palace was mySteriously
burned. Williamsburg become a
quiet college town. The only
bright spot was when Lafayette
returning to the United States in
1924, visited there and renewed
old friendships.
Came the Civil Wharf.-The Wal
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a number Of colonistS settled
there.
In 1914 a second Indian mas
sacre occurred and a fort was es-
tablished on the Middle Planta-
ton. Thus Williamsburg was
born of blood and battle.
"NO Ill Dancer"
Peace reigned until 1875, when
Bacon'S rebellion started in oppo-
sition to the rigid rule Of Governor
Berkeley, a revolt that ended with
the burning Of the capitol at
jamestown. From that time on,
the star of jamestown was on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-20

Christopher. He was regarded as
the greatest architect England
has ever produced.
In 1705 the capitol was com
pleted and a period of great ex-
pansion and great prosperity was
entered.
The town itself was never large,
1000 at the most. But when the
assembly was in session, when
great fetes and balls were held,
the gentry came by hundreds from
their great estates. At times
there would be as many as 5000
persons in town.
When Governor Spottswood en-.
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wane and that Of Williamsburg
on the ascent.
A new church was built. In
1895, King William and Queen
Mary granted charter for a col
lege to bear their names. And in
1899 the general assembly passed
an act directing the building Of a
new capitol and a new city. to
be named Williamsburg, in honor
of King William II.
Then started a period Of great
activity. The foundations of the
capitol were laid in 1701. as the
assembly met in the stately col.
lege building designed by Sir
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Important
In Story
OF u. S.

Between the States-and Will
liamsburg, scene of fierce fight"
ing, was occupied by Federal
troops, who fired the Wrenn
Building at the college.
Came the years after the war,
and Williamsburg suffered as did
the South in the period of recon
struction. It continued to Strug-
gle, on, battle Scared and poor,
until the dream of the clergyman
restored the town to its past
glory and brought back pros
perity.
The reconstruction continued
through all the years Of depres-
sion. without halt. and Williams
burg did not know there was
depression. Work went on. Brick
factories were erected to supply
a brick remarkably like those used
in Colonial days.
Workmen were busy tearing
down structures built in the tran
sition period and replacing them
with replicas of buildings long
since destroyed.
Since the project started 442
modern buildings have been RACED
and in their places two business
blocks containing Is stores and
shops erected, 81 colonial build
ings have been rebuilt and 66 re-
stored.
Of great assistance in this re-
construction project was the dis
covery in the Bodleian Library at
oxford University of a copper en-
craving showing the town in the
eighteenth century. Another
great aid was the "Frenchman's
Map" made by an unidentified
Frenchman in 1882 and astound.
ingly accurate.
Biologists and Psychologists
were employed to direct digging,
resulting in the discovery Of
ancient foundations, streets and
sidewalks.
other scientists pored over an
cient documents in the Vatican
Library, in the Spanish library
at Seville, in the British Museum,
in France, and throughout the
United States, obtaining data
which has resulted in the recon-
struction being perfectly accurate.
From old prints the governors
palace, built in 1705, has been
reconstructed to exact scale. The
Garden Clubs Of Virginia have
restored its extensive and beautl-
full gardens.
The old Capitol, finished In
1705 and destroyed by fire in
1747. has been reconstructed on
its original foundations. The
public gaol, built in 1901, and the
powder magazine, built in TIA,
are now in the course Of being
restored.
Street lights have been replaced
by lamp posts Of ancient design.
Garages and service stations, nee
essary to the modern generation,
have been relegated to back
streets, accessible yet hidden from
view.
Sidewalks have been paved with
brick, with benches where one
may sit and rest under the very
trees where Washington, Jetfer-
son, Lafayette and others who led
the fight for freedom once rode
and walked.
This is Williamsburg of today
a city of the past, living anew in
the, busy world of today. The
clock has been turned back and
history is being relived in this
| quiet Virginia town.